I knew a friend who worked in a courthouse, and she'd call me from the phone in there.
The caller id was (999) 999-9999. Always thought that was kinda cool.
But doesn't that defeat the purpose? When you see 999-999-9999 you know who's calling...
Unfortunately this is how most of the world views Americans, although I believe it is probably more of knock on the American school system and American media. Most Americans I've talked to are nice people, but blissfully ignorant about anything outside their borders. Just look at any weather forcast on American TV, there's just a void beyond the border!:-)
I reported one of these scams to Citibank through their website (I'm not even a customer, just a nice guy). They didn't even ackknowledge my report, let alone fix it.
The reason so many Canadians are working in American television is that Canadians have a very generic accent.. it doesn't sound like a American-regional accent (southern, new york, or boston, etc).
It's true about the English, though. I'm Canadian, and visited England recently, and quite a few people called me a "bloody Yank". I should have remembered to wear a maple leaf pin or something, lol.
And no, we don't say aboot. They only say that in Newfoundland (and island off the east coast).
You could get one of those backpack USB CD ROM drives and run Knoppix off it (you may need a boot floppy if the machine won't boot of the USB drive). And of course you can use the backpack drive on any future machine, so it's not wasted money. Also someone told me those backpack drives are just an interface for a standard IDE drive, so you can take out the CD drive and put in an IDE hard drive and use that via USB. I've been meaning to test this theory since it would be a nice way to rescue data from crashed Windows drives on another PC.
Nah, it's probably more likely that it's women dragging their butts across a cloth seat getting in and out of the car. Although I always wondered if the vibrating-mode of a cell phone could generate a spark, there must be some kind of motor in the phone.
It has been documented that these gas fires are caused by static buildup, not cell phones. People getting in and out of their cars while the gas is pumping is the main cause. And it has also been documented that women get back into their cars much more frequently than men (presumably to get their purse or money or whatever). So if you need to get in your car while pumping gas, make sure you touch something metal on the car before touching the gas nozzle to distarge any static, and you won't have any problems.
The Western notion of God means the being is all-powerful, morally perfect, and the creator of the universe. It's difficult to believe people would start bowing down, like it was C3PO with the Ewoks...
I, for one, welcome our new cute and cuddly Ewok overlords.
Yeah, I thought it said "The Novell as Server"... My first reaction was "been there, done that", and then "man, Slashdot editors have bad grammar", until I re-read it slowly! LOL!
On the front page there is a link, "7 reasons to use A9". Check the last point:
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Hi James, we've never met before, but I'd like to thank you for the Spence BBS. It was hugely inspirational for myself and my friends. I remember being about 14 or 15 years old, tinkering with the source code, learning programming, and having the time of our lives. For me, that was the golden era of computing!.. Back in the day when 416 was the only area code in Toronto!:-)
I have a friend who is a hairdresser.. she is barely making minimum wage and hates her job, she is quiting the profession to get a clerical/reception job at an office where she'll be much better off. It's kind of unfortunate, since she had to go to (and pay for) school to be a hairdresser.. So I don't buy the fact that hairdressers are happier than IT people. Maybe their expectations are just lower.
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I just wonder if Hemos knew that when he posted it...
Unfortunately that would block email from most of my friends...
But doesn't that defeat the purpose? When you see 999-999-9999 you know who's calling...
Unfortunately this is how most of the world views Americans, although I believe it is probably more of knock on the American school system and American media. Most Americans I've talked to are nice people, but blissfully ignorant about anything outside their borders. Just look at any weather forcast on American TV, there's just a void beyond the border! :-)
I wonder if the water is cleaner at the bottom of the lake? Or do polutants sink to the bottom?
I reported one of these scams to Citibank through their website (I'm not even a customer, just a nice guy). They didn't even ackknowledge my report, let alone fix it.
I guess we'd better not discuss IRC clients, then...
Ahh, West Virginia! The state that smells like it sounds! :-)
It's true about the English, though. I'm Canadian, and visited England recently, and quite a few people called me a "bloody Yank". I should have remembered to wear a maple leaf pin or something, lol.
And no, we don't say aboot. They only say that in Newfoundland (and island off the east coast).
You could get one of those backpack USB CD ROM drives and run Knoppix off it (you may need a boot floppy if the machine won't boot of the USB drive). And of course you can use the backpack drive on any future machine, so it's not wasted money. Also someone told me those backpack drives are just an interface for a standard IDE drive, so you can take out the CD drive and put in an IDE hard drive and use that via USB. I've been meaning to test this theory since it would be a nice way to rescue data from crashed Windows drives on another PC.
It's more like he wants to move to a different state but keep his area code and phone number.
Does the 3D exaggeration work when viewing the girl nextdoor through her window?
Nah, it's probably more likely that it's women dragging their butts across a cloth seat getting in and out of the car. Although I always wondered if the vibrating-mode of a cell phone could generate a spark, there must be some kind of motor in the phone.
It has been documented that these gas fires are caused by static buildup, not cell phones. People getting in and out of their cars while the gas is pumping is the main cause. And it has also been documented that women get back into their cars much more frequently than men (presumably to get their purse or money or whatever). So if you need to get in your car while pumping gas, make sure you touch something metal on the car before touching the gas nozzle to distarge any static, and you won't have any problems.
I, for one, welcome our new cute and cuddly Ewok overlords.
Don't forget about the time zone difference in England..
Yeah, I thought it said "The Novell as Server" ... My first reaction was "been there, done that", and then "man, Slashdot editors have bad grammar", until I re-read it slowly! LOL!
On the front page there is a link, "7 reasons to use A9". Check the last point:
Search Inside the Book(TM): In addition to web search results we present book results from Amazon.com that include Search Inside the Book. When you see an excerpt on any of the book results, click on the page number to see the actual page from that book. (You will need to be registered at Amazon.com.)
Adjustable Columns: Simply drag the boundaries between the columns either to the left or the right to change their width of the different result sets (web, books, history). You can also close any column at any time. The next search will remember these new settings (if you allow cookies). This feature currently does not work on all browsers (but we're working on it!).
URL Short Cuts: At A9.com you can search directly from the browser URL box by typing:
a9.com/query
Search History: All your searches at A9.com are stored on our servers and shown to you at any time from any computer you use. Clicking on a link performs the search again. You can hide the window at any time and a password will be required to open it again. You can edit your history, for example, to hide an entry.
Click History: If any of the web search results include a site that you have seen before, it's marked on the result. We even tell you the last time you visited that site.
Site Info: Place the cursor on one of the Site Info buttons to see a lot more information about that site without leaving the search result page.
Web Search: Web search results are provided by Google.
Haha, thanks, that was the funniest post I've seen in a while! :-)
I think your correct, Cutie is correct. I think the editor made a typo.
The second link is bad ... Looks like the author forgot the http:// or something.
Hi James, we've never met before, but I'd like to thank you for the Spence BBS. It was hugely inspirational for myself and my friends. I remember being about 14 or 15 years old, tinkering with the source code, learning programming, and having the time of our lives. For me, that was the golden era of computing! .. Back in the day when 416 was the only area code in Toronto! :-)
Plus it's great publicity! Hopefully Joe Sixpack will begin to realize that MS is in fact evil.
I have a friend who is a hairdresser .. she is barely making minimum wage and hates her job, she is quiting the profession to get a clerical/reception job at an office where she'll be much better off. It's kind of unfortunate, since she had to go to (and pay for) school to be a hairdresser .. So I don't buy the fact that hairdressers are happier than IT people. Maybe their expectations are just lower.
I knew a guy named Richard Head once...