And, apparently the display of version info and a copyright warning in a modal dialog in IE is evidence that Microsoft are using some of Netscape's source code.
Eh, eh, eh, what you got to do is, you got to climb Mt. Doom and BOOM! you get the Sammath Naur! Now, if Frodo were Brett Favre, he would know you got to throw the One Ring into the Fire, cause that's how you melt it down!
It can be argued that defective merchandise is defective merchandise, whether or not the box is opened. Your local Lemon Laws might apply. (IANAL, of course)
Scary thing is that only a year ago, it almost looked like M$ would not allow other security vendors to release virus software for Vista and OneCare was going to be the only option
Umm, wasn't it just Symantec and McAfee claiming that because they didn't want to change the way their products worked?
This would seem to be a good idea, given that they already charge $10 each for things like turning off autoplay, setting the BIOS to boot from the CD, turning on PXE boot, etc.
On the bedtime issue, I definitely agree. I like it being light later, but bedtime is a HUGE chore for my kids during DST.
The increased energy costs during DST suck too. I'm in Indiana, so I was able to compare last year's (our first drinking the kool-aid) energy bills to prior years. My average monthly electric bill went up by about $5 over the same months in previous years. True, I'm only one data point and I can't comment on other people's energy bills, but my bills being higher is pretty important to me.
...load into the stack area, which (fortunately) was located south of location "x0101"...
So THAT'S why SuperHuey kept crashing after I turned my desk to face the window. That put the stack west of "x0101"! Sure wish I'd known that at the time:(
You might want to search for Registerfly and eNom on Google. When we were looking for a cost-effective SSL provider, a quick search on google turned us right away from registerfly.
It's the most complained about by people like you, and by a few vocal power users. But guess what, you're all in the minority. Most people will fairly rarely encounter UAC. As a person actually using Vista on a daily basis at both work and at home, I don't find UAC annoying at all. There ya go.
Speaking only for myself, I find the browser pop-ups mandated by UAC to be very fucking annoying. Want to leave a "trusted" site to go to a "trusted" site? It has to open in a pop-up. Want to go to another? Here's another fucking pop-up!
Guy at my $ORKPLACE has MSN set as his homepage. Whenever he needs to browse a website, he opens IE, types "google" into the MSN search box and hits ENTER. Once at Google, he searches for whatever it is he is looking for.
Now I don't know exactly what Amazon said to their customers, but the most Amazon can do is ask those customers to pay for it, charging customers post fact is blatantly illegal, and even if it isn't in your country that type of thing that can destroy a company's reputation.
From the first linked forum:
Hello from Amazon.com.
In reviewing your order placed on 23-Dec-06, we discovered
that due to an error we did not charge you the correct amount for the
items you purchased. According to the terms of the promotion,
purchasing one DVD at the regular price entitled you to a free DVD of
equal or lesser value. You can view the terms of the promotion here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...D=ATVPDKIKX0 DER
Because these items have already shipped to you, you can either keep
the items and we will charge you the amount you should have been
charged or you can return the items - at no cost to you - to
Amazon.com within 30 days. Please note that we can only accept the
return of unopened items in their original condition.
To return items from this order, please visit our Online Returns Center:
http://www.amazon.com/returns/
As the return is the result of our error, you will not be charged for
return shipping. To make sure you are not charged for return shipping,
please select "Missed estimated delivery time" as the reason for
return in the drop-down box that appears on the form.
If you decide to keep the items or we have not received the items you
wish to return by January 28, we will charge your credit card for any
unreturned items in a manner consistent with the terms of the
promotion described above.
Please be assured that the amount that would be charged to your
account is the same price that was listed on the product detail page
on our web site at the time you placed your order.
We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding
in this matter. Thanks for shopping at Amazon.com.
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If that amount changes, they are expected to notify me before charging, unless their terms allow for increasing the charge automatically (I can't find terms like this their site).
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And, apparently the display of version info and a copyright warning in a modal dialog in IE is evidence that Microsoft are using some of Netscape's source code.
Eh, eh, eh, what you got to do is, you got to climb Mt. Doom and BOOM! you get the Sammath Naur! Now, if Frodo were Brett Favre, he would know you got to throw the One Ring into the Fire, cause that's how you melt it down!
Scary thing is that only a year ago, it almost looked like M$ would not allow other security vendors to release virus software for Vista and OneCare was going to be the only option
Umm, wasn't it just Symantec and McAfee claiming that because they didn't want to change the way their products worked?
I'm told Yarro chased that rascal to get it back, but gave up after dickety-six miles.
Seems like that would be a rather minor minority!
This would seem to be a good idea, given that they already charge $10 each for things like turning off autoplay, setting the BIOS to boot from the CD, turning on PXE boot, etc.
So, Microsoft charged you a different price than they have listed?
And had the gall to charge US $4000 per product for it as well.
Afraid not. All I have are the amounts paid, not kW used.
On the bedtime issue, I definitely agree. I like it being light later, but bedtime is a HUGE chore for my kids during DST.
The increased energy costs during DST suck too. I'm in Indiana, so I was able to compare last year's (our first drinking the kool-aid) energy bills to prior years. My average monthly electric bill went up by about $5 over the same months in previous years. True, I'm only one data point and I can't comment on other people's energy bills, but my bills being higher is pretty important to me.
So THAT'S why SuperHuey kept crashing after I turned my desk to face the window. That put the stack west of "x0101"! Sure wish I'd known that at the time :(
I know a genuine Commadore 64 when I see one! And look, there's Magnetbox and Sorny.
Yeah, that one's pretty good...
Found some more footage: modular robot.
You might want to search for Registerfly and eNom on Google. When we were looking for a cost-effective SSL provider, a quick search on google turned us right away from registerfly.
It's the most complained about by people like you, and by a few vocal power users. But guess what, you're all in the minority. Most people will fairly rarely encounter UAC. As a person actually using Vista on a daily basis at both work and at home, I don't find UAC annoying at all. There ya go.
Speaking only for myself, I find the browser pop-ups mandated by UAC to be very fucking annoying. Want to leave a "trusted" site to go to a "trusted" site? It has to open in a pop-up. Want to go to another? Here's another fucking pop-up!
Who came up with THIS idea?
Then you would have to explain the concept of a "space station."
"That's no country with a different predominant religion..."
But without Minesweeper, how do you kept busy while visiting Linux Update?
Guy at my $ORKPLACE has MSN set as his homepage. Whenever he needs to browse a website, he opens IE, types "google" into the MSN search box and hits ENTER. Once at Google, he searches for whatever it is he is looking for.
Now I don't know exactly what Amazon said to their customers, but the most Amazon can do is ask those customers to pay for it, charging customers post fact is blatantly illegal, and even if it isn't in your country that type of thing that can destroy a company's reputation.
From the first linked forum:
Hello from Amazon.com. In reviewing your order placed on 23-Dec-06, we discovered that due to an error we did not charge you the correct amount for the items you purchased. According to the terms of the promotion, purchasing one DVD at the regular price entitled you to a free DVD of equal or lesser value. You can view the terms of the promotion here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...D=ATVPDKIKXIf that amount changes, they are expected to notify me before charging, unless their terms allow for increasing the charge automatically (I can't find terms like this their site).
I think you're looking for the first link in the submitter's comments: terms stating that Amazon checks order prices before shipping.
Nothing in there indicates that the price paid will be increased without contacting the buyer prior to shipping.
According to the Allied Fire & Security firm firm
I ALWAYS want my firms to be firm.
You can plug a DVI-D cable into a DVI-I jack, IIRC.