Does anyone else get the calls offering $1000 cash for "debt reversal? Often times several robocalls per day, several different voices (male & female); the script never varies:
(paraphrasing)
..."Hello...this is (caller's first name here) at (scamming institution's name here, e.g "Financial Associates") I'm calling because we've talked before..." (untrue) "...You qualify for Financial Associates's Debt Reversal program--for up to $1000 cash. Now...we've talked before, and maybe at that time Debt Reversal Associates's program wasn't right for you...but I'm looooking oooover yourrrrr fiiiiile, and you definitely qualify. So give me at 866-blah-blah and I will make sure your file gets priority treatment..." (end of call)
Not sure what their angle is--I've never taken the bait.
My assumption is that they want to "verify" all my personal info to facilitate identity theft; or at the very least, my checking account # so that they can (ahem) direct deposit that $1000!
Do any/.s have experience w/these creeps? OTOH--I doubt that many/.s are gullible enough to fall for this scam.
"Copyright should at best be related to the death of the performer - like at most 5 years after the death of the performer. This to avoid weird situations where someone dies during recording or soon after and also to make sure that funeral costs may be paid."
Originally in the US, CR was good for 14 years; plus another 14 if the artist was still living; for a max of 28 years. Bitch--please!! 28 years is CERTAINLY enough!
How about we get DRM under control? Maybe repeal DMCA & "SonnyBono"--to get Disney, the MPAA & RIAA off corporate welfare? How would THAT be for stimulus!!?!!
"Plants use solar, but very few natural things use wind or tidal power. Nature has had a very long time to try and fill these energy niches, so it is a safe guess that they can't produce enough energy to sustain a large population at a reasonable standard of living."
Umm...birds soar on the winds, and some sea birds can stay aloft pretty much indefinitely, so I guess I disagree.
While I realize that this article mostly concerns the impact of accounting rules on job creation in this "sluggish" economy, do other/. readers wonder--as I do--how much of a chilling effect can be attributed to laws unreasonably placing &/or removing 'IP' from the public domain?
Many have observed that these changes have had the effect of stifling innovation; wouldn't relaxing 'protections' help to stimulate job creation?
You had me at "I actually like and respect McCain"; but then you had to ruin it by suggesting that you think you have a clue. I checked out your website--the one that has at the top: "Todd's Opinions of the Month--Because I'm smarter than you are" !
Here's some of the "evidence" of that alleged intelligence:
"Y'know, a study came out recently that basically said that people who hold liberal views tend to be more open-minded and intelligent and make more factually accurate, logical arguments for their views than conservatives. Liberals' minds work differently, and measurably better, than conservatives."
(geez Todd--who knew you were such an analytical whiz!)
"I think they could have saved all the money they spent on the research and just held up the GOP poll numbers as proof that liberals are smarter. And to be clear, I don't necessarily mean the fringe Liberal Party whack jobs. I'm talking the progressives, like myself" Pat yourself on the back Todd!! "that are critical thinkers and are willing to define patriotism as love of country, not love of any particular president over the Constitution."
Todd--here's a couple clues for you:
1) Hillary will be her party's presidential nominee.
2) Barak Hussein Obama ain't going anywhere. He is the Howard Dean of this election cycle & he will be a big disappointment to the naifs that believe he has a snowball's chance in hell.
3) John McCain will be our next president--as a Republican.
4) The McCain/Guiliani ticket will kick Rodham-Clinton's fat liberal butt--regardless of who she has as a running mate.
umm...maybe you weren't aware of it, but I think that there *are* others seeking the presidency. Don't you think that McCain or Guliani are electable; and--at least in theory--in favor of competitive markets?
"And, for good measure, (and if there's time or screen space), they'll add "Any intent to apply or exercise of fair use rights shall be sumbitted in writing to the content license holder prior to such use, and approval or denial shall be determined at the sole discresion of the content holder except as determined in a court of law."
See, now wasn't that easy?
Not to mention that the logic they use to compensate for the lack of control they have over the timing of emissions assumes the existence of what they are trying to find.
How do you keep the market competitive now that the Supreme Court has dropped it's one-hundred-year-old assumption that price fixing is bad; collusive & a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
For several months I've been actively searching for new/different employment, & I use Google Maps all the time to get directions & find distances via different routes.
Just by chance I happened to discover this feature yesterday (a few hours before reading on slashdot) & thought it was great--but also thought Google Maps had always been able to do it!!
Gold has no intrinsic value beyond it's usefulness in industry. A starving man in the desert would accept bread and water before accepting gold. Gold is useful as a currency because it is widely accepted around the world, not because of any intrinsic value.
www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm: "intrinsic value = how much the metal in a coin is worth"
Most definitions of intrinsic value you find on the web are in the context of valuing financial assets like options; but there is a broader context for determining the value of things generally; and in that broader context you are wrong. In that broader context the value of something is whatever someone--or anyone--perceives it to be; and is more akin to opportunity cost; ie; one person's trash is another person's treasure
What the hell is "male enhancement" anyway? Couldn't be "wood"--Viagra & Levitra have that covered. If it was "honky horniness", wouldn't it make marketing sense to call it something that sounds like Spanish Fly--like Andalusian LooSIAm, or Catalan Can-DoItToIt?
Waaaaay back then (~1994) you got the full strength version on floppy or CD, w/hard copy manual, tutorials, etc.; at any college bookstore--for 80%-90% off--without being enrolled, or a college ID at all!
Of course now, you download your demo version--but college bookstores are still a good place to find great introductory offers.
...around 1994 or so, when you could walk into any college book store & score industrial-strength software w/all the bells & whistles at the student discount price! The $499 package for $99--no questions asked--& not even need a college ID!!!...yup--those were the days...
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I didn't mean that obesity itself is good--rather that the ability to store energy as fat has some advantages that we (clearly) *are* aware of--and probably some others that we aren't.
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But then we have all this energy already stored as fat on our bodies. Well, we'll just have to design a car that runs on human fat. Just cut that love handle, toss it in a gas/fat tank and there you go
Seriously. I guess you meant that as a joke, but a lot of things in life seem to be bad, unless you wait long enough to see that they are actually good. Human obesity for example.
For much of human history (at least prior to the last 10,000 or 15,000 years), human obesity was probably quite rare. Today, in more technologically advanced economies, it is more common. Why? Except for the fact that food is more abundant, (and there are some diseases that cause it) we don't know why.
My guess is that there are some genetic &/or biological advantages, even beyond the obvious fact that the ability to store energy as fat helps humans to cope with short-term situation where there is *no* food (like if one gets lost in the woods for a day or two), and longer term situations where there are food shortages, like during a famine.
Well, as it turns out, human fat tissue has a high concentration of stem cells (can't cite the source, but I read it on/.). This may mean that at some point in the future, folks that need a new organ will be able to have one grown that is a perfect genetic match for themselves, from their own stem cells harvested from their own body fat.
I would also hazard a guess that the human species is more efficient at turning food to fat than almost any other species, and that there are a great many heretofore unrealized advantages to that, such as enabling humans to hibernate on long space trips, etc.
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Does anyone else get the calls offering $1000 cash for "debt reversal? Often times several robocalls per day, several different voices (male & female); the script never varies:
..."Hello...this is (caller's first name here) at (scamming institution's name here, e.g "Financial Associates") I'm calling because we've talked before..." (untrue) "...You qualify for Financial Associates's Debt Reversal program--for up to $1000 cash. Now...we've talked before, and maybe at that time Debt Reversal Associates's program wasn't right for you...but I'm looooking oooover yourrrrr fiiiiile, and you definitely qualify. So give me at 866-blah-blah and I will make sure your file gets priority treatment..." (end of call)
/.s have experience w/these creeps? OTOH--I doubt that many /.s are gullible enough to fall for this scam.
(paraphrasing)
Not sure what their angle is--I've never taken the bait.
My assumption is that they want to "verify" all my personal info to facilitate identity theft; or at the very least, my checking account # so that they can (ahem) direct deposit that $1000!
Do any
Here here!! Mod parent up!
Not sure the music industry would be destroyed overnight, but you make an excellent point. Kudos!
"Copyright should at best be related to the death of the performer - like at most 5 years after the death of the performer. This to avoid weird situations where someone dies during recording or soon after and also to make sure that funeral costs may be paid."
Originally in the US, CR was good for 14 years; plus another 14 if the artist was still living; for a max of 28 years. Bitch--please!! 28 years is CERTAINLY enough!
Unfortunately though, they also have the disadvantage of not being real.
Which is quite unfortunate, in reality.
reminds me of the Yogi Berra quote:
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is."
How about we get DRM under control? Maybe repeal DMCA & "SonnyBono"--to get Disney, the MPAA & RIAA off corporate welfare? How would THAT be for stimulus!!?!!
"Plants use solar, but very few natural things use wind or tidal power. Nature has had a very long time to try and fill these energy niches, so it is a safe guess that they can't produce enough energy to sustain a large population at a reasonable standard of living."
Umm...birds soar on the winds, and some sea birds can stay aloft pretty much indefinitely, so I guess I disagree.
So...umm...a waist is a terrible thing to mind??
While I realize that this article mostly concerns the impact of accounting rules on job creation in this "sluggish" economy, do other /. readers wonder--as I do--how much of a chilling effect can be attributed to laws unreasonably placing &/or removing 'IP' from the public domain?
Many have observed that these changes have had the effect of stifling innovation; wouldn't relaxing 'protections' help to stimulate job creation?
You had me at "I actually like and respect McCain"; but then you had to ruin it by suggesting that you think you have a clue. I checked out your website--the one that has at the top: "Todd's Opinions of the Month--Because I'm smarter than you are" !
Here's some of the "evidence" of that alleged intelligence:
"Y'know, a study came out recently that basically said that people who hold liberal views tend to be more open-minded and intelligent and make more factually accurate, logical arguments for their views than conservatives. Liberals' minds work differently, and measurably better, than conservatives."
(geez Todd--who knew you were such an analytical whiz!)
"I think they could have saved all the money they spent on the research and just held up the GOP poll numbers as proof that liberals are smarter. And to be clear, I don't necessarily mean the fringe Liberal Party whack jobs. I'm talking the progressives, like myself" Pat yourself on the back Todd!! "that are critical thinkers and are willing to define patriotism as love of country, not love of any particular president over the Constitution."
Todd--here's a couple clues for you:
1) Hillary will be her party's presidential nominee.
2) Barak Hussein Obama ain't going anywhere. He is the Howard Dean of this election cycle & he will be a big disappointment to the naifs that believe he has a snowball's chance in hell.
3) John McCain will be our next president--as a Republican.
4) The McCain/Guiliani ticket will kick Rodham-Clinton's fat liberal butt--regardless of who she has as a running mate.
umm...maybe you weren't aware of it, but I think that there *are* others seeking the presidency. Don't you think that McCain or Guliani are electable; and--at least in theory--in favor of competitive markets?
"And, for good measure, (and if there's time or screen space), they'll add "Any intent to apply or exercise of fair use rights shall be sumbitted in writing to the content license holder prior to such use, and approval or denial shall be determined at the sole discresion of the content holder except as determined in a court of law." See, now wasn't that easy?
I DON'T *THINK* SO...
Not to mention that the logic they use to compensate for the lack of control they have over the timing of emissions assumes the existence of what they are trying to find.
How do you keep the market competitive now that the Supreme Court has dropped it's one-hundred-year-old assumption that price fixing is bad; collusive & a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
I agree this is a very cool feature.
For several months I've been actively searching for new/different employment, & I use Google Maps all the time to get directions & find distances via different routes.
Just by chance I happened to discover this feature yesterday (a few hours before reading on slashdot) & thought it was great--but also thought Google Maps had always been able to do it!!
www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm: "intrinsic value = how much the metal in a coin is worth"
Most definitions of intrinsic value you find on the web are in the context of valuing financial assets like options; but there is a broader context for determining the value of things generally; and in that broader context you are wrong. In that broader context the value of something is whatever someone--or anyone--perceives it to be; and is more akin to opportunity cost; ie; one person's trash is another person's treasure
Oil may be a *renewable* resource
Check it out:
http://www.oralchelation.com/faq/wsj4.htm
What--Kim Jong Il & Caesar Chavez were busy?
Three quarters of the planet will be cooked--sunny side up!
Five acres?!!? Hell, where I come from thats a puddle--not *even* a pond!
What the hell is "male enhancement" anyway? Couldn't be "wood"--Viagra & Levitra have that covered. If it was "honky horniness", wouldn't it make marketing sense to call it something that sounds like Spanish Fly--like Andalusian LooSIAm, or Catalan Can-DoItToIt?
Pretty sure the prosecution dropped the charges in the NH case.
Waaaaay back then (~1994) you got the full strength version on floppy or CD, w/hard copy manual, tutorials, etc.; at any college bookstore--for 80%-90% off--without being enrolled, or a college ID at all!
Of course now, you download your demo version--but college bookstores are still a good place to find great introductory offers.
...around 1994 or so, when you could walk into any college book store & score industrial-strength software w/all the bells & whistles at the student discount price! The $499 package for $99--no questions asked--& not even need a college ID!!!...yup--those were the days...
I didn't mean that obesity itself is good--rather that the ability to store energy as fat has some advantages that we (clearly) *are* aware of--and probably some others that we aren't.
But then we have all this energy already stored as fat on our bodies. Well, we'll just have to design a car that runs on human fat. Just cut that love handle, toss it in a gas/fat tank and there you go
/.). This may mean that at some point in the future, folks that need a new organ will be able to have one grown that is a perfect genetic match for themselves, from their own stem cells harvested from their own body fat.
Seriously. I guess you meant that as a joke, but a lot of things in life seem to be bad, unless you wait long enough to see that they are actually good. Human obesity for example.
For much of human history (at least prior to the last 10,000 or 15,000 years), human obesity was probably quite rare. Today, in more technologically advanced economies, it is more common. Why? Except for the fact that food is more abundant, (and there are some diseases that cause it) we don't know why.
My guess is that there are some genetic &/or biological advantages, even beyond the obvious fact that the ability to store energy as fat helps humans to cope with short-term situation where there is *no* food (like if one gets lost in the woods for a day or two), and longer term situations where there are food shortages, like during a famine.
Well, as it turns out, human fat tissue has a high concentration of stem cells (can't cite the source, but I read it on
I would also hazard a guess that the human species is more efficient at turning food to fat than almost any other species, and that there are a great many heretofore unrealized advantages to that, such as enabling humans to hibernate on long space trips, etc.