I'm so feeling the same about this!
People out in the patent office need to get head outa ass and start realizing what they are approving for a patent. Ugh....
So how the hell do they know people googled them self? People are googling names, but specifically how they hell would they know that I've googgled myself? They got hidden cams or something?
I find it ridiculicious that in this country we are fighting over mp3's, and if its okay to copy something you purchased. You're damn right I'm going to make a copy of a DVD or mp3 after I purchased it. It's called being smart and learning from lessons in the past. I've lost, had movies destroyed from kids, unmature persons, natural disaster etc. I have a backup of these things, and that makes me happy.
I hope RIAA burns in HELL and goes away ASAP. What a bunch of ignorant old farts that have nothing better to do with there time but to pick on the American population.:(
I've had comcast for years at my parents house. I moved out, I got comcast. I've delt with their shitty cusomter service, slow speeds and techs not willing to do there jobs for years. Comcast and there customer service and support was not as bad as verizons tho.... So comcast prolly has a 1up on them.
Verizon experience?
I've recently moved into my own place and orderded the 15/2 FIOS package. If the speeds and stability were not in place, I'd look for another ISP hands down.
Verizon has let me down every time I call. I have had some of the worse customer experiance from the FIOS customer service people. I've been lied to, blantly told the wrong info, misguided, as well as a list of other things. Everytime I call it's pretty much the same load of BS.. I always have to talk to a supervisor to get anything done, or answered. There agents seem to be out of the ghetto and not well trained. It seems only the supervisois know what customer service really is.
Currently I'm dealing with verizon trying to double/tripple bill be for a PC/laptop installation fee of $29.99 x 4 for the past 2 billing cycles + other charges. So basically verizon already took out ~$291.00 out of my bank account they were not suppose to as there billing system is also fuked. They cant put it back on my CC, so I have unwillingly prepaid for my fios bill for the next few months. That's fuked!
Verizon didn't do a thing for installation or configuration. I don't even have a verizon router. I'm using my own hardware. I had to call and escalate to a floor supervisor in the tech dept and demand he push the f*cking button so that I can get a DHCP IP from them. After almost 2 hours on the phone and him telling me 'they' can't just push a button.. He pushed that fuking button and I had an IP from them. Why piss off your customers and in the end give them what they want? Ugh!!
I've done customer service, I've been technical support. I know how customer service is suppose to be, and what the extent of an agents job should be. Verizon agents are incompetant while Comcast agents have a little more clue and customer service skills.
So a "Media research exec" says that the music industry is on its last legs? I don't think so, but rather all the companies and corps that make there penny off artists whom are 3rd parties are on there last legs. If every person down the line is not making there %, then things will soon fail. The money belongs in the artists, song writers hands. They created the song, the lyrics.
I just find it funny that all these companies trying to make there buck off each song and artist while the artists aren't in it for the money but for the joy and there love of music. Music will be around forever. It's human to love it and embrace it
I was pondering the same thing.
What about MS's XBOX 360? That thing turned out to be a huge POS with so many issues. How many do you have to return to get a 'working' product. 3? 5? 10 times?
Basically you're on the go with your cell and every time you make a call or use your cell on the network it's tracked via the IMEI# from the tower and logged into call logs on the providers network. This is how they track your phone, and which tower you're on and how you use your minutes.
Not only is it handy for the provider to see exactly how many minutes you've used on there network, but they can also see from what state, and even down to what area of a city your calling from. Trianglulation your rough position is not all that hard.
The IMEI# is a set of 15 numbers\... eh just read the wiki about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMEI
I agree with you on alot of points you've made. What really struck me is that when your working on an objective you can be a gunner in a helicopter one mine, and next your in CQB mode the next. I love it how your role changes around accordingly to the situation.
Had the game for a few days and I run home to go play after work. Overall great fun!! I set it to the hardest mode, and started playing. Tough indeed!
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm sure as hell ready for a zombie attack! I've got gunz, knifes, tanks, and lots of persons of a certain race for "Operation Human Shield." Lots of my friends as well are prepared. We even have a meeting place; The closest Bimart!:)
No no no, I'm not saying you NEED two cores for it to run better. I was just stating that my lappy which is a duo core 1.6Ghz can run it no issues. I run PS CS3 on my older P4 2.4ghz with no issues.:-)
Adobe software is slow? What are you running it on? I have the entire CS3 suite, and it does not run slow on my duo core lappy, or my desktop which is an utterly slow P4 2.6Ghz. There is no reason the software should run slow. You should make some performance changes, or try some new hardware. CS3 does require a bit more resources, but its understandable in a suite of tools its size and weight.
Just because the software works in a specific way for you, does not mean it runs entirely the same on everyone else's machine.
Anyways, Apple does not have the $$ to buy Adobe first and formost. Plus if Apple would buy Adobe, every software would turn to utter sh*t and be loaded with quicktime bloat.
Talking about BB service contracts...
About 3 years ago when I lived in vegas I bought a Philip's DVP642 DVD player and a $9 MIC as well. At the time of purchase I was asked if I wanted a service plan from the cashier. I said YES, and choose a 4year service plan. All was well until my DVD player no longer turned on several months ago.
I call BB customer support to get a RMA#. After speaking with a rep for about 45min going over my original receipt, and what I had purchased at the time etc. The rep tells me that I have a service contract for a $9 MIC, and one for my DVD player which was only a year. Why the hell would I buy a service contract for a MIC? So I bought a 4year service contract thinking and being told that the DVD player would be covered for 4 years, now come to find out that a 4 year does not exist, and that I put a $30 service contract on a $9 MIC. So basically I'm outa luck I was told by BB customer care. One of the reasons I never shop at BB anymore.
I agree! Why is apple trying to lock everyone to a specific network. It's ridiculous. Now you can't pay in cash? This is America for Christ sakes, if I have cash I should be able to PAY A BILL, or BUY material items. I find this is really shady on apple's part!
On a similar note, I could not even pay my FIOS bill with cash. It had to be on a CC as well. WTF kinda a-holes run these companies and make these decisions that are outright ridiculous? Ugh:(
I'll test that theory now.
Although a domain was snatched from a buddy of mine early this morning, and 2 other domains on Tuesday.
Will be interesting to see what comes out of all of this.
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I'm so feeling the same about this! People out in the patent office need to get head outa ass and start realizing what they are approving for a patent. Ugh....
So how the hell do they know people googled them self? People are googling names, but specifically how they hell would they know that I've googgled myself? They got hidden cams or something?
I find it ridiculicious that in this country we are fighting over mp3's, and if its okay to copy something you purchased. You're damn right I'm going to make a copy of a DVD or mp3 after I purchased it. It's called being smart and learning from lessons in the past. I've lost, had movies destroyed from kids, unmature persons, natural disaster etc. I have a backup of these things, and that makes me happy.
:(
I hope RIAA burns in HELL and goes away ASAP. What a bunch of ignorant old farts that have nothing better to do with there time but to pick on the American population.
I fully agree with this statement!
:-)
Well said!
I've had comcast for years at my parents house. I moved out, I got comcast. I've delt with their shitty cusomter service, slow speeds and techs not willing to do there jobs for years. Comcast and there customer service and support was not as bad as verizons tho.... So comcast prolly has a 1up on them.
Verizon experience?
I've recently moved into my own place and orderded the 15/2 FIOS package. If the speeds and stability were not in place, I'd look for another ISP hands down.
Verizon has let me down every time I call. I have had some of the worse customer experiance from the FIOS customer service people. I've been lied to, blantly told the wrong info, misguided, as well as a list of other things. Everytime I call it's pretty much the same load of BS.. I always have to talk to a supervisor to get anything done, or answered. There agents seem to be out of the ghetto and not well trained. It seems only the supervisois know what customer service really is.
Currently I'm dealing with verizon trying to double/tripple bill be for a PC/laptop installation fee of $29.99 x 4 for the past 2 billing cycles + other charges. So basically verizon already took out ~$291.00 out of my bank account they were not suppose to as there billing system is also fuked. They cant put it back on my CC, so I have unwillingly prepaid for my fios bill for the next few months. That's fuked!
Verizon didn't do a thing for installation or configuration. I don't even have a verizon router. I'm using my own hardware. I had to call and escalate to a floor supervisor in the tech dept and demand he push the f*cking button so that I can get a DHCP IP from them. After almost 2 hours on the phone and him telling me 'they' can't just push a button.. He pushed that fuking button and I had an IP from them. Why piss off your customers and in the end give them what they want? Ugh!!
I've done customer service, I've been technical support. I know how customer service is suppose to be, and what the extent of an agents job should be. Verizon agents are incompetant while Comcast agents have a little more clue and customer service skills.
So a "Media research exec" says that the music industry is on its last legs? I don't think so, but rather all the companies and corps that make there penny off artists whom are 3rd parties are on there last legs. If every person down the line is not making there %, then things will soon fail. The money belongs in the artists, song writers hands. They created the song, the lyrics. I just find it funny that all these companies trying to make there buck off each song and artist while the artists aren't in it for the money but for the joy and there love of music. Music will be around forever. It's human to love it and embrace it
I was pondering the same thing. What about MS's XBOX 360? That thing turned out to be a huge POS with so many issues. How many do you have to return to get a 'working' product. 3? 5? 10 times?
Basically you're on the go with your cell and every time you make a call or use your cell on the network it's tracked via the IMEI# from the tower and logged into call logs on the providers network. This is how they track your phone, and which tower you're on and how you use your minutes. Not only is it handy for the provider to see exactly how many minutes you've used on there network, but they can also see from what state, and even down to what area of a city your calling from. Trianglulation your rough position is not all that hard. The IMEI# is a set of 15 numbers\... eh just read the wiki about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMEI
I agree with you on alot of points you've made. What really struck me is that when your working on an objective you can be a gunner in a helicopter one mine, and next your in CQB mode the next. I love it how your role changes around accordingly to the situation. Had the game for a few days and I run home to go play after work. Overall great fun!! I set it to the hardest mode, and started playing. Tough indeed!
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm sure as hell ready for a zombie attack! I've got gunz, knifes, tanks, and lots of persons of a certain race for "Operation Human Shield." Lots of my friends as well are prepared. We even have a meeting place; The closest Bimart! :)
No no no, I'm not saying you NEED two cores for it to run better. I was just stating that my lappy which is a duo core 1.6Ghz can run it no issues. I run PS CS3 on my older P4 2.4ghz with no issues. :-)
Adobe software is slow? What are you running it on? I have the entire CS3 suite, and it does not run slow on my duo core lappy, or my desktop which is an utterly slow P4 2.6Ghz. There is no reason the software should run slow. You should make some performance changes, or try some new hardware. CS3 does require a bit more resources, but its understandable in a suite of tools its size and weight. Just because the software works in a specific way for you, does not mean it runs entirely the same on everyone else's machine. Anyways, Apple does not have the $$ to buy Adobe first and formost. Plus if Apple would buy Adobe, every software would turn to utter sh*t and be loaded with quicktime bloat.
What revision of the board I wonder... hmm And yes, these boards are geared for gamers and overclockers.
Talking about BB service contracts... About 3 years ago when I lived in vegas I bought a Philip's DVP642 DVD player and a $9 MIC as well. At the time of purchase I was asked if I wanted a service plan from the cashier. I said YES, and choose a 4year service plan. All was well until my DVD player no longer turned on several months ago.
I call BB customer support to get a RMA#. After speaking with a rep for about 45min going over my original receipt, and what I had purchased at the time etc. The rep tells me that I have a service contract for a $9 MIC, and one for my DVD player which was only a year. Why the hell would I buy a service contract for a MIC? So I bought a 4year service contract thinking and being told that the DVD player would be covered for 4 years, now come to find out that a 4 year does not exist, and that I put a $30 service contract on a $9 MIC. So basically I'm outa luck I was told by BB customer care. One of the reasons I never shop at BB anymore.
I agree! Why is apple trying to lock everyone to a specific network. It's ridiculous. Now you can't pay in cash? This is America for Christ sakes, if I have cash I should be able to PAY A BILL, or BUY material items. I find this is really shady on apple's part!
:(
On a similar note, I could not even pay my FIOS bill with cash. It had to be on a CC as well. WTF kinda a-holes run these companies and make these decisions that are outright ridiculous? Ugh
I'll test that theory now. Although a domain was snatched from a buddy of mine early this morning, and 2 other domains on Tuesday. Will be interesting to see what comes out of all of this.