Comment If only (Score 1) 3
If only you could foe your AC stalker, now that would be handy.
Comment Re:The AC reveals himself. (Score 1) 13
Yeah, it was not me, by the time I read about her being cartoonish I tough something like "shit, that comment narrows it down to like half Springfield" (assuming that Springfield's population is 50% women and 50% men).
Comment Re:Thanks for the heads up (Score 1) 167
Mine is called caffeine >.>
Comment Re:Yes, she's rather cartoonish. But she's dear to (Score 1) 4
Offtopic: your sig: 42
Comment Re:ugh (Score 1) 103
I'm colorblind you insensitive clod.
For me, green (#00FF00) and yellow (#FFFF00) look pretty much the same on CRT displays, while Magenta and Red do look different enough for a different name, I agree on Cyan and Blue tho
For me, green (#00FF00) and yellow (#FFFF00) look pretty much the same on CRT displays, while Magenta and Red do look different enough for a different name, I agree on Cyan and Blue tho
Comment Re:Durable non-human systems (Score 1) 234
Greg Egan's "Permutation City" book covers that question in a (kinda hard to follow but amusingly good) way, you should check it out.
Comment Re:they should be kept practical and useful (Score 1) 321
we have 91 years until that blunder comes back...
FTFY
If you keep using YY instead of YYYY, the infamous Y2k problem will repeat at 2100, not at 3000. Sure, you and I may not be around by that year, but I bet our grandsons will hate us for not learning the lesson the first time.
Comment Re:Was that really written by a 13 year old? (Score 4, Insightful) 354
My favorite part is:
Furthermore, there were a number of buttons protruding from the top and sides of this device to provide functions such as "rewinding" and "fast-forwarding" (remember those?), which added even more bulk.
Emphasis mine.
That part sounded more like a nostalgic review rather than from someone who see the functionality for the first time.
Comment Re:A good translation for default to other languag (Score 1) 339
In (mexican) spanish we use to translate default to "por defecto" (very roughly translated as "by defect") or "por omision" ("by omission") I don't think we have a single word with the exact meaning as default (however, that don't stop many bad translators to use "estandar" ("standard") instead).
Comment Re:hey (Score 3, Informative) 333
Now, here's a pop quiz. If the RIAA and MPAA sued Microsoft and Oracle over breaching the copyright of their DRM, Richard Stallman testified on behalf of the RIAA and Theo de Raadt spoke in favour of Microsoft... Who would you cheer for?
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Comment Re:Let Their Big Friend in the Sky Help Them (Score 1) 280
[...] Louis Pasteur [...]
Years ago, a student in Paris, on his way to the university, hopped on the train and found an empty seat next to an elderly man. As the train moved off, the student noticed that the old man was praying the rosary. Watching him for a while out of the corner of his eye, he finally blurted out, "Excuse me, sir, but I couldn't help but notice what you are doing, and I wonder if you are aware how superstitious and old-fashioned it is." "Oh, really?" replied the old man, "Tell me more." "I have to get off at the next stop," replied the student, "but just give me your name and address, and I will send you some books that will explain what I mean." As the train came to a halt, the man wrote his name and address on a scrap of paper and handed it to the student, who stuffed it in his pocket and hurried off. Later in the day, the student remembered the scrap of paper, took it from his pocket, and opened it. Reading the name scribbled on it, he was dumbfounded: "Louis Pasteur." To his dismay, he realized that he had been talking to a famous scientist, known the world over for his achievements in the field of bacteriology.
Crank Caller Gets Employee To Trash Hotel 2
Sometimes being gullible can seem sweet or endearing. Sometimes it can lead you to smash windows, break sprinkler heads, shut off the electricity, and pull the fire alarm. Christina Bergmann was working the front desk at an Arkansas Holiday Inn, when a male caller "identified himself as an employee of Grennel Fire Sprinkler service." The man told her that there was a problem with the hotels sprinkler system. She "needed to pull the fire alarm to reset them." Christina, with the help of a destruction-loving hotel guest, proceeded to follow the caller's instructions — which resulted in damages to the hotel's windows, carpets and electrical system, totalling about $50,000.
Comment Re:The "disable advertising" checkbox (Score 1) 19
I heard somewhere that people who get mod points and use them (i.e. don't let them expire) got the infamous disable ads checkbox.
Maybe it's having both excellent karma and mod regularely. Anyway, I have the checkbox.
Maybe it's having both excellent karma and mod regularely. Anyway, I have the checkbox.
Comment Re:Offline (Score 1) 4
I'd put your sig on the cover of my book, but the late Mr. Adams would sue me.
Somehow, I don't think he would mind, or you can quote Sir Arthur C Clarke quoting Douglas Adams:
The best advice [to humankind] [...] was given by Douglas Adams: "Don't panic."
Or you can quote ME quoting Sir Arthur C Clarke quoting Douglas Adams.
I wont sue you, I promise.
