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@SJ - Note: this is how it works in CT at least. It may be different where you live.-40hz (April 12, 2011, 08:04 AM)
Yeah, I'm in the south ... Our version of the "Three Step Rule" is never be more that Three Steps away from your gun...-Stoic Joker (April 12, 2011, 12:06 PM)
That's cool... but does an individual's right to choose not to consume make the company's right to exist and operate moot? Does an opinion not based in current facts surrounding the company make the company evil?-wraith808 (April 11, 2011, 08:51 PM)
Pardon me, but it s a known fact that I have trust issues (I don't believe in 3 strikes and you'd be lucky if you were allowed 2), so help me out here...
When does a current fact stop being current and become old news, worthy of forgetting? If they do something seriously questionable today, do we immediately forgive and forget tomorrow, if they stop, change the way they do things, apologize, make promises, etc?
Where do YOU draw the line? At what point do you say enough is enough and now I am not going to trust you until you have proven yourselves worthy of that trust? How long does it take to win that trust back? How many infractions are they allowed during that period? How serious are those infractions allowed to be? At what point do you write them off and never trust again?-app103 (April 11, 2011, 10:10 PM)
But while he has forgiven them and think they deserve another chance, especially since they are willing to give him a paycheck...I am not ready to forgive them or trust them, and can't bring myself to touch their money. You can't pay me to change my mind about them. I can't be that easily bought.-app103 (April 11, 2011, 07:49 PM)
| TweetLand | |
| Goal | $7000 |
| End Date | 2011-05-04 |
| Project Creator(s) | Villalobos, Espinoza, Vasquez, Cartin(s) |
| Location | San José, Costa Rica |
| Description | Social networks meet social gaming with Tweet Land, a series of games where gameplay is determined by the real-time actions of Twitter users. With a dash of retro-styling and a super-catchy soundtrack, behold the twitterverse as it becomes a real place you can race through. |
| Matthew Stover's Overworld | |
| Goal | $8500 |
| End Date | 2011-04-18 |
| Project Creator(s) | Moe Suliman |
| Location | St Petersburg, FL |
| Description | I want to create an "origin story" comic book series titled: OverWorld, featuring the art of T J Halvorsen (formerly an Inker for Marvel's Incredible Hulk and currently a Penciler for DC's Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman) based on New York Times Best Selling Author Matthew Stover's books "Heroes Die", "Blade of Tyshalle", "Caine Black Knife", his up and coming novel, "His Father's Fist" and their beyond brutal anti-hero Caine. Matthew will also write the story. |
| Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple | |
| Goal | $4000 |
| End Date | 2011-05-24 |
| Project Creator(s) | Daniel Solis |
| Location | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Description | Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple is a storytelling game about helping people and getting into trouble. You tell the story of young travelers who mean well, but spend most of their time getting into trouble. You use your creativity and strategy to create a humorous coming of age story. It's like a comedic crossover between Avatar: the Last Airbender, the Little Prince and Kino's Journey. |
| The Cosmonaut: A Wide-Grip Stylus for Touch Screens | |
| Goal | $50000 |
| End Date | 2011-04-20 |
| Project Creator(s) | Dan Provost & Tom Gerhardt |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Description | The Cosmonaut was born out of our desire to have a really great stylus for our iPads. We love to sketch out quick ideas or doodle on our tablets, and using a stylus is much better than a finger for such tasks. We bought several different models currently available on the market but they all suffered the same problem: they were designed to look and feel like a pen. But why? Writing or drawing on the iPad feels nothing like using a pen or pencil. For one, tablets are ideal for low fidelity sketching. Also, it is pretty awkward to rest your palm on the screen of the device because it throws off the capacitive detection. Writing on a tablet feels like writing on a dry erase board: fast, simple, low fidelity. The perfect tablet stylus is one that feels like a dry erase marker. |
| Record Monsters (Laser Cut Vinyl Record Puzzles) | |
| Goal | $500 |
| End Date | 2011-04-16 |
| Project Creator(s) | Andrew Hyde |
| Location | Lower East Side, NY |
| Description | We make 3d models out of old vinyl records. We have 20 designs, from Ants to Velociraptor to Pteranodon. We ship out a vinyl record, you get to pop out the pieces and assemble the model. Our 'real goal' is $15k and will allow us to cut these at a much faster rate! |
+1 w/Mouser.
Like J-Mac said, if anything new comes up someone can always start a new thread.-40hz (April 11, 2011, 06:57 AM)
I don't know why some people want to decide if I should use Shift+Delete or not [beep!][/beep!].-Curt (April 11, 2011, 01:32 AM)
Human consumption
Mealworms may be easily raised on fresh oats, whole wheat bran or grain, with sliced potato or carrots and little pieces of apple as a water source.
Mealworms have been incorporated into tequila-flavored novelty candies. However, mealworms are not traditionally served in tequila or mezcal drinks, the latter sometimes containing a larval moth (Hypopta agavis).
That is overreacting imo.I said "...SOME on the general thinking here."
There is no "general thinking here" here on this subject as well as many subjects.-cmpm (April 10, 2011, 03:58 PM)
"That is overreacting imo."
Clearly, you have no problem with someone, without your permission, installing software on your machine, or sending off data about you or your machine--as does OpenCandy.
I do have a problem with that--a BIG problem with that.
You are OpenCandy's dream come true.-movrshakr (April 10, 2011, 04:15 PM)
Oh no - does that mean I am going to see that creepy-looking avatar of Dr. Apps smiling back at me even more then?!
Thanks!
Jim-J-Mac (April 10, 2011, 03:16 PM)
It is a creepy avatar isn't it?
(Thx. I thought it was just me.)-40hz (April 10, 2011, 03:23 PM)
All those words, and no answer to the questions I posed. Only three words required... pick one (truthful answer) from each line (they align with my 3 questions):
1. yes no
2. yes no
3. yes no-movrshakr (April 10, 2011, 02:53 PM)
| Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate (build 7600) |
| Processor | 3.10 gigahertz Intel Core i5-2400 |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H61M-D2P-B3 |
| RAM | 3576 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory |
| Network | Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller |
I personally think they should hire Renegade in some capacity. He's done more to build a convincing case for OC (despite the fact I personally don't like how OC implements itself) than some of the official communiqués ever did. He also speaks to the concerns of developers and software geeks. And, being a developer himself, on their level.
Hey DrApps! Maybe you folks should consider hiring this guy in some capacity?
Seriously.
-40hz (April 09, 2011, 12:48 PM)
Oh, and offer smaller plans. The free offering is a bit little for me, but OTOH I really don't need 100GB of storage. I can understand why they don't want to go into, say, per-gigabyte prices... But perhaps 10 or 25GB increments?-f0dder (April 07, 2011, 06:52 PM)
+1 to that.
Dropbox is the same - no smaller plans. Mind you I see you get 100GB with spideroak & only 50GB with dropbox - both for $100
I'd be tempted by a 50GB SpiderOak plan...-tomos (April 08, 2011, 03:59 AM)
J-Mac: he's definitely their propagandist, but at least he's not trying to hide it - and that's something to give credit for.-f0dder (April 09, 2011, 10:39 AM)
Strongly agree w/f0dder on that point. As long as the business affiliation is announced up front, I have no problem with somebody being a paid supporter as long as there's no agenda to deceive. Most of us need to work for a living. And getting paid to 'evangelize' a piece of tech is a common and accepted practice anyway. No point singling out any one company or individual for doing that.-40hz (April 09, 2011, 12:48 PM)
I'm not singling him out; he's done that for himself! I'm just saying that I have not seen this kind of paid supporter appearing all over the web in any other program that I use. I personally only see this in what I would call "controversial" apps or devices. Maybe you or others have seen differently.-J-Mac (April 09, 2011, 01:04 PM)
I've never installed anything OC has promoted.
Does it do an auto install if you choose one?
Or does it do it another way?-cmpm (April 09, 2011, 10:43 AM)
Ah, yes, I remember reading your review now. And thanks for everyone else's comments.
I don't think the kindle is for me. I've not read a novel in years; I just need web reading and PDF access. The kindle web browser isn't going to be enough.
Instead, a may finally get a smartphone. I discovered today that they've become sensibly affordable at long last.-nudone (April 07, 2011, 07:09 PM)
SMEstorage works with Linux and they have a Windows version:
http://www.smestorag...mp;page=windowstools
Gladinet also has Windows version:
http://www.gladinet.com/-zridling (April 07, 2011, 03:07 PM)
Today's Bits Du Jour has CloudZap for 50% off ($30). It says it works with Amazon S3, so maybe that includes Cloud Drive?-Deozaan (April 07, 2011, 02:56 PM)
I've been thinking about this some, and have been pondering starting a photo hosting service with Rackspace's cloud. It would be paid only though as I wouldn't want to bother with the nightmares of free hosting. My first and top priority would be reliability, and Rackspace is basically a synonym there.
Anyways, still very far off, and still just pondering the idea. Probably unrealistic... I suppose I'm just thinking out loud...-Renegade (April 07, 2011, 08:35 AM)
Rackspace Pricing looks affordable to me.
I was thinking about backing up my wordpress database directly into such cloud backup sites. I know amazon s3 and cloudrive are enough for it but are they secure ? or do i need to encrypt the files before uploading ?-mahesh2k (April 07, 2011, 01:33 AM)
