2) Not many people had the bandwidth to download a new browser (for all I love firefox I'd never encourage my friends with modems to try downloading it)
One of the few good things about IE is that when you download it, what you get is a very small program, easy to get even on dial-up. Then, when it installs, it goes out to the net and gets those parts it needs and only those parts it needs from the net. With Firefox, you get the complete install program, with everything included, even parts you don't happen to require. Much harder to download if you don't have broadband. Granted, it's less of an issue now, with more and more people on broadband, but it was a nice touch.
In part, yes. In full, it was trying to spend more on defense and the military than they could afford, trying to keep up with SDI, aka Star Wars. That, of course, was the whole point of SDI: competing with the USSR on our turf (ability to spend money) rather than on theirs.
Don't go to a retailer and buy a pre-built computer. Buy parts and put your own together. That way, you have exactly what you need, not what somebody else thinks you need. You also don't have to pay for a lot of software you'll never use. If, like me, you're not good with hardware, find a friend who is and trade favors.
Even then, I'm sure using simple geometry and an ultra-precise laster rangefinder anyone could figure out where the dish is pointed.
Which dish? It'd be easy to set up an array of dishes, each following a different quasar. Second, exactly when does the recording start? Third, unless you intercept every single communication, you're not going to be in sync with the incription.
Most states don't require that a PHOTO ID be shown for sales of restricted items,
No, but many merchants do before accepting checks or credit cards. I'm not surprised that most states have the non-driver's ID now, but California's the only one I was sure of. Thanx for expanding on my post.
The only way to travel free of possible terrorism is if everyone agrees to be schlepped around nude, drugged, and packed in Jello. Including the terrorists.
There's also Archie Bunker's suggestion: arm all the passengers so that the hijackers know they're outnumbered.
So much so that in the US you can get a driving license that doesn't allow you to drive - making it clear that a license is in fact an ID card. I never had anything like this when I lived in the UK.
In California, there's a "non-driver's ID card" that you can get if you don't drive. The state started issuing them several decades ago so that non-drivers had some sort of state issued ID to use. Before that, people who didn't drive had a very hard time with things like credit cards because of shops requiring a photo-ID. Now, it's simple. If that's what you're referring to, I can't see what the big deal is. It's there for your convenience, nothing else, and nobody is required to have one if they don't want it.
Also, a lot of ISP's spam filters suck. I have earthlink service and I get no less than 14 spam emails per day. that makes me quite reluctant to try their other "services" such as "scam blocker".
I see: Earthlink's spam blocker sucks because it doesn't catch everything. I've been using it for years, and I'd say it catches between 70 and 90% of all spam thrown at it. In all that time, I've never found a false positive. Finally, I was satisfied it was doing its job properly and told it not to save the spam for examination. It's not perfect, some still gets through, but it does cut down the quantity. I'm very happy with it because, unlike you, I don't have unreasonable expectations.
If you want me to wear a suit and tie so I can sit in a cube and crank out code...
I've spent some time as a telemarketer, targetting businesses only. (If we called a private residence, we appologized, ended the call and marked the number not to be called again.) The boss had us all in business dress, including ties for the men, just in case a client came in to see us. Stupid, really, especially when you consider that it never happened. Of course, you have to take into account that the only callers who did well were those who ignored the boss's spiel and made up their own.
It's called Fashion. I personally don't understand attraction of following Fashion trends, but there it is.
It's really very simple: style is "here's how I like to look" and fashion is "me too!" Copying how others dress (fashion) is easier than finding the look that's best for you (style) and takes much less thought.
In my experience, Goths are just as conformist as the yuppies on the golf courses. They all seem to have a holier-than-thou attitude because they (in their mind) are "pushing the social envelope".
If so, they're just following in the footsteps of the non-conformists of the '50s who carefully conformed to the rules of non-conformaty. Rather pathetic, really, trying to be different to rebell and they can't even be original about it.
You're wrong again here. The loyalty cards are giving you discounts. Period. And in teeny, tiny print in the agreement, it says they will watch your purchases in legalese.
Two differences here: first, anybody that doesn't expect them to track what you buy is a fool. With spyware, you won't even know they're tracking you unless you take the time to read the fine print, and most people won't bother. Second, once in a while you're given a special coupon at the checkstand for a future purchase. It's always for a product you buy, but it's often for a different brand. This way, the manufacturors can focus their coupons on people who actually buy that sort of thing, instead of sending them out at random. If it's for a brand you've tried and don't like, you can just throw it away or give it to somebody else. No harm, no real inconvenience. If you've never tried it, you might; it might even be better than what you're getting now. I've used these cards for years, and so far, I've not found a downside to them. Of course, I don't care that they're tracking what I buy. If you do, YMMV.
The Moon is sometimes considered to have a "trace atmosphere." One of the interesting things about this, is that it can consist of things like sodium that you'd not normally find in any atmosphere.
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Actually, small stuff tends to accumulate in L4 and L5 positions. There may well be a fair amount of dust, sand and pebbles there. We won't know for sure until we send something there to take a look.
Of course, that also would require piling lunar soil and rocks on top of whatever the lunar base ends up being made out of to provide sufficent mass.
There's a fairly simple solution to that: dig a hole, build the station in it and pile the removed rubble on top. You not only get protection from radiation, you also get insulation. Also, you don't have to worry about packing the coverage down to keep it from slipping and exposing the station.
Likewise, I live a city big enough where I have retailers that will give me a good price without the use of tacking card.
So do I. The funny thing is, however, that the markets with the best combination of price and quality all have the cards. There are two markets without them that I regulary patronize. One is a specialty shop where I can get good things I can't find elsewhere, the other is an ethnic market that I go to mostly for the ethnic goods that you can't get in a more mainstream location. You may be well-off enough that you don't have to care about the discounts, and if so, I'm glad. Right now, I'm on food stamps, and the difference is very significant.
If no one used those cards, then the stores that had lower prices regardless of whether or not you had a card would have a competetive advantage.
Not all, or even most of the markets using the cards are the expensive ones. Even the very inexpensive ones have them. Remember, you don't get a discount on everything, just selected items. If the average prices are high enough, even the discounts don't drop your bill enough to make it worth while to go there. About the only time it really changes shopping habits is if there are two stores close together and both store's average prices are about the same. Then, the one with the card has the advantage.
Its a classic tragedy of the commons situation. By giving up your privacy you are screwing over the people who don't give up their privacy.
That's just, plain silly. Giving them your name, address and phone number isn't giving up your privacy, especially as they make no effort to check out what you put down. You can, if you want, sign up as Richard Nixon, and give your number as (976) 739-6969 and they won't care. The only reason they want your phone number, BWT, is that if you forget your card, you can give them the phone number you used to get the card and that will ID you for the discounts. If you're that sure that they're going to use the data to invade your privacy, why aren't you posting as AC to keep your identity sekret?
You and I are thinking of different types of bombs. You're thinking of dropping them from airplanes and I'm thinking of somebody smuggling one in and setting it off.
Where I live, they're at the checkstands. You take one, fill it out and they hand you the card. Yes, lots and lots of people do it. The automatic discounts can save you hundreds of dollars a year, often on the brand you would have bought anyway. For those of us on limited incomes, it can mean the difference between just barely enough to eat, and having nice meals. If you shop at the same supermarket regularly and don't have their card, you're only hurting yourself.
If a particular power plant is currently unguarded and unprotected, then FIX IT! If there's a security problem, then having it out in the open will get something done about it.
In wartime, the most likely result will be to get it bombed before the guards get there.
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One of the few good things about IE is that when you download it, what you get is a very small program, easy to get even on dial-up. Then, when it installs, it goes out to the net and gets those parts it needs and only those parts it needs from the net. With Firefox, you get the complete install program, with everything included, even parts you don't happen to require. Much harder to download if you don't have broadband. Granted, it's less of an issue now, with more and more people on broadband, but it was a nice touch.
Not only is it a dupe, the other story's still on the front page. Editors, edit thyselves!
Interesting graph. Thank you. Would you care to explain how, then, it rose by almost 50% during Clinton's administration?
In part, yes. In full, it was trying to spend more on defense and the military than they could afford, trying to keep up with SDI, aka Star Wars. That, of course, was the whole point of SDI: competing with the USSR on our turf (ability to spend money) rather than on theirs.
Don't go to a retailer and buy a pre-built computer. Buy parts and put your own together. That way, you have exactly what you need, not what somebody else thinks you need. You also don't have to pay for a lot of software you'll never use. If, like me, you're not good with hardware, find a friend who is and trade favors.
What else did you expect? She'd been told that she had to do all her homework, and believed it.
Which dish? It'd be easy to set up an array of dishes, each following a different quasar. Second, exactly when does the recording start? Third, unless you intercept every single communication, you're not going to be in sync with the incription.
No, but many merchants do before accepting checks or credit cards. I'm not surprised that most states have the non-driver's ID now, but California's the only one I was sure of. Thanx for expanding on my post.
There's also Archie Bunker's suggestion: arm all the passengers so that the hijackers know they're outnumbered.
In California, there's a "non-driver's ID card" that you can get if you don't drive. The state started issuing them several decades ago so that non-drivers had some sort of state issued ID to use. Before that, people who didn't drive had a very hard time with things like credit cards because of shops requiring a photo-ID. Now, it's simple. If that's what you're referring to, I can't see what the big deal is. It's there for your convenience, nothing else, and nobody is required to have one if they don't want it.
I see: Earthlink's spam blocker sucks because it doesn't catch everything. I've been using it for years, and I'd say it catches between 70 and 90% of all spam thrown at it. In all that time, I've never found a false positive. Finally, I was satisfied it was doing its job properly and told it not to save the spam for examination. It's not perfect, some still gets through, but it does cut down the quantity. I'm very happy with it because, unlike you, I don't have unreasonable expectations.
Especially as there are ISPs here in the USofA who already do that at no additional charge.
I've spent some time as a telemarketer, targetting businesses only. (If we called a private residence, we appologized, ended the call and marked the number not to be called again.) The boss had us all in business dress, including ties for the men, just in case a client came in to see us. Stupid, really, especially when you consider that it never happened. Of course, you have to take into account that the only callers who did well were those who ignored the boss's spiel and made up their own.
It's really very simple: style is "here's how I like to look" and fashion is "me too!" Copying how others dress (fashion) is easier than finding the look that's best for you (style) and takes much less thought.
If so, they're just following in the footsteps of the non-conformists of the '50s who carefully conformed to the rules of non-conformaty. Rather pathetic, really, trying to be different to rebell and they can't even be original about it.
Two differences here: first, anybody that doesn't expect them to track what you buy is a fool. With spyware, you won't even know they're tracking you unless you take the time to read the fine print, and most people won't bother. Second, once in a while you're given a special coupon at the checkstand for a future purchase. It's always for a product you buy, but it's often for a different brand. This way, the manufacturors can focus their coupons on people who actually buy that sort of thing, instead of sending them out at random. If it's for a brand you've tried and don't like, you can just throw it away or give it to somebody else. No harm, no real inconvenience. If you've never tried it, you might; it might even be better than what you're getting now. I've used these cards for years, and so far, I've not found a downside to them. Of course, I don't care that they're tracking what I buy. If you do, YMMV.
The Moon is sometimes considered to have a "trace atmosphere." One of the interesting things about this, is that it can consist of things like sodium that you'd not normally find in any atmosphere.
Actually, small stuff tends to accumulate in L4 and L5 positions. There may well be a fair amount of dust, sand and pebbles there. We won't know for sure until we send something there to take a look.
There's a fairly simple solution to that: dig a hole, build the station in it and pile the removed rubble on top. You not only get protection from radiation, you also get insulation. Also, you don't have to worry about packing the coverage down to keep it from slipping and exposing the station.
So do I. The funny thing is, however, that the markets with the best combination of price and quality all have the cards. There are two markets without them that I regulary patronize. One is a specialty shop where I can get good things I can't find elsewhere, the other is an ethnic market that I go to mostly for the ethnic goods that you can't get in a more mainstream location. You may be well-off enough that you don't have to care about the discounts, and if so, I'm glad. Right now, I'm on food stamps, and the difference is very significant.
Not all, or even most of the markets using the cards are the expensive ones. Even the very inexpensive ones have them. Remember, you don't get a discount on everything, just selected items. If the average prices are high enough, even the discounts don't drop your bill enough to make it worth while to go there. About the only time it really changes shopping habits is if there are two stores close together and both store's average prices are about the same. Then, the one with the card has the advantage.
Its a classic tragedy of the commons situation. By giving up your privacy you are screwing over the people who don't give up their privacy.
That's just, plain silly. Giving them your name, address and phone number isn't giving up your privacy, especially as they make no effort to check out what you put down. You can, if you want, sign up as Richard Nixon, and give your number as (976) 739-6969 and they won't care. The only reason they want your phone number, BWT, is that if you forget your card, you can give them the phone number you used to get the card and that will ID you for the discounts. If you're that sure that they're going to use the data to invade your privacy, why aren't you posting as AC to keep your identity sekret?
I suspect we're getting close to a 747 full of CDs per second.
You and I are thinking of different types of bombs. You're thinking of dropping them from airplanes and I'm thinking of somebody smuggling one in and setting it off.
Where I live, they're at the checkstands. You take one, fill it out and they hand you the card. Yes, lots and lots of people do it. The automatic discounts can save you hundreds of dollars a year, often on the brand you would have bought anyway. For those of us on limited incomes, it can mean the difference between just barely enough to eat, and having nice meals. If you shop at the same supermarket regularly and don't have their card, you're only hurting yourself.
In wartime, the most likely result will be to get it bombed before the guards get there.