and while they could've threatened to rip off the ears of anyone who shares the files, it would have had no effect on actual information sharing, at a great cost to their public image in at least some quarters.
Yes. Fuck'em indeed. Why should we force people to do anything for poor people? We should get rid of state funded emergency services and move to private companies. Why should I pay for other peoples' children's education? It clearly has no impact on society. And speaking of other peoples' children in school. Why should my tax dollars go to help feed poor children in school? Actually, lets just get rid of state childrens' health insurance programs while we're at it, too. And get rid of public transportation! Why should I help fund a sub-par form of transportation that I never use? Get a car! And why do my tax dollars help fund poor farmers? Everyone knows factory farms are the way to go. It's not my fault those farmers didn't go to college for a real job. I'm tired of helping poor people.
In Pennsylvania it is illegal to sell alcohol to a VIP (visibly intoxicated person). If you fail the breathalyser test then sale is denied.
Wouldn't the fact that the state employee is looking at them via a CCTV verify if they are VISIBLY intoxicated?
Normally, state liquor cashiers can test your BAC using their eyes. It was deemed to creepy for them to take a whiff of the customers so they trained them to test with their eyes, hence the "visible" part. However, many residents insist that the employees are robots and test intoxication through a special sensor near the eyes. Being an android would also explain the fact that the cashiers have the worst manners I've ever seen and the stores have extremely low customer satisfaction.
The employee at the other end of the connection, monitoring the sale will know if the person is intoxicated or not using the breathaliser. Otherwise cashiers won't be able to tell if someone is intoxicated or not. That's the logic.
A little 101 on alcohol sales in Pennsylvania. The first thing you must realize about alcohol sales in PA is that it's one step above prohibition.
The rules go a little like this...
Liquor & Wine - sold in state-run stores
6-packs and 40s - sold in restaurants and bars
Cases/Kegs of Beer - sold by private distributors.
The reason they need a breathalyzer in the store is to ensure a "properly trained" state employee is approving the sale, not some punk at a register.
This isn't surprising for a state with such asinine liquor laws such that regulate where you can purchase (previously mentioned), until recently had no sales on Sunday or on election days.
What about off peak usage? Should someone using bandwidth during peak usage hours be charged the same as someone who uses it off-peak? Bandwidth is a resource whose scarcity depends on others' use. How you are charged should be based on time of use and bandwidth used. The total amount used shouldn't be the only factor.
...if the telecoms also give me pay-as-i-go cable TV plans. Why haven't they caught up with customer demand? Just let me pick which channels I want to watch and pay less for only those channels instead paying a premium for a bunch of channels I wont watch. The options they give are baffling. Pay very little for local channels, or pay a fuckload for 200+
...whatever happened to science being done for science, rather than recognition?
This is science. Discoveries are meant to be criticized for their flaws. Now people can try to repeat the experiment while trying to eliminate the previous variables.
Did you bother to RTFA? There are serious flaws in their method. The wrong thing to do would be to blindly defend the original paper or dismiss it completely.
If we're overworked, the environment sucks, the work itself sucks, or any combination of those, then companies shouldn't be surprised. The idea of a "mental health" sick day shouldn't be seen as absurd. It's one reason why the best and smaller companies offer more vacation even to new hires.
Unfortunately some companies (and the US work environment in general) really dont give a shit about their employees well being. Oh how I wish we had European workplace rules. At least we're not Japan.
is that it's just so damn convenient. Even if one could get physical discs for free at some physical location, it's still not as convenient as downloading them (This of course probably doesn't hold true for movies...yet).
The notion that consumers have no voice is absurd. Just look at MADD, or Brady Campaign. Angry citizens formed groups and changed laws despite large corporate entities (alcohol and firearms) and other interest groups (NRA).
Are you even sure that your congressman has been lobbied by IP groups? Have you checked to see who donated money to them? They might not have been influenced. It only takes a few congressman to be influenced and propose a new bill. Then when it's time to discuss the bill and vote, your congressman will have no clue that his constituency has a problem with the bill because you never wrote to him.
You're options are few, but if you do nothing then there's really no point in complaining is there?
They want access to the personnal and credit card data? If I buy a magazine at a kiosk, the guy takes my money, period. Apple is just a digital kiosk.
If their business model requires both to sell me the magazine AND have access to my data to be able to get money from ads on top of that, too bad for them.
This has nothing to do with the issue at hand. The article is referring to subscriptions while you're referring to a one-time sale. The reason they don't need your information is because when you buy from a kiosk you pay a huge premium compared to the subscription cost.
...why were satellites designed so that they would still remain in orbit after "death." Are there still dead satellites in orbit because of malfunction, did engineers not foresee this problem (hard to believe), or was it not feasible to include deorbit mechanisms in design?
How long before they start to censor sites with political views not approved by the government, or blocking sites deemed 'risks to national security'. I really get tired of my country trying to police and control everything. What ever happened to wanting more freedom.
That's quite a leap you're making. I'f you're really upset then why not write a letter to your congressman and/or donate to the EFF?
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You get a 1:1 ratio with FIOS? Tell me how to set mine up like that. Last I checked it was more like 3:1 for me.
The speed and quality of my connection is excellent. Can't say much for the customer service though. Have fun waiting on hold for hours.
and while they could've threatened to rip off the ears of anyone who shares the files, it would have had no effect on actual information sharing, at a great cost to their public image in at least some quarters.
I think that threat still applies.
When was the last time you played a good video-game adaptation of a movie?
Fuck 'em, we have too many old people anyway.
Yes. Fuck'em indeed. Why should we force people to do anything for poor people? We should get rid of state funded emergency services and move to private companies. Why should I pay for other peoples' children's education? It clearly has no impact on society. And speaking of other peoples' children in school. Why should my tax dollars go to help feed poor children in school? Actually, lets just get rid of state childrens' health insurance programs while we're at it, too. And get rid of public transportation! Why should I help fund a sub-par form of transportation that I never use? Get a car! And why do my tax dollars help fund poor farmers? Everyone knows factory farms are the way to go. It's not my fault those farmers didn't go to college for a real job. I'm tired of helping poor people.
Where do you work and are they hiring?
In Pennsylvania it is illegal to sell alcohol to a VIP (visibly intoxicated person). If you fail the breathalyser test then sale is denied.
Wouldn't the fact that the state employee is looking at them via a CCTV verify if they are VISIBLY intoxicated?
Normally, state liquor cashiers can test your BAC using their eyes. It was deemed to creepy for them to take a whiff of the customers so they trained them to test with their eyes, hence the "visible" part. However, many residents insist that the employees are robots and test intoxication through a special sensor near the eyes. Being an android would also explain the fact that the cashiers have the worst manners I've ever seen and the stores have extremely low customer satisfaction.
The employee at the other end of the connection, monitoring the sale will know if the person is intoxicated or not using the breathaliser. Otherwise cashiers won't be able to tell if someone is intoxicated or not. That's the logic.
... and is why Chicago has such pour variety in beers despite being so close to Wisconsin.
Please be intentional.
In Pennsylvania it is illegal to sell alcohol to a VIP (visibly intoxicated person). If you fail the breathalyser test then sale is denied.
A little 101 on alcohol sales in Pennsylvania. The first thing you must realize about alcohol sales in PA is that it's one step above prohibition.
The rules go a little like this...
The reason they need a breathalyzer in the store is to ensure a "properly trained" state employee is approving the sale, not some punk at a register.
This isn't surprising for a state with such asinine liquor laws such that regulate where you can purchase (previously mentioned), until recently had no sales on Sunday or on election days.
...or something more sinister. I'd hate to see his site being flooded requests misinterpreted by the media as an attack.
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What about off peak usage? Should someone using bandwidth during peak usage hours be charged the same as someone who uses it off-peak? Bandwidth is a resource whose scarcity depends on others' use. How you are charged should be based on time of use and bandwidth used. The total amount used shouldn't be the only factor.
Ah, but you can only watch one channel at a time!
Untrue. I can watch as many channels as I have TVs.
...if the telecoms also give me pay-as-i-go cable TV plans. Why haven't they caught up with customer demand? Just let me pick which channels I want to watch and pay less for only those channels instead paying a premium for a bunch of channels I wont watch. The options they give are baffling. Pay very little for local channels, or pay a fuckload for 200+
...whatever happened to science being done for science, rather than recognition?
This is science. Discoveries are meant to be criticized for their flaws. Now people can try to repeat the experiment while trying to eliminate the previous variables.
Did you bother to RTFA? There are serious flaws in their method. The wrong thing to do would be to blindly defend the original paper or dismiss it completely.
If we're overworked, the environment sucks, the work itself sucks, or any combination of those, then companies shouldn't be surprised. The idea of a "mental health" sick day shouldn't be seen as absurd. It's one reason why the best and smaller companies offer more vacation even to new hires.
Unfortunately some companies (and the US work environment in general) really dont give a shit about their employees well being. Oh how I wish we had European workplace rules. At least we're not Japan.
Fuck you. If I could download it I would.
is that it's just so damn convenient. Even if one could get physical discs for free at some physical location, it's still not as convenient as downloading them (This of course probably doesn't hold true for movies...yet).
The notion that consumers have no voice is absurd. Just look at MADD, or Brady Campaign. Angry citizens formed groups and changed laws despite large corporate entities (alcohol and firearms) and other interest groups (NRA).
Are you even sure that your congressman has been lobbied by IP groups? Have you checked to see who donated money to them? They might not have been influenced. It only takes a few congressman to be influenced and propose a new bill. Then when it's time to discuss the bill and vote, your congressman will have no clue that his constituency has a problem with the bill because you never wrote to him.
You're options are few, but if you do nothing then there's really no point in complaining is there?
They want access to the personnal and credit card data? If I buy a magazine at a kiosk, the guy takes my money, period. Apple is just a digital kiosk.
If their business model requires both to sell me the magazine AND have access to my data to be able to get money from ads on top of that, too bad for them.
This has nothing to do with the issue at hand. The article is referring to subscriptions while you're referring to a one-time sale. The reason they don't need your information is because when you buy from a kiosk you pay a huge premium compared to the subscription cost.
...why were satellites designed so that they would still remain in orbit after "death." Are there still dead satellites in orbit because of malfunction, did engineers not foresee this problem (hard to believe), or was it not feasible to include deorbit mechanisms in design?
How long before they start to censor sites with political views not approved by the government, or blocking sites deemed 'risks to national security'. I really get tired of my country trying to police and control everything. What ever happened to wanting more freedom.
That's quite a leap you're making. I'f you're really upset then why not write a letter to your congressman and/or donate to the EFF?
You can't end the shuttle era if you keep delaying the last shuttle mission.