It's actually quite common for manufacturers to sell the same product at different price-points with different performance limits engineered in. They may justify it by the extra cost of supporting customers who demand the higher performance-levels. Or they may just be mercenary market-manipulating dicks. The point is, it's a common practice.
One way to protect yourself (to a certain degree) is to put a lock on your personal information with each of the three credit-reporting companies (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion.) That way, nobody can access your information unless you lift the lock, either selectively, or for a finite period of time. Some of the agencies charge money (typically $10) for such a lock, or to lift it temporarily, but it's worth it IMHO.
Get over yourself. Trump would need to have some complicity with Russia's activity in the election for it to be an impeachment issue. And that's what Robert Mueller is investigating. Let him finish his work. Then it's up to Congress to decide on impeachment.
Every time I hear the phrase 'insecure document' I die a little... of laughter.
An insecure document is a document that is harbouring feelings of self-doubt. 'Am I really a document? Do people like to read me? Does this file format make me look fat?'
Folks, it's unsecured, not insecure. Yeah I know, it's probably too late to change this. But I just need to say it. There, I feel better now.
I think it depends if you define "musician" to be synonymous with singer.
Synonymous? Well, no I don't. Singers are musicians, but musicians are not necessarily singers.
I would not consider a singer to be a musician *unless* they also wrote songs.
Well then you dismiss the overwhelming number of musicians (including singers) who do not compose their own music, but instead dedicate their careers to performing the music of others.
Singers are singers, pianists are pianists, drummers are drummers, guitarists are guitarists, composers are composers. But collectively, they're musicians.
Exactly. The companies that run loyalty programs typically have rules against selling or exchanging such points with third parties, unless they allow it explicitly. If these points were a true currency, the issuer would not restrict their use.
You could cover the entire planet surface with trees and it still wouldn't be enough. It's time to start using technology to produce billions of machines that actively and permanently remove carbon from the air.
Okay. But until we have such machines, the most readily available carbon-sink, cost-effective and easily deployed with unskilled labour, is the tree.
I agree, my proof: If my data is so valuable, why am I not being compensated for it?
You are. You receive free services on sites that offer social networks, search engines, and other value, in exchange for your participation.
The catch: you are the product that they sell.
Some aspects of this new industry are commendable. Finding out what someone likes is a step towards showing them things that they want, and not showing them things they don't -- like a good shopkeeper who knows the customers who patronize her/his business.
But this also means we need a new kind of consumer advocacy and protection: the kind that makes sure the consumer benefits, and is not harmed, by sharing information. That is not easy to balance, but I think it will be crucial to do in the years to come.
There are only a few thousand of them in the entire US of ~350M people. They have no power. They're silly little goose-stepping idiots. They are no serious threat to anyone or anything.
Tell that to the family of Heather Heyer. It took only one of them to allegedly kill her.
Like any other currency, it's worth what you can buy with it. Given the relatively illiquid level of commerce done in bitcoin, it's no wonder there is so much maniacal speculation over its value.
I once heard a currency expert on NPR remark that bitcoin is a collective hallucination we all share, that ascribes a value to an abstract entity. But he was quick to add that every currency is like that.
Putting yourself on the list is the first step. The second steps is to complain when someone calls you. You can use the same DNC website for that.
And then, when someone calls you, try to get some information from them before you tell them you're on the list. Information such as the name and location of the company, a callback number, or other details. Add this information to the complaint report you file on the DNC website.
And when you do tell them you're on the DNC list, don't let them feed you any crap like "oh, sorry, I'll remove you from my list then." Their list doesn't matter. The DNC list does, and they should be checking it before they call you.
Companies can be fined big bucks for each call they make to a DNC number. But you have to complain for that to happen.
You'd be surprised. For example, I find expiration dates for dairy products to be quite accurate. One day to expiration? tastes fine. Day of? wow, nasty.
If you get a $250 discount off a $1000 TV by accident and then keep that TV for yourself, the law is pretty much going to ignore you.
But if you get a $250 discount off a $1000 TV by accident but then use said accident to buy 500 TVs and proceed to re-sell all 500 TVs for $900, the law will happily slap you down.
I dunno. $750 might very well be a reasonable price for the item. If you bought 500 of them in good faith, and sold them to get the arbitrage, I think it might be hard to prosecute you. (Dealer authorization issues notwithstanding.)
On the other hand, if you got them for a price that was indisputably far below their market value because of a glitch in the seller's software, then I think the law can step in.
In either case, it's probably up to the courts to decide who prevails. As it should be.
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It's actually quite common for manufacturers to sell the same product at different price-points with different performance limits engineered in. They may justify it by the extra cost of supporting customers who demand the higher performance-levels. Or they may just be mercenary market-manipulating dicks. The point is, it's a common practice.
One way to protect yourself (to a certain degree) is to put a lock on your personal information with each of the three credit-reporting companies (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion.) That way, nobody can access your information unless you lift the lock, either selectively, or for a finite period of time. Some of the agencies charge money (typically $10) for such a lock, or to lift it temporarily, but it's worth it IMHO.
But russia hacked the DNC, so impeach Trump!!!!
Get over yourself. Trump would need to have some complicity with Russia's activity in the election for it to be an impeachment issue. And that's what Robert Mueller is investigating. Let him finish his work. Then it's up to Congress to decide on impeachment.
Every time I hear the phrase 'insecure document' I die a little ... of laughter.
An insecure document is a document that is harbouring feelings of self-doubt. 'Am I really a document? Do people like to read me? Does this file format make me look fat?'
Folks, it's unsecured, not insecure. Yeah I know, it's probably too late to change this. But I just need to say it. There, I feel better now.
Meesa no kill your father, Luke. Meesa is your father.
n...e...v...e...r...g...o...n...n...a...g...i...v...e...y...o...u...u...p...
Taylor Swift turns 28 this year - so, if they named the company after her age, they were shockingly incompetent.
If they had waited two years, they could have called the company XXX. Oh well.
[Just a joke. All due deference to Taylor Swift and other victims of assault.]
When I said "collectively they're musicians" I thought it was clear that I meant:
- singers are musicians
- pianists are musicians
- drummers are musicians
- guitarists are musicians
- composers are musicians
- etc.
I apologize if I caused any confusion.
I think it depends if you define "musician" to be synonymous with singer.
Synonymous? Well, no I don't. Singers are musicians, but musicians are not necessarily singers.
I would not consider a singer to be a musician *unless* they also wrote songs.
Well then you dismiss the overwhelming number of musicians (including singers) who do not compose their own music, but instead dedicate their careers to performing the music of others.
Singers are singers, pianists are pianists, drummers are drummers, guitarists are guitarists, composers are composers. But collectively, they're musicians.
Exactly. The companies that run loyalty programs typically have rules against selling or exchanging such points with third parties, unless they allow it explicitly. If these points were a true currency, the issuer would not restrict their use.
Excellent points. Thanks for your reply.
And on the same day, he pardoned convicted ex-Sherriff Joe Arpaio, and banned transgendered people from serving in the military.
At least Bush managed to show up at a press conference for Katrina with his jacket taken off.
You could cover the entire planet surface with trees and it still wouldn't be enough. It's time to start using technology to produce billions of machines that actively and permanently remove carbon from the air.
Okay. But until we have such machines, the most readily available carbon-sink, cost-effective and easily deployed with unskilled labour, is the tree.
Time to plant trees. Lots of trees.
I agree, my proof:
If my data is so valuable, why am I not being compensated for it?
You are. You receive free services on sites that offer social networks, search engines, and other value, in exchange for your participation.
The catch: you are the product that they sell.
Some aspects of this new industry are commendable. Finding out what someone likes is a step towards showing them things that they want, and not showing them things they don't -- like a good shopkeeper who knows the customers who patronize her/his business.
But this also means we need a new kind of consumer advocacy and protection: the kind that makes sure the consumer benefits, and is not harmed, by sharing information. That is not easy to balance, but I think it will be crucial to do in the years to come.
Conceded. Thanks for the correction. I should have done more research before posting.
But please, modding me troll is harsh. I posted incorrect information in good faith.
There are only a few thousand of them in the entire US of ~350M people. They have no power. They're silly little goose-stepping idiots. They are no serious threat to anyone or anything.
Tell that to the family of Heather Heyer. It took only one of them to allegedly kill her.
Texas A&M is a public university. What part of the first amendment do you fail to understand?
Apparently you fail to understand that "public university" != "government". The First Amendment applies only to the latter.
If it's porn, this guy has it.
But you have to admit, many (most) liberals didn't really care because it was against Republicans
You are confused. Nobody has to admit that. You are the one making the claim, so you have to prove it.
Like any other currency, it's worth what you can buy with it. Given the relatively illiquid level of commerce done in bitcoin, it's no wonder there is so much maniacal speculation over its value.
I once heard a currency expert on NPR remark that bitcoin is a collective hallucination we all share, that ascribes a value to an abstract entity. But he was quick to add that every currency is like that.
Putting yourself on the list is the first step. The second steps is to complain when someone calls you. You can use the same DNC website for that.
And then, when someone calls you, try to get some information from them before you tell them you're on the list. Information such as the name and location of the company, a callback number, or other details. Add this information to the complaint report you file on the DNC website.
And when you do tell them you're on the DNC list, don't let them feed you any crap like "oh, sorry, I'll remove you from my list then." Their list doesn't matter. The DNC list does, and they should be checking it before they call you.
Companies can be fined big bucks for each call they make to a DNC number. But you have to complain for that to happen.
You'd be surprised. For example, I find expiration dates for dairy products to be quite accurate. One day to expiration? tastes fine. Day of? wow, nasty.
They should put expiration dates on clothing so we men will know when they go out of style. -- Garry Shandling
Or maybe when they need laundering? :-J
On top of that, theres intent to sell.
If you get a $250 discount off a $1000 TV by accident and then keep that TV for yourself, the law is pretty much going to ignore you.
But if you get a $250 discount off a $1000 TV by accident but then use said accident to buy 500 TVs and proceed to re-sell all 500 TVs for $900, the law will happily slap you down.
I dunno. $750 might very well be a reasonable price for the item. If you bought 500 of them in good faith, and sold them to get the arbitrage, I think it might be hard to prosecute you. (Dealer authorization issues notwithstanding.)
On the other hand, if you got them for a price that was indisputably far below their market value because of a glitch in the seller's software, then I think the law can step in.
In either case, it's probably up to the courts to decide who prevails. As it should be.