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  1. Einstein's picture? on Double-Slit Experiment in Time, Not Space · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why is Einstein's picture being shown on an article about quantum physics, which explain everything but gravity? He only worked with gravity.

  2. Re:I suggest on Experts Suggest Replacing Definition of Kilogram · · Score: 0

    Other way around. ~32 slugs is a pound (mass)

  3. Re:Michael Sims Fired, Joins GNAA to Troll Slashdo on The Social Structure of Open Source Development · · Score: -1

    Thank you so much. We could not have lived had you not posted this multiple times.

  4. Re:Maintenance costs on Telescope Will Have Images 10X Sharper Than Hubble · · Score: 1

    It shoudn't. The reason Hubble's maintenance costs so much is because you have to launch an expensive shuttle to maintain it.

  5. Re:Gmail Problems on Hotmail Begins to Upgrade Free Accounts · · Score: 1

    I use Gmail with Firefoc 1.0PR and ZoneAlarm Pro, and I haven't had a single problem in the last few months. I originally had problems when I had cookies disabled, but when I allowed them, the problem was solved. Does that help?

  6. Re:Perhaps an alternative on Caller ID Spoofing Firm Gets Death Threats · · Score: 1

    Perhaps you forgot my question. I asked if anyone could give a less controversial alternative. I never said that I like harassment. I was wondering if anyone had ideas that did not include harassment. Also, consider this scenario: you are a doctor. You give out your services to a patient, and send him the bill. You just want to get the money you deserve. However, this patient refuses to pay. If you do nothing, other patients will take advantage of the situation, and you will starve. Or, consider this: you hand the bill to a collection agency, who then gets the money for you through no extra effort of your own. The patient has to pay for services rendered; that is a fact of life. Can you suggest an alternative method to collect bills? I'm all ears.

  7. Re:Perhaps an alternative on Caller ID Spoofing Firm Gets Death Threats · · Score: 1

    Yes, we do here in the USA. However, watching my neighbors, I've noticed a pattern: if a person is not expecting registered mail, they usually don't answer the door. I don't know if this is true everywhere, but nearly every day, at about 2:30 PM, several of my neighbors are "missing," though they never left their houses.

  8. Re:Perhaps an alternative on Caller ID Spoofing Firm Gets Death Threats · · Score: 1

    How can you prove a letter was read? The person you are sending it to can claim they never got it, and how would you prove them wrong?

  9. Re:Perhaps an alternative on Caller ID Spoofing Firm Gets Death Threats · · Score: 1

    I'm not saying people will pay. I just meant that, when a person is formally notified, legal action can then be brought against them if they fail to pay. This is just a way to hold that person accountable for their own debts.

  10. Perhaps an alternative on Caller ID Spoofing Firm Gets Death Threats · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Perhaps it is dishonest for a bill collector to use someone else's phone number on a caller ID, but how else can the collectors get the money that is owed to them. In a sense, though, it is more dishonest for the people avoiding the bills to ignore any notice given to them. Can anyone come up with a less contraversial method of formally notifying debtors of their responsibilities?