When I receive a call from a toll-free number or unknown number, Asterisk plays the "disconnected" tone, which dumps most autodialers. If no phone#, then they have to enter a reasonable-looking one. THEN, anyone who calls has to press a number to reach an extension. Most *humans* don't even make it past that stage...
Nearly the only place I run Windows is in virtual machines, and W2k is a lot lighter and flexible. It's only serving as a compatibility layer for certain software/environments, so why do I want something heavier? Only now am I starting to run across Windows software that I may care about that requires XP.
I think it's a nice service to bleep stuff that appears on the front page. For one thing, many people *are* browsing it at work where they may find it nice to be able to browse the summaries without triggering content filters or otherwise being bothered by NSFW content. If, after seeing the abbreviated summary, they wish to climb in the manhole, they can click on the article and enjoy all it has to offer.
Sorry, guess if you want to get modded funny, you have to use smaller words. Regardless of which theory is true, though, I'm sure the event was a real gas....
Gives new meaning to the phrase "kill the lights", doesn't it?
...that Greenpeace emits too much CO2.
The crazy thing about most banks in the US is that, like many other industries, they can't seem to abandon the old ways. They are presented with ways to save vast amounts of money (processing paper checks is expensive), but because their customers also see benefit from it, they feel the need to charge insane fees for it, thus discouraging its use.
Example: If I want to send money directly to someone's account electronically (much more efficient than processing a check!), I can log into my ING Direct account, send an "Electric Check" (or whatever they call it these days) for free, and it's done. Or, I can approach my other bank/credit union, and ask to do the same. They call it a "wire transfer" and charge me $20-40. Say what!??
Our small company currently offers direct deposit of paychecks (but not expense checks, etc.), but it's been off-and-on through the years, because every bank we've ever worked with charges for the privilege, and in many cases requires special software that is a pain to use (a small company isn't going to pay big bucks to develop a dedicated banking interface, so they use the junk that they're given). In some cases, the amount they charged was ridiculous; now the rate is lower (I don't know what; I'm not the CFO) and we have more employees, so it was deemed worth the cost.
If it sees an attractive girl, does it suggest a drink with higher alcohol content? Gotta watch out for those machines!
> they contribute just as much to light pollution as the street lights do
or more, since you can't direct the light where you want it as easily.
It works for the members of MY family with limited manual ability.
More seriously, though, WHY does it work well? (aside from being fun) 2 strong points:
1. The simplicity allows everything to be oversized, making for easier targets
2. It's easy to undo accidents
Lowering mouse (or other controller) resolution so that it takes larger, but less precise, movements, helps prevent those "pointer moved half-way across the screen when I clicked" moments. A combination of changing your technique and choosing the right software (I can't help there) can make for shorter, simpler operations that aren't so painful to undo/redo.
"The signals transmitted from each subject's brain to the computer were derived from just a handful of brain cells."
Isn't that usually the case anyway?
Let's see...what's the usual procedure for dealing with government agencies?
1. Seriously consider whether you really want to deal with the gov't again
2. Double your price, hoping that's enough
3. Discount it 30% to make them feel good -- their superiors don't know enough to care about the price -- but they demand a discount!
4. Complete the transaction, and associated support
5. Curse yourself for losing your shirt on administrative overhead, and promise that next time you'll at least triple the starting price
> A music [oriented] pissing contest in an image discussion?
Yeah, guys, would you stick to cars like you're supposed to?
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...most crack users say they love their dealers, and would be happy to buy another hit from them!
Without life, Biology itself would be impossible.
