To someone who isn't religious, it's offensive to suggest that your religion's particular prophet has some sort of supernatural ability.
Deal. a) I didn't share my personal views on religion, only those Chuck Norris had been quoted on. It would seem he's a creationist of some sort.
b) Well, given that in America most follow one form of religion or another. Christian sects cover about 75% in the poles i've seen. Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, UU tend to make up another 3-5%. Typically surveyed are the Native American religions. Atheist/agnostic tends to make up about 5-15% even throwing Buddhism in there, but among those I suspect there are those who follow some quasi religious traditions.
So it's pretty safe to say that 4 out of 5 people you meet on the street has some form of religious belief with a belief in some person who had a deep spiritual connection with a higher power and preformed at least one supernatural feat.
So I say to you AC, with the utmost respect, you're the one who needs to deal.
I'm not sure how true that is. Every time I've been charged a "core charge", it's on something that has expensive (and reusable) material in it that can generally be made into a re-manufactured/refurbished part. I do things my self, so my shop experience is very limited. But I can defiantly say every place I shop for parts the rule is this, if it's new there is no core deposit with the exception of tires and batteries. If it's rebuilt, there is a core charge.
Still, using his auto analogy, mechanics get to charge you $100 labor to install your brake pads, even though it takes them only a few minutes). I don't know of many cars where it only takes a few minutes. Drums perhaps, but disc, I'd wager 30min to an hour plus testing.
I listed here the basics that need to be done for caliper removal. Add to that
1. Lift 2. Inspection (fluid leakage / rotor thickness) 3. Cleaning (asbestos brake dust where applicable) 4. Rotor turning (sometimes you can get away without doing this, but really) 5. Pad replacement (even decent mechanics have trouble with those clips) 6. Reassembly 7. Bleeding 8. Testing (typically on the road)
Me, I give my self two hours to do the job. I would be worried if the job took less than 35min.
I forgot to add in my state, or at least the stores I shop at, new tires and batteries cost more without the old ones, but this is for environmental reasons. But it's not called a core charge but rather an environmental fee or some such.
Even tires! (And if you don't want the tire back, they charge you extra, since they have to pay the disposal fee) Where I live it costs extra to keep the old tires, at least at the shops I've received quotes from. It's rather nutty when your car only comes with a donut sized spare and you buy a used rim and want a tire, but in those cases I've asked friends for surplus tires like from an old tire swing or some such. In most cases it's not an issue.
Some applies to batteries. It costs me more to get a new battery without an old one, but again people are happy to give up their old batteries, esp those who buy used batteries.
Seriously, this is a case where someone needs to construct a good letter to be distributed and sent to our respective congressmen. While matters of property are vague when dealing with warranty repairs, matter of ownership of the data is not. Consumers should have the right to opt for new equipment and keep old drives. I applicate any attempt to reduce, reuse, and recycle but in this age of identity theft that can often not be practical.
Do you always get your part back at the mechanic? Aren't some parts "cores" used to make remanufactured parts? Just like PC drives? Core charges, as with automotive parts, only apply to refurbished components. For example, when I replace my brakes in my car I buy calipers pre-loaded with pads making replacement a matter of 1. removing 4 lugnuts x 2 2. removing two bolts x 2 3. removing one hose x 2 4. Disc removal + machine shop x 2
Financially it's on par with with pad replacement at a shop, but assurance of new rubber seals, and downtime is far less. If I wanted to keep the old ones, I'd buy new calipers which are often not pre-loaded. But I'm not a master of pad replacement and I support re-using of everything.
For an HD, if i'm buying a new drive I would expect to have the option of keeping the old one. I would support recycling if it was an option.
People who have discovered a personal life-changing belief system of any form should be expected to share it with you. How many Linux users here started preaching the gospel of Linux to everyone they met after finding their computing salvation in it? The problem isn't so much with a life changing system. It's with zealots who can't censure them selves when it's clear the listener is not interested. I remember OS/2 geeks being pretty bad in the 486 age. For a whole year not a week went by without someone trying to CONVERT me to OS/2. My rational was simple
1) My power applications are dos based 2) I'd have to invest in memory to run it, and based on my testing DesqView does the best job for my application.
I didn't have a dislike for OS/2, in fact it was a decent product. I appreciated being made aware of it, and even took time out to use it. But after the 50th time it got old really fast esp when zealots intruded lunch, dinner, and personal activities.
If you get offended by people simply telling you about their beliefs, you have a problem with your ability to process raw data. Upgrade your yacc or gerp so you can grok their news better. (Sorry, that's supposed to be funny). I don't have a problem with people simply telling me about their beliefs. I'm all for attempting to understand people, and part of that is learning what makes them tick. The problem is those who take it upon them selves to be interpersonal marketers of a product or system without regard for anyone else's interest in the subject.
I believe that people who can't handle hearing about others' beliefs are a tad unstable in their own. Try objectively listening sometime and then tell them they sound stupid, it works much better than being annoyed. That is not my issue, my issue is when a person grasps onto an idea and decides their way is the only way, and must force it upon others is when I take exception. And it is annoying.
PS read my profile. I did. I'm not anti-Christian which I hope I came across as being frustrated with atheists (nothing behind the fridge) as well as those who have just became born again Christians (he was behind the fridge). I said nothing about Muslims (I live next to a mosque), Hebrews, or Buddhists
I recommend you watch this. It sort of illustrates my point much better. It's not the religion that bothers me, nor belief.
If it wasn't for Chuck Norris Facts, he would have faded into an obscurity brought about by late-night reruns and informercials for TotalGym. I should add that it does seem that Chuck Norris does endorse TotalGym. (please note the home page has an annoying flash audio on pop up hence the deeper link). His official site also promotes the total gym.
I concede some cheese factor with the Hollywood endorsement of a product. The Mountain Dew commercial also has some cheese factor but the Texas Ranger Project and Bells of Innocence(2003) are excellent examples of a person who's relative fame has permitted him to participate in and generate vehicles promoting his religious and political viewpoints. Even that Dew commercial is another good example of someone who has enough in the way of clout to do their own thing.
Again, IMNACNF. I disagree with many of his political and religious views but I do have some respect for the guy. Middleweight Karate Champion, decent film career, and some effort giving back to the community via the KickStart program. It may be possible that Chuck Norris facts may have increased some interest in the Texas Ranger series, but his own actions stand for them selves. He could step out of the limelight and retire but chooses not not.
Motorola does also make the M900. I stand corrected, thanks for providing updated data. I was unaware of GSMs range limit due to a max value for time slot adjustment.
This is valuable info for those who's business takes them on the fringe.
Well, to someone who's strongly atheist it's often pretty offensive to suggest that Jesus was some sort of prophet or had some supernatural ability. So, what's your point? So you agree things of a religious nature are more likely to offend someone. I couldn't have said it my self.
For another point which is off topic...
I often get annoyed at born again Christians who find any possible excuse to share Jesus. They found Jesus and want to share it with everyone. If you need to find Jesus he's behind the fridge.
I get equally annoyed at born again atheists who find any possible excuse to share it's all just a myth. There is nothing behind the fridge.
As all these "facts", are very obviously humorous exaggerations.. there is no offense to anyones beliefs. I've combed though them and I have to say there are some really offensive ones. Many if not most suggest that Mr. Norris exhibits the same level of overwhelming hubris as Steven Seagal. But at the same time, most are a laugh.
there is no offense to anyones beliefs. All this person has done is taken an opportunity to preach.. This could be correct, and if so, friends don't give friends religious zealots the excuse to preach.
Norris has the right to express his viewpoint, and so does the AC; that's how free speech works. You have the right to say what you want, and I have the right to tell you you're an asshole for saying it. And in the case of what the AC wrote, I don't think it's fanatical at all -- it is entirely reasonable for him, having watched his parents die a slow horrible death, to be offended when someone else suggests that if they'd just prayed a little harder, they wouldn't have had to suffer. We have the right to free speech, but freedom of speech != freedom of accountability. As others pointed out, many Chuck Norris facts border on slander/libel and even worse make Mr. Norris look like Steven Segal.
But as the GGP was so nice to point out... they are offended when someone says if you do X, Y will happen. Like if you do this ritual I happened to be raised to believe in... you won't die a horrible death. That's pretty offensive. But so suggesting someone has equal metaphysical power to a believer.
The moral of this story is people, when it comes to matters of religion, are most easily offended, even if they are not active believers.
I was reading up on the gent IMDB and it would seem there is this bit of trivia
Alleged Chuck Norris Fact: "Chuck Norris' tears can cure cancer. Too bad he never cries. Ever." There was a man whose tears could cure cancer or any other disease, including the real cause of all diseases - sin. His blood did. His name was Jesus, not Chuck Norris. If your soul needs healing, the prescription you need is not Chuck Norris' tears, it's Jesus' blood.
In the past it would seem Mr. Norris took "facts" about him very lightly and even commented on his favorites. But to someone who's strongly religious it's often pretty offensive to suggest they are some sort of prophet or have some supernatural ability.
"Famous name"? Please. Chuck Norris did a cheesy 90s television show and some bad Kung Fu movies. IANACNF (I'm not a Chuck Norris fan). I think the chessy 90s television show you're talking about was Walker, Texas ranger which ran from 1993 to 2001. 5 years is a good run, this cheesy show ran for 8 years.
As far bad Kung Fu movies, it would see he played in Meng long guo jiang(1972) and a couple of Bruce Lee documentaries. It would seem they often trained together. There would also seem to be a cheesy CB/trucker movie in his history.
If it wasn't for Chuck Norris Facts, he would have faded into an obscurity brought about by late-night reruns and informercials for TotalGym. Since 2001 he's done two movies, and two made for TV things. He is an action superstar.
I'm not a fan of the guy, nor his politics, but i'm not going to knock the guy either. He has a very respectable career, and is a very accomplished martial-artist.
So then why the hell does he have a website hosting them? Near as I'm aware he doesn't host them.
But having just been in a Circuit City looking for a TV, I can tell you that company is doomed. You know, I have a hard time remembering which store is circuit city, and I pride my self on remembering where I bought everything. Most every retail chain has a distinguishing quality about them that really etches in your memory, but I can't think of anything CC does which does. You have their method of purchase, the catalog showroom model. Floor space for the most part is for display, where the items are housed in the back. But the retail chain Bests and Sears do things that way. They underwent a face model change in the late 1980s and modeled their software and music sessions after another store I can't remember.
My point, my point is to me CC has seemed to me to be always been a chameleon shop.
But I can't say I truly have any CC complains my self. I have a pair of bookshelf speakers from them, which I do remember they took the time to scan the computer for which ones they had locally. A JVC VCR purchased to replace a 1985 Toshiba is still in service. A TV my parents purchased circa 1983, cable ready with analog tuner still is as sharp as ever save a scratchy pot.
I can't say I bought from them often, classically bigbox stores and indy shops always carried what I needed at typically better prices, where circuit city leaned more toward AV.
My last TV I bought at costco, so you could be right about CC being doomed.
I'd like to know what an "indie" broadcast TV station would be. I don't believe they exist. Small time "broadcasters" do it on the Internet. I have to do my homework on the subject... since Fox, and UPN appeared on the scene there are less independent stations. I tried to find out in my area what independent stations exist.
I "could" be wrong but KVOS I believe is an independent station, which among it's features offers tribal news. Not an ultra small market, but certainly an esoteric one. If I can find one in my state, i'm sure if you looked you can find one too.
Digital expenses represent an average of 11% of yearly revenue for the mostly big-market stations that have already made the transition. By contrast, the costs for stations in the 100 smallest markets, when they do go digital, will be about 242% of annual revenue.
KXGN according to wiki is the smallest market and the low power transition to digital was bought to them by their local government.
Luckily for Montana's stations, the 2001 Legislature kicked in $1.9 million for the digital build-out, and both stations plan to meet the deadline with less-than-full-power transmissions.
I'm not sure how they are going to handle the fact that to broadcast in many areas in Montana they depend on repeaters.
As far as internet broadcasting... that is an option but really television is very practical.
So what I have learned, it's hard to find a truly independent station, most are affiliated with a larger network... even loosely. Small markets exist, and they have to foot the bill to upgrade to digital.
I stand by my statement this isn't business, this is this type of snafu has the earmarks of government.
In reality it's IBM's fault because they chose to use the 8088 processor instead of the 68000. Could have been worse, they could have gone z-80 or 6502. Could have been better, they could have used a TMS 9900, though the 68000 was by far more popular.
Unfortunately due to wireless support I have to run the 32-bit Linux on this notebook in order to use ndiswrapper and a 32-bit Windows driver. Replace wireless adapter. Mini-pci are somewhat hard to find but not impossible.
The main reason I disapprove of this closure is the existence of 3 watt car phones to which there was NEVER any digital replacement. These are ideal for backwoods environments. Looks like there are boosters but still it's a bit of a hassle.
I also wonder what will happen to roadside call boxes. Were these AMPS?
You will always benefit from having more memory, as more memory means that a greater amount of disk blocks can be cached in RAM. Modern operating systems use the memory unused by applications to buffer disk blocks, which results in higher performance due to less disk access. Thus, you cannot really have too much RAM. Perhaps benefit is a poor choice of words.
Assuming your application for a computer is light web browsing, light games (solitaire, snood), web-mail, and writing a letter or two, 512meg is adequate for the task. 1 Gig is even more so. I'm sure there WOULD be increased performance with more than two, but how much actual time would this save such user during the day, a user who doesn't use their PC more than an hour a day.
I don't object to 4gig being the standard, but if the power application is for example web-mail, the amount of time it would save you per day is so small that I can't see it being worth any extra money.
Why should you have to pay anything at all for television? PBS is IMHO worth paying for. Bravo, Discovery, and some of the other stations are worth a small fee. Showtime has a history of media that has been worth the price tag, and HBO had Rome, dead like me. But given both were canceled I'm thinking of ditching cable. But the big reason I got into cable was signal quality. Where I live, geography prevents a good solid signal.
But now we have digital, that point has become moot.
Telephones can be crucial to saving peoples lives (911 anyone?). Television, while it can be helpful, isn't anywhere near as crucial. Emergency broadcast system? National disasters? Radio is pretty good, but TV is better at giving the mount amount of data in the least amount of time.
Telephone - crucial for employment and public saftey, but doesn't hold a candle to mass media.
Joe Sixpack benefits from a computer that runs faster, swaps less, and has a shorter boot time. In fact, I'd wager that he gets more benefit from memory than the typical/. user's second box.
A friend of mine was running an XP computer with 512 of ram. He couldn't play Warcraft III at acceptable frame rates or resolution, and if he hit the windows key on accident, he would be dropped from the game because his computer couldn't swap data fast enough to get him back to his desktop within the 45 seconds that the game gives you to start responding again.
After I gutted his computer from all excess hardware (modem, spare NIC, etc.), turned off almost every service that wasn't required to boot the computer, and repartitioned his hard disk, was he able to play the game acceptably and not get screwed by alt-tabbing.
So, in short, I agree with you based on experience with "Joe six pack's" computer, and the GP is nuts. If all you are doing is checking your e-mail, light web browsing, perhaps doing 512meg is a perfectly reasonable. 1gig is so much better. I know with 1gig I can run photoshop, edit a3+ prints & 300dpi. I can play many games.
Sure you have the benefit of faster bootup times and less swapping but this all depends but what sort of life impact is that on a light computer user? You or I would see the latency add up quickly and would seriously affect the amount of work we could do in a day.
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Deal. a) I didn't share my personal views on religion, only those Chuck Norris had been quoted on. It would seem he's a creationist of some sort.
b) Well, given that in America most follow one form of religion or another. Christian sects cover about 75% in the poles i've seen. Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, UU tend to make up another 3-5%. Typically surveyed are the Native American religions. Atheist/agnostic tends to make up about 5-15% even throwing Buddhism in there, but among those I suspect there are those who follow some quasi religious traditions.
So it's pretty safe to say that 4 out of 5 people you meet on the street has some form of religious belief with a belief in some person who had a deep spiritual connection with a higher power and preformed at least one supernatural feat.
So I say to you AC, with the utmost respect, you're the one who needs to deal.
I listed here the basics that need to be done for caliper removal. Add to that
1. Lift
2. Inspection (fluid leakage / rotor thickness)
3. Cleaning (asbestos brake dust where applicable)
4. Rotor turning (sometimes you can get away without doing this, but really)
5. Pad replacement (even decent mechanics have trouble with those clips)
6. Reassembly
7. Bleeding
8. Testing (typically on the road)
Me, I give my self two hours to do the job. I would be worried if the job took less than 35min.
I forgot to add in my state, or at least the stores I shop at, new tires and batteries cost more without the old ones, but this is for environmental reasons. But it's not called a core charge but rather an environmental fee or some such.
Some applies to batteries. It costs me more to get a new battery without an old one, but again people are happy to give up their old batteries, esp those who buy used batteries.
Seriously, this is a case where someone needs to construct a good letter to be distributed and sent to our respective congressmen. While matters of property are vague when dealing with warranty repairs, matter of ownership of the data is not. Consumers should have the right to opt for new equipment and keep old drives. I applicate any attempt to reduce, reuse, and recycle but in this age of identity theft that can often not be practical.
Let's work together to make this happen.
1. removing 4 lugnuts x 2
2. removing two bolts x 2
3. removing one hose x 2
4. Disc removal + machine shop x 2
Financially it's on par with with pad replacement at a shop, but assurance of new rubber seals, and downtime is far less. If I wanted to keep the old ones, I'd buy new calipers which are often not pre-loaded. But I'm not a master of pad replacement and I support re-using of everything.
For an HD, if i'm buying a new drive I would expect to have the option of keeping the old one. I would support recycling if it was an option.
1) My power applications are dos based
2) I'd have to invest in memory to run it, and based on my testing DesqView does the best job for my application.
I didn't have a dislike for OS/2, in fact it was a decent product. I appreciated being made aware of it, and even took time out to use it. But after the 50th time it got old really fast esp when zealots intruded lunch, dinner, and personal activities. If you get offended by people simply telling you about their beliefs, you have a problem with your ability to process raw data. Upgrade your yacc or gerp so you can grok their news better. (Sorry, that's supposed to be funny). I don't have a problem with people simply telling me about their beliefs. I'm all for attempting to understand people, and part of that is learning what makes them tick. The problem is those who take it upon them selves to be interpersonal marketers of a product or system without regard for anyone else's interest in the subject. I believe that people who can't handle hearing about others' beliefs are a tad unstable in their own. Try objectively listening sometime and then tell them they sound stupid, it works much better than being annoyed. That is not my issue, my issue is when a person grasps onto an idea and decides their way is the only way, and must force it upon others is when I take exception. And it is annoying. PS read my profile. I did. I'm not anti-Christian which I hope I came across as being frustrated with atheists (nothing behind the fridge) as well as those who have just became born again Christians (he was behind the fridge). I said nothing about Muslims (I live next to a mosque), Hebrews, or Buddhists
I recommend you watch this. It sort of illustrates my point much better. It's not the religion that bothers me, nor belief.
I concede some cheese factor with the Hollywood endorsement of a product.
The Mountain Dew commercial also has some cheese factor but the Texas Ranger Project and Bells of Innocence(2003) are excellent examples of a person who's relative fame has permitted him to participate in and generate vehicles promoting his religious and political viewpoints. Even that Dew commercial is another good example of someone who has enough in the way of clout to do their own thing.
Again, IMNACNF. I disagree with many of his political and religious views but I do have some respect for the guy. Middleweight Karate Champion, decent film career, and some effort giving back to the community via the KickStart program. It may be possible that Chuck Norris facts may have increased some interest in the Texas Ranger series, but his own actions stand for them selves. He could step out of the limelight and retire but chooses not not.
This is valuable info for those who's business takes them on the fringe.
For another point which is off topic...
I often get annoyed at born again Christians who find any possible excuse to share Jesus. They found Jesus and want to share it with everyone. If you need to find Jesus he's behind the fridge.
I get equally annoyed at born again atheists who find any possible excuse to share it's all just a myth. There is nothing behind the fridge.
But as the GGP was so nice to point out... they are offended when someone says if you do X, Y will happen. Like if you do this ritual I happened to be raised to believe in... you won't die a horrible death. That's pretty offensive. But so suggesting someone has equal metaphysical power to a believer.
The moral of this story is people, when it comes to matters of religion, are most easily offended, even if they are not active believers.
I was reading up on the gent IMDB and it would seem there is this bit of trivia
In the past it would seem Mr. Norris took "facts" about him very lightly and even commented on his favorites. But to someone who's strongly religious it's often pretty offensive to suggest they are some sort of prophet or have some supernatural ability.
As far bad Kung Fu movies, it would see he played in Meng long guo jiang(1972) and a couple of Bruce Lee documentaries. It would seem they often trained together. There would also seem to be a cheesy CB/trucker movie in his history. If it wasn't for Chuck Norris Facts, he would have faded into an obscurity brought about by late-night reruns and informercials for TotalGym. Since 2001 he's done two movies, and two made for TV things. He is an action superstar.
I'm not a fan of the guy, nor his politics, but i'm not going to knock the guy either. He has a very respectable career, and is a very accomplished martial-artist. So then why the hell does he have a website hosting them? Near as I'm aware he doesn't host them.
My point, my point is to me CC has seemed to me to be always been a chameleon shop.
But I can't say I truly have any CC complains my self. I have a pair of bookshelf speakers from them, which I do remember they took the time to scan the computer for which ones they had locally. A JVC VCR purchased to replace a 1985 Toshiba is still in service. A TV my parents purchased circa 1983, cable ready with analog tuner still is as sharp as ever save a scratchy pot.
I can't say I bought from them often, classically bigbox stores and indy shops always carried what I needed at typically better prices, where circuit city leaned more toward AV.
My last TV I bought at costco, so you could be right about CC being doomed.
I "could" be wrong but KVOS I believe is an independent station, which among it's features offers tribal news. Not an ultra small market, but certainly an esoteric one. If I can find one in my state, i'm sure if you looked you can find one too.
I found some info here
KXGN according to wiki is the smallest market and the low power transition to digital was bought to them by their local government.
I'm not sure how they are going to handle the fact that to broadcast in many areas in Montana they depend on repeaters.
As far as internet broadcasting... that is an option but really television is very practical.
So what I have learned, it's hard to find a truly independent station, most are affiliated with a larger network... even loosely. Small markets exist, and they have to foot the bill to upgrade to digital.
I stand by my statement this isn't business, this is this type of snafu has the earmarks of government.
Motorola m800 That's cool! CDMA only but thanks for the update.
GSM would be better, but at least Motorola recognizes a highly useful item.
Could have been better, they could have used a TMS 9900, though the 68000 was by far more popular.
The main reason I disapprove of this closure is the existence of 3 watt car phones to which there was NEVER any digital replacement. These are ideal for backwoods environments. Looks like there are boosters but still it's a bit of a hassle.
I also wonder what will happen to roadside call boxes. Were these AMPS?
Assuming your application for a computer is light web browsing, light games (solitaire, snood), web-mail, and writing a letter or two, 512meg is adequate for the task. 1 Gig is even more so. I'm sure there WOULD be increased performance with more than two, but how much actual time would this save such user during the day, a user who doesn't use their PC more than an hour a day.
I don't object to 4gig being the standard, but if the power application is for example web-mail, the amount of time it would save you per day is so small that I can't see it being worth any extra money.
I'm thinking of ditching cable. But the big reason I got into cable was signal quality. Where I live, geography prevents a good solid signal.
But now we have digital, that point has become moot.
Telephone - crucial for employment and public saftey, but doesn't hold a candle to mass media.
A friend of mine was running an XP computer with 512 of ram. He couldn't play Warcraft III at acceptable frame rates or resolution, and if he hit the windows key on accident, he would be dropped from the game because his computer couldn't swap data fast enough to get him back to his desktop within the 45 seconds that the game gives you to start responding again.
After I gutted his computer from all excess hardware (modem, spare NIC, etc.), turned off almost every service that wasn't required to boot the computer, and repartitioned his hard disk, was he able to play the game acceptably and not get screwed by alt-tabbing.
So, in short, I agree with you based on experience with "Joe six pack's" computer, and the GP is nuts. If all you are doing is checking your e-mail, light web browsing, perhaps doing 512meg is a perfectly reasonable. 1gig is so much better. I know with 1gig I can run photoshop, edit a3+ prints & 300dpi. I can play many games.
Sure you have the benefit of faster bootup times and less swapping but this all depends but what sort of life impact is that on a light computer user? You or I would see the latency add up quickly and would seriously affect the amount of work we could do in a day.