You really want to be sat next to somebody with an erection for a few hours? What about when they get up and head for the bathroom doing the "I have an erection" walk? Should we really have to watch that?
Societies have things called 'taboos' for a reason...
It's theft in the same way that insider trading is theft.
ie. It's not just an 'advantage', it allows you to directly manipulate the stock prices by creating artificial demand for a stock then beating everybody else to the buy.
It might even be a good thing to have different tax brackets for different stuff, eg. Tax 'comfort food' more than basic ingredients and people might remember how to cook.
The other way to fix things is to stop waging 'wars', disband half of government (at least), stop all the 'lobbying' crap and actively go after politicians, bankers and other financial institutions who manipulate the system for their own personal profit.
Option 2 is the best but I think the only way it's going to happen is by force.
'Rich' people spend less (as a portion of income), but have more money to spend in total. Poor people spend more (as a portion of income), but have less money to spend in total. Do you not see a problem here...?
We already have lots of poor people who can barely afford essentials and sales tax is the most direct tax they see
Poor people don't buy the same things as rich people. It's easy to have a higher tax for 'luxury goods' than basic supplies like rice and beans.
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I mean, that leaves enough room for doubt, right?
Sure; but by the time you've proved it you've already had your whole week ruined and it's cost you a lot of effort and money.
Yep. You might as well ask what's keeping me wearing clothes or what's keeping me driving a car.
The answer's very simple...
You go to jail for a joint you smoked 5 days ago.
...or the poppy seed bagel you ate for lunch!
Another kink in the armor of American freedom.
The "vote" is a sham. This has already been bought and paid for.
Last time I checked China was building hydroelectric and nuclear power plants far faster than any other country.
Most of the 'developed' countries seem to think that going back to coal is a good idea.
40% of energy consumption is by us 10% of the people in the 'developed' world.
And 25% of world energy consumption is by the 5% that live in a particular country.
I feel sick.
Point is: It never changes spontaneously, for no reason. Usually it's changes in atmospheric chemistry that causes it to change.
Right now we're the ones changing the atmospheric chemistry. And it's a Bad Thing.
My EeePC 900 is still going strong after four years of daily use.
Which of those things can't you do with a (cheaper) notebook?
Dunno, but I bet he's wined and dined the boss of ICANN. Maybe even thrown in a luxury yacht or two.
Any idiot who thinks otherwise and sets up a pr0n site will soon be filtered out and go out out of business.
People make money from porn on the Internet?
Is there really any porn you can't get for free by the gigabyte?
...and you didn't have many R&D expenses.
Um, but you're a geek.
If you read the article (yes, I know...) you'll also find something about the target market for this camera.
I seem to remember reading reviews...
Here's an interesting article for you: Please read it carefully!
https://www.pcworld.com/article/139100/the_10_worst_pc_keyboards_of_all_time.html
It's obvious that keyboards are a bad idea, maybe you should stop using them.
There's just no advantage to being able to instantly print in this form factor.
You, sir, are suffering from a blinkered imagination.
Yep, the whiners above simply don't get it.
You can snap a picture and hand it to somebody. Maybe even write something on the back. With a pen.
Bullshit. Nobody on slashdot has 25 friends.
I wonder how many NASA program names are rude words in Russian...
There is no line to be drawn. It is for you to educate your 5 year old about reality.
Why not hand the kid a reefer to smoke later as part of your "educational program"...?
If some find porn more interesting, so what?
You really want to be sat next to somebody with an erection for a few hours? What about when they get up and head for the bathroom doing the "I have an erection" walk? Should we really have to watch that?
Societies have things called 'taboos' for a reason...
It's theft in the same way that insider trading is theft.
ie. It's not just an 'advantage', it allows you to directly manipulate the stock prices by creating artificial demand for a stock then beating everybody else to the buy.
It might even be a good thing to have different tax brackets for different stuff, eg. Tax 'comfort food' more than basic ingredients and people might remember how to cook.
The other way to fix things is to stop waging 'wars', disband half of government (at least), stop all the 'lobbying' crap and actively go after politicians, bankers and other financial institutions who manipulate the system for their own personal profit.
Option 2 is the best but I think the only way it's going to happen is by force.
'Rich' people spend less (as a portion of income), but have more money to spend in total. Poor people spend more (as a portion of income), but have less money to spend in total. Do you not see a problem here...?
We already have lots of poor people who can barely afford essentials and sales tax is the most direct tax they see
Poor people don't buy the same things as rich people. It's easy to have a higher tax for 'luxury goods' than basic supplies like rice and beans.
People with resources can shop offshore as well for systems that rely on a sales tax.
That's what import duties are for.
Anything that comes onto USA soil has to pass through customs, they'll assess it for tax (I think that's actually their function...)