almost... problem clients get billed more or "fired" they are not profitable they are damaging to a reputation and to the business relationship. Fixed monthly contracts can be a bust for both the client and the provider when the situation you presented does arise.
I sell blocks of time and provide routine maitenance. It's in the customer's best interest that i'm not using up all thier block time as they purchase it at a reduced rate. This provides the following benefits for them: Bugeting concerns. Truer picture of how much they spend on IT labor. preferred status when problems arise as they have already paid for service. preferred billing methods, actual time vs incrimental billing. Fear of calling for service because money is tight thereby letting a problem compound.
For me the benefit is: Cash flow Guarantee of continuing relationship provided i perform adequately. during routine maintenance I can bring things to thier attention. customer is less likely to "find" inane things for me to work on since the blocks don't expire for a year. If funds are tight a Customer doesn't wait to call when a problem arises as they have already paid for service.
"Steel isn't strong, boy. Flesh is stronger. Look around you." Thulsa motions to some of the thousands of followers surrounding his mountain who worship him as the mouthpiece of Set. He points up to the top of a cliff, "There, on the rocks, that beautiful girl." He motions to the girl, "Come to me, my child." The girl steps off the cliff and falls to her death. "That is strength, boy. That is power: the strength and power of flesh. What is steel compared to the hand that wields it? Look at the strength of your body, the desire in your heart. I gave you these...."
No believer in creation should be afraid of what science concludes. but many are. It's silly. The fact that scientific discovery is ongoing is not proof that it's flawed, it's just proof that we continue to learn about the things around us. That is important. In fact I think God would be pleased that his creation was using thier thinking abilities to the full. Because if a person believes in creation and an omnipotent being that started it. How better to learn about that creator than by examining the creation.
Where the ID and creationist loudmouths fall short is that they don't leave any room in thier interpretations for any new information that arises. These people forget that the bible is not a text book on science but a message concerning God and his Soveriegnty.
"In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth" does not specify any time periods of methods. I won't get into the whole "days" issue and the parallel creation accounts in genesis, but there's a lot of room to examine scientific discovery and correlate it with what the Bible has to say and there not be any conflict on most matters.
Faith doesn't need proof, but when facts jive with faith it's faith strengthening. And when scientific theory does not fall in line with my Faith I don't worry. This is because whats postulated in any theory is usually based on the best knowledge of the time. When that knowledge changes the theory will change or eventually it may be confirmed. And if some scientific matter is confirmed and it seems to disagree with the bible, the faithful person should re-examine thier understanding of the issue involved.
I'll point to the calculation of Pi in the bible. At face value it's wrong according to current understanding. To dogmatically insist that it is exactly 3 would make for all sorts of errors if needing the value for anything. It doesn't mean that the bible is wrong, it just means that the understanding of the dimensions presented in 1 Kings 7:23 may be off. One would have to know that he measurements are given in round numbers (as the Hebrews tended to round off measurements to whole numbers), that cubits were not exact units, or that the basin may not have been exactly circular, or that the brim was wider than the bowl itself.
I dont want to ignore them. I don't mind purchasing software and i'm not really militant about all software being open. But what I would like to see is the ability to buy off the shelf, or download quality software and not have to worry about what OS i need to install it on. Before office 2003 there was a time when I would have actually purchased Office if it ran natively on my linux desktop without having mess with Wine or a virtual machine. Theres a few games my kids like that would be nice for them to have on a linux workstation, then I could get rid of the last XP pro install in my house. If MS would release software for other OS's maybe Hardware vendors would open up and take into account that people use something else than Windows.
My conscience says it's okay to kidnap you, lock you in a box in my basement for months on end and abuse you in un-imaginable ways as my family lives a quiet life upstairs.
If everyone had a well trained conscience it would be a wonderful thing. But since we don't we have to have laws to at least maintain some kind of civility in life. Otherwise you would be locked in a box for the next 5 years till I got tired of you and fed you to the pigs.
Note that the law doesn't prevent me from doing these things that my conscience allows me to, but The fear of PMITA prison or a death sentence keeps me from it.
nice post. better said than i would. to add... Many times it's not enough to know what the answer is but WHY it is. This aids in troubleshooting and diagnosis.
I'm one of the dinosaurs in systems here. I give answers all day to people that wont take the time to learn what they are working on.
When a new product is implemented I can figure out how to use it with minimal pain. They can rarely do more than what's presented in a knowledge item or the training class.
It's going to be like the scene at the hospital in the movie "Idiocracy" very soon.
it would never get that far. the complaint would be made, the cops would come, you may be detained while the "evidence" is gathered. They would probably test it in short order finding out that it is indeed sugar and you would be let go without any charges filed and the need to find a new mechanic. It would never make the papers and your reputation/job would be intact.
However I suspect when they search your car in the course of the investigation they would find your dime bag and arrest you for possession.
As a business, the only way to have a verifiable identity is to incorporate.
You are so full of shit that it must dribble out your ears.
As a business owner who's been registered with the State of Illinois for the past 15yrs as a Sole Proprietor I can tell you there's plenty of state records verifying that I run a business at my place of business.
If you had said, In my country/state/shithole the only way to have a verifiable identity is to incorporate, you would have come off less of an ass.
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" like why is the droid army in Phantom Menace so crude compared to the likes of R2D2 and C3PO?"
does cannon fodder really need to be all that smart or advanced?
Lucas Electronics are crap for Jaguar and MG electrical systems. /Jaguar XJ owner
almost...
problem clients get billed more or "fired"
they are not profitable
they are damaging to a reputation and to the business relationship.
Fixed monthly contracts can be a bust for both the client and the provider when the situation you presented does arise.
I sell blocks of time and provide routine maitenance.
It's in the customer's best interest that i'm not using up all thier block time as they purchase it at a reduced rate.
This provides the following benefits for them:
Bugeting concerns.
Truer picture of how much they spend on IT labor.
preferred status when problems arise as they have already paid for service.
preferred billing methods, actual time vs incrimental billing.
Fear of calling for service because money is tight thereby letting a problem compound.
For me the benefit is:
Cash flow
Guarantee of continuing relationship provided i perform adequately.
during routine maintenance I can bring things to thier attention.
customer is less likely to "find" inane things for me to work on since the blocks don't expire for a year.
If funds are tight a Customer doesn't wait to call when a problem arises as they have already paid for service.
well at least you know now that If they get something on you, the info probably won't stick around long enough for them to prosecute.
Those responsible for this will be Sacked, and probably the first up against the wall when the revolution comes.
"Steel isn't strong, boy. Flesh is stronger. Look around you." Thulsa motions to some of the thousands of followers surrounding his mountain who worship him as the mouthpiece of Set. He points up to the top of a cliff, "There, on the rocks, that beautiful girl." He motions to the girl, "Come to me, my child." The girl steps off the cliff and falls to her death. "That is strength, boy. That is power: the strength and power of flesh. What is steel compared to the hand that wields it? Look at the strength of your body, the desire in your heart. I gave you these...."
Marked as a troll because you are honest about your beliefs.
thats special.
or slashdot.
or whatever.
Thats why these discussions are useless unless they are face to face.
don't be so dogmatic.
you sound as silly as the ID knuckleheads.
i'll agree with what you say.
No believer in creation should be afraid of what science concludes. but many are. It's silly.
The fact that scientific discovery is ongoing is not proof that it's flawed, it's just proof that we continue to learn about the things around us.
That is important. In fact I think God would be pleased that his creation was using thier thinking abilities to the full. Because if a person believes in creation and an omnipotent being that started it. How better to learn about that creator than by examining the creation.
Where the ID and creationist loudmouths fall short is that they don't leave any room in thier interpretations for any new information that arises.
These people forget that the bible is not a text book on science but a message concerning God and his Soveriegnty.
"In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth" does not specify any time periods of methods. I won't get into the whole "days" issue and the parallel creation accounts in genesis, but there's a lot of room to examine scientific discovery and correlate it with what the Bible has to say and there not be any conflict on most matters.
Faith doesn't need proof, but when facts jive with faith it's faith strengthening.
And when scientific theory does not fall in line with my Faith I don't worry. This is because whats postulated in any theory is usually based on the best knowledge of the time. When that knowledge changes the theory will change or eventually it may be confirmed. And if some scientific matter is confirmed and it seems to disagree with the bible, the faithful person should re-examine thier understanding of the issue involved.
I'll point to the calculation of Pi in the bible. At face value it's wrong according to current understanding. To dogmatically insist that it is exactly 3 would make for all sorts of errors if needing the value for anything.
It doesn't mean that the bible is wrong, it just means that the understanding of the dimensions presented in 1 Kings 7:23 may be off. One would have to know that he measurements are given in round numbers (as the Hebrews tended to round off measurements to whole numbers), that cubits were not exact units, or that the basin may not have been exactly circular, or that the brim was wider than the bowl itself.
But what about Genocide in the face of Hairstyles throughout the 20th Century?
As soon as it is disproved/adjusted/strenghtened due to new findings.
I freinded you just because you agree with me about the quality of Powers.
I dont want to ignore them.
I don't mind purchasing software and i'm not really militant about all software being open.
But what I would like to see is the ability to buy off the shelf, or download quality software and not have to worry about what OS i need to install it on.
Before office 2003 there was a time when I would have actually purchased Office if it ran natively on my linux desktop without having mess with Wine or a virtual machine.
Theres a few games my kids like that would be nice for them to have on a linux workstation, then I could get rid of the last XP pro install in my house.
If MS would release software for other OS's maybe Hardware vendors would open up and take into account that people use something else than Windows.
My conscience says it's okay to kidnap you, lock you in a box in my basement for months on end and abuse you in un-imaginable ways as my family lives a quiet life upstairs.
If everyone had a well trained conscience it would be a wonderful thing.
But since we don't we have to have laws to at least maintain some kind of civility in life. Otherwise you would be locked in a box for the next 5 years till I got tired of you and fed you to the pigs.
Note that the law doesn't prevent me from doing these things that my conscience allows me to, but The fear of PMITA prison or a death sentence keeps me from it.
...and sanitize their own phones.
We heard The Mighty 690 from Tijuana up in Big Bear when i was a kid.
I'm sure the signal was heard further north.
I was going to FP but i was afraid of getting moderated "Troll"
nice post. better said than i would.
to add... Many times it's not enough to know what the answer is but WHY it is.
This aids in troubleshooting and diagnosis.
I'm one of the dinosaurs in systems here. I give answers all day to people that wont take the time to learn what they are working on.
When a new product is implemented I can figure out how to use it with minimal pain. They can rarely do more than what's presented in a knowledge item or the training class.
It's going to be like the scene at the hospital in the movie "Idiocracy" very soon.
As if a plumber is qualified to determine whether pictures of naked children are child pornography or classical art.
kid with cock in mouth - porno
nekkid baby butt on a fluffy rug - just a picture
cherubic child - classical art.
It's really easy, even a caveman can do it much less a plumber.
Insightful my ass.
it would never get that far.
the complaint would be made, the cops would come, you may be detained while the "evidence" is gathered. They would probably test it in short order finding out that it is indeed sugar and you would be let go without any charges filed and the need to find a new mechanic.
It would never make the papers and your reputation/job would be intact.
However I suspect when they search your car in the course of the investigation they would find your dime bag and arrest you for possession.
that won't work in the case of malware removal.
You need full access to the whole system in order to do it properly.
apollo 1 never made it off the ground.
in fact Grissom, White and Chaffee were killed in a fire during the test.
Brilliant.
Just Brilliant.
I'm sure the Jaguar will depreciate far more rapidly than the Rolex.
yeah but they are still fun to drive.
104,000 miles on my 94 XJ6.
As a business, the only way to have a verifiable identity is to incorporate.
You are so full of shit that it must dribble out your ears.
As a business owner who's been registered with the State of Illinois for the past 15yrs as a Sole Proprietor I can tell you there's plenty of state records verifying that I run a business at my place of business.
If you had said, In my country/state/shithole the only way to have a verifiable identity is to incorporate, you would have come off less of an ass.