The Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes; which day shall be the same throughout the United States.
And I thought that day was November 2nd. Why are people voting now?
as you reach the last 5-10 pages a reader begins to panic
I never know when I am getting to the end - a lot of books now seem to have copious amounts of ads at the end, sometimes the entire first chapter of some other book!
Now I have a double panic - "Oh no, is there enough to finish this up to my satisfaction? Oh, what if the last 10 pages are really ads!"
BZZZZT Wrong -- 5% of the US population (let along voters) is something like 13 Million people.
If you spent 20 seconds googling something, like, oh, I don't know, how about; "popular vote count presidential election 2000" you would rapidly see that there were over 100 Million votes.
Unless the population of the US is 2 Billion your 5% figure is just hog wash.
All I meant by the original comment is that if voters pay no "taxes" (that they notice) what incentive do they have to vote for fiscally responsible representitives?
I am self employed, and pay big, fat quarterly taxes that are MUCH more obvious than any W-2 job I ever had (although I was never un-aware of what I was paying, it just wasn't as painful).
My first thought was actually in the article: A million bucks isn't what it used to be - "If you live in Mountain View, California, and someone gives you $1 million, you might be able to pay off your mortgage, but you can't retire,"
Even if it is only subject to capital gains taxes, that takes a bite too. The article only says at least one million... doesn't say what the average is or anything. Also, it doesn't mention any selling restrictions.
The way the market goes with these things, I don't expect the valuation to stay at 180 P/E for all that long... I could be wrong, but I suspect this will be a self correcting "problem".
I sure wish I had the problem. [4 time stock option looser]
No, I did NOT RTFA, but, why would anyone pay taxes they could legally avoid? I am not talking about evading taxes, but rather, using whatever loopholes are available to avoid paying more than you must. In the case of a publically held company it would be irresponsible not to.
This is more an indictment of the various tax laws and the shenanigans of the legislative bodies that enact them than of any company or individual that might take "advantage" of them.
Legislators, state and federal, have no incentive to make straight-forward, logical, honest tax laws. They get too much gain from making the laws obstuse and full of holes, for special friends.
Oh, and if you look at any statistics, poor people don't pay enough taxes.
Call me stupid, lazy, or both, but has there actually been a court ruling on lossy digitized "copies" (e.g. MP3).
This is not a troll, I am genuinely curious if this has been ruled on.
We all know a good quality encoding is, for all practical purposes, as good as the original, but have the i's been dotted and the t's crossed? legally, or does everyone just settle?
From the article...a radioisotope like nickel-63 or tritium, for example, contains enough energy to power a MEMS device for decades, and to do it safely. The particles these isotopes emit, unlike more energetic particles released by other radioactive materials, are blocked by the layer of dead skin that covers our bodies. They penetrate no more than 25 micrometers in most solids or liquids, so in a battery they could safely be contained by a simple plastic package
If you want to be a green driver you don't want to go that fast, do you?
If you aren't green, you don't care what it runs on.
Couln't it be even more economical if it wasn' so "performance" oriented?
Ah, what do I know? I am a pay-in-cash ubiquitous middle-of-the-road [performance/quality/price, but above average reliabliity/resale value] Camry buyer.
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SF is preferred over scifi, if you care about such things, but I am not sure it counts for games...
The Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes; which day shall be the same throughout the United States.
And I thought that day was November 2nd. Why are people voting now?
Too old to be a "boomer", too young to be "gen X"...
BTW, the relevant part of my header was:
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You can also find pop talks and even movies that suggest the same.
Sometimes I like to just try to slow down and do one thing, have a beer and read slashdot... d'oh! (that's two things!)
Seriously, though, I agree... as amusing as some shows are, I can only discover so much about custom choppers before I realize I don't care.
American Chopper was funny for a season or two, but now it is almost a parody of itself.
WTF!
I have my little alumni "we're-begging-for-money" letter right in front of me. Maybe they won't be getting what they expect in the envelope.
If they have money to harrass web sites and store 20 year old sensitive data, they don't need my donation.
I never know when I am getting to the end - a lot of books now seem to have copious amounts of ads at the end, sometimes the entire first chapter of some other book!
Now I have a double panic - "Oh no, is there enough to finish this up to my satisfaction? Oh, what if the last 10 pages are really ads!"
Check this: link, good luck with that leak!
So sue me if my brain is buggy. That's what QA departents are for, right? :-)
Two replies to chastise me, I am humbled.
Was there ever anything here?
If you would *buy* a bumper sticker that says "What's better? A Bush and a Dick or Two Johns?" then you might like the link, but most likely not.
I didn't use IE, but I can only imaging pop-up hell with images that will scare you for life.
Heh. I'm gonna vote for Bush and I found it funny. Worry about me.
If you spent 20 seconds googling something, like, oh, I don't know, how about; "popular vote count presidential election 2000" you would rapidly see that there were over 100 Million votes.
Unless the population of the US is 2 Billion your 5% figure is just hog wash.
Based on the Shatner name this is News for Nerds? It certainly can't be Stuff that matters!
All I meant by the original comment is that if voters pay no "taxes" (that they notice) what incentive do they have to vote for fiscally responsible representitives?
I am self employed, and pay big, fat quarterly taxes that are MUCH more obvious than any W-2 job I ever had (although I was never un-aware of what I was paying, it just wasn't as painful).
Even if it is only subject to capital gains taxes, that takes a bite too. The article only says at least one million... doesn't say what the average is or anything. Also, it doesn't mention any selling restrictions.
The way the market goes with these things, I don't expect the valuation to stay at 180 P/E for all that long... I could be wrong, but I suspect this will be a self correcting "problem".
I sure wish I had the problem. [4 time stock option looser]
I see no problem planning for stuff - it would be irresponsible to stick your head in the sand and not prepare for new potential battle venues.
This is more an indictment of the various tax laws and the shenanigans of the legislative bodies that enact them than of any company or individual that might take "advantage" of them.
Legislators, state and federal, have no incentive to make straight-forward, logical, honest tax laws. They get too much gain from making the laws obstuse and full of holes, for special friends.
Oh, and if you look at any statistics, poor people don't pay enough taxes.
Maybe that is what is driving it - release it or lose it? I dunno.
Then again, folks are still obsessed with Elvis and Marilyn Monroe. Go figure.
"It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black."
Sorry, off topic and all, but it cracks me up every time.
This is not a troll, I am genuinely curious if this has been ruled on.
We all know a good quality encoding is, for all practical purposes, as good as the original, but have the i's been dotted and the t's crossed? legally, or does everyone just settle?
Sounds good to me.
If you aren't green, you don't care what it runs on.
Couln't it be even more economical if it wasn' so "performance" oriented?
Ah, what do I know? I am a pay-in-cash ubiquitous middle-of-the-road [performance/quality/price, but above average reliabliity/resale value] Camry buyer.
Plus it is nice to be behind a firewall.
1) Aliens invade
2) Mass panic
3) A virus saves the day.