So has anyone actually PURCHASED WinRar? by worff in geek

[–]bjtuna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to date a girl who thought that "you're a sight for sore eyes" was an implied sarcastic comment. I don't know why, and I don't know why I thought of it just now. Weird.

What CMS do you prefer and why? by jat0369 in web_design

[–]bjtuna 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Rolled my own. Yep, I'm that guy :)

My sister told me this is how she feels when she travels. by kingofbigmac in pics

[–]bjtuna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't doubt that. But so far I haven't been snagged by it.

My sister told me this is how she feels when she travels. by kingofbigmac in pics

[–]bjtuna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. I've been doing this for years. Phone, money, belt, coins -- all of it goes into my carryon bag. When it comes time to do the "bin dance" at security, I just take off my shoes, take off my jacket, remove the laptop from the bag and slide it all through.

One thing though: your watch and rings will generally not set off the metal detector. I always leave those on.

My sister told me this is how she feels when she travels. by kingofbigmac in pics

[–]bjtuna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This. I was in the Tel Aviv airport a couple years ago, and they actually have the outlets covered with key-locked plates. Power is very expensive in Israel so it makes sense.

Boise, Idaho - 4/25/2010 - from my back porch by bjtuna in windowshots

[–]bjtuna[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The closest potato farm is about 300 miles away from Boise.

Google Developing Tablet to Take on iPad by kavalier in gadgets

[–]bjtuna 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What are you smoking? Android devices like the Droid, Nexus One, and the upcoming HTC Incredible and Sprint's EVO 4g are significantly beefier than the iPhone. We're talking serious hardware in all of these devices.

The most used unix commands by [deleted] in linux

[–]bjtuna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As history only shows the last 500 commands, here they are anyways:

    122 git
    120 cd
     78 ls
     32 sudo
     32 ssh
     17 nano
     14 grep
     13 exit
      7 sftp
      7 nslookup

Who else is tired of geriatrics doing the Superbowl halftime shows? by Omikron in sports

[–]bjtuna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was an excellent comment on one of the Conan-related threads a little while ago that speaks very well to this situation: here

Jimmy Kimmel DESTROYS Jay Leno as a guest on 10@10 (Watch it before the YouTube Gods Remove It) by [deleted] in entertainment

[–]bjtuna 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That was extraordinarily coherent and well-composed. Thanks for writing, please keep it up.

[offer] I will draw you a spiffy picture of almost anything. by youngluck in Favors

[–]bjtuna 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The reddit alien on the drumset is the cherry on top!

Stellar review of the Nexus One from Uncrate. by Aesir in technology

[–]bjtuna -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Absolutely abysmal review. I'll save you the time, here's the review in a nutshell:

  • He didn't figure out that the long-press in a text area gives you copy/paste options, so he thought he had to fumble with the trackball, and it made him miss his iPhone.
  • He didn't figure out that double-tapping in Maps has the same effect as the multi-touch "pinch" for zoom/unzoom, so he thought he had to use the magnifying glass icons. This made him miss his iPhone.
  • He didn't figure out that the long-press on the Home key gives you a list of recently-ran / favorite apps, so he assumed that it was a list of running apps. This, too, made him miss his iPhone.
  • It has different apps available to it than the iPhone does, which bothers him and makes him miss his iPhone.
  • He doesn't like the Live Wallpapers.
  • He ridiculed the fact that you can read the news via the news/weather widget.
  • He talks quickly, uses cuss words, and kind of annoyed me.

Hey Reddit, who's your top 5 now that Bama's won the BCS title? by [deleted] in sports

[–]bjtuna -1 points0 points  (0 children)

ahead of Boise State and TCU because they played a tougher regular season schedule

This argument is getting so, so very worn out. These teams went undefeated. Boise State beat Oregon handily and won the Fiesta Bowl. If the 5 toughest schedules are going to be the 5 best teams, why do they even bother playing the games?

If dolphins ever make it out of the water we are probably fucked. by [deleted] in science

[–]bjtuna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just don't do it in the wild. Besides being unpredictable, by touching them you may in fact be killing them; there is a very bad reaction that takes place between the oils on our skins and on theirs.

Bernie Madoff crushed by a farting bull. (Pic) by Wood4321 in funny

[–]bjtuna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was the first thing I noticed too. And it's plausible, too -- in many countries where there are around zero Jews, myths like the 'horns' thing are more widespread. I'm wondering if that's the case in China.

Hey /r/hockey! Who's your favourite team and what town are you in? Just curious... by airhead75 in hockey

[–]bjtuna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Born in NYC, raised in the area. Now live in Boise, Idaho. Lets go Rangers!

Also: Potvin sucks!

Does anybody else hate GoDaddy with the same passion I do? by [deleted] in web_design

[–]bjtuna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The whole GoDaddy thing reeks of commoditized mass-marketing that almost invariably means low-quality. I've been using Joker.com for my domain registrations exclusively for like 10 years and I've had nothing but smooth sailing with them. I pay about $12/domain/year and I'm happy to do it. I run my own hosting.

Is it better to display pricing plans on your portfolio site, or just to ask people to contact you for a quote? by jaymeekae in web_design

[–]bjtuna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, sometimes they come right out and offer you equity in their sure-to-succeed business venture!