I have had this at the office for the past six months and love it. I know anecdotal and all that, but I switch between standing and sitting a couple times and have felt really good since getting this. I seem to have eliminated the mid afternoon sleepiness, and now I'm also much more tired when I go to sleep at night so can't make it through an episode of anything on Netflix. Feeling more energy through the day and sleeping really well through the night.
Since before there were cell phones, a subset of people have generally been rude and uncaring about their behavior in regards to those around them. As I now have an infant to care for, I am acutely aware of those around me and do not wish my child to disrupt anyone's dinner at the local sit down eatery, or wherever. There are people who don't care how loud their child screams and/or causes a scene, and this was the case before mobile phone were ubiquitous. I usually pick up the child and move him away from those enjoying their dinner or activity if there is a period of fussiness and/or noisiness. I treat my mobile as gingerly as a child, apologizing for any noise or disruption and excusing myself if something is pressing. However, the use of a jamming device is an even higher level of rudeness, and I see it as the equivalent of someone else attempting to discipline my child for me. Regardless of how poor I may be at it, it's still my responsibility. It's difficult to go around smacking everyone in this world that you may find rude or insulting without recourse. And there's still such a thing as asking someone politely to knock it off.
I'm not sure you actually care to hear about this, but many state departments of roads or transportation ARE spending money to save lives in car accidents. Crossover cable barriers on highways have saved many lives. I personally know two people who were probably saved by this on I-70 through Missouri. Crossover fatalaties brought down from 24 in 2002 to 6 in 2005 for a tune of $20.5 million installed and relatively little maintaining once they have to replace a section damaged by crash. How much is a person's life worth?
I wonder what you would learn from the PopSci Prediction Exchange (PPX)? I've been playing around with it a little bit, but it seems to act more like a commodities market than an actual stock exchange.
The only thing that I've learned from this thread is that the old SR-71 pilots talk too much. They need to learn to shut their mouths. For national security.
How about the loser pays the same amount they paid their represetation to the winner's side? That seems fair without hurting small guys too much. And it would definately be a reason for bigger organizations to be aware of how much money they throw at a problem.
The Meraki Wireless devices in the Best of What's New for Computing is neither "New" or the "Best." It is advertisement disguised as an article. The company I've been working for has been using this technology at the same price for almost three years now. Mesh Networks are nothing new and spectacular. They are handy, available, and in use.
I guess Japan is finally taking lessons from Disney World. You should see the people allowing their fingerprints to be scanned with nothing more than a smile.
Jack of all trades are a dying breed? Funny, I didn't get the memo. I'm in my twenties and I plan on raising my children to take an interest in as many things as possible. I've heard the phrase, "A Jack of all trades is a master of none" to which I say good. Who wants to spend the rest of their days doing the one thing that they used to love until it holds no joy for them. I have many friends and family members that take a similar view on life. There are already a few children of my friends who are starting to think with an all trades mentality. Play guitar. Write a book. Fix a computer. Install a load-bearing wall. Build a deck. Join a bowling league. Bake a cake. Design a Website. Do as many things as possible and love every minute of it.
Please continue to tell people that IT is a risky choice. I will gladly continue in this line of work because I enjoy it, but I will enjoy it much more when I am worth more to my employers because not enough students flocked to IT careers in the next 5-10 years. Businesses with less than 100 employees (my bread and butter) will likely NEVER outsource to India when they can have someone in their office or building to code, support, and run an IT infrastructure.
Note: I work for Acer resellers. Let me guess, you had an Aspire. I will agree that every company that sells computers has an AWFUL retail division or area that sells "Home" PCs - Acer is no exception. But, I've had very few problems with TravelMates and the 3-yr extended warranty that you can purchase with it. We sold a laptop with a Dr. Pepper spilled on it - keyboard and MB replaced no questions asked. We also had an Acer laptop sold 10 years ago that is still in working order - heavy duty user (he's a writer). Of course this is anecdotal, but I've had great experiences with Acer when it comes to their "business grade" systems like TravelMates, Veritons, and AcerPower machines.
Walmart doesn't destroy Mom & Pop stores, people who shop at Walmart do. If you have a problem with Walmart, you have a problem with people. Remember, people are accountable for their actions - get angry with the members of your community who chose Walmart over Mom & Pop. Nobody is FORCED to work for Walmart. The same wage brackets includes other big box stores, grocery stores, restaurants, etc. There are EASY options to take in lieu of working at Walmart.
Have you ever been anywhere else in the world? You can start a conversation in all of Europe, Africa, and South America about soccer with 90% of the populations there (at least the males). People talk about sports because the real world and jobs can be difficult and not fun. Competition is a (hopefully positive) release for many people - whether it's talking about or taking part in competition. I'm a system admin and what do I talk to my coworkers about when we've got downtime? Football.
Have you ever read the terms of service of the wireless companies internet plans? If they find out that you are using the service for a VPN or work-type connection, they can cut off your service at any time without telling you. Sprint doesn't explicitely say that you can't use it for VPNs, but I've had a few laptop customers say they've been cut off for that. Verizon explicitely says in TOS that you cannot VPN. ATT says that you can connect to corporate networks in their "Permissible Uses" but the "Prohibited Uses" section seems to indicate otherwise.
I've been told that corn tortillas are made from white corn, while ethanol is made from yellow corn. The shortage does not have anything to do with ethanol production unless farmers in Mexico have decided to plant different crops (for which they get the same amount of money). Please enlighten me if I have been misguided.
It used to be that you could report this kind of poor attitude to someone's superiors. Somewhere along the way, the superiors were the ones who started the thinking like this. Single User Residential Customers should be your number one concern. These are the people that make the decisions for the multi-billion dollar businesses that make up the majority of your sales.
> We don't have specific numbers
> Not very many
pointed out in numerous places probably
> Again, I don't know
If you're going to urinate on your customers, the least you can do is be assertive about it.
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I have had this at the office for the past six months and love it. I know anecdotal and all that, but I switch between standing and sitting a couple times and have felt really good since getting this. I seem to have eliminated the mid afternoon sleepiness, and now I'm also much more tired when I go to sleep at night so can't make it through an episode of anything on Netflix. Feeling more energy through the day and sleeping really well through the night.
Since before there were cell phones, a subset of people have generally been rude and uncaring about their behavior in regards to those around them. As I now have an infant to care for, I am acutely aware of those around me and do not wish my child to disrupt anyone's dinner at the local sit down eatery, or wherever. There are people who don't care how loud their child screams and/or causes a scene, and this was the case before mobile phone were ubiquitous. I usually pick up the child and move him away from those enjoying their dinner or activity if there is a period of fussiness and/or noisiness. I treat my mobile as gingerly as a child, apologizing for any noise or disruption and excusing myself if something is pressing. However, the use of a jamming device is an even higher level of rudeness, and I see it as the equivalent of someone else attempting to discipline my child for me. Regardless of how poor I may be at it, it's still my responsibility. It's difficult to go around smacking everyone in this world that you may find rude or insulting without recourse. And there's still such a thing as asking someone politely to knock it off.
I believe what you're looking for is any Richard K. Morgan fiction.
I'm not sure you actually care to hear about this, but many state departments of roads or transportation ARE spending money to save lives in car accidents. Crossover cable barriers on highways have saved many lives. I personally know two people who were probably saved by this on I-70 through Missouri. Crossover fatalaties brought down from 24 in 2002 to 6 in 2005 for a tune of $20.5 million installed and relatively little maintaining once they have to replace a section damaged by crash. How much is a person's life worth?
I wonder what you would learn from the PopSci Prediction Exchange (PPX)? I've been playing around with it a little bit, but it seems to act more like a commodities market than an actual stock exchange.
The only thing that I've learned from this thread is that the old SR-71 pilots talk too much. They need to learn to shut their mouths. For national security.
They're all xkcd nerds now...
Everyone fears the lack of original conversation.
Holy carp! That's a great idea! I'm writing my representative. The Kansas City Chiefs really need some stadium improvements.
How about the loser pays the same amount they paid their represetation to the winner's side? That seems fair without hurting small guys too much. And it would definately be a reason for bigger organizations to be aware of how much money they throw at a problem.
The Meraki Wireless devices in the Best of What's New for Computing is neither "New" or the "Best." It is advertisement disguised as an article. The company I've been working for has been using this technology at the same price for almost three years now. Mesh Networks are nothing new and spectacular. They are handy, available, and in use.
I guess Japan is finally taking lessons from Disney World. You should see the people allowing their fingerprints to be scanned with nothing more than a smile.
Jack of all trades are a dying breed? Funny, I didn't get the memo. I'm in my twenties and I plan on raising my children to take an interest in as many things as possible. I've heard the phrase, "A Jack of all trades is a master of none" to which I say good. Who wants to spend the rest of their days doing the one thing that they used to love until it holds no joy for them. I have many friends and family members that take a similar view on life. There are already a few children of my friends who are starting to think with an all trades mentality. Play guitar. Write a book. Fix a computer. Install a load-bearing wall. Build a deck. Join a bowling league. Bake a cake. Design a Website. Do as many things as possible and love every minute of it.
Wow! Donnie Edwards is a slashdot user! And apparently related to Bill Brasky.
Please continue to tell people that IT is a risky choice. I will gladly continue in this line of work because I enjoy it, but I will enjoy it much more when I am worth more to my employers because not enough students flocked to IT careers in the next 5-10 years. Businesses with less than 100 employees (my bread and butter) will likely NEVER outsource to India when they can have someone in their office or building to code, support, and run an IT infrastructure.
We're talking about Microsoft here, so more likely Cootys Rat Semen.
Note: I work for Acer resellers. Let me guess, you had an Aspire. I will agree that every company that sells computers has an AWFUL retail division or area that sells "Home" PCs - Acer is no exception. But, I've had very few problems with TravelMates and the 3-yr extended warranty that you can purchase with it. We sold a laptop with a Dr. Pepper spilled on it - keyboard and MB replaced no questions asked. We also had an Acer laptop sold 10 years ago that is still in working order - heavy duty user (he's a writer). Of course this is anecdotal, but I've had great experiences with Acer when it comes to their "business grade" systems like TravelMates, Veritons, and AcerPower machines.
Walmart doesn't destroy Mom & Pop stores, people who shop at Walmart do. If you have a problem with Walmart, you have a problem with people. Remember, people are accountable for their actions - get angry with the members of your community who chose Walmart over Mom & Pop. Nobody is FORCED to work for Walmart. The same wage brackets includes other big box stores, grocery stores, restaurants, etc. There are EASY options to take in lieu of working at Walmart.
Have you ever been anywhere else in the world? You can start a conversation in all of Europe, Africa, and South America about soccer with 90% of the populations there (at least the males). People talk about sports because the real world and jobs can be difficult and not fun. Competition is a (hopefully positive) release for many people - whether it's talking about or taking part in competition. I'm a system admin and what do I talk to my coworkers about when we've got downtime? Football.
Aha, there's my confusion. They really didn't like it with rev0 - in my area revA is just now available (only on the new pocket PC device).
Have you ever read the terms of service of the wireless companies internet plans? If they find out that you are using the service for a VPN or work-type connection, they can cut off your service at any time without telling you. Sprint doesn't explicitely say that you can't use it for VPNs, but I've had a few laptop customers say they've been cut off for that. Verizon explicitely says in TOS that you cannot VPN. ATT says that you can connect to corporate networks in their "Permissible Uses" but the "Prohibited Uses" section seems to indicate otherwise.
I've been told that corn tortillas are made from white corn, while ethanol is made from yellow corn. The shortage does not have anything to do with ethanol production unless farmers in Mexico have decided to plant different crops (for which they get the same amount of money). Please enlighten me if I have been misguided.
works the same way with Safari and Opera, while Hotmail degrades to the old interface in them
This is my favorite Hotmail feature while using Opera!
It used to be that you could report this kind of poor attitude to someone's superiors. Somewhere along the way, the superiors were the ones who started the thinking like this. Single User Residential Customers should be your number one concern. These are the people that make the decisions for the multi-billion dollar businesses that make up the majority of your sales.
> We don't have specific numbers
> Not very many
pointed out in numerous places probably
> Again, I don't know
If you're going to urinate on your customers, the least you can do is be assertive about it.
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