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Old 06-13-2011, 11:18 AM   #18481
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Yes, but that is a lot harder with a desktop. Someone at work managed to do that a month or so ago and it took me forever to figure everything out to get it back to normal.
LOL At my last job the employees would do that to the training computers. Fortunately, we had security cameras back there, so I would track down the offender and make them hold the monitor (somewhat heavy CRT) while I fixed it. (Stupid generic video cards had no shortcut keys, and permissions couldn't be set, so all users had access to that setting from the desktop context menu.)

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Old 06-13-2011, 12:51 PM   #18482
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But you're so lucky! I can't get my kitty wear pyjamas! She been reading Sue Grafton lately and the only thing she'll wear is a simple do-everything black dress...


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Old 06-13-2011, 09:07 PM   #18483
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Old 06-13-2011, 09:43 PM   #18484
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hmm...looks like i'll have to buy used copies of some out-of-print books that i want
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Old 06-13-2011, 10:09 PM   #18485
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can anyone help me decide? a mystery that i am interested in is $0.99 on amazon, but it seems to also be available in my library. borrow or buy? @_@
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Old 06-13-2011, 10:24 PM   #18486
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You are talking ebook, right? Not on hold? Get the library book. If you are collecting the author you can get it later.
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Old 06-13-2011, 10:58 PM   #18487
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You are talking ebook, right? Not on hold? Get the library book. If you are collecting the author you can get it later.
yeah, ebook. i guess you're right. i'm not really collecting the author, but it's 99 cents
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Old 06-13-2011, 11:11 PM   #18488
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hehehe! Strider was getting close this morning! I have one of those room divider screens in my bedroom that is designed for putting accessories, such as belts, hats, etc on... he had jumped on top of it (annoying but not terribly unusual) this morning around 3, but then managed to launch himself off in such a fashion to make it fall over causing heart palpitations in both the dog and myself. later when I was officially out of bed and having coffee he managed to walk across the laptop keyboard and hit the correct succession of keys to cause the screen appearance to pivot 90 degrees


That was no accident. Cats are evil!
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Old 06-13-2011, 11:14 PM   #18489
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Aha! That's exactly what Stella did to my partner's laptop a couple of weeks ago! I had the devil of a time using the touch pad to get to the proper menu to undo it - since the directional control of the mouse arrow was also pivoted!
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Hahaha. That's exactly what Minx did last week to my 9 years old's laptop, only the screen went completely upside-down. Took me quite a while to work out how to fix that one (you try using a mouse and working out what commands to use with the screen 180 degrees out of wack...)
What did I tell you, KK? These feline felons are in cahoots!
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Old 06-13-2011, 11:35 PM   #18490
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hmm...looks like i'll have to buy used copies of some out-of-print books that i want
I've had mostly good experiences with buying used books from 3rd party sellers on Amazon. Once I bought a book advertised in good condition that was like new. Of course, another time a book advertised in good condition arrived with yellowed pages and writings in the margins, so you never know. Hope you have good luck, wherever you buy from.
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Old 06-13-2011, 11:37 PM   #18491
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I've had mostly good experiences with buying used books from 3rd party sellers on Amazon. Once I bought a book advertised in good condition that was like new. Of course, another time a book advertised in good condition arrived with yellowed pages and writings in the margins, so you never know. Hope you have good luck, wherever you buy from.
thanks! i browsed through B&N, Borders, and Amazon. the first two had cheaper used copies, but some sellers on amazon had the tag "fulfilled by amazon" at a slightly higher price. besides the fact that it's eligible for amazon free shipping, i wonder if that tag offers some other guarantee of some sort. the sellers did make notes of the condition of the book, but i wish i could get some photographic evidence or something.
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Old 06-13-2011, 11:43 PM   #18492
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...i wonder if that tag offers some other guarantee of some sort.
In addition to the shipping advantage (because Amazon does the warehousing and order fulfillment), it also means that Amazon handles the order support - so if there's a problem you will be able to deal with Amazon instead of the third-party seller.
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In addition to the shipping advantage (because Amazon does the warehousing and order fulfillment), it also means that Amazon handles the order support - so if there's a problem you will be able to deal with Amazon instead of the third-party seller.
sounds great i really, really want to get my hands on a copy of The God in Flight by Laura Argiri methinks it's the hard-to-get factor xP

oh, and before i forget, i want to relay this sort of funny yet frustrating encounter with a classmate (we will tag this person as CM) when i brought my kindle with me to school yesterday:

me: *reading on kindle*
CM: *sees me* *asks me where i bought it*
me: on amazon. you can hardly find anyone selling them here
CM: Oh...do you download your books or buy them? (note: here in our country, to "download" means to get it from the darknet)
me: um...no, i buy my books or borrow them or get them for free in giveaways and contests and such. well, it depends on what types of books you want to read.
CM: how about harry potter?
me: i don't think there's a legal ebook copy of that yet. but it's harry potter. our library has it. why not just borrow there?
CM: oh well...it's heavy
me: *speechless* *glances at the 7 books in my book bag that i took out from the library earlier*

take note that we pay library fees as part of our miscellaneous fees every term. why this person is not taking advantage of that, i do not know @_@
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That was no accident. Cats are evil!
I reallydo prefer to think of my little furguy as just an innocent victim of happenstance
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Old 06-14-2011, 08:53 AM   #18495
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That was no accident. Cats are evil!
Nah! It's a global feline conspiracy. Ever since laptops & tablets & ereaders have displaced cats from laps, they've been plotting their comeback! This is but the first wave of their evil plan! Disable the electronic usurpers of the coveted lap!
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