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  1. Re:Why are Libs so enamored with taxes? on Amazon Drops California Associates to Avoid Sales Tax · · Score: 2

    "Amazon wants access to the Californian market"

    Such thing does not exist when the market is a GLOBAL NETWORK.

    "In exchange for that they have to abide by Californian law when operating there"

    Learn how interstate commerce regulations work, and understand that only the Federal Government was granted this power, not the states, ESPECIALLY not California.

    "both in terms of things like consumer protection laws"

    Yes...

    "and in terms of taxation"

    But no. I've checked the tax codes for each county and the state of California. There's ZERO consistency amongst them, and programming a system to handle the nuances of each would be a MASSIVE and unwarranted burden upon the company.

    "Even if they don't use any services in California themselves"

    Well, they use Paypal and I'd bet Meg Whitman has some Amazon ties as well, so that would likely be considered a materially false statement.

    "they are a) competing with Californian businesses who do pay taxes for the same customers"

    A *HUGE* majority of mom and pop shops never report their taxes.

    "and b) reducing the tax burden on the consumer who then has more money in his/her pocket to spend."

    Which immediately gets remedied with new taxes.

    "Taxation is not theft."

    It is when it's taken from me without having a chance to PAY it to them, and it most certainly is theft when they take it from us and do not use it upon us, they use it upon those that do not need it and are richer than us.

    I'd hate to live in whatever world you're living in.

  2. Re:Good on Cancer Cluster Possibly Found Among TSA Workers · · Score: 1

    He killed Osama.

    You think he'd be labeled soft on terror?

  3. Re:So on Rootkit Infection Requires Windows Reinstall · · Score: 1

    The poster is full of crap.

    http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/windows-7-system-repair-discs/

    Also: control panel ---> System and security ---> Back up and restore ---> at the side it says--> create system recovery disk.

  4. Re:I thought that was the iPhone on Is Final Cut Pro X Apple's Biggest Mistake In Years? · · Score: 1

    No, the majority of issues centers around the fact that existing FC7 stuff simply can't be used by FCX.

    It's forcing us to redo all of our work.

    Well, not me. I don't use Apple software or hardware (for this very reason.)

  5. Re:Makes sense... on Vint Cerf Says Fix the Net With More Pipe · · Score: 1

    "But what does that have to do with service providers and thousands of assorted streaming video implementations written by random scatterings of programmers?"

    Oh, maybe the fact that most programmers have ZERO clue regarding how to restrict their data streams. Seriously, can you be that ignorant?

  6. Re:Ever heard of HIPA? on Data-Mining Ban Struck Down By US Supreme Court · · Score: 1

    There is no strawman here. This is a simple exercise, one which I have tested and was EASILY able to find references to medications and my own brother (a particular steroid, in fact.)

    I think your name does you justice. Perhaps you should actually try my idea before dismissing it as something it isn't.

  7. Re:New section: "Tell Slashdot" on Decoding the Inscrutable Logos On Your Electronics · · Score: 1

    Your views and the views of others mean nothing unless you've been directly contributing to the site.

  8. Re:Oy on LulzSec Document Dump Shows Cops' Fear of iPhones · · Score: 1

    Hey, if the cops that aren't doing anything wrong don't want their asses exposed, then they need to stand up and fucking deal with the bad cops.

    Until they begin doing that, however, the police themselves should be treated as if they were children.

  9. Re:Ever heard of HIPA? on Data-Mining Ban Struck Down By US Supreme Court · · Score: 1

    From the name of a prescribing doctor I have the potential range of patients.

    From the potential range of patients, that can be narrowed down by medication.

    From medication, it's usually not too difficult to find a person, because many people will talk about that kind of stuff openly, or someone that knows the situation will, and with today's internet, we've seen that people blab all too often, myself included.

    All it takes is a little logic and research, and you have violated someone's medical privacy.

  10. Re:Splitting hairs on Valve's Team Fortress 2 Goes Free-To-Play · · Score: 1

    Apparently you're not worth your salt, because the recent backburners DO have CB.

  11. Re:Splitting hairs on Valve's Team Fortress 2 Goes Free-To-Play · · Score: 1

    You when I get behind you with it.

  12. Re:Makes sense... on Vint Cerf Says Fix the Net With More Pipe · · Score: 1

    "Is there some basis for your post"

    Yea, I transfer terabytes of information daily, all research data I gather and generate. I had to build a trans-national network and UDP was the ONLY way to go for transfer.

    UDP doesn't bloom out. Learn how to implement the bandwidth control at the source program instead of outside, like every damn programmer forgets.

  13. Re:New section: "Tell Slashdot" on Decoding the Inscrutable Logos On Your Electronics · · Score: 1

    Yea, that's the only assumption. Shall I go into the list of unspoken implications your statement brings?

    Again, I repeat, perhaps you should go to Digg or /g/ if you lack that basic mental faculty.

  14. Re:But only if... on Decoding the Inscrutable Logos On Your Electronics · · Score: 1

    CE is 'self certified' only as long as your testing methods meet their standards and controls.

    There are independent labs to get a legitimate CE cert.

    And my parent company is UK-based.

  15. Time distortion on Android Phones More Prone To Hardware Problems · · Score: 1

    Windows phone 7?? A year?

    Try since November 8, 2010, for the USA.

    7 months or so. Not even close to 'nearly a year.'

  16. Re:But won't that bandwidth just get eaten up too? on Vint Cerf Says Fix the Net With More Pipe · · Score: 1

    "We will not get 2k video, let alone 4k, any time soon"

    Youtube seems to have 4k videos online, I know the porn shop I work at has 4K 240Hz video monitors and we just redid our channel selection with many 4K resolution videos, one of them in 3D (even comes with glasses to hand out to the renters.)

  17. Re:Makes sense... on Vint Cerf Says Fix the Net With More Pipe · · Score: 1

    Ahh, wanna know how I know you've never owned or worked with any 70s equipment?

    We had 4 channel stereo back then. If you only have a single left and right analog output/input you're only going to get left and right, not front left/right and rear left/right.

    *pats his Sansui quadrophonic amp.*

  18. Re:Makes sense... on Vint Cerf Says Fix the Net With More Pipe · · Score: 1

    "Nobody is making "super high def" content, nor can existing display devices do "super high def."

    Hi, my name is 4K and I'd like you to shut the fuck up.

    "but now there simply isnt any media that cannot be delivered in real-time on 10+ mbit connections, and that includes 3D HD video."

    4K 3D video, actually. It's already in the porn shops (I should know, I just finished stocking the shelves full for our 4K resolution video preview/arcade.) 10mbit wouldn't even fit the audio stream.

    "As far as "8 channel stereo sound" .. uh, what? stereo is 2 channel sound"

    It's still stereo if there's only a single left and right input. I have a 5.1 Kinyo Stereo system for my PC. It does not do surround, it only accepts a single L/R input.

    "I realize that in your imaginary world, the bandwidth of content grows exponentially.. but thats just your imagination."

    Can I have some of what you're smoking? There isn't a pipeline currently available that can transmit my RESEARCH DATA in realtime, and judging by the rates of advancement in my chosen tech field, there won't be a network pipe that can handle it until I'm well dead and we're in deep space.

    "you are further proving that you have absolutely no fucking idea what you are taking about."

    LOL - Feel free to come back when you're even halfway close to being the lynchpin of major companies. Maybe by then, you will have obtained a clue.

  19. Re:Makes sense... on Vint Cerf Says Fix the Net With More Pipe · · Score: 0

    Anyone that modded this guy up needs to be permanently stripped of mod points.

  20. Re:New section: "Tell Slashdot" on Decoding the Inscrutable Logos On Your Electronics · · Score: 1

    Quit assuming everyone knows everything, douchebag.

    Not every geek understands what these things mean and may indeed be QUITE interested in learning about it. After all, it *DOES* deal with technology, which is something nerds quite enjoy.

    Maybe you should go to Digg and stay there. Or maybe 4chan's /g/ board might be more appropriate for you, given your apparent lack of cognitive ability.

  21. Re:But only if... on Decoding the Inscrutable Logos On Your Electronics · · Score: 1

    UL sucks horribly and half of them were 100% incapable of understanding my device or how it works.

    CE certification is superior and the Europeans actually have an education.

  22. Re:But only if... on Decoding the Inscrutable Logos On Your Electronics · · Score: 3, Interesting

    "holes can't be big enough to stick a small screwdriver or knife into (something that conducts more than .25") into the chassis"

    That only applies if you're going for an Ingress Protection rating.

    Disclaimer: I make dust and water-proof lighting solutions. I have to pass this with every single product revision I make for commercial use.

  23. Re:Civil and criminal liability on FBI Seizes Servers In Virginia · · Score: 1

    "Surprisingly enough, you don't get to decide what they can take."

    You say "That isn't listed in the warrant, any attempt to take that will result in me arresting you for theft."

    And you have every right to do it.

  24. Re:A CPU benchmark absolutely should on AMD Rejects SYSmark Benchmark · · Score: 1

    Omega Drivers would likely have something to work, but again, the limitations of the card itself would make the system nearly unusable.

  25. Re:Intel's compilers on AMD Rejects SYSmark Benchmark · · Score: 1

    "Both Windows and Office are bult with the Microsoft Compiler. '

    Guess what the MS Compiler was made from?

    Duh.