sometimes everything just clicks. sometimes the water feels just right. sometimes the stars just align themselves. sometimes fate just smiles on you. sometimes the moment just presents itself. and sometimes no matter how hard you try, you just can't improve on the sublime imprecision of everyday life. cuz sometimes it is what it is.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
but i can't live without my iphone, dude
yeah, i was there. and while i saw a lot of signage about the usual suspects -- conservatives, israel, the police, the g20, capitalism, america et al. -- the banners that stood out the most were those targeting so-called "corporate greed", whatever that means. after all, as one who once toiled in the corporate world -- indeed, as one who once toiled in the creation of the corporate world -- i am always struck by the sheer ignorance of those who profess to hold court on such bottom-line issues. for the uninitiated, the corporate hierarchy reads much like a traditional pyramid, with shareholders on top, followed by directors, officers, managers and then employees, in that order. or as they are sometimes referred to: human beings. each and every one of them. from the top on down. or from the bottom on up. yup, it's a virtual hierarchy of humanity. hey, you got a problem with corporate greed? don't blame the structure, my man. blame the homo sapiens running the show.
oh, and by the way, about the only item that was even more in evidence today than all those "down with corporations" placards were all those shiny new iphone 4s thingamajiggies. uh, who makes those again?
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) reported a very good year for 2010... the company said in an SEC filing. In the year Apple unveiled its iPad and had some embarrassing struggles related to the performance of the iPhone 4, the company’s revenue grew to $65.2 billion, representing a 52 percent gain over 2009. Net income meanwhile grew to $14 billion in 2010, an increase of 70 percent from the year before. Apple also ended the year with a cash and “marketable securities” balance of $51 billion for a 50 percent rise year-over-year.
oh, and by the way, about the only item that was even more in evidence today than all those "down with corporations" placards were all those shiny new iphone 4s thingamajiggies. uh, who makes those again?
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) reported a very good year for 2010... the company said in an SEC filing. In the year Apple unveiled its iPad and had some embarrassing struggles related to the performance of the iPhone 4, the company’s revenue grew to $65.2 billion, representing a 52 percent gain over 2009. Net income meanwhile grew to $14 billion in 2010, an increase of 70 percent from the year before. Apple also ended the year with a cash and “marketable securities” balance of $51 billion for a 50 percent rise year-over-year.
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