Actually it's not just the rich; small business owners frequently evade taxes (both legally and illegally) by keeping their personal assets in their company's name.
If you do your job correctly, then everything runs smoothly and you don't get any attention (or credit) at all. But as soon as something goes wrong, it's obviously because YOU FUCKED UP, and you get LOTS of attention! Other than money, can anyone cite an upside to working in IT?
The same as every other department. The only difference between IT and accounting is the self-pity in IT.
The BSA has a reputation as a extortion racket. What a great business model, sue your own customers! Only in tech.
Once again, an anti-anti-piracy screed misunderstands what a "customer" is. A "customer" buys something. The guy who sneaks into your bookstore with a portable scanner and makes a copy of a book and leaves without buying anything isn't a "customer."
It's also going to backfire because many of his supporters believe strongly in personal privacy (while oddly, wanting full transparency for everything else), and they will view this as WikiLeaks invading personal privacy. (it's not just the filthy rich that have "hidden" bank accounts).
A lot of his supporters, especially on slashdot, also probably think it's a sign of virtue to evade paying your taxes.
And I think it's ridiculous that you fail to realize that someone merely being a dick to a mentally unstable person is plenty of catalyst for violence.
Neither I, nor from what I read, the researchers, said this. This is another fallacy on slashdot, where since X causes Y, Z can't possible cause Y because all events have only one cause (that fallacy is frequently raised by those arguing that global warming can't be man-made).
I've played video games for many, many years and I can tell you that every violent thought I've had was inspired by people who were assholes, not any game, movie, book, or song. For some reason though society cannot get over it's desire to absolve people of the negative consequences of their actions.
If you've had that many violent thoughts I think you may have anger issues.
And correlation does not, as most slashdotters seem to think, disprove causation. As a lifelong gamer I think it's ridiculous to think that in some cases video games can't exacerbate mental issues.
Even then, I can remember reading certain Slashdot stories from 3 years ago more than I can remember the plot outline of the Wheel of Time, which I started reading 2 years ago.
I remember the Wheel of Time plotline, but that's only because I remember the Dune plotline and they're pretty much the same.
I do not think he's a tea partier, and I'm a liberal, though he does share two ideologies with the tea party, namely his obsession with a gold standard, and his general hatred of government. But I think it's just plain old neurochemical paranoia.
So, if you can prove that the killings were calmly, rationally planned and premeditated and that he was aware of what he was doing, then it doesn't matter much that the motive is rooted in his mental illness.
Either way it doesn't really matter to me; if he's found sane he'll go to jail for the rest of his life. If he's found insane, he'll be involuntarily committed for the rest of his life.
Friedman? Really? That's where you're going? Friedman reminds me a lot of slashdot libertarians; start with a conclusion (i.e. the free market always works) and work backwards.
"But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown." -- Carl Sagan
I am no geneticist, biophysicist, or organic chemist, but...this sounds wacky, even by Nobel laureate (who tend to go for the fringe ideas after they win) standards.
Slashdot Mirror
How do you respond?
Average salary for starting accountant.
Actually it's not just the rich; small business owners frequently evade taxes (both legally and illegally) by keeping their personal assets in their company's name.
If you do your job correctly, then everything runs smoothly and you don't get any attention (or credit) at all. But as soon as something goes wrong, it's obviously because YOU FUCKED UP, and you get LOTS of attention! Other than money, can anyone cite an upside to working in IT?
The same as every other department. The only difference between IT and accounting is the self-pity in IT.
The BSA has a reputation as a extortion racket. What a great business model, sue your own customers! Only in tech.
Once again, an anti-anti-piracy screed misunderstands what a "customer" is. A "customer" buys something. The guy who sneaks into your bookstore with a portable scanner and makes a copy of a book and leaves without buying anything isn't a "customer."
I thought the Slashdot Consensus(tm) was that the government never invents anything ever as an absolute rule with no deviation.
It's also going to backfire because many of his supporters believe strongly in personal privacy (while oddly, wanting full transparency for everything else), and they will view this as WikiLeaks invading personal privacy. (it's not just the filthy rich that have "hidden" bank accounts).
A lot of his supporters, especially on slashdot, also probably think it's a sign of virtue to evade paying your taxes.
And I think it's ridiculous that you fail to realize that someone merely being a dick to a mentally unstable person is plenty of catalyst for violence.
Neither I, nor from what I read, the researchers, said this. This is another fallacy on slashdot, where since X causes Y, Z can't possible cause Y because all events have only one cause (that fallacy is frequently raised by those arguing that global warming can't be man-made).
I've played video games for many, many years and I can tell you that every violent thought I've had was inspired by people who were assholes, not any game, movie, book, or song. For some reason though society cannot get over it's desire to absolve people of the negative consequences of their actions.
If you've had that many violent thoughts I think you may have anger issues.
And correlation does not, as most slashdotters seem to think, disprove causation. As a lifelong gamer I think it's ridiculous to think that in some cases video games can't exacerbate mental issues.
Yes, I do.
Those are the only two options?
That would be awesome if they were.
A restraining order is equitable relief; juries do not decide equity claims.
Even then, I can remember reading certain Slashdot stories from 3 years ago more than I can remember the plot outline of the Wheel of Time, which I started reading 2 years ago.
I remember the Wheel of Time plotline, but that's only because I remember the Dune plotline and they're pretty much the same.
I do not think he's a tea partier, and I'm a liberal, though he does share two ideologies with the tea party, namely his obsession with a gold standard, and his general hatred of government. But I think it's just plain old neurochemical paranoia.
Yes, exactly, karma whoring repeats someone else's insightful post, only with more brevity.
I thought the "accomplice" turned out to be a taxi driver.
So, if you can prove that the killings were calmly, rationally planned and premeditated and that he was aware of what he was doing, then it doesn't matter much that the motive is rooted in his mental illness.
Either way it doesn't really matter to me; if he's found sane he'll go to jail for the rest of his life. If he's found insane, he'll be involuntarily committed for the rest of his life.
Exactly, said much better than I was managing.
zomg he's disagreeing with meeee I can't stand ittttt noooo damn statist waaah.
Friedman? Really? That's where you're going? Friedman reminds me a lot of slashdot libertarians; start with a conclusion (i.e. the free market always works) and work backwards.
Even worse than the armchair layman criticism is the armchair layman over-excitement
Don't blame the layman; he's wrong, but he's not a layman.
"But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown." -- Carl Sagan
The Economics Nobel Prize isn't a real one, though. Krugman is actually one of the few recipients of it I have respect for.
I am no geneticist, biophysicist, or organic chemist, but...this sounds wacky, even by Nobel laureate (who tend to go for the fringe ideas after they win) standards.