I agree with the parent here regarding the actual viability of the iPad as a ebook reader. I read books on my tablet PC when I first got it and after a book or two I found myself not reading as much. I got my self a Sony eReader a few years ago and I couldn't be happier with my decision.
The backlit screen is not comfortable to read on and I would be surprised if the iPad is ever considered to be a true eReader.
Ernie Ball does a LOT more then just sell guitars. They have a very good reputation in the music industry for making a good product and (more times than not) a consistent product.
This is a great warning to large companies like Microsoft and Adobe and also the BSA. But unfortunately, not every company is in a position to just drop an OS like Windows because of issues like user training, third party applications, business specific software that is only available for Windows, as well as client and vendor compatibility.
I firmly believe that the BSA (Business Software Alliance) was granted way too much authority by Congress.
In most states that have a sales and use tax you are required to pay the sales and use tax on any item you purchase that is taxable that has not already had the full tax paid on it.
I don't think you have been reading any of the parent posts, in your example Sears is only charging the applicable sales tax for where the physical store is located. Imagine if every time you walked into a Sears you had to present an ID with an address and your sales tax was based on your physical address, even if you lived out of state from where the store you were shopping at was located.
I didn't speak about ANY windfall profits, you're just putting words into my post and you are obviously just trolling now and I refuse to play with you any longer.
I just did a quick Google search and found that the average NET profit was 3.5%. Remember that NET is Actual Take Home Profit and 3.5% might not sound like a lot but it's based on earnings of 10s of billions of dollars.
What about older people that are trying to get degrees? Why should a long term resident be charged a tax for going to a private school. I'm not saying that I agree with the tax for the migratory college population, just that nobody has mentioned this subset of the 'revenue stream' yet.
Mod Parent UP.
I find that it's pretty easy to send an email or even a real letter to my congress person or representative that expresses my concerns and lets them know how I will vote. More people should let their elected representatives know how they feel.
It doesn't matter how much lobbying power or fund raising dollars a politician has behind them if they don't have enough people voting for them.
If Apple was to license their software to run on non Apple sanctioned hardware then they (Apple) would be in a similar position that Microsoft finds itself in quite frequently. A large percentage of perceived problems people have with Windows can be attributed to poorly written device drivers and cheap / faulty hardware.
I've known several people that were in bands that got signed by major labels. The ALL had pretty big followings before they got signed, I don't really see record companies taking a huge leap of faith signing bands that aren't already popular in their local area.
A couple of bands actually did much worse after they were signed and were eventually dropped after one or two albums.
I live the the US and visit Canada quite frequently. I use Verizon Wireless as my carrier in the states and even though I detest a lot of their business practices, they are the only carrier here that has a plan that provides unlimited usage in Canada. For something like $9 per month we get unlimited calling into Canada and while we're traveling in Canada we get unlimited calling with zero roaming costs. For our data plan, we pay an extra $30 per month to get unlimited data usage in Canada. Even with the extra costs, we're still paying less than what it would cost us to have a Canadian cell plan.
I somewhat agree with you but a 'rare genetic variation' is simply that, RARE. Under normal circumstances, there are genetic markers that distinguish a male from a female and if this particular athlete has a rare variation or abnormality in his/her DNA then that bridge should be crossed when it's come to.
The interview is for them to interview you. There may be an opportunity to reciprocate, but don't - the interviewer just wants to finish the interview at that point. If you ask a bunch of questions you may turn them off or change their minds. If they ask, you can just say "not at this time, thank you."
This is exactly how people get into jobs that they aren't happy with.
Common wisdom holds that questions around pay, overtime pay policy, 401k, vacation, sick time, etc -- basically "HR stuff" -- should be avoided in first round technical interviews.
Compensation is usually THE DECIDED factor when most people are looking for a job. When I'm interviewing for a position I always ask about compensation, work hours and company policy on PTO and flex time. I've also been in the position where I have interviewed candidates for positions and have always had at the very least 'ballpark' compensation numbers as well as PTO policies.
He'd have this info if you had to buy the subscription directly from the WSJ rather than through Amazon.
Yes, but he wouldn't have this information if you walked into a book store and bought the paper from them, even if you bought the paper every single day which seems closer to how the Kindle process works.
Hubbard apparently had close ties with members of the OTO in California and Hubbard was supposedly quite fond of one of Crowley's early publications which later became 'Magick in Theory and Practice'.
Crowley believed in what he was doing in a time when the occult was quite popular. Hubbard was always a charlatan.
There's tons of information on wikipedia now.
IANAL and perhaps I watch too much Law & Order but...
Would it not be possible for the defense attorney to request a Grand Jury hearing to determine if the DA has sufficient evidence to warrant the charges?
I recently purchased an HP laptop at Best Buy that ended up being a few dollars cheaper than what it would have cost to buy direct from HP once you added in the shipping costs and the sales tax.
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I agree with the parent here regarding the actual viability of the iPad as a ebook reader. I read books on my tablet PC when I first got it and after a book or two I found myself not reading as much. I got my self a Sony eReader a few years ago and I couldn't be happier with my decision.
The backlit screen is not comfortable to read on and I would be surprised if the iPad is ever considered to be a true eReader.
Because they have a fiscal responsibility to the shareholders, customers are just a revenue stream.
Ernie Ball does a LOT more then just sell guitars. They have a very good reputation in the music industry for making a good product and (more times than not) a consistent product.
This is a great warning to large companies like Microsoft and Adobe and also the BSA. But unfortunately, not every company is in a position to just drop an OS like Windows because of issues like user training, third party applications, business specific software that is only available for Windows, as well as client and vendor compatibility.
I firmly believe that the BSA (Business Software Alliance) was granted way too much authority by Congress.
In most states that have a sales and use tax you are required to pay the sales and use tax on any item you purchase that is taxable that has not already had the full tax paid on it.
I don't think you have been reading any of the parent posts, in your example Sears is only charging the applicable sales tax for where the physical store is located. Imagine if every time you walked into a Sears you had to present an ID with an address and your sales tax was based on your physical address, even if you lived out of state from where the store you were shopping at was located.
1984 is NOT in public domain in the US
I didn't speak about ANY windfall profits, you're just putting words into my post and you are obviously just trolling now and I refuse to play with you any longer.
I just did a quick Google search and found that the average NET profit was 3.5%. Remember that NET is Actual Take Home Profit and 3.5% might not sound like a lot but it's based on earnings of 10s of billions of dollars.
What about older people that are trying to get degrees? Why should a long term resident be charged a tax for going to a private school. I'm not saying that I agree with the tax for the migratory college population, just that nobody has mentioned this subset of the 'revenue stream' yet.
In the US there is a DMCA exemption that legally allows one to carrier unlock a cell phone that they own to work with another carrier.
If Apple is bricking phones that have been carrier unlocked (which an owner has the LEGAL right to do) then they should be held accountable.
Mod Parent UP. I find that it's pretty easy to send an email or even a real letter to my congress person or representative that expresses my concerns and lets them know how I will vote. More people should let their elected representatives know how they feel.
It doesn't matter how much lobbying power or fund raising dollars a politician has behind them if they don't have enough people voting for them.
If Apple was to license their software to run on non Apple sanctioned hardware then they (Apple) would be in a similar position that Microsoft finds itself in quite frequently. A large percentage of perceived problems people have with Windows can be attributed to poorly written device drivers and cheap / faulty hardware.
I've known several people that were in bands that got signed by major labels. The ALL had pretty big followings before they got signed, I don't really see record companies taking a huge leap of faith signing bands that aren't already popular in their local area.
A couple of bands actually did much worse after they were signed and were eventually dropped after one or two albums.
I live the the US and visit Canada quite frequently. I use Verizon Wireless as my carrier in the states and even though I detest a lot of their business practices, they are the only carrier here that has a plan that provides unlimited usage in Canada. For something like $9 per month we get unlimited calling into Canada and while we're traveling in Canada we get unlimited calling with zero roaming costs. For our data plan, we pay an extra $30 per month to get unlimited data usage in Canada. Even with the extra costs, we're still paying less than what it would cost us to have a Canadian cell plan.
I somewhat agree with you but a 'rare genetic variation' is simply that, RARE. Under normal circumstances, there are genetic markers that distinguish a male from a female and if this particular athlete has a rare variation or abnormality in his/her DNA then that bridge should be crossed when it's come to.
I would think that a genetic test would prove whether or not she was.. well... a she.
The interview is for them to interview you. There may be an opportunity to reciprocate, but don't - the interviewer just wants to finish the interview at that point. If you ask a bunch of questions you may turn them off or change their minds. If they ask, you can just say "not at this time, thank you."
This is exactly how people get into jobs that they aren't happy with.
Common wisdom holds that questions around pay, overtime pay policy, 401k, vacation, sick time, etc -- basically "HR stuff" -- should be avoided in first round technical interviews.
Compensation is usually THE DECIDED factor when most people are looking for a job. When I'm interviewing for a position I always ask about compensation, work hours and company policy on PTO and flex time. I've also been in the position where I have interviewed candidates for positions and have always had at the very least 'ballpark' compensation numbers as well as PTO policies.
Yes, but he wouldn't have this information if you walked into a book store and bought the paper from them, even if you bought the paper every single day which seems closer to how the Kindle process works.
In fact, they're the exact opposite of a monolithic entity.
The monolith made our monkey ancestors more intelligent. Corporations are making us more stupidity again =(
You might be confusing RL with Stargate a little bit.
You might be confusing Stargate with 2001: A Space Odyssey a little bit
You need to be moving for the still suit to work.
Hubbard apparently had close ties with members of the OTO in California and Hubbard was supposedly quite fond of one of Crowley's early publications which later became 'Magick in Theory and Practice'. Crowley believed in what he was doing in a time when the occult was quite popular. Hubbard was always a charlatan. There's tons of information on wikipedia now.
IANAL and perhaps I watch too much Law & Order but...
Would it not be possible for the defense attorney to request a Grand Jury hearing to determine if the DA has sufficient evidence to warrant the charges?
I recently purchased an HP laptop at Best Buy that ended up being a few dollars cheaper than what it would have cost to buy direct from HP once you added in the shipping costs and the sales tax.