I've been on a plane where a passenger noticed a brown liquid leaking from the engine just prior to take-off. They pressed the button and alerted the flight attendant who passed it to the pilot. We turned around and went back so that the mechanics could take a look at it.
It turned out to be normal condensation draining properly but they did receive the message and act on it.
In Europe, most restaurants have a mobile reader that the server will bring to the table. You complete the transaction using that and never lose sight of your card.
The US Air Force has the IDEA program that allows anyone who works for them suggest changes to anything. If that change ends up saving money, they cut a check for a percentage of that savings to the person/group who submitted the change.
The process of voting from home can be asked to read some information regarding the subject matter of the vote before voting.
Most/.ers don't even read TFA. Do you really think we could get everyone who votes to read both sides of the argument before they got bored and picked the radio button with the prettiest picture next to it?
In the UK, all cell phones are in a different area code than regular land lines. Therefore you know which numbers will cost you more or less than the others and telemarketers know what range of phone numbers to avoid calling.
I like the idea of not being charged for incoming calls and especially texts. You should not be charged for receiving a text that you have no control over.
Another good system that they have over there is the pay as you go system. You can buy a cheap cell phone for about £20 and then only pay for outgoing calls and texts. The credits on the phone don't expire and you don't need a plan to keep using the phone.
What kind of problems are people going to have with Linux as opposed to Windows?
You would be suprised. Some people just don't have the ability to comprehend what they are doing on a computer. People I have worked with write down all commands to the letter (or draw pictures if using a GUI) so that they can perform a task later.
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I've been on a plane where a passenger noticed a brown liquid leaking from the engine just prior to take-off. They pressed the button and alerted the flight attendant who passed it to the pilot. We turned around and went back so that the mechanics could take a look at it. It turned out to be normal condensation draining properly but they did receive the message and act on it.
In Europe, most restaurants have a mobile reader that the server will bring to the table. You complete the transaction using that and never lose sight of your card.
The US Air Force has the IDEA program that allows anyone who works for them suggest changes to anything. If that change ends up saving money, they cut a check for a percentage of that savings to the person/group who submitted the change.
If only they actually had an OFF switch.
Most /.ers don't even read TFA. Do you really think we could get everyone who votes to read both sides of the argument before they got bored and picked the radio button with the prettiest picture next to it?
In the UK, all cell phones are in a different area code than regular land lines. Therefore you know which numbers will cost you more or less than the others and telemarketers know what range of phone numbers to avoid calling. I like the idea of not being charged for incoming calls and especially texts. You should not be charged for receiving a text that you have no control over. Another good system that they have over there is the pay as you go system. You can buy a cheap cell phone for about £20 and then only pay for outgoing calls and texts. The credits on the phone don't expire and you don't need a plan to keep using the phone.
You would be suprised. Some people just don't have the ability to comprehend what they are doing on a computer. People I have worked with write down all commands to the letter (or draw pictures if using a GUI) so that they can perform a task later.