Quote: Originally posted by sandsl: What a beautiful quote - I think I'll leave my amusing comments on the quote at that, but remember it for the future! Bad luck on …

Quote: Originally posted by ambush: I call myself a poor developer. What a beautiful quote - I think I'll leave my amusing comments on the quote at that, but reme…

If you're going to be doing development - it's worth it to set up a cheep PC (sub $300, doesn't need to be powerful at all - hell, an old 486 box will do) install linux and run a v…

Quote: Originally posted by Zimphire: DVD media hasn't reached the "dirt cheap" status yet. But cheaper than Zips were. Not to mention the whole click of death …

Quote: Originally posted by Zimphire: DVD media hasn't reached the "dirt cheap" status yet. But cheaper than Zips were. Here's a 10 pack of 100 meg (1 GIG total…

Quote: Originally posted by PacHead: Who in their right mind would buy a zip drive in this day and age ? Buy a CD-r or even better a DVD-r for backup ! It's dirt cheap,…

Quote: Originally posted by Zimphire: Ah Zip drives were cool in the 90s! Every graphics house I worked at owned at least 10. (Spare parts) Who in their right m…

Quote: Originally posted by CMYKid: hmmm. I really DO feel your pain at havin' your iBook fsck'd. Sadly, that really doesn't quite atone for buying a Zip drive. …

I think anywhere you go, you get more props for attempting the native language than blithely expecting everyone to know english. So, broken french/spanish/italian/mongolian will …

Quote: Originally posted by ambush: I don't. I call myself a poor developer. I have no HD space left at all. Nowhere. I had ordered a zip drive from ebay but it came in…

Quote: Originally posted by iREZ: Screw that, I went to Quebec last Nov. visiting my cuz, and while at a golf course I got harrased by the starter for speaking english, …

Quote: Originally posted by Atomic Rooster: Heeeeeere France... I knew someone would do it.

Got it worse, much worse. 5-6' of water in our basement and creek water level up to the back porch and threatening to enter first floor. South Jersey got bitch slapped last night…

Quote: Originally posted by ambush: Well I'm to blame on this one. How can someone be so clueless? I don't know, but I do feel some kind of pity for my ignorant brain.…

Quote: Originally posted by philzilla: easy: not make backups of really important work. that's just as clueless. Indeed.

Quote: Originally posted by philzilla: 2 weeks old? and you call yourself a serious developer? I don't. I call myself a poor developer. I have no HD space left a…

Quote: Originally posted by iREZ: Screw that, I went to Quebec last Nov. visiting my cuz, and while at a golf course I got harrased by the starter for speaking english, …

Buddah says: "Attachment to material posessions kills the soul" Like a house burning down, I wouldn't wish it on anyone, but at the same time, it's always a possibility. I had a s…

Quote: Originally posted by turtle777: France is NOT Canada ! It's even worse Speaking english ? Forget it ! -t Ditto.

Screw that, I went to Quebec last Nov. visiting my cuz, and while at a golf course I got harrased by the starter for speaking english, my cuz took care of it and told me to forget …

Quote: Originally posted by PacHead: I have never called france before, but I figured they would probably fine you for speaking english, like they do with store signs in…

Quote: Originally posted by ambush: it's backed up but it's like 2 weeks old. 2 weeks old? and you call yourself a serious developer?

Sorry to hear what happened, fcukers in cars, can't stand them when they run cyclists off the road. Hope you get him to pony up on the bike. As to your HD, if it's ok, then you mi…

Quote: Originally posted by PacHead: $400 ? If your HD is busted, why not just buy a new one ($100 or so), and put it in yourself. Is it that hard on an ibook ? My pism…

Quote: Originally posted by philzilla: easy: not make backups of really important work. that's just as clueless. it's backed up but it's like 2 weeks old.