I think that a lot of the points made about earning respect etc., and that that is just how teh world is - all relate to the central fact that the only being anyone has control over is themselves. I cannot change anyone else's thoughts or behaviors - I can only change my own. I can also choose what to accept from other people, and what not to accept, but I can't make them a different person.
It isn't corruption, but it is an example of government making decisions based on what they have heard, and in politics a lot of money can buy you a lot of exposure. Politicians at best can be knowledgeable in maybe one or two subjects. They rely on their aids, industry and their constituents to tell them what they should be thinking on issues outside of their expertise. A vocal minority can have an impact, but it needs to be grassroots, loud, and focussed on a specific easily understood message. If everyone in Massachusetts had written a letter in support of odf, then Microsoft wouldn't have won, no matter how much money they threw at it. But most people just didn't care enough, or didn't understand enough to make a difference.
I think the conclusion of this joke is the spammer becomes the "butt" of the jokes. Or depending on how he relates to his new roomies, he may become the "punchline".
From what I understand, wholesale product in Canada was sold and taxed temperature corrected. This ensured that the government got their cut. When the product was sold, their was a loss of volume, and tax couldn't be recouped.
From what I understand, in Canada when gasoline is purchased wholesale, tax is paid on temperature corrected liters. When the gasoline was sold at retail, if it wasn't temperature corrected, then there was tax being paid on liters that didn't exist. The tax issue is what caused Canadian retailers to ask for temperature correction.
On Canadian receipts, does it list the temperature of the fuel? Or does it say liters at 15 C? I kinda think that adding any more complexity to the dispenser is bad, because there is just more to screw up and not dispense the correct amount.
Am I the only one who thought it odd that sandisk is going to give users "a complete image of their desktops in their pockets" I can't vouch for everyone else, but most assuredly there is no desktop in my pocket, and if there was I especially would not want an image of it.
Selling fewer lightbulbs at a better margin is better for Walmart. They can reduce the amount of bulbs that they stock and ship to every store. They can replace the shelves that had extra bulbs with other higher margin items. The only "green" that Walmart is concerned with is dollar bill green.
I work in a home heating oil company, and we routinely get customers who file bankruptcies.
As a creditor you get all sorts of forms that list what the debtor owes, whom they owe it to, their income, their assests, etc. I can attest to the fact that for at least 1/2 the bankruptcies I see, their are medical bills involved. But the medical bills aren't the largest debt, it is usually to credit card companies. Also, it should be noted that if anyone is considering bankruptcy, then it might be worth their while to spend on a lot of things that can't be repossesed, such as utilities, dental work, etc. This could inflate the medical "costs" forgiven in bankruptcies.
Now, maybe the high credit card bills that I see are because the debtors had to use them to pay for medical procedures, but if the medical expenses were the sole cause of the bankruptcy, then you would assume that most of the debtors OTHER bills would have been paid.
Possibly a medical problem led the debtor to be out of work and lose income, but If that's the case, I don't know if you can say that "medical expenses" ruined them.
In Massachusetts, we use paper ballots, whuch are then scanned into a machine.
The paper ballots are retained keeping a permanent record. The ballots are pretty easy to use. In the voting booth you get your ballot and a dark magic marker. There is a dark arrow with a blank spot in the middle beside each canidates name. You simply complete the arrow pointing at the candiate you want, and then turn in your ballot as you leave. The election volunteer makes you slide your ballot into the counting machine, and makes you watch as the ballot goes into a box.
Regarding your point on productivity, regretfully, I think that it is off base. Compare using a word processor or spread sheet program with typing on a typewriter. Touch typing is the same as teh mechanical rote memorization of button clicking. I can't touch type, but I can get by. I would have less trouble sitting down at a strangely laid out keyboard, than an accomplished touch typist. That being said, the touch typist is far more productive.
With software, I can figure out things by looking at menus, etc., but it might take me a minute or two to "get my bearings".
The ideal is to first learn the fundamentals and then specialize.
Disputing unathorized transactions costs the bank nothing, assuming of course that the card was (mis)used at a vaild merchant. The bank simply EFTs the money back out of the merchant's account. The merchant then has to prove the validity of the sale via a vaild signature. Without a valid signature - the merchant is out of luck.
To fight a credit card "charge-back" we have supplied the processor with a video showing the person swiping their credit card, their own vehicle license plate clearly visible, at our gas pumps. But the response we recieved was that, unless we had a vaild signature, we could not get paid.
Just some food for thought - buy all sorts of crap on your visa card, sign it Donald Duck, and you won't be liable for a penney.
At Borders Bookstores you can "browse" any cd that they are selling from listening stations in the store, all you need to do is scan the cd and put headphones.
Comparing p2p downloads of music to browsing books is false. You can't download a pdf of any book to your home pc, like you can download an mp3 of any song.
It is a time issue. Back when I was a student, I had free time to devote to projects. Now, with wife, kids, job, etc. I want things to work mostly out of the box. I would still love to muck around and get things right, and I still enjoy that, but what is more likely now is that my attention would get diverted and the project would be put on a back burner.
It is also a little difficult to unlearn old habits. Do I type ipconfig or ifconfig, ls or dir, etc. A nice gui makes it easier. Once everytyhing is basically set up I can play with things and learn about them.
I do agree that people who don't want to learn how to use a computer are cheating themselves, but what about the people who want it to "work" first and then learn about it.
Walmart has indeed done all those things, I'd even add getting Levis to stop producing jeans in the USA.
But they do deserve credit for streamlining the process of distribution and as the article pointed out even companies that don't do business with Walmart have had to become more effecient. This has made all business more effecient.
I'd agree that they are evil, but their great evil has had some benefits for everyone. Maybe this is the same as saying that WWII was great for the US economy because we had to produce so much that it lift us out of the depression of the 30's.
I have actually had the message sink in to some people by saying do NOT under any circumstances open anything from anyone unless you call them in person and ask what the file is. of course I back this up I back this up by telling them that if they don't verify everything, then their computer will start hosting kiddie porn, and the only way I will be able to fix it again would be to reinstall windows.
Both parties have perverted what they had claimed to stand for.
But this maxim still does apply: The Democratic Party is the stupid party, the Republican Party is the selfish party. So if anything is bipartisan it must be both stupid and selfish.
Mpst jobs are tedious, I would further that by saying that ALL jobs are tedious and boring if you approach them as such. As goofy as it sounds there is definitely an internal reward for any job well done.
A guy who is cleaning toilets can take pride in having them clean. A cashier can take pride in getting customers through her line courteously and quickly.
Or those same workers can plod along doing the bare minimum that is required. Habing attempted both attitudes, I can tell you that plodding along makes the day longer and more tedious.
It may not being doing something great and original, but doing your best is what gives things meaning. This applies in the family world as well as the job world
Rather than huddling up, what happens if Google just decides not to pay, and BS just decides to slow down the connection to Google.
Would the average user even notice if Google returned searchs slower than Yahoo? Would the average user notice that Amazon was running slower?
I don't think they would care. The average user would only be concerned if his brand new VOIP phone started not working well, or if he couldn't play xbox live.
But you know what, I really don't think that they would complain to BS, they would complain to xbox live or to their VOIP provider.
This is indeed a win for BS, and a win for content providers who don't care if they load quickly, but a loss for customers, and for any other emerging technology that requires bandwith.
Reagrding the taping of live concerts, the bands probably are not allowed to tape and distribute them due to the contract they have with their label. The labels won't provide that because then it would be harder to sell the next studio album.
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I think that a lot of the points made about earning respect etc., and that that is just how teh world is - all relate to the central fact that the only being anyone has control over is themselves. I cannot change anyone else's thoughts or behaviors - I can only change my own. I can also choose what to accept from other people, and what not to accept, but I can't make them a different person.
It isn't corruption, but it is an example of government making decisions based on what they have heard, and in politics a lot of money can buy you a lot of exposure. Politicians at best can be knowledgeable in maybe one or two subjects. They rely on their aids, industry and their constituents to tell them what they should be thinking on issues outside of their expertise. A vocal minority can have an impact, but it needs to be grassroots, loud, and focussed on a specific easily understood message. If everyone in Massachusetts had written a letter in support of odf, then Microsoft wouldn't have won, no matter how much money they threw at it. But most people just didn't care enough, or didn't understand enough to make a difference.
That's why everyone should just be required to carry knives, baseball bats, chains, nun-chuks, brass knuckles, lead pipes, and monkey wrenches.
I think the conclusion of this joke is the spammer becomes the "butt" of the jokes. Or depending on how he relates to his new roomies, he may become the "punchline".
I hate to be a spelling nazi, but are "security breeches" adult diapers, chastity belts, or good old fashioned athletic supporters?
From what I understand, wholesale product in Canada was sold and taxed temperature corrected. This ensured that the government got their cut. When the product was sold, their was a loss of volume, and tax couldn't be recouped.
From what I understand, in Canada when gasoline is purchased wholesale, tax is paid on temperature corrected liters. When the gasoline was sold at retail, if it wasn't temperature corrected, then there was tax being paid on liters that didn't exist. The tax issue is what caused Canadian retailers to ask for temperature correction.
On Canadian receipts, does it list the temperature of the fuel? Or does it say liters at 15 C? I kinda think that adding any more complexity to the dispenser is bad, because there is just more to screw up and not dispense the correct amount.
Am I the only one who thought it odd that sandisk is going to give users "a complete image of their desktops in their pockets" I can't vouch for everyone else, but most assuredly there is no desktop in my pocket, and if there was I especially would not want an image of it.
Sounds like a great device for scanning networks. I am assuming that you can run kismet on it anyone have any experience doing that with the Nokia?
Can we even apply the car anaolgy to running Linux?
r .html/
Running Linux (ignition lock out chip)
Of course no one can steal a car with a transponder antitheft system, right?
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.08/carkey_p
Selling fewer lightbulbs at a better margin is better for Walmart. They can reduce the amount of bulbs that they stock and ship to every store. They can replace the shelves that had extra bulbs with other higher margin items. The only "green" that Walmart is concerned with is dollar bill green.
I work in a home heating oil company, and we routinely get customers who file bankruptcies.
As a creditor you get all sorts of forms that list what the debtor owes, whom they owe it to, their income, their assests, etc. I can attest to the fact that for at least 1/2 the bankruptcies I see, their are medical bills involved. But the medical bills aren't the largest debt, it is usually to credit card companies. Also, it should be noted that if anyone is considering bankruptcy, then it might be worth their while to spend on a lot of things that can't be repossesed, such as utilities, dental work, etc. This could inflate the medical "costs" forgiven in bankruptcies.
Now, maybe the high credit card bills that I see are because the debtors had to use them to pay for medical procedures, but if the medical expenses were the sole cause of the bankruptcy, then you would assume that most of the debtors OTHER bills would have been paid.
Possibly a medical problem led the debtor to be out of work and lose income, but If that's the case, I don't know if you can say that "medical expenses" ruined them.
In Massachusetts, we use paper ballots, whuch are then scanned into a machine.
The paper ballots are retained keeping a permanent record. The ballots are pretty easy to use. In the voting booth you get your ballot and a dark magic marker. There is a dark arrow with a blank spot in the middle beside each canidates name. You simply complete the arrow pointing at the candiate you want, and then turn in your ballot as you leave. The election volunteer makes you slide your ballot into the counting machine, and makes you watch as the ballot goes into a box.
Seems pretty quick, foolproof, and accurate.
Regarding your point on productivity, regretfully, I think that it is off base. Compare using a word processor or spread sheet program with typing on a typewriter. Touch typing is the same as teh mechanical rote memorization of button clicking. I can't touch type, but I can get by. I would have less trouble sitting down at a strangely laid out keyboard, than an accomplished touch typist. That being said, the touch typist is far more productive.
With software, I can figure out things by looking at menus, etc., but it might take me a minute or two to "get my bearings".
The ideal is to first learn the fundamentals and then specialize.
Disputing unathorized transactions costs the bank nothing, assuming of course that the card was (mis)used at a vaild merchant. The bank simply EFTs the money back out of the merchant's account. The merchant then has to prove the validity of the sale via a vaild signature. Without a valid signature - the merchant is out of luck.
To fight a credit card "charge-back" we have supplied the processor with a video showing the person swiping their credit card, their own vehicle license plate clearly visible, at our gas pumps. But the response we recieved was that, unless we had a vaild signature, we could not get paid.
Just some food for thought - buy all sorts of crap on your visa card, sign it Donald Duck, and you won't be liable for a penney.
At Borders Bookstores you can "browse" any cd that they are selling from listening stations in the store, all you need to do is scan the cd and put headphones.
Comparing p2p downloads of music to browsing books is false. You can't download a pdf of any book to your home pc, like you can download an mp3 of any song.
It is a time issue. Back when I was a student, I had free time to devote to projects. Now, with wife, kids, job, etc. I want things to work mostly out of the box. I would still love to muck around and get things right, and I still enjoy that, but what is more likely now is that my attention would get diverted and the project would be put on a back burner.
It is also a little difficult to unlearn old habits. Do I type ipconfig or ifconfig, ls or dir, etc. A nice gui makes it easier. Once everytyhing is basically set up I can play with things and learn about them.
I do agree that people who don't want to learn how to use a computer are cheating themselves, but what about the people who want it to "work" first and then learn about it.
Walmart has indeed done all those things, I'd even add getting Levis to stop producing jeans in the USA.
But they do deserve credit for streamlining the process of distribution and as the article pointed out even companies that don't do business with Walmart have had to become more effecient. This has made all business more effecient.
I'd agree that they are evil, but their great evil has had some benefits for everyone. Maybe this is the same as saying that WWII was great for the US economy because we had to produce so much that it lift us out of the depression of the 30's.
Ave Brunellus, nos lusituri te salutamus.
I have actually had the message sink in to some people by saying do NOT under any circumstances open anything from anyone unless you call them in person and ask what the file is. of course I back this up I back this up by telling them that if they don't verify everything, then their computer will start hosting kiddie porn, and the only way I will be able to fix it again would be to reinstall windows.
Both parties have perverted what they had claimed to stand for.
But this maxim still does apply: The Democratic Party is the stupid party, the Republican Party is the selfish party. So if anything is bipartisan it must be both stupid and selfish.
Mpst jobs are tedious, I would further that by saying that ALL jobs are tedious and boring if you approach them as such. As goofy as it sounds there is definitely an internal reward for any job well done.
A guy who is cleaning toilets can take pride in having them clean. A cashier can take pride in getting customers through her line courteously and quickly.
Or those same workers can plod along doing the bare minimum that is required. Habing attempted both attitudes, I can tell you that plodding along makes the day longer and more tedious.
It may not being doing something great and original, but doing your best is what gives things meaning. This applies in the family world as well as the job world
Rather than huddling up, what happens if Google just decides not to pay, and BS just decides to slow down the connection to Google.
Would the average user even notice if Google returned searchs slower than Yahoo? Would the average user notice that Amazon was running slower?
I don't think they would care. The average user would only be concerned if his brand new VOIP phone started not working well, or if he couldn't play xbox live.
But you know what, I really don't think that they would complain to BS, they would complain to xbox live or to their VOIP provider.
This is indeed a win for BS, and a win for content providers who don't care if they load quickly, but a loss for customers, and for any other emerging technology that requires bandwith.
Reagrding the taping of live concerts, the bands probably are not allowed to tape and distribute them due to the contract they have with their label. The labels won't provide that because then it would be harder to sell the next studio album.