If my name was William Robert White I could put that on a job application rather than Billy Bob White. I probably would in a situation where I was worried the diminutive of my name might get treated like the actual name Jamal.
There is still plenty of room for improvements with specialized design and software even if physics is limiting the improvements in general purpose cpus. New interconnect technology like on chip photonics, specialized hardware like artificial neurons, and new software designs to take advantage of new capabilities provide plenty of room for future growth. Even if hardware stays still there is plenty of improvement to be made in algorithms, coding and working with ever larger networks.
if they have an argument with their spouse about any past conversation they can settle the argument by just calling up the kremlin and asking for a transcript
I had a dog once that would bark like mad and run to the front door when a doorbell rang on TV.
It was amusing when I got a PVR to see how many times in a row she would fall for it.
This might finally explain IBM's long game as they purge the company of now unneeded human consultants. It only seemed like a complete hollowing out of all institutional knowledge and ability to create customer satisfaction while pursuing a short sighted focus on quarterly numbers.
This is just the sort of disruptive paradigm that all business should follow. We're opening a new store, to get it established you're going to give away your stuff through us.
Again, my point is disagreeing with the premise that taxes on profits will simply be passed on to consumers as if businesses weren't already charging what they believe is an optimal price for making profits.
If a business could deal with a 10% increase in tax by raising prices to make higher profits than why are those prices not already being charged and those higher profits already being made?
It is a nice bumper sticker that "companies don't pay taxes they collect them" and like so much of bumper sticker level understanding it is applicable sometimes. But it is still just a bumper sticker and not a universal truth.
ridiculous levels only cause profits to be hidden and eliminate the incentives to produce them.
99% is insane. even an excessive rate like 50% leaves a reason for a business to exist.
businesses can also lose money, your ridiculous 99% rate means there is a much higher chance of losing money than gaining it even for a solid business.
You maximize profit. the amount of tax you pay on profit is irrelevant to the process of maximizing it.
Taxes on inputs or sales can affect prices because they also affect your competitions pricing power.
Taxes on profits might encourage more re-investment of profits but they don't affect prices unless, for some inexplicable reason, you have decided to make less money that you could.
Taxes on profits are different than taxes on products, You are certainly correct that something like a gasoline tax is passed on to the consumer because gasoline is a commodity where every supplier has the same tax cost. Apple can't just set iPhone prices higher if they lose profits to taxes, because a business should already be charging optimal prices for generating profit.
Amazon has historically reinvested almost everything in expansion.
Try and get some cash out of companies like Apple that actually generate huge profits for their shareholders and then it might be interesting to see what happens.
Entrepreneurs that love guns and gold crosses, hate gays and regulations, and don't care about the effects of their business on the environment or their customers?
Sounds like the green party to me;)
We're building a deep international surveillance state combined with growing capabilities in machine learning and pattern recognition.
I expect the laws we ignore today will be enforced internationally, effectively and draconianly as part of "trade" agreements with a side helping of "Terrorism!" and Who will think of the children!" in the future.
I don't know what will happen but I expect ownership of copyrights will be even more valuable in the future.
It's far fetched, but possible to imagine a future as extreme as one where a combination of listening to a song in public, facial and other recognition. persistent public tracking and law enforcement linking to corporate databases might get you sanctioned for listening to a song you aren't paying a fee for.
I'm going to have trouble growing beans in Nova Scotia so I'm in the anti apocalypse camp despite a french press and a hand cranked ceramic burr grinder.
I can't imagine watching news when I can read so much faster and from so many more sources.
Live sports are my kryptonite, even with NFL gamepass there are blackouts where I wouldn't be able to watch until the games were over. If I could just cheer for Minnesota instead of the Pats, that would solve the prime time game problem;)
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If my name was William Robert White I could put that on a job application rather than Billy Bob White.
I probably would in a situation where I was worried the diminutive of my name might get treated like the actual name Jamal.
There is still plenty of room for improvements with specialized design and software even if physics is limiting the improvements in general purpose cpus.
New interconnect technology like on chip photonics, specialized hardware like artificial neurons, and new software designs to take advantage of new capabilities provide plenty of room for future growth.
Even if hardware stays still there is plenty of improvement to be made in algorithms, coding and working with ever larger networks.
I'm betting on A.I. and autonomous cars.
if they have an argument with their spouse about any past conversation they can settle the argument by just calling up the kremlin and asking for a transcript
I had a dog once that would bark like mad and run to the front door when a doorbell rang on TV. It was amusing when I got a PVR to see how many times in a row she would fall for it.
This might finally explain IBM's long game as they purge the company of now unneeded human consultants. It only seemed like a complete hollowing out of all institutional knowledge and ability to create customer satisfaction while pursuing a short sighted focus on quarterly numbers.
Ron, Ron never changes.
I've already seen the video where Cruz eats his booger on stage and I won't risk seeing it again.
That may not be an entirely adequate solution for visiting China the way this mayor did.
August 6th, they've been paying regular quarterly dividends since 2012
This is just the sort of disruptive paradigm that all business should follow.
We're opening a new store, to get it established you're going to give away your stuff through us.
I was reminded of Typhon and Piaton from Gene Wolfe's Solar Cycle.
That part is true, excessively high tax rates will stifle investment in new business.
Again, my point is disagreeing with the premise that taxes on profits will simply be passed on to consumers as if businesses weren't already charging what they believe is an optimal price for making profits.
If a business could deal with a 10% increase in tax by raising prices to make higher profits than why are those prices not already being charged and those higher profits already being made?
It is a nice bumper sticker that "companies don't pay taxes they collect them" and like so much of bumper sticker level understanding it is applicable sometimes. But it is still just a bumper sticker and not a universal truth.
ridiculous levels only cause profits to be hidden and eliminate the incentives to produce them. 99% is insane. even an excessive rate like 50% leaves a reason for a business to exist. businesses can also lose money, your ridiculous 99% rate means there is a much higher chance of losing money than gaining it even for a solid business.
You maximize profit. the amount of tax you pay on profit is irrelevant to the process of maximizing it. Taxes on inputs or sales can affect prices because they also affect your competitions pricing power. Taxes on profits might encourage more re-investment of profits but they don't affect prices unless, for some inexplicable reason, you have decided to make less money that you could.
Taxes on profits are different than taxes on products, You are certainly correct that something like a gasoline tax is passed on to the consumer because gasoline is a commodity where every supplier has the same tax cost. Apple can't just set iPhone prices higher if they lose profits to taxes, because a business should already be charging optimal prices for generating profit.
Amazon has historically reinvested almost everything in expansion. Try and get some cash out of companies like Apple that actually generate huge profits for their shareholders and then it might be interesting to see what happens.
between things that fly and things that explode
Entrepreneurs that love guns and gold crosses, hate gays and regulations, and don't care about the effects of their business on the environment or their customers? Sounds like the green party to me ;)
They didn't need these clowns to help convince me.
We're building a deep international surveillance state combined with growing capabilities in machine learning and pattern recognition. I expect the laws we ignore today will be enforced internationally, effectively and draconianly as part of "trade" agreements with a side helping of "Terrorism!" and Who will think of the children!" in the future. I don't know what will happen but I expect ownership of copyrights will be even more valuable in the future.
It's far fetched, but possible to imagine a future as extreme as one where a combination of listening to a song in public, facial and other recognition. persistent public tracking and law enforcement linking to corporate databases might get you sanctioned for listening to a song you aren't paying a fee for.
give away recordings to attract concert attendance instead of the old concept of touring to promote the album.
I'm going to have trouble growing beans in Nova Scotia so I'm in the anti apocalypse camp despite a french press and a hand cranked ceramic burr grinder.
"have you tried turning it off and then back on?"
I can't imagine watching news when I can read so much faster and from so many more sources. Live sports are my kryptonite, even with NFL gamepass there are blackouts where I wouldn't be able to watch until the games were over. ;)
If I could just cheer for Minnesota instead of the Pats, that would solve the prime time game problem