One of the points I was making was that the wait staff here wouldn't necessarily want this device. Sitting with each customer to work out his individual bill often nets them a bigger total tip.
If it's done by credit card without the wait staff's presence, it's likely to reduce the total tip for them.
3 people with bills of 37 Euro might round up to 40 Euro, giving a 9 Euro tip. Whereas on a bill of 111 Euro, the round up might only be to 115 Euro. Tipping is different here. It's not a gratuity and isn't needed to bring staff wages to a minimum wage standard as in the US.
In Germany the waiting staff are more than happy to split the bill with you so that each person pays for what they ate and drank separately. I suspect that this is because, unlike in the US, tips aren't expected and aren't at a more-or-less fixed percentage and instead patrons who want to tip usually round up the bill amount.
So if the waiting staff take the time to go through 10 separate payments for each person, they probably get a larger total tip than the tip on one big payment.
And the person who only had a glass of water and a starter is happy he didn't pay for the steak-guzzling alcoholic;-)
Except that the retail price of games hasn't really gone up much in real terms, but the production cost of games is now often in the millions. When your margin is smaller, the same amount of piracy will hurt more.
one that I can use without the mouse but with my fingers instead.
one finger tap, left click two finger tap, right click one finger drag, move pointer two finger drag, scroll three finger tap, zoom in/out pad./screen mapping for more accurate work...
Yep, make any non-whitelisted caller enter a random three-digit number before they are connected. That will get rid of any robo-callers and probably a lot of annoying spammers who couldn't be bothered to keep keying in numbers each time...
None of these things are illegal, merely discouraged.
But it is illegal to not be properly in charge of your vehicle, so if doing these things are distracting you, then they are illegal...
Besides, in the UK people have been stopped and fined for eating while driving because they were judged not be in control of their vehicle when doing so..
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No more mess than the liquid that will leak out of you if you hit the ground when flying.
Bankers don't, on the other hand, create free, zero-income banks.
Well, recently they've been working quite hard on the zero income part ;-)
Pissed Grey Squirrel?
One of the points I was making was that the wait staff here wouldn't necessarily want this device. Sitting with each customer to work out his individual bill often nets them a bigger total tip.
If it's done by credit card without the wait staff's presence, it's likely to reduce the total tip for them.
3 people with bills of 37 Euro might round up to 40 Euro, giving a 9 Euro tip. Whereas on a bill of 111 Euro, the round up might only be to 115 Euro. Tipping is different here. It's not a gratuity and isn't needed to bring staff wages to a minimum wage standard as in the US.
In Germany the waiting staff are more than happy to split the bill with you so that each person pays for what they ate and drank separately. I suspect that this is because, unlike in the US, tips aren't expected and aren't at a more-or-less fixed percentage and instead patrons who want to tip usually round up the bill amount.
So if the waiting staff take the time to go through 10 separate payments for each person, they probably get a larger total tip than the tip on one big payment.
And the person who only had a glass of water and a starter is happy he didn't pay for the steak-guzzling alcoholic ;-)
Except that the retail price of games hasn't really gone up much in real terms, but the production cost of games is now often in the millions. When your margin is smaller, the same amount of piracy will hurt more.
one that I can use without the mouse but with my fingers instead.
one finger tap, left click
two finger tap, right click
one finger drag, move pointer
two finger drag, scroll
three finger tap, zoom in/out pad./screen mapping for more accurate work...
sweaterdressed-stewardesses mmmmmmmmmm
so, what's the longest word with just the right hand?
She shoulda had one of these:
http://www.shoptoit.ca/ss/dashindeals/en/dd_hd_belt.jpg
ah, but eventually I will have played all possible second-hand games and will have to buy a new game ;-)
If I sell my games, I have money to buy more games!
I can't buy games with money I don't have.
'person of interest'
Wow, you guys are really PC on here!
Over here, we normally just call them suspects...
If you don't want publicity associating you with the Stasi, this probably isn't the best method of challenging the accusation.
Yep, the best method is not to join the Stasi in th first place...
nah, it takes three appendages, as any clever DICK with one FINGER NOSE...
so not even a Justin... more of a Tin Tin?
"Fast as humanly possible" would be irresponsible.
probably a typo - should be "fast as humanely possible" !
Hah - I'm going for .sucks
microsoft.sucks
cocacola.sucks
linux.sucks
bush.sucks
slashdot.sucks
I'm gonna be rich!
I can't wait to get my free Crossover!
You don't have any choice, unless you know a secret back door into the site!
Yep, make any non-whitelisted caller enter a random three-digit number before they are connected. That will get rid of any robo-callers and probably a lot of annoying spammers who couldn't be bothered to keep keying in numbers each time...
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Judging by the state of the world, I think your one is an overestimate!
So when I'm on the train, subway ... I can't talk on the phone either?
No more cell phones in trians and subways?
Man, they should make these things COMPULSORY!!!
None of these things are illegal, merely discouraged.
But it is illegal to not be properly in charge of your vehicle, so if doing these things are distracting you, then they are illegal...
Besides, in the UK people have been stopped and fined for eating while driving because they were judged not be in control of their vehicle when doing so..