I was once a Sprint subscriber. I had ongoing unresolved issues regarding their billing mistakes. I don't think I called 25 times per month (psycho), but I did call 3 or 4 times at the end of my statement period trying (usually unsuccessfully) to correct blatant errors on my monthly bill. Sometimes they would charge me an extra 6.99 for text messaging, other times the taxes were incorrectly computed (that one still blows MY mind). I had so many successful challenges of their incorrect billing that I was allowed to terminate my contract in 2002 without paying a penalty charge.
I have been a customer of all the major cell phone companies: sprint, nextel (now sprint + nextel), at&t, cingular (now at&t + cingular), T-mobile, and Verizon. I really miss Sprint because I feel that Sanyo makes one hell of a cellphone and they are exclusive with Sprint. T-mobile offers the greatest value but Verizon the best quality.
Just opinions.
Well then wonderful. For those who want to save $50 bucks the cost of bother will be:
~2 hours messing around with Ubuntu
~3 hours downloading Vista from The Pirate Bay
~1 hour installing Vista
~30 minutes downloading appropriate drivers
~2 weeks of smarmy holierthanthouism
Then in a universe assembled by forces way way way beyond our control, perhaps both grand champions and stuffs on a rock can combine, collate, and codepend knowing that we're all lucky to have even existed at all.
Geez, University of Washington! Way to throw your students under a bus. Don't you realize that undergrads aren't yet capable of being responsible for their actions?
If the RIAA wants a real challenge let's see them try this bullshit at Virginia Tech.
Personally I would like to see some major tech websites, such as arstechnica.com or hardocp.com, tackle the EULAs of the big computer retailers (Dell, Gateway, Apple, et al).
It's a ridiculous situation to purchase a computer, debox it, set it up, and then take the first 5 hours to read the EULA you are presented with. Can't Cliff Hillegas come back from the dead and hook us up?
How outlandish would it be to embed efficient magnets within Interstate roadways while installing similar magnets within cars and trucks? This is just a late-night idea but couldn't that generate a sizable amount of electricity? Perhaps it could be realistically considered once cars are fitted with a workable system for auto-navigation, a system that might require the installation of specialized equipment in existing roadways and therefore offer a justifiable economic solution (as well as an opportunity); one of those kill-two-birds-with-one-stone approach.
Thank god there are no file sharing users/security risks at the State Department. It's better to populate an important governmental agency with drones as opposed to internet savvy employees who can't assist network administrators by giving them a slightly more informed heads up regarding odd or bizarre 'puter goings-ons.
I hate my own sarcasm. Hate it.
Maybe he's wrong, maybe he's not right. But damned if I don't admire a scientist who is willing to destroy a potentially promising career over a tiny hunch. Maybe god will take pity and alter gravity for just such an instance. I think he's getting bored with Iraq.
2 million bucks to usurp the lead story on every broadcast network's nightly news, hourly reports on cable news, blogoriffic essays, youtube tributes...
Guess what. The movie will still fail. Money well spent.
I work with a variety of rara avis PhDs on a daily basis and judging by the breadth of their widely distributed personality traits, trust is a paramount concern. A researcher who isn't trusted is an unpublished journal article, a brim of sweat wiped from a fallen brow, and a really fucking pissed off scientist. What gives with Los Alamos? Instead of coddling their bullpen of 2000 watt minds they seem insistent on beating them into submission.
If one were to follow your logic the police would continue to ask someone to please be nice long after they initially refuse.
OH please, good sir. Please behave yourself. I realize that you are not threatening others physically, so I will not stray from my initial request, which if I may recap, is please curtail your brutishly uncivilized behavior. Oh please listen to me, please?
I will continue to ask you to respond to my commands, but if you refuse while still being non-physically threatening, I really must continue to use words forever. Yes, I'm an asshole. I'm sorry.
When do requests end and orders begin? Seems like these officers were clear about what they wanted the unidentified individual to do. How long should they shoot the shit before intervening?
As college tuition rises, the people in charge feel a responsibility to provide their students (and their parents in newsletter format) with services worthy of yearly tuition hikes. It has nothing to do with breaking people down and forcing them to toe the line, it's just like carrying a digital receipt of the knowledge you're borrowing and returning.
I made the point that the cops should have just grabbed this dude. One cop, each handling an appendage, could carry him outside without incident. If bar security can do it, so can the black and blue.
Lemme tel you something. I'm an iconoclast. I push boundaries by accident. But I have never been tazed by the police. This jackass could have prevented this EASILY.
A UCLA student and a member of the crowd that witnessed this event posted his reaction on a board that I moderate, www.blogwars.com. Forgive the reference, but the tally of the first-handers who witnessed this event points toward the victim being a gigantic jackass, refusing to show his ID and not cooperating with campus police. When I was in college being asked for my student ID was never a protestable offense. In order to get into my dorm, enter the student recreation center, the campus gym, a football or basketball game, etc... we had to pony up our student IDs.
If the police have to deal with an angry, shouting person who won't identify themself, show ID, or cooperate... what are they left to do?
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I heard that programmers are getting younger, but this is getting ridiculous.
Are we suddenly expecting Gamespot to be Consumer Reports?
I have never felt more Japanese in my entire life.
God who?
That editorial was poorly written and filled with grammatical errors.
I was once a Sprint subscriber. I had ongoing unresolved issues regarding their billing mistakes. I don't think I called 25 times per month (psycho), but I did call 3 or 4 times at the end of my statement period trying (usually unsuccessfully) to correct blatant errors on my monthly bill. Sometimes they would charge me an extra 6.99 for text messaging, other times the taxes were incorrectly computed (that one still blows MY mind). I had so many successful challenges of their incorrect billing that I was allowed to terminate my contract in 2002 without paying a penalty charge. I have been a customer of all the major cell phone companies: sprint, nextel (now sprint + nextel), at&t, cingular (now at&t + cingular), T-mobile, and Verizon. I really miss Sprint because I feel that Sanyo makes one hell of a cellphone and they are exclusive with Sprint. T-mobile offers the greatest value but Verizon the best quality. Just opinions.
Finally I understand why I never make women swoon.
Well then wonderful. For those who want to save $50 bucks the cost of bother will be: ~2 hours messing around with Ubuntu ~3 hours downloading Vista from The Pirate Bay ~1 hour installing Vista ~30 minutes downloading appropriate drivers ~2 weeks of smarmy holierthanthouism
Then in a universe assembled by forces way way way beyond our control, perhaps both grand champions and stuffs on a rock can combine, collate, and codepend knowing that we're all lucky to have even existed at all.
Geez, University of Washington! Way to throw your students under a bus. Don't you realize that undergrads aren't yet capable of being responsible for their actions? If the RIAA wants a real challenge let's see them try this bullshit at Virginia Tech.
Personally I would like to see some major tech websites, such as arstechnica.com or hardocp.com, tackle the EULAs of the big computer retailers (Dell, Gateway, Apple, et al). It's a ridiculous situation to purchase a computer, debox it, set it up, and then take the first 5 hours to read the EULA you are presented with. Can't Cliff Hillegas come back from the dead and hook us up?
Just a friendly reminder to all the Star Trek fans in Slashdot land... STAR TREK ISN'T REAL. Ahhhhh
How outlandish would it be to embed efficient magnets within Interstate roadways while installing similar magnets within cars and trucks? This is just a late-night idea but couldn't that generate a sizable amount of electricity? Perhaps it could be realistically considered once cars are fitted with a workable system for auto-navigation, a system that might require the installation of specialized equipment in existing roadways and therefore offer a justifiable economic solution (as well as an opportunity); one of those kill-two-birds-with-one-stone approach.
I suppose Iran doesn't consider sandwich artistry a particularly vaulted profession.
Thank god there are no file sharing users/security risks at the State Department. It's better to populate an important governmental agency with drones as opposed to internet savvy employees who can't assist network administrators by giving them a slightly more informed heads up regarding odd or bizarre 'puter goings-ons. I hate my own sarcasm. Hate it.
Maybe he's wrong, maybe he's not right. But damned if I don't admire a scientist who is willing to destroy a potentially promising career over a tiny hunch. Maybe god will take pity and alter gravity for just such an instance. I think he's getting bored with Iraq.
Welcome to 1859, Kansas. Hugs, mwah.
2 million bucks to usurp the lead story on every broadcast network's nightly news, hourly reports on cable news, blogoriffic essays, youtube tributes... Guess what. The movie will still fail. Money well spent.
I work with a variety of rara avis PhDs on a daily basis and judging by the breadth of their widely distributed personality traits, trust is a paramount concern. A researcher who isn't trusted is an unpublished journal article, a brim of sweat wiped from a fallen brow, and a really fucking pissed off scientist. What gives with Los Alamos? Instead of coddling their bullpen of 2000 watt minds they seem insistent on beating them into submission.
Tasers are not tools of expediency. That's a really great point.
If one were to follow your logic the police would continue to ask someone to please be nice long after they initially refuse. OH please, good sir. Please behave yourself. I realize that you are not threatening others physically, so I will not stray from my initial request, which if I may recap, is please curtail your brutishly uncivilized behavior. Oh please listen to me, please? I will continue to ask you to respond to my commands, but if you refuse while still being non-physically threatening, I really must continue to use words forever. Yes, I'm an asshole. I'm sorry. When do requests end and orders begin? Seems like these officers were clear about what they wanted the unidentified individual to do. How long should they shoot the shit before intervening?
If the student in question could offer one reason why he disobeyed the officers' request,... uh, wait. He can't. Sorry.
As college tuition rises, the people in charge feel a responsibility to provide their students (and their parents in newsletter format) with services worthy of yearly tuition hikes. It has nothing to do with breaking people down and forcing them to toe the line, it's just like carrying a digital receipt of the knowledge you're borrowing and returning.
I made the point that the cops should have just grabbed this dude. One cop, each handling an appendage, could carry him outside without incident. If bar security can do it, so can the black and blue. Lemme tel you something. I'm an iconoclast. I push boundaries by accident. But I have never been tazed by the police. This jackass could have prevented this EASILY.
A UCLA student and a member of the crowd that witnessed this event posted his reaction on a board that I moderate, www.blogwars.com. Forgive the reference, but the tally of the first-handers who witnessed this event points toward the victim being a gigantic jackass, refusing to show his ID and not cooperating with campus police. When I was in college being asked for my student ID was never a protestable offense. In order to get into my dorm, enter the student recreation center, the campus gym, a football or basketball game, etc... we had to pony up our student IDs. If the police have to deal with an angry, shouting person who won't identify themself, show ID, or cooperate... what are they left to do?