TW business around here was Brighthouse afew years ago. I have to say when I used to handle business connections they were a pleasure to deal with. I highly recommend a business class connection from them.
Comcast was a nightmare, we would end up with some services on the business side and some on a local provider side (whatever that means) even though they were all ordered at the same time. It was hell to call and get transferred around. They also liked to reset our routers periodically even though they were strictly pass-through. We'd lose our static IP's and other nonsense.
This was all about 8 years ago, so maybe it's better now, but I'd be surprised. At&t doesn't seem to differentiate between their business and consumer packages in any meaningful way. They do seem to have improved their customer service in the past 2 to 3 years it got significantly better. The installers seemed more responsive and when you called in it seemed like they could actually help you.
I get better performance from DSL, although it's Uverse's fibre hybrid now. Comcast was quick for downloads up to around 300mb, then the drop off was so bad that a 1GB iso would take days. I could do that in a half hour on my dsl.
My big compliant is upstream speeds are not offered above 1.5. At least it's not Comcast.
I think that this professor is also seeing a subset of the population that goes to school. Those that require a structured learning environment. They haven't learned how to fix stuff yet. Those of us who learn on our own aren't in her circle.
Was it smart to have a project with 100+ developers that need support? Certainly not. 20 skilled developers could have done the same job with better quality, faster and cheaper, even if you would pay them triple.
Read some history. There was similar excitement about stocks, with middle class participation just prior to the great depression. Kudos to our government from preventing the same thing from happening this time.
Every author isn't going to be in this pool so this will not affect them. If they did, I would guess you will see books show up in this pool around the time they would have been printed as a paperback, maybe later, for big name authors.
This is a boon to small authors and avid readers, with no real downside for those who don't participate.
I see what your positing, but I disagree. There is a finite number of books a person can read. They might buy 10 books this month and spend the next 6 months reading them. This way they spread out the payment. I see this as a good option for man authors.
Not true, there are alot of short stories and books that have been out of print available on irc or via torrent. I maintain my own library of around 6k ebooks that I have collected and stripped of drm if necessary.
Formatting errors, image errors, broken linkage, broken tables, random start page, broken tables of contents, screwball fontage
As an avid reader, I find this stuff pretty irrelevant. I skim over it with my eyes and usually don't notice. Sometimes it can be a little difficult to tell who is supposed to be saying something, but it's usually evident from the context. I find that others who read less are more bothered by this. I have done alot of conversions from different formats and maintain a personal calibre library that has around 6k book. Organizing and converting is an ongoing process, but I enjoy it.
I use the library or "borrow" from one of my million "friends", but I might consider a service like this. I probably spend way less then a hundred bucks a year.
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TW business around here was Brighthouse afew years ago. I have to say when I used to handle business connections they were a pleasure to deal with. I highly recommend a business class connection from them.
Comcast was a nightmare, we would end up with some services on the business side and some on a local provider side (whatever that means) even though they were all ordered at the same time. It was hell to call and get transferred around. They also liked to reset our routers periodically even though they were strictly pass-through. We'd lose our static IP's and other nonsense.
This was all about 8 years ago, so maybe it's better now, but I'd be surprised.
At&t doesn't seem to differentiate between their business and consumer packages in any meaningful way. They do seem to have improved their customer service in the past 2 to 3 years it got significantly better. The installers seemed more responsive and when you called in it seemed like they could actually help you.
I get better performance from DSL, although it's Uverse's fibre hybrid now. Comcast was quick for downloads up to around 300mb, then the drop off was so bad that a 1GB iso would take days. I could do that in a half hour on my dsl.
My big compliant is upstream speeds are not offered above 1.5. At least it's not Comcast.
I think I may have created a false dichotomy paradox.
I think that this professor is also seeing a subset of the population that goes to school. Those that require a structured learning environment. They haven't learned how to fix stuff yet. Those of us who learn on our own aren't in her circle.
How is it hard to leave a job? The only job that's hard to leave is the one that's paying you well and providing a good environment.
sure, burn all our water into hydrogen and jet it into space, why not
6/10... try harder
People say our economic system is capitalism, but it's not, it's managementism. The managers of others money have all the power.
Sounds like real life...
claptrap, it's not genes, it's education and opportunity.
Was it smart to have a project with 100+ developers that need support? Certainly not. 20 skilled developers could have done the same job with better quality, faster and cheaper, even if you would pay them triple.
Sure, kill the training pipeline, why not..
Read some history. There was similar excitement about stocks, with middle class participation just prior to the great depression. Kudos to our government from preventing the same thing from happening this time.
Replace pension manager with CEO and you see the scope of the problem.
Lawyers deal with laws, which often have little basis in fact...
Every author isn't going to be in this pool so this will not affect them. If they did, I would guess you will see books show up in this pool around the time they would have been printed as a paperback, maybe later, for big name authors.
This is a boon to small authors and avid readers, with no real downside for those who don't participate.
That's true today, "Fifty Shades of Grey" is no literary masterpiece.
So your telling me this Stephan King book I picked up at Big Lots wasn't such a good deal?
lol
I see what your positing, but I disagree. There is a finite number of books a person can read. They might buy 10 books this month and spend the next 6 months reading them. This way they spread out the payment. I see this as a good option for man authors.
Still got nothing on sports fans.
Man, I'd hate to be in Airbus's shoe's when your expert testimony shows up in court.
Not true, there are alot of short stories and books that have been out of print available on irc or via torrent. I maintain my own library of around 6k ebooks that I have collected and stripped of drm if necessary.
I use my phone so I can read anywhere. This trumps any inconveniences of formatting.
Formatting errors, image errors, broken linkage, broken tables, random start page, broken tables of contents, screwball fontage
As an avid reader, I find this stuff pretty irrelevant. I skim over it with my eyes and usually don't notice. Sometimes it can be a little difficult to tell who is supposed to be saying something, but it's usually evident from the context.
I find that others who read less are more bothered by this. I have done alot of conversions from different formats and maintain a personal calibre library that has around 6k book. Organizing and converting is an ongoing process, but I enjoy it.
I use the library or "borrow" from one of my million "friends", but I might consider a service like this. I probably spend way less then a hundred bucks a year.