MuleHeadJoe

seriously ... can a guy in a physical brick n mortar shop selling widgets and things to the general public legally say "I won't accept cash, you have to pay with credit card / debit card only" ? And by cash, I don't mean a bag of nickels, I'm talking bills in normal denominations.

I'm buying a new pc, to be used for general purpose stuff ... email, web browsing, playing games ... my usage patterns are often described as "power user" because I like to have multiple apps (5 to 10) running concurrently and I flip between them as the whims take me ... music player, video player, web browser, some office-type programs,and maybe even a game or two ...

ANYHOW ... I've selected all the details I want for the PC (64 bit os, lotsa ram, lotsa disk, mid-range video card) except I'm dithering over the cpu ... my base choice is a 2.8 gHz dual core, or for 50 bux more, a 2.7 gHz triple core ... or for 150 bux, a 2.6 gHz quad core ...

Here's the main questions: Is the triple or quad core worth the extra cost? If you think so, please explain why ...

I've always wondered about this 'thank you for the interview' notion ... I mean, who exactly are you sending the 'thank you' to, and how do you know their address (email or real)? Seriously, did the person interviewing you give you their email address? You have their name & mailing address written down somewhere?

My personal experiences may be a bit limited in that I've always worked for big corporations ... there's rarely been any kind of personal bond between the interviewee and the faceless corporate droids that arranged or performed the interviews in my experience. I mean, my resume/application is submitted to an HR >>department<<, not a specific person. The general flow then goes like this: HR tallies up apps that seem to meet requirements set by the Hiring Manager, the HM wittles down this list even more before selecting applicants to interview. HM sends approved list back to HR, HR then sets up interviews with various staffers who've been tapped for this process ... of the half dozen or so corporate jobs I've had, most of them involved serial or group interviews, not a single one-on-one. Who am I going to thank, and exactly what am I thanking them for?

If I am just another droid being interviewed by an HR department, are they really going to care if I send a thank you? I've actually discussed this with my own managers a couple times ... one saying it's a nice thing to do, the other saying they never even see them if they are sent ... seriously, a 'thank you' to the HR droid seems to me to basically be a waste of ink (or electrons in this modern life).

Just wonderin, that's all ... any HR folk / Hiring Managers out there wanna comment?

(it's a riddle, people)