Most of the time now when someone phones with a technical question I ask them if they can send me an email about it. After hearing this several times they usually get the message and stop calling at all in favour of sending emails. This has improved my ability to work no end. I now check and answer emails in batches whenever I have a convenient breaking point. Email has substantially reduced breaks in my concentration. Exactly the opposite of what the author finds.
Read the essay again -- you are using email exactly the way the author recommends, in batches.
I've never heard of said college. I just finished my college search in the CS career a few years back, and never once got refered to even look at them. This leads me to believe it's one of those "get a few credits and transfer" schools, not a real college.
Des Moines Area Community College has been around for quite some time. See http://dmac.edu.
2. Driver's Licenses can be just for drivers: So, so many Americans who can't drive (for reasons including age, disability, etc.) fight to maintain their driver's licenses because it's HARD to participate in society and commerce without one. A national ID card would provide all persons with an ID that merchants wouldn't question -- and no need for a driving test. Furthermore, people who know that they're unsafe, incapable drivers would have an alternative to keeping their licenses. This would allow them to avoid the temptation to drive.
No need for this. State departments of motor vehicles already issue non-operator IDs for those who don't drive but just want an ID card.
You need a SS# for the following (and this is no way a complete listing): 1. work 2. get a driver's licence (in my state anyway) 3. rent an apartment/house (or get a mortgage to buy one) 4. open bank account or credit card accounts 5. get electrical/phone/gas/etc service
Yes, but many those places will believe whatever number you tell them. And more will believe a document you show them which usually has a SSN but in your case has one of your made-up numbers.
If you know what the arguments are, why not write them down yourself? I don't see why you have to wait for someone else to do it, unless you want the official RMS guide to why FUD sucks or something
The tone of an official RMS guide would be too strident to persuade the business types. What we need is an O'Reilly "FUD in a Nutshell."
I changed all my personal information to fake too. But they have some kind of filter on your name that wouldn't let me tell Bill Gates what I'd like him to do.
Give the benefit of doubt to the place with which you do business by at least *trying* to get around the requirement of the SSN. You'd be surprised at how willing people are to use some other identifier (most places take driver's license number). My standard script: "I'd rather not provide my SSN, I have deeep, personal beliefs against doing so. I'd be happy to provide alternate identification, such as my driver's license or my passport."
I usually get better results by pretending that I can't remember my SSN.
"They love it because it takes the cash out of the hands of 18-year-old clerks," Nickerson said.
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Is there that much a problem with the youth being dishonest nowadays, moreso then anyone else? Please, do tell me.
That's not the only possibility. They'd also like to keep the cash out of the hands of those who are not familiar with the values of the various coins and bills.
I pay extra for a private number. That is stupid. Private should be the default.I should have to pay extra to be listed in a book.
You are perhaps familiar with the network effect? The value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of connected nodes. By keeping your number out of the published directory, you are disconnecting yourself from most of the network and thus reducing its overall value. That's the high-toned philosophical explanation for why the telephone company charges you for an unlisted number.
The more prosaic reason is because a lot more people will call directory assistance in an attempt to get your number.
I don't necessarily agree with these reasons, but they're consistent.
That's called the Direct Marketing Association. But how much good does it do to get your address off the lists of 10 reputable companies when 1000s of spammers pay no attention to the opt-out list?
in some bizarre, technical, legal way, "your" mailbox (the physical one that the USPS delivers to) is ACTUALLY the property of the USPS (not sure how this works exactly, but I THINK this is law so as to put the Big Guns of the Federal Government behind dealing with illegal abuses of the Postal Service, rather than having to rely on individuals to report and accuse abusers).
It's also to make life difficult for competitors UPS and Federal Express by keeping them out of the mailbox.
To no one's surprise, The Fellowship of the ring received no nomination for best actor. It would take a great talent indeed to rise shine above this crowded cast and busy plot, and Elijah Wood is not it. Though he does have one good moment, at the council of Elrond when he finally makes himself heard above the hubbub: "I will take the Ring, though I do not know the way."
And of course no nomination for best leading actress either, as this film has no leading actress.
Some actors either refuse to play a villain, or their agents won't allow it (or they never get a good villain script... I'd like to see Tom Hanks play a villain, but I doubt that the "star machine" will let him now. If Ronald Regean had played the right villain (and done it well) he might never have made it to the oval office.
Ronald Reagan played a villain or at least a cad in Dark victory. Probably didn't play it well enough or was overlooked next to Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart.
What percentage of these films were released in the past 3-4 months? What percentage in the first 3-4 months?
A Beautiful Mind: released 13 December 2001
I am Sam: released: 28 December 2001
Ali: released 25 December 2001
Training Day: released 5 October 2001
In the Bedroom: released 19 January 2001
Moulin Rouge: released 16 May 2001
Proof that Americans can't remember what happened in the entertainment industry for very long.
I believe you've confused cause and effect here. The studios deliberately release their best contenders late in the year because they expect that Academy members can't remember what happened in the entertainment industry for very long
You can already use a number as a mailing address.
It is extremely unlikely that there will be a duplicate house number within a 9-digit zip code, which usually narrows the area down to a street or neighborhood. So you simply put the house number and the 9-digit zip, resulting in a complete address which looks like 4871 13068-4310.
The US Postal Service already implements this, although only in the barcodes and not in human-readable address labels. The full Delivery Point Bar Code consists of your Zip+4, followed by the last 2 digits of your apartment number, box number, or housenumber, followed by a check digit. See Domestic Mail Manual section C840 (requires Adobe Acrobat).
I doubt that this "Lord Of The Rings" movie will be half as good as Star Wars, I don't think that anyone can create as detailed and richly rendered a world as the "galaxy far far away". Rumour has it that George Lucas spent years working on star charts, alien races, even alien languages! before ever penning a word of the Star Wars screenplay. I'm sure Middle Earth is quite simplistic compared to such background detail..
If I had moderator points, I'd be torn between marking this as flamebait or as funny.
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By "the rest of the world," he meant Canada.
No, the alpha/numeric pattern of UK postal codes is not consistent.
I believe that the long rang plan of the RIAA includes a mandatory international registry for all individuals with any musical talent.
Does this mean they are going to drop most of the people who are signed with them now?
My cats step on the phone keys and on the TV remote, so they should have no trouble with this.
Most of the time now when someone phones with a technical question I ask them if they can send me an email about it. After hearing this several times they usually get the message and stop calling at all in favour of sending emails. This has improved my ability to work no end. I now check and answer emails in batches whenever I have a convenient breaking point.
Email has substantially reduced breaks in my concentration. Exactly the opposite of what the author finds.
Read the essay again -- you are using email exactly the way the author recommends, in batches.
I've never heard of said college. I just finished my college search in the CS career a few years back, and never once got refered to even look at them. This leads me to believe it's one of those "get a few credits and transfer" schools, not a real college.
Des Moines Area Community College has been around for quite some time. See http://dmac.edu.
2. Driver's Licenses can be just for drivers: So, so many Americans who can't drive (for reasons including age, disability, etc.) fight to maintain their driver's licenses because it's HARD to participate in society and commerce without one. A national ID card would provide all persons with an ID that merchants wouldn't question -- and no need for a driving test. Furthermore, people who know that they're unsafe, incapable drivers would have an alternative to keeping their licenses. This would allow them to avoid the temptation to drive.
No need for this. State departments of motor vehicles already issue non-operator IDs for those who don't drive but just want an ID card.
You need a SS# for the following (and this is no way a complete listing):
1. work
2. get a driver's licence (in my state anyway)
3. rent an apartment/house (or get a mortgage to buy one)
4. open bank account or credit card accounts
5. get electrical/phone/gas/etc service
Yes, but many those places will believe whatever number you tell them. And more will believe a document you show them which usually has a SSN but in your case has one of your made-up numbers.
If you know what the arguments are, why not write them down yourself? I don't see why you have to wait for someone else to do it, unless you want the official RMS guide to why FUD sucks or something
The tone of an official RMS guide would be too strident to persuade the business types. What we need is an O'Reilly "FUD in a Nutshell."
What animal should be on the cover?
ZA = Zuid Afrika = South Africa in Afrikaans, one of the official languages of the country.
A *real* god would do it in but a single line of Perl.
Not Perl -- APL.
I changed all my personal information to fake too. But they have some kind of filter on your name that wouldn't let me tell Bill Gates what I'd like him to do.
Give the benefit of doubt to the place with which you do business by at least *trying* to get around the requirement of the SSN. You'd be surprised at how willing people are to use some other identifier (most places take driver's license number).
My standard script:
"I'd rather not provide my SSN, I have deeep, personal beliefs against doing so. I'd be happy to provide alternate identification, such as my driver's license or my passport."
I usually get better results by pretending that I can't remember my SSN.
all sound effects in Star Wars are fake
They're not fake, they're just part of the score. In space no one can hear the London Symphony Orchestra!
That's not the only possibility. They'd also like to keep the cash out of the hands of those who are not familiar with the values of the various coins and bills.
I pay extra for a private number. That is stupid. Private should be the default.I should have to pay extra to be listed in a book.
You are perhaps familiar with the network effect? The value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of connected nodes. By keeping your number out of the published directory, you are disconnecting yourself from most of the network and thus reducing its overall value. That's the high-toned philosophical explanation for why the telephone company charges you for an unlisted number.
The more prosaic reason is because a lot more people will call directory assistance in an attempt to get your number.
I don't necessarily agree with these reasons, but they're consistent.
Instead of a DNC list, I'd rather see some sort of "Yes, call me" list - with "Do not call" as default.
We already have a "Yes, call me" list -- it's the telephone directory. It's just the default setting that you want to change.
That's called the Direct Marketing Association. But how much good does it do to get your address off the lists of 10 reputable companies when 1000s of spammers pay no attention to the opt-out list?
It's also to make life difficult for competitors UPS and Federal Express by keeping them out of the mailbox.
And of course no nomination for best leading actress either, as this film has no leading actress.
Ronald Reagan played a villain or at least a cad in Dark victory. Probably didn't play it well enough or was overlooked next to Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart.
Also What's eating Gilbert Grape -- Leonardo DiCaprio nominated for best supporting actor.
What percentage of these films were released in the past 3-4 months? What percentage in the first 3-4 months?
A Beautiful Mind: released 13 December 2001
I am Sam: released: 28 December 2001
Ali: released 25 December 2001
Training Day: released 5 October 2001
In the Bedroom: released 19 January 2001
Moulin Rouge: released 16 May 2001
Proof that Americans can't remember what happened in the entertainment industry for very long.
I believe you've confused cause and effect here. The studios deliberately release their best contenders late in the year because they expect that Academy members can't remember what happened in the entertainment industry for very long
It is extremely unlikely that there will be a duplicate house number within a 9-digit zip code, which usually narrows the area down to a street or neighborhood. So you simply put the house number and the 9-digit zip, resulting in a complete address which looks like 4871 13068-4310.
The US Postal Service already implements this, although only in the barcodes and not in human-readable address labels. The full Delivery Point Bar Code consists of your Zip+4, followed by the last 2 digits of your apartment number, box number, or housenumber, followed by a check digit. See Domestic Mail Manual section C840 (requires Adobe Acrobat).
If I had moderator points, I'd be torn between marking this as flamebait or as funny.
MY company's Project Genesis completed successfully.
That's because we all knew that if it didn't succeed, it would be followed by Project Exodus.
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