I would say it is fundamentally different than "offline" bullying, in that it's actually less serious since there's no credible threat of violence.
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This is the industry that has bent us over for so long, with unusable features, overpriced gadgets that don't deliver on what they promised, and ease of use of a manual lawn-mower. This is just hilarious. You can't judge if a product delivers on its promises before it's been delivered. And apparently, the solution to expensive gadgets an even more expensive gadget!
Because there isn't an iPod with 3.5" touchscreen? Just wait. Soon enough, there will be.
This goes to my whole theory about the iPhone. It's basically a big marketing push to convince people that their current iPod is crap so when the next gen comes around you'll decide it's like an iPhone but cheaper.
and cost me a whole of $50. Congratulations. You get what you pay for. If it does the job and you like it, good for you. Your best metric has the iPhone beating the Samsung by 2:1, losing on some, and getting about even on most. Even factoring in the intangibles, I have a hard time believing the iPhone is really worth 10 times as much as the Samsung.
I gotta admit though, the iPhone is cool. I would seriously consider buying one if it were cheaper, but I really don't expect it to drop far enough to get into my price range.
Frankly, I'm paying about 1/2 to 2/3 what I'd pay for a mortgage on a home or condo in my area. It's a fairly good bet that your landlord has your apartment mortgaged. Even if he doesn't, then market pressure dictates that your rent is going to be roughly even with other apartments that are mortgaged. In order to for the landlord to stay in business, you have to pay him more than he has to pay for the mortgage. Maybe a home mortgage would cost more, but when you compare apples to apples it's always more expensive.
They will then study the record, print a check and post it, often with a nice letter. Most business hates it when they own money to customers. I've found they quite like it really. "Did we overcharge you? Oh, I'm sorry, let me credit your account so it'll be applied to your next bill." Your money goes into an aggregate savings account along with everyone else who has a credit and the company pockets the interest. It's also an incentive for you to keep your account with them.
I know someone who accidentally got charged full price when RMA'ing a cellphone under warranty. After fighting with the company to fix it, his account now has a credit for the equivalent of six months of service.
Maybe I've been watching too much late night TV, but in my head I "heard" it as the intro to Robot Chicken. No maniacal laughter, just a chicken clucking.
AT&T no longer does contracts, self-install is free and the modem is free after rebate. Where I live, AT&T DSL (plus no-frills POTS service and taxes) is not surprisingly roughly the same price as cable once you factor in cable's deceptive marketing too -- equipment rental, promo pricing that jacks up after the first few months, etc.
As far as VoIP.. I've never used it, myself. I use my cell as my main number. Why bother with a phone you can't take with you?
Honestly, I have my doubts that it's really that big of a problem. I can't imagine that happens much outside of mom and pop shops that aren't exactly selling thousands or even hundreds of new computers per day. It's actually incredibly common in poorer countries where most computers sold are used ones imported from richer countries. IIRC, there was an article on/. a while back about how Red Hat is more expensive than Windows in such places because Red Hat takes more disks to copy. You better believe that a large portion of Windows' installed base is not legit.
Really? Seems to me that most people don't have a name for it at all. It's not something commonly referenced, so I can't imagine any term that I'm confident would be interpreted correctly consistently. Normally you'd just say the specific unit you were talking about. "Is that in meters or feet and inches?" Also you might identify something in terms of not being metric.
Wow, that's actually cooler. 'Cause it references Lucy Lawless, the person, rather than Xena the character. Lucy Lawless probably is the only person alive and perhaps the online person ever to have a moon named after her.
Is it just me or it meant to look like it's coming to a theater near you soon? Seems like your average plot for an animated movie. We've had worse. Remember Space Jam?
If I fill up my tank in State A and pay taxes on that gas at the pump, then immediately drive out of state, logging my hours in State B, do I get to recoup the taxes from State A somehow? Do you get a credit toward taxes owed in A? Supposing you do the reverse on the trip back, filling up in B and driving in A. Is the system smart enough to tally taxes paid at the pump with where you actually drive on that gas?
I did say it was an indirect tax, so I don't necessarily disagree with what you said.
But aside from that, you may want to consider that diesel fuel for use on farms isn't subject to the tax because farm vehicles don't use the roads. Also, a truck that gets 10mpg does actually pay three times as much as car that gets 30mpg for the same distance travelled. It wouldn't be a very hard to make the argument that gas mileage is a function of vehicle weight, which is in turn proportional to the wear the car causes to the road. (Tax rate)*k*(road wear). This guy dropped k to zero while still using the road. The spirit of the law is clearly not satisfied by that.
On the other hand, IANAL and I have no idea what the law is here, so I can't comment on the letter of the law. I would expect though that their rationale comes down to some broad definition of "diesel fuel" -- e.g., fuel for a diesel engine rather than fuel of a specific composition. But I really don't care about the letter of the law, frankly.
C'mon, you could at least mention that the gas tax is really an indirect tax on road use. You might even point out that the fine is intended to offset his use of the NC road system and has absolutely nothing to do with how he fuels his car.
Do we want to subsidize motorists who use alternate fuels by exempting them from the taxes on road use? Maybe, maybe not. But they're not exempt yet, so this guy has to pay his fair share. Not that surprisingly, really.
Ah, c'mon. Compared to the previous two-parter where the Doctor became human? C'mon! It was a decent episode, probably better than average, but not the best EVAR.
From their front page:
Our mission is to deliver leading-edge technologies to the CIA and the Intelligence community. It ain't exactly a secret. The About us page mentions the CIA about a dozen times.
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Someone can be harassed enough to kill themselves offline, too. But they still can't be physically attacked online.
I would say it is fundamentally different than "offline" bullying, in that it's actually less serious since there's no credible threat of violence.
This goes to my whole theory about the iPhone. It's basically a big marketing push to convince people that their current iPod is crap so when the next gen comes around you'll decide it's like an iPhone but cheaper.
I gotta admit though, the iPhone is cool. I would seriously consider buying one if it were cheaper, but I really don't expect it to drop far enough to get into my price range.
Nuts to both of you! Where I live, half a million dollars buys you a crappy condo with a 45 minute commute.
I know someone who accidentally got charged full price when RMA'ing a cellphone under warranty. After fighting with the company to fix it, his account now has a credit for the equivalent of six months of service.
Maybe I've been watching too much late night TV, but in my head I "heard" it as the intro to Robot Chicken. No maniacal laughter, just a chicken clucking.
AT&T no longer does contracts, self-install is free and the modem is free after rebate. Where I live, AT&T DSL (plus no-frills POTS service and taxes) is not surprisingly roughly the same price as cable once you factor in cable's deceptive marketing too -- equipment rental, promo pricing that jacks up after the first few months, etc.
As far as VoIP.. I've never used it, myself. I use my cell as my main number. Why bother with a phone you can't take with you?
Really? Seems to me that most people don't have a name for it at all. It's not something commonly referenced, so I can't imagine any term that I'm confident would be interpreted correctly consistently. Normally you'd just say the specific unit you were talking about. "Is that in meters or feet and inches?" Also you might identify something in terms of not being metric.
Your girlfriend* is lucky then. The electronics can handle a water bath just fine, but those screens can get really screwed up if water gets in there.
* if a slashdotter claiming to have a girlfriend is be believed...
Wow, that's actually cooler. 'Cause it references Lucy Lawless, the person, rather than Xena the character. Lucy Lawless probably is the only person alive and perhaps the online person ever to have a moon named after her.
Is it just me or it meant to look like it's coming to a theater near you soon? Seems like your average plot for an animated movie. We've had worse. Remember Space Jam?
If I fill up my tank in State A and pay taxes on that gas at the pump, then immediately drive out of state, logging my hours in State B, do I get to recoup the taxes from State A somehow? Do you get a credit toward taxes owed in A? Supposing you do the reverse on the trip back, filling up in B and driving in A. Is the system smart enough to tally taxes paid at the pump with where you actually drive on that gas?
I did say it was an indirect tax, so I don't necessarily disagree with what you said.
But aside from that, you may want to consider that diesel fuel for use on farms isn't subject to the tax because farm vehicles don't use the roads. Also, a truck that gets 10mpg does actually pay three times as much as car that gets 30mpg for the same distance travelled. It wouldn't be a very hard to make the argument that gas mileage is a function of vehicle weight, which is in turn proportional to the wear the car causes to the road. (Tax rate)*k*(road wear). This guy dropped k to zero while still using the road. The spirit of the law is clearly not satisfied by that.
On the other hand, IANAL and I have no idea what the law is here, so I can't comment on the letter of the law. I would expect though that their rationale comes down to some broad definition of "diesel fuel" -- e.g., fuel for a diesel engine rather than fuel of a specific composition. But I really don't care about the letter of the law, frankly.
C'mon, you could at least mention that the gas tax is really an indirect tax on road use. You might even point out that the fine is intended to offset his use of the NC road system and has absolutely nothing to do with how he fuels his car.
Do we want to subsidize motorists who use alternate fuels by exempting them from the taxes on road use? Maybe, maybe not. But they're not exempt yet, so this guy has to pay his fair share. Not that surprisingly, really.
Ah, c'mon. Compared to the previous two-parter where the Doctor became human? C'mon! It was a decent episode, probably better than average, but not the best EVAR.
Also, the chick was hot.
When you add in the armor and engine big enough to move the sucker around it starts looking a whole lot like a tank.
"You started it!"
We've really reached a new low now haven't we?
See? You have run out of stuff to make up. Now you're just recycling.