First, an aspirin costs $500 when they dispense to 500 people and only one person pays for it.
Second, I remember a time when, if someone needed stitches or a cast, they went to their doctor's office. The ER was where the ambulance took you if your brains were hanging out of your skull.
And my wife wonders why I am resistant to moving to California.
California, the state that gave us the new "Ventless Gas Cans" (or CARB Cans, as we call them).
In the chance that you'll forget to close the vent, California legislated it away. Now rather than risk some gasoline dribbling from the vent, the integrated spout/vent is guaranteed to pee fuel all over the garage floor, car trunk, your hands, the lawnmower, etc...
Even 3000 miles away, I can't get a decent gas can.
Non-childproof lighters, strike anywhere matches, gas cans, and now lightbulbs.
...we had over 100,000 BBS's! You kids and your new-fangled internet...
When the first public dialup internet provider opened in my local calling area, the BBS scene died immediately. I'm still somewhat bitter over that. The internet never really replaced all that bulletin boards had to offer.
Basically you want to make it as hard as possible to leave the store with money. Hide the registers behind a wall of mirrors. Funnel the customer through a gauntlet of racks of impulse buy goods before the can get to the check out*. Put speed bumps on the floor. Offer free cocktails and a $5.99 prime rib buffet.
Why does that remind me of trying to renew a domain at Godaddy.com?
If, as Microsoft says, Windows offers cheaper TCO, more efficiency, less maintenance, and fewer baby kittens eaten than Linux... why can't they use Windows for their wireless network?
Perhaps they were trying to save on the license fees.
The extreme majority of cell phones are running closed operating systems, and the only exposed APIs are Java (Java ME, MIDP). They are a lot MORE secure than anything else we're currently using - even on our PCs.
I use Opera Mini on my Motorola v557 and EVERY time it goes to the net for a web page, I get the Java warning, "Allow network access? Yes - this time, No - this time, No - never". Not an option for a "Yes - Always".
Apparantly it doesn't like Opera Mini's certificate.
It would be quite difficult for a virus to work around that.
can someone please explain why the US is so far behind in cell phones
At $4.00 per megabyte and $.10 per text message, I would never consider using my cell phone for anything other than voice calls. To me and everyone else I know, a phone is a phone and nothing more. I don't care about cameras, stupid ring tones, browsers, multimedia messaging, games, etc. My three year old phone does everything it needs to do.
But, the cell carriers have created a new market by turning blue tooth headsets into a ridiculous fashion statement. That'll prompt waves of upgrades.
Sadly, mass market wins out these days. It may have been a good show but it just didn't catch with the masses.
I, nor ANYONE I know had heard of the movie or the series. My girlfriend had to drag me to the theater to see it because I thought it was a chick-flick.
I don't even know what network originally aired the series, but I'm enjoying it greatly through Netflix.
They are actually indeed caused by stress. When your immune system's function is severely inhibited during long-term stress, your body's ability to fight bacterial infection is weakened to the point that H. pylori can easily reside in your stomach and cause the ulcer.
Then it should have been you winning the Nobel prize.
My company wants their employees to have certifications for bidding on contracts. I don't mind - they pay for it and it could be a personal benefit some day.
Java doesn't cut it, primarily for [highly interactive user experiences] reasons
Java will do everything the author wants but he completely discounts it because of some poorly coded Swing applet that crashed his 486 PC. Java will provide any user experience that a developer is capable of creating.
For example - our developer decided to change the schema on our MySQL master database. This in turn broke replication on one of the slaves and made my day a living hell. I'm still thinking about a fitting punishment.
1. Make sure the developer doesn't have root/admin on his workstation.
2. Randomly block ports on the network and call it a security precaution.
3. Generate and openly discuss reports on web usage.
4. Put a 14" 60Hz monitor on every desk.
5. Require an act of the CEO to get a RAM upgrade.
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First, an aspirin costs $500 when they dispense to 500 people and only one person pays for it.
Second, I remember a time when, if someone needed stitches or a cast, they went to their doctor's office. The ER was where the ambulance took you if your brains were hanging out of your skull.
I indicated by email that MY second account would be with Blockbuster.
A real environmentalist could use their Prius for carpooling.
"almost 9,000 feet" = almost 3,000 meters.
In the chance that you'll forget to close the vent, California legislated it away. Now rather than risk some gasoline dribbling from the vent, the integrated spout/vent is guaranteed to pee fuel all over the garage floor, car trunk, your hands, the lawnmower, etc...
Even 3000 miles away, I can't get a decent gas can.
Non-childproof lighters, strike anywhere matches, gas cans, and now lightbulbs.
That link should have been in the article summary.
Everyone else, RTFEO (read the freakin executive order) before posting.
"The media companies asked us to do this ..... so we had to do this."
Wow.
Apparantly it doesn't like Opera Mini's certificate.
It would be quite difficult for a virus to work around that.
But, the cell carriers have created a new market by turning blue tooth headsets into a ridiculous fashion statement. That'll prompt waves of upgrades.
I don't even know what network originally aired the series, but I'm enjoying it greatly through Netflix.
(I'm sure that's not what you meant, but I hear people all the time talk about their hybrid that "runs on electricity".)
Plus a shrink wrap license and a copy of the DMCA.
My company wants their employees to have certifications for bidding on contracts. I don't mind - they pay for it and it could be a personal benefit some day.
There are electric buses in San Francisco with "Zero Emission" stickers all over them. Some people just don't get it...
Sorry, no mod points today.
1. Make sure the developer doesn't have root/admin on his workstation.
2. Randomly block ports on the network and call it a security precaution.
3. Generate and openly discuss reports on web usage.
4. Put a 14" 60Hz monitor on every desk.
5. Require an act of the CEO to get a RAM upgrade.
6. Expire passwords after every login.
etc...
Why doesn't the montly fee drop after the contract expires? Presumably you've paid off the phone by then.
I'm about to get another 'free' phone just to chip away at their profit margin!
At first glance I thought the article title was "Metal Gear Sybian". Whoa! Sounds painful.
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