Today, a black man is the head of the Democratic Party. By definition, any serious racist would obviously not remain a member of a party that is led by a black man.
Funny, the head of the Republican National Committee also happens to be a black man (Michael Steele). Who would a serious racist vote for now?
We can only hope they give up on voting completely.
More and more developer sources I talked to suggested that fatigue, hostility, being at odds with one's employer and questioning one's career course is frighteningly common in the game industry.
And this is different from every other industry how?
Don't you usually pay $60 for an unfinished game anyways? What's the last game you purchased that didn't require at least 1 or 2 updates to fix things that were broken from the start?
There is a difference between unfinished and broken.
I have actually had this happen to me once. My dad washed his truck and when he put the floormat back in he managed to put it over the accelerator, but under the brake. It is easy to do because the brake sticks way out and is hinged at the top, and the accelerator is close to the floor and hinged at the bottom. The result was, I started driving it and when I pressed the brake, it pressed the mat down into the accelerator; flooring both. I needed to coast in neutral while adjusting the mat before I could come to a stop. Fortunately this happened on an empty and fairly straight country road and not a highway.
Their real complaint is that consumers are not willing to pay full price for something they cannot turn around and sell when they are done with it.
Also, it is cheaper for the publishers to distribute downloads then it is for physical media. Why shouldn't we get some of that discount passed on to us? This sounds like the RIAA model: Distribution is cheaper, so we get a bigger profit margin. Screw the customers for thinking they should get what they pay for!
All snarking aside - this is a case of CSRs forgetting who they work for. They work for Verizon - NOT the customer. They have to keep "what is best for Verizon" in mind when dealing with customers.
All snarking aside - this is a case of Verizon forgetting who they work for. They work for the Customers - NOT the money. They have to keep "what is best for Customers" in mind when dealing with money.
Yeah, I know I am full of crap. I hate big soulless companies too. But if their policy is to screw their customers at every turn, they will lose me as a customer.
Then they reconsidered an offered him a refund, but only if he signs a lifelong gag order (non-disclosure agreement).
Have you considered that if the NDA is legal, then free speech isn't a right in this case? Over here in the states, free speech is guaranteed to never be deprived by the government... but private industry has no such limitation.
I cant see how it is legal. A company screwes a guy out of a lot of money, then offers to give it back as long as he never says anything bad about the company.
So the company gets to gag someone for life for nothing? Sure that is fair.
Weird. I could see a manager telling kids to settle down and put the shit back.
I can say I have seen both. Now this might be my personal anecdote, but anecdotal evidence is the best evidence on slashdot.
I have worked at some fairly loose places that would have laughed such a thing off, as long as the "victims" if such an event were easygoing enough.
I have also worked at places where they were looking to cut staff, so would fire people for petty stuff in order to avoid any possibility of a lawsuit. I, as most slashdotters would consider myself "to skilled to be fired", but there was a time when even I figured there were three choices. 1. Stop pissing people off and become a model employee. 2. Keep going and eventually they find someone to replace me. 3. Find a new job and leave them completely surprised.
Number 3 is always the most satisfying when you work at a place filled with bureaucratic asshats.
Now it might be a timing thing, but my experience with the petty firings was during the dot-bomb era. Every company was looking to cut staff, and its best to get rid of people when you have a valid reason to do so.
Even in the current economic hardhips now, I don't think it is as bad for IT as the cullings of a decade ago.
I'm no Nascar fan, but, puh-leeze. Citation needed. I'm going to go ahead and assume you think Mario Kart fans have a general disregard for speed limits as well.
No, they have a habit of throwing banana peels and shells on to the road; so they can be ticketed for littering.
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So, "Ray Kurzweil Does Not Understand Software Engineering" would also be a valid title.
Rich assholes stick together. What a shocker.
Today, a black man is the head of the Democratic Party. By definition, any serious racist would obviously not remain a member of a party that is led by a black man.
Funny, the head of the Republican National Committee also happens to be a black man (Michael Steele). Who would a serious racist vote for now?
We can only hope they give up on voting completely.
Nuke it from orbit.
Its the only way to be sure... that you wouldn't want to drink that water.
Is that a computer... in your computer?
Err, when is 32 percent equal to most?
However 32 percent supporting government spying is terribly frightening.
Either they are retarded, or the technology is bogus.
Could be both.
SSD was out to get me.
Duh-da, Duh-da.
In spite of all that, you still think "them that advertise get eaten"
Fascinating.
No no, he is saying we will send advertising executives to the alien overlords as sacrifices.
More and more developer sources I talked to suggested that fatigue, hostility, being at odds with one's employer and questioning one's career course is frighteningly common in the game industry.
And this is different from every other industry how?
Yes, I suppose they wouldn't be terribly good porn sites if they were not "exposed".
Check in agent are supposed to look at the baggae you have, and at least their volume.
What check-in agents? Business class people that don't have any check-in luggage usually don't talk to any agents until they are boarding.
Don't you usually pay $60 for an unfinished game anyways? What's the last game you purchased that didn't require at least 1 or 2 updates to fix things that were broken from the start?
There is a difference between unfinished and broken.
I have actually had this happen to me once. My dad washed his truck and when he put the floormat back in he managed to put it over the accelerator, but under the brake. It is easy to do because the brake sticks way out and is hinged at the top, and the accelerator is close to the floor and hinged at the bottom. The result was, I started driving it and when I pressed the brake, it pressed the mat down into the accelerator; flooring both. I needed to coast in neutral while adjusting the mat before I could come to a stop. Fortunately this happened on an empty and fairly straight country road and not a highway.
Commas, will be misplaced.
How many countries have a serious interest in Baseball? Canada.
HA
That's stretching it. Sure we got a team but nobody roots for them, not even Canadians.
Neither does anyone from Pittsburgh.
Their real complaint is that consumers are not willing to pay full price for something they cannot turn around and sell when they are done with it.
Also, it is cheaper for the publishers to distribute downloads then it is for physical media. Why shouldn't we get some of that discount passed on to us? This sounds like the RIAA model: Distribution is cheaper, so we get a bigger profit margin. Screw the customers for thinking they should get what they pay for!
Mr. Bramley just doesn't get it...
And this: http://www.sharenator.com/Vuvuzela_Compilation/patrick_stewart_1276646087-67688.html
Phone companies are assholes.
Film at 11.
I would rather not see film of their asshole, thank you very much.
All snarking aside - this is a case of CSRs forgetting who they work for. They work for Verizon - NOT the customer. They have to keep "what is best for Verizon" in mind when dealing with customers.
All snarking aside - this is a case of Verizon forgetting who they work for. They work for the Customers - NOT the money. They have to keep "what is best for Customers" in mind when dealing with money.
Yeah, I know I am full of crap. I hate big soulless companies too. But if their policy is to screw their customers at every turn, they will lose me as a customer.
Since this thing is technically a weapon, I don't don't mind assholes having these.... As long as I can return fire with bullets.
The right to free speech.
Then they reconsidered an offered him a refund, but only if he signs a lifelong gag order (non-disclosure agreement).
Have you considered that if the NDA is legal, then free speech isn't a right in this case? Over here in the states, free speech is guaranteed to never be deprived by the government... but private industry has no such limitation.
I cant see how it is legal. A company screwes a guy out of a lot of money, then offers to give it back as long as he never says anything bad about the company.
So the company gets to gag someone for life for nothing? Sure that is fair.
Weird. I could see a manager telling kids to settle down and put the shit back.
I can say I have seen both. Now this might be my personal anecdote, but anecdotal evidence is the best evidence on slashdot.
I have worked at some fairly loose places that would have laughed such a thing off, as long as the "victims" if such an event were easygoing enough.
I have also worked at places where they were looking to cut staff, so would fire people for petty stuff in order to avoid any possibility of a lawsuit. I, as most slashdotters would consider myself "to skilled to be fired", but there was a time when even I figured there were three choices.
1. Stop pissing people off and become a model employee.
2. Keep going and eventually they find someone to replace me.
3. Find a new job and leave them completely surprised.
Number 3 is always the most satisfying when you work at a place filled with bureaucratic asshats.
Now it might be a timing thing, but my experience with the petty firings was during the dot-bomb era. Every company was looking to cut staff, and its best to get rid of people when you have a valid reason to do so.
Even in the current economic hardhips now, I don't think it is as bad for IT as the cullings of a decade ago.
I'm no Nascar fan, but, puh-leeze. Citation needed. I'm going to go ahead and assume you think Mario Kart fans have a general disregard for speed limits as well.
No, they have a habit of throwing banana peels and shells on to the road; so they can be ticketed for littering.
Guys like this should get the Medal of Honor. Instead, they're way more likely to get long prison sentences.
The days when people who go against the government are rewarded are long gone.