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- July 9, 2013, 11:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "Soon" vegans will have no excuse!
- Replies: 157
- Views: 48261
Re: "Soon" vegans will have no excuse!
Quinoa And of course the US demand for quinoa means the people in Chile (?) who've been eating it for 1000 years can no longer readily afford it. Between their food needs and the industrialized farming to feed US mouths more animals are being killed than ever. All to make US vegans feel better abou...
- July 9, 2013, 7:38 am
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
- Replies: 159
- Views: 61405
Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Going further on the trend of being the platform with the highest rate of customer complaints! Looks cool! Doesn't work!
(admittedly from our local news that has shifted from obnoxious, rabid schilling of Apple in every newscast to what would seem like pushing Android by contrast)
(admittedly from our local news that has shifted from obnoxious, rabid schilling of Apple in every newscast to what would seem like pushing Android by contrast)
- July 2, 2013, 11:16 am
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread
- Replies: 289
- Views: 86839
Re: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread
The days of tinkering with your OS are over. People want an OS that works with no hassles. They never existed for most people, the iDevice is aimed at making users even more stupid and Win8 panders to that idea. Just because it profitable doesn't mean it's a good idea (like curbside recycling). Som...
- July 1, 2013, 6:20 pm
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread
- Replies: 289
- Views: 86839
Re: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread
Ubuntu is usable by the average idiot.
Suspect in the "serious" server market linux will continue to gain market share over time. IBM has made somewhat of a comeback.
While you can certainly work around it Windows is still hampered by the architecture.
Suspect in the "serious" server market linux will continue to gain market share over time. IBM has made somewhat of a comeback.
While you can certainly work around it Windows is still hampered by the architecture.
- July 1, 2013, 11:19 am
- Forum: Video Game General Discussion
- Topic: Neverwinter
- Replies: 121
- Views: 39018
Re: Neverwinter
Seems they tried to get away from the tank/healbot scheme? Cleric is a better healer than not-cleric but the emphasis seems more to a) not take damage b) deal with adds and c) burn things down as fast as possible?
"Just healing" doesn't seem to be part of it? (I'm only @ 38)
"Just healing" doesn't seem to be part of it? (I'm only @ 38)
- July 1, 2013, 9:59 am
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread
- Replies: 289
- Views: 86839
Re: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread
Picture in my mind is a pair of adults wearing helmets & pads - riding tricycles.Windows 8 Passes Vista, Hits 5.1% Market Share
- June 28, 2013, 1:22 pm
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread
- Replies: 289
- Views: 86839
Re: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread
Vista is the only real dog, 7 is arguably better than 8, so was XP post SP3.Winnow wrote:It's not hard to support Microsoft when Windows 8 is the most stable version of the OS I've ever used.
Had they called 8 - 7.1 they'd have caught less crap.
- June 28, 2013, 1:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "Soon" vegans will have no excuse!
- Replies: 157
- Views: 48261
- June 27, 2013, 8:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "Soon" vegans will have no excuse!
- Replies: 157
- Views: 48261
- June 26, 2013, 8:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "Soon" vegans will have no excuse!
- Replies: 157
- Views: 48261
Re: "Soon" vegans will have no excuse!
But how to avoid that holier than thou "I'm a vegan" syndrome and the cloud of smug that nearly always develops right afterwards?
Wonder if there's a supplement to take care of that? Pine nut enemas maybe?
Wonder if there's a supplement to take care of that? Pine nut enemas maybe?
- June 24, 2013, 8:52 am
- Forum: Video Game General Discussion
- Topic: Neverwinter
- Replies: 121
- Views: 39018
Re: Neverwinter
Picked up a game card and Wally World to buy an $8 mount and a couple bags. Don't see myself spending any more cash on the game (at the moment).
- June 22, 2013, 2:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: E Cigarette
- Replies: 93
- Views: 34355
Re: E Cigarette
Still don't seem to have as much lung capacity back as I'd hoped Flipping through the thread again, there are two base problems. All the crap in your lungs from smoking and scar tissue. Gunk goes away and cancer chance slowly drops down to average; some percentage of the damage is permanent. Luckil...
- June 21, 2013, 9:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: E Cigarette
- Replies: 93
- Views: 34355
Re: E Cigarette
...but oh man, i didn't realize how many people reeked, and they had the audacity to bitch about smokers. At least you knew the source of my stench... As far as taste goes, I notice everything tastes super salty now a days. Glad I smoked when I was in UAE; the stink on a Fri afternoon would knock y...
- June 18, 2013, 1:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How to eat healthily for £1 per day
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4365
How to eat healthily for £1 per day
Interesting concept, wouldn't mind trying it. The wife would never go for it. Parallel diets in the house are a pain - having done that before. http://supplementsos.com/blog/eat-healthily-for-1-pound-per-day-version-0-2/ Was at the healthfood mart at lunchtime, they've got a 40 days for two people e...
- June 18, 2013, 8:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "Soon" vegans will have no excuse!
- Replies: 157
- Views: 48261
Re: "Soon" vegans will have no excuse!
Haven't we went over all this in that in the other thread? Ah well at least it's somewhat entertaining. It was, has since descended into simply annoying. Wonder if this test tube meat will have the vitamins we can't synthesize ourselves? Actual ones, not lab created which frequently while being &qu...
- June 11, 2013, 9:29 am
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread
- Replies: 289
- Views: 86839
Re: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread
Changes to NTFS blow too, it's not nearly as resilient as it was. I've had filesystems on two disks corrupt due to power loss.
- May 9, 2013, 8:38 pm
- Forum: Video Game General Discussion
- Topic: Neverwinter
- Replies: 121
- Views: 39018
Re: Neverwinter
Assling cleric
Seems OK at first glance, not sure how engaging it'll be. UI is a bit clunky but not terrible to use (yet).
Seems OK at first glance, not sure how engaging it'll be. UI is a bit clunky but not terrible to use (yet).
- May 3, 2013, 8:52 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: US oil, gas boom
- Replies: 68
- Views: 15278
Re: US oil, gas boom
Look on the bright side Winnow, the contamination from the fuel additives will live on for thousands of years as a keepsake. (They kept using tetra-ethyl lead years after they knew it was incredibly toxic and had alternatives as it was a cheap way to boost octane. Thanks Wall St.!) neurologists have...
- May 2, 2013, 9:17 pm
- Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
- Topic: Stuff to watch on Netflix
- Replies: 40
- Views: 12468
Re: Stuff to watch on Netflix
Poultrygeist
So horrible it's good.
So horrible it's good.
- May 2, 2013, 8:56 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: US oil, gas boom
- Replies: 68
- Views: 15278
Re: US oil, gas boom
it's better for the engine over time. Higher octane simply means it's less explosive and generally burns slower. It isn't better or worse, that's just advertising. If you have high(er) compression, not as uncommon as it was a few years ago there's no issue with it. If you don't have higher compress...
- May 2, 2013, 5:10 pm
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: Apple - New Phone and Tablet
- Replies: 703
- Views: 165319
Re: Apple - New Phone and Tablet
...and most of the time you can't upgrade at all. Not generally getting anything out of it so who cares? It's not generally useful past being able to say you're on the latest version so why bother...? Plus many are cheapo phones, they aren't going to run the new load. It's like feeling superior abo...
- May 1, 2013, 10:29 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: US oil, gas boom
- Replies: 68
- Views: 15278
Re: US oil, gas boom
If your engine doesn't ping or get noticeably worse mileage with cheap gas you're wasting money on premium, and may damage the engine over time.Funkmasterr wrote:~4.00 here. For 91+ octane anyhow, no idea what the cheap crap is.
$3.30 here, usually higher than most of the country.
- May 1, 2013, 9:50 am
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: Apple - New Phone and Tablet
- Replies: 703
- Views: 165319
Re: Apple - New Phone and Tablet
...much of this loyalty isn't just inspired by the products themselves, but by the whole Apple ecosystem. Perhaps confusing loyalty with entrapment? How easy is it for the average idiot to leave "the ecosystem" (aka "the collective") and take their already paid for books, video ...
- April 29, 2013, 4:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hair Loss
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5106
Re: Hair Loss
shave my head within a couple years and avoid that pathetic hair stage That's my plan. Some folks go bald gracefully, never know. The savings gained by avoiding 50 years of generic rogaine will cost you about what a small used car would, and you'll be old, bald and driving a crappy car. Dude in fro...
- April 26, 2013, 10:37 pm
- Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
- Topic: Stuff to watch on Netflix
- Replies: 40
- Views: 12468
Re: Stuff to watch on Netflix
Watched Idiots and Angels earlier, good Plympton movie. Was going to add slightly odd but that goes without saying. Lately: Cow and Chicken Ren and Stimpy Red Dwarf (again) Venture Bros Empires: Martin Luther Carl Panzram Bunch of good stuff on Buddhism and Indian history. I'd always thought the Bri...
- April 23, 2013, 2:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Netflix
- Replies: 124
- Views: 38331
Re: Netflix
Netflix added 2 million US subscribers and made a profit of $2.69m (£1.77m) in the first quarter of 2013, buoyed by its critically acclaimed exclusive drama House of Cards. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/23/netflix_results/ More subscribers than HBO. Think I mentioned it, dropped cable maybe a...
- April 22, 2013, 12:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bunch of crap thread
- Replies: 471
- Views: 198723
Re: Bunch of crap thread
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- April 22, 2013, 12:22 pm
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: Apple - New Phone and Tablet
- Replies: 703
- Views: 165319
Re: Apple - New Phone and Tablet
Similar to your endless yabbering about the number of (mostly useless) apps available for IOS, the number of individual pieces of malware is irrelevant to the actual impact they have on users.Winnow wrote:(which reminds me of all the malware currently attacking Android devices)
- April 21, 2013, 3:52 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Boston Bombing...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4593
Re: Boston Bombing...
Jaywalking period was good for a cavity search there previously. Can't imagine it now.Zaelath wrote:As long as you're not jaywalking with a backpack, that'll be PC for a cavity search.
- April 17, 2013, 8:48 am
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: Kim Jong Un uses an iMac...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1065
Kim Jong Un uses an iMac...
Kim Jong Un uses an iMac; so much for the Apple license clause about not using them for/with WMDs or acts of terrorism.
Spang and Winnow (as the most vocal iZealots) are in good company.
Spang and Winnow (as the most vocal iZealots) are in good company.
- April 16, 2013, 1:28 pm
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: Windows 8 Upgrade
- Replies: 173
- Views: 33312
Re: Windows 8 Upgrade
Microsoft is doing you a favor by integrating both touch and traditional desktop environments into one OS so desktop users don't get left behind altogether. For office/desktop use "touch" is quite nearly worthless unless you're trying to sell someone a tablet-like device. In business for ...
- April 16, 2013, 10:57 am
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: Windows 8 Upgrade
- Replies: 173
- Views: 33312
Re: Windows 8 Upgrade
http://www.zdnet.com/windows-its-over-7000013964/ Can agree with a lot of what he says but also as he says the PC in some fashion will be with us for a while and there's no (current) realistic alternative to Windows. On a practical basis all the possible contenders have major obstacles to adoption a...
- April 12, 2013, 2:21 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Why I feed My Cat Antidepressants
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1173
Re: Why I feed My Cat Antidepressants
He's fat enough to need two seats, I'd complain if he was sitting in my seat with me.
- April 9, 2013, 11:08 am
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: Lenovo Y500
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2040
Re: Lenovo Y500
Or just wipe the drive and install Windows 7 from the get-go and save yourself some time. Not worth the bother IMO, while I prefer Win7 it's not so much that I'd bother rolling back. We've had a succession of misc Lenovo laptops floating around the office, no complaints against any of them. Dunno a...
- April 8, 2013, 7:12 am
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
- Replies: 159
- Views: 61405
Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
In ~4 years of smartphoning, I'm on my second. Both Android. No complaints at all, nada, worked great. The Android port on my touchpad? No complaints at all there either. I feel no loss incurred by not having the ability to give Apple a 30% cut of every dollar I spend. Or of having to jailbreak my p...
- April 7, 2013, 8:05 am
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
- Replies: 159
- Views: 61405
Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Sekrit codenames make them go faster, duh!
They've magically created a naming scheme 15 years ago that Ubuntu copied from them, next one will be called Festering Fanboi.
They've magically created a naming scheme 15 years ago that Ubuntu copied from them, next one will be called Festering Fanboi.
- April 5, 2013, 10:49 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: North Korea
- Replies: 69
- Views: 20968
Re: North Korea
The question is: do the people running that State, and that army, actually believe this? (that a war is winnable by NK) What worries me is that, having met several of them, I don't think they know enough about the rest of the world to actually understand this. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/0...
- April 2, 2013, 12:51 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Kim Dotcom
- Replies: 59
- Views: 23863
Re: Kim Dotcom
"Doesn't hurt sales" isn't at all the same as "doesn't impact revenue". Wonder what percentage of the people who pirate episodes from wherever watch a lot of (cough) premium TV content? Subscribing to HBO for instance all year to watch one show with it's limited number of new epi...
- April 2, 2013, 8:21 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Kim Dotcom
- Replies: 59
- Views: 23863
Re: Kim Dotcom
So, if they don't produce crap content people who would've bought the DVD will do so anyway, despite refusing to pay for HBO itself?
Would think in that scenario they're still making less money as they don't get much/any ad revenue from DVD sales?
Would think in that scenario they're still making less money as they don't get much/any ad revenue from DVD sales?
- April 1, 2013, 4:01 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: US oil, gas boom
- Replies: 68
- Views: 15278
Re: US oil, gas boom
In America, 70 million farmable acres are used for corn, another 70 million for soy, and we don't need either. Most of the corn in the United States is consumed by the animals that you neanderthals eat. Once again, no it isn't. Take this strand of douchiness back that other thread and high-5 yourse...
- April 1, 2013, 3:54 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: US oil, gas boom
- Replies: 68
- Views: 15278
Re: US oil, gas boom
Burgeoning technologies like fracking will ensure that oil will be around for a long enough time that we will be able to transition our infrastructure seamlessly to geothermal and solar. It will be easy. Your logic breaks right there, the way things stand we won't make any transition until we've no...
- April 1, 2013, 8:09 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: North Korea
- Replies: 69
- Views: 20968
Re: North Korea
For the south it would be the simplest way to keep the peace long term. I'm not sure I expect much to be left in the north though. It's like a country-wide People's Temple.
- March 31, 2013, 3:42 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: North Korea
- Replies: 69
- Views: 20968
Re: North Korea
Can you imagine the Foxconn type factories they could build in North Korea? Those people would think working like that was heaven when they actually got paid anything at all. A unified Korea would eventually rival Japan's GDP. North Korea has no infrastructure of any kind. Plenty of other places to...
- March 28, 2013, 11:36 am
- Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
- Topic: Hobbit Trailer
- Replies: 63
- Views: 15549
Re: Hobbit Trailer
The Hobbit is a much better read after you've read the LoTR trilogy. You're interested enough that you overlook his writing style in that book.
I can't even think of a good analogy for the movie, maybe War and Peace as done by Uwe Boll in a 1990 NYC setting with an all-Brazilian cast.
I can't even think of a good analogy for the movie, maybe War and Peace as done by Uwe Boll in a 1990 NYC setting with an all-Brazilian cast.
- March 23, 2013, 1:29 pm
- Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
- Topic: Hobbit Trailer
- Replies: 63
- Views: 15549
Re: Hobbit Trailer
Watched The Hobbit last night, they took a great story and totally blew it. Was going put down a couple good points rather than write a rant about the bad and realized I couldn't't even do that. Won't be watching the next two(?).
- March 19, 2013, 9:05 pm
- Forum: Computers/Technology
- Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
- Replies: 159
- Views: 61405
Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
+1, if I wasn't in the same kind of situation I'd just use it as a tiny tablet with emergency call access. Recently started an unlimited text & data/100 voice minute non-plan. We'll see how it works out. I wouldn't say I love my Nexus 4, it's just a phone after all. Is pretty handy as a phablet...
- February 26, 2013, 8:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Oh the PAIN!
- Replies: 43
- Views: 18000
Re: Oh the PAIN!
I see people in physical therapy that have it so much worse. Can't imagine pissing gravel or our situation, ouch. Was treated at a cancer center a few year ago. Not for cancer, they just had the machine to treat me. All the cheerful people there amazed me, sicker than a dog from chemicals happily c...
- February 25, 2013, 11:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Oh the PAIN!
- Replies: 43
- Views: 18000
Re: Oh the PAIN!
Common break, won't heal without HW upgrades
- February 23, 2013, 9:26 am
- Forum: Audiophilia
- Topic: Hip-Hop on Trial: A Debate
- Replies: 70
- Views: 20200
Re: Hip-Hop on Trial: A Debate
A conspiracy against the undead?Boogahz wrote:he can't outlive us, because the concept of life is man-made too!
Those sociologists seem to have taken something seemingly obvious and drawn backwards conclusions from it.
- February 23, 2013, 9:22 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: CT Shooting: 26 dead - 20 kindergarten kids 6 adults
- Replies: 248
- Views: 43608
Re: CT Shooting: 26 dead - 20 kindergarten kids 6 adults
Phht, ovens?Kilmoll the Sexy wrote:Ban assault ovens!
Showers are far more dangerous. Especially to children. Think of the children!