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  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    Morning. Puffy white clodlets tinted pink from the rising sun riding high in an eggshell blue sky and warm so far today :)

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited March 2015

    ooh clodlets sound fun :coolsmile:

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  • RezcaRezca Posts: 3,393
    edited December 1969

    Rezca said:
    Rezca said:
    D|S 4.7 Pro "Free for a limited time only", showing up in my product list. Does that mean it'll disappear from the product library when the time runs out, or will it stop running after a while and ask for a license?

    Also wondering if I can set it up (And InterPoserPro) to read runtimes from a USB drive instead of my computer, since I don't have the space to put these things on my laptop.
    Was some tool for converting the new files into Poser-compatible formats, DSON Importer? Aaah can't really think right now eee.

    No, once you buy it it stays in your Product Library.

    Yes, you can have your content on a USB drive, just make sure it's attached whenever you launch DS, and that it keeps the same drive letter.

    What I meant was if I download and install it right now, while it says "Free for a limited time", and launch it later when that offer expires... Would I still be able to use it? Or is this a "Try it free for a short period" sort of offer - in which case I'm wondering why it threw all this stuff into the Product Library along with the program if it's just going to vanish later when the Free Offer ends.

    The "limited time" just means they may decide to no longer allow new people to get it for free. If you got it when it was free it stays free, just like the weekly freebies.

    I don't even know how it got in my Product Library to begin with :lol:

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,228
    edited December 1969

    chohole said:
    ooh clodlets sound fun :coolsmile:

    The offspring of clods. :lol:
  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    wasted a whole hour installing, uninstalling and reinstalling tax software on dad's computer. He didn't like the the interface so he asked me to uninstall and reinstall the software. Pointless. How would reinstalling software change the menu to his liking?

    Its like me reinstalling Carrara because I don't like the blue background. Maybe installing it again will change the colors of the toolbar. Ahh.

    edit: uh, some of the buttons in Carrara are blue but the background in Carrara is bluish grey. :red:


    you can change colors and font in preferences.
    can't make the font bigger

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited March 2015

    Rezca said:
    Rezca said:
    Rezca said:
    D|S 4.7 Pro "Free for a limited time only", showing up in my product list. Does that mean it'll disappear from the product library when the time runs out, or will it stop running after a while and ask for a license?

    Also wondering if I can set it up (And InterPoserPro) to read runtimes from a USB drive instead of my computer, since I don't have the space to put these things on my laptop.
    Was some tool for converting the new files into Poser-compatible formats, DSON Importer? Aaah can't really think right now eee.

    No, once you buy it it stays in your Product Library.

    Yes, you can have your content on a USB drive, just make sure it's attached whenever you launch DS, and that it keeps the same drive letter.

    What I meant was if I download and install it right now, while it says "Free for a limited time", and launch it later when that offer expires... Would I still be able to use it? Or is this a "Try it free for a short period" sort of offer - in which case I'm wondering why it threw all this stuff into the Product Library along with the program if it's just going to vanish later when the Free Offer ends.


    Daz Studio Pro been free for the last few years.

    older versions of DS get de-activated in the product library.


    Why does it say 'for a limited time' then? *Is confused*

    And a bunch of other things popped up into my library magically too (Some starter set things, a few tools, etc...)


    maybe they putting a price tag on 4.8 general release when it comes out?

    i have too many paid for plugins now to install upgrades willy-nilly.

    Plug-ins that work in 4.5+ should work in 4.8. The reverse isn't always true, but they have been careful to keep backward compatibility. However, if you install 4.8 beta you will almost certainly need to reinstall your plug-ins and shaders (assuming this is your first 4.5+ public beta) to place the necessary files in the application folder.


    Thanks Richard.

    i'm up to 4.6.2.118. they made the cms not a manual d/l, stopped me from going 4.7


    actually, more interested in a CA9 than DS upgrades. if they can fix the genesis2 issues. add uvswapping.

    PostgreSQL CMS is available as a manual download, and DS4.7 (and 4.8) can still use the old Valentina CMS.


    when did the manual d/l change? :lol: feels like an altered reality.

    i would dearly love to re d/l valentina. i didn't save it at the time.

    unless it's embedded in 4.6 install?

    well, looks they selective with the product history

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    achooo woes

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    DanaTA said:
    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...was in a pub yesterday with a friend, I asked the barkeep if we could watch some sports (there was some pop concert network on with the sound muted at the time). She reached back and hands me this thing which looked like it had more buttons on it than my notebook computer has keys. I shrugged and half jokingly replied. "I don't have any idea of how to use that, I'm used to getting up to change the channel (making he motion with my hand of turning a dial) or pressing the button on top of the cable box get to the channel I want."

    When I last had a telly and cable, I think there were like 75 channels (including the "premium" ones like HBO, Cinemax, and Showtime) to choose from. Yesterday I was seeing numbers in the 700s & 800s. She ended up finding the basketball game were were looking for on some odd channel in the "700s" called "TruTV" .Whatever happened to the "big three" networks or even the likes of ESPN and TBS?

    There are a lot of sports channels. A dedicated channel is better than taking the chance that your preferred game happens to be on ESPN. Even ESPN has several channels. Baseball has its own...MLB Network, mlb.com, too. There might be one for football and one for basketball. Who knows? Somebody, but not me. I have a sports package as part of my subscription to Comcast/Xfinity, but only because it comes with the package I have, not because I asked for it. I don't think I've ever watched a single program on any of them. I don't even know what channel numbers they're on. There are a lot of Music Choice channels, too. They actually play music, and sometimes videos. Whatever happened to the old music channels? MTV plays a lot of reality crap. VH1 plays a lot of documentaries...or it did the last time I checked. As for the big three...they're blocked half the time. Your game may or may not be on.

    Dana

    reality programs suck worse than a snail in an algae infested aquarium


    excellent metaphor :lol:

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,264
    edited December 1969

    tjohn said:
    chohole said:
    ooh clodlets sound fun :coolsmile:

    The offspring of clods. :lol:

    Sounds kind of dangerous! :lol:

    Dana

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    why does everywhere i go want me to login to facebook?

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,613
    edited December 1969

    Rezca said:
    Rezca said:
    Rezca said:
    D|S 4.7 Pro "Free for a limited time only", showing up in my product list. Does that mean it'll disappear from the product library when the time runs out, or will it stop running after a while and ask for a license?

    Also wondering if I can set it up (And InterPoserPro) to read runtimes from a USB drive instead of my computer, since I don't have the space to put these things on my laptop.
    Was some tool for converting the new files into Poser-compatible formats, DSON Importer? Aaah can't really think right now eee.

    No, once you buy it it stays in your Product Library.

    Yes, you can have your content on a USB drive, just make sure it's attached whenever you launch DS, and that it keeps the same drive letter.

    What I meant was if I download and install it right now, while it says "Free for a limited time", and launch it later when that offer expires... Would I still be able to use it? Or is this a "Try it free for a short period" sort of offer - in which case I'm wondering why it threw all this stuff into the Product Library along with the program if it's just going to vanish later when the Free Offer ends.


    Daz Studio Pro been free for the last few years.

    older versions of DS get de-activated in the product library.


    Why does it say 'for a limited time' then? *Is confused*

    And a bunch of other things popped up into my library magically too (Some starter set things, a few tools, etc...)


    maybe they putting a price tag on 4.8 general release when it comes out?

    i have too many paid for plugins now to install upgrades willy-nilly.

    Plug-ins that work in 4.5+ should work in 4.8. The reverse isn't always true, but they have been careful to keep backward compatibility. However, if you install 4.8 beta you will almost certainly need to reinstall your plug-ins and shaders (assuming this is your first 4.5+ public beta) to place the necessary files in the application folder.


    Thanks Richard.

    i'm up to 4.6.2.118. they made the cms not a manual d/l, stopped me from going 4.7


    actually, more interested in a CA9 than DS upgrades. if they can fix the genesis2 issues. add uvswapping.

    PostgreSQL CMS is available as a manual download, and DS4.7 (and 4.8) can still use the old Valentina CMS.


    when did the manual d/l change? :lol: feels like an altered reality.

    i would dearly love to re d/l valentina. i didn't save it at the time.

    unless it's embedded in 4.6 install?

    well, looks they selective with the product history

    I don't know if Valentina is still included in the DS install. It's in a subfolder with DIM.

    Not sure what you mean about selective -- "Inactive" means "no longer available in store", but you can still download it. Valentina was never available as a separate download -- the only stand-alone installer for Valentina was the one included with DIM.

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,613
    edited December 1969

    why does everywhere i go want me to login to facebook?

    What browser are you using?

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    Rezca said:
    Rezca said:
    Rezca said:
    D|S 4.7 Pro "Free for a limited time only", showing up in my product list. Does that mean it'll disappear from the product library when the time runs out, or will it stop running after a while and ask for a license?

    Also wondering if I can set it up (And InterPoserPro) to read runtimes from a USB drive instead of my computer, since I don't have the space to put these things on my laptop.
    Was some tool for converting the new files into Poser-compatible formats, DSON Importer? Aaah can't really think right now eee.

    No, once you buy it it stays in your Product Library.

    Yes, you can have your content on a USB drive, just make sure it's attached whenever you launch DS, and that it keeps the same drive letter.

    What I meant was if I download and install it right now, while it says "Free for a limited time", and launch it later when that offer expires... Would I still be able to use it? Or is this a "Try it free for a short period" sort of offer - in which case I'm wondering why it threw all this stuff into the Product Library along with the program if it's just going to vanish later when the Free Offer ends.


    Daz Studio Pro been free for the last few years.

    older versions of DS get de-activated in the product library.


    Why does it say 'for a limited time' then? *Is confused*

    And a bunch of other things popped up into my library magically too (Some starter set things, a few tools, etc...)


    maybe they putting a price tag on 4.8 general release when it comes out?

    i have too many paid for plugins now to install upgrades willy-nilly.

    Plug-ins that work in 4.5+ should work in 4.8. The reverse isn't always true, but they have been careful to keep backward compatibility. However, if you install 4.8 beta you will almost certainly need to reinstall your plug-ins and shaders (assuming this is your first 4.5+ public beta) to place the necessary files in the application folder.


    Thanks Richard.

    i'm up to 4.6.2.118. they made the cms not a manual d/l, stopped me from going 4.7


    actually, more interested in a CA9 than DS upgrades. if they can fix the genesis2 issues. add uvswapping.

    PostgreSQL CMS is available as a manual download, and DS4.7 (and 4.8) can still use the old Valentina CMS.


    when did the manual d/l change? :lol: feels like an altered reality.

    i would dearly love to re d/l valentina. i didn't save it at the time.

    unless it's embedded in 4.6 install?

    well, looks they selective with the product history

    I don't know if Valentina is still included in the DS install. It's in a subfolder with DIM.

    Not sure what you mean about selective -- "Inactive" means "no longer available in store", but you can still download it. Valentina was never available as a separate download -- the only stand-alone installer for Valentina was the one included with DIM.


    rubs eyes blink blink, :lol: no 4.6 in my prodlist ... i thinnnk i have a backup of 4.6

    that'll be this weekend's project, backup on to every flashdrive.

  • Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 26,565
    edited December 1969

    I may be replacing my tablet soon but looking into what is a good case for the replacement. I am looking at amazon to figure out what case is the best.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited March 2015

    why does everywhere i go want me to login to facebook?

    What browser are you using?


    i'm seeing it in skype window.


    -it actually says bring your facebook friends over to skype

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    need to remember to look up Mount Tambora tmorrow.

  • edited December 1969

    Plushy-fied!

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  • RezcaRezca Posts: 3,393
    edited December 1969

    Plushy-fied!

    Eeee! Adorable <3</p>

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,680
    edited March 2015

    DanaTA said:
    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...was in a pub yesterday with a friend, I asked the barkeep if we could watch some sports (there was some pop concert network on with the sound muted at the time). She reached back and hands me this thing which looked like it had more buttons on it than my notebook computer has keys. I shrugged and half jokingly replied. "I don't have any idea of how to use that, I'm used to getting up to change the channel (making he motion with my hand of turning a dial) or pressing the button on top of the cable box get to the channel I want."

    When I last had a telly and cable, I think there were like 75 channels (including the "premium" ones like HBO, Cinemax, and Showtime) to choose from. Yesterday I was seeing numbers in the 700s & 800s. She ended up finding the basketball game were were looking for on some odd channel in the "700s" called "TruTV" .Whatever happened to the "big three" networks or even the likes of ESPN and TBS?

    There are a lot of sports channels. A dedicated channel is better than taking the chance that your preferred game happens to be on ESPN. Even ESPN has several channels. Baseball has its own...MLB Network, mlb.com, too. There might be one for football and one for basketball. Who knows? Somebody, but not me. I have a sports package as part of my subscription to Comcast/Xfinity, but only because it comes with the package I have, not because I asked for it. I don't think I've ever watched a single program on any of them. I don't even know what channel numbers they're on. There are a lot of Music Choice channels, too. They actually play music, and sometimes videos. Whatever happened to the old music channels? MTV plays a lot of reality crap. VH1 plays a lot of documentaries...or it did the last time I checked. As for the big three...they're blocked half the time. Your game may or may not be on.

    Dana

    Yep, MTV has devolved to reality crap, VH1 is doing documentaries, and the "respectable" channels like NatGeo (National Geographic) and Sci (Science) have resorted to airing pseudo-science "what-if" shows. The "big three" networks have just devolved, period. I was noticing all this at the same time I was juggling my budget and decided I could do without satellite TV (DishTV) that was costing me about $95 a month for 200+ channels of which I only had about 60 even programmed into my "possibly might want to watch someday" list and only about 6 in my "favorites" list. So, I called up the company and the following conversations ensued:

    "I want to discontinue my service, please." To which the agent replied by spouting all the advantages I had and what a good customer I was and suggested that I might be interested in another package of channels.

    No, thank you. I just want to terminate my service.

    --- But you don't want to miss...

    Yes, I do, I just want to terminate my service!

    --- How, about if we ...

    No, damn it, just shut up and listen to what I'm saying, I want to...

    ---

    Hello, I'd like to terminate my service, please.

    --- OK, I'll transfer you to the proper department.

    --- recorded message, your call is very important to us, ... blah, blah, blah, ...

    --- recorded message, your call is very important to us, ... blah, blah, blah, ...

    --- recorded message, your call is very important to us, ... blah, blah, blah, ...

    ---

    Hello, I want to terminate my service, please.

    --- Hello, my name is how can I help you?

    Well, before we get started Bob I want to let you know that I've been hung up on twice, so I'm not in a very good mood. I just want to terminate my DishTV service.

    --- Oh, I'm sorry that has happened, I'd be glad to terminate your service but why do you wish to leave us? I can see by your record that you have been a very good customer for four years.

    Well, I live on a fixed income and I don't feel that I'm getting ninety-five dollars worth of good entertainment from my service, and I could use the extra cash.

    --- Oh, I'm sorry for that. What if we could save you about $40 a month and let you keep your existing service, would that help?

    Well, I was really sort of planning on using the full $95 savings but there are a few good shows I might miss that are included in the 200+ plan that I have. What's the deal you're offering?

    --- OK, since you've been such a good customer we should be able reduce your monthly bill down to about $55 for a year, and let you keep the 200+ plan. Wait a moment, let me ask my supervisor to see what else we can do for you.

    --- OK, here's the deal we'll also throw in about a dozen pay movie channels for three months. How does that sound?

    Hmmm..., you're making it hard to say no. ..... OK, let's do it.

    Moral of story for me: Squeaky wheel gets greased.

    Moral of story for call agents: Stroke the feathers before you pluck the bird.

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  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,264
    edited December 1969

    Rezca said:
    Rezca said:
    Rezca said:
    D|S 4.7 Pro "Free for a limited time only", showing up in my product list. Does that mean it'll disappear from the product library when the time runs out, or will it stop running after a while and ask for a license?

    Also wondering if I can set it up (And InterPoserPro) to read runtimes from a USB drive instead of my computer, since I don't have the space to put these things on my laptop.
    Was some tool for converting the new files into Poser-compatible formats, DSON Importer? Aaah can't really think right now eee.

    No, once you buy it it stays in your Product Library.

    Yes, you can have your content on a USB drive, just make sure it's attached whenever you launch DS, and that it keeps the same drive letter.

    What I meant was if I download and install it right now, while it says "Free for a limited time", and launch it later when that offer expires... Would I still be able to use it? Or is this a "Try it free for a short period" sort of offer - in which case I'm wondering why it threw all this stuff into the Product Library along with the program if it's just going to vanish later when the Free Offer ends.


    Daz Studio Pro been free for the last few years.

    older versions of DS get de-activated in the product library.


    Why does it say 'for a limited time' then? *Is confused*

    And a bunch of other things popped up into my library magically too (Some starter set things, a few tools, etc...)


    maybe they putting a price tag on 4.8 general release when it comes out?

    i have too many paid for plugins now to install upgrades willy-nilly.

    Plug-ins that work in 4.5+ should work in 4.8. The reverse isn't always true, but they have been careful to keep backward compatibility. However, if you install 4.8 beta you will almost certainly need to reinstall your plug-ins and shaders (assuming this is your first 4.5+ public beta) to place the necessary files in the application folder.


    Thanks Richard.

    i'm up to 4.6.2.118. they made the cms not a manual d/l, stopped me from going 4.7


    actually, more interested in a CA9 than DS upgrades. if they can fix the genesis2 issues. add uvswapping.

    PostgreSQL CMS is available as a manual download, and DS4.7 (and 4.8) can still use the old Valentina CMS.


    when did the manual d/l change? :lol: feels like an altered reality.

    i would dearly love to re d/l valentina. i didn't save it at the time.

    unless it's embedded in 4.6 install?

    well, looks they selective with the product history

    The PostgreSQL is a better database than Valentina anyway. More stable and faster. Why would you want less?

    Dana

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    DanaTA said:
    Rezca said:
    Rezca said:
    Rezca said:
    D|S 4.7 Pro "Free for a limited time only", showing up in my product list. Does that mean it'll disappear from the product library when the time runs out, or will it stop running after a while and ask for a license?

    Also wondering if I can set it up (And InterPoserPro) to read runtimes from a USB drive instead of my computer, since I don't have the space to put these things on my laptop.
    Was some tool for converting the new files into Poser-compatible formats, DSON Importer? Aaah can't really think right now eee.

    No, once you buy it it stays in your Product Library.

    Yes, you can have your content on a USB drive, just make sure it's attached whenever you launch DS, and that it keeps the same drive letter.

    What I meant was if I download and install it right now, while it says "Free for a limited time", and launch it later when that offer expires... Would I still be able to use it? Or is this a "Try it free for a short period" sort of offer - in which case I'm wondering why it threw all this stuff into the Product Library along with the program if it's just going to vanish later when the Free Offer ends.


    Daz Studio Pro been free for the last few years.

    older versions of DS get de-activated in the product library.


    Why does it say 'for a limited time' then? *Is confused*

    And a bunch of other things popped up into my library magically too (Some starter set things, a few tools, etc...)


    maybe they putting a price tag on 4.8 general release when it comes out?

    i have too many paid for plugins now to install upgrades willy-nilly.

    Plug-ins that work in 4.5+ should work in 4.8. The reverse isn't always true, but they have been careful to keep backward compatibility. However, if you install 4.8 beta you will almost certainly need to reinstall your plug-ins and shaders (assuming this is your first 4.5+ public beta) to place the necessary files in the application folder.


    Thanks Richard.

    i'm up to 4.6.2.118. they made the cms not a manual d/l, stopped me from going 4.7


    actually, more interested in a CA9 than DS upgrades. if they can fix the genesis2 issues. add uvswapping.

    PostgreSQL CMS is available as a manual download, and DS4.7 (and 4.8) can still use the old Valentina CMS.


    when did the manual d/l change? :lol: feels like an altered reality.

    i would dearly love to re d/l valentina. i didn't save it at the time.

    unless it's embedded in 4.6 install?

    well, looks they selective with the product history

    The PostgreSQL is a better database than Valentina anyway. More stable and faster. Why would you want less?

    Dana

    doesn't work with carrara

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    sleepy time

    nite nite

    tickle tentacles dreams :)

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,264
    edited December 1969

    DanaTA said:
    The PostgreSQL is a better database than Valentina anyway. More stable and faster. Why would you want less?

    Dana

    doesn't work with carrara

    It's supposed to be the DS content management system. Why would it work with Carrara anyway?

    Dana

  • atticanneatticanne Posts: 3,009
    edited December 1969

    DanaTA said:
    Plug-ins that work in 4.5+ should work in 4.8. The reverse isn't always true, but they have been careful to keep backward compatibility. However, if you install 4.8 beta you will almost certainly need to reinstall your plug-ins and shaders (assuming this is your first 4.5+ public beta) to place the necessary files in the application folder.


    Thanks Richard.

    i'm up to 4.6.2.118. they made the cms not a manual d/l, stopped me from going 4.7


    actually, more interested in a CA9 than DS upgrades. if they can fix the genesis2 issues. add uvswapping.

    PostgreSQL CMS is available as a manual download, and DS4.7 (and 4.8) can still use the old Valentina CMS.


    when did the manual d/l change? :lol: feels like an altered reality.

    i would dearly love to re d/l valentina. i didn't save it at the time.

    unless it's embedded in 4.6 install?

    well, looks they selective with the product history

    The PostgreSQL is a better database than Valentina anyway. More stable and faster. Why would you want less?

    Dana

    doesn't work with carrara

    I'm pretty sure PostgreSQL now works with Carrara, at least in the last beta.

  • atticanneatticanne Posts: 3,009
    edited December 1969

    DanaTA said:
    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...was in a pub yesterday with a friend, I asked the barkeep if we could watch some sports (there was some pop concert network on with the sound muted at the time). She reached back and hands me this thing which looked like it had more buttons on it than my notebook computer has keys. I shrugged and half jokingly replied. "I don't have any idea of how to use that, I'm used to getting up to change the channel (making he motion with my hand of turning a dial) or pressing the button on top of the cable box get to the channel I want."

    When I last had a telly and cable, I think there were like 75 channels (including the "premium" ones like HBO, Cinemax, and Showtime) to choose from. Yesterday I was seeing numbers in the 700s & 800s. She ended up finding the basketball game were were looking for on some odd channel in the "700s" called "TruTV" .Whatever happened to the "big three" networks or even the likes of ESPN and TBS?

    There are a lot of sports channels. A dedicated channel is better than taking the chance that your preferred game happens to be on ESPN. Even ESPN has several channels. Baseball has its own...MLB Network, mlb.com, too. There might be one for football and one for basketball. Who knows? Somebody, but not me. I have a sports package as part of my subscription to Comcast/Xfinity, but only because it comes with the package I have, not because I asked for it. I don't think I've ever watched a single program on any of them. I don't even know what channel numbers they're on. There are a lot of Music Choice channels, too. They actually play music, and sometimes videos. Whatever happened to the old music channels? MTV plays a lot of reality crap. VH1 plays a lot of documentaries...or it did the last time I checked. As for the big three...they're blocked half the time. Your game may or may not be on.

    Dana

    Yep, MTV has devolved to reality crap, VH1 is doing documentaries, and the "respectable" channels like NatGeo (National Geographic) and Sci (Science) have resorted to airing pseudo-science "what-if" shows. The "big three" networks have just devolved, period. I was noticing all this at the same time I was juggling my budget and decided I could do without satellite TV (DishTV) that was costing me about $95 a month for 200+ channels of which I only had about 60 even programmed into my "possibly might want to watch someday" list and only about 6 in my "favorites" list. So, I called up the company and the following conversations ensued:

    "I want to discontinue my service, please." To which the agent replied by spouting all the advantages I had and what a good customer I was and suggested that I might be interested in another package of channels.

    No, thank you. I just want to terminate my service.

    --- But you don't want to miss...

    Yes, I do, I just want to terminate my service!

    --- How, about if we ...

    No, damn it, just shut up and listen to what I'm saying, I want to...

    ---

    Hello, I'd like to terminate my service, please.

    --- OK, I'll transfer you to the proper department.

    --- recorded message, your call is very important to us, ... blah, blah, blah, ...

    --- recorded message, your call is very important to us, ... blah, blah, blah, ...

    --- recorded message, your call is very important to us, ... blah, blah, blah, ...

    ---

    Hello, I want to terminate my service, please.

    --- Hello, my name is how can I help you?

    Well, before we get started Bob I want to let you know that I've been hung up on twice, so I'm not in a very good mood. I just want to terminate my DishTV service.

    --- Oh, I'm sorry that has happened, I'd be glad to terminate your service but why do you wish to leave us? I can see by your record that you have been a very good customer for four years.

    Well, I live on a fixed income and I don't feel that I'm getting ninety-five dollars worth of good entertainment from my service, and I could use the extra cash.

    --- Oh, I'm sorry for that. What if we could save you about $40 a month and let you keep your existing service, would that help?

    Well, I was really sort of planning on using the full $95 savings but there are a few good shows I might miss that are included in the 200+ plan that I have. What's the deal you're offering?

    --- OK, since you've been such a good customer we should be able reduce your monthly bill down to about $55 for a year, and let you keep the 200+ plan. Wait a moment, let me ask my supervisor to see what else we can do for you.

    --- OK, here's the deal we'll also throw in about a dozen pay movie channels for three months. How does that sound?

    Hmmm..., you're making it hard to say no. ..... OK, let's do it.

    Moral of story for me: Squeaky wheel gets greased.

    Moral of story for call agents: Stroke the feathers before you pluck the bird.


    Gee, thanks for the encouragement. The leprechaun is staying out at the farm today and I have to deal with my cable company. I've had their service for almost a year now and it still isn't what I ordered. When the cable guy was out here a couple of weeks ago, he discovered that they have been charging me monthly for a cable box that I haven't had since last summer. Seems like most of Time-Warner's live employees are in the Philippines.

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075
    edited December 1969

    Plushy-fied!

    So cute! :cheese: :cheese:

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075
    edited December 1969

    Sure Happy It's Thursday. :smirk: COMPLAINTS! :bug:

    - Lower GI tract seriously upset with me
    - Back hurts
    - Neck hurts
    - Tummy a touch sore
    - Didn't sleep worth a darn past 2 nights
    - Generally unhappy :shut:

    Non-complaints!

    - Little rainies falling from the sky (yes, I like rain if it's not freezing)
    - Warm-ish today, lovely over the weekend
    - Payday tomorrow :cheese:

    Remind me to avoid Long John Silvers.. :sick:

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,680
    edited December 1969

    TroutFace said:
    ...

    Remind me to avoid Long John Silvers.. :sick:

    Consider yourself reminded:
    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/long-john-silvers-big-catch-named-worst-meal-in-america/

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    is it Friday yet?


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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    TroutFace said:
    Sure Happy It's Thursday. :smirk: COMPLAINTS! :bug:

    - Lower GI tract seriously upset with me
    - Back hurts
    - Neck hurts
    - Tummy a touch sore
    - Didn't sleep worth a darn past 2 nights
    - Generally unhappy :shut:

    Non-complaints!

    - Little rainies falling from the sky (yes, I like rain if it's not freezing)
    - Warm-ish today, lovely over the weekend
    - Payday tomorrow :cheese:

    Remind me to avoid Long John Silvers.. :sick:


    weekend vacation time? de-stress. :)

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