On the contrary... In reality, there are a lot of people who go through life with fed info. It's sadly, a lot more like real life -- the way things have been shifted for a couple of decades, at least.
* * *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Roger Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > EVERY "reality" show is scripted. They're as far from reality as you can > get! > > > Roger Wright > ___ > > "Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil." - J. Paul Getty > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I always thought he had extremely detailed knowledge about stuff that >> seemed out of character for him. Then this past season Corey (Cory?) starts >> spouting off like he does, and my bs detector whent from yellow to red alert >> and I felt pretty confident that they were being fed info. Even their >> delivery was the same. Like a script you might say. >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Michael B. Smith >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Well, Rod apparently found it very worthwhile. So… different strokes >>> for different folks.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> In my case, in my opinion – it was a thin veneer hiding a whole lot of >>> nothing. The shop itself is quite small. It’s old and worn down. Lots of >>> careful photography during the show makes it appear much larger than it >>> actually is. Probably 20% - 25% of the shop floor is given over to selling >>> trinkets about the show itself (i.e., t-shirts, coffee mugs, water bottles, >>> stickers, posters, etc. etc.). There are lots of items from various episodes >>> arrayed around the shop, which is kinda neat – but it goes to show you that >>> they don’t turn over much of the merchandise that they buy! I used to think >>> that Rick must be a really smart guy – but it appears that he gets all that >>> info fed to him instead, which makes him just a guy riding the wave of a >>> reality show (I mean – great for him! It’s the American way).**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> So… it took the shine off. Perhaps my expectations were too high.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Regards,**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Michael B. Smith**** >>> >>> Consultant and Exchange MVP**** >>> >>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 06, 2011 1:32 PM >>> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Re: Valuation of hardware [OT]**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Is it like much of Vegas? A thin veneer hiding a whole lot?**** >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> >>> wrote:**** >>> >>> Likewise. I have to admit - after visiting the shop and watching them >>> film part of an episode - the show doesn't interest me much anymore. The >>> visit took the shine off. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Michael B. Smith >>> Consultant and Exchange MVP >>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:57 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: RE: Valuation of hardware >>> >>> Dropped by there the last time I was in Vegas. Stood in line for about >>> half hour to get in. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:36 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: RE: Valuation of hardware >>> >>> LOL! LOVE that show! :D >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:22 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: RE: Valuation of hardware >>> >>> Chumley may be your best bet. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: techconnect [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:09 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Re: Valuation of hardware >>> >>> See what a pawn shop would buy it for, then that's your real world low >>> value. :) >>> >>> jason >>> >>> We are spinning off one of our divisions into a separate company and one >>> of the company laptops is going into the new company. We need to charge the >>> new company for the value of the laptop. How would one go about figuring the >>> current retail value of a used laptop? >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
