Sorry, but I have to agree with the other posters who say your policy is BS. If you're completely unable to tell that this lady was not actually going to hold you hostage, and your rules do not allow you to understand the context of words spoken to you, then you are unable to function in normal society. You are a 'special needs' person and should be committed to a facility where people can talk to you like a 3 year old all day as you watch non-stressful television to pass the remainder of your time on this planet. And absolutely, no harmless customer who is merely trying to treat you like an intelligent, thinking individual should be put through the wringer that this woman was and that your policy apparently dictates. Tolerance of your anti-social behavior and policy should be nil.
It had the very big plus side of being obvious to everyone that we had to keep the servers cool, and reminded them every day that the alternative was buying some aircon.
Trying to re-educate the boss can easily backfire. When my company moved to a new building, ownership neglected to account for I.T. storage and workspace needs (workbench, shelving for spare monitors, PC's, cables, software, manuals, etc.) In protest (not wanting to turn my office into a store room), I stacked the stuff in the hallways of our nice new building. I thought this would give ownership the hint. Instead I got the evil eye from the owners and was outsourced shortly thereafter, despite seven years of service with consistently positive annual reviews.
Many owners/bosses got to where they are by persuading others that they know more than they actually do. When you show them up, you become an obstacle to their ambition and ego. To their thinking, you, not the item they were wrong about, is what needs "fixing".
Your boss refusing to pay $600 for A/C to keep thousands of dollars worth of servers running that (probably) contain data worth tens or even hundreds of thousands, is the real problem. But make sure you have calmly and unchallengingly made this clear to him/her. Use phrases like "The plant would be down X days if the servers fail due to heat. How much would that cost?"
As for trying to rig something up yourself, I wouldn't unless you're a certified HVAC technician. Make that clear to the boss too (again as gently as you can). "I'm not trained in this. I don't want to accidentally take A/C away from anyone else--they have work to do to and we can't afford to lower their productivity." Again, make the costs of the lack of $600 apparent if you can.
if you buy a car in a state with a sales tax of, say 3%. And move to NY a year or so later. They're going to want the difference (4%) when you go to register your car.
At least NY only goes for the difference. DE taxes the full blue book value of the car when you move to DE and register it there, with no regard whatsoever for previous taxes paid on the vehicle in other states.
Since when is gasoline a necessity? I biked to work today. And yesterday. Gas is a luxury. If you think you have to drive to work, you're the one who chose to live too far from work and/or too far from mass transit. Take responsibility for your own actions, don't blame Obama. (Oh, and for the record, it was Bush 1 who banned offshore oil drilling and McCain who until 18 months ago supported the ban.)
Very puzzling--so if Blue states end up being the losers on this deal why do they want to send even more money to Washington. Seems to me if I am getting less than what I am sending, I should send less. Something is missing here -- not sure what, though.
Yes, what is missing is your compassion for those who are worse off than yourself. Someone who can't afford healthcare or food needs your dollar more than you need it to visit Starbuck's for the 10th time this week. So what you're missing is the concept of resources going towards the most needy from the least needy. Enter "Robin Hood" into Wikipedia for more info.
It's easier to blame the Chinese than look at our own problems and realize we in the West should clean house first.
Now, America is deeply flawed in several ways, and I'm no fan of the Bush cabal (having protested against him on numerous occasions), and think Guantanamo is going to be a black eye on this country for a century to come. THAT SAID, I think your statements go too far. Show me anti-Bush bloggers or songwriters disappearing off the streets of NY or Chicago or LA, and I'll agree America's problems deserve more attention than China's. Show me major websites and other internet services blocked to Americans by the government, major religious movements crushed, single-party leaders in power for decades, and then you're proven right. Until then, you took your point too far. Yes, Bush/Cheney have done everything they can to get us there, and did make fearful strides towards totalitarianism, but the U.S. is not quite China yet.
but it is also not the governments responsibility to police labeling.
On the contrary, it's ONLY the government's job. What on earth do you think governments are for?? The government, by definition, has a monopoly on police. Or do you want every Tom, Dick, & Harry to be starting his own police force to whose whims you are subject??
If you want to find the recipients of the largess of our bloated federal budget start and end with the entitlement programs.
I very much agree with you. We really need to end the tax-break entitlement for Exxon/Mobil, the bailout entitlements for the S&L's, the financial support of the airlines, the H1B Visa allowances for the I.T. sector, the huge Iraq contracts for Halliburton, the bankruptcy protections for the credit card industry, etc. Tens of billions go to each of these that might be able to help the poor who cannot put food on their tables, gas in their tanks, or afford healthcare. It's great to hear that you're also in favor of this reallocation of entitlements.
The only thing I find shocking is that this outcome surprised anyone.
Surprised, no. Disappointed, yes. I saw self-cleaning public toilets last week in Paris that were being used by the public for what they were intended for, not for illicit behavior. Why is it they work there and not in Seattle? My theory is that it's a societal thing--for some reason the citizenry of Seattle did not kick the druggies and prostitutes out of the toilets when they saw them. If a high enough % of the public objects to bad behavior, it becomes unacceptable and it stops. Parisians apparently made it clear that they wanted their toilets to stay toilets whereas Seattle-ites didn't care enough to maintain control of their city. Until Americans stand up and take back their streets, this is the type of result we might as well get used to.
I hate Apple because Every product I have owned, or belonged someone close to me, have failed within two years. Apple does not respect or honour Norwegian consumer laws. You are required to provide 2 or 5 years of warranty at no additional cost beyong the initial investment in the product, but Apple insists on 90 days.
Yes, Apple should honor Norwegian law if they want to sell products there. But 90 days? Every (non-refurb) Apple product I've owned has had a 1 year warranty. Do they really reduce it in Europe? I find that difficult to believe. Also, why would the Norwegian gov't not pursue them for warranty law violation?
That, plus your other claims have me verging on calling shenanigans. Apple products are MORE reliable than the competition. The internet is rife with people using Macs after 6, 8, even 10 years because they just won't die. But the question is, what products are you referring to? I suspect they are iPods, and a lot of people do not realize that the expected lifespan of an iPod is only 18 months. The devices, after all, do get carried around, subjected to fluids, bumps, scrapes, drops, crushing, etc. And I suspect your sample size is two--you had an iPod and a friend did too. I'm sorry they failed but without more info, I'm not sure your post tells us more than we knew without it.
Or, maybe he provided a well thought-out list of specific, quantifiable, verifiable reasons why Apple is a company worthy of respect. You might want to go re-examine "worship" in the dictionary. (Hint: It does not mean "someone who disagrees with me.")
Apparently some of the older sims handed out by AT&T were not properly registered to allow access to all 3G cell towers.
This is great info, as someone who has myself experienced repeated dropped calls while using my iPhone 3G in my living room. (Friends tend to start making fun of your new iPhone after they get dropped four times during a single conversation.)
The question is, how can I know whether I have such a SIM in my iPhone?
and then you wonder why ppl hack OSX to make it run on anything else BUT apple hardware, djeez.
Um...but the post to which you replied specifically stated he thought this was a software problem. So why would you advocate keeping only the software and ditching Apple hardware? Methinks you need to put a bit more thought into your posts so that you don't end up saying exactly the opposite of what you mean.
I have zero sympathy for those that buy a technically inferior product...an overpriced technically inferior phone missing features so common they are considered industry standard
One assumes you are referring to the iPhone's lack of MMS and video capture and swappable battery. And on that front you are correct.
On the other hand, you neglect to list all the features the iPhone has that should be industry standards, like an intuitive interface that doesn't hide features in layer after layer of menus. Like a bright, large, functional touch screen. Like a built-in speaker that sounds pretty good. Like easily purchased (or free) software that installs with incredible ease.
If the iPhone isn't for you, then great; enjoy your 6220. But calling those who opt for alternatives to your phone "cultists" or "stupid" is not only unnecessary but downright incorrect if the iPhone feature set matches their needs.
It sounds like you are accusing the Church of suppressing education and civilization.
He may not be, but I am. If you do not think the Church has suppressed education, then you need to go have a long look at texts describing the Inquisition. One single example is how the Church dictated the wholesale burning of every scrap of paper documenting the Mayan civilization because it was declared heresy. (Ref: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya). Another very famous example is the Church excommunication of Galileo for daring to suggest the earth orbits the sun. And of course there's the modern-day refusal to accept natural selection as a concept they'll tolerate being taught in schools. Many, many other examples are out there for the learning if you care to look.
Are you saying the collaspe of education and civilization had nothing to do with that whole burning and pillaging thing from the pagan barbarian hordes such as the Goths and Vandals?
They were largely disorganized. The Church is far and away the longest lasting, best-funded, globally-organized suppressor of education that has ever existed. No other example even comes close.
when I have no bars, I can't call out, and when I have all the bars, my calls are great. Likewise, when the battery indicator is full, i can talk for a long time, but when it says it's low, it usually dies soon after that. That's all I need them to tell me.
Oh, really? What about the 99% of the time that it's some case in between your "all bars" and "no bars"? Life is analog, not boolean. Your "all or none" mentality really doesn't apply to the universe you live in.
Oh, and don't claim you hated Microsoft prior to 1995, you know it's a lie.
Fail. I was a vocal opponent of Windows 3.1, calling it the abomination it was.
Also, you seem to think there are no geeks hating on Apple now. I'm not sure what blogs/newsgroups/boards you read, but if you can't find plenty of anti-Mac/Apple hate, you must have some pretty good filters.
copy and past really isn't all that time consuming
Actually it kinda is if you consider that the original poster stated that his employer used Exchange. That means he's using Outlook or Entourage as his mail reader (by necessity) and when you cut & paste from those apps you don't get the e-mail headers, only the body text. An archived e-mail without Sender, Date, Subject, and Recipient is nearly useless.
By the definition of opinion, all opinions are, in fact, equal. They are subjective, and no one opinion can be said to be better than another.
The problem is that we're arguing semantics, not logic. Common usage today is that "opinion" means "I am going to believe this because I want to, regardless of supporting evidence." This is not the way you are using it--you're being a strict interpretist (and for the record, I agree with your usage of the term) by assuming that all others in this thread mean "opinion" as "there is conflicting evidence and I fall on a particular side of the argument."
The problem with this is that someone could amble along and say "my opinion that the earth orbits the moon and cats are larger than elephants." In common usage, this is an "opinion". In your usage it is not.
This is why we run into problems such as people having the "opinion" that Obama is Muslim. Any opinion that flies in the face of overwhelming, observable, testable, contrary proofs ceases being an opinion and becomes a simple untruth. As such, it no longer holds any weight vs. an opinion (let alone a tautology.)
It's a pity that correct usage of the word and the concepts it engenders are no longer taught in school.
So... I guess this kind of mentality puzzles me. There are a lot of apple users out there, who, like you, acknowldge that they're being dicked around mostly even because you take interest.
To me it almost seems like an abusive relationship. You care about them, they beat you up, and you keep coming back. Why?
You have a point and the answer is probably similar to why it happens in real life: Apple users are pretty sure that what little love they get from Apple is better than anything they can get somewhere else. Where else will they go? So for now, iPhone fanbois (and I'm one) take the abuse.
Also, like in real life, we're willing to put up with a lot more abuse from someone/thing with a pretty face. And in this case the iPhone is a really nice piece of arm candy.
George Washington organized a uniformed militia under the authority of a duly elected legislature and met the army of another country on the open battle field. Washington != terrorist.
You might want to go re-learn your history. George Washington engaged in what was primarily a guerilla war. Yes there were certainly some open field battles that we all learned about in grade school when we were too young to understand the concept of covert resistance techniques. But move your knowledge base beyond the basics and it is clear and accepted that Washington won primarily due to unorthodox raiding & running methods that confounded the British Regulars who were only trained in conventional face-to-face fighting. As far as the British were concerned, Washington was most definitely a terrorist (or as close to the concept as existed in that day.)
how would you characterize a platform that slashes military spending to 1% of current levels; gets the government completely out of health care and education; encourages states to offer vouchers/grants for use at accredited schools; legalizes drugs and regulates them similar to alcohol; and phases out social security, housing subsidies, etc., encouraging states to pick up those issues in the way they see fit?
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If I had mod points, you'd be sure to get one.
Sorry, but I have to agree with the other posters who say your policy is BS. If you're completely unable to tell that this lady was not actually going to hold you hostage, and your rules do not allow you to understand the context of words spoken to you, then you are unable to function in normal society. You are a 'special needs' person and should be committed to a facility where people can talk to you like a 3 year old all day as you watch non-stressful television to pass the remainder of your time on this planet. And absolutely, no harmless customer who is merely trying to treat you like an intelligent, thinking individual should be put through the wringer that this woman was and that your policy apparently dictates. Tolerance of your anti-social behavior and policy should be nil.
So why are you still using them?
Please look up "monopoly" in your dictionary before you post next time. Thanks.
It had the very big plus side of being obvious to everyone that we had to keep the servers cool, and reminded them every day that the alternative was buying some aircon.
Trying to re-educate the boss can easily backfire. When my company moved to a new building, ownership neglected to account for I.T. storage and workspace needs (workbench, shelving for spare monitors, PC's, cables, software, manuals, etc.) In protest (not wanting to turn my office into a store room), I stacked the stuff in the hallways of our nice new building. I thought this would give ownership the hint. Instead I got the evil eye from the owners and was outsourced shortly thereafter, despite seven years of service with consistently positive annual reviews.
Many owners/bosses got to where they are by persuading others that they know more than they actually do. When you show them up, you become an obstacle to their ambition and ego. To their thinking, you, not the item they were wrong about, is what needs "fixing".
Your boss refusing to pay $600 for A/C to keep thousands of dollars worth of servers running that (probably) contain data worth tens or even hundreds of thousands, is the real problem. But make sure you have calmly and unchallengingly made this clear to him/her. Use phrases like "The plant would be down X days if the servers fail due to heat. How much would that cost?"
As for trying to rig something up yourself, I wouldn't unless you're a certified HVAC technician. Make that clear to the boss too (again as gently as you can). "I'm not trained in this. I don't want to accidentally take A/C away from anyone else--they have work to do to and we can't afford to lower their productivity." Again, make the costs of the lack of $600 apparent if you can.
Good luck!
if you buy a car in a state with a sales tax of, say 3%. And move to NY a year or so later. They're going to want the difference (4%) when you go to register your car.
At least NY only goes for the difference. DE taxes the full blue book value of the car when you move to DE and register it there, with no regard whatsoever for previous taxes paid on the vehicle in other states.
Since when is gasoline a necessity? I biked to work today. And yesterday. Gas is a luxury. If you think you have to drive to work, you're the one who chose to live too far from work and/or too far from mass transit. Take responsibility for your own actions, don't blame Obama. (Oh, and for the record, it was Bush 1 who banned offshore oil drilling and McCain who until 18 months ago supported the ban.)
Very puzzling--so if Blue states end up being the losers on this deal why do they want to send even more money to Washington. Seems to me if I am getting less than what I am sending, I should send less. Something is missing here -- not sure what, though.
Yes, what is missing is your compassion for those who are worse off than yourself. Someone who can't afford healthcare or food needs your dollar more than you need it to visit Starbuck's for the 10th time this week. So what you're missing is the concept of resources going towards the most needy from the least needy. Enter "Robin Hood" into Wikipedia for more info.
It's easier to blame the Chinese than look at our own problems and realize we in the West should clean house first.
Now, America is deeply flawed in several ways, and I'm no fan of the Bush cabal (having protested against him on numerous occasions), and think Guantanamo is going to be a black eye on this country for a century to come. THAT SAID, I think your statements go too far. Show me anti-Bush bloggers or songwriters disappearing off the streets of NY or Chicago or LA, and I'll agree America's problems deserve more attention than China's. Show me major websites and other internet services blocked to Americans by the government, major religious movements crushed, single-party leaders in power for decades, and then you're proven right. Until then, you took your point too far. Yes, Bush/Cheney have done everything they can to get us there, and did make fearful strides towards totalitarianism, but the U.S. is not quite China yet.
but it is also not the governments responsibility to police labeling.
On the contrary, it's ONLY the government's job. What on earth do you think governments are for?? The government, by definition, has a monopoly on police. Or do you want every Tom, Dick, & Harry to be starting his own police force to whose whims you are subject??
If you want to find the recipients of the largess of our bloated federal budget start and end with the entitlement programs.
I very much agree with you. We really need to end the tax-break entitlement for Exxon/Mobil, the bailout entitlements for the S&L's, the financial support of the airlines, the H1B Visa allowances for the I.T. sector, the huge Iraq contracts for Halliburton, the bankruptcy protections for the credit card industry, etc. Tens of billions go to each of these that might be able to help the poor who cannot put food on their tables, gas in their tanks, or afford healthcare. It's great to hear that you're also in favor of this reallocation of entitlements.
The only thing I find shocking is that this outcome surprised anyone.
Surprised, no. Disappointed, yes. I saw self-cleaning public toilets last week in Paris that were being used by the public for what they were intended for, not for illicit behavior. Why is it they work there and not in Seattle? My theory is that it's a societal thing--for some reason the citizenry of Seattle did not kick the druggies and prostitutes out of the toilets when they saw them. If a high enough % of the public objects to bad behavior, it becomes unacceptable and it stops. Parisians apparently made it clear that they wanted their toilets to stay toilets whereas Seattle-ites didn't care enough to maintain control of their city. Until Americans stand up and take back their streets, this is the type of result we might as well get used to.
I hate Apple because Every product I have owned, or belonged someone close to me, have failed within two years. Apple does not respect or honour Norwegian consumer laws. You are required to provide 2 or 5 years of warranty at no additional cost beyong the initial investment in the product, but Apple insists on 90 days.
Yes, Apple should honor Norwegian law if they want to sell products there. But 90 days? Every (non-refurb) Apple product I've owned has had a 1 year warranty. Do they really reduce it in Europe? I find that difficult to believe. Also, why would the Norwegian gov't not pursue them for warranty law violation?
That, plus your other claims have me verging on calling shenanigans. Apple products are MORE reliable than the competition. The internet is rife with people using Macs after 6, 8, even 10 years because they just won't die. But the question is, what products are you referring to? I suspect they are iPods, and a lot of people do not realize that the expected lifespan of an iPod is only 18 months. The devices, after all, do get carried around, subjected to fluids, bumps, scrapes, drops, crushing, etc. And I suspect your sample size is two--you had an iPod and a friend did too. I'm sorry they failed but without more info, I'm not sure your post tells us more than we knew without it.
I see you worship at the church of Apple.
Or, maybe he provided a well thought-out list of specific, quantifiable, verifiable reasons why Apple is a company worthy of respect. You might want to go re-examine "worship" in the dictionary. (Hint: It does not mean "someone who disagrees with me.")
Apparently some of the older sims handed out by AT&T were not properly registered to allow access to all 3G cell towers.
This is great info, as someone who has myself experienced repeated dropped calls while using my iPhone 3G in my living room. (Friends tend to start making fun of your new iPhone after they get dropped four times during a single conversation.)
The question is, how can I know whether I have such a SIM in my iPhone?
and then you wonder why ppl hack OSX to make it run on anything else BUT apple hardware, djeez.
Um...but the post to which you replied specifically stated he thought this was a software problem. So why would you advocate keeping only the software and ditching Apple hardware? Methinks you need to put a bit more thought into your posts so that you don't end up saying exactly the opposite of what you mean.
I have zero sympathy for those that buy a technically inferior product...an overpriced technically inferior phone missing features so common they are considered industry standard
One assumes you are referring to the iPhone's lack of MMS and video capture and swappable battery. And on that front you are correct.
On the other hand, you neglect to list all the features the iPhone has that should be industry standards, like an intuitive interface that doesn't hide features in layer after layer of menus. Like a bright, large, functional touch screen. Like a built-in speaker that sounds pretty good. Like easily purchased (or free) software that installs with incredible ease.
If the iPhone isn't for you, then great; enjoy your 6220. But calling those who opt for alternatives to your phone "cultists" or "stupid" is not only unnecessary but downright incorrect if the iPhone feature set matches their needs.
It sounds like you are accusing the Church of suppressing education and civilization.
He may not be, but I am. If you do not think the Church has suppressed education, then you need to go have a long look at texts describing the Inquisition. One single example is how the Church dictated the wholesale burning of every scrap of paper documenting the Mayan civilization because it was declared heresy. (Ref: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya). Another very famous example is the Church excommunication of Galileo for daring to suggest the earth orbits the sun. And of course there's the modern-day refusal to accept natural selection as a concept they'll tolerate being taught in schools. Many, many other examples are out there for the learning if you care to look.
Are you saying the collaspe of education and civilization had nothing to do with that whole burning and pillaging thing from the pagan barbarian hordes such as the Goths and Vandals?
They were largely disorganized. The Church is far and away the longest lasting, best-funded, globally-organized suppressor of education that has ever existed. No other example even comes close.
when I have no bars, I can't call out, and when I have all the bars, my calls are great. Likewise, when the battery indicator is full, i can talk for a long time, but when it says it's low, it usually dies soon after that. That's all I need them to tell me.
Oh, really? What about the 99% of the time that it's some case in between your "all bars" and "no bars"? Life is analog, not boolean. Your "all or none" mentality really doesn't apply to the universe you live in.
Oh, and don't claim you hated Microsoft prior to 1995, you know it's a lie.
Fail. I was a vocal opponent of Windows 3.1, calling it the abomination it was. Also, you seem to think there are no geeks hating on Apple now. I'm not sure what blogs/newsgroups/boards you read, but if you can't find plenty of anti-Mac/Apple hate, you must have some pretty good filters.
copy and past really isn't all that time consuming
Actually it kinda is if you consider that the original poster stated that his employer used Exchange. That means he's using Outlook or Entourage as his mail reader (by necessity) and when you cut & paste from those apps you don't get the e-mail headers, only the body text. An archived e-mail without Sender, Date, Subject, and Recipient is nearly useless.
For every blog that gets read, 100 newspapers (online or printed) get read. So one wonders if this lady will get a call too: http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080726/BUSINESS/807260323 If not, then Comcast is picking off small low-lying fruit instead of dealing with the larger, more widely seen issues. Silly.
By the definition of opinion, all opinions are, in fact, equal. They are subjective, and no one opinion can be said to be better than another.
The problem is that we're arguing semantics, not logic. Common usage today is that "opinion" means "I am going to believe this because I want to, regardless of supporting evidence." This is not the way you are using it--you're being a strict interpretist (and for the record, I agree with your usage of the term) by assuming that all others in this thread mean "opinion" as "there is conflicting evidence and I fall on a particular side of the argument." The problem with this is that someone could amble along and say "my opinion that the earth orbits the moon and cats are larger than elephants." In common usage, this is an "opinion". In your usage it is not. This is why we run into problems such as people having the "opinion" that Obama is Muslim. Any opinion that flies in the face of overwhelming, observable, testable, contrary proofs ceases being an opinion and becomes a simple untruth. As such, it no longer holds any weight vs. an opinion (let alone a tautology.) It's a pity that correct usage of the word and the concepts it engenders are no longer taught in school.
So... I guess this kind of mentality puzzles me. There are a lot of apple users out there, who, like you, acknowldge that they're being dicked around mostly even because you take interest.
To me it almost seems like an abusive relationship. You care about them, they beat you up, and you keep coming back. Why?
You have a point and the answer is probably similar to why it happens in real life: Apple users are pretty sure that what little love they get from Apple is better than anything they can get somewhere else. Where else will they go? So for now, iPhone fanbois (and I'm one) take the abuse. Also, like in real life, we're willing to put up with a lot more abuse from someone/thing with a pretty face. And in this case the iPhone is a really nice piece of arm candy.
George Washington organized a uniformed militia under the authority of a duly elected legislature and met the army of another country on the open battle field. Washington != terrorist.
You might want to go re-learn your history. George Washington engaged in what was primarily a guerilla war. Yes there were certainly some open field battles that we all learned about in grade school when we were too young to understand the concept of covert resistance techniques. But move your knowledge base beyond the basics and it is clear and accepted that Washington won primarily due to unorthodox raiding & running methods that confounded the British Regulars who were only trained in conventional face-to-face fighting. As far as the British were concerned, Washington was most definitely a terrorist (or as close to the concept as existed in that day.)
how would you characterize a platform that slashes military spending to 1% of current levels; gets the government completely out of health care and education; encourages states to offer vouchers/grants for use at accredited schools; legalizes drugs and regulates them similar to alcohol; and phases out social security, housing subsidies, etc., encouraging states to pick up those issues in the way they see fit?
Anarchist.