I think the reason internet broadcasting hasn't gone anywhere, and probably won't, is that costs increase as audience increases. The more listeners you have, the bigger pipe you need.
It doesn't matter which, or how many, investors they contacted. MS is not in the investment analysis business, they're in the software business. The only real question is why is MS seeking investors for SCO? SCO is a competitor after all. Is MS also seeking investors for Apple and Red Hat?
"the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right." 18 U.S.C. S 1951(b)(2).
Did he threaten or use force, violence or fear to get the $300k?
The US Constitution does not define rights, of any kind. It defines the structure, powers and responsibilities of the government of the United States. Just because most people let the government do stuff that it isn't supposed to do, doesn't change what the Constitution is. State constitutions do the same for individual states. The British constitution (which is not a single document like most) does the same thing for the UK.
As for "innocent until proven guilty", that goes back to the Magna Carta (I think it was also present in Anglo-Saxon law, but I'm not sure). But it didn't always hold. Pirates and smugglers were generally "guilty till proven innocent". This was also quite common with colonists, who often didn't even receive a jury trial.
The appointment and dismissal ministers;
The dissolution of parliament and the calling of elections;
Clemency and pardon;
The awarding of dignities and honours;
The declaration of war;
The declaration of an emergency;
The granting of Charters of Incorporation;
The collection of tolls;
The issuance and revocation of passports;
The expulsion of a foreign national from the United Kingdom;
The creation of new common law courts;
The creation of new universities;
The appointment of bishops and archbishops in the Church of England;
The printing of the authorised Church of England version of The Bible;
The publication of all statutes, legislative instruments and Orders-in-Council.
Nonsense. Government paying for goods and services is not in anyway related. Should the government simply take those goods and services the way it takes my money? Instead of paying accountants and engineers and soldiers, it should just press them into service? Moreover, there are at least three parties in every government transaction: the people who they take the money from, the people who receive the good or service, and the people who provide it. Generally the government is just a middle man.
The rich do not benefit from the government anymore than you do. Bill Gates gets money from the government for providing a product to them. You benefit from "Global Dominance" just as much as Amaco because you buy energy from Amaco. Amaco could easily exist without the government, but it can't exist if people like don't buy their petroleum.
SS is just another tax, like FICA, Medicare and all other monies the goverment collects (see Helvering v. Davis and Flemming v. Nestor). Saying that people pay too much to SS but not enough to FICA is nonsense. All the taxes end up in the same place and get spent in the same way. The rest is just accounting BS.
And the government would do the same for me, I just haven't been smart or lucky enough to take advantage of those particular benefits. The same people that protect Gates' stuff are the same people who protect my stuff and your stuff.
What does cardboard have to do with government theft? Whether the government takes my mansion or my cardboard box makes little difference. The point is that they're not equitable in their taking. Stealing from the rich to give to the poor is still stealing.
They should pay because they benefit from government services.
Borg Gates and I both receive the same benefits from government, he just has to pay a helluva lot more. We're protected by the same tanks, ships, and planes. Our food is inspected by the same people. Our drugs are approved by the same tests. Our SS "funds" are administered by the same bureaucrats. Why does Gates (and pretty much 50% of taxpayers) have to pay more than I do for the same services? He has to pay more just because he makes more.
Even with a flat tax it isn't fair, because 10% of "billions and billions" is way more than 10% of my pittance.
You should feel bad if someone pays more taxes than you because they're getting ripped off more than you. But instead of worrying about how much your neighbor is or isn't paying, you should start wondering why the government needs to steal all this money in the first place.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) conducts the most visible space activities. NASA's FY2004 budget request is $15.5 billion. NASA requested $15.0 billion for FY2003; Congress approved $15.3 billion (adjusted for the 0.65% across-the-board rescission, from which the shuttle program was exempted). The loss of the space shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003, is dominating debate over NASA's future. The space shuttle's primary mission for the foreseeable future is taking crews and cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS). The two programs are inextricably linked, and Congress and the Administration face many issues, both near-term and long-term, about the shuttle and ISS.
The Department of Defense (DOD) has a less visible but equally substantial space program. Tracking the DOD space budget is extremely difficult since space is not identified as a separate line item in the budget. DOD sometimes releases only partial information (omitting funding for classified programs) or will suddenly release without explanation new figures for prior years that are quite different from what was previously reported. The most recent figures from DOD show a total (classified and unclassified) space budget of $15.7 billion for FY2002, $18.4 billion for FY2003, and a FY2004 request of $20.4 billion. DOD space issues include management of programs to develop new early warning and missile tracking satellites, and management of military and intelligence space activities generally.
As many posters have correctly stated, the purpose of school is to teach people how to learn, how to teach themselves.
So what is the purpose of a computer? The simple answer is to compute and to process information. And, of course, computers are machines, and just like all other machines, they're designed to give the user an advantage. So computers are designed to give the user an advantage in computing and information processing. But aren't these some of the things we're trying to teach kids to enable them to learn?
Giving kids computers for learning is like giving them motorcycles to do laps. Computers only add to students' mental atrophy (and their physical atrophy, no doubt).
Actually, the fuel line analogy is quite appropriate. Whether a defect is inherent or needs some outside factor is irrelevant. If the fuel line failed only at low temperatures, for instance, the auto manufacturer would still be liable. But if the car maker was M$, they would have gotten replacement parts, and then posted notices on the dealers' bulletin boards. Just puting patches on M$.com isn't enough. Why do we assume that it is the user's responsibility to keep track of defects in his OS? I didn't have to keep track of the defective seat belt in my old car. I didn't even know there was a problem until Chrysler told me. The real question for M$ users is why isn't M$ doing more to inform its customers of defects in the products they're buying?
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I think the reason internet broadcasting hasn't gone anywhere, and probably won't, is that costs increase as audience increases. The more listeners you have, the bigger pipe you need.
Please READ.
I, for one, welcome our new rover overlords.
on that rock to fill a space cruiser!
Now Poopsmith = Power Engineer!
It doesn't matter which, or how many, investors they contacted. MS is not in the investment analysis business, they're in the software business. The only real question is why is MS seeking investors for SCO? SCO is a competitor after all. Is MS also seeking investors for Apple and Red Hat?
So the sun pollutes?
Did he threaten or use force, violence or fear to get the $300k?
The US Constitution does not define rights, of any kind. It defines the structure, powers and responsibilities of the government of the United States. Just because most people let the government do stuff that it isn't supposed to do, doesn't change what the Constitution is. State constitutions do the same for individual states. The British constitution (which is not a single document like most) does the same thing for the UK.
As for "innocent until proven guilty", that goes back to the Magna Carta (I think it was also present in Anglo-Saxon law, but I'm not sure). But it didn't always hold. Pirates and smugglers were generally "guilty till proven innocent". This was also quite common with colonists, who often didn't even receive a jury trial.
Which is why the USPTO should be made aware of the other forms of prior art, e.g. tvtwm, enlightenment, etc.
The rich do not benefit from the government anymore than you do. Bill Gates gets money from the government for providing a product to them. You benefit from "Global Dominance" just as much as Amaco because you buy energy from Amaco. Amaco could easily exist without the government, but it can't exist if people like don't buy their petroleum.
SS is just another tax, like FICA, Medicare and all other monies the goverment collects (see Helvering v. Davis and Flemming v. Nestor). Saying that people pay too much to SS but not enough to FICA is nonsense. All the taxes end up in the same place and get spent in the same way. The rest is just accounting BS.
What does cardboard have to do with government theft? Whether the government takes my mansion or my cardboard box makes little difference. The point is that they're not equitable in their taking. Stealing from the rich to give to the poor is still stealing.
Just because you've won a Nobel Prize doesn't mean that you're unbiased and completely objective.
Borg Gates and I both receive the same benefits from government, he just has to pay a helluva lot more. We're protected by the same tanks, ships, and planes. Our food is inspected by the same people. Our drugs are approved by the same tests. Our SS "funds" are administered by the same bureaucrats. Why does Gates (and pretty much 50% of taxpayers) have to pay more than I do for the same services? He has to pay more just because he makes more.
Even with a flat tax it isn't fair, because 10% of "billions and billions" is way more than 10% of my pittance.
You should feel bad if someone pays more taxes than you because they're getting ripped off more than you. But instead of worrying about how much your neighbor is or isn't paying, you should start wondering why the government needs to steal all this money in the first place.
That they can get in cornflower blue.
Fact n.: see opinion.
If you're on Mars.
From a Congressional report:
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) conducts the most visible space activities. NASA's FY2004 budget request is $15.5 billion. NASA requested $15.0 billion for FY2003; Congress approved $15.3 billion (adjusted for the 0.65% across-the-board rescission, from which the shuttle program was exempted). The loss of the space shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003, is dominating debate over NASA's future. The space shuttle's primary mission for the foreseeable future is taking crews and cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS). The two programs are inextricably linked, and Congress and the Administration face many issues, both near-term and long-term, about the shuttle and ISS.
The Department of Defense (DOD) has a less visible but equally substantial space program. Tracking the DOD space budget is extremely difficult since space is not identified as a separate line item in the budget. DOD sometimes releases only partial information (omitting funding for classified programs) or will suddenly release without explanation new figures for prior years that are quite different from what was previously reported. The most recent figures from DOD show a total (classified and unclassified) space budget of $15.7 billion for FY2002, $18.4 billion for FY2003, and a FY2004 request of $20.4 billion. DOD space issues include management of programs to develop new early warning and missile tracking satellites, and management of military and intelligence space activities generally.
If they meant unlimited bandwidth, they wouldn't have said unlimited access.
As many posters have correctly stated, the purpose of school is to teach people how to learn, how to teach themselves. So what is the purpose of a computer? The simple answer is to compute and to process information. And, of course, computers are machines, and just like all other machines, they're designed to give the user an advantage. So computers are designed to give the user an advantage in computing and information processing. But aren't these some of the things we're trying to teach kids to enable them to learn? Giving kids computers for learning is like giving them motorcycles to do laps. Computers only add to students' mental atrophy (and their physical atrophy, no doubt).
Of course, African swallows are non-migratory.
Actually, the fuel line analogy is quite appropriate. Whether a defect is inherent or needs some outside factor is irrelevant. If the fuel line failed only at low temperatures, for instance, the auto manufacturer would still be liable. But if the car maker was M$, they would have gotten replacement parts, and then posted notices on the dealers' bulletin boards. Just puting patches on M$.com isn't enough. Why do we assume that it is the user's responsibility to keep track of defects in his OS? I didn't have to keep track of the defective seat belt in my old car. I didn't even know there was a problem until Chrysler told me. The real question for M$ users is why isn't M$ doing more to inform its customers of defects in the products they're buying?