I'll stick to my original model with custom firmware, thanks. There are some legitimately great apps our there, like PSPFiler, a well as support for youtube.
How so? If a criminal threatens me with a gun and wants my wallet, what the hell would I do with a gun of my own? Carry a knife if you want self defense. Carry a gun if you want to escalate violence.
Try to shoot him before he shoots you, rather than try to get close enough to stab him somewhere fatal before he shoots you dead as you approach.
I was in a GameStop recently. "New" used games are marked down *maybe* $5. I was looking at a new copy of Force Unleashed, for example. $60. Right next to it, a used copy of Force Unleashed. $55.
They probably gave the original buyer $25-$30 for it, and are making an additional $25-30 on resale.
It's these prices that make me wonder why people buy used, for recent titles. GameStop is also ripping people off. No thanks, I'll take new when I can get it.
Agreed. People simply use their PCs (and Macs) as appliances, with no thought whatsoever of using it *properly*, or learning how to use it safely.
It's like leaving your door unlocked when you go out for the day.
My personal opinion is that console only owners nowadays are pretty stupid. A decent PC graphics card which can do the latest games is around 100$ and the games usually are 20-30% cheaper.
Yes, but for those of us who don't run Windows, or simply prefer to game from the couch, or have families we don't want hogging your main PC, consoles are a much simpler option.
Add in the cheaper cost of simply buying another controller for at-home multiplayer and it makes even more sense to go console.
Indeed. I was on AT&T a year or so ago, when they announced they were prorating the early term fees. I had about 2 months left, my phone was acting up, and th wife wanted verizon because all of her family uses it, so no minutes would be used.
So figuring I'd eat the prorated fees, I called to cancel. The phone support said the pro-rating was for new customers only. Now remember, new users get 30 days to cancel, so why give them prorated fees, and not existing users.
After an hour on th phone with 3 different people, I finally said "Fine. Charge me, I want to cancel my service on principal now. I'll pay your fees and never use your service again. Also, be aware that I'll be filing a complaint with the BBB", and ended the call on a stiff but polite note.
I went to BBB.org and found a fantastic online form that allowed me to explain everything, with account numbers, etc.
3 days later I received a call from Executive Support at AT&T, apologizing for the issue that should have been solved (prorated) at T1. They negated my ETFs and actually pro-rated my final month of service bill too.
Long story short: The Better Business Bureau actually works.
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Now they'll be looking for the Gloria Hole next...
We use HP Service Center where i work (Fortune 100 company) for our ticket/incident management system. http://www8.hp.com/us/en/software/software-product.html?compURI=tcm:245-937082&pageTitle=service-manager Not as nice as Siebel MSE, imho, but it does what it needs to.
It's going to be the best ever since its on a kernal. Regular android only has a kernel
"until the company is profitable" is way too vague to work like that.
Indeed. XP & 2003 came on single CDs
Not true. You can install a full Ubuntu desktop from a 700mb CD, and never connect to the internet.
I'll stick to my original model with custom firmware, thanks. There are some legitimately great apps our there, like PSPFiler, a well as support for youtube.
How so? If a criminal threatens me with a gun and wants my wallet, what the hell would I do with a gun of my own? Carry a knife if you want self defense. Carry a gun if you want to escalate violence.
Try to shoot him before he shoots you, rather than try to get close enough to stab him somewhere fatal before he shoots you dead as you approach.
I was in a GameStop recently. "New" used games are marked down *maybe* $5. I was looking at a new copy of Force Unleashed, for example. $60. Right next to it, a used copy of Force Unleashed. $55.
They probably gave the original buyer $25-$30 for it, and are making an additional $25-30 on resale.
It's these prices that make me wonder why people buy used, for recent titles. GameStop is also ripping people off. No thanks, I'll take new when I can get it.
Yes, but will it run with all of the bells and whistles (sans DirectX, of course) on Linux? Will they have solid drivers available on release?
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I still play Sword of Fargoal today. http://www.fargoal.com/
Well, they did release DOS.
Yes, they *released* it, but did not created it.
Agreed. People simply use their PCs (and Macs) as appliances, with no thought whatsoever of using it *properly*, or learning how to use it safely. It's like leaving your door unlocked when you go out for the day.
offtopic? Climate shifting? Ocean currents? Must be too early for some...
cuz it's the Day After Tomorrow
Point taken
This is why I will never take a government IT job.
You won't take a government job because they won't let you upload your pr0n?
My personal opinion is that console only owners nowadays are pretty stupid. A decent PC graphics card which can do the latest games is around 100$ and the games usually are 20-30% cheaper.
Yes, but for those of us who don't run Windows, or simply prefer to game from the couch, or have families we don't want hogging your main PC, consoles are a much simpler option. Add in the cheaper cost of simply buying another controller for at-home multiplayer and it makes even more sense to go console.
let's see, Windows on hospital equipment recently got Conficker because Microsoft no longer provided security patches for Windows 2000 and NT.
Uh, no. The MS08-067 patch that addresses conficker was released for Windows 2000 at the same time as all the other OSes, with the exception of NT. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx
Uh.. What's the point of buying Quake 3 anymore when Quake Live exists?
Uh, no Linux support yet?
I use Firefox as my default browser. Should I care what version of IE is on my (XP) system?
Seeing as how IE is integrated into the OS, having a vulnerable, outdated browser can be a problem. Like when you use windows update.
I have had 100Mbps for years now... That single megabit won't make any difference.
Me too, actually. Costs me $48/month residential.
Indeed. I was on AT&T a year or so ago, when they announced they were prorating the early term fees. I had about 2 months left, my phone was acting up, and th wife wanted verizon because all of her family uses it, so no minutes would be used.
So figuring I'd eat the prorated fees, I called to cancel. The phone support said the pro-rating was for new customers only. Now remember, new users get 30 days to cancel, so why give them prorated fees, and not existing users. After an hour on th phone with 3 different people, I finally said "Fine. Charge me, I want to cancel my service on principal now. I'll pay your fees and never use your service again. Also, be aware that I'll be filing a complaint with the BBB", and ended the call on a stiff but polite note.
I went to BBB.org and found a fantastic online form that allowed me to explain everything, with account numbers, etc. 3 days later I received a call from Executive Support at AT&T, apologizing for the issue that should have been solved (prorated) at T1. They negated my ETFs and actually pro-rated my final month of service bill too. Long story short: The Better Business Bureau actually works.
Awesome. Just. Awesome. May I repost this elsewhere, with credit given?