I've never understood this. Our grocery stores here (Hannaford) have this as well. It seems MUCH quicker just to have the cashier bag as they scan. This is what was done at Wegmans in Upstate NY. The other advantage is you don't have your customer standing around irritated because they've paid, and are still waiting for the bagger + cashier to catch up..
That would be work. There was a restraunt I went to, and for some reason they card reader is NEVER able to read my card (I don't carry cash). Rather than try once or twice, I once waited 10 minutes this fat pig scanned the card over and over again. Finally she got it to work. Everyone else there just punched in the numbers after the first failure.
The next time I had the misfortune of having her take my payment, I told her just to type in the number. She was pissed (it was harder!) but I got out of there quickly. Ugh.
Bad assumption; I did this too. The store was on the way home, so I was only adding a few minutes to the day.. add them up, and its the same amount of time I'd spend buying everything for the week.
Its worse than that; most people can't even seem to READ the directions right in front of them. They are totally baffeled, yet the answers right there in front of them. Its infuriating.
The other side of it is that I don't see why I shouldn't get a discount for using the line; after all, I'm saving the store money by not having to pay an employee and the overhead of tracking them and their benefits.
I remember people using YOUR complaint (its too big!) at that time too; yet computers at the time handled it well, and most people actually had room to install all of the applications they wanted with room to spare. So I guess your complaint is pretty baseless (nevermind that there may in fact be more debug code in Vista than 98).
However, have you heard of the "big bang theory"? It postulates that the entire UNIVERSE popped into existance from nothing, for no reason at all (or rather, no reason that we are ever likely to fathom).
It states that all matter was at a single point, and thus exploded. It doesn't attempt to say where that matter came from. (Of course, its possible it didn't come from anywhere, it just always was).
Likewise, it's thought that life itself somehow or other "popped out of" non-living chemicals, despite the fact that nobody has ever been able to replicate this "accident of nature".
Just because we haven't figured something out yet doesn't mean we won't. There was a time we didn't know about nuclear weapons, yet they are here now. And none of it proves that a god is required for any of it to happen.
Christianity does not seeek to discredit science, in fact many of us, who believe in God, and a Christ who came to earth as man and died for our sins (genericly put, Christians) believe that evolution works hand in hand with a supreme being, and that science in no way contradicts the plausible existance of such a creator.
Yes, you must, because increasingly people are starting to realize that your religon is bunk. Your 'hand in hand' theory is an attempt to save religion from science. When you can point out in 6th grade (as happened in my Catholic school) the flaws in religous belief, that religion is in serious trouble.
I believe that one day Science will prove out God as a high being that we may not be able to prove exists as of yet with our current level of evolution and knowledge. That doesn't make the belief in such a thing any less plausible. Why can you not see that distiction?
Well you're certainly free to think that. I doubt it will ever happen though, since science isn't leading us to believe there is a god, more and more its leading us to believe there isn't.
But please, continue to cling fantasy. Just leave the rest of us out of it.
No, but likely evolution is a key piece of Darwinism.
And Ironicly Darwin, himself, professed Christianity later in his life.
What is ironic about this? Its natural as you get into your old age to begin thinking of your own end. Its a rather scary thought, so its not unusual to start believing in some kind of life after death. Its a placebo, but it seems to calm those near death.
As I said: Whose fault it is, is irrelevant. Windows is a platform: Microsoft's OS plus various third party software. OS suggests certain politics in 3rd party software, though doesn't enforce it. It's the politics that causes mentioned problems. Licenses. Microsoft doesn't control it per se, it just suggests certain route.
MS doesn't suggest anything; it actually doesn't really care how anyone chooses to license software they (the 3rd party) chooses to develop. You're still trying to lay blame for political decisions made by 3rd parties at MS' feet. At best this line of reasoning is just plain silly. Closed software existed long before MS ever came to be.
You're very short-sighted. It is a problem for many developers.
And its not a problem for ANY user. Your "many" developers are a minority. You need to accept that, because no amount of wishing is going to do otherwise.
Resulting in software being faulty or simply not existant, badly written, with flaws otherwise easily avoided. And when software is faulty, it IS users' problem.
My users don't have the source to my applications, yet its not buggy. Your reasoning is flawed. Closed software does NOT lead to more bugs. Certain development methodologies do, but whether or not the source is open or closed doesn't really matter. Yes, buggy software is a problem for users which encounter that bug. But having the source isn't going to help the user at all, will it? The user can't fix it, and is unlikely to trust Joe on a newsgroup to fix it either.
Example: I have a soundcard I'd like to use instead of crappy AC97 builtin. I have XP and win98 driver. There is no XP driver, at all. The card is supported under Linux but not under XP. Am I screwed? Yes. I keep using the crappy AC97. If there's ever a driver for XP for this card, it will likely be a 3rd party backport from Linux...
Your example is pointless. Get a modern sound card. You can get a good one for as little as $30. Do you also solder ISA slots into your PCI only motherboard? I doubt it. At some point, you move on. If you'd rather use Linux, fine. But windows users in your position don't have your problem; they never upgraded from win98, and when they do, it will be because they buy a whole new PC.
Google is running on a huge cluster of highly customized Linux, with really strong modifications to the kernel. Try doing this with Windows. People who make use of uCLinux, for embedded devices, mess with the kernel on daily basis. I have yet to see a WAN router running Windows. The kernel is unsuitable for this, and can't be modified. Almost every field that is monopolized by Linux/UNIX platform has this monopoly just because the system can be modified to suit its needs.
Well good for them. Did I ever say Linux has no place, and sometimes isn't the right choice? No, I didn't. Its certainly not a good choice for a DESKTOP intended for use by home users. And I think you're only seeing what you want; Windows runs a large portion of ATMs. Are you saying its not stable enough for routing but it is for banking transactions?
Don't you see a certain paradox here?
Not at all. You don't need Linux to write your own code. I was mearly suggesting something for the lazy or someone that doesn't really understand what they are trying to do. Linux says code is open to all, as long as you provide source. BSD says code is open for all, do what you want. MS says, our code is closed, but you may see portions under these terms. Everyone is picking a model they like, there is nothing wrong with that.
You're still trying to imply I try to blame something or someone. I'm just proving my original point: There are things Windows can't do and Linux can. You wanted me to point them out. I did. Then you try to trivialize them. Well, Google is not so trivial, is it?
It is a trivial example; its a niche case. A successful one, but a niche case none the less. Your proof seems to be that si
Ugh. No, the people that came up with the stories in the bible had a fear of snakes, likely because this rivalry is still a part of us. Its call instinct, it doesn't mean that there is a god.
ASUS or ChainTech have been pretty reliable for me (although the ChainTech was the one that melted, its replacement is still running now years later). Also, I had an ABIT card that seemed pretty decent.
Personally, I don't buy them very often, but I like having the option. Typically though, I go through two or three graphics boards before I find that I need to upgrade my processor as well.
I had an AMD 1800+, and started off with an ABIT GeForce4. Later (few years ago), I got an FX5700. It wasn't until just recently I moved to an X2 3400+ (I think).
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I've never understood this. Our grocery stores here (Hannaford) have this as well. It seems MUCH quicker just to have the cashier bag as they scan. This is what was done at Wegmans in Upstate NY. The other advantage is you don't have your customer standing around irritated because they've paid, and are still waiting for the bagger + cashier to catch up..
It matters when your other customes waiting get fed up and just leave. I've done this several times when waiting in ridiculously long lines.
Good god, how much are you tipping? Even a 20% tip is only $2.
Because you have an account at a bank, instead of a credit union.
My CU doesn't charge ANYONE (yes, including non-members) to use their ATMs. That good will is why I openned an account with them.
You'd also be promptly arrested and fired for opening the store up to a lawsuit.
Odd, late at night or early morning, usually all the self checkout lanes are closed, and you have to deal with the mongaloid clerk.
That would be work. There was a restraunt I went to, and for some reason they card reader is NEVER able to read my card (I don't carry cash). Rather than try once or twice, I once waited 10 minutes this fat pig scanned the card over and over again. Finally she got it to work. Everyone else there just punched in the numbers after the first failure.
The next time I had the misfortune of having her take my payment, I told her just to type in the number. She was pissed (it was harder!) but I got out of there quickly. Ugh.
Bad assumption; I did this too. The store was on the way home, so I was only adding a few minutes to the day.. add them up, and its the same amount of time I'd spend buying everything for the week.
Which makes you an asshat. You probably also write checks in the express line too.
Its worse than that; most people can't even seem to READ the directions right in front of them. They are totally baffeled, yet the answers right there in front of them. Its infuriating.
The other side of it is that I don't see why I shouldn't get a discount for using the line; after all, I'm saving the store money by not having to pay an employee and the overhead of tracking them and their benefits.
Right, but I thought you were talking about the fluid from the article.
Only problem is that when you want an AC on, the outside temp. is way more than 58F... so I don't see how you'd use outside are to 'cool' the fluid.
I remember people using YOUR complaint (its too big!) at that time too; yet computers at the time handled it well, and most people actually had room to install all of the applications they wanted with room to spare. So I guess your complaint is pretty baseless (nevermind that there may in fact be more debug code in Vista than 98).
However, have you heard of the "big bang theory"? It postulates that the entire UNIVERSE popped into existance from nothing, for no reason at all (or rather, no reason that we are ever likely to fathom).
It states that all matter was at a single point, and thus exploded. It doesn't attempt to say where that matter came from. (Of course, its possible it didn't come from anywhere, it just always was).
Likewise, it's thought that life itself somehow or other "popped out of" non-living chemicals, despite the fact that nobody has ever been able to replicate this "accident of nature".
Just because we haven't figured something out yet doesn't mean we won't. There was a time we didn't know about nuclear weapons, yet they are here now. And none of it proves that a god is required for any of it to happen.
We haven't answered the question of who will fund future development...
I think we have, and the answer, in most cases, is nobody.
I would think so, since when I re-installed from scratch, it took maybe 10 minutes. This was a X2 3800+ 1GB ram, and 120GB ATA disk.
Great, glad to hear how you're complaining how much room debug, beta versions of files will take up.
I guess FUDs ok if it favors Linux. You CAN setup the Windows XP loader to load non-windows OSes.
Christianity does not seeek to discredit science, in fact many of us, who believe in God, and a Christ who came to earth as man and died for our sins (genericly put, Christians) believe that evolution works hand in hand with a supreme being, and that science in no way contradicts the plausible existance of such a creator.
Yes, you must, because increasingly people are starting to realize that your religon is bunk. Your 'hand in hand' theory is an attempt to save religion from science. When you can point out in 6th grade (as happened in my Catholic school) the flaws in religous belief, that religion is in serious trouble.
I believe that one day Science will prove out God as a high being that we may not be able to prove exists as of yet with our current level of evolution and knowledge. That doesn't make the belief in such a thing any less plausible. Why can you not see that distiction?
Well you're certainly free to think that. I doubt it will ever happen though, since science isn't leading us to believe there is a god, more and more its leading us to believe there isn't.
But please, continue to cling fantasy. Just leave the rest of us out of it.
evolution does not define Darwinism.
No, but likely evolution is a key piece of Darwinism.
And Ironicly Darwin, himself, professed Christianity later in his life.
What is ironic about this? Its natural as you get into your old age to begin thinking of your own end. Its a rather scary thought, so its not unusual to start believing in some kind of life after death. Its a placebo, but it seems to calm those near death.
As I said: Whose fault it is, is irrelevant. Windows is a platform: Microsoft's OS plus various third party software. OS suggests certain politics in 3rd party software, though doesn't enforce it. It's the politics that causes mentioned problems. Licenses. Microsoft doesn't control it per se, it just suggests certain route.
MS doesn't suggest anything; it actually doesn't really care how anyone chooses to license software they (the 3rd party) chooses to develop. You're still trying to lay blame for political decisions made by 3rd parties at MS' feet. At best this line of reasoning is just plain silly. Closed software existed long before MS ever came to be.
You're very short-sighted. It is a problem for many developers.
And its not a problem for ANY user. Your "many" developers are a minority. You need to accept that, because no amount of wishing is going to do otherwise.
Resulting in software being faulty or simply not existant, badly written, with flaws otherwise easily avoided. And when software is faulty, it IS users' problem.
My users don't have the source to my applications, yet its not buggy. Your reasoning is flawed. Closed software does NOT lead to more bugs. Certain development methodologies do, but whether or not the source is open or closed doesn't really matter. Yes, buggy software is a problem for users which encounter that bug. But having the source isn't going to help the user at all, will it? The user can't fix it, and is unlikely to trust Joe on a newsgroup to fix it either.
Example: I have a soundcard I'd like to use instead of crappy AC97 builtin. I have XP and win98 driver. There is no XP driver, at all. The card is supported under Linux but not under XP. Am I screwed? Yes. I keep using the crappy AC97. If there's ever a driver for XP for this card, it will likely be a 3rd party backport from Linux...
Your example is pointless. Get a modern sound card. You can get a good one for as little as $30. Do you also solder ISA slots into your PCI only motherboard? I doubt it. At some point, you move on. If you'd rather use Linux, fine. But windows users in your position don't have your problem; they never upgraded from win98, and when they do, it will be because they buy a whole new PC.
Google is running on a huge cluster of highly customized Linux, with really strong modifications to the kernel. Try doing this with Windows. People who make use of uCLinux, for embedded devices, mess with the kernel on daily basis. I have yet to see a WAN router running Windows. The kernel is unsuitable for this, and can't be modified. Almost every field that is monopolized by Linux/UNIX platform has this monopoly just because the system can be modified to suit its needs.
Well good for them. Did I ever say Linux has no place, and sometimes isn't the right choice? No, I didn't. Its certainly not a good choice for a DESKTOP intended for use by home users. And I think you're only seeing what you want; Windows runs a large portion of ATMs. Are you saying its not stable enough for routing but it is for banking transactions?
Don't you see a certain paradox here?
Not at all. You don't need Linux to write your own code. I was mearly suggesting something for the lazy or someone that doesn't really understand what they are trying to do. Linux says code is open to all, as long as you provide source. BSD says code is open for all, do what you want. MS says, our code is closed, but you may see portions under these terms. Everyone is picking a model they like, there is nothing wrong with that.
You're still trying to imply I try to blame something or someone. I'm just proving my original point: There are things Windows can't do and Linux can. You wanted me to point them out. I did. Then you try to trivialize them. Well, Google is not so trivial, is it?
It is a trivial example; its a niche case. A successful one, but a niche case none the less. Your proof seems to be that si
Well we see proof in the world around us that Darwinism is possible. We have yet to see "something pop out of nothing" as creationism suggests.
So while Darwinism is just a theory at this point, its a theory well grounded in current scientific observation, while Creationism is not..
Ugh. No, the people that came up with the stories in the bible had a fear of snakes, likely because this rivalry is still a part of us. Its call instinct, it doesn't mean that there is a god.
ASUS or ChainTech have been pretty reliable for me (although the ChainTech was the one that melted, its replacement is still running now years later). Also, I had an ABIT card that seemed pretty decent.
Personally, I don't buy them very often, but I like having the option. Typically though, I go through two or three graphics boards before I find that I need to upgrade my processor as well.
I had an AMD 1800+, and started off with an ABIT GeForce4. Later (few years ago), I got an FX5700. It wasn't until just recently I moved to an X2 3400+ (I think).