What sort of day-to-day transaction do you need your SSN for? I can't remember the last time I had to put SSN down on any form... Possibly my tax forms last January, but that's the point of the SSN.
I heard a DJ play a clip of someone who thought she was on hold and was singing along with the music. Apparently, the DJ had picked up the phone to talk to her, but she didn't hear him and kept on singing.
I actually would like to find a company that would ship my cat's prescription food to me on a biweekly basis or something. Unfortunately, I can't find anything; I have to hope that the local PetSmart felt like stocking up on it when they were low, which isn't always the case.
I know about PetMeds and such, but as of a few weeks ago, no one carried the exact food - the ONLY food - he can eat, nor could I find other prescription foods. Royal Canin Sensitivity for cats.
My television, stereo, and computers are all on the same circuit (which also contains most of the lighting in my place). I recently plugged a laser printer into that circuit, and the current draw when I turned it on was enough to make the uninterruptible power supply on the computer kick over to battery (I moved that printer to a different circuit, but that's not an option for the other things).
So, I'd like LCDs just to reduce the load on that circuit. Rewiring would be extremely expensive, and (because of the way the wiring is laid out) there just isn't any way to reorganize to get things off that circuit.
Arguing a pedantic point here, but since you brought it up: since weighed products don't follow the 5-digit manufacturer and 5-digit product code scheme, it *is* a slighty different system than what I described.
"I've pulled Striker's record." "And?" "You're not going to like it, sir." [Shows copy of "Ted Striker's 400 Polka Favorites"] "My God, it's worse than I thought."
The scene where the guard shot Scraps the dog: "Just kidding! Blanks! See, Scraps is fine!"
I wonder if the movie wasn't better because someone else did it - sort of a fresh take on the gags.
Here in the US, there's only one barcode system, the UPC (Universal Product Code, if memory serves). The first five digits are the manufacturer, and the second five are the product id number. This scam would be really, really easy to do in the US.
There are some exceptions: some products only have a short 5 or 6 digit bar code because they don't have room for the full 10 digit code. Also, deli-counter items use a slightly different system that incorporates the price.
Yeah, this news is really important. I would've died not knowing that broadband is up 38%. US media should've skipped the whole tsunami story in favor of this one./sarcasm
Aren't Spirit and Opportunity already well past their expected operational lifetime?
Seems like if you're designing it for x number of days, and you don't need to clean them to meet x, then why spend the extra money and deal with the extra complexity?
I was agreeing with you - I was referring to the AC that started this thread. "I'm not buying XXXX" is really easy to say when you don't even have a user name attached to your comment.
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What sort of day-to-day transaction do you need your SSN for? I can't remember the last time I had to put SSN down on any form... Possibly my tax forms last January, but that's the point of the SSN.
--RJ
I heard a DJ play a clip of someone who thought she was on hold and was singing along with the music. Apparently, the DJ had picked up the phone to talk to her, but she didn't hear him and kept on singing.
My brother is into arcade games, and has quite a few video and pinball machines around his house.
I just use Snowball, though - the name of my cat.
--RJ
Krusty: "What is the freaking holdup?"
--RJ
Have you ever needed medicine or have allergies? Be glad your parents didn't just throw you in the dumpster and have another kid.
It's not his fault he has stomach allergies. No need to take it out on him.
I actually would like to find a company that would ship my cat's prescription food to me on a biweekly basis or something. Unfortunately, I can't find anything; I have to hope that the local PetSmart felt like stocking up on it when they were low, which isn't always the case.
I know about PetMeds and such, but as of a few weeks ago, no one carried the exact food - the ONLY food - he can eat, nor could I find other prescription foods. Royal Canin Sensitivity for cats.
--RJ
I remember passing up a hard drive upgrade in order to add a second 5.25" floppy instead.
--RJ
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Really Dumb.
Sorry, couldn't resist. :)
My television, stereo, and computers are all on the same circuit (which also contains most of the lighting in my place). I recently plugged a laser printer into that circuit, and the current draw when I turned it on was enough to make the uninterruptible power supply on the computer kick over to battery (I moved that printer to a different circuit, but that's not an option for the other things).
So, I'd like LCDs just to reduce the load on that circuit. Rewiring would be extremely expensive, and (because of the way the wiring is laid out) there just isn't any way to reorganize to get things off that circuit.
--RJ
Arguing a pedantic point here, but since you brought it up:
since weighed products don't follow the 5-digit manufacturer and 5-digit product code scheme, it *is* a slighty different system than what I described.
--RJ
"Danger: Vacuum"
"I've pulled Striker's record." "And?" "You're not going to like it, sir." [Shows copy of "Ted Striker's 400 Polka Favorites"] "My God, it's worse than I thought."
The scene where the guard shot Scraps the dog: "Just kidding! Blanks! See, Scraps is fine!"
I wonder if the movie wasn't better because someone else did it - sort of a fresh take on the gags.
--RJ
Here in the US, there's only one barcode system, the UPC (Universal Product Code, if memory serves). The first five digits are the manufacturer, and the second five are the product id number. This scam would be really, really easy to do in the US.
There are some exceptions: some products only have a short 5 or 6 digit bar code because they don't have room for the full 10 digit code. Also, deli-counter items use a slightly different system that incorporates the price.
--RJ
Actually, that was Airplane II, and the Zucker brothers weren't involved - they felt they'd done all the airplane jokes they could in the first one.
Great scene though. IIRC, they used the Atari 2600's Yars Revenge for the sound effects.
--RJ
It worked on CSI:Miami!
--RJ
They're not serial killers! Let's try to keep the punishment in line with the crime.
I suggest the first 2600 Pac Man. That'll show them what we had to work with.
--RJ
Yeah, this news is really important. I would've died not knowing that broadband is up 38%. US media should've skipped the whole tsunami story in favor of this one. /sarcasm
--RJ
Aren't Spirit and Opportunity already well past their expected operational lifetime?
Seems like if you're designing it for x number of days, and you don't need to clean them to meet x, then why spend the extra money and deal with the extra complexity?
--RJ
I was agreeing with you - I was referring to the AC that started this thread. "I'm not buying XXXX" is really easy to say when you don't even have a user name attached to your comment.
Sorry for the confusion.
--RJ
Not to mention it's really easy to say that when the poster is an AC...
--RJ
"Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anyone."
--RJ
2 extra Saturdays a year? I can't believe you think they'd be used as Saturdays.
They'll be Mondays, and everyone on salary will work two extra days but not get extra pay for it.
--RJ
Choosy Webmasters Choose GIF.
(From an old thecorporation.com image.)
--RJ
So, you use GnuCash too, eh?
--RJ
He did try that.
I won't spoil the ending, though. You'll have to RTFA to see why he didn't use cue cards.
--RJ
I can't believe you lost karma for this reply.
--RJ