.. on where you are. Last time I looked, NYC was dead. Presumably the market's more liquid in CA, but tech work in NYC has dried up and it's all now either consulting or moving/moved to NJ and areas further out.
On the plus side, I presume there's fewer ridiculous candidates out there, after they went back to fixing toasters and foaming lattes since the gold rush dried up...
... First, Bush gets slammed because he didn't take over the various state National Guard units right off the bat after Katrina (after being refused authority by the Louisiana governor, which was her right to refuse). Now he signs a law that will let him do that and he gets slammed. WTF?
People were complaining that the Feds weren't responding quickly enough, and people I know (including relatives) thought the Feds should have simply taken everything over with little or no regard to the states' own sovreignty and rights. One could argue that the incompetence of inbred Louisiana government could justify such takings, but I find that dishonest. So those same people who _demanded_ that the Feds send their black helicopters and jackbooted thugs in to take matters out of the hands of the local yokels now complain when the President signs a law that gives him the authority to do so?
Any word on whether the Win32 port will play nice with modern GTK+ shared libs? I'd love to get rid of trillian basic and gtalk, but I'm too lazy to fuck with the current gaim and I won't do without the latest gimp.
I'd take Vancouver CA over almost anywhere else in the US, if I had enough $$$ to buy an expensive-enough home to qualify for expedited citizenship. GREAT sushi, though they're way too indulgent on DTES riffraff, they really should just suck it up and hire a Giuliani for mayor.
And if there were enough good tech jobs that didn't involve Windows.
To be honest, taxation in the US is not _that_ much lower, considering what we get back in services compared to Canada. It used to be much different, but I'm finding that very near 50% of my paycheck goes to government in one form or another (local, state, federal) and I, as a single middle-class male of European descent, don't get fuck all back. At least in CA if I were paying 50-60% of my check in taxes I'd get "free" healthcare, and as I'm not elderly or suffering from chronic medical issues at this phase in my life I don't care about queues or rationing.
So here's the REAL plan: give them Winnebagos so they can go where the good government is.
There are amphibious Winnebagos?
There are no good governments in Africa... They're dictatorships, oligarchies, or have ridiculous crime rates (I'm looking at YOU, South Africa, where the drivers-side flamethrower is a popular aftermarket option)..
IFF the savings on power outweigh any corporate taxes they could charge for operating datacenters there, which it probably would, could be a great idea.
but I liked UT2004 over UT because it was prettier, for one.
Onslaught mode was also a big driver of UT2004.. It was the only mode I played that game in, except for some single-player to calibrate my controls.
ObTopic: What would make a video game "highbrow"? A RPG based on Hamlet or Midsummer Night's Dream? (Those could actually be pretty fun..) Perhaps Infocom games such as A Mind Forever Voyaging?
IMHO the closest to "highbrow" out there these days are Bioware's RPGs (KOTOR, Jade Empire), but it may very well be that there's no such thing as a "highbrow" game, and the closest gaming will get would be "art house".
So, if CA oil costs more than TX oil, or Saudi oil, less will be sold.. I hope some proceeds of that tax are earmarked to support unemployed oil workers!
Or maybe some of that money will be used to create a California Oil mascot? Worked pretty well with them raisins!
One of the biggest problems with those old jets is the massive number of ground service hours required for every hour of air time. The F-14 was one of the worst. Not to mention that maintaining a certain level of air superiority might require X of an older type of jet, versus 1/4X of a newer type of jet.
This is also applicable to expensive aircraft like the Stealth Bomber: the cost of the "package" of the older aircraft is cheaper than the cost of the Stealth Bomber package.. Like it takes how many fighter escorts, anti-SAM fighters and air-superiority, plus fueling for all of them vs just sending in a single Stealth.
ps: I really hate how topics like this bring out the flaming pinkos:/
Now here's a little quiz for your flight-sim jockeys out there. Guess how many bogeys the F14 shot down 34 year run, in total? Guess before you read the answer.
Answer: 4 jets and 1 helicopter.
And this is a failure? How about the F-14 was such a deterrent that air forces refused to engage with them? Maybe flying their planes, in terror, to their mortal enemies in order to prevent their complete annihilation?
And for the land-based analog btw, how about the F-15's record? 104/0...
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.. on where you are. Last time I looked, NYC was dead. Presumably the market's more liquid in CA, but tech work in NYC has dried up and it's all now either consulting or moving/moved to NJ and areas further out.
On the plus side, I presume there's fewer ridiculous candidates out there, after they went back to fixing toasters and foaming lattes since the gold rush dried up...
... First, Bush gets slammed because he didn't take over the various state National Guard units right off the bat after Katrina (after being refused authority by the Louisiana governor, which was her right to refuse). Now he signs a law that will let him do that and he gets slammed. WTF?
People were complaining that the Feds weren't responding quickly enough, and people I know (including relatives) thought the Feds should have simply taken everything over with little or no regard to the states' own sovreignty and rights. One could argue that the incompetence of inbred Louisiana government could justify such takings, but I find that dishonest. So those same people who _demanded_ that the Feds send their black helicopters and jackbooted thugs in to take matters out of the hands of the local yokels now complain when the President signs a law that gives him the authority to do so?
Think there's any politicking going on here?
I mean, everyone's waiting to attack the giant enemy crab in its weak point for massive damage!
(and sheesh, if you already have your copy of Ridge Racer, what more do you need? RIIIIDGE RACERRRR!!!!!)
Any word on whether the Win32 port will play nice with modern GTK+ shared libs? I'd love to get rid of trillian basic and gtalk, but I'm too lazy to fuck with the current gaim and I won't do without the latest gimp.
I'd take Vancouver CA over almost anywhere else in the US, if I had enough $$$ to buy an expensive-enough home to qualify for expedited citizenship. GREAT sushi, though they're way too indulgent on DTES riffraff, they really should just suck it up and hire a Giuliani for mayor.
And if there were enough good tech jobs that didn't involve Windows.
To be honest, taxation in the US is not _that_ much lower, considering what we get back in services compared to Canada. It used to be much different, but I'm finding that very near 50% of my paycheck goes to government in one form or another (local, state, federal) and I, as a single middle-class male of European descent, don't get fuck all back. At least in CA if I were paying 50-60% of my check in taxes I'd get "free" healthcare, and as I'm not elderly or suffering from chronic medical issues at this phase in my life I don't care about queues or rationing.
The post may say AC, but I know who you are...
FILLIAM H. MUFFMAN.....
What, do you live in Detroit or Buffalo or something?
Agreed though, I know folks who took _years_ of tax-loss on APPL sales after the bust, and if they'd held on a few years longer....
So here's the REAL plan: give them Winnebagos so they can go where the good government is.
There are amphibious Winnebagos?
There are no good governments in Africa... They're dictatorships, oligarchies, or have ridiculous crime rates (I'm looking at YOU, South Africa, where the drivers-side flamethrower is a popular aftermarket option)..
IMHO, leave Africa to the Europeans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElBK9DVygPw
"My sutures are startin to itch!"
There is much rejoicing.. Too bad he couldn't have quit three films earlier :p
BK is swell, onion rings are better than fries, and the King is wonderfully creepy and he makes people uncomfortable, which is cool.
Geez, with all the grass and raw-food eaters you'd think this was some kind of commie kuro5hin hippiefest or something...
Fast food corporations ftw!
Does any sort of British food qualify as fast, food or inexpensive?
Cuisine of former colonies or guest workers doesn't count!
IFF the savings on power outweigh any corporate taxes they could charge for operating datacenters there, which it probably would, could be a great idea.
but I liked UT2004 over UT because it was prettier, for one.
Onslaught mode was also a big driver of UT2004.. It was the only mode I played that game in, except for some single-player to calibrate my controls.
ObTopic: What would make a video game "highbrow"? A RPG based on Hamlet or Midsummer Night's Dream? (Those could actually be pretty fun..) Perhaps Infocom games such as A Mind Forever Voyaging?
IMHO the closest to "highbrow" out there these days are Bioware's RPGs (KOTOR, Jade Empire), but it may very well be that there's no such thing as a "highbrow" game, and the closest gaming will get would be "art house".
... it's a series of strings!
But now what are you going to do?
Stock up on canned goods, guns and ammo.
The SATA standard is entirely suitable for enterprise use and has a growing collection of enterprise class drives.
Indeed, and SAS (Serial-Attached SCSI) drives differ mainly in rotational speed, # of devices on a bus, and warranty.
SATA definitely has a place in the datacenter (local disk, archive/bulk disk tier).
"Do not look into laser with remaining eye".
I thought that was what Kuro5hin was for?
This bill is limited to 10 years, which is far too short of a time for such a significant change to take place.
Like the phone tax to fund the Spanish American war? Or the wartime-emergency rent controls in NYC?
But seriously, if CA makes its costs higher than neighboring states or foreign imports, good bye CA oil business.
Umm.. yes?
In absolute terms, the richest 1% pay nearly 37% of all personal federal income tax. That same centile earned about 19%. They earned 19% yet paid 37%.
IMHO we should burden the poor with more taxes, since the more you tax something the less you get of it.
So, if CA oil costs more than TX oil, or Saudi oil, less will be sold.. I hope some proceeds of that tax are earmarked to support unemployed oil workers!
Or maybe some of that money will be used to create a California Oil mascot? Worked pretty well with them raisins!
It is to laugh.
indeed, assholes all, especially us for giving them so much revenue through ads!
What ads?
One of the biggest problems with those old jets is the massive number of ground service hours required for every hour of air time. The F-14 was one of the worst. Not to mention that maintaining a certain level of air superiority might require X of an older type of jet, versus 1/4X of a newer type of jet.
:/
This is also applicable to expensive aircraft like the Stealth Bomber: the cost of the "package" of the older aircraft is cheaper than the cost of the Stealth Bomber package.. Like it takes how many fighter escorts, anti-SAM fighters and air-superiority, plus fueling for all of them vs just sending in a single Stealth.
ps: I really hate how topics like this bring out the flaming pinkos
Now here's a little quiz for your flight-sim jockeys out there. Guess how many bogeys the F14 shot down 34 year run, in total? Guess before you read the answer.
Answer: 4 jets and 1 helicopter.
And this is a failure? How about the F-14 was such a deterrent that air forces refused to engage with them? Maybe flying their planes, in terror, to their mortal enemies in order to prevent their complete annihilation?
And for the land-based analog btw, how about the F-15's record? 104/0...