I freaking hate the behold - it's pretty, but doesn't have bluetooth, so I can't sync calendars or contacts. I'm back on my previous phone because of that (sgh-x820)
funny, I did this in 2000, and cingular was the same way - I had coverage on most of I-70, though. What really frosted me was having my credit card suspended halfway across the country because of the gas stops. Always carry backup.
They could ask for the logfiles as stated before. Hell, a user account with limited time sudo access would be less invasive, but a copy of relevant logs should do fine.
Mao and Stalin weren't atheists, they were building a religion with them as the head - gotta head off the competition. Still, I don't see how the actions of a couple repressive dictatorships reflects on atheists in general - it's not like we're organized in any meaningful way.
LOL. How many people have Christians persecuted since, say, 1800? Quite few, if any. How many Christians have atheists killed for their Christianity? Quite a bit.
Hitler claimed to be a christian. Mao and Stalin killed people for 'the greater good' or something like that. I'm actually hard pressed to find any incidents where a bunch of atheists killed people for being religious.
My gf claims she needs a 250hp (at the rear wheel) V6 in her commuter car so she can "get on the highway easier." She compared 0-60 times for Honda Accords and Toyota Camrys.
I have friends that bought a huge SUV for when they drive to the ski slopes (they go 2-3x a year). A rented SUV would be much cheaper.
So why wouldn't the telcos use the same tactics when convincing their customers to purchase something that they really don't need? People are buying dual/quad core CPUs with 4GB of RAM just to surf the web and upload pics to flickr and facebook.
I have a 4 year old WRX that would fit both of your groups fine - 230hp (170 at the wheels) and 0-60 is 5.5 (new version is something crazy like 4.9), but it's plenty good for driving to fast and maintaining control. It also goes to the ski slopes if you get some snow tires (new set every 3-4 years). It isn't perfect, but it's a good compromise and proof that you really don't need the SUV.
Selling things isn't about need, but image - the SUV and custom ski gear is an image thing, just like lesbians with subarus (because subaru markets to them directly). The computer thing is less about that as a $800 computer has your specs.
I, of course, do lust after the firebreathing computer rigs and $10k car upgrades, but over time was able to realize that these things won't help, so now I have more money for other things, like saving and college.
Yeah, Korea (south Korea, anyway) has always been aligned with the US and Europe, which makes it first world. Also, the country doesn't really resemble MASH 4077 anymore.
Scientists don't agree, no real studies confirm the notion, and the biggest reason in favor of this is 'they get warm'. Of course they get warm - the battery is discharging.
The part I want to point out that really screwed us: the boss promised a schedule and (new) dev methodology before any of us knew we were doing the project.
don't I know it. We did the agile coach and are still getting resistance on implementing the parts that matter - helps that we now have a new scrum master and the team shrunk by near half. I'm a Java/c++ dev in the seattle area and I can't move for another year - gotta finish my MS CS.
I have one that's kind of fun: we're moving a legacy system to a new architecture, and it requires lots of archaeology because a lot of the code hasn't been looked at in a couple years. Before the full extent of this was discovered, my boss pitched the project to his bosses as 'leave us alone and we'll do it in 6 months'. And it's an agile pilot that tracks progress by hours that are expected to match timesheets. Yay.
People do horrible things to their houses when they get repossessed. How do banks plan on getting the phone back from people who don't pay their bill? What are the odds it'll still be working and in resellable condition?
You don't, just collect the balance due. The difference here is that getting someone to cough up $500 via garnishment is actually practical, while $150,000 is not.
Banks only want to finance things which retain their value longer than the loan.
No, they can finance the thing at a higher rate or over 2 years - $600/24 = $25, so charging $30/mo for 2 years or $36/mo for 1.5 years is doable.
It's a good idea in theory but there's just no way it's going to happen. It's simply not worth the hassle.
This obsolescence of film was solidified when George Lucas decided to film Star Wars Episode 1 in all digital. It was the first major movie that skipped the step of recording to film then scanning. It saved money and time, and improved the quality.
Well, given the final product, it could hardly have worsened the quality.
Well, according to what I've read, he wasn't authorized to divulge passwords to anyone but the mayor, there were written guidelines against doing so, he had no way to know that the woman demanding passwords was even working there, and it was a con-call. I'd do the same thing.
Well, 2009 is the warmest year on record (except the US, for some reason) and our carbon levels are well above anything in the geologic record. Hard to refute that. Whether it irrefutably confirms AGW is another story, but I'd say that the bulk of the evidence points that way.
reducto ad absurdum - no real acknowledgment of risk, only actual failure modes. There's a reason why I can't go target shooting in the mall - it doesn't matter that I don't hit any people, just that I put them in danger if I mess up.
Sorry, but you're wrong. The telcom definition means that the transmission uses a broad range of frequencies, but doesn't mention data rates, while the datacomm definition just means faster than dialup - there's no real standard, so I can say it's slow as donkey balls and be just fine.
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I freaking hate the behold - it's pretty, but doesn't have bluetooth, so I can't sync calendars or contacts. I'm back on my previous phone because of that (sgh-x820)
funny, I did this in 2000, and cingular was the same way - I had coverage on most of I-70, though. What really frosted me was having my credit card suspended halfway across the country because of the gas stops. Always carry backup.
Breach of lawsuit?
They could ask for the logfiles as stated before. Hell, a user account with limited time sudo access would be less invasive, but a copy of relevant logs should do fine.
Mao and Stalin weren't atheists, they were building a religion with them as the head - gotta head off the competition. Still, I don't see how the actions of a couple repressive dictatorships reflects on atheists in general - it's not like we're organized in any meaningful way.
LOL. How many people have Christians persecuted since, say, 1800? Quite few, if any. How many Christians have atheists killed for their Christianity? Quite a bit.
Hitler claimed to be a christian. Mao and Stalin killed people for 'the greater good' or something like that. I'm actually hard pressed to find any incidents where a bunch of atheists killed people for being religious.
This is /., so we need some car comparisons...
My gf claims she needs a 250hp (at the rear wheel) V6 in her commuter car so she can "get on the highway easier." She compared 0-60 times for Honda Accords and Toyota Camrys.
I have friends that bought a huge SUV for when they drive to the ski slopes (they go 2-3x a year). A rented SUV would be much cheaper.
So why wouldn't the telcos use the same tactics when convincing their customers to purchase something that they really don't need? People are buying dual/quad core CPUs with 4GB of RAM just to surf the web and upload pics to flickr and facebook.
I have a 4 year old WRX that would fit both of your groups fine - 230hp (170 at the wheels) and 0-60 is 5.5 (new version is something crazy like 4.9), but it's plenty good for driving to fast and maintaining control. It also goes to the ski slopes if you get some snow tires (new set every 3-4 years). It isn't perfect, but it's a good compromise and proof that you really don't need the SUV.
Selling things isn't about need, but image - the SUV and custom ski gear is an image thing, just like lesbians with subarus (because subaru markets to them directly). The computer thing is less about that as a $800 computer has your specs.
I, of course, do lust after the firebreathing computer rigs and $10k car upgrades, but over time was able to realize that these things won't help, so now I have more money for other things, like saving and college.
Yeah, Korea (south Korea, anyway) has always been aligned with the US and Europe, which makes it first world. Also, the country doesn't really resemble MASH 4077 anymore.
Scientists don't agree, no real studies confirm the notion, and the biggest reason in favor of this is 'they get warm'. Of course they get warm - the battery is discharging.
No problem - I'll make a note.
The part I want to point out that really screwed us: the boss promised a schedule and (new) dev methodology before any of us knew we were doing the project.
don't I know it. We did the agile coach and are still getting resistance on implementing the parts that matter - helps that we now have a new scrum master and the team shrunk by near half. I'm a Java/c++ dev in the seattle area and I can't move for another year - gotta finish my MS CS.
I have one that's kind of fun: we're moving a legacy system to a new architecture, and it requires lots of archaeology because a lot of the code hasn't been looked at in a couple years. Before the full extent of this was discovered, my boss pitched the project to his bosses as 'leave us alone and we'll do it in 6 months'. And it's an agile pilot that tracks progress by hours that are expected to match timesheets. Yay.
People do horrible things to their houses when they get repossessed. How do banks plan on getting the phone back from people who don't pay their bill? What are the odds it'll still be working and in resellable condition?
You don't, just collect the balance due. The difference here is that getting someone to cough up $500 via garnishment is actually practical, while $150,000 is not.
Banks only want to finance things which retain their value longer than the loan.
No, they can finance the thing at a higher rate or over 2 years - $600/24 = $25, so charging $30/mo for 2 years or $36/mo for 1.5 years is doable.
It's a good idea in theory but there's just no way it's going to happen. It's simply not worth the hassle.
Worked great in finland.
I haven't bought pizza in 5 years, mostly because I get too much of it at work.
Of course that would also mean much higher phone prices, how many people would buy the iphone or Droid at $600?
Lots - nothing stops verizon from financing the thing separately and adding the payments to your account. Pay off the phone? Your bill goes down.
This obsolescence of film was solidified when George Lucas decided to film Star Wars Episode 1 in all digital. It was the first major movie that skipped the step of recording to film then scanning. It saved money and time, and improved the quality.
Well, given the final product, it could hardly have worsened the quality.
Well, according to what I've read, he wasn't authorized to divulge passwords to anyone but the mayor, there were written guidelines against doing so, he had no way to know that the woman demanding passwords was even working there, and it was a con-call. I'd do the same thing.
What irrefutable data shows AGW to be true?
Well, 2009 is the warmest year on record (except the US, for some reason) and our carbon levels are well above anything in the geologic record. Hard to refute that. Whether it irrefutably confirms AGW is another story, but I'd say that the bulk of the evidence points that way.
reducto ad absurdum - no real acknowledgment of risk, only actual failure modes. There's a reason why I can't go target shooting in the mall - it doesn't matter that I don't hit any people, just that I put them in danger if I mess up.
it's a dangerous job - man up. The fact that we insist on zero body count is insane - we never did that with test pilots.
Space research and study can be accomplished with robotic probes.
Robots won't tell us how to support humans in space, sorry.
by that logic, I can drive drunk as hell and it's okay, just so long as I don't hit anybody.
Driving is not a right.
It's open to anyone who can demonstrate ability and only revocable if you show yourself to be a danger to others. Sounds like a right to me.
Sorry, but you're wrong. The telcom definition means that the transmission uses a broad range of frequencies, but doesn't mention data rates, while the datacomm definition just means faster than dialup - there's no real standard, so I can say it's slow as donkey balls and be just fine.