Given that the 'server's are phy'sically located within the U'S, odd's are that if you are at all intere'sting to the U'S gov't, they have direct, live, real-time update's on all information you, and probably al'so your 'friend's', put on Facebook.
'Same with every other 'service in the U'S.
I talk to a friend almost every day who lives in Brooklyn and works in Manhattan, and I'd (mostly) agree. Manhattan + iPhone/AT&T = awful. We'll have 10 dropped calls in a half-hour period, depending on where she's walking. It's pretty brutal. Brooklyn's a bit better, but I still notice way more problems (drops or corrupt sound) than other carriers.
I'm using Virgin, which piggybacks on Sprint's network (I believe), and haven't had any problems at all. Only issue is getting reception in certain buildings, but I'd blame that on the cheapo phone more than anything.
Arm everyone. In Vermont we can carry hidden weapons. We don't need no stinking government permits. You never know if the person you're confronted is carrying a hidden handgun and will whip it out to shoot you. That knowledge makes you a whole LOT more respectful and it means that we have the weapons to take on a terrorists, bank robber, home intruder, etc.
Excellent point, good chap. The sheer number of concealed weapons has surely made America one of the most respectful places in the world today!
What bad PR? I'm a Verizon customer, and while being unable to make wiki edits would be annoying, why the hell would I blame Verizon for that? Sounds like the typical Wikipedia ego trip to me. Some people are douches. News at 11.
You know how at Hallowe'en, you get a bunch of candy so you dump it out into a bowl and go for the best stuff right away, and there's a few lime lollipops in there, so you eagerly tear the wrapping off and jam that sucker in your mouth to grab all the luscious citrusy goodness and after a moment of unrealized bliss you spit it out and exclaim in horror "FUCK! GREEN APPLE?!" Yeah, like that.
Man, only one mention of the Pit. I loved that game. Dimly remember getting the Vorpal Blade (?) and just carving through enemies.
SRE was great. I think it had the same "feature" as GWar did though - they were turn-based, but by day. If you dialed in just before midnight, you could take that day's turn, and then hang up and immediately dial back *after* midnight, and take another turn. You'd have to live through the entire 24-hour period after that, but if you timed it right, having two turns in a row could give huge rewards. (If I'm thinking of the right game - they were all fun. Now I feel old though. I miss you, Amiga 500.)
Interesting! Hey, I didn't say they didn't exist, I said I'd be surprised.:) Some points:
- Amazon's policy says one thing, but it's actually really easy to do it yourself - there's a list on your account of gift cards you've sent. If you resend it, it'll cancel the old one and generate a new one. I blame the lawyers.
- SeaWorld I don't know about, not having been there since I was six.:) Sounds like they just have an old whacky system though.
- Wendy's is dumb. There's no reason they have to do it that way, assuming they don't register you at time of purchase. I think they just want your email or something. Point for that though.
- Ticketmaster... *sigh* This one actually doesn't surprise me, just because they're such bastards. Absolutely no sense to that, except it makes them money on people's misfortune. The only possibility I can think of is that they'll wait until somebody buys tickets, and then arrest them at the show when the tickets get scanned. ha ha ha heh ehhhhhh... Not likely.
One interesting store I encountered was WalMart - it looks like they don't replace them at all, unless you register them online, and then it's only good for online purchases (?). I don't quite understand that. They're plenty big enough to figure it out.
The reason this stuff is easy is that stores have no real excuse for replacing these things. They absolutely know when the cards are used, and for what, and by whom if they'd like to check that too. They're reaping the benefits without wanting to deal with the issues. Imagine if you lost your credit card, and they said "bummer, sorry. Your loss. It's not like we can tell what's being done with it."
Any easy way to get a friendlier policy is to either use Visa or MasterCard gift cards or deal with stores whose gift cards are handled as such.
Yep, absolutely. Or pay for it with a credit card with a better policy. Or with a credit card through PayPal.:) Keep stacking up protections if you can. Let AmEx and PayPal gang on up Ticketmaster. I'll be somewhere else, getting on with my life.
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Well, if you send fewer than 40 texts per month, that's somehow cheaper, unless you're an idiot who never passed grade one math.
If you set your user-agent to the Google Bot, you can see the actual page from expertsexchange.com.
You can click the cache button too and see it that way. Still annoying though. I hate those assbandits.
When a site feeds a different page to the bot than to a user, it should be black listed entirely from results.
Agreed.
FTFY.
Would it be impolite to point out that she has accomplished far more in life than you or I have, or probably ever will?
Only if you consider corrupt politicians to be role models for accomplishment...
Gondwanaland's Law. This discussion's over.
It's actually the Canadian flag. We came in peace for all mankind.
Innocent unless proven guilty.
I talk to a friend almost every day who lives in Brooklyn and works in Manhattan, and I'd (mostly) agree. Manhattan + iPhone/AT&T = awful. We'll have 10 dropped calls in a half-hour period, depending on where she's walking. It's pretty brutal. Brooklyn's a bit better, but I still notice way more problems (drops or corrupt sound) than other carriers.
I'm using Virgin, which piggybacks on Sprint's network (I believe), and haven't had any problems at all. Only issue is getting reception in certain buildings, but I'd blame that on the cheapo phone more than anything.
Like email?
Arm everyone. In Vermont we can carry hidden weapons. We don't need no stinking government permits. You never know if the person you're confronted is carrying a hidden handgun and will whip it out to shoot you. That knowledge makes you a whole LOT more respectful and it means that we have the weapons to take on a terrorists, bank robber, home intruder, etc.
Excellent point, good chap. The sheer number of concealed weapons has surely made America one of the most respectful places in the world today!
What bad PR? I'm a Verizon customer, and while being unable to make wiki edits would be annoying, why the hell would I blame Verizon for that? Sounds like the typical Wikipedia ego trip to me. Some people are douches. News at 11.
Totally different. You're talking about the door open button!
Please god, if you are good, let me not die in a fire in a portable toilet.
Heh. Spot the humans who speak in C?
That probably IS a majority, these days.
Paste a link at least, n00b. Here: www.???.????
Sounds like you could use it, eldavo.
Pigs aren't carnivores. Neither are bears, and beavers don't eat meat at all. I have no idea what cat tastes like... that I know of. :)
Doubtful. Carnivorous animals tend to taste awful.
http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/pub/music_creators/MC_FAQs.jsp
That would be a scary story if it were true. It isn't. She's confused.
You know how at Hallowe'en, you get a bunch of candy so you dump it out into a bowl and go for the best stuff right away, and there's a few lime lollipops in there, so you eagerly tear the wrapping off and jam that sucker in your mouth to grab all the luscious citrusy goodness and after a moment of unrealized bliss you spit it out and exclaim in horror "FUCK! GREEN APPLE?!" Yeah, like that.
Summary: green sucks.
Man, only one mention of the Pit. I loved that game. Dimly remember getting the Vorpal Blade (?) and just carving through enemies.
SRE was great. I think it had the same "feature" as GWar did though - they were turn-based, but by day. If you dialed in just before midnight, you could take that day's turn, and then hang up and immediately dial back *after* midnight, and take another turn. You'd have to live through the entire 24-hour period after that, but if you timed it right, having two turns in a row could give huge rewards. (If I'm thinking of the right game - they were all fun. Now I feel old though. I miss you, Amiga 500.)
Fill in the blank: fifteen of the nineteen hijackers were from __________.
Interesting! Hey, I didn't say they didn't exist, I said I'd be surprised. :) Some points:
:) Sounds like they just have an old whacky system though.
:) Keep stacking up protections if you can. Let AmEx and PayPal gang on up Ticketmaster. I'll be somewhere else, getting on with my life.
- Amazon's policy says one thing, but it's actually really easy to do it yourself - there's a list on your account of gift cards you've sent. If you resend it, it'll cancel the old one and generate a new one. I blame the lawyers.
- SeaWorld I don't know about, not having been there since I was six.
- Wendy's is dumb. There's no reason they have to do it that way, assuming they don't register you at time of purchase. I think they just want your email or something. Point for that though.
- Ticketmaster... *sigh* This one actually doesn't surprise me, just because they're such bastards. Absolutely no sense to that, except it makes them money on people's misfortune. The only possibility I can think of is that they'll wait until somebody buys tickets, and then arrest them at the show when the tickets get scanned. ha ha ha heh ehhhhhh... Not likely.
One interesting store I encountered was WalMart - it looks like they don't replace them at all, unless you register them online, and then it's only good for online purchases (?). I don't quite understand that. They're plenty big enough to figure it out.
The reason this stuff is easy is that stores have no real excuse for replacing these things. They absolutely know when the cards are used, and for what, and by whom if they'd like to check that too. They're reaping the benefits without wanting to deal with the issues. Imagine if you lost your credit card, and they said "bummer, sorry. Your loss. It's not like we can tell what's being done with it."
Any easy way to get a friendlier policy is to either use Visa or MasterCard gift cards or deal with stores whose gift cards are handled as such.
Yep, absolutely. Or pay for it with a credit card with a better policy. Or with a credit card through PayPal.