It's a hassle. But some disks (my latest Dell ones, for example) do a plain ol' install. Even better - when I needed replacements, I requested XP Pro and got 2 copies of Home before they got it right. 2 free copies of Home... with KEYS!
Don't get me wrong, Dell and MS both treat their customers like crap - but good things do occasionally happen, even if they're accidents;-)
True. But if you call MS and say you lost the key (1-800-RU-LEGIT, I think), they'll give you a new one, no questions asked. At least, they have for me several times. They also did it when I said I wanted to move the OS to a different mfg'r's PC.
One could, theoretically, use this for pirating. Or one could use this with a legit copy.
That's a niche case, and most folks who might do that are tech-savvy enough to reinstall stuff that would benefit from optimizations. Or have it scan the architecture on startup, or every X days, and suggest a reinstall if warranted?
Really? That surprises me. Even if it's true, though, that assumes you're alternating them like they're reflected over their short axis - try "reflecting" them over the long one.
It helps with thin-ness if you only carry one or two CCs for emergency, then memorize the other numbers. Use those numbers when you can, and the physical cards when someone won't let you just type in/write down the number.
I mean, how much time do you spend in there? Jeez. Get a watch or something.
If legal options are not available, and you feel like having some fun before leaving/making them leave, "replace" the clock with a different model, hide the bugged one in a dark closet, maybe point it towards Goatse. As has been suggested before. Oh, and make sure roommate #3 knows about the camera - they deserve to be in on the revenge.
"Reasonable accomodation". Sure, it goes overboard occasionally, and there are disabled folks who are assholes - but there are no more of them than there are in the able-bodied community.
As for the automotive garage, there are different levels of blindness, and there are ways to work around not being able to distinguish color. If the blind guy actually couldn't do the job, then the case would (most likely) be decided against him. I'm not familiar with the historical landmark case you reference, and I suspect there's more to the story than you're telling - or that you are lying.
As far as the NFL and the Olympics, there are disabled sporting groups (Paralympics? America's Athletes with Disabilities?) - we're not trying to get into leagues we don't belong in. And the art thing, again, is BS - "reasonable accomodation" is the test.
Now, to dispute your links:
The first link is rather lengthy, but I would point out that when it says, "so and so sued for ___ bogus reason", that means someone sued - not that they won.
Second link: he's entitled to his opinion. Most of us disagree, however.
Third link: there are bogus lawsuits all the time. Doesn't mean the underlying law is bad, though.
Fourth link: this is essentially a dupe of link #3.
Fifth link: this actually proves my point: bogus lawsuits can be fought.
There are abuses; but there are many more good uses of the ADA (and it's not a group, as you seem to think - it's a law). As a recent example, note this googlecache of an article in the Chicago Sun-Times. It's about a 10 year old in a wheelchair, an immigrant from Columbia. The condo association of the building where his family lived verbally abused him and his family because they refused to come in the back door. The association claimed he was causing damage to the front door; this was false. By going to court, his family has stopped the verbal abuse and is now allowed to come in the front door.
I did this for a while, and will probably do it in the future. Some stuff can be reached (some cables, most displays, many power buttons), other stuff can't. If you're in a large office, you're probably working in a group anyway, and your responsibilities can be focused towards the software end. In a small office, flexibility is there - get others (non-IT folks) to help with the small stuff ("hey, Joe tripped over the cord, can you plug it back in"), set stuff up differently (a few shelves of machines where you can reach it, with storage for other folks down below), whatever. The point is, there's always a way to make it work.
I hate comments like the parent because they rush to assumptions when the author obviously has little or no experience with disabilities.
So have a whitelist; every successful call gets put on the whitelist. Actually, my POTS company (SBC Ameritech) did this, minus the whitelist... sucked since some relatives in Florida had Caller ID blocked.
Prior art, moron. Jeez. That, plus spammers are hard to track down... and may be operating through shell companies based outside of US jurisdiction (where US patents don't apply).
Except that they don't control DNG either. It was released "for free" (legally & royalty-wise). So it's either NIH, stupidity, or something we don't get.
I'm not sitting at an MS computer now, so I was trying to remember... and I was off by one or two. I thought you might have to switch tabs after "Paragraph". And let's talk defaults, not "I have X enabled", since that seems to be a common argument against open source ("most users won't spend time configuring/enabling/compiling/optimizing, and so won't get the benefits").
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Erm ... does referencing Mussolini in an obvious attempt to avoid Godwin's law invoke Godwin's law?
I used to have the sig, "If you think common sense is common, your sample size is too small". I think that applies here ...
Yes, that's what I meant. My bad.
I meant elementary through high school (or grammar through secondary, if you're not American).
It's a hassle. But some disks (my latest Dell ones, for example) do a plain ol' install. Even better - when I needed replacements, I requested XP Pro and got 2 copies of Home before they got it right. 2 free copies of Home ... with KEYS!
;-)
Don't get me wrong, Dell and MS both treat their customers like crap - but good things do occasionally happen, even if they're accidents
It's their site. If they decide they don't want to risk being attacked by MS for letting you sell it, they don't have to let you sell it.
True. But if you call MS and say you lost the key (1-800-RU-LEGIT, I think), they'll give you a new one, no questions asked. At least, they have for me several times. They also did it when I said I wanted to move the OS to a different mfg'r's PC.
One could, theoretically, use this for pirating. Or one could use this with a legit copy.
It is an issue - not with "how long does it take to ..." but with perceived performance, rendering speed, etc.
That's a niche case, and most folks who might do that are tech-savvy enough to reinstall stuff that would benefit from optimizations. Or have it scan the architecture on startup, or every X days, and suggest a reinstall if warranted?
Really? That surprises me. Even if it's true, though, that assumes you're alternating them like they're reflected over their short axis - try "reflecting" them over the long one.
It helps with thin-ness if you only carry one or two CCs for emergency, then memorize the other numbers. Use those numbers when you can, and the physical cards when someone won't let you just type in/write down the number.
Interesting, since technically the schools are in loco parentis anyway.
(indistinguishable even by experts)
What keeps the thief from selling a fake? Then saying, "no, the museum has the fake, I got the real one".
Dilemma? Is that like Da Bears? We begin by assuming that Di Lemma is true ...
I think you mean frisking ... unless ... no, that's too horrible to even consider.
But what makes this light "skelkwank light"?
...
It comes from a ftaskelkwank, of course!
I can't believe I can still quote from that horrible series of novels
I mean, how much time do you spend in there? Jeez. Get a watch or something.
If legal options are not available, and you feel like having some fun before leaving/making them leave, "replace" the clock with a different model, hide the bugged one in a dark closet, maybe point it towards Goatse. As has been suggested before. Oh, and make sure roommate #3 knows about the camera - they deserve to be in on the revenge.
I know, but I'm not telling 'cuz I'd like to see what you add to the developer's community. Just kidding, of course ;-)
Wrong, wrong, wrong.
"Reasonable accomodation". Sure, it goes overboard occasionally, and there are disabled folks who are assholes - but there are no more of them than there are in the able-bodied community.
As for the automotive garage, there are different levels of blindness, and there are ways to work around not being able to distinguish color. If the blind guy actually couldn't do the job, then the case would (most likely) be decided against him. I'm not familiar with the historical landmark case you reference, and I suspect there's more to the story than you're telling - or that you are lying.
As far as the NFL and the Olympics, there are disabled sporting groups (Paralympics? America's Athletes with Disabilities?) - we're not trying to get into leagues we don't belong in. And the art thing, again, is BS - "reasonable accomodation" is the test.
Now, to dispute your links:
The first link is rather lengthy, but I would point out that when it says, "so and so sued for ___ bogus reason", that means someone sued - not that they won.
Second link: he's entitled to his opinion. Most of us disagree, however.
Third link: there are bogus lawsuits all the time. Doesn't mean the underlying law is bad, though.
Fourth link: this is essentially a dupe of link #3.
Fifth link: this actually proves my point: bogus lawsuits can be fought.
There are abuses; but there are many more good uses of the ADA (and it's not a group, as you seem to think - it's a law). As a recent example, note this googlecache of an article in the Chicago Sun-Times. It's about a 10 year old in a wheelchair, an immigrant from Columbia. The condo association of the building where his family lived verbally abused him and his family because they refused to come in the back door. The association claimed he was causing damage to the front door; this was false. By going to court, his family has stopped the verbal abuse and is now allowed to come in the front door.
I did this for a while, and will probably do it in the future. Some stuff can be reached (some cables, most displays, many power buttons), other stuff can't. If you're in a large office, you're probably working in a group anyway, and your responsibilities can be focused towards the software end. In a small office, flexibility is there - get others (non-IT folks) to help with the small stuff ("hey, Joe tripped over the cord, can you plug it back in"), set stuff up differently (a few shelves of machines where you can reach it, with storage for other folks down below), whatever. The point is, there's always a way to make it work.
I hate comments like the parent because they rush to assumptions when the author obviously has little or no experience with disabilities.
So have a whitelist; every successful call gets put on the whitelist. Actually, my POTS company (SBC Ameritech) did this, minus the whitelist ... sucked since some relatives in Florida had Caller ID blocked.
Prior art, moron. Jeez. That, plus spammers are hard to track down ... and may be operating through shell companies based outside of US jurisdiction (where US patents don't apply).
I don't understand it either, but RTFA - they released it with no legal or financial strings attached.
Except that they don't control DNG either. It was released "for free" (legally & royalty-wise). So it's either NIH, stupidity, or something we don't get.
I'm not sitting at an MS computer now, so I was trying to remember ... and I was off by one or two. I thought you might have to switch tabs after "Paragraph". And let's talk defaults, not "I have X enabled", since that seems to be a common argument against open source ("most users won't spend time configuring/enabling/compiling/optimizing, and so won't get the benefits").