Nope, I am not taking away credits from Windows 7, but from Microsoft. Please read the GGPs post carefully, and my response (hell, read the title of these post carefully).
But it will be orders more when the temperature is more than zero. And remember this not in the middle of some high rise building, but in the middle of a desert, where it much easier for the wind to carry away water.
Er, the tax rate is less than 100%. So it is always better to pay tax, than to give away money. In this, case by keep the rest of the money, $3250, they pay a tax of 15% on it, which means they get to keep a lot it.
NASA has been observing the entire ice sheet for only 30 years. But the summit alone has been observed for a longer time, and this is the first time after 140 years, the summit has been observed to melt significantly.
If you cannot prove it, he very well could be. This is one of the known unknowns as GP put it. There are many things that go well into unknown unknowns territory.
And do you realize you did not disprove GP's post (I suspect you believe you did), but just stated that the opposite could be possible too.
Youtube bitrate rate depends on the video bitrate you choose. I use a plugin to force all videos to start with 720p, which has an audio bit rate of 256 kpbs. Of course, the original upload may have been of lesser bitrate, and youtube simply upscaled it. Hence I only use the official videos from vevo, etc.
I'd like to see a study that compares the *actual* speed customers of these ISPs get, not their claimed maximums. A 100 Mbps local connection isn't much use if the upstream bandwidth from your apartment building or neighborhood is crap.
If ISPs throttle traffic leaving the county to 5 Mbps, it hardly matters.
This is not Australia. No European country does that.
Also, how many TV channels are in these triple play bundles? I'm paying Comcast $130 / month for 22 Mbps Internet, phone and cable TV service that includes 700+ channels.
How many do you actually watch and want to be included in the plan?
My point is most of the channels part of US cable providers is literally spam (teleshopping etc). And then there are channels no body ever watches. So how many channels do you watch is a very relevant question.
And the phone service provides unlimited calls at no extra cost to the entire US - do Latvians get to call anyone in Europe for no extra charge?
Nope, but Euro is a recent development, so it will take sometime before people freely migrate to anywhere in the Euro, with no restrictions (which is when these calls become useful). Currently no one would find it useful. When it becomes useful, I am pretty sure the market would accommodate it
If and when they do, I'm sure the cost will be significantly higher.
Ok, now I had to ask. Except companies, and service providers, who do you call out of state? In Europe these companies are always in the country, one would never have to call another country.
I'd like to see a study that compares the *actual* speed customers of these ISPs get, not their claimed maximums. A 100 Mbps local connection isn't much use if the upstream bandwidth from your apartment building or neighborhood is crap.
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Also, what about download caps?
You dont have download caps in most of Europe
Also, how many TV channels are in these triple play bundles? I'm paying Comcast $130 / month for 22 Mbps Internet, phone and cable TV service that includes 700+ channels.
How many do you actually watch and want to be included in the plan?
And the phone service provides unlimited calls at no extra cost to the entire US - do Latvians get to call anyone in Europe for no extra charge?
Nope, but Euro is a recent development, so it will take sometime before people freely migrate to anywhere in the Euro, with no restrictions (which is when these calls become useful). Currently no one would find it useful. When it becomes useful, I am pretty sure the market would accommodate it
I recently visited relatives in Malaysia, where there are a number of 4G providers (P1, Yes, umobile, etc) offering what seems like great prices by US standards. However, their real-world speeds are poor, coverage is spotty, monthly download quotas are 10% of what Comcast offers, and connection dropouts are common. I'm sure that on paper getting a 20 Mbps 4G connection for US$30 / month looks like a great deal, but in reality there is no comparison to US ISPs.
Wait till you check out AT&T's 4G service, dropouts, and that their quota is 1% of comcast.
I presume that was because the Muslim world (Persians, Mughals) was trying to rule the Europe for a long time. They succeeded for a long time too, Europe eventually had to retaliate.
Well, they have pretty close to a monopoly on web advertising. If this continues, I hope the govt breaks down Google or pushes for regulations that govern web advertising.
I bet you drank water (most likely with some electrolytes or juice). And point is not that it is really tough, but it is remind you of what hunger feels like for 30 days, every year. Also, when your break your fast together as a community, you bond with other members of the community (you also realize, irrespective of how rich or how poor you are, you are all very very similar, and share experiences. Its a beautiful thing in my opinion). Also you must know difficult it is to concentrate or code or play chess, when your brain is telling you that it is tired and asking you to go to sleep.
I do use browser cache, but I also use RefControl. It blocks cross-domain requests. For example if I visit nytimes, it cannot send a request to facebook or google, only to nytimes.com and other domains I have specifically whitelisted.
Er, they do fast. They fast for 12 hours a day, without water or food. If you try it for one day, you will understand how difficult it is (and you would also understand what being hungry means, which basically is the purpose). You start running low on blood sugar in about 6 hours, you feeling really thirsty in about 5-6 hours. And all of this, while you perform your regular duties, which is really tough when you are low on blood sugar and thirsty.
I dont understand this logic. Where you trying to punish yourselves by not going to the movies? Or where you trying to help someone who was affected by 9/11. Or where you trying to help prevent another 9/11? If not why would you not go to the movies?
There is a lot of discontent in the populace though. The country has large muslim majority, which fairly poor, and a Chinese & Indian minority that is largely wealthy. Now and they you will see this discontent in politics (politicians appease the wealthy for their money, and during elections somehow try to appease the majority). I wouldnt be surprised to see riots break out if this continues (and censorship, might just be the tipping point). I agree GP's comparison to Libya was wrong, but portraying a a rosy picture doesnt do any good either.
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Unreleased? Have you been sleeping under a rock?
Nope, I am not taking away credits from Windows 7, but from Microsoft. Please read the GGPs post carefully, and my response (hell, read the title of these post carefully).
Try Windows 8 and you would take back any credit you give them for Windows 7.
But it will be orders more when the temperature is more than zero. And remember this not in the middle of some high rise building, but in the middle of a desert, where it much easier for the wind to carry away water.
Er, the tax rate is less than 100%. So it is always better to pay tax, than to give away money. In this, case by keep the rest of the money, $3250, they pay a tax of 15% on it, which means they get to keep a lot it.
Depends on the wind condition and humidity dont you think?
NASA has been observing the entire ice sheet for only 30 years. But the summit alone has been observed for a longer time, and this is the first time after 140 years, the summit has been observed to melt significantly.
If you cannot prove it, he very well could be. This is one of the known unknowns as GP put it. There are many things that go well into unknown unknowns territory.
And do you realize you did not disprove GP's post (I suspect you believe you did), but just stated that the opposite could be possible too.
And anyone caught in cross fire can die too. Right?
Youtube bitrate rate depends on the video bitrate you choose. I use a plugin to force all videos to start with 720p, which has an audio bit rate of 256 kpbs. Of course, the original upload may have been of lesser bitrate, and youtube simply upscaled it. Hence I only use the official videos from vevo, etc.
I'd like to see a study that compares the *actual* speed customers of these ISPs get, not their claimed maximums. A 100 Mbps local connection isn't much use if the upstream bandwidth from your apartment building or neighborhood is crap.
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They even admit that the 20 Mbps speed is only valid within Latvia - see http://www.balticom.lv/lv/internet_dom/home/tarifi_dom?districtId=50 . For accessing sites in the rest of the world, top speed is 5 Mbps.
Also, what about download caps?
You dont have download caps in most of Europe
If ISPs throttle traffic leaving the county to 5 Mbps, it hardly matters.
This is not Australia. No European country does that.
Also, how many TV channels are in these triple play bundles? I'm paying Comcast $130 / month for 22 Mbps Internet, phone and cable TV service that includes 700+ channels.
How many do you actually watch and want to be included in the plan?
It varies - point is, you can hardly compare Bati-com's 59 channel lineup (see http://www.balticom.lv/lv/televizija/home/zona_pokritia_tv ) with the hundreds you get from US cable providers.
My point is most of the channels part of US cable providers is literally spam (teleshopping etc). And then there are channels no body ever watches. So how many channels do you watch is a very relevant question.
And the phone service provides unlimited calls at no extra cost to the entire US - do Latvians get to call anyone in Europe for no extra charge?
Nope, but Euro is a recent development, so it will take sometime before people freely migrate to anywhere in the Euro, with no restrictions (which is when these calls become useful). Currently no one would find it useful. When it becomes useful, I am pretty sure the market would accommodate it
If and when they do, I'm sure the cost will be significantly higher.
Ok, now I had to ask. Except companies, and service providers, who do you call out of state? In Europe these companies are always in the country, one would never have to call another country.
I'd like to see a study that compares the *actual* speed customers of these ISPs get, not their claimed maximums. A 100 Mbps local connection isn't much use if the upstream bandwidth from your apartment building or neighborhood is crap.
True
Also, what about download caps?
You dont have download caps in most of Europe
Also, how many TV channels are in these triple play bundles? I'm paying Comcast $130 / month for 22 Mbps Internet, phone and cable TV service that includes 700+ channels.
How many do you actually watch and want to be included in the plan?
And the phone service provides unlimited calls at no extra cost to the entire US - do Latvians get to call anyone in Europe for no extra charge?
Nope, but Euro is a recent development, so it will take sometime before people freely migrate to anywhere in the Euro, with no restrictions (which is when these calls become useful). Currently no one would find it useful. When it becomes useful, I am pretty sure the market would accommodate it
I recently visited relatives in Malaysia, where there are a number of 4G providers (P1, Yes, umobile, etc) offering what seems like great prices by US standards. However, their real-world speeds are poor, coverage is spotty, monthly download quotas are 10% of what Comcast offers, and connection dropouts are common. I'm sure that on paper getting a 20 Mbps 4G connection for US$30 / month looks like a great deal, but in reality there is no comparison to US ISPs.
Wait till you check out AT&T's 4G service, dropouts, and that their quota is 1% of comcast.
T-mobile USA calls their prepaid plans "Pay-as-you-go", so it might also mean the service is prepaid (like you buy a certain number of GBs in advance)
I presume that was because the Muslim world (Persians, Mughals) was trying to rule the Europe for a long time. They succeeded for a long time too, Europe eventually had to retaliate.
Just one correction. It is not for oil, but for oil companies.
Redundant? Seriously? Looks like someone did not like my comment
Well, they have pretty close to a monopoly on web advertising. If this continues, I hope the govt breaks down Google or pushes for regulations that govern web advertising.
I bet you drank water (most likely with some electrolytes or juice). And point is not that it is really tough, but it is remind you of what hunger feels like for 30 days, every year. Also, when your break your fast together as a community, you bond with other members of the community (you also realize, irrespective of how rich or how poor you are, you are all very very similar, and share experiences. Its a beautiful thing in my opinion). Also you must know difficult it is to concentrate or code or play chess, when your brain is telling you that it is tired and asking you to go to sleep.
Try coding when your brain is telling you that is too tired, and let me know how it works.
More he was retarded and enjoyed the self-abuse. Most practicing muslims do fine, I have worked closely with many of them.
I doubt that was to spread Atheism or was a war against Theists. Nice try though.
I do use browser cache, but I also use RefControl. It blocks cross-domain requests. For example if I visit nytimes, it cannot send a request to facebook or google, only to nytimes.com and other domains I have specifically whitelisted.
Er, they do fast. They fast for 12 hours a day, without water or food. If you try it for one day, you will understand how difficult it is (and you would also understand what being hungry means, which basically is the purpose). You start running low on blood sugar in about 6 hours, you feeling really thirsty in about 5-6 hours. And all of this, while you perform your regular duties, which is really tough when you are low on blood sugar and thirsty.
I dont understand this logic. Where you trying to punish yourselves by not going to the movies? Or where you trying to help someone who was affected by 9/11. Or where you trying to help prevent another 9/11? If not why would you not go to the movies?
There is a lot of discontent in the populace though. The country has large muslim majority, which fairly poor, and a Chinese & Indian minority that is largely wealthy. Now and they you will see this discontent in politics (politicians appease the wealthy for their money, and during elections somehow try to appease the majority). I wouldnt be surprised to see riots break out if this continues (and censorship, might just be the tipping point). I agree GP's comparison to Libya was wrong, but portraying a a rosy picture doesnt do any good either.