My media player can kick your media player's ass. iPods are for uneducated losers with too much money anyway. "We don't want your media playing on our player - its too good for your tunes!" Wah, wah, wah... shut the fuck up. I'll just be happy listening to my own media in my truck. Flamebait rules!
I've been a loyal electronics consumer since I was about 14, but fuck, can't they get their shit together? Lately, my new Sony products have ALL been falling apart. My new Sony DVD drive no longer wants to read ANY of my DVDs and lets me know that by hanging my system. Just a few weeks before that, another one of my USB Microvault drives died a most horrible painless death. All my data was lost for no reason, irrecoverable; even with THEIR support tools, got fucked. Creative did the same bullshit to me with their drivers. I bought a new Live-series sound card, the applications worked great with Windows 2000, but when I moved to WinXP, nope, sorry, *crash*. I no longer purchase Creative products and also go out of my way to spend a few bucks more to ensure I don't buy Creative products. I only need one good reason not to continue buying your product, whether its bad software or bad hardware. *hint, hint* Sony...
I once saw an episode where he built a shotgun out of a muffler, a soiled rag, some petrol from the car's tank, and a handful of jelly candies - gum drops, I believe.
William Wallace did far better though, he stood 6-feet tall, breathed fire, and shot lightning bolts from his arse!
Yeah, yeah, I know off-topic...
If we'd stop focusing on the "legendary football" heroes and games, we'd spend a lot more on ACTUAL schooling. You don't see any 6'2" tall, 285 pound Korean high school football jocks do you? Americans seem to be in it for the short-run; fast, easy money while the rest of us suffer. Its no wonder they're kicking our asses in the electronics, chemistry, and physics fields!
Texas is a prime state of football. If you don't play football, you're nothing. In fact, they cut our budgets for spending on art, music, literature, engineering AND science! Why? Just to build another fucking stadium for the football "heroes" who don't have 2 brain cells to rub together. And almost every high school football player I know uses the excuse, "No Pass, No Play." That's bullshit. That "rule" has been abused to the point of ridicule and means precisely nothing if you're fast on your feet and can catch an inflated wad of invertely-sewn, swine epidermals.
I know I'm just asking for the "flamebait" award with this response, but I can't stand here and not say anything about this. Its true, the US is growing up to be stupid. How about we put our noses to the grind-stone, make some changes in the system and take our stand on edumacation? Er, education...
"...and learning ain't not bad!" --Bart Simpson.
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period.
This is exactly why and I can't justify the wasted time of standing in line with people who don't use deodorant to vote for a guy who I feel will do the least amount of damage to the country. Call me pessimistic, but hey, c'mon...
I agree totally with you on this. With the "facts and figures" reports being posted recently, the IT market is NOT where you want to be if you're looking for a job, meaning, if you have a job, you're one of the lucky people!
The spouse, in this case, is up against a financial wall. Searching for a job is not something that's possible since work occupies more than 50% of the week. Granted a person sleeps a solid 8 hours a night, we all need to do the Triple-S maneuver in the morning! So with 22 hours in the week left to shit, shower, and shave, not to mention eat, drink, and sneeze, that's where it becomes just plain stupid. This reflects only 3 hours and 8 minutes of time left unallocated per day. Wait, there's drive-time to work and home, you'd better live close then, because you'll have to haul ass otherwise. Let's not forget traffic, spilled coffee, and damn it - the cat peed on your shoes. Shit happens and you can't possibly treat your employees like bots.
I was offered a job with EA as a Graphics Artist. Due to the circumstances of this article, I refuse to purchase any additional EA games. My advice to the EA Spouse is to quit while he/she is ahead and use that time to find a better job. I took a slightly lower-paying job to pay the bills - why? Because it was closer to home, cost me less in gas, has better benefits, is a real, no-shit full-time job (screw contract labor!), and the people are really good here. If my boss happens to be reading this, I'm really NOT brown-nosing, its the truth.
Best Buy, an established company is also a competitor of rival companies such as CompUSA, Fry's Electronics, and others. Best Buy was geared towards the middle-class consumer until just a few years ago when problems with advertising and fraud emerged. During this time, rival companies were able to scoop up the financial losses of Best Buy and offer customers a fresh new shopping experience with newly designed stores, features, and helpful service.
I live, in probably one of the most expensive cities in the United States where buying a typical run-of-the-mill CD player will cost you $40 (US) versus one from Wal-Mart at $7 (US). In the past year, I've noticed a steady increase in the cost of goods and services from Best Buy, degrading stores, sell-outs to local tech services, and other insecurities ranging from credit card fraud, legal craftsmanships (regarding the Rewards Zone topic), and overall disatisfaction.
For instance, my most recent trip to Best Buy was for basic networking hardware; wall-plates, brackets, and some of those little plastic inserts to cover the other unused holes on the plates. The cost of one wall-plate was an astonishing $9.99 and it wasn't even WHITE! Disgusted at this, I left the store in a furious rage because of what Best Buy had become and the lack of help I was offered in locating the hardware in the first place. I ventured forth to Home Depot where I purchased everything I needed for a mere $8.19. Because of the low price, I was hastly encouraged to indulge in the additional expense of $14.06 for a fifty-foot spool of RG6/u coaxial cable. While standing among the spools of cable, I realized that despite CompUSA not having coaxial cable, they were indeed cheaper than Best Buy and that my decision to drive out of my way to Home Depot, actually saved me money in the long run. My question is, due to the recent explosive growth of electronic demand, is Best Buy raping us for all they can get?
Touché...
I know there is more to an election than just submitting your request for a candidate/lesser-of-two-evils. The local votes are wonderful too because we all voted against the building of a $30-million dollar sports arena here in our city, yet wound up with one anyway...my vote doesn't matter, bureaucratic bullshit wins every time.
Have you actually been Christmas shopping in my city? Its like a soccer game riot... people actually do wear hiking boots and cleats in the stores here!
Only the people with lower IQs would consider that insulting. British humour requires a higher level of brain activity known as "thinking". Thinking helps one enjoy the paradochial humour.
Look you insensitive clod, I was needed, but HP sold all of us out. If _I_ wasn't needed, I would have been FIRED. Moron.
I'm not asking you or anyone to feel sorry for me, I'm merely stating facts. Go pound sand up your ass.
I lost my job with HP because they exported my job to India. If you'd like to voice your opinions to her directly, her email (the last time I checked) is carly.s.fiorina@hp.com
If you're unable to reach her, its probably because she had her email account closed due to too many inquiries. Its not like she can't call India and have them give her a new account anyway.
I go to work dressed like "Patriot" from Quake III Arena and no one has a problem with it. Just because you're dressed like a particular type of person doesn't mean you have to do that type of work. Just ask any Fry's Electronics employee!:-D
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My media player can kick your media player's ass. iPods are for uneducated losers with too much money anyway. "We don't want your media playing on our player - its too good for your tunes!" Wah, wah, wah... shut the fuck up. I'll just be happy listening to my own media in my truck. Flamebait rules!
I've been a loyal electronics consumer since I was about 14, but fuck, can't they get their shit together? Lately, my new Sony products have ALL been falling apart. My new Sony DVD drive no longer wants to read ANY of my DVDs and lets me know that by hanging my system. Just a few weeks before that, another one of my USB Microvault drives died a most horrible painless death. All my data was lost for no reason, irrecoverable; even with THEIR support tools, got fucked. Creative did the same bullshit to me with their drivers. I bought a new Live-series sound card, the applications worked great with Windows 2000, but when I moved to WinXP, nope, sorry, *crash*. I no longer purchase Creative products and also go out of my way to spend a few bucks more to ensure I don't buy Creative products. I only need one good reason not to continue buying your product, whether its bad software or bad hardware. *hint, hint* Sony...
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Some crappy new plug-in by Wild-Tangent.
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So if they were to make condoms from the 'latex' rubber of these magic fungi, would that mean I have crotch fungus?
So what's to keep them from putting things into your brain? If we can 'read' the 'volume', who's going to stop them from 'writing' to the 'volume'?
I once saw an episode where he built a shotgun out of a muffler, a soiled rag, some petrol from the car's tank, and a handful of jelly candies - gum drops, I believe. William Wallace did far better though, he stood 6-feet tall, breathed fire, and shot lightning bolts from his arse! Yeah, yeah, I know off-topic...
If we'd stop focusing on the "legendary football" heroes and games, we'd spend a lot more on ACTUAL schooling. You don't see any 6'2" tall, 285 pound Korean high school football jocks do you? Americans seem to be in it for the short-run; fast, easy money while the rest of us suffer. Its no wonder they're kicking our asses in the electronics, chemistry, and physics fields! Texas is a prime state of football. If you don't play football, you're nothing. In fact, they cut our budgets for spending on art, music, literature, engineering AND science! Why? Just to build another fucking stadium for the football "heroes" who don't have 2 brain cells to rub together. And almost every high school football player I know uses the excuse, "No Pass, No Play." That's bullshit. That "rule" has been abused to the point of ridicule and means precisely nothing if you're fast on your feet and can catch an inflated wad of invertely-sewn, swine epidermals. I know I'm just asking for the "flamebait" award with this response, but I can't stand here and not say anything about this. Its true, the US is growing up to be stupid. How about we put our noses to the grind-stone, make some changes in the system and take our stand on edumacation? Er, education... "...and learning ain't not bad!" --Bart Simpson.
Wow, this article is soooo not what I thought. I thought Apple was making the new audio player, "iSnot".
IsNot "IsNot" or IsIt?
If it isn't what it isn't, then it is not what it's not, therefore it is.
I can hear the onboard computer now...
"This is where Microsoft feels you need to go today!"
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Windows Updates? What are those? LOL
period. This is exactly why and I can't justify the wasted time of standing in line with people who don't use deodorant to vote for a guy who I feel will do the least amount of damage to the country. Call me pessimistic, but hey, c'mon...
I used to look forward to the beginning of the movie with the jumping desk-lamp... *jumpy, jumpy, jumpy* *CRUNCH*
*sniff, sniff* I'm gonna miss the lil guy...
I agree totally with you on this. With the "facts and figures" reports being posted recently, the IT market is NOT where you want to be if you're looking for a job, meaning, if you have a job, you're one of the lucky people! The spouse, in this case, is up against a financial wall. Searching for a job is not something that's possible since work occupies more than 50% of the week. Granted a person sleeps a solid 8 hours a night, we all need to do the Triple-S maneuver in the morning! So with 22 hours in the week left to shit, shower, and shave, not to mention eat, drink, and sneeze, that's where it becomes just plain stupid. This reflects only 3 hours and 8 minutes of time left unallocated per day. Wait, there's drive-time to work and home, you'd better live close then, because you'll have to haul ass otherwise. Let's not forget traffic, spilled coffee, and damn it - the cat peed on your shoes. Shit happens and you can't possibly treat your employees like bots. I was offered a job with EA as a Graphics Artist. Due to the circumstances of this article, I refuse to purchase any additional EA games. My advice to the EA Spouse is to quit while he/she is ahead and use that time to find a better job. I took a slightly lower-paying job to pay the bills - why? Because it was closer to home, cost me less in gas, has better benefits, is a real, no-shit full-time job (screw contract labor!), and the people are really good here. If my boss happens to be reading this, I'm really NOT brown-nosing, its the truth.
So with all due respect your reply, does this mean, if you work for EA, you're going to hell?
...you try to see how high you can launch a warthog with grenades?
Best Buy, an established company is also a competitor of rival companies such as CompUSA, Fry's Electronics, and others. Best Buy was geared towards the middle-class consumer until just a few years ago when problems with advertising and fraud emerged. During this time, rival companies were able to scoop up the financial losses of Best Buy and offer customers a fresh new shopping experience with newly designed stores, features, and helpful service.
I live, in probably one of the most expensive cities in the United States where buying a typical run-of-the-mill CD player will cost you $40 (US) versus one from Wal-Mart at $7 (US). In the past year, I've noticed a steady increase in the cost of goods and services from Best Buy, degrading stores, sell-outs to local tech services, and other insecurities ranging from credit card fraud, legal craftsmanships (regarding the Rewards Zone topic), and overall disatisfaction.
For instance, my most recent trip to Best Buy was for basic networking hardware; wall-plates, brackets, and some of those little plastic inserts to cover the other unused holes on the plates. The cost of one wall-plate was an astonishing $9.99 and it wasn't even WHITE! Disgusted at this, I left the store in a furious rage because of what Best Buy had become and the lack of help I was offered in locating the hardware in the first place. I ventured forth to Home Depot where I purchased everything I needed for a mere $8.19. Because of the low price, I was hastly encouraged to indulge in the additional expense of $14.06 for a fifty-foot spool of RG6/u coaxial cable. While standing among the spools of cable, I realized that despite CompUSA not having coaxial cable, they were indeed cheaper than Best Buy and that my decision to drive out of my way to Home Depot, actually saved me money in the long run. My question is, due to the recent explosive growth of electronic demand, is Best Buy raping us for all they can get?
Touché... I know there is more to an election than just submitting your request for a candidate/lesser-of-two-evils. The local votes are wonderful too because we all voted against the building of a $30-million dollar sports arena here in our city, yet wound up with one anyway...my vote doesn't matter, bureaucratic bullshit wins every time.
Have you actually been Christmas shopping in my city? Its like a soccer game riot... people actually do wear hiking boots and cleats in the stores here!
Only the people with lower IQs would consider that insulting. British humour requires a higher level of brain activity known as "thinking". Thinking helps one enjoy the paradochial humour.
Yes, mine, is correct. The correct spelling of "your's" includes the apostrophe simply because it is possessive. If it weren't, it wouldn't be your's.
Look you insensitive clod, I was needed, but HP sold all of us out. If _I_ wasn't needed, I would have been FIRED. Moron. I'm not asking you or anyone to feel sorry for me, I'm merely stating facts. Go pound sand up your ass.
I lost my job with HP because they exported my job to India. If you'd like to voice your opinions to her directly, her email (the last time I checked) is carly.s.fiorina@hp.com
If you're unable to reach her, its probably because she had her email account closed due to too many inquiries. Its not like she can't call India and have them give her a new account anyway.
True, but the way I see it is, if you're going to bitch about spelling, you should check your's first. --The Spelling Police
I go to work dressed like "Patriot" from Quake III Arena and no one has a problem with it. Just because you're dressed like a particular type of person doesn't mean you have to do that type of work. Just ask any Fry's Electronics employee! :-D