Extreme rural Mexico. Grocery time involved a 30 mile car trip (2 legs, in an "l" shaped path) to the city. Walking (or horse riding) a direct route via rough country with no traveled paths(probably 13 miles) was not an option. The coyotes, scorpions and rattlesnakes kinda have a way of putting a crimp into that.
Taxi? That would entail a $10 fare, plus a tip. While my grocery stocking trip would only be a once a month activity, you can see where FreshDirect would be not only 1) cheaper and 2) use less of my time. If the delivery fee is a paltry $4 in high priced NYC, imagine how much lower it would be here in Memphis? I have no idea on what the local cab companies here think of carting a guy with 8 paper bags or groceries back to his place is. The oly time I've used cabs is for trips to the airport and bus terminal, and for being carted back home after wisdom tooth extraction.
Friends? I would never impose on anybody for helping out with things like this, especially when I am able bodied. If I needed a large object moved, found it crucial for someone to assist me taking an arrow out of my arm, etc., then I'd call on friends. But for this, this is only robbing them of their time. What kind of a friend would I be then? And no, I never drive other people cars, especially for my benefit.
Mass transit? "Luckily", there's a bus that travels in a direct route from Kroger to my apartment. Unfortunately it does this only twice a day, during working hours. Not only would I have to take much time, now losing income is factored in. Plus, a bus ride here costs 1/3 of what FreshDirect is charging in NYC. And even if I did take the bus, 2 paper bags (and a backpack's worth) would be my encumbrage limit.
Bicycle? I'd been using my bike for this for 2 years, until just recently someone felt they needed it's rear wheel more than I did (yes, I'll lock that wheel as well next time). Truthfully, I enjoyed the biking, as I could get exercise AND quicky get the food. I've been investigating adding such a basket to my bike.
Buying as I need? That would just rob me of time. It would be more efficient fiscally for me to work more to pay the minor delivery fee than to spend time going back and forth just for sustenance. Not to mention the added cost of buying the smallest portion for items. One example is sugar. I'll buy a 10 lb bag. Now that will take me 3 months to use (I love lemonade).
It's not the effort that is my problem. I'm not slothful. But food gathering should not take 7 hours of my life each week, as one poster above thinks it should. When I had my car, this was an activity that I did monthly, and it took 1 hour, at the most, WHILE waiting for clothes to dry at the laundry. Even then, I'd still ride my bike for the perishables that would not keep for a month and had to be bought fresh.
I've done the logistical math. For my particular situation, a service like FreshDirect would be great for me, not because I'm lazy, but it would cut this chore to a mere fraction of the time it would take me now, given my current vehicle situation and location to the store. And like I said, if it costs $4 in NYC, it'll probably be $3 here in Memphis.
You must be the luckiest guy around.
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I live 1.3 miles from Kroger (closest grocery). There are no fruit stands, no butchers, or magical food genies on the "way back", as you so quaintly it. Everything must be bought at that location (as far as my living situation is). The high priced Circle K and Exxon on the route aren't an option, plus all they carry is the bare neccesities, at highway robbery prices. I don't buy just enough items for the meal, as you apparently do. Not only is that time consuming (that would take 45 minutes out of every day - 15 minutes each way, 15 minutes to buy - just for a meal), but fiscally wasteful. Items cost more when you buy them in the smallest portion. Maybe you're a rich guy, but most of us aren't. I eat everything I buy, rarely do I waste any food. Also, I like making my own food, and I like the savings that come from it. And taking the bus? That would involve me taking off from work to catch one of the 2 stops on the route that would make it feasible for me to use. Understand, not EVERYBODY has a neighborhood layout as convenient as yours.
Plus, on the way home from work for me involves crossing the street, it's not like I can just pick up stuff on the way.
Um, you've never lived in New York, have you?
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Many people don't own cars there, because of hard to find parking. And when you don't own a car, buying groceries in mass quantities is difficult, not to mention time consuming. Try doing YOUR grocery shopping without a car for the next month, let's see how you fare. Unless the store is literally within 4 blocks, you will find that carting 2 typical bags back to your house is a very time consuming chore. The fee this company charges is minor, especially in New York! I would kill for such a service here in Memphis. I currently am without a car. A backpack can only carry so many items. Like I say, try doing it without your car.
If the librarian cannot tell anyone about this request, does this apply to legal counsel? The librarian cannot seek advice on this? What if the librarian is compelled to testify about a certain request in court one day? Seems like a Catch-22, if they discuss it, they are breaking the law, if they don't they are in contempt. This opens up interesting questions about the librarians right to actually consult the law.
Apple employee Vince Garcia once mentioned he had OSX running on an Intel at home back in 2000, nothing new here. And remember all those stories on Macworld of the old Mac OS ports running on Intel? Heck, I'm running OS7 right now, albeit via Basilisk.
Polarize the hull plating?
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This kinda sorta sounds like what Archer does to the Enterprise everytime he goes into battle (yes, I know it's just fictional entertainnment, calm your ass down). Remember all the/.ers scoffing at the "bring the armor plating online" script line for the first episode this season?
There are some in existence.
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VisionTek Folds
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They crop up on eBay occasionally. For the people who still play Glide games (like me), they are the Holy Grail, due to the 8X FSAA. I'll putter along with my 5500 in my Glide system for now, one day I'll grab one when they are obsolete just to have one.
Tell that to 3Dfx.
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That is, if you can find any of their remains. They used to just sell chipsets as well, then they decided to make the entire board. You know the rest of the story.
Unlimited nationwide PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SERVICE service for no more than $30. The ability to plug a desktop computer and use it as a modem would work as well. That's all I need.
I need a wirelss telephone replacement of my wired one, which is all what MOST of us want. Why are the wireless companies so averse to selling this?
Oh boy, talk about such utter self importance.
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L0pht And The FBI
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Why did I get the feeling I was in Junior High again? Black hat hackers squabbling about the "importance" of their craft, tit and tat arguing about UTTERLY STUPID SHIT! This is exactly why mainstream people laugh publicly at hard core computer guys. Classic case of TOO MUCH TIME ON ONE'S HANDS. We live in the best country in the world, and the best these guys do with it is base their lives and hates on the excrutiating useless minutiae and politics of computer hacking and it's culture? These guys make rednecks look like models of common sense.
I wish we could go back to era before Pong came out. No one ever murdered anyone. Drugs, crime, nothing like that ever existed. It was Utopia. Then that dreaded Pong arrived. Damn you, Nolan Bushnell!
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Extreme rural Mexico. Grocery time involved a 30 mile car trip (2 legs, in an "l" shaped path) to the city. Walking (or horse riding) a direct route via rough country with no traveled paths(probably 13 miles) was not an option. The coyotes, scorpions and rattlesnakes kinda have a way of putting a crimp into that.
Taxi? That would entail a $10 fare, plus a tip. While my grocery stocking trip would only be a once a month activity, you can see where FreshDirect would be not only 1) cheaper and 2) use less of my time. If the delivery fee is a paltry $4 in high priced NYC, imagine how much lower it would be here in Memphis? I have no idea on what the local cab companies here think of carting a guy with 8 paper bags or groceries back to his place is. The oly time I've used cabs is for trips to the airport and bus terminal, and for being carted back home after wisdom tooth extraction.
Friends? I would never impose on anybody for helping out with things like this, especially when I am able bodied. If I needed a large object moved, found it crucial for someone to assist me taking an arrow out of my arm, etc., then I'd call on friends. But for this, this is only robbing them of their time. What kind of a friend would I be then? And no, I never drive other people cars, especially for my benefit.
Mass transit? "Luckily", there's a bus that travels in a direct route from Kroger to my apartment. Unfortunately it does this only twice a day, during working hours. Not only would I have to take much time, now losing income is factored in. Plus, a bus ride here costs 1/3 of what FreshDirect is charging in NYC. And even if I did take the bus, 2 paper bags (and a backpack's worth) would be my encumbrage limit.
Bicycle? I'd been using my bike for this for 2 years, until just recently someone felt they needed it's rear wheel more than I did (yes, I'll lock that wheel as well next time). Truthfully, I enjoyed the biking, as I could get exercise AND quicky get the food. I've been investigating adding such a basket to my bike.
Buying as I need? That would just rob me of time. It would be more efficient fiscally for me to work more to pay the minor delivery fee than to spend time going back and forth just for sustenance. Not to mention the added cost of buying the smallest portion for items. One example is sugar. I'll buy a 10 lb bag. Now that will take me 3 months to use (I love lemonade).
It's not the effort that is my problem. I'm not slothful. But food gathering should not take 7 hours of my life each week, as one poster above thinks it should. When I had my car, this was an activity that I did monthly, and it took 1 hour, at the most, WHILE waiting for clothes to dry at the laundry. Even then, I'd still ride my bike for the perishables that would not keep for a month and had to be bought fresh.
I've done the logistical math. For my particular situation, a service like FreshDirect would be great for me, not because I'm lazy, but it would cut this chore to a mere fraction of the time it would take me now, given my current vehicle situation and location to the store. And like I said, if it costs $4 in NYC, it'll probably be $3 here in Memphis.
I live 1.3 miles from Kroger (closest grocery). There are no fruit stands, no butchers, or magical food genies on the "way back", as you so quaintly it. Everything must be bought at that location (as far as my living situation is). The high priced Circle K and Exxon on the route aren't an option, plus all they carry is the bare neccesities, at highway robbery prices. I don't buy just enough items for the meal, as you apparently do. Not only is that time consuming (that would take 45 minutes out of every day - 15 minutes each way, 15 minutes to buy - just for a meal), but fiscally wasteful. Items cost more when you buy them in the smallest portion. Maybe you're a rich guy, but most of us aren't. I eat everything I buy, rarely do I waste any food. Also, I like making my own food, and I like the savings that come from it. And taking the bus? That would involve me taking off from work to catch one of the 2 stops on the route that would make it feasible for me to use. Understand, not EVERYBODY has a neighborhood layout as convenient as yours.
Plus, on the way home from work for me involves crossing the street, it's not like I can just pick up stuff on the way.
Many people don't own cars there, because of hard to find parking. And when you don't own a car, buying groceries in mass quantities is difficult, not to mention time consuming. Try doing YOUR grocery shopping without a car for the next month, let's see how you fare. Unless the store is literally within 4 blocks, you will find that carting 2 typical bags back to your house is a very time consuming chore. The fee this company charges is minor, especially in New York! I would kill for such a service here in Memphis. I currently am without a car. A backpack can only carry so many items. Like I say, try doing it without your car.
Never attempt written comedy right after waking up, kids.
...everytime I see the Scarecrow commanding the Babylon 5 station.
Best Start Trek series ever.
By the time one FLAC encoded song comes down on dialup, you could have worked the equivalent time at minimum wage and gotten the whole CD quicker.
...as Number One, A-OK, chief!
If the librarian cannot tell anyone about this request, does this apply to legal counsel? The librarian cannot seek advice on this? What if the librarian is compelled to testify about a certain request in court one day? Seems like a Catch-22, if they discuss it, they are breaking the law, if they don't they are in contempt. This opens up interesting questions about the librarians right to actually consult the law.
The latest Papyrus release, NASCAR Racing 2002 Season, has an included fictional track entitled Coca-Cola Speedway. Coke ads are everywhere.
My Alpha PAL is constructed like this, you tighten down on the springs till it is snug. I'm sure I'll be using this HSF for the next 6 years.
Apple employee Vince Garcia once mentioned he had OSX running on an Intel at home back in 2000, nothing new here. And remember all those stories on Macworld of the old Mac OS ports running on Intel? Heck, I'm running OS7 right now, albeit via Basilisk.
Apple can do whatever it wants.
This kinda sorta sounds like what Archer does to the Enterprise everytime he goes into battle (yes, I know it's just fictional entertainnment, calm your ass down). Remember all the /.ers scoffing at the "bring the armor plating online" script line for the first episode this season?
They crop up on eBay occasionally. For the people who still play Glide games (like me), they are the Holy Grail, due to the 8X FSAA. I'll putter along with my 5500 in my Glide system for now, one day I'll grab one when they are obsolete just to have one.
That is, if you can find any of their remains. They used to just sell chipsets as well, then they decided to make the entire board. You know the rest of the story.
...but Vicks was considering putting this device in their next version of VapoRub.
They offer 20 times as many plans.
Unlimited nationwide PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SERVICE service for no more than $30. The ability to plug a desktop computer and use it as a modem would work as well. That's all I need.
I need a wirelss telephone replacement of my wired one, which is all what MOST of us want. Why are the wireless companies so averse to selling this?
Big bad hacker. Please.
Why did I get the feeling I was in Junior High again? Black hat hackers squabbling about the "importance" of their craft, tit and tat arguing about UTTERLY STUPID SHIT! This is exactly why mainstream people laugh publicly at hard core computer guys. Classic case of TOO MUCH TIME ON ONE'S HANDS. We live in the best country in the world, and the best these guys do with it is base their lives and hates on the excrutiating useless minutiae and politics of computer hacking and it's culture? These guys make rednecks look like models of common sense.
Old news.
I wish we could go back to era before Pong came out. No one ever murdered anyone. Drugs, crime, nothing like that ever existed. It was Utopia. Then that dreaded Pong arrived. Damn you, Nolan Bushnell!
This has been determined to be a hoax. Slashdot get's fooled more and more each day.