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Comment Re:well... (Score 1) 428

These are not people who are self-teachers, because they don't go beyond what they need to know to do the task at hand. They stop learning because they stop exploring - they learn a limited amount because they have to, not because of any innate curiosity.

Oh, if only you could meet some colleagues here ...
Oh, if only some useless manager could realize what the score is ...

Oh, it's a true delight to work alongside these ... these ... monkeys!

Comment Re:Fraid not (any more) (Score 1) 489

Because for better or worse, the people put him there. It might not have been a good decision, he might not be a good person, but the people had a choice. Freedom means the ability to make bad choices.

Sadly, many of the people not only tolerate such choices by the president, they actually agree with these actions. This country has a lot of work to do to live up to its potential.

... or, if your names George W, the 'chads' put you there ....

Comment So change the system (Score 1) 432

This is a little off-topic and not the easiest thing (for me) to formulate:

Where do you get the money to pay these taxes from? If you're employed, then it comes from your employer.
So, why do you have to respond to the govenment's demands to know all your private affairs so that they can say, well that means you get to pay more because you have a 6-roomed house or foreign holidays .. just imagined examples - real ones would be just as silly.
Maybe people regard it as their democratic right to pay taxes? Just as much as you have a democratic right for anyone to help themselves to your money!

As an employee, you're paid out of the income of your employer. The employer also gets to pay taxes, unless it's the government, or some charity or some state-owned other enterprise ... see how bloody complicated it's getting already?

If it's complicated, it's flawed.

An income tax system is a popular sacred cow. Popular because people think it implies equality. It's a sacred cow because no-one questions its validity.

What other means are there of raising money to pay for (needed) government-supplied goods & services?

That's the starting point - but if the response is that there can not be any other reasonable ways, then you've simply tuned out.

Comment Re:Practical value (Score 1) 186

In the real world, not everyone is all touchy feely with each other all the time. You are the one that needs to do some maturing if you can't even handle a (rather mellow) harshly worded response directed at someone else.

Hell, it was even a rather insightful post, without any profanity to boot!

Oh well, here you go:
The real world -- substitute 'my' for 'the real', perhaps?
Not everyone -- usual overstatement lacking reason.
All touchy feely -- see above.
All the time -- ditto.
Can't handle -- missing the point, there (you, that is.)
Directed at someone else -- think about that, do.

Hope that helps.

Comment Re:Practical value (Score 1) 186

DES algorithm is quite similar to AES and Blowfish.

In that they're both block ciphers, yes. That's where the similarity ends; AES doesn't even use a Feistel network. Your comparison is like saying that a flintlock rifle is just like an M1 tank. In other words, you have absolutely no clue what you're talking about.

Hey, try a dose of maturity -- you might get to like it.
And then, you just might learn to behave better when replying to a post.
Or not.

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