http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Schedule "In January 1994, the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA) introduced a "locality pay adjustment" component to the GS salary structure."
From the perspective of the air transport industry, less risk of security incidents = less risk of: injury/death of customers, damage to air transport infrastructure, or interruption of business (whether they'd eat the cost directly or through higher insurance premiums.) I can imagine some FUBAR cost/benefit analysis though.
This isn't the first time I've done a MediaFire upload version of something from a torrent.:) (Incidentally, I also sometimes upload torrent versions of stuff from non-torrent sources.)
I haven't seen Britney, and I don't intend to - these are general comments:
Live sound systems do tend to have something going on that kinda washes out the vocals. I don't hear such a problem in recordings, unless they're really rough bootlegs
cables in a computer network and cables in a sound system: that's how this tangent started
I see a couple valid points here: firstly, that some audiophiles are overly concerned about the technical quality of the equipment, compared to the artistic quality of the music (or lack thereof). secondly, that a lot of modern mainstream stuff is at least slickly produced, even if there are issues with things like poor singing or lack of lyrical depth.
P.S. I'm not well-versed on Britney's discography in particular, but in my experience there tend to be some relative gems amongst modern mainstream songs/artists.
The British penny (used since we're talking about the BBC here) weighs 3.56 grams.
2000 pounds is 907,184.74 grams
907,184.74 / 3.56 = 254,827.174 (2548 pounds sterling and 27 pence) Banknotes tend to weigh about a gram, so that's 45,359,200 pounds sterling in fifty-pound notes
$3628.73 in US one cent coins or $90,718,400 in US $100 bills
I'd guess that the BBC would actually pay something inbetween those two.
Sure, their money is as good as anybody else's, but if people not in the targeted niche buy the product, does it hurt sales in the targeted niche too much?
Another recurring bit, used in the newscast segment "Weekend Update", involved Morris being presented as "President of the New York School for the Hard of Hearing" and assisting the newscaster by shouting the main headlines, in a parody of the then-common practice of providing sign language interpretation in an inset on the screen as an aid to the deaf viewer.
I didn't mean to comment on the validity of the Nuremberg Defense, just define it as the relevant term.
But while we're on the subject: I suppose the defense would be less valid for the high-ranking and thus more valid for the low ranks (This is not to say that the higher ranks are completely responsible nor that the lower ranks are completely absolved) Those on trial at Nuremberg were particularly high-ranking.
Fred Phelps is in charge of the Westboro Baptist Church, a group of fundamentalists whose extreme anti-homosexuality makes them look rather ridiculous.
I think Enderandrew was referencing the supposed concept that homophobes are closet homosexuals themselves, and that it would thus be a gay pron site
I know of Amy Alkon as an advice columnist with an attitude, so it would not be surprising that she has an attitude elsewhere. If the TSA agent really did do something wrong, perfect storm
I've thought along those lines with regards to gradually implementing shorter copyright terms. Seems like a similar process could work for patents and/or complete abolition.
2011 patents would last for 20 years (expiration 2031) 2012 patents would last for 19 years (expiration also 2031) One could take this process all the way to zero or stop at a reduced term. For example, if you wanted to reduce the patent term to 14 years, you'd reach that point in 2017 but you wouldn't further reduce to 13 years for 2018.
In this example, there would be a glut of things expiring in 2031 thanks to the term having gradually been wound down. However, if you fully reduced the patent term right away, you'd end up in an odd situation where some older patents expires after some newer patents. (for example, 2011+20=2031 vs. 2012+14 = 2026)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Schedule
"In January 1994, the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA) introduced a "locality pay adjustment" component to the GS salary structure."
http://www.tsa.gov/join/careers/pay_scales.shtm
TSA agents are not on the GS pay plan, but they also get a locality adjustment
The math isn't perfect, but the principle is there
To refer to your specific example. NYC is +28.72%, Little Rock, as part of the "Rest of US" category, is +14.16%.
From the perspective of the air transport industry, less risk of security incidents = less risk of: injury/death of customers, damage to air transport infrastructure, or interruption of business (whether they'd eat the cost directly or through higher insurance premiums.)
I can imagine some FUBAR cost/benefit analysis though.
So Jersey Shore is a milestone in artificial unintelligence?
http://www.mediafire.com/?3u7istowiddu9g8
This isn't the first time I've done a MediaFire upload version of something from a torrent. :)
(Incidentally, I also sometimes upload torrent versions of stuff from non-torrent sources.)
"He's a fucking nut who believes that the free market would give everyone rainbows and blowjobs"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_party_(sexuality) - do one of those for real and kill two birds with one stone
I haven't seen Britney, and I don't intend to - these are general comments:
Live sound systems do tend to have something going on that kinda washes out the vocals.
I don't hear such a problem in recordings, unless they're really rough bootlegs
cables in a computer network and cables in a sound system: that's how this tangent started
I see a couple valid points here:
firstly, that some audiophiles are overly concerned about the technical quality of the equipment, compared to the artistic quality of the music (or lack thereof).
secondly, that a lot of modern mainstream stuff is at least slickly produced, even if there are issues with things like poor singing or lack of lyrical depth.
P.S.
I'm not well-versed on Britney's discography in particular, but in my experience there tend to be some relative gems amongst modern mainstream songs/artists.
The British penny (used since we're talking about the BBC here) weighs 3.56 grams.
2000 pounds is 907,184.74 grams
907,184.74 / 3.56 = 254,827.174 (2548 pounds sterling and 27 pence)
Banknotes tend to weigh about a gram, so that's 45,359,200 pounds sterling in fifty-pound notes
$3628.73 in US one cent coins or $90,718,400 in US $100 bills
I'd guess that the BBC would actually pay something inbetween those two.
are there some perverse incentives at work there, or am I missing something?
historical example: Many of the early Roman emperors were effective, less so as the empire declined
Sure, their money is as good as anybody else's, but if people not in the targeted niche buy the product, does it hurt sales in the targeted niche too much?
"extreme" and "crank-it-to-11" remind me of the "OMG hops hops hops!" beers I often see on the shelf.
indeed, one of the beers at the nearby supermarket is Oskar Blues' "Dale's Pale Ale" - in a can that has text extolling the virtues of cans.
Decent selection of stuff in bottles, but about the only other beers they have in cans are the mass-produced crap.
One would have better luck at a store that specializes in beer, though.
If I recall correctly from other Slashdot stories, UK law does think this way about encryption
Yes, at my complex at least, the individual tenants deal with the cable co / ISP / phone company if they want such services
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Morris:
Another recurring bit, used in the newscast segment "Weekend Update", involved Morris being presented as "President of the New York School for the Hard of Hearing" and assisting the newscaster by shouting the main headlines, in a parody of the then-common practice of providing sign language interpretation in an inset on the screen as an aid to the deaf viewer.
I didn't mean to comment on the validity of the Nuremberg Defense, just define it as the relevant term.
But while we're on the subject:
I suppose the defense would be less valid for the high-ranking and thus more valid for the low ranks (This is not to say that the higher ranks are completely responsible nor that the lower ranks are completely absolved)
Those on trial at Nuremberg were particularly high-ranking.
Fred Phelps is in charge of the Westboro Baptist Church, a group of fundamentalists whose extreme anti-homosexuality makes them look rather ridiculous.
I think Enderandrew was referencing the supposed concept that homophobes are closet homosexuals themselves, and that it would thus be a gay pron site
http://www.youporn.com/recommended ;)
we can re-"build" "him". we have the technology.
or, get it and come. ;)
They've already decided to go fuck themselves. ;)
I know of Amy Alkon as an advice columnist with an attitude, so it would not be surprising that she has an attitude elsewhere.
If the TSA agent really did do something wrong, perfect storm
"doing what they told me to do" defense ... is no defense at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Defense
Very subtle Godwin. And one that's actually on-topic ;)
I've thought along those lines with regards to gradually implementing shorter copyright terms. Seems like a similar process could work for patents and/or complete abolition.
2011 patents would last for 20 years (expiration 2031)
2012 patents would last for 19 years (expiration also 2031)
One could take this process all the way to zero or stop at a reduced term. For example, if you wanted to reduce the patent term to 14 years, you'd reach that point in 2017 but you wouldn't further reduce to 13 years for 2018.
In this example, there would be a glut of things expiring in 2031 thanks to the term having gradually been wound down.
However, if you fully reduced the patent term right away, you'd end up in an odd situation where some older patents expires after some newer patents.
(for example, 2011+20=2031 vs. 2012+14 = 2026)
yes, the image does break down eventually, maybe related to how it was unrealistic to begin with.