These tests are just data points, and no single data point should be the determining factor in admission. For Univ of Chicago, there's no down side. Their grads won't see fewer job offers unless the school starts to pump out lower quality grads for a few years. And, they'll probably get a lot more applications from kids who just don't want all the stress of taking the exams.
And, they'd still all be legally wrong in the US https://www.upcounsel.com/inte... https://www.legalmatch.com/law... from wikipedia: the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. 1831–1839), which makes the theft or misappropriation of a trade secret a federal crime.
it's like you've never done business with someone before
Snippy to the end.
Kinda difficult to pay for gas out of town, as my original question mentioned, and get the proprietor to allow you to go get a bank transfer. I suppose if you're lucky, they might have an ATM, or you may have a online banking on your smart phone (available, but not commonly used yet here)
Us Yanks appreciate your kind words, but we'll all be please to do away with checks, thank you very much. Personally, I normally carry only credit cards, and enough cash for emergencies. The checkbook remains in my desk, and was used almost exclusively for my former lawn care guy, who couldn't take a card, and wasn't good about keeping track of when he'd been paid with cash, so I had to keep record of it, so the checks made that simple. Once he retired, I've moved on to a new company and online pymts.
But, clearly, you couldn't answer my original question, so that leaves cash or a check as the options.
I don't think your comment on credit card fraud is relevant from a consumer point of view since they don't feel any direct impact. If they use Bitcoin, they don't have that protection that you mentioned. So, again, why would the general public care about any crypto currency until it becomes more secure/easy to use?
Oh, I agree, I rarely ever use checks, though I did need to for my lawn care guy (stopped mowing my own when I was working 6-7 day workweeks, and never looked back) until he retired last year.
Then the states should tax their citizens appropriately. The more they tax them, the less those citizens need to send to the feds...tax away. See how that works for you.
The vast majority of civilization doesn't treat currency as an investment. Sure there are folks that do, but they are a tiny fraction of 1%. Until there's some price stabilization, buying and selling crypto currency will put you at the mercy of the wild swings in value, not something that most of the public or businesses care to be involved with.
Is it pronounced like "doggie" or "dodgy? If the latter, why would someone buy into something like that...
dodgy/däj/
adjective Britishinformal adjective: dodgy; comparative adjective: dodgier; superlative adjective: dodgiest dishonest or unreliable. "a dodgy secondhand car salesman" potentially dangerous. "activities like these could be dodgy for your heart" of low quality.
If someone screws around with your payment in dollars, you can take them to court, or get US law enforcement evolved. Who exactly do you have covering your ass with Bitcoin?
And yet how many people have lost their Bitcoins. How many scams have we heard of in it's short existence? It's going to be a while before the general public is going to gain confidence that measures are in place to prevent these things before they're ready to adopt crypto on a daily use basis.
"Real value" is in the eye of the beholder. Approximately 7 billion people seem to be just fine with the "real value" of paper money, and could give a rat's ass that Neanderthals whine about fiat currencies.
I'm shocked, shocked I say, that scammers would go to where the money is. Sure, I believe crypto currency is the way of the future, but I predict a lot of shenanigans before the general public feels comfortably safe in its usage.
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These tests are just data points, and no single data point should be the determining factor in admission. For Univ of Chicago, there's no down side. Their grads won't see fewer job offers unless the school starts to pump out lower quality grads for a few years. And, they'll probably get a lot more applications from kids who just don't want all the stress of taking the exams.
And, they'd still all be legally wrong in the US
https://www.upcounsel.com/inte...
https://www.legalmatch.com/law...
from wikipedia: the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. 1831–1839), which makes the theft or misappropriation of a trade secret a federal crime.
it's like you've never done business with someone before
Snippy to the end.
Kinda difficult to pay for gas out of town, as my original question mentioned, and get the proprietor to allow you to go get a bank transfer. I suppose if you're lucky, they might have an ATM, or you may have a online banking on your smart phone (available, but not commonly used yet here)
I'm out.
Us Yanks appreciate your kind words, but we'll all be please to do away with checks, thank you very much. Personally, I normally carry only credit cards, and enough cash for emergencies. The checkbook remains in my desk, and was used almost exclusively for my former lawn care guy, who couldn't take a card, and wasn't good about keeping track of when he'd been paid with cash, so I had to keep record of it, so the checks made that simple. Once he retired, I've moved on to a new company and online pymts.
But, clearly, you couldn't answer my original question, so that leaves cash or a check as the options.
But could you give my wife a new blowhole. Hers stopped working when we got married.
... can neither confirm nor deny ...
Of course they *can*, but they *won't*.
Would you prefer, "well, we could tell you, but then we'd have to shoot you"???
The CIA would respond the same way no matter who this FOIA was requested for. Why is this even here?
Sorry, I don't have experience with it, so it was an honest question.
I don't think your comment on credit card fraud is relevant from a consumer point of view since they don't feel any direct impact. If they use Bitcoin, they don't have that protection that you mentioned. So, again, why would the general public care about any crypto currency until it becomes more secure/easy to use?
Point taken on the transaction times...I agree.
Oh, I agree, I rarely ever use checks, though I did need to for my lawn care guy (stopped mowing my own when I was working 6-7 day workweeks, and never looked back) until he retired last year.
Then the states should tax their citizens appropriately. The more they tax them, the less those citizens need to send to the feds...tax away. See how that works for you.
Seattle Repeals Tax on Amazon
FTFY
The vast majority of civilization doesn't treat currency as an investment. Sure there are folks that do, but they are a tiny fraction of 1%. Until there's some price stabilization, buying and selling crypto currency will put you at the mercy of the wild swings in value, not something that most of the public or businesses care to be involved with.
It's okay, you're safe under that tinfoil hat. NSA doesn't do squat with currency.
Yup...
https://www.investopedia.com/a...
Is it pronounced like "doggie" or "dodgy? If the latter, why would someone buy into something like that...
dodgy /däj/
adjective
Britishinformal
adjective: dodgy; comparative adjective: dodgier; superlative adjective: dodgiest
dishonest or unreliable.
"a dodgy secondhand car salesman"
potentially dangerous.
"activities like these could be dodgy for your heart"
of low quality.
You shoulda bought stock in Micron like I did.
If someone screws around with your payment in dollars, you can take them to court, or get US law enforcement evolved. Who exactly do you have covering your ass with Bitcoin?
And yet how many people have lost their Bitcoins. How many scams have we heard of in it's short existence? It's going to be a while before the general public is going to gain confidence that measures are in place to prevent these things before they're ready to adopt crypto on a daily use basis.
"Real value" is in the eye of the beholder. Approximately 7 billion people seem to be just fine with the "real value" of paper money, and could give a rat's ass that Neanderthals whine about fiat currencies.
I'm gonna call your post racist. Primarily because you clearly think we're still living in the 60s.
You mean like stock prices, and automated trading? Why should this be any different?
I'm shocked, shocked I say, that scammers would go to where the money is. Sure, I believe crypto currency is the way of the future, but I predict a lot of shenanigans before the general public feels comfortably safe in its usage.
Crap...I came here to post this, only to be beaten by an AC.
Yeah, your utopian ideas might sound fine on paper, but you clearly have no real world experience in these matters.