I do not like to see chubby girls in some outfits. I won't detail what outfits or how chubby because it is really not something i think much about. However it is fundamental that you do not limit yourself because of what i think. If you are confortable in whatever clothes you want to wear, i can always look the other way.

You may be chubby now, and you may be thin or whatever later, but the need to stick up for yourself will never go away.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 6:08 PM on July 10, 2008

I live in Spain and i never heard this expression used, or a similar one. If you want to use something more local-flavored, the spanish sure have creative curses.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 4:48 AM on June 23, 2008

Second results of googling "linux triple head" tell you to do it with Nvidia cards, as ATI/AMD does not support triple head. A bit more research will tell you that ATI neglected their Linux driver for a long long time and are now far behind in functionality.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 5:56 AM on June 22, 2008

As others have said, stop the pill and witness the magic.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 8:41 AM on June 5, 2008

This article details how to install Ubuntu 8.04 as you want. There are more on that website for different situations, and it has worked for me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 6:57 AM on May 25, 2008

None.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 8:28 AM on April 12, 2008

I work pretty much in what you, chips ahoy, describe. After quite some looking around i chose python and wxWindows. It is simple, stable, complete and pretty. Crossplatform works very well, and python gives you access to a large set of 3rd party modules that can do pretty much everything. wxGlade is a gui builder you can use, mainly at first because later you will probably just do it by hand in the code as it is simpler and faster.

If, like me, you need to do a little... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 5:22 AM on April 1, 2008

This is the man you need for the job.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 5:02 AM on April 1, 2008

I have assembled such a system for my use, and its been working perfectly for the last year and a half or so. I used 4 250gb drives. I had to design it to grow because i did not have all the drives available at the start. I started with 2 drives, configured it to assume 1 missing drive and it gave me 500gb (minus /boot, overhead) of space with no redundancy (1 missing drive). I loaded it up to free the other drives, added a 3rd drive to the raid and it rebuilt itself with redundancy now. Added... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 8:46 AM on March 2, 2008 marked best answer

Can a S3 user answer if the service (and by extension JungleDisk?) still has problems with files between 2gb and 4gb? That such a bug could linger greatly turned me off from S3.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 4:51 AM on February 27, 2008

As others have said, Nvidia is the way to go in your situation. Note you will have a choice of 2 drivers, the "nv" open source driver that does not do 3d and the "nvidia" driver provided by Nvidia that does 3d. I only use the "nvidia" driver, which is good but not perfect (rare X restarts when a 3d app crashes, as i play some alpha/beta games). The "nv" driver may be stable and should have acceptable 2d performance, but i haven't used it.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 5:02 AM on February 25, 2008

Also when you build a new kernel you will have to reinstall the nvidia driver.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 5:05 AM on February 25, 2008

I read books in my phone. It is a simple phone that can run java games, and i use tequilacat's ebook reader which creates a java "game" (a simple text browser) with the book you give it in txt or html format. The screen is small, but i got used to it with no problems. I must have read 20 books in it by now. If you need help finding txt books, email me. I don't know what books you want to read but i can tell you my sources.

I have used a few phones with this... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 5:13 AM on February 24, 2008

Just a note on text size: you can choose your font and size from the fonts in your computer. I load my books with bitstream vera sans in several sizes that i can switch during the reading for comfort. However i am in no way knowledgeable in such matters.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 5:19 AM on February 24, 2008

About internet: Most ISPs (all but one!) have a monthly download limit in the order of 3 or 5 Gb. Oh, how i wish i was joking, i'm even ashamed to remember it. When i lived there, i used the DSL provider Via Networks for they were the only one that didn't have a traffic limit. They also tracked me down after i ended my contract with them to return me money i had paid in excess. I only canceled with them because i moved to another country.

Banks should give you little... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 2:33 PM on January 29, 2008

I keep a few of my woman's favorite candy in my shirt pocket at all times. It works great.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 9:56 AM on January 28, 2008

I use bitflu. While it does not do any of the things you want to automate, it does the one i think will be hardest for you to setup - It will keep sharing your files even if you move them, up to a specified ratio, at which time it will stop the torrent. Naturally, sharing after moving means at times there will be 2 copies of the torrent data on your system, but one will be automatically deleted once it is shared.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 4:41 AM on January 27, 2008

Lucifer's Hammer
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 8:42 AM on January 26, 2008

I was going to say what Steven C. Den Beste said.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 9:03 AM on January 23, 2008

Security is theory. Paranoia is practice.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 3:39 PM on January 9, 2008

My shell of choice is fish.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 2:59 PM on December 25, 2007

I second the recommendation of buying new drives and ddrescue (copy) the old ones over. To start.

Then i would try to assemble the 1Tb array with the 2 good discs (screw the clicking disc). Once that can be brought online, you should add a 3rd to regain redundancy, and let ir rebuild. If all goes well (big IF) you will be back where you started.

At this point, learn Linux RAID. Use the new discs you bought to ddrescue and build a new array. Copy... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 4:38 AM on November 25, 2007

Hardware RAID is for the people that can buy one controller to run it and 10 spares for later. Or very, very lucky people.

A quick look at the previous windows software raid thread shows that a stupid dependency on the system disc prevented the migration of the _undamaged_ raid. And the thread ends with no solution found. So yeah, without going into my indepth opinion over windows "raid", i can tell you that few times is the bad choice so clearly highlighted.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 8:09 AM on September 13, 2007

Put 2 network cards on your computer. Plug one to the network, another to your wireless. Learn to live with proxy software (on the PC) instead of full blown NAT. Make sure the proxy is only visible to the wireless network (and only usable by you) and they won't find you until they search your room.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 6:05 PM on September 1, 2007

Ehem... feel free to throw in more scifi suggestions if herichon doesn't mind a little noise.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 5:29 PM on July 8, 2007

"A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing." - Alan Perlis
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 4:12 AM on June 16, 2007

I've recently found myself looking for the same thing as you. I required it to be cross-platform (win,linux), mature, full-featured and above all easy to use and learn.

I chose python as language and wxpython as a cross-platform gui environment.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 7:05 AM on June 11, 2007

About the IDE, and following on my advice to use python and wxpython, i've found that the best IDE is Wing IDE. There are several free/Free software solutions that didn't satisfy me. The Linux KDE default text editor, Kate, is very good, and together with a couple scripts can have the functionality of most IDE's.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 8:36 AM on June 11, 2007

If we're talking about a master's thesis, i too advise you to first do a backup and then do data recovery on the backup.

The very act of backing up can be quite tricky if your disk is damaged. If your confortable tools fail you, the last hope will probably be dd_rescue. This would be a Linux tool. I'm guessing that if you can't use it yourself, you'll be willing to pay your local Linux dude to help you.

Once you have a backup, there are many... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 6:30 AM on May 18, 2007

I suggest Serious Sam. Its from 2001 so it should run well on your hardware. Its an FPS that i played co-op with 2 friends in a setting similar to yours. A simple game, where the learning is mostly about the best ways to kill each of the many different funny characters you face. Its best feature is a co-op play mode where you all have endless respawn so you can have long play sessions with little or no repetition. I fondly remember a pink bull-like monster that would charge against the players... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 5:42 PM on February 19, 2007 marked best answer

While i have nothing useful to add, i'd like to ask for more information regarding your THC intake method. Specifically, the amounts and processing, and most importantly, the effects as compared to more common methods such as smoking/vaporizing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 3:28 AM on October 21, 2006

Tbola you tempt me greatly! I have eaten cake with THC and am aware of the different cicle it has when compared with smoking. I am a big fan of that but my cooking sucks so your method might just be the thing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CautionToTheWind at 8:46 AM on October 21, 2006