Hehe, ratkill, I'm a wounded EVERYTHING child. I've never been able to get one of these damn deals! Not even the free jelly beans. I keep trying, though.
Russ, NCNE
Russ, NCNE
Dabanshee
i accept the apology and understand your peeve with all caps posts- they anger me also. the only reason i continued it in all caps was because at the time of writing it i had caps activated, when i finally noticed i was so far into the post that i felt it to be more of an inconvenience to me to rewrite it than for someone else to irgnore the post.
so sorry about the caps...
on to some conflicting things...
<< BTW, seeing as Cuba is the only 3rd world nation with first world life expectancies (actually Cubans have the same life expectancies as Americans, well females live 1 year less in Cuba than they do in the US, while males live 1 year longer in Cuba than the US***See the SBS World Guide ), it seems as if Cubans are doing ok compared with the rest of the Latin Americans. Actually Blacks & Latinos have better life expectancies in Cuba than they do in the US. So they must be doing some things right. Actually unlike any other 3rd world nationals, the 2 things that Cubans don't have to worry about are food & shelter (they also get free cradle to grave healthcare & education). Consequently Cubans are the best educated people in the whole of the America's & anyone born in Cuba is infinitly better off than the vast majority of people born in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Bolivia or Haiti or Guatamarla,etc, etc. >>
life expectancy is of little relevance when referring to the living conditions of a country (just because you are alive does not mean that you're living a good life, or even a meaningful one). in cuba, the life expectancy may be high, but the misery is also. a long life is of no consequence if the conditions you live in suppress and repremand you from doing/saying/feeling what you please. i find it quite awkward when those who have never lived in a communist country pretend to even understand the actual system. obviously, we all know what a communist government consists of, but like communism's main flaw (ideal in theory, not in practice), the living conditions within a communist region/country are different than those outlined. how can you believe that this flawed system can be right?!? a country where thousands upon thousands of refugees flee, at the cost of their lives and those of their children because of the trechorous seas of the gulf (although the gulf isn't a very trechorous body of water, given the means of travel- e.g. tire tubes, home-built sea crafts, they have been described by many members of my family as such). would you ever considering risking your life by embarking on a journey on a rinky dinky craft that when placed in the water begins to show signs of leaking, just for the hell of it? no, ofcourse not. you would have to have tremendous drive to do such a thing (especially when risking the lives of your children).
<< Actually unlike any other 3rd world nationals, the 2 things that Cubans don't have to worry about are food & shelter (they also get free cradle to grave healthcare & education). Consequently Cubans are the best educated people in the whole of the America's & anyone born in Cuba is infinitly better off than the vast majority of people born in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Bolivia or Haiti or Guatamarla,etc, etc. >>
do you know the first time i saw a doctor was at the age of 27 in honduras?
i did not ever, ever, see a doctor or a dentist while in cuba- not once. even by my birth, i was born with the help of my aunt and my sister. cuba has many promises to the people, but unlike here in the United States, complaints are not tended to. the only people who ever received medical care in cuba, by my account, were the wealthy. the people were never tended to.
i have found that many Americans and the rest of the world have a misconception of what cuba really is. statistics you may have, but i lived there for 21 years. it is not a pleasant place to live.
i accept the apology and understand your peeve with all caps posts- they anger me also. the only reason i continued it in all caps was because at the time of writing it i had caps activated, when i finally noticed i was so far into the post that i felt it to be more of an inconvenience to me to rewrite it than for someone else to irgnore the post.
so sorry about the caps...
on to some conflicting things...
<< BTW, seeing as Cuba is the only 3rd world nation with first world life expectancies (actually Cubans have the same life expectancies as Americans, well females live 1 year less in Cuba than they do in the US, while males live 1 year longer in Cuba than the US***See the SBS World Guide ), it seems as if Cubans are doing ok compared with the rest of the Latin Americans. Actually Blacks & Latinos have better life expectancies in Cuba than they do in the US. So they must be doing some things right. Actually unlike any other 3rd world nationals, the 2 things that Cubans don't have to worry about are food & shelter (they also get free cradle to grave healthcare & education). Consequently Cubans are the best educated people in the whole of the America's & anyone born in Cuba is infinitly better off than the vast majority of people born in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Bolivia or Haiti or Guatamarla,etc, etc. >>
life expectancy is of little relevance when referring to the living conditions of a country (just because you are alive does not mean that you're living a good life, or even a meaningful one). in cuba, the life expectancy may be high, but the misery is also. a long life is of no consequence if the conditions you live in suppress and repremand you from doing/saying/feeling what you please. i find it quite awkward when those who have never lived in a communist country pretend to even understand the actual system. obviously, we all know what a communist government consists of, but like communism's main flaw (ideal in theory, not in practice), the living conditions within a communist region/country are different than those outlined. how can you believe that this flawed system can be right?!? a country where thousands upon thousands of refugees flee, at the cost of their lives and those of their children because of the trechorous seas of the gulf (although the gulf isn't a very trechorous body of water, given the means of travel- e.g. tire tubes, home-built sea crafts, they have been described by many members of my family as such). would you ever considering risking your life by embarking on a journey on a rinky dinky craft that when placed in the water begins to show signs of leaking, just for the hell of it? no, ofcourse not. you would have to have tremendous drive to do such a thing (especially when risking the lives of your children).
<< Actually unlike any other 3rd world nationals, the 2 things that Cubans don't have to worry about are food & shelter (they also get free cradle to grave healthcare & education). Consequently Cubans are the best educated people in the whole of the America's & anyone born in Cuba is infinitly better off than the vast majority of people born in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Bolivia or Haiti or Guatamarla,etc, etc. >>
do you know the first time i saw a doctor was at the age of 27 in honduras?
i did not ever, ever, see a doctor or a dentist while in cuba- not once. even by my birth, i was born with the help of my aunt and my sister. cuba has many promises to the people, but unlike here in the United States, complaints are not tended to. the only people who ever received medical care in cuba, by my account, were the wealthy. the people were never tended to.
i have found that many Americans and the rest of the world have a misconception of what cuba really is. statistics you may have, but i lived there for 21 years. it is not a pleasant place to live.
I decided not to buy from them when I called 5 days in a row and got NO one on the phone and NO response to emails..
I had a bad experience with them, too. I ordered a Abit KT7-RAID in mid August. Didn't get it for 2 weeks, even thought they charged my card right away. At the time of my order, they were answering the phones every time I called with a question. I had to return the damn thing because it wouldn't boot. I couldn't get a hold of anyone for a week, although I e-mailed and called everyday. Finally got them to send me another one, which worked. After ordering, it finally took me 3 weeks to get a working Mobo. Your right, they suck!
Guys, I definately here you about OCZ. Lemme give you my story. First i ordered an Overclocked Duron600@950. Then, i decided to upgrade that order to a Duron@1000 and a KT7-Raid. No problem so far right? Sure. So, after quite a long wait (about 2 weeks. Not terrible but not great.) I get my products. Of course, it wasn't packed with any type of receipt or billing summary or anything. So, i open the box, and the durons die looks like someone stepped on it. But, i figure "hey, they wouldn't send me a broken chip." So, i try it out. STUPID ME. Of course, it didn't work. So i call em, explain the problem. They say, over the phone (this was when they actually answered the phones , that it was no problem and i could send it back. So, the next day i send it back. When they receive it, i get a call from Ray. He leaves a message, no phone number. So, i have to call their main number, listen to the annoying "leave a message and someone will call you back" speech. Then wait another day for a call back. Then, Ray proceeds to tell me that they didn't cause that damage and that it is my fault cause i used it. AND, he tells me that he is sorry that the "new tech" gave me an RMA. SO i am like WTF????? But, it's only 150 bucks, can't sue. And, i guess since i tried to use it, i could get blamed. So oh well, stupid me. BUT, it gets worse. So then, after that fiasco, i order another Duron from someone else. When i get it, i hook it up. Boot up, and hrmmmmmm. What's this???? The mobo bios is hangin on "Building DMI Pool". So now i am thinking "OMG this is excellent. OCZ did it again" So, first thing i do is send an e-mail to OCZ. They send me an e-mail (again, 2 days later) that says simply this:
Contact Abit
Now, if anyone goes to the Abit site they will see, quite clearly, that the reseller is responsible for this. So, i call OCZ again. Wait for another day. Get a call back from, guess who, Ray. He tells me that they are reluctant to deal with me so i tell him this isn't about that. They HAVE to offer me either adequate tech support OR and RMA. They give me an RMA. So now, they have had the returned mobo for 3 days and i have heard absolutely nothing from them. I sent them an e-mail yesterday and still haven't gotten a resonse. So, if you have read this far i will get to the point. OCZ is a joke and will be out of business soon if my mobo isn't replaced. Or, at least, their Abit reseller license will be gone. GOD BLESS SMALL, MICKEY MOUSE OPERATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
, that it was no problem and i could send it back. So, the next day i send it back. When they receive it, i get a call from Ray. He leaves a message, no phone number. So, i have to call their main number, listen to the annoying "leave a message and someone will call you back" speech. Then wait another day for a call back. Then, Ray proceeds to tell me that they didn't cause that damage and that it is my fault cause i used it. AND, he tells me that he is sorry that the "new tech" gave me an RMA. SO i am like WTF????? But, it's only 150 bucks, can't sue. And, i guess since i tried to use it, i could get blamed. So oh well, stupid me. BUT, it gets worse. So then, after that fiasco, i order another Duron from someone else. When i get it, i hook it up. Boot up, and hrmmmmmm. What's this???? The mobo bios is hangin on "Building DMI Pool". So now i am thinking "OMG this is excellent. OCZ did it again" So, first thing i do is send an e-mail to OCZ. They send me an e-mail (again, 2 days later) that says simply this:Contact Abit
Now, if anyone goes to the Abit site they will see, quite clearly, that the reseller is responsible for this. So, i call OCZ again. Wait for another day. Get a call back from, guess who, Ray. He tells me that they are reluctant to deal with me so i tell him this isn't about that. They HAVE to offer me either adequate tech support OR and RMA. They give me an RMA. So now, they have had the returned mobo for 3 days and i have heard absolutely nothing from them. I sent them an e-mail yesterday and still haven't gotten a resonse. So, if you have read this far i will get to the point. OCZ is a joke and will be out of business soon if my mobo isn't replaced. Or, at least, their Abit reseller license will be gone. GOD BLESS SMALL, MICKEY MOUSE OPERATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Many people have had trouble with those clowns, so yeah, watch out for that outfit. Generally, before I order from any web outfit, I call their tech support a couple of times or send them email to see if they respond in a reasonable time and in a helpful manner. If not, I don't buy from them. All companies are gonna be nice and dandy before the sale, it's after they have your money that they turn ugly........ :|
i Ordered cpus, motherboards, and memory stick for two system from OCZ. Everything worked fine but one cpu they sent was wrong. I was suppose to get an unlocked 750 but got an unlocked 700. I called them about it. They replied once, but i never heard from them again after emailing them repeatedly.
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