Contact the restaurant owner and tell him that you WOULD have placed a few more orders IF you could have used the online ordering system. Compliment his interest in his online business, but tell him of the business he lost from you, and probably others who didn't take the time to tell him. I ALWAYS do this with any online ordering system that isn't meeting web standards, as it helps everybody.
It's not even an online ordering system. He just wants to look at the damn menu so he can phone in an order.
Yep to everything anagama said. It's likely that the restaurant owner has no idea how the web developer created or implemented the site (nor does he particularly care). All he knows is that it worked when the guy showed it to him before handing over the check and that it works on his own computer when he tries it. He has no idea that there are whole groups of people that are completely blocked off from accessing his site. He needs to be made aware of this. Whether he does anything or not is another matter entirely (he probably paid more than he wanted to for the Flash site and is wary of having it redesigned so soon).
I thought it was fairly common knowledge that the Sahara used to be a very lush and fertile plain between 10-15k years ago. Or at least that's what I was taught 15 years ago. Still, nice to find anthropological and archeological evidence of the people that lived there.
Excuse me, but I do feel I have a sense of the time scale. I'm simply looking at that time scale versus the very real possibility (over that very long time span) of major cosmic disaster and that it could make earth a lot less Earth-y with a lot less Man.
Really? Perhaps you should look at a visual representation of the planet's history (see that little tiny spec at the very end--that's mankind). And then keep in mind that the planet is 4.6 billion years into an estimated 10-12 billion year lifespan (yes, the planet is less than halfway through its life). You truly expect that mankind will make up a significant portion of that remaining 5+ billion years? Also keep in mind that any naturally occurring event (a massive collision for instance) that has the power to obliterate Earth will also have a major effect on other nearby planets. So that means that even if we've moved off to one of the others, the ramifications of the destruction of Earth will likely doom us there, too. And this doesn't even get into the likelihood of one of those other planets that we've moved to suffering the same catastrophic fate as Earth.
What will it take (global disaster?) for people to have enough evidence that we aren't going to be here forever and that it's time to wake up and move as quickly as we can toward the stars?
What will it take for people to realize that the Earth will be around for BILLIONS of years after humans (and anything remotely resembling humans) have ceased to exist as a species? I'm all for space travel and exploration, but it's clear to me that people like you have ZERO sense of the timescales involved in both the planet's lifespan and mankind's lifespan.
Ummm, isn't this exactly what we would expect them to do with all that information? The only people who should be surprised by this are the ones who have no idea how the internet works. That said, there are plenty of workarounds, including limiting accepted cookies only to sites you specify, or having your browser clear everything out upon closing. Sure it doesn't totally fix the problem (assuming you consider it a problem), but it certainly does limit the amount of tracking they can do.
That was exactly my line of thought when reading the summary. However, if Federal law were to follow California law (which it may or may not do), then that would supposedly render moot (mootify?) any non-compete clauses anywhere else in the US. But you already know that; it's the submitter who doesn't seem too clear on these things.
Yahoo's is fucking useless. There is no way you can write your own rules -- why can't I block all email with certain words in the subject, or from a particular domain? I do have a smidgin of intelligence, why won't they let me use it directly?
Mail Options > Filters. It's been there forever. It works like it should. Not sure why you can't seem to find it or use it.
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Contact the restaurant owner and tell him that you WOULD have placed a few more orders IF you could have used the online ordering system. Compliment his interest in his online business, but tell him of the business he lost from you, and probably others who didn't take the time to tell him. I ALWAYS do this with any online ordering system that isn't meeting web standards, as it helps everybody.
It's not even an online ordering system. He just wants to look at the damn menu so he can phone in an order.
Yep to everything anagama said. It's likely that the restaurant owner has no idea how the web developer created or implemented the site (nor does he particularly care). All he knows is that it worked when the guy showed it to him before handing over the check and that it works on his own computer when he tries it. He has no idea that there are whole groups of people that are completely blocked off from accessing his site. He needs to be made aware of this. Whether he does anything or not is another matter entirely (he probably paid more than he wanted to for the Flash site and is wary of having it redesigned so soon).
I thought it was fairly common knowledge that the Sahara used to be a very lush and fertile plain between 10-15k years ago. Or at least that's what I was taught 15 years ago. Still, nice to find anthropological and archeological evidence of the people that lived there.
Whoever is in charge of decisions like this at HP really needs to be hired at Apple.
Right...Like anyone who worked at HP would ever get very far at Apple...
And to the cens0r below. I record them on the Charter DVR and then move them to the computer. HD and everything.
So, the only extra thing you need to be able to use your home-rolled HD DVR is an HD DVR from your cable company. Gotcha.
There are only 10 types of people in the world -- those who understand binary, and those who get laid.
Hey dipshit, you forgot to list the other five types.
Excuse me, but I do feel I have a sense of the time scale. I'm simply looking at that time scale versus the very real possibility (over that very long time span) of major cosmic disaster and that it could make earth a lot less Earth-y with a lot less Man.
Really? Perhaps you should look at a visual representation of the planet's history (see that little tiny spec at the very end--that's mankind). And then keep in mind that the planet is 4.6 billion years into an estimated 10-12 billion year lifespan (yes, the planet is less than halfway through its life). You truly expect that mankind will make up a significant portion of that remaining 5+ billion years? Also keep in mind that any naturally occurring event (a massive collision for instance) that has the power to obliterate Earth will also have a major effect on other nearby planets. So that means that even if we've moved off to one of the others, the ramifications of the destruction of Earth will likely doom us there, too. And this doesn't even get into the likelihood of one of those other planets that we've moved to suffering the same catastrophic fate as Earth.
What will it take (global disaster?) for people to have enough evidence that we aren't going to be here forever and that it's time to wake up and move as quickly as we can toward the stars?
What will it take for people to realize that the Earth will be around for BILLIONS of years after humans (and anything remotely resembling humans) have ceased to exist as a species? I'm all for space travel and exploration, but it's clear to me that people like you have ZERO sense of the timescales involved in both the planet's lifespan and mankind's lifespan.
Shellac is alive and well in the music industry.
Ummm, isn't this exactly what we would expect them to do with all that information? The only people who should be surprised by this are the ones who have no idea how the internet works. That said, there are plenty of workarounds, including limiting accepted cookies only to sites you specify, or having your browser clear everything out upon closing. Sure it doesn't totally fix the problem (assuming you consider it a problem), but it certainly does limit the amount of tracking they can do.
*tongue firmly planted in cheek*
You're talking about BillG's asscheek, right? : p
That was exactly my line of thought when reading the summary. However, if Federal law were to follow California law (which it may or may not do), then that would supposedly render moot (mootify?) any non-compete clauses anywhere else in the US. But you already know that; it's the submitter who doesn't seem too clear on these things.
Oh, that was an attempt at humor? It usually helps for it to be, well, humorous.
I think you need the "I don't RTFA" app. (8 x $1000) - 30%.
I always preferred inconspicuous consumption. It's a shame Paul Lukas stopped doing that...
Jack? I'm sorry, but I don't know him. ; )
Next we'll be told that Microsoft's lawyers are going to be Grabbit and Runne.
Don't be silly. Everyone knows they're busy representing SCO.
Never hire an ad agency that has the word 'bogus' in the name.
I believe your statement just supported the submitter's statement. Hardly anything "ignorant" about it.
I could go on... but it's probably best if I don't.
Yes, I think we can all agree that your jokes were pretty tasteless.
Silly me. And here I was thinking it was due to a crashing problem...
This was all over the BBC News yesterday. What took so long?
Hey now! This is Slashdot. Taco and Neal and the gang were busy confirming every aspect of the story before they posted it to the front page.
If you do use EAC, use the IMG mode. That way you'll get a full rip of the CD exactly as it is, complete with correct pre-gaps and everything.
Yahoo's is fucking useless. There is no way you can write your own rules -- why can't I block all email with certain words in the subject, or from a particular domain? I do have a smidgin of intelligence, why won't they let me use it directly?
Mail Options > Filters. It's been there forever. It works like it should. Not sure why you can't seem to find it or use it.
Not sure. I opted out of all the Yahoo! stuff in the preferences a long time ago, and I don't get anything from them.