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Comment · 5 years ago
Steve Jobs is one of the most important historical figures of our lifetime, if not the most. Here is why. He broke the hold the carriers had over phones. In doing so changed the world and ushered in the mobile economy.

Remember back to pre iPhone days. Each carrier had their own version of the phone. That phone came with bloatware and a curated list of possible apps you may download … from the carrier. The carrier had total control and say of the phone, it’s functionality and the apps installed.

Imagine a world today where the phone App Store and phone function itself was controlled by the carrier. The carrier dictates if Uber or Lyft is available to “their” customers. Only certain banks or restaurants are available based upon agreements with the carriers.The carrier picks the winners and losers in this new mobile economy and the world is fragmented based upon your cell phone carrier.

Things we take for granted like maps, messaging and FaceTime would be additional costs you pay to the carrier.

Because of Steve Jobs and his vision, that dystopian carrier controlled world does not exist. The new mobile and gig economy is all because Steve Jobs had the vision to wrestle control from the carriers. Name one other person in the last 50 years that has had this much effect on the world and how society has changed.

Comment · 5 years ago
So who gets to keep the interest on the money while the case languishes through the court system?
Comment · 5 years ago
The US was over 1 million/day during the last days of the Trump administration. I imagine now we are well beyond that level.
Comment · 6 years ago
Does not work with PLA, only ABS.
Comment · 6 years ago
Acetone will only work with ABS which has another set of issues. Reducing the layer height and a coat of paint will accomplish almost the same thing using PLA.
Comment · 6 years ago
This is a bad example. The layer heights are too high. Look at thingiverse.com for examples of what you can do with a 3D printer.
Comment · 6 years ago
An FDM printer can absolutely do the job. My kids are always breaking the battery covers, which I recreate via a FDM printer without issue.

He needs to realign how the part is printed, the layer height, and possibly nozzle size. He can also anneal the parts for added strength.

Comment · 6 years ago
7 billion tickets. That must be good for the plastic spider, finger trap, and a Frisbee. Well not a real Frisbee brand Frisbee. More a flying disk.
Comment · 6 years ago
I disagree with his assumptions and logic. Basically he is saying because you don’t need to live near work, people will not live in Manhattan.

There are plenty of jobs outside of NYC. Always has been. People live in NYC for the culture and lifestyle. It is a fun place to live. It will absolutely rebound.

This is trivial compared to 9/11. Yet NYC rebounded.

Comment · 6 years ago
It is easy for a high net worth person to change primary residence. This is going to backfire and cause a reduction of revenue.
Comment · 6 years ago
The problem I have is pulling my money out immediately reduces it by 15-30% because of taxes. So for every $1000 in stocks gains, I will only have $850 to invest in the future. So taking money out is a guaranteed reduction of your investment portfolio.
Comment · 6 years ago
And specifies where you are going from contextual clues to previous conversations.
Comment · 6 years ago
I think everyone should take statistics and probability. Same reason, to change your world view.
Comment · 6 years ago
Yup. Father in-law had this quarter collection. For whatever reason he spent decades collections quarters from each of the states and had well over $500 worth of quarters. None of us wanted his quarters. He was able to sell them at 3 quarters per dollar, a 25% profit!

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