But Windows 10 is a big improvement. THe larger question is why should I leave 7?
Because support for 7 will drop off to nothing, and you will have no practical choice. Microsoft isn't going to drop another service pack for 7. Thankfully, Windows 10 will be more like Windows 7, and I seem to be managing to skip Windows 8 completely so I'm going to call that a win.
Canadian money has national leaders on it not actors.
You'd think that...
Before you bring up bus and rail transport. Keep in mind, there are people actually driving those.
Many subway trains are now automated. Expect all other vehicles to follow eventually.
It's a lot easier and more likely to find a WW2 ship than Atlantis.
I dunno... we usually get about two discoveries of Atlantis a year.
(But I'm starting to worry, because I haven't heard of any new discoveries of Atlantis lately.)
Depends on what you mean by 'reproducible'. Who's going to reproduce the discovery of the Higg's boson? Who's going to reproduce the big bang, biological evolution, climate change, or continental drift. Of if not actually reproduce those events, what counts as reproducing the science behind them.
The devil is in the details.
Why not issue commemorative $5 notes? Commemorative coins are issued in the US, although actors aren't usually on them. There is, AFAIK, no commemorative US or Canadian note like that. Stamps are more liberal in that regard. I'm sure a lot of conservatives would hate it, say it's "undignified", blah, blah... It's Canada so they might even have to get permission from the Queen; but if they don't, then why not innovate? Come on Canada. You're so cool in many other ways. Make it happen.
Is the threat of FPMITA prison the only thing that keeps you from tax fraud? From theft? From murder?
Yes, no, and no, in order.
With proper representation, taxation would not be so odious. But the will of the people is being soundly ignored at every possible turn...
You don't want to be oppressed? Ever try living in a place with no government or weak government?
What I actually want is weak central government. I don't know that we need less government (well, in certain areas we certainly do, like military) but what we certainly need is less centralization. Pare the feds back to handling disputes and actually defending the country, making treaties.
I also want representative democracy, and for the people to ratify bills directly. If that makes it harder to pass laws, OK. We have too many already. Let's get rid of some before we make more.
I'm more likely to get my unicorn.
without protections, you get fucked
Right, and with government "protection", you also get fucked. They take our money and then spend it oppressing us. I don't know that getting secure banking out of it is all that great a trade.
all this episode boils down to is some economically clueless fanboys needed to learn the hard way what the rest of us already know: that a currency backed by a government is obviously better than "free" alternatives
Sure, theoretically. But is the currency you're getting worth the currency you're getting? And are you actually getting equal protection?
If there's missing millions then there's missing fraction-of-millions in taxes. So there's a motivation to go looking for it right there. And then, also, once it's in their hot little hands they can always decide to keep it. Even if all they do is sit on it for a while and then eventually cough it up, it can make them money.
Somebody has a huge fat wallet that they're going to tumble over the months and eventually cash out and unless they screw something up there's not much chance of being caught.
No rush.
"A bit heavy"? Does this means you're obese, but not morbidly obese?
It means I'm fat, kind of like you're a bit of a douchebag.
This bottle of snakeoilism will cure all your economic ills!
Double selection bias. People who are good at walking will tend to continue to do it for fun into older age. Meanwhile, while you're hiking, you tend to meet people who hike. Walking is of course great exercise, however. I have asthma and I'm a bit heavy but I'm a good walker, I can walk all day as long as the way isn't too steep.
Pretty much. The user double clicks the icon and answers "No" and doesn't get to see jiggly bits. So the user double clicks the icon again and says "Yes" this time.
Genetics explains why you look like your father, and if you don't, why you should.
