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Well, the wise might say, when the recession is over, we'll own the market because we utilized our wisely gathered pre-recession income to build out our capacity. We invested in R&D and continued to improve - nay, innovate - with quality new products.
Our competition scrunched down and proved their inability to plan ahead, and they will have to seek capital to match us going forward.

We RULE!

Alas, "the market" (a completely short-sighted, all encompassing, yet miraculously nebulous reference) may catch up, but if the "short-term" is the focus, then clearly, the market failed many-many-many people.

c_norris1 wrote:

resedit wrote:

Demand for non-essentials is the direct result of money the buyer has that is not required for necessities.

If you net $1,000 a month, chances are rather slim that you will be buying a digital camera.
If you net $3,000 a month, you probably own several.

I don't know anyone who has or needs more than two digital cameras. How does that make sense?

New models come out with new features you find beneficial.

I like my Nikon Coolpix for casual shooting, my Fuji when I need a longer focal length or macro shots.
However, the fuji tends to break the jpeg standard in some instances forcing me to need to repair the image before it is usable in some apps, so I am seriously contemplating replacing it with a Nikon or Canon.

I have two others that I no longer use, and a MiniDV camera as well.

Last edited by resedit (2009-12-01 12:23 am)

So, you were previously well healed? Good for you!
Was your previous employ involving photography? You seem to have at least a better than average grasp of photo tech.
Print/web publishing options?
Media/arts tech support options?
Tutoring? Teaching?

I know for SURE many corporations lack digital image skills in their "arts" departments. (my wife has on many occasions decried the lam-itudinous skills of corporate "art" directors, and I have witnessed the sadness of 72 dpi gif image supply for high-quality cmyk print signage publishing, oh hell. Some of them want the signage in "Word." WORD! Just shoot me, eh?! JUST SHOOT ME!)

Eh, So really. Repubs? Small Gov? AHHH-HAAAHHHH-HHA-HAAHH-haahhahhahhahahahhahhahahaahhahahahaah...

I call bullsmurf.

resedit wrote:

No - I am not very good at photography, I mostly take pictures to document creepy crawlies.

I never retouch photos. That is a skill I don't have.

Scientific documentation, eh?  I bet you have a remarkable portfolio of slime molds.

Seriously. Keep trying. Camera techs are worth their weight in slime mold cultures.

resedit wrote:

[MA] Flying_Meat wrote:

Eh, So really. Repubs? Small Gov? AHHH-HAAAHHHH-HHA-HAAHH-haahhahhahhahahahhahhahahaahhahahahaah...

I call bullsmurf.

Republicans want small government.
That doesn't mean the elected politicians do a good job at delivering it, they don't.

Maybe then you mean "many republicrats" want small government.

Obviously the "two" parties do not agree on what parts of the government to do away with in order to achieve that end, but it is becoming clear that one party will not cut what the other will, so?

Which is the right path?
Golden showers, or Pearls Before Swine?

Perhaps you think they are the same. Perhaps I think they are the same.

Perhaps neither is accurate, and a common ground should be sought outside of the inflammatory rhetoric of the "two" sided news. Outside of the black/white. Outside the "right"/"Wrong".

Crazy, possibly.

resedit wrote:

Also - due to my current drop in income, including the f**** california state tax crap - a zero interest loan to the state that should illegal - I am now baking bread instead of buying. I still buy about half my loaves, but again - it's time consuming but cuts out purchases that result in other people being employed.

You could argue that I am purchasing wheat and yeast and salt, but those are also purchased when I buy bread.

Teach a man to fish...

and the larger corporate fishing industry goes belly up?

Maybe. I doubt "gebus" had any idea what "money changers" the corporate world could produce.

[MA] Flying_Meat wrote:

resedit wrote:

I do have a few that I really like -
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Though common in this county, I don't often get to where they are. Would have been better with diffused flash, unfortunately the mixed coniferous forest was too dark despite it being early afternoon, none of my non flash photos came out well - and flash left a reflection on the smooth wet skin. Interesting species, ours are part of an intergrade zone showing characteristics of the Oregon subspecies and the much more attractive Sierra subspecies.

I like!
Sorta amphibian specific, but indeed interesting, and natural. The circumstances are quite the most important notations to capture, as where, when, what is that goo, how did it get there, and is that normal are all details important to why the subject is captured so.
You have a knack for capturing images, and should be employed, gainfully or somewhat otherwise, in that pursuit. Collegiate study? Science weekly?
Hell, it doesn't actually have to be scientific. Paparazzi? Stretch your net a bit. Cast it wildly, every so often.

Good luck. You clearly can do the job.

I'm actually sort of surprised, too, Res.  You clearly have a good eye for photography, and the technical aspects can be learned quickly.

[MA] Flying_Meat wrote:

Obviously the "two" parties do not agree on what parts of the government to do away with in order to achieve that end

This is true.
Conservatives, like myself, see national defense as a function of federal government but believe things like social welfare really need to be left to the individual state for the individual state to handle how the people of that state want it handled.

Obviously some states are better off than others and I am not opposed to federal help to those states, just as I am not opposed to federal help to third world countries. Such help should, whenever possible, include economic planning to get the state self sufficient.

If Michigan wants to offer a state health care plan, I do not live there, who am I to object?
If Texas wants to offer resident price to illegal immigrants attending college there, I do not live there, who am I to object?
If California wants to legalize recreational drug use, I do live here, but I'm too high to object.

The states exist to allow some diversity in government, expanded federal government defeats that.

Last edited by resedit (2009-12-01 3:04 am)

resedit wrote:

JakeTheTall wrote:

resedit wrote:

When money flows, you increase production and hire people.

Tax breaks free up money.

Overcapacity is a hallmark of recessions.  Why would companies increase capacity when there's a drop in demand ?

Demand for non-essentials is the direct result of money the buyer has that is not required for necessities.

If you net $1,000 a month, chances are rather slim that you will be buying a digital camera.
If you net $3,000 a month, you probably own several.

A digital camera maker usually sells 10,000 units a month.  In the recession, they're selling 8,000 a month.  Why would they increase production and hire people ?

JakeTheTall wrote:

resedit wrote:

JakeTheTall wrote:

Overcapacity is a hallmark of recessions.  Why would companies increase capacity when there's a drop in demand ?

Demand for non-essentials is the direct result of money the buyer has that is not required for necessities.

If you net $1,000 a month, chances are rather slim that you will be buying a digital camera.
If you net $3,000 a month, you probably own several.

A digital camera maker usually sells 10,000 units a month.  In the recession, they're selling 8,000 a month.  Why would they increase production and hire people ?

Because when not in a recession, they can get more money from them, especially if they hire engineers to make them have cool features the model released 6 months ago doesn't have.

JakeTheTall wrote:

Which party passed the increase in minimum wage ?

Except that minimum wages tend to raise unemployment, but you know...

resedit wrote:

JakeTheTall wrote:

resedit wrote:

Demand for non-essentials is the direct result of money the buyer has that is not required for necessities.

If you net $1,000 a month, chances are rather slim that you will be buying a digital camera.
If you net $3,000 a month, you probably own several.

A digital camera maker usually sells 10,000 units a month.  In the recession, they're selling 8,000 a month.  Why would they increase production and hire people ?

Because when not in a recession, they can get more money from them, especially if they hire engineers to make them have cool features the model released 6 months ago doesn't have.

I'll play along.

I am debunking your notion that tax cuts in a recession are a good idea because it spurs businesses to expand.