Tell me about it! I almost get dizzy in theaters when they have wide-angle pan, like aerial shots above a city. On DVD, it's not so bad, but 24fps has GOT TO GO. Maybe they should go with 48fps, or 72fps if 48fps is still noticable.
I agee. Also, TFA says that the exchange does not have a way to cancel orders. WTF? Until someone else agrees to my terms, I should be free to change those terms or revoke them. At the point someone agrees, then we have a binding agreement.
To operate any buy/sell market where once you offer you are bound by that offer til eternity seems pretty reckless to me.
*Stupid me. Forgot to "preview" before I submitted.*
I had an issue where I forgot to pay my Sprint bill, and so they called my cell phone. Except that nothing on the display indicated that it was Sprint (I would think that *they* of all people could change what's displayed on my phone if they wanted). The person wanted my credit card or checking account information to pay the bill. I told them I would pay it online by the end of the day. She informed me that if I did not pay immediately, my account would be suspended. I told her that since I did not call her, I have no way of knowing who she is, and all she did was insist that I pay anyway.
Needless to say, I refused. I paid online within a couple hours, and there were no problems. However, being the lazy person that I am, I missed a few other payments, and always got a call from the same person. So I started recognizing the voice, but I couldn't believe that these people aren't briefed with proper responses to ensure the customer understands what is going on and still feels safe. The simplest thing would be to say "Dial *2 from your phone to talk to service respresentative about your account" in the case of the phone company (it's simple to verify that *2 is an officially recognized way to talk to a representative). Or for credit cards, etc... say "call the number on the back of your card".
I had a similar issue with Dell when I was stupid and missed a payment. They really need to be given proper methods to make the customer feel safe. Threatening me to turn my service off only makes me want to go with another company. Even if it was *my* fault that my payment was late.
I had an issue where I forgot to pay my Sprint bill, and so they called my cell phone. Except that nothing on the display indicated that it was Sprint (I would think that *they* of all people could change what's displayed on my phone if they wanted). The person wanted my credit card or checking account information to pay the bill. I told them I would pay it online by the end of the day. She informed me that if I did not pay immediately, my account would be suspended. I told her that since I did not call her, I have no way of knowing who she is, and all she did was insist that I pay anyway.
Needless to say, I refused. I paid online within a couple hours, and there were no problems. However, being the lazy person that I am, I missed a few other payments, and always got a call from the same person. So I started recognizing the voice, but I couldn't believe that these people aren't briefed with proper responses to ensure the customer understands what is going on and still feels safe.
The simplest thing would be to say "Dial *2 from your phone to talk to service respresentative about your account" in the case of the phone company (it's simple to verify that *2 is an officially recognized way to talk to a representative). Or for credit cards, etc... say "call the number on the back of your card".
I had a similar issue with Dell when I was stupid and missed a payment. They really need to be given proper methods to make the customer feel safe. Threatening me to turn my service off only makes me want to go with another company. Even if it was *my* fault that my payment was late.
MSN employees are actually employed by Microsoft. They use @microsoft.com addresses for their work email, and if they want an @msn.com address, they sign up for the service.
I'm not sure about what Yahoo does, but I know that's how MS handles it.
Because he shaves ALL men, except those who shave themselves. ALL MEN. "Men" can generally be assumed to be post-pubescent, but there is no leeway for disorders that would mean he was incapable for growing a beard. However, if there were multiple barbers, that would not account for him shaving all men, except for those who shave themselves. For if another barber shaved him, then he would not be shaving himself. Except that he shaves all men, except for those who shave themselves. As the original poster pointed out in his musings.
The question should have been: A barber's sign reads "I shave all men, except for those who shave themselves!" Who shaves the barber?
If the tallest person saw two red hats in front of him, he would immediately know his had was black and say "My hat is black!" He didn't, therefore he either sees two black hats or one black hat and one red hat.
Knowing this, the second person looks at the hat in front of him. If he sees a red hat, he knows his is black. Since he does not see a red hat, his is either red or black, he doesn't know. But knowing this, the first guy can deduce that his hat is black.
I don't think you can know what the other colors were from this, but the first person can correctly deduce his hat color. Interesting puzzle. I've heard it before, but never took the time to analyze it.
If you would RTFM, you would see that the article calls them "microrobots" and not "microbots". Call it a micro-bot if you want, but micro-robot is valid as well.
Of course, you couldn't possibly be bothered to go out and get a set of headphones that cover your ears and block out noise. It MUST be the iPod's (or Apple's) fault.
"Critical security updates will be provided on the Windows Update site through June 30, 2006."
I guess if something like this is considered "critical" then it will be fixed through next year. If Microsoft does not consider it "critical" then you're up the creek.
What about indemnification? Isn't that what happens with software? You purchase some software and the maker indemnifies you against any charges of copyright infringement (and patent infringement, etc...), saying they either created it all themselves or purchases licenses in order to sell it to you. Same thing. Have an agreement signed that says that the person having the copies made indemnifies Wal-mart against any action taken for the photos they are about to print.
All I did was correct someone who made an uninformed and wrong post. He said Bill Gates was *not* the wealthiest man in the world, and I posted a link to Forbes who said he *is*. I in no way commented that dropping out is a good thing or a bad thing.
1. William Gates III
2. Warren Buffett
3. Lakshmi Mittal
4. Carlos Slim Helu
5. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
6. Ingvar Kamprad
7. Paul Allen
8. Karl Albrecht
9. Lawrence Ellison
10. S Robson Walton
I have a feeling that the "3-digit IQ" guy probably thinks it's beneath him to properly configure, update, use, or otherwise do anything with his computer. He should be able to click whatever the hell he wants without any repurcussions to his computer. Click "yes" to run an ActiveX control? Sure! After all, Microsoft should do everything for him. He just wants to play games.
[sarcasm]Yeah, of course they wanted her dead. She is the ONLY anti-American reporter around. She is the ONLY reporter in the world who says anything bad about the US Military. The US doesn't have people who are anti-Bush, anti-War, anti-everything-this-administration-does. Not people like Michael Moore, who make movies before elections in order to get the current administration out.[/sarcasm ]
This administration has a huge amount of criticism from all across the world. In its Allied Countries, within its own borders. To think that the administration was threatened by a reporter to the degree they would have her killed is completely insane. Do you think the US government is so evil that all their actions are with malice?
This whole attitude of "How do you know? How can you be so sure? Were you there?" is a 5-years-old-kid argument. YOU weren't there either. So you know nothing to support YOUR view. Try applying your own "questions" back to yourself and see if your view still holds up. All that is known is the statements of the people involved. There is some data from satellites that shows the car was going 60mph+. But of course, any astute anti-American conspiracy theorist would say that the pictures and timestamps can easily be faked.
In short, it doesn't matter what ANYONE says. You are set in your opinion and I really doubt any facts brought forth, aside from the driver and/or Sgrena saying "You're right, we were speeding at 60+mph and didn't heed to warning shots" will fall on deaf ears. And even if THAT happened, you would believe the Americans coerced the statements.
Rule: Don't put anyone who's not involved in the relations with an external customer in contact with your customers. Don't give them a way. Don't put them on any email threads, on any aliases, etc... If a question comes up and a technical answer is needed, you forward the question to the engineer, he replies to you, and you pretty it up for the customers. Only people whose job it is to interact with customers should be interacting with customers. PERIOD.
Even though I doubt the anonymous coward will read this, Beta 2 has only been out since Friday (build 2.0.50215). However, PD7 (Partner Drop 7) which was called "Beta 2" in the splash screens (build 2.0.50110) has been out for a while. So he may have been using 50110 for that month.
Dec of 2003, I went to Costa Rica with a friend. We were going to go to Puero Rico (US Territory, no passport required, since I didn't have one) but we couldn't find a reasonably priced hotel. So we went to Costa Rica, who up until a few months before, did not require a passport for Americans. But that had just changed. So we bought the tickets. I was leaving on Monday night at about 2am (OK, so it's Tuesday morning), and needed my passport by then. On Friday, I went to Vegas for the weekend. That Friday and the entire weekend, the 800 number for expediting passports was out of service. Monday morning at 7am, I was able to get through. Made an appointment for 9am that day, had my passport expedited and in hand by 2pm, and was at the airport by midnight. Not an issue at all.
I had 0 issues while travelling other than the standard waits for security checks. No issues with baggage checks or anything, or issues with dealing with the gifts I'd brought back with me.
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Of course, the Government Security Program doesn't let governments and other international organizations audit Windows (or Office) source code...
Luckily, the US goverment cannot copyright anything.
Tell me about it! I almost get dizzy in theaters when they have wide-angle pan, like aerial shots above a city. On DVD, it's not so bad, but 24fps has GOT TO GO. Maybe they should go with 48fps, or 72fps if 48fps is still noticable.
I agee. Also, TFA says that the exchange does not have a way to cancel orders. WTF? Until someone else agrees to my terms, I should be free to change those terms or revoke them. At the point someone agrees, then we have a binding agreement.
To operate any buy/sell market where once you offer you are bound by that offer til eternity seems pretty reckless to me.
*Stupid me. Forgot to "preview" before I submitted.*
I had an issue where I forgot to pay my Sprint bill, and so they called my cell phone. Except that nothing on the display indicated that it was Sprint (I would think that *they* of all people could change what's displayed on my phone if they wanted). The person wanted my credit card or checking account information to pay the bill. I told them I would pay it online by the end of the day. She informed me that if I did not pay immediately, my account would be suspended. I told her that since I did not call her, I have no way of knowing who she is, and all she did was insist that I pay anyway.
Needless to say, I refused. I paid online within a couple hours, and there were no problems. However, being the lazy person that I am, I missed a few other payments, and always got a call from the same person. So I started recognizing the voice, but I couldn't believe that these people aren't briefed with proper responses to ensure the customer understands what is going on and still feels safe. The simplest thing would be to say "Dial *2 from your phone to talk to service respresentative about your account" in the case of the phone company (it's simple to verify that *2 is an officially recognized way to talk to a representative). Or for credit cards, etc... say "call the number on the back of your card".
I had a similar issue with Dell when I was stupid and missed a payment. They really need to be given proper methods to make the customer feel safe. Threatening me to turn my service off only makes me want to go with another company. Even if it was *my* fault that my payment was late.
I had an issue where I forgot to pay my Sprint bill, and so they called my cell phone. Except that nothing on the display indicated that it was Sprint (I would think that *they* of all people could change what's displayed on my phone if they wanted). The person wanted my credit card or checking account information to pay the bill. I told them I would pay it online by the end of the day. She informed me that if I did not pay immediately, my account would be suspended. I told her that since I did not call her, I have no way of knowing who she is, and all she did was insist that I pay anyway. Needless to say, I refused. I paid online within a couple hours, and there were no problems. However, being the lazy person that I am, I missed a few other payments, and always got a call from the same person. So I started recognizing the voice, but I couldn't believe that these people aren't briefed with proper responses to ensure the customer understands what is going on and still feels safe. The simplest thing would be to say "Dial *2 from your phone to talk to service respresentative about your account" in the case of the phone company (it's simple to verify that *2 is an officially recognized way to talk to a representative). Or for credit cards, etc... say "call the number on the back of your card". I had a similar issue with Dell when I was stupid and missed a payment. They really need to be given proper methods to make the customer feel safe. Threatening me to turn my service off only makes me want to go with another company. Even if it was *my* fault that my payment was late.
MSN employees are actually employed by Microsoft. They use @microsoft.com addresses for their work email, and if they want an @msn.com address, they sign up for the service. I'm not sure about what Yahoo does, but I know that's how MS handles it.
Because he shaves ALL men, except those who shave themselves. ALL MEN. "Men" can generally be assumed to be post-pubescent, but there is no leeway for disorders that would mean he was incapable for growing a beard. However, if there were multiple barbers, that would not account for him shaving all men, except for those who shave themselves. For if another barber shaved him, then he would not be shaving himself. Except that he shaves all men, except for those who shave themselves. As the original poster pointed out in his musings.
The question should have been: A barber's sign reads "I shave all men, except for those who shave themselves!" Who shaves the barber?
Except, the question, as posed, was:
A barber has a sign that says he shaves all men, but only those men who do not shave themselves.
If you're gonna ask a trick question, at least ask it correctly!
If the tallest person saw two red hats in front of him, he would immediately know his had was black and say "My hat is black!" He didn't, therefore he either sees two black hats or one black hat and one red hat.
Knowing this, the second person looks at the hat in front of him. If he sees a red hat, he knows his is black. Since he does not see a red hat, his is either red or black, he doesn't know. But knowing this, the first guy can deduce that his hat is black.
I don't think you can know what the other colors were from this, but the first person can correctly deduce his hat color. Interesting puzzle. I've heard it before, but never took the time to analyze it.
Try the opposite. username+spamtest@gmail.com worked for me.
If you would RTFM, you would see that the article calls them "microrobots" and not "microbots". Call it a micro-bot if you want, but micro-robot is valid as well.
Of course, you couldn't possibly be bothered to go out and get a set of headphones that cover your ears and block out noise. It MUST be the iPod's (or Apple's) fault.
Open mouth, insert foot.
"Critical security updates will be provided on the Windows Update site through June 30, 2006."
I guess if something like this is considered "critical" then it will be fixed through next year. If Microsoft does not consider it "critical" then you're up the creek.
Paid incident support for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition (Me) is available through June 30, 2006.
Please note "PAID". If you don't have $100 to upgrade to XP SP2, I doubt you have the $$$ to pay for incident support.
What about indemnification? Isn't that what happens with software? You purchase some software and the maker indemnifies you against any charges of copyright infringement (and patent infringement, etc...), saying they either created it all themselves or purchases licenses in order to sell it to you. Same thing. Have an agreement signed that says that the person having the copies made indemnifies Wal-mart against any action taken for the photos they are about to print.
Then again, IANAL.
All I did was correct someone who made an uninformed and wrong post. He said Bill Gates was *not* the wealthiest man in the world, and I posted a link to Forbes who said he *is*. I in no way commented that dropping out is a good thing or a bad thing.
Forbes would disagree with you:
1. William Gates III
2. Warren Buffett
3. Lakshmi Mittal
4. Carlos Slim Helu
5. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
6. Ingvar Kamprad
7. Paul Allen
8. Karl Albrecht
9. Lawrence Ellison
10. S Robson Walton
I have a feeling that the "3-digit IQ" guy probably thinks it's beneath him to properly configure, update, use, or otherwise do anything with his computer. He should be able to click whatever the hell he wants without any repurcussions to his computer. Click "yes" to run an ActiveX control? Sure! After all, Microsoft should do everything for him. He just wants to play games.
That is such a lame joke, I wish I had mod points. I'd mod it up. So lame it's hilarious. Well done.
[sarcasm]Yeah, of course they wanted her dead. She is the ONLY anti-American reporter around. She is the ONLY reporter in the world who says anything bad about the US Military. The US doesn't have people who are anti-Bush, anti-War, anti-everything-this-administration-does. Not people like Michael Moore, who make movies before elections in order to get the current administration out.[/sarcasm ]
This administration has a huge amount of criticism from all across the world. In its Allied Countries, within its own borders. To think that the administration was threatened by a reporter to the degree they would have her killed is completely insane. Do you think the US government is so evil that all their actions are with malice?
This whole attitude of "How do you know? How can you be so sure? Were you there?" is a 5-years-old-kid argument. YOU weren't there either. So you know nothing to support YOUR view. Try applying your own "questions" back to yourself and see if your view still holds up. All that is known is the statements of the people involved. There is some data from satellites that shows the car was going 60mph+. But of course, any astute anti-American conspiracy theorist would say that the pictures and timestamps can easily be faked.
In short, it doesn't matter what ANYONE says. You are set in your opinion and I really doubt any facts brought forth, aside from the driver and/or Sgrena saying "You're right, we were speeding at 60+mph and didn't heed to warning shots" will fall on deaf ears. And even if THAT happened, you would believe the Americans coerced the statements.
There's a different opening to it? I wouldn't know... I fast-forward through it since I record it on my TiVo...
:)
Rule: Don't put anyone who's not involved in the relations with an external customer in contact with your customers. Don't give them a way. Don't put them on any email threads, on any aliases, etc... If a question comes up and a technical answer is needed, you forward the question to the engineer, he replies to you, and you pretty it up for the customers. Only people whose job it is to interact with customers should be interacting with customers. PERIOD.
Even though I doubt the anonymous coward will read this, Beta 2 has only been out since Friday (build 2.0.50215). However, PD7 (Partner Drop 7) which was called "Beta 2" in the splash screens (build 2.0.50110) has been out for a while. So he may have been using 50110 for that month.
Dec of 2003, I went to Costa Rica with a friend. We were going to go to Puero Rico (US Territory, no passport required, since I didn't have one) but we couldn't find a reasonably priced hotel. So we went to Costa Rica, who up until a few months before, did not require a passport for Americans. But that had just changed. So we bought the tickets. I was leaving on Monday night at about 2am (OK, so it's Tuesday morning), and needed my passport by then. On Friday, I went to Vegas for the weekend. That Friday and the entire weekend, the 800 number for expediting passports was out of service. Monday morning at 7am, I was able to get through. Made an appointment for 9am that day, had my passport expedited and in hand by 2pm, and was at the airport by midnight. Not an issue at all.
I had 0 issues while travelling other than the standard waits for security checks. No issues with baggage checks or anything, or issues with dealing with the gifts I'd brought back with me.
Piece of cake.