I'd most certainly hope not, considering that's the job of the Judicial branch, not Executive.
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"The amount taken from your paycheck has absolutely no effect on the total you have to pay for the year."
And that's the problem - if they're going to just TAKE it from me without permission - just take out what I owe, and LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE.
Thankfully, I've been able to sustain myself on less than 8,000 a year (below poverty,) so I don't have to file, and if I filed now for back taxes, they'd likely owe me tons of money.
"Attack with deadly force on civilian targets for a political motive. "
Umm, try GOVERNMENT target. IRS Building.
It wasn't a terrorist attack, it was him exercising our birthright, which you so conveniently forget - America was born from war and terrorism. Our founding fathers were classified as terrorists.
"we can basically make sure rich people pay practically no taxes at all."
Umm, what? If there is a sales tax on everything but food and medicine, those mega-rich people are just as likely to pay more in taxes - mainly because they are able to purchase more because they're rich.
"This guy was a fundamentalist libertarian terrorist."
Hey, douchebag - terrorism is our birthright. Our country was pretty much formed from terrorism (refusal to follow wartime protocol, guerrilla tactics) and battle.
The government fails to understand this and it looks like the people are truly going to need another violent revolution to force the government to truly work for us again.
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""if he [Stack] has a house and a plane he can pay his taxes.""
I don't see any reason to pay taxes - they already TAKE TAX out of my check before I ever get it. Fuck paying them anything extra.
This is a point that needs to be brought up far more often. The price of games has changed almost nil, even though we've moved from expensive hardware cartridges and moved to cheap plastic media.
Someone should sue the entire gaming industry for price fixing.
"You agreed to the contract though!" Show me my legally-required signature. Oh, yea, you can't. Try again. Right now courts are pretty much 50/50 on EULAs and shrink-wrap clauses, with California taking the lead in saying "Fuck that noise."
Been using my PC to play legally purchased PS2 games since my PS3 doesn't have BC, even though that was touted as a HUGE FEATURE in original advertisement (and no caveats were given that only certain models would support it.) Sony should be sued for misleading advertising.
Most microwaves don't come with an HDD or flash memory.
In fact, I can reprogram my microwave, as long as I understand the controllers behind it. That EEPROM had to be programmed SOMEHOW.
But the difference here is that the microwave manufacturers don't tell you that putting new software or firmware on your microwave will suddenly stop you from being able to microwave what you desire.
Microsoft is effectively saying "You modify this console, and even legal things you bought you no longer have a right to."
"One crucial part of the terms of service is that you must not modify your console if you want Live"
So I guess that fairly-necessary third-party 360 cooling fan that attaches to the 360 would be considered 'modified' since there is an additional piece of hardware physically attached to it.
"And conversely, Microsoft wants people who will be connecting to their matchmaking systems to have stock, default hardware"
The moment I change the fucking batteries it's no longer STOCK HARDWARE.
Seriously, is PLAIN FUCKING ENGLISH that hard to understand? Stock means "Original equipment." In less than a few weeks you are pretty much forced to go buy either a new set of batteries, or a THIRD PARTY DEVICE manufactured to fit the controller and provide it sufficient power.
"For example during the 1800s you were not allowed to tinker with some scrap metal and make a Cotton Gin out of it, because that invention was the exclusive right of Eli Whitney."
NOT OF THE EXACT SAME DESIGN, ANYWAYS.
Yes, I have multiple patents. I'd suggest obtaining your own before you speak about that which you apparently do not understand.
"Neither are you allowed to "tinker" into existence a printing press that makes paper dollars or coins."
You may manufacture your own currency - how do you think arcades and Chuck E. Cheeses work? You're not allowed to copy FEDERAL currency.
"They really can't afford to be losing any money to illegal copies of their software.'
CONSIDERING THEY WERE NEVER ORIGINALLY A SOFTWARE COMPANY.....
Oh, I'm sorry, did I ruin your fantasy bubble? I still own a Nintendo-branded deck of cards from about a CENTURY ago. Use it more than the Gamecube or the Wii.
Nintendo has LOADS of ways to make money - piracy is *NOT* a concern for them.
Get your head out of the US-centric bubble you've created and maybe you'd have never made that stupid comment.
Something I kept talking about years ago finally made it onto slashdot.
BUT YOU FOOLS ARE FOCUSING ON THE WRONG CAR.
Considering we've got THREE THOUSAND MPG a few years ago from another group - a bunch of HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Try again, slashdot. Next time you rip off one of my leads, from YEARS AGO, at least focus on the prior cars that BEAT THE SHIT out of this current car.
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"By the way, why wouldn't you file taxes for every tax year you can if they owe you?"
Because they pay interest once the amount gets big enough - I'm basically forcing the IRS to become my retirement savings. :)
And there's not one thing they can do about it, either!
"I'll leave the final verdict to the FBI,"
I'd most certainly hope not, considering that's the job of the Judicial branch, not Executive.
"The amount taken from your paycheck has absolutely no effect on the total you have to pay for the year."
And that's the problem - if they're going to just TAKE it from me without permission - just take out what I owe, and LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE.
Thankfully, I've been able to sustain myself on less than 8,000 a year (below poverty,) so I don't have to file, and if I filed now for back taxes, they'd likely owe me tons of money.
"Attack with deadly force on civilian targets for a political motive. "
Umm, try GOVERNMENT target. IRS Building.
It wasn't a terrorist attack, it was him exercising our birthright, which you so conveniently forget - America was born from war and terrorism. Our founding fathers were classified as terrorists.
"we can basically make sure rich people pay practically no taxes at all."
Umm, what? If there is a sales tax on everything but food and medicine, those mega-rich people are just as likely to pay more in taxes - mainly because they are able to purchase more because they're rich.
"This guy was a fundamentalist libertarian terrorist."
Hey, douchebag - terrorism is our birthright. Our country was pretty much formed from terrorism (refusal to follow wartime protocol, guerrilla tactics) and battle.
The government fails to understand this and it looks like the people are truly going to need another violent revolution to force the government to truly work for us again.
""if he [Stack] has a house and a plane he can pay his taxes.""
I don't see any reason to pay taxes - they already TAKE TAX out of my check before I ever get it. Fuck paying them anything extra.
This is a point that needs to be brought up far more often. The price of games has changed almost nil, even though we've moved from expensive hardware cartridges and moved to cheap plastic media.
Someone should sue the entire gaming industry for price fixing.
"You agreed to the contract though!"
Show me my legally-required signature.
Oh, yea, you can't.
Try again. Right now courts are pretty much 50/50 on EULAs and shrink-wrap clauses, with California taking the lead in saying "Fuck that noise."
"XNA doesn't run on Linux which is what I run."
*laughs and goes back to developing 360 games under Linux*
Mono - learn it, use it. Or just learn how to run a goddamned VM. You're starting to complain WAY too much in this thread.
"The ToS for the service state that you're not to modify the system if you want to use the service."
Too bad most 360s REQUIRE modification in order to remain stable and functional.
What, emulators not good enough for you?
Been using my PC to play legally purchased PS2 games since my PS3 doesn't have BC, even though that was touted as a HUGE FEATURE in original advertisement (and no caveats were given that only certain models would support it.) Sony should be sued for misleading advertising.
Most microwaves don't come with an HDD or flash memory.
In fact, I can reprogram my microwave, as long as I understand the controllers behind it. That EEPROM had to be programmed SOMEHOW.
But the difference here is that the microwave manufacturers don't tell you that putting new software or firmware on your microwave will suddenly stop you from being able to microwave what you desire.
Microsoft is effectively saying "You modify this console, and even legal things you bought you no longer have a right to."
That is bullshit.
"One crucial part of the terms of service is that you must not modify your console if you want Live"
So I guess that fairly-necessary third-party 360 cooling fan that attaches to the 360 would be considered 'modified' since there is an additional piece of hardware physically attached to it.
Your argument is bullshit, sorry.
"And conversely, Microsoft wants people who will be connecting to their matchmaking systems to have stock, default hardware"
The moment I change the fucking batteries it's no longer STOCK HARDWARE.
Seriously, is PLAIN FUCKING ENGLISH that hard to understand? Stock means "Original equipment." In less than a few weeks you are pretty much forced to go buy either a new set of batteries, or a THIRD PARTY DEVICE manufactured to fit the controller and provide it sufficient power.
"For example during the 1800s you were not allowed to tinker with some scrap metal and make a Cotton Gin out of it, because that invention was the exclusive right of Eli Whitney."
NOT OF THE EXACT SAME DESIGN, ANYWAYS.
Yes, I have multiple patents. I'd suggest obtaining your own before you speak about that which you apparently do not understand.
"Neither are you allowed to "tinker" into existence a printing press that makes paper dollars or coins."
You may manufacture your own currency - how do you think arcades and Chuck E. Cheeses work? You're not allowed to copy FEDERAL currency.
Not while I'm still alive!
"PC games are cheaper, but the PC itself is not."
Let me guess, you do your PC shopping at Newegg?
My gaming PC cost less than my PS3.
Pricewatch.com - Even Newegg and TigerDirect do their advertising there AND GET BEAT DAILY.
"but there just aren't enough gaming PCs connected to a TV for the major labels to bother."
Maybe in your area, but every single person I know, friend or client, now has their PC hooked to a TV. Most of those people had it before I knew them.
"They really can't afford to be losing any money to illegal copies of their software.'
CONSIDERING THEY WERE NEVER ORIGINALLY A SOFTWARE COMPANY.....
Oh, I'm sorry, did I ruin your fantasy bubble? I still own a Nintendo-branded deck of cards from about a CENTURY ago. Use it more than the Gamecube or the Wii.
Nintendo has LOADS of ways to make money - piracy is *NOT* a concern for them.
Get your head out of the US-centric bubble you've created and maybe you'd have never made that stupid comment.
"and probably, the music coming out of your guitar isn't super-great. not to knock you or anything."
As long as it's not the same three chords every other fucking band plays now days, I'll bet it sounds better than most.
Oh, but I'll bet you've never actually played a guitar, so you can't give ANY sort of objective opinion concerning performance.
"how do you know all of the "moves" today are shit?"
Oh, I don't know, maybe the fact that everything is a rehash or remake of something done 40 years ago, WHAT'S THE FUCKING POINT?
Oh, you probably have never watched anything from BEFORE the 90s. Go back to your Matrix, you young fool, and get the fuck off my lawn!
The only thing my TV gets used for is a 32" computer monitor.
That's right, I don't even subscribe to cable or bother with OTA digital transmissions.
It keeps me much smarter than you apparently are!
Something I kept talking about years ago finally made it onto slashdot.
BUT YOU FOOLS ARE FOCUSING ON THE WRONG CAR.
Considering we've got THREE THOUSAND MPG a few years ago from another group - a bunch of HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Try again, slashdot. Next time you rip off one of my leads, from YEARS AGO, at least focus on the prior cars that BEAT THE SHIT out of this current car.
http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/3400/bringing-the-definition-of-%E2%80%98life%E2%80%99-to-closure
Most of those C2 morons are just fucking full of themselves.