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by josho 10y ago
It's entirely reasonable to assume that with this much money at stake Apple will pull all the stops for a tax holiday. What I was wondering was if any politician had spoken publicly on this issue. It seems, unsurprisingly, they haven&#
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by josho 10y ago
Those with money and/or power get to make the rules. Dotcom certainly has neither compared to the corporations that he pissed off. I'm starting to understand how vital unions were for being a lobbyist to the gov. That spoke from t
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by josho 10y ago
I've read this theme several times. What has she done to lead you to make this conclusion? Or is this no more than your own bias and fear?
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by josho 10y ago
The idiom is magnifying glass representing search. The star icon more closely aligns with quick access to something used often.
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by josho 10y ago
> This is already a massive problem in programs where we do require demonstrations of need. See NPR's expose on rampant disability fraud: http://apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/ But, the disability fraud is due in
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by josho 10y ago
I love the concept. However the variability in budget sizes due to changing tax payer whims strikes me as a challenge for administrators to plan for. Eg. How do you set multi year goals when there is an annual 5% variability due to this pro
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by josho 10y ago
After reading this first blurb: > The year 2016 is on pace to be the hottest on record, with each of the first six months setting new temperature records... Climate change, combined with the effects of El Niño, is the main reason behind
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by josho 10y ago
It genuinely saddens me that providing an open Wifi guest network for my guest's convenience is considered 'negligence'. Interestingly where I leave a major Canadian ISP provides unsecured wifi networks across the city. To ge
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by josho 10y ago
That sounds rather draconian. Is the American justice system really this bad? I'm aware of the Kim dotcom case that was arguably supporting piracy and the operator knew he was skirting laws. So, I understand (but don't agree) with
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by josho 10y ago
And if you are wondering what decriminalizing drugs might do to your country then take a look at a country that has already done this. https://mic.com/articles/110344/14-years-after-portugal-decr... Though, I susp
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by josho 10y ago
Isn't this clearly FUD. Of course if someone from your IP address is committing crimes and the authorities start an investigation they'll start looking into you and your family, you might be inconvenienced as the investigation goe
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by josho 10y ago
That is insane. Think about real world parallels: - Leaving a window open, or a door unlocked, thereby allowing someone to enter through it, and while on your premise conducts a crime. Is this crime your fault for not sufficiently securing
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by josho 10y ago
OS X because I don't get paid to futz with my OS to get it working right. But, most of the time I also have a Linux VM image running to give me a closer production like environment.
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by josho 10y ago
> US military spending is one of the major engines that powers the American economy I always get lost on this argument. Americans largely see socialism as evil (obvious consequence of the cold war). Yet, the argument put forward above is
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by josho 10y ago
I agree about your larger question, and would enjoy exploring that. But, for this conversation I find it most interesting and relevant that the citizens don't even see the military budget as an issue. On this issue we need not even wor
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by josho 10y ago
User 'toomuchtodo' gave us a good reference earlier in this discussion showing just how much the US spends. http://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0053_defense-comparison Also, I would argue that Russia isn't
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by josho 10y ago
The percentage difference between 2.1% and 3.3% is 44%.
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by josho 10y ago
I thought that there was no defence against ICBMs, it turns out that we likely do now . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-ballistic_missile Regardless, I'm not sure why a US base is required in Europe for the s
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by josho 10y ago
But, if US citizens didn't want this then the US could clearly work with Europe to transition away from being protector of Europe . So, I'm left wondering why Americans want to subsidize Europe in this regard?
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by josho 10y ago
That explains congress, thank you. It doesn't exactly explain the citizenry (it does for those that might be left unemployed from military cuts, but I expect that's a small % of the electorate).
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by josho 10y ago
I understand the historical context and your argument. It doesn't explain why the US spends more in raw dollars than every other country combined. It seems whenever I ask the question about spending the response I hear assumes the only
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by josho 10y ago
2-a. 2.1% to 3.3% is a 44% difference. So, yes, I'd argue that is disproportionate. The difference is compounded by the fact that the US is the largest economy. So, I think disproportionate is the right term. The rest of your points sk
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by josho 10y ago
Yeh, I've heard this argument before. If you analyze it, you'll realize it's BS. You can reduce spending without creating a power vacuum. E.g. reducing the budget by 10% isn't going to create a power vacuum nor shock its
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by josho 10y ago
I'm left with two thoughts. First, who is getting fired for this and what outsider will be brought in to fix this to keep it from happening again. Second, is a larger question. Why do US citizens tolerate spending a disproportionate am
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by josho 10y ago
Ethernet and Wifi are broadcast. So, while two identical MACs are on the same local network you may run into issues. But, once the two MACs are on separate subnets (e.g. different coffee shops) then you'll be fine as the MAC addresses
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by josho 10y ago
It is a data flywheel . There are scenarios that the autopilot can't handle yet. So, having a human behind the wheel enables the transition between where we are now (computers driving 95% of the time) to where we need to get (computers
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by josho 10y ago
So, the smartest thing that can come out of this is a published open standard to allow access and innovation. You know kind of like how we got SMTP, HTTP, etc.
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by josho 10y ago
> This is how culture actually worked for ages. That's an interesting perspective that we've lost through time as a result of our laws. This is why DRM scares me so much. What will our society be like when culture says that it&
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by josho 10y ago
I find your perspective interesting. When I mention copyright infringement to friends I get blank stares. So, my experience is that the term has no stigma, people simply don't understand what it means.
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by josho 10y ago
Yeh, iTunes and similar options have a pretty good selection, in both SD and HD. It doesn't suffer from the same pains that DVDs had (ie. no advertisements before the movie starts). It is more convenient than torrenting. So, it strikes

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