Adobe makes money with PDF authoring tools, not with reader. Since PDF is marketed as a universal format, I guess it is in Adobe's best interest for end users to have a seamless experience accessing PDF content in every possible platform.
As ohers have previously said, the problem here is that the tickets prices were not high enough (in a free market sense).
The solution would be to sell the tickets at the right price, that is, the price consumers are willing to pay.
I think a system like this would do the job
1. The day tickets go on sale, charge an outrageous amount (say, $100,000). 2. Then gradually decrease prices each day (or even every hour) 3. Last day the tickets would go on sale for $1
In that way, each person would decide which is the "right" price to pay. Do you *really* want to see this show? Would you risk missing it because you want to save a few bucks and wait until tomorrow? Do you think it would be a good deal to buy tickets now and resell them later for a profit? OK go ahead. How many tickets? At which price? Are you sure you will be able to sell them, considering that people willing to pay a higher price already had the opportunity to do so and refused?
The [Immaculate Conception] doctrine states that, from the first moment of her existence, Mary was preserved by God from the Original Sin and filled with sanctifying grace that would normally come with baptism after birth. Catholics believe Mary "was free from any personal or hereditary sin". Mary's immaculate conception should not be confused with the [virginal] Incarnation of her son Jesus Christ; the conception of Jesus is celebrated as the Annunciation to Mary. Catholics do not believe that Mary, herself, was the product of a Virgin Birth
Indeed. Early versions of Eclipse had an icon in the toolbar to switch between a complete file view and an "only the method you are working on" view. I suspect that feature was introduced to allow a smooth transition from VisualAge. I don't think that icon is so prominent on current Eclipse incarnations, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is still there, buried somewhere.
Since when evolution guarantees an optimal anatomical structure? If the whale body is "good enough" to survive and reproduce under the environmental conditions whales tend to live in, then why they should have evolved the same microscopic hairs that we see in spiders?
There's a pilot plan going on in Uruguay too. The spanish speaking kids from the chat mentioned in the article are probably from there.
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In Argentina there's a way to make sure the guy you are paying to is actually voting for you. It is called "voto calesita" [carousel vote]
The voting system in Argentina works like this: When you show up to vote you are given a special envelope, signed by the electoral authorities. With that envelope you go into the voting booth, select a ballot with the name of your candidate, and introduce it into the envelope. Then go out of the booth and put the envelope into the ballot box in front of the electoral authorities.
In order to buy votes, you can take advantage of the system by doing this:
If you are in charge of buying votes for your party, you show up early in the election place. When you are given the special envelope, you enter the booth and exchange it for a regular envelope that you had concealed. Then you introduce that fake envelope into the ballot box. By doing so, you effectively lose your own vote (when they open the ballot box and count the votes, they discard all the non official envelopes or ballots).
However, you gain access to an official, signed, envelope. You can put a ballot of your party into it, seal it, and give it to the guy who is selling his vote. That guy would get an empty envelope from the authorities, enter the booth, exchange envelopes and insert the sealed one into the ballot box. Then he would come back to you. Only when he delivers an empty, official envelope, he gets the money for his vote (because you are sure he has put the sealaed envelope YOU had given to him in the ballot box).
Then... you can use that other empty envelope to do the same thing with the next guy who is selling his vote, and so on. So it doesn't matter that you had lost your first vote, because you can get maybe dozens of votes in exchange.
This has been routinely done in elections in Argentina for years. No need for eBay or anything like that.
... maybe you cannot switch to another provider, but if you don't like the service, at least you can opt-out, and save your money.
With the government, on the other hand, you just have to keep throwing away your tax money, whether you like it or not. Of course, you can use your vote, and if enough people agree, things will change, but in the end, it's not your personal decision.
The *real* reason why Argentina is not buying: they are too cheap. They should be $200 instead of $175, that is, $175 for the manufacturer, and $25 for De Vido (*)
(*) De Vido: Current argentine minister of infrastructure, accused of collecting some "extra" money in every government contract (for more info please google "argentina skanska scandal").
I read that story in highschool too (although in spanish). It really impressed me, so it was the first thing I thought when I read the article. Also I remember that in the same class the teacher showed us an article from a newspaper telling a similar story (a real one). So that must be a not so uncommon thing.
My point was I'm not so sure that legalizing drugs is in the best interest of drug dealers (for whom I used the euphemism "business").
I mean...
Why pay taxes when you are tax-free? (However, you can say they already pay "taxes" in the form of bribes to several officials of several governments).
Why cut down on margins?
Why share your profits with farmers from poor countries when you can take it all?
Why choose to be under government regulation (FDA) when you can adulterate your merchandise and get even higher profits?
So I agree with you in that legalizing drugs is good news for society in general. But I dont think its good news for the "drug business"
I agree with you that some people lobby against legalizing drugs for prejudice... I just added that others do the same for greed.
Even though a Unix/Linux server may not need the protection of antivirus software, it still makes sense to run antivirus software on them.
For example, if the Unix/Linux box is a mail server you can run all routed messages through an antivirus filter before delivering them to Windows machines.
IMO Database job is to store data reliably. Nothing more, nothing less. Bussiness logic (other than integrity constraints) does not belong to that tier.
I'm from Argentina. Last time I checked, 60% of my paycheck is taxed. Plus... VAT tax here is 21%, plus the taxes you pay if you own a house, a car, or when you buy fuel, alcohol, etc.
I think the solution is impose a constitutional limit to taxation. Say, taxes beyond 30% of your net income are not mandatory.
So legislators can pass any bills they like creating taxes. You, as a citizen, are required to pay up to the constitutional limit.
So, if the local council creates a new tax, you can ignore it if you are already paying your share. Or, you can choose to pay that new tax and stop paying SS, depending on which tax you think is more "fair" or "useful".
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Adobe makes money with PDF authoring tools, not with reader. Since PDF is marketed as a universal format, I guess it is in Adobe's best interest for end users to have a seamless experience accessing PDF content in every possible platform.
As ohers have previously said, the problem here is that the tickets prices were not high enough (in a free market sense).
The solution would be to sell the tickets at the right price, that is, the price consumers are willing to pay.
I think a system like this would do the job
1. The day tickets go on sale, charge an outrageous amount (say, $100,000).
2. Then gradually decrease prices each day (or even every hour)
3. Last day the tickets would go on sale for $1
In that way, each person would decide which is the "right" price to pay. Do you *really* want to see this show? Would you risk missing it because you want to save a few bucks and wait until tomorrow? Do you think it would be a good deal to buy tickets now and resell them later for a profit? OK go ahead. How many tickets? At which price? Are you sure you will be able to sell them, considering that people willing to pay a higher price already had the opportunity to do so and refused?
Quoting from Wikipedia
The [Immaculate Conception] doctrine states that, from the first moment of her existence, Mary was preserved by God from the Original Sin and filled with sanctifying grace that would normally come with baptism after birth. Catholics believe Mary "was free from any personal or hereditary sin". Mary's immaculate conception should not be confused with the [virginal] Incarnation of her son Jesus Christ; the conception of Jesus is celebrated as the Annunciation to Mary. Catholics do not believe that Mary, herself, was the product of a Virgin Birth
Sorry, guys. This is the right way
You mean like this? http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/06/introducing-android-scripting.html
Indeed. Early versions of Eclipse had an icon in the toolbar to switch between a complete file view and an "only the method you are working on" view. I suspect that feature was introduced to allow a smooth transition from VisualAge. I don't think that icon is so prominent on current Eclipse incarnations, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is still there, buried somewhere.
Since when evolution guarantees an optimal anatomical structure? If the whale body is "good enough" to survive and reproduce under the environmental conditions whales tend to live in, then why they should have evolved the same microscopic hairs that we see in spiders?
Ever heard about reinarnation?
"will use innovative and interactive technologies to help taxpayers see where their dollars are being spent"
My advise? Set up a page with an animated GIF showing an odometer counting up with blurry numbers, and just take the $18 million.
There's a pilot plan going on in Uruguay too. The spanish speaking kids from the chat mentioned in the article are probably from there.
In Argentina there's a way to make sure the guy you are paying to is actually voting for you. It is called "voto calesita" [carousel vote]
The voting system in Argentina works like this: When you show up to vote you are given a special envelope, signed by the electoral authorities. With that envelope you go into the voting booth, select a ballot with the name of your candidate, and introduce it into the envelope. Then go out of the booth and put the envelope into the ballot box in front of the electoral authorities.
In order to buy votes, you can take advantage of the system by doing this:
If you are in charge of buying votes for your party, you show up early in the election place. When you are given the special envelope, you enter the booth and exchange it for a regular envelope that you had concealed. Then you introduce that fake envelope into the ballot box. By doing so, you effectively lose your own vote (when they open the ballot box and count the votes, they discard all the non official envelopes or ballots).
However, you gain access to an official, signed, envelope. You can put a ballot of your party into it, seal it, and give it to the guy who is selling his vote. That guy would get an empty envelope from the authorities, enter the booth, exchange envelopes and insert the sealed one into the ballot box. Then he would come back to you. Only when he delivers an empty, official envelope, he gets the money for his vote (because you are sure he has put the sealaed envelope YOU had given to him in the ballot box).
Then... you can use that other empty envelope to do the same thing with the next guy who is selling his vote, and so on. So it doesn't matter that you had lost your first vote, because you can get maybe dozens of votes in exchange.
This has been routinely done in elections in Argentina for years. No need for eBay or anything like that.
Why didn't I think of that before? Those bloody bastards!
... maybe you cannot switch to another provider, but if you don't like the service, at least you can opt-out, and save your money.
With the government, on the other hand, you just have to keep throwing away your tax money, whether you like it or not. Of course, you can use your vote, and if enough people agree, things will change, but in the end, it's not your personal decision.
The *real* reason why Argentina is not buying: they are too cheap. They should be $200 instead of $175, that is, $175 for the manufacturer, and $25 for De Vido (*)
(*) De Vido: Current argentine minister of infrastructure, accused of collecting some "extra" money in every government contract (for more info please google "argentina skanska scandal").
Lyx is not the only usable latex editor.
I have found TeXmacs pretty good too.
http://www.texmacs.org
They also have a (beta) version that runs on Windows (I tested it. Works fine.)
There are other commercial editor also.
Thank you for the link.
I read that story in highschool too (although in spanish). It really impressed me, so it was the first thing I thought when I read the article. Also I remember that in the same class the teacher showed us an article from a newspaper telling a similar story (a real one). So that must be a not so uncommon thing.
My point was I'm not so sure that legalizing drugs is in the best interest of drug dealers (for whom I used the euphemism "business").
I mean...
Why pay taxes when you are tax-free? (However, you can say they already pay "taxes" in the form of bribes to several officials of several governments).
Why cut down on margins?
Why share your profits with farmers from poor countries when you can take it all?
Why choose to be under government regulation (FDA) when you can adulterate your merchandise and get even higher profits?
So I agree with you in that legalizing drugs is good news for society in general. But I dont think its good news for the "drug business"
I agree with you that some people lobby against legalizing drugs for prejudice... I just added that others do the same for greed.
Yes there's some insane projudice involved
but also
Prices would surely drop if drugs were legalized. I think lower prices aren't good news for business.
Even though a Unix/Linux server may not need the protection of antivirus software, it still makes sense to run antivirus software on them.
For example, if the Unix/Linux box is a mail server you can run all routed messages through an antivirus filter before delivering them to Windows machines.
There is even one more: The Batman (1943). Of course, at that time the villain could not be other than a "japanese spy".
Isn't that what I've just said?
Are you aware that among certain circles (to which most slashdotters certainly belong) the symbol "!=" means "not equal"?
precisely; "the principal part" != "all of it"
An application server, perhaps?
IMO Database job is to store data reliably. Nothing more, nothing less. Bussiness logic (other than integrity constraints) does not belong to that tier.
Do you think that's bad?
I'm from Argentina. Last time I checked, 60% of my paycheck is taxed. Plus... VAT tax here is 21%, plus the taxes you pay if you own a house, a car, or when you buy fuel, alcohol, etc.
I think the solution is impose a constitutional limit to taxation. Say, taxes beyond 30% of your net income are not mandatory.
So legislators can pass any bills they like creating taxes. You, as a citizen, are required to pay up to the constitutional limit.
So, if the local council creates a new tax, you can ignore it if you are already paying your share. Or, you can choose to pay that new tax and stop paying SS, depending on which tax you think is more "fair" or "useful".