Not only that but if texting wasn't available, would the fatality rate have been even lower than it is? Increases in safety, better highway design, etc may have reduced the fatality rate much more than texting has increased it, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't fix the problem...
Lawsuits like this are often the only recourse we have when dealing with corporate oligarchs, so please don't cripple my ability to be made whole when they do harm to me.
Stalking is terrifying and life altering for the victim. If the facts are as presented, this ins't a frivolous lawsuit. The harm is tangible. Toyota should be held accountable.
Yeah, I loved Office Space. Still, I never bought into the ending though. Cleaning up a burn site, being exposed to lung destroying dust, chemicals, sun. Working with a crew of uneducated bigot misognynists. I came into IT from construction and have never looked back. It's actually easier to be a craftsman in the tech jobs I've had than it ever was in the "get it done now goddammit" atmosphere of most construction sites. Super high end construction is a bit different, some craftsmanship is expected, but you're still breathing sawdust and busting knuckles all day.
I agree it does most of those things you mention quite well for me...(I love the email, gps, and facebook app) with the exception of phone calls...I get some seriously buggy behaviour with the phone calls...incoming calls that ring but don't display the answer button; calls that upon ending, seem to completely lock the phone for 5 minutes with a black screen, can't even restart the damn thing; calls that never ring.
The phone is the buggiest piece of crap I've used...I'm about one call away from scrapping it. As much as I need to see my FB status updates I really need the thing to send and receive phone calls reliably.
Anyone else have this or solve it via jailbroking? (sic)
I tried this. They used an automated voice caller to tell me the number that I can call to purchase a warranty. So I called the stupid number, thinking I could find out who they are or give them a piece of my mind. But the number just kept ringing and ringing. No one ever answered. So whatever scam they are running must be poorly managed, which I suppose is a minor consolation.
I really like the touch screen, I can type faster on it than any of the numerous windows mobile or blackberry phone I've used.
The drawback to the keyboard for me is that it takes an extra touch to get non-alpha characters. Of course, the blackberry and wm phones do also.
I'm a sysadmin, the sole weakness I've found is that new text alert and new mail alert sounds aren't very configurable. If I need to wake up at 2am to save a server the existing sounds don't quite do it.
I don't know if WM or BB have better configurability for those sounds.
How do you know this? Is there any way to quantify the amount of communication? If I had to guess, I'd say print communication alone would seem to comprise far more than 2/3...
Yes! Vilayanur Ramachandran's experiments and treatment of phantom limb pain support the idea that the brain takes a "best guess" about what should exist in our world. When sensory data don't match what the brain is accustomed to perceiving, it just makes things up. If you haven't watched his lecture on ted.com you really oughta.
If you're talking about the home user, then they will change as soon as they buy new hardware. They will take what they are given and they will like it.
Not in my experience. Off the top of my head I know 4 home users that bought a new computer in the last few months--all 4 got a Mac for the first time. All are amazed that they "just work" for everything they do, which is digital photos, email, web surf, docs, and spreadsheets. Another consumer I know bought an XP netbook for her 7th grade daughter, and would have bought a Mac notebook if the price was lower. All had options, all are very satisfied with their purchase.
I've always wondered why people would go to a bar and watch tv. It seems a cry for help somehow. "I'd rather be alone in the company of other people". TV is generally sad, addictive, malproductive, and pathetic compared to the alternative activities one might engage in. Go for a walk, talk to your neighbor, attend a lecture, read a book, write a letter, make sweet love to your blow up doll. All better alternatives.
By the way, did anyone see Sons of Anarchy this week? AWESOME!
Someone else's airport? Hahaha!
Most airports are paid for and owned by local governments. They are mine. Oh sure, there are a few airports that have been handed off by congress to enrich their friends, and in those cases I think it is my duty to annoy them by turning off the Fox News shills.
It's be one thing if airport televisions played C-SPAN, but they are invariably set to propoganda channels like CNN or FOX.
Well he's not stealing my vote. I give it freely.
As for higher taxes, that is tough for those with net income over 250K in a household, but they are already taxed in the highest bracket I believe, and it will only be a small increase, hardly enough to remove one from existence.
As for the free ride, I see plenty of criticism of Obama, if Fox doesn't count as mainstream I wonder why they have a monopoly in the two airport public areas I passed through last week? Holy crap it was a load of talking heads screeching like gibbering monkeys.
And of course Katie Couric is a crappy interviewer...the problem was that she was chosen by the Palin campaign, and is one of only a very, very few public interviews she submits to...contrast that to Biden who spews to any reporter willing to sit still long enough. And gosh, if Katie Couric of all people was able to stump Palin, well, I guess that tells us something about Palin's abilities...
Wait. Did I just get trolled? Crap me, this is off topic but hella fun.
> Does a mechanic cause $5000 worth of damage when he points out that your axle is broken and needs replacement?
Not analogous.
How about a mechanic who holds a press conference and explains how to break into your car? Or a locksmith explaining how to break into your house?
Not that these situations should be or are illegal, but they are a better analogy if you really want to compare this to consumer product repair or maintenance. Which I don't. But did I guess I did anyway. Damn/.
Okay, okay programmers aren't the dumbasses. They are simply doing what they are told to do, like good pets. The systems designer apparently sucked. I stand by the assertion that users see dozens and dozens of error screens and warnings every single day they use a computer, and they become meaningless for two reasons: 1) sheer volume (you know the boy that cried wolf?) 2) most of them ARE meaningless to end users (ever see a bookkeeper that knew what it meant when they saw a warning that a web site certificate expired? It's the most obtuse, unhelpful language they've ever seen short of an IRS form.
Disrupt your flow of traffic!! Hahahah! Sorry I kept you from getting to Burger King 17 seconds earlier than if I hadn't blocked your pollution spewing 93 piece of shit Honda.
Finally we changed it to "Please key in 'irreversible' to continue with the deletion."
This solved the problem. And probably reduced the ability to actually do legitimate deletes.
OF COURSE USERS RANDOMLY click "OK". We users see 10000 warnings while trying to do our jobs that the warnings mean nothing.
Why didn't you just create a recycle bin?
When everything is a warning, nothing is a warning. Dumbass programmers.
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Libel, not slander. Allegedly.
Not only that but if texting wasn't available, would the fatality rate have been even lower than it is? Increases in safety, better highway design, etc may have reduced the fatality rate much more than texting has increased it, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't fix the problem...
Lawsuits like this are often the only recourse we have when dealing with corporate oligarchs, so please don't cripple my ability to be made whole when they do harm to me. Stalking is terrifying and life altering for the victim. If the facts are as presented, this ins't a frivolous lawsuit. The harm is tangible. Toyota should be held accountable.
Reports indicate that there are many bones from other specimens.... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/01/AR2009100103432.html
Yeah, I loved Office Space. Still, I never bought into the ending though. Cleaning up a burn site, being exposed to lung destroying dust, chemicals, sun. Working with a crew of uneducated bigot misognynists. I came into IT from construction and have never looked back. It's actually easier to be a craftsman in the tech jobs I've had than it ever was in the "get it done now goddammit" atmosphere of most construction sites. Super high end construction is a bit different, some craftsmanship is expected, but you're still breathing sawdust and busting knuckles all day.
I agree it does most of those things you mention quite well for me...(I love the email, gps, and facebook app) with the exception of phone calls...I get some seriously buggy behaviour with the phone calls...incoming calls that ring but don't display the answer button; calls that upon ending, seem to completely lock the phone for 5 minutes with a black screen, can't even restart the damn thing; calls that never ring. The phone is the buggiest piece of crap I've used...I'm about one call away from scrapping it. As much as I need to see my FB status updates I really need the thing to send and receive phone calls reliably. Anyone else have this or solve it via jailbroking? (sic)
I tried this. They used an automated voice caller to tell me the number that I can call to purchase a warranty. So I called the stupid number, thinking I could find out who they are or give them a piece of my mind. But the number just kept ringing and ringing. No one ever answered. So whatever scam they are running must be poorly managed, which I suppose is a minor consolation.
I really like the touch screen, I can type faster on it than any of the numerous windows mobile or blackberry phone I've used. The drawback to the keyboard for me is that it takes an extra touch to get non-alpha characters. Of course, the blackberry and wm phones do also. I'm a sysadmin, the sole weakness I've found is that new text alert and new mail alert sounds aren't very configurable. If I need to wake up at 2am to save a server the existing sounds don't quite do it. I don't know if WM or BB have better configurability for those sounds.
2/3 of human communication is non-verbal.
How do you know this? Is there any way to quantify the amount of communication? If I had to guess, I'd say print communication alone would seem to comprise far more than 2/3...
It's definitely what I think about when I make love to Steve Ballmer's wife.
Seems like an unnecessary requirement. Who the hell would have a reason to smile in Indiana? Especially in the DMV office.
Yes! Vilayanur Ramachandran's experiments and treatment of phantom limb pain support the idea that the brain takes a "best guess" about what should exist in our world. When sensory data don't match what the brain is accustomed to perceiving, it just makes things up. If you haven't watched his lecture on ted.com you really oughta.
If you're talking about the home user, then they will change as soon as they buy new hardware. They will take what they are given and they will like it.
Not in my experience. Off the top of my head I know 4 home users that bought a new computer in the last few months--all 4 got a Mac for the first time. All are amazed that they "just work" for everything they do, which is digital photos, email, web surf, docs, and spreadsheets. Another consumer I know bought an XP netbook for her 7th grade daughter, and would have bought a Mac notebook if the price was lower. All had options, all are very satisfied with their purchase.
I've always wondered why people would go to a bar and watch tv. It seems a cry for help somehow. "I'd rather be alone in the company of other people". TV is generally sad, addictive, malproductive, and pathetic compared to the alternative activities one might engage in. Go for a walk, talk to your neighbor, attend a lecture, read a book, write a letter, make sweet love to your blow up doll. All better alternatives. By the way, did anyone see Sons of Anarchy this week? AWESOME!
Someone else's airport? Hahaha! Most airports are paid for and owned by local governments. They are mine. Oh sure, there are a few airports that have been handed off by congress to enrich their friends, and in those cases I think it is my duty to annoy them by turning off the Fox News shills. It's be one thing if airport televisions played C-SPAN, but they are invariably set to propoganda channels like CNN or FOX.
Well he's not stealing my vote. I give it freely. As for higher taxes, that is tough for those with net income over 250K in a household, but they are already taxed in the highest bracket I believe, and it will only be a small increase, hardly enough to remove one from existence. As for the free ride, I see plenty of criticism of Obama, if Fox doesn't count as mainstream I wonder why they have a monopoly in the two airport public areas I passed through last week? Holy crap it was a load of talking heads screeching like gibbering monkeys. And of course Katie Couric is a crappy interviewer...the problem was that she was chosen by the Palin campaign, and is one of only a very, very few public interviews she submits to...contrast that to Biden who spews to any reporter willing to sit still long enough. And gosh, if Katie Couric of all people was able to stump Palin, well, I guess that tells us something about Palin's abilities... Wait. Did I just get trolled? Crap me, this is off topic but hella fun.
> Does a mechanic cause $5000 worth of damage when he points out that your axle is broken and needs replacement? Not analogous. How about a mechanic who holds a press conference and explains how to break into your car? Or a locksmith explaining how to break into your house? Not that these situations should be or are illegal, but they are a better analogy if you really want to compare this to consumer product repair or maintenance. Which I don't. But did I guess I did anyway. Damn /.
He works on French army vehicles...
Usenet=Snake Plissken of 2008 "Swear to God Snake, I thought you were dead..." "Yeah, you and everybody else!"
Right on. Though were talking about going to work not what you eat. I just assumed it was at BK.
Okay, okay programmers aren't the dumbasses. They are simply doing what they are told to do, like good pets. The systems designer apparently sucked. I stand by the assertion that users see dozens and dozens of error screens and warnings every single day they use a computer, and they become meaningless for two reasons: 1) sheer volume (you know the boy that cried wolf?) 2) most of them ARE meaningless to end users (ever see a bookkeeper that knew what it meant when they saw a warning that a web site certificate expired? It's the most obtuse, unhelpful language they've ever seen short of an IRS form.
Disrupt your flow of traffic!! Hahahah! Sorry I kept you from getting to Burger King 17 seconds earlier than if I hadn't blocked your pollution spewing 93 piece of shit Honda.