Most ISP servers are worse than shit. How many people pay for a decent Use*cough*Net provider? How many of us have been paying for years and years? Paying for content is not new to us. Isn't that what the media moguls would like? Everyone paying for content?
Bring it on. Headline news please. Highlight the actual cost of bandwidth. Tell the world that 700mb costs less than $0.50. Tell the world that from the first click to a picture on the TV takes less than 30 minutes.
If this is in the UK then the council website should have an online form you can fill in. On my local council website you don't even have to give your name or address or any other personnal details. I use mine regularly to get fly-tipping rubbish and litter removed from my area.
I'm in the UK and I too have been charge at by police horses during a march. (Criminal Justice Bill 1994 - great day, nice walk through London in the sun. So great I went to the second march too).
Some people in front of us decided to climb the gates at Downing Street. 20 horses came out of nowhere and that's the most scared I've ever been. Those horses are huge. Fight or flight? There was only one option.
Pictures can be seen here: http://www.urban75.org/photos/protest/cjb.html
The Criminal Justice Bill threatened parts of my life and I made a stand. The Bill still came in but at least I tried. Talk on the internet is cheap.
To them it's eating for the next week? Don't think so matey.
To them it's enough Smack to last until tommorow. One iPod for a little bit of Brown - a fine swap in their eyes. A quick hit in a turd infested toilet means you don't care about eating.
The dirty smackhead wants to eat? Burgularies are the answer here. Kitchens are full of food. Stay a bit longer and butter some bread. Unlocked the doors for a quick getaway first though.
Summer is here. Don't leave your windows open at night peeps. There are too many of the dirty fuckers walking the streets at 4am in the morning.
Those are great odds and if you were a bookie you'd be out of business in no time. You need to offer less than Evens on a bet like this because there are only two possible outcomes.
The only person who has the right to change English is The Queen. The Queen's English belongs to the Queen and we should all be thankful that she lets us use it.
In the UK I have tried for years to get discounts at large stores without success. I'm normally laughed at to tell you the truth.
I often browse electrical goods shops; comparing prices, checking out the latest and greatest new 'toys' on offer. "Can I help you sir?" the lone teenager says. "I'd love one of these but not at this price" I say casually. I'm then left looking at a blank stare and polite smile by the minimum wage weekend worker. They do not have the power to reduce the price.
If I happen to talk to a senior staff member my tact will change. "I would like one of these but I can only afford £500 (the price being £600)". "I'm sorry sir but we don't offer discounts". This is the end of the conversation. They only make money from warranties, they have no incentive to offer a discount.
A local retail park has three electrical stores (two owned by the same parent company I might add). "The shop over the road has this same model for £10 less. I'd like to buy this item from you but I can't justify spending the extra money." Once again, a blank stare followed by a polite smile is all I'm offered.
Discounts are not given in the UK. One, because it is not the 'done thing' and two, the sales staff, even the manager, does not have the power to reduce prices.
I even tried to get a price reduction on some cabbage plants last month that still had a few caterpillars attached. Blank stare, polite smile. I bought nothing.
Small shops sometimes go a little further than the polite smile but I often feel guilty about doing it to them - their margins are low enough as it is - I like daeling with them - I want them to stick around. The trick is to spread your money between your pockets; £40 in one pocket, £20 in another, £10 in the back pocket, loose change in the other. Ask how much the item is. Pull some money out of a pocket making sure it is below the asked-for amount. "I only have this" you say, "will you do it for this?". Pull out the loose change if they want to haggle. Even have a friend on standby holding some of your money and say "lend me a tenner mate"... Works well at car boot sales too.
One last thing: big stores will reduce extended warranty prices, you just have to be patient with them. Not that I buy them (unless we are talking dishwashers. Why don't they last very long?)
Here's where you've slipped up: Joe Public does not make their own content. Only the Music And Film Association Industry make content. An easy mistake to make. You are forgiven.
Nope, in the UK we have a similar 3 terms a year with 7 weeks holiday during the summer. It's a pain in the arse but there has been talk of changing things.
I worked my holidays, played with friends, got shipped off to the grandparent's house for a few weeks, went to scout camp.
Last year I decided to quit my job and look after my daughter for the summer. After two weeks we were so bored that I found another job and let the grandparents deal with the bordom.
Pretty much all the traffic and warning signs use LEDs in the UK.
All the warning signs, like "2.5m height limit! Turn left!", are powered by solar panels and windmills.
It's all a welcoming sight for me. More of the same please.
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Being a huge football fan (21 minutes to go!) I have to say "Bollocks".
"The first stage was gathering a lot of information. We went back 20 years and collected all sorts of information about the teams; things like team performance, score and scorers."
Shame that the none of the teams and player are the same as 20 years ago. Injuries are going to play a major part in this year's cup and there is no way you can account for them.
Want to predict the outcome? Go with the bookmakers. They are rarely wrong.
I played an online game that had a ranking system and a league system. For me, these two features were half the fun of the game. They were the reason I upgraded from a previous version.
The server got hacked one day and the ranking and league systems were taken away, never to return.
"It's an old game" "You got your money's worth" "Stop whinging" "It wasn't our fault it got hacked" "Read the small print. We have the right to remove features"...came the replies from the developers.
So what recourse did I have? Apart from the running flame-wars on the forums, none.
I haven't bought a PC game since.
Oh, and then there was the Map Editor that everyone was promised before the newest game hit the shelves. So many people bought the game on the understanding that they'd have a map editor after the first patch. Over a year later and it is still nowhere to be seen.
Chalk up another few hundred people who will never buy PC games again.
Yes, Team17. You made one decent game then you decided it was fair the rip everyone off. I wouldn't even pirate your games these days.
Most broadband users could easily get by on 5GB/month for $10-$15...
Fine. I already pay for bandwidth, by the gigabyte, through AstraWeb, for my Usenet services.
But try 25gb for $15 if you're going to spread figures around. And they've been in the business of providing bandwidth for a long time, so this isn't a non-profit organisation. And I still feel this is a little bit expensive.
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I dunno... Maybe we should talk about the groups.
Most ISP servers are worse than shit. How many people pay for a decent Use*cough*Net provider? How many of us have been paying for years and years? Paying for content is not new to us. Isn't that what the media moguls would like? Everyone paying for content?
Bring it on. Headline news please. Highlight the actual cost of bandwidth. Tell the world that 700mb costs less than $0.50. Tell the world that from the first click to a picture on the TV takes less than 30 minutes.
I've said too much, haven't I?
If this is in the UK then the council website should have an online form you can fill in. On my local council website you don't even have to give your name or address or any other personnal details. I use mine regularly to get fly-tipping rubbish and litter removed from my area.
When was the last time I used real?
I use it every day. So do my parents. Pretty much everyone I know in the UK uses it.
Why? Because the BBC uses it on their website.
We get all the previous 7 days radio, live sport commentry, countless TV programs, the excellent news service... all through Real Player.
I don't think bundling FF with Real is a good idea but it's going to mean that FF is installed on many, many PCs.
I'm in the UK and I too have been charge at by police horses during a march. (Criminal Justice Bill 1994 - great day, nice walk through London in the sun. So great I went to the second march too).
Some people in front of us decided to climb the gates at Downing Street. 20 horses came out of nowhere and that's the most scared I've ever been. Those horses are huge. Fight or flight? There was only one option.
Pictures can be seen here: http://www.urban75.org/photos/protest/cjb.html
The Criminal Justice Bill threatened parts of my life and I made a stand. The Bill still came in but at least I tried. Talk on the internet is cheap.
To them it's eating for the next week? Don't think so matey.
To them it's enough Smack to last until tommorow. One iPod for a little bit of Brown - a fine swap in their eyes. A quick hit in a turd infested toilet means you don't care about eating.
The dirty smackhead wants to eat? Burgularies are the answer here. Kitchens are full of food. Stay a bit longer and butter some bread. Unlocked the doors for a quick getaway first though.
Summer is here. Don't leave your windows open at night peeps. There are too many of the dirty fuckers walking the streets at 4am in the morning.
Those are great odds and if you were a bookie you'd be out of business in no time. You need to offer less than Evens on a bet like this because there are only two possible outcomes.
I'll have $10 please.
The only person who has the right to change English is The Queen. The Queen's English belongs to the Queen and we should all be thankful that she lets us use it.
God bless The Queen and the British Empire!
In the UK I have tried for years to get discounts at large stores without success. I'm normally laughed at to tell you the truth.
I often browse electrical goods shops; comparing prices, checking out the latest and greatest new 'toys' on offer. "Can I help you sir?" the lone teenager says. "I'd love one of these but not at this price" I say casually. I'm then left looking at a blank stare and polite smile by the minimum wage weekend worker. They do not have the power to reduce the price.
If I happen to talk to a senior staff member my tact will change. "I would like one of these but I can only afford £500 (the price being £600)". "I'm sorry sir but we don't offer discounts". This is the end of the conversation. They only make money from warranties, they have no incentive to offer a discount.
A local retail park has three electrical stores (two owned by the same parent company I might add). "The shop over the road has this same model for £10 less. I'd like to buy this item from you but I can't justify spending the extra money." Once again, a blank stare followed by a polite smile is all I'm offered.
Discounts are not given in the UK. One, because it is not the 'done thing' and two, the sales staff, even the manager, does not have the power to reduce prices.
I even tried to get a price reduction on some cabbage plants last month that still had a few caterpillars attached. Blank stare, polite smile. I bought nothing.
Small shops sometimes go a little further than the polite smile but I often feel guilty about doing it to them - their margins are low enough as it is - I like daeling with them - I want them to stick around. The trick is to spread your money between your pockets; £40 in one pocket, £20 in another, £10 in the back pocket, loose change in the other. Ask how much the item is. Pull some money out of a pocket making sure it is below the asked-for amount. "I only have this" you say, "will you do it for this?". Pull out the loose change if they want to haggle. Even have a friend on standby holding some of your money and say "lend me a tenner mate"... Works well at car boot sales too.
One last thing: big stores will reduce extended warranty prices, you just have to be patient with them. Not that I buy them (unless we are talking dishwashers. Why don't they last very long?)
Maybe there's another explanation (not that I'm sticking up for this guy. He does sound like a grade A idiot.)
Ted: Joan [the secretary], I asked for that report to be emailed to me by Friday morning and yet I haven't received it.
Joan: I emailed it yesterday at 10 o'clock.
Ted: I could not see it in my inbox when I checked earlier.
Joan: Maybe you should have another look. You know how slow internet emails can be. *finds email in draft folder, clicks send*
Ted: Oh yes! It's there now! Damn slow internet!
C'mon, we've all said "the cheque's in the post".
Here's where you've slipped up: Joe Public does not make their own content. Only the Music And Film Association Industry make content. An easy mistake to make. You are forgiven.
Pardon?
http://www.postwatch.co.uk/. Extremely good at chasing things up.
Tell your doctor... then take the Beta Blockers he prescribes. Worked for me.
Nope, in the UK we have a similar 3 terms a year with 7 weeks holiday during the summer. It's a pain in the arse but there has been talk of changing things.
I worked my holidays, played with friends, got shipped off to the grandparent's house for a few weeks, went to scout camp.
Last year I decided to quit my job and look after my daughter for the summer. After two weeks we were so bored that I found another job and let the grandparents deal with the bordom.
There are a few ISPs who offer free Usenet (newsgroups) access. A list can be found here: http://www.usenettools.net/ISP.htm
There are plenty of free clients around too. A free entry client called GrabIt can be found here: http://www.shemes.com/
Happy posting.
I remember my 1x burner failing to burn if I moved my mouse during the burning session.
I wonder if they've fixed that yet?
I'll only watch it if Kevin Costner has the star role.
Pretty much all the traffic and warning signs use LEDs in the UK.
All the warning signs, like "2.5m height limit! Turn left!", are powered by solar panels and windmills.
It's all a welcoming sight for me. More of the same please.
Being a huge football fan (21 minutes to go!) I have to say "Bollocks".
"The first stage was gathering a lot of information. We went back 20 years and collected all sorts of information about the teams; things like team performance, score and scorers."
Shame that the none of the teams and player are the same as 20 years ago. Injuries are going to play a major part in this year's cup and there is no way you can account for them.
Want to predict the outcome? Go with the bookmakers. They are rarely wrong.
Let's cut to the chase Google. My password is 12345. Knock yourselves out.
Funny thing is that the majority of people use the same password for gmail as they use for everything else. I'd put money on it.
I'm from the UK. I don't have a congressman.
I've been skim reading all the Net Neutrality news. I'm sure it doesn't concern me. It's all happening 4,000 miles away.
Should this concern me?
My employer has a contract with Vodafone and Nokia.
/.), I can discover 26 Nokias.
Sat here with my Sony (sorry
No news here peeps. Move along.
Fact: Silicon dioxide is also known as silica.
:)
Fact: Inhaling crystalline silica dust can lead to silicosis or cancer.
I thought they were amusing facts. +1 Important please Mods.
Squat in an abandoned building? A building that no one is using? A building that is going to waste?
Of course. Why not? As long as you move out without causing any damage when the owner wants it back, where is the problem?
Homeless people. Empty houses. Socialist attitude. Love this country. End of post.
Speaking of Worms...
...came the replies from the developers.
I played an online game that had a ranking system and a league system. For me, these two features were half the fun of the game. They were the reason I upgraded from a previous version.
The server got hacked one day and the ranking and league systems were taken away, never to return.
"It's an old game"
"You got your money's worth"
"Stop whinging"
"It wasn't our fault it got hacked"
"Read the small print. We have the right to remove features"
So what recourse did I have? Apart from the running flame-wars on the forums, none.
I haven't bought a PC game since.
Oh, and then there was the Map Editor that everyone was promised before the newest game hit the shelves. So many people bought the game on the understanding that they'd have a map editor after the first patch. Over a year later and it is still nowhere to be seen.
Chalk up another few hundred people who will never buy PC games again.
Yes, Team17. You made one decent game then you decided it was fair the rip everyone off. I wouldn't even pirate your games these days.
Fine. I already pay for bandwidth, by the gigabyte, through AstraWeb, for my Usenet services.
But try 25gb for $15 if you're going to spread figures around. And they've been in the business of providing bandwidth for a long time, so this isn't a non-profit organisation. And I still feel this is a little bit expensive.
alt.binaries.gardening.photoso n.the.top
alt.binaries.home.video.wedding.receptions
alt.binaries.old.fashioned.cakes.with.cherries.
700mb of the above costs me $0.42. No one try and tell me that bandwidth is expensive.
Plus I'm from the UK and we get so many, many, many dollars to the pound it's silly.
I'm not trolling, honest. I'm just putting things into perspective.
Bandwidth is cheap even though ISPs, mainly UK ISPs, try and tell everyone different.