Comment Re:It was a "joke" back then (Score 1) 276
dead horses and vehicular entanglement
BAND NAME! Called it!
A bit long for a band name, but it could certainly be an album title.
dead horses and vehicular entanglement
BAND NAME! Called it!
A bit long for a band name, but it could certainly be an album title.
For some reason I am unable to reciprocate.
The thingie to click ain't there.
Friending limits? When did that start? Is it a database limitation or a management imposed policy? Is it a limit on how many you can call friend or how many can call you friend?
Is there a similar limit on foe-ing?
During the buildup to the Slashcott, I was informed by management that I had exceeded 50 posts (not all in the same thread/article) within 24 hours or something like that and basically told to go stand in the corner for a while, so apparently there is a limit.
I'd rather write
Host files at midnight
Than pass my days
Hacking at lignite
BURMA SHAVE
This is the kind of post I absolutely hate.
But only because I come across them just when I don't have mod points.
(for upmodding)
...My friend's mother dropped out of accounting and picked up web application design in her late fifties, and developed a small but successful consultancy...
If she was that old when web application design first became "a thing", then in her previous life as an accountant she no doubt had 10 if not 20 years of experience with computers.
If she'd spent that time as a migrant worker picking lettuce and strawberries and such, or painting houses, or working as a short order cook, it might not have been as easy to make the transition.
"I think you are confusing wisdom for intelligence." An artificial separation.
Wisdom is what an intelligent person may eventually acquire if they live long enough, but they don't automatically start out with it just because of being intelligent.
But since we're talking about one guy taking over another guy's TV show, I'm not sure that "internet relevance" is particularly relevant to this story.
If by chosen you mean self-selected, then yeah, probably so.
I expect it took CBS by surprise, though.
Am I the only one who, as a foreigner, has no idea who David Letterman is ? I've seen plenty of clips of gifs of Colbert on the 'Net though. He certainly is a lot more relevant than whoever Letterman is/was.
You've no idea who Letterman is, but you're certain that Colbert is more relevant?
More relevant in what context?
During Johnny Carson's three decades of near stranglehold on late night TV in the US, CBS threw a little of everything (fortunately that included The Avengers and The Prisoner and Adderly) against the wall to see if something would stick. Near the end, Pat Sajak had a talk show for a little over a year.
Limbaugh filled in one night near the end of the run.
How do you know that they aren't only posting the clips of their worst work and not their best?
So much so that one suspects collusion.
I hate to defend Comcast, but I had to get a CableCard from them for my HDHomeRun Prime tuner and it was very easy. I went to the local Comcast office, handed over my DVRs, and told them I wanted a CableCard. They verified that I was looking for an "M" card (some older Tivo models only support "S" cards apparently, so they keep both on hand), then gave me a card and updated my account/billing information. When I got home I plugged the card into my tuner, called Comcast support, and in under 30 minutes had everything working perfectly fine.
The original Series 3 TiVo (the TCD648250), on the box of which TiVo placed the letters HD rather conspicuously, was released before the specs of the M cards were absolutely completely ironed out and nailed down, so when the M card did come out, it was the same deal as the old "Pentium Ready" 486 motherboards--they built to a spec that got changed on them after it was too late to accommodate the change.
So the original S3 can use 2 S cards, one in each slot, or 2 M cards, one in each slot, but it can't use just one M card to service both tuners.
So it doesn't fully support the M card (though to be fair it would be more accurate to say the M card doesn't fully support it), but can use one the same way it would use an S card.
The later Series 3 models--and here TiVo created all kinds of confusion by calling one (the TCD652160) the HD (and the slightly fancier version the HD XL)--can use 2 S cards or one M card.
Those who have TiVo questions can find knowledgeable and helpful TiVo owners at tivocommunity.com
which is not an "official" TiVo, Inc website.
...after posting my previous post, I still have the drop down mod boxes on the first two posts showing.
What good is a ticket to the good life, if you can't find the entrance?