Avitas

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by Avitas 13y ago
Customer: "Our global market share is a pimple on the ass of our competitors. Are there any numbers ANYWHERE that can make us look like, at the least, a full-blown cyst?" Marketing Exec: "Sure, let's look at the numbers.
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by Avitas 13y ago
When releasing a disguised press release, you can be a little loose with your math. For example, say your overall market share is roughly 3.1% of the entire market. You just had a banner month and your sales were roughly 7.7% of total sales
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by Avitas 13y ago
Are the italic versions actually oblique (slanted)? In other words, is there a typographic standard for labeling typefaces italics and oblique? I seem to remember that there is a distinction.
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by Avitas 13y ago
Your last thought is the big point here. It may be part of more of a horizontal strategy that is initially touted as a niche move. When we actually see it, it may be either a desktop-less distro, have Unity/GNOME or some other desktop
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by Avitas 13y ago
I do not know what type of fiscal policies Apple follows. I know other corporations have found ways (i.e., sometimes legal, sometimes gray area, sometimes blatantly illegal) to shift profits, losses, non-cash assets, cash and other financia
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by Avitas 14y ago
This type of behavior is commendable. Cheers Rackspace.
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by Avitas 14y ago
I like the Philips L-Prize 10W 900L better. It's $15 when it's on sale.
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by Avitas 14y ago
I happened to flip past Fox News on Saturday and caught their coverage of this aircraft. The Iranian claims about the aircraft were presented in a serious and menacing fashion. Their coverage reminds me of the US policy of trumpeting a huge
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by Avitas 14y ago
The title's assertion is patently untrue. America's most popular prime time news program (60 Minutes) did a full-length feature on this. It was done a while ago so it has also been in re-runs. This has not been ignored or otherwise kept qui
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by Avitas 14y ago
That makes me wonder what the next public and private PR moves should be for Boeing. My first guess is that their strategy should: A) Mention the tradeoffs involved with any engineering project B) Quickly accept blame instead of pushing it
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by Avitas 14y ago
This has already been solved to the satisfaction of germaphobes in virtually all US airports. It is also the norm in public sports venues. ...no doors.
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by Avitas 14y ago
This begs the question of precisely how the glitch was discovered and by whom. Did one of the involved businesses initially and accidentally enter the details from an old manifest and then realize that they still got credits? Or, perhaps on
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by Avitas 14y ago
This will not happen. Individuals and corporations use these because they make them look better. Should companies selling, say, food products be mandated to show pictures of the actual delivered product on advertisements, menus and packagin
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by Avitas 14y ago
As I read each of the options above, I was thinking similar thoughts. It's kind of a text tracking thing and somewhat habitual. I might highlight one section of text or paragraph and not another. Sometimes I highlight nothing. But, if it is
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by Avitas 14y ago
Here is another fascinating visualization that I'm sure will ring a bell for some of you. For those that haven't seen this type of explanation, it's really neat. Eduardo's explanation both easy-to-read--hey, he's a writer--and detailed. ht
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by Avitas 14y ago
11:00 CT The 8 GB version now shows availability and the 16 GB version does not. It is not clear what is happening with regards to site/infrastructure issues or sold out status of the 16 GB version. 11:05 CT The 16 GB version briefly showed
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by Avitas 14y ago
10:50 CT I am able to add the 16 GB version to my cart, however, I am unable to click the Proceed button without generating a Google Wallet window with an "Uh oh. There was a problem." message inside.
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by Avitas 14y ago
For some odd reason, Phil Katz popped into my mind first.
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by Avitas 14y ago
Goll-lee! That's an awfully large antenna tower in North Dakota.
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by Avitas 14y ago
A few reasons came to mind when I originally wrote it. I know that there are many tens of other reasons why it would make good sense to keep CL content CL-exclusive. Of course, I realize that this must be tempered with the realization that
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by Avitas 14y ago
As a regular Craigslist user (buyer, seller and message board poster), my personal preference is to have material I post only accessible directly from CL. In other words, I do not want my classified ads, contact information contained therei
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by Avitas 14y ago
The HN article title says "5000 best movies" instead of "Fairly decent jumble of 5000 best movies with many of the best TV shows thrown in". The HN title and site title are both mildly misleading. I understand that your sources (RT & IM
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by Avitas 14y ago
I wasn't thinking about directly sending Uniloc, its officers or its investors feedback. After reading the article, I immediately thought of how I would feel and what I would do. I have had some experience with having a "diamond" that I had
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by Avitas 14y ago
What are the full names, home addresses, business/home/cell phone number, e-mail address (etc.) of every principal and/or shareholder of Uniloc USA, Inc.? I found the following, but I'm sure there is much more: Mr. Bradley C. Davis, CEO Mr.
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by Avitas 14y ago
I think the announcement is well-worded. I hold the writers and editors of this press release in high regard. The message however, is typical of the hyperbole, ultra-positive marketspeak/corporatespeak that one expects for such things. Here
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by Avitas 14y ago
The corporation I work for hasn't bought a Lenovo branded anything. One could argue that the IBM PS/2s of the 80s might count. Heck, a few employees had our department order some PS/2 to USB adapters so they could keep banging away on the 2
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by Avitas 14y ago
If there is enough backlash, they will cave. Do you think there will be sufficient backlash? I do not.
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by Avitas 14y ago
I guarantee that, shortly after the launch date, many tech media outlets will announce: "XX million copies of Windows 8 shipped." "Windows 8 sets record for [carefully worded phrase relating to sales volume]" ...et cetera. Essentially, Micr
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by Avitas 14y ago
Since Office 97 was released, I haven't noticed any features that I use on a day-to-day basis that have changed or improved much. I'm sure many things have changed in some subtle way; it's just that I really don't see any difference in day-
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by Avitas 14y ago
I agree too. I also realize that the Times article can't possibly delve into every detail. It's quite possible that the incompetence at Goldman Sachs was egregious and that Goldman really should be massively punished. But, like you, the art

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