QUOTE: "representatives said that the throttling was only exhibited under fairly specific, highly intense workloads" Sure, exporting video from Adobe Premiere Pro. Clearly an unusual workload.
The lazy fuck ran a virus scan just to show the customer that there was a virus. You missed the point of his post - he just flat out told you how he would intentionally screw customers and get paid.
I'll bet the "PC shop" he worked for was Geek Squad. So yes, someone likely did explain the basic concepts to him: do as little work as possible, charge as much as possible, rinse, repeat.
It's unfortunately typical. My local Dodge dealer quoted me $249 to change a fog light bulb when I had my Challenger in for regular service. A bulb that I could get on my own for $15, but I didn't feel like pulling apart half of the underside plastics just to get to it. I very nicely told them where they could stick that quote. If I hadn't had free maintenance for 6 years thanks to a kick-ass salesman who threw in a Mopar package on the deal, I wouldn't even take it to them for service in the first place. Fucking thieves.
The meaning of sentence is clear: "storing, packing for shipment, or distribution". That has to be how it was intended because the style guidelines for writing Maine laws explicitly calls for the Oxford comma. Lawmakers are not permitted to write it with the extra comma.
You contradict yourself. If the style guidelines explicitly call for the Oxford comma, lawmakers are required to write it with the extra comma. Writing it without the extra comma would explicitly require everything after the last comma to be interpreted as a single item: "packing for shipment or distribution of: agricultural produce; meat and fish products; and perishable foods."
If the Oxford comma is required, and the meaning of the statement was intended to be "packing for shipment, or distribution of..." then the comma after shipment is required. Its omission means that you can only interpret the final item as "packing for shipment or distribution of: agricultural produce; meat and fish products; and perishable foods."
There's this large newfangled box that I've seen in some of my friends' kitchens that they call a "refrigerator" that seems to keep food from from expiring for much longer than it would left out on a counter. I hear it even has this thing called a "freezer" inside that can keep food for months!
I'm guessing you're the asshole that refuses to accept unsigned cards, and that you have experience getting fired because you refused a sale over it?
Im not an asshole, I just don't see the value in providing easy access to my signature which could then be used to forge important documents where it is actually necessary.
I've never signed the back of a single credit card or debit card in my possession in the last 25 years, and never once has someone refused a sale or even as much as mention that my card isn't signed. I'd say nobody has checked signatures for at least the better part of the last 3 decades.
Friend, I'm tired of people not reading (and comprehending!) what I write -- and then making comments based on their incomplete or incorrect understanding.
Friend, I'm here to tell you that if you expect people to read and comprehend your entire reply, you are in the wrong place.
"the highest quality and most durable devices" =/= "Reality"
Bullshit semantics are bullshit when their claims of durability cannot stand up to a longer warranty, which is more than justified when most people are forced into a 2-year cellular contract.
But Apple didn't stuff you into that 2-year contract, your shitty wireless provider did, and you happily accepted it to get your grubby little paws on a shiny new iPhone. Why is your failure to make a good decision Apple's problem?
This is no different then an auto warranty. Do you see any class action suits against automobile manufacturers for not repairing out-of-warranty vehicles that just happen to still be within their initial 4, 5, 6, and 7-year loans? Of course you don't. But by your logic, your vehicle should be guaranteed by the manufacturer to stand up to the length of the loan.
There is no justification for this whatsoever - the life of the phone and its manufacturer's guarantee have absolutely nothing to do with the length of the contract or finance agreement that your dumb ass got yourself into. Perhaps you should make better decisions about managing your money, like not locking yourself into a bad contract or finance agreement for a phone that you can't afford in the first place.
And, no replacing a phone every year isn't the fucking answer either.
Then don't buy one every year. And if you don't like the 1-year warranty that Apple provides, maybe you should just not buy an iPhone. What was that? You say NO manufacturer offers a warranty longer than 1 year? Hmph, imagine that.
They don't have to foot the expense of dispatching the excess heat. In a data center, heat is a major issue that costs money to deal with. They profit by a) leasing the processing power and b) reducing overhead costs.
Apple could just make one size and say "$1000 on the table right now, or no iPhone for you." But they don't because they want additional market penetration across all classes of consumer.
Your iPhone analogy doesn't work. Apple doesn't sell crippled iPhones as lower capacity at a lower price, the hardware is actually different - storage capacity is not some bogus figure, it is the actual amount of storage physically installed in the phone.
In Tesla's case, they are selling different versions of the car with an artificially lowered battery capacity for a lower price. Note that I don't disagree with their logic behind this, and I do agree that it benefits people who cannot afford the premium "version". I'm just saying that if you're going to use an analogy, at least use one that is actually analogous.
It's not the speakers, it is the backlighting and the support structure for the VESA standard mounting options. How do you expect to stick it to the wall, with glue?
Ah yes, this is the typical Slashdotter that can't comprehend English: mistaking a simple analogy as a direct comparison.
Grishnakh isn't comparing apples (Microsoft) to oranges (Hitler), (s)he is saying that comparing apples (Microsoft) to apples (Sony) is like comparing oranges (Hitler) to oranges (Stalin).
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Congratulations, you've just described every service provider from nearly every industry in existence.
It's Android. From Google. It was compromised before you even opened the box.
QUOTE: "representatives said that the throttling was only exhibited under fairly specific, highly intense workloads" Sure, exporting video from Adobe Premiere Pro. Clearly an unusual workload.
For the vast majority, that is unusual.
And fairly specific.
The lazy fuck ran a virus scan just to show the customer that there was a virus. You missed the point of his post - he just flat out told you how he would intentionally screw customers and get paid.
I'll bet the "PC shop" he worked for was Geek Squad. So yes, someone likely did explain the basic concepts to him: do as little work as possible, charge as much as possible, rinse, repeat.
Auto-aim would be a hindrance to aiming with a mouse, not a benefit.
It's unfortunately typical. My local Dodge dealer quoted me $249 to change a fog light bulb when I had my Challenger in for regular service. A bulb that I could get on my own for $15, but I didn't feel like pulling apart half of the underside plastics just to get to it. I very nicely told them where they could stick that quote. If I hadn't had free maintenance for 6 years thanks to a kick-ass salesman who threw in a Mopar package on the deal, I wouldn't even take it to them for service in the first place. Fucking thieves.
Oort Compute Cloud (OC2) and Oort Cloud Storage (OCS).
You're in luck! You can buy AOL CD-ROMs on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/AMERICA-ONLINE-5-0-HOURS-PLASTIC/dp/B00X2W631I
Retrain customers you say? HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!
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Oh, you were serious? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
The meaning of sentence is clear: "storing, packing for shipment, or distribution". That has to be how it was intended because the style guidelines for writing Maine laws explicitly calls for the Oxford comma. Lawmakers are not permitted to write it with the extra comma.
You contradict yourself. If the style guidelines explicitly call for the Oxford comma, lawmakers are required to write it with the extra comma. Writing it without the extra comma would explicitly require everything after the last comma to be interpreted as a single item: "packing for shipment or distribution of: agricultural produce; meat and fish products; and perishable foods."
If the Oxford comma is required, and the meaning of the statement was intended to be "packing for shipment, or distribution of..." then the comma after shipment is required. Its omission means that you can only interpret the final item as "packing for shipment or distribution of: agricultural produce; meat and fish products; and perishable foods."
There's this large newfangled box that I've seen in some of my friends' kitchens that they call a "refrigerator" that seems to keep food from from expiring for much longer than it would left out on a counter. I hear it even has this thing called a "freezer" inside that can keep food for months!
Hey genius, credit cards are not currency.
I'm guessing you're the asshole that refuses to accept unsigned cards, and that you have experience getting fired because you refused a sale over it?
Im not an asshole, I just don't see the value in providing easy access to my signature which could then be used to forge important documents where it is actually necessary.
I've never signed the back of a single credit card or debit card in my possession in the last 25 years, and never once has someone refused a sale or even as much as mention that my card isn't signed. I'd say nobody has checked signatures for at least the better part of the last 3 decades.
You are both morons. You should go look up the definition of "truck" before arguing over semantics.
...and makes it catch fire or explode.
Friend, I'm tired of people not reading (and comprehending!) what I write -- and then making comments based on their incomplete or incorrect understanding.
Friend, I'm here to tell you that if you expect people to read and comprehend your entire reply, you are in the wrong place.
These days you pretty much have to threaten a lawsuit just to get them to do what they promised or what they're expected to do by law.
And even when you do, good luck with that.
You're right, we should criminalize stupidity.
...or Adam & Jamie...
"the highest quality and most durable devices" =/= "Reality"
Bullshit semantics are bullshit when their claims of durability cannot stand up to a longer warranty, which is more than justified when most people are forced into a 2-year cellular contract.
But Apple didn't stuff you into that 2-year contract, your shitty wireless provider did, and you happily accepted it to get your grubby little paws on a shiny new iPhone. Why is your failure to make a good decision Apple's problem?
This is no different then an auto warranty. Do you see any class action suits against automobile manufacturers for not repairing out-of-warranty vehicles that just happen to still be within their initial 4, 5, 6, and 7-year loans? Of course you don't. But by your logic, your vehicle should be guaranteed by the manufacturer to stand up to the length of the loan.
There is no justification for this whatsoever - the life of the phone and its manufacturer's guarantee have absolutely nothing to do with the length of the contract or finance agreement that your dumb ass got yourself into. Perhaps you should make better decisions about managing your money, like not locking yourself into a bad contract or finance agreement for a phone that you can't afford in the first place.
And, no replacing a phone every year isn't the fucking answer either.
Then don't buy one every year. And if you don't like the 1-year warranty that Apple provides, maybe you should just not buy an iPhone. What was that? You say NO manufacturer offers a warranty longer than 1 year? Hmph, imagine that.
They don't have to foot the expense of dispatching the excess heat. In a data center, heat is a major issue that costs money to deal with. They profit by a) leasing the processing power and b) reducing overhead costs.
Apple could just make one size and say "$1000 on the table right now, or no iPhone for you." But they don't because they want additional market penetration across all classes of consumer.
Your iPhone analogy doesn't work. Apple doesn't sell crippled iPhones as lower capacity at a lower price, the hardware is actually different - storage capacity is not some bogus figure, it is the actual amount of storage physically installed in the phone.
In Tesla's case, they are selling different versions of the car with an artificially lowered battery capacity for a lower price. Note that I don't disagree with their logic behind this, and I do agree that it benefits people who cannot afford the premium "version". I'm just saying that if you're going to use an analogy, at least use one that is actually analogous.
It's not the speakers, it is the backlighting and the support structure for the VESA standard mounting options. How do you expect to stick it to the wall, with glue?
Ah yes, this is the typical Slashdotter that can't comprehend English: mistaking a simple analogy as a direct comparison.
Grishnakh isn't comparing apples (Microsoft) to oranges (Hitler), (s)he is saying that comparing apples (Microsoft) to apples (Sony) is like comparing oranges (Hitler) to oranges (Stalin).