"ID theft" is even worse. It makes it sound like someone stole your drivers license so they could buy beer. At least "identity theft" vaguely relates to what's going on.
Of course, that's been reverted. But not the normal wikipedia reversion. It's completely erased from the revision history, 1984 style. You will see something's up if you click on parent's link. And here's the Wikipedia log to prove what happened.
* Don't click on links in email messages. Type the URL in your browser manually. Too much work. I bought this computer to make my life easier.
* Disable the preview pane in all your inboxes. How do I do that? I'm not smart like you when it comes to computers.
* Read all email in plain text. I wouldn't get to see the pictures my friends send me if I did that.
* Don't open email attachments. What? And miss out on the lasest web games my friends are playing?
* Don't use Java, JavaScript, and ActiveX. No problem. I don't even know what those are. I'm not smart enough to learn all that fancy software.
* Don't check your email with Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. But Outlook is what my computer came with. I can't afford a new computer this month.
* Don't display your email address on your web site. Unacceptable. My customers need to be able to contact me.
* Don't follow links in web pages, email messages, or newsgroup without knowing what they link to. How do I know what it links to before I click?
* Don't let the computer save your passwords. Sorry, I don't have a photographic memory like you techno-geniuses. And don't tell me to write it down either, I'll just lose the piece of paper.
* Don't trust the "From" line in email messages. Then how do I know who sent me the mail?
* Never Use Internet Explorer and instead Switch to Firefox. I've used Internet Explorer for years. I have a busy life, I don't have time to learn Firefox or else I would.
* Never run a program unless you know it to be authored by a person or company that you trust. How do I know who wrote the software, it just shows up on my computer?
* Read the User Agreement thoroughly on all software you download to ensure it is not spyware. Yeah right. Those are longer than the internal revenue code, even my computer nerd brother doesn't read those.
* Don't count on your email system to block all worms and viruses. Then what do I count on? And why can't a big company like Microsoft figure out how to block viruses?
* Get a Mac At home? I can barely keep up with gas prices let alone get a new computer. At work? The company makes us use Windows, we don't have a choice.
Agreed, and this is just the tip of the iceberg of government waste. If we took all of the money being spent on the war in Iraq and redirected it towards building baseball stadiums, we could build a new ballpark (at a cost of $250 million) EVERY SINGLE DAY. Or if we built nicer $500 million ballparks we could put one up every other day. Imagine, your kid could play little league in a real 50,000 seat baseball stadium when he's 11 instead of being blown up by some militant in some godforsaken desert when he's 20.
Maliciously placed software code is already weakening our military and hurting its ability to effectively fight wars. And that code was developed by Diebold right here in the USA.
"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know."
Got a right wing religious wacko neighbor? Throw away your condoms, XXX magazines, liquor bottles, etc in his trash. Muslim neighbor? Pork rinds. Slashdotter? Empty boxes from MS products.
You're right, if this bill passes I don't need to play $1 buy in tournaments online, since I can just drive to the local indian casino and play $100 buy in tournaments instead. I'm glad the nice people in Congress are trying to stop me from losing money.
So what you're saying is, the only possible activity besides siting on your butt at home, drinking beer and watching the game on TV is to sit on your butt in the stands, drinking beer and watching the game?
At least if you stay home the beer is cheaper and you don't have to pay for a cab (question: do the people paying $1500 for a ticket still complain about the $8 beer?)
First-Class envelopes weighing 1 ounce or less require an additional $0.13 nonmachinable surcharge if any one of the following apply:
* It is a square letter
* It contains very rigid items such as wood or metal
* It has clasps, string, buttons, or similar closure devices
* It has an address parallel to the shorter dimension of the letter
* It contains items such as pens that cause the surface to be uneven
* The length divided by height is less than 1.3 or more than 2.5 (calculate this below)
Just what we need, something to encourage Americans to make impulse purchases. As if we're not already enough of a consumerist impulse buying materialistic society already.
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Just checked on IE7... and no, the bug hasn't been fixed. However, the page that doesn't work pops up a warning about a scripting error.
"ID theft" is even worse. It makes it sound like someone stole your drivers license so they could buy beer. At least "identity theft" vaguely relates to what's going on.
Of course, that's been reverted. But not the normal wikipedia reversion. It's completely erased from the revision history, 1984 style. You will see something's up if you click on parent's link. And here's the Wikipedia log to prove what happened.
:)
Fortunately the truth is preserved on Slashdot
* Don't click on links in email messages. Type the URL in your browser manually.
Too much work. I bought this computer to make my life easier.
* Disable the preview pane in all your inboxes.
How do I do that? I'm not smart like you when it comes to computers.
* Read all email in plain text.
I wouldn't get to see the pictures my friends send me if I did that.
* Don't open email attachments.
What? And miss out on the lasest web games my friends are playing?
* Don't use Java, JavaScript, and ActiveX.
No problem. I don't even know what those are. I'm not smart enough to learn all that fancy software.
* Don't check your email with Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express.
But Outlook is what my computer came with. I can't afford a new computer this month.
* Don't display your email address on your web site.
Unacceptable. My customers need to be able to contact me.
* Don't follow links in web pages, email messages, or newsgroup without knowing what they link to.
How do I know what it links to before I click?
* Don't let the computer save your passwords.
Sorry, I don't have a photographic memory like you techno-geniuses. And don't tell me to write it down either, I'll just lose the piece of paper.
* Don't trust the "From" line in email messages.
Then how do I know who sent me the mail?
* Never Use Internet Explorer and instead Switch to Firefox.
I've used Internet Explorer for years. I have a busy life, I don't have time to learn Firefox or else I would.
* Never run a program unless you know it to be authored by a person or company that you trust.
How do I know who wrote the software, it just shows up on my computer?
* Read the User Agreement thoroughly on all software you download to ensure it is not spyware.
Yeah right. Those are longer than the internal revenue code, even my computer nerd brother doesn't read those.
* Don't count on your email system to block all worms and viruses.
Then what do I count on? And why can't a big company like Microsoft figure out how to block viruses?
* Get a Mac
At home? I can barely keep up with gas prices let alone get a new computer. At work? The company makes us use Windows, we don't have a choice.
Agreed, and this is just the tip of the iceberg of government waste. If we took all of the money being spent on the war in Iraq and redirected it towards building baseball stadiums, we could build a new ballpark (at a cost of $250 million) EVERY SINGLE DAY. Or if we built nicer $500 million ballparks we could put one up every other day. Imagine, your kid could play little league in a real 50,000 seat baseball stadium when he's 11 instead of being blown up by some militant in some godforsaken desert when he's 20.
Al Qaeda and Powerball operate on the same principle here.
Maliciously placed software code is already weakening our military and hurting its ability to effectively fight wars. And that code was developed by Diebold right here in the USA.
No problem, just practice safe virtual sex
The spammers have had these cameras for a long time. They're always emailing me the pictures they took with them.
They call themselves the "Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea" not North Korea. This would be like finding a coin dated 377 B.C.
"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know."
--Donald Rumsfeld
Got a right wing religious wacko neighbor? Throw away your condoms, XXX magazines, liquor bottles, etc in his trash. Muslim neighbor? Pork rinds. Slashdotter? Empty boxes from MS products.
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You're right, if this bill passes I don't need to play $1 buy in tournaments online, since I can just drive to the local indian casino and play $100 buy in tournaments instead. I'm glad the nice people in Congress are trying to stop me from losing money.
So what you're saying is, the only possible activity besides siting on your butt at home, drinking beer and watching the game on TV is to sit on your butt in the stands, drinking beer and watching the game?
At least if you stay home the beer is cheaper and you don't have to pay for a cab (question: do the people paying $1500 for a ticket still complain about the $8 beer?)
Actually, the MPAA blackmailed ALL the shipping companies and Fedex didn't pay up, so they're suffering the consequences.
You must not be from Texas. They would laugh at the tiny steaks your coworkers eat.
(1 kilo = 35 ounces)
I'm choosing not to mod you down.
Scientists find Lack of Mod Points Linked to Choice
The post office charges more for square envelopes.
From http://postcalc.usps.gov/mailpiecedimensions.asp
First-Class Letter Nonmachinable Surcharge:
First-Class envelopes weighing 1 ounce or less require an additional $0.13 nonmachinable surcharge if any one of the following apply:
* It is a square letter
* It contains very rigid items such as wood or metal
* It has clasps, string, buttons, or similar closure devices
* It has an address parallel to the shorter dimension of the letter
* It contains items such as pens that cause the surface to be uneven
* The length divided by height is less than 1.3 or more than 2.5 (calculate this below)
Just what we need, something to encourage Americans to make impulse purchases. As if we're not already enough of a consumerist impulse buying materialistic society already.
They did, assuming the servers are located in Pakistan.
That's never stopped the RIAA from claiming copyright, why should it stop usenet posters?
This stuff is already being used by NFL kickers.
focused, rapid, and informative.
"No soup for you!" fits that description perfectly.
So THAT'S why she dumped him for Mars.