I'll be fine. I'll be your bounty, Jubal Early. And I'll just fade away.

River ,'Objects In Space'


Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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§ ita § - Dec 18, 2009 7:11:58 pm PST #12019 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I caved and bought myself a Chumby for Christmas. Despite the website saying they were back ordered until the 22nd, I just got an email saying it had shipped and I might receive it before the 25th.


§ ita § - Dec 19, 2009 8:22:27 am PST #12020 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

My god, my Chumby just showed up. That wasn't even 24 hours. And shipping was free.


javachik - Dec 19, 2009 10:18:21 am PST #12021 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.

Do you love it? I had never heard of one until I Googled last night after your posting.


§ ita § - Dec 19, 2009 10:21:56 am PST #12022 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Well, I love their customer service, that's for sure! So far, it does a million more things than I'll use out of the gate, but the alarm clock settings are highly highly customisable, so I'm a happy puppy. And it will wake me up to Pandora radio, and show me Flickr photographs and weather forecasts. The laptop may be leaving my bed.


le nubian - Dec 19, 2009 12:36:45 pm PST #12023 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Can you tell us more when/ as you are exploring. I am contemplating getting one.


§ ita § - Dec 19, 2009 2:35:02 pm PST #12024 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Well, so far I'm in like. I've named her Parker. I wouldn't spend s lot of time watching trailers on it, but it's nifty that I can. And since I don't like normal radio, Pandora radio rocks. More exploration to come. There's a lot of twee to steer clear of.


tommyrot - Dec 21, 2009 9:53:39 am PST #12025 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.

Codes to Grab Free In-Flight Wi-Fi This Holiday Season

If you're on a decently long flight and want to connect to the net, there are more options than ever this year. If you're not flying Virgin America, however, they're not free. Unless you have these coupon codes, that is.

Our connectivity-loving sibling blog Gizmodo found a few codes for free in-flight Wi-Fi sitting on the FlyerTalk and MyMoneyBlog.com sites, good for one free in-flight hook-up per email address. As Giz notes, however, if you've got a Gmail address or another email that supports period separation (kevin.purdy instead of kevinpurdy) or + sign demarcations (kevinpurdy+freewifi), you can create an unlimited number of email activations.

Here are the relevant codes for the three U.S. airlines using GoGo's service....


evil jimi - Dec 21, 2009 5:13:01 pm PST #12026 of 25501
Lurching from one disaster to the next.

HP makes racist computers. [link]


§ ita § - Dec 21, 2009 5:17:01 pm PST #12027 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

That's too funny. I notice the contrast adjusts itself for her face too, and not his.

But, hey, how many black people use webcams? Slightly more than there are black business users in Poland, but still.


shrift - Dec 21, 2009 5:20:04 pm PST #12028 of 25501
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Has anyone run into wireless issues with Windows 7? Such as the wireless working fine until suddenly it doesn't?