Ah, I see. Apologies for reading that the wrong way.
Still, I don't fully agree - it's a bit like saying we have to tolerate, say, graffiti on every corner so we don't lose free speech.
What scalpers do is less 'first sale' than is is buying in bulk and selling in portions; except that the thing they're buying in bulk was *already* available in portions. They're not adding any value, they're just leeching - and additionally the activity is illegal in many countries.
What I wonder about is *how* the scalpers get a hold of that many tickets. Limiting direct sales of tickets to, say, four per client (as some organisations I know do) will pretty much have the same effect as greylisting has on spammers: it suddenly becomes much more of a bother to run your operation.
If you legitimately need more tickets (say, radio show wants to do a contest, whatever), contact the organisation personally.
Scalpers sell *unused* tickets that would otherwise be perfectly available to me with no more hassle than buying from them. In other words, they considerably up the price of the goods they're selling, but offer no benefit whatsoever for the extra money - you could even argue that they make things worse for the price.
Thermal expansion, among other things. The heat causes the conductors in the chip to expand (as almost any material does), and because they get longer their electrical resistance also rises.
> You just "composed" the above comment. FOR FREE. Why?
Yes, and we have, from time to time, people who copy other people's comments, word-for-word, and post them as their own. Those bring nothing whatsoever to the discussion, often even posting comments that are not fully in line with the discussion they're posted in. It is utterly useless, and highly disrespectful of the people who took the time to craft their thoughts to paper to share them with us.
Of course. The part between the keyboard and the chair is the current-best design of an incredibly complex genetic algorithm, you can't possibly suggest that there's a fault in there.
While it's halfway funny that you're modded Informative, you really should be modded Insightful. I don't think it's gonna be a problem, though, given the amount of "amateur" porn sites out there.
The software update will call the local apple store and pass through your GPS position. They'll send a grunt to come over and coat the antennas with some transparent nail polish, effectively isolating them.
So you pay the actresses to model lingerie. What happens in the dressing rooms, well, you can't be held responsible for that, can you - they're doing it for free, in their own time.
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This is true. However, they wouldn't sell out quite as fast if scalpers didn't buy them in large quantities.
Without scalpers, it's first come, first served. Not fun, but reasonably fair.
With scalpers, it's money-based; and different prices for the same item isn't commonly seen as very fair.
Ah, I see. Apologies for reading that the wrong way.
Still, I don't fully agree - it's a bit like saying we have to tolerate, say, graffiti on every corner so we don't lose free speech.
What scalpers do is less 'first sale' than is is buying in bulk and selling in portions; except that the thing they're buying in bulk was *already* available in portions. They're not adding any value, they're just leeching - and additionally the activity is illegal in many countries.
What I wonder about is *how* the scalpers get a hold of that many tickets. Limiting direct sales of tickets to, say, four per client (as some organisations I know do) will pretty much have the same effect as greylisting has on spammers: it suddenly becomes much more of a bother to run your operation.
If you legitimately need more tickets (say, radio show wants to do a contest, whatever), contact the organisation personally.
No, not really.
Scalpers sell *unused* tickets that would otherwise be perfectly available to me with no more hassle than buying from them. In other words, they considerably up the price of the goods they're selling, but offer no benefit whatsoever for the extra money - you could even argue that they make things worse for the price.
Autorun, eh ? Wonder if we could get linux to autoinstall :-)
Thermal expansion, among other things. The heat causes the conductors in the chip to expand (as almost any material does), and because they get longer their electrical resistance also rises.
Anyone who torrents American Idol should be shot on sight.
> You just "composed" the above comment. FOR FREE. Why?
Yes, and we have, from time to time, people who copy other people's comments, word-for-word, and post them as their own. Those bring nothing whatsoever to the discussion, often even posting comments that are not fully in line with the discussion they're posted in. It is utterly useless, and highly disrespectful of the people who took the time to craft their thoughts to paper to share them with us.
Your point ?
Of course. The part between the keyboard and the chair is the current-best design of an incredibly complex genetic algorithm, you can't possibly suggest that there's a fault in there.
> it's the best game-within-a-game I've ever played.
Did you know Day of the Tentacle has the complete Maniac Mansion inside it, on an in-game computer ?
How long did Bob manage ?
Some portable harddisks vibrate quite a lot, you know.
I *am* a Colombian druglord, you insensitive clod.
Isn't the point of TeX that you worry about the content, NOT the layout ?
I think you mean "leet" levels.
Funny idea, but incorrect. RAID-1 is a lot more redundant than any of the higher ones, including RAID-6.
Remember, there's nothing that says RAID-1 is limited to 2 drives - I've got a 4-way mirror boot volume at home, for example.
What do you mean, 'almost' ?
And, in case you're referring to "RAID 0" - the first letter of the acronym stands for Redundant, which 0 isn't.
Except for, you know, raw capacity. Oh, and price.
^annoying habit
> Can I get a job there? I'm sure I'd enjoy the work.
Either you truly have no idea of the depths of the internet, or you're a stronger man than I am.
While it's halfway funny that you're modded Informative, you really should be modded Insightful. I don't think it's gonna be a problem, though, given the amount of "amateur" porn sites out there.
The software update will call the local apple store and pass through your GPS position. They'll send a grunt to come over and coat the antennas with some transparent nail polish, effectively isolating them.
So you pay the actresses to model lingerie. What happens in the dressing rooms, well, you can't be held responsible for that, can you - they're doing it for free, in their own time.
I also favor some form of pornography, and I also hate speech regulation.
Oh, wait...
Does this mean I'll be able to upgrade my N97 ? I love the hardware, but I'm sick and tired of crappy Symbian.