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Latinandgreek · 02-11-2011, 06:38 AM

Welcome back! I hope you are doing well.

MrPLD · 02-11-2011, 06:46 AM

Thanks, piecing life back together, all in good time

kindlekitten · 02-11-2011, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by nohmi2

KK. What's a pajamagram?

Okay!! I don't get as much as I would like, but that sounds like fun.
If your mother doen't want it, wrap it up and send it 'thisaway'.

I treated myself to two DVD's; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and The Girl
who played with Fire. My neighbour and I loved them both.

Cheers

it's a cutesy little tie-in with Valentines Day. instead of sending a telegram, you send a pajama-gram. if she sends it back, it will go back to the company not me. you wouldn't like it... it's warm flannels for the Nebraska winters she is now living in, as opposed to the mountains of New Mexico

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Welcome back! It has been quite a while! Been busy with R.C?

Stitchawl

is that a euphemism for "life happens"?

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Originally Posted by MrPLD

Thanks, piecing life back together, all in good time

good to see you back!

MrPLD · 02-11-2011, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

is that a euphemism for "life happens"?

No, it's short for "Radio Control", which is terse for "Radio controlled model aircraft"

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good to see you back!

It's good to be back... feels a bit like walking around University, 5 years after you've graduated (and not as a lecturer or almost-Ph.D)

maianhvk · 02-11-2011, 09:14 AM

I just finished Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. After all the books for adults with lengthy passages, love scenes and hard-to-understand notions - such as Loneliness on the Net by Janusz Leon Wiśniewski, I really enjoyed this fantasy children's novel.

Ohwwww I want to watch Tangled over and over again! I'm considering getting a DVD of it.

maianhvk · 02-11-2011, 09:14 AM

I just finished Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. After all the books for adults with lengthy passages, love scenes and hard-to-understand notions - such as Loneliness on the Net by Janusz Leon Wiśniewski, I really enjoyed this fantasy children's novel.

Ohwwww I want to watch Tangled over and over again! I'm considering getting a DVD of it.

desertblues · 02-11-2011, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I just sent my mother a pajamagram!

it will probably be returned

That's a very nice thing to do.

You know what: you can only take responsibility for what you do and not for everyone else's actions.

In my cup: cold Arabica-coffee.

edit----wrong thread for the coffee...excuse

Rumpelteazer · 02-11-2011, 09:39 AM

Just send my soon to be ex webhost an email telling them that when my contract ends next month I'm moving my website to another host and asking if I need a token or authorization code.

I hate sending those emails but €75 or €25 a year is a big difference, plus whenever there was a problem they blamed my wordpress installation until now my contract is nearly up and they're as helpful as they can (the problems I was having over the past years was on their end they discovered). Just in case they are going to do something I don't want them to do I made various back ups of my website.

GeoffC · 02-11-2011, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by MrPLD

Thanks, piecing life back together, all in good time

Brilliant

... You are back with us....

devilsadvocate · 02-11-2011, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

If you think I would have bought it just cause of you, I got news.

The phone clinched the deal but I steered you in the right direction

:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...+x#post1079845

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Originally Posted by kennyc

What's OBDII car-diagnostic? Is there a plug to connect to your car?

Bingo. Those handheld scanners Autozone uses to find the trouble codes for your Check Engine light? You can do all that on an Android phone with Bluetooth.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics...one/e661/#tabs

This is the one I got; word on the forums is that it works the best and is most compatible with the most Android phones. There are cheaper ones like this:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/elm327-...r-dongle-16921

but there have been reports of them failing, not being true ELM327 protocol, etc. There are others as well but once I got out my plastic the PLX piece made the most sense. The devs at Torque say it's most compatible and that's the app I'm using (well one of them anyway). Then you get the soft out of the Market; alOBD Scanner, OBDroid, and Torque are the ones I remember off the top of my head, there are others. There's even an OBDII terminal app where you can send commands to the car's computer, but you have to know specific codes for specific manufacturers.

The whole thing is OBDII so only cars from '96 and up. I get the Bluetooth dongle today so I'll let you know what's up.

kennyc · 02-11-2011, 01:41 PM

Thanks Chris. Not sure I need/want it, but my son might.

devilsadvocate · 02-11-2011, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Thanks Chris. Not sure I need/want it, but my son might.

Heheheheh...you say that now...

Actually I didn't know such a thing existed and I certainly didn't expect to see the hardware end of it at ThinkGeek. I already had an Actron scanner since I don't plan on owning anything older than '96 at this point (it works on both my truck and Shel's car). If you don't know a whole lot about cars (or even if you do), this thing can save you a bunch of money if your car starts making indescribable noises.

Also, I saw the gauges on Torque and it's just awesome.

bjones6416 · 02-11-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by devilsadvocate

Heheheheh...you say that now...

Actually I didn't know such a thing existed and I certainly didn't expect to see the hardware end of it at ThinkGeek. I already had an Actron scanner since I don't plan on owning anything older than '96 at this point (it works on both my truck and Shel's car). If you don't know a whole lot about cars (or even if you do), this thing can save you a bunch of money if your car starts making indescribable noises.

Also, I saw the gauges on Torque and it's just awesome.

I want one.

(Can't afford it right now though.

)

SneakySnake · 02-11-2011, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MrPLD

Trying to catch up with everything I've missed in the last... 3 months has it been?

There you are!

How did you go with Yasi?

MrPLD · 02-11-2011, 06:07 PM

Hey there GeoffC, KennyC and SneakySnake,

Yasi wasn't too much trouble, we did get a fair blow for this region but it wasn't anything catastrophic like the poor Tully region. That said, I'm pleased it didn't crash directly through Townsville, an event like that would decimate the region for years.

Mostly I've just been busy working on my other business, helping Elita do the post-processing on her next book (Guardian) and trying to get some semblance of a normal life though management of my anxiety disorder.

Paul.

02-11-2011, 06:38 AM	#27586
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Welcome back! I hope you are doing well.

02-11-2011, 06:46 AM	#27587
MrPLD Author's pet-geek Posts: 933 Karma: 1040670 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Queensland, Australia Device: Kindle 3 Wifi, Onyx Boox M96	Thanks, piecing life back together, all in good time

02-11-2011, 09:14 AM	#27590
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	I just finished Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. After all the books for adults with lengthy passages, love scenes and hard-to-understand notions - such as Loneliness on the Net by Janusz Leon Wiśniewski, I really enjoyed this fantasy children's novel. Ohwwww I want to watch Tangled over and over again! I'm considering getting a DVD of it.

02-11-2011, 09:14 AM	#27591
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	I just finished Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. After all the books for adults with lengthy passages, love scenes and hard-to-understand notions - such as Loneliness on the Net by Janusz Leon Wiśniewski, I really enjoyed this fantasy children's novel. Ohwwww I want to watch Tangled over and over again! I'm considering getting a DVD of it.

02-11-2011, 09:39 AM	#27593
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,360 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Just send my soon to be ex webhost an email telling them that when my contract ends next month I'm moving my website to another host and asking if I need a token or authorization code. I hate sending those emails but €75 or €25 a year is a big difference, plus whenever there was a problem they blamed my wordpress installation until now my contract is nearly up and they're as helpful as they can (the problems I was having over the past years was on their end they discovered). Just in case they are going to do something I don't want them to do I made various back ups of my website.

02-11-2011, 01:41 PM	#27596
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Thanks Chris. Not sure I need/want it, but my son might.

02-11-2011, 06:07 PM	#27600
MrPLD Author's pet-geek Posts: 933 Karma: 1040670 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Queensland, Australia Device: Kindle 3 Wifi, Onyx Boox M96	Hey there GeoffC, KennyC and SneakySnake, Yasi wasn't too much trouble, we did get a fair blow for this region but it wasn't anything catastrophic like the poor Tully region. That said, I'm pleased it didn't crash directly through Townsville, an event like that would decimate the region for years. Mostly I've just been busy working on my other business, helping Elita do the post-processing on her next book (Guardian) and trying to get some semblance of a normal life though management of my anxiety disorder. Paul.