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0825 Question

1. Why People Obey the Law

  • Moral, people think that the right thing to do
  • Social Contract? People giveup some freedom and adhere to certain rules
  • Fear of punishment
  • Social pressure
  • Utilitarian
  • Economic
  • Pragmatic, predictablity

2. Standard Volume for Music

  1. recording, leave room to avoid clipping
  2. use reference track
  3. LUFS: loudness units relative to full scale
  4. Spotify -14
  5. Youtube -14

2.1. LUFS calculation

  • Frequency weighting
  • Integration Time
  • Summation (if stereo)

Often used to measure the average level

2.2. db?

Decibels: only measurement of amplitude

  • 0 dbfs is the maximum level

Often used to measure the peak level

3. Software Patent

Straightforward due to the nature of the products

In more complex industries, detection requre reverse engineering.

Whistleblower

4. Why Flower Red

Pollinator Attraction, more visible

Environmental Factor

Human selection

5. Who Name the Road

Local Governments, planning commission

How?

  1. Historical Significance
  2. Local Significance
  3. Thematic Naming
  4. Functional
  5. Avolding duplication
  6. Public input

6. Multiple Tax

Value Added Tax or Goods and Services Tax

  • Allow business to claim a input tax credit to avoid double taxation
  • End consumer: the total tax consumer pay is the entire value of the product

What tax, tax the transction

  • VAT is used in production
  • Sales Tax is only apply to final product

6.1. NO State Income Tax

Why?

  • Diverified Revenue Source
  • Economic Growth Strategy

6.2. No State Sales Tax

Why?

  • Economic Attractiveness
  • Historical

7. Fire Alarm

Detection:

  • Smoke: photoelectric, ionization
  • heat detector
  • Flame detector
  • Gas detectors

8. Watermelon