Not sure that we can gather much great information from a blog that links to a blog that links to another blog... why not have the/. link go right to the first article?
Katz, you outdo even yourself. Forget the web, or *e-mail* as the most important app. No no, it's napster. Or perhaps, he meant to say that napster was the most important app that would fit his crackpot theory...
The mating call of the facist. The Nazi's were really fond of saying that, as they asked for your travel papers. Is that the kind of country you want to live in?
I think it was Thomas Hume who said first "It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once". This is a perfect example of that, and of the attitudes of the lazy, self-centered people that got us there.
So what you're saying is that since it doesn't bother you, or affect you, you don't see a problem with it? It's all about you, eh? Way to look out for #1, bud. Just go back to playing your N64 and forget all about that nasty world outside.
or any other lossless compression mechanism. Wouldn't be too hard to develop 3pm, either, which stores the files backwards, or shuffles every n seconds, where n is a number between say 1 and 10 (depending on bandwidth).
When will they realise (like BMG) that working with this new paradigm is much better than trying to defeat it? Oops, I guess they still haven't figured it out, witness the losing 'War on Drugs'
If they really felt that way, they should have researched what was required of them, and then asked for it in their contract with IBM. Further, I'm sure IBM didn't design the site in a vacuum. The Aussies must have looked at it multiple times, with tests, before signoff. If they missed it during those tests, it obviously wasn't that big a deal for them.
Perhaps cuz the site got slashdotted?
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When programmers 'limit' themselves to the x86 platform? Hey, he wrote the code he wanted to use. He has no responsibility to port it to the alpha, or the mac, or to your timex/sinclair 1000. You want a port? Why don't you program it yourself, instead of bitching about what someone else has done? Maybe we'd be alot more along if people like you would get off your asses and do something other than complain.
American here, FWIW. I think that we actually showed you brits why universal gun ownership was valuable about 225 years ago. To think that the common people owning weapons is outdated is to think that common people being able to speak freely is also outdated.
Following your 'logic', we all would have to walk everywhere. Criminals use autos quite frequently, i've been told, and it certainly makes sense to remove the rights of all citizens to stop the criminals that may use them. Of course, that just goes to show how the government feels about it's citizens, now doesn't it?
In effect, in the US, the Internet would be a 51st state with respect to taxation.
That is, a 51st state with no constitutional right to tax in this manner. The Feds ONLY have the right to tax interstate commerce, NOT intrastate commerce. Or would you only charge this tax to people buying from companies out of state? But then again, what constitutes an out-of-state company? Where they are, or where their www server is, or where the data flow goes?
What a nightmare!!
I'd peg the US sales tax rate on the Internet to the mean sales tax by total revenue. In other words divide the total tax revenu in all 50 states by the total sales taking place in those states.
Based on what? Where the seller is, or where the buyer is? Or a split? You're right, this is *exactly* what we need. More government, wasting more money, causing more overhead, for no benefit. Excellent!
That way, on average, you are at no disadvantage or advantage to some brick-and-mortar store in the US. Let's say it amounts to 3%. At the end of the quarter, you just provide a breakdown of gross sales by state and a check for 3%, and the tax man takes care of the rest. Would that be so horrible?
Lol. Like boiling a frog, I guess. Lets see, I've *already* paid the Feds 39% of my salary in income tax, and now you want to give them an *additional* 3%. That's on top of the 4% sales tax i pay to the county, and the 4% sales tax I pay to the state. WE HAVE A BUDGET SURPLUS, and they want MORE tax revenue? Get the hell outa here.
Let's get real, here. Did Edison put his inventions in the public domain? Did he have to? If this is really as big as you think it is (and I'm not convinced yet), these people and institutions should get both fame AND compensation for this invention. Or should only *other* people be allowed to profit from it? That is, unless you're willing to put them up in your house and support their families while they do this work. Or would you want them to have a 'real' job at McDonalds to support themselves while they do this?
Maybe so, but if you cant MEMORIZE the bunch of bullshit, how are you going to program? Are you going to research every function you need to use, every time you need to use it? You going to research proper typing, program creation, HTML codes, etc. etc. etc. every time you need to use them? It would take you forever to get anything done, and noone would ever hire you. "Yes sir, I have no idea how to code in HTML, but every time you need me to use it, I'd be happy to research it." This is a crutch for people too lazy to study. End of story.
Wow... GREAT reply. Full of pertinent info. You really showed me that while I have no idea what I'm talking about, you are absolutely *full* of knowledge.
Let's try this again.
1. There are less and less small publishers due to conglomeration, rising costs, and competition from large chains, and other entertainment options.
2. More importantly, there are less and less small bookstores willing to *carry* "non-grisham" books.
3. How many independent publishers are carried by the "big 3" bookstores?
And finally, using you as an example, americans are less likely than ever to get off their asses and go out of their way to attempt to patronize stores other than wal-mart and mcdonalds.
Go back to sleep, sweetie. It'll all be over soon.
Actually, sadly it's getting smaller and smaller. All the sheeple just wanna buy the latest danielle steele or tom clancy at the wal-mart along with some m&m's and frozen dinners. It's surprising we have any publishers left at all!
Yeah! And also, most college students are promiscuous stoners who never study. So lets give 'em all HIV and drug tests, since the majority of them must be positive anyway, right? Oh, and also lets drop cameras in all the dorm rooms, i mean, if they aren't doing anything wrong it shouldn't be a problem, right?
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It was practiced thousands of years before the US existed; and still exists in many places today.
It's not even flat in the US. It's just that people are producing their own power and don't use the utilities. Bad submitter, bad!
And therefore covered by HIPAA.
Not sure that we can gather much great information from a blog that links to a blog that links to another blog ... why not have the /. link go right to the first article?
They can't be infinite, so where would they end?
Katz, you outdo even yourself. Forget the web, or *e-mail* as the most important app. No no, it's napster. Or perhaps, he meant to say that napster was the most important app that would fit his crackpot theory ...
The mating call of the facist. The Nazi's were really fond of saying that, as they asked for your travel papers. Is that the kind of country you want to live in?
I think it was Thomas Hume who said first "It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once". This is a perfect example of that, and of the attitudes of the lazy, self-centered people that got us there.
So what you're saying is that since it doesn't bother you, or affect you, you don't see a problem with it? It's all about you, eh? Way to look out for #1, bud. Just go back to playing your N64 and forget all about that nasty world outside.
Sheep.
or any other lossless compression mechanism. Wouldn't be too hard to develop 3pm, either, which stores the files backwards, or shuffles every n seconds, where n is a number between say 1 and 10 (depending on bandwidth).
When will they realise (like BMG) that working with this new paradigm is much better than trying to defeat it? Oops, I guess they still haven't figured it out, witness the losing 'War on Drugs'
Hmmm, and where can I get this wonderful managed security? Why look, Bruce himself sells it! What a happy surprise ...
If they really felt that way, they should have researched what was required of them, and then asked for it in their contract with IBM. Further, I'm sure IBM didn't design the site in a vacuum. The Aussies must have looked at it multiple times, with tests, before signoff. If they missed it during those tests, it obviously wasn't that big a deal for them.
Or does being an asshole just come easy to you?
The state has *everything* to do with every aspect of your life. Don't you know that yet? They know whats good fer ya, so just 'lay back and enjoy it'
Would that make it okay, sweetie??
When programmers 'limit' themselves to the x86 platform? Hey, he wrote the code he wanted to use. He has no responsibility to port it to the alpha, or the mac, or to your timex/sinclair 1000. You want a port? Why don't you program it yourself, instead of bitching about what someone else has done? Maybe we'd be alot more along if people like you would get off your asses and do something other than complain.
American here, FWIW. I think that we actually showed you brits why universal gun ownership was valuable about 225 years ago. To think that the common people owning weapons is outdated is to think that common people being able to speak freely is also outdated.
Following your 'logic', we all would have to walk everywhere. Criminals use autos quite frequently, i've been told, and it certainly makes sense to remove the rights of all citizens to stop the criminals that may use them. Of course, that just goes to show how the government feels about it's citizens, now doesn't it?
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In effect, in the US, the Internet would be a 51st state with respect to taxation.
That is, a 51st state with no constitutional right to tax in this manner. The Feds ONLY have the right to tax interstate commerce, NOT intrastate commerce. Or would you only charge this tax to people buying from companies out of state? But then again, what constitutes an out-of-state company? Where they are, or where their www server is, or where the data flow goes?
What a nightmare!!
I'd peg the US sales tax rate on the Internet to the mean sales tax by total revenue. In other words divide the total tax revenu in all 50 states by the total sales taking place in those states.
Based on what? Where the seller is, or where the buyer is? Or a split? You're right, this is *exactly* what we need. More government, wasting more money, causing more overhead, for no benefit. Excellent!
That way, on average, you are at no disadvantage or advantage to some brick-and-mortar store in the US. Let's say it amounts to 3%. At the end of the quarter, you just provide a breakdown of gross sales by state and a check for 3%, and the tax man takes care of the rest. Would that be so horrible?
Lol. Like boiling a frog, I guess. Lets see, I've *already* paid the Feds 39% of my salary in income tax, and now you want to give them an *additional* 3%. That's on top of the 4% sales tax i pay to the county, and the 4% sales tax I pay to the state. WE HAVE A BUDGET SURPLUS, and they want MORE tax revenue? Get the hell outa here.
Let's get real, here. Did Edison put his inventions in the public domain? Did he have to? If this is really as big as you think it is (and I'm not convinced yet), these people and institutions should get both fame AND compensation for this invention. Or should only *other* people be allowed to profit from it? That is, unless you're willing to put them up in your house and support their families while they do this work. Or would you want them to have a 'real' job at McDonalds to support themselves while they do this?
Maybe you have a better idea? Or is it your bedtime, and mommy told you to turn off the computer and brush your teeth?
Maybe so, but if you cant MEMORIZE the bunch of bullshit, how are you going to program? Are you going to research every function you need to use, every time you need to use it? You going to research proper typing, program creation, HTML codes, etc. etc. etc. every time you need to use them? It would take you forever to get anything done, and noone would ever hire you. "Yes sir, I have no idea how to code in HTML, but every time you need me to use it, I'd be happy to research it." This is a crutch for people too lazy to study. End of story.
Wow ... GREAT reply. Full of pertinent info. You really showed me that while I have no idea what I'm talking about, you are absolutely *full* of knowledge.
Let's try this again.
1. There are less and less small publishers due to conglomeration, rising costs, and competition from large chains, and other entertainment options.
2. More importantly, there are less and less small bookstores willing to *carry* "non-grisham" books.
3. How many independent publishers are carried by the "big 3" bookstores?
And finally, using you as an example, americans are less likely than ever to get off their asses and go out of their way to attempt to patronize stores other than wal-mart and mcdonalds.
Go back to sleep, sweetie. It'll all be over soon.
Have you ever read slashdot? This is one of the few actual articles on here; maybe because it *was* written before 1990. Or does playboy scare you?
On a side note, I wonder how many people are unable to read this article because it's been blocked by netnanny or it's ilk?
Actually, sadly it's getting smaller and smaller. All the sheeple just wanna buy the latest danielle steele or tom clancy at the wal-mart along with some m&m's and frozen dinners. It's surprising we have any publishers left at all!
Yeah! And also, most college students are promiscuous stoners who never study. So lets give 'em all HIV and drug tests, since the majority of them must be positive anyway, right? Oh, and also lets drop cameras in all the dorm rooms, i mean, if they aren't doing anything wrong it shouldn't be a problem, right?
I guess there was too much 'prior art'