Regardless of Vista's errors at releast (and through SP1), my point still stands. Vista ran fine with 2 GB unless you were choking the horse.
I made the mistake of buying a laptop with 1 GB and Vista with no downgrade option (no XP drivers). The wifi and sound would just randomly stop working. A fresh restore to factory would be fine. I never could isolate it to one update or anything. Finally after about the 3rd restore and 2nd fresh install, I just disabled Windows Update for about six months.
I hit a wall of Vista at 1 GB due to needing an XP VM for class -- jesus it was awful on 512 MB -- and dropped the cash to upgrade it ASAP.
Actually they are obligated to make that distinction. Only a moron wouldn't think so. That's their job. Even without a passport, credit cards, a driver's license, and all sorts of other documents can confirm your identity. It takes a few minutes to look up whether a person is an actual citizen, longer to prove. Jesus you can get on a plane without government issued ID. You think a CBP agent would risk their job over denying a citizen re-entry?
Even without those documents, it's relatively trivial to to answer some questions about your identity, have CBP look up a photo ID, and let you in.
My regional bank didn't bat an eye when I studied abroad and failed to mention that I was travelling for an extended period. I checked with my parents and they hadn't said anything either (same bank but no account access). 7 months of transactions, ATM withdrawals, and other activity across 7 different countries nearly 4000 miles away from triggered nary a warning.
Fast forward another 6 months and several out of state trips and "large" purchases, I drove down to Florida for spring break. As I went to pay for lunch for my roommate and I, I found out it was declined. Luckily he covered and I called the bank. They decided to cancel my debit card -- on a college student eligible only type of account -- without warning and told me to show up at a branch to get a new one, despite being a thousand miles away from the nearest branch and with less than $20 in cash in my pocket. It took an awful lot of cajoling, not backing down, and pleading cash poverty before I even got to a manager who could "uncancel the card" until I got back to a state with a branch, despite being told for an hour that it wasn't possible to do. When I got home, I found my new debit card but kept using the old one until it was deactivated. It never was, and when I lost that card I activated the "new" card and it worked perfectly.
They might well be. That doesn't justify detaining *him* until he gives up the passwords.
They don't suspect him of espionage or trade secret theft do they? My father sure as hell didn't get held up at customs when returning from Russia or China, despite taking a laptop and cellphone with him.
You'd be wrong, unless you're suspected of a crime or something similar. Court cases have already ruled that a US citizen has absolute right to re-enter the country, sans criminal charges pending, even without a passport.
I'm not a huge fan of the border search exception. Technically DHS and CBP can demand access to laptops or cell phones as part of entry into the country. They don't have the right to detain for passwords. They can hold the equipment and return it later.
A US citizen has an absolute right to re-enter the country.
Are you smoking?
PPT has been part of the office sweet for decades, literally since it was released. It's available through Office 365. It's been in Home and Student since at least 2007.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
What are you putting in your documents?
I'd say at least 90% of the things I use Word for would either fail miserably in a general text editor OR take longer to do and look like shit (ie embedded lists in note taking)
Frankly I don't think I've ever seen PDF,.doc/docx, or even.rtf as unacceptable or unprofessional options, unless you mean giving the recruiter an editabel document so they can fudge your resume.
Every time I've submitted a resume online or emailed one to a internal or external recruiter, they wanted it in one of those forms.
Ask for it ahead of time and save yourself some trouble. Otherwise you're just aggravating people who have assumed the financial compensation was finalized. These people have hiring budgets and other factors. Seriously it's a terrible piece of advice and I say that as someone in a field where it wouldn't bat too much of an eye if they are willing to hire you.
They can still pull the offer genius. It's terrible, terrible advice. If you were worth a signing bonus, you'd have been offered it or asked for it ahead of time.
Not trying to take away from Italian special forces here, but are you seriously saying that they have roles/forces not found in any other army?
The 10th mountain division has existed in the US army since WW2. Hell they served specifically in Italy. The US military has 4 mountain training facilities.
As to the Carabinieri, well they are basically a mixture of MPs and the FBI. They aren't unique either. The French Gendarmerie are the identical (national police as part of the army). The Dutch and Portugese have one too.
1) Computers will ever only be as smart as the people who program them
2) That we never have to worry about them being smarter than us because only a race of morons would even bother trying find the humor in a New Yorker comic
Taken more than a few Ubers and cabs in Chicago. Uber has typically been 2/3 to 3/4 of the cost of a yellow cab trip. The only time an Uber has been consistently higher has been during surge pricing. Trips from downtown Chicago to ORD or MDW are almost always cheaper with Uber, usually 10-15 bucks. I try to avoid either during rush hour, as taking buses/trains or walking is usually faster.
I've never taken an Uber in NYC, so their mileage obviously varies. I have taken them in Indianapolis, Nashville, and other places. Seemed cheaper there too but the sample size is much smaller.
I've gotten a few rental cars from Hertz with the GPS devices. You can only turn the brightness down a bit. They cannot be turned off. I did notice the camera, so I just tossed my jacket over over it. I just request a car without that device now. Besides I have phone GPS which frankly is easier to use.
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Regardless of Vista's errors at releast (and through SP1), my point still stands. Vista ran fine with 2 GB unless you were choking the horse.
I made the mistake of buying a laptop with 1 GB and Vista with no downgrade option (no XP drivers). The wifi and sound would just randomly stop working. A fresh restore to factory would be fine. I never could isolate it to one update or anything. Finally after about the 3rd restore and 2nd fresh install, I just disabled Windows Update for about six months.
I hit a wall of Vista at 1 GB due to needing an XP VM for class -- jesus it was awful on 512 MB -- and dropped the cash to upgrade it ASAP.
If Vista was varely functional with 6 GB RAM, you were doing something very, very wrong or are an extreme use case.
You're being asinine. If they end up denying a person for days over ..... nothing, a judge is gonna have their ass for it.
Actually they are obligated to make that distinction. Only a moron wouldn't think so. That's their job. Even without a passport, credit cards, a driver's license, and all sorts of other documents can confirm your identity. It takes a few minutes to look up whether a person is an actual citizen, longer to prove. Jesus you can get on a plane without government issued ID. You think a CBP agent would risk their job over denying a citizen re-entry?
Even without those documents, it's relatively trivial to to answer some questions about your identity, have CBP look up a photo ID, and let you in.
My regional bank didn't bat an eye when I studied abroad and failed to mention that I was travelling for an extended period. I checked with my parents and they hadn't said anything either (same bank but no account access). 7 months of transactions, ATM withdrawals, and other activity across 7 different countries nearly 4000 miles away from triggered nary a warning.
Fast forward another 6 months and several out of state trips and "large" purchases, I drove down to Florida for spring break. As I went to pay for lunch for my roommate and I, I found out it was declined. Luckily he covered and I called the bank. They decided to cancel my debit card -- on a college student eligible only type of account -- without warning and told me to show up at a branch to get a new one, despite being a thousand miles away from the nearest branch and with less than $20 in cash in my pocket. It took an awful lot of cajoling, not backing down, and pleading cash poverty before I even got to a manager who could "uncancel the card" until I got back to a state with a branch, despite being told for an hour that it wasn't possible to do. When I got home, I found my new debit card but kept using the old one until it was deactivated. It never was, and when I lost that card I activated the "new" card and it worked perfectly.
They might well be. That doesn't justify detaining *him* until he gives up the passwords.
They don't suspect him of espionage or trade secret theft do they? My father sure as hell didn't get held up at customs when returning from Russia or China, despite taking a laptop and cellphone with him.
You'd be wrong, unless you're suspected of a crime or something similar. Court cases have already ruled that a US citizen has absolute right to re-enter the country, sans criminal charges pending, even without a passport.
I'm not a huge fan of the border search exception. Technically DHS and CBP can demand access to laptops or cell phones as part of entry into the country. They don't have the right to detain for passwords. They can hold the equipment and return it later.
A US citizen has an absolute right to re-enter the country.
Are you smoking? PPT has been part of the office sweet for decades, literally since it was released. It's available through Office 365. It's been in Home and Student since at least 2007. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
What are you putting in your documents? I'd say at least 90% of the things I use Word for would either fail miserably in a general text editor OR take longer to do and look like shit (ie embedded lists in note taking)
Frankly I don't think I've ever seen PDF, .doc/docx, or even .rtf as unacceptable or unprofessional options, unless you mean giving the recruiter an editabel document so they can fudge your resume.
Every time I've submitted a resume online or emailed one to a internal or external recruiter, they wanted it in one of those forms.
Never had issues with that. It's part of the reason I can ask for the signing bonus and get it without having to backtrack and look like a punk
We don't have to. We get what we want before it's put down on and countersigned without pissing anyone off.
Ask for it ahead of time and save yourself some trouble. Otherwise you're just aggravating people who have assumed the financial compensation was finalized. These people have hiring budgets and other factors. Seriously it's a terrible piece of advice and I say that as someone in a field where it wouldn't bat too much of an eye if they are willing to hire you.
They can still pull the offer genius. It's terrible, terrible advice. If you were worth a signing bonus, you'd have been offered it or asked for it ahead of time.
This is patently terrible advice and will make your negotiations that much harder. Ask it for ahead of time. Otherwise they will hate you
Not trying to take away from Italian special forces here, but are you seriously saying that they have roles/forces not found in any other army? The 10th mountain division has existed in the US army since WW2. Hell they served specifically in Italy. The US military has 4 mountain training facilities. As to the Carabinieri, well they are basically a mixture of MPs and the FBI. They aren't unique either. The French Gendarmerie are the identical (national police as part of the army). The Dutch and Portugese have one too.
1) Computers will ever only be as smart as the people who program them
2) That we never have to worry about them being smarter than us because only a race of morons would even bother trying find the humor in a New Yorker comic
"So we compared 8 years of Intel processors....."
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Nary a one
There's plenty of social life. The student dorms usually have a bar or two. Oh yes, there is plenty of student housing, like a ton.
What Holmes was wearing looked *nothing* liked a stormtrooper outfit. Nothing in this world does.
Trust me. I've tried. They do not turn off. Maybe they've changed that in the last few months. I haven't had a neverlost unit since December.
Taken more than a few Ubers and cabs in Chicago. Uber has typically been 2/3 to 3/4 of the cost of a yellow cab trip. The only time an Uber has been consistently higher has been during surge pricing. Trips from downtown Chicago to ORD or MDW are almost always cheaper with Uber, usually 10-15 bucks. I try to avoid either during rush hour, as taking buses/trains or walking is usually faster.
I've never taken an Uber in NYC, so their mileage obviously varies. I have taken them in Indianapolis, Nashville, and other places. Seemed cheaper there too but the sample size is much smaller.
I've gotten a few rental cars from Hertz with the GPS devices. You can only turn the brightness down a bit. They cannot be turned off. I did notice the camera, so I just tossed my jacket over over it. I just request a car without that device now. Besides I have phone GPS which frankly is easier to use.