Reminds me of the response in France some years ago. Somebody or other started to stamp French beef VF (to indicate viande francais, French meat) since English meat was suspect. Of course, people jokingly started to say that VF stood for vachon folle (mad cow).
For the local cities here in California, traffic tickets are a much-needed source of revenue. Nobody pretends that it is anything else. The entrepreneurs supplying red-light cameras simply get paid a cut of the revenue.
But, wasn't the American war for independance all about money too? Taxes on tea, the Stamp Act, competition with English export/import. Without the money factor, America would still be part of the British Empire.
Well, I certainly don't expect privacy from gmail. But it is a useful free service for the bulk of my nonsecure transactions, and for "chatting". My homepage is a fully decked out Google homepage with all the stuff I can fit, now I can click on Netvibes for an alternate source of info, without much duplication.
Laziness indeed. Not learning to touch type means people find it painful to abbreviate everything, sometimes to an absurd extent. Why not spell out what you mean to insure people understand you? Its Too Ha-a-a-ard!!!
uh, yeah, i guess i agree, i used to work for everything i have, but, then when free isp's came along, i figured if i could get that for nothing, then why bother paying for anything? cool. now me and my other troglodyte freeloaders are encouraged to steal bandwidth from all you old, foolish people that pay for things. heehee. oh, and by the way, i'm 52 years old
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...that had IE8 listed as "important" rather than critical? And the install ASKED me if I wanted to make IE my default browser?
Chinese contaminated drywall? Was that what happened when that company used dry baby formula rather than gypsum to make drywall?
Reminds me of the response in France some years ago. Somebody or other started to stamp French beef VF (to indicate viande francais, French meat) since English meat was suspect. Of course, people jokingly started to say that VF stood for vachon folle (mad cow).
For the local cities here in California, traffic tickets are a much-needed source of revenue. Nobody pretends that it is anything else. The entrepreneurs supplying red-light cameras simply get paid a cut of the revenue.
And if your company designs aftermarket parts for the Yugo, you well better buy yourselves some Yugos. As for others?
But, wasn't the American war for independance all about money too? Taxes on tea, the Stamp Act, competition with English export/import. Without the money factor, America would still be part of the British Empire.
They are flaunting the fact that they are flouting the law. Cannot be allowed.
Take it in the shower with me, set on a box fan for several hours to dry. Has worked fine several times.
Well, I certainly don't expect privacy from gmail. But it is a useful free service for the bulk of my nonsecure transactions, and for "chatting". My homepage is a fully decked out Google homepage with all the stuff I can fit, now I can click on Netvibes for an alternate source of info, without much duplication.
Laziness indeed. Not learning to touch type means people find it painful to abbreviate everything, sometimes to an absurd extent. Why not spell out what you mean to insure people understand you? Its Too Ha-a-a-ard!!!
uh, yeah, i guess i agree, i used to work for everything i have, but, then when free isp's came along, i figured if i could get that for nothing, then why bother paying for anything? cool. now me and my other troglodyte freeloaders are encouraged to steal bandwidth from all you old, foolish people that pay for things. heehee. oh, and by the way, i'm 52 years old