If all of us inside the conspiracy have been keeping the secret from you this long, why would we suddenly tell you the deep, dark truth now?
We'll they've already told the Russians apparently. The Russians seem to think that a cactus can absorb dangerous radiation. Every single CRT I saw there had a little cactus in a pot next to it. I asked about it and this was their explanation. I'm not making this up.
It makes me cringe to see the way that some people communicate.
If you study other languages, you can see that english has some real problems. Ever since the great vowel shift, our spelling hasn't matched our pronunciation. I would love to see english speakers suddenly switch one day to a new, cleaner spelling/grammar/conjugation model. I think we could fix the language and still make it sort of understandable to people during the transition.
I remember reading an article about amish woodworkers and how they use power tools. When they get a large jointer or planer or something, they remove the electric motors and replace them with air powered motors. Then they have a large diesel engine that provides air pressure to drive the motors. The cool thing about this is that turning a valve allows them to control the speed of the motor. It's like getting variable speed for free. That usually requires 3-phase power.
Why not just put a fraud alert on everyone's credit reports and let's get it over with. You want to apply for credit? You'll have to jump through a few more hoops...
The system as it is now is painfully broken.
You have no idea. I had a near miss with identity theft. We caught it by accident. And we're still not safe. We put fraud alerts on all three credit reports. It's been four years now. And to date, the only time I've ever noticed a difference is when I was applying for a home depot card. The person at the service desk put me on the phone with someone who simply said, "Do you know why I'm taking to you?" I mentioned the fraud alert an d no additional information! and was given the card on the spot. There were countless other times when the credit went through like the fraud alerts weren't there at all. We got a target card with a $10,000 limit for example. No questions asked. We bought cars also... nothing. Last time we checked, the fraud alerts were still there. Yeah, I'd say the system is broken.
but now it's white collar jobs it's suddenly some sort of travesty.
But when the blue collar jobs left, they were supposed to be retrained to do white collar jobs. Now that the white collar jobs are leaving, what are we supposed to retrain as? oh, plumbers.
These are two very different cases. The term "identity theft" was coined because it's a complicated concept that needed a name. In identity theft, your identity wasn't really stolen. Your information was used to commit fraud. The act of appropriating your information may or may not have been illegal, and may or may not have been copyright infringement. The real problem is when that information is used. That's a separate act/crime/offence from actually obtaining the information. How can you use a downloaded mp3 to commit fraud?
Because of the DMCA, sharpies were banned with that CD copy protection circomvention. I wonder what 50c piece of office equipment will defeat this one and end up banned?
Because businesses learned that they can exploit women just as much as men to make money during WWII, it changed our family structure forever.
Funny, I've always blamed the destruction of the american family on the greed of the me-first boomer generation. The economy revolved around the fact that only one person in a family worked. Therefore, if an average guy was going to buy a home, it was designed to be affordable ona single income. People had a certain amount of money. Then boomers discovered that they could have fat lifestyles if they both worked. Fuck their children, put them in daycare. So they were two income families living in one income economies. Then people had more disposable income, which created an upward pressure on housing prices, and really, everything else. Now, two incomes is required to maintain the same standard of living that our grandparents had. And now that the boomers are running corporate america, fuck the workers. As long as I get my bonus and my stocks go up half a tick. So much for job security.
Having both a 2 year old son and a 13 year old daughter, I can say that I prefer babies to teenagers. But it has less to do with their over-all size than it has to do with the size of their mouths.
So you paid without testing the final product? I suspect all you can do now is sue. We've received "finished and tested" outsourced projects before that didn't even compile. You have to be very careful out these things.
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Just tell the astronauts to hold their breath when they go outside.
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So that's why I get both breast and penis enlargement spam!
If all of us inside the conspiracy have been keeping the secret from you this long, why would we suddenly tell you the deep, dark truth now?
We'll they've already told the Russians apparently. The Russians seem to think that a cactus can absorb dangerous radiation. Every single CRT I saw there had a little cactus in a pot next to it. I asked about it and this was their explanation. I'm not making this up.
But jokes about other people's lack of english skills mostly come from persons who have never mastered a foreign language
Most americans can't even speak English properly.
It makes me cringe to see the way that some people communicate.
If you study other languages, you can see that english has some real problems. Ever since the great vowel shift, our spelling hasn't matched our pronunciation. I would love to see english speakers suddenly switch one day to a new, cleaner spelling/grammar/conjugation model. I think we could fix the language and still make it sort of understandable to people during the transition.
Wouldn't it be cool if Cribs on MTV showed where these people lived?
I volunteer to donate a semen sample for any female longhorn user who may need it. Photo ID needed first for, um, proper identification.
I remember reading an article about amish woodworkers and how they use power tools. When they get a large jointer or planer or something, they remove the electric motors and replace them with air powered motors. Then they have a large diesel engine that provides air pressure to drive the motors. The cool thing about this is that turning a valve allows them to control the speed of the motor. It's like getting variable speed for free. That usually requires 3-phase power.
Now p2p users can be charged with tax evasion!
Why not just put a fraud alert on everyone's credit reports and let's get it over with. You want to apply for credit? You'll have to jump through a few more hoops...
The system as it is now is painfully broken.
You have no idea. I had a near miss with identity theft. We caught it by accident. And we're still not safe. We put fraud alerts on all three credit reports. It's been four years now. And to date, the only time I've ever noticed a difference is when I was applying for a home depot card. The person at the service desk put me on the phone with someone who simply said, "Do you know why I'm taking to you?" I mentioned the fraud alert an d no additional information! and was given the card on the spot. There were countless other times when the credit went through like the fraud alerts weren't there at all. We got a target card with a $10,000 limit for example. No questions asked. We bought cars also... nothing. Last time we checked, the fraud alerts were still there. Yeah, I'd say the system is broken.
but now it's white collar jobs it's suddenly some sort of travesty.
But when the blue collar jobs left, they were supposed to be retrained to do white collar jobs. Now that the white collar jobs are leaving, what are we supposed to retrain as? oh, plumbers.
I'd rather listen to the kid with the kazoo.
Knight Commander...
Shouldn't that be Midnight Commander? Oh, I guess that would be the title that Linus would get.
These are two very different cases. The term "identity theft" was coined because it's a complicated concept that needed a name. In identity theft, your identity wasn't really stolen. Your information was used to commit fraud. The act of appropriating your information may or may not have been illegal, and may or may not have been copyright infringement. The real problem is when that information is used. That's a separate act/crime/offence from actually obtaining the information. How can you use a downloaded mp3 to commit fraud?
My favorite one is from PT Barnum. In his tents, he would put up a sign that said, "See the fabulous egress!" People had to pay again to get back in.
In Soviet Russia... they can send you to Siberia - it's rather hard to get a good broadband connection there...
:-)
Actually, the Sibir hotel in Novosibirsk, Siberia has a room on the seventh floor with two computers and a broadband connection. Only $1 per hour.
Because of the DMCA, sharpies were banned with that CD copy protection circomvention. I wonder what 50c piece of office equipment will defeat this one and end up banned?
Because businesses learned that they can exploit women just as much as men to make money during WWII, it changed our family structure forever.
Funny, I've always blamed the destruction of the american family on the greed of the me-first boomer generation. The economy revolved around the fact that only one person in a family worked. Therefore, if an average guy was going to buy a home, it was designed to be affordable ona single income. People had a certain amount of money. Then boomers discovered that they could have fat lifestyles if they both worked. Fuck their children, put them in daycare. So they were two income families living in one income economies. Then people had more disposable income, which created an upward pressure on housing prices, and really, everything else. Now, two incomes is required to maintain the same standard of living that our grandparents had. And now that the boomers are running corporate america, fuck the workers. As long as I get my bonus and my stocks go up half a tick. So much for job security.
Call me a snob, but I'm proud of our beautiful language
Well that don't make me no never mind.
Sometimes the soviet russia jokes are actually funny... uh.. in Soviet Russia.
They prefer babies to teenagers.
Having both a 2 year old son and a 13 year old daughter, I can say that I prefer babies to teenagers. But it has less to do with their over-all size than it has to do with the size of their mouths.
So you paid without testing the final product? I suspect all you can do now is sue. We've received "finished and tested" outsourced projects before that didn't even compile. You have to be very careful out these things.
I always wondered how much space it took to keep track of who's been naughty and who's been nice...
Most of the girls on my hard drive are pretty naughty.
Girls? I don't get it.
Yeah, it's people that make the difference.