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I was gone from WOW for a few months. I'm a casual gamer, only play 10hours a week or so, but still find it fun.
Imagine my surprise when I logged on for the first time in months to play, only to be hit with a 20+minute queue to login to the server!
Needless to say, I logged right out, cancelled my membership. It was so quick, they didn't even have time to charge me. And if they did, I'd have disputed it with my CC company.
That is rediculous.
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Actually, thats only partially true.
When golf first started, they had a guy called a 'fore-caddy' - his job was to walk out in front of you, to see where your ball landed, and guide you to it after you hit it.
Calling out 'Fore!' let him know to keep an eye out for the ball.
for me (I am not currently certified in anything. Certifiable, yes), it lies in gaining access to the actual hiring manager. I don't have a formal college education. HR types that see a cert on my resume are more likely to pass my resume onto the actual hiring manager. Or, some resume database will see the cert, and pass it on.
I have no problem landing a job, once I get to meet the hiring manager. I have the skills, and the experience. The problem for me is getting past the HR drones and automated systems, that don't know a good resume from a bad one, and only screen based on education and certs.
Um, don't lower it that much then? Common sense here, eh? If you lower a car so much that a fairly common occurence can damage it, don't you think you've gone too far?
My guess is that if you've lowered your suspension that low, you've actually HURT your handling, just for looks. Here is a good website:
$100 is actually pretty good for spyware removal. Figure $50/hr, which is a very conservative rate, and a nasty spyware infection, that Spybot or Adaware don't remove, or can't.
So, you go registry diving, ripping things out, rebooting into safe mode, etc. Next thing you know, 3 hours has passed. That 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of a new machine.
If you don't think that spyware removal is worth $50.hr, then just do it yourself. But most people don't have the skills, and have to pay.
Also, try to remember that most companies IT departments are still short staffed, and pro-active monitoring like network scanning, etc. gets put way on the back burner.
I agree with you, and am just playing devils advocate here:)
Ok, so he causes untold millions in damages (yes, real damages) worldwide, get a 21 month probation slap on the wrist, which clears off his record after 3 years if he keeps his nose clean. AND he gets a job in the antivirus industry.
Sounds more like a reward than a punishment. If I ran a multinational company that was hit bad by this, I'd be in civil court suing the hell out of him right now.
He deserves to be in jail, not reaping rewards for his behavior.
Unless Ive got it wrong (Im pretty sure I don't) this isn't about corporate taxes being paid to CA. This is about Borders collecting sales tax for every sale they make to a Californian, and passing the tax back to the state, like a brick and mortar store does.
-Cav
LOL - I did this myself - I was in the Army at the time, and I was hanging glow sticks on a tree to setup a trail for the tanks to follow. I was nailing one to a tree, and had another in my mouth, managed to chomp down just a bit too hard. I was spitting red glowing goop for about 20 minutes. Lets just say I was the butt of many jokes that evening.
I was trained in the military to use knives. And you know what?
They are used for 99.9% utility uses. If you are ever in a situation where you have to use your knife , you are already in a world of hurt, and things have probably gone horribly wrong. That crap you see in the movies of sneaking up behind someone etc, and stabbing them is just that - generally crap.
Now, there are instances where a knife in combat may be a bit useful. But those instances are so incredibly rare, as to be insignificant.
Just to play devil advocate with you sig:
Saddam Hussein
Country: Iraq.
Kill tally: Approaching two million, including between 150,000 and 340,000 Iraqis and between 450,000 and 730,000 Iranians killed during the Iran-Iraq War.
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I was gone from WOW for a few months. I'm a casual gamer, only play 10hours a week or so, but still find it fun. Imagine my surprise when I logged on for the first time in months to play, only to be hit with a 20+minute queue to login to the server! Needless to say, I logged right out, cancelled my membership. It was so quick, they didn't even have time to charge me. And if they did, I'd have disputed it with my CC company. That is rediculous.
Calling out 'Fore!' let him know to keep an eye out for the ball.
Nowadays, it just kinda means 'duck!' though :)
Googling a person before hire to learn as much about them as possible is standard practice these days. Not at Radio Shack :)
Done. Thanks for the tip.
YES! I want this job!
I have no problem landing a job, once I get to meet the hiring manager. I have the skills, and the experience. The problem for me is getting past the HR drones and automated systems, that don't know a good resume from a bad one, and only screen based on education and certs.
My guess is that if you've lowered your suspension that low, you've actually HURT your handling, just for looks. Here is a good website:
http://www.advanceautoparts.com/english/youcan/htm l/dsm/dsm20030601h3.html
$100 is actually pretty good for spyware removal. Figure $50/hr, which is a very conservative rate, and a nasty spyware infection, that Spybot or Adaware don't remove, or can't. So, you go registry diving, ripping things out, rebooting into safe mode, etc. Next thing you know, 3 hours has passed. That 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of a new machine. If you don't think that spyware removal is worth $50.hr, then just do it yourself. But most people don't have the skills, and have to pay.
Also, try to remember that most companies IT departments are still short staffed, and pro-active monitoring like network scanning, etc. gets put way on the back burner. I agree with you, and am just playing devils advocate here :)
Ok, so he causes untold millions in damages (yes, real damages) worldwide, get a 21 month probation slap on the wrist, which clears off his record after 3 years if he keeps his nose clean. AND he gets a job in the antivirus industry. Sounds more like a reward than a punishment. If I ran a multinational company that was hit bad by this, I'd be in civil court suing the hell out of him right now. He deserves to be in jail, not reaping rewards for his behavior.
...mine is still running NT4.0, for christs sake!
Unless Ive got it wrong (Im pretty sure I don't) this isn't about corporate taxes being paid to CA. This is about Borders collecting sales tax for every sale they make to a Californian, and passing the tax back to the state, like a brick and mortar store does. -Cav
LOL - I did this myself - I was in the Army at the time, and I was hanging glow sticks on a tree to setup a trail for the tanks to follow. I was nailing one to a tree, and had another in my mouth, managed to chomp down just a bit too hard. I was spitting red glowing goop for about 20 minutes. Lets just say I was the butt of many jokes that evening.
Hmmm, do you *REALLY* want to see porn stars in HiDef? Warts, zits, puss and all? BLECH.
erm, Iran-Iraq war? No, doesn't ring a bell?
Just to play devil's advocate: I was able to read your sentence just fine, and just as fast as a correctly spelled one. :)
Ok, I'll bite.
I was trained in the military to use knives. And you know what?
They are used for 99.9% utility uses. If you are ever in a situation where you have to use your knife , you are already in a world of hurt, and things have probably gone horribly wrong. That crap you see in the movies of sneaking up behind someone etc, and stabbing them is just that - generally crap.
Now, there are instances where a knife in combat may be a bit useful. But those instances are so incredibly rare, as to be insignificant.
Cavtroop
"Who watches the watchers?" Me and my assault rifle.
Just to play devil advocate with you sig: Saddam Hussein Country: Iraq. Kill tally: Approaching two million, including between 150,000 and 340,000 Iraqis and between 450,000 and 730,000 Iranians killed during the Iran-Iraq War.