Feed reader that allows you to store content locally and delete it from your storage

2011-05-04 Thread Judith Dinowitz
So I've got a Google Reader feed that I use to cull news. And it would really be great if I could read it offline. I tried Feeddemon ( http://www.feeddemon.com/), I find that it doesn't let me delete pieces of the feed once I've read the news articles. I don't want to mark them as read. I want to

Re: maybe the dumbest form spam ive ever seen

2011-05-04 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Looks like a bot type thing that tries to post text through a form to a web page and then searches for the text in Google. If the text posted then the form may be insecure. Or someone's messing with you. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 11:35 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > ello! somebody maybe use google? goog

maybe the dumbest form spam ive ever seen

2011-05-04 Thread Ras Tafari
Contact form information: Name: Advetaestathy Email: camerondavb...@gmail.com Comments: hello! somebody maybe use google? google i mean, it almost made me laugh. there was ZERO malicious about it. wtf. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfu

Re: programming in the dark

2011-05-04 Thread Justin Scott
> What do you think and what do you use? For light level, I prefer to have a low-level light on in the room, but with the light source somewhere behind me so it's not directly in my field of vision, and also in a location where it doesn't put glare on the monitor. I used to program in the dark,

Re: programming in the dark

2011-05-04 Thread Ras Tafari
laptop keyboard. all i code and design on now. life has become far simpler. the mbpro has backlit keyboard, and the trackpad is genius. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:18 PM, Michael Dinowitz wrote: > > I've been thinking about upgrading my equipment. My current keyboard has no > letters and my mouse

RE: programming in the dark

2011-05-04 Thread Eric Roberts
I bought the MS gaming keyboard . The backlight highlights the edges of the keys and the letter light up...you can also adjust the brightness of it. I got it because I used to have my computer in the bedroom and the wife would bitch about the light being on during late night WoW sessions ;-) I

programming in the dark

2011-05-04 Thread Michael Dinowitz
I've been thinking about upgrading my equipment. My current keyboard has no letters and my mouse is still wired. I'm looking at multi-button (6-9) mice but I have not thought heavily about keyboards. I was thinking something backlit so I can program in the dark (and try to take advantage of the re

Re: Who mourns for Bin Laden - a perspective

2011-05-04 Thread Vivec
Yes. I expected Hamas. The muslim brotherhood thing is worrying, and I didn't expect that. That really sucks. And again I think is the reason that the US and allies preferred to have these dictators that they "knew" rather than any democracies in these countries. On 4 May 2011 18:32, Michael D

Who mourns for Bin Laden - a perspective

2011-05-04 Thread Michael Dinowitz
His homeland (Saudi Arabia) has repudiated him. His foes (America) hunted him down. So who mourns for Bin Laden? The Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas. One group who is contesting 50% of the Egyptian parliament and another group who has just 'rejoined' with their (so called) more moderate Palestinian

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > > My vow shall be to pay the national debt, to prevent a monied aristocracy > from growing up around our administration that must bend to its views, and > ultimately destroy the liberty of our country. - Andrew Jackson > > WOW, that's a gre

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread G Money
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:39 PM, William Bowen wrote: > > Greetings and salutations. Welcome to the San Angeles Emergency Line. > If you would like an automated response, please press '1' now. > > -- Demolition Man... > That's actually a great movie ~

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread William Bowen
Greetings and salutations. Welcome to the San Angeles Emergency Line. If you would like an automated response, please press '1' now. -- Demolition Man... On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 11:53 AM, G Money wrote: > > Ridiculously long voice mail instructions after the message. > > "At the tone, you can le

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Personally, I think there is great value in just having a warm body answer the phone and direct the calls as needed, . . ." I think we all can agree with that. Alas, from the business end, the automated system doesn't require insurance, retirement, sick days, cigarette breaks, maternity leave,

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread Ras Tafari
a golf course, and a batty really :) On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > >> >> i just shout in my phone, mostly immediately one simple word "human" >> >> it works most times :) >> >> > You want automation or someone in a c

RE: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread Eric Roberts
Press it multiple times in rapid succession and that usually works on getting you to a human ;-0 I had the same issue with BoA when I was with them a few years ago. -Original Message- From: Chris Stoner [mailto:csto...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 02:17 PM To: cf-community S

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread Sam
Funny side note, when they tell you they're recording it and then put you on hold they keep recording. . On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > >> >> i just shout in my phone, mostly immediately one simple word "human" >> >

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > i just shout in my phone, mostly immediately one simple word "human" > > it works most times :) > > You want automation or someone in a call center in India? ~| Order the A

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread Justin Scott
> I hate the phone trees at customer support like that. A small company that I worked for (12 employees) had an automated menu similar to that. You could enter someone's extension and it would call them directly, but instead of going directly to that person's voice mail they wanted an "applicati

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread Ras Tafari
i just shout in my phone, mostly immediately one simple word "human" it works most times :) On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Chris Stoner wrote: > > Even worse, when you try to short circuit the cycle by pressing the industry > standard "0" for operator and the system understands your request bu

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread Chris Stoner
Even worse, when you try to short circuit the cycle by pressing the industry standard "0" for operator and the system understands your request but refuses to let you do it. I had this issue with Bank of America the other day, I was furious by the time I made it through: Stupid Multiple Choice Q

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread Ras Tafari
+420 On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:06 PM, G Money wrote: > > No doubt. > > Pre-internet, I could maybe see the use for automated information retrieval > systems via the phone. But in this day and age, no one is going to make a > phone call just to get their account balance.if i'm calling on the >

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread G Money
No doubt. Pre-internet, I could maybe see the use for automated information retrieval systems via the phone. But in this day and age, no one is going to make a phone call just to get their account balance.if i'm calling on the phone, it's because I need to talk to someone. Period. On Wed, Ma

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread Cameron Childress
I hate the phone trees at customer support like that. Companies figure since they aren't paying a human to talk on the phone they can make the messages as long as they want Robot: Did you call for this reason? No. Did you call for another reason? No. Read you account number into the phone.

Re: Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread Ray Champagne
Hell yes. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 1:53 PM, G Money wrote: > > Ridiculously long voice mail instructions after the message. > > "At the tone, you can leave a message or press *6 for more options. If > you'd > like to leave a call back number, press *35, then 8, then 123. Blah, blah > blah" >

Latest pet peeve

2011-05-04 Thread G Money
Ridiculously long voice mail instructions after the message. "At the tone, you can leave a message or press *6 for more options. If you'd like to leave a call back number, press *35, then 8, then 123. Blah, blah blah" I just want to leave a f***ing message! Shut the hell up and give me t

Re: Gas and Election Season

2011-05-04 Thread Cameron Childress
Welcome to the start of the 2012 election gas price increase / decrease cycle. Should go back down right before the elections... On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 8:07 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > Is it just me?  Or does anyone else remember gas prices dropping last > presidential election season also?

National Star Wars day!

2011-05-04 Thread PT
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Re: New Music Tuesday

2011-05-04 Thread Judah McAuley
I'm a fan of pretty much all the Beastie's work but while I do love License to Ill, I'd have to go with Check Your Head and Paul's Boutique as my favorites. I do like the new album, listened to it a couple times streaming, will probably have to pick it up. I've always despised 311. Judah On Wed

Re: New Music Tuesday

2011-05-04 Thread G Money
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > whats your take on the new beasties stuff? im a "Since 1984" beasties > fan, BUT, idk, my > fav album these days is "the in sound from way out" im kinda over > their vocals (on wax, cd, etc) > however, i LOVE them live. LOVE. > I dug both "

Re: New Music Tuesday

2011-05-04 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > whats your take on the new beasties stuff? im a "Since 1984" beasties > fan, BUT, idk, my > fav album these days is "the in sound from way out" im kinda over > their vocals (on wax, cd, etc) > however, i LOVE them live. LOVE. > > Haven't he

Re: New Music Tuesday

2011-05-04 Thread Ras Tafari
whats your take on the new beasties stuff? im a "Since 1984" beasties fan, BUT, idk, my fav album these days is "the in sound from way out" im kinda over their vocals (on wax, cd, etc) however, i LOVE them live. LOVE. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Wed, May 4, 2011

Re: New Music Tuesday

2011-05-04 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Tony Weeg wrote: > > and wow. I like some of their stuff, and now I'm making a bush pandora > channel :) > > Sent from my iPhone... Don't hate. > > Plus their main singer is still married to Gwen Stefani right? I'd sure like to be him. New Beastie Boys Record i

Re: text-align: centaur;

2011-05-04 Thread Gruss Gott
G Money wrote: > > Yeah, but where's the MIDI background music? > of Rick Astley? ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http

Re: New Music Tuesday

2011-05-04 Thread Tony Weeg
and wow. I like some of their stuff, and now I'm making a bush pandora channel :) Sent from my iPhone... Don't hate. On May 4, 2011, at 9:23 AM, G Money wrote: > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Medic wrote: > >> >> Glycerine was one of the most influential songs of our time. >> *bwh

Re: New Music Tuesday

2011-05-04 Thread G Money
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Medic wrote: > > Glycerine was one of the most influential songs of our time. > *bwhahahaha* Damn, just couldn't keep a straight face. > I hated that song with a burning passion normally reserved only for songs by Oasis. Just thinking about it right now makes

Re: text-align: centaur;

2011-05-04 Thread G Money
Yeah, but where's the MIDI background music? On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Ah, ASCII Art. The peak of 20th Century technology. > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Judah McAuley > wrote: > > > > http://textaligncentaur.com/ > > > > That is all. > > > > Judah > >

Re: Harper: Majority win turns page on uncertainties

2011-05-04 Thread Vivec
Horrific. This is Canada's corporatist government. They wanted to crush Net Neutrality, and rule against several other initiatives and were only stopped by the fact that they did NOT have a majority and the Canadian people protested. Now they aren't going to care. They outspent all other politic

Re: New Music Tuesday

2011-05-04 Thread Medic
Glycerine was one of the most influential songs of our time. *bwhahahaha* Damn, just couldn't keep a straight face. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 1:30 AM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > > > bush sucks! hahahaha > > I was listening to Bush earlier an

Re: New Music Tuesday

2011-05-04 Thread Tony Weeg
:) Sent from my iPhone... Don't hate. On May 4, 2011, at 1:30 AM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: >> >> bush sucks! hahahaha > > I was listening to Bush earlier and have to agree. Fucking pansy ass Brits :) > > Cheers, > Judah > >

Re: Interesting how little chatter there is on UBL

2011-05-04 Thread Robert Munn
It was all kind of anti-climactic, really. I mean, the biggest attack his group carried out was ten years ago. Despite living in a posh area for the last several years, Bin Laden seemed to have confined himself, prison-style, in this compound. Maybe the Pakistanis had him under unofficial house a

Re: [politics] Chairwoman of democratic committee

2011-05-04 Thread Robert Munn
if you say so ... On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "I believe he is playing rope-a-dope with the Republican field." > > Yeah, but that's an easy target. > > He can't play rope-a-dope with $4.00/gallon and rising gas prices. > ~~~