Sounds like an opportunity to install an antenna tower!

If only there was a way to take a real life need or want and make the machine do it. Oh wait, that's called programming. Well, what if I want to use only human language to describe what I want? Well, there's a solution for that too. Hire a programmer.

There are plenty of reasons to not use bitcoin but taxes ain't one of them. You're going to be legally liable for taxes on any income (including any coming from bitcoin) regardless of the IRS ruling but the ruling adds clarity on how it's taxed.

30k was probably cheaper than a full time staff of lawyers anyway.

I don't know why the focus is on Linux.

I got a Microsoft Surface (rt) for my Mom and she loves the thing. It gets a lot of negative press for not being a "real" windows but it fits her needs well (web, email, Netflix, solitaire), has a touch screen and keyboard. It's relatively inexpensive and moreover, Microsoft offers two years of training for $99 (one lesson per week). You can't beat that price if your grandma is interested in learning more about her computer (assuming she's somewhat close to a Microsoft Store).

I think the surface is pretty cool. Got a first generation one for my mom and she loves the thing. Granted, she's not a power user, but for email, office, (very) simple games, and Netflix, it's a great device.

Let's say you deposit your retirement money at the Bonnie and Clyde savings and loan. They then take that money and move to Mexico and use it for their retirement. They may or may not use a car to get there. Either way, you're never going to see that money again.

But, it comes with a cost--the inability to buy used discs or discs from third parties at a discount will keep prices outrageously high for games.

Steam is diskless. It also has games that are just as cheap, if not cheaper, than used disk games (especially during sales). There are other benefits as well, such as no disks for the kids to scratch up or thieves to steal that you have to re-buy if you want to play again.

While you're pondering what question to ask a dead frog, the ceiling squashes you. Your life and your adventure end here.

Thanks for responding. I do disagree with you about free trade though. I believe it to be good. It might be disruptive but it is economically efficient (overall) and it is peaceful. In fact, surpluses created by trade and other means are essential if we want to fund all the good things societies want. The problem isn't trade per se, it's that the benefits aren't reallocated back to the people that might be displaced by it.

Seems like a good idea to me. What happened?

I don't know. Our managers, good or bad, are tasked with some pretty mind numbing things like tracking progress on things that are hard to measure and endless days of nothing but meetings. Why would anyone want that job?

He should be tossed out for violating the constitution.

How about just not re-electing him?

Thank you Mr. Car Analogy Person. But us programmers are simple people. We just tell the machines what to do. Other Engineers are responsible for making the machines.

Programming is nothing more than telling a machine what to do. You can tell your car to start by turning a key. You can tell the light to switch off by flipping a switch. You can even etch your own circuit board without typing anything. However, using actual words to code is much easier than designing an entire system from chemical and mechanical processes. That's why we have programming languages. Despite popular perceptions, those languages significantly simplify complex tasks.