> they can definitely rent a two-room flat alone and afford normal food just like everyone else.
Maybe where you are, but not where I am. Many people I know in full time employment cannot afford to rent a 2 bed flat. And that's regardless of where they're from.
Most of the tradesmen I work with these days are EU migrants come to London. Some of them are quite successful and have good lives, but many others really work hard to get by and do not have what I'd consider to be a life worth living. But they acknowledge that they're just doing it for half a decade or so and then plan to move home. Plans range from outright retirement, to starting a family and a business with the seed money from here.
That's a race to the bottom though. Because they are happy to live 6 to a 2-bed house and do nothing but work for 5 years means that we all should. No family for you - the Romanians don't have one until they go back to Romania. No sports for you - the Polish don't need them, so why should you? No discretionary spending for you - the Lithuanians just save.
So now the whole country is living like that, then what happens? Well, no discretionary spending because you can't afford it means many business close. And those staff are now competing for your jobs at an even lower rate, but they're happy to live with 8 people in a 2-bed house. And so the race continues...
Do you truly consider yourself representative of most users of wireless devices? Do you even believe that you're truly representative of most moderately technical users ?
If you're getting the N then you probably won't use the USB, so you'll be fine.
If you're trying to use the scanner part of a brother MFC device on 64 bit Debian / Ubuntu / Mint, you need to be aware that the brother brscan packages install the shared objects into/usr/lib64 and sane only looks in/usr/lib.
I moved _from_ Zimbabwe many years ago, but not to the USA.
Whether you like it or not though, right now Zimbabwe has a more functional government than the USA does. It be run by a despot, against the good of its people and corrupt as all hell, but it's running. People can visit their national parks.
Microsoft Office is being mandated for some tasks. That means that all of these students will need a Windows license. What's the point of loading Linux at home after you've already had to load windows? It makes it just that little bit harder for them.
Firstly, the light is red for the car, so the pedestrian is not jaywalking in this scenario. Secondly, at least 2 people have died because of actions like this in the UK alone.
You've never seen anyone sitting at a red light suddenly shock to attention thinking that something has changed and start to move forward? I've seen it hundreds of times. Put a pedestrian in front of them, and thud.
If you want command of a ton of steel in a public space, the least you can do is pay attention at all times.
I just want to be able to read my Kindle during takeoff and landing. I'm a nervous flyer, and having something to distract me from the mass violation of the law of gravity and the impending death that I fear every time we push away from the stand would really help!
It does keep me buying books in the airport stores though:)
I was replying to > The country most similar to US would be UK. It has a total gun ban.
That statement is a complete lie. We have many guns legally available here. I have a semi-automatic shotgun and a semi-automatic rifle. My semi-auto shotgun is a cheap Turkish make, so I wouldn't trust it in a combat situation, but it does fine for wildfowling and clay shooting.
With rifles, we actually have _fewer_ restrictions on things like magazine capacity than many places in the USA. It's harder to get a rifle, but once you are licenced, accessories and magazines are fairly easy to come by.
I'm fine with information being gained under a warrant because then I know someone is looking at me.
With the US warrantless searches and gag orders where warrants are used, I can't be told that I'm being investigated. That doesn't sit well with me, so I'm avoiding US based services for new stuff and moving my existing services out of the USA.
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Dreamliner ? You mean phoenix surely? That damn thing is always rising from the flames.
I'd kill for an airline to nickname their fleet Firebird 1 - Firebird X for each dreamliner :)
> But you are required to bring the voting card you received in the post, which is only sent to those on the electoral roll.
No you're not. I never take mine anymore and I've never had an issue voting.
> they can definitely rent a two-room flat alone and afford normal food just like everyone else.
Maybe where you are, but not where I am. Many people I know in full time employment cannot afford to rent a 2 bed flat. And that's regardless of where they're from.
Most of the tradesmen I work with these days are EU migrants come to London. Some of them are quite successful and have good lives, but many others really work hard to get by and do not have what I'd consider to be a life worth living. But they acknowledge that they're just doing it for half a decade or so and then plan to move home. Plans range from outright retirement, to starting a family and a business with the seed money from here.
That's a race to the bottom though. Because they are happy to live 6 to a 2-bed house and do nothing but work for 5 years means that we all should. No family for you - the Romanians don't have one until they go back to Romania. No sports for you - the Polish don't need them, so why should you? No discretionary spending for you - the Lithuanians just save.
So now the whole country is living like that, then what happens? Well, no discretionary spending because you can't afford it means many business close. And those staff are now competing for your jobs at an even lower rate, but they're happy to live with 8 people in a 2-bed house. And so the race continues...
Phone tech support is also incredibly easy to offshore and so not a great position from which to build a family/
Do you truly consider yourself representative of most users of wireless devices? Do you even believe that you're truly representative of most moderately technical users ?
Just curious... Ed Pawlowski from NorCal trains civilian and military jumpers too.
His surname wasn't Pawlowski was it ?
And that's before the challenges of distributing textbooks to Limpopo ...
If you're getting the N then you probably won't use the USB, so you'll be fine.
If you're trying to use the scanner part of a brother MFC device on 64 bit Debian / Ubuntu / Mint, you need to be aware that the brother brscan packages install the shared objects into /usr/lib64 and sane only looks in /usr/lib.
Other than that, they're great.
I moved _from_ Zimbabwe many years ago, but not to the USA.
Whether you like it or not though, right now Zimbabwe has a more functional government than the USA does. It be run by a despot, against the good of its people and corrupt as all hell, but it's running. People can visit their national parks.
Microsoft Office is being mandated for some tasks. That means that all of these students will need a Windows license. What's the point of loading Linux at home after you've already had to load windows? It makes it just that little bit harder for them.
Yeah, but the issuing government is gone. Where's the issuing government?
Right now, Zimbabwe has a more functional government than the issuing government of the $100 bill.
> flight crew doesn't get paid til they pull away
Not in civilised countries that require that staff be paid for the duration of the time they are at work and performing their duties.
Firstly, the light is red for the car, so the pedestrian is not jaywalking in this scenario. Secondly, at least 2 people have died because of actions like this in the UK alone.
You've never seen anyone sitting at a red light suddenly shock to attention thinking that something has changed and start to move forward? I've seen it hundreds of times. Put a pedestrian in front of them, and thud.
If you want command of a ton of steel in a public space, the least you can do is pay attention at all times.
A hardcover book is as likely to kill you as a tablet - and they're allowed under current rules.
I just want to be able to read my Kindle during takeoff and landing. I'm a nervous flyer, and having something to distract me from the mass violation of the law of gravity and the impending death that I fear every time we push away from the stand would really help!
It does keep me buying books in the airport stores though :)
> And to answer your question. If you like GTA. Your pretty dumb.
Pot, meet kettle...
I wasn't aware of that... That makes crashplan much more appealing actually. Thanks - I'll read up on it!
I was replying to
> The country most similar to US would be UK. It has a total gun ban.
That statement is a complete lie. We have many guns legally available here. I have a semi-automatic shotgun and a semi-automatic rifle. My semi-auto shotgun is a cheap Turkish make, so I wouldn't trust it in a combat situation, but it does fine for wildfowling and clay shooting.
With rifles, we actually have _fewer_ restrictions on things like magazine capacity than many places in the USA. It's harder to get a rifle, but once you are licenced, accessories and magazines are fairly easy to come by.
I'm fine with information being gained under a warrant because then I know someone is looking at me.
With the US warrantless searches and gag orders where warrants are used, I can't be told that I'm being investigated. That doesn't sit well with me, so I'm avoiding US based services for new stuff and moving my existing services out of the USA.
A total gun ban? Really ? Shit - I best give up my SGC and FAC and the 3 shotguns and rifles I currently own.
Oh, wait - we don't have a total gun ban - that's just senseless bullshit that is regularly trotted out despite having no basis in fact.
I looked into crashplan early this year and decided I didn't want it because they can't guarantee that my data will be safe from US authorities.
With some of what we've learned this year, I'm glad I chose not to do that ...
Not sure how to raid my laptop without voiding the warranty, opening it up and replacing the DVD drive with a second SSD...