Again that would require that the Internet feature functions properly over the lifetime of the device... They only care that their products make it past warranty periods.
From the manufacturer's point of view, the warranty period IS the lifetime of the device. Any information they can collect and sell past that is just gravy.
As for devices that connect via 3g/4g phone networks, my home can become a Faraday Cage if necessary to block these signals.
Turning your home into a Faraday cage seems extreme. You're going to give up your ability to use your cell phone at home in order to frustrate your toaster?
If you don't want an electric coffee machine then use a French press.
There's a middle ground between a French press and a coffee maker that tracks my brewing habits. No matter how prevalent these smart devices get, there will always be a demand for dumb ones. And where there's demand, there's supply.
I'd personally say Yoga in the pretentious "spiritual" manner it is taught is a waste of time while incorporating only certain exercises from it and combining them with PT cores without wasting 15 minutes to do an exercise "spiritually" is the best choice without wasting one's time.
If posing and stretching helps somebody focus, then what's wrong with incorporating it as a spiritual activity? Many activities can have a spiritual component if they help you get centered. Or maybe you consider all "spiritual" activities a waste of time.
Personally, when I've participated in yoga classes I found them relaxing and thought it felt good. PT I thought was a pain in the neck (even though there was some overlap), but it got me walking again. In my case, unlike apparently with back pain, yoga wasn't focused enough on what I needed to do the job even if I'd considered it as an option.
It's in the contract that they can shove a hot pocker up my ass? Is that like a Hot Pocket? In any case, if it produced a laugh it wouldn't be a maniacle one.
What irritates me about whole foods is that they go to all the bother to sell expensive healthy organic produce and then they sell fraudulent homeopathic "cures" instead of real medications. To me it shows they really aren't a very honest company given they are pedaling snake oil like that. They're basically catering to idiot hippies with more money than brains.
This doesn't strike me as particularly dishonest. Is organic produce really healthier than the alternative? Doesn't matter; that's what their customers want. Is it healthy to avoid GMOs? Doesn't matter; there are customers for that. Are their homeopathic "cures" better than the alternatives? Same answer. They provide a supply for their customers' demand. There's nothing inherently dishonest about making the items available for sale - The dishonesty comes into play with the biased marketing driving the demand.
I hope other stores do too and I hope this is actively mentioned in the news.
They could use the same technique to block all news mentioning it.
Only if you're trying to load the news story while connected to the store's wi-fi. Not connecting to the store's wi-fi seems like it would solve this issue pretty well.
I'm not sure how much subsidizing is going on. The only reason I have cable (US-Comcast) is that they charge me nearly the same amount if I just want broadband.
Well many shows don't invite you to pick a side and split the protagonists into two sides with clearly distinguished colors and iconography to make it simple.
The really infuriating thing about language is, if enough people misuse a term, eventually their misuse of the term becomes the de facto correct meaning. The purists can complain but there's little they can do to stop it.
From a cost/benefit perspective; spotify and netflix are 'worth it', but that's about it. (For now; they love playing hanky with what content is available, not to mention arbitrary geoblocking bullshit.)
My VPN subscription is "worth it" too. Also, that's a way to get around "arbitrary geoblocking bullshit."
I checked here. I see nothing that qualifies as CNN posting "patently false" articles. Searching Google for false stories from CNN returns garbage. Note that I'm not saying that CNN is something special - I'm saying that the MSM rarely promotes stories that they just make up. You can find all kinds of crap at the fringe, but major outlets like CNN and Fox News don't make a habit of just making shit up.
Your opinion on what the situation should be has no effect on what the situation is. The situation is that most prison inmates are functionally illiterate, regardless of what opportunities they might have missed.
Just look at all the articles published by Huffington Post and CNN.com, so many were patently false.
I'd love to see some examples of "all these articles" that CNN has posted that are "patently false." I suspect you're inventing them, possibly inspired by a FAKE NEWS announcement based on hurt feelings.
People in prison aren't usually stupid. Dumb maybe, but not Stupid.
I'm confused. Are you meaning "dumb" in the sense that they can't speak? Otherwise your statement makes even less sense. Calling criminals "stupid" is entirely up in the air, but the fact that the majority of prison inmates are functionally illiterate isn't. Prison isn't where we keep our intellectual elite.
Do we have evidence that our stem cell research won't release the zombie apocalypse, a question that most students will consider but not all professors.
I would hope that most students would not consider that question. At least not seriously enough to voice the concern in class.
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I mean, how insecure IS your wifi?
In many (most?) cases, entirely insecure.
Again that would require that the Internet feature functions properly over the lifetime of the device... They only care that their products make it past warranty periods.
From the manufacturer's point of view, the warranty period IS the lifetime of the device. Any information they can collect and sell past that is just gravy.
As for devices that connect via 3g/4g phone networks, my home can become a Faraday Cage if necessary to block these signals.
Turning your home into a Faraday cage seems extreme. You're going to give up your ability to use your cell phone at home in order to frustrate your toaster?
If you don't want an electric coffee machine then use a French press.
There's a middle ground between a French press and a coffee maker that tracks my brewing habits. No matter how prevalent these smart devices get, there will always be a demand for dumb ones. And where there's demand, there's supply.
One has stretchy bands, inflatable balls, and machines. The other has pants that should require a license to wear.
I'd personally say Yoga in the pretentious "spiritual" manner it is taught is a waste of time while incorporating only certain exercises from it and combining them with PT cores without wasting 15 minutes to do an exercise "spiritually" is the best choice without wasting one's time.
If posing and stretching helps somebody focus, then what's wrong with incorporating it as a spiritual activity? Many activities can have a spiritual component if they help you get centered. Or maybe you consider all "spiritual" activities a waste of time.
Personally, when I've participated in yoga classes I found them relaxing and thought it felt good. PT I thought was a pain in the neck (even though there was some overlap), but it got me walking again. In my case, unlike apparently with back pain, yoga wasn't focused enough on what I needed to do the job even if I'd considered it as an option.
It's in the contract that they can shove a hot pocker up my ass? Is that like a Hot Pocket? In any case, if it produced a laugh it wouldn't be a maniacle one.
Incorrect word usage isn't an example of bad grammar? Maybe I need to stay after class.
What irritates me about whole foods is that they go to all the bother to sell expensive healthy organic produce and then they sell fraudulent homeopathic "cures" instead of real medications. To me it shows they really aren't a very honest company given they are pedaling snake oil like that. They're basically catering to idiot hippies with more money than brains.
This doesn't strike me as particularly dishonest. Is organic produce really healthier than the alternative? Doesn't matter; that's what their customers want. Is it healthy to avoid GMOs? Doesn't matter; there are customers for that. Are their homeopathic "cures" better than the alternatives? Same answer. They provide a supply for their customers' demand. There's nothing inherently dishonest about making the items available for sale - The dishonesty comes into play with the biased marketing driving the demand.
I hope other stores do too and I hope this is actively mentioned in the news.
They could use the same technique to block all news mentioning it.
Only if you're trying to load the news story while connected to the store's wi-fi. Not connecting to the store's wi-fi seems like it would solve this issue pretty well.
I'm not sure how much subsidizing is going on. The only reason I have cable (US-Comcast) is that they charge me nearly the same amount if I just want broadband.
Well many shows don't invite you to pick a side and split the protagonists into two sides with clearly distinguished colors and iconography to make it simple.
Are you sure you're not watching Cops?
The really infuriating thing about language is, if enough people misuse a term, eventually their misuse of the term becomes the de facto correct meaning. The purists can complain but there's little they can do to stop it.
You literally hit the nail on the head.
With a pistol you're making a statement: "I'm such a bad ass gunslinger that I don't need to aim!"
With a rifle it'd be, "I can't find my shoulder."
From a cost/benefit perspective; spotify and netflix are 'worth it', but that's about it. (For now; they love playing hanky with what content is available, not to mention arbitrary geoblocking bullshit.)
My VPN subscription is "worth it" too. Also, that's a way to get around "arbitrary geoblocking bullshit."
Internet and phone I'd class as utilities. VPN I'd call a subscription.
There are plenty... go google.
I checked here. I see nothing that qualifies as CNN posting "patently false" articles. Searching Google for false stories from CNN returns garbage. Note that I'm not saying that CNN is something special - I'm saying that the MSM rarely promotes stories that they just make up. You can find all kinds of crap at the fringe, but major outlets like CNN and Fox News don't make a habit of just making shit up.
He was using a rifle. Holding a rifle sideways would make even less sense than with a pistol.
Your opinion on what the situation should be has no effect on what the situation is. The situation is that most prison inmates are functionally illiterate, regardless of what opportunities they might have missed.
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Just look at all the articles published by Huffington Post and CNN.com, so many were patently false.
I'd love to see some examples of "all these articles" that CNN has posted that are "patently false." I suspect you're inventing them, possibly inspired by a FAKE NEWS announcement based on hurt feelings.
Mr trumpy told me that this itself is a #fakenews and could never happen in soviet america!!!
It could never happen in Soviet America. Never. But if it did, from everything I'm told, there would be nothing wrong with that.
People in prison aren't usually stupid. Dumb maybe, but not Stupid.
I'm confused. Are you meaning "dumb" in the sense that they can't speak? Otherwise your statement makes even less sense. Calling criminals "stupid" is entirely up in the air, but the fact that the majority of prison inmates are functionally illiterate isn't. Prison isn't where we keep our intellectual elite.
A contradiction in the Holy Bible?? Surely you jest!
Do we have evidence that our stem cell research won't release the zombie apocalypse, a question that most students will consider but not all professors.
I would hope that most students would not consider that question. At least not seriously enough to voice the concern in class.