With most modern cell phones, the off button can be difficult to find. However, if you use a 10-pound sledgehammer on the phone, you can be certain that it's been pressed.
Look, I can understand mandatory drug tests if you're the guy piloting the boat in Safari Adventure Land (or whatever the hell it's called), but if your job is dressing up as Goofy or Pluto or whoever....
Most Congressional districts are, thanks to gerrymandering and the advantage of incumbency, safe districts. It pretty much requires a Congresscritter being caught in a scandal, choosing to retire, dying in office, or really cheesing off your electorate for the position to change hands. (Yes, I'm simplifying it.)
You're right. We should use quantum mechanics instead as a basis for laws regarding houses, roads and bridges, because that's much more applicable to houses, roads, and bridges than Newtonian physics.
As an atheist, I typically just ignore the religion posts on FB, unless they're by certain friends, who tend to post interesting stuff (i.e. not dogmatic "DIE UNBELIEVER") on the topic. I mean, just because I'm an atheist doesn't mean I don't occasionally want to read more on what, for example, the Pope is saying on a topic.
You're confusing local weather with global climate. They are not the same thing. Just because you had a cold winter where you are does not mean that everyone, everywhere else, had a cold winter.
Well, yeah. For the vast majority of politicians, the goal is to do/say whatever it takes to be re-elected. If you can make the other party look like slime in the process, that's just a bonus.
Yeah, but the way the summary is worded, it makes sense.
IT guy discovers data breach affects customer 1-10,000. Within 30 days they have to notify those customers of the data breach. 10 days into that notification process, IT guy discovers that, oh crap, customers 10,001 - 100,000 were affected. The 30 day timer starts for THOSE customers now.
It's 30 days from when it's been discovered, not when the breach actually happens. That way, if it happened months ago, and the IT guy is only detecting it now, they're not in any extra trouble for not reporting it, UNLESS they wait more than 30 days from the point of discovery.
If all they do is claim it though (with no actual benefit), the FDA will have a word with them. They did over those silly e-meters the Scientologists came up with.
The problem about making the movie concessions cheaper is that is where the theaters make the majority of their money. Upwards of 80% of every dollar spent at the concessions stand is profit for the theater.
Whereas, in the first week of a blockbuster, theaters keep about 10% of the ticket price.
Yeah, but it doesn't matter what the American people think. It matters what Congress thinks (or is told to think). And getting that collection of idiots to do anything meaningful is like herding cats.
Yeah, but the time limit is 20 years. It's not the OMGWTF time limit on copyrights in the U.S. (life of the creator plus 70 years, or 120 years for corporate copyright), but it's long enough to get some money out of it.
I mean, think about it. 20 years ago, cell phones were fairly large things that could really only make/receive phone calls. Now look at what they can do.
So, yeah, right now, you can't do much with Google Glass or a driverless car. But where will we be in terms of those things in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?
Because more than one airline is doing the A to C route. If airline company #1 is charging $200 for a trip from A to C, but company #2 is charging $180 for the same service, and the quality isn't that different, more people will go with company #2.
Company #1 then responds by lowering their price for the A to C route to $175. Or to $160. Whatever they can afford to set it to and still make a profit.
In most cases, theaters make very little money off of the ticket price, regardless of what movie is showing. I mean, think about it... the price of a ticket is the same at a theater regardless of whether you're watching "The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies" or "Horrible Bosses 2".
The real money the theaters make is off of concessions. Soda is about a 600% markup, popcorn is 800%.
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If they were over-inflated, you'd think the officials who checked the footballs before the game would have mentioned that by now.
With most modern cell phones, the off button can be difficult to find. However, if you use a 10-pound sledgehammer on the phone, you can be certain that it's been pressed.
Really?
Look, I can understand mandatory drug tests if you're the guy piloting the boat in Safari Adventure Land (or whatever the hell it's called), but if your job is dressing up as Goofy or Pluto or whoever....
Most Congressional districts are, thanks to gerrymandering and the advantage of incumbency, safe districts. It pretty much requires a Congresscritter being caught in a scandal, choosing to retire, dying in office, or really cheesing off your electorate for the position to change hands. (Yes, I'm simplifying it.)
You're right. We should use quantum mechanics instead as a basis for laws regarding houses, roads and bridges, because that's much more applicable to houses, roads, and bridges than Newtonian physics.
That's assuming that each Congresscritter actually makes up their own mind, rather than being told what the party line is going to be on an issue.
As an atheist, I typically just ignore the religion posts on FB, unless they're by certain friends, who tend to post interesting stuff (i.e. not dogmatic "DIE UNBELIEVER") on the topic. I mean, just because I'm an atheist doesn't mean I don't occasionally want to read more on what, for example, the Pope is saying on a topic.
You're confusing local weather with global climate. They are not the same thing. Just because you had a cold winter where you are does not mean that everyone, everywhere else, had a cold winter.
You, Anonymous Coward, are a moron and an insult to the intelligence of multi-cellular organisms everywhere.
I have just insulted you, whoever you may be. What should the nature of my punishment be?
Well, yeah. For the vast majority of politicians, the goal is to do/say whatever it takes to be re-elected. If you can make the other party look like slime in the process, that's just a bonus.
Yeah, but the way the summary is worded, it makes sense.
IT guy discovers data breach affects customer 1-10,000.
Within 30 days they have to notify those customers of the data breach.
10 days into that notification process, IT guy discovers that, oh crap, customers 10,001 - 100,000 were affected.
The 30 day timer starts for THOSE customers now.
It's 30 days from when it's been discovered, not when the breach actually happens. That way, if it happened months ago, and the IT guy is only detecting it now, they're not in any extra trouble for not reporting it, UNLESS they wait more than 30 days from the point of discovery.
This will be considered 'anti-business' and the Republicans won't let it through Congress, just you watch.
Yeah, and your average citizen has almost no pull in Congress compared to your average corporation or your average lobbying group.
If all they do is claim it though (with no actual benefit), the FDA will have a word with them. They did over those silly e-meters the Scientologists came up with.
There was a Spider Robinson story about it as well, called Mindkiller. One of the characters in the story attempted suicide by permanent wireheading.
Likewise, atheism is not a lack of a value system. Just because I don't believe in some sort of higher power does not mean I don't have values.
Pretending that atheists are amoral is a fool's errand.
The problem about making the movie concessions cheaper is that is where the theaters make the majority of their money. Upwards of 80% of every dollar spent at the concessions stand is profit for the theater.
Whereas, in the first week of a blockbuster, theaters keep about 10% of the ticket price.
Yeah, but it doesn't matter what the American people think. It matters what Congress thinks (or is told to think). And getting that collection of idiots to do anything meaningful is like herding cats.
Exactly. Clearly the external battery needs to fit in a pocket protector.
Yeah, but the time limit is 20 years. It's not the OMGWTF time limit on copyrights in the U.S. (life of the creator plus 70 years, or 120 years for corporate copyright), but it's long enough to get some money out of it.
I mean, think about it. 20 years ago, cell phones were fairly large things that could really only make/receive phone calls. Now look at what they can do.
So, yeah, right now, you can't do much with Google Glass or a driverless car. But where will we be in terms of those things in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?
Because more than one airline is doing the A to C route. If airline company #1 is charging $200 for a trip from A to C, but company #2 is charging $180 for the same service, and the quality isn't that different, more people will go with company #2.
Company #1 then responds by lowering their price for the A to C route to $175. Or to $160. Whatever they can afford to set it to and still make a profit.
In most cases, theaters make very little money off of the ticket price, regardless of what movie is showing. I mean, think about it... the price of a ticket is the same at a theater regardless of whether you're watching "The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies" or "Horrible Bosses 2".
The real money the theaters make is off of concessions. Soda is about a 600% markup, popcorn is 800%.
And yet, you post anonymously.
Mind you, corporations do seem to have much better access to tax exemptions, shelters, and oh yeah, access to our elected officials.