I tell you what was hard about installing my first slack system (don't remember what ver, kernel was.89 or.92 or something like that) from floppy... downloading the fuckers on a 14.4 modem. Of course, since I didn't know which sets I needed to get a running system, I also downloaded 50+. Painful.
I recently moved (bought a house). I put all kinds of stuff out on the street, usually with a note, "works" or "broken". It was all gone the next morning. The bunk beds (with ziplock baggy containing screws), and a truly hideous lamp. Everything.
Of course, this was in a fairly affluent (well, except my apt. building) neighborhood. You could get some good stuff just driving around.
after all LOTR and Austin Powers are both PG-13 and there's NO WAY I'm letting my 8 year old see that...
I hate to be the one to point this out to you, but PG-13 means parental guidance is suggested for those under 13. 8 definitely falls into the "under 13" category.
Of course, I let my 8yo watch both of those movies. Before she was 8, even. Most of the really adult themes were way over her head. Not only that, but I teach her how to handle inappropriate materials. Scarred for life? I doubt she even remembers the AP movies now...
"Well, you know. AIM has ads. So, even though I don't actually use it, um, I'm sure that YIM has ads, too! You know. They're a big company, and big companies always have lots of ads in your face..."
Actually, now that I think about it, if you use the webcam video chat, I think it has ads on the viewer's window. I'm usually the viewee, though, so I don't know for sure...
Messaging clients with advertisement-based model will surely object to allowing third party clients to connect, since it doesnt make any business sense.
Maybe it's just me, but I use the official Yahoo! IM client & I don't see the ads that they would supposedly lose the revenue from if I switched to an alternate client. I suppose it's possible that at some time I checked a preference box "Don't show me ads", but somehow I doubt it.
I'm just glad I read this article now. That was going to be my next CD purchase. Since I only listen to CDs on my PC or my MP3 player, I would have been one of those people who was returning it.
Me too. That's why I have an incandescent lamp on my desk at work, and keep the flourescents turned off. Some coworkers complain, but I ignore them.
The headaches come from your soul leaving your body. I've known for quite some time that flourescent lights suck your soul. I learned that working at the movie theater when I was 17 (thanks for the info, Mary). Tin foil hats won't help, so don't try it. The only way to go is incandescent...
My 8yo daughter loves the radio. She gets 2/3 of the programmed stations.
I'm lucky, she hates pop music, and is more into metal & alternative, so we don't fight about stations.
I wouldn't let her listen to Stern, though. Not that it matters, if she happens upon me listening to it, her reaction is "this is stupid" and she changes the station.
Well, I'm a relatively new player/customer. I like Steam. When Condition Zero came out, I wouldn't have known about it if I didn't have Steam. Then, did I have to schlep on down to the store to buy it, and hope I didn't get distracted by the sale on petunias? Nope. I just clicked on it, entered my payment info & boom! I could play. No install, it was predownloaded, everything. I also no longer have to wait to start getting rejected by servers for having the wrong patch level. Steam automatically notifies me of patches, and installs it automatically if I so choose.
Steam does have it's issues (pls fix the friends network), but overall it is a huge advantage, at least for *this* customer.
Some of the rules were news to me, a non-film using, newby digital camera photographer. Sure, my pics are just for me & my family, but I'd still like them to be decent.
So if I'm a BT customer and I see an ad/popup for "Hott Teenz Luv Anal". I like young-looking chicks, but not kids. I know that BT blocks kiddyporn, so I click the link knowing that I'm safe.
Next thing I know, the coppers are banging on my door, looking through my PC for kiddyporn, which they find. Seems HTLA's models aren't really over 18, and suddenly I'm fucked. By some big cellmate named Bubba.
And damnit! BT was supposed to be blocking that stuff.
I got so much spam from "microsoft.com" that I ended up blocking their emails. I wondered why someone would pick microsoft.com to spoof, but if they get past the hotmail whitelist/filters, it makes sense.
I'm just assuming MS & Hotmail let all microsoft.com emails through. It's not particularly evil, and seems like MS...
Way back when *I* worked at the theater (General Cinema), the union guys had to work the weekends, any "special" showings, and had to do all the breakdown & buildup of the film. I would go in M-TH for 10-12 shifts and run the projectors the rest of the time. Yes, I was a teenager, but you had to be 18+. You also got an extra $.50/hr, didn't have to wear the crappy polyester, and got to read or take naps. Cushy job, I figured I did ~6 minutes of work per hour:)
The 'sensitive single father type' never got me shit. My daughter had lots of hot (21+) friends, though. I guess she benefitted from the 'cute 6yo kid type'...
Of all of them, OS X has the best interface. Hands down. For shear elegance, ease of use and clarity, it puts XP to shame. And without trying to hide all the useful bits.
I've never much worked with Macs, pre- or post-X. On the rare occasions I've messed with my friend's, I've never been able to find the shell prompt. I know I can hop online & find the answer in a couple of minutes, but dammit! Macs are supposed to be Gramma easy!
I know a bunch of computer literate people love MacOSX, so it can't be that I know too much (WinXX, Netware, *nix).
So I still want a Powerbook:) but whenever I hear people talk about how great and intuitive osX is, I wonder where the hell xterm is.
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I think the Rep. ppl here aren't as noticeable because they aren't as offensive.
I mean, KERRY EATS BABIES!!!
Yeah, that's what I meant to say.
Don't forget the native americans, as long as we're talking about attempted genocide.
I tell you what was hard about installing my first slack system (don't remember what ver, kernel was .89 or .92 or something like that) from floppy... downloading the fuckers on a 14.4 modem. Of course, since I didn't know which sets I needed to get a running system, I also downloaded 50+. Painful.
In Memphis, TN:
I recently moved (bought a house). I put all kinds of stuff out on the street, usually with a note, "works" or "broken". It was all gone the next morning. The bunk beds (with ziplock baggy containing screws), and a truly hideous lamp. Everything.
Of course, this was in a fairly affluent (well, except my apt. building) neighborhood. You could get some good stuff just driving around.
That's pretty good. Have you been published anywhere yet? ...
One of our local theaters has a playroom for just that reason. Now, *I* wouldn't leave my kid with some strangers, but they *do* offer the service.
(Where's the equivalent of the Kelley Blue Book for computer hardware, anyhow?)
Right here.
(see, I can *almost* be funny...)
Strangely enough, some people don't even need to smoke or reek to be offensive.
I can understand someone having trouble with "69," but "86"??? Come on. What position do two people have to be in to form that shape.
Well, first you have the chick facing away from you, standing on her head. Then you bring in the siamese twins...
after all LOTR and Austin Powers are both PG-13 and there's NO WAY I'm letting my 8 year old see that...
I hate to be the one to point this out to you, but PG-13 means parental guidance is suggested for those under 13. 8 definitely falls into the "under 13" category.
Of course, I let my 8yo watch both of those movies. Before she was 8, even. Most of the really adult themes were way over her head. Not only that, but I teach her how to handle inappropriate materials. Scarred for life? I doubt she even remembers the AP movies now...
Well, *I* read it, even if you did show as -1.
"Well, you know. AIM has ads. So, even though I don't actually use it, um, I'm sure that YIM has ads, too! You know. They're a big company, and big companies always have lots of ads in your face..."
Actually, now that I think about it, if you use the webcam video chat, I think it has ads on the viewer's window. I'm usually the viewee, though, so I don't know for sure...
Messaging clients with advertisement-based model will surely object to allowing third party clients to connect, since it doesnt make any business sense.
Maybe it's just me, but I use the official Yahoo! IM client & I don't see the ads that they would supposedly lose the revenue from if I switched to an alternate client. I suppose it's possible that at some time I checked a preference box "Don't show me ads", but somehow I doubt it.
I'm just glad I read this article now. That was going to be my next CD purchase. Since I only listen to CDs on my PC or my MP3 player, I would have been one of those people who was returning it.
Those damn things give me a headache.
Me too. That's why I have an incandescent lamp on my desk at work, and keep the flourescents turned off. Some coworkers complain, but I ignore them.
The headaches come from your soul leaving your body. I've known for quite some time that flourescent lights suck your soul. I learned that working at the movie theater when I was 17 (thanks for the info, Mary). Tin foil hats won't help, so don't try it. The only way to go is incandescent...
My 8yo daughter loves the radio. She gets 2/3 of the programmed stations.
I'm lucky, she hates pop music, and is more into metal & alternative, so we don't fight about stations.
I wouldn't let her listen to Stern, though. Not that it matters, if she happens upon me listening to it, her reaction is "this is stupid" and she changes the station.
Well, I'm a relatively new player/customer. I like Steam. When Condition Zero came out, I wouldn't have known about it if I didn't have Steam. Then, did I have to schlep on down to the store to buy it, and hope I didn't get distracted by the sale on petunias? Nope. I just clicked on it, entered my payment info & boom! I could play. No install, it was predownloaded, everything. I also no longer have to wait to start getting rejected by servers for having the wrong patch level. Steam automatically notifies me of patches, and installs it automatically if I so choose.
Steam does have it's issues (pls fix the friends network), but overall it is a huge advantage, at least for *this* customer.
Some of the rules were news to me, a non-film using, newby digital camera photographer. Sure, my pics are just for me & my family, but I'd still like them to be decent.
I suspect they thought their server *could* withstand a thorough /.ing. Then were bummed when it didn't.
So if I'm a BT customer and I see an ad/popup for "Hott Teenz Luv Anal". I like young-looking chicks, but not kids. I know that BT blocks kiddyporn, so I click the link knowing that I'm safe.
Next thing I know, the coppers are banging on my door, looking through my PC for kiddyporn, which they find. Seems HTLA's models aren't really over 18, and suddenly I'm fucked. By some big cellmate named Bubba.
And damnit! BT was supposed to be blocking that stuff.
So I can see where someone might have a case.
I would like to add ease of uninstallation. If an app purposely makes it difficult to uninstall, then it's doubly evil.
I got so much spam from "microsoft.com" that I ended up blocking their emails. I wondered why someone would pick microsoft.com to spoof, but if they get past the hotmail whitelist/filters, it makes sense.
I'm just assuming MS & Hotmail let all microsoft.com emails through. It's not particularly evil, and seems like MS...
Way back when *I* worked at the theater (General Cinema), the union guys had to work the weekends, any "special" showings, and had to do all the breakdown & buildup of the film. I would go in M-TH for 10-12 shifts and run the projectors the rest of the time. Yes, I was a teenager, but you had to be 18+. You also got an extra $.50/hr, didn't have to wear the crappy polyester, and got to read or take naps. Cushy job, I figured I did ~6 minutes of work per hour :)
But yeah, unions make a huge difference...
The 'sensitive single father type' never got me shit. My daughter had lots of hot (21+) friends, though. I guess she benefitted from the 'cute 6yo kid type'...
Of all of them, OS X has the best interface. Hands down. For shear elegance, ease of use and clarity, it puts XP to shame. And without trying to hide all the useful bits.
:) but whenever I hear people talk about how great and intuitive osX is, I wonder where the hell xterm is.
I've never much worked with Macs, pre- or post-X. On the rare occasions I've messed with my friend's, I've never been able to find the shell prompt. I know I can hop online & find the answer in a couple of minutes, but dammit! Macs are supposed to be Gramma easy!
I know a bunch of computer literate people love MacOSX, so it can't be that I know too much (WinXX, Netware, *nix).
So I still want a Powerbook