That's exactly what we did. The whole company up and moved from DC to Portland, Maine last December. Real Estate's ALOT cheaper, the people are ALOT nicer, and the traffic is ALOT better.
Eminent domain historically and specifically ONLY refers to land property, i.e. ("I'm the sovereign noble lord who gave you title to this land and i have the right to take it from you if i need to"). It is not defined in such a way that could be applied to any other form of property.
Local politics is 90% about interest groups and 10% about social structures. You will not be successful at making OSS an issue unless there is either already an local political advocacy group (not simply the local LUG, guys!) led by knowledgeable political players or you create one.
You use this group to advocate OSS to the other local interest groups from the perspective of _their_ issues. DO NOT do this as the candidate! They care ONLY about what you're going to do about THEIR core issues! BUT, thru your front group, if you bring OSS issues closer to the front of the target group's agenda, positive marks from your front group will bleed over into the targetted interest groups.
So when are we going to be let into the next plan, to trick mp3 listeners into getting their penises bit off by a pony? I'm sure Radiohead already thinks they're uncool...
A) The fastest way to get blown off is to be part of a national group. Unless the group is linked to the rep or senator, you're gonna get blown off... period. Make sure you represent a LOCAL, "back home" group. your chances of being listened to is much greater; even if it looks like they're blowing you off, they'll at least take note that you're from back home.
B) John Warner is a very opinionated individual (note: understatement) and he typically has knee-jerk reactions to issues he's unfamiliar with. He's also generally not willing to talk to people/activists whoever they are. It's just the way he is... go to George Allen instead.
even the most unknown member of congress gets so much email that it's impossible for them to even begin to manage the incoming load (75-90% of it goes straight into the trash), let alone deal with the subject matter of any incoming message whatsoever. It's just impossible to do in an office with just a handful of staffers (house side anyway, senate staffs are sized according to the size of their state).
Also, congressional offices are clueless about what to do about it and are unwilling to spend the money on people or software to manage incoming email. (This is my business, btw, to sell cong offices email management solutions, and i'm getting out of the market! They're just not ready).
So Bottom line is... if you can type it into an email, print the damn thing out into an envelope. It's STILL the most effective way to influence your congressman; even if you get a canned response, it's often their method of polling their district. Even as few as a hundred physical letters will affect the rep's views and votes, especially on subjects they're clueless or indifferent about, like geek issues!
Better yet, get your local LUG or other geek group to organize a parallel political PAC or citizens group, i.e. "Anywhere USA Technology Action Committee" and come down to DC and VISIT your rep or senators office, or invite him or her to your group for a townhall meeting some Saturday or Sunday on geek issues(they really go for these things... it's the reason they bother to go home on the weekends. if they don't they lose next time. it's a political axiom). There's a 98% chance that they'll be more than willing to come speak and hear your views.
I say take a page out of the Scientologist's book and sue the living daylights out of everyone involved.
LRon said are most effective as a tool of harassment, and i think there are enough people affected by this bullshit to put together a pretty good class action and otherwise get sue happy.
In the US, the first to file suit is usually the first to get paid (lienholders are always first), in cases of corporate debt and bankruptcy. Which means oftentimes big established companies will sue for payment at the slightest hint of a debtor company going south, and that letter looks like a strong hint!
Having discussed his RIAA/Napster stance with Senator Hatch (at a Christian Coalition event, i might add) shortly after his hearings on the matter, i can tell you with absolute certainty that his beef with the record companies and RIAA is the artistic/ethical reasons mentioned above.
We had a very cordial conversation over coffee and jalepeno poppers where i thanked him for his enlightened stance and his work on the matter. This is when he told me how much he hated how record companies screw with artists and their rights.
So, VAXman, you're just plain wrong.
Also, on a side note, Senator Hatch HAS heard of/.
This always happens to me... When ever i do research on a topic (or am about too), it comes up in Ask Slashdot... must have a mental connection with Cliff... oh well
Anyway, here's what i've found (other than what's already been mentioned)
FuzzCat -- it seems to work, but A) it's more full featured than i'm looking for and B) i can't seem to find the source code for it...:(
HTML WYSIWYG Editor -- This is a good tutorial on how to write a formatting editor with javascript and IE4+. I think i'm going to use this (combined with some tricks used by Yahoo mail...)
Get an experienced Tax ATTORNEY. not a loser accountant. in order to get something past the IRS you need to demonstrate that what you're doing is "probably legal" (i don't remember the exact legal phrase) which means you need a tax attorney ( a good one) to convince them!
I don't understand where one gets the idea, which seems to be what you're proposing, that a large company should tolerate an unprofitable subsidiary under the weight of a stupid regulatory scheme.
Also, you're absolutely correct that the shortage is artificial. I would do the same thing if I ran a California power company. It's better to deal with crisis and come up with a working solution and long term plan than to face cataclysm when summer hits. Alot like Y2k, really...
Quit nitpicking over whether it was a primary or not. Palm Beach county is one of the strongest centers for the Buchanan Brigades in the country! Palm Beach _was_ the strongest Buchanan county in the Country in the 96 primary, and since there more than 14000 registered Buchananite Reformers in the county(more than the rest of the state combined), the real question is why didn't he get MORE votes there?
It just so happens that there are 14000 (14551, tbe) registered Refomers in Palm Beach, more than the rest of the state combined, and has long been considered a center of Buchananism in the state.
Many people are claiming the there _must_ be an irregularity b/c the neighboring counties with similar demographics only gave 700-1000 voted each (Broward with 789 is brought up). However, the neighboring counties only have 100-200 registered Reformers (Broward with 189).
The question in my mind is how many of those 19000 bad ballots really were "supposed" to go to Buchanan?
I'm gonna be pretty adamant about this, since no one seems to be reporting this.
While the neighboring counties have a hundred or two registered Reformers (Broward with 189), Palm Beach County has 14,551! That's more than the rest of the state combined!!! The real question is why did Pat only get 3400 votes there? How many of those 19000 bad ballots were really Buchanan voters who got confused (who are arguably easier to confuse than the average voter)?
With lunatic Rep. Wexler claiming he "personally saw 3000 people vote" incorrectly for Buchanan when neighboring counties only gave him a few hundred votes, it's important to note that that while the neighboring counties have a hundred or two registered Reformers (Broward with 189), Palm Beach County has 14,551! The real question is why did Pat only get 3400 votes there?
A lawyer friend of mine helped out a foreigner by setting up a corporation in the US specifically for the purpose of hiring the guy. It was more convoluted than that (more than one corporation and such) but that's the gist of it. It wasn't cheap, he charged the guy several grand.
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That's exactly what we did. The whole company up and moved from DC to Portland, Maine last December. Real Estate's ALOT cheaper, the people are ALOT nicer, and the traffic is ALOT better.
Eminent domain historically and specifically ONLY refers to land property, i.e. ("I'm the sovereign noble lord who gave you title to this land and i have the right to take it from you if i need to"). It is not defined in such a way that could be applied to any other form of property.
Retard.
Oh yeah, set up a VA State PAC for your front group. It's easy as hell and they have almost no restrictions on influencing VA State & Local Races.
Local politics is 90% about interest groups and 10% about social structures. You will not be successful at making OSS an issue unless there is either already an local political advocacy group (not simply the local LUG, guys!) led by knowledgeable political players or you create one.
You use this group to advocate OSS to the other local interest groups from the perspective of _their_ issues. DO NOT do this as the candidate! They care ONLY about what you're going to do about THEIR core issues! BUT, thru your front group, if you bring OSS issues closer to the front of the target group's agenda, positive marks from your front group will bleed over into the targetted interest groups.
So when are we going to be let into the next plan, to trick mp3 listeners into getting their penises bit off by a pony? I'm sure Radiohead already thinks they're uncool...
a few things:
A) The fastest way to get blown off is to be part of a national group. Unless the group is linked to the rep or senator, you're gonna get blown off... period. Make sure you represent a LOCAL, "back home" group. your chances of being listened to is much greater; even if it looks like they're blowing you off, they'll at least take note that you're from back home.
B) John Warner is a very opinionated individual (note: understatement) and he typically has knee-jerk reactions to issues he's unfamiliar with. He's also generally not willing to talk to people/activists whoever they are. It's just the way he is... go to George Allen instead.
Look,
even the most unknown member of congress gets so much email that it's impossible for them to even begin to manage the incoming load (75-90% of it goes straight into the trash), let alone deal with the subject matter of any incoming message whatsoever. It's just impossible to do in an office with just a handful of staffers (house side anyway, senate staffs are sized according to the size of their state).
Also, congressional offices are clueless about what to do about it and are unwilling to spend the money on people or software to manage incoming email. (This is my business, btw, to sell cong offices email management solutions, and i'm getting out of the market! They're just not ready).
So Bottom line is... if you can type it into an email, print the damn thing out into an envelope. It's STILL the most effective way to influence your congressman; even if you get a canned response, it's often their method of polling their district. Even as few as a hundred physical letters will affect the rep's views and votes, especially on subjects they're clueless or indifferent about, like geek issues!
Better yet, get your local LUG or other geek group to organize a parallel political PAC or citizens group, i.e. "Anywhere USA Technology Action Committee" and come down to DC and VISIT your rep or senators office, or invite him or her to your group for a townhall meeting some Saturday or Sunday on geek issues(they really go for these things... it's the reason they bother to go home on the weekends. if they don't they lose next time. it's a political axiom). There's a 98% chance that they'll be more than willing to come speak and hear your views.
This really pisses me off.
I say take a page out of the Scientologist's book and sue the living daylights out of everyone involved.
LRon said are most effective as a tool of harassment, and i think there are enough people affected by this bullshit to put together a pretty good class action and otherwise get sue happy.
You have to sue, and sue now.
IANAL, but know a bit about bankruptcy law.
In the US, the first to file suit is usually the first to get paid (lienholders are always first), in cases of corporate debt and bankruptcy. Which means oftentimes big established companies will sue for payment at the slightest hint of a debtor company going south, and that letter looks like a strong hint!
Having discussed his RIAA/Napster stance with Senator Hatch (at a Christian Coalition event, i might add) shortly after his hearings on the matter, i can tell you with absolute certainty that his beef with the record companies and RIAA is the artistic/ethical reasons mentioned above.
/.
We had a very cordial conversation over coffee and jalepeno poppers where i thanked him for his enlightened stance and his work on the matter. This is when he told me how much he hated how record companies screw with artists and their rights.
So, VAXman, you're just plain wrong.
Also, on a side note, Senator Hatch HAS heard of
Can this be modded up a bit, so it can be seen? Also, I want to echo in on the request for an URL regarding this capability w/ activeHex
This always happens to me... When ever i do research on a topic (or am about too), it comes up in Ask Slashdot... must have a mental connection with Cliff... oh well
Anyway, here's what i've found (other than what's already been mentioned)
FuzzCat -- it seems to work, but A) it's more full featured than i'm looking for and B) i can't seem to find the source code for it... :(
HTML WYSIWYG Editor -- This is a good tutorial on how to write a formatting editor with javascript and IE4+. I think i'm going to use this (combined with some tricks used by Yahoo mail...)
Here r some others (from a german PHP list):
http://www.mycgiserver.com/~fuzzcat/webfile/text/t ext.html
http://www.secretgate.com/axadir/classic.html
http://netword.secretgate.com/
http://www.kalbi.demon.co.uk/winsite/win.htm
http://home.earthlink.net/~hheister/
Get an experienced Tax ATTORNEY. not a loser accountant. in order to get something past the IRS you need to demonstrate that what you're doing is "probably legal" (i don't remember the exact legal phrase) which means you need a tax attorney ( a good one) to convince them!
where do you get a decent hooker for $200 in DC? I'd like to know, hehehe...
funny, i don't see UNIONS on that list...
It's a perfect example of Engrish!!!
A couple of things...
I don't understand where one gets the idea, which seems to be what you're proposing, that a large company should tolerate an unprofitable subsidiary under the weight of a stupid regulatory scheme.
Also, you're absolutely correct that the shortage is artificial. I would do the same thing if I ran a California power company. It's better to deal with crisis and come up with a working solution and long term plan than to face cataclysm when summer hits. Alot like Y2k, really...
Contrary to popular belief, i guess Verio didn't destroy digitalNation. It's spirit lives on.
But then again, I'm biased as a customer and former employee...
Please kindly point out where in the Constitution it says people have a right to vote in a presidential election.
Quit nitpicking over whether it was a primary or not. Palm Beach county is one of the strongest centers for the Buchanan Brigades in the country! Palm Beach _was_ the strongest Buchanan county in the Country in the 96 primary, and since there more than 14000 registered Buchananite Reformers in the county(more than the rest of the state combined), the real question is why didn't he get MORE votes there?
There are 14,551 registered Reformers in Palm Beach County, more than the rest of the state combined.
It just so happens that there are 14000 (14551, tbe) registered Refomers in Palm Beach, more than the rest of the state combined, and has long been considered a center of Buchananism in the state.
Many people are claiming the there _must_ be an irregularity b/c the neighboring counties with similar demographics only gave 700-1000 voted each (Broward with 789 is brought up). However, the neighboring counties only have 100-200 registered Reformers (Broward with 189).
The question in my mind is how many of those 19000 bad ballots really were "supposed" to go to Buchanan?
I'm gonna be pretty adamant about this, since no one seems to be reporting this.
While the neighboring counties have a hundred or two registered Reformers (Broward with 189), Palm Beach County has 14,551! That's more than the rest of the state combined!!! The real question is why did Pat only get 3400 votes there? How many of those 19000 bad ballots were really Buchanan voters who got confused (who are arguably easier to confuse than the average voter)?
With lunatic Rep. Wexler claiming he "personally saw 3000 people vote" incorrectly for Buchanan when neighboring counties only gave him a few hundred votes, it's important to note that that while the neighboring counties have a hundred or two registered Reformers (Broward with 189), Palm Beach County has 14,551! The real question is why did Pat only get 3400 votes there?
A lawyer friend of mine helped out a foreigner by setting up a corporation in the US specifically for the purpose of hiring the guy. It was more convoluted than that (more than one corporation and such) but that's the gist of it. It wasn't cheap, he charged the guy several grand.