...I am annoyed by people using this to justify their breaking of copyright law.
Breaking something that's already broken is simply doing justice to said broken object. That's why electronics stores bust defective electronics with a bat when they're returned.
I am still proud of the RIAA for their effort.
Being proud of a faceless organization is misplaced (unless of course you started/took part in the development of the organization.)
About 4 years ago I tried installing windows and it didn't recognize my onboard SATA controller. I got some files off the web, put 'em on a floppy then attached a floppy drive from an old computer to my new one, copy the files over and then windows would install. It was a little stressful as I was unexperienced with performing such a procedure, but it worked first try!
I thought America was the place where people believed "live free or die", not "live under oppression or move on". America today sure isn't what it used to be.
When performing bypass surgery the heart is usually stopped, or at least the part of the heart that is being operated on, so that you don't have a lot of spillage of blood anyway.
I disagree that we Canadians would have a harder time adjusting to the supposed change. It seems to me that Canadians realise that they spell like the British in most cases, but also realize when they spell like Americans.
I would like to know what happened to plain old customer service. How about offering a quality product at a reasonable price with knowledgeable staff and no strings attached?
I'd like to think I'm fairly well informed about my product. When people come into the store they often say that they like coming here because we offer a good opinion on the product that we sell because we are specialized. Wal-mart employees genernally know sh*t all about their product. I should know. I have to call them and get prices for our "price match guarantee". I usually, without thinking, give them a pretty widely used model number (ti-83 for example, any electronic salesperson should know what that is, especially during back-to-school season), and they need to me to be more clear about it so they know what I'm talking about.
And on another note, I really hate it when Mr. Joe Customer decides he wants to take out his frustration on the lowly sales associate who makes absolutely no decision on pricing and rebates. Basically it's all handed down the chain from "central office" and they tell us what to say and do.
Staples will usually do what the customer wants. Even more so when they're respectful and aren't demanding something ridiculously out of the question.
They send in the $8. Rebates are redeemed from the manufacturer, not the retailer. As far as the store is concerned, the widget is $90 and that's that.
Don't ask the retailer. Ask the manufacturer. They're the ones that put the rebates out, and they're most likely the ones that choose the method of redemption.
I work at a major office supply retailer as an electronics department associate. Every week we get new rebates on computers and have bundles (PC, monitor and printer) advertised in the flyer. Much of the time, the instant rebates are very significant, saving the buyer upwards of $300, basically paying for the monitor that's included with it (I believe the store is actually the ones providing the rebate in this case). That's not even counting the mail-in rebates.
I know that we've also been moving toward an online system where rebates can be redeemed directly from our website, so that the customer doesn't even need to send anything in (took long enough though). From what I can tell, it is a pain sending them in but you almost ALWAYS get your check back in the mail. People love telling people about how they got jipped because they charged them money that they promised back and it never got returned to them. This is why you always here these stories about rebates never coming back. However, people don't usually say, "Hey I got my rebate check, it was really fast and everything."
From my experience rebates are made for the customers, and the sellers. It gets people into the store, they save money they'd normally have to spend, and usually the store picks up the lost money on items added on (ie. Extended Warranty, mice, keyboards, cables, mouse pads, webcams, the list goes on and on). But this move to an online system makes me think that the mail-in will soon be on the way out.
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Tell that to an African-American and I'm sure they'd agree too.
Are you guys married or something?
See the original press release here.
Don't forget about SPDIF (Sony Philips Digital Interface I believe) that's on so many mobos.
I honestly think a flamethrower would be a little more effective.
WE WON CAUSE WE HAVE FUN! WOOO!
Breaking something that's already broken is simply doing justice to said broken object. That's why electronics stores bust defective electronics with a bat when they're returned.
Being proud of a faceless organization is misplaced (unless of course you started/took part in the development of the organization.)
About 4 years ago I tried installing windows and it didn't recognize my onboard SATA controller. I got some files off the web, put 'em on a floppy then attached a floppy drive from an old computer to my new one, copy the files over and then windows would install. It was a little stressful as I was unexperienced with performing such a procedure, but it worked first try!
...In GoldenEye. I loved planting proximity mines just around the corner and then BOOM! Couldn't see it coming.
I thought America was the place where people believed "live free or die", not "live under oppression or move on". America today sure isn't what it used to be.
hahahaha, hilarious. Schartz lol. +5 funny lol.
When performing bypass surgery the heart is usually stopped, or at least the part of the heart that is being operated on, so that you don't have a lot of spillage of blood anyway.
I disagree that we Canadians would have a harder time adjusting to the supposed change. It seems to me that Canadians realise that they spell like the British in most cases, but also realize when they spell like Americans.
I work as an electronics associate aswell, and we don't even sell cd players.
Perhaps he meant this man?
To be honest, none of us are proud to be Americans though.
Marge is also spelled with an 'e'.
WOOOOO 4/20!!! Hoot, hoot, hoot, hoot!
A little recursive isn't it?
And his treasure hoard.
I would like to know what happened to plain old customer service. How about offering a quality product at a reasonable price with knowledgeable staff and no strings attached?
I'd like to think I'm fairly well informed about my product. When people come into the store they often say that they like coming here because we offer a good opinion on the product that we sell because we are specialized. Wal-mart employees genernally know sh*t all about their product. I should know. I have to call them and get prices for our "price match guarantee". I usually, without thinking, give them a pretty widely used model number (ti-83 for example, any electronic salesperson should know what that is, especially during back-to-school season), and they need to me to be more clear about it so they know what I'm talking about.
And on another note, I really hate it when Mr. Joe Customer decides he wants to take out his frustration on the lowly sales associate who makes absolutely no decision on pricing and rebates. Basically it's all handed down the chain from "central office" and they tell us what to say and do.
Staples will usually do what the customer wants. Even more so when they're respectful and aren't demanding something ridiculously out of the question.
They send in the $8. Rebates are redeemed from the manufacturer, not the retailer. As far as the store is concerned, the widget is $90 and that's that.
Don't ask the retailer. Ask the manufacturer. They're the ones that put the rebates out, and they're most likely the ones that choose the method of redemption.
I know that we've also been moving toward an online system where rebates can be redeemed directly from our website, so that the customer doesn't even need to send anything in (took long enough though). From what I can tell, it is a pain sending them in but you almost ALWAYS get your check back in the mail. People love telling people about how they got jipped because they charged them money that they promised back and it never got returned to them. This is why you always here these stories about rebates never coming back. However, people don't usually say, "Hey I got my rebate check, it was really fast and everything."
From my experience rebates are made for the customers, and the sellers. It gets people into the store, they save money they'd normally have to spend, and usually the store picks up the lost money on items added on (ie. Extended Warranty, mice, keyboards, cables, mouse pads, webcams, the list goes on and on). But this move to an online system makes me think that the mail-in will soon be on the way out.
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...the expected time before first failure skyrockets.
...the expected time before first failure plummets. ;)
Should be:
It would be great if the more drives I added, the longer they lasted.