Just sayin, whenever there is an apple story all the googtards and apple h8rz come out to play. I'm trying to inject some rational logic into the convo.
Omg you are such a pedant. Look, here's how it works. If the purchase is made in person, then the purchase "occurs" where the person is. If the purchase is shipped or delivered, it "occurs" at the delivery address. If you don't understand this, go talk to a kindergatnener.
because you do the tax in the location where the purchase occured. dodent matter where the ecommerce site is. double duh. why are we going over these simple things?
what do you want me to say? regardless of people's perceptions, words have definitions, and those definitions are what defines them. truth and accuracy are the twin torches by which I light my path in life.
perhaps giving online a tax break is market intervention? who's to say which is right? why would intervening to give online a tax break ok, but intervening to levy consistent taxes not ok? Sheesh.
But aside form DC we all have reprint action in the senate. While we don't have control over individual issues, we can vote out the bastards if we don't like them.
I'm cool with the tax. Itthe current system puts brick and mortar at an enormous disadvantage, especially with commodities such as TVs with really thin margins. It used to be that sales tax balanced with shipping costs, but amazon effectively solved thee shipping cost problem. It's time to play on level playing field!
Inb4 cries of "but apple always said they were virus free!" NB this is a Trojan which the user installs himself. These have always been an issue with macs, although not very prevalent. Now OSx has built in blacklisting which is pushed out to all computers every update. I'm sure this will be blocked in the near future if not blocked already. Not too shabby, eh?
I'm glad somebody is calling attention to this. I love my htc, but my work doesn't allow android byod for this exact reason. Anybody else encounter this mindset?
and you missed a point about language and communication. A "good insult" is not a slur. that is the laziest way, like maturbating. so for you to throw around twat and cunt, then complain when they don't have the intended effect, is like verbally masturbating and getting upset when the target of your insults doesn't get off too. "was it good for you?" umm, no.
I'm glad you strain so many grey cells to come up with real zingers like "twat." anything less would be laziness! Keep up the good work, Jerry Seinfeld!
thank you for your response, because it really clarifies the issue into a single question. given the option to hurt people more or hurt people less or not try to hurt them at all, why do you put so much energy in trying to find words that will cause the most hurt? apart from the drain on your own life, wouldn't you want to live in a world where people tried to avoid inflicting maximal wounds on each other? And wouldn't you want to be part of the change to make the world better?
I used to think like you, "grr nobody can tell me what to do or what to think, I'll keep doing what I want, fuck them!" but when I stopped to think about it I realized there was an easier and better way to be.
my laptop usage has changed dramatically. at work it's always plugged in like a desktop. i use the laptop itself the most when traveling. for this reason, the ultimate laptop for me is a 13" macbook air that boots to win 7. completely compatible with the work environment, great engineering. I'm surprised more people don't do this!
it's not about being offended. All I'm saying, let's try to act in a way that makes slashdot a place where the greatest number of people feel welcome to participate, thus creating a vibrant community. If slashdot is a vibrant community, then the discussions will be better and there will be better articles and it all gets better. Isn't that what you want, too?
higher-level question: what's the purpose of your words? what meaning are you trying to convey? when you call someone a twat on slashdot, your intended meaning is for it to be a generic put-down, but your meta-meaning is that you want slashdot to be men only, and women better go elsewhere. same when you call people faggy. "I mean faggy to be a generic insult! (btw real fags gtfo we don't want you here.)"
just because you pretend to be ignorant of the power of language doesn't make it less powerful. I would also venture to guess you are not so much ignorant as willfully obtuse.
final thought: let's say you're writing a post, and you have chosen to denigrate someone using a slur rather than make an insightful point. So you reach to your quiver of slurs and pull one out. Would you choose a slur like asshole or wanker that holds no greater meaning, or do you choose a word that is particularly hurtful to a particular community. And why did you choose what you chose?
Ultimately, in our lives, we have the opportunity to hurt people or not hurt people by the slightest of actions (such as which slur we choose). Since the difference between actions is so slight, why not choose the one that causes less pain? No skin off your nose. This sounds like a nice way to live.
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Just sayin, whenever there is an apple story all the googtards and apple h8rz come out to play. I'm trying to inject some rational logic into the convo.
Omg you are such a pedant. Look, here's how it works. If the purchase is made in person, then the purchase "occurs" where the person is. If the purchase is shipped or delivered, it "occurs" at the delivery address. If you don't understand this, go talk to a kindergatnener.
because you do the tax in the location where the purchase occured. dodent matter where the ecommerce site is. double duh. why are we going over these simple things?
no, but they collect the sales tax of where they are located. duh!
to be fair, if you go back to the marketing material, you'll see that apple claimed to be immune to PC viruses. A very true statement!
I dont think you know much about communications. Perhaps you misunderstood what I said earlier?
what do you want me to say? regardless of people's perceptions, words have definitions, and those definitions are what defines them. truth and accuracy are the twin torches by which I light my path in life.
no, sign PSY, "Goog-nam Style!" My meme is more recent than yours!
perhaps giving online a tax break is market intervention? who's to say which is right? why would intervening to give online a tax break ok, but intervening to levy consistent taxes not ok? Sheesh.
But aside form DC we all have reprint action in the senate. While we don't have control over individual issues, we can vote out the bastards if we don't like them.
I'm cool with the tax. Itthe current system puts brick and mortar at an enormous disadvantage, especially with commodities such as TVs with really thin margins. It used to be that sales tax balanced with shipping costs, but amazon effectively solved thee shipping cost problem. It's time to play on level playing field!
Inb4 cries of "but apple always said they were virus free!" NB this is a Trojan which the user installs himself. These have always been an issue with macs, although not very prevalent. Now OSx has built in blacklisting which is pushed out to all computers every update. I'm sure this will be blocked in the near future if not blocked already. Not too shabby, eh?
I've been testing a battery electric truck for moving shipping containers from the ports to the railyards. it works just fine. 120kwh battery pack.
If you want high torque at low rpm, get an ev!
No company phones (too cheap), but you can byod iPhone or bby. It is what it is.
I'm glad somebody is calling attention to this. I love my htc, but my work doesn't allow android byod for this exact reason. Anybody else encounter this mindset?
Lasers are inherently safe because you can only go blind one eye at a time.
who pays trolls? that's the dumbest shit i've heard.
[citation needed]
and you missed a point about language and communication. A "good insult" is not a slur. that is the laziest way, like maturbating. so for you to throw around twat and cunt, then complain when they don't have the intended effect, is like verbally masturbating and getting upset when the target of your insults doesn't get off too. "was it good for you?" umm, no.
I'm glad you strain so many grey cells to come up with real zingers like "twat." anything less would be laziness! Keep up the good work, Jerry Seinfeld!
thank you for your response, because it really clarifies the issue into a single question. given the option to hurt people more or hurt people less or not try to hurt them at all, why do you put so much energy in trying to find words that will cause the most hurt? apart from the drain on your own life, wouldn't you want to live in a world where people tried to avoid inflicting maximal wounds on each other? And wouldn't you want to be part of the change to make the world better?
I used to think like you, "grr nobody can tell me what to do or what to think, I'll keep doing what I want, fuck them!" but when I stopped to think about it I realized there was an easier and better way to be.
my laptop usage has changed dramatically. at work it's always plugged in like a desktop. i use the laptop itself the most when traveling. for this reason, the ultimate laptop for me is a 13" macbook air that boots to win 7. completely compatible with the work environment, great engineering. I'm surprised more people don't do this!
it's not about being offended. All I'm saying, let's try to act in a way that makes slashdot a place where the greatest number of people feel welcome to participate, thus creating a vibrant community. If slashdot is a vibrant community, then the discussions will be better and there will be better articles and it all gets better. Isn't that what you want, too?
higher-level question: what's the purpose of your words? what meaning are you trying to convey? when you call someone a twat on slashdot, your intended meaning is for it to be a generic put-down, but your meta-meaning is that you want slashdot to be men only, and women better go elsewhere. same when you call people faggy. "I mean faggy to be a generic insult! (btw real fags gtfo we don't want you here.)"
just because you pretend to be ignorant of the power of language doesn't make it less powerful. I would also venture to guess you are not so much ignorant as willfully obtuse.
final thought: let's say you're writing a post, and you have chosen to denigrate someone using a slur rather than make an insightful point. So you reach to your quiver of slurs and pull one out. Would you choose a slur like asshole or wanker that holds no greater meaning, or do you choose a word that is particularly hurtful to a particular community. And why did you choose what you chose?
Ultimately, in our lives, we have the opportunity to hurt people or not hurt people by the slightest of actions (such as which slur we choose). Since the difference between actions is so slight, why not choose the one that causes less pain? No skin off your nose. This sounds like a nice way to live.