Would this sort of thing happen to a condo developer who had purchased the land that new amenities for the bid would be built on? I think not. He'd be paid out very handsomely, thank you very much. He sure... Read More
I'm currently watching a show about a prostitute who's having her lesbian partner bear their surrogate baby because she isn't the maternal type. Meanwhile her best client is, ironically, heavily into infantilism.
How do they come up with this stuff...?
I know song lyrics never make much of a wave here, but I heard this song for the very first time this morning and it spoke to me...
And from a tiny river town you came.
With mamma's rock-star dreams in tow, and daddy's brains.
But the rats they fought you tooth and nail.
With the way they rigged this game, you had to fail.... Read More
Another sad story *sigh* would have more of an impact I'd imagine with the music too, I'll look it up on you tube.
Hey thanks for your answer re what keeps you going. I think you're right, it really is all about the people hey. And your perceptions of course which are your choice to a great extent. You're a blessed and clever man to be grateful, aware and appreciative of what you have. Big love
Also, if you care to keep an eye on my housesitting exploits, you can go here and read about them (because, you know, the world needs another lame-ass blog).
On a more serious note (although still tech related) I found an application for my Linux Ubuntu system a few weeks ago that has single-handedly (I hate that term, but I can't find another suitable one right now) revolutionised my interaction with, and thoughts about, my humble laptop.
That program is called 'Gnome-Do' and it's a quick-launch application that connects you to any file,... Read More
It's a donation. He's not insisting. He's not saying development will stop forever unless you do donate. He's just saying, y'know, if you like the product and want to show your support, one of the ways to do that is by donating my some money so that I can buy a new computer and keep developing said product. If you're not happy with that, what with it being free and open source, well, since it is open-source, you DO, instead, have the option of taking the code and continuing development yourself.
Y'know, if you know how.
Also
Recently I saw in my RSS feeds...
. What is the relevance of this statement, Mr. Rook?
I found these two takes on the same idea in two separate articles today and I thought they made a great statement about resources versus results.
They're both new products that disguise solar energy units as small indoor plants for aesthetic effect. One of them was created by French designer Vivien Muller and the other was made in a three-pronged Japanese joint-venture between the National... Read More
The 2nd one is fecking hideous. What's wrong with you people?
Assuming they both have the same solar energy gathering and storage capabilities, I'd go for the first. If it's smaller (it's hard to tell) then that's good, and it looks pretty non-descript. People are less likely to notice a plant in the corner of a room or on your balcony or whatever.
The second one is an inefficient use of materials and just horribly gaudy and oversized. It's trying to gain visual attention, which is really not the point of this. It's like putting disco effects and a gold metal cover on a power socket. Why?
I don't want my solar energy gathering device to try and be a centrepiece of my home. I just want it to be small, subtle and practically invisible.
Even I'm not this much of a geek!
Check out these lyrics:
I was on this website late night lurkin'
When I got a message from you, that was labelled 'urgent'
You said that you weren't impressed by lame dudes with no game
They're all the same tryin to get your instant messaging name
But the fact that you hit me back made me... Read More
my internet porn!
