...To my dismay, I discovered that the guitar controller really isn't very good at poker. But on the bright side, I won enough money for a couple DLC tracks.
if people are willing to work under those conditions then I guess it's their choice.
Only an American would call "accept these conditions or starve" a choice.
I actually considered this angle. I thought about editing that part of my post to address this, but decided against it.
At a very basic level, this system of payment for restaurant workers only works, only can work because people are willing to accept those terms and work the job. That's the sense in which the comment was intended. In that sense, it is a choice - and by accepting the terms, the employees help to perpetuate the system. To some extent I can't sympathize too much with people who put themselves in that situation.
But, of course, it's not quite that simple, either - as you say, as long as your employer can easily replace you, your alternative is basically to not get paid at all. So changing the rules would probably require government intervention, as with minimum wage. So I definitely see your point.
The point is not what YOU think of the quality of the apps. It's not what PALM thinks of the quality of the apps. The point is that the author of the software must jump through ridiculous hoops and beg permission of someone before they can give their app to people who want it. And if the someone says "No", then no one can have it.
...Except for not. The apps can still be distributed outside of Palm's store.
or divide by ten and increase by half? And it's not like it has to be exact. Seriously, do it a few times and it sure is faster than punching in the numbers on some device. And it might help keep your brain oiled up. Although, I live in country where you generally don't tip, so admittedly I never have to do this.
Speaking for myself - I am good with math and such, and I use exactly the method you described - but sometimes simple calculations in my head can be a lot slower than I'd like. It's not to the point where I'd use a calculator instead, but I can see why people would enjoy having that burden lifted...
Maybe the world doesn't need another tip calculator...
Why do we need any? Is it really that hard to work out a fairly simple percentage in your head? Perhaps it's easier to leave a small tip when a machine is telling you to do it. "It's not me that's cheap, it's my iPhone."
Expecting a tip is anti American. The minimum wage is so low that these people working as waiters depend on tips to make ends meet. However who decides minimum wage? The government, and in our beloved capitalistic country which is the very definition of the word American I get to choose who I want to tip. I choose none, and if you critisize me for it then you too are anti American.
Think about it.
Restaurants are actually at liberty to consider tips as a part of the waiters' wages. Thus they can effectively pay them [i]under[/i] minimum wage (as low as around $2/hour), and rely upon tips to bring their wages up to a legal level.
IMO, this is also bullshit. It means hidden costs for patrons of the restaurant, and it means employers can weasel around minimum wage laws. But if people are willing to work under those conditions then I guess it's their choice.
On the flip side - what this system provides is a very direct system of evaluation with (in theory, at least) payment adjusted correspondingly. The restaurant doesn't need to spend resources evaluating employees constantly because they know a good portion of their wages is coming from tips... But then the problem is that patrons have been largely trained to always leave that tip, regardless of the quality of service. And then there's situations like large parties, in which the restaurant will itself add the tip automatically to your bill. If people don't actually fairly evaluate their service and consistently adjust the tip accordingly, then the whole system just breaks down into a way for restaurants to hide the true cost of the meal from their patrons.
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1. Make a general anti-Microsoft jab
This may fall under #1, but I think "Make a Ballmer joke" should be on the list as well. Mention "chair" or "developers", etc...
From a helpdesk point of view, they'll suffer one heck of a beeting everytime it goes down...
Arg! Support says the server's down again. Let's throw beets at them!
Crap! They've retreated to higher ground, I can't throw a beet all the way up there!...Maybe if I crouch for a few seconds until I start flashing, then I'll be able to jump up there!...Aw, hell... I didn't hit them with the beet! I guess I'll just have to wait here until they throw something at me that I can grab and throw back at them.
If we want to be adults, perhaps we should actual make clear points and not stoop to cursing?
You seem to be under the impression that "cursing" is inherently bad. I do not agree. There are times when it's right to use the linguistic equivalent of a scalpel, and there are times when a sledgehammer is more useful...
If you want to say that this was not a case that "shut the fuck up" was not a case that called for the use of the word "fuck" - then that's a valid viewpoint, though I would tend to disagree. What "fuck" brings to the equation in the case of the use in the summary is the right level of emphasis.
It's like the expression "a picture is worth a thousand words" (which isn't true, BTW - even if you used enough words to convey what would come through in the picture, someone would have to actually read and understand that huge message before they got what the picture could have conveyed at a glance... Basically there is no equivalence. The picture conveys something words can't.) - these words exist for a reason. If you're not willing to use the potent words in your vocabulary, you're throwing away a lot of your potential to communicate.
But at any rate, my beef here is with people using-but-not-using "curse words". Like they want to say "shut the fuck up" - but, oh no, "fuck" is a bad word, so we'd better not say it. How is saying "f***" any better in that case? How is it inherently bad to say "fuck", and why is it any better to communicate the word with 100% clarity without actually saying it? I think if people want to use the effective vocabulary they shouldn't be half-assed about it.
Like I said... likely it won't be a factor in most people's mind when they go out to buy something. However, if Palm's competitors are able to get the "Palm must be crappy, because they weren't able to get USB-IF certification" idea impressed into consumers' minds, it might hurt Palm.
Of course, that's not how they'd market it... they'd simply point out "We're USB-IF certified! Look, Palm's devices aren't. That means we're more trustworthy."
At this point I don't think users would care. It seems like a very uninteresting bit of information on which to distinguish one's products...
And because they went beyond their USB manufacturer agreement, they don't have a case in court.
They don't have to be certified by the USB-IF to manufacture USB devices. They just won't be able to put the logo on their products that says the USB-IF attests to their quality and compatibility.
It's sort of like being UL-certified or BBB-approved. Whether or not Palm could get away with dissing the USB-IF is the question. Kodak certainly hasn't suffered from losing their BBB accreditation, for example. Will people still buy Palm products if they aren't able to sport the USB-IF certification logo? (Likely, but then, competitors will also be able to use this to their advantage.)
I think the USB logo means a lot less now than it used to... I mean, it's taken for granted now that just about anything that has to connect to the computer will use USB and be fairly straightforward. It's a big difference from the early days of USB when people were still using RS-232 and parallel ports for peripherals, and a peripheral with USB was actually a distinguishing feature...
Of course, this may change again as USB 3.0 is rolled out, and people start to care whether the device is regular USB or a faster-than-full-speed, faster-than-high-speed USB 3.0 device...
are you really comparing afganistan and iraq and eery other way we fought in the last 20 years to WWII / I ? Despite the media hype, actually look at the number of lives lot / property destroyed. Sorry, not even close.
Partly because our aim is better now. Instead of bombing a whole city trying (and maybe failing) to hit that arms factory, we can pretty reliably hit just the arms factory...
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Why wouldn't you eat cake if you had it? Sure, I prefer pie, but cake is good, too. Seems like such a shame to waste perfectly good cake.
Achewood offers this answer...
Good luck with that montra
Quick! Montra is coming! We must wake Gojira!
Drummer said he played primarily with a Muppet Baby kit, but peferred the Smurf cymbals
This sentence should be preserved for posterity. Not the one I just typed, I mean, rather the one I quoted.
Because really, what coder with two thumbs wouldn't want to strum a guitar and have code flow from his awesome chords?
This guy. Right here.
There, fixed that for ya.
...To my dismay, I discovered that the guitar controller really isn't very good at poker. But on the bright side, I won enough money for a couple DLC tracks.
Only an American would call "accept these conditions or starve" a choice.
I actually considered this angle. I thought about editing that part of my post to address this, but decided against it.
At a very basic level, this system of payment for restaurant workers only works, only can work because people are willing to accept those terms and work the job. That's the sense in which the comment was intended. In that sense, it is a choice - and by accepting the terms, the employees help to perpetuate the system. To some extent I can't sympathize too much with people who put themselves in that situation.
But, of course, it's not quite that simple, either - as you say, as long as your employer can easily replace you, your alternative is basically to not get paid at all. So changing the rules would probably require government intervention, as with minimum wage. So I definitely see your point.
1993 called, they want their site design back.
Don't be silly. 1993 would pretty much predate the availability of color choices on the webpage...
The black background is more of a 1996/1997 thing, as I recall.
The point is not what YOU think of the quality of the apps. It's not what PALM thinks of the quality of the apps. The point is that the author of the software must jump through ridiculous hoops and beg permission of someone before they can give their app to people who want it. And if the someone says "No", then no one can have it.
...Except for not. The apps can still be distributed outside of Palm's store.
or divide by ten and increase by half? And it's not like it has to be exact. Seriously, do it a few times and it sure is faster than punching in the numbers on some device. And it might help keep your brain oiled up.
Although, I live in country where you generally don't tip, so admittedly I never have to do this.
Speaking for myself - I am good with math and such, and I use exactly the method you described - but sometimes simple calculations in my head can be a lot slower than I'd like. It's not to the point where I'd use a calculator instead, but I can see why people would enjoy having that burden lifted...
Maybe the world doesn't need another tip calculator...
Why do we need any? Is it really that hard to work out a fairly simple percentage in your head? Perhaps it's easier to leave a small tip when a machine is telling you to do it. "It's not me that's cheap, it's my iPhone."
Expecting a tip is anti American. The minimum wage is so low that these people working as waiters depend on tips to make ends meet. However who decides minimum wage? The government, and in our beloved capitalistic country which is the very definition of the word American I get to choose who I want to tip. I choose none, and if you critisize me for it then you too are anti American.
Think about it.
Restaurants are actually at liberty to consider tips as a part of the waiters' wages. Thus they can effectively pay them [i]under[/i] minimum wage (as low as around $2/hour), and rely upon tips to bring their wages up to a legal level.
IMO, this is also bullshit. It means hidden costs for patrons of the restaurant, and it means employers can weasel around minimum wage laws. But if people are willing to work under those conditions then I guess it's their choice.
On the flip side - what this system provides is a very direct system of evaluation with (in theory, at least) payment adjusted correspondingly. The restaurant doesn't need to spend resources evaluating employees constantly because they know a good portion of their wages is coming from tips... But then the problem is that patrons have been largely trained to always leave that tip, regardless of the quality of service. And then there's situations like large parties, in which the restaurant will itself add the tip automatically to your bill. If people don't actually fairly evaluate their service and consistently adjust the tip accordingly, then the whole system just breaks down into a way for restaurants to hide the true cost of the meal from their patrons.
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The responsible Anti-Microsoft Troll that should have replied to this post by now is on sick leave and was unable to prepare a custom flaming reply to this particular post. In lieu of that, attached is our generic template which we use to write all our flaming responses.
1. Make a general anti-Microsoft jab
This may fall under #1, but I think "Make a Ballmer joke" should be on the list as well. Mention "chair" or "developers", etc...
Put it on iPods and it becomes ubiquitous almost immediately.
Yeah... I mean, look at Firewire...
You must be kidding! For all purposes beige is dead, black is the new beige, and white is the new black.
Damn you! I was trying to figure out that last bit and I nearly got myself killed at the pedestrian crossing!
Too many to count, mutha 'uckas...
From a helpdesk point of view, they'll suffer one heck of a beeting everytime it goes down...
Arg! Support says the server's down again. Let's throw beets at them!
Crap! They've retreated to higher ground, I can't throw a beet all the way up there! ...Maybe if I crouch for a few seconds until I start flashing, then I'll be able to jump up there! ...Aw, hell... I didn't hit them with the beet! I guess I'll just have to wait here until they throw something at me that I can grab and throw back at them.
If we want to be adults, perhaps we should actual make clear points and not stoop to cursing?
You seem to be under the impression that "cursing" is inherently bad. I do not agree. There are times when it's right to use the linguistic equivalent of a scalpel, and there are times when a sledgehammer is more useful...
If you want to say that this was not a case that "shut the fuck up" was not a case that called for the use of the word "fuck" - then that's a valid viewpoint, though I would tend to disagree. What "fuck" brings to the equation in the case of the use in the summary is the right level of emphasis.
It's like the expression "a picture is worth a thousand words" (which isn't true, BTW - even if you used enough words to convey what would come through in the picture, someone would have to actually read and understand that huge message before they got what the picture could have conveyed at a glance... Basically there is no equivalence. The picture conveys something words can't.) - these words exist for a reason. If you're not willing to use the potent words in your vocabulary, you're throwing away a lot of your potential to communicate.
But at any rate, my beef here is with people using-but-not-using "curse words". Like they want to say "shut the fuck up" - but, oh no, "fuck" is a bad word, so we'd better not say it. How is saying "f***" any better in that case? How is it inherently bad to say "fuck", and why is it any better to communicate the word with 100% clarity without actually saying it? I think if people want to use the effective vocabulary they shouldn't be half-assed about it.
Can we just say "fuck" when we mean "fuck"? What's this "f***" crap?
Jesus did - I quote:
"Look after the shop, I'm just going to grab a pack of cigarettes."
Man, that was almost two thousand years ago... It doesn't sound like you were supposed to be in charge for this long - something must have come up.
Like I said... likely it won't be a factor in most people's mind when they go out to buy something. However, if Palm's competitors are able to get the "Palm must be crappy, because they weren't able to get USB-IF certification" idea impressed into consumers' minds, it might hurt Palm.
Of course, that's not how they'd market it... they'd simply point out "We're USB-IF certified! Look, Palm's devices aren't. That means we're more trustworthy."
At this point I don't think users would care. It seems like a very uninteresting bit of information on which to distinguish one's products...
Let me be the first to say:
This sucks donkey balls!
Much like your mom.
And because they went beyond their USB manufacturer agreement, they don't have a case in court.
They don't have to be certified by the USB-IF to manufacture USB devices. They just won't be able to put the logo on their products that says the USB-IF attests to their quality and compatibility.
It's sort of like being UL-certified or BBB-approved. Whether or not Palm could get away with dissing the USB-IF is the question. Kodak certainly hasn't suffered from losing their BBB accreditation, for example. Will people still buy Palm products if they aren't able to sport the USB-IF certification logo? (Likely, but then, competitors will also be able to use this to their advantage.)
I think the USB logo means a lot less now than it used to... I mean, it's taken for granted now that just about anything that has to connect to the computer will use USB and be fairly straightforward. It's a big difference from the early days of USB when people were still using RS-232 and parallel ports for peripherals, and a peripheral with USB was actually a distinguishing feature...
Of course, this may change again as USB 3.0 is rolled out, and people start to care whether the device is regular USB or a faster-than-full-speed, faster-than-high-speed USB 3.0 device...
So there are a metric buttload of missiles lying around all over The Former Soviet Union, just waiting for coded radio signals that will launch them.
Ah, yes - the good ol' metric buttload... It's worth noting that this is significantly larger than what Americans call the "Standard" buttload...
are you really comparing afganistan and iraq and eery other way we fought in the last 20 years to WWII / I ?
Despite the media hype, actually look at the number of lives lot / property destroyed. Sorry, not even close.
Partly because our aim is better now. Instead of bombing a whole city trying (and maybe failing) to hit that arms factory, we can pretty reliably hit just the arms factory...
1992 called. They want their SNL sketch back.
David Spade called. He wants his unfunny bit back.