Just yesterday, I purchased a Samsung Series 9. Just over 3 lbs, 15" screen, 8 GB Ram, 128 GB SSD. Runs Linux Mint 13 out of the box, except for some manual steps to map 4 of the function keys, like keyboard backlight, Wifi On/Off, etc.
Even though I didn't want an apple product to the extent that I looked online for case covers to cover the logo, I did consider the MacBook Air. I went with the Samsung because of the RAM and the screen size. I would have liked 256 Gig SSD, but that's where I compromised. The Samsung was about $200 more for a larger screen, twice the RAM, and about the same of everything else... and no stigma. ; )
...granted many years ago. But at that time, at check in, we took an imprint of the CC info, got an authorization for the expected amount of the stay. Then after check out, the imprinted forms were updated with the actual amount of the bill and signed (if the guest came to the desk), and left for the night audit crew.
The night auditors would go through the thousand or so CC slips, and using CC software on a PC, pull up the authorization by CC Number and enter the final amount.
Anyway... long story longer... we had access to many, many credit card numbers every night.
At least at our hotels, the early check out forms left under the guests' door did not contain CC info.
When I go, I'm flying Air Bizarre. It's a good airline. You buy a one way round trip ticket. You leave any Monday, and they bring you back the previous Friday... That way you still have the weekend.
On that same point, even being geographically 'close' to another node wouldn't be as good as actually being able to count hops / bandwidth between nodes.
Actually, it's worse than that... I recently saw an article here http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JA24Ak04.html which discusses a term "Military Keynesianism." The problem is that blowing money on military goods doesn't have any secondary benefits like taking that same money and giving it over to another good, like say, a car manufacturer... This would (hopefully) allow Joe Sixpack to buy a cheaper car to get to work easier / quicker / more reliably and produce another product (cycle continues).
I shorted this. Got in at $9, got out at about $4.50. 50% profit (minus fees and the capital gains that you pay when you *enter* the transaction) My accountant tells me that shorting *always* give you capital gains tax.
Yes, you can only double your money as the price of the stock can't go below zero. I doubt I will ever short again.
For details on how much I made, you'll have to talk to my accountant or the IRS.
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...you wouldn't understand. https://www.google.com/search?... The same thing that I think to myself as I see these cars dead along side of the road.
I know this was a joke, but it reminded me of a recent article regarding using your neighbor's WiFi: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2012/11/21/court-police-can-locate-wireless-internet-moochers-without-a-warrant/ Short story: no warrant needed.
Just yesterday, I purchased a Samsung Series 9. Just over 3 lbs, 15" screen, 8 GB Ram, 128 GB SSD. Runs Linux Mint 13 out of the box, except for some manual steps to map 4 of the function keys, like keyboard backlight, Wifi On/Off, etc.
Even though I didn't want an apple product to the extent that I looked online for case covers to cover the logo, I did consider the MacBook Air. I went with the Samsung because of the RAM and the screen size. I would have liked 256 Gig SSD, but that's where I compromised. The Samsung was about $200 more for a larger screen, twice the RAM, and about the same of everything else... and no stigma. ; )
So far, so good.
The night auditors would go through the thousand or so CC slips, and using CC software on a PC, pull up the authorization by CC Number and enter the final amount.
Anyway... long story longer... we had access to many, many credit card numbers every night.
At least at our hotels, the early check out forms left under the guests' door did not contain CC info.
When I go, I'm flying Air Bizarre. It's a good airline. You buy a one way round trip ticket. You leave any Monday, and they bring you back the previous Friday... That way you still have the weekend.
During the broadcast, the NBC commentator explained that this section was 'cinematography'.
I hereby copyright "1110100100101000."...
Sorry, but Bill beat you to it: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29130
"Ira Winkler, a penetration-testing consultant"... So, what is he, some kind of freelance fertility doctor?
On that same point, even being geographically 'close' to another node wouldn't be as good as actually being able to count hops / bandwidth between nodes.
Actually, it's worse than that... I recently saw an article here http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JA24Ak04.html which discusses a term "Military Keynesianism." The problem is that blowing money on military goods doesn't have any secondary benefits like taking that same money and giving it over to another good, like say, a car manufacturer... This would (hopefully) allow Joe Sixpack to buy a cheaper car to get to work easier / quicker / more reliably and produce another product (cycle continues).
Now, just run a Linux screensaver that runs Windows and watch the sparks fly!
Yes, you can only double your money as the price of the stock can't go below zero. I doubt I will ever short again.
For details on how much I made, you'll have to talk to my accountant or the IRS.