How did that Syria thing work out for you with all the refugees? How is working with Russia working out for the Ukraine? Do you really believe Putin doesn't have more expansion plans?
As a Cold War veteran, I spent six years over there helping defend against the Soviets. In the early 90s when they broke up, everyone seemed to think we'd all be holding hands and kissing each other's asses. How's that worked out for the folks in the Ukraine?
Yes, and American has the most immigrants of any nation. But you can only handle so much at a time which is why many of us are only in favor of legal immigration...which is what my wife went through. Wait your turn in line, do the damn paperwork, or stay the fuck out.
Sure. They were needed for the C5 Galaxy, and no longer being produced anywhere. That means the AF had to hire some contractor to come in and create one from scratch, and to the exact specifications (corrosion resistance for example) they had. This inflates the cost of something that most of us would have just made ourselves in the our basement to ridiculous levels, especially when you're not going to make a large production run. They made 3, so all of the engineering, and overhead cost went into that. Also, you can't just stick any old crap into a USAF plane...it must be mil-spec and rated for aircraft.
USAF is now saying they can recreate the part for ~$300 on a 3D printer. So hopefully we won't see this kind of crap (pun intended) again.
Reminds me of the whole 8570 CompTIA scam. Come pay us (forever) for this useless certification that the government is now going to require everyone who touches a government computer to have.
Snow storms in NC (I'm in VA...same here) are one-off events that also affect those businesses customers. It's not their every day, 9 months out of the year situation.
In 1969, we didn't have helicopter parents. I walked seven blocks unescorted to and from elementary school in Detroit up until that year. Now, I see parents sitting out at the bus stop in front of my suburban home every day just to pick up their middle school kids on bright sunny mornings and afternoons. This is in a very crime free area of upper middle class homes. Sweet Jesus what is wrong with parents these days? None of these kids has more than a 1/4 mile walk to home. SMH
You know schools can choose what hours they open and close?
But many parents can't choose what time they have to be at work, and often they are affected by what time little Johnny goes to or returns from school. There's no simple solution that's not going to cause grief for some large portion of the population.
I personally like DST, but then having worked rotating shifts for several years, a one hour change seems hardly noticeable to me.
No, the credit card companies charge them that much, and they pass it along. Many businesses have a very small profit margin, where even a percentage point makes the difference between a profitable exchange and one that isn't. Does this 3% disappear in places that have gone cashless? If so, how are the financial institutions making money on the transactions, because you know they're pushing for this.
Trolls like you are part of the problem. You're making the world a shittier, more hateful place. Now go apologize to your parents for letting them down.
His parents should apologize to us for not doing a better job.
He could be naive, but I'm betting the financial industry is pushing for cashless, and would love their minions to do so as well. They'll make a percentage of the cut, along with another percentage selling off your personal data.
There are plenty of merchants out there that charge 3% additional for credit. Off the top of my head, I have a storage unit, property taxes, and a lawn service that I pay through checks in order not to pay the extra charge. I had a plumber at my home just last week tell me it would be 3% extra for credit...check it was. Up through 2013, when my daughter was still in college, they wouldn't take VISA because of the extra fee. Does anyone pay a babysitter electronically?
Lucky you don't live here in Virginia where they tax your vehicle every damn year based upon the NADA value at 4.13%. This causes a large portion of the population to cheat with out of state tags. It also causes another large percentage to keep really old, highly polluting vehicles because they've been around long enough to no longer get taxed.
There is always a middle man taking a cut of an electronic transaction.
The cut for electronic transaction is smaller than the cut for cash. Cash requires sorting, counting, transporting, and takes more time at the cash register.
Please explain why merchants will charge you 3% more for credit transactions then.
Sure, he's not 100% wrong, but he's far from right. Many merchants will charge you an additional fee to use your credit card, while cash and check run ~3% less.
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How did that Syria thing work out for you with all the refugees? How is working with Russia working out for the Ukraine? Do you really believe Putin doesn't have more expansion plans?
As a Cold War veteran, I spent six years over there helping defend against the Soviets. In the early 90s when they broke up, everyone seemed to think we'd all be holding hands and kissing each other's asses. How's that worked out for the folks in the Ukraine?
History repeats itself.
Really? What am I missing in this chart?
https://www.migrationpolicy.or...
Yes, and American has the most immigrants of any nation. But you can only handle so much at a time which is why many of us are only in favor of legal immigration...which is what my wife went through. Wait your turn in line, do the damn paperwork, or stay the fuck out.
Sure. They were needed for the C5 Galaxy, and no longer being produced anywhere. That means the AF had to hire some contractor to come in and create one from scratch, and to the exact specifications (corrosion resistance for example) they had. This inflates the cost of something that most of us would have just made ourselves in the our basement to ridiculous levels, especially when you're not going to make a large production run. They made 3, so all of the engineering, and overhead cost went into that. Also, you can't just stick any old crap into a USAF plane...it must be mil-spec and rated for aircraft.
USAF is now saying they can recreate the part for ~$300 on a 3D printer. So hopefully we won't see this kind of crap (pun intended) again.
Reminds me of the whole 8570 CompTIA scam. Come pay us (forever) for this useless certification that the government is now going to require everyone who touches a government computer to have.
Please cite where the FAA has taken preference for US vs. foreign built aircraft. You made the claim...back it up.
Snow storms in NC (I'm in VA...same here) are one-off events that also affect those businesses customers. It's not their every day, 9 months out of the year situation.
Adjusting your trim is slightly less obvious; you would first have to look at the trim indication and realize that it's out of whack
Trim is normally set so that you don't have to push or pull on the yoke to maintain your path. You don't look at a "trim indication".
Because based upon comments here, it's the first time a majority of /.ers have agreed with him.
I'd be willing to bet you say "hot water heater", "ATM machine", and "PIN number". Language evolves, and so should we.
The first clock was invented in 1656, so 363 years at most, but then you came here for the pedantic replies.
In 1969, we didn't have helicopter parents. I walked seven blocks unescorted to and from elementary school in Detroit up until that year. Now, I see parents sitting out at the bus stop in front of my suburban home every day just to pick up their middle school kids on bright sunny mornings and afternoons. This is in a very crime free area of upper middle class homes. Sweet Jesus what is wrong with parents these days? None of these kids has more than a 1/4 mile walk to home. SMH
You know schools can choose what hours they open and close?
But many parents can't choose what time they have to be at work, and often they are affected by what time little Johnny goes to or returns from school. There's no simple solution that's not going to cause grief for some large portion of the population.
I personally like DST, but then having worked rotating shifts for several years, a one hour change seems hardly noticeable to me.
You really think there are only three choices? Tisk.
No, the credit card companies charge them that much, and they pass it along. Many businesses have a very small profit margin, where even a percentage point makes the difference between a profitable exchange and one that isn't. Does this 3% disappear in places that have gone cashless? If so, how are the financial institutions making money on the transactions, because you know they're pushing for this.
Sure that's the case for some. But, let's contrast this film with Wonder Woman, where the star isn't a blatant misandrist.
Trolls like you are part of the problem. You're making the world a shittier, more hateful place. Now go apologize to your parents for letting them down.
His parents should apologize to us for not doing a better job.
He could be naive, but I'm betting the financial industry is pushing for cashless, and would love their minions to do so as well. They'll make a percentage of the cut, along with another percentage selling off your personal data.
"Just one very easily imagined scenario...blah, blah, blah"
You probably have dreams of Trump butt fucking your mom and believe that's an easily imagined scenario as well. Right snowflake.
Probably a shill for the financial industry.
There are plenty of merchants out there that charge 3% additional for credit. Off the top of my head, I have a storage unit, property taxes, and a lawn service that I pay through checks in order not to pay the extra charge. I had a plumber at my home just last week tell me it would be 3% extra for credit...check it was. Up through 2013, when my daughter was still in college, they wouldn't take VISA because of the extra fee. Does anyone pay a babysitter electronically?
Lucky you don't live here in Virginia where they tax your vehicle every damn year based upon the NADA value at 4.13%. This causes a large portion of the population to cheat with out of state tags. It also causes another large percentage to keep really old, highly polluting vehicles because they've been around long enough to no longer get taxed.
There is always a middle man taking a cut of an electronic transaction.
The cut for electronic transaction is smaller than the cut for cash. Cash requires sorting, counting, transporting, and takes more time at the cash register.
Please explain why merchants will charge you 3% more for credit transactions then.
Sure, he's not 100% wrong, but he's far from right. Many merchants will charge you an additional fee to use your credit card, while cash and check run ~3% less.