In this case, the VP made a mistake, you fixed it, and he admitted his mistake. This isn't the problem we're talking about when dealing with 'stupid' end users.
In order for him to qualify, it would have had to have happened during a power outtage. (with his battery drained)
Or possibly him saying it was some fault of yours for a setting that you changed in MS Office, or something else just as ignorant.
Some of the them really bug me. You don't want to know how many times I've told a user over the phone that when right clicking didn't bring up a menu, to use the other mouse button.
Mini comes from miniature and micro comes from microscopic.
They're not talking about unit prefixes.
And even if they were, if you had something that was 10 mm big, would you have to stop calling it a milli-engine and change the name to a centi-engine?
Or how about when nanotech gets smaller then 1nm, are we going to have to the change that name too?
And according to you, I guess we'll have to change the names micrometer and microscope, because they're much bigger then a micro meter.
1) Easy answer: Manhole covers are round, because manholes are round.
2) 'put a little thought into it' answer: Manhole covers are round, because they are one of the few shapes that would prevent the manhole cover from falling through the hole. (provided a little lip on the edges).
3) 'extreme thought' answer: Manhole covers are round, because manholes are round. And manholes are round because a circle provides the most resistance against any force pushing on it. It's a structural thing.
Isn't the object of Snood to score points by grouping three or more of one type of monster together and then they fall off to oblivion?
Yeah, that's really violence free.
Violence is still violent, regardless to what it is towards.
And pretending to be violent is not necessarily the same thing as being violent.
One of my favourite games when I was a kid was going outside and playing 'war' with my friends. According to current popular reasoning, I should either be in the army, a mercenary, or just a ravening lunatic, (er, ignore that last bit). Nope, I'm a semi-normal person.
Please note, however, that if the number of claims filed result in awards of less than $5, the Settlement Fund will revert to Cy Pres distribution. Cy Pres distribution means all Settlement Funds would be distributed to not-for-profit corporations and/or charitable organizations and/or governmental or public entities within your state, to be used for music-related purposes or programs.
So, if the number of claimants is too high, the money will be distributed to a not-for-profit corporation OR charitable organizations OR Governmental or public entities blah blah blah.
Isn't the RIAA a not-for-profit corporation?
IANAL, but couldn't they reason that fighting piracy is better then giving it away, and keep it for themselves? er, I meant distribute it to theirselves, of course.
And, if they do give some to charity, wouldn't they still get the tax benefits of donations?
visa n. An official authorization appended to a passport, permitting entry into and travel within a particular country or region.
So, the site was using the term in its correct usage, and somehow a Las Vegas federal court was not observant enough to notice this? How could this possible dilute the tm of Visa?
Maybe I'm too naive, but shouldn't the justice system work for the benefit of society?
What if I sell a piece of paper, with my signature on it, for $XX USD. And then just give the buyer 5000 gold because he's a nice guy. Is that legal? Quasi-legal?
They have had many months in which to perfect the release of SoL, and when it came time to release it, they were not prepared. This I might have suspected from a smaller gaming company. But we're talking about Sony/VI.
They have a test server to try out their new implementations so that when the time comes to update new patches and expansions, it should be a smoothe transition. I'm just wondering why if they had a test server, why everything went so wrong?
Friends of mine, with computers in the 1+ Ghz range, are having zone load times of 10 to 20 minutes in some areas of the game. That is completely unacceptable.
The new system requirements are incredibly steep if you want to enjoy the game in its entirity (is that a word?) It used to be you could play the game on a Win95 machine with rather low speed and memory and a bad video card. Now all people who have Win95 and wish to play EQ will have to upgrade. That's right, EQ in its current state can not run under Win95. Even though if you go pick up an original version of the game, or the new trilogy, it will say Win95, but once you patch you are screwed.
Another strange thing is that Sony/VI didn't release the information about dropping Win95 until just days before the new release. They virtually left all those Win95 users out in the cold. Upgrade or don't play. That's sort of a harsh attitude to have towards your clients.
I do not have the system requirements for SoL, but I assumed everything would be about the same on my computer. Nope. I've gone from 45 second zone load times to 90 second zone load times. And for what? To see a new image of a skeleton that looks more lifelike? To see wizard's new familiars? To see better effects and textures? For all the effort that has gone into it, it does not seem worth it.
There are ways to reduce the system resources that EQ requires, but they are not easily gotten at. Nor are they really documented. But they are there. You just have to look really hard.
I'd liek to go out and spend $1,000 (Cdn) to buy a new computer system so I can run this game at a speed it deserves. But considering just five days ago I was running it fine, I don't think I should have to.
Sony, Verant, you guys have the resources to prevent screw ups like this from happening. What happened? Did all of your employees lose what brain cells they had all at the same time? Did no one just stop for a second and think about what you guys were doing? Or were you so worried about new games like DAoC that you thought you had to have the best. And therefore screw over a lot of your loyal clients?
I'm tired of reading so many posts where the people who reply obvious do not know the facts of the story, but just go on the basis of little man good, big corporation bad. But enough about the ignorance of the majority of posters here.
Here's something none of those stories told you. The people who took the samples for testing from Schmeiser's farm took multiple samples and each sample was 70 to 90 % Monsanto seed. Schmeiser's story of 'they blew on to my land' is complete and utter crap. Sure, maybe some, but not enough to plant the majority of his entire crop.
But the other side of the story has its points too. Why would it only test 70 to 90 %. Why would he mix normal seeds with Monsanto seeds? He'd never be able to use Round Up in the final stages.
But regardless, Percy tried to get away with something, and got caught.
I don't like some of Monsanto's ideas, but I do believe they have the right to benefit from their ideas, nonetheless.
Well, aren't you just the best parent around for miles. It's nice to see that you value your children very much.
But if I can make a logical assumption from your nickname, you like to play quake, and you like to play it a lot.
So aren't you therefore letting your children know that simulating killing people is okay?
All you've done is replaced one 'evil' with another.
And television is not just mind numbing entertainment. Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel are two very good channels. You actually get to learn 'stuff' from watching them. Comedy Channel isn't bad either. But from your take on this, you just might not like humour.
And why have you taught your children that television isn't good for them? Soemthing to do with all the violence? Well, if that's the case, you should go into their school and force them to stop learning history. Because the world's history is filled with it. Hell, you should go into their English classes and stop them from learning great works of literature like MacBeth and Hamlet because they are filled with violence as well.
You know what, why don't you go lock your children up in the basement until they're 80. It will be much better for them. In your eyes, anyway!
Anyone remember playing that game throughout the night five years after it was released?
Anyone remember why it was so fun?
What about games like Warlords and Warcraft.
That's the type of innovation we need. Something that sticks with us for years afterwards.
But do we play it now? No, better games (or maybe I should say improved games) have come out and captured our attention.
I wish game developers (not all, there are some great ones out there) would take enough time to pull their heads out of their collective asses and stop all the crap they're trying to push on us.
And another thing I would like to see stopped is the early release of games. I hate having to wait for a patch to be able to play the damn thing like it was intended. Bugs I can accept. But we should start to punish them for releasing crappy code.
Everyone knows that asteroids are the main source of killer bacteria that will hunt the human race and turn us into mutants.
I don't want to become a mutant. Unless I get superpowers like the X-men that is.
Then it would be cool and I welcome all those killer bacteria.
But only if I get superpowers!
I wish we could do it the way the cavemen did it. It's true, you do it and it works. It's false, you do do it and you die. Sure, this may be a harsh way to do it, but welcome to life. No one every said it would be easy.
Me: Here Og, take my brand new invention, The Toothpick. It is the best thing to use to kill Sabretoothed Tigers.
Og: But it is very small, and flimsy. How can it kill Tiger?
Me: Trust me. Don't try to think for yourself, that just hurts your big old dumb head. I've killed over 50 Tigers this morning with just this one Toothpick alone.
Og: Hmmm. Okay. Me try Toothpick. Here Tiger, Tiger, Tiger. Me have a surprise for you.
Tiger: Silly caveman. Can't you see your Toothpick is no match for my sharp claws and teeth? With your short piece of wood you have to get very close to use it. Close enough for me to use my claws and teeth. Now die!
Me: Thanks Mister Tiger. Now I go get to console Mrs. Og.
I'm tired of having to listen to people who have to defend the ignorant. You know what? Let the ignorant defend themselves. This would thin the gene pool out nicely.
Of course we would not have any more Darwin Awards, but I'm sure we could think up something else to entertain ourselves.
When something goes on that the people don't like, the people try to do something about it. We can't fight the music industries monopolistic policies and it doesn't seem the governments want to.
So we revolt.
How?
We steal from the rich(the music industry) and give to the poor(ourselves). And our families. And our friends. And our coworkers.
Revolt with me my friends and although I doubt we can bring the music industry to its knees, we can let them know we won't take their shite no longer.
It used to be that most companies wanting a tech wanted some sort of degree, even if it was just a piece of paper on the wall saying that they completed 3 years of applied keyboard repair. This allowed them to weed out the possible idiots from those who knew what they were talking about.
But then more and more colleges and training centres offered courses and certificates and what have you allowing the stupidest idiot on the planet to get a piece of paper saying they could also repair keyboards if they could simply read a book and remember a few odd dozen statements and choose the correct multiple choice answer on a test.
This is probably why the companies I see now are starting to lean away from degrees and look at certifications. Although certifications still ask the same multiple choice questions, but they aren't just the same dozen or so constantly asked. They actually require the person to read the books and understand what they're reading. Of course they could go and memorize the hundreds of questions needed to write a test, but by doing that, they're really learning the information anyway.
So, don't go to college, keep your money and go buy the books for certification and study for a bit and write the damn test. You'll save money and time and have the same, if not more, knowledge than the people who go to college.
Unless of course the college offers co-op education and can place you on work terms. Then it's up in the air, as you have time and money on one hand, but job place experience on the other.
As for me, well, I stupidly decided to go to college and get a stupid piece of paper. I wasted my $8,500 Canadian and got a stupid piece of paper (honours and highest standing though, mind you) and ended up in a job that has nothing to do with my degree other than the fact that I can fix the network when it goes down.
Although this may have something to do with the credibility of the college I attended dropping sharply because many of the schmucks who were going at the same time I was thought they could get a free ride and in the end pooched their work terms and thus gave the college a bad name. And so now I'm out money and have a near worthless piece of paper on my wall.
Ah hell, this has turned into a rant. Better stop before I really get into it.
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So, if I rent a copy of M$ are they charging me by the year or by the hour? Will I have to start turning my computer off so I don't get charged when I'm not actually using it? And what about multiple users? Will I have to pay more because my wife is going to use the computer to play Mahjongg? Will M$ start charging me by the character when I type out my resume in M$Word97?
Where would they stop? Why would they stop? They could soak every penny out of our pockets for using their software. Maybe I shouldn't have written this because they might read this and think of doing it! Oh, who am I kidding, they've probably already thought of this and are just trying to figure out a way to implement it.
I personally believe in paying for software that you use. However, I have no problem not paying for software that doesn't work correctly. If companies were moral enough to ship products that worked correctly the first time without need for patching, I would be moral enough to pay money for them. However, I don't know of a single piece of software that hasn't needed some sort of patch for it to work properly on my machine. And I even bought some of the software anyway because I enjoyed the product that much that I felt I needed to let the company know that I think they did a good job regardless. But the way they're talking, they make it sound like it's my fault for not wanting to pay for their crappy coded software.
Sure, this rant applies more to games, and not as much to OSs or Applications, but it does apply.
I watched the footage on the news last night and noted two things. The new island is supposed to be part of the Solomon Islands, and it is also supposed to form at a level of 2 meters beneath the surface. How the hell do they know it will form at 2 meters below the surface if it is still forming? Stupid news anchors. Will they ever get anything right?
Computers will never have free will and will never be conscious, not in their present Turing Machine form, anyway.
Man will never fly, because if we were meant to fly he would have wings.
Man will never break the sound barrier, because we will never be able to produce a Chuck Yeager.
Man will never break the light barrier, because of the limitation of the brains of some physicists.
Stop saying things will never happen. Peope have always said that, and people have generally been proven wrong. It's better to say something is improbable, than it is to say impossible or never.
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In this case, the VP made a mistake, you fixed it, and he admitted his mistake. This isn't the problem we're talking about when dealing with 'stupid' end users.
In order for him to qualify, it would have had to have happened during a power outtage. (with his battery drained)
Or possibly him saying it was some fault of yours for a setting that you changed in MS Office, or something else just as ignorant.
Some of the them really bug me. You don't want to know how many times I've told a user over the phone that when right clicking didn't bring up a menu, to use the other mouse button.
Mini comes from miniature and micro comes from microscopic.
They're not talking about unit prefixes.
And even if they were, if you had something that was 10 mm big, would you have to stop calling it a milli-engine and change the name to a centi-engine?
Or how about when nanotech gets smaller then 1nm, are we going to have to the change that name too?
And according to you, I guess we'll have to change the names micrometer and microscope, because they're much bigger then a micro meter.
There are actually a few answers to this one:
1) Easy answer: Manhole covers are round, because manholes are round.
2) 'put a little thought into it' answer: Manhole covers are round, because they are one of the few shapes that would prevent the manhole cover from falling through the hole. (provided a little lip on the edges).
3) 'extreme thought' answer: Manhole covers are round, because manholes are round. And manholes are round because a circle provides the most resistance against any force pushing on it. It's a structural thing.
Isn't the object of Snood to score points by grouping three or more of one type of monster together and then they fall off to oblivion?
Yeah, that's really violence free.
Violence is still violent, regardless to what it is towards.
And pretending to be violent is not necessarily the same thing as being violent.
One of my favourite games when I was a kid was going outside and playing 'war' with my friends. According to current popular reasoning, I should either be in the army, a mercenary, or just a ravening lunatic, (er, ignore that last bit). Nope, I'm a semi-normal person.
So, if the number of claimants is too high, the money will be distributed to a not-for-profit corporation OR charitable organizations OR Governmental or public entities blah blah blah.
Isn't the RIAA a not-for-profit corporation?
IANAL, but couldn't they reason that fighting piracy is better then giving it away, and keep it for themselves? er, I meant distribute it to theirselves, of course.
And, if they do give some to charity, wouldn't they still get the tax benefits of donations?
visa n. An official authorization appended to a passport, permitting entry into and travel within a particular country or region.
So, the site was using the term in its correct usage, and somehow a Las Vegas federal court was not observant enough to notice this? How could this possible dilute the tm of Visa?
Maybe I'm too naive, but shouldn't the justice system work for the benefit of society?
What if I sell a piece of paper, with my signature on it, for $XX USD. And then just give the buyer 5000 gold because he's a nice guy. Is that legal? Quasi-legal?
They have had many months in which to perfect the release of SoL, and when it came time to release it, they were not prepared. This I might have suspected from a smaller gaming company. But we're talking about Sony/VI.
They have a test server to try out their new implementations so that when the time comes to update new patches and expansions, it should be a smoothe transition. I'm just wondering why if they had a test server, why everything went so wrong?
Friends of mine, with computers in the 1+ Ghz range, are having zone load times of 10 to 20 minutes in some areas of the game. That is completely unacceptable.
The new system requirements are incredibly steep if you want to enjoy the game in its entirity (is that a word?) It used to be you could play the game on a Win95 machine with rather low speed and memory and a bad video card. Now all people who have Win95 and wish to play EQ will have to upgrade. That's right, EQ in its current state can not run under Win95. Even though if you go pick up an original version of the game, or the new trilogy, it will say Win95, but once you patch you are screwed.
Another strange thing is that Sony/VI didn't release the information about dropping Win95 until just days before the new release. They virtually left all those Win95 users out in the cold. Upgrade or don't play. That's sort of a harsh attitude to have towards your clients.
I do not have the system requirements for SoL, but I assumed everything would be about the same on my computer. Nope. I've gone from 45 second zone load times to 90 second zone load times. And for what? To see a new image of a skeleton that looks more lifelike? To see wizard's new familiars? To see better effects and textures? For all the effort that has gone into it, it does not seem worth it.
There are ways to reduce the system resources that EQ requires, but they are not easily gotten at. Nor are they really documented. But they are there. You just have to look really hard.
I'd liek to go out and spend $1,000 (Cdn) to buy a new computer system so I can run this game at a speed it deserves. But considering just five days ago I was running it fine, I don't think I should have to.
Sony, Verant, you guys have the resources to prevent screw ups like this from happening. What happened? Did all of your employees lose what brain cells they had all at the same time? Did no one just stop for a second and think about what you guys were doing? Or were you so worried about new games like DAoC that you thought you had to have the best. And therefore screw over a lot of your loyal clients?
/sigh
/rant off
Here's something none of those stories told you. The people who took the samples for testing from Schmeiser's farm took multiple samples and each sample was 70 to 90 % Monsanto seed. Schmeiser's story of 'they blew on to my land' is complete and utter crap. Sure, maybe some, but not enough to plant the majority of his entire crop.
But the other side of the story has its points too. Why would it only test 70 to 90 %. Why would he mix normal seeds with Monsanto seeds? He'd never be able to use Round Up in the final stages.
But regardless, Percy tried to get away with something, and got caught.
I don't like some of Monsanto's ideas, but I do believe they have the right to benefit from their ideas, nonetheless.
But if I can make a logical assumption from your nickname, you like to play quake, and you like to play it a lot.
So aren't you therefore letting your children know that simulating killing people is okay?
All you've done is replaced one 'evil' with another.
And television is not just mind numbing entertainment. Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel are two very good channels. You actually get to learn 'stuff' from watching them. Comedy Channel isn't bad either. But from your take on this, you just might not like humour.
And why have you taught your children that television isn't good for them? Soemthing to do with all the violence? Well, if that's the case, you should go into their school and force them to stop learning history. Because the world's history is filled with it. Hell, you should go into their English classes and stop them from learning great works of literature like MacBeth and Hamlet because they are filled with violence as well.
You know what, why don't you go lock your children up in the basement until they're 80. It will be much better for them. In your eyes, anyway!
Anyone remember playing that game throughout the night five years after it was released?
Anyone remember why it was so fun?
What about games like Warlords and Warcraft.
That's the type of innovation we need. Something that sticks with us for years afterwards.
But do we play it now? No, better games (or maybe I should say improved games) have come out and captured our attention.
I wish game developers (not all, there are some great ones out there) would take enough time to pull their heads out of their collective asses and stop all the crap they're trying to push on us.
And another thing I would like to see stopped is the early release of games. I hate having to wait for a patch to be able to play the damn thing like it was intended. Bugs I can accept. But we should start to punish them for releasing crappy code.
Let us all just hope it doesn't land on me!
Everyone knows that asteroids are the main source of killer bacteria that will hunt the human race and turn us into mutants. I don't want to become a mutant. Unless I get superpowers like the X-men that is. Then it would be cool and I welcome all those killer bacteria. But only if I get superpowers!
I'm pretty sure no one has global climate information for the year 1104.
Except for me of course, and I don't want to give it out to prove that 1104 was the hottest year on the planet. Ever!!!!
Me: Here Og, take my brand new invention, The Toothpick. It is the best thing to use to kill Sabretoothed Tigers.
Og: But it is very small, and flimsy. How can it kill Tiger?
Me: Trust me. Don't try to think for yourself, that just hurts your big old dumb head. I've killed over 50 Tigers this morning with just this one Toothpick alone.
Og: Hmmm. Okay. Me try Toothpick. Here Tiger, Tiger, Tiger. Me have a surprise for you.
Tiger: Silly caveman. Can't you see your Toothpick is no match for my sharp claws and teeth? With your short piece of wood you have to get very close to use it. Close enough for me to use my claws and teeth. Now die!
Me: Thanks Mister Tiger. Now I go get to console Mrs. Og.
I'm tired of having to listen to people who have to defend the ignorant. You know what? Let the ignorant defend themselves. This would thin the gene pool out nicely.
Of course we would not have any more Darwin Awards, but I'm sure we could think up something else to entertain ourselves.
So we revolt.
How?
We steal from the rich(the music industry) and give to the poor(ourselves). And our families. And our friends. And our coworkers.
Revolt with me my friends and although I doubt we can bring the music industry to its knees, we can let them know we won't take their shite no longer.
But then more and more colleges and training centres offered courses and certificates and what have you allowing the stupidest idiot on the planet to get a piece of paper saying they could also repair keyboards if they could simply read a book and remember a few odd dozen statements and choose the correct multiple choice answer on a test.
This is probably why the companies I see now are starting to lean away from degrees and look at certifications. Although certifications still ask the same multiple choice questions, but they aren't just the same dozen or so constantly asked. They actually require the person to read the books and understand what they're reading. Of course they could go and memorize the hundreds of questions needed to write a test, but by doing that, they're really learning the information anyway.
So, don't go to college, keep your money and go buy the books for certification and study for a bit and write the damn test. You'll save money and time and have the same, if not more, knowledge than the people who go to college.
Unless of course the college offers co-op education and can place you on work terms. Then it's up in the air, as you have time and money on one hand, but job place experience on the other.
As for me, well, I stupidly decided to go to college and get a stupid piece of paper. I wasted my $8,500 Canadian and got a stupid piece of paper (honours and highest standing though, mind you) and ended up in a job that has nothing to do with my degree other than the fact that I can fix the network when it goes down.
Although this may have something to do with the credibility of the college I attended dropping sharply because many of the schmucks who were going at the same time I was thought they could get a free ride and in the end pooched their work terms and thus gave the college a bad name. And so now I'm out money and have a near worthless piece of paper on my wall.
Ah hell, this has turned into a rant. Better stop before I really get into it.
Where would they stop? Why would they stop? They could soak every penny out of our pockets for using their software. Maybe I shouldn't have written this because they might read this and think of doing it! Oh, who am I kidding, they've probably already thought of this and are just trying to figure out a way to implement it.
I personally believe in paying for software that you use. However, I have no problem not paying for software that doesn't work correctly. If companies were moral enough to ship products that worked correctly the first time without need for patching, I would be moral enough to pay money for them. However, I don't know of a single piece of software that hasn't needed some sort of patch for it to work properly on my machine. And I even bought some of the software anyway because I enjoyed the product that much that I felt I needed to let the company know that I think they did a good job regardless. But the way they're talking, they make it sound like it's my fault for not wanting to pay for their crappy coded software.
Sure, this rant applies more to games, and not as much to OSs or Applications, but it does apply.
I watched the footage on the news last night and noted two things. The new island is supposed to be part of the Solomon Islands, and it is also supposed to form at a level of 2 meters beneath the surface. How the hell do they know it will form at 2 meters below the surface if it is still forming? Stupid news anchors. Will they ever get anything right?
Man will never fly, because if we were meant to fly he would have wings.
Man will never break the sound barrier, because we will never be able to produce a Chuck Yeager.
Man will never break the light barrier, because of the limitation of the brains of some physicists.
Stop saying things will never happen. Peope have always said that, and people have generally been proven wrong. It's better to say something is improbable, than it is to say impossible or never.