I do blame them for their reaction. It was tasteless. McCain was trying to concede gracefully and his supporters acted like toddlers. That has more to do with the state of our society than it does with the Republicans though.
Maybe because you aren't the most important star in the sky. What happens if the tech gives you a call 30 minutes before showing up? A big business connection goes down. The tech is recalled to assist. You are at home, waiting and angry. You call the company. Tech support takes your anger for the length of time it takes for them to transfer you to customer service. Customer service's hands are tied, they haven't any available techs. What are they going to do? Your anger explodes and you chew the rep a new asshole "caused they deserved it." You hire a lawyer, sue the company for lost time and mental anguish. You win some enormous settlement. Company folds.
You say you wouldn't do it, but some people have. Now you are going to wait from 8-4 on a weekday and we'll show up when we show up. Tech support deals with morons all day, every day. The worst people are the ones who call up claiming to be "techs" or "geeks" and pastors too for some odd reason. They resent calling and resent the "stupid stuff" we have them do. Keep in mind, we have seen your exact problem 15 time today. We know some of the troubleshooting is stupid, but it works. It worked for the guy before you, it's probably going to work for you. When you call, be civil, be patient, and don't lie. If you can't manage that, don't call./rant
Well, okay, why is it wrong? Do you really think that if the government didn't have NASA that there wouldn't be "stupid government restrictions" on firing large missiles into the atmosphere and beyond?
I have no idea what you are discussing, but I noticed that your definition of evil is a little off. Inaction can be just as damaging as an action. You see a woman getting mugged and do nothing. That would be evil. Apathy is just as bad as malice.
Even a blind person knows that the sky is blue. That might not mean much to him, but the knowledge is there, allowing associations. Sky is blue, person with blue eyes has sky-colored eyes. Are you telling me that his depression pushed him so far he could make an association between his corpse and his wife coming home? I guess I better do some reading.
He should have sought help. I'm sorry, you are entirely correct. I don't understand depression. I really have a hard time understanding "no choice." There is always a choice. Even if his depression gave him "no choice," killing himself where his wife could find him was despicable. His state of mind should not excuse him.
There is a difference between having depression and killing yourself. There is help available and there are people you can talk to. Do you really think his pain justified the pain that his wife felt, and will continue to feel, after finding her husband hanging from the ceiling? Or how about all his fans? You may think they are inconsequential, but a whole lot of people admired him and his writing. How would you feel if your favorite author offed himself? That person may be "at peace," but he hurt a lot of people to get there. Suicide is the act of a very selfish person.
Okay, I can't speak to your friend's problem, but I've worked for a cable company. If he just flipped the power switch, his company can still "see" the modem. You'd have to remove the modem from power or the coax before we won't be able to get info from the modem.
You still believe that people are basically good? I wish I lived where you live. Most people I meet are willing to take the easy route and call it "good." The next time you have to walk somewhere, stick your thumb out. How many people will stop? How about people who will let you out in heavy traffic? "Evil" isn't butchering babies in the street. It is cutting someone off because "you're in a hurry."
No, he said that there are wars on ideas. To have a war with an idea, you have to have a person to pin it on. Like them A-rabs and their fundamental religions.
Except, while you may be a nice reasonable plan-ahead kind of person, Americans are not. As a people, we are a feast and famine society. We party hard when times are good, with no thought to the future. When times are bad, suddenly we start blaming each other and moaning about how we should have regulated more. Who here didn't look at those adjustable rate mortgages and think that they were a bad idea? Yet enough people got one to create a "bubble." These high prices are an incentive to create new forms of energy. Forms of energy that will not dependent on an nonrenewable resource.
I remember the last Slashdot article on this couple. That one provided a link to the couple's address, in Street View. I personally invaded their "privacy" and there was no sign of a sign. Not at the main street or up closer to house.
I saw all these in the local newspaper. Isn't that media? Also, I liked
the press is all over a Republican who might-be-gay
like it shouldn't be news. It is news because it is hypocrisy. There are several Democratic gay congresscritters, you don't see them in the news because they are honest about it and don't vote for anti-gay bills. The Republicans that turn out to be gay are also the ones sponsoring the harsh legislation, like amending the Constitution to prohibit gay marriage. Larry Craig is a good example. Scum votes to actively hurt gays, runs on a "family values" platform, but has no issue with getting his freak on with a guy. That is news. Or perhaps a sad commentary
Maybe I'm too young for it to be truly obnoxious to me, but I like the sagging pants thing. I don't do it myself, but I have always found it comparable to a woman show a little cleavage or tummy. We don't try to regulate that anymore, do we?
Had a much better voice. The reason he didn't come back was because he died after the second movie was made.
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There was a little head nod thing that Bruce and the lawyer did after Bruce blocked that truck. I guess that was supposed to mean that, now that Batman has saved the guy personally, the guy won't spill the beans. Silly, because how is he going to get out of a witch hunt?
if they wake up, they may survive. If they sat down and listened to their users, then made the fixes, they'd be set. All the problems appear to be simple stuff. Add a huge ad campaign when they are done and they may make a comeback.
I do this too, except a larger jar. It takes forever to fill, but when it does I end up with between $100-$200 dollars (it's a big jar). I consider this free money and get myself something pretty. It's a great feeling actually, because it is guilt-free money. I would have spent it at the vending machine otherwise. Why would you throw change away?
I wouldn't call it petty. Grandiose, maybe. I heard about the Iron Ring which Canadian engineers do. I like the idea and think it could be adapted, but a corporate environment by its nature discourages ethics. I really don't see anything working.
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I do blame them for their reaction. It was tasteless. McCain was trying to concede gracefully and his supporters acted like toddlers. That has more to do with the state of our society than it does with the Republicans though.
You say you wouldn't do it, but some people have. Now you are going to wait from 8-4 on a weekday and we'll show up when we show up. Tech support deals with morons all day, every day. The worst people are the ones who call up claiming to be "techs" or "geeks" and pastors too for some odd reason. They resent calling and resent the "stupid stuff" we have them do. Keep in mind, we have seen your exact problem 15 time today. We know some of the troubleshooting is stupid, but it works. It worked for the guy before you, it's probably going to work for you. When you call, be civil, be patient, and don't lie. If you can't manage that, don't call. /rant
I always attribute it to the rubber-necking effect. People want to see if there is any blood. They want to see if it is someone they know.
Thank you.
Well, okay, why is it wrong? Do you really think that if the government didn't have NASA that there wouldn't be "stupid government restrictions" on firing large missiles into the atmosphere and beyond?
I have no idea what you are discussing, but I noticed that your definition of evil is a little off. Inaction can be just as damaging as an action. You see a woman getting mugged and do nothing. That would be evil. Apathy is just as bad as malice.
...so far he couldn't make an association...
Even a blind person knows that the sky is blue. That might not mean much to him, but the knowledge is there, allowing associations. Sky is blue, person with blue eyes has sky-colored eyes. Are you telling me that his depression pushed him so far he could make an association between his corpse and his wife coming home? I guess I better do some reading.
He should have sought help. I'm sorry, you are entirely correct. I don't understand depression. I really have a hard time understanding "no choice." There is always a choice. Even if his depression gave him "no choice," killing himself where his wife could find him was despicable. His state of mind should not excuse him.
There is a difference between having depression and killing yourself. There is help available and there are people you can talk to. Do you really think his pain justified the pain that his wife felt, and will continue to feel, after finding her husband hanging from the ceiling? Or how about all his fans? You may think they are inconsequential, but a whole lot of people admired him and his writing. How would you feel if your favorite author offed himself? That person may be "at peace," but he hurt a lot of people to get there. Suicide is the act of a very selfish person.
Okay, I can't speak to your friend's problem, but I've worked for a cable company. If he just flipped the power switch, his company can still "see" the modem. You'd have to remove the modem from power or the coax before we won't be able to get info from the modem.
You still believe that people are basically good? I wish I lived where you live. Most people I meet are willing to take the easy route and call it "good." The next time you have to walk somewhere, stick your thumb out. How many people will stop? How about people who will let you out in heavy traffic? "Evil" isn't butchering babies in the street. It is cutting someone off because "you're in a hurry."
Out of curiosity, do you deal with people a lot? I mean face to face interactions and not with just your friends.
yet not one refutation in your post, how strange...
No, he said that there are wars on ideas. To have a war with an idea, you have to have a person to pin it on. Like them A-rabs and their fundamental religions.
Except, while you may be a nice reasonable plan-ahead kind of person, Americans are not. As a people, we are a feast and famine society. We party hard when times are good, with no thought to the future. When times are bad, suddenly we start blaming each other and moaning about how we should have regulated more. Who here didn't look at those adjustable rate mortgages and think that they were a bad idea? Yet enough people got one to create a "bubble." These high prices are an incentive to create new forms of energy. Forms of energy that will not dependent on an nonrenewable resource.
I remember the last Slashdot article on this couple. That one provided a link to the couple's address, in Street View. I personally invaded their "privacy" and there was no sign of a sign. Not at the main street or up closer to house.
please, it wasn't "cheap." if you can find a Made in China sticker, guess what? you helped.
like it shouldn't be news. It is news because it is hypocrisy. There are several Democratic gay congresscritters, you don't see them in the news because they are honest about it and don't vote for anti-gay bills. The Republicans that turn out to be gay are also the ones sponsoring the harsh legislation, like amending the Constitution to prohibit gay marriage. Larry Craig is a good example. Scum votes to actively hurt gays, runs on a "family values" platform, but has no issue with getting his freak on with a guy. That is news. Or perhaps a sad commentary
Maybe I'm too young for it to be truly obnoxious to me, but I like the sagging pants thing. I don't do it myself, but I have always found it comparable to a woman show a little cleavage or tummy. We don't try to regulate that anymore, do we?
Had a much better voice. The reason he didn't come back was because he died after the second movie was made.
There was a little head nod thing that Bruce and the lawyer did after Bruce blocked that truck. I guess that was supposed to mean that, now that Batman has saved the guy personally, the guy won't spill the beans. Silly, because how is he going to get out of a witch hunt?
if they wake up, they may survive. If they sat down and listened to their users, then made the fixes, they'd be set. All the problems appear to be simple stuff. Add a huge ad campaign when they are done and they may make a comeback.
I do this too, except a larger jar. It takes forever to fill, but when it does I end up with between $100-$200 dollars (it's a big jar). I consider this free money and get myself something pretty. It's a great feeling actually, because it is guilt-free money. I would have spent it at the vending machine otherwise. Why would you throw change away?
I wouldn't call it petty. Grandiose, maybe. I heard about the Iron Ring which Canadian engineers do. I like the idea and think it could be adapted, but a corporate environment by its nature discourages ethics. I really don't see anything working.