Best is to find a local mom-and-pop store that delivers. Or do what I do: go to the restaurant.
e.g. a Pizza at Domino's will set me back 8EUR. At the local pizzeria (pizza made by real Italians in a stone oven) it costs me 5.50EUR for a Pizza Margarita. Pizzahut would set me back 7,25EUR.
The local real restaurant is cheaper, tastes much better, is nicer to sit, does sponsor local economy and not some remote CEO, so why should I order out again?
We don't. Extra charge of SMS (and phonecalls) are due to roaming in another country and will depend on your provider.
I receive about 4 commercial offers per year via SMS in total and no calls whatsoever. But then I opt-out as soon as I can most of the times and I see that I give my phone number only if it is really needed.
I have walked into stores with my phone in hand and when they asked for my phone number told I did not have a phone (while talking on the same phone)
You can buy anything ate any supermarket here. We even have beer tastings in the supermarkets. Yes, I live in a state and I have seen the same happening in other states.
The states I am talking about? Flanders, Bavaria among many others.
In Belgium this is different. We can (and do) send commercial offers to our customers. Two things: 1) We honor the opt-out 2) The customer never has to pay when receiving messages (unless he is in another country and roaming is on)
If you are a terrorist, it would not matter. Even if they were all 100 found within 1 hour and deactivated, the real result would be delivered by the media. Can you imagine the headlines if such a thing would happen?
13 guys with box cutters saw to it that we can not take a nail-clipper onto a plane. The result of their action is that laws have been created that limit everybodyâ(TM)s rights all over the world.
The fear the media would create is so much more then what the terrerists could do themselves. Fear nothing but fear itself and that is what will be crated: fear.
If it were the other way around, do you think Apple would hesitate one second to the identical claim? And sure Apple has the money to buy laws. Good that money is the deciding factor for you, not who is right or wrong.
The real issue I have is that having an affair is even an issue. The obvious answer should be: So? Next they will go after people who masturbate and lie about that.
The one time I made a crib sheet, I made it so well and so complete that when the test came, I did not need it anymore. Afterward I realized that I spend more time perfecting the crib sheet and thus rewriting the formula's then if I would have doing the actual studying.
Mod parent up. All this also applies to users who buy stuff from stuff made in China, which is about everybody.
If you think enough people are willing to buy only American (or European or whatever) start a company that does just that and become rich. Unfortunately you will fail, because not enough people care.
The problem is that, in a democracy, the tyrants could be the majority....
Not Godwin, but proof. Hitler was elected. Don't forget that democracy is just one part of a political system.
Most of the time it will allow indirect influence and not direct influence. This means that you will not have a direct vote in things that might matter to you and as you do not vote for everything, you might be voting for something you are against.
This can be very clear in a two-party system. You might be for A and against B, but one party is for both and the other is against both. This means voting will not let you be heard on either A or B.
This is only with two things and a two party system. With multiple things and a multiple party system, you will still have to decide on importance and might be voting against something you might be for.
Also democracy is more about emotion then it is about reasoning. Sure, not raising taxes and instead lowering them will get you a lot of votes, but somehow there still need roads to be repaired.
And we let people vote who also vote on who wins whatever contest is popular on TV. We let people vote and thus make emotional decision about matters they have no idea on how to do.
How can you correctly vote on how the national debt should be handled if you do not even understand how to handle your own finances?
Note that great companies do not let the people vote who becomes their CEO. Also note that some of the worst companies also do not do that.
So democracy and voting are just one part of the whole political environment. In some places a very important one. In others it isn't (anymore).
Could they not use this for the good and warn people about e.g. gonorrhea the moment you post that you hooked up with a person who Googled it a few days earlier and then called their doctor for an appointment. Probably even cross referencing with other people who have been in contact with that person and have been diagnosed positive already.
I mean, they have all the information anyway and it will show that the government is out to protect us from harm. Right?
Who knew that the most critical element of operating a data center in New York City was ensuring a steady supply of diesel fuel?
I assume everybody knew. I knew and I am not even in the data center business. This is not just some afterthought that I suddenly thought: well that seems logical. I talked to people who worked in data centers and when we talked about contingency, they all had examples where there was an issue with the fuel supply. Most where the same story, probably as it never happened to them, yet they already knew.
The only solution was different locations. At least in different cities and if possible in different countries (This is Europe, so that would be different states for the US.)
What most did never thought about was what to do if all things would fail, regardless of what the reason was.
Although this is a nice workaround, apparently something better exists in Europe, or at least Belgium. The ONLY annoying calls I get are from companies I have a working relationship with AND where I left my number.
That means about 4 or 5 calls a year if that much.
I also never heard anything about friends that are being harassed, unless from companies they have done business with.
I have added myself to http://www.robinsonlist.be/ so I do not get any unwanted mail from companies that do not know me. I urge everybody to do the same if you live in Belgium.
So again, nice workaround, but a permanent solution is possible and would benefit everybody, including those who do not have Asterisks.
To those of you in the MPAA, RIAA, and software, mobile phone, and ISP industries. You cannot fight this.
Sure they can fight this. They have been fighting since Gutenberg. OK, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_copyright_law says : Pope Alexander VI issued a bull in 1501 against the unlicensed printing of books. And : Popes conceded at different times to certain printers the exclusive privilege of printing for specific terms (rarely exceeding 14 years) That is 50 years after Gutenberg started printing.
So don't say they can't fight it. They have been fighting it for a LOT longer then you and me are around and they will continue fighting it.
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Best is to find a local mom-and-pop store that delivers. Or do what I do: go to the restaurant.
e.g. a Pizza at Domino's will set me back 8EUR. At the local pizzeria (pizza made by real Italians in a stone oven) it costs me 5.50EUR for a Pizza Margarita. Pizzahut would set me back 7,25EUR.
The local real restaurant is cheaper, tastes much better, is nicer to sit, does sponsor local economy and not some remote CEO, so why should I order out again?
We don't. Extra charge of SMS (and phonecalls) are due to roaming in another country and will depend on your provider.
I receive about 4 commercial offers per year via SMS in total and no calls whatsoever. But then I opt-out as soon as I can most of the times and I see that I give my phone number only if it is really needed.
I have walked into stores with my phone in hand and when they asked for my phone number told I did not have a phone (while talking on the same phone)
You can buy anything ate any supermarket here. We even have beer tastings in the supermarkets. Yes, I live in a state and I have seen the same happening in other states.
The states I am talking about? Flanders, Bavaria among many others.
It will cost the pizza drivers, not so much the company.
In Belgium this is different. We can (and do) send commercial offers to our customers. Two things:
1) We honor the opt-out
2) The customer never has to pay when receiving messages (unless he is in another country and roaming is on)
We have put MTV on for you. Are you happy now or would you rather die?
If you are a terrorist, it would not matter. Even if they were all 100 found within 1 hour and deactivated, the real result would be delivered by the media. Can you imagine the headlines if such a thing would happen?
13 guys with box cutters saw to it that we can not take a nail-clipper onto a plane. The result of their action is that laws have been created that limit everybodyâ(TM)s rights all over the world.
The fear the media would create is so much more then what the terrerists could do themselves. Fear nothing but fear itself and that is what will be crated: fear.
If it were the other way around, do you think Apple would hesitate one second to the identical claim?
And sure Apple has the money to buy laws. Good that money is the deciding factor for you, not who is right or wrong.
So is this more or less that the average?
And what are *unfounded* complaints? Are they really unfounded or are they the ones where they were found not-guilty or those who were dropped.
Without any serious comparison, the number means nothing. It is as if you are comparing Windows and Linux installations.
http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/wtf-funny-18.jpg?w=500
And Madoff was the exception because he stole from people who can afford lawyers.
The real issue I have is that having an affair is even an issue. The obvious answer should be: So?
Next they will go after people who masturbate and lie about that.
Make that Anyone and you are correct.
I assume you are referring to there not being a left wing candidate.
You thinking that she is left wing just shows how long the US has not have a left wing candidate. To the rest of the world she is center at most.
The one time I made a crib sheet, I made it so well and so complete that when the test came, I did not need it anymore.
Afterward I realized that I spend more time perfecting the crib sheet and thus rewriting the formula's then if I would have doing the actual studying.
Hey, they never bought any of the brothers Grimm stories and they still were able to screw those up.
Mod parent up. All this also applies to users who buy stuff from stuff made in China, which is about everybody.
If you think enough people are willing to buy only American (or European or whatever) start a company that does just that and become rich. Unfortunately you will fail, because not enough people care.
Could they not use this for the good and warn people about e.g. gonorrhea the moment you post that you hooked up with a person who Googled it a few days earlier and then called their doctor for an appointment.
Probably even cross referencing with other people who have been in contact with that person and have been diagnosed positive already.
I mean, they have all the information anyway and it will show that the government is out to protect us from harm. Right?
Explodes? This is not a movie. It caught on fire. Normal cars also catch fire. What people generally do is get out of the car the moment that happens.
Although this is a nice workaround, apparently something better exists in Europe, or at least Belgium. The ONLY annoying calls I get are from companies I have a working relationship with AND where I left my number.
That means about 4 or 5 calls a year if that much.
I also never heard anything about friends that are being harassed, unless from companies they have done business with.
I have added myself to http://www.robinsonlist.be/ so I do not get any unwanted mail from companies that do not know me. I urge everybody to do the same if you live in Belgium.
So again, nice workaround, but a permanent solution is possible and would benefit everybody, including those who do not have Asterisks.
Sure they can fight this. They have been fighting since Gutenberg. OK, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_copyright_law says :
Pope Alexander VI issued a bull in 1501 against the unlicensed printing of books.
And :
Popes conceded at different times to certain printers the exclusive privilege of printing for specific terms (rarely exceeding 14 years)
That is 50 years after Gutenberg started printing.
So don't say they can't fight it. They have been fighting it for a LOT longer then you and me are around and they will continue fighting it.
Full ack. I even added the logo to AdBlock as the 90-ies look was so annoying.
And what is wrong with the one that exists already? Renewal for the sake of renewal is never a good thing : http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uJcOi4Ab95E/TFxzYFgXIQI/AAAAAAAAAE4/pSweHLoFGSY/s1600/pepsi-logo-vs-coke-logo.jpg
I know of companies who changed their logo and they were enormously happy that nobody noticed, because they did it over a period of several years.