Well the fact that there's a samsung logo on the FRONT of the device as well is a bit of a tipoff.
I personally think it's a wonderful advertisement for the Galaxy Tab that Apple is filing such a rediculous suit. It means that they feel that the iPad is threatened. If the Galaxy Tab was not a good tablet they wouldn't have anything to worry about and likely wouldn't have bothered filing suit. Of course I may be totally wrong and maybe Apple just wants to spend tons of money on a lawsuit.
If Apple can patent a shape then I'll have the "heart shape" please, and Valentine's day will make me a very rich person indeed.
I'm sure there's prior art for this. Then again I'm sure there's prior art for rectangular objects with rounded corners as well so you may very well be onto something here.
Nope. I've never heard of this. Now maybe I just had my head under the sand all this time, but I'd still like to read an article from a reputable source that backs this claim. That's not too much trouble is it?
This is a good point. Even a simple law that states "pay 9% of profit" has to consider the fact that profit is revenue-expense. Then we have to figure out what expense is (and sometimes what revenue is, though generally that's a bit simpler). And that's where the mess of laws that make up the current tax code come into play.
Being audited is not the same as being busted. It means that the IRS has sufficient reason (or rather, an automated program inside the IRS has sufficient reason) to believe that Google may owe more money than they have paid. Innocent until proven guilty applies to audits as well.
I'd imagine that's the case, if they audit you and find "oh we should have given you an extra $500 two years ago", then the interest comes into play.
This then begs the question, is it then possible to do your tax return in such a way that you get UNDERPAID in the return? Then when you get audited they would owe you money + interest. Though since the possibility of an audit is (semi)random it might not be the greatest way to go about it....
Hopefully when they do that they include a mechanism to allow people to keep all the horrible out. I really like the idea of circles, and I could see the same thing applied to apps (this app can send me any notification, this app can only send me invites, this app can't talk to me at all).
Actually for all I know Facebook might have this kind of an interface, I've just never been able to find it.
As far as I know, if you make a purchase under $25 they don't require a license check. For larger purchases they do. A lot of larger retail chains (Walmart, Office Max, ect) keep the drivers license # on file so that they only ask you for it once (I guess they keep a picture too? or else there's not much point).
I am not sure this is true. If you have a smartphone it's constantly sending/receiving data, so even if they need data to be sent from the phone to get a lock, they know where you are.
I think you misunderstand the argument that SETIguy is trying to make. His point is that anyone who actually wants to listen to the Beatles is old enough to have already bought all their albums on CD before this whole new-fangled iTunes came out.
Going off of the title alone does not make it a trade agreement (I haven't actually read it myself, just saying). For example, take a look at the "Patriot Act". The title often does not describe accurately what is in the bill/act itself.
You've never had kids with legos before have you (Well in truth, neither have I, but I've BEEN one)? The little pieces go EVERYWHERE. This appears to be pretty self-contained, so I doubt there's that much of a mess.
Personally I would prefer this because it's a lot smaller. I live in a single room and there's no way a MakerBot will fit anywhere. This, though, this could be stored in any number of places when not in use, and when I want to use it I can just pull it out. Sure, the size also means you can't produce things that are as big as MakerBot can, but I'm willing to sacrifice that for the ease of storage and the portability.
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Well the fact that there's a samsung logo on the FRONT of the device as well is a bit of a tipoff.
I personally think it's a wonderful advertisement for the Galaxy Tab that Apple is filing such a rediculous suit. It means that they feel that the iPad is threatened. If the Galaxy Tab was not a good tablet they wouldn't have anything to worry about and likely wouldn't have bothered filing suit. Of course I may be totally wrong and maybe Apple just wants to spend tons of money on a lawsuit.
If Apple can patent a shape then I'll have the "heart shape" please, and Valentine's day will make me a very rich person indeed.
I'm sure there's prior art for this. Then again I'm sure there's prior art for rectangular objects with rounded corners as well so you may very well be onto something here.
This is the infamous comic strip that offended a real-life person with the surname "Dork."
Poor guy....
That's just what they told you. You're actually a zombie now.
Are you kidding?
Nope. I've never heard of this. Now maybe I just had my head under the sand all this time, but I'd still like to read an article from a reputable source that backs this claim. That's not too much trouble is it?
This is a good point. Even a simple law that states "pay 9% of profit" has to consider the fact that profit is revenue-expense. Then we have to figure out what expense is (and sometimes what revenue is, though generally that's a bit simpler). And that's where the mess of laws that make up the current tax code come into play.
Being audited is not the same as being busted. It means that the IRS has sufficient reason (or rather, an automated program inside the IRS has sufficient reason) to believe that Google may owe more money than they have paid. Innocent until proven guilty applies to audits as well.
Every time you fail to pay use tax on an Internet purchase, you are practicing tax evasion. This is illegal.
/citation needed
Didn't Amazon just have a huge fight with CA to avoid paying internet sales tax? I imagine if it had been illegal they would have lost.
I'd imagine that's the case, if they audit you and find "oh we should have given you an extra $500 two years ago", then the interest comes into play.
This then begs the question, is it then possible to do your tax return in such a way that you get UNDERPAID in the return? Then when you get audited they would owe you money + interest. Though since the possibility of an audit is (semi)random it might not be the greatest way to go about it....
Hopefully when they do that they include a mechanism to allow people to keep all the horrible out. I really like the idea of circles, and I could see the same thing applied to apps (this app can send me any notification, this app can only send me invites, this app can't talk to me at all).
Actually for all I know Facebook might have this kind of an interface, I've just never been able to find it.
Did you install over a previous OS? How did you hook it up to a network?
I'd be interested in learning how you do this. What is the command? Are these Android phones/iPhones/dumbphones?
As far as I know, if you make a purchase under $25 they don't require a license check. For larger purchases they do. A lot of larger retail chains (Walmart, Office Max, ect) keep the drivers license # on file so that they only ask you for it once (I guess they keep a picture too? or else there's not much point).
I am not sure this is true. If you have a smartphone it's constantly sending/receiving data, so even if they need data to be sent from the phone to get a lock, they know where you are.
I imagine that would take some getting used to.
I think you misunderstand the argument that SETIguy is trying to make. His point is that anyone who actually wants to listen to the Beatles is old enough to have already bought all their albums on CD before this whole new-fangled iTunes came out.
I stand corrected. That actually does sound like what it does (for better or worse).
Since when is a nomad a unit of measurement?
I'm sure this has been addressed before, but if Apple delists an app, does that mean it is automatically uninstalled from user's devices?
doesn't everyone who wants to listen to the Beatles already have all of their music on CD?
Now THAT is a good point.
http://xkcd.com/242/
Going off of the title alone does not make it a trade agreement (I haven't actually read it myself, just saying). For example, take a look at the "Patriot Act". The title often does not describe accurately what is in the bill/act itself.
You've never had kids with legos before have you (Well in truth, neither have I, but I've BEEN one)? The little pieces go EVERYWHERE. This appears to be pretty self-contained, so I doubt there's that much of a mess.
Personally I would prefer this because it's a lot smaller. I live in a single room and there's no way a MakerBot will fit anywhere. This, though, this could be stored in any number of places when not in use, and when I want to use it I can just pull it out. Sure, the size also means you can't produce things that are as big as MakerBot can, but I'm willing to sacrifice that for the ease of storage and the portability.
Now you know what happened to him :)