gordyc44
May 2, 04:43 PM
I'd give blood as often as possible (and did so a few times before I left the UK) but the rules in New Zealand catch me out. Having lived in the UK during the mad cow disease outbreak (aka nvCJD) in the 1980s means they won't take my blood for a long time yet (I've gone to the donation centres and asked them about it twice). Particularly unfortunate since I'm O negative. But if the blood tests get better and they can verify that the disease is nonexistent and not just dormant, then perhaps more of us here will be able to contribute.
mattcube64
Dec 26, 02:01 AM
It is good to see you have the most important game there, Golden Eye!!
Lol! Yup! ... Was my most looked forward to game this Christmas! Really thankful my mom got me the bundle! :)
My final haul:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5292739690_bc1499a90d_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5165/5292742492_c15322ea0d_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5006/5292144777_cd576da997_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5292146213_3eacb4a68f_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5044/5292147389_cd86200dbf_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5084/5292141633_a64d8d0e7a_b.jpg
... and then some socks, undershirts, cologne, candy, etc... Also got some cool Star Wars stuff, a great Saddleback wallet, and about $250 of unique giftcards/cash. Also bought Donkey Kong Country Returns a couple days ago at a GREAT bargain... but might return it since I probably won't get to it in a while.
All in all, a fantastic Christmas. It's been a very hard year for me and my family; but you certainly wouldn't be able to tell today. I'm very, very grateful for my wonderful and loving family, and am very glad that I could see all my family over the last couple days.
Lol! Yup! ... Was my most looked forward to game this Christmas! Really thankful my mom got me the bundle! :)
My final haul:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5292739690_bc1499a90d_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5165/5292742492_c15322ea0d_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5006/5292144777_cd576da997_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5292146213_3eacb4a68f_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5044/5292147389_cd86200dbf_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5084/5292141633_a64d8d0e7a_b.jpg
... and then some socks, undershirts, cologne, candy, etc... Also got some cool Star Wars stuff, a great Saddleback wallet, and about $250 of unique giftcards/cash. Also bought Donkey Kong Country Returns a couple days ago at a GREAT bargain... but might return it since I probably won't get to it in a while.
All in all, a fantastic Christmas. It's been a very hard year for me and my family; but you certainly wouldn't be able to tell today. I'm very, very grateful for my wonderful and loving family, and am very glad that I could see all my family over the last couple days.
drmacpro
Aug 7, 05:04 PM
http://browse.deviantart.com/customization/?qh=§ion=&q=pixar#/d2d663t
All the desktop Widgets, could some one name them?
All the desktop Widgets, could some one name them?
Sydde
Apr 5, 03:17 PM
Are you referring to this question?
How many women have you personally raped because they looked like sluts?It sure is a jewel of a question.
Posted in response to a gem of a post.
How many women have you personally raped because they looked like sluts?It sure is a jewel of a question.
Posted in response to a gem of a post.
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zacman
Apr 28, 10:30 AM
Name 1 Android device with sales figures like the iPhone 4.
HTC Thunderbolt outsold the iPhone 4 on Verizon.
HTC Thunderbolt outsold the iPhone 4 on Verizon.
MarkCollette
Oct 31, 02:56 PM
Not meaning to be a pain, but is the capacity 1,000,000,000 bytes/10^9 bytes/1 GB, or is it 1,073,741,824 bytes/2^30 bytes/1 GiB? Ignoring file formatting issues, of course.
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.jpg "lord krishna wallpapers. lord")
mcrain
May 4, 08:41 AM
It's wrong, and anyone who supports its use is sick, twisted and advocating for inhuman and unethical treatment of prisoners. There are no redeeming characteristics about torture that could possibly justify its use. Not to mention those who advocate torture are telling our enemies that it is ok to torture our prisoners. How could they? That risk is unacceptable.
Every "excuse" used to justify the torture authorized by our prior administration has been debunked, including that it led to finding OBL. That one tidbit of information (the nickname) came from someone who was waterboarded, but the information came much later during interrogation performed in accordance with civilized rules.
Sick. Twisted.
Every "excuse" used to justify the torture authorized by our prior administration has been debunked, including that it led to finding OBL. That one tidbit of information (the nickname) came from someone who was waterboarded, but the information came much later during interrogation performed in accordance with civilized rules.
Sick. Twisted.
valiar
Oct 3, 09:43 PM
To recap all the comments above...
Pretty muc everyone who actually had to *use* Notes for work hates it.
The only people who seem to be praising it are the ones who are paid to maintain it. Notice how the Notes fanbois refer to it as a "product", "platform", "solution", etc - and yet provide not a single example where the features of the client itself would make the user more happy and productive.
Yes, I said the word: User!
It's the users that matter most.
And Notes client makes any user miserable.
It is slow, it uses non-standard interface elements, and it has a really steep learning curve (even for the 'engineer' types). I am not a big fan of Outlook, but even Outlook is light years ahead of Notes.
As for the Domino server itself... That thing is just as bad as the client.
Its raison d'etre seems to be simplification of development process.
And it might have made (some limited) sense in 1995.
Not anymore.
Everything, and I mean everything, that you can do with Domino, you can do with Ruby, PHP/MySQL/PostgreSQL, WebObjects, or Java.
You can do it in less time, using highly visual dev environments. You can also easily collaborate on the development process, and systematically create concise documentation. The finished product will run fast and solid, and it won't depend on proprietary (terrible) client software. You will just need a web browser.
Domino, on the other hand, is pure garbage. I remember working in a 20 person company back in '00 where we had a Domino server running on a dual 500MHz PIII server with 2 gigs of RAM - very expensive at the time. It was very hard on the poor machine. It was choking. And the only three things the server was used for were email, very basic scheduling, and a billable hour tracking app. Not that that server is any speed demon by modern standards... But a non-Domino system having the same functionality would not have created any measurable load on the server at all with only 20 users. Did I also mention the server was less than stable? And I still remember how SP6 for NT completely brought the damn thing down... Ouch.
Pretty muc everyone who actually had to *use* Notes for work hates it.
The only people who seem to be praising it are the ones who are paid to maintain it. Notice how the Notes fanbois refer to it as a "product", "platform", "solution", etc - and yet provide not a single example where the features of the client itself would make the user more happy and productive.
Yes, I said the word: User!
It's the users that matter most.
And Notes client makes any user miserable.
It is slow, it uses non-standard interface elements, and it has a really steep learning curve (even for the 'engineer' types). I am not a big fan of Outlook, but even Outlook is light years ahead of Notes.
As for the Domino server itself... That thing is just as bad as the client.
Its raison d'etre seems to be simplification of development process.
And it might have made (some limited) sense in 1995.
Not anymore.
Everything, and I mean everything, that you can do with Domino, you can do with Ruby, PHP/MySQL/PostgreSQL, WebObjects, or Java.
You can do it in less time, using highly visual dev environments. You can also easily collaborate on the development process, and systematically create concise documentation. The finished product will run fast and solid, and it won't depend on proprietary (terrible) client software. You will just need a web browser.
Domino, on the other hand, is pure garbage. I remember working in a 20 person company back in '00 where we had a Domino server running on a dual 500MHz PIII server with 2 gigs of RAM - very expensive at the time. It was very hard on the poor machine. It was choking. And the only three things the server was used for were email, very basic scheduling, and a billable hour tracking app. Not that that server is any speed demon by modern standards... But a non-Domino system having the same functionality would not have created any measurable load on the server at all with only 20 users. Did I also mention the server was less than stable? And I still remember how SP6 for NT completely brought the damn thing down... Ouch.
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davidjacobs21
Feb 24, 06:12 PM
Nevermind, the deal is dead now. I see a ton of people got in on the deal, but now the coupon doesnt work
JNB
Apr 5, 05:39 PM
Can't answer that directly, but I just realized that I know exactly what game you're talking about and I'm over 50. How sick is that?
Thank god for Wired!
Thank god for Wired!
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jrko
Mar 28, 11:32 PM
zen.state this appears to be the correct ram for my system as its low spec dual 867 which if my research is good means it need PC2100 266mhz ram. And 4x 512mb is my max of 2Gb. This one is the cheapest I can find new. is that right?
http://www.clevedons.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1058&c=01&i=B00006BT1H
is 2nd hand RAM worth the risk?
http://www.clevedons.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1058&c=01&i=B00006BT1H
is 2nd hand RAM worth the risk?
wingnut8
Oct 9, 03:06 PM
I was a Tweetie user before I tried Twittelator Pro. Not sure if I want to switch back or not.
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mcrain
Mar 2, 04:26 PM
Personally, I think this thread is screwed unless it gets enough posts to start a new page so that the chart load can be skipped.
I agree.
I agree.
goober1223
Apr 7, 10:25 AM
My personal experience has not been bad with 4.3.1. I really wanted the upgrade for the home sharing feature, especially for my iPad. Battery life hasn't been any different in my experience, but I can't discount the others that think that they have. Does anybody have one of those fancy apps (jailbroken or not) that actually analyzes your battery with data from before and after? It would be interesting to see.
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MacNewsFix
Apr 27, 09:28 PM
Without even stepping into the whole "they're lying/they're not lying" debate, and since iOS and Android are the only really choices out there, I'm going with the option that doesn't have its sole business model built on knowing as much as possible about me and sharing it with third parties.
To anyone that thinks Google is giving that OS away for free for altruistic reasons, I have a bridge you might be interested in. ;)
To anyone that thinks Google is giving that OS away for free for altruistic reasons, I have a bridge you might be interested in. ;)
wingnut8
Mar 9, 10:59 PM
I was planning on getting there around 3ish. Hope it's early enough.
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Loge
Nov 29, 03:18 PM
Limiting iPods is just more admin for the consumer, which is tedious enough in the first place. Just stick to DVDs and appropriate software.
steerpikegg
Apr 2, 05:13 PM
Every home should have one - :D Kindle TV Unveiled (http://www.kuforum.co.uk/kindleusersforum/thread-2255.html)
rjohnstone
Apr 4, 02:56 PM
This is rather amusing. People rush out to buy cheesy $30 iPhone Bumpers that cost .10 to make or some other overpriced case and have no issue. Many even buy multiples before they decide on one.
But ATT raises the cost of a early upgrade phone by $50 and people go bonkers.
1) It's an early upgrade. Do you really need to upgrade your phone sooner than every 18 months? If you do, that is your decision as a consumer. You certainly have no God given right to a cheap upgrade though. Stop whining.
2) Inflation is here. Deal with it. Have you been to the grocery store lately? It's the price we pay when the Fed prints money like Chinese knock-offs.
3) Last I checked the government enacts laws regarding the cell phone industry and also regulates the frequencies. There has never been anything stopping either congress or the executive branch or independent commissions from imposing rules to require cellcos to unlock phones after x months of service or to require them to sell unlocked phones.
This... end of discussion.
Everyone wants state of the art high speed networks AND cheap phones and plans.
Ain't gonna happen.
And so how is merging with T-Mobile going to open up choice, provide more competition and benefit customers? Sounds like they are just getting an early start on price gouging here.
Not only should the merger be rejected but AT&T should be broken into about 5 separate companies.
AT&T broken up??? For what reason?
The merger will go through.
It's not about customer choice, this merger is solely about gaining network assets.
There are no other options for expanding. All the frequencies are sold.
The only way to gain more is through mergers and acquisitions.
As they gobble up T-Mobile AT&T and Verizon can agree to price increases.
No, they can't. That's called price fixing and is VERY illegal.
Just so you know, Verizon's 4G LTE speeds blow AT&T out of the water.
If you're happy with only having 3 hours of battery life. ;)
But ATT raises the cost of a early upgrade phone by $50 and people go bonkers.
1) It's an early upgrade. Do you really need to upgrade your phone sooner than every 18 months? If you do, that is your decision as a consumer. You certainly have no God given right to a cheap upgrade though. Stop whining.
2) Inflation is here. Deal with it. Have you been to the grocery store lately? It's the price we pay when the Fed prints money like Chinese knock-offs.
3) Last I checked the government enacts laws regarding the cell phone industry and also regulates the frequencies. There has never been anything stopping either congress or the executive branch or independent commissions from imposing rules to require cellcos to unlock phones after x months of service or to require them to sell unlocked phones.
This... end of discussion.
Everyone wants state of the art high speed networks AND cheap phones and plans.
Ain't gonna happen.
And so how is merging with T-Mobile going to open up choice, provide more competition and benefit customers? Sounds like they are just getting an early start on price gouging here.
Not only should the merger be rejected but AT&T should be broken into about 5 separate companies.
AT&T broken up??? For what reason?
The merger will go through.
It's not about customer choice, this merger is solely about gaining network assets.
There are no other options for expanding. All the frequencies are sold.
The only way to gain more is through mergers and acquisitions.
As they gobble up T-Mobile AT&T and Verizon can agree to price increases.
No, they can't. That's called price fixing and is VERY illegal.
Just so you know, Verizon's 4G LTE speeds blow AT&T out of the water.
If you're happy with only having 3 hours of battery life. ;)
HeWhoSpitsFire
Aug 17, 08:31 PM
whoops, call me dislexic (?sp)
tristangage
May 5, 02:41 PM
I'd have to see how the look first, either in person or a good set of photographs.
OllyW
Apr 28, 05:21 AM
No surprises here, the majority of people are waiting for the next iPhone.
Too right.
The iPhone 4 is now 10 months old, that's getting a bit long in the tooth in the ever evolving tech world. :)
Too right.
The iPhone 4 is now 10 months old, that's getting a bit long in the tooth in the ever evolving tech world. :)
rhodest
Nov 27, 10:46 PM
sorry, i thought i put that in there. Its a single 733 processor and the stock video card
fcortese
Oct 10, 09:00 PM
From a photo I took recently in Northern CA's Redwood forests:
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9855/redwoods954.jpg
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9855/redwoods954.jpg
