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more about #government Crim Law Geek: Bezo's argument that he shouldn't pay taxes in a "foreign" (non-Washington) state because he doesn't use any of their services is total and absolute b... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Don't even get me started on e-commerce and state sales tax. NJ finally decided to jump on the tax bandwagon a while back. A friend of mine who know... more » Monty: I love wink-wink, nudge-nudge systems of paying taxes. Nearly every State requires us to pay them for sales taxes that were not collected on goods we... more » Curves: In the state I live (and pay taxes) in, they ask you to voluntarily list all net/mailorder purchases upon which you have no paid sales tax, in order t... more » THEprofitCHAOS: i live in new york so they charge taxes...unless...i buy from a 3rd party vendor on amazon which then there is none..so ive been undercutting the amaz... more » COCOViper: I love the conclusion of the article- "Given that Amazon is a $20 billion-a-year internet monolith and state governments could sure use the cash, they... more » PaddyDugan: Sales tax is the retailers responsibility to pay, no? You buy a shirt at the Mall, you don't go home and send a check for the tax to the State. I we... more » crashfrog: Maybe states shouldn't get to have it, frankly. Do we even need states? Does it make any sense at all in an age of high mobility and long-distance tra... more » aja175: 5%? heh. 8.75 here more » Khamel: moving to ny in a couple months, fight the good fight amazon! more » PunditGuy: I know it's not the way it works, but the only thing that makes sense is for Amazon to charge Washington state tax. When I buy something from Amazon, ... more » OCEntertainment: Honestly, I find this a little disappointing. Not that I'm a fan of higher taxes or anything (far from it), but it's not like the U.S. is rolling in m... more » dpiddy022: Stupid, imagine how much R&D could have occurred if Intel didn't have to fight off the feds. Anti-trust laws are bogus, if you charge too high a pric... more » Kaiser-Machead: And it still sucks that Netbooks with ION processors have to cost more because of the fact that "standalone" Atom procs cost significantly more than t... more » Monty: Is it just me or does it seem that every time the FTC gets around to stepping on a monopoly they are usually about half a decade late? Just curious. more » Flotsom: Does it matter that Intel has a better CPU than AMD? I was a huge AMD fan with my Athlon 3200XP Barton Core, but nowadays their lacking in quality chi... more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: Can I have my tax money back instead of this hokey pokey stuff? more » colmtourque001: Hey the important thing is that this has not been tried before and will work because it's a brand new idea...wait...um... Haven't we poured tons of mo... more » yantelope: I got my degree in engineering 2 years ago and was able to get a federal grant. It's not like there wasn't already money encouraging students to go i... more » atlasfugged: This is clearly a nafarious Socialist plot to indoctrinate our children! Obama's trying to turn our children into elitist scientists and engineers and... more » -
#amazon
How Amazon Dances Around Taxes So You Can Too
Amazon was almost founded on an Indian reservation, so it'd be immune to taxes. Fifteen years later, it's still outmaneuvering sales taxes so we don't have pay them either. More » -
#intel
The FTC Still Wants to Slay the Intel Monopoly Monster
Sure, Intel paid off AMD to drop their antitrust suit, but the FTC's still mighty interested in their their fights with Nvidia, and concerned about preserving competition in the chip marketplace overall. It could get ugly. [BW] -
#obama
Obama's Plan to Help Next Generation Science Geeks
Wow, this is great. The "Educate to Innovate" campaign will aim to improve U.S students' grounding in science, technology, engineering, and math education through $260 million in public-private partnerships, plus the first "National Lab Day" to update school science labs. More » -
#mpaa
MPAA Still Trying to Plug Your Analog Hole with Selectable Output Control
Still use component connections with your cable box? Listen up: the MPAA has again asked the FCC to let studios disable analog connections during certain on-demand movies. The FCC currently bans this, and here's why that's a good thing. More » -
#copyright
Secret Copyright Treaty Details Leak: ISPs Worldwide to Become Copyright Cops?
New negotiations for an international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) kick off today, and this round focuses on a secretive Internet piracy plan drafted by the U.S government. No text has been released, but leaks have surfaced. It's not looking good. More » -
#nsa
The NSA to Store a YOTTABYTE of Your Phone Calls, Emails and Other Big Brothery Stuff
In Utah, the National Security Agency is building a $2 billion storage facility that will house and analyze all forms of electronic communication...a potential yottabyte of everyone's (formerly) personal data. So how big is a yottabyte? CrunchGear puts it well: More » -
#scuba
Maldives Government Meets Underwater to Show Effects of Global Warming
The Maldives, a stretch of islands off the coast of Sri Lanka, are so close to sea level that global warming poses a serious threat. So the government held a cabinet meeting underwater to bring attention to the problem. More » -
#obama
Obama Bans Government Employees From Driving While Texting
An executive order from President Obama bans all government employees—including soldiers and postal workers—from texting while driving if they're working, driving one of Uncle Sam's cars or using one of his cellphones. Meaning we're all next. [Ars] -
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#security
Coming Back From China? Throw Your Phone Out
According to the government, if you're coming back from China you probably want to ditch your phone. You know, just in case. More » -
#government
Obama Administration Gets Their Own Cloud Computing App Store
Vivek Kundra, the Obama Administration CIO, just opened up a new app store for federal agencies so that they can get up on these wacky, government-approved cloud computing programs. Looks like he's following through on his promises. More » -
#gps
Screw Twitter, You Can Follow This Politician's GPS Ankle Bracelet
Michael Untermeyer better steer clear of the strip clubs for the next thirty days. The candidate for Philly DA has chosen to wear an electronic monitoring anklet like the thugs get to wear. Why? More » -
#rumorsmash
President Obama Isn't Really Trying to Take Over the Internet
It was pretty much the perfect story: The Senate introduced a bill that would let the President take over the entire internet during a crisis. Our online Weimar Republic is crumbling beneath the digital Führer! Minor catch: It wasn't true. More » -
#china
China Scales Back Fight Against Online Political Dissent, Naked Boobs
China's initiative to install the suspiciously opinionated, prudish Green Dam software filter on all new PCs has been chopped off at the knees, so it'll only affect "Internet cafes, schools and other public places." Join me in hollow celebration! More » -
#batteries
$2.4 Billion Grant Means Batteries Might Finally Join the 21st Century
The Obama administration has dumped an electric truckload of money on car and battery companies, with hopes they'll develop technology that'll make plug-powered cars suitable for the mainstream. As you can imagine, this is way bigger than just cars. More » -
#cellphones
Texting and Talking While Driving Now to Become a National Matter
The Federal Department of Transportation wants to hold a summit to evaluate the perils of texting and talking while driving. While many states have already made their own laws, this is the first time the issue has gone national. More » -
#iphone
Hacker Claims iPhone 3GS Encryption is Incredibly, Dangerously Easy to Crack
Noted iPhone security destroyer Jonathan Zdziarski has cracked the iPhone 3GS encryption security, which is to be expected, but the ease and speed with which he did it is worrisome. Zdziarski claims the iPhone 3GS is thus "useless" to businesses. More » -
#government
US State Department Rejects Firefox, Which Is Entirely Free, Due to "Expense Questions"
At a State Department townhall conducted by Secretary Clinton, a staffer asked why Internet Explorer is mandated, even though Firefox is security-approved for the "entire intelligence community." The answer? A whole lot of bullshit, especially the insane citing of "expense." More » -
#fcc
FCC Now Looking Into Exclusive Handset Deals With Mobile Carriers
After some prodding from John Kerry earlier in the week, the FCC is going to investigate exclusive deals struck between phone makers and mobile carriers, to see whether or not they stifle consumer choices and the development of new technology. More » -
#government
Data.gov Provides Government Data Sets For Your Nerdy Curiosities
The newest website from the Obama administration is Data.gov: a public resource for "high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government." More »
