Well, see, that's the thing, I don't want my problem to "increase in severity and complexity." I (speaking as the hypothetical customer on the phone) want my problem fixed. That's it. Not a more severe problem. Not a more complex problem. A fixed problem.
But to get back to the point....
I get the use of the word escalate, in the sense of moving upwards, but to me it also has the connotation of being worse, just from the way it's used in other parts of daily life. E.g. "The fighting in Iraq escalated today."
I don't actually know what the right word should be when the CSR says "I'm going to (blank) your call."
Just saying "I'm going to move your call up the ladder to a more qualified person" would be nice. It gives you the sense that (while) the person speaking can't help you, they may get you connected to someone who can. Not as pithy obviously, but (to me at least) sounds a lot more neutral and a tiny bit positive.
And if it wasn't for false hope, there would be any hope at all.
Don't want to put words in Runaway1956's mouth, but I'm pretty sure he's angry more at the choice of the word "escalate" then the idea of tiered CS.
So in the end, pretty much a rhetorical question, since everyone knows that "escalate" sounds so much more professional then "I hate you, stop asking for a manager, I'm just going to pass you off to the stoned guy who thinks that DSL is the second generation of LSD."
Yeah, but only for about five minutes. Then all the heat from the rockets would set the atmosphere on fire. So congratulations, YOUR ROCKET PACK DESTROYED THE WORLD!
You don't build them to use them, you build them so you don't have to use them. You also force anyone who thinks they need to counter them to spend resources on developing and deploying the countermeasures.
I don't know, 8 years ago a bunch of guys in a couple of airliners seemed to work out well....and hell, they didn't even have to build the plane themselves!
Really, how much more useful is a F-22 when compared to a UAV with cruise missile support from a ship off shore?
The internet is probably the last place you'd want to use to teach someone the importance of good writing. The amount of people who think it's cool to type in text speak, deliberately spell certain words incorrectly and various forms of leet speak mean that kids will think that a good writing style doesn't matter.
Then teach them how to distinguish between websites with good writing and websites with slashdot.com. Of course, the second example may be a little extreme.
Actually, if you are a modern civil engineer, you could probably get by just fine using nothing but Newtonian mechanics.
And just a note for all of the non-civil engineers out there; knowing "nothing but" Newtonian mechanics doesn't mean simple, back of the hand calculations. A (good) civil engineer needs to know the math that applies to many different subfields. For example, take the Zipingpu Dam, just knowing how to build that dam doesn't mean anything if you're building it over a weak spot on the earth's crust.
Similarly, just building a skyscraper doesn't mean just knowing how high you can build it before it falls down. It also means knowing how to model the effects of air flow around the building, the effects on/by the type of material used, etc. Anyone remember Gertie?
For more, feel free to see Wikipedia's article on civil engineering.
At maternal age 20 to 24, the probability is one in 1562; at age 35 to 39 the probability is one in 214, and above age 45 the probability is one in 19.[14]
Spore can only be installed 3 times on three DIFFERENT sets of hardware. So if you have 4 different gaming boxes you're SOL.
You CAN install Spore as many times as you like on the same set of hardware, which means that this particular "issue" really isn't one for 99% of the people buying the game.
I had that same exact thought when I read the posters and the comics. The is just CC all over again!!!! The Captain copyright thing that came out a couple years ago was a joke but I'm not sure that the business or whoever's putting out the this ad really knows what they're doing.
A much much thing to do whatever he could have expression of actual teacher is state law teachers come in, if there is a great study the entire college students I mean, you're grabbing several disciples out that you've lost 31 arts that young creativity arts and everything language, you know dumb down the legalese and it makes sense to be general once you can do that then you can make a comment or you can get you the basic idea of comic, an expert would have to be the comic makers themselves in bed to take the facts he hath scrimp neoteny it just needs to flow into the and concert onto the beach. They understand that they they're good with the pens and pencils and everything and making and creating comics
Now hold on a sec, he's still got a little while left in office, just give him some time, he'll make a comeback and before you know it the 22nd amendment will be a footnote. Trust me, I believe in this guy, he can do it; he's done it before and he can do it again. Trust me.
And to all you rather stupid mods out there, yes this is a quasi-joke, piss off and go mod some goatse guy down.
Care != Spiritual (believe it or not, Athiests, Agnostics and the like DO feel love!)
Actually atheists don't. You see what happens is that atheists kill babies and suck their blood. When they have enough baby corpses they use the bones to create new liberals, excuse me, atheists. And as everyone knows, animated dead baby skeletons DON'T feel love.
Religious people are made from the skin of the fruit of the Redwhiteandblueadam, and animated by rainbows, flowers, and gentle spring rain. THOSE are the only people who can feel love.
Slashdot Mirror
Well it wouldn't be very underground if you knew about it, now would it?
Oops...I've said too much...
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Well, see, that's the thing, I don't want my problem to "increase in severity and complexity." I (speaking as the hypothetical customer on the phone) want my problem fixed. That's it. Not a more severe problem. Not a more complex problem. A fixed problem.
But to get back to the point....
I get the use of the word escalate, in the sense of moving upwards, but to me it also has the connotation of being worse, just from the way it's used in other parts of daily life. E.g. "The fighting in Iraq escalated today."
I don't actually know what the right word should be when the CSR says "I'm going to (blank) your call."
Just saying "I'm going to move your call up the ladder to a more qualified person" would be nice. It gives you the sense that (while) the person speaking can't help you, they may get you connected to someone who can. Not as pithy obviously, but (to me at least) sounds a lot more neutral and a tiny bit positive.
And if it wasn't for false hope, there would be any hope at all.
Don't want to put words in Runaway1956's mouth, but I'm pretty sure he's angry more at the choice of the word "escalate" then the idea of tiered CS.
So in the end, pretty much a rhetorical question, since everyone knows that "escalate" sounds so much more professional then "I hate you, stop asking for a manager, I'm just going to pass you off to the stoned guy who thinks that DSL is the second generation of LSD."
Slashdot?
(I kid, I kid)
You fail English? That's unpossible!
Yeah, but only for about five minutes. Then all the heat from the rockets would set the atmosphere on fire. So congratulations, YOUR ROCKET PACK DESTROYED THE WORLD!
I don't care.
You don't build them to use them, you build them so you don't have to use them. You also force anyone who thinks they need to counter them to spend resources on developing and deploying the countermeasures.
I don't know, 8 years ago a bunch of guys in a couple of airliners seemed to work out well....and hell, they didn't even have to build the plane themselves!
Really, how much more useful is a F-22 when compared to a UAV with cruise missile support from a ship off shore?
They would need a really big hill.
Plus, I don't know anyone who owns a cube laptop.
Maybe a G3.....
Duuuuuuude........
The internet is probably the last place you'd want to use to teach someone the importance of good writing. The amount of people who think it's cool to type in text speak, deliberately spell certain words incorrectly and various forms of leet speak mean that kids will think that a good writing style doesn't matter.
Then teach them how to distinguish between websites with good writing and websites with slashdot.com. Of course, the second example may be a little extreme.
If a bomb hits my blackberry while I'm using it, I'd probably be a pretty poor reporter for my village as well.
:)
Just saying, they're called crackberrys for a reason; how far can you get from yours without going through withdrawal symptoms?
Well duh, meth has a perfectly good reason to be in there as well. Geez, what are they teaching kids these days?
And just a note for all of the non-civil engineers out there; knowing "nothing but" Newtonian mechanics doesn't mean simple, back of the hand calculations. A (good) civil engineer needs to know the math that applies to many different subfields. For example, take the Zipingpu Dam, just knowing how to build that dam doesn't mean anything if you're building it over a weak spot on the earth's crust.
Similarly, just building a skyscraper doesn't mean just knowing how high you can build it before it falls down. It also means knowing how to model the effects of air flow around the building, the effects on/by the type of material used, etc. Anyone remember Gertie?
For more, feel free to see Wikipedia's article on civil engineering.
Actually, YOU'RE wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_syndrome#Incidence
At maternal age 20 to 24, the probability is one in 1562; at age 35 to 39 the probability is one in 214, and above age 45 the probability is one in 19.[14]
Yes, because the criminals will never think of getting bigger guns.....
Crap! Now they know!
I wasn't, but now that you mention it....
I don't know, I tend to find that midget porn downloads are pretty small. Fast little fuckers too.
Except that you'll need to pay the teachers and since the majority of americans seem to think that teachers are paid too much already....
But I had teachers who did this, retakes after school, and the time it takes adds up QUICKLY, especially if you're doing it for most of the tests.
Spore can only be installed 3 times on three DIFFERENT sets of hardware. So if you have 4 different gaming boxes you're SOL. You CAN install Spore as many times as you like on the same set of hardware, which means that this particular "issue" really isn't one for 99% of the people buying the game.
I had that same exact thought when I read the posters and the comics. The is just CC all over again!!!! The Captain copyright thing that came out a couple years ago was a joke but I'm not sure that the business or whoever's putting out the this ad really knows what they're doing.
A much much thing to do whatever he could have expression of actual teacher is state law teachers come in, if there is a great study the entire college students I mean, you're grabbing several disciples out that you've lost 31 arts that young creativity arts and everything language, you know dumb down the legalese and it makes sense to be general once you can do that then you can make a comment or you can get you the basic idea of comic, an expert would have to be the comic makers themselves in bed to take the facts he hath scrimp neoteny it just needs to flow into the and concert onto the beach. They understand that they they're good with the pens and pencils and everything and making and creating comics
Mod parent up funny!
Now hold on a sec, he's still got a little while left in office, just give him some time, he'll make a comeback and before you know it the 22nd amendment will be a footnote. Trust me, I believe in this guy, he can do it; he's done it before and he can do it again. Trust me.
And to all you rather stupid mods out there, yes this is a quasi-joke, piss off and go mod some goatse guy down.
Actually atheists don't. You see what happens is that atheists kill babies and suck their blood. When they have enough baby corpses they use the bones to create new liberals, excuse me, atheists. And as everyone knows, animated dead baby skeletons DON'T feel love.
Religious people are made from the skin of the fruit of the Redwhiteandblueadam, and animated by rainbows, flowers, and gentle spring rain. THOSE are the only people who can feel love.
And don't even get me started on libertarians.