I've seen ads for casinos touting.98 average payout on the dollar.
A payout rate of between 92% and 98% sounds about right for poker machines, however the trick is that they give you the money in such a way that you keep playing.
ie: Put in $100, while you lose that $100, you've won $95. You don't realise because the 'credit' amount is slowly decreasing. Then, as you lose the $95 that you won, you 'win' $90. And so on, until you have "none money".
No sir, the terrorists will consider they have one when you are either all dead, or all hardline muslims. They're not doing this with the goal of 'making you give up your precious freedoms'. They're doing it because they hate all of you and want you to convert, or preferably die.
Well, are there any loud obnoxious pots on the 'pro-ruling' side?
I haven't decided anything yet (and since I don't own a wireless router, and aren't planning to in the future I doubt I will). This is a great place to be because any argument which at it's heart consists of 'my analogy is better than your analogy' sucks balls.
Just like that pesky ruling that 'all residential doorknobs are private by default' destroyed the free world!
That's the problem with this whole argument. On one hand you have the 'this ruling is ok' side with their reasonable explainations of the implications of the ruling. On the other you have the 'OMFG THIS DESTROYS THE INTERNET FOREVER!!!!11! and you all suck if you disagree' side. (No, you didn't say people suck for disagreeing, but others in this topic have.)
Yes, but I was replying to my parent who made the claim: If there is anything that Microsoft is horrible at, it's remember that MOST computer users are administrators. which is wrong. Most users aren't administrators. They are ordinary users who, even though they have 'admin' access, still don't want to edit a conf file by hand.
Indeed. It's not Windows that needs to be broken up, it's MicroSoft that needs to be broken up.
Sure, why not break it up? Look how well it worked for AT&T. You went from one lumbering predatorial company to a heap of quick moving predatorial companies all with a monopoly in their area. That was a great win for the consumer there.
Surely if he is a monopoly he doesn't need good will at all. He can tell you to stick it, and you still have to buy his product. That is the very nature of a monopoly.
Yes, but back in the old days the government actually did break up companies. Would Standard Oil and AT&T be broken up these days? Recent events point to no.
It's only enevitable that people will eventually realize that the needs outway the want$...
What could you possibly need that relates to computing at all? Need food - check. Water - check. shelter - check. Big Booty Wrestling Vol 3 -.. I'll get back to you.
What world do you live in? I can fire you for ANY reason. I dont need to give you anything, all I need to say is get out? I suppose your mileage may vary, but I think the average US State use an "employment at will" guidline, which means I can fire you for anything I want, except some obvious (race, sex, age, etc). I could probably even fire you for those if I dont tell you.
Sure, if you do say 'get out', I will ask why. And if you don't have a good answer (like: "You're stealing from the company and the cops are waiting outside" or "We can only afford 4 staff and you're the 5th best", I'll be claiming race, sex, age, etc discrimination.
Groundless? Quite likely, but most companies can see the benefit in explaining the reasons to the person being fired, rather than a Judge.
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A payout rate of between 92% and 98% sounds about right for poker machines, however the trick is that they give you the money in such a way that you keep playing.
ie: Put in $100, while you lose that $100, you've won $95. You don't realise because the 'credit' amount is slowly decreasing. Then, as you lose the $95 that you won, you 'win' $90. And so on, until you have "none money".
Fuck, my whole argument scuttled because I am retarded as well (won/one). Still, less naive political posturing eh?
No sir, the terrorists will consider they have one when you are either all dead, or all hardline muslims. They're not doing this with the goal of 'making you give up your precious freedoms'. They're doing it because they hate all of you and want you to convert, or preferably die.
Sure, because code taken straight out of linux and dumped into win32 land works just peachy. (Once you spend thousands of hours hacking away at it.)
I haven't decided anything yet (and since I don't own a wireless router, and aren't planning to in the future I doubt I will). This is a great place to be because any argument which at it's heart consists of 'my analogy is better than your analogy' sucks balls.
That's the problem with this whole argument. On one hand you have the 'this ruling is ok' side with their reasonable explainations of the implications of the ruling. On the other you have the 'OMFG THIS DESTROYS THE INTERNET FOREVER!!!!11! and you all suck if you disagree' side. (No, you didn't say people suck for disagreeing, but others in this topic have.)
It makes it easy to decide who is 'right' though.
Sure, but it would also be easier to buy a blackmarket AK-47 in texas, despite them being legal. Not cheaper, but definitely easier.
Oh, it's hard to tell when there really are people out there who will argue that administrators are more important than regular users.
Yes, but I was replying to my parent who made the claim: If there is anything that Microsoft is horrible at, it's remember that MOST computer users are administrators. which is wrong. Most users aren't administrators. They are ordinary users who, even though they have 'admin' access, still don't want to edit a conf file by hand.
Sorry, it's still #1. And you're wrong - Most computer users aren't administrators, we are the vast minority. (400 to 1 or so in my company).
My heart is moving. That's one difference, there are many other.
So what you're saying is that Microsoft is the English speaking world, and Paris is Open Source land?
Because I'm pretty sure there are far more office installs out there than OO installs.
Did we manage to get rid of corrupt management then? People are no longer being forced to work 50 or 60 hour weeks? Huzzah!
Sure, why not break it up? Look how well it worked for AT&T. You went from one lumbering predatorial company to a heap of quick moving predatorial companies all with a monopoly in their area. That was a great win for the consumer there.
So you think the government let him off because he gives money to charity? Cool.
Surely if he is a monopoly he doesn't need good will at all. He can tell you to stick it, and you still have to buy his product. That is the very nature of a monopoly.
So what you're saying is that the desire for 'good will' is what drives him. Not the numbers in his bank book.
The fact remains that if all he cared about was the number in his bankbook he wouldn't give anything away.
Sure, that's why he gives so much of it away. I don't know what drives him, but I doubt it's the numbers in his bank balance.
Citibank, is that you?
It has consolitis, the same way that DX2 did. Small levels suck.
Yes, but back in the old days the government actually did break up companies. Would Standard Oil and AT&T be broken up these days? Recent events point to no.
What could you possibly need that relates to computing at all? Need food - check. Water - check. shelter - check. Big Booty Wrestling Vol 3 - .. I'll get back to you.
If only you'd been using Exchange..
Sure, if you do say 'get out', I will ask why. And if you don't have a good answer (like: "You're stealing from the company and the cops are waiting outside" or "We can only afford 4 staff and you're the 5th best", I'll be claiming race, sex, age, etc discrimination.
Groundless? Quite likely, but most companies can see the benefit in explaining the reasons to the person being fired, rather than a Judge.