I am somewhere right in the middle, and while I'm not upset that Obama won, I did not vote for him. I would like to know this...
Those who voted for Obama... does it not bother you that he went to a church for TWENTY years where the minister spewed white-hating, America-hating, garbage?
I mean, I know most rumors about Obama (ie: muslim, terrorist ties, etc) are complete bunk, but that Jeremiah Right fellow is very real. Given, I know that just because you attend a church that does not mean you agree with everything said. However, the moment some guy in the pulpit starts saying that kind of crap, I'd be out. I wouldn't hang around for twenty more years.
I work for a large grocery company in Texas, and am one of their Dell Certified Technicians. This means I get to call the Dell Premier Access line, which is absolutely excellent. Basically they know I know what I'm doing, and will take "my word" most of the time after just a little troubleshooting. Likewise they get us the part the next day, no matter what.
However, Premier Access does not support everything. I've recently had to call about the Dell A940 all-in-one printers, which are CRAP (Lexmark made), and have gotten Indian support. It took 45 minutes one day for them just to tell me it was a bad ink cartridge, even after I switched it with another and it worked!
I think part of the problem also is not that they cannot speak English. Most that I have spoken with speak realtively good English. I think the real problem is that they learned English from ENGLISHMEN. This means not only do they have a Hindi accent, but an British accent on top of it.
In recent weeks I have had KaZaa open 24/7 for sharing. Not 600 files, I share over 3000 files, simply to thumb my nose at these zealots.
With this said, let us take into consideration a suit by the RIAA against me, given that they get my name and information. A cease and desist letter? Sure, I'd probably cease, but what if I continued to share?
I'm a senior in college. I own a crappy car, rent an apartment, and have quite low income. So what then? What will they get if they sue me? Nearly nothing. They can have my student loan, my car, and my apt. Kick me off my ISP, I'll find another.
The RIAA seems to not understand that civil lawsuits mean nothing to those who have nothing. This means most college students. This means most of the file sharers.
Do you think I'd be downloading all the free music I want if I could afford it? (Yes, probably, but I'm just making a point)
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I am somewhere right in the middle, and while I'm not upset that Obama won, I did not vote for him. I would like to know this...
Those who voted for Obama... does it not bother you that he went to a church for TWENTY years where the minister spewed white-hating, America-hating, garbage?
I mean, I know most rumors about Obama (ie: muslim, terrorist ties, etc) are complete bunk, but that Jeremiah Right fellow is very real. Given, I know that just because you attend a church that does not mean you agree with everything said. However, the moment some guy in the pulpit starts saying that kind of crap, I'd be out. I wouldn't hang around for twenty more years.
I work for a large grocery company in Texas, and am one of their Dell Certified Technicians. This means I get to call the Dell Premier Access line, which is absolutely excellent. Basically they know I know what I'm doing, and will take "my word" most of the time after just a little troubleshooting. Likewise they get us the part the next day, no matter what.
However, Premier Access does not support everything. I've recently had to call about the Dell A940 all-in-one printers, which are CRAP (Lexmark made), and have gotten Indian support. It took 45 minutes one day for them just to tell me it was a bad ink cartridge, even after I switched it with another and it worked!
I think part of the problem also is not that they cannot speak English. Most that I have spoken with speak realtively good English. I think the real problem is that they learned English from ENGLISHMEN. This means not only do they have a Hindi accent, but an British accent on top of it.
In recent weeks I have had KaZaa open 24/7 for sharing. Not 600 files, I share over 3000 files, simply to thumb my nose at these zealots.
With this said, let us take into consideration a suit by the RIAA against me, given that they get my name and information. A cease and desist letter? Sure, I'd probably cease, but what if I continued to share?
I'm a senior in college. I own a crappy car, rent an apartment, and have quite low income. So what then? What will they get if they sue me? Nearly nothing. They can have my student loan, my car, and my apt. Kick me off my ISP, I'll find another.
The RIAA seems to not understand that civil lawsuits mean nothing to those who have nothing. This means most college students. This means most of the file sharers.
Do you think I'd be downloading all the free music I want if I could afford it? (Yes, probably, but I'm just making a point)