It sounds like they were just too stupid to know what they were doing - they didnt think they were paying for ad-free kazaa, they thought they were paying for a monthly service, like cable.
That being said, I have to agree that its a colossal waste of money if you are already living off of the public teat.
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Actually, I did find one legitimate use for a printer (which is how I discovered that none of my friends owned one) - printing out a boarding pass for an e-ticket to avoid waiting in the long check-in line at the airport.
I like the idea of a refillable/replacable fuel cell vs plugging in a laptop to recharge. Take current PDAs - I love my old Palm III which uses ordinary AAA batteries, because I can get new batteries anywhere and as long as they keep making AAAs, I can use my Palm. I have an old laptop and more than a few old calculators at home that will never run on batteries again because the internal rechargable battery has past its maximum number of charge/discharge cycles. Also, its a lot easier to toss a few extra disposable batteries into your luggage then to find a power outlet on an airplane to recharge your device with. Of course, this assumes that refills for the fuel cells are cheap and readily available.
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Hmm where do you work? My office isn't exactly 100% paperless, but I'm lucky if I need to use the printer once a month. Code, documentation, presentations, memos are all stored and transmitted via computer, and never really need to be printed. On a related note, I visited some friends out of town recently (computer geeks all), and not one of them owned a printer at home, even though they had multiple computers. Just never had the need for a printer any more.
I work with digital signature capture for handheld computers. Not only is the bitmap image stored (which would be easy to reproduce and forge) but so is the the way the signature was written in the first place - pen stroke length, order, etc. There are other security factors in place as well. Presumably, a similiar system will be used to ensure security in mouse-driven signature capture software.
I'm on the National AND state (PA) do not call lists - got on both the first day possible. I'm still getting unwanted phone soliciations, mainly from automated machines that I cannot argue with. I admit that the call volume has dropped significantly, but its definately not a foolproof system.
Section 13(a)(l) of the FLSA exempts executive, administrative, professional, and outside sales employees from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the FLSA, provided they meet certain tests regarding job duties and responsibilities and are compensated "on a salary basis" at not less than stated amounts.
Judging by your spelling of "labour", I assume you do not live in the US. Here, it is not uncommon to *require* more than 40 hours a week work for a job, with no overtime. (I've worked in the past for companies whose actual written policies states that 45-50 hours was required). As long as you are an "exempt" employee, which is very loosly defined, companies can get away with this.
I could never figure out why, on the back of a credit card, it gives the number to call if your card is lost or stolen. If your card is lost or stolen, how can you check the back of the card for the number to call????
Don't feel bad. I once attempted to microwave a cheese sandwhich without removing the individual slices from their plastic wrap. The result? I giant plastic-and-cheese membrane covering the plate.
As an old fogey of 39, I'm wondering if there is a generation gap here, i.e. folks raised in the video game/special effects era deem a moment of silence in a movie as "boring". Personally, I think 2001 is one of the greatest movies ever made. I recently watched it again on DVD and was as entralled as when I first saw it many years ago. True, the lightshow scene at the end was a bit long, but overall the combination of silence in space and the music really added to the mood.
Has anyone actually clicked on the links for different categories? I'm not registered on the site, yet I can view the lists of "premimum content", just not drill down and see the complete info that went into the ranking. Rest assured, you can see the complete rankings of the schools for free.
I would add the O'Reilly "C++ The Core Language" to the list - very readable and concise (I hate those 1000+ page books of mostly filler). I always go back to it for a quick review when I've been away from the language for awhile.
Wow, I never knew that cul-de-sac neighborhoods were such fertile ground for experiements in social pyscology! This sounds like something right out of my Organizational Behaviour class.
True, but the one thing I could always count on was that Outlook express would be available on any computer I run into in the workplace. I could easily configure it to read multiple personal email accounts. Even where I work now, Groupwise is the email standard and we do not have Outlook, but we DO have good ol' Outlook express which makes it easy for me to check my personal email. Sure, most email accounts provide web interfaces but they are slow and clunky, never mind the off-line storage issues others have mentioned.
Umm - no. Under XP, in thumbnail, Tiles, detail view or icon view, the window scrolls vertically. The only way I could see horizontal scrolling is if I switch to the cludgy "List View"
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It sounds like they were just too stupid to know what they were doing - they didnt think they were paying for ad-free kazaa, they thought they were paying for a monthly service, like cable. That being said, I have to agree that its a colossal waste of money if you are already living off of the public teat.
Actually, I did find one legitimate use for a printer (which is how I discovered that none of my friends owned one) - printing out a boarding pass for an e-ticket to avoid waiting in the long check-in line at the airport.
I like the idea of a refillable/replacable fuel cell vs plugging in a laptop to recharge. Take current PDAs - I love my old Palm III which uses ordinary AAA batteries, because I can get new batteries anywhere and as long as they keep making AAAs, I can use my Palm. I have an old laptop and more than a few old calculators at home that will never run on batteries again because the internal rechargable battery has past its maximum number of charge/discharge cycles. Also, its a lot easier to toss a few extra disposable batteries into your luggage then to find a power outlet on an airplane to recharge your device with. Of course, this assumes that refills for the fuel cells are cheap and readily available.
Hmm where do you work? My office isn't exactly 100% paperless, but I'm lucky if I need to use the printer once a month. Code, documentation, presentations, memos are all stored and transmitted via computer, and never really need to be printed. On a related note, I visited some friends out of town recently (computer geeks all), and not one of them owned a printer at home, even though they had multiple computers. Just never had the need for a printer any more.
I work with digital signature capture for handheld computers. Not only is the bitmap image stored (which would be easy to reproduce and forge) but so is the the way the signature was written in the first place - pen stroke length, order, etc. There are other security factors in place as well. Presumably, a similiar system will be used to ensure security in mouse-driven signature capture software.
$40? I just paid $90 for a paperback for a class - plus another $35 for a set of (copy protected) .pdfs
Nice try - but if "Law and Order" tought us anything, its that being drunk is no defense against drunk driving. Same goes for installing software.
True - but the PA one should be in effect now.
I'm on the National AND state (PA) do not call lists - got on both the first day possible. I'm still getting unwanted phone soliciations, mainly from automated machines that I cannot argue with. I admit that the call volume has dropped significantly, but its definately not a foolproof system.
Section 13(a)(l) of the FLSA exempts executive, administrative, professional, and outside sales employees from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the FLSA, provided they meet certain tests regarding job duties and responsibilities and are compensated "on a salary basis" at not less than stated amounts.
I just tried to use this feature on this very page in IE 6.0, and got a "Web page cannot be saved" error. So much for microsoft technology.
Judging by your spelling of "labour", I assume you do not live in the US. Here, it is not uncommon to *require* more than 40 hours a week work for a job, with no overtime. (I've worked in the past for companies whose actual written policies states that 45-50 hours was required). As long as you are an "exempt" employee, which is very loosly defined, companies can get away with this.
I could never figure out why, on the back of a credit card, it gives the number to call if your card is lost or stolen. If your card is lost or stolen, how can you check the back of the card for the number to call????
Don't feel bad. I once attempted to microwave a cheese sandwhich without removing the individual slices from their plastic wrap. The result? I giant plastic-and-cheese membrane covering the plate.
As an old fogey of 39, I'm wondering if there is a generation gap here, i.e. folks raised in the video game/special effects era deem a moment of silence in a movie as "boring". Personally, I think 2001 is one of the greatest movies ever made. I recently watched it again on DVD and was as entralled as when I first saw it many years ago. True, the lightshow scene at the end was a bit long, but overall the combination of silence in space and the music really added to the mood.
Maybe you could try walking more or taking public transportation once in awhile? Can't say I recomend getting a Segway, though.
Apparently, the legend appears in a number of different cultures: Phoenix Legend
Has anyone actually clicked on the links for different categories? I'm not registered on the site, yet I can view the lists of "premimum content", just not drill down and see the complete info that went into the ranking. Rest assured, you can see the complete rankings of the schools for free.
I would add the O'Reilly "C++ The Core Language" to the list - very readable and concise (I hate those 1000+ page books of mostly filler). I always go back to it for a quick review when I've been away from the language for awhile.
I empathize with his editor.
4. Profit!
Wow, I never knew that cul-de-sac neighborhoods were such fertile ground for experiements in social pyscology! This sounds like something right out of my Organizational Behaviour class.
True, but the one thing I could always count on was that Outlook express would be available on any computer I run into in the workplace. I could easily configure it to read multiple personal email accounts. Even where I work now, Groupwise is the email standard and we do not have Outlook, but we DO have good ol' Outlook express which makes it easy for me to check my personal email. Sure, most email accounts provide web interfaces but they are slow and clunky, never mind the off-line storage issues others have mentioned.
Umm - no. Under XP, in thumbnail, Tiles, detail view or icon view, the window scrolls vertically. The only way I could see horizontal scrolling is if I switch to the cludgy "List View"
I had 128 MB in my Rio years ago, which is now collecting dust on a shelf. Whats next, bringing back 75 MHz Pentiums?