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...room, and then ask me to let them in. I tell them that I can't go into somebody's room, because for me, that's breaking and entering. If you have his permission that's one thing. Otherwise, I say I'm sorry. You give them an inch, they take a mile," he says. "The worst thing about working here is that they sometimes like to bend things to their advantage or ask for something they're not supposed...

Author: By Timothy L. Warren, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Smokin' With Billy: The Passions and (Extended) Family of a Harvard Guard | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

DOTS Dots per inch indicate print quality. You want at least 600 dpi, but always go to a store and look at real printouts before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1999 Technology Buyer's Guide: Sharp, Fast and Cheaper Too | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

NUMBERS GAME Resolution is measured in thousands of pixels per inch. For best-quality still pictures, look for 2-megapixel cameras...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1999 Technology Buyer's Guide: A Revolution in Resolution | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...amazing what an eight-inch blade will do for an empty gun, even sheathed, and what a little savagery will do for a soldier-in-training who's beginning to think he's going to maid academy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just in Case You Run Out of Bullets... | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...latrine (no small thing). And on Monday, the platoon was at last outfitted in our camos - camouflage - and big black boots. Make no mistake, this finally is very cool stuff, especially the jackets and gloves. Hallelujah! Now all I need is my camouflage shirts; they're adding an inch onto the sleeves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: These Boots Weren't Made for Marching | 11/23/1999 | See Source »

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