I know, I know, it's big business and stock price, but still, it's not like they're running out of money.
You are correct. Even if your company makes money, Wall Street look at the rate of revenue and income increase. Wall Street also sees the $50 or $60 Billion in cash that Microsoft has and asks "Hey, where are our dividends on the stock?" A $0.16 per share dividend isn't much when you have $60 Billion in the bank.
One time when I was in PITTSBURGH, I used an ABACUS!!!
TECHNOLOGY allowed JEFF GOLDBLUM to upload the COMPUTER VIRUS to the ALIEN MOTHERSHIP!
What is really odd is that Jeff Goldblum is actually from Pittsburgh. And, in Independence Day, a key part of the story line dealt with Area 51. I'm not sure how this all works together, but I bet it all is part of the master conspiracy from a secret government agency where everyone wears Black.
A bit late. It has already been published by these guys..
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What is the point of writing it?
The author is an artist man! You are trying to crush his poetic vision. We can't keep the man down! He wants to express himself! Share his vision of the world! Let his inner voice speak! Show the world his inner child!
Just for the record, I do NOT approve of any form of discrimination. I am just stating the method in which many companies choose to run their business.
A few years ago I was refused to get a pizza delivered for me when they heard the address. I never thought this would be normal business practice, but the time is near.
You mustn't get out of the house very often. This kind of business practice has been around since the dawn of business. Cab Drivers in most cities won't either take you to or pick you up from certain parts of their city. Pizza delivery guys don't deliver to certain addresses. At my old address, I had a phone number. When I first received the phone number, I would have service refused (newspaper delivery) because the previous user of that phone number was apparently a scammer.
The difference now is that the business have more sophisticated ways (i.e. -- data mining) to identify problem customers.
Listen, Chachi, a retail store is private property. They are wholly within their rights to not provide you service. In fact, they are permitted to toss you out on the street for pretty much any reason whatsoever.
The same goes with indoor and outdoor malls, casinos, most skyscrapers, most golf courses, and race tracks. All are privately owned and operated. You are welcome to visit these places, and most of these places will bend over backwards to put up with idiots, since they do want your money. But, if you are threatening, overly aggressive, or even if they don't like the color of the shirt you are wearing, they can toss you out. And, there isn't a thing you can do about it.
Also, note that Best Buy employees are not on commission. Most of them are barely above minimum wage. You should not expect the same level of service at Best Buy that you would get at Tiffany's. Because at Best Buy, you aren't paying the premium that the Tiffany's customer pays. BTW--Circuit City used to have commission employees (I preferred to shop there, since I had better experiences at CC). However, I think they switched to non-commission employees about a year ago.
Oh, I doubt that is true. They make money on your business, they just don't make very much on your individual sale. And, if they lose money on one of your purchases, they make it up on the next purchase.
Trust me, I'm looking for non-travel work right now. I just haven't found an ideal situation, yet. In the meantime, I'm hoping that spending all day Friday with the little guy helps out a bit.
The deal you are working now is pretty much the same that a lot of dads get when they get divorced.
Well, you have a point. However, not everyone that travels for a living ends up getting divorced. In fact, most of the stinking consultants I work with have been happily married for years.
It's alot of work, and there are flare-ups in the relationship, but we are still together, and I've been traveling for six years. One of those years was dating, one was living together and the last four have been as a married couple.
The new baby does add a new level. So, it requires even more work. But, we talk every day and we make it work. That, plus the fact I probably won't be doing this in two to three years makes a huge difference.
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That's sort of like saying Henry Ford's only success story was the Model T.
You are correct. Even if your company makes money, Wall Street look at the rate of revenue and income increase. Wall Street also sees the $50 or $60 Billion in cash that Microsoft has and asks "Hey, where are our dividends on the stock?" A $0.16 per share dividend isn't much when you have $60 Billion in the bank.
Uh. No.
Actually, I find Benny Hinn to be funny.
Which sort of explains why that movie pretty much sucked.
Mars also happens to need Women. In addition to all of the advantages you list, we'll be helping the Martians out.
Let me guess, it's a bottle of Ketchup. Since it was Reagan's administration that declared Ketchup to be a vegetable.
You are too late. You have obviously forgotten about the little pieces of Beagle which are randomly strewn about the Martian surface.
Now, THAT is funny.
TECHNOLOGY allowed JEFF GOLDBLUM to upload the COMPUTER VIRUS to the ALIEN MOTHERSHIP!
What is really odd is that Jeff Goldblum is actually from Pittsburgh. And, in Independence Day, a key part of the story line dealt with Area 51. I'm not sure how this all works together, but I bet it all is part of the master conspiracy from a secret government agency where everyone wears Black.
A bit late. It has already been published by these guys..
The author is an artist man! You are trying to crush his poetic vision. We can't keep the man down! He wants to express himself! Share his vision of the world! Let his inner voice speak! Show the world his inner child!
Either that or he's just trying to make money.
Actually, the question should be "Do we really need TWO books dedicated to broadband?"
Just for the record, I do NOT approve of any form of discrimination. I am just stating the method in which many companies choose to run their business.
You mustn't get out of the house very often. This kind of business practice has been around since the dawn of business. Cab Drivers in most cities won't either take you to or pick you up from certain parts of their city. Pizza delivery guys don't deliver to certain addresses. At my old address, I had a phone number. When I first received the phone number, I would have service refused (newspaper delivery) because the previous user of that phone number was apparently a scammer.
The difference now is that the business have more sophisticated ways (i.e. -- data mining) to identify problem customers.
Listen, Chachi, a retail store is private property. They are wholly within their rights to not provide you service. In fact, they are permitted to toss you out on the street for pretty much any reason whatsoever.
The same goes with indoor and outdoor malls, casinos, most skyscrapers, most golf courses, and race tracks. All are privately owned and operated. You are welcome to visit these places, and most of these places will bend over backwards to put up with idiots, since they do want your money. But, if you are threatening, overly aggressive, or even if they don't like the color of the shirt you are wearing, they can toss you out. And, there isn't a thing you can do about it.
Also, note that Best Buy employees are not on commission. Most of them are barely above minimum wage. You should not expect the same level of service at Best Buy that you would get at Tiffany's. Because at Best Buy, you aren't paying the premium that the Tiffany's customer pays. BTW--Circuit City used to have commission employees (I preferred to shop there, since I had better experiences at CC). However, I think they switched to non-commission employees about a year ago.
Oh, I doubt that is true. They make money on your business, they just don't make very much on your individual sale. And, if they lose money on one of your purchases, they make it up on the next purchase.
"She's gone from Suck to Blow!"
Maybe. But can it make a good martini?
I agree. And, because you ruined it for me....Soylent Green is People
That's because of the 83 minutes it takes for the folks at JPL to receive and process your message.
Are you saying that the speed of light has increased with technological improvements?/p?
Ah, The Economist. The only mag worth reading.
Trust me, I'm looking for non-travel work right now. I just haven't found an ideal situation, yet. In the meantime, I'm hoping that spending all day Friday with the little guy helps out a bit.
Well, you have a point. However, not everyone that travels for a living ends up getting divorced. In fact, most of the stinking consultants I work with have been happily married for years.
It's alot of work, and there are flare-ups in the relationship, but we are still together, and I've been traveling for six years. One of those years was dating, one was living together and the last four have been as a married couple.
The new baby does add a new level. So, it requires even more work. But, we talk every day and we make it work. That, plus the fact I probably won't be doing this in two to three years makes a huge difference.