was not some 200-minimum-wage-lackies-in-a-smoky-room-telemarke ter, it was a normal human being who made a mistake.
I can't make that distinction. Maybe i'm just not as compassionate as I should be, but I cannot.
When I'm curt on the phone to someone from a huge telemart-firm and they end the call by cursing at me I will deal with them in the same way as a "small guy" who mis-programs his machine.
Why? Because there are those who's scruples go so low that they have no problems saying "oh, it was just a simple mistake. We mis-programmed our machines."
Given the number of people who will just shrug it off, its nice that one or two will fire back.
I live in Rockville, and I constantly get calls from that handyman service.
Guess who I DON'T call when I need my gutters cleaned?!
Just because you run a business doesn't mean you are gauranteed to make money and not have honest efforts to plug your business backfire in your face. And if you ignore the laws governing your conduct don't be surprised when you get slapped.
Now I know your retort will be "well! The law code is so hard that the average person can't understand it and can't afford a lawyer to double check the legality of every action! WAAAAAAAA!"
My response? He just got a lesson in the law. And it only cost him $500.
Life isn't fair. Get a helmet and an unlisted number.
P.S.- The Washington Post had a great article on all the scam handymen in the region. So while you say actually works hard for that $500 I say he ripped off some old lady while cleaning her gutters and "reshingled" her roof. Both of our conjectures have one thing in common: there is no proof of either of them.
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actually, I don't agree- my post was totally in jest.
But I can't for a second see how hacking can prove the point that SCO's products are untrustworthy. It isn't as if they have made some fool hardy claim that their software is "UNBREAKABLE" (ahem, Oracle, ahem)... besides most breakins can be blamed on the people. Therefore a break-in isn't enough to prove that their products stink.
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yeah, I totally agree. What would be far more matured is a defaced sco website that says "SCO SUXX0RZ L1NUX R0XX0RZ!" and then at the bottom of the page it said "nanny nanny boo boo! You smell like doo doo!"
Didja ever notice how ubiquitous ubiquitous is? As if it is popping up all over! And given this all pervasive quality of ubiquitous, I'm surprised that we don't see more of it around. I guess I'm much obliged.
Totally ghost written. That doesn't make it BAD, and I'm not casting dispersions on Courtney Love- I think its admirable that she would use her fame as soap box to tell the Truth, so props to her. But something about her doesn't strike me as a researcher.
Let me first say that everything I'm about to say is the product of my mind/imagination; there is no hard and fast research to back me up (I've got too much going on at work and I'm finishing up my masters in the next two weeks, I just don't have time for it!)
Tell that to many of the older scifi authors, for whom the 'strong' heroine always fell into the arms of a stronger male in the end. Maybe she did save the planet, but she still couldn't live without a man.
This is the same thing with James Bond women/villans who are women.
But is it so bad that "she still couldn't live without a man"? Given the biological imperative to procreate and how it is hardwired into our lives, there is a grain of truth to that. And if you do a lot of dating, you see a ring of truth to this- being strong and confident gets your foot in the door. (For an almost hysterical look at some people who take this idea too far, check out alt.seduction.fast)
So does it necessarily undermine someone's character because they need to have a mate?
How many strong women do you know who have weak boyfriends? And how long do those last? And those woman who aren't allowed to look at other guys, do they complain about how there are expected to be loyal dogs? ANd do they DO anything about it, after they have complained? If they don't, then maybe that should tell you something. Either they're 'weak' (which then begs the question 'ARE there any strong women out there?' which I don't really agree with) or maybe this is something they want and are willing to compromise on.
the original Xbox controllers which are too big for my hands,
actually, that should read too big for human hands.;)
Regardless of the veracity of her points her delivery was flawed.
For example: the laughably phallic joystick, with subjectivity bleeding through in the first paragraph, you know you aren't being given a fair shake- this is not a truly academic analysis- this is just a rant. Joysticks haven't been phallic since the war pilots who came up with the name. Most controllers have some variation on the 4-way cross, or a small, stubby analog thumb controller. These modern day controllers can only be construed as phallic by those with millimeter peters.
And around every corner is a highly personal take. For example: " But the hype surrounding Lara Croft was gross. The hype undercut
her image as strong smart archeologist. The hype made her into a sex kitten. "
I had no idea lara croft was an archaeologist, so you are correct that the 'hype' (or 'advertising', as I like to call it) under cut that. But she wasn't presented as merely a sex kitten. No, she was presented as a BAD-ASS Sexy action hero. NEWSFLASH! Strong is sexy- always has been, always will be. THe strong/sexy woman has been a dominant character type in contemporary fiction; especially science fiction (with the venn diagram of Sci Fi lovers and gamers being significant).
While I admire someone's effort to bring to light something I take for granted (gender issues in games) I really would hope for a bit more rigour in the work (and no, defining "genderspace" doesn't count as rigour unless this is a freshman year undergrad writing course. and then you would only get a C...)
I really don't care about the loss of indentity nor how many lists I get put on nor waiting 6-1000 weeks to get a check; I want 100 CD-R's for $5 (with tax on the original price, thats $6.50, or 6.5 cents a CD). It's that simple.
However, I've had my share of issues:
I've been screwed by PNY twice (those f*ckers...)-
The first time I bought two sticks of ram, but only got the rebate on one of them. It wasn't "Clearly" marked that there was a limit.
The second time, they said "the offer period had expired"- now either Best Buy or they screwed up, because within 1 DAY of purchase my rebate was in the mail.
So I learned an important lesson- FUCK A DAMN PNY, they will never get my money again.
yeah, schenectady (and there abouts) had tons of cons...
Table top gaming has always been a little underground due to the high barrier of entry- namely 2000 pts worth of minis! GW also had issue that for convention and tournament play, you had to have official GW minis that were PAINTED (I wonder if they ever developed a test to check that you used their brand of paint!;) otherwise you couldn't play.
This will erode GW a little bit, but not much. The kids do what kids do, and the long term table toppers either A) already have an array of minis or B) will go grey market or C) will buy them off of exasperated parents when their children go onto the next "pokemon" type thing.
infact, forget the kids, I love this site. It has fun games (3 are free) that are cool logic puzzles. Also, the graphic design style is reminiscent of stereolab!
Its a good story too- they got nixon on the phone through their phone phreaking ways and told them of a crisis in Los Angeles- THEY WERE OUT OF TOILET PAPER!
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Shhhhhh! Its funnier the other way! ;)
was not some 200-minimum-wage-lackies-in-a-smoky-room-telemarke ter, it was a normal human being who made a mistake.
I can't make that distinction. Maybe i'm just not as compassionate as I should be, but I cannot.
When I'm curt on the phone to someone from a huge telemart-firm and they end the call by cursing at me I will deal with them in the same way as a "small guy" who mis-programs his machine.
Why? Because there are those who's scruples go so low that they have no problems saying "oh, it was just a simple mistake. We mis-programmed our machines."
Given the number of people who will just shrug it off, its nice that one or two will fire back.
Ironically, people who are angry all the time piss me off!
That was PRICELESS. D00d, the funniest thing I've seen all day. Thanks.
IS MR. HIND-ER-LITER HERE (pronounced incorrectly of course)?"
Considering your screen name of jonJOHNSON I'd say that is QUITE a mis-pronounciation!
I live in Rockville, and I constantly get calls from that handyman service.
Guess who I DON'T call when I need my gutters cleaned?!
Just because you run a business doesn't mean you are gauranteed to make money and not have honest efforts to plug your business backfire in your face. And if you ignore the laws governing your conduct don't be surprised when you get slapped.
Now I know your retort will be "well! The law code is so hard that the average person can't understand it and can't afford a lawyer to double check the legality of every action! WAAAAAAAA!"
My response? He just got a lesson in the law. And it only cost him $500.
Life isn't fair. Get a helmet and an unlisted number.
P.S.- The Washington Post had a great article on all the scam handymen in the region. So while you say actually works hard for that $500 I say he ripped off some old lady while cleaning her gutters and "reshingled" her roof. Both of our conjectures have one thing in common: there is no proof of either of them.
actually, I don't agree- my post was totally in jest.
But I can't for a second see how hacking can prove the point that SCO's products are untrustworthy. It isn't as if they have made some fool hardy claim that their software is "UNBREAKABLE" (ahem, Oracle, ahem)... besides most breakins can be blamed on the people. Therefore a break-in isn't enough to prove that their products stink.
yeah, I totally agree. What would be far more matured is a defaced sco website that says "SCO SUXX0RZ L1NUX R0XX0RZ!" and then at the bottom of the page it said "nanny nanny boo boo! You smell like doo doo!"
That's how Miss Manners would handle this.
Brings new meaning to the blue screen of death.
Flush handlers, anyone?!
screw CISC, give RISC the respect its due!
And with the new PowerPC 970 (Symmetric Multi Processing and NUMA) you'll smoke! ( and I don't mean catch fire...)
Didja ever notice how ubiquitous ubiquitous is? As if it is popping up all over! And given this all pervasive quality of ubiquitous, I'm surprised that we don't see more of it around. I guess I'm much obliged.
Totally ghost written. That doesn't make it BAD, and I'm not casting dispersions on Courtney Love- I think its admirable that she would use her fame as soap box to tell the Truth, so props to her. But something about her doesn't strike me as a researcher.
Obligatory Steve Albini article
actually, what am I talking about?!
If you set up at any con (game con, computer con, sci fi con, anime con) you'd find beacoup ladies who give it up for the geeks!
Whoo hooo! get the big box of trojans!*
*Safe sex, kids. ALWAYS. This message has been brought to you by the Concerned Linuxers Against Pathogens.
Sure, I can do that for you!
Give me your phone... [removes battery]
There you go! It works perfectly!
Let me first say that everything I'm about to say is the product of my mind/imagination; there is no hard and fast research to back me up (I've got too much going on at work and I'm finishing up my masters in the next two weeks, I just don't have time for it!)
Tell that to many of the older scifi authors, for whom the 'strong' heroine always fell into the arms of a stronger male in the end. Maybe she did save the planet, but she still couldn't live without a man.
This is the same thing with James Bond women/villans who are women.
But is it so bad that "she still couldn't live without a man"? Given the biological imperative to procreate and how it is hardwired into our lives, there is a grain of truth to that. And if you do a lot of dating, you see a ring of truth to this- being strong and confident gets your foot in the door. (For an almost hysterical look at some people who take this idea too far, check out alt.seduction.fast)
So does it necessarily undermine someone's character because they need to have a mate?
How many strong women do you know who have weak boyfriends? And how long do those last?
And those woman who aren't allowed to look at other guys, do they complain about how there are expected to be loyal dogs? ANd do they DO anything about it, after they have complained? If they don't, then maybe that should tell you something. Either they're 'weak' (which then begs the question 'ARE there any strong women out there?' which I don't really agree with) or maybe this is something they want and are willing to compromise on.
You got me there, bub. That "Thrustmaster" was pretty penis-tacular. I've been living a dual shock, gamepad pro existence.
First, the jokes!
;)
the original Xbox controllers which are too big for my hands,
actually, that should read too big for human hands.
Regardless of the veracity of her points her delivery was flawed.
For example: the laughably phallic joystick,
with subjectivity bleeding through in the first paragraph, you know you aren't being given a fair shake- this is not a truly academic analysis- this is just a rant. Joysticks haven't been phallic since the war pilots who came up with the name.
Most controllers have some variation on the 4-way cross, or a small, stubby analog thumb controller. These modern day controllers can only be construed as phallic by those with millimeter peters.
And around every corner is a highly personal take.
For example:
"
But the hype surrounding Lara Croft was gross. The hype undercut
her image as strong smart archeologist. The hype made her into a
sex kitten. "
I had no idea lara croft was an archaeologist, so you are correct that the 'hype' (or 'advertising', as I like to call it) under cut that. But she wasn't presented as merely a sex kitten. No, she was presented as a BAD-ASS Sexy action hero. NEWSFLASH! Strong is sexy- always has been, always will be. THe strong/sexy woman has been a dominant character type in contemporary fiction; especially science fiction (with the venn diagram of Sci Fi lovers and gamers being significant).
While I admire someone's effort to bring to light something I take for granted (gender issues in games) I really would hope for a bit more rigour in the work (and no, defining "genderspace" doesn't count as rigour unless this is a freshman year undergrad writing course. and then you would only get a C...)
As you can see I found out about re-seller ratings a little too late! ;)
And in terms of rebates I've never had problems with COMPUSA, only with PNY.
I keep hearing good things baout new-egg, I'll have to try them out.
A-z computers jaked my chain for two weeks on a Lite-on cd-rw drive.
Then I went to COMPUSA and get a sony (rebaged lite-on) for about the same price (when you factor in shipping cost) after mail-in rebate.
So if you add that two weeks, it was cheaper and better to go to compusa.
I get the product when I want it, and I don't have to play around with RNA numbers and totally clueless minimum-wage working stiff on the phone.
I really don't care about the loss of indentity nor how many lists I get put on nor waiting 6-1000 weeks to get a check; I want 100 CD-R's for $5 (with tax on the original price, thats $6.50, or 6.5 cents a CD). It's that simple.
However, I've had my share of issues:
I've been screwed by PNY twice (those f*ckers...)-
The first time I bought two sticks of ram, but only got the rebate on one of them. It wasn't "Clearly" marked that there was a limit.
The second time, they said "the offer period had expired"- now either Best Buy or they screwed up, because within 1 DAY of purchase my rebate was in the mail.
So I learned an important lesson- FUCK A DAMN PNY, they will never get my money again.
yeah, schenectady (and there abouts) had tons of cons...
;) otherwise you couldn't play.
Table top gaming has always been a little underground due to the high barrier of entry- namely 2000 pts worth of minis!
GW also had issue that for convention and tournament play, you had to have official GW minis that were PAINTED (I wonder if they ever developed a test to check that you used their brand of paint!
This will erode GW a little bit, but not much. The kids do what kids do, and the long term table toppers either A) already have an array of minis or B) will go grey market or C) will buy them off of exasperated parents when their children go onto the next "pokemon" type thing.
Table top isn't going anywhere.
This site is a lot of fun..
infact, forget the kids, I love this site. It has fun games (3 are free) that are cool logic puzzles. Also, the graphic design style is reminiscent of stereolab!
Its a good story too- they got nixon on the phone through their phone phreaking ways and told them of a crisis in Los Angeles- THEY WERE OUT OF TOILET PAPER!
Nixon was not amused.
try this guy's comment
Want to tell me where you live so I can come by and steal it?
;)
No.
I played a lot of violent games as a youth. I smashed balls, I beat people up, I violently ate ghosts , and I even engaged in animal cruelty.
And now I am an axe-murderer.
Don't be like me.