Amazon needs to start playing by the same rules as everyone else.
You're absolutely right, they should play by the rules of everyone else.
In the United States, an advantage of this type of shopping is that the merchant is typically not required by law to add sales tax to the price of the goods, unless they have a physical presence in the customers' state. Instead, most states require the resident purchaser to pay applicable taxes. There has been periodic discussion about amending the law to make these sales taxable.
Offhand, I don't know what states Amazon has a physical presence in, but per the law as it is written today, in those states and only those states should they be required to pay sales tax.
That out of the way, one might be able to say that, for any religion where we are inferior to God, animals are to us as we are to God. From that, one might be able to make the argument that being given dominion over the animals might be a sort of "test" and that we should practice restraint on some activities.
Could you please expand upon that thought? I'm having trouble imagining what "message" games like God of War, Okami, and Kid Icarus are trying to convey.
Correction, your new comment is relevant (and I thank you for it). Your old comment is still irrelevant as it was talking about events that went through the courts while the discussion at hand is about events before they hit the courthouse.
And to think, this is just a more technological way of doing something that is already done in most towns across America: The Courthouse News section of the local paper. You know, where all the events that went through the courts are written out for the public to see.
See that part I bolded for you? That makes your comment completely irrelevant. Usually you're charged with something before you hit the courthouse.
if you had the keys in the ignition and you were drunk, then your a dumbass and deserve to be caught.
Caught doing what? Sitting parked in a parking lot trying to stay warm/cool? Unless the vehicle in question was moving, how the fuck do you justify giving someone either a DUI or a DWI?
Way to put words in people's mouths dumbass. ClintJCL never said diabetics who can't control their condition should be allowed to drive even at the endangerment of others. No, he simply said that they should not be charged with a DUI. It's hardly emotional to believe that the punishment should fit the crime.
I before e except after c.
Or as in neighbor and weigh.
But then weird is just weird, neither is neither, and caffeine, um...
Anyway, my point is that for every rule, there are a couple baker's dozen of "exceptions". Irregardless is simply an exception to the "rules" that you claim make its meaning the opposite of how everyone uses the word.
Silly human, cats are also heat-powered much like these devices. Why do you think they spend so much time on laps, over register vents, and in sun beams?
Sunlight is not consistent, so you'd need a backup power source to power your cat. But whether it's
1) You power cat, cat powers house, house converts power to heat to warm you.
Or
2) House register vent powers cat, cat powers house, house converts power to heat to warm cat.
All you'd be doing is converting the energy in a circle.
Reminds me of the "battery powered recharger that's only good for recharging its own battery" from an episode of the old Garfield and Friends cartoon.
Not that I agree or disagree, but maybe AC meant source needed to show that communication was the only thing keeping mom-and-pop businesses from handling what corporations handle?
I think you misunderstand. Not being Australian wasn't about "I don't know if Stephen Conroy is a douche", but seemed more along the lines of "I don't know if this is legal".
Or to put it another way, just as something being legal / illegal does not mean it is moral / immoral, so to does it not indicate that something is not douchie / douchie.
Just recall the NWN1 where they had the magic button "Recommend". During character creation and level up screen, hitting "Recommend" was defaulting to properly leveled warrior and guaranteeing that player wouldn't hit an obstacle s/he can't overcome. Because playing custom character means that there might be monsters you can't defeat alone.
This reminds of someone's/. sig. It goes something like "MMORPG quests are like orgasms. You may solo them but I prefer mine in groups."
The point I'm making, is that since we're talking about MMOs and not single player games, encountering a monster that a player may not be able to defeat alone seems like it should be the expected norm.
So while before all that was available was a list of rented films which she seems to think indicates that whoever rents them can indicate that the watcher is gay (which I'm having a hard time making the leap from "if someone watches movie X, Y, and Z, that means they are gay), now the whole world knows she is gay.
I may be a new Pastafanarian, but I thought FSM was cool with people not believing in It? Per the first of the Eight I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts:
I'd Really Rather You Didn't Act Like a Sanctimonious Holier-Than-Thou Ass When Describing My Noodly Goodness. If Some People Don't Believe In Me, That's Okay. Really, I'm Not That Vain. Besides, This Isn't About Them So Don't Change The Subject.
isn't this an issue with the company not purchasing the proper licenses in the appropriate amount of time rather than an issue with DRM? I understand this wouldn't exist if there were no DRM, but then the theater would still not have paid for the rights to show the movie.
Wait, what? If DRM didn't exist, why do you think the theater wouldn't have the permission of the rights holders (either through payment as you suggest, or however the system works) to play the movie?
How hard can it be to stop doing it after you've been hauled before two tribunals?
So tell us, have you stopped beating your wife yet?
In case you can't tell, I'm pointing out the ridiculousness of telling someone to stop doing something when they were never doing it in the first place, and then punishing them after you tell them a third time when, again, they never did the deed for which you are punishing them.
The problem with that of course is that our parents and our parents parents and our parents parents parents going back till dunno when have been doing that same thing. "Oh Earth, you know I'm good for it." Then they die and pass the burden onto their kids, who say the same thing while continuing to add to the balance that must be paid for at some time. "Oh Earth, you know I'm good for it."
But this can't go on forever. Eventually it will reach the breaking point, and Earth will say "PAY UP OR GTFO!" Maybe not this generation, maybe not the next generation, but some generation will get the eviction notice.
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Isn't Apophis big enough that, should it hit Earth, to "not be there [where it lands]" is the same as not being on Earth?
Amazon needs to start playing by the same rules as everyone else.
You're absolutely right, they should play by the rules of everyone else.
In the United States, an advantage of this type of shopping is that the merchant is typically not required by law to add sales tax to the price of the goods, unless they have a physical presence in the customers' state. Instead, most states require the resident purchaser to pay applicable taxes. There has been periodic discussion about amending the law to make these sales taxable.
Offhand, I don't know what states Amazon has a physical presence in, but per the law as it is written today, in those states and only those states should they be required to pay sales tax.
18 days? I've had 3 months on an XP box.
Granted, all it did was idle in IRC, pull email from comcast's servers, and the occasional torrent, but still, 3 months and never needed a reboot!
Disclaimer, I am an atheist.
That out of the way, one might be able to say that, for any religion where we are inferior to God, animals are to us as we are to God. From that, one might be able to make the argument that being given dominion over the animals might be a sort of "test" and that we should practice restraint on some activities.
Could you please expand upon that thought? I'm having trouble imagining what "message" games like God of War, Okami, and Kid Icarus are trying to convey.
Correction, your new comment is relevant (and I thank you for it). Your old comment is still irrelevant as it was talking about events that went through the courts while the discussion at hand is about events before they hit the courthouse.
....wow, so then if I waited till we got to my car before passing my keys to my designated driver, I'd have violated the DUI laws in your city?
Hey I'm not arguing with you there. Just that to charge them with a DUI is inappropriate.
That's just the... what do you call it... like "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace", Dances With Thundersmurfs is the "The Phantom Menace" part.
The full title is "Brokeback Mountain 2: Dances With Thundersmurfs". Not that there's anything wrong with liking such a movie.
And to think, this is just a more technological way of doing something that is already done in most towns across America: The Courthouse News section of the local paper. You know, where all the events that went through the courts are written out for the public to see.
See that part I bolded for you? That makes your comment completely irrelevant. Usually you're charged with something before you hit the courthouse.
*facepalm*
I'd love to know how a drunk driving charge can be justified for someone in a parked car.
if you had the keys in the ignition and you were drunk, then your a dumbass and deserve to be caught.
Caught doing what? Sitting parked in a parking lot trying to stay warm/cool? Unless the vehicle in question was moving, how the fuck do you justify giving someone either a DUI or a DWI?
Way to put words in people's mouths dumbass. ClintJCL never said diabetics who can't control their condition should be allowed to drive even at the endangerment of others. No, he simply said that they should not be charged with a DUI. It's hardly emotional to believe that the punishment should fit the crime.
Looks like I just found a new sig.
I before e except after c.
Or as in neighbor and weigh.
But then weird is just weird, neither is neither, and caffeine, um...
Anyway, my point is that for every rule, there are a couple baker's dozen of "exceptions". Irregardless is simply an exception to the "rules" that you claim make its meaning the opposite of how everyone uses the word.
One is a word and the other is not.
Prove it.
Silly human, cats are also heat-powered much like these devices. Why do you think they spend so much time on laps, over register vents, and in sun beams?
Sunlight is not consistent, so you'd need a backup power source to power your cat. But whether it's
1) You power cat, cat powers house, house converts power to heat to warm you.
Or
2) House register vent powers cat, cat powers house, house converts power to heat to warm cat.
All you'd be doing is converting the energy in a circle.
Reminds me of the "battery powered recharger that's only good for recharging its own battery" from an episode of the old Garfield and Friends cartoon.
Not that I agree or disagree, but maybe AC meant source needed to show that communication was the only thing keeping mom-and-pop businesses from handling what corporations handle?
I think you misunderstand. Not being Australian wasn't about "I don't know if Stephen Conroy is a douche", but seemed more along the lines of "I don't know if this is legal".
Or to put it another way, just as something being legal / illegal does not mean it is moral / immoral, so to does it not indicate that something is not douchie / douchie.
Just recall the NWN1 where they had the magic button "Recommend". During character creation and level up screen, hitting "Recommend" was defaulting to properly leveled warrior and guaranteeing that player wouldn't hit an obstacle s/he can't overcome. Because playing custom character means that there might be monsters you can't defeat alone.
This reminds of someone's /. sig. It goes something like "MMORPG quests are like orgasms. You may solo them but I prefer mine in groups."
The point I'm making, is that since we're talking about MMOs and not single player games, encountering a monster that a player may not be able to defeat alone seems like it should be the expected norm.
So while before all that was available was a list of rented films which she seems to think indicates that whoever rents them can indicate that the watcher is gay (which I'm having a hard time making the leap from "if someone watches movie X, Y, and Z, that means they are gay), now the whole world knows she is gay.
I may be a new Pastafanarian, but I thought FSM was cool with people not believing in It? Per the first of the Eight I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts:
I'd Really Rather You Didn't Act Like a Sanctimonious Holier-Than-Thou Ass When Describing My Noodly Goodness. If Some People Don't Believe In Me, That's Okay. Really, I'm Not That Vain. Besides, This Isn't About Them So Don't Change The Subject.
isn't this an issue with the company not purchasing the proper licenses in the appropriate amount of time rather than an issue with DRM? I understand this wouldn't exist if there were no DRM, but then the theater would still not have paid for the rights to show the movie.
Wait, what? If DRM didn't exist, why do you think the theater wouldn't have the permission of the rights holders (either through payment as you suggest, or however the system works) to play the movie?
How hard can it be to stop doing it after you've been hauled before two tribunals?
So tell us, have you stopped beating your wife yet?
In case you can't tell, I'm pointing out the ridiculousness of telling someone to stop doing something when they were never doing it in the first place, and then punishing them after you tell them a third time when, again, they never did the deed for which you are punishing them.
The problem with that of course is that our parents and our parents parents and our parents parents parents going back till dunno when have been doing that same thing. "Oh Earth, you know I'm good for it." Then they die and pass the burden onto their kids, who say the same thing while continuing to add to the balance that must be paid for at some time. "Oh Earth, you know I'm good for it."
But this can't go on forever. Eventually it will reach the breaking point, and Earth will say "PAY UP OR GTFO!" Maybe not this generation, maybe not the next generation, but some generation will get the eviction notice.