Wow...do you really live in that much fear of your fellow man unless they are deprived of most anything that could be used to harm someone, unless it provides a necessary utility type function?
Man...I'd had to live in that much fear daily, I really would.
I know people around me that own 30-100+ guns, and sure...something "could" go wrong, accidentally shoot through their walls while cleaning them and bullet could travel through a couple of houses.
However, I'm not realistically worried about that. And while guns have many good uses, many out there think they serve no purposeful function...and would travel down your road of thinking.
Yeah...I've used it to find people that own domains I want and is nice to be able to contact them to see if they are interested in selling, etc.....
Why doesn't ICANN tell them to take a fucking hike...and if they don't want WHOIS available in their country, then they can block it into their country with their own firewalls or whatever.
Yes and look at all the gains in safety of transportation, water, and food distribution because of it. Criminals really have to work hard to swindle people too.
Err...that has absolutely nothing to do with the conversation in this thread..the discussion was loss of freedom to own anything you wanted as long as you used it legally.
People get utility from a car which outweigh the dangers. This is a toy for the sake of being a toy. World of difference.
My answer is..."So what?"
Does everything sold these days require some form of utility use in order to be legally sold and legally used?
It's a free country, and if you WANT something, and legally use it, there should not be any limitation of you being able to possess it and legally use it.
Except he's caused all sorts of "officials" to take "notice" and "offense" to something that no one really cared about before. I wonder if this stunt will have the side-effect of suddenly making business much more difficult for everyone who already makes and/or owns similar devices that were previously fine.
Of course it will....
This will be the new "bump stock"....and I'm guessing immediately we'll have a ton of liberal's shouting for "common sense flamethrower laws".
I guess while were at it, let's ban all things that could possibly be misused and hurt people:
1. Common Sense Truck laws
2. Common Sense Pressure Cooker laws
3. Common Sense Chainsaw Laws
4. Common Sense Kitchen Knife Laws
5. Common Sense Gasoline (and other flammables) Laws
6. Common Sense Baseball Bat Laws
7. Common Sense Richard Pryor Viewing Laws (his pre-politically correct rants might seriously damage a generation of millennials).
8.Common Sense...oh well, you get the picture how ridiculous things can get.
He's lucky some fucker didn't run him the fuck over....
I mean, I like to ride my bike, but when I'm on roads with cars, I try to stay the hell to the side so I'm not holding up traffic...and I know when I'm in a car...you get some jerk on a bike going 10-15mph in a 35 zone...and my BP hits the roof, and even I find myself wanting to accidentally sideswipe this asshole who's holding things up....'cause lets face it, NO ONE is driving the speed limit, at very least they are 10mph above that...so, that bicycle snails pace..ugh.
Anyway....I'm not the only one that feels that way, and doing shit like this only gives bicyclists an even worse reputation than they really should have.
It's likely only a small percentage that are idiots on bikes...but it gives the rest of us a bad name as drivers only remember that asshole holding them up.
Services that aren't paid for do constitute a gift. If a company doesn't pay taxes, why should it be allowed to recruit from an educated work force, or use public roadways, or anything like that?
So, you also consider it a "gift" to the individual that gets a tax break based on same reasoning?
You do know the govt is there FOR the citizens (and citizens own companies)....not the other way around.
People having families is vital to your interests. You really shouldn't discourage it.
I didn't say "don't have them"...I said don't have them TILL you are ready.
That means either ready fiscally...or ready to sacrifice some of your personal growth, and sacrifice not having the latest shiny..so that you can spend that money raising your kids properly.
My parents did the latter.....they forwent a LOT of the nicer things in life, so they could raise me, school, clothe and feed me.
When in the office, I almost never call anyone that is there, I go talk to them in person. Communication is often much much better face to face than telephone or video chat.
On the other hand....working from home, I'm not constantly being interrupted by people walking up to my cube to "chat"....or converse about stuff that has nothing to do with my work, and breaking my concentration.
Working from home, I can answer people at my leisure on breaks from concentration.
Personally I find there's some comeraderie that's missing when you don't work directly with people. The day to day interactions that make the team a team vs 10 people who work together. When I worked at IBM, I worked on a contract for a year that was 100% work from home. And it was pretty bad, team wise. Conversations were very business oriented with no personal connection with the rest of the team. I
Work is work...and while there is some human, personal interactions required, for the most part, it should really only be business...after all, you are "on the clock".
I've been working completely, 100% from home for about the last 3+ years.
It is great....I don't miss getting up at all to dress and drive to work. And my commute wasn't even that bad and had private parking, but it still meant I had to get up much earlier to get dressed , ready and drive, etc.
My commute now, I wake up about 5 min before I really need to work...and my commute is across the hall to my office.
I've seriously been considering asking my CPA if I can write off t-shirts and boxer shorts as work attire.
Being a home worker doesn't mean you have no interactions with your fellow workers....I find myself quite often in MANY teleconferences throughout the day, so, I"m on the phone with and skyping with co-workers all day long, most of them all over the US, and I've never seen their faces before. But..I don't have to.
And it isn't like work "friends" are real friends. I tend to segregate my personal life from my work life, and even when I worked from offices, I didn't fraternize with co-workers off hours, I have PLENTY of real friends for that. I find it best to keep things purely business like on the job front.
Its also nice to be able to play music as I wish, or even have CNBC on in the background to hear what the market is doing while working...
And really, I find that the business, actually gets probably more work out of me than they used to when I had to physically show up!!
Since I can monitor things more easily from home, or can jump on whenever I have an idea....I likely get more done working from home.
And working from home...I don't have to take off to be there to meet a deliveryman for a signature package, nor do I have to take time off work, to be home for repairmen to come in to do work...etc So, I actually likely take less time off!!
At the very least, the time I do take off..is 100% for my vacation...and not because I had to be home "to let someone in"...type stuff.
rom a business perspective, yes, if you can work from home, you can work from Mumbai or Saigon
You're the second person I've seen mention this.
If you work a job requiring some level of security clearance, or some type of Federal job for the most part, you have to be a US citizen, which is nice.
Also, you are likely also on the phone a LOT, and you really do have to have good English skills without a too thick accent so that you can convey your part of the meetings in an easy to understand manner, especially since they aren't there in person to see you.
Be careful what you wish for. Work that can be done from Montana can also be done from Mumbai.
1. Not if you need a security clearance, or even lower levels of security handling personal records, etc.
2. Not if you need some sort of proficiency in using the English language without an accent SO thick that the listener can't ascertain that you actually are speaking English.
Remember, quite often, if you're working from home, even in I.T., it isn't all just computer work, you spend a LOT of your time on conference and Skype type calls.
Exactly. It is easy for people with comfy jobs who surf the web all day to belittle folks who actually worry about putting food on the table and live paycheck to paycheck.
I dunno about you, but I HAVE worked jobs living paycheck to paycheck, yet still managed to make my way to getting a better job where that isn't the case.
Also, if you can't afford a family...fucking WAIT to have one till you can afford one.
Again...I'm living proof that this is NOT impossible to do...
Not a bot, but I do have to admit that one of my first thoughts was..."Why isn't anyone thinking the individual themselves might need to start thinking ahead and training themselves for different jobs"?
Geez...when exactly did this "someone else do it for me" mentality hit the US with such full force and become so widespread?
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I honestly am having a vERY difficult time thinking of something legal that I cannot purchase with a CC?
Hell, they even let you take cash advances out on CC's in casinos, I mean...how much more volatile does that get?
Man...I'd had to live in that much fear daily, I really would.
I know people around me that own 30-100+ guns, and sure...something "could" go wrong, accidentally shoot through their walls while cleaning them and bullet could travel through a couple of houses.
However, I'm not realistically worried about that. And while guns have many good uses, many out there think they serve no purposeful function...and would travel down your road of thinking.
Why doesn't ICANN tell them to take a fucking hike...and if they don't want WHOIS available in their country, then they can block it into their country with their own firewalls or whatever.
Perhaps you were answering someone else?
This comment has nothing to do with this thread of conversation, especially my post....
I would agree....it started out that way, and has been getting progressively less free over the years.
I'd say said loss of freedoms have escalated VERY fast since about 1968....and gotten worse and worse since then.
From what i'm seeing, $200K in 1971 would be the equivalent to about $1.2 Million dollars in today's money, adjusted for inflation.
That's a lot of money.
My answer is..."So what?"
Does everything sold these days require some form of utility use in order to be legally sold and legally used?
It's a free country, and if you WANT something, and legally use it, there should not be any limitation of you being able to possess it and legally use it.
Of course it will....
This will be the new "bump stock"....and I'm guessing immediately we'll have a ton of liberal's shouting for "common sense flamethrower laws".
I guess while were at it, let's ban all things that could possibly be misused and hurt people:
1. Common Sense Truck laws
2. Common Sense Pressure Cooker laws
3. Common Sense Chainsaw Laws
4. Common Sense Kitchen Knife Laws
5. Common Sense Gasoline (and other flammables) Laws
6. Common Sense Baseball Bat Laws
7. Common Sense Richard Pryor Viewing Laws (his pre-politically correct rants might seriously damage a generation of millennials).
8.Common Sense...oh well, you get the picture how ridiculous things can get.
I mean, I like to ride my bike, but when I'm on roads with cars, I try to stay the hell to the side so I'm not holding up traffic...and I know when I'm in a car...you get some jerk on a bike going 10-15mph in a 35 zone...and my BP hits the roof, and even I find myself wanting to accidentally sideswipe this asshole who's holding things up....'cause lets face it, NO ONE is driving the speed limit, at very least they are 10mph above that...so, that bicycle snails pace..ugh.
Anyway....I'm not the only one that feels that way, and doing shit like this only gives bicyclists an even worse reputation than they really should have.
It's likely only a small percentage that are idiots on bikes...but it gives the rest of us a bad name as drivers only remember that asshole holding them up.
Hey...so, they'll have a job when they get back home...win win!!
So, you also consider it a "gift" to the individual that gets a tax break based on same reasoning?
You do know the govt is there FOR the citizens (and citizens own companies)....not the other way around.
I didn't say "don't have them"...I said don't have them TILL you are ready.
That means either ready fiscally...or ready to sacrifice some of your personal growth, and sacrifice not having the latest shiny..so that you can spend that money raising your kids properly.
My parents did the latter.....they forwent a LOT of the nicer things in life, so they could raise me, school, clothe and feed me.
Those people today are called "YouTubers".....
On the other hand....working from home, I'm not constantly being interrupted by people walking up to my cube to "chat"....or converse about stuff that has nothing to do with my work, and breaking my concentration.
Working from home, I can answer people at my leisure on breaks from concentration.
Work is work...and while there is some human, personal interactions required, for the most part, it should really only be business...after all, you are "on the clock".
I've been working completely, 100% from home for about the last 3+ years.
It is great....I don't miss getting up at all to dress and drive to work. And my commute wasn't even that bad and had private parking, but it still meant I had to get up much earlier to get dressed , ready and drive, etc.
My commute now, I wake up about 5 min before I really need to work...and my commute is across the hall to my office.
I've seriously been considering asking my CPA if I can write off t-shirts and boxer shorts as work attire.
Being a home worker doesn't mean you have no interactions with your fellow workers....I find myself quite often in MANY teleconferences throughout the day, so, I"m on the phone with and skyping with co-workers all day long, most of them all over the US, and I've never seen their faces before. But..I don't have to.
And it isn't like work "friends" are real friends. I tend to segregate my personal life from my work life, and even when I worked from offices, I didn't fraternize with co-workers off hours, I have PLENTY of real friends for that. I find it best to keep things purely business like on the job front.
Its also nice to be able to play music as I wish, or even have CNBC on in the background to hear what the market is doing while working...
And really, I find that the business, actually gets probably more work out of me than they used to when I had to physically show up!!
Since I can monitor things more easily from home, or can jump on whenever I have an idea....I likely get more done working from home.
And working from home...I don't have to take off to be there to meet a deliveryman for a signature package, nor do I have to take time off work, to be home for repairmen to come in to do work...etc So, I actually likely take less time off!!
At the very least, the time I do take off..is 100% for my vacation...and not because I had to be home "to let someone in"...type stuff.
You're the second person I've seen mention this.
If you work a job requiring some level of security clearance, or some type of Federal job for the most part, you have to be a US citizen, which is nice.
Also, you are likely also on the phone a LOT, and you really do have to have good English skills without a too thick accent so that you can convey your part of the meetings in an easy to understand manner, especially since they aren't there in person to see you.
1. Not if you need a security clearance, or even lower levels of security handling personal records, etc.
2. Not if you need some sort of proficiency in using the English language without an accent SO thick that the listener can't ascertain that you actually are speaking English.
Remember, quite often, if you're working from home, even in I.T., it isn't all just computer work, you spend a LOT of your time on conference and Skype type calls.
I guess I missed the part where there were no other jobs or other companies to work for besides Amazon...?
ANYONE can quit and find a new job.
Geez, it isn't not impossible, happens every day...and manual labor jobs like this with no special training...dime-a-dozen.
Err...your premise is bad from the get-go.
A tax break is NOT a gift.
Remember, the money belongs first to the company who then pays taxes. It is the company's money in the first place, not the governments'.
They're getting to keep more of their money, it isn't the government giving them any type of GIFT or handout.
You think a tax break for the individual is a gift from the govt??
I dunno about you, but I HAVE worked jobs living paycheck to paycheck, yet still managed to make my way to getting a better job where that isn't the case.
Also, if you can't afford a family...fucking WAIT to have one till you can afford one.
Again...I'm living proof that this is NOT impossible to do...
So, maybe at least a start, but then again, I may be getting too hopeful.
But, perhaps, this dissemination of information could be the start of more transparency for everyone?
Funny...people through the history of man, have figured it all out to date....why can we not do things now?
Did everyone just suddenly get stupid, lazy and unmotivated for some reason?
Well, with that kind of forward thinking, we'd still have a thriving buggy whip industry today....
Geez...when exactly did this "someone else do it for me" mentality hit the US with such full force and become so widespread?
What happened to self-suffiency?