Shivetya, sorry to hear about your troubles. I'm both the president of my neighborhood association, and own a company that handles the day-to-day management of associations.
The HOA itself, whose Board Members consist of homeowners living in your neighborhood, are usually good people who just want to help (but there are always exceptions). But, since these are volunteer positions, people don't always have the opportunity or time it takes to take care of everything themselves -- leading to the hiring of a management company.
Most of the management companies out there are run by people with former realty experience (Realtors, title companies, etc.), but not necessarily people who have also been on the "other side of the fence" (ie, HOA Board Members). However, many of the people who do the day-to-day work at management companies (think bill paying, driving neighborhoods, answering phones) have little-to-no training or experience with actual property management. The vast majority of my business comes from HOAs that are looking for a less abusive, more responsive management company.
My recommendation to you is as follows:
Find out who the actual Board Members of your Association are.
Mention your concerns and issues to the Board Members. Be specific, and brief; remember, these are volunteers and most likely won't even be aware of the issues you've run into (like the rain barrels) as that was all done by the management company.
Don't expect an immediate resolution. While they can grant an approval/exemption right then, most likely they'll want to talk to their contact at the management company first.
If your Board Members are dismissive or won't listen to your concerns, remember that you have the option of forcing a recall and/or running against them at the next election. Your Bylaws should have the specifics around recalling, term length, etc.
According to the AP, the death count has risen to three:
A Kern County Medical Center official said two people died at the scene and one later died at the hospital after surgery. The three injured suffered numerous shrapnel wounds. Two were in critical condition and one was in serious condition early Friday, the official said.
Actually, Intel's Classmate PC is designed to run either Windows or Linux, and on all of the reviews I have heard thus far Mandriva Linux was the installed OS.
Additionally, although it's unlikely to work well within the system's constraints, Microsoft is also at least evaluating the OLPC, and is one of 1500+ developers signed up with them.
Finally (slightly off topic), now that Intel has sold off the ARM division, I don't know that they have a low-enough wattage CPU at this time that could be a viable replacement for the Geode.
Perhaps he was discussing the migration of diseases (and their carriers) that occur in warmer climates such as malaria / mosquitoes? Or the changes in heath that could occur in Inuit populations as that region warms? Or more cases of heat-exhaustion?
There are any number of legitimate health-related topics that could spawn a discussion of global warming.
Well, I just went through that exercise after researching for a few months. My goals (in order) were 100% free drivers, a significant decrease in noise and heat from my previous system, and small size. As a side benefit, I ended up completely legacy-free. Here's what I ended up with:
The system is currently running Ubuntu Fiesty, which recognized everything on boot and installed perfectly. The only change I made was from the default X VESA driver to the i810.
Even assuming this ever gets off the ground, just how do they plan to survive the nearly infinite number of lawsuits and subpoenas that are sure to follow?
I mean, sure, maybe a few governments will ignore or pretend it doesn't exist, but can you really see one of the DOW 30 companies not try and find out who leaked the document? If anything, it will encourage more companies to adopt the trusted documents / readers / DRM fiasco.
Correct, however it all comes down to the amount of time spent actually playing. If (like the author of TFA) you only put in an hour or two a day, it'll obviously spread the experience over a longer time period than if he sat down for 8 hours straight.
Similarly, I've played games of Civilization that range from 6 hours to 8 months depending on how long I sat there at any one time.
Besides, what we're really talking about is losing the game mind-set (being in, thinking in, believing in) when working through the game in different stretches. It's not like it's really makes a difference in most games what time or how long you play each session.
Huh? He's complaining the game is too long? Hey, I understand the desire for quick fun games, which is why I still enjoy Pacman and Galaga (or even minesweeper and solitare). But complaining about something like this is asinine.
Between two kids and only having (maybe) two hours of free time from 8-10pm each day (and when I'm not spending time with the wife, reading, or just vegging out), it took me six months to complete HL2. Do I deserve a refund?
It looks like the site (and the author) has been mostly reabsorbed by InfoWorld, but Ed Foster's http://www.gripe2ed.com/ blog/site has a history of collecting such information, and the http://www.gripewiki.com/ also has areas with specific vendors listed (although the lists are woefully incomplete) -- in fact, I'd probably recommend skipping the wiki entirely unless you just have time to burn.
I still haven't seen a device or reader that approaches the quality of print
In general, I'm in agreement with all of the points made in your post. However, from actually having held it in my hand, I can tell you that the screen on the Nokia 770 is certainly "print quality". Even bringing it very close to my it's difficult to see individual pixels on fonts.
With a slightly larger screen, the right reading software, and content, I could see using it long-term to replace my existing 1000+ book library.
The only problem I see with this theory is that it assumes there's always a corrupt person on the inside. IE, someone with knowledge of the XBOX/X360 keys would have revealed them as well within a handful of weeks.
Well, it appears to me (very quick search) that the last support assistance was posted on Jan 11, 2006, and the last fix pack (like a service pack) was released on August 3, 2005. I don't have a service account since I don't use OS/2 anymore, but it appears that there were a number of driver updates made on Jan 13, 2006 as well.
IBM (and OS/2) may have their fair share of problems, but long-term product support isn't one of them.
Alternatively, they could decide that all of Enterprise was non-canon and redo the timeline under the original premise - no transporters, translators, and without every darn TOS race they could squeeze in. With new writers.
It would also be nice to see a pickup where DS9 left off, using some of the great novels that have come out for reference.
Personally, I'd also love to see a movie version of Diane Duane's excellent Dreadnought, as it has a mostly new cast and the handful of older major characters are still alive.
Beyond the issue of potentially changing the meaning of the sentence, there are also a number of people who read/. whose primary language is not English. Using incorrect grammar can/will certainly cause problems (or at least a mental 'skip') for them as well.
You're forgetting that even the loss-leading walmart specials include a 12-15" screen, a hard drive, a 1GHz+ processor, a cdrom, and even an OS license cost of some sort (even if it's just Linspire or the like).
The MIT system has none of those.
Additionally, commercial laptops also have to include at least SOME type of profit for the manufacturer / retailer, otherwise there is no motive to build it. Additionally, there are typically less than a million of each model / spec produced, leading to higher development costs.
The MIT laptop is purely for educational / governmental use, and is meant to have millions of identical systems built. There's no profit motive, and the cost of manufacturing eventually goes down.
I'm assuming from your post that you're single, and don't have a family to support or other obligations. Therefore, it essentially comes down to whether you're happy with your current job, and whether you are happy staying in your current position. Do you foresee moving to the new job, learning the ropes, and then climbing the ladder to the same place you are now?
Also, don't forget to look at things like benefits (ie, vacation, insurance, 401k, etc.)
You know, back several years ago I agreed with most of ESR's arguments, and even more recently with all of the Aunt Tillie stuff.
But in the last year or so, betweeen this latest rant, and the one a couple of months ago regarding a new cathedral and bazaar, he's gone off the deep end.
I understand his point here, but he's being extrordinarily naive if he thinks we can abandon the GPL.
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Shivetya, sorry to hear about your troubles. I'm both the president of my neighborhood association, and own a company that handles the day-to-day management of associations.
The HOA itself, whose Board Members consist of homeowners living in your neighborhood, are usually good people who just want to help (but there are always exceptions). But, since these are volunteer positions, people don't always have the opportunity or time it takes to take care of everything themselves -- leading to the hiring of a management company.
Most of the management companies out there are run by people with former realty experience (Realtors, title companies, etc.), but not necessarily people who have also been on the "other side of the fence" (ie, HOA Board Members). However, many of the people who do the day-to-day work at management companies (think bill paying, driving neighborhoods, answering phones) have little-to-no training or experience with actual property management. The vast majority of my business comes from HOAs that are looking for a less abusive, more responsive management company.
My recommendation to you is as follows:
Actually, Intel's Classmate PC is designed to run either Windows or Linux, and on all of the reviews I have heard thus far Mandriva Linux was the installed OS.
Additionally, although it's unlikely to work well within the system's constraints, Microsoft is also at least evaluating the OLPC, and is one of 1500+ developers signed up with them.
Finally (slightly off topic), now that Intel has sold off the ARM division, I don't know that they have a low-enough wattage CPU at this time that could be a viable replacement for the Geode.
Perhaps he was discussing the migration of diseases (and their carriers) that occur in warmer climates such as malaria / mosquitoes? Or the changes in heath that could occur in Inuit populations as that region warms? Or more cases of heat-exhaustion?
There are any number of legitimate health-related topics that could spawn a discussion of global warming.Well, I just went through that exercise after researching for a few months. My goals (in order) were 100% free drivers, a significant decrease in noise and heat from my previous system, and small size. As a side benefit, I ended up completely legacy-free. Here's what I ended up with:
- Intel DG965PZ
- Intel Core2 E6600
- 4GB memory, two KVR800D2N5K2/2G kits
- WD1600AAJS 160GB HDD
- Plextor PX-755SA dual-layer DVDRW
- aOpen B200 case
- Samsung 244T 24" LCD
The system is currently running Ubuntu Fiesty, which recognized everything on boot and installed perfectly. The only change I made was from the default X VESA driver to the i810.Yes, well, unfortunately 'forthcoming' means 2 weeks or more...
</channeling Inigo Montoya>
Even assuming this ever gets off the ground, just how do they plan to survive the nearly infinite number of lawsuits and subpoenas that are sure to follow?
I mean, sure, maybe a few governments will ignore or pretend it doesn't exist, but can you really see one of the DOW 30 companies not try and find out who leaked the document? If anything, it will encourage more companies to adopt the trusted documents / readers / DRM fiasco.
FYI, there was a recent episode of Nova on PBS all about Alberto Santos-Dumont.
Correct, however it all comes down to the amount of time spent actually playing. If (like the author of TFA) you only put in an hour or two a day, it'll obviously spread the experience over a longer time period than if he sat down for 8 hours straight.
Similarly, I've played games of Civilization that range from 6 hours to 8 months depending on how long I sat there at any one time.
Besides, what we're really talking about is losing the game mind-set (being in, thinking in, believing in) when working through the game in different stretches. It's not like it's really makes a difference in most games what time or how long you play each session.
Huh? He's complaining the game is too long? Hey, I understand the desire for quick fun games, which is why I still enjoy Pacman and Galaga (or even minesweeper and solitare). But complaining about something like this is asinine.
Between two kids and only having (maybe) two hours of free time from 8-10pm each day (and when I'm not spending time with the wife, reading, or just vegging out), it took me six months to complete HL2. Do I deserve a refund?
... as if millions of grammar nazies cried out in terror, and were silenced.
"more funner" indeed.
It looks like the site (and the author) has been mostly reabsorbed by InfoWorld, but Ed Foster's http://www.gripe2ed.com/ blog/site has a history of collecting such information, and the http://www.gripewiki.com/ also has areas with specific vendors listed (although the lists are woefully incomplete) -- in fact, I'd probably recommend skipping the wiki entirely unless you just have time to burn.
I'm not surprised in the slightest by the "revelation" in this FA.
Only if you're one of the "evil communist world domination" GPL people :)
Us hippies prefer the peace-and-free-code-_kernel_module.
In general, I'm in agreement with all of the points made in your post. However, from actually having held it in my hand, I can tell you that the screen on the Nokia 770 is certainly "print quality". Even bringing it very close to my it's difficult to see individual pixels on fonts.
With a slightly larger screen, the right reading software, and content, I could see using it long-term to replace my existing 1000+ book library.
The only problem I see with this theory is that it assumes there's always a corrupt person on the inside. IE, someone with knowledge of the XBOX/X360 keys would have revealed them as well within a handful of weeks.
Well, it appears to me (very quick search) that the last support assistance was posted on Jan 11, 2006, and the last fix pack (like a service pack) was released on August 3, 2005. I don't have a service account since I don't use OS/2 anymore, but it appears that there were a number of driver updates made on Jan 13, 2006 as well.
IBM (and OS/2) may have their fair share of problems, but long-term product support isn't one of them.
Alternatively, they could decide that all of Enterprise was non-canon and redo the timeline under the original premise - no transporters, translators, and without every darn TOS race they could squeeze in. With new writers.
It would also be nice to see a pickup where DS9 left off, using some of the great novels that have come out for reference.
Personally, I'd also love to see a movie version of Diane Duane's excellent Dreadnought, as it has a mostly new cast and the handful of older major characters are still alive.
The patch release schedule is fairly well defined and documented, along with the rational behind it.
Beyond the issue of potentially changing the meaning of the sentence, there are also a number of people who read /. whose primary language is not English. Using incorrect grammar can/will certainly cause problems (or at least a mental 'skip') for them as well.
I am disturbed by your lack of faith. You obviously haven't had a good pork chop lately :)
You're forgetting that even the loss-leading walmart specials include a 12-15" screen, a hard drive, a 1GHz+ processor, a cdrom, and even an OS license cost of some sort (even if it's just Linspire or the like).
The MIT system has none of those.
Additionally, commercial laptops also have to include at least SOME type of profit for the manufacturer / retailer, otherwise there is no motive to build it. Additionally, there are typically less than a million of each model / spec produced, leading to higher development costs.
The MIT laptop is purely for educational / governmental use, and is meant to have millions of identical systems built. There's no profit motive, and the cost of manufacturing eventually goes down.
Also, don't forget to look at things like benefits (ie, vacation, insurance, 401k, etc.)
Check any issue of Consumer Reports that reviews PCs. They have a chart ranking the relative failure rates of the different manufacturers.
You know, back several years ago I agreed with most of ESR's arguments, and even more recently with all of the Aunt Tillie stuff.
But in the last year or so, betweeen this latest rant, and the one a couple of months ago regarding a new cathedral and bazaar, he's gone off the deep end.
I understand his point here, but he's being extrordinarily naive if he thinks we can abandon the GPL.