According to today's spam, my automated newsletter-request form email address is dating. Do I need to call Turing? Is my mail handling bot achieving sentience?
Whatever happened to the still beating heart of a virgin? No one has any standards anymore.
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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Liese S. - Oct 30, 2010 4:59:43 pm PDT #15342 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Juliebird - Oct 30, 2010 5:46:50 pm PDT #15343 of 25501
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Vidding related question: in my transition between computers, I lost my link to a tutorial for converting vob files to viddable avi files. I don't know if I got that link from here or elsewhere, but it's worth a shot. The software I have now keeps crashing with the files I give it, and I'm afraid that if I spend the additional 50 bucks for the more familiar software that I'll still be stuck with the crashing issue because I'm ripping the files wrong. the LJ community is no help on this matter.
Juliebird - Oct 30, 2010 5:46:50 pm PDT #15344 of 25501
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Vidding related question: in my transition between computers, I lost my link to a tutorial for converting vob files to viddable avi files. I don't know if I got that link from here or elsewhere, but it's worth a shot. The software I have now keeps crashing with the files I give it, and I'm afraid that if I spend the additional 50 bucks for the more familiar software that I'll still be stuck with the crashing issue because I'm ripping the files wrong. the LJ community is no help on this matter.
§ ita § - Oct 31, 2010 6:28:27 am PDT #15345 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was just being told by someone he'd hacked his Canon camera firmware by loading it onto the memory card. This included useful things like extending exposure time, and adding an intervalometer, but now he also has games on his camera (point and shoot).
Anyone here ever done this?
amych - Oct 31, 2010 6:30:51 am PDT #15346 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Anyone here ever done this?
No and I would like to right now. (Does this crazy business work on video cameras as well as still cameras?)
le nubian - Oct 31, 2010 6:56:54 am PDT #15347 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Julie,
all I would do is google it, so if you haven't found much success, I don't have any recs. If you are on a mac, I have suggestions, but I think you aren't.
Gudanov - Nov 01, 2010 7:35:45 am PDT #15348 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
HP customer service has just fucked me over about my Wife's five month old laptop and won't repair the screen. Guess I'll never be buying another HP product again ever.
tiggy - Nov 01, 2010 5:42:48 pm PDT #15349 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
I vowed the same thing. i had to send my laptop in 3 times in six months for the same thing over and over. finally gave up and bought my Toshiba, which i love!
Dana - Nov 03, 2010 5:53:04 pm PDT #15350 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Sort of continuing the previous theme, what are people's current thoughts on desktop manufacturers?
Gudanov - Nov 04, 2010 5:18:02 am PDT #15351 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I think desktops are inherently more reliable than laptops in general, but I've had Lenovo and Dell at work and they have been solid. I can't suggest anything else since I haven't owned them.
At home, I generally build my own. Gigabyte motherboards, Corsair power supplies, Kingston/A-Data/Corsair memory, EVGA video cards, Samsung optical drives, Seagate or Samsung for HDD, Intel for SSD are my choice components from what I've used.