I hate to be a downer here but my father recently went through such a procedure, losing his primary hand. He ended up getting an elaborate top of the line mechanical hand that uses the nerves that would go to your hand to move the hand.
The thing was junk, really. It ended up being pretty fragile overall, and while kind of neat that he could control the hand with the impulses from his nerves, it was very non-fluid and limited. I mean what can you expect really, right? He prefers to just use the stump on his arm as a sort of giant finger instead of use it anymore.
Not sure what kind of creative work your family member is doing, but my only suggestion is just to avoid the mechanical ones. They seem like a good choice because in theory they give you more control, but they're quite prone to breakage and are just ineffectual. She would probably be better off going the attachment route with non-hand like tool specific things attached for what she wants to do.
I know you have to verify a unique phone number in order to unlock certain features on a Facebook account. Some people report having to verify a unique phone number in order to log in at all. Do Skype accounts work the same way?
Besides, he'd first have to have Internet access on his "laptop or iPhone or android phone or iPad or even Windows phones etc" in order to be able to use Skype. From the article:
You can make such calls right away after account creation provided you have credits, and since toll-free calls don't require credits, it works immediately. As for Internet access, I would assume he has some means to the Internet since his apparent first move was to search the Internet for working cracks, such that he managed to try a few before concluding they don't work.
I've found myself using that program only because sites like to enforce their own ideals about what a secure password is, rendering my actually secure password "weak" by their standards. So I keep track of those rogue sites by recording which variant I need to use for that special snowflake website.
Sure, but that's not what's happening. They don't exist in every jurisdiction on earth, just the ones they do business in. Maybe Apple shouldn't do business in countries if it's too hard for them to obey the local laws..?
Has anyone actually had to wait on hold that long?
For the record, toll free numbers are free on Skype. I wasn't sure initially but just checked now and Microsoft's support line is toll free so it would cost him a modest fee of nothing.
Does he live on a remote planet by himself? No friends? No office? If he had a laptop or iPhone or android phone or iPad or even Windows phones etc, he could have been a Skype call away from completing his activation for a modest fee.
So the root of the issue is he isn't capable of completing a phone call, and that's Microsoft's fault? Perhaps he should find a landline or another cell phone?
Not really a huge fan of Microsoft, but I haven't had any issues when on the phone with them. The thought of reformatting your PC because your cell phone is bunk at completing calls is kind of silly. It's also worth noting that online chat isn't as prevalent as he seems to think it is. I would love to have online chat for most of my services, but I don't.
Going above and beyond 99% of employers in the US doesn't make what they're doing any less sexist. In fact, it is less sexist to give no paid leave at all to either parent than giving the mother twice as much paid leave as the father, especially when you consider that adoptive parents get these same benefits, so no one can staple on "women need time to recover!"
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Well, we'll never know for sure.
That's like saying the Wii doesn't meet the definition of a console.
Or he could just use a prepaid card.
I hate to be a downer here but my father recently went through such a procedure, losing his primary hand. He ended up getting an elaborate top of the line mechanical hand that uses the nerves that would go to your hand to move the hand.
The thing was junk, really. It ended up being pretty fragile overall, and while kind of neat that he could control the hand with the impulses from his nerves, it was very non-fluid and limited. I mean what can you expect really, right? He prefers to just use the stump on his arm as a sort of giant finger instead of use it anymore.
Not sure what kind of creative work your family member is doing, but my only suggestion is just to avoid the mechanical ones. They seem like a good choice because in theory they give you more control, but they're quite prone to breakage and are just ineffectual. She would probably be better off going the attachment route with non-hand like tool specific things attached for what she wants to do.
I know you have to verify a unique phone number in order to unlock certain features on a Facebook account. Some people report having to verify a unique phone number in order to log in at all. Do Skype accounts work the same way?
Besides, he'd first have to have Internet access on his "laptop or iPhone or android phone or iPad or even Windows phones etc" in order to be able to use Skype. From the article:
You can make such calls right away after account creation provided you have credits, and since toll-free calls don't require credits, it works immediately. As for Internet access, I would assume he has some means to the Internet since his apparent first move was to search the Internet for working cracks, such that he managed to try a few before concluding they don't work.
I've found myself using that program only because sites like to enforce their own ideals about what a secure password is, rendering my actually secure password "weak" by their standards. So I keep track of those rogue sites by recording which variant I need to use for that special snowflake website.
Why would they even bother asking? Honestly, if he has said no a billion times before now, what makes anyone think he would say yes for slashdot?
Sure, but that's not what's happening. They don't exist in every jurisdiction on earth, just the ones they do business in. Maybe Apple shouldn't do business in countries if it's too hard for them to obey the local laws..?
Has anyone actually had to wait on hold that long?
For the record, toll free numbers are free on Skype. I wasn't sure initially but just checked now and Microsoft's support line is toll free so it would cost him a modest fee of nothing.
I foresee even more rampant piracy than already present in Adobe's future.
Does he live on a remote planet by himself? No friends? No office? If he had a laptop or iPhone or android phone or iPad or even Windows phones etc, he could have been a Skype call away from completing his activation for a modest fee.
So the root of the issue is he isn't capable of completing a phone call, and that's Microsoft's fault? Perhaps he should find a landline or another cell phone?
Not really a huge fan of Microsoft, but I haven't had any issues when on the phone with them. The thought of reformatting your PC because your cell phone is bunk at completing calls is kind of silly. It's also worth noting that online chat isn't as prevalent as he seems to think it is. I would love to have online chat for most of my services, but I don't.
Lucasfilm had some really good games back then.
lolwut.
The wink should have been obvious that he was kidding.
So basically, it fits perfectly with this printed gun and likely why it shares the same name?
OK that is highly amusing.
Bullshit. Where can you buy an AK-47 for $400 today?
I'm curious if you wrote that with a big grin on your face or if you genuinely believe that Facebook is having issues with maintaining its dominance.
Sure, as long as you and your entire family tree also agrees to be sterilized in whatever fashion suits their individual gender.
What small bowling ball are adoptive mothers excreting from their orifice?
I'll let the adoptive mothers know that, so they can truly appreciate their hard earned leave.
Going above and beyond 99% of employers in the US doesn't make what they're doing any less sexist. In fact, it is less sexist to give no paid leave at all to either parent than giving the mother twice as much paid leave as the father, especially when you consider that adoptive parents get these same benefits, so no one can staple on "women need time to recover!"
So make the amount equal between mothers and fathers like it should have been from the start and no one will have anything to argue about.
We really do dump it into the ocean
21 years ago.