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Comment: Re:Did they break any laws? (Score 1) 579

by Joce640k (#43781367) Attached to: Web of Tax Shelters Saved Apple Billions, Inquiry Finds

Considering Apple (the corporation) paid $6 billion last year in taxes plus the taxes paid by their US employees I think the taxpayer got a pretty damn good ROI.

Considering they're still delivering iPhones using taxpayer-funded roads and lighting up their stores using taxpayer-funded electricity, I'd say it's an ongoing relationship.

PS: Quoting numbers instead of percentages is full of fail.

Comment: Re:Did they break any laws? (Score 4, Insightful) 579

by Joce640k (#43780479) Attached to: Web of Tax Shelters Saved Apple Billions, Inquiry Finds

Nobody has shown that what Apple has done shouldn't be morally acceptable.

Jobs/Woz grew up in the USA, they were educated there and used the resources/facilities/opportunities of the USA to earn their fortunes. Many of those resources/facilities/opportunities were provided using taxpayer money.

Not giving back to the young people growing up today is morally acceptable to you?

Comment: Re:Personal Responsibility? (Score 1) 577

by Joce640k (#43761479) Attached to: Of 1000 Americans Polled, Most Would Ban Home Printing of Guns

The problem with printed firearms is that they're plastic. We have no means to detect them. They instantly obsolete our security infrastructure. You can walk onto an airplane with one. You could walk into a courtroom with one. You could walk into the White House, Congress, or the Supreme Court with one. That is a major problem.

You know how I can tell you've never typed "zip gun" into google?

Comment: Re:Machine shop, anyone? (Score 1) 577

by Joce640k (#43761455) Attached to: Of 1000 Americans Polled, Most Would Ban Home Printing of Guns

These kind of luddites probably "print a gun" means you can press a button and out pops a fully functioning Glock 9mm.

Making zip guns in a machine shop is waaaay easier/cheaper then trying to get a 3D printer to produce anything more than a misshapen blob of plastic. Even if the printers improve, plastic guns will never be a replacement for the real thing (which are made of metal!)

Comment: Re:Good luck with that (Score 5, Insightful) 109

by Joce640k (#43734643) Attached to: Records Labels Prepare Massive 'Pirate Site' Domain Blocking Blitz

Domain blocking has been so successful already. No one will figure out how to use alternative DNS servers, or simply type in the IP address manually.

Doesn't matter, it's all about training governments to bend over whenever they say so. They'll be back again soon, with bigger demands.

PS: Thanks, RIAA, for letting me know about Grooveshark...

Comment: Re:No one wants a one trick pony (Score 1) 58

by Joce640k (#43732105) Attached to: Pirate Bay Co-founder Peter Sunde Running For European Parliament

- have more pressing concerns in europe right now that whether they can download pirated media. You know, minor things like over 50% youth unemployement in spain, the collapse of the greek economy and its knock on effects, mass immigration, enviromental degradation...

Right, because the existing parties here in Spain are doing such a good job of running the country.

Who knows, maybe a bit of young blood who doesn't talk the talk or wear an expensive suit might be a good thing.

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