Oh yes there are, especially if you're into the Italian or Spanish style of girl - Uruguay commited genocide on the local natives so everybody is at least 90% descendant from Spanish and Italian inmigrants.
Sadly, nerds/geeks being shunned by the local hot chicks seems to be a worldwide problem:)...although having money or being foreign probably overcomes that:)
I tend to agree with that. As a long-time nerd/geek myself, my fiancee is African. Hm. Hadn't thought about it that way before, but being perceived as somewhat exotic (in both directions) does wonders.
Except that protectionism has never fucking worked and was one of the biggest reasons the Great Depression lasted as long as it did, but that's OK.
Wrong. People like you tend to see protectionism in black and white: either we keep them damn foreign products out, or we just open the doors wide. The reality is more complex.
The United States Federal Government was largely funded by tariffs on foreign goods. It kept the government relatively small, since it couldn't just keep voting tax increases, and was a brilliant feedback mechanism in its own right (the Founders were a pretty sharp bunch, if you'll remember.) But governments being governments, they found other ways to raise funds from the people (including the personal income tax) and no longer needed that tariff system. Had that remained in place, we wouldn't be having this discussion about cheap imports.
Regardless, any nation (such as the United States) which does not protect key industries will find itself in deep trouble sooner or later. Pretty much like we are now: the current open-door, Free Trade, "global economy" scenario was never a viable economic policy and has devolved into a massive wealth and technology transfer from the West to the East... and that's about all it is.
In many workplaces, workers do not have the choice not to join the union
This is an agreement voluntarily entered into by the company. If they didn't want to limit themselves to union workers, they shouldn't have agreed to it.
Easy to say... but when the union has the power to cost you millions (or put you out of business) one cannot reasonably claim that such contracts are anything but extortion. Too much power in the hands of union management is a good part of what's going wrong right now: they won't let a company change its operation or practices even when that's the best thing for both the company and the workers.
No he's not, you are. The difference is that Asia has taken over production of a lot of consumer goods (stuff you see at Wal-Mart) but there's a metric fuckton of things that you don't see that we still manufacture. Look at the big picture: even China hasn't yet equalled our economic output. They will in a few years, I admit, especially if Congress keep dicking around.
Personally, Corporations tax rate should be based on the percentage of people that work out of country.
100% of your work force in the US? then no corporate taxes. Base it upon work, not hired employees.
So, on that scale, a foreign company doing business in U.S. will pay outrageous taxes because most of their employees are in their home country, i.e. not the U.S.? Geez, that's going to bring investors who are desperately needed especially during an economic downturn.
I don't think you thought your plan through—just like most plans that involves getting the government to meddle in private businesses.
No he didn't but then you went to the opposite extreme. I don't see anything wrong with a corporation getting some form of incentive for not selling out its own workers. The problem is, these bastards lie for breakfast, and will likely take the incentives (tax breaks, whatever) and continue doing the same thing.
That is the state the UK is in just now - property prices are falling because the banks tightened up their mortgage deals, and businesses are going bankrupt because the banks won't give out business loans. Taxpayers are furious because the government gave the banks billions of pounds of bail-out money which the bankers are spending on bonuses and pensions for themselves, while 25% of their property tax goes on public-sector pensions even though essential services like refuse collection are being cut back. Not forgetting Total trying to bring over 900 foreign workers to do the job which British workers are trained to do. Something is going to have to give...
If I replace "UK" and "British" with "US" and "American" in your comment, it would apply equally well. Oh, and "dollars" instead of "pounds". Yeah, taxpayers here are pretty furious too.
"Who the fuck are you to decide how much they should make? The company is their _propriety_ and they can do whatever they want with it.
Actually, from an historical perspective you're dead wrong. Corporations were suffered to exist because certain things need to be done for the public good. Period. End of statement. Some of our Founders remained unconvinced that even that much was a good idea. As usual, it turned out that they were right.
Corporations have acquired (though dubious means, I might add) way too much legal power in this country, and that needs to be taken away from them. Otherwise, they'll continue to destroy the very country that made what they are, in their endless quest to "globalize" and seek the highest profit margin. Some consider that "only what a good corporation should do", but they are wrong.
When a legal construct (which is, when all is said and done, all that defines a corporation) no longer serves the public trust, it is time to either modify that construct, or replace it. The point of allowing corporations in the first place was not to encourage the accumulation of wealth and power into the hands of a very few (although those such as Thomas Jefferson feared that very outcome), but to allow individuals to organize and efficiently provide for the common good. That ideal has been thoroughly corrupted here in the United States (and was from the founding of the original Hudson Bay Company.)
I'll quote the grandparent: "Do you only buy American? If not, your rant is completely hypocritical."
I do whenever it's possible, and yes, I'll likely pay more for it. But the problem is, because of what our leaders have done to our manufacturing base, "Buy American" is becoming more and more difficult to do as time goes on.
At least I have an American car, even if it was put together in Canada.
There's a problem with your scenario. If they're every going to lock media down that tightly, they're going to have to be goddamned precise. They aren't very good at at that. The RIAA's approach of suing everyone regardless of that facts won't wash... they could very, very easily make using commercial media too risky, and they're just paranoid enough (and greedy enough) to do just that. People might have to go back to entertaining themselves.
Notice how Russia and China are conspicuously absent from that list of countries....
We all know who to proxy through now, don't we?
No kidding. The way things are doing, it won't be long before a Russian Business Network server will be the safest place in the world to put your stuff.
Is it really so hard? Are you a paedo that just can't stop? Here's an idea - DON'T DO IT! And that includes GPL infringment, too, to keep the locals happy. You can't have it both ways, children.
Speaking of Hulu...
Anybosy know how to save a streamed video? My internet connection at home couldn't handle downloading every time I watch an episode multiple tilmes.
Well, if you use Firefox, there are some plugins available on the Mozilla site that supposedly let you do just that. I've not personally tried any of them, but it would be a good place to start.
A lot more than six. Manipulating the traffic control system for fun and profit is becoming a very common activity for cash-strapped localities. It's not just lights: speed limits are dicked around with everywhere for the same reason. The NHTSA has pointed out that the politically-motivated abuse of the nations' traffic systems is responsible for some number of deaths and injuries every year.
Thanks for showing your American ignorance to the world.
In Europe we learn to write proper English you know, the one that is written and talked by the ones that actually "invented" the language?
It's written honour not honor!
I'm perfectly well aware of the variations between American English and Queen's English. My fiancee is African, as it happens: she's multilingual anyway, and she learned Queen's English in childhood. I, on the other hand, am an American and consequently learned American English. You're obviously one of those people who look down upon those who speak other than your "approved" dialect: that's just ridiculous and more than a little arrogant. I'd take pity on you, but you're just too unpleasant.
In Europe we learn to write proper English you know, the one that is written and talked by the ones that actually "invented" the language?
Other Europeans may but you do not, at least, not well. Language is written and spoken, for example, not "talked". You would do well to look to your own linguistic skills before deriding mine. Furthermore, it hardly matters who "invented" the language (it's not like languages are copyrighted.) Like most languages that are in widespread use over a significant amount of time, numerous variations appear. American English is one of them, and is arguably the most popular lingua franca ever introduced. My understanding is that China has more people learning American English than the entire population of the United States. That's kind of unnerving, actually, but it means that my variant of English isn't going away anytime soon.
The fact that I spell honor without the 'u' does not make my language "wrong" or "unacceptable" unless you're a snob, or happen to be feeling inferior to Americans for some reason.
actually, in California, just sniffing the data is enough. Its illegal if you're not in law enforcement to sniff RFID data in public. If you go to the Register and read the original article you'll see a link to an article about the Governor signing the law into effect in October.
That may be, but the political fallout from making anything out of this would be unpleasant at best. That's particularly true given that he's basically provided considerable justification for the law in question.
Paget is best known for having to abandon presenting a paper at the Black Hat security conference in Washington in 2007 after an RFID company threatened him with legal action."
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Apparently this is a little unfair- he sniffed the data, he didn't actually make a fake passport.
So what? The fact that he so easily grabbed that data is unnerving, and the availability of such personal information has ramifications far beyond a mere fake passport. It's good that he's showing the State Department's plan for what it always was: defective by design.
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Oh yes there are, especially if you're into the Italian or Spanish style of girl - Uruguay commited genocide on the local natives so everybody is at least 90% descendant from Spanish and Italian inmigrants. Sadly, nerds/geeks being shunned by the local hot chicks seems to be a worldwide problem :) ...although having money or being foreign probably overcomes that :)
I tend to agree with that. As a long-time nerd/geek myself, my fiancee is African. Hm. Hadn't thought about it that way before, but being perceived as somewhat exotic (in both directions) does wonders.
If that was true, why is IBM trying to get American engineers to move overseas?
Because IBM's management doesn't care if the United States remains a leader of anything. All they care about is that they remain leader of something.
Except that protectionism has never fucking worked and was one of the biggest reasons the Great Depression lasted as long as it did, but that's OK.
Wrong. People like you tend to see protectionism in black and white: either we keep them damn foreign products out, or we just open the doors wide. The reality is more complex.
... and that's about all it is.
The United States Federal Government was largely funded by tariffs on foreign goods. It kept the government relatively small, since it couldn't just keep voting tax increases, and was a brilliant feedback mechanism in its own right (the Founders were a pretty sharp bunch, if you'll remember.) But governments being governments, they found other ways to raise funds from the people (including the personal income tax) and no longer needed that tariff system. Had that remained in place, we wouldn't be having this discussion about cheap imports.
Regardless, any nation (such as the United States) which does not protect key industries will find itself in deep trouble sooner or later. Pretty much like we are now: the current open-door, Free Trade, "global economy" scenario was never a viable economic policy and has devolved into a massive wealth and technology transfer from the West to the East
I love reading economic theory on /. It's like reading religious theory on a Scientology site. None of you has a clue what you're talking about.
True enough, but it does make for some good light reading. Sometimes when I go to bed I read Slashdot for a while on my laptop. Helps me get to sleep.
In many workplaces, workers do not have the choice not to join the union This is an agreement voluntarily entered into by the company. If they didn't want to limit themselves to union workers, they shouldn't have agreed to it.
Easy to say ... but when the union has the power to cost you millions (or put you out of business) one cannot reasonably claim that such contracts are anything but extortion. Too much power in the hands of union management is a good part of what's going wrong right now: they won't let a company change its operation or practices even when that's the best thing for both the company and the workers.
You must be high on drugs. Idiot.
No he's not, you are. The difference is that Asia has taken over production of a lot of consumer goods (stuff you see at Wal-Mart) but there's a metric fuckton of things that you don't see that we still manufacture. Look at the big picture: even China hasn't yet equalled our economic output. They will in a few years, I admit, especially if Congress keep dicking around.
Personally, Corporations tax rate should be based on the percentage of people that work out of country. 100% of your work force in the US? then no corporate taxes. Base it upon work, not hired employees.
So, on that scale, a foreign company doing business in U.S. will pay outrageous taxes because most of their employees are in their home country, i.e. not the U.S.? Geez, that's going to bring investors who are desperately needed especially during an economic downturn.
I don't think you thought your plan through—just like most plans that involves getting the government to meddle in private businesses.
No he didn't but then you went to the opposite extreme. I don't see anything wrong with a corporation getting some form of incentive for not selling out its own workers. The problem is, these bastards lie for breakfast, and will likely take the incentives (tax breaks, whatever) and continue doing the same thing.
That is the state the UK is in just now - property prices are falling because the banks tightened up their mortgage deals, and businesses are going bankrupt because the banks won't give out business loans. Taxpayers are furious because the government gave the banks billions of pounds of bail-out money which the bankers are spending on bonuses and pensions for themselves, while 25% of their property tax goes on public-sector pensions even though essential services like refuse collection are being cut back. Not forgetting Total trying to bring over 900 foreign workers to do the job which British workers are trained to do. Something is going to have to give...
If I replace "UK" and "British" with "US" and "American" in your comment, it would apply equally well. Oh, and "dollars" instead of "pounds". Yeah, taxpayers here are pretty furious too.
Do you have any?
Well, yes, but none involve leaving any day traders alive when its all over.
"Who the fuck are you to decide how much they should make? The company is their _propriety_ and they can do whatever they want with it.
Actually, from an historical perspective you're dead wrong. Corporations were suffered to exist because certain things need to be done for the public good. Period. End of statement. Some of our Founders remained unconvinced that even that much was a good idea. As usual, it turned out that they were right.
Corporations have acquired (though dubious means, I might add) way too much legal power in this country, and that needs to be taken away from them. Otherwise, they'll continue to destroy the very country that made what they are, in their endless quest to "globalize" and seek the highest profit margin. Some consider that "only what a good corporation should do", but they are wrong.
When a legal construct (which is, when all is said and done, all that defines a corporation) no longer serves the public trust, it is time to either modify that construct, or replace it. The point of allowing corporations in the first place was not to encourage the accumulation of wealth and power into the hands of a very few (although those such as Thomas Jefferson feared that very outcome), but to allow individuals to organize and efficiently provide for the common good. That ideal has been thoroughly corrupted here in the United States (and was from the founding of the original Hudson Bay Company.)
I'll quote the grandparent: "Do you only buy American? If not, your rant is completely hypocritical."
I do whenever it's possible, and yes, I'll likely pay more for it. But the problem is, because of what our leaders have done to our manufacturing base, "Buy American" is becoming more and more difficult to do as time goes on.
At least I have an American car, even if it was put together in Canada.
on low pay and see how long that idea will last.
A boss says "Go." A leader says, "Let's go!"
There's a problem with your scenario. If they're every going to lock media down that tightly, they're going to have to be goddamned precise. They aren't very good at at that. The RIAA's approach of suing everyone regardless of that facts won't wash ... they could very, very easily make using commercial media too risky, and they're just paranoid enough (and greedy enough) to do just that. People might have to go back to entertaining themselves.
Notice how Russia and China are conspicuously absent from that list of countries....
We all know who to proxy through now, don't we?
No kidding. The way things are doing, it won't be long before a Russian Business Network server will be the safest place in the world to put your stuff.
Is it really so hard? Are you a paedo that just can't stop? Here's an idea - DON'T DO IT! And that includes GPL infringment, too, to keep the locals happy. You can't have it both ways, children.
Larger issues here, dude.
it's quantity over quality, I always say.
What do you mean? He could always switch to the other one.
Ha ... you made a funnier.
Speaking of Hulu... Anybosy know how to save a streamed video? My internet connection at home couldn't handle downloading every time I watch an episode multiple tilmes.
Well, if you use Firefox, there are some plugins available on the Mozilla site that supposedly let you do just that. I've not personally tried any of them, but it would be a good place to start.
This one looks interesting.
You sure it has nothing to do with population density?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_density
See previous reference to two hundred billion dollars.
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Oh, I got it. I was just try to be informative, not sarcastic. Sorry if that was under your head.
At least we know that it doesn't happen in America. Except in about 6 cities or so.
A lot more than six. Manipulating the traffic control system for fun and profit is becoming a very common activity for cash-strapped localities. It's not just lights: speed limits are dicked around with everywhere for the same reason. The NHTSA has pointed out that the politically-motivated abuse of the nations' traffic systems is responsible for some number of deaths and injuries every year.
Ahahaha.
Thanks for showing your American ignorance to the world.
In Europe we learn to write proper English you know, the one that is written and talked by the ones that actually "invented" the language?
It's written honour not honor!
I'm perfectly well aware of the variations between American English and Queen's English. My fiancee is African, as it happens: she's multilingual anyway, and she learned Queen's English in childhood. I, on the other hand, am an American and consequently learned American English. You're obviously one of those people who look down upon those who speak other than your "approved" dialect: that's just ridiculous and more than a little arrogant. I'd take pity on you, but you're just too unpleasant.
In Europe we learn to write proper English you know, the one that is written and talked by the ones that actually "invented" the language?
Other Europeans may but you do not, at least, not well. Language is written and spoken, for example, not "talked". You would do well to look to your own linguistic skills before deriding mine. Furthermore, it hardly matters who "invented" the language (it's not like languages are copyrighted.) Like most languages that are in widespread use over a significant amount of time, numerous variations appear. American English is one of them, and is arguably the most popular lingua franca ever introduced. My understanding is that China has more people learning American English than the entire population of the United States. That's kind of unnerving, actually, but it means that my variant of English isn't going away anytime soon.
The fact that I spell honor without the 'u' does not make my language "wrong" or "unacceptable" unless you're a snob, or happen to be feeling inferior to Americans for some reason.
But that's your problem.
Why do you honour them as heroes then?
Why don't you spell "honor" properly? We might take your half-baked opinion more seriously.
NOT!
actually, in California, just sniffing the data is enough. Its illegal if you're not in law enforcement to sniff RFID data in public. If you go to the Register and read the original article you'll see a link to an article about the Governor signing the law into effect in October.
That may be, but the political fallout from making anything out of this would be unpleasant at best. That's particularly true given that he's basically provided considerable justification for the law in question.
Paget is best known for having to abandon presenting a paper at the Black Hat security conference in Washington in 2007 after an RFID company threatened him with legal action."
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Apparently this is a little unfair- he sniffed the data, he didn't actually make a fake passport.
So what? The fact that he so easily grabbed that data is unnerving, and the availability of such personal information has ramifications far beyond a mere fake passport. It's good that he's showing the State Department's plan for what it always was: defective by design.