And every GSM customer in (almost all parts of the world) are required to be registered with the provider. It is illegal to provide anonymous cellphone subscriptions in this country and most others.
What about "pay as you go" phone where you just buy minutes...they sell those at every Wal-Mart and 7/11 in the nation. Doesn't look illegal to me...
I don't know how this is handled in "other parts of the world" or even other parts of europe, but in germany you are required to identify yourself with a legal document if you want to buy a prepaid ("pay as you go") SIM card. You dont have to show your documents when you recharge your card, but still your data is saved with the provider at the moment you buy the initial card and/or phone.
I have been using
this simple template library.
It is basicly nothing else than using php control structures, but it keeps my html code clean (if you can call html clean).
Its not at all bloated and suits my need for page load.
I have been active in dragonmud for quite some time. I quote from the site...
Description
Unlike most MUDs, "role-playing" and having many "secondary" characters is less common on DragonMud. While it's fun to be someone else, the caring and supportive nature of our community makes it simple to slip "out of character" and stay that way indefinitely. In DragonMud think of it more as place-playing than role playing. It's still you, you're just in a very unusual world, with different laws and expectations.
Setting and Theme
The heart of DragonMud is an early 1800's walled city known as TinyLondon. Perpetually pre-industrial and heavily sprinkled with magic, TinyLondon is a city of cobblestones, carriages, gaslamps, stone bridges and ancient towers. Wandering through town you'll come across pirates, spies, thieves, vampires, wizards, questors, merchants, poets, gypsies, ambassadors from other realms, Grand Dames and new immigrants.
Read more...
It looks like Turbotax programmers just had a sneaky idea on how to make it hard to crack their program. They just thought it was a cool idea, not thinking about the consequences.
Sure its not really a good idea and if lots of companies do that, it would lead to conflicts. Especially since 33 is a nice number, being in the middle. But is it really something we should be "afraid of" ?
The article had its worries about Tax software forgetting its licence just before you are done and have to send them off to the gov't. But that isn't too new with computers. Murphy's Law would apply regardless of what kind of copy protection that software has.
I guess using that as a base, it wouldn't be too hard to create a bsd system or other.
If you still want to create your own system from scratch, isolinux is helpful. It takes care of the booting. The only other thing you would have to manage is to mount a ramdisk for/var and maybe/etc (anything that needs rw).
Well, the light was so amazingly bright, that it even reflected off the almost non-reflective sewer walls...Theoretically that would be possible - given the light would be strong enough. Now tell me how to make such a small object emit so much light?
But then again, how possible is it that vampires roam the earth?
I work best in a dark, semi-large room (12m^2 should be enough), with dim, indirect lighting. Too much light makes you concentrate on things happening around you. The lighting should be near your computer and not elsewhere. If the lighting is around the room, you again have your mind on other things. The walls should be white (no wallpaper!) and smooth, since other colors like beige and brown don't promote happiness and patterns irritate you.
On the other hand, I need a window. If I'm stuck on something I need to get my mind off of the computer and onto something else. A picture wouldn't be sufficient since I need something that moves at least once in a while. (parking lot, street)
Since windows emit light, shades would be best. You can close shades while you work, and open them to relax. But not white shades. White shades seem gray if they are closed. It would also be positive to have the rod for tilting the shades somewhere in reach, so you don't have to get up just to relax. If this is (for some reason) not possible, a walk is a great thing!
A large desk is a great thing to have. best would be one of those cornered desks, that are rounded on the inside. With the computer in the corner, you have room for manuals and documentation on both sides.
Against popular belief, I need a cool room. If the room is warm i feel surrounded by this substance we call air. In that case I feel under pressure, which is not good. On the other hand it shouldn't be cold. Nothing is worse than having cold feet.
I would love to have a soft, fluffy chair. Something like a bed would be great, but since neither of these ideas are realistic in an office environment, I came upon this alternative: I need a chair where the seat can tilt back far, that is as soft as possible. Then one of those foldable footrests they sometimes have at the barber is great.
Last but not least, I come to music. Since a lot of people have different tastes in music, its kind of hard to find an ideal. The closest I can get to that is to state that music not containing lyrics, or very little lyrics is good. Also it should not be too repetitive. Underworld for example has little lyrics, but is very repetitive. Continuous mixes, like the Trancequility series are great. As said, Low volume is a must though.
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What about "pay as you go" phone where you just buy minutes...they sell those at every Wal-Mart and 7/11 in the nation. Doesn't look illegal to me...
I don't know how this is handled in "other parts of the world" or even other parts of europe, but in germany you are required to identify yourself with a legal document if you want to buy a prepaid ("pay as you go") SIM card. You dont have to show your documents when you recharge your card, but still your data is saved with the provider at the moment you buy the initial card and/or phone.
make ogg
make mp3
make wma
make rip
Something alont those lines...I'll leave the Makefile as an excersize for the reader :)
It is basicly nothing else than using php control structures,
but it keeps my html code clean (if you can call html clean).
Its not at all bloated and suits my need for page load.
I'd say its worth a try :)
It looks like Turbotax programmers just had a sneaky idea on how to make it hard to crack their program. They just thought it was a cool idea, not thinking about the consequences.
Sure its not really a good idea and if lots of companies do that, it would lead to conflicts. Especially since 33 is a nice number, being in the middle. But is it really something we should be "afraid of" ?
The article had its worries about Tax software forgetting its licence just before you are done and have to send them off to the gov't. But that isn't too new with computers. Murphy's Law would apply regardless of what kind of copy protection that software has.
Ah yes, its getting slow...
:)
I found it funny that their Stock index is called "B&S Index"...sounds kinda like BS Index to me
All you need to do is to tell your bios to boot
from USB, as long as your bios allows this.
Then just install a system on the pendrive,
kernel and all, usb support compiled in.
That should be sufficient. rdev/lilo as needed
-Fallen
Hell, who dosen't have a spam-account at hotmail?
:)
I get my inbox to 100% in a couple of weeks.
100% pure wholesome SPAM
I don't particularly like m$, so I make them use up bandwidth on useless spam!
check out superrescue
I guess using that as a base, it wouldn't be too hard to create a bsd system or other.
If you still want to create your own system from scratch, isolinux is helpful. It takes care of the booting. The only other thing you would have to manage is to mount a ramdisk for /var and maybe /etc (anything that needs rw).
have fun :)
Well, the light was so amazingly bright, that it even reflected off the almost non-reflective sewer walls...Theoretically that would be possible - given the light would be strong enough. Now tell me how to make such a small object emit so much light?
But then again, how possible is it that vampires roam the earth?
I work best in a dark, semi-large room (12m^2 should be enough), with dim, indirect lighting. Too much light makes you concentrate on things happening around you. The lighting should be near your computer and not elsewhere. If the lighting is around the room, you again have your mind on other things. The walls should be white (no wallpaper!) and smooth, since other colors like beige and brown don't promote happiness and patterns irritate you.
On the other hand, I need a window. If I'm stuck on something I need to get my mind off of the computer and onto something else. A picture wouldn't be sufficient since I need something that moves at least once in a while. (parking lot, street)
Since windows emit light, shades would be best. You can close shades while you work, and open them to relax. But not white shades. White shades seem gray if they are closed. It would also be positive to have the rod for tilting the shades somewhere in reach, so you don't have to get up just to relax. If this is (for some reason) not possible, a walk is a great thing!
A large desk is a great thing to have. best would be one of those cornered desks, that are rounded on the inside. With the computer in the corner, you have room for manuals and documentation on both sides.
Against popular belief, I need a cool room. If the room is warm i feel surrounded by this substance we call air. In that case I feel under pressure, which is not good. On the other hand it shouldn't be cold. Nothing is worse than having cold feet.
I would love to have a soft, fluffy chair. Something like a bed would be great, but since neither of these ideas are realistic in an office environment, I came upon this alternative: I need a chair where the seat can tilt back far, that is as soft as possible. Then one of those foldable footrests they sometimes have at the barber is great.
Last but not least, I come to music. Since a lot of people have different tastes in music, its kind of hard to find an ideal. The closest I can get to that is to state that music not containing lyrics, or very little lyrics is good. Also it should not be too repetitive. Underworld for example has little lyrics, but is very repetitive. Continuous mixes, like the Trancequility series are great. As said, Low volume is a must though.