The Geek Squad charges $159 for setting up a wireless network, FWIW.
Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....
Giles ,'Chosen'
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Jessica - Apr 18, 2006 3:34:07 am PDT #7899 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
TomW - Apr 18, 2006 3:45:42 am PDT #7900 of 10003
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."
ThinkGeek charges $15 for a T-Shirt that says "No, I will not fix your computer." FWIW.
amych - Apr 18, 2006 3:50:13 am PDT #7901 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
ThinkGeek charges $15 for a T-Shirt that says "No, I will not fix your computer." FWIW
I love that shirt. But somehow, people seem to think I'm joking.
§ ita § - Apr 18, 2006 3:59:04 am PDT #7902 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I am so glad to be free of people that expected I'd drive far to come fix their computers while they nagged at me. Now I have people I wish I could help better, but it never comes down to them asking so much that I'd need to pay.
However, back in the day, I did manage to set up a barter system (I told him that at work I was billed out at between $100 and $250 an hour) where he ended up giving me stuff (like a modem) that came his way.
Still, by and large, get iron-clad. Flat fee is best so they don't freak and choke, but you really need to be sure you have a handle on all the variables before you do that. So it doesn't eat your life.
Jessica - Apr 18, 2006 4:45:22 am PDT #7903 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
ThinkGeek charges $15 for a T-Shirt that says "No, I will not fix your computer." FWIW.
HA! I think I like your idea better.
Liese S. - Apr 18, 2006 6:28:52 am PDT #7904 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, we do barter our services a good bit. In fact, our plumbing just got worked on in exchange for some web development. That was nice because a) we totally couldn't have afforded a plumber and b) we didn't want to be his friends who abuse his expertise.
The problem with being the family tech is that it has only recently occurred to them that it's problematic. So now they ask for help and feel guilty about it and spend a bunch of time apologizing instead of explaining the problem so we can fix it and get on with our (limited) time with them.
thegrommit - Apr 18, 2006 3:59:56 pm PDT #7905 of 10003
Um.
If your free time is worth anything to you, charge a moderately high hourly rate and state that half of it will be donated to a charity of your choice.
tommyrot - Apr 18, 2006 4:59:47 pm PDT #7906 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Thanks for all the advice - I'll figure somethin' out....
ION,
Well, this news is a little old (OK, it's five years old) but this is an interesting video of Steve Jobs introducing something called 'iPod.'
Wired says this:
Some helpful user has uploaded the complete video of Steve Jobs introducing the iPod to the world five years ago. Remember when everyone thought Apple was out of its mind for calling it "a breakthrough digital device?"
Heh. Yeah, I remember. I remember people saying, "Yeah, but this is more expensive than the other hard drive based portable mp3 player out there."
Also, seeing this now reminds me that I think the first generation iPod is a little ugly - but only when you compare it to the lovely iPod models that followed.
Thing I disagreed with Jobs the most? He says that 1000 songs is most people's entire music collection. Bah. I have close to 10,000 songs on my new iPod.
Anyway, a blast from the past....
eta: Link would be nice: [link]
Volans - Apr 18, 2006 11:47:17 pm PDT #7907 of 10003
move out and draw fire
I was just coming here to post something from the article above that one in my Wired feed: I'm not sure, but I think this is a representation of the Flying Spaghetti Monster: [link]
And, yeah, 1000 songs doesn't even come close to my actual music library, let alone what's on my computer.
NoiseDesign - Apr 18, 2006 11:54:32 pm PDT #7908 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
I'm at 19,000 songs right now. That represents a lot of ripping.