Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Disrespect was Re: Apple Watch launch

[Erik Nielsen (judge4re]

Aren't you old enough to realize that freedom is a marketing slogan, you're not in control, you only play the role that you may or not have had a choice in playing.  Life is but a game, a game with rules, and the winners rig the game in their favor, see the last 7000 years of documented human history.  There are blips when things go "right", followed by the inevitable decline once rent seeking behaviors come back up to the surface.

 

Since you brought up honor, I'll dig back to grade 9 English...

 

This life, which had been the tomb of his virtue and of his honor, is but a walking shadow; a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

 

Doesn't matter which set of rules you play by, in the end we're all dead anyway.  We've lost the moral high ground generations ago; having seen the system on the inside, I doubt we really ever had it.  von Clausewitz nailed it when he said war is nothing more than politics by other means...

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Jim Conforti <lndshrk [at] xmission.com> wrote:

If you truly believe that someone's duty to country and military service can be repaid with every dime you've ever made you're delusional in a very sad way.

Money doesn't cover a life.

Money doesn't pay for that operator who's just HALOed way behind the lines just to breach a doorway and put one shot in the head of your captor while his mates did the same to the rest of the lot.

Money doesn't pay for the feeling when some FAC just saved your ass by clearing the way for a fast extract.

Money doesn't pay for that little girl who just lost her father so you can sit on your duff while others risk their lives to secure your freedom.

While you're smugly telling us about your tax bracket, remember that the only reason you HAVE freedom is because of those who died to preserve it for you.

Of course, maybe you're right and those who risk their lives should walk to join a defense contractor and when you're speaking Russian or Mandarin and your assets have been seized by the state you'll look back and say "Wow, I really wish I had more respect for the men and women serving our country".

Then again, those with a sense of duty won't abandon their post in search of a buck. Honor is priceless.

Jim

On March 11, 2015 9:00:12 AM MDT, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:

It's a division of labor, ALL jobs are worth what someone is willing to pay for them. 

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net> wrote:

Yeah, I'll have to go with cLyDe on this one...  No offense to Erik.

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From: Clyde Romero <clyderomerof4 [at] bellsouth.net>
To: Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Apple Watch launch

You didn't even come close to paying for his service 

At any tax level!

Clyde Romero

In Victory you deserve Champagne

In Defeat You Need It!

If you obey all the rules

You miss all the fun !

On Mar 11, 2015, at 9:34 AM, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:

Nope, but at my tax level, I likely have paid for the retired O-6 that lives across the street.  My long travel days are at most 36 hours, but I do nap up front in business class and I make use of the chargers on the plane...

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Clyde Romero <clyderomerof4 [at] bellsouth.net> wrote:

Obviously you have never been in the military !

Clyde Romero

In Victory you deserve Champagne

In Defeat You Need It!

If you obey all the rules

You miss all the fun !

On Mar 11, 2015, at 9:01 AM, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:

How many people are up 24 hours? 

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 7:24 AM, A.J. <newgent2tx [at] gmail.com> wrote:

My issue with the Apple Watch has nothing to do with the design (I actually really like it), or function (from all accounts, it works well), but it's battery life. How the hell do you design a watch that can't even last a full 24 hour day without charging?!?!?

On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 11:56 PM, Adam Green <FlatCrank [at] gmail.com> wrote:

Tell me more about these cats and guns you mention.

I think the cosmos yawned itself inside out at the sight of iWatch.  $500 to $1100 (ish) for a watch that doesn't do everything Samsung offers (camera, waterproof ... the Apple watch is splash proof, not submersible) and the Samsung Gear 2 is $300 with a nice metal clasp that has proven durable.

Now that it's a functional device decision, not really a quality or technology leapfrog, I see no compelling benefit to change, and I pity the fool wearing a $10K Apple froufrou bracelet and not expecting to be laughed out of the bar ...

Adam

On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 7:40 PM, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:

What?  No comments?  Guess the list is just waiting for a good cat and gun discussion...

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