Comments for Ben Kahn http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog Thoughts Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:14:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Spotify by » Spotify + Wine + Fedora 16 64 bits (FC16) : Solution ! - The Troll's factory http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/2011/08/01/spotify/comment-page-1/#comment-952 » Spotify + Wine + Fedora 16 64 bits (FC16) : Solution ! - The Troll's factory Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:14:57 +0000 http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/?p=73#comment-952 [...] (Note : Ca ne résoudra peut-être pas les problèmes de lecture de la musique « locale », car là c’est un problème de décodeur MP3, il y a des explications ici : Spotify and local storage music[EN].) [...] [...] (Note : Ca ne résoudra peut-être pas les problèmes de lecture de la musique « locale », car là c’est un problème de décodeur MP3, il y a des explications ici : Spotify and local storage music[EN].) [...]

]]> Comment on Spotify by » Spotify + Wine + Fedora 16 64 bits (FC16) : Solution ! - The Troll's factory http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/2011/08/01/spotify/comment-page-1/#comment-951 » Spotify + Wine + Fedora 16 64 bits (FC16) : Solution ! - The Troll's factory Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:14:57 +0000 http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/?p=73#comment-951 [...] (Note : Ca ne résoudra peut-être pas les problèmes de lecture de la musique « locale », car là c’est un problème de décodeur MP3, il y a des explications ici : Spotify and local storage music[EN].) [...] [...] (Note : Ca ne résoudra peut-être pas les problèmes de lecture de la musique « locale », car là c’est un problème de décodeur MP3, il y a des explications ici : Spotify and local storage music[EN].) [...]

]]> Comment on Getting rid of Bank of America by WiseFather http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/2012/01/09/getting-rid-of-bank-of-america/comment-page-1/#comment-944 WiseFather Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:01:18 +0000 http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/?p=79#comment-944 Congratulations on your move from Bank of America. You might like this direct action protest I took on my own against BofA. I called the credit card's customer service line to do some "negotiating." Having a bit of leverage, I thought it presented a great opportunity to mess with them a little without fear of retribution. I made a video of the call and posted it on my blog along with my comments about what happened and a fuller "director's cut" transcript. Pay attention to his response to the classic line "Why does Bank of America hate Christmas?" Enjoy. http://www.ragingwisdom.com/?p=508 Congratulations on your move from Bank of America.

You might like this direct action protest I took on my own against BofA. I called the credit card’s customer service line to do some “negotiating.” Having a bit of leverage, I thought it presented a great opportunity to mess with them a little without fear of retribution. I made a video of the call and posted it on my blog along with my comments about what happened and a fuller “director’s cut” transcript. Pay attention to his response to the classic line “Why does Bank of America hate Christmas?” Enjoy. http://www.ragingwisdom.com/?p=508

]]> Comment on Getting rid of Bank of America by Ted Bullock http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/2012/01/09/getting-rid-of-bank-of-america/comment-page-1/#comment-941 Ted Bullock Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:52:59 +0000 http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/?p=79#comment-941 I think the Canadian debit (a thing called interac) system has to be amoung the best in the world. When I travel to the US I am astonished that general retail outlets almost everywhere have no mechanism to enter a pin or a standardized way to validate whether a card is genuine. Everytime I make a purchase via my debit card at any location in Canada I type my pin into a dedicated terminal which every retailer has and tada, my bank is securely accessed and my hard earned coin is transferred to their bank account. I was appalled that even the highest tier hotels in the US don't have functionality to validate via pin. Maybe I am just unfamiliar with whatever system the US has but it seams really disparate and unstandardized. I think the Canadian debit (a thing called interac) system has to be amoung the best in the world.

When I travel to the US I am astonished that general retail outlets almost everywhere have no mechanism to enter a pin or a standardized way to validate whether a card is genuine.

Everytime I make a purchase via my debit card at any location in Canada I type my pin into a dedicated terminal which every retailer has and tada, my bank is securely accessed and my hard earned coin is transferred to their bank account.

I was appalled that even the highest tier hotels in the US don’t have functionality to validate via pin.

Maybe I am just unfamiliar with whatever system the US has but it seams really disparate and unstandardized.

]]> Comment on Getting rid of Bank of America by admin http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/2012/01/09/getting-rid-of-bank-of-america/comment-page-1/#comment-940 admin Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:12:50 +0000 http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/?p=79#comment-940 Why do I use ATMs? It's a fair question, and I certainly have stopped using them most of the time. But I have a number of uses: * Someone gives me a check, and I need to deposit it. * I am going to a restaurant (like CostCo's food court) which only accepts cash. * I am giving someone a tip. These happen with enough regularity that I don't want to have to drive 30 minutes or more to handle it each time. Why do I use ATMs? It’s a fair question, and I certainly have stopped using them most of the time. But I have a number of uses:

* Someone gives me a check, and I need to deposit it.
* I am going to a restaurant (like CostCo’s food court) which only accepts cash.
* I am giving someone a tip.

These happen with enough regularity that I don’t want to have to drive 30 minutes or more to handle it each time.

]]> Comment on Getting rid of Bank of America by Ole Laursen http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/2012/01/09/getting-rid-of-bank-of-america/comment-page-1/#comment-939 Ole Laursen Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:31:29 +0000 http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/?p=79#comment-939 Just curious. Why are you using ATMs at all? I live in Denmark. My income is transferred directly to my bank account, and if I need to pay for something, I use a debit card (VISA). The only time I ever need cash is local markets where people are trading home-grown food and the like. In that case, in Denmark, when you pay in a supermarket with your debit card, you can ask for some extra money to be withdrawn. I don't think I've used an ATM in ten years. Just curious. Why are you using ATMs at all?

I live in Denmark. My income is transferred directly to my bank account, and if I need to pay for something, I use a debit card (VISA). The only time I ever need cash is local markets where people are trading home-grown food and the like. In that case, in Denmark, when you pay in a supermarket with your debit card, you can ask for some extra money to be withdrawn. I don’t think I’ve used an ATM in ten years.

]]> Comment on My email service (Dreamhost) sucks. Help! by admin http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/2011/04/27/my-email-service-dreamhost-sucks-help/comment-page-1/#comment-936 admin Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:32:48 +0000 http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/?p=67#comment-936 Fastmail was exactly what I was looking for. The good: Webmail is quick and clean. Not as good as gmail, but better than most other webmail interfaces * IMAP IDLE support * Spamassassin with a nice global database and the ability to use a custom database * Configurable * The bad: $20 per year per emailbox is pretty steep when there are lots of free services * When you copy or move an email into a folder, it marks it as new EVERY TIME (except for spam folders) with no way to configure that * Fastmail was exactly what I was looking for. The good:

Webmail is quick and clean. Not as good as gmail, but better than most other webmail interfaces
* IMAP IDLE support
* Spamassassin with a nice global database and the ability to use a custom database
* Configurable
*
The bad:

$20 per year per emailbox is pretty steep when there are lots of free services
* When you copy or move an email into a folder, it marks it as new EVERY TIME (except for spam folders) with no way to configure that
*

]]> Comment on My email service (Dreamhost) sucks. Help! by Blair http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/2011/04/27/my-email-service-dreamhost-sucks-help/comment-page-1/#comment-935 Blair Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:22:05 +0000 http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/?p=67#comment-935 How is fast mail working out? Curious, since I'm looking too. How is fast mail working out? Curious, since I’m looking too.

]]> Comment on My email service (Dreamhost) sucks. Help! by Eric http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/2011/04/27/my-email-service-dreamhost-sucks-help/comment-page-1/#comment-932 Eric Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:20:58 +0000 http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/?p=67#comment-932 I host at home, and I'm sympathetic to the heat/noise/power complaints - but these days it is possible to really knock that down. I have a mini-itx mobile Atom motherboard which will host sandeen.net someday soon; it spins 4T of storage, and draws only 18W when mostly-idle. I host at home, and I’m sympathetic to the heat/noise/power complaints – but these days it is possible to really knock that down. I have a mini-itx mobile Atom motherboard which will host sandeen.net someday soon; it spins 4T of storage, and draws only 18W when mostly-idle.

]]> Comment on Spotify by Andrew http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/2011/08/01/spotify/comment-page-1/#comment-929 Andrew Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:28:59 +0000 http://xkahn.zoned.net/blog/?p=73#comment-929 I would like to express my frustration that there is no source code available or a BIN file. I understand there are a million Ubuntu users, but why not publish the source code for the benefit for the millions of other Linux users? Seek help? Start a project with packagers from other distro's? I myself use OpenSUSE 11.4 and converting to rpm with alien is not working anymore for me since Spotify 0.5. I think it's a pitty the linux version isn't made into a community effort, opensource style. I would like to express my frustration that there is no source code available or a BIN file. I understand there are a million Ubuntu users, but why not publish the source code for the benefit for the millions of other Linux users? Seek help? Start a project with packagers from other distro’s?
I myself use OpenSUSE 11.4 and converting to rpm with alien is not working anymore for me since Spotify 0.5.

I think it’s a pitty the linux version isn’t made into a community effort, opensource style.

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