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Archimedes' Lever
- Jan 1, 1970
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"earth-moon complex"? With people like you around, making up retarded
monikers like that, it is no wonder.
"earth-moon complex"? With people like you around, making up retarded
monikers like that, it is no wonder.
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Joerg
- Jan 1, 1970
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JosephKK said:
Business users tend to register their SW. They have to, for support
reasons alone. My clients do, my employers did, I do.
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Rich Grise
- Jan 1, 1970
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The FDA, the FAA and others love us documentation-freaks. So do my
clients because my stuff usually just sails right on through
Yeah, like I said. ;-)
Of course, I'm assuming that you know that I mean "freak" in the
most complimentary[1] sense - it's just that so few people actually
do it that way! ;-)
Cheers!
Rich
[1] http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/images/comptran.gif
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Rich Grise
- Jan 1, 1970
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Rich said:
Ah, I see, you've been to such etablissement
In the mid-1970's, the guys at the company used to go out
to lunch at some restaurant where they had a "lingerie show"
- the gals would wander around amongst the tables in lingerie,
and you could literally buy the garment right off the girl.
By the end of lunch, they were all in nothing but underpants.
And cash, of course. ;-)
Cheers!
Rich
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krw
- Jan 1, 1970
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Support? Surely you jest!
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krw
- Jan 1, 1970
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What, you don't think those guys at eMachines are going to be able to help you
troubleshoot a RAID 5 configuration problem?
I've often been curious as to whether or not Microsoft's support for owners of
the "full retail" packages of Windows is much better than what you get from
Dell, Gateway, etc. (I haven't owned a full retail package since Win98
though.)
Not from what I'm told, and it costs real money to call M$ to get no
help.
J
Joerg
- Jan 1, 1970
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krw said:
Actually, I've seen some surprises there. For example getting an email
that a new graphics card driver had come out, for a PC that was way past
support plan. Install it, and the graphics card turned into a rocket.
Woohoo ...
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Joerg
- Jan 1, 1970
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Joel said:What, you don't think those guys at eMachines are going to be able to help you
troubleshoot a RAID 5 configuration problem?
I've often been curious as to whether or not Microsoft's support for owners of
the "full retail" packages of Windows is much better than what you get from
Dell, Gateway, etc. (I haven't owned a full retail package since Win98
though.)
Dell got me out of a serious pickle once. Laptop hung, very hardcore,
after some RF "experiment" that got too close to it. The gal had a
fairly thick India accent but she sure knew how these computers worked
and within about 15 minutes we had it running (I really needed the
laptop right then).
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krw
- Jan 1, 1970
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IBM (Lenovo's service) has done similar things for me. They also do a
great job with depot repairs. I've had my laptop returned to me in
less than 72 hours. They have an Atlanta accent. ;-)
M$, not so much. They require a credit card just to talk to someone
who knows nothing but what's on the script.
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krw
- Jan 1, 1970
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I had a big surprise last night. I had some leaking windows (that
turned out to be a PITA, no surprise here) and the moron they sent out
to fix them broke our hose reel. He dragged it across the deck on its
side, snapping the crank off at the root. I looked on the reel for a
name (Ames) and did a web search. Their site had a prominent link for
parts which led to a simple exploded diagram and parts checklist for
ordering. The "place order" link led to the shipping information, So
far, all is expected. The next link was a "thank you, your parts will
be shipped soon". *NO CHARGE*, not even shipping. All this done by a
company that sells $50 plastic stuff through Home Despot! There was a
request for only one order per household, which is understandable. I
suppose some freak would try to go into business...
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krw
- Jan 1, 1970
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Probably. When was the last time anyone bought a full license?
Yep. They don't have to service their products; they're M$. Tomorrow
health care will be the same.
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krw
- Jan 1, 1970
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When it's the government, there is no choice. I can (and did) voteI think some "enthusiasts" who tend to re-install the OS on a sometimes
monthly or even weekly basis do, as they rotate through different video cards,
motherboards, etc. do. The price is something like 2-3 times that of the
"system builder" version (in quantities of 1), and some people find paying
that premium preferable to repeated over-the-phone Windows activations (which
you have to do after just a couple of over-the-Internet activations, since of
course they think you're a pirate), trying to figure out just which components
you can change and still have the license apply (e.g., with an OEM license, I
think the motherboard has to be replaced by an identical model or the license
is invalidated... although there are exceptions if your motherboard dies and
the original model is no longer being manufactured), etc.
It's a quagmire.
Borderline extortion, really.
Probably well under 1% of all copies of Windows sold, though.
No, no, it'll be more like the hour+ wait you get with some technical support
lines... they can advertise 24/7 "free" health care, but they're really hoping
you'll just give up and go away, and then it's not their "fault" if you end up
dead from some readily curable ailment.
There are plenty of good arguments why socialized medicine is a bad idea, but
I am surprised that those who oppose it often start out with the "your heatlh
care will be rationed!" argument: While absolutely true, how many people
currently *don't* have rationed health care? Almost none, I'd say -- it's
just that the rationing agent is some private insurance company rather than
the government.
with my feet and find another state to live in. I can always find a
different insurance company, even if I have to find another job. There
is only one Fed and they now know everything about you and control
every move.
J
Joerg
- Jan 1, 1970
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Joel Koltner wrote:
[...]
As Keith said it'll take away the choice. If a single-payer system says
this or that ain't covered then that's the end of the rope. Only choice
will be to travel overseas where it's affordable and do it there.
Meaning top care only for top earners. That's what lots of people do in
Europe. They travel to Hungary, Poland etc.
OTOH, looking at the yearly rate hikes of 10-20% I (as a conservative)
must conclude that our current health care "system" is quite out of control.
[...]
As Keith said it'll take away the choice. If a single-payer system says
this or that ain't covered then that's the end of the rope. Only choice
will be to travel overseas where it's affordable and do it there.
Meaning top care only for top earners. That's what lots of people do in
Europe. They travel to Hungary, Poland etc.
OTOH, looking at the yearly rate hikes of 10-20% I (as a conservative)
must conclude that our current health care "system" is quite out of control.
J
Joerg
- Jan 1, 1970
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krw said:
Well, Jawjah is really close to where you live
Personally, I wouldn't buy anything from MS that needs support. Only the
mundane stuff.
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UltimatePatriot
- Jan 1, 1970
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You're an idiot.
And dopes like you are to blame for it.
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Jupiter Jaq
- Jan 1, 1970
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It amazes me when an MS hater like you makes shit up to explain your
failures.
You can change ANY component of your computer, and NO change
"invalidates" your license. on ANY version of Windows.
Use a little common sense, ya dope.
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Jim Thompson
- Jan 1, 1970
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Obama likes to claim differently (that private heatlh care plans will still be
around), but it does seem that the actual wording of some of the legislation
attempts to remove a lot of "choice," at least long-term as private insurers
slowly die off.
Valid point, although a lot of people don't have quite that flexibility -- if
you're a relatively low-skilled worker, and have some chronic disease (aka,
"pre-existing condition"), it can be nearly impossible to find another job
where your condition will be covered. A government-run system will at least
address that problem (even though, yes, it will surely create plenty of new
ones in its place too).
I suppose that if one doesn't like the impending U.S. health care system they
could try to move to Canada, the U.K., or Oz?
Personally I'm willing to take a "wait and see" attitude with the Obama plan.
It is insanely expensive, it will create plenty of new problems, it won't work
for everyone... but it just might fix more problems overall than it causes,
and possibly even do so at a lower overall cost per capita than what we're
spending now. I'm not at all completely confident about this, though -- feel
free to tell me, "I told you so" in a couple of years...
---Joel
I've been reviewing my options... I could become a hero of the Soviet
Union, or better still, go to Israel... I've already done designs for
GOI-MOD (Government of Israel, Ministry of Defense).
...Jim Thompson
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Jim Thompson
- Jan 1, 1970
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Yep. I have a client in Adelaide, and a potential client in Auckland.Hmm... I'd definitely go to Israel -- the weather is better.
Don't write off Oz or New Zealand though -- pretty nice places, and even today
the U.S. dollar still goes further in terms of purchasing real property,
paying wages, etc.
Parts of Oz might just remind you of Phoenix, even.
...Jim Thompson
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Spehro Pefhany
- Jan 1, 1970
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Hmm... I'd definitely go to Israel -- the weather is better.
Don't write off Oz or New Zealand though -- pretty nice places, and even today
the U.S. dollar still goes further in terms of purchasing real property,
paying wages, etc.
Parts of Oz might just remind you of Phoenix, even.
Each of those three countries has had publicly-funded
(AmE: "socialized") medical care for ages, of course.
J
Jim Thompson
- Jan 1, 1970
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Yeah, but as Jim points out, he's already on the dole in this country for most
of his health care.
Yep. I've been on Medicare since August 2004. But I also pay extra
for parts B & D, and a supplemental.
...Jim Thompson
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