Then again, why would I want to pay $600 to speed up my already acceptably fast transactions? Also, that doesn't solve my boat-anchor-in-a-pocket problem.
The only hitch there is you are now relying on a general purpose, always connected, mobile computer to hold the keys to the kingdom. We know that there are 0 days out there that can root your phone remotely.
At least with a CC, the would-be thief needs to get a physical thing and not just blast malware en masse.
Funny, I walk and bike around a lot and don't have my phone because it is too heavy. It's like a big anchor in my pocket. I just walk or bike with my ID, CC and a few bills. Altogether a lot thinner and lighter than any phone.
Exactly. It's much easier for me to carry a single CC or Debit card, ID and/or a few bills in cash in my pocket than to carry a relatively heavy phone. Not to mention the effort of signing in to the phone, finding an app, waiting for it to launch then struggle with the payment because the PoS operator didn't hit the right key on their system or some such thing.
It is still simply easier to swipe a card or pay with cash.
Well, to be fair, almost all professionals will touch a computer of some kind at some point.
So learning *generally* about IT is not a bad idea. Basic principles of how a computer works, how networks communicate, how the Internet functions. All good things to learn.
Yeah, this sounds to me like management overselling/overpromising and underfunding the back end IT staff and hardware.
It just sounds like their network was not properly architected with redundancies, perhaps with the hope of getting the contract first and building up the infrastructure later.
Then, when they can't deliver, they look for scapegoats... oh look, Cisco has some money... it's their fault!
Or the fact that they don't show you debit transactions for days and then process them all at once BEFORE any pending deposits... it's all a scam to try make you overdraft.
I left WF behind a long time ago and I have been happy ever since.
How does one learn what their limits are though? By testing them and sometimes falling down.
The trick is to learn your limits safely in a controlled fashion rather than testing them with a bunch of other people who have as much experience as you do (ie little to none).
But, if you know how to handle the situation (because you have experience) and are able to think critically about what you are doing and what the consequences of your actions are, then you are more likely to be more responsible about your decisions.
You may also influence some of your peers to make better decisions.
You are mostly proving the point that is being made rather than refuting it.
I have left my Nook e-ink tablet off the charger for months and come back to it without having lost much charge at all. It eventually just shuts itself off completely, requiring me to go through the boot up process again.
Even if I use it actively, it will last for weeks on a single charge.
Some of my Nook books have a "loan" option which allows me to share the book with a friend. Of course, it probably requires the other person to be a Nook user... I have never used the feature myself.
I prefer my e-ink Nook to traditional books for these reasons:
- Easier to hold - Easier to bookmark - Easier to carry - No outside light source required - Page synching between devices (in case I want to read on my phone instead)
I do, however, still prefer paper books for technical manuals and programming books as they are easier to use for non-sequential reading.
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You are right, I haven't used an iPhone.
Then again, why would I want to pay $600 to speed up my already acceptably fast transactions? Also, that doesn't solve my boat-anchor-in-a-pocket problem.
The only hitch there is you are now relying on a general purpose, always connected, mobile computer to hold the keys to the kingdom. We know that there are 0 days out there that can root your phone remotely.
At least with a CC, the would-be thief needs to get a physical thing and not just blast malware en masse.
Funny, I walk and bike around a lot and don't have my phone because it is too heavy. It's like a big anchor in my pocket. I just walk or bike with my ID, CC and a few bills. Altogether a lot thinner and lighter than any phone.
Exactly. It's much easier for me to carry a single CC or Debit card, ID and/or a few bills in cash in my pocket than to carry a relatively heavy phone. Not to mention the effort of signing in to the phone, finding an app, waiting for it to launch then struggle with the payment because the PoS operator didn't hit the right key on their system or some such thing.
It is still simply easier to swipe a card or pay with cash.
I bought a TV on Amazon once that was a couple hundred $ in freight shipping (too large for standard parcel shippers).
The TV was not sold in any local stores. I didn't have a car at the time anyway so my options were pretty limited.
It helps to have a large cult of users happy to buy your crap no matter how badly you treat them
This is a well known phenomenon. It's known as cognitive dissonance (as in: I must be suffering this pain for a reason, so it must be good).
Why would you want Flash embedded at all? That is just a vector for 0 days in Flash.
I have been running Firefox for years without Flash installed at all and have been perfectly happy with it.
Firefox is great if you don't want a memory hungry spying agent installed on your computer.
Who is Donald Trump again? Oh right... a 1%er
Well, to be fair, almost all professionals will touch a computer of some kind at some point.
So learning *generally* about IT is not a bad idea. Basic principles of how a computer works, how networks communicate, how the Internet functions. All good things to learn.
Yeah, this sounds to me like management overselling/overpromising and underfunding the back end IT staff and hardware.
It just sounds like their network was not properly architected with redundancies, perhaps with the hope of getting the contract first and building up the infrastructure later.
Then, when they can't deliver, they look for scapegoats... oh look, Cisco has some money... it's their fault!
You've clearly never seen a seizure...
Are you sure you can make that kind of diagnosis without the proper medical records?
Or the fact that they don't show you debit transactions for days and then process them all at once BEFORE any pending deposits... it's all a scam to try make you overdraft.
I left WF behind a long time ago and I have been happy ever since.
That's redundant NT = New Technology
you put down your phone, go outside and take a breath...
FB policies are pretty well known. To be outraged when a rule you know about is enforced is just idiotic. Don't post it on FB... sheesh.
Anything that starts with a letter.
Numbers are right out though.
Why can't they make burrito appear in my mouth pre-chewed? Seriously...
Isn't that what meta moderating is for?
5000 is the size of a small down in the Midwest....
So there WILL be an iPhone 7... This confirms that I truly do have the power to predict the future!
Indeed. It's called: knowing your limits.
How does one learn what their limits are though? By testing them and sometimes falling down.
The trick is to learn your limits safely in a controlled fashion rather than testing them with a bunch of other people who have as much experience as you do (ie little to none).
Certainly there is some emulation going on.
But, if you know how to handle the situation (because you have experience) and are able to think critically about what you are doing and what the consequences of your actions are, then you are more likely to be more responsible about your decisions.
You may also influence some of your peers to make better decisions.
You are mostly proving the point that is being made rather than refuting it.
I have left my Nook e-ink tablet off the charger for months and come back to it without having lost much charge at all. It eventually just shuts itself off completely, requiring me to go through the boot up process again.
Even if I use it actively, it will last for weeks on a single charge.
Huh.
Some of my Nook books have a "loan" option which allows me to share the book with a friend. Of course, it probably requires the other person to be a Nook user... I have never used the feature myself.
I prefer my e-ink Nook to traditional books for these reasons:
- Easier to hold
- Easier to bookmark
- Easier to carry
- No outside light source required
- Page synching between devices (in case I want to read on my phone instead)
I do, however, still prefer paper books for technical manuals and programming books as they are easier to use for non-sequential reading.
Signs are that the feature will have a quick access button in the Action Center when it is eventually enabled.