How is Fry's return policy? Even if you end up out shipping it might be worth while.
Marco: Do we look reasonable to you? Mal: Well. Looks can be deceiving. Jayne: Not as deceiving as a low down dirty... deceiver.
'Out Of Gas'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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Typo Boy - May 15, 2012 2:20:10 pm PDT #20054 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.
§ ita § - May 15, 2012 2:42:51 pm PDT #20055 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Restocking fee, apparently.
Someone on lifehacker suggested MakeMKV which can either rip or stream UPNP, so if that doesn't work--back to the store with a *suggestion* it's not my fault. I have two weeks to make up my mind.
tommyrot - May 15, 2012 4:06:29 pm PDT #20056 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.
How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet
This is the story of a wonderful idea. Something that had never been done before, a moment of change that shaped the Internet we know today. This is the story of Flickr. And how Yahoo bought it and murdered it and screwed itself out of relevance along the way.
§ ita § - May 15, 2012 4:12:41 pm PDT #20057 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't see anything in that incredibly tl/dr; article that suggests another site that's competing in the space where Flickr provides me value--as a hobbyist photographer, where else are people hosting their portfolios?
Tom Scola - May 15, 2012 4:14:26 pm PDT #20058 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
500px.
§ ita § - May 15, 2012 4:18:30 pm PDT #20059 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm not actually looking for a competitor--I'm perfectly happy with flickr. It just seemed to me that the sweet spot that most of the people I know use flickr for was not even touched on in the article. Is it really that much about social networking that not-professional photo portfolios sites don't even get a mention? Because Facebook or Instagram are all they mention that I saw.
I searched for 500px and it wasn't anywhere before the comments, at the least.
Liese S. - May 15, 2012 4:23:31 pm PDT #20060 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, what they're talking about is not how I use flickr at all, nor would I have been happy if it ended up that way. I also don't feel like it's a wasteland. The users I'm interacting with are still actively posting photos.
§ ita § - May 15, 2012 4:33:25 pm PDT #20061 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
nor would I have been happy if it ended up that way
When they added the identity tagging I was a bit surprised, and then started to fervently hope no one would be tagging me in anything. That is not what I want from them. No, no.
meara - May 15, 2012 8:26:15 pm PDT #20062 of 25501
Can I just bitch for a moment that this hotel is supposed to have good wifi and I planned to chill in the nice suite tomorrow and work, but no. Their wifi is shitty and I can only use my phone cell signal and not wifi (and therefore not my iPad either). Dammit.
Zenkitty - May 15, 2012 9:57:17 pm PDT #20063 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
meara, I have found that to be true of every hotel I've ever stayed in. In-room internet, wired or wireless, is always clunky and slow.