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  1. Randomness

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    I'm both horrified and laughing.

    That was my reaction.

    I just realized, we are never going to see the 4th annual Main Page Award's, are we? And if we do it for this year, it can't be annual anymore.

  2. The minor annoyances thread

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    If his job is that he's an IT guy and most things aren't "easy" to him, then he sucks at his job.

    Being inconvenienced by the request to do what you're paid for isn't an excuse.

    Well there's "go get new batteries stupid", or "Main Server crashed, need to reinstall server 2003". Both are easy, but the second took alot more time (In my case at least).

  3. The minor annoyances thread

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    On a related note, university tech guys are surly and pedantic.

    Yes! Last week one of the IT guys came into my lab to look at something, and he fixed it pretty quickly. So I thanked him. To that, he rolled his eyes and said, "You're lucky it was an easy fix!" And without another word he stormed out.

    Had this been the first time he treated me and my staff this poorly, I might have blown it off, but every single time he's in here he acts like we're bothering him.

    Not trying to justify his rudeness, but it is annoying to be called in for things we think are easy.IT Guys can be ass holes sometimes. What was he doing?

  4. The minor annoyances thread

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    So, stupidity reveals that you shouldn't turn your headphones up to max to hear on an airplane, otherwise they end up blowing out later. And you'll have to buy new ones...

    ...I do that every other day. My earphones have never blown out.

    My Macbook doesn't like wiggling headphones sometimes, and chooses to use the speakers instead. Do you have this problem? The only pair that this doesn't happen with is my original iPod earbuds.

  5. Randomness

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    New Windows Messenger is shit.

    Oh, the Apple Fanboy hates something made by Microsoft. In other news, the sun rose in the East and I'm a bit drunk.

    Before I switched to Mac this summer, and discovered AIM a few years ago, I would occasionally use Windows Messenger because it could support multiple IM accounts. It was a horrible chat messenger.

  16. Randomness

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    So. After doing a quick bit of research, it turns out that the DS and the PSP are in the same price range over here and are both region free.

    Anyone have input if I should go for one over the other? I'm leaning towards the DS, BUT the PSP does have Birth by Sleep and Dissidia...

    The DS has some really sick games out, and coming out. Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart, Both Zelda Games, Metroid, Kirby and COD, are the games that keep me to my DS.

  18. Randomness

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    I have developed the unhealthy habit of needing a episode of WFP to help me fall asleep. With out listening to a podcast, My mind drifts to depressing thoughts about my life, and I need something to keep my mind happy.

  19. The Rate My Space Thread

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    I'm thinking the thread needs to be bumped. What should it be confined to spaces? Why not just your computer desk/set ups? I recently got a new desktop monitor, and my set up looks pretty boss. I'll post pics when I get my camera charged.

  24. The Post Your Desktop Thread

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    My Mac desktop:

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    I took the picture on a rainy day earlier this year, and this manipulated the the bluriness of the photo (Added, not subtracted) Believe it or not, that colour is natural.

    My VMWare Fusion desktop:

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    I never felt the need to change the background.