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  1. Youre perhaps unaware that the US is one of I think only 2 countries that seems to think you can tax your citizens who never even set fot on US soil the entire tax year, never mind do any work at all.

  2. Re:The herd's moving on Gardasil Cleared of Anti-Vax Nonsense (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    My tax supports public schools, and I dont have kids. Where do I get my refund?

    No, public schooll can have rules. one of those rules can be you must be vaccinated, if medically safe to do so. Same as saying your child must be clean, presentable etc.

    If you dont want to abide by those rules, you dont have to go, but you are not getting a refund. After all, you have chosen to exclude yourself.

  3. Re:Bad editorial on Why Patent Law Shouldn't Block the Sale of Used Tech Products · · Score: 1

    First Sale doctrine, surely, overrides that.

  4. Re:"Infringing"? on Why Patent Law Shouldn't Block the Sale of Used Tech Products · · Score: 1

    Thats odd, all round Asia I used it perfectly well, and the last 3 weeks I have used it 5 times, in 3 different airports.

    Oddly the only place I ever had ANY isue with teh US, Chicago last year. Made me miss my flight while I went to find unhelpful airline staff, so maybe its a local issue?

  5. Re:Love it on Adblock Plus Victorious Again In Court · · Score: 2

    Yes it does. Litigants in person in the UK can claim £18 per hour for their time. If you hire legal representatives they can claim for their time

    Costs also depend on parties being reasonable; court should be a last resort, so even if you win if you are unreasonable you may not get any costs awarded, or a nominal amount.

  6. Re:Methinks your mountains and molehillls are swap on Amtrak Installing Cameras To Watch Train Engineers · · Score: 1

    Testimony of something you have witnessed is not hearsay, at least not in the UK.

  7. Re:Geolock Porn on Leaked Document Shows Europe Would Fight UK Plans To Block Porn · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Council housed and violent" - police slang from the 90s that made it to mainstream referneces in the UK.

  8. Re:As usual... on Student Photographer Threatened With Suspension For Sports Photos · · Score: 1

    WEll, not in the UK. If your income is below ~£10k p.a. you will pay no income tax at all.

    I imaginme the IRS has a similar level at which under this point you pay no tax to them.

  9. Re:No argument other than medical necessity on California Senate Approves School Vaccine Bill · · Score: 1

    You repeating the same crap as before doesnt make it true

    Youre ignoring the deaths from rota arent you, again. Becuase it destroys your argument.

  10. Re: So, it has come to this. on Complain About Comcast, Get Fired From Your Job · · Score: 1

    Tortious interference maybe? Name them as a party, as it was their actions that precipitated the firing action.

  11. Re: So there is a problem...yes, you're talking bo on Tesla Removes Mileage Limits On Drive Unit Warranty Program · · Score: 1

    http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/postcode/rg61hd/radius/1501/maximum-mileage/over_100000_miles/onesearchad/used,nearlynew,new/quicksearch/true

    Most cars there over 1500 quid, over 100k is nothing for modern cars.

    You're talking crap.

  12. Re:Tremendous Respect on Why Lavabit Shut Down · · Score: 1

    "Cannot comply" is also a different argument. If you are asked to do something you cannot do, it is difficult to do it within 3 weeks....

  13. Re:Not First Amendment on California Bill Would Safeguard Consumers' Rights To Criticize Firms Online · · Score: 1

    Anything like that in the UK would fail the Unfair Contract Terms Act immediately, given it is a contract of adhesion.

  14. Re:Not First Amendment on California Bill Would Safeguard Consumers' Rights To Criticize Firms Online · · Score: 1

    Thickness of the white lines (from the Scottish flag) aginst the red (from the cross of st george) tell you which way is "up" - look top left diagonal, if the upper most which line is thicker than the one below, it is hung right way up. Upside down would be where this line is thinner.

  15. Re:I want to become an American and move out of Eu on The US Vs. Europe: Freedom of Expression Vs. Privacy · · Score: 1

    Erm, those arent actual laws....

  16. Re:Cultural divide is right on The US Vs. Europe: Freedom of Expression Vs. Privacy · · Score: 2

    No, a lot of you left because you werent free to discriminate against others as much as you thought they should be discriminated against. its why you still have fucked up ideas about nudity always being sexual, for one.

  17. Re:Utter nonsense on The US Vs. Europe: Freedom of Expression Vs. Privacy · · Score: 1

    really, "anything" invllving your incarceration? No, what should be available are the court records. Not the sensationalist just-this-side-of-libel newspaper versions of truth, heavily editoriliased to give their message prominence and sell more papers. That helps noone rehabilitate - which is the purpose of the verious acts here. After a time your crime is officially forgotten (there, but not relevant - like expired points on a driving licence record) and you should be free to move on with your life.

  18. Re:The Problem Isn't "Free Speech vs Privacy" on The US Vs. Europe: Freedom of Expression Vs. Privacy · · Score: 1

    Not at all vauge, if you read the summary of the judgement.

    Like all conflicting rights, it is a balance - when does your right to privacy outweigh freedom of information.

    Its asinine to pretend there are absolute rights. they dont exist - even in the US you have no right to certain speech

  19. Re:More complicated is not more advanced on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 1

    Check out the weight of the two cars, idiot.

  20. Re:I hate push button start on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 1

    "comfort access" is the option that wasnt ticked, assuming it is the current or previous (2nd) gen X5

  21. Re:not likely on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 1

    You can already update BMW firmware yourself, enter chassis number and model and you get a list of available updates, stick on USB, insert in glovebox / centre armrest USB port, navigate to update, done.

  22. Re:It ain't broke on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 1

    No, one is labelled to show that auto start / stop can be disabled - that is the "off" button you mention. The diagram is a key element you missed. Auto start stop is a feature designed to save you fuel, which it only does when it has sufficient charge to restart the engine (hence "sometimes"). this is a feature

    There is no guessing, this is clearly written in the manual, anddoenst take too much thought to understand.

    (DSisclosure - I work for BMW, but not designing cars. Its just blindingly obvious what these buttons do)

  23. Re:I'm thinking DVDs.. on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 1

    Youre assuming this is the latest fad, when most countries have managed with keyless start for a long time now - 10 years back I had this.

  24. Re:The actual technical fault. on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 1

    All current design language BMWs (new 1, 3, 4, X5 series) do not need the key inserted into anything at all.

  25. Re:If not... on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 1

    They do, at least the mazda / ford and now BMWs I have had all have a mechanical key