tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.comments2023-09-29T06:57:06.991-07:00Anglachel's JournalAnglachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110546252851760414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4521125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-66202149209583465362016-04-04T17:48:26.607-07:002016-04-04T17:48:26.607-07:00Hi Bob,
Nope, not me over at Crooks & Liars. ...Hi Bob,<br /><br />Nope, not me over at Crooks & Liars. I'm curious as to who is claiming that moniker. <br /><br />I've considered posting, but really have nothing more to add to what I've already said. I would advise more bloggers to read Hofstadter's The Paranoid Style in American Politics to see what Trump is actually appealing to. <br /><br />AnglachelAnglachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110546252851760414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-44111013845546966122016-04-04T10:10:10.960-07:002016-04-04T10:10:10.960-07:00It's been a long time, but I keep coming back....It's been a long time, but I keep coming back. btw, someone's using your moniker at Crooks & Liars, or is it you?Bob Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242937151007030508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-10626223987566818392014-01-03T21:37:35.202-08:002014-01-03T21:37:35.202-08:00I have just read your article. It was amazing.It m...I have just read your article. It was amazing.It made me think of something I have read previously. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128628262682536256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-53228181350456503842012-03-21T22:32:43.296-07:002012-03-21T22:32:43.296-07:00Hey Anglachel, great informative post!!
Unfortunat...Hey Anglachel, great informative post!!<br />Unfortunately I can't get it to work for jack s*** :( For instance I tried various simple tests such as<br />- logo3w.png<br />which should seemingly block the Google logo, yet it never succeeded in doing that. I wasn't able to figure out the javascript to add my own TPL but I just went into the registry and altered the source file of an existing .tpl file. This seemed to work as the new text would display when you double-clicked the tpl in the IE9 gui. But I could not get any actual blocking to take place. I even tried taking an existing tpl such as Abine and modifying a single line in the source file yet it still would not block the element I specified.<br />Sorry for the rant but I'm just very confused and wondering if you had any insights.<br />Thanks again! -berbanBerbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332451649529433915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-81686024276514670762012-02-11T06:06:12.002-08:002012-02-11T06:06:12.002-08:00"what about the very real community actions t..."what about the very real community actions that happen under its umbrella"<br /><br />In general, that's something I've struggled with for many years -- what to do with an organization / business that does good work (from my perspective, obviously), or supports it, but about which I have questions and problems. <br /><br />There are obviously differences, but this reminds me of the Human Rights Campaign recently giving an award to Goldman Sachs, for their actually commendable support of the LGBT communities. <br /><br />The need for "something to replace it," in the case of HRC, has long been recognized. Even as HRC remains by far the biggest LGBT advocacy organization, there are "alternative ways" in place.<br /><br />Do such ways exist, regarding Komen? I really don't know.Joyce L. Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312448459230498463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-88458583144035281372012-02-09T12:16:07.919-08:002012-02-09T12:16:07.919-08:00I wish you the best of luck.I wish you the best of luck.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333518504062004813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-78159330115836676872012-02-07T08:10:44.490-08:002012-02-07T08:10:44.490-08:00Sorry to hear about the job situation. Aside from ...Sorry to hear about the job situation. Aside from divorce, looking for a living is about as stressful as it gets. I know it's of no material assistance, but sending good thoughts in your direction anyway.quixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650030894065858444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-15504526948354687952012-02-06T19:33:46.629-08:002012-02-06T19:33:46.629-08:00Bob, Alienware is amazing. It looks evil and perfo...Bob, Alienware is amazing. It looks evil and performs like nothing else. Laptops can be a little on the hernia inducing side, but if you don't need to pack it around, pure fun.<br /><br />AnglachelAnglachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110546252851760414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-4244943437151842692012-02-06T19:22:24.204-08:002012-02-06T19:22:24.204-08:00I use an Alienware m11x for everything now days.I use an Alienware m11x for everything now days.Bob Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242937151007030508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-78194451565942306552012-02-06T17:09:15.222-08:002012-02-06T17:09:15.222-08:00Unknown,
I am releasing your comments (but not an...Unknown,<br /><br />I am releasing your comments (but not any other pro-Apple commenters - you people are crazy and need to get back on your meds) since you are making an attempt to address the true issue, which is exploitation of labor. I won't release another batch of comments. If you want to offer an argument, you need to blog this yourself.<br /><br />For me, the point that Bill Black made about the way in which criminal supply chain behavior drives out ethical supply chain behavior is crucial. This is a qualitatively different argument than saying labor conditions are bad. If there is a "bad apple", the presumption is you can discipline that actor into improving its behavior. However, if they suffer no penalties AND ethical actors are punished by losing market share because they cannot compete while upholding minimal labor and environmental standards, then there is zero incentive to improve. Black's claim is that defrauding labor is rewarded by the product owner/seller.<br /><br />The challenge, then, is not to try to argue that company A isn't *quite* as abusive as company B (they only flog workers HALF as much!), but to find a way to punish the corporate owners for encouraging unethical companies. That would require upper-middle class consumers around the globe to deny themselves their favorite toy long enough to damage the pockets of the seller. The other part of that is to find a way to organize labor to refuse to work under fraud conditions, and that means pressure on governments (starting with the US) to quit attacking labor.<br /><br />AnglachelAnglachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110546252851760414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-89081665920508368422012-02-06T10:30:53.143-08:002012-02-06T10:30:53.143-08:00Captive Labor Is The New Corporate Exploited Resou...Captive Labor Is The New Corporate Exploited Resource:<br /><br />"It is some twisted irony that large sections of the workforce in America’s alleged free-market are shackled in chains."<br /><br />-Profit Driven Prison Industrial Complex: The Economics of Incarceration in the USA<br /><br />…<br /><br />In case you are interested, here is a partial list of companies that use prison labor.<br /><br />BOEING, COMPAQ, Texas Instrument, Honeywell, Microsoft, DELL, Starbucks, Motorola, Nintendo, Forever 21, Planet Hollywood, Eddie Bauer, Victoria’s Secret, HP , Toys R Us, Konica, Chevron, IBM, and Trans World Airlines.<br /><br />References and related articles:<br /><br />http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=29109<br /><br />Mike Elk’s excellent interview on Democracy Now!<br /><br />The Karen Miller article with excellent analysis and history.<br /><br /><br />http://my.firedoglake.com/cranestation/2011/08/25/captive-labor-is-the-new-corporate-exploited-resource/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283175654921772515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-79881144981124926952012-02-06T10:05:51.905-08:002012-02-06T10:05:51.905-08:00I am a fellow Californian who is aghast that there...I am a fellow Californian who is aghast that there is slave labor right here in our backyard:<br /><br /><br /><br />Race and Prison | Drug War FactsCompared to Non-blacks, California’s African-American population are 4 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana, 12 times more likely to be imprisoned for a marijuana felony arrest, and 3 times more likely to be imprisoned per marijuana possession arrest.<br /><br />Each month, California inmates process more than 680,000 pounds of beef, 400,000 pounds of chicken products, 450,000 gallons of milk, 280,000 loaves of bread, and 2.9 million eggs (from 160,000 inmate-raised hens<br />http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/64<br />http://motherjones.com/politics/2008/07/what-do-prisoners-make-victorias-secretUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283175654921772515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-39167151133901999842012-02-06T08:36:42.360-08:002012-02-06T08:36:42.360-08:00I wish Bill Black wasn't a pariah in the MSM. ...I wish Bill Black wasn't a pariah in the MSM. Lambert used to chart haw long Krugman had gone without mentioning black. The articles here are an eye opener. The focus on Apple is ok I guess based on what I guess is analogous to the "deep pockets" principle in liability law. <br /><br />The following is not a defense of a corporation but illustrates how "conventional wisdom" can be deceptive<br /><br />Cut and paste:<br />Foxconn's stringent military-like culture is one of surveillance, obedience and not challenging authority. Workers are told obey or leave.<br /><br />Buried lede:<br />Despite widespread reports of poor working conditions, some experts say Foxconn factories still offer better benefits and surroundings than most factories in China -- providing air conditioning, heating and clean dorms for its employees.<br /><br /><br />http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/06/world/asia/china-apple-foxconn-worker/index.html?hpt=hp_c2<br /><br /><br />Labor Activist Li Qiang wants you to know that the iPhone 4 in his pocket is not an endorsement of Apple’s policies, just an acknowledgement that the company is doing a better job of monitoring factory conditions than its peers… <br /><br />“Although I know that the iPhone 4 is made at sweat shop factories in China, I still think that this is the only choice, because Apple is actually one of the best. Actually before I made a decision, I compared Apple with other cell phone companies, such as Nokia,” he said through a translator. “And the conditions in those factories are worse than the ones of Apple.”<br /><br />Foxconn One of the Best<br />According to employees interviewed by China Labor Watch, the conditions at many suppliers’ factories are far worse than those found at Foxconn, a company that has become infamous because of a series of high-profile incidents such as employee suicides and a fatal explosion. However, according to the China Labor Watch report “Tragedies of Globalization: The Truth Behind Electronics Sweatshops,” workers at the two Foxconn plants they investigated received health and safety training, along with all necessary gear, before starting work. Machines at the plants are reportedly maintained and checked for safety every day. According to the report, Foxconn workers even have a trade union with a workers’ care center hotline for reporting problems.<br /><br />All of this is not to say Foxconn, which manufactures products for Apple, HP, Dell, and many other OEMs, is a pleasant place to work. As with other plants, the managers are reportedly verbally abusive, the work is grueling, and one of the Foxconn factories apparently required a lot of overtime with few breaks. However, workers at the Longhua Foxconn plant received better wages and benefits than those at any of the 10 factories China Labor Watch investigated. <br /><br />http://blog.laptopmag.com/labor-activist-apple-best-at-auditing-factories-still-not-doing-enoughUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283175654921772515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-34238762712376646502012-02-06T07:34:05.900-08:002012-02-06T07:34:05.900-08:00Prophylactic: Steve Jobe sas probably a very selfi...Prophylactic: Steve Jobe sas probably a very selfish capitalist mam. <br /><br />But in popular culture Bill Bates is always set u as his rival; yet I predict Gate wil leave a mark much greater than Steve did. I submit the following not in any kind of argument but for your consideration and, hopefully, public comment. You powers of analysis are awesome. <br /><br />Pardon the cut and pasteUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283175654921772515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-70800953257565722672012-02-05T07:20:26.284-08:002012-02-05T07:20:26.284-08:00Thank you - it certainly does!Thank you - it certainly does!redscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311167473555575509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-39622508176394200112012-02-04T19:57:34.427-08:002012-02-04T19:57:34.427-08:00redscott, I'm no expert on manufacturing proce...redscott, I'm no expert on manufacturing processes. I don't think there are many electronics supply chains that don't use the equivalent of a Foxconn for at least some components. Anything portable is usually produced outside the US.<br /><br />All I can speak to with some authority is the quality of the end product. For laptops, the most durable have been ThinkPads (I have one that is 12 years old and works great) while I think Toshiba produces some with the best value. HPs are trash (my company uses them, blergh...) while Sonys always look better than they work. I don't have luck with Apple, but people I know say the high-end laptops are very solid. I have used ASUS and Acer machines and have always been disappointed with their overall design - awkward keyboards, meh screens, uneven performance. Dells are a mixed bag - those that are good are *very* good, but they have had quality control problems. <br /><br />What I strongly recommend is buying the laptop through the Microsoft store rather than a vendor or reseller. We recently bought a Toshiba Portege R835-P83 notebook at the local MS store (it's available online, too) and it is a great machine. 3.2 pounds, 8 hours of battery life, full notebook (not netbook) and because we got it from the MS Store NO VENDOR CRAPWARE INSTALLED. That alone was worth the purchase price ($800). This is the "Microsoft Signature" guarantee and probably accounts for why the machine runs so well. Costco has begun carrying MS Signature machines - look on the shelf tags and system specifications. Also, Windows 7 Home Premium is good, but the Professional OS is better. Don't bother with Ultimate, I don't think it's worth the extra cost.<br /><br />Ultrabooks are very cool, but not quite there. If you are giving up a desktop system entirely, go for a little more substantial laptop to get more conenction and drive options.<br /><br />Hope this helps,<br /><br />AnglachelAnglachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110546252851760414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-23400015878642851232012-02-03T11:23:01.511-08:002012-02-03T11:23:01.511-08:00I agree and the more I read about Apple's envi...I agree and the more I read about Apple's environmental and labor practices, the less I want to support it. Plus the hype gives me the hives as well. On a more (but not completely) superficial note, I'm changing my 10 y/o Gateway desktop for a laptop and was wondering (other than Apple) what to look at. Are there slightly less evil but still OK alternatives I could explore? I know you're an IT guru and would value your opinion. Thank you!redscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311167473555575509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-76662439892778081702012-02-03T09:03:36.308-08:002012-02-03T09:03:36.308-08:00For once I am in a billion percent agreement with ...For once I am in a billion percent agreement with you, especially on the Apple thing. I also find their design philosophy *itself* rather pernicious. Getting people accustomed and acculturated to boxes they can't open.<br /><br />Watching Apple fanpeople defend the iBooks agreement was deeply sad and comical all at once.Námo Mandoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04876501353961485728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-83178156683934547992012-02-02T21:13:08.681-08:002012-02-02T21:13:08.681-08:00Yeah good luck with getting a response other than,...Yeah good luck with getting a response other than, "Ur a hater and a Windoze user".<br /><br />At the end of the day it's all about people not wanting to admit they've been conned.<br /><br />I was recently on Consumerist and someone made a comment about Apple products being made with better materials than other phone/laptop/desktop manufacturers. <br /><br />And I had to laugh as Quanta, Compal Foxconn etc...basically 8 ODMs make ALL the products for the OEMs like Apple, Sony, HP, Dell etc...so what "special" materials could they possibly put in Apple products over the others? Ridiculous.<br /><br />Like what you like, but to say or even think you're superior because you fell for some name branding nonsense...is laughable.Miss Malevolenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214756555267715728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-3423677989583203752012-01-31T22:31:08.175-08:002012-01-31T22:31:08.175-08:00Well, I think the difference between the wholesale...Well, I think the difference between the wholesale industry in which restaraunts buy and the retail market in which you and I do our grocery shopping deserves more than a passing mention. I read the Union-Tribune article too, and comparing that to my meal shopping trip is like comparing sales trends of Boeing and Ford Motor Company.<br /><br />Unfortunately, Manchester's rag is my local paper too, but that's a different subject.Jayhawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756807802218022043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-67868198405384981072012-01-31T11:36:22.444-08:002012-01-31T11:36:22.444-08:00I am a bean lover, too, and just picked up mayacob...I am a bean lover, too, and just picked up mayacoba beans. Glad to hear you liked them! I agree that red kidney beans are not my favourite, either... but my picks out of the white clan are flageolet and yellow eye beans (especially from Rancho Gordo). Baby limas are pretty good, too. Hopefully you can find more white bean love, too. :)janet @ the taste spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250024810275821678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-46682644072958945942012-01-29T23:30:50.113-08:002012-01-29T23:30:50.113-08:00Certainly Lambert & Riverdaughter are not Obam...Certainly Lambert & Riverdaughter are not Obama supporters.But most of the 08 Obama voters I know, seamlessly went for OWS, it hits all our usual hot buttons ....and certainly when I visited my local OWS, it was very much an '08 Obot atmosphere. If OWS lead to something it would be great. Certainly a legit movement is vastly needed.I will look forward to your thoughts about it.<br /><br />I just see those who crafted Obama also behind OWS. My local Dem/Obama party was on the scene almost immediately and running alot. My Dem mayor was most welcoming. It basically seemed a New Dem apparatus to me. Something to control and contain the left side of the Dem party. I would love to not think that.<br /><br /><i>What I'm driving at is the way in which OWS is making itself ridiculous because it won't learn the lessons of 2008. Part of it is unavoidable because these are the ingrained habits and biases of our tribe...</i><br /><br />This goes much further back than '06 or '08 of course. I have been voting 40 years, and in that time all I have seen the tribe do is get an ever worse case of " The Big Stupid"....in other words, walk further and further away from the working class. Frankly, it's depressing.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-6159386239319430242012-01-29T17:05:14.848-08:002012-01-29T17:05:14.848-08:00I despise Apple and make no secret of it on my blo...I despise Apple and make no secret of it on my blog but I haven't received any attention from them, nor do I want any. But it does point who's who in the blogging world, eh? (I look up to see Spocko from my low perch.)Bob Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242937151007030508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-21829591331693136142012-01-29T16:12:12.736-08:002012-01-29T16:12:12.736-08:00Hi Anne,
I have to disagree with you about Obot =...Hi Anne,<br /><br />I have to disagree with you about Obot = OWS. Lambert & Riverdaughter are certainly not Obama supporters by any measure, but are articulate and impassioned OWS activists. My brothers are Obama supporters and OWS activists. It's a mix.<br /><br />I'm also not against OWS. Quite the contrary; I think there needs to be more of this. What I'm driving at is the way in which OWS is making itself ridiculous because it won't learn the lessons of 2008. Part of it is unavoidable because these are the ingrained habits and biases of our tribe, especially the political newcomers. That is the political problem I've been pounding at since the 2006 bi-elections, what Somerby sums up as The Big Stupid, that afflicts the tribe.<br /><br />I'll have more to say about this in coming posts.<br /><br />AnglachelAnglachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110546252851760414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-57812352965238945092012-01-29T15:24:26.103-08:002012-01-29T15:24:26.103-08:00"[T]o the degree [that the self-identified cr...<i>"[T]o the degree [that the self-identified creative class] can't stop shopping at a grocery store chain they want to think of as in line with their liberal, green, organic life-style, but is owned and operated by a radical right-winger who takes their money and spends it on conservative political causes, that is the degree to which this cultural class works against its political self-interest."</i><br /><br />Heh. But all they want to know is "What's the matter with Kansas?"?Palominohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797386939480032699noreply@blogger.com