American citizens are warned regularly to be inconspicuous when overseas.
Being warned is one thing. But until they ban the sale of bright white sneakers, baseball caps, and fanny packs, one can pick out an American tourist any day.
In other words, he's having a delayed, extended, mid-life crisis.
Well, why can't he buy a fancy sports car and chase after teenage/twentysomething girls like the rest of the sad lot of men in mid-life crises? Sheeeesh!!
A French woman named Jeanne Calment lived to the ripe old age of 122. Her secret to longevity - chocolate, port wine, olive oil, quitting smoking at the age of 120, bicycling, etc. Basically, living life to the fullest and enjoying life rather than fearing old age. Unlike this anal-retentive pill-pushing twat. What good is living forever when you're stuck on a diet of pills and powder along with an otherwise boring lifestyle?
The Norwegian Data Inspectorate is the entity that actually enforces the do-not-call lists; the registry at Brønnøysund has nothing to do with this.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of telemarketing companies here that don't respect the do-not-call list. They don't care to follow them. They even complain because they have to buy updated lists (boo hooey hoo), though they can afford to give the executives multi-million NOK salaries. However, the telemarketers generally get away with unlawful telemarketing because too few people complain about violations to the Inspectorate. Without the formal complaints, the Inspectorate cannot do very much to resolve the problem.
Been there done that. I spent some time in Southeast Asia, where it's nearly impossible to get a good cup of coffee. So I went without. Better no coffee than bad coffee. I didn't drink tea or cola either. Not a problem.
Well, the reason why I don't bring my laptop with me when travelling is because I don't want to go online. I want to go to the beach, or visit wineries, or see the cool old buildings and museums... anything but stress about whether or not so-and-so sent me e-mail. I'm on fucking holiday for fuck's sake... And what kind of fucking idiot takes their laptop to a beach anyways?
Besides, I'd rather use the weight I save from not bringing my laptop towards an extra bottle of tax-free booze. But that's just me...
The lowlife scumball can molest your kid right "here and now" and walk away, without any tag to watch over him. And as the surveillors see that your kid is in the "SafeTzone," they're none the wiser as to what is happening and has happened.
No. It only means that the people who have the resources to make it past the hurdles will be able to register, and that those who don't have the resources get disenfranchised, no matter how affected or motivated they are.
I am free to travel and move around the country with no need to register my location with the government at any time.
Oh, I see you don't understand what it means to have a registered address. It is the address used to send your tax forms to and the address used as a basis for welfare benefits you may be entitled to. It has nothing to do with where and when you travel.
When you register to vote and register a car in the US, you have to provide an address. Even your taxes have to go somewhere. Or are you a tax evader?
Here in Denmark, every person over 18 is sent a card and a place/time to vote. No registration.
Yeah, same here in Norway. And I suppose you also allow foreigners to vote in local elections after 3 years? ANd they get their cards automatically, right?
The result is that 80+% actually vote...
A whole bunch of people were throwing big fat hissy-fits all over the place after the last local election here (2003) because only an average of 75% (or something like that) voted! And that it was a big scandal (!!!)
It would help if the two people running for president where not almost clones of each other and if they would listen to the people over corp interests.
Not only that, third parties need to be allowed better access and exposure. Most states have these rules set in that basically squeeze out third parties due to their lack of big money. This means fewer choices for the people, which leads to the "why bother" attitude.
In Norway, you get your voter card (the one that says where to go and vote and when) automatically sent to your registered address (more or less your tax residency). This is happens for all elections.
Foreigners in Norway are allowed to vote in local elections after 3 years of legal residency. After my third year here, I got my voter card in the mail. Unprovoked. No registration or anything. Very nice.
All of the Norwegians I know find the idea of having to register to vote very offensive and provokative. Some say that the reason why automatic "registration" doesn't exist in the US, is that if it were the case, people might actually vote!
women are the only ones that are going to be able to make a difference
You are absolutely right here. Take away the junior high/high school superficialities, take away the bitter professional rivalries, men in math/science/engineering generally have great respect for women in math/science/engineering. My perception of course. And now that I think about it, all the time I was in primary and secondary school, the real support and encouragement I got for my interest in math and science was from male teachers. Except for my biology and physiology teacher in high school. A tiny Hungarian woman who was generally feared. But that's a whole other story;-)
Anyways, the point I wanted to make was that it's about time women started showing respect for one another. It's about time women started encouraging one another, no matter what our interests are whether it be science and math or English and social sciences. It's about time women stopped falling into the trap of stereotypes that bring them down. It's about time women stopped limiting themselves for the sake of an outdated idea of what it means to be female. It's not the men holding us back anymore. It's ourselves.
I thought it was funny: I've heard stuff like that too, and the implication I always got from it was, "See, unlike white people, you Asians are actually smart." Or: "You're allowed to be interested in those things, because you're Asian."
The reason why I don't think it's funny was because it was always stated in a derogatory manner. As if I were some kind of robot or something. Not human. Definitely not a proper female. I can't speak for other Chinese/Asians though.
Why is it they don't like math, science, and engineering?
Remember the "I hate math" Barbie doll? A raging debate ensued, and educators and others were forced to face (and deal with?) the issue of the assumption that not only do girls hate math and science, they are biologically programmed to do so. So the rule was girls are not supposed to like math and science, if they do there's something inherently wrong with them and thus we must ridicule and pressure them into becoming a proper female. And as most of us know how peer pressure can be, girls end up being conditioned to stay away from math and science if they ever want to be cool and have a life.
What was worse for me while growing up, was that I loved science and math. "Well, OK, but that's because you're Chinese" was what I always got back. The implication that I couldn't help myself for that or something. So not only did I get the derogatory labels regarding female geeks rubbed in my face, I got the racism as well.
"I'm very proud of the fact that my son has started a small business in his 20s and I get a real buzz out of the fact that he's prepared to have a go in small business," Mr Howard said.
"That is what the future of this country is all about."
Oh, yes. It's all about the success of businesses due to nepotism.
Can someone seriously tell me what a "cyber terrorist" is?
Yeah. A cyber terrorist is some teenage geek that messages you all the time with "ASL? R U HORNY?" so much and so often that you can't get anything done.
As if some person sitting at a desk gives a flying fuck where you're driving.
Maybe Joe Blow Paperpusher doesn't give a flying fuck about where you're driving. But your psychopathic ex may give a flying fuck, and Psychopathic Ex could have enough money to pay off Joe Blow Paperpusher to provide information as to your driving patterns.
It hopes drivers will also be attracted by the added advantage that a car constantly hooked up to GPS is more difficult to steal.
They're joking, right?
Picture this:
You get carjacked. And because the carjacker assumes that you have the GPS setup, he kills you and dumps you in the trunk/boot or something. He then knows he has a certain amount of time before someone or other figures out you're missing, and at least 48 hours after that for the "missing person thing." In that amount of time, the car can easily be stripped of the GPS device.
Without the GPS device: carjacker leaves you confused and scared on the side of the road...
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Being warned is one thing. But until they ban the sale of bright white sneakers, baseball caps, and fanny packs, one can pick out an American tourist any day.
I wonder when they're going to start selling tin foil money belts for world travellers.
Well, why can't he buy a fancy sports car and chase after teenage/twentysomething girls like the rest of the sad lot of men in mid-life crises? Sheeeesh!!
A French woman named Jeanne Calment lived to the ripe old age of 122. Her secret to longevity - chocolate, port wine, olive oil, quitting smoking at the age of 120, bicycling, etc. Basically, living life to the fullest and enjoying life rather than fearing old age. Unlike this anal-retentive pill-pushing twat. What good is living forever when you're stuck on a diet of pills and powder along with an otherwise boring lifestyle?
Unfortunately, there are a lot of telemarketing companies here that don't respect the do-not-call list. They don't care to follow them. They even complain because they have to buy updated lists (boo hooey hoo), though they can afford to give the executives multi-million NOK salaries. However, the telemarketers generally get away with unlawful telemarketing because too few people complain about violations to the Inspectorate. Without the formal complaints, the Inspectorate cannot do very much to resolve the problem.
Been there done that. I spent some time in Southeast Asia, where it's nearly impossible to get a good cup of coffee. So I went without. Better no coffee than bad coffee. I didn't drink tea or cola either. Not a problem.
Besides, I'd rather use the weight I save from not bringing my laptop towards an extra bottle of tax-free booze. But that's just me...
Uh, yes...
Fuck. Now I have to go look through yet another discussion to find stuff to blow my mod points on... *grumble*
The lowlife scumball can molest your kid right "here and now" and walk away, without any tag to watch over him. And as the surveillors see that your kid is in the "SafeTzone," they're none the wiser as to what is happening and has happened.
The brain cells in the 10% of the brain we use, or the rest of them?
No. It only means that the people who have the resources to make it past the hurdles will be able to register, and that those who don't have the resources get disenfranchised, no matter how affected or motivated they are.
Oh, I see you don't understand what it means to have a registered address. It is the address used to send your tax forms to and the address used as a basis for welfare benefits you may be entitled to. It has nothing to do with where and when you travel.
When you register to vote and register a car in the US, you have to provide an address. Even your taxes have to go somewhere. Or are you a tax evader?
Yeah, same here in Norway. And I suppose you also allow foreigners to vote in local elections after 3 years? ANd they get their cards automatically, right?
The result is that 80+% actually vote...
A whole bunch of people were throwing big fat hissy-fits all over the place after the last local election here (2003) because only an average of 75% (or something like that) voted! And that it was a big scandal (!!!)
Not only that, third parties need to be allowed better access and exposure. Most states have these rules set in that basically squeeze out third parties due to their lack of big money. This means fewer choices for the people, which leads to the "why bother" attitude.
Foreigners in Norway are allowed to vote in local elections after 3 years of legal residency. After my third year here, I got my voter card in the mail. Unprovoked. No registration or anything. Very nice.
All of the Norwegians I know find the idea of having to register to vote very offensive and provokative. Some say that the reason why automatic "registration" doesn't exist in the US, is that if it were the case, people might actually vote!
Why not for all U.S. expatriates, if you're going to do something like this at all?
You are absolutely right here. Take away the junior high/high school superficialities, take away the bitter professional rivalries, men in math/science/engineering generally have great respect for women in math/science/engineering. My perception of course. And now that I think about it, all the time I was in primary and secondary school, the real support and encouragement I got for my interest in math and science was from male teachers. Except for my biology and physiology teacher in high school. A tiny Hungarian woman who was generally feared. But that's a whole other story ;-)
Anyways, the point I wanted to make was that it's about time women started showing respect for one another. It's about time women started encouraging one another, no matter what our interests are whether it be science and math or English and social sciences. It's about time women stopped falling into the trap of stereotypes that bring them down. It's about time women stopped limiting themselves for the sake of an outdated idea of what it means to be female. It's not the men holding us back anymore. It's ourselves.
The reason why I don't think it's funny was because it was always stated in a derogatory manner. As if I were some kind of robot or something. Not human. Definitely not a proper female. I can't speak for other Chinese/Asians though.
Remember the "I hate math" Barbie doll? A raging debate ensued, and educators and others were forced to face (and deal with?) the issue of the assumption that not only do girls hate math and science, they are biologically programmed to do so. So the rule was girls are not supposed to like math and science, if they do there's something inherently wrong with them and thus we must ridicule and pressure them into becoming a proper female. And as most of us know how peer pressure can be, girls end up being conditioned to stay away from math and science if they ever want to be cool and have a life.
What was worse for me while growing up, was that I loved science and math. "Well, OK, but that's because you're Chinese" was what I always got back. The implication that I couldn't help myself for that or something. So not only did I get the derogatory labels regarding female geeks rubbed in my face, I got the racism as well.
"That is what the future of this country is all about."
Oh, yes. It's all about the success of businesses due to nepotism.
It used to be. Like back in September 1993 ;-)
Yeah. A cyber terrorist is some teenage geek that messages you all the time with "ASL? R U HORNY?" so much and so often that you can't get anything done.
Huh? Plane crash? I thought he was left on board a space station...
Maybe Joe Blow Paperpusher doesn't give a flying fuck about where you're driving. But your psychopathic ex may give a flying fuck, and Psychopathic Ex could have enough money to pay off Joe Blow Paperpusher to provide information as to your driving patterns.
They're joking, right?
Picture this:
You get carjacked. And because the carjacker assumes that you have the GPS setup, he kills you and dumps you in the trunk/boot or something. He then knows he has a certain amount of time before someone or other figures out you're missing, and at least 48 hours after that for the "missing person thing." In that amount of time, the car can easily be stripped of the GPS device.
Without the GPS device: carjacker leaves you confused and scared on the side of the road...