Sure, I will pray for you cause I don't really feel like doing anything about it, but I still want to feel good inside like I actually did something about it...
Reuters reports that nineteen companies caught writing fake reviews on websites such as Yelp, Google Local and CitySearch have been snared in a year-long sting operation by the New York Attorney General and will pay $350,000 in penalties
I don't know how much it cost in man-hours, but 19 * 350 000$ (6 650 000$) is a lot of money. I wouldn't be surprised if they recouped their investment and more...
What's the problem with shutting down a TABLET with no user credentials ?
It's not like it's a server...
Being able to shutdown a tablet, especially when you obviously have physical access to it, seems hardly insecure to me.
5 years moratorium on fracking - True, but eventually, it'll change
Too many senators - Absolutely true. I hope it'll change. The whole population wants it to change
The asbestos mines - True, I hope they shut those mines once and for all. we are being laughed at by the whole world because of that.
Quebec doesn't have three times to population of Alberta
First and foremost, we have lots of fresh water which one day will be worth more than gold, we have forests and a lot of mining potential (diamond, nickel, titanium, rare earths) and we do have oil though it's not being exploited yet.
Anyway, as I said, if it's true that we have nothing redeemable, then please, by all means, kick us out of Canada !
You (rest of Canada) bitch about sharing your oil money, why should we give you access to the east for free ?? You can't have it both ways. You either keep us, share the wealth and shut up or lose access to the east and our natural resources. Thank you very much We won't move to please you. We were there first anyway...
Weird because when french canadians tried to have their own country, the anglos were in the street claiming their love and begging for them to stay a part of Canada. Remember the 1995 referendum ? Yes the one where the liberals cheated... There is nothing we would love more than have our own country. Help us get there at the next referendum and then we can start to love each other again.
Btw, I'm not the anonymous coward and I do not share his views about beating up people...
I used to use iGoogle, then they took it from me. I used to use Google Notebook, then they took it from me. I used to use Google Reader, then they took it from me.
If it wasn't for that, I'd probably be excited to hear about their new product, but I'm not. Not anymore. I will not use Google Keep especially because I do not want to get used to it so they can take it away from me. I'm done.
Unless there was fraud (which there probably was). They elected to be in their situation. What can we* do ? Should we even intervene ? Isn't it up to them to get their freedom ?
Long ago, I bought Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Never could play the game until very recently when I found a crack (Actually, two different cracks that I had to mix and match). This is the last time that Ubisoft ever saw my money. They won't fool me twice.
Nowadays, I'm very cautious when I buy a game from Steam. I make sure it's not from Ubisoft and that there are no other DRMs than Steam itself. I even do research elsewhere since the information on Steam is not always thorough. I also search youtube for videos that shows actual gameplay so I don't base my decision on a trailer.
I also decided not to get on the EA Origin bandwagon. I already have a platform; Steam. I don't need another one. So unfortunately, I had to pass up on good games like Battlefield 3 and Mass Effect 3. Oh well, I'll buy them on GOG in a couple of years, if ever.
...and the lesson is... Do your research before buying a product. I don't think you can blame a best buy clerk for not knowing about such obscure features. By the looks of it, your products were not defective. You are lucky they even took them back.
I have the reflex of always turning my webcams towards the wall when I don't use them. I just hate the idea that someone COULD be looking at me through my own webcams. I guess I'm a bit paranoid...
Productive ? You aim to be productive watching TV ?
I see watching TV as being a hobby/time waster. That's exactly the moment in the day where I do NOT WANT to pressure myself into being productive. The way I see it, unless you're a TV critic or something, I don't understand why would someone want to be productive watching TV ?!
Judging by his name, he is probably not a native of Quebec. He might have learned french from somewhere else in the world where they speak it, like Algeria (who has been colonized by the french) and then moved to Quebec. This is typical scenario that I have seen myself many times already.
Suckers who don't know about Adblock, como te amo ! I use adblock EVERYWHERE and NO I don't care about the consequences, If I make the internet roll over and die, I'll just find another hobby. Thank you Adblock ! You made the internet interesting again.
I don't know where you are from, but here in Quebec, 2 inches of snow is not even newsworthy. I find it kind of silly when I see an American city shut down because of snow. You get so used to it that you forget that not everybody is prepared for it:-)
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Sure, I will pray for you cause I don't really feel like doing anything about it, but I still want to feel good inside like I actually did something about it...
Reuters reports that nineteen companies caught writing fake reviews on websites such as Yelp, Google Local and CitySearch have been snared in a year-long sting operation by the New York Attorney General and will pay $350,000 in penalties
I don't know how much it cost in man-hours, but 19 * 350 000$ (6 650 000$) is a lot of money. I wouldn't be surprised if they recouped their investment and more...
True. A group of scientists actually threw kids on a wall and it was scientifically proven that they do not bounce more after consuming sugar.
What's the problem with shutting down a TABLET with no user credentials ? It's not like it's a server... Being able to shutdown a tablet, especially when you obviously have physical access to it, seems hardly insecure to me.
Compared to the brits, smartass...
Too many senators - Absolutely true. I hope it'll change. The whole population wants it to change
The asbestos mines - True, I hope they shut those mines once and for all. we are being laughed at by the whole world because of that.
Quebec doesn't have three times to population of Alberta
Actually, almost three times yes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_provinces_and_territories_by_population
First and foremost, we have lots of fresh water which one day will be worth more than gold, we have forests and a lot of mining potential (diamond, nickel, titanium, rare earths) and we do have oil though it's not being exploited yet.
Anyway, as I said, if it's true that we have nothing redeemable, then please, by all means, kick us out of Canada !
Well, then pay and shut up about it.
You (rest of Canada) bitch about sharing your oil money, why should we give you access to the east for free ?? You can't have it both ways. You either keep us, share the wealth and shut up or lose access to the east and our natural resources. Thank you very much
We won't move to please you. We were there first anyway...
Weird because when french canadians tried to have their own country, the anglos were in the street claiming their love and begging for them to stay a part of Canada. Remember the 1995 referendum ? Yes the one where the liberals cheated... There is nothing we would love more than have our own country. Help us get there at the next referendum and then we can start to love each other again.
Btw, I'm not the anonymous coward and I do not share his views about beating up people...
Would you prefer to be raped or dead ?
Just have the video processed by the CPU. It's not like it's very busy at that moment :-)
It'd be like an IT version of Freaky friday.
I used to use iGoogle, then they took it from me.
I used to use Google Notebook, then they took it from me.
I used to use Google Reader, then they took it from me.
If it wasn't for that, I'd probably be excited to hear about their new product, but I'm not. Not anymore. I will not use Google Keep especially because I do not want to get used to it so they can take it away from me. I'm done.
So you can count me in that group Aguazul2.
I don't know why, but I'm suddenly reminded of an ad Apple did in 1984. There was a girl throwing a hammer at a big screen...
they would just produce intermodulation distortion on the speaker degrading the quality of the actually audible spectrum.
Maybe that's what they actually heard ? With what's been said, all we know is that they could tell there was a difference...
Unless there was fraud (which there probably was). They elected to be in their situation. What can we* do ? Should we even intervene ?
Isn't it up to them to get their freedom ?
* We being North Americans since I'm from Quebec
Long ago, I bought Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Never could play the game until very recently when I found a crack (Actually, two different cracks that I had to mix and match). This is the last time that Ubisoft ever saw my money. They won't fool me twice.
Nowadays, I'm very cautious when I buy a game from Steam. I make sure it's not from Ubisoft and that there are no other DRMs than Steam itself. I even do research elsewhere since the information on Steam is not always thorough. I also search youtube for videos that shows actual gameplay so I don't base my decision on a trailer.
I also decided not to get on the EA Origin bandwagon. I already have a platform; Steam. I don't need another one. So unfortunately, I had to pass up on good games like Battlefield 3 and Mass Effect 3. Oh well, I'll buy them on GOG in a couple of years, if ever.
Have you been living in a cave ?
Linux: Ubuntu, Fedora, openSuse, Arch, Android, etc
Windows: 7, Vista, XP, etc
Unix: FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenSolaris, etc
and many others like FreeDOS and ReactOS
Some are experimental, others are very stable. Pick one !
...and the lesson is... Do your research before buying a product. I don't think you can blame a best buy clerk for not knowing about such obscure features. By the looks of it, your products were not defective. You are lucky they even took them back.
I have the reflex of always turning my webcams towards the wall when I don't use them. I just hate the idea that someone COULD be looking at me through my own webcams. I guess I'm a bit paranoid...
You have it all wrong man ! All this time, you were looking at your aquarium. Your TV is that black box on the other side of your living room.
Productive ? You aim to be productive watching TV ?
I see watching TV as being a hobby/time waster. That's exactly the moment in the day where I do NOT WANT to pressure myself into being productive. The way I see it, unless you're a TV critic or something, I don't understand why would someone want to be productive watching TV ?!
Looked at the website
Felt dizzy
Vomited on my keyboard
I'm pretty sure this website could be weaponized !
Judging by his name, he is probably not a native of Quebec. He might have learned french from somewhere else in the world where they speak it, like Algeria (who has been colonized by the french) and then moved to Quebec. This is typical scenario that I have seen myself many times already.
Suckers who don't know about Adblock, como te amo ! I use adblock EVERYWHERE and NO I don't care about the consequences, If I make the internet roll over and die, I'll just find another hobby. Thank you Adblock ! You made the internet interesting again.
I don't know where you are from, but here in Quebec, 2 inches of snow is not even newsworthy. I find it kind of silly when I see an American city shut down because of snow. You get so used to it that you forget that not everybody is prepared for it :-)
Take a look at MariaDB and Drizzle.
http://mariadb.org/
http://www.drizzle.org/