His account balance is -$400 because of PayPal's dickheaded way of handling disputes, so he'd need to receive more than $400 of normal payments top be back in the black; that $400 is tied down until the case is resolved, assuming that PayPal even lets him keep it in the end anyway.
You might think that specializing in local news would be a way for local media to survive (as opposed to trying to compete with heavyweights on national/world news or something), but it seems they're doing a really hamfisted job of it. Details of that have already been thoroughly mentioned in previous comments.
The local free alternative newspaper sure seems to do a better job focusing on local issues
Yeah, I also thought that Starbucks wasn't the best example. Last I I flew, it was for once it was good that I tend to overpack, as that in part included extra reading material that I hadn't gotten to the rest of the trip.
I fly very rarely; last time I did was August 2010 out of Chicago (O'Hare) on United (actually a United-branded regional carrier, but it went directly back to my hometown.) Get up early to make sure I'm to the airport on time, and the flight ends up delayed several hours.
Insufficient sample size, I know...
* my schedule had allowed me to cheap out and take Amtrak _into_ Chicago, which went by with only relatively minor delats.
I don't understand either - I purposely don't do drugs at a concert, specifically so I can clearly remember the event I bothered to go to. Sometimes quite a lot of bother ($ and maybe travel time) is involved in getting to said event. It reminds me of stories of people who saw some classic acts in their prime but were too stoned to remember it. sometimes I ingest caffeine if I'm tired by showtime or during the show - caffeinated gum is useful there, since I don't want to leave my spot and shell out for a caffeinated beverage. But that's a different story.:)
Though I can somewhat understand if someone just wants to get a bit buzzed on whatever it is.
http://twitpic.com/22sgdu Saw this at the Subway inside of the Syracuse, NY bus/train station - a sign at least warning people not to use their phones while they're in the front of the lien and are thus supposed to be ordering. Reminds me of the behavior of an inconsiderate Starbucks patron cited in Weird Al's song "Craigslist"
Also with the $500 and up denominations (there were also $1000, $5000 and $10000) - a lot of demand for them was for large interbank transactions (sometimes involving Federal Reserve Banks). Technological developments meant you didn't necessarily need physical currency for that anymore.
There were also $100000's that were only for the Fed.
I thought of that example as a problem with distributing such funds as soon as I read the summary; you read my mind or something. Yep, many indie-culture folks like yourself can't stand the fact that Stephanie Meyer et al are so popular, and the prospect of paying them is even more offensive. That attitude doesn't seem to work in reverse; the fans of Stephanie Meyer et al likely wouldn't know/care about a bit of cash going to Cory Doctorow et al.
I'm not sure if it would be fair to skew the payments in favor of less-popular authors either. However, another problem with such funds is that in practice they can end up skewed in favor of the popular stuff.
Yeah, I also have doubts as to whether a widespread donate-only system would work.
the thin blue line - cops showing an immense loyalty to their fellow cops, which comes off as misguided loyalty when the "fellow cop" was involved in something like this.
alternately, abusing police power could be attractive to someone with that kind of personality even if that specific person hasn't already gone out and caused criminal mayhem.
I was working off of the given example more than making a comment about Sony myself.:) Yeah, my sig also reflects giving the merits of the product/service itself a fair chance. (including good stuff on Sony Music Entertainment labels, while we're using Sony-related examples here.:P)
I can definitely see Sony fanboys as an example of people who put up with too much from a company they do business with, even though the example was badly phrased.
By the way, the one time I had to return something to Amazon (a CD that was the right album but a scratched copy thereof), it went by without incident - they even shipped the replacement copy right away [they'd simply charge someone again if they didn't ship the defective back.]
Star Wars sequel trilogy? I could see that working, especially if they adapt some fo the better Expanded Universe material; I'm partial to Timothy Zahn's Admiral Thrawn books myself.
I did a quick Excel class in my freshman year; it had pointed me to various features that I simply hadn't dealt with while stumbling through the program on my own.
since he didn't want to cheat, he had trouble keeping up with the statistics of those who did cheat. 'course, you have some super-students who can put up good numbers the right way.
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His account balance is -$400 because of PayPal's dickheaded way of handling disputes, so he'd need to receive more than $400 of normal payments top be back in the black; that $400 is tied down until the case is resolved, assuming that PayPal even lets him keep it in the end anyway.
You might think that specializing in local news would be a way for local media to survive (as opposed to trying to compete with heavyweights on national/world news or something), but it seems they're doing a really hamfisted job of it. Details of that have already been thoroughly mentioned in previous comments.
The local free alternative newspaper sure seems to do a better job focusing on local issues
Yeah, I also thought that Starbucks wasn't the best example.
Last I I flew, it was for once it was good that I tend to overpack, as that in part included extra reading material that I hadn't gotten to the rest of the trip.
I fly very rarely; last time I did was August 2010 out of Chicago (O'Hare) on United (actually a United-branded regional carrier, but it went directly back to my hometown.) Get up early to make sure I'm to the airport on time, and the flight ends up delayed several hours.
Insufficient sample size, I know...
* my schedule had allowed me to cheap out and take Amtrak _into_ Chicago, which went by with only relatively minor delats.
I don't understand either - I purposely don't do drugs at a concert, specifically so I can clearly remember the event I bothered to go to. Sometimes quite a lot of bother ($ and maybe travel time) is involved in getting to said event. :)
It reminds me of stories of people who saw some classic acts in their prime but were too stoned to remember it.
sometimes I ingest caffeine if I'm tired by showtime or during the show - caffeinated gum is useful there, since I don't want to leave my spot and shell out for a caffeinated beverage. But that's a different story.
Though I can somewhat understand if someone just wants to get a bit buzzed on whatever it is.
http://twitpic.com/22sgdu
Saw this at the Subway inside of the Syracuse, NY bus/train station - a sign at least warning people not to use their phones while they're in the front of the lien and are thus supposed to be ordering. Reminds me of the behavior of an inconsiderate Starbucks patron cited in Weird Al's song "Craigslist"
Also with the $500 and up denominations (there were also $1000, $5000 and $10000) - a lot of demand for them was for large interbank transactions (sometimes involving Federal Reserve Banks). Technological developments meant you didn't necessarily need physical currency for that anymore.
There were also $100000's that were only for the Fed.
"A good capitalist will sell you the rope you hang him with" is, AFAIK, a Karl Marx aphorism
Don't paparazzi tend to be photographers, as opposed to audio or video with audio?
"Made some good observations of problems; the problem lies in his proposed solution"
I thought of that example as a problem with distributing such funds as soon as I read the summary; you read my mind or something. Yep, many indie-culture folks like yourself can't stand the fact that Stephanie Meyer et al are so popular, and the prospect of paying them is even more offensive. That attitude doesn't seem to work in reverse; the fans of Stephanie Meyer et al likely wouldn't know/care about a bit of cash going to Cory Doctorow et al.
I'm not sure if it would be fair to skew the payments in favor of less-popular authors either. However, another problem with such funds is that in practice they can end up skewed in favor of the popular stuff.
Yeah, I also have doubts as to whether a widespread donate-only system would work.
the thin blue line - cops showing an immense loyalty to their fellow cops, which comes off as misguided loyalty when the "fellow cop" was involved in something like this.
summing up http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/usc_sec_42_00001983----000-.html, that's about how you can sue those who violated your rights under color of law.
alternately, abusing police power could be attractive to someone with that kind of personality even if that specific person hasn't already gone out and caused criminal mayhem.
I was working off of the given example more than making a comment about Sony myself. :) :P)
Yeah, my sig also reflects giving the merits of the product/service itself a fair chance. (including good stuff on Sony Music Entertainment labels, while we're using Sony-related examples here.
I can definitely see Sony fanboys as an example of people who put up with too much from a company they do business with, even though the example was badly phrased.
By the way, the one time I had to return something to Amazon (a CD that was the right album but a scratched copy thereof), it went by without incident - they even shipped the replacement copy right away [they'd simply charge someone again if they didn't ship the defective back.]
Organization of the Internet aside, I figured they could seize them as property of someone in their jurisdiction who ran afoul of the law.
I find myself using actually slashdot moderation speak outside of, including the phrase "+1 Informative" in a reply to a post or somesuch.
yes, I'm reminded of all those comments about how the powers that be take Nineteen Eighty-Four as an instruction manual.
also, Congress has the enumerated power to set standards for weights and measures.
In general, government does at least have a place in securing an environment in which business and the rest of society can operate.
Star Wars sequel trilogy? I could see that working, especially if they adapt some fo the better Expanded Universe material; I'm partial to Timothy Zahn's Admiral Thrawn books myself.
Yeah, pretty much every country, every genre, every era, etc, has some good stuff and some junk. :P)
(Also, AC forgot to make fun of Bieber.
As for _good_ Canadian musicians, I'll mention Great Big Sea, good stuff on the lighter side of the Irish/rock fusion genre.
I did a quick Excel class in my freshman year; it had pointed me to various features that I simply hadn't dealt with while stumbling through the program on my own.
since he didn't want to cheat, he had trouble keeping up with the statistics of those who did cheat.
'course, you have some super-students who can put up good numbers the right way.
I now live in a suburb of a relatively large city, and all DSL gets us is 320kbps/192kbps. (Not sure what cable speeds are available)