When people travel, they often buy gas in other states, paying gas taxes to each state they buy gas in.
Anyone cheating the system (buying gas in the cheaper place but driving most of the time in the other) is probably not saving much money in the long run anyway (especially if s/he has to drive out of the way to get gas).
If not for Linux, those Unix servers would be replaced by Win2k servers.
Bad assumption.
Win2K is not a good replacement for UNIX in too many cases. And if Linux did not exist, those systems could have been kept in place (not replaced at all) or replaced with one of the free BSD variants (which would exist whether Linux was out there or not).
Your argument that those UNIX servers would have been replaced by Win2K servers is much like the claim by the RIAA that every time someone downloads a song for free, that represents a lost sale.
Considering the reason patents were created, it makes a lot of sense.
The benefit of a patent system is that other researchers or inventors are able to build upon the research of others before them ('standing on the shoulders of giants') and hopefully release their new knowledge to others.
When a researcher keeps novel concepts and innovations to himself/herself, there is more likely to be duplication of effort. Plus, time will be wasted as researchers have to cover the same ground that others have in order to get past that point and create something new. Overall, it could reduce the output of R&D by wasting time and effort.
No. The people who want things to stay the way they are (whether one-third or ~60%) do not want Taiwan to be a nation unto itself. That is not how things are today.
Taiwan and China never finished their civil war over 50 years ago, and so we still have two different governments controlling parts of China, but neither pushing the other to the point of complete separation, yet.
There's been a recent push to build up density downtown with low-income housing.
The great majority of the housing that has built up density downtown (and Belltown too) has been in the luxury (high-income) market. The low-income housing that has been built has not made up for the amount that has been destroyed since 1980 to make way for other development.
The highest priced housing in the Puget Sound area is on Mercer Island, isn't it?
No. If you look at it by city, Hunts Point has the most-expensive houses. But some neighbourhoods in other cities are right up there. Take a look at Madison Park or Laurelhurst (Seattle) or Tiger Mountain (Issaquah) or Newport Hills (Bellevue). But the king of high-priced housing is probably a little-known area of Shoreline (south of Richmond Beach) called The Highlands. That is where the Nordstrom and Boeing families live. But it is a gated community that most people will never be allowed (invited) to enter.
It is ALWAYS faster, cheaper, and more comfortable to drive somewhere than to take the bus there, even in heavy traffic.
Making a blanket statement with the word "always"? Well, it is not always true. I used to commute by bus from the U-District and Northgate to downtown. From both neighbourhoods, I could reach my office more quickly (faster), for less cost (cheaper--since my employer paid for my monthly Metro pass), and it was more relaxing (comfortable) since I could sleep or read while the driver took the stress of driving over for me. And that was with or without heavy traffic.
Perhaps that is true for you, but it is not true for everyone.
You're damn right! The subway is a great way to get around the city. And the density of NYC makes it possible to get from most subway stations to where you want to go on foot. Going underground sure beats sitting in traffic.
You've got it right. No place has ever built its way out of congestion by expaning highways. It did not work in LA, Houston, Atlanta, or even Seoul.
The problem is worse because people seem to live further from their workplaces than in the past. That usually means that each year there are more vehicle-miles driven than the year before.
Changes in land-use patterns (which could improve housing affordability), more variety of transportation options (along with more commute-trip reduction programs), and a change in commuter attitudes would help a lot.
Unfortunately, most people don't understand that the greater their distance from work (and anywhere else they plan to go), the more traffic they will create.
Also, I commend your will to bike. I have biked several times this year, and maybe will again tomorrow if the weather stays like this. There are other bike paths beside the Burke-Gilman trail. You can get a map of bike routes, if you are interested.
Actually, only about one-third of its people want full independence. Another third want to re-unify with the mainland.
Those are two opposing viewpoints. Fortunately, most of the people would just let things stay the way they are.
Don't assume that because the President and VP are both from an indepence-seeking party that it means voters want full-scale independence. That was not necessarily the reason why voters chose those candidates.
I really like would you said. (Plus, you write better than most of the native English speakers in the U.S.) You gave us an example of a company that has replaced most of its Windows servers with Linux and made everyone (from management to end users) happier.
But, your post seems to imply that you had server crashes with your Sun Enterprise 5k. Is that true? I have never heard such a thing before.
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Anyone cheating the system (buying gas in the cheaper place but driving most of the time in the other) is probably not saving much money in the long run anyway (especially if s/he has to drive out of the way to get gas).
How did you know about that trick?
You certainly do not live in Oregon, as the largest city (Portland) is still less than half a million.
You can even pump your own gas in the states that border Oregon.
What law did the reporters break?
How often do they consider how it would feel if these laws were applied to them?
Will the government officials who enacted the USA PATRIOT act ever have to really be subjected to the same things they allowed to be done to us?
What I really want to know is how well would an Amiga web server do in the real world?
The fact that Poindexter will know what movies I rented in Mr. Chen's name does not bother me.
Uh, FreeBSD?
And for those of you who talk aloud as you type, you might be accused of both.
Bad assumption.
Win2K is not a good replacement for UNIX in too many cases. And if Linux did not exist, those systems could have been kept in place (not replaced at all) or replaced with one of the free BSD variants (which would exist whether Linux was out there or not).
Your argument that those UNIX servers would have been replaced by Win2K servers is much like the claim by the RIAA that every time someone downloads a song for free, that represents a lost sale.
Maybe in a few cases, but not in every case.
The benefit of a patent system is that other researchers or inventors are able to build upon the research of others before them ('standing on the shoulders of giants') and hopefully release their new knowledge to others.
When a researcher keeps novel concepts and innovations to himself/herself, there is more likely to be duplication of effort. Plus, time will be wasted as researchers have to cover the same ground that others have in order to get past that point and create something new. Overall, it could reduce the output of R&D by wasting time and effort.
Taiwan and China never finished their civil war over 50 years ago, and so we still have two different governments controlling parts of China, but neither pushing the other to the point of complete separation, yet.
M$ is not using them for competitive analysis. Those Unix boxes are doing real work. Oh, and they use AS-400s too.
The great majority of the housing that has built up density downtown (and Belltown too) has been in the luxury (high-income) market. The low-income housing that has been built has not made up for the amount that has been destroyed since 1980 to make way for other development.
The highest priced housing in the Puget Sound area is on Mercer Island, isn't it?
No. If you look at it by city, Hunts Point has the most-expensive houses. But some neighbourhoods in other cities are right up there. Take a look at Madison Park or Laurelhurst (Seattle) or Tiger Mountain (Issaquah) or Newport Hills (Bellevue). But the king of high-priced housing is probably a little-known area of Shoreline (south of Richmond Beach) called The Highlands. That is where the Nordstrom and Boeing families live. But it is a gated community that most people will never be allowed (invited) to enter.
Making a blanket statement with the word "always"? Well, it is not always true. I used to commute by bus from the U-District and Northgate to downtown. From both neighbourhoods, I could reach my office more quickly (faster), for less cost (cheaper--since my employer paid for my monthly Metro pass), and it was more relaxing (comfortable) since I could sleep or read while the driver took the stress of driving over for me. And that was with or without heavy traffic.
Perhaps that is true for you, but it is not true for everyone.
You're damn right! The subway is a great way to get around the city. And the density of NYC makes it possible to get from most subway stations to where you want to go on foot. Going underground sure beats sitting in traffic.
Washington state has never had the highest gas taxes in the nation. That is a myth.
The problem is worse because people seem to live further from their workplaces than in the past. That usually means that each year there are more vehicle-miles driven than the year before.
Changes in land-use patterns (which could improve housing affordability), more variety of transportation options (along with more commute-trip reduction programs), and a change in commuter attitudes would help a lot.
Unfortunately, most people don't understand that the greater their distance from work (and anywhere else they plan to go), the more traffic they will create.
Also, I commend your will to bike. I have biked several times this year, and maybe will again tomorrow if the weather stays like this. There are other bike paths beside the Burke-Gilman trail. You can get a map of bike routes, if you are interested.
Really? Which poll told you that?
Actually, only about one-third of its people want full independence. Another third want to re-unify with the mainland.
Those are two opposing viewpoints. Fortunately, most of the people would just let things stay the way they are.
Don't assume that because the President and VP are both from an indepence-seeking party that it means voters want full-scale independence. That was not necessarily the reason why voters chose those candidates.
Because that has nothing to do with adding custom firewall capabilities for the OS.
But, your post seems to imply that you had server crashes with your Sun Enterprise 5k. Is that true? I have never heard such a thing before.
The laws of Leviticus are still important today. Just don't say I didn't warn you when God smites your ass.
Look out Benton Harbor, Michigan. Spokane wants that last-place spot!