No, as far as I can tell. I guess it's assumed all the Disney Princesses have some kind of illogical shared continuity (regardless of time, history, or distance... because preschoolers). Think of it as the Power of Marketing.
I was actually hoping that we'd be turned into Dean Martin. Even if he's long dead, he's cooler than the entire TOR user community and node operator community combined.
I'm not quite sure why Comcast hasn't emiserated the in-store situation yet
There are practical limitations in a brick-and-mortar situation. There are a limited number of behind-the-counter folks, and having to hassle a not-gonna-be-a-customer for an extended amount of time makes the lines at the counter grow and grow. Since it's the same counter (and workforce) used to generate business by selling hardware and service, it's counterproductive to sabotage that by extensive "retention" operations. Not to mention that the desperate, wheedling, infuriating conversation that results would be witnessed by everyone else in line; and no matter how dumb, most of the mammals in line may notice that and wonder if doing business with Comcast would be such a good idea.
Whereas a boiler-room telemarketing op has none of these risks and liabilities.
Moral of the story: deal with Comcast where they have some incentive to deal decisively: their own showrooms.
Other than mentioning that the store declined the debit card (which is by definition an interaction between the POS and the credit/debit clearinghouse).
But since you've raised the issue, you've shown exactly where you missed the boat.
The exploit is completely OUTSIDE of the POS<->bank interaction. (Cuz, "debit refused"). The exploit occurs in the "call a fake bank, offer up a fake reference number, have the Apple Store drones accept it as proof of a valid credit/debit transaction" phase AFTER the machine-to-machine part.
Apparenly, you've fallen for the same trick the Apple Store drones did: fixating on the machine-to-machine debit transaction (which failed as expected) and completely neglecting the social engineering that followed.
I understand the long-running and much-honored Slashdot tradition of not reading TFA, but couldn't you at least have read The Fucking Summary?
When his debit card was inevitably declined by the Apple Store, he would protest and offer to call his bank — except, he wasn't really calling his bank. So he would allegedly offer the Apple Store employees a fake authorization code with a certain number of digits....
There was ample dumbshittery (and liability) to assign here, but it's all on the Apple Store drones. No bank involved.
In air travel, there are only really three sizes of carry-on luggage: Fits under the seat, fits in the overhead, and should have been checked in.
If a $30-$50 checked bag fee would alleviate your anxiety about staking your inviolable claim to the overhear rack, why don't you spend it? Life's too short to be voluntarily stressing yourself (and intentionally putting yourself into competition with other passengers) over completely avoidable shit.
The article's about a half-scale prototype. The real deal is supposed to be lightly armored and have a few self-defense machine guns. The real deal will also be too big to be an actual tactical vehicle, comparable in size a current LCAC.
That said, there were interesting experiments in putting self-contained 30mm antitank gun pods onto the cargo deck of LCACs, making them into ghetto gunships, and I bet that would work here too. Something to make beach defenders keep their heads down long enough for the landing craft to land and disembark.
Well, sometimes the anticipation heightens the pleasure when, finally, at long, long LOONG, last, you're served. The fact that the bar staff waits until physiological dehydration sets in to bring you your drink makes the pleasure more than emotional, but a deep body-felt satisfaction.
"Other then the terrible food, unexceptional wine list, rude and incompetent service, shocking prices, and unsanitary kitchen, this restaurant is without doubt the best place of its kind."
That's an interesting thought. Aereo goes from being a self-described game-changer to a Trojan horse for other content streaming concern. I can't see entrenched cablecos being happy about that either. Maybe someone on their side has figured that out?
Good point. I suppose in Pennsylvania this could be perceived as a problem, but in New York or Illinois draft eligiblity would just be the dead's civic duty, right alongside voting and jury participation.
Most drones, like most tactical manned aircraft, don't have intercontinental range. Any kind of overseas presence has to include ground basing.
Even aircraft with intercontinental range have trouble with responsiveness (kind of hard to react immediately to a strike call when it'll take you 20 hours to get to the operation area).
Sorry, nice idea, but as long as America takes an interest in the rest of the world, we'll have to take posession of small parts of it to enforce our interests. Kthxbuhbye.
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But are they really guesting Princesses into Sofia's timeline?
Yes.
Does Cedric have something to do with it?
No, as far as I can tell. I guess it's assumed all the Disney Princesses have some kind of illogical shared continuity (regardless of time, history, or distance... because preschoolers). Think of it as the Power of Marketing.
And a guest appearance on Sophia the First.
<shudder>
I was actually hoping that we'd be turned into Dean Martin. Even if he's long dead, he's cooler than the entire TOR user community and node operator community combined.
I'm not quite sure why Comcast hasn't emiserated the in-store situation yet
There are practical limitations in a brick-and-mortar situation. There are a limited number of behind-the-counter folks, and having to hassle a not-gonna-be-a-customer for an extended amount of time makes the lines at the counter grow and grow. Since it's the same counter (and workforce) used to generate business by selling hardware and service, it's counterproductive to sabotage that by extensive "retention" operations. Not to mention that the desperate, wheedling, infuriating conversation that results would be witnessed by everyone else in line; and no matter how dumb, most of the mammals in line may notice that and wonder if doing business with Comcast would be such a good idea.
Whereas a boiler-room telemarketing op has none of these risks and liabilities.
Moral of the story: deal with Comcast where they have some incentive to deal decisively: their own showrooms.
Other than mentioning that the store declined the debit card (which is by definition an interaction between the POS and the credit/debit clearinghouse).
But since you've raised the issue, you've shown exactly where you missed the boat.
The exploit is completely OUTSIDE of the POS<->bank interaction. (Cuz, "debit refused"). The exploit occurs in the "call a fake bank, offer up a fake reference number, have the Apple Store drones accept it as proof of a valid credit/debit transaction" phase AFTER the machine-to-machine part.
Apparenly, you've fallen for the same trick the Apple Store drones did: fixating on the machine-to-machine debit transaction (which failed as expected) and completely neglecting the social engineering that followed.
I understand the long-running and much-honored Slashdot tradition of not reading TFA, but couldn't you at least have read The Fucking Summary?
When his debit card was inevitably declined by the Apple Store, he would protest and offer to call his bank — except, he wasn't really calling his bank. So he would allegedly offer the Apple Store employees a fake authorization code with a certain number of digits....
There was ample dumbshittery (and liability) to assign here, but it's all on the Apple Store drones. No bank involved.
I mean, there's a very comprehensive cookbook about it!
Shrug.
In air travel, there are only really three sizes of carry-on luggage: Fits under the seat, fits in the overhead, and should have been checked in.
If a $30-$50 checked bag fee would alleviate your anxiety about staking your inviolable claim to the overhear rack, why don't you spend it? Life's too short to be voluntarily stressing yourself (and intentionally putting yourself into competition with other passengers) over completely avoidable shit.
Ebola is a bacteria
Whaaaaaa?
No, fire bad. Bread, gooood.
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I think his point is that you don't understand sarcasm.
Or, in the vernacular, "Whoosh!"
If this scenario made sense, you'd see Cisco routers with magazine-fed 10gb cards. Automatically eject a spent card and load the next.
That may be a rare example of an expendable with a higher per-unit and per-use price than HP inkjet cartridges.
The article's about a half-scale prototype. The real deal is supposed to be lightly armored and have a few self-defense machine guns. The real deal will also be too big to be an actual tactical vehicle, comparable in size a current LCAC.
That said, there were interesting experiments in putting self-contained 30mm antitank gun pods onto the cargo deck of LCACs, making them into ghetto gunships, and I bet that would work here too. Something to make beach defenders keep their heads down long enough for the landing craft to land and disembark.
You know why the U. S. Marine Corps hasn't had to conduct a contested amphibious landing in over 50 years?
Because the world fully understands that it most certainly could, and woe betide anyone that earns that distinction.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
That might be a little too subtle. You might have to do the Internet equivalent of grimacing and gesturing in the direction of what you mean.
"Je ne suis pas autorisé à se plaindre du service, ni la nourriture."
(This was a French review of a French restaurant, so it made sense to bust out the Google Translate.)
Well, sometimes the anticipation heightens the pleasure when, finally, at long, long LOONG, last, you're served. The fact that the bar staff waits until physiological dehydration sets in to bring you your drink makes the pleasure more than emotional, but a deep body-felt satisfaction.
"Other then the terrible food, unexceptional wine list, rude and incompetent service, shocking prices, and unsanitary kitchen, this restaurant is without doubt the best place of its kind."
That's an interesting thought. Aereo goes from being a self-described game-changer to a Trojan horse for other content streaming concern. I can't see entrenched cablecos being happy about that either. Maybe someone on their side has figured that out?
Indeed. In which case, the "majority of the public" is wrong.
Good point. I suppose in Pennsylvania this could be perceived as a problem, but in New York or Illinois draft eligiblity would just be the dead's civic duty, right alongside voting and jury participation.
Don't disenfranchise our patriotic dead!
Most drones, like most tactical manned aircraft, don't have intercontinental range. Any kind of overseas presence has to include ground basing.
Even aircraft with intercontinental range have trouble with responsiveness (kind of hard to react immediately to a strike call when it'll take you 20 hours to get to the operation area).
Sorry, nice idea, but as long as America takes an interest in the rest of the world, we'll have to take posession of small parts of it to enforce our interests. Kthxbuhbye.
What if looking at more clothes and stuff is interesting?
Your complaint boils down to "What's wrong with these people? They're completely unlike ME!"
Yeah, I'm not nuts about rampant consumerism, and shopping is not entertainment to me, but I acknowledge that I'm not typical.
Yes, the moment model railroading is a Constitutionally-protected right.
See? The perfect marriage of American Patriotic Capitalism and American Freedom! Bid for rights! You have every right you can afford!