I'm in IT and our shop has NO downtime. We're all busy. In fact, we could clone ourselves, hire the clones (send in the clones?), and we *might* be close to getting all the projects done that the business wants us to do.
I use SWiSH (http://www.swishzone.com) and the ease of use and the fun I have doing my flash pages sure beats the bucks I'd have spent on Flash. Swish is about $50.
Real-time price changes in brick-n-mortar stores *does* happen...
One particular large department store (I think it was Wal-Mart) updates sales in real time. When you go through the checkout line and they scan the item, the price you pay is determined by a number of factors. Also, the fact that the item was purchased goes to their computers (housed in a huge brick building next to their HQ) and inventories and price data are updated.
So, YES, you might pay more - or less - than the person in front of you who just bought the same thing.
In Amazon's case, it's just a bit easier to notice. Does that make it wrong? Nope. Also, I don't believe that they do it on a person by person basis. It is most likely done by time, title, etc.
Slashdot Mirror
I think it's "Comic bubble"...
Exercise?!?!
Mommy, he said a bad word!
What's "downtime"???
:)
I'm in IT and our shop has NO downtime. We're all busy. In fact, we could clone ourselves, hire the clones (send in the clones?), and we *might* be close to getting all the projects done that the business wants us to do.
Ping pong?
Must be nice...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark_(TV_series)
'nuff said...
MrM
What, the Boy Scouts are suing people now??
Bzzt. Chickens don't have nuggets.
And Scottish chickens don't have McNuggets...
MrM
Ordering pizza?. That's the kind of thing we built the www for...
Is that like when the farmer has a bull "service" the cow?
My Babelfish version came out a little different:
You dummy Amerikans, all your base are belong to us.
I use SWiSH (http://www.swishzone.com) and the ease of use and the fun I have doing my flash pages sure beats the bucks I'd have spent on Flash. Swish is about $50.
If cooling's a problem, they can always just hold the laptop out the window for a bit - that'll cool it off...
Hrmph... should used the preview button!
Real-time price changes in brick-n-mortar stores *does* happen... One particular large department store (I think it was Wal-Mart) updates sales in real time. When you go through the checkout line and they scan the item, the price you pay is determined by a number of factors. Also, the fact that the item was purchased goes to their computers (housed in a huge brick building next to their HQ) and inventories and price data are updated. So, YES, you might pay more - or less - than the person in front of you who just bought the same thing. In Amazon's case, it's just a bit easier to notice. Does that make it wrong? Nope. Also, I don't believe that they do it on a person by person basis. It is most likely done by time, title, etc.