Actually the Postal Service isn't owned by the gov't, it is regulated by them but it works more like a franchise. Each sector is run by an owner who has to follow the regulations of the gov't who comes in and checks up regularly. (Sort of like a food inspection I suppose.) Only reason I know any of this is because my dad has been working for them for about 20 years now.
I get so tired of all this Topeka bashing on here! It's time for the Big city nazis to stop their ways and once and for all admit that Topeka is a very safe, secure community with much to offer its inhabitants!
Gateway wants to be able to tell the user "pop-in the restore cd and reboot, yes all your data is gone now, windows does that."
Oh how true that is...as an ashamed ex-gateway tech I can vouch for that statement. The number of times I would hear over my cubicle wall "Oh, do you have your system restoration kit?" for something other than a driver reinstall was way too high. I used to cringe when the guy behind me would do so. On top of that you have these call times you have to meet, so most of them don't even hang on the line during the installs, they call the end user back in an estimated amount of time. This would be fine except you have to take new incoming calls over this time and these can take even more time. If this is the kind of support people get with Windows, can you imagine these same systems trying to support Linux for the average home user? I now work for a division of the Fed Govt (US) and we have quite a few platforms that I have to call in replacement parts for from time to time, and I can say from experience that Dell and Compaq aren't any better. They have different problems yes, but they aren't better. (For example if WinNT isn't taking a ghost image, how could what is in the startup on the unit affect its taking of that load? I kid you not, Compaq actually asked me that when I was trying to get a replacement HDD) So my point (to get back on topic) is that yes, I would agree that support is only as good as documentation, because when you buy from one of the large corporations you get watered down techs who don't know what they're doing. (Otherwise they'd be earning more somewhere else.) But they're "good enough" for the home users because they don't know any better.
Sony sold 962,000 PlayStation 2 consoles between Nov. 11 and Dec. 8, according to CSFB estimates based on figures compiled by research firm NPDFunworld. Microsoft, which launched Xbox on Nov. 15, sold 934,000 consoles. The GameCube, introduced Nov. 18, sold 602,000.
These figures are based on a specific time frame so to say it is outselling simply because it's been out longer doesn't really hold water. Yes, they do have a few more games for the PS2 at this point, but XBox had quite a few at launch as well. The thing that amuses me is that both MS and Nintendo were claiming to be on top of the pile at their launch and here neither were. Ah, have to love true just desserts.
As an Ex-Gateway worker (ACK I'm OUTED!) who was working there at the time these came out, I can say that even on the back-end these things were nice. Lovely resolutions and compatability all around, the problems? Price and Support...the support teams weren't really sure of what to do with these since they weren't strictly PC units (they've ironed some of that out now I hear from colleagues who are still there). The Price was ungodly, $4,500 for one of those babies, which is nice for a 32" screen but I'll go get me a plasma screen for that price and get a Nvidia Geforce 3 or ATI with tv out and do about the same thing for less at better quality. I dunno, just seems like an unecessary hybrid to me.
They know where it first started..what they are looking for is the origin of the words, and since they know exactly where those began without question, they don't need any more clarification. For example, Grok comes from the Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, and was coined completely therein. there are no earlier uses of the word and hence it is the definitive beginning of it's usage.
Why do I even want sites to know who I am immediately when I log on? Sure it's nice for them to save my preferrences and so forth, but I like putting in my CC# every time I purchase. I'd prefer info like that not to be saved anywhere. (Even if it is client side I clear that out regularly) And my preferences are already stored via any cookies I choose to accept. I don't like any sort of push to take the control from my capable hands to those of a large (or a mixture of large) corporations. Plus the day I see my options between going with MS Passport of and initiative including *shudder* AOL, is a sad day indeed.
Warning, warning, you will not be allowed to log onto this website because you are using a non-ms operating system!
vs.
Warning, warning, you will not be allowed to log onto this website because your ISP is not AOL!
Doesn't really seem like a choice to me.
But then again, maybe I'm missing the point, it happens...
I said this earlier but it bears repeating, they offered an option to opt out of gator when you installed. (At least their current install does) So if you're too moronic to read the little box that you can uncheck on install then it's not their fault.
Actually it's one of the few spyware systems that allows you NOT to install gator with it (unlike some of the other progs that have gator as part of the install) Granted most end users are too brainless to click the little checkbox I'm sure (Duuuh...why should I read something installing on my winbox..) but still the option is there...which is more than I can say for the others that use Gator. (I'm thinking of that fad Snood offhand for instance...gah..if my wife hadn't loved that game I would've never had a winbox in my house..lol...had to pull gator from the registry with every ridiculous reinstall..sigh)
Actually, maybe we're talking about two different kinds of DJ's. DJ's such as DJ Shadow, Kid Koala, Automator, and Aphex Twin ARE the artists, and considered DJ's just the same. I suppose I was thinking of them using this as an instant creative sort of engine, which I should've clarified.
But it sounds as though it would be pandering to one's audience rather than creating something new. I mean isn't most music about creating something meaningful to you in the hopes that it connects with someone else? If you tailor the music over a period of time to what your audience responds best to then isn't this just pablum. It's like what most record companies do when they create new mainstream music, pick the most watered down flavours to get the biggest appeal.
I have the right to watch what I want, when I want, and HOW I want....
If I want to watch a movie without being subjected to language/nudity, or other material that
I may object to, I will.
Yes, you do have that right, and that right is not to watch the movie, that's why there's a rating system. It allows you to judge more easily if you wish to see the content of the movie. That's it, end of story. If you don't like what's in the movie don't buy it!! The original intended audience is in the theatre where you don't have ff/rew/pause etc... As far as home purchase goes, hey if you disagree with what's in the movie, don't buy it!! I can't stress that enough, people always pretend that these directors/musicians/artists (insert creative force here) are forcing them to watch things, or forcing their children to do so. No one is forcing you to take any input into your ears, eyes, mouth, etc...it's your decision. Don't hold everyone else liable for your inability to make your own personal value judgements.
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Haha, that book begins by claiming that eyewitness testimony is crucial. Basically it sets you up for hearsay to begin with. The problem is I could tell you that I saw a dragon on the way home, but just because it's eyewitness testimony doesn't make it any more true. I'm sorry but the original comment still stands, religion is based on non-testable topics. That's the meaning of belief (or faith if you will) right there. Religion doesn't need facts to back it up, that's why it is in fact Religion and believes in deities. Not arguing that it is wrong or right, it just is. (And not saying where my personal leanings are either)
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That she does my friend...that she does
Sam and Max! Yes! Using Max on the cat...or bending the wrench...$deity, did I love that game!
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Will I play the piano anymore?
::piano solo::
Of course you can...
Well I couldn't before!
Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius...
Ooh..rock me Dr. Zaius...
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Actually the Postal Service isn't owned by the gov't, it is regulated by them but it works more like a franchise. Each sector is run by an owner who has to follow the regulations of the gov't who comes in and checks up regularly. (Sort of like a food inspection I suppose.) Only reason I know any of this is because my dad has been working for them for about 20 years now.
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I get so tired of all this Topeka bashing on here! It's time for the Big city nazis to stop their ways and once and for all admit that Topeka is a very safe, secure community with much to offer its inhabitants!
(I can't believe I posted that..lol)
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Actually the article states that there were also a number of scripts run in an attempt to stuff the box further. So it isn't just a chain letter.
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No, if you read the article, even this decision is monetary based. They don't actually care about the surfer, just the green.
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Sigh...from my submission list:
2002-01-02 18:21:16 N'Sync in "Attack of the Clones" (articles,movies) (rejected)
Whatever...
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Just to pull the typical geek corrections here's the actual lines:
Homer: I have this friend named uh...Joey Joe Joeee Junior Shabadoo...
Moe: What? That's the stupidest name I ever heard...
(Man runs out crying)
Barney: Wait! Joey joe joe!
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Gateway wants to be able to tell the user "pop-in the restore cd and reboot, yes all your data is gone now, windows does that."
Oh how true that is...as an ashamed ex-gateway tech I can vouch for that statement. The number of times I would hear over my cubicle wall "Oh, do you have your system restoration kit?" for something other than a driver reinstall was way too high. I used to cringe when the guy behind me would do so. On top of that you have these call times you have to meet, so most of them don't even hang on the line during the installs, they call the end user back in an estimated amount of time. This would be fine except you have to take new incoming calls over this time and these can take even more time. If this is the kind of support people get with Windows, can you imagine these same systems trying to support Linux for the average home user? I now work for a division of the Fed Govt (US) and we have quite a few platforms that I have to call in replacement parts for from time to time, and I can say from experience that Dell and Compaq aren't any better. They have different problems yes, but they aren't better. (For example if WinNT isn't taking a ghost image, how could what is in the startup on the unit affect its taking of that load? I kid you not, Compaq actually asked me that when I was trying to get a replacement HDD) So my point (to get back on topic) is that yes, I would agree that support is only as good as documentation, because when you buy from one of the large corporations you get watered down techs who don't know what they're doing. (Otherwise they'd be earning more somewhere else.) But they're "good enough" for the home users because they don't know any better.
Sorry for rambling, mod as you see fit..lol
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Sony sold 962,000 PlayStation 2 consoles between Nov. 11 and Dec. 8, according to CSFB estimates based on figures compiled by research firm NPDFunworld. Microsoft, which launched Xbox on Nov. 15, sold 934,000 consoles. The GameCube, introduced Nov. 18, sold 602,000.
These figures are based on a specific time frame so to say it is outselling simply because it's been out longer doesn't really hold water. Yes, they do have a few more games for the PS2 at this point, but XBox had quite a few at launch as well. The thing that amuses me is that both MS and Nintendo were claiming to be on top of the pile at their launch and here neither were. Ah, have to love true just desserts.
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As an Ex-Gateway worker (ACK I'm OUTED!) who was working there at the time these came out, I can say that even on the back-end these things were nice. Lovely resolutions and compatability all around, the problems? Price and Support...the support teams weren't really sure of what to do with these since they weren't strictly PC units (they've ironed some of that out now I hear from colleagues who are still there). The Price was ungodly, $4,500 for one of those babies, which is nice for a 32" screen but I'll go get me a plasma screen for that price and get a Nvidia Geforce 3 or ATI with tv out and do about the same thing for less at better quality. I dunno, just seems like an unecessary hybrid to me.
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*holds out wrists for smacking* You can take away my geek badge now....I had completely confused msyelf there...sigh...more sleep is needed
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They know where it first started..what they are looking for is the origin of the words, and since they know exactly where those began without question, they don't need any more clarification. For example, Grok comes from the Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, and was coined completely therein. there are no earlier uses of the word and hence it is the definitive beginning of it's usage.
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What the hell? Who Modded this troll?! This wasn't a troll..it was a lame attempt to be funny at worst!
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More Patents mean more lawsuits!
(with appologies to Simpsons)
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Why do I even want sites to know who I am immediately when I log on? Sure it's nice for them to save my preferrences and so forth, but I like putting in my CC# every time I purchase. I'd prefer info like that not to be saved anywhere. (Even if it is client side I clear that out regularly) And my preferences are already stored via any cookies I choose to accept. I don't like any sort of push to take the control from my capable hands to those of a large (or a mixture of large) corporations. Plus the day I see my options between going with MS Passport of and initiative including *shudder* AOL, is a sad day indeed.
Warning, warning, you will not be allowed to log onto this website because you are using a non-ms operating system!
vs.
Warning, warning, you will not be allowed to log onto this website because your ISP is not AOL!
Doesn't really seem like a choice to me.
But then again, maybe I'm missing the point, it happens...
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I said this earlier but it bears repeating, they offered an option to opt out of gator when you installed. (At least their current install does) So if you're too moronic to read the little box that you can uncheck on install then it's not their fault.
-Q
Actually it's one of the few spyware systems that allows you NOT to install gator with it (unlike some of the other progs that have gator as part of the install) Granted most end users are too brainless to click the little checkbox I'm sure (Duuuh...why should I read something installing on my winbox..) but still the option is there...which is more than I can say for the others that use Gator. (I'm thinking of that fad Snood offhand for instance...gah..if my wife hadn't loved that game I would've never had a winbox in my house..lol...had to pull gator from the registry with every ridiculous reinstall..sigh)
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I'm surprised no one quoted my favourite line...
"and who can forget the tender Peeping Torgo scene..."
every time I see that terrible face peering in...oh hahah..
"Let me get your complimentary crazy bread.
NO! No no..that's okay.."
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By far how can you forget Fugitive Alien II?
He tried to kill me with a forklift!
And the Captain Joe intervention...oh I die everytime I think of it..
"Captain Joe, I can't stand by and watch you cowabungle your life.."
Ah hahahah...ouch
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Actually, maybe we're talking about two different kinds of DJ's. DJ's such as DJ Shadow, Kid Koala, Automator, and Aphex Twin ARE the artists, and considered DJ's just the same. I suppose I was thinking of them using this as an instant creative sort of engine, which I should've clarified.
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But it sounds as though it would be pandering to one's audience rather than creating something new. I mean isn't most music about creating something meaningful to you in the hopes that it connects with someone else? If you tailor the music over a period of time to what your audience responds best to then isn't this just pablum. It's like what most record companies do when they create new mainstream music, pick the most watered down flavours to get the biggest appeal.
I don't know, maybe I just need to get more sleep
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I have the right to watch what I want, when I want, and HOW I want....
If I want to watch a movie without being subjected to language/nudity, or other material that
I may object to, I will.
Yes, you do have that right, and that right is not to watch the movie, that's why there's a rating system. It allows you to judge more easily if you wish to see the content of the movie. That's it, end of story. If you don't like what's in the movie don't buy it!! The original intended audience is in the theatre where you don't have ff/rew/pause etc... As far as home purchase goes, hey if you disagree with what's in the movie, don't buy it!! I can't stress that enough, people always pretend that these directors/musicians/artists (insert creative force here) are forcing them to watch things, or forcing their children to do so. No one is forcing you to take any input into your ears, eyes, mouth, etc...it's your decision. Don't hold everyone else liable for your inability to make your own personal value judgements.
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Haha, that book begins by claiming that eyewitness testimony is crucial. Basically it sets you up for hearsay to begin with. The problem is I could tell you that I saw a dragon on the way home, but just because it's eyewitness testimony doesn't make it any more true. I'm sorry but the original comment still stands, religion is based on non-testable topics. That's the meaning of belief (or faith if you will) right there. Religion doesn't need facts to back it up, that's why it is in fact Religion and believes in deities. Not arguing that it is wrong or right, it just is. (And not saying where my personal leanings are either)
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