I think the idea is that you don't pay the money back to your relative until after the sale has closed...
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 12:38 PM on July 21, 2008

BillMonk?

Great app & site however have been having some problems with getting to it recently...
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 4:25 AM on June 24, 2008

Yup, I use the two user account approach and it works great.

Don't think there's any reason you can't sync your .mac across both accounts...
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 3:54 PM on June 11, 2008

Perhaps you should post the specs of the system you're going to buy.

There is still a lot of "Vista Bad, XP good" going on, and while not baseless, it's not nearly as bad as it used to be with the advent of Vista SP1.

I run Vista 64 SP1 on my built from scratch gaming rig and have had absolutely no problems whatsoeverIf you are interested in games, Vista will be the future as it's the only OS to support DirectX 10. Drivers are mature... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 1:53 PM on June 8, 2008

Find a Linux/Unix/Mac box and:

dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/yourdevice bs=128k

Where yourdevice is the device name of the SD card (try running the mount command to find it)
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 1:58 PM on May 26, 2008

God, Hot Shots 1&2 are full of them if I understand you correctly...

Topper Harley: I could never find time for love. It's too heavy. It's an anchor that drowns a man. Besides, I got the sky, the smell of jet exhaust, my bike.
Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson: Ahh, a loner...
Topper Harley: No. I own it.

Sheesh. Check out the quotes page.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 6:13 PM on April 19, 2008

And call me simplistic, but I would call just call it a pun...
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 6:17 PM on April 19, 2008

Also, I should mention I have a 1tb+ NAS with a bunch of free space. I can set up a NFS or Samba share on there to use with this if needed...
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 9:24 PM on April 7, 2008

Well, I've found pfSense which looks like it may fit the bill - and run on my WRAP! Cool.

However, I can't find any confirmation on UPnP support but there's a lot of noise about it, mostly outdated mailing list/forum discussions. Also, no clue about it's performance on the WRAP even though it's forked from m0n0wall.

Anybody had any experience with pfSense? Specifically on an embedded platform?
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 6:13 PM on March 30, 2008

Hi All, thanks for the replies.

Firstly, doowod, thanks for the suggestion but I'm in New Zealand and unfortunately I can't seem to source that Buffalo unit anywhere, although that looks like a great little box...

I did look into the WRT54G(L) but I already have a few 802.11G access points - it might just be best to ditch my Wireless N requirements (and my Belkin) until it is ratified and some stable products come out supporting it but for now... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 1:49 PM on March 31, 2008

Hi All,

Just an update - had some problems with pfSense + WRAP, it seems the router/firewall was too strict, or the UPnP was faulty and it caused problems with multiple gaming consoles. Will have to find another use for that little thing :)

I did have a good look around for that Buffalo unit you mentioned doowod but I couldn't find it anywhere in NZ or Australia...

Instead, I got my grubby mitts on a WRT54GL and installed... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 7:25 PM on April 7, 2008 marked best answer

Yes, PSN downloads work fine on the M33 firmware. The PC downloading software sucks, but they said that they are releasing a web store shortly similar to the PS3 one.

M33 firmwares can now automatically update themselves using the Network Update app, and you can install stock Sony firmware any time you want.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 1:52 PM on February 27, 2008

Just announced at GDC (Game Developers Conference): Quake Live.

Not to mention, all the Quake games run natively on Intel Mac (Windows & Linux too) because id software open source their game engines. Not sure if anybody still plays it online these days but maybe Quake Live will start up some more interest...

Also, Unreal Tournament 3 runs on Mac I believe - maybe worth a look. It's brand new, looks fantastic, it's not quake but with that... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 8:06 PM on February 21, 2008 marked best answer

Oooh, look, sign up for the Quake Live beta! :)
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 8:10 PM on February 21, 2008

idb has it.

Manipulating the address bar is meat & drink to Javascript, seems apt to have it as a simple bookmarklet instead of a full mozilla plugin
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 11:20 AM on February 17, 2008

If that wordpress plugin doesn't work out for you, you might have to create your own rules using ModRewrite. Make sure your host supports Modrewrite and your .htaccess is enabled.

Note: there are probably already rules enabled to allow the clean urls provided by wordpress in the first place, you might just have to add some new ones.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 4:25 PM on February 13, 2008

Delmoi has it :)

I'm fairly certain it's a Metafilter-specific jobbie. I had never heard it until that day...
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 2:30 AM on February 5, 2008

Whoops, Sorry mumkin - you've got the right one up there :) Sorry I missed it on the preview!
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 2:36 AM on February 5, 2008

Unfortunately both those links are a:followed for me, twiggy. When I looked at them I didn't find information enough to help me but I figured that the posts were over 4 years old and perhaps something had come along by then... Cheers mate.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 12:49 AM on February 4, 2008

AmbroseChapel: It's a map and a bunch of check boxes. The checkboxes show/hide semi-transparent "layers" on top of the map. Both the map and the layers exist as PNG files with alpha channels.

This is fine. It works and it's fast. I can hide/show layers with the tickboxes.

The client has just asked for a way to export a file from it, with the selected layers, to give to clients and I'm stuck... Just wondering if anyone had invented this... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 1:00 AM on February 4, 2008

Has she been standing up for a long time? Some times that happens... I'm not sure what it's called or why it happens - burst capillaries or something...
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 4:13 PM on January 23, 2008

If you want the N95 - you definitely want the American version. The other versions (vanilla, 8gb) do not function on America's 3G HSDPA frequency which keeps you at 2G/EDGE... severely limiting the usefulness of all those flashy multimedia features!

I had the option of getting an N95, price wasn't really an issue as it was being paid for by my company. However, I ended up getting an E65 - less flashy but a lot nicer looking, lighter, smaller and fits my needs fine... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 12:40 PM on December 20, 2007 marked best answer

Amazing - my ex-gf had that same model car... she actually blew up two engines before they found the problem - the carburretor.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 12:31 AM on December 19, 2007

quadog: If I said "liquorice" that wouldn't be the half of it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 3:55 PM on December 12, 2007

Is it an Air Curtain? Is there a big jet of air blowing down as you come in the store (we don not have the pleasure of official Apple stores in NZ unfortunately!
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 12:25 PM on December 6, 2007

Yeah those things you can just yank out of the wall. Maybe use a timer?
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 11:44 AM on December 5, 2007

I have a Tissot PR50 Titanium. Very hardy, fantastic workmanship and looks classy too! Linky
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 11:38 PM on November 25, 2007 marked best answer

Have you tried this:

# my_cmd_that_fails; RET_VAL=$? | postprocessor_that_succeds; echo $RET_VAL

You can then access $RETURN within that command. If you need to access it later use the export command:

# my_cmd_that_fails; export RET_VAL=$? | postprocessor_that_succeeds
# echo $RET_VAL
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 3:40 PM on November 24, 2007

Typo, I mean "You can then access $RET_VAL within that command..."
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 3:40 PM on November 24, 2007

"Pound it" means to bump your fists together, like a handshake.

That said, I don't understand what in gods green earth you're going on about.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 6:44 PM on November 14, 2007

Time machine only works on HFS+ formatted partitions unfortunately.

I also haven't seen a FireWire 2.5" enclosure - perhaps it has to do with the power required to run the drive that only USB provides?

I think the biggest size 2.5" drive you're likely to find within the realm of affordability is ~250gb.

So, if you split that in half for a 125gb partition for Time Machine and a 125gb FAT formatted for sharing... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 2:56 PM on November 4, 2007

How about the HTC S730?

Has everything on your list except GPS.

Has got a slide-out qwerty keyboard, HSDPA (not sure how useful that is on T-Mob...), WiFi, 2megapixel camera. Based on WM6 with some custom HTC interface (home screen) on it. Decent processor so shouldn't be too laggy either.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 8:51 PM on October 29, 2007

Hi Oktober,

I believe that the N75 may come with the S60 "Active Standby" feature enabled by default. That allows you to have an upcoming calander/mail view and 5 icons along the top in a row which you can navigate with the direction pad and launch with the center button.

To enable the feature you're looking for you need to DISABLE "Active Standby". Try looking in: Menu -> Tools -> Settings -> Phone -> Standby Mode... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 3:29 PM on October 29, 2007

Perhaps you chose the option to "Archive and Install" which means your entire previous system is holed up in a directory somewhere on the file system.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 10:52 PM on October 27, 2007

Namely, have a look in:

/Previous Systems/Previous System 1

And poke around in the Users directory in there to see if you can see anything familiar.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 10:55 PM on October 27, 2007

Babies arm holding an apple
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 2:02 PM on October 23, 2007

I would hold off from installing it right away - I sometimes hear rumbling from the Mac software community that some apps may experience problems under the new Leopard until they're updated.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 4:19 PM on October 16, 2007

If you're testing, do NOT change the MX record or the destination (if it's a CNAME) for your domain until you're ready to switch. You will have problems with your mail if you do that.

Have a look at this page: How can I test the email service before changing my MX records?. And furthermore 5-step Test & Switch Guide. Hope those links work, but good luck and post back if you have any other problems!... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 9:03 PM on October 13, 2007

Also, if you're adding a CNAME record to point to ghs.google.com that is only for adding aliases in your own domain to point to the different services. e.g. docs.domain.com, calendar.domain.com, docs.domain.com etc... So it's for making mail.domain.com take the user to the gmail mail interface for your domain.

This does not affect mail handling, the MX records are for that but just make sure you don't CNAME the target for the MX or you might have trouble.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 9:08 PM on October 13, 2007

P.S. you were nowhere near the end of the game :)
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 5:48 PM on October 4, 2007

Although the email is a hoax, maybe you should go down to the pound and rescue another one yourself?
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 1:57 PM on October 3, 2007

"Oooh.... yeah... That whole crazy thing..." then change the subject.

And don't worry, the whole "did you get them from cutting yourself" thing is the in-thing to joke thanks to the emo-bashing that is so hot right now.

In any case it's not really any of their business so lie, tell the truth, make up a giant story about how you got them from hunting down nosey people who don't mind their own P's & Q's.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 7:05 PM on September 29, 2007

I think the "states" are supposed to represent your options in their entirity - perhaps thinking of it that way may help.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 7:41 PM on September 25, 2007

If it was an electric mower - yes.

Seriously though - two stroke?
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 10:14 PM on September 23, 2007

Rinsing your hands with water while rubbing them on stainless steel (try your sink) will remove stinky garlic smell. Some stores even sell a little soap-bar sized stainless steel "nugget" you can use to wash your hands.

I was skeptical at first but it works!
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 6:45 PM on September 4, 2007

The Straight Dope says it works but admits it's probably a secret of the universe...

maven beat me :(
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 6:48 PM on September 4, 2007

Roofie Colada?
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 5:56 PM on August 31, 2007

Have you tried this?
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 9:57 PM on August 26, 2007

flabdablet - I believe that only the xbox elites & some other recent models have HDMI (sneakin: another digital connection). The sneakin may be able to get is component but you can cram that into a normal VGA connection if needed.
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 8:55 PM on August 23, 2007

"Pissed as a fart"
"Built like a brick shit-house" (used to describe rugby players)
Ri-cock-ulous (instead of ri-dic-ulous of course)

Although I come from potty mouth NZ :D
posted to Ask Metafilter by puddpunk at 8:20 PM on August 21, 2007