Fine, but require AT&T to disclose (in large font) that it's not an internet connection, since the content is being modified en route.
Back in the day, quite often I'd have to explain the difference between AOL being an 'online service provider' and Mindspring/MediaOne/whoever being an 'internet service provider'.
Do you also plan to pay for food with money that turns to shit within a day?
See, the thing about analogies...
I skip multiple steps altogether. Just gather all the items in your grocery cart and dump them in the toilet at the store. Don't pay, don't digest, and don't shit!! Its going to end up in the toilet anyway. This way you eliminate at least two middle men!
Some ads are indeed a work of art, like the car ad with the rube goldberg machine made from pieces. But I don't remember which company it was for, and don't particularly care about what's it advertising.
If you find such a device, just leave it there. Call the local cops. Tell them you've found a pipebomb attached to your car. Get the bomb squad out there. Blow your car up and have the FBI buy you a new one!
I'd rather pay the extra $10 and have someone else change my oil. I don't have to worry about the mess, the disposal, dealing with the oil filter, etc...
That's a service that I'm willing to pay someone else $10 more for. A tune up (plugs, wires, cap, rotor, etc...) I'll do myself. Can't justify the additional $50 for that.
The most interesting take was from my dad who called me up and asked me if he had a virus or something, I can only imagine how most "normal" people reacted to this change today.
Funny you mention that -- I've had a handful of calls from customers I haven't heard from in well over a year or two asking me that same thing.
"Other OS" WAS my primary reason of purchasing a PS3 about a year ago. Didn't own a single game, and owned just one Blu-Ray movie.
I just sold the damn thing on Craigslist. Didn't make all of my money back (of course), but enough to dump a little extra money in my amateur radio hobby.
Like everybody else here -- I really despise Sony for all they've done over the years. But, they do make some good stuff I suppose. Got an MRI a month ago and noticed "Sony" labels on various pieces of equipment in the 'control room'.
I'm not an audiophile in the slightest (I can't tell the difference in MP3, FLAC, etc... -- everything above 128 bitrate sounds exactly the same to me) but I still like their headphones.
(skip forward a few minutes) Actually, my headphones are Phillips, not Sony...
... I found my brother's cheap Timex watch seven years after he lost it at a campsite. Filthy as hell, but still working and the battery still going strong. My brother had that watch for another five years before accidentally hitting a door frame and ultimately killing the watch.
Or on a similar note -- after seeing the IP address of 385.442.13.724 flash across the screen, being asked by a fellow watcher, "Hey! Do you know where that address goes?"
I hate replying to myself, but feel I should add some stuff here...
What I have is what I got. What I purchased at the store is the version I run. What do I miss out on for not paying $10 ($15?) a month? All of the cool downloadable content. Patches. New level caps. New equipment and gear. New recipes. I don't expect it, either. I know I'm bunking the system -- but I get what I pay for. For the $40 I spent for the WoW package I picked up, a little time and effort on my part configuring an SQL system, and having to run a bunch of programs before I start up my WoW client -- I have a very enjoyable game world that I can leave for a month and come back to and everything is where I left it.
Um... I do. In fact, I have NEVER been online with WoW. I run a small private server and play alone. I was heavily involved with Everquest from Phase 2 beta all the way through the release of Kunark. After EQ went public, I found that I REALLY didn't like playing with other people. What I DID like (and LOVE) is playing in a large world where I can explore on my own. Quest on my own. Need a group of 50 people to take something down? Fine. It may be cheating, but I'll adjust my stats accordingly, then go back to where they should be afterwards. I have purchased WoW, EQ, DAoC -- and run them all on my single machine and play them at my leisure. One of my biggest gripes I had was when I would find a decent group of folks to go 'questing' with -- family, work, LIFE would get in the way of my gaming (it shouldn't need to be that way) -- log back in, I'm still a level 15 character, and my online-friends are all around 30. Time to find new friends. I got sick of the camping, loot stealing, having to consistently 'recycle' friends.
So now? I will surely buy the game itself (and damn rightfully so!) -- but will hang onto it until someone releases a 'private' server that I can run without ANY online connections.
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Fine, but require AT&T to disclose (in large font) that it's not an internet connection, since the content is being modified en route.
Back in the day, quite often I'd have to explain the difference between AOL being an 'online service provider' and Mindspring/MediaOne/whoever being an 'internet service provider'.
I'd say we've received SOME return on that investment.
You genuinely believe video games causes more violence than religion?
Working out quite well for me, actually.
Religion causes more violence than video games.
Tax churches.
I thought, "ignorance of the law is no excuse". Like everything else, I guess it doesn't go both ways.
Because I'd otherwise sweat and swelter to death in a neoprene suit.
Nothing excuses the theme tune though...
"You can't take this guy from me".
That's what I've always heard.
With the low cost of modern computer technology, why does this device have to be THAT pricey? Just wondering.
Medical certifications.
Do you also plan to pay for food with money that turns to shit within a day?
See, the thing about analogies ...
I skip multiple steps altogether. Just gather all the items in your grocery cart and dump them in the toilet at the store. Don't pay, don't digest, and don't shit!! Its going to end up in the toilet anyway. This way you eliminate at least two middle men!
If this is how people think then we have already lost...
You really think he/she is wrong?
When was it that everybody decided that everybody else wanted to fuck our kids???
... is why I take the whole "sex offender registry" and such "child rape" cases all with a grain of salt.
Some ads are indeed a work of art, like the car ad with the rube goldberg machine made from pieces. But I don't remember which company it was for, and don't particularly care about what's it advertising.
That would be Honda. The ad is called "Cog"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ve4M4UsJQo
If you find such a device, just leave it there. Call the local cops. Tell them you've found a pipebomb attached to your car. Get the bomb squad out there. Blow your car up and have the FBI buy you a new one!
This is why I don't use NYT for a news source. There's plenty of others out there.
I'd rather pay the extra $10 and have someone else change my oil. I don't have to worry about the mess, the disposal, dealing with the oil filter, etc...
That's a service that I'm willing to pay someone else $10 more for. A tune up (plugs, wires, cap, rotor, etc...) I'll do myself. Can't justify the additional $50 for that.
Like here in the States as well...
When my oven/fridge/microwave light goes out, I'll just stick a CFL in there!!
Make lots of money.
Enjoy your job.
Work within the law.
Pick two.
The most interesting take was from my dad who called me up and asked me if he had a virus or something, I can only imagine how most "normal" people reacted to this change today.
Funny you mention that -- I've had a handful of calls from customers I haven't heard from in well over a year or two asking me that same thing.
"Other OS" WAS my primary reason of purchasing a PS3 about a year ago. Didn't own a single game, and owned just one Blu-Ray movie.
I just sold the damn thing on Craigslist. Didn't make all of my money back (of course), but enough to dump a little extra money in my amateur radio hobby.
Like everybody else here -- I really despise Sony for all they've done over the years. But, they do make some good stuff I suppose. Got an MRI a month ago and noticed "Sony" labels on various pieces of equipment in the 'control room'.
I'm not an audiophile in the slightest (I can't tell the difference in MP3, FLAC, etc... -- everything above 128 bitrate sounds exactly the same to me) but I still like their headphones.
(skip forward a few minutes) Actually, my headphones are Phillips, not Sony...
... I found my brother's cheap Timex watch seven years after he lost it at a campsite. Filthy as hell, but still working and the battery still going strong. My brother had that watch for another five years before accidentally hitting a door frame and ultimately killing the watch.
Cube was also filmed in only 17 days, entirely 'out of order', and has no real soundtrack.
Or on a similar note -- after seeing the IP address of 385.442.13.724 flash across the screen, being asked by a fellow watcher, "Hey! Do you know where that address goes?"
I hate replying to myself, but feel I should add some stuff here...
What I have is what I got. What I purchased at the store is the version I run. What do I miss out on for not paying $10 ($15?) a month? All of the cool downloadable content. Patches. New level caps. New equipment and gear. New recipes. I don't expect it, either. I know I'm bunking the system -- but I get what I pay for. For the $40 I spent for the WoW package I picked up, a little time and effort on my part configuring an SQL system, and having to run a bunch of programs before I start up my WoW client -- I have a very enjoyable game world that I can leave for a month and come back to and everything is where I left it.
I wonder how many people play WoW offline?
Um... I do. In fact, I have NEVER been online with WoW. I run a small private server and play alone. I was heavily involved with Everquest from Phase 2 beta all the way through the release of Kunark. After EQ went public, I found that I REALLY didn't like playing with other people. What I DID like (and LOVE) is playing in a large world where I can explore on my own. Quest on my own. Need a group of 50 people to take something down? Fine. It may be cheating, but I'll adjust my stats accordingly, then go back to where they should be afterwards. I have purchased WoW, EQ, DAoC -- and run them all on my single machine and play them at my leisure. One of my biggest gripes I had was when I would find a decent group of folks to go 'questing' with -- family, work, LIFE would get in the way of my gaming (it shouldn't need to be that way) -- log back in, I'm still a level 15 character, and my online-friends are all around 30. Time to find new friends. I got sick of the camping, loot stealing, having to consistently 'recycle' friends.
So now? I will surely buy the game itself (and damn rightfully so!) -- but will hang onto it until someone releases a 'private' server that I can run without ANY online connections.