It's hugely positive for the business types who keep pushing micropayments as the thing that will save the Internet, despite the fact that they've been tried several times before and have been a dismal failure.
IMO, micropayments have failed thus far due to the lack of a trusted micropayment aggregator. Perhaps Apple/iPhone is that trusted aggregator.
> I'd gladly pay double (and generally do!) to ski Deer Valley than most crowded places in Colorado.
You've got to quit skiing Summit County and Vail if you want to avoid the crowds on the hills in Colorado. [I skied Mary Jane yesterday and only about every fourth chair had butts in it... at most!]
You know, we've all been there. We want to make it work with CSS. But sometimes it's just not worth the effort. The hacks and conditional comments ruin our clean markup. And we spend hours trying to make a simple layout work. Occasionally, we have to remind ourselves that we've done enough and it's time to move on.
If you're wasting time fighting with CSS -- and we know you are -- we've got just the tool you need. Download the Give Up and Use Tables timer. We've scientifically determined the maximum amount of time that you should need to make a layout work in CSS: it's 47 minutes. When your time is up, we'll even give you the table code you need. Take three minutes to build a table. And ten minutes to get a donut. Bill the client for an hour. Done.
You may be in the 33% bracket, but I seriously doubt you pay 33% of your income to Uncle Sam as part of your Federal tax return.
Have you ever looked at your "effective tax rate" upon completion of your annual taxes? You're only paying that percentage if you don't take ANY exemptions (including the one Uncle Sam all-but forces on you for yourself - see Form 1040 box 6a) and if you don't take ANY deductions (including the Standard Deduction - see Form 1040 line 40).
I'll bet you mod points you're paying LESS than 33% - probably MUCH less.
Some might think a third generation government employee may not be the best president for a country based on free enterprise, but wait. His second wife, whom he married soon after divorcing his first wife, is the chair of one of the largest beer distributors in the country. As such, McCain has experience with the perks of the corporate life, like luxury corporate jets, which he used to ferry himself between campaign stops during his bid to become president. He understands the compromises that must be made when growing a business, like how many alcohol related teen deaths are acceptable to maintain a certain profit margin.
Missing 'spam king' kills self, family By Kieran Nicholson, Howard Pankratz and Carlos Illescas The Denver Post Article Last Updated: 07/24/2008 04:52:57 PM MDT http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9985333
BENNETT -- Neighbors say the dead man, woman and toddler found near Bennett are the missing "spam king" and his family.
The shootings took place in the 42000 block of East Arkansas Place about 11:15 a.m. today, and the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said a man, woman and 3-year-old girl were dead.
A neighbor who did not want to be named said the man who was suspected of killing himself and the others was Eddie Davidson, who walked away from a minium-security prison camp in Florence earlier this week. He said Davidson and his family used to live in the house where they died.
The neighbor said the Davidson family -- known in Bennett as the Hills -- "pretty much stayed to themselves."
The neighbor knew (Click to enlarge) Davidson worked in computers but not exactly what he did until he was sent to prison in April for 21 months after he pleaded guilty to tax evasion and falsifying information in e-mail pitches for low-cost, high risk penny stocks.
Davidson's Bennett-based business, Power Promoters, sent hundreds of thousands of unsolicited sales pitches to e-mail addresses around the world, selling a variety of products.
Court filings showed that Davidson's spam operation grossed about $3.5 million between 2003 and 2006.
The Sheriff's Office would not confirm the identities of the victims, saying the coroner had not yet notified family members.
Arapahoe County Undersheriff Mark Campbell said this afternoon that the bodies of a man and a woman were found in a driveway at the home outside a silver SUV. The man's body was beside the driver's door, and the woman's near the passenger side.
A boy, about 7 months old, was found unharmed in a car seat in the SUV, Campbell said.
The 3-year-old girl was found dead in the vehicle.
Federal officials confirmed that FBI agents and U.S. Marshals are assisting Arapahoe County officials on the scene.
A teenage girl, who was shot in the neck, fled to a neighbor's home, the Sheriff's Office said.
A handgun was found at the scene, Campbell said.
The teenager was taken to University Hospital for treatment, and the infant to Children's Hospital, according to the Bennett Fire Protection District.
Bob Cambron lives about a half-mile away.
He said he was working in the yard when he heard gunshots, carried on the wind.
"Immediately after the shots, there was intense screaming," Cambron said.
He drove to the house right away.
"I didn't have any idea what I was driving into," he said. "I just saw the vehicle in the driveway with bodies."
He said he was reluctant to get close "because I didn't want to be the next victim."
He said a neighbor who called 911 also helped the teenage gunshot victim.
According to neighbors, the home where the shooting occurred is about 8 years old and sits on a 35-acre parcel.
"It is a very nice home, two-story yellow, about 4,000 square feet," said neighbor Deborah Haines. The owners had horses and a barn.
Both Haines and another neighbor, Ted Schwarz, said that the current residents were new to the area, having moved in about six to 10 months ago.
Both said their new neighbor was congenial.
"He was a really nice fellow," said Schwarz. "He was out there helping dig out during the snows. The wind blows out here, and we get out the tractors to clear the roads of snow. He also helped mow the ditches."
Schwarz, who is retired, said that the area is normally very quiet.
The worst thing to happen out there, he said, was when somebody -- probably kids -- knocked down every one of the 53 mailboxes of the 53 homeowners living in the area.
"This is something really shocking," said Schwarz.
Haines said she never heard any shots and that her first indication of something being wrong was when she heard a lot of traffic on the road outside her house.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com
IMO, only the basic blocks are needed. Growing up, I recall having one of those flat sheet base things to build upon, square blocks, "threes", regular blocks, mini-doubles, little singles, short beams, longer beams, small wheels, large wheels, and a couple of axle pieces. [There are probably names for all of these but I'm not really a Lego geek.] That's about it. I never felt as though I needed any special pieces to complete the job at hand.
What the limited set of blocks did for me was allow me to use my IMAGINATION! I didn't have to build THEIR structures - I built my own houses. [This taught my 6 year old self rudimentary structural concepts.] I didn't have to build THEIR car. I made my own. [6 year old self says: "Why does the car keep tipping over - hmmm - top heavy."]
My favorite self-built design with my limited selection of blocks was a mountain tram of sorts. I added to my tram structure the wheels (on top I learned for stability) and removed the grey rubber tires. These say on strings mounted via encyclopedias weighing down the ends on the mantle and the floor. Good times.
My veiw on seat belts is this: If you don't wear your seat belt you can't be entitled to any injury claims against the other person involved in the wreak.
I also do this on many issue-oriented sites I visit regularly. It doesn't cost me anything other than a click and it helps to support the site financially.
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It's hugely positive for the business types who keep pushing micropayments as the thing that will save the Internet, despite the fact that they've been tried several times before and have been a dismal failure.
:-)
IMO, micropayments have failed thus far due to the lack of a trusted micropayment aggregator. Perhaps Apple/iPhone is that trusted aggregator.
Note: I do not own an iPhone.
Why? So? Who cares?
> I'd gladly pay double (and generally do!) to ski Deer Valley than most crowded places in Colorado.
You've got to quit skiing Summit County and Vail if you want to avoid the crowds on the hills in Colorado. [I skied Mary Jane yesterday and only about every fourth chair had butts in it ... at most!]
I live in Colorado and all of my boxes are named after some of the more obscure Colorado peak names. There's hundreds upon hundreds of them.
I think we would all be surprised to learn of the HIGH number of low income homes that have cable or satellite TV.
> For the love of god, do NOT make your websites using any of these:
> - tables (for layout, I mean)
http://giveupandusetables.com/
You know, we've all been there. We want to make it work with CSS. But sometimes it's just not worth the effort. The hacks and conditional comments ruin our clean markup. And we spend hours trying to make a simple layout work. Occasionally, we have to remind ourselves that we've done enough and it's time to move on.
If you're wasting time fighting with CSS -- and we know you are -- we've got just the tool you need. Download the Give Up and Use Tables timer. We've scientifically determined the maximum amount of time that you should need to make a layout work in CSS: it's 47 minutes. When your time is up, we'll even give you the table code you need. Take three minutes to build a table. And ten minutes to get a donut. Bill the client for an hour. Done.
> he only shortcut a married man needs: "Yes dear"
Better than that one is ...
"Whatever you think is best."
Your wife will think you actually care about her opinions. [I got that one from my soon-to-be brother-in-law days before I was married.]
What about the ethics behind leaving behind or burying a dead person on mars? [Contamination?]
http://sexyregex.com/ - Regex online test, examples, documentation
> The media is pretending this race is close because the media is a bunch of morons.
Besides that,
a) A close race is good for ratings.
b) Don't forget who is the recipient of all of those campaign donations. [Duh! The media!]
You may be in the 33% bracket, but I seriously doubt you pay 33% of your income to Uncle Sam as part of your Federal tax return.
Have you ever looked at your "effective tax rate" upon completion of your annual taxes? You're only paying that percentage if you don't take ANY exemptions (including the one Uncle Sam all-but forces on you for yourself - see Form 1040 box 6a) and if you don't take ANY deductions (including the Standard Deduction - see Form 1040 line 40).
I'll bet you mod points you're paying LESS than 33% - probably MUCH less.
Couldn't - or wouldn't?
I sent NBC (MSNBC) and email saying I wouldn't be watching due to the fact I don't want or need any more Flash(tm)-like plugins on my winderz box.
Now if they had a Silverlight plugin for Opera on *nix, I might go for that - just to be a d*ck..
Some might think a third generation government employee may not be the best president for a country based on free enterprise, but wait. His second wife, whom he married soon after divorcing his first wife, is the chair of one of the largest beer distributors in the country. As such, McCain has experience with the perks of the corporate life, like luxury corporate jets, which he used to ferry himself between campaign stops during his bid to become president. He understands the compromises that must be made when growing a business, like how many alcohol related teen deaths are acceptable to maintain a certain profit margin.
http://drugdealercindy.com/cindy-mcain-drug-dealer.php
Missing 'spam king' kills self, family
By Kieran Nicholson, Howard Pankratz and Carlos Illescas
The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 07/24/2008 04:52:57 PM MDT
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9985333
BENNETT -- Neighbors say the dead man, woman and toddler found near Bennett are the missing "spam king" and his family.
The shootings took place in the 42000 block of East Arkansas Place about 11:15 a.m. today, and the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said a man, woman and 3-year-old girl were dead.
A neighbor who did not want to be named said the man who was suspected of killing himself and the others was Eddie Davidson, who walked away from a minium-security prison camp in Florence earlier this week. He said Davidson and his family used to live in the house where they died.
The neighbor said the Davidson family -- known in Bennett as the Hills -- "pretty much stayed to themselves."
The neighbor knew
(Click to enlarge)
Davidson worked in computers but not exactly what he did until he was sent to prison in April for 21 months after he pleaded guilty to tax evasion and falsifying information in e-mail pitches for low-cost, high risk penny stocks.
Davidson's Bennett-based business, Power Promoters, sent hundreds of thousands of unsolicited sales pitches to e-mail addresses around the world, selling a variety of products.
Court filings showed that Davidson's spam operation grossed about $3.5 million between 2003 and 2006.
The Sheriff's Office would not confirm the identities of the victims, saying the coroner had not yet notified family members.
Arapahoe County Undersheriff Mark Campbell said this afternoon that the bodies of a man and a woman were found in a driveway at the home outside a silver SUV. The man's body was beside the driver's door, and the woman's near the passenger side.
A boy, about 7 months old, was found unharmed in a car seat in the SUV, Campbell said.
The 3-year-old girl was found dead in the vehicle.
Federal officials confirmed that FBI agents and U.S. Marshals are assisting Arapahoe County officials on the scene.
A teenage girl, who was shot in the neck, fled to a neighbor's home, the Sheriff's Office said.
A handgun was found at the scene, Campbell said.
The teenager was taken to University Hospital for treatment, and the infant to Children's Hospital, according to the Bennett Fire Protection District.
Bob Cambron lives about a half-mile away.
He said he was working in the yard when he heard gunshots, carried on the wind.
"Immediately after the shots, there was intense screaming," Cambron said.
He drove to the house right away.
"I didn't have any idea what I was driving into," he said. "I just saw the vehicle in the driveway with bodies."
He said he was reluctant to get close "because I didn't want to be the next victim."
He said a neighbor who called 911 also helped the teenage gunshot victim.
According to neighbors, the home where the shooting occurred is about 8 years old and sits on a 35-acre parcel.
"It is a very nice home, two-story yellow, about 4,000 square feet," said neighbor Deborah Haines. The owners had horses and a barn.
Both Haines and another neighbor, Ted Schwarz, said that the current residents were new to the area, having moved in about six to 10 months ago.
Both said their new neighbor was congenial.
"He was a really nice fellow," said Schwarz. "He was out there helping dig out during the snows. The wind blows out here, and we get out the tractors to clear the roads of snow. He also helped mow the ditches."
Schwarz, who is retired, said that the area is normally very quiet.
The worst thing to happen out there, he said, was when somebody -- probably kids -- knocked down every one of the 53 mailboxes of the 53 homeowners living in the area.
"This is something really shocking," said Schwarz.
Haines said she never heard any shots and that her first indication of something being wrong was when she heard a lot of traffic on the road outside her house.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com
... and the super secret password was "password".
> Why just two counties? Why not the whole state?
Because in a close election, you only have to rig one or two counties or precincts to throw the entire election your way.
IMO, only the basic blocks are needed. Growing up, I recall having one of those flat sheet base things to build upon, square blocks, "threes", regular blocks, mini-doubles, little singles, short beams, longer beams, small wheels, large wheels, and a couple of axle pieces. [There are probably names for all of these but I'm not really a Lego geek.] That's about it. I never felt as though I needed any special pieces to complete the job at hand.
What the limited set of blocks did for me was allow me to use my IMAGINATION! I didn't have to build THEIR structures - I built my own houses. [This taught my 6 year old self rudimentary structural concepts.] I didn't have to build THEIR car. I made my own. [6 year old self says: "Why does the car keep tipping over - hmmm - top heavy."]
My favorite self-built design with my limited selection of blocks was a mountain tram of sorts. I added to my tram structure the wheels (on top I learned for stability) and removed the grey rubber tires. These say on strings mounted via encyclopedias weighing down the ends on the mantle and the floor. Good times.
My veiw on seat belts is this: If you don't wear your seat belt you can't be entitled to any injury claims against the other person involved in the wreak.
Same thing goes for motorcycle helmets.
My own preference for mind-numbing games is something called JT's Blocks found over at Yahoo Games. [Remotely similar to Same GNOME]
I'll miss it if/when M$ takes over Yahoo.
Twins? Siamese Twins?
I also do this on many issue-oriented sites I visit regularly. It doesn't cost me anything other than a click and it helps to support the site financially.
Yes. I sometimes click on ads when I visit sites I like and want to support ($).
Unfortunately, I cannot find a string of LED Xmas lights at WalMart.
Hotlink
You forgot lemonparty.org [NOT work safe]