Well . . . the UK did manage to switch to the "New Pence", and get away from shillings, farthings and half-crowns. If anyone even knew what they were worth.
We've discussed these issues in France for Google and Amazon already. If gravity is doing business in France, gravity is subject to the laws of France. The French government can tax gravity to pay for subsidies of other weaker forces in France.
Normally, when non-US folks whine, moan, bitch and complain about the US role in managing the Internet, the US folks answer: "You don't like our Internet? Build your own then!"
Well, I guess this retort applies to the US folks now. If you don't like your FCC Comcast Time Warner Paid Prioritization Internet . . . "Build your own then!"
I would suggest we start small, with a store and forward network, named after someone's dog.
Isn't that what business on the Internet is all about: Making money from morons . . . ?
As to Internet with Drones . . . it won't be a serious business until the porn providers start offering it. Porn is the bellwether of any Internet technology.
Actually, there's some sense in your statement. If you look at our world today, the biggest threat to life on this planet is not gamma rays. The biggest threat to life on this planet . . . is other life on this planet. Most of that is motivated by these "ancient superstitions".
The cruel irony is, that Islam, Christianity and the Judaism are all based on the same Jewish Fairy Tales. And despite that it seems that Muslims are hell-bent on killing everyone who isn't a Muslim. This latest Islamic State crew even seem to want to kill fellow Muslims as well.
Forget gamma rays. If, in the future, we are able to travel to habitable planets . . . we'll probably discover that the life there has destroyed itself. No need for gamma rays to do what life can do to itself.
You could say the same for conferences. The last one I attended was on the Greek island of Samos. Everyone there was there because someone else was paying for it. I honestly didn't have the gall to ask my manager to approve a business trip to a Greek vacation island, so my colleague did it. Since the costs were booked to an EU project that I was working on, he approved it.
Monty Python:"African European Swallow or European European Swallow . . . ? "
In the case of Germany, I would tend to agree with you. The German unions try to reach a reasonable consensus with management which is acceptable to all parties involved.
In the case of France, I would tend to disagree with you. They kidnap company executives, and generally make the place appear toxic for business.
The French rail workers' unions have a simple rule when to strike: Whenever I am in France. Normal Slashdot Dogma states that correlation does not equal causation, but in the case of French rail workers . . . I just need to get near the French border, and a strike will break out.
The government can earn money from regulation fees, someone can use regulation to stifle competition . . . so regulation is also about profit . . . for somebody.
So, while the funding for K-12 is being cut to fund the tax breaks for Microsoft . . . Gates is blathering about the importance of teaching history.
Maybe Gates will expand his plans for teaching history to include reading, writing, math and science . . . ? Then the state could get rid of K-12 altogether. It would be a Win-Win.
Ebola requires prolonged exposure or direct contact with bodily fluids.
Ah, like AIDS, then? Well the US is safe then, because AIDS never made any progress there.
At least, not among White Middle-aged Guys. Not even their own wives would have promiscuous sex with them. Which is confusing, being that only White Middle-aged Guys are given the cure for Ebola.
Am I missing something? Reno is a ten hour drive from Mexico.
. . . that's why the government is relocating the illegal alien kids close to Reno . . . cheap child labor for Tesla! They wanted real aliens from nearby Area 51, but there was a tooling problem with the factory, because the real aliens only have three fingers!
The new Tesla batteries will still be built using alien technology from Area 51, though. I don't want to be an alarmist or anything, but if your Tesla is dripping black goo, don't touch it . . . it might not be regular black oil!
Well, I actually don't understand how Uber started operating in the first place. In Germany, before you start operating a business, it needs to be registered (Gewerbe anmelden). Did Uber say that they were running a taxi service? Or did they fudge it as something else? If it was clear that they were running a taxi service, they would have been informed that they would have to follow the regulations for taxi services. Or did Uber just ignore this?
Usually when a company opens up business in a foreign country, they hire a local consultant, most likely a law firm, to make sure that the business will not run afoul of local laws. I don't understand how Uber was allowed to start operating at all, if what they are doing is illegal.
And in this case . . . it DOES look like they were allowed to operate . . . until a court made a decision that they must stop.
Actually, there is a lot to learn about the accusations of institutional racism in Silicon Valley here.
If you compare the demographics of both areas, the Arctic is predominantly "white" (polar bears), while the Antarctic is overwhelmingly "black" (penguins). Thus, if institutional racism was responsible, you would expect the Arctic to be rising faster. Since this is not the case, researchers are forced to search for a more scientific explanation of the observed behavior.
Part of the answer could be found in the preferred occupations the residents. Polar bears prefer to source their food from the trash cans of humans in the city of Churchill, Canada, so they want more land for humans and their accompanying trash cans. Penguins prefer a healthier diet of fish sourced from the sea, and thus have a vested interest in a bigger sea to fish in. This may or may not be the answer to faster rising levels in the Antarctic, but in this case Silicon Valley CEOs can safely claim that it is not due to institutional racism in their industry.
I think my argument makes just about much or little sense as other arguments for claiming compensation for the Arctic or in Silicon Valley.
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If only the British kept those blades away from Patrick Henry and his "nutball" cohorts!
If the British would have had,
the NSA,
there never would have been,
a USA
Burma Shave
Well . . . the UK did manage to switch to the "New Pence", and get away from shillings, farthings and half-crowns. If anyone even knew what they were worth.
but in France
We've discussed these issues in France for Google and Amazon already. If gravity is doing business in France, gravity is subject to the laws of France. The French government can tax gravity to pay for subsidies of other weaker forces in France.
Normally, when non-US folks whine, moan, bitch and complain about the US role in managing the Internet, the US folks answer: "You don't like our Internet? Build your own then!"
Well, I guess this retort applies to the US folks now. If you don't like your FCC Comcast Time Warner Paid Prioritization Internet . . . "Build your own then!"
I would suggest we start small, with a store and forward network, named after someone's dog.
My dog is named "Fido".
Foreign states might try to coerce, corrupt, or disappear you?
No, as an American citizen, my own government might try . . .
I worked for a lightning research lab in college. From what I remember
Well, if you were hit by lightning during that time, you probably won't remember!
That's the whole point of the article . . . or don't you remember what the article was all about . . . ?
Nice idea, but . . .
The hard disks containing the evidence from the drones would crash.
Along with all the hard disks of any computers containing email referencing evidence from the drones.
And all the backup tapes would be "recycled".
And the person in charge would drop her pants, moon the government, invoke the 5th Amendment, and invite the government to kiss her hairy ass.
Oh, and she gets early retirement and a juicy taxpayer funded pension, too.
Anyone who uses faecesbook is a moron.
Isn't that what business on the Internet is all about: Making money from morons . . . ?
As to Internet with Drones . . . it won't be a serious business until the porn providers start offering it. Porn is the bellwether of any Internet technology.
Actually, there's some sense in your statement. If you look at our world today, the biggest threat to life on this planet is not gamma rays. The biggest threat to life on this planet . . . is other life on this planet. Most of that is motivated by these "ancient superstitions".
The cruel irony is, that Islam, Christianity and the Judaism are all based on the same Jewish Fairy Tales. And despite that it seems that Muslims are hell-bent on killing everyone who isn't a Muslim. This latest Islamic State crew even seem to want to kill fellow Muslims as well.
Forget gamma rays. If, in the future, we are able to travel to habitable planets . . . we'll probably discover that the life there has destroyed itself. No need for gamma rays to do what life can do to itself.
Someone asked an ancient Roman poet:
Which wine do you prefer to drink?
His answer:
Wine, that someone else has paid for.
You could say the same for conferences. The last one I attended was on the Greek island of Samos. Everyone there was there because someone else was paying for it. I honestly didn't have the gall to ask my manager to approve a business trip to a Greek vacation island, so my colleague did it. Since the costs were booked to an EU project that I was working on, he approved it.
Maybe Europe needs an old China-style one child policy . . . ?
I'm a European,
Monty Python: "African European Swallow or European European Swallow . . . ? "
In the case of Germany, I would tend to agree with you. The German unions try to reach a reasonable consensus with management which is acceptable to all parties involved.
In the case of France, I would tend to disagree with you. They kidnap company executives, and generally make the place appear toxic for business.
The French rail workers' unions have a simple rule when to strike: Whenever I am in France. Normal Slashdot Dogma states that correlation does not equal causation, but in the case of French rail workers . . . I just need to get near the French border, and a strike will break out.
So you end up with replacing Machiavellian Managers . . . with Machiavellian Union Bosses . . .
I thought a ski slope took care of Sonny Bono a long time ago.
It's Cher that still needs to be removed.
Just what I need in a firearm.
Note that the summary says "gun" and not weapon or firearm.
Why are all my military cronies chuckling . . . ?
Maybe "unlocking your gun with your fingerprints" means something else to then . . . ?
"Sir, no Sir, Drill Instructor, Sir. I only shook it three times, as instructed, Sir!"
The government can earn money from regulation fees, someone can use regulation to stifle competition . . . so regulation is also about profit . . . for somebody.
If Cuba had oil . . . the embargo would be over really fast.
Cuban cigar smokers in the US don't have a PAC to push through changes. They're just not a big enough special interest group.
The phone is not the problem . . . the driver is the problem. That's why it would be better to suspend their license for a week or so.
So, while the funding for K-12 is being cut to fund the tax breaks for Microsoft . . . Gates is blathering about the importance of teaching history.
Maybe Gates will expand his plans for teaching history to include reading, writing, math and science . . . ? Then the state could get rid of K-12 altogether. It would be a Win-Win.
For someone.
Maybe.
Ebola requires prolonged exposure or direct contact with bodily fluids.
Ah, like AIDS, then? Well the US is safe then, because AIDS never made any progress there.
At least, not among White Middle-aged Guys. Not even their own wives would have promiscuous sex with them. Which is confusing, being that only White Middle-aged Guys are given the cure for Ebola.
Anyone who has worked extensively with the stuff will tell you it is NOT safe unless you are careful.
Gee, and there I was, going to tell those Knoxvillesque folks to try the "Liquid Nitrogen Enema Challenge."
Am I missing something? Reno is a ten hour drive from Mexico.
. . . that's why the government is relocating the illegal alien kids close to Reno . . . cheap child labor for Tesla! They wanted real aliens from nearby Area 51, but there was a tooling problem with the factory, because the real aliens only have three fingers!
The new Tesla batteries will still be built using alien technology from Area 51, though. I don't want to be an alarmist or anything, but if your Tesla is dripping black goo, don't touch it . . . it might not be regular black oil!
Well, I actually don't understand how Uber started operating in the first place. In Germany, before you start operating a business, it needs to be registered (Gewerbe anmelden). Did Uber say that they were running a taxi service? Or did they fudge it as something else? If it was clear that they were running a taxi service, they would have been informed that they would have to follow the regulations for taxi services. Or did Uber just ignore this?
Usually when a company opens up business in a foreign country, they hire a local consultant, most likely a law firm, to make sure that the business will not run afoul of local laws. I don't understand how Uber was allowed to start operating at all, if what they are doing is illegal.
And in this case . . . it DOES look like they were allowed to operate . . . until a court made a decision that they must stop.
Interesting enough, Germany DOES have services for people hitching long distance rides:
http://www.mitfahrzentrale.de/...
http://www.mitfahrgelegenheit....
So it will be interesting to see how the courts explain how these services are different.
"Ve haf vays, of making you valk!"
Actually, there is a lot to learn about the accusations of institutional racism in Silicon Valley here.
If you compare the demographics of both areas, the Arctic is predominantly "white" (polar bears), while the Antarctic is overwhelmingly "black" (penguins). Thus, if institutional racism was responsible, you would expect the Arctic to be rising faster. Since this is not the case, researchers are forced to search for a more scientific explanation of the observed behavior.
Part of the answer could be found in the preferred occupations the residents. Polar bears prefer to source their food from the trash cans of humans in the city of Churchill, Canada, so they want more land for humans and their accompanying trash cans. Penguins prefer a healthier diet of fish sourced from the sea, and thus have a vested interest in a bigger sea to fish in. This may or may not be the answer to faster rising levels in the Antarctic, but in this case Silicon Valley CEOs can safely claim that it is not due to institutional racism in their industry.
I think my argument makes just about much or little sense as other arguments for claiming compensation for the Arctic or in Silicon Valley.