When I heard that name I couldn't shake the image of Hugo Weaving's, (Agent Smith in the Matrix), voice saying that to Neo all the time.
In fact every time I see Hugo, like in the Lord of the Rings, I still hear him saying that...
"Mr. Anderson!"
Anyway, I'm glad to see that Best Buy is finally being recognized more for their money grabbing.
Being an independent computer consultant, I'm tired of the Compaq/HP pushers filling the market with crap.
Further, the Geek Squad is now eating into my profits from service.
Irregardless, I for one welcome our new overlords.
I've simply switched purchasing from OEM vendors to purchasing from Best Buy, Staples, Future Shop and so forth when rebates and discounts make it profitable.
What I dislike the most is that it's such a GAME.
Here is how you play and what you get:
1. Comb the flyers weekly, (both online and mailbox versions). CircuitCity.com FutureShop.ca Staples.ca BestBuy.ca BestBuy.com LondonDrugs.ca OfficeDepot.com RadioShack.com
(Please add more, I'm sure there are many)
2. Compare prices from Ebay, factoring in landed costs like shipping and duty.
3. Compare reviews and comments on items you are thinking of buying. Tomshardware.com Zdnet.com
4. Try to take advantage of 150% buyer protection by pitting store against store.
5. Now go and purchase what you can at the lowest possible price.
6. You will now get sales pitches, reams of paper receipts and mumbling twitchy eyed sales people running about checking the validity of your homework.
7. Don't forget to use any Airmiles, Reward Cards etc. to get even more discounts.
8. Before you leave the store, make sure you have everything you'll need to make a proper rebate.
9. Immediately test the product(s) you buy.
10. Do any returns ASAP.
11. If you do a return, make sure you go back to see if it's on the bargain table:->
12. Immediately fill out and make copies of your rebates, receipts and UPC codes.
13. Check everything for accuracy and dates.
14. Call help lines if you are missing any critical items or are unsure of anything in the rebate process before hand.
15. Immediately mail in rebates and keep postal receipts for your records.
16. Goto 1.
What you get is a product for a price you should have gotten right from the #$%king beginning.
Welcome to the rat race of buying and selling.
There are no winners, just lots of wasted time making paper for bureaucrats, lawyers and accountants.
What about Security for Dummies?
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I'm *not* being serious.
Although, it sure would be nice on the one hand to have a well written security book for the masses, its equally important on the other to stress that using a professional is a great way to achieve the goals of protection and understanding.
Maybe I'm just trying to create more job security for myself.:->
"These goals drew closer to achievement this spring when the first scramjet-powered aircraft flew on its own." "...craft mounted on a Pegasus booster rocket,"
So I guess the idea is to get it up to speed, but I don't think it left the booster rocket did it?
So did it really fly on its own?
Here's another good link with some cool pics. (Too bad you can't read the words on them.)
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/x43_soars_ fe ature.html
Well...maybe the alarm clock with an employees discount.
Serviceable Hard Drives? IT inventory and Doom 3.
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That wording tripped me up. Are not all hard drives serviceable upto fdisk? Maybe meaning, you can add onto for expansion unlike some of the older Compaq/HP and Dell models.
Anyway, WalMart will be competeing with all those retired computers sitting in the back benches of IT inventory.
But no doubt there will be a market of novelty buyers. Maybe bundle Doom 3 on those puppies and watch them fly off the shelves.
On the one hand I would like to see Linux gain market share and Dell could make this possible.
On the other hand though, I like Linux as a "guru" OS that seperates the men from the boys. If Dell has it their way, they would be getting into the market to take away my service sales here also.
Dell and HP/Compaq have already taken my hardware sales.
If I had mod points I'd dump them here. Excellent response!
I have been in that exact situation. copcrime.com
You are exactly right on all points but one.
When you try to report a cop crime. They go digging further into your privacy to disect you for other crimes.
"To serve and collect." That is the 21st century police officer.
Stranded on the side of the road because you ran out of gas? Don't expect the officer to ask, "Need a lift to the nearest gas station?" More like, "License, insurance and registration"
Why not have a law that requires the insertion of an identity chip or life clock crystal?
(from the movie Logan's Run) If you have nothing to hide then what worry you. Right?
Ok, so someone will hack the chip/crystal somehow. We'll just quantum entangle everything and update it every week with mandatory reporting at designated control posts.
If this is the future...we better start building sanctuary for all the runners. the-cloak.com won't be able to hold everyone, but can make revenue from banner ads selling ankh amulets on special.
Why not have a law that requires the insertion of an identity chip or life clock crystal?
(from the movie Logan's Run) If you have nothing to hide then what worry you. Right?
Ok, so someone will hack the chip/crystal somehow. We'll just quantum entangle everything and update it every week with mandatory reporting at designated control posts.
If this is the future...we better start building sanctuary for all the runners. the-cloak.com won't be able to hold everyone, but can make revenue from banner ads selling ankh amulets on special.
That's conservative. If you include the cookies and registry entries that number has been into the hundreds for the clients I have been removing spyware, malware and adware from.
When clients asked how they can legally do that, I can only point to the fact that it says so in the obfuscated end user agreement the company bets your not going read.
SO if this law is passed, just how will it be enforced?
Slashdot Mirror
When I heard that name I couldn't shake the image of Hugo Weaving's, (Agent Smith in the Matrix), voice saying that to Neo all the time.
:->
In fact every time I see Hugo, like in the Lord of the Rings, I still hear him saying that...
"Mr. Anderson!"
Anyway, I'm glad to see that Best Buy is finally being recognized more for their money grabbing. Being an independent computer consultant, I'm tired of the Compaq/HP pushers filling the market with crap.
Further, the Geek Squad is now eating into my profits from service.
Irregardless, I for one welcome our new overlords. I've simply switched purchasing from OEM vendors to purchasing from Best Buy, Staples, Future Shop and so forth when rebates and discounts make it profitable.
What I dislike the most is that it's such a GAME.
Here is how you play and what you get:
1. Comb the flyers weekly, (both online and mailbox versions).
CircuitCity.com
FutureShop.ca
Staples.ca
BestBuy.ca
BestBuy.com
LondonDrugs.ca
OfficeDepot.com
RadioShack.com
(Please add more, I'm sure there are many)
2. Compare prices from Ebay, factoring in landed costs like shipping and duty.
3. Compare reviews and comments on items you are thinking of buying.
Tomshardware.com
Zdnet.com
4. Try to take advantage of 150% buyer protection by pitting store against store.
5. Now go and purchase what you can at the lowest possible price.
6. You will now get sales pitches, reams of paper receipts and mumbling twitchy eyed sales people running about checking the validity of your homework.
7. Don't forget to use any Airmiles, Reward Cards etc. to get even more discounts.
8. Before you leave the store, make sure you have everything you'll need to make a proper rebate.
9. Immediately test the product(s) you buy.
10. Do any returns ASAP.
11. If you do a return, make sure you go back to see if it's on the bargain table
12. Immediately fill out and make copies of your rebates, receipts and UPC codes.
13. Check everything for accuracy and dates.
14. Call help lines if you are missing any critical items or are unsure of anything in the rebate process before hand.
15. Immediately mail in rebates and keep postal receipts for your records.
16. Goto 1.
What you get is a product for a price you should have gotten right from the #$%king beginning.
Welcome to the rat race of buying and selling.
There are no winners, just lots of wasted time making paper for bureaucrats, lawyers and accountants.
Maybe we are just living in The Matrix.
Hmmm...make sure you don't make spelling mistakes in that languaje of your new kernel.
T able.html
Guess Mark wants to resolve a host name. Here is a working link:
http://www.ozonehouse.com/mark/blog/code/Periodic
I'm *not* being serious.
:->
Although, it sure would be nice on the one hand to have a well written security book for the masses, its equally important on the other to stress that using a professional is a great way to achieve the goals of protection and understanding.
Maybe I'm just trying to create more job security for myself.
"The virus supports vectored exception handling to avoid crashing during infections."
:->
Maybe this is a good thing.
Those viruses will show developers how to write better code.
Seriously though, vulnerabilities will grow in proportion to the complexity of our systems.
Seriously?
:-)
That should go into the FAQ.
Otherwise, I'll have to get off my lazy but and code html responses instead.
Sure would be nice to have a plugin to check spelling and code html on the fly in the slashdot window.
Ok, ok...I know your going to tell me to cut and paste.
oops, forgot about Slashdot's "plain old text" posting long html links bug.
Take the space out of "fe ature.html"
"These goals drew closer to achievement this spring when the first scramjet-powered aircraft flew on its own."
_ fe ature.html
"...craft mounted on a Pegasus booster rocket,"
So I guess the idea is to get it up to speed, but I don't think it left the booster rocket did it?
So did it really fly on its own?
Here's another good link with some cool pics.
(Too bad you can't read the words on them.)
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/x43_soars
...allow me to have any of those fancy gadgets.
Well...maybe the alarm clock with an employees discount.
That wording tripped me up.
Are not all hard drives serviceable upto fdisk?
Maybe meaning, you can add onto for expansion unlike some of the older Compaq/HP and Dell models.
Anyway, WalMart will be competeing with all those retired computers sitting in the back benches of IT inventory.
But no doubt there will be a market of novelty buyers.
Maybe bundle Doom 3 on those puppies and watch them fly off the shelves.
just checking to see where this one goes.
Seems my posts are applied to the last thread.
I want to start a NEW thread.
Not sure what is going on.
Please delete.
Just ease drop on our communications and you have a society that is uncivilized, underdeveloped and worse cannibalistic in the guise of being humane.
No thanks!
We'll check back in another 1000 years and see if you've grown up.
Alien life would certainly thwart every effort to be detected by us.
On second thought, nothing useful here, move over for our intergalactic highway.
Just not sure why when I hit reply - to start a NEW thread, it gets posted into someone elses thread.
Seems random.
Checked FAQ, no mention of this problem.
Not sure what I'm doing wrong, but its got to be one of those obvious things.
I'm *not* hitting the "Reply to this..." link.
So I'm at a loss.
Alien life would certainly thwart every effort to be detected by us.
Just ease drop on our communications and you have a society that is uncivilized, underdeveloped and worse cannibalistic in the guise of being humane.
No thanks!
We'll check back in another 1000 years and see if you've grown up.
On second thought, nothing useful here, move over for our intergalactic highway.
Just curious when this technology is going to spill into sports like football or hockey.
Should make for an interesting game with less injury.
(Although, maybe more injury because the players can be rougher.)
The communication part would have some obvious advantages though.
I'd mod that incredibly insightful. ..but I'm not God at this point in time. :->
On the one hand I would like to see Linux gain market share and Dell could make this possible.
On the other hand though, I like Linux as a "guru" OS that seperates the men from the boys.
If Dell has it their way, they would be getting into the market to take away my service sales here also.
Dell and HP/Compaq have already taken my hardware sales.
The link is in Delhi so it probably won't take too much slashing.
Regardless, the story does certainly make you wonder what's up for the future. Misleading or not.
Maybe they are just trying to establish prior art for some patent?
This could become an Olympic Sport!
If I had mod points I'd dump them here.
Excellent response!
I have been in that exact situation.
copcrime.com
You are exactly right on all points but one.
When you try to report a cop crime.
They go digging further into your privacy to disect you for other crimes.
"To serve and collect."
That is the 21st century police officer.
Stranded on the side of the road because you ran out of gas?
Don't expect the officer to ask, "Need a lift to the nearest gas station?"
More like, "License, insurance and registration"
You are *NOT* free in this world.
No way No how.
Why not have a law that requires the insertion of an identity chip or life clock crystal?
(from the movie Logan's Run)
If you have nothing to hide then what worry you. Right?
Ok, so someone will hack the chip/crystal somehow.
We'll just quantum entangle everything and update it every week with mandatory reporting at designated control posts.
If this is the future...we better start building sanctuary for all the runners.
the-cloak.com won't be able to hold everyone, but can make revenue from banner ads selling ankh amulets on special.
Why not have a law that requires the insertion of an identity chip or life clock crystal?
(from the movie Logan's Run)
If you have nothing to hide then what worry you. Right?
Ok, so someone will hack the chip/crystal somehow.
We'll just quantum entangle everything and update it every week with mandatory reporting at designated control posts.
If this is the future...we better start building sanctuary for all the runners.
the-cloak.com won't be able to hold everyone, but can make revenue from banner ads selling ankh amulets on special.
That's conservative.
If you include the cookies and registry entries that number has been into the hundreds for the clients I have been removing spyware, malware and adware from.
When clients asked how they can legally do that, I can only point to the fact that it says so in the obfuscated end user agreement the company bets your not going read.
SO if this law is passed, just how will it be enforced?
Can they please make the icon of the fox look towards the user? I thought it was a fire blob engulfing the world.
[rant off]
MFirefox under Windows 98 is far faster than Mozilla.
Tested with 64Mb ram.
Does anyone know how many Windows 95/98/Me installs are connected to the net?
FireFox is a good marriage for those lazy asses.
Now if they can do the same to the email client then drop Mozilla.
Ya and I've heard it said that Williams has the formula for how that money gets distributed. Thats one powerful guy.
Maybe the rocket building industry could do well from such injection.
Also, back on topic of the computer input.
How about the clutter on the tv screen now?
All kinds of stats and window perspectives.
Good point.
Just wish they didn't have to go to such expense, both monetary and environmentally.
No doubt the computer aspects will filter back to commercial uses at least.