Yeah, taxes are funny. But as long as you stay in one country it's only VAT. Crossing borders is painful: documents in n versions, custom duties, different VAT values, possibly other taxes like luxury or alcohol, etc. And if you produce medical stuff, then you definitely need a professional product because of the required backtracking of the components.WWGD said:
I don't know Vat to say!fresh_42 said:
Do you have to declare in customs when crossing boundaries? I understand the 3 in benelux have a common customs agreement?fresh_42 said:
Every country involved has its own regulations. That's why the EU and its internal common market is so important, and that was what it was all about with the Brexit: "Give me the cherries, but do not bother me with laws and money." It was simply an act of British selfishness. AFAIK the EU has also a free-trade agreement with Canada, and with the US was in the making but then came who must not be named.WWGD said:
It helps, but some argue still too much red tape. Tesla's factory has taken some 2 years and still not even permits are ready, as I understand it. Chinese factory took some 8 months, by contrast. True, arguably Chinese citizens don't get that much of a say.fresh_42 said:
That is the same as anywhere else: objections from environmental organizations. It is the price we pay in order to live in a constitutional state. I wouldn't want to be governed by the executive orders of a single person.WWGD said:
I remember the basis given by , I thing it was Xi or the CPC, that the great firewall had as a goal that all citizens consume the same information. Otherwise chaos will ensue, as , given the thousand of choices, citizens will each be in their own bubble. To be fair, 1.4 billion bubbles would be hard to manage.fresh_42 said:
My niece in China just used a VPN.WWGD said:
No word for $$G_{\sigma\delta...}$$ , though.fresh_42 said:
I'm surprised they (VPNs) are allowed.Hornbein said:
What I notice is that pattern balding has not been solved into the future. Every visitor of the future makes me scream: "Eight ball in left pocket".Ivan Seeking said:
Starship Trooper:hmmm27 said:
Could be. The tone seems too nasal for me. Maybe I just did not notice it in other tracks. I liked 90125 best ( tho I am not familiar with all their work).hmmm27 said:
I think band members have graduate degrees in music, or degrees from some conservatory.hmmm27 said:Yeah, it does sound like he's battling nasal congestion : thanks for pointing that out
Here they drag the social media bosses in front of legislative committees and tell them to block whatever the politicians don't like.WWGD said:
Surely not ideal, but I know which one to choose if I am given the option.Keith_McClary said:
I very much doubt that. I've been around a lot of this sort of thing and musicians like this always seem to start gigging at a young age. They usually don't go to music school. Those who do quit before they graduate (Miles Davis, Steve Vai, Rick Wakeman) and turn pro. People with degrees almost never become working musicians. They teach instead.WWGD said:
The reason why some people recommend putting Android phones in aeroplane mode or to shut them down completely is so that the battery can draw as much current as possible and charge itself fast.WWGD said:
android.intent.action.ACTION_POWER_CONNECTED. Several apps will listen for this broadcast, and as soon as it is received, they will activate their routines and start some battery-intensive work. For background work, we use Android WorkManager, which has an option to start a work when the charger is connected. Therefore, in most phones with a number of heavy apps, when you plug in the charger, a part of the charger current will be used behind the system rather than charging, and charging becomes slow.Thank you. I have only one data point: airplane mode decreased time significantly; airplane mode and turning it of simultaneously did not. Will keep experimenting and will let you know if you're interested. I mean I can't really control for other factors but data may still be worth something.Wrichik Basu said:
Nowadays, the number of apps which can work without internet connection is significantly less, and the majority of apps which start background jobs specifically when the charger is connected are doing something over the net (and that is why they are supposed to consume more battery and turn on when charging only). When you turn on aeroplane mode, those apps are prevented from working, and less CPU and power are consumed, which, in turn, charges the battery faster.WWGD said:
As I said, aeroplane mode has no role if the phone is switched off, but switching off should still allow the device to be charged faster as the system and apps are not consuming any power.WWGD said:
Thanks for the research and for being direct and not, er...roundabout ;).Hornbein said:
"Common knowledge" is often not terribly knowledgeic : yours is no disgrace ;)WWGD said:
