As someone who works in the credit card industry, I have some insight into the process. (I'm in IT, and as such, for whatever reason, I'm somehow expected to know everything. It's "information" after all.)
The cardholder first contacts his or her issuer (the cardholder's processor) to dispute the charge. Then, the issuer initiates a retrieval request on the transaction. The acquirer (the merchant's processor), receives the retrieval request and contacts the merchant for information on the transaction (There is a time limit of 21 days, IIRC, to submit the information to the requester). The information required is the transaction data and proof that the purchased "merchandise" was "delivered".
If the merchant fails to prove that the transaction was valid, the chargeback is issued, and the acquirer pays the issuer who pays the cardholder. After that, the acquirer does whatever is necessary to recover the funds from the merchant. In our case, we withhold funding until it is paid, and if that doesn't work, it is reported as income for the merchant to the IRS (via a Form 1099)
With myself playing the devil's advocate as I am frequently wont to do...
While the larger size does increase the chances of a defect for a die, the chance of a defect for a wafer remains the same.
However, with the smaller size, that same defect is also more likely to be a catastrophic defect. (The difference between having working chip and a non-working chip)
The real question, and a point I would use in court, is "What is the real, legal, difference between ordering merchandise online that is not yet available in your country, and travelling to another country and purchasing the merchandise and bringing it back with you (or having it shipped back home)?"
What really needs to happen across the entire globe is for all transactions be handled as though the customer is standing in the store (or in the event that there is no "store", the "store" is the company headquarters). From there, apply appropriate taxes and any other regulatory fees. This would also be in effect for telephone orders.
Just because a company wants to control the distribution of its products doesn't necessarily mean that they should be allowed to do so (especially via the courts using false claims).
It's unfortunate that Lik-Sang didn't fight back in the courtroom by requesting a demonstration as to how the Asian version of the PSP differed from the European version of the PSP (other than the region coding).
It will take a lot for me to purchase another Sony product. It will take a hell of a game to get me to buy a PS3 (perhaps a Dark Cloud 3, or an exclusive Final Fantasy title).
I am by no means a Bush supporter or wealthy by any standard, but I do oppose the estate tax. The reason for opposing it is because the contents of the estate are assets that have been accrued AFTER taxes have already been taken. What REALLY needs to be done is eliminating all of the loopholes in the income tax system.
As it is now, the estate tax is a kind of comeuppance for those with money and utilize the loopholes year after year. Even though the wealthy that don't utilize the loopholes are very rare, they will ultimately have the assets double-dipped when the death bell tolls.
The realized that they could take the water they were using to make Coca-Cola, don't carbonate it or add anything to it, put it in 20 oz bottles, call it Dasani and charge the people more for it than Coca-Cola.
Actually Visa is a consortium of banks and other financial institutions that, in the interest of enticing merchants to accept the card, issues cards that will be accepted by anyone that agrees to accept Visa as a form of payment. MasterCard functions in the same way as do the variety of debit networks (Star, Maestro (owned by MasterCard), MAC, Pulse, Shazam, Interlink, etc.)
Visa's structure is actually not unlike the MPAA or RIAA.
If they had meant "skills learned by playing video games" they should have phrased it that way or by either phrasing it as "skills taught by playing video games" or "skills learned from video games" It is incorrect to use it as "skills learned by video games" except in the case that the video games are actually learning skills (or you happen to be Yoda, which judging by how the rest of the article is phrase, Jacqui Cheng is obviously not Yoda).
Obviously we are going into an area where normal grammar rules are not enough. Grammatically, the past tense verb "learned" can be modified by any noun (such as "games", which in this case is modified as well by the word "video" which, while normally a noun itself, is used as an adjective). You could just as easily say "skills learned by lawnmowers" and it would be grammatically correct, but it would still be intellectually wrong (except as noted above which would make for a very scary group of garden equipment)
Also of note is that learn and teach are unusual verbs in that you can be taught and you can learn, but as you may have learned, you cannot "be" learned (as a verb (affecting a living creature. Other nouns can be learned by living creatures). As a multi-syllable adjective, you can.)
* Please note that have taken the liberty of using comedic effect to both further the education of some, while providing a good laugh to others.
The panel determined that there are, in fact, skills learned by video games that are of value to today's employers, including 'strategic and analytical thinking, problem solving, planning and execution, decision-making, and adaptation to rapid change.
Am I to understand that video games are learning skills, or does someone need to learn the skill of writing coherent sentences?
These are still used (albeit less frequently due to blocking) for email advertisements. In marketing-speak, they are known as "tracking pixels". They are commonly used to determine the number of "impressions" made in a CPM (Cost per mille (thousand)) campaign.
Tracking pixels are also used on web pages for CPA (cost per action (click-throughs)) and CPL (cost per lead (submissions)) campaigns.
Allow me to quote verbatim, the text from the back of my US Social Security card:
Do not laminate this card.
This card is invalid if not signed by the number holder unless health or age prevents signature.
Improper use of this card and/or number by the number holder or any other person is punishable by fine, imprisonment or both....
And yes, there are laws that restrict the use of SSN's within the private sector. If the business requests a SSN, a privacy statement must be given indicating what they are going to do with the information given. By obtaining this information, they also have to comply with a number of privacy regulations. (Of note: newer social security cards do not have the "Do not laminate this card." statement on them)
How about drop the banhammer and reboot the router/AP? That should do it. That will force the connection to drop, causing a new request for a DHCP lease. No one else will notice the downtime from the reboot since Mr. Hog is effectively blocking them anyway.
How about this method instead of completely hijacking the router?
1) Gain access to the router controls 2) Place the offender's MAC on the ban list.
It's a little more transparent than kicking everyone off except yourself.
(If you're really creative and the capability is present, change the DHCP settings for the MAC such as don't assign a gateway address or assign it to a different subnet.)
Ahh, but that wouldn't hold true if you told your friend not to access it. Then, if activity shows up immediately, either YIM is checking it... or your friend is an idiot.
My computer system is configured to only allow file transfers to computers that have the appropriate rights granted by the copyright holder(s). The appearance of the files in the search result only proves that the requestor did, in fact, have the appropriate rights.
(You could actually argue that peer-to-peer constitutes fair-use. Fair-use allows an excerpt to be used. Since (most times) the file downloaded does not come from one source, any one computer has only provided excerpts. The downloading computer combines them into the whole file.)
GTA-style (what to call that? "Third-person shooter?")
Technically... Grand Theft Auto (and any copycats) would be considered RPGs. It's just not of the typical Fantasy/Sci-Fi variety.
Think about it: Missions = Quests, and although I'm only really familiar with San Andreas, you do have skills that gain experience as you use them. The only convention that isn't there is character levels.
That is not necessarily true. There are some turntables that use lasers as the stylus rather than a very fine diamond (or worse depending on the quality of player such as a Fisher-Price record player). The ones that use lasers do not damage the media.
Cataloging Michael Bolton albums is easy... They all go in the round file. There's even an entire department devoted to handling the contents of the round file.
"So instead she zapped some graphics work she did earlier in the season for 'Sims 2 Pets' onto her iPod and plugged into a computer at a less-sensitive area."
And yes, I do know what Abercrombie & Fitch is. It is an overpriced clothing brand for "adolescent lemmings" with extra money. Years ago, clothing from Abercrombie & Fitch would not be worn on a daily basis, as it was an upscale sporting-goods store. This changed in 1988 when A&F was acquired by The Limited, Inc. The new owners scrapped the original product line and replaced it with trendy upscale clothing targetted at teenagers.
But other than the fact that the article is hosted on MTV's website, and MTV is television for "adolescent lemmings", I fail to see how A&F relates to corporate espionage, internships, and Electronic Arts.
No, but it does highlight the rampant corporate espionage that takes place... Perhaps colleges should teach ethics before recommending students for internships.
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As someone who works in the credit card industry, I have some insight into the process. (I'm in IT, and as such, for whatever reason, I'm somehow expected to know everything. It's "information" after all.)
The cardholder first contacts his or her issuer (the cardholder's processor) to dispute the charge. Then, the issuer initiates a retrieval request on the transaction. The acquirer (the merchant's processor), receives the retrieval request and contacts the merchant for information on the transaction (There is a time limit of 21 days, IIRC, to submit the information to the requester). The information required is the transaction data and proof that the purchased "merchandise" was "delivered".
If the merchant fails to prove that the transaction was valid, the chargeback is issued, and the acquirer pays the issuer who pays the cardholder. After that, the acquirer does whatever is necessary to recover the funds from the merchant. In our case, we withhold funding until it is paid, and if that doesn't work, it is reported as income for the merchant to the IRS (via a Form 1099)
Ahhh, but Spaceballs, which was rated PG in 1987, has an insane amount of profanity that would get an "R" rating today.
With myself playing the devil's advocate as I am frequently wont to do...
While the larger size does increase the chances of a defect for a die, the chance of a defect for a wafer remains the same.
However, with the smaller size, that same defect is also more likely to be a catastrophic defect. (The difference between having working chip and a non-working chip)
The real question, and a point I would use in court, is "What is the real, legal, difference between ordering merchandise online that is not yet available in your country, and travelling to another country and purchasing the merchandise and bringing it back with you (or having it shipped back home)?"
What really needs to happen across the entire globe is for all transactions be handled as though the customer is standing in the store (or in the event that there is no "store", the "store" is the company headquarters). From there, apply appropriate taxes and any other regulatory fees. This would also be in effect for telephone orders.
Just because a company wants to control the distribution of its products doesn't necessarily mean that they should be allowed to do so (especially via the courts using false claims).
It's unfortunate that Lik-Sang didn't fight back in the courtroom by requesting a demonstration as to how the Asian version of the PSP differed from the European version of the PSP (other than the region coding).
It will take a lot for me to purchase another Sony product. It will take a hell of a game to get me to buy a PS3 (perhaps a Dark Cloud 3, or an exclusive Final Fantasy title).
After the university cast Armageddon, he didn't have any lands to tap.
I am by no means a Bush supporter or wealthy by any standard, but I do oppose the estate tax. The reason for opposing it is because the contents of the estate are assets that have been accrued AFTER taxes have already been taken. What REALLY needs to be done is eliminating all of the loopholes in the income tax system.
As it is now, the estate tax is a kind of comeuppance for those with money and utilize the loopholes year after year. Even though the wealthy that don't utilize the loopholes are very rare, they will ultimately have the assets double-dipped when the death bell tolls.
They already tried that (and it actually worked).
The realized that they could take the water they were using to make Coca-Cola, don't carbonate it or add anything to it, put it in 20 oz bottles, call it Dasani and charge the people more for it than Coca-Cola.
Actually Visa is a consortium of banks and other financial institutions that, in the interest of enticing merchants to accept the card, issues cards that will be accepted by anyone that agrees to accept Visa as a form of payment. MasterCard functions in the same way as do the variety of debit networks (Star, Maestro (owned by MasterCard), MAC, Pulse, Shazam, Interlink, etc.)
Visa's structure is actually not unlike the MPAA or RIAA.
If they had meant "skills learned by playing video games" they should have phrased it that way or by either phrasing it as "skills taught by playing video games" or "skills learned from video games" It is incorrect to use it as "skills learned by video games" except in the case that the video games are actually learning skills (or you happen to be Yoda, which judging by how the rest of the article is phrase, Jacqui Cheng is obviously not Yoda).
Obviously we are going into an area where normal grammar rules are not enough. Grammatically, the past tense verb "learned" can be modified by any noun (such as "games", which in this case is modified as well by the word "video" which, while normally a noun itself, is used as an adjective). You could just as easily say "skills learned by lawnmowers" and it would be grammatically correct, but it would still be intellectually wrong (except as noted above which would make for a very scary group of garden equipment)
Also of note is that learn and teach are unusual verbs in that you can be taught and you can learn, but as you may have learned, you cannot "be" learned (as a verb (affecting a living creature. Other nouns can be learned by living creatures). As a multi-syllable adjective, you can.)
* Please note that have taken the liberty of using comedic effect to both further the education of some, while providing a good laugh to others.
The panel determined that there are, in fact, skills learned by video games that are of value to today's employers, including 'strategic and analytical thinking, problem solving, planning and execution, decision-making, and adaptation to rapid change.
Am I to understand that video games are learning skills, or does someone need to learn the skill of writing coherent sentences?
These are still used (albeit less frequently due to blocking) for email advertisements. In marketing-speak, they are known as "tracking pixels". They are commonly used to determine the number of "impressions" made in a CPM (Cost per mille (thousand)) campaign.
Tracking pixels are also used on web pages for CPA (cost per action (click-throughs)) and CPL (cost per lead (submissions)) campaigns.
And yes, there are laws that restrict the use of SSN's within the private sector. If the business requests a SSN, a privacy statement must be given indicating what they are going to do with the information given. By obtaining this information, they also have to comply with a number of privacy regulations. (Of note: newer social security cards do not have the "Do not laminate this card." statement on them)
How about drop the banhammer and reboot the router/AP? That should do it. That will force the connection to drop, causing a new request for a DHCP lease. No one else will notice the downtime from the reboot since Mr. Hog is effectively blocking them anyway.
How about this method instead of completely hijacking the router?
1) Gain access to the router controls
2) Place the offender's MAC on the ban list.
It's a little more transparent than kicking everyone off except yourself.
(If you're really creative and the capability is present, change the DHCP settings for the MAC such as don't assign a gateway address or assign it to a different subnet.)
Ahh, but that wouldn't hold true if you told your friend not to access it. Then, if activity shows up immediately, either YIM is checking it... or your friend is an idiot.
They just aren't telling you the third, and likely patented under the stupid patent scheme, solution...
Not including rumble in the controller.
Just wait 'til Immersion hits them with a patent on that!
My computer system is configured to only allow file transfers to computers that have the appropriate rights granted by the copyright holder(s). The appearance of the files in the search result only proves that the requestor did, in fact, have the appropriate rights.
(You could actually argue that peer-to-peer constitutes fair-use. Fair-use allows an excerpt to be used. Since (most times) the file downloaded does not come from one source, any one computer has only provided excerpts. The downloading computer combines them into the whole file.)
I'll argue that. My top 5 list:
1) Blazing Saddles
2) Young Frankenstein
3) Robin Hood: Men in Tights
4) Spaceballs
5) History of the World: Part One
GTA-style (what to call that? "Third-person shooter?")
Technically... Grand Theft Auto (and any copycats) would be considered RPGs. It's just not of the typical Fantasy/Sci-Fi variety.
Think about it: Missions = Quests, and although I'm only really familiar with San Andreas, you do have skills that gain experience as you use them. The only convention that isn't there is character levels.
That is not necessarily true. There are some turntables that use lasers as the stylus rather than a very fine diamond (or worse depending on the quality of player such as a Fisher-Price record player). The ones that use lasers do not damage the media.
Ahh, but have you seen a pawn eaten by a shark in "National Lampoon's Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1"?
Playing chess against the computer isn't so easy when the computer is cheating (and calling you "Dan" in HAL's voice).
Cataloging Michael Bolton albums is easy... They all go in the round file. There's even an entire department devoted to handling the contents of the round file.
I "hallucinated" it directly from the summary:
"So instead she zapped some graphics work she did earlier in the season for 'Sims 2 Pets' onto her iPod and plugged into a computer at a less-sensitive area."
And yes, I do know what Abercrombie & Fitch is. It is an overpriced clothing brand for "adolescent lemmings" with extra money. Years ago, clothing from Abercrombie & Fitch would not be worn on a daily basis, as it was an upscale sporting-goods store. This changed in 1988 when A&F was acquired by The Limited, Inc. The new owners scrapped the original product line and replaced it with trendy upscale clothing targetted at teenagers.
But other than the fact that the article is hosted on MTV's website, and MTV is television for "adolescent lemmings", I fail to see how A&F relates to corporate espionage, internships, and Electronic Arts.
No, but it does highlight the rampant corporate espionage that takes place... Perhaps colleges should teach ethics before recommending students for internships.
I have to ask... Which ones are the "tiny" ones? ;-)
EverQuest
EverQuest 2
Star Wars Galaxies
PlanetSide
The Matrix Online
Other unnamed ones that I don't recall