Random Thoughts Part 5: Time to Split Again

[WWGD]

For some strange reason, I have been misspelling words I had never misspelled, like fare instead of fair, etc

 

[fresh_42]

For some strange reason, I have been misspelling words I had never misspelled, like fare instead of fair, etc

Try the following: neighbourhood, behaviour, colour, flavour and realize, formalise, recognise.
If none of the above help start with: Pittsborough, Harrisborough, Rochestershire, Hamptonshire!

 

[Psinter]

If you have a chance, read the book "The Substance of Style", which challenges the belief that style and appearance are necessarily superficial

https://vpostrel.com/substance-of-style

I'll hit it. My style is because I like how it looks on myself. And I care about it (my style) (well, it's an imitation of fictional characters, so it's not really my style).

The original doctors who identified such people called them "moral imbeciles."

Ha!

Well mine Gmail stopped working yesterday and I was told that my Javascript is outdated.

Your what? Wait a minute... javascript? outdated? Are you sure your computer is clean?

It sort of fit (a little on the large side), and I asked the woman, "This is a dollar?" She became alarmed and said, no, the sign referred to the clothes on the tarp on the ground. The jacket, she said, was five dollars. Outraged by this obvious bait-and-switch tactic, I seethed as I peeled a fiver off the wad in my pocket and handed it to her, feeling used that I had to pay five dollars for a $300 jacket when I should have been paying $1 according to advertised prices. Oh well.

No, no. It's 1 dollar and 1 cent. I sure expect the next one.

I haven't seen any hero/heroine wearing a dress.

I will.

 

[Sophia]

Not sure if it was Javascript or something similar.but probably JS. You know, is all the same to me :-) it said it was old version that is not stable and it was automatically blocked for my security.
I use Linux instead of Windows and malware is rare on Linux. It's probably that my security options are too strict. I also use some addons to block potentionally harmful things. Though I thought I found a golden ratio of security and usability for me. I'll have to go to Linux forum and ask for advice.

 

[Psinter]

Not sure if it was Javascript or something similar.but probably JS. You know, is all the same to me :-) it said it was old version that is not stable and it was automatically blocked for my security.

Must have been Flash. And I don't mean the superhero.

I've never seen a message in a browser talking about blocking JavaScript because of versioning unless that browser has a specific add-on to block it and the message comes from the add-on, not the browser.

I use Linux, Windows, Mac, PlayStation... ah wait, that last one is not an operating system.
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Getting owned by a 5 year old: http://themetapicture.com/taking-my-niece-to-the-park/

 

[Silicon Waffle]

...I thought I found a golden ratio of security and usability for me. I'll have to go to Linux forum and ask for advice.

Golden ratio of security in IT ?

 

[Silicon Waffle]

...
Getting owned by a 5 year old: http://themetapicture.com/taking-my-niece-to-the-park/

Good one!

 

[WWGD]

Try the following: neighbourhood, behaviour, colour, flavour and realize, formalise, recognise.
If none of the above help start with: Pittsborough, Harrisborough, Rochestershire, Hamptonshire!

That's the British misspelling :) (waiting for angry reply )

 

[WWGD]

I too have been having flash player crashes, though I don't even know what it is used for.

 

[Borg]

I too have been having flash player crashes, though I don't even know what it is used for.

Mostly for playing Youtube videos and page ads. In Firefox, you can select Tools-> AddOns and set it to "Ask To Activate". That way it won't automatically load for every page that has a Flash ad. That will greatly reduce the crashes.

 

[Psinter]

So who is a psych or a soch here? http://themetapicture.com/sometimes-i-just-think-bad-thoughts/

Or neither of them are? I know that comic is a joke, but you guys scared me. I think I need a sword to protect me. Yeah, I will get a sword to be on the safe side. And a shield.

EDIT: Get away from me psychos! I have a sword and a shield!

 

[WWGD]

Mostly for playing Youtube videos and page ads. In Firefox, you can select Tools-> AddOns and set it to "Ask To Activate". That way it won't automatically load for every page that has a Flash ad. That will greatly reduce the crashes.

Thanks , but I don't have Firefox, I have Chrome installed, but it won't start.

 

[Borg]

Thanks , but I don't have Firefox, I have Chrome installed, but it won't start.

That's different problem then.
Once you get Chrome fixed, I assume that it has something similar in its settings to be able to avoid auto-loading Flash automatically for every page.

 

[fresh_42]

Thanks , but I don't have Firefox, I have Chrome installed, but it won't start.

FF is a ram eating monster, chrome solves this by starting in several threads. Maybe there is still a process left which prevents you from restarting it. Check the task manager.

 

[Psinter]

FF is a ram eating monster, chrome solves this by starting in several threads. Maybe there is still a process left which prevents you from restarting it. Check the task manager.

IMO all browsers are ram eating monsters.

 

[WWGD]

FF is a ram eating monster, chrome solves this by starting in several threads. Maybe there is still a process left which prevents you from restarting it. Check the task manager.

Wow, Explorer eats up 962 Megs.

 

[fresh_42]

IMO all browsers are ram eating monsters.

As I've said. Chrome's splitting at least doesn't cut off a large block. Its dynamics are certainly an improvement, although I don't know exactly how they've organized their threads. In addition Zone Alarm, a free firewall, isn't really compatible with FF because its monitor function starts to get bigger and bigger until everything gets blocked.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

IMO all browsers are ram eating monsters.

The question then is why ?

 

[collinsmark]

So who is a psych or a soch here? http://themetapicture.com/sometimes-i-just-think-bad-thoughts/

When I first read that I immediately thought of The Outsiders. I thought to myself, doesn't Psinter mean greasers or sochs?

Do it for Johnny!

 

[Sophia]

Now that I'm on my laptop again. Yes, it's really my JavaScript that is broken!

It says that my JS is turned off or not supported. What the heck? All other sites work normally. Youtube, Physics forums, facebook and everything else is OK. It's just Gmail issue. Going to linux forum...

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Now that I'm on my laptop again. Yes, it's really my JavaScript that is broken!
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It says that my JS is turned off or not supported. What the heck? All other sites work normally. Youtube, Physics forums, facebook and everything else is OK. It's just Gmail issue. Going to linux forum...

Are you having this message ? I can't read Slovak.
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/12343?hl=en

 

[Psinter]

The question then is why ?

Because when I run either of them along with some programming IDE (Android Studio, Eclipse or Visual Studio) I run out of RAM and the computer complains. The IDE can run all fine and there is never a complain, as soon as I fire up a web browser the PC complains because it downgrades my available RAM from 30% to 20% or less.

Now that I'm on my laptop again. Yes, it's really my JavaScript that is broken!

No idea what could be happening with your browser Sophie. I can't read it either, but I guess you just have to click where it says the first kiliknite tu to open it using just the HTML version of Gmail. But I don't know why it says your javascript is disabled.

Wait... Ah, I see. Someone installed NoScript on your browser Sophie. Probably it came pre-installed in the OS. You need to tell NoScript to temporarily allow javascript on your browser.

 

[Sophia]

Wow Psinter! I disabled NoScript and it works! I disabled it a long time ago but maybe it was automatically upgraded yesterday and it activated itself again?
Something to increase your paranoia

 

[Psinter]

Wow Psinter! I disabled NoScript and it works! I disabled it a long time ago but maybe it was automatically upgraded yesterday and it activated itself again?
Something to increase your paranoia
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Ah, I love that guy!

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Ah, I love that guy!

He is >2m tall and can press you with his thumb.

 

[Psinter]

He is >2m tall and can press you with his thumb.

My type.

 

[nuuskur]

I love my cat, but the accursed feline is leaving hair everywhere. I clean up as much as I can, but hell, one of my sweaters is totally covered in cat hair. Picking it off one by one is tedious, I tried the vacuum cleaner, didn't work too well.

What to do ?

 

[Borg]

What to do ?

Lint roller?

 

[nuuskur]

Aha, I saw that kind of thing in Top Shop when I was ...5? lol, never knew what it was called :D

 

[1oldman2]

When I first read that I immediately thought of The Outsiders. I thought to myself, doesn't Psinter mean greasers or sochs?

Do it for Johnny!

Stay golden

 

[1oldman2]

Stay golden

That was then this is now

 

[collinsmark]

That was then this is now

As unusual as it may be, I actually read that book before I read The Outsiders.

 

[Sophia]

I love my cat, but the accursed feline is leaving hair everywhere. I clean up as much as I can, but hell, one of my sweaters is totally covered in cat hair. Picking it off one by one is tedious, I tried the vacuum cleaner, didn't work too well.

What to do ?

Hmm... wide sellotape? But it may take a long time and use a lot of tape

 

[1oldman2]

As unusual as it may be, I actually read that book before I read The Outsiders.

One thing really bugs me is finishing a book and finding out I started in the middle of a series, only thing worse is seeing a movie then realizing I didn't read the book first.

 

[collinsmark]

I love my cat, but the accursed feline is leaving hair everywhere. I clean up as much as I can, but hell, one of my sweaters is totally covered in cat hair. Picking it off one by one is tedious, I tried the vacuum cleaner, didn't work too well.

What to do ?

When I had cats I was able to gather up enough cat hair to make a whole new cat.

 

[Sophia]

When I had cats I was able to gather up enough cat hair to make a whole new cat.

or start a business http://www.catster.com/cat-chic/5-things-made-out-of-cat-hair-buy-on-etsy

 

[fresh_42]

I see what you did there.

I had hoped he would have answered with Hardy's insurance!

 

[DennisN]

 

[Sirsh]

45 degrees celcius today! Where's the ice cream at!

 

[WWGD]

45 degrees celcius today! Where's the ice cream at!

I guess you're having Summer down there now. We can send you a few pounds of snow from here, send us some sun please.

 

[WWGD]

I had figured out how to do scatterplots in Excel , but forgot. Unfortunately data comes from an Excel file, so I can't tell how to open it and use it somewhere else.

 

[WWGD]

I was watching this major electronic billboard quizzically, looking at the series of 12-digit numbers changing at high speed.
What the hell is it about? After 5 minutes, disappointed, I realized it was just an electronic watch with 12-digit accuracy:
Hours Hours Minutes Minutes Seconds...

 

[OCR]

Lol... OK, I finally got it......

 

[WWGD]

Lol... OK, I finally got it......

I thought it was something vulgar. Projection...?

 

[WWGD]

The banana trick. Or at least I think it is a trick. Cafes that sell rich or unhealthy foods often have a basket with bananas in it. I think it is in order to appeal to the subconscious guilt of a customer ordering a double cheeseburger with fries. "Well, I am having all this fatty food, maybe a banana will make it better, even if just a bit better".

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Talking about "subconscious", could someone offer me some examples to clarify what "to reignite something at one's subconscious level" means ? Why is it subconscious not conscious though ?

 

[WWGD]

Talking about "subconscious", could someone offer me some examples to clarify what "to reignite something at one's subconscious level" means ? Why is it subconscious not conscious though ?

Subconscious, bottom-up, automatic mind is a leftover of primal behavior , often related to the ability to survive. Conscious, top-down mental level is more deliberate and thoughtful, more recent evolution-wise. But I don't know if this gives an answer to your question. Examples of subconscious mind: breathing, digesting, the management of bodily functions. Top-down: reflection, thoughtfulness.

 

[WWGD]

Chrome is partially back. Welcome (partially) back, Chrome.

 

[WWGD]

Talking about "subconscious", could someone offer me some examples to clarify what "to reignite something at one's subconscious level" means ? Why is it subconscious not conscious though ?

IOW , there are triggers to your behavior that you (meaning people in general) may not be aware of, but someone else may notice. This may happen with advertisers, marketers, politicians, people in general.

 

[Sophia]

Talking about "subconscious", could someone offer me some examples to clarify what "to reignite something at one's subconscious level" means ? Why is it subconscious not conscious though ?

We would need to see the original text to see the context.
Subconscious usually refers to things that Freud wrote about.
To reignite means to catch fire again. So I understand that something causes certain emotions or reactions in you, but you don't know why you feel or act in such a way.
For example, if you see a stranger who looks similar to someone you know, you may subconsciously expect him to have the same characteristics as the person he resembles. Eg you hate someone and than see someone who looks similar than you may be less likely to be kind to him.
Or you have a very pleasant memories connected to a certain song and when you hear it again in a different situation, those pleasant feelings may emerge.
But I'm not sure if this is a correct explanation, as that phrase could mean anything depending on context.