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§ ita § - Dec 03, 2011 12:04:01 pm PST #18722 of 25501

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

I don't use Locale to do anything like that, PC. And Gris is rooted.

When I go into Nav and GPS is off, it asks me to switch to Settings to turn it on. That's what you're trying to avoid?

I understand 2 things: it's a security measure from Google, and that GPS sitting in your notification bar uses little juice, since it only becomes active when asked to do something.

FWIW.

Gris - Dec 03, 2011 12:39:09 pm PST #18723 of 25501

Hey. New board.

Yeah, I have a custom ROM installed, similar to the mentioned Cyanogen, so I've never seen that error.

If it won't do what you want, and you haven't had it very long, you can return it and get your money back on the app store, I think.

ita really is right - there's not much battery savings in switching GPS on and off, since it only gets activated when a program asks it to activate. It's not constantly fixing your location.

Polter-Cow - Dec 03, 2011 1:29:08 pm PST #18724 of 25501

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Oh, I didn't realize that. Maybe I'll leave it on, then.

Cass - Dec 03, 2011 1:59:13 pm PST #18725 of 25501

Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Cass, I would do a Google search on the model number of your DVR and "Firewire Capture." Especially if you have a laptop with a firewire port (most older Macs have them, and I bet your Macbook Pro might to) you can probably capture the video. It'll be real time, like a VCR recording, but it should be possible. I did it once with my old Time Warner PVR, several years ago.

Thanks, Gris! I think I finally found the software. Granted, now I don't know where I've stashed a firewire cable. But I have a possible solution. It's just five one-hour eps, so real time is fine.

amych - Dec 03, 2011 3:14:44 pm PST #18726 of 25501

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Need name suggestions! For a shiny new Lenovo ideapad u400 which will run Linux 98% of the time.

Shee-it, y'all, Lenovo went and made something pretty. That's not supposed to happen!

Tom Scola - Dec 03, 2011 3:30:04 pm PST #18727 of 25501

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Need name suggestions!

La Maupin.

Polter-Cow - Dec 04, 2011 8:41:59 am PST #18728 of 25501

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

For a shiny new Lenovo ideapad u400

Woo! I've got a Z570 named Korra!

amych - Dec 04, 2011 8:48:18 am PST #18729 of 25501

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

I've got a Z570 named Korra!

Nice! This one is Batgirl on the Windows side and Oracle on the Linux side.

Steph L. - Dec 04, 2011 1:58:34 pm PST #18730 of 25501

this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

This one is Batgirl on the Windows side and Oracle on the Linux side.

Pure. Awesome.

§ ita § - Dec 04, 2011 2:17:58 pm PST #18731 of 25501

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

I feel like a heathen. Cass is Batgirl. You people are just wrong.

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