What about the really obnoxious APL? (Who names something "a programming language"...) I used it off and on at university in 1974-1976 for programming statistical analyses. I was happy to move on to stat analysis packages such as BMDP and SAS.
Speaking as a Californian, we are both a blue state (coastal areas from San Francisco south) and red state (everywhere else). Does this make us a purple state? And if we seceeded, we'd be the California Republic, which we were for 26 days in 1846. We already have that on our flag, so we wouldn't have to make new ones!
Yes, but I wasn't planning on buying a car anytime soon and then I went and had an accident which totaled my car (but not me!) But if you don't want to deal with Onstar, buy a car that isn't Onstar capable (e.g., Toyota or Nissan).
The drug makers don't supply the drug to the prescribing doctor (well maybe just some samples). Not to the tune of 200 samples/day. The pharmacies are where the drug is available. And if the doctor was writing prescriptions to be filled all over the country, he/she is less liable to be caught.
My medical insurance (United Healthcare) just last year switched from listing ssn on id cards to some other kind if number. Although ssn is still used, at least if you lose your wallet, they can't find your ssn on the cards (unless you carry your ss card).
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What about the really obnoxious APL? (Who names something "a programming language"...) I used it off and on at university in 1974-1976 for programming statistical analyses. I was happy to move on to stat analysis packages such as BMDP and SAS.
Speaking as a Californian, we are both a blue state (coastal areas from San Francisco south) and red state (everywhere else). Does this make us a purple state? And if we seceeded, we'd be the California Republic, which we were for 26 days in 1846. We already have that on our flag, so we wouldn't have to make new ones!
Yes, but I wasn't planning on buying a car anytime soon and then I went and had an accident which totaled my car (but not me!) But if you don't want to deal with Onstar, buy a car that isn't Onstar capable (e.g., Toyota or Nissan).
The drug makers don't supply the drug to the prescribing doctor (well maybe just some samples). Not to the tune of 200 samples/day. The pharmacies are where the drug is available. And if the doctor was writing prescriptions to be filled all over the country, he/she is less liable to be caught.
My medical insurance (United Healthcare) just last year switched from listing ssn on id cards to some other kind if number. Although ssn is still used, at least if you lose your wallet, they can't find your ssn on the cards (unless you carry your ss card).
Luckily, mine didn't show up. But it definately is overused as an identifier.