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Post by mslo79 on Jan 23, 2018 13:43:38 GMT
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While I have ordered from them before I prefer newegg.com or ebay.com for my computer tech stuff. but Amazon does seem to have a pretty wide selection so there are occasions ill order something from there as very recently I just ordered one of those atomic clocks (i.e. Marathon CL030060BK for $29.95) that automatically sync themselves to that place in Colorado that is the standard of time keeping here in the USA as it contains one of the most accurate clocks on the entire planet as I was reading a article on it in that it's so accurate it would not deviate one second either way of the actual time in 100 million years and I think they have a newer model since that will not deviate one second either way of the actual time in I think it was 300 million years and atomic clocks sync from that source basically. because the clock I was replacing has to be manually set and it's not really that setting it manually was a problem, it's just that when I do set it exactly to the time it is (give or take a second or so) it will inevitably climb up a minute or so in not all that long so what I been doing until recently is setting it back one minute from the actual time (so it's behind 1 minute) so it will take that much longer to be off by more than one minute (as it will have to increase two full minutes before it's over by one minute(basically buys me more time before I have to tweak it again)). but with this new clock I don't have to worry about jack as it will be within a second all of the time since it updates itself automatically from the signal I think four times a day etc (and as a bonus it displays Hours/Minutes/Seconds etc instead of just Hours/Minutes etc). my older watch (which is nothing fancy and I had it since the early 1990's), while that does not stay in perfect sync either it takes several months and even then is only off by maybe 3-5 seconds or so (like ahead) which is generally no big deal here because twice a year I have to re-sync it anyways because of day light savings time in March and November. but with that clock I just ordered very recently you just set your time zone with a switch on the back and put in batteries and it pretty much does the rest automatically.
p.s. it's a matter of time before Bill Gates regains the top spot over Amazon's CEO (Jeff Bezos) as Gates is pretty much always either #1 or #2 as others come and go but Gates remains consistently #1 or #2 to my knowledge.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jan 23, 2018 14:09:22 GMT
Amazon Prime is now available in Australia, but the selection is pitifully small. Pretty much useless to be honest.
I wish someone would launch a streaming service in Australia that doesn't suck.
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Post by deembastille on Jan 23, 2018 16:31:18 GMT
Amazon Prime is now available in Australia, but the selection is pitifully small. Pretty much useless to be honest. I wish someone would launch a streaming service in Australia that doesn't suck. I kind of find it interesting that so many of the people on this site who are living in Australia don't recognize the significance of the country and it's lack of television entertainment. I remember we had a couple of Australian education liazons back when I started teaching and they told me how back then they had only 4tv channels and two were either news or educational. |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jan 23, 2018 16:40:10 GMT
Amazon Prime is now available in Australia, but the selection is pitifully small. Pretty much useless to be honest. I wish someone would launch a streaming service in Australia that doesn't suck. I kind of find it interesting that so many of the people on this site who are living in Australia don't recognize the significance of the country and it's lack of television entertainment. I remember we had a couple of Australian education liazons back when I started teaching and they told me how back then they had only 4tv channels and two were either news or educational. Australia had five channels starting in the 1980s: Seven Network, Nine Network and Network Ten being the commercial networks, ABC being non-commercial (but along with educational/cultural shows it also features things like sketch comedies and such), and SBS being the cultural channel. Prior to the 1980s, there were four networks (Seven, Nine, Ten and ABC). Prior to mid-1960s there were three networks (Seven, Nine and ABC). Starting from the 1990s some Australian cities had a sixth channel, Channel 31, which was the community channel. Mid-1990s onwards there was also cable, featuring channels like Cartoon Network, Discovery Channel, TV1 (basically like TV Land) and so on. These days there are a lot more over-the-air channels thanks to digitial television. |
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Post by deembastille on Jan 23, 2018 16:45:56 GMT
Ohh FIVE whole channels! I asked two Australian teachers living in the US so blame them about not being able to count.
But still, something to consider... Why do Australian teachers have to teach American teachers how to teach? What do they possess that Americans don't?
Answer: education is more important to the country and families than entertainment. Australia and New Zealand are the countries with the highest literacy percentages.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jan 23, 2018 16:47:35 GMT
Ohh FIVE whole channels! I asked two Australian teachers living in the US so blame them about not being able to count. But still, something to consider... Why do Australian teachers have to teach American teachers how to teach? What do they possess that Americans don't? Answer: education is more important to the country and families than entertainment. Australia and New Zealand are the countries with the highest literacy percentages. ....which doesn't change the fact that most people here also watch a lot of TV. |
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Post by deembastille on Jan 23, 2018 16:57:46 GMT
Ohh FIVE whole channels! I asked two Australian teachers living in the US so blame them about not being able to count. But still, something to consider... Why do Australian teachers have to teach American teachers how to teach? What do they possess that Americans don't? Answer: education is more important to the country and families than entertainment. Australia and New Zealand are the countries with the highest literacy percentages. ....which doesn't change the fact that most people here also watch a lot of TV. So then why does streaming suck? And what else explains the statistics? |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jan 23, 2018 17:00:41 GMT
....which doesn't change the fact that most people here also watch a lot of TV. So then why does streaming suck? And what else explains the statistics? Australian internet is backward, that's why. It's one of the slowest internet services in the world, in fact. |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jan 23, 2018 17:11:51 GMT
....which doesn't change the fact that most people here also watch a lot of TV. So then why does streaming suck? And what else explains the statistics? ....last time I checked, there's nothing stopping people from being educated AND watching TV. I've lived in Australia my entire life, and trust me, most people here watch TV in the evening. |
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Post by deembastille on Jan 23, 2018 17:20:56 GMT
So then why does streaming suck? And what else explains the statistics? ....last time I checked, there's nothing stopping people from being educated AND watching TV. I've lived in Australia my entire life, and trust me, most people here watch TV in the evening. Holy crap did I ever say you didn't? All I said was that Australia holds education to a higher standard than they do entertainment. Jesus, and you wonder why I put you on ignore! |
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Post by Lynx on Jan 23, 2018 17:22:03 GMT
Unfortunately, I'm a person who doesn't forget...or for that matter, forgive easily.
What they did to the IMDb message boards is totally unforgivable. I lost well over 10 years of History there in one fell swooop and will NEVER forgive them for that.
That being said, there are certain things that I must buy from them since Canada has very limited places to shop anymore. And since I'm being truthful, they ARE, quick, reliable, and have very good prices to boot. So as a service, I would rate them A+. As a company that actually cares about people...F-.
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Post by deembastille on Jan 23, 2018 17:32:14 GMT
Hi lynx. I know what you mean but in the end I think they did the right thing.
The amount of viscous bullying behavior displayed on the obviously ill-managed site was a breeding ground for harassment and the breakdown of humanity.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 17:55:46 GMT
....last time I checked, there's nothing stopping people from being educated AND watching TV. I've lived in Australia my entire life, and trust me, most people here watch TV in the evening. Holy crap did I ever say you didn't? All I said was that Australia holds education to a higher standard than they do entertainment. Jesus, and you wonder why I put you on ignore! Dear Deembastille Take a deep breath. |
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Post by Lynx on Jan 23, 2018 18:01:37 GMT
Hi lynx. I know what you mean but in the end I think they did the right thing. The amount of viscous bullying behavior displayed on the obviously ill-managed site was a breeding ground for harassment and the breakdown of humanity. They still should have kept all that history in a vault somewhere....I was communicating with actors and actresses who were in their 70's, 80's, and even 90's . Some typing from Seniors homes.......ALL that is lost.....forever. sorry, now I'm pissed again. |
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Post by kuatorises on Jan 24, 2018 20:31:19 GMT
I like that I can buy not only cheaper DVDs and Blu-rays, but some household products to, but this driving brick-and-mortar's out of business is not good for the economy.
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Post by MCDemuth on Jan 24, 2018 21:11:55 GMT
but this driving brick-and-mortar's out of business is not good for the economy. I agree. I don't like how Amazon is becoming all big and powerful. Competition from multiple businesses is a good thing... Also more businesses means more jobs, especially in the town you live in... Plus, what happens if Amazon.com were to go offline for a few days, due to a web attack or a major disaster, and there are no local stores to buy anything from? It makes one wonder if in the future, major cities will become ghost towns, because people will have to move to other areas of their countries, to get jobs, and to buy products. People should try to support their local economy, when it is possible. |
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Post by deembastille on Jan 24, 2018 21:42:36 GMT
I personally like trekking out to stores, no matter where they are (provided it is accessible from mass transit). Getting out of the house and seeing the product is fun.
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Post by Vodkie on Feb 3, 2018 15:21:17 GMT
I can't stand stupid people on amazon. I ordered from a 3rd party seller fulfilled by amazon and as I was checking out their ratings, One current low rating said
"Case for DVD arrived damaged - due to shrink wrap didn’t know till after giving gift to recipient. Contacted seller requesting a replacement shortly after holidays and no reply has been received. Will not purchase from this vendor again."
Hey dumb ass, due to the shrink wrap, they didn't know either!!!!!!!!!
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