Just two weeks ago I had a client who needed to transfer ~20 10-30mg files to a printer in China, ASAP. Those files were not sensitive at all. The file sizes ruled out many of these online offerings. My client said he had already tried using gmail as storage, and one other, but they both had limits of around 5mg/file.
After hearing that I didn't bother doing more research. I wish, after reading this article that I had, because there I was hand-holding him through two (XP & OSX) ftp client installs. He, then, had to hand-hold their Chinese printer through an install. (Yes, believe it or not, this printer didn't already have that capability. Small scale operation.)
In short, I was research lazy and found this article one of the most helpful I've read all month. Oh yea, and not everyone needs secure transfers.
1) A mugger snatches a purse from a women. In the process she is knocked down and her wrist is broken.
2) A Micheal Ley type is convicted of funneling off for himself, the pensions of 5,000 people.
You would put the first in jail, while letting the second off with only a fine, even though the largest harm to society is obviously from number 2. Jail violent criminals, yes. But I don't see the justification for making jails exclusively for them. White collar crimes can, and often do, surpass the amount of damage caused by more visceral crimes.
In the cases above, and given only one space/bed left in prison, I would argue giving it to #2.
Perhaps you are thinking of some future form of the cigarette from a sci-fi novel. Today, the design of a cigarette is such that it continues to burn even while its owner is not taking a toke;)
In most of America, people who own a home have easily doubled or tippled their investment just in the last 6-y years. Now, could you list some of the hundreds or thousand of other investments with that kind of performance? Please!
If I was him, and selling, I would keep everything as is and actually go for the Trekkie buyer. He might even fetch more for it. After being on the market for a couple months without any offers, then I'd redo the room sans Trek.
However, you are correct: anything non-standard and one-off'd, tends to lower the value. A shrewd buyer, even if he is a Trekkie, would still use the uniqueness to get a lower price.
I read his post. And I know for a fact that the chlorine levels in the water from our local well gets well above 2ppm, sometimes as high as 15ppm. So I guess he was only off by a factor of 7.5.
Also, is everyone's intestinal acid levels the same? Does everyone's intestinal system react the same way to (albeit minor amounts of) chlorine? Questions.
Maybe a pedantic intestinal tract specialist will come by and answer...
I have kidney stones and so, I drink lot's of water everyday. If I don't, I get the pain. Lately I've not been buying the packs of bottled water: laziness and cost. I've been chugging the tap water instead.
Sometimes I do set a large glass aside so as to let some of the chlorine evaporate. Not always, and especially not in the last month. Result: gut problems. I knew about the issue, but after several years I became...ok, well, stupid. And here I was starting to adjust my diet in reflex!
So, thank you very much for the reminder and the boiling tip! My so and friends also thank you, for the soon to be diminished amount of foul odor in my general vicinity.
Where did I say that I believe everyone that was arrested is guilty? You put a quantity ("many") to the figure. I was simply asking how you know that number - many. Could be one, could be two, could be 12: do you have a source that led you to quantify?
I've never worked for a charity/foundation, but my father once did - for a 30$mil/year Christian charity, he was in charge of major donors. You are essentially correct. Both foundations and charities are 501c(3) entities in the government's eyes. Along with restrictions like a 150k/year income ceiling, both entities are supposed to break even every fiscal year.
The difference is in their charter: foundations generally have a much more narrow scope of focus than charities. That's usually because foundations originate from a single donor/estate, and as a result, most, if not all, of their income is from that source. Charities, like you described, rely on donations from many, and usually they spend a sizable amount fund raising and on administrative costs. Also, some foundations distribute grants to individuals/organizations they feel are aligned with their mission statement, whereas charities generally do not.
The Gates Foundation is an incredible milestone in philanthropy. Bill and Melinda have started what is probably the largest private philanthropic organization in history. And now with Mr. Buffet pitching in, an incredible precedent is being set for 21st century billionaires.
Yes, many foundations/charities end up spending a majority of their income on administrative costs, with only a small (~20%) of that actually getting into the field. Generally, the larger the organization, the smaller that percentage is. My father's charity had about a 1:1 cost/giving ratio. Last I checked, the Red Cross had something like 10:1, with less than ten cents on the dollar getting out. Know this ratio before giving to any charitable organization - in the US they are required by law to make that figure public.
Of course, the editors here would probably like nothing more than for users to regard reading and posting comments as an online game, with its concomitant addiction.
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I love you.
I'm impressed as well. But the standard cord now looks very out of place. Needs one of those old fabric covered deals.
Really.
Just two weeks ago I had a client who needed to transfer ~20 10-30mg files to a printer in China, ASAP. Those files were not sensitive at all. The file sizes ruled out many of these online offerings. My client said he had already tried using gmail as storage, and one other, but they both had limits of around 5mg/file.
After hearing that I didn't bother doing more research. I wish, after reading this article that I had, because there I was hand-holding him through two (XP & OSX) ftp client installs. He, then, had to hand-hold their Chinese printer through an install. (Yes, believe it or not, this printer didn't already have that capability. Small scale operation.)
In short, I was research lazy and found this article one of the most helpful I've read all month. Oh yea, and not everyone needs secure transfers.
Yaa. Man, I hate the voices too.
Let's consider two hypothetical scenarios:
1) A mugger snatches a purse from a women. In the process she is knocked down and her wrist is broken.
2) A Micheal Ley type is convicted of funneling off for himself, the pensions of 5,000 people.
You would put the first in jail, while letting the second off with only a fine, even though the largest harm to society is obviously from number 2. Jail violent criminals, yes. But I don't see the justification for making jails exclusively for them. White collar crimes can, and often do, surpass the amount of damage caused by more visceral crimes.
In the cases above, and given only one space/bed left in prison, I would argue giving it to #2.
You basically just called the guy an idiot. Great argument!
The best self-loathing post for today!
BTW: Those managers' concerns must have been acted on quickly - their music/video site works fine for me w/ FF2.
Where X = anything remotely connected to large amounts of fuel/energy usage
Yup, it's official. You haven't lost your religion.
DVIX can give us hope.
Ahh, the good'ole gaming days on a Kaypro...
I didn't see where Kevin Bacon figures in?
Perhaps you are thinking of some future form of the cigarette from a sci-fi novel. Today, the design of a cigarette is such that it continues to burn even while its owner is not taking a toke ;)
In most of America, people who own a home have easily doubled or tippled their investment just in the last 6-y years. Now, could you list some of the hundreds or thousand of other investments with that kind of performance? Please!
However, you are correct: anything non-standard and one-off'd, tends to lower the value. A shrewd buyer, even if he is a Trekkie, would still use the uniqueness to get a lower price.
Also, is everyone's intestinal acid levels the same? Does everyone's intestinal system react the same way to (albeit minor amounts of) chlorine? Questions.
Maybe a pedantic intestinal tract specialist will come by and answer...
Sometimes I do set a large glass aside so as to let some of the chlorine evaporate. Not always, and especially not in the last month. Result: gut problems. I knew about the issue, but after several years I became...ok, well, stupid. And here I was starting to adjust my diet in reflex!
So, thank you very much for the reminder and the boiling tip! My so and friends also thank you, for the soon to be diminished amount of foul odor in my general vicinity.
Why are trying to take away my job?
Where did I say that I believe everyone that was arrested is guilty? You put a quantity ("many") to the figure. I was simply asking how you know that number - many. Could be one, could be two, could be 12: do you have a source that led you to quantify?
How do you know that?
matters much less than where it is: the North Sea.
Is that an UltimaII quote? Hmm, I like this memory...
The difference is in their charter: foundations generally have a much more narrow scope of focus than charities. That's usually because foundations originate from a single donor/estate, and as a result, most, if not all, of their income is from that source. Charities, like you described, rely on donations from many, and usually they spend a sizable amount fund raising and on administrative costs. Also, some foundations distribute grants to individuals/organizations they feel are aligned with their mission statement, whereas charities generally do not.
The Gates Foundation is an incredible milestone in philanthropy. Bill and Melinda have started what is probably the largest private philanthropic organization in history. And now with Mr. Buffet pitching in, an incredible precedent is being set for 21st century billionaires.
Yes, many foundations/charities end up spending a majority of their income on administrative costs, with only a small (~20%) of that actually getting into the field. Generally, the larger the organization, the smaller that percentage is. My father's charity had about a 1:1 cost/giving ratio. Last I checked, the Red Cross had something like 10:1, with less than ten cents on the dollar getting out. Know this ratio before giving to any charitable organization - in the US they are required by law to make that figure public.
With logic like that, I'm wondering how valid your initial gripe with MS was.
Of course, the editors here would probably like nothing more than for users to regard reading and posting comments as an online game, with its concomitant addiction.