Hell yes! I'm definitely calling the DPUC. Thanks for the info. I had been trying to figure out a good way to get some revenge on Verizon, now I have it. My roommate suggested spray painting my assigned phone number on their building, which is funny, but I'd like to stay on the good side of the law here. Thanks again.
I recently signed up for phone and DSL service from a local ISP, SoverNet. They said I'd have service within three weeks. Which is crazy anyway, that's a hell of a long time! But I figured, fine, the price was right and Verizon was asking for the same amount of a wait. SoverNet gives me a due date, it comes, I still have no phone. I call them, and they say that Verizon does all the actual work on the lines because they own them. They were supposed to come to my house, but for some reason they did not, and no reason was given. SoverNet says that there's nothing they can do, considering that they're a small, local company and Verizon is a "Baby Bell" with tons of money and lawyers behind them. They are under no obligation to actually do the work that they're contracted out to do. Since I wasn't going to be paying them any money, (going through a different provider) what's the hurry in setting me up with a phone line? And SoverNet said that I wasn't an isolated case, that they've been having trouble getting Verizon to show up and do the work they're supposed to do. At the moment, I still have no phone service at my house.
In conclusion, I feel that the government is who should own the phone infrastructure. Deregulating doesn't really work because the owners of the lines can still use their muscle to squash the competitors.
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You beat me to it. I just finished reading that book yesterday. I started and finished it in the same day. Hadn't done that in some time. It's a good book. Sorta depressing though, damn.
That book is the shiznit. I can only read Valis when very baked. Then, that book just seems to make a whole lot of sense. But "Flow My Tears" is almost as good as "A Scanner Darkly."
So what happens, does the mailman just get a car full of junk mail which he then has to dispose of? Or is there some kind of reporting system in place which tells the advertisers that you put the sticker on your mailbox. And which country do you live in?
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Here are some other residents of Slidell, LA. They've got quite the populace down there, spammers and exhibitionists!
You know, you're still paying for the use of the infrastructure if you have a cellphone. The Baby Bells are still getting your money. You are paying the phone monopoly.
Mod this down. The guy's just spamming his kit car forum. Posting a link to where you can buy the book (Amazon carries it, imagine that! Who would have guessed?) is not informative, contrary to what the mods would have you believe. Probably a referer link too, I couldn't tell.
Tektronix got bought out by Xerox, likely because of their badass Phaser line of printers. Those things are great. Their ink is made of wax, which is kind of cool. They used to give you free black ink for life, which apparently cost too much so that deal's gone.
I imagine Xerox put the kibosh on the oscilloscopes.
Nonetheless, the point is still there. Quit your nitpicking, asshole. Fuck, are we splitting hairs here? The point is, the US is a big organization and does a whole lot of stuff, we're not a monarchy. No single vision for the entire government.
The U.S. Government is a huge organization that sponsors all sorts of programs. DARPA didn't cause the war. NASA didn't cause the war. The IRS didn't cause the war. Like Theo said, taking the money prevented that money from being used on a cruise missile.
Finally some legislation that makes sense. If companies are going to trample all over my fair-use rights, then I should be able to know before-hand whose products I'm not going to buy. I'm sick of not owning my own property. This is how the free market is supposed to work. Don't outlaw technologies, but make sure the consumer knows what they're buying into.
U.S. money is fake anyway. It's not backed by precious metals anymore. If the government collapses, you're left with paper. Hell, banks are allowed to loan out nine times the actual money that they have in physical form. The excess money only exists on computers. The banks trust there's not going to be a huge run on currency. The only way currencies that aren't backed by anything have value is if the users of the currency trust that they can get something of value with the currency. If "There" stays trustworthy, then the There bucks are useful. If not, forget it. I wouldn't give them any U.S. money, though, because I trust the USA much more than I do some fancy MUD.
Most OEMs (which is what businesses buy, for the most part) use Intel CPUs. AMD is more of an enthusiast brand, and as such, would have more overclocked CPUs. I'm sure they know this and won't make it impossible to overclock their CPUs.
That's a good idea, I'll have to add it to my arsenal. I also like explaining to long distance salesmen that I personally help the linemen set up and repair telephone lines, and as compensation for that, I get ridiculously low rates. If they want to beat my 2 cents a minute flat rate anywhere in the world, they're welcome to.They haven't been able to yet.
If you listen to music that's not "radio friendly," you'll see better results. I am a big Melvins fan (hence my nick) and they're on there. As are a lot of independent artists. The radio stations suck cock, branch out. Listen to Mogwai, High on Fire, Melvins, Lard, Ennio Morricone, etc. Good music that you probably haven't heard of.
Check out EMusic. It doesn't meet all of your criteria (only 128kbps, $10/month) but it's pretty fucking good. For your $10/month, you get unlimited, fast downloads. The selection isn't the same as if you were to go to a CD store, but it's pretty large, and there are a lot of different types of music. It's best suited for people who are adventurous in their listening habits, because a lot of the artists you may not have heard of. However, a lot of my favorite musicians have albums on there and I have discovered a lot of good music on there.
See, I usually end up leaving with a few 40s of O.E. anyway, no matter where I go.:) Unless of course they're stocking Colt 45. I guess you could call it the Calrissian factor.
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Hell yes! I'm definitely calling the DPUC. Thanks for the info. I had been trying to figure out a good way to get some revenge on Verizon, now I have it. My roommate suggested spray painting my assigned phone number on their building, which is funny, but I'd like to stay on the good side of the law here. Thanks again.
I recently signed up for phone and DSL service from a local ISP, SoverNet. They said I'd have service within three weeks. Which is crazy anyway, that's a hell of a long time! But I figured, fine, the price was right and Verizon was asking for the same amount of a wait. SoverNet gives me a due date, it comes, I still have no phone. I call them, and they say that Verizon does all the actual work on the lines because they own them. They were supposed to come to my house, but for some reason they did not, and no reason was given. SoverNet says that there's nothing they can do, considering that they're a small, local company and Verizon is a "Baby Bell" with tons of money and lawyers behind them. They are under no obligation to actually do the work that they're contracted out to do. Since I wasn't going to be paying them any money, (going through a different provider) what's the hurry in setting me up with a phone line? And SoverNet said that I wasn't an isolated case, that they've been having trouble getting Verizon to show up and do the work they're supposed to do. At the moment, I still have no phone service at my house.
In conclusion, I feel that the government is who should own the phone infrastructure. Deregulating doesn't really work because the owners of the lines can still use their muscle to squash the competitors.
You beat me to it. I just finished reading that book yesterday. I started and finished it in the same day. Hadn't done that in some time. It's a good book. Sorta depressing though, damn.
Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said!!!
That book is the shiznit. I can only read Valis when very baked. Then, that book just seems to make a whole lot of sense. But "Flow My Tears" is almost as good as "A Scanner Darkly."
So what happens, does the mailman just get a car full of junk mail which he then has to dispose of? Or is there some kind of reporting system in place which tells the advertisers that you put the sticker on your mailbox. And which country do you live in?
Here are some other residents of Slidell, LA. They've got quite the populace down there, spammers and exhibitionists!
I see no opt-mod button on my toolbar. And I have no idea what it is, either.
You know, you're still paying for the use of the infrastructure if you have a cellphone. The Baby Bells are still getting your money. You are paying the phone monopoly.
Ah, that made my day. Great comment.
Mod this down. The guy's just spamming his kit car forum. Posting a link to where you can buy the book (Amazon carries it, imagine that! Who would have guessed?) is not informative, contrary to what the mods would have you believe. Probably a referer link too, I couldn't tell.
Don't forget Oscar winner Halle Berry.
Tektronix got bought out by Xerox, likely because of their badass Phaser line of printers. Those things are great. Their ink is made of wax, which is kind of cool. They used to give you free black ink for life, which apparently cost too much so that deal's gone.
I imagine Xerox put the kibosh on the oscilloscopes.
Nonetheless, the point is still there. Quit your nitpicking, asshole. Fuck, are we splitting hairs here? The point is, the US is a big organization and does a whole lot of stuff, we're not a monarchy. No single vision for the entire government.
The U.S. Government is a huge organization that sponsors all sorts of programs. DARPA didn't cause the war. NASA didn't cause the war. The IRS didn't cause the war. Like Theo said, taking the money prevented that money from being used on a cruise missile.
That one's hilarious. I can only imagine watching that plane bouncing around the house.
Finally some legislation that makes sense. If companies are going to trample all over my fair-use rights, then I should be able to know before-hand whose products I'm not going to buy. I'm sick of not owning my own property. This is how the free market is supposed to work. Don't outlaw technologies, but make sure the consumer knows what they're buying into.
U.S. money is fake anyway. It's not backed by precious metals anymore. If the government collapses, you're left with paper. Hell, banks are allowed to loan out nine times the actual money that they have in physical form. The excess money only exists on computers. The banks trust there's not going to be a huge run on currency. The only way currencies that aren't backed by anything have value is if the users of the currency trust that they can get something of value with the currency. If "There" stays trustworthy, then the There bucks are useful. If not, forget it. I wouldn't give them any U.S. money, though, because I trust the USA much more than I do some fancy MUD.
Most OEMs (which is what businesses buy, for the most part) use Intel CPUs. AMD is more of an enthusiast brand, and as such, would have more overclocked CPUs. I'm sure they know this and won't make it impossible to overclock their CPUs.
I still hate them for installing into \SIERRA without giving you any options. I want the thing in my directory, dammit!
It was DOS, man. Just rename (move, to be precise) the directory after you're done installing.
It is not true that in the United States you can either join the army or go to jail. The Armed Forces doesn't want a bunch of criminals.
Hey, that's pretty cool. Thanks for the tip.
That's a good idea, I'll have to add it to my arsenal. I also like explaining to long distance salesmen that I personally help the linemen set up and repair telephone lines, and as compensation for that, I get ridiculously low rates. If they want to beat my 2 cents a minute flat rate anywhere in the world, they're welcome to.They haven't been able to yet.
If you listen to music that's not "radio friendly," you'll see better results. I am a big Melvins fan (hence my nick) and they're on there. As are a lot of independent artists. The radio stations suck cock, branch out. Listen to Mogwai, High on Fire, Melvins, Lard, Ennio Morricone, etc. Good music that you probably haven't heard of.
Check out EMusic. It doesn't meet all of your criteria (only 128kbps, $10/month) but it's pretty fucking good. For your $10/month, you get unlimited, fast downloads. The selection isn't the same as if you were to go to a CD store, but it's pretty large, and there are a lot of different types of music. It's best suited for people who are adventurous in their listening habits, because a lot of the artists you may not have heard of. However, a lot of my favorite musicians have albums on there and I have discovered a lot of good music on there.
See, I usually end up leaving with a few 40s of O.E. anyway, no matter where I go. :) Unless of course they're stocking Colt 45. I guess you could call it the Calrissian factor.