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  1. the type of arrogant American remark that gives you lot a bad name. Oh look at us we are a big country and we do not give a crap any one else, we can use drones to kill people and sod the consequences, our companies can do what they like , not pay tax in other countries but as soon as a country fight back, we get the same American crap. considering that most of the population of your country are immigrants, you have nothing to be arrogant about and most of the problems in the world is caused by you lot poking your noses where it do not belong. I just wish our own government would stop following yours like a puppy dog, maybe the U.K should be more like France. .
    8 points
  2. the problem U.S companies like Amazon and Google is paying very little tax, they make huge profits and yet put little back into the countries they are in. it is not just u.s companies, some of our own British companies does the same thing, but it is about time it was stopped. If i went and stopped paying tax, I would end up in clink and made bankrupt, so time to sort out the tax system and got people who should be paying to pay it. the thing is our goverment is full of rich people and we must not harm rich people, we most protect them. About as trustworthy as a bucket with a hole in, the lot of them
    7 points
  3. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    Username checks out.
    7 points
  4. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    Irony: Use more electronic device to help fight climate change!
    7 points
  5. the type of arrogant American remark that gives you lot a bad name. Oh look at us we are a big country and we do not give a crap any one else, we can use drones to kill people and sod the consequences, our companies can do what they like , not pay tax in other countries but as soon as a country fight back, we get the same American crap. considering that most of the population of your country are immigrants, you have nothing to be arrogant about and most of the problems in the world is caused by you lot poking your noses where it do not belong. I just wish our own government would stop following yours like a puppy dog, maybe the U.K should be more like France. . You are not all wrong, but you are not being intentionally honest. France is essentially trying to create a digital import tax, which I am not against their right to do that, but I am not a big fan of import taxes to begin with. No, most of the problems in the world are not caused by the US. Sure, some are, but to say most is simply wrong. No, most Americans are not immigrants, the vast majority were born in the US. If you mean that they have ancestors that immigrated...okay...so do most people on Earth.
    5 points
  6. Actually you should be because it's not just France heading in that direction, it's many EU members, and we've seen how this goes in the long run where it becomes EU law and before you know it, a lot of countries around the world are doing the same thing which could get costly for the US, more so those companies that don't pay their fair share in taxes. Beside, I don't understand your logic, do you realize that these companies not paying their fair share in taxes just means you end up paying more or end up with less public services, we all shouldn't be happy with them not paying their fair share in taxes because it's passing the burden onto everyone else. LOL....paying their fair share according to whom? I have no issue at all with EU countries bearing their own tax burden. None. Further, it will have no bearing on who actually pays for things. These "big companies" will do nothing but incorporate their tax burden in to the cost of their products, and the consumer still ends up paying. The tax does nothing to help the consumer.
    5 points
  7. It's not so much ironic, it's just that a lot of these companies are paying very little tax, hence the digital tax. A lot of the bigger high tech companies pay very little tax and that is where the real problem is. So yeah I don't think this is going to blow over and I expect a lot more countries to do the same, now the US can put sanctions on them but in the end, it will only end up hurting the US if too many countries jump onboard this as those countries will put sanctions on US goods making them less valuable on the world market and the other countries will just find alternatives to those US goods. At the end of the day, it's about time these companies start paying their fair share in taxes and if it needs pressure from governments to do that then so be it.
    5 points
  8. Kinda ironic that France decides to impose a new tax that disproportionately affects the companies of another country, but gets upset when that same country decides to do the same to them?
    5 points
  9. Nvidia announces G-Sync esports displays with 360Hz refresh rates

    Still using non hdr 60hz 1080p basic monitors. Will be for years to come.
    5 points
  10. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    Climate Change is BS. it's all about power/control/$. ever notice how it's only the left who obsess over it and they are backwards in general.
    5 points
  11. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    I guess burying your head in the sand is an easier way cope.
    5 points
  12. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    That’s great your experience puts you at odds with almost all climate scientists around the world. You know better, hey?!
    5 points
  13. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    Be careful what random Internet experts say too.
    5 points
  14. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    As someone who does Silviculture for a living, I find this climate change stuff a complete joke.
    5 points
  15. France are the masters of implementing dumb ideas and then quickly surrendering when it blows up in their face. How'd that 75% tax work out? France is a class example of what not to do with taxation and economic "growth".
    4 points
  16. Actually you should be because it's not just France heading in that direction, it's many EU members, and we've seen how this goes in the long run where it becomes EU law and before you know it, a lot of countries around the world are doing the same thing which could get costly for the US, more so those companies that don't pay their fair share in taxes. Beside, I don't understand your logic, do you realize that these companies not paying their fair share in taxes just means you end up paying more or end up with less public services, we all shouldn't be happy with them not paying their fair share in taxes because it's passing the burden onto everyone else.
    4 points
  17. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    This article is 10 pages of fake news. I guess climate change caused arsonists to set fires in Australia.
    4 points
  18. the type of arrogant American remark that gives you lot a bad name. Oh look at us we are a big country and we do not give a crap any one else, we can use drones to kill people and sod the consequences, our companies can do what they like , not pay tax in other countries but as soon as a country fight back, we get the same American crap. considering that most of the population of your country are immigrants, you have nothing to be arrogant about and most of the problems in the world is caused by you lot poking your noses where it do not belong. I just wish our own government would stop following yours like a puppy dog, maybe the U.K should be more like France. . You are not all wrong, but you are not being intentionally honest. France is essentially trying to create a digital import tax, which I am not against their right to do that, but I am not a big fan of import taxes to begin with. No, most of the problems in the world are not caused by the US. Sure, some are, but to say most is simply wrong. No, most Americans are not immigrants, the vast majority were born in the US. If you mean that they have ancestors that immigrated...okay...so do most people on Earth. i was blowing off steam, because sometimes the U.s seems to think they can do what they like and it don't matter what the consequences is, I know that most people was born there and that it is your ancestors that was immigrants, like most people on earth, maybe, but many many years ago. France trying to protect their country, just like people in the UK want to protect ours, which is why we voted to get out of the E.U, because the undemocratic twisted e.u want to run our country, now we will run our own and make our own rules. the problem is the UY.S just run sin with guns blazing and while I agree that a lot of problems are casued by one part of the world, mainly one that holds a certain religion, the U.s do not make things better, certainly now with stupid Trump in charge. Myself, I would draw out all the troops, keep troops around the borders of these countries so no one can get out and let them fight it out. You're really showing how ignorant you are on this topic with your heavy bias against the US (for whatever reason)... The top level concept of this isn't hard to understand... France imposes a new tax and then the US responds with sanctions. So you think it's fair that every country gets to throw taxes and tariffs at US companies, and it's not okay for the US to respond with the same? The whole goal of this trade war is to eliminate tariffs and unnecessary taxes and allow everybody to play on a level global playing field. This problem wasn't created by Trump and it wasn't created solely be the US, so take your blinders off already... Do your brain a favor and stop letting the media do your thinking...
    3 points
  19. It's ironic when countries like France, tax/regulate innovation out of their local economy then complain when overseas companies come in and offer a product / service that is wildly popular with the consumer. The UK is also guilty of that to a certain extent. If you strangle innovation at the bottom, companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook (1 in a million?) etc will never happen and you'll never enjoy taxing them as local entities. You reap what you sow? Bleating about bad policy later isn't going to help. The countries in question still get to collect and pay sales tax and provide employment taxes to the local government / countries in question. Another countries innovations shouldn't be the source of funding for your local, expensive, policies.
    3 points
  20. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    So lot of diverse opinions... let's try to find common ground here though. 1. Climate change is a thing, but alarmist predictions are a work of fiction. 2. The plans to help curb climate change suck. We need better solutions! Also, just because someone sees major problems with these plans does NOT make them a denier. It means they care about how our money is spent, which is also something we should be thinking about, especially if you're American where our debt is ever increasing. 3. We need healthy attitudes and action taken, like the recent push to plant millions of trees. Will it change the world by a huge degree? No! But these efforts are voluntary and make for great PR for anyone partaking. We need more action like this. 4. The end result is inevitable. This is something people also need to recognize. We're not going to stop it, but many people act like we are. That means we need to properly plan not only to reduce emissions, but consider the impact of housing and development to ensure homes aren't built like death traps during major storms (here and abroad), and that maybe we take a good look at development along our coasts going forward. Number 4 is especially important to me, as someone who had water come into their home during Harvey. Where we live currently is important, and worrying about plastic straws will not make any noticeable impact on our community, compared to proper city planning.
    3 points
  21. the whole idea of imposing a "digital tax" its not smart, the goverment have no investment or provided any help to any of those companies, no infrastructure, not even better accessibility to the users. It only elevate the cost of services and kill posible inovations
    3 points
  22. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    That’s great your experience puts you at odds with almost all climate scientists around the world. You know better, hey?! he's not getting paid to say bad things What a perfectly acceptable reason to take his word over theirs; he isn’t being paid. Genius level thought process. i don't know the person, but i'd rather listen to someone who actually works in the field than a scientist that's paid to say certain things. is it genius level thought process to just eat up everything that the paid for "scientists" say? Fun fact: someone who works in the field is also paid. Of course you are also taking some Internet random at face value than scientific white papers that can be fact checked. I find it fascinating that science is a respected field until it comes to climate change for some people. Then they are just paid off scientists. Sounds legit.
    3 points
  23. you still have yours?? then you are not a real hardware enthusiast
    3 points
  24. Congratulations Mobius Enigma

    Let's send a warm welcome to our newest MVC @Mobius Enigma!!!!! They have been elected by their peers to join the ranks of Neowin MVC. mobius enigma, check your pm.
    2 points
  25. US companies operating in other countries are under that countries laws, regulations, etc. The US company has the option to not operate in that market and that country has the consequence of not having that companies goods & services not available to them. Just because the US made a note of looking into this new tax doesn't make it just a US issue. This new tax effects any company from any country. The thing is, they say not to retaliate with tariff, but if you look at it, this new "digital sales tax" IS a tariff itself, just with a pretty new name. The argument that a company who sells goods in a country should follow that countries rules doesn't apply here. They are following, what France and others have a problem with is that this services they want to tax aren't actual physical goods, they want to tax a company who, for example, offers you a cloud service but the physical data center might be located in the UK or Germany. Why? If you sit and think about it why should they? If the service is located in France, then sure, tax. But when it's not? It's just a tariff with a different name.
    2 points
  26. Well the easiest way to ensure we do retaliate is to tell us don't retaliate. I can tell you the only losers o this future battle will be France's pocketbook and it's citizens that actually care about Google services.
    2 points
  27. mini-LED is still a transmissive technology, so not exactly like OLED which is emissive. While I do feel like this technology has a lot of potential, it is worth noting that it is still using illumination zones. Yes, 1,000+ zones is much better than the small number we see with normal LED displays, but still far lower than OLED, which essentially has over 8 million zones (every pixel is its own illumination zone)
    2 points
  28. Actually you should be because it's not just France heading in that direction, it's many EU members, and we've seen how this goes in the long run where it becomes EU law and before you know it, a lot of countries around the world are doing the same thing which could get costly for the US, more so those companies that don't pay their fair share in taxes. Beside, I don't understand your logic, do you realize that these companies not paying their fair share in taxes just means you end up paying more or end up with less public services, we all shouldn't be happy with them not paying their fair share in taxes because it's passing the burden onto everyone else. LOL....paying their fair share according to whom? I have no issue at all with EU countries bearing their own tax burden. None. Further, it will have no bearing on who actually pays for things. These "big companies" will do nothing but incorporate their tax burden in to the cost of their products, and the consumer still ends up paying. The tax does nothing to help the consumer. This is a funny phenomenon... Tax hikes get passed down to the employees at the lower end of the totem pole, either by cutting staff, cutting raises, etc., along with passing price increases to the consumer. Kinda like how democrats often make the argument that tax reduction doesn't get passed onto the customer or employees on the lower end. That being said, there's not much to understand here: people don't like paying taxes. That's by and large what the people of France have been protesting over too, has it not? Personally, I don't see an easy solution for all of this, but something tells me we need to quit trying to solve complex problems with basic solutions in hopes that it just fixes everything. I'm all ears for better ideas.
    2 points
  29. I'm just grateful that governments are looking at trying to solve it because too many big companies are getting away with paying very little taxes which just passes the burden onto everyone else. I think it's high time that taxes should be done in a way that it's done on the product sold in a given region, making it almost impossible to avoid paying their taxes to the right governments.
    2 points
  30. Nvidia announces G-Sync esports displays with 360Hz refresh rates

    I want a 4K/144Hz HDR monitor too, don't mind paying if it's good, but I don't want it looking like some gamer spewed it up with all the RGB. Any suggestions? I have the first 1440p144 IPS HDR400 display released, the Gigabyte Aorus AD27QD, released in early 2019. I imagine there are more out there, now. Probably better ones, too.
    2 points
  31. The issues the US and probably other countries effected by this new tax, is that instead of it fixing things, it looks like it's introducing more issues and loopholes.
    2 points
  32. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    That’s great your experience puts you at odds with almost all climate scientists around the world. You know better, hey?! he's not getting paid to say bad things What a perfectly acceptable reason to take his word over theirs; he isn’t being paid. Genius level thought process. i don't know the person, but i'd rather listen to someone who actually works in the field than a scientist that's paid to say certain things. is it genius level thought process to just eat up everything that the paid for "scientists" say? Fun fact: someone who works in the field is also paid. Of course you are also taking some Internet random at face value than scientific white papers that can be fact checked. I find it fascinating that science is a respected field until it comes to climate change for some people. Then they are just paid off scientists. Sounds legit. he's paid to do his job, not give an opinion one way or another. i listen to both sides, i don't disrespect any scientist, but it does seem odd that there's a lot more money to be made being on the 'all hell is breaking loose' side of the climate debate. Can’t imagine why. Once we hit the point of no going back and on the path to becoming extinct, we are likely done. It takes zero money to shove your head in the sand and do nothing. It takes quite a bit to force change.
    2 points
  33. Nvidia announces G-Sync esports displays with 360Hz refresh rates

    >The product is a 24.5-inch monitor with a 1080p resolution What a waste
    2 points
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  35. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    Climate always changes, all the time.
    2 points
  36. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    Climate change: another conspiracy theory.
    2 points
  37. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    Great article. Even if you don't "believe" in climate change, they're just great ways to keep our home clean.
    2 points
  38. You are kidding, right? I guess some people have never seen movies shot on an iPhone, just Google/Bing it. They ain't bad at all, they're splendid. I don't even mention awesome short films, ads, music videos, like AsherGZ mentioned. Become modernist, people; it's 2020 already. I’m not googling it, give me a link. And I’m not sure since when “modernist” means using the wrong tool for the job. I’m a modernist guys, I dug a hole in the backyard with a spoon. You thought it took a shovel, but a spoon works just fine.
    2 points
  39. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    I don't know about the 'true' climate change...regardless we still have to take care of our planet and pollute less and be more conscious. So even if climate change is or isn't a real thing, I see positive things
    2 points
  40. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    Ah...2020: the parody tier articles are still going.
    2 points
  41. go by an apple device with that price and less features Huh. So I am supposed to buy an Apple device if I don’t agree with the price? Your nonsense makes less and less sense all the time. Why are you even bringing up Apple? Smh.
    1 point
  42. I'm not sure that retaliation from France is something I'd worry a whole lot about.
    1 point
  43. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    Progressives are backwards? You need to look up what progressive means, especially vs conservative (hint, one of them doesn't like change and moving forward, and it isn't progressives). It was just a matter of time before someone tried to make it political.
    1 point
  44. Falcon 9: Starlink v1.0 Flight 2

    StarLink Flight 2 webcast
    1 point
  45. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    That’s great your experience puts you at odds with almost all climate scientists around the world. You know better, hey?! he's not getting paid to say bad things
    1 point
  46. Five apps to help you tackle climate change in the 2020s

    Awesome, thanks Paul
    1 point
  47. You are kidding, right? I guess some people have never seen movies shot on an iPhone, just Google/Bing it. They ain't bad at all, they're splendid. I don't even mention awesome short films, ads, music videos, like AsherGZ mentioned. Become modernist, people; it's 2020 already. I’m not googling it, give me a link. And I’m not sure since when “modernist” means using the wrong tool for the job.
    1 point
  48. There might not be a Google Pixel 4a XL this year

    I hold on a phone for at least two to three years. I usually bought it new at an even discounted price.
    1 point
  49. ugh, vertical video. That itself can die in a fire.
    1 point
  50. Wi-Fi 6 may soon expand into the 6GHz spectrum, to be called Wi-Fi 6E

    And thus ends the short lived simplist plan of wifi naming. Why not just call it Wifi 6.1.
    1 point