My brother used to deal with all of the shipping companies - he would provide on-site computer repairs, and various manufacturers would ship the parts to him. He once called UPS "the ruffians of the shipping industry".
Sorry - I meant to mention that. I only included it to show how far the criticism of the movie can go in the press. At least the Washington Times has to have some journalistic responsibility, as opposed to say, Moore.
The point is that Moore is selling this movie as a documentary. With as biased as Moore is, you're going to have a tough time convincing me that the movie isn't also biased, especially after the things I've read about his previous movies.
For what it's worth - I've heard of railroad engineers that have had their auto insurance rates jump after being involved in an rail accident, even when it wasn't their fault.
My workplace is doing inventory right now. The have bar codes on every monitor and CPU, but not keyboards, mice, or speakers. Laptops have a single barcode on the laptop itself, but none of the accessories.
It seems to work pretty well. They come in with a handheld bar code scanner, scan the bar codes, key in the branch we're in, and move on to the next cube/office. If the range of those RFIDs is as short as you say, they offer no advantage over old-fashioned bar codes - you still have to get near the equipment to check it.
That's true in film, too: I two some pictures I took at the same time and same place with the same brand, speed, and age of film. One I took with a high quality Minolta SLR and the other with a low quality point and shoot job. The pictures from the Minolta are MUCH clearer. For example, in the pic from the Minolta, you can see the individual blades of grass that aren't visible in the picture from the other camera (the grass is just a green blur).
I own a Nikon SLR film camera now, but you can bet I won't forget that lesson when I go digital.
Odd you say that - I like to stay in Hampton Inns, part of the Hilton chain, and at least some of them have free Wi-Fi access. You just have to agree not to use it for evil purposes before you can connect to the internet.
The hotel I'm going to in Indiana is a Clarion, and the one that wanted to charge me was a Doubletree (oddly enough, also part of the Hilton chain)...
This should be Insightful, not Funny. Or maybe that's because I fully agree - it's getting to the point where it's cheap to add WiFi access for businesses and people are starting to expect it.
I'm going to be staying in a hotel in Indianapolis soon, and they have a free wired ethernet connection in every room. About two years ago, I stayed in a hotel with a similar setup, except it cost $10/day to use the connection. I wonder if the pressure of free wireless access has forced the hotels with wired connections to go free.
Check out Trains magazine - there was an article about a year ago about how people who photograph trains as a hobby are starting to get hounded by cops or even taken to the police station. Not precisely what the grandparent said, but close enough.
It's probably covered in the forums on Railpictures.net, too.
I don't like the grandparent's comment, but I have to acknowledge there's some truth to it.
I have to back you up on this. I had severe recurring neck problems, but the two family doctors I went to about it always said "take Advil" - no thought whatsoever to a long-term solution, even after I told them it's happened before and I wanted a real solution. They never even seemed interested in finding the source of the problem - "take Advil". (And people wonder why I don't like MDs.)
On the other hand, my chiropractor took some X-rays of my neck, showed me the problem, and came up with a plan for actually fixing the problem. Since I started chiropractic therapy, I've only had two relapses in about 3 years, compared to about 4 times a year before going to the chiropractor. And, the two relapses I've had haven't been anywhere as near as bad, either.
This reminded me of an incident I had with my cable company. The cable modem was out, so, after checking things on my end, I called them. I asked if service was down in the area, and she said, "Yes, we are showing an outage in your area." I said, "Okay, thanks."
Then she said, "Let's troubleshoot your computer. Click Start...".
I was so dumbfounded that it took me a minute to point out to her that if there was an outage in my area, nothing I could do on my computer would fix it...
I live in the DC area. I live about a mile from one Metro stop, and my workplace is literally next door to another Metro stop. Sounds like a great idea for me to use Metro, right?
No. It's over an hour to get from home to work via Metro. I can drive to work in less than half an hour. Why would I want to spend more than 2 hours/day commuting when I can spend less than 1 hour?
Further, I frequently have meetings in other buildings that aren't near Metro stops, so I need the car anyway. Also, I have appointments after work every few weeks where I have to drive: although public transportation could get me to the appointment (or at least near it), I wouldn't be able to get back home afterwards.
I do drive cars, not SUVs, and although they aren't the most efficient vehicles out there, they aren't too bad, either.
I do use Metro when I can. For example, I had a class in Arlington a couple weeks ago, and that was all Metro, and I walked to the station as well. For concerts or museums downtown, I almost always use Metro instead of driving. But that's about it.
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Here's hoping someone does a Crocodile Hunter imitation!
You know, like, "Crikey! That code's a slippery one! You have to sneak up to kernel.org, click download and be VERY patient!" But better.
Thanks!
--RJ
You insensitive clod!
(I'm pretty sure you're joking - but the other responses don't seem to get that. So, enjoy this message in the manner it's intended - good-natured.)
--RJ
I'd like to create a corollary to Godwin's Law, called Skater's Corollary:
/. discussion grows longer, the odds someone will somehow blame George W. Bush for the current topic approach one."
"As a
--RJ
My brother used to deal with all of the shipping companies - he would provide on-site computer repairs, and various manufacturers would ship the parts to him. He once called UPS "the ruffians of the shipping industry".
--RJ
My ignorant hatred? I think you should reread your message...
--RJ
Sorry - I meant to mention that. I only included it to show how far the criticism of the movie can go in the press. At least the Washington Times has to have some journalistic responsibility, as opposed to say, Moore.
--RJ
The point is that Moore is selling this movie as a documentary. With as biased as Moore is, you're going to have a tough time convincing me that the movie isn't also biased, especially after the things I've read about his previous movies.
--RJ
Well, the guy did say his one purpose with the movie was to unseat George W. Bush. How much more evidence do you need?
Here are some sites/articles that might be helpful:
Bowling For Truth
Washington Post article
Washington Times article
I wouldn't take anything Moore says without a supply of salt. Not that I completely trust the first website, either.
--RJ
My favorite, from Distrowatch: "If you want to know something about Linux, ask a Slackware user."
:) )
(I'm biased since I use Slackware exclusively.
--RJ
For what it's worth - I've heard of railroad engineers that have had their auto insurance rates jump after being involved in an rail accident, even when it wasn't their fault.
Scary...
--RJ
Edlin!
Notepad...sheesh! You people have it easy!
--RJ
My workplace is doing inventory right now. The have bar codes on every monitor and CPU, but not keyboards, mice, or speakers. Laptops have a single barcode on the laptop itself, but none of the accessories.
It seems to work pretty well. They come in with a handheld bar code scanner, scan the bar codes, key in the branch we're in, and move on to the next cube/office. If the range of those RFIDs is as short as you say, they offer no advantage over old-fashioned bar codes - you still have to get near the equipment to check it.
--RJ
That's true in film, too: I two some pictures I took at the same time and same place with the same brand, speed, and age of film. One I took with a high quality Minolta SLR and the other with a low quality point and shoot job. The pictures from the Minolta are MUCH clearer. For example, in the pic from the Minolta, you can see the individual blades of grass that aren't visible in the picture from the other camera (the grass is just a green blur).
I own a Nikon SLR film camera now, but you can bet I won't forget that lesson when I go digital.
--RJ
Odd you say that - I like to stay in Hampton Inns, part of the Hilton chain, and at least some of them have free Wi-Fi access. You just have to agree not to use it for evil purposes before you can connect to the internet.
The hotel I'm going to in Indiana is a Clarion, and the one that wanted to charge me was a Doubletree (oddly enough, also part of the Hilton chain)...
--RJ
This should be Insightful, not Funny. Or maybe that's because I fully agree - it's getting to the point where it's cheap to add WiFi access for businesses and people are starting to expect it.
I'm going to be staying in a hotel in Indianapolis soon, and they have a free wired ethernet connection in every room. About two years ago, I stayed in a hotel with a similar setup, except it cost $10/day to use the connection. I wonder if the pressure of free wireless access has forced the hotels with wired connections to go free.
--RJ
Segways never have to cross the street? Wow!
--RJ
Good thing there haven't been any pedestrian fatalities from cars. They might be banned too! Especially rental cars!
Oh, wait...
Even though I've taken those steps, my primary account still gets some spam. I'm not sure how or why it happened...
--RJ
Check out Trains magazine - there was an article about a year ago about how people who photograph trains as a hobby are starting to get hounded by cops or even taken to the police station. Not precisely what the grandparent said, but close enough.
It's probably covered in the forums on Railpictures.net, too.
I don't like the grandparent's comment, but I have to acknowledge there's some truth to it.
--RJ
Maybe they just want him to clear his throat before singing it again...
--RJ
I have to back you up on this. I had severe recurring neck problems, but the two family doctors I went to about it always said "take Advil" - no thought whatsoever to a long-term solution, even after I told them it's happened before and I wanted a real solution. They never even seemed interested in finding the source of the problem - "take Advil". (And people wonder why I don't like MDs.)
On the other hand, my chiropractor took some X-rays of my neck, showed me the problem, and came up with a plan for actually fixing the problem. Since I started chiropractic therapy, I've only had two relapses in about 3 years, compared to about 4 times a year before going to the chiropractor. And, the two relapses I've had haven't been anywhere as near as bad, either.
--RJ
This reminded me of an incident I had with my cable company. The cable modem was out, so, after checking things on my end, I called them. I asked if service was down in the area, and she said, "Yes, we are showing an outage in your area." I said, "Okay, thanks."
Then she said, "Let's troubleshoot your computer. Click Start...".
I was so dumbfounded that it took me a minute to point out to her that if there was an outage in my area, nothing I could do on my computer would fix it...
--RJ
I live in the DC area. I live about a mile from one Metro stop, and my workplace is literally next door to another Metro stop. Sounds like a great idea for me to use Metro, right?
No. It's over an hour to get from home to work via Metro. I can drive to work in less than half an hour. Why would I want to spend more than 2 hours/day commuting when I can spend less than 1 hour?
Further, I frequently have meetings in other buildings that aren't near Metro stops, so I need the car anyway. Also, I have appointments after work every few weeks where I have to drive: although public transportation could get me to the appointment (or at least near it), I wouldn't be able to get back home afterwards.
I do drive cars, not SUVs, and although they aren't the most efficient vehicles out there, they aren't too bad, either.
I do use Metro when I can. For example, I had a class in Arlington a couple weeks ago, and that was all Metro, and I walked to the station as well. For concerts or museums downtown, I almost always use Metro instead of driving. But that's about it.
--RJ
Prepare for ... ludicrous speed!
--RJ
I did, too! Definitely don't like the jazzing up they did...
--RJ