Reavers ain't men. Or they forgot how to be. Now they're just nothing. They got out to the edge of the galaxy, to that place of nothing, and that's what they became.

Mal ,'Bushwhacked'


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thegrommit - Jan 26, 2005 1:11:55 pm PST #1422 of 10003
Um.

What's the selection like on computer bags for 17" laptops? Getting better, I figure. I'll need to track down a knapsack.

How much do you want to spend?

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I've seen lots of positive comments about the Spire packs, and their customer service was very good about answering my questions. The same cannot be said for booq's customer service.


§ ita § - Jan 26, 2005 1:40:43 pm PST #1423 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

It looks like a 17" backpack will cost around $150. I may look into getting a sleeve, if one of my current backpacks is long enough.


DCJensen - Jan 26, 2005 4:58:42 pm PST #1424 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Good non-Apple perspective shot of the Mac Mini: [link]


tommyrot - Jan 26, 2005 5:56:58 pm PST #1425 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

A humorous article where the author tries to get various Windows viruses to run under Linux, using Wine (a Windows emulator): [link]

Linux just isn't user-friendly when it comes to viruses. You have to work to find and run them. It doesn't happen automatically as it does with Windows. The GNU/Linux folks really should improve this glaring discrepancy.


Sophia Brooks - Jan 27, 2005 10:50:33 am PST #1426 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

have a dumb question. Can anyone tell me what Adobe Acrobat Professional does. As a mac user, I can already create pdf's from everything. Does it let me manipulate them more? Can I make the kind of .pdfs where people can fill in boxes?

Thanks


Ginger - Jan 27, 2005 10:56:57 am PST #1427 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I have Acrobat, and yes, you can make the kind of PDFs where people can fill in the boxes and you can do some limited direct editing of PDF files.


Stephanie - Jan 27, 2005 2:15:58 pm PST #1428 of 10003
Trust my rage

So in the land of torrenting, if I'm seeding 1 peer, does that mean if I turn it off, said peer will not longer be able to complete the file? I want to shut it down, but I feel this responsibility.


Polter-Cow - Jan 27, 2005 2:54:21 pm PST #1429 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

If you shut it down, it'll find someone else. There's always another.


§ ita § - Jan 27, 2005 2:56:03 pm PST #1430 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

There's always another.

Sez the man who's never had an unsuccessful download.


Stephanie - Jan 27, 2005 2:58:45 pm PST #1431 of 10003
Trust my rage

See, there's a few files i'm trying to get that I can't finish. I feel bad for this person who is depending on me.