"unrepentant convicted monopolist"
hear hear!
Perhaps we can just hope that at the height of their success (I don't believe they are there yet, unfortunately), they will pull a "Blake's 7".;*)
"Respect thy enemy."
I stand corrected.
I guess I was misreading other posts. I thought the issue was over another signal receiving device and that there was a per-unit tax (I still think taxes aren't the answer, but that's my slant).
I don't agree with the "tax answer" though. I don't think taxes are ever a good way to address things. In between when I pay a tax and when the money reaches the "line item" for which it was budgted, I'd really like to know how much of it gets to that line item. The government (at least here) is too fat and greedy -- money gets soaked up because it has to move around to much.
But now I'm off topic (in a way).
It sounds like the issue has been stated a few different times -- the buried point is regarding things that can receive a broadcast signal. So... why not just place a tax on video cards that have tuners?
Reading this makes me glad I don't live in a socialist country. I thought the taxes on the bloated system here were bad...
I think hiring a lawyer or pursuing other tangential avenues would be a bit of a waste of time. My understanding is that they tend to imply that what you do on company time with company equipment is the property of the company -- ergo why people get fired for surfing the net for non-work-related items while at work.
If you're doing your own stuff on your own machine in your space, it's none of nobody's business.
However, talk with your HR people. If they're jerks about it, you might want to keep looking for a job and take this one to pay the bills in the interim:^>
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"unrepentant convicted monopolist" hear hear! Perhaps we can just hope that at the height of their success (I don't believe they are there yet, unfortunately), they will pull a "Blake's 7". ;*)
"Respect thy enemy."
It seems to me that initial posts to /. are pro-MS anyway. It's the readers who don't like MS and love responding to the trolls.
;)
Yes, it's wrong to love MS. It's like loving facism.
Now... go ahead, all ye MS fans and pro-/.ers. Shoot me.
Logitech,
Why is it that when I move my mouse my phone rings...?
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Customer.
How about: "Oh, sweetie, I'm pregnant!"
;^)
I stand corrected. I guess I was misreading other posts. I thought the issue was over another signal receiving device and that there was a per-unit tax (I still think taxes aren't the answer, but that's my slant). I don't agree with the "tax answer" though. I don't think taxes are ever a good way to address things. In between when I pay a tax and when the money reaches the "line item" for which it was budgted, I'd really like to know how much of it gets to that line item. The government (at least here) is too fat and greedy -- money gets soaked up because it has to move around to much. But now I'm off topic (in a way).
It sounds like the issue has been stated a few different times -- the buried point is regarding things that can receive a broadcast signal. So... why not just place a tax on video cards that have tuners? Reading this makes me glad I don't live in a socialist country. I thought the taxes on the bloated system here were bad...
I think hiring a lawyer or pursuing other tangential avenues would be a bit of a waste of time. My understanding is that they tend to imply that what you do on company time with company equipment is the property of the company -- ergo why people get fired for surfing the net for non-work-related items while at work. If you're doing your own stuff on your own machine in your space, it's none of nobody's business. However, talk with your HR people. If they're jerks about it, you might want to keep looking for a job and take this one to pay the bills in the interim :^>