Cybercat

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:42:35 -0400, "Paco" wrote:


Lake Ticonderoga, Fort Ticonderoga and Fort William Henry are in
Vermont? Huh. I thought I was in New York state when I visited them.
I didn't see a single sign telling me I was in Vermont or the
Adirondacks and those mountains were definitely green... nothing like
the Black Hills, which are also covered in pine.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
Dan Abel wrote in
news:[email protected]:



We're changing over to new passports here. When you go to get your pic
done, there are strict guidelines as to what you have to do. No smiling,.
no dark framed glasses, hair out of the face etc, etc. Even for infants.

https://www.passports.gov.au/web/requirements/photos.aspx

It all about facial recognition software. Your photo is scanned at the
same time a camera is scanning your face.

These all go with our new biometric or ePassports (N series) that has an
RFID microchip embedded in the center page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_passport#Biometric_passport



--
Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania

The act of feeding someone is an act of beauty,
whether it's a full Sunday roast or a jam sandwich,
but only when done with love.
 
Bob Terwilliger wrote:

Why would any guy wash his hands after peeing? I mean he's not touching
anything that he doesn't expect the person he loves the most to take in her
mouth.
 
On Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:20:58 GMT, Aussie
wrote:

It wasn't funny, therefore it's not humor.

Oh, okay. HAR HAR HAR.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
"sf" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...



Okay, you're welcome. Too bad you didn't appreciate the educational
opportunity that was presented to you. But, I suppose that many of your
former students took that same "not that I cared" attitude that you bestowed
upon them. Wonder if that attitude could be part of the reason that
California is in the condition that it is.
 
"Dan Abel" ha scritto nel messaggio news:dabel-


Some have passports but no >> driving license.

I think they rejected them because they were stupid, frankly.

On the > other hand, *everybody* in the last ten years has a driver's
license/id > card. They are secure, and there is a hefty fine for forging
them. You > cannot board an airplane without id.

Nowadays photos are digital and it's been years since there have been
holographic seals on passports. Passports are available through post
offices or embassies/legations. Licenses and state IDs are available at DMV
that are almost always convenient to no one except one who can drive there.
People who live in big city centers often don't have them, partly for that
reason plus they don't drive.
 
On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:04:53 -0400, blake murphy wrote:


"On Usenet nobody knows you're a dog" Dunno who said that, but I agree
with the sentiment. And I'd say the same goes for email (or even social
networking sites like Facebook,Myspace, Twitter etc.)

Come to think of it, how could I possibly know for certain that your
mugshot is actually *your* mugshot unless I met you in person? Could be a
picture of anybody on the planet that has great hair...

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy
 
On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:05:02 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:


Ahem, there was nothing stopping you replying to me, privately via email
and pointing out what I said was just "too, too irresistible" either; it's
not like my email address is a big secret, after all.



Wasn't about humiliating you as that was not my intention - gawd knows you
have the skin of a rhinoceros, so what would be the point? I was just
pointing out how I felt, publicly, right here on Usenet same as you.



Bit late now, wouldn't you say?

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy
 
On 2010-09-29, jack wrote:


I'd say more like market brilliance. They pioneered (I think) the
concept of a huge van full of tools stopping, on a weekly basis,
anyplace that had working mechanics that might need/buy their tools.
Each van, basically a rolling store/franchise, had a territory and
they would "carry" accts, customers buying and paying as they were
financially able. It was a awesome concept and saved my ass more than
once. As for their actual tools, Snap-On basically contracted with
other major vendors to supply them rebranded tools. Some tools were
the very best, some where junk, all were pricey.

Another major advantage, they covered the whole spectrum. When I had
a toolbox stolen, only Snap-On and Mac Tools (their primary
competitor) could replace every single item I'd lost from one catalog.
I pretty much stopped using them when I moved on from being a
professional mechanic and, much later, when they started carrying
poorer quality items.

What's the old saying, a good mechanic knows his tools? I knew when I
could do better than Snap-On. Bascially, the same as building your
own computer systems rather than buying off-the-shelf.

nb
 
On 9/22/2010 12:16 PM, Nancy2 wrote:

If you're talking about identification at the border, be aware that the
rules have changed and you do need a passport for Mexico and Canada now.
They have a streamlined passport for 30 bucks though that is good
_only_ for travel by surfact transportation to Canada and Mexico.
 
Nancy2 wrote:


I guess I missed that post; my apologies. But from what I hear, you are
a positive exception, as most USA citizens skip the 'I'll go see for
myself what the rest of the world is like before I decide the USA is
good enough for me' stage and decide there is no need to ever obtain a
passport. So speaking as an American, what percentage of citizens of
the USA would you reckon have passports (taking into account that
needing a passport to cross the border from the USA into Canada has
recently been introduced)? Any idea?

BTW, you might find my family tree quite interesting; plenty of (North)
Americans in there and a bunch of Brits and Europeans too.

And I'll never forget when one of my American relatives happened to be
in Britain for a "family reunion" which I also attended a while back.
He moaned about everything - from the weather to the plumbing to the
food in restaurants because it was all "different" from what he was
used to "back home". And when he discovered that there was no swimming
pool in my Aunt's back yard I thought he was going to have a heart
attack.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy
 
"Giusi" wrote



Given the physical size of the US, it is quite possible to travel thousands
of miles in one's life and never leave the country. I know many people that
do not and never will have passports. For that matter, I know a lot of
people that will go through life and never travel more than 100 miles from
home.

With new regulations, I'm sure you'll find more people near the borders with
passports, but in the past you could travel the continent without one.

And then there is Steve, a fellow I work with. In the past he has travelled
to Canada every couple of years, has travelled the entire US often. This
past summer he went to Texas and was right at the border to Mexico. He
would not pay the $65 or so for a passport so he has still not been there.
He saw it, but could not cross.
 
Back
Top