I'm guessing the AV was on the server that the data was being uploaded to... which were probably networked, and have a good chance of being connected to the internet, if only for being able to download updates & patches.
A) I *was* talking about my local decent theaters:)
B) It's not so much inability to hold it, as it is simple convenience.
We do have a couple 21+ theaters around with good food and alcohol... but the screens & sound aren't that great, the seats are still the standard flip down things, and they generally only show one movie (the top selling R movie) for a month. If you want to see something else, you're SOL. If they fixed those complaints, I'd be more than willing to pay $25 - $30 for a *good* evening of entertainment.
I have almost the exact opposite view on home vs theater...
Why go to a theater and deal with lines, bad food, people talking, sticky floors, crappy seats, no alcohol, and the inability to pause if I need to go to the bathroom when I can relax at home with a beer in peace & quiet?
I figure I'll probably grab a PS3 to use as a blu-ray player eventually, but I'm the crowd who figures DVD really isn't too bad in the mean time.
For people running mail lists, sending bulk mail or whatever... they have ways to keep this from happening.
Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL, etc usually provide bulk mailer feedback loops to prevent this sort of thing. When a recipient marks your mail as spam, the sender is notified so they can remove that recipient from their list.
Basically, you just unsubscribe the whiners. Works surprisingly well.
Rather fond of my Mustang GT... along with the analog gas gauge, one of my digital readouts is a "xxx Miles to empty".
Once it gets below 50mi to empty, the light goes on and it beeps at the driver. I'm pretty sure once it hits 0mi, I'm going to be walking in pretty short order.
Call me a cynic, but since they're already sending you mail in your name, to your address, coming from credit card companies (credit tied to your SSN), methinks it might be a little late to keep your info out of their hands.
Brilliant... let's tacitly condone car theives & criminals by just letting them in.
By that logic, you also shouldn't lock your house, set passwords on your computer, or bother to hide your SSN & bank accounts.
Frankly, attitudes like your's disgusts me - it's the reason these worthless excuses for humanity have so few qualms about stealing, burglary, identity theft, etc. Because they can, there's very few things to stop them, and because the consequences are a joke. Not only will I continue to lock my car, but I weld fish hooks around the back of my stereo, and do everything else within my power to discourage these pieces of trash.
Reminds me of an awkward moment at work a few years back...
I was on the phone with a POS reseller who was helping me set up a modem for running credit cards - nice gal, albeit kinda quiet. At one point she went to transfer me to another department where I got stuck in the hold queue, so I started talking with a coworker about a news article I had read about automated phone systems that could tell when you were pissed off or stressed out... At some point, I joked that maybe I needed to swear at it to get my call answered, with a couple rather explicit suggestions tossed back & forth with my coworker.
That was when I heard a girl nervously clear her throat over the hold music, and mention that she'd try another number. Apparently, she decided to stay on the call with me until the issue was taken care of. Oops.
They can't be referring to Slashdot, surely? I've always thought that it was a place for sensible discussion on serious topics, by intelligent (compared to the population median) people. +1 Funny
It wasn't the six panels that was ridiculous, it was the additional peripheral the hacker had to deal with during his job interview. What? I thought biological interfaces were all the rage these days...
I think they need to pick ONE easy-to-use "beginners Linux" distribution, like Ubuntu or Lindows, and then offer a 'bare drive' option for users who want something else. Let's face it; if you are enough of a Linux user to have developed a preference between distributions, you can install the damn thing from an ISO. As long as the hardware is compatible and has Linux drivers available, you ought to be able to put anything you want on there.
The argument for pre-installations is really about novice users who can't be bothered to install an OS onto a fresh machine, and just want something that's going to work with minimal fuss. They need a distribution that's as idiot-proof and "polished" as possible, and that's what the criteria for choosing it should be.
And me without any mod points. This needs to wind up (+5 Insightful) pretty damn quick!
Not to mention this applies to any internet based job. Seriously, this isn't a job locked down geographically...every design firm on the net is a competitor, or an I missing something here?
Not necessarily... I had to sign a non-compete with my current job (Blue Nile), and it was something I talked with the HR rep a fair amount about, since I wasn't very clear on it.
The way she explained it, for instance... it wouldn't stop me from taking a job at Amazon... but it would stop me from taking a job at Amazon's Jewelry section (the definition of "direct competitor" was detailed in the contract).
When in doubt, ask for someone. And get their response in writing.;)
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I'm guessing the AV was on the server that the data was being uploaded to... which were probably networked, and have a good chance of being connected to the internet, if only for being able to download updates & patches.
A) I *was* talking about my local decent theaters :)
B) It's not so much inability to hold it, as it is simple convenience.
We do have a couple 21+ theaters around with good food and alcohol... but the screens & sound aren't that great, the seats are still the standard flip down things, and they generally only show one movie (the top selling R movie) for a month. If you want to see something else, you're SOL. If they fixed those complaints, I'd be more than willing to pay $25 - $30 for a *good* evening of entertainment.
I have almost the exact opposite view on home vs theater...
Why go to a theater and deal with lines, bad food, people talking, sticky floors, crappy seats, no alcohol, and the inability to pause if I need to go to the bathroom when I can relax at home with a beer in peace & quiet?
I figure I'll probably grab a PS3 to use as a blu-ray player eventually, but I'm the crowd who figures DVD really isn't too bad in the mean time.
For people running mail lists, sending bulk mail or whatever... they have ways to keep this from happening.
Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL, etc usually provide bulk mailer feedback loops to prevent this sort of thing. When a recipient marks your mail as spam, the sender is notified so they can remove that recipient from their list.
Basically, you just unsubscribe the whiners. Works surprisingly well.
Rather fond of my Mustang GT... along with the analog gas gauge, one of my digital readouts is a "xxx Miles to empty". Once it gets below 50mi to empty, the light goes on and it beeps at the driver. I'm pretty sure once it hits 0mi, I'm going to be walking in pretty short order.
Can't we, as citizens, vote?
We can. I do. It's been working great so far, hasn't it?
Call me a cynic, but since they're already sending you mail in your name, to your address, coming from credit card companies (credit tied to your SSN), methinks it might be a little late to keep your info out of their hands.
+1 Funny... but wrong on so many levels
But since blood flow to the brain and blood flow below the waist are inversely proportional, they could probably figure it out anyhow... ;)
Now THAT'S terrifying.
Oddly enough, they all seem to wind up being exactly one cable long...
"Gee, they're going to break into my car anyway... better leave it unlocked so they don't break my windows while they're at it."
Am I close? By the way, I love the implication that *I'm* the one with intelligence issues... you're a cute lil' AC.
*sigh* Don't feed the trolls... I know, I know.
Brilliant... let's tacitly condone car theives & criminals by just letting them in.
By that logic, you also shouldn't lock your house, set passwords on your computer, or bother to hide your SSN & bank accounts.
Frankly, attitudes like your's disgusts me - it's the reason these worthless excuses for humanity have so few qualms about stealing, burglary, identity theft, etc. Because they can, there's very few things to stop them, and because the consequences are a joke. Not only will I continue to lock my car, but I weld fish hooks around the back of my stereo, and do everything else within my power to discourage these pieces of trash.
Reminds me of an awkward moment at work a few years back...
I was on the phone with a POS reseller who was helping me set up a modem for running credit cards - nice gal, albeit kinda quiet. At one point she went to transfer me to another department where I got stuck in the hold queue, so I started talking with a coworker about a news article I had read about automated phone systems that could tell when you were pissed off or stressed out... At some point, I joked that maybe I needed to swear at it to get my call answered, with a couple rather explicit suggestions tossed back & forth with my coworker.
That was when I heard a girl nervously clear her throat over the hold music, and mention that she'd try another number. Apparently, she decided to stay on the call with me until the issue was taken care of. Oops.
http://www.sgi.com/fun/freeware/3d_navigator.html
Slow as hell, and not nearly as cool as I thought it'd be though. :(
Mmm... interface...
The argument for pre-installations is really about novice users who can't be bothered to install an OS onto a fresh machine, and just want something that's going to work with minimal fuss. They need a distribution that's as idiot-proof and "polished" as possible, and that's what the criteria for choosing it should be.
And me without any mod points. This needs to wind up (+5 Insightful) pretty damn quick!
Isn't *EVERY* company on the web a competitor??
Not to mention this applies to any internet based job. Seriously, this isn't a job locked down geographically...every design firm on the net is a competitor, or an I missing something here?
Not necessarily... I had to sign a non-compete with my current job (Blue Nile), and it was something I talked with the HR rep a fair amount about, since I wasn't very clear on it.The way she explained it, for instance... it wouldn't stop me from taking a job at Amazon... but it would stop me from taking a job at Amazon's Jewelry section (the definition of "direct competitor" was detailed in the contract).
When in doubt, ask for someone. And get their response in writing. ;)
Thankfully the 21st Amendment is still intact! (We have to keep our priorities straight)
Only half? Hmm, the porn industry must be slowing down.
I'm not familiar with them... are they some sort of hair band?