the business world will pull the "face time" / "seat at the table" stick out of its ass (which will coincide roughly with the forced retirement of the remnants of the Boomers)
Since when is the CEO of Yahoo a Boomer? (since never, she's a couple decades too young.)
Umm, having a HQ "in the middle of a damn city" makes employees have to travel FARTHER to get to work, or raises housing costs _even more_ to live nearby in a "damn city".
By the way, San Jose (not where FB is) is BIGGER than SF.
Also, you can get multi-bedroom houses for WAY less than the $1 million people keep spouting out here, in Silicon Valley.
I was explaining exactly why your response saying everything has chemicals MAKES NO SENSE to those who have that stupid "unnatural" aversion. They are not scientists.
other necessties such as food, utilities, and car payments and gasoline.
Car payments are absolutely NOT a necessity.
You could take public transportation, but even ignoring that, save up and buy a beater car for a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, instead of any "car payment".
Also, isn't power consumption the reason plasma is less popular than LCD? It seems to me that plasma has better picture quality, but uses more power.
That was one of the reasons. I think potential burn in (though really image retention, since it's not permanent burn in) is the other major cause.
Plasmas at the time were LARGER, CHEAPER, and looked better. I think it's only now that we're getting into gigantic TVs (70 inch and above), that plasma can't do.. I also think it can't do 4K, or not easily. Those seemed to be reasons companies have stopped making plasma.
Also, from what I've read (popular press, online reviews), the more recent plasmas (not VERY recent, as in the last several years at least) were much more energy efficient.. The huge discrepancy compared to LED was, I think, based on early plasmas.
(I have a 42" plasma that I got when my CRT died several years ago. So I guess I'm sort of biased, but I basically went out and bought a TV very quickly, and plasma seemed to be the best and cheapest at the time.. I am someone who cares about power usage, but my overall electricity bill is low anyway -- $20-$30.)
I admit I didn't RTFA, but the headline is even inconsistent with the summary.
Even if the EPA did *NO* testing/verification, that doesn't mean that any company, including VW, had a "free pass". It didn't have a right to violate the rules.
Frankly, given that clearing fees are being jacked so companies can take a bigger cut just to give "cash back"
Yeah, I guess that sucks from the store's point of view... But as I've said before, at each of my individual purchases, I'm paying either $X or.98*$X (due to 2% cash back on my most used card). PLUS, using the card is MORE convenient to me than paying cash (faster, I don't have to then carry the change). So it's easier AND cheaper at the individual sale, even if it is indirectly causing all prices to go up. (And as I said in my other message, of course I pay in full automatically every month, so I pay no interest.)
so there isn't a lot of reason to go to chip and PIN in the US.
Isn't eliminating some of the hassle of "oh I lost my card, someone can be charging on it right now" a good reason?
I know the consumer isn't responsible (directly) for the fraud, but we all are, in higher prices, even if one is smart and fully pays off credit cards and thus pays no interest. So preventing fraud is useful.
Vaguely similar to how the Apple ID lock on iPhones supposedly has lowered theft rates.
Especially now we have an interest rate at nearly zero percent and inflation higher than that, "compound interest" is just an easy way to support those poor starving bankers.
If you're referring to interest rate that individuals can get (and not on the inter-bank rate, which is what is reported on the news), you can get way more than that, relatively safely.
CDs are over 1%, well over.
You can get several percent in dividends in safe companies' stock.. (yes, leave it there for a LONG time, it will likely come back from any downswings.)
You can make 4+% in bonds, many of them free from state or federal income tax, which effectively boosts the rate even more. (This one I haven't gotten into yet much, but am researching...)
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Yeah, wait for the GOTY/greatest hits edition.. That way, all of your console games are $20 or under.
Then you should try the Uncharted games, God of War games, and though I haven't played it yet, Last of Us sounds great (I'll eventually get it).
I seem to remember reading she didn't get along with at least one of the two hosts.
HUH? That sounds CHEAP to me. But I admit I'm comparing it to phone calls a few _decades_ ago to BBSes. Even in the same area code, or one code over.
Based on a bit of searching, the local "zones" still exist, but I can't find pricing info.
Since when is the CEO of Yahoo a Boomer?
(since never, she's a couple decades too young.)
But they're also COLD (at least in the winter).
Umm, having a HQ "in the middle of a damn city" makes employees have to travel FARTHER to get to work, or raises housing costs _even more_ to live nearby in a "damn city".
By the way, San Jose (not where FB is) is BIGGER than SF.
Also, you can get multi-bedroom houses for WAY less than the $1 million people keep spouting out here, in Silicon Valley.
If you're on slashdot, you probably work in tech.
Thus, you probably can wear any clothes you want, even to work..
(..sitting here in shorts, T-shirt, & bare feet)
I've always said I'd sue for sexual discrimination if I were drafted.
Though in the past, I remember replies said that it was tried and failed, though I don't know if it is true.
I was explaining exactly why your response saying everything has chemicals MAKES NO SENSE to those who have that stupid "unnatural" aversion. They are not scientists.
OK, it only has 30K miles on it.. but even just due to being old, won't it have _some_ more maintenance than a newer car?
They *obviously* meant "artificial", or "processed", of which some people have illogical paranoia.
Since when does a tofu burger "taste real"?
Since a Mac != a phone, you are BY DEFINITION already writing Swift cross-system.
The U.S. stock market was closed today.... so you're selling tomorrow at least.
Car payments are absolutely NOT a necessity.
You could take public transportation, but even ignoring that, save up and buy a beater car for a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, instead of any "car payment".
That was one of the reasons. I think potential burn in (though really image retention, since it's not permanent burn in) is the other major cause.
Plasmas at the time were LARGER, CHEAPER, and looked better. I think it's only now that we're getting into gigantic TVs (70 inch and above), that plasma can't do.. I also think it can't do 4K, or not easily. Those seemed to be reasons companies have stopped making plasma.
Also, from what I've read (popular press, online reviews), the more recent plasmas (not VERY recent, as in the last several years at least) were much more energy efficient.. The huge discrepancy compared to LED was, I think, based on early plasmas.
(I have a 42" plasma that I got when my CRT died several years ago. So I guess I'm sort of biased, but I basically went out and bought a TV very quickly, and plasma seemed to be the best and cheapest at the time.. I am someone who cares about power usage, but my overall electricity bill is low anyway -- $20-$30.)
I admit I didn't RTFA, but the headline is even inconsistent with the summary.
Even if the EPA did *NO* testing/verification, that doesn't mean that any company, including VW, had a "free pass". It didn't have a right to violate the rules.
Yeah, I guess that sucks from the store's point of view... But as I've said before, at each of my individual purchases, I'm paying either $X or .98*$X (due to 2% cash back on my most used card). PLUS, using the card is MORE convenient to me than paying cash (faster, I don't have to then carry the change). So it's easier AND cheaper at the individual sale, even if it is indirectly causing all prices to go up. (And as I said in my other message, of course I pay in full automatically every month, so I pay no interest.)
Isn't eliminating some of the hassle of "oh I lost my card, someone can be charging on it right now" a good reason?
I know the consumer isn't responsible (directly) for the fraud, but we all are, in higher prices, even if one is smart and fully pays off credit cards and thus pays no interest. So preventing fraud is useful.
Vaguely similar to how the Apple ID lock on iPhones supposedly has lowered theft rates.
Do you mean fuel cell? If so, why do you claim that's more feasible than pure electric?
Thanks, very informative.
I know I read earlier articles that people had posted on Facebook, and they didn't mention he was leaving the House.
He will resign *AS SPEAKER*.
Nothing I have read so far has said he will leave his job entirely.
I think that's very misleading, since without the qualifier, "will resign" means he'll leave the job.
If you're referring to interest rate that individuals can get (and not on the inter-bank rate, which is what is reported on the news), you can get way more than that, relatively safely.
CDs are over 1%, well over.
You can get several percent in dividends in safe companies' stock.. (yes, leave it there for a LONG time, it will likely come back from any downswings.)
You can make 4+% in bonds, many of them free from state or federal income tax, which effectively boosts the rate even more. (This one I haven't gotten into yet much, but am researching...)
You definitely need to go to English camp.