If only they could really make something this awesome!
For those of you who use Firefox as your web browser of choice, Here's a little tip I came across recently that will help you load pages (such as this one) a whole lot faster.
It's called pipelining and it allows the browser to open up multiple connections when loading a page instead of pulling everything bit by bit single file. Here's how to do it:
Step 1:
In the address bar type "about:config" (without the quotes)
Step 2:
In the filter box type "network.http" (again without quotes)
Step 3:
Find "network.http.pipelining" and "network.http.proxy.pipelining" and double click both to set the value to true.
Step 4:
Find "network.http.pipelining.maxrequest" double click and set the value to something like 30 (for 30 simultaneous connections).
Step 5:
Close and restart the browser for the changes to take affect.
Let's cut right to the chase. I get customers at the gas station who get a grand total..... of two to three dollars worth of gas. That's not even a full gallon of gasoline, and yes, they are putting it into their car, not a small gas can. This begs the question; where do you plan on going on less than a gallon of gas? Do you plan on turning the street corner and never driving again? How far can you get on a measly gallon of gasoline? By my experiences, you won't get very far. I really don't see the point. If you're going to drive, you might as well fill the tank. Oh, and I don't want to hear bullshit about people being too poor to fill their tanks, because that doesn't fly when it comes to the other costs of having a vehicle, such as insurance. You either have money to go full tank, or you don't have enough to own it. There is no middle ground here.
I'm really getting sick of this Jack Thompson shit. Another school murder happens, and he's blaming video games again, and get this, he's blaming an extremely old game this time, Counterstrike. I would really like to know how his theory about video games creating murderers holds any water at all. He could probably name about 10 people maximum who have murdered "as per video game influence", but what about the rest of us millions of gamers who play violent games who haven't killed anyone? Furthermore, what about murders by young people prior to the existence of video games? These two arguments blow the shit out of his theories, and they should be the two things that immediately come to mind when talking with the idiot. So, why is it everyone is still humoring him? What the hell is the point in allowing him to think that his theories have absolutely no holes? What the hell is wrong with these people?!
I work in a grocery store. I usually work the cash register or self-checkouts. These are positions in which I (or a machine) need to be in constant contact with the customer. This is not possible when they decide to check out in the middle of their fucking phone conversation!
That'll be..... that'll..... ma'am, that'll be..... did you just flip me off?! Oh FUCK YOU THEN!
That's right. They do not want to complete the transaction, and they want to have an excuse to be pissed off at you. Furthermore, they want an excuse to make sure every person behind them in line gets no opportunity to be checked out as well. What a bunch of self-centered, ego-flaunting fuckers!
And that's just through the normal checkout lanes. Shit hits the fan and spreads on everyone in the store (and onto customers in some of the adjacent stores) when they ignore the self-checkouts' instructions due to their cell shitting. The machines are simply "broken", and it's all your fault. As I've said before, firearms should be standard issue "customer service" equipment.
Basically, my complaint is that people need to hang up their phones when in a position that their attention is required elsewhere. However, if they insist on continuing, I could always find out their address (especially if they write a check, heheheh) and send a wrecking ball operator to their location. I'll make sure he is equipped with a cell phone of his own, and demand that he uses it the entire duration of wrecking ball operation.
Hey! Get off your damn cell phone and pay attention to me!
Hey!