I'm perplexed how much a laser engraver costs, but want to do some custom mold engraving on the cheep (as in bird seed) looks like I need to get cracking on building a 3D printer and skip the costly laser engraver (plus Mach3 software to direct it.
Does anyone really think that less people will play farmville just because people can't share their progress on facebook? Zynga probably already has their own back-end for players to communicate with each other.
Does anyone really think share prices have anything to do with logical thinking?
Logical thinkers didn't buy the stock of either in the first place.
But such a short record... Well, I've been a gamer for decades and the one thing which is often the case is companies have One Hit and perhaps some minor successes, but there are very, very few Activisions and EAs. Zynga had a pretty good game with Farmville, but after that they fit the mold of the former more than the latter.
Just a matter of time before I can go to their liquidation sale and pick up a new office chair for home.
A communication disruption can only mean one thing.
It must be IT's fault.
They were trying to google the capitol of Syria to get past the Bridge of Death, came back with the wrong answer and they've all been cast into the Gorge of Eternal Peril.
They're obsessive compusives in training. Facebook has them hooked, they care a disproportionate amount about how they are percieved on it. Sometimes you need to turn off the computer and/or the mobile phone and get out and actually socialized with people face to face.
Be glad you don't have a teenage daughter whose entire social circle revolves around her fb account. I've seen it and if she were my daughter we'd have a talk about only getting to use the stupid thing on weekends. Go out and visit with your friends in real life, rather than sweating over what will next pop up on your screen.
Seriously, I don't give a rat's patoot that someone is trying to get ahold of my, tagged me or replied to something I said. If I feel like visiting fb I will, but I'm no slave to it and the more it pesters me the more I consider linking the stupid thing to a deal letter email box.
Wonder Woman has had her invisible jet for 50 years... the only shame is that her outfit wasn't also invisible.
Those amazons, what astounding science and industry they must possess. If they ever reveal their hidden location they'd absolutely clobber Apple in the phone market.
But every newer version of operating systems has more bloat than ever. There must be some corollary to Moore's Law which states successive Operating Systems will still require higher performance, but users will now become accustomed to slower response times.
I guess some people have a problem with their computing history. Oh well, I don't expect much anymore.
He's refering to Bob J. Linux, not that operating system developed by the Torvalds bloke. It means security through obscurity, obfuscation, cruft, API's not being closely adhered to, code bloat, empire building, gaping security holes, finger pointing, denial of overwhelming evidence, fat bonuses for executives based upon their ability to get it without actually adding anything to the product or company, outsourcing to Elbonia and ultimately winning marketshare with bikini models in your advertising.
The last thing I want is some election year halfwit or spammer suddenly popping up on my desktop to expound their views or blast me with unwanted content. Better be a big DISABLE button somewhere easy to find.
Unplug it and use a new one wherever you're moving to. If the location you're moving to has an unused spare cable, use it.
I cleaned behind/under my desk a few months back. I found I had 2 wall warts plugged in, but powering nothing. Wonder how much those contributed to my power bill each month. Each was just a little warm. Checking your wiring from time to time isn't a bad idea, to make sure you remove unneeded cables or powersupplies.
Print out "DO NOT TOUCH ANY OF THESE WIRES" on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper, tape to something in highly visible area. Done.
google image search with above phrase for implementation examples.
Doesn't help when your own feet are getting tangled up in cords and cables under your desk. I shudder to think what a cat would do under there (besides get electrocuted.)
I stole a bunch of large-ish binder clips from work. I binder clip stuff together. Binder clips have loops, so I stuck some screws in the underside of my desk and hung the binder clips with excess cable on them.
It's not super-pretty but it works just fine.
I never use binder clips for wire/cables. So much better for keeping my bags of chips, salad, tortillas, french bread, etc. closed. Darn useful things, ain't they?
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I'm perplexed how much a laser engraver costs, but want to do some custom mold engraving on the cheep (as in bird seed) looks like I need to get cracking on building a 3D printer and skip the costly laser engraver (plus Mach3 software to direct it.
Does anyone really think that less people will play farmville just because people can't share their progress on facebook? Zynga probably already has their own back-end for players to communicate with each other.
Does anyone really think share prices have anything to do with logical thinking?
Logical thinkers didn't buy the stock of either in the first place.
But such a short record ... Well, I've been a gamer for decades and the one thing which is often the case is companies have One Hit and perhaps some minor successes, but there are very, very few Activisions and EAs. Zynga had a pretty good game with Farmville, but after that they fit the mold of the former more than the latter.
Just a matter of time before I can go to their liquidation sale and pick up a new office chair for home.
A communication disruption can only mean one thing.
It must be IT's fault.
They were trying to google the capitol of Syria to get past the Bridge of Death, came back with the wrong answer and they've all been cast into the Gorge of Eternal Peril.
They're obsessive compusives in training. Facebook has them hooked, they care a disproportionate amount about how they are percieved on it. Sometimes you need to turn off the computer and/or the mobile phone and get out and actually socialized with people face to face.
Be glad you don't have a teenage daughter whose entire social circle revolves around her fb account. I've seen it and if she were my daughter we'd have a talk about only getting to use the stupid thing on weekends. Go out and visit with your friends in real life, rather than sweating over what will next pop up on your screen.
Seriously, I don't give a rat's patoot that someone is trying to get ahold of my, tagged me or replied to something I said. If I feel like visiting fb I will, but I'm no slave to it and the more it pesters me the more I consider linking the stupid thing to a deal letter email box.
Wtf.... microsoft is not mozilla!!
I wonder if they plan metro-style changes every year then
Never mind Blue is the color most associated with IBM
Think that's intentional?
To represent the filthy lucre they expect to extract from all their steady, dependable shee^H^H^H^Hcustomers.
It's like the usual WinTax doubled.
I sense a Kickstarter in the offing...
What's the incentive for my $25? A free ride on cuise missile?
YEEEEE HAAAAAA!!!
It's the Lagislature.
...and it will keep his interest and divert attention away from other things, even depressing thoughts.
Of course, it could be taken too far...
Another visitor...
Stay a while.
Stay forever!
Now we can finally catch up with Romulan technology.
Yeah, the ivisibility cloak is awesome, but people will still spot you by the big generator you're pulling along behind you.
I think Mitt Romney already perfected the invisibility cloak - people saw right through him.
And yet many chose not to - Slashdot's Believe it or Don't!
There will be nothing to see here and people will move along.
Wonder Woman has had her invisible jet for 50 years... the only shame is that her outfit wasn't also invisible.
Those amazons, what astounding science and industry they must possess. If they ever reveal their hidden location they'd absolutely clobber Apple in the phone market.
I just can't see that.
...and by this, Intel's fab advantage will eventually make ARM irrelevant.
Simply optimizing code could do that
But every newer version of operating systems has more bloat than ever. There must be some corollary to Moore's Law which states successive Operating Systems will still require higher performance, but users will now become accustomed to slower response times.
We could call it the Blort Law.
I guess some people have a problem with their computing history. Oh well, I don't expect much anymore.
He's refering to Bob J. Linux, not that operating system developed by the Torvalds bloke. It means security through obscurity, obfuscation, cruft, API's not being closely adhered to, code bloat, empire building, gaping security holes, finger pointing, denial of overwhelming evidence, fat bonuses for executives based upon their ability to get it without actually adding anything to the product or company, outsourcing to Elbonia and ultimately winning marketshare with bikini models in your advertising.
Works everytime.
Not sure I like the sound of that.
The last thing I want is some election year halfwit or spammer suddenly popping up on my desktop to expound their views or blast me with unwanted content. Better be a big DISABLE button somewhere easy to find.
At the earliest... maybe. A lot can happen in five years.
Wonder how their processor map is looking ...
Unplug it and use a new one wherever you're moving to.
If the location you're moving to has an unused spare cable, use it.
I cleaned behind/under my desk a few months back. I found I had 2 wall warts plugged in, but powering nothing. Wonder how much those contributed to my power bill each month. Each was just a little warm. Checking your wiring from time to time isn't a bad idea, to make sure you remove unneeded cables or powersupplies.
Print out "DO NOT TOUCH ANY OF THESE WIRES" on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper, tape to something in highly visible area.
Done.
google image search with above phrase for implementation examples.
Doesn't help when your own feet are getting tangled up in cords and cables under your desk. I shudder to think what a cat would do under there (besides get electrocuted.)
Perhaps this is something to aspire to
I stole a bunch of large-ish binder clips from work. I binder clip stuff together. Binder clips have loops, so I stuck some screws in the underside of my desk and hung the binder clips with excess cable on them.
It's not super-pretty but it works just fine.
I never use binder clips for wire/cables. So much better for keeping my bags of chips, salad, tortillas, french bread, etc. closed. Darn useful things, ain't they?