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by nulbyte 8y ago
> So, what Amazon did was aid and abet tax fraud... I don't see how Amazon can be held responsible for its customers' failing to pay use tax. It wasn't Amazon's obligation to ensure it was paid or even to inform their
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by nulbyte 8y ago
I think most people have learned. But every now and then, I'll get a call or text from a clueless individual. They are usually blown away to learn how my number (or a random unknown number) ended up in their call log.
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by nulbyte 8y ago
Except they do this and intentionally. They call, hang up as soon as it rings, and call right back. You are deceiving yourself if you think they are going to change their habits to avoid getting caught. They don't worry about getting c
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by nulbyte 8y ago
On the contrary. Free-file does not let you "literally type in your address and other into along with your w2." You have to first choose a third-party tax preparer based on your qualifications (it's not the same across the bo
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by nulbyte 8y ago
That's not what anyone is proposing.
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by nulbyte 8y ago
Chargebacks are for disputes, not fraud. Provided the merchant did not incur liability by doing something immensely stupid and insecure, the bank is on the hook. If the perpetrator is caught, they will pay restitution to the bank.
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by nulbyte 8y ago
I want to be healthy. My employer needs me to be healthy. My employer is willing to pay for some of it. Where's the problem?
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by nulbyte 8y ago
I'm 34, I've used gopher, and it's awesome. There is something far more special about publishing files on the Internet and links launching specialized native applications, instead of some one-size-fits-all experience that nev
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by nulbyte 8y ago
Is TransUnion doing this with fill-in-the-blank security questions? Or are you referring to indetity verification questions base on credit report data?
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by nulbyte 8y ago
I look at security questions and answers as a challenge and response. I stopped answering them logically when I realized I don't have to. So the answer to "Where would you like to retire?" might be "the sky has a long fa
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by nulbyte 8y ago
I also wish they stuck with OSM. It was far more functional on the non-Apple products I use. Don't know how well it works on Apple, but I can't seem to figure out zoom and pan in Firefox.
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by nulbyte 8y ago
> 59.8% of respondents who drank in the past 30 days identified as White/Caucasian That's very representative of the country as a whole, wherein white, non-hispanic people make up approximately 61% of the population.[1] Rather
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by nulbyte 8y ago
I set up Tasker[1] with a profile to reject incoming calls if the caller is not in my contacts. As an individual, that or DND settings are most effective. Consumers as a group can contact regulators or legislators to urge this be fixed. The
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by nulbyte 8y ago
This looks interesting. I am actually looking for something for a nonprofit I work with to sign folks up for a Stripe subscription. I realize this is pre-release, but documentation seems sorely lacking, even for a beta. Is Flows usable in b
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by nulbyte 8y ago
Corporations and other business entities are persons. Also, the license applies to services for a fee. Also, exchanging information isn't embargoed.
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by nulbyte 8y ago
> and this process changes what they signed The mayor didn't sign a website. The author clearly indicates the website did not accurately reflect the act as enacted at the very beginning of the article: "Comparing the DC Code to
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by nulbyte 8y ago
In the US, artists can waive their rights under VARA; see 17 USC 106A(e): https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106A .
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by nulbyte 8y ago
They did not. Simon Phipps, President of OSI, not only admits as much but provides a link in his blog that proves the point: https://opensource.org/blog/18418 .
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by nulbyte 8y ago
There are specific controversies; take GNU vs OSI. GNU elaborates the differences on their site: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.en.... . I couldn't find OSI's take on their website, o
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by nulbyte 8y ago
>> As they say, not all open source is FOSS > This isn't true - you mean "not all open source is copyleft". Yes it is, and I'm not sure the commenter does. Software may be free but not open-source, and it may be
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by nulbyte 8y ago
I love OpenStreetMap for exactly this reason. For some time, Google gave me directions to an expressway ramp that had me driving around the block until, I suppose, enough people went forward where it told them they had to turn. Because it w
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by nulbyte 8y ago
> ...but the comments on these submissions seem extremely critical... I think there are very good reasons for the critical commentary. Tim Berners-Lee made the comment recently that it took 15 years for us to get "here," where
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by nulbyte 8y ago
This is interesting. I was initially tempted to replicate something similar to try it, but then took a moment to think about what my real gripes with email actually are. Then I went to work on solving them, one by one. First, I have a tende
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by nulbyte 8y ago
I was actually able to authenticate, finally. I guess somehow the configuration was initially corrupted when I first tried. If at first you don't succeed, delete and start over.
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by nulbyte 8y ago
After reading what little documentation is available and installing a single-user solid server myself, I wonder if this is how people felt when the World Wide Web was first invented. I find myself asking: Okay, now what? Except I think even
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by nulbyte 8y ago
I have been using DDG on my laptop for a while, now. These are some great examples of what it can do that I never knew! Thanks for sharing. That said, I have regularly made use of !g when the results were absolutely horrid. Often, it is whe
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by nulbyte 8y ago
> Troy's stance makes me uneasy. I'm sure publicly shaming these companies is effective, but where does the line get drawn? Troy's use of the word "shaming" makes me uneasy, because that's not what he is doi
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by nulbyte 8y ago
Perhaps unwittingly, you just described PKI. Two keys: one is public and identifies someone (or something), and the other is private and can be used to prove your identity. Encrypting with the public key can be done by anyone, but only the
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by nulbyte 8y ago
> For example, in Python Standard (old standard), it's extremely confusing to work out which gcloud libraries are bundled, and which need to be vendored I agree. I spent a lot of time trying to figure this out myself with various AP
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by nulbyte 8y ago
The current situation is a mess. The FCC derives its power to regulate telecommunications from the Congressional power to regulate interstate commerce. However, the FCC believes it is limited to interstate telecommunications—when it suits t

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