Could also possibly be because the free plugin for Acrobat 5 that OCRs PDF files will only do 50 pages? So maybe it's Adobe's plugin that capped it when Google used it?
That brings up another interesting point. Coins were never intended to be used for the purpose of either/or decision making (no jokes about money making decisions for us). If nothing else, it's convenient, and perceived to be fair by the involved parties.
It's my understanding that on a merchant account, the fee for processing a credit card transaction is only around $.30 USD for Visa, MC, Discover, etc. I'm not sure, but I think American Express always charges a percentage, which is why they're not accepted everywhere.
I agree that they increase prices to cover those expenses, though. That's why my dirt-cheap dry-cleaner only accepts cash. He keeps his prices low because he doesn't have to account for "alternate payment overhead".
Agreed that this is not surprising. There are tons of lobbying groups that do this kind of thing every year. One of the bigger trips each year is the "Korea trip" for congressional aides.
Essentially, the S. Korean chamber of commerce gets together and flies around 20 staffers over for 10 days in 5 star hotels, and all-expenses paid fun. Sure, they tour some factories and hear some presentations, but it's mainly a free vacation. Lots of companies/lobbying gropus do similar trips within the US, as well. Sugar cane growers will take staffers to south Florida. The tobacco lobby takes folks to resorts in NC. The military lets military issues staffers stay on board aircraft carriers, etc.
In this particular instance, MS is playing by the well-established rules for this type of thing.
The federal government can't do something like that because of a little idea called federalism. There's a good article that explains what it is and what it means to you here.
But under a federal system, each state can establish its own rules, within reason, for how it wants to live. Mormons makeup a minority of Americans, but they are a huge majority of Utahans, and so Utah is more friendly to Mormon values than Vermont is.
Note to you: In Texas, you do have to give thumbprints to get a license. They also use it to do things like prevent AFDC fraud. I agree that they way you were treated was BS, though.
Agreed. Their hardware is so reliable. My uncle and cousin own a fencing business, and they both carry them. Both of theirs are totally beat up, but they still work great and hold a charge forever. Most of the construction trades use Nextel for the same reason. All they need to do is make calls and 2-way. The only downside of Nextel is that their service is on the expensive side.
Listen. It was unpublished, unclassified research. Believe me if you want, I don't care. It was done at USAF's Armstrong Labs (which was one of the superlabs at the time) at Brooks AFB. It was a correlary project to one we were working on regarding flight simulators and pilots keeping track of incoming threats.
As someone who used to do psychological testing on this very subject, I can say to you that driving is not a simple mental process. We conducted experiments using driving simulators to discover the information threshold at which point drivers begin to become overwhelmed. It's been about 7 years since I worked on that project, but I seem to recall that the presence of 3-4 other vehiles produced a marked degredation in performance. The research was done for the USAF. Sorry I can't provide a reference.
Um, it's not millions. It may be 10s of thousands, but let's not overstate the case. Every congressman is in posession of their own mail server that they can use to do this. The only benefit of the whole deal is that few people actually vote. Even less will vote (or vote for the non-spam candidate) if they get pissed at the spam.
The thing is, anonymous speech, while valuable, is never taken seriously. Anyone can hide behind an anonymous userid and post crap on slashdot. Anyone can write two words on a postcard and drop it in the mail. If these same people want their ideas to be taken seriously, they will write a well-crafted letter, print it out, ask for the favor of a reply, and mail it. Not only do they have the letter read, they also get an idea of what the addressee thinks on the matter. In this circumstance, the postcard is like opening your front door and yelling. Yeah, someone might hear you, but did you give them a reason to care?
Because the response was directly proportional to the statement. Had that constituent put some thought and effort into their letter, they might have gotten some thought and effort put into the response.
I disagree. The response was directly proportional to the statement. Had that constituent put some thought and effort into their letter, they might have gotten some thought and effort put into the response.
You are absolutely correct. It seems like nobody paid attention in Gov't. class. Everyone bitches about democracy without understanding the system we're actually in. Thanks for pointing it out.
One of the best responses ever to this topic was penned by Senator Jim Inhoffe (R - OK). A constituent sent him a post card with no name, but a return address on it that said, "Legalize drugs." He had a staffer go down to the Senate gift shop and buy a postcard. He simply wrote "No." on it, signed it, and had it sent to the return address.
Funny. It's my journal, and I can set it up however I want. I prefer to use it as a soapbox and don't want grafitti from the peanut gallery. Especially from the zealots in the room. My point was that Slashdot has become more of a herd of yes-men for particular topics, rather than a forum for intelligent discussion. Macs and Anti-Gov't. are the two that readily come to mind.
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Could also possibly be because the free plugin for Acrobat 5 that OCRs PDF files will only do 50 pages? So maybe it's Adobe's plugin that capped it when Google used it?
True. ONI rocked, and was pretty revolutional. It's just too bad I don't speak Japanese.
That brings up another interesting point. Coins were never intended to be used for the purpose of either/or decision making (no jokes about money making decisions for us). If nothing else, it's convenient, and perceived to be fair by the involved parties.
It's my understanding that on a merchant account, the fee for processing a credit card transaction is only around $.30 USD for Visa, MC, Discover, etc. I'm not sure, but I think American Express always charges a percentage, which is why they're not accepted everywhere.
I agree that they increase prices to cover those expenses, though. That's why my dirt-cheap dry-cleaner only accepts cash. He keeps his prices low because he doesn't have to account for "alternate payment overhead".
Agreed that this is not surprising. There are tons of lobbying groups that do this kind of thing every year. One of the bigger trips each year is the "Korea trip" for congressional aides.
Essentially, the S. Korean chamber of commerce gets together and flies around 20 staffers over for 10 days in 5 star hotels, and all-expenses paid fun. Sure, they tour some factories and hear some presentations, but it's mainly a free vacation. Lots of companies/lobbying gropus do similar trips within the US, as well. Sugar cane growers will take staffers to south Florida. The tobacco lobby takes folks to resorts in NC. The military lets military issues staffers stay on board aircraft carriers, etc.
In this particular instance, MS is playing by the well-established rules for this type of thing.
The federal government can't do something like that because of a little idea called federalism. There's a good article that explains what it is and what it means to you here.
But under a federal system, each state can establish its own rules, within reason, for how it wants to live. Mormons makeup a minority of Americans, but they are a huge majority of Utahans, and so Utah is more friendly to Mormon values than Vermont is.
Note to you: In Texas, you do have to give thumbprints to get a license. They also use it to do things like prevent AFDC fraud. I agree that they way you were treated was BS, though.
Great sig.
Agreed. Their hardware is so reliable. My uncle and cousin own a fencing business, and they both carry them. Both of theirs are totally beat up, but they still work great and hold a charge forever. Most of the construction trades use Nextel for the same reason. All they need to do is make calls and 2-way. The only downside of Nextel is that their service is on the expensive side.
It's not too far from what Ricochet had in place. Just add a few sensors to Ricochet boxes and it would almost be the same thing.
My dad's was actually "want in one hand and shit in the other", but I figured I'd clean it up a bit.
Listen. It was unpublished, unclassified research. Believe me if you want, I don't care. It was done at USAF's Armstrong Labs (which was one of the superlabs at the time) at Brooks AFB. It was a correlary project to one we were working on regarding flight simulators and pilots keeping track of incoming threats.
As someone who used to do psychological testing on this very subject, I can say to you that driving is not a simple mental process. We conducted experiments using driving simulators to discover the information threshold at which point drivers begin to become overwhelmed. It's been about 7 years since I worked on that project, but I seem to recall that the presence of 3-4 other vehiles produced a marked degredation in performance. The research was done for the USAF. Sorry I can't provide a reference.
Um, it's not millions. It may be 10s of thousands, but let's not overstate the case. Every congressman is in posession of their own mail server that they can use to do this. The only benefit of the whole deal is that few people actually vote. Even less will vote (or vote for the non-spam candidate) if they get pissed at the spam.
Well, at least you're getting out there and voting. That's more than most people are willing to do. Thank you from the rest of the active voters.
It is to me. That's why my original post didn't say, "The best quote Caustic Window ever heard".....
The thing is, anonymous speech, while valuable, is never taken seriously. Anyone can hide behind an anonymous userid and post crap on slashdot. Anyone can write two words on a postcard and drop it in the mail. If these same people want their ideas to be taken seriously, they will write a well-crafted letter, print it out, ask for the favor of a reply, and mail it. Not only do they have the letter read, they also get an idea of what the addressee thinks on the matter. In this circumstance, the postcard is like opening your front door and yelling. Yeah, someone might hear you, but did you give them a reason to care?
Because the response was directly proportional to the statement. Had that constituent put some thought and effort into their letter, they might have gotten some thought and effort put into the response.
I disagree. The response was directly proportional to the statement. Had that constituent put some thought and effort into their letter, they might have gotten some thought and effort put into the response.
You are absolutely correct. It seems like nobody paid attention in Gov't. class. Everyone bitches about democracy without understanding the system we're actually in. Thanks for pointing it out.
One of the best responses ever to this topic was penned by Senator Jim Inhoffe (R - OK). A constituent sent him a post card with no name, but a return address on it that said, "Legalize drugs." He had a staffer go down to the Senate gift shop and buy a postcard. He simply wrote "No." on it, signed it, and had it sent to the return address.
It's me at my parent's house.
Funny. It's my journal, and I can set it up however I want. I prefer to use it as a soapbox and don't want grafitti from the peanut gallery. Especially from the zealots in the room. My point was that Slashdot has become more of a herd of yes-men for particular topics, rather than a forum for intelligent discussion. Macs and Anti-Gov't. are the two that readily come to mind.
Sure, they look cool, but the specs just aren't there for the $$.
Nobody likes people who take ordinary words and mis-spell them with a "z" in a failed attempt to provide comedy, either.