That cost of living study is useless. It essentially looks at average ratios of prices across a subset of consumer goods. However, when one looks just at housing cost (which in large American cities is the primary driver of high cost of living), NYC is much higher than the study ranks it. I'd rather pay ~$2300/month for an apartment in Copenhagen while paying ~$3 more for my occasional "burger meal" than pay ~$4000/month rent in NYC but have access to cheap burgers. Especially for those at the mid to low end of the income scale, the cost of housing plays a much larger role than the cost of consumer goods. Other than a subsistence level of food, one can always buy less. However, a roof over the head is pretty much a necessity. If they want a useful study, they should look just at cost of housing + one month worth of groceries. Beyond that, cost of living is all up to the liver.
Your analogy involving the DA is a bit off. I think it would be more accurate as follows: The DA says to the convicted (who is looking around the room, a bit confused) "We could prosecute you, on some charges which we assure you are valid and will lead to a conviction, though we don't presently think it in our best interest to divulge them. However, if you cooperate, then we will let you go... for now."
In other words, there's a big difference between someone who definitely has done something wrong being offered a plea bargain, and offering a plea bargain to someone who is only told that they have done something wrong.
Honestly, whenever I see people working out while reading or talking on the phone I feel sorry for them. This would be more of the same. It will only do a disservice to both activities. Neither will be given the proper energy or attention required to make effective use of time. If you're exercising to get in shape, then you should be working hard enough that it is not possible to do anything else concurrently. If you are on a treadmill or some other such machine just to lose weight, the same could be accomplished (while gaining time instead of losing it) by simply eating less.
Someone still has to pay taxes on the cars, food, houses, etc. This is not a valid argument. If corporate entities can "write off" this sort of purchase, then that is what should be changed. A purchase is a purchase. Whether it's made by Phil Bachman, or Phil Bachman incorporated.
I don't see how that's a loophole. Assuming you're not working for GM or some other auto manufacturer, the party providing you with the car will have had to pay the appropriate sales taxes on said car. Thus, the government gets its cut. It doesn't really matter who pays the taxes as long as someone pays them. The problem is that things have been twisted not to be that way. In the current system, the car would be taxed twice, with the "prize" tax occurring at a ludicrous rate.
Scraping is against the terms of service. However, if you wanted to write up one of those on your own, check the syntax of Google's result pages. The syntax for both submitting requests and the returned results are incredibly regular. You can write up your own requester/parser in a couple of hours at most if you're at all familiar with regexes and your language of choice's HTTP libraries. Further, any of the APIs that they offer are likely to be over (depending on your needs) restrictive, so if you want to do any real heavy lifting you'll have to lie/cheat/steal. Writing your own API can be quite useful for doing specialized bulk batch searching and customizing the form of returned results to your hearts content.
Shh! Don't ruin his cover. The time to strike will come soon enough. (Glances left, glances right, turns around and walks off into a mist without looking back)
Fin.
Whenever articles about these guys come out, it's made to seem that they have passed on the chance to make billions in favor of living some poor monkish existence. This always upsets me. These guys have certainly made enough money to last the rest of their lives, barring any sort of Tysonesque platinum-plated Snow Leopard purchases. The old boys on Wall Street, and journalists the same, seem unable to grasp the concept that, despite the cliche about how the money one has is never enough, there might actually be people who would rather be quite wealthy and loved then stupendously wealthy and loathed.
Not being a Star Trek type myself, I wanted to check out what a Deltan was... Beyond the mere surface similarities, your comparison's continued accuracy at all levels is astounding...
I bet Britney's Deltan does emit some extremely powerful pheromones, in addition to being able to stop pain.
In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Deltans are a closely humanoid species, probably Federation members. Only one confirmed Deltan has been seen on screen, Lieutenant Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, although the novelization of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan identifies at least one of the scientists on the Regula 1 space station as Deltan. Presuming she is typical of her species, Deltans (or at least female Deltans) are most notable for having bald heads. They have a limited telepathic ability, allowing them to stop another person from feeling pain by touching them. Deltans emit extremely powerful pheromones, provoking a strong sexual reaction in many other species. Although this article previously reported that this detail of Deltan pheromones existed only in non-canonical sources, the issue is addressed in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
Ilia reported that her "Oath of Celibacy" was on record when she reported to Kirk. While the original theatrical release does not expand on this, deleted scenes that were later incorporated into the film includes dialogue establishing that she is "as safe as any Human," and that she would never take advantage of a "sexually immature species". Deltan culture is also said to heavily emphasise sexuality - Roddenberry once said that to a Deltan, sex is like a handshake. Deltans in Starfleet were thus forbidden from engaging in sexual activity so as to limit their disruptive influence on other species. Other sources contend that sexual activity with a Deltan is such an intense experience that a non-Deltan who engages in such activity with a Deltan risks insanity.
Both of the possibilities you mention are just software engineering. One is less mathematical and the other more. If one wants to do the numerical development, one could just take a numerical/scientific computing course in addition to the other software engineering courses. However, the divide between theoretical and practical computer science is not one merely of what sorts of math are used. It's more of a difference between advancing what we know to be possible and how it might be done, and advancing what actually has been done.
You're right on, and you describe well the personal responsibility that is needed in what we currently label a "war on terrorism." Unfortunately, people prefer offense to defense, unless they are personally at risk. For some reason it always seems as if wanting to get something done is a stronger impulse to action than an equally strong desire to not have something happen. Further, it seems that most people have trouble discerning when threats to a group to which they do not belong (in this case research scientists, as opposed to Americans/Westerners in the more traditional terrorist case (to which the people shirking responsibility DO belong)) are, by proxy, threats to themselves and their freedoms. Also, on a more sarcastic and cynical note, it seems that more often than not, at least in the U.S.A., the people with the luxury of indiscriminate free-time (those who are employees of Mom and Dad inc.) seem to be burdened with some sort of bourgeois guilt which they feel a need to discard. This often requires fighting for the less fortunate, which for some reason usually means animals and not people (I think it's because defenseless animals tend to be much cuter than homeless people, and more huggable)./Pardon the poor syntax and winding sentences.
What really amazes me about these replies is not the percentage of people who have gone without realizing that the 6% is a daily number, but instead the large percentage of those replying to posters having made the first mistake, and in their corrections saying something along the lines of: "No, it's 6%/day, like in 200 days of trading that's 1200%, idiot..." Umm, ok, so I saw one reply which got it right out of significantly more who were trying to correct others. Anyways, let's assume that the tax losses each day are %50 of what was gained, so our effective daily percentage gain is 3. It's farking compound interest, unless you're retarded and pull your earnings and only invest the same initial principle each day. This means at %3 per compounding period (the trading day) and with 200 compounding periods, we have Pf = Pi*(1.03)^200 = 369.35 for Pi = 1. Now if it were really a %6 daily gain (and tax was not an issue), we have Pf = Pi*(1.06)^200 = 115125.90, that's %11,512,590 annual gain (a bit better than a %6 CD). Not too shabby. I guess it's no wonder so many people fall so quickly into credit debt.
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That cost of living study is useless. It essentially looks at average ratios of prices across a subset of consumer goods. However, when one looks just at housing cost (which in large American cities is the primary driver of high cost of living), NYC is much higher than the study ranks it. I'd rather pay ~$2300/month for an apartment in Copenhagen while paying ~$3 more for my occasional "burger meal" than pay ~$4000/month rent in NYC but have access to cheap burgers. Especially for those at the mid to low end of the income scale, the cost of housing plays a much larger role than the cost of consumer goods. Other than a subsistence level of food, one can always buy less. However, a roof over the head is pretty much a necessity. If they want a useful study, they should look just at cost of housing + one month worth of groceries. Beyond that, cost of living is all up to the liver.
Your analogy involving the DA is a bit off. I think it would be more accurate as follows: The DA says to the convicted (who is looking around the room, a bit confused) "We could prosecute you, on some charges which we assure you are valid and will lead to a conviction, though we don't presently think it in our best interest to divulge them. However, if you cooperate, then we will let you go... for now." In other words, there's a big difference between someone who definitely has done something wrong being offered a plea bargain, and offering a plea bargain to someone who is only told that they have done something wrong.
Honestly, whenever I see people working out while reading or talking on the phone I feel sorry for them. This would be more of the same. It will only do a disservice to both activities. Neither will be given the proper energy or attention required to make effective use of time. If you're exercising to get in shape, then you should be working hard enough that it is not possible to do anything else concurrently. If you are on a treadmill or some other such machine just to lose weight, the same could be accomplished (while gaining time instead of losing it) by simply eating less.
It's not a typo. The author is Asian.
Someone still has to pay taxes on the cars, food, houses, etc. This is not a valid argument. If corporate entities can "write off" this sort of purchase, then that is what should be changed. A purchase is a purchase. Whether it's made by Phil Bachman, or Phil Bachman incorporated.
I don't see how that's a loophole. Assuming you're not working for GM or some other auto manufacturer, the party providing you with the car will have had to pay the appropriate sales taxes on said car. Thus, the government gets its cut. It doesn't really matter who pays the taxes as long as someone pays them. The problem is that things have been twisted not to be that way. In the current system, the car would be taxed twice, with the "prize" tax occurring at a ludicrous rate.
Scraping is against the terms of service. However, if you wanted to write up one of those on your own, check the syntax of Google's result pages. The syntax for both submitting requests and the returned results are incredibly regular. You can write up your own requester/parser in a couple of hours at most if you're at all familiar with regexes and your language of choice's HTTP libraries. Further, any of the APIs that they offer are likely to be over (depending on your needs) restrictive, so if you want to do any real heavy lifting you'll have to lie/cheat/steal. Writing your own API can be quite useful for doing specialized bulk batch searching and customizing the form of returned results to your hearts content.
Shh! Don't ruin his cover. The time to strike will come soon enough. (Glances left, glances right, turns around and walks off into a mist without looking back) Fin.
Whenever articles about these guys come out, it's made to seem that they have passed on the chance to make billions in favor of living some poor monkish existence. This always upsets me. These guys have certainly made enough money to last the rest of their lives, barring any sort of Tysonesque platinum-plated Snow Leopard purchases. The old boys on Wall Street, and journalists the same, seem unable to grasp the concept that, despite the cliche about how the money one has is never enough, there might actually be people who would rather be quite wealthy and loved then stupendously wealthy and loathed.
Eh, the Deltan stuff was taken from wikipedia.
I guess that in comment formatting only works if it is explicitly put in HTML
Not being a Star Trek type myself, I wanted to check out what a Deltan was... Beyond the mere surface similarities, your comparison's continued accuracy at all levels is astounding... I bet Britney's Deltan does emit some extremely powerful pheromones, in addition to being able to stop pain. In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Deltans are a closely humanoid species, probably Federation members. Only one confirmed Deltan has been seen on screen, Lieutenant Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, although the novelization of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan identifies at least one of the scientists on the Regula 1 space station as Deltan. Presuming she is typical of her species, Deltans (or at least female Deltans) are most notable for having bald heads. They have a limited telepathic ability, allowing them to stop another person from feeling pain by touching them. Deltans emit extremely powerful pheromones, provoking a strong sexual reaction in many other species. Although this article previously reported that this detail of Deltan pheromones existed only in non-canonical sources, the issue is addressed in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Ilia reported that her "Oath of Celibacy" was on record when she reported to Kirk. While the original theatrical release does not expand on this, deleted scenes that were later incorporated into the film includes dialogue establishing that she is "as safe as any Human," and that she would never take advantage of a "sexually immature species". Deltan culture is also said to heavily emphasise sexuality - Roddenberry once said that to a Deltan, sex is like a handshake. Deltans in Starfleet were thus forbidden from engaging in sexual activity so as to limit their disruptive influence on other species. Other sources contend that sexual activity with a Deltan is such an intense experience that a non-Deltan who engages in such activity with a Deltan risks insanity.
You are stupid.
With no site for pine patches I'll pine for patches while I mine patches to pine. :-(
Both of the possibilities you mention are just software engineering. One is less mathematical and the other more. If one wants to do the numerical development, one could just take a numerical/scientific computing course in addition to the other software engineering courses. However, the divide between theoretical and practical computer science is not one merely of what sorts of math are used. It's more of a difference between advancing what we know to be possible and how it might be done, and advancing what actually has been done.
You're right on, and you describe well the personal responsibility that is needed in what we currently label a "war on terrorism." Unfortunately, people prefer offense to defense, unless they are personally at risk. For some reason it always seems as if wanting to get something done is a stronger impulse to action than an equally strong desire to not have something happen. Further, it seems that most people have trouble discerning when threats to a group to which they do not belong (in this case research scientists, as opposed to Americans/Westerners in the more traditional terrorist case (to which the people shirking responsibility DO belong)) are, by proxy, threats to themselves and their freedoms. Also, on a more sarcastic and cynical note, it seems that more often than not, at least in the U.S.A., the people with the luxury of indiscriminate free-time (those who are employees of Mom and Dad inc.) seem to be burdened with some sort of bourgeois guilt which they feel a need to discard. This often requires fighting for the less fortunate, which for some reason usually means animals and not people (I think it's because defenseless animals tend to be much cuter than homeless people, and more huggable). /Pardon the poor syntax and winding sentences.
What really amazes me about these replies is not the percentage of people who have gone without realizing that the 6% is a daily number, but instead the large percentage of those replying to posters having made the first mistake, and in their corrections saying something along the lines of: "No, it's 6%/day, like in 200 days of trading that's 1200%, idiot..." Umm, ok, so I saw one reply which got it right out of significantly more who were trying to correct others. Anyways, let's assume that the tax losses each day are %50 of what was gained, so our effective daily percentage gain is 3. It's farking compound interest, unless you're retarded and pull your earnings and only invest the same initial principle each day. This means at %3 per compounding period (the trading day) and with 200 compounding periods, we have Pf = Pi*(1.03)^200 = 369.35 for Pi = 1. Now if it were really a %6 daily gain (and tax was not an issue), we have Pf = Pi*(1.06)^200 = 115125.90, that's %11,512,590 annual gain (a bit better than a %6 CD). Not too shabby. I guess it's no wonder so many people fall so quickly into credit debt.