This is a point that became very clear to me when my mom contracted Alzheimer's. Towards the end, she couldn't figure out how to put her clothes on, but she could still speak (in two languages!).
I second the RV042. I went through about 3 routers (a Linksys, a DLink and a Netgear), and they all started needing daily reboots. I've had to reboot the RV042 once in 2+ years.
Yes, I use a UPS. Used it for the other routers too.
Off the top of my head, Christopher was into the Animorph series, and the Red Wall Series when younger.
As he got a bit older, Everworld series, The Wrinkle in Time Series and the Xanth Books.
Oh, he also really liked Dragonriders of Pern (McCaffery)- there are a LOT in the series - some are small paperbacks - mostly about the smaller dragons, those are an easier read and would be better for a younger crowd.
It would be silly to suggest Harry Potter I assume - most kids have already read them...or maybe not:-)
I prefer KDE, but I prefer a *buntu base, and Kubuntu just doesn't have the finish. So, I use Ubuntu (and Gnome) cause I know that's what's getting all the attention.
*some* buyers are hyper-critical (it's not new (duh, it said that in the listing))
*some* buyers abuse the system (I've changed my mind, don't want it any more)
*some* buyers apparently don't know how to use email to see if the seller can satisfy them
There are reports on forums that some buyers have already started trying to extort from sellers; they're under the mistaken impression that the no-negative-feedback rule has already taken effect.
They're all much smaller than EBay, but many of them have been growing very quickly the last 1 1/2 months.
A good place for general online-selling information is http://powersellersunite.com/. They have a nice chart showing the number of listings on various sites (click on Auction Site Count under Free Auction Tools).
The irony is that this is exactly the direction that EBay wants to go in. The new president has complained about the current EBay site, dissing it as a "flea market". He wants to make it an overstock outlet for commercial stores.
What would you suggest a seller do when a buyer makes fraudulent claims:
a) claims item not as described (when the pictures and dimensions accurately describe it)
b) claims box arrived empty (it didn't)
c) complains item took too long to arrive (it went in the mail the next day, complain to the USPS or UPS)
d) complains about shipping cost (they agreed to that cost when they clicked the bid button)
Giving them a "Positive" seems a little much.
As a seller, I would want to know if a buyer was in the habit of doing such things. How does keeping one seller from noting this improve things for all sellers?
Did you read the linked article? The two options listed there are:
a) EBay made a simple mistake and these were listings from shopping.com that were mistakenly listed b) EBay is padding their listing numbers by listing 1,000,000 items that can't be bid on
It's obvious from many things that EBay itself created the listings. They were setup for 28 days, which is not an option that normal sellers have. Neither of your choices seem reasonable to me.
Many of the "sdc" auctions were Dutch auctions for many items. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but there were hundreds of thousands of items added to EBay's listing count, at a time when they were trying to make the point that the boycott was ineffective.
Note that EBay denies censoring forums, and insists it was an "accident" that they deleted every forum posting that mentioned the "sdc" listings. Anybody who has spent any time in their forums knows that they're very actively monitoring posts, and have been known to delist anyone who gets too critical.
I think you need to re-read his proposal. He said a 4 pixel sensor with a DLP chip *in between*. The incoming light would be reflected off of the DLP onto the 4 pixel scanner, much like running a DLP television in reverse.
As another poster said, it probably doesn't scale well. But it would be better than a banana.
I believe you're mistaken in one respect. I can store and play back an entire movie on my Treo. It has an SD slot, and you can get SD cards in capacities as large as 8 GB.
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Rod Laver was/is left-handed.
I thought you were making a joke about the tabs support, and couldn't understand why you weren't moderated as funny...
According to the CNet review, you can. Link is http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/palm-pre-sprint/4505-6452_7-33490473.html
I think you meant Marx, as in Groucho Mark.
Just saying, it may not be as ironic as you think.
-- Andyvan
Man is wired for vocal language.
I second the RV042. I went through about 3 routers (a Linksys, a DLink and a Netgear), and they all started needing daily reboots. I've had to reboot the RV042 once in 2+ years. Yes, I use a UPS. Used it for the other routers too.
As he got a bit older, Everworld series, The Wrinkle in Time Series and the Xanth Books.
Oh, he also really liked Dragonriders of Pern (McCaffery)- there are a LOT in the series - some are small paperbacks - mostly about the smaller dragons, those are an easier read and would be better for a younger crowd.
It would be silly to suggest Harry Potter I assume - most kids have already read them...or maybe not :-)
The article addressed the "fixed" requirement. Apparently the lectures were recorded, and the lecturer wrote on the overheard transparencies.
Just passing along the facts, I have no idea if that's sufficient.
-- Andyvan
My sentiments exactly.
I prefer KDE, but I prefer a *buntu base, and Kubuntu just doesn't have the finish. So, I use Ubuntu (and Gnome) cause I know that's what's getting all the attention.
-- Andyvan
Donahue has complained about the "flea market" aspect of the current EBay. He wants to move it in the direction of more professional sellers.
http://www.quantcast.com/onlineauction.com/traffic
-- Andyvan
- *some* buyers are scammers (it never arrived!)
- *some* buyers are hyper-critical (it's not new (duh, it said that in the listing))
- *some* buyers abuse the system (I've changed my mind, don't want it any more)
- *some* buyers apparently don't know how to use email to see if the seller can satisfy them
There are reports on forums that some buyers have already started trying to extort from sellers; they're under the mistaken impression that the no-negative-feedback rule has already taken effect.-- Andyvan
A good place for general online-selling information is http://powersellersunite.com/. They have a nice chart showing the number of listings on various sites (click on Auction Site Count under Free Auction Tools).
The top sites:
The irony is that this is exactly the direction that EBay wants to go in. The new president has complained about the current EBay site, dissing it as a "flea market". He wants to make it an overstock outlet for commercial stores.
What would you suggest a seller do when a buyer makes fraudulent claims: a) claims item not as described (when the pictures and dimensions accurately describe it) b) claims box arrived empty (it didn't) c) complains item took too long to arrive (it went in the mail the next day, complain to the USPS or UPS) d) complains about shipping cost (they agreed to that cost when they clicked the bid button) Giving them a "Positive" seems a little much. As a seller, I would want to know if a buyer was in the habit of doing such things. How does keeping one seller from noting this improve things for all sellers?
Did you read the linked article? The two options listed there are:
a) EBay made a simple mistake and these were listings from shopping.com that were mistakenly listed
b) EBay is padding their listing numbers by listing 1,000,000 items that can't be bid on
It's obvious from many things that EBay itself created the listings. They were setup for 28 days, which is not an option that normal sellers have. Neither of your choices seem reasonable to me.
Many of the "sdc" auctions were Dutch auctions for many items. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but there were hundreds of thousands of items added to EBay's listing count, at a time when they were trying to make the point that the boycott was ineffective.
Note that EBay denies censoring forums, and insists it was an "accident" that they deleted every forum posting that mentioned the "sdc" listings. Anybody who has spent any time in their forums knows that they're very actively monitoring posts, and have been known to delist anyone who gets too critical.
-- Andyvan
Actually, the old VW Beetles used heated air (through a heat exchanger) to heat the passenger compartment. No electrics involved. -- Andyvan
.. or even better yet, evolving.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074121/
-- Andyvan
I think you need to re-read his proposal. He said a 4 pixel sensor with a DLP chip *in between*. The incoming light would be reflected off of the DLP onto the 4 pixel scanner, much like running a DLP television in reverse.
As another poster said, it probably doesn't scale well. But it would be better than a banana.
-- Andyvan
I believe you're mistaken in one respect. I can store and play back an entire movie on my Treo. It has an SD slot, and you can get SD cards in capacities as large as 8 GB.
-- Andyvan
FYI: Shatner played the passenger on the original Twilight Zone episode, broadcast October 11, 1963.
-- Andyvan
"City on the Edge of Forever"?
The Americans with Disabilities Act?
American Dental Association?
American Dietetic Association?
Oh, you meant Ada. Named after a person. It's not an acronym. Yes, I'm being picky.
I have one at home right now that has "Commercial Advance". It works pretty well.
I'm sure that it's no coincidence that recent models do not include this, and that Replay has been having problems.
-- Andyvan