If you listen to Planet Money's podcast on the potential beer merger, it's really interesting. Apparently the big two act together with price increases, and it's only the competition from Corona that keeps the beer prices down. It definitely sounds like it's anti-competitive, not an acquisition because they really like the company.
I think you're a bit offtopic, but I feel I should respond anyway.
Abortions are not about being offended. The argument against it is, "You're killing an innocent child" (or, "You're killing an original-sin-guilty child who will go directly to Hell", if you're a sufficiently devout Catholic).
I am not saying that I agree with that view, but you're mischaracterizing it.
The argument for dollar coins in the US is based on a faulty premise: That they'll be in circulation for enough time above dollar bills that they're worth the added expense to make.
Listen to the Planet Money episode:
Our dollar bills are already cheaper to produce than coins, and longer-lasting than the small notes that all the other countries used to have. Switching to dollar coins is a bad idea for us, even if it made sense for other countries.
In response to the new Facebook guidelines, I hereby declare that I am a pure retard for allowing myself to be trolled by this. My copyright is attached to all of my personal details, illustrations, comics, paintings, professional photos and videos, etc. (as a result of the Berner Convention. I don't know what this means, but whatever). I am arrogant enough to think that my work is worth stealing. Being a citizen of our highly litigious society, I will sue you for everything you have. (Anyone reading this can see what a gullible lemming I am, and can join me in ignorance by posting it on their facebook wall. This will place them under protection of copyright laws.) I don't have the intelligence to realize that this is a hoax, and posting this is as effective as using a Swiss cheese condom.
By the present communiqué, (check me out using big words) I notify Facebook that it is strictly forbidden to sell my info. I am ignorant to the fact that when I signed up for this account, I agreed to Facebook's TOS, and I don't have the common sense to simply not post if I'm so afraid of having my stuff stolen. The aforementioned prohibited actions also apply to employees, students, agents and/or any staff under Facebook's direction or control. (That means YOU, Zuckerberg) The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of my privacy is punished by law (UCC 1 1-308-308 1-103 and the Rome Statute). I don't know what this means, but I'm posting it because everybody else is doing it. Also, if I was so concerned with my privacy, I guess I shouldn’t have created a facebook account in the first place.
Facebook is now an open capital entity, and because of that, advanced alien civilizations laugh at us, and refuse contact with Earth. Allowing everyone to use it was a poor decision, and it is well on its way to becoming the next Myspace. If you do not publish a statement at least once, you are smart enough to know not to buy into a hoax. If you do post this, you are proving that not only do you not deserve a facebook account, but you are unworthy of an internet connection, and you should just go back to making cave paintings with your fellow neanderthals.
My news feed shows me a lot of your "intellectual property" Who would want to plagiarize most of you anyway?
We know they have it all prepared, and are just waiting for the "Cyber-9/11" to push it through. I wouldn't necessarily push for evidence of need, because it encourages them to manufacture or allow a catastrophe.
(Some believe that happened with the true "9/11". Regardless, we shouldn't encourage it.)
I presume he's referring to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "Affordable Housing Goals". Loans to borrowers who couldn't afford them were a significant cause of the "subprime mortgage crisis".
Lenders must provide Fannie Mae with all Housing Goals specific data items for every loan we purchase so that we can measure our success in meeting our regulatory Housing Goals. Our regulator uses this information – about the borrower(s) (race, ethnicity, gender, age, income, first-time homebuyer status, etc.) and the loan (mortgage note date, APR spread, loan purpose, loan type, etc.) – to determine if we are satisfying its requirements to, among other things, provide affordable housing to low-income borrowers and those living in low-income areas.
My girlfriend accidentally "Likes" things on Facebook Mobile on a fairly regular basis. Apparently it's quite easy to accidentally click it.
Similarly, I often use another app on her phone and accidentally click advertisements (bringing up the web browser with the advertisement). There's no real incentive for them to improve it, since that's how they get money.
This seems to basically take the method for cat collars, which are designed with breakaway clasps for safety, and uses it on human collars. Definitely a good idea. I'd consider having the breakaway trigger the alarm, too.
Hater!
Timothy Geigner, you are a Hater!
(I'm sure you were already a sinner.)
The beer merger
If you listen to Planet Money's podcast on the potential beer merger, it's really interesting. Apparently the big two act together with price increases, and it's only the competition from Corona that keeps the beer prices down. It definitely sounds like it's anti-competitive, not an acquisition because they really like the company.
Re: Gosh, the importance of this leaves me (rightly) silent.
out_of_the_blue is correct on "whither"/"wither"
And I'm pretty sure the self-referencing is SEO, not circular logic. I think this article's actually quite reasonable about it, though.
Not street addresses
He says "Suburb" and "sans exact address", which would fall into the category of Town or City, not street address.
Of course, in most cases, Name + Suburb is probably enough to uniquely identify an individual.
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I think you're a bit offtopic, but I feel I should respond anyway.
Abortions are not about being offended. The argument against it is, "You're killing an innocent child" (or, "You're killing an original-sin-guilty child who will go directly to Hell", if you're a sufficiently devout Catholic).
I am not saying that I agree with that view, but you're mischaracterizing it.
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This was offered as an option when my girlfriend bought her Nexus One a few years ago, if you are into that sort of thing.
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The argument for dollar coins in the US is based on a faulty premise: That they'll be in circulation for enough time above dollar bills that they're worth the added expense to make.
Listen to the Planet Money episode:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/11/30/166253822/episode-364-should-we-kill-the-dolla r-bill
Our dollar bills are already cheaper to produce than coins, and longer-lasting than the small notes that all the other countries used to have. Switching to dollar coins is a bad idea for us, even if it made sense for other countries.
Funny post from a Friend
One of my Facebook friends posted this:
They're still waiting
We know they have it all prepared, and are just waiting for the "Cyber-9/11" to push it through. I wouldn't necessarily push for evidence of need, because it encourages them to manufacture or allow a catastrophe.
(Some believe that happened with the true "9/11". Regardless, we shouldn't encourage it.)
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I presume he's referring to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "Affordable Housing Goals". Loans to borrowers who couldn't afford them were a significant cause of the "subprime mortgage crisis".
https://www.efanniemae.com/sf/refmaterials/hsgoaldata/
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So does Napalm. That's kind of the point.
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I agree. Lists like the rating list default to "inclusive or".
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3 and 4 would make the whole thing worth it.
Can you also refuse to sign anything, ever, just to make things harder for them?
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My girlfriend accidentally "Likes" things on Facebook Mobile on a fairly regular basis. Apparently it's quite easy to accidentally click it.
Similarly, I often use another app on her phone and accidentally click advertisements (bringing up the web browser with the advertisement). There's no real incentive for them to improve it, since that's how they get money.
Simple extension of an existing idea
This seems to basically take the method for cat collars, which are designed with breakaway clasps for safety, and uses it on human collars. Definitely a good idea. I'd consider having the breakaway trigger the alarm, too.
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Agreed, you beat me to it. They're wary, not weary, of the dangerous lanyards.
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Just because you can see John Carter for free doesn't mean you want to.
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Oh, sorry, I was never taught it in school (except in Spanish class) so I was not aware of the proper term.
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Agreed. It would similarly be "If I were a tree", not "If I am a tree" nor "If I was a tree". Subjunctive tense for the win!
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My employer's website uses GoDaddy. It's probably not a big deal, though, since almost nobody visits it.