You deserve the frayed nerves and problems. They are brought on by your own lack of being able to deal with management in terms they can understand $$$ and lost productivity.
Me I use Qmail as a server and mozilla as a client. System wide. Do I get complaints? yes. Do the complaints go away with a short explaination. Yes.
I would tend to agree with you for admins in small to medium sized organisations. Larger companies, however, work rather differently. When you have to go through 5 or 6 levels of management before you even get to the guy making the purchasing decisions your argument breaks down rather spectacularly;)
Is it just me, or is this unastounding. This mouse has been around (with a ball) for over 4 years. Now they've replaced the ball with an optical mechanism. Wow. Never would have seen that one coming.
So, Mr Ball, or should I be less formal and call you Crystal, I asume you hold the relevant patents on this obvious transition.
I'm with ya, buddy, which is why I'll be sticking with my LD rips on DVD unless the unfuckedwith originals are included via seamless branching or as an "extra".
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Whats new in 4.4, the site seems to be/.ed. Can a Karma whore please post come release notes.
If your iPod's battery goes (there's a certain threshold for apple to take it back) within a year, they'll replace it. Two years if you buy iPod applecare.
If it goes and it's not under any sort of warrantee, you can pay apple $99 for a battery replacement.
I wonder when we'll start hearing of the first cases where people have taken Apple to court over this $99 replacement or "IPod Applecare". I don't know about the US, but in the UK at least there's something called The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002 which states that consumers have the legal right to buy goods that are in good condition and fault free. It also states that every item must be safe and fit for the job expected of it, last a reasonable length of time, and match the description given in any advertising or publicity.
If your goods do prove faulty and you act within a reasonable time, you can reject them and claim a refund of the total purchase price. If the fault develops later, you are entitled to demand compensation - usually the cost of repair - or request a repair or replacement.
Under the legislation, all claims must be made within six years of the initial sale (except in Scotland, where the time limit is five years from the date of discovery). This doesn't mean that goods have to last six years, however, as the life expectancy of items will vary.
It's all down to the court's interpretation of "reasonable" of course, however, no court in the land would ever accept that a 400 personal music player should die after a 12 to 18 month period. So, in the UK at least, Apple had better start getting ready to provide free replacements or refunds.
Which is, to a certain extent, why consoles exist. A PC, however, is a different beast. Why should I have to reboot my system, interrupting whatever I was working on, if i just want to play a quick half hour of counterstrike in my lunch break?
Microsoft usually just releases software half-done and lets the market kill it. Bob, anyone?
Like all the Windows incarnations, Office, Internet Explorer and Xbox you mean? The market sure killed those off...
I hate a lot of their products and business strategies as much as the next geek but if you're going to attack them, at least use some semblence of a plausible argument.
It's more of a threat because the majority of open source software has always been that way whereas the source for Microsoft Windows has never been open - who knows what may be lurking in there to exploit.
Of course, if Microsoft didn't rely so much on security through obscurity.....
You have 10% unemployment in Europe because the high levels of business taxation, regulation, and social spending keep entrepreneurship and job growth low
Europe is a continent - a collection of member states, not a country. It's pointless quoting statistics like unemployment figures Europe-wide. For the record, according to the UK Office for National Statistics the proportion of the population of working age out of work and seeking unemployment-related benefits was 2.4%.:)
You don't use Windows much do you:)
If I want to take a screenshot of a DVD I just hit the "take screenshot" button or hit the hotkey.
Nothing personal, but it's rather telling of this place that you got modded insightful for that. Complaining about linux from ignorance normally gets a flaimbait mod.
I see no distinction between the two. It was still a badly researched piece of journalism that was published in a public place.
The distinction is clear. By definition, editorial content in a publication is the opinion of the editor of that piece whereas news content is just that - news.
Perhaps you don't visit the BBC site too often, so the distinction wasn't clear, however those with knowledge of the site's layout can see that it's an op-ed piece. Whether that distinction isn't clear is a matter for the BBC's web monkeys to address, and you can offer your opinion via their feedback form.
Before getting all hot under the collar about this "news story" from the BBC, please understand that this is an editorial article, NOT a news article.
That fact seems to have escaped a lot of the posters so far.
Sure, it was riddled with inconsistancies and I'm by no means excusing the author but don't criticise the beeb, criticise the author of this piece of editorial.
Slashdot Mirror
The whole iPod experience...
The mini fits seamlessly into your life...
For the record, I don't fit the "Mac Trendoid" stereotype..
Are you sure of that? ;)
Me I use Qmail as a server and mozilla as a client. System wide. Do I get complaints? yes. Do the complaints go away with a short explaination. Yes.
I would tend to agree with you for admins in small to medium sized organisations. Larger companies, however, work rather differently. When you have to go through 5 or 6 levels of management before you even get to the guy making the purchasing decisions your argument breaks down rather spectacularly ;)
GM starts producing their own electric "freedom cars" in response to the French. ;)
Hooray, instant +x Funny from the slashbots for printing a random Microsoft error message.
Erm.. wtf are you smoking? Of course it doesn't. More FUD.. sigh
So, Mr Ball, or should I be less formal and call you Crystal, I asume you hold the relevant patents on this obvious transition.
eCon is your friend ;-)
I'm with ya, buddy, which is why I'll be sticking with my LD rips on DVD unless the unfuckedwith originals are included via seamless branching or as an "extra".
Come release? Try Nerve.com for those...
Yeah, because that Xbox1 emulator scene on the PC is just booming... ;-)
Speaking from his 3m mansion in North Rode, Cheshire, he said: "I'm absolutely devastated"
Why does slashdot not recognise Pound signs? Sigh...
If it goes and it's not under any sort of warrantee, you can pay apple $99 for a battery replacement.
I wonder when we'll start hearing of the first cases where people have taken Apple to court over this $99 replacement or "IPod Applecare". I don't know about the US, but in the UK at least there's something called The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002 which states that consumers have the legal right to buy goods that are in good condition and fault free. It also states that every item must be safe and fit for the job expected of it, last a reasonable length of time, and match the description given in any advertising or publicity.
If your goods do prove faulty and you act within a reasonable time, you can reject them and claim a refund of the total purchase price. If the fault develops later, you are entitled to demand compensation - usually the cost of repair - or request a repair or replacement.
Under the legislation, all claims must be made within six years of the initial sale (except in Scotland, where the time limit is five years from the date of discovery). This doesn't mean that goods have to last six years, however, as the life expectancy of items will vary.
It's all down to the court's interpretation of "reasonable" of course, however, no court in the land would ever accept that a 400 personal music player should die after a 12 to 18 month period. So, in the UK at least, Apple had better start getting ready to provide free replacements or refunds.
Which is, to a certain extent, why consoles exist. A PC, however, is a different beast. Why should I have to reboot my system, interrupting whatever I was working on, if i just want to play a quick half hour of counterstrike in my lunch break?
Like all the Windows incarnations, Office, Internet Explorer and Xbox you mean? The market sure killed those off...
I hate a lot of their products and business strategies as much as the next geek but if you're going to attack them, at least use some semblence of a plausible argument.
Of course, if Microsoft didn't rely so much on security through obscurity.....
Never mind the veal. Cheque please!
That page looks familiar. I'm pretty sure that's where those filenames came from. Thanking you :)
My Kodak uses DCPxxxxx.jpg
Some others:
dscxxxxx.jpg
imagxxxx.jpg
pdrmxxxx.jpg
pictxxxx.jpg
mmddxxxx.jpg
yymddxxx.jpg
imgpxxxx/jpg
panaxxxx.jpg
I found a load on a website last year, so no idea how current that list is, but it's a start ;)
Europe is a continent - a collection of member states, not a country. It's pointless quoting statistics like unemployment figures Europe-wide. For the record, according to the UK Office for National Statistics the proportion of the population of working age out of work and seeking unemployment-related benefits was 2.4%. :)
If I want to take a screenshot of a DVD I just hit the "take screenshot" button or hit the hotkey.
Nothing personal, but it's rather telling of this place that you got modded insightful for that. Complaining about linux from ignorance normally gets a flaimbait mod.
GORDON'S ALIVE!!!11
The distinction is clear. By definition, editorial content in a publication is the opinion of the editor of that piece whereas news content is just that - news.
Perhaps you don't visit the BBC site too often, so the distinction wasn't clear, however those with knowledge of the site's layout can see that it's an op-ed piece. Whether that distinction isn't clear is a matter for the BBC's web monkeys to address, and you can offer your opinion via their feedback form.
That fact seems to have escaped a lot of the posters so far.
Sure, it was riddled with inconsistancies and I'm by no means excusing the author but don't criticise the beeb, criticise the author of this piece of editorial.
You've never sat around in airports or on planes for any great length of time then?