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First Amendment Rights of ISPs?
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Argh. Ok, I wasn’t going to do it, but Mike seems insistent on passing this little piece of trash around the blogosphere. Here’s a lawyer who thinks that the wire, not the people who create the contents that flow through it, have free speech rights. Even if neutrality mandates made good sense, they should not…
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Bergamo, Italy
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All-out?
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So the House passed a bill last month to ban online poker playing. Jon Stewart describes this best: When it comes to physical casinos, the argument is that the poor locals will wander in and spend their every last dollar. I don’t see the same argument working for online gambling, as the poor are unlikely…
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What exactly is a capital improvement?
ByDerek
One of the advantages of being a homeowner is that certain home improvement projects are sales tax free, if they fit the New York State’s guidelines of being a “Capital Improvement”. The tricky part can be determining what exactly qualifies as a capital improvement. The NYS Department of Taxation lays it out like this: A…
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Aquarama Update
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I exchanged a quick email with Larry Lallo from the Marine Star Project. Unfortunately, he didn’t have much to report. The project is at a stand still right now. We have not managed to locate a University to be our partner. Wish them luck! It’d be better to have the old Aquarama out at sea…