I just read the:junk you wrote". Not everything can be wrapped up in a nutshell as so many try to do. I like the articles sometimes and don't post much at all. I don't need to be heard or get a rating from anyone.....umm....what were you saying?
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People can rip on myspace for whatever reason. I like it because I can search for new and exisisting local bands and further away also. I actually found a band on myspace to play a show coming up. I've also ran into old friends. Myspace is not pretty for the most part. MS give the user freedom to totally screw up aesthetics of a site and break every design rule ever made. So what. It still provides users the ability to stay within their own group and use it as they see fit. You can deliver information of all sorts, not just your bust size and slang vocab. I guess the 'lameness' of myspace represents the decline of western civilization. Garbage in=Garbage out....but if you use it as a tool and not a dating/popularity service- then it is what it is....a tool to: keep in touch, find lost friends, network, find new music and more....there will always be negatives when people are involved- and myspace as a service doesn't force people to act the way they do (imho). So the servers are slow- and there are a few political opinions because of the current owner-....but what is so wrong with posting your wares on MS and Ms in general?? Is it design? Functionality? Other? Or the people that use MS that make you hate it?
That is sad, and true. It's cheaper to replace than repair in a lot of cases. BUT...what happens to all this disposable outdated/broken crap that fills up other the landfills of wherever we ship it off to? Whatever it is- the waste we produce through excessive consumerism (aka- buying the newest, or newer and passing waste down the line as we do)is plenty. There are still megalo marts selling crappy overpriced pc's, so you should expect people to pay big bucks for repairing those packard bells...err...*insert newer brand here*. Most consumers don't know how to build- or find a connection to upgrade their equipment in most cases. Plus- you have the ad's for the newest and greatest that are too tempting to pass up if you don't know better. So the question is, who do you call- or what do you do to avoid buying poor tech support or a fancy case every time you have a pc issue? Can we stop building and start re-using better? There has to be a happy medium for those that don't know better than to replace every time they get a problem.
Anyone want to partnership on a business with potential? We can take their old system and melt it down into a piece of art, with new components. They won't want to get rid of it because it's unique....like that pc with a homemade foam ball case (c'mon- you know what i'm talking about- you've seen the internet in entirity, right?)
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The way I see it, they have too much overhead and not enough competence in a lot of cases I've heard. Why pay for gas and a tech to spend time coming out to re-install the OS when you can do it over the phone with someone that can walk you through the correct steps. I've previously worked for a local ISP that is all about service and hand holding if need be. They hired quality techs. As far as I know, when geeksquad was smaller and more local, they rocked. I think quality went down considerably once BB bought them.
What is interesting is that you can skip the companys with large overhead nowdays and call places like 888geekhelp and get geeks to tech your stuff over the phone. Granted, it won't work for everyone- but they are filling a need that is out there because people can't get good support and don't know who to call. I wonder how long before GS will have to provide an actual value other than giving naked factory OS recoveries as solutions. Hmmmm....I wonder if they even do OS updates after that....before I get flamed...I'm just going off of what I've heard from clients and friends....when in doubt- re-install.
Damn. You beat me to it. I was just going to say the EXACT same thing, almost. Anyone that talks of global warming is a liberal- and also likely a terrorist too. F'n Wackos!
so why are we having more potent hurricanes again?
How about breaking the chain? I have an ipud and despite great storage, easy to use clickwheel and the coolness factor/hype- it still doesn't sound as good as other mp3 players i've had. EQ options are a joke. Is it just me?? Mine also likes to lockup and require the two button boot often. -I've had it in a case since the day I got it. Never dropped it. Bottom line- without even seeing a 'true' video ipod- there has to be issues, if not with the vid part, the audio at least.
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I just read the :junk you wrote". Not everything can be wrapped up in a nutshell as so many try to do. I like the articles sometimes and don't post much at all. I don't need to be heard or get a rating from anyone. ....umm....what were you saying?
People can rip on myspace for whatever reason. I like it because I can search for new and exisisting local bands and further away also. I actually found a band on myspace to play a show coming up. I've also ran into old friends. Myspace is not pretty for the most part. MS give the user freedom to totally screw up aesthetics of a site and break every design rule ever made. So what. It still provides users the ability to stay within their own group and use it as they see fit. You can deliver information of all sorts, not just your bust size and slang vocab. I guess the 'lameness' of myspace represents the decline of western civilization. Garbage in=Garbage out. ...but if you use it as a tool and not a dating/popularity service- then it is what it is. ...a tool to: keep in touch, find lost friends, network, find new music and more. ...there will always be negatives when people are involved- and myspace as a service doesn't force people to act the way they do (imho). So the servers are slow- and there are a few political opinions because of the current owner-....but what is so wrong with posting your wares on MS and Ms in general?? Is it design? Functionality? Other? Or the people that use MS that make you hate it?
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That is sad, and true. It's cheaper to replace than repair in a lot of cases. BUT...what happens to all this disposable outdated/broken crap that fills up other the landfills of wherever we ship it off to? Whatever it is- the waste we produce through excessive consumerism (aka- buying the newest, or newer and passing waste down the line as we do)is plenty. There are still megalo marts selling crappy overpriced pc's, so you should expect people to pay big bucks for repairing those packard bells...err...*insert newer brand here*. Most consumers don't know how to build- or find a connection to upgrade their equipment in most cases. Plus- you have the ad's for the newest and greatest that are too tempting to pass up if you don't know better. So the question is, who do you call- or what do you do to avoid buying poor tech support or a fancy case every time you have a pc issue? Can we stop building and start re-using better? There has to be a happy medium for those that don't know better than to replace every time they get a problem. Anyone want to partnership on a business with potential? We can take their old system and melt it down into a piece of art, with new components. They won't want to get rid of it because it's unique....like that pc with a homemade foam ball case (c'mon- you know what i'm talking about- you've seen the internet in entirity, right?) T
The way I see it, they have too much overhead and not enough competence in a lot of cases I've heard. Why pay for gas and a tech to spend time coming out to re-install the OS when you can do it over the phone with someone that can walk you through the correct steps. I've previously worked for a local ISP that is all about service and hand holding if need be. They hired quality techs. As far as I know, when geeksquad was smaller and more local, they rocked. I think quality went down considerably once BB bought them. What is interesting is that you can skip the companys with large overhead nowdays and call places like 888geekhelp and get geeks to tech your stuff over the phone. Granted, it won't work for everyone- but they are filling a need that is out there because people can't get good support and don't know who to call. I wonder how long before GS will have to provide an actual value other than giving naked factory OS recoveries as solutions. Hmmmm....I wonder if they even do OS updates after that. ...before I get flamed...I'm just going off of what I've heard from clients and friends....when in doubt- re-install.
That's funny. Maybe we could see if they'll bring nethack back in HD on the 360! Can't be any worse than the xbl arcade~
Damn. You beat me to it. I was just going to say the EXACT same thing, almost. Anyone that talks of global warming is a liberal- and also likely a terrorist too. F'n Wackos! so why are we having more potent hurricanes again?
How about breaking the chain? I have an ipud and despite great storage, easy to use clickwheel and the coolness factor/hype- it still doesn't sound as good as other mp3 players i've had. EQ options are a joke. Is it just me?? Mine also likes to lockup and require the two button boot often. -I've had it in a case since the day I got it. Never dropped it. Bottom line- without even seeing a 'true' video ipod- there has to be issues, if not with the vid part, the audio at least.