Heh. I would use that same logic to deduct the WHOLE amount. not just the percentage actually used for business.
After all, those extra 300 GB for personal use didn't cost me anything more than I would've had to pay for just the 20 MB for business use, so my whole bill is deductible as a business expense!
Couldn't some brilliant lawyer argue that when a company tries to prevent fair use of their intellectual propertry, it constitutes an estoppel? In other words, if they don't want to play by the rules of the copyright protection game when it comes to fair use, shouldn't they then not expect to be protected by copyright otherwise?
I'm not a lawyer, so I would prolly get creamed in court if I tried to argue thusly...
> is there any evidence anywhere indicating that the > sight of a female breast at any age is in the > remotest sense damaging to the psyche?
Yes. There's lots of evidence that porn is bad.
..and it's not merely "the sight of a female breast" that's at issue. There's a context wrapped around the bared breast in question that puts the incident in the porn category.
> I know this country is f*d up beyond all belief when it comes to sexuality...
I agree. The fact that such a halftime show happened is evidence of this.
>...can you honestly claim that there are people > who are going to live a worse life for this? > That someone was hurt in a tangible way?
How 'bout if I took a piss in the community water supply. Would that significantly pollute the water to the extent that it would cause someone harm? Prolly not. But what if eveyone started pissing in the drinking water?
Later on, the new prisoner has learned the system of telling jokes. One day at lunch he yells out, "48!" and all the other prisoners roll over just laughing their guts out. Finally, one of the other inmates gets up and tells him, "you've certainly got the hang of telling prison jokes! And what's more, that's one we've never heard before!"
...and it ought to be the case with credit card issuers, too.
Every so often I get a notice from a credit card company written in tiny print that says they are going to increase my interest rate to usurious levels, unless I respond in writing indicating I don't accept the change of agreement. (of course, if I actually use the credit card to make a charge after such-and-such date, I automatially accept, anyway...)
That's when it's time to transfer balance to yet another 0% for the next X months offer...
> O:PDAs > I:Cell phone/PDA hybrids > Y:Free up your pockets! New hybrid models are finally reaching a size and price where a single, integrated device makes sense.
I won't buy one until they contain ALL of the following: 1. PDA 2. Picture Cell Phone 3. Universal TV/VCR/Sat/Whatever remote control 4. WAAS enabled GPS 5. Garage door opener 6. Automobile keyless entry 7. FRS/GMRS radio 8. AM/FM radio 9. Cassette/CD/MP3 player 10. Umm.. Oh, yeah. A flashlight, too!
I know that people are confused by terms such as,MP3. That why I always refer to them as the much more understandable Moving Picture Experts Group level 3 audio" files...
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Heh. I would use that same logic to deduct the WHOLE amount. not just the percentage actually used for business.
After all, those extra 300 GB for personal use didn't cost me anything more than I would've had to pay for just the 20 MB for business use, so my whole bill is deductible as a business expense!
IRS prolly wouldn't see it that way, though...
The Best Buy credit card is actually issued by Household Bank. Consumer Credit laws would still apply, I would guess.
President Clinton has sued the Federal Government to retain "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC" after leaviing the White House.
Couldn't some brilliant lawyer argue that when a company tries to prevent fair use of their intellectual propertry, it constitutes an estoppel? In other words, if they don't want to play by the rules of the copyright protection game when it comes to fair use, shouldn't they then not expect to be protected by copyright otherwise?
I'm not a lawyer, so I would prolly get creamed in court if I tried to argue thusly...
> is there any evidence anywhere indicating that the
..and it's not merely "the sight of a female breast" that's at issue. There's a context wrapped around the bared breast in question that puts the incident in the porn category.
...can you honestly claim that there are people
> sight of a female breast at any age is in the
> remotest sense damaging to the psyche?
Yes. There's lots of evidence that porn is bad.
> I know this country is f*d up beyond all belief when it comes to sexuality...
I agree. The fact that such a halftime show happened is evidence of this.
>
> who are going to live a worse life for this?
> That someone was hurt in a tangible way?
How 'bout if I took a piss in the community water supply. Would that significantly pollute the water to the extent that it would cause someone harm? Prolly not. But what if eveyone started pissing in the drinking water?
You forgot the rest of the joke!
Later on, the new prisoner has learned the system of telling jokes. One day at lunch he yells out, "48!" and all the other prisoners roll over just laughing their guts out.
Finally, one of the other inmates gets up and tells him, "you've certainly got the hang of telling prison jokes! And what's more, that's one we've never heard before!"
...and it ought to be the case with credit card issuers, too.
Every so often I get a notice from a credit card company written in tiny print that says they are going to increase my interest rate to usurious levels, unless I respond in writing indicating I don't accept the change of agreement. (of course, if I actually use the credit card to make a charge after such-and-such date, I automatially accept, anyway...)
That's when it's time to transfer balance to yet another 0% for the next X months offer...
Bleah!
I guess that means, "giving away", or even, "regaling".
Score -1: Gratuitous Verbing of Nouns..
Bummer, I can't RTFA, because, "Access to this website is currently not possible as your hostname/IP appears suspicous."
.gov address (I'm at Los Alamos). I guess I'm part of the conspiracy...
That's what I get for browsing from a
.. and it makes a yummy alternative to wheat for the gluten intolerant!
"joshua".
And, yes, I WOULD like to play a game.
... no, not at all!
Rather, it was that thousands of obscure websites got promoted!
Think Half Full, not Half Empty!
Doesn't SCO's rejection of the GPL constitute an estoppel barring them from distributing anything and everything that's GPL'd?
..or maybe the fact that they've already done so constitutes an estoppel against their claim that the GPL is invalid...?
You can't have it both ways.
> O:PDAs
> I:Cell phone/PDA hybrids
> Y:Free up your pockets! New hybrid models are finally reaching a size and price where a single, integrated device makes sense.
I won't buy one until they contain ALL of the following:
1. PDA
2. Picture Cell Phone
3. Universal TV/VCR/Sat/Whatever remote control
4. WAAS enabled GPS
5. Garage door opener
6. Automobile keyless entry
7. FRS/GMRS radio
8. AM/FM radio
9. Cassette/CD/MP3 player
10. Umm.. Oh, yeah. A flashlight, too!
...otherwise Arianna Huffington would be telling me that I'm supporting terrorists...
... oh, never mind.
If a cloud weiighed anything at all, wouldn't we call it "fog" instead?
.. is what you got.
Freedom FROM choice is what you want!
USENET Kibozes you!
...look how much Los Alamos is gonna owe!
...since they've distributed MILLIONS odfcopies of Windows, when the Copyright Act only allows ONE copy....
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I know that people are confused by terms such as,MP3. That why I always refer to them as the much more understandable Moving Picture Experts Group level 3 audio" files...