Yup. In 1999 I got a free dial-up internet connection that only worked if you gave up the bottom 20% of your screen to advertising.
I connected to dial-up with an old laptop that didn't have a screen and used "Internet Connection Sharing" to pass the bandwidth on to my main machine. Sorted. :-)
Yup. I guess the call from the top was a message on some lowly tech's answer machine from his boss's boss's boss saying "Do whatever it takes to make sure this never happens again; I don't want to be bothered with the trivia, just get it stopped."
"He'd have been buggered if he had it on vibrate only mode... :P"
Nah, he'd just have to be more patient - sit quietly until the seagulls all settled on the landfill, ring it and see where they all took off from suddenly.
"When I'm not watching it, there is no display at all because I actually turn the thing off."
Whereas, when I'm not watching mine it's because I'm using it to play a radio channel. If there was a separate off-switch for the picture I would use it, but failing that, this is a reasonable compromise so long as it doesn't kill the sound.
It was really amusing to watch him squirm recently when he was being interviewed by Katherine Curtis on "Naked News". He stood up through the whole interview wearing an ankle-length coat, under what I assume were *very* hot lights, while trying to maintain eye contact with her and not let his gaze drift downwards. Priceless.
Everyone seems to be assuming that the copying of the data to the USB drive is an overhead only in the case of the pigeon. No-one has considered that the end product may have been intended to be put on the USB drive from the outset, in which case you need to add the time to copy onto the broadband stats.
"Last year my school was considering switching to Kindles for all textbooks. Administrators liked the idea, but the techies on the committee convinced the administration to stay out of the market for now."
Danny Kaye's shoes were bolted down - that only works in a movie where they can stop the camera for a while as he gets prepped. What Jackson set out to patent was a system of hasps that could pop up from the stage floor in a way that he could engage his shoes to them "on the fly" during a live performance.
Psion still sell "netBook compatible" peripherals, and it's not inconceivable that someone would start a lawsuit against them because these wouldn't work with their Asus/Acer/Dell...
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Re: Re: Anymous Coward (as Peet McKimmie)
Amstutz is a TOOL.
Re: Been Done (as Peet McKimmie)
Yup. In 1999 I got a free dial-up internet connection that only worked if you gave up the bottom 20% of your screen to advertising.
I connected to dial-up with an old laptop that didn't have a screen and used "Internet Connection Sharing" to pass the bandwidth on to my main machine. Sorted. :-)
Re: Re: (as Peet McKimmie)
Yup. I guess the call from the top was a message on some lowly tech's answer machine from his boss's boss's boss saying "Do whatever it takes to make sure this never happens again; I don't want to be bothered with the trivia, just get it stopped."
Re: Re: half an hour? (as Peet McKimmie)
"He'd have been buggered if he had it on vibrate only mode... :P"
Nah, he'd just have to be more patient - sit quietly until the seagulls all settled on the landfill, ring it and see where they all took off from suddenly.
Re: Wait a second... (as Peet McKimmie)
"When I'm not watching it, there is no display at all because I actually turn the thing off."
Whereas, when I'm not watching mine it's because I'm using it to play a radio channel. If there was a separate off-switch for the picture I would use it, but failing that, this is a reasonable compromise so long as it doesn't kill the sound.
Re: (as Peet McKimmie)
"There's just so many ways you can destroy the Eiffel Tower and keep it interesting"
Two words. "Team America". Awesome.
Re: Hold on a second... (as Peet McKimmie)
"Sounds to me like she downloaded the entire song, then cut out what she didn't want to use."
More likely she ripped them from CDs.
Not worth a book, but... (as Peet McKimmie)
It was really amusing to watch him squirm recently when he was being interviewed by Katherine Curtis on "Naked News". He stood up through the whole interview wearing an ankle-length coat, under what I assume were *very* hot lights, while trying to maintain eye contact with her and not let his gaze drift downwards. Priceless.
Re: Re: Burn Time (as Peet McKimmie)
Everyone seems to be assuming that the copying of the data to the USB drive is an overhead only in the case of the pigeon. No-one has considered that the end product may have been intended to be put on the USB drive from the outset, in which case you need to add the time to copy onto the broadband stats.
Re: We all should ask for permission (as Peet McKimmie)
Yes. Because the outcome we are all trying to achieve is "more lawyers".
Re: For me, the problem isn't the price (as Peet McKimmie)
"Last year my school was considering switching to Kindles for all textbooks. Administrators liked the idea, but the techies on the committee convinced the administration to stay out of the market for now."
fogbuzd, point your techies at this link:
http://www.jinke.com.cn/Compagesql/English/embedpro/prodetail.asp?id=42
I'm pretty sure they'll do a decent quantity discount.
Re: Time was (as Peet McKimmie)
"This is why people hate lawyers."
Be fair, it's not the only reason.
Re: Where were the cameras? (as Peet McKimmie)
Nah, I agree with Headbhang - we need more Camerons... :-)
Alternately... (as Peet McKimmie)
...the navigator was dyslexic and it had nothing to do with using a GPS - perhaps they *did* read the road signs too...?
(as Peet McKimmie)
Danny Kaye's shoes were bolted down - that only works in a movie where they can stop the camera for a while as he gets prepped. What Jackson set out to patent was a system of hasps that could pop up from the stage floor in a way that he could engage his shoes to them "on the fly" during a live performance.
Excuse me, mister retailer... (as Peet McKimmie)
...I'd like to return this Mos Def album; it doesn't fit me.
Re: Re: Re: (as Peet McKimmie)
"dancing, rock 'n' roll, gay marriage..."
Sounds like a pitch for a sitcom. I'd probably watch that...
(as Peet McKimmie)
Why do we have to choose? Can't both be true?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: reporters opinions (as Peet McKimmie)
I get all my "Americas" news from "The Daily Show" (American) and "Naked News" (Canadian). I am thus both informed and entertained.
I've tried to watch Fox News, but it goes too far into self-parody for me.
Re: Re: Really? (as Peet McKimmie)
Psion still sell "netBook compatible" peripherals, and it's not inconceivable that someone would start a lawsuit against them because these wouldn't work with their Asus/Acer/Dell...