Good stuff, available when you're ready to listen. The advertising revenue for these shows have seen a massive increase (according to Ira Glass of This American Life). We've entered into a new era of audio & visual entertainment choices & quality.
At some point maybe everyone should stop a moment, take a breath, & realize that there are mentally ill people out there regardless of their politics. Jared Lee Loughner, the guy that attempted to kill Gabby Giffords, a leftist? Citation please... not that it matters. There is plenty of crazy to go around on both sides & to claim one side is worse that the other is looking at the world with blinders on.
In my tomato garden I use cheap landscape fabric with 6" or more of straw over it. This works well & the weeds that can get through I can pull while watering.
Maybe an industrial version of this could help farmers with weeds like Pigweed. No more buying special seeds & spraying chemicals that the weeds will always develop immunity to. Interesting podcast from NPR's Planet Money: Pigweed Killer
When corn prices skyrocketed then leveled off at a much higher price, everyone blamed ethanol. When the price of copper climbed 4X they blamed it on global demand & China. The fact is that commodities when fucking NUTS there for a while during the Great Recession & have normalized somewhere in the last few years. It had little to nothing to do with the multiple bullshit reasons the talking heads spat out daily
Not heard of VCS. Couldn't find it but thanks. A criteria for good: a player with a simple UI, doesn't continually try to sell me music or something else, doesn't try to recommend music, doesn't want access to my contact list & god knows what else. Just a player, sees my library, & lets me play the songs.
Funny, recently I had a mini-epiphany, opposite of you experience. I have 20-30 gigs of MP3s stored & never got them on my phone as planned. All because of streaming. I came to the conclusion just this past weekend that I am wasting my data steaming. My 128 gig SD card on my phone (S5) is mostly empty & it is time to copy over all my music. Anyone have suggestions for a good music player?
This is not just free stuff. This is a program to combat homelessness. From TFA this money is going to Mercy Housing Northwest It is the organization that appears to have a great track record. Like most modern homeless shelters, it's about getting people on their feet, it at all possible. Better than spending money on prisons/healthcare costs/crime that comes with homelessness.
From their website Mercy Housing Northwest:
Impact on our residents
Providing a home that families and individuals can afford is a valuable service. Some households need more. And we provide it. We call this coordination of housing and services “Service-Enriched Housing.”
What does Resident Services or Service-Enriched housing mean?
After school tutoring & homework club for students
Exercise, health and wellness opportunities
Nutrition workshops and healthy cooking classes
Tax prep and EITC assistance
Emergency food assistance
ESL & employment coaching
The goal of Service-Enriched Housing is to help families achieve stability and then to enhance that stability. It is stability that can be the greatest preventative measure to help families avoid homelessness. We accomplish this through dedicated and highly-motivated staff, extensive community partnerships, and a focus on programs that contribute to resident success and outcomes that can be measured.
We not only believe that affordable housing and supportive programs improve the economic status of residents, transform neighborhoods and stabilize lives—the evidence shows that it does.
74% of our residents in Washington have consistently paid their rent on time.
91% of our residents in Washington have maintained their housing for 1+ year.
72% of our residents in Washington have maintained their housing for 2+ years.
84% of our residents in Washington have accessed 5 or more basic and enhanced skill-building services.
This is not just free stuff. This is a program to combat homelessness. From TFA this money is going to Mercy Housing Northwest It is the organization that appears to have a great track record. Like most modern homeless shelters, it's about getting people on their feet, it at all possible. Better than spending money on prisons/healthcare costs/crime that comes with homelessness.
From their website Mercy Housing Northwest:
Impact on our residents
Providing a home that families and individuals can afford is a valuable service. Some households need more. And we provide it. We call this coordination of housing and services “Service-Enriched Housing.”
What does Resident Services or Service-Enriched housing mean?
After school tutoring & homework club for students
Exercise, health and wellness opportunities
Nutrition workshops and healthy cooking classes
Tax prep and EITC assistance
Emergency food assistance
ESL & employment coaching
The goal of Service-Enriched Housing is to help families achieve stability and then to enhance that stability. It is stability that can be the greatest preventative measure to help families avoid homelessness. We accomplish this through dedicated and highly-motivated staff, extensive community partnerships, and a focus on programs that contribute to resident success and outcomes that can be measured.
We not only believe that affordable housing and supportive programs improve the economic status of residents, transform neighborhoods and stabilize lives—the evidence shows that it does.
74% of our residents in Washington have consistently paid their rent on time.
91% of our residents in Washington have maintained their housing for 1+ year.
72% of our residents in Washington have maintained their housing for 2+ years.
84% of our residents in Washington have accessed 5 or more basic and enhanced skill-building services.
Does that not sound better than just letting them be on the street?
Yes, we have two choices for Internet/TV/, Uverse & Comcrap. Neither are good. Comcrap raised raised our bill to $189.00 a month. That being said, they did offer extremely fast speeds, both up & down. They would not lower by bill back to an acceptable level no matter how much I tried. They didn't really think I would leave, literally saying "we would hate to lose you, but there is nothing we can do...". So I got Uverse installed. I called to disconnect Comcast & they of course offered to match the price.
Uverse works but upload is slow & really shows up when I am working using my employer's VPN. After my 12 month agreement is done, I'll likely return to Concrap & likely get a great deal. Maybe by then will be ready to just cut the cord & get straight up Internet.
The only times I ever used it (back when I was a Comcrap customer), it was too slow. I had to rip it off my phone because any time I was within range of Xfinifuoo it would be unusable.
The demand for talented writers is rare. Most stuff is produced by formula today.
Today?! This is nothing new, they've been making "stuff" by formula for decades. Most, if not all, is crap. A really good, imaginative writer, one that can make people laugh &/or cry is rare. Usually they have a short career. There is always demand for them. Just not necessarily compensation.
What never fails to amaze me is how people seem to think that a strike what their first option. This is the very last option when all other negotiations have failed.
Talented writers are rare. If we want to enjoy good content, they need to paid well. Or we get shit, like most of the shit that gets produced.
At $30 a month for 24 month "subscription" for an S8 there are no subsidies offered from Verizon. S7? $24 for 24. AT&T is the same only they spread theirs over 30 months. Subsidies appear to be gone for the most part.
Do you have a vested interest in having pedophiles not treated as the scum they are? Perhaps the authorities should investigate. Who knows what you might be hiding...
There it is... always someone has to toss out a "why are defending....?" "what are YOU hiding!?" Anyone that is interested in protecting the innocent from overzealous LOA/Prosecutors, must be guilty also. The Bill of Rights means nothing to these people. For all anyone knows, this doctor could very well be completely innocent. Yep, so a few innocent people's lives are ruined, they go to prison. That's OK, tough luck, it's for the children. Most are guilty of something, right?
The shit scares me. There are 6 computers in my home. 2 solid gaming desktops, 2 gaming laptops. My son has LAN parties in our basement every few weeks. God knows what they do with those computers when everyone else is sleeping. Later today I will scan them all for malware but pics/vids could be left behind. These punks are starting to wake up now, time for me to go out.
Doubt it. They are all about "WELCOME HOW ARE YOU! What can we get for you?!?!" After cashing out, they get a numbered card & the food is brought to them by a human. They want only HAPPY SMILING PEOPLE that LOVE TO HELP! Now as automation spreads, cultural acceptance is bound to increase, so this will likely change.
Why do I think? Without data gained from peer reviewed, replicated studies I can only say: I don't know.
My opinion for whatever that is worth... it's the money. It always the money. Minimum wage has been suppressed for so long that it just does not pay enough to make it worth some unskilled worker (regardless of age). How do they get there? It's not enough to pay for a car. I stated these stores are in affluent areas. The younger folks won't bother at those wages. The workers that would can't get there because the public transit sucks & won't improve any time soon after a three county millage failed last November.
This guys business model sucks. Shitty wages are the only way he makes money.
A friend has opened three (under contract to open three) "specialty" fast food restaurants. His biggest problem by far & he has a lot of problems, is the difficulty in hiring people. If he does get a good worker, he can find himself in bidding wars with other restaurants. All of his stores are in more affluent areas so local kids are not interested. He can't get away with paying any employee minimum wage. It seems that unless a employer is based in a low income, high unemployment area, minimum wage means nothing, they gotta pay more, sometimes a LOT more.
Them lines go out the door but he is not making any money so far because of his labor costs as they are a lot higher than his business model forecasts predicted. But damn does he work his ass off!
Slashdot Mirror
Alexa sounds like a name for a Backpage prostitute.
This American Life
Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
Radio Lab
& many dozens of others...
Good stuff, available when you're ready to listen. The advertising revenue for these shows have seen a massive increase (according to Ira Glass of This American Life). We've entered into a new era of audio & visual entertainment choices & quality.
The once proud cultures of China and India were reduced to abject poverty.
Abject poverty is nothing new in China/India.
Not that I disagree with the coming transfer of wealth that will make what's happened in the U.S. in the last 20 years look like small potatoes.
This article claims they were fired: The Hollywood Reporter
At some point maybe everyone should stop a moment, take a breath, & realize that there are mentally ill people out there regardless of their politics. Jared Lee Loughner, the guy that attempted to kill Gabby Giffords, a leftist? Citation please... not that it matters. There is plenty of crazy to go around on both sides & to claim one side is worse that the other is looking at the world with blinders on.
In my tomato garden I use cheap landscape fabric with 6" or more of straw over it. This works well & the weeds that can get through I can pull while watering.
Maybe an industrial version of this could help farmers with weeds like Pigweed. No more buying special seeds & spraying chemicals that the weeds will always develop immunity to. Interesting podcast from NPR's Planet Money: Pigweed Killer
Global pools of wealth gotta go somewhere.
Back to the workers and shareholders.
GD Right. But that ain't gonna happen any time soon.
When corn prices skyrocketed then leveled off at a much higher price, everyone blamed ethanol. When the price of copper climbed 4X they blamed it on global demand & China. The fact is that commodities when fucking NUTS there for a while during the Great Recession & have normalized somewhere in the last few years. It had little to nothing to do with the multiple bullshit reasons the talking heads spat out daily
Global pools of wealth gotta go somewhere.
From what I've read in recent years, feral European honeybee hives are almost all gone in North America. Almost in that now & then one is discovered.
Sounds good, looks OK, I'll try it thanks.
Not heard of VCS. Couldn't find it but thanks. A criteria for good: a player with a simple UI, doesn't continually try to sell me music or something else, doesn't try to recommend music, doesn't want access to my contact list & god knows what else. Just a player, sees my library, & lets me play the songs.
Most "apps" seem shady to me. This weekend I am going to finally copy all my music to my phone & try that player you linked. Thanks.
Funny, recently I had a mini-epiphany, opposite of you experience. I have 20-30 gigs of MP3s stored & never got them on my phone as planned. All because of streaming. I came to the conclusion just this past weekend that I am wasting my data steaming. My 128 gig SD card on my phone (S5) is mostly empty & it is time to copy over all my music. Anyone have suggestions for a good music player?
This is not just free stuff. This is a program to combat homelessness. From TFA this money is going to Mercy Housing Northwest It is the organization that appears to have a great track record. Like most modern homeless shelters, it's about getting people on their feet, it at all possible. Better than spending money on prisons/healthcare costs/crime that comes with homelessness.
From their website Mercy Housing Northwest:
Impact on our residents
Providing a home that families and individuals can afford is a valuable service. Some households need more. And we provide it. We call this coordination of housing and services “Service-Enriched Housing.”
What does Resident Services or Service-Enriched housing mean?
After school tutoring & homework club for students
Exercise, health and wellness opportunities
Nutrition workshops and healthy cooking classes
Tax prep and EITC assistance
Emergency food assistance
ESL & employment coaching
The goal of Service-Enriched Housing is to help families achieve stability and then to enhance that stability. It is stability that can be the greatest preventative measure to help families avoid homelessness. We accomplish this through dedicated and highly-motivated staff, extensive community partnerships, and a focus on programs that contribute to resident success and outcomes that can be measured.
We not only believe that affordable housing and supportive programs improve the economic status of residents, transform neighborhoods and stabilize lives—the evidence shows that it does.
74% of our residents in Washington have consistently paid their rent on time.
91% of our residents in Washington have maintained their housing for 1+ year.
72% of our residents in Washington have maintained their housing for 2+ years.
84% of our residents in Washington have accessed 5 or more basic and enhanced skill-building services.
This is not just free stuff. This is a program to combat homelessness. From TFA this money is going to Mercy Housing Northwest It is the organization that appears to have a great track record. Like most modern homeless shelters, it's about getting people on their feet, it at all possible. Better than spending money on prisons/healthcare costs/crime that comes with homelessness.
From their website Mercy Housing Northwest:
Impact on our residents
Providing a home that families and individuals can afford is a valuable service. Some households need more. And we provide it. We call this coordination of housing and services “Service-Enriched Housing.”
What does Resident Services or Service-Enriched housing mean?
After school tutoring & homework club for students
Exercise, health and wellness opportunities
Nutrition workshops and healthy cooking classes
Tax prep and EITC assistance
Emergency food assistance
ESL & employment coaching
The goal of Service-Enriched Housing is to help families achieve stability and then to enhance that stability. It is stability that can be the greatest preventative measure to help families avoid homelessness. We accomplish this through dedicated and highly-motivated staff, extensive community partnerships, and a focus on programs that contribute to resident success and outcomes that can be measured.
We not only believe that affordable housing and supportive programs improve the economic status of residents, transform neighborhoods and stabilize lives—the evidence shows that it does.
74% of our residents in Washington have consistently paid their rent on time.
91% of our residents in Washington have maintained their housing for 1+ year.
72% of our residents in Washington have maintained their housing for 2+ years.
84% of our residents in Washington have accessed 5 or more basic and enhanced skill-building services.
Does that not sound better than just letting them be on the street?
Yes, we have two choices for Internet/TV/, Uverse & Comcrap. Neither are good. Comcrap raised raised our bill to $189.00 a month. That being said, they did offer extremely fast speeds, both up & down. They would not lower by bill back to an acceptable level no matter how much I tried. They didn't really think I would leave, literally saying "we would hate to lose you, but there is nothing we can do...". So I got Uverse installed. I called to disconnect Comcast & they of course offered to match the price.
Uverse works but upload is slow & really shows up when I am working using my employer's VPN. After my 12 month agreement is done, I'll likely return to Concrap & likely get a great deal. Maybe by then will be ready to just cut the cord & get straight up Internet.
The only times I ever used it (back when I was a Comcrap customer), it was too slow. I had to rip it off my phone because any time I was within range of Xfinifuoo it would be unusable.
The demand for talented writers is rare. Most stuff is produced by formula today.
Today?! This is nothing new, they've been making "stuff" by formula for decades. Most, if not all, is crap. A really good, imaginative writer, one that can make people laugh &/or cry is rare. Usually they have a short career. There is always demand for them. Just not necessarily compensation.
What never fails to amaze me is how people seem to think that a strike what their first option. This is the very last option when all other negotiations have failed.
Talented writers are rare. If we want to enjoy good content, they need to paid well. Or we get shit, like most of the shit that gets produced.
At $30 a month for 24 month "subscription" for an S8 there are no subsidies offered from Verizon. S7? $24 for 24. AT&T is the same only they spread theirs over 30 months. Subsidies appear to be gone for the most part.
This is what happens when you let a Marketing Puke run (ruin?) a company.
Do you have a vested interest in having pedophiles not treated as the scum they are? Perhaps the authorities should investigate. Who knows what you might be hiding...
There it is... always someone has to toss out a "why are defending....?" "what are YOU hiding!?" Anyone that is interested in protecting the innocent from overzealous LOA/Prosecutors, must be guilty also. The Bill of Rights means nothing to these people. For all anyone knows, this doctor could very well be completely innocent. Yep, so a few innocent people's lives are ruined, they go to prison. That's OK, tough luck, it's for the children. Most are guilty of something, right?
The shit scares me. There are 6 computers in my home. 2 solid gaming desktops, 2 gaming laptops. My son has LAN parties in our basement every few weeks. God knows what they do with those computers when everyone else is sleeping. Later today I will scan them all for malware but pics/vids could be left behind. These punks are starting to wake up now, time for me to go out.
Doubt it. They are all about "WELCOME HOW ARE YOU! What can we get for you?!?!" After cashing out, they get a numbered card & the food is brought to them by a human. They want only HAPPY SMILING PEOPLE that LOVE TO HELP! Now as automation spreads, cultural acceptance is bound to increase, so this will likely change.
Why do I think? Without data gained from peer reviewed, replicated studies I can only say: I don't know.
My opinion for whatever that is worth... it's the money. It always the money. Minimum wage has been suppressed for so long that it just does not pay enough to make it worth some unskilled worker (regardless of age). How do they get there? It's not enough to pay for a car. I stated these stores are in affluent areas. The younger folks won't bother at those wages. The workers that would can't get there because the public transit sucks & won't improve any time soon after a three county millage failed last November.
This guys business model sucks. Shitty wages are the only way he makes money.
A friend has opened three (under contract to open three) "specialty" fast food restaurants. His biggest problem by far & he has a lot of problems, is the difficulty in hiring people. If he does get a good worker, he can find himself in bidding wars with other restaurants. All of his stores are in more affluent areas so local kids are not interested. He can't get away with paying any employee minimum wage. It seems that unless a employer is based in a low income, high unemployment area, minimum wage means nothing, they gotta pay more, sometimes a LOT more.
Them lines go out the door but he is not making any money so far because of his labor costs as they are a lot higher than his business model forecasts predicted. But damn does he work his ass off!
AT&T is making billions, thanks in part to the Union workers. They don't need concessions, they need to share the wealth.