I'd like to see a forklift lift a crOTT of forks.

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Damn, I really want one of these:

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INT...uctSKU=PRS500U2#038;CP=sony_10_2_shop_ereader

ebook.jpg


Read a blurb about it in PopSci, uses some new tech called e ink that supposedly is no more of a strain on your eyes then a paperback book and sips the juice.

I'd probably pay $100 for one of these, but MSRP is $350 and according to Sony's site they are way back ordered so I probably have a bit of a wait. Anyone know if other manufacturers are bringing these stateside soon?

Next time I'm by a Sony Style store I have to remember to see if they have one on display.
 
[quote name='wubb']Damn, I really want one of these:

ebook.jpg


Read a blurb about it in PopSci, uses some new tech called e ink that supposedly is no more of a strain on your eyes then a paperback book and sips the juice.

I'd probably pay $100 for one of these, but MSRP is $350 and according to Sony's site they are way back ordered so I probably have a bit of a wait. Anyone know if other manufacturers are bringing these stateside soon?[/quote]
Thats really cool but I would rather stick with hard bounds.
 
[quote name='shipwreck']Yeah, I stayed up too late again last night and slept in a couple of hours this morning so I will take the blame for that one. Anytime I open up my laptop in the morning and see that I have 25 new messages, I know something great is going down. :)[/quote]

You guys are on a mod-schedule? This I did not know.
 
[quote name='ValkyrieVF-1S']You think peanuts is good pay? They are not even salted![/quote]
They're a pain in passing, just so you know. :D
 
Tiph - you'll have to tell me how you get your desktop lookin' all swanky. Cuz I'm really thinking about a reformat here soon, and I want to make it look worthwhile when I get back.

DMK and Liquid - did it finally get cold in Austin? It's fairly cold here and rainy, but that's how I likes it. If I were in Austin, I'd do whatever 5K they undoubtedly are doing this weekend, 'cuz this is the perfect weather for it.
 
[quote name='wubb']Damn, I really want one of these:

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INT...uctSKU=PRS500U2#038;CP=sony_10_2_shop_ereader

ebook.jpg


Read a blurb about it in PopSci, uses some new tech called e ink that supposedly is no more of a strain on your eyes then a paperback book and sips the juice.

I'd probably pay $100 for one of these, but MSRP is $350 and according to Sony's site they are way back ordered so I probably have a bit of a wait. Anyone know if other manufacturers are bringing these stateside soon?

Next time I'm by a Sony Style store I have to remember to see if they have one on display.[/QUOTE]

A colleague of mine showed that to me the other week.

Swanky as fuck. For a person who spends more time with PDF files than I do with my wife, it's a helluva investment. Since it doesn't allow for file modification (i.e., can't take notes on the margins), I'll wait until I can get a model where I can.

It's totally fucking fascinating to see in person, because the screen has that "new scholastic paperback book" color of gray on the screen, and it's very soothing on the eyes.

Much unlike the OTT, to be sure.
 
[quote name='Hex']Thanks, y'all. In case you want to see the whole thing, here it is. It's not really NSFW since I edited it... but you should use discretion anyway. :lol:

If you'd like me to hook you up with the desktop candy, though, I can. :][/quote]

Damn, now I can't call you a furfag anymore.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']A colleague of mine showed that to me the other week.

Swanky as fuck. For a person who spends more time with PDF files than I do with my wife, it's a helluva investment. Since it doesn't allow for file modification (i.e., can't take notes on the margins), I'll wait until I can get a model where I can.

It's totally fucking fascinating to see in person, because the screen has that "new scholastic paperback book" color of gray on the screen, and it's very soothing on the eyes.

Much unlike the OTT, to be sure.[/QUOTE]

So, impressive in person, eh? That's encouraging. Yeah, I'm excited to see more companies bring out versions of these things and see what all kinds of things they do with it.

And there is a pretty simple trick you can use with Firefox to increase the contrast of CAG pages - I prefer black text on white/light bg, but CAG looks best if you go with a pure black background as all of the graphics, etc. are set up to mesh with dark bg/light text. If you're interested PM me or I can just post instructions here. Makes the site much more readable. (Got it from another CAG whom I can't recall.)
 
[quote name='wubb']So, impressive in person, eh? That's encouraging. Yeah, I'm excited to see more companies bring out versions of these things and see what all kinds of things they do with it.

And there is a pretty simple trick you can use with Firefox to increase the contrast of CAG pages - I prefer black text on white/light bg, but CAG looks best if you go with a pure black background as all of the graphics, etc. are set up to mesh with dark bg/light text. If you're interested PM me or I can just post instructions here. Makes the site much more readable. (Got it from another CAG whom I can't recall.)[/quote]
Post away, please.
 
Alright, you add this code:

@-moz-document domain(www.cheapassgamer.com) {
* { background: #111111;
color: white; }
}

to userContent.css

You might not have this file, if not just create a new file named userContent.css and save it with that code.

The file is located in your profile folder which "on Windows XP/2000, the path is usually %AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\chrome\

where xxxxxxxx is a random string of 8 characters. Just browse to C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ and the rest should be obvious."

A file named userContent-example.css should already be there and if you see that you are in the right place.

More on this file at:
http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/edit#content

More on the profile directory at:
http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/edit#profile

Makes a big big difference IMO.



Top is original, bottom is with this code in place.

If you have a little knowledge of css you've probably already inferred that you can use this to mess around with the css on all kinds of sites. (Although this change for CAG is the only thing I do.)
 
It looks better with the original color, and much less straining to the eyes.

Also that reader looks pretty slick, but for me $350 for something like that is just way too much.
 
I'm sure there are lots of CAGs that would agree. (Plus the normal combo is what everyone is used to.) For me there just isn't enough contrast in the default color scheme to comfortably read the site. And switching to white bg with black text makes CAG look pretty crazy. (I should do that and take a screen cap...) As a lot of elements don't use the straight background color for their color (other CSS tags) and all of the gfx are set to be dark bg.

Here's a cap with white/black bg/text:



IIRC I spent a bit of time adding all sorts of CSS tags to the userContent.css for CAG to see if I could get things looking right with a light BG scheme, but it never quite felt right and the code is obviously a lot easier if you simply shift the bg and text color of the main posts a little either way rather than try to flop them over completely. Plus anyone that uses the color tag for their posts is going to assume everyone has a dark BG and it's just a mess.

The nice thing with usercontent.css is you can do whatever you want, make the text slightly lighter, make the bg slightly darker (or vice versa) but if it's perfect the way it is for you, no need to monkey with anything.
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']I don't know why, but the white on black hurts my eyes more than the default.[/quote]

Same here. Not to mention the fact that it looks sort of.. out of place?

And I'm still a furfag... :cry:
 
[quote name='Hex']Same here. Not to mention the fact that it looks sort of.. out of place?

And I'm still a furfag... :cry:[/quote]

But not 100% with a desktop like that.
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']But not 100% with a desktop like that.[/quote]

So you're saying there may be hope? :lol:

I was under the impression 'furfag' was a blanket term for all furries, partially due to the fact that the fandom is like. 85% gay. :x
 
[quote name='Hex']So you're saying there may be hope? :lol:

I was under the impression 'furfag' was a blanket term for all furries, partially due to the fact that the fandom is like. 85% gay. :x[/quote]
Never any hope for you. :D
 
[quote name='Hex']So you're saying there may be hope? :lol:

I was under the impression 'furfag' was a blanket term for all furries, partially due to the fact that the fandom is like. 85% gay. :x[/QUOTE]

While I can't say I've ever heard that term before, I was treated to a half-hour long lecture on "bears" and "otters." All the while, the dude was so close that I could smell the bar stank of Stella Artois reeking from him.

Egads.
 
[quote name='Hex']So you're saying there may be hope? :lol:

I was under the impression 'furfag' was a blanket term for all furries, partially due to the fact that the fandom is like. 85% gay. :x[/quote]

85% is being overly generous. More like the lim x as x->100, where x != 100.
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']85% is being overly generous. More like the lim x as x->100, where x != 100.[/quote]

No math allowed here. Bad Sneaky. Bad.
 
[quote name='s1eepinglionhart']No math allowed here. Bad Sneaky. Bad.[/quote]
bool doesSneakyCare()
{
SneakyPenguin sneaky;
sneaky.setCareFace(false);
//This will always return false.
return sneaky.getCareFace();
}
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']bool doesSneakyCare()
{
SneakyPenguin sneaky;
sneaky.setCareFace(false);
//This will always return false.
return sneaky.getCareFace();
}[/quote]

Curse you and your Java. Where's the exception handling? :razz:
 
[quote name='s1eepinglionhart']Curse you and your Java. Where's the exception handling? :razz:[/quote]

C++.

Though, I did forget to #include SneakyPenguin.h, which contains the prototypes for the SneakyPenguin class.
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']C++.

Though, I did forget to #include SneakyPenguin.h, which contains the prototypes for the SneakyPenguin class.[/quote]

True... though shouldn't SneakyPenguin be declared outside of the function so as not to disappear with the rest of the function stack when the call returns? :whistle2:#

Nevermind, I'm geeking out too much over here.

What languages do you normally program in for school?
 
[quote name='s1eepinglionhart']True... though shouldn't SneakyPenguin be declared outside of the function so as not to disappear with the rest of the function stack when the call returns? :whistle2:#

Nevermind, I'm geeking out too much over here.

What languages do you normally program in for school?[/quote]

I'm only declaring an instance in this case. There's more than one of me you know.

And I mostly program in C and C++, and I'm starting to learn Python for the possibility of scripting.
 
[quote name='Strell']
DMK and Liquid - did it finally get cold in Austin? It's fairly cold here and rainy, but that's how I likes it. If I were in Austin, I'd do whatever 5K they undoubtedly are doing this weekend, 'cuz this is the perfect weather for it.[/quote]

It got colder than a bitch! Think about how cold a bitch is! Its colder than that!
 
Got a Dremel multi-tool today! Now I just need to figure out what I need it for... :mrgreen:

(Stay tuned for the 'I cut my pinkie finger off!' post later this evening.)
 
[quote name='wubb']Got a Dremel multi-tool today! Now I just need to figure out what I need it for... :mrgreen:

(Stay tuned for the 'I cut my pinkie finger off!' post later this evening.)[/QUOTE]

drill a hole in something.
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']My teacher gave an assignment where I have to try and crash the OS of my choice with page faults.

I don't want to crash my pc.[/QUOTE]

use the schools PC's.
 
[quote name='mr ryles']use the schools PC's.[/quote]

Problem with that, is they don't work in the first place. That was the plan but I couldn't even open My Computer the entire length of a ninety minute class.
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']Problem with that, is they don't work in the first place. That was the plan but I couldn't even open My Computer the entire length of a ninety minute class.[/QUOTE]

There ya go, I think you just crashed that computer with page faults.
 
fuck yeah: $26.97 for these dvd sets from Amazon...

Harvey Birdman vol. 1

Venture Brothers vol. 1

Robot Chicken vol. 1

Wait... these'll just be more DVDs in my pile of "I gotta watch this stuff" along with Batman Animated series, last half of Superman Animated series, Arrested Development S.1-3, Transformers 20th anniversary edition, etc. etc...


I really gotta stop buying DVDs and not watching them.#-o

Oh well, my game backlog has been shrinking lately: wonder if there's a correlation :whistle2:k.
 
So a friend of mine who was going to Saudi Arabia on the 3rd has switched those plans to after Christmas. Now he's gonna try to get a wii this Sunday and bring that over on the 9th for our little holiday gathering. Wii bowling is sure to be a hit, if he does in fact get ahold of one. :lol:

[quote name='Strell']I guess "girl's" is what perked your ears up.

Not "woman's."[/QUOTE] :roll: :lol:

I've only watched the first 3 parts, so far. I skip over the parts about STDs though. :lol:
 
[quote name='wubb']Got a Dremel multi-tool today! Now I just need to figure out what I need it for... :mrgreen:

(Stay tuned for the 'I cut my pinkie finger off!' post later this evening.)[/quote]

Send it to me. I need a power tool to make my AK automatic remove the grenade sights from my dad's SKS rifle. :D
 
[quote name='sblymnlcrymnl']I skip over the parts about STDs though. :lol:[/quote]
'Cause you'd know alllll about them. :D
 
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