Ya, it was long distance and I was on hold for awhile. Plus side was that I got to listen to the Halo theme song rather than some bland elevator music.
They also then extended the warranty to 10 years. I have had one replaced, and it was the easiest thing I have ever done. I called them, they sent me a box, I put my 360 in the box and shipped it back. Two weeks later...new XBox! Total cost: about $4.00 for the phone call to claim the warranty, no questions asked.
Amen Hognoxious. Why should the innocent citizens have to pay their insurance deductable to get their car fixed after some punk drives off with it, parks it in an alley, and beats it with a bat for kicks. Cars never work right after a body repair anyway, their are always rattles. The cops do a piss poor job of convicting car thiefs, at least in Winnipeg, and most of them are back on the street and stealing more in no time. Hell, around here even the kids do it (12 years and younger) because they know their is no risk for them. If more thieves were beaten with a bat perhaps fewer people would consider stealing a car for kicks.
Workstations should not need to be accessed over the network so they should not need a friendly name.
The key word their being "should not" in the real world however, I really don't feel like going down three flights of stairs to a cubicle in the basement everytime someone accidently changes some stupid setting which I can easily remote in and fix in a second. In my office we have little turn over, and as such name desktops X-username, and laptops Z-username. That way, when "username" calls with a stupid question, all we need to know is if it's a lappy or a workstation remote in without needing to do all the legwork. Lazy? Maybe. Smart? Definitely. I can see people's point about having unique names that never change, but it really takes very little time to change a name, and all people get new machines through me so there is no danger of a mix up.
Was how they classified some of the players as "best". If you RTFA it says something along the lines of "The best player died x% from enemies" However, if you look at the percentages, that person must have died quite a few times in order to reach the 2 decimal place accuracy quoted. I would be much more inclined to believe a stat like "He died 10% from enemies" because it looks like the "best" gamer only died 10 times.
I realize this doesn't necessarily imply only 10 deaths, but at least there aren't 2 decimal points which imply quite a few more.
I find your lack of faith in Canada disturbing. Although if they could be turned, they could be a powerful ally. Search your feelings...you know it to be true.
That's exactly it though, if you want to implement something like this at the very least consider implementing a find for a false accusation, or all we get is a witch hunt. I bet if they charged $80,000 as a fine (per song, so it matches the file sharing case) for a false accusation, you wouldn't see anyone getting sued. Who wants to sue someone for a $1 iTunes song, when there is a chance of getting hit with a large fine?
Oh wait, I'm sorry, that would require people to think of the consequences of their actions. We can't have that. So go ahead and implement this 3 strikes and you're our rule. I'll be the first one to accuse you of downloading something. Then maybe I'll do it again. Hell, why not do it a third time as we'll see how much you like your laws when you can't connect to the internet to complain anymore.
I never stated that a fire cannot happen, I stated that if someone FALSELY yelled fire, people would look around and realize. Maybe read my post before attempting to refute it.
I don't get it. If someone were to actually yell fire in a theater, pretty much everyone would look at the guy yelling, look around and not see a fire, and then roll their eyes at the handitard in the back yelling over nothing. The worst that would happen is a couple of dirty looks. Just because someone yells something, doesn't mean the masses respond instantly. Otherwise, when the police come to arrest him for yelling "Fire" in the theater, all he'd have to do is yell "Kill that guy! He's a terrorist!" and everyone would do it.
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Other than your Mom, yes it was.
Ya, it was long distance and I was on hold for awhile. Plus side was that I got to listen to the Halo theme song rather than some bland elevator music.
Sorry, I meant to say 3 years, not 10...
They also then extended the warranty to 10 years. I have had one replaced, and it was the easiest thing I have ever done. I called them, they sent me a box, I put my 360 in the box and shipped it back. Two weeks later...new XBox! Total cost: about $4.00 for the phone call to claim the warranty, no questions asked.
Amen Hognoxious. Why should the innocent citizens have to pay their insurance deductable to get their car fixed after some punk drives off with it, parks it in an alley, and beats it with a bat for kicks. Cars never work right after a body repair anyway, their are always rattles. The cops do a piss poor job of convicting car thiefs, at least in Winnipeg, and most of them are back on the street and stealing more in no time. Hell, around here even the kids do it (12 years and younger) because they know their is no risk for them. If more thieves were beaten with a bat perhaps fewer people would consider stealing a car for kicks.
Of course us "teenage armchair warriors" could shoot someone! Don't you listen to the media? We play violent video games!
i will jump off that bridge when i get there
There fixed that for ya!
Like a dog burying a bone... He's not doing it to be evil.
Unless he has shifty eyes...then you KNOW he's evil.
Sometimes I'll reply with a link to the Bob the Angry Flower cartoon "Bob's quick giude to the apostrophe, you idiot's".
There, fixed that for ya!
Workstations should not need to be accessed over the network so they should not need a friendly name.
The key word their being "should not" in the real world however, I really don't feel like going down three flights of stairs to a cubicle in the basement everytime someone accidently changes some stupid setting which I can easily remote in and fix in a second. In my office we have little turn over, and as such name desktops X-username, and laptops Z-username. That way, when "username" calls with a stupid question, all we need to know is if it's a lappy or a workstation remote in without needing to do all the legwork. Lazy? Maybe. Smart? Definitely. I can see people's point about having unique names that never change, but it really takes very little time to change a name, and all people get new machines through me so there is no danger of a mix up.
free as in Willy
and you didn't even don a flame proof suit...silly silly Lumpy.
Wait what? This also serves as a penile extension??!!?? I"ll take 3!
well...well...maybe YOU should shut up! ya fine, you caught me.
Was how they classified some of the players as "best". If you RTFA it says something along the lines of "The best player died x% from enemies" However, if you look at the percentages, that person must have died quite a few times in order to reach the 2 decimal place accuracy quoted. I would be much more inclined to believe a stat like "He died 10% from enemies" because it looks like the "best" gamer only died 10 times.
I realize this doesn't necessarily imply only 10 deaths, but at least there aren't 2 decimal points which imply quite a few more.
Who you gonna fear?
Ghost busters?
I find your lack of faith in Canada disturbing. Although if they could be turned, they could be a powerful ally. Search your feelings...you know it to be true.
Oh wait, I'm sorry, that would require people to think of the consequences of their actions. We can't have that. So go ahead and implement this 3 strikes and you're our rule. I'll be the first one to accuse you of downloading something. Then maybe I'll do it again. Hell, why not do it a third time as we'll see how much you like your laws when you can't connect to the internet to complain anymore.
You mean other than the whole the sun is going to roast us all alive pressure?
It would seem solar power would be the way to go...
I never stated that a fire cannot happen, I stated that if someone FALSELY yelled fire, people would look around and realize. Maybe read my post before attempting to refute it.
In other news, mind control has been disproven.
I don't see how they can rationally apply the 'crowded theater' analogy to porn.
I think I saw that porn...although it wasn't an analogy, and it was definitely crowded...
I do that for free!
Hey, just be thankful they're thinking of backing up. Most people I know don't backup until their hard drives crash and they lose everything!