I mean, IT is always the irresponsible bad guy, right?
On slashdot IT is never the bad guy. It's always some mythical manager who must have ordered them to do what they do. Why can nobody here ever believe a programmer/engineer/IT guy was incompetent?
Social Security number use did not become ubiquitous because of a nefarious government scheme to destroy your independence, it became ubiquitous because it is AMAZINGLY useful to have a unique, individual number for everyone, since there are at least a thousand other people who have the same name as you, and a sizable chunk of the United States populace changes their name at some point in their lives.
I'd rather just file a W-2 and say I made $20K/year and write the rest off through my corporation as an expense.
The money you pay yourself through your corporation is income, and you must pay income tax on it. If you're talking about paying your mortgage, food bills, entertainment, etc. through your corporation, you're committing tax fraud and the IRS will eventually likely catch you.
Also pension actuaries have to learn a lot about the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA, both extremely challenging, extremely convoluted bodies of law; it's not all just numbers.
In the US, people who think rationally and value knowledge and critical thinking are considered "elitists" and derided.
You really think people look down on doctors and scientists?
Just talking properly will probably get the occasional "what are you, a homo?!" thrown at you.
Dude, you seriously have to move. Don't judge the entire country by your yokel neighbors.
Then there's the whole typical US rationality (which is probably more global, but what do I know?) of things like "I can't imagine a world where god doesn't exist; therefore, god exists".
"Did the poster read the article? Angry Birds can be copied freely by switching out a file used for Twitter because Angry Birds didn't use Apple's recommended security."
Angry Birds is an app. It was hacked. What's inappropriate about the title?
Upconverting can't magically add more detail. There is a very noticeable difference between a blu-ray and upconverted DVD. And honestly, now that blu-ray players are under $100, and movies tend to be around $20, the price issue isn't that important anymore.
It's the democrats (perhaps because they are the party of slavery itself) who would love to re-write the entire era out of history, and pretend that good ol' southern dixicrats have ALWAYS loved the black man.
You're a little shaky on your history there, son. "Dixiecrats" are now Republicans. Why would the Democrats try to whitewash Republican racism?
Is it reasonable to suspect people of murder just because they have in the past searched for, found, or viewed material, that might relate to methods used by the murderer?
When it is a method by which your wife was killed after you researched this, then yes, yes it is reasonable to suspect you of murder. Are you seriously saying that it's unreasonable? I mean I can't even fathom how your thought processes work here.
Guess who they will side with. Go on, guess! Hint: rhymes with 'duck leedom.'
You're sure about that? If you follow search-and-seizure cases in the Supreme Court it's a mixed bag, sometimes they side with the police, sometimes with the defendants.
Asssange has not been formally charged. You do not know what the prosecutor will actually do. It is possible that he will face several years in prison.
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I mean, IT is always the irresponsible bad guy, right?
On slashdot IT is never the bad guy. It's always some mythical manager who must have ordered them to do what they do. Why can nobody here ever believe a programmer/engineer/IT guy was incompetent?
Social Security number use did not become ubiquitous because of a nefarious government scheme to destroy your independence, it became ubiquitous because it is AMAZINGLY useful to have a unique, individual number for everyone, since there are at least a thousand other people who have the same name as you, and a sizable chunk of the United States populace changes their name at some point in their lives.
nobody ever (possibly in the history of all humankind) calls an actuary beyond business hours.
I have.
I'd rather just file a W-2 and say I made $20K/year and write the rest off through my corporation as an expense.
The money you pay yourself through your corporation is income, and you must pay income tax on it. If you're talking about paying your mortgage, food bills, entertainment, etc. through your corporation, you're committing tax fraud and the IRS will eventually likely catch you.
You offer this as evidence FOR that job being intellectually fulfilling?
You would be surprised how excited some pension actuaries I've met get over this stuff.
Ever thought about Windows 7? It's actually quite stable and well-designed.
Attorney is ranked 82nd? There is no way that job should be ranked that high, calls their methodology into question.
Also pension actuaries have to learn a lot about the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA, both extremely challenging, extremely convoluted bodies of law; it's not all just numbers.
New York City.
In the US, people who think rationally and value knowledge and critical thinking are considered "elitists" and derided.
You really think people look down on doctors and scientists?
Just talking properly will probably get the occasional "what are you, a homo?!" thrown at you.
Dude, you seriously have to move. Don't judge the entire country by your yokel neighbors. Then there's the whole typical US rationality (which is probably more global, but what do I know?) of things like "I can't imagine a world where god doesn't exist; therefore, god exists".
But the structure is only a small part of the mass.
Do people still use linux? Who knew...
Ehh, no joke, the most dangerous neighborhoods in Miami are right around police HQ. And the courts. It's kind of sad.
"Did the poster read the article? Angry Birds can be copied freely by switching out a file used for Twitter because Angry Birds didn't use Apple's recommended security." Angry Birds is an app. It was hacked. What's inappropriate about the title?
Upconverting can't magically add more detail. There is a very noticeable difference between a blu-ray and upconverted DVD. And honestly, now that blu-ray players are under $100, and movies tend to be around $20, the price issue isn't that important anymore.
At this point everything about him should be taken with a giant fucking grain of salt
This is slashdot, though, we're supposed to worship Assange with no critical thought or doubt I thought.
It's the democrats (perhaps because they are the party of slavery itself) who would love to re-write the entire era out of history, and pretend that good ol' southern dixicrats have ALWAYS loved the black man.
You're a little shaky on your history there, son. "Dixiecrats" are now Republicans. Why would the Democrats try to whitewash Republican racism?
Yes because all our possessions, military, natural resources, and land will vanish in a puff of smoke.
Exactly, that debt vanishes if China starts anything.
Cyanide gas diffusion rates (to find out how much gas someone would have to use to kill someone in a small room)
If someone you were close to subsequently died from cyanide gas administered in a small room, yes, you should be a suspect.
Is it reasonable to suspect people of murder just because they have in the past searched for, found, or viewed material, that might relate to methods used by the murderer?
When it is a method by which your wife was killed after you researched this, then yes, yes it is reasonable to suspect you of murder. Are you seriously saying that it's unreasonable? I mean I can't even fathom how your thought processes work here.
Guess who they will side with. Go on, guess! Hint: rhymes with 'duck leedom.'
You're sure about that? If you follow search-and-seizure cases in the Supreme Court it's a mixed bag, sometimes they side with the police, sometimes with the defendants.
Asssange has not been formally charged. You do not know what the prosecutor will actually do. It is possible that he will face several years in prison.
You didn't read what she said happened, did you?
I mean, where did you find the argument made that wikileaks should be shut down? You're implying your debate opponents here said it.