What is Python 2.6.2? From my quick Google, it looks like a programming language, but I don't do programming, and I don't know why it's on my computer.
You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
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Connie Neil - May 22, 2011 1:16:17 pm PDT #16793 of 25501
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tommyrot - May 22, 2011 1:19:45 pm PDT #16794 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.
Yeah, it's a programming language, and it comes with Apple computers. I think it's used to run install scripts and stuff like that.
Connie Neil - May 22, 2011 1:33:36 pm PDT #16795 of 25501
brillig
So if I remove it from my PC, it probably won't hurt anything?
Typo Boy - May 22, 2011 1:34:49 pm PDT #16796 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.
You might have an app that runs on it. Unless it is running on start up and eating memory cycles I would not remove it. And even then I might just remove it from startup.
Connie Neil - May 22, 2011 1:40:40 pm PDT #16797 of 25501
brillig
Ah, well, my impetuosity got the better of me. We'll see what crashes after it finishes uninstalling.
edit: What I should really uninstall is The Sims Complete, but I keep thinking I'm going to play it.
Typo Boy - May 22, 2011 1:43:27 pm PDT #16798 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.
Hopefully nothing will crash.
Lee - May 23, 2011 8:25:09 am PDT #16799 of 25501
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Hivemind question cross-posted with Natter:
Has anyone read any good articles or papers or whatever on the future of mobile devices recently?
le nubian - May 23, 2011 1:22:22 pm PDT #16800 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Perkins,
I think Diane Riehm had a radio show on this topic earlier this year.
you might want to search gizmodo or engadget and see if you can come up with something. Oh! Wired too.
Lee - May 23, 2011 2:51:02 pm PDT #16801 of 25501
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Thanks!
Sue - May 24, 2011 11:47:54 am PDT #16802 of 25501
hip deep in pie
So the replacement AC adpater for my HP Mini that I order through amazon arrived today. [link] It looks virtually the same as my previous adapter, except it's a two prong plug instead of a grounded three prong plug. Should I worry about this? Am I exposing my netbook (house?) to a higher risk of damage? I suspect it's a knockoff or a refurb, even though it was sold as "genuine."