You could "communicate" the baby photos and such that probably no more than 50 people in the world ahve an interest in seeing by registering for an individual account on a preexisting website set up for such a purpose. It would probably be free too, or at least cheaper than even the cheap modern domain registration costs.
photo.net and flickr are two options that come to mind. Heck, even myspace.
I am highly in doubt that a 75% reduction in file size will net video quality that is anywhere close to that of a standard DVD as you are claiming. I guess time will tell though.
My dad already operates on the policy that if the destination is within 600 miles, he drives. The hassle and bureaucracy around flying have made it easier (and cheaper) just to drive. Though, gas prices hinder the price side of that equation a little bit...
If you think what I described is anarchy, then you don't know what anarchy is. I clearly mentioned that government needs to exist, and the three functions it is intended to administer as set up by the framers of the Constitution.
I suggest you read the Federalist Papers someday, and Wealth of Nations, to see how wrong you are.
But, in short summary, how do people get aid in food shortages now? Charity, but it is forced by government, who gets their cut ("administrative expenses"). How does the free market take care of this? Charity, only through people like you and me going directly through private organizations that, while having their own administrative costs, are far more efficient and accountable.
Government is good at 3 things:
1) governing (ha!) 2) military 3) foreign relations
Everything else should be handed by private processes. That is, if you believe in the principles upon which this country was founded.
Try reading the post I was responding to, it might help you to get a clue as to what the fuck you're talking about (hint - click the "parent" button on the post of mine you responded to)...you certainly don't have that now.
The point is that the judge is not partial (in theory) toward "busting the jerk" or "getting the fuzz off their back". They have the potential to be more objective about the situation than the detective investigating the case.
As to the possibility of individual corruption or bias in a justice, that's another matter entirely (as some of the child posts went on to say).
Same principal as a camera lens. Apeture is how much the camera is "squinting" (and therefore, "stopping down" is sharper in most circumstances, but requires more light) and then focal length is if you are nearsighted or farsighted.
Having formerly worked there 1 1/2 years ago...unless it's changed recently, you get a bonus for meeting that year's sales goal (in other words, bonus starts at a certain point and increases for sales beyond that point) for policy across a month, based on (I think) 60 day retention. So if I sell a policy on 8/1 and that policy is still on the books as of 10/1, that policy counts as a sale toward my bonus. Sales agents also don't get credit for sales where they do the whole app with you, but you need to call back later either with some trivial info and/or if you're not ready to make a decision...the rep who takes the payment gets the sale and the agents are not given direct lines to have people call them back directly. The top sales agents in the company (company-wide, not like a 1-2-3 from each office) get to go on an annual trip. There is also bonus in the way of annual profit sharing, of which half is put into a 401k and half is cash, and you also get a share of forfeited 401k dollars because they use the worst vesting schedule legally possible (0-0-20-40-60-80-100). This is usually a hefty chunk of change, like 10-30% in recent years. Consequently, the match is low (2% as I remember). The hourly wage is near the top when comparing to other call center jobs, but the total compensation package probably doesn't match what a moderately successful independant agent would make in the field.
So yeah, that's GEICO's compensation in summary, at least as it was when I worked there (until Feb 04).
Also, they can't outsource to India, because you have to be able to obtain a resident's license for the state in which you operate, which means you (by definition) have to be a US Citizen. The securities industry, of which I am now a part, does this too. I wonder what it would be like if the tech industry did this?
FYI, GEICO, along with many other companies, do not choose to do business in MA because they do not allow insurers to use their own criteria for rates.
In the case of companies like GEICO and to some degree Progressive, a lot of their savings are obtained by doing little to no business through brick-and-mortar agencies...GEICO's is almost 100% through the phone and internet. This has its downsides too, as some have noted they have to spend more on advertising and a bad claims experience in an area/over a period of time will still bite them. I'm not saying your points aren't valid (they are), but style of business is also an important factor in determining which insurance company is right for you.
I am not going to say that Kylere's story is completely false, but I can almost with certainty that he is not giving the full story. More than likely (I apologize if this is not true), he has had more tickets and/or accidents than he is claiming. Knowing how GEICO works from being a policyholder myself in the past and from current employees, he probably had a "preferred" risk policy, and the accident meant he no longer qualified for this type of policy, probably being offered a "standard" or "high risk" (the former more likely than the latter) instead. Depending on his state of residence and if he was at the time a "preferred" risk policy holder, he may have had an "accident forgiveness" provision applied due to his 5+ year tenure.
I cannot speak for his claims experience, as I never filed one. And I don't doubt he was able to get a cheaper rate somewhere else, as no one company is the cheapest for everybody due to differently weighted underwriting factors, claims experience, etc. There are too many things that don't add up with the story to make it 100% true as it is written though, sorry.
Buy a computer == buy computer games, sorry. Haste makes waste, as they say.
The point is that Tony Hawk games are on two generations of systems (PS1 and PS2), you act as though this is some multi-decade franchise that has caused you to refrain from buying computer games since 1985 ("I do, however, keep purchasing the latest Playstation, without fail."). That's why I mentioned Mario and Zelda, for which such a point of view would make sense, the one you made either doesn't make sense or is far overstated....
It doesn't seem to be a "fork", just a bundle of good stuff for an existing base (FreeBSD). Kinda like Texstar packages for Mandrake, before Texstar started his own distro and before Mandrake was Mandriva, of course:)
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You could "communicate" the baby photos and such that probably no more than 50 people in the world ahve an interest in seeing by registering for an individual account on a preexisting website set up for such a purpose. It would probably be free too, or at least cheaper than even the cheap modern domain registration costs.
photo.net and flickr are two options that come to mind. Heck, even myspace.
No, because people can be wrong.
What's right isn't always popular, and what's popular isn't always right.
Gas stations don't make money on gas anyway. Their profit comes from convenience items (food/coffee/newspapers/etc.)
Anybody can make lemonade. How could anyone make money selling that?
I am highly in doubt that a 75% reduction in file size will net video quality that is anywhere close to that of a standard DVD as you are claiming. I guess time will tell though.
You know, an apple pie is $0.99. You can get two for $1.00. Would you like to supersize your meal today sir?
My dad already operates on the policy that if the destination is within 600 miles, he drives. The hassle and bureaucracy around flying have made it easier (and cheaper) just to drive. Though, gas prices hinder the price side of that equation a little bit...
Things with caffeine, yes (cola). Things with sugar/salt, no (snacks).
I don't know what you're smoking, but no they're not. Chrysler is a division of DaimlerChrysler :)
Chevy is one of the GM brands.
Yeah, they keep throwing more and more RAM at it, if they'd just restart the "secret computer" they wouldn't need to use nearly as much...
If you think what I described is anarchy, then you don't know what anarchy is. I clearly mentioned that government needs to exist, and the three functions it is intended to administer as set up by the framers of the Constitution.
I suggest you read the Federalist Papers someday, and Wealth of Nations, to see how wrong you are.
But, in short summary, how do people get aid in food shortages now? Charity, but it is forced by government, who gets their cut ("administrative expenses"). How does the free market take care of this? Charity, only through people like you and me going directly through private organizations that, while having their own administrative costs, are far more efficient and accountable.
Government is good at 3 things:
1) governing (ha!)
2) military
3) foreign relations
Everything else should be handed by private processes. That is, if you believe in the principles upon which this country was founded.
You must be 8 feet tall...a brisk walk for me and most everyone I know is 4 mph...6.8 would be a light jog.
Go ahead, set your treadmill to it.
Upon quick glance, E17 looks like a prettier XFCE. What does E17 do that XFCE, or more important to me, KDE, doesn't do?
Try reading the post I was responding to, it might help you to get a clue as to what the fuck you're talking about (hint - click the "parent" button on the post of mine you responded to)...you certainly don't have that now.
The point is that the judge is not partial (in theory) toward "busting the jerk" or "getting the fuzz off their back". They have the potential to be more objective about the situation than the detective investigating the case.
As to the possibility of individual corruption or bias in a justice, that's another matter entirely (as some of the child posts went on to say).
Same principal as a camera lens. Apeture is how much the camera is "squinting" (and therefore, "stopping down" is sharper in most circumstances, but requires more light) and then focal length is if you are nearsighted or farsighted.
Having formerly worked there 1 1/2 years ago...unless it's changed recently, you get a bonus for meeting that year's sales goal (in other words, bonus starts at a certain point and increases for sales beyond that point) for policy across a month, based on (I think) 60 day retention. So if I sell a policy on 8/1 and that policy is still on the books as of 10/1, that policy counts as a sale toward my bonus. Sales agents also don't get credit for sales where they do the whole app with you, but you need to call back later either with some trivial info and/or if you're not ready to make a decision...the rep who takes the payment gets the sale and the agents are not given direct lines to have people call them back directly. The top sales agents in the company (company-wide, not like a 1-2-3 from each office) get to go on an annual trip. There is also bonus in the way of annual profit sharing, of which half is put into a 401k and half is cash, and you also get a share of forfeited 401k dollars because they use the worst vesting schedule legally possible (0-0-20-40-60-80-100). This is usually a hefty chunk of change, like 10-30% in recent years. Consequently, the match is low (2% as I remember). The hourly wage is near the top when comparing to other call center jobs, but the total compensation package probably doesn't match what a moderately successful independant agent would make in the field.
So yeah, that's GEICO's compensation in summary, at least as it was when I worked there (until Feb 04).
Also, they can't outsource to India, because you have to be able to obtain a resident's license for the state in which you operate, which means you (by definition) have to be a US Citizen. The securities industry, of which I am now a part, does this too. I wonder what it would be like if the tech industry did this?
FYI, GEICO, along with many other companies, do not choose to do business in MA because they do not allow insurers to use their own criteria for rates.
In the case of companies like GEICO and to some degree Progressive, a lot of their savings are obtained by doing little to no business through brick-and-mortar agencies...GEICO's is almost 100% through the phone and internet. This has its downsides too, as some have noted they have to spend more on advertising and a bad claims experience in an area/over a period of time will still bite them. I'm not saying your points aren't valid (they are), but style of business is also an important factor in determining which insurance company is right for you.
I was formerly an insurance agent.
I am not going to say that Kylere's story is completely false, but I can almost with certainty that he is not giving the full story. More than likely (I apologize if this is not true), he has had more tickets and/or accidents than he is claiming. Knowing how GEICO works from being a policyholder myself in the past and from current employees, he probably had a "preferred" risk policy, and the accident meant he no longer qualified for this type of policy, probably being offered a "standard" or "high risk" (the former more likely than the latter) instead. Depending on his state of residence and if he was at the time a "preferred" risk policy holder, he may have had an "accident forgiveness" provision applied due to his 5+ year tenure.
I cannot speak for his claims experience, as I never filed one. And I don't doubt he was able to get a cheaper rate somewhere else, as no one company is the cheapest for everybody due to differently weighted underwriting factors, claims experience, etc. There are too many things that don't add up with the story to make it 100% true as it is written though, sorry.
Buy a computer == buy computer games, sorry. Haste makes waste, as they say.
The point is that Tony Hawk games are on two generations of systems (PS1 and PS2), you act as though this is some multi-decade franchise that has caused you to refrain from buying computer games since 1985 ("I do, however, keep purchasing the latest Playstation, without fail."). That's why I mentioned Mario and Zelda, for which such a point of view would make sense, the one you made either doesn't make sense or is far overstated....
So you don't buy a computer because you've purchased the only two console game systems made by Sony up to this point?
I think you point would hold more weight if it used Mario or Zelda....
It doesn't seem to be a "fork", just a bundle of good stuff for an existing base (FreeBSD). Kinda like Texstar packages for Mandrake, before Texstar started his own distro and before Mandrake was Mandriva, of course :)
Yep, there's an extention for that: https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php ?id=59