http://wingcolors.com/notes/ WingColors Thread: Some things should be free... en Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:23:18 +0000 http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-84571 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:37:10 cechols 84571 <p>Hey, Ryan:</p> <p>Just thought you might want to know about <a href="http://www.ahswarranty.com/">American Home Shield</a>. Basically, they provide insurance on all the appliances in your home (and other things) for a very reasonable fee.</p> <p>You pay a small monthly premium, but if anything breaks in your house, they'll fix or replace it for free.</p> <p>I have several friends who swear by their services. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-84553 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:02:22 jensized 84553 <p>Okay, I thought of something.</p> <p>Plug-ins.</p> <p>I am creating an inDesign template that's pretty word-count restrictive. I know that you can check counts by selecting text and viewing the Info palette, but I wanted something quicker. So, after a quick search, I found <a href="http://www.dtptools.com/product.asp?id=tcin">TextCount</a>. Then I saw that it costs $70. As if the program itself wasn't expensive enough they want me to pay SEVENTY BUCKS for a plug-in? You gotta be crazy. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82965 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:51:39 stormyone 82965 <p>Halo 3. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82950 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:07:27 dreamweaver 82950 <p>You know, I don't mind paying for things, it's the TIME it takes to deal with it all that offends me. TIME, to wait on someone to fix the dishwasher, or time to go out shopping for a new one and wait for delivery. The time to go register the car, the time to grocery shop, etc. etc. It all takes TIME!!! I could be quilting, or coding, or whatever else I wanted to be doing besides spending time on mundane things. :) </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82776 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:34:23 Pavlusha 82776 <p>funny topic , thanks to "ryanarrowsmith"</p> <p>another thing should be free - "word freedom" </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82760 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:06:23 auburn 82760 <p>I think whatever a society truely values should be free or almost free, and yes, I know my taxes will pay for it. I want every graduating high schooler to get two free years of community college. Every semester it is determined if the two year college is continued. I would also make it contingent upon a contract to give a specific amount of time to volunteer work (like 6 months) within the state the college was located. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82758 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:03:34 ryanarrowsmith 82758 <p>Wow, this went in all kinds of places I never imagined. :) </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82749 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:10:40 Andrew 82749 <p>Thinking of the whole open source movement... </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82747 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:04:35 Ozone42 82747 <p>when I said taxes it was a direct response to </p> <blockquote><p> What items do you hate spending money on, even though they are necessary?</p></blockquote> <p>Getting more specific. Car taxes and house taxes. What the heck. I already bought them, why do I have to keep paying for them? </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82746 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:02:01 RightOn 82746 <p><em>Unless that is you free it from the value system that attributes a price to it in the first place.</em></p> <p>If you live anywhere with an economy, good luck.</p> <p>I agree with Erin... make something free and it loses its worth. Just look college. Of my years in college the only ones I actually put effort into were the ones coming out of my pocket book.</p> <p>It was far to easy to look past the worth of my education when all I had to do was wake up in the morning. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82744 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:58:48 ErinR 82744 <p>I am not going to hijack the thread to have this discussion, so my final comment be this: love doesn't have a "price" attached to it. Like respect, it is earned and then cherished by the select few that you choose to open your heart to. It's impossible to give your love to everyone, but even if we could, how would we ever know who we really loved, who we wanted to spend our time, energy, and lives with? </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82742 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:54:56 Andrew 82742 <blockquote><p>When you make something free, you lower its worth. </p></blockquote> <p>Unless that is you free it from the value system that attributes a price to it in the first place. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82739 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:50:37 peroty 82739 <p>The best things in life...</p> <p>Wait, they already are. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82738 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:50:20 ErinR 82738 <p>When you make something free, you lower its worth. If there's one thing in this world that we should not devalue, it is love.</p> <p>I'd make personal hygiene products free. Then we'd all be clean and smelling good. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82731 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:34:31 hthth 82731 <p>Pens, pencils and paper/notebooks. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82727 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:26:09 ryanarrowsmith 82727 <p>Manbearpig. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82726 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:23:14 RightOn 82726 <p>If you can do that I will personally come visit you and give you a man bear hug!</p> <p>I would KILL for that gallery off site from .Mac </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82722 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:58:29 carmodyarc 82722 <p>You'll be glad to know that I am now making it my life's work to make iPhoto publish to something other than .Mac. I have to move to Colorado next week, but as soon as I'm settled I am going to make that little SOB bend to my will... you'll see. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82717 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:44:49 RightOn 82717 <p>I agree with you there carmodyarc... I LOVE the new iPhoto but it's TOTALLY crippled unless I shell out $100 a year to publish a GALLERY... COME ON! </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82715 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:43:27 carmodyarc 82715 <p>.Mac </p> <p>Seriously. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82714 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:42:49 Ollie 82714 <p>I think Andrew just hit a nail right on its head.</p> <p>My internet connection should be free. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82711 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:38:25 Andrew 82711 <p>Love </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82709 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:36:43 RightOn 82709 <p>You wish taxes were free Ozone or you want to be FREE of taxes? :) </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82705 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:27:57 bethdean 82705 <p>Ugh had to shell out to repair the washing machine earlier this year. I know it's necessary, but it always feels like I'm throwing money away. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82704 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:27:23 Ozone42 82704 <p>Taxes. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82703 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:26:22 RightOn 82703 <p>SHOES!</p> <p>LOL....</p> <p>Nah, nothings ever free so even if you were sent your monthly supply of TP and Trash Bags you'd still have to pay for them in the form of taxes.</p> <p>It WOULD be nice though. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82702 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:25:36 jensized 82702 <p>Dishwashers are a luxury. I don't have one. Haven't for almost three years. </p> http://wingcolors.com/commentary/notes/6700/p/1/#response-82700 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:18:17 ryanarrowsmith 82700 <p>So I just found out our dishwasher is dead. That means we get to go out this weekend and drop a few hundred dollars on a new one.</p> <p>Some things should free. Like dishwashers.</p> <p>Among the other things we shouldn't have to pay for:<br /> *Toilet paper (yeah, you know I'm right)<br /> *Tires<br /> *Paper towels<br /> *Trash bags (we throw them away!)<br /> *Light bulbs</p> <p>What about you? What items do you hate spending money on, even though they are necessary? </p>