Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. (Oscar Wilde)
31.7.09
30.7.09
Airline business rules are a bit complex.
Let's compare buying paint from a hardware store and a from an airline.
(Thanks Chinthaka for the story !)
** Buying paint from a hardware store...
Customer: Hi! How much is your paint?
Clerk: We have regular quality for $12 a gallon and premium for $18. How many gallons would you like?
Customer: Five gallons of regular quality, please.
Clerk: Great. That will be $60 plus tax.
** Buying paint from an airline...
Customer: Hi! How much is your paint?
Clerk: Well, sir, that all depends.
Customer: Depends on what?
Clerk: Actually, a lot of things.
Customer: How about giving me an average price?
Clerk: Wow, that's too hard a question. The lowest price is $9 a gallon, and we have 150 different prices up to $200 a gallon.
Customer: What's the difference in the paint?
Clerk: Oh, there isn't any difference; it's all the same paint.
Customer: Well, then, I'd like some of that $9 paint.
Clerk: Well, first I need to ask you a few questions. When do you intend to use it?
Customer: I want to paint tomorrow, on my day off.
Clerk: Sir, the paint for tomorrow is $200 paint.
Customer: What? When would I have to paint in order to get $9 version?
Clerk: That would be in three weeks, but you will also have to agree to start painting before Friday of that week and continue painting until at least Sunday.
Customer: You've got to be kidding!
Clerk: Sir, we don't kid around here. Of course, I'll have to check to see if we have any of that paint available before I can sell it to you.
Customer: What do you mean, check to see if you can sell it to me? You have shelves full of that stuff; I can see it right there.
Clerk: Just because you can see it doesn't mean that we have it. It may be the same paint, but we sell only a certain number of gallons on any given weekend. Oh, and by the way, the price just went up to $12.
Customer: You mean the price went up while we were talking?
Clerk: Yes, sir, you see, we change prices and rules thousands of times a day, and since you haven't actually walked out of the store with your paint yet, we just decided to change. Unless you want the same thing to happen again, I would suggest you get on with your purchase. How many gallons do you want?
Customer: I don't know exactly. Maybe five gallons. Maybe I should buy six gallons just to make sure I have enough.
Clerk: Oh no, sir, you can't do that. If you buy the paint and then don't use it, you will be liable for penalties and possible confiscation of the paint you already have.
Customer: What?
Clerk: That's right. We can sell you enough paint to do your kitchen, bathroom, hall, and north bedroom, but if you stop painting before you do the other bedroom, you will be in violation of our tariffs.
Customer: But what does it matter to you whether I use all of the paint? I already paid you for it!
Clerk: Sir, there's no point in getting upset; that's just the way it is. We make plans based upon the idea that you will use all the paint, and when you don't, it just causes us all sorts of problems.
Customer: This is crazy! I suppose something terrible will happen if I don't keep painting until Saturday night?
Clerk: Yes, sir, it will.
Customer: Well, that does it! I am going somewhere else to buy paint!
Clerk: That won't do you any good, sir. We all have the same rules. Thanks for flying – I mean painting – with our airline!
Let's compare buying paint from a hardware store and a from an airline.
(Thanks Chinthaka for the story !)
** Buying paint from a hardware store...
Customer: Hi! How much is your paint?
Clerk: We have regular quality for $12 a gallon and premium for $18. How many gallons would you like?
Customer: Five gallons of regular quality, please.
Clerk: Great. That will be $60 plus tax.
** Buying paint from an airline...
Customer: Hi! How much is your paint?
Clerk: Well, sir, that all depends.
Customer: Depends on what?
Clerk: Actually, a lot of things.
Customer: How about giving me an average price?
Clerk: Wow, that's too hard a question. The lowest price is $9 a gallon, and we have 150 different prices up to $200 a gallon.
Customer: What's the difference in the paint?
Clerk: Oh, there isn't any difference; it's all the same paint.
Customer: Well, then, I'd like some of that $9 paint.
Clerk: Well, first I need to ask you a few questions. When do you intend to use it?
Customer: I want to paint tomorrow, on my day off.
Clerk: Sir, the paint for tomorrow is $200 paint.
Customer: What? When would I have to paint in order to get $9 version?
Clerk: That would be in three weeks, but you will also have to agree to start painting before Friday of that week and continue painting until at least Sunday.
Customer: You've got to be kidding!
Clerk: Sir, we don't kid around here. Of course, I'll have to check to see if we have any of that paint available before I can sell it to you.
Customer: What do you mean, check to see if you can sell it to me? You have shelves full of that stuff; I can see it right there.
Clerk: Just because you can see it doesn't mean that we have it. It may be the same paint, but we sell only a certain number of gallons on any given weekend. Oh, and by the way, the price just went up to $12.
Customer: You mean the price went up while we were talking?
Clerk: Yes, sir, you see, we change prices and rules thousands of times a day, and since you haven't actually walked out of the store with your paint yet, we just decided to change. Unless you want the same thing to happen again, I would suggest you get on with your purchase. How many gallons do you want?
Customer: I don't know exactly. Maybe five gallons. Maybe I should buy six gallons just to make sure I have enough.
Clerk: Oh no, sir, you can't do that. If you buy the paint and then don't use it, you will be liable for penalties and possible confiscation of the paint you already have.
Customer: What?
Clerk: That's right. We can sell you enough paint to do your kitchen, bathroom, hall, and north bedroom, but if you stop painting before you do the other bedroom, you will be in violation of our tariffs.
Customer: But what does it matter to you whether I use all of the paint? I already paid you for it!
Clerk: Sir, there's no point in getting upset; that's just the way it is. We make plans based upon the idea that you will use all the paint, and when you don't, it just causes us all sorts of problems.
Customer: This is crazy! I suppose something terrible will happen if I don't keep painting until Saturday night?
Clerk: Yes, sir, it will.
Customer: Well, that does it! I am going somewhere else to buy paint!
Clerk: That won't do you any good, sir. We all have the same rules. Thanks for flying – I mean painting – with our airline!
29.7.09
28.7.09
Adepte de la concision et des mails bref - avec toutes les infos dans l'objet et seulement dans l'objet - j'ai découvert ce jour qu'il existait une convention, celle de marquer la fin du message avec une mention ( EOM ) :)
27.7.09
26.7.09
En référence à une enquête sur les bons/mauvais voyageurs :
Ah ! Les français ça voyage mal, c'est comme le camembert !
(Claude Zidi)
Ah ! Les français ça voyage mal, c'est comme le camembert !
(Claude Zidi)
25.7.09
23.7.09
July 19th 2009, setup of TwitterFeed in order to push all my posts to my Twitter account - Sounds good !
Data flow :
From BearIsCool
to Twitter account
to Facebook account via the apps Twitter-Facebook
Data flow :
From BearIsCool
to Twitter account
to Facebook account via the apps Twitter-Facebook
22.7.09
21.7.09
19.7.09

La conquête de la Lune a (déjà) 40 ans !
That's one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind.
(Neil Armstrong, 20 juillet 1969)
(Neil Armstrong, 20 juillet 1969)
Etrangement c'est un évenement dont j'ai de vague souvenir (j'avais 4 ans ...)
Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.
(Napoleon Hill)
18.7.09
D'après une récente enquête menée par Expedia les Français gagnent (pas de quoi être fièr, les Français sont vus comme impolis, râleurs, réfractaires aux langues étrangères, etc... ) la 1er place au classement du pire touriste !
Le classement (du meilleur au pire)
1 : Japonais 2 : Britanniques 3 : Canadiens 4 : Allemands 5 : Suisses 6 : Hollandais - Australiens 8 : Suédois - Américains 10 : Danois - Norvégiens - Finlandais - Belges 14 : Autrichiens - Néo Zélandais 16 : Thaïlandais 17 : Portugais - Tchèques 19 : Italiens - Irlandais - Brésiliens 22 : Polonais - Sud Africains 24 : Turcs - Grecs 26 : Espagnols 27 : Français
Le classement (du meilleur au pire)
1 : Japonais 2 : Britanniques 3 : Canadiens 4 : Allemands 5 : Suisses 6 : Hollandais - Australiens 8 : Suédois - Américains 10 : Danois - Norvégiens - Finlandais - Belges 14 : Autrichiens - Néo Zélandais 16 : Thaïlandais 17 : Portugais - Tchèques 19 : Italiens - Irlandais - Brésiliens 22 : Polonais - Sud Africains 24 : Turcs - Grecs 26 : Espagnols 27 : Français
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6.7.09
Heureux possesseur d'un iphone 3Gs depuis la semaine passée j'ai trouvé tout ce que j'attendais depuis plusieurs années -- rapidité, disponibilité, simplicité. Et j'ai accès à ma messagerie bureau & synchro des messages, agenda et contacts, accès à mes messageries perso, news temps réel - en période de Tour de France c'est bien :), infos trafic, - et une application géniale shazam qui reconnait automatiquement une chanson. Bref, que du bonheur !
5.7.09
4.7.09
Dans un roman, Alexandre Dumas avait écrit cette phrase : "La douleur épouvantable qu'occasionne le vide."
Un de ses amis la lui reprocha :
- Alexandre, vous écrivez vraiment de plus en plus mal. Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? Est-ce que le vide peut être douloureux ?
- Vous n'avez jamais mal à la tête ? lui répondit Dumas.
- Alexandre, vous écrivez vraiment de plus en plus mal. Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? Est-ce que le vide peut être douloureux ?
- Vous n'avez jamais mal à la tête ? lui répondit Dumas.
3.7.09
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1.7.09
Prix "Humour et Politique" 2009, mes préférés :
Le vrai changement au PS, ce serait de gagner.
(Bertrand Delanoe, PS)
Le tour de taille n’est pas un handicap au Sénat.
(Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Ancien Premier Ministre)
Le système des quotas a été inventé par un Sénateur romain : Numerus Clausus.
(François Gerbault, Sénateur)
La présidentielle, Hollande y pense en nous rasant.
(Guillaume Bachelet, Secrétaire National à l’industrie du PS, fine allusion à Sarkozy et son "la présidentielle j'y pense en me rasant)
Le vrai changement au PS, ce serait de gagner.
(Bertrand Delanoe, PS)
Le tour de taille n’est pas un handicap au Sénat.
(Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Ancien Premier Ministre)
Le système des quotas a été inventé par un Sénateur romain : Numerus Clausus.
(François Gerbault, Sénateur)
La présidentielle, Hollande y pense en nous rasant.
(Guillaume Bachelet, Secrétaire National à l’industrie du PS, fine allusion à Sarkozy et son "la présidentielle j'y pense en me rasant)
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