Actually, I believe the anti-terrorist squads are trained to kill the suspect with a single shot to the head because that's the best way to make sure he doesn't have a chance to detonate his bomb, if they happen to have gotten the right guy.
Also fairly unlikely, I would guess. Remember, if you read about something in the newspaper, that's because it's not very probable. That's why it's news.
I recall reading some time ago that swift and certain punishment is a better general deterrent than severe punishment, though of course a punishment can be all three.
I live in this country, and have lived here all my life, and I would never have given up the computers without a warrant. Not ALL of us are a disgrace. Where do you live?
I am the OP. I wasn't asking for your priorities or a value judgment, merely for a proposed solution to the problem as stated. My wife and I don't run a business, but we often work our corporate jobs from home. We currently turn off BitTorrent during working hours, but I'd like to keep it running, though throttled, during those times. Hence my original question.
I am not a physicist, nor do I play one on TV, but I can't help thinking that this would be fairly negligible in most cases. I think it would also be fairly easy to calculate if you took the ambient temperature both with the computer on and with it off, while the temperature outside remained fairly constant, and knew the efficiency of your AC unit and the cubic footage of the room. Can any of you smarter people tell me how close I am to reality here?
Many years ago I was at Macy's in New York and I saw old, brightly-repainted school lockers being sold as "retro" storage furniture. I think you had to buy quite a few at once, but they certainly were well ventilated, and if you drilled a hole in the back you could run cables out the hole for power, etc. They were kind of cool looking, too. Maybe eBay would have something like that? As for the trust issue, everyone with access to your office could be trustworthy except for that one person, and your laptop could disappear. These days most laptops aren't particularly valuable, with the rapid price decreases for the LCD screens bringing prices down across the board, but the data and inconvenience could be worth quite a lot. I don't personally lock up my laptop at night, but I probably should.
I have flown several times a year both before and after 2001, and I haven't noticed that it's any more difficult or annoying than it ever was. Sure, there are a few more rules, like the liquids in small containers in a plastic bag, shoes off, and laptops out of their cases, but if you know the rules, it takes only a few seconds to comply, and I whiz through every time. I'll be damned if I'm going to let a bunch of airport douchebags keep me from flying.
I've been so focused on the civil liberties and inconvenience aspects of the no-fly list that it never occurred to me to find out what happens to the money you've paid for your ticket if you are denied boarding because you are on the no-fly list. I'd have to assume that your money would be refunded, though I wouldn't expect additional compensation. Has anyone reading this ever had this experience?
Maybe they can't get a better job than the ones they were laid off at, but can get a better job than the new lower-paying one they will be offered after 10 weeks.
According to Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006, San Francisco City Hall to Los Angeles City Hall, going down I-5, is 382.9 miles (5.5 hours), not 600-700. Going down US-101 is 421.1 miles and takes almost an hour more.
Better yet, stick the Twinkies inside the condoms and put that it in the self-checkout area. You're far better off sticking a Twinkie with a condom on it up any bodily orifice than you are sticking an unwrapped Twinkie in your mouth.
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How do you get a positive ID on a suicide bomber before he detonates?
Actually, I believe the anti-terrorist squads are trained to kill the suspect with a single shot to the head because that's the best way to make sure he doesn't have a chance to detonate his bomb, if they happen to have gotten the right guy.
Also fairly unlikely, I would guess. Remember, if you read about something in the newspaper, that's because it's not very probable. That's why it's news.
You do realize that that gruesome murder on Greyhound Canada was a one-time event and not part of a trend, right?
One thing he should definitely NOT do to solve this problem is move to Scunthorpe, England.
I recall reading some time ago that swift and certain punishment is a better general deterrent than severe punishment, though of course a punishment can be all three.
I live in this country, and have lived here all my life, and I would never have given up the computers without a warrant. Not ALL of us are a disgrace. Where do you live?
It's called "short" selling because you're "short" the stock; i.e., you don't own it when you sell it.
What would be even more helpful would be a list of the 30 most-spoken languages among the world's monolingual people.
As if any Chinese person would actually eat that Americanized crap!
I am the OP. Your "answer" is nonresponsive. What's Rapidshare?
Not using Vonage is outside of the scope of my original question, and I don't believe my cable provider offers VOIP service.
I am the OP. I wasn't asking for your priorities or a value judgment, merely for a proposed solution to the problem as stated. My wife and I don't run a business, but we often work our corporate jobs from home. We currently turn off BitTorrent during working hours, but I'd like to keep it running, though throttled, during those times. Hence my original question.
The OP (me) actually does say that he has a cable modem, but it's buried rather obliquely near the bottom of the post.
I am not a physicist, nor do I play one on TV, but I can't help thinking that this would be fairly negligible in most cases. I think it would also be fairly easy to calculate if you took the ambient temperature both with the computer on and with it off, while the temperature outside remained fairly constant, and knew the efficiency of your AC unit and the cubic footage of the room. Can any of you smarter people tell me how close I am to reality here?
Many years ago I was at Macy's in New York and I saw old, brightly-repainted school lockers being sold as "retro" storage furniture. I think you had to buy quite a few at once, but they certainly were well ventilated, and if you drilled a hole in the back you could run cables out the hole for power, etc. They were kind of cool looking, too. Maybe eBay would have something like that? As for the trust issue, everyone with access to your office could be trustworthy except for that one person, and your laptop could disappear. These days most laptops aren't particularly valuable, with the rapid price decreases for the LCD screens bringing prices down across the board, but the data and inconvenience could be worth quite a lot. I don't personally lock up my laptop at night, but I probably should.
I have flown several times a year both before and after 2001, and I haven't noticed that it's any more difficult or annoying than it ever was. Sure, there are a few more rules, like the liquids in small containers in a plastic bag, shoes off, and laptops out of their cases, but if you know the rules, it takes only a few seconds to comply, and I whiz through every time. I'll be damned if I'm going to let a bunch of airport douchebags keep me from flying.
I've been so focused on the civil liberties and inconvenience aspects of the no-fly list that it never occurred to me to find out what happens to the money you've paid for your ticket if you are denied boarding because you are on the no-fly list. I'd have to assume that your money would be refunded, though I wouldn't expect additional compensation. Has anyone reading this ever had this experience?
Or you can buy a refurbished Konica Minolta color laser for about $150.
Maybe they can't get a better job than the ones they were laid off at, but can get a better job than the new lower-paying one they will be offered after 10 weeks.
The AA Road Atlas for 2007, published in July 2006, can be found here:
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You'll notice a handy-dandy scale of 3.2 MILES per inch.
Before you cross the border, re-Ghost your laptop to its original state, and carry all your important data on a thumb drive located in your asshole.
You'll probably get away with the 120ml bottle just fine.
According to Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006, San Francisco City Hall to Los Angeles City Hall, going down I-5, is 382.9 miles (5.5 hours), not 600-700. Going down US-101 is 421.1 miles and takes almost an hour more.
Better yet, stick the Twinkies inside the condoms and put that it in the self-checkout area. You're far better off sticking a Twinkie with a condom on it up any bodily orifice than you are sticking an unwrapped Twinkie in your mouth.