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ive been asking for a pet bird for about a month but my parents kept saying no, now my birthday is coming up on Tuesday. Is it likely that I will get a bird?
will i?
Probably not.
no birds shit everywhere
No, your parents hate you.
Just kidding, Its possible although for a more accurate depiction I need you to describe if there nice and etc.
Hard to say.
you will then ittl die
I would laugh so hard if that happened.
i'm gonna say no seeing as if you are your parents are trying to give you a nice suprise or they r opposed to clearing up shit you decide
I think you will get a fake bird first. You need to spend time with a bird. I don't mean just, mornin' (insert bird name here). For how simple they my seem, you should spend at least 3 hours a day with the bird. (And I don't mean 5 min. here & 10 min. there). Good luck if you get a pet. (Also you should name it Tippy;))
tippy or tippi?
KXT ftw.
you don't want a pet bird, trust me. Once I had two finches, and they chirped like there was no tomorrow. I mean, im a very deep sleeper, but falling asleep was harder than it should have been. Also, one time, one of them got out of its cage and it took forever to catch it. Eventually sold them to a pet store.
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I'm at the very early stages of planning a relatively small network for a local youth charity (to be used 2 / 3 days per week). I have Unix knowledge, and have played around with networking before (setting up a samba server with wireless printing etc), so although I know I have a learning curve, I'm not starting totally from scratch! We have a mixture of Windows and Unix (Ubuntu 12*) clients, and I envisage installing CentOS on the server (unless anyone thinks this is a horrendously bad idea).
Being a scientist in my proper day job, I quite like to play around with things (and see if I can get things working for my own satisfaction!), so the 'requirements' here are probably overkill for the kind of network I'm setting up, but things that I'd eventually like to work. However, if any of them are utterly impossible, feel free to tell me!
The most basic thing is a central filestore - something I know I can set up.
Initially, I'd just like some advice about the physical aspect of the network; I don't know which of the following layouts is the best (if any? or is there a certain amount of personal preference?); note that the router is wireless:
internet --> router (disable wireless connectivity) --> server* --> hub
--> workstations
internet --> router (wireless connectivity enabled) --> server** --> hub
--> workstations
internet --> router (disable wireless connectivity) --> hub
--> all computers (1 of which is the server***)
internet --> router (wireless connectivity enabled) --> hub
--> all computers (1 of which is the server****)
* I'd envisage that in this setup, the server would need 3 network cards: 1 in, and 2 out (one of which is wireless)
** I assume that the server in this setup would only need in/out network cards, with the router providing wireless access
* I'd envisage that in this setup, the server would need 2 network cards: 1 in, and 1 wireless out
** I assume that the server in this setup would only need an in network card, with the router providing wireless access
There could, very occasionally, be 20+ computers connected (mix of wireless and wired) to the network; I don't know whether the limiting factor with connectivity would lie with the network / hub I buy, or our internet connection (we're in a small English market town, so no high-speed fibre-optic internet here!); if the former, will an off-the-shelf 16 port hub with 1 Gb network cards in the server be good enough, whichever layout I go for?
If it makes a difference, I'd eventually like:
- wireless access to the filestore on the server
- wireless access to the printer (this could be be network connected or connected directly to the server)
- decent firewall on the server - both as security from the outside and probably to limit access to some websites (both because it's a youth organisation and because I'd be quite interested in seeing how easy controls like that are to set up / maintain)
- (probably) SSH access to server (both inside the network and from outside)
- VPN access (very very low priority! This is totally as a personal challenge)
for the wireless filestore access, wireless printing and firewall, I assume (although have no evidence) that having the server inbetween the internet and all other workstations, as opposed to parallel with all the workstations would make things easier to set up? Are there advantages / disadvantages / caveats to having a wireless card in the server rather than relying on the wireless router (or vice versa)?


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Apple collector reveals Mac mini prototype with integrated iPod dock
Henry "Hap" Plain, a collector of rare Mac prototypes, revealed an unreleased prototype Apple Mac mini with a built-in iPod dock in an interview with Cult of Mac. According to Plain, a friend suggested that Apple originally planned on releasing the Mac mini at the same time as the new iPod that would dock on its top, but the iPod project was running behind schedule, so Apple left the feature out. While Plain says that the iPod in question was the iPod mini, both the Mac mini's January 2005 release date and an accompanying photo suggest that the delayed iPod was actually the first-generation iPod nano, as Apple had released the iPod mini in 2004. The prototype Mac's dock doesn't appear to have enough space for larger iPods.
It's unclear what exact plans Apple had for that Mac mini model, but reports in 2005 and 2006 noted that Apple was considering an integrated dock for the computer. A user who opened the original PowerPC G4-based Mac mini discovered an unused set of pins on the logic board that would have supported a Dock Connector interface, and rumors suggested that Apple might include the feature in an Intel processor-based followup the next year. Apple ultimately did not integrate an iPod dock into any of its computers.
OS X 10.9.3 update re-adds USB contact and calendar syncing to iOS
Today's OS X update, 10.9.3, has re-added the ability to sync contacts and calendars with iOS devices via iTunes over a USB or Wi-Fi connection. Apple had quietly removed this feature in Mavericks, presumably as part of the deprecation of OS X SyncServices, directing users to iCloud instead for syncing. It has returned in this latest OS X update, possibly due to pressure from users concerned about the use of cloud-based services, although it is unclear if Apple has returned to the prior SyncServices model or simply developed a new synchronization architecture for this purpose.
Report: iOS 7 doesn't encrypt Mail attachments
Security researcher Andreas Kurtz wrote a blog post in late April noting that iOS 7 does not actually encrypt email attachments from the Mail app, as Apple claims. The issue reportedly remains in the current iOS 7.1.1. Kurtz was told by Apple that the company was aware of the issue, "but did not state any date when a fix is to be expected." It's possible a patch will be issued in the near future, but for now, it's advisable to send sensitive files using other, more secure means. [via 9to5Mac]
Some iOS 6 users must upgrade to iOS 7 to fix FaceTime
A new Apple support document reveals that some iOS 6 users must upgrade to iOS 7 in order to get FaceTime to work properly. Those iOS 6 users who have seen FaceTime call issues pop up after April 16, 2014 may be affected by a bug "resulting from a device certificate that expired on that date." The only course of action to fix FaceTime is to update to iOS 7. People using iOS 7.0.4 or later or iOS 6.1.6 won't be affected by this issue. [via MacRumors]
Former employee says Apple left iOS users vulnerable
Apple left iOS users vulnerable by not fixing security weaknesses in iOS at the same time as in OS X, former Apple employee Kristin Paget wrote in a blog post. Paget points out that an OS X fix included a number of the same issues which popped up about three weeks later in Apple's recent iOS 7.1.1 update. "Is this how you do business?" Paget wrote. "Drop a patch for one product that quite literally lists out, in order, the security vulnerabilities in your platform, and then fail to patch those weaknesses on your other range of products for *weeks* afterwards? You really don't see anything wrong with this?" Paget asks readers to compare previous updates of iOS and OS X to see how security patches differ over time between the two operating systems. [via Ars Technica]
iOS 7.1.1 makes in-app purchases clear in Top Grossing chart
Along with minor tweaks and bug fixes, today's release of iOS 7.1.1 sees Apple continuing to make it clear which apps support in-app purchases. Now, the Top Grossing chart in the App Store lists when an app has in-app purchases.
This is the latest step the company has taken to point out which apps may eventually cost more than their initial purchase price.
Apple releases iOS 7.1.1
iOS 7.1.1, an update to Apple's mobile operating system, is now available for download. The update lists improvements to Touch ID fingerprint recognition, the virtual keyboard, and Bluetooth keyboard usage.
While complaints regarding iOS 7.1's keyboard space key have been fairly widespread, the update appears to address keyboard responsiveness issues rather than design.
Apple working with Shazam on iOS song discovery feature
Apple is partnering with Shazam on a song discovery feature that will appear in a future iOS update, Bloomberg reports. The new feature will not require a separate download, and it will also incorporate Siri so that an iPhone user has the option of doing a voice search for what song is playing. It's likely the app will then be able to link users to iTunes to purchase the song — as the report notes, Apple has been considering several options on how to tweak iTunes, with a number of rumors and reports already floating about. Though it's pointed out that Apple will preview iOS 8 at its Worldwide Developer Conference next month, it's unclear if the new feature will be a part of the next major iteration of iOS, or if it will come in a separate update.
Apple granted patent for camera lens mount
A new Apple patent for bayonet attachment mechanisms may signal the company's interest in using an attachable camera lens system in its iOS devices. The patent describes a system that would use a bayonet mount integrated into the camera of an electronic device — lenses could be swapped in and out of the mount.
Patently Apple notes how quickly the patent was approved — the patent application was only published weeks ago — speculating that Apple may be looking to use the feature in the near future. An alleged leaked picture of the iPhone 6 shows the device with a protruding camera lens, but it's unclear if any sort of mount system is included. Images in the patent document depict the fifth-generation iPod touch. [via Apple Insider]
Apple 'related' search spotted in App Store
Apple is apparently testing a new feature in the App Store that offers users related term suggestions when doing a search. A number of reports have noted the new feature, though it appears it was first spotted by developer Olga Osadcha. Osadcha found the feature while using iOS 7.1.
It's noted that not everyone is seeing the new feature as of yet — iLounge's editors have yet to see the function pop up when using our devices. It's possible that Apple is rolling out the feature gradually.
Apple releases iTunes 11.1.6 beta to employees
Apple has released iTunes 11.1.6 beta to its employees, 9to5Mac reports. The beta restores the ability to sync contacts and calendar information to an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch from a Mac running OS X 10.9.3, which is also in beta. Apple had previously removed the ability to sync that information from a Mac to an iOS device. It's unknown what else might be included in the beta.
Apple may remove Game Center app in iOS 8
Apple is thinking about removing the Game Center app from iOS 8, while leaving the Game Center functionality intact within games, 9to5Mac reports. Recent alleged leaked screenshots from iOS 8 do feature the Game Center icon. Apple may also simplify alerts within Notification Center and add the ability to automatically delete Messages threads. Inter-app communication may be improved in iOS 8, and Apple also plans on tweaking controls in its Voice Memos app. Some versions of iOS 8 in testing include WiFi-enabled CarPlay, though it's unclear if this functionality will be delayed until a future release.
Some users reporting battery issues with iOS 7.1
Some users are reporting battery issues following installation of iOS 7.1. Multiple threads have popped up on Apple's support communities regarding decreased battery life while using the newly released operating system. An iLounge editor noted a 35 percent battery decrease with light usage of a device within an hour's time. It's notable that not all users are reporting issues, including iLounge editors. Some users have noted a clean installation — erasing and restoring the device to factory settings — is solving the issues. A battery test from Ars Technica found "small gains and small losses" within the margin of error when moving from iOS 7.0 to iOS 7.1 for most devices. Past battery issues with new iOS releases typically involve background tasks, and the cause is often initially unknown.
Healthbook, Preview, and TextEdit iOS 8 icons leaked
A few alleged iOS 8 screenshots including icons for Healthbook, Preview, and TextEdit have been posted on a Weibo account. The shots are legitimate, according to 9to5Mac. Healthbook's icon is very similar to the Passbook icon, and Preview and TextEdit's icons match the Mac versions.
Earlier today, it was reported that Apple was working on iOS versions of Preview and TextEdit. Also, a lightbulb icon for an apparent app named Tips is included in the screenshots — it's unknown at this point what Tips is, or what it does, but it may be some kind of iOS 8 user guide. A settings screenshot was also spotted on Weibo, noting version 8.0.
Report: Apple developing versions of TextEdit, Preview for iOS
Apple is working to develop versions of its TextEdit and Preview Mac applications for iOS, 9to5Mac reports. The iOS versions of the apps would reportedly only be used to view TextEdit and Preview files stored in iCloud; users would have to edit documents using Pages. It's "currently uncertain, but still possible" that the new versions of the apps will end up in iOS 8. The new applications come from the restructuring of Apple's iOS and OS X development teams, sources said, as engineers now work together on both operating systems. Apple is also researching new iCloud storage tools to simplify the development of server-integrated App Store applications for iOS as the company pushes to make iCloud a larger part of the iOS file system in the future.
Report: iOS 8 Maps to gain public transit directions
Apple's Maps application will boast improved data and public transit directions in its iOS 8 incarnation, 9to5Mac reports. It is expected that public transportation options will be "deeply integrated" into iOS 8 Maps, with train, subway, and bus data, and will first be introduced for major cities, with other locations added over time. Enhanced data will also introduce new points of interest and new map labels, while improving reliability. Apple's 2013 acquisitions of HopStop, Embark, and BroadMap have likely aided the addition of the new data.
The report also claims that Apple is working on augmented reality for future versions of iOS, to appear in "the coming years." This feature would use the iPhone's compass to see nearby points of interest onscreen.
Apple releases iOS 7.1
Apple has released iOS 7.1 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The long-awaited bug-fixing update brings improved Touch ID recognition for iPhone 5s, and many new features to the company's mobile operating system, along with smaller UI tweaks. Some of the new features include the option to display events in month view in Calendar, new "natural-sounding" male and female Siri voices for Australian English, U.K. English, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese, and support for CarPlay, Apple's in-car solution formally announced last week. iTunes Radio tweaks have also been added. Apple has added a iOS 7.1 web page to highlight the key features.
Visual changes include new button shapes in the Phone app, more evident shift and caps lock images, and a redesigned power down slider. Other tweaks include a new camera setting to automatically enable HDR for iPhone 5s, and automatic clearing of FaceTime notifications when a call is answered on another device. iOS 7.1 can be installed over the air or by connecting to iTunes on a Mac or PC.
Report: iOS 7.1 due within week, before SXSW
According to a brief post by Daring Fireball's John Gruber, Apple will release the final version of iOS 7.1 "any day now," ahead of next week's iTunes Festival at South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. Alluding to an unnamed source at Apple, Gruber notes that "a little birdie" told him that the iTunes Festival live streaming application requires iOS 7.1, so the long-awaited bug-fixing iOS update would logically need to become available before the Festival begins. An Apple TV channel will also be added to stream iTunes Festival content.
Update: Apple has released version 5.0 of the free iTunes Festival app, before the company's release of iOS 7.1.
Apps: Bejeweled 1.7.1, Frozen: Storybook Deluxe, Learnist + Toca Pet Doctor
PopCap's Bejeweled (free) has gone through more iterations and updates over the years than any other iOS game we can recall, and some have made fairly substantial improvements to the core match-three game. The latest update 1.7.1 adds Poker Mode, a surprisingly addictive game mode that challenges you to make five-card poker hands by sequencing same-colored match-threes. For instance, three separate matches of three yellow gems will give you three yellow gem cards, which when paired with two matches of three orange gems will create a full house. To keep playing, you need to both vary your hands — repeatedly getting just one pair of matching cards isn't enough — and avoid the skull head on a flipped coin, which appears more often if you repeat hands and can instantly end your game. It's a great update to the classic title, but arrives with a major bummer: an unexpected timer that limits your daily games unless you pay a $3 fee to unlock the full title.
Just released as a video download last week, Disney's hit movie Frozen briefly arrived with a free iBooks download of the Frozen Read-Along Storybook — a page-flipping story accompanied by full narration and the voices of Frozen's key actors. But there is another Frozen storybook option for kids: despite the similar name and theme, the Frozen: Storybook Deluxe ($7) app doesn't overlap anywhere near as much as we'd expected with the iBook story. While some of the art is similar, the story is told differently, with rich interactive animations and video clips from the movie. Storybook Deluxe also uniquely lets a child rotate the iPhone or iPad 180 degrees to hear the Frozen story from the separate perspectives of sisters Anna and Elsa. A reverse puzzle mode challenges kids to remove correctly-shaped ice puzzle fragments from a photo, while Snow Globe and Ice Crafting modes let kids draw pictures with snow and ice tools. Young Frozen fans should consider it a must-see.
Microsoft plans to extend Xbox Live to iOS games
Microsoft is working on extending Xbox Live functionality to iOS games, The Verge reports. A recent job posting for a "New Devices and Gaming" software development engineer states that the company will "create a modern framework that is open source, light-weight, extensible and scalable across various platforms including Windows Store, Windows Phone, iOS and Android." According to the report, Microsoft wants to bring Xbox Live to every platform, allowing developers to incorporate Xbox Live into all games.


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Smartphones Helped To Kill The Flip Camera
The super-simple Flip camera is dead. The company that produces it has decided to discontinue production. The Flip cam was a success, and spawned plenty of imitators. But Cisco says it's shutting down the unit because it wants to save money in its lagging consumer products division.
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The Flip video recorder is so yesterday. It was introduced four years ago and became an instant hit. It was cheap and easy to use and made it simple to upload video on the Internet. The networking giant Cisco Systems bought the company making the Flip, but newer technologies has taken over the Flip, flipped right over it. And yesterday, Cisco announced it is shutting down the division that makes the device.
Peter Jon Shuler from member station KQED reports.
PETER JON SHULER: Even if the Flip was at its zenith, the revolution was already underway.
Mr. LANCE ULANOFF (Editor-in-Chief, PCMag.com): The Flip star certainly burned brightly, but it was more like flash paper.
SHULER: Lance Ulanoff is editor-in-chief of PCMag.com. He says the Flip was undone by still cameras and video cameras becoming standard equipment on smartphones.
Mr. ULANOFF: The smartphones that we carry today can do many things, including capture high-definition, high-quality video. So suddenly, why would you want to carry around a device that only does one thing when you can carry around one that will do many?
SHULER: Ulanoff says Cisco made one big mistake with the Flip. While iPhones, Androids and BlackBerries were constantly improving, the Flip didn't change much from its original design. In particular, as consumers got used to taking video on the go and uploading it directly to the Web, Cisco never introduced a corresponding wireless capability on the Flip.
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They say the manager tried to apologize with free dessert.
They say the manager tried to apologize with free dessert.
Anyone up for a Denny's "Whoppaslam" or Krystal "Tiny King" slider?
Yet the restaurant's staff claims they were the ones who were provoked.
The waitress who put the cup on the table's edge was negligent.
Discerning patrons will want to try the $300 Dom-and-pancakes special.
You won't be able to get a margarita with your Grand Slam at 7 a.m. is all.
Maybe they just don't like very large breakfast deals.
Another chain hits New York. The end is near.
Blogger Alison Marino catches flack for calling the sale of a longstanding location "tragic."
Build your own Hobbit Slam, if you like the sound of that.
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The crack-shot columnist takes the lead on a controversial $2.6 million loan to the South Central Cajun restaurant that smells fishy.
Donna Simpson vows to lose weight, as long as the cameras stay on.
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That's what "Bakuon!!" means; it's the onomatopoeia in Japanese for the sound of a motorcycle engine revving.
Pete watched three episodes and gave up on it. Far be it from me to try to convince him to change his mind (I always hate it when people try to do that to me) but I did have some comments.
People have made connections between the four main characters of this series to the "Top Wrench" (was that the name? Probably not...) series about cars and stuff made in the UK, and looked for other things.
But no one seems to have made the connection to Azumanga Daioh which I think is blatantly obvious.
AD didn't have a plot. It was the story of the three years of high school of a small group of girls who were all in the same class, and it simply told the story of all the things that happened to them which they thought were noteworthy. The way I imagine it, Azuma attended their ten year anniversary and got these young ladies together, bought them all beer (including Chiyo, by that point also an adult) and got them to reminisce about their years together in high school, and taped it with a hand-held recorder. Then he went back to his studio and wrote his cartoon.
Of course that isn't true. (Or is it?) But the only overarching story is just three years of high school.
AD is, in a sense, the iconic "cute girls doing cute things" series, but in most of those they set up the situation and then time freezes and things stop changing. What was most distinctive about AD was that time passed and things changed.
And Bakuon!! is in a sense the same way. It's a joke anime telling stories about a group of high school girls who love motorcycles, and if it feels disjointed it's because there isn't any overarching plot. It begins with the formation of the motorcycle club and the 12 episodes we were given cover about the first year and a half of it.
It wouldn't be wrong to call it "cute girls doing cute things on motorcycles".
Pete says he watched three episodes. That's an unfortunately place to give up, because episode 4 is the beginning of the Hokkaido trip, and it also introduces Kamisama. It also has an onsen scene, where we learn about Rin's Suzuki logo scar on her butt.
There isn't any series-level plot but there are long-term background stories going on, most prominent of which is the entire question of what is going on with Lime-sempai. I've written about her several times so I won't go into it again now. Kamisama is another one; he keeps showing up, and when he first met Hane he called her "the chosen one". Did that really mean anything?
In some ways, ep 11 is the most typical episode of the series. It tells three stories, each of which is self-contained, all of which are unrelated to one another, and all of which are hilarious. Only the last one contributes to the series continuity, and only in a small way.
Like AD, the situation does progress. In AD, they advance through the grades, and things change only because time is passing and people are growing up. And in Bakuon!! there are changes to the series continuity, like Chisame joining the club, getting her license, and buying her scooter. But it isn't plot because this series doesn't have a plot.
IMHO it doesn't need one. But that does make it a bit hard to wrap up at the end. AD ended with everyone graduating from high school and heading off to college. Bakuon doesn't run long enough for that, and I thought that the story they chose to wrap up ep 12 was about the best they could do. I liked it; it brought tears to my eyes. But Pete never got that far.
He linked to my first post about the series which I titled "Boobs and Bikes", but I wasn't really totally serious about that. I just liked the alliteration. It isn't really a fan service series. I mean it has some (especially the end of ep 5); but the boobs aren't the point of the show. It's about motorcycles and what it means for high school girls to become bikers. I really liked it, and I hope they give us another cour.
UPDATE: Oh, dear. I forgot how venerated Azumanga Daioh is in some circles and I seem to have commmitted sacrilege.
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Everytime I visit the US Weather Bureau web site I see all kinds of warnings about hot weather in the midWest and NE.
It sure hasn't happened here; it's felt like late March for the last month or so: overcast with intermittent rain and highs in the upper 60's. Last couple of days we finally got into April. (It's supposed to hit 85 today.) The problem is the jet stream has been south of us:
So while all of you are getting your weather blowing north from Mexico and the Caribbean, our weather has been coming down from Alaska.
About a month and a half ago we got 3 days of scorching heat. Well, "scorching" for us anyway; highs in the upper 90's. But then the weather turned cold and it's been cold ever since. I even had to turn on my apartment heat one time.
Oh, well; such is life.
I've become addicted to Haifuri. I've watched it something like 5 times now, and it just keeps getting better. The blatant idiocy of the concept is still evident but the characters are growing on me, and damn it can get exciting during the combat sequences.
A good sign that a series has gotten under my skin is when I start thinking "What comes next?" after the show is over, and so:
Also, it isn't a fan-service show, but they did give us a little.
When I watch some of the battle scenes which involved larger ships, one thing I noticed is about the ships with 3-gun turrets like Graf Spee and Musashi: when they fire the guns don't all fire at once; they go bababoom.
Is that historically accurate? I've never seen anything like that before. I've seen film of American battleships firing at night and it looked to me like all three barrels fired simultaneously.
Staggered firing would make sense in terms of reducing wear on the turret bearing. Staggered firing would reduce gunnery accuracy by spreading the shells out. Which would be considered more important? In this show we see it from Hiei, Musashi, and Graf Spee, so they're making it both Japanese and German ships doing that.
UPDATE: Another thing that took me a long time to notice:
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July 22, 2016
It's a real head-scratcher.
The gunman in Munich killed 9 people, wounded 16 more, and then shot himself. He was 18 and held citizenships in both Germany and Iran.
Hubertus Andrae told reporters the gunman's motive was "fully unclear"...
Of course it was. We all knew that before you told us!
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July 21, 2016
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Thursday afternoon, Hugo Public Works told the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office about the issue in the town's water supply and investigators are assessing the situation with state authoritiesincluding the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Colorado State Patrol and federal authorities.
In other news, local motels and hotels report a flood of reservations being made from Berkeley.
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A nation's flag is important. It represents the nation, it leads men into
battle. Men have died for flags, not just rhetorically, but literally. The raising of the flag on Mount Suribachi is one of the most iconic news photographs of the last century, and it's especially poignant since some of those men didn't live out the day.
A flag should mean something; it should represent the country. The US flag's meaning is well known: 13 stripes representing the original 13 colonies of the revolution, and a star in the upper left corner for every state. Which means that every time we add states, the flag changes, which last happened in 1959 when Alaska and Hawaii became states.
A flag doesn't have to be complex to be meaningful. The flag of Japan is a
simple red circle on a white background, but it represents the rising sun, which
has always been Japan's identity as the Land of the Rising Sun. And it's a noble flag.
I like the Union Jack. It is made up of the Flag of St. George representing England and Wales, the flag of St. Andrew representing Scotland, and the flag of St. Patrick representing Ireland. (Which could have become a sick joke in 1921, but isn't because Northern Ireland is still part of the United Kingdom.)
These are flags with meaning, symbols that are symbolic. I've never felt that way about a lot of the flags of Europe; too many of them look like they were stitched out of spare rags from the nearest tailor shop and if they have any kind of symbolic meaning I never figured out what it was. This has bothered me my whole life!
So let's try a quiz, shall we: What countries are these flags?
How many millions of men have died for these prosaic rags? And if they do have any kind of meaning, it's probably something like "Habsburgs Forever!"
(I've left the nation names as filenames on those pictures.)
Why is it that so many national flags in Europe are just two or three panels of solid colors, horizontal or vertical? Seems like there's a bunch of "...well, they're doing it!" going on here, and that's a hell of a reason for creating a symbol that men will die for. Pfeh.
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July 20, 2016
When I was a kid, I thought there would be some point where a gong would sound, and a switch would throw, and suddenly I'd be an adult and I'd know it.
I'm 62 and I'm still waiting. Somehow nothing like that ever happened. I've come to the conclusion that this old saw was actually the truth:
The only difference,
between men and boys
is the size of their lies
and the price of their toys.
The only real change, and I suppose it was a good one, was when I left home to go to college. After that I could decide to do things without having to ask permission from my mother. (My dad died a week before I entered college.)
All my life, deep down I had this irrational fear that someone was going to walk up to me someday and say, Nope, nope, it was all a mistake. We've decided you don't get to be an adult after all. You have to get back in the cage again and let other people run your life.
And now I'm facing that as a real possibility. I may have to enter a nursing home, and the prospect fills me with abject terror. I got two and a half weeks of that in November 2012 after my stroke when I was in the rehab hospital, and after one week I was ready to go home, at least mentally. (I sure wasn't physically, though.)
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Whatever it is, there are a lot of expensive figurines of her, and they wouldn't do that if they didn't sell. What next, a Super Pochaco anime? (Super Sonico got one, and IMHO it's better than it has any right to be. I enjoyed it.)
The way I understand it, Pochaco is Sonico's fan and decided to try to emulate her. But unless she has an amazing singing voice it's apparent that Pochaco is completely unqualified for the role of model and rock musician. (Sonico is also studying oceanography in college, by the way.)
I suppose I should have gotten over being surprised by Japanese fans a long time ago, but this one still massively perplexes me.
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July 18, 2016
I don't remember a season where I had nothing to watch at all. Even if there wasn't anything else that excited me, I could watch something like Fairy Tail to get me through. But Fairy Tail is on another hiatus, waiting for the manga to get adequately ahead. Dragonball Super is still running, but it has jumped the shark. (Actually, it's been jumping the shark ever since it began, but initially they were OK sharks. But Dark Goku? From the future? Please...)
Ange Vierge looked like it might be OK. AT-X may be running it but AT-X raws
haven't been showing up, and I suspect the reason is that they're running the
same version as all the terrestrial stations, loaded with fog and obscuring
light beams. So no one is posting AT-X raws because there isn't any point. And it'll be months before we see the BDs.
That's a disappointment, but another reason is that the show concept is idiotic. Generally, shows based on games don't tend to go well, especially if they're extended advertisements for the game. But even when not: Hikaru no Go bored me, and the only reason to watch Saki was the fan service. (I could care less about Mahjongg.)
It is theoretically possible for a game-based-show to transcend the game and be worthwhile in its own right, but right off the top I can't think of any. A lot of successes out that, if you measure success by how many episodes are involved, but I think it takes more than that. It takes, you know, a good story and good characters and things like that.
Ange Vierge doesn't seem to be measuring up. I downloaded the second episode but all I did was skip through it. I'll give them points for actually trying to tell a story and to have distinctive characters, but it doesn't seem to be very well done.
So what in hell am I going to blog about this summer? I'm getting tired of going through Gelbooru for cheesecake posts; they long since became repetitive and redundant, and I'm running out of reasonable keywords. (I got a long list of unreasonable keywords, however.) The idea of starting to post about politics again really doesn't feel like anything I want. Every time I even mention politics, just in passing, to be funny, the Earnest and Committed come out of the wood work and infest my comments.
I have occasionally made genuine political posts, and I always turn off comments for them because I know what would happen. (I really don't want to repeat my experience with USS Clueless.)
Ah! Alternative Energy! Just the thing! (Moan, whimper...)
About the only things that come to mind are the occasional posts where I think of something strange, like magical girls, or going back and watching and posting about old shows I skipped the first time, except that I skipped them for a reason and the reason still applies.
I suppose I can come up with something, but it probably won't be every day. I've been trying really hard to post something every day, but I doubt I can keep doing so.
I apologize in advance, folks. Sometimes life sucks.
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ANN categorizes it as "action, comedy, drama, mystery, supernatural, thriller" and it is all of those. They didn't mention "horror" but really should have. Ye Gods.
I got onto Wikipedia for the series, which is my main source for spoilers these days, and it has a separate page for main characters. Where I found out some stuff:
That seems so ridiculously out of character as to make me wonder if there's really any kind of coherency to the story telling at all.
The headless motorcycle rider is obviously the most interesting character in the series. I had seen her in fan art and so on and didn't know where she came from. Her story seems to be the center of this series, but I'm not willing to wade through all the other stuff just to learn the rest of it.
Actually, by the time I gave up, the series was nauseating me. Just not my kind of thing. So I'll be deleting it.
UPDATE: It's always hard to write a really good bad guy. The problem is coming up with a plausible motive for him, a reason why he's doing what he's doing and really wants to do it.
The bad guy this time,
And that's a cop out. It's just too easy to make your antagonist insane and vicious. It's lazy writing.
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July 16, 2016
A surprising amount of the time they arise out of other series which are completely unrelated.
Triangle Heart was originally a series of computer games of the "seduction sim" genre. In the third game the main character was Kyouya Takamachi. Shirou, his father, was a ninja (or a bodyguard?) and trained Kyouya in the art. Then Dad was murdered, and Kyouya is thrown into a vicious battle, which includes a lot of amazing girls, which along the way Kyouya has the opportunity to seduce. (Ick.) His adopted sister Miyuki is one of them. (Double ick.)
Shirou's second wife was pregnant when he died, and the resulting kid sister
is named Nanoha. (Ahem.) In the series she's 12 years old and doesn't really participate in the story.
Eventually this particular game was turned into a 3-episode OVA, and when it was released on DVD they tossed in an omake, in which Nanoha was presented as a magical girl. The character we know as Chrono Harlaown was the opponent and the character we know as Lindy Harlaown was presented as a pixy who accompanied Nanoha. It was only a couple of minutes long and it's obvious they did it as a lark.
Little did they know. It was released in 2003, and in 2004 they turned it into a 13-episode series which was, to be blunt, vastly more successful than Triangle Heart ever even hoped to be. Since then it has become a franchise, spawning three more TV series (one of which was 2 cours) and two movies, plus mangas and books and lots of collectibles, and so on. It looks like the franchise may have begun to peter out, however; Vivid wasn't released on BD, and that's never a good sign. Also, the third movie has stalled in production.
IMHO the second movie is the single best entry in the franchise and if you only watch one thing, that should be it.
So that's one example.
Soultaker is a horror series that came out in 2001. Our Hero was stabbed by his mother and buried alive, but gets dug up by a mysterious girl, and then it gets strange. The mystery girl is named Komugi and I don't really know a lot more than that.
What I do know is that they spun off Komugi into a 5-episode ecchi comedy called "Nurse Witch Komugi", back in 2002. I don't know how successful it was. I watched part of it and the only thing I really remember as being noteworthy was a character with blue hair who had a spectacular figure.
In 2016, for some unfathomable reason, someone decided to turn this into a 1-cour series which ran in the first season of this year. I didn't watch it, but the ANN description makes clear that she becomes a magical girl in it.
That's two.
Fate/Stay Night is a very successful franchise based on a completely ridiculous (IMHO) conceit, but that is true of a lot of shows. I never watched it. But at its core it was about the "Grail War" in which a bunch of random people are each assigned a mysterious familiar and have to fight it out to see who gets the Holy Grail and the right to make a wish. (Our Hero's familiar is a gorgeous blonde named Saber, and it turns out that she is actually the reincarnation of... King Arthur. Ick.)
It's a very successful franchise, with several TV series, various mangas and books, at least one movie, and lots of associated statuettes, posters, and lots of other goodies.
One of the competitors was a loli named Illya (and IIRC her familiar turned out to be Hercules), and someone had the bright idea to spin her off into a completely unrelated series where she was a magic girl. That ran in 2013 and the second sequel is running right now.
So... some magical girls, at least, come from existing series which have nothing at all to do with magical girls. And it occurred to me that it should be possible for us to nominate future candidates for this.
The rules are:
1. The character is a girl, ideally young but not necessarily so, and she
doesn't have a spectacular figure (yet).
2. She isn't the main character of the series she's in. Ideally she's a minor character who doesn't make all that much of a difference.
3. The series she is in isn't about magic and she herself doesn't have any extraordinary powers.
So here are some candidates I thought of and rejected:
Vivio -- she's already a magical girl and she's part of a magical girl
franchise already. Besides which, she already has her own series.
Haruka (Pokemon) -- She's too main a character and anyway she is also already a magical girl, in a franchise which effectively is about magic.
Mitsuko (Railgun) -- She's already a magical girl. (She's level 4 and her power is called "Aerohand".)
Kurumi (Musaigen no Phantom World) -- would be perfect except that she's already a magical girl in series about magic and she's a main a character.
Kuzuha (Hagure Yuusha) is already a magical girl, and a main character.
Natsuki (Keroro Gunsou) is too much a main character.
I do have a few possibilities but I'm not really happy with any of them.
Ursula Abramov (Mouretsu Pirates). She's the member of the yacht club with green hair that likes to wear monster costumes. My idea is that in the new version she gains monster powers when she does that, but we'd have to place the story somewhere (and somewhen) else. Uminoakehoshi just isn't the right place for it.
Karina Sakaguchi (Girls und Panzer). Karina is the driver for Team Rabbit. She's 16 but she's also scrawny, and I think she's make a great magical girl. But I have no idea what kind of scenario would result.
Rize Tedeza (Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu Ka?). This would be great, except that it would be even better if it wasn't "magical girl" and instead was "Girl with gun". Mild-mannered coffee server by day, top bracket glamorous spy by night, Rize serves the forces of light by hunting down and neutralizing bad guys! Or something like that.
Saya (Dagashi Kashi) is another borderline case. I think she might be too old for it to really work. (She's the same age as Karina but a lot more mature physically, so the effect would be different.) The show she's in is a comedy and I think her magical-girl spinoff would have to be a comedy, too, and that's a problem. Generally comedies about magical girls don't really work IMHO.
None of these are really very good nominations, and it's a bit surprising I can't come up with anything better.
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to purchase this item from Wal-Mart. I bought this pan from another vendor before it was available at Wal-Mart and paid twice the price. Of all my Tramontina pans this is the only one I have a slight issue with; I wish the cooking surface was just a little wider. Other than that I love braising chicken, making jambalaya and casseroles in this pan. It is also good to see that Wal-Mart has added more of this Tramontina line to its offerings; especially the set with the larger set of pots. I think the Cook's Illustrated, general internet raves and requests pushed Wal-Mart in the right direction. Thanks for listening and paying attention to what your customers want.
Having bought most of all the other Tramontina 18/10 pans, I thought I'd add to my collection with a casserole. I prepared chicken cacciatore yesterday and some au gratin potatoes today. the pot transitions from stovetop to oven easily. the pan is the right size for 4-6 persons. It could take the place of the jumbo cooker.
I've been gradually buying up These Tramontina all clad pieces since reading the review in COoks Illustrated. They are all excellent and as good as All-clad pieces selling for four times the price. THis pan in particular is the most useful one. I use it every week--its a cross between a large skillet and a wok, making it perfect for browning or stir frying first , then stewing or fricasse after with the top on.
I'm no stranger to the Tramontina Triply cookware. I bought a starter set last Christmas and then added both the 10" and 12" saute pans then a stockpot. Absolutely Terrific cookware! The only problem was my wife, a slight woman, had trouble with the 12" Saute due to the weight with the stylish but thin handle. She pressed me into service when she needed to move a full pan. Well I was going through the Tramontina page and saw the 4qt Casserole. It looked like it was just the thing with it's two lift handles and (bonus) a lid. Well I bought it and when I unpacked it and showed it to the wife. She was just taken with it. It has all the excellent qualities of the 12" saute with a deeper pan and stainless lid (Which fits the 12" saute too,). Everything the previous reviews said were true. It is an excellent piece! Highly Recommended.
I called Tramontina today and they say that ALL the newer Stainless IS induction ready just some of the older pieces get sent out. So if you have induction and it does not work on your cooktop just call them and they will replace it. The customer service has been wonderful. Also had a bent lid and no problem they sent a new one out right away!!!!!
I'm a chef and have a similar 4 qt. All Clad pan which I use often. I find this Tramontina version to be virtually identical, except for the lid: on the All Clad it is domed which makes a big difference with certain recipes. However, I still love this Tramontina version and can transfer the All Clad lid over to it when necessary. This is a great pan for the money and very versatile.
This Tramontina Tri-Ply clad line was reviewed as comparable in quality and functionality to All-Clad by Cook's Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen. So, I decided to give it a try. I am happy! I have cooked eggs, fish, shrimp scampi, and chicken thighs so far. As long as the pan is heated slowly and a little oil is added, food does not stick to the sleek stainless interior and heat seems to be evenly distributed. I never turn my gas burner up any higher than medium even to get a nice brown exterior. Add a little liquid to the pan to loosen the brown bits and clean-up is very easy. If a little film remains, some Bartender's Friend or Bon Ami takes it right off. I like the double small side handles instead of one small and one long and the lid fits perfectly. I gave a four rating in some categories because of several things: the cooking surface could be a little larger (the sides slope in) and the pan can scratch if you use metal utensils. Otherwise, this is an excellent buy. I just might buy the set. Maybe I'll try a piece of the Better Homes and Gardens version with the glass lids for comparison first. I believe this is the new clad set also made by Tramontina.
This is a beautiful mirror finish stainless steel triply casserole dish/pan and it is quite heavy, and well constructed. The stainless steel lid is also heavy, and fits well. I use it to saute tofu and vegetables, and make stir fried dishes, and fried rice with vegetables. I've also used it to bake casseroles. The key thing is to cook on medium or low/medium heat. It cleans well. I use Bar Keeper's friend to keep it polished and shining.
I do have very expensive brand name pans, and this one compares very well to the name brands that sell for 4 times the price.
I wish Tramontina could make this pan in smaller sizes as well. It would be perfect for casserole dishes for small families.
This cooking aid is outstanding. The design and finish are excellent inhancing the appearance.
I use this on an electrical range and use below med, medium heat. Just recently I used this to do a teriaki beef and stirfry veg and clean up was easy, hand washed and dried, still looks as if it came out of the box. Use this 2 - 3 per week.
I tested my Casserole Pan and it is defintitely induction-ready. I also filled a Casserole Pan up to the very rim with water and then - very carefully - transferred the water to a Tramontina 3-qt. Sauce Pan and filled it to the rim without spilling a drop. There was about .5-qt of water left in the Casserole Pan as measured by a Pyrex measuring cup. So...bottom line is that this is a 3.5-qt. Casserole Pan and NOT a 4-qt. Casserole Pan. It would be nice if Tramontina came out with a bigger version. I wish the Casserole Pan was bigger, but, I still consider it a good value and would recommend it to a friend. Overall, I am happy with it.
this now completes our set of tramontina tri-ply pots. we have been pleased with every piece we purchased and expect no less from this pot. it will be used to make multiple dishes that are better in a pot than a caseole dish.
This is a great addition to my Tramontina pan collection. I have the large 5-quart saute pan, which is too big for some situations. So this 4-quart casserole is good for those times when I don't need such a large pan. I use it on the stovetop just like I'd use the larger saute pan. It can be a bit awkward with the smaller handle rather than one long one, but those 2 handles are nice when you put it in the oven. Great quality, just like the other Tramontina pots and pans. I highly recommend the Tramontina line as well as this specific casserole pan!
After a long search for a large everyday pan I found this Tramontina. I am really wowed by this pan. I work as a personal chef so my pans are really important to me because it really makes a difference in the quality of the meals I produce for my clients. This pan is as good, maybe even better than my All Clad. It's definitely better than Calphalon, or Cuisinart pans. It heats evenly and not too quickly and browns perfectly. The pan cleans up very easily with a scrubby pad. I will definitely buy more Tramontina as I need it.
I discovered this product on Cook's Illustrated and I wasn't disappointed.
Tramontina recommends that you cook on low / med low. This is impractical for various reasons. I've cooked using medium high temp without a problem. I even used high heat to deglaze but only for a few minutes and again, no problem.
This product seems well made and with care should last for many years. I rated it overall 3 stars only because I expected it to be a little heavier. I have Caphalon pans that I use less often then this pan.
These are well worth the money!
I've tried cooking with cheaper stainless pans, the kind with the aluminum disk welded to the bottom. The food always stuck and burned no matter how much oil I used or how carefully I cooked. This Tramontina tri-ply is entirely different! I cooked a chicken & rice paella dish which I'd never been able to do before with a stainless pan. The chicken browned perfectly without sticking, no problem sautéing vegetables and the rice came out perfect! There was no burned mess to scrape off the bottom. This Tramontina conducts heat very well so I don't need to use high heat to cook with it. It cleans up easily with a soapy sponge and hot water. I use Bar Keepers Friend® to remove any discoloration and keep it gleaming like new. I'm very happy with this purchase. It's comparable to the All Clad cookware for less than half the price and I'm sure this pan will outlast me!
Was at the store quicker than expected. Love that there was no shipping when sent to the store.
Unfortunately, this pan is not induction-ready (not magnetic.) I'm a fan of Tramontina cookware and this seems like a very nice pan, hate to deduct points because the description is wrong but it's the best I can do with this rating system. Will be returning it. So far the only induction-ready pans in the line have been the saucepots and frying pans. The 12" cooker, 6 qt. stockpot and this casserole are not. Will give the stainless dutch oven a try.
The product was wrapped in 3 boxes. Three!
Box1: Walmart.com brown box in great condition
Box2: Tramontina brown box in excellent condition (brand new). I am all excited and cant wait to take it to a potluck the next day
Box3: Wrapped inside a big bubble bag. This white box is ripped and the tape does not even glue shut (now I know why it was inside the bubble bag). I investigated the casserole pan. It is perfect! Mirror Finished! Whew! Now the cover/lid -- IT IS BADLY SCRATCHED!!! What happened to 'mirror finished'??? The condition of this lid is worst than the Cuisinart Classic pot that I have been using for years. I am so disappointed! I love the casserole pan and would like to keep it if Tramontina/Walmart can just send me a new cover/lid. Otherwise, I am taking it back. RECOMMENDATION: NO, unless I received a new cover/lid.
Was so excited when this pan became available again. Is larger than I expected with ample contact surface to the heat. Perfect for jambalayas and hefty casseroles for a crowd of sons, wives, grandkids, and friends. VERY PLEASED. I have a number of the higher priced tri-ply pans--must say that the Tramontina items are equally good and even better than some of the more expensive ones. Thank you Walmart.
I received this pan this week and have already used it 3 times. It cooks well, cleans easily, is heavy duty, conducts heat well, doesn't stick and is beautiful as well. I am so glad I bought this pan. I have some All Clad, and I find this just as spectacular for a much lower price. Those who buy this should remember to use medium, not high heat to prevent sticking.


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|30 add-ons
|Average rating of developer's add-ons
|Rated 4 out of 5 stars
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I am all about FF Addon Dev and helping others with their dev. At my website you can find addon dev resources (@Gists), my addons in progress (@GitHub), and how to reach me for help (@StackOverflow).
Add-ons I've created
Chrome Store Foxified No Restart
Enables the Google Chrome Store for Firefox.
Point and click to install Chrome extensions straight into Firefox.
Useful for testing WebExtensions with public Chrome Store.
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NativeShot No Restart
Freeze frame screenshot tool to capture and edit anything on any monitor
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Profilist No Restart
Inlays a simple and quick access profile manager into the new panel-based main menu. Designed for the Australis update to Firefox.
This add-on is not compatible with your version of Firefox because of the following:
GlobalZoom No Restart
Makes the zoom feature affect all websites.
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Homepage New Tab No Restart
Makes new tab page show the search and toolbar fields from the defualt Firefox homepage. Sets the current home page to use the new tab page.
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My Reviews
Disable WebRTC Indicator Overlay
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very cool. I created a screen recording addon, not yet released due to issues with upload. But it shows this rtc indicator. This allows us to turn it off. I'll link this addon from my addon as soon as it uploads. My addon is here for now - https://github.com/mozilla/addons/issues/145This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.1.3.11).
Telegram™ Desktop
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
On browser startup can you please make the panel init. Because right now it won't init till I click the toolbar button to open it once. So I miss messages and people call me and are like why aren't you replying. And I'm like shoot Im not getting any notifications on desktop.This user has a previous review of this add-on.
Limit Tabs to 2
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very noble of you to make this addon available to public. It will help many.
Best wishes to you and your family!
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Hi there NoSquint author, would you consider linking to GlobalZoom addon? I am maintaining that and people seem to say that it does what NoSquint does.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Hi there,
I saw your review on "Capture Fox" addon, from 2011. You recommended the author move to js-ctypes. I have started this. I am using DirectShow and COM. I got audio capture from mic and system down. Here is audio capture from mic - https://github.com/Noitidart/ostypes_playground/tree/13a19e2b8a484aea2a7c60038fa16a2826426a8f
If you install that addon, and talk into your mic, you will hear your voice in the speakers.
I was wondering if you would like to work with me on that addon? I can do all the porting, but I was having some difficulty understanding some of the code out there. My email is firstname.lastname@example.com
Stay On Top
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely awesome! We need a hotkey, mac support, and linux support please! :)
The hotkey would be very useful, as right now, only windows with the toolbar button can be set to always on top. I have a need to set always on top chrome-less windows. (it doesnt have url bar or toolbar). Hotkey would do the trick here.
For instance I am trying to set always on top the "Browser Console" that opens with Ctrl + Shift + J
Capture Fox
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I am currently working on recreating this in my free time, as a fun project.
I am addressing Windows platform first and am using DirectShow. I am making great progress as seen here - https://github.com/Noitidart/ostypes_playground/commits/audio-capture
If anyone is want to collaborate, especially on the Linux and Mac part, please let me know. I would really appreciate it. Even if you don't want to get involved in the js-ctypes, if you know the AVFoundation on Mac, or the method on Linux, if you can show me the code I can port it.
I know of the future of WebRTC however, I have seen many extensions in Google Chrome do this and they had to rely on binary components to get it perfect. This is why I'm going with js-ctypes approach.
Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I would love to work with you!
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Five years later and this still runs perfectly!
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Poor naming, but works fantasticThis review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.3.3).
Pick & Save Images
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Wow amazing work went into this addon. Very close attention to detail. The menus via customizableui.jsm are fantastic.This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.4).
Refresh Blocker
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
With the default preferences loaded this is working excellently thank you!This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.1). This user has a previous review of this add-on.
Refresh Blocker
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
With the default preferences loaded this is working excellently thank you!This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.0).
Drag-Select Link Text
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I used to use "Select like a boss" addon - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/select-like-a-boss/reviews/ - but the they didn't have the threshold settings, or option to use a timed hold. This is excellent and I haved moved over to this addon now!
Config Descriptions
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Super nice idea, it would be nice if it can support all config keys. Maybe via a wiki like mozillazine has.
Copy Real Url
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Thanks for adding Yahoo support! Is it possible that you can get rid of the context menu item, and just replce the "Copy link location" functionality to do the "Copy real link"? It just seems an extra item to the menu is extra fluff. As when "copy link location" is now sitting there but is useless.
Your addon was recently discussed on reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/4jozcp/requesting_an_extension_that_copies_a_link_to/
Thanksf for this awesome addon! Looking forward to seeing this addon get more popular, and support more sites.
Phrase Highlighter
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Can you please make it pick up the word from selection, if I hold a hotkey or something. Similar to how this addon works - HiliteOnSelection - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hiliteonselection/
Profile Buttons
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I haven't tested this, but thanks for making this. I created the addon Profilist - and have linked to this addon from there because users have asked me about a button in the browser to access profiles, I don't have plans for that, so this is a great alternative (if it works).
Download Plan
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Extremely extremely useful for watching my sports. I download my sports from share sites like uploaded.to and other things, and for free users they let you download once every 15minutes. And they always break up the video by quarter. So before I would watch one quarter and forget to come back to download the next quarter while I was watching. It was so annoying I gave up.
Now I download the 1st quarter, and then set up with this plan to download the 2nd 15min after 1st download finishes, and then 3rd after the 2nd finishes, and 4th. Now while I'm watching I don't have to keep in mind if my download finished and if the proper time is elapsed (that is a huge headache I can't enjoy the game). Thanks for this!
Google Material Design Paper Theme - Best Theme
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Wow this is kind of nice.This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.0.6).
Annotating the Web
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely superb! Thank you for such an addon. WiredMarker is what I used to use, but that wasn't as sleek and slim as this addon. This one is highly performant. WiredMarker doesn't even work reliably anymore so i haven't been able to use it for a long long time.
Thanks for this highlighting addon which follows modern principles and uses the latest tech!
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• User-friendly interface with a clean design
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"This Journey soars not only on the arrangements of Klimecky, but also on the tight production present on each of the album's tracks. This production, helmed by Klimecky, highlights every guitar line and drum beat. What was always going to be a solid album is ratcheted up into a collection of hits that are ready for rock radio stations. Make sure to pick up a copy of This Journey if you like solid musicianship and an always-compelling approach to the alt-rock genre. 8.2/10"
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I'm a visual artist / grad student in media/communications/fine art in Toronto.
I consider myself a student of life and my interests are numerous. To name just a few: long walks in the and trail hikes with my dog, contemporary visual art, fitness, all things book-related, and documentary cinema.
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The future Zordon actor says his "Power Rangers" movie will elevate the maturity of the Mighty Morphin' franchise.
Stephen Amell clears up rumors that "Arrow" will involve "Flashpoint" in Season 5, "Thor: Ragnarok" begin principal photography, and more.
The "Breaking Bad" star confirms that he'll be mo-capping the role of Power Rangers mentor Zordon in the upcoming movie reboot.
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Discover which two 1980s teen icons had to turn down the role of Walter White on "Breaking Bad" before Bryan Cranston was given a shot at it.
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Half a dozen young people, local artists and music producers have created a peace song for Carnival 2014. To read more about the song, click here.
P T Barnum, "There is fool born every minute" The
USVI Senate is the Mt. Rushmore of fools. Everyone should listen to them pontificate on the radio. It's
the dialogue from a bad sitcom.
I disagree - Mt. Rushmore only has four rock heads and the VI Senate has far more. At any given moment, our Senate can generally muster no less than ten rockheads. At times, they've gotten as high as fourteen - yeah, there's always at least one faint voice of reason to spoil an otherwise perfect record. (GRIN)


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BRCC receives a passing grade
Published: Friday, October 31, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 11:01 p.m.
Blue Ridge Community College was recommended for continued accreditation this week, after a team from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools scrutinized the school in 72 areas.
The reaffirmation of accreditation will be formally adopted by the commission in June of 2009. The comprehensive SACS accreditation review occurs every 10 years.
The North Carolina Community College system requires all community colleges in the state to be accredited, and accreditation is also required in order for students to receive federal aid such as Pell Grants and for their credits to be transferred to other colleges.
BRCC is in compliance in all 72 areas, which include the colleges mission, government, quality of academic programs and student support services and even the credentials of faculty members, who are required to have a masters degree in the field they teach.
We were very pleased with their findings, said BRCC President Molly Parkhill, adding that school officials were told it is rare for a school to be recommended for accreditation reaffirmation without any recommendations for improvement.
The college underwent a self-study, Parkhill said, charged with providing documentation to prove they meet the grade in all 72 areas. It took six months to gather and submit the materials SACS needed to review, from faculty members transcripts to meeting minutes of the board of trustees.
A team of evaluators from SACS then traveled to the college Monday to gather more information in seven of the areas, announcing Wednesday morning that the college was in compliance in all 72 areas.
Faculty and staff were relieved, excited and feeling a lot of pride. Its an honor to have this recommendation (of accreditation), Parkhill said.
It shows that weve maintained our standards and are enhancing our institutional effectiveness, she added. It should provide confidence to our students and community that we are maintaining standards of excellence. We are trying to enhance our institutional effectiveness.
The biggest change from the last 10-year review is the requirement that all institutions have a Quality Enhancement Program, which targets one specific area for study and improvement.
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The colleges QEP proposal was submitted during the review process and was approved and praised, Parkhill said.
The college submits an annual report to SACS, but it is not nearly as detailed as the 10-year review process, she added.
SACS is the regional accreditation agency for almost 800 degree-granting higher education institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. SACS findings are considered the gold standard for accreditation for colleges and universities.
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I have a self built computer. it uses a P6T Deluxe motherboard, which has both SATA and IDE ports. This was built several years ago, and had an IDE CD/DVD drive. This drive started going bad (would not burn CDs correctly), so I decided to replace it. I had difficultly finding an IDE DVD drive, so I bought a SATA DVD drive.
I opened the comnputer, took out the old DVD drive. I left the IDE cable in place, connected to the motherboard, but it is not connected to any drives. I hooked up the new DVD drive, both power and with a SATA data cable (SATA port 3 if I recall). (Sony Optiarc 24x , Newegg URL: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118067 )
When I power on my computer, the drive does NOT show up in Explorer. I can hit the DVD eject button, and the drive will open up, so I know it at least is getting power.
I thought, maybe something in the BIOS. When I go to BIOS, boot devices, it shows (1) floppy, (2) my hard drive (3) ATAPI CD Drive. The only other possible BIOS option I could find was uder 'Storage Configuration'. Configure Storage as: My setting is RAID, since I am using two drives in a RAID configuration. Other options were IDE and ACHI.
Other than trying to find an IDE DVD drive, is there anything else I can try? The drive does not show up at all in Windows Explorer. I did put in a CD thinking that might help, but nothing happened.
Thanks, GS


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The design of the Obsidian 650D is very much in line with the other cases in the series, the 700D and 800D, with a number of small differences to accommodate the mid-tower form factor. Instead of the five drive bays that we find in the larger cases the Obsidian 650D offers four. In addition the bottom part of the front of the case has a quick release dust filter that hides a large 200mm fan.
The Obsidian 650D is manufactured in a steel structure with black brushed aluminium faceplate and measures 21.5" (L) x 9" (W) x 20.5" (H) or 546mm (L) x 229mm (W) x 521mm (H).
At the top of four optical drive bays on the front of the Obsidian 650D we find a soft touch power button and a drive activity light. Both of these are illuminated in white, which offers a nice contrast to the black finish on the case. Next to the power button is a press to open cover which hides the front panel connectors.
The Obsidian 650D offers two USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, a Firewire (IEEE 1394) port and headphone/microphone 3.5mm sockets. Above the front panel on the top of the case Corsair has included a hot swap drive bay for connecting an SSD drive. This bay can be covered by a sliding lid when not in use and also included is a three step fan control switch.
The top of the case also features a large grill which covers a large 200mm fan. This top fan can be replaced by dual 120mm or 140mm fans and is the ideal location for a dual radiator if we wanted to install a water-cooling system.
Turning round to the back of the case we find a 120mm exhaust fan located next to the I/O shield location. Beneath the fan there are two water-cooling tube holes with rubber grommets which sit beside eight expansion slots with perforated covers. The PSU location is at the bottom of the system and at the top there is a hole for the external USB 3.0 cable wiring.
The left side of the Obsidian 650D has a quick release side panel with a large perspex window that allows us to view the majority of the internal components. The right side of the Obsidian 650D is a single black panel however it also has the tool free quick release design.
At the base of the case there is an easily accessible dust filter covering the PSU intake fan. (All of the dust filters provided with the Obsidian 650D are very easy to remove for quick cleaning). The whole case is supported on two large feet at the front and back which run across width of the case and feature four rubber, non-slip sections. These feet raise the case approximately 2cm off the floor/desk which allows for excellent circulation of air in and around the PSU.


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