As I recall, the Centrino brand referred to the whole mess - processor + mobo + wifi chip. I still remember the laptop he was talking about - vaguely, at least. I can't remember if it was a screw-up on the manufacturer's part or OD's part, but I do remember that there was a fix in place for it. It's happened a couple of times - sounds like the store he went to wasn't up on the shit they were supposed to be doing.
Just as a note, while Odland is a dick, and there's a good chunk of OD employees who disapprove of him, the company itself consistently wins customer service awards - apparently, the "Stevie" (whatever the hell THAT is) was won this year by the company.
This is an isolated and overblown incident - and if someone at my store pulled this stunt, they'd be fired - right before I punched them in the face (If they're no longer employed, it's just simple assault, right?;) (bonus points - I'm not a manager, just management-ready) We actually -do- value our customers, especially in our store where we get plenty of regular ones.
That being said - we -are- encouraged to sell PPPs at our store, and they -do- get touchy if we don't. Also though, experience counts. I bought a $300 chair with one of the PPPs, using my tax rebate money last year. The back snapped off it near the beginning of this year - called 'em up, got my money back for it. I'll grant, it comes back on a gift card, but it can be used for pretty much anything you want in-store short of another gift card.;p
And yes, as far as the stores are concerned, the PPP is damned near pure profit. On the other hand, like I said - perhaps I've had a dose of the kool-aid, but not having to spend another crapload of money (especially when I'm making retail money) on something gives one a different perspective on the things.
Assclowns like the employee mentioned in the original article? They're just trying to draw a paycheck and keep a job in this economy. The ones who actually believe in the plans are the ones who are A: not pushy, and B: successful.... I rambled. Sorry. _
Who is going to pay for the software modifications to the POS (Point Of Sale) systems for the retailers to handle this?
I'm not sure if it's going to be a "change a few lines of code" thing, or "entirely new program". Not to mention the differing POS systems that retailers have - they're mostly based off of Windows, granted, but they all look like they're running a different version of software specific to a retailer. And, of course, the deployment costs would be passed down the line to you, the consumer. Isn't that special?:D
Are you kidding me? I do receiving for another office supply store (not Office Max), and destroying stuff is the best part of my job! Of course, the stuff we destroy is actually stuff that's bad/non-sellable-whatever.:P
-piss me off. You can't connect it up as a plain ol' USB device to get the photos onto it. Nope, you've gotta pay another $35 to use Motorola's software to put something on or take something off the phone. On top of that, the software is badly written. Geek that I am, I had trouble figuring out how to even use it. There's programs out there that work, but they're even more arcane.
Give me a phone I can plug in as a good ol' removable disk, and I'll bet more people would use the camera/mp3/whatever.
I'd like to see an open reply from Ms. Zelnick to JT. Preferably something that tells him what a moron he actually is for sending this to her in the first place, like she doesn't know what the hell is going on. If she's anything like most mothers I know, she knows damn good and well what her son's doing, and probably understands what Jack doesn't - it's a game. =p
My question is this: Will the knowledge that an error will occur cause the person in question to be even -more- likely to cause an error? Belief can be a dangerous thing in this case: "You're gonna make an error." *user has minor panic, nervousness, etc* "See? You errored. You suck."
Makes me wonder if it would self-perpetuate if it were a self-monitored system rather than an externally monitored one - and once externally monitored, would the reaction time be sufficent to prevent the error? Sounds like some slick science on paper, but it seems like it'd fail in practical use.
My bad, should've clarified that one. When I say 'truly lost', I mean out in the middle of nowhere - meaning you're likely out of reach of a cell tower anyway. Y'know, like 29 Palms, CA. Seriously though, somewhere like in the middle of a national park, where you've got heavy foliage that makes it so signal won't quite get there (disclaimer: I haven't actually been to a national park with a cell phone). If you could get an estimate to within a kilometer, that'd be cool, but from what I know of RF, you'd have to have a tower pretty close - and in that case, you could just make a phone call.
It's not terribly useful if you're truly lost. Once they can get the triangulation between towers to work better, it'll be pretty damn slick. Until then, 'tis just a toy.
The petition to ban DHMO from our homes and public schools! 100% of children exposed to this chemical die!
*ahem*
This article seems to imply that at least one of the friends I grew up with should be an axe murderer, child molester, or wife-beater. To my knowledge, none of them are any of those things, though a friend of a friend -did- turn out to be an axe murderer. I'm probably the most violent of the 'old group' though, and that comes from 5 years in the Marine Corps. Even if there's merit to the study's findings, it simply doesn't ring true with me - seems to be designed to create FUD.
Do we have any opinions from the younger generation that has no preconceived notions of what Star Wars "should be"? In other words, someone who watched Episodes I, II, and III - then got IV, V, and VI, so as to see the whole thing in order? On one hand, yeah. Some of the magic was lost, because we already knew that Vader was Luke's father, Anakin was Vader, and Palpie was the Emporer... but would someone watching the ensemble for the first time have the same opinion?
Simple question, really. How do you come up with all of those horrible, yet oh so amusing puns? I remember waking my parents up laughing when I read... I believe it was "The Isle of View." An excellent book by all accounts, and it made me go out, find every book of yours in the public and school libraries, and read 'em all. Another one I vaguely remember is the one that was a joint write... kind of sci-fi in theme, the title had something to do with either a caterpillar or a cocoon. Good read, as I recall, but it's been a while.
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That was the point going right over your head, by the way.
As I recall, the Centrino brand referred to the whole mess - processor + mobo + wifi chip. I still remember the laptop he was talking about - vaguely, at least. I can't remember if it was a screw-up on the manufacturer's part or OD's part, but I do remember that there was a fix in place for it. It's happened a couple of times - sounds like the store he went to wasn't up on the shit they were supposed to be doing.
Just as a note, while Odland is a dick, and there's a good chunk of OD employees who disapprove of him, the company itself consistently wins customer service awards - apparently, the "Stevie" (whatever the hell THAT is) was won this year by the company.
This is an isolated and overblown incident - and if someone at my store pulled this stunt, they'd be fired - right before I punched them in the face (If they're no longer employed, it's just simple assault, right? ;) (bonus points - I'm not a manager, just management-ready) We actually -do- value our customers, especially in our store where we get plenty of regular ones.
That being said - we -are- encouraged to sell PPPs at our store, and they -do- get touchy if we don't. Also though, experience counts. I bought a $300 chair with one of the PPPs, using my tax rebate money last year. The back snapped off it near the beginning of this year - called 'em up, got my money back for it. I'll grant, it comes back on a gift card, but it can be used for pretty much anything you want in-store short of another gift card. ;p
And yes, as far as the stores are concerned, the PPP is damned near pure profit. On the other hand, like I said - perhaps I've had a dose of the kool-aid, but not having to spend another crapload of money (especially when I'm making retail money) on something gives one a different perspective on the things.
Assclowns like the employee mentioned in the original article? They're just trying to draw a paycheck and keep a job in this economy. The ones who actually believe in the plans are the ones who are A: not pushy, and B: successful. ... I rambled. Sorry. _
Who is going to pay for the software modifications to the POS (Point Of Sale) systems for the retailers to handle this?
I'm not sure if it's going to be a "change a few lines of code" thing, or "entirely new program". Not to mention the differing POS systems that retailers have - they're mostly based off of Windows, granted, but they all look like they're running a different version of software specific to a retailer. And, of course, the deployment costs would be passed down the line to you, the consumer. Isn't that special? :D
It's a plastic little piece of shit. I've never played the game, nor will I, but I saw the picture. They expect this thing NOT to break?
Far be it from me to defend the likes of EA, but seriously, the class? They should go fuck themselves on this one. :/
This is like me buying a $1 toy at Dollar Tree, and then bitching when it breaks on the second use or so.
Are you kidding me? I do receiving for another office supply store (not Office Max), and destroying stuff is the best part of my job! Of course, the stuff we destroy is actually stuff that's bad/non-sellable-whatever. :P
-piss me off. You can't connect it up as a plain ol' USB device to get the photos onto it. Nope, you've gotta pay another $35 to use Motorola's software to put something on or take something off the phone. On top of that, the software is badly written. Geek that I am, I had trouble figuring out how to even use it. There's programs out there that work, but they're even more arcane.
Give me a phone I can plug in as a good ol' removable disk, and I'll bet more people would use the camera/mp3/whatever.
Best part is: Only a 15% chance of addiction, and you're unaddicted after a week!
I'd like to see an open reply from Ms. Zelnick to JT. Preferably something that tells him what a moron he actually is for sending this to her in the first place, like she doesn't know what the hell is going on. If she's anything like most mothers I know, she knows damn good and well what her son's doing, and probably understands what Jack doesn't - it's a game. =p
My question is this: Will the knowledge that an error will occur cause the person in question to be even -more- likely to cause an error? Belief can be a dangerous thing in this case:
"You're gonna make an error."
*user has minor panic, nervousness, etc*
"See? You errored. You suck."
Makes me wonder if it would self-perpetuate if it were a self-monitored system rather than an externally monitored one - and once externally monitored, would the reaction time be sufficent to prevent the error? Sounds like some slick science on paper, but it seems like it'd fail in practical use.
At which point we -will- be talking about accessibility for the mentally disabled, etc. ;)
My bad, should've clarified that one. When I say 'truly lost', I mean out in the middle of nowhere - meaning you're likely out of reach of a cell tower anyway. Y'know, like 29 Palms, CA.
Seriously though, somewhere like in the middle of a national park, where you've got heavy foliage that makes it so signal won't quite get there (disclaimer: I haven't actually been to a national park with a cell phone). If you could get an estimate to within a kilometer, that'd be cool, but from what I know of RF, you'd have to have a tower pretty close - and in that case, you could just make a phone call.
It's not terribly useful if you're truly lost. Once they can get the triangulation between towers to work better, it'll be pretty damn slick. Until then, 'tis just a toy.
The petition to ban DHMO from our homes and public schools! 100% of children exposed to this chemical die! *ahem* This article seems to imply that at least one of the friends I grew up with should be an axe murderer, child molester, or wife-beater. To my knowledge, none of them are any of those things, though a friend of a friend -did- turn out to be an axe murderer. I'm probably the most violent of the 'old group' though, and that comes from 5 years in the Marine Corps. Even if there's merit to the study's findings, it simply doesn't ring true with me - seems to be designed to create FUD.
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Do we have any opinions from the younger generation that has no preconceived notions of what Star Wars "should be"? In other words, someone who watched Episodes I, II, and III - then got IV, V, and VI, so as to see the whole thing in order? On one hand, yeah. Some of the magic was lost, because we already knew that Vader was Luke's father, Anakin was Vader, and Palpie was the Emporer... but would someone watching the ensemble for the first time have the same opinion?
Simple question, really. How do you come up with all of those horrible, yet oh so amusing puns?
I remember waking my parents up laughing when I read... I believe it was "The Isle of View." An excellent book by all accounts, and it made me go out, find every book of yours in the public and school libraries, and read 'em all. Another one I vaguely remember is the one that was a joint write... kind of sci-fi in theme, the title had something to do with either a caterpillar or a cocoon. Good read, as I recall, but it's been a while.
-Eppy