I used PayPal once or twice when they first started up, but it very quickly became evident that they were on the fast track to becoming complete dicks.
Since then, if a merchant doesn't provide an alternative to PaylPal, I find an alternative source for whatever it is that I want to buy. If there is no such alternative, then I suddenly discover that don't want the item as badly as all that. End of story.
I have a PO Box as my billing address and I don't provide any portion of my SSN to anyone. It would be impossible for them to have any information on me.
Maybe it's because when the fat cats in America weren't busy screwing over the rest of the country, they were busy screwing over a bunch of other countries?
Class warfare is not limited by national boundaries. And Americans are finally getting to find out what's been like to live in some of those other places for decades. Get your head out of the sand.
Not to nitpick, but "alternating current" is usually abbreviated as "AC", whereas "A/C" is used for "air conditioning". Took me a minute to figure out that you actually meant the former.
I seem to recall at least one Star Trek TOS episode where giving an alternative countersign alerted the Enterprise crew that you were in some kind of trouble such as being held under duress. Isn't that the same thing, more or less?
I use Skype all the time, and even pay for SkypeOut in spite of the money now going to one of my least favourite corporations on the planet.
That being said, this whole "eye contact" business sounds like a solution in search of a problem, brought on by someone's petty obsession with something that we other 600 million users don't seem to be bothered by.
Is your name really "Charlie Mopps"? And do you really believe you're doing it right?
You are a process junkie pretending to be a tech writer, and I want to be sure to add you to our "Do not hire even if Hell really is freezing over" list.
If your company has the resources to waste all that time and effort on something as inefficient as wiki--no, they don't. They are kidding themselves.
In Chinese, the family name is traditionally given first. Chinese who live in or frequently visit Western countries, or who often deal with Western visitors, often adopt Western given names for the convenience of people who don't speak Chinese. In such cases, they place the family name last, like most Westerners do, since this is what most Westerners expect. (My fiancée does this. And no, I'm not giving you either version of her name.:P)
Example: The famous Hong Kong actor Chan Gong-sang is better is known to English speakers as Jackie Chan. His family name is Chan.
Not sure what happens when Jackie visits Hungary, though.;)
You're either misinformed or just making stuff up.
A habit is a behaviour or activity you engage in, but can exercise control over. An addiction is an activity over which you have lost control (IOW you can't stop yourself from doing it, even if you know full well that it will lead to an undesirable result).
Ingestion of a substance can be either a habit or an addiction, but is not a distinguishing factor between the two--for example, heroin is known to be chemically addictive (i.e., physiologically addictive), but cannabis is generally held not to be (although cannabis can be and often proves to be psychologically addictive).
This is why you'll find entries for both "chemical addiction" and "behavioural addiction" on Wikipedia, as well as other sources.
Makes me wish I still worked in radio. Back then, I had a clause in my contract stating that I could not allow my name, voice, or likeness to be used for promotion of any product, service, or organisation without the station's prior approval. Now *that* would be interesting to see FB's legal department deal with.
I'm sure there are lots of folks with FB pages who have similar, existing contractual agreements.
I've travelled all over the world and the following is the complete list of border security issues I've endured over the last 10 years:
1. Brisbane, Australia, 2003: They made me throw out a brick of cheese I'd purchased in New Zealand. They told me that, had it been in the original unopened factory packaging, they'd have let it through.
2. Penang, Malaysia, 2006: They had me open up my laptop and start it. The guard then picked it up, held it up high to look at the bottom, then lost his grip and dropped it. It bounced off the conveyor, and landed on, then cartwheeled down the flight of steps immediately behind the conveyor all the way down to the next floor. The guard looked absolutely horrified and practically fell down the steps himself going after it and bringing it back up to me, apologising profusely all the while, then waited while I made sure it still worked. I'm posting with that laptop now, BTW, which I still keep around for reading stuff online when I'm too lazy to get the good one out of my bag.
3. Beijing, China, 2010: Got read the riot act for having "smuggled" a cigarette lighter with me on a flight from Frankfurt. I told them, truthfully, that they saw it at the security checkpoint in Frankfurt and did not offer to take it away from me. The border guard in question accused me of lying. I responded, "Please go give them a call and ask them if they take away cigarette lighters from outbound passengers on international flights, because I am pretty sure they will tell you that they don't. I'll be happy to wait while you check." He came back about 5 minutes later and said, "You can go." He kept the lighter, though.
4. Newark International, USA, 2011: Had a half-metre ethernet cable confiscated as a potential weapon. Me: "Weapon? Huh?" Bitchy old TSA lady: "You could strangle somebody with that thing." Me: "That would have never occurred to me in a million years, until you suggested it just now. Well done." She started to say something after that, but her 2 colleagues both started chuckling, and she gave me a look that could have curdled vinegar. After about 10 seconds, one of the others said, "Maddy's having one of her good days--On your way, son", and off I went.
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If the banks aren't so much disliked and distrusted, why should anybody like your fine self feel there's any need to stick up for them?
I used PayPal once or twice when they first started up, but it very quickly became evident that they were on the fast track to becoming complete dicks.
Since then, if a merchant doesn't provide an alternative to PaylPal, I find an alternative source for whatever it is that I want to buy. If there is no such alternative, then I suddenly discover that don't want the item as badly as all that. End of story.
Thou art a tool.
Let me assist thee.
Thy grammar is atrocious.
The mistake was thine.
*waits for -1, Informative score*
I have a PO Box as my billing address and I don't provide any portion of my SSN to anyone. It would be impossible for them to have any information on me.
You just keep right on telling yourself that.
Maybe it's because when the fat cats in America weren't busy screwing over the rest of the country, they were busy screwing over a bunch of other countries?
Class warfare is not limited by national boundaries. And Americans are finally getting to find out what's been like to live in some of those other places for decades. Get your head out of the sand.
I was thinking of this one, actually:
There's a brand new dance but I don't know its name...
Not to nitpick, but "alternating current" is usually abbreviated as "AC", whereas "A/C" is used for "air conditioning". Took me a minute to figure out that you actually meant the former.
I seem to recall at least one Star Trek TOS episode where giving an alternative countersign alerted the Enterprise crew that you were in some kind of trouble such as being held under duress. Isn't that the same thing, more or less?
The problem isn't the medium, but human psychology.
I use Skype all the time, and even pay for SkypeOut in spite of the money now going to one of my least favourite corporations on the planet.
That being said, this whole "eye contact" business sounds like a solution in search of a problem, brought on by someone's petty obsession with something that we other 600 million users don't seem to be bothered by.
I had to look it up, so it wasn't well-known to me, not being a specialist in human aesthetics and all like you, apparently.
Is your name really "Charlie Mopps"? And do you really believe you're doing it right?
You are a process junkie pretending to be a tech writer, and I want to be sure to add you to our "Do not hire even if Hell really is freezing over" list.
If your company has the resources to waste all that time and effort on something as inefficient as wiki--no, they don't. They are kidding themselves.
With regard to technical documentation, wikis are where knowledge goes to die a horrible and lingering death.
My personal favourite. Amazingly prescient.
To be fair, that's a mistake anyone could easily make.
Oh, yeah, timezones, duh. Nevermind...
*goes off in search of coffee*
That was yesterday, dipshit, and only in the US.
I'm pretty sure you meant "big concave glass buildings".
Get back to us when you learn what socialism is.
They all have different family names.
Thomas Chien: family name is "Chien"
Wu Chien-Hung: family name is "Wu"
Justin Huang: family name is "Huang"
Mou Hsin Huang: family name is "Mou"
In Chinese, the family name is traditionally given first. Chinese who live in or frequently visit Western countries, or who often deal with Western visitors, often adopt Western given names for the convenience of people who don't speak Chinese. In such cases, they place the family name last, like most Westerners do, since this is what most Westerners expect. (My fiancée does this. And no, I'm not giving you either version of her name. :P)
Example: The famous Hong Kong actor Chan Gong-sang is better is known to English speakers as Jackie Chan. His family name is Chan.
Not sure what happens when Jackie visits Hungary, though. ;)
You're either misinformed or just making stuff up.
A habit is a behaviour or activity you engage in, but can exercise control over. An addiction is an activity over which you have lost control (IOW you can't stop yourself from doing it, even if you know full well that it will lead to an undesirable result).
Ingestion of a substance can be either a habit or an addiction, but is not a distinguishing factor between the two--for example, heroin is known to be chemically addictive (i.e., physiologically addictive), but cannabis is generally held not to be (although cannabis can be and often proves to be psychologically addictive).
This is why you'll find entries for both "chemical addiction" and "behavioural addiction" on Wikipedia, as well as other sources.
Makes me wish I still worked in radio. Back then, I had a clause in my contract stating that I could not allow my name, voice, or likeness to be used for promotion of any product, service, or organisation without the station's prior approval. Now *that* would be interesting to see FB's legal department deal with.
I'm sure there are lots of folks with FB pages who have similar, existing contractual agreements.
Cue the lawsuits in 3... 2... 1...
*places bag of popcorn in m-wave*
I miss biscuits and gravy sometimes. Otherwise it's all good.
There's even a notice about holding dual citizenship printed inside US passports. It's Item 14 under "IMPORTANT INFORMATION".
I've travelled all over the world and the following is the complete list of border security issues I've endured over the last 10 years:
1. Brisbane, Australia, 2003: They made me throw out a brick of cheese I'd purchased in New Zealand. They told me that, had it been in the original unopened factory packaging, they'd have let it through.
2. Penang, Malaysia, 2006: They had me open up my laptop and start it. The guard then picked it up, held it up high to look at the bottom, then lost his grip and dropped it. It bounced off the conveyor, and landed on, then cartwheeled down the flight of steps immediately behind the conveyor all the way down to the next floor. The guard looked absolutely horrified and practically fell down the steps himself going after it and bringing it back up to me, apologising profusely all the while, then waited while I made sure it still worked. I'm posting with that laptop now, BTW, which I still keep around for reading stuff online when I'm too lazy to get the good one out of my bag.
3. Beijing, China, 2010: Got read the riot act for having "smuggled" a cigarette lighter with me on a flight from Frankfurt. I told them, truthfully, that they saw it at the security checkpoint in Frankfurt and did not offer to take it away from me. The border guard in question accused me of lying. I responded, "Please go give them a call and ask them if they take away cigarette lighters from outbound passengers on international flights, because I am pretty sure they will tell you that they don't. I'll be happy to wait while you check." He came back about 5 minutes later and said, "You can go." He kept the lighter, though.
4. Newark International, USA, 2011: Had a half-metre ethernet cable confiscated as a potential weapon. Me: "Weapon? Huh?" Bitchy old TSA lady: "You could strangle somebody with that thing." Me: "That would have never occurred to me in a million years, until you suggested it just now. Well done." She started to say something after that, but her 2 colleagues both started chuckling, and she gave me a look that could have curdled vinegar. After about 10 seconds, one of the others said, "Maddy's having one of her good days--On your way, son", and off I went.