I wish! You know the shitty thing is? IIRC, under the US Federal tax system, you're supposed to put a dollar value on the "earnings" and then pay the tax - with money. So, if you earn a chicken, you'll have pay Uncle Sam the tax on the equivilent value of the chicken: $6 Chicken, 10% bracket - $0.60 tax.
Which really sucks because if you're bartering, you don't have any money to pay the tax. In effect, you're being forced to use money. Of course, I'd like to see them enforce it.:)
In fact that'll tax the low income people more (since they can't afford to save) and tax the high income people less (depending on the amount they save compared to the amount the spend) Not a good idea.
What?!? What about when the rich guy buys that $100,000 car? there would be $23,000 going into the Governmnt's coffers. Anyway, tell me exactly WHY the Government has to redistribute wealth? This isn't the 1930s where people are ready to revolt. And a consumption based tax will boost the economy by increasing savings and investment which will end up creating more jobs for the poor. Because the people who create the jobs are the people with money with the hopes of making more. And it's not just the "rich" who'll benifit. It'll be everyone: you, me, the poor. Government is the most unqualified entity for wealth management.
But the states participating in the so-called Streamlined Sales Tax Project hope that if they pledge to simplify their tax systems, they can persuade Congress to make collection mandatory.
I really hate it that in order to install software, you HAVE to agree to the EULA. BUT, if you don't agree, the software doesn't install and you can't return the software to the store. So basically, you have no choice but to accept the EULA or eat the cost of the software. Very unfair. As a result, I just click OK and the software vendors can kiss my ass about the EULA. As far as I'm concerned, it's meaningless and if they have a problem, they'll have to come and get me.
I agree completely. Then again, 2.4 million per day comes out to $876 million for the year. Even MS would feel that and it wouldn't do much for the stock price either. Even then, I'd like to see the EU collect. That would REALLY be interesting!
If something is too much of a pain, then people are going to avoid it.
That's precisely why I don't become a teacher. I know...way off-topic, but stick with me. It's such a pain in the ass to become a teacher. The local Gov's want all these letters of recomendation, background checks, and other really obtrusive things. I just said, "Fuck it!" The teacher "shortage" will have to continue. I have better things to deal with than this shit! BTW, I'm male. That makes it MUCH more difficult, because everybody knows that every guy who becomes a teacher is a pedophile. Fuck that! I'm not a criminal and I'm into older chicks (30+) anyway!
I cannot disagree with you, but I just have say that the more competition the better. Competition has a way of bringing out the best in people - generally speaking. I'm sure there will be plenty of exceptions posted after this....
Too bad you were mod'ed "Troll". But your answer is absolutely correct. I've been working on some projcts that required the valuation of a business and their assets were hard if not impossible to verify. No deal. There's too much fraud, over stating, and incompetence to just judge the value by what is stated.
Or at all? I've gotten used to MS' menu layout. As a matter of fact, when they change their own menu items between versions, I'm lost. And it really pisses me off!
I just think that humans are so adaptable that you could do anything and we would learn to deal with it. And if you consider MS' monopoly position, they could put the "File" options under "Help" and that would be the standard.
If it wasn't for the syndication, I would never have seen it. The syndicated show is on at a time when I can watch it and when there are other shows that I don't want to watch. As a result, I've become a fan.
Maybe the reason it "failed" the first time was when Fox was airing it.
OP:What this all translates into is a company that can offer power at a reduced price to its consumer, because of the associated cost savings and secondary revenue stream.
Sure, they could offer power at a reduced price. Or they could post a larger profit by reducing their costs while keeping income the same.
I'm wondering which they'll pick.
I couldn't have said it better myself. That's the trouble with utilities, they don't have any competition to make them reduce their rates.
I agree completely. While I was reading your post I had a thought: What if the "extra" services the ISPs wanted to offer were, let's say, the "Nanny" plan. That would be marketed to people who don't want ANY way, what so ever, to access porn, or any other "objectionable" material, for whatever their reasons are. And let's also add that these folks do not want to be bothered with installing software on their machines, or do anything else to their systems on their own. They just want to sign up for the "Nanny" plan, pay extra, and be done with it. If it's an "opt-in" censoring, I can't really be against it. Then again, it'll never work that way, will it?
All too often we will critiscise Bill Gates for the actions of his company and practises they employ; but whether we're right or wrong to do so, both him and his wife must be congratulated for their donations and the work they have done through their charity.
I'm trying to find the quote. Someone once made a comment during the Guilded Age regarding Carnegie's, Rockefeller's, etc... charities. The critique was that they were doing it for PR or to clense their souls (which might have been true for Carnegie. He really believed that it was a sin to die rich.) The person argued something to the affect of "So what? If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have all of these public libraries (Carnegie), the first Black Universities (Rockefeller), and so on (the Mellons, Morgans, other Robber Barons)". At that time, the Government wasn't doing it and I'm not sure that the Government should. BTW, Rockefeller set up his charities so that they had to fund themselves. If they couldn't, they didn't get his money - very efficient.
While death due to game addiction is still rare, many PC game players suffer from disorders of the musculoskeletal system related to repetitive strain such as pain in the wrist, shoulders and lower back
Anyone would get that way sitting in front of a computer that long. I do. Why blame games exclusively?
Your best bet, now, is to learn how to properly brown-nose and pick up lots of business and office-politics skills and make yourself satisfied with the "employee" thing.
I hear what you're saying. Our fellow geeks may want to think of other opportunities outside of OSS, if its that bad. I, for one, am doing that. And these days with IT being a must for a successful business (you can't do things with those old fashioned book ledgers by hand and expect to keep up with the competition.), it gives me some confidence in building some sort of organization - even if it's just me, myself, and I, I know I can create some IT solution to do a lot of the back office grunt work.
The demise of LinuxCare can be attributed to many factors. The first was that enterprises were slow to adopt Linux - in the early '00s, IT spending came to a grinding halt with the dot-com and stock market crash.
They were just ahead of their time. Like Go computer was. Now, there's a market for handheld and tablet devices. OSS' time will come. When, if I knew that, I'd be investing/starting something myself!
Sun Microsystems Inc. also is joining the $7.5 million project at the University of California, Berkeley. The Reliable, Adaptive and Distributed Systems, or RAD, lab was scheduled to open Thursday and will dole out $1.5 million annually over five years, with each company contributing equally.
That's chump change to Microsoft and Google (I don't know about SUN). Why aren't any one of them just funding the whole lab themselves? It's great that Berkely is getting some needed funding, but I think that this may some sort of PR thing. Just my 5 cents.
...the outcome will be determined solely by intelligence,...
Let's see, out of 1.3 billion people, there would be 130,000,000 people in the 90 percentile of intelligence. The US population is about 250 million. In other words, China could fill almost half of the US with very smart people. My point? I agree with you.
That's probably later on your list. But it surprised me when I learned that at the height of the Egyptian empire, Ethiopia had a HUGE empire too. That's why when Moses came back and said to the Pharoh, "I bring frinds from the South." He was smart enough to make friends with them because the Ethiopians would probably have kicked their asses. The reason it surprised me is that now, I have this image of a third world country where everyone is starving to death - NOT a super power.
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Which really sucks because if you're bartering, you don't have any money to pay the tax. In effect, you're being forced to use money. Of course, I'd like to see them enforce it. :)
What?!? What about when the rich guy buys that $100,000 car? there would be $23,000 going into the Governmnt's coffers.
Anyway, tell me exactly WHY the Government has to redistribute wealth? This isn't the 1930s where people are ready to revolt. And a consumption based tax will boost the economy by increasing savings and investment which will end up creating more jobs for the poor. Because the people who create the jobs are the people with money with the hopes of making more. And it's not just the "rich" who'll benifit. It'll be everyone: you, me, the poor. Government is the most unqualified entity for wealth management.
Yeah, that'll happen. We don't have to worry.
I really hate it that in order to install software, you HAVE to agree to the EULA. BUT, if you don't agree, the software doesn't install and you can't return the software to the store. So basically, you have no choice but to accept the EULA or eat the cost of the software. Very unfair. As a result, I just click OK and the software vendors can kiss my ass about the EULA. As far as I'm concerned, it's meaningless and if they have a problem, they'll have to come and get me.
Enough said.
I agree completely. Then again, 2.4 million per day comes out to $876 million for the year. Even MS would feel that and it wouldn't do much for the stock price either. Even then, I'd like to see the EU collect. That would REALLY be interesting!
That's precisely why I don't become a teacher. I know ...way off-topic, but stick with me. It's such a pain in the ass to become a teacher. The local Gov's want all these letters of recomendation, background checks, and other really obtrusive things. I just said, "Fuck it!" The teacher "shortage" will have to continue. I have better things to deal with than this shit! BTW, I'm male. That makes it MUCH more difficult, because everybody knows that every guy who becomes a teacher is a pedophile. Fuck that! I'm not a criminal and I'm into older chicks (30+) anyway!
I cannot disagree with you, but I just have say that the more competition the better. Competition has a way of bringing out the best in people - generally speaking. I'm sure there will be plenty of exceptions posted after this....
Too bad you were mod'ed "Troll". But your answer is absolutely correct. I've been working on some projcts that required the valuation of a business and their assets were hard if not impossible to verify. No deal. There's too much fraud, over stating, and incompetence to just judge the value by what is stated.
Or at all? I've gotten used to MS' menu layout. As a matter of fact, when they change their own menu items between versions, I'm lost. And it really pisses me off!
I just think that humans are so adaptable that you could do anything and we would learn to deal with it. And if you consider MS' monopoly position, they could put the "File" options under "Help" and that would be the standard.
Maybe the reason it "failed" the first time was when Fox was airing it.
I couldn't have said it better myself. That's the trouble with utilities, they don't have any competition to make them reduce their rates.
I agree completely. While I was reading your post I had a thought: What if the "extra" services the ISPs wanted to offer were, let's say, the "Nanny" plan. That would be marketed to people who don't want ANY way, what so ever, to access porn, or any other "objectionable" material, for whatever their reasons are. And let's also add that these folks do not want to be bothered with installing software on their machines, or do anything else to their systems on their own. They just want to sign up for the "Nanny" plan, pay extra, and be done with it. If it's an "opt-in" censoring, I can't really be against it. Then again, it'll never work that way, will it?
The ISPs are going to submit it to Congress as the "Keep the Children Safe from Porn and Stop Content Theives."
I'm trying to find the quote. Someone once made a comment during the Guilded Age regarding Carnegie's, Rockefeller's, etc... charities. The critique was that they were doing it for PR or to clense their souls (which might have been true for Carnegie. He really believed that it was a sin to die rich.) The person argued something to the affect of "So what? If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have all of these public libraries (Carnegie), the first Black Universities (Rockefeller), and so on (the Mellons, Morgans, other Robber Barons)". At that time, the Government wasn't doing it and I'm not sure that the Government should.
BTW, Rockefeller set up his charities so that they had to fund themselves. If they couldn't, they didn't get his money - very efficient.
Anyone would get that way sitting in front of a computer that long. I do. Why blame games exclusively?
I hear what you're saying. Our fellow geeks may want to think of other opportunities outside of OSS, if its that bad. I, for one, am doing that. And these days with IT being a must for a successful business (you can't do things with those old fashioned book ledgers by hand and expect to keep up with the competition.), it gives me some confidence in building some sort of organization - even if it's just me, myself, and I, I know I can create some IT solution to do a lot of the back office grunt work.
They were just ahead of their time. Like Go computer was. Now, there's a market for handheld and tablet devices. OSS' time will come. When, if I knew that, I'd be investing/starting something myself!
That's chump change to Microsoft and Google (I don't know about SUN). Why aren't any one of them just funding the whole lab themselves? It's great that Berkely is getting some needed funding, but I think that this may some sort of PR thing. Just my 5 cents.
Let's see, out of 1.3 billion people, there would be 130,000,000 people in the 90 percentile of intelligence. The US population is about 250 million. In other words, China could fill almost half of the US with very smart people. My point? I agree with you.
At what point does prudence become paranoia?
And, why am I making my posts rhetorical questions?
That's probably later on your list. But it surprised me when I learned that at the height of the Egyptian empire, Ethiopia had a HUGE empire too. That's why when Moses came back and said to the Pharoh, "I bring frinds from the South." He was smart enough to make friends with them because the Ethiopians would probably have kicked their asses. The reason it surprised me is that now, I have this image of a third world country where everyone is starving to death - NOT a super power.
China == "Goldstein"? See 1984 by George Orwell
1. How do they know that it's the Chinese Military? It could be a criminal organization.
2. Do you really think that anything really sensitive would be able to be accessed from the Internet?
this and mechanize it. I don't know, though a USB port, plug it in, and Ohhh! Think of the sex/porn possibilities!