Because, at least in my neck of the woods, there are still many who wish it had gone the other way. Many who would rather give the woman thing a go first...
Because any woman will do, right? Do you really think Clinton supporters can't see the difference between the two?
I used Comcast for a year. The service was spotty and never, not once, lived up to any of the hype on their advertisements. You know what I did? I called them and complained. I had a list of complaints that ranged from browser compatibility issues in their bill-pay website to connections never reaching the advertised speeds.
After almost every call I made to them, they'd call back to do a followup survey on my experiences with the call. I'd repeat a few of my complaints and then take their survey: "Yes, I had a good experience on the call. Yes, the representative was polite. Etc."
You know what they never did? Address any of the complaints. Never, not once. So I switched to Qwest and haven't had any problems.
So Comcast, you know what would be way easier than scanning people's blogs? Listening to the people who go out of their way to call you with legitimate complaints.
When I was in university, I worked in the campus computer lab. One night after hours, a friend of mine and I recorded 35 distinct and separate fart sounds. They were all very small toots: a squeak here, a poot there... they all sounded like the farts you try to sneak out when you're in a public space, but they come out a little louder than you'd hoped. We then set each of them as the hourly chime on all 35 of the Mac 8500's in the Mac lab. Since the clocks on all the Macs were off by anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes, the farts didn't all sound at the same time.
It would start a few minutes before the hour: over there in the corner of the room you'd hear a little "squeee." The poor CS student working on his midterm would look around, embarrassed. A few seconds later, another student's machine would respond with, "brrrt." As the hour approached, the farts got closer to each other until the entire lab was abuzz with flatus. And as the hour receded into the past, the farts would peter out slowly.
It took several days before the staff finally caught on to what was happening.
I, para uno, dan la bienvenida a nuestros overlords inmigrantes ilegales cibernéticos. I, for one, cybernetic illegal immigrants give to the welcome to ours overlords.
That's what I like to see. Hilariously misdirected outrage.
"I think puppies are cute." "YOU FUCKING MORON! It's people like you that promote rabies. OH FUCK I THINK I JUST BURST A BLOOD VESSEL AND IT'S YOUR FAULT YOU FUCKING FUCK!"
"...you can't remove them by just deleting the folder..."
Sadly, I fall into the "power user" category. I recently used my brother's Mac for the first time and I spent about an hour trying to figure out how to uninstall an app. I just about shit my pants when he showed me that you could actually remove an application by deleting its folder.
"Huh. So THAT'S what they mean when they say Macs are easier."
Parent lives in Portland, Oregon. A better question would be: "What if it doesn't rain?" In Portland, you shower while you ride, which cancels out a lot of the sticky sweaties.
For the parent: I used to bike to work in Portland too (actually from Portland to Beaverton and back), and I can tell you from experience that most cities are nowhere near as bike-friendly as Portland. Ideally, everyone would be able to bike to work, but these devices are a great idea for the people who don't have much of a choice.
...updates to the OS would instead be written to another layer to the filesystem which could be wiped out at any time, restoring the original image without writing a single file.
I know there's software that can do something like that...
Is there something like that for Windows? That would be REALLY handy for keeping my dad's machine clean. I beg you for a link or a title.
Slashdot Mirror
It'll be a while before we see any of that, according to this help entry:
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=95695
I love the stability and speed, but no extensions? That's a deal-breaker.
Because, at least in my neck of the woods, there are still many who wish it had gone the other way. Many who would rather give the woman thing a go first...
Because any woman will do, right? Do you really think Clinton supporters can't see the difference between the two?
...as evidenced by this photo of an early Dalek prototype:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j236/Stryc_9/Daleks/Dalek_stairs.jpg
Luckily, the problem was eventually solved with the power of rockets:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/Remembranceofthedaleks.jpg
They'll fix you. They fix everything.
equivalent to the allowed parts of contaminants in drinking water.
Under the Bush FDA, that could be rather a lot.
Zac and Wiki, one of the best known hidden gems on the Wii is a point and click puzzle game.
Thanks. I'd never heard of it. Now I know what I'll be doing for the rest of the week.
Yep. Unfortunately they are much worse
"They"? You're not from around here, are you?
I used Comcast for a year. The service was spotty and never, not once, lived up to any of the hype on their advertisements. You know what I did? I called them and complained. I had a list of complaints that ranged from browser compatibility issues in their bill-pay website to connections never reaching the advertised speeds.
After almost every call I made to them, they'd call back to do a followup survey on my experiences with the call. I'd repeat a few of my complaints and then take their survey: "Yes, I had a good experience on the call. Yes, the representative was polite. Etc."
You know what they never did? Address any of the complaints. Never, not once. So I switched to Qwest and haven't had any problems.
So Comcast, you know what would be way easier than scanning people's blogs? Listening to the people who go out of their way to call you with legitimate complaints.
Parent post needs more love. Where are my moderator points when I need them?
Seriously. Everyone knows that goatse is far better suited to shooting tennis balls.
They should've had Apple design it. Apple would've done it with only ONE switch.
When I was in university, I worked in the campus computer lab. One night after hours, a friend of mine and I recorded 35 distinct and separate fart sounds. They were all very small toots: a squeak here, a poot there... they all sounded like the farts you try to sneak out when you're in a public space, but they come out a little louder than you'd hoped. We then set each of them as the hourly chime on all 35 of the Mac 8500's in the Mac lab. Since the clocks on all the Macs were off by anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes, the farts didn't all sound at the same time.
It would start a few minutes before the hour: over there in the corner of the room you'd hear a little "squeee." The poor CS student working on his midterm would look around, embarrassed. A few seconds later, another student's machine would respond with, "brrrt." As the hour approached, the farts got closer to each other until the entire lab was abuzz with flatus. And as the hour receded into the past, the farts would peter out slowly.
It took several days before the staff finally caught on to what was happening.
But how many car crashes have *you* died in? After I've died in three car crashes, then I'll start worrying about my cell phone. Oh wait...
(thanks, babelfish)
In Soviet Russia, YOU drive CAR?
I've never seen this before. In addition to being hilarious, it's also the best history lesson I've ever received.
That's what I like to see. Hilariously misdirected outrage.
"I think puppies are cute."
"YOU FUCKING MORON! It's people like you that promote rabies. OH FUCK I THINK I JUST BURST A BLOOD VESSEL AND IT'S YOUR FAULT YOU FUCKING FUCK!"
I usually use a link in a Flash file. Most browsers are equipped with Flash, and I don't think most harvesters are (yet) equipped to scan Flash files.
"...you can't remove them by just deleting the folder..."
Sadly, I fall into the "power user" category. I recently used my brother's Mac for the first time and I spent about an hour trying to figure out how to uninstall an app. I just about shit my pants when he showed me that you could actually remove an application by deleting its folder.
"Huh. So THAT'S what they mean when they say Macs are easier."
Dysentery is a kick-ass method for weight-loss.
For the parent: I used to bike to work in Portland too (actually from Portland to Beaverton and back), and I can tell you from experience that most cities are nowhere near as bike-friendly as Portland. Ideally, everyone would be able to bike to work, but these devices are a great idea for the people who don't have much of a choice.