About eight months ago, I contacted netflix when someone 'stole' my credit card info and opened a new account with them. Did the online chat thing and their rep had it all fixed (at the netflix end of things at least) within 15 minutes. It was painless and easy.
No, I don't work for netflix and am not affiliated in any way. There are certainly things about them that I don't like but I can't complain about their customer service.
While I agree with your main point, it seems to me they both went up in price. Wasn't single-disc DVD delivery along withstreaming $7.99/month before the change? Now, either service, by itself, costs $7.99.
"I wouldn't be surprised either if the the devices sold by American companies had same backdoor for government wire-taping."
Wait, the government is taping wires to things now? I've heard some pretty wacky conspiracy theories in the past but this one sounds feasible! Any suggestions on how to protect ourselves from this nefarious plot? (I'm all out of tin-foil. Oh noes!!)
"200 miles out to sea and you've just disabled their boat perminately - i'd say you've basicly killed them anyway by leaving the to die slowly from thirst."
Ok, I'll admit that I didn't RTFA. But I did at least read the summary where it says, "With the trials and testing we've done, it has taken us some 45 minutes to cut and disentangle the line from the propeller itself". So, I don't think anyone is being 'left to die slowly of thirst'. Is your reading comprehension really that poor?
BTW - I'd be more concerned with retribution from any pirates that might manage to catch you should this 'defense' fail. Methinks they might be a little pissed at that point.
"Actually, I think it's a whoosh to those that modded him funny. The person who modded him redundant was doing his part for a +5 redundant mod, which I think we can all agree was the correct mod."
Yes, exactly what I was going for as that would have been funny. Ah, well...
"I'm not sure about that. I thought there was something about the equivalent of "trade" vs. sales? Sort of like craigslist? I didn't think those sorts of "sales" counted as a sale, and thus didn't have to be reported for tax by the use tax."
Well, I can't comment on the other 49, but here in Washington State, one of the descriptions of use tax is, "Goods are purchased from someone who is not authorized to collect sales tax. For example, purchases of furniture from an individual through a newspaper classified ad or a purchase of artwork from an individual collector", (emphasis mine).
There are other differences from a 'regular' sales tax, (the rate, the location of the sale, etc.), but let's be clear; the state definitely wants their slice of every pie imaginable.
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About eight months ago, I contacted netflix when someone 'stole' my credit card info and opened a new account with them. Did the online chat thing and their rep had it all fixed (at the netflix end of things at least) within 15 minutes. It was painless and easy.
No, I don't work for netflix and am not affiliated in any way. There are certainly things about them that I don't like but I can't complain about their customer service.
While I agree with your main point, it seems to me they both went up in price. Wasn't single-disc DVD delivery along with streaming $7.99/month before the change? Now, either service, by itself, costs $7.99.
Is it too late to get an invite to my username at gmail dot com?
Thx!
But a file is actually software isn't it? This is more of a hardware hack.
Or am I missing something?
Heh. Me too. "They f--cked with the wrong Mexican!". Best. Movie. Tag-Line. Evar.
"I wouldn't be surprised either if the the devices sold by American companies had same backdoor for government wire-taping."
Wait, the government is taping wires to things now? I've heard some pretty wacky conspiracy theories in the past but this one sounds feasible! Any suggestions on how to protect ourselves from this nefarious plot? (I'm all out of tin-foil. Oh noes!!)
Roomba cleaning robot? I can't be the only guy whom thought it was a great idea.
I must be reading /. <|:-o ...rolls eyes... o-:|>
Meh... please notify me when wi-fi is ubiquitously free at airports.
I love this line; "The result: it took five drama-packed years for the standard to come to fruition"
Yep, this has definitely kept me on the edge of my seat waaayyyy more than watching Lost or Heroes.
They can have my Windows 3.1 when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers!
"still in the IT industry and laid a lot of networks."
Haha!! Who says geeks never get laid?
Oh wait...
"I'd love to know how much of that was stuff like Britney Spears."
Unfortunately, you'd probably have to measure that metric in Libraries of Congress.
"200 miles out to sea and you've just disabled their boat perminately - i'd say you've basicly killed them anyway by leaving the to die slowly from thirst."
Ok, I'll admit that I didn't RTFA. But I did at least read the summary where it says, "With the trials and testing we've done, it has taken us some 45 minutes to cut and disentangle the line from the propeller itself". So, I don't think anyone is being 'left to die slowly of thirst'. Is your reading comprehension really that poor?
BTW - I'd be more concerned with retribution from any pirates that might manage to catch you should this 'defense' fail. Methinks they might be a little pissed at that point.
And also on how you define "come".
Yeah, some of us live in Seattle.
Uuhhh, wait...
"Power is like uranium: let too much of it accumulate in once place, and Bad Things Happen."
Sorry to reply to a .sig but... I first read that as "Power is like urine :..."
Hmmm... I guess that doesn't really negate the statement tho, does it... ;-]
You mean something like this piece of double-sweet goodness?
"I suspect there's a good probability he's using irony"
At least in the cases of 'Ancient Greece Warfare' and 'Mesopotamian Warfare', I believe there is a good chance he was using bronzy instead of irony.
(sorry)...
"Actually, I think it's a whoosh to those that modded him funny. The person who modded him redundant was doing his part for a +5 redundant mod, which I think we can all agree was the correct mod."
Yes, exactly what I was going for as that would have been funny. Ah, well...
Yeah, but I would have to mod myself redundant.
Dammit.
"Except in the UK, The Land Of The One-Way Roads, Where Straight Lines Are Forever Banished"
EITUKTLOTOWRWSLAFB
Good lord! I've heard of run-on sentences but a run-on acronym? I'm just glad you spelled it out for us - otherwise I would have been lost for days.
From your link: "A flavor-enhancing additive for cigarettes".
Looks like it's time to pick up smoking - I've been missing out on some flavor in my life!!
"Resurrect the Cult of VI"
I don't get it. Is this 'VI' you refer to some minor demon that is 0.009009 as evil as the beast?
Oh, what's that? You're not 'Roman' Catholic?
"Don't worry, neither of the poor technicians was denied their 100 dollars/hr rate"
I know you're trying to be funny, (and apparently succeeding!), but, a good friend of mine works as an airline repair tech. He makes ~$25.00 per hour.
Maybe some airlines pay $100.00 per hour, but not the one he works for.
"I'm not sure about that. I thought there was something about the equivalent of "trade" vs. sales? Sort of like craigslist? I didn't think those sorts of "sales" counted as a sale, and thus didn't have to be reported for tax by the use tax."
Well, I can't comment on the other 49, but here in Washington State, one of the descriptions of use tax is, "Goods are purchased from someone who is not authorized to collect sales tax. For example, purchases of furniture from an individual through a newspaper classified ad or a purchase of artwork from an individual collector", (emphasis mine).
Citation here.
There are other differences from a 'regular' sales tax, (the rate, the location of the sale, etc.), but let's be clear; the state definitely wants their slice of every pie imaginable.