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Friday, December 16, 2005
Minorities

I was almost politely declined a purchase today from Lougheed Mall London Drugs for a webcam because I was going to attempt using it on Linux.

Of course, I could have said I'll then buy it for my Windows computer [which I don't have since a stage 1 Gentoo installation is going on right now on what was my former WXP machine] if I really wanted to; no matter. I am surprised though that an Assistant Manager no less would not want to sell something to a customer. Their risk - of having an open unit - is bullshit considering that it was an easy to repack model anyway. What probably bothered me the most was that he actually said "I'd be inclined not to sell you this because it will most likely not work and then you'll bring it back" before he mentioned that I should research the matter [which is more or less relevant since I could make it work even if nobody else has a working one of the same model].

I just gave him a disgusted smile and left the camera on the counter for him. In any effect I will not purchase a webcam from LD even if I do decide to use one... what I will do, possibly, is go and get one just for the evilness of it and then return it in the worst possible package condition [albeit all else will be intact, of course].

In other news, one more exam down the way and then freedom... to some extent, that is, with work coming up soon after.

Projects? Not gonna mention anything, it seems that way I 'boast' about never gets done and in order to preserve some credibility [ =) ] I will keep to myself all my intentions and just surprise people with things.

Cheers!
12/16/2005 05:25:00 p.m. || 
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