Have you also considered that there is a base cost for the electronic transaction. A donut shop near my house charges 30 cents for any purchase less than 3 dollars paid for with plastic. That's because they are (I think against the credit company terms) passing the charge on to the customer. Of course, I never get that little, so I don't really worry about it.
So maybe $5 is the point where it's worth handling the transaction and anything less than that actually causes more headache than it would be worth, so giving it away is actually more cost effective.
I concur, many offices now block streaming media (video or audio) due to bandwidth concerns. So, I can read the questions and see the blank space where there would be video, but I'd like to get a transcript, please.
If you stack two atoms (only one contacting the surface), how does the force required change? Three? More? If you chain two atoms (both touching the surface), how does the force change? Three? More?
It would be really interesting to see if applying force in "the right spot" could make moving things around much easier.....think "Moving Men" (http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/Movingmen.html/ but at an atomic scale.
Actually, what if we could move you atom by atom....physically. No "synced up particle" teleporting, no conversion from mass to energy and back, but honest to goodness movement. At that scale and along the right surface, could we theoretically approach "near instantaneous" speeds (for "small distances" like from Los Angels to Tokyo)?
Do successful execs wear TFT shirts or do they maybe use velcro and just reattach the stuff everytime they move? You know execs don't understand technology. Of course it has to be velcro......but they have a staff of three to actually reattach them.
Casual. But then, that's where they originate from, isn't it? On the islands things move at "island" pace. More relaxed and laid back. The clothing reflected the island. When it came to the mainland, that association stuck.
Hear, hear! I wear shorts to work about 85% of the time (the other 15% is jeans because it's too cold for shorts).....and this is for a very large company. Will I ever make management? Probably not....but I'm not really trying to, either (but I don't think my shorts are the only reason -- I'm not political enough, either). I'm much happier down in the code.....in fact, here lately, I've been wishing I wasn't even in the lead developer role....just a straight up coder.
My worst day at work for my current job is better than the best day at work at a lot of places.
I agree and that is how it is at my house now. I have the "key" to every computer in the house (root, admin, whatever). We monitor usage and educate as necessary. It's not so much a filter mechanism (if they surfed for porn, they'd find it).....we as parents find out and educate them on not sharing information, not going to inappropriate sites, and not running "free virus scanning software". The computers are locked down with limited access. If they need elevated privs for something, they must go through me. I don't say no, but I do say why.
When I was growing up, though, I was the computer whiz. So I had all access then, too. But it was a different time. Being connected meant dial-up to a BBS or to Prodigy / AOL / CompuServe (as a kid, I didn't have money, so it was mostly local BBSs). A lot of the things that we monitor and educate about today just wasn't the same back then.
How fast before the get out of argument free card - "It's classified" - is pulled out?
Actually, I kind of agree with him.....if you aren't doing anything worth monitoring, there probably aren't enough resources to bother monitor you. However, if you "spark their interest", you can bet something is happening, and you probably don't know about it.
Spreadsheet does not necessarily mean Excel. I didn't RTFA yet so I don't know if it specifically mentions Excel, but I know there are others out there, some of them are even free as in beer (Open Office Calc anyone?).
Maybe they ordered a grey-market version. People in the US aren't allowed to export certain implementations of encryption, so if you get one from a US supplier, maybe you get the secure version, but if you order from overseas you get the export friendly version.:)
Camoflage! Paint it black....probably using that "blackest black" from a few weeks ago to reduce the liklihood of shining like a star at the correct angles to the sun.
What about volcanic hot-spots? Seems like there would be enough heat there to do some smelting.....just like on the surface, the location and use of resources becomes the reason for wars.
Even in single player games, there is usually some sort of competition.....whether it's a new high score or just to complete the game, there is some mode of competition.
Not everyone wants to compete in a game, either....or at least not in the fashion you are referring to. I play games to see EVERYTHING. I love RPG games because of how much there is to see. I do every side quest. I save and pick various paths to see how they are different. I don't have a problem with walkthroughs and cheats (in single player RPGs - but only when stuck) because I'm more interested in seeing all of the content than I am in feeling like I "beat" the game.
I know, replying to your own post is bad form, but I just thought of this.....
Instead of buying a card, find someone who is done with their card (esp. if it has just a few cents on it) and get free wi-fi without paying anything......maybe start an after-market market for Starbucks cards.
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Have you also considered that there is a base cost for the electronic transaction. A donut shop near my house charges 30 cents for any purchase less than 3 dollars paid for with plastic. That's because they are (I think against the credit company terms) passing the charge on to the customer. Of course, I never get that little, so I don't really worry about it.
So maybe $5 is the point where it's worth handling the transaction and anything less than that actually causes more headache than it would be worth, so giving it away is actually more cost effective.
Layne
I concur, many offices now block streaming media (video or audio) due to bandwidth concerns. So, I can read the questions and see the blank space where there would be video, but I'd like to get a transcript, please.
Layne
What does Gordon Sumner's http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001776/ theories have to do with anything?
Layne
But if you *ARE* jumping to conclusions, you probably need the official "Jump to Conclusions" mat available in the Office Space kit ahref=http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/humor/8e6c/rel=url2html-12174http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/humor/8e6c/>.
Layne
If you stack two atoms (only one contacting the surface), how does the force required change? Three? More?
If you chain two atoms (both touching the surface), how does the force change? Three? More?
It would be really interesting to see if applying force in "the right spot" could make moving things around much easier.....think "Moving Men" (http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/Movingmen.html/ but at an atomic scale.
Layne
Actually, what if we could move you atom by atom....physically. No "synced up particle" teleporting, no conversion from mass to energy and back, but honest to goodness movement. At that scale and along the right surface, could we theoretically approach "near instantaneous" speeds (for "small distances" like from Los Angels to Tokyo)?
Layne
Layne
Casual. But then, that's where they originate from, isn't it? On the islands things move at "island" pace. More relaxed and laid back. The clothing reflected the island. When it came to the mainland, that association stuck.
Layne
Hear, hear! I wear shorts to work about 85% of the time (the other 15% is jeans because it's too cold for shorts).....and this is for a very large company. Will I ever make management? Probably not....but I'm not really trying to, either (but I don't think my shorts are the only reason -- I'm not political enough, either). I'm much happier down in the code.....in fact, here lately, I've been wishing I wasn't even in the lead developer role....just a straight up coder.
My worst day at work for my current job is better than the best day at work at a lot of places.
Layne
And as a little kid with an "owwie" on her finger covered up by a Strawberry Shortcake bandage, she's now unable to access her computer. Congrats.
Layne
I agree and that is how it is at my house now. I have the "key" to every computer in the house (root, admin, whatever). We monitor usage and educate as necessary. It's not so much a filter mechanism (if they surfed for porn, they'd find it).....we as parents find out and educate them on not sharing information, not going to inappropriate sites, and not running "free virus scanning software". The computers are locked down with limited access. If they need elevated privs for something, they must go through me. I don't say no, but I do say why.
When I was growing up, though, I was the computer whiz. So I had all access then, too. But it was a different time. Being connected meant dial-up to a BBS or to Prodigy / AOL / CompuServe (as a kid, I didn't have money, so it was mostly local BBSs). A lot of the things that we monitor and educate about today just wasn't the same back then.
Layne
You'll find that most ad supported sites do it in that order.....it makes the advertisers happy......screw the viewers.
Layne
How fast before the get out of argument free card - "It's classified" - is pulled out?
Actually, I kind of agree with him.....if you aren't doing anything worth monitoring, there probably aren't enough resources to bother monitor you. However, if you "spark their interest", you can bet something is happening, and you probably don't know about it.
Layne
But you can't Find Chuck Norris http://clients.arranschlosberg.com/chuck/
Layne
Spreadsheet does not necessarily mean Excel. I didn't RTFA yet so I don't know if it specifically mentions Excel, but I know there are others out there, some of them are even free as in beer (Open Office Calc anyone?).
Layne
Maybe they ordered a grey-market version. People in the US aren't allowed to export certain implementations of encryption, so if you get one from a US supplier, maybe you get the secure version, but if you order from overseas you get the export friendly version. :)
Layne
Here's my open source crypto code. Feel free to apply it as many times as needed to make you feel secure.
Foreach( bit b in file f )
echo b to file o
And if you don't like that one, you can try one of these:
Foreach( byte b in file f )
echo 256 xor b to file o
or
Foreach( byte b in file f )
echo 256 - (as int) b to file o
Layne
It is for Cuban nerds (not me).....maybe now they can get some decent hardware.
Layne
Or better yet, it falls from the sky and they start worshiping it..... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080801/
Layne
And when the dead satellites get shot down, we'd have a new meaning of RROD.....
Camoflage! Paint it black....probably using that "blackest black" from a few weeks ago to reduce the liklihood of shining like a star at the correct angles to the sun.
Layne
What about volcanic hot-spots? Seems like there would be enough heat there to do some smelting.....just like on the surface, the location and use of resources becomes the reason for wars.
Layne
Even in single player games, there is usually some sort of competition.....whether it's a new high score or just to complete the game, there is some mode of competition.
Not everyone wants to compete in a game, either....or at least not in the fashion you are referring to. I play games to see EVERYTHING. I love RPG games because of how much there is to see. I do every side quest. I save and pick various paths to see how they are different. I don't have a problem with walkthroughs and cheats (in single player RPGs - but only when stuck) because I'm more interested in seeing all of the content than I am in feeling like I "beat" the game.
Layne
Maybe we're just looking in a universe based funhouse mirror.....we are really seeing ourselves from some other time (future or past).
Layne
I know, replying to your own post is bad form, but I just thought of this.....
Instead of buying a card, find someone who is done with their card (esp. if it has just a few cents on it) and get free wi-fi without paying anything......maybe start an after-market market for Starbucks cards.
Layne