I hate to say ' me too ', but i agree totally. Todays IRC crowd is nothing like it was many years ago.
The entire internet has been dumbed down greatly due to the influx of 'average citizens', that have no business on the network, or even owning a computer in the first place.
you dont generate revenue by simply redistributing it.
To *generate* you have to actually provide a product or a service. 90% of government 'revenue' ( as you put it ) doesnt fall under either of these. ( and no, giving money to welfare people isnt a generating service, its just a redistribution )
You must also think that its the government's money with that attitude.
Im glad you dont have any input into the tax laws.
First of all, except for a few rare exceptions the government does not GENERATE revenue. Thats why it has to tax the citizens. If it generated revenue, it would be self-sufficient.
That being said, a better way of doing it would be via a sales tax. That way you get charged for the commerce you actually participate in, not your potential to particpate.
I see you didnt get my point. Walmart ( and related ) IS the mainstream market these days. ( not that i buy there, I'm talking the laws of averages ). 90% of the market barely remembers what a turntable is, or knows a place to get one ( or a record to play on it )
You stupid or just unable to think outside your little box?
Ah, and so it finally begins.. The end of the stand alone PC.
Its been tried before, but it will happen. This just might be the final nail in the coffin, reducing us to 'media appliances'.. With that pesky monthly fee.
However if they have shattered what remains of 'fair use rights' and stopped the average joe from getting a copy with out buying, they have won the 'battle'.
If its enacted, you can be sure that *consumer* products will conform. Which is sold to 99% of their markets, this 'plugging the hole'.
The other 1% will get around anything, but we arent their market in the first place.
Its not hard to get manufacturers to conform. Just forbid them from selling the product if it does not comply. Much as is done today ( with other product issues ).
Sure it will take a generation for the 'grandfathered products' to cycle out of general use, but it can be done. Try finding a turntable these days. Its not easy.
Its too 'cute' to stand the test of time, like the good old AT&T deathstar will, for example.
Its also rather abstract. If you dont know about the daemon, you wont have any clue what the hell it is.. " a ball with horns ".
Logos should be a direct statement, and easy to figure out as its part of the 'marketing'. You dont want to make your potential customers have to work to figure it out.
In many cases in the business world, speed is more important then quality. Must get the product/job/etc out the door, now. They just dont have the luxury of time to do things 'right' if they want to stay in business.
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I hate to say ' me too ', but i agree totally. Todays IRC crowd is nothing like it was many years ago.
The entire internet has been dumbed down greatly due to the influx of 'average citizens', that have no business on the network, or even owning a computer in the first place.
Did i say to abolish all taxes? No.
Did i say they had to be self sufficient? No.
I simply stated 2 facts with that statement. Nothing more.
Do you often read into things and make things up this badly? Being a smart ass gets you no points with me.
you dont generate revenue by simply redistributing it.
To *generate* you have to actually provide a product or a service. 90% of government 'revenue' ( as you put it ) doesnt fall under either of these. ( and no, giving money to welfare people isnt a generating service, its just a redistribution )
You must also think that its the government's money with that attitude.
Im glad you dont have any input into the tax laws.
Libertarians are saying this? Sounds more like socialists to me..
First of all, except for a few rare exceptions the government does not GENERATE revenue. Thats why it has to tax the citizens. If it generated revenue, it would be self-sufficient.
That being said, a better way of doing it would be via a sales tax. That way you get charged for the commerce you actually participate in, not your potential to particpate.
Soooo,that means if i lease time to clients in other states, thru a 3rd party hosting service, i might be hit up for taxes in 3 states?
Great way to ruin an already hurting industry.
Anyone in washington remember the golden goose story?
This should be abolished anyway. This is yet another example of why.
I see you didnt get my point. Walmart ( and related ) IS the mainstream market these days. ( not that i buy there, I'm talking the laws of averages ). 90% of the market barely remembers what a turntable is, or knows a place to get one ( or a record to play on it )
You stupid or just unable to think outside your little box?
Call me back in 10 years.
Oh, and avoid the 'language' next time. It only shows you are a clueless idiot.
Have you watched tv lately? or listened to the radio? Or simply drove down the street?
We are living in a virtual sea of ads. its sick.
Ah, and so it finally begins.. The end of the stand alone PC.
Its been tried before, but it will happen. This just might be the final nail in the coffin, reducing us to 'media appliances'.. With that pesky monthly fee.
Sure, cant stop it all.
However if they have shattered what remains of 'fair use rights' and stopped the average joe from getting a copy with out buying, they have won the 'battle'.
Oh, its quite plausible and practical.
If its enacted, you can be sure that *consumer* products will conform. Which is sold to 99% of their markets, this 'plugging the hole'.
The other 1% will get around anything, but we arent their market in the first place.
Its not hard to get manufacturers to conform. Just forbid them from selling the product if it does not comply. Much as is done today ( with other product issues ).
Sure it will take a generation for the 'grandfathered products' to cycle out of general use, but it can be done. Try finding a turntable these days. Its not easy.
Its too 'cute' to stand the test of time, like the good old AT&T deathstar will, for example.
Its also rather abstract. If you dont know about the daemon, you wont have any clue what the hell it is.. " a ball with horns ".
Logos should be a direct statement, and easy to figure out as its part of the 'marketing'. You dont want to make your potential customers have to work to figure it out.
Use the 'americans with disability act' to your advantage for a change.
Anything to make a buck and keep the monopoly going.
Some high end software does magically stop working if you dont pony up the monthly/yearly maintenance fee.
Ultimately that is where 'subscription' services will head.
No payola, no workie..
Its free, and works with IIS.
Since we have become so litgeous as of late, most anything else has been stifled.
We were not under constant attack, so having your doors wide open really didnt matter much.
Hey, we all have interns dont we? Give them a exercycle with a generator attached.. Problem solved.
However, it does do the job and is still free.
That is a fair tradeoff in my book.
With internal projects, thats how it works most of the time:
Too short a deadline, and you MUST get something to the user.
In many cases in the business world, speed is more important then quality. Must get the product/job/etc out the door, now. They just dont have the luxury of time to do things 'right' if they want to stay in business.
May be sad, but its often true.
The original BSD unix was just that. BSD.
It was forked *later*. And since i was talking 'history' here, i was speaking of the original distribution from Berkeley.
What has come after that was based on BSD 'lite', is just that.. things that came after. But there was life before the 'fork'.
No, i was stating a fact, and an opinion. Nothing more.