I think people generally talk about dollars when they say "millionaire", even in foreign countries. Not in Britain, they don't. We'd generally assume that a British "millionaire" had a million pounds.
I visited the A-team house, which is in a residential street in northern Seoul. Are those guys *still* on the run from the U.S. government? I'd have thought getting B.A. Barracus onto a plane for South Korea would be a major PITA... and you just blew their cover again!
Oh my god, I made a typo. You have shamed me for life. That's odd, it was only supposed to be a lighthearted joke. Maybe I should go back to sticking;-) smileys at the end.
The email was badly spelled, made the emphasis very unprofessional, and linked to my site. The goal, and maybe the result, was to make me look like an ignorant, asshole spammer. They paaid to do this Does that mean that this message is another fake attempting to make the real njfuzzy look unprofessional then?
Would it have killed someone to have rewritten the submission so that it explained [..] What the "MiiVi story" is It was a scandal involving ice lollies. Here's what a Mivvi is! (By the way, that's no f*****g way to eat a Mivvi, what a disgrace...)
To be fair sales tax varies from state to state. If you buy it in New York it's 8.25%, but in Oregon or New Hampshire there is no sales tax at all. What I said wasn't an attack on the US system at all; it was simply pointing out that US customers *might* have to pay substantial sales tax- and that even if they didn't, you couldn't criticise the companies themselves for having to charge VAT in the UK (for example). It's not like they get to keep the VAT, or even have any say in the matter.
Uh. The Playstation 3 has a 1 year warranty in the U.S.. Most brand name laptops are the same. Yes, there are some with 90-day warranties but they tend to be on the low-end, special deals or off-brand. Maybe you're thinking of store return policies? Perhaps the PS3 does; frankly, I'd consider it risible if something that expensive didn't. I was thinking of the PS2 or PS1 (though I forget which it was). No, I'm not thinking of store return policies either.
I've never seen any of it. You evidently don't watch any commercial TV then; otherwise you must have seen the saturation ads for "Trident" gum (remember the ones that had Jamaican types yelling "mastication for the nation" until people complained that they were stereotypical, which were replaced with some twats tying themselves to factory gates and skydiving?).
Either that or you don't actually live in the UK;-)
Yeah, like Apple would piss off all the americans by providing a 3G iPhone to UK user first! What is the state of 3G in the US like anyway? From what I've heard, even 2G coverage is far from complete there (to be fair, this is partly due to the much larger area of coverage required per head of population).
I'm just guessing, but unless 3G penetration is even *close* to 2G there, it sounds like most people would have a better experience with 2G anyway.
It seems strange that the UK networks (who have invested heavily in 3G) would spend lots upgrading 2G networks to EDGE just to support a single device, even one as popular as the Blackberry. Wouldn't it make more sense for them to get RIM to develop a 3G Blackberry, or to support a 3G-enabled rival?
And the other obvious question is that if the 2G GPRS network is overloaded with Blackberry data, wouldn't it be better to "encourage" all other device makers to use 3G instead?
(Does EDGE actually provide much more capacity over standard GPRS anyway? Even if it does, is this enough to justify the cost and hassle of upgrading the old 2G network? This sounds doubly strange when you consider that the networks want people to use the shiny and lucrative 3G that they paid so much for).
This is something that always bugs me. People quote US prices without realising that they *don't include sales tax*; so they're never as cheap as they appear. Even if an American in a given state had to pay bugger all sales tax, you still can't use that as a reason to attack the company selling in Britain- they're not the ones who get the money, after all!
Another justification for goods being *slightly* more expensive in the EU is that we have stronger consumer guarantee laws. In the US, Playstations and the like regularly come with 90 day guarantees, and I've heard of *brand new* laptops coming with only 30 days. Whilst I'm not 100% sure what EU laws guarantee (*), it's almost certain that anything under a year would be thrown out of court. This means more money on returns and such (or alternately on higher build and quality control, again increasing cost).
Whether this accounts for the remainder of the price difference is questionable, but it should certainly be taken into account.
(*) It's not a flat 3 or 5 years as some people assume- that's the upper limit on most claims AFAIK.
Selling a device like the iPhone in a market like Europe without 3G support is destined to failure. 3G is a much bigger deal in the UK than in the US. That's true from a consumer point-of-view. However, a 2G iPhone would also have problems with the network operators here. Even if it were able to provide a near-3G experience (*), they have invested heavily in 3G and would be unlikely to want to subsidise a phone that goes against this grain.
The iPhone being a bit more expensive than its rivals may not be a major handicap in itself- after all, the iPod shows that people are willing to pay a bit extra for Apple's UI design and fashionability. However, the difference in price between an unsubsidised iPhone and a subsidised rival (which was probably already cheaper to begin with) probably *would* be a major problem.
Here's my original comment with more detail (please note that when I posted it I was unaware that Apple *did* intend to eventually launch a 3G iPhone, but the point I make is still relevant in this context).
(*) Using "2.75G" EDGE as they do in the US. I don't know if EDGE is used in Europe, but we certainly have "2.5G" (GPRS) here.
Katadyn is a Swiss company, and the Swiss are known for quality products. That's true, but unfortunately those products are milk chocolate and cuckoo clocks.
The problems in Katrina were caused by BLACKS. Quite frankly, if you're implying that BLACKS have the ability to summon devasting hurricanes and flood New Orleans, I suggest it would be a *very* good idea to show them a little more respect.
It removes all particles larger than 15 nm, but chemical bond lengths are typically 0.2 nm, so this bottle will not filter small molecules such as Urea. Well, at least we know they're not taking the piss.
Are you too blind to see that the existence of coups in the online universe is something important? IT IS IMPORTANT FROM A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE! This is an interesting display of the dynamics of social networks carried through the medium of the web rather than through good old sound and flesh to flesh contact! [..] WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT A COUP TOOK PLACE ONLINE, AND HOW SAID COUP TOOK PLACE. 1994 called, they want their insights into the sociological aspects of cyberspace back.
I remember when I was a kid my dad had porn on 8mm reels. I remember watching Puff the Magic Dragon on 8mm as a kid. OMG!!!!! Puff the Magic Dragon did porn??!!
Fucked if I know. I'll say that for all its flaws (and this story shows it definitely has them) Slashdot is still miles ahead of Digg. That's not saying much, mind you.
I've said it before and got modded down. But I'll say it again (and get modded down).
Was anybody surprised Kdawson posted this? Seriously, anybody. This is possibly the worst story I've seen on Slashdot ever. Seriously; it's so obvious that 99% of people will neither know nor care about MacSerialJunkie and its stupid infighting that one has to suspect there were other motives behind putting it on the front page.
I've never accepted that the editors are as stupid or as incompetent as some people think they are. For example- the dupes situation. In at least one case, a duplicate story has been posted by the *same* editor who did the original (Zonk IIRC). Yet everyone seems to be go along with the "crap editors" theory... and never seems to consider that being a commercial site,/. wanted to get more mileage and page views out of a good story, and intentionally "duped" it.
So I'm kind of sceptical about the reasons for such an obviously duff story going on the front page. I don't know what they are. Maybe kdawson is secretly getting paid by Digg to make/. look bad (much as I loathe Digg, I suspect that even this story wouldn't have made it to their front page- or maybe I'm giving them too much credit). Okay, so maybe not- perhaps they just wanted to generate discussion. Bingo- they succeeded! Or... whatever it was there has to be a reason for inflicting such obvious non-news on us.
A robot with a screen and speakers is not very different than a real human (you can guess how I see humans and how much I value social contact, can't you?) If you genuinely think that a robot with a screen and speakers isn't much different from a real human, this probably says more about how much you value *sexual* contact(!)
Now, if this robot would do the chit-chat and socializing stuff for you autonomously and then report to you the relevant information, that would be a feature. Yeah, but what if your robot takes the socialising too far and it turns out it had an affair with one of your co-workers? You get fired over something your robot slave did, and *he* was the one who actually got to sleep with her.
Though if the co-worker is a robot too, that might not be such a loss; well, unless you're the stereotypical Slashdotter, that is:-)
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Either that or you don't actually live in the UK
I'm just guessing, but unless 3G penetration is even *close* to 2G there, it sounds like most people would have a better experience with 2G anyway.
It seems strange that the UK networks (who have invested heavily in 3G) would spend lots upgrading 2G networks to EDGE just to support a single device, even one as popular as the Blackberry. Wouldn't it make more sense for them to get RIM to develop a 3G Blackberry, or to support a 3G-enabled rival?
And the other obvious question is that if the 2G GPRS network is overloaded with Blackberry data, wouldn't it be better to "encourage" all other device makers to use 3G instead?
(Does EDGE actually provide much more capacity over standard GPRS anyway? Even if it does, is this enough to justify the cost and hassle of upgrading the old 2G network? This sounds doubly strange when you consider that the networks want people to use the shiny and lucrative 3G that they paid so much for).
Oh, and I almost forgot about the waste disposal directive (thanks, Arivanov).
This is something that always bugs me. People quote US prices without realising that they *don't include sales tax*; so they're never as cheap as they appear. Even if an American in a given state had to pay bugger all sales tax, you still can't use that as a reason to attack the company selling in Britain- they're not the ones who get the money, after all!
Another justification for goods being *slightly* more expensive in the EU is that we have stronger consumer guarantee laws. In the US, Playstations and the like regularly come with 90 day guarantees, and I've heard of *brand new* laptops coming with only 30 days. Whilst I'm not 100% sure what EU laws guarantee (*), it's almost certain that anything under a year would be thrown out of court. This means more money on returns and such (or alternately on higher build and quality control, again increasing cost).
Whether this accounts for the remainder of the price difference is questionable, but it should certainly be taken into account.
(*) It's not a flat 3 or 5 years as some people assume- that's the upper limit on most claims AFAIK.
The iPhone being a bit more expensive than its rivals may not be a major handicap in itself- after all, the iPod shows that people are willing to pay a bit extra for Apple's UI design and fashionability. However, the difference in price between an unsubsidised iPhone and a subsidised rival (which was probably already cheaper to begin with) probably *would* be a major problem.
Here's my original comment with more detail (please note that when I posted it I was unaware that Apple *did* intend to eventually launch a 3G iPhone, but the point I make is still relevant in this context).
(*) Using "2.75G" EDGE as they do in the US. I don't know if EDGE is used in Europe, but we certainly have "2.5G" (GPRS) here.
Mainly because I doubt there's anyone out there that *doesn't* know that his mom sucks
IT IS IMPORTANT FROM A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE! This is an interesting display of the dynamics of social networks carried through the medium of the web rather than through good old sound and flesh to flesh contact! [..] WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT A COUP TOOK PLACE ONLINE, AND HOW SAID COUP TOOK PLACE. 1994 called, they want their insights into the sociological aspects of cyberspace back.
Fucked if I know. I'll say that for all its flaws (and this story shows it definitely has them) Slashdot is still miles ahead of Digg. That's not saying much, mind you.
Was anybody surprised Kdawson posted this? Seriously, anybody. This is possibly the worst story I've seen on Slashdot ever. Seriously; it's so obvious that 99% of people will neither know nor care about MacSerialJunkie and its stupid infighting that one has to suspect there were other motives behind putting it on the front page.
I've never accepted that the editors are as stupid or as incompetent as some people think they are. For example- the dupes situation. In at least one case, a duplicate story has been posted by the *same* editor who did the original (Zonk IIRC). Yet everyone seems to be go along with the "crap editors" theory... and never seems to consider that being a commercial site,
So I'm kind of sceptical about the reasons for such an obviously duff story going on the front page. I don't know what they are. Maybe kdawson is secretly getting paid by Digg to make
Does it say something about Emacs that I would (genuinely) have been more surprised if there *wasn't* an email client available for it?
Notepad is best.
Though if the co-worker is a robot too, that might not be such a loss; well, unless you're the stereotypical Slashdotter, that is