I'm not German, but I have a GMX (German Mail Exchange) account. I've always gotten a bit of German spam, but not in significant amounts. And no, I haven't noticed an increase lately.
I hear ya. I was watching the first Austin Powers flick on cable the other day (I forget which non-premium channel). I caught the scene where he's unfrozen and retrieving his personal effects (including the Swedish-made penis enlarger and related items). They bleeped out the word "penis"!!!
I would really like to know what purpose this serves. If they're pandering to parents who don't want to explain what a penis enlarger is, why include the scene at all? But to bleep out the formal reference to a body part, just because it happens to be a reproductive organ, makes me sick.
...Just ask the guy for the DNS servers if it doesn't just work when you hook it up... This requires an installer willing to talk about DNS. Earlier this year I had an issue in which name resolution would take forever. Not knowing what else to do, I called tech support. The tech, of course, had no idea what I was talking about and refused to escalate the call. She did notice that my signal was kind of weak, and sent out an installer.
The installer arrived and checked out my transfer speeds (which had never been a problem, as I tried to explain to the support tech). I explained the problem again to the installer, and even ran ping for him to show how slow name resolution was, and how low the ping times were once name resolution succeeded. He basically stonewalled me and made me run a connection test, which of course showed very high transfer speeds. I pressed him on the slowness of actually going to a website, and he gave me some bullshit about my system being to slow to render the page quickly.
I ended up working around the problem by installing BIND and bypassing Comcast's name servers.
Ogg vorbis and linux connection capabilities considered a plus, gapless playback a necessity. Won't get into the "people who don't think like I do are stupid" thing...
Ogg vorbis and Linux support would be nice, but what I really need is ease of integration with my car. There are myriad solutions out there for listening to and controlling an iPod through a factory sound system.
I only read part of the manual for the '07. The trunk thing refers to my '06, whose manual I have read in its entirety. There is a cable release for the trunk, but it's designed for use if you're trapped inside (which I think is mandatory nowadays). I tried to reach it from inside the passenger compartment, but without success. I probably could if I got creative, but as you put it so eloquently, having to do so is crap.
I picked up a 2006 Infiniti G35 (available without the Intelligent Key) instead of the '07 (which is not). I read the part of the manual about this key, and it looked so needlessly complex. I have enough problems without worrying about whether or not my key is going to malfunction.
On a similar note, I was getting ready to store my jumper cables in the trunk (accessible only through one of three electric pushbuttons) when I realized that if the battery dies, I won't even be able to get into my trunk! What kind of crap is that?
HAVING CONSULTED WITH MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE FIREFOX USAGE 45,000,000% (FORTY-FIVE MILLION PERCENT). THE ABOVE INCREASE WILL TAKE OVER FIVE (5) YEARS.
I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS INCREASE IS RISK FREE ON ALL SIDES.
Actually, they have magnetic sensors. This is a problem for me because I have a motorcycle made mostly of aluminum. I couldn't trip the sensor at the lights near where I used to work. I ended up talking to one of the city's engineers, who explained to me how to position the bike to make sure I'm picked up (stay in the center of the lane).
I have a similar problem with a light near my house. I've called in to complain about it, but they don't seem to have done anything. I used to always get off the bike and hit the walk button, but now, if the cross street is not too busy, I just go through.
Still hard to beat mutt--I can use it over an SSH connection and it's much more responsive than any GUI or web-based mail client. It's also insanely configurable.
When I first started using it at the office, I used to joke that when it came to Word document attachments, in the time that it took an Outlook/Netscape user to open the document in Word, I was able to open the document in catdoc, skim through, confirm that the document was not worth reading and delete the message.
One problem is that you have to deal with all kinds of procedural issues, most of which are well known by the lawyers, but not by the rest of us....
I can speak to that. I got a speeding ticket and decided to defend myself. Because the ticket was for 25+ over the limit, it was a criminal charge, which unlike an infraction meant I had the right to a jury trial. However, I almost lost this right because at the arraignment, I consented to a magistrate hearing the case (which, I guess, decriminalized it somehow).
Yeah, I was in a bar once and subscribed to some board advertised on TV. As the night went on, I got pretty well lit. Unfortunately, I forgot to unsubscribe before I went to bed. I woke up the next morning and found, to my shock, that my inbox was full. Added, like, $20 to that month's bill:-(
It's designed not only for keyboard-only operation (i.e., your hands are not leaving the keyboard), but also to keep your fingers on the home row of the keyboard (at least for qwerty operation). That contributes to the speed of operation (once you get used to all the keystrokes, of course).
There was some computer (whose name/vendor elude me) which did not need or have a CPU fan. One of their competitors managed to convince the customer base that this was a bad thing ("Oh, look, the competition doesn't have a CPU fan! It will burn out within a week!"). They were so successful that the original vendor was forced to (unnecessarily) start including the fans. Anyone know the details?
There is another problem with "laptop losers" in the classroom...they're becoming "laptop losers" in the boardroom as well. The problem is getting bad enough that laptops are banned from most meetings where I work (for non-presenters only of course since we are still addicted to powerpoint here)....
I've been known to take my laptop to stupid, pointless meetings that I didn't want to attend in the first place. Failing that I play solitaire on my cell phone or text attendees equally offended by the stupidity and pointlessness.
I actually tried taking a laptop to a lecture once (I was a mechanical engineering student). I never did it again because I found it very inefficient*. Unfortunately, it would be several years before I realized what a distraction it is, when a colleague took his laptop to a meeting.
* Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am not a luddite. However, I am a firm believer in using technology to increase the quality of my life, not decrease it.
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I'm not German, but I have a GMX (German Mail Exchange) account. I've always gotten a bit of German spam, but not in significant amounts. And no, I haven't noticed an increase lately.
Wait, are you saying you want Ron Paul to give Dubya a blowjob???
Yes, because there ought to be limits on freedom!
I hear ya. I was watching the first Austin Powers flick on cable the other day (I forget which non-premium channel). I caught the scene where he's unfrozen and retrieving his personal effects (including the Swedish-made penis enlarger and related items). They bleeped out the word "penis"!!!
I would really like to know what purpose this serves. If they're pandering to parents who don't want to explain what a penis enlarger is, why include the scene at all? But to bleep out the formal reference to a body part, just because it happens to be a reproductive organ, makes me sick.
...Just ask the guy for the DNS servers if it doesn't just work when you hook it up... This requires an installer willing to talk about DNS. Earlier this year I had an issue in which name resolution would take forever. Not knowing what else to do, I called tech support. The tech, of course, had no idea what I was talking about and refused to escalate the call. She did notice that my signal was kind of weak, and sent out an installer.The installer arrived and checked out my transfer speeds (which had never been a problem, as I tried to explain to the support tech). I explained the problem again to the installer, and even ran ping for him to show how slow name resolution was, and how low the ping times were once name resolution succeeded. He basically stonewalled me and made me run a connection test, which of course showed very high transfer speeds. I pressed him on the slowness of actually going to a website, and he gave me some bullshit about my system being to slow to render the page quickly.
I ended up working around the problem by installing BIND and bypassing Comcast's name servers.
Ogg vorbis and Linux support would be nice, but what I really need is ease of integration with my car. There are myriad solutions out there for listening to and controlling an iPod through a factory sound system.
I only read part of the manual for the '07. The trunk thing refers to my '06, whose manual I have read in its entirety. There is a cable release for the trunk, but it's designed for use if you're trapped inside (which I think is mandatory nowadays). I tried to reach it from inside the passenger compartment, but without success. I probably could if I got creative, but as you put it so eloquently, having to do so is crap.
I picked up a 2006 Infiniti G35 (available without the Intelligent Key) instead of the '07 (which is not). I read the part of the manual about this key, and it looked so needlessly complex. I have enough problems without worrying about whether or not my key is going to malfunction.
On a similar note, I was getting ready to store my jumper cables in the trunk (accessible only through one of three electric pushbuttons) when I realized that if the battery dies, I won't even be able to get into my trunk! What kind of crap is that?
Does anyone feel emboldened?
DEAR SIR,
HAVING CONSULTED WITH MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE FIREFOX USAGE 45,000,000% (FORTY-FIVE MILLION PERCENT). THE ABOVE INCREASE WILL TAKE OVER FIVE (5) YEARS.
I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS INCREASE IS RISK FREE ON ALL SIDES.
PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY.
BEST REGARDS,
DR. ABRAHAM UMBABWE
Actually, they have magnetic sensors. This is a problem for me because I have a motorcycle made mostly of aluminum. I couldn't trip the sensor at the lights near where I used to work. I ended up talking to one of the city's engineers, who explained to me how to position the bike to make sure I'm picked up (stay in the center of the lane).
I have a similar problem with a light near my house. I've called in to complain about it, but they don't seem to have done anything. I used to always get off the bike and hit the walk button, but now, if the cross street is not too busy, I just go through.
No, no, no. You have to go with what your gut tells you. Everyone knows you should never base a decision on facts.
Still hard to beat mutt--I can use it over an SSH connection and it's much more responsive than any GUI or web-based mail client. It's also insanely configurable.
When I first started using it at the office, I used to joke that when it came to Word document attachments, in the time that it took an Outlook/Netscape user to open the document in Word, I was able to open the document in catdoc, skim through, confirm that the document was not worth reading and delete the message.
Actually, there are four--you forgot slugging people with a sack of pennies.
OK, who has a cricket bat?
Are you saying it's big even compared to the walk to the chemist?
What about Joe-Bob?
http://www.twoguys.org/~gregh/ms/ms-joebob.html
I can speak to that. I got a speeding ticket and decided to defend myself. Because the ticket was for 25+ over the limit, it was a criminal charge, which unlike an infraction meant I had the right to a jury trial. However, I almost lost this right because at the arraignment, I consented to a magistrate hearing the case (which, I guess, decriminalized it somehow).
Yeah, I was in a bar once and subscribed to some board advertised on TV. As the night went on, I got pretty well lit. Unfortunately, I forgot to unsubscribe before I went to bed. I woke up the next morning and found, to my shock, that my inbox was full. Added, like, $20 to that month's bill :-(
It's designed not only for keyboard-only operation (i.e., your hands are not leaving the keyboard), but also to keep your fingers on the home row of the keyboard (at least for qwerty operation). That contributes to the speed of operation (once you get used to all the keystrokes, of course).
There was some computer (whose name/vendor elude me) which did not need or have a CPU fan. One of their competitors managed to convince the customer base that this was a bad thing ("Oh, look, the competition doesn't have a CPU fan! It will burn out within a week!"). They were so successful that the original vendor was forced to (unnecessarily) start including the fans. Anyone know the details?
Your parents put 'em together.
I've been known to take my laptop to stupid, pointless meetings that I didn't want to attend in the first place. Failing that I play solitaire on my cell phone or text attendees equally offended by the stupidity and pointlessness.
I actually tried taking a laptop to a lecture once (I was a mechanical engineering student). I never did it again because I found it very inefficient*. Unfortunately, it would be several years before I realized what a distraction it is, when a colleague took his laptop to a meeting.
* Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am not a luddite. However, I am a firm believer in using technology to increase the quality of my life, not decrease it.