Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Amazon is taking over the free world

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 4
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous 1 2 3 4 template Next
  • #16
    BTW... I agree with the OP. Amazon has, essentially, taken over the market that I work in (SMB hosting). My employer has completely given up on the space. Subsequently, I had to move my personal web/mail server to another provider... after 20 years of being the same place.



    But did I capitulate like Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail and move to AMZN?!

    HELL. NO.

    (But everyone else I know did.)
    You're actually pretty funny when you aren't being a complete a-hole....so basically like 5% of the time. --Art Vandelay
    Almost everything you post is snarky, smug, condescending, or just downright mean-spirited. --Jeffrey Lebowski

    Anyone can make war, but only the most courageous can make peace. --President Donald J. Trump
    You furnish the pictures, and I’ll furnish the war. --William Randolph Hearst

    Comment

    • #17
      Originally posted by Clark Addison View Post
      In the credit card thread, imanihonjin mentioned:



      I thought this sounded like a good deal, but I only have two things on subscription there:

      1. Air filters for my furnace
      2. Cleaning solution for my electric razor

      Evidently I am missing out. What else do you all have on subscription at Amazon?
      Deodorant, toilet paper, dishwasher pacs, soap, etc....

      Comment

      • #18
        From Wikipedia, the publication story of The Martian, by Andy Weir:

        Andy Weir, the son of a particle physicist, has a background in computer science. He began writing the book in 2009, researching related material so that it would be as realistic as possible and based on existing technology.[6] Weir studied orbital mechanics, astronomy, and the history of manned spaceflight.[7] He said he knows the exact date of each day in the book.[8]
        Having been rebuffed by literary agents when trying to get prior books published, Weir decided to put the book online in serial format one chapter at a time for free at his website.[6] At the request of fans, he made an Amazon Kindle version available at 99 cents (the minimum he could set the price).[6] The Kindle edition rose to the top of Amazon's list of best-selling science-fiction titles, where it sold 35,000 copies in three months, more than had been previously downloaded free.[6][8] This garnered the attention of publishers: Podium Publishing, an audiobook publisher, signed for the audiobook rights in January 2013. Weir sold the print rights to Crown in March 2013 for over US$100,000.[6]
        The book debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list on March 2, 2014 in the hardcover fiction category at twelfth position.[9]

        Who wants the old school style of the publishing business again?

        Comment

        • #19
          Don't have a mirror? Now you can pay Amazon $199 to have Alexa to take a creepy full-body 360* shot of you and tell you your outfit looks bad.

          https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0186JAE...ableAutoPlay=1

          About the product

          • Introducing Echo Look—everything you love about Alexa, and now she can help you look your best
          • Using just your voice, easily take full-length photos and short videos with a hands-free camera that includes built-in LED lighting, depth-sensing camera, and computer vision-based background blur
          • See yourself from every angle with the companion app. Build a personal lookbook and share your photos.
          • Get a second opinion on which outfit looks best with Style Check, a new service that combines machine learning algorithms with advice from fashion specialists
          • Echo Look helps you discover new brands and styles inspired by your lookbook
          EH-techspecs-image-1000x750-2x__CB529298492_.jpg
          Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

          "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

          GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

          Comment

          • #20
            Amazon giving me another reason to leave my house less often...

            Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at $13.7 billion

            Jeff Bezos speaking at the new New York Economic Club luncheon in New York on Oct. 27, 2016. Amazon buys Whole Foods for $42 a share in cash


            Amazon said Friday it plans to acquire Whole Foods Market for $42 a share, in a deal valued at $13.7 billion.


            Whole Foods CEO John Mackey will remain CEO of the grocery store chain after the deal closes, and the store will continue to operate under the Whole Foods brands.


            The deal is expected to close in the second half year.


            "This partnership presents an opportunity to maximize value for Whole Foods Market's shareholders, while at the same time extending our mission and bringing the highest quality, experience, convenience and innovation to our customers," Mackey said in a statement.


            Whole Foods has been under pressure from Jana Partners hedge fund and money management firm Neuberger Berman, which have called on Whole Foods to sell itself. The investors have criticized Whole Foods for its poor performance, and have suggested the chain could be merged with another grocer.


            Amazon has been pushing to expand its online grocery business.
            http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/16/amazo...7-billion.html

            "If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
            "I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
            "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
            GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

            Comment

            • #21
              When will Amazon get into the shipping business?

              Comment

              • #22
                Originally posted by Katy Lied View Post
                When will Amazon get into the shipping business?
                last year
                Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.

                Comment

                • #23
                  Originally posted by Uncle Ted View Post
                  Amazon giving me another reason to leave my house less often...
                  Wow. Never figured you to be a Whole Foods kind of guy.
                  "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                  "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                  "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

                  Comment

                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
                    Wow. Never figured you to be a Whole Foods kind of guy.
                    Yeah, I am addicted to their asparagus water... That stuff is crack:

                    "If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
                    "I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
                    "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
                    GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

                    Comment

                    • #25



                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
                      I told him he was a goddamn Nazi Stormtrooper.

                      Comment

                      • #26
                        Originally posted by Uncle Ted View Post
                        Yeah, I am addicted to their asparagus water... That stuff is crack:
                        What. The. Heck?

                        I love the warning about it not being pasteurized and therefore it may contain harmful bacteria and should be avoided by children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems. Who the crap would buy something like that?

                        Comment

                        • #27
                          Originally posted by BigFatMeanie View Post
                          What. The. Heck?

                          I love the warning about it not being pasteurized and therefore it may contain harmful bacteria and should be avoided by children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems. Who the crap would buy something like that?
                          The story about the asparagus water is almost as funny as the product itself.

                          https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...take/31152405/



                          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
                          I told him he was a goddamn Nazi Stormtrooper.

                          Comment

                          • #28
                            Originally posted by BigFatMeanie View Post
                            What. The. Heck?

                            I love the warning about it not being pasteurized and therefore it may contain harmful bacteria and should be avoided by children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems. Who the crap would buy something like that?
                            Maybe the same people that buy the mushrooms...

                            "If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
                            "I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
                            "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
                            GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

                            Comment

                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Uncle Ted View Post
                              Maybe the same people that buy the mushrooms...

                              Maybe they're just extremely light.

                              Comment

                              • #30
                                Amazon's HQ2 finalists were announced recently and David Burge gave a rundown of the pros and cons of each city.

                                https://twitter.com/i/moments/954078583957278720






                                Last edited by falafel; 01-19-2018, 11:58 AM.
                                Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                                "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                                GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

                                Comment

                                Previous 1 2 3 4 template Next
                                Working...
                                X