I had the same issue of restarting network hardware. I ended up wasting a lot of time swapping out gear until I realized what all the swapped hardware had in common: the power supply. Perhaps my house was susceptible to mini-brownouts which were resetting the hardware.
I got a UPS and connected it to my modem, router, and access point. Never had a problem since.
-ST
While there is no DIRECT commentary on Christ, there is still enough satire about Christianity and religion in general to ruffle the fur of today's fundamentalists.
IMHO, the film's main point is a critique of humanity's inherent neediness. A neediness which will seek to deify a man with a good message (Jesus) or even one with no message at all (Brian).
This film questions the very foundations of religious belief. . ..I expect a bit of protest. =)
I've got an HP Officejet D Series and have always wondered why black is printed with CMYK by default instead of pure black. Perhaps the manufacturers are trying to come up with the MOST INEFFICIENT way to consume your consumeables. =P
If you are ever in the situation where an empty non-black cartridge is preventing you from printing black text, look to see if there is a printer option that allows you to specify not only "greyscale" printing but "black only" printing. On my HP at least, this will create perfectly serviceable black text using only the black ink cartridge.
The lightsaber fight with Darth Maul / Obiwan was very very good
I'm sorry, but I've never understood this seemingly prevalent opinion.
The Maul/ObiWan/QuiGon fight was a perfectly entertaining battle...for mortal combatants. I, however, was hoping for something more along the lines of Vader vs. Luke in ESB (objects being flung about) or Yoda vs. Dooku (force powers, insane acrobatics, etc.). Instead, we got high-energy, low-creativity swordplay. All that atmospheric machinery and electrical conduit should have inspired a good deal of creative mayhem. >=)
And was I the only one surprised when ObiWan failed to Force-summon his falling lightsaber, preferring instead to watch helplessly as it disappeared into the chasm?
Besides, if you're going to sell a kid a three piece set that can be built in 10 minutes flat, at LEAST make it LOOK better! A half-assed, poorly fleshed-out abstraction of R2D2 doesn't cut it, folks.
Or maybe that's where imagination comes in. The kid needs to try REALLY hard to imagine what the heck he's built!
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I had the same issue of restarting network hardware. I ended up wasting a lot of time swapping out gear until I realized what all the swapped hardware had in common: the power supply. Perhaps my house was susceptible to mini-brownouts which were resetting the hardware. I got a UPS and connected it to my modem, router, and access point. Never had a problem since. -ST
I, for one, will welcome our new handicapped overlords!
-ST
While there is no DIRECT commentary on Christ, there is still enough satire about Christianity and religion in general to ruffle the fur of today's fundamentalists.
.I expect a bit of protest. =)
IMHO, the film's main point is a critique of humanity's inherent neediness. A neediness which will seek to deify a man with a good message (Jesus) or even one with no message at all (Brian).
This film questions the very foundations of religious belief. . .
-ST
Uhmm...possibly because the system appears to use ALL FOUR components to print greyscale when pure K would suffice?
Move along, troll.
-ST
I've got an HP Officejet D Series and have always wondered why black is printed with CMYK by default instead of pure black. Perhaps the manufacturers are trying to come up with the MOST INEFFICIENT way to consume your consumeables. =P
If you are ever in the situation where an empty non-black cartridge is preventing you from printing black text, look to see if there is a printer option that allows you to specify not only "greyscale" printing but "black only" printing. On my HP at least, this will create perfectly serviceable black text using only the black ink cartridge.
-ST
Obscure Silver Spoons reference, for those who care.
=)
-ST
The lightsaber fight with Darth Maul / Obiwan was very very good
I'm sorry, but I've never understood this seemingly prevalent opinion.
The Maul/ObiWan/QuiGon fight was a perfectly entertaining battle...for mortal combatants. I, however, was hoping for something more along the lines of Vader vs. Luke in ESB (objects being flung about) or Yoda vs. Dooku (force powers, insane acrobatics, etc.). Instead, we got high-energy, low-creativity swordplay. All that atmospheric machinery and electrical conduit should have inspired a good deal of creative mayhem. >=)
And was I the only one surprised when ObiWan failed to Force-summon his falling lightsaber, preferring instead to watch helplessly as it disappeared into the chasm?
Perhaps the trio really were rookies. =P
-ST
I completely agree.
Besides, if you're going to sell a kid a three piece set that can be built in 10 minutes flat, at LEAST make it LOOK better! A half-assed, poorly fleshed-out abstraction of R2D2 doesn't cut it, folks.
Or maybe that's where imagination comes in. The kid needs to try REALLY hard to imagine what the heck he's built!
=P
-ST