Sure, and settle for crappy DSL that is slightly less expensive, or city Wireless that is absolute crap, even when it is working. Love my choices. If I want any speed over 1MB, and service that works more than 80% of the time, Comcast is my only real option. So if by wanting reliable fast internet I am a sucker, so be it. See the problem here?
The world I actually live in has issues that are mostly shades of gray, not the black and white one you live in. If only it was as easy as "stop paying them".
The only religious figure for me is the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I think organized religion is one of the most counter-productive forces on the planet. But whatever, you certainly have my number and the rest of life already figured out. Have fun with it.
I had a point to make, it was just wasted on you. I know when my breath is being wasted, so I won't even bother. No point in talking to the ostrich with it's head in the ground. If that is what you need to placate your ego, then fine - think that you are right and I am wrong. Sorry, but I am secure enough in my own beliefs that I don't need the childish reassurance. Have a nice life.
If you honestly can't see how this incident involves the factors I was speaking about, not only am I not going to try to explain it to you, but I am done talking to you. Bye.
I thought Time Warner was bad until they were bought up by Comcast in my area. Comcast reduced the amount of channels I get, raised the price of cable by about 30%, and raised the cost of internet services by about 40%. I would kill to have Time Warner again.
No, I don't take sides as I think both sides are in the wrong, and to continue the killing is ridiculous. But for you to ignore the implications of the Israel/Arab conflict by saying "this is about a laptop" means you are either choosing to be disingenuous yourself, or you are woefully ignorant of the situation over there. I wasn't assuming she was Palestinian, but I would bet the farm the Israeli guards did - or at least that she was anti-Israel which was basically what I meant. And sorry, but this is not off topic. If she wouldn't have had anti-jewish stickers on her laptop, I am guessing this would not have happened, so it is very on topic. So clearly you are not clear about what I meant, so please do not try to speak for me, or explain to me what I meant.
It is a story about Israeli guards acting against what they perceived may be a Palestinian threat. How could that post be any more on topic? Do you know anything about the middle east at all? If you really think this entire story "is about a laptop", you are the biggest twit in the universe.
Sorry, but just becasue something was created spontaneously does not automatically mean that after the first time you view it that it becomes not funny anymore. If that is the case, should I also throw away all my jazz records becasue I have listened to them once already?
What I am most interested about regarding this phone was the article I read that said you could use the phone carrier-free over existing WiFi networks. Combined with a Google Voice phone #, you could use this phone without having a carrier at all. Of course you would need WiFi to use it this way, so you may not always have coverage, but for city dwellers, this is an interesting option. Add to the fact that you could primarily use the phone this way, and carry a pre-paid SIM with you for the times you need to use the phone but there is no WiFi available, and you could put together a very low cost phone solution. Even if the phone was several hundred dollars more initially to buy without a contract, you could recover any extra money spent very quickly by not having a monthly fee.
Places that sell by the slice and want to sell big slices. A pizza place I used to work for cut the pizza we sold by the slice into 6 (16" pizza) slices so they are big enough to fold in half to eat them (New York style), and so you feel like you are getting your money's worth.
In order for it to be an export, someone else has to want to import it. Besides, the US hardly exports anything anymore. Around the time of World War II, the US was the leading exporter of products in the world. Now we are the biggest importer of goods. Thanks Walmart!
I have lived in 3 different countries, and visited many others, and I can tell you from my experiences you are making generalities, which are rarely accurate. Stupidity is global, and not concentrated geographically to certain areas. And I am not speaking from second-hand experience, I am only speaking from personal first-hand experience. The more you travel, the less you repeat ignorant cliches others have come up with, and start thinking for yourself.
Americans aren't stupid. People are stupid. I don't think the US has an exclusive monopoly on stupidity. I have lived in 2 foreign countries, and have visited several others. The thing you learn most when traveling is people are generally the same everywhere.
Everybody thinks everything is getting worse, since the dawn of man. Every generation thinks the one after it is far less worthwhile then their own. It is the oldest cliche in the book. But really it is just getting old. The times change faster than you do.
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Sure, and settle for crappy DSL that is slightly less expensive, or city Wireless that is absolute crap, even when it is working. Love my choices. If I want any speed over 1MB, and service that works more than 80% of the time, Comcast is my only real option. So if by wanting reliable fast internet I am a sucker, so be it. See the problem here?
The world I actually live in has issues that are mostly shades of gray, not the black and white one you live in. If only it was as easy as "stop paying them".
The only religious figure for me is the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I think organized religion is one of the most counter-productive forces on the planet. But whatever, you certainly have my number and the rest of life already figured out. Have fun with it.
I had a point to make, it was just wasted on you. I know when my breath is being wasted, so I won't even bother. No point in talking to the ostrich with it's head in the ground. If that is what you need to placate your ego, then fine - think that you are right and I am wrong. Sorry, but I am secure enough in my own beliefs that I don't need the childish reassurance. Have a nice life.
If you honestly can't see how this incident involves the factors I was speaking about, not only am I not going to try to explain it to you, but I am done talking to you. Bye.
I thought Time Warner was bad until they were bought up by Comcast in my area. Comcast reduced the amount of channels I get, raised the price of cable by about 30%, and raised the cost of internet services by about 40%. I would kill to have Time Warner again.
I hate to break it to you, but the highly vaunted "news" you speak about IS the distracting toy.
No, I don't take sides as I think both sides are in the wrong, and to continue the killing is ridiculous. But for you to ignore the implications of the Israel/Arab conflict by saying "this is about a laptop" means you are either choosing to be disingenuous yourself, or you are woefully ignorant of the situation over there. I wasn't assuming she was Palestinian, but I would bet the farm the Israeli guards did - or at least that she was anti-Israel which was basically what I meant. And sorry, but this is not off topic. If she wouldn't have had anti-jewish stickers on her laptop, I am guessing this would not have happened, so it is very on topic. So clearly you are not clear about what I meant, so please do not try to speak for me, or explain to me what I meant.
It is a story about Israeli guards acting against what they perceived may be a Palestinian threat. How could that post be any more on topic? Do you know anything about the middle east at all? If you really think this entire story "is about a laptop", you are the biggest twit in the universe.
All it takes is for one human brain capable of logical deduction to write the code for the software that will sort out the SPAM for everyone else.
What? I can submit with previewing first.
Sorry, but just becasue something was created spontaneously does not automatically mean that after the first time you view it that it becomes not funny anymore. If that is the case, should I also throw away all my jazz records becasue I have listened to them once already?
What I am most interested about regarding this phone was the article I read that said you could use the phone carrier-free over existing WiFi networks. Combined with a Google Voice phone #, you could use this phone without having a carrier at all. Of course you would need WiFi to use it this way, so you may not always have coverage, but for city dwellers, this is an interesting option. Add to the fact that you could primarily use the phone this way, and carry a pre-paid SIM with you for the times you need to use the phone but there is no WiFi available, and you could put together a very low cost phone solution. Even if the phone was several hundred dollars more initially to buy without a contract, you could recover any extra money spent very quickly by not having a monthly fee.
Or just uncheck the box that enables javascript in Adobe and save yourself an hour of work.
Places that sell by the slice and want to sell big slices. A pizza place I used to work for cut the pizza we sold by the slice into 6 (16" pizza) slices so they are big enough to fold in half to eat them (New York style), and so you feel like you are getting your money's worth.
In order for it to be an export, someone else has to want to import it. Besides, the US hardly exports anything anymore. Around the time of World War II, the US was the leading exporter of products in the world. Now we are the biggest importer of goods. Thanks Walmart!
Yes, and Al Gore invented the internet.
No, just all the good people. You can keep the tea.
I have lived in 3 different countries, and visited many others, and I can tell you from my experiences you are making generalities, which are rarely accurate. Stupidity is global, and not concentrated geographically to certain areas. And I am not speaking from second-hand experience, I am only speaking from personal first-hand experience. The more you travel, the less you repeat ignorant cliches others have come up with, and start thinking for yourself.
Why does it cost me the same for early termination if I want to cancel 23 months into a 2 year contract as it does if I cancel in the first month?
Americans aren't stupid. People are stupid. I don't think the US has an exclusive monopoly on stupidity. I have lived in 2 foreign countries, and have visited several others. The thing you learn most when traveling is people are generally the same everywhere.
See, now that seems a little more honest than "I could fix it in two hours with a bare minimum of replacement code".
Well that just proves my point. We have even you fooled too.
Yeah, I know. Welcome to Slashdot, in Soviet Russia coffee drinks you, get off my lawn, Natalie Portman and hot grits, etc.
Exactly. I have met probably around half of my Facebook friends in person, and at least 15%-20% I barely know.
Everybody thinks everything is getting worse, since the dawn of man. Every generation thinks the one after it is far less worthwhile then their own. It is the oldest cliche in the book. But really it is just getting old. The times change faster than you do.