Don't knock the junk mail - without it the USPS would operate even more in the red than they do now. Besides idiot marketers and mail order retailers, who mails things using the USPS anymore? When was the last time you mailed a letter to someone?
Only if you also ignore the fact that so far fusion takes more energy to produce than it outputs. I think around 65% efficiency is the best they have done so far. Kind of like ethanol in that respect.
So at $39,000 to build and my current average electric bill of $50/month - this would only take 65 years to pay for itself! And that isn't even reasonable seeing I haven't figured in the fact it would take (guestimate) probably $100 worth of electricity to produce $65 worth of electricity. I mean yeah, cool you invented a fusion reactor. But why? No practical use other than uber-geeky bragging rights. Not quite sure that is worth a personal $35,000 investment.
Who needs beer when you can go get a dose of Lysergic Foam? And legal and free of charge as well... (If that is the "Socialized Medicine" people say is coming to the USA I say "bring it on!")
I didn't have to talk to anybody. I went to the Nintendo site and found a page in the support section describing the exact problem I was having. I clicked on the repair button, was prompted for my Wii model and serial number, entered them and was told my Wii was eligible for free repair. It then gave me directions on where/how to send my console in, and links to print the pre-paid shipping forms. This must have been a manufacturer's defect that was covered even out of warranty is the only thing i can think of. I fully expected to at least have to pay shipping to send them the Wii and was surprised I had to pay nothing out of pocket at all. Especially considering I bought it used and never registered/transferred any warranty information. Apparently it sounds like this may not be a typical case, but it sure seemed pretty hassle free to me.
Not a plant, and to be honest, I was just as surprised it was that easy. They sent me a printable pre-paid shipping label to send it to them, and paid the shipping to send it back as well. If you care, I was getting the "Unable to read disc" error on dual-layer DVD games. They had my Wii in-shop for exactly one day, and then it was sent back out. They also used 2 day shipping both ways, so I was only without my Wii less than a week. This is the only experience I have had so far with Nintendo customer support, but I can say I have no complaints at all.
Do I really have to explain that $your_experience != $everyones_experience?
He said he works in an environment with a lot of Xboxes, and while there used to be a lot of failures, he hasn't seen them in great numbers lately. You then counter with your anecdotal evidence of 1 failure. Please read the above quoted text again.
I just sent in my Wii for repair that is 3 years old that I bought used from someone else - Nintendo paid shipping both ways and did not charge me a penny.
Hence, thanks for fixing the stuff, Apple; better late security than no security.
If you replaced Apple with Microsoft and posted that same statement, do you think you would have been rated Interesting or would you have been modded into negative oblivion with Flamebait or Troll? Why is it that Apple gets a free pass on everything it does half-assed regarding security, yet Microsoft's feet are held to the fire instantly?
Email is like a postcard. If you wrote your bank account and social security # on a postcard, would you want to send it through the mail like that? Putting it in an envelope would be like using (weak) encryption.
I only get humor when it is actually funny. I have a problem in regards to that.
Somehow implying that people wasting time on Facebook is Facebook's fault is not really a joke, or at the very least, not a funny joke.
Anyone who believes a word out of any politician's mouth deserves whatever happens to them. Them problem is not politicians lying, that is what they do. The problem is the idiot people keep believing the lies. (They also seem to believe that the President is the only one in the country who can make any changes.)
Yes, I do pay attention to history. The only thing murder leads to is more murder. I also know that empty rhetoric is great for whipping people into a frenzy, but beyond that is mostly useless. If you pay attention to history, you would also know this.
Yes, murder for anything that you don't agree with is ALWAYS the answer and always justified. And knee-jerk over reactions to things is always logical.
I prefer the current force feedback system that lets you "feel" clicking of the buttons (or hovering over something) over an audio cue. Sounds like your friend was giving you the Wiimote with dead batteries. I use a rechargeable base station and have never once experienced my input not registering on the Wii. Also there are sensitivity settings you can adjust on the controllers.
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But the real question is does it make the "do do do do do do do do do do" sound when he runs or jumps.
That is akin to saying "Your child is injured, why bother fixing them? You can just adopt another one."
In case you hadn't noticed, every cat is not the same.
So you are saying no one or no creature should ever receive medical treatment becasue people are dying elsewhere? Sound logic.
Don't knock the junk mail - without it the USPS would operate even more in the red than they do now. Besides idiot marketers and mail order retailers, who mails things using the USPS anymore? When was the last time you mailed a letter to someone?
Only if you also ignore the fact that so far fusion takes more energy to produce than it outputs. I think around 65% efficiency is the best they have done so far. Kind of like ethanol in that respect.
So at $39,000 to build and my current average electric bill of $50/month - this would only take 65 years to pay for itself! And that isn't even reasonable seeing I haven't figured in the fact it would take (guestimate) probably $100 worth of electricity to produce $65 worth of electricity. I mean yeah, cool you invented a fusion reactor. But why? No practical use other than uber-geeky bragging rights. Not quite sure that is worth a personal $35,000 investment.
At least she started the fire in the "F" drawer of the filing cabinet...
Logan's Run is actually a full sized novel. The movie only has a passing resemblance to the book though.
Who needs beer when you can go get a dose of Lysergic Foam? And legal and free of charge as well... (If that is the "Socialized Medicine" people say is coming to the USA I say "bring it on!")
I didn't have to talk to anybody. I went to the Nintendo site and found a page in the support section describing the exact problem I was having. I clicked on the repair button, was prompted for my Wii model and serial number, entered them and was told my Wii was eligible for free repair. It then gave me directions on where/how to send my console in, and links to print the pre-paid shipping forms. This must have been a manufacturer's defect that was covered even out of warranty is the only thing i can think of. I fully expected to at least have to pay shipping to send them the Wii and was surprised I had to pay nothing out of pocket at all. Especially considering I bought it used and never registered/transferred any warranty information. Apparently it sounds like this may not be a typical case, but it sure seemed pretty hassle free to me.
Not a plant, and to be honest, I was just as surprised it was that easy. They sent me a printable pre-paid shipping label to send it to them, and paid the shipping to send it back as well. If you care, I was getting the "Unable to read disc" error on dual-layer DVD games. They had my Wii in-shop for exactly one day, and then it was sent back out. They also used 2 day shipping both ways, so I was only without my Wii less than a week. This is the only experience I have had so far with Nintendo customer support, but I can say I have no complaints at all.
Do I really have to explain that $your_experience != $everyones_experience?
He said he works in an environment with a lot of Xboxes, and while there used to be a lot of failures, he hasn't seen them in great numbers lately. You then counter with your anecdotal evidence of 1 failure. Please read the above quoted text again.
I just sent in my Wii for repair that is 3 years old that I bought used from someone else - Nintendo paid shipping both ways and did not charge me a penny.
With women you pay either way. Either a lump sum up front, or smaller installments over a longer time period.
Hence, thanks for fixing the stuff, Apple; better late security than no security.
If you replaced Apple with Microsoft and posted that same statement, do you think you would have been rated Interesting or would you have been modded into negative oblivion with Flamebait or Troll? Why is it that Apple gets a free pass on everything it does half-assed regarding security, yet Microsoft's feet are held to the fire instantly?
Email is like a postcard. If you wrote your bank account and social security # on a postcard, would you want to send it through the mail like that? Putting it in an envelope would be like using (weak) encryption.
I only get humor when it is actually funny. I have a problem in regards to that.
Somehow implying that people wasting time on Facebook is Facebook's fault is not really a joke, or at the very least, not a funny joke.
Anyone who believes a word out of any politician's mouth deserves whatever happens to them. Them problem is not politicians lying, that is what they do. The problem is the idiot people keep believing the lies. (They also seem to believe that the President is the only one in the country who can make any changes.)
I didn't realize that having a Facebook account and using it daily was mandatory. Where do you live?
Death != Murder. And I am the one who is an ignorant fool. Thanks for the laugh!
Yes, I do pay attention to history. The only thing murder leads to is more murder. I also know that empty rhetoric is great for whipping people into a frenzy, but beyond that is mostly useless. If you pay attention to history, you would also know this.
Yes, murder for anything that you don't agree with is ALWAYS the answer and always justified. And knee-jerk over reactions to things is always logical.
You do realize that "a portion of the population" is just a bunch of individuals together, right?
"Oh my god...the population...it's made OF PEOPLE!"
Are you referring to the Spocker?
I prefer the current force feedback system that lets you "feel" clicking of the buttons (or hovering over something) over an audio cue. Sounds like your friend was giving you the Wiimote with dead batteries. I use a rechargeable base station and have never once experienced my input not registering on the Wii. Also there are sensitivity settings you can adjust on the controllers.