My username absolves me of responsibilities.
posted to MetaTalk by disclaimer at 10:36 AM on October 7, 2008

Metafilter: There's always got to be someone who just has to be an asshole about it.

Sorry.
posted to MetaTalk by disclaimer at 1:29 PM on October 1, 2008

I have a Bunn. I love it. It has its drawbacks if you're not familiar with it, as Carialle points out. It keeps the water hot continuously so when you make a pot of coffee and close the lid, it will begin to make the coffee immediately, no boiling first. The grind is important because of how fast the water goes through the grounds - this thing makes a pot of coffee in about 3 minutes.

Anyway, I've had three of em over the course of about 20 years and I can't see ever... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 1:34 PM on September 17, 2008

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posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 6:16 PM on September 15, 2008

Thanks, everyone, for the feedback.

It sounds like the MBP is the way to go, my client has the dough, and I think he's gonna jump.

The reasons for going with a Mac, aside from the ones listed here, are support from both fellow students and Apple (which I understand is pretty good - he's getting Applecare and extended protection), he wants the machine to last a few years (the MBP will, for sure, last a while). He's not so *serious* about gaming... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 11:26 AM on August 23, 2008

Pronoiac: Thank you! I listen to the podcast while driving - makes it hard to follow the links but whatever, people swerve out of the way - and having to constantly having to ramp the volume up while Matt is talking and down while Jessamyn is talking gets a little hectic sometimes.
Especially when I'm eating a hamburger.
posted to MetaTalk by disclaimer at 7:05 AM on August 9, 2008

Add-in RAID controllers have a BIOS of their own that you can use. On most controllers, you get the option to press "CTRL-A" for RAID configuration during system boot. In that software, there's usually a list of physical disks with serial numbers, if one fails, look for the serial number on a barcode or label on the physical disk to know which one died.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 4:01 PM on July 28, 2008

...and hardware RAID isn't usually seen by the OS, so the Disk Management snap in isn't "aware" of the RAID array's physical disk configuration.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 4:02 PM on July 28, 2008

Yeah, toxic, I didn't go far enough there. Dell server RAID cards have an audible alarm that will annoy you to death if a RAID array is degraded for any reason. And you use the server administrator software to manage RAID within windows.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 3:45 AM on July 29, 2008

I like to use the guy in front of me as a speedometer. It's a lot easier than actually driving.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 2:19 PM on July 23, 2008

Also, do a search for a file that ends in .nk2. Copy that out and save it, and put it back in the same location after the reinstall. It's all the addresses you're typing in the address bar that aren't in your contacts.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 4:19 AM on July 23, 2008

This works pretty good, I've heard.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 2:29 PM on July 22, 2008

A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter Miller
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 8:57 AM on July 18, 2008

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posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 4:18 AM on July 14, 2008

Patton Oswalt is a homophobic asshole who doesn't deserve my time.

Flagged. Pointlessly, but there's my vote.
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 9:28 AM on July 10, 2008

Fuck you LH, you have no business coming at me like that.

I've seen Patton Oswalt live, and I walked out after the third time he said the word "fag".

Can I back it up online? No. Do I have personal experience with it? Yes. Now deal with it.
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 3:51 PM on July 10, 2008

Wow, you people take this shit (and me) way, way too seriously. I think your favorite entertainer sucks because he insulted the audience, and I'm an asshole, rude, short tempered and jumping to conclusions. Y'all need a skin.
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 2:56 AM on July 11, 2008

I wasn't trying to thread shit and I am no troll, check my history. I made a throwaway comment about the guy and I stand by it, everyone disagrees, okay, enough said. This is so not worth energy or time to discuss. It happened a while ago, maybe he's changed his tune, maybe he was drunk, whatever. It's totally irrelevant in any case.
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 8:45 AM on July 11, 2008

Well, I guess that's it, then. I lose the internet game. You win! Yay! Should I flame out now, or wait a while?
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 3:35 PM on July 11, 2008

I smoked a lot of pot in high school, and I failed miserably. Because I was stoned most of the time, I never paid attention in class, never did my homework, and never participated in anything else either. It was a lot more fun to be wasted and fuck the rest. My grade point hovered between 1.0 and 1.5 consistently. The only thing that saved my diploma was sucking it up and attending a vocational school that fulfilled most of the credits I was missing.

I'm one of the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 5:03 AM on July 9, 2008

I'm right there with CrayDrygu. That's all good advice.

I just put together essentially the same system you've specified, the same gigabyte mainboard, etc. - I have different memory, a stronger video board, and two hard drives, but the process and the basics are the same. I'm using it right now, fresh built yesterday. Crysis is fun. :)

I will say:
- Unless you intend to really rock out the gaming/overclocking, you don't need a third... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 1:21 PM on July 6, 2008

On your SBS2k3 server:
Open Administrative Tools. Click on Terminal Services Configuration. Now click on the RDP connection entry in the right pane, and right-click. Select Properties. Select the Client Settings tab. Make sure the check mark for "Limit Maximum Color Depth" is checked and select 16 Bit.

Now close the terminal server session, and restart RDP without connecting to the server. Click the Options button, then click Display. Set it for... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 7:32 PM on June 23, 2008

Then I think you're fighting a losing battle and I suggest you remote into a workstation machine on the network rather than the server itself (which is a much, much safer practice anyway). FF3 relies very heavily on the csrss.exe process which renders the GUI. That process is very different between the XP/2003 codebase than in a Win2k codebase.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 4:25 AM on June 24, 2008

Thanks everyone, if I used your tip in my article, you got a best answer.

The "run scans/get antivirus protection/antispyware/run backups" answers are all very good ideas and will probably make it into a future article...

Thanks everyone!
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 3:32 PM on June 17, 2008

A shot in the dark: Is the share a subfolder of another share, or on the root of the drive? I have seen issues where Windows shares that are a subfolder of another share fail.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 5:27 PM on June 15, 2008

I have been actively pursuing dual citizenship in Ireland. I'm not sure who to bribe, but I'm pretty sure I'll move to Ireland or Europe in the next ten years or so.
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 8:11 AM on June 11, 2008

I am your discl....

never mind.
posted to MetaTalk by disclaimer at 2:58 PM on June 4, 2008

the little rollers get flat spots and they get stuck
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 5:44 PM on June 3, 2008

the time has come to begin wearing the Nixon mask everywhere, hasn't it?
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 6:24 AM on June 1, 2008

I like Lighthouse of Oakland County. Ten years or so ago I donated some old coats to Lighthouse on a cold day. The next day, I was driving downtown and saw someone wearing a very distinctive old coat. It looked better on him than it ever did on me. :)
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 3:33 PM on May 31, 2008

What?
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 6:24 PM on May 28, 2008

Art Van is having a Memorial Day sale. Where's my flag?
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 3:36 PM on May 25, 2008

Please don't try to remove the domain. You'll create more problems and end up calling the IT guys back in. There is no magic button, but there are things you can do to reduce complication.

First, and I stress this strongly: If there is one area where IT companies fail utterly it's teaching users how to get the most out of SBS. It really can be a great resource for even very small organizations. I train customers mercilessly, to the point of annoying... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 3:25 PM on May 25, 2008 marked best answer

Having said all that, you might want to go look at ">Techsoup, see if you can get a copy of Windows 2003 standard for cheap (depends on your church tax status but I think the admin fee for a 5 user version is about 50 bucks), and blow away SBS and reinstall Windows 2003 Standard.

Otherwise, go right ahead and use Windows XP, but you HAVE to use Professional in order to get file sharing to work right.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 3:31 PM on May 25, 2008

I just did it. I'm on Verizon. It took 8.2 seconds. Only some carriers support MMS,for example Sprint doesn't support it, it's a "server issue".


I opened messaging, selected MMS, switched to the Inbox folder, clicked New, put my own phone number in it, put a subject in, took a crappy picture of my desk, and clicked "Send".

You may find this forum post helpful. It appears that if you use a separate email address,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 2:48 PM on May 24, 2008

Wow, the timing is good on this.
Look at this search page from the Lotus Sandbox.

I needed a tool to export Notes contacts, and this is the page that was the most helpful (I ended up not having to do this.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 8:35 AM on May 21, 2008

They forgot the OSx Finder app, which sucks whale testicle.

Also, I agree with every single entry on their list.
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 5:02 AM on May 21, 2008

Yeah, I'll pass.
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 2:30 PM on May 19, 2008

I downloaded it onto my PC, started it up, took a good look around, and I pronounce it "pretty cool". And I didn't have to have a Mac to do it!
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 8:53 PM on May 12, 2008

Youtube comments are embarrassing.
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 12:50 PM on May 1, 2008

I don't have a thousand comments yet either. THIS IS IRRELEVANT TO MY INTERESTS.
posted to MetaTalk by disclaimer at 3:22 PM on April 30, 2008

I'd try a different cable. "Media disconnected" means there is no voltage on the cable, meaning it's probably the culprit.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 5:21 AM on April 20, 2008

Re: getting a light from the network card: If there is no light at the computer network jack, try looking for a light at the router end - if your connected to port 1 on the router, if the computer network card is working, the light for port 1 should be lit.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 9:39 AM on April 20, 2008 marked best answer

... and to follow on - if a network card is shorting out or causing a lot of traffic issues, it could very well disrupt network operation - especially if it's not well made.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 9:40 AM on April 20, 2008 marked best answer

One of the hardest things to get used to, upon sobering up, is realizing that not having a drink in hand is a normal condition for people, and not the other way around. When you begin to realize that not every occasion deserves a drink or a drug, the possibilities start to surface.

We have an Alano club near my house - it's a sober club. They act as sort of a coffeehouse/substitute bar for people - pool tables, cards, meetings, sports on TV - so a general hangout. That's... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 6:59 PM on April 13, 2008

I'm with AV that's its pragmatist, however I don't shop at Costco because they treat you like a thief and anywhere I can, I just keep walking. When I handed them the money, the stuff became mine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 5:55 AM on April 13, 2008

Why can't you plug the NAS ethernet into the wifi router? Unless there are no ports for it, that would be the proper method to use. In other words, the NAS should be publishing its shares on its own, there's no need to publish them through the mini. Since the wifi router should be using the same ethernet segment on both the wired and wifi ports, the NAS should be discoverable from both Macs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 4:55 AM on April 10, 2008

If you don't like a textbook that's being used by schools, write your own damn textbook and convince your school board to use it. That's called "representative government," people.

Local school boards have some control over some textbooks in some classes.
Most school boards follow state policy as a matter of course (there are always exceptions, though). And those state boards follow the recommendation of textbook review boards.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 4:30 PM on April 7, 2008

How have we allowed tyranny to take over our nation?

Apathy? A news media that's interested in keeping our 3.2 second long attention span keenly focused on "ZOMG amissingwhitegirl ZOMG" because that sells airtime by keeping our myopic eyeballs stuck to the screen while Airwick sells us automatic scent dispensers?

I don't think George Bush or Dick Cheney are at fault. I blame us, the American people, for electing... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 3:24 PM on April 2, 2008

And I thought that was a pretty good TAL.
posted to MetaFilter by disclaimer at 3:25 PM on April 2, 2008