>> Our eyes and brains do an exceptional job of integrating information across different visual glances to give us a deep, persistent illusion of uniformly high-resolution vision.
YES ! The brain is a remarkable computer.
Of course, there many situations in which the brain makes patently wrong conclusions But on the whole, I think the human brain is one of the most remarkable things in the universe.
Cones (colour) are concentrated in the centre. Rods (black and white) dominate the periphery.
The idea being we need to see in full colour directly ahead, but have the sensitivity to detect subtle movement / predators in our peripheral vision. (Go nature !)
Trivia: Ever notice in a very dark room you may tilt your head a little / look askance at an object? It's because you're instinctively trying to use the rods (black and white) which work better than cones (colour) in low light.
Sure, but the store knows the individual items that you purchased, along with your credit card.
You do know there's an entire industry devoted to this data? Purchased & formatted neatly by data brokers and then sold for a handsome profit.
>> And how will that cause me harm ?
At the moment I suspect it won't. But I don't know what will happen in 10 years. Will you be refused health insurance because you bought too many Twinkies, and not enough greens? Drank too much Coke? Were making purchases at 11pm instead of being in bed?
Personally, it's for the potential abuses that I CAN'T think of that I prefer cash.
For one thing, I suspect none of the individuals here on/. use a tax haven to reduce their effective tax rate to zero.
I take every effort to reduce my tax, very legally. So does Google, very legally.
My gripe is that large corporations have access to tax havens. If I declare no income in Australia, but each week withdraw $5,000 from an overseas account via an ATM, the Australian Tax Office will eventually knock on my door and ask me to demonstrate how I maintain my standard of living while not submitting a tax return. I'll then get nabbed for not declaring my offshore stash.
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According to Wikipedia an eagle can spot a rabbit up to 3.2 km away !!
Just wow.
*Wipes a tear*
I love Slashdot.
>> Our eyes and brains do an exceptional job of integrating information across different visual glances to give us a deep, persistent illusion of uniformly high-resolution vision.
YES ! The brain is a remarkable computer.
Of course, there many situations in which the brain makes patently wrong conclusions
But on the whole, I think the human brain is one of the most remarkable things in the universe.
Cones (colour) are concentrated in the centre. Rods (black and white) dominate the periphery.
The idea being we need to see in full colour directly ahead, but have the sensitivity to detect subtle movement / predators in our peripheral vision. (Go nature !)
Trivia:
Ever notice in a very dark room you may tilt your head a little / look askance at an object? It's because you're instinctively trying to use the rods (black and white) which work better than cones (colour) in low light.
Have you been to Canberra? The streets are largely empty.
Now Sydney, on the other hand ...
>> What kind of dumb fuck thought this was a good idea? Fire every idiot involved in this decision immediately
Systemic problem
That's what I thought when I read TFS.
Another possibility is that they don't go belly-up, but rather restrict access: unlimited no longer equals unlimited
Sure, but the store knows the individual items that you purchased, along with your credit card.
You do know there's an entire industry devoted to this data? Purchased & formatted neatly by data brokers and then sold for a handsome profit.
>> And how will that cause me harm ?
At the moment I suspect it won't. But I don't know what will happen in 10 years.
Will you be refused health insurance because you bought too many Twinkies, and not enough greens?
Drank too much Coke? Were making purchases at 11pm instead of being in bed?
Personally, it's for the potential abuses that I CAN'T think of that I prefer cash.
Up to 92 GB, they say? Are they sure they don't mean 92 GiB?
Otherwise they should be saying 99 GB ... which looks worse.
>> What am I on about, it's Apple. ROFLMAO. Courage!
If not for this minor (yet major) point. They're giving feedback to one darn obstinate, hubristic company.
You've never tried to register a com.au, have you? It's fairly territorial.
In Britain's defence, at the time it was drafted they probably never thought it would apply to them. Nor indeed to anyone.
Sure, that's no excuse for public servants operating at such a high level of office ... but (shrugs).
No one's saying that Britain will turn into Rwanda within 50 years because it left the EU.
It's just a question of: better off in, or better off out?
Yup; I'm also expecting a last minute change-of-heart.
It's not just the economic openness.
There's also the entitlement to vote in the parliament.
Thanks for mentioning the term "clawback" in this context; I learnt something interesting tonight.
For anyone else interested, a couple of articles that go into further detail:
Clawback Lawsuits on Rise in Aftermath of Ponzi Schemes
Ponzi Scheme Victims May Owe Triple Damages For Usury In Clawback Lawsuits - A New Tool In Ponzi Scheme Litigation?
Sheesh !!
Call me grandma, but the typical highway speed limit in Australia is 110km/h, and THAT makes me nervous.
Wordplay, heh? I better arm myself.
>> Looking over the specs
Re-read the summary !
>> unless you live in a faraday cage
Heh heh, I like that.
>> or far away enough from a 5G cell phone tower
From what I hear isn't that, like, a metre?
Same here: when I needed to buy a new TV one of my few criteria was "NOT a smart TV".
And I predict this rule will stand when I need to buy another one.
My choices were constrained, but so be it.
Very dramatic ir photos of the eclipse. Nicely done!
How are you sure you're paying your fair share?
For one thing, I suspect none of the individuals here on /. use a tax haven to reduce their effective tax rate to zero.
I take every effort to reduce my tax, very legally. So does Google, very legally.
My gripe is that large corporations have access to tax havens. If I declare no income in Australia, but each week withdraw $5,000 from an overseas account via an ATM, the Australian Tax Office will eventually knock on my door and ask me to demonstrate how I maintain my standard of living while not submitting a tax return. I'll then get nabbed for not declaring my offshore stash.
+1
(a) 23 billion is actually quite big
(b) 23 billion x 50 companies* ~= 1 trillion ... does this get your attention?
* Most other companies wouldn't be 23 billion. ... thousands do.
Then again, 50 companies don't use tax havens
Whose signature is on the financial transactions? That person.