I will know if the other end of the cable is connected to a PC/laptop if get this popup window asking whether to just charge my device only, or to do some sort of sharing. Default setting is "charge only". At least this is how my old Symbian-based and my current Android-based smartphone behave. I haven't heard of a case yet where this was circumvented.
My money is on the EU being there even after 2 years. The debt problems in the PIGS countries are euro issues that could lead to a breakup of the currency, but the EU is not the €. In the extremely unlikely case that the EU splits, France and Germany will still be on the same side.
While Dutch kids spend those 12+ hours a week learning geographically confined languages like Dutch, French and German, native English speaking kids have 12+ extra hours a week to learn more useful things, and still be able to communicate more effectively and with more people than someone who is fluent in Dutch and speaks some French, German and English. American kids can take classes like art, drama, debating, literature etc. and play in the school band. Do you think kids who are forced to study three foreign languages have time for this?
In the last PISA ranking, Dutch kids outscored American kids in all categories, despite being disadvantaged with 12+ hours a week of "learning less useful things" (i.e. languages). To be fair, PISA checked only reading, maths, and science, which, like language learning, are typical "left brain" subjects.
Worse still, try to find an adult who still knows those foreign languages (other than the same basic English half the world speaks) a few years after their graduation.
I work with Dutch adults who are equally fluent in English, German|French, and Dutch. They're in their 40s and 50s, and have graduated from school for more than a few years. I didn't even have to try to find them.
With all the financial crises going on in the world, it would be more interesting to hear about countries who start rolling in money, made of plastic or whatsoever.
I should have written "at least 1" since the question specifically excludes the US. But I just found out the Israeli shekel banknotes also have the same size, so the answer is still "at least 2" for now.
Perhaps they have it only in certain phones. A friend of mine who has a Droid was given a loaner GSM phone with his usual Verizon number when he went to Europe.
I need a GSM phone because of my international travels. I bought an AT&T prepaid SIM card back in 2007 but let it expire 6 months ago because of all the dropped calls and the overcharges I had in my last stay in the US. I was planning to buy a T-Mobile prepaid SIM card in my next trip, but now this news came out.
If this takeover gets approved, who else will compete against AT&T in the GSM space?
It's funny that there's no direct translation of the English word 'fair' (in this context) in German. The closest I know is 'gerecht', which means 'lawful' or 'just'. 'Fair' appears in the German dictionary as a "German" word now, but I don't hear it used a lot in everyday conversations in Germany. My observation is that in Germany, gray areas are avoided. You're either allowed to do something, or not, in clearly defined situations, so the concept of 'fair' doesn't get used often. This tightening of the copyright rules is just another way of removing gray areas.
Mind you, it's also possible that we're the most adaptable species the Earth has ever seen and as such may be more able to adapt to whatever may cause a mass extinction than most other creatures.
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I will know if the other end of the cable is connected to a PC/laptop if get this popup window asking whether to just charge my device only, or to do some sort of sharing. Default setting is "charge only". At least this is how my old Symbian-based and my current Android-based smartphone behave. I haven't heard of a case yet where this was circumvented.
How will you get a virus by charging your phone?
My money is on the EU being there even after 2 years. The debt problems in the PIGS countries are euro issues that could lead to a breakup of the currency, but the EU is not the €. In the extremely unlikely case that the EU splits, France and Germany will still be on the same side.
Until the day after you shut down the last German reactor and find France has just raised the price of power by 600x...
EU rules will most likely prohibit such a thing from happening.
Three of those 4 languages are of very little use unless you don't mind being confined to western Europe.
French is useful outside of Western Europe too.
While Dutch kids spend those 12+ hours a week learning geographically confined languages like Dutch, French and German, native English speaking kids have 12+ extra hours a week to learn more useful things, and still be able to communicate more effectively and with more people than someone who is fluent in Dutch and speaks some French, German and English. American kids can take classes like art, drama, debating, literature etc. and play in the school band. Do you think kids who are forced to study three foreign languages have time for this?
In the last PISA ranking, Dutch kids outscored American kids in all categories, despite being disadvantaged with 12+ hours a week of "learning less useful things" (i.e. languages). To be fair, PISA checked only reading, maths, and science, which, like language learning, are typical "left brain" subjects.
Worse still, try to find an adult who still knows those foreign languages (other than the same basic English half the world speaks) a few years after their graduation.
I work with Dutch adults who are equally fluent in English, German|French, and Dutch. They're in their 40s and 50s, and have graduated from school for more than a few years. I didn't even have to try to find them.
Yvan eht nioj!
Amazon doesn't have to pay for costs associated with brick and mortar stores (e.g. staff, rent, utilities). That could explain their lower prices.
As a non-American, I can tell you that too.
With all the financial crises going on in the world, it would be more interesting to hear about countries who start rolling in money, made of plastic or whatsoever.
I should have written "at least 1" since the question specifically excludes the US. But I just found out the Israeli shekel banknotes also have the same size, so the answer is still "at least 2" for now.
At least 2. All the Philippine peso banknotes have the same size (though the colours vary depending on denomination).
In the end, the HTC phone buyers are paying Microsoft $5 for every HTC Android phone they bought.
... by Louis Vuitton, the number one maker of man purses.
Perhaps they have it only in certain phones. A friend of mine who has a Droid was given a loaner GSM phone with his usual Verizon number when he went to Europe.
I need a GSM phone because of my international travels. I bought an AT&T prepaid SIM card back in 2007 but let it expire 6 months ago because of all the dropped calls and the overcharges I had in my last stay in the US. I was planning to buy a T-Mobile prepaid SIM card in my next trip, but now this news came out.
If this takeover gets approved, who else will compete against AT&T in the GSM space?
am waiting for 2013. I heard it's got more eruptions, destructions, and explosions than 2012!
Unlike! Dang, there's still no Unlike button...
Will it run Angry Birds?
It's funny that there's no direct translation of the English word 'fair' (in this context) in German. The closest I know is 'gerecht', which means 'lawful' or 'just'. 'Fair' appears in the German dictionary as a "German" word now, but I don't hear it used a lot in everyday conversations in Germany. My observation is that in Germany, gray areas are avoided. You're either allowed to do something, or not, in clearly defined situations, so the concept of 'fair' doesn't get used often. This tightening of the copyright rules is just another way of removing gray areas.
Since when did Sweden start hosting .ch domains?
s/South Korea/North Korea
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Yes, and if they're bad guys, they'll have a british accent, like in Star Wars, Braveheart and The Patriot.
Mind you, it's also possible that we're the most adaptable species the Earth has ever seen and as such may be more able to adapt to whatever may cause a mass extinction than most other creatures.
My money is on cockroaches!