That's the game now. If you want something, you get it when you can at a price that is acceptable to you. If you can wait, you might get a better deal but you might miss out. For many things, this is acceptable as the deal will come around again. For limited edition stuff, not so much.
If your apartment isn't safe for delivery, consider getting delivered to work. If that's not an option, consider a PO Box or a friend in a good neighborhood. Or moving.
Actually, that's a fair enough point. Good or bad, this kind of thing *should* be a decision made locally and not by the federal government. If the local economy soars, other places can feel free to follow along. If it trashes the local economy, it won't be for the whole country and it can be fixed and recovery will be a whole lot easier with stronger economies around.
And from my last few efforts at mom & pop shopping, they don't actually want to be open in order to sell me things either. Evenings and weekends I can kinda understand but Saturday mornings? (Even then, that's annoying as Saturday is my sleep catch-up day if it's been that kind of week).
Unfortunately, welfare is also a tool for politicians to earn votes. So all increasing income will do is make the politicians work harder to maintain those levels of welfare.
I'm against corporate welfare too FWIW but this is putting the cart before the horse.
What resource am I using when a pair of wires goes from +5V to -5V to +5V that I should be charged differently than it staying at +5V?
Not that metered billing is necessarily a bad idea and tiered billing is already in place. I pay enough for my service that Netflix streaming should not be an issue.
The USPS is a little different in that it is typically providing an end-to-end service. If there was a division, an alternate payment system might be more appropriate. And perhaps even fairer. Why should some pay to subsidise those who choose to live far from the main routes? Perhaps they should have to pay extra for delivery if they didn't want to wait and pick up themselves. In fact, I understand that USPS subcontracts for local delivery for some of the more remote locations (at considerable expense) and USPS itself subcontracts for UPS and/or Fedex for many local deliveries.
"In a room sit three great men, a king, a priest, and a rich man with his gold. Between them stands a sellsword, a little man of common birth and no great mind. Each of the great ones bids him slay the other two. 'Do it,' says the king, 'for I am your lawful ruler.' 'Do it,' says the priest, 'for I command you in the names of the gods.' 'Do it,' says the rich man, 'and all this gold shall be yours.' So tell me- who lives and who dies?"
The US govt is just a bunch of men in suits. It's the loyalty and goodwill of those that serve under them that makes them anything more.
Slashdot Mirror
"Slashdot: News for whoever we can get. Please, please view our site. C'mon, we're living off three-day-old-pizza here."
That's the game now. If you want something, you get it when you can at a price that is acceptable to you. If you can wait, you might get a better deal but you might miss out. For many things, this is acceptable as the deal will come around again. For limited edition stuff, not so much.
If your apartment isn't safe for delivery, consider getting delivered to work. If that's not an option, consider a PO Box or a friend in a good neighborhood. Or moving.
In my day it was just the hair. Also the queen in the castle had a necklace.
Also, in one kit, there was a black stone statue with a cast-in-black plastic lego head so my kit had a bit of racial diversity.
You have been modded down AC but I, for one, appreciate your subtle humor.
That's a travesty too. For much the same reasons.
There have been at least four different Princess Leia Lego minifigs.
Four!
Now, if this aimed a laser pointer at the ISS so you knew *exactly* the direction...
Does the ISS count for the $10,000 fine?
If you like your secret unlawful government spy program, you can keep it.
(I'm getting so much mileage out of that)
However, the great thing about art is you're not obliged to agree with anyone.
And the bad thing is that there are those that will tax your wealth to pay for it anyway.
Yeah, they need the lead for pencils.
I do not have toads in my hat! Se... well, lookie there.
Actually, that's a fair enough point. Good or bad, this kind of thing *should* be a decision made locally and not by the federal government. If the local economy soars, other places can feel free to follow along. If it trashes the local economy, it won't be for the whole country and it can be fixed and recovery will be a whole lot easier with stronger economies around.
And from my last few efforts at mom & pop shopping, they don't actually want to be open in order to sell me things either. Evenings and weekends I can kinda understand but Saturday mornings? (Even then, that's annoying as Saturday is my sleep catch-up day if it's been that kind of week).
Unfortunately, welfare is also a tool for politicians to earn votes. So all increasing income will do is make the politicians work harder to maintain those levels of welfare.
I'm against corporate welfare too FWIW but this is putting the cart before the horse.
Like Ron Paul's supporters?
But certain people just push for more of the same.
Netscape did have liveconnect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...
Maybe they're holding it wrong?
It's Bladerunner all over again.
What resource am I using when a pair of wires goes from +5V to -5V to +5V that I should be charged differently than it staying at +5V?
Not that metered billing is necessarily a bad idea and tiered billing is already in place. I pay enough for my service that Netflix streaming should not be an issue.
The USPS is a little different in that it is typically providing an end-to-end service. If there was a division, an alternate payment system might be more appropriate. And perhaps even fairer. Why should some pay to subsidise those who choose to live far from the main routes? Perhaps they should have to pay extra for delivery if they didn't want to wait and pick up themselves. In fact, I understand that USPS subcontracts for local delivery for some of the more remote locations (at considerable expense) and USPS itself subcontracts for UPS and/or Fedex for many local deliveries.
Heh, game of thrones quote coming up...
"In a room sit three great men, a king, a priest, and a rich man with his gold. Between them stands a sellsword, a little man of common birth and no great mind. Each of the great ones bids him slay the other two. 'Do it,' says the king, 'for I am your lawful ruler.' 'Do it,' says the priest, 'for I command you in the names of the gods.' 'Do it,' says the rich man, 'and all this gold shall be yours.' So tell me- who lives and who dies?"
The US govt is just a bunch of men in suits. It's the loyalty and goodwill of those that serve under them that makes them anything more.
Actually, it's 2199. You just haven't unplugged yet.
We need guns. Lots of guns.
That is not how Pi is defined. Pi is defined mathematically.
That's what they said back then.