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Most people aged 50 - 60 can do (or could do) the cube or perhaps 5 faces. I always got stuck on the last 4 corner pieces. I once saw a young lad about 9 making a lot of money on the sea front by asking people to mix up a cube. He would then look at it for a few seconds and place it in a sort of cloth tube so that he couldn't see it and after less than a minute would bring it out perfect. (No he didn't have a spare in the tube) They had only been out for a few weeks at the time. His best time while I was watching was 43 secs.Rubik puzzles were also popular with my father in law then in his late 70's. He would take maybe 2 minutes and was the fastest in our family. My daughter says thequickest way is just to take the stickers off.rubix cube, i think its typed that way, there are only 2 persons in the world that can complete the hole cube, my record stands in 4 faces, im still trying to beat it, how about you, how many faces do you do ?
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According to an article at space.com [ http://www.space.com/2522-pluto-newest-moons-named-hydra-nix.html ] Pluto's two new moons, formerly P1 and P2, have been named Nix and Hydra.
Man is arrogant to call something 'new' that is millions of years old, just because he didn't know about it before. Newly discovered would be a better term.
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Does it really matter? I they did it great. If not the lie is on someone else's conscience, not ours. the research involved has benefited everyone - even something as simple as non stick surfaces. Just take these documentries with a pinch of salt and enjoy the benefits.hi all,Have u guys seen any consipiracy videoabout the landing of Neil Armstrong on moon. The video gives many arguments and generates some doubts about whether really the landing on moon occured or it was just a rumor by Nasa.
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The Illusion of (Free) On The Internet
Just like the real world, the Internet has its ups and its downs, its good and its bad. Just like the real world, the Internet is made of decent folks and crude folks, respectable Website and sleazy Websites, truths and lies.
And just like the real world, the Internet has a rule that has invariably proved itself correct ... Nothing Comes For Free!
But if thatâs true, then how come we seem to see this word, FREE, everywhere we look? Free membership, free subscription, free graphics, free software, free hosting, free offer, etc.
To answer that question, we have to understand what free means ...
Of course, like any other word, it has many meanings. But the one definition that concerns us here is:
So, according to that definition, whenever you see a Website presenting something free, it implies that you donât have to pay anything for it. The emphasis here is on the word anything.
So letâs take a look, with this definition in mind, at some of the allegedly free offers we find online ...
Step #1: FREE Doesnât Exist
Take a look at http://www.dot.tk/en/index.html?lang=en. This is a service which promotes itself as a âFree Domain Name Registrar.â But when you get right down to it, the only free thing about it is the name. Now consider what you have to put up with ...
Pop-up advertisement The Non-standard look of the domain name. The lack of name-server configurability. The slow service. The risk of the registrar going offline and of losing the domain name. ... to name a few.So how could such a service be free, according to the definition above? This service is costing you a lot ...
You lose the confidence and trust of your visitors, You get an unprofessional, amateurish stigma, And ultimately, you lose the money that you couldâve gained from your visitors had you paid for a known domain name like a .com or a .net. Step #2: FREE Doesnât LastIâm sure youâre used a trial or a shareware version of software before. We all have. For example, ACDSee has always been one of my favourite pieces of image viewing and manipulation software. It can be downloaded as a 15-days trial version.
But what happens after those 15 days? Well, you have to buy the full version, or the software keeps annoying you with purchase reminders, and eventually stops functioning altogether. And thatâs the way it is with all shareware and trial versions of any software out there.
Step #3: FREE Doesnât Come Cheap
Consider the Linux Operating System. We all know itâs free, right? You donât have to pay anything for it, right?
Well, I donât know about that ...
Itâs true that you donât have to spend money in order to get yourself a Linux distribution, but you pay in other ways.
You find yourself having to learn the basics of a different operating system. You find yourself dealing with a new paradigm, in terms of infrastructure, code compilation, software compatibility, user-friendliness, availability of quality software, and customer service, or lack thereof.
So indeed you pay for using a Linux. Perhaps not with cash, but with time, effort, and peace of mind. Linux may be free, but for most, it certainly isnât cheap.
Step #4: FREE Doesnât Suffice
A prime example for this is PayPal.
At PayPal is free to join, to send money to another PayPal account, and to receive money from another PayPal account. But with the free account, there are limitations ...
Thereâs a certain limit, above which money can neither be sent to nor received from another PayPal account.You canât use credit cards to increase your funds, nor can you receive money from them.You canât accept donations through your Website.You canât deposit your funds into your bank account. ... and many, many more restrictions.Yes, PayPal can be free. But does free suffice? I think not.
Nothing Comes For Free!
And so the rule proves itself again to be perfectly true. The word free is an illusion. It works only because people believe in it. Itâs fueled by greed and nourished by ill logic.
No matter what you see, no matter what hype wants you to believe, always remember this ... That which costs nothing is worth nothing.
Yes, you can get something without having to pay money for it. But keep in mind, money isnât the only determining factor. In both real life and the Internet, there are many factors at work.
Most Websites offer their services or products in exchange for something. They might ask for money, an e-zine subscription, a regular presence and helpful posting in forums, viewing advertisement, etc.
Those Websites are the one to take seriously. Theyâre NOT free, even if they sometimes use that word. They want something in exchange for their services and/or products. They understand the golden rule ... That which costs nothing is worth nothing.
Finally, I have one last piece of advice for you. If and when you see a Website claiming that youâll get this or that absolutely free, RUN ... run your butt off!
By now, Iâm sure you know why, right?
Yup. Because Nothing Comes For Free!
Regards,
Dr. Tamer Aly
If you think Pay pal is free in any sense think again. Try cancelling a subscription. the process is very complicated and there is no redress against a compnay that continues to take subscriptions after you have unsubscribed. Anyone got any ideas how to get out of this impasse.
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Just wondering which search engine do you guys use for research or plainly looking up something in the web. Google? Yahoo? Lycos? Hotbot? Dogpile? Or do you know of any other search engine in the web, share it with us. I used to go with Yahoo or Lycos. Now, i just Google.
Google first, but if I have a question in sentence form Jeeves was better. What other search engines answer real questions? e.g. How do I do whatever?
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MAN THATS A LONG POST I TRYED TO READ IT BUT MY BRAIN STARTED TO HURT
People make things so complicated. I have a web site that I have just begun. I don't try to do everything at once though I have plenty of ideas. Try just exploring one of these at a time rather than doing everythingat once. Or you could have sepearate sites for differnt aspects of your life. Most of us are complex creatures.Next time you make a post like this, at least add your own content instead of just "Author: Pranay".
If the cap fits wear it.
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What amazes me is how relatively few people run this enormous project.
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The origin of my nick is actually a long story that some of you might not even understand. Anyway here it goes:
I'm a Chinese from Hong Kong, and while my parents were in Taiwan, I was born. They use Chinese there too, but their transcription of my name into English to put on my uh... ID? that card that signifies my identity... I don't think that it's used in the US. Well, they called me Szu Chen Lo, but actually sounds like See Ching Law in my language. 9 years later, on a Friday after a testing week which lets us out of school early, as I discovered the Little Fighter 2 game (this settings info has no meaning towards the subject, they're just facts.), I signed up for a new Yahoo! Mail account, and tried to come up with a unique name. At this point, I should tell you that my classmates call me Law-See-Pie (Last name is called first in my culture, as your family is more important) as a nick name, because it means "Screwdriver" in Cantonese, and very similar, just a change of the last word of my first name, to my real name. So, I used the "szu" part of my name and added "pie" after it, making it szupie, pronounced sue pie. I have kept the name for a long time.
How did you come up with YOUR nick/user names?
My name is simple. I am Maggie and I write. I already have a website - writemaggie - with hotmail, but it is a bit basic and I read good reviews for this sohere I am
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I've just got a new camera so watch this spaceI was going through some of the photos I had taken some time back when I was on my vacation. The following two are amoung the lot I had taken:
It would have been more enjoyable if you would tell us the location. Anyway can you please tell us something about ImageShack, I have not really heard of it before.
I've just got a new camera so watch this space
Has anyone got experience of uploading pictures to an Excel template? Some of mine come out o.k. and others are distorted.
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I have some exp. with creloaded oscommerce some say it is the best. I was wondering your experiance with shopping carts. Ex. cube cart, zen cart...... Do they come with templates and are they easy to install?
I like the open source software because it is free and full of features.
I thought shopping carts were things little old ladies used. What are you talking about?
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I have tried and failed to get a G mail account. Any advice out there? Maggie