Work safe URL
Lord Insidious, World Dominator
work with no problems.
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Shadow Wolf
news:calieber-E5A1FA...@news.fu-berlin.de:
> At least, I looked at <http://www.geocities.com/pornographiccontent/> at
> work with no problems.
>
Someone has a _great_ sense of humor :-)
(Yes, I looked at it at work -- but I'm the only one in the building this
week...)
--
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carla
where do you work again?
carla, whose computer monitor faces out the door of her office
Tom Harrington
cml...@nyu.edu (carla) wrote:
When I had an office like that, I attached a rear-view mirror to the
side of my monitor so that I could see the entrance. I found it
extremely useful.
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See http://www.atomicbird.com/
carla
> In article <a7c00f44.03010...@posting.google.com>,
> cml...@nyu.edu (carla) wrote:
>
> > "Lord Insidious, World Dominator" <cali...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > news:<calieber-E5A1FA...@news.fu-berlin.de>...
> > > At least, I looked at <http://www.geocities.com/pornographiccontent/> at
> > > work with no problems.
> >
> > where do you work again?
> >
> > carla, whose computer monitor faces out the door of her office
>
> When I had an office like that, I attached a rear-view mirror to the
> side of my monitor so that I could see the entrance. I found it
> extremely useful.
Well, I rearranged my office this way on purpose, on the theory that
if the monitor pointed out into the hallway, I'd spend less time
goofing off and more time actually doing my job.
As you can see, it's working brilliantly.
carla, who won't follow any links with "goatse" in the URL
Jason
> Tom Harrington <t...@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> wrote in message news:<tph-3F085A.14270002012003@localhost>...
>
>>In article <a7c00f44.03010...@posting.google.com>,
>> cml...@nyu.edu (carla) wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"Lord Insidious, World Dominator" <cali...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
>>>news:<calieber-E5A1FA...@news.fu-berlin.de>...
>>>
>>>>At least, I looked at <http://www.geocities.com/pornographiccontent/> at
>>>>work with no problems.
>>>
>>>where do you work again?
>>>
>>>carla, whose computer monitor faces out the door of her office
>>
>>When I had an office like that, I attached a rear-view mirror to the
>>side of my monitor so that I could see the entrance. I found it
>>extremely useful.
>
>
> Well, I rearranged my office this way on purpose, on the theory that
> if the monitor pointed out into the hallway, I'd spend less time
> goofing off and more time actually doing my job.
Well that's just masochistic. And a bad example, to boot.
> As you can see, it's working brilliantly.
Or you're the only one in the office because everyone else is taking
vacations for the holidays.
Tom Harrington
> Tom Harrington <t...@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> wrote in message
> news:<tph-3F085A.14270002012003@localhost>...
> > In article <a7c00f44.03010...@posting.google.com>,
> > cml...@nyu.edu (carla) wrote:
> >
> > > "Lord Insidious, World Dominator" <cali...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > > news:<calieber-E5A1FA...@news.fu-berlin.de>...
> > > > At least, I looked at <http://www.geocities.com/pornographiccontent/>
> > > > at
> > > > work with no problems.
> > >
> > > where do you work again?
> > >
> > > carla, whose computer monitor faces out the door of her office
> >
> > When I had an office like that, I attached a rear-view mirror to the
> > side of my monitor so that I could see the entrance. I found it
> > extremely useful.
>
> Well, I rearranged my office this way on purpose, on the theory that
> if the monitor pointed out into the hallway, I'd spend less time
> goofing off and more time actually doing my job.
>
> As you can see, it's working brilliantly.
It only works until you realize that almost any program that displays a
lot of text is going to look like work to people unfamiliar with it.
Playing Quake in that office was a challenge, though.
TimC
> In article <a7c00f44.03010...@posting.google.com>,
> cml...@nyu.edu (carla) wrote:
>
>> "Lord Insidious, World Dominator" <cali...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
>> news:<calieber-E5A1FA...@news.fu-berlin.de>...
>> > At least, I looked at <http://www.geocities.com/pornographiccontent/> at
>> > work with no problems.
>>
>> where do you work again?
>>
>> carla, whose computer monitor faces out the door of her office
>
> When I had an office like that, I attached a rear-view mirror to the
> side of my monitor so that I could see the entrance. I found it
> extremely useful.
Did people ever find this suspicous?
And when they walk in through your door, is it not too late, already?
Recently here, the sysadmins have mailed out a big warning saying pr0n
in the orrifices^Woffices is a big no-no.
I wonder if it was because of me? ;)
--
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Love makes the world go 'round, with a little help from intrinsic
angular momentum.
carla
> In article <a7c00f44.03010...@posting.google.com>,
> cml...@nyu.edu (carla) wrote:
>
> > Tom Harrington <t...@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> wrote in message
> > news:<tph-3F085A.14270002012003@localhost>...
> > > In article <a7c00f44.03010...@posting.google.com>,
> > > cml...@nyu.edu (carla) wrote:
> > >
> > > > "Lord Insidious, World Dominator" <cali...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:<calieber-E5A1FA...@news.fu-berlin.de>...
> > > > > At least, I looked at <http://www.geocities.com/pornographiccontent/>
> > > > > at
> > > > > work with no problems.
> > > >
> > > > where do you work again?
> > > >
> > > > carla, whose computer monitor faces out the door of her office
> > >
> > > When I had an office like that, I attached a rear-view mirror to the
> > > side of my monitor so that I could see the entrance. I found it
> > > extremely useful.
> >
> > Well, I rearranged my office this way on purpose, on the theory that
> > if the monitor pointed out into the hallway, I'd spend less time
> > goofing off and more time actually doing my job.
> >
> > As you can see, it's working brilliantly.
>
> It only works until you realize that almost any program that displays a
> lot of text is going to look like work to people unfamiliar with it.
>
legal or technical, so I can be legitimately Googling. They don't
have to know that I'm searching on "Aardvarks in negligee" or
whatever.
Oops. Did I just say that aloud?
carla
Teh (tî'pô)
to the nipples of rec.humor.oracle.d by saying:
>Tom Harrington <t...@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> wrote in message news:<tph-51A65A.15541003012003@localhost>...
>> lot of text is going to look like work to people unfamiliar with it.
>>
>Yes, that's kind of what I count on. I do a lot of research, either
>legal or technical, so I can be legitimately Googling. They don't
>have to know that I'm searching on "Aardvarks in negligee" or
>whatever.
>
>Oops. Did I just say that aloud?
Image Search
SafeSearch is off
Your search - "Aardvarks in negligee" - did not match any documents.
Suggestions:
- Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
- Try different keywords.
- Try more general keywords.
- Get a life you sick pervert!
Dammit!
Tom Harrington
<slrn-0.9.7.4-14425-21687-200301051935-j.$random...@swin.edu.au>,
TimC <tcon...@no.astro.spam.swin.accepted.edu.here.au> wrote:
> Tom Harrington (aka Bruce) was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> > In article <a7c00f44.03010...@posting.google.com>,
> > cml...@nyu.edu (carla) wrote:
> >
> >> "Lord Insidious, World Dominator" <cali...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> >> news:<calieber-E5A1FA...@news.fu-berlin.de>...
> >> > At least, I looked at <http://www.geocities.com/pornographiccontent/> at
> >> > work with no problems.
> >>
> >> where do you work again?
> >>
> >> carla, whose computer monitor faces out the door of her office
> >
> > When I had an office like that, I attached a rear-view mirror to the
> > side of my monitor so that I could see the entrance. I found it
> > extremely useful.
>
> Did people ever find this suspicous?
>
> And when they walk in through your door, is it not too late, already?
The area was arranged such that the mirror made it possible to see their
approach most of the time. And it's useful even when _not_ goofing off,
because I found it annoying to have people suddenly appearing behind me
without warning.
Teh (tî'pô)
to the nipples of rec.humor.oracle.d by saying:
>> > side of my monitor so that I could see the entrance. I found it
>> > extremely useful.
>>
>> Did people ever find this suspicous?
>>
>> And when they walk in through your door, is it not too late, already?
>
>The area was arranged such that the mirror made it possible to see their
>approach most of the time. And it's useful even when _not_ goofing off,
>because I found it annoying to have people suddenly appearing behind me
>without warning.
BOO!
Richard Fitzpatrick
> carla wrote:
>> Tom Harrington wrote ...
>> > carla wrote:
>> > >
>> > > carla, whose computer monitor faces out the door of her office
>> >
>> > When I had an office like that, I attached a rear-view mirror to
>> > the side of my monitor so that I could see the entrance. I found
>> > it extremely useful.
>>
>> Well, I rearranged my office this way on purpose, on the theory
>> that if the monitor pointed out into the hallway, I'd spend less
>> time goofing off and more time actually doing my job.
>>
>> As you can see, it's working brilliantly.
>
>It only works until you realize that almost any program that displays
>a lot of text is going to look like work to people unfamiliar with it.
'Swhy NetHack rules, innit? One of my bosses still thinks it's a flowchart
program.
>Playing Quake in that office was a challenge, though.
Falcon's Eye is pretty difficult, too - especially with the pseudo-Celtic
music option turned up loud.
Daniel E. Macks
> In article <a7c00f44.03010...@posting.google.com>,
> cml...@nyu.edu (carla) wrote:
>
>> Tom Harrington <t...@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> wrote in message
>> news:<tph-3F085A.14270002012003@localhost>...
>> > In article <a7c00f44.03010...@posting.google.com>,
>> > cml...@nyu.edu (carla) wrote:
>> >
>> > > "Lord Insidious, World Dominator" <cali...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:<calieber-E5A1FA...@news.fu-berlin.de>...
>> > > > At least, I looked at <http://www.geocities.com/pornographiccontent/>
>> > > > at
>> > > > work with no problems.
>> > >
>> > > where do you work again?
>> > >
>> > > carla, whose computer monitor faces out the door of her office
>> >
>> > When I had an office like that, I attached a rear-view mirror to the
>> > side of my monitor so that I could see the entrance. I found it
>> > extremely useful.
>>
>> Well, I rearranged my office this way on purpose, on the theory that
>> if the monitor pointed out into the hallway, I'd spend less time
>> goofing off and more time actually doing my job.
>>
>> As you can see, it's working brilliantly.
>
> It only works until you realize that almost any program that displays a
> lot of text is going to look like work to people unfamiliar with it.
>
> Playing Quake in that office was a challenge, though.
Oh bullshit--we've discussed ttyquake here on two separate occasions.
And in general (as you yourself reminded us) there is asciiMac.
dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies note, in an unrelated
matter, that Apple just released a fully-integrated x11 for OS X
--
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dma...@sas.upenn.edu
dma...@netspace.org
http://www.netspace.org/~dmacks
dave...@spamcop.net
> dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies note, in an unrelated
> matter, that Apple just released a fully-integrated x11 for OS X
Versiontracker is a wonderful thing, isn't it. And here this is just
after I spent a non-trivial amount of time getting xfree86 to work.
Ah well...
Now, if I can figure out how to send the display from the mac-specific
apps to a remote box (setenv DISPLAY laptop:0.0). The x-apps no problem,
but the X-apps didn't work with my xfree86 install. I wonder if they will
with Apple's version.
Dave "I suppose a complete re-install would be prudent...at this juncture..."
Hinz
Tom Harrington
"Daniel E. Macks" <dma...@mail.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
> > Playing Quake in that office was a challenge, though.
>
> Oh bullshit--we've discussed ttyquake here on two separate occasions.
>
> And in general (as you yourself reminded us) there is asciiMac.
Unfortunately asciiMac doesn't run very well on Solaris.
> dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies note, in an unrelated
> matter, that Apple just released a fully-integrated x11 for OS X
Whee! I deleted my old X11 within minutes of seeing that. Apple's
package is a whole lot faster on my Mac, too.
Jeffrey Kaplan
; dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies note, in an unrelated
; matter, that Apple just released a fully-integrated x11 for OS X
So, would that be OSX11, then?
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Mike Fleming
<111p1vcoj9t6ee6u4...@news-east.giganews.com>, Jeffrey
Kaplan <rh...@gordol.org> writes:
> Previously on rec.humor.oracle.d, Daniel E. Macks said:
>
> ; dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies note, in an unrelated
> ; matter, that Apple just released a fully-integrated x11 for OS X
>
> So, would that be OSX11, then?
That's not quite integrated enough. It's OSXI.
--
Mike Fleming Coitum non dono
Quantum ille canis est in fenestra? - molesworth
Richard Fitzpatrick
> Previously on rec.humor.oracle.d, Daniel E. Macks said:
> ;
> ; dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies note, in an unrelated
> ; matter, that Apple just released a fully-integrated x11 for OS X
>
> So, would that be OSX11, then?
I'm still waiting for a PC version of THX 1138.
Screwtape
>Someone who looks an awful lot like Daniel E. Macks <dma...@mail.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
>> dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies note, in an unrelated
>> matter, that Apple just released a fully-integrated x11 for OS X
>
>Versiontracker is a wonderful thing, isn't it. And here this is just
>after I spent a non-trivial amount of time getting xfree86 to work.
>Ah well...
I found Fink's install to be pretty painless. Took a while to
download, though.
>Now, if I can figure out how to send the display from the mac-specific
>apps to a remote box (setenv DISPLAY laptop:0.0). The x-apps no problem,
>but the X-apps didn't work with my xfree86 install. I wonder if they will
>with Apple's version.
Making proper Mac apps display remotely is possible, however, X11 is
right out. What you want is either:
http://www.aquafiles.com/pages/Detailed/375.shtml
or:
http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/
Screwtape,
...who was pleased to find that rdesktop compiles and runs nicely
under XDarwin.
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Tom Harrington
s...@ferd2.thristian.org (Screwtape) wrote:
> http://www.aquafiles.com/pages/Detailed/375.shtml
Oh $DEITY, don't use that web site, it's an absolute nightmare for
developers to keep their information up to date. They pretty much
guarantee that new releases won't show up for at least a month or two,
sometimes more. Stick with www.versiontracker.com and www.macupdate.com.
Screwtape
>In article <slrnb1pn...@ferd2.thristian.org>,
> s...@ferd2.thristian.org (Screwtape) wrote:
>
>> http://www.aquafiles.com/pages/Detailed/375.shtml
>
>Oh $DEITY, don't use that web site, it's an absolute nightmare for
>developers to keep their information up to date. They pretty much
>guarantee that new releases won't show up for at least a month or two,
>sometimes more. Stick with www.versiontracker.com and www.macupdate.com.
Allegedly, the person who wrote that piece of software has taken down
his webpage about it, and these aquafiles people put up a local mirror
of the file. It appeared pretty high on a Google search, and I doubt
that VersionTracker and MacUpdate make local mirrors of departed,
useful software, so..
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carla
> m_init(): spawning followupTo('Tom Harrington')...done.
> >In article <slrnb1pn...@ferd2.thristian.org>,
> > s...@ferd2.thristian.org (Screwtape) wrote:
> >
> >> http://www.aquafiles.com/pages/Detailed/375.shtml
> >
> >Oh $DEITY, don't use that web site, it's an absolute nightmare for
> >developers to keep their information up to date. They pretty much
> >guarantee that new releases won't show up for at least a month or two,
> >sometimes more. Stick with www.versiontracker.com and www.macupdate.com.
>
> Allegedly, the person who wrote that piece of software has taken down
> his webpage about it, and these aquafiles people put up a local mirror
> of the file. It appeared pretty high on a Google search, and I doubt
> that VersionTracker and MacUpdate make local mirrors of departed,
> useful software, so..
>
geez, get a room, you two!
carla, furrfu
dave...@spamcop.net
> m_init(): spawning followupTo('dave...@spamcop.net')...done.
>>Someone who looks an awful lot like Daniel E. Macks <dma...@mail.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies note, in an unrelated
>>> matter, that Apple just released a fully-integrated x11 for OS X
>>
>>Versiontracker is a wonderful thing, isn't it. And here this is just
>>after I spent a non-trivial amount of time getting xfree86 to work.
>>Ah well...
> I found Fink's install to be pretty painless. Took a while to
> download, though.
I'm on dialup, so yeah, the time was rather long. I kicked off the 45MB
download from Apple this morning before I left for work...
[me: checks...]
Yup, it's done. Yay.
>>Now, if I can figure out how to send the display from the mac-specific
>>apps to a remote box (setenv DISPLAY laptop:0.0). The x-apps no problem,
>>but the X-apps didn't work with my xfree86 install. I wonder if they will
>>with Apple's version.
> Making proper Mac apps display remotely is possible, however, X11 is
> right out. What you want is either:
> http://www.aquafiles.com/pages/Detailed/375.shtml
> or:
>
> http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/
Kewl, I'll take a look at those. If it speaks to lesser OS's, so much
the better. My laptop exists pretty much for gaming, so it's usually
running 'doze.
Dave "Beats working, y'know?" Hinz
dave...@spamcop.net
> Previously on rec.humor.oracle.d, Daniel E. Macks said:
> ; dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies note, in an unrelated
> ; matter, that Apple just released a fully-integrated x11 for OS X
> So, would that be OSX11, then?
BFK11,
Dammit!
Dave "Gets funnier every time, dunnit?" Hinz
Hetta
> > So, would that be OSX11, then?
>
> BFK11,
>
> Dammit!
>
> Dave "Gets funnier every time, dunnit?" Hinz
Umm. I don't quite know how to tell you ... but ... no, it doesn't, no.
Hetta
dave...@spamcop.net
> If Dave Hinz is cake, then these words are crumbs:
>> My laptop exists pretty much for gaming, so it's
>> usually running 'doze.
> You game on a laptop? Ick.
Hrrm? Laptop...recliner...room for a beer on the left arm, plenty of
room for the mouse on the right. I don't do anything insanely graphics
intensive, so the P3-600 running 'doze2K works for anything I ask it to.
Except the mac-specific games, which is why I'm hoping I can send the
display from the Mac to the 'doze box (or same box running Linux, I don't
care - it dual-boots).
> I only say that, though, because I tried gaming whilst on holiday, and
> (since my parents are total technophiles) had only my mother's laptop
> to play on. <shudder> There's just something not *right* about playing
> on a system that you can't open up and swap cards out of. Where are the
> upgrade possibilities?
ebay.com, I suppose. It's a new-ish dell that I bought from some guy
on ebay, replaced a broken hard drive, and it's good enough for Diablo2
and Civ3. A laptop really isn't the right platform if you want to open
it up and upgrade bits and pieces, but it's easier to put on your lap
than a tower.
> But then, I'm mostly against laptops on general principle anyway, so
> you can go back to ignoring me now.
Huh? There's that whiny, buzzy noise again. Oh wait, it stopped.
> Did anyone else find it incredibly difficult to crawl back to work on
> Monday after that nice long break? Or was it just me?
I am *so* with you on that one.
Dave "um..." Hinz
Screwtape
>If Dave Hinz is cake, then these words are crumbs:
>> I'm hoping I can send the display from the Mac to the 'doze box
>
>solution, anyway. I have a KVM switch, a mac adapter, and a few dozen
>cables. A few dozen of the -wrong- cables, which is why it still
>remains highly theoretic. Do you know how difficult it is to find Mac
>extention cords for a mouse and keyboard?
How hard can it be to find a USB extension cable?
With reasonably new computers, a good video/usb switch is all you
need. Plug in your Apple Pro Keyboard and a nice 3-button optical
mouse, and use all your computers without worry.
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Jeffrey Kaplan
; How hard can it be to find a USB extension cable?
;
; With reasonably new computers, a good video/usb switch is all you
So long as they put dual PS/2 sockets on the PC, I'm going to continue
using PS/2 plugs on my keyboards and mice. There is no reason to tie
up my USB slots when I don't have to. It's not like I'm ever going to
be typing or mousing so fast the PS/2 connection can't keep up.
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Jason
<snip>
> I just realized that my tirade against laptops falls a little short
> when I've just purchased a handheld. Not only am I a crazy
> technoadvocate purifile, I'm also a hypocrite!
>
> ... or president. I always get those two mixed up.
Well, I didn't vote for you.
Jason
> Previously on rec.humor.oracle.d, Screwtape said:
>
> ; How hard can it be to find a USB extension cable?
> ;
> ; With reasonably new computers, a good video/usb switch is all you
>
> So long as they put dual PS/2 sockets on the PC, I'm going to continue
> using PS/2 plugs on my keyboards and mice. There is no reason to tie
> up my USB slots when I don't have to. It's not like I'm ever going to
> be typing or mousing so fast the PS/2 connection can't keep up.
Aren't you one of the big coffee drinkers, here?
But really, USB is so expandable, and how many devices could you have in
it, anyway? Not to mention the fact that many motherboards on the
market now have 4 and even 6 USB slots. And a USB mouse does give a bit
of an edge over an old PS/2 in an FPS.
Daniel E. Macks
Nor did most other folks. That's what makes him the president.
dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies know to have a good election
Daniel E. Macks
Then VNC is the protocol you want.
> Dave "Beats working, y'know?" Hinz
Ain't MIDI awesome? Now layer on the keyboard.
dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies like being able to have
a whole orchestra just playing with yourself
Daniel E. Macks
> wall, that Dave was now effectively trapped on the other side of the
> mirror. Those cute, furry, rampaging razor-bunnies looked so nice and
> friendly -- surely Dave would have loads of time to get to cuddle with
> each and every one ...
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dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies hope he enjoys his
eternity in hell
Al Sharka
> Jason <jbea...@shadowknife.com> said:
>> steven wrote:
>><snip>
>>> I just realized that my tirade against laptops falls a little short
>>> when I've just purchased a handheld. Not only am I a crazy
>>> technoadvocate purifile, I'm also a hypocrite!
>>>
>>> ... or president. I always get those two mixed up.
Listen, strange states surrounded by ponds distributin' electoral votes
is no basis for a system of government!
>> Well, I didn't vote for you.
>
> Nor did most other folks. That's what makes him the president.
Oh, but he can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some
watery state threw some chad at 'im! If I went 'round sayin' I was
Emperor, just because some moistened republic lobbed a butterfly at me,
they'd put me away!
dave...@spamcop.net
> If Dave Hinz is cake, then these words are crumbs:
>> Except the mac-specific games, which is why
>> I'm hoping I can send the display from the Mac to the 'doze box
> Hrm. I have a hardware solution to that ... well, a *theoretic*
> solution, anyway. I have a KVM switch, a mac adapter, and a few dozen
> cables. A few dozen of the -wrong- cables, which is why it still
> remains highly theoretic. Do you know how difficult it is to find Mac
> extention cords for a mouse and keyboard?
Wot, USB? I'm a newbie to Mac, the iMac is my first one. The OS being
FreeBSD with Apple's GUI was pretty much what sold it. I'll skip the
evangalism, though. Nice little box^whemisphere.
> Nevertheless, once I get that going, I can start playing my Ambrosia
> games again. Ah, Escape Velocity, how I've missed you!
That's the game I'm trying to display to the windows/linux desktop.
So yes, we are in agreement. Deceptively simple to play, tough to master.
>>> Where are the upgrade possibilities?
>>
>> ebay.com, I suppose. It's a new-ish dell that I bought from some
>> guy on ebay, replaced a broken hard drive, and it's good enough
>> for Diablo2 and Civ3.
> Heh. I tried installing Elder Scrolls 3 on the laptop, and it nearly
> explodiated. Framerate was so bad, I didn't notice my first enemy until
> he was right on top of me. Another frame, and I'm dead. Gee, that was
> fun.
Ya need to get the neural implants & bypass the whole video and keyboard
thing.
>> A laptop really isn't the right platform if
>> you want to open it up and upgrade bits and pieces, but it's
>> easier to put on your lap than a tower.
> But think of all the "size matters" jokes you could use!
Somewhere I have some advertisements for the old Compaq "Luggable" computers.
"Truly portable - only 35 pounds!" is, I believe, a quote.
>>> But then, I'm mostly against laptops on general principle anyway,
>>> so you can go back to ignoring me now.
>>
>> Huh? There's that whiny, buzzy noise again. Oh wait, it stopped.
> I just realized that my tirade against laptops falls a little short
> when I've just purchased a handheld. Not only am I a crazy
> technoadvocate purifile, I'm also a hypocrite!
Yes, but you're aware of it, which makes you superior to those who aren't.
So, y'see, you're still better. (mind if I use that for myself? Thanks)
> ... or president. I always get those two mixed up.
Ah, so we do disagree on something. That's refreshing to know.
>>> Did anyone else find it incredibly difficult to crawl back to
>>> work on Monday after that nice long break? Or was it just me?
>>
>> I am *so* with you on that one.
> I *thought* I had company that day, but now I know for sure!
Was that you? Why didn't you stop over at my desk; I've got some treats...
Dave "For the record, this week is about 2 months long also" Hinz
dave...@spamcop.net
You don't vote for pieces of the universe.
dave...@spamcop.net
> If Dave Hinz is cake, then these words are crumbs:
>>
> Nope. I would say PS/2, but it isn't; it's whatever Apple calls their
> standard. My Mac predates USB by about two years (yeah, yeah).
Before OSX, I saw Macs as "probably better but I like to compile stuff".
> I've had a Mac ever since (along with Windows, to play a wider
> selection of games), though Apple's prices have delegated my upgrades
> to few and far between -- I'm still running OS8.1. I keep hoping the
> next OS will work on standard PC boxen, so they can get out of the
> hardware business and go with what they're really good at.
Well, part of the reason their systems are so stable, is you don't
have a random assortment of hardware to deal with. Another part is
the proper thought that went into it, but let's not get me started
on anti-microsoft bashing...it's almost lunchtime...
>> That's the game I'm trying to display to the windows/linux
>> desktop. So yes, we are in agreement. Deceptively simple to play,
>> tough to master.
> Don't forget the plugins! I used to be a master at creating those ...
> hmm, come to think of it, I don't remember seeing if the latest rev
> of EV has plugin capability. Not that it matters ... I couldn't run
> it on my Mac either way.
It sure does. Different mission packs, different ships, different maps.
From what I've read, they're good about encouraging folks to develop
plugins for their apps, as it makes the game last longer, I'd imagine.
> I'm reminded of that scene in _Back to the Future II_:
> "You have to use your *hands*?! That's like a baby's toy!"
Ah...keyboard. How _quaint_.
> Future generations will laugh at us for thinking we're on top of the
> tech curve.
Anyone who is that short-sighted deserves to be laughed at. I'll
happily laugh at folks who claim that at any time.
>>
>> Was that you? Why didn't you stop over at my desk; I've got some
>> treats...
> Do you have some of those little chocolates? You know, not the ones
> from Godiva, but the good kind?
Hrrm? We have a Godiva store within walking distance, what is it you
refer to that is better please?
>> Dave "For the record, this week is about 2 months long also" Hinz
> Sorry, but I have a "X-No-Archive" header, so there's no record of
> this conversation. In fact, you're probably not even reading this
> now.
Ah, but I don't have that header, so think we're back to "yes it is".
Dave "No, it's not!" Hinz
Richard Fitzpatrick
>
>
>My Mac life started the day my father started working for Apple
>back in 1984, and brought home this cute little box that went
>*ping*. That was my first-ever computer.
Does anyone remember that game that came on a compact cassette and involved
making a cannon out of a hollow log? There was supposed to be a prize in
there, somewhere.
>Sorry, but I have a "X-No-Archive" header, so there's no record
>of this conversation. In fact, you're probably not even reading
>this now.
Wimp.
Viki
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It was that damned watery tart again, handing out swords.
Wasn't it!
Viki
Jeffrey Kaplan
; > ; How hard can it be to find a USB extension cable?
; > ;
; > ; With reasonably new computers, a good video/usb switch is all you
; >
; > So long as they put dual PS/2 sockets on the PC, I'm going to continue
; > using PS/2 plugs on my keyboards and mice. There is no reason to tie
; > up my USB slots when I don't have to. It's not like I'm ever going to
; > be typing or mousing so fast the PS/2 connection can't keep up.
;
; Aren't you one of the big coffee drinkers, here?
Nope. I happen to like a good cup of coffee, but a 1/4 pound (half
kilo?) of coffee will usually last me just under a month.
; But really, USB is so expandable, and how many devices could you have in
To a limit. IIRC, the limit is 27 devices per run. And some
motherboards use internal hubs, so those sockets could all be on the
same run. Besides, having to use hubs when I can get around it is
messy.
; it, anyway? Not to mention the fact that many motherboards on the
Currently, just my printer and Clie are plugged in full time. The
front sockets are used as needed by my scanner, camera, and Archos
Jukebox (I wish that had an i.Link/Firewire interface instead).
; market now have 4 and even 6 USB slots. And a USB mouse does give a bit
; of an edge over an old PS/2 in an FPS.
I am not your stereotypical geek - I generally don't like FPS games - I
almost never play computer games anyway. I gave up with the original
Quake because I was using an ergonomic keyboard at the time and
therefor could not get good/fast enough control. The reason for the
ergonomic keyboard? Persistent, recurring tendonitis. Gaming hurts my
wrists.
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Jeffrey Kaplan
; > Oh, but he can't expect to wield supreme executive power just
; > because some watery state threw some chad at 'im! If I went
; > 'round sayin' I was Emperor, just because some moistened republic
; > lobbed a butterfly at me, they'd put me away!
;
; Actually, they might go along with you:
; http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/memperorsf.html
Cute. :)
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Screwtape
>Previously on rec.humor.oracle.d, Jason said:
>; But really, USB is so expandable, and how many devices could you have in
>
>To a limit. IIRC, the limit is 27 devices per run. And some
>motherboards use internal hubs, so those sockets could all be on the
>same run. Besides, having to use hubs when I can get around it is
>messy.
According to the USB spec (AFAIK), a computer can have more than one
'tree' of USB peripherals attached, and each 'tree' can have up to 127
devices in it. I suspect that each pair of USB ports on the back of
the computer is a 'tree' for these purposes, but I don't know.
I heard a rumour once that the MacOS USB implementation can handle up
to 127 devices per 'tree', the Windows USB implementation not quite as
many.
I don't know if a hub counts as a device or not.
http://www.usb.org/faq/ans1#q9
<snip>
Screwtape,
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Mike Fleming
<sp3v1vcblngr1p05j...@news-east.giganews.com>, Jeffrey
Kaplan <rh...@gordol.org> writes:
> Previously on rec.humor.oracle.d, Jason said:
>
> ; Aren't you one of the big coffee drinkers, here?
>
> Nope. I happen to like a good cup of coffee, but a 1/4 pound (half
> kilo?) of coffee will usually last me just under a month.
A pendant writes:
1/8 kilo. Half a kilo = 1.1 lbs.
This has been a pointless piece of pedantry - the best type.
--
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TimC
> If Dave Hinz is cake, then these words are crumbs:
>
>> usually running 'doze.
>
My laptop is so much faster than my desktop, it is not funny. I can
actually run tuxracer on it :)
> I only say that, though, because I tried gaming whilst on holiday, and
> (since my parents are total technophiles) had only my mother's laptop
> to play on. <shudder> There's just something not *right* about playing
> on a system that you can't open up and swap cards out of. Where are the
> upgrade possibilities?
meh. You don't need to upgrade anything beyond a 486 to play nethack.
> But then, I'm mostly against laptops on general principle anyway, so
> you can go back to ignoring me now.
I was always ignoring you. This post is just me rambling random
sentenses.
>> Dave "Beats working, y'know?" Hinz
>
> Did anyone else find it incredibly difficult to crawl back to work on
> Monday after that nice long break? Or was it just me?
Hah! I had 3 days off over the "break" - Hmas, boxing and new years
days. I even came in on the darned weekends. And the air conditioning
will be dead for the next month :(
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TimC
> Someone who looks an awful lot like steven <sp...@pieceoftheuniverse.com> wrote:
>> I only say that, though, because I tried gaming whilst on holiday, and
>> (since my parents are total technophiles) had only my mother's laptop
>> to play on. <shudder> There's just something not *right* about playing
>> on a system that you can't open up and swap cards out of. Where are the
>> upgrade possibilities?
>
> ebay.com, I suppose. It's a new-ish dell that I bought from some guy
> on ebay, replaced a broken hard drive, and it's good enough for Diablo2
> and Civ3. A laptop really isn't the right platform if you want to open
> it up and upgrade bits and pieces, but it's easier to put on your lap
> than a tower.
Cue case of man who burned his um... jingly bits.
Golly gosh, my laptop was so very hot today. I turned it over to
rediscover all the paint warping and peeling off from the panel just
below the RAM.
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Jeffrey Kaplan
; >To a limit. IIRC, the limit is 27 devices per run. And some
; >motherboards use internal hubs, so those sockets could all be on the
; >same run. Besides, having to use hubs when I can get around it is
; >messy.
;
; According to the USB spec (AFAIK), a computer can have more than one
; 'tree' of USB peripherals attached, and each 'tree' can have up to 127
; devices in it. I suspect that each pair of USB ports on the back of
; the computer is a 'tree' for these purposes, but I don't know.
Probably.
; I heard a rumour once that the MacOS USB implementation can handle up
; to 127 devices per 'tree', the Windows USB implementation not quite as
; many.
;
; I don't know if a hub counts as a device or not.
I don't think it does. But then you get compatibility problems with
devices that either do or do not work with or expect a powered hub.
Hopefully, those problems are rare now.
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: "Jason" <jbea...@shadowknife.com> wrote in message
/reminder to self: must read thread before posting, to avoid duplication.
Viki
Donald Welsh
wrote:
>All it's missing is the apostrophe before the "S".
Look out! Here comes an "S"!
SaraM
Okay - who was the wise guy who flushed D.W...?
Daniel E. Macks
> m_init(): spawning followupTo('Jeffrey Kaplan')...done.
>>Previously on rec.humor.oracle.d, Jason said:
>>; But really, USB is so expandable, and how many devices could you have in
>>
>>To a limit. IIRC, the limit is 27 devices per run. And some
>>motherboards use internal hubs, so those sockets could all be on the
>>same run. Besides, having to use hubs when I can get around it is
>>messy.
>
> According to the USB spec (AFAIK), a computer can have more than one
> 'tree' of USB peripherals attached, and each 'tree' can have up to 127
> devices in it. I suspect that each pair of USB ports on the back of
> the computer is a 'tree' for these purposes, but I don't know.
I just checked a Mac with USB devices in each of the two ports on the
base and in each of the two on the display and in each of the two on
the keyboard (which goes to one of the two in the display). The System
Profiler reports something like:
USB Bus 0 -+- external Zip (port on tower)
\- hub (in display) -+- display
+- label printer
\- hub (in kbd) -+- kbd
+- mouse
\- barcode reader
USB Bus 1 --- printer (port on tower)
So two "trees" (one of which covers one of the case ports and the
pass-through on the video cable, the other covers the other case
port).
</wibble>
In other news, my lab has decided to barcode everything. No, I'm not
entirely sure why, or where they're gonna put my label.
> Screwtape,
> ...five times winner of the "Most Boring RHODent" award.
And now Carla's posted a bunch of boring stuff as well.
dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies think "over his mouth"
would be good
Donald Welsh
I've heard stories about this but always thought they were apostrophal.
Kegs
> In other news, my lab has decided to barcode everything. No, I'm not
> entirely sure why, or where they're gonna put my label.
Well if they tattooed it on the back of your neck you could shave your head
and run round garrotting people with cheesewire[1]
> dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies think "over his mouth"
> would be good
Oh you think they are gonna use a sticker do ya, you'll be lucky.
They couldn't do that, it'd come off in the shower, you *do* shower
don't you?
[1] Like a character in a very popular computer game[2]
[2] As if you would have time to play them ;)
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carla
> Screwtape <s...@ferd2.thristian.org> said:
> > Screwtape,
> > ...five times winner of the "Most Boring RHODent" award.
>
> And now Carla's posted a bunch of boring stuff as well.
>
oh, never mind, I get it.
carla, up on the slowtake
Kegs
> If Kegs is cake, then these words are crumbs:
> > Well if they tattooed it on the back of your neck you could shave
> > your head and run round garrotting people with cheesewire[1]
>
> Cheese comes with wires, now? I've *really* got to start paying
> attention to the stuff Homeland Security's doing. Tapping my phone is
> one thing; interfering with my food is quite another.
Oh yeah, what better way to get a teeny microphone inside of you, so they
can hear what you are saying *all* the time, and given the kind of stuff
merkins seem to think is cheese[1] what better way.
One bit of advice, if you get a crunchy bit in your cheese bit down
really hard, its the only way to be sure!
> >> dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies think "over his
> >> mouth" would be good
> >
> > Oh you think they are gonna use a sticker do ya, you'll be lucky.
> > They couldn't do that, it'd come off in the shower, you *do*
> > shower don't you?
>
> Of course he doesn't. He's in software.
I'm hoping you don't mean that literally, else I will be wanting a
complete inventory, so I can clean him out of my puter.
> > [1] Like a character in a very popular computer game[2]
>
> I'm thinking _NetHack_, but I don't think that's right.
Nah Hitman, or Hitman 2, starring 47, a clone who is bald and has
a barcode on the back of his neck, the aim is to kill people quietly,
though quite how all the guards fail to notice that they have suddenly
got a new colleague who has no hair, a barcode and who they have never
seen before escapes me, maybe they hire tham from the same people who
do recruitment to the Imperial Stormtroopers.
> > [2] As if you would have time to play them ;)
>
> This? This isn't a game. It's an, er, interactive spreadsheet.
yeah right, then that isn't a grue behind you then?
Richard Fitzpatrick
> Daniel E. Macks writes:
> >
> > In other news, my lab has decided to barcode everything. No, I'm
> > not entirely sure why, or where they're gonna put my label.
>
> Well if they tattooed it on the back of your neck you could shave
> your head and run round garrotting people with cheesewire[1]
>
Alternatively, you could get to have sex with Sigourney Weaver in the
infirmary. Either that or have an extra Y-chromosome and run around
in the dark screaming before your eventual noisy dismemberment.
Three surprisingly attractive offers, really.
Richard F.
Jeffrey Kaplan
; Well if they tattooed it on the back of your neck you could shave your head
; [1] Like a character in a very popular computer game[2]
Well, except for the shaved head and what I snipped, I was thinking of
Jessica Alba from "Dark Angel".
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Jeffrey Kaplan
; And now Carla's posted a bunch of boring stuff as well.
I don't recall seeing anything from her about drilling.
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there, Na'Toth." (G'Kar, B5 "Chrysalis")
Daniel E. Macks
>>
>>> In other news, my lab has decided to barcode everything. No, I'm
>>> not entirely sure why, or where they're gonna put my label.
>>
>> Well if they tattooed it on the back of your neck you could shave
>> your head and run round garrotting people with cheesewire[1]
>
> attention to the stuff Homeland Security's doing. Tapping my phone is
> one thing; interfering with my food is quite another.
I didn't hear you complain when the keg was tapped...
>>> dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies think "over his
>>> mouth" would be good
>>
>> Oh you think they are gonna use a sticker do ya, you'll be lucky.
>> They couldn't do that, it'd come off in the shower, you *do*
>> shower don't you?
>
> Of course he doesn't. He's in software.
Sorry...I guess I just wasn't in the mood.
dan, whose bright red Siamese fighting fishies aren't in underwear
Screwtape
>
>; Well if they tattooed it on the back of your neck you could shave your head
>; [1] Like a character in a very popular computer game[2]
>
>Well, except for the shaved head and what I snipped, I was thinking of
>Jessica Alba from "Dark Angel".
But then, aren't we all.
Screwtape
>If Kegs is cake, then these words are crumbs:
>> your head and run round garrotting people with cheesewire[1]
<snip>
>> [1] Like a character in a very popular computer game[2]
>
>I'm thinking _NetHack_, but I don't think that's right.
I was thinking Super Mario Bros, but it must be in some secret level I
never found.
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carla
> Previously on rec.humor.oracle.d, Daniel E. Macks said:
>
> ; And now Carla's posted a bunch of boring stuff as well.
>
> I don't recall seeing anything from her about drilling.
>
you missed that thread over there ------------------->
hint: it's entitled "squick"
carla
Sid
> "Daniel E. Macks" <dma...@mail.sas.upenn.edu> writes:
>
> > In other news, my lab has decided to barcode everything. No, I'm not
> > entirely sure why, or where they're gonna put my label.
>
> Well if they tattooed it on the back of your neck you could shave your head
> and run round garrotting people with cheesewire[1]
Hitman! [a]
> [1] Like a character in a very popular computer game[2]
> [2] As if you would have time to play them ;)
Sid, is not away just busy
[a] I got a fake tattoo of a barcode right after I shaved my head
(before my Toronto trip last Christmas). I washed it off before the trip
because it got smudged. :(
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Jeffrey Kaplan
; Jeffrey Kaplan <rh...@gordol.org> wrote in message news:<cr372v0v48bt9a5ee...@news-east.giganews.com>...
Your entries must've scrolled off my client.
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>
> In article
> <sp3v1vcblngr1p05j...@news-east.giganews.com>, Jeffrey
> Kaplan <rh...@gordol.org> writes:
>
> > Previously on rec.humor.oracle.d, Jason said:
> >
> > ; Aren't you one of the big coffee drinkers, here?
> >
> > Nope. I happen to like a good cup of coffee, but a 1/4 pound (half
> > kilo?) of coffee will usually last me just under a month.
>
> A pendant writes:
>
> 1/8 kilo. Half a kilo = 1.1 lbs.
>
> This has been a pointless piece of pedantry - the best type.
Naturally, you misspelled "pedant" in the first line.
Unless you really *are* a small object hanging from a necklace...
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>
> If Al Sharka is cake, then these words are crumbs:
> > Daniel E. Macks wrote:
> >> Jason <jbea...@shadowknife.com> said:
> >>> steven wrote:
> >>><snip>
> >>>> Not only am I a razy technoadvocate purifile, I'm also a
> >>>> hypocrite!
> >>>> ... or president. I always get those two mixed up.
> >
> > votes is no basis for a system of government!
>
> And yet, strange states surrounded by ponds distributing electrical
> volts gets called "inhumane." I ask you, where's the justice in that?
>
> >>> Well, I didn't vote for you.
> >>
> >
> > Oh, but he can't expect to wield supreme executive power just
> > because some watery state threw some chad at 'im! If I went
> > 'round sayin' I was Emperor, just because some moistened republic
> > lobbed a butterfly at me, they'd put me away!
>
> Actually, they might go along with you:
> http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/memperorsf.html
Naah. We in San Francisco would never fall for that gag a *second* time,
and nobody else would fall for it once.
(Hey, what can I say? We were a young and trusting, perhaps even naive,
city, but our heart was in the right place. Good old Emperor Norton.)
Chris W.
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Mike Fleming
<wes...@cannedmeat.sbcglobal.net> writes:
> Mike Fleming wrote:
> >
> > In article
> > <sp3v1vcblngr1p05j...@news-east.giganews.com>, Jeffrey
> > Kaplan <rh...@gordol.org> writes:
> >
> > > Previously on rec.humor.oracle.d, Jason said:
> > >
> > > ; Aren't you one of the big coffee drinkers, here?
> > >
> > > Nope. I happen to like a good cup of coffee, but a 1/4 pound (half
> > > kilo?) of coffee will usually last me just under a month.
> >
> > A pendant writes:
> >
> > 1/8 kilo. Half a kilo = 1.1 lbs.
> >
> > This has been a pointless piece of pedantry - the best type.
>
> Naturally, you misspelled "pedant" in the first line.
A well-known misspelling on froups. Could it be that I have seeded
rhod with an in-joke?
Sid
> Mike Fleming wrote:
> >
> > In article
> > <sp3v1vcblngr1p05j...@news-east.giganews.com>, Jeffrey
> > Kaplan <rh...@gordol.org> writes:
> >
> > > Previously on rec.humor.oracle.d, Jason said:
> > >
> > > ; Aren't you one of the big coffee drinkers, here?
> > >
> > > Nope. I happen to like a good cup of coffee, but a 1/4 pound (half
> > > kilo?) of coffee will usually last me just under a month.
> >
> > A pendant writes:
> >
> > 1/8 kilo. Half a kilo = 1.1 lbs.
> >
> > This has been a pointless piece of pedantry - the best type.
>
> Naturally, you misspelled "pedant" in the first line.
>
> Unless you really *are* a small object hanging from a necklace...
Hark! Do you hear that sound?
What sound?
That whooshing sound.
Sid
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