The physical and mental exercise and other healthy living efforts that he chastises are not so much to extend ones life, as to enhance quality of life -- for however long that may be.
He's just trying to ease the public into acceptance of euthanasia. I'm not necessarily opposed to euthanasia (by choice), but, it's not widely enough accepted for those who believe in a "duty to die," and who might like to see that built in to our "health care" system.
...by the poll results, of a majority of people saying the social media ads have no influence on them. I'm kind of surprised that anyone expected otherwise. How many of us would say that traditional print, TV and radio ads have influenced us? Most would say they've not been affected. (And, some of those claims would actually be correct.) Yet, money keeps pouring into advertising, so, the ad buyers are convinced that it does make a difference.
WRT screen real estate, I get Firefox to leave more room than Chrome by making a couple of tweaks: Use View/toolbars/customize to move the URL bar and the few buttons I use, to the Menu bar. Also on View/toolbars, turn off visibility of the Navigation toolbar, and the Add-on bar. Next, add an extension called Hide Menubar. This allows you to just hit the Alt key if/when you need the menu, or the URL bar or buttons that now reside there. Conveniently, when I hit Ctrl-T for a new tab, the menu is shown, with the cursor in the URL bar, ready for me to type a new address. (I don't recall if I had to do any fiddling to make that occur.)
Sounds like a wise choice. I know Facebook isn't the only app employees might waste your time on, with their phones. Every time I see someone's employee fiddling with their phone -- usually while not providing customer service, but always while stealing paid time -- I wonder how they manage to remain employed.
I am doing exactly as you've described, with T-Mobile, prepaid. I'm hardly an expert, but recently got interested in a Blackberry with a better camera than my old throwback phone. When I discovered the BB model had wifi, and that it would work without a data plan, I was sold, and headed to ebay for a second-hand purchase.
...Panasonic forum. There are probably dozens of threads like these, among the other DPR forums. These get into Micro 4/3 vs superzooms, in particular. There are good arguments for both sides of the debate.
I belong to a club that uses Yahoo Groups for organizing. The members like that it functions as a mailing list. And, one feature we haven't been able to find elsewhere, is that events on the calendar can be set up to do periodic auto-notifications via email. We do see weaknesses in Yahoo Groups, and would appreciate suggestions.
That stuff is barely worth keeping at all; not worth putting in a file cabinet; and certainly not worth the trouble of digitizing. Put it in a box or drawer chronologically, not even sub-divided by type. (Ok, keep you mortgage and insurance papers filed in a cabinet.) In the rare instance where you need to refer to a credit card bill, you'll find it easily enough. After 5 or 6 years, start purging and shredding the oldest stuff.
Maybe you should take a(nother) look at Opera. It has a nice compression service option. It's proxy based, compresses and marginally degrades images, and is otherwise transparent to the user.
I am forced to use IE with my Dialup provider (image compression only works with IE6/7/8), and it stinks. Mostly from the lack of features.
And, for Firefox, install an extension like Hide Menubar, so that the menu only appears when you press Alt. With my URL bar moved to the menubar, the only non-content at the top is my tab bar.
Anyone with a new digital TV can receive broadcasts with an antenna, yet not need a converter box. Thus, the PSA is wrong. And, certainly, doing more harm than good.
It doesn't help that the stations and/or industry and/or fed-funded PSAs have been trumpeting misleading information (in west/central Georgia, at any rate): "If you receive television broadcasts with an antenna, you will need a converter box to continue watching television after Feb. 17th."
Another PSP 7.x user here. I tried 9 and found it to be an abominable UI. The histogram/levels tool with a bit of curves is my favorite photo tweaking tool anywhere.
Many times I have tried to get PSP 7 to work in WINE, and failed. I recently installed it in VirtualBox, and am quited pleased. So, I can finally run a Linux system with no Windows dual boot.
I'm slowly getting used to GIMP. I also use DigiKam for light editing. So, when I need to do MORE, GIMP gets the nod. BUT, the most bizarre omission in GIMP is a white balance slider, which DigiKam does have. Yes, you've got Auto white balance, or you can pick a white point in Levels, but a slider is highly desirable.
Yes, yes, I understand the good intentions of buying the extra one to help people in underdeveloped nations...
But, given the stated concern, paying for the extra unit effectively increases the price, so lowers the value of the unit for the US buyer. While $188 might seem acceptable for a modest travel machine (even though the upcoming Asus products look more attractive), $399 for the same machine doesn't look so good.
US teens are not particularly good at assessing value, but a few of those expected blog posts might venture into this area.
Staff members of the laptop project were concerned that American children might try the pared-down machines and find them lacking compared to their Apple, Hewlett-Packard or Dell laptops. Then, in this era of immediate global communications, they might post their criticisms on Web sites and blogs read around the world, damaging the reputation of the XO Laptop, the project staff worried.
I've enjoyed reading in this thread about rebate operations. I'm sure it helps explain the one rebate problem I've ever had -- out of dozens and dozens. I had bought a nice garage door from the big home improvement chain. The manufacturer was offering graduated rebates -- $50 up to $200, depending on the model of door. Mine qualified for a $150 rebate in the form of an in-store gift card, which would be fine, since I would be buying more stuff there.
When I got the rebate, it was for $50. I was pissed, and I would do anything to avoid going through telephone hell. So, I went to the customer service counter at the store. The manager went through hell for me. Considering the difficulties he had, with some pull and ready references, I know I would have had more trouble.
When I got the additional rebate card, it was for $50, leaving me still short $50. I spoke to the manager again. Of course, he didn't want to go through telephone hell again, so he gave me a $50 card on the spot.
Fortunately, the door was worth it, and it was competitively priced even before the rebate. $150 was a significant bonus.
Call me a skeptic but I would be worried that they could point to one patch that wasn't downloaded and then say refuse the refund! I'd hate to think what they'd say if they were presented with a Linux PC.
Right. "Proper security" would be so subjective, any excuse would do for refusal. Not having a virus checker on my Linux box must surely make me high risk.
Been there, for short while. But, you have no way to test the phone to see if it really/still works. without that confidence, the 911 phone is near worthless.
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The physical and mental exercise and other healthy living efforts that he chastises are not so much to extend ones life, as to enhance quality of life -- for however long that may be.
He's just trying to ease the public into acceptance of euthanasia. I'm not necessarily opposed to euthanasia (by choice), but, it's not widely enough accepted for those who believe in a "duty to die," and who might like to see that built in to our "health care" system.
...by the poll results, of a majority of people saying the social media ads have no influence on them. I'm kind of surprised that anyone expected otherwise. How many of us would say that traditional print, TV and radio ads have influenced us? Most would say they've not been affected. (And, some of those claims would actually be correct.) Yet, money keeps pouring into advertising, so, the ad buyers are convinced that it does make a difference.
WRT screen real estate, I get Firefox to leave more room than Chrome by making a couple of tweaks: Use View/toolbars/customize to move the URL bar and the few buttons I use, to the Menu bar. Also on View/toolbars, turn off visibility of the Navigation toolbar, and the Add-on bar. Next, add an extension called Hide Menubar. This allows you to just hit the Alt key if/when you need the menu, or the URL bar or buttons that now reside there. Conveniently, when I hit Ctrl-T for a new tab, the menu is shown, with the cursor in the URL bar, ready for me to type a new address. (I don't recall if I had to do any fiddling to make that occur.)
Sounds like a wise choice. I know Facebook isn't the only app employees might waste your time on, with their phones. Every time I see someone's employee fiddling with their phone -- usually while not providing customer service, but always while stealing paid time -- I wonder how they manage to remain employed.
I am doing exactly as you've described, with T-Mobile, prepaid. I'm hardly an expert, but recently got interested in a Blackberry with a better camera than my old throwback phone. When I discovered the BB model had wifi, and that it would work without a data plan, I was sold, and headed to ebay for a second-hand purchase.
...Panasonic forum. There are probably dozens of threads like these, among the other DPR forums. These get into Micro 4/3 vs superzooms, in particular. There are good arguments for both sides of the debate.
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1033&message=40183848
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1033&message=40183973
I belong to a club that uses Yahoo Groups for organizing. The members like that it functions as a mailing list. And, one feature we haven't been able to find elsewhere, is that events on the calendar can be set up to do periodic auto-notifications via email. We do see weaknesses in Yahoo Groups, and would appreciate suggestions.
I just got my first netbook. What's your setup for running Doom?
The Linux, Virtualbox, XP setup also works for streaming Netflix.
That stuff is barely worth keeping at all; not worth putting in a file cabinet; and certainly not worth the trouble of digitizing. Put it in a box or drawer chronologically, not even sub-divided by type. (Ok, keep you mortgage and insurance papers filed in a cabinet.) In the rare instance where you need to refer to a credit card bill, you'll find it easily enough. After 5 or 6 years, start purging and shredding the oldest stuff.
No need to over-complicate your life.
Maybe you should take a(nother) look at Opera. It has a nice compression service option. It's proxy based, compresses and marginally degrades images, and is otherwise transparent to the user.
I am forced to use IE with my Dialup provider (image compression only works with IE6/7/8), and it stinks. Mostly from the lack of features.
And, for Firefox, install an extension like Hide Menubar, so that the menu only appears when you press Alt. With my URL bar moved to the menubar, the only non-content at the top is my tab bar.
HSX is much older than Intrade. I think I read where Intrade gave props to HSX when it started.
The posted story is misleading. HSX is the fake money exchange, and will remain so. The Cantor Exchange is where the real money will be.
No, sexyKitten32211@aol.com on a resume shows she doesn't have common sense. That's like going to a job interview in sweat pants.
Anyone with a new digital TV can receive broadcasts with an antenna, yet not need a converter box. Thus, the PSA is wrong. And, certainly, doing more harm than good.
It doesn't help that the stations and/or industry and/or fed-funded PSAs have been trumpeting misleading information (in west/central Georgia, at any rate): "If you receive television broadcasts with an antenna, you will need a converter box to continue watching television after Feb. 17th."
But, it WILL be hacked. Then, a user's smug denial could lead to obstruction of justice charges, or some such.
Has AMD always been OC friendly? I remember when Intel was actively discouraging the practice so as not to have sales of more expensive CPUs undercut.
Another PSP 7.x user here. I tried 9 and found it to be an abominable UI. The histogram/levels tool with a bit of curves is my favorite photo tweaking tool anywhere.
Many times I have tried to get PSP 7 to work in WINE, and failed. I recently installed it in VirtualBox, and am quited pleased. So, I can finally run a Linux system with no Windows dual boot.
I'm slowly getting used to GIMP. I also use DigiKam for light editing. So, when I need to do MORE, GIMP gets the nod. BUT, the most bizarre omission in GIMP is a white balance slider, which DigiKam does have. Yes, you've got Auto white balance, or you can pick a white point in Levels, but a slider is highly desirable.
But, given the stated concern, paying for the extra unit effectively increases the price, so lowers the value of the unit for the US buyer. While $188 might seem acceptable for a modest travel machine (even though the upcoming Asus products look more attractive), $399 for the same machine doesn't look so good.
US teens are not particularly good at assessing value, but a few of those expected blog posts might venture into this area. Staff members of the laptop project were concerned that American children might try the pared-down machines and find them lacking compared to their Apple, Hewlett-Packard or Dell laptops. Then, in this era of immediate global communications, they might post their criticisms on Web sites and blogs read around the world, damaging the reputation of the XO Laptop, the project staff worried.
"Well, that really bit the big one." -- Leonard Pynth Garnell
I've enjoyed reading in this thread about rebate operations. I'm sure it helps explain the one rebate problem I've ever had -- out of dozens and dozens. I had bought a nice garage door from the big home improvement chain. The manufacturer was offering graduated rebates -- $50 up to $200, depending on the model of door. Mine qualified for a $150 rebate in the form of an in-store gift card, which would be fine, since I would be buying more stuff there.
When I got the rebate, it was for $50. I was pissed, and I would do anything to avoid going through telephone hell. So, I went to the customer service counter at the store. The manager went through hell for me. Considering the difficulties he had, with some pull and ready references, I know I would have had more trouble.
When I got the additional rebate card, it was for $50, leaving me still short $50. I spoke to the manager again. Of course, he didn't want to go through telephone hell again, so he gave me a $50 card on the spot.
Fortunately, the door was worth it, and it was competitively priced even before the rebate. $150 was a significant bonus.
Right. "Proper security" would be so subjective, any excuse would do for refusal. Not having a virus checker on my Linux box must surely make me high risk.
Been there, for short while. But, you have no way to test the phone to see if it really/still works. without that confidence, the 911 phone is near worthless.