Not true. Plenty of options for self-monitored systems. If you want a hard-wired system and have a land-line, you can get setup for about $400. Video would of course cost more, but I've seen systems through costco than can be setup for a few hundred. For under a grand you could be setup.
There's a difference between fault and responsibility. If your kid breaks something, it's not your fault but it is your responsibility. Likewise, you have a moral responsibility for the actions of your great, great, great, great, great grandfather, especially if to this day it's a great contribution to your wealth and the other's poorness. It's easy to say "Whatever, not my fault". You'd of course be right, but would it be fair?
I have absolutely no natural responsibility for anything anyone else does. There are responsibilities that laws can put on me, such as paying to fix something my child breaks. But the only way of making me take responsibility for something someone else does is by making me "feel" guilty about it. If you can give me a good example of why it should be the responsibility for a person who feels no guilt, then you may have a point. Until then, you are just trying to shame people into doing something, but that doesn't work for the person who has no shame.
This took place in America. So it makes sense to put the measurements in Imperial units. As much as I love the metric for easy conversions, it's hard to argue with the ability to divide the foot into 2, 3, or 4 parts easily. Besides, for everyday use, it's nicer to have units spaced relatively close. The difference between a foot and an inch isn't so great that you wish you had something in between. Metric on the other hand? You have to make a jump from the tiny centimeter, to the relatively huge meter, with nothing in between to easily reference.
Income taxes are a much better solution. Flat taxes are a ridiculous idea because they are regressive. Taxes should be simplified greatly, to the point of where you don't even need to file income taxes every year and you just receive a letter from the IRS stating how much you owe, or how much is owed to you. If you disagree with their calculations, then you file your taxes like today. Get rid of special rates on capital gains and treat it like anything else, income.
They are?! I guess I must've missed the part where the states that don't charge sales tax have completely imploded and have been annexed by their neighboring states?
Your case is a little different. You have a valid, medical reason for not being able to have your son get all his vaccines. The autism-vaccine link has been shown to be non-existent. Thus, that is not a valid, medical reason for refusing vaccinations. A doctor should only be able to "fire" patients that don't have a medical reason.
You're kidding right? Honeywell has been innovating in the thermostat area. They have thermostats priced from $5 all the way up to $200 for their top of the line Prestige model....which does the same things that the Nest does...for cheaper. Yeah, maybe it's not brushed metal and glass, but it doesnt look "ugly".
Now some of the other patents, like leeching power off of the main system, may hold up under more scrutiny (though this technique has been in wide use throughout the industry; I recall two-wire sensors that derive their power parasitically from the data line, and if the patent covers similar technology then it should be revoked).
Considering Honeywell is in "the industry", maybe it's their sensors that derive their power parasitically, and therefore it shouldn't be revoked.
To anyone that has purchased a cheap consumer thermostat, the need or market for improvement is absolutely obvious and the IP thicket is pretty much the only conceivable problem.
The Nest is definitely not "cheap". In fact, it costs more than Honeywell's Prestige thermostat, which does all of the same things that the Nest does (which is what Honeywell has patents on). Your problem is in buying a "cheap" thermostat. The products are there, just not at your price point, and the Nest definitely doesn't fit into your price point.
From a "lameness" standpoint think about it this way. If all of these ideas were so "lame" then why did Nest decide to incorporate all of these features. And if they are so obvious, why wasn't it done previously?
This isn't the business paying taxes. This isn't the businesses receiving services from a local district. This is about you, as a citizen, receiving those services and being required to pay taxes on things you buy. There are two ways to do this. Either the business collects the tax from you on behalf of the district, or you have to file the taxes with the district. So, when you buy things out of state, the business doesn't collect for your district. Therefore, you are usually required to pay that tax through a "use" tax for the services that you "use" in your local district.
Ok, heres a good starting point. These zipcodes are shared between two states. I can guarantee that the taxing for these zipcodes would be different depending on what side of the state line you live on.
http://maps.huge.info/zips_in_multiple_states.htm
I don't disagree about the depreciation bit, but a jetta only is $26k USD for the fuel efficient TDI, all spec'ed out. So y'all up in the great white north are getting screwed.
Also, instead of a used gas guzzler, you could've bought a used jetta for 10k, and still had better fuel economy and gotten the payback. Heck, that used Jetta might've even been newer.
Yeah, but a $45k jetta and a $10k SUV shouldn't be compared. Hell, a $45k jetta doesn't even exist. You want to compare brand new cars, you need to compare cars in the same class (or even better yet, the same model with two different powertrains). For instance, compare a Chevy Volt vs. a Chevy Cruze. It's a much better example and they are the same car. Or, a Fusion vs. a Fusion Hybrid. Compare the prices and mileage to actually get to useful payback number. But comparing and hypothetical $10k SUV vs. a mythical $45k jetta is absurd.
More arabs huh? Israel is full of arabs...and many of thosearabs are jewish. And iran has hardly any arabs, but has millions of persians. Maybe you need to learn the differnce between ethnicities and religion.
Umm....you didn't read your quoted section entirely.
If I am a vendor and only accept credit and cash, I charge everyone the same amount, and give a cash discount. I have thus just charged a credit fee.
Actually, those guys using just the open source aren't going to count as customers because the devices won't ship with the google apps, including market. That's why when you install Cyanogenmod, you need to go get the google apps package from somewhere else to provide the extra functionality. Only devices that license through google get the market, gmail, etc.
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Not true. Plenty of options for self-monitored systems. If you want a hard-wired system and have a land-line, you can get setup for about $400. Video would of course cost more, but I've seen systems through costco than can be setup for a few hundred. For under a grand you could be setup.
Jeeze man. Monoprice will sell you a 6 foot cable for about $15.....shipped......overnight....total
There's a difference between fault and responsibility. If your kid breaks something, it's not your fault but it is your responsibility. Likewise, you have a moral responsibility for the actions of your great, great, great, great, great grandfather, especially if to this day it's a great contribution to your wealth and the other's poorness. It's easy to say "Whatever, not my fault". You'd of course be right, but would it be fair?
I have absolutely no natural responsibility for anything anyone else does. There are responsibilities that laws can put on me, such as paying to fix something my child breaks. But the only way of making me take responsibility for something someone else does is by making me "feel" guilty about it. If you can give me a good example of why it should be the responsibility for a person who feels no guilt, then you may have a point. Until then, you are just trying to shame people into doing something, but that doesn't work for the person who has no shame.
This took place in America. So it makes sense to put the measurements in Imperial units. As much as I love the metric for easy conversions, it's hard to argue with the ability to divide the foot into 2, 3, or 4 parts easily. Besides, for everyday use, it's nicer to have units spaced relatively close. The difference between a foot and an inch isn't so great that you wish you had something in between. Metric on the other hand? You have to make a jump from the tiny centimeter, to the relatively huge meter, with nothing in between to easily reference.
Income taxes are a much better solution. Flat taxes are a ridiculous idea because they are regressive. Taxes should be simplified greatly, to the point of where you don't even need to file income taxes every year and you just receive a letter from the IRS stating how much you owe, or how much is owed to you. If you disagree with their calculations, then you file your taxes like today. Get rid of special rates on capital gains and treat it like anything else, income.
They are necessary.
They are?! I guess I must've missed the part where the states that don't charge sales tax have completely imploded and have been annexed by their neighboring states?
Because configuring a mail server and setting up spam filtering is a little excessive for a single email address.
So other than hosting your own mail and paying a domain registrar, what do you do for email now? Who do you consider better than google?
Maybe lead with a copper covering if it is an FMJ round?
Or, are you talking about the casing, which is brass, but that bit doesn't get shot at you....
non-severe illness (headache, flue, etc...)
The 50-100 million people that died from the Spanish Flu may have a slight issue with your definition of "serious".
Your case is a little different. You have a valid, medical reason for not being able to have your son get all his vaccines. The autism-vaccine link has been shown to be non-existent. Thus, that is not a valid, medical reason for refusing vaccinations. A doctor should only be able to "fire" patients that don't have a medical reason.
It looks like Nest's real crime is making a inexpensive competitor to Honeywell's expensive proprietary technology
Nest $249
Honeywell Prestige $218
So who is more inexpensive?
You're kidding right? Honeywell has been innovating in the thermostat area. They have thermostats priced from $5 all the way up to $200 for their top of the line Prestige model....which does the same things that the Nest does...for cheaper. Yeah, maybe it's not brushed metal and glass, but it doesnt look "ugly".
Now some of the other patents, like leeching power off of the main system, may hold up under more scrutiny (though this technique has been in wide use throughout the industry; I recall two-wire sensors that derive their power parasitically from the data line, and if the patent covers similar technology then it should be revoked).
Considering Honeywell is in "the industry", maybe it's their sensors that derive their power parasitically, and therefore it shouldn't be revoked.
To anyone that has purchased a cheap consumer thermostat, the need or market for improvement is absolutely obvious and the IP thicket is pretty much the only conceivable problem.
The Nest is definitely not "cheap". In fact, it costs more than Honeywell's Prestige thermostat, which does all of the same things that the Nest does (which is what Honeywell has patents on). Your problem is in buying a "cheap" thermostat. The products are there, just not at your price point, and the Nest definitely doesn't fit into your price point.
From a "lameness" standpoint think about it this way. If all of these ideas were so "lame" then why did Nest decide to incorporate all of these features. And if they are so obvious, why wasn't it done previously?
No, he just doesn't care either which way about his ex. BFD. Staying out of anyone else's life keeps his life simple. I can't say I disagree.
This isn't the business paying taxes. This isn't the businesses receiving services from a local district. This is about you, as a citizen, receiving those services and being required to pay taxes on things you buy. There are two ways to do this. Either the business collects the tax from you on behalf of the district, or you have to file the taxes with the district. So, when you buy things out of state, the business doesn't collect for your district. Therefore, you are usually required to pay that tax through a "use" tax for the services that you "use" in your local district.
Ok, heres a good starting point. These zipcodes are shared between two states. I can guarantee that the taxing for these zipcodes would be different depending on what side of the state line you live on. http://maps.huge.info/zips_in_multiple_states.htm
I don't disagree about the depreciation bit, but a jetta only is $26k USD for the fuel efficient TDI, all spec'ed out. So y'all up in the great white north are getting screwed. Also, instead of a used gas guzzler, you could've bought a used jetta for 10k, and still had better fuel economy and gotten the payback. Heck, that used Jetta might've even been newer.
Yeah, but a $45k jetta and a $10k SUV shouldn't be compared. Hell, a $45k jetta doesn't even exist. You want to compare brand new cars, you need to compare cars in the same class (or even better yet, the same model with two different powertrains). For instance, compare a Chevy Volt vs. a Chevy Cruze. It's a much better example and they are the same car. Or, a Fusion vs. a Fusion Hybrid. Compare the prices and mileage to actually get to useful payback number. But comparing and hypothetical $10k SUV vs. a mythical $45k jetta is absurd.
More arabs huh? Israel is full of arabs...and many of thosearabs are jewish. And iran has hardly any arabs, but has millions of persians. Maybe you need to learn the differnce between ethnicities and religion.
Umm....you didn't read your quoted section entirely. If I am a vendor and only accept credit and cash, I charge everyone the same amount, and give a cash discount. I have thus just charged a credit fee.
Here's the original source over at Google Groups from JBQ http://groups.google.com/group/android-building/browse_thread/thread/3757b189f4e93df0?hl=en&pli=1
Actually, those guys using just the open source aren't going to count as customers because the devices won't ship with the google apps, including market. That's why when you install Cyanogenmod, you need to go get the google apps package from somewhere else to provide the extra functionality. Only devices that license through google get the market, gmail, etc.