I was catching up on Friday night’s Bill Maher yesterday, and, in yet another example of how everything revolves around Syracuse, British humorist Martin Lewis (which would be a great name for a comedy team) was on, and when Bill asked him if he was sure he was British, Lewis said “no, I’m actually from Syracuse, and this accident is just a cover.” I didn’t know he was from here (and we all know each other, so it seems odd that I wouldn’t), but I think it’s more just one of those things like being Irish – the only two kinds of people are those that are and those that wish they were.
Sadly, the show went downhill quickly from there, as the funky-looking mayor of a town in PA didn’t contribute much, and Donna Brazille was about as useful to the show as she was to Al Gore in 2000. That left some loudmouth schmuck who talked over everybody and is a real douchebag. He is most definitely not from Syracuse.
The highlight of the show would have to be John Turturro who was very interesting to listen to as he kept “Marc’s Chair” warm.
I may have mentioned that I’d ordered some parts to rebuild my rather ancient computer. Well, I did that, and now have something a bit more modern with twin 23-inch widescreen displays. Quite nice, I must say.
The big decision for me was whether to go with Windows or Linux. I really would have live liked to go with Linux, but, in the end went with a 64-bit version of Windows 7 Professional.
First, I wanted dual displays but wanted to use the on-board video on the motherboard I bought, so as not to have to buy a new video card. It supports dual displays, but only under Windows.
Second, it’s easier for me to connect to my work computer (ostensibly why I spent money on this in the first place) with Windows – and way better with dual displays.
Also, I have a Zune, and, while I can use it with another computer, I wanted to be able to sync it using this computer, and that’s limited to Windows (which is a huge drawback of the Zune, but which I make do with because of the music subscription which I can share through the XBOX).
Plus, I wasn’t familiar with Windows 7, and if you’re gonna be in the IT bidness, it’s a good idea to stay up on as much as possible. And I was able to get Win7 really cheap thanks to my educational affiliation.
So, anyhow, Windows 7 it was.
I went with a clean installation, and it was very, very simple. Probably the easiest Windows install I’ve every been involved with – on a par with Linux Mint, which, like Ubuntu, is designed for grandma. The hardware was a different issue, though. Specifically, the hard drive I was using (something I didn’t replace), which gave me trouble.
Anyhow, I eventually got it all installed, but had lots-o-problems. Specifically, blue screens, video issues, freeze-ups, etc. I would love to have blamed Microsoft for being “buggy”, but it seemed much more like a hardware issue.
Yesterday morning I booted to an Ultimate Boot CD, and ran some diagnostics. Memory was OK, but I found a sector with an un-correctable error (and another that showed as UNRDY – “unready”). I remapped the bad one, didn’t seem to have an option to do anything with the UNRDY one except to erase it, which I opted not to do, and rebooted.
So far, so good (which I hate to say out loud). No doubt, this bad sector was the problem with the “old” PC, so now I have yet another MB, CPU, and RAM kicking around. Oh well.
AS for Windows 7, so far so good. I don’t see anything too much different about it (it nags me when running an install, but no more than OSX or Linux do – something that Vista was very bad at, form what I understand). Except it seems to be able to go out and find drivers and updates for my hardware and software and install them for me.
Performance is vastly improved (but then you’d expect that, what with the hardware upgrade), and I decided to order a new hard drive, since they’re pretty cheap these days, and the MB supports SATA3. And USB3, too (now I need to find some USB3 devices).
Oh well, time to get some more coffee, I guess. Slept in ’til 5:30, so the day’s half shot now.
Oh, and I almost forgot, Happy Same Sex Marriage Day, to those of you who are getting married today – the first day that’s allowed here in the Empire State. Just as it is with “opposite marriage,” I truly appreciate your not inviting me, though if you want to post pictures of the reception, I’d be happy to have a look.
And if anybody gets any photos of Kristian bigots’ (or recently unemployed County Clerks’) heads exploding when Adam and Steve say “I do,” I’d like to see them, too
Mazel Tov!
I got my Amex bill yesterday and I noticed a $10 charge from Reservations Rewards in Norwalk Conn. I called Amex and as soon as I mentioned the company name was told that they are a scam and had been on my bill for the last 3 months. Amex put a merchant block on the account so that they will not accept any more charges from them.
Then Paypal informed me that 2 unknown people had sent me $54 each and when I looked at my account I discovered a charge for $55 for a purchase from Microsoft I had not made. Hopefully I’ve straightened that out.
Very weird and disquieting.
That’s pretty sucky. Made me go and look at my accounts.
My MC card was being used in London even though I wasn’t in London. :paranoid:
They didn’t have very good taste, however. They bought fast food among under things. They tried to charge a substantial amount, but the credit card company threw a red flag so that didn’t go through. Since credit card companies eat these unauthorized charges, they have gotten sophisticated about discovering fraud.
The card company called me and shut that puppy down. Understand the rascal-thieves can create a “new” card if they have your numbers.
I use 7 on my work laptop. The beef I have is it is big brother on steroids. It considers pretty much everything a disaster threat, including our case management software. When I travel with it, I pretty much have to make all outside internet locations “home” or various programs will not operate. :fustrate:
Sounds like your IT folks have it configured improperly (or at least anally).
If this doesn’t set off a revolution in the streets by the sheeple
then nothing ever will :omg: :omg: ❗ ❗
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/23/super-congress-debt-ceiling_n_907887.html
especially this part:
“A Super Congress would be less accountable than the system that exists today, and would find it easier to strip the public of popular benefits. Negotiators are currently considering cutting the mortgage deduction and tax credits for retirement savings, for instance, extremely popular policies that would be difficult to slice up using the traditional legislative process.”
Almost all politicians are 👿
Super Congress. Cool. Must be good, ‘cuz it’s “Super.” And not even elected by the people, which is cool, ‘cuz the people tend to f*ck everything up.
We need an emoticon showing the public dropping it’s pants so we can get f@%ked in the ass over and over ……..,
oh, never mind. It’s just too sad 🙁
Very depressing. That banana emoticon that was banished might suit Art’s needs.
Saw that Art. Way too depressing. I don’t think it will pass Constitutional muster, but I questioned whether the Super 4th Amendment reach around would, too.
PS My “IT” guy is well…. configure something? :billcat:
PPS I am really really tired of the heat. Did I say I was tired of the heat? :santacool:
:banana: This is the only bananna emoticon that I’m aware of.
Guess he’s not worried about the Super Congress. 🙄
I wouldn’t put anything past this Supreme Court. :tap:
yeah, that was the only banana I recalled, too. sp…. of what emoticon do you speak?
There was a 2 banana emoticon in which they were performing the very act which Art described (except for the pulling down of the pant as bananas don’t seem to wear pants).
“When the little blue :sammy:
Who has never said a word
Starts to sing Spring
When the little bluebell
At the bottom of the dell
Starts to ring Ding dong Ding dong
When the little blue clerk 😮
In the middle of his work
Starts a tune to the moon up above
It is nature that is all
Simply telling us to fall in love :jesus:
And that’s why birds do it, :bee: do it
Even educated fleas do it
Let’s do it, let’s fall in love
Cold Cape Cod clams, ‘gainst their wish, do it
Even lazy jellyfish do it
Let’s do it, let’s fall in love
I’ve heard that lizards and frogs do it
Layin’ on a rock
They say that roosters do it :turkey:
With a doodle and cock
Some Argentines, without means do it
I hear even Boston beans do it
Let’s do it, let’s fall in love
In the middle of his work
Starts a tune
The most refined lady bugs do it
When a gentleman calls :hubba: :40: :blues: :boobs:
Moths in your rugs they do it
What’s the use of moth balls
The chimpanzees in the zoos do it,
Some courageous kangaroos do it
Let’s do it, let’s fall in love
I’m sure sometimes on the sly you do it
Maybe even you and I might do it
Let’s do it, let’s fall in love :blues: :40: :boobs: :pup: :alc:
For all the young and young in heart newly weds in New York
and the two f*&k”n bananna’s where ever they are
I am guessing this might be it with the santorum obscured.
Actually, it was
And, now that I see it again, it may actually be a depiction of banana/Angel Fish inter-species mating.
I never saw that and I always thought I got here in the beginning. Maybe it would have been OK if had been a blowfish.
It was where the :bf: came from, actually, as a subtle (yet poignant) protest against censorship.