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by jac_no_k 17y ago
The "moment" for me was when the computer turned from a toy to a tool to get things done. No more technology for technology's sake. Now it's which components is best to get to an acceptable solution. There are of course a lot of other "mo
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by jac_no_k 17y ago
Yawn.... <rubs eyes> I had the "just one more turn" last night / this morning until 4am. I've been playing on Prince and yes it's really difficult being behind in technology all the time. My early game land grab and war rush nets
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by jac_no_k 17y ago
Now if only Apple would get around to putting in a non-glossy 1920x1200 panel in a 15 inch MBP, I would have even less reason to not move on from my aging Dell 8600.
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by jac_no_k 17y ago
I started riding the bicycle to and from work a year ago, mostly to avoid the commuter crush here in Tokyo. The first few weeks was difficult but it got significantly easier as I got more fit. I've hit my goal of getting to and from work
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by jac_no_k 17y ago
Could this be adapted into a crowd sourced game? Take turns at the helm of micro laser canon to stop Imperial Mosquitoes from taking the blood and lives of the Rebel forces. Save some money on the AI. Pay to play the game. Prizes, badges
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by jac_no_k 17y ago
Wandering off on to the Japan topic. The suits, briefcases, shiny shoes, etc. is the uniform of the "salary" man, typically working in a bank shuffling paper back and forth. This is simply packaging with no real thought put into what it r
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by jac_no_k 17y ago
Agreed that iTunes is tries to do too much of everything and what I’ve noticed from Apple is that there is only the Apple way. I do really like one feature in iTunes, the Genius playlist is great for people with very large libraries. And no
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by jac_no_k 17y ago
Hello from Tokyo Japan. On Japanese cars ( right hand drive ), all the stalks are reversed from the exported left hand drive model. This means that Japan cars have the turn signal on the right, upward motion signaling a left turn and downw
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by jac_no_k 17y ago
Same here. I'm looking to replace my aging Dell Inspiron 8600, which is a 15.4" display with 1920x1200 matte finish display. A 15" Mac Book Pro is very tempting but I too wish they would offer a higher dot pitch. But my eyes are older an
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by jac_no_k 17y ago
I have a similar job + management duties. I've found the guidelines in the book Time Management for System Administrators ( http://my.safaribooksonline.com/0596007833 ) pretty good. The strategy where you have a fellow team member act as