I have no idea how long ago you saw plasmas, but those issues, burn in and power usage (which you alluded to), were largely covered. (That is, while they may still use on average some more power, it's not the tons and tons more that used to be.)
I "only" have a plasma because I got it after my old Trinitron died (many years ago now)..
But plasma TVs were the first thing I thought of when reading the thread title -- cheaper and better looking than the competition. Unfortunately plasma production has basically or literally stopped, and they aren't making giant ones either.
My TV technically has burn in, but I can't notice it when there is a show there, only when it fades out, e.g. before a commercial. (I see a time bar from one old recorder that you can have it up all the time, and again, with no picture showing, can see a very slight difference in the letterbox area.)
Even with that, I'd buy a giant plasma if I could.. Currently the big big TVs are only LCD. Maybe OLED will come out that big soonish.
âoeNo retailerâ¦may impose a surcharge on a cardholder who elects to use a credit card in lieu of payment by cash, check or similar meansâ¦â Statute: Cal. Civ. Code  1748.1(a) (West)
(It then goes on to discuss the discount for cash payment idea.)
Reality check. You believe that paying with a credit card does not cost more than cash? You may not see the cost as it may be charged to the store instead of you, but you pay in higher prices for all goods and services. In fact you not only pay higher costs for all goods and services because of a card, you pay for the theft on all of those insured cards.
You clearly did not read the post you are responding to, because I clearly covered that issue in my original post.
Can you give examples? Even the "cheap" grocery stores (e.g. Grocery Outlet and Big Lots) take credit cards... They don't take coupons (at least Grocery Outlet doesn't), but they do take credit cards.
Arco's the only place I can think of, and I already said that other nearby places (e.g. Rotten Robbie) had identical or lower prices after taking into account the cash back.
airline flights for example do not). Effectively your 2% is being subsidised by cash payers.
How do airline flights get beyond the laws against charging extra for credit cards? Do they do the gas station "trick" of giving a cash discount instead?
Yup, I'm effectively being subsidized by cash payers. They should wise up too.
I do realize, eventually, there may be direct fees for using credit cards. Then, I will decide on a case by case basis whether it's worth it (likely not).
Except the fact is that I am paying LESS _AND_ it's more convenient, when I'm cashless.
Yes, I know there are transaction fees, but _at each individual purchase_, I am paying the exact same(*) whether I pay with cash or a credit card. Since I get 2% back for all purchases on my credit card, I am in actuality paying 2% less, AND it's faster/more convenient (don't have to go to the ATM, don't have to carry change) than paying cash.
Of course, I pay in full (automatically) every month, so as to not pay any interest.
(*) Back when I drove a gasoline powered car, gas stations were one place that had lower prices (legally "cash discount", not "credit fee") displayed for cash. However, even then there was virtually always a nearby gas station that DID take credit cards that was the same price as the cash-only place, if you took into account cash back. I say "virtually" since I think literally once or twice EVER, I did pay maybe 1 cent/gallon more, even after cash back. There were tons more times where I paid the same or less via credit, and had the convenience added too.
Then again, when we heard about the outcry about "Obamacare" (which is basically a watered down version of our healthcare system, btw), we could not fathom why anyone would NOT want it.
I would NOT want it because I want people to be responsible for themselves, NOT me paying for your health care (nor vice versa). Why should I pay for someone who got lung cancer because they smoke?
The food industry is even worse. When I live in a totalitarian communist country a chocolate had cocoa butter, milk and sugar. Now that Nestle took over the factory, it has palm oil, high fructose corn syrup, lactose, milk powder and dozens of color and taste enhancers. How is this better?
So pay a lot more for a higher end chocolate bar that has the few ingredients you want in it.
The rest of us will (usually) gladly take the cheaper bar.
Actually, I'm glad this article came up. I will at least *check* my Kindle to see if it's updated. I actually very rarely use it, and charge it when I notice it's dead. So it may not have updated itself.
(I have bought a couple of books in the format, but read other stuff more often.)
And, frankly, flying supersonic plane built by a startup? No thanks.
Am I going to be the first passenger? No..
But you could've said the same thing about an electric car built by a startup.. and Tesla seems to be on the way to doing very well (profitability.. the stock has already done very well).
Thanks, but that doesn't actually answer my question.
They talk about perceptible and imperceptible ones there -- that was my point. If they're perceptible, if they cover up the picture, that's unacceptable to me (at these prices). If they're perceptible but entirely in black screen area, possibly acceptable.
I presume you mean returns not refunds.. (i.e. Sony would refund the purchase price of those who returned it.)
Quite a few people returned their PS3s to Sony for a full refund.
Do you have any stats? I bet it's infinitesimal. (That doesn't mean I think it was fair, though I do think it is/was clearly a game machine far more than a Linux system.)
If it's watermarked, i.e. a "bug" through the entire picture that's _not_ in a "letterbox area" (which wouldn't even exist in all movies), that would be a reason for me to demand my money back.
I "put up" with bugs/logos on the screen on TV, even TV I pay for, since overall it's still relatively cheap entertainment (I'm one of the apparently few who actually think cable is a reasonable deal for the tons of entertainment I get)... But at $50/pop, I don't want crap covering up the picture.
But hopefully you're using that extra work to work less in the _long run_?
As much as people use cliches like "have fun at your job and you'll never work a day in your life", wouldn't you rather be at home doing EXACTLY what you want, even if that's still programming computers?
How can you say it is low when there are 11 million already here illegally..
lack of opportunity? As I said, why do people KEEP coming here if there's no opportunity?
Yes, we should have "single payer". The payer being the one getting the healthcare.. Not me paying for your health care, not you paying for my health care.. at least not *mandated*. Yes, things like insurance are averaging out costs between many people.. But even car insurance is not mandatory as people think. One can use a bond as proof of having the money to pay, instead of insurance.
...oh, those other countries that are totally kicking the US's butt economically? oh wait, they're not. They have very high tax rates on the citizens and they're not the envy of the world, with people risking their lives to go there.
Kids love it. They take a picture and see it fade into view like magic.
With all of the old timey Instagram filters and junk like that, don't any of these camera apps actually do that -- take the picture and simulate the same kind of fading in? (I presume to get an accurate-to-the-film fading in, it's much more than just fading from pure black into the finished picture..)
but here in the US we are no longer charged for SMS
Maybe that's true for most people (I have no idea if it is), but it's definitely not true for everyone.
I just checked, and some of the plans at virginmobile still have limited texts or explicit charges for text at the lowest end. (Before I had a work supplied phone, I had a very very inexpensive virgin mobile phone as an emergency phone. You could get it down to $5/month with auto-pay.. It looks like they no longer have that.)
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I have no idea how long ago you saw plasmas, but those issues, burn in and power usage (which you alluded to), were largely covered. (That is, while they may still use on average some more power, it's not the tons and tons more that used to be.)
I "only" have a plasma because I got it after my old Trinitron died (many years ago now)..
But plasma TVs were the first thing I thought of when reading the thread title -- cheaper and better looking than the competition. Unfortunately plasma production has basically or literally stopped, and they aren't making giant ones either.
My TV technically has burn in, but I can't notice it when there is a show there, only when it fades out, e.g. before a commercial. (I see a time bar from one old recorder that you can have it up all the time, and again, with no picture showing, can see a very slight difference in the letterbox area.)
Even with that, I'd buy a giant plasma if I could.. Currently the big big TVs are only LCD. Maybe OLED will come out that big soonish.
I was wrong. There are no FEDERAL laws. There are, however, STATE laws. I was remembering (the gist of) California's, since I live here.
From https://usa.visa.com/support/c...
(It then goes on to discuss the discount for cash payment idea.)
That page also lists other state laws.
More general info is at
https://www.cardfellow.com/cha...
You clearly did not read the post you are responding to, because I clearly covered that issue in my original post.
Can you give examples? Even the "cheap" grocery stores (e.g. Grocery Outlet and Big Lots) take credit cards... They don't take coupons (at least Grocery Outlet doesn't), but they do take credit cards.
Arco's the only place I can think of, and I already said that other nearby places (e.g. Rotten Robbie) had identical or lower prices after taking into account the cash back.
How do airline flights get beyond the laws against charging extra for credit cards? Do they do the gas station "trick" of giving a cash discount instead?
Yup, I'm effectively being subsidized by cash payers. They should wise up too.
I do realize, eventually, there may be direct fees for using credit cards. Then, I will decide on a case by case basis whether it's worth it (likely not).
Except the fact is that I am paying LESS _AND_ it's more convenient, when I'm cashless.
Yes, I know there are transaction fees, but _at each individual purchase_, I am paying the exact same(*) whether I pay with cash or a credit card. Since I get 2% back for all purchases on my credit card, I am in actuality paying 2% less, AND it's faster/more convenient (don't have to go to the ATM, don't have to carry change) than paying cash.
Of course, I pay in full (automatically) every month, so as to not pay any interest.
(*) Back when I drove a gasoline powered car, gas stations were one place that had lower prices (legally "cash discount", not "credit fee") displayed for cash. However, even then there was virtually always a nearby gas station that DID take credit cards that was the same price as the cash-only place, if you took into account cash back. I say "virtually" since I think literally once or twice EVER, I did pay maybe 1 cent/gallon more, even after cash back. There were tons more times where I paid the same or less via credit, and had the convenience added too.
I would NOT want it because I want people to be responsible for themselves, NOT me paying for your health care (nor vice versa). Why should I pay for someone who got lung cancer because they smoke?
So pay a lot more for a higher end chocolate bar that has the few ingredients you want in it.
The rest of us will (usually) gladly take the cheaper bar.
Actually, I'm glad this article came up. I will at least *check* my Kindle to see if it's updated. I actually very rarely use it, and charge it when I notice it's dead. So it may not have updated itself.
(I have bought a couple of books in the format, but read other stuff more often.)
Am I going to be the first passenger? No..
But you could've said the same thing about an electric car built by a startup.. and Tesla seems to be on the way to doing very well (profitability.. the stock has already done very well).
Yeah, but have you seen these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Thanks, but that doesn't actually answer my question.
They talk about perceptible and imperceptible ones there -- that was my point. If they're perceptible, if they cover up the picture, that's unacceptable to me (at these prices). If they're perceptible but entirely in black screen area, possibly acceptable.
I presume you mean returns not refunds.. (i.e. Sony would refund the purchase price of those who returned it.)
Do you have any stats? I bet it's infinitesimal. (That doesn't mean I think it was fair, though I do think it is/was clearly a game machine far more than a Linux system.)
The geeks shall inherit the earth.
If it's watermarked, i.e. a "bug" through the entire picture that's _not_ in a "letterbox area" (which wouldn't even exist in all movies), that would be a reason for me to demand my money back.
I "put up" with bugs/logos on the screen on TV, even TV I pay for, since overall it's still relatively cheap entertainment (I'm one of the apparently few who actually think cable is a reasonable deal for the tons of entertainment I get)... But at $50/pop, I don't want crap covering up the picture.
But hopefully you're using that extra work to work less in the _long run_?
As much as people use cliches like "have fun at your job and you'll never work a day in your life", wouldn't you rather be at home doing EXACTLY what you want, even if that's still programming computers?
How can you say it is low when there are 11 million already here illegally..
lack of opportunity? As I said, why do people KEEP coming here if there's no opportunity?
Yes, we should have "single payer". The payer being the one getting the healthcare.. Not me paying for your health care, not you paying for my health care.. at least not *mandated*. Yes, things like insurance are averaging out costs between many people.. But even car insurance is not mandatory as people think. One can use a bond as proof of having the money to pay, instead of insurance.
...oh, those other countries that are totally kicking the US's butt economically? oh wait, they're not. They have very high tax rates on the citizens and they're not the envy of the world, with people risking their lives to go there.
I think they're silly, but there are very small portable photo printers.. e.g. http://www.amazon.com/gp/produ...
With all of the old timey Instagram filters and junk like that, don't any of these camera apps actually do that -- take the picture and simulate the same kind of fading in? (I presume to get an accurate-to-the-film fading in, it's much more than just fading from pure black into the finished picture..)
Maybe that's true for most people (I have no idea if it is), but it's definitely not true for everyone.
I just checked, and some of the plans at virginmobile still have limited texts or explicit charges for text at the lowest end. (Before I had a work supplied phone, I had a very very inexpensive virgin mobile phone as an emergency phone. You could get it down to $5/month with auto-pay.. It looks like they no longer have that.)
They can already create a new (female) child out of just two eggs.. Heck, that was from the 80s, likely on "That's Incredible".
Uhh.. TNG episodes..
"Measure of a Man"
"Yesterday's Enterprise"
the one where Picard lives another entire life (when the gets the flute)..
Would doing that remove the "Slashdot Newsletters" and "Slashdot Top Deals" images/links?
I get those, DESPITE having "Ads Disabled" checked, due to my up votes.
Yes, I realize they are "slashdot originated", but they're still effectively the same as any third party ad, to me.
I disagree, as the various "Best X ads" shows (and previously Clio award winners), plus a very few Super Bowl ads every year, show...
But other than that, yeah, skip 'em..