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Gateway (and Acer) Suck, Part VI
We sent the damned thing back again ( Read more... ) -
Gateway (and Acer) Suck, Part V
The computer came back from Gateway today. We just plugged it in. Guess what?
IT DOESN'T EVEN BOOT! Acer/Gateway, YOU SUCK STEAMY MONKEY BALLS!
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Gateway (and Acer) Suck, Part IV
Lest you've forgotten, the piece-of-crap Gateway high-end machine we bought never worked, an out-of-the-box loser. After returning it twice and waiting a MONTH the second time, we've filed reports with the Better Business Bureau and with Gateway ( Read more... ) -
Gateway Sucks, Part III
Yes, they STILL have the computer. Now they're "waiting for parts." What kind of repair facility doesn't have parts ( Read more... ) -
Gateway and Acer Suck, Part II
We sent the machine they DIDN'T repair--not EITHER problem--back to the shop again. WHY do we have to send a Gateway machine to Acer? That's like having problems with a Ford and sending it to Fiat. Anyway, Acer sent an email confirming that they received the machine. But they haven't returned it to us, so we called. And guess what? "No record of ( Read more... ) -
Gateway and Acer Suck
Gateway and Acer suck. We've had a brand new Gateway for about 60 days, and have yet to see it boot directly to Windows. Gateway's solution? Send it back, over and over again, and then they return it ... unrepaired ( Read more... ) -
Pretty good stuff
"How did Nelson Mandela smile after 27 years of being falsely imprisoned? It's purpose. Purpose is the place to go to make life bearable. It's where to live."
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Here it is
I'm not big fan of Ms. Smiley, but she nails it in this very short essay.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-smiley/here-we-go-again_1_b_96374.html -
From an interview with Harlan Ellison
"I have, I suppose, a very peculiar love-hate relationship with the human race. As a concept, the human race seems to be a very workable idea. When you get down to the individuals, most of them need a ball-peen hammer to the middle of their forehead to make them move even as a slow pony. I figure any species that is capable of writing "Moby-Dick" ( Read more... ) -
Our Brave New World
A Chicago school has banned hugging.
"The goal is always to promote safe and orderly hallways where everybody can get by, be safe, and be on time."
Good thing we have our priorities in order.