quote:Originally posted by Hobbes: It seems like the government is all over Bill Gates and Martha Stewart, but turns a blind eye to Wal-Mart.
But Microsoft's problem was that is destroying the competition through illegal business practises. Whereas Wal-mart is destroying the competition by being, well, extremely successful.
You're doing the wrong comparison with Wal-Mart and Internew Explorer. You should be comparing Wal-Mart and Windows. Complaining that Wal-mart is stopping competition is like saying that the success of Windows is stopping a lot of people from using Linux. True, they can still download it (like you could drive to another store), but let's face it...using Windows is just so much more convenient, isn't it.
Using your domination of the market place to actively eliminate the competition is illegal. Merely being dominant is, by itself, not.
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(There is some legislation aimed at the protection of free trade by inhibiting a business dominant in one area of the market from lowering the prices on its products/services to a point where upstart/existing competitors can no longer penetrate that same area/are driven out of it, but I don't know if it would apply to Walmart).
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quote:This looks great: not like the denim of bluejeans at all- much softer.
In 2004, only death metal rockers, gothies and bikers wear black jeans. Phood for thaut.
I love me a Gothic woman, but I was talking about a button-up shirt with steel buttons. I havbe many a pair of black pants (mostly for work), none are denim though.
I'm waiting untill tuesday to shop for others: it's a relaxing experience to be out and about while everyone else is working. Salespeople are generally nicer as well: half the customers means half the stress for them, I guess.
They just naturally like me because my grace and charm.....or they work on comission. I prefer the first explanation.
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"Well, I do live in a blue state, and you a red. . ."
Ah, but I live in a blue county in a red state. You live in a red county in a blue state. Ha.
"Plus: long sleeves! It's dropped waaaay down into the mid-60's at night here!"
You put on long sleeves if it gets below the high 60s? The hell's wrong with you?
On another topic, I wonder why StarLord didn't just say "Me, too. And here's my Web site:"? It would have saved a bit of typing.
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Tim is right, Jason. You are clearly a freak. 20 degrees is still plenty warm enough for t-shirts, and possibly a light jacket if you go outside.
And "it's dropped waaaaay down into the mid-60s at night here"? We're lucky if it gets that high during the day.
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The tempature varies quite a lot here: it's 80-85 degrees outside and 76 degrees inside. Air so humid you can drink it and a there's always a nice breeze from the ocean.
That was today.
It was so nice outside that I skipped sleep, went apartment-hunting and now am suffering terribly as a result.
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I know what you meant. I can also read your thoughts now that you've removed your tinfoil hat. Unwise to lower your defenses like that....
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quote:Originally posted by TSN: A light jacket at 20 degrees? We are talking Fahrenheit here, aren't we? 20 is cold.
20 degrees Fahrenheit is minus 6 in Centigrade. So, no, I'm obviously not talking about Fehrenheit. I already had to convert from your stupid temperature system, I wasn't going to convert back as well.
20 degrees C is exactly 68 degrees F.
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68 is okay: a little nipply though. My work is about that cold if the machinery is not running and everyone complains. We wear long sleeves and it's still unconfortable.
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Its 20 Degrees here or -6 if you are feeling metric today. I got my leather jacket for outdoors and am considering getting my scarf out today.
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People who are still uncomfortable at 20 (that's centigrade to all you imperial backwarders) should be deported to Siberia. In the nude. The wheenies.
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It occurs to me, Lee, that if you could hold off moving for several months you would be setting yourself up to skip winter entirely.
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