Because marriage gives two people a host of other legal benefits that have nothing to do with procreation.
For example, the right to inherit tax free, the right to share in each others retirement benefits (both public and private), the right to be considered someone's next of kin. There are dozens of such rights, as those who have married in Massachusetts know all to well, because the Federal government doesn't recognize them as being married and they don't get those rights at the Federal level.
Innocent until proven guilty....although post 9/11, that seems to be no longer true.
In any case, the guy is a real film maker, who has made Oscar-nominated films before.
This isn't Joe Blow from Pasadena with his Handicam peeking over you fence.
Did you see 'Bowling for Columbine'? I guess Michael Moore was stalking those people who were so upset he was asking them tough questions, on film no less, at their homes, in their offices, and in their cars, huh?
Plus, who will need to enter the federal buildings? All the employees you might want to do business with will be sitting in the street. Or do you think that they truck federal workers in from out of state?
Hey, someone who actually understands what they mean by Two-tier.
I think that all they are trying to do is to get it out there, known, and officially approved by regulators, that they can send their traffic marked with Expedited Forwarding (DiffServ/EF) and give that traffic EF handling, and simulateously remark all traffic that is not 'approved' to not have EF. This would be a standard DiffServ edge router behavior... They just want to say that their policy will be influence by business reasons. Pay to play.
No ISP will deliver anything other than Best Effort (BE) forwarding unless they have the go ahead to apply policies. You can't allow a free for all at the express lane, or it won't BE the express lane.
It's not that they are waiting for there to be a clear threat from h5n1, because with all the publicity they probably would include it in the vaccine if they could, even though at the moment the threat is unclear. The problem is, since flu vaccine is grown in incubating bird eggs, and h5n1 is bird flu, the eggs die. There is no method today to grow bird flu vaccine. Nor is there any way to grow flu vaccine quickly, or in large quantities (you can't double your production without acquiring double the amount of eggs, and I assume that the eggs are super sterile and not something you can acquire at your local poultry farm).
The other problem with switching to a consumption based tax is that it unfairly penalizes anyone who has been saving their (income)taxed income for the future. First they paid income tax when they earned it, now they're going to pay consumption tax when they spend it?
It is not IBM's fault that it is taking so long. It is the overloaded judicial system and SCO that are stretching it out.
Court dates are like appointments to see medical specialists. If SCO's lawyers show up and tell the judge they need more time, and the judge grants them more time, it is months before they can get another court date. Years go by very quickly when you are in court only every 4 months or so.
The judge has been very easygoing with SCO, granting them extra time very liberally. See Groklaw. The judge is giving them plenty of rope. They won't be able to appeal.
So when exactly did you get authorization to make a TCP connection to linux.slashdot.org port 80? And don't tell me that the Terms of Service gave it to you, because you can't SEE the terms of service until after you connect. And you can't say that HTTP is somehow "by definition" a public service, because it ain't.
The reality is that authorization on the internet is a nebulous concept. You are authorized to connect to linux.slashdot.org port 80, but you don't really know until after you connect. If I give you a link http://foo.slashdot.org/ you have no idea if it's public or not. If it works, you assume that its public, not that the firewall is misconfigured. On the other hand, if you start connecting to linux.slashdot.org and start trying to exploit Apache bugs, then many people would doubtthat your access is authorized.
In some ways its like if you shoot someone. It might be attempted murder, or it might be self-defense. It's got to be judged case-by-case.
That's funny. All EZ-Pass transponders are delivered via the US Mail in foil lined bags. Otherwise you'd get billed for every tollbooth that the mail truck drove through. And you are reminded to keep your foil lined bag, in case you need to return your transponder, or you need to transport it without using it, for the same reason.
People make these damn car analogies and they aren't even listening to themselves.
Do airbags "just work"? No they don't. They put the things in there, then they figure out that they needed to put in a manual kill switch, and a warning not to put car seats in the front seat, and don't sit too close to the steering wheel (say if you are a small woman) or the damn thing could smash your nose out the back of your head. Then they put weight sensors in, and proximity sensors, so if you were leaning against the side-impact air bag they won't go off, etc etc.
They are still tweaking them but they only "just work" most of the time for most people.
Even if the guy didn't stamp your passport, do you think that if you drove back across the bridge to the US checkpoint, that they would have cared that your passport wasn't stamped? Actually they might have given you more grief if it wasn't stamped, after all, you are *already* on the other side of the border.
The Use Tax is ridiculous because it is impossible for consumers to figure out. That's one of the reasons why the mail order stores & internet sites don't want to do it. The rules are way too complicated. In my state (MA), a dozen donuts are not taxable, but 3 or fewer donuts ARE taxable, and the rational is that 3 or less is a meal, but more than that is food (i.e. groceries). Hmmm, but if I have the 3 donuts shipped UPS, that's obviously not a meal, right? It's not exactly takeout when it arrives in a few days. Clothes items less than $175 are not taxable, over $175 are taxable to the extent that the price exceeds $175, but clothing intended to protect you from physical injury IS taxable not matter the price, but work clothes are not taxable... what about work clothes that protect you from injury? WTFK. Bowling shoes are taxable, joggins shoes are not. Baby oil is exempt, baby lotion is taxable, Baby diapers are exempt, baby wipes are taxable. Edible plants and their seeds are exempt, Non-edible plants and their seeds are taxable. Books are taxable, school supplies are taxable, but school books are NOT taxable.
Event the state has said that they can't always figure out what is taxable and what isn't. The sales tax is a maze of exemptions for various things (bibles, choir gowns, and US flags are all exempt).
You are somewhat confused. Under a pure popular vote system there would be no such thing as a "swing state". Nor would voters in Texas know that Bush was going to win. He would win Texas, but with no Electoral College, every vote counts towards the national win. It is only under the Electoral College that a candidate has "enough" votes in a state. It is only under the Electoral College that a substantial vote for the second-place candidate (in a state) is not worth having.
It would be no impediment NOW, but we'd also be way behind the curve if a patent had been granted on the transistor or the integrated circuit. We'd still be using 8086 era technology being provided by a single hardware vendor who had the lock on the basic technological patents.
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Because marriage gives two people a host of other legal benefits that have nothing to do with procreation.
For example, the right to inherit tax free, the right to share in each others retirement benefits (both public and private), the right to be considered someone's next of kin. There are dozens of such rights, as those who have married in Massachusetts know all to well, because the Federal government doesn't recognize them as being married and they don't get those rights at the Federal level.
Right, the fact that they are rational and predictable just means that they are "Lawful Evil".
Now a company like SCO just has to be Chaotic Evil. Can you predict what they are going to do next?
Innocent until proven guilty. ...although post 9/11, that seems to be no longer true.
In any case, the guy is a real film maker, who has made Oscar-nominated films before.
This isn't Joe Blow from Pasadena with his Handicam peeking over you fence.
Did you see 'Bowling for Columbine'? I guess Michael Moore was stalking those people who were so upset he was asking them tough questions, on film no less, at their homes, in their offices, and in their cars, huh?
Plus, who will need to enter the federal buildings? All the employees you might want to do business with will be sitting in the street. Or do you think that they truck federal workers in from out of state?
Hey, someone who actually understands what they mean by Two-tier.
I think that all they are trying to do is to get it out there, known, and officially approved by regulators, that they can send their traffic marked with Expedited Forwarding (DiffServ/EF) and give that traffic EF handling, and simulateously remark all traffic that is not 'approved' to not have EF. This would be a standard DiffServ edge router behavior... They just want to say that their policy will be influence by business reasons. Pay to play.
No ISP will deliver anything other than Best Effort (BE) forwarding unless they have the go ahead to apply policies. You can't allow a free for all at the express lane, or it won't BE the express lane.
Well, yes and no,
look at DAT and MiniDisc. Both had DRM, and both went nowhere in the mass market. I guess you could add Divx to that too.
It's called an 'Amazon Wishlist'
It's not that they are waiting for there to be a clear threat from h5n1, because with all the publicity they probably would include it in the vaccine if they could, even though at the moment the threat is unclear. The problem is, since flu vaccine is grown in incubating bird eggs, and h5n1 is bird flu, the eggs die. There is no method today to grow bird flu vaccine. Nor is there any way to grow flu vaccine quickly, or in large quantities (you can't double your production without acquiring double the amount of eggs, and I assume that the eggs are super sterile and not something you can acquire at your local poultry farm).
The other problem with switching to a consumption based tax is that it unfairly penalizes anyone who has been saving their (income)taxed income for the future. First they paid income tax when they earned it, now they're going to pay consumption tax when they spend it?
It is not IBM's fault that it is taking so long. It is the overloaded judicial system and SCO that are stretching it out.
Court dates are like appointments to see medical specialists. If SCO's lawyers show up and tell the judge they need more time, and the judge grants them more time, it is months before they can get another court date. Years go by very quickly when you are in court only every 4 months or so.
The judge has been very easygoing with SCO, granting them extra time very liberally. See Groklaw. The judge is giving them plenty of rope. They won't be able to appeal.
But I was assessed a sales tax... at a rate of 0%
If you look at the bottom of www.target.com you'll see that it is "Powered by Amazon.com"
ToysRUs, BabiesRUs, Target, and Office Depot are all partnered with Amazon.com. Amazon runs their web sites for them.
So when exactly did you get authorization to make a TCP connection to linux.slashdot.org port 80? And don't tell me that the Terms of Service gave it to you, because you can't SEE the terms of service until after you connect. And you can't say that HTTP is somehow "by definition" a public service, because it ain't.
The reality is that authorization on the internet is a nebulous concept. You are authorized to connect to linux.slashdot.org port 80, but you don't really know until after you connect. If I give you a link http://foo.slashdot.org/ you have no idea if it's public or not. If it works, you assume that its public, not that the firewall is misconfigured. On the other hand, if you start connecting to linux.slashdot.org and start trying to exploit Apache bugs, then many people would doubtthat your access is authorized.
In some ways its like if you shoot someone. It might be attempted murder, or it might be self-defense. It's got to be judged case-by-case.
That's funny. All EZ-Pass transponders are delivered via the US Mail in foil lined bags. Otherwise you'd get billed for every tollbooth that the mail truck drove through. And you are reminded to keep your foil lined bag, in case you need to return your transponder, or you need to transport it without using it, for the same reason.
You are too late: GM Beer to hit the shelves
What's wrong with searching for a domain?
I get some thirdparty trying to set a cookie, I want to know what people say about them, I don't necessarily want to visit them.
People make these damn car analogies and they aren't even listening to themselves.
Do airbags "just work"? No they don't.
They put the things in there, then they figure out that they needed to put in a manual kill switch, and a warning not to put car seats in the front seat, and don't sit too close to the steering wheel (say if you are a small woman) or the damn thing could smash your nose out the back of your head. Then they put weight sensors in, and proximity sensors, so if you were leaning against the side-impact air bag they won't go off, etc etc.
They are still tweaking them but they only "just work" most of the time for most people.
Who says that changing the oil will increase its level? Perhaps you'll just end up with not enough oil that is newer.
Even if the guy didn't stamp your passport, do you think that if you drove back across the bridge to the US checkpoint, that they would have cared that your passport wasn't stamped? Actually they might have given you more grief if it wasn't stamped, after all, you are *already* on the other side of the border.
The Use Tax is ridiculous because it is impossible for consumers to figure out. That's one of the reasons why the mail order stores & internet sites don't want to do it. The rules are way too complicated. In my state (MA), a dozen donuts are not taxable, but 3 or fewer donuts ARE taxable, and the rational is that 3 or less is a meal, but more than that is food (i.e. groceries). Hmmm, but if I have the 3 donuts shipped UPS, that's obviously not a meal, right? It's not exactly takeout when it arrives in a few days. Clothes items less than $175 are not taxable, over $175 are taxable to the extent that the price exceeds $175, but clothing intended to protect you from physical injury IS taxable not matter the price, but work clothes are not taxable... what about work clothes that protect you from injury? WTFK. Bowling shoes are taxable, joggins shoes are not. Baby oil is exempt, baby lotion is taxable, Baby diapers are exempt, baby wipes are taxable. Edible plants and their seeds are exempt, Non-edible plants and their seeds are taxable. Books are taxable, school supplies are taxable, but school books are NOT taxable.
Event the state has said that they can't always figure out what is taxable and what isn't. The sales tax is a maze of exemptions for various things (bibles, choir gowns, and US flags are all exempt).
You are somewhat confused. Under a pure popular vote system there would be no such thing as a "swing state". Nor would voters in Texas know that Bush was going to win. He would win Texas, but with no Electoral College, every vote counts towards the national win. It is only under the Electoral College that a candidate has "enough" votes in a state. It is only under the Electoral College that a substantial vote for the second-place candidate (in a state) is not worth having.
A Read-Only printer is pretty broken.
So is a Read-Only network access device.
Heck even my scanner would be broken because I wouldn't be able to send it commands from the scanner application.
Or worse, who says that the bar code has to match what the ballot says?
No bar code. Just a tally of what was voted for.
Apparently this enables taxing of PBX's too, as well as any WinXP box using Internet Connection Sharing or sharing a local printer! Link
It would be no impediment NOW, but we'd also be way behind the curve if a patent had been granted on the transistor or the integrated circuit. We'd still be using 8086 era technology being provided by a single hardware vendor who had the lock on the basic technological patents.