On Thu, Apr 28, 2005 at 11:12:41AM -0400, Bill McGonigle wrote:
> On Apr 27, 2005, at 13:47, Derek Martin wrote:
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> >>So he doesn't pay property, sales, or social security taxes? No tolls
> >>on the road, and certainly no gas taxes? The cost of said taxes and
> >>other regs aren't built into th
On Apr 27, 2005, at 13:47, Derek Martin wrote:
So he doesn't pay property, sales, or social security taxes? No tolls
on the road, and certainly no gas taxes? The cost of said taxes and
other regs aren't built into the cost of everything he buys? He
doesn't have to meet building code when he reno
On 4/27/05, Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Repairs are expensive because big business wants it that way. Period.
Small business wants it that way, too, they just can't get away with it.
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On Wed, Apr 27, 2005 at 12:06:32PM -0400, Bill McGonigle wrote:
> On Apr 26, 2005, at 12:23, Derek Martin wrote:
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> >Often that's true, but it's largely irrelevant. My dad runs his own
> >repair business, and he's his only employee. He doesn't have to
> >follow labor regulations... He makes li
On Apr 26, 2005, at 12:23, Derek Martin wrote:
Often that's true, but it's largely irrelevant. My dad runs his own
repair business, and he's his only employee. He doesn't have to
follow labor regulations... He makes little enough that after
expenses and retirement account deductions, he isn't pa
Since this is wandering way off-topic and I could easily reply in-depth
about the issue, this will be my last post on this topic to the list.
MC> Then, er, how do you explain MSNBC keeping Imus?
I think there's a big difference between a radio shock jock who the
majority of Americans do
Randy Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Rememeber, on tee-vee, nothing is more important than ratings.
>
>Try telling that to Phil Donahue, who had the highest rated show on MSNBC
> just before MSNBC abruptly cancelled his show because it feared the show
> wouldn't go along with the B
On 4/27/05, Randy Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rememeber, on tee-vee, nothing is more important than ratings. Try telling that to Phil Donahue, who had the highest rated show on MSNBCjust before MSNBC abruptly cancelled his show because it feared the show
wouldn't go along with the Bush
> Rememeber, on tee-vee, nothing is more important than ratings.
Try telling that to Phil Donahue, who had the highest rated show on MSNBC
just before MSNBC abruptly cancelled his show because it feared the show
wouldn't go along with the Bush administration's pro-war line.
It's not unus
Travis Roy writes:
> While I agree that if it works for SOMETHING you shouldn't trow it
> away, but as far as recycling in general, you may want to watch this
> (if you have showtime, or you know where to find it if you don't)
>
> http://www.sho.com/site/ptbs/topics.do?topic=r
>
> Opened my eyes
Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 08:44:33PM -0400, Paul Lussier wrote:
>
> Yup. How many different models of Microwaves are there? How many
> different COLORS of those models are there... You need to do a very
> high volume of business for this to be practical.
On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 08:44:33PM -0400, Paul Lussier wrote:
> Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > In fact I asked, and he said that 5x would be a very conservative
> > estimate... It's probably more like 6-10x depending on how
> > complicated the device is. A typical example: for hi
Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> In fact I asked, and he said that 5x would be a very conservative
> estimate... It's probably more like 6-10x depending on how
> complicated the device is. A typical example: for him to order a
> replacement control board (i.e. the main circuit board) f
One good reason might be because you'd prefer not to see more
perfectly good stuff end up in a landfill. You might come to the
conclusion that a throwaway society isn't sustainable.
While I agree that if it works for SOMETHING you shouldn't trow it away,
but as far as recycling in general, you ma
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To: "Greater NH Linux User Group"
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: Computer fatalities (was: Linux Made Easy: Linspire 5.0)
>
> Benjamin Scott writes:
>
> >The practical upshot is that
> >if you have to pay a professional to "fix y
On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 11:47:35AM -0400, Bill McGonigle wrote:
> On Apr 26, 2005, at 11:14, Derek Martin wrote:
>
> >That
> >must be it. or maybe we as a society just enjoy being economically
> >raped...
>
> I'm guessing that new appliance is shipped in from overseas. There the
> "American" c
On Apr 26, 2005, at 11:14, Derek Martin wrote:
That
must be it. or maybe we as a society just enjoy being economically
raped...
I'm guessing that new appliance is shipped in from overseas. There the
"American" company who makes it doesn't have to pay significant taxes
or follow labor regulation
On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 10:48:48AM -0400, Kevin D. Clark wrote:
> Benjamin Scott writes:
>
> >The practical upshot is that
> >if you have to pay a professional to "fix your computer", the bill
> >can easily come to $300 or $400. When a brand new system costs not
> >much more then
Benjamin Scott writes:
>The practical upshot is that
>if you have to pay a professional to "fix your computer", the bill
>can easily come to $300 or $400. When a brand new system costs not
>much more then that, why bother?
One good reason might be because you'd prefer not to see
On Apr 24 at 9:21pm, Paul Lussier wrote:
But, if your system dies tomorrow
I'm always curious when people use this phrase. I mean, who's ever
had a "system" die such that it required a complete replacement?
It's getting kind of weird. Prices in the PC world have dropped hugely.
At the same tim
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