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20. Oh, fuck it.

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Sun Sep 16, 2012, 06:15 PM

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Photos of Apple's new solar array in NC. [View all] alfredo Sep 2012 OP

Built by "interns", or just on their backs? nt Romulox Sep 2012 #1

Doubtful. Estimates said that construction MineralMan Sep 2012 #2

Money is fungible; it was either built by unpaid labor, else it was *subsidized* by unpaid labor Romulox Sep 2012 #4

Guess what? The modules are made by SunPower. And do you know what else? NYC_SKP Sep 2012 #6

But, you see, it's the unpaid interns who paid for it. MineralMan Sep 2012 #12

Apple got the money, at least in part, through the labor of unpaid interns in China. Deal with it. Romulox Sep 2012 #23

Aren't unions illegal in NC? valerief Sep 2012 #28

No. Of course they're not. MineralMan Sep 2012 #30

Isn't that essentially the same thing? nt valerief Sep 2012 #36

No, not the same thing. MineralMan Sep 2012 #38

Apple got the money from exploiting overseas labor. Pretend otherwise, if you wish. Romulox Sep 2012 #24

Damn them! Show me a quality laptop and OS made in america... NYC_SKP Sep 2012 #25

Just admit you missed the story this week about Apple EXPLOITING unpaid interns to make the Iphone. Romulox Sep 2012 #31

I guess you missed this post, huh? Your silence says it all. nt Romulox Sep 2012 #46

I'm sure they had American contractors building the array. alfredo Sep 2012 #7

with chinese panels? DonRedwood Sep 2012 #15

oops...nope, i see farther down american :0) DonRedwood Sep 2012 #16

The arrays should have been placed on top of structures, not taking up arable land. JMHO. freshwest Sep 2012 #3

Agree, but props for choosing US made SunPower modules. NYC_SKP Sep 2012 #9

Props also for using US made modules; and they can be re-installed later, huh? freshwest Sep 2012 #14

Yes, it would be fairly easy to jack up the racks and build underneath. n/t NYC_SKP Sep 2012 #19

Why didn't they turn it into a parking garage? HopeHoops Sep 2012 #5

All workers are teleported in from the Cloud. alfredo Sep 2012 #8

There must be a lot of razor wire in "the cloud". HopeHoops Sep 2012 #10

Actually there isn't much need for parking. All there is needed are those to maintain the computers alfredo Sep 2012 #17

I have to believe that there was no need for parking. NYC_SKP Sep 2012 #11

There wasn't. The facility is a cloud data facility. MineralMan Sep 2012 #13

Chance are, it was tobacco farms. The soil was probably toxic from all the crap they use alfredo Sep 2012 #18

Oh, fuck it. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2012 #20

What nonsense XemaSab Sep 2012 #21

And tobacco producing areas don't look like that? alfredo Sep 2012 #33

It could have been, for sure. I just don't know. MineralMan Sep 2012 #22

Yes. alfredo Sep 2012 #34

Not likely in that part of NC unc70 Sep 2012 #27

Most of my work was in the harvest, cutting, housing and stripping. alfredo Sep 2012 #35

"Cutting", "stripping"? Was that burley? unc70 Sep 2012 #43

Yes, Burley. You haven't had cramps like you get working in the stripping room. alfredo Sep 2012 #44

K/R for progress, also, Macs, superior hardware and software, what can I say? NYC_SKP Sep 2012 #26

Farm out. The Midway Rebel Sep 2012 #29

If you exploit workers "over there", you can get filthy rich and still afford a PR stunt like this! Romulox Sep 2012 #32

Sounds like it is the school that is pressuring the students, not Apple. alfredo Sep 2012 #37

LOLOL. nt Romulox Sep 2012 #41

So Apple builds a plant that provides renewable energy... trumad Sep 2012 #39

It's the dark side of brand loyalty. alfredo Sep 2012 #40

That's what Apple haters do. (nt) Elwood P Dowd Sep 2012 #42

Apple is a big company. krispos42 Sep 2012 #45

Cool! Quantess Sep 2012 #47