Thanks, ChrisMaple. You're probably right. I should get all new friends and family that aren't constantly getting fucked with by the law. I wish lived in your world of shopping at Sears instead of Walmart, and being able to afford a $150 ticket for driving 10 miles over the speed limit in a 25, where 3 dudes who run a stop sign with no license or insurance get a warning, like they do for the black chicks on that show Cops.
Where do you live, Canada? In America police are not allowed to search your vehicle during a traffic stop without probable cause... well unless they just write in their police report, "I smelled drugs."
Sounds just like every run-in I've ever had with police. I've even videotaped the cops beating the shit out of my friends. The only thing that ever amounted to was my friends not being convicted of Obstruction of Justice, Disobeying a Police Officer, Resisting Arrest, Interfering with an Investigation. And, maybe a couple cops quit the force.
It was funny when they played the video in court and the Judge looks over at the prosecutor and said, "Don't you hate when that happens? Case dismissed."
But the cops were never convicted of anything. Not even the local lawyers in my town want to take on the cops.
p.s. I remember the time a cop, with his foot stuck in my door over a noise complaint, grabbed my arm and said, "That's it, you're under arrest." I yanked my hand back and said, "Fuck you, get off my property, you're trespassing." Oh there was also the time that same cop just busted into my house (also a noise complaint) with his arm extended pointing a can of pepper spray at me... I ran into the kitchen where there was like 20 people. The cop eventually put away the pepper spray and walked away... knowing he would have sprayed everyone. Oh there's also the time a cop said I did a 360 on my motorcycle going 50mph, and when I stopped put my hands on my head, and sat down Indian-style, he beat me repeatedly with his baton.. so obviously I got a resisting arrest charge... dismissed, thankfully. Oh and a few months ago when I got a ticket for driving on a learner's permit with no licensed driver... though there was a licensed driver in the car, and I haven't had a learners permit for 15 years... I appealed that and.... inexplicably, lost. I could go on and on.
"what I'm interested is in if you can convince me that you placing your most private, most intimate part into someone else's most private, most intimate part is somehow more special and somehow sacred than me placing my most private, most intimate part in someone else's chosen private, most intimate orifice?"
Hellop's Law: All other things being equal, the option without the poop is preferred.
Are any old IBM AT computer cases and monitors. I'm sure there's a market there in the mod scene. Slap in a 6 core MB with badass graphics and convert the 5-1/4" floppy to a blueray player.... I'd want that.
Especially if I could get the LCD panel I glued inside the monitor to display useful stuff in 80/25 ASCII chars in highlighted green on a black background.
1. Don't try to please everyone all the time. Some customers are bad. You don't want them. Focus on the good customers and their referrals.
2. Stop worrying about quoting prices. Give them the price. There's one price for reinstall. One price for HD install. One price for data backup/restore. Give them the full price $220. Can't afford it? Next....
3. Customer doesn't communicate or pick up computer after 30 days? Sell it to recover your costs. Put this disclaimer on your invoices. Car mechanics do this, tow companies, why not you?
4. "Their response is: that's how I bought it. It should be enough." Why do you care what they think? Just say, "Your computer needs a system optimization. It's an extra $30." Best Buy charges $60 for a system optimization, and $50 for anti-virus install. Why not you?
You're a patient man. Something to be admired. I pray that someday the guy who yelled at your wife gets punched in the face for no apparent reason and is helpless to do anything about it.
What I've also wondered is how big of an antenna would we need to detect a communication from a near star, say 50ly. And how much power would it take to send a message that far?
If we can't even see planets, how can SETI expect to receive a transmission from one?
I've asked some astronomy majors about this and received only blank stares. Do they teach this kind of thing in astronomy? What are the calculations?
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Thanks, ChrisMaple. You're probably right. I should get all new friends and family that aren't constantly getting fucked with by the law. I wish lived in your world of shopping at Sears instead of Walmart, and being able to afford a $150 ticket for driving 10 miles over the speed limit in a 25, where 3 dudes who run a stop sign with no license or insurance get a warning, like they do for the black chicks on that show Cops.
Where do you live, Canada? In America police are not allowed to search your vehicle during a traffic stop without probable cause... well unless they just write in their police report, "I smelled drugs."
Yeah, maybe I should quit wearing these "Life of Brian" togas all the time.
Sounds just like every run-in I've ever had with police. I've even videotaped the cops beating the shit out of my friends. The only thing that ever amounted to was my friends not being convicted of Obstruction of Justice, Disobeying a Police Officer, Resisting Arrest, Interfering with an Investigation. And, maybe a couple cops quit the force.
It was funny when they played the video in court and the Judge looks over at the prosecutor and said, "Don't you hate when that happens? Case dismissed."
But the cops were never convicted of anything. Not even the local lawyers in my town want to take on the cops.
p.s. I remember the time a cop, with his foot stuck in my door over a noise complaint, grabbed my arm and said, "That's it, you're under arrest." I yanked my hand back and said, "Fuck you, get off my property, you're trespassing." Oh there was also the time that same cop just busted into my house (also a noise complaint) with his arm extended pointing a can of pepper spray at me... I ran into the kitchen where there was like 20 people. The cop eventually put away the pepper spray and walked away... knowing he would have sprayed everyone. Oh there's also the time a cop said I did a 360 on my motorcycle going 50mph, and when I stopped put my hands on my head, and sat down Indian-style, he beat me repeatedly with his baton.. so obviously I got a resisting arrest charge... dismissed, thankfully. Oh and a few months ago when I got a ticket for driving on a learner's permit with no licensed driver... though there was a licensed driver in the car, and I haven't had a learners permit for 15 years... I appealed that and.... inexplicably, lost. I could go on and on.
The parent made an account, and spent the time to come up with a half-way plausible post just to goatse people.
What's the psychological term for that? Psychopath?
I'm drunk! also, this website is taking forever to program
You're saying conspiracy theorists are not more intelligent than government trusters.
Extrapolating, your point is that the government cannot be fully trusted and everything is not a conspiracy?
So glad I never watched tubgirl or lemonparty. As far as goatse.... Thanks slashdot!
Yeah then I follow it up with. iPhone sux! Can't change the battery. What, are you an idiot?
"what I'm interested is in if you can convince me that you placing your most private, most intimate part into someone else's most private, most intimate part is somehow more special and somehow sacred than me placing my most private, most intimate part in someone else's chosen private, most intimate orifice?"
Hellop's Law: All other things being equal, the option without the poop is preferred.
"Evidently not the subject of this story, who offered to trade her sample of alleged lunar rock for $1.7 million."
Can someone please explain it to me?
That sounds so fucked. I guess it's gonna be like the movie Escape From L.A. At least, I hope so.
Are any old IBM AT computer cases and monitors. I'm sure there's a market there in the mod scene. Slap in a 6 core MB with badass graphics and convert the 5-1/4" floppy to a blueray player.... I'd want that. Especially if I could get the LCD panel I glued inside the monitor to display useful stuff in 80/25 ASCII chars in highlighted green on a black background.
Dunno. I run Kubuntu. A bar at the top and the bottom? Sorry, but you don't have to be a genius to see the flaw there.
There's a smartphone with a decent camera? The video quality is atrocious in low light conditions on all I've tried.
I don't have these problems.
My suggestions for you:
1. Don't try to please everyone all the time. Some customers are bad. You don't want them. Focus on the good customers and their referrals.
2. Stop worrying about quoting prices. Give them the price. There's one price for reinstall. One price for HD install. One price for data backup/restore. Give them the full price $220. Can't afford it? Next....
3. Customer doesn't communicate or pick up computer after 30 days? Sell it to recover your costs. Put this disclaimer on your invoices. Car mechanics do this, tow companies, why not you?
4. "Their response is: that's how I bought it. It should be enough." Why do you care what they think? Just say, "Your computer needs a system optimization. It's an extra $30." Best Buy charges $60 for a system optimization, and $50 for anti-virus install. Why not you?
You're a patient man. Something to be admired. I pray that someday the guy who yelled at your wife gets punched in the face for no apparent reason and is helpless to do anything about it.
What I've also wondered is how big of an antenna would we need to detect a communication from a near star, say 50ly. And how much power would it take to send a message that far?
If we can't even see planets, how can SETI expect to receive a transmission from one?
I've asked some astronomy majors about this and received only blank stares. Do they teach this kind of thing in astronomy? What are the calculations?
You make some valid points, but you're going to have to come to grips with the fact that future of learning will move beyond pencil and paper.
urine works too
or any of the comments.
Silverlight does work on Linux. Which means they can add features like crazy, but I'm still not interested.
FTFY
There would be higher demand for quality high-tech indoor pot.
How do you illegally "wire transfer" money without being caught? It always seemed to me that it would be easily traceable.