What's really interesting about this trend is that in most states where sales tax is charged, the taxing department calls it a sales and use tax. The consumer is actually responsible for paying the 'use' tax on most items purchased either out of state where a lesser tax was paid or on items where no sales tax was paid.
It seems like some states are trying to force the collection of the usage part of the sales and use tax onto the retailer.
Did you know that there are only about 100 unique car key "encodings"? This means that if you have a Ford the chances are excellent that your key will open the door of some other Ford in an airport parking lot. Or a mall. Why isn't this a huge problem - it sure sounds like it is a huge exposure, doesn't it. Well, partly it isn't exploited because nobody knows about it, or almost nobody.
I had a VW Passat in the mid 90's and after leaving work one afternoon I walked to my car (I worked in a photo store in a strip mall), unlocked the door, got in and the car wouldn't start. I remember looking up and thinking it was odd how dark my sunroof was until I realized there was NO sunroof. I got out of the car and it was a slightly different color than my car but I was able to lock and unlock the doors with my keys!
They went into closets they knew they didn't belong in (that's entering/trespass, look it up; it doesn't matter if the door is locked. If it is locked, then it's BREAKING and entering)
In Mass the simple act of pushing open a door to gain access to any unauthorized area is breaking and entering.
I'll probably get slammed for this but I really can't stand when people compare every incident of 'hacking' to breaking into somebody's house. The MIT students didn't break into anything, they reverse engineered and hacked an MBTA card.
As far as I'm concerned, the MBTA should have done a bit more R&D and implemented a system that wasn't so easily compromised.
Also, I believe that historically most system flaws are not fixed UNTIL they are hacked and exploited.
Any job interview will mean she will have to detail the offense and her "arrest record".
Not exactly true, it depends on the wording of the application. If she is only asked for felony convictions then she doesn't have to list it. According to the Hartford Courant she plead to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
I don't recall there being any evidence that she was surfing questionable websites after hours. Also, she was a substitute teacher so how come nobody was looking at what the real teacher was doing with that computer after hours.
are we going to get sued under DMCA like nonsense for attempting to circumvent the ad insertion?
Isn't a web site considered to have copyright protection and haven't there been cases of companies trying to sue Google under the DMCA for caching their web sites? Could the ISP be in violation of the DMCA for modifying the original HTML to include ads.
I think that the new form factor for the iPhone is great. My only problem is that I already have a phone that I like and wouldn't switch cell providers just to get a new phone. What I really want is an iPod with the wide screen form factor that was rumored for the last 2 years to finally show up. But I realize that actually introducing such a device would most likely eat into the sales figures for the iPhone. What do you think are the odds of finally getting a widescreen iPod?
I actually DO go out and buy music books for stuff I want to play when it is available. But, on occasion we play some obscure stuff that isn't available anywhere in print.
you're legally obligated to pay the same tax rate on it, only as a "use tax" instead of a "sales tax." All states that have sales taxes also have use taxes
This is most obvious when purchasing a car. You don't pay sales tax to the dealer, you pay the sales tax when you register (or use) the car. If you purchase a car in NH (no sales tax) and register it in MA (5% sales tax) you are required to pay the 5% sales tax when you register the car.
I've worked retail in the past and have a few friends that worked retail and you currently don't have to pay sales tax on merchandise that is being shipped across state lines. From what I understand, it works this way to businesses only have to focus on they LOCAL sales tax rules and regulations. Merchandise shipped to Jane Doe out of state is responsible for paying the use tax for her state (just like the car). I can't imagine running a small internet business and having to keep track of the sales tax regulations for every state. Especially a state like NJ that has different sales tax amounts depending on which city you are in. They also have special days during the year where you don't have to pay any sales tax.
I guess the states want to intervene and require all businesses to pay the sales tax for the state the consumer lives in instead of relying on the consumer to pay the use tax.
When this pyramid was first excavated, there were no human remains inside. There were either never there or they were removed ages ago by sophisticated grave robbers.
Just think, no more cloudy skies downwind of the water harvesting farms.
I wonder how effective these would be in already arid areas, or what the relative humidity of the air needs to be to get a substantial amount of water from these?
Believe it or not, there is a company out there that will supply all numbers, names and addresses for every listed phone in a given dialing area; to anyone.
I did some consulting work for a rather large power company in the Boston area about 10 years ago and they had a subscription to a set of CDs that had all phone numbers on it (even unlisted ones.) You could search by name, phone number or address. A search by address (ie: 5 Maple St.) the software let you see who lived nearby (9 Maple St.) Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a copy.
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What's really interesting about this trend is that in most states where sales tax is charged, the taxing department calls it a sales and use tax. The consumer is actually responsible for paying the 'use' tax on most items purchased either out of state where a lesser tax was paid or on items where no sales tax was paid.
It seems like some states are trying to force the collection of the usage part of the sales and use tax onto the retailer.
Did you know that there are only about 100 unique car key "encodings"? This means that if you have a Ford the chances are excellent that your key will open the door of some other Ford in an airport parking lot. Or a mall. Why isn't this a huge problem - it sure sounds like it is a huge exposure, doesn't it. Well, partly it isn't exploited because nobody knows about it, or almost nobody.
I had a VW Passat in the mid 90's and after leaving work one afternoon I walked to my car (I worked in a photo store in a strip mall), unlocked the door, got in and the car wouldn't start. I remember looking up and thinking it was odd how dark my sunroof was until I realized there was NO sunroof. I got out of the car and it was a slightly different color than my car but I was able to lock and unlock the doors with my keys!
They went into closets they knew they didn't belong in (that's entering/trespass, look it up; it doesn't matter if the door is locked. If it is locked, then it's BREAKING and entering)
In Mass the simple act of pushing open a door to gain access to any unauthorized area is breaking and entering.
I'll probably get slammed for this but I really can't stand when people compare every incident of 'hacking' to breaking into somebody's house. The MIT students didn't break into anything, they reverse engineered and hacked an MBTA card.
As far as I'm concerned, the MBTA should have done a bit more R&D and implemented a system that wasn't so easily compromised.
Also, I believe that historically most system flaws are not fixed UNTIL they are hacked and exploited.
Isn't there a firmware upgrade that fixes this yet?
Any job interview will mean she will have to detail the offense and her "arrest record".
Not exactly true, it depends on the wording of the application. If she is only asked for felony convictions then she doesn't have to list it. According to the Hartford Courant she plead to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
I don't recall there being any evidence that she was surfing questionable websites after hours. Also, she was a substitute teacher so how come nobody was looking at what the real teacher was doing with that computer after hours.
Generally, in the US you cannot claim time as a charitable contribution.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf
http://www.beatallica.com/
I Can't imagine trying to get that thing onto a plane?
This statement doesn't make sense.
A majority of drivers drive automatic transmissions http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=758867.
The actual safety issue lies in the inability to concentrate on driving.
Isn't a web site considered to have copyright protection and haven't there been cases of companies trying to sue Google under the DMCA for caching their web sites? Could the ISP be in violation of the DMCA for modifying the original HTML to include ads.
Doonesbury recently ran a little parody of this:
http://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2007/06/04//
I think that the new form factor for the iPhone is great. My only problem is that I already have a phone that I like and wouldn't switch cell providers just to get a new phone. What I really want is an iPod with the wide screen form factor that was rumored for the last 2 years to finally show up. But I realize that actually introducing such a device would most likely eat into the sales figures for the iPhone. What do you think are the odds of finally getting a widescreen iPod?
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I actually DO go out and buy music books for stuff I want to play when it is available. But, on occasion we play some obscure stuff that isn't available anywhere in print.
This is most obvious when purchasing a car. You don't pay sales tax to the dealer, you pay the sales tax when you register (or use) the car. If you purchase a car in NH (no sales tax) and register it in MA (5% sales tax) you are required to pay the 5% sales tax when you register the car.
I've worked retail in the past and have a few friends that worked retail and you currently don't have to pay sales tax on merchandise that is being shipped across state lines. From what I understand, it works this way to businesses only have to focus on they LOCAL sales tax rules and regulations. Merchandise shipped to Jane Doe out of state is responsible for paying the use tax for her state (just like the car). I can't imagine running a small internet business and having to keep track of the sales tax regulations for every state. Especially a state like NJ that has different sales tax amounts depending on which city you are in. They also have special days during the year where you don't have to pay any sales tax.
I guess the states want to intervene and require all businesses to pay the sales tax for the state the consumer lives in instead of relying on the consumer to pay the use tax.
When this pyramid was first excavated, there were no human remains inside. There were either never there or they were removed ages ago by sophisticated grave robbers.
Just think, no more cloudy skies downwind of the water harvesting farms.
I wonder how effective these would be in already arid areas, or what the relative humidity of the air needs to be to get a substantial amount of water from these?
Talk about viral marketing!
This was news in 2005!
Sorry, I wasn't reading the sig literally.
By 10 representing 3 I meant 0, 1 and 2. Although the binary 1 represents two choices, they are 0 and 1.
I know I should have at least one cup of coffee before I post here!