Most AT&T users could tell you that AT&T really needs to get their shit together. No need for expensive research.
Personally, I am with AT&T now because: 1 - I had to have a GSM phone (CDMA FTL!) 2 - T-Mobile's covereage sucks where I live in Atlanta (or at least it did 18 months ago)
I am pissed and dont have much of a choice - its MaBell of Tmob. Not much is out there that would drive me to the shackles of CDMA hell with BigRed.
American Idol (the 'real competition' portion - not the auditions that are sometimes hilarious), Eurovision Song Contest, and America/Britain's Got Talent. Within 10 meters, all of these can be lethal to people with IQs greater than 75. At distances greater than 10 meters, I am not sure of the lethality...but just hearing it causes me to double over with pain.
...and they don't degrade, scratch, or fall apart after a few months.
Which is exactly WHY they have not transitioned to a "stick" format that you could plug into your player. They prefer to have the media to be a little fragile...that way you might have to replace it if your 3 year-old or your drunk friend mishandles your disc.
I dunno...I think there is a huge difference even in the past 20 years. I was born in 1974 and was told that basically not everyone is a winner - there are some losers, the world needs astronauts and ditch diggers, we cant all drive a hot rod camaro - sometimes you have to have the brown LTD that smokes a little when it starts up. It conditioned to me the inevitable failures that I would have in life and I did not overreact. Life sucks, get a helmet.
Kids these days (hell, my 17 year old cousin is like this) are told that EVERYONE is a winner and a unique and beautiful snowflake, that everyone can be whatever they want to be, and that we all can have whatever we want. These kids have no exposure to failure...and have a meltdown when they meet it for the first time.
My wife and I have had this discussion (and its gone interesting since she is Swedish and was not raised around corporal punishment - while I got whippings if I deserved it) and we are going to raise our kids to not bullshit them about the reality of life. That there is always going to be someone better at them at something - but that its ok. Life goes on and there is no reason to freak if you get a B- when you did your best, get picked last at kick ball because you dont run as fast as some of the other kids, or the girl/boy of you have been having wet dreams about is not interested in you.
Oh come on...SSA and medicare is not a Ponzi. Instead of the govt lining the pockets with cash defrauded from the tax payers...they are just pissing it away on a good cause. Thats hardly a crime, right?
A few more fuck you's and honest brawls between people would do us all a lot of good. Yes, I'm advocating violence here -- because a few punches in the face is a lot easier to get over than a few bullets in the back.
The thing that chaps my ass here is the $10 discount and I am not locked into a contract. Yippie-fuckin-do. Cut me a $30 discount since I am not buying your shitty hardware that you guys fucked around with.
I have had unlocked phones since I moved to Europe a few years ago, and hate the fact that I am stuck with the jackasses at AT&T and T-Mobile. Dont even talk about Sprint or Verizon because they dont have SIM cards to swap around.
As much as I cringe saying this, I almost wish the FCC would punch AT&T and T-Mobile in the seed - make them use the same fucking frequencies 800/850/1800/1900 would work for me - and fucking be over it.
While I found this post hilarious (because I am too an arsehole), I think you are missing something: Most people who play Guitar Hero/Rock Band cant play an instrument for their lives. Most people who play Wii/PS3/XBawx360 sports cant do it IRL because they suck at it.
So its for the same reason they do the FPS - because its pure fantasy being a golf pro, basketball player, super soldier...etc...
Its good that the Wii provides SOME mobility though...its better than some people would normally get.
Now...regarding the wife f*cking. If there was a Wii interface for the PC, I am sure that someone would have written a invented a virtual f*cking game where you clip the controller to your belt or...something. In fact, I would not be suprised if someone is not working on that game now.
...it would probably automatically zoom to 3rd person, remove all armor/clothing, and hold at just the right angle for fapovision for all the guys playing night elf/bloood elf females.
Thanks for the suggestion - will be in Sweden for X-mas so I might have to check it out. I can get VAT returned when I am coming back...so with that it makes it not too bad for the price.
As for early termination fees increasing, that's what gets you nice phones for cheap. I don't really see a problem with these fees since they are making phones more affordable given that you would have a phone plan anyway.
The pisser is that I want to BUY the phone by itself...and then be able to go to whatever provider I wanted. "Cheap phones" be damned! They should be clear about how much the phone is subsidized...and for how long...and make that as an "adder" to the normal monthly charge. You can either BUY a Droid for $550 outright and have a $40/mo bill...or get it for "Free" and pay an addl $28/month for 24 months (threw in some interest to boot). If you cancel after 12 months, then you owe 12*28, or $336.
But that makes too much sense...carriers would never go for that.
Funny - I was thinking the same thing. I wish the DROID would be available, unlocked, with a SIM card. I have comtemplated going with Verizon.
The flaw of DROID is locked to Verizon. The flaw of the iPhone is locked to AT&T (but at least you can jail break it).
I guess I am sticking with my SonyEricsson w810i until the phone providers adopt the buisness model in Europe...which might be right about the time they are tossing snowballs in hell...or DukeNukem Forever is released.
For something like an A320 - its well within the F-16's parameters to "pull up next to it" and wave.
For something like a Cessna - they can come in for a really slow pass with full flaps...and I am sure that would get their attention. I read a thread with comments from an F-16 pilot that said they could drop to about 90mph at full flaps.
Hate to sound snarky...but the free ISOs were great for those who were not saavy enough to burn their own CDs. Then again...most of these people might not like Linux since its not totally moron proof.
The Durden formula would have to be modified and simplified to:
If the total cost of out-of-court settlements, is less than value of publicity that results in increased sales, Toyota doesn't do one.
Unfortunately for Toyota - people checking out this ad are likely all going "WTF was Toyota thinking - and how would this relate to selling a damn car? The ad execs must be cracked!"
IMNSHO, $10M (which I would feel is justified since that is the only way you make corporations hear you) >> the publicity that translated to new car sales.
Donning my flame suit here - but what is the big deal here?
Plenty of people are whinging on about Orwell...Big Brother...ad nauseum. Do people not understand the concept of what identification is and why we need it? Your drivers licence has become so much more than just a "drivers licence." Hell - when you buy beer they "ID" you. If the cops want to talk to you, often they do the same thing - check your ID so they know that you are who you say you are. What is the alternative? Everyone running around saying their name is "Nunya Bizness"?
Personally, I am for a national ID system - and a national ID card. Verify social security numbers and biometric data (and even DNA) - and unless govt screws the pooch - identity theft is a thing of the past. Mistaken identity is a thing of the past. Illegal aliens using false ID is a thing of the past. Hell - sequence DNA from a string of serial rapes and crossreference - does not scare me in the least! And dont be so droll as to think that cops are going to be pinning crimes on John Q Innocent because he matches 80%...they are going to investigate just as they would any other crime. Are there going to be some false positives? Of course there will be - just like there is in standard police investigations.
Some people really need to stay off the pipe - makes yah paranoid!
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Most AT&T users could tell you that AT&T really needs to get their shit together. No need for expensive research.
Personally, I am with AT&T now because:
1 - I had to have a GSM phone (CDMA FTL!)
2 - T-Mobile's covereage sucks where I live in Atlanta (or at least it did 18 months ago)
I am pissed and dont have much of a choice - its MaBell of Tmob. Not much is out there that would drive me to the shackles of CDMA hell with BigRed.
American Idol (the 'real competition' portion - not the auditions that are sometimes hilarious), Eurovision Song Contest, and America/Britain's Got Talent. Within 10 meters, all of these can be lethal to people with IQs greater than 75. At distances greater than 10 meters, I am not sure of the lethality...but just hearing it causes me to double over with pain.
21 minutes from article, to post, to hitting Godwin's Law.
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Is that a new
...and they don't degrade, scratch, or fall apart after a few months.
Which is exactly WHY they have not transitioned to a "stick" format that you could plug into your player. They prefer to have the media to be a little fragile...that way you might have to replace it if your 3 year-old or your drunk friend mishandles your disc.
I dunno...I think there is a huge difference even in the past 20 years. I was born in 1974 and was told that basically not everyone is a winner - there are some losers, the world needs astronauts and ditch diggers, we cant all drive a hot rod camaro - sometimes you have to have the brown LTD that smokes a little when it starts up. It conditioned to me the inevitable failures that I would have in life and I did not overreact. Life sucks, get a helmet.
Kids these days (hell, my 17 year old cousin is like this) are told that EVERYONE is a winner and a unique and beautiful snowflake, that everyone can be whatever they want to be, and that we all can have whatever we want. These kids have no exposure to failure...and have a meltdown when they meet it for the first time.
My wife and I have had this discussion (and its gone interesting since she is Swedish and was not raised around corporal punishment - while I got whippings if I deserved it) and we are going to raise our kids to not bullshit them about the reality of life. That there is always going to be someone better at them at something - but that its ok. Life goes on and there is no reason to freak if you get a B- when you did your best, get picked last at kick ball because you dont run as fast as some of the other kids, or the girl/boy of you have been having wet dreams about is not interested in you.
Oh come on...SSA and medicare is not a Ponzi. Instead of the govt lining the pockets with cash defrauded from the tax payers...they are just pissing it away on a good cause. Thats hardly a crime, right?
*twitch twitch twitch*
A few more fuck you's and honest brawls between people would do us all a lot of good. Yes, I'm advocating violence here -- because a few punches in the face is a lot easier to get over than a few bullets in the back.
AMEN - pass the plate again!
The thing that chaps my ass here is the $10 discount and I am not locked into a contract. Yippie-fuckin-do. Cut me a $30 discount since I am not buying your shitty hardware that you guys fucked around with.
I have had unlocked phones since I moved to Europe a few years ago, and hate the fact that I am stuck with the jackasses at AT&T and T-Mobile. Dont even talk about Sprint or Verizon because they dont have SIM cards to swap around.
As much as I cringe saying this, I almost wish the FCC would punch AT&T and T-Mobile in the seed - make them use the same fucking frequencies 800/850/1800/1900 would work for me - and fucking be over it.
While I found this post hilarious (because I am too an arsehole), I think you are missing something: Most people who play Guitar Hero/Rock Band cant play an instrument for their lives. Most people who play Wii/PS3/XBawx360 sports cant do it IRL because they suck at it.
...etc...
So its for the same reason they do the FPS - because its pure fantasy being a golf pro, basketball player, super soldier
Its good that the Wii provides SOME mobility though...its better than some people would normally get.
Now...regarding the wife f*cking. If there was a Wii interface for the PC, I am sure that someone would have written a invented a virtual f*cking game where you clip the controller to your belt or...something. In fact, I would not be suprised if someone is not working on that game now.
So what does that have to do with 72 trekie fan bois?
...it would probably automatically zoom to 3rd person, remove all armor/clothing, and hold at just the right angle for fapovision for all the guys playing night elf/bloood elf females.
I don't know what happened, I must have missed a decimal point or something...
Reminds me of a quote from The Way of the Gun ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202677/ )
Karma is justice without the satisfaction, and I dont believe in justice
Thanks for the suggestion - will be in Sweden for X-mas so I might have to check it out. I can get VAT returned when I am coming back...so with that it makes it not too bad for the price.
As for early termination fees increasing, that's what gets you nice phones for cheap. I don't really see a problem with these fees since they are making phones more affordable given that you would have a phone plan anyway.
The pisser is that I want to BUY the phone by itself...and then be able to go to whatever provider I wanted. "Cheap phones" be damned! They should be clear about how much the phone is subsidized...and for how long...and make that as an "adder" to the normal monthly charge. You can either BUY a Droid for $550 outright and have a $40/mo bill...or get it for "Free" and pay an addl $28/month for 24 months (threw in some interest to boot). If you cancel after 12 months, then you owe 12*28, or $336.
But that makes too much sense...carriers would never go for that.
Funny - I was thinking the same thing. I wish the DROID would be available, unlocked, with a SIM card. I have comtemplated going with Verizon.
The flaw of DROID is locked to Verizon.
The flaw of the iPhone is locked to AT&T (but at least you can jail break it).
I guess I am sticking with my SonyEricsson w810i until the phone providers adopt the buisness model in Europe...which might be right about the time they are tossing snowballs in hell...or DukeNukem Forever is released.
So this is the image of what is supposed to pwn us in 2012, right?
Sweet...
To link a poster from the geniuses at Despair Inc: http://www.despair.com/government.html
Priceless.
I, for one, would like to welcome our chinese overlords.
Its not that you are "new" - you are just finally starting to show your face.
For something like an A320 - its well within the F-16's parameters to "pull up next to it" and wave.
For something like a Cessna - they can come in for a really slow pass with full flaps...and I am sure that would get their attention. I read a thread with comments from an F-16 pilot that said they could drop to about 90mph at full flaps.
Hate to sound snarky...but the free ISOs were great for those who were not saavy enough to burn their own CDs. Then again...most of these people might not like Linux since its not totally moron proof.
You do know that "BM" also stands for "bowel movement," right?
:)
/snark off
Just checking
...that it will be TCP/IP with a pinch of pixie dust. Probably just changing a few extensions and reusing old code.
The Durden formula would have to be modified and simplified to:
If the total cost of out-of-court settlements, is less than value of publicity that results in increased sales, Toyota doesn't do one.
Unfortunately for Toyota - people checking out this ad are likely all going "WTF was Toyota thinking - and how would this relate to selling a damn car? The ad execs must be cracked!"
IMNSHO, $10M (which I would feel is justified since that is the only way you make corporations hear you) >> the publicity that translated to new car sales.
Donning my flame suit here - but what is the big deal here?
Plenty of people are whinging on about Orwell...Big Brother...ad nauseum. Do people not understand the concept of what identification is and why we need it? Your drivers licence has become so much more than just a "drivers licence." Hell - when you buy beer they "ID" you. If the cops want to talk to you, often they do the same thing - check your ID so they know that you are who you say you are. What is the alternative? Everyone running around saying their name is "Nunya Bizness"?
Personally, I am for a national ID system - and a national ID card. Verify social security numbers and biometric data (and even DNA) - and unless govt screws the pooch - identity theft is a thing of the past. Mistaken identity is a thing of the past. Illegal aliens using false ID is a thing of the past. Hell - sequence DNA from a string of serial rapes and crossreference - does not scare me in the least! And dont be so droll as to think that cops are going to be pinning crimes on John Q Innocent because he matches 80%...they are going to investigate just as they would any other crime. Are there going to be some false positives? Of course there will be - just like there is in standard police investigations.
Some people really need to stay off the pipe - makes yah paranoid!