Would you lie about yourself in an autobiography if it guaranteed better sales? I bet 95% of people would do exactly as this author did.
The publisher undoubtedly read the story...how long does it take to check the facts on the 5 major points in a book? If you aren't profiting enough to do so, don't publish any nonfiction books. Let those willing to spend the time on research have access to a greater variety of writing.
That justify reading the comments, or the article, before posting. It takes five minutes to determine the truth behind the submission, just read something relevant so I don't spend an hour sorting through the same "END OF THE WORLD" or "NOT END OF THE WORLD" posts.
Or is it a vocabularly lesson? Trying to read those offers is similar to learning a foreign language. In addition, the actual important things, such as "What am I going to pay after the first month?" are always in fine print.
While our school system might be easy to bash on, part of the problem is that every credit card company is trying to trick the people who get these. I shouldn't need a thesaurus to translate an offer from someone trying to sell me something.
Also, if you can't understand an offer, don't take it. A little intelligence can go a long way. And if something looks too good to be true, it probably is.
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I have seen this appear in XP and Vista as well, upon successful startup of the machine.
Touche, Anonymous Republican...er, coward.
Would you lie about yourself in an autobiography if it guaranteed better sales? I bet 95% of people would do exactly as this author did. The publisher undoubtedly read the story...how long does it take to check the facts on the 5 major points in a book? If you aren't profiting enough to do so, don't publish any nonfiction books. Let those willing to spend the time on research have access to a greater variety of writing.
That justify reading the comments, or the article, before posting. It takes five minutes to determine the truth behind the submission, just read something relevant so I don't spend an hour sorting through the same "END OF THE WORLD" or "NOT END OF THE WORLD" posts.
Just increased their salaries by 130,000,000,000 percent.
Or is it a vocabularly lesson? Trying to read those offers is similar to learning a foreign language. In addition, the actual important things, such as "What am I going to pay after the first month?" are always in fine print. While our school system might be easy to bash on, part of the problem is that every credit card company is trying to trick the people who get these. I shouldn't need a thesaurus to translate an offer from someone trying to sell me something. Also, if you can't understand an offer, don't take it. A little intelligence can go a long way. And if something looks too good to be true, it probably is.