Posts by Doug Glass

Other Robots ..

... who can't think for themselves will pay to see this dribble.

Limp Huh?

Why does that not surprise?

Putting the boy ...

...in "fanboi". Yep, those of us that use other than Apple products are certainly poor, uneducated buffoons, but we are poor, uneducated buffoons who chose for ourselves. We are free to f**k up all we want and that's how I for one want it. If I f**k it up; I fix it up. Unlike Apple's Lemmings that simply follow the leader and give up that bit of personal decision making freedom.

1st ...

... Klingon should love it.

Why not ...

... just replace the power supply? Could it be the case the power supply is poorly matched to the needs of the computer and is therefore overheating because it's underrated for the battery's needs?

If the battery circuitry is simply drawing more than the supply is designed to provide, a BIOS update is not going to fix that. This seems soooooo similar to Apple's iPhone 4 fix for the wrong number of signal strength bars being displayed. Good fix for the wrong problem.

Any underrated power supply is going to overheat on any electrical device, computer or not. All sounds frelling fishy to me.

Jobs doesn't understand ...

... the difference between a "living room" and a "parlor". After all, he is the quintessential geek with no use for a parlor.

In most homes I'd believe the "living room" of today is wherever the computer sits; the parlor (if there is one) is where guests are met and entertained. But then, if the guest is computer savvy, or even apple products savvy, the evening is spent in the computer room, nee the true living room.

HR Fluff and Stuff

" — especially from all us stateside iPhone owners still lumbered with Cupertino's iPhone-exclusivity contract with AT&T. "

So it was more important for you to have the device than an acceptable carrier? Cosmetics is therefore higher priority than function.

Never trust anybody who puts form above function. Remember, the Hindenburg had great form, so did the Titanic, but function was a tad lacking in both cases.

Paris because Paris exemplifies form over function.

Huh?

RE: ' Microsoft wonk Ashley Brown said that US customers who splurge $149.99 on the pack would be given three upgrade licenses of the Windows 7 Home Premium edition of the software.

“To take advantage of Family Pack, you’ll need a PC running a genuine copy of either Windows Vista or Windows XP that is capable of running Windows 7,” Brown said. '

So on October 3rd it'll become possible to upgrade XP to Windows 7? May not be what he meant, but that's exactly what the quoted comment says.

"We weren't doing it ...

... but we're going to stop as of __________ ". Typical corporate attitude.

I wonder ...

... how many of you "life experience newbies" understand the reference "I was working in the lab, late one night..." without having to research it on the internet?

Bobby would be proud.

Walt Disney ...

... had a segment on this in a "Tomorrowland" feature on his original TV show damn near 50 years ago. And now the krauts think they've got an original thought? Bullshit pure and simple.

Bullshit!

Comcast just went up $4 per month and where Comcast goes others follow. The moron author must be living in an LA cave. LA being "Lower Alabama".

"Pop a cap"?

The author must live "in da 'hood". Pitiful use of language aside, how many of us haven't wanted to do this? Of course I wanted to be fully sober and aware to enjoy the well deserved carnage.

And another thing, "calibre" means 1/100 of and inch. Properly, 45 calibre means .45 inch whereas .45 calibre means .0045 inch. a .0045 inch bullet would be, what, a human hair or something of similarly small diameter? Oh hell just call it the 11.43 x 23 and be done with it.

Dashboard Ornament

A singing bobble-headed plastic Jobs for the dashboard of your car.

"I don't care if it rains or freezes

'Long as I got my plastic Stevies

Riding on the dashboard of my car.

Through my trials and tribulations

And my travels through the nations

With my plastic Stevies I'll go far."

Oxymoron

Military Intelligence.

Oh Yeah!

This works. Just move it closer, say within arm's length, and all is well. Why you can even make the screen smaller since it'll be so much closer. But for me this is a waste of time and effort. If I want a computer right at my fingertips, I'll just use my netbook. No screen smudges either; fewer chances of scratches too..

Thus Spake Zarathustra

From "2001 A Space Odyssey".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWnmCu3U09w&feature=related

Cockroaches

The Sacred J just can't stand it. Somebody bigger than he made a decision he doesn't like. So now the cry baby is going to take his bat, ball and glove and not play. Like cockroaches, he'll never kill them all. But he has to try because like Pavlov's dog he just jumps at the chance to be psychotic and manipulative.

Juck Fobs and the mule he rode in on.

Gasoline (petrol) mileage ...

... in the US is a FLEET average for a given make/model, NOT a specific vehilce. Bandwidth is the same, ISPs calculate an average and tell you that's what to expect. As the saying goes, "your mileage may vary". If you dislike it don't buy it. Simple

Doesn't take much ...

... to grab these guys. Just give them a rubber hammer and some ball bearings. Tell them to crack the balls; they'll bang all day. Works with toddlers and democrats too.

Oh Wow !

You just have too much real world sense and practicality to be able to post "popular" comments here.

So? What's Your Point?

Any method that effectively preserves your data in a cost effective manner is fine. Different strokes for different folks, But if a given method works for you and you like it ... move along, no story here.

Yeah Right!

Re: "As always, mobile phone users can protect themselves by only visiting websites and using wifi networks they trust."

How the hell do you determine if you should trust a given wifi network? Kind of like how you learn about hot water. Until you actually get burned the first time you're totally ignorant, but once you do get burned you connect the steam and heat radiated with pain.

If you're going to make comments like this moron did you at least need to recommend how to do what you say should do. Otherwise you're just one more web junkie passing out worthless advice while having the feel of an educated idiot who needs and craves self aggrandizement.

How To Conquer The World

Two steps forward; one step back. The Sacred J must be channelling Nikita Khrushchev

Duhhh!!

Why do you think they sold those foam lined boxes? To cut down noise in the office place? Frell no, it was to keep government secrets out of the hands of wikileaks. Or the Russians maybe. Or aliens in my case. Crap! I guess that means all my Windows 3.1 serials are in the wild. Damn!

Right!!

With each other so you really have to cut the numbers in half to be realistic. Maybe cut them to 1/3 or 1/4 since you really can't include "self" modes: (self)gratification and (self)flagellation.

This is Microsoft ...

... why all the raised eyebrows and incredulous comments? This is Microsoft! Did anybody really expect anything different? Actually I think it's funny as hell.

$HUP

I got Office 2003 Enterprise, Office 2007 Enterprise, and Office for Mac (2004?) all for $19.95 each. Of course I had to pay S&H so that pushed each to a mite over $22.00 each. Not bad, not bad at all.

Toes, toes, toes ....

... all stepped on and now I'm all whiny and hurt. Get a life doc ... nobody gives a shit.

And he will be replaced by ...

Jonathan Wordsmith.

What a bunch of little boys hiding behind their mamma and blaming their imaginary friend for the spilled milk.

As Homer Simpson says, "Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals. Except the Weasel."

Oh Frakk!!

The Sacred J has been caught! Oh wait, one of his minions probably and although he knows all and see all he missed this somehow.

Nothing New

Methane from "natural" sources has been used for decades to fuel various engines. Problem is the economies of scale are not there so they've been oddities and very small scale ventures. Never has been a force and never will be in the near future. Give it 500 years when all coal reserves are fully depleted and it might actually become something.

Simple,

install at least three [free] track eraser programs and have them either run on a schedule or at start up. CCleaner is a good place to start; there are others. And of course there is manual delete too but that's so 20th century.