Recent content by hopiamani

My chromebook doesn't let me choose browsers. Should Google be fined too?

I prefer a bank. In my experience the buyer withdraws the money there. I take it, give the item, and deposit the cash back in. Everybody goes home happy, no temptation for shenanigans.

I think that dead horse needs another beating.

I like it a lot. And this is my first experience playing an MMO. It feels like I am playing Mass Effect but on a much larger scale. Whatever happens though, you have got to give credit to EA for taking risks. We wouldn't have innovation without risk takers.:)

The cards are listed with VGA Standard Return Policy which has no restocking fee. I ran into the same $82 so I called them and they removed the restocking fee.

+1 Thank you, sir. And may I recommend to everyone: http://www.amazon.com/Banking-Financial-Markets-Stephen-Cecchetti/dp/007337590X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1327042899&sr=8-4 This is why I think a few econ classes should be required in college. Then less people will support crazy ideas...

Increasingly I am starting to view buying games as buying a service... Similar to how you buy a plane ticket which gives you the right to fly from A to B at a certain time, but doesn't mean you own the seat. 5 installs thats it, 1 flight thats it. I factor that into deciding what price I am...

Which economies? No just-in-time industrial shipping: would inhibit productivity more than no email IMO

If the internet blackout is permanent nobody would die in the short-term, but the world will be poorer and eventually population levels will drop. Before you say that is a good thing, remember that you will be poorer. So what is a use of clear empty highways when you can't afford that STI to...

The OP never said they were doing it deliberately. Plus it doesn't matter if you are flipping burgers or designing the next Mars rover, you've been given a job and you should be able to do it well. If not, you should be trained up or replaced. If it simply isn't possible, then the company should...

3 vms Mint for general browsing & email, openSUSE for homebanking, and Ubuntu for.. umm "videos":D. All on a Windows 7 machine with MSE. I didn't install Chrome or Firefox on the windows machine to discipline myself, and hid the IE shortcut. If any of the the vm's start getting fishy I delete...

For testing what purchases? More like for sending to ex-girlfriends! (tee hee :p)

I was going to buy 2 7970s to replace my 6970, but then saw a CFX review on another website and saw the miserable BF3 performance which convinced me to hold back. Now I am glad I did. I can play BF3 on high on my Eyefinity setup with 1 card (around 35 fps). That will do. Once Kepler comes...

The whole thing is just so disgusting. I swear to god I will never buy another DVD or download another song from Amazon again.

+1 Have fun using your 2600K and GTX 580 SLI rig on www.gog.com games!:D I'll be busy finishing the fight with Shepard.