Journal Journal: Mini Rant/Silliness: News sites formatted for handhelds
Just check a news site or two. They all seem formatted for handheld devices.
Comment Re:"Waddya gonna do, eh?" (Score 1) 58
Yep, at least, our real biology- as opposed to a made up biology from a bunch of "sexual revolutionists". It is important to separate the sane from the insane, after all.
While keeping those two groups separate, I suggest your reread (or review) "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".
Comment Re:Yes it should ship! (Score 1) 112
You went and ruined the sarcasm.
Sorry. I missed it the first time.
Comment Re:5% efficacy, steal away (Score 2) 184
The reality is probably somewhere in between, so if this is indeed the work of government-sponsored hackers, expect an improved Chinese clone the same way the J-31 looks to be a better performing clone of the F-35.
Comment Re:Neither (Score 1) 436
I very rarely run into ads that are aggressive enough to get through AdBlock.
Comment Re:Exploited procedural loophole (Score 1) 419
The two times I've had in-store card referrals (high value transactions: the first time was buying a P3 laptop, which was quite high end in those days; the second was furnishing a new apartment after moving to Houston), I'm pretty sure it was the issuing bank ultimately handling the call - I can't imagine the bank would have transferred the personal information they were asking for as a security check to the merchant services provider: past unlisted contact details, previous transactions etc. I suspect the call may have been transferred to them, though, rather than called directly.
I had a similar issue this year with British Telecom working on a broadband fault. The service manager wanted to speak directly to the field engineer working on the fault (different divisions: the engineer's BT Openreach, the manager was BT Wholesale) - but the Openreach guy said he couldn't call the Wholesale one directly. So, the Wholesale one called my number and asked to speak to him
Comment shift of blame. (Score 1) 419
it is the retailer who is supposed to make the call to the financial institution on the retailer's own phone line
To be fair, the Apple Store staff tried phoning on their own iPhones first, but none of them could figure out how to hold it to get a signal, so they had to borrow the customer's phone instead...
Journal Journal: Chronicle: Apartment: Carpet complaints 1
My apartment has carpet save the kitchen that has tile. When i moved in, i was given a checklist to note what was not perfect. Figuring that's what they would fix, i verbally mentioned the cracks in the kitchen floor and perhaps something else, and moved on. I really had no idea what the checklist was for. Besides, it looked daunting.
Comment Re:Try (Score 1) 170
it has run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible
Are you sure it's not merely pining for the fjords?
Comment Re:Yes it should ship! (Score 1) 112
They'd sold thousands of them. In a market counted by the millions that's very insignificant.
FTFY
Comment Re:Yes it should ship! (Score 1, Insightful) 112
"Apple didn't come from behind in the smartphone market. They created the market. "
Well, that's one view into the reality distortion field.
And I bet if he had said something along the lines of "Apple came from behind in the smartphone market and knocked the heretofore industry leaders on their asses", you'd have an equally useless and snarky rejoinder.
Sometimes the inverse RDF is just as strong as the RDF itself...
Comment Re:So what? (Score 1) 234
Why? It's a temporary promotion that expires 31th July. After that they're most likely going to ask money for it again. Their game, their rules.
Comment Re:Smokers (Score 1) 155
Don't feed the troll.
Comment Re: my mother quit when she was pregnant (Score 1) 155
No, this is just barbaric full stop. A human pregnancy test is not important enough to warrant killing and torturing a mammal.
Perhaps, but your drama llama response justifies animal torture on a scale that Frank Perdue couldn't dream of. Grow up.
Comment Re:So what? (Score 1) 234
The promotion also ends 31st July, from what I read. After that they'll charge money again, I must presume.
