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06/15/2009 09:59 #48980
1899 Bike TricksCategory: video
06/14/2009 15:42 #48974
Water Rocket
06/13/2009 11:53 #48934
D&D
06/12/2009 13:02 #48896
Traffic MonsterSome kid was arrested for making this:
News article:
News article:
metalpeter - 06/12/09 18:31
That is really awesome. I get why it concerns the police though.
1) Some construction area isn't marked correctly and that is a danger
2) The distraction of the monster itself is dangerous
That being said as long as the guy took one piece from each area as opposed to all the pieces from the same spot then nothing should happen to the guy.
That is really awesome. I get why it concerns the police though.
1) Some construction area isn't marked correctly and that is a danger
2) The distraction of the monster itself is dangerous
That being said as long as the guy took one piece from each area as opposed to all the pieces from the same spot then nothing should happen to the guy.
tinypliny - 06/12/09 16:13
LOL. The police need to chill. That's so cool. :)
LOL. The police need to chill. That's so cool. :)
terry - 06/12/09 14:01
that is amazingly awesome
that is amazingly awesome
jbeatty - 06/12/09 13:35
That is awesome! It reminds me of when someone programmed one of those electronic construction signs on Main st. a few months ago to say "Zombies Ahead, Proceed with Caution". I tried to snap a picture but it came out crappy.
That is awesome! It reminds me of when someone programmed one of those electronic construction signs on Main st. a few months ago to say "Zombies Ahead, Proceed with Caution". I tried to snap a picture but it came out crappy.
jbeatty - 06/12/09 13:32
06/08/2009 21:41 #48872
iPhone 3G SCategory: tech
I can't wait to get it, my current phone's battery is starting to die the past month or so, only holds about a day's charge. Didn't want to pay for a new battery in the mean time so I'm glad they're releasing this in June.
I've been using the beta version of the iPhone 3.0 OS for a few months and it rocks, and as always Apple's API's are a joy to use. Since I use it for development I can write off most of the cost of the hardware ;) Now I just have to actually
I've heard from a couple people that it's kind of a boring incremental update, but since I have the original version of the iPhone, it's actually a fairly large step up for me. Mostly, due to the 3G network and 4x as much storage. 32gb, yum. Also, the new camera is a huge upgrade, w/ auto-focus and macro. Sick of blurry looking crap photos.
jenks - 06/08/09 23:39
Yeah really. That's about the most retarded reason I've ever heard.
And I'm no computer guy, but- even if they DID have to go manually change a feature on every account, would that really take 2 months? Can't they write some little program that would do it in like 5 min?
And, if they have manually put all iphones on "no MMS" accounts- I wish they would bounce them back to the senders or something.
I mean I can handle not sending MMS myself, for now. But I hate that people send them to me, and they get no error or anything, but I have no clue they've send it, and then they're annoyed that I don't respond. At least bounce back "unable to send, this user cannot receive MMS" or something.
Grr.
And while I'm griping about ATT- do you guys drop calls like ALL THE TIME? For a company whose ad campaign makes such a big deal about 'fewest dropped calls'- I had NEVER dropped a call before switching to ATT. Now it happens OFTEN. Now, I don't know if that's ATT or the iPhone, but I have my hunches.
Yeah really. That's about the most retarded reason I've ever heard.
And I'm no computer guy, but- even if they DID have to go manually change a feature on every account, would that really take 2 months? Can't they write some little program that would do it in like 5 min?
And, if they have manually put all iphones on "no MMS" accounts- I wish they would bounce them back to the senders or something.
I mean I can handle not sending MMS myself, for now. But I hate that people send them to me, and they get no error or anything, but I have no clue they've send it, and then they're annoyed that I don't respond. At least bounce back "unable to send, this user cannot receive MMS" or something.
Grr.
And while I'm griping about ATT- do you guys drop calls like ALL THE TIME? For a company whose ad campaign makes such a big deal about 'fewest dropped calls'- I had NEVER dropped a call before switching to ATT. Now it happens OFTEN. Now, I don't know if that's ATT or the iPhone, but I have my hunches.
jim - 06/08/09 22:17
Sorry, $70 for data & tethering - as opposed to just data, which is currently $30 not $60.
Sorry, $70 for data & tethering - as opposed to just data, which is currently $30 not $60.
jim - 06/08/09 22:17
Supposedly AT&T has manually flagged all iPhone accounts as not capable of receiving MMS messages, and has to manually unflag them all again, hence the delay until late summer.
Seriously. :::link:::
Also in that report, tethering will bring the data cost of the plan to $70 from $60. Yeah right.
AT&T: fuck you and die.
Supposedly AT&T has manually flagged all iPhone accounts as not capable of receiving MMS messages, and has to manually unflag them all again, hence the delay until late summer.
Seriously. :::link:::
Also in that report, tethering will bring the data cost of the plan to $70 from $60. Yeah right.
AT&T: fuck you and die.
jenks - 06/08/09 22:13
oh yeah and what about push notifications? they mentioned it, but I don't see it listed anywhere on the iphone site.
I was also hoping for a revamped notification manager. Like I only get a popup when I have texts, but not emails? etc.
oh yeah and what about push notifications? they mentioned it, but I don't see it listed anywhere on the iphone site.
I was also hoping for a revamped notification manager. Like I only get a popup when I have texts, but not emails? etc.
jenks - 06/08/09 22:11
and still no flash support in mobile safari, too, right?
Not to mention that f**king ATT isn't going to support MMS and tethering right away (see my journal). Blah.
I still want one.
But the 32gb will cost me not 299, but $699, until february when my contract is up. Oy. $400 change?! I can live without video until then. Esp since a lot of what I want (cut and paste, text forwarding, +/-MMS) will be available for free in the software update next week.)
and still no flash support in mobile safari, too, right?
Not to mention that f**king ATT isn't going to support MMS and tethering right away (see my journal). Blah.
I still want one.
But the 32gb will cost me not 299, but $699, until february when my contract is up. Oy. $400 change?! I can live without video until then. Esp since a lot of what I want (cut and paste, text forwarding, +/-MMS) will be available for free in the software update next week.)
paul - 06/08/09 22:02
Ya that is lame, but this is nice :::link::: I imagine my journal will be much more interesting with an app like that.
Ya that is lame, but this is nice :::link::: I imagine my journal will be much more interesting with an app like that.
jim - 06/08/09 21:57
And still no file upload in mobile Safari.
And still no file upload in mobile Safari.
paul - 06/08/09 21:55
The camera is a huge upgrade in that it does video and auto focus but I am really surprised they kept with 3 megapixels when all the high end phones are going 5+.
I definitely will consider getting one seeing as the price is reasonable. What I don't understand is the 7.2mbps HSPDA. Do we have that here? The whole time it is just the phone hardware holding back the speed?
The camera is a huge upgrade in that it does video and auto focus but I am really surprised they kept with 3 megapixels when all the high end phones are going 5+.
I definitely will consider getting one seeing as the price is reasonable. What I don't understand is the 7.2mbps HSPDA. Do we have that here? The whole time it is just the phone hardware holding back the speed?
That ridding backwards thing you can't do on a lot of bikes since peddling backwards is the brake. I can't remember what it is called but there is a movement of tricks just like this where everything is on the ground and there aren't any jumps but I can't remember what it is called.
Wow that led me somewhere totally inappropriate :::link:::
there are some incredible historical 'videos' at the Library of Congress. I hadn't seen this one yet. Awesome!
wow, i was going to make some snide comment- but it looks like it's really actually real! wow.
It is like we are sitting in front of Sunday in the distant past!