Don't bs me with the male female statistics of who's safer drivers. The elders don't drive as well because of the physical changes to their body that prevent them from being as responsive and such.
But for the other age groups, age has little or nothing to do with how well you drive. There is no difference when you compare a 16 year old who just got his license compared to someone who got his at 30 year sold. Both have zero driving experience. Can maturity justify the age at which you should be eligible for a license? No.
Why not? Because I see a lot of you old fucktards drive dangerously with your bluetooth earpieces thinking that you're driving safely while burning red lights and changing lanes in the middle of an intersection because your conversation about nipples is too intense for the road
There's dangers in both, young and older drivers. The experience is what determines it.
What you can do is to try and get retention plans, plans given to customers who are ready to quit.
I called Fido and asked them to match one of Koodo Mobile's plans with a better price and features. Telus has and is still pushing Koodo mobile strongly out there and they're stealing a shitload of customers because their plans are cheaper in average and there's no SAF (system access fee) so you can use them or Virgin Mobile (also no SAF) as a reference of what you are looking for at cheaper prices.
For $22 + tax + SAF (around $30 a month), I'm getting unlimited evenings and weekends, 200 daytime minutes, 100 sms and call display. All I cared about was calls during evenings and weekends which for some reason (greed) is normally expensive and I made it clear that's what I needed in order to stay with them.
The longer you've been their customer, the better the plans you can get. Just don't go to them like "You guys suck, give me more or I'll quit!". Make clear demands, you need unlimited SMS, unlimited local calls, and so on. And yes, DO NOT HANG UP, that's probably the most important thing here, but be ready to quit if they insist they can't (won't) listen.
In the end, they need us, and it probably doesn't hurt them to give you an awesome plan because 95% of their customers are getting ripped and don't care.
Yes, because you can simply take steroids and sit on your couch going "Holy shit my muscles are huge!"
It's not that I support the use of steroids, but you guys have to stop depicting these guys as lazy athletes who are going for shortcuts. I mean yes the gain of strength is a shortcut but it does not mean that they're putting less effort into their workout.
The problem with steroids is nobody is there isn't enough research to find out what the use and abuse of steroids actually does to your body other than the obvious. We all know what weed 'n crack does but steroids? Not too sure.
I'll make this clear and simple: I buy well made games that last. Example? Quake 3, released in 1999, I still play it nowadays in 2008. Starcraft? Diablo? Well, Blizzard sure knows how to make games with long lifespans
Civilization II, III etc. from Sid Meiers? Oh you better believe it, such brilliant games that can give you loads of fun for a good while and take away what was left of your social life.
So, those games when released cost what? $60-70? Why the fuck would I pay that much for a game I know I won't play for at least a good year or more, especially when it doesn't have multiplayer.
I mean yeah, CD protections and such do get annoying, but I'll just crack the shit and continue to mind my own business. It's not a reason to go "OMFG I GOTTA PUT MY CD IN, I MUST PIRATE IT!" that's bull. What makes me buy a game or not is if it's fun and if it will last. Most of the time that depends of how good the multiplayer is.
Solution? On consoles it has existed forever: RENT THE GAME. You could pull this off by making what you buy/download online expire after "X" months, like $5 a month or something. It may already exist, I can't say but a well implemented not too greedy online rental games service would be successful to distribute games that are worth playing just once or twice.
And don't forget the "This is my GF" app where we geeks can pretend to have a GF and customize her looks as well as her stats such as +5 flexibility and +10 major boobage.
Thousands of geeks will have social lives with both arms of equal size and girlfriends. Linux development will cease, and Steve Ballmer will be able to throw objects far heavier than chairs
I don't even need to back this up because the info that's available everywhere and on several/. articles.
Yeah, that was too easy, I know..
Besides, before buying my T61, I considered Apple for a sec, but there weren't many options. Either a plastic MacBook with no videocard and expensive upgrades (like the "Superdrive"), or a $2000+ MacBookPro that burns your laps since the whole thing is a huge heatsink heating up at over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
I decided to go for the ThinkPad T61 which was about $1500 CAD total.
What shape do you want an Apple to have? a fucking Banana?
I bet if you replace Apple by Microsoft and the Apple logo by that wavy Windows logo, you'd have Slashdot throwing flaming paper towels at Microsoft for suing.
I was agreeing with most of your post, at least until the last line
Sorry dude but you have no musical taste whatever.
Different people like different music. It's that simple and it's pointless to argue what's good or bad music. You could argue who had more skills at doing certain things, that Jimmy Page is one of the greatest guitarists of all times, etc. In the end, if someone out there likes listening to an artist, it's good music for them.
Except if you like Yoko Ono, then you might need medical attention.
And as if that wasn't enough, the [QUIT] button is not the first button to the right, it's the button to Install the updates. This may seem trivial, but it's manipulative because they know users are used to clicking Cancel/Quit/Close at that location of applications.
That's maybe because there were dozens of articles on ways of getting SP1 before its official release and the troubles that some ran into which they weren't suppose to until the official release?
f you run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, just get out the pump from the accessory compartment in the trunk, hook it up, and start pedalling. After 3-4 hours of fat burning cardiovascular workout, you will have enough stored energy to move your car 20 miles down the road to the service station. And as an added bonus, you'll be in fantastic shape!
Hah, sure. America has Richard Simmons at their disposal, and you expect people to pedal the shit out of themselves to drive 20 miles, only to discover that they took the wrong exit and have the pedal again til they look anorexic.
And as if that wasn't enough, he brings up telnet to backup is Vista bashing. Most Vista users will not use Telnet, so why give them telnet?
From one side of the argument people want Microsoft to offer a barenaked Windows version without the crapola installed and then when they remove Telnet from a default installation but can be installed from your Windows features, they bitch.
I do dislike Vista and would never move from XP to it on my desktop, but these are really getting old. How about you guys focus on making Linux distributions more desktop endusers friendly instead of using it to show how better it is than Vista.
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Don't bs me with the male female statistics of who's safer drivers. The elders don't drive as well because of the physical changes to their body that prevent them from being as responsive and such.
But for the other age groups, age has little or nothing to do with how well you drive. There is no difference when you compare a 16 year old who just got his license compared to someone who got his at 30 year sold. Both have zero driving experience. Can maturity justify the age at which you should be eligible for a license? No.
Why not? Because I see a lot of you old fucktards drive dangerously with your bluetooth earpieces thinking that you're driving safely while burning red lights and changing lanes in the middle of an intersection because your conversation about nipples is too intense for the road
There's dangers in both, young and older drivers. The experience is what determines it.
What you can do is to try and get retention plans, plans given to customers who are ready to quit.
I called Fido and asked them to match one of Koodo Mobile's plans with a better price and features. Telus has and is still pushing Koodo mobile strongly out there and they're stealing a shitload of customers because their plans are cheaper in average and there's no SAF (system access fee) so you can use them or Virgin Mobile (also no SAF) as a reference of what you are looking for at cheaper prices.
For $22 + tax + SAF (around $30 a month), I'm getting unlimited evenings and weekends, 200 daytime minutes, 100 sms and call display. All I cared about was calls during evenings and weekends which for some reason (greed) is normally expensive and I made it clear that's what I needed in order to stay with them.
The longer you've been their customer, the better the plans you can get. Just don't go to them like "You guys suck, give me more or I'll quit!". Make clear demands, you need unlimited SMS, unlimited local calls, and so on. And yes, DO NOT HANG UP, that's probably the most important thing here, but be ready to quit if they insist they can't (won't) listen.
In the end, they need us, and it probably doesn't hurt them to give you an awesome plan because 95% of their customers are getting ripped and don't care.
Balls of steel :D
Yes, because you can simply take steroids and sit on your couch going "Holy shit my muscles are huge!"
It's not that I support the use of steroids, but you guys have to stop depicting these guys as lazy athletes who are going for shortcuts. I mean yes the gain of strength is a shortcut but it does not mean that they're putting less effort into their workout.
The problem with steroids is nobody is there isn't enough research to find out what the use and abuse of steroids actually does to your body other than the obvious. We all know what weed 'n crack does but steroids? Not too sure.
I'll make this clear and simple: I buy well made games that last. Example? Quake 3, released in 1999, I still play it nowadays in 2008. Starcraft? Diablo? Well, Blizzard sure knows how to make games with long lifespans
Civilization II, III etc. from Sid Meiers? Oh you better believe it, such brilliant games that can give you loads of fun for a good while and take away what was left of your social life.
So, those games when released cost what? $60-70? Why the fuck would I pay that much for a game I know I won't play for at least a good year or more, especially when it doesn't have multiplayer.
I mean yeah, CD protections and such do get annoying, but I'll just crack the shit and continue to mind my own business. It's not a reason to go "OMFG I GOTTA PUT MY CD IN, I MUST PIRATE IT!" that's bull. What makes me buy a game or not is if it's fun and if it will last. Most of the time that depends of how good the multiplayer is.
Solution? On consoles it has existed forever: RENT THE GAME. You could pull this off by making what you buy/download online expire after "X" months, like $5 a month or something. It may already exist, I can't say but a well implemented not too greedy online rental games service would be successful to distribute games that are worth playing just once or twice.
My $0.02
And don't forget the "This is my GF" app where we geeks can pretend to have a GF and customize her looks as well as her stats such as +5 flexibility and +10 major boobage.
K, I gotta stop dreaming
"The story on Digitimes is completely groundless. We have no intention of getting out of the chipset business."
:X
The rest is here http://techreport.com/discussions.x/15240
At least the article isn't a dupe, but Slashdot found a way of making this news for nerds since we geeks have to fix ze mistakes
My god, what a horrible world
Thousands of geeks will have social lives with both arms of equal size and girlfriends. Linux development will cease, and Steve Ballmer will be able to throw objects far heavier than chairs
Hmmmm, so we have to stake Usenet through its heart, or at least hurt it with garlic?
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, organized crime.....
You Fool! We rickrolled the universe? It is now certain, they will strike back!
Someone, prepare a defense, find us Yoko Ono!
emotionally they are dating you, they just happen to be fucking someone else.
.......... that BITCH! WHY I AUGHTA!
Porn is creative
Well, I guess Windows M.E. isn't in that list of Microsoft mistakes because it was that huge of a mistake heh.
Since you asked for it
/. articles.
The ThinkPad X300 (SSD) > MacBook Air with SSD
I don't even need to back this up because the info that's available everywhere and on several
Yeah, that was too easy, I know..
Besides, before buying my T61, I considered Apple for a sec, but there weren't many options. Either a plastic MacBook with no videocard and expensive upgrades (like the "Superdrive"), or a $2000+ MacBookPro that burns your laps since the whole thing is a huge heatsink heating up at over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
I decided to go for the ThinkPad T61 which was about $1500 CAD total.
What shape do you want an Apple to have? a fucking Banana?
I bet if you replace Apple by Microsoft and the Apple logo by that wavy Windows logo, you'd have Slashdot throwing flaming paper towels at Microsoft for suing.
I was agreeing with most of your post, at least until the last line
Sorry dude but you have no musical taste whatever.
Different people like different music. It's that simple and it's pointless to argue what's good or bad music. You could argue who had more skills at doing certain things, that Jimmy Page is one of the greatest guitarists of all times, etc. In the end, if someone out there likes listening to an artist, it's good music for them.
Except if you like Yoko Ono, then you might need medical attention.
Oh: one other thing. AVG Free is free as in beer, but it's not open source. I suppose some people might care about that.
/. Everything must be OSS right? Otherwise it must be evil!
Useless comment right there, karmawhoring it on
And as if that wasn't enough, the [QUIT] button is not the first button to the right, it's the button to Install the updates. This may seem trivial, but it's manipulative because they know users are used to clicking Cancel/Quit/Close at that location of applications.
That's maybe because there were dozens of articles on ways of getting SP1 before its official release and the troubles that some ran into which they weren't suppose to until the official release?
f you run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, just get out the pump from the accessory compartment in the trunk, hook it up, and start pedalling. After 3-4 hours of fat burning cardiovascular workout, you will have enough stored energy to move your car 20 miles down the road to the service station. And as an added bonus, you'll be in fantastic shape!
Hah, sure. America has Richard Simmons at their disposal, and you expect people to pedal the shit out of themselves to drive 20 miles, only to discover that they took the wrong exit and have the pedal again til they look anorexic.
8gb of ram? finally we know what the true specs of Vista are!
Homer: Lisa get in here!... In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
I think you mistaked Slashdot for digg for a second
And as if that wasn't enough, he brings up telnet to backup is Vista bashing. Most Vista users will not use Telnet, so why give them telnet?
From one side of the argument people want Microsoft to offer a barenaked Windows version without the crapola installed and then when they remove Telnet from a default installation but can be installed from your Windows features, they bitch.
I do dislike Vista and would never move from XP to it on my desktop, but these are really getting old. How about you guys focus on making Linux distributions more desktop endusers friendly instead of using it to show how better it is than Vista.