With the price of cable and all the available options to watch things for free online, I have found that there is a growing minority that is relying on over the air local tv and getting everything else online. I ditched cable about a year ago. I just use over the air tv, netflix, and hulu. Easily saves me $1200+ a year. As long as you are not a sports junkie it is a very viable option.
I forgot to prepay for the album, so on the day it was released I tried to pay but found their payment server overwhelmed and could not get through. I found the album somewhere else and downloaded it. A couple days later I went back to their site and paid them the $5 I was going to originally pay them. So I paid them for the album and saved them the bandwidth cost.
Even as a developer codename, the Ubuntu names border on the ridiculous. Most larger companies try to maintain some semblance of professionalism even with code names (naming things after cities, rivers, catchy names that start with "z" or "x", etc).
I know of several companies that use brands or styles of beers as code names for upcoming releases. Is that more professional than an alliterative animal? It is a development codename that changes to a version number upon release. The main website http://www.ubuntu.com/ makes no reference to code names only version numbers.
After 3 tries and some minor sheet-rock damage, I had to print the whole damn thing out and drive across town to our main post office. To add insult to injury, turbotax took my money before this last step was available. This sucks. I got ripped off, and I wont't get my tax refund in the usual week and 1/2 since I had to mail it. (at least a got a refund though...albeit little bitty)
You do realize that if you are getting a refund, you have up to three years to file your return. The April 15th deadline does not apply. I believe states have their own refund deadline policies. They do not fine you for not giving you your money back soon enough, but they won't hold it for you forever.
From irs.gov:
There is no penalty for failure to file a tax return if a refund is due. But by waiting too long to file, you can lose your refund. In order to receive a refund, the return must be filed within 3 years of the due date.
Ben: You will go to the Dagobah system. There you will learn from Yoda, the Jedi Master who instructed me.
It looks like Yoda had a hand in instructing all the younglings. Therefore Yoda instructed him before he became a padawan of Qui-Gon. So what he said was true, from a certain point of view.
I like to use virtual credit card numbers for subscription services. The card number expires in about 3 months so if they want to renew my subscription I have to give them a new number. It cuts down on the hassle of canceling since they can't bill me.
I was never an impulse buyer while waiting in line so they are not losing any money on me using the self checkout. However, I do find myself going to the grocery store more often now. Usually I would just stop by some convenience store on the way home if I needed just one item like a bag of chips or a bottle of soda. Yeah it may have cost a little more but it was worth it not having to deal with the amount of time it would take to get in and out of the grocery store. The cost for convenience was justified in my mind. Now the grocery store has greatly improved the convenience factor since I can be in and out in no time now. They may be selling less impulse items but, at least from me, they are selling more regular items.
Just start a chain letter to everyone you know and make sure to CC all the politicians so they will also be subject to monitoring. Let them know they have now become a B-party. If every politician becomes a B-party to every citizen they may reconsider their actions.
With just a single one-time injection you can pay for all your goods just by walking thru our automated scanners.
How would this injection system work? Would it be in the blood stream, watch out for blood transfusions. Would it be an implant in the arm, watch out for a rise in blackmarket arms of the recently deceased being sold.
Don't think 90 degree water surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico are normal, even cyclically though I'd be curious if anyone can point me to a historical record of Gulf water temperatures.
Years ago when I first got my cable connection, I used to scan for computers on my subnet that had windows file sharing turned on. I would then connect to their shared printer and print out a document explaining to them how to disable this feature.
I tried being helpful, that is until I received a certified letter from the cable company requesting me to stop my activities.
I didn't have any other options for broadband and really didn't want to lose my connection so I didn't bother trying to explain that I was providing them with a free service that would save them money in tech support calls when someone more malicious comes along.
I just recently started running Denyhosts. It is a nice little script. Every 10 minutes is scans my log files for denied ssh attempts. If there are more than 5 failed attempts from a single ip address then that ip is added to/etc/hosts.deny. It at least limits thier attack to 10 minutes instead of hours as I had seen in my logs before.
Ok lets just say for arguments sake that he wanders with his laptop to the opposite side of his house, far away from his own wireless access point. The computer sees the other access point has a stronger signal and latches on to it during a break in communication with his own access point. He is unaware of the change and continues with his business. Are the default settings for wireless access communication illegal? What would stop someone from plugging in a wireless access point boosting the signal strength and calling the police any time someone accidentally connects? I live in an apartment complex with about 7 other visible access points. I occasionally get bored and plug in a spare access point with no internet connection attached to see who accidentally locks on to me and loses their internet access.
Just go browsing around for porn and childrens books, or other such non related material. I don't think they do sell porn, but I think you can understand my point. The way I browse for items anyway my data is completely useless.
Oh you are interested in "The Cat in the Hat", other customers who were interested in this also were interested in "Backdoor Bandits 5"
Dell, on the other hand, makes people jump through hoops when they call in with a problem (like a dead hard drive). This even happens on corporate accounts - the field techs at work have been known to spend 4 hours on the phone going through dell's script.
I used to work in the support department for a company a few years ago. Any time I had a problem with a Dell system, I would just diagnose the problem myself then call their support line. Since I knew what the problem was I would just answer their questions accordingly without walking through it step by step with them on the line. It would go by a lot faster without waiting for the result of each step.
Ok, now reboot the computer
No problem, already done
There is only so much you can test for a bad power supply or monitor when you have actually swapped the part with a known working part and resolved the problem. The only problem was I was spending more time on hold than actually talking to someone and walking through their script. Usually just telling them you removed the part and swapped in a good part, which corrected the problem, would allow them to just skip right to sending you the replacement.
Several years ago I was searching ebay for deals on open box Star Wars figures. I just wanted them to play with and tape fire crackers to them. I was looking to get them for less than retail for my own personal destructive habits. Everything that I found that was open box was going for MORE than retail price. I could wander down to walmart and get it brand new off the shelf for less than what these morons were bidding for this crap.
More recently I have returned to ebay to try and get tickets to a "sold out" concert. I say sold out however the tickets were originally given out free of charge. These vultures want $75 a pop for tickets. Why should I line the pockets of some parasite to see a band that was doing their fans a service by performing a free show.
Slashdot Mirror
With the price of cable and all the available options to watch things for free online, I have found that there is a growing minority that is relying on over the air local tv and getting everything else online. I ditched cable about a year ago. I just use over the air tv, netflix, and hulu. Easily saves me $1200+ a year. As long as you are not a sports junkie it is a very viable option.
Italian or Portuguese
I forgot to prepay for the album, so on the day it was released I tried to pay but found their payment server overwhelmed and could not get through. I found the album somewhere else and downloaded it. A couple days later I went back to their site and paid them the $5 I was going to originally pay them. So I paid them for the album and saved them the bandwidth cost.
I know of several companies that use brands or styles of beers as code names for upcoming releases. Is that more professional than an alliterative animal? It is a development codename that changes to a version number upon release. The main website http://www.ubuntu.com/ makes no reference to code names only version numbers.
From irs.gov:
It looks like Yoda had a hand in instructing all the younglings. Therefore Yoda instructed him before he became a padawan of Qui-Gon. So what he said was true, from a certain point of view.
I like to use virtual credit card numbers for subscription services. The card number expires in about 3 months so if they want to renew my subscription I have to give them a new number. It cuts down on the hassle of canceling since they can't bill me.
How about only downloading p0rn? No one has be prosecuted for that. Not yet anyway.
Yeah, but there has been a lot of interrogating of the witness.
It is constant for extremely large values of "constant"
I was never an impulse buyer while waiting in line so they are not losing any money on me using the self checkout. However, I do find myself going to the grocery store more often now. Usually I would just stop by some convenience store on the way home if I needed just one item like a bag of chips or a bottle of soda. Yeah it may have cost a little more but it was worth it not having to deal with the amount of time it would take to get in and out of the grocery store. The cost for convenience was justified in my mind. Now the grocery store has greatly improved the convenience factor since I can be in and out in no time now. They may be selling less impulse items but, at least from me, they are selling more regular items.
Just start a chain letter to everyone you know and make sure to CC all the politicians so they will also be subject to monitoring. Let them know they have now become a B-party. If every politician becomes a B-party to every citizen they may reconsider their actions.
With just a single one-time injection you can pay for all your goods just by walking thru our automated scanners.
How would this injection system work? Would it be in the blood stream, watch out for blood transfusions. Would it be an implant in the arm, watch out for a rise in blackmarket arms of the recently deceased being sold.
Don't think 90 degree water surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico are normal, even cyclically though I'd be curious if anyone can point me to a historical record of Gulf water temperatures.
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/egof.html
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/wtg12.html
Mid to upper 80's averages.
600 ft/min is just over an 8 minute mile. I'd be amazed if most slashdotters could do that.
I am feeling a bit winded from just reading your post.
Years ago when I first got my cable connection, I used to scan for computers on my subnet that had windows file sharing turned on. I would then connect to their shared printer and print out a document explaining to them how to disable this feature.
I tried being helpful, that is until I received a certified letter from the cable company requesting me to stop my activities.
I didn't have any other options for broadband and really didn't want to lose my connection so I didn't bother trying to explain that I was providing them with a free service that would save them money in tech support calls when someone more malicious comes along.
I just recently started running Denyhosts. It is a nice little script. Every 10 minutes is scans my log files for denied ssh attempts. If there are more than 5 failed attempts from a single ip address then that ip is added to /etc/hosts.deny. It at least limits thier attack to 10 minutes instead of hours as I had seen in my logs before.
but these guys sound like Eurocooks
I read this and immediately imagined everyone talking like the Swedish Chef.
Ok lets just say for arguments sake that he wanders with his laptop to the opposite side of his house, far away from his own wireless access point. The computer sees the other access point has a stronger signal and latches on to it during a break in communication with his own access point. He is unaware of the change and continues with his business. Are the default settings for wireless access communication illegal? What would stop someone from plugging in a wireless access point boosting the signal strength and calling the police any time someone accidentally connects? I live in an apartment complex with about 7 other visible access points. I occasionally get bored and plug in a spare access point with no internet connection attached to see who accidentally locks on to me and loses their internet access.
TV is not a necessity. People can (and have) lived without it.
Blasphemer!!
Just go browsing around for porn and childrens books, or other such non related material. I don't think they do sell porn, but I think you can understand my point. The way I browse for items anyway my data is completely useless.
Oh you are interested in "The Cat in the Hat", other customers who were interested in this also were interested in "Backdoor Bandits 5"
Dell, on the other hand, makes people jump through hoops when they call in with a problem (like a dead hard drive). This even happens on corporate accounts - the field techs at work have been known to spend 4 hours on the phone going through dell's script.
I used to work in the support department for a company a few years ago. Any time I had a problem with a Dell system, I would just diagnose the problem myself then call their support line. Since I knew what the problem was I would just answer their questions accordingly without walking through it step by step with them on the line. It would go by a lot faster without waiting for the result of each step.
Ok, now reboot the computer
No problem, already done
There is only so much you can test for a bad power supply or monitor when you have actually swapped the part with a known working part and resolved the problem. The only problem was I was spending more time on hold than actually talking to someone and walking through their script. Usually just telling them you removed the part and swapped in a good part, which corrected the problem, would allow them to just skip right to sending you the replacement.
Several years ago I was searching ebay for deals on open box Star Wars figures. I just wanted them to play with and tape fire crackers to them. I was looking to get them for less than retail for my own personal destructive habits. Everything that I found that was open box was going for MORE than retail price. I could wander down to walmart and get it brand new off the shelf for less than what these morons were bidding for this crap.
More recently I have returned to ebay to try and get tickets to a "sold out" concert. I say sold out however the tickets were originally given out free of charge. These vultures want $75 a pop for tickets. Why should I line the pockets of some parasite to see a band that was doing their fans a service by performing a free show.
To sum up... in my opinion ebay sucks.
I gotta uh go to the ummm bathroom...to...molest pixels
Well that one is just too easy...
[insert 'penis size' joke here]