Please.
Instead, it is better for states to remove all monopolies AND allow local gov to create muni-fiber broadbands, but keep isp/TV/security/VoIP/etc open architecture and encourage competition.
this is why we need the federal CONgress critters to pass a simple bill to deal with this:
1) have the shipping company collect 10% tax on the item.
2) they are to keep 1% for doing the work and remit 9% to the feds
3) the feds keep 2% and then forwards 7% to the state in which the item was delivered (not the billing).
4) the state then decides how to deal with that 7%.
With this approach, it is simple for everyone; the seller, the buyer, the shipper, the feds and the state. The only issue is would all the states go along with it? Thankfully, it is the feds that decide this issue, not all the states. And if they do not want the 7%, then let the feds keep it and pay down our massive debt.
this is why I would like to see the feds implement a 10% tax on all sales that move across state/federal borders. Then have the shipping company collect the 10% of the sale and return 9% of it to the feds, keeping 1% for themselves. From the 9%, let the feds keep 2% and then pass 7% down to the state where the good was shipped to. Then have the state figures out how to deal with the 7%. If a state does not want that sales tax, then the feds keep the full 9%.
THis really is the fair way to do this, and it is LONG overdue.
and fucking CONgress does NOTHING.
Here in COlorado, we depend on our snow melt which is way down. Problem is, that other states also depend on OUR water. The worse is southern California which draws a great deal more than they should be, which is causing the 2 reservoirs to drop fast.
I have written to my 3 critters and pushed them to create a bill that basically says that all communities within 50-200 miles of the oceans have to use desalinated water, and not to take from upstream rivers. With that, it would allow a number of rivers to come back, while recharging the ground water as well.
Ideally, we would fire up a program for nuclear SMRs, that also used the waste heat for desalination. This would encourage states to use excess heat to solve a major issue.
totally agree that both MAJOR parties deserve blame. We desperately need a new 3rd party that is honest.
Up until recently, I was a registered Libertarian. Now, I am just a GDI, waiting for a decent 3rd party that is socially moderate to liberal, but strong fiscal conservatives. Basically, the party that Lincoln, Teddy and IKE had, along with FDR.
actually, doing any of the crust styles should be easy. For example, you could roll it, but simply spinning it on a spindle that moves up and down would work. And then in terms of working the dough with fingers, how is that any different from those message chairs?
BUT, Handcrafted, i.e. experts, will in general, have a future. So, dominos can actually be taken out, while I think that individual high-end innovative pizza stores/restaurants will remain.
To be fair, errosion of our rights has gone on right from the gitgo. Hell, FISA was done under Nixon. And much of the groundwork on USA PATRIOT act was put into place under both reagan and Clinton.
Oddly, we need major parts of this. Where the real issue came in, is that CONgress critters continue to throw away the checks and will even remove their oversight of the work.
hey moron. This was done during W's time and before. Nothing extra was added during Obama's time.
Idiots like you, are the ones that are causing America to lose out. You would rather blame others than your party because you put a bunch of putrid assholes first.
Since intelligence agencies are able to designate any foreigner's communications as a target for surveillance, if this foreigner has communicated with an American this means this American's communications are then also considered fair game for surveillance by the agency.
First off, note that this is what was used to catch Trump's ppl committing treason. We were listening in on Russian/Chinese/Amongst others communications and caught trump's ppl asking for a different secured way to talk to them. This occurred PRIOR to Trump being elected.
Secondly, just because you talk to a foreigner outside of our nation does NOT mean that they can then listen to all your calls. There has to be REASONABLE reason for such a thing to happen. Now, if you talk to a known/suspected terrorists/spy/etc, then yes. You WILL be listened to. That was exactly what the modification was for. But, if I call/e-mail a friend of mine in Australia or Germany or Russia or China and they are clean, it does mean that the intel world can/will listen to my future data.
Yeah. What is weird is I was in 5 of those storms. 4 in Colorado, and one in Illinois. However, 1 of those storms was one that took out our hail resistant shingles, and then another storm that was actually worse did it again. While the 2nd storm was worse, it struck a very small area. Just the southern half of highlands ranch, but it lasted just shy of a half hour, with a great deal of the hail being golf ball size. When it stopped we had 2' of hail covering our yard. Even.though it was end of June, it stayed for nearly a week. A lot of expensive homes had extensive damage. Oddly, not a one of our solar panels were damaged which is why I want to switch to Tesla roof. Hate paying to fix. But when I asked about them, they said they were still working on the snow/cold rating.
have to admit that when I first saw, my thought was that it could not hold up. Yet, they showed it being hit with major hail testing and holding up.
I was shocked. That was the only reason I have gotten interested in that. Here in Colorado, in 10 years, we have replaced 2x, and our insurance is starting to go up.
So next time (and we will likely have another within 3 years), we will cut a deal with insurance to switch to this and have the money they owe applied towards it. Then we can get our insurance lowered back to normal.
And have to say, I do love that slate looking roof.
Musk has so many things going on. Amazing that he can track these.
Still, if he gets these off the ground and they have figured out the snow loads on them, we will be ordering these the next time that our roof is destroyed by hail (it will be the 3rd time).
These roofs are supposed to be more hail proof than concrete or slate tile, which hold up against all the hail on the front range (golf ball to baseball size).
Damore was not the one that caused the bad press. He posted on what was supposed to be a private blog, in which some Google employee thought it was good to spread it around. That person is the one that should have been fired, not damore.
As to him, when he spoke of differences in the genders for dealing with different jobs, I somewhat agree with him. As a generalization, women do not tend to focus as well as men, however, they appear to do better at juggling balls. Problem is, that is a simple generalization and plenty of individuals break it. One of the better kernel hackers that I have known, was a black woman with finger nails that were 6-12" . This was back at Bell labs/lucent. Incredibly bright and gifted. Yet plenty of other women that took up C. S. And yet were not that good at coding. But move them up the ladder to PM or manager, and they do great.
Google was not only wrong to fire him, but Google's CEO Sundar Pichai should be fired for being inept. The man is fucking up Google in the worst possible ways.
Seriously, let Net Neutrality die. Instead, CONgress needs to require that ALL states allow for muni networks as well as NO monopolies. Right now, all monopolies for coax, fiber, STP, etc are forced by state, local govs. If they were prevented from having gov. enforced monopolies, then as each ISP fucks with a locality, then either another ISP will compete, or the local gov can build out their own local much cheaper, much faster network.
That is not quite true.
The fact is,that fertilizers and pesticides are sprayed over the fields and they easily use 10x what is needed. That is why so much run-off.
However, if either were applied DIRECTLY to the plant and NOT to the field as a whole, then it would be possible to change the volume to 1/10, and with little to no run-off.
At some point, we will need to walk away from things like crop dusting and instead automate chemical applications in tiny amounts.
Nope. In the intelligence world, pay is fairly decent. The reason is that when you have ppl accessing classified information, you do not want them to be tempted or need to sell.
OTOH, getting money to accomplish things varies from year to year.
not really. What snowden reported was that a FEW of the employees had mismanaged the data and clearances. That is it.
The real issue now, is having a president that is claiming that the entire intelligence world is lying, when they are reporting that the president , VP, and others in the admin were committing treason and half of CONgress is claiming that they are lying.
One thing about NSA is that they do not have any real powers, other than to spy and USED to keep American networks safe.
As such, they spend all their time listening in on what foreign gov and terrorists were up to so as to avoid any foolishness on our part.
Now, with this crumbling, the west is likely to have less intel which will mean that is is easier for a foreign power to set off a war.
Keep in mind that we saw what happens when NSA is forced to lie, even by our own side. We invaded Iraq based on out and out lies by W's admin.
Worst of all, they forced the NSA to back him at first and they did to their discredit. NSA is supposed to be about FACTS, not about lies.
Nice thought/argument, except to my knowledge none of the Muni fiber systems are losing money once they are ran out to residences. As such, it makes sense for the gov to own the last mile and then allow multiple companies to provide service over it.
In the coming years, there will no doubt be 1-2 lanes on federal highways just for automated driving. Ideally, it will have variable speeds all the way up to 100 on good days. Keep in mind that federal highways were designed for 120 mph minimum.
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Please. Instead, it is better for states to remove all monopolies AND allow local gov to create muni-fiber broadbands, but keep isp/TV/security/VoIP/etc open architecture and encourage competition.
this is why we need the federal CONgress critters to pass a simple bill to deal with this:
1) have the shipping company collect 10% tax on the item.
2) they are to keep 1% for doing the work and remit 9% to the feds
3) the feds keep 2% and then forwards 7% to the state in which the item was delivered (not the billing).
4) the state then decides how to deal with that 7%.
With this approach, it is simple for everyone; the seller, the buyer, the shipper, the feds and the state. The only issue is would all the states go along with it? Thankfully, it is the feds that decide this issue, not all the states. And if they do not want the 7%, then let the feds keep it and pay down our massive debt.
this is why I would like to see the feds implement a 10% tax on all sales that move across state/federal borders. Then have the shipping company collect the 10% of the sale and return 9% of it to the feds, keeping 1% for themselves. From the 9%, let the feds keep 2% and then pass 7% down to the state where the good was shipped to. Then have the state figures out how to deal with the 7%. If a state does not want that sales tax, then the feds keep the full 9%.
THis really is the fair way to do this, and it is LONG overdue.
which was major with millions of ppl?
and fucking CONgress does NOTHING.
Here in COlorado, we depend on our snow melt which is way down. Problem is, that other states also depend on OUR water. The worse is southern California which draws a great deal more than they should be, which is causing the 2 reservoirs to drop fast.
I have written to my 3 critters and pushed them to create a bill that basically says that all communities within 50-200 miles of the oceans have to use desalinated water, and not to take from upstream rivers. With that, it would allow a number of rivers to come back, while recharging the ground water as well.
Ideally, we would fire up a program for nuclear SMRs, that also used the waste heat for desalination. This would encourage states to use excess heat to solve a major issue.
totally agree that both MAJOR parties deserve blame. We desperately need a new 3rd party that is honest.
Up until recently, I was a registered Libertarian. Now, I am just a GDI, waiting for a decent 3rd party that is socially moderate to liberal, but strong fiscal conservatives. Basically, the party that Lincoln, Teddy and IKE had, along with FDR.
actually, doing any of the crust styles should be easy. For example, you could roll it, but simply spinning it on a spindle that moves up and down would work. And then in terms of working the dough with fingers, how is that any different from those message chairs?
BUT, Handcrafted, i.e. experts, will in general, have a future. So, dominos can actually be taken out, while I think that individual high-end innovative pizza stores/restaurants will remain.
To be fair, errosion of our rights has gone on right from the gitgo. Hell, FISA was done under Nixon. And much of the groundwork on USA PATRIOT act was put into place under both reagan and Clinton.
Oddly, we need major parts of this. Where the real issue came in, is that CONgress critters continue to throw away the checks and will even remove their oversight of the work.
hey moron. This was done during W's time and before. Nothing extra was added during Obama's time.
Idiots like you, are the ones that are causing America to lose out. You would rather blame others than your party because you put a bunch of putrid assholes first.
Since intelligence agencies are able to designate any foreigner's communications as a target for surveillance, if this foreigner has communicated with an American this means this American's communications are then also considered fair game for surveillance by the agency.
First off, note that this is what was used to catch Trump's ppl committing treason. We were listening in on Russian/Chinese/Amongst others communications and caught trump's ppl asking for a different secured way to talk to them. This occurred PRIOR to Trump being elected.
Secondly, just because you talk to a foreigner outside of our nation does NOT mean that they can then listen to all your calls. There has to be REASONABLE reason for such a thing to happen. Now, if you talk to a known/suspected terrorists/spy/etc, then yes. You WILL be listened to. That was exactly what the modification was for. But, if I call/e-mail a friend of mine in Australia or Germany or Russia or China and they are clean, it does mean that the intel world can/will listen to my future data.
Seriously, I would keep cashier's and focus on things like shakes, drinks, fries, simple foods like burger, chicken, etc.
Likewise, I'm amazed that pizza is not fully automated yet. That is one that would allow a start to quickly take out papa John's and dominoes.
Yeah. What is weird is I was in 5 of those storms. 4 in Colorado, and one in Illinois. However, 1 of those storms was one that took out our hail resistant shingles, and then another storm that was actually worse did it again. While the 2nd storm was worse, it struck a very small area. Just the southern half of highlands ranch, but it lasted just shy of a half hour, with a great deal of the hail being golf ball size. When it stopped we had 2' of hail covering our yard. Even.though it was end of June, it stayed for nearly a week. A lot of expensive homes had extensive damage. Oddly, not a one of our solar panels were damaged which is why I want to switch to Tesla roof. Hate paying to fix. But when I asked about them, they said they were still working on the snow/cold rating.
have to admit that when I first saw, my thought was that it could not hold up. Yet, they showed it being hit with major hail testing and holding up.
I was shocked. That was the only reason I have gotten interested in that. Here in Colorado, in 10 years, we have replaced 2x, and our insurance is starting to go up.
So next time (and we will likely have another within 3 years), we will cut a deal with insurance to switch to this and have the money they owe applied towards it. Then we can get our insurance lowered back to normal.
And have to say, I do love that slate looking roof.
Musk has so many things going on. Amazing that he can track these.
Still, if he gets these off the ground and they have figured out the snow loads on them, we will be ordering these the next time that our roof is destroyed by hail (it will be the 3rd time).
These roofs are supposed to be more hail proof than concrete or slate tile, which hold up against all the hail on the front range (golf ball to baseball size).
Damore was not the one that caused the bad press. He posted on what was supposed to be a private blog, in which some Google employee thought it was good to spread it around. That person is the one that should have been fired, not damore. As to him, when he spoke of differences in the genders for dealing with different jobs, I somewhat agree with him. As a generalization, women do not tend to focus as well as men, however, they appear to do better at juggling balls. Problem is, that is a simple generalization and plenty of individuals break it. One of the better kernel hackers that I have known, was a black woman with finger nails that were 6-12" . This was back at Bell labs/lucent. Incredibly bright and gifted. Yet plenty of other women that took up C. S. And yet were not that good at coding. But move them up the ladder to PM or manager, and they do great.
Google was not only wrong to fire him, but Google's CEO Sundar Pichai should be fired for being inept. The man is fucking up Google in the worst possible ways.
no, it really DOES matter. The majority of spying, compromise, etc is about money.
Seriously, let Net Neutrality die. Instead, CONgress needs to require that ALL states allow for muni networks as well as NO monopolies. Right now, all monopolies for coax, fiber, STP, etc are forced by state, local govs. If they were prevented from having gov. enforced monopolies, then as each ISP fucks with a locality, then either another ISP will compete, or the local gov can build out their own local much cheaper, much faster network.
That is not quite true.
The fact is,that fertilizers and pesticides are sprayed over the fields and they easily use 10x what is needed. That is why so much run-off. However, if either were applied DIRECTLY to the plant and NOT to the field as a whole, then it would be possible to change the volume to 1/10, and with little to no run-off.
At some point, we will need to walk away from things like crop dusting and instead automate chemical applications in tiny amounts.
Nope. In the intelligence world, pay is fairly decent. The reason is that when you have ppl accessing classified information, you do not want them to be tempted or need to sell.
OTOH, getting money to accomplish things varies from year to year.
not really. What snowden reported was that a FEW of the employees had mismanaged the data and clearances. That is it.
The real issue now, is having a president that is claiming that the entire intelligence world is lying, when they are reporting that the president , VP, and others in the admin were committing treason and half of CONgress is claiming that they are lying.
One thing about NSA is that they do not have any real powers, other than to spy and USED to keep American networks safe.
As such, they spend all their time listening in on what foreign gov and terrorists were up to so as to avoid any foolishness on our part.
Now, with this crumbling, the west is likely to have less intel which will mean that is is easier for a foreign power to set off a war.
Keep in mind that we saw what happens when NSA is forced to lie, even by our own side. We invaded Iraq based on out and out lies by W's admin. Worst of all, they forced the NSA to back him at first and they did to their discredit. NSA is supposed to be about FACTS, not about lies.
Nice thought/argument, except to my knowledge none of the Muni fiber systems are losing money once they are ran out to residences. As such, it makes sense for the gov to own the last mile and then allow multiple companies to provide service over it.
Some of us in Littleton/highlands ranch area are talking about doing this. U make it easier to accomplish.
In the coming years, there will no doubt be 1-2 lanes on federal highways just for automated driving. Ideally, it will have variable speeds all the way up to 100 on good days. Keep in mind that federal highways were designed for 120 mph minimum.