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05-21-2013, 11:14 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Congressional Committe looks at Apple's Dubious Tax Avoidance in The Bilge

They are manifestly not. Income from wholly owned foreign subsidiaries is not tax unless it is "repatriated". If corporation A owns another, foreign...

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05-21-2013, 11:07 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Congressional Committe looks at Apple's Dubious Tax Avoidance in The Bilge

+1 Ding! One thing to note... any US citizen owes US income tax, regardless of where they reside, on income earned anywhere in the world. In...

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05-21-2013, 12:51 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread How good are you at wood work? (Not political) in The Bilge

Me? I can what I need done, but it might take me a while. I like the work of Chris Pye. Here's some of his work ...

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05-18-2013, 01:11 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Keep Calm and Carry On in The Bilge

Wouldn't Her Majesty's government have copyright on it, along with rights on derivative works? The MOD published it, "fixed in tangible form" during...

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05-18-2013, 01:05 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Hoorah for Syttende Mai! in The Bilge

We live just a few blocks up from the Locks. A couple of years ago, we got a knock on the door at 8:30 AM just as I was heading off to work. An...

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05-18-2013, 12:36 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Probably time for a new tablesaw. in The Bilge

Back to the topic at hand... I was thinking...that if you wanted to take my Bosch for a test drive. I'm in the same neighborhood, and the...

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05-17-2013, 02:00 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Vintage Dirigo compass in Tools / Materials / Techniques / Products

Dirigo is still in business and still making the same compasses here in Seattle, unimproved since 1907. Dirigo Compass Company 13456 136th Ave...

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05-17-2013, 12:07 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Workboots in The Bilge

Order a pair of Blundstone's from Oz. light, comfy elastic-sided. This model should do you:...

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05-17-2013, 11:54 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Probably time for a new tablesaw. in The Bilge

I've got the Bosch 4100 with the Gravity-Rise stand. It's no Powermatic 66, but it's a darn good saw. The stand rocks, though it takes a bit to get...

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05-15-2013, 07:59 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Tesla in The Bilge

Because most states have ( and have had for decades) explicitly prohibiting auto manufacturers from selling cars directly to customers. Ostensibly,...

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05-14-2013, 03:03 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Sales tax in internet purchases in The Bilge

The problem isn't writing the app or computing the tax owed. The problem lies in collecting the data and developing the database to model it all. ...

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05-14-2013, 01:54 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Grammar quiz in The Bilge

7/10, but... For question #3, I disagrees. I thing that the most correct answer is still "can't tell": the writer explicitly used the gender-free...

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05-13-2013, 08:47 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Playing the blues in The Bilge

John Lee Hooker on the BBC in his prime http://youtu.be/wSnQ0bdHW0s

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05-13-2013, 08:42 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread do other countries have a prevalence of personal mini storage warehouses in The Bilge

Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir know something about this problem. http://www.revbilly.com/ Check out the blog at...

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05-10-2013, 11:42 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread what's up with this stern? in The Bilge

It... • prevents the hull from squatting excessively under power, • she's a commercial fish boat and a fairly slender one. It helps...

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05-10-2013, 11:39 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread what's up with this stern? in The Bilge

It... • prevents the hull from squatting at power • it's a commercial fish boat. It helps stabilize things when hauling heavy gear...

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05-09-2013, 12:37 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread FREE!!! wooden sailboat hull (Worcester) in The Bilge

Looks like 4 long 1x12s in decent shape :)

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05-08-2013, 09:50 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Heritage Report Author: Hispanic Immigrants May Never "Reach IQ Parity With Whites" in The Bilge

I saw that today. From his abstract The statistical construct known as IQ can reliably estimate general mental ability, or intelligence. The...

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05-07-2013, 07:12 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread A genuine Question. Not a troll in The Bilge

And doing that whilst someone is trying to kill you.

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05-06-2013, 09:15 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Guess how many children get shot every day in the USA in The Bilge

No racial bias? The source data from the CDC at http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/mortrate10_us.html would appear to tell a different story. ...

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05-06-2013, 12:46 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Guess how many children get shot every day in the USA in The Bilge

Not so. Look at the population breakdown. White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 78.1% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 13.1% American Indian and...

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05-06-2013, 12:34 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a poll Poll. Do you personally know a Murderer? in The Bilge

Wow. Now she's a piece of work. Even by American standards of nutter doom. https://www.google.com/search?q=katherine+knight+case

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05-06-2013, 12:08 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Guess how many children get shot every day in the USA in The Bilge

Peach, you might consider the position/influence that the USofA has on the rest of the world. They likely know more about US policies than J. Random...

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05-05-2013, 01:13 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Black Powder in The Bilge

Haven't had enough coffee yet this AM :) fixed it for ya.

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05-05-2013, 01:03 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Black Powder in The Bilge

But back to the topic at hand, I'd look at the different powders under a microscope. Different brands might be corned differently. Grain size might...

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05-05-2013, 11:06 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Really grossed out in The Bilge

I save swearing for Important Occasions. If you swear up blue streak. All the time, then the language loses its impact. But a string of curses,...

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05-05-2013, 01:22 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Black Powder in The Bilge

420 is April 20, the date of the original Ann Arbor Hash Bash, after the city legalized dope — well, amended the city charter so as to prohibit...

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05-05-2013, 01:18 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Yet another really tragic shooting in The Bilge

My dad's rule was no guns, toy or otherwise. Once I turned 12, the promise was that he'd teach me to use real guns. Idea was, playing with toy guns...

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05-05-2013, 01:05 AM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread HELP! Mac Safari, spinning BBOD! in The Bilge

YES, the charger is always on. Should I let the new battery die? Thank you. I'm unplugging now. Whats the worst?/QUOTE] If you always have it...

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05-04-2013, 12:02 PM

Nicholas Carey replied to a thread Start of Port Townsend race in The Bilge

Howdy, neighbor! We're just a few blocks from you, I think, over by the Sunset Hill Community Club on 32nd.

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