^I'll agree - for it's aesthetic merits. As an accurate translation of the original manuscripts, though, especially in light of its archaic English, it's extremely outdated.
But it was pretty good for its time.
DuracellEnergizer said:
I think it's about time daylight savings time was discontinued. Having to turn the clock backward & forward every year is a royal pain in the rectum.
Ultimate first world problem.
Warbler said:
But it was pretty good for its time.
It's much better than his self penned Daemonologie In Forme of a Dialogie (1598) where he spells my name wrong in 57 different ways.
Cheeky Devil.
thejediknighthusezni said:
The Puritans were far from ideal. Peoples of the past must be measured against their backdrop. Aggrandization of deviancy has catastrophic consequences in our first world, 21st century plenty. The least bit of sexual licence in the period before Germ Theory was horrifying beyond comprehension. The Puritans saved themselves and others from rapine and agonizing death. The Puritans actually represented an advancement in regard and condition for women in the most important respects. All were expected to become literate in many Puritan communities in order to read the Bible and teach children. All women were expected to be more than bar maids and whores. I would say that they celebrated "Frugality" rather than "Poverty". The "Protestant Work Ethic" has lifted all of humanity out of the worst deprivation.
Or alternatively it has enslaved people into doing things they don't need to to earn money they wouldn't need if the people supplying essentials were as gripped by the work ethic nonsense as everyone else and charged a reasonable price.
Oh and deviancy, what's that exactly?
And what is the natural order pray tell?
Chaos, of course.
thejediknighthusezni said:
Ultimately, when it all shakes out, the "Reasonable Price" is determined by a free people exchanging in a "Free" market (strong but strictly limited regulations.)
Sorry I missed that gag.
Comedy gold...you should be on the telly :-D
Mobile internet.
So I was accessing the forum on my phone, and - I don't know whether my fingers are too fat or my phone's screen is too small - now I have a free trial subscription to Netflix and Bingowings in my friends list.
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Free Netflix... better than Kosher Netflix :-D
I wonder if they show Benidorm?
Moth3r said:
Mobile internet.
So I was accessing the forum on my phone, and - I don't know whether my fingers are too fat or my phone's screen is too small - now I have a free trial subscription to Netflix and Bingowings in my friends list.
lol!
A picture is worth a thousand words. Post 102 is worth more.
I’m late to the party, but I think this is the best song. Enjoy!
—Teams Jetrell Fo 1, Jetrell Fo 2, and Jetrell Fo 3
I'm fucking pissed off and filled with murderous rage... my main computer's hard drive bit the dust!!!!
E v e r y t h i n g was in there!!!
I just wanna punch a wall now.
Leonardo said:
I'm fucking pissed off and filled with murderous rage... my main computer's hard drive bit the dust!!!!
E v e r y t h i n g was in there!!!
I just wanna punch a wall now.
Have you tried the freezer trick?
A picture is worth a thousand words. Post 102 is worth more.
I’m late to the party, but I think this is the best song. Enjoy!
—Teams Jetrell Fo 1, Jetrell Fo 2, and Jetrell Fo 3
Yes, I reckon putting my head in it should calm my boiling blood.
What a fuckhead I am. Why do I never back anything up... why, why, why...
You have my sympathies Leonardo. I had the same thing happen to me a couple of years ago.
Leonardo said:
Yes, I reckon putting my head in it should calm my boiling blood.
What a fuckhead I am. Why do I never back anything up... why, why, why...
I backed up the back up of a project once and lost all three.
There is a stage beyond blind rage which resembles a form of bliss.
The illusion you couldn't possibly have anything more to lose....don't fall for it!If crap is going to happen it will...that's why I cackle archly (it has much of the same effect as swearing and shouting and breaking things but costs less and gets me work in panto).
We really should have a thread about hard drive recovery tips beyond the freezer thing which doesn't make sense to these ears (like the toothpaste CD recovery trick that ends up giving you a CD drive with a confident smile and fresh breath but no longer plays any CDs especially the initially screwed up one).
I hate constipation, hate waiting at the bus stop, and hate noisy teenage bitches; so isn't it just fine and dandy like sour candy that I get to suffer from all three at once.
Weird. Pop in here to see this on the night I'm attempting to make myself a bootable USB drive for my broken computer.
But, yeah, I got things to bitch about! You'd better believe it!
I'd been pestering my superiors for months to get more video experience because that's where my background and interest lies, so, to my great delight, they made me the primary video board operator for our upcoming Christmas shows, for which we are now in rehearsal. Only problem is is that it meant I had to be trained by my ex-girlfriend who had been in charge of creating the video slides and had run the video last year. I figured it would come down to this and was prepared because, in some cruel twist of irony, she managed to set herself up as our theatre's video guru despite the fact that, when we were together, she wasn't even capable of hooking up the Blu-ray player to the TV without my help, and now I was having to accept her instruction on how to operate a video board!
And the worst part was... we were actually nice to each other. It's honestly the most communication we've had in over a year despite the fact that we work closely with each other nearly every day. Part of me thinks it would have been easier to deal with her if she'd been the same bossy bitch she usually is and has a reputation of being at work. It's much easier to get through my day if I can just continue to hate her because the alternative is... missing her. And having a civil, pleasant time locked in show control together made that happen, to my disgust. And it made me wonder, "Hmm, maybe we CAN be friends and not constantly want to kill each other." But then every time I would think that, I would remember that this is the same person who has tried to get me in trouble at work for no reason, who has refused to deal with monetary issues like a mature adult, who left the future of our relationship up in the air for two months while parading around her soon-to-be-boyfriend in my face, and who, when we were together, constantly beat down my self-esteem and convinced me that I was incapable of ever doing anything right. And, of course, every time I think that, I also remember her parting words on the subject, when she dumped me. Her oh-so-gracious offer: "We can still be friends... but not close friends," she quickly amended. So in light of such empty words, I keep coming back around to, "Why would I want to be friends with someone like that?" So, suffice it to say, I've been on an emotional roller coaster. And it certainly doesn't help that all of our break-up stuff was happening this time last year, so I can feel it in the air, if that makes any sense.
Suffice it to say, it was a very draining day. Despite the fact that I'm used to doing relatively heavy labor every day, only to find myself yesterday watching her push buttons (and not for very long), I was exhausted when I got home and went to bed by 10:30.
Bleh.
Oh, well, on the bright side, at least I'm getting the job I want.
There is no lingerie in space…
C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.
Bingowings said:
the toothpaste CD recovery trick that ends up giving you a CD drive with a confident smile and fresh breath but no longer plays any CDs especially the initially screwed up one).
I've used toothpaste to fix CDs with great success!
I'd be interested in knowing if the freezer trick actually works. (And any other crazy ideas.) I had a major crash last month, but the thankfully few items I didn't have backups for can't justify the high cost of a professional data recovery.
Maybe I should just hurl the POS against the wall or something. ;)
Where were you in '77?
Leonardo said:
Yes, I reckon putting my head in it should calm my boiling blood.
This made me laugh.
^ And this actually made me feel a bit better. :)
Thanks Ant, Warb and Bingo for the kind words.
I've heard of toothpaste for cds, but what really works (apparently) is Brasso
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasso
or so I've heard. Never tried it, so I cannot reccomend it nor warn people against using it.
Getting back to the matter at hand, has any of you ever heard of Donordrives.com?
These people offer the service I seem to require, and they'll do it for 60$. This could potentially save me hundreds!
Thoughts?
That's pretty awesome Leo. I'd see if they can do it!
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