Yeah, but you're an amateur fry cook and I come from a long line of fry cooks that don't live past 25.

Buffy ,'Showtime'


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Gris - Jul 24, 2009 3:30:54 pm PDT #10769 of 25501
Hey. New board.

Never mind, I don't want one. It only streams off of USB, not over SMB shares. I want that if it can access my networked hard drive over SMB.

The blu-ray player I'm coveting (LG BD390) can do the same thing that can, plus Netflix streaming and, well, Blu-Ray/DVD support.


Laga - Jul 26, 2009 3:40:44 pm PDT #10770 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

My mom just asked me which cell phone she and dad should get next and I have no idea where to even start. Is there an online database with the pros and cons of different phones?


§ ita § - Jul 27, 2009 5:47:24 am PDT #10771 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Jitterbug!

Sorry--CNet 404 residual reflex. But somewhere like CNet or Best Buy that reviews/offers phones independent of carriers may be a good place to start.

CSS Inheritance presentation.


evil jimi - Jul 27, 2009 4:55:04 pm PDT #10772 of 25501
Lurching from one disaster to the next.

Laga ... [link] is a good place to start.


Laga - Jul 27, 2009 5:05:22 pm PDT #10773 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Cool. Thanks, evil jimi.


Typo Boy - Jul 27, 2009 5:50:16 pm PDT #10774 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

I see ads for the Jitterbug - old people cell phone, large buttons, phone only no text or web, as much like a landline as a cell phone cna get. Why a Cnet 404 reflext though?


Laga - Jul 27, 2009 6:03:43 pm PDT #10775 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

They're a little more advanced than jitterbug. Just a little.


§ ita § - Jul 27, 2009 6:06:13 pm PDT #10776 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Why a Cnet 404 reflext though?

The 404 podcast mocks Jitterbug in a fake old people accent mercilessly. Every time I think of parents and cell phones it's in a caricaturish voice now.


omnis_audis - Jul 27, 2009 11:12:09 pm PDT #10777 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

My 1st gen Intel iMac screen seems to have developed a vertical magenta line, roughly at the right side 1/3 area. Rebooting doesn't clear the problem. The machine is circa early 2006. Thoughts?


§ ita § - Jul 28, 2009 10:25:36 am PDT #10778 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Any good recommendations for password vaults for OS X and Windows? I just realised that I'm only running one on my phone, which is silly.