I just think you're insane. You want to go into the remote wilderness in an RV and you're actually worried about latency for your freakin' GAMES?
My suggestion: just stay home.
I worked at Office Depot in Seattle for almost two years as a technology salesman. I know the system very well, and I can, with complete honesty, say that our store managers and the employees who sold the plans cared very much about the customers.
Yes, the employees and managers make a profit and bonuses (both) from selling them. And perhaps the plans are a bit more expensive than they should be.
But ya know what? If a customer ever came back to the store, complaining about a product that they had purchased that broke, for WHATEVER reason, we would ALWAYS take care of them if they had purchased a plan, even if they were still under the manufacturer's warranty. You can hate on OD all you want, and there very well may be "evil" stores out there who are just out to screw customers, but my experience was very different.
Our store had frequent repeat customers, because we would simply ask them if they wanted the plan. If they said no, we let it be. If they were hesitant, we would explain exactly what it would do for them. Because of this straightforward, honest, approach, people liked us and we always sold more plans than most other stores in the whole company.
So, again, it sucks that there are these bad policies put in place by certain stores, but you should know that not all stores take this approach, even if it is demanded by upper management. Having the customer's trust always brought more business.
I worked for the Seattle SuperSonics this year, and I can vouch for the amount of setup that goes into games. Even if the court doesn't need to be converted from a concert or something, crews arrive several hours before every game.
It's worth it though. You get to play Horse before the fans arrive.
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I just think you're insane. You want to go into the remote wilderness in an RV and you're actually worried about latency for your freakin' GAMES? My suggestion: just stay home.
Hackers won't wait.
maybe they'll make a supertuna with spiciness built into it. i love me some spicy tuna rolls.
I like how the word "mdash" is in the URL.
I worked at Office Depot in Seattle for almost two years as a technology salesman. I know the system very well, and I can, with complete honesty, say that our store managers and the employees who sold the plans cared very much about the customers.
Yes, the employees and managers make a profit and bonuses (both) from selling them. And perhaps the plans are a bit more expensive than they should be.
But ya know what? If a customer ever came back to the store, complaining about a product that they had purchased that broke, for WHATEVER reason, we would ALWAYS take care of them if they had purchased a plan, even if they were still under the manufacturer's warranty. You can hate on OD all you want, and there very well may be "evil" stores out there who are just out to screw customers, but my experience was very different.
Our store had frequent repeat customers, because we would simply ask them if they wanted the plan. If they said no, we let it be. If they were hesitant, we would explain exactly what it would do for them. Because of this straightforward, honest, approach, people liked us and we always sold more plans than most other stores in the whole company.
So, again, it sucks that there are these bad policies put in place by certain stores, but you should know that not all stores take this approach, even if it is demanded by upper management. Having the customer's trust always brought more business.
.... for an hour, right now.
I was raised in Poulsbo
Get him an iPhone, then we can have Apple marketing create a legit ObamaRoll ad.
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Well since texting is now illegal while driving, this is the loophole. Nothing in there against typing "redtub....." into Safari.
ass full of pork fat jiggles like a jello mold mouth is flapping too
I worked for the Seattle SuperSonics this year, and I can vouch for the amount of setup that goes into games. Even if the court doesn't need to be converted from a concert or something, crews arrive several hours before every game.
It's worth it though. You get to play Horse before the fans arrive.
How is that a "little-mentioned affect"? (effect, btw)
That's ALL that's mentioned.
Here's a link to an article on it, from UW's student newspaper
http://thedaily.washington.edu/2008/2/26/keeping-close-watch/
Microsoft is doomed. They're already loosing their most important customers: young people. Apple has me for now.
Are they really worth that much?
I mean, come on.
Although there's been a new interest in them with American Idol finally allowed to do Beatles.