Heavier-than-air flight is impossible; a train will never go faster than a person can run or the passengers will asphyxiate; there is no reason why anyone would want a computer in the home; etc.
It's a bad idea to discount future technological advances wholesale.
This is an especially interesting commentary since I hold Petzold responsible for mangling the minds of the first generation of Windows programmers. From his examples, the case statement became the most important control structure on earth.
If you want immediate gratification, download the book and send him some money. His email address is on his site. He'll get a heck of a lot more out of that than he will from his publisher, I'll bet.
Ah yes, but will this aspect be reported on by our huge consolidated media conglomerates, all of which are interested in holding copyrights on their products until the end of time? I find it most doubtful.
MSNBC certainly didn't -- they reported no negative sides to the ruling in their report.
It's not just you. Finding another place that has a decent standard of living and decent civil rights (yet where multinational corporations don't write the laws) is quite a trick. Canada is somewhat better, but just wait for FTAA to get rid of that temporary aberration.
I've had the same problem (bogus denials) several times with Staples.com. It has gotten so bad that I've stopped buying anything from them except at face value. In other words, I don't buy anything from them anymore.
Others in my office have not had this problem however; I guess I'm just lucky, or some data entry clerk doesn't like my name. I agree that it is a conspiracy, but probably a smaller one than the company involved: the individuals processing the rebates are lazy. It's probably quicker to dump stuff into the "fraudulent" bin, or they have to meet a "fraudulent" quota, so they randomly dump requests.
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Heavier-than-air flight is impossible; a train will never go faster than a person can run or the passengers will asphyxiate; there is no reason why anyone would want a computer in the home; etc.
It's a bad idea to discount future technological advances wholesale.
I believe that's covered under the corporate heading "public relations." This is hardly a new concept.
This is an especially interesting commentary since I hold Petzold responsible for mangling the minds of the first generation of Windows programmers. From his examples, the case statement became the most important control structure on earth.
I'm moving to Canada on July 4th. I couldn't resist the symbolic justice of emigrating from the US on Independence Day.
The source code is available. If you want it fixed, fix it, submit it, and be done with it.
... that you learn how to spell.
If you want immediate gratification, download the book and send him some money. His email address is on his site. He'll get a heck of a lot more out of that than he will from his publisher, I'll bet.
Every time corruption is exposed in the media
Ah yes, but will this aspect be reported on by our huge consolidated media conglomerates, all of which are interested in holding copyrights on their products until the end of time? I find it most doubtful.
MSNBC certainly didn't -- they reported no negative sides to the ruling in their report.
It's not just you. Finding another place that has a decent standard of living and decent civil rights (yet where multinational corporations don't write the laws) is quite a trick. Canada is somewhat better, but just wait for FTAA to get rid of that temporary aberration.
I've had the same problem (bogus denials) several times with Staples.com. It has gotten so bad that I've stopped buying anything from them except at face value. In other words, I don't buy anything from them anymore.
Others in my office have not had this problem however; I guess I'm just lucky, or some data entry clerk doesn't like my name. I agree that it is a conspiracy, but probably a smaller one than the company involved: the individuals processing the rebates are lazy. It's probably quicker to dump stuff into the "fraudulent" bin, or they have to meet a "fraudulent" quota, so they randomly dump requests.