At all. Most calls to support have little to do with actual problems. Most calls to support are from the 95% of the population that calls because 'the internet is broken, please fix it, I bought my computer from you'.
So, they have procedures to deal with these 95%. No, "I know my stuff, just trust me" won"t work - everyone says that.
Your best bet is to play along, nicely. Spontaneously providing precise and to the point information gets you out of the dummy filters faster. Of course, the question is then, can you get to someone who can actually fix the poroblem. This is the real problem. Bashing the dummy-filtering procedure is pointless. Focusing on the eventual availability of someone with the knowledge/power to fix things is what matters.
I'll burn some karma here, and even agree that there may be some trolling intent in the statement, but the thing is, he's right. I mean, WTF? Not to mention Schools. So, he might be trolling, but he has a point. (-1, Troll) + (+1, insightful) = +1, Funny?
Not talking about lines per head here, they sure have an impressive count; but i've got 20Mb down, 1.5M up (yes, 20Mb down, it's not a typo, it's ADSL2+) for 30 a month. Now, that's what I call cheap. Oh, and free, unlimited national calls included. 8Mb goes for 15.
Free offers 15-20Mb depending on the distance from your DSLAM for 29.99. Upload at 512k-1.5Mb; no monthly cap; free national-wide calls (VoIP to POTS). We're talking sustained download rates here. I'm 450m from the DSLAM and have 20Mb. I have been able to backup my hosted server with a sustained bandwidth of 20Mb/s.
At 13, my father ordered (for himself mostly) a ZX81. While waiting, I leared to program on a Control Data Cyber 175. I'd played with the PLATO system before, but that's not really "using" a computer, although I knew how to load programs from tape. I kept the ZX81 for a long time, and managed to get everything there was to get out of it. I managed (in 16K) to write a two-player turn-based (what else ?;) strategy game that was enjoyable enough that hours were spent playing it. I finaly got an Apple ][e (128k!), that was a faithful computer for many years, for playing, working, and learning, until I got my first PC (386SX-16, 1M!). I then went thru the usual upgrades, and finally stoped trying to possess the latest hardware, being content with a perfectly working, non-top-of-the-line PC.
An now my homepage is hosted on a 2.8Ghz Xeon xServe with 1GB ram, remote-backuped to a 1TB raid 5 array...
But never since the days of my Apple did I feel that I had reached the limits of the hardware. Since then, upgrades came before the need, and sloppy programming and bloatware make sure that the simplest tasks require a 4Ghz CPU with 4Gb ram.
Maybe that's why some of us like the challenge of porting to improbable platforms, or simply to try and do something useful on "old" hardware. There is challenge in trying to do something useful or surprising with limited resources.
It would be trivial to have a small battery, on the DC side of the power supply instead of trying to hook up a UPS. Just 2 minutes worth of power to cleanly shutdown. UPS is ok to weather the power shortage, a battery inside the power supply would allow for clean shutdown.
Well, you could do a '@' skin for UT2k4, and mod the game to have ascii textures, and 'b' monsters, and, and... Now that would be fun. It would require someone with not life whatsoever, but then, this is/.
There's a zone 1 "collector edition" that would suit you just fine. One complete season on 5 DVDs, with and without laugh track. I can find it here, you should be able ton find it in UK. Hey, there's even a zone 2 version at amazon. You didn't look very hard, did you?
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What if you never woke from your dream? How would you tell the dream-world from the real-world?
'cause windows anti-virus detect windows rootkits?
Please.
Your car alarm is a car "anti-virus" isnt'it?
You could have committed seppuku.
So don't come complaining and bear your shame.
At all.
Most calls to support have little to do with actual problems.
Most calls to support are from the 95% of the population that calls because 'the internet is broken, please fix it, I bought my computer from you'.
So, they have procedures to deal with these 95%.
No, "I know my stuff, just trust me" won"t work - everyone says that.
Your best bet is to play along, nicely.
Spontaneously providing precise and to the point information gets you out of the dummy filters faster. Of course, the question is then, can you get to someone who can actually fix the poroblem.
This is the real problem.
Bashing the dummy-filtering procedure is pointless. Focusing on the eventual availability of someone with the knowledge/power to fix things is what matters.
Owning one, and having had many people buy one, I second that :)
Huh that's kind of the point of the Darwin awards.
Someone does something incredibly stupid and dies. Hopefully before his genes get into the species gene pool.
I can relate to someone being hurt by bad luck, I just look down on those hurt by their own lack of common sense.
Next thing you know, if they survive, they'll sue Lucas for giving them the stupid idea?
Meesa stupid, meesa watch mooovie, meesa hurt. Lucas baaad!
Maybe those who complain don't need to get any work done?
Oh my, an intelligent reply and I'm all out of mod points...
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Just works.
I second that. My sleep schedule was ruined because of that book. It's a must read.
What's to prevent a company in India from making this software for willing costumers to use?
Bomb them back to the stone age?
I'll burn some karma here, and even agree that there may be some trolling intent in the statement, but the thing is, he's right.
I mean, WTF?
Not to mention Schools.
So, he might be trolling, but he has a point.
(-1, Troll) + (+1, insightful) = +1, Funny?
Also, wired won't bathe you in very probably harmful microwave radiation.
If you can't concentrate, you don't deserve an A ;-p
Not talking about lines per head here, they sure have an impressive count; but i've got 20Mb down, 1.5M up (yes, 20Mb down, it's not a typo, it's ADSL2+) for 30 a month. Now, that's what I call cheap.
Oh, and free, unlimited national calls included.
8Mb goes for 15.
Free offers 15-20Mb depending on the distance from your DSLAM for 29.99.
Upload at 512k-1.5Mb; no monthly cap; free national-wide calls (VoIP to POTS).
We're talking sustained download rates here.
I'm 450m from the DSLAM and have 20Mb. I have been able to backup my hosted server with a sustained bandwidth of 20Mb/s.
Find a g/f who also plays. ;-)
Bonus if she's better than you at it
He's karma whoring the Bush administration :-P
ROFLMAO
;-P
It's spelled Voilà by the french
At 13, my father ordered (for himself mostly) a ZX81. While waiting, I leared to program on a Control Data Cyber 175. I'd played with the PLATO system before, but that's not really "using" a computer, although I knew how to load programs from tape. ;) strategy game that was enjoyable enough that hours were spent playing it.
I kept the ZX81 for a long time, and managed to get everything there was to get out of it. I managed (in 16K) to write a two-player turn-based (what else ?
I finaly got an Apple ][e (128k!), that was a faithful computer for many years, for playing, working, and learning, until I got my first PC (386SX-16, 1M!).
I then went thru the usual upgrades, and finally stoped trying to possess the latest hardware, being content with a perfectly working, non-top-of-the-line PC.
An now my homepage is hosted on a 2.8Ghz Xeon xServe with 1GB ram, remote-backuped to a 1TB raid 5 array...
But never since the days of my Apple did I feel that I had reached the limits of the hardware. Since then, upgrades came before the need, and sloppy programming and bloatware make sure that the simplest tasks require a 4Ghz CPU with 4Gb ram.
Maybe that's why some of us like the challenge of porting to improbable platforms, or simply to try and do something useful on "old" hardware. There is challenge in trying to do something useful or surprising with limited resources.
France is a very popular vacation place.
Thanks, you made my evening. :) :)
Excellent review.
I saved $50
No one will call that a slashvertisement I guess
It would be trivial to have a small battery, on the DC side of the power supply instead of trying to hook up a UPS. Just 2 minutes worth of power to cleanly shutdown.
UPS is ok to weather the power shortage, a battery inside the power supply would allow for clean shutdown.
Well, you could do a '@' skin for UT2k4, and mod the game to have ascii textures, and 'b' monsters, and, and... /.
Now that would be fun. It would require someone with not life whatsoever, but then, this is
Anyone? Anyone?
There's a zone 1 "collector edition" that would suit you just fine.
One complete season on 5 DVDs, with and without laugh track.
I can find it here, you should be able ton find it in UK.
Hey, there's even a zone 2 version at amazon.
You didn't look very hard, did you?