I think you're misunderstanding. The AC above (not me, as you implied) stated... "MS will be able to claim tax benefits for the "donations" based on the retail price of the OS. In other words, they'll be making money from taxpayers themselves"
And, you clearly disagree. I read his statement as saying that if MS would have paid X dollars in taxes on their income, and now is paying Y, because they made a charitable donation, which really didn't cost them anything but the licensing, then they've successfully avoided taxes they would have normally paid, and in a rather sleazy (but legal) way. So, the difference between X & Y is lost to the government, and thus all of us, because it would have gone to services we all pay for, and now it just piles onto the national debt.
Now, you've brought another issue into the discussion, that you believe (as do I) that the government is already spending more than they should. I in no way disagree with you on that, but it is secondary to the points above.
These driverless cars aren't going anywhere, but I have no idea who will use them beyond a few rich dudes in a few areas
Depends on the cost, and maybe your definition of "rich dudes". I know that around here (Fairfax County, VA), where the average daily roundtrip commute is over 2 hrs., plenty of folks would gladly let someone/thing else do the driving. But, the average family income was also $119k in 2011.
They make sense for the first few days after you drive it off the lot. After the "new car premium" is lost from its value; Within a couple years, you will likely pay in insurance costs, the value of the car.
Not sure what you drive, but it would take over 25 years for my insurance cost to do that.
Washington DC burbs (Northern VA) here. Cabs buses and trains either cost much more in pure dollars, or significantly more in time (as the network of them is so poor here).
Just my own data point... My 12 mile commute would cost $25 (w/o tip) each way in a taxi. I'm able to drive from my garage, directly into a parking garage, so no need to step outside when there's rain, snow, or wind. If there was convenient public transportation, I'd certainly consider it.
Interesting study on gender differences regarding spatial relations. forbid that there might be actual differences between the sexes...sorry, I just despise political correctness. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2909401/
Bunch of pompus morons. I'm fine with chess having it's circlejerk. What pisses me off is how folks who tend to like these "ancient" games see everyone else as childish,...
Did you have an actual point to your tirade? Have you even attempted tournament level chess? No, there are no pretty colors, or toons with inflated boobies, only real head to head mental stimulation. And believe it or not, some people are actually capable of playing both chess and video games.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates the problem costs US aviation 400 million dollars annually and has resulted in over 200 worldwide deaths since 1988.[40] In the United Kingdom, the Central Science Laboratory estimates[6] that, worldwide, the cost of birdstrikes to airlines is around US$1.2 billion annually. This cost includes direct repair cost and lost revenue opportunities while the damaged aircraft is out of service. Estimating that 80% of bird strikes are unreported, there were 4,300 bird strikes listed by the United States Air Force and 5,900 by US civil aircraft in 2003.
If the super says "Do it anyway", you do, since it's now his decision, not Childs'.
As a rule of thumb (I'm not talking about this case), I'll agree. But, there are many cases where you should disobey. I certainly would if my boss directed me to do something illegal, and in some cases, you would still be held legally accountable if you were directed and didn't disobey.
As one of my bosses likes to say. "I'll listen to your complaint, but then I'm going to make a decision, and expect you to shut up and color."
I'm assuming you weren't referring to DHS when you mentioned increasing homeland defenses. DHS is a useless money pit.
As for the military being able to take and hold things, does Somolia ring a bell?...Black Hawk Down? We couldn't even handle that little piece of shit, so don't be so sure about our capabilities. If you were talking about wars with tanks and ships and planes, it's all good, but then you're referring to the types of enemies we worried about during the Cold War. Times have changed, and an insurgent war on their turf ain't so easy a nut to crack.
I first traveled through Frankfurt airport back in '79, where the Polizi sported them. It was disconcerting at first, but you certainly do get used to it.
Isn't this just like everyone in the US is responsible for what (pick your poison...NSA, TSA, Geo. Bush, Congress, Barak Obama) did? Same reasoning, no?
You're letting your bias get in the way of seeing the point I was making.
There's some bias here, all right, but it's not sribe who's exhibiting it. You seem bizarrely determined to find fault with a completely accurate statement.
I see that reading comprehension is not your strong point. I defy you to point to any bias in it. I sided neither for or against daylight saving time.
You're letting your bias get in the way of seeing the point I was making. You at least attempted to utilize some unreferenced "facts". She didn't. I'm not implying that you or Allison are actually wrong, but if you're going to spout off and call it journalism, at least don't be so god damn lazy.
"The actual energy savings are minimal, if they exist at all."
Blah, blah, blah...She obviously doesn't know if they're minimal, because she doesn't know if they exist. You can love or hate it, but at least if you're going to argue for one side or the other, present some fucking facts.
This isn't about immigration, it's about temporary workers, who are supposed to leave when their work is done. Otherwise we'd be discussing different visas. I'll be happy to discuss it, as I've been through it all with my ex-wife.
Letting the market work it out is only fair when all participants are on a level playing field. When the cost of living in some other country is much lower than ours, people from there are likely to be willing to work for wages that we would consider to be poverty scale. Exporting (or importing workers) those jobs may help the companies, but is screwing over the public, and forcing lower wages. Eventually, you'll end up with a public that is unable to afford the products that companies are sell, or the education required to fill open positions.
I'm generally pro-business, but I see this as short sighted, and harmful to the nation.
Ah, so you would have believed the sun revolved around the earth, at least until around 1514 or so. Or, that eggs were good for you, oh wait, they're bad, oops, nevermind, they're good again. Or maybe that until 1982 most believed that gastric ulcers were caused by stress and spicy foods instead of bacteria.
Personally, I choose not to believe experts without some basic evidence that can be explained in layman's terms. Not doing so is to follow those who believed the experts when we were told Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Show me some evidence.
As for climate change, I'm not a "denier", but I've yet to see solid evidence that it's anthropomorphic. But, I'll also admit that I haven't searched for it...color me uncommitted to either side of the argument.
Blah, blah, blah. Most people don't give a shit what the ingredients are. It tastes good, or else Nutella wouldn't be raking in the cash that it obviously is.
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I think you're misunderstanding. The AC above (not me, as you implied) stated...
"MS will be able to claim tax benefits for the "donations" based on the retail price of the OS. In other words, they'll be making money from taxpayers themselves"
And, you clearly disagree. I read his statement as saying that if MS would have paid X dollars in taxes on their income, and now is paying Y, because they made a charitable donation, which really didn't cost them anything but the licensing, then they've successfully avoided taxes they would have normally paid, and in a rather sleazy (but legal) way. So, the difference between X & Y is lost to the government, and thus all of us, because it would have gone to services we all pay for, and now it just piles onto the national debt.
Now, you've brought another issue into the discussion, that you believe (as do I) that the government is already spending more than they should. I in no way disagree with you on that, but it is secondary to the points above.
These driverless cars aren't going anywhere, but I have no idea who will use them beyond a few rich dudes in a few areas
Depends on the cost, and maybe your definition of "rich dudes". I know that around here (Fairfax County, VA), where the average daily roundtrip commute is over 2 hrs., plenty of folks would gladly let someone/thing else do the driving. But, the average family income was also $119k in 2011.
They make sense for the first few days after you drive it off the lot. After the "new car premium" is lost from its value; Within a couple years, you will likely pay in insurance costs, the value of the car .
Not sure what you drive, but it would take over 25 years for my insurance cost to do that.
Washington DC burbs (Northern VA) here. Cabs buses and trains either cost much more in pure dollars, or significantly more in time (as the network of them is so poor here).
Just my own data point... My 12 mile commute would cost $25 (w/o tip) each way in a taxi. I'm able to drive from my garage, directly into a parking garage, so no need to step outside when there's rain, snow, or wind. If there was convenient public transportation, I'd certainly consider it.
In other words, they'll be making money from taxpayers themselves.
Someone doesn't understand how taxes work.
Maybe you could clarify it for us.
Interesting study on gender differences regarding spatial relations. forbid that there might be actual differences between the sexes...sorry, I just despise political correctness.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2909401/
Wouldn't having the same care and attention devoted to developing exotic new ways to juice mental performance...
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Bunch of pompus morons. I'm fine with chess having it's circlejerk. What pisses me off is how folks who tend to like these "ancient" games see everyone else as childish,...
Did you have an actual point to your tirade? Have you even attempted tournament level chess? No, there are no pretty colors, or toons with inflated boobies, only real head to head mental stimulation. And believe it or not, some people are actually capable of playing both chess and video games.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_strike#Incidents
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates the problem costs US aviation 400 million dollars annually and has resulted in over 200 worldwide deaths since 1988.[40] In the United Kingdom, the Central Science Laboratory estimates[6] that, worldwide, the cost of birdstrikes to airlines is around US$1.2 billion annually. This cost includes direct repair cost and lost revenue opportunities while the damaged aircraft is out of service. Estimating that 80% of bird strikes are unreported, there were 4,300 bird strikes listed by the United States Air Force and 5,900 by US civil aircraft in 2003.
If the super says "Do it anyway", you do, since it's now his decision, not Childs'.
As a rule of thumb (I'm not talking about this case), I'll agree. But, there are many cases where you should disobey. I certainly would if my boss directed me to do something illegal, and in some cases, you would still be held legally accountable if you were directed and didn't disobey.
As one of my bosses likes to say. "I'll listen to your complaint, but then I'm going to make a decision, and expect you to shut up and color."
I'm assuming you weren't referring to DHS when you mentioned increasing homeland defenses. DHS is a useless money pit.
As for the military being able to take and hold things, does Somolia ring a bell?...Black Hawk Down? We couldn't even handle that little piece of shit, so don't be so sure about our capabilities. If you were talking about wars with tanks and ships and planes, it's all good, but then you're referring to the types of enemies we worried about during the Cold War. Times have changed, and an insurgent war on their turf ain't so easy a nut to crack.
I first traveled through Frankfurt airport back in '79, where the Polizi sported them. It was disconcerting at first, but you certainly do get used to it.
Isn't this just like everyone in the US is responsible for what (pick your poison...NSA, TSA, Geo. Bush, Congress, Barak Obama) did? Same reasoning, no?
This might help you... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_height
Heads fly, and you don't "fly" in a vacuum.
You're letting your bias get in the way of seeing the point I was making.
There's some bias here, all right, but it's not sribe who's exhibiting it. You seem bizarrely determined to find fault with a completely accurate statement.
I see that reading comprehension is not your strong point. I defy you to point to any bias in it. I sided neither for or against daylight saving time.
You're letting your bias get in the way of seeing the point I was making. You at least attempted to utilize some unreferenced "facts". She didn't. I'm not implying that you or Allison are actually wrong, but if you're going to spout off and call it journalism, at least don't be so god damn lazy.
http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:6dc7cb4a-39d7-4413-ac07-f145261f0e73
"The actual energy savings are minimal, if they exist at all."
Blah, blah, blah...She obviously doesn't know if they're minimal, because she doesn't know if they exist. You can love or hate it, but at least if you're going to argue for one side or the other, present some fucking facts.
This isn't about immigration, it's about temporary workers, who are supposed to leave when their work is done. Otherwise we'd be discussing different visas. I'll be happy to discuss it, as I've been through it all with my ex-wife.
And, you're not going to outrun the cops radio no matter how fast your crotch-rocket is.
My guess is that more American companies have been using this as a solid business model,.
FTFY
Letting the market work it out is only fair when all participants are on a level playing field. When the cost of living in some other country is much lower than ours, people from there are likely to be willing to work for wages that we would consider to be poverty scale. Exporting (or importing workers) those jobs may help the companies, but is screwing over the public, and forcing lower wages. Eventually, you'll end up with a public that is unable to afford the products that companies are sell, or the education required to fill open positions.
I'm generally pro-business, but I see this as short sighted, and harmful to the nation.
Ah, so you would have believed the sun revolved around the earth, at least until around 1514 or so. Or, that eggs were good for you, oh wait, they're bad, oops, nevermind, they're good again. Or maybe that until 1982 most believed that gastric ulcers were caused by stress and spicy foods instead of bacteria.
Personally, I choose not to believe experts without some basic evidence that can be explained in layman's terms. Not doing so is to follow those who believed the experts when we were told Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Show me some evidence.
As for climate change, I'm not a "denier", but I've yet to see solid evidence that it's anthropomorphic. But, I'll also admit that I haven't searched for it...color me uncommitted to either side of the argument.
Blah, blah, blah. Most people don't give a shit what the ingredients are. It tastes good, or else Nutella wouldn't be raking in the cash that it obviously is.
Americans aren't just idiots.
Stereotype much? Jackass.