Garmin software update is complete.
They want $70 for a map update. Pass.
No, no, no, sir. No more chick pit for you. Come on.
Riley ,'Lessons'
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dcp - Dec 22, 2009 1:57:54 pm PST #12045 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
shrift - Dec 22, 2009 3:09:42 pm PST #12046 of 25501
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I... may have got my wireless working again. For now, at least! There was a service set to manual when it should have been automatic.
ETA: Spoke too soon.
tommyrot - Dec 23, 2009 5:40:55 am PST #12047 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.
Latest developments in the One Laptop Per Child program: The $75 Future Computer
tommyrot - Dec 23, 2009 7:07:30 am PST #12048 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.
Google's sponsoring free wifi this holiday season at 54 airports in the states, through January 15th. Some airports already had free wifi (Phoenix and Seattle recently for me, keep on doin' it right, guys!), but for those that didn't, this promises to take the sting out of that snowy delay or congested terminal. My RSS reader would sing carols if JFK were on that list!
tommyrot - Dec 23, 2009 8:05:35 am PST #12049 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.
The Taser MP3 player, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2008, was a device made to put tunes in tasers (Why?). The music-playing taser was even released in "fashion friendly" array of patterns, including leopard print, "red hot," and "fashion pink."
javachik - Dec 23, 2009 9:33:30 am PST #12050 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
I was up until 2 AM putting together a new tv stand and hooking up all of the wiring for my electronics. I bought a flat panel tv off of Craigslist and couldn't be happier with it. I had a budget for buying a new tv, and since I bought this one used, I also had money for a Pier 1 tv stand and a Blu-Ray player. I am so out of it tech-wise that I didn't know Blu-Ray players could play normal dvds. I wanted to get rid of my vcr/dvd combo and thought I should upgrade it, but mentally pooh poohd it because of all of the dvds I own. Looked it up yesterday and d'oh, the dvds work fine in the Blu-Ray player. I have yet to hook up the Wii! But at least now I've halved the wires and the place looks so much bigger without the massive tv armoire.
(Anyone want a Sony dvd/vcr?)
tommyrot - Dec 23, 2009 9:38:33 am PST #12051 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.
Oh, that reminds me - anyone have recommendations for a Blu-Ray player? Actually, I'm tempted to get a PS3 partially for the Blu-Ray player....
§ ita § - Dec 23, 2009 9:39:47 am PST #12052 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's that Pete will suggest. I'm still holding out for something I know will support region-free safely. The link Gris gave me left me still feeling nervous.
amych - Dec 23, 2009 9:42:32 am PST #12053 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
We use the PS3. Although, since we wanted a PS3 anyway, it was pretty much a no-brainer.
tommyrot - Dec 23, 2009 9:43:20 am PST #12054 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.
I don't even know what the general price ranges are. How much for a decent non-PS3 Blu-Ray player?