All the corporate hullabaloo, layoffs of low-level employees, rebranding and marketing that only lasted, what, a few years, and they plan to just hit Ctrl + Z on the whole thing?
why would anyone "accidentally" type in dellbatterogram.com? I could understand for instance delll.com or something possible to mistakenly type, but that makes no sense. I was first amused at just the name "dellbatterogram", but now I anxiously await a defense in which the Dell legal time tries to convince the Court of the company's new, secretly developed e-mail alternative: "You're honor, I give you...the Batterogram! If you thought 'squirting' someone a picture of your kids was cool, wait until you 'batter' them!"
Did these guys take a business class taught by Darl McBride? Why would any company go so far out of it's way to intentionally anger it's customer base?
Theoretically they'd only be angering 5% of their customer base, the 5% that costs them more than they bring in. It's entirely possible the other 95% will see measurable reductions in how much they pay. I doubt that. In the event that the 5% in question migrate to an ISP that provides them with a better plan, or even 1% (that is 10% of the network use right there), Time Warner would have to offset that revenue loss by spreading it out.
If they do this, I see them charging a tiered plan for XX GB/Mo with a surcharge for exceeding that limit.
Did these guys take a business class taught by Darl McBride? Why would any company go so far out of it's way to intentionally anger it's customer base?
Does the Board of either company actually believe this $/GB model would have anything other than a short-term revenue burst? I refer of course, to the people who will receive their statement once this plan has been put into effect (I'm assuming it will be made retro-active for the billing period when the policy is put in place).
And leveraging the price of iTunes movie downloads? First of all, if Time Warner is already being paid per GB, then why would they need to do this? To offset profit? I purchased a movie from iTunes, (Wargames, if you must now) and it was not a small file.
Secondly, a $10 increase? $30 for High-Definition? Why not just send out billing statements that have a 10% Off coupon for any TW-Library title at Best Buy, because I certainly believe the desire here is to push the physical media rather than the digital.
Finally, does Time Warner actually believe that Apple will roll over and say "okay"? Apple had it's arm twisted once over the price of songs and didn't quit. So why would they suddenly agree to a $10/$30 increase and hamper their own sales just so Time Warner can force their On Demand service to their customers? Apple may just do the opposite and end all dealings with TW once the contractual obligation ends. Add to that, customers won't want to download from the On Demand service if it will cost them per Gig.
This is an excellent method for alienating an entire customer base in one simple step.
I don't see the relevance of posting stories about US politics on a science/tech. site with global readership. There is relevance. I don't blame you for not seeing it, as the media doesn't exactly push the issues that the/. crowd raises questions about.
The geek community has been raising their voice in regards to Net Neutrality, and recently we've read stories (and some having first-hand experiences) regarding Comcast and Time Warner testing out "tiered access" in addition to completely blocking traffic such as VPN or Bittorrent (Comcast) and iTunes (Time Warner).
Who has a say in the legality of these actions? The FCC, specifically the OSP branch. Who can appoint FCC commissioners? The President.
Anyone expecting Fox News to have any sort of accurate information is fooling themselves. I just now looked at their website for information on this story, and at the bottom of the page saw page links for a "Free Xbox 260". These guys don't fact-check anything!
This just in: XBL unavailable again due to the massive demand for (the ironically named) Undertow. Actually, last night I was in the XBLA and received errors when browsing through various titles. So I might have to mod you -1 jinx.
I was unknowingly included in a class-action suit against my former wireless provider, and received part of the settlement (minutes to be used on any network, nothing impressive).
Now, this has gotten me wondering if by downloading this game there is some sort of clause or recognition on Microsoft's part that you have in fact accepted this as acceptible compensation, barring you from raising any future disputes about the issue.
The fact is, my sister lived in the county where a lot of the recount hooplah (that's right, I said hooplah) happened. She was able to decipher the ballot. My friends and I who saw copies of it were able to figure it out. My friend's eleven year old son was able to figure it out when asked how to use it.
The situation may have happened in Florida, but it would have happened in any area where the masses were more embarassed to ask for help than to be sure they voted for whom they wanted.
And I did note the sarcasm in your original post, I was just trying to convey the point that the voting fiasco in Florida was not something that was the result of the entire state. It was just a very vocal, and very stupid group.
Blind people can't vote.
People with no arms or legs can't vote.
The comatose and brain-dead can't vote.
People from Florida couldn't understand it. They can, they just ask for assistance.
Again, they can, just ask for assistance.
No, but the Governor passes legislation in their name, so it evens out.
We never had a problem with this system. (Guess where Citrus County is.);)
I always enjoyed my previous county's voting system.
Here's your paper, here's your marker. Fill in the dot next to who you're voting for. If you make a mistake, please see one of the attendants for a new ballot and we will destroy the old one, and record the action and confirm it with your signature. If you would like to vote and are unable to properly use the marker, please see one of our attendants for assistance. Once you are done, please slip your ballot into the secured box at either end of the room. The "I voted" sticker is optional and will not be forced on you.
I voted in that county for 7 years, and not once did anyone ever question the authenticity of the outcomes, even when outcomes were close.
This isn't flamebait, I'm just saying this scared me away from buying an iPhone This isn't flamebait either, I'm just confused at your statement. The fact that Apple does not support hardware when the warranty has been intentionally voided scared you away? Or the fact that you are locked-in to AT&T with the iPhone?
If a iPhone can receive an update that unbricks it, then it was never bricked in the first place. Sssh! Don't say that too loud! You'll enrage the mob!
Don't listen to him folks, they're all still expensive coasters, that's right.
Not sure I'd trust one of those just now. No one is really talking about MTBF and I've heard that eventually they turn into a Read Only device. Don't worry, I'll bet they go Quantum Optical soon enough.
How does this guy get anyone to take him seriously?
I saw trailers for Dungeon Siege and wondered how something like that could get a greenlight, and then I find out its Uwe Boll's project, and for a while it makes an eerie kind of sense.
But now that I think about it, it doesn't make sense. How does he still get a studio to pay him anything?
I thought they had said that it had gone gold about a month ago...? Well, this game is supposed to support online play, yes? Maybe one of the designers owns a 360 and noticed the slight problem they had with Live. It is possible that they want to make sure they can handle the launch on the server-side.
1) How far away does the employee live
2) How well can you trust them to do their work
3) Can they do all of their work from home, and if not, will the come in and do what they can't in the office In my experience, with my job (I work for a large telecom's internal support desk) 1 & 3 are never factored in. We have people who work three hours away from the nearest office and refuse to come in. It's a great deal of fun when they've been using cached logins and get dropped from a domain, or when their PC just dies and they need to coordinate for days with our field support.
Because now the character of the students is brought into question. The student is drinking underage, and was careless enough to post pictures of himself doing so. The school now has the responsibility of being certain that this student has never brought, and has no intention to bring or distribute alcohol on school grounds.
It wasn't a big enough deal for the police that night apparently.
I had a friend who was a cop who explained it to me as this: Police Officers are often very overworked on demanding schedules and as such cannot tear into what may be deemed as minor infractions. Had the police been summoned by a neighbor complaining about noise at this party and subsequently discovered underaged drinking, then yes they would have probably gotten involved. Furthermore, the only evidence they now have is digital photographs, which as we all know can be altered. There is also the testimony of anyone at the party, but no teenager would willingly make themself a pariah to the cool crowd.
The school has no right to punish students for non-school related activities.
There's a bit of a gray area, here, and I'll reference my original point. This should lead into an investigation of whether or not this conduct has been conducted on school ground, not necessarily result in punishment by the school itself. Though, as I said before, this will bring his character into account for any similar instances that might come later.
Microsoft has just bid 1.2 billion dollars for FAST (Fast Search And Transfer
Wouldn't that be FSAT?
That aside, I see Microsoft as a company that's losing direction by pulling itself in too many at once. The company seems to be Hell-bent on conquering every corner of their market, and then any markets they hadn't originally targeted. I feel that a lot of their recent releases on their broad spectrum of product lines have been rather mediocre.
I can see why the company may believe it is necessary to incorperate this into their other products, but didn't Microsoft already introduce a search engine that was supposed to compete with Google? Wasn't that what Live was for?
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All the corporate hullabaloo, layoffs of low-level employees, rebranding and marketing that only lasted, what, a few years, and they plan to just hit Ctrl + Z on the whole thing?
Theoretically they'd only be angering 5% of their customer base, the 5% that costs them more than they bring in. It's entirely possible the other 95% will see measurable reductions in how much they pay. I doubt that. In the event that the 5% in question migrate to an ISP that provides them with a better plan, or even 1% (that is 10% of the network use right there), Time Warner would have to offset that revenue loss by spreading it out.
If they do this, I see them charging a tiered plan for XX GB/Mo with a surcharge for exceeding that limit.
Did these guys take a business class taught by Darl McBride? Why would any company go so far out of it's way to intentionally anger it's customer base?
Does the Board of either company actually believe this $/GB model would have anything other than a short-term revenue burst? I refer of course, to the people who will receive their statement once this plan has been put into effect (I'm assuming it will be made retro-active for the billing period when the policy is put in place).
And leveraging the price of iTunes movie downloads? First of all, if Time Warner is already being paid per GB, then why would they need to do this? To offset profit? I purchased a movie from iTunes, (Wargames, if you must now) and it was not a small file.
Secondly, a $10 increase? $30 for High-Definition? Why not just send out billing statements that have a 10% Off coupon for any TW-Library title at Best Buy, because I certainly believe the desire here is to push the physical media rather than the digital.
Finally, does Time Warner actually believe that Apple will roll over and say "okay"? Apple had it's arm twisted once over the price of songs and didn't quit. So why would they suddenly agree to a $10/$30 increase and hamper their own sales just so Time Warner can force their On Demand service to their customers? Apple may just do the opposite and end all dealings with TW once the contractual obligation ends. Add to that, customers won't want to download from the On Demand service if it will cost them per Gig.
This is an excellent method for alienating an entire customer base in one simple step.
...Debtors may sell or otherwise dispose of assets... Dibs on the Unix code!There is relevance. I don't blame you for not seeing it, as the media doesn't exactly push the issues that the
The geek community has been raising their voice in regards to Net Neutrality, and recently we've read stories (and some having first-hand experiences) regarding Comcast and Time Warner testing out "tiered access" in addition to completely blocking traffic such as VPN or Bittorrent (Comcast) and iTunes (Time Warner).
Who has a say in the legality of these actions? The FCC, specifically the OSP branch. Who can appoint FCC commissioners? The President.
Anyone expecting Fox News to have any sort of accurate information is fooling themselves. I just now looked at their website for information on this story, and at the bottom of the page saw page links for a "Free Xbox 260". These guys don't fact-check anything!
I was unknowingly included in a class-action suit against my former wireless provider, and received part of the settlement (minutes to be used on any network, nothing impressive).
Now, this has gotten me wondering if by downloading this game there is some sort of clause or recognition on Microsoft's part that you have in fact accepted this as acceptible compensation, barring you from raising any future disputes about the issue.
Can anyone confirm this?
The fact is, my sister lived in the county where a lot of the recount hooplah (that's right, I said hooplah) happened. She was able to decipher the ballot. My friends and I who saw copies of it were able to figure it out. My friend's eleven year old son was able to figure it out when asked how to use it.
The situation may have happened in Florida, but it would have happened in any area where the masses were more embarassed to ask for help than to be sure they voted for whom they wanted.
And I did note the sarcasm in your original post, I was just trying to convey the point that the voting fiasco in Florida was not something that was the result of the entire state. It was just a very vocal, and very stupid group.
People with no arms or legs can't vote.
The comatose and brain-dead can't vote.
People from Florida couldn't understand it.
They can, they just ask for assistance.
Again, they can, just ask for assistance.
No, but the Governor passes legislation in their name, so it evens out.
We never had a problem with this system. (Guess where Citrus County is.)
I always enjoyed my previous county's voting system.
Here's your paper, here's your marker. Fill in the dot next to who you're voting for. If you make a mistake, please see one of the attendants for a new ballot and we will destroy the old one, and record the action and confirm it with your signature. If you would like to vote and are unable to properly use the marker, please see one of our attendants for assistance. Once you are done, please slip your ballot into the secured box at either end of the room. The "I voted" sticker is optional and will not be forced on you.
I voted in that county for 7 years, and not once did anyone ever question the authenticity of the outcomes, even when outcomes were close.
Don't listen to him folks, they're all still expensive coasters, that's right.
How does this guy get anyone to take him seriously?
I saw trailers for Dungeon Siege and wondered how something like that could get a greenlight, and then I find out its Uwe Boll's project, and for a while it makes an eerie kind of sense.
But now that I think about it, it doesn't make sense. How does he still get a studio to pay him anything?
1) How far away does the employee live
2) How well can you trust them to do their work
3) Can they do all of their work from home, and if not, will the come in and do what they can't in the office In my experience, with my job (I work for a large telecom's internal support desk) 1 & 3 are never factored in. We have people who work three hours away from the nearest office and refuse to come in. It's a great deal of fun when they've been using cached logins and get dropped from a domain, or when their PC just dies and they need to coordinate for days with our field support.
I had a friend who was a cop who explained it to me as this: Police Officers are often very overworked on demanding schedules and as such cannot tear into what may be deemed as minor infractions. Had the police been summoned by a neighbor complaining about noise at this party and subsequently discovered underaged drinking, then yes they would have probably gotten involved. Furthermore, the only evidence they now have is digital photographs, which as we all know can be altered. There is also the testimony of anyone at the party, but no teenager would willingly make themself a pariah to the cool crowd.
There's a bit of a gray area, here, and I'll reference my original point. This should lead into an investigation of whether or not this conduct has been conducted on school ground, not necessarily result in punishment by the school itself. Though, as I said before, this will bring his character into account for any similar instances that might come later.
*The dirt won't come off.
That aside, I see Microsoft as a company that's losing direction by pulling itself in too many at once. The company seems to be Hell-bent on conquering every corner of their market, and then any markets they hadn't originally targeted. I feel that a lot of their recent releases on their broad spectrum of product lines have been rather mediocre.
I can see why the company may believe it is necessary to incorperate this into their other products, but didn't Microsoft already introduce a search engine that was supposed to compete with Google? Wasn't that what Live was for?
I assume this will be replacing Comcast's previous technology? The PCI tin can with a string coming out of the back?