For the luxury of sending (or not; who knows?) this uselessly small piece of information, you are prepared to pay the same price as a about a minute's worth of full voice communication.
Dude, you are missing the point.
It's not about cost, SMS is a tool to bypass the conversation protocols. Instead of calling someone and spending several minutes of:
"hey."
"wassup."
"nuthin."
"what cha doing?"
"nuthing.
"you doing anything?"
"no."
"let's go to the club."
"sure."
"I'll see ya there."
"Hey, wait."
"What?"
"Ummm, nuthin, I forgot."
"Ok, see ya there."
"Ok."
You can type:
"Meet me at the club if you're free"
And there are many ways to get text in.(product_placement) The Treo has a easy to use keyboard. (/product_placement). So there.
My experience is that enough screaming can get you a patch in very little time.
I think I've talked to you.
Most busnesses who want to stay profitable are responsive to their customers and will prioritize "bugs" that affect their customer base. The more customer's affected, the more important it is to get fixed.
People like you, just make the poor bastard that has to listen to you misrable. Especially if what you are complaining about is cosmetic or a minor problem that doesn't effect the work flow.
And, just so you know, we in tech support laugh at you after the call.
So, next time you think that "screaming" is the most effective method to get a solution, try polite persistance.
I've heard this excuse too many times from artists and musicians. It's not true.
I spent years as a cartoonist(right brained activity, right?) but I also maintained and troubleshoot my own computers (left brained). I took a day job in tech support so that I could learn how to fix my own computers without being at the mercy of some snotty phone rep. You can be both. It's the belief that one only use half your brain that limits you.
Since moving to linux, I have taken an interest in learning to program. I've discovered that writing code it a lot like writing dialog for a cartoon. In both cases you are solving problems within an acceptable rule set.There is a larger crossover between art and tech than you realize.
There is no argument that there can be a large learning curve to linux, but there is a large learning curve to Photoshop, Illustrator, and Quark. Any powerful tool will demand from you. But in the long run, mastering the complexity is extreemly rewarding.
I totally lost interest in warez after moving to linux. The hours I used to spend hunting down Adobe apps are now spent beaking and fixing Debian on my notebook
Forcing arrogant developers to do their own tech support is about the best possible management practice I can think of--consider it a forced course in humility,
Don't be too hard on him. You would be amazed at how lazy users are. I've heard the switch click when they go into "dummy mode". It's frustrating when you know how to use a computer and you are having to extract information or provide instuctions to someone who refuses to take the time to learn thier tools.
I realize the fear that many Mac users have of applications that crash the system. Under UNIX, this propensity is greatly reduced if not eliminated.
Interface tweaks are most likely to crash the window manager i.e. the thing that draws the purdy pictures on the screen. This has happened on my production Mac, in 10.1.(whatever).
The BSD subsystem was still running.(I could ssh in.) but the machine might as well have completely crashed. I couldn't use it.
I purchased two springboard modules and was underwhelmed by both. Innogear's MP3 player was reasonably cool, but it sucked bateries, and the GPS module broke after a week of use and it took me two months to get a refund.
The springboard seemed like a great idea at first, but I don't think it ever lived up to it's promise.
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It's been said before, and here it is again... free software is only free if your time is.
It's been said before, and here it is again...
"Free as in speach, not as in beer."
For the luxury of sending (or not; who knows?) this uselessly small piece of information, you are prepared to pay the same price as a about a minute's worth of full voice communication.
Dude, you are missing the point.
It's not about cost, SMS is a tool to bypass the conversation protocols. Instead of calling someone and spending several minutes of:
"hey."
"wassup."
"nuthin."
"what cha doing?"
"nuthing.
"you doing anything?"
"no."
"let's go to the club."
"sure."
"I'll see ya there."
"Hey, wait."
"What?"
"Ummm, nuthin, I forgot."
"Ok, see ya there."
"Ok."
You can type:
"Meet me at the club if you're free"
And there are many ways to get text in.(product_placement) The Treo has a easy to use keyboard. (/product_placement).
So there.
Sure, I'll give up TV.
..ooOOoo..
Right after Farscapre ends.
So, is it sexist to think she is a hotty?
But there was a picture of a puppy and kittens. How could THAT be stoopid?!?!?
It's got to be serious research with PUPPIES!
My experience is that enough screaming can get you a patch in very little time.
I think I've talked to you.
Most busnesses who want to stay profitable are responsive to their customers and will prioritize "bugs" that affect their customer base. The more customer's affected, the more important it is to get fixed.
People like you, just make the poor bastard that has to listen to you misrable. Especially if what you are complaining about is cosmetic or a minor problem that doesn't effect the work flow.
And, just so you know, we in tech support laugh at you after the call.
So, next time you think that "screaming" is the most effective method to get a solution, try polite persistance.
I'm an artist. I'm right brained.
Sorry, Dude, I have to flame you for this.
I've heard this excuse too many times from artists and musicians. It's not true.
I spent years as a cartoonist(right brained activity, right?) but I also maintained and troubleshoot my own computers (left brained). I took a day job in tech support so that I could learn how to fix my own computers without being at the mercy of some snotty phone rep. You can be both. It's the belief that one only use half your brain that limits you.
Since moving to linux, I have taken an interest in learning to program. I've discovered that writing code it a lot like writing dialog for a cartoon. In both cases you are solving problems within an acceptable rule set.There is a larger crossover between art and tech than you realize.
There is no argument that there can be a large learning curve to linux, but there is a large learning curve to Photoshop, Illustrator, and Quark. Any powerful tool will demand from you. But in the long run, mastering the complexity is extreemly rewarding.
I totally lost interest in warez after moving to linux. The hours I used to spend hunting down Adobe apps are now spent beaking and fixing Debian on my notebook
Headline: Slashdot makes shit up just for shits and giggles. Facts secondary to inflaming the masses.
/. article.
Yeah, sure.
But, if they didn't what would you have to post?
Thanks Timothy for another timely and informative
Kinda takes all the fun out of it.
Forcing arrogant developers to do their own tech support is about the best possible management practice I can think of--consider it a forced course in humility,
Don't be too hard on him. You would be amazed at how lazy users are. I've heard the switch click when they go into "dummy mode". It's frustrating when you know how to use a computer and you are having to extract information or provide instuctions to someone who refuses to take the time to learn thier tools.
I realize the fear that many Mac users have of applications that crash the system. Under UNIX, this propensity is greatly reduced if not eliminated.
Interface tweaks are most likely to crash the window manager i.e. the thing that draws the purdy pictures on the screen. This has happened on my production Mac, in 10.1.(whatever).
The BSD subsystem was still running.(I could ssh in.) but the machine might as well have completely crashed. I couldn't use it.
The pinguin could also be wearing the hat because Independence Day is coming up.
Let it die...
I purchased two springboard modules and was underwhelmed by both. Innogear's MP3 player was reasonably cool, but it sucked bateries, and the GPS module broke after a week of use and it took me two months to get a refund.
The springboard seemed like a great idea at first, but I don't think it ever lived up to it's promise.
Can't I get them in fruity colors?
>>Oh, and I have a floppy drive, too. ;-)
Yeah, those floppy disks are great for capturing video to.
Nethack is the best.
No one at my call center knows what it is.Also if you stop playing, you don't get killed.
It's an endless cycle of influence.
George Lucas lifts from Kurosawa ...?
Kurosawa lifts from John Ford
John Ford lifts from
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