I can't say whether or not AT&T unlocks phones, I'll take your word for it. But when Alltel was bought out by Verizon, FTC blocked it in my area as anti-competitive (Southern NM). AT&T bought them out here. I go to switch my account to Verizon, and they won't let me use my old CDMA phone because it has an Alltel label. They won't reflash it. So I had to buy new phones, which of course then had to be reprogrammed with our address books. And no, they don't transfer phone books between models, which Alltel would do.
Unless all carriers unlock phones that are compatible, it doesn't do much good.
Oh, you must not be familiar with the State of Arizona and Maricopa County's Sheriff Joe Arpaio? He had deputies in a prostitution sting operation receive 'happy endings' and those cases got thrown out.
I will not use FedEx if I can avoid them. I had my laptop shipped off for repairs, paid through the nose to get it back promptly, and they won't deliver up my mountain from El Paso when it's snowing. And they won't give their driver's chains because "they're dangerous". This is from the location manager's mouth. UPS will, I've seen a UPS truck back down my road to deliver my meds. My worst possible case is I can pick up my package from the UPS depot at the nearest town 20 miles away. I couldn't even get FedEx to call me when their driver was in that town for me to pick it up.
I could have driven to Phoenix (500 miles one-way), gotten the laptop repaired, and driven back and saved both time and money.
Never again. Now whenever I order anything, I ask them what carrier they use and tell them to use UPS or USPS.
There has not been enough study of ionizing radiation risks to form a clear consensus. I have a genetic immune disorder and will not subject myself to this, nor will I subject myself to being molested by a government agent.
Agreed. I have an immune disorder that is genetic-based and really need to be mindful of any additional radiation exposure. There is too much controversy regarding the radiation exposure of this device. Simply put, I don't think it has been adequately studied for us to know whether or not it's safe.
I was wondering who they were and didn't want to bother with TFA. I had an Attachmate SNA cards on my 3Com 3+Share network back in the late 80's and didn't think they could possibly still be around.
I know the goal is maximum revenue and stock/dividend price, but I'm going to be extremely disappointed if D3 doesn't come out next year. They got out SC2 this year, WoW Cataclysm releases in less than a month, they'd better get D3 out the door!
I have a button at home from my days of wearing buttons at science fiction conventions that says "C: The power of assembler with the flexibility of assembler."
Yes, I am old school. The first languages that I learned were Basic, Cobol, RPG, Fortran, followed by Pascal, C, C++, and some assembler. Then lots more. And frankly, I'm bored. Gee, now we have a language that is 100% compatible with Java! If it's so compatible, how is it different? What are the substantial advantages that it offers that I should bother learning it? And how is learning yet another obscure language going to enhance my employability? I saw one of my old teachers many years ago, and she told me that they no longer taught programming theory as a standalone class. Apparently people want to learn a programming language rather than learning how to program.
Programming theory ignorance and lack of flexibility makes me a sad panda.
Let's say I have a factory and employ 100 people in State X. I shut down the factory and relocate to State Y. The wages that I paid to the people in X are no longer going in to the local economy of X, it's going in to Y. Same thing with off-shoring. Aside from the wages lost to India, we no longer have the money going in to the local economic base in the form of sales tax, which is a major revenue source for local government.
Same issue exists with mail-order pharmaceuticals. Our drug plan wants us to switch to 90 day supplies "to save money", but to do so means that the money goes to another state, not our local economy. Walgreens might be a national corporation, but my money is helping people to keep local jobs, so I'll keep picking up my meds on a monthly basis.
If you want to see something scary, go see the movie Waiting For Superman. Our education system is wrecked, but they don't mention that there's a tidal wave just over the horizon: India's top 1% of college graduates are more numerous than the entire US college graduate class. If India tried, they would be an all but unstoppable economic power.
My question would be whether or not the facility is manned 24/7. When I worked at a police department, sometimes programmers required remote access to the mainframe at night. They called up the operator, or more likely the operator called them, the operator threw a switch that connected a phone line, then the programmer could dial in. I think the system did a disconnect and dial-back once they connected, but I don't remember as that wasn't my area. After they were done, the operator turned off the switch.
I have an immune disorder that flipped in to high gear February last year, resulting in having pneumonia four times in five months. It's a genetic disorder, and I will not expose myself to those scanners for two reasons. First, I've had more than enough x-rays and diagnostic radiation in the last year, and I'll be having more, so I'm not going to casually go through things like this. Second, because this is a different kind of tech, they really don't know what repeat exposures can potentially do to your genes, and mine are screwed up enough.
Nope, they're going to have to pat me down. Maybe I'll skip showering for a few days before I fly next.
First, the whole political spectrum of liberal vs conservative is ridiculous. Very few thinking, rational people fit solely in to one end of the spectrum or the other, most people have a variety of points that they feel describe their political beliefs that come from both sides. When I voted for the first time in a Presidential election, it was for Reagan. At that time I was probably very conservative. And I deeply regret that. I would like less government, a more fiscally conservative government, but at the same time I think there needs to be a safety belt for people who are having problems. There are elements of both liberal and conservative points that I care for, but because of the actions of both major political parties here in the United States, I refuse to be affiliated with either of them.
I freely admit I have not yet read TFA. I suspect the study doesn't account for a person maturing and revising their political opinions as they mature and learn more things and more about life.
I've used Microsoft Natural Keyboards pretty much since they became available and I've worked with computers for over 25 years. Had surgery on both wrists last year. So don't think that keyboard is all you need to prevent CTS, it can sneak up on you. The main symptom is not pain, it's numbness. I didn't know that until I took an algebra class and it got to the point that I couldn't hold a pen to do my homework. I could still type over 50 words a minute, but I couldn't hold a pen.
For me, I switched from Windows to Mac over 3 years ago. Main reason: I was sick and tired of constantly patching software - OS, A/V, firewall, etc. I still make my living on Windows as I'm a DBA, but I've been extremely happy with my purchase. The only hardware problem that I've had was when I had an authorized service center install a new HD: that drive was bad, and the one they replaced it with also failed. Very fun time, fortunately I maintain good backups. When they replaced the second bad drive, I made sure it was a different brand.
There are two letters that are a problem with this: 3 and D. I DO NOT WANT TO BE FORCED TO WATCH THIS IN 3-D!
I know I'll also probably sacrifice $20 for my wife and I, and probably more than once, but that doesn't mean that I won't bitch about it and be happy when the 2-D DVD comes out.
Having been a Microsoft user for over 25 years, I switched from XP to a MacBook Pro 3.5 years ago for personal work. I have a VM for running Windows for two programs: Access and SQL Server. Well, I might install some old games if they work (Outlaws, Dungeon Keeper, some old stuff like that). I might have to buy a copy of Win 7 for one reason: remote support of my dad. He's running 7 now, and I can't remote to him. I probably could with something like GoToMyPC, but I'd rather spend $100 one time than $30 a month on their stuff. I tried to get him to switch to a Mac when he bought his latest POS, but he was daunted by the price. I guess if I ever get another high-paying job I'll just buy one for him.
My only other use for Windows is downloading programs from my Tivo, as I haven't bothered buying Nero Pro, or whatever the program is that they want you to buy to be able to download them to a Mac. I've been extremely happy with the quality of the hardware and software, the only time I've reinstalled the OS has been when I upgraded the hard drive and that drive failed (as did its replacement, it made for a fun couple of months when you're 500 miles from the store in the middle of the biggest winter in 20 years). Apple's new OS versions have been totally painless, and their backups are wonderful.
At work, they're probably 90%+ XP (100% MS and Dell), but new computers are coming in with 7 and they're having lots of problems with drivers. Fortunately I telecommute, so I don't have to hear about most of it.
My wife and I avoid movies that are 3-D only, and as we only have 10 screens within 50 miles of us, that means a lot of movies don't get seen.
But I will DEFINITELY NOT see this travesty. George, get back to writing some good, interesting, and original material, and bring back the team from Empire Strikes Back to make them.
It's the same argument for kids who are going to become "professional athletes". Odds are that they're not, and even if they did, they have a fairly short earning period and a majority don't have the money management skills and discipline to parley a million or few a year into lifelong financial stability. (not that tech geeks are necessarily better at financial planning and management)
As any computer person knows, ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP PLAN.
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I can't say whether or not AT&T unlocks phones, I'll take your word for it. But when Alltel was bought out by Verizon, FTC blocked it in my area as anti-competitive (Southern NM). AT&T bought them out here. I go to switch my account to Verizon, and they won't let me use my old CDMA phone because it has an Alltel label. They won't reflash it. So I had to buy new phones, which of course then had to be reprogrammed with our address books. And no, they don't transfer phone books between models, which Alltel would do.
Unless all carriers unlock phones that are compatible, it doesn't do much good.
Oh, you must not be familiar with the State of Arizona and Maricopa County's Sheriff Joe Arpaio? He had deputies in a prostitution sting operation receive 'happy endings' and those cases got thrown out.
I will not use FedEx if I can avoid them. I had my laptop shipped off for repairs, paid through the nose to get it back promptly, and they won't deliver up my mountain from El Paso when it's snowing. And they won't give their driver's chains because "they're dangerous". This is from the location manager's mouth. UPS will, I've seen a UPS truck back down my road to deliver my meds. My worst possible case is I can pick up my package from the UPS depot at the nearest town 20 miles away. I couldn't even get FedEx to call me when their driver was in that town for me to pick it up.
I could have driven to Phoenix (500 miles one-way), gotten the laptop repaired, and driven back and saved both time and money.
Never again. Now whenever I order anything, I ask them what carrier they use and tell them to use UPS or USPS.
The Teaching Safety Administration?
There has not been enough study of ionizing radiation risks to form a clear consensus. I have a genetic immune disorder and will not subject myself to this, nor will I subject myself to being molested by a government agent.
Agreed. I have an immune disorder that is genetic-based and really need to be mindful of any additional radiation exposure. There is too much controversy regarding the radiation exposure of this device. Simply put, I don't think it has been adequately studied for us to know whether or not it's safe.
I was wondering who they were and didn't want to bother with TFA. I had an Attachmate SNA cards on my 3Com 3+Share network back in the late 80's and didn't think they could possibly still be around.
That is a FANTASTIC idea! And I'm sure my wife would also appreciate it.
Paul Simon, The Boy In The Bubble, from the album Graceland.
JUST GET THE FRICKIN' MAC/PC VERSION OUT FIRST!
I know the goal is maximum revenue and stock/dividend price, but I'm going to be extremely disappointed if D3 doesn't come out next year. They got out SC2 this year, WoW Cataclysm releases in less than a month, they'd better get D3 out the door!
I have a button at home from my days of wearing buttons at science fiction conventions that says "C: The power of assembler with the flexibility of assembler."
Yes, I am old school. The first languages that I learned were Basic, Cobol, RPG, Fortran, followed by Pascal, C, C++, and some assembler. Then lots more. And frankly, I'm bored. Gee, now we have a language that is 100% compatible with Java! If it's so compatible, how is it different? What are the substantial advantages that it offers that I should bother learning it? And how is learning yet another obscure language going to enhance my employability? I saw one of my old teachers many years ago, and she told me that they no longer taught programming theory as a standalone class. Apparently people want to learn a programming language rather than learning how to program.
Programming theory ignorance and lack of flexibility makes me a sad panda.
Oh, you left Ada off your list.
Let's say I have a factory and employ 100 people in State X. I shut down the factory and relocate to State Y. The wages that I paid to the people in X are no longer going in to the local economy of X, it's going in to Y. Same thing with off-shoring. Aside from the wages lost to India, we no longer have the money going in to the local economic base in the form of sales tax, which is a major revenue source for local government.
Same issue exists with mail-order pharmaceuticals. Our drug plan wants us to switch to 90 day supplies "to save money", but to do so means that the money goes to another state, not our local economy. Walgreens might be a national corporation, but my money is helping people to keep local jobs, so I'll keep picking up my meds on a monthly basis.
If you want to see something scary, go see the movie Waiting For Superman. Our education system is wrecked, but they don't mention that there's a tidal wave just over the horizon: India's top 1% of college graduates are more numerous than the entire US college graduate class. If India tried, they would be an all but unstoppable economic power.
My question would be whether or not the facility is manned 24/7. When I worked at a police department, sometimes programmers required remote access to the mainframe at night. They called up the operator, or more likely the operator called them, the operator threw a switch that connected a phone line, then the programmer could dial in. I think the system did a disconnect and dial-back once they connected, but I don't remember as that wasn't my area. After they were done, the operator turned off the switch.
Not perfect, but pretty darn effective.
Excellent suggestion! I would never check my laptop or camera in to baggage, but if I ever did, I'd head down to Western Auto and buy a $200 POS.
If I understand correctly, a blank-firing starter pistol also qualifies for this restriction.
I have an immune disorder that flipped in to high gear February last year, resulting in having pneumonia four times in five months. It's a genetic disorder, and I will not expose myself to those scanners for two reasons. First, I've had more than enough x-rays and diagnostic radiation in the last year, and I'll be having more, so I'm not going to casually go through things like this. Second, because this is a different kind of tech, they really don't know what repeat exposures can potentially do to your genes, and mine are screwed up enough.
Nope, they're going to have to pat me down. Maybe I'll skip showering for a few days before I fly next.
For that you need the RS-232 to 20 ma current loop interface.
First, the whole political spectrum of liberal vs conservative is ridiculous. Very few thinking, rational people fit solely in to one end of the spectrum or the other, most people have a variety of points that they feel describe their political beliefs that come from both sides. When I voted for the first time in a Presidential election, it was for Reagan. At that time I was probably very conservative. And I deeply regret that. I would like less government, a more fiscally conservative government, but at the same time I think there needs to be a safety belt for people who are having problems. There are elements of both liberal and conservative points that I care for, but because of the actions of both major political parties here in the United States, I refuse to be affiliated with either of them.
I freely admit I have not yet read TFA. I suspect the study doesn't account for a person maturing and revising their political opinions as they mature and learn more things and more about life.
I've used Microsoft Natural Keyboards pretty much since they became available and I've worked with computers for over 25 years. Had surgery on both wrists last year. So don't think that keyboard is all you need to prevent CTS, it can sneak up on you. The main symptom is not pain, it's numbness. I didn't know that until I took an algebra class and it got to the point that I couldn't hold a pen to do my homework. I could still type over 50 words a minute, but I couldn't hold a pen.
Just be careful is all I'm sayin'.
For me, I switched from Windows to Mac over 3 years ago. Main reason: I was sick and tired of constantly patching software - OS, A/V, firewall, etc. I still make my living on Windows as I'm a DBA, but I've been extremely happy with my purchase. The only hardware problem that I've had was when I had an authorized service center install a new HD: that drive was bad, and the one they replaced it with also failed. Very fun time, fortunately I maintain good backups. When they replaced the second bad drive, I made sure it was a different brand.
Well worth the investment.
There are two letters that are a problem with this: 3 and D. I DO NOT WANT TO BE FORCED TO WATCH THIS IN 3-D!
I know I'll also probably sacrifice $20 for my wife and I, and probably more than once, but that doesn't mean that I won't bitch about it and be happy when the 2-D DVD comes out.
Having been a Microsoft user for over 25 years, I switched from XP to a MacBook Pro 3.5 years ago for personal work. I have a VM for running Windows for two programs: Access and SQL Server. Well, I might install some old games if they work (Outlaws, Dungeon Keeper, some old stuff like that). I might have to buy a copy of Win 7 for one reason: remote support of my dad. He's running 7 now, and I can't remote to him. I probably could with something like GoToMyPC, but I'd rather spend $100 one time than $30 a month on their stuff. I tried to get him to switch to a Mac when he bought his latest POS, but he was daunted by the price. I guess if I ever get another high-paying job I'll just buy one for him.
My only other use for Windows is downloading programs from my Tivo, as I haven't bothered buying Nero Pro, or whatever the program is that they want you to buy to be able to download them to a Mac. I've been extremely happy with the quality of the hardware and software, the only time I've reinstalled the OS has been when I upgraded the hard drive and that drive failed (as did its replacement, it made for a fun couple of months when you're 500 miles from the store in the middle of the biggest winter in 20 years). Apple's new OS versions have been totally painless, and their backups are wonderful.
At work, they're probably 90%+ XP (100% MS and Dell), but new computers are coming in with 7 and they're having lots of problems with drivers. Fortunately I telecommute, so I don't have to hear about most of it.
My wife and I avoid movies that are 3-D only, and as we only have 10 screens within 50 miles of us, that means a lot of movies don't get seen.
But I will DEFINITELY NOT see this travesty. George, get back to writing some good, interesting, and original material, and bring back the team from Empire Strikes Back to make them.
Agreed. And I do. I have sitting next to me my oldest off-site backup, which was just tested and is about to return to off-site.
Excellent Point! May many moderation points flow your way!
It's the same argument for kids who are going to become "professional athletes". Odds are that they're not, and even if they did, they have a fairly short earning period and a majority don't have the money management skills and discipline to parley a million or few a year into lifelong financial stability. (not that tech geeks are necessarily better at financial planning and management)
As any computer person knows, ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP PLAN.