You won't get bush, because it seems the ladies are all shaving the clam these days. At least that's the way it is on Yafro and that's as close to real life as one can get on the 'net, right?
Personally, I think an entire movie about Deanna Troi would have been a big hit. Marina Sirtis is probably not in shape to do one now, especially since she recently turned 46, but in her days on ST:TNG, I think she was the first actress to ever show so much cameltoe. If you don't know what that is, well....
Has anyone else heard the term "social engineering"? Wasn't that first applied to the idiot employees that gave out passwords over the phone?
Surely, 98% of all employees are honest, for the most part, and realize that damaging the employer's systems can come back to kick them in the ass. But there's always a few that think they can get away with something. I've seen it happen - the treasurer who embezzles, the office clerk that keeps cash and deposits only checks. Eventually they get caught.
Employees - can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.
You must be too young to remember Steve Rubell. He was the primary owner of the old Studio 54 disco in NYC. He was convicted of tax fraud after bragging on a TV talk show once that "what the IRS doesn't know won't hurt them" or similar wording. He bragged publicly how much money he was skimming from the club and the IRS agents happened to see that interview. He got out of prison after a couple of years only to die from AIDS.
Just like its corporate parent, the New York Times, the Boston Globe is hemorrhaging readers. Their politics are left wing, they supported Kerry and all the other moonbats. They continue to telemarket randomly even though my number is on the "do not call" list. I've filed a complaint with the FTC about this.
That they would be so cavalier about personal information doesn't surprise me. The paper sucks, the management sucks, and they should be euthanized. That's what they do to old horses; the Globe is an old horse.
Might I recommend my home state, Louisiana? No problem with corrupt politicians down here. No sir. We got the finest politicians who can buy... I mean money can buy... err.. ah hell... Bienvenue Louisiane!
Good idea! Looks like there may be some prime property in New Orleans once the Nagin's nitwits knock down all of the abandoned houses.
Mitt Romney, as governor of my home state, has been somewhat ineffective as governor, only because Massachusetts is about 80% has a union-funded Democrat state legislature. He is, however, a savvy and smart businessman who has surrounded himself with some very smart people. He may not be a techie, but he has received good advice from his staff about ODF. Any good business person should know the pitfalls of a single supplier of anything. It's good business and hopefully, more states will adopt the standard. Most already use PDFs for downloadable documents, and, while not quite open source, at least there are a few other applications that can create and open PDFs.
For those who think living here might be close to nirvana, keep in mind housing costs. It's true, the taxes here have been brought somewhat under control, but they are by no means low. The town next to where I live has a property tax nearly double what I pay, and they are still struggling financially. The cost of a basic 2- or 3- bedroom house, anywhere inside the Interstate 95 (Route 128) beltway is staggeringly high. The lowest price is around $350K, where the hight end is nearing $1MM! And, if you want to live in anything bigger or newer, expect prices in the high $500s to $800s; in a few places, over $1MM.
Massachusetts has a lot to offer in terms of history, geography and business, but my wife and I agree, that when our kids have completed school, we're outta here. The politics of this state are an embarrassment. Remember, it's the two Ks that represent us in the Senate - Kennedy and Kerry. The Mass congressional delegation is a collection of clowns and the state politics are rife with corruption and cronyism. I'm not sure where we'll go, but almost anyplace with a two party system would be better.
I'd like to see Mitt make it to the White House, but he has a tough road. It's not unlikely that he'll accept the VP nod if the 2008 Republican candidate is someone like himself.
* "The battle to feed humanity is over. In the 1970s the world will undergo famines . . . hundreds of millions of people (including Americans) are going to starve to death." (1968)
* "Smog disasters" in 1973 might kill 200,000 people in New York and Los Angeles. (1969)
* "I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000." (1969)
* "Before 1985, mankind will enter a genuine age of scarcity . . . in which the accessible supplies of many key minerals will be facing depletion." (1976)
Yes, for the younger/. readers, these are the words of Paul Ehrlich, a butterfly specialist, who has been screaming this drivel since 1968 and making a damn good living at it. But, he's a purveyor of junk science. On a website there is an article refuting him and his crap.
Yet today: 1) Food production is well ahead of population growth and obesity now kills 300,000 Americans a year, 2) the air in New York and L.A. is cleaner than it has been in decades, 3) with two years until 2000, England's odds are looking mighty good, and 4) there are no key minerals facing depletion. Almost all of them, along with raw materials in general, are far cheaper now relative either to the Consumer Price Index or wages.
Point is, he's was one of the first to cry about global warming. While we all need to be conscious of protecting our environment, it takes a good deal of stupidity and indeed, arrogance to think human beings are having much impact on the global climate. In The US, we have made great strides in cleaning up our act, especially when compared to "developing" contries like China.
By the way, when the Krakatoa volcano exploded in 1883, the entire globe felt the effects in a matter of days. I'm pretty sure there were no SUVs and a whole lot fewer factories back then. But, of course, to the moonbats of the left, facts don't make good arguments.
Uh oh....saracasm detector has gone into alarm mode......
In another post, I agreed the convenience fee is not a problem for me anyway. My original post stated that the ATMs were all free at one time, and the banks couldn't do enough to get you to use them.
But as I also said elsewhere, the fees can be avoided by stopping in at the local supermarket, drugstore or some other retailer, buying a pack of Juicy Fruit and using your debit with a cashback transaction.
And yes, I should be able to use another business' machine. I'm a consumer dammit!
because we're Americans dammit!
Yes it's true, we pay for incoming cell calls too. The cell companies here are ripping the public off, and if consumers could ever band together to change things, there would be changes.
But, I have less of a problem paying for convenience services. ATM fees can be avoided here, just go to the local food market, buy a pack of gum and use your debit card. Request cash back and skip the fees - and get some Juicy Fruit too!
We get all upset when banks raise their fees, but surprisingly, not so upset when the local pols raise taxes.
This argument can only be put forth by business people that are clueless. In the US, go to your local shopping mall. You'll see a collection of retailers. The draw is the mall - it helps create traffic for the stores. Every store in the mall has to report net sales to the landlord each month for the sole purpose of determining the rent the business pays. When the traffic increases, sales go up and the mall management takes a piece of that increase. Sales go down - rent goes down.
Search engines perform the same function - drive traffic to a site. When traffic increases, the cost for that traffic increases. If a web operator doesn't like that, there are other options. But in the end, the search engine will probably prove to be the most efficient.
Couldn't have said it better myself. I do appreciate the list of left wing moonbat sites the other poster left though. I never did find too many on my own and here on Slashdot, there all listed for me!
Finally: There is no "solution to poverty."...... Capitalism does not address the concept of poverty either.
I would take issue with that portion of your statement. Capitalism may not directly end poverty, but it provides the vehicle to make it possible for anyone to become financially successful. Success is never going to be handed to anyone, one must be educated in how to achieve it and how to work for it. Some people learn that on their own; others need mentoring. In the end, personal initiative and an understanding to not always blame others for one's failures is the way to become a financial and personal success. The ability to recover from failure - financial or personal - is a good indicator as to one's ability to succeed.
Unless there is proof that DirecTV knew that the telemarketing company they hired was not complying with the DNC or other relevent laws and made no action, DirecTV is not liable for the outsourced company's damages. This suit should be directed at the company that actually broke the law.
The telemarketing company is acting as an agent and/or an employee of DTV. Without that relationship, the TM firm would not have made the calls for DTV.
If I hire a truck driver to move a load of my merchandise, and he turns out to be unlicensed, drives without proper permits and ends up injuring or killing someone, my company will be sued, since he would most likely not have been driving had I not employed him. That's tort law, son. Read it again.
For the other side:
I've been a DTV customer since 1997 and have never had a billing issue. I have always had them bill American Express and it's always been smooth going. I will say the "service" reps are clueless, but then again, if they were to hire real engineering talent to answer phone, the monthly invoice might be five times it current size.
When I read stories like this, I know there's something being left out.
I think kayaking is out of my league, although cycling is still a favorite. Years ago, one of my cycling friends was a high school cycling coach, so I learned the best methods from him. At my best, I used to have a spin rate of about 75 rpm, although that was uncomfortable. Spinning around 55 - 60 rpm is the speed now.
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You won't get bush, because it seems the ladies are all shaving the clam these days. At least that's the way it is on Yafro and that's as close to real life as one can get on the 'net, right?
It sure is. The latency when using dildonics is getting to be a pain.
Personally, I think an entire movie about Deanna Troi would have been a big hit. Marina Sirtis is probably not in shape to do one now, especially since she recently turned 46, but in her days on ST:TNG, I think she was the first actress to ever show so much cameltoe. If you don't know what that is, well....
ooouch.....
Yes, but many a penis shoots only blanks.
Has anyone else heard the term "social engineering"? Wasn't that first applied to the idiot employees that gave out passwords over the phone? Surely, 98% of all employees are honest, for the most part, and realize that damaging the employer's systems can come back to kick them in the ass. But there's always a few that think they can get away with something. I've seen it happen - the treasurer who embezzles, the office clerk that keeps cash and deposits only checks. Eventually they get caught. Employees - can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.
A shitbox, that is. Now I have a way to fuel it.
You must be too young to remember Steve Rubell. He was the primary owner of the old Studio 54 disco in NYC. He was convicted of tax fraud after bragging on a TV talk show once that "what the IRS doesn't know won't hurt them" or similar wording. He bragged publicly how much money he was skimming from the club and the IRS agents happened to see that interview. He got out of prison after a couple of years only to die from AIDS.
Just like its corporate parent, the New York Times, the Boston Globe is hemorrhaging readers. Their politics are left wing, they supported Kerry and all the other moonbats. They continue to telemarket randomly even though my number is on the "do not call" list. I've filed a complaint with the FTC about this. That they would be so cavalier about personal information doesn't surprise me. The paper sucks, the management sucks, and they should be euthanized. That's what they do to old horses; the Globe is an old horse.
Good idea! Looks like there may be some prime property in New Orleans once the Nagin's nitwits knock down all of the abandoned houses.
Mitt Romney, as governor of my home state, has been somewhat ineffective as governor, only because Massachusetts is about 80% has a union-funded Democrat state legislature. He is, however, a savvy and smart businessman who has surrounded himself with some very smart people. He may not be a techie, but he has received good advice from his staff about ODF. Any good business person should know the pitfalls of a single supplier of anything. It's good business and hopefully, more states will adopt the standard. Most already use PDFs for downloadable documents, and, while not quite open source, at least there are a few other applications that can create and open PDFs.
For those who think living here might be close to nirvana, keep in mind housing costs. It's true, the taxes here have been brought somewhat under control, but they are by no means low. The town next to where I live has a property tax nearly double what I pay, and they are still struggling financially. The cost of a basic 2- or 3- bedroom house, anywhere inside the Interstate 95 (Route 128) beltway is staggeringly high. The lowest price is around $350K, where the hight end is nearing $1MM! And, if you want to live in anything bigger or newer, expect prices in the high $500s to $800s; in a few places, over $1MM.
Massachusetts has a lot to offer in terms of history, geography and business, but my wife and I agree, that when our kids have completed school, we're outta here. The politics of this state are an embarrassment. Remember, it's the two Ks that represent us in the Senate - Kennedy and Kerry. The Mass congressional delegation is a collection of clowns and the state politics are rife with corruption and cronyism. I'm not sure where we'll go, but almost anyplace with a two party system would be better.
I'd like to see Mitt make it to the White House, but he has a tough road. It's not unlikely that he'll accept the VP nod if the 2008 Republican candidate is someone like himself.
By the way, when the Krakatoa volcano exploded in 1883, the entire globe felt the effects in a matter of days. I'm pretty sure there were no SUVs and a whole lot fewer factories back then. But, of course, to the moonbats of the left, facts don't make good arguments.
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How much you got? Send it all....and keep sending it.
Uh oh....saracasm detector has gone into alarm mode......
In another post, I agreed the convenience fee is not a problem for me anyway. My original post stated that the ATMs were all free at one time, and the banks couldn't do enough to get you to use them.
But as I also said elsewhere, the fees can be avoided by stopping in at the local supermarket, drugstore or some other retailer, buying a pack of Juicy Fruit and using your debit with a cashback transaction.
And yes, I should be able to use another business' machine. I'm a consumer dammit!
because we're Americans dammit! Yes it's true, we pay for incoming cell calls too. The cell companies here are ripping the public off, and if consumers could ever band together to change things, there would be changes. But, I have less of a problem paying for convenience services. ATM fees can be avoided here, just go to the local food market, buy a pack of gum and use your debit card. Request cash back and skip the fees - and get some Juicy Fruit too! We get all upset when banks raise their fees, but surprisingly, not so upset when the local pols raise taxes.
In the late 70's a few banks weretripping over themselves trying to entice people to use ATMs. They were free all the time! Just sign up!
Well, we know where that went - they have become a major profit center and gawd help you if you use an ATM at a bank you're not a customer at!
This argument can only be put forth by business people that are clueless. In the US, go to your local shopping mall. You'll see a collection of retailers. The draw is the mall - it helps create traffic for the stores. Every store in the mall has to report net sales to the landlord each month for the sole purpose of determining the rent the business pays. When the traffic increases, sales go up and the mall management takes a piece of that increase. Sales go down - rent goes down.
Search engines perform the same function - drive traffic to a site. When traffic increases, the cost for that traffic increases. If a web operator doesn't like that, there are other options. But in the end, the search engine will probably prove to be the most efficient.
Couldn't have said it better myself. I do appreciate the list of left wing moonbat sites the other poster left though. I never did find too many on my own and here on Slashdot, there all listed for me!
I would take issue with that portion of your statement. Capitalism may not directly end poverty, but it provides the vehicle to make it possible for anyone to become financially successful. Success is never going to be handed to anyone, one must be educated in how to achieve it and how to work for it. Some people learn that on their own; others need mentoring. In the end, personal initiative and an understanding to not always blame others for one's failures is the way to become a financial and personal success. The ability to recover from failure - financial or personal - is a good indicator as to one's ability to succeed.
The telemarketing company is acting as an agent and/or an employee of DTV. Without that relationship, the TM firm would not have made the calls for DTV.
If I hire a truck driver to move a load of my merchandise, and he turns out to be unlicensed, drives without proper permits and ends up injuring or killing someone, my company will be sued, since he would most likely not have been driving had I not employed him. That's tort law, son. Read it again.
For the other side: I've been a DTV customer since 1997 and have never had a billing issue. I have always had them bill American Express and it's always been smooth going. I will say the "service" reps are clueless, but then again, if they were to hire real engineering talent to answer phone, the monthly invoice might be five times it current size.
When I read stories like this, I know there's something being left out.
MBNA does this, so does Citibank I think. MBNA has a bunch of different card names, the auto club AAA is just one.
Absolutely! I never travel the information superhighway without one!
I think kayaking is out of my league, although cycling is still a favorite. Years ago, one of my cycling friends was a high school cycling coach, so I learned the best methods from him. At my best, I used to have a spin rate of about 75 rpm, although that was uncomfortable. Spinning around 55 - 60 rpm is the speed now.