If you're interested in urban decay and the subterranian life of NYC, I'd highly recommend the documentary Dark Days by Marc Singer. It's truly a wonderfully done documentary of the underworld of poverty and despair in the abandoned and not abandoned NYC subway tunnels.
I think you may be missing the point. Manhattan is an island. What better way to prevent a nuclear bomb from hitting Manhattan than detecting it as it comes in?
In terms of access to Manhattan, there are only four tunnels, and 11 bridges... but there are at least 21 subway tunnels. (7 from the north, 14 from the east, and the PATH from NJ). The people protecting the city would be neglegent to only secure the bridges and tunnels of the city.
An interesting article you may want to read about the topic is here.
I'm tired of people trying to say that everybody is 100% identical and that we should focus on the least common denominator when dealing with situations. Face it. People are different, and as such... we need to have different ways of handling people that don't fit into a mold.
In this case, if the detectors are set at the level they need to be set at in order to detect a signal, then prior to receiving radiation therapy the people will need to understand that one of the burdens that comes along with their treatment is this additional hassle. The system should attempt to come up with a humane way of dealing with people that experience this problem, and I'm guessing that as these detectors become more widespread... they will.
You say that these people shouldn't be strip-searched, forced to carry papers, or banned from public transportation. I agree with the third statement, but unless security has a way to detect what is causing the radiation, what do you suggest we use as the litmus test for these individuals? Their word? How do you propose the source of radiation be located?
I'm not suggesting that we deprive people of their rights... but as the world changes, so must the people that live in it. If the detectors are set at the level they need to be set at to detect a dirty-bomb and make my city safe for the millions that live and travel through here every day, then the fraction of the population whose lives are inconvenienced by the additional safety measures will have to adapt, just as every other New Yorker I know has adapted to heightened security since September 11th.
It seems the primary factor that caused Lance Bass not to go to space was the $20 million he couldn't raise. I say, don't worry about the return trip. Let's raise $10 and send him on his way. It's a win/win.
I look up the domain listed in the WHOIS registry, and I personally call the person responsible for that domain. I tell them they'll be receiving a phone call from me for every future spam email that comes from that domain. I haven't missed yet. Obviously the volume of spam I receive outweighs my desire to contact each person directly, but for the most offensive spams, this is the technique I've found works best, and with free long-distance and a zillion minutes in my cel plan... it costs me nothing but a few minutes of time.
Why? Because the one with the most votes already has widespread consumer awareness about its distro. The one that nobody knows about is the one that should be the most concerned.
"Now they want to institute a "pay as you throw" garbage tax, which I think is actually a good idea, but only if they reinstate full recycling."
"Pay as you go" for garbage is the single biggest mistake New York City could ever make. If you want to see trash thrown out everywhere EXCEPT where it should be thrown out... adopt the "pay as you go" scheme. The parks will be littered. The streets will be littered. Every alley will be littered. People will use public trash cans for their personal garbage. People will burn the stuff. Pay as you go is a tremendous mistake. While it may make economic sense... the reality of the situation is that the majority of New York City residents will not accept such a scheme, and it will lower the overall standard of living in a city that will be overcome by litter.
Microsoft announced Tuesday that plans for.Net Server, aka "Longhorn" have been scraped and they will instead focus on the the release after that, code-named "Foghorn".
Foghorn Langhorn? Now boy... you're doin' it all wrong!
If you're not under contract, you should talk to their retentino department and tell them you're planning on cancelling your service. I did that and I got 650 anytime and 3000 anytime keeping my nights at 8pm for $35.99/month.
Their retention department is designed to offer better plans to keep people that have been with them for a while.
For $40 bucks I want Sprint to stop screwing around with their service and stop making changes that complicate things for their users. In the past 4-5 months these changes have taken effect:
Sprint relocated the due-date on Sprint bills making is more difficult to find the "pay by" date
Sprint voice-mail no longer states the name of the caller. Instead you get to listen to a verbose reading of their phone number... adding about 10 seconds to every call
The voice-mail indicator requires that you stay on the call an additional 2-3 seconds longer than you used to, when picking up voice mail, in order for the indicator icon to disappear on your phone. If you hang up too soon, you'll have to call back to listen to "No new messages" before it disappears.
This is just a sampling of the changes Sprint has made over the past few months. I can't see how any of them were implemented for any other reason than to increase their profits. Additionally, ALL mobile phone companies are guilty of delaying phone-number portability, because they know that once people can leave their network and take their phone number with them it will open up a completely new area for competition.
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If you're interested in urban decay and the subterranian life of NYC, I'd highly recommend the documentary Dark Days by Marc Singer. It's truly a wonderfully done documentary of the underworld of poverty and despair in the abandoned and not abandoned NYC subway tunnels.
I think you may be missing the point. Manhattan is an island. What better way to prevent a nuclear bomb from hitting Manhattan than detecting it as it comes in?
... but there are at least 21 subway tunnels. (7 from the north, 14 from the east, and the PATH from NJ). The people protecting the city would be neglegent to only secure the bridges and tunnels of the city.
In terms of access to Manhattan, there are only four tunnels, and 11 bridges
An interesting article you may want to read about the topic is here.
I'm tired of people trying to say that everybody is 100% identical and that we should focus on the least common denominator when dealing with situations. Face it. People are different, and as such ... we need to have different ways of handling people that don't fit into a mold.
... they will.
... but as the world changes, so must the people that live in it. If the detectors are set at the level they need to be set at to detect a dirty-bomb and make my city safe for the millions that live and travel through here every day, then the fraction of the population whose lives are inconvenienced by the additional safety measures will have to adapt, just as every other New Yorker I know has adapted to heightened security since September 11th.
In this case, if the detectors are set at the level they need to be set at in order to detect a signal, then prior to receiving radiation therapy the people will need to understand that one of the burdens that comes along with their treatment is this additional hassle. The system should attempt to come up with a humane way of dealing with people that experience this problem, and I'm guessing that as these detectors become more widespread
You say that these people shouldn't be strip-searched, forced to carry papers, or banned from public transportation. I agree with the third statement, but unless security has a way to detect what is causing the radiation, what do you suggest we use as the litmus test for these individuals? Their word? How do you propose the source of radiation be located?
I'm not suggesting that we deprive people of their rights
Telstar - A New Yorker
aparently you've never eaten Thanksgiving dinner at my place. Give it an hour or two, and you're bound to see it make a reappearance...
Nothing quite beats the toxins release from color catalogues...
My cable company itemizes the bill out to charging for the remote. That takes balls...
We alreay have "legacy" digital cable networks?
Most people I know still haven't switched to digital.
As long as the money goes towards deoderant, I support this tariff for NYC cabbies...
Not to mention that huge line of traffic behind the thing. Get out the way!
It seems the primary factor that caused Lance Bass not to go to space was the $20 million he couldn't raise. I say, don't worry about the return trip. Let's raise $10 and send him on his way. It's a win/win.
At least you didn't get eleven hours of QVC like a friend of mine did.
I look up the domain listed in the WHOIS registry, and I personally call the person responsible for that domain. I tell them they'll be receiving a phone call from me for every future spam email that comes from that domain. I haven't missed yet. Obviously the volume of spam I receive outweighs my desire to contact each person directly, but for the most offensive spams, this is the technique I've found works best, and with free long-distance and a zillion minutes in my cel plan ... it costs me nothing but a few minutes of time.
Classic parodies of Ellen Feiss
Why? Because the one with the most votes already has widespread consumer awareness about its distro. The one that nobody knows about is the one that should be the most concerned.
So who gets to explain to Billy why he can only watch "Lilo and Stitch" 5 times instead of his usual 12?
If you're not under contract, you should talk to their retentino department and tell them you're planning on cancelling your service. I did that and I got 650 anytime and 3000 anytime keeping my nights at 8pm for $35.99/month.
Their retention department is designed to offer better plans to keep people that have been with them for a while.
If I don't have any voicemail, why should I have to press anything to reset my phone?
My point with all of this is that they're changing their system to make it less convenient than it used to be.
This is just a sampling of the changes Sprint has made over the past few months. I can't see how any of them were implemented for any other reason than to increase their profits. Additionally, ALL mobile phone companies are guilty of delaying phone-number portability, because they know that once people can leave their network and take their phone number with them it will open up a completely new area for competition.