Recently moved into a new house, and hired some contractors off craigslist, most are good, here are some bad apples, buyers beware!:
1. A tree service handyman with phone number 772-919-5833, started work, did about 80% of work, then requested payment in full, says will finish the job the next day. I wasn't going to be home the next day, so I agreed to pay him in full. He never came back the next day, no response to calls/text, I had to spend more money to hire someone else to finish the job.
2. A plumber going by the name Paul, with phone number 609-480-2955, I needed a gas line moved and need to be guaranteed to pass inspection, he did 90% of the work, but forgot to install a fitting required by code. The inspection failed, and I ask him to come back to fix his work, he never came back, no response to calls/text. I have paid him 90% of the money. So he didn't really scam me in terms of money, but made it difficult for me since I had to hire another plumber to do a tiny job of installing a single fitting.
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2014-12-12
其实现代美国民主制度越走越歪的原因只有一个,1970年开始的国会投票记名制
首先1970年美国国会通过了一个法案,叫做Legislative Reorganization Act
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_Reorganization_Act_of_
这个法案里面最主要的一条就是从此国会参众两院所有的投票都是记名的,
公开的。发展到现在,某议员的投票,几秒钟之内就会公布到各大网站上。
但是记名投票其实是个很危险的制度,因为记名选票可以被操纵。这就是
为什么普通人投票,是不记名的,而且必须是private的,投票时不能有第
三个人在场。
一旦选票记名,那么收买选票非常容易,可以通过行贿,恐吓,设局敲诈等
各种方式进行收买控制选票。议员毫无招架之力,因为你的投票立刻就会被
公开,你根本不可能阳奉阴违,只能乖乖听话。
所以美国自从1970年开始,政策越来越向利益集团倾斜。高收入者(年收入
超过一千万美元)税率从90%降到了30%多。Capital gain tax从39%降到了
现在15%
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_Reorganization_Act_of_
这个法案里面最主要的一条就是从此国会参众两院所有的投票都是记名的,
公开的。发展到现在,某议员的投票,几秒钟之内就会公布到各大网站上。
但是记名投票其实是个很危险的制度,因为记名选票可以被操纵。这就是
为什么普通人投票,是不记名的,而且必须是private的,投票时不能有第
三个人在场。
一旦选票记名,那么收买选票非常容易,可以通过行贿,恐吓,设局敲诈等
各种方式进行收买控制选票。议员毫无招架之力,因为你的投票立刻就会被
公开,你根本不可能阳奉阴违,只能乖乖听话。
所以美国自从1970年开始,政策越来越向利益集团倾斜。高收入者(年收入
超过一千万美元)税率从90%降到了30%多。Capital gain tax从39%降到了
现在15%
2014-06-05
明朝灭亡的两个主因
两件事导致了明朝灭亡:
1. 崇祯杀魏忠贤
2. 袁崇焕杀毛文龙
这两件事发生了之后,明朝灭亡基本无解。如果只发生一件,还有的救。
崇祯杀魏忠贤导致朝廷财源枯竭。但是有毛文龙的东江镇,还能保持战略平衡。
魏忠贤在明朝主要作用是从江浙收税,他手下养了一大批税监,每年能收上来
几百万两税收。 所以基于江浙的东林党,恨魏忠贤入骨,斗争的很激烈。这是
每年几百万两白银啊,足以让人疯狂了。魏忠贤死了之后,税监皆裁撤,江浙
商税一年能收上来几十两。天启死前握着崇祯的手说魏忠贤“忠贞能干,可托
大事”。 可惜崇祯没体会到是什么意思,太年轻,然后就被东林党的给忽悠了。
等崇祯真用了东林党人,才知道自己倒了大霉,最后气的不行了,前后砍了
几十个东林党大臣的脑袋。
如果只杀毛文龙,但是朝廷有钱,那也还能维持军队的忠心。像左良玉
这些部队不会因为缺饷而成为割据势力。只要朝廷还能发饷,左良玉这些人
就无法将部队变成私军。主要是朝廷发不出饷,主将带着部队抢劫老百姓,
等于是主将给军队发饷,这样才变成私军。其次,朝廷有钱,那么就不用
盘剥西北农民,赈灾也会更得力,那么李闯等人就没有造反的土壤。
(实际上不裁撤驿卒,李闯继续给朝廷打工,也就没有李闯造反了,主要
还是朝廷没钱)
其实明朝的事,报应来的都挺快的。1627年杀魏忠贤,1628年西北农民起义。
1629年6月杀毛文龙,1629年10月满清第一次入寇京畿,大掠财物人口而归
2014-04-28
为何伟大的秦朝十三年而亡
秦国历史悠久,五代贤王的努力,终于给秦国积累了席卷天下的实力。
可是嬴政马踏天下,统一六国后,十三年既彻底亡国,甚至比后来的王莽
的新朝,武则天的武周都要短。
我认为主要是嬴政统一的太快了,不到10年时间,就统一了六国。秦国
底子还是一个国的水平,突然吃撑了。如果秦国统一的步伐放缓一些,
要好得多。秦朝之后,中国已经有了大一统的传统,但是后世完成统一
大业的国家,步子都放的很缓。比如唐朝李渊自起兵到统一用了12年,
宋朝统一天下(灭北汉为标志)用了19年。明朝统一天下用了25年,清朝
统一天下(以入关为开始的标志,以南明灭亡为结束)用了18年(如果算上
统一台湾,那就是40年)。总之皆比秦朝用的时间长。
因为秦国统一用的时间太短了,没有消化好,无法信任旧六国的军队。
所以秦国只能信任秦人士兵,派大量秦军驻守六国。另外始皇迁秦人
百姓去六国,而将六国贵族迁入关中。结果导致自己的基本盘大量的摊薄。
秦国要灭一国通常要拿出接近全部实力,灭赵国,灭楚国都是这样。拿出
很大的实力才能将其灭掉。统一六国后,基本盘一摊薄,结果六国一同反叛,
各国驻守的几万秦军根本镇压不住叛军,数十万秦军精锐就直接在当地被
叛军消耗掉了,没法像当初灭六国那样集中力量打战役。
因为几十万秦人军队没了,弄得秦王还要临时召骊山囚徒成为军队(士气
可想而知,后来囚徒军中的非秦人很多都叛逃了,英布就是囚徒军出身)。
然后好不容易集中了三十万军队(其中还有十几万囚徒军),决战又遇上
战神项羽,被打败了。(史书有的说是秦军四十万,但是考虑到项羽最后只
坑杀了二十万,不可能战场上直接杀了二十万,所以我认为还是总共三十万
比较靠谱)
如果是当年的秦国,拿出六十万军队只是小菜一碟,项羽再牛逼也干不过
六十万秦军。
可是嬴政马踏天下,统一六国后,十三年既彻底亡国,甚至比后来的王莽
的新朝,武则天的武周都要短。
我认为主要是嬴政统一的太快了,不到10年时间,就统一了六国。秦国
底子还是一个国的水平,突然吃撑了。如果秦国统一的步伐放缓一些,
要好得多。秦朝之后,中国已经有了大一统的传统,但是后世完成统一
大业的国家,步子都放的很缓。比如唐朝李渊自起兵到统一用了12年,
宋朝统一天下(灭北汉为标志)用了19年。明朝统一天下用了25年,清朝
统一天下(以入关为开始的标志,以南明灭亡为结束)用了18年(如果算上
统一台湾,那就是40年)。总之皆比秦朝用的时间长。
因为秦国统一用的时间太短了,没有消化好,无法信任旧六国的军队。
所以秦国只能信任秦人士兵,派大量秦军驻守六国。另外始皇迁秦人
百姓去六国,而将六国贵族迁入关中。结果导致自己的基本盘大量的摊薄。
秦国要灭一国通常要拿出接近全部实力,灭赵国,灭楚国都是这样。拿出
很大的实力才能将其灭掉。统一六国后,基本盘一摊薄,结果六国一同反叛,
各国驻守的几万秦军根本镇压不住叛军,数十万秦军精锐就直接在当地被
叛军消耗掉了,没法像当初灭六国那样集中力量打战役。
因为几十万秦人军队没了,弄得秦王还要临时召骊山囚徒成为军队(士气
可想而知,后来囚徒军中的非秦人很多都叛逃了,英布就是囚徒军出身)。
然后好不容易集中了三十万军队(其中还有十几万囚徒军),决战又遇上
战神项羽,被打败了。(史书有的说是秦军四十万,但是考虑到项羽最后只
坑杀了二十万,不可能战场上直接杀了二十万,所以我认为还是总共三十万
比较靠谱)
如果是当年的秦国,拿出六十万军队只是小菜一碟,项羽再牛逼也干不过
六十万秦军。
2014-03-16
CNN censorship
After posting the following comments, my DISQUS account was permanently banned from CNN and all my comments removed. I guess my Obama comment was the main reason:
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to Jimmy Tom · 15 days ago Removed
Depends on the State.
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to OriginalUpmuuchtoolate · 15 days ago Removed
if CCW were allowed everywhere, the terrorists would be shot dead as soon as they brandished their automatic weapon.
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to john · 15 days ago Removed
Except in states that actually allow CCW, then the terrorist would be all shot dead as soon as they start this sh*t.
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to Ron Menge · 15 days ago Removed
The killers are Muslim terrorist, though you are right, they are most likely also Chinese citizens.
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to Pappy Baitsmacker · 15 days ago Removed
Gotta do something about these autonomous people killing guns
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to naksuthin · 15 days ago Removed
There's some key differences, in the Chinese incident, the guy was not prepared to kill, he was aimlessly slashing people, and was soon under control. Do you really believe an adult male that was ready to kill, can not kill a single child with a knife?
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to Wes Baumer · 15 days ago Removed
It's funny, since knife is a controlled weapon in China.
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to Jason Smith · 15 days ago Removed
Obama IS a muslim, he went to a muslim school and received an orthodox muslim education when he grew up in muslim Indonesia.
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to Jimmy Tom · 15 days ago Removed
Depends on the State.
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to OriginalUpmuuchtoolate · 15 days ago Removed
if CCW were allowed everywhere, the terrorists would be shot dead as soon as they brandished their automatic weapon.
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to john · 15 days ago Removed
Except in states that actually allow CCW, then the terrorist would be all shot dead as soon as they start this sh*t.
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to Ron Menge · 15 days ago Removed
The killers are Muslim terrorist, though you are right, they are most likely also Chinese citizens.
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to Pappy Baitsmacker · 15 days ago Removed
Gotta do something about these autonomous people killing guns
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to naksuthin · 15 days ago Removed
There's some key differences, in the Chinese incident, the guy was not prepared to kill, he was aimlessly slashing people, and was soon under control. Do you really believe an adult male that was ready to kill, can not kill a single child with a knife?
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to Wes Baumer · 15 days ago Removed
It's funny, since knife is a controlled weapon in China.
Discussion on CNN · 5490 comments
27 killed in China railway attack
You replied to Jason Smith · 15 days ago Removed
Obama IS a muslim, he went to a muslim school and received an orthodox muslim education when he grew up in muslim Indonesia.
2013-11-20
大明灭亡的真正原因是太子朱标死得太早
开国皇帝朱六四不提,逆天的英雄,毛泽东的前世,人当杀人,佛挡杀佛。手下名将统
率高过90至少6、7人,满洲蒙古朝鲜安南西藏日本一起来都不怕。
关键是儿子朱标不争气,竟然病死了,留下了建文帝。结果朱棣在北方起兵,并得蒙古
人之助,最后很不科学地夺得了帝位。
这倒也无所谓,问题是朱棣自己统率武力都过90了,所以毫无压力地迁都北京,甚至还
亲自追杀蒙古,打得蒙古人四散奔逃。
但是这些却种下了明朝灭亡之根本原因:定都北京。
须知北京历代都是少数民族首都,人定都在这里,是在塞外和关外安全、是自己家的前
提下的。而明朝定都于此就有点危险了,长城外,古道边,蛮族帐幔连天。之前的汉族朝
代没有一个定都北京的。
更亏的是经济。明朝经济中心在江南,首都离得远就收不上来税(税收和首都距离成反
比),所以经济方面也吃亏。
所以于谦其实坑了明朝——当时听徐算命先生的,南迁虽然一时示弱,但是其实最后会
延长明朝的寿命。
瓦剌已经给明朝示警了:这地儿不适合当首都。不听。所以说于谦、史可法这种刚烈文
人最坑汉人王朝。
结果到崇祯,江南不出钱不出兵,满清绕过蒙古就过来烧杀抢掠了,一群可怜兵千里迢
迢万里迢迢来勤王——这要是南京,你攻来试试,先造船去,北周北齐都发来了贺电。
最后李自成直接攻陷首都,明亡。
定都南京最后也是死,可是起义军和满清都不擅长水战,至少凭着水军和陆战队还能跑
,参见南宋,至少还多个选项:跳崖。
所以说明亡于定都北京,可怜若朱标不死,建文帝不失帝位,南京一直是首都,肯定大
明不会亡。
2013-11-03
推荐一个dropbox式的cloud服务
大公司barracuda network推出的新服务copy.com,我用了,基本功能和dropbox一样,速度很快,但是容量可大多了。新用户送15GB,用我的referral link,送20GB:
https://copy.com?r=tC1FhH
不用referral的话,就只有15GB了。
edit 2017-01-05: copy.com已停止服务,我现在该用syncthing自己搭建dropbox类似的功能
https://copy.com?r=tC1FhH
不用referral的话,就只有15GB了。
edit 2017-01-05: copy.com已停止服务,我现在该用syncthing自己搭建dropbox类似的功能
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