You're probably right - I was about to say it was about trying to shut down black markets (particularly chop-chop), but in the end, shutting down those markets is ultimately about taxation too.
Moving towards a classless society? I'm afraid not. Australia is moving towards a classic feudal society, with an enormous divide between land-owners & tenants.
As prices for a nondescript family home within cooee of anywhere with a job that pays more than 80k/year approach $1 million, the divide between those who already have property & those who don't is becoming impassable.
The Linux foundation is sort of like loggers who claim to speak for the trees.
Wow, I'm really disappointed to hear that, I've read a bit about vmware's GPL violation in the press & the Linux Foundation's silence (or perhaps active suppression) of legal action funded by SFC against vmware.
You got a good summary I can read? I thought the Linux Foundation's role in this was more complex than it appears, but you've just painted with a very negative brush.
Yes, read the response, but like all communications from large companies, you have to read it critically
For example, from the end of Subway's response:
We will look into this again with our supplier to ensure that the chicken is meeting the high standard we set for all of our menu items and ingredients.
Translate this into normal english and it is "We do not adequately QA our supply chain & our lowest-bid supplier is giving us a chicken/soy blend. We only care about this because we just got caught out"
Quinoa is convenient? How is it more convenient than rice?
I'm the opposite of you, I find Quinoa inconvenient (only because of the price), but is is really tasty. I substitute out about 1/3 of my rice with red/black Quinoa & add 1/3 extra water to the rice cooker & get a lovely rice with different coloured seeds scattered through it, giving it a nuttiness, crunch & depth of flavour you don't get with plain rice.
A good rule of thumb is don't eat anything that we didn't evolve to eat. If hunter-gathers didn't eat it, neither should you.
Except, you're totally ignoring all the evolution that has happened since hunter-gathering times. Lactase persistence for instance only evolved 5k-10k years ago
So, low taxes attract jobs after all? And the European Commission admits it?
ReRTFA & its quite clear that the motivation in quote you're referring to ("motivated by employment considerations") is assigned to Irish Tax Officials and not to the European Commission. They're not admitting a thing.
Note: I have no pony in this race & have no opinion on whether tax breaks create jobs or not. But your referenced quote is not the smoking gun you make it out to be.
To judge the comparison fairly, one must consider the setting
Finally! An intelligent response.
Consider tho', that most oil refineries are built on rivers or oceanfront (for shipping access & water for cooling). Most refineries are in spots of great natural beauty - you just don't think of them like that, because the refinery has made the area hideous for decades.
And if we're considering the setting, lets also consider the smell, the polluting smoke, the respiratory problems nearby residents will suffer from, the random fine sprays of oil you get in your convertible driving to close to one (seriously).
Yes, I acknowledge beauty is subjective, this gives you a chance to show a picture of a NJ oil refinery that you subjectively find as attractive as one of the pics in the linked article.
Your failure to back up your statement with something substantive shows that you're a bullshit artist.
Allrightee, how about we just cut the bullshit & go back to your original statement - the one I'm calling out as dishonest:
If you meant ugly when you said stunning, I'll agree. Those pictures are about as pleasing as a triptych of oil refineries in NJ.
Sure, beauty is totally subjective, but few honest people rate an oil refinery as pleasing to the eye as a wind farm. Do you? How about you link to a picture (or three) of NJ oil refineries that you find of equal (or greater) pleasantness than one of the pictures in the article.
Hold on, I linked to two google images searches - both of which had hundreds of images of oil refineries or offshore wind farms.
You cherry picked two wind farms (and not off-shore ones at that), both of which are against a fairly unattractive landscape, but are still more attractive to me than any oil refinery I've seen.
Sure, beauty is totally subjective, but few honest people rate an oil refinery as beautiful as a wind farm.
How about you post side-by-side pictures of an oil refinery you consider as attractive as a wind farm?
The Linux PaX project first coined the term "ASLR", and published the first design and implementation of ASLR in July 2001. It is seen as the most complete implementation, providing also kernel stack randomization since October 2002. Compared to other implementations, it is also seen to provide the best layout randomization.
The difference between the DBC case in Australia & this case (other than the rather different justice systems) is that there was no signed contract between DBC & the pirates. This photographer has a signed contract with the people who pirated his work.
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This is 99% about TAXES.
You're probably right - I was about to say it was about trying to shut down black markets (particularly chop-chop), but in the end, shutting down those markets is ultimately about taxation too.
Moving towards a classless society? I'm afraid not. Australia is moving towards a classic feudal society, with an enormous divide between land-owners & tenants.
As prices for a nondescript family home within cooee of anywhere with a job that pays more than 80k/year approach $1 million, the divide between those who already have property & those who don't is becoming impassable.
The Linux foundation is sort of like loggers who claim to speak for the trees.
Wow, I'm really disappointed to hear that, I've read a bit about vmware's GPL violation in the press & the Linux Foundation's silence (or perhaps active suppression) of legal action funded by SFC against vmware.
You got a good summary I can read? I thought the Linux Foundation's role in this was more complex than it appears, but you've just painted with a very negative brush.
Yes, read the response, but like all communications from large companies, you have to read it critically
For example, from the end of Subway's response:
We will look into this again with our supplier to ensure that the chicken is meeting the high standard we set for all of our menu items and ingredients.
Translate this into normal english and it is "We do not adequately QA our supply chain & our lowest-bid supplier is giving us a chicken/soy blend. We only care about this because we just got caught out"
Now if only they can filter the rocks out of it
I've been eating Quinoa regularly for years & never seen grit or sand. Change to a better brand (looked for pre-rinsed varieties)
Quinoa is convenient? How is it more convenient than rice?
I'm the opposite of you, I find Quinoa inconvenient (only because of the price), but is is really tasty. I substitute out about 1/3 of my rice with red/black Quinoa & add 1/3 extra water to the rice cooker & get a lovely rice with different coloured seeds scattered through it, giving it a nuttiness, crunch & depth of flavour you don't get with plain rice.
Gaaah, bad copy pasta - I meant to write:
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy.
Any reason not to say "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy?"
Errrr, if you didn't mean to belittle him, then why add "Didn't you people do field trips when you were children?"
Perhaps you meant to say "I do mean to belittle you" or "I am about to belittle you" or "I will try to belittle you"?
A good rule of thumb is don't eat anything that we didn't evolve to eat. If hunter-gathers didn't eat it, neither should you.
Except, you're totally ignoring all the evolution that has happened since hunter-gathering times. Lactase persistence for instance only evolved 5k-10k years ago
Christina Hoff Sommers's videos, Factual Feminist, being modded away because they "offend".
Errrrr, Christina Hoff Sommers's crappy videos haven't been modded away. You can still watch them. What do you even mean by that statement?
Yes, there are a bunch of people running around flagging videos they don't like as inappropriate, but nothing is being 'modded away'. Stop whining.
You've heard this one before?
Please give an historical example that follows your timeline.
So, low taxes attract jobs after all? And the European Commission admits it?
ReRTFA & its quite clear that the motivation in quote you're referring to ("motivated by employment considerations") is assigned to Irish Tax Officials and not to the European Commission. They're not admitting a thing.
Note: I have no pony in this race & have no opinion on whether tax breaks create jobs or not. But your referenced quote is not the smoking gun you make it out to be.
Wow! Accusing someone who disagrees with you of paedophilia. You've gone beyond Godwin.. Enjoy the last word.
No, you're the guy pushing oil refineries as pretty.
Anyone unwilling to back up a statement that smells like bullshit, is being economical with with the truth.
To judge the comparison fairly, one must consider the setting
Finally! An intelligent response.
Consider tho', that most oil refineries are built on rivers or oceanfront (for shipping access & water for cooling). Most refineries are in spots of great natural beauty - you just don't think of them like that, because the refinery has made the area hideous for decades.
And if we're considering the setting, lets also consider the smell, the polluting smoke, the respiratory problems nearby residents will suffer from, the random fine sprays of oil you get in your convertible driving to close to one (seriously).
Yes, I acknowledge beauty is subjective, this gives you a chance to show a picture of a NJ oil refinery that you subjectively find as attractive as one of the pics in the linked article.
Your failure to back up your statement with something substantive shows that you're a bullshit artist.
Allrightee, how about we just cut the bullshit & go back to your original statement - the one I'm calling out as dishonest:
If you meant ugly when you said stunning, I'll agree. Those pictures are about as pleasing as a triptych of oil refineries in NJ.
Sure, beauty is totally subjective, but few honest people rate an oil refinery as pleasing to the eye as a wind farm. Do you? How about you link to a picture (or three) of NJ oil refineries that you find of equal (or greater) pleasantness than one of the pictures in the article.
Hold on, I linked to two google images searches - both of which had hundreds of images of oil refineries or offshore wind farms.
You cherry picked two wind farms (and not off-shore ones at that), both of which are against a fairly unattractive landscape, but are still more attractive to me than any oil refinery I've seen.
Sure, beauty is totally subjective, but few honest people rate an oil refinery as beautiful as a wind farm.
How about you post side-by-side pictures of an oil refinery you consider as attractive as a wind farm?
I'll agree. Those pictures are about as pleasing as a triptych of oil refineries in NJ.
If anyone wants to judge for themselves, just how foolish this particular statement is, check out:
New Jersey Oil Refinery vs Off Shore Wind Farms.
Sure, beauty is totally subjective, but few honest people rate an oil refinery as more beautiful than a windfarm.
OK, I know you're trolling, but in case anyone is stupid enough to believe you:
From Wikipedia's ASLR page:
History
The Linux PaX project first coined the term "ASLR", and published the first design and implementation of ASLR in July 2001. It is seen as the most complete implementation, providing also kernel stack randomization since October 2002. Compared to other implementations, it is also seen to provide the best layout randomization.
he had very well trained AA battery teams,
Imagine what he could've done with C, or even D cells.
Lost is the reality of a batshit crazy nut job 'running' for president.
*crickets*
The difference between the DBC case in Australia & this case (other than the rather different justice systems) is that there was no signed contract between DBC & the pirates. This photographer has a signed contract with the people who pirated his work.