No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow.
Thursday, September 29
Take The Train
I'm heading off to Tram Town next week to
bother visit my family. Naturally, I'm taking the train.
Why?
Here's why:
- Go to train website.
- Check timetable.
- Buy ticket online.
- Receive ticket as PDF via email.
- Print ticket on printer.
- Catch train.
- Snooze and/or read and/or watch anime and/or listen to iPod and/or play games on Palm Pilot as countryside rolls by. (I haven't got the extended battery yet so I'm limited to about 3 hours of anime.)
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Well it is certainly easier than driving! ;-)
And cheaper with the current fuel prices...
Posted by: Kean at Thursday, September 29 2005 07:38 AM (Z/aWn)
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I like riding the train.
Posted by: Susie at Thursday, September 29 2005 11:35 AM (a0oF7)
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Maybe you can get one of those hand-cranked laptops...
Posted by: Wonderduck at Friday, September 30 2005 11:32 AM (+rGmJ)
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I've taken AmTrack's high speed ACELA service several times in the last couple of weeks between DC and NY -- 1st Class is cheap and gives you not only free food & drinks, but also a real table to sit at if you're not among the last to board and there are electrical outlets to plug in your laptop.
Posted by: Seth at Saturday, October 01 2005 03:17 PM (xSr7D)
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I don't think you get that on Countrylink. The XPTs that run between Sydney and Melbourne were pretty fancy when they were introduced, but that was about 30 years ago. First class really just means better seats. Well, and more space.
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Monday, September 26
Multiply And Conquer
This card sports two Nvidia 7800GT graphics chips and 512MB of memory.
This motherboard has four 16x PCI-Express slots. And
this delivers 1000W continuous and 1100W peak.
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
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Posted by: Rob at Monday, September 26 2005 11:00 AM (SN8+J)
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Only if you're thinking "I have no idea what he's talking about"... ;)
Posted by: Susie at Monday, September 26 2005 12:26 PM (a0oF7)
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Actually from the picture (me no speak Francais) it looks like the multi-GPU card has an external power adaptor, so you don't need a 1000W PSU, instead a 4-port power board.
Posted by: Jojo at Monday, September 26 2005 12:41 PM (6z8xC)
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Jojo - uh, yes, so it does.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Monday, September 26 2005 08:11 PM (QriEg)
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I guess so, Pixy, but can it emulate a native speaker of Chinese?
Posted by: Michael Brazier at Tuesday, September 27 2005 02:05 AM (nE4Sj)
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Yes, Pixy, but where will we get a bucket of llama spittle at this time of night?
Posted by: Wonderduck at Tuesday, September 27 2005 02:22 AM (HoSBk)
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Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
I think so, Pixy. But where are we going to get rubber pants at this time of day?
Posted by: Jim at Tuesday, September 27 2005 08:47 AM (tyQ8y)
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Misa--Can you email me? I don't know your email address, and I have a question for you. Thanks!
Posted by: Lawren at Tuesday, September 27 2005 05:10 PM (bJB+W)
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If you're thimkng tat Mr. Vic O'Den i s areeealy goog painkille but it hs sooome sidefects, ten yes, you ARE tinkin what i'M tinking.
Posted by: Wobndredcuk at Wednesday, September 28 2005 03:25 AM (mAAjO)
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As someone who's been using computers for ages, I find it fascinating how video cards have become virtual computers of their own.
Posted by: Dean Esmay at Wednesday, September 28 2005 09:59 AM (Fs6IG)
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Forgive my rather... um... disjointed... comment up above. I had two teeth pulled yesterday, and was under the influence of a couple vicodin when I wrote it.
To make matters worse, it took me close to five minutes to type that sentence... because I was being careful with the spelling.
Dean, last I checked, the newest GPUs actually have a higher processor count than most P-III systems, and maybe even P-IVs. Scary, very scary.
Posted by: Wonderduck at Wednesday, September 28 2005 10:14 PM (KnWO3)
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Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
I'm thinking you'll need to upgrade your house's electrical service soon ;->
Posted by: Purple Avenger at Tuesday, October 04 2005 03:02 AM (X+OCl)
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Edmonton dominated the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night and the 4-0 margin in Game 6 makes it hard to imagine the Oilers not hoisting hockey's Holy Grail above their heads in less than 48 hours. And it would not come as any shock to see defenseman Chris Pronger, who had another 31-minute night, take the honors for the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.
Posted by: ashiaash at Wednesday, June 28 2006 12:23 AM (YSi9n)
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ya pidoras, pizu chujie doors, zaabuzte moi url - http://greatpharmacies.com/ a suda pishite pisma i spamte - admass@pisem.net
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Saturday, September 24
Aha!
DEMOCRACY IS DEAD!!! BUSH!!! (PUKE!!!!!!!) THE TRUTH IS AT OUTSPOKENMOLLUSKSFORUNIONWAGES.ORG!!!!!!!!? POWER TO THE WICCANS!!! THE THIEF-IN-CHIEF'S WAR AGAINST CIVIL RIGHTS MUST END NOW!!!! UNLIKE YOU AND TUCKER CARLSON, I AM NOT IN LOVE WITH OIL!!!!!!!? WHAT CAN WE EXPECT NEXT!? WILL THE CAPITALISTS COME TO ABUSE ME FOR BEING A MINORITY!? WILL MY UNSPOILED FRIENDS NOW BE ENSNARED JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE BISEXUALS!!!!? AS I UNDERSTAND IT IT'S OPEN SEASON ON VEGETARIANS!!!! I REJECT VIOLENCE AND OCCUPATION! CHRISTIANITY, INDEED!!!!!!!! KING GEORGE ONLY WANTS BLUE STATES FOR THE OIL!!!! (IF ONLY THERE WERE OIL IN RED STATES!!) NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE!!!!!!! QUITE LITERALLY, THE REPUGNANTANS STOLE THE SO-CALLED ELECTION BY GASSING THE HOMEOPATHIC VOTERS IN MY MIND, JUST LIKE PIXY MISA HELPED OUR SMIRKING CHIMP TO STEAL CIVIL UNIONS FROM THE ELDERLY INSURGENTS (WHILE THE OIL LOBBY HAPPILY SAT ON THE SIDELINES, HONESTLY)!!
Now we know! Now we know everything!
Get your own Autorantic Virtual Moonbat. They make great gifts!
(via Least Loved Bedtime Stories)
(Update: Okay, so it's a year old. It's still cute.)
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Friday, September 23
Yay For Technology
I have
wireless internet! On my notebook! 1Mb/s at 100km/h! Well, the trains don't actually run that fast, but then again I got the slower plan, so it all balances out...
Sort of.
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Tuesday, September 20
Arrrrr!
Well, a viking is sort of like a pirate, right?
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Yarr! I'll raise a grog to ye, Captain Pixy, on the anniversary o' yer birth....Aye, and keelhaul a bilge rat in yer honor!
Posted by: Susie at Tuesday, September 20 2005 03:42 PM (a0oF7)
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We're all out of bilge rats. We have bilge weasels.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Tuesday, September 20 2005 09:56 PM (AIaDY)
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Happy Birthday t' you and I hope you be here helpin' us for many more.
Posted by: VW Bug at Wednesday, September 21 2005 08:40 AM (J3xJ9)
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Be you havin' a Happy Birthday, Cap'n!
Posted by: That 1 Guy at Wednesday, September 21 2005 10:15 AM (Gcc45)
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Mmmm... bilge stoats! On a stick!
Apparantly it's your birthday, Pixy... why didn't you tell anybody? I could have gotten you some dipping sauce for your stoat.
Oh well. Happy birthday!
Posted by: Wonderduck at Thursday, September 22 2005 02:41 AM (HoSBk)
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Vikings are BETTER than pirates... Pirates were overly-religious men, which had a big impact on their "fun"... vikings were more religiously-liberated, if I can say that.
And, of course, longboats are more phallic than those baroque, over-decorated and girly ships the pirates had!
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Monday, September 19
Om Mani Pillage Hum
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In a Past Life...
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You Were: A Redhead Viking.
Where You Lived: Tibet.
How You Died: Decapitation.
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(via La Belle Dame au Fromage)
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I was a Kind Alchemist from Peru...sounds like the start of a limerick, doesn't it? As soon as I can think of a rhyme for "decapitation" I'll get right on it... ;)
Posted by: Susie at Tuesday, September 20 2005 12:26 AM (a0oF7)
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In Poland, an old insane priest
Was asked to the King's for a feast
He got buried alive
For a charity drive
But, somehow, was never released...
(Yeah, I could do a limerick on mine.)
Posted by: Kathy K at Tuesday, September 20 2005 03:46 PM (w9ajD)
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Aww, I bet you're cute in a wooly beast's skin and a beard! ;)
Happy (belated at this point, I'm betting) birthday, Sir Pixy! You are a God among mere mortals!
Slavishly devoted (after all these years),
M
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Saturday, September 17
Another Modest Proposal
There are nations in Africa that have no Senators at all, yet America has
one hundred of them.
Help Africa help itself: Donate a Senator today.
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Heh, that may well be the best idea i've heard today.
Posted by: tommy at Saturday, September 17 2005 07:09 PM (EhwJT)
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Pixy,
O/T: I had to change my password to the MT Dashboard. Please e-mail me so I get pass along the new one....
Posted by: Mad Mikey at Saturday, September 17 2005 09:22 PM (yoIVE)
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Certainly we Californians can spare Feinstein and Boxer.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Saturday, September 17 2005 09:42 PM (CJBEv)
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I thought you said you wanted to HELP them! Sending a Senator, or any congresscritter, will merely drown them in red tape and balderdash.
If not literally drowning them, that is.
Posted by: Wonderduck at Sunday, September 18 2005 02:42 AM (KnWO3)
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I was going to offer Feinstein and Boxer, but Mad Mikey beat me to it.
They should enjoy Africa since they're always talking about diversity, though I have a feeling it's more about diversifying my paycheck.
Posted by: Rossz at Sunday, September 18 2005 03:57 AM (n5Jbg)
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In fact, it was Steven Den Beste who offered Feinstein and Boxer.
I'm sure Australia will step up to match contributions; we can throw in Bob Brown and Kerry Nettle for starters.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, September 18 2005 08:38 AM (QriEg)
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I'll gladly donate Hillary Gaddam Clinton! Although I think the Africans are still pissed Bill turned down their offer of 40 goats and cows for Chelsea .
Posted by: michele at Sunday, September 18 2005 07:13 PM (OQ2GD)
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I thought only Governors and Mayors were in charge of drowning people? I’d happily donate
always unavoidable for comment McCain to fill the RINO quota.
Posted by: Azygos at Sunday, September 18 2005 10:10 PM (zrUz/)
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Gotta give 'em at least two, to be generous. I think we could spare 1 Hillary and 1 Durbin.
Posted by: Seth at Monday, September 19 2005 12:35 AM (1Mbgi)
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Can we substitute a Representative? I'd like to send Lynn Woolsey, our Rep. That bitch is useless.
Posted by: Mark at Monday, September 19 2005 12:59 AM (qEeIY)
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Wonderduck, Senators have their uses even in Africa.
They are supposed to taste good roasted, for instance.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Wednesday, September 21 2005 03:39 AM (CJBEv)
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I see that all comments are going into the comment queue again. Sigh...
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Wednesday, September 14
Note Spelling
I'm not dead, I've just been messing about in the engine room of the good ship Munuvia. Basically, I have time to do that, or to blog, but not both. I'll have to change the flags here every so often just so you know I'm still alive.
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Posted by: Light & Dark at Wednesday, September 14 2005 02:57 PM (+Ds2b)
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I was just about to ask that...
Potato salad or macaroni?
Posted by: Wonderduck at Wednesday, September 14 2005 03:18 PM (+rGmJ)
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It's times like this I can put my MBA to use:
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Would you like fries and a coke with that?
Posted by: phin at Wednesday, September 14 2005 03:40 PM (Xvpen)
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S... C... B?... I...
Um... they've got medication for that these days, I think.
Posted by: Wonderduck at Wednesday, September 14 2005 11:28 PM (mAAjO)
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Sooo, you're going full speed astern, Affirmative, while taking on or discharging explosives before you alter course to port?
Man, and they think all sysadmins do is play nethack.
Posted by: tommy at Thursday, September 15 2005 11:10 PM (EhwJT)
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Yeppers. Busy busy Pixy. :)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Friday, September 16 2005 03:30 AM (AIaDY)
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Right, so I did parse that correctly. EXPN?
Posted by: Dominic at Saturday, September 17 2005 06:31 AM (uyRJS)
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Um, that's what the flags normally mean, but there's a hidden message.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Saturday, September 17 2005 06:51 AM (QriEg)
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Speaking Of Evil
I'm getting spammed by a freaking
public library! What's wrong with people?
On the other hand, I compared John Kerry to a cabbage - unfavourably - on Slashdot and got moderated up to +5. Republicans with mod points. Phear the power!
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Evil Incarnate
ADSL USB modems.
The drivers have a failure rate of about one in three.
Fine for you. You aren't the tech support department for an ISP.
(Well, if you are, then I commiserate.)
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Wednesday, September 07
Twelve And A Quarter Days To Go
Me hearties.
I'll try not to forget this year.
I mean, Arrr.
(Viarrr Dave Barry, of course)
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Arrggh, Cap'n. Got anyone you need keelhauled?
Posted by: owlish at Wednesday, September 07 2005 12:05 PM (qYLOC)
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Yarrr ... moonbats off the port bow!
Posted by: Evil Pundit at Thursday, September 08 2005 02:02 AM (+2/LZ)
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A pirate walks into a bar, with a steering wheel in his pants.
The bartender does a doubletake, then says "Hey, buddy, what's with the steering wheel?"
Pirate says "Yarrrrr, drivin' me nuts!"
Posted by: Wonderduck at Friday, September 09 2005 03:39 AM (QbcjU)
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At first I thought you were talking about your birthday, and wondered about that international dateline thingy again... ;)
Posted by: Susie at Friday, September 09 2005 04:30 PM (nekkG)
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I prefer to call it "amateur day". Yes, I'm a snob. Here's why: Ye Olde Booke o' Seadogs
I originally put that together years ago when people were first hearing about that "internet thing".
Rossz, aka Bosun Bob, Arrrrr!
Posted by: Rossz at Tuesday, September 13 2005 02:51 AM (n5Jbg)
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Um... has anybody seen Pixy recently?
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Sunday, September 04
Yellow to Blue
One of the downsides of moving to New Pixy Central was that I was about to get high-speed ADSL (up to 8mbit) at Old Pixy Central, but this wasn't available (yet) at the new address.
However, it was on its way - and yes, I checked that first.
Now the little status indicator on my ISP's website has ticked over from yellow (under construction) to blue (being commissioned). So any day now I will have 12mbits, and maybe even 24! (Their equipment works at 24mbits, but they are still doing field tests.)
In the meantime I will sit here and twitch.
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Posted by: Susie at Monday, September 05 2005 02:50 AM (nekkG)
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OT: I haven't uploaded an mp3 in about two years and I need to know the FTP destination's address. I'm trying to get a really cool mp3 to play when anyone visits my blog. I think I finally have everything in order, but I need to know the destination. I used to have it, but all my old info went kerblooey when I reformatted last fall. Thanks a billion, PM!
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Cooking Pixy Stew
Lamb stew in red wine with potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, red kidney beans and cannellini beans. And garlic.
It better be good, because there seems to be an awful lot of it. If it goes wrong, I guess I can always add more garlic...
Baking some rye bread too. There'll be one well-fed Pixy here at Pixylabs tonight!
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More potatoes too, if necessary. Potatoes and garlic. Mmmmm...
Posted by: Jim at Sunday, September 04 2005 12:26 PM (oqu5j)
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Yum... All your talents and you can cook, too? You truly are a Renaissance Man, Oh Mighty Pixy!
Posted by: Susie at Sunday, September 04 2005 02:05 PM (nekkG)
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So, how did it turn out, anyway?
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Saturday, September 03
Get A Cool Blog And Help Katrina Victims
Apothegm Designs are auctioning off
two blog design packages with the proceeds going to
The American Red Cross. If you're one of the high bidders, I'll throw in free hosting* and a free mu.nu domain if you'd like one (and who wouldn't). Go over there and bid your little hearts out!
* Assuming you don't have more than, say, a million visitors a month. Maybe even then, but I'd have to make sure the server is set up to cope.
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Thanks for the props, Pixy! And for your generous offer as well...
Posted by: sadie at Saturday, September 03 2005 09:19 PM (xV63t)
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Are We Sure She's Not Australian?
A DETACHMENT of 300 Arkansas National Guard troops have landed in anarchic New Orleans, with the authorisation to shoot and kill "hoodlums", Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco said.
"Three hundred of the Arkansas National Guard have landed in the city of New Orleans," Ms Blanco said.
"These troops are fresh back from Iraq, well trained, experienced, battle tested and under my orders to restore order in the streets.
"They have M-16s and they are locked and loaded.
"These troops know how to shoot and kill and they are more than willing to do so if necessary and I expect they will."
Good.
(via Tim Blair)
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Posted by: Susie at Saturday, September 03 2005 02:55 PM (nekkG)
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What possesses folks to shoot at rescue helocopters? I mean really. Do we need the Bell's with the M-60 in the door like in Vietnam?
Yeesh.
Posted by: tommy at Saturday, September 03 2005 06:53 PM (EhwJT)
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Pixy, I appreciate your sentiments, but please don't say anything good about Blanco. She is one of the major contributors to this disaster and does not deserve any sort of praise.
Posted by: Eric at Monday, September 05 2005 04:59 PM (Oc3Xt)
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Well, from what I've read the mayor of N.O. seems worst of all, but yeah.
Oh well.
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Friday, September 02
It's Not What You've Got, It's What You Do With It
The one small fly in my shiny new notebook ointment was that occasionally, while watching anime, it would stutter very slightly.
It still did it after I added the extra gig of ram, so that wasn't the problem.
It still did it after I replaced the hard disk with a larger and faster model, so that wasn't the problem.
It still did it even though CPU utilisation was below 20%, even while playing in full-screen mode.
But when I replaced WinAmp with BSPlayer, it went away for good.
Alas, BSPlayer too had a problem: In full-screen mode it made sure to fill the entire screen, from edge to edge. Even if you were watching a standard-format show (4:3) on a widescreen display (5:3) - in which case the subtitles would be neatly located somewhere off the bottom of the screen so as not to spoil your viewing pleasure.
There are no options to change this behaviour. I looked, and I looked again, and I looked again. But there is a pan-and-scan mode - which turns out to work perfectly.
The only remaining problem: 900GB of anime. 100GB of disk space.
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Hmm. Looks like Terabyte external hard drives are currently going for 850$ or so. Sheesh. I think my desktop is old enough it has maybe 4 gigs. My laptop is a little older, but still...
Posted by: owlish at Friday, September 02 2005 01:57 PM (QiOeU)
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This is my notebook I'm talking about. :)
My desktop has a terabyte-and-a-bit.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Friday, September 02 2005 08:01 PM (RbYVY)
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Nver mind. I'm behind the times enough I'm thinking of buying a used playstation2. :)
Posted by: owlish at Friday, September 02 2005 10:26 PM (QiOeU)
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Hey, the Playstation 2 is way cool! I spent a happy month earlier this year hiding from real life and playing games on mine. :)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Saturday, September 03 2005 01:32 AM (RbYVY)
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The only remaining problem: 900GB of anime. 100GB of disk space.
The solution? MPEG4!!
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Saturday, September 03 2005 02:17 AM (CJBEv)
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