Fair enough - I forgot that they couldn't require the use of ID without doing so for all transactions (according to the credit card agreement) - however - they DO have the ability to check for matching signatures, which is something most do.
And? Most of the time, the reason the chargeback happened is because the merchant didn't bother to follow procedures - they didn't validate the identity of the person using the CC.
Replace "whole" with "hole", and that simplifies the meaning a bit - maybe that makes more sense. Another way to put it is every group, everywhere, has someone who is willing to do really, really stupid things. Hopefully that makes more sense.
The "whole" part was a bit of a pun.
It is sponsored by ONE guy, and it was instantly referred to committee. Why is this even news? There is ALWAYS one guy that wants to stick his penis in the whole to see what happens... why should a group like a state's congress be any different?
If someone is breastfeeding in public, and there is a group of guys standing around staring at her exposed breasts, and talking about it - is that okay? Is that an acceptable consequence of "allowing" breastfeeding in public? Or are we going to have these "perverts" arrested for harassment, or create new laws to punish them?
I'm not sure where I stand on this issue, but honestly - while I don't think it's okay for guys to do the described behavior - if we are going to start arresting people for that behavior, or come up with a new crime to charge them with - fuck it. No public breastfeeding for you. Get over it. We don't need more shit to put people away for. There is actually a point where it's responsible behavior to consider the impact of your choices on others. The line on this one is where I am unclear, and where I think the argument is - but we've got a society, right now, that makes it difficult for guys to NOT think about sex when they see a healthy breast in front of them. Either we change the culture, or we deal with the consequences in appropriate ways.
Are there people at ODOT who consider this as moronic as many do here on Slashdot? Do they understand the implications and concerns? And is the support that it's getting from ODOT have anything to do with the fact that it'll require an expansion of the budget of ODOT?
I live in Oregon, and the simple fact is Kulongoski is a stark moron. Of course, I also drive a Prius, and when I buy an electric car, fuck them if they think I'm going to let some sort of GPS bullshit track my movements.
"Insightful" isn't a "funny" moderator, you idiot. It's incredibly juvenile that you made me a "foe" over a comment. But I suppose my comment wasn't "funny" enough for you? I'd say you are new here, but given your ID, you must just be young (or fragile).
If that was what was actually said/meant by "second-rate in education and basic research" - then sure. But clearly we are also already second-rate in reading comprehension. Go team USA!
It is fully powered by the emanations of the mystical bs! Our marketing departments are now revenue generators (well, generators period)! Hallelujah for bspower! Finally, a cheap and ubiquitous energy source for the masses!
I'm not sure that can be interpreted that way. A robot fails on the remote control, and it fails on the automatically activated after a lapse of time.
If this is the part of the Geneva Conventions that prohibit robots, I'm guessing that anyone who is against robots on the battlefield, and uses this as the "law" behind it is going to be severely disappointed.
They were banned in the Geneva conventions? I didn't know that. Could you help me source that information? Google seems to be having trouble finding a cite.
How many browser do I use? The majority of users?
Come on people. The majority of users use one browser. They use either Internet Explorer, or something like Firefox. That's it. If they use something besides Internet Explorer, they will reluctantly fire up IE when they have problems. Does anyone believe otherwise?
Unless I'm developing web pages, I personally don't use more than that either - I may check new ones out, and pick the one with the current best features for what I use - but this isn't normal.
It's nice to be reminded that making shows like these actually take some talent, experience and skill. Decent programs require actors who can deliver the lines convincingly (and sympathetically), script writers who understand the difference between first and third person perspective, and editors that can figure out how to make the different camera angles show us what's being talked about, instead of what's happening somewhere else.
What am I saying? Production values on this are just bad enough, it reminds me that even the crappy shows on television have SOME work put into them.
I know exactly how many tax breaks "they" get and regulations they are "exempt" from. Unlike you, I'm living it. And I'm not rich - just an owner of a small business that makes a reasonable amount of money.
However, I do agree that a lot of rhetoric is made stretching small business to mean people who make over a 1,000,000/year - I'm also aware that the stretching bullshit goes the other way. Are you?
So then, you aren't a "rich" business owner, aren't even close, are you?
I agree that the guy who makes your sandwich works hard. And as you said, probably even harder than you do. Probably puts in a good forty hour week, slogging through it - busy about half the time with customers, doing maintenance work and other stuff the other times.
But you don't have a clue what most small business owners have to do, do you? I mean, sure, some of the businesses in the world can have rich owners that are sitting on their butts all day, playing virtual golf and yelling for their secretaries to get them another coffee, blah blah.
But I call bullshit on anyone who says that average "rich" small business owner isn't worker harder than the average American. The average small business owner is putting in a good sixty hours a week, minimum, is on call at all times, usually cannot take vacations, and has been doing the job, often along with some sort of outside education, etc. for many many years. And that doesn't include all the work and education that went into getting them there in the first place.
So, watch the bullshit. All those "liberals" need to get over this idea that business owners are all rich and lazy, while the "working class" are the hardest working people in our society. Seems like neither your "conservatives" nor your "liberals" know enough about the facts.
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I hope so! After all, who'd want to live long enough to have to deal with the fallout?
Fair enough - I forgot that they couldn't require the use of ID without doing so for all transactions (according to the credit card agreement) - however - they DO have the ability to check for matching signatures, which is something most do.
And? Most of the time, the reason the chargeback happened is because the merchant didn't bother to follow procedures - they didn't validate the identity of the person using the CC.
Replace "whole" with "hole", and that simplifies the meaning a bit - maybe that makes more sense. Another way to put it is every group, everywhere, has someone who is willing to do really, really stupid things. Hopefully that makes more sense. The "whole" part was a bit of a pun.
Both, of course!
All three, of course!
It is sponsored by ONE guy, and it was instantly referred to committee. Why is this even news? There is ALWAYS one guy that wants to stick his penis in the whole to see what happens... why should a group like a state's congress be any different?
Do they guys get arrested? I don't see much difference either - but other people often do.
It's already banned in most places, as it is considered public nudity.
If someone is breastfeeding in public, and there is a group of guys standing around staring at her exposed breasts, and talking about it - is that okay? Is that an acceptable consequence of "allowing" breastfeeding in public? Or are we going to have these "perverts" arrested for harassment, or create new laws to punish them? I'm not sure where I stand on this issue, but honestly - while I don't think it's okay for guys to do the described behavior - if we are going to start arresting people for that behavior, or come up with a new crime to charge them with - fuck it. No public breastfeeding for you. Get over it. We don't need more shit to put people away for. There is actually a point where it's responsible behavior to consider the impact of your choices on others. The line on this one is where I am unclear, and where I think the argument is - but we've got a society, right now, that makes it difficult for guys to NOT think about sex when they see a healthy breast in front of them. Either we change the culture, or we deal with the consequences in appropriate ways.
Are there people at ODOT who consider this as moronic as many do here on Slashdot? Do they understand the implications and concerns? And is the support that it's getting from ODOT have anything to do with the fact that it'll require an expansion of the budget of ODOT?
I live in Oregon, and the simple fact is Kulongoski is a stark moron. Of course, I also drive a Prius, and when I buy an electric car, fuck them if they think I'm going to let some sort of GPS bullshit track my movements.
"Insightful" isn't a "funny" moderator, you idiot. It's incredibly juvenile that you made me a "foe" over a comment. But I suppose my comment wasn't "funny" enough for you? I'd say you are new here, but given your ID, you must just be young (or fragile).
If that was what was actually said/meant by "second-rate in education and basic research" - then sure. But clearly we are also already second-rate in reading comprehension. Go team USA!
Then what are the results of a survey? You understand that the scientific method allows for using surveys as data, correct?
I don't have a land line connected to my Verizon FIOS account.
It is fully powered by the emanations of the mystical bs! Our marketing departments are now revenue generators (well, generators period)! Hallelujah for bspower! Finally, a cheap and ubiquitous energy source for the masses!
I'm not sure that can be interpreted that way. A robot fails on the remote control, and it fails on the automatically activated after a lapse of time. If this is the part of the Geneva Conventions that prohibit robots, I'm guessing that anyone who is against robots on the battlefield, and uses this as the "law" behind it is going to be severely disappointed.
They were banned in the Geneva conventions? I didn't know that. Could you help me source that information? Google seems to be having trouble finding a cite.
How many browser do I use? The majority of users? Come on people. The majority of users use one browser. They use either Internet Explorer, or something like Firefox. That's it. If they use something besides Internet Explorer, they will reluctantly fire up IE when they have problems. Does anyone believe otherwise? Unless I'm developing web pages, I personally don't use more than that either - I may check new ones out, and pick the one with the current best features for what I use - but this isn't normal.
It's nice to be reminded that making shows like these actually take some talent, experience and skill. Decent programs require actors who can deliver the lines convincingly (and sympathetically), script writers who understand the difference between first and third person perspective, and editors that can figure out how to make the different camera angles show us what's being talked about, instead of what's happening somewhere else.
What am I saying? Production values on this are just bad enough, it reminds me that even the crappy shows on television have SOME work put into them.
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Be careful! Saying "Mission Accomplished" just means they'll change the mission parameters on you!
Now that, sir, is a good point - and one I absolutely agree with.
I know exactly how many tax breaks "they" get and regulations they are "exempt" from. Unlike you, I'm living it. And I'm not rich - just an owner of a small business that makes a reasonable amount of money. However, I do agree that a lot of rhetoric is made stretching small business to mean people who make over a 1,000,000/year - I'm also aware that the stretching bullshit goes the other way. Are you?
So then, you aren't a "rich" business owner, aren't even close, are you? I agree that the guy who makes your sandwich works hard. And as you said, probably even harder than you do. Probably puts in a good forty hour week, slogging through it - busy about half the time with customers, doing maintenance work and other stuff the other times. But you don't have a clue what most small business owners have to do, do you? I mean, sure, some of the businesses in the world can have rich owners that are sitting on their butts all day, playing virtual golf and yelling for their secretaries to get them another coffee, blah blah. But I call bullshit on anyone who says that average "rich" small business owner isn't worker harder than the average American. The average small business owner is putting in a good sixty hours a week, minimum, is on call at all times, usually cannot take vacations, and has been doing the job, often along with some sort of outside education, etc. for many many years. And that doesn't include all the work and education that went into getting them there in the first place. So, watch the bullshit. All those "liberals" need to get over this idea that business owners are all rich and lazy, while the "working class" are the hardest working people in our society. Seems like neither your "conservatives" nor your "liberals" know enough about the facts.