Disclaimer: I am not an american citizen or familiar with most of its laws. I am however an Immigration Officer in Canada.
I don't know about American citizenship, but I sure as hell know that what you described would never occur in Canada. Once you have attained citizenship, you CANNOT lose it unless you originally obtained it fraudulently. A naturalized Canadian citizen is no different from someone born here. How ridiculous would it be for someone born here to be deported? What you're probably refering to are laws pertaining to permanent residents (immigrants). I'm comparing Canada and the USA since we have somewhat similar immigration laws.
In any case, I think the GP meant "deported" from the camp. Ie, expelled and not allowed to continue blowing stuff up.
Now I haven't seen the documentary yet, but I thought I'd comment on the "loss" thing.
I'm training to be an actuary and I think there may be confusion over the term "loss". Actuaries use the term loss as a synomym for "damages." For example, when your house burns down, the asset is "lost". The insurance policy you hold means that the insurance company will you pay you the value of your house. That is, you incur a loss equal to the deductable and the insurance company incurs the rest of the loss. So, yes they are incurring a loss even though they may be receiving a positive net present value overall. What else would you call paying out for damages?
As for keeping MDs on retainer... I don't really know about that. I do know that if I were designing an insurance policy, I would want the terms and conditions to be VERY specific. If the contract somehow had liabilities that I didn't account for, the company would quickly go broke. This is probably why insurance companies enforce their policies to the letter.
Also, I don't think insurance companies are inherently evil. In the confines of the system we currently have, they are quite a good thing. They allow many people to pool their resources together to protect individuals from loss. However, I'm biased in my opinion because I plan to work for one.
IANAL but I think its significant that Mr. Geist is being sued in the province of British Columbia. I remember hearing that BC has significantly different, and more wacky, defamation laws compared to the rest of Canada. Even if we all think the suit is baseless and retarded, he may actually have a case since he's sueing in BC. I don't have the time to look up the law in BC, but is anyone else familiar with it?
Though...what kind of idiot sues a high profile and talented lawyer? Thats just asking to get your ass handed to you.
RFID chips can be "passive" which means they don't require an external battery. All power is provided wirelessly by the reader. I'm not sure if passive chips would be suitable for the uses described in the article, but its technically possible.
Also RFID chips can be as small as a grain of rice and flat as a sticker, so they could easily fit in a student card.
For switches we recommend HP or if money is tight then Netgear (again, not the plastic SOHO series; and Cisco is fine too but not worth the cost) While I haven't had any experience with business class hardware from Netgear, I absolutely detest their consumer-level wireless routers. The router I own overheats and crashes constantly. They also have atrocious customer support. Even if their business stuff was decent, I'd never buy another product from them.
It was here that the thaum, hitherto believed to be the smallest possible particle of magic, was succesfully demonstrated to be made up of/resons/ (Lit.: 'Thing-ies') or reality fragments. Currently research indicates that each reson is itself made up of a combination of at least five 'flavours', known as 'up', 'down', 'sideways', 'sex appeal' and 'peppermint'.
That doesn't sound like a hero because they don't make any mention of earning experience, leveling up, or getting equipment. It just sounds like a really expensive and badass unit. A carrier++ if you will.
Buying faster and cheaper hardware will increase the exchange's profit margin, which will give them the opportunity to pass on the cost savings. If competition exists, they'll be able to lower their prices if necessary. I don't think competition is that fierce, so this will probably just result in a profit increase.
Well, it sounds like the "transaction cost" is actually the unit fixed cost of their hardware. That is, take the budged total fixed cost you spent on servers and divide by the budgeted number of transactions. Add this to your other unit costs and this is how much you'll charge for each customer's transaction. Now if you buy faster and cheaper servers, and if you can do the same number of transactions at a cheaper total cost, your unit transaction cost is going to be cheaper.
An alternative to the above is the possibility that the NYSE pays per CPU cycle, ie some sort of on-demand computing thing. I don't know how those agreements work.
Well my grandma is almost 90, and she uses the internet practically every day. Just a few days ago she was teling me about a webcast she was watching. I think the last time she asked me for some help it was in regards to a pdf file not opening correctly. Clearly, its possible to be a senior and still be generally up to date on technology.
Ever since MS made that announcement about the 250 some patents that Linux supposedly infringes on, there have been a number of articles on Slashdot pointing out the flaws in MS's argument. In addition, almost every single comment I've read essentially parrots TFA or previous articles. While I'm not pro-MS by any means, it would be nice if someone could find an article that argues from the other point of view. Essentially, I think we should really try to have a debate on the issue, rather than just continuing the groupthink.
Keep in mind that I don't personally agree with MS's argument. I just think we'd all benefit from being open minded and having an actual debate on the topic. This applies to all topics we cover, but this one struck me as particularly obvious.
And ATI have broken their word on their plan to 'support' open-source drivers, refusing to give any hardware specifications to developers, leaving them to reverse-engineer everything. Let me refer you to the Slashdot story posted two hours before this one: AMD Promises Open Source Graphics Drivers
Even if the military is spreading propaganda, it is always good to listen to all sides in a debate. Even if you disagree with someone its a great idea to learn why they hold a certain belief. Once you understand someone's point of view, it is easier to persuade them to change their mind or to argue against them. Its even possible that you might agree with them.
Who will this move actually affect? Are these the previews that Canadian reviewers would have seen? Or are these the "previews" ie commercials at the beginning of other movies? Or something else entirely?
As a Canadian, I don't really care either way. Of course, I never go see movies as soon as they come out anyway.
Technically, they were legal tender and supplied by the mint. I think Tim Hortons was just a sponsor or something and sold the quarters in coin-rolls in their coffee shops.
I RTFA and even RTF-PDF, but I still don't know the point of this survey. For what purpose was it administered? As far as I can tell, it simply collected the characteristics of people who use openSUSE. Is some organization going to be using these results for something?
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Disclaimer: I am not an american citizen or familiar with most of its laws. I am however an Immigration Officer in Canada.
I don't know about American citizenship, but I sure as hell know that what you described would never occur in Canada. Once you have attained citizenship, you CANNOT lose it unless you originally obtained it fraudulently. A naturalized Canadian citizen is no different from someone born here. How ridiculous would it be for someone born here to be deported? What you're probably refering to are laws pertaining to permanent residents (immigrants). I'm comparing Canada and the USA since we have somewhat similar immigration laws.
In any case, I think the GP meant "deported" from the camp. Ie, expelled and not allowed to continue blowing stuff up.
According to this site, the english version of Wikipedia is blocked. You can test it yourself here.
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...realized he was an 11-year-old boy. Thats silly. Everyone knows that anyone claiming to be between the ages of 10 and 14 is an FBI agent.Interesting. I'll have to take a look at the documentary.
Cheers,
Now I haven't seen the documentary yet, but I thought I'd comment on the "loss" thing.
I'm training to be an actuary and I think there may be confusion over the term "loss". Actuaries use the term loss as a synomym for "damages." For example, when your house burns down, the asset is "lost". The insurance policy you hold means that the insurance company will you pay you the value of your house. That is, you incur a loss equal to the deductable and the insurance company incurs the rest of the loss. So, yes they are incurring a loss even though they may be receiving a positive net present value overall. What else would you call paying out for damages?
As for keeping MDs on retainer... I don't really know about that. I do know that if I were designing an insurance policy, I would want the terms and conditions to be VERY specific. If the contract somehow had liabilities that I didn't account for, the company would quickly go broke. This is probably why insurance companies enforce their policies to the letter.
Also, I don't think insurance companies are inherently evil. In the confines of the system we currently have, they are quite a good thing. They allow many people to pool their resources together to protect individuals from loss. However, I'm biased in my opinion because I plan to work for one.
IANAL but I think its significant that Mr. Geist is being sued in the province of British Columbia. I remember hearing that BC has significantly different, and more wacky, defamation laws compared to the rest of Canada. Even if we all think the suit is baseless and retarded, he may actually have a case since he's sueing in BC. I don't have the time to look up the law in BC, but is anyone else familiar with it?
Though...what kind of idiot sues a high profile and talented lawyer? Thats just asking to get your ass handed to you.
RFID chips can be "passive" which means they don't require an external battery. All power is provided wirelessly by the reader. I'm not sure if passive chips would be suitable for the uses described in the article, but its technically possible.
Also RFID chips can be as small as a grain of rice and flat as a sticker, so they could easily fit in a student card.
User-identifying technology... WGA...
This fortells mass-lawsuits of pirates, RIAA style.
- Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies
That doesn't sound like a hero because they don't make any mention of earning experience, leveling up, or getting equipment. It just sounds like a really expensive and badass unit. A carrier++ if you will.
Buying faster and cheaper hardware will increase the exchange's profit margin, which will give them the opportunity to pass on the cost savings. If competition exists, they'll be able to lower their prices if necessary. I don't think competition is that fierce, so this will probably just result in a profit increase.
Well, it sounds like the "transaction cost" is actually the unit fixed cost of their hardware. That is, take the budged total fixed cost you spent on servers and divide by the budgeted number of transactions. Add this to your other unit costs and this is how much you'll charge for each customer's transaction. Now if you buy faster and cheaper servers, and if you can do the same number of transactions at a cheaper total cost, your unit transaction cost is going to be cheaper.
An alternative to the above is the possibility that the NYSE pays per CPU cycle, ie some sort of on-demand computing thing. I don't know how those agreements work.
Well my grandma is almost 90, and she uses the internet practically every day. Just a few days ago she was teling me about a webcast she was watching. I think the last time she asked me for some help it was in regards to a pdf file not opening correctly. Clearly, its possible to be a senior and still be generally up to date on technology.
Ever since MS made that announcement about the 250 some patents that Linux supposedly infringes on, there have been a number of articles on Slashdot pointing out the flaws in MS's argument. In addition, almost every single comment I've read essentially parrots TFA or previous articles. While I'm not pro-MS by any means, it would be nice if someone could find an article that argues from the other point of view. Essentially, I think we should really try to have a debate on the issue, rather than just continuing the groupthink.
Keep in mind that I don't personally agree with MS's argument. I just think we'd all benefit from being open minded and having an actual debate on the topic. This applies to all topics we cover, but this one struck me as particularly obvious.
My neighbor down the street has a gravel lawn. He rakes it. It's creepy.
I won't comment on the rest of your rant.
The best thing about propaganda is that once you realize what they want you to think, you can begin to debate and think about the opposite.
Even if the military is spreading propaganda, it is always good to listen to all sides in a debate. Even if you disagree with someone its a great idea to learn why they hold a certain belief. Once you understand someone's point of view, it is easier to persuade them to change their mind or to argue against them. Its even possible that you might agree with them.
Heres a cute comic that neatly summarizes what I mean: http://xkcd.com/c106.html
Propaganda: information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
I have tagged the article as such.
Who will this move actually affect? Are these the previews that Canadian reviewers would have seen? Or are these the "previews" ie commercials at the beginning of other movies? Or something else entirely?
As a Canadian, I don't really care either way. Of course, I never go see movies as soon as they come out anyway.
Technically, they were legal tender and supplied by the mint. I think Tim Hortons was just a sponsor or something and sold the quarters in coin-rolls in their coffee shops.
You're equating "non-physical" to "non-consequential". Think about that for a minute and you'll realize how silly that conclusion is.
I RTFA and even RTF-PDF, but I still don't know the point of this survey. For what purpose was it administered? As far as I can tell, it simply collected the characteristics of people who use openSUSE. Is some organization going to be using these results for something?
In case anyone else read it wrong like I did:
Mr. Sturgeon, the ex-lover of Hans' wife, has confessed to eight murders. It wasn't Hans doing the confessing.