The medallion owners, and they show their appreciation to the city government in an appropriate fashion.
Same reason they don't allow some stores (in the US, typically liquor stores or car dealers) to open on Sundays. It's all about protecting the incumbents from a new entrant who wants to increase their market share and doesn't mind that the existing businesses would have to start caring about their customers.
Under US federal law, discrimination against persons under 40 years old is perfectly legal (although states can enact stricter legislation). It may or may not be a good idea, but you can't get into trouble with the EEOC for it.
There are indeed reasonable number of fare-free systems. But you neglect the core purpose of public transit as it is seen by most US governments—i.e. distributing cash. Even if a system has 10% farebox recovery, they still get to buy the equipment and employ people to collect the money. Sure, they could go to proof-of-payment (or drop fares entirely), and further reduce costs by putting the Buy America Act and Davis-Bacon out of their misery, but that would reduce the opportunity for graft.
In practice, death sentences in the US tend to be more expensive, and that's leaving aside the far-too-high rate of improper convictions. Perhaps an alternate universe with substantially less judicial process would be cheaper, but that option isn't on the menu.
That is, indeed, the question. If we stipulate that the patent in question is 100% legitimate, then why was the lawsuit filed in East Texas when none of the defendants have any connection with that jurisdiction? I'd be much more sympathetic to CSIRO in this case if it had been filed in the Northern District of California.
That would most likely be a diesel. If you're in the US, our government's protectionism is at work again, keeping vehicles you want to buy out of the market.
Texas has nothing to worry about. Until we actually start building more nuclear plants, the energy for all those electric cars you want to see on the roads will come from coal and natural gas. The EPA just introduced some more rules to favor natural gas over coal, and guess which state produces the most natural gas. (HInt: Its capital is Austin.)
The Saudis don't have to worry that much, either. Only 60% of petroleum is used for transportation, and much of that is for aviation. They'd be more worried about their pets in DC failing to block the Keystone pipeline.
In eastern Washington, on the other hand, T-Mobile's coverage is majorly lacking. Tiny specks of UMTS around downtown Ellensburg and Yakima, maybe a little more in the Tri-Cities and Spokane; everything else is 2G or (more likely) hope-you-brought-a-US-Cellular-handset.
Coverage in the US: Verizon > Sprint >>> AT&T > T-Mobile — US Cellular is up there in some areas of the country (e.g. WA, OR). Compared to VZW, Sprint may not be so hot, but it has somewhat more coverage than AT&T.
Also, by "somewhat more coverage" I'm taking AT&T's zoomed-out coverage map as gospel. In particular, I'm counting GSM as if it's real coverage. Considering UMTS only, which makes sense because a) GPRS blows goats and b) their marketing heavily emphasizes activities that require UMTS or HSPA, AT&T's coverage wouldn't suffice as a dancer's outfit in a titty bar.
My local post office (Yakima, WA) is only open Monday through Friday, 0800-1730. Where US post offices are open on Saturday, they're almost never open late enough that you can actually pick up a package on Saturday after an attempted delivery on the same day. I'd go for weekday delivery only in exchange for the post offices being open a minimum of twelve hours a day, seven days a week.
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The medallion owners, and they show their appreciation to the city government in an appropriate fashion.
Same reason they don't allow some stores (in the US, typically liquor stores or car dealers) to open on Sundays. It's all about protecting the incumbents from a new entrant who wants to increase their market share and doesn't mind that the existing businesses would have to start caring about their customers.
Or want to buy liquor on Sunday, or play a few hands of blackjack after work, or...
Everything's bigger in Texas. The frakwads in Austin don't let being a part-time legislature get in the way of them getting in your way.
Um, "good public transit" in SV? Calling VTA shit would be an insult to shit public-transit agencies everywhere.
Under US federal law, discrimination against persons under 40 years old is perfectly legal (although states can enact stricter legislation). It may or may not be a good idea, but you can't get into trouble with the EEOC for it.
There are indeed reasonable number of fare-free systems. But you neglect the core purpose of public transit as it is seen by most US governments—i.e. distributing cash. Even if a system has 10% farebox recovery, they still get to buy the equipment and employ people to collect the money. Sure, they could go to proof-of-payment (or drop fares entirely), and further reduce costs by putting the Buy America Act and Davis-Bacon out of their misery, but that would reduce the opportunity for graft.
Your modems are Hayes-compatible? My, that's new-fangled.
In practice, death sentences in the US tend to be more expensive, and that's leaving aside the far-too-high rate of improper convictions. Perhaps an alternate universe with substantially less judicial process would be cheaper, but that option isn't on the menu.
The McAfee/Symantec/Kaspersky salesman. The software doesn't sell itself, y'know.
Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.
And a spare lightbulb kit.
Pictures of the cat or it didn't happen.
That is, indeed, the question. If we stipulate that the patent in question is 100% legitimate, then why was the lawsuit filed in East Texas when none of the defendants have any connection with that jurisdiction? I'd be much more sympathetic to CSIRO in this case if it had been filed in the Northern District of California.
That would most likely be a diesel. If you're in the US, our government's protectionism is at work again, keeping vehicles you want to buy out of the market.
Texas has nothing to worry about. Until we actually start building more nuclear plants, the energy for all those electric cars you want to see on the roads will come from coal and natural gas. The EPA just introduced some more rules to favor natural gas over coal, and guess which state produces the most natural gas. (HInt: Its capital is Austin.)
The Saudis don't have to worry that much, either. Only 60% of petroleum is used for transportation, and much of that is for aviation. They'd be more worried about their pets in DC failing to block the Keystone pipeline.
With Directed Energy Sea Mammals —even if thef Orbiting Pelican Relay Mirror (OPRM) is no longer needed to whack Osama.
Tom Lehrer, you have a phone call on line three.
If your customers want a City address and an 020 phone number, a virtual office is £LOTS cheaper.
The Leaky Establishment, where the large engineering firm is the Atomic Weapons Establishment and the item to be smuggled back in is a physics package.
Will CellOS make it easier to install Linux on a dead badger?
In eastern Washington, on the other hand, T-Mobile's coverage is majorly lacking. Tiny specks of UMTS around downtown Ellensburg and Yakima, maybe a little more in the Tri-Cities and Spokane; everything else is 2G or (more likely) hope-you-brought-a-US-Cellular-handset.
Coverage in the US: Verizon > Sprint >>> AT&T > T-Mobile — US Cellular is up there in some areas of the country (e.g. WA, OR). Compared to VZW, Sprint may not be so hot, but it has somewhat more coverage than AT&T.
Also, by "somewhat more coverage" I'm taking AT&T's zoomed-out coverage map as gospel. In particular, I'm counting GSM as if it's real coverage. Considering UMTS only, which makes sense because a) GPRS blows goats and b) their marketing heavily emphasizes activities that require UMTS or HSPA, AT&T's coverage wouldn't suffice as a dancer's outfit in a titty bar.
Why would you hack the average Pakistani's bank account? May as well hack Mr. Ten Percent's.
Oh, wait a second —Swiss banks aren't subject to this law. Never mind.
+1. You can pry my vt320 out of my cold, dead hands. And, no, that's not a vt320 emulator.
Bingo. Heavy-lift rockets are nifty, but trying to replicate Saturn V is just overcompensation.
My local post office (Yakima, WA) is only open Monday through Friday, 0800-1730. Where US post offices are open on Saturday, they're almost never open late enough that you can actually pick up a package on Saturday after an attempted delivery on the same day. I'd go for weekday delivery only in exchange for the post offices being open a minimum of twelve hours a day, seven days a week.