They do really focus on customer service - one thing that Disney does really well. If you look at it, it's a very expensive way to spend a week, so they give you the little things that will make you happy.
My daughter lost her hat in one of the shows at WDW - I went back to the crew member at the back door of the show, and he let me go look for it as the next group was getting out. When I didn't find it, he pulled out his comp pad and provide a hat from any gift shop, free of charge.
My daughter *loves* that hat, even two years later. The little things they do make the visit to their expensive parks much more enjoyable. This kind of program will only help them make sure people enjoy their stay.
And it's a service that you're paying for - so you've decided to participate at the first, even if you opt out of some of the more intrusive things.
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And to take it one step further, every person believes that there should be rules to support their moral stance alone. Including and especially liberals.
I am quite uncomfortable with Embryonic stem cell research and the requirement to destroy a human embryo to get those stem cells, or to start a clone. That is not an invitation to start a debate on abortion, it's only a statement of my comfort.
I have no issues with adult stem cell research, and was very happy when it was discovered that embryonic-like stem cells could be created from adult stem cells. I also have no issues with umbilical cord research.
As far as what a stem cell ban accomplishes - it fits inside my beliefs and concerns. I don't think it should be allowed in Europe or Asia either.
He's working on projects - that is a constructive effort, and hence costs that have a direct impact on profits or value. You, on the other hand, are working on maintenance tasks. Which don't have direct impact - they are more like insurance than any project work. Everyone in a service company knows that the money is in project work, not in steady state. Keeping the lights on doesn't make you money directly.
There is a lot of bad advice coming in - I would say talk to your boss and ask him how he wants you to value your time. Explain your thoughts around it. Communication is much better than not.
That is actually not true - there are lots of ways to pay down debt without increasing taxes.
Like allow inflation to go up somewhat and allow revenues to increase with inflation (which a lot of poorer countries do)
And buy foreign currency in very large amounts, and then devalue the dollar all to hell. Then convert the currency back. When you have some control over the dollar, that can work too.
Of course, both of these have impacts on the economy, but so do taxes and government spending. It's just a matter of finding the best way to do it.
3. We don't have to hear nonsense about the government banning stem cell research, blatantly muzzling dissenting scientists, and other such shenanigans that should have any self-respecting geek up in arms.
What nonsense. You are still going to see lots of things you don't agree with. I'm a self-respecting geek and I absolutely support the banning of some kinds of stem cell research. And all governments muzzle dissenting scientists.
Because the criminal requirements are that if someone believes they are committing a crime, then they are. If there is a buy for drugs and it's flour, it's still a crime.
Are you certain about that? I know that has the mens reus component, but where's the actus reus? The actual event was the purchase of flour, not of an illegal substance. I'm not contesting it, because I don't know, but it seems kind of silly.
The rest of the comment, I believe you are exactly right.
BMI itself is a poor measure of health. It generalizes incredibly, and sets a standard that some people cannot meet.
For myself at 6'6" I am supposed to weigh 214 lbs. When I was in the best shape of my life, I hit 264. BMI sets me as obese no matter how healthy I am.
Isn't that the truth. I work from home myself, only going into the office when there is an important meeting, and also am up around that 60 hour a week mark. Working from home, I find, is much more of a problem for work/life balance. It's much harder to stop working, when everything is set up in a comfortable location that you pass by repeatedly every day.
It's taken me months to learn how to put limits on it, and I agree with the wife statement there - very frustrating for her too.
Hmm.. Well, Interac already mandates EPPs for all POS (Point of Sale) and ABM terminals. The problem with a scheme like this is that when the terminal is replaced, especially for IP-based terminals, if you can route to the internet is doesn't matter what encryption is in place or what Interac standards are.
I do know that huge amounts of time and dollars are spent by the FIs being Interac compliant. However, if the terminal gets replaced, the fraudster will have already injected their own keys into the terminal, and will have directed it out to their own servers. Everything comes out as approved, and the customer walks away. In the mean time, the stripe and pin information have been transmitted to the fraudsters. Encrypted in a key that only they hold.
So, if the actual merchant is not on the ball, they don't get paid, the customer loses the pin and card info, but doesn't pay for the item(s) they just bought, and the fraudsters add full data to their database.
Fun, eh?
Of course, the POS terminal needs internet access, but they do at a lot of locations. And it has to be the entire terminal that gets replaced, not just the EPP. A lot of those terminals are becoming all-in-ones, though, which may increase the risk a bit.
It's not cheap or easy to do, but it could be mighty rewarding. Chip should actually decrease the risk here, though. This is all a stripe scenario. I'm not entirely sure about the exact Chip mechanics, though.
Such a narrow definition of Freedom. And a bunch of pure rhetoric.
Are you saying then that the Unix and Windows O/S-es are of no benefit to society? Pure B/S.
And what about my freedom to charge for what I've created. Software can't be free, only people can. And we aren't. I've always got to balance my freedom against yours.
A lot of it is the security aspect - corporate servers with encrypted traffic is a good thing for most departments. I know (from being part of it) that there was a pretty big list of requirements that we had to allow full use of the BB - and they met them all.
Don't know about the public sector stuff. Must just be the coolness factor.
I've seen it too, on Saturday. I was thinking the same thing about Gandalf - He's a very well respected actor, who has had a lot of big parts. However, I don't know if he might be sick or something, as his performance was not good. He couldn't seem to control his voice, or control the stage. If it is something like brochitis or larygitis or something, I could understand, I just don't know.
Michael Therriault, however, who played Gollum, was absolutely amazing. I've seen him in some other stuff at the Stratford Shakespear festival, and he is truly great. The problem that I noticed was that the scenes with Frodo, Sam and Gollum were spectacular, but there was nothing drawing the viewer to the other half of the story.
This really is based on the books more than the movies. However, what really got me was that if you don't know the story in the books, it is really hard to follow the action on stage. They have also combined the battles at Gondor and at the Black Gate, and eliminated several characters. Those are the prices you pay for cutting 3 long books into 3.5 hours (with 25 minutes of intermission)
Overall, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't stupendous. They were pretty close. A few more tweaks, it will be a great show.
Not quite - you provided him a reference to a definition for common language, not legal language, which are completely different things.
If you're arguing that downloading music and movies is morally theft, then sure, you're right, I'll agree to that. But legally, it's not the same thing. For something to be legally theft, a physical item must be taken away from someone. In any other case you're looking at fraud or copyright infringement, or destruction of property, or whatever, but by the legal description of things, it is not theft.
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They do really focus on customer service - one thing that Disney does really well. If you look at it, it's a very expensive way to spend a week, so they give you the little things that will make you happy.
My daughter lost her hat in one of the shows at WDW - I went back to the crew member at the back door of the show, and he let me go look for it as the next group was getting out. When I didn't find it, he pulled out his comp pad and provide a hat from any gift shop, free of charge.
My daughter *loves* that hat, even two years later. The little things they do make the visit to their expensive parks much more enjoyable. This kind of program will only help them make sure people enjoy their stay.
And it's a service that you're paying for - so you've decided to participate at the first, even if you opt out of some of the more intrusive things.
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Why would anyone want to work for such a jerk?
And to take it one step further, every person believes that there should be rules to support their moral stance alone. Including and especially liberals.
But guess who ends up paying for all of that in the end?
Everybody.
All the University tuition and the lower daycare costs do is take it out of the hands of the individual, and spread it out over the broader public.
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I do. I've purchased about a dozen books in both electronic or dead tree and audio formats.
I usually get the audio ones first, then buy the text-based one if I really enjoyed the audio book (for re-reading).
I am quite uncomfortable with Embryonic stem cell research and the requirement to destroy a human embryo to get those stem cells, or to start a clone. That is not an invitation to start a debate on abortion, it's only a statement of my comfort.
I have no issues with adult stem cell research, and was very happy when it was discovered that embryonic-like stem cells could be created from adult stem cells. I also have no issues with umbilical cord research.
As far as what a stem cell ban accomplishes - it fits inside my beliefs and concerns. I don't think it should be allowed in Europe or Asia either.
Oh, I never said to do those - and you're right, they are very bad ideas. I was just saying that there are more than two options.
However, the USA has been doing that for the last couple of years. Why do you think Bush stopped propping up the dollar?
That's not really a fair ask on his part.
He's working on projects - that is a constructive effort, and hence costs that have a direct impact on profits or value. You, on the other hand, are working on maintenance tasks. Which don't have direct impact - they are more like insurance than any project work. Everyone in a service company knows that the money is in project work, not in steady state. Keeping the lights on doesn't make you money directly.
There is a lot of bad advice coming in - I would say talk to your boss and ask him how he wants you to value your time. Explain your thoughts around it. Communication is much better than not.
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That is actually not true - there are lots of ways to pay down debt without increasing taxes.
Like allow inflation to go up somewhat and allow revenues to increase with inflation (which a lot of poorer countries do)
And buy foreign currency in very large amounts, and then devalue the dollar all to hell. Then convert the currency back. When you have some control over the dollar, that can work too.
Of course, both of these have impacts on the economy, but so do taxes and government spending. It's just a matter of finding the best way to do it.
3. We don't have to hear nonsense about the government banning stem cell research, blatantly muzzling dissenting scientists, and other such shenanigans that should have any self-respecting geek up in arms.
What nonsense. You are still going to see lots of things you don't agree with. I'm a self-respecting geek and I absolutely support the banning of some kinds of stem cell research. And all governments muzzle dissenting scientists.
Don't go overboard.
Excatly. Fox is no more biased than CNN, just the other way.
Ouch! Ouch! \modded to oblivion\
GM, Ford, and Chrysler to start....
And then add 5%.
And then double it for deadline crunches.
Because the criminal requirements are that if someone believes they are committing a crime, then they are. If there is a buy for drugs and it's flour, it's still a crime.
Are you certain about that? I know that has the mens reus component, but where's the actus reus? The actual event was the purchase of flour, not of an illegal substance. I'm not contesting it, because I don't know, but it seems kind of silly.
The rest of the comment, I believe you are exactly right.
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really fat people and smokers already do pay higher premiums, smokers even in a group policy.
really fat people are usually even denied insurance.
BMI itself is a poor measure of health. It generalizes incredibly, and sets a standard that some people cannot meet.
For myself at 6'6" I am supposed to weigh 214 lbs. When I was in the best shape of my life, I hit 264. BMI sets me as obese no matter how healthy I am.
Oh c'mon - That _is_ a bad analogy. It would be more like your house was unlocked so I can in and made some local calls, or watched some TV.
The taking of the stuff is where the analogy breaks down.
Isn't that the truth. I work from home myself, only going into the office when there is an important meeting, and also am up around that 60 hour a week mark. Working from home, I find, is much more of a problem for work/life balance. It's much harder to stop working, when everything is set up in a comfortable location that you pass by repeatedly every day.
It's taken me months to learn how to put limits on it, and I agree with the wife statement there - very frustrating for her too.
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That is a terrible line of reasoning. The question is where do you draw the line. In my books, if it goes outside the school, that's too far.
So there is a difference between drawing pictures in Art Class, and posting a libelous site on the internet, where outside parties could see it.
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And, when you're done, sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/sfu2007/
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Hmm.. Well, Interac already mandates EPPs for all POS (Point of Sale) and ABM terminals. The problem with a scheme like this is that when the terminal is replaced, especially for IP-based terminals, if you can route to the internet is doesn't matter what encryption is in place or what Interac standards are.
I do know that huge amounts of time and dollars are spent by the FIs being Interac compliant. However, if the terminal gets replaced, the fraudster will have already injected their own keys into the terminal, and will have directed it out to their own servers. Everything comes out as approved, and the customer walks away. In the mean time, the stripe and pin information have been transmitted to the fraudsters. Encrypted in a key that only they hold.
So, if the actual merchant is not on the ball, they don't get paid, the customer loses the pin and card info, but doesn't pay for the item(s) they just bought, and the fraudsters add full data to their database.
Fun, eh?
Of course, the POS terminal needs internet access, but they do at a lot of locations. And it has to be the entire terminal that gets replaced, not just the EPP. A lot of those terminals are becoming all-in-ones, though, which may increase the risk a bit.
It's not cheap or easy to do, but it could be mighty rewarding. Chip should actually decrease the risk here, though. This is all a stripe scenario. I'm not entirely sure about the exact Chip mechanics, though.
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Such a narrow definition of Freedom. And a bunch of pure rhetoric.
Are you saying then that the Unix and Windows O/S-es are of no benefit to society? Pure B/S.
And what about my freedom to charge for what I've created. Software can't be free, only people can. And we aren't. I've always got to balance my freedom against yours.
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A lot of it is the security aspect - corporate servers with encrypted traffic is a good thing for most departments. I know (from being part of it) that there was a pretty big list of requirements that we had to allow full use of the BB - and they met them all.
Don't know about the public sector stuff. Must just be the coolness factor.
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I've seen it too, on Saturday. I was thinking the same thing about Gandalf - He's a very well respected actor, who has had a lot of big parts. However, I don't know if he might be sick or something, as his performance was not good. He couldn't seem to control his voice, or control the stage. If it is something like brochitis or larygitis or something, I could understand, I just don't know.
Michael Therriault, however, who played Gollum, was absolutely amazing. I've seen him in some other stuff at the Stratford Shakespear festival, and he is truly great. The problem that I noticed was that the scenes with Frodo, Sam and Gollum were spectacular, but there was nothing drawing the viewer to the other half of the story.
This really is based on the books more than the movies. However, what really got me was that if you don't know the story in the books, it is really hard to follow the action on stage. They have also combined the battles at Gondor and at the Black Gate, and eliminated several characters. Those are the prices you pay for cutting 3 long books into 3.5 hours (with 25 minutes of intermission)
Overall, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't stupendous. They were pretty close. A few more tweaks, it will be a great show.
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Not quite - you provided him a reference to a definition for common language, not legal language, which are completely different things.
If you're arguing that downloading music and movies is morally theft, then sure, you're right, I'll agree to that. But legally, it's not the same thing. For something to be legally theft, a physical item must be taken away from someone. In any other case you're looking at fraud or copyright infringement, or destruction of property, or whatever, but by the legal description of things, it is not theft.
Sorry, your argument doesn't wash that way.
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