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Comment Amazon burned me on this (Score 1) 280

I bought a touch free kitchen faucet from Amazon because the local big box store did not have one in stock and estimate for arrival was longer than Amazon's delivery time. When I got the box and opened the instruction booklet, there was a post-it note stuck between the pages describing some kind of drip problem. I foolishly started to install (removing my original kitchen sink faucet) and then discovered that a number of parts were missing. I contacted the manufacturer and they overnighted me the missing pieces. I completed the installation only to discover that the unit was not functioning properly. I contacted the manufacturer and they offered to send more parts, but I was not really sure which parts were bad so I went back to Amazon, communicated with customer service and ordered a replacement. That arrived and I was able to complete a working installation. Amazon discounted the first unit they shipped because it was obviously a returned and defective unit but following the return they refunded the discounted price. In the end I was unable to use my kitchen sink for about a week due to the problem with an Amazon purchase and got no compensation from them despite repeated assurances that the price for the second unit would be discounted.
It was about a month before I bought from Amazon again. And ever since I've done everything I can to purchase from other sellers when prices are not too far apart.

Comment Re:20 year old news... (Score 1) 369

Apple et. al. are not stupid clucks, they went over motherboards with a microscope.

Are you certain about that? Can you provide a citation that backs that up?
I'm sure that Apple goes over their products that carefully, but they are not selling Supermicro boards. It is more likely that they are providing a specification that details what they want (and hopefully a set of test specifications it must meet) and then asking for quotes.

Comment Re:Balance, empathy, and coding (Score 3, Interesting) 985

For those of us not familiar with node.js, what happened? I avoided node.js because I didn't want YAPM on my Debian install. Some of the headlines about npm installing malware, breaking half the web and rewriting directory permissions have convinced me that it was a dumpster fire and my reluctance to use it was well advised.
I'm just curious how this relates to the present subject (and nothing I know about it likely matters in this regard.)

Comment Yes, doctor's appointments (Score 1) 257

I thought about replying and canceling. ;) But since I had the contact information for the office I just called them and let them know. The message also included the phone number of the patient so I called her and explained the situation. We had a nice conversation.
For a while I was getting some kind of statement from what looked like a job shop in England. No contact info and of course a non-working return address.
The funniest one was one that went to a group of women in Australia arranging a girls night out. (I'm in the US.) I replied to all that I had no idea where that was but it sounded like a lot of fun and I was quite looking forward to it. :D Sadly I never heard from them again. :(

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