The "idiocy" of staff is probably deliberate and trained.
The thing that works here in EU:
* read your contract with verizon, mainly a part with warranties and contract termination * claim your warranty by snail mail (recomando and to 3 different people at best) WITH COPIES SENT TO organisation responsible for giving them telco licence and to supervisory board
Write into the letter all the recipients ("Copies sent to:").
They can have "idiocy policies" set for support staff at the phone, but not for stack holders and supervisors.
Lenovo will lose their low-price advantage, for there is substantial difference in pricing low-end notebooks WITH and WITHOUT Windows!
Nowadays laptops start as low as $300, making OEM licence for XP to be 10% of the price!
And as broader usage of linux is to be expected, it will make Lenovo less competitive.
I hope it shouldn't unless some work is done to enhance OGG audio qualities.
Frankly, a year ago I tested OGG compression and I was completely unsatisfied with the result:
With maximum bitrate&quality the decline of quality was hearable with $150 sound system (loudspeakers included in the price).
Not with mp3.
It's Sad.
How this comment could be moded insightful is beyond me.
Knowledge is always subjective:
Hence "objectivity within specific realms of knowledge" makes no sense. Knowledge is mental image - if You think you can be objective with it, you are deluding yourself.
Ad "Academic authority":
You could say that it's a house of cards; but the point is that these folks are subjected to tests of their reliability throughout their careers.
Academic authority is not tested by real career - only by academic career, hence it is a house of cards (how nicely said - academics supporting each other!).
You are saying it here:
However, in a commercial environment, defining the spec is really writing a contract, which protects both the customer and the editor.
Spec is not usable for coding, but for employing.
You come inevitably to three possibilities:
Your project is trivial and spec may be achievable.
Your project is not trivial and spec is copied from some existing product
You have written the spec after making the program.
There is no way around this!
Or you can predict ALL of reality? I doubt...
My question is: Who actually needs all this bloat?
1) Merchants need it! Average high-level manager which is deciding what system to buy has little clue about important issues to help him in a decision.
He asks:
Can it do THIS and THAT? (better=more features)
Where it runs allready? (need for install-count strengthens the need for generality!)
What if something goes wrong? (big company can give him feeling of safety)
He does not ask until too late:
How much more servers we will need?
How fast will be the system?
2) In a lot of german companies are the SAP and OpenText the only allowed systems. Why is it I don't know, coleague speculated it could be money tunnel into germany and some tax wizardry.
Hey, this is all problem of people making aliance with lawyers (patent office).
Lawyers have the power to sue people/companies for money. Lawyer will always want the money from a patent...
Slashdot Mirror
Hey man, you are *HERE* on Slashdot!
Don't you remember silly jokes modded +5 informative?
Don't you remember well known information modded as troll?
You must be new here!
Yeah, but RIAA has more power than a senator... :(
Hello!
I see you got nastily pinned down, for being thoughtful, but nonconformist. Slashdot is like an army, critical voices get jailed.
IMHO Misusing of "flamebait" or "troll" modding should be penalised by a severe karma dump to prevent Groupthink.
But it is not.
Although I disagree with you in substance, I will fight for your voice being heard. That's democracy. Slashdotters should value it more...
Hi! This gives me no laughing at all.
The "idiocy" of staff is probably deliberate and trained.
The thing that works here in EU:
* read your contract with verizon, mainly a part with warranties and contract termination
* claim your warranty by snail mail (recomando and to 3 different people at best) WITH COPIES SENT TO organisation responsible for giving them telco licence and to supervisory board
Write into the letter all the recipients ("Copies sent to:").
They can have "idiocy policies" set for support staff at the phone, but not for stack holders and supervisors.
I think you meant this in humor, isn't it? One must be careful here... :(
Which dumbhead marked the parent comment as flamebait?
Did he read it?
Slashdot discussion seems to be increasingly polutted with touchy teenagers...
Hey man, most funniest picture I saw this week!
:lol:
A clever chick attracting well-paid men with unix brochure!
Lenovo will lose their low-price advantage, for there is substantial difference in pricing low-end notebooks WITH and WITHOUT Windows!
Nowadays laptops start as low as $300, making OEM licence for XP to be 10% of the price!
And as broader usage of linux is to be expected, it will make Lenovo less competitive.
I suggest to anyone to set "Reason modifier" for "Flamebait" in user preferences to +3.
This way one would not miss important information in discussions.
No. All of the problem is Windows.
Could you tell me your OGG encoder?
Mine was that of woody distribution.
And maybe point me to some test of higher bitrates?
Thanx!
Pardon me, one zero slipped from the system price, $1500 was it.
The flawed song was an electronics/DNB and it lacked hi-frequency crisps in electronical drum onset.
Who regards critical information as a flamebait?
Hey! You are wrong!
Is there someone who wants to learn something from an argument, or is here just a bunch of "don't touch our excellence" folks?
Gee...
Slashdot is growing too popular maybe...
I hope it shouldn't unless some work is done to enhance OGG audio qualities.
Frankly, a year ago I tested OGG compression and I was completely unsatisfied with the result:
With maximum bitrate&quality the decline of quality was hearable with $150 sound system (loudspeakers included in the price).
Not with mp3.
It's Sad.
IMHO the term "You insensitive clod!" starts to deserve its own acronym.
"YIC": Does anyone know about conflict with an existing one?
How this comment could be moded insightful is beyond me.
Knowledge is always subjective:
Hence "objectivity within specific realms of knowledge" makes no sense.
Knowledge is mental image - if You think you can be objective with it, you are deluding yourself.
Ad "Academic authority":
Academic authority is not tested by real career - only by academic career, hence it is a house of cards (how nicely said - academics supporting each other!).- Your project is trivial and spec may be achievable.
- Your project is not trivial and spec is copied from some existing product
- You have written the spec after making the program.
There is no way around this! Or you can predict ALL of reality? I doubt...1) Merchants need it! Average high-level manager which is deciding what system to buy has little clue about important issues to help him in a decision.
He asks:
Can it do THIS and THAT? (better=more features)
Where it runs allready? (need for install-count strengthens the need for generality!)
What if something goes wrong? (big company can give him feeling of safety)
He does not ask until too late:
How much more servers we will need?
How fast will be the system?
2) In a lot of german companies are the SAP and OpenText the only allowed systems. Why is it I don't know, coleague speculated it could be money tunnel into germany and some tax wizardry.
Hey, this is all problem of people making aliance with lawyers (patent office). Lawyers have the power to sue people/companies for money. Lawyer will always want the money from a patent...