Because we're good citizens living in a democratic nation and we need to self-police our laws.
Your cynicism will end up giving you an ulcer at this rate. Chin up.
Send EOD to look the next morning, and find an IED.
Yep, that answers it.
The false negatives are so much more acceptable than false positives. By so much it isn't even funny.
btw, you're a shining example of the mentality that we need in our military and it's a shame that you aren't the norm. Maybe my sample size is too small, but it is damn depressing talking to some of the vets that come back.
A vote for Anscillio-I'd-have-a-better-name-if-wikipedia-was-up-itum is a vote for death. He'll get into office and feed on the surplus oxygen supply that the proud and noble Mycrill-wikipedia-is-still-down-llium built up for you. Vote M. today!
yes yes, and you'll be very surprised when the world hasn't ended and everyone else is relaxing and enjoying their new-years-eve party on Jan 1st, 2013.
We get it, the end is nigh, blah blah blah.
Wow, as a gainfully employed embedded software engineer, I've got to call bullshit.
I mean, I moved towns in '09 and had to find new work. That was pretty much at the bottom of the market. It took me a couple months, and had to do some SQL work, but I jumped up to a better job a few short years and life is good.
There are computers everywhere dude, and they all need to be told what to do. Usually over and over again. That's a lot of work.
I get what you're saying about overseas competition, and it's a worry. But it's not so bad that I'm out of work or working for scraps, so I really don't see the problem.
Then again, maybe it's just that I'm in a tech-savy hotspot where life is wonderful for software engineers. You know, Iowa.
Well there's that 2006 documentary, the "The One Percent" made by some wealthy heir.
And Dan Rather reported that Priscilla Grim was the person that started the tumbler blog "We are the 99%", but that might have been him talking out of his ass. And even then, I wouldn't exactly peg her as a "highly paid top marketing mind".
But the idea of income disparity has been around forever, and the people on the ground have certainly taken the slogan and ran with it.
But if you give his sort even the slightest excuse for blaming the whole OWS movement on political insiders he'll latch onto that and never give it up no matter what argument or evidence you put forth. Foxnews has told him to despise Obama, and that's what he's going to do.
Whoa, hold up. Not to detract from your message, I also think drones are a step in the right direction, but one thing just popped out at me.
I can't tell you the number of times when I saw UAVs with legit targets NOT shoot because the identity of the target was in question...
How exactly did you know they were "legit targets" if their identity was in question? I mean, that's like saying everyone the cops bring in is a legitimate criminal, but the courts let them go because it can't be proved. Not to call you a trigger happy jet jockey hopped up on amphetamines or anything, but I think you need to step back and think about your viewpoint of the person on the other end of the cross-hairs.
I like to call that "power inflation". The publishers want people to buy their books. The players want, well, to be better. To have more powerful characters. It's that loot-whore mentality to acquire wealth and power. A good portion of them anyway. So the publishers cater to this and later books get more and more powerful. In general, something is more overpowered the latter it came out. It also seems to happen between editions too. So, while a 4th edition lvl 1 rogue could throw a single dagger into the eyes of 9 people in front of him in 6 seconds with the dagger coming back to his hand afterwards, I imagine that in 5th edition the rogue will be able to literally pickpocket their hearts. And this being WotC, they'll get better in 6 seconds.
That's why I stick with the version that I grew up on and only DM with the core books. Life is way WAY too short to try an memorize how all the different splat books inter-twine and how all the version differ. If the players want something weird, all they have to do is ask and I make a judgement call about how it works to balance it with the other players.
Wellllll now, often the "non genuine" ones are a batch that failed to get through quality control and should have been destroyed, but are sold out the back. Or if there is a group that has an extra run that they're selling on the side, they simply bypass quality control, because it's not their name on the line. So it's not quite as simple as paying extra for a brand. Where quality isn't vital, I go for cheap too.
Sorry, I thought you bought a new building and the money moved through your personal finances. That's the only way I could figure how you managed to screw up your taxes like you apparently did. Because really, if you are taking the revenue of the business and putting it back into the business, that's a deductible business expense. You have yet to explain how this isn't the case. You're making me guess here.
this is about cash flow, not profit.
And you keep saying that like you think it matters. I get it. You think if you earn a million and buy a million worth of crap you shouldn't have to pay taxes. Your bank accounts are emptying, but it's because your business is growing. And you're complaining about it. Lovely.
If you're just leasing the place, what exactly is the extra cost here?
but you feel free to belittle me and say I should support you financially.
Well I'll belittle you for putting words into my mouth. Even if you pay taxes to the government who builds a road between my house and your store, I don't see a dime of it. You are not "financially supporting" me.
Why should I pay some of your portion of the tax burden?
You don't. I pay all of my tax burden. Maybe you don't understand the need for a progressive tax system? Let me demystify that one for you. The system in which we operate is slanted towards those with money. Imagine if you had to get a loan to cover the move. That loan has cost. It is literally more expensive (percentage wise) to be poor. And this isn't just for loans. It costs more to buy from the convenience store, but if you don't have the transportation to go to a grocery store, FOR the poor it is financially rational decision. Even if you have to pay more for milk. And this extrapolates to the difference between the middle-class and the rich. If you were a bigger business, I imagine you'd have someone on the payroll to figure out the tax code and dodge as much of the taxes as possible. That's how Bill Gates and Microsoft does it. It gets progressively easier the richer you are. Hence, a progressive tax system. Besides, anything else and we revert to the robber-baron era and abolish the whole middle-class.
But Bill pays less taxes than us because he's retired and is spending his fortunes. When he was earning his billions he paid a lot more. Buffet also pays less taxes than us because of the fucked up tax code with capital gains. Even he thinks he should pay more in taxes. So you're balls to the walls wrong there. I want the tax code to be even more progressive at the pinnacle. Mostly because of the consolidation in markets and the ludicrous profits of corporations.
But listen, you live in a society. Most of us work together to keep things going well. Part of that is paying taxes to a central figure who helps keep it all running. Time are good for you, be happy.
Eh, as a side-note, income is taxed directly, wealth is taxed through inflation. So, they kind of have that down already.
It's also called imputed income. Maybe you shouldn't have formed an S corporation so you aren't taxed on your proportional share of the corporations profit? Although I'm kind of guessing here as I can't exactly follow what your problem is from the example you stated.
Money is money. You got more than me and decided to buy a fancy new building. You own that. It's wealth. You can sell it if need be. It sounds like you're trying to play mental games to avoid taxes.
I'd love to deduct the cost of my new car, gas, food bill, and heating bill from my income taxes. I need those to survive, and I personally do business right? Or how about I deduct the cost of my arduinos, internet connection, phone, PC, and electric bill? I'm a software engineer after all, those things are training aids for the further advancement of my career. Yeah, that's the ticket. I'm a god-damned asset to this nation. I shouldn't have to pay taxes. Hell! They should pay me just for the glorious benefit of my sheer god-damned existence.
Oh wait, no. I have a job in part thanks to the government creating a stable environment for the economy (and my employer's business) to grow and we'd suffer horrendously if it wasn't there. Damn, I guess I should shell out my fair share and support this structure that supports me.
Whoa whoa whoa.
A business of yours made money, and now you're expanding. You're experience GROWTH, and you're bitching about the cost?
I repeat, MAN UP NANCY!
Even though I essentially reinvested the entire thing.
If that were really true, you'd claim it as business expense and wouldn't pay taxes on it. So you're either lying, bullshiting some version of the half-truth, or are downright moronic when it comes to preparing your taxes.
Oh man, you're dragging out Libya? We provided a humanitarian effort to keep mercenaries in planes from bombing civilians. The government we attacked has been toppled. Our boots on the ground number 12, for our embassy. Let me guess, you think Obama's a Muslim, caused the recession, and has no chance of getting re-elected?
Are you ignorant or something? We've assassinated a lot of people in the prior decades. Don't think our past is all roses and rainbows. "Send them to Egypt if you want them tortured for information, Send them to Syria if you want them to disappear".
And it would have been nice if Bush had stuck to one of his earlier timelines of "The war will be over in 3 months and will pay for itself". Instead he constantly blew through them, and then argued that even having timelines lets "the enemy" win. And Iraqi leaders want our troops to stay, as it's free security, but publicly have to denounce us as the troops are massively unpopular among the populace. What, you didn't think politics in the MiddleEast would be easy did you?
Yeah, I really wish he had laid down the hammer against torture.
Who are we pissing off now? There's some bullshit with SOPA that would miff a lot of foreigners, but it's not like we're wantonly invading nations anymore.
Sorry, but you sounded like violent war by the south invading the north was the only way. "what must be" sort of thing. Peace is good.
Also, I contest your example of China. They're communist in name only and have moved on to capitalism, albeit with a large amount of state influence. They are still pretty authoritarian, but honestly they're much better then under Mao and his forced culture parade and people disappearing in the night. Things could be better. A lot. And this news is surprising as it's an attempt at putting the genie back in the bottle. China is developing a middle-class. Slowly but surely. Give them time and they'll be as fat and lazy as all the other first worlds. These attempts by the government at controlling culture is a throwback to darker days, and they're doomed to failure.
But the China of old is dead and gone. The China of today is more like the west than old Soviet Russia. So... I guess you're right. Their society didn't collapse. But it changed. And that's close enough. And hey if North Korea decides to change rather then be overthrown, that's great.
From your views on North Korea, China, and the history of Soviet Russia, it sounds like you're still hunting for commies. Give it up man. Move on.
He harkens back to the day where problems out of the book were assigned as homework and he assumes students would cheat and copy the answers from online. Teachers would see the student has all the right answers and pass them.
I guess it's a good lesson to completely bomb all your tests and be forced to repeat a year. You know, for some students who need a lesson in weighted averages or ethics.
Wow, you suck at reading comprehension.
Sit back, cool down, relax a little. Maybe go for a walk.
Come back, read what you wrote, read what you were responding to, and then sit there and think about what you've done.
Well, yes, taxes adversely affect them. You know what helps them a lot?
HAVING A HIGH INCOME!
You are literally complaining about having more money then me. Suck it up nancy.
States are immune to all the constitutional/legal controversy?
Really? If the state of Iowa legislated something that blatantly disregarded the US constitution, it'd be fine? Huh?
Wait, so we aren't leaving Iraq now? When did that change?
It took awhile, but we've handed things off to the Iraqis. Notice how it wasn't all that newsworthy? That's a sign that it went well. Too bad we're still in Afghanistan. I'm not exactly sure what the hell we're expected to do there.
They are sovereign. If South Korea invades, millions of people die. Instantly.
Also, just as a counterpoint, the Soviets fell apart on their own without violent revolution. It's not like they all died, but they're no longer a superpower, their ways changed, and for a long while it was pretty shitty over there.
In general yes. The fact that such a huge settlement and something that could shake the DVR industry up doesn't actually make me care is itself post-worthy. TV is dead. Well, not dead. Nothing like that ever really dies. But like radio it will continue to diminish.
For example, let's say that there was some scholarly work and someone had a really good argument that Jesus was gay. A typical response from someone in China would be "So what?" while there would be blood in the streets down in Alabama. The fact that it isn't that big of an issue is a worthy reminder.
Also, "meh" has been part of my lexicon since I was a kid. It accurately conveys my attitude, so I'll continue to use it. Did you know that the "using it ironically" thing makes you sound like a hipster?
Actually, that's a bit of a problem with Paul.
He would demand X, Y, and Z from congress and would of course be denied. They'd ride that point of contention right to, and probably through, the deadlines where the federal government shuts down. Since this is more or less equivalent to Paul's platform, he'd call it a net win.
I've no doubt of Ron Paul's integrity. He probably would stick to his guns. It's just that he'd drag us down kicking and screaming into the hellpit of anarchy that would arise if everyone was a hard-liner that refused to compromise. Remember that this is a society and we all have to work together.
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Why bother?
Because we're good citizens living in a democratic nation and we need to self-police our laws.
Your cynicism will end up giving you an ulcer at this rate. Chin up.
Send EOD to look the next morning, and find an IED.
Yep, that answers it.
The false negatives are so much more acceptable than false positives. By so much it isn't even funny.
btw, you're a shining example of the mentality that we need in our military and it's a shame that you aren't the norm. Maybe my sample size is too small, but it is damn depressing talking to some of the vets that come back.
A vote for Anscillio-I'd-have-a-better-name-if-wikipedia-was-up-itum is a vote for death. He'll get into office and feed on the surplus oxygen supply that the proud and noble Mycrill-wikipedia-is-still-down-llium built up for you. Vote M. today!
Every god-damned time.
I'm sorry, I am just continually amazed at how badly the unwashed masses get this one wrong. Repeat after me:
"Don't be evil"
"Do no evil" is sort of akin to that three-monkey thing, but "Do not evil"? Where do they get this from? I blame rock music and those whippersnappers.
yes yes, and you'll be very surprised when the world hasn't ended and everyone else is relaxing and enjoying their new-years-eve party on Jan 1st, 2013.
We get it, the end is nigh, blah blah blah.
Wow, as a gainfully employed embedded software engineer, I've got to call bullshit.
I mean, I moved towns in '09 and had to find new work. That was pretty much at the bottom of the market. It took me a couple months, and had to do some SQL work, but I jumped up to a better job a few short years and life is good.
There are computers everywhere dude, and they all need to be told what to do. Usually over and over again. That's a lot of work.
I get what you're saying about overseas competition, and it's a worry. But it's not so bad that I'm out of work or working for scraps, so I really don't see the problem.
Then again, maybe it's just that I'm in a tech-savy hotspot where life is wonderful for software engineers. You know, Iowa.
Well there's that 2006 documentary, the "The One Percent" made by some wealthy heir.
And Dan Rather reported that Priscilla Grim was the person that started the tumbler blog "We are the 99%", but that might have been him talking out of his ass. And even then, I wouldn't exactly peg her as a "highly paid top marketing mind".
But the idea of income disparity has been around forever, and the people on the ground have certainly taken the slogan and ran with it.
But if you give his sort even the slightest excuse for blaming the whole OWS movement on political insiders he'll latch onto that and never give it up no matter what argument or evidence you put forth. Foxnews has told him to despise Obama, and that's what he's going to do.
I can't tell you the number of times when I saw UAVs with legit targets NOT shoot because the identity of the target was in question...
How exactly did you know they were "legit targets" if their identity was in question? I mean, that's like saying everyone the cops bring in is a legitimate criminal, but the courts let them go because it can't be proved. Not to call you a trigger happy jet jockey hopped up on amphetamines or anything, but I think you need to step back and think about your viewpoint of the person on the other end of the cross-hairs.
I like to call that "power inflation". The publishers want people to buy their books. The players want, well, to be better. To have more powerful characters. It's that loot-whore mentality to acquire wealth and power. A good portion of them anyway. So the publishers cater to this and later books get more and more powerful. In general, something is more overpowered the latter it came out. It also seems to happen between editions too. So, while a 4th edition lvl 1 rogue could throw a single dagger into the eyes of 9 people in front of him in 6 seconds with the dagger coming back to his hand afterwards, I imagine that in 5th edition the rogue will be able to literally pickpocket their hearts. And this being WotC, they'll get better in 6 seconds.
That's why I stick with the version that I grew up on and only DM with the core books. Life is way WAY too short to try an memorize how all the different splat books inter-twine and how all the version differ. If the players want something weird, all they have to do is ask and I make a judgement call about how it works to balance it with the other players.
You should really try GURPS.
Wellllll now, often the "non genuine" ones are a batch that failed to get through quality control and should have been destroyed, but are sold out the back. Or if there is a group that has an extra run that they're selling on the side, they simply bypass quality control, because it's not their name on the line. So it's not quite as simple as paying extra for a brand. Where quality isn't vital, I go for cheap too.
this is about cash flow, not profit.
And you keep saying that like you think it matters. I get it. You think if you earn a million and buy a million worth of crap you shouldn't have to pay taxes. Your bank accounts are emptying, but it's because your business is growing. And you're complaining about it. Lovely.
If you're just leasing the place, what exactly is the extra cost here?
but you feel free to belittle me and say I should support you financially.
Well I'll belittle you for putting words into my mouth. Even if you pay taxes to the government who builds a road between my house and your store, I don't see a dime of it. You are not "financially supporting" me.
Why should I pay some of your portion of the tax burden?
You don't. I pay all of my tax burden. Maybe you don't understand the need for a progressive tax system? Let me demystify that one for you. The system in which we operate is slanted towards those with money. Imagine if you had to get a loan to cover the move. That loan has cost. It is literally more expensive (percentage wise) to be poor. And this isn't just for loans. It costs more to buy from the convenience store, but if you don't have the transportation to go to a grocery store, FOR the poor it is financially rational decision. Even if you have to pay more for milk. And this extrapolates to the difference between the middle-class and the rich. If you were a bigger business, I imagine you'd have someone on the payroll to figure out the tax code and dodge as much of the taxes as possible. That's how Bill Gates and Microsoft does it. It gets progressively easier the richer you are. Hence, a progressive tax system. Besides, anything else and we revert to the robber-baron era and abolish the whole middle-class. But Bill pays less taxes than us because he's retired and is spending his fortunes. When he was earning his billions he paid a lot more. Buffet also pays less taxes than us because of the fucked up tax code with capital gains. Even he thinks he should pay more in taxes. So you're balls to the walls wrong there. I want the tax code to be even more progressive at the pinnacle. Mostly because of the consolidation in markets and the ludicrous profits of corporations.
But listen, you live in a society. Most of us work together to keep things going well. Part of that is paying taxes to a central figure who helps keep it all running. Time are good for you, be happy.
Eh, as a side-note, income is taxed directly, wealth is taxed through inflation. So, they kind of have that down already.
It's also called imputed income. Maybe you shouldn't have formed an S corporation so you aren't taxed on your proportional share of the corporations profit? Although I'm kind of guessing here as I can't exactly follow what your problem is from the example you stated.
Money is money. You got more than me and decided to buy a fancy new building. You own that. It's wealth. You can sell it if need be. It sounds like you're trying to play mental games to avoid taxes.
I'd love to deduct the cost of my new car, gas, food bill, and heating bill from my income taxes. I need those to survive, and I personally do business right? Or how about I deduct the cost of my arduinos, internet connection, phone, PC, and electric bill? I'm a software engineer after all, those things are training aids for the further advancement of my career. Yeah, that's the ticket. I'm a god-damned asset to this nation. I shouldn't have to pay taxes. Hell! They should pay me just for the glorious benefit of my sheer god-damned existence.
Oh wait, no. I have a job in part thanks to the government creating a stable environment for the economy (and my employer's business) to grow and we'd suffer horrendously if it wasn't there. Damn, I guess I should shell out my fair share and support this structure that supports me.
A business of yours made money, and now you're expanding. You're experience GROWTH, and you're bitching about the cost?
I repeat, MAN UP NANCY!
Even though I essentially reinvested the entire thing.
If that were really true, you'd claim it as business expense and wouldn't pay taxes on it. So you're either lying, bullshiting some version of the half-truth, or are downright moronic when it comes to preparing your taxes.
Oh man, you're dragging out Libya? We provided a humanitarian effort to keep mercenaries in planes from bombing civilians. The government we attacked has been toppled. Our boots on the ground number 12, for our embassy. Let me guess, you think Obama's a Muslim, caused the recession, and has no chance of getting re-elected?
Are you ignorant or something? We've assassinated a lot of people in the prior decades. Don't think our past is all roses and rainbows. "Send them to Egypt if you want them tortured for information, Send them to Syria if you want them to disappear".
And it would have been nice if Bush had stuck to one of his earlier timelines of "The war will be over in 3 months and will pay for itself". Instead he constantly blew through them, and then argued that even having timelines lets "the enemy" win. And Iraqi leaders want our troops to stay, as it's free security, but publicly have to denounce us as the troops are massively unpopular among the populace. What, you didn't think politics in the MiddleEast would be easy did you?
Yeah, I really wish he had laid down the hammer against torture.
Who are we pissing off now? There's some bullshit with SOPA that would miff a lot of foreigners, but it's not like we're wantonly invading nations anymore.
ok. Calm.
Sorry, but you sounded like violent war by the south invading the north was the only way. "what must be" sort of thing. Peace is good.
Also, I contest your example of China. They're communist in name only and have moved on to capitalism, albeit with a large amount of state influence. They are still pretty authoritarian, but honestly they're much better then under Mao and his forced culture parade and people disappearing in the night. Things could be better. A lot. And this news is surprising as it's an attempt at putting the genie back in the bottle. China is developing a middle-class. Slowly but surely. Give them time and they'll be as fat and lazy as all the other first worlds. These attempts by the government at controlling culture is a throwback to darker days, and they're doomed to failure.
But the China of old is dead and gone. The China of today is more like the west than old Soviet Russia. So... I guess you're right. Their society didn't collapse. But it changed. And that's close enough. And hey if North Korea decides to change rather then be overthrown, that's great.
From your views on North Korea, China, and the history of Soviet Russia, it sounds like you're still hunting for commies. Give it up man. Move on.
He harkens back to the day where problems out of the book were assigned as homework and he assumes students would cheat and copy the answers from online. Teachers would see the student has all the right answers and pass them.
I guess it's a good lesson to completely bomb all your tests and be forced to repeat a year. You know, for some students who need a lesson in weighted averages or ethics.
Wow, you suck at reading comprehension.
Sit back, cool down, relax a little. Maybe go for a walk.
Come back, read what you wrote, read what you were responding to, and then sit there and think about what you've done.
Well, yes, taxes adversely affect them. You know what helps them a lot?
HAVING A HIGH INCOME!
You are literally complaining about having more money then me. Suck it up nancy.
States are immune to all the constitutional/legal controversy?
Really? If the state of Iowa legislated something that blatantly disregarded the US constitution, it'd be fine? Huh?
Wait, so we aren't leaving Iraq now? When did that change?
It took awhile, but we've handed things off to the Iraqis. Notice how it wasn't all that newsworthy? That's a sign that it went well. Too bad we're still in Afghanistan. I'm not exactly sure what the hell we're expected to do there.
Are you batshit fucking CRAZY!?
They
Have
NUKES
They are sovereign. If South Korea invades, millions of people die. Instantly.
Also, just as a counterpoint, the Soviets fell apart on their own without violent revolution. It's not like they all died, but they're no longer a superpower, their ways changed, and for a long while it was pretty shitty over there.
In general yes. The fact that such a huge settlement and something that could shake the DVR industry up doesn't actually make me care is itself post-worthy. TV is dead. Well, not dead. Nothing like that ever really dies. But like radio it will continue to diminish.
For example, let's say that there was some scholarly work and someone had a really good argument that Jesus was gay. A typical response from someone in China would be "So what?" while there would be blood in the streets down in Alabama. The fact that it isn't that big of an issue is a worthy reminder.
Also, "meh" has been part of my lexicon since I was a kid. It accurately conveys my attitude, so I'll continue to use it. Did you know that the "using it ironically" thing makes you sound like a hipster?
An obsolete company takes a bite out of an evil company using a bullshit process.
Big news I guess, but I'm extremely meh on this one as I'm apethetic about all the players, technologies, and issues at hand.
Actually, that's a bit of a problem with Paul.
He would demand X, Y, and Z from congress and would of course be denied. They'd ride that point of contention right to, and probably through, the deadlines where the federal government shuts down. Since this is more or less equivalent to Paul's platform, he'd call it a net win.
I've no doubt of Ron Paul's integrity. He probably would stick to his guns. It's just that he'd drag us down kicking and screaming into the hellpit of anarchy that would arise if everyone was a hard-liner that refused to compromise. Remember that this is a society and we all have to work together.
Except a e-mail from some random shmuck isn't going to get the DA to go prosecute anyone. Really, what have you done to help the DA get his job?