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NY State Senator: hang up and cross. Do you agree?

NY State Senator: hang up and cross. Do you agree?Let them sufferNo let the idiot get hit. Darwins law will re-assert itself and start to weed out the stupid and genetically challenged. Here in California, crossing the street is a very dangerous affair. There has been a significant rise in...

Tags: Policies and procedures, NY State, pedestrian, accident

Discussion threads 2007-02-07

States push to tax Net shopping

States push to tax Net shoppingOk, but you gotta bring your own ammo.Or order it off the net cheap. ;-)Money grubbing bastages...I say we have a two week open hunting season on all polititions.Missing Revenue?The term "missing revenue" depends on who is talking. Maybe from the states perspective it...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax, NY State, NYS

Discussion threads 2006-04-12

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FCC wants public comment on digital democracy - voting online

Online Voting - Destroying the integrity and fabric of democracy.On-line voting without safe guards against vote selling and guarantee that each vote was registered in private invalidates the intent and meaning of "one person, one vote."It's bad enough that this hole currently exists with the current mail-in voting process.RE: FCC...

Tags: Federal government, digital democracy, public comment, FCC

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

I'm in a nanny state state of mind

Business can help ...if employees who smoke during the workday are not allowed "smoking breaks" to do so. Alternatively, if non-smoking employees demanded equal breaks with smokers, business might get the drift.Some businesses do helpThere are businesses that offer smoking cessation programs on their own dime, knowing the money they'll...

Tags: Taxes, Financial Planning, Free trade, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, insurance, TFB, agony, smoker, tax

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion

Normally I'd say this is just another NY AG trying to run for higher officebut this seems to have legs. I hope Intel didn't do it - but if they did, they need to be repremanded.Great to see some justice against InhellI can hardly wait to see the M$...

Tags: Video cards, Corporate law, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Massachusetts becomes Canada as reform debate nears climax

Obamacare ship is sinkingPeople saw the light with the failed socialist experiment in mASSachusetts, so liberal politicians like Barnie Frank can stuck their health care reform where the sun doesn't shine.Yeah, the ship is sinking, but it is Obama who's rearanging the chairs to give Pelosi and Reid front row...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Will GOP winning the battle force Democrats to war?

MAJORITY DONT WANT GOVT HEALTHCAREPeriod, end of story. Just about every survey shows most don't want the government anywhere near healthcare.Period, end of story. Time for govt to start respecting the will of the people.But Dana "the socialist" does..so he will keep going on - ad nauseam -...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, GOP, health care, government

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

AOL, Yahoo find value in original online news; eyeing laid-off journalists

As News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch tries to figure out how to charge for newspaper content and the Associated Press continues to whine about online news aggregators offering up its content, AOL and Yahoo seem to be beefing up their own news operations to provide original content. And,...

Tags: Journalist, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Document Management, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Human Resources, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-07

King of the QWERTYs: RIM BlackBerry Tour

King of the QWERTYs: RIM BlackBerry TourCarrier choices...something's missing.Why no mention of Sprint? They released the Tour the same day as Verizon, and for me, their coverage is really good.(And apparently, I'm not alone: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20868)Plus, they also have options like Sprint Music Store, Sprint Software Store, Nascar app, NFL Mobile...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, RIM BlackBerry, Sprint Communications, QWERTYS, RIM BlackBerry Tour, Wi-Fi, Research In Motion Ltd., e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

Overstock dumps affiliates, rants about tax-happy states

Overstock dumps affiliates, rants about tax-happy statesif we all vote with our feetthere won't be anybody left in NY - except for Albany!Vote with your feet...State Darwinism...States that pass happy-tax laws will have fewer businesses willing to work in those states. Those states will lose population as investment money and...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, tax, Overstock.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too

Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior tooAnalogy:Churchill: "You can't tax yourself out of poverty"Obama: "Let's spend [future generation's money] to become wealthy again".WTF!If Cap and Trade Passes People Will Balk At Buying AnythingPrices of goods and services will go through the roof, think people are going to care about...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Craigslist sues South Carolina AG, who backs off sort of; Download the complaint

Craigslist sues South Carolina AG, who backs off sort of; Download the complaintGood for themIf a crime is committed, by all means Craigslist should cooperate with the authorities as any good business would. But Craigslist is not in the business of crime stopping nor are they obliged to cater to...

Tags: Professional development, Craigslist, South Carolina AG, SC AG

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

News to know: Google; Facebook; HP battery recall

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Apple eliminates CanSecWest Pwn2Own flaws Larry Dignan: Cloudy day: Google falters; Packets lost in key cities Sam Diaz: Google outage...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Battery, Twitter, Engineering, Wireless And Mobility

Blog posts 2009-05-15

Small Business Advisor 2009.Q2 (Windows)

Small Business Advisor is the front-end software for the million-selling 'Starting and Operating a Business in (NY, Ohio) book series, by a Harvard lawyer and CPA, now available in electronic editions for all 50 states (4 state editions included in shareware version). Updated fully in 2008-9, the software interviews you...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Small Business, Edition, Ronin Software, Small Business Advisor, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance

Software downloads 2009-05-02

NSA targeted Americans' domestic calls, tried to wiretap Representative

NSA targeted Americans' domestic calls, tried to wiretap RepresentativeGlad the wiretaps took placeWith the express purpose of preventing future terrorist activities, I'm glad the feds aggressively looked. With the current regime, I fear the future is going to be very different; an "enemy of the state" is now going...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Federal government, Big Government, domestic call, NSA

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent

Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees ventSmiling Sam does it againIt seems to me that the government is overlooking one of the critical components of this economic meltdown - the offshoring of American jobs. IBM is one of the worst offenders in this regard. This one...

Tags: Workforce management, Litigation, Financial accounting, Proskauer Rose, Madoff, IBM Corp., SEC, layoff

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

Is privacy dead, or just very confused?

Is privacy dead, or just very confused?RE: Is privacy dead or just very confused[i]Privacy is not a substance. It?s not something you can trade, or give up.People are willing to trade a little bit of privacy for a better user experience.[/i]A bit contradictory don't you think?[i]Why would anyone want to...

Tags: New Technologies, It?s, privacy

Discussion threads 2009-03-14

Is privacy dead, or just very confused?

Panel: Siva Vaidhyanathan UVA, Alice Marwick NYU, Judith Donath MIT, Danah Boyd Microsoft Personal information is a form of currency. Privacy is not a substance. It's not something you can trade, or give up. People are willing to trade a little bit of privacy for a better...

Tags: Facebook, Privacy, Marwick, Security, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-03-14

Your guide to SxSW Interactive 2009

During the second week of March each year, there is a mass pilgrimage of geeks from the San Francisco bay area to the heart of Texas. Not for BBQ, not for a sun tan, but for probably the best interactive web conference in the history of the world. ...

Tags: Facebook, Barbecue, Twitter, SXSW, Scott Beale, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-03-08

High speed rail: derision or da future?

High speed rail: derision or da future?How many times has Amtrak ....... had to be bailed out? How many of the lines are still even in operation? Do you think there won't be security measures before you board the train? How many died in the bombing of...

Tags: Vertical industries, High Speed, derision, government

Discussion threads 2009-02-25