here is the best part and the one we all hope for: " completely disable the batteries on Apple laptops, making them permanently unusable " and rid the world of these poor excuses for 'computers'......
why people use apples and macs is completely beyond me. they're total junk. i'm forced to use one (macbook 'pro') where i work and i hate it. applications constantly crash, i can out type any application on the thing, the network constantly disconnects, i have to restart it several times a day...my 7 year old pc at home is faster.
I was in third grade when this happened. We did no class work that day, we all sat in our chairs transfixed by the television brought into the classroom that day for the sole purpose of watchine every single minute of the live coverage of the landing. I still get goosebumps thinking about it....
"...all reverse vacuumed into the shitpipe because you made one mistake. There's no excuse for being human in an inhuman workplace. Take your parting gifts, pack up your shit and get the fuck out. Time to watch your career get destroyed."
YES. That is exactly right. I have fixed too many computers over and over and over because the same IDIOT (moron) continues to open attachments every f***king time a new worm or virus makes its way around the internet. If you either can't read the warnings we have to waste our time posting or choose not to then you get what you deserve. You can put your own ass on the bottom of the service call list again or we can can your sorry ass and hire someone who can pay attention.
"For call centers, perhaps, but I wouldn't bank on having the IT jobs return from cheaper lands. If the IT geek doesn't have to deal with the end user then the language barrier is virtually nonexistent, at least as far as the masses are concerned."
...yes it does matter. I've been an "IT Geek" for many a year, and a Dell Certified Tech. for most of that time. I have on many occasions dealt with Dell's offshore call centers and on most of the calls the "technician" I spoke with had very little if any obvious technical knowledge or background. They had a difficult time with the technical language and concepts. I didn't have much of a problem with the accents which were at times virtually unintelligable.
"Does the primary language of the person who programs your dialog boxes really matter?"...absolulutely. see: http://www.engrish.com/category_index.php?category =Computer More than just the nuts and bolts of a language being misunderstood comes the "cultural encoding" if you will, in other words that which makes the language real communication. It's the difference between speaking textbook Japanese and what the locals really speak. Making communication that; communication.
I for one am very happy to see Dell's call centers return to the U.S., because it will employ more IT people here, create another IT job track for kids now in college, and ultimately provide better customer service which is what thist is all about.
Kudos to Dell for recognizing a problem and doing something about it. Not just for the bottom line which is what will benefit anyway after the customer benefits.
I heartily agree. I think that people are trying to read mcuh too much into this. Think of it as a broad overview of western culture's plethora of "maps of reality". With a bit of Eastern philosophy mixed in as a reality check. I enjoyed the film very much, especially catching all the references to philosophy, belief systems, cultural idiosyncracies etc. (most deftly hidden). Also, remember this is a trilogy, it only really works as part of the whole picture.
Right on. The first sat I heard was OSCAR 8 i think. When I heard the beacon for the first time I was hooked!. I was using an old Heathkit rcvr, tube set no less. And I got back into Ham radio after I became a computer geek.
In a nutshell you can talk to other hams using the sat's like a repeater. Believe me the first time you complete a contact this way you'll be hooked. It doesn't require alot of special equip. either.
No lie, I work on a college campus with PhD's who will open anything...we had several people run the ILOVEYOU.exe without even thinking twice about and then they piss and moan when I tell them it will be a day or two before I can find the time to come out and rebuild their machines.
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will this here fancy new software make my (cr)Apple super de duper?
i can't wait to waste more money on it and make (cr)Apple more richer.....
here is the best part and the one we all hope for: " completely disable the batteries on Apple laptops, making them permanently unusable " and rid the world of these poor excuses for 'computers'......
why people use apples and macs is completely beyond me. they're total junk. i'm forced to use one (macbook 'pro') where i work and i hate it. applications constantly crash, i can out type any application on the thing, the network constantly disconnects, i have to restart it several times a day...my 7 year old pc at home is faster.
these things are a total joke.
this was over a long, long time ago. what a waste of time. maybe trekkies will finally get a life.
I was in third grade when this happened. We did no class work that day, we all sat in our chairs transfixed by the television brought into the classroom that day for the sole purpose of watchine every single minute of the live coverage of the landing. I still get goosebumps thinking about it....
...the best software i've ever encountered was inside my skull....
"...all reverse vacuumed into the shitpipe because you made one mistake. There's no excuse for being human in an inhuman workplace. Take your parting gifts, pack up your shit and get the fuck out. Time to watch your career get destroyed."
YES. That is exactly right. I have fixed too many computers over and over and over because the same IDIOT (moron) continues to open attachments every f***king time a new worm or virus makes its way around the internet. If you either can't read the warnings we have to waste our time posting or choose not to then you get what you deserve. You can put your own ass on the bottom of the service call list again or we can can your sorry ass and hire someone who can pay attention.
"For call centers, perhaps, but I wouldn't bank on having the IT jobs return from cheaper lands. If the IT geek doesn't have to deal with the end user then the language barrier is virtually nonexistent, at least as far as the masses are concerned."
"Does the primary language of the person who programs your dialog boxes really matter?"
I for one am very happy to see Dell's call centers return to the U.S., because it will employ more IT people here, create another IT job track for kids now in college, and ultimately provide better customer service which is what thist is all about.
Kudos to Dell for recognizing a problem and doing something about it. Not just for the bottom line which is what will benefit anyway after the customer benefits.
...throw everything into one big ass box...
I heartily agree. I think that people are trying to read mcuh too much into this. Think of it as a broad overview of western culture's plethora of "maps of reality". With a bit of Eastern philosophy mixed in as a reality check. I enjoyed the film very much, especially catching all the references to philosophy, belief systems, cultural idiosyncracies etc. (most deftly hidden). Also, remember this is a trilogy, it only really works as part of the whole picture.
Japan rocks! I lived there for two years and the tech roll out and innovation is second to none.
Citicorp is the largest (by asset)company in the entire world with more than $900 billion.
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yes, its just a matter of time....
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Right on. The first sat I heard was OSCAR 8 i think. When I heard the beacon for the first time I was hooked!. I was using an old Heathkit rcvr, tube set no less. And I got back into Ham radio after I became a computer geek.
In a nutshell you can talk to other hams using the sat's like a repeater. Believe me the first time you complete a contact this way you'll be hooked. It doesn't require alot of special equip. either.
I liked it very much, and my kids loved it. At least it had a story unlike Dinosaur. Don Bluth rules.
No lie, I work on a college campus with PhD's who will open anything...we had several people run the ILOVEYOU .exe without even thinking twice about and then they piss and moan when I tell them it will be a day or two before I can find the time to come out and rebuild their machines.
ID10T's....all of 'em.
AIBO is cool but I'm not about to spam my friends to win one. Fuck everyone.spam.com