Comment Do we really need new books? (Score 1) 405
Comment Re:California (Score 1) 374
I said: "...probably need to fall under some sort of regulation and compliance."
You said: "These schools are heavily regulated by the FAA"
I believe that's what we can refer to as "in agreement"
Comment Re:California (Score 5, Insightful) 374
Comment Wouldn't it be more relevant (Score 1) 60
Comment Re:Beats the crap out of XBOX sales (Score 3, Informative) 251
Comment Re:and they paved the way for spotify (Score 1, Interesting) 143
Comment Re:No. (Score 4, Funny) 222
Comment Re:Automation and unemployment (Score 1) 602
Comment Re:How is it even possible to innovate these days? (Score 2, Informative) 286
A patent is, by definition, not secret. The fundamental requirement for getting a patent is disclosure of the invention.
Who is the genius who modded you informative?
Invention Secrecy Act allows the patent office to classify defense-relatd patents secret: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_Secrecy_Act
Comment Re:The big difference here is (Score 1) 679
The money he spends on Charity work is less than the interest he makes on his fortunes. Its hard for me to find it impressive.
That's how sustainable foundations work. You donate portions of your interest and grow your principal so that you can do so again the next year, and the year after that, and the year after that.. theoretically into perpetuity and at least long after the founder is dead.
Comment Re:All risk is relative (Score 1) 398
Comment Re:Co-Locate (Score 2) 225
Comment Re:It's the business model (Score 4, Insightful) 192
Comment Re:what about motorola? (Score 1) 406
They just released their third quarter numbers yeaterday: almost 100,000 xoom tablets and almost 5 million android smart phones. With numbers like those, it's no wonder Apple had such a lousy quarter. Get used to it Cupertino!
You also got the part about where it lost $32M doing it too, right?