torbjoern
Mar 6, 04:28 AM
According to Michael Moore, in a recent interview with GritTV (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/03/02/moore_on_wealthy_peoples_money_thats_not_theirs_thats_a_national_resource_its_ours.html), any wealth a rich person has earned is not actually theirs, it's a national resource, it's mine, it's yours, it's our wealth. Based on recent conversations with several of you and many on the left calling for DRASTICALLY higher taxation rates on the wealthiest Americans, I find myself wondering how popular this idea really is. Certainly there is much precedent for this line of thought... Mao, Stalin, Marx, Che, etc. all would have agreed... but where do you sit? Do you make claim to the funds earned by a wealthy entrepreneur? Are these funds up for the taking by popular opinion and political recourse (if we convince enough congressmen, should it be ours for the taking)?
Everything of values generated and accumulated within the boundaries of a state (by which I mean nation-state, btw), belongs to that state. I don't mind the state handing out money by keeping the tax rates low, but giving rich people tax relief is like spending billions of dollars on those who already have far more than they need for many lifetimes.
Everything of values generated and accumulated within the boundaries of a state (by which I mean nation-state, btw), belongs to that state. I don't mind the state handing out money by keeping the tax rates low, but giving rich people tax relief is like spending billions of dollars on those who already have far more than they need for many lifetimes.
mikeyredk
Sep 6, 09:35 AM
ahh man i could have used this when i was on my internship. oh well off to class than
bousozoku
Oct 9, 02:01 PM
While this is true in your area, it doesn't contradict what I said.
T-Mobile, contrary to what the person I was replying to said, does have its own network. In most areas where it operates, it is not using Cingular's network. In some areas, it uses Cingular's, and in others Cingular uses its, but in most areas, they're both independent of one another.
T-Mobile is the aggregate of most of the independent GSM operators that were coming online in the late nineties. Most of them were bought by Voicestream, T-Mobile took over Voicestream and then bought Powertel.
True. I had an Aerial phone from 1999-2000 and toward the end, the company was bought by Voicestream, which must have gotten all 15 of Aerial's towers in the U.S.A. ;) Verizon got the little purple alien's phone company.
T-Mobile, contrary to what the person I was replying to said, does have its own network. In most areas where it operates, it is not using Cingular's network. In some areas, it uses Cingular's, and in others Cingular uses its, but in most areas, they're both independent of one another.
T-Mobile is the aggregate of most of the independent GSM operators that were coming online in the late nineties. Most of them were bought by Voicestream, T-Mobile took over Voicestream and then bought Powertel.
True. I had an Aerial phone from 1999-2000 and toward the end, the company was bought by Voicestream, which must have gotten all 15 of Aerial's towers in the U.S.A. ;) Verizon got the little purple alien's phone company.
Chimera
Oct 26, 06:59 AM
the click wheel would presumably be a "virtual" one that appears on the screen.
arn
I think the scrolling is done on the left side of the bezel in this new patent
arn
I think the scrolling is done on the left side of the bezel in this new patent
tt335
Mar 24, 02:43 PM
Any news if this will help the case for iPad 1 on 4.3?
I'm pretty sure if greenpois0n covers ipad 2, it'll cover ipad 1
I'm pretty sure if greenpois0n covers ipad 2, it'll cover ipad 1
Hellhammer
Feb 10, 10:21 AM
It's totally up to how much your current apps take space. If they only take like 20GB, then 60GB is more than fine. See this (http://guides.macrumors.com/Symbolic_Link_(Fixing_Steam_Content)) guide to move your Steam games to other drives
zap2
Oct 11, 08:44 PM
Sounds good. :) What about Numbers? I pray they don't dumb it down like Pages, please!
Pages rock! Your crazy....also I hope lasso is not the final name
Pages rock! Your crazy....also I hope lasso is not the final name
apattee
Jun 27, 01:14 PM
Interested in the Griffin Elevator, how much shipped to 49048?
Andrew
looks like $9.
Andrew
looks like $9.
Lord Blackadder
Mar 9, 01:14 PM
And if that mobjority decides that they want to take all the wealth of a certain group of people, that's their right to do? Since they have a majority? It's pretty easy to get support from a majority of people to take other people's money and distribute it to them. It's just not moral. Your position is that individuals have zero moral, legal, or otherwise claim to the wealth that they themselves work for/earn?
I don't think we're ever going to have a shortage of wealthy and powerful people; even authoritarian government have their share of plutocrats. I also question the notion that the acquisition of wealth is always assumed to have been legitimately "worked for" or "earned". ENRON, Madoff, the banks during the credit crunch...
At any rate, you're putting words in my mouth. We all collectively decide how to govern ourselves, and it's not always the case that a simple majority is enough to implement changes to the status quo. Also, it has been demonstrated time and time again that a small number of wealthy and powerful people can get their way in the face of overwhelming opposition from less wealthy and powerful people. It cuts both ways. You seem to be trying to characterize any increase in taxes on the rich as a form of theft perpetrated by the rest of the nation; that's a very twisted take on the concept of taxation.
In the end, your attempt to create sympathy for the wealthy rings hollow.
I don't think we're ever going to have a shortage of wealthy and powerful people; even authoritarian government have their share of plutocrats. I also question the notion that the acquisition of wealth is always assumed to have been legitimately "worked for" or "earned". ENRON, Madoff, the banks during the credit crunch...
At any rate, you're putting words in my mouth. We all collectively decide how to govern ourselves, and it's not always the case that a simple majority is enough to implement changes to the status quo. Also, it has been demonstrated time and time again that a small number of wealthy and powerful people can get their way in the face of overwhelming opposition from less wealthy and powerful people. It cuts both ways. You seem to be trying to characterize any increase in taxes on the rich as a form of theft perpetrated by the rest of the nation; that's a very twisted take on the concept of taxation.
In the end, your attempt to create sympathy for the wealthy rings hollow.
Intell
Apr 26, 09:03 PM
The original Airport cards can do WPA, but only on 10.3.9 and above. If you're having trouble connecting, try turning off the router's N mode if it has it. I've found turning it off helps it connect.
mac2thefuture
Feb 12, 11:00 AM
UK 8 Gig iPhone 1.1.4 UNLOCKED for any 02 contract - pristine condidtion, company now providing Blackberry :(
Any interest
Any interest
Dav1
Mar 14, 10:03 PM
Yeah so I ran TU and it was only able to save for 4.3. Can anyone think of a reason to jailbreak 3.2.2 and save those to Cydia before going up to 4.3? I'm trying to think of any possible reason why I'd want to go back to 3.2.2. At this point, it seems like everything 4.3 offers is better. And I have to believe that an untethered jb will happen eventually...
Do you have the camera connection kit or do you plan to get it? The connection kit only really fully works with the non 4.0 versions...
Do you have the camera connection kit or do you plan to get it? The connection kit only really fully works with the non 4.0 versions...
TRUCRACKER
Nov 2, 11:00 AM
Here's the desktop I'm going to be using this week on my MBP
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/babyboy_hot2005/Screen%20Caps/Screenshot2010-11-01at115402PM.png
Can I please have the link? That's awesome :D
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/babyboy_hot2005/Screen%20Caps/Screenshot2010-11-01at115402PM.png
Can I please have the link? That's awesome :D
QuarterSwede
Mar 20, 06:47 PM
It only works with Apple's official WiFI tethering, not MyWi.
Right. You'd need TetherMe to be able to use Personal Hotspot without having a tethering plan.
Stupid question here, does the iPad 3G GPS work without a data plan?
As Intell already answered it does. The GPS is apart of the 3G chip (doesn't have to be active) that's why you don't get it with the wifi version.
Right. You'd need TetherMe to be able to use Personal Hotspot without having a tethering plan.
Stupid question here, does the iPad 3G GPS work without a data plan?
As Intell already answered it does. The GPS is apart of the 3G chip (doesn't have to be active) that's why you don't get it with the wifi version.
Rajj
Oct 17, 11:42 AM
There are no photos yet..but afterdawn.com has reported that Toshiba will release a5GB Bluetooth HDD (http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/3440.cfm) ideally for PDA's, but that dosen't that the iPod should be left out... because it sports the same drive from Toshiba!!!
Even thou it states that "Toshiba doesn't have currently plans to sell the drive outside Japan" doesn't mean that we can't have hope!!;)
Even thou it states that "Toshiba doesn't have currently plans to sell the drive outside Japan" doesn't mean that we can't have hope!!;)
Mac'nCheese
Mar 4, 03:26 PM
The estate tax is a tax on the transfer of money from the estate of someone who died and their heirs. It is collected at the estate level for simplicity and to avoid requiring multiple heirs filing tax returns on the receipt of money.
That is NOT the accumulation of wealth that is being taxed, but the transfer.
So, since you were wrong there, care to try again?
(edit) Just so you don't think I'm being mean, there are some taxes on assets, namely real estate and in some states ad velorem taxes (but I'm not too familiar with that particular tax as it is not in my state).
Dont feel like googling... who pays the estate tax: does it come out of the estate before it is divided up or does the estate go to the heirs and then they pay the tax? Would there be a difference if it was done the other way ( I mean, gov still gets same cut, and heirs get same amount, right)? Also: I win the lottery and give my buddy a million dollars. Does he have to pay taxes on that million or do I have to pay taxes on that million and he gets it free and clear?
That is NOT the accumulation of wealth that is being taxed, but the transfer.
So, since you were wrong there, care to try again?
(edit) Just so you don't think I'm being mean, there are some taxes on assets, namely real estate and in some states ad velorem taxes (but I'm not too familiar with that particular tax as it is not in my state).
Dont feel like googling... who pays the estate tax: does it come out of the estate before it is divided up or does the estate go to the heirs and then they pay the tax? Would there be a difference if it was done the other way ( I mean, gov still gets same cut, and heirs get same amount, right)? Also: I win the lottery and give my buddy a million dollars. Does he have to pay taxes on that million or do I have to pay taxes on that million and he gets it free and clear?
tesseract4d
Feb 18, 04:07 PM
Just out of curiosity has anyone ever sat down with a meter and figured out what folding costs you in electricty. I shut down a server I ran 24/7 for years (and replaced it with a HP WHS) and realized a $20/month decrease in my electric bill. That server wasn't really doing all that much. It hosted some web sites that no one visted and ran an email server that serviced one user. I imagine had that thing been folding with all its unused cycles (which were many) it would have been much more than $20.
MrMoore
Oct 27, 05:50 PM
Stopped by the Deer Park place today. Took me awhile to find it. Drove right past it. How I missed the big apple, I do not know ;)
Nice store, it was crowded but they had plenty copies of Leopard available and the lines moved fast.
Could not find a case for my iPod Touch tho. :(
Nice store, it was crowded but they had plenty copies of Leopard available and the lines moved fast.
Could not find a case for my iPod Touch tho. :(
slffl
Oct 4, 09:53 AM
I think there's a huge market for this. Anyone who is into taking pictures would enjoy this.
There's a website (or used to be anyway) that was being developed before Google came into the picture that integrated pictures using GPS data onto a map of the US. I can't remember the name of it. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
There's a website (or used to be anyway) that was being developed before Google came into the picture that integrated pictures using GPS data onto a map of the US. I can't remember the name of it. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
Macsterguy
Oct 26, 08:16 PM
Is the southlake store busy?
iPie
Oct 26, 10:04 AM
I can only be too happy to see a system that limits my freedom to do what I want with the things that I buy falls by the wayside. I applaud those who contribute to my freedom!
Yes, I have heard that I can choose not to buy. And I have done exactly that for the reason above!
(Even though I have two apples and an ipod).
It's really not my problem if the iTune store suffers, it should!!!
:)
Yes, I have heard that I can choose not to buy. And I have done exactly that for the reason above!
(Even though I have two apples and an ipod).
It's really not my problem if the iTune store suffers, it should!!!
:)
davidlv
Apr 12, 05:30 PM
Awaiting delivery of new Mac Pro with stock 5770 video card. Am I correct in thinking that I can attach three monitors (Samsung) and they'll all screen span? Not mirror, but stretched or shared desktop with the cursor moving from one screen to another.
Also, can I pop in my NVIDIA 8800GT card, that I'm removing from my dead 1st gen. Mac Pro, and expect it to work and play nicely with the installed stock ATI.
Thanks.
You will need to get two active MDP to DVI adapters (Amazon has them for about $35 each), passive adapters will only work with up to 2 monitors. The Apple dual-link/active adapters will work but they are expensive, and if you don't need the dual link, they are overkill as well. The real issue is the resolution of the monitors, and you may need the dual-link/active expensive adapters depending on the monitor you connect. I don't know much about that, so maybe someone who knows for sure could chime in...:cool:
Also, can I pop in my NVIDIA 8800GT card, that I'm removing from my dead 1st gen. Mac Pro, and expect it to work and play nicely with the installed stock ATI.
Thanks.
You will need to get two active MDP to DVI adapters (Amazon has them for about $35 each), passive adapters will only work with up to 2 monitors. The Apple dual-link/active adapters will work but they are expensive, and if you don't need the dual link, they are overkill as well. The real issue is the resolution of the monitors, and you may need the dual-link/active expensive adapters depending on the monitor you connect. I don't know much about that, so maybe someone who knows for sure could chime in...:cool:
Peel
Aug 7, 07:24 PM
The Mac BU also will provide free, downloadable converters to allow users of current versions of Office for Mac to read the new Microsoft Office Open XML formats following the availability of Office for Windows
So to paraphrase, they're saying, "We can code for the Mac faster than we can for windows, and the XML extension for the Mac is ready...but you won't see it until the people who can't even write code for their own operating system are done."
:p
So to paraphrase, they're saying, "We can code for the Mac faster than we can for windows, and the XML extension for the Mac is ready...but you won't see it until the people who can't even write code for their own operating system are done."
:p
dr_lha
Oct 24, 05:49 PM
I never really understood resolution independence. Can someone explain it in layman's terms?
Say you have 2 laptops with the same size screen, but different resolution screens, e.g. 17" LCD, one with 1920x1024 and another with 1440x768.
Right now the Apple menu and the text on it will appear smaller on the higher resolution screen, because the pixels are smaller and the size of the menu bar is defined in pixels.
On the resolution independant system the size of the menu bar (and everything else) will be the same, regardless of the size of pixels. So the menu bar will be 1/4 inch high instead of 25 pixels.
Say you have 2 laptops with the same size screen, but different resolution screens, e.g. 17" LCD, one with 1920x1024 and another with 1440x768.
Right now the Apple menu and the text on it will appear smaller on the higher resolution screen, because the pixels are smaller and the size of the menu bar is defined in pixels.
On the resolution independant system the size of the menu bar (and everything else) will be the same, regardless of the size of pixels. So the menu bar will be 1/4 inch high instead of 25 pixels.