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Mal: Hell, this job I would pull for free. Zoe: Can I have your share? Mal: No. Zoe: If you die, can I have your share? Mal: Yes.

'The Train Job'

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

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Consuela - Jul 27, 2011 9:32:39 am PDT #17312 of 25501

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I just think that when the networks -- particularly the broadcast networks -- make it harder for viewers to see programs, piracy is going to keep going up.

Yeah, that's what the tech writer at Slate has been arguing. Make it easy to get the stuff legally, and people won't cheat. Make it clunky or difficult, and they will.

le nubian - Jul 27, 2011 9:33:00 am PDT #17313 of 25501

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

my sentence wasn't a criticism, it was an enhancement of your previous point. they love to go after torrent sites, but the whole issue is much broader than that.

Laga - Jul 27, 2011 9:36:09 am PDT #17314 of 25501

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

hmm. This complicates what to do about Netflix.

§ ita § - Jul 27, 2011 2:03:35 pm PDT #17315 of 25501

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

OMG, I keep forgetting my phone can be a hotspot and T-Mobile has unlimited internet. They don't cap, but they do throttle. Still, it's better than nothing, when you're in the middle of wherever.

I've been looking for accessories for the 10.1' tablet, and things are pretty thin on the ground. I found a decent book-style cover, but it doesn't even have a loop for a stylus.

Stil enjoying myself. That cable that guy had to pay $70 for? I ordered for $5 from NewEgg.

I'd love to find an application that uses the screen as rotating gallery of photographs.

Interesting thing about QuickOffice--I don't know if it does it on all the other platforms, but it lets me open and save from the cloud pretty easily -- dropbox is just as easy to get to as Google Docs as a number of other options I didn't take. It's a very liberating futuristic feeling.

Dana - Jul 27, 2011 3:53:19 pm PDT #17316 of 25501

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

New computer came with Chrome, which I like well enough, but I'm missing some of my Firefox extensions. However, nothing I've heard about the new FF versions makes me that happy about upgrading. Do I have any other useful browser options?

dcp - Jul 27, 2011 3:55:59 pm PDT #17317 of 25501

The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

The older versions of Firefox are still available. There is a Windows version of Safari. And there is Opera.

Dana - Jul 27, 2011 4:06:39 pm PDT #17318 of 25501

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I don't know anything about Safari and Opera. Are there extensions? I love extensions.

dcp - Jul 27, 2011 4:10:52 pm PDT #17319 of 25501

The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Safari extensions: [link]

Opera extensions: [link]

Gris - Jul 27, 2011 4:17:29 pm PDT #17320 of 25501

Hey. New board.

Why do people hate the new Firefox? I just switched back from Chrome for a trial and am liking it quite a bit.

dcp - Jul 27, 2011 4:29:46 pm PDT #17321 of 25501

The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

My only complaint about Firefox is that it is slow to launch initially.

Quick check on this system:

Chrome12: 8 seconds
Safari5: 8 seconds
IE9: 11 seconds
FF5: 16 seconds

YMMV

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