I think you're missing the point. This isn't about solar or big electric or any of that nonsense. This is about subsidizing the basic infrastructure of our society. (ex. roads, water lines, sewer, etc) You're taxed for roads that you don't drive on, but you still have the option to use. Likewise, you have the option to use electricity. It isn't cheap to maintain our electrical network. At some point, you're going to have to take a hard look in the mirror and decide if it's worth it to support the society you live in.
I've seen a few posts dancing about what you should do, which is provide proof, but they don't explicitly say it.
You need to quantify the issue for management. You and your associates should track the hours you spend on IT. If that adds up to 4 hours or more, that's justification for at least a part-timer. The next thing you point to is that you are paid X and a tech guy can be paid Y for the same job, a savings of Z. This is how you demonstrate cost savings to management.
*facepalm* I'm pretty sure I explained how it directly benefits you. And yeah, there isn't going to be a check in the mail. It's going to be very slightly cheaper goods because labor costs will be slightly reduced. It's no different than having a good road system that reduces the amount of gas needed to transport those same goods. How will you quantify that? Pfft. Maybe someone will do a study one of these days. So far as I'm concerned, my argument is axiomatic logic.
I mean, I know we don't live in a particularly nice society. Heck, I just read an article about how much we distrust one another in the US. The fact is that society functions better if we try to take care of each other. Dog eat dog fails in the long term.
Yeah, I get it. Some of you are paying more now. But how is that any different than paying more in taxes for road construction or schools? You may never drive on those roads or send children to those schools. However, you are investing in the infrastructure of our society. Likewise, with the healthcare, you are investing in the people that make this society possible. Investing in people means less sick people, less defaulting on loans (by those sick people), and ultimately, lower costs for all goods because labor becomes a bit cheaper by virtue of fewer sick people.
For those of us that support the ACA, we're fighting against shortsightedness. This is better for society, period. Still, even if you are such a monster that can't see past your own wallet, this will benefit you directly. Albeit, in small ways that will never be the least bit obvious.
I consider our society three days from falling apart at any given time. That's completely dependent on having electricity. Having telecommunications dependent on electricity is part of that. The few battery backups for cell towers are dead by that time. That means that everything is exponentially worse.
I'd only back this if whatever system was going to used was backed by a week's worth of battery power or adequate solar power.
For instance, many people find small black text on a white background fucking painful to read, but all of us slashdotters have to put up with it because their god damn javascript screws with everything.
So they create a third option? Make libertarianism a religion where solar cell use is a major tenet. Solar cells for libertarians, taxes for everyone else?
I can only assume you're using the SSD life tool or some equivalent software. http://ssd-life.com/
In the 13 months I've used mine, I've written 3.8 TB. It estimates the total lifetime for my SSD at little under 9 years. But, honestly, why reduce this number if you don't have to?
To make a parallel here, properly inflated tires for your car save 1-2% gas mileage. Literally pennies in gasoline per tank. But again, why waste?
Yes, there is a lot of tax code. No question there. The other half of that is it doesn't apply to 99% of the US population. Most people have relatively simple returns and software is a reasonably effective way to calculate one's taxes or use as a check after doing them by hand.
Most people have a W2 or two, a 1099INT, and a few charitable donations. This isn't difficult to do by hand. And if you make less than 48K, you get H&Rs software free of charge for federal filing.
If you own a business or have a lot of investments, then yes, paying a professional makes a lot of sense.
I'm still waiting for for firefox or chrome to make themselves SSD friendly. I know we all have RAMdisk, but I swear, after the OS, web browsers seem to generate the next highest number of 'writes'.
Comprehensive metabolic panels (CMPs) and CBCs are the bread and butter of companies like Quest Diagnostics and Labcorp. Might be a good time not to own any of their stock...or at least, not once a working version of this comes out.
Maybe it's just my cynicism, but it just feels like that score is going to reflect more than what they're saying. You know, like how likely the sucker is to answer the phone if the caller-id is blocked or susceptibility to cold-call salesmen.
When it comes to potential profit, should a person ever underestimate how shady things can get?
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I think you're missing the point. This isn't about solar or big electric or any of that nonsense. This is about subsidizing the basic infrastructure of our society. (ex. roads, water lines, sewer, etc) You're taxed for roads that you don't drive on, but you still have the option to use. Likewise, you have the option to use electricity. It isn't cheap to maintain our electrical network. At some point, you're going to have to take a hard look in the mirror and decide if it's worth it to support the society you live in.
Welcome to the very premise Apple is based on.
So why are we giving malware programmers suggestions?
It's a stepping stone towards the single-payer system that the progressives really want
Last time I looked, the ACA, or at least most of the changes currently under dispute, was initially a republican innovation in 1993.
Students of the Code.org tutorials have written 507,152,775 lines of code.
"...which will now be used as the coding base for Windows 9."
I've seen a few posts dancing about what you should do, which is provide proof, but they don't explicitly say it.
You need to quantify the issue for management. You and your associates should track the hours you spend on IT. If that adds up to 4 hours or more, that's justification for at least a part-timer. The next thing you point to is that you are paid X and a tech guy can be paid Y for the same job, a savings of Z. This is how you demonstrate cost savings to management.
*facepalm* I'm pretty sure I explained how it directly benefits you. And yeah, there isn't going to be a check in the mail. It's going to be very slightly cheaper goods because labor costs will be slightly reduced. It's no different than having a good road system that reduces the amount of gas needed to transport those same goods. How will you quantify that? Pfft. Maybe someone will do a study one of these days. So far as I'm concerned, my argument is axiomatic logic.
I mean, I know we don't live in a particularly nice society. Heck, I just read an article about how much we distrust one another in the US. The fact is that society functions better if we try to take care of each other. Dog eat dog fails in the long term.
Yeah, I get it. Some of you are paying more now. But how is that any different than paying more in taxes for road construction or schools? You may never drive on those roads or send children to those schools. However, you are investing in the infrastructure of our society. Likewise, with the healthcare, you are investing in the people that make this society possible. Investing in people means less sick people, less defaulting on loans (by those sick people), and ultimately, lower costs for all goods because labor becomes a bit cheaper by virtue of fewer sick people.
For those of us that support the ACA, we're fighting against shortsightedness. This is better for society, period. Still, even if you are such a monster that can't see past your own wallet, this will benefit you directly. Albeit, in small ways that will never be the least bit obvious.
I consider our society three days from falling apart at any given time. That's completely dependent on having electricity. Having telecommunications dependent on electricity is part of that. The few battery backups for cell towers are dead by that time. That means that everything is exponentially worse.
I'd only back this if whatever system was going to used was backed by a week's worth of battery power or adequate solar power.
PHP at #5 (9.5%) in the fifth spot
I only know PHP, you insensitive clod.
For instance, many people find small black text on a white background fucking painful to read, but all of us slashdotters have to put up with it because their god damn javascript screws with everything.
Firefox + 'Color that site' is a wonderful thing.
So they create a third option? Make libertarianism a religion where solar cell use is a major tenet. Solar cells for libertarians, taxes for everyone else?
The Red Cross needs these stat. *shudders*
RFID is super cheap, reusable, and simple to automate the tracking.
Well, maybe the tags are, but the systems to do so clearly aren't.
I can only assume you're using the SSD life tool or some equivalent software. http://ssd-life.com/
In the 13 months I've used mine, I've written 3.8 TB. It estimates the total lifetime for my SSD at little under 9 years. But, honestly, why reduce this number if you don't have to?
To make a parallel here, properly inflated tires for your car save 1-2% gas mileage. Literally pennies in gasoline per tank. But again, why waste?
Yes, there is a lot of tax code. No question there. The other half of that is it doesn't apply to 99% of the US population. Most people have relatively simple returns and software is a reasonably effective way to calculate one's taxes or use as a check after doing them by hand. Most people have a W2 or two, a 1099INT, and a few charitable donations. This isn't difficult to do by hand. And if you make less than 48K, you get H&Rs software free of charge for federal filing. If you own a business or have a lot of investments, then yes, paying a professional makes a lot of sense.
I'm still waiting for for firefox or chrome to make themselves SSD friendly. I know we all have RAMdisk, but I swear, after the OS, web browsers seem to generate the next highest number of 'writes'.
Comprehensive metabolic panels (CMPs) and CBCs are the bread and butter of companies like Quest Diagnostics and Labcorp. Might be a good time not to own any of their stock...or at least, not once a working version of this comes out.
http://kotaku.com/good-news-about-our-once-broken-ps4-1464813671
Maybe it's just my cynicism, but it just feels like that score is going to reflect more than what they're saying. You know, like how likely the sucker is to answer the phone if the caller-id is blocked or susceptibility to cold-call salesmen. When it comes to potential profit, should a person ever underestimate how shady things can get?