So our hypothetical renter is ignorant of the tax obligations of his landlord?
Yes, along with all of the other expenses involved in owning and maintaining a property. Some renters do understand, but many more believe the landlord is taking the rent check and slipping it into their pocket every month and living like royalty while sitting around watching TV all day.
When I was renting, I knew that wasn't true, but it wasn't until I bought a condo and, later, a house, that I really understood how expensive it is to own and maintain a piece of property.
I live in Bowie, Maryland, so that one is farther away. I used to shop at that one, though, when I lived in Alexandria (and before the Rockville one opened, after I moved, I did trek to the VA one from time to time).
The BB near me does carry that sort of stuff. I still prefer to drive the 25 miles and cope with the north side of the DC beltway to go to Microcenter though.
He should contact me - I have plenty of motherboards laying around, including a 386SX, a 486, a couple Pentiums, etc. Most of these probably work (or at least did when I pulled them out of the computer). Some have that wonderful VESA Local Bus port!
There is plenty of other hardware, too - a Soundblaster Pro 2 comes to mind, for example. I have a QIC-02 tape drive, controller board, ribbon cable, and a couple tapes (at least I think it's QIC-02). Lots of crap...err, vintage hardware... laying around.
Until my cat chewed the USB cable, I had a Microsoft wireless mouse that would go months between battery changes, and I used it at least a couple hours a day. Everyone else I know with wireless mice said that they were always replacing batteries. What gives? The one I had (actually I still have it and would like to fix it, just haven't gotten around to trying) was an optical LED-based mouse. I think I'd replace batteries in it two or three times a year.
One would expect that someone asking about Slackware Linux would have some clue. Slackware is not Linux for Casual Users. (For the record, I've used Slackware since 3.x days.)
You know, you don't have to click "Read More", then "reply" then type out two sentences if the article doesn't interest you. Go on to the next article if you don't care.
I do the same thing with Windows - change the default style from the Fisher-Price interface (I'm always amazed that people put up with that ugly interface) to the classic interface. I've yet to see a fake dialog box that came up in the classic-style format.
I imagine, even if it is possible, so few people switch to classic that it's not worth the malware author's efforts. Moreoever, someone switching to classic might imply that they are a bit more of a power user than the average Windows user, and so are less likely to fall for the trick anyway.
Lastly, I'm not worried about adware that copies my window style from KDE. Just sayin'.
The ones I've debated with already believe Carbon Dating is incorrect. They don't understand "margin of error" and go on and on about how it's wrong. So this announcement won't really change anything.
So how would a website for enthusiasts of, say, underwater basket weaving fall into your domain scheme? Would a couple people have to pony up to create a true-non-profit organization just so they can share ideas with an easily-remembered domain name?
A 1-second search turned up this, the lawyer in that video.
The page also contains the following text:
In Praise of the Fifth Amendment: Why No Criminal Suspect Should Ever Talk to the Police. Presentation to the Regent University chapter of the Federalist Society. Virginia Beach, Virginia. March 14, 2008.
Am I the only one who remembers absorption refrigerators? Actually they are still widely used in RVs because they can run on any heat source (such as propane) without requiring electricity. They're also extremely energy efficient and have no moving parts.
The downsides to them are that they rely on the temperature differential between the coils and the ambient air, so on extremely hot days they aren't that good keeping cool (or if you are opening the door frequently).
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So our hypothetical renter is ignorant of the tax obligations of his landlord?
Yes, along with all of the other expenses involved in owning and maintaining a property. Some renters do understand, but many more believe the landlord is taking the rent check and slipping it into their pocket every month and living like royalty while sitting around watching TV all day.
When I was renting, I knew that wasn't true, but it wasn't until I bought a condo and, later, a house, that I really understood how expensive it is to own and maintain a piece of property.
No problem. I'll look for you next time I stop by. ;)
I live in Bowie, Maryland, so that one is farther away. I used to shop at that one, though, when I lived in Alexandria (and before the Rockville one opened, after I moved, I did trek to the VA one from time to time).
The BB near me does carry that sort of stuff. I still prefer to drive the 25 miles and cope with the north side of the DC beltway to go to Microcenter though.
It's not a polar opposite.
Ubuntu (according the article - I use Slackware so I don't know) runs fast even with necessary end-user software installed.
Windows slows down once the necessary end-user software is installed.
That's the point the GP was trying to make. (I don't necessarily agree with it, but I see what he's saying.)
Would that be an Electric Eye or an Eye In The Sky?
Probably the latter though I prefer the former.
Or Links. Far better than Lynx.
YES! Then spent hours looking for my typos, then hours more fixing the bugs introduced when they printed them in the magazines!
He should contact me - I have plenty of motherboards laying around, including a 386SX, a 486, a couple Pentiums, etc. Most of these probably work (or at least did when I pulled them out of the computer). Some have that wonderful VESA Local Bus port!
There is plenty of other hardware, too - a Soundblaster Pro 2 comes to mind, for example. I have a QIC-02 tape drive, controller board, ribbon cable, and a couple tapes (at least I think it's QIC-02). Lots of crap...err, vintage hardware... laying around.
Until my cat chewed the USB cable, I had a Microsoft wireless mouse that would go months between battery changes, and I used it at least a couple hours a day. Everyone else I know with wireless mice said that they were always replacing batteries. What gives? The one I had (actually I still have it and would like to fix it, just haven't gotten around to trying) was an optical LED-based mouse. I think I'd replace batteries in it two or three times a year.
One would expect that someone asking about Slackware Linux would have some clue. Slackware is not Linux for Casual Users. (For the record, I've used Slackware since 3.x days.)
Plenty of people. Slackware jumped from version 4 to 7 because Patrick got tired of people asking him when he'd upgrade to "Linux 6.0".
Actually Jon has a girlfriend now.
Oddly enough, ABS doesn't actually seem to be reducing crashes on US roads according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
You know, you don't have to click "Read More", then "reply" then type out two sentences if the article doesn't interest you. Go on to the next article if you don't care.
If you meant DNS, you are correct, except that Verizon offers non-hijacked DNS servers you can use. I switched mine when they first starting doing it.
I do the same thing with Windows - change the default style from the Fisher-Price interface (I'm always amazed that people put up with that ugly interface) to the classic interface. I've yet to see a fake dialog box that came up in the classic-style format.
I imagine, even if it is possible, so few people switch to classic that it's not worth the malware author's efforts. Moreoever, someone switching to classic might imply that they are a bit more of a power user than the average Windows user, and so are less likely to fall for the trick anyway.
Lastly, I'm not worried about adware that copies my window style from KDE. Just sayin'.
Remember Windows 95?
"If you start me up
If you start me up I'll never stop
You make a grown man cry"
Oh, wait, they left that last line out. Wonder why...
the future, is YEARS AGO!
Fixed that for you. :)
The ones I've debated with already believe Carbon Dating is incorrect. They don't understand "margin of error" and go on and on about how it's wrong. So this announcement won't really change anything.
So how would a website for enthusiasts of, say, underwater basket weaving fall into your domain scheme? Would a couple people have to pony up to create a true-non-profit organization just so they can share ideas with an easily-remembered domain name?
A 1-second search turned up this, the lawyer in that video.
The page also contains the following text:
Am I the only one who remembers absorption refrigerators? Actually they are still widely used in RVs because they can run on any heat source (such as propane) without requiring electricity. They're also extremely energy efficient and have no moving parts.
The downsides to them are that they rely on the temperature differential between the coils and the ambient air, so on extremely hot days they aren't that good keeping cool (or if you are opening the door frequently).
Yes but "bridge to nowhere" is a stupid moniker. It would've gone somewhere rather important to most cities.
Didn't that "bridge to nowhere" actually go to the town's AIRPORT? Yep.
Sounds like a legitimate need to me.