It’s legal because he did exactly what every single business owner in the United States attempts to do: minimize tax exposure. Just because Amazon did so successfully doesn’t mean they’re criminals. They’re just smart. Why pay taxes if you don’t have to? They don’t owe you anything.

Working with other people is like vacationing somewhere with snow: it’s nice to visit for as long as you choose, but ultimately it’s not where you want to be. At least for me. Talking to my wife and children and a few close friends once in a while is plenty thank you very much.

That’s pretty much what we’ve gone to, thanks. It’s what works best for everyone. My boy actually kind of loves it because he does a countdown outside the door lol.

Work-from-homers: How do you all deal with having children around the house? My wife stays home with the kids, and she does her best, but now that I am working from home instead of at an office, I find it extremely difficult to do anything other than hole myself away for 8 hours straight.

Correlation =/= causation...

Thanks!

For Bitcoin specifically, that is somewhat true, but I still believe the arcade example to be a good layman’s terms concept. The “arcade” in the analogy is the underlying utility. E.g.: The “arcade” for bitcoin is merely the ability to conduct decentralized digital transactions. For other altcoins, the “arcade” is a…

No problem.

What happenned over time, and how we ended up in our current situation, is just a coincidence of multiple events. As you can see in my example, bitcoin tokens can be thought of as arcade tokens as an example. Now imagine that even when you took your arcade tokens outside the arcade, they still had value. Why would…

Well, when you cut through all the hype, bitcoin and the other types of digital coins or cryptocurrencies are all just value tokens to enable some sort of underlying technology. Think of going to the arcade as a kid: you would exchange actual cash money US$ for arcade tokens. Outside that arcade, the tokens are…

... and that was probably true at the moment that calculation was made, but that doesn’t really mean anything. The break even point could be $500 tomorrow. There are many variables involved, and for someone who is going to be interested in mining in the first place, the goal is to contribute to, and acquire the…

I understand most of the underlying technology. Is there something specifically you would like to know?

The fact that you hate this process shows a complete and total lack of understanding of how business actually works. No one is competing to make Bezos richer. Let’s do a thought experiment:

Why don’t you start a company then, and pay your employees fairly if you’re so upset about it.

What’s the deal with midget Mars?

Or, if you’re like me, you write “Person no longer lives here - return to sender” on the mail with ever increasing fury for 3 years straight until you eventually give up and shred all their mail on sight.

Use virtual credit card numbers instead. Most credit cards allow you to generate temp numbers.

Good movies? Haha... I tend to go to the movies when something big and fun is playing - something that’s worth seeing on a big screen because of the fun experience. It’s the same reason people get big TV’s at home. If I think I will have a good time seeing a movie on a gigantic screen, then I go. Some movies lend…

How well does this work for digital goods? eg: icon & photography packs? Anyone have any experience there?

Incorrect. What makes traffic worse is the jackass who can’t seem to understand that I’m tailgating the sh*t out of them because they’re hanging out in the passing lane going exactly the speed limit. Move the hell over. Phantom traffic jams magically disappear when you don’t try to police other people’s speed.