Having worked as quality control (yuck) for one of the leading mints (mainly US-based casinos), I can say that the amount of use has a lot to do with it. Some casinos rotate their lower denominations yearly. The higher value coins last a bit longer, 5+ years. Granted, they get more use than legal currency, and legal currency uses a different alloy, but we used some pretty hard alloys, so YMMV.:)
Well, maybe not to kids (you can bet there'd be a smoking age). But hell, yeah. Mr. Marihuana Man is more than welcome to drive through my neighborhood, ringing his bell:D
Cool! That means I'm an automotive engineer! My gf calls my car the Ductmobile, since so much of the roof is covered w/ duct tape. Hey, it keeps the water out.
Note to everyone: if you ever buy a used car with a vinyl top, make sure the top is in good condition. If not, you're likely to find palm-sized rust holes underneath.
Not to be pissy, but why don't *you* throw out some statistics. There's lies...
Anecdotally, I've seen this happen a lot. I'll burn someone a copy of a cd, then they'll buy the rest. Or I'll make a sampler of things I thing more people should listen to, and they'll pick one or two artists they like & buy more. If it's a local/struggling artist, I'll let them borrow the cd, and explain why I won't burn them a copy (duh, it's a local, struggling artist). Most of them will go out and buy their cds.
Personally, I prefer to buy my cds straight off the band's website.
Make sure you finish school, too. Experience means a lot. Experience + diploma mean more.
I understand what the other guys are saying. I have ~10 years experience as a sysadmin. No college. My best friend has college + ~9 years experience. He makes roughly 2.5 times what I do (and still calls me for help, the bastard).
So experience (internship/job) = good Diploma = good Experience + diploma = best
Re:Obsession? How about just plain old usability?
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I had extremely similar problems with my first optical mouse (MS). I took it back & got a Logitech. Same problem! Brought it in to work to test, and it worked fine. WTF? Turns out it was my mouse *pad* that was the problem.
A real story. I stopped off to say hi to some friends. Long story short, as I was leaving, police were arriving. They are upset that I see them & lock the door behind me. Young white cop (I'm white) starts searching me & finds a bowl. They take me around the corner, try to get me to say those guys (my friends) were selling me drugs. In the end, the older black cop (good cop in the whole good cop/bad cop routine)asks me if I'm hungry & points out they can't arrest me with no evidence. Let me tell you, a half smoked bowl does *not* taste good:P I got to walk home, "or they'd have to arrest me for DUI", but no lasting scars.
I told those jerks they shouldn't be throwing records at cars from the roof of their own place. What's really ironic is that's why I was leaving in the first place.
You & I don't, but most people will. By default, WinXP gives the user admin rights. Not always, and I haven't looked into it enough to know why, but most of the time.
Every CD I buy gets ripped immediately, then stored. I can't remember the last time I actually put a CD in a player & listened to it. I mostly listen on my pc, but I recently purchased an Archos Multimedia 20. 20gb will hold all my "CDs" (ripped to mp3), and have space left over for me to make fun videos of my daughter jumping on the bed while twirling a baton:D
I occasionally listen to the radio in the car, but I'm more likely to hook up my Archos & put it on random play. With a few exceptions (unfortunately, my daughter like BSpears, etc.) there will be good variety, and all music I like.
I thought that XM Radio was going out of business or something. Maybe I remember incorrectly, though.
It's a coincidence that your grandmother knows more Windows users than Mac users, it doesn't mean Windows is better than Mac.
It's not a coincidence. Unless you live in the MacCave, everyone knows more Windows users. Even though I don't own a Mac (yet), I get just as many calls for help from my Mac friends as I do from Windows friends.
Sleeping? Well, there's some things you need to work on buddy:) Just remember to turn your webcam off. I forgot once, and was bombarded by requests for repeat performances for weeks...
I read a book that described almost that exact thing (I read too much to remember the book/author, some cyberpunk thing). There was basically a conspiracy (although iirc, it was a mass unconciousness thing), that would require rebuild of the whole city/state/whichever. That would let them upgrade/modernize everything.
That wasn't a central part of the book, but it was the only idea that stuck w/ me.
I'll tell you why I'm opposed to Flash. It makes my mp3s stutter on my slow system. And what benefit do I get from it? Moving ads. Heck, give me animated.gifs for that...
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Well, that depends...
:)
Having worked as quality control (yuck) for one of the leading mints (mainly US-based casinos), I can say that the amount of use has a lot to do with it. Some casinos rotate their lower denominations yearly. The higher value coins last a bit longer, 5+ years. Granted, they get more use than legal currency, and legal currency uses a different alloy, but we used some pretty hard alloys, so YMMV.
Well, *first* you have to get them off the couch... :)
Well, maybe not to kids (you can bet there'd be a smoking age). But hell, yeah. Mr. Marihuana Man is more than welcome to drive through my neighborhood, ringing his bell :D
Nah, not suave. I cheated. When we first started dating, I was driving a Cadillac. A '79 Coupe DeVille, but still a Caddy :)
:)
Seriously, though, I use the old standbys: Good personality, good sense of humor, decent looks, respect
Not that I'm saying it's not true, but do you have a link to support that statement?
Cool! That means I'm an automotive engineer! My gf calls my car the Ductmobile, since so much of the roof is covered w/ duct tape. Hey, it keeps the water out.
Note to everyone: if you ever buy a used car with a vinyl top, make sure the top is in good condition. If not, you're likely to find palm-sized rust holes underneath.
Maybe he's one of those really annoying people who talk about themselves in third person. One of those jerks would probably "quote" themselves.
Not to be pissy, but why don't *you* throw out some statistics. There's lies...
Anecdotally, I've seen this happen a lot. I'll burn someone a copy of a cd, then they'll buy the rest. Or I'll make a sampler of things I thing more people should listen to, and they'll pick one or two artists they like & buy more. If it's a local/struggling artist, I'll let them borrow the cd, and explain why I won't burn them a copy (duh, it's a local, struggling artist). Most of them will go out and buy their cds.
Personally, I prefer to buy my cds straight off the band's website.
Make sure you finish school, too. Experience means a lot. Experience + diploma mean more.
I understand what the other guys are saying. I have ~10 years experience as a sysadmin. No college. My best friend has college + ~9 years experience. He makes roughly 2.5 times what I do (and still calls me for help, the bastard).
So experience (internship/job) = good
Diploma = good
Experience + diploma = best
I had extremely similar problems with my first optical mouse (MS). I took it back & got a Logitech. Same problem! Brought it in to work to test, and it worked fine. WTF? Turns out it was my mouse *pad* that was the problem.
:D
Just an idea
Why exactly are there different modes in microwave ovens?
Ever tried to install an rpm on a Slackware system?
Umm. No. Isn't that some kind of blasphemy?
Smoking the evidence? :)
:P I got to walk home, "or they'd have to arrest me for DUI", but no lasting scars.
A real story. I stopped off to say hi to some friends. Long story short, as I was leaving, police were arriving. They are upset that I see them & lock the door behind me. Young white cop (I'm white) starts searching me & finds a bowl. They take me around the corner, try to get me to say those guys (my friends) were selling me drugs. In the end, the older black cop (good cop in the whole good cop/bad cop routine)asks me if I'm hungry & points out they can't arrest me with no evidence. Let me tell you, a half smoked bowl does *not* taste good
I told those jerks they shouldn't be throwing records at cars from the roof of their own place. What's really ironic is that's why I was leaving in the first place.
Hell, now they're playing "new" bands on the classic rock station :) Classic rock???
Geez.
I still buy CDs. If I can get them from the artist's website, preferably using Paypal. It helps that I mainly listen to unsigned acts, though.
You & I don't, but most people will. By default, WinXP gives the user admin rights. Not always, and I haven't looked into it enough to know why, but most of the time.
Every CD I buy gets ripped immediately, then stored. I can't remember the last time I actually put a CD in a player & listened to it. I mostly listen on my pc, but I recently purchased an Archos Multimedia 20. 20gb will hold all my "CDs" (ripped to mp3), and have space left over for me to make fun videos of my daughter jumping on the bed while twirling a baton :D
I occasionally listen to the radio in the car, but I'm more likely to hook up my Archos & put it on random play. With a few exceptions (unfortunately, my daughter like BSpears, etc.) there will be good variety, and all music I like.
I thought that XM Radio was going out of business or something. Maybe I remember incorrectly, though.
It's a coincidence that your grandmother knows more Windows users than Mac users, it doesn't mean Windows is better than Mac.
:)
It's not a coincidence. Unless you live in the MacCave, everyone knows more Windows users. Even though I don't own a Mac (yet), I get just as many calls for help from my Mac friends as I do from Windows friends.
My Linux friends RTFM
Sleeping? Well, there's some things you need to work on buddy :) Just remember to turn your webcam off. I forgot once, and was bombarded by requests for repeat performances for weeks...
I read a book that described almost that exact thing (I read too much to remember the book/author, some cyberpunk thing). There was basically a conspiracy (although iirc, it was a mass unconciousness thing), that would require rebuild of the whole city/state/whichever. That would let them upgrade/modernize everything.
That wasn't a central part of the book, but it was the only idea that stuck w/ me.
I'll tell you why I'm opposed to Flash. It makes my mp3s stutter on my slow system. And what benefit do I get from it? Moving ads. Heck, give me animated .gifs for that...
Thankyouthankyouthankyou!
If you can put a v8 in the front & a v8 in the back, both working perfectly syncronized at all speeds, then yes, you're an engineering talent.
I'll concede your point, although I'm strongly reminded of "if all your friends jumped off a bridge..."
My point was that lessons are usually better if non-fatal.
I had to look Godwin's Law up. Of course, as soon as I saw it, I recognized it. And you're right, I lose :)