I just read the signature of Barbara, and I really feel stupid.
No intentional harm, no foul, right? Don't feel stupid - it's a rather unusual situation so it's not like it's the first (or second, or third...) possibility that comes to mind.
You'd think, well I would, that with the maximum karma that they'd let you babble as much as you want but it appears the 50 post threshold is absolute. It seems silly and arbitrary to me.
There's a post limit?
This being SJW Friday, I think we should consider that a GOOD THING(tm):-)
Who's denying it? Not me, that's for sure. I was outed on slashdot a decade ago, and publicly 3 years ago. And you know what? Being outed was probably be best thing for me - I no longer have to worry about who knows and who doesn't. If anyone's heard the rumors and asks me, I tell them, then answer their questions. And now that brain scans have determined that various parts of the brain more resemble the target sex than the birth sex, even before starting hormone therapy, all the old lies about "choice", etc., can be put to rest permanently.
Choice quote:
In the 1990s, scientists began to compare these sexually dimorphic regions in the brains of transsexuals and the rest of humanity. Early work in this area required the examination of brains postmortem; recent studies use images of the living brain.
The results show that when individuals of Sex A—despite having the chromosomes, gonads and sex hormones of that sex—insist that they're really Sex B, the gender-affected parts of the brain typically more closely resemble what's usually seen with Sex B.
The article summarizes the situation quite well:
These neurobiological findings suggest that the APA hasn't gone far enough in changing its categories. The issue isn't that sometimes people believe they are of a different gender than they actually are. Remarkably, instead, it's that sometimes people are born with bodies whose gender is different from what they actually are.
Right - new glasses will somehow magically "fix" a diseased retina. Go to an ophthalmologist, not an optometrist. There are often other problems that just buying new glasses will delay addressing and end up causing even more damage. And yes, being Canadian, we're mostly so far left you'd call us pinko communists. Watching the republican candidates is good for laughs.
Honestly learn how glasses are prescribed and how to modify a prescription.
Holy shit, loving all the fabulous advice in this thread!
Let's all assume the OP counts as a complete idiot and hasn't considered glasses or a bigger monitor, and recommend committing a fucking felony rather than addressing his question directly!
Brilliant, lads, just brilliant!
Got to agree with you. These posts assume the problem is one that can be fixed with a different lens, and that there is not another underlying problem, such as a form of retinopathy (retinal disease) that lenses will not be able to compensate for. To use an old camera analogy, lenses can't compensate for bad film. Or to use a car analogy, changing the wiper blades isn't going to make a cracked windshield better.
Glasses cannot fix a hole or tear in the retina, blood vessels and membranes growing on the surface of the retina, glaucoma causing damage to the optic nerve, etc. "Use a big TV as your monitor" might delay treatment of the underlying cause(s), resulting in greater damage. Been there, permanently paying the price...
Here's a contra-intuitive solution that worked for me (I've got PDR). On your smart phone, make the fonts the largest size, and use a hand magnifying glass. MUCH easier than using an on-screen magnifier, and you might be able to find an app for the website you want, which will be tailored to having a much narrower screen.
There's also the advantage of being able to read in bed, on the couch, wherever, because your phone and a magnifying glass are a lot more portable than even a laptop.
It's more likely that the algorithm used to generate SSNs, given the same input data, generates the same output. After all, it's estimated that there are 40,000,000 dupes out there.
I know, but I had a co-worker who insisted that he get a paper paycheck while the rest of us were getting our pay by direct deposit. He's more than a bit paranoid. Also, some people (like my landlord) want either a check or money. No new-fangled e-transfers.
To the user, it appears to be peer-to-peer. Try telling the average user that it's client-to-server-to-server-to-client is too hard and they'd be afraid to use it because HAXORS... that's also why people think "the cloud" is something new, instead of just another iteration of client-server, and "private personal cloud" is another name for an external hard drive.
And "the short story is that both younger players and players with obnoxious names are more likely to exhibit toxic online behavior" is news? The opposite finding might be... but not this.
What does it mean for a bank to "let" you do peer-to-peer payments? Isn't that an oxymoron? If it's peer-to-peer why is a bank involved?
Because the money you send is taken from YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, duh! Doesn't mean you can't just physically give them cash, but if they're elsewhere, or the cash is in your bank account, how else are you going to do it? Go to the bank, take out the money, and send it by courier?
Opening and closing the side door on a handicapped van, extending or retracting the chair lift, etc. And in the home, not just lights, but tv, computer, etc that people with MS have a hard time using because spasms make it hard to use the remote.
Hey, tomorrow's SJW Friday. Maybe we should start a rumor that H1-B workers are oppressing women by taking away their jobs and opportunities for advancement.
I''m not sure if there's a significant demand for making person-to-person cash transfers, though. The only person I ever give any cash to is my daughter, and in any case I can do it through my bank's iOS app already.
Baby sitter, friend picking up stuff for you at the store, settling a bet, paying your dealer (not exactly advisable), etc.
A fee of $1.50 is charged to the sender for sending money to the recipient in Canada. No charge to the recipient.Can be done via email or app, pick your poison.
Obviously, international transfers are going to cost more.
Also, it's going to cost more if you use other methods.
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I would PAY to have a number that started with 666.
How many people would pay to have a number starting with 007?
The way I heard it, the men are men, the women are men, and the teenage girls are undercover police officers :-)
I just read the signature of Barbara, and I really feel stupid.
No intentional harm, no foul, right? Don't feel stupid - it's a rather unusual situation so it's not like it's the first (or second, or third ...) possibility that comes to mind.
It's Friday, let's just enjoy it .
You'd think, well I would, that with the maximum karma that they'd let you babble as much as you want but it appears the 50 post threshold is absolute. It seems silly and arbitrary to me.
There's a post limit?
This being SJW Friday, I think we should consider that a GOOD THING(tm) :-)
Who's denying it? Not me, that's for sure. I was outed on slashdot a decade ago, and publicly 3 years ago. And you know what? Being outed was probably be best thing for me - I no longer have to worry about who knows and who doesn't. If anyone's heard the rumors and asks me, I tell them, then answer their questions. And now that brain scans have determined that various parts of the brain more resemble the target sex than the birth sex, even before starting hormone therapy, all the old lies about "choice", etc., can be put to rest permanently.
Choice quote:
In the 1990s, scientists began to compare these sexually dimorphic regions in the brains of transsexuals and the rest of humanity. Early work in this area required the examination of brains postmortem; recent studies use images of the living brain.
The results show that when individuals of Sex A—despite having the chromosomes, gonads and sex hormones of that sex—insist that they're really Sex B, the gender-affected parts of the brain typically more closely resemble what's usually seen with Sex B.
The article summarizes the situation quite well:
These neurobiological findings suggest that the APA hasn't gone far enough in changing its categories. The issue isn't that sometimes people believe they are of a different gender than they actually are. Remarkably, instead, it's that sometimes people are born with bodies whose gender is different from what they actually are.
Something to think about?
Right - new glasses will somehow magically "fix" a diseased retina. Go to an ophthalmologist, not an optometrist. There are often other problems that just buying new glasses will delay addressing and end up causing even more damage. And yes, being Canadian, we're mostly so far left you'd call us pinko communists. Watching the republican candidates is good for laughs.
Honestly learn how glasses are prescribed and how to modify a prescription. Holy shit, loving all the fabulous advice in this thread! Let's all assume the OP counts as a complete idiot and hasn't considered glasses or a bigger monitor, and recommend committing a fucking felony rather than addressing his question directly! Brilliant, lads, just brilliant!
Got to agree with you. These posts assume the problem is one that can be fixed with a different lens, and that there is not another underlying problem, such as a form of retinopathy (retinal disease) that lenses will not be able to compensate for. To use an old camera analogy, lenses can't compensate for bad film. Or to use a car analogy, changing the wiper blades isn't going to make a cracked windshield better.
Glasses cannot fix a hole or tear in the retina, blood vessels and membranes growing on the surface of the retina, glaucoma causing damage to the optic nerve, etc. "Use a big TV as your monitor" might delay treatment of the underlying cause(s), resulting in greater damage. Been there, permanently paying the price ...
If fundamental problems have developed with the eye, go to an ophthalmologist, not an optometrist. Huge difference. Lenses can only do so much.
Here's a contra-intuitive solution that worked for me (I've got PDR). On your smart phone, make the fonts the largest size, and use a hand magnifying glass. MUCH easier than using an on-screen magnifier, and you might be able to find an app for the website you want, which will be tailored to having a much narrower screen.
There's also the advantage of being able to read in bed, on the couch, wherever, because your phone and a magnifying glass are a lot more portable than even a laptop.
SSNs aren't unique. This has been known for a long time - it was discussed in the C user's journal back in the 80s.
It's more likely that the algorithm used to generate SSNs, given the same input data, generates the same output. After all, it's estimated that there are 40,000,000 dupes out there.
This research can only be characterized as useless.
I know, but I had a co-worker who insisted that he get a paper paycheck while the rest of us were getting our pay by direct deposit. He's more than a bit paranoid. Also, some people (like my landlord) want either a check or money. No new-fangled e-transfers.
Quick - submit it. Like those bogus auto-generated science papers, it WILL be accepted :-)
To the user, it appears to be peer-to-peer. Try telling the average user that it's client-to-server-to-server-to-client is too hard and they'd be afraid to use it because HAXORS ... that's also why people think "the cloud" is something new, instead of just another iteration of client-server, and "private personal cloud" is another name for an external hard drive.
People started using "problematic" in the wrong sense to try to look intelligent. Don't bother arguing with them, it's not worth it.
And "the short story is that both younger players and players with obnoxious names are more likely to exhibit toxic online behavior" is news? The opposite finding might be ... but not this.
What does it mean for a bank to "let" you do peer-to-peer payments? Isn't that an oxymoron? If it's peer-to-peer why is a bank involved?
Because the money you send is taken from YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, duh! Doesn't mean you can't just physically give them cash, but if they're elsewhere, or the cash is in your bank account, how else are you going to do it? Go to the bank, take out the money, and send it by courier?
Opening and closing the side door on a handicapped van, extending or retracting the chair lift, etc. And in the home, not just lights, but tv, computer, etc that people with MS have a hard time using because spasms make it hard to use the remote.
You can personalize most voice recognition software only to the user. Even Google's smartphone search allows you to do this.
Hey, tomorrow's SJW Friday. Maybe we should start a rumor that H1-B workers are oppressing women by taking away their jobs and opportunities for advancement.
I wonder, do they even have "take a photo of the check to deposit it" yet?
I''m not sure if there's a significant demand for making person-to-person cash transfers, though. The only person I ever give any cash to is my daughter, and in any case I can do it through my bank's iOS app already.
Baby sitter, friend picking up stuff for you at the store, settling a bet, paying your dealer (not exactly advisable), etc.
A fee of $1.50 is charged to the sender for sending money to the recipient in Canada. No charge to the recipient.Can be done via email or app, pick your poison.
Obviously, international transfers are going to cost more.
Also, it's going to cost more if you use other methods.
My bank has let people do that for some time. Then again, I'm in Canada ...