I think this is an underlying strength of Elon's success and the success of innovators in general (there were a few pages on this in Salman Khan's The One World Schoolhouse) -- starting from first principles. When you have an old model, it's come about due to whatever the situation in the industry was like at the time, and it's evolved due to past forces acting on the old model. To take a basic idea that seems figured out and "fine" (education, or a car) and get rid of any preexisting notions or ideas of how it should work, and start from first principles and think from the very start how it should be given modern advancements, is a difficult and powerful thing.
Same here -- my payment window timed out, I was told to try again, and now I have two charges on my account with no verification of registration. Something is off with Google Wallet.
To find and release publicly personal information about someone -- name, address, phone number, and even SSN and credit card numbers -- in such away that they become identifiable to just about anyone online.
It would not be legal (in general) in EU. Data Protection etc.
Yes, child porn is banned on reddit. But things that are protected free speech, but not child porn ("sexually suggestive images of minors") are also banned on reddit.
A term used to describe speech protected under the US Constitution / First Amendement, i.e. it's illegal for the government to ban this sort of speech (they can ban other sorts of speech). Reddit is based in USA, and learn close to the US legal definition of free speech (except in some cases).
Eh, call my annoyed. When people complained about some subreddits that took sneaky sexualised photos of people (usually women) without their consent or knowledge, "free speech" was cited as a reason as to why it couldn't be closed. However when people started tracking down these photographers and publishing their personal info, suddenly that speech should be blocked.
Reddit seems to think it's OK to ban some protected speech to protect straight dude who want to perv at women, but it's not OK to ban some protected speech to protect women from being photographed in public.
(I think the creepshots subreddits probably should have been banned earlier)
There's good evidence that some of the creepshots were just regular photographs taken from existing websites, sometimes cropped or mirrored, and then given a new context. Some of this was done just to troll - linking a local meet subreddit to a creepshot group could generate a lot of anger.
People being angry about photos is one thing; real life information about people can lead to devastating witch-hunts and intense campaigns of harassment.
So I guess I can see why Reddit bans one, but not the other.
Sure, some of the creepshots and other things might be other photos. Doesn't mean all aren't though, one must address that.
People being angry about photos is one thing; real life information about people can lead to devastating witch-hunts and intense campaigns of harassment.
Sexualized photos of people taken without their consent is bad. The very fact of taking sexualized photos without consent/knowledge (e.g. upskirt photos) is harassment.
Witch-hunts can be a problem. People violating privacy and harassing people and then avoiding any consequences is a problem too.
So I guess I can see why Reddit bans one, but not the other.
The cynic in me thinks it's because of the general gender of who's affected.
> Sexualized photos of people taken without their consent is bad. The very fact of taking sexualized photos without consent/knowledge (e.g. upskirt photos) is harassment.
>This is also starting to become true with the kindle for consumers.
I disagree. In my experience, buying books on Kindle has been almost a reassurance that it could be read on any other platform, either through a web browser or iPhone/Android app. Amazon has made it easy to switch platforms and still be hooked on their services, whereas Apple essentially locks you in to their ecosystem with only allowing their content (iBooks and movie rentals, but not music in some sense) to be enjoyed on Apple devices.
Services like Spotify and Rdio make it easier to switch platforms -- if I want my music library on another platform, all I need to do is download an app. That kind of flexibility and availability is more powerful and consumer-friendly in the long run, in my opinion.
And remember, the tax advantage doesn't hold everywhere (certainly not in California anymore). Amazon has to offer something better other than price, and I think Prime is a large part of that.
FTA, Amazon's core business is "build[ing] a massive online database and offline infrastructure to transport boxes from warehouses to hundreds of millions of doorsteps", and I would argue that Costco's physical presence, existing warehouse efficiency, and brand identity positions them well for a foray into Amazon's business.
As for "offer something better other than price", most people point to customer service, and in my experience Costco's customer service completely blows away Amazon.
He didn't reference anything and he wasn't reading from any script or pre-prepared speech. This man just got up there and talked about what he felt. It's very genuine, all from the heart. It's easy to see why people love him and just how passionate he is about what he does.
