Huh. So companies that try to court favors and game the system end up doing worse in the long run than companies that try to compete in the marketplace?
Looks like civilization finally caught up with us.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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Tom Scola - Jan 16, 2009 11:11:03 am PST #8894 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
omnis_audis - Jan 16, 2009 11:18:17 am PST #8895 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
if they could compete, they wouldn't need to court favors.
Liese S. - Jan 16, 2009 11:38:45 am PST #8896 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Circuit City's website is down, saying they're updating to provide new deals. I'm sad to see it going down, but I never loved the setup of their physical stores.
In completely unrelated news, did we know that infocom has the three Zorks available for free download? [link]
beekaytee - Jan 16, 2009 2:18:55 pm PST #8897 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
Calling all detectives.
Our dear Deena and I are caught up in a mystery.
She has set up my website in Wordpress. For quite a quite a while, easy peasy.
Over the last couple of days, I've been trying to make changes to the site but can't get in with my login. Deena has gone in and changed the password back to an old one we have used.
SHE can get into the account, but I cannot, usig the same info. I have tried IE, firefox and safari.
I get an error message saying I am not using the right password or that I'm not accepting cookies when I am.
Any ideas for remedies?
eta: Okay, weirder symptom. I got an email about a broken link and was able to follow it into my wordpress admin functions. But I still can't get in through a regular login.
???
Jessica - Jan 17, 2009 9:44:48 am PST #8898 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
BSG in HD = AWESOME.
Cablevision TiFaux = HMOG I HATE IT SO MUCH
Anyone sees anything about Tivo offering lifetime contract transfers, TELL ME.
le nubian - Jan 17, 2009 10:16:06 am PST #8899 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
weakness.com might have info about this. I don't know.
Ginger - Jan 17, 2009 11:27:36 am PST #8900 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Bonny, have you tried clearing your browser cache?
beekaytee - Jan 17, 2009 3:14:39 pm PST #8901 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
Bonny, have you tried clearing your browser cache?
Yep. And I should mention that this is happening on two different computers. My limping G4 home Mac and a blazing G5 on my friend's PR firm's network.
Mystery, I tell you!
Jessica - Jan 17, 2009 4:07:34 pm PST #8902 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I misread a product description and wound up with 2 extra optical digital audio cables. I bought them on Overstock and they were too cheap to be worth returning. Anyone in here want 'em for the price of postage? They're 3 or 4 feet long.
Beverly - Jan 17, 2009 10:01:31 pm PST #8903 of 25501
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
This is a really, really low-tech question, but I don't know where else to go for the information. I have a new canvas messenger bag I'd like to use as a laptop bag. My laptop sleeve fits easily, and with room to spare for peripherals plus things like notebooks, wallet, phone, glasses, water bottle, stuff. The bag seems perfect for this, but I noticed after purchase that the flap has magnet dots on the corners, and corresponding ones on the outer part of the exterior pockets the flap covers. They're embedded in the double-layer fabric, and are about an inch in diameter, thinner than 1/16th inch.
Is that going to be enough magnet to futz with the computer? Given that the laptop is usually only carried, and not stored, in the bag? And there's the padded laptop sleeve, the contents between the sleeve and exterior of the bag, and the contents of the exterior pockets between the magnets and the laptop itself.
I feel stupid for not noticing the lack of velcro before purchase.