[mythtv-users] State of blu-ray support?

[Stephen P. Villano]

On 11/16/13 8:09 PM, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Stuart Morgan <stuart at tase.co.uk> wrote:
>> On Saturday 16 Nov 2013 19:17:29 Stuart Morgan wrote:
> ....
>>> Not if you pay in Sterling, then it's equivalent to over $80.
>> $50 USD is £31 - Tax is a further £6.2 - Total should be £37.20, actual price
>> is £50.76
>>
>> In other words, those in the UK get ripped off. Posts on the MakeMKV forums
>> show this also happens for residents of other non-US countries, MakeMKV
>> developer blames the payment processor and has no intention of doing anything
>> about it.
> Well, from looking into payment processing (for a friend)
> that was looking to accept out of US payments, I did
> find that the "foreign transaction" fees a bit high.  Now,
> while the UK may not be a hot bed of illicit financial
> behavior (well, except maybe for the Libor issue, but that
> was institutional, so penalties are slaps on the wrist, and
> then maybe the Euribor issue, but that is also institutional,
> so it also does not count), the payment processors do
> tend to add on quite a fee for the small businesses (if you
> are Apple, you can solve the problem by making all
> the transactions end up in Ireland, and never pay taxes).
>
> I guess the answer is that everyone should move to
> England to do any technology related work.  How much
> available land is there in the greater London area again?
>
> Gary
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As I recall, there were a few NA/SA positions in the greater London
area.   ;)
Personally, I prefer to live in outer suburban areas. The lower stress
is worth the additional commute.