I can think of a myriad of uses ..|||..|.||. eady using it for that.

Our evil plan to control the students has become reality. Muahahhahaa!

Wow if cell phone networks were open like the internet, there wouldn't be these types of problems.

I had bet another friend to use the words "optimus prime" in a legit work email...

;oD

Well, ok. I had lost my job and I showed my buddy a link to an RV, and I said, look my new house!

So a few days later, I got an interview, and he said "don't forget to say chemical toilet in the interview."

Sooo, during the interview, I said something to the effect of, if I don't find a job soon, I'll be living out of an RV and I'll have to dump my chemical toilet in places like your parking lot.

I established camaraderie with the hiring manager from day one ...

I once bet a friend (ironically a manager from a previous job) I could use the word "chemical toilet" in an interview. I got the job and won the bet.

...for the last time... cell phone data networks != regular internet networks. Duh. Cell networks are proprietary crap networks. If you want freedom, use a wifi voip phone at hotspots and stop sending the wireless carriers your money. They made a wireless version of the landline, not a wireless version of the internet.

You know it took me all of a few seconds to read the writeup, click on the link and read the first paragraph.

  Anyone ever think the customer service person was mistaken and said .015 cents == 1.5 cents and instead meant .015 dollars?

  We're all human and make mistakes.

  The real goofballs are the ones who think AT&T (or any "wireless cellular carrier") has a data network like the internet. Square peg, round hole. You're only enabling them by sending them your dollars.

Use common sense. Ask for something personal in return. Collateral. I want your cell phone/wallet/purse/bra/phone number in exchange for use of my laptop. Make sure to mention as they feel comfortable using your laptop during the duration, you'll feel just as comfortable using their personal items. Of course you'll return it in the shape it was in when they borrowed it, when both you and they are finished.

As far as I'm concerned there's three classifications of users, and this can be measured by the users' tech-savviness level.

1) User - this includes most people. Including self-proclaimed "gamers". Yes, your grandma. And the janitor. And probably everyone in sales and accounting.

2) SysAdmin - These guys run the show. Usually power users. Sometimes they game too, but they know how things work and how to get things done and keep them running. I fall in this category for example.

3) Developers - Top of the ladder. Some piss poor devs are probably #1s or #2s, but these coders are the real problem solvers who probably know a bit of everything. Linus falls here, as well as every other kernel dev, or anyone who's done more than simple web development (ok, they're probably 2.5's).

This article was strictly geared towards the #1's of the world...

I think his point was that, you probably couldn't convince Lincoln that "slavery as a service" would be ok.

"Yea, it's cute, and you should see what I can do with it."

O'Reilly Wireless Hacks. Page 164, Hack #68 -- "Homebrew Power over Ethernet".

(It's a joke my friend. Laugh, I jest.)