what I meant (and thought to be obvious) was that its not reasonable to expect everyone to give all their money (after they cover life necessities) to charity every month. Its impossible to know how much money you're going to need in life anyhow. Would you be comforted by the fact that you gave your money to charity when you get sick and cant afford the hospital bill? I'm exaggerating, but I'm just trying to make a point.
Personally, I dont donate any money to anyone. Not a dime. I spend my money on toys for my car, and DVDs, and DLP projectors... Do I feel bad about that? not in the slightest. I'm more than happy to discuss why with anyone who cares to listen (in summary, I worked hard for it, and I really just dont give a damn).
I dont disagree about them being morons. I would never spend the money on that. I think it's stupid. But to criticize them for picking this cause instead of a charity is stupid too.
they're free to do with it as they please. if I decided to spend 1 billion dollars and buy an island nation to rule like a king, that would be my business and noone else's.
that 80 million dollars isnt gonna come in $20,000 donations, I'd bet. Just lots of fans donating what they can. They think this cause is worthy. If there are enough of them who think so to make it happen, who says they are wrong?
get over it already. people cant always give all their money to a charity.
Unless you've given away everything you have you cant really talk. I hope you dont own that computer you typed on, cause heck, the money spent on that could've probably fed a hungry family for a month.
*grumbles* Where is google located? Where are the guys who run google from? What is their target audience right now? The U.S.A.
Why does everyone feel the need to gripe about that fact? I'm sure eventually they'll get around to the rest of the world, but for right now, they're trying to get everything right here first.
notice I said only 5 or so makes it to my inbox, so I'd say that means I DID solve my spam problem. At least, by what seems to be your definition of it. However filtering all that mail still eats up a lot of processing power, and the bandwidth to receive it.
I'm a nobody. An absolute nobody. I get (spread between my various email accounts) a bare minimum of 100 spam emails a day. Usually that number is closer to 200-300, and occasionally as high as 1000.
My spam filtering takes care of a great deal of this spam (only maybe 5 make it to my inbox) but still.
while PDAs have decent general-purpose use battery life these days, mp3s kill them pretty quick. besides that, they're still generally bigger than an ipod... pdas also tend to be more expensive and you still wind up with less space than an ipod.
believe me, I've looked. The best in this country are out in california. Now, dont get me wrong, they're quite good. but they dont come close to training (for example) with the beijing kung fu team.
wanna know something shocking? someone as treasonous as me works for the DoD! *gasp!*
there are perfectly legitimate reasons for moving to china for some period. I considered moving there myself for a year or two to study kung fu. Would that make me a traitor?
ah, thank you, I did not realize the other areas they were involved in. I work in DoD Contracting myself, and so of course have run into DynCorp, but I cant say I knew much about them beyond my occasional run-ins.
I'm gonna tell you a secret. People at the PENTAGON (you know, that big building where most of our nation's defense stuff is done?) check their AOL/Yahoo/Hotmail e-mail and more at work.
Its really not that big of a deal. Same goes for at this place. The amount of damage possible to inflict this way is relatively minimal.
IF they were guilty, they would have no problem with that punishment. But since they're not (as far as they're concerned), they're gonna fight the ruling that says they are, and not the punishment itself.
Basically its saying "yes, the punishment fits the crime... but we're not guilty of the crime"
I havent RTFA, of course, but it seems to me that they're shooting to have the bigger case overturned. Why pay the court costs to fight 2 battles, when you can just fight one? If they get the decision overturned, then the penalties will cease to be. Saves time and money for them.
ummm.. I went to one of those highschools (The Hill School - Donald Trump's kid Eric was a grade behind me). I gotta tell you, you're way off. Dont get me wrong, you do a LOT of writing, but they also have one amazing IT Budget. Computers throughout the library, laptops required for all students, wireless access all over, high end digital video workstations, MCSE classes, programming classes, digital art classes. Almost all writing done out-of-class happens on the computer. Only in-class essays/etc are done with pen and paper.
now, I havent RTFA (of course), but your quote says TEXTbooks.
Have you READ a textbook lately? IF you somehow manage to stay awake long enough to make any progress, chances are you'll be so confused that you wont know what the hell it said. Textbooks need teachers with them to learn. They need a translator.
BOOKS, on the other hand, are wonderful. I read at least a book a week, frequently 2-3. It's a great experience. Maybe they need to get better writers for textbooks, I dont know, but I wouldnt doubt that a game could blow a textbook out of the water.
an interim secret clearance, assuming you dont have any major red-flags on your record, takes like 9 days. That lets you access 'secret' level stuff until your full investigation finishes.
The downside is, it costs the company a ridiculous amount of money to get you put in for a clearance (thousands of dollars - I've heard 10's of thousands even), so they REALLY prefer to get people who already have a clearance.
I guess you could join the military if you REALLY want a clearance that bad;) Otherwise, it pays to know people in the biz.
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I didnt mean cant afford charity after that.
what I meant (and thought to be obvious) was that its not reasonable to expect everyone to give all their money (after they cover life necessities) to charity every month. Its impossible to know how much money you're going to need in life anyhow. Would you be comforted by the fact that you gave your money to charity when you get sick and cant afford the hospital bill? I'm exaggerating, but I'm just trying to make a point.
Personally, I dont donate any money to anyone. Not a dime. I spend my money on toys for my car, and DVDs, and DLP projectors... Do I feel bad about that? not in the slightest. I'm more than happy to discuss why with anyone who cares to listen (in summary, I worked hard for it, and I really just dont give a damn).
I think they need to change that line to read:
;)
that of getting fans to pay for the production costs of a tv series THAT SOMEONE WILL ACTUALLY WATCH
unlike, for example, the programming thats generally on PBS
(I kid, I kid! pbs is great)
I dont disagree about them being morons. I would never spend the money on that. I think it's stupid. But to criticize them for picking this cause instead of a charity is stupid too.
I pay extra for higher speed internet access than basic service. Should I not have done that and donated the extra $15/month to charity?
Let's keep going.
I want to buy a corvette. Is that wrong, because I could have just bought a honda civic and donated the rest of the money to charity?
the hell with that. It's my money to spend as I see fit.
they're free to do with it as they please. if I decided to spend 1 billion dollars and buy an island nation to rule like a king, that would be my business and noone else's.
that 80 million dollars isnt gonna come in $20,000 donations, I'd bet. Just lots of fans donating what they can. They think this cause is worthy. If there are enough of them who think so to make it happen, who says they are wrong?
get over it already. people cant always give all their money to a charity.
Unless you've given away everything you have you cant really talk. I hope you dont own that computer you typed on, cause heck, the money spent on that could've probably fed a hungry family for a month.
*grumbles*
Where is google located? Where are the guys who run google from? What is their target audience right now? The U.S.A.
Why does everyone feel the need to gripe about that fact? I'm sure eventually they'll get around to the rest of the world, but for right now, they're trying to get everything right here first.
how old are they?
my hotmail account (yes, yes, I have a hotmail account) has been around for about as long as hotmail has offered free accounts.
Several of my addresses, in fact, are very very old. Over time, they accumulate spammers.
You have a point there, though... I've gotta be honest, I have NO idea why anyone is a "fan" of mine. Hence the too much free time part of my sig ;)
notice I said only 5 or so makes it to my inbox, so I'd say that means I DID solve my spam problem. At least, by what seems to be your definition of it. However filtering all that mail still eats up a lot of processing power, and the bandwidth to receive it.
I'm a nobody. An absolute nobody.
I get (spread between my various email accounts) a bare minimum of 100 spam emails a day. Usually that number is closer to 200-300, and occasionally as high as 1000.
My spam filtering takes care of a great deal of this spam (only maybe 5 make it to my inbox) but still.
while PDAs have decent general-purpose use battery life these days, mp3s kill them pretty quick. besides that, they're still generally bigger than an ipod... pdas also tend to be more expensive and you still wind up with less space than an ipod.
I ordered an X800 Pro (not the XT, but fine), a week or two ago.. I had it within 3-4 days..
I guess I'm not really seeing where the problem is. Pricewatch is my friend.
compared to china?
we dont.
believe me, I've looked. The best in this country are out in california. Now, dont get me wrong, they're quite good. but they dont come close to training (for example) with the beijing kung fu team.
wanna know something shocking? someone as treasonous as me works for the DoD! *gasp!*
I cant help but bite anyway.
there are perfectly legitimate reasons for moving to china for some period. I considered moving there myself for a year or two to study kung fu. Would that make me a traitor?
thats just unreasonable
ah, thank you, I did not realize the other areas they were involved in. I work in DoD Contracting myself, and so of course have run into DynCorp, but I cant say I knew much about them beyond my occasional run-ins.
if I'm not mistaken, isnt CSC really DynCorp (the DOD Contractor)? Somewhat interesting to see them on the list with all the other companies.
I'm gonna tell you a secret. People at the PENTAGON (you know, that big building where most of our nation's defense stuff is done?) check their AOL/Yahoo/Hotmail e-mail and more at work.
Its really not that big of a deal. Same goes for at this place. The amount of damage possible to inflict this way is relatively minimal.
Nah, I mean, think of it this way:
IF they were guilty, they would have no problem with that punishment. But since they're not (as far as they're concerned), they're gonna fight the ruling that says they are, and not the punishment itself.
Basically its saying "yes, the punishment fits the crime... but we're not guilty of the crime"
I havent RTFA, of course, but it seems to me that they're shooting to have the bigger case overturned. Why pay the court costs to fight 2 battles, when you can just fight one? If they get the decision overturned, then the penalties will cease to be. Saves time and money for them.
ummm.. I went to one of those highschools (The Hill School - Donald Trump's kid Eric was a grade behind me). I gotta tell you, you're way off. Dont get me wrong, you do a LOT of writing, but they also have one amazing IT Budget. Computers throughout the library, laptops required for all students, wireless access all over, high end digital video workstations, MCSE classes, programming classes, digital art classes. Almost all writing done out-of-class happens on the computer. Only in-class essays/etc are done with pen and paper.
I dont know where you've been.
now, I havent RTFA (of course), but your quote says TEXTbooks.
Have you READ a textbook lately? IF you somehow manage to stay awake long enough to make any progress, chances are you'll be so confused that you wont know what the hell it said. Textbooks need teachers with them to learn. They need a translator.
BOOKS, on the other hand, are wonderful. I read at least a book a week, frequently 2-3. It's a great experience. Maybe they need to get better writers for textbooks, I dont know, but I wouldnt doubt that a game could blow a textbook out of the water.
actually, that's not really an issue
;) Otherwise, it pays to know people in the biz.
they can get you an "interim" clearance
an interim secret clearance, assuming you dont have any major red-flags on your record, takes like 9 days. That lets you access 'secret' level stuff until your full investigation finishes.
The downside is, it costs the company a ridiculous amount of money to get you put in for a clearance (thousands of dollars - I've heard 10's of thousands even), so they REALLY prefer to get people who already have a clearance.
I guess you could join the military if you REALLY want a clearance that bad
*puts on best homer simpsons voice*
mmmmmm... binary xml... *drools*
Wait? THAT'S what binary XML is? What's the thing where the chicks wail on each other?? THAT is what I wanted!! Awwwwwww.
*takes off homer simpson voice*
thank you
in all fairness, mini is the name of the company for the "mini cooper". the car itself is just a "cooper".
its like a ford mustang.