At current employment rates, I bet plenty of Americans would take the job. If you HAVE to pay min. wage to an illegal, or a legal citizen, which would you pick? The legal one, but right now people are getting away with paying almost nothing to the illegal, so its worth the risk.
Most HD stuff is indistinguishable from DVD stuff, at least for normal people at normal viewing distances on normal equipment.
I think you meant crap equipment. I absolutely (and my wife) can tell the difference between a DVD and a bluray at 1080p.
And since we still have SD in one room, we continue to see the difference.
I abhor the current fixation in Hollywood on big-bang graphics and effects at the expense of any real plots or enticing characters.
You must not be seeing the right movies then, because there are plent which are more than big-bang graphics and effects. And as far as 3d goes, i think Avatar shows it can add something, when used properly. It will take filmmakers time to figure out how to use 3d, just like it did 2d, but they'll get there. I'm sure the people said the same thing when they first added color. Sure, B&W might have a great plot, but you're not as immersed as you are with color. I think the same will be said for 3.
Heck, get a copy of Metropolis; shot in 1927 without any fancy technology, it still leaves you deeply disturbed and affected, far more than most of the hi-tech hi-def crap that rolls out of Hollywood today.
You're blaming technlogy for bad movies, when hollywood is doing what its ALWAYS done; making a ton of crap with a few gems. If you haven't been able to find great films in recent years, I suspect you're the problem, not hollywood. They are out there, you just need to find them.
My wife and I go almost every week. It's 17.50 for two tickets. Maybe $13 for snacks, if its been a while since dinner.
The primary reason we had stopped a while ago was dumbasses who couldn't keep their mouth shut or turn off their cell phones. If anything, that's a bigger concern to me than price.
The price argument is dubioius to me; people have no problem spending more on eating out, when cooking at home is always cheaper.
I've setup Windows 7 for a client, and locked them down just as they would be on linux. They haven't been able to break Windows either. They also like the features of Windows 7, and can continue to use the same software they're familiar with.
The problem with Windows was everyone running as admin. Finally MS started to tackle that problem, and life is good.
I don't see how riding for 2 hours (one each way) would be an "epic ride" that robs of you of time to even watch a movie. Especially when you'll typically be able to keep the movie at least overnight after rental.
My TV is a 46" 1080p, and I clearly saw the artifacts. DVDs look better than the netflix. And I even tried it both ways (I could stream though my PS3, or directly to my TV which has an 100mb network connection to my local network). I didn't invest in a receiver and speakers to only have stereo when I watch movies. I'll be sticking with Bluray for now.
I'm more tired of the attitude that the police are super-human and infallible.
As far as my attitude goes, its not an attitude so much as its something told to me point blank by an officer. They purposefully weed out those with higher than a sixth grade education, because they've found that such a person quickly gets bored doing nothing but driving around, which is what the majority of a beat cops time is spent doing.
Actually I pay 0%, because I pay the purchase off before the grace period expires. And I keep my limit well within my means (my CC limit is MUCH less than the equity in my house). I get an interest free loan for 20 days or so.
You see, its actually most cost effective for me to have a single small limit credit card, and since I'd like to actually OWN my home sometime in the near future, borrowing its equity doesn't allow me to do that.
So do as you please, and if you believe having a home equity loan vs. a credit card loan is a good idea, because you somehow believe its superior, more power to you. But a loan is a loan, and it wasn't that long ago that my (still) 8% rate card was lower than any home equity rate.
I'm not saying I agree with the ruling, but that's where the law seems to be at. Emails aren't considered papers. When asked for your ID, giving someone a file on a flash drive won't cut it. Effects are also physical objects.
And the US mail analogy doesn't hold up 100%. In no case does the USPS actually have a chance to see your content WITHOUT opening the envelop. That is NOT the case with email. It actually is more like a postcard (which wouldn't be protected BTW by the 4th amendment, look it up).
Again, I don't agree... but we need to get a law which explicitly protects email, just like we had to for phone conversations (where the actually CONTENT is available to anyone from end to end).
No, most reasonable people (which the vast majority are non-technical) hear "e-mail" and expect e-mail to be like regular mail, but in electronic form. They don't know HOW email is implemented any more than they know how the USPS sorts letters. But because the analogy to explain email uses regular mail, they reasonablly expect it to work the same. I'm sure the fact that email is really more like a postcard would be quite a shock to the average person.
You're the one trying to warp the meaning of "reasonble" to be "I believe everyone should know exactly how email works," even though the vast majority don't.
That's what made the founders pretty smart though; the average reasonable (not crazy) person thinking logically should ultimately decide if a law is broken or not (or if the law is moral to begin with).
For snail mail, the 3rd party doesn't have access to the content of the message. They only see the envelop. For phone calls, the law explicitly says a warrant is required. For email, the law is silent, and each server gets the envolop AND full content, and there are no laws saying the content is protected.
There's no legal obligation for me to trust the person giving me the check. If the check bounces, I can sue them for the amount (and probably for any fees I've incurred as well). A check is a legal promise from them to you to pay you. Your advise is sound though because sueing is a pain and the person might have high-tailed it out of there... but a court will take a very dim view of someone giving you a check and it not clearing.
Even if you write for deposit only, you still need to sign it. You also should indicate your account number, otherwise I can deposit the check to my account..
There should be a law where if you mention Godwins law you're out of the game... because invariable people that invoke it thinks it ends the discussion, which isn't the case. Godwins law only states that it WILL come up, but it says nothing on if its relevent or can or should end the discussion.
Most people don't treat their house like an ATM. Oh, well some did, and now they're fucked. That's why credit cards are higher interest, BTW. They're unsecured, meaning that if I don't pay, I also won't lose my house, but because they're unsecured its a bigger risk for the bank.
Anyhow... running up 100,000 in debt by having a card linked to your house is a terrible idea.
Most people don't use checks here though; if I need to lend a friend money I have cash. For anything else, I have a debit card tied to my bank account.
Ok, but checks are still cheaper here. A box of them (a few hunderd) is $15. What you're talking about would cost everyone that uses a check more than they are paying now. Add in the fact that most people don't use checks, but credit cards or debit cards hooked into the credit card system, and wire transfers are pretty much a nonissue. I right maybe 10 checks a year; I use my debit card multiple times daily. Why would I want a wire transfer?
So what's up then with all the innocent people sitting in jail? Especially the ones where we now have DNA evidence which CLEARS them? It seems to me all the process in the world hasn't stopped police / government from railroading people just to say "yup, we solved this one!"
Any company that would be as bad at their job as the police are at theirs would have gone under a long time ago. Police are not professionals by anymeans; they're incompetant fuckwads with no more than a 6th grade eduction (and yes, our local PD DOES reject those with more than a 6th grade eduction... anyone else they claim would be bored!).
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At current employment rates, I bet plenty of Americans would take the job. If you HAVE to pay min. wage to an illegal, or a legal citizen, which would you pick? The legal one, but right now people are getting away with paying almost nothing to the illegal, so its worth the risk.
Most HD stuff is indistinguishable from DVD stuff, at least for normal people at normal viewing distances on normal equipment.
I think you meant crap equipment. I absolutely (and my wife) can tell the difference between a DVD and a bluray at 1080p.
And since we still have SD in one room, we continue to see the difference.
I abhor the current fixation in Hollywood on big-bang graphics and effects at the expense of any real plots or enticing characters.
You must not be seeing the right movies then, because there are plent which are more than big-bang graphics and effects. And as far as 3d goes, i think Avatar shows it can add something, when used properly. It will take filmmakers time to figure out how to use 3d, just like it did 2d, but they'll get there. I'm sure the people said the same thing when they first added color. Sure, B&W might have a great plot, but you're not as immersed as you are with color. I think the same will be said for 3.
Heck, get a copy of Metropolis; shot in 1927 without any fancy technology, it still leaves you deeply disturbed and affected, far more than most of the hi-tech hi-def crap that rolls out of Hollywood today.
You're blaming technlogy for bad movies, when hollywood is doing what its ALWAYS done; making a ton of crap with a few gems. If you haven't been able to find great films in recent years, I suspect you're the problem, not hollywood. They are out there, you just need to find them.
Actually I bet 3d porn would be pretty cool.
My wife and I go almost every week. It's 17.50 for two tickets. Maybe $13 for snacks, if its been a while since dinner.
The primary reason we had stopped a while ago was dumbasses who couldn't keep their mouth shut or turn off their cell phones. If anything, that's a bigger concern to me than price.
The price argument is dubioius to me; people have no problem spending more on eating out, when cooking at home is always cheaper.
I wish someone could explain to me why anyone uses RAR to begin with?
I haven't seen media files able to do that since I switched to Vista, then 7. WinXP is about 10 years old at that point, and just needs to go away.
I've setup Windows 7 for a client, and locked them down just as they would be on linux. They haven't been able to break Windows either. They also like the features of Windows 7, and can continue to use the same software they're familiar with.
The problem with Windows was everyone running as admin. Finally MS started to tackle that problem, and life is good.
I don't know, why don't you ask them?
I don't see how riding for 2 hours (one each way) would be an "epic ride" that robs of you of time to even watch a movie. Especially when you'll typically be able to keep the movie at least overnight after rental.
My TV is a 46" 1080p, and I clearly saw the artifacts. DVDs look better than the netflix. And I even tried it both ways (I could stream though my PS3, or directly to my TV which has an 100mb network connection to my local network). I didn't invest in a receiver and speakers to only have stereo when I watch movies. I'll be sticking with Bluray for now.
I'm more tired of the attitude that the police are super-human and infallible.
As far as my attitude goes, its not an attitude so much as its something told to me point blank by an officer. They purposefully weed out those with higher than a sixth grade education, because they've found that such a person quickly gets bored doing nothing but driving around, which is what the majority of a beat cops time is spent doing.
Actually I pay 0%, because I pay the purchase off before the grace period expires. And I keep my limit well within my means (my CC limit is MUCH less than the equity in my house). I get an interest free loan for 20 days or so.
You see, its actually most cost effective for me to have a single small limit credit card, and since I'd like to actually OWN my home sometime in the near future, borrowing its equity doesn't allow me to do that.
So do as you please, and if you believe having a home equity loan vs. a credit card loan is a good idea, because you somehow believe its superior, more power to you. But a loan is a loan, and it wasn't that long ago that my (still) 8% rate card was lower than any home equity rate.
I'm not saying I agree with the ruling, but that's where the law seems to be at. Emails aren't considered papers. When asked for your ID, giving someone a file on a flash drive won't cut it. Effects are also physical objects.
And the US mail analogy doesn't hold up 100%. In no case does the USPS actually have a chance to see your content WITHOUT opening the envelop. That is NOT the case with email. It actually is more like a postcard (which wouldn't be protected BTW by the 4th amendment, look it up).
Again, I don't agree... but we need to get a law which explicitly protects email, just like we had to for phone conversations (where the actually CONTENT is available to anyone from end to end).
If you limit "my locale" to the United States of America, then your quip might work.
No, most reasonable people (which the vast majority are non-technical) hear "e-mail" and expect e-mail to be like regular mail, but in electronic form. They don't know HOW email is implemented any more than they know how the USPS sorts letters. But because the analogy to explain email uses regular mail, they reasonablly expect it to work the same. I'm sure the fact that email is really more like a postcard would be quite a shock to the average person.
You're the one trying to warp the meaning of "reasonble" to be "I believe everyone should know exactly how email works," even though the vast majority don't.
That's what made the founders pretty smart though; the average reasonable (not crazy) person thinking logically should ultimately decide if a law is broken or not (or if the law is moral to begin with).
Which is where this is going wrong.
Surely the police can't open mail sitting in my mailbox but which I have not yet had the chance to open?
For snail mail, the 3rd party doesn't have access to the content of the message. They only see the envelop. For phone calls, the law explicitly says a warrant is required. For email, the law is silent, and each server gets the envolop AND full content, and there are no laws saying the content is protected.
There's no legal obligation for me to trust the person giving me the check. If the check bounces, I can sue them for the amount (and probably for any fees I've incurred as well). A check is a legal promise from them to you to pay you. Your advise is sound though because sueing is a pain and the person might have high-tailed it out of there... but a court will take a very dim view of someone giving you a check and it not clearing.
Even if you write for deposit only, you still need to sign it. You also should indicate your account number, otherwise I can deposit the check to my account..
There should be a law where if you mention Godwins law you're out of the game... because invariable people that invoke it thinks it ends the discussion, which isn't the case. Godwins law only states that it WILL come up, but it says nothing on if its relevent or can or should end the discussion.
Because they're stupid and don't like being told no when they ask a credit union to help them live beyond their means.
Most people don't treat their house like an ATM. Oh, well some did, and now they're fucked. That's why credit cards are higher interest, BTW. They're unsecured, meaning that if I don't pay, I also won't lose my house, but because they're unsecured its a bigger risk for the bank.
Anyhow... running up 100,000 in debt by having a card linked to your house is a terrible idea.
Most people don't use checks here though; if I need to lend a friend money I have cash. For anything else, I have a debit card tied to my bank account.
Great, but what idiot trusts paypal with their money?
Ok, but checks are still cheaper here. A box of them (a few hunderd) is $15. What you're talking about would cost everyone that uses a check more than they are paying now. Add in the fact that most people don't use checks, but credit cards or debit cards hooked into the credit card system, and wire transfers are pretty much a nonissue. I right maybe 10 checks a year; I use my debit card multiple times daily. Why would I want a wire transfer?
So what's up then with all the innocent people sitting in jail? Especially the ones where we now have DNA evidence which CLEARS them? It seems to me all the process in the world hasn't stopped police / government from railroading people just to say "yup, we solved this one!"
Any company that would be as bad at their job as the police are at theirs would have gone under a long time ago. Police are not professionals by anymeans; they're incompetant fuckwads with no more than a 6th grade eduction (and yes, our local PD DOES reject those with more than a 6th grade eduction... anyone else they claim would be bored!).