JohnnyCNote
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I have to agree with the others who advised you to return it. A company that treats you like this doesn't deserve your business....
Originally posted by: Gholam
Eh, from what I figure, they are thinking you're trying to screw *them* - receive an SO-DIMM module, send back a regular DIMM module that costs half as much, and claim mistake was on their end. The person who receives the DIMM looks into database, sees that a SO-DIMM module was sent (after all, the package label was for SO-DIMM, and that's most likely how it went into database) and arrives to conclusions. Considering your case has been handled by a dozen different people, who most likely don't even know of each other's existence, and are connected only through company database, the results are predictable...
Originally posted by: br0wn
no scoop from me.........i have to sign NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) to work there. It means that they can sue me if I say anything related to their projects.
I can tell you about the working situation there though. Its probably the best company to work for. They really care about their employees. They have kitchens everywhere in the building (a room containing fridge filled with milks, breads, sodas, cereals, coffees, fruits, ...) They are all free. The complex has a theatre swimming pool, gym, massage therapy, soccer field, basketball court, volleyball court. Each department in pixar redecorates their spaces into their unique tastes. The animation department has an open bar. Free beer every Friday. Free bagel every Monday. Free cookies at 4pm. Free lunches sometime (they have a cafe in their building). Everyone is genuinely very happy working there. You can take classes in pixar university (drawing, directing, sculpturing). All of these are free except massage ($9 for 20 mins). Free movies almost every week.
June 30th: complained again to the tech support, ask to talk to a manager, he won't let me (because it is not in the standard procedure).
Originally posted by: Creig
I wince every time I need to contact "Customer Service" at any of the big manufacturers (Dell, Gateway, etc..) The only thing the people on the other end know about computers is how to use the one sitting in front of them.
Originally posted by: Netopia
Does anyone else find it ironic that Steve Jobs is the Top Man at both Pixar and Apple and yet last year replaced all of Pixar's SGI machines with PC's RUNNING LINUX instead of Mac's running OS-X? I've got to think that he could have gotten the Macs WAY cheaper than the PC's, but the company said that PC's and Linux gave the most bang for the buck.
One Artice Is Here, there are ton's out there... just google Pixar AND Linux.
Joe
I don't see how it's analogous. My mom uses 98 on a 450 with 96MB RAM and doesn't have any complaints. I couldn't possibly do my job on it, but it works for her. Use the right tool for the job, after all.
Originally posted by: br0wn
no scoop from me.........i have to sign NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) to work there. It means that they can sue me if I say anything related to their projects.
I can tell you about the working situation there though. Its probably the best company to work for. They really care about their employees. They have kitchens everywhere in the building (a room containing fridge filled with milks, breads, sodas, cereals, coffees, fruits, ...) They are all free. The complex has a theatre swimming pool, gym, massage therapy, soccer field, basketball court, volleyball court. Each department in pixar redecorates their spaces into their unique tastes. The animation department has an open bar. Free beer every Friday. Free bagel every Monday. Free cookies at 4pm. Free lunches sometime (they have a cafe in their building). Everyone is genuinely very happy working there. You can take classes in pixar university (drawing, directing, sculpturing). All of these are free except massage ($9 for 20 mins). Free movies almost every week.
Originally posted by: MacBaine
Originally posted by: AzNmAnJLH
macs are nice, just not worth the money though
Sweet non-related comment...
Well you haven't been paying close enough attention. They switched the render farm to Intel servers, because at the time Xserve G4 was not competitive enough.Originally posted by: Netopia
Does anyone else find it ironic that Steve Jobs is the Top Man at both Pixar and Apple and yet last year replaced all of Pixar's SGI machines with PC's RUNNING LINUX instead of Mac's running OS-X? I've got to think that he could have gotten the Macs WAY cheaper than the PC's, but the company said that PC's and Linux gave the most bang for the buck.
One Artice Is Here, there are ton's out there... just google Pixar AND Linux.
Joe