In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:35:31 -0500: Hi, [snip]
I don't believe Bill can handle cheques drawn on Australian banks. ><[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I tried to donate but they insist on having my home phone number which I >> refuse >> to provide. > > >Ah. Well, putting in a telephone number is the normal thing to do when you >use a credit card or debit card. I do not see how you make on-line >purchases without it. > >Anyway, thanks for trying to donate! > >I do not know if Christy can handle checks. I can ask her. > >You can send a check to Bill Beaty instead. Pay my share to him. > > > >> My basic point is that more info is demanded than is actually needed. >> > >They need phone numbers to cross check and reduce credit card fraud. > >Anyway, "more info than needed" is the marching song of the 21st century. >The marketing computers at Target know you are pregnant before you yourself >know it. Like Nate Silver, they can fill in the date you will die right now. > >http://www.mstarz.com/articles/6190/20121108/nate-silver-twitter-jokes-precise-predictions-presidential-electoral-votes-538-fivethirtyeight-com.htm > >@smithnoah - Wikipedia asked Nate Silver to stop adding Dates of Death to >entries for people who haven't died yet. #NateSilverFacts > >@collision - Results ask Nate Silver if they're significant. >#natesilverfacts > >@TrojanScientist - Before going on a date, Nate Silver calculates the prior >probability of reaching third Bayes. #natesilverfacts > >- Jed Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
