I keep seeing people talking about privatizing the USPS and comparing it to UPS/FedEx -- the problem with those comparisons is that UPS and FedEx don't deliver mail. I have a feeling that if you cut out all the 4th through 1st class non-package mail, the USPS would be pretty damned profitable; it's the sorting and delivery of thousands of irregular piles of paper that's a killer.
Well, that and the fact that the USPS is ludicrously cheap for what you get -- check out the comparison chart from earlier this year at Postal Sanity (http://postalsanity.com/2010/07/u-s-postal-rates-excel-in-international-comparison/).
As a point, I typically get around a 60-70ms ping on my EVO; I've tethered it to my computer when my home internet was down and quite successfully played several games on it.
If you read the actual contract, the extra charge for unlimited data also applies to 3G, not just 4G. They *do* cap your roaming data, but that's pretty unlikely to come up in any metropolitan area.
You don't need to use all the Google stuff in Android. Just root it and put on CyanogenMod -- they strip out all the Google apps by default so you have to actually add'em in if you want it.
That's... fascinating. Lulu's been around for years; it's a self-publishing and print-on-demand company. Nothing wrong with their website that I've ever heard anyone complain about (at least as far as security goes).
Tell us how often someone shoots an abortion doctor, or blows up a clinic. What, once every 3 years or so?
Then, tell us how often a Palestinian blows him/herself up in Israel. Once a month, or so. Much more frequently. And that's not even mentioning the human bombings in Iraq.
Well, if you want to bring in sectarian violence, decades of occupation, then couple it with religious fervor--and you're specifically wanting Christian fervor--take a look at the history Ireland over the last century or so, which should tide you over just fine. Just a little more frequent than every few years...
Just as a bit of fairness to the people at FEMA, people should take a look at this article; FEMA hasn't really existed as an independent agency for a while, and to quote the article for those too lazy to read it,
This year it was announced that FEMA is to "officially" lose the disaster preparedness function that it has had since its creation. The move is a death blow to an agency that was already on life support. In fact, FEMA employees have been directed not to become involved in disaster preparedness functions, since a new directorate (yet to be established) will have that mission.
The problem with FEMA preparedness and intervention goes a bit higher up.
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I keep seeing people talking about privatizing the USPS and comparing it to UPS/FedEx -- the problem with those comparisons is that UPS and FedEx don't deliver mail. I have a feeling that if you cut out all the 4th through 1st class non-package mail, the USPS would be pretty damned profitable; it's the sorting and delivery of thousands of irregular piles of paper that's a killer.
Well, that and the fact that the USPS is ludicrously cheap for what you get -- check out the comparison chart from earlier this year at Postal Sanity (http://postalsanity.com/2010/07/u-s-postal-rates-excel-in-international-comparison/).
As a point, I typically get around a 60-70ms ping on my EVO; I've tethered it to my computer when my home internet was down and quite successfully played several games on it.
If you read the actual contract, the extra charge for unlimited data also applies to 3G, not just 4G. They *do* cap your roaming data, but that's pretty unlikely to come up in any metropolitan area.
You don't need to use all the Google stuff in Android. Just root it and put on CyanogenMod -- they strip out all the Google apps by default so you have to actually add'em in if you want it.
Thanks for injecting sanity and numbers... :-)
That's... fascinating. Lulu's been around for years; it's a self-publishing and print-on-demand company. Nothing wrong with their website that I've ever heard anyone complain about (at least as far as security goes).
The problem with FEMA preparedness and intervention goes a bit higher up.