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§ ita § - Nov 19, 2009 1:56:01 pm PST #11719 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Does anyone work with aspect-oriented programming? I'm trying to get an mid-level overview and wikipedia isn't doing it for me. Any suggestions for information sources?


Steph L. - Nov 19, 2009 2:00:27 pm PST #11720 of 25501
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Steph, my co-worker bought a refurbished iPod Touch on the Apple site and it's working well.

My current iPod (which is a 2nd generation Mini, from back in the dark ages) is a refurb, and I've never had a problem with it.

However, right now every iPod Touch on the refurb site is a 2nd generation, and I'd rather get the 3rd generation, so I may be buying new.

I should be patient and wait until Black Friday/Cyber Monday.

I HATE being patient!


Ginger - Nov 19, 2009 2:33:35 pm PST #11721 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Black Friday iPod Touch ads leaked so far: [link]


tommyrot - Nov 20, 2009 7:20:16 am PST #11722 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

This link left be babbling incoherently....

Hasselblad H3DII-50 MS is the best digital camera you can get for $34,000

Your digital camera sucks. At least it does compared to the new Hasselblad H3DII-50 MS. The moter of all DSLRs is insanely expensive at $34,000, but I'm sure it's totally worth it. Maybe?


Gudanov - Nov 20, 2009 7:25:31 am PST #11723 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

I now have an iMac. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it, but having a Mac around should be fun. Maybe it will become the dedicated scanning and photo editing machine, that seems very Mac-ish.

I didn't buy it, I was given it. It'll free up a PC to give to somebody else.


NoiseDesign - Nov 20, 2009 7:30:33 am PST #11724 of 25501
Our wings are not tired

At this point the iMac is my mainstay machine, even for Windows duties, the latest ones are very well put together machines. I've got 4 of them from 2006 that run flawlessly and still have tons of power even compared to the newest machines that I've got.


Gudanov - Nov 20, 2009 7:37:02 am PST #11725 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

I think this one is 4 to 5 years old. I have too much Windows-only software to use it instead of my PC. The PC is also wicked fast at everything and has a 28" monitor.


NoiseDesign - Nov 20, 2009 7:41:04 am PST #11726 of 25501
Our wings are not tired

I hear ya. My main desktop computer is now a 27" running at 2560x1440, and the one in the studio is a 24" running at 1920x1200. I love me some big screen real estate. Now that I've got the big 27" it's the first time I've not been running dual monitors in years. I'd run dual 20's or dual 24's for quite a while.

My work is a pretty even split between Mac only software and Windows only software which is a big part of the reason for the dual boot environment now. I used to always have two machines on my desktop which was a massive pain in the butt.


tommyrot - Nov 20, 2009 7:44:30 am PST #11727 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

My work is a pretty even split between Mac only software and Windows only software which is a big part of the reason for the dual boot environment now.

Have you tried using virtual machines?

Also, has anyone tried the latest version of VMWare? I'm thinking of upgrading, except I heard that the newest Parallels has much-improved performance, so I'm tempted to switch back to Parallels. Also, does the new Parallels let you import a VMWare virtual machine (like VMWare lets you import Parallells virtual machines)?


le nubian - Nov 20, 2009 7:46:03 am PST #11728 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I can't answer some of the Parallels questions, but I have Parallels 4 and I like it a lot better than 3.