I was curious about the only person directly quoted in this article saying that business cards are passe. I checked out BeachMint Inc.and I laughed. This reporter should have considered talking to some people running successful companies, at the very least.
Huh? Salaried people are paid per annum. Hourly workers are paid per hour. I'm not sure what situation you're describing. It sounds like a labor law violation, though.
I spent a decade in IT, and I was always paid per hour. Either I went home at 5:00 when the rest of the "full time" salaried people were still working away, or I get paid for my time. Those of us who were hourly thought as the "full time" people as suckers.
Unionizing isn't required. All that's required is for salaried people to quit whining, and take an hourly job if they don't want to work so much, or want to be compensated for their time. Everybody with a salary is really to blame for their own situation.
In my mind, the winner is the one that is honest with its customers. Microsoft makes products and people buy them. Google makes products for its customers, but it makes believes that it's products are really their customers, which they're not. It's certainly disingenuous.
I've played Wasteland through probably half a dozen times, and I will continue to every few years when the urge strikes. It was one of the best RPG's of it's time, with a really great story. If this sequel happens, it's definitely worth playing if you like this sort of thing.
That doesn't change the fact that there's something wrong with a person who enjoys killing other living things. Of course, it's necessary, but the enjoyment of the task indicates some serious mental problems.
I found that the iPhones and Android phones don't do Exchange well enough (for me, at least). And, of course, there's the thing with trusting your data with Apple or Google, which I don't.
Good point. So why can't we spend research on healing people, growing more food, educating people, etc. and let the military pick up the byproducts from that research to kill people better, instead of the other way around?
It's amazing that at a time when we have people short on food, housing, education, and basic medical care in the US, that there's no shortage of money for researching how to kill people better. At least we can still say we're #1 at something...:|
And while everybody is arguing about which solution is best for solving a non-existent problem, I'm still reading normal books. No ads. No outrageous financial outlay. No batteries. No environmental impact. No compatibility issues. No licensing issues. No worries. Adding complexity and expense in order to solve a problem that doesn't exist seems to be the height of folly.
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Call me crazy, but I use my phone to have constant access to my Exchange Server so I can... get ready... work! I don't understand why people, who don't need to be connected 24/7 get these things. I'd much rather have a cheap-o, simple cell phone than what I have now, but, as it is, I need to be available all of the time to my company. I'm not going to squint to watch videos on it, and I certainly don't need to know what's going on on Facebook all the time, so I really can't explain why most people would get one other than keeping up with the Joneses. I think the situation is comparable to people who drive giant SUV's and trucks to commute to an office job... there's simply no sane reason for taking on the added expense and hassle unless you're obsessed with what other people think about the shit you own.
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If somebody whips out an electronic gadget and asks me to scan it in order to get their contact information, I'm going to laugh and walk away.
I'm sorry you hate your job. Why do you think this is the place to rant about it?
I was curious about the only person directly quoted in this article saying that business cards are passe. I checked out BeachMint Inc.and I laughed. This reporter should have considered talking to some people running successful companies, at the very least.
The best solution to every problem is not necessarily high-tech.
Nice talking to you, too! You may want to spend more time over at FoxNews.com, where your kind of posts are very popular.
Huh? Salaried people are paid per annum. Hourly workers are paid per hour. I'm not sure what situation you're describing. It sounds like a labor law violation, though.
All that means is that extra time isn't time and a half. You still get paid for your time as an hourly employee, as opposed to being salaried.
I spent a decade in IT, and I was always paid per hour. Either I went home at 5:00 when the rest of the "full time" salaried people were still working away, or I get paid for my time. Those of us who were hourly thought as the "full time" people as suckers.
Unionizing isn't required. All that's required is for salaried people to quit whining, and take an hourly job if they don't want to work so much, or want to be compensated for their time. Everybody with a salary is really to blame for their own situation.
In my mind, the winner is the one that is honest with its customers. Microsoft makes products and people buy them. Google makes products for its customers, but it makes believes that it's products are really their customers, which they're not. It's certainly disingenuous.
Absolutely. Smart businesses "fire" customers all of the time. I've done it plenty of times.
You just sound like someone who doesn't want to think about where his dinner came from.
That's a straw man argument. I acknowledged the need to kill things. I don't debate that. I said that getting enjoyment from it is sick.
I've played Wasteland through probably half a dozen times, and I will continue to every few years when the urge strikes. It was one of the best RPG's of it's time, with a really great story. If this sequel happens, it's definitely worth playing if you like this sort of thing.
That doesn't change the fact that there's something wrong with a person who enjoys killing other living things. Of course, it's necessary, but the enjoyment of the task indicates some serious mental problems.
Apple users are clearly willing to pay hundreds and hundreds of dollars to avoid having to use an unsightly cable. It's pretty funny, actually.
I found that the iPhones and Android phones don't do Exchange well enough (for me, at least). And, of course, there's the thing with trusting your data with Apple or Google, which I don't.
Good point. So why can't we spend research on healing people, growing more food, educating people, etc. and let the military pick up the byproducts from that research to kill people better, instead of the other way around?
It's amazing that at a time when we have people short on food, housing, education, and basic medical care in the US, that there's no shortage of money for researching how to kill people better. At least we can still say we're #1 at something... :|
Trees re-grow, and rot naturally. Plastics and heavy metals do not.
a. Yeah, I realized that as soon as I hit submit. Typo.
b. That clears it up. I really hate nocter, so I'd probably like retcon!
And while everybody is arguing about which solution is best for solving a non-existent problem, I'm still reading normal books. No ads. No outrageous financial outlay. No batteries. No environmental impact. No compatibility issues. No licensing issues. No worries. Adding complexity and expense in order to solve a problem that doesn't exist seems to be the height of folly.
What in the world does "recon" mean?
You're right. "The rest of you" probably don't own your own multi-million dollar business.
I don't think that in this case it's a matter of a smart phone, but dumb users.
Call me crazy, but I use my phone to have constant access to my Exchange Server so I can... get ready... work! I don't understand why people, who don't need to be connected 24/7 get these things. I'd much rather have a cheap-o, simple cell phone than what I have now, but, as it is, I need to be available all of the time to my company. I'm not going to squint to watch videos on it, and I certainly don't need to know what's going on on Facebook all the time, so I really can't explain why most people would get one other than keeping up with the Joneses. I think the situation is comparable to people who drive giant SUV's and trucks to commute to an office job... there's simply no sane reason for taking on the added expense and hassle unless you're obsessed with what other people think about the shit you own.