Those making $24,000/yr will finally understand that government money is not free.
Finally! Because you know your income level obviously proves that you're horribly ignorant! You tell 'em, bub!
Then you won't have the problem of people who don't pay taxes voting to raise the tax rate on those that do.
Because that's what's happening, right. The greedy, selfish... how have I heard it put... "parasite" poor bastards! You gotta make 'em SUFFER what it means to be poor!
A sales tax is still going to a progressive tax since things like food, school supplies, and other absolute necessities won't be taxed at all.
It's still regressive. It just means someone making millions will continue to pay a relatively trivial amount, while the poor take it in the shorts.
Sure, a billionaire might spend $5 million on a house, but his grocery budget is not going to be 50x more than the guy who spent $100K on a house.
Indeed, so in the end the billionaire will make out like a bandit (no longer having to pay out on his income) and the guy making 100k will happily save a few k$ per year, and the poor likely won't benefit at all.
So low income people will spend a larger percentage of their income on non-taxed products, meaning they will pay a lower tax rate than the guy who eats out twice a day.
Or they'll probably continue paying that tax, because they don't have the time or energy to visit the store and prepare the untaxed food because they're still struggling to keep their head above water.
Except when they engineer their taxes so that all the profits are outside the country, and their taxes report only losses. GE did that to the tune of a billion dollars back from the government, even though it was a complete fraud.
Don't worry. I suspect Apple is still flexible enough to whip around and ensure that they can parade their way into new markets and shut out any potential startups.
Yes, as specified by Microsoft themselves. They shouldn't have to say it, but you know the OEMs are lazy as shit and wouldn't offer the option if they could get away with it.
Not that they all actually work properly to the UEFI specs once you do.
Meaning what?
But on an unlocked platform you should be able to add custom keys.
And you can, I have.
Anyways, some embeded x86 systems can be locked (beside intel allows it only on chips designed to go into DVR's and other embeded devices)
And locked down embedded systems are always a problem, but they don't require secure boot or UEFI to do so.
secured the system against user violations such as overwriting the bootloader with one that isn't signed (like for instance, replacing or enhancing the BIOS with a signed EFI that prevents the user from installing alternative OSes such as OSX onto a commodity x64 or GNU/Linux onto a MS-subsidised laptop
Which has not happened. Seriously. All x86 systems have the ability to turn off secure boot.
It might seem dumb, but if Firefox hung back it'd be a point people would criticize them over. So in the end Mozilla can't win, if they stay behind they get criticized - if they move forward they get criticized.
The advantage is the flexibility is enough that even now my Firefox looks like it did in v3.5, at least on my desktop and laptop. The important thing is that it's a 3rd party browser that is extremely advanced, and can compete with the 800lb gorillas. It's better than using inflexible browsers like Chrome.
what is far from settled, is whether the humanity's impact is anything to speak of
The only way it's "far from settled" is to play willfully ignorant and deny the fact that humanity is not a trivial force on this planet.
Arctic ice should've disappeared this summer — instead, it has grown.
Don't go citing the Daily Fail as if they had credibility.
The profits of fossil fuel corporations are not endangered by the "green" moves at all
I see you don't think long term.
But for the government folks — those, who are sincerely convinced, they know better than their subjects — this is a perfect way to expand their control.
Oh the paranoia! Please, cite some more credibility-free sources, would you?
though there are still perfectly valid debates in almost any other branch of science (dieting, economics, pedagogy, biology, and even computers — you name it — it is all in flux),
Sure, sure...
the science of climate is "settled" and anybody doubting the line pushed by the governments must also believe, the Earth is flat.
Utter nonsense. What's settled is that the climate is changing at the hands of man, what's open to debate is what the impact on us will be in the short and long term. The "consensus" is the same as the "consensus" that supports the modern understanding of evolution - it is a refinement and agreement across the field on the gross mechanism for something, and all the arguments lie in the details.
Kudos for tossing in the pinch of anti-government paranoia, it has to be that and not the desire for massively profitable fossil fuel corporations to defend said profits.
She riles people up by creating the most offensive and inflammtry, and MISLEADING videos then cries to the press "help, people are being mean to me". She asked for it and she got it.
No, if you disagree with what she posts then you create your own counterpoints and deconstruct her arguments in a sane and rational manner.
What she's getting now is beastly bullshit, and you're basically saying "she shouldn't have dressed that way, it's her fault for getting raped."
Do your homework on her before being a SJW (ending your 'people be being mean to her because she woman' )
So it's being an "SJW" to suggest people shouldn't be right pieces of vile shit towards others when they disagree with someone's opinions?
and you will quickly understand the hatred for her.
I could understand disagreeing with her. The hatred is vile and baseless.
And paying salaries to U.S. employees who pay income tax on it and spend their money in the US, thereby also paying US sales taxes.
The 1% pushing the tax burden off on the 99%, who can't play international games with their finances.
Which only makes sense, since the US is one of the few countries in the world to tax people's oversea earnings.
No, that's not relevant. They play a shell game to make sure that all earned profits are earned in areas with little to no tax, then claim they made no profits. Or, if you're GE, you claim you made a $1B loss while reporting billions in profits to your shareholders.
If tax policies in the US were more reasonable, Microsoft wouldn't have to do that.
Like what, pledging fealty to corporations and letting the people of the country subsidize their existence?
On which those Americans pay sales tax.
Which helps local municipalities only - ignoring that sales taxes are regressive.
But as you said in your first part: the tax credits are for R&D, not for making profits!
Indeed, they claim the tax credits and losses in the US, but the profits outside. It's a massive scam, really.
What about them? The rule is the same, so either you attempt to get a specially licensed version not under the GPL, you comply with the license. The LGPL wasn't made so you could use things in tivoized systems, it was so you could use a library with a closed source program.
You can still do that, but not also include that library in a tivoized system.
All Tivoization did was teach commercial developers that FSF is an ornery as ever and to avoid GPL software (or any open source) and buy a proprietary package instead.
People who push tivoized systems are not your friend, and having them use Free Software makes a mockery of the entire concept.
Tivo did everything right according to the letter of the license, and everything right according to the spirit of many open source developers
Hardly. They complied with the letter of the license, but particularly in the case of the GPL, which seeks to protect the recipients of binaries generated from GPL sources, they took a huge shit on the spirit.
they did nothing sneaky or underhanded.
Tivoization is underhanded.
If they had used a closed proprietary operating system no one would have cared at all, they were only punished for using open source.
They weren't punished. They were criticized and their lock down was recognized for what it was. But yes, had they used a closed, proprietary platform no one would have cared and they wouldn't have gotten the "omg these guys run Linux" attention that they didn't really deserve.
Too bad we couldn't fix it the right way. But that would be eeeeevil soshialisums even more than the not-actually-socialism socialism that Obamacare put into place.
The poor should just die in the streets of preventable illnesses, right?
most conservatives don't claim to be open and inclusive
All the more reason to ignore them. You can't run a country when a group that is finding itself headed towards being a minority wants to exclude the rest of the country.
Liberals do, and then bash anyone with different ideas or beliefs as neo-conservative warmongering science-denying ultra-fascist teahadists.
And "conservatives" like to pigeonhole anyone they disagree with. Of course, "conservatives" have a problem with their side being actually full of the people you describe.
It's perfectly possible to be open to ideas from both sides of the spectrum.
True, but that does not mean all ideas deserve equal consideration.
It's called being a moderate.
Being a moderate doesn't mean you have to listen to and accept every idea that comes across your radar. And very little out of the Republican party these days is truly worth consideration by any moderate.
So the credit rating was lowered because the Republicans eventually capitulated, not because they "shut down" the government.
Not because they "capitulated," but because it was obvious that they'd play stupid games like that without actually making useful moves towards controlling the debt. Make no mistake, the GOP didn't cause the shutdown because they were concerned about the debt. They were annoyed that they didn't get their way to the exclusion of all others.
they are more apt to paint a negative image to the Tea Party without trying to show their virtues.
That would require the Tea Party to reveal and promote its virtuous attributes, rather than stumping for candidates that advocate for killing gays as if we were Saudi Arabia or some other theocratic shit hole.
aying there's "no evidence" is a stunningly strong claim. Impressive citation needed.
You implied that somehow her immigrating illegally had an impact, but no evidence was provided that suggests that there was any actual connection.
I believe most or all jobs require that an employee submits a SS# for tax purposes. So are you saying illegal immigrants (a) don't work, or (b) somehow obtain valid SS#'s, or (c) something else?
A lot work without any valid documentation and are paid under the table.
Say that to someone looking for an over-the-counter job in construction or restaurant work.
Then fix the laws. Oh, no, we can't have that. We can't let any bills get passed while Obama is in office!
Again, it's a very strong claim you're making, and I don't believe your post adequately supported that claim.
And your post lacked any substantiation of the points you made.
No offense, and I guess this goes to the rest of Slashdot, but if you're going to link to an article and it's from the Daily Mail or (worse) Free Republic, find a second source for it and link that instead. Neither the Daily Fail nor Free Republic carry any credibly as they write things explicitly to enrage and inflame their readership.
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So.... any links to back this stuff up?
Finally! Because you know your income level obviously proves that you're horribly ignorant! You tell 'em, bub!
Because that's what's happening, right. The greedy, selfish... how have I heard it put... "parasite" poor bastards! You gotta make 'em SUFFER what it means to be poor!
It's still regressive. It just means someone making millions will continue to pay a relatively trivial amount, while the poor take it in the shorts.
Indeed, so in the end the billionaire will make out like a bandit (no longer having to pay out on his income) and the guy making 100k will happily save a few k$ per year, and the poor likely won't benefit at all.
Or they'll probably continue paying that tax, because they don't have the time or energy to visit the store and prepare the untaxed food because they're still struggling to keep their head above water.
Except when they engineer their taxes so that all the profits are outside the country, and their taxes report only losses. GE did that to the tune of a billion dollars back from the government, even though it was a complete fraud.
Don't worry. I suspect Apple is still flexible enough to whip around and ensure that they can parade their way into new markets and shut out any potential startups.
Yes, as specified by Microsoft themselves. They shouldn't have to say it, but you know the OEMs are lazy as shit and wouldn't offer the option if they could get away with it.
Meaning what?
And you can, I have.
And locked down embedded systems are always a problem, but they don't require secure boot or UEFI to do so.
Which has not happened. Seriously. All x86 systems have the ability to turn off secure boot.
It might seem dumb, but if Firefox hung back it'd be a point people would criticize them over. So in the end Mozilla can't win, if they stay behind they get criticized - if they move forward they get criticized.
The advantage is the flexibility is enough that even now my Firefox looks like it did in v3.5, at least on my desktop and laptop. The important thing is that it's a 3rd party browser that is extremely advanced, and can compete with the 800lb gorillas. It's better than using inflexible browsers like Chrome.
The only way it's "far from settled" is to play willfully ignorant and deny the fact that humanity is not a trivial force on this planet.
Don't go citing the Daily Fail as if they had credibility.
I see you don't think long term.
Oh the paranoia! Please, cite some more credibility-free sources, would you?
Sure, sure...
Utter nonsense. What's settled is that the climate is changing at the hands of man, what's open to debate is what the impact on us will be in the short and long term. The "consensus" is the same as the "consensus" that supports the modern understanding of evolution - it is a refinement and agreement across the field on the gross mechanism for something, and all the arguments lie in the details.
Kudos for tossing in the pinch of anti-government paranoia, it has to be that and not the desire for massively profitable fossil fuel corporations to defend said profits.
Such a shitty troll.
No, if you disagree with what she posts then you create your own counterpoints and deconstruct her arguments in a sane and rational manner.
What she's getting now is beastly bullshit, and you're basically saying "she shouldn't have dressed that way, it's her fault for getting raped."
So it's being an "SJW" to suggest people shouldn't be right pieces of vile shit towards others when they disagree with someone's opinions?
I could understand disagreeing with her. The hatred is vile and baseless.
The 1% pushing the tax burden off on the 99%, who can't play international games with their finances.
No, that's not relevant. They play a shell game to make sure that all earned profits are earned in areas with little to no tax, then claim they made no profits. Or, if you're GE, you claim you made a $1B loss while reporting billions in profits to your shareholders.
Like what, pledging fealty to corporations and letting the people of the country subsidize their existence?
Which helps local municipalities only - ignoring that sales taxes are regressive.
Indeed, they claim the tax credits and losses in the US, but the profits outside. It's a massive scam, really.
No, but they can starve the original of users if:
Said modifications drew the users away.
LGPLv3 is moving away from that model.
Only for the DRM-fetishists trying to build a walled garden with which to monetize their users by using their property against them.
What about them? The rule is the same, so either you attempt to get a specially licensed version not under the GPL, you comply with the license. The LGPL wasn't made so you could use things in tivoized systems, it was so you could use a library with a closed source program.
You can still do that, but not also include that library in a tivoized system.
People who push tivoized systems are not your friend, and having them use Free Software makes a mockery of the entire concept.
Hardly. They complied with the letter of the license, but particularly in the case of the GPL, which seeks to protect the recipients of binaries generated from GPL sources, they took a huge shit on the spirit.
Tivoization is underhanded.
They weren't punished. They were criticized and their lock down was recognized for what it was. But yes, had they used a closed, proprietary platform no one would have cared and they wouldn't have gotten the "omg these guys run Linux" attention that they didn't really deserve.
Too bad we couldn't fix it the right way. But that would be eeeeevil soshialisums even more than the not-actually-socialism socialism that Obamacare put into place.
The poor should just die in the streets of preventable illnesses, right?
Ooh ooh, I gotta know. What "real science" is tainted by "PC sensitivities?"
Unlikely, unless you do a pipelight-style solution. The HTML5 support won't work because the CDM is only part of the closed source Chrome builds.
Blizzard uses it for their integrated launcher application, just to name one that's probably extremely common.
All the more reason to ignore them. You can't run a country when a group that is finding itself headed towards being a minority wants to exclude the rest of the country.
And "conservatives" like to pigeonhole anyone they disagree with. Of course, "conservatives" have a problem with their side being actually full of the people you describe.
True, but that does not mean all ideas deserve equal consideration.
Being a moderate doesn't mean you have to listen to and accept every idea that comes across your radar. And very little out of the Republican party these days is truly worth consideration by any moderate.
Not because they "capitulated," but because it was obvious that they'd play stupid games like that without actually making useful moves towards controlling the debt. Make no mistake, the GOP didn't cause the shutdown because they were concerned about the debt. They were annoyed that they didn't get their way to the exclusion of all others.
You say this as we watch a train wreck of unintended consequences fall out from a 21 year old law.
And, cleverly, not a single link to substantiate the claim. Really, is it so hard?
That would require the Tea Party to reveal and promote its virtuous attributes, rather than stumping for candidates that advocate for killing gays as if we were Saudi Arabia or some other theocratic shit hole.
You implied that somehow her immigrating illegally had an impact, but no evidence was provided that suggests that there was any actual connection.
A lot work without any valid documentation and are paid under the table.
Then fix the laws. Oh, no, we can't have that. We can't let any bills get passed while Obama is in office!
And your post lacked any substantiation of the points you made.
No offense, and I guess this goes to the rest of Slashdot, but if you're going to link to an article and it's from the Daily Mail or (worse) Free Republic, find a second source for it and link that instead. Neither the Daily Fail nor Free Republic carry any credibly as they write things explicitly to enrage and inflame their readership.