"Dial-up Internet services are still well-appreciated,"
- Perhaps because the broadband is so pathetic it makes dial up look like the holy grail! I know when I lived in Australia I used a flat rate dial up plan over broadband because I couldn't even get it. Even if I could get it, I wouldn't because the quality is so poor and so expensive.
I have just past what I call my quarter-life crisis and I had to make the choice to either stick with IT or go into the Golf industry. I love working with computers, but I'm extremely paranoid about job security. While IT is a high paying job in most cases, there is not too much job security in regards to one-job-till-you-die. In the golf industry however, there isn't a whole lot that changes and the percentage of getting that job-till-you-die is rather high.
I'm going to go back into the golf industry and work as an IT consultant on the side. If I get a higher demand for my IT services, then I might decide to focus on it more and have my career in golf on the side.
When you get right down to it, I'm really just taking two of my passions in life and letting whatever comes my way decide on the outcome.
I don't care if you are a shareholder or not, Telstra has been screwing me in the ear for the past 6 years! I live in Carindale, Brisbane, where the average house is around $300,000, and I can't get cable or ADSL! I can get gay ass satellite. That's it. And it's absolutly crap too! When ADSL was about to come out, I was still complaining to Telstra, and they said that ADSL would be my alternative. Well, turns out Telstra had to screw me again by putting the whole area on a pair-gaining system. So I can't even get ADSL. Then tehy said that 2 way satellite would be my altrenative. Now that it's come out (late from what they told me), it's damn expensive, and all the plans suck!
I have a mate that lives near me and he's been in the same position as me, but he finally complained enough and talked to the right person, and a guy came out, went the the green box out front, and presto, 4mins later, his phone line was off the pair-gaining system, and he could get ADSL. So why does Telstra refuse to do that for me? Perhaps it's because Telstra is shit. I'm glad I came back to Canada for a year! I can finally get some speed! Maybe since you are a shareholder, you should get some people together and make them do something. They don't listen to me, or the whole area I live in.
How does making a Microsoft Office for Linux and Mac not fall into the continuation of a monopoly? Wouldn't it just help increase that monopoly? Mabey I'm not thinking straight...
Slashdot Mirror
I suddenly like school again.
Why thank you Mr. States the obvious!
"Dial-up Internet services are still well-appreciated,"
- Perhaps because the broadband is so pathetic it makes dial up look like the holy grail! I know when I lived in Australia I used a flat rate dial up plan over broadband because I couldn't even get it. Even if I could get it, I wouldn't because the quality is so poor and so expensive.
Ugly Bob
I have just past what I call my quarter-life crisis and I had to make the choice to either stick with IT or go into the Golf industry. I love working with computers, but I'm extremely paranoid about job security. While IT is a high paying job in most cases, there is not too much job security in regards to one-job-till-you-die. In the golf industry however, there isn't a whole lot that changes and the percentage of getting that job-till-you-die is rather high.
I'm going to go back into the golf industry and work as an IT consultant on the side. If I get a higher demand for my IT services, then I might decide to focus on it more and have my career in golf on the side.
When you get right down to it, I'm really just taking two of my passions in life and letting whatever comes my way decide on the outcome.
Ugly Bob
Perhaps it should be sold to Maxis and be made part of The Sims family.
Ugly Bob
I don't care if you are a shareholder or not, Telstra has been screwing me in the ear for the past 6 years! I live in Carindale, Brisbane, where the average house is around $300,000, and I can't get cable or ADSL! I can get gay ass satellite. That's it. And it's absolutly crap too! When ADSL was about to come out, I was still complaining to Telstra, and they said that ADSL would be my alternative. Well, turns out Telstra had to screw me again by putting the whole area on a pair-gaining system. So I can't even get ADSL. Then tehy said that 2 way satellite would be my altrenative. Now that it's come out (late from what they told me), it's damn expensive, and all the plans suck!
I have a mate that lives near me and he's been in the same position as me, but he finally complained enough and talked to the right person, and a guy came out, went the the green box out front, and presto, 4mins later, his phone line was off the pair-gaining system, and he could get ADSL. So why does Telstra refuse to do that for me? Perhaps it's because Telstra is shit. I'm glad I came back to Canada for a year! I can finally get some speed! Maybe since you are a shareholder, you should get some people together and make them do something. They don't listen to me, or the whole area I live in.
Ugly Bob
I've got my Buffy DVDs all ready; Season 1 - 3 and then i'm going over the VHS for season 4 and 5! I could also watch Angel too...mmmm....Angle.
Ugly Bob
How does making a Microsoft Office for Linux and Mac not fall into the continuation of a monopoly? Wouldn't it just help increase that monopoly? Mabey I'm not thinking straight...