I think that only happens because he always kept a human or humans as the main characters. He could have easily written a Mind-centric story about all the backroom dealings the ships and hubs had. It was shown in many stories that there were pretty fundamental disagreements about topics like interference in other civilizations, and so a story about how it was decided what Special Circumstances ends up doing could have been rather interesting.
What is the point of an operating system if not to run programs? For some, computers can be a hobby, but when you need to do work, you don't do that with an operating system but a program inside one.
As an actuary, I can tell you we don't care how fast you drive - as long as you pay appropriate premiums. So 10mph would work if you want to pay almost $0 per month, but if you're willing to pay real rates, driving at a normal speed is fine.
Using a proper suitcase also works. It is a joke to open a zipper once you know how (just look it up on youtube). The solution is to use a hard-body suitcase that uses latches, not a zipper. Samsonite makes some nice ones. They are hard to find, and not cheap, but worth the money. Of course, there are still ways to open a suitcase like that, but it's just not worth the trouble for the crooks when they can have their pick from so many other suitcases.
A downside to this is that it will make it more likely for your suitcase to get outright stolen, as opposed to having just some things taken from it, but that's what travel insurance is for. Besides, my credit card offers luggage insurance for free anyways.
I'm not from the US, but I was under the impression that there you still have 1 test (or perhaps group of tests) that determine what kind of post-secondary education you can get.
I get unlimited talk, text and data for $40 per month from Wind. That doesn't include the phone, but you can buy a decent one for $150-300 nowadays. And it's nationwide. Granted, Wind doesn't have coverage outside the main cities, but that's all I need. How much does that cost in the US?
One of the things covered in the leaks he published was how the US carried out extraordinary renditions in Sweden, so that could definitely happen to him.
People didn't study Latin and Greek just for their sake. They studied those languages in order to read some of the greatest works of literature, philosophy and mathematics in human history. I studied Latin in grade school (Argentinian private school) and I'm glad I did. Latin made it easier to learn Italian and French, as well as English (65% of the vocabulary in English has Latin roots, as well as a number of grammatical rules). Moreover, no translation can do justice to the beauty of Virgil's poetry, and it is amazing how simple Greek words like kleos and nostos can be so nuanced.
You don't accurately value them. That's why IPO's are risky, no one is sure if the price is good or not, so it's a win big, lose big kind of thing. However, keep in mind that the wealth of data Facebook collects is very valuable and useful in the age of Big Data.
How are they using a monopoly in one sector to acquire one in another? They don't seem to be pushing the Xbox through Windows. Moreover, there's a difference between loss leaders and dumping. Their Xbox division is now profitable, as instead of making money on the consoles they get it from games and Xbox Live, which is a perfectly valid model.
In Canada, you can write off 3% of your house's value as an expense due to depreciation. If you do this, the CRA will hate you, they'll flag your account and they will check everything you submit, but it is legal. I know this from a fairly high-ranking friend in the CRA, and I've been filing this for over 5 years now. No trouble yet, and my accountant also assures me it's legal.
The reason they flag the account is that if you sell your house for more than (original value) - (depreciation you filed) you'll need to pay back taxes on all that depreciation. However, the CRA only keeps records for 5 years maximum, and in practice about 3, and the worst-case is in essence having gotten an interest-free loan from the Government of Canada (assuming you got enough money to foot the bill if you sell).
It also helps that Canada is considered to be the G8 country that best weathered the recent recession. People have not just been led to believe that, pretty much all objective measures (GDP growth, increase in debt to GDP ration, etc.) point to Canada doing rather well economically. While I'm no fan of Harper's social policies (being in some ways a wannabe American), Flaherty is a phenomenal Finance Minister, and the economic policies of the current government seem to be working.
Keep in mind that Global Warming is a very good thing for Canada. We'll have more arable land, and the Northwestern Passage is already opening up, creating what could become a major trade route.
Moreover, collective bargaining done for the healthcare products needed by a country of over 300 million should be able to get pretty beastly discounts.
The problem with break-action is that they aren't as durable as other mechanisms, as once the latch has some wear and tear it won't seal properly. I'd recommend a falling-block action rifle. Very old-fashioned, but essentially indestructible. A good modern one is the Ruger No. 1.
Have you ever seen what a broken drive belt does to the engine of a car? I have, and it's not pretty. Belts are ticking time bombs. Eventually they WILL break, and cause thousands of dollars in damage. Better to just pay a couple bucks and replace them every now and then. Also, microscopic tears aren't visible, but can very quickly lead to catastrophic failure.
Depression can strike people who don't really have any reasons for it. It can absolutely be just caused by a random shift in the levels of some brain chemicals.
Also, in many cases medication can really help people. Sometimes the reason doesn't matter so much as the end result. A good example of this is medication for schizophrenia. It was discovered by accident, but it can be incredibly effective, so why not give it to people, even if we don't know how or why it works? It works, which is the most important part.
The thing is, the last point is both true and false, depending on the place in question. For Canada, global warming will probably be very good, as it will open the Northwest Passage, allow far more land to be used for farming and so forth. For flat little islands with an altitude of less than 1 metre, not so much.
The goal of the Gates foundation is to be able to continue to carry out research and charity essentially forever. In order to do that, they have a large lump sum of money they invest, and then they use for charity the return they get from that. Also, it's rather hard to actually spend 40 BILLION dollars in a short period of time productively. There are only so many promising things to research, and excessive aid to poor countries can stifle their industries and thus hurt them in the long term. I suspect that's why the Gates Foundation seems to be focusing mainly on eradicating some very nasty diseases. So since they got all that money they can't spend well, they invest it. Seems reasonable. Besides, it's not like the Gates can the money back from the Foundation, making it the worst tax shelter ever.
Actually, the reason the Gates Foundation invests in those companies is that the Foundation consists of 2 independent parts: the investment side and the charity side. The goal of the investment side is maximize the return on investment, while assuming low risk for long-term stability. The other side, obviously, focuses on the charity. Sometimes the 2 sides are at odds with one another, and so the structure is controversial, but what it does accomplish is to maximize how much money can be given to charity in the end.
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I think that only happens because he always kept a human or humans as the main characters. He could have easily written a Mind-centric story about all the backroom dealings the ships and hubs had. It was shown in many stories that there were pretty fundamental disagreements about topics like interference in other civilizations, and so a story about how it was decided what Special Circumstances ends up doing could have been rather interesting.
What is the point of an operating system if not to run programs? For some, computers can be a hobby, but when you need to do work, you don't do that with an operating system but a program inside one.
As an actuary, I can tell you we don't care how fast you drive - as long as you pay appropriate premiums. So 10mph would work if you want to pay almost $0 per month, but if you're willing to pay real rates, driving at a normal speed is fine.
Using a proper suitcase also works. It is a joke to open a zipper once you know how (just look it up on youtube). The solution is to use a hard-body suitcase that uses latches, not a zipper. Samsonite makes some nice ones. They are hard to find, and not cheap, but worth the money. Of course, there are still ways to open a suitcase like that, but it's just not worth the trouble for the crooks when they can have their pick from so many other suitcases.
A downside to this is that it will make it more likely for your suitcase to get outright stolen, as opposed to having just some things taken from it, but that's what travel insurance is for. Besides, my credit card offers luggage insurance for free anyways.
I'm not from the US, but I was under the impression that there you still have 1 test (or perhaps group of tests) that determine what kind of post-secondary education you can get.
I get unlimited talk, text and data for $40 per month from Wind. That doesn't include the phone, but you can buy a decent one for $150-300 nowadays. And it's nationwide. Granted, Wind doesn't have coverage outside the main cities, but that's all I need. How much does that cost in the US?
How about just not watching any of the crap they put out?
Crazy idea, I know.
One of the things covered in the leaks he published was how the US carried out extraordinary renditions in Sweden, so that could definitely happen to him.
You could easily end up spending more on electricity than on the computer - especially if you use it as a server.
People didn't study Latin and Greek just for their sake. They studied those languages in order to read some of the greatest works of literature, philosophy and mathematics in human history. I studied Latin in grade school (Argentinian private school) and I'm glad I did. Latin made it easier to learn Italian and French, as well as English (65% of the vocabulary in English has Latin roots, as well as a number of grammatical rules). Moreover, no translation can do justice to the beauty of Virgil's poetry, and it is amazing how simple Greek words like kleos and nostos can be so nuanced.
You don't accurately value them. That's why IPO's are risky, no one is sure if the price is good or not, so it's a win big, lose big kind of thing. However, keep in mind that the wealth of data Facebook collects is very valuable and useful in the age of Big Data.
How are they using a monopoly in one sector to acquire one in another? They don't seem to be pushing the Xbox through Windows. Moreover, there's a difference between loss leaders and dumping. Their Xbox division is now profitable, as instead of making money on the consoles they get it from games and Xbox Live, which is a perfectly valid model.
In Canada, you can write off 3% of your house's value as an expense due to depreciation. If you do this, the CRA will hate you, they'll flag your account and they will check everything you submit, but it is legal. I know this from a fairly high-ranking friend in the CRA, and I've been filing this for over 5 years now. No trouble yet, and my accountant also assures me it's legal.
The reason they flag the account is that if you sell your house for more than
(original value) - (depreciation you filed)
you'll need to pay back taxes on all that depreciation. However, the CRA only keeps records for 5 years maximum, and in practice about 3, and the worst-case is in essence having gotten an interest-free loan from the Government of Canada (assuming you got enough money to foot the bill if you sell).
It also helps that Canada is considered to be the G8 country that best weathered the recent recession. People have not just been led to believe that, pretty much all objective measures (GDP growth, increase in debt to GDP ration, etc.) point to Canada doing rather well economically. While I'm no fan of Harper's social policies (being in some ways a wannabe American), Flaherty is a phenomenal Finance Minister, and the economic policies of the current government seem to be working.
Keep in mind that Global Warming is a very good thing for Canada. We'll have more arable land, and the Northwestern Passage is already opening up, creating what could become a major trade route.
Why? You pay so much more than if you just drink at home.
Moreover, collective bargaining done for the healthcare products needed by a country of over 300 million should be able to get pretty beastly discounts.
The problem with break-action is that they aren't as durable as other mechanisms, as once the latch has some wear and tear it won't seal properly. I'd recommend a falling-block action rifle. Very old-fashioned, but essentially indestructible. A good modern one is the Ruger No. 1.
The claim is that he spliced 3 images together. There are no rules against fudging with lighting, contrast, and so forth.
Have you ever seen what a broken drive belt does to the engine of a car? I have, and it's not pretty. Belts are ticking time bombs. Eventually they WILL break, and cause thousands of dollars in damage. Better to just pay a couple bucks and replace them every now and then. Also, microscopic tears aren't visible, but can very quickly lead to catastrophic failure.
Depression can strike people who don't really have any reasons for it. It can absolutely be just caused by a random shift in the levels of some brain chemicals.
Also, in many cases medication can really help people. Sometimes the reason doesn't matter so much as the end result. A good example of this is medication for schizophrenia. It was discovered by accident, but it can be incredibly effective, so why not give it to people, even if we don't know how or why it works? It works, which is the most important part.
The thing is, the last point is both true and false, depending on the place in question. For Canada, global warming will probably be very good, as it will open the Northwest Passage, allow far more land to be used for farming and so forth. For flat little islands with an altitude of less than 1 metre, not so much.
The goal of the Gates foundation is to be able to continue to carry out research and charity essentially forever. In order to do that, they have a large lump sum of money they invest, and then they use for charity the return they get from that. Also, it's rather hard to actually spend 40 BILLION dollars in a short period of time productively. There are only so many promising things to research, and excessive aid to poor countries can stifle their industries and thus hurt them in the long term. I suspect that's why the Gates Foundation seems to be focusing mainly on eradicating some very nasty diseases. So since they got all that money they can't spend well, they invest it. Seems reasonable. Besides, it's not like the Gates can the money back from the Foundation, making it the worst tax shelter ever.
Actually, the reason the Gates Foundation invests in those companies is that the Foundation consists of 2 independent parts: the investment side and the charity side. The goal of the investment side is maximize the return on investment, while assuming low risk for long-term stability. The other side, obviously, focuses on the charity. Sometimes the 2 sides are at odds with one another, and so the structure is controversial, but what it does accomplish is to maximize how much money can be given to charity in the end.
But people do need government-issued money. It's the only way to pay taxes. So that gives it some inherent value.