It was not 1.1 trillion more in spending. It was several annual spending bills. It increased spending by about 9-10% over last year. An increase yes, a 1.1 trillion dollar increase, no.
While she may be suing for money, it's not unreasonable that she is willing to accept some backlash and her outing for the sake of justice. Companies would be able to get away with gross privacy breaches if there weren't people to keep them in check like this.
Which is the problem for retailers. Most retail outlets do accept electronic methods of payment. Most banks offer check cards which double as a debit card that can be used with a PIN or a card that can be used without a PIN like a credit card. Unfortunately, this costs a ton of money to retailers and hurts small retailers especially. Small retailers must have a contract with a credit card processing agency. This agency accepts all the transactions of the retailer and sends them to the right card issuing organization. The fees for processing these transactions are exceptionally high, and in many cases of small purchases, can easily eat away any profit. Debit cards require a fee, credit and credit-like cards (check cards) require a fee and a percentage of the sale.
A mandate like this in the US would do even more to significantly hurt small businesses.
No, that is strictly prohibited. You must first contact requisitions and request a form H02B, which you must then fill out and submit to indicate your intent to kill your assigned "buddy". You must submit this form to the secretary in charge of discharges and formal executions who will submit it to the CO in charge of resource allocation who must authorize the destruction of military property. If approved, you will be sent form D43C-A to give to the secretary of resource allocation who will submit it to the same CO in charge of resource allocation who will need to approve the assignment of a new "buddy". If approved, your original H02B will be signed and returned to you within 10-15 business days, upon which you need to submit form T98-A which will designate the method you will use to kill your "buddy" and the subsequent steps to handle the cleanup and disposal of the buddy. If any additional resources are needed, please see the previous steps on submitting a form to resource allocation. You will also need to submit a form R7-BDA which gives you authorization for your method of disposal, and form FGH-9B to signify that disposal has been completed.
I think we're more likely seeing the industry maturing. Yes, software is complex, and there will be bugs. But I think we're seeing software manufacturing becoming more of a mass produced product than a boutique industry. In the boutique world there are limited customers and reputation is key. Further, most of the developers had some pride in what they were distributing and usually wouldn't distribute software with major bugs. Now, we're seeing the industry become more like manufacturing where timeframes and bottom-lines are far more important, and meeting a release date and getting revenue is a high priority than making sure the product works. In much the same way, manufacturers of physical goods will accept a certain level of error and failure acknowledging that it will cost them in returns.
Exactly. I can't afford 400k for open heart surgery if I need it. On the other hand, the 200 dollar LCD monitor or 300 camera I bought, I can afford to eat that cost, and the cost of the loss is not nearly so catastrophic.
I've found that if I don't buy the extended warranties on my electronics that I've more than made up for the cost of replacing any of them inside their normal service life due to unforeseen failures.
American soldiers haven't had to fear death from the skies for 50 years because of America's complete superiority in the air. Similarly, America's ability to maintain that superiority into the future depends on continued funding and development of new technologies. It's foolish to stop development because we're good enough now. Halting the development of these technologies creates an environment in which no one has worked on advanced fighter aircraft for 30 years because "we were good enough back then" and we can't get back up to speed.
The other problem is deciding when the time is that we need to start development back up again? Is it when we think possible enemies catch up? Is it when we are devastated by previously unknown technology from somewhere?
I know we are fighting different kinds of wars now (counter-insurgency, gorilla warfare, etc), but I think it's unreasonable to pretend that we'll never need to worry about fighting large scale wars because we aren't fighting them now. The truth is, the threat of wars from foreign lands is not non-existent, and given that, the US military machine should work to be as prepared as possible for that eventuality.
There are some things that are necessarily locale based. I live in Michigan, USA, and (while I disagree with the mess that is the current political situation here) the fact is that there is a region that has a lot of things in common and needs a government that focused on the region and it's issues. Further, there tends to be a concentration of political ideals in certain areas, and local and regional power allow people to have at least some aspect of their government represent their views.
I prefer to shop with local small business owners, and these credit card fees are a huge drain on their ability to do business. They essentially had to eat the cost of credit card processing fees and still keep their prices competitive with the Wal-Mart style business. As such, I prefer to use cash or debit at the stores I trust to keep their fees down.
The only issue with this is that frequently opening and closing accounts, or not having accounts that have a certain age on them (2+ years) can negatively affect your credit score. I have 2 cards that I leave open for this reason alone. The interest rates got raised when the June credit card reform bill passed, and are to the point of being useless (25-29% APR). But canceling the cards would impact my credit score pretty significantly.
This isn't elementary school, no one has the responsibility to sit you down, and make sure you understood everything in the contract you signed. They are required to provide you a copy of the contract you are agreeing to. If you don't understand any part of it, you shouldn't sign it. If you didn't read it, you shouldn't sign it. It isn't anyone else's responsibility to read your contract for you and make sure you understand it, nor should it be.
The only negative for the above action is that some credit card companies are canceling cards of people like the part poster, because behaving like this costs them money.
Employee mobility is a big factor in this. It's a lot easier to implement layoffs, pay cuts, and benefits cuts during a recession because your staff is much less able to move somewhere else. If you tried to do this during better times, you'd lose much of your staff to other companies who will offer then raises. It's also generally the better people who leave. I think many businesses are going to find that the same thing will happen, just on a lag during this recession. The best employees are going to be resentful for the cuts and attitudes taken by management during this recession and will vote with their feet when jobs become available.
I have a Nokia N800, but any smart phone with WiFi should do. I prefer to travel with the hand held. It still has SD slots to transfer pictures, and wifi to back them up and browse for travel info and check email. And it weighs a lot less than lugging around a laptop. Short of a netbook, I hate traveling anywhere with a laptop because it's a constant drag on the shoulder.
Nope, parents would never go for their children doing something so degrading. Their child is the next astronaut/President/CEO... Which is probably the biggest problem with the American education system. There is no enforcement at home, and parents aren't willing to believe that they need to put an effort into raising their children. They don't support schools or schooling, they don't encourage their children to complete the coursework, and any attempts to grade a child at his level is often met with the teacher being hauled in front of an administrator to have a meeting with an angry parent about why she's not being fair to poor Johnny the astronaut.
I think the more important element in eating whole and less processed foods is what you alluded to before, fewer blood-sugar swings. It's the basis for a diet that has become popular recently using foods based on lower glycemic index. It was developed for, I think, diabetics and hypoglycemics. It does end up helping people lose weight and stay fit, but I think it has a lot less to do with some miracle of the foods. Rather, you feel better because you aren't on a blood sugar roller coaster all day. Also, you aren't constantly snacking to re-elevated your blood sugar, and you're avoiding the foods that trick your body into eating more which tend to be high amounts of sugar and salt.
Agreed, but if Comcast is doing this they should advertise their products accordingly. They need to say that they have a 10Mbps burstable line with 5Mbps sustained, rather than sell 10Mbps. This definitely matters for every day connections. People using Netflix may be expecting to saturate the 10Mbps they 'paid for' to stream higher quality content only to be throttled. This needs to be clearly explained to customers and sold as such.
Motorcycle helmet law = nanny state.
Banning violent video games = nanny state.
Seat belt law = nanny state.
There is a key difference between the items listed above and attempts to stop distracted driving. Items listed above are an attempt to protect us from ourselves. Distracted (or drunk) driving is an attempt to protect you or me from someone else, notably the nut texting her boyfriend who plows her 8 ton SUV into the side of your Prius.
There is also the danger of accidentally engaging the steering lock which is a dangerous prospect when the car is traveling at speed. I have experience with this while driving an old VW prone to stalling. If you turned the car off and overshot off you could easily put the steering lock on. I made the mistake once, and after that always allowed the car to stop before trying to restart.
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It was not 1.1 trillion more in spending. It was several annual spending bills. It increased spending by about 9-10% over last year. An increase yes, a 1.1 trillion dollar increase, no.
While she may be suing for money, it's not unreasonable that she is willing to accept some backlash and her outing for the sake of justice. Companies would be able to get away with gross privacy breaches if there weren't people to keep them in check like this.
Which is the problem for retailers. Most retail outlets do accept electronic methods of payment. Most banks offer check cards which double as a debit card that can be used with a PIN or a card that can be used without a PIN like a credit card. Unfortunately, this costs a ton of money to retailers and hurts small retailers especially. Small retailers must have a contract with a credit card processing agency. This agency accepts all the transactions of the retailer and sends them to the right card issuing organization. The fees for processing these transactions are exceptionally high, and in many cases of small purchases, can easily eat away any profit. Debit cards require a fee, credit and credit-like cards (check cards) require a fee and a percentage of the sale.
A mandate like this in the US would do even more to significantly hurt small businesses.
No, that is strictly prohibited. You must first contact requisitions and request a form H02B, which you must then fill out and submit to indicate your intent to kill your assigned "buddy". You must submit this form to the secretary in charge of discharges and formal executions who will submit it to the CO in charge of resource allocation who must authorize the destruction of military property. If approved, you will be sent form D43C-A to give to the secretary of resource allocation who will submit it to the same CO in charge of resource allocation who will need to approve the assignment of a new "buddy". If approved, your original H02B will be signed and returned to you within 10-15 business days, upon which you need to submit form T98-A which will designate the method you will use to kill your "buddy" and the subsequent steps to handle the cleanup and disposal of the buddy. If any additional resources are needed, please see the previous steps on submitting a form to resource allocation. You will also need to submit a form R7-BDA which gives you authorization for your method of disposal, and form FGH-9B to signify that disposal has been completed.
I think we're more likely seeing the industry maturing. Yes, software is complex, and there will be bugs. But I think we're seeing software manufacturing becoming more of a mass produced product than a boutique industry. In the boutique world there are limited customers and reputation is key. Further, most of the developers had some pride in what they were distributing and usually wouldn't distribute software with major bugs. Now, we're seeing the industry become more like manufacturing where timeframes and bottom-lines are far more important, and meeting a release date and getting revenue is a high priority than making sure the product works. In much the same way, manufacturers of physical goods will accept a certain level of error and failure acknowledging that it will cost them in returns.
Exactly. I can't afford 400k for open heart surgery if I need it. On the other hand, the 200 dollar LCD monitor or 300 camera I bought, I can afford to eat that cost, and the cost of the loss is not nearly so catastrophic.
I've found that if I don't buy the extended warranties on my electronics that I've more than made up for the cost of replacing any of them inside their normal service life due to unforeseen failures.
Sure, because $33 million on a PR and training sim is the same thing as several trillion dollars on a single payor healthcare system.
Thank you. Guerilla. Although an army of trained silverbacks would be pretty sweet.
American soldiers haven't had to fear death from the skies for 50 years because of America's complete superiority in the air. Similarly, America's ability to maintain that superiority into the future depends on continued funding and development of new technologies. It's foolish to stop development because we're good enough now. Halting the development of these technologies creates an environment in which no one has worked on advanced fighter aircraft for 30 years because "we were good enough back then" and we can't get back up to speed.
The other problem is deciding when the time is that we need to start development back up again? Is it when we think possible enemies catch up? Is it when we are devastated by previously unknown technology from somewhere?
I know we are fighting different kinds of wars now (counter-insurgency, gorilla warfare, etc), but I think it's unreasonable to pretend that we'll never need to worry about fighting large scale wars because we aren't fighting them now. The truth is, the threat of wars from foreign lands is not non-existent, and given that, the US military machine should work to be as prepared as possible for that eventuality.
There are some things that are necessarily locale based. I live in Michigan, USA, and (while I disagree with the mess that is the current political situation here) the fact is that there is a region that has a lot of things in common and needs a government that focused on the region and it's issues. Further, there tends to be a concentration of political ideals in certain areas, and local and regional power allow people to have at least some aspect of their government represent their views.
I prefer to shop with local small business owners, and these credit card fees are a huge drain on their ability to do business. They essentially had to eat the cost of credit card processing fees and still keep their prices competitive with the Wal-Mart style business. As such, I prefer to use cash or debit at the stores I trust to keep their fees down.
The only issue with this is that frequently opening and closing accounts, or not having accounts that have a certain age on them (2+ years) can negatively affect your credit score. I have 2 cards that I leave open for this reason alone. The interest rates got raised when the June credit card reform bill passed, and are to the point of being useless (25-29% APR). But canceling the cards would impact my credit score pretty significantly.
This isn't elementary school, no one has the responsibility to sit you down, and make sure you understood everything in the contract you signed. They are required to provide you a copy of the contract you are agreeing to. If you don't understand any part of it, you shouldn't sign it. If you didn't read it, you shouldn't sign it. It isn't anyone else's responsibility to read your contract for you and make sure you understand it, nor should it be.
The only negative for the above action is that some credit card companies are canceling cards of people like the part poster, because behaving like this costs them money.
I read in the dark and still prefer the e-reader with a standard, LED book-light.
Employee mobility is a big factor in this. It's a lot easier to implement layoffs, pay cuts, and benefits cuts during a recession because your staff is much less able to move somewhere else. If you tried to do this during better times, you'd lose much of your staff to other companies who will offer then raises. It's also generally the better people who leave. I think many businesses are going to find that the same thing will happen, just on a lag during this recession. The best employees are going to be resentful for the cuts and attitudes taken by management during this recession and will vote with their feet when jobs become available.
I have a Nokia N800, but any smart phone with WiFi should do. I prefer to travel with the hand held. It still has SD slots to transfer pictures, and wifi to back them up and browse for travel info and check email. And it weighs a lot less than lugging around a laptop. Short of a netbook, I hate traveling anywhere with a laptop because it's a constant drag on the shoulder.
Nope, parents would never go for their children doing something so degrading. Their child is the next astronaut/President/CEO... Which is probably the biggest problem with the American education system. There is no enforcement at home, and parents aren't willing to believe that they need to put an effort into raising their children. They don't support schools or schooling, they don't encourage their children to complete the coursework, and any attempts to grade a child at his level is often met with the teacher being hauled in front of an administrator to have a meeting with an angry parent about why she's not being fair to poor Johnny the astronaut.
snacking to re-elevated... consequences of self-editing while doing something else...
I think the more important element in eating whole and less processed foods is what you alluded to before, fewer blood-sugar swings. It's the basis for a diet that has become popular recently using foods based on lower glycemic index. It was developed for, I think, diabetics and hypoglycemics. It does end up helping people lose weight and stay fit, but I think it has a lot less to do with some miracle of the foods. Rather, you feel better because you aren't on a blood sugar roller coaster all day. Also, you aren't constantly snacking to re-elevated your blood sugar, and you're avoiding the foods that trick your body into eating more which tend to be high amounts of sugar and salt.
Agreed, but if Comcast is doing this they should advertise their products accordingly. They need to say that they have a 10Mbps burstable line with 5Mbps sustained, rather than sell 10Mbps. This definitely matters for every day connections. People using Netflix may be expecting to saturate the 10Mbps they 'paid for' to stream higher quality content only to be throttled. This needs to be clearly explained to customers and sold as such.
Motorcycle helmet law = nanny state.
Banning violent video games = nanny state.
Seat belt law = nanny state.
There is a key difference between the items listed above and attempts to stop distracted driving. Items listed above are an attempt to protect us from ourselves. Distracted (or drunk) driving is an attempt to protect you or me from someone else, notably the nut texting her boyfriend who plows her 8 ton SUV into the side of your Prius.
There is also the danger of accidentally engaging the steering lock which is a dangerous prospect when the car is traveling at speed. I have experience with this while driving an old VW prone to stalling. If you turned the car off and overshot off you could easily put the steering lock on. I made the mistake once, and after that always allowed the car to stop before trying to restart.
housing 68 IBM ThinkPad A31 laptops from 2002, each boasting a 1.8GHz Pentium 4 processor, 512MB RAM and a 40GB hard drive.
It turns out these double as the main heat supply for the ISS as well.