You're confusing "pays less taxes" with "pays a lower effective tax rate." He pays north of $6M in taxes whereas his secretary pays about $13k, but due to the difference in incomes, his effective tax rate is lower than hers.
You are correct in that he has gone on record as stating he thinks he doesn't pay enough tax, and that he should be taxed at a higher rate. Interestingly, though, he doesn't put his money where his mouth is: he could cut an extra check and send it to the government just like that little girl did a few years ago who emptied her piggy bank and sent the money to the US Treasury to help pay down the national debt, yet he doesn't.
(I don't mean to sound negative about him; I admire what he's done and live by many of the same principles, such as living in a house that costs well below my means, and other economically-wise decisions.)
I have no problem with master and slave used to define relationships of subsystems, but here are a few terms that should be reverted:
"makers" -- They're hobbyists. "life hack" -- a useful tip "shield" -- Why the heck did this term come to replace the phrase "daughter board"? "ends" -- Connectors. Seriously, I bought some cable from a guy once and he asked if I wanted the "ends." The what? "The ends. The ends for the cable." At the time I had worked with electronics for 25+ years and had never heard that term used to describe a connector.
But at least now when I hear that a "maker" has a "life hack" on how to attach the "ends" to his "shield" I know what the hell he or she is talking about. Now I just need to figure out if that shield is the parent or child.
I don't have one, but I like the 16C. As I recall, it can handle full 64-bit numbers and display them in decimal, hex, octal, or even binary thanks to the scrolling / panning feature. The 42S can do binary but not numbers that big, let alone trying to display big numbers in binary. As I recall, doing hex on it is a lot more intuitive, or at least fewer button presses than my beloved 42S.
And the battery life on a 16C is typically measured in decades.
I've had the HP-42S since about 1988, but the screen started going bad a couple of years ago, and then a row of buttons failed. It was the first model (I think) where HP started to cheap out and ultrasonic-weld the cases shut, so it's nearly impossible to get it open to service it without causing more damage. I replaced it with a used 42S from ebay, but it, too, is starting to have problems. I think my dad still has his 16C from the early '80s (maybe late '70s?), and last I knew it was working great. I still see a few people around the office with a 16C or a 15, and they're still working well, too.
Great, if mobile phones aren't bad enough, now there will be even more distractions causing people to just sit when the light turns green, further adding to traffic problems.
Ah, the good ol' days. Slackware 3.0 was my first introduction to Linux, too, because, well, I didn't know any better. Got it up and running on a low-end Pentium back around '96. Got X11 installed on it and life was good. It didn't do everything I needed, but it did a lot. Even upgraded the kernel from v1.2.13 (I think) to 2.0.20 at some point, along with all the other stuff (gcc, glibc, etc.) needed to make that transition. Then 16 years later the system had basically become unusable for the modern web & other tools I wanted to use, so I decided it was time to build a new computer and get a fresh Linux distribution. Since Slackware had worked out so well for me back then I decided to install it again on the new machine. By that time it was at v13.37. And by then, it did basically everything I wanted. Unfortunately, the way things are advancing I won't get 16 years out of that machine... Even now, just six years later, it's too slow for a lot of web sites, so it's getting close to that time again.
I'm not on Facebook, or Twitter, or Snapchat, or Google+, or any other similar site. And I've always known there was something wrong with me so it's OK if other people think that, too. But I like it here. It's a good place to be. I'm happy in this little slice of the world that is mine, where I'm only being judged by cats.
I ran into this, too. It was a consumable item I had purchased a few times in the past, but most recently when I went to order it I was told I couldn't unless I became a prime member. I also had some pet supplies in my Amazon cart. In the end, I cancelled the entire Amazon order and purchased the pet supplies from a different online retailer for the same price (including free shipping.)
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Those are the guys who sent humans to the moon. I've had the opportunity to work with some, too. Awesome guys (and gals). They know their stuff.
I love those paper-based read-a-ma-jigs. They fold up nicely, store nicely, and never need to be charged.
You're confusing "pays less taxes" with "pays a lower effective tax rate." He pays north of $6M in taxes whereas his secretary pays about $13k, but due to the difference in incomes, his effective tax rate is lower than hers.
You are correct in that he has gone on record as stating he thinks he doesn't pay enough tax, and that he should be taxed at a higher rate. Interestingly, though, he doesn't put his money where his mouth is: he could cut an extra check and send it to the government just like that little girl did a few years ago who emptied her piggy bank and sent the money to the US Treasury to help pay down the national debt, yet he doesn't.
(I don't mean to sound negative about him; I admire what he's done and live by many of the same principles, such as living in a house that costs well below my means, and other economically-wise decisions.)
I have no problem with master and slave used to define relationships of subsystems, but here are a few terms that should be reverted:
"makers" -- They're hobbyists.
"life hack" -- a useful tip
"shield" -- Why the heck did this term come to replace the phrase "daughter board"?
"ends" -- Connectors. Seriously, I bought some cable from a guy once and he asked if I wanted the "ends." The what? "The ends. The ends for the cable." At the time I had worked with electronics for 25+ years and had never heard that term used to describe a connector.
But at least now when I hear that a "maker" has a "life hack" on how to attach the "ends" to his "shield" I know what the hell he or she is talking about. Now I just need to figure out if that shield is the parent or child.
Personally, I'm offended by all the unix commands that sounds like disgusting bodily noises.
awk
sed
grep
Just to name a few.
I don't have one, but I like the 16C. As I recall, it can handle full 64-bit numbers and display them in decimal, hex, octal, or even binary thanks to the scrolling / panning feature. The 42S can do binary but not numbers that big, let alone trying to display big numbers in binary. As I recall, doing hex on it is a lot more intuitive, or at least fewer button presses than my beloved 42S.
And the battery life on a 16C is typically measured in decades.
HP made some good stuff.
I've had the HP-42S since about 1988, but the screen started going bad a couple of years ago, and then a row of buttons failed. It was the first model (I think) where HP started to cheap out and ultrasonic-weld the cases shut, so it's nearly impossible to get it open to service it without causing more damage. I replaced it with a used 42S from ebay, but it, too, is starting to have problems. I think my dad still has his 16C from the early '80s (maybe late '70s?), and last I knew it was working great. I still see a few people around the office with a 16C or a 15, and they're still working well, too.
The thing I really miss is a good RPN calculator. Yeah, I could get an HP emulator, but it's just not the same thing.
As long as it has lots of horns. You can never find a horn when you're angry.
I can't stand all this technology and integration. Hold on...
"Cortana, tell Alexa to have Amazon drone me a cold beer."
Great, if mobile phones aren't bad enough, now there will be even more distractions causing people to just sit when the light turns green, further adding to traffic problems.
Forget the blackjack!
Ouch! My bones are so brittle. But I always drink plenty of.... Malk?
Ah, the good ol' days. Slackware 3.0 was my first introduction to Linux, too, because, well, I didn't know any better. Got it up and running on a low-end Pentium back around '96. Got X11 installed on it and life was good. It didn't do everything I needed, but it did a lot. Even upgraded the kernel from v1.2.13 (I think) to 2.0.20 at some point, along with all the other stuff (gcc, glibc, etc.) needed to make that transition. Then 16 years later the system had basically become unusable for the modern web & other tools I wanted to use, so I decided it was time to build a new computer and get a fresh Linux distribution. Since Slackware had worked out so well for me back then I decided to install it again on the new machine. By that time it was at v13.37. And by then, it did basically everything I wanted. Unfortunately, the way things are advancing I won't get 16 years out of that machine... Even now, just six years later, it's too slow for a lot of web sites, so it's getting close to that time again.
Agreed.
And hopefully one of those 16 is also having the obstacle detection system turned on, which it wasn't during the fatal crash.
Go crazy?
Exactly. Here it's described with cats:
segmeowtationfault.com/13
I've come around on hipsters. It takes a lot of courage for them to all dress and act alike.
"Where it is incorrect, it is definitively incorrect. In cases of major discrepancy, it's reality that's got it wrong." - Douglas Adams.
... we can hear you.
I'm not on Facebook, or Twitter, or Snapchat, or Google+, or any other similar site. And I've always known there was something wrong with me so it's OK if other people think that, too. But I like it here. It's a good place to be. I'm happy in this little slice of the world that is mine, where I'm only being judged by cats.
"Fascinating! We haven't received a single report that indicated no network connectivity."
"Venting prevents ex-plo-si-on."
The last time I was at a Subway, the sandwiches were still being made manually.
I ran into this, too. It was a consumable item I had purchased a few times in the past, but most recently when I went to order it I was told I couldn't unless I became a prime member. I also had some pet supplies in my Amazon cart. In the end, I cancelled the entire Amazon order and purchased the pet supplies from a different online retailer for the same price (including free shipping.)