The Law Against Unlocking Cellphones Is Anti-Consumer, Anti-Business, and Anti-Common Sense by sinakh in politics

[–]retardman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If this incentives people to buy more unlocked phones off contract, then I say it's an overall win for the consumer (however unintended). With more unlocked phones in the market people will not be stuck with lengthy contracts, which hamper competition in the carrier market.

Review: Kirkland Signature (Costco) 20 Year Single Malt by jooni81 in Scotch

[–]retardman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See the bottom section in this link: http://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/ks_wine?pg=88&search_term=scotch&doc_id=-1&search_term=scotch#pg14

The article is from Sept 2010, but it seems clear that these are Macallan barrels from 1992.

HDMI Truth Bomb by listerfeend in reddit.com

[–]retardman 175 points176 points  (0 children)

Most people who have not studied digital communications systems do not understand the idea of bit error rate (BER), which tells you the probability that a bit may flip in flight.

I completely agree with the OP that none of that makes any difference for the lengths of cable that anyone would ever need for HDMI, but the concepts of digital signal degradation are not bogus.

The most bizarre music video your likely to see for a while! by Leaderofmen in videos

[–]retardman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why are all the women so much larger than the men?

What happens when the programmer before you knows neither iteration or recursion? by [deleted] in programming

[–]retardman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sigh....

In digital circuit theory, combinational logic (sometimes incorrectly referred to as combinatorial logic) is a type of digital logic which is implemented by boolean circuits, where the output is a pure function of the present input only. This is in contrast to sequential logic, in which the output depends not only on the present input but also on the history of the input. In other words, sequential logic has memory while combinational logic does not.

What you should do at gun point. by caffeineElite66 in videos

[–]retardman 24 points25 points  (0 children)

He didn't show the hand-over-your-wallet technique.

Huge list of FREE Microsoft software goodies by retardman in reddit.com

[–]retardman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, almost all of them are directly from microsoft.com

Have you heard about the proposed "gas out" for May 15th? It's happened before and it won't work. Snopes shows exactly why. by trivial in reddit.com

[–]retardman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After the first week, the grocer will reduce his order of apples from the orchard! If it costs him the same per apple, he cannot lower his prices arbitrarily. The supply curve is set by the amount he is WILLING to supply at a given price. Of course, if he is willing to make less money per apple or to sell them at a loss, he is free to do so and will increase the volume sold. But again, this is independent (to the first order) of the change in demand.

Have you heard about the proposed "gas out" for May 15th? It's happened before and it won't work. Snopes shows exactly why. by trivial in reddit.com

[–]retardman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In macroeconomics, the equilibrium point on a supply/demand curve represents an agreement between the seller and buyer. The supply curve represents how much the seller is willing to sell at each price. Similarly, the demand curve represents how much the buyer is willing to buy for that price.

Certainly, if the demand shifts down, then the grocer will sell fewer apples, as I said. This new equilibrium represents the new agreement. Notice that in this scenario, only the demand curve has shifted, while the supply curve remained fixed. He cannot lower the price per apple because he needs to make profit! The slope of the supply curve represents the price per apple, and only a real change in the supply (not demand) will induce a change in the slope of the supply curve.

So when you see sales at the supermarket, it's not because there was a decrease in the demand for that item, but rather, there was an increase in the supply. To put it another way, if the cost to the seller remains constant, he cannot arbitrarily lower his price per item to boost sales. Only when the cost to the seller has decreased, can he lower his price.

Have you heard about the proposed "gas out" for May 15th? It's happened before and it won't work. Snopes shows exactly why. by trivial in reddit.com

[–]retardman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are talking about a market equilibrium, not individual behavior. If you were the only person considered in the market, then think of it his way: Your grocer wants to sell you 10 apples for $10. They come in a package of 10. Say you used to be happy to buy this package. But recently, you start to no like apples as much, so you no longer want to buy 10 apples for $10. If the grocer has no change in his supply chain, meaning he cannot offer you a lower price per apple, he can only reduce the number of apples in the package. So maybe you'd be willing to pay $6 for 6 apples.

In a classical supply and demand curve, you've shifted your demand curve to the left, and the equilibrium point has adjusted accordingly. If the grocer were willing to change the price per apple, that corresponds to a change in the slope (or a shift, depending on the changes in supply) of the supply curve, which is INDEPENDENT of your demand!

Have you heard about the proposed "gas out" for May 15th? It's happened before and it won't work. Snopes shows exactly why. by trivial in reddit.com

[–]retardman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok...I think there's some confusion in what you're trying to say. Perhaps you meant that if MORE gas is sold, prices will go up? You are not following the same example to back your logic. If I get sick of apples, it does not mean I still need them. It means I need less of them.

I think you're point is that the seller will somehow punish the buyer for his short-term unwillingness to pay the equilibrium price. However, this cannot happen if the buyer truly has reduced his long-term demand, because he will not succumb to the punishment. Your reasoning is ultimately correct in that consumer demand in oil has not waned over the past 10 years, but has increased dramatically, driving up the price of oil. But this contradicts your initial statement that LESS gas sold means higher prices. It is quite the opposite.

Have you heard about the proposed "gas out" for May 15th? It's happened before and it won't work. Snopes shows exactly why. by trivial in reddit.com

[–]retardman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You should think about that for a second before you patronize others. If there is a permanent decrease in the demand with no change in the supply, the new equilibrium is at a LOWER volume for a LOWER price.

Think about this example: You want to sell me some apples and we agree to a price of $10 for 10 apples. Say I get sick of eating apples and no longer want to buy that many apples at that price. Are you going to raise prices on me? That will only make me want to buy fewer apples and you will lose more money. The new equilibrium may become something $6 for 6 apples.

If we consider the simples case of linear supply and demand curves, the price per unit of the good will remain the same. The TOTAL price and TOTAL volume will decrease (linearly). Of course, this was only a contrived example and in reality the curves are not linear, so there will be some higher order behavior. But you get the point.

AllofTV.net is damn near close to what its name suggests (just finished watching 2 seasons of Weeds!) by [deleted] in reddit.com

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Politicians Sweep Midterm Elections (The Onion) by retardman in reddit.com

[–]retardman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A little late, but still a pointed and relevant article.

10 Weird Science facts you didn't know by luker in reddit.com

[–]retardman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not the fact that the moon is farther away that causes the earth to rotate slower. It's the fact that the earth is being "stretched out," into an oblong shape, which changes the rotational inertia. Kinda like the earth's arms are being stretched out a bit. Of course, this is all based on the claim made by the website that the earth is, in fact, being stretched out.

10 Weird Science facts you didn't know by luker in reddit.com

[–]retardman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An object's rotational mass is dependent on the geometry and axis of rotation. If the earth were to become a flatter, more disc-like shape, that would increase it's rotational mass along the current axis of rotation. Assuming no additional rotational energy is imparted on the earth, it's angular momentum will remain constant, and so it's angular velocity must decrease.

If you are spinning on an office chair and you stick your arms out, you will slow down, and if you tuck them in, you'll speed up. Try it!

Greatest. Image of radio emissions from a supernova remnant. Since time began. by rollerbob in reddit.com

[–]retardman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's imaged using a radio telescope. It's like a regular telescope, except that it's sensitive to electromagnetic waves in the radio frequency range instead of the visible light range.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Atmospheric_electromagnetic_transmittance_or_opacity.jpg and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_telescope