I'd rather pay the same price for 5 channels I can pick out of 300 then letting the cable company pick 50 crappy channels for me.
That sounds great, but it's unlikely that that your cable company will carry 300 channels. If the cable company only carries 50 channels now, it's pretty unlikely that they are going to add 250 to the list.
If fact, it's MUCH more likely that the choices would shrink. Let's say you really like the country music channel, but other people don't. Unless there is a deal where channels are sold in big blocks, your favorite (but unpopular) channel will go away.
So maybe I was wrong originally. There are two choices:
Movie theater style price where 5 channels cost the same as 50.
Lower pricing across the board for a limited number of channels.
So basically the regualations do nothing productive. They don't really help the consumer and they add a huge amount of regulation cost. Wonderful! Just what we need more expensive, ineffective government intervention. Hip Hip Hurray!
Now I can get rid of everything besides 4 or 5 channels. This may put a dent in their little monopolistic position.
You're right it is totally awesome. Now you'll get to pay the same price for 5 channels as you pay for 50. Super! In addition, you'll get the advantage of more complicated equipment, increased overhead, and (as a ultra-special bonus) burdensome government regulation. Outstanding!
If this is forced on the industry, we'll end up with "movie theater soda pricing".
15 oz coke: 2.75 90 oz coke: 3.00 (with a free refill)
You want 45 oz? Sure that'll be 8.25. Or you can have our package deal of 90 oz of 3.00, but it's up to you.
Ever make you feel small when your vote (if you're not one of those "heavy 13" stats) really doesn't count if the other guy wins those states EC votes?
While it is true that CA, NY, FL, etc. have a large number of electoral votes, it is actually the voters in the small states who have a greater influence. Even the Wyoming has only 3 electoral votes and California has 52, individuals in Wyoming have a great "share" of an electoral vote.
3 electoral votes divided by poplulation of Wyoming, is greater than 52 electoral votes divided by the population of California.
It would be interesting to see in which state voters have the greatest influence.
Grenades may suck, but spider mines are definitely nice.
Grenades suck? I think you're just using them wrong. They aren't great for taking out other people on foot, but they can do pretty good against the vehicles (especially the slow ones). The other major use is to take out the nodes. The grenades will stick to the node and do ALOT of damage. A couple guys with grenade launchers can take out a node in a few seconds.
Those darn right wing republicans! Taking every chance they get to take away our freedom. If we can get President Bush out of the Whitehouse, then maybe we start getting rid of the vast amounts of Republicans in the Mass. State Gov't.
There are definately basic rights that exist outside the US Constitution (or any constitution for that matter). However, the right to not be fingerprinted and photographed when entering a foreign country are not basic human rights.
Freedom from torture. Freedom from slavery. Those are human rights. ---- As for the ad hominem remark, agreed. That doesn't really support my point.
citizens from excluded countries are also randomly having their rights violated in this way
And what rights are those that are being violated? Is there a new section of the Constitution that I don't know about that declares that "the right of non-citizens to be photographed and fingerprinted shall not be infringed"? I don't think I really like the idea, but it isn't a violation of anyone's rights.
Folks like you that make a mountain out of a molehill shouldn't be suprised when people think all mountains are molehills.
Start by getting a part time job and having your parents NOT claim you as a dependent on their taxes (this is easier if you are already 18). Once you become independent, your qualifications for government grants go way up (since you don't have your parents' income keeping you above the poverty line).
This is an option, but there a number of other downsides to this approach. One of the biggest is insurance. If you are independant from your parents you cannot be covered under their health insurance. I believe that is also true for auto insurance if you have a car.
Other than that statement I agree with pretty much everything parent post says. There are probably a number of academic scholarships that are available. Part time jobs really help too. I didn't work a lot during the semester (approximately 10 hours).
On campus jobs are nice because you generally won't have to work over school breaks (unless you want to work). Off campus jobs may pay more, but if you have to drive or walk a long way it may not be worth it.
Getting the "small" $50, $100, or $250 scholarships helped my sister and I out a lot. If I got a $500 dollar scholarship I thought it was great. When all was said and done, I didn't pay for a thing my first year and had some for my second year. Co-op's and part-time jobs paid for it after that.
However, filling out "small" scholarship applications paid way better. I made about $100/hour doing it. My sister made more (mostly because she worked harder at it). I didn't qualify for any of the minority/need scholarships, but there are other ones out there. Check your local clubs and businesses (rotary, optimists, VFW, AmVets, etc). Avoid anything that makes you pay for a list or pay to apply.
More important to know ourselves and the manipulation we are subject to. Intersting that sex is used to sell beer very successfully, but not to sell geek toys (mobos, HDs,...). Why?
That's really easy. Beer often helps you get sex. Marketers and consumers know this, so their commercials are "hey drink this, get laid".
I would venture to say that the number of times someone has gotten laid because of their computer components is around 10. And 6 of those were probably Steve Jobs.
If of course they are selling below variable cost then well, count me in for loads of the things - I have no problems attempting to bankrupt the swine who injected cash into SCO to prolong their litigation.
While I agree that MS isn't my favorite company, I'm pretty sure that them selling a couple thousand XBoxes at a loss is not going to bankrupt Microsoft. The fact is most people buy games and MS makes some money. A bunch of people running linux on XBox won't change those numbers. If it was going to, they would raise the price or stop seling the XBox. You can say whatever you want to about MS (I think they suck), but they understand business and they know how to make a buck.
So they can track down the physical location of the person making the call?
If the phone is within range of two towers the location could be pinned down to two locations, and a single location if it's in range of three towers. This isn't ideal, but it seems a lot more practical than dropping encryption for a large area and then using directional antennas to track them.
All cellphones have some encryption to prevent anyone with an antenna from listening in. I'm pretty sure GSM has been broken, but there is at least a small hurdle to overcome to listen in.
Not sure what the standard FBI procedure is on something like this.
Why bother shutting off the encryption? Why not just go the the cell tower and and tap the line? Seems like it would be much easier than trying to pick calls out of the air. If you just disable the encryption, then the police would have to set up their own receiver. Why not just take advantage of receiver that's already available?
Good god, not NOISE! Everyone should be perfectly protected from NOISE! We certainly wouldn't want to produce cheap, clean, renewable energy if it's going to create NOISE!
<sarcasm off>
I understand that noise can be unpleasant, but have a hard time buying the noise argument for a number of reasons. First, you live by the ocean. The ocean is not quite. In fact, usually it's pretty damn loud.
Second, living in an technologically advanced society means you're going to have to deal with noise. I've lived by an interstate highway most of my life. The aren't very quiet. The railroads are loud and widespread. The flight path for many large airports is directly over large numbers of residential areas.
Third, I don't really believe that there is that much noise. My parents live a quater mile from a wind turbine that is part of a trial program. And you can't hear it. There is another trial turbine where I went to school. We went out and looked at it a few times. Engine noise completely overwhelmed the noise from the windmill until we shut the car off. Maybe there is more when you put a huge number of them together, but they will be spaced far enough apart that it really shouldn't be a problem.
Finally, who cares about noise. Noise is a very small price to pay for cheap, clean and abundant energy. The only reason this is making headlines is that the people who are affected have a much higher median income than the rest of the country.
Most companies don't value tech support. Therefore, they could care less if the person trying to tell you why your hosted database is on the fritz speaks English or not. All the while, near useless management people will continue to promote themselves and make more money, while the intellectuals that built the businesses have to go look for slave-wage work in another state.
I agree that LotR tends to drag a little at times, but I can respect it. In fact, I kind of like very verbose stories sometimes. However the one point that really pissed me off was when the ring is finally destroyed.
After reading about 400 pages of Frodo walking, the destruction of the ring takes a single page. Perhaps I've just been raised on movies and stuff where the final climactic battle against evil is long and drawn out, but I like it that way. I was pissed that there was many more pages dedicated to describing plant-life than there was when all evil was defeated.
It wasn't until much later, and only when someone specifically told me, that I found out that orcs and goblins were actually the same thing.
Seriously? I'm pretty sure that until about 30 seconds ago I didn't know they were the same thing. In fact, I think I'm going to have to go out to the living room and grab my book again.
I suppose you're going to tell me that the halfings and hobbits are the same thing.:-)
Only if you assume you can define right and wrong independently (absolutely) of culture.
You certainly can define a number of things to be right or wrong independant of culture.
Example: Torturing new-born babies for entertainment.
There is never a time under any circumstances where that is acceptable. It might have happened, but in all places at all times it is wrong. Not all things are that black and white, but there are a very large number that are.
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That sounds great, but it's unlikely that that your cable company will carry 300 channels. If the cable company only carries 50 channels now, it's pretty unlikely that they are going to add 250 to the list.
If fact, it's MUCH more likely that the choices would shrink. Let's say you really like the country music channel, but other people don't. Unless there is a deal where channels are sold in big blocks, your favorite (but unpopular) channel will go away.
So maybe I was wrong originally. There are two choices:
- Movie theater style price where 5 channels cost the same as 50.
- Lower pricing across the board for a limited number of channels.
So basically the regualations do nothing productive. They don't really help the consumer and they add a huge amount of regulation cost. Wonderful! Just what we need more expensive, ineffective government intervention. Hip Hip Hurray!You're right it is totally awesome. Now you'll get to pay the same price for 5 channels as you pay for 50. Super! In addition, you'll get the advantage of more complicated equipment, increased overhead, and (as a ultra-special bonus) burdensome government regulation. Outstanding!
If this is forced on the industry, we'll end up with "movie theater soda pricing".
15 oz coke: 2.75
90 oz coke: 3.00 (with a free refill)
You want 45 oz? Sure that'll be 8.25. Or you can have our package deal of 90 oz of 3.00, but it's up to you.
While it is true that CA, NY, FL, etc. have a large number of electoral votes, it is actually the voters in the small states who have a greater influence. Even the Wyoming has only 3 electoral votes and California has 52, individuals in Wyoming have a great "share" of an electoral vote.
3 electoral votes divided by poplulation of Wyoming, is greater than 52 electoral votes divided by the population of California.
It would be interesting to see in which state voters have the greatest influence.
provolt
Grenades suck? I think you're just using them wrong. They aren't great for taking out other people on foot, but they can do pretty good against the vehicles (especially the slow ones). The other major use is to take out the nodes. The grenades will stick to the node and do ALOT of damage. A couple guys with grenade launchers can take out a node in a few seconds.
Those darn right wing republicans! Taking every chance they get to take away our freedom. If we can get President Bush out of the Whitehouse, then maybe we start getting rid of the vast amounts of Republicans in the Mass. State Gov't.
I think I speak for many when I do bad homer impression and say:
WOO HOO!
There are definately basic rights that exist outside the US Constitution (or any constitution for that matter). However, the right to not be fingerprinted and photographed when entering a foreign country are not basic human rights.
Freedom from torture. Freedom from slavery. Those are human rights.
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As for the ad hominem remark, agreed. That doesn't really support my point.
And what rights are those that are being violated? Is there a new section of the Constitution that I don't know about that declares that "the right of non-citizens to be photographed and fingerprinted shall not be infringed"? I don't think I really like the idea, but it isn't a violation of anyone's rights.
Folks like you that make a mountain out of a molehill shouldn't be suprised when people think all mountains are molehills.
This is an option, but there a number of other downsides to this approach. One of the biggest is insurance. If you are independant from your parents you cannot be covered under their health insurance. I believe that is also true for auto insurance if you have a car.
Other than that statement I agree with pretty much everything parent post says. There are probably a number of academic scholarships that are available. Part time jobs really help too. I didn't work a lot during the semester (approximately 10 hours).
On campus jobs are nice because you generally won't have to work over school breaks (unless you want to work). Off campus jobs may pay more, but if you have to drive or walk a long way it may not be worth it.
Getting the "small" $50, $100, or $250 scholarships helped my sister and I out a lot. If I got a $500 dollar scholarship I thought it was great. When all was said and done, I didn't pay for a thing my first year and had some for my second year. Co-op's and part-time jobs paid for it after that.
However, filling out "small" scholarship applications paid way better. I made about $100/hour doing it. My sister made more (mostly because she worked harder at it). I didn't qualify for any of the minority/need scholarships, but there are other ones out there. Check your local clubs and businesses (rotary, optimists, VFW, AmVets, etc). Avoid anything that makes you pay for a list or pay to apply.
First we get the jobs.
Then we get the khakis.
THEN we get laid.
- Baseketball
That's really easy. Beer often helps you get sex. Marketers and consumers know this, so their commercials are "hey drink this, get laid".
I would venture to say that the number of times someone has gotten laid because of their computer components is around 10. And 6 of those were probably Steve Jobs.
While I agree that MS isn't my favorite company, I'm pretty sure that them selling a couple thousand XBoxes at a loss is not going to bankrupt Microsoft. The fact is most people buy games and MS makes some money. A bunch of people running linux on XBox won't change those numbers. If it was going to, they would raise the price or stop seling the XBox. You can say whatever you want to about MS (I think they suck), but they understand business and they know how to make a buck.
If the phone is within range of two towers the location could be pinned down to two locations, and a single location if it's in range of three towers. This isn't ideal, but it seems a lot more practical than dropping encryption for a large area and then using directional antennas to track them.
All cellphones have some encryption to prevent anyone with an antenna from listening in. I'm pretty sure GSM has been broken, but there is at least a small hurdle to overcome to listen in.
Why bother shutting off the encryption? Why not just go the the cell tower and and tap the line? Seems like it would be much easier than trying to pick calls out of the air. If you just disable the encryption, then the police would have to set up their own receiver. Why not just take advantage of receiver that's already available?
You obviously haven't listened to the lastest Madonna or Jewel albums. There isn't a single good song on them. It's all filler.
Good god, not NOISE! Everyone should be perfectly protected from NOISE! We certainly wouldn't want to produce cheap, clean, renewable energy if it's going to create NOISE!I understand that noise can be unpleasant, but have a hard time buying the noise argument for a number of reasons. First, you live by the ocean. The ocean is not quite. In fact, usually it's pretty damn loud.
Second, living in an technologically advanced society means you're going to have to deal with noise. I've lived by an interstate highway most of my life. The aren't very quiet. The railroads are loud and widespread. The flight path for many large airports is directly over large numbers of residential areas.
Third, I don't really believe that there is that much noise. My parents live a quater mile from a wind turbine that is part of a trial program. And you can't hear it. There is another trial turbine where I went to school. We went out and looked at it a few times. Engine noise completely overwhelmed the noise from the windmill until we shut the car off. Maybe there is more when you put a huge number of them together, but they will be spaced far enough apart that it really shouldn't be a problem.
Finally, who cares about noise. Noise is a very small price to pay for cheap, clean and abundant energy. The only reason this is making headlines is that the people who are affected have a much higher median income than the rest of the country.
And which group is smarter?
I agree that LotR tends to drag a little at times, but I can respect it. In fact, I kind of like very verbose stories sometimes. However the one point that really pissed me off was when the ring is finally destroyed.
After reading about 400 pages of Frodo walking, the destruction of the ring takes a single page. Perhaps I've just been raised on movies and stuff where the final climactic battle against evil is long and drawn out, but I like it that way. I was pissed that there was many more pages dedicated to describing plant-life than there was when all evil was defeated.
Seriously? I'm pretty sure that until about 30 seconds ago I didn't know they were the same thing. In fact, I think I'm going to have to go out to the living room and grab my book again.
I suppose you're going to tell me that the halfings and hobbits are the same thing.
Apple music store.
Thank you. Come again.
Example: Torturing new-born babies for entertainment.
There is never a time under any circumstances where that is acceptable. It might have happened, but in all places at all times it is wrong. Not all things are that black and white, but there are a very large number that are.
I got you babe!
Watch that first step, it's a doo-hoo-hoo-sy.
I got you babe!
Watch that first step, it's a doo-hoo-hoo-sy.