So you'd prefer large corporations not pay tax anymore? I hate to burst your bubble, but a large corp could have no political motivation but still get help because they put millions/billions into the gov't coffers from taxes/fees. I know I would speak on someone's behalf if it meant I'd get more money, even if they didn't ask me to.
I'm also willing to bet the continental congress had a large contingent of business owners present wanting to make sure their own interests were taken care of. How many of them were your average Joe from off the street?
I'm not sure how you can claim they are a real innovator when their last contribution to civilization was gunpowder... Maybe to their own people the government is innovative and great, but that's because they don't realize their ideas were taken from other sources.
Everyone realizes a country with a booming economy (such as China) and over 1 billion people will become a world super-power. Stop letting your pre-conceived notions of Americans influence your posts. (I'm guessing the last jab at Americans got you modded up).
I can't comment on the other auto makers, but I know Honda does exceed the goals. I believe most Honda automobiles are actually meeting 2010/2012 goals already.
Hmm.. I always though the money spent on a probe goes towards paying the workers and buying materials. I never realized they pack the cash on the probe and launch it into space!
So have the UN go in and enforce their rights (I couldn't type this out with laughing to myself). If the US did something, you'd probably bitch about it. Since the US isn't doing anything, you are bitching about it.
I think nerds are pessimistic by nature. 90% of/. is about how the sky is falling.
I agree with your post. My friends and I (mid to late 20's) enjoy sitting around a gamecube with beers in hand playing the party games like Mario Party or Super Monkey Ball. Mario Kart is another favorite. The simplicity of these games and the way they are designed to maximize fun as a group are great. It's a console to enjoy with your friends.
I do far less console gaming now and I'm undecided on buying a next generation console, but I don't want to buy a console that only plays shortened versions of games that are available on my PC. I like the uniqueness of the Nintendo games.
Why are you blaming the US gov't for the Mexican government's ineptitude for the past century? Immigration wouldn't be an issue if Mexico didn't have so many issues.
My opinion is that if you don't go through the naturalization process or get a work visa, you should be sent back, no questions asked. I would have to do the same thing if I wanted to live somewhere else.
You apparently don't get it, the.xxx move would be voluntary. The new.xxx domain would not clean up the.com domain, bascially leaving us in a worse position (depends on your viewpoint I guess). So.xxx could be blocked, but the already existing porn pages would still be out there.
How many would move to.xxx domains knowing how easy it would be for their site to be blocked?.xxx is worthless.
Are you thinking of "keyless entry"? Yeah, most cars have that as a standard option now.
Now for the keyless entry that this article talks about, it is NOT that common. I work for Honda and even though 99.9% of what I do involves N. America or Japan, I'm fairly certain we do not have many models ANYWHERE with said system. The only one we sell in the US is the Acura RL.
Why do you think that? Is it based on all the negative "publicity" it's received on/.?
Peronally, I think it's better than "Revolution" because it's unique. Revolution is over-used, seems like there's always some product using that either as it's name or in it's advertising.
But then again, I'm not superficial and don't give a damn what it's called. If the games are good, I'll probably buy one. If I don't see many interesting games, then I won't buy one.
Why does everyone seem to think Colbert bashing Bush wasn't to be expected? Have you ever WATCHED The Daily Show before? When he was invited to speak, I believe they knew exactly what he'd do, and he did it.
It's possible he went a little farther than the organizers expected on a few topics. Personally, I'm not surprised at the things he said because I've seen him on other programs and I've seen the past two events.
Before relying on wiki articles, maybe you should understand the bill it generalizes. This is an example of why wiki is not always reliable, someone without an open mind creates a page that is biased towards their opinion.
I am in no way defending the bill, because the wording does open up the possiblity for abuse, but it does not give law enforcement "free reign" for questioning people.
I believe the actual terminology is "reasonable suspicion" that there is a crime being committed or about to be committed (no different from current laws). The bad wording comes in when being a witness to a crime allows them to take your info.
In airports, for example, if you refuse to provide your information you are not arrested, you are just denied entry.
I live in Ohio, and within the past 6 months I've driven through 8 other states without once being asked for any type of idenfication. It's funny you make generalizations about life in the US even though you admit it's been some time since you've last been here. Apparently you rely too heavily on the/. crowd to determine what life is like in the US (and the stuff that gets modded up makes me laugh usually). Of course I live in the mid-west, where life is easy-going and the people are still friendly, so maybe things are different in other areas...
You mean when I do a google search I'm not forced to look at advertisements?
Anything Phillips implements will be cracked within a few days. But I don't see what the big fuss is, if you don't like something about a product, don't buy it. I do this every day. Much awhine about nothing.
Sometimes a patent is needed to allow newcomers into the business world. If what Netflix did was such a common idea, why did no other movie/game rental company do it before? Why should Blockbuster be able to easily steal the idea and potentially undercut Netflix due to the income Blockbuster already had been making? The fact is Netflix was innovative with their business model, and they deserve to have some protection (IMO) for a short time frame.
If some small software company borrowed an idea from another service, made it unique to software and got a patent then Microsoft swept in and stole the idea and implemented it,/.'ers would be crying foul against M$ and glad the small company was defending themselves against the evil empire.
This is the first comment I've seen that isn't screaming bloody murder. It's also the first comment that makes sense.
And I'd like to ask the naysayers this "How is the Netflix business not unique?"
#1 I do not remember any other company offerning rental by mail DVDs (and no late fees on returns)
#2 I believe Netflix was the first company to offer the monthly fee/get as many DVDs as you can watch in a month business model.
To me, these are innovative business strategies. I'm not going to argue the validity of the patent, but to say there is nothing new with what they've done is absurd.
Maybe it's just me, but I didn't see any mention that the 20 year focus would be solely on Luke's life. What I read stated the time frame would cover those 20 years.. probably because we know what happens before Luke is born, and we know what happens when Luke is around 20 years old. I expect 10% of content to focus on Tatooine and Luke.
Although the state you bought the item from would collect the taxes, they would then return that tax money to the state you reside in. The big stink is how hard it will be to charge tax based on where a person lives. Did you ever go on vacation and complain about paying sales tax when buying stuff there?
But this will not create taxation without representation.
The Suburbs are not the same as Rural areas. The suburbs of major cities sometimes tend to have cost of living as high or higher than the large city they are around.
I know folks on the coast like to believe that there is nothing of importance in the middle of the country (based on comments from friends/family), but there are many excellent universities and many brilliant people living here who could easily take your jobs if they wanted that lifestyle.
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So you'd prefer large corporations not pay tax anymore? I hate to burst your bubble, but a large corp could have no political motivation but still get help because they put millions/billions into the gov't coffers from taxes/fees. I know I would speak on someone's behalf if it meant I'd get more money, even if they didn't ask me to.
I'm also willing to bet the continental congress had a large contingent of business owners present wanting to make sure their own interests were taken care of. How many of them were your average Joe from off the street?
I'm not sure how you can claim they are a real innovator when their last contribution to civilization was gunpowder... Maybe to their own people the government is innovative and great, but that's because they don't realize their ideas were taken from other sources.
Everyone realizes a country with a booming economy (such as China) and over 1 billion people will become a world super-power. Stop letting your pre-conceived notions of Americans influence your posts. (I'm guessing the last jab at Americans got you modded up).
I can't comment on the other auto makers, but I know Honda does exceed the goals. I believe most Honda automobiles are actually meeting 2010/2012 goals already.
Hmm.. I always though the money spent on a probe goes towards paying the workers and buying materials. I never realized they pack the cash on the probe and launch it into space!
So have the UN go in and enforce their rights (I couldn't type this out with laughing to myself). If the US did something, you'd probably bitch about it. Since the US isn't doing anything, you are bitching about it.
/. is about how the sky is falling.
I think nerds are pessimistic by nature. 90% of
I agree with your post. My friends and I (mid to late 20's) enjoy sitting around a gamecube with beers in hand playing the party games like Mario Party or Super Monkey Ball. Mario Kart is another favorite. The simplicity of these games and the way they are designed to maximize fun as a group are great. It's a console to enjoy with your friends.
I do far less console gaming now and I'm undecided on buying a next generation console, but I don't want to buy a console that only plays shortened versions of games that are available on my PC. I like the uniqueness of the Nintendo games.
A real nerd would only need 1 layer of duct tape.
Why are you blaming the US gov't for the Mexican government's ineptitude for the past century? Immigration wouldn't be an issue if Mexico didn't have so many issues.
My opinion is that if you don't go through the naturalization process or get a work visa, you should be sent back, no questions asked. I would have to do the same thing if I wanted to live somewhere else.
Why else do dozens of Nobel Prize winners live here?
Because old people like warm weather?
You apparently don't get it, the .xxx move would be voluntary. The new .xxx domain would not clean up the .com domain, bascially leaving us in a worse position (depends on your viewpoint I guess). So .xxx could be blocked, but the already existing porn pages would still be out there.
.xxx domains knowing how easy it would be for their site to be blocked? .xxx is worthless.
How many would move to
Are you thinking of "keyless entry"? Yeah, most cars have that as a standard option now.
Now for the keyless entry that this article talks about, it is NOT that common. I work for Honda and even though 99.9% of what I do involves N. America or Japan, I'm fairly certain we do not have many models ANYWHERE with said system. The only one we sell in the US is the Acura RL.
Why do you think that? Is it based on all the negative "publicity" it's received on /.?
Peronally, I think it's better than "Revolution" because it's unique. Revolution is over-used, seems like there's always some product using that either as it's name or in it's advertising.
But then again, I'm not superficial and don't give a damn what it's called. If the games are good, I'll probably buy one. If I don't see many interesting games, then I won't buy one.
Why does everyone seem to think Colbert bashing Bush wasn't to be expected? Have you ever WATCHED The Daily Show before? When he was invited to speak, I believe they knew exactly what he'd do, and he did it.
It's possible he went a little farther than the organizers expected on a few topics. Personally, I'm not surprised at the things he said because I've seen him on other programs and I've seen the past two events.
Before relying on wiki articles, maybe you should understand the bill it generalizes. This is an example of why wiki is not always reliable, someone without an open mind creates a page that is biased towards their opinion.
I am in no way defending the bill, because the wording does open up the possiblity for abuse, but it does not give law enforcement "free reign" for questioning people.
I believe the actual terminology is "reasonable suspicion" that there is a crime being committed or about to be committed (no different from current laws). The bad wording comes in when being a witness to a crime allows them to take your info.
In airports, for example, if you refuse to provide your information you are not arrested, you are just denied entry.
I live in Ohio, and within the past 6 months I've driven through 8 other states without once being asked for any type of idenfication. It's funny you make generalizations about life in the US even though you admit it's been some time since you've last been here. Apparently you rely too heavily on the /. crowd to determine what life is like in the US (and the stuff that gets modded up makes me laugh usually). Of course I live in the mid-west, where life is easy-going and the people are still friendly, so maybe things are different in other areas...
You mean when I do a google search I'm not forced to look at advertisements?
Anything Phillips implements will be cracked within a few days. But I don't see what the big fuss is, if you don't like something about a product, don't buy it. I do this every day. Much awhine about nothing.
Amazingly not everyone in the world is a networking expert!
Yeah, I was truely surprised myself.
The Bush admin isn't denying the planet is getting warmer, what they are saying is that we aren't sure what the real cause is.
As most people will say, it's probably a combination between natural occurances and the 'human touch'.
Personally, I'm not too worried. If winter in Ohio warms up so that 40F is considered cold, then so be it!
Lots of people care, they come to /. every day to gripe about it under every article.
Because complaining on a forum where 90% of respondants agree will get changes made.
None of that relates to rentals though.
/.'ers would be crying foul against M$ and glad the small company was defending themselves against the evil empire.
Sometimes a patent is needed to allow newcomers into the business world. If what Netflix did was such a common idea, why did no other movie/game rental company do it before? Why should Blockbuster be able to easily steal the idea and potentially undercut Netflix due to the income Blockbuster already had been making? The fact is Netflix was innovative with their business model, and they deserve to have some protection (IMO) for a short time frame.
If some small software company borrowed an idea from another service, made it unique to software and got a patent then Microsoft swept in and stole the idea and implemented it,
This is the first comment I've seen that isn't screaming bloody murder. It's also the first comment that makes sense.
And I'd like to ask the naysayers this "How is the Netflix business not unique?"
#1 I do not remember any other company offerning rental by mail DVDs (and no late fees on returns)
#2 I believe Netflix was the first company to offer the monthly fee/get as many DVDs as you can watch in a month business model.
To me, these are innovative business strategies. I'm not going to argue the validity of the patent, but to say there is nothing new with what they've done is absurd.
Maybe it's just me, but I didn't see any mention that the 20 year focus would be solely on Luke's life. What I read stated the time frame would cover those 20 years.. probably because we know what happens before Luke is born, and we know what happens when Luke is around 20 years old. I expect 10% of content to focus on Tatooine and Luke.
Although the state you bought the item from would collect the taxes, they would then return that tax money to the state you reside in. The big stink is how hard it will be to charge tax based on where a person lives. Did you ever go on vacation and complain about paying sales tax when buying stuff there?
But this will not create taxation without representation.
It's a bit hypocritical making fun of this guy's shorthand while "/., IANAL, RTFA" appear in 99% of the topics.
I'll agree phrases like "ppl" and "ur" make the author sound immature, but we all use shortcuts on a daily basis.
The Suburbs are not the same as Rural areas. The suburbs of major cities sometimes tend to have cost of living as high or higher than the large city they are around.
I know folks on the coast like to believe that there is nothing of importance in the middle of the country (based on comments from friends/family), but there are many excellent universities and many brilliant people living here who could easily take your jobs if they wanted that lifestyle.