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03/12/2012 23:48 #56213

Emo kids stoned to death
Category: world
When I first read the title in an aggregator I thiught it was some war on drugs propaganda but its worse.

This is why religious people terrify me. I wonder if being emo can get you political assymlum now.




metalpeter - 03/13/12 17:45
That is insane...
ladycroft - 03/13/12 13:42
disturbing.

03/12/2012 14:27 #56211

The weather
Category: weather
Its 66 right now. Almost 70 and its March 12th. I think I will swim within a week at this rate to beat the record of April 1.

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tinypliny - 03/13/12 20:16
I hope that app isn't lying once again.

03/11/2012 16:42 #56206

Its going to be almost 70 by thursday
Category: weather
Seems like the tortoises are going to get outside real early this year. I hope the parade weather is awesome. It would suck if we had three beautiful days and then it got crappy out.

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tinypliny - 03/13/12 20:17
yeah, in orchard park. Who knows what it will be like in downtown buffalo.
metalpeter - 03/12/12 18:03
Buffalo news predicts rain.... But that doesn't mean in rains at the site when the parade goes on so who knows hope it is nice.....

03/11/2012 16:34 #56205

Hiking at Little Rock city
Category: hiking
We headed down to little rock city to enjoy the sun and some climbing. I really need to get back to the gym. Its amazing how much less secure I felt since I lost all the muscle I had gained at the gym. Unfortunately, this was the worst winter ever for exercise. There wasn't really enough snow for winter fun and the gym closed down. That plus I worked too much.

The picture of (e:terry) is so funny. He is so damn white right now. Its like the polar opposite (pun intended) of when you when take a picture of (e:flacidness) in a dimly lit environment.

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tinypliny - 03/13/12 20:17
Are barnacles the mushrooms?
tinypliny - 03/13/12 20:17
yes, very freaky. overexposed!!
heidi - 03/11/12 22:54
Love the barnacles. That last image is a little scary.

03/10/2012 20:06 #56200

Web replacing desktop
Category: programs
I am fascinated at the speed at which web apps are surplanting desktop apps. At some point it won't matter which OS you are using as long as the browser works. It also makes me thing Chrome OS has potential for a lot of people.

Here are two chrome apps I tried and liked.

[link=pixlr.com]pixlr[/com] which acts as an online photoshop. Its brought to you by autodesk which are the same people behind Maya and 3D studio max. Basically where all video games and movies are made ,as well as, software that drives auto and industrial design. They even have a firefox and chrome plugin which lets you click on any picture and load it right into pixlr for editing
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and audiosauna which can be used to make music. I love the way both of them let you save to your computer.
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tinypliny - 03/10/12 21:53
Oh, then that definitely makes sense. Imagine then, how efficiently they programs are actually written if they load so fast and are able to perform at a level of installed programs! I never thought of that...
paul - 03/10/12 21:20
I think it depends on the type of program. Many of these actually download locally and just execute in the browser, not that each action requires talking back to the server. In that case it should not makes much difference. Just instead of being compiled for whatever windowing toolkit you use on your desktop, it is compiled for the browser.
tinypliny - 03/10/12 20:46
Audiosauna: wow - I have no idea what all that means. I produced some sound but I twisted too many dials and hit too many sliders and sound stopped coming out after a while. A garland of flowers in a monkey's paw.
tinypliny - 03/10/12 20:32
It won't matter as long as your internet connection doesn't suck.

And it's not just my connection specifically. You experienced it in NYC. At work, it takes more than 10 seconds for each page to load. And we supposedly have a fast internet. My pathetic DSL is faster than the net at work.