The Hey / Apple kerfuffle
The Hey / Apple controversy sure hit a nerve this week. I’m not a Developer, I’m a Consumer, I know a lot of Devs and have beta tested dozens of apps, at one point I had a whole list in Testflight. Only 3 right now. I've lost the desire to do testing, I just want apps to work out of the box.
As a user, I like the simplicity of the app store. I don't need to enter a CC# every time. I like how I can see all of my subscriptions, manage them in one place and change the credit card if I like.
My wife and I recently reviewed every subscription that we have, it was a hassle going though credit card statements to look for subscriptions not in the app store.
I do think the Apple App tax is a bit onerous and in my world, if my restaurant paid a 30% off the top for each customer, I wouldn't be very happy. I did have to deal with worker's comp, unemployment, Social Security tax, rent, utilities, licenses (liquor was big one) and permits and the constantly changing cost of sales and supplies. (Food and Beverage).
We offered free lunch delivery in Hilo. My delivery guy got 30% off the top and free lunch every day, he was independent. The way I looked at it, was the deliver order didn't take a seat in the restaurant and didn't take the time of my dining room staff. We did a solid lunch delivery business to medical offices. To me it was gravy sales and getting 70% of the revenue was fine with me, after-all dollars go into the bank not %. 70% of something it better than 100% of nothing.
I don't know the full economic model of a developer to form a proper opinion, every business has their thing. Just trying to weight in with a brick and mortar perspective.
Canoes Cafe - 1995-2004
Found this photo from 1983 of the Puna Sugar Company offices a few days before closing, having been in operation since 1825.
Found this photo from 1983 of the Puna Sugar Company offices a few days before closing, having been in operation since 1825.
Just watched A Well Spent Life 1971 A tribute to the Texas songster, Mance Lipscomb Loved it, lots of common sense, which we lack now.
Just watched A Well Spent Life 1971 A tribute to the Texas songster, Mance Lipscomb Loved it, lots of common sense, which we lack now.
Embarking on a new careeer, kind of
In my career, I’ve sold:
- Beer (Miller and Heineken)
- Water
- Juices
- Wine - Kendall-Jackson back in the day.
- Spirits
- Ocean Garden Shrimp
- Mrs Fridays Seafood products
- Ambrosia Chocolates
- Heinz Food products
- Lipton teas
- Minute Maid Food Service
- Trident Seafoods
- Dannon Yogurts
- Radio and other Media
- Apple Computers and Apple other products
- Bose Music systems
- Computer peripherals
This is what I did in between Food and Beverage management.
But on July 1, I start at Big Island Toyota selling cars - never done that. The number one dealer on the island. It’s still selling, just something bigger.
Embarking on a new careeer, kind of
In my career, I've sold: - Beer (Miller and Heineken) - Water - Juices - Wine - Kendall-Jackson back in the day. - Spirits - Ocean Garden Shrimp - Mrs Fridays Seafood products - Ambrosia Chocolates - Heinz Food products - Lipton teas - Minute Maid Food Service - Trident Seafoods - Dannon Yogurts - Radio and other Media - Apple Computers and Apple other products - Bose Music systems - Computer peripherals This is what I did in between Food and Beverage management. But on July 1, I start at Big Island Toyota selling cars - never done that. The number one dealer on the island. It's still selling, just something bigger.
Looks like the barrier to any change in police depts is the police unions. They can all hide behind their union. Follow the money unions give to politicians.
When I managed at hotels, the company was not the barrier to any appreciable change or improvement, it was the union.
Looks like the barrier to any change in police depts is the police unions. They can all hide behind their union. Follow the money unions give to politicians. When I managed at hotels, the company was not the barrier to any appreciable change or improvement, it was the union.
I believe a good measure of our society is what level of [Quality of life] across the board is, top to bottom. It’s a broad metric. We can divide up along the way, it it’s a good measure. It’s how I measure my life. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_of_life)
I believe a good measure of our society is what level of [Quality of life] across the board is, top to bottom. It’s a broad metric. We can divide up along the way, it it’s a good measure. It’s how I measure my life. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_of_life)
Guarantee Obama would have been out talking to the crowd rather hiding in a fortified bunker (eg Hitler)
Guarantee Obama would have been out talking to the crowd rather hiding in a fortified bunker (eg Hitler)
Any war with China would be trouble for Hawaii c Ngflip.it
In a war with China, the US Navy’s warships might not be the first target - Business Insider
Any war with China would be trouble for Hawaii [c Ngflip.it](https://flip.it/iq7w-9) > In a war with China, the US Navy's warships might not be the first target - Business Insider
Great article on Looting. “People with a lot to lose don’t do things like that. The question you have to ask yourself is: Why are there so many people in our society who don’t have a lot to lose? That’s the fundamental underlying question”
[Great article on Looting](https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/6/2/21278113/looting-george-floyd-protests-social-unrest). “People with a lot to lose don’t do things like that. The question you have to ask yourself is: Why are there so many people in our society who don’t have a lot to lose? That’s the fundamental underlying question”
When I lived in Los Angeles in the early ‘80, I had an employee who was originally from Watts. He was kid during the riots. We became good friends. One day he took me to Watts to see what it was like. It was 3rd world. No change since 1965, and it’s still the same in 2020.
When I lived in Los Angeles in the early ‘80, I had an employee who was originally from Watts. He was kid during the riots. We became good friends. One day he took me to Watts to see what it was like. It was 3rd world. No change since 1965, and it's still the same in 2020.
As I get older I don’t need as much computer and don’t need the latest one. Plus there’s the migration to the cloud. All of the Macs in our home are over 5 years old. How Apple Decides Which Products Are ‘Vintage’ and ‘Obsolete’