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08/20/2010 20:28 #52483

Three more windows complete
Category: linwood
Finally completed the left three windows. Only twelve more to go. (e:terry) is now talking about hiring someone to do the tops. I am torn between wanting to ride the cherry picker and not wanting to do any more work.

Its really coming around. In one more year I think the outside might be done.

Well, minus a new brick driveway and wall blocking off the church.

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tinypliny - 08/21/10 21:41
The colour profile of my monitor changed somehow and all that chocolate turned up as blue. I can tell you that if ever you are considering a new colour for your house, dark navy blue plus orange trims would be awesome. :-)

08/20/2010 09:09 #52479

chilled watermelon soup
Category: food
(e:samathon86) got this for lunch at Fiddleheads in Allen yesterday. It consists of chilled pureed watermelon, heavy cream and some sort of frozen fruit ball. He said it was real yummy.

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heidi - 08/20/10 19:06
That soup sounds so amazing. I really wish I liked watermelon. It's such a flaw in my tastebuds.
tinypliny - 08/20/10 12:03
You guys go there a lot? What else have you tried. I broke my pizza ban because of your recommendation - and didn't repent it. :-)
tinypliny - 08/20/10 12:02
That looks like a frozen strawberry.
tinypliny - 08/20/10 12:02
Mmmm... I am so making this with mascarpone.

08/19/2010 10:43 #52474

why can't they park in their driveway
Isn't this illegal?

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libertad - 08/19/10 18:44
That's a good use of "their" Paul.

08/19/2010 10:05 #52473

More than one kind of th*r
Category: web

if theyre illegal, there illegal, let them try to become citizens or kick their buts out. (in comments on )



It's so weird to get it almost right and then totally wrong in such close proximity.
tinypliny - 08/19/10 10:32
I don't know what to make of that news. France has always been a somewhat weird country. With their endless strikes and non-productive civil movements, they should probably take a close look at their own citizens first.
tinypliny - 08/19/10 10:30
"kayakmaniac": S/he was kayaking and was typing really fast before the next wave could hit.

08/18/2010 19:20 #52471

ipad, meet my world
Category: work
At my work they are talking about getting ipads locked down to citrix running IE only. The freaking piece of crap software does even have touch to type text area capability. That and it force quits all the time.

If we can't have ipads in their native form because of security risks, then why use them at all.

The whole situation is so sad. They might as well also buy ipads to use as cafeteria trays. It would honestly be just as useful. Having an technology is not useful if you cannot use it as intended.

Its like buying people ferraris and then making those people them push them. by hand or pull them by horse to get around campus.

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paul - 08/20/10 18:22
Ya, but chrome won't work for things like EMR or etime.
tinypliny - 08/20/10 16:06
That is why I use *cough*chrome*cough* and have stealthily converted 80% of my sizeable office. :-)
paul - 08/20/10 13:33
Ya the problem is lots of the hospital software only runs on IE because the people that programmed them didn't plan for the eventual end of IE domination. Its really a sad state because it forces us to have to program everything against ancient IE. We can't even upgrade to IE8 because of the situation.
metalpeter - 08/20/10 13:08
Here is the thing, I don't know much about computers but even I know that when going with an ipad why don't you use the broswer made by the same company like Safari? How do I know that when I don't have an apple product? You get it from using itunes.... This is just practal knowledge not even common sense or knowing of computers. It would be like if you bought a GM car but said "We are pulling out onstar and adding this service that BMW uses to check on its cars".
carolinian - 08/19/10 09:34
Because, like, IE is known for being a draconian heavily locked down system that will disallow any feature with even the most remote chance of exploitability and the iPad is known for being ridiculously insecure and having 15 years of exploits. It all makes perfect sense!

Seriously, who's in charge of Roswell computer security? A Chimp?
paul - 08/18/10 20:58
Just click on the directory link on the internal site. It will replace the internal site altogether very soon.
libertad - 08/18/10 20:07
I got to see your work when I did the evaluation and signature process. It's funny how hard it is to make a signature with a mouse but it still is almost unmistakeably mine. The weird thing is that I don't know how to get to the part that you can look up other people like you showed me. It doesn't seem linked to the internal home page?