I once applied to CC in a moment of weakness (and brokeness), and they told me "I didn't look like a good fit". In other words, wayyyyy too nerdy. Yes, I work in enterprise networking and spend my days in a cube with no outside light and very little human interaction, BUT I THINK THEY WERE WRONG!!!1one1
"This time around, the company [Circuit City] axed roughly one manager from each of its 654 stores along with nearly 200 positions at its Richmond, VA headquarters."
How does sacking a bunch of retail managers and back office support staff spell doom for tech sector employees? I understand that job cuts are bad things, but I don't think this one should be lumped in with the tech sector.
Your math is a little off, I think you meant to calculate for the entire month, not just one week.
6 am to 9 pm is 15 hours, or 900 minutes. Multiply by 5 weekdays and you get 4500. Multiply by 4 weeks (lets calculate for February just for the sake of simplicity) and you get 18000.
That said, it is indeed possible to burn through 4000 minutes and I know a "road warrior" technician that uses his phone for work who has broken that amount.
I, for one, would not be comfortable working around high power DC. Call me paranoid, but I rather enjoy my heart beating with its current interval. You can take all the precautions you want, but accidents do happen.
> I predict that by 2015, the typical summer temps on the equator will be 180F. They're already averaging about 140F and that's up from the relatively cool 95F they used to be back in the 70s. We've got a huge problem folks and WiMax is only going to make it worse. Stop them before it's too late.
Bravo. Just when I thought my level of hate and anger was reaching an all-time high, someone comes and shows me that I still have much to learn.
constant harping about signing over your credit profile to avoid being charged penalties of up to 75% on food.
Oh man, that is one of my pet peeves. In upstate NY, Wegmans is pretty much grocery king. They have a "shopper's club" that you have to join to get any kind of sale price. I found a way to work around it though: when you sign up, you get a temporary card that never expires. So, just sign up with John Doe/123 Up Your Way and you're all set.
This will probably encourage the trend of people listening to music or talking on the phone *all the time*, in this case just so they don't have to hear the advertisements. I fail to see how this could be successful.
That may be, but theres nothing stopping a would-be identity thief from raiding your mailbox in the morning before you can get to it. I really loathe these pre-approved credit card ads that come with large bright "0% for six months!!!" print on the outer envelope.
The reason these are considered "safe" is that most all credit card applications require a social security number. So, that means the identity thief has to steal a piece of mail from your health insurance company, which is a pretty reliable way of obtaining a social security number, since most insurance companies use it as a unique subscriber identifier. Theres no way to win.
Indeed. One particularly fun product used by the State Police here in the great state of New York is VASCAR. Its basically a time/distance computer that can't be detected since its a passive method of speed detection.
After my second "pick some random guy who is going the same speed as everyone else" ticket, I've relegated myself to 5-over at all times. It's not a lot of fun getting passed by almost everyone during rush hour, but I haven't been the recipient of a single ticket since.
My absolute favorite is one particular state trooper who parks on the onramp between our two busiest highways during rush hour. The typical reaction of most drivers is to slam on the brakes, causing traffic waves for a half mile back.
Radar works by sending a radio signal at your car, which is then reflected and comes back at the radar gun with a slightly different frequency. Try searching for "doppler shift" on Google. Coating your car with copper will just make a better "surface" for the radio signal to reflect off of.
I for one will be happy if this thing takes off. I can't even count the number of times I've been embarassed by my cell ringing loudly when I forgot to turn on vibrate mode.
While I can understand the viewpoint of those who "RELY" on their phones, in all reality, there are very few people who have to take "emergency" calls. I personally spend 1 out of every 3 weeks oncall, and during those weeks I have agreements with the others who share oncall responsibilities so that any time I am unreachable, they cover for me, and vice versa.
The very first time I miss an emergency call because of this paint, I will be suing both the building and the company that made the paint. I might even sue the guy who applied the paint on the walls..
Um, no. Since it is a passive method, this is not and will not be regulated. You can acheive a similar effect by putting a layer of copper shielding in your wall.
The novelty here is that it can be enabled and disabled at will.
A representative from the adult filmmakers' industry will shortly be contacting you for further details on this previously mentioned 5lb carrot, possibly leading to a supply contract offer.
I feel compelled to tell my tale, after seeing yours.
~8 months ago, I was in PC support hell, working 45 hours/week and making $27k/year. Its one of those jobs where you realize all the stories and jokes about users are true. I decided to move on, and applied for a job with a company that just happened to be a vendor for job number one.
I got the job! (yay!) It was part time hourly! (yay!) Despite being part time, it paid much better than job one, 32k/year! (yay!) Turns out they used me and my connections in job one to try to make more money. (doh!) A month later, I was laid off.
That sucked. Unemployment in NYS pays peanuts. Roughly 2 months after leaving job one, my savings were getting low.
Fortunately, an acquaintance told me about an opening in a consulting company. I got that job after one interview. Now I am making 45k/year, working in a datacenter and not having to deal with PC users.
The moral of the story? Computers arent as important as the people you know. Dont worry so much about your job, you can always just get another one. (just make sure you have some money set aside for the time in between jobs!)
Bluetooth is designed for short-range communication, such as a headset on your head to a cell phone on your belt. Its not designed for long ranges, so if you got seperated from your buddies, bluetooth wont help you much there.
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You can have my Zenith console when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.
And get off my lawn!
I once applied to CC in a moment of weakness (and brokeness), and they told me "I didn't look like a good fit". In other words, wayyyyy too nerdy. Yes, I work in enterprise networking and spend my days in a cube with no outside light and very little human interaction, BUT I THINK THEY WERE WRONG!!!1one1
FTFA:
"This time around, the company [Circuit City] axed roughly one manager from each of its 654 stores along with nearly 200 positions at its Richmond, VA headquarters."
How does sacking a bunch of retail managers and back office support staff spell doom for tech sector employees? I understand that job cuts are bad things, but I don't think this one should be lumped in with the tech sector.
Your math is a little off, I think you meant to calculate for the entire month, not just one week.
6 am to 9 pm is 15 hours, or 900 minutes. Multiply by 5 weekdays and you get 4500. Multiply by 4 weeks (lets calculate for February just for the sake of simplicity) and you get 18000.
That said, it is indeed possible to burn through 4000 minutes and I know a "road warrior" technician that uses his phone for work who has broken that amount.
I, for one, would not be comfortable working around high power DC. Call me paranoid, but I rather enjoy my heart beating with its current interval. You can take all the precautions you want, but accidents do happen.
> I predict that by 2015, the typical summer temps on the equator will be 180F. They're already averaging about 140F and that's up from the relatively cool 95F they used to be back in the 70s. We've got a huge problem folks and WiMax is only going to make it worse. Stop them before it's too late.
I rate this troll 9/10. Bravo.
Bravo. Just when I thought my level of hate and anger was reaching an all-time high, someone comes and shows me that I still have much to learn.
constant harping about signing over your credit profile to avoid being charged penalties of up to 75% on food.
Oh man, that is one of my pet peeves. In upstate NY, Wegmans is pretty much grocery king. They have a "shopper's club" that you have to join to get any kind of sale price. I found a way to work around it though: when you sign up, you get a temporary card that never expires. So, just sign up with John Doe/123 Up Your Way and you're all set.
I might offer them earplugs.
Seriously, just listening to hold music/advertisements for 10 minutes drives me insane, this would be absolute murder.
This will probably encourage the trend of people listening to music or talking on the phone *all the time*, in this case just so they don't have to hear the advertisements. I fail to see how this could be successful.
That may be, but theres nothing stopping a would-be identity thief from raiding your mailbox in the morning before you can get to it. I really loathe these pre-approved credit card ads that come with large bright "0% for six months!!!" print on the outer envelope.
The reason these are considered "safe" is that most all credit card applications require a social security number. So, that means the identity thief has to steal a piece of mail from your health insurance company, which is a pretty reliable way of obtaining a social security number, since most insurance companies use it as a unique subscriber identifier. Theres no way to win.
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Arrrrr, ye swabs cannot take back me booty so easily!
Indeed. One particularly fun product used by the State Police here in the great state of New York is VASCAR. Its basically a time/distance computer that can't be detected since its a passive method of speed detection.
After my second "pick some random guy who is going the same speed as everyone else" ticket, I've relegated myself to 5-over at all times. It's not a lot of fun getting passed by almost everyone during rush hour, but I haven't been the recipient of a single ticket since.
My absolute favorite is one particular state trooper who parks on the onramp between our two busiest highways during rush hour. The typical reaction of most drivers is to slam on the brakes, causing traffic waves for a half mile back.
Once again, you are wrong, sir. Radar relies on this scatter effect. For more information, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar#Reflection
Sigh.
Radar works by sending a radio signal at your car, which is then reflected and comes back at the radar gun with a slightly different frequency. Try searching for "doppler shift" on Google. Coating your car with copper will just make a better "surface" for the radio signal to reflect off of.
I for one will be happy if this thing takes off. I can't even count the number of times I've been embarassed by my cell ringing loudly when I forgot to turn on vibrate mode.
While I can understand the viewpoint of those who "RELY" on their phones, in all reality, there are very few people who have to take "emergency" calls. I personally spend 1 out of every 3 weeks oncall, and during those weeks I have agreements with the others who share oncall responsibilities so that any time I am unreachable, they cover for me, and vice versa.
The very first time I miss an emergency call because of this paint, I will be suing both the building and the company that made the paint. I might even sue the guy who applied the paint on the walls..
Good luck on that one, you'll need it.
Um, no. Since it is a passive method, this is not and will not be regulated. You can acheive a similar effect by putting a layer of copper shielding in your wall.
The novelty here is that it can be enabled and disabled at will.
A representative from the adult filmmakers' industry will shortly be contacting you for further details on this previously mentioned 5lb carrot, possibly leading to a supply contract offer.
Wouldn't shock me if it was written by a software company whose name rhymes with 'pedantic'.
Dude! Youre not getting a dualcore!
FP
Sure... Google... right... THATS what you'd be browsing...
I can see it now:
"Oooooh! Streaming boobies directly to my optical implants!"
[BSOD]
[quokkapox goes into convulsions]
I feel compelled to tell my tale, after seeing yours.
~8 months ago, I was in PC support hell, working 45 hours/week and making $27k/year. Its one of those jobs where you realize all the stories and jokes about users are true. I decided to move on, and applied for a job with a company that just happened to be a vendor for job number one.
I got the job! (yay!) It was part time hourly! (yay!) Despite being part time, it paid much better than job one, 32k/year! (yay!) Turns out they used me and my connections in job one to try to make more money. (doh!) A month later, I was laid off.
That sucked. Unemployment in NYS pays peanuts. Roughly 2 months after leaving job one, my savings were getting low.
Fortunately, an acquaintance told me about an opening in a consulting company. I got that job after one interview. Now I am making 45k/year, working in a datacenter and not having to deal with PC users.
The moral of the story? Computers arent as important as the people you know. Dont worry so much about your job, you can always just get another one. (just make sure you have some money set aside for the time in between jobs!)
Bluetooth is designed for short-range communication, such as a headset on your head to a cell phone on your belt. Its not designed for long ranges, so if you got seperated from your buddies, bluetooth wont help you much there.
Is there a hotkey for First Post?
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