My point was that the USA is a country with a long rich history of civil rights, democracy, and the rule of law - Yet in the USA the citizens are passively giving up their rights.
If that's the case, why should we expect Indian citizens to stand up, when they have a much shorter history of democracy and the rule of law?
Over the past ten years the government of the USA has eroded the civil rights in your nation, and the citizens by and large have said "meh" and gone back to watching Kate Gosselin on "Dancing with the Stars." Why should India be any different?
Star Trek tried making the bad science part of the plotline which was idiotic.
It's hard to avoid this when you're filling scripts for nearly a dozen movies, plus hundreds of hours of television programming. Star Wars only had to contend with six movies, a Christmas special and a handful of cartoons. The Star Wars books certainly go down the "science rathole" (wormhole), explaining, for example, how Han made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs...)
And which of those will not tell the person I share a checking account and credit card account what I bought?
My wife and I have joint banking accounts and joint credit cards, but we also have credit cards in our own name. This is something you should do too, and a very good idea - If something happens to your account (robbery, for example) you still have access to a backup card. When I was pickpocketed in Barcleona our joint-card was cancelled, but we were still fine. Ditto ATM cards. You should each have a bit of backup money in a bank account, with a separate ATM card.
The bills come to your email account, so if you want to make a surprise secret purchase, use your own card and when the bill comes via email, pay it online. Presto.
Finally, I'll add that if the twenty stays around, purchasing a $1000 item is fifty twenty-dollar bills. Hardly unmanageable - Easily fits in an envelope. If you're buying gifts that are worth more than $1000 you're wealthier than me, but if that's the case just use the method above.
Which of them also will not cost me anything in interest
What interest? A credit card bill comes, you pay it off. There's no interest, and as a bonus we earn frequent flyer miles with each dollar spent. Because of this, pretty much everything goes on the card.
or debit fees?
I live in Canada, so I can't speak for US banking, but with my account if I keep a minimum balance there are no fees. My American friends seem to have similar accounts.
which of those will work at random small shops across the planet which do not take credit/debit?
If you're travelling you definitely want to travel with something other than cash. If you want to make a purchase at a random small shop, you go to an ATM and take out some cash. Or alternately, you use traveller's cheques. You just take them to a bank and convert them to the cash you'll need for that day. Carrying around stacks of hundreds while travelling into random small shops across the planet is a recipe for trouble...
Police can do things the 'old way' - Drive around all day long tailing someone, or the 'new way' - via GPS. It's still stealthily tracking someone, just with a modern spin.
I remember reading an interview with a cop who said one of the best ways to stamp out organized crime would be to make the biggest bill in circulation a twenty, or even a ten. As crime is a cash-business pyramid scheme it would become very unmanageable very quickly as the criminals would need five or ten times the space to manage all the cash.
What moon? We all know that almost ten years ago the moon was blown out of its orbit, and it now flies across "deep space", pausing at various dangerous planets and forcing the unfortunate occupants of Moonbase Alpha to have adventures, before continuing on:
"x = 1" is only a legal BASIC statement in the first place because interpreters have been relaxed for programmers too lazy to use "Let".
It's not really laziness. Mostly it's for historical reasons. My first computer (a TRS-80 model 1, "Level 1") had 4K of RAM. That's right, 4096 bytes. When you've got that little space for your BASIC programs, removing the requirement for "let" in your BASIC code freed up valuable bytes. (other similar shortcuts existed back in the day, such as "?" available as a replacement for "print".)...and it wasn't just TRS-80s. Most computers of that era had similar restrictions. Today, space is virtually unlimited, but these legacy shortcuts remain.
not if you set it to autopay from an interest-bearing bank account
Well, in theory if I die eventually those should die too... Also not an issue in my case anyway as I only auto-pay from credit cards (gotta earn those miles...)
the question of what to do with a site when the owner dies is a question that has to be dealt with by all websites
It really only has to be dealt with by the interactive 'free' sites like FB. If I die, evenutally my domain will die, my flickr pro account etc. will all die - All because my corpse will fail to pay my bills.
To me, the thing that was dumb about TNG-era ST & PADDs was how they were passed around to transfer data. Riker would say "here's my report" and pass Picard his PADD. Picard would then put it aside to read it later. I could see Picard calling up Riker's report on Picard's PADD but to pass it around that way? Lame.
Not sure how old you are, but as your parents age, you may find your parents value their independence and won't necessarily want their children around mollycoddling them. These gadgets, used judiciously, make for the best of both worlds - Your parents can continue to live independently in surroundings in which they're comfortable and to which they've grown accustomed, but they still can summon help if they need it. That doesn't mean you shouldn't come around with their grandkids or show up for Sunday dinner or mow dad's lawn or take mum out for brunch, it just means everyone can continue to have peace of mind.
Marketing extends beyond making or even branding a product. Microsoft has participated in the marketing of tablet and other mobile systems using its OS's.
Sure, but you simply cannot underestimate that value that comes from owning the hardware platform. I work for a software company that works with all the name-brand hardware OEMs. In the OEM's margin-driven quarterly-profit model it's very difficult go get them to see any vision, or to have them take risks, even if you're Microsoft...
Uh, Microsoft has tried to market tablet systems several times in the period between 1999 and 2010
No they haven't - They've tried to enable hardware manufacturers to market tablet systems. As a parent said, Apple is, first and foremost, a hardware company. It's not like you can buy iOS 4 and run it on your Zune. MS is, first and foremost, a software company. Sure, they've dabbled in game consoles and zunes and webcams and mice and phones, but it's not their core business. To succeed in the tablet business they need a visionary hardware company to work with, and those are as rare as snowballs in Waikiki.
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My point was that the USA is a country with a long rich history of civil rights, democracy, and the rule of law - Yet in the USA the citizens are passively giving up their rights.
If that's the case, why should we expect Indian citizens to stand up, when they have a much shorter history of democracy and the rule of law?
And Indian civil society is not going to take it
Sure they will.
Over the past ten years the government of the USA has eroded the civil rights in your nation, and the citizens by and large have said "meh" and gone back to watching Kate Gosselin on "Dancing with the Stars." Why should India be any different?
Looks like we both got it wrong...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v5VahaEL7s#t=1m18s
"We're passing through their magnetic field."
"Hold tight."
"Switch your deflectors on double-front."
Switch all power to *front* deflector screens.
Switch all power to *front* deflector screens.
Here's one of many examples of their practical application:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZg8ysENGfE#t=3m40s
Star Trek tried making the bad science part of the plotline which was idiotic.
It's hard to avoid this when you're filling scripts for nearly a dozen movies, plus hundreds of hours of television programming. Star Wars only had to contend with six movies, a Christmas special and a handful of cartoons. The Star Wars books certainly go down the "science rathole" (wormhole), explaining, for example, how Han made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs...)
And which of those will not tell the person I share a checking account and credit card account what I bought?
My wife and I have joint banking accounts and joint credit cards, but we also have credit cards in our own name. This is something you should do too, and a very good idea - If something happens to your account (robbery, for example) you still have access to a backup card. When I was pickpocketed in Barcleona our joint-card was cancelled, but we were still fine. Ditto ATM cards. You should each have a bit of backup money in a bank account, with a separate ATM card.
The bills come to your email account, so if you want to make a surprise secret purchase, use your own card and when the bill comes via email, pay it online. Presto.
Finally, I'll add that if the twenty stays around, purchasing a $1000 item is fifty twenty-dollar bills. Hardly unmanageable - Easily fits in an envelope. If you're buying gifts that are worth more than $1000 you're wealthier than me, but if that's the case just use the method above.
Which of them also will not cost me anything in interest
What interest? A credit card bill comes, you pay it off. There's no interest, and as a bonus we earn frequent flyer miles with each dollar spent. Because of this, pretty much everything goes on the card.
or debit fees?
I live in Canada, so I can't speak for US banking, but with my account if I keep a minimum balance there are no fees. My American friends seem to have similar accounts.
which of those will work at random small shops across the planet which do not take credit/debit?
If you're travelling you definitely want to travel with something other than cash. If you want to make a purchase at a random small shop, you go to an ATM and take out some cash. Or alternately, you use traveller's cheques. You just take them to a bank and convert them to the cash you'll need for that day. Carrying around stacks of hundreds while travelling into random small shops across the planet is a recipe for trouble...
Police can do things the 'old way' - Drive around all day long tailing someone, or the 'new way' - via GPS. It's still stealthily tracking someone, just with a modern spin.
Next time I go on vacation, or buying something as a gift I can just bring a briefcase full of money
Yes, or pay by one of the myriad of other means available to you that aren't available to criminals.
When you store money to store it, you use 100s
I remember reading an interview with a cop who said one of the best ways to stamp out organized crime would be to make the biggest bill in circulation a twenty, or even a ten. As crime is a cash-business pyramid scheme it would become very unmanageable very quickly as the criminals would need five or ten times the space to manage all the cash.
What moon? We all know that almost ten years ago the moon was blown out of its orbit, and it now flies across "deep space", pausing at various dangerous planets and forcing the unfortunate occupants of Moonbase Alpha to have adventures, before continuing on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WZW4groJro
Unlike Slashdot where everyone agrees 100% with everyone else
You're so right! BTW, I think Microsoft makes some pretty good products that are reasonably priced.
this and Die hard.
Yippee-ki-yay motherflipper.
I can just watch them on "Spike TV" every three weeks.
"x = 1" is only a legal BASIC statement in the first place because interpreters have been relaxed for programmers too lazy to use "Let".
It's not really laziness. Mostly it's for historical reasons. My first computer (a TRS-80 model 1, "Level 1") had 4K of RAM. That's right, 4096 bytes. When you've got that little space for your BASIC programs, removing the requirement for "let" in your BASIC code freed up valuable bytes. (other similar shortcuts existed back in the day, such as "?" available as a replacement for "print".) ...and it wasn't just TRS-80s. Most computers of that era had similar restrictions. Today, space is virtually unlimited, but these legacy shortcuts remain.
Now get off my lawn.
not if you set it to autopay from an interest-bearing bank account
Well, in theory if I die eventually those should die too... Also not an issue in my case anyway as I only auto-pay from credit cards (gotta earn those miles...)
the question of what to do with a site when the owner dies is a question that has to be dealt with by all websites
It really only has to be dealt with by the interactive 'free' sites like FB. If I die, evenutally my domain will die, my flickr pro account etc. will all die - All because my corpse will fail to pay my bills.
To me, the thing that was dumb about TNG-era ST & PADDs was how they were passed around to transfer data. Riker would say "here's my report" and pass Picard his PADD. Picard would then put it aside to read it later. I could see Picard calling up Riker's report on Picard's PADD but to pass it around that way? Lame.
People in the US don't much care what the entire rest of the world thinks
This attitude works well for the US until "the rest of the world" starts flying airplanes into their buildings.
Not sure how old you are, but as your parents age, you may find your parents value their independence and won't necessarily want their children around mollycoddling them. These gadgets, used judiciously, make for the best of both worlds - Your parents can continue to live independently in surroundings in which they're comfortable and to which they've grown accustomed, but they still can summon help if they need it. That doesn't mean you shouldn't come around with their grandkids or show up for Sunday dinner or mow dad's lawn or take mum out for brunch, it just means everyone can continue to have peace of mind.
Marketing extends beyond making or even branding a product. Microsoft has participated in the marketing of tablet and other mobile systems using its OS's.
Sure, but you simply cannot underestimate that value that comes from owning the hardware platform. I work for a software company that works with all the name-brand hardware OEMs. In the OEM's margin-driven quarterly-profit model it's very difficult go get them to see any vision, or to have them take risks, even if you're Microsoft...
Uh, Microsoft has tried to market tablet systems several times in the period between 1999 and 2010
No they haven't - They've tried to enable hardware manufacturers to market tablet systems. As a parent said, Apple is, first and foremost, a hardware company. It's not like you can buy iOS 4 and run it on your Zune. MS is, first and foremost, a software company. Sure, they've dabbled in game consoles and zunes and webcams and mice and phones, but it's not their core business. To succeed in the tablet business they need a visionary hardware company to work with, and those are as rare as snowballs in Waikiki.
Is it just me, or the average age of /.ers is increasing
Y'know, I've wondered the same thing over the last little while... Maybe all the young whippersnappers are on 'trendier' social media sites...
Didn't your mother tell you to keep both hands on the keyboard?
Hey, our porn looked like this, and we liked it that way!
http://www.my-nightstand.com/media/ascii%20nude.jpg
was it just solder another 2716 (or was it a 2708) on top, pull up the CS line and tag it to a 74LS138 somewhere?
Bingo! Exactly right.