Not sure about your denominator, there, but you can buy voice and data plans for about $30 a month. This is $720 over 2 years. It you buy a "top of the line" phone, it will cost you about the same as the service for 2 years (i.e. 50% of ownership cost). If you can get a cheap smartphone, it lowers your costs substantially. Just about all Android and Apple smart phones have roughly the same functionality.
I found I was wasting a lot to time reading irrelevant sigs so I turned off sigs in my settings. My sig attempts to encourage others to realize the waste of time in reading sigs. However, if you like to read sigs, please continue to do so (and I hope you will enjoy mine).
This is not just correlation. Among the many studies that have been done they have shown a biochemical mechanism for brain damage and impaired brain function from lead ingestion. These are classic instrumental variable studies, not simple correlation.
I agree that the DVD full of pirate software from Asia my have malware. However, I think this falls into the category I mentioned of "random stuff" where you should beware. That said, back when I was young(er) and foolish(er) and was suffering the pain that was WindowsME which was installed on a new computer I bought, I happened to be in Thailand a few months before the release of WindowsXP and bought a disk Asian pirate software (including Windows XP). I never had any problem with any of the software on that disk. However, I haven't used Windows for many years now and I don't have any need for pirate software so I don't know the current state of affairs re Asian pirate software disks.
Well... My house is post and beam construction and everything is on "exactly" 4 foot centers. However, due to the width of the posts, the distance between the posts is 3 feet 6 5/8 inches. Hence a wall "that no one would ever build". Also, there is the fact that nothing when it is actually built comes out exactly as specified on the plans. Things are always an odd 1/8 or 1/4 or 5/16 inch off.
The ugly truth is that building construction plans, materials, rulers, etc. are all dimensioned in feet, inches, and fractional inches (not decimal fractions). Carpenters in the US get really good at doing the complex math required to multiply and divide these units (i.e. 4 feet 8 3/8 inches) (and there are construction calculators) but metric is so much easier.
We do make buildings using feet and inches which is a nightmare. Suppose you need to put a 2 feet 8 3/8 inch window in the middle of a 4 foot 7 3/16 inch wide wall. How far from the left edge of the wall is the left edge of the window? (I'll leave the math to you.)
While not condoning software piracy, I don't think it is wise to repeat the myth that "Pirated software is chock-full of malware". It is true that some pirated software has malware just as it is true that Windows has malware and some apps from the Apple or Android app stores have malware or may spy on you. The point is that you need to trust the source and not just download random stuff. I don't know about the quality of the software from this web site (I've never heard of it) but presumably if it had malware, this fact would be outed quickly. Linux and the other Unixes have a big advantage in that they have "repositories" for their software which are controlled and monitored carefully by the authors and the community and any malware is excluded or outed and fixed rapidly.
I installed 6 Philips LED bulbs in my dining room chandelier with a Lutron dimmer (same price as their regular dimmers). Works great down to very low brightness. Quality of light is perfect.
You must have an old MacBook since all the new ones are missing these keys. Only the "extended" keyboards have them. Glad to hear that you are running Ubuntu without problems. I know that there arre workarounds for the missing keys and you can remap things but it is frustrating to have to deal with this otherwise nice hardware.
Except Macs have odd keyboards that are missing keys such as PgUp, PgDn, Home, End, Del/Backspace and have a special "flower power" key which does nothing on Linux. Note: I know that you can remap the keyboard and use special keyboard key combinations for these missing keys but this does not substitute for having an actual key.
I've used LibreOffice/OpenOffice with track changes to work on documents with multiple MS Office users and not had a problem. Of course, the Google Docs collaboration features are much nicer than the cumbersome "track changes" but it is possible to work with people stuck with MS Office.
No. Guns are a danger to the people who own them and to neighbors and visitors. Gun ownership has a public health impact (negative health consequences). Best to avoid areas with guns.
It really wasn't hard and didn't require any suffering or starvation. 22 pounds of fat is about 90,000 calories. Over 6 months, this works out to about 500 calories a day. So... I ate about 1500 calories a day instead of 2000. Basic thermodynamics.
A 1500 calorie diet is not starvation. I ate three meals every day. I didn't eat junk food or desserts. I didn't have second helpings and I ate enough at each meal to feel "full". I was hungry before meal time but at no time did I feel "starved". I didn't change my activity level. It was relatively easy.
I lost 22 pounds in 6 months just by eating less. That was a year ago and the weight has not come back. I didn't change my activity or the type of food I ate (I don't eat junk food). Just weigh yourself daily and if your weight starts to go up, then eat less. Simple. Different people have different metabolism but everyone will lose weight when they eat less than the calories they burn... basic thermodynamics.
Judging from your subject heading, I thought you were talking about the USA and as I read your post, I was thinking that everything you say could be applied to the good old USA so I'm not sure what your point is...? TFA seems to have the theory that it was the US operation of a fake polio campaign as part of the effort to get Bin Laden that led to the current Taliban violence against polio workers. Probably a reasonable assumption. Also... ignorance is never "all well and good"... and simply any group of oppressed (by their govt., the US govt., their feudal landlords, etc.) people "hillbillies" is ignorant.
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Not sure about your denominator, there, but you can buy voice and data plans for about $30 a month. This is $720 over 2 years.
It you buy a "top of the line" phone, it will cost you about the same as the service for 2 years (i.e. 50% of ownership cost). If you can get a cheap smartphone, it lowers your costs substantially.
Just about all Android and Apple smart phones have roughly the same functionality.
I found I was wasting a lot to time reading irrelevant sigs so I turned off sigs in my settings.
My sig attempts to encourage others to realize the waste of time in reading sigs.
However, if you like to read sigs, please continue to do so (and I hope you will enjoy mine).
So... how do I find the red light cameras?
Sounds like this could be fun!
One malaria course per child would do nothing since they can easily get re-infected.
One bednet per child is a much better alternative.
This is not just correlation.
Among the many studies that have been done they have shown a biochemical mechanism for brain damage and impaired brain function from lead ingestion. These are classic instrumental variable studies, not simple correlation.
If it's never printed, then it can't be scanned.
Drugs for dogs are just as "pure" as those for humans.
On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog.
I agree that the DVD full of pirate software from Asia my have malware. However, I think this falls into the category I mentioned of "random stuff" where you should beware.
That said, back when I was young(er) and foolish(er) and was suffering the pain that was WindowsME which was installed on a new computer I bought, I happened to be in Thailand a few months before the release of WindowsXP and bought a disk Asian pirate software (including Windows XP). I never had any problem with any of the software on that disk.
However, I haven't used Windows for many years now and I don't have any need for pirate software so I don't know the current state of affairs re Asian pirate software disks.
Well...
My house is post and beam construction and everything is on "exactly" 4 foot centers.
However, due to the width of the posts, the distance between the posts is 3 feet 6 5/8 inches. Hence a wall "that no one would ever build".
Also, there is the fact that nothing when it is actually built comes out exactly as specified on the plans. Things are always an odd 1/8 or 1/4 or 5/16 inch off.
The ugly truth is that building construction plans, materials, rulers, etc. are all dimensioned in feet, inches, and fractional inches (not decimal fractions).
Carpenters in the US get really good at doing the complex math required to multiply and divide these units (i.e. 4 feet 8 3/8 inches) (and there are construction calculators) but metric is so much easier.
We do make buildings using feet and inches which is a nightmare.
Suppose you need to put a 2 feet 8 3/8 inch window in the middle of a 4 foot 7 3/16 inch wide wall.
How far from the left edge of the wall is the left edge of the window?
(I'll leave the math to you.)
While not condoning software piracy, I don't think it is wise to repeat the myth that "Pirated software is chock-full of malware".
It is true that some pirated software has malware just as it is true that Windows has malware and some apps from the Apple or Android app stores have malware or may spy on you.
The point is that you need to trust the source and not just download random stuff. I don't know about the quality of the software from this web site (I've never heard of it) but presumably if it had malware, this fact would be outed quickly.
Linux and the other Unixes have a big advantage in that they have "repositories" for their software which are controlled and monitored carefully by the authors and the community and any malware is excluded or outed and fixed rapidly.
Obligatory:
What could possibly go wrong?
Here's the exact model that I'm using. It was a Leviton dimmer, not Lutron.
It works great. No flickering and dims down to a very low level.
Leviton 6613-PLI SureSlide
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000U3FW5K/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00
I installed 6 Philips LED bulbs in my dining room chandelier with a Lutron dimmer (same price as their regular dimmers).
Works great down to very low brightness. Quality of light is perfect.
You must have an old MacBook since all the new ones are missing these keys. Only the "extended" keyboards have them. Glad to hear that you are running Ubuntu without problems. I know that there arre workarounds for the missing keys and you can remap things but it is frustrating to have to deal with this otherwise nice hardware.
On rainy days, they don't work well.
In the sun, much better.
Except Macs have odd keyboards that are missing keys such as PgUp, PgDn, Home, End, Del/Backspace and have a special "flower power" key which does nothing on Linux.
Note: I know that you can remap the keyboard and use special keyboard key combinations for these missing keys but this does not substitute for having an actual key.
I've used LibreOffice/OpenOffice with track changes to work on documents with multiple MS Office users and not had a problem.
Of course, the Google Docs collaboration features are much nicer than the cumbersome "track changes" but it is possible to work with people stuck with MS Office.
No.
Guns are a danger to the people who own them and to neighbors and visitors. Gun ownership has a public health impact (negative health consequences). Best to avoid areas with guns.
It really wasn't hard and didn't require any suffering or starvation.
22 pounds of fat is about 90,000 calories. Over 6 months, this works out to about 500 calories a day. So... I ate about 1500 calories a day instead of 2000. Basic thermodynamics.
A 1500 calorie diet is not starvation. I ate three meals every day. I didn't eat junk food or desserts. I didn't have second helpings and I ate enough at each meal to feel "full". I was hungry before meal time but at no time did I feel "starved". I didn't change my activity level.
It was relatively easy.
It would be real news if they weren't working on a new phone.
I lost 22 pounds in 6 months just by eating less. That was a year ago and the weight has not come back. I didn't change my activity or the type of food I ate (I don't eat junk food).
Just weigh yourself daily and if your weight starts to go up, then eat less. Simple.
Different people have different metabolism but everyone will lose weight when they eat less than the calories they burn... basic thermodynamics.
Eat less.
You will lose weight if you take in fewer calories. This is basic thermodynamics.
Judging from your subject heading, I thought you were talking about the USA and as I read your post, I was thinking that everything you say could be applied to the good old USA so I'm not sure what your point is...?
TFA seems to have the theory that it was the US operation of a fake polio campaign as part of the effort to get Bin Laden that led to the current Taliban violence against polio workers. Probably a reasonable assumption.
Also... ignorance is never "all well and good"... and simply any group of oppressed (by their govt., the US govt., their feudal landlords, etc.) people "hillbillies" is ignorant.