You can't possibly protect content without directly affecting the people who play by the rules. Things like the Patriot Act suffer from the same problem.
No, I just use Turbo Tax...takes 20 minutes to do mine and my fiancee's taxes. Granted, we don't have a massive portfolio and our money isn't divided into 20 different places, but still...it does most of the work for you, and costs about the same if not slightly less than going to a CPA.
We do save a bit from each paycheck, but this way ensures we save even more. Since we have no access to it until we get a check back for the amount that we overpaid, we can't spend any of it. Once we get our returns we deposit them into our savings in one fell swoop. It seems silly to have to do it this way, I know, but it helps keep us on track.
If we were The Watchmen, we would be watching ourselves.
I obviously can't speak for others, but we purposely claim "0" on our paychecks so that more than necessary is taken out...sure, we could use that little bit of extra money throughout the year, but we like getting the big honkin' checks when we file. They're useful for buying that expensive gadget we've been holding out on or to bolster our savings.
Unless you owe a lot in taxes or back taxes and just need the extra time to come up with the money...why would you wait until the very last day to file? Come on...you are going to have to do it eventually, why not do it early and get it over with?
We e-filed back in the third week of January...and both of us got our Federal & State returns literally three business days later direct deposited. If you don't owe any money and are due back a tax return, why wouldn't you file as soon as possible?
Drugs like Meth, Coke, etc shouldn't be legal for the very reasons you outline...but the users of those substances shouldn't be treated like criminals either.
Rehabilitate the users, imprison the dealers.
That being said, I think "designer drugs" aren't too far off in our future (2-3 decades at the most). Think about it...pharmaceutical companies already develop a huge number of different substances...so why not synthesized drugs made for a specific experience?
I certainly wouldn't take them, but I know plenty of people who would.
I agree with everything you said, except this. Please note that addicts are not the problem; violent dealers and a black market are the problem. Eradicate the black market and the dealers by legalizing and regulating it, and you will find much of the violence and crime associated with the substances will go away.
Last time I checked, there weren't roving gangs fighting over turf so they could sell Heineken on the back streets of inner cities...they just open a beer store.
I find it to be an extremely useful tool for keeping up on various personalities and the going-ons behind the scenes at certain websites. A sampling of the list of the people I follow:
PADnD (Penny Arcade live tweets their Dungeons and Dragons games) mattsinger (critic for IFC) aedavis (Ashley Davis, who draws Once Upon a Pixel) washcaps (Washington Caps Hockey official twitter) mcps (Montgomery county Public Schools, who my fiancee works for) CameronPierce (Bizzaro author) CERN (LHC stuff, obviously) BenKuchera (head gaming writer for Ars Technica) zanelamprey (the guy from Three Sheets) TimOfLegend (Tim Schafer's official twitter) reverendanthony (Of Destructoid and Hey Ash Watcha Playin' fame) RWZombie (Rob Zombie) thekiko (Kiko, one of the Penny Arcade crew) Official_PAX (Official twitter of Penny Arcade Expo) geoffkeighley (Of GameTrailers fame) Templesmith (Ben Templesmith's official twitter) TychoBrahe (Tycho aka Jerry Holkins from Penny Arcade) neilhimself (Neil Gaiman's official twitter) cinemassacre (James Rolfe, aka Angry Video Game Nerd) pvponline (Scott Kurtz of PVP fame) cwgabriel (Gabe aka Mike Krahulik from Penny Arcade) wilw (Wil Wheaton's official twitter) joel_gardiner (The guy that plays FPS_Doug on Pure Pwnage) glapaire (The guy that plays Kyle on Pure Pwnage) jarettcale (The guy that plays Jeremy on Pure Pwnage)
Furthermore I think it is Obama's goal to make the US weak because nobody hates a loser, but nobody respects one either.
You honestly believe that Obama is actively working towards making the United States weaker? Put down the Tea Party(TM) brand leaves, and try to have a single rational thought.
Scroll down to the very bottom of the page, and in the lavender-ish box that says "MTV Networks", click show, then scroll down and you will see everything they own.
Keep in mind, MTV is owned by Viacom...so even though there is a LOT that MTV directly owns, Viacom owns MTV
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You can't possibly protect content without directly affecting the people who play by the rules. Things like the Patriot Act suffer from the same problem.
No, I just use Turbo Tax...takes 20 minutes to do mine and my fiancee's taxes. Granted, we don't have a massive portfolio and our money isn't divided into 20 different places, but still...it does most of the work for you, and costs about the same if not slightly less than going to a CPA.
We do save a bit from each paycheck, but this way ensures we save even more. Since we have no access to it until we get a check back for the amount that we overpaid, we can't spend any of it. Once we get our returns we deposit them into our savings in one fell swoop. It seems silly to have to do it this way, I know, but it helps keep us on track.
If we were The Watchmen, we would be watching ourselves.
I obviously can't speak for others, but we purposely claim "0" on our paychecks so that more than necessary is taken out...sure, we could use that little bit of extra money throughout the year, but we like getting the big honkin' checks when we file. They're useful for buying that expensive gadget we've been holding out on or to bolster our savings.
Unless you owe a lot in taxes or back taxes and just need the extra time to come up with the money...why would you wait until the very last day to file? Come on...you are going to have to do it eventually, why not do it early and get it over with?
We e-filed back in the third week of January...and both of us got our Federal & State returns literally three business days later direct deposited. If you don't owe any money and are due back a tax return, why wouldn't you file as soon as possible?
Drugs like Meth, Coke, etc shouldn't be legal for the very reasons you outline...but the users of those substances shouldn't be treated like criminals either.
Rehabilitate the users, imprison the dealers.
That being said, I think "designer drugs" aren't too far off in our future (2-3 decades at the most). Think about it...pharmaceutical companies already develop a huge number of different substances...so why not synthesized drugs made for a specific experience?
I certainly wouldn't take them, but I know plenty of people who would.
the same applies to hard core drug addicts
I agree with everything you said, except this. Please note that addicts are not the problem; violent dealers and a black market are the problem. Eradicate the black market and the dealers by legalizing and regulating it, and you will find much of the violence and crime associated with the substances will go away.
Last time I checked, there weren't roving gangs fighting over turf so they could sell Heineken on the back streets of inner cities...they just open a beer store.
I was referring more to how much spam blocking technology has increased compared to the increase in spam volume...
...the amount of spam that actually makes it to an inbox, instead of being dumped into a junk folder or blocked outright?
^^^^^^^Pretty much this.
Awesome food, bad government, traps, and Sagat. What haven't you given to the world??
I find it to be an extremely useful tool for keeping up on various personalities and the going-ons behind the scenes at certain websites. A sampling of the list of the people I follow:
PADnD (Penny Arcade live tweets their Dungeons and Dragons games)
mattsinger (critic for IFC)
aedavis (Ashley Davis, who draws Once Upon a Pixel)
washcaps (Washington Caps Hockey official twitter)
mcps (Montgomery county Public Schools, who my fiancee works for)
CameronPierce (Bizzaro author)
CERN (LHC stuff, obviously)
BenKuchera (head gaming writer for Ars Technica)
zanelamprey (the guy from Three Sheets)
TimOfLegend (Tim Schafer's official twitter)
reverendanthony (Of Destructoid and Hey Ash Watcha Playin' fame)
RWZombie (Rob Zombie)
thekiko (Kiko, one of the Penny Arcade crew)
Official_PAX (Official twitter of Penny Arcade Expo)
geoffkeighley (Of GameTrailers fame)
Templesmith (Ben Templesmith's official twitter)
TychoBrahe (Tycho aka Jerry Holkins from Penny Arcade)
neilhimself (Neil Gaiman's official twitter)
cinemassacre (James Rolfe, aka Angry Video Game Nerd)
pvponline (Scott Kurtz of PVP fame)
cwgabriel (Gabe aka Mike Krahulik from Penny Arcade)
wilw (Wil Wheaton's official twitter)
joel_gardiner (The guy that plays FPS_Doug on Pure Pwnage)
glapaire (The guy that plays Kyle on Pure Pwnage)
jarettcale (The guy that plays Jeremy on Pure Pwnage)
Hmm...that is a good point...
I could see them archiving tweets that were relevant to pop culture or history...but all of them??? Seems like a waste of time and money to me.
Same. Been reading since 2002, but didn't make an account until 2005. I kick myself for that every time I log in :/
Cruisin' Mos Espa
In my Delorean
War's over
I'm a peacetime mandalorian
My story has stumped
Star Wars historians
Deep in debate,
Buffet plate at Bennigan's
Rhyme renegade
Sure to penetrate
First and second defences
I won't hesitate
Got a job to do
And Darth's the guy that delegates
Got something against Skywalker
Someone he really hates
I don't give a fuck
I'm after Solo
For all I care
He could be hidin' at Yoda's dojo
Gotta make the money
Credit's no good
When the jawas runin' shop
In your neighborhood
Think you can cook
I got a grappling hook
Let's make this quick
'Cause I'm really booked
I'm a devious degenerate
Defender of the devil
Shut down all the trash compactors
On the detention level
I find it very telling that many of the people that have commented on this story have low UIDs, lol
I was KIND OF with you until you said this:
Furthermore I think it is Obama's goal to make the US weak because nobody hates a loser, but nobody respects one either.
You honestly believe that Obama is actively working towards making the United States weaker? Put down the Tea Party(TM) brand leaves, and try to have a single rational thought.
Seriously.
Ah, the ol' "there are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary, and those who don't" trick. I see what you did there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV
Scroll down to the very bottom of the page, and in the lavender-ish box that says "MTV Networks", click show, then scroll down and you will see everything they own.
Keep in mind, MTV is owned by Viacom...so even though there is a LOT that MTV directly owns, Viacom owns MTV
Does the fact that I have a website whose name is Living With a Nerd work for you? :-)
My situation was the opposite. I thought I would like it...until I watched a couple of episodes.
You do realize that MTV owns GameTrailers and SpikeTV, amongst a number of other things...right?
...but am I the only nerd that can't stand Firefly?
DING DING DING!