Your parent post didn't say that we don't tax personal property. He said that we don't tax personal property "in this way", meaning a social security tax. Being taxed because you own the property is different than being taxed because the property does the work once performed by a human.
It's just going to either make the phones more fragile or cause more damage to you when it's in your pants pocket and you bend over
...which drives up future sales, AppleCare service plans, and/or repair profits. Plus add in all the additional sales for lightning-to-headphone adapters and lightning-based headphones and you now have additional revenue streams.
Yeah, and also as someone who write (software instead of music), I get paid for what I write, and then next week I'll starve if I don't write anything. Why aren't they the same ?
They could be. Just license your software so that it's subscription or usage based.
They call the car the same as they did the year prior.
And Apple is calling all iPhone an iPhone, just like Chevy calls all Camaros a Camaro. Chevy differentiates models by model year and trim level. Apple differentiates iPhone models by a model number and a modifier.
What car built since the turn of the millennium has a radio that can be (affordably) replaced without losing functionality of an existing system as well as retaining a semi-stock appearance of the dash? In other words, what vehicles still have an actual DIN radios?
Every vehicle I've ridden in for a long time has had a radio that is fairly well integrated into the dash. My Honda Accord for instance has to resort to something like this if you want to keep climate control functionality which is integrated into the display. Plus none of the original radio work, nor steering wheel control, despite all still being present.
Do you ask the same question when an auto manufacturer releases a new model year that is almost identical to the previous year?
People still need new phones because their old ones break. Or they just want the latest and greatest. Even with nothing much changing, there's still likely parts that are changing. Old parts might be superseded with new parts of better quality. Or more cost effective. Maybe a better way of doing something was found that you the end consumer doesn't notice but makes sense from an engineering standpoint.
I think that you'd find that most of what you wrote is incorrect. Generally speaking, the cost per TEU to build the ship decreases the larger the ship. Insurance doesn't go up (insuring cargo is the responsibility of the shipper or buyer, not the ship owner). Fuel consumption per TEU continue to fall (although not as steeply as with previous increases in size). Operating crew size doesn't change that much between a giant ship and a really really giant ship.
The biggest issue, currently, is that there's a surplus of capacity. That means that ships either need to wait longer to leave port to reach full capacity, or they need to sail at below full capacity where the economy of scale doesn't work for them as much.
I know if I was looking for a cloud provider I'd just LOVE to have one that uses my business as a guinea pig to test their unproven technology./sarcasm
The fact that they're looking for dirt on Trump, suggests that they think he might well be elected. ..
It doesn't suggest that at all. It would be pretty stupid for Russia not to look into the major political contenders of their primary adversary regardless whether they might win or not.
On-line stores have to ask for the CVV. It's been a while since I ran my own business, but back then we were explicitly forbidden from capturing the CVV for in-person transactions. The idea is that nobody has it but the physical card holder.
Depends on the implementation of the online or physical check out. I've checked out recently online where the CVV was not required. I've also checked out at local businesses, usually very small shops, restaurants, or doctors offices, where they looked at and entered the CVV must likely because they were using a virtual terminal.
Side note, at the front desk, the two ladies who sit there and sign people in, they have a buzzer behind the desk to unlock the second set of doors and let people in. What stops someone from shooting them and pressing it themselves?
Sadly, security is a joke, but one one really seems to care.
A school isn't a prison, All of my kids schools have access control on all the doors. To enter the building during the day, you have to be buzzed in. It's about knowing who is entering the building, controlling the flow of people.
If a shooter is going to storm the building, there is little that could be done economically for any building and still have it resemble a school.
It's not about preventing a shooter from gaining access
Every apartment I lived in during my younger years the landlord retained a key to the property. They were all apartment communities in the United States. Lease language as well as case law is pretty well establish that the tenant has a right to privacy, but the landlord also has a right to access the property for emergencies, maintenance, or to show the property to potential tenants or purchasers. 24 hour advance notice may be required by local law for the latter 2, but not for the first.
I've never heard, nor can I easily find, reference to "strip mine" with regard to data.
Washington Post had a better title of "Creepy startup will help landlords, employers and online dates strip-mine intimate data from your Facebook page", but also used strip mine data.
Strip mining is a very intrusive process that removes the easily visible stuff right at the surface and digs deep to get to the valuable material underneath after sorting through it, and ultimately leaves a giant ugly hole. Seems like that fits this company's description as it pertains to data very well.
They didn't go after Microsoft. They went after Mojang in July of 2012. Microsoft subsequently acquired Mojang as well as the liability from the lawsuit. The case still sits open with little activity.
No, it's not that there is more than one. It's the same one. Knowledge of the relationship isn't new. It was mentioned in this article from 2012 and specifically points out any case would be assigned to another judge.
Yesterday's thread attracted a lot of posts in favor of loser pays, which privileges the wealthier litigant unless judges have discretion in charging costs to the losing party.
Loser can be required to pay in the case of contract disputes where both parties previously agreed that prevailing party can recover costs.
Judges already have discretion in awarding fees, sanctions, or worse for frivilous, vexatious, similarly improper lawsuits. Look up Prenda Law (and related names) in the mess that they've gotten themselves into over the years in multiple different states for filing copyright troll lawsuits.
I also think that judges should have discretion to lock out civil plaintiffs who have a filing history that fits the old common-law definition of 'barratry'.
They already have that too. They refer lawyers to bar association review boards for disbarment. And there's also civil and criminal contempt charges if it comes down to it as well.
After watching video, the developer doesn't seem to understand how patents, lawsuits, or the whole process works.
He thinks he's committed a crime. He hasn't. At worst, he's committed patent infringement, a civil matter.
He thinks that if a company wasn't involved in the implementation of his game or the Google Play store that they don't have a right to claim a patent violation.
He thinks that it's suspicious that a judge in the most patent friendly district doesn't toss out patent cases. Shocker.
He thinks the father-son team are in cahoots because there's a financial incentive for dad to hear the cases and the son to file them. Never mind that the same logic would apply to any type of law. (e.g. A prosecuting son would file criminal charges, and a father judge would hear criminal cases but not necessarily the son's). Or that the son would take up the family business specializing in an field that the locality is known for.
The developer got sued in the Eastern District of Texas, where almost all patent cases are filed. A lawyer that handles some patent cases has a father that is/was a judge in the same district, neither fact would be particularly startling to learn. Dad is stepping down from the bench to go into private practice for patents. No allegations that any case filed by the son was heard by the dad.
Unless there's more here than is being said, there's no story here aside from a stupid patent troll filing a stupid troll case.
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Your parent post didn't say that we don't tax personal property. He said that we don't tax personal property "in this way", meaning a social security tax. Being taxed because you own the property is different than being taxed because the property does the work once performed by a human.
...which drives up future sales, AppleCare service plans, and/or repair profits. Plus add in all the additional sales for lightning-to-headphone adapters and lightning-based headphones and you now have additional revenue streams.
Except for when Youtube's algorithms detect copyright music that you don't own the rights to, and force ads to be displayed and revenue goes back to the rightsholder. Rightsholders have the ability to show ads, mute the video, or prevent the video from playing at all.
They could be. Just license your software so that it's subscription or usage based.
And Apple is calling all iPhone an iPhone, just like Chevy calls all Camaros a Camaro. Chevy differentiates models by model year and trim level. Apple differentiates iPhone models by a model number and a modifier.
What car built since the turn of the millennium has a radio that can be (affordably) replaced without losing functionality of an existing system as well as retaining a semi-stock appearance of the dash? In other words, what vehicles still have an actual DIN radios?
Every vehicle I've ridden in for a long time has had a radio that is fairly well integrated into the dash. My Honda Accord for instance has to resort to something like this if you want to keep climate control functionality which is integrated into the display. Plus none of the original radio work, nor steering wheel control, despite all still being present.
Do you ask the same question when an auto manufacturer releases a new model year that is almost identical to the previous year?
People still need new phones because their old ones break. Or they just want the latest and greatest. Even with nothing much changing, there's still likely parts that are changing. Old parts might be superseded with new parts of better quality. Or more cost effective. Maybe a better way of doing something was found that you the end consumer doesn't notice but makes sense from an engineering standpoint.
I think that you'd find that most of what you wrote is incorrect. Generally speaking, the cost per TEU to build the ship decreases the larger the ship. Insurance doesn't go up (insuring cargo is the responsibility of the shipper or buyer, not the ship owner). Fuel consumption per TEU continue to fall (although not as steeply as with previous increases in size). Operating crew size doesn't change that much between a giant ship and a really really giant ship.
The biggest issue, currently, is that there's a surplus of capacity. That means that ships either need to wait longer to leave port to reach full capacity, or they need to sail at below full capacity where the economy of scale doesn't work for them as much.
ISPs provide usenet still?
As oppose to the single point of failure for all one cable offering most places have?
I know if I was looking for a cloud provider I'd just LOVE to have one that uses my business as a guinea pig to test their unproven technology. /sarcasm
It doesn't suggest that at all. It would be pretty stupid for Russia not to look into the major political contenders of their primary adversary regardless whether they might win or not.
Because Trump would not want the position for whatever reason? Or because someone will shoot him?
Depends on the implementation of the online or physical check out. I've checked out recently online where the CVV was not required. I've also checked out at local businesses, usually very small shops, restaurants, or doctors offices, where they looked at and entered the CVV must likely because they were using a virtual terminal.
A school isn't a prison, All of my kids schools have access control on all the doors. To enter the building during the day, you have to be buzzed in. It's about knowing who is entering the building, controlling the flow of people.
If a shooter is going to storm the building, there is little that could be done economically for any building and still have it resemble a school.
It's not about preventing a shooter from gaining access
Evil and conflict has been around for just as long as people have been. There is no solution, just unsolvable equations.
Every apartment I lived in during my younger years the landlord retained a key to the property. They were all apartment communities in the United States. Lease language as well as case law is pretty well establish that the tenant has a right to privacy, but the landlord also has a right to access the property for emergencies, maintenance, or to show the property to potential tenants or purchasers. 24 hour advance notice may be required by local law for the latter 2, but not for the first.
Washington Post had a better title of "Creepy startup will help landlords, employers and online dates strip-mine intimate data from your Facebook page", but also used strip mine data.
Strip mining is a very intrusive process that removes the easily visible stuff right at the surface and digs deep to get to the valuable material underneath after sorting through it, and ultimately leaves a giant ugly hole. Seems like that fits this company's description as it pertains to data very well.
Or not. Since he's already left the bench, had no conflict of interest, and committed no crimes that have been accused.
They didn't go after Microsoft. They went after Mojang in July of 2012. Microsoft subsequently acquired Mojang as well as the liability from the lawsuit. The case still sits open with little activity.
No, it's not that there is more than one. It's the same one. Knowledge of the relationship isn't new. It was mentioned in this article from 2012 and specifically points out any case would be assigned to another judge.
Loser can be required to pay in the case of contract disputes where both parties previously agreed that prevailing party can recover costs.
Judges already have discretion in awarding fees, sanctions, or worse for frivilous, vexatious, similarly improper lawsuits. Look up Prenda Law (and related names) in the mess that they've gotten themselves into over the years in multiple different states for filing copyright troll lawsuits.
They already have that too. They refer lawyers to bar association review boards for disbarment. And there's also civil and criminal contempt charges if it comes down to it as well.
After watching video, the developer doesn't seem to understand how patents, lawsuits, or the whole process works.
He thinks he's committed a crime. He hasn't. At worst, he's committed patent infringement, a civil matter.
He thinks that if a company wasn't involved in the implementation of his game or the Google Play store that they don't have a right to claim a patent violation.
He thinks that it's suspicious that a judge in the most patent friendly district doesn't toss out patent cases. Shocker.
He thinks the father-son team are in cahoots because there's a financial incentive for dad to hear the cases and the son to file them. Never mind that the same logic would apply to any type of law. (e.g. A prosecuting son would file criminal charges, and a father judge would hear criminal cases but not necessarily the son's). Or that the son would take up the family business specializing in an field that the locality is known for.
The developer got sued in the Eastern District of Texas, where almost all patent cases are filed. A lawyer that handles some patent cases has a father that is/was a judge in the same district, neither fact would be particularly startling to learn. Dad is stepping down from the bench to go into private practice for patents. No allegations that any case filed by the son was heard by the dad.
Unless there's more here than is being said, there's no story here aside from a stupid patent troll filing a stupid troll case.
If someone did come up with a better solution, won't future generations use that as an example too?