"Obviously, time doesn't cost money. If it did, you could buy more. Time is simply priceless. If girls, er, women-- really are more intelligent than men, you are not a good example."
ha! you should seen me in the crazy insane meeting I had yesterday. I bought a whole week on my project schedule!
"I'll continue enjoying cheaper (and now with their 6.0/768 at $27.99/mo, faster) DSL."
See here's the thing, I'm paying for 6.0/768, but I'm getting 9.0/768:) And yes I was actually a customer during the merger, and no I won't use cingular, or any AT&T (former SBC) product. So far is "wasting" my money, well one it's not your money so what do you care what I do with it, and two, it's mostly a principle thing for me.
I've got nothing to hide. I'm innocent of any crime (ok ok I got a ticket for doing 53 in a 45 2 or 3 years ago, hardend criminal I know.) So why if I'm presumed innocent do they need to spy on me? If I am presumed innocent my personal affairs are none of their business. Sure I've got nothing to hide, but so what? Don't I have a right to do whatever I want to do, provided it is legal, in the privacy of my own home without the fear of being watched? What am I suspected of doing that makes the governemnt want to spy on me? It's really quite insulting.
Two things real quick here. Was it just me or did you call your girlfriend an idiot?;)
and two being 22 myself, I understand the sterotype that we don't care. I'm with you 100%. I sat on hold for 6 hours (driving so it wasn't a bother) with AT&T Wireless, when I reached my destination I drove to the local store and was promptly told to call 611 (while still on hold). I handed the phone to the guy at the counter and told him I had, and was still (thank God for car-chargers!). With nothing more for them to help me with I finished out my contract, and will not ever give AT&T or any permutation of it a dime untill the day I die. I don't care how much more I have to pay, and I don't care if I have to go out of the way. I'm paying $57 for cable when I could pay $12.99 for DSL, so yes the money is where the mouth is. I'm with T-Mobile now, who has been quite a bit better.
"I for one welcomed my not-so-new penguin overlords and have not looked back."
I hear ya, I woke up one day and realized that my life would me much simpler if I just ran linux. (Ubuntu at home, Debian at the office...though I'm thinking of nixing ubuntu for Debian or Slack)
What??? You can't be serious! Between a big box Lincoln Logs and several buckets of army men (I had like 3 or 4 colors of them) I had the most awesome battles when I was a kid. Say it ain't so!
I agree with you, though I take it even a step further, I don't even have a TV set! I do have basic cable though (go figure it's cheaper to get Cable Internet with Basic Cable then just Cable Internet). No kids or anything, single actually. After I moved to college I didn't have a TV, and basicly cold-turkey dropped TV, and ya I wanted a TV for the first couple months, but after a couple more months I realized that I didn't miss it too much. Now 4 years later I can barly stand it because most of it isn't very good, and I don't feel like spending 15+ min on the hour watching commercials or finding things to do while commercials are on. Instead I read books (90%+ non-fiction, though I've got a soft spot for Arthur C. Clarke), and listen to music (Vinyl and Sirius, mostly). If I ever have kids...I'd like them to at least know what life is like without the TV/VideoGames. I wouldn't mind the watching TV/playing VideoGames in moderation, but I'd want them to make an educated decision about it (When they get older I mean)
Slashdot Mirror
Ahhh!!
It's that states rights debate again!
"Obviously, time doesn't cost money. If it did, you could buy more. Time is simply priceless. If girls, er, women-- really are more intelligent than men, you are not a good example."
ha! you should seen me in the crazy insane meeting I had yesterday. I bought a whole week on my project schedule!
(yes I know what you mean though)
"I choose Betamax."
Betamax rocks man! Last time I was at my parents house I watch Star Wars and Wargames on Betamax!
Would you like to play a game?
"Is India still like Indiana Jones, where they'd flee in superstitious terror from the "sorcery" of electronic tools?"
that would explain some of the outsourced code I've seen on thedailtwtf.com
Looks pretty cool, what are some of the real world applications of this?
"When I think family fun, I think ruthless business ethics."
Good to see there are other business majors on slashdot
Excuse me...do you take American Express?
"Cue Monolith and symphonic surge."
I felt the same way when I first used objects so long ago...
(Yeay Java!)
Should negate the storms caused by global warming no?
(yes it was a dumb joke)
"Zune"?
It just me or does Zune sound like some OSS dev tool?
"I'll continue enjoying cheaper (and now with their 6.0/768 at $27.99/mo, faster) DSL."
:)
See here's the thing, I'm paying for 6.0/768, but I'm getting 9.0/768
And yes I was actually a customer during the merger, and no I won't use cingular, or any AT&T (former SBC) product. So far is "wasting" my money, well one it's not your money so what do you care what I do with it, and two, it's mostly a principle thing for me.
Ha! ya we are going to mirror google! Thanks you made my day :)
or one really really really big one
I've got nothing to hide. I'm innocent of any crime (ok ok I got a ticket for doing 53 in a 45 2 or 3 years ago, hardend criminal I know.) So why if I'm presumed innocent do they need to spy on me? If I am presumed innocent my personal affairs are none of their business. Sure I've got nothing to hide, but so what? Don't I have a right to do whatever I want to do, provided it is legal, in the privacy of my own home without the fear of being watched? What am I suspected of doing that makes the governemnt want to spy on me? It's really quite insulting.
Two things real quick here. Was it just me or did you call your girlfriend an idiot? ;)
and two being 22 myself, I understand the sterotype that we don't care. I'm with you 100%. I sat on hold for 6 hours (driving so it wasn't a bother) with AT&T Wireless, when I reached my destination I drove to the local store and was promptly told to call 611 (while still on hold). I handed the phone to the guy at the counter and told him I had, and was still (thank God for car-chargers!). With nothing more for them to help me with I finished out my contract, and will not ever give AT&T or any permutation of it a dime untill the day I die. I don't care how much more I have to pay, and I don't care if I have to go out of the way. I'm paying $57 for cable when I could pay $12.99 for DSL, so yes the money is where the mouth is. I'm with T-Mobile now, who has been quite a bit better.
"I for one welcomed my not-so-new penguin overlords and have not looked back."
I hear ya, I woke up one day and realized that my life would me much simpler if I just ran linux. (Ubuntu at home, Debian at the office...though I'm thinking of nixing ubuntu for Debian or Slack)
"demand would rise and the price would therefore drop"
ya know that when demand rises, price rises as well. Now if they supplied more, or the public demand less then price would fall.
"Personally I'd rather read no rant than anything Maddox writes."
What??
Meet the new boss [insert Townsend guitar riff] - same as the old boss
nice!
What??? You can't be serious! Between a big box Lincoln Logs and several buckets of army men (I had like 3 or 4 colors of them) I had the most awesome battles when I was a kid. Say it ain't so!
I agree with you, though I take it even a step further, I don't even have a TV set! I do have basic cable though (go figure it's cheaper to get Cable Internet with Basic Cable then just Cable Internet). No kids or anything, single actually. After I moved to college I didn't have a TV, and basicly cold-turkey dropped TV, and ya I wanted a TV for the first couple months, but after a couple more months I realized that I didn't miss it too much. Now 4 years later I can barly stand it because most of it isn't very good, and I don't feel like spending 15+ min on the hour watching commercials or finding things to do while commercials are on. Instead I read books (90%+ non-fiction, though I've got a soft spot for Arthur C. Clarke), and listen to music (Vinyl and Sirius, mostly). If I ever have kids...I'd like them to at least know what life is like without the TV/VideoGames. I wouldn't mind the watching TV/playing VideoGames in moderation, but I'd want them to make an educated decision about it (When they get older I mean)
Ironicly enough our company has quite a few XPS's around... (I think one even came in today)
I just ask my self with every action, is what I'm doing good for the company
Gottcha, I just don't understand why I got mod'ed troll! (first time ever sadly)