No, checks and balances do apply in the current state of affairs.
If the other branches of the government are going along with White House instead of looking out for the best interest of their constituents (legislative) or the American people in general (judicial), then they are not doing their jobs and should take full responsibility for their actions.
You were only getting several calls a week? We were getting like 15 to 20 a day. The DNC list may not be the greatest thing ever, but it's up there.
If a company asks for your phone number, just say no. If they have no need for it, I'm not giving it up. Hell, I lie when they just ask me for my zip code. Screw them, it's none of their bisiness.
More crying, "I want kde 3.3, but not enough to actually do the work myself."
It's all about priorities. If homework and your job are more important to you than having kde 3.3, which they should be, then do your fucking homework and go to your fucking job.
This guy charged someone $800 buck to fix a system running Windows 98, rather than telling them to just go out and buy a new system for that price or less?
Oops, I answered a question with a question. I should pay more attention to the subject line.
Anyway, When I answer the phone, I give an appropriate greeting and the name of the company. I may have been wrong about not giving my name, but them coming back with nothing more than a curt question is rude.
It isn't so much the question, the office has common phone numbers. The big problems are that there is no greeting of any sort and that they don't identify themselves, I'm not asking for a huge amount of formality, just a greeting and a name.
The protocol I advocate is that the person who is calling, initiating the conversation, is the one who identify themselves first. I tell them the name of the business, so they know they have the right number.They don't need any more information than that until they identify themselves.
People from other offices at work call and the first words out of their mouth are "Who is this?". I was taught that you identify yourself, then ask for person you want to talk to.
The last ten years of music has been no worse than any time before it. People have been listening to crap for a lot longer than that. If you need proof, listen to an oldies or classic rock station for a little while.
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Why is it on your screen at all?
If you put several billion dollars in a garbage can and set it on fire, at least you'd get some heat. This makes your plan a little more useful.
What does nobody looking at you have to do with not needing eyes? It's even worse than I thought it was.
If the other branches of the government are going along with White House instead of looking out for the best interest of their constituents (legislative) or the American people in general (judicial), then they are not doing their jobs and should take full responsibility for their actions.
I know giving out a zip code is harmless. Those that ask for it are getting the backlash from too many people asking me for information.
Business, that is. What's that preview button for, anyway?
If a company asks for your phone number, just say no. If they have no need for it, I'm not giving it up. Hell, I lie when they just ask me for my zip code. Screw them, it's none of their bisiness.
Is that what we are calling people from Canada now?
Unless you're royalty.
It's all about priorities. If homework and your job are more important to you than having kde 3.3, which they should be, then do your fucking homework and go to your fucking job.
I concede, you're the smarter jackass.
The rpms would be on your system, if you would get off your ass and make them, instead of whining on Slashdot.
I remember those ads. I didn't know what Red Bull was, I thought it a company involved with making the game.
He acted like a crooked mechanic, no better.
That's what a lot of software has instructed me to put in that field.
Anyway, When I answer the phone, I give an appropriate greeting and the name of the company. I may have been wrong about not giving my name, but them coming back with nothing more than a curt question is rude.
It isn't so much the question, the office has common phone numbers. The big problems are that there is no greeting of any sort and that they don't identify themselves, I'm not asking for a huge amount of formality, just a greeting and a name.
The protocol I advocate is that the person who is calling, initiating the conversation, is the one who identify themselves first. I tell them the name of the business, so they know they have the right number.They don't need any more information than that until they identify themselves.
a) "Who is this?" or
b) "Hello, this is devphil. May I speak to Mr. Amco?"
People from other offices at work call and the first words out of their mouth are "Who is this?". I was taught that you identify yourself, then ask for person you want to talk to.
The last ten years of music has been no worse than any time before it. People have been listening to crap for a lot longer than that. If you need proof, listen to an oldies or classic rock station for a little while.