Topic: FEBRUARY WITH AN R (Read 29377 times)

Jeanne · « **Reply #120 on:** February 01, 2009, 11:07:19 AM »

Where's Sing? Is he still sick?

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #121 on:** February 01, 2009, 11:08:08 AM »

Quote from: bk on February 01, 2009, 12:51:07 AM

I have one word for you: Mac

And I have an answer - vulnerability to internet intrusions is platform independent; I don't know about modern Macs, but modern PCs usually come with Firewall Protection installed, or it is available in most security packages.

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #122 on:** February 01, 2009, 11:12:18 AM »

Something special for Elmore:

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The Classic Regency Romance—Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!
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and Seth Grahame-Smith

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der Brucer

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #123 on:** February 01, 2009, 11:17:58 AM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on February 01, 2009, 11:08:08 AM

Quote from: bk on February 01, 2009, 12:51:07 AM
I have one word for you: Mac

And I have an answer - vulnerability to internet intrusions is platform independent; I don't know about modern Macs, but modern PCs usually come with Firewall Protection installed, or it is available in most security packages.

der Brucer

It's all comes down to responsible web-browsing and downloading. For both platforms.

Mac's are not totally immune to viruses. However, since Mac's OS is not an "open platform", it would just require too much work and time for a hacker to develop something. However...

As some Mac users have found out over the past week or so, there is some malware present in the new iLife '09. Well, the iLife '09 that's available for download via bit/fittorrent - a.k.a. illegal download.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #124 on:** February 01, 2009, 11:21:04 AM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on February 01, 2009, 08:17:42 AM

Time to hang wallpaper

I should think criminal defense attorneys would avoid using "hang" as a verb.

der Brucer

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #125 on:** February 01, 2009, 11:21:39 AM »

*And there are some companies that make Anti-Virus software for Mac's, including McAfee.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #126 on:** February 01, 2009, 11:23:29 AM »

As for the Super Bowl...

Is it may imagination, or is NBC just overdoing it today with their Super Bowl coverage? It's going on ALL DAY! -With a break at 5:00pm (EST) for Matt Lauer's interview with President Barack Obama.

I just don't seem to recall so much pre-game coverage before.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #127 on:** February 01, 2009, 11:39:16 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 01, 2009, 10:32:16 AM

Quote from: TCB on February 01, 2009, 09:59:47 AM
I am figuring that I will get to see most of the second half of the Super Bowl today. GLORIOUS runs approximately 2 hours; 5 minutes with the intermission. The cast is expected to do the "meet and greet" with the audience after the show, but I may just put in a brief appearance. The house is practically sold out today.

I'm sure there will be some audience members in attendance today who will also be wondering how the game is going. Maybe the theatre could set up a TV on stage during the "meet and greet"?

Can't they just watch on their iPhones during the performance

der Brucer

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #128 on:** February 01, 2009, 11:45:57 AM »

Well, after a run up to the corner store, I've discovered that it's an absolutely beautiful day here in NYC! Time to get outside for a bit.

Laters...

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #129 on:** February 01, 2009, 11:47:26 AM »

Quote from: Jane on February 01, 2009, 10:12:35 AM

I'm rather hopeless.

Never argue with a Lady.

der Brucer

bk · « **Reply #130 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:14:29 PM »

Singdaw is now DAW and feeling better, from what I remember.

bk · « **Reply #131 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:16:21 PM »

Pages are printed and Xeroxed and delivered. I think I'll go do the long jog (very pretty out), then eat something and then watch DVDs and wait for muse Margaret's call. Since I've done four pages, I don't think I'll write any more new pages today, but if she has notes then I might do them if they're easy. And I decided to change the name of a dog in the book, so that's a simple find and replace, plus adjusting one line.

JMK · « **Reply #132 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:17:58 PM »

Quote from: George on February 01, 2009, 12:19:28 AM

I mainly just stood there and directed people to the next "hole."

This had to have been DAW's philosophy at some point.

JMK · « **Reply #133 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:18:35 PM »

DR Pogue mentions EGBDF! Wow! I thought I was the only person in the world who knew about that one--I've had that LP for years. Did it every make it to CD-ism?

JMK · « **Reply #134 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:19:14 PM »

Happiest of Birthdays to all.

Miss Karen · « **Reply #135 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:23:12 PM »

Happy Birthday to the 2 BD Boys!! And many more!!

Miss Karen · « **Reply #136 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:23:37 PM »

Happy Super Bowl Sunday to all.

Miss Karen · « **Reply #137 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:24:18 PM »

GO CARDS!!!

Miss Karen · « **Reply #138 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:25:08 PM »

I liked Cannery Row -- thought it was charming.

Miss Karen · « **Reply #139 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:26:11 PM »

And as I exit -- GO CARDS!!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #140 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:31:01 PM »

Quote from: JMK on February 01, 2009, 12:18:35 PM

DR Pogue mentions EGBDF! Wow! I thought I was the only person in the world who knew about that one--I've had that LP for years.

Was the flip side FACE

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #141 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:33:44 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on February 01, 2009, 11:07:19 AM

Where's Sing? Is he still sick?

DAW (nee Sing) should be doing his Sunday singing if he is not sick; otherwise, he would be at home sighing.

der Brucer

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #142 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:37:18 PM »

Quote from: JMK on February 01, 2009, 12:18:35 PM

DR Pogue mentions EGBDF! Wow! I thought I was the only person in the world who knew about that one--I've had that LP for years. Did it every make it to CD-ism?

JMK,

I too have the LP. I picked it up for a dollar in a store in LA once. Never got around to playing it until a year ago when a friend converted all my records to CD (I don't think there's been a commercial CD). I did not think you could improve on the record which was performed by Ian McKellen, Ian Richardson, and Patrick Stewart...all three brilliant voices...but seeing it live was a treat! I thought it odd or maybe just fortuitous that shortly after having listened to the album I should get a chance to see a performance of the same play.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #143 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:38:42 PM »

Wonderful to read about DR CP's visit to London and all of the adventures he and the lovely wife had!

Also great to hear from DR DANISE during her reconstruction.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #144 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:39:37 PM »

And of course DR MATTH - Kathryn's erstwhile one time co-star Oreste WAS one of Hollywood's biggests busts.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #145 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:40:27 PM »

I am still agog at the fluffy bits being displayed on the National Stage.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #146 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:40:59 PM »

We were very busy for the first three hours....and now the uproar has died down.

JMK · « **Reply #147 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:41:10 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on February 01, 2009, 12:33:44 PM

Quote from: Jeanne on February 01, 2009, 11:07:19 AM
Where's Sing? Is he still sick?

DAW (nee Sing) should be doing his Sunday singing if he is not sick; otherwise, he would be at home sighing.

der Brucer

....or showing someone the next "hole."

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #148 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:41:50 PM »

NEWS OF THE WORLD

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14-times Olympic gold medal winner Michael Phelps caught with cannabis pipe

By Georgina Dickinson, 01/02/2009
THIS is the astonishing picture which could destroy the career of the greatest competitor in Olympic history.

In our exclusive photo Michael Phelps, who won a record EIGHT gold medals for swimming at the Beijing games last summer, draws from a bong.

The glass pipes are generally used to smoke cannabis.

And after sporting chiefs announced laws which mean four-year bans for drug-taking, Phelps’ dreams of adding to his overall 14 gold medal tally at the 2012 games in London could already be OVER.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

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PHELPS CALLS PHOTO OF HIM SMOKING MARIJUANA 'REGRETTABLE'

TAMPA, Fla. — Olympic great Michael Phelps has acknowledged "regrettable" behavior and "bad judgment" after a photo in a British newspaper showed him smoking marijuana.

In a statement released to The Associated Press, the swimmer who won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games conceded the authenticity of the exclusive picture published Sunday by the tabloid News of the World.
Phelps said: "I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I'm 23 years old and despite the successes I've had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again."

"Sorry" might not be enough.

That could be the most expensive "hit" in history.

der Brucer

Jrand73 · « **Reply #149 on:** February 01, 2009, 12:43:16 PM »

What 50's movie do you think SHOULD have been filmed and shown in
3-D?

ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN would certainly have been a bit more lively.....and THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT and WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? almost cry out for the Third-Dimension effect.....

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