The difference is that corporations (US C Corporations) are the imaginary invention of people, and this is also why they should not be taxed.

I imagine that all my corporations are in tax-friendly, business-friendly domicile. And if such a domicile does not exist, then imagine harder! This is the present state of corporate earnings management.

People, on the other hand, receive all the benefits of corporations. These benefits accrue as transactions, wages, dividends. Transactions and, to a degree, wages and dividends, are real, tangible things.

This is why taxing transactions (i.e. sales tax) can strive to meet standards of fairness and smartness, but taxing corporate profits will always lead to ridiculous outcomes.

iPad is a single-player device.

The one in my house displays a pop-up when shoes go on sale that my wife wants or whenever a commit hits any of my GitHub projects. Multiply that by about 50 installed apps and this quickly become a device that is not fun for anyone.

But sure, for business users and single people, it is just a big phone.

This is lip service to people complaining about the real problem.

And the real problem can be solved by the existing anticompetition and racketeering rules we have.

> So why isn't every website I browse in plaintext presented with a gigantic red warning page which requires 3 clicks to get through?

They do, it's called advertisements injected into your page by Comcast when browsing on xfinitywifi wifi hotspots

> And please do not tell me that I should worry about the NSA knowing that I was looking at restaurants.

Ettercap

"more intended for situations where someone is on the run and unlocatable or in a hostile country with no extradition treaty"

Don't forget, the US legal system put copyright and security theater offenses near the same level as more traditional capital offenses.

Download the record everything app from the Google App store and keep every call when you dial Comcast. Then post all calls onto sound cloud

Am I the first to point out iOS8 fixes this.

http://appleinsider.com/articl...

This is a cute post that implies governments will use influence over CAs to sign fake websites that are accepted by default by browsers.

Given any such forgery would:
  - leave immediate and permanent evidence
  - be a known attack vector that people are actively seeking evidence of
  - be of high interest to slashdot and browser makers

Then I would recommend the naive null hypothesis that governments do not do this on a large scale has a high bar to be rejected.

OTOH, targeted attacks against individual people are a different story.

+5 "User mentions Public Utility Commission when posting grievances about local utility"

It's a new option for mods

Last I checked, Facebook has brought some heavy charges against people using the site against their terms.

If you have problems with your local internet (or cable) service provider, there is only one correct audience for your complaint. Competition is regulated LOCALLY, just like wars are handled NATIONALLY and family budgeting is a DOMESTIC issue. The FCC advises at https://www.fcc.gov/guides/cab... to direct complaints to local franchising authorities.

For example, with Comcast, they are required to plainly put this contact information on your bill. See for example this bill http://comcastbills.com/Compar... The franchise authority is on the bottom right. If you have unrequested upcharges on your bill and then the ISP fixes it, that is fine -- but you should also make a report to the LFA so they can see the pattern. You can also call the LFA first.

Talk of boycotts are not effective. Talking about Obama is not effective. Talking to your ISP is not effective. This is because you are not the customer. Your local regulatory commission is the customer. And they are not helping us because they do not understand the issues. They do not use pipe analogies and don't read slashdot. They worry about school funding, local taxes, AARP, and baking brownies. If you've read this far you already know what to do.

If you have problems with your local internet (or cable) service provider, there is only one correct audience for your complaint. Competition is regulated LOCALLY, just like wars are handled NATIONALLY and family budgeting is a DOMESTIC issue. The FCC advises at https://www.fcc.gov/guides/cab... to direct complaints to local franchising authorities.

For example, with Comcast, they are required to plainly put this contact information on your bill. See for example this bill http://comcastbills.com/Compar... The franchise authority is on the bottom right. If you have unrequested upcharges on your bill and then the ISP fixes it, that is fine -- but you should also make a report to the LFA so they can see the pattern. You can also call the LFA first.

Talk of boycotts are not effective. Talking about Obama is not effective. Talking to your ISP is not effective. This is because you are not the customer. Your local regulatory commission is the customer. And they are not helping us because they do not understand the issues. They do not use pipe analogies and don't read slashdot. They worry about school funding, local taxes, AARP, and baking brownies. If you've read this far you already know what to do.

Why even let the users choose passwords? Just have the system run UUID() and give them the result. That is their password. Can't remember it? Click here to have it sent to your email address again.

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