Zoe: Uh huh. River, honey? He's putting the hair away now. River: It'll still be there... waiting.

'Jaynestown'


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

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Tom Scola - Nov 27, 2011 9:24:03 am PST #18638 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

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le nubian - Nov 27, 2011 9:24:55 am PST #18639 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Can you just remove it, unsubscribe, then resubscribe to the feed?

FWIW, I like instacast for my iphone and ipad (not universal unfortunately). After instacast, I don't even use itunes anymore for podcasts.


Jessica - Nov 27, 2011 9:52:30 am PST #18640 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

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AHA! Thank you, that worked perfectly.


§ ita § - Nov 28, 2011 7:36:18 am PST #18641 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Okay, I have a panicky Cyber Monday question. Which brands are decent?

  • Lenovo
  • ASUS
  • HP
  • Not getting Dell, never mind
  • Toshiba
  • Sony
  • Acer

Just trying to winnow down a list before I start deep diving for my sister's replacement laptop *today*. Good god, the pressure.


dcp - Nov 28, 2011 7:51:06 am PST #18642 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Myself, I'm a Toshiba fan.

Work laptops are Lenovo, and seem to be holding up well. My major gripe with Lenovo is that the Ctrl and Fn keys are switched.


Amy - Nov 28, 2011 7:56:11 am PST #18643 of 25501
Because books.

I've liked the Asus products we have a lot (one laptop, one netbook), and our old Lenovo laptops were total workhouses that lasted way longer than I expected.


Ailleann - Nov 28, 2011 8:51:11 am PST #18644 of 25501
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda

How do we use the affiliate links for Buffista purchasing? I go to the Amazon link, then search for a product, and the "buffista" text in the page address goes away. Does this mean it's not working? Can I click on the link, then go to my cart and check out and have it work?

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Jesse - Nov 28, 2011 9:14:31 am PST #18645 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I believe that it sticks to you via cookies or something, but couldn't actually swear to it, since I don't check up with what we're paid for vs. what people buy. And it might not be worth it to try to figure it out, really.


§ ita § - Nov 28, 2011 9:31:56 am PST #18646 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Yeah, we have Lenovos at work too, and they seem to be working decently. I attribute problems to the OS, not the hardware.

Does Acer suck? Man, they have 17" laptops for under $500. That's insane.

I think I'm going to hit up Fry's at lunch, and if I don't see anything magical there (with internet price matching, natch), I'll try Gizmodo's cyber Monday deals. I hope I'm not too late.


amych - Nov 28, 2011 9:39:29 am PST #18647 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

We've had good luck with a couple of Acers (netbook & laptop) - not as solid-feeling as Lenovos, but for lower-budget machines, I've had no real complaints. You know, except for the one about "if I could afford a 4-figure laptop right now, I'd get a Mac".