Money, and from the telemarket community. We could set up a fund dedicated to calling the owners of these telemarketing companies during dinnertime.
"Mr Johnson?"
"This is he."
"Yes, we'd like to offer you $100 for buying our aluminum siding within the next 48 hours..."
"I'm sorry, but I'm not interested"
"Would you like to refinance your house? rates have never been lower..."
"Uhhh...no thanks.."
"Could you take the time for a quick 3 minute survey?"
"Well, I don't think I should..."
"Ok, first question: Are telemarketing companies the scum of the EARTH, or simply localized scum within their communities?"
"Now, I don't think..."
"Congratulations sir, you've won an absolutely free vacation in Hawaii!"
"But I already have a...."
"All you need to do is sell 50 of these hats that have 'I'm with stupid' stitched into the cap. Unfortunately, the printer messed up, so they just say, 'I'm stupid'. We'll send these out to you right away"
"Would you just leave me alo..."
"Sir, the Democrats and Republicans could take this election if we aren't careful. Evidently, they've got the asshat telemarketing vote all cinched up. We would strongly encourage you to get on a rainbow wig, go out on state street and encourage people to vote Independent. Our motto this year is 'No, really, it's not a wasted vote'"
I remember back in the day, when i was considering making the jump from Winders to Linoox, Eudora was one of the only things that kept me in the MS world.
Well, that and I liked playing Quake2.
Lordy, could I railgun...And Yes, I cheesed it up with the BFG...
I too, concur that this is a tragedy of epic proportions, but, I think, is being ignored by both sides of the aisle for political reasons.
The Right, unfortunately, knows that our military cannot support serious actions to halt the genocide that is happening. As typically strong supporters of our military, they don't want to see the military face losses on top of what they are incurring in Iraq. Such an act could quickly become a political lightening rod.
In order for the Left to support such an action, they would have to support invading a sovereign nation whose official ties to terrorism are only hints and whispers, and without official UN approval, which is exactly their protest against the Iraq Invasion. Even with knowledge that the Iraqi government was killing their own citizens, The Left opposed invasion. To suddenly support a Darfur excursion would end up making them look like extreme hypocrites.
Also, the lesson we learned from Vietnam is that in order to win the war, we would have to wage war on the "tail" side of the agressors, drawing their front-line troops away to defend their home turf. That turns in a CQB (Close-Quarter Battle), which inflicts heavy losses on an invading force. Or we carpet bomb the mostly muslim north, allowing for the (pardon me for saying this) anti-US Muslim propaganda machine to run at full tilt again.
Remember, these conquering forces have many 10-year-old boys with AK-47s. All you have to do is take away the gun, and suddenly, "THE UNITED STATES MILITARY IS KILLING MUSLIM CHILDREN" shows up on CNN.
Then there will be protests at a University, but that's ok.
If I might suggest a situation for history to repeat itself, I propose Kent State.
I support evacuation. The issue I see is that any provisions sent to the region would just as likely end up feeding conquering Janjaweed forces as hungry Christians.
After evacuation, our forces could carpet bomb at will, knowing that any movement in the area was hostile invaders.
In my opinion, the Sudanese Government is attempting genocide. The ironic part is that it is mostly African (Read: Black) population that is bearing the brunt of this, and the Arab population is causing it. I think this is a problem of politically correct crisis. You can't support one side without appearing biased against the other. No politician will touch it, so no action will happen.
Which is truly unfortunate.
Of course, there is a solution to all of this, and I think it should be widely deployed after evacuation:
But, I wonder how the people who were opposed to the Iraqi Invasion are going to react. Are they going to admit that invading Iraq for the reasons stated were acceptable after all, or simply wait for the UN to draft up a strongly worded letter to the Sudanese government?
Umm..yeah...knowing most video game people, the fact that you have to hold it up for an extended period of time would limit it based on the "I'm too tired to lift my arm to play video games" factor.
I mean, their idea of exercise is huffing it up their mom's basement steps to get dinner...
I mean, it's not like they have a reputation for releasing half-assed code that's been hyped up through marketing to the point that it will never perform as advertised.
And it's not like this is a company that is having image problems due to its monopolistic nature.
Or headed by an infamous ragaholic with a history of intolerance towards free standards.
Nope, I'm sure that this is just an accident by a company that spends its off hours petting little baby chickens and bunnies.
Anyone want to take a gander at why the Rose Float engineering committee for the Cal Polys is always waiting on the "SLOw" guys to respond?
It all has to do with high schoolers picking out colleges: "I want to go to a school that sounds sciency, but is actually a party school"
"Well, you might want to consider Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. It has the same name as the real engineering school out in Pomona, but has a real party school feel to it. And, right down the road is UCSB, where Playboy recruits from the school newspaper. Plus, you can go down to Isla Vista and check out all the girls trying to earn their 'Frat Boy Party Favor' merit badges."
In the day and age of the internet, there is no way to localize the distribution of any API or source code. It would hit the 'net, and be everywhere. M$ would effectively be competing against their own products.
I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but I can't see them doing it. I see them planning their future finances around a $2.5x10^6 USD loss per day.
That when that 1W of power (see above poster) goes through your brain, if, on a random chance, it should strike the DNA or growth inhibitor, it could spawn a cell that reproduces randomly and without restraint.
I didn't say financially profitable. I said engineering innovation. I used to work at CompUSA (Yes, hell on earth, but hey...I was young, and needed the money.)
HP everything never came back. Printers, computers, notebooks...designed well, ran well. The only thing that ever really sucked was their digital cameras.
What Carly destroyed was the Engineering genius that used to work there. Just as well, many of them now work for Google or Apple.
HP used to be an envious place to work for if you were an engineer. Now it's a PHB breeding ground.
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I'm in Southern to Mid-California. (I'm at work right now, and can't say). Look me up on myspace for further information http://myspace.com/joelinux
Already got my Master's. Navy Paid for it.
Already got it. Sooo, another Masters really isn't going to help too much.
And expect a lot of protestors to become good actors, writhing on the ground, bashing their heads in when the system isn't even deployed.
This isn't anti-protest. This is anti-riot. This isn't torture. I can torture you with a board, a cloth, and some water much more effectively.
Money, and from the telemarket community. We could set up a fund dedicated to calling the owners of these telemarketing companies during dinnertime.
"Mr Johnson?"
"This is he."
"Yes, we'd like to offer you $100 for buying our aluminum siding within the next 48 hours..."
"I'm sorry, but I'm not interested"
"Would you like to refinance your house? rates have never been lower..."
"Uhhh...no thanks.."
"Could you take the time for a quick 3 minute survey?"
"Well, I don't think I should..."
"Ok, first question: Are telemarketing companies the scum of the EARTH, or simply localized scum within their communities?"
"Now, I don't think..."
"Congratulations sir, you've won an absolutely free vacation in Hawaii!"
"But I already have a...."
"All you need to do is sell 50 of these hats that have 'I'm with stupid' stitched into the cap. Unfortunately, the printer messed up, so they just say, 'I'm stupid'. We'll send these out to you right away"
"Would you just leave me alo..."
"Sir, the Democrats and Republicans could take this election if we aren't careful. Evidently, they've got the asshat telemarketing vote all cinched up. We would strongly encourage you to get on a rainbow wig, go out on state street and encourage people to vote Independent. Our motto this year is 'No, really, it's not a wasted vote'"
"AAAAUUUUUGGGGHHHH!!!"
"Sucks to be you sir" *click*
"And why won't you be buying a PS3?"
"Because it's 600 f*cking dollars..."
I remember back in the day, when i was considering making the jump from Winders to Linoox, Eudora was one of the only things that kept me in the MS world.
Well, that and I liked playing Quake2.
Lordy, could I railgun...And Yes, I cheesed it up with the BFG...
I too, concur that this is a tragedy of epic proportions, but, I think, is being ignored by both sides of the aisle for political reasons.
The Right, unfortunately, knows that our military cannot support serious actions to halt the genocide that is happening. As typically strong supporters of our military, they don't want to see the military face losses on top of what they are incurring in Iraq. Such an act could quickly become a political lightening rod.
In order for the Left to support such an action, they would have to support invading a sovereign nation whose official ties to terrorism are only hints and whispers, and without official UN approval, which is exactly their protest against the Iraq Invasion. Even with knowledge that the Iraqi government was killing their own citizens, The Left opposed invasion. To suddenly support a Darfur excursion would end up making them look like extreme hypocrites.
Also, the lesson we learned from Vietnam is that in order to win the war, we would have to wage war on the "tail" side of the agressors, drawing their front-line troops away to defend their home turf. That turns in a CQB (Close-Quarter Battle), which inflicts heavy losses on an invading force. Or we carpet bomb the mostly muslim north, allowing for the (pardon me for saying this) anti-US Muslim propaganda machine to run at full tilt again.
Remember, these conquering forces have many 10-year-old boys with AK-47s. All you have to do is take away the gun, and suddenly, "THE UNITED STATES MILITARY IS KILLING MUSLIM CHILDREN" shows up on CNN.
Then there will be protests at a University, but that's ok.
If I might suggest a situation for history to repeat itself, I propose Kent State.
I support evacuation. The issue I see is that any provisions sent to the region would just as likely end up feeding conquering Janjaweed forces as hungry Christians.
After evacuation, our forces could carpet bomb at will, knowing that any movement in the area was hostile invaders.
In my opinion, the Sudanese Government is attempting genocide. The ironic part is that it is mostly African (Read: Black) population that is bearing the brunt of this, and the Arab population is causing it. I think this is a problem of politically correct crisis. You can't support one side without appearing biased against the other. No politician will touch it, so no action will happen.
Which is truly unfortunate.
Of course, there is a solution to all of this, and I think it should be widely deployed after evacuation:
But, I wonder how the people who were opposed to the Iraqi Invasion are going to react. Are they going to admit that invading Iraq for the reasons stated were acceptable after all, or simply wait for the UN to draft up a strongly worded letter to the Sudanese government?
Joe
A friend of mine was a PA assistant on the show at one point, and says that they actually do NOT get along very well...
Umm..yeah...knowing most video game people, the fact that you have to hold it up for an extended period of time would limit it based on the "I'm too tired to lift my arm to play video games" factor.
I mean, their idea of exercise is huffing it up their mom's basement steps to get dinner...
I'm the original poster...This guy put coffee all over my LCD. (bastard)
It's just a one-time thing.
I mean, it's not like they have a reputation for releasing half-assed code that's been hyped up through marketing to the point that it will never perform as advertised.
And it's not like this is a company that is having image problems due to its monopolistic nature.
Or headed by an infamous ragaholic with a history of intolerance towards free standards.
Nope, I'm sure that this is just an accident by a company that spends its off hours petting little baby chickens and bunnies.
Damn straight...go Broncos, beat Mustangs.
Anyone want to take a gander at why the Rose Float engineering committee for the Cal Polys is always waiting on the "SLOw" guys to respond?
It all has to do with high schoolers picking out colleges: "I want to go to a school that sounds sciency, but is actually a party school"
"Well, you might want to consider Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. It has the same name as the real engineering school out in Pomona, but has a real party school feel to it. And, right down the road is UCSB, where Playboy recruits from the school newspaper. Plus, you can go down to Isla Vista and check out all the girls trying to earn their 'Frat Boy Party Favor' merit badges."
"Your honor, I wish to do my time in a British prison"
Ok, here's the criticism: It's ugly.
Thank you, I'll be here all week. Try the veal!
Ok, you have this blazingly fast connection at the internet cafe...
What server, gaming or otherwise, will be able to transfer information that fast back?
I do have to say that this connection would be perfect for the final destination for the "relaying" internet connection in the $100 MIT laptop.
Joe
four words:
"Cost of doing business"
In the day and age of the internet, there is no way to localize the distribution of any API or source code. It would hit the 'net, and be everywhere. M$ would effectively be competing against their own products.
I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but I can't see them doing it. I see them planning their future finances around a $2.5x10^6 USD loss per day.
Poor, poor Microsoft.
How will they come up with enough change out of Bill Gates' couch to pay that daily?
They might have to pull directly from the company coffee fund!
That when that 1W of power (see above poster) goes through your brain, if, on a random chance, it should strike the DNA or growth inhibitor, it could spawn a cell that reproduces randomly and without restraint.
Such a growth is called "Cancer".
And now you have learned.
Instead of MAKING the customer do something, you make it attractive enough for them to WANT to do something.
MPAA, RIAA: you taking notes?
I can predict what to expect: 50% chance of a dock in pay, with showers of chairs continuing until mid-evening.
I didn't say financially profitable. I said engineering innovation. I used to work at CompUSA (Yes, hell on earth, but hey...I was young, and needed the money.)
HP everything never came back. Printers, computers, notebooks...designed well, ran well. The only thing that ever really sucked was their digital cameras.
What Carly destroyed was the Engineering genius that used to work there. Just as well, many of them now work for Google or Apple.
HP used to be an envious place to work for if you were an engineer. Now it's a PHB breeding ground.
It's amazing what you can do when bad management gets out of the way.
Good riddance Carly! You destroyed a good engineering house almost single-handedly!
Compaq is to HP what Etch-A-Sketch is to art...
I give you the industry shill...
Will they contain more hints that Deckard was a replicant?
Any proof that Gaff was the actual Blade Runner?