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Unfortunately, I very much doubt whether either will happen.Geraldine wrote:Looks like a big tax bill will be headed over to Amazon HQ in the very near future. Hope the government uses the money for a new hospital called Kindle Memorial
God, I hope no one goes down that path again (although back in the Bush years I felt the US was headed that way).CommonSenseOTB wrote:The next government or alliance of governments who go down the path germany did in the 30's and 40's will simply burn the books by pushing a button. Do all of yourselves a favor: buy real books with pages from a local seller. Supports your local economy and prevents others from obtaining your credit card or account information when you purchase online. The writing is on the wall...
Just wait for the Romney years…CommRLock78 wrote:God, I hope no one goes down that path again (although back in the Bush years I felt the US was headed that way).CommonSenseOTB wrote:The next government or alliance of governments who go down the path germany did in the 30's and 40's will simply burn the books by pushing a button. Do all of yourselves a favor: buy real books with pages from a local seller. Supports your local economy and prevents others from obtaining your credit card or account information when you purchase online. The writing is on the wall...
Given someone went to town with my Debit Card in Milwaukee last weekend - this has suddenly become sound advice! (Still haven't got that money back yet - even though I can prove I was in the UK at the time of the transactions - enough to satisfy the Fraud people to stop my card - but not yet (much form filling) enough to satisfy Barclays Dispute Office)CommonSenseOTB wrote:The next government or alliance of governments who go down the path germany did in the 30's and 40's will simply burn the books by pushing a button. Do all of yourselves a favor: buy real books with pages from a local seller. Supports your local economy and prevents others from obtaining your credit card or account information when you purchase online. The writing is on the wall...
If there are Romney years - it's still too close to call thoughCommander McLane wrote:Just wait for the Romney years…
.What a cluster $#!@&. Hopefully that gets resolved soon.DaddyHoggy wrote:Given someone went to town with my Debit Card in Milwaukee last weekend - this has suddenly become sound advice! (Still haven't got that money back yet - even though I can prove I was in the UK at the time of the transactions - enough to satisfy the Fraud people to stop my card - but not yet (much form filling) enough to satisfy Barclays Dispute Office)
NigelJK wrote:Some good comments there after also.
Although it's proving all but impossible to read all comments. For the first blog post I gave up around #500. Especially notable that the debate had not degraded at all by this point, it just was too much. How is anyone following Stross' blog including its comments supposed to find the time for reading any books—on paper or as ebook—anyway?DaddyHoggy wrote:Indeed there was.NigelJK wrote:Some good comments there after also.
Hurray! What a relief - there will be no Mitten years ! Hurray, hurrary, hurray!!!Commander McLane wrote:Just wait for the Romney years…CommRLock78 wrote:God, I hope no one goes down that path again (although back in the Bush years I felt the US was headed that way).CommonSenseOTB wrote:The next government or alliance of governments who go down the path germany did in the 30's and 40's will simply burn the books by pushing a button. Do all of yourselves a favor: buy real books with pages from a local seller. Supports your local economy and prevents others from obtaining your credit card or account information when you purchase online. The writing is on the wall...
.I don't like to get in too much to politics either - mostly just calling out the obvious when I haveDaddyHoggy wrote:I tried to say nothing about (US) Politics in general - it's too easy for people to become polarised and fall out, but yes, I'm glad glad Obama has four more years to continue to dig the US (and therefore the rest of the world (still)) out of two unfunded/unbudgeted wars.
(by obvious, that is, things that are obviously the opinion of the vast majority of people, like my Bush bashing 
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