This is really good. The number of people with mistakes on credit reports is pretty high. Especially if anyone is to do anything major (buy a car, get a mortgage), you need to check your credit beforehand! IIRC, if you have been turned down for credit before, you can request a copy of the report in writing within (I think) a 60-day time period.
Here's their general contact info:
Equifax (800) 685-1111 P.O. Box 740243, Atlanta, GA 30374
Trans Union (800) 916-8800 P.O. Box 1000, Chester, PA 19022
Also, if you want to opt-out those pre-approved credit solicitations, you can call (888) 567 8688 or contact the above parties by mail (make sure you reference your name, address, and SSN).
Equifax Inc. Options P.O. Box 740123 Atlanta, GA 30374-0123
Experian Consumer Opt-Out 901 West Bond Lincoln, NE 68521
Trans Union LLC Name Removal Option P.O. Box 97328 Jackson, MS 39288-7328
That being said, you should have been checking your credit once a year or so to make sure there's no mistakes. If you're buying a house in the next year, check now for any mistakes. They can take a looong time to fix.
Well, they have no issue with the product. They seem to enjoy playing it and trying it. If you want to boycott something, don't buy it, don't steal it, just ignore it. Stealing crap means you like crap.
I don't know how relevant or useful it is, but Linksys (groan) [offers a HotSpot in a box] (more details [here]).. Since it seems so easy to set-up, you might want to immediately start running this at one of the locations, then do your other custom solution at another, and see which one works better. If you get a lot of customers used to going to many HotSpots, then this solution could work as it is with Boingo. You could go the T-Mobile route as well.
Disclaimer: I do not know anything else about HotSpots.
H&R Block has offered a lifetime of financial services to Ken Jennings, and he has accepted. Don't know whether that means we'll see commercials with him or not, but they probably get to mention him a lot.
This was from an ABC interview he did this morning. The champion was there too. She said her 2nd grader was able to keep the secret that her mom won for a couple of months.
Funny, our son will be 5 1/2 months old by the time we have our LOTR party, but we are going through with it anyway. It has been a tradition in my house for the past two years to watch whatever extended editions existed at the time (my wife and I actually met at the first one). We look at it as a good time to get together with friends and hang out for a weekend (we will be watching the movies over two days).
Let's do some math here. You met at the first EE party, which was November 12, 2002.
Rotk:EE is released mid-December. Your son will be 5 1/2 months old by that time. So, he's got a birthday near the beginning of July. Minus nine months means conception was at the end of September, 2003.
You mean we're supposed to be believe the following order of events, each more ludicrous than the previous...
1. You attended an event with a female 2....who goes to LOTR events 3....who you were somehow able to talk to 4....and get in the sack 5....in under 11 months?
Why bother even casting it? Sure, it's 0 Mana, but it's still a 0/2 Flying Artifact. Give me a break. What are you gonna do? Enchant it? Oooh, don't hurt me.
Oh wait, you mean in real life. Ahhhh.... *whistling*
Honestly not your fault. Slashdot's "search" option is anything but. I almost feel like the search component is a greasy shoeshiner and I need to slip it a $20 bill and wink at it so it really tells me where stuff is.
"Oh, sir I'll clean these shoes right away for you. They will be like new, you will see! *in whispers* Hotel Tango Tango Papa Colon Slash Slash..."
I find it much easier to just use Google and even then I can't find stuff half the time. I mean look at my search for half-life 2 case mod yields results on SCO, The Sims, Groklaw... Yet only the most recent case story. Yes, I know, you have to play around and order by score and date etc. It still sucks.
I think that's correct. I spent over an hour and a half playing and barely made it beyond the train station. Notice at this point it's not that I was dying, I was just exploring.
That being said, Halo 2 has been a bit more fun for me recently.
95% vs. 96% vs. 95% (GTA:SA)... Let's just be happy each console has an awesome game. Except for the Gamecube (d'oh!).
Don't just stop at games because it's the biggest target folks. Stop by your local Chapters and I guarantee most kids can walk out with the most vile, putrid and explicit book known to man.
What is this Chapters and do they have a website where these books could be previewed?
Honestly, I have no idea about what the hell you just talked about. All the words I can recognize as English, but my brain cannot put them into a coherent sentence.
This is not a flam-O-troll, I am simply stating that which you said, it is unknown to me. In other words, I would love to take that same class.
Haha! I had friend too! I played toy game outside! One time I had hit and got me inside one. Daddy kam to help. Daddy save me from bad things.
Daddy sometimes angry have to tak care uf me. Cant work all the time. But Jowoll like it ha! Jowoll don't mind. Jowoll like friends at home. Its fun! I get seatbelt for my arms.
Jowoll need TV now, the lady is on, the friend lady.
Put into that perspective, EverCrack is cheaper than regular Crack. To me the cost of MMOs is time. To really enjoy them you need to devote probably a good 8-15 hours per week, something I don't care to have.
They may do this, I don't know. I haven't played an MMO since UO's first couple of months in 1997.
Why not charge $50 for the game but give two or three month's free time? After all, usually when you buy a game you don't play it too much after the first couple of months.
Why not sell directly from the website? Sell a stripped-down version in a jewel case for $25. Don't include retailers or box manufacturers, etc.
I think it would also make sense to have "tiered" servers. Maybe $20 a month gives you the nice fat pipe, servers with more employees playing roles, scripted events, etc. Maybe you get a badge. For $15 you have the regular game. For $7.95 you've got a server that is often filled and maybe you have to name your characters after products. "New Tide with ColorPlus Bleach(TM) defeats a dragon! You acquire 1,000 Gold and one Sony Walkman(R) for your castle."
I mean, YoHoHo Puzzle Pirates is completely free as in beer (it might have a 30+ day trial period).
I think it would be worthwhile to sell super-premium "lifetime" memberships (realistically limited to 3 years). Instead of charging $50 + ($15 x 36), charge $295. You get a (Chinese made, $3) pewter statue, a t-shirt, a poster, aguide, special gold stars next to your name, etc. Meanwhile the MMO maker gets 6 times the revenue instantly. I can see this being a litmus test for bad games however -- if you haven't earned trust, who's going to plunk down $300 in hopes you're around for a couple of years?
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This is really good. The number of people with mistakes on credit reports is pretty high. Especially if anyone is to do anything major (buy a car, get a mortgage), you need to check your credit beforehand! IIRC, if you have been turned down for credit before, you can request a copy of the report in writing within (I think) a 60-day time period.
Here's their general contact info:
Equifax (800) 685-1111
P.O. Box 740243, Atlanta, GA 30374
Experian (888) 397-3742
P.O. Box 2002, Allen, TX 75013-3742
Trans Union (800) 916-8800
P.O. Box 1000, Chester, PA 19022
Also, if you want to opt-out those pre-approved credit solicitations, you can call (888) 567 8688 or contact the above parties by mail (make sure you reference your name, address, and SSN).
Equifax Inc.
Options
P.O. Box 740123
Atlanta, GA 30374-0123
Experian
Consumer Opt-Out
901 West Bond
Lincoln, NE 68521
Trans Union LLC
Name Removal Option
P.O. Box 97328
Jackson, MS 39288-7328
That being said, you should have been checking your credit once a year or so to make sure there's no mistakes. If you're buying a house in the next year, check now for any mistakes. They can take a looong time to fix.
Old People Talk to Robots... in Japan!
You're against a future where everyone has 4 mistresses?
Well, they have no issue with the product. They seem to enjoy playing it and trying it. If you want to boycott something, don't buy it, don't steal it, just ignore it. Stealing crap means you like crap.
I don't know how relevant or useful it is, but Linksys (groan) [offers a HotSpot in a box] (more details [here]).. Since it seems so easy to set-up, you might want to immediately start running this at one of the locations, then do your other custom solution at another, and see which one works better. If you get a lot of customers used to going to many HotSpots, then this solution could work as it is with Boingo. You could go the T-Mobile route as well.
Disclaimer: I do not know anything else about HotSpots.
H&R Block has offered a lifetime of financial services to Ken Jennings, and he has accepted. Don't know whether that means we'll see commercials with him or not, but they probably get to mention him a lot.
This was from an ABC interview he did this morning. The champion was there too. She said her 2nd grader was able to keep the secret that her mom won for a couple of months.
Let's do some math here. You met at the first EE party, which was November 12, 2002.
Rotk:EE is released mid-December. Your son will be 5 1/2 months old by that time. So, he's got a birthday near the beginning of July. Minus nine months means conception was at the end of September, 2003.
You mean we're supposed to be believe the following order of events, each more ludicrous than the previous...
1. You attended an event with a female
2.
3.
4.
5.
Turn in your geek badge, sir. Turn it in.
Slip the guy some Playboys and Penthouses and tell him to stop screwing around on the computer.
Why bother even casting it? Sure, it's 0 Mana, but it's still a 0/2 Flying Artifact. Give me a break. What are you gonna do? Enchant it? Oooh, don't hurt me.
Oh wait, you mean in real life. Ahhhh.... *whistling*
DUH.
Honestly not your fault. Slashdot's "search" option is anything but. I almost feel like the search component is a greasy shoeshiner and I need to slip it a $20 bill and wink at it so it really tells me where stuff is.
"Oh, sir I'll clean these shoes right away for you. They will be like new, you will see! *in whispers* Hotel Tango Tango Papa Colon Slash Slash..."
I find it much easier to just use Google and even then I can't find stuff half the time. I mean look at my search for half-life 2 case mod yields results on SCO, The Sims, Groklaw... Yet only the most recent case story. Yes, I know, you have to play around and order by score and date etc. It still sucks.
Yeah, I'm not really sure what the Library of Congress unit does for me. I'm more used to the European metric measurement of Geburninged Volkswagen.
Nowhere in the article does it say how long they ran the test for. A second? A minute? An hour?
I mean that's a full terabyte almost every minute and a half. What has so much data?
I think that's correct. I spent over an hour and a half playing and barely made it beyond the train station. Notice at this point it's not that I was dying, I was just exploring.
That being said, Halo 2 has been a bit more fun for me recently.
95% vs. 96% vs. 95% (GTA:SA)... Let's just be happy each console has an awesome game. Except for the Gamecube (d'oh!).
What is this Chapters and do they have a website where these books could be previewed?
For the sake of the community, of course.
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/08/ 1438215 (almost a month ago)
This case was commissioned by Gabe Newell and will be inside Valve. Originally reported by Bit Tech.
Devil's Advocate: Ask yourself if you really want to work decades for a company that doesn't have a good screening system to keep out the incompetent.
Honestly, I have no idea about what the hell you just talked about. All the words I can recognize as English, but my brain cannot put them into a coherent sentence.
This is not a flam-O-troll, I am simply stating that which you said, it is unknown to me. In other words, I would love to take that same class.
Sometimes you just have to say no to the big evil corporations.
That's why I get my internet access from Comcast.
Oh, wait...
Drat. I guess this won't happen.
Bah. Your argument is stupid because it doesn't make sense.
Haha! I had friend too! I played toy game outside! One time I had hit and got me inside one. Daddy kam to help. Daddy save me from bad things.
Daddy sometimes angry have to tak care uf me. Cant work all the time. But Jowoll like it ha! Jowoll don't mind. Jowoll like friends at home. Its fun! I get seatbelt for my arms.
Jowoll need TV now, the lady is on, the friend lady.
Daddy put TV on for Jowoll! Please!
I agree. He's literally fighting an uphill battle.
Put into that perspective, EverCrack is cheaper than regular Crack. To me the cost of MMOs is time. To really enjoy them you need to devote probably a good 8-15 hours per week, something I don't care to have.
They may do this, I don't know. I haven't played an MMO since UO's first couple of months in 1997.
Why not charge $50 for the game but give two or three month's free time? After all, usually when you buy a game you don't play it too much after the first couple of months.
Why not sell directly from the website? Sell a stripped-down version in a jewel case for $25. Don't include retailers or box manufacturers, etc.
I think it would also make sense to have "tiered" servers. Maybe $20 a month gives you the nice fat pipe, servers with more employees playing roles, scripted events, etc. Maybe you get a badge. For $15 you have the regular game. For $7.95 you've got a server that is often filled and maybe you have to name your characters after products. "New Tide with ColorPlus Bleach(TM) defeats a dragon! You acquire 1,000 Gold and one Sony Walkman(R) for your castle."
I mean, YoHoHo Puzzle Pirates is completely free as in beer (it might have a 30+ day trial period).
I think it would be worthwhile to sell super-premium "lifetime" memberships (realistically limited to 3 years). Instead of charging $50 + ($15 x 36), charge $295. You get a (Chinese made, $3) pewter statue, a t-shirt, a poster, aguide, special gold stars next to your name, etc. Meanwhile the MMO maker gets 6 times the revenue instantly. I can see this being a litmus test for bad games however -- if you haven't earned trust, who's going to plunk down $300 in hopes you're around for a couple of years?
That's a terrible idea. Whatever majestic metropolis our youthful Chicago architects will build will only go up in flames.
the tinfoil lining is included! For the new ReynoldsHT Extreme X-Wrap XP, you need to pay another $79.95.