You mean like the billions of American money to prop up those authoritarian regimes in Japan and Germany since WW2 in regards to domestic defense? Yes I know- shameful!
It all depends on the market rate for the hardware being sold. Your CPU/mobo combo was clearly more attractive a purchase to someone. You can see right now what a 2GB drive commands if you check completed auctions. 7-10 bucks US. I've sold a lot of used computer equipment on ebay. I always checked out market rate for the used item first. If it was less than a certain amount, I would donate it to the computer recylcing center before spending time on an auction. You just have to figure out how much your time is worth and if you are going to cover it in the sale. That's all I'm saying.
Say- perhaps they can do what they did back in the 80s on saturday morning cartoons by having a cast of children playing the not yet grown up characters. You know, like the baby muppets or whatever.
They could call it: 'lil Trek Kidz
Kirk is on the swingset and Scotty is pushing him from behind:
"Scotty! Can't you push me any higher?"
"Arghh- Jimmy- I canna push ya any higher- I'm givin' it all I got!"
2GB disks command about $10 on ebay. The time it takes to prepare the auction, run it (communicate with buyers usually), pack then ship the item is probably about 60-120 minutes of work depending on how close you are to a post office. It's less work if sold in a lot, but when sold one by one, I found it was a waste of time unless you have a lot of volume and are set up for it.
Ahh.. a generic letters to the editor address, the one where they pay people to wear flame retardent pants reading the inbox. Somehow, it's just not as satisfying as when you can track down the real author to harrass them.:-)
Actually they were forced into a name change when scores of Florida alligators made the trek to Gator's corporate offices to protest the negative association. Faced with the possibility of being eaten alive, Gator's board of directors voted to change the name.
Ya know, I never once even thought about it when firing up yast but yeah- it's hilarious now that you point that out! A kitchen sink icon would have done nicely as well but that being sorta logical would perhaps make that less funny than a pineapple.
Exactly. Perhaps we should be seeing government anti-Microsoft ads to equal those annoying anti-pot ads. Microsoft lock-in is far more dangerous than smoking weed, so say I. And speaking of that...
yeah, thats the part I wasnt connecting. I do use Thunderbird at home and work, but in my head, I see the 'Junk' folder and cant resist checking to see if any legit msgs came through. Its actually not even as bad as that, my ISP started offering Postini filtering and it's about 99% accurate. i dont even download that crap, it stays on the postini server.
I used a dual head setup on a PowerPC 9500 back in the olden tymes
Cue five Yorkshiremen..
"Awww.. we used to DREAM about PowerPC Macs when I was a lad.. back then, we had Photoshop 2 running on an LCII and thought we'd rule the world!"
"An LCII? Well, you're pockets must have been lined with gold- we used a Mac Plus and felt lucky as hell when we copped a copy of b/w Mac Paint at the University bookstore for only $100 with our student discount- yes, that was the stuff dreams were made of!"
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You mean like the billions of American money to prop up those authoritarian regimes in Japan and Germany since WW2 in regards to domestic defense? Yes I know- shameful!
Larry used to use that in the pitch for institutional investors before VA went public. That's where that came from.
It all depends on the market rate for the hardware being sold. Your CPU/mobo combo was clearly more attractive a purchase to someone. You can see right now what a 2GB drive commands if you check completed auctions. 7-10 bucks US. I've sold a lot of used computer equipment on ebay. I always checked out market rate for the used item first. If it was less than a certain amount, I would donate it to the computer recylcing center before spending time on an auction. You just have to figure out how much your time is worth and if you are going to cover it in the sale. That's all I'm saying.
Say- perhaps they can do what they did back in the 80s on saturday morning cartoons by having a cast of children playing the not yet grown up characters. You know, like the baby muppets or whatever.
They could call it: 'lil Trek Kidz
Kirk is on the swingset and Scotty is pushing him from behind:
"Scotty! Can't you push me any higher?"
"Arghh- Jimmy- I canna push ya any higher- I'm givin' it all I got!"
2GB disks command about $10 on ebay. The time it takes to prepare the auction, run it (communicate with buyers usually), pack then ship the item is probably about 60-120 minutes of work depending on how close you are to a post office. It's less work if sold in a lot, but when sold one by one, I found it was a waste of time unless you have a lot of volume and are set up for it.
Ahh.. a generic letters to the editor address, the one where they pay people to wear flame retardent pants reading the inbox. Somehow, it's just not as satisfying as when you can track down the real author to harrass them. :-)
Notice how the author's name is wisely left out to avoid the inevitable mailbombs for his laziness.
Actually they were forced into a name change when scores of Florida alligators made the trek to Gator's corporate offices to protest the negative association. Faced with the possibility of being eaten alive, Gator's board of directors voted to change the name.
Perhaps they are afraid of a lawsuit and throw in the disclaimer.
Pointy Haired Boss.
I can hear it now right after they stop selling paper programs-
"Wireless devices, get'cher wireless devices here- ya can't tell who's who without a wireless device!"
Like I haven't seen that before, having had a /. reg/ID for the last 6 years? Are you also the hall monitor at your school?
Jeez- I submitted the original telegraph.co.uk story yesterday, it being rejected then too. These editors are so fickle.
And someone needs to reboot images-aud.slashdot.org so my little mozilla firefoxy thingy stops spinning.
Yes, good point.
Someone who lets down his shareholder
What shareholders? Its a privately run company.
Oh wow- a flame by a slashdot reader- my life is complete; I hope yours is too.
Ya know, I never once even thought about it when firing up yast but yeah- it's hilarious now that you point that out! A kitchen sink icon would have done nicely as well but that being sorta logical would perhaps make that less funny than a pineapple.
You still haven't tried drugs, have you?
..and suddenly I wanted to hop online to check what the weather would be for later that day.
Couldn't you just wet your finger and hold it up to the wind?
..unless you love the taste/smell of dead fish
Well, as a matter of fact, um.... wait- no, I won't go there.
Exactly. Perhaps we should be seeing government anti-Microsoft ads to equal those annoying anti-pot ads. Microsoft lock-in is far more dangerous than smoking weed, so say I. And speaking of that...
The Volcano
She didnt see the span therefore it didn;t exist.
yeah, thats the part I wasnt connecting. I do use Thunderbird at home and work, but in my head, I see the 'Junk' folder and cant resist checking to see if any legit msgs came through. Its actually not even as bad as that, my ISP started offering Postini filtering and it's about 99% accurate. i dont even download that crap, it stays on the postini server.
How did changing the email client change the number of spams in a given day? I dont understand the connection.
So, I tricked him. I have a side business,
Damn.. I give you credit for that on! 2 thumbs way up!
I used a dual head setup on a PowerPC 9500 back in the olden tymes
Cue five Yorkshiremen..
"Awww.. we used to DREAM about PowerPC Macs when I was a lad.. back then, we had Photoshop 2 running on an LCII and thought we'd rule the world!"
"An LCII? Well, you're pockets must have been lined with gold- we used a Mac Plus and felt lucky as hell when we copped a copy of b/w Mac Paint at the University bookstore for only $100 with our student discount- yes, that was the stuff dreams were made of!"