Re: Interesting Climate Change Denier Revelation

2011-06-30 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Does this mean any climate change non-denier scientist making money from green companies are disqualified?" Only if you want to be fair. And don't forget government and UN grants. J - Mike, Can you delete any emails you may have had with Keith re AR4? Keith will do likewise… Can you also emai

Re: In the Cloud Virtual Office folder

2011-06-30 Thread dave moore
>THE BIG QUESTION > >Are there any services online, in the cloud, that can be my "folder" for my >everyday data storage? Secure. Encrypted. With permissions so I can give >other people access to those same folders. I would also recommend Dropbox. Dropbox is a cloud storage solution that prov

Re: In the Cloud Virtual Office folder

2011-06-30 Thread dave moore
>THE BIG QUESTION > >Are there any services online, in the cloud, that can be my "folder" for my >everyday data storage? Secure. Encrypted. With permissions so I can give >other people access to those same folders. I would also recommend Dropbox. Dropbox is a cloud storage solution that prov

Re: In the Cloud Virtual Office folder

2011-06-30 Thread dave moore
>THE BIG QUESTION > >Are there any services online, in the cloud, that can be my "folder" for my >everyday data storage? Secure. Encrypted. With permissions so I can give >other people access to those same folders. I would also recommend Dropbox. Dropbox is a cloud storage solution that prov

Re: California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread Erika L. Rich
Majority I speak to are doing #3 or #4, incorporating in a state that doesn't require the collection of taxes. On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:33 PM, G Money wrote: > > So that would be $165 million in additional revenue...though it's > pr

Re: California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread Erika L. Rich
Just change the company information in Amazon. That's what most of the affiliate marketers I know have done. Taken out the state LLC/Corp that requires tax, and replaced with one from a state that didn't require it. Their links didn't change, just the company receiving the paycheck. On Thu, Jun

Re: California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread Vivec
They won't make anything. If the companies pull out, then there is no tax to Collect and you just end up with a Net LOSS since you aren't collecting the income tax either. If something this drastic and sweeping does not work, do people in California Government that came up with this scheme get f

Re: Interesting Climate Change Denier Revelation

2011-06-30 Thread Vivec
So he lied to Congress? Isnt that normally a fairly serious offence? Otherwise what would be the worth of these Senate committees. BUt I suppose "not knowingly" is the key to his statement. But how could he claim NOT to know? It is sad that while the world is being destroyed, a few are lying and

Re: California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread Maureen
I suspect Amazon is still tracking the links, and probably will make good on any commissions once the issue is resolved. All of my links are generated from the database with deep linking via the API, so taking them down, or changing them to another retailer would a a trivial effort - just change

Re: California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Maureen wrote: > I already have an LLC in Georgia, but its a total pain to have to > rearrange all of this when in the long term, Amazon is going to get > taxed because they have real business entities in in Calfornia, like > A9, with is in Palo Alto and the compa

Re: California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread Maureen
I already have an LLC in Georgia, but its a total pain to have to rearrange all of this when in the long term, Amazon is going to get taxed because they have real business entities in in Calfornia, like A9, with is in Palo Alto and the company that makes the Kindle. On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:21 P

Re: Think of the children! (and how much they spend)

2011-06-30 Thread Jerry Barnes
I bet he loves Paul Krugman. Without jobs, there is no disposable income for teens unless it comes from parents and guardians. If they don't have jobs and/or are fighting inflation, they have no disposable income. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Re: California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Maureen wrote: > Nope, because the state will spend most of that "windfall" defending > the law in court and losing. > > And in the interim, I just lost half my income because Amazon and > other retailers have shut down the affiliate programs for everyone in > Cal

Re: California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread Jerry Barnes
I'm definitely in the no camp. I don't even think it will net the 150 million after you consider the loss of income taxes on employees and other considerations. Similar to the Laffer Curve but no exactly. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry

Re: New music Tuesday

2011-06-30 Thread Medic
> > Sounds closer to Utah Saints, which was also one of my favorite techno > artists during the same 90's time period 100% agree. Loved Utah Saints. "You wanted the best, and you got the best, the hottest band in the world." Great sample. ~~~

Re: Interesting Climate Change Denier Revelation

2011-06-30 Thread Maureen
And in other news, water is wet. On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/28/climate-change-sceptic-willie-soon > > Climate sceptic Willie Soon received $1m from oil companies, papers show > John Vidal, environment editor > guardian.c

Re: California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread Maureen
Nope, because the state will spend most of that "windfall" defending the law in court and losing. And in the interim, I just lost half my income because Amazon and other retailers have shut down the affiliate programs for everyone in California as of this morning. On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 11:33 A

Re: Voter ID

2011-06-30 Thread Maureen
This is hardly the only red herring that is being used to destroy us. The entire side show of partisan politics is doing exactly that. On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Robert Munn wrote: > > divide and conquer. we are a house divided and our leaders are using > the distraction to install a po

Re: Interesting Climate Change Denier Revelation

2011-06-30 Thread Sam
Never heard of him. Does this mean any climate change non-denier scientist making money from green companies are disqualified? . On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/28/climate-change-sceptic-willie-soon > > Climate sceptic Wi

Interesting Climate Change Denier Revelation

2011-06-30 Thread Larry Lyons
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/28/climate-change-sceptic-willie-soon Climate sceptic Willie Soon received $1m from oil companies, papers show John Vidal, environment editor guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 28 June 2011 18.37 BST Documents obtained by Greenpeace show prominent opponent of

Re: Court overturns ban on video game sales to kids

2011-06-30 Thread Larry Lyons
>Larry! You back :) > >On 29 June 2011 14:45, Larry Lyons wrote: > >> >> straight keyword search on all news sources used by news.google.com. Limit >> it to the last 2 years. You'll find significantly more hits for republican >> official sex than democratic official sex. >> >> no just a note and

Re: Think of the children! (and how much they spend)

2011-06-30 Thread Sam
Since most teens can no longer find work in this job market I think teach needs a new solution. . On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:33 PM, PT wrote: > > My Economics professor hypothesizes that teenagers and young adults will > be a driving force helping to prop the economy up long enough for a > posit

Re: California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:44 PM, PT wrote: > If they would use that money to pay down their debt, it might help, but > I foresee "Woohoo.  We have 165 million in free money!" *spendspendspend* Yup, and California is already EXTREMELY unfriendly to business, they really tax the crap out of everyt

Re: California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:33 PM, G Money wrote: > So that would be $165 million in additional revenue...though it's probably > much more than that, since all of those companies certainly won't leave the > state. Actually, the way I read this, if Amazon refuses to pay it's affiliates in CA commis

Re: California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread PT
It would be interesting to know what the profit margins are like for these companies. If the industry is too thin for companies to survive, that means more closed business, no income tax from them, more unemployed people who can't afford to buy anything to pay income tax on I am sure t

Re: Voter ID

2011-06-30 Thread Dana
amen to that On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Robert Munn wrote: > > divide and conquer. we are a house divided and our leaders are using > the distraction to install a police state under our noses. > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Dana wrote: >> >> it's a wedge issue to get the troops ri

Re: Voter ID

2011-06-30 Thread Robert Munn
divide and conquer. we are a house divided and our leaders are using the distraction to install a police state under our noses. On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Dana wrote: > > it's a wedge issue to get the troops riled up. That said I *am* > dropping out of this conversation. If I wanted to he

Re: California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread G Money
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > So, anyone actually think this will be the windfall CA says it will be? > > well.$317 - $152 = $165. So that would be $165 million in additional revenue...though it's probably much more than that, since all of those companies cert

Think of the children! (and how much they spend)

2011-06-30 Thread PT
My Economics professor hypothesizes that teenagers and young adults will be a driving force helping to prop the economy up long enough for a positive change. He rejects hypotheses that the econmoy is recovering too slowly to create jobs and the rise in gas prices has chipped away at disposable

California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

2011-06-30 Thread Jerry Barnes
California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers Excerpts: Beginning Friday, a new state law will require large out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases that their California customers make on the Internet — a prospect eased only slightly by a 1-

Re: Court overturns ban on video game sales to kids

2011-06-30 Thread Jerry Barnes
"straight keyword search on all news sources used by news.google.com. Limit it to the last 2 years. You'll find significantly more hits for republican official sex than democratic official sex." And why would that surprise me, since there are 100 stories written on a Republican scandal to 1 story

Re: Voter ID

2011-06-30 Thread Gruss Gott
Well I said it was a made up issue. The reasoning is that if you can't accurately count and attribute votes - fraudulent or not - how would you know? On 6/30/11, Scott Stroz wrote: > > I can't help but wonder, 'how many people would chose not to vote > rather than get an ID?'. > > Sorry, I do n

Re: How states are rigging the 2012 election

2011-06-30 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Let me point out one more time: we don't even know if it's a problem because it's a much smaller problem that counting votes!" Blah, blah, blah, typical bonehead response since we do know it is a problem and it does effect outcomes. Ignoring it doesn't make it so. "Said another way, we can't

Re: Voter ID

2011-06-30 Thread Gruss Gott
Well I said it was a made up issue. The reasoning is that if you can't accurately count and attribute votes - fraudulent or not - how would you know? On 6/30/11, Scott Stroz wrote: > > I can't help but wonder, 'how many people would chose not to vote > rather than get an ID?'. > > Sorry, I do n

Re: The WI Supreme Court Goes Jerry Springer

2011-06-30 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Given that Prosser had previously admitted to calling the same Justice a 'total bitch' and threatening to 'destroy' her, uh, yeah, I'm going to err on the side of believing the person with finger marks on her throat." There were supposedly six justices who witnessed the event. Some have said sh

Re: Voter ID

2011-06-30 Thread Dana
it's a wedge issue to get the troops riled up. That said I *am* dropping out of this conversation. If I wanted to hear this stuff I'd listen to Rush. If nobody is going to change their mind I'll leave the debate to those who enjoy it. On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "So

Re: Voter ID

2011-06-30 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Sorry, I do not buy that someone cannot get an ID. They choose not to, for whatever reason. I admit it may be more difficult for some, but not impossible." States that have enacted the common sense of idea of showing a photo ID to vote have gone out of their way to avoid disenfranchising people.

Re: Voter ID

2011-06-30 Thread Scott Stroz
I can't help but wonder, 'how many people would chose not to vote rather than get an ID?'. Sorry, I do not buy that someone cannot get an ID. They choose not to, for whatever reason. I admit it may be more difficult for some, but not impossible. In the other thread someone hinted that 'voter fra

RE: Voter ID

2011-06-30 Thread Eric Roberts
I have been offline for a couple of days. I let the wife use my computer and now i have at least 4 trojans and gods know whatelse, so i am reinstalling the OS. This is why i never let others touch my system grrr...so I didn't just drop out of the convo ;-) Anyhow...here's a good article about t

Re: New music Tuesday

2011-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > Btw, Cam, see Foster The People live if you can. I did it kind of on a > lark because the tickets were really cheap and, damn, much better > live. They bring some serious instrumental chops, everyone playing > multiple instruments and switc

Re: How states are rigging the 2012 election

2011-06-30 Thread Dana
I'd agree with this if I thought they were actually trying to count those votes. On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Jerry Barnes wrote: >> >> "The amount of voter fraud that's acceptable is the amount that is less than >> the error in collecting, attributing, and counting th

Re: New music Tuesday

2011-06-30 Thread Judah McAuley
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 6:24 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Wow, I feel lots darker compared to that.  I've been catching on my > techno and listening to Steed Lord; Vanguardian kinda pulled me back > in.  I've also been catching up on my "old school" (2008), low school > rap/hip-hop with some CLP.  W

Re: i got google+ (yay)

2011-06-30 Thread Casey Dougall
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Tony wrote: > > but why do i want two social presences... im too entrenched in FB land. > > > > i just dont get it. > > Neither does Google. However, I do think people will soon be adding > both FB a

Re: New music Tuesday

2011-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > Wow, I feel lots darker compared to that.  I've been catching on my > techno and listening to Steed Lord; Vanguardian kinda pulled me back > in.  I've also been catching up on my "old school" (2008), low school > rap/hip-hop with some CLP.  Wei

RE: Old music Thursday

2011-06-30 Thread Will Swain
They are on the same road for sure. They've just re-released remastered versions of their albums. w -Original Message- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:camer...@gmail.com] Sent: 30 June 2011 16:09 To: cf-community Subject: Re: Old music Thursday On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:25 AM, Will

Re: i got google+ (yay)

2011-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Tony wrote: > but why do i want two social presences... im too entrenched in FB land. > > i just dont get it. Neither does Google. However, I do think people will soon be adding both FB and G+ to their websites. >From a search and information collection perspec

Re: Old music Thursday

2011-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:25 AM, Will Swain wrote: > Love the Stone Roses. > > I'm listening to Suede a lot at the moment. Their first 2 or 3 albums are > superb. Slightly later than the Roses, but along the same lines. I never got too much into Suede, but if they are similar to the Roses then I

Re: Old music Thursday

2011-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 7:27 AM, george.e...@ssa.gov george.e...@ssa.gov wrote: > I agree with everything you said here. Too bad they weren't around for long. > I moved > on to Charlatans UK (in their various incarnations) and Kula Shaker . . . Charlatans UK were a fav of mine too, and Lightnin

i got google+ (yay)

2011-06-30 Thread Tony
but why do i want two social presences... im too entrenched in FB land. i just dont get it. Tony Weeg Sr. Web Applications Architect & Developer Navtrak, Inc. Smart Companies Drive Navtrak www.navtrakgps.com 800.787.2337 ~| Ord

Re: In the Cloud Virtual Office folder

2011-06-30 Thread Gruss Gott
Just wanna bump and say this is an awesome thread. All updates and suggestions are appreciated. On 8/3/10, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > Yeah, I had it at a friend's over the weekend and their 'net was much > faster. The first bunch finished pretty quickly. I'm not going anywhere this > week though.

Re: Court overturns ban on video game sales to kids

2011-06-30 Thread Scott Stroz
Touche' On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 11:18 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Scott Stroz wrote: >> >> Really? You think I live in a world of absolutes? Give me some >> examples..please...I beg of you >> > > You think you absolutely don't live in a World of absolutes? > > ~~

Re: In the Cloud Virtual Office folder

2011-06-30 Thread dave moore
>THE BIG QUESTION > >Are there any services online, in the cloud, that can be my "folder" for my >everyday data storage? Secure. Encrypted. With permissions so I can give >other people access to those same folders. I would also recommend Dropbox. Dropbox is a cloud storage solution that prov

Re: In the Cloud Virtual Office folder

2011-06-30 Thread dave moore
>THE BIG QUESTION > >Are there any services online, in the cloud, that can be my "folder" for my >everyday data storage? Secure. Encrypted. With permissions so I can give >other people access to those same folders. I would also recommend Dropbox. Dropbox is a cloud storage solution that prov

Re: New music Tuesday

2011-06-30 Thread Gruss Gott
Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: >> Indeed - Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People is also one of my fav >> summer tunes... > > Oh yes... this one... > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ > > Love that song... > Wow, I feel lots darker

Re: Old music Thursday

2011-06-30 Thread george.e...@ssa.gov george.e...@ssa.gov
>> >> I really liked both of those. Young Blood reminded me of Foster The >> People > >Feeling particularly nostalgic tonight. Some favorites of all time... > >Jellyfish >Bellybutton was the best album, but more people are familiar with >Spilt Milk. This song is from the Bellybutton album. Nev

Re: Old music Thursday

2011-06-30 Thread george.e...@ssa.gov george.e...@ssa.gov
Cameron said: >The Stone Roses >I have probably listened to the song Fools Gold more than any song >ever. This is an album I could play over and over, but particularly >Fools Gold (and Elephant Stone) were some of the best music I could >have ever imagined at the time. I agree with everything

Re: Old music Thursday

2011-06-30 Thread Will Swain
Love the Stone Roses. I'm listening to Suede a lot at the moment. Their first 2 or 3 albums are superb. Slightly later than the Roses, but along the same lines. Will On 30 June 2011 04:32, Cameron Childress wrote: > > > On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Judah McAuley > wrote: > > I really lik