liberte82

So government or public-private partnerships are your options

I see you haven't seen the IT projects I've been part of. ;)

Then why not withdraw it?

Also, statistically, it's likely that in any given year, there will be some place in the world that is anomalous. You can't just pick and choose certain areas, going to a different spot each year, as evidence of a problem, you need to look at things globally.

Just a small one

> In Oceania at the present day, Science, in the old sense, has almost ceased to exist. In Newspeak there is no word for 'Science'. The empirical method of thought, on which all the scientific achievements of the past were founded, is opposed to the most fundamental principles of Ingsoc. And even technological progress only happens when its products can in some way be used for the diminution of human liberty. (2.9.30).

> The Party employs science and technology to curtail human freedom and privacy, and to control human behavior.

iPod

iPhone

no disk drive

UNIX-based OS goes mainstream

first mainstream OS with a GUI

iMac - making PC's 'friendly'

iTunes - made it cool to pay for music again

To name a few.

Both of which have had so-so reception. Certainly nothing like Jobs' industry-disruptive innovations.

Oh, I totally missed that news.

Apple has been stagnant since Steve Jobs died. His momentum keeps the company moving forward, but they haven't had a fresh idea since he passed.

Jony Ive?

I think you're probably wrong, but I consent that the article didn't present any information on the illness.

Sure, but you don't have to be an airforce pilot to say you're one at a bar. Why go to all that effort?

Did you achieve your dreams?

You can’t just send helicopters and dump water on it?