Buffy: He ran away, right? Giles: Sort of, more. turned and swept out majestically, I suppose. Said I didn't concern him. Buffy: So a mythic triumph over a completely indifferent foe? Giles: Well, I'm not dead or unconscious, so I say bravo for me.

'Same Time, Same Place'


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

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Tom Scola - Aug 07, 2008 5:32:16 am PDT #7359 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

According to the reviews on the App Store, it sounds like it sucks, though. I think I'll wait a couple more weeks.


tiggy - Aug 07, 2008 5:32:58 am PDT #7360 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

what exactly is SSH?


Gudanov - Aug 07, 2008 5:35:21 am PDT #7361 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

It stands for Secure Shell, it lets you securely terminal into another computer if that computer is running a SSH server.

It can be amazingly useful. With SSH (and screen) I can do all sorts of things on my home network remotely. My wife finds it easier to have me reboot our DVR, on the rare occasions it has a problem, from work than to do it manually.


tommyrot - Aug 07, 2008 5:36:42 am PDT #7362 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.

It's like Telnet, except Telnet is insecure over networks, as the password gets transmitted unencrypted.


Tom Scola - Aug 07, 2008 5:36:44 am PDT #7363 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

SSH is Secure Shell, a way of remotely connecting to systems, using encryption, and getting a command-line interface.


tiggy - Aug 07, 2008 10:59:53 am PDT #7364 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

aha! thanks guys.


Dana - Aug 07, 2008 1:31:19 pm PDT #7365 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Okay, stupid question time. This is sort of technology, I guess.

We're about to sign up for digital cable for the first time. (Woot!) I'm assuming I need a digital receiver for each TV. Is that correct, or is there any way to get away with just one receiver?


amych - Aug 07, 2008 1:34:02 pm PDT #7366 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

It's for each TV. With cable, it's generally part of the cable box rather than a separate box in addition.


Dana - Aug 07, 2008 1:38:39 pm PDT #7367 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Apparently with the package I'm looking at, one receiver is included, and an additional one costs $5 a month. Is that reasonable? Irritating? Highway robbery?


amych - Aug 07, 2008 1:42:11 pm PDT #7368 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Reasonable (with the disclaimer that cable is always highway robbery). I think when we had cable, it was $5 for each receiver, but since we dropped it I don't have a bill handy to doublecheck.