Yeah, they are for that, but I don't see any harm in making commercials continue on. I find that bus advertisements sometimes run a series of ads.
When I see one new one in a series, I am more willing to watch it.
I realize that my suggestion sounds weird, but I don't see any loss in making a commercial continue. Now that I think about it, there are a few humourous ones that do that.
Another economic benefit that people may not think about is that grocery stores can throw packaged foods into the compost. At this point in time, they seem to only be able to throw away unpackaged fruits and vegetables. In other words, they aren't going to unpackage something to compost it.
This will provide more compost which could mean richer soils and better crops.
Consumers need to learn to be more discerning. Doctors, lawyers, politicians, bankers, and such, don't deserve so much trust. Trusting in an oath is nothing but blind trust [please don't take this to extremes].
However I am in favour of people writing out their goals for their own personal use.
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The only real way to stop this is going to be getting the phone companies to stray from the phone-number@mobile.phone-company.com...They *could* start filtering any server trying to send more than two or three messages an hour, but we'll see how that goes.
I hope they do that too. I wish they would also ban all messages from all places by default and give you a web interface to allow who you want to come in.
Thanks for your reply. I'm glad that I didn't respond right away. I thought that you were saying the same thing as somebody else.
I think that I agree with you about an association or watchdog group or advocacy group or something. I also agree with what you said about the term "union" not applying.
The idea of a group publically shaming a company into doing something right, also works well. This would help those searching for jobs, in that they would avoid those companies. If he wants information, then he could pay for a list of names and their violations.
Consumer Reports works on this general idea. If you want their research, then pay for it. I think that there is a strong market potential for this type of an organization. In this day and age, there is a great need for employment mobility, so that employees don't feel trapped.
I appreciate your reply. Unfortunately, when I read the submission the first few times around, the gist I got was something different than what you said, and as a result, I missed a bit of what he said.
Why don't people just negotiate for these things during the interview?
I really don't like the idea of unions. I used to be a part of a union that only got me minimum wage, and yet I still had to pay union dues. Government isn't the answer either, because they are too far away. Often times when they make legislation, the laws end up hurting the people that they are intended to protect.
If the employer won't hire you based on your upright convictions, then I'd be concerned about you taking that job.
I realize that there already people in jobs with difficult situations, but legislation and unions aren't the answer.
There have been many shows cancelled simply due to ratings. Even though they may rate in the top 10 or top 40 of all new shows, they still might be cancelled. This is what I read according to TV Week Magazine [a competitor of TV guide]. A perfect example is, "Christy". It stayed regularly at #2 on CBS [and once or twice reached #1] for the week, but was cancelled anyways, because the market that was attracted to it doesn't spend as much as the market that watched other shows. I saw that on a "Christy" web site, so you could do a google search.
Networks and stations should focus more on doing what they are best at, which is bringing shows to viewers.
People watch too much tv as it is. Anything to discourage them would be good. Once people begin to pay more per viewing hour, they may begin to realize that they are better off watching quality documentaries and shows that the whole family can watch together.
Documentaries can help the family learn together, sort of like reading book, but not as good in general. On the other hand a picture is worth a thousand words, and a moving picture is worth a thousand pictures.
Once the family can see that they can save money by having more people watch per hour, they may be willing to compromise more by watching programming that will be suitable for all ages.
I haven't watched Bugs Bunny lately, but I heard that there was humour on several levels, thus entertaining the child [because it's a cartoon] and the adult [because it's witty].
I grow wearisome and tired of companies that bash males and make them look stupid. There have been a few commercials with "stupid women" in them recently, but still.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want us to get so politically correct that we can't laugh at ourselves. After all, if someone is the butt of the joke in a funny commercial, it's going to be a male of female.
The butt of the joke should be determined by what is funny and by common sense, not by some agenda.
Why don't they just make better commercials with continuing stories? If they were funny, then I'd watch. If they had a continuing and meaningful storyline, then I'd watch.
Consumers need to see products being used. This would help them see how the product can benefit them. That's why Hollywood is so good at influencing fashion. A good idea would be for a family in a tv show to use an enviromentally friendly washer and drier. This would help people to see how well the item works and/or how easy it is to use. If a couple of characters used transit more often, then perhaps the viewer will see that there is more to transit than just less green house gases.
Seriously. How would your boss like it if he found out that you wouldn't add a feature like banner ads on an ICQ window because you took some kind of oath? I realize that the question asked in the submission, probably doesn't include things like this, but still.
Don't get me wrong, we shouldn't be supporting companies that like to sneak porn into children's software and other extreme similar companies, but for the most part we shouldn't need an oath.
Why don't you do a google search for spy equipment? I haven't done it, so no guarantees. There is a store called Spy vs Spy, near my place. I wouldn't be surprised if they sold most of what you need.
They are also going to sue people who tabs in their school binders to help organize their notes.
Other sueable things include the movement of a cursor, the cursor itself, and the use of color.
The good news is that although I own red, I'll let you guys use it for free. Just go to my web site and sign up. I'll email you the legal forms that allow you to use red in your projects.
It was just part of the joke. In fact, I did fix it and then put it back. I thought it would be funny because every now and then, I'll see someone correct someone else. I'll more careful next time.
For the last 3 days, I've tried to be funny, but each time someone has responded to my joke as if I were serious.
Perhaps in my post, I may have sounded too serious. I usually like dry humour. Maybe that would be the cause. I'm glad that you responded, because I'm trying to brush up on my humour skills. Thanks.
Oh yeah, I forgot, Taco doesn't use his own ID anymore...
I don't understand. Why did you bring this up? Is it something that you forgot to mention in another dialogue that we had?
100,000 to wait in line 100,000 to buy action figures
70,000 to buy the special set of dvds with "never before seen footage"
10,000 to complain at/. about how George Lucas owes them a better movie
10,000 to cheer when the N'sync jedis get killed
10,000 to complain that my addition is bad when it's really just a typo
Unfortunately, Themes.org was hacked pretty badly in late 2000, causing it to be taken down and rewritten.
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They're crackers, not hackers! Boo hoo! Wah wah. Sob sob. When will they get that right? Sniff sniff. *We're* hackers! Doesn't anybody care? Boo hoo hoo h-o-oo!
*Thank* *you* so much! I gave up all hope of being able to do this. At first I didn't even bother reading your post very carefully, until I saw the part about "...click set as default template...". When I perused the mailing lists, I only found messages about saving a document and then opening the document up each time I start OOo. Fortunately, you found the real solution!
Just for that, I'm going to try to come back here when I have mod points and mod you up. I truly think that you deserve +5 for this.
And to think that I was beginning to loose all hope in/. ! My, oh, my.
Thanks again. I appreciate the time that you put in.
Oh, okay. Thanks for pointing that out. I thought that you might have been trolling!:^)
Thanks for the joke.
I don't have a very good sense of humour. You'll see that if you look through the threads about that ringing in the ears. I made a joke and some guy actually replied each rhetorical question. I explained that I was joking and thanked him for his time.:^)
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Yeah, they are for that, but I don't see any harm in making commercials continue on. I find that bus advertisements sometimes run a series of ads.
When I see one new one in a series, I am more willing to watch it.
I realize that my suggestion sounds weird, but I don't see any loss in making a commercial continue. Now that I think about it, there are a few humourous ones that do that.
Another economic benefit that people may not think about is that grocery stores can throw packaged foods into the compost. At this point in time, they seem to only be able to throw away unpackaged fruits and vegetables. In other words, they aren't going to unpackage something to compost it.
This will provide more compost which could mean richer soils and better crops.
Consumers need to learn to be more discerning. Doctors, lawyers, politicians, bankers, and such, don't deserve so much trust. Trusting in an oath is nothing but blind trust [please don't take this to extremes].
However I am in favour of people writing out their goals for their own personal use.
Thanks for your reply. I'm glad that I didn't respond right away. I thought that you were saying the same thing as somebody else.
I think that I agree with you about an association or watchdog group or advocacy group or something. I also agree with what you said about the term "union" not applying.
The idea of a group publically shaming a company into doing something right, also works well. This would help those searching for jobs, in that they would avoid those companies. If he wants information, then he could pay for a list of names and their violations.
Consumer Reports works on this general idea. If you want their research, then pay for it. I think that there is a strong market potential for this type of an organization. In this day and age, there is a great need for employment mobility, so that employees don't feel trapped.
I appreciate your reply. Unfortunately, when I read the submission the first few times around, the gist I got was something different than what you said, and as a result, I missed a bit of what he said.
Why don't people just negotiate for these things during the interview?
I really don't like the idea of unions. I used to be a part of a union that only got me minimum wage, and yet I still had to pay union dues. Government isn't the answer either, because they are too far away. Often times when they make legislation, the laws end up hurting the people that they are intended to protect.
If the employer won't hire you based on your upright convictions, then I'd be concerned about you taking that job.
I realize that there already people in jobs with difficult situations, but legislation and unions aren't the answer.
That's a cool quote. Thanks for bringing it up. I remember hearing that too. I appreciate you reminding me of it.
No, I wouldn't. The government is just doing fine as it is. If anything it should interfere less.
I would prefer that most of the tv shows were based on pay-per-view. It makes it harder for the shows to offend their viewers.
There have been many shows cancelled simply due to ratings. Even though they may rate in the top 10 or top 40 of all new shows, they still might be cancelled. This is what I read according to TV Week Magazine [a competitor of TV guide]. A perfect example is, "Christy". It stayed regularly at #2 on CBS [and once or twice reached #1] for the week, but was cancelled anyways, because the market that was attracted to it doesn't spend as much as the market that watched other shows. I saw that on a "Christy" web site, so you could do a google search.
Networks and stations should focus more on doing what they are best at, which is bringing shows to viewers.
People watch too much tv as it is. Anything to discourage them would be good. Once people begin to pay more per viewing hour, they may begin to realize that they are better off watching quality documentaries and shows that the whole family can watch together.
Documentaries can help the family learn together, sort of like reading book, but not as good in general. On the other hand a picture is worth a thousand words, and a moving picture is worth a thousand pictures.
Once the family can see that they can save money by having more people watch per hour, they may be willing to compromise more by watching programming that will be suitable for all ages.
I haven't watched Bugs Bunny lately, but I heard that there was humour on several levels, thus entertaining the child [because it's a cartoon] and the adult [because it's witty].
I grow wearisome and tired of companies that bash males and make them look stupid. There have been a few commercials with "stupid women" in them recently, but still.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want us to get so politically correct that we can't laugh at ourselves. After all, if someone is the butt of the joke in a funny commercial, it's going to be a male of female.
The butt of the joke should be determined by what is funny and by common sense, not by some agenda.
Why don't they just make better commercials with continuing stories? If they were funny, then I'd watch. If they had a continuing and meaningful storyline, then I'd watch.
Consumers need to see products being used. This would help them see how the product can benefit them. That's why Hollywood is so good at influencing fashion. A good idea would be for a family in a tv show to use an enviromentally friendly washer and drier. This would help people to see how well the item works and/or how easy it is to use. If a couple of characters used transit more often, then perhaps the viewer will see that there is more to transit than just less green house gases.
I thought that coders worked for the boss?
Seriously. How would your boss like it if he found out that you wouldn't add a feature like banner ads on an ICQ window because you took some kind of oath? I realize that the question asked in the submission, probably doesn't include things like this, but still.
Don't get me wrong, we shouldn't be supporting companies that like to sneak porn into children's software and other extreme similar companies, but for the most part we shouldn't need an oath.
You should do no harm even without an oath. Why should you need to promise not to do something bad?
Why don't you do a google search for spy equipment? I haven't done it, so no guarantees. There is a store called Spy vs Spy, near my place. I wouldn't be surprised if they sold most of what you need.
Sorry about that. Here it is. www.red.com/register.html
Would you believe that Pepsi tried to own a particular shade of blue?
They are also going to sue people who tabs in their school binders to help organize their notes.
Other sueable things include the movement of a cursor, the cursor itself, and the use of color.
The good news is that although I own red, I'll let you guys use it for free. Just go to my web site and sign up. I'll email you the legal forms that allow you to use red in your projects.
For the last 3 days, I've tried to be funny, but each time someone has responded to my joke as if I were serious.
Perhaps in my post, I may have sounded too serious. I usually like dry humour. Maybe that would be the cause. I'm glad that you responded, because I'm trying to brush up on my humour skills. Thanks.
I don't understand. Why did you bring this up? Is it something that you forgot to mention in another dialogue that we had?
Works for me, even when I am in the office.
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/. about how George Lucas owes them a better movie
100,000 to wait in line
100,000 to buy action figures
70,000 to buy the special set of dvds with "never before seen footage"
10,000 to complain at
10,000 to cheer when the N'sync jedis get killed
10,000 to complain that my addition is bad when it's really just a typo
They're crackers, not hackers! Boo hoo! Wah wah. Sob sob. When will they get that right? Sniff sniff. *We're* hackers! Doesn't anybody care? Boo hoo hoo h-o-oo!
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:^)
It's even worse than you think. I live in Canada, and we use US Letter size. It is 8.5 inches by 11.5 inches.
Greetings lubricated.
/. ! My, oh, my.
*Thank* *you* so much! I gave up all hope of being able to do this. At first I didn't even bother reading your post very carefully, until I saw the part about "...click set as default template...". When I perused the mailing lists, I only found messages about saving a document and then opening the document up each time I start OOo. Fortunately, you found the real solution!
Just for that, I'm going to try to come back here when I have mod points and mod you up. I truly think that you deserve +5 for this.
And to think that I was beginning to loose all hope in
Thanks again. I appreciate the time that you put in.
Oh, okay. Thanks for pointing that out. I thought that you might have been trolling! :^)
:^)
Thanks for the joke.
I don't have a very good sense of humour. You'll see that if you look through the threads about that ringing in the ears. I made a joke and some guy actually replied each rhetorical question. I explained that I was joking and thanked him for his time.