this invades my privacy how? Complete strangers see me with my pint, so why shouldn't Apple send me Guinness ads? If they send coupons, I'll thank them.
and they hire some wanker to perform a six-figure vapor-job such as "business development" and I find his user/IP spending 5 hours out of the day on time-wasting sites, that's when I take the report to the COO. Don't hack and slash IT resources to let some slacker take up my bandwidth with car races on YouTube and 360.
underpaid (if only in my mind): check. bitter on weekdays: check. vindictive: check.
In my mind's voice, I also hear "The Ukraine", possibly because I am a North American of age to remember the Cold War, where most everything in Eastern Europe was a dragon-infested wasteland, excusing the need to name nations individually. Ukraine didn't become independent again until 1991, and I seem to remember popular media throwing "The" in front of Ukraine for years.
Several artists were upset about the music Palin came on stage with, because they didn't want to be associated with her.
This makes me laugh even harder at the self-righteous, "I'm so talented" brand of artist that would make such a tawdry complaint, knowing their crowing is simply getting them press. If these incidents hadn't been covered in such depth due to rage of said "artists", I would defy anyone to name a single song to which a political figure has entered in the last twenty years.
I am considering signing up for X Mb/sec, I expect to be able to use it, and 24/7 if I wish. What is this "acceptable use" and "monthly bandwidth limit" wording in the contract? How can you possible advertise a bandwidth rate, ask me to sign a yearly contract, then renege within your own wording and say I can only have X GB/month? By my calculations, X rate over Y time = much more than you say I am entitled to. Are you engaging in bait-and-throttle tactics here?
The soviets were so powerful, they signed a pact with Nazi Germany, and offered many congratulations to Hitler, each time he domino'd a single state, including france. And during this time it decided to get a bloody nose picking on Finland.
Worse, if you do a good job for your clients, they'll want you to come to their homes and do the same thing there
I avoid this at all costs. Many moons ago (read: 8-10 yrs) I would head out to the client's house for easy money. Turns out the same pennypinching tactics the client uses at work invariably show up at the house. "What do you mean, you're charging me X? I thought we were friends!?!?"
What I wanted to say: "You entered into a verbal contract with a professional and requested services. Sir, we don't hang out, party, or write in each other's yearbook. I came here on my own time and expect to get paid.
What I ended up saying, because I didn't want to get reported for doing side work (even though I didn't have any clause in my employment contract): "Oh, okay, my bad. Can I get a glass of water or something before I go?"
Now, I politely refer them to the nearest homegrown tech shop, Geek Squad or whatever. If they insist, I quote them a stupid rate with a multi-hour minimum, plus gas and expenses. When they realize it will cost them $400 to "look at their PC, that just ain't actin rite", they head over to Best Buy and purchase a new one.
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at the house...
at the office...
at the pub...
this invades my privacy how? Complete strangers see me with my pint, so why shouldn't Apple send me Guinness ads? If they send coupons, I'll thank them.
for how long will they show it before the battery is so drained the engine cannot be restarted?
probably right up until the battery dies.
That's the placebo effect from the old saying "the graphics just jump off the screen".
and they hire some wanker to perform a six-figure vapor-job such as "business development" and I find his user/IP spending 5 hours out of the day on time-wasting sites, that's when I take the report to the COO. Don't hack and slash IT resources to let some slacker take up my bandwidth with car races on YouTube and 360.
underpaid (if only in my mind): check.
bitter on weekdays: check.
vindictive: check.
In my mind's voice, I also hear "The Ukraine", possibly because I am a North American of age to remember the Cold War, where most everything in Eastern Europe was a dragon-infested wasteland, excusing the need to name nations individually. Ukraine didn't become independent again until 1991, and I seem to remember popular media throwing "The" in front of Ukraine for years.
"No Mom. You cannot make win a free XBox by punching that monkey...". But I digress.
Too late. She already punched my monkey and won a free facial.
That's the stupidest password I've ever heard in my life! The kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage!
Does that mean a Coca-Cola employee could be fired because they always buy lunch at Taco Bell and joke about hating the taste of Diet Coke?
Is that the same as "going on a Coke Diet"?
This will be a completely moot point when SKYNET becomes self aware.
Several artists were upset about the music Palin came on stage with, because they didn't want to be associated with her.
This makes me laugh even harder at the self-righteous, "I'm so talented" brand of artist that would make such a tawdry complaint, knowing their crowing is simply getting them press. If these incidents hadn't been covered in such depth due to rage of said "artists", I would defy anyone to name a single song to which a political figure has entered in the last twenty years.
"Hail to the Chief" doesn't count.
IIf you are running for political office and use the song, you are profiting from it and should be punished.
you'll need to prove how using the song provides direct monetary profit in a political campaign first, sorry.
If the KKK and the Nazi Party of Illinois were to open orphanages and soup kitchens, would that excuse their racist and violent past and present?
I, for one, would support the Soup Nazis.
Read that headline as "Amazon Fights for Piracy of Customer Records"
This isn't the article you're looking for. Move along, move along.
Obviously, spam rarely kills anyone...
Spam can kill, but it requires a substantial amount of surprise.
Are they using an O/S that supports TRIM?
I support TRIM by taking Smirnoff Ice sixers to local house parties.
Dear ISP:
I am considering signing up for X Mb/sec, I expect to be able to use it, and 24/7 if I wish. What is this "acceptable use" and "monthly bandwidth limit" wording in the contract? How can you possible advertise a bandwidth rate, ask me to sign a yearly contract, then renege within your own wording and say I can only have X GB/month? By my calculations, X rate over Y time = much more than you say I am entitled to. Are you engaging in bait-and-throttle tactics here?
Sincerely,
Mom
The soviets were so powerful, they signed a pact with Nazi Germany, and offered many congratulations to Hitler, each time he domino'd a single state, including france. And during this time it decided to get a bloody nose picking on Finland.
Mr. Hand? Is that you???
I avoid this at all costs. Many moons ago (read: 8-10 yrs) I would head out to the client's house for easy money. Turns out the same pennypinching tactics the client uses at work invariably show up at the house. "What do you mean, you're charging me X? I thought we were friends!?!?"
What I wanted to say: "You entered into a verbal contract with a professional and requested services. Sir, we don't hang out, party, or write in each other's yearbook. I came here on my own time and expect to get paid. What I ended up saying, because I didn't want to get reported for doing side work (even though I didn't have any clause in my employment contract): "Oh, okay, my bad. Can I get a glass of water or something before I go?"
Now, I politely refer them to the nearest homegrown tech shop, Geek Squad or whatever. If they insist, I quote them a stupid rate with a multi-hour minimum, plus gas and expenses. When they realize it will cost them $400 to "look at their PC, that just ain't actin rite", they head over to Best Buy and purchase a new one.
This discussion of idioms is just badong.
brb, blocking that piece of crap misinformed survey site from our HR/CxOs. According to them, my salary is right on track.
Just tell your boyfriend to back out slowly.
Tinfoiled again.
On Saturn's moons, the Pac-man eats YOU!
I put my name into it, and it showed me a driver's license with a monkey on it.
Drat, clam slam is already listed.