If you want electronic ear plugs that do the same thing as Shooters' earmuff, be prepared to spend a bit more money than $50 to $100. Still, to get a pair of custom molded ear plugs made, it'll only will cost you between $100 to $200, and that's just for simple ear plugs. You add in the electronics and the price will go up a bit (around $50 to $500 depending on what you're getting). Hearing aids aren't much different than these "off-the-shelf" ear plugs, they're just a bit more sophisticated since they can be tuned by a audiologist to address each individual person's needs.
I had a set of custom ear plugs made a couple years ago at a motorcycle shoe and each pair was $55. Quite the bargain. Just recently, I had another set of custom ear plugs made that come with Noise Brakers and those set me back $120 or so directly from manufacturer (they're local to me, so I just stopped by their building).
Do I think hearing aids actually cost $2000 a pair? Absolutely not. So why are they so expensive then? I believe it's due to a serious lack of competition. Most people who get hearing aids are probably getting them through their insurance company or the VA, so costs are a minimal concern to them as they only have to pay their co-pay or deductible. But if you want to buy them direct yourself, the prices are outrageous and most people will just forgo them and suffer in silence. On a whim about a month ago, I went to a Sonus Hearing store and asked how much they charge for earplugs and they wanted $150 just for the impressions! Plus, I would still have to pay whatever the cost was to have the actual earplugs made. Who do they charge so much? Because they can.
Yikes! Thanks for the post. I also have a MyTouch 4G Slide and I was wondering about this. Luckily I only open and use the physical keyboard maybe once a month. I use the Swype soft-keyboard for pretty much everything except for those few occasions.
...taking pictures whenever I saw something interesting. (I'm a serious pedestrian living in a town with a lot of interesting architecture and views.) The results were pretty cool.
You've got some wonderful shots of Portland there. Very nice!
I can't comment about other states, but Oregon generally doesn't have a problem if you are naked.
ORS 163.465. Public indecency
(1) A person commits the crime of public indecency if while in, or in view of, a public place the person performs: (a) An act of sexual intercourse;
(b) An act of deviate sexual intercourse; or
(c) An act of exposing the genitals of the person with the intent of arousing the sexual desire of the person or another person.
Combined this with section 8 from the Oregon constitution:
Section 8. Freedom of speech and press. No law shall be passed restraining the free expression of opinion, or restricting the right to speak, write, or print freely on any subject whatever; but every person shall be responsible for the abuse of this right.
And you have a pretty strong case why John Brennan's naked TSA protest was not be violating the public indecency statue.
I could be mistaken, but other states may have a problem if you're naked for any reason. This might be why many people say, "Except you have to live in Oregon".
Never mind found it in the FAQ: they removed 97% of search results specified in requests received between July and December 2011. The cases they talk about declining to remove are a laugh.
In case anybody is interested, I found the FAQ here.
Here are a few examples of requests that have been submitted through our copyright removals process that were clearly invalid copyright removal requests.
A major U.S. motion picture studio requested removal of the IMDb page for a movie released by the studio, as well as the official trailer posted on a major authorized online media service.
A U.S. reporting organization working on behalf of a major movie studio requested removal of a movie review on a major newspaper website twice.
A driving school in the U.K. requested the removal of a competitor's homepage from Search, on the grounds that the competitor had copied an alphabetized list of cities and regions where instruction was offered.
A content protection organization for motion picture, record and sports programming companies requested the removal of search results that link to copyright removal requests submitted by one of their clients and other URLs that did not host infringing content.
An individual in the U.S. requested the removal of search results that link to court proceedings referencing her first and last name on the ground that her name was copyrightable.
Multiple individuals in the U.S. requested the removal of search results that link to blog posts and web forums that associated their names with certain allegations, locations, dates or negative comments.
A company in the U.S. requested the removal of search results that link to an employee's blog posts about unjust and unfair treatment.
private static void rangeCheck(int arrayLen, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
if (fromIndex > toIndex)
throw new IllegalArgumentException("fromIndex(" + fromIndex +
") > toIndex(" + toIndex+")");
if (fromIndex < 0)
throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(fromIndex);
if (toIndex > arrayLen)
throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(toIndex); }
I accidently read Peter Gibbons as Peter Griffin. So I read the entire conversation with Seth MacFarlene's voice talking about bread crumps.
I was at first confused and then confoundingly impressed by depth of your post... until I realized it was Gibbons and not Griffin, then everything made sense again.
I too find these extra features to be bloated and annoying.
And since I've disable all scripts from Google's main page (i.e no more autocomplete or instant preview), this latest change by Google doesn't even affect me.
We once "trained" out cat to use the toilet. I use the word trained in quotes because it was really just having the cat to use the litter box in a unique place.
If anyone is interest in how we did it...
We placed a pan in the toilet bowl so it sits in the rim of the toilet (we used those aluminum cooking pans I think) and fill it with cat litter. The can will use the it like it would use a regular litter box. After a while, cat a small hole in the center of the pan. Then over the course of a few weeks, continuingly increase the size of the hole until the pan is basically just a rim (i.e. no more pan). The cat will now use the non-existent litter box that is your toilet. Just don't forget to keep the sit up or the cat can't use the toilet.
This dog vs cat smarter topic reminds me of something I heard as a kid: when was the last time you ever saw a cat pull a sleigh through the snow?
...I heard you like building things out of legos, so we gave you instructions on how you can build something out of legos that will build you something out of legos.
When I was in Journalism in high school, we never used two spaces. The reason I was told to use one space was to make articles shorter. And since shorter articles take up less space meaning, we could fit more stuff into our papers without having to add more pages (which drove up the costs significantly).
Luckily for me, I could use find and replace in Word to replace all my double spaces with single spaces.
Slashdot Mirror
This would be great on bridges!
If you want electronic ear plugs that do the same thing as Shooters' earmuff, be prepared to spend a bit more money than $50 to $100. Still, to get a pair of custom molded ear plugs made, it'll only will cost you between $100 to $200, and that's just for simple ear plugs. You add in the electronics and the price will go up a bit (around $50 to $500 depending on what you're getting). Hearing aids aren't much different than these "off-the-shelf" ear plugs, they're just a bit more sophisticated since they can be tuned by a audiologist to address each individual person's needs.
I had a set of custom ear plugs made a couple years ago at a motorcycle shoe and each pair was $55. Quite the bargain. Just recently, I had another set of custom ear plugs made that come with Noise Brakers and those set me back $120 or so directly from manufacturer (they're local to me, so I just stopped by their building).
Do I think hearing aids actually cost $2000 a pair? Absolutely not. So why are they so expensive then? I believe it's due to a serious lack of competition. Most people who get hearing aids are probably getting them through their insurance company or the VA, so costs are a minimal concern to them as they only have to pay their co-pay or deductible. But if you want to buy them direct yourself, the prices are outrageous and most people will just forgo them and suffer in silence. On a whim about a month ago, I went to a Sonus Hearing store and asked how much they charge for earplugs and they wanted $150 just for the impressions! Plus, I would still have to pay whatever the cost was to have the actual earplugs made. Who do they charge so much? Because they can.
Yikes! Thanks for the post. I also have a MyTouch 4G Slide and I was wondering about this. Luckily I only open and use the physical keyboard maybe once a month. I use the Swype soft-keyboard for pretty much everything except for those few occasions.
...taking pictures whenever I saw something interesting. (I'm a serious pedestrian living in a town with a lot of interesting architecture and views.) The results were pretty cool.
You've got some wonderful shots of Portland there. Very nice!
I'm going to have to say no.
Based in 2012 dollars, Microsoft's 1999 value of $619 billion would be equivalent to $851 billion today. Apple still has quite a ways to go.
It's been pretty cool here in the Pacific Northwest all year. In fact, we just had our first day above 90 degrees last Saturday here in Portland.
Oblig: http://xkcd.com/1088/
I can't comment about other states, but Oregon generally doesn't have a problem if you are naked.
ORS 163.465. Public indecency
(1) A person commits the crime of public indecency if while in, or in view of, a public place the person performs:
(a) An act of sexual intercourse;
(b) An act of deviate sexual intercourse; or
(c) An act of exposing the genitals of the person with the intent of arousing the sexual desire of the person or another person.
Combined this with section 8 from the Oregon constitution:
Section 8. Freedom of speech and press. No law shall be passed restraining the free expression of opinion, or restricting the right to speak, write, or print freely on any subject whatever; but every person shall be responsible for the abuse of this right.
And you have a pretty strong case why John Brennan's naked TSA protest was not be violating the public indecency statue.
I could be mistaken, but other states may have a problem if you're naked for any reason. This might be why many people say, "Except you have to live in Oregon".
This news makes me happy to live in Oregon!
And kudos to the judge for being sensible.
And Mercury and Venus don't have any moons and they still classify them as planets?! Obviously, moons are not a requirement for planetary status.
Robot Chicken had a pretty funny parody of this old fable: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LScK7ifz_PA
Never mind found it in the FAQ: they removed 97% of search results specified in requests received between July and December 2011. The cases they talk about declining to remove are a laugh.
In case anybody is interested, I found the FAQ here.
Here are a few examples of requests that have been submitted through our copyright removals process that were clearly invalid copyright removal requests.
A major U.S. motion picture studio requested removal of the IMDb page for a movie released by the studio, as well as the official trailer posted on a major authorized online media service.
A U.S. reporting organization working on behalf of a major movie studio requested removal of a movie review on a major newspaper website twice.
A driving school in the U.K. requested the removal of a competitor's homepage from Search, on the grounds that the competitor had copied an alphabetized list of cities and regions where instruction was offered.
A content protection organization for motion picture, record and sports programming companies requested the removal of search results that link to copyright removal requests submitted by one of their clients and other URLs that did not host infringing content.
An individual in the U.S. requested the removal of search results that link to court proceedings referencing her first and last name on the ground that her name was copyrightable.
Multiple individuals in the U.S. requested the removal of search results that link to blog posts and web forums that associated their names with certain allegations, locations, dates or negative comments.
A company in the U.S. requested the removal of search results that link to an employee's blog posts about unjust and unfair treatment.
We did not comply with any of these requests.
END IF
Shamelessly stolen from Githaron's post
http://notavailablein.ca/2012/05/googles-infringement-against-oracle-9-lines-of-code/
Crower has your internal combustion/stream engine....
Crower six stroke
Oh my head!
I accidently read Peter Gibbons as Peter Griffin. So I read the entire conversation with Seth MacFarlene's voice talking about bread crumps.
I was at first confused and then confoundingly impressed by depth of your post... until I realized it was Gibbons and not Griffin, then everything made sense again.
I too find these extra features to be bloated and annoying.
And since I've disable all scripts from Google's main page (i.e no more autocomplete or instant preview), this latest change by Google doesn't even affect me.
We once "trained" out cat to use the toilet. I use the word trained in quotes because it was really just having the cat to use the litter box in a unique place.
If anyone is interest in how we did it...
We placed a pan in the toilet bowl so it sits in the rim of the toilet (we used those aluminum cooking pans I think) and fill it with cat litter. The can will use the it like it would use a regular litter box. After a while, cat a small hole in the center of the pan. Then over the course of a few weeks, continuingly increase the size of the hole until the pan is basically just a rim (i.e. no more pan). The cat will now use the non-existent litter box that is your toilet. Just don't forget to keep the sit up or the cat can't use the toilet.
This dog vs cat smarter topic reminds me of something I heard as a kid: when was the last time you ever saw a cat pull a sleigh through the snow?
I picture a lone Delorean, forever floating through empty space at 88 miles per hour.
Hopefully they don't run into anything... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI-Wq-e480E
...I heard you like building things out of legos, so we gave you instructions on how you can build something out of legos that will build you something out of legos.
By the power of Grayskull, what a great idea!
Woosh!
http://www.capitalcentury.com/1992.html
... another installment of Civilazation. I already know I have the leadership skills of Dan Quayle. Do I have to be reminded again?
When I was in Journalism in high school, we never used two spaces. The reason I was told to use one space was to make articles shorter. And since shorter articles take up less space meaning, we could fit more stuff into our papers without having to add more pages (which drove up the costs significantly).
Luckily for me, I could use find and replace in Word to replace all my double spaces with single spaces.
Oh no! Nobody told you.
Optimus didn't actually die, he just went to sleep. There's video of the day he woke back up here.