Right click on the "Windows" logo in the lower left corner. Select Control Panel. You get exactly the same control panel as you had in Windows 7 - and it's trivial to create users, add/remove programs, change hardware settings, etc. Try it - it's pretty darn simple!
As far as starting stuff up, I have several of my more oft-used programs pinned to my taskbar, and several links on the desktop. Compilers, CAD packages, MATLAB, all pretty easy to get to, and simple to run. Seriously, there is VERY little difference between the Windows 8 desktop and Windows 7 desktop. You do not need to use the Metro UI if you don't want; I rarely use it (other than the quickly access little-used programs, a couple times a week).
Big ocean upwellings/sinks; El Nino/La Nina are the opposite peaks of an oscillation in the Pacific ocean. Why would we expect only one peak to cause a climate disruption?
I don't really see any difference between the Windows 8 desktop and the Windows 7 desktop - other than the Start button. Do you mean the OPTIONAL Windows Metro UI? No need to ever use that, you know...
Sure... Here's an article about the constant "adjustments" to HadCRUT that cause it to constantly lower past temperatures, and increase current temperatures. Additionally, HadCRUT is based on 5+ degree latitude/longitude "cells" that are extremely coarse, and use just 1300 points worldwide for all land mass... And none for much of the oceans (the overwhelming number of measurements are limited to established shipping lanes). Why wouldn't a satellite with full-world coverage be more accurate and higher resolution?
No, they're not ignorable - they are, in fact, correlated with big El Nino/La Nina events. For example, 1997/1998. That hints that it's driven mainly by natural cycles, and that in-between - those flat areas - when CO2 is steadily increasing, we see basically static temperatures. If CO2 was the primary driver, then wouldn't you expect to see temperature trends that roughly mimic the increase in CO2?
But the years in-between. If you had a constant increase in heat from constant increase in CO2, we'd see atmospheric temperatures increasing regardless of EN/LN effects; those would still cause spikes, but we'd still see a continual trend. From WoodForTrees, looking at the raw data, we don't see it. It's flat - or slightly declining - between each of the large EN/LN events. The atmosphere apparently doesn't heat up until we have such an event.
So then man can't do much - it's nature pulling or pushing heat in/out of the system... Because when we try hard (like now with increasing CO2) we don't see any increase in temperatures. But when nature burps (a big El Nino) we see a spike. I'd say we're driven primarily by nature, not man...
And a slight drop since 1997. If you look at RSS, it was essentially flat from 1979 to 1996, then the big 1998 spike happened, then flat since then. It's not really an increasing trend, but a flat/stable with a single big step function that happened in 1998. If it was driven by man, we'd expect to see a relatively consistent, ongoing rise, wouldn't we? Rather than two basically flat/declining periods with one big step function year between...
Better yet, the tax code should not offer ANY differences for households or couples or singles. Simply dependents under the age of 18 for whom you have legal responsibility. Why should there be different tax laws for married couples versus singles cohabiting? Eliminate the "married filing jointly" category altogether.
There are two sides to every coin. Stating that "McConnell is "leading the effort to take away our right to vote."" to only black voters is pretty over-the-line, wouldn't you agree?
Apparently voter fraud is not that low and can affect the outcomes of elections. I believe the problem is very hard to prove/prosecute because we have zero barrier to prevention at the start - no ID required.
Yep! And when your friend shows up with legal team, they will all be subpoena'd to find out where the funds came from. Not many lawyers would be willing to commit perjury to help you out - they'll say "from your Bitcoins". The IRS will simple abscond with the funds (seizure of unreported assets) and again you're SOL...
Regarding bitcoins, there IS a provable trail of when they were used/accessed, right? That's the blockchain and is one of the key features of bitcoins. Assuming he's found guilty and has a large penalty to pay off, any time he accesses those bitcoins he's now made a permanent record of the transaction and if he does NOT use the first XX% of those proceeds to pay off his debt, he's now committed fraud and can be thrown into Federal PMITA prison.
Absolutely. And about 4% of the time, Congress actually overrides a veto. That means, on average, 96% of the time the President's veto will stand. The President has a very strong role in making bills into law. He cannot be absolved of that responsibility.
> Yup, multiple credit cards have been able to survive over the long term.
Yes. And multiple credit cards have also died out and been pushed out of the market.
...checks UID of jedediah...
OK gramps, just because your JCB card isn't universally accepted, and Golden Corral no longer takes your Diner's Card is no reason to get worked up over newfangled payment systems...
It goes beyond what you mentioned for the executive branch. You essentially said that the President can choose to not to uphold the law - not prosecute. It goes beyond that; the President can stop it from becoming a law in the first place by vetoing the bill. Laws do not exist until the President agrees to the bill. He had equal footing in passing laws as the Congress, in that regard.
You can blame other parts of the federal government somewhat, but blaming Congress for bad laws is always precisely the right thing to do.
The President is involved as well, since he can veto the bill to prevent it from becoming law. Sure, Congress can cook up some bad bills - but the President is the final gate keeper before that bill becomes a law. School house rock and all..
Umm, the federal government has already seized someone's bitcoins, they could do the same to yours if they so chose.
Notice how they only seized the unsecured portion of Ross Ulbricht's supposed vendors bitcoin's sitting on the servers escrow account and not the majority sitting in cold storage which they cannot sell or get access to.
Can Ross Ulbricht access those bitcoins? If not - they're as good as gone to him. Except he cannot use them to pay off his debts. So he's still in the same tax hot water, but without the asset NOR the means to bail himself out of hot water.
If they have YOU, there is no reason to have your bitcoins. Having a vault full of cash, but no way to access it, is as good as not having any cash at all. With the IRS, you're basically presumed guilty until proven innocent, so they'll just hold you - or garnish your wages, or take your hard physical assets (cars, property, 401Ks, Social Security, clothing, computers) and continue to do so until you prove your innocence.
If you're a US citizen OR green card holder, it doesn't matter where you reside or work. You owe taxes in the US. Even if you never step foot in the US for the entire year, you still have to report your worldwide income and file a tax return - and pay taxes owed.
You better hope they ignore you... Otherwise a single letter to your employer will have your paycheck suspended until the situation is resolved... The long arm of the IRS reaches across International borders with ease and most companies/banks will roll over on a single person without a second thought, simply out of convenience.
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Right click on the "Windows" logo in the lower left corner. Select Control Panel. You get exactly the same control panel as you had in Windows 7 - and it's trivial to create users, add/remove programs, change hardware settings, etc. Try it - it's pretty darn simple!
As far as starting stuff up, I have several of my more oft-used programs pinned to my taskbar, and several links on the desktop. Compilers, CAD packages, MATLAB, all pretty easy to get to, and simple to run. Seriously, there is VERY little difference between the Windows 8 desktop and Windows 7 desktop. You do not need to use the Metro UI if you don't want; I rarely use it (other than the quickly access little-used programs, a couple times a week).
Satellites are also ground truthed via independent radiosonde data collected throughout the air column.
Big ocean upwellings/sinks; El Nino/La Nina are the opposite peaks of an oscillation in the Pacific ocean. Why would we expect only one peak to cause a climate disruption?
I don't really see any difference between the Windows 8 desktop and the Windows 7 desktop - other than the Start button. Do you mean the OPTIONAL Windows Metro UI? No need to ever use that, you know...
Sure... Here's an article about the constant "adjustments" to HadCRUT that cause it to constantly lower past temperatures, and increase current temperatures. Additionally, HadCRUT is based on 5+ degree latitude/longitude "cells" that are extremely coarse, and use just 1300 points worldwide for all land mass... And none for much of the oceans (the overwhelming number of measurements are limited to established shipping lanes). Why wouldn't a satellite with full-world coverage be more accurate and higher resolution?
No, they're not ignorable - they are, in fact, correlated with big El Nino/La Nina events. For example, 1997/1998. That hints that it's driven mainly by natural cycles, and that in-between - those flat areas - when CO2 is steadily increasing, we see basically static temperatures. If CO2 was the primary driver, then wouldn't you expect to see temperature trends that roughly mimic the increase in CO2?
But the years in-between. If you had a constant increase in heat from constant increase in CO2, we'd see atmospheric temperatures increasing regardless of EN/LN effects; those would still cause spikes, but we'd still see a continual trend. From WoodForTrees, looking at the raw data, we don't see it. It's flat - or slightly declining - between each of the large EN/LN events. The atmosphere apparently doesn't heat up until we have such an event.
So then man can't do much - it's nature pulling or pushing heat in/out of the system... Because when we try hard (like now with increasing CO2) we don't see any increase in temperatures. But when nature burps (a big El Nino) we see a spike. I'd say we're driven primarily by nature, not man...
And a slight drop since 1997. If you look at RSS, it was essentially flat from 1979 to 1996, then the big 1998 spike happened, then flat since then. It's not really an increasing trend, but a flat/stable with a single big step function that happened in 1998. If it was driven by man, we'd expect to see a relatively consistent, ongoing rise, wouldn't we? Rather than two basically flat/declining periods with one big step function year between...
Don't worry, it's the "we gave them free Internet and now they want a free computer as well????" step that they're concerned about...
Better yet, the tax code should not offer ANY differences for households or couples or singles. Simply dependents under the age of 18 for whom you have legal responsibility. Why should there be different tax laws for married couples versus singles cohabiting? Eliminate the "married filing jointly" category altogether.
There are two sides to every coin. Stating that "McConnell is "leading the effort to take away our right to vote."" to only black voters is pretty over-the-line, wouldn't you agree?
Apparently voter fraud is not that low and can affect the outcomes of elections. I believe the problem is very hard to prove/prosecute because we have zero barrier to prevention at the start - no ID required.
You need to educate yourself. By Federal law, deposits of checks for under $5,000 must credit your funds within 2 days.
Yep! And when your friend shows up with legal team, they will all be subpoena'd to find out where the funds came from. Not many lawyers would be willing to commit perjury to help you out - they'll say "from your Bitcoins". The IRS will simple abscond with the funds (seizure of unreported assets) and again you're SOL...
Regarding bitcoins, there IS a provable trail of when they were used/accessed, right? That's the blockchain and is one of the key features of bitcoins. Assuming he's found guilty and has a large penalty to pay off, any time he accesses those bitcoins he's now made a permanent record of the transaction and if he does NOT use the first XX% of those proceeds to pay off his debt, he's now committed fraud and can be thrown into Federal PMITA prison.
Absolutely. And about 4% of the time, Congress actually overrides a veto. That means, on average, 96% of the time the President's veto will stand. The President has a very strong role in making bills into law. He cannot be absolved of that responsibility.
> Yup, multiple credit cards have been able to survive over the long term.
Yes. And multiple credit cards have also died out and been pushed out of the market.
...checks UID of jedediah...
OK gramps, just because your JCB card isn't universally accepted, and Golden Corral no longer takes your Diner's Card is no reason to get worked up over newfangled payment systems...
It goes beyond what you mentioned for the executive branch. You essentially said that the President can choose to not to uphold the law - not prosecute. It goes beyond that; the President can stop it from becoming a law in the first place by vetoing the bill. Laws do not exist until the President agrees to the bill. He had equal footing in passing laws as the Congress, in that regard.
You can blame other parts of the federal government somewhat, but blaming Congress for bad laws is always precisely the right thing to do.
The President is involved as well, since he can veto the bill to prevent it from becoming law. Sure, Congress can cook up some bad bills - but the President is the final gate keeper before that bill becomes a law. School house rock and all..
Umm, the federal government has already seized someone's bitcoins, they could do the same to yours if they so chose.
Notice how they only seized the unsecured portion of Ross Ulbricht's supposed vendors bitcoin's sitting on the servers escrow account and not the majority sitting in cold storage which they cannot sell or get access to.
Can Ross Ulbricht access those bitcoins? If not - they're as good as gone to him. Except he cannot use them to pay off his debts. So he's still in the same tax hot water, but without the asset NOR the means to bail himself out of hot water.
If they have YOU, there is no reason to have your bitcoins. Having a vault full of cash, but no way to access it, is as good as not having any cash at all. With the IRS, you're basically presumed guilty until proven innocent, so they'll just hold you - or garnish your wages, or take your hard physical assets (cars, property, 401Ks, Social Security, clothing, computers) and continue to do so until you prove your innocence.
If you're a US citizen OR green card holder, it doesn't matter where you reside or work. You owe taxes in the US. Even if you never step foot in the US for the entire year, you still have to report your worldwide income and file a tax return - and pay taxes owed.
You better hope they ignore you... Otherwise a single letter to your employer will have your paycheck suspended until the situation is resolved... The long arm of the IRS reaches across International borders with ease and most companies/banks will roll over on a single person without a second thought, simply out of convenience.
Seven percent you say? I wonder why this graphic shows 7% - pretty much spot-on to the Kyoto target...