If I buy something from a merchant California, you want me to pay sales taxes to California. So, suddenly I'm a taxpayer of California, but what services is the state government providing me? Roads, police, fire department, schools?
The state (CA) is providing the infrastructure for the merchant, its warehouse, and its ability to ship to you. You may not drive on CA's roads directly but you are paying the merchant to pay a shipper (USPS, FEDEX, etc.) to drive on those roads.
Ubuntu is an African word meaning 'Humanity to others', or 'I am what I am because of who we all are'. The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.
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Are you a human pretending to be a computer? Or just a computer? I can't tell!
Step #1: Tell bad joke.
Step #2: ???
Step #3: Profit!
If I buy something from a merchant California, you want me to pay sales taxes to California. So, suddenly I'm a taxpayer of California, but what services is the state government providing me? Roads, police, fire department, schools?
The state (CA) is providing the infrastructure for the merchant, its warehouse, and its ability to ship to you. You may not drive on CA's roads directly but you are paying the merchant to pay a shipper (USPS, FEDEX, etc.) to drive on those roads.
100% of people who don't breath don't have Asthma.
Correlation != Causation
All ISPs in the Irish Republic report reduced revenues and profits.
If the ISPs really do see a drop in profits then they may try to fight the decision, even if it's for the wrong reasons.
Ubuntu is an African word meaning 'Humanity to others', or 'I am what I am because of who we all are'. The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.