Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 1386

phenomshel · 08-13-2010, 03:35 AM

My brain is in meltdown. It's taken me since July 30, (almost two weeks), but I have my complete Cozy mystery collection entered into calibre. Most with correct metadata and covers; (some I need to go back and add pub. dates). Final tally? 197 authors, 1065 books. Next up: my Urban Fantasy/Paranormal collection. Fortunately, that one's only about half as large.

devilsadvocate · 08-13-2010, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DMcCunney

I've been curious about it (about WebOS, really.) I'm a long time Palm user, and my usual reader device is a Palm OS PDA. I was watching Palm stagnate, and was cautiously optimistic about WebOS. Backwards compatibility with older devices is a bit of an issue, but development based on HTML/CSS/JavaScript has possibilities.

Java is the front-runner in most smartphone IDEs (Android, WebOS and Blackberry that I know of personally); C++ is a big one for WebOS as well since you can install a compiler. In addition, with Android stealing all the media thunder, Palm appears to have been somewhat more liberal with the freedoms granted to developers.

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Originally Posted by DMcCunney

More interesting to me are other possibilities. Back before Elevation Partners got into the act and installed Jon Rubenstein as CEO, I was losing hope that we'd see anything from Palm that wasn't a Treo refresh. A couple of years ago, one of the reasons stated for canceling the Foleo was desire going forward to base all new offerings on the same OS, which led me to hope for something new from Palm down the road that wasn't a smartphone, based on what became WebOS. Looks like WebOS will scale to other things, and something like a WebOS powered tablet is possible. Various comments HP has made indicate they see the same potentials.

HP has gone on record as saying their purchase of Palm shouldn't be correlated with an interest in getting into the smartphone wars; also, the Slate coming off the table (and WinMo7 coming of the Slate) at the same time as the Palm acquisition wasn't coincidence. Then again, HP was already in the smartphone business with the Glisten and iPaq, and is currently looking for a new boss so my money's on CES next year for any real news.

SneakySnake · 08-13-2010, 03:56 AM

Five to six, bathed pyjama'd (again) time for a drink!

*goes looking for a bottle of Shiraz*

kennyc · 08-13-2010, 06:33 AM

These last few pages are the weirdest and wienerist ever.

happy_terd · 08-13-2010, 08:17 AM

stretching, loading up the minivan, getting a cup of coffee in me.

*yawn*

kennyc · 08-13-2010, 08:43 AM

Some people were asking about digital painting so I put together an animated gif of the Tiger Lily steps (WIP - Work in Progress). I find animated gifs very annoying so will not post it here but here is a link to it on my website if you are interested:

http://www.kacweb.com/images/Tigerlilyanimation.gif

It sort of shows the painting process...

dsvick · 08-13-2010, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Trying to wake up. This 10 PM to 6 AM shift is for the birds...

But the early bird gets the worm... On the other hand the second mouse gets the cheese....

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

I am hoping to catch a sea turtle.

Good luck with that, those buggers are fast - in the water at least they are.

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Goooooooood Moooooooorning MobileRead.

I am not doing any work today. (well the minimum) I missed you guys...

Lets play!

We missed you too SS - good to have you back ... muffins and all.

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

bugga! muffies in the oven, visitors have arrived unexpectedly and I am still in my pyjamas at 2.40pm!

Muffins, visitors, and PJs and still posting on MR - you really did miss us!

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Originally Posted by recluse

I'ed like to hear about your bath.
Were there strategically placed bubbles?
Loofas?
Was there slow motion soaping up?
Rubber duckies?
Any rubber "friends"?

KK, you do lock your doors at night right?

kennyc · 08-13-2010, 08:52 AM

I'm off to work.....it's Doughnut Day....where's the doggie??

WT Sharpe · 08-13-2010, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Some people were asking about digital painting so I put together an animated gif of the Tiger Lily steps (WIP - Work in Progress). I find animated gifs very annoying so will not post it here but here is a link to it on my website if you are interested:

http://www.kacweb.com/images/Tigerlilyanimation.gif

It sort of shows the painting process...

Awesome, Kenny!

poohbear_nc · 08-13-2010, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Some people were asking about digital painting so I put together an animated gif of the Tiger Lily steps (WIP - Work in Progress). I find animated gifs very annoying so will not post it here but here is a link to it on my website if you are interested:

http://www.kacweb.com/images/Tigerlilyanimation.gif

It sort of shows the painting process...

Very cool kenny - watching the sequence seems to transform the painting from 2-D to 3-D -- makes the flower pop off the background!

Catire · 08-13-2010, 09:57 AM

Right now i'm trying to put a laptop back together, but since I took it apart on Friday I don't remember where a couple of the screws go in

recluse · 08-13-2010, 10:09 AM

I always knew you had a couple of screws loose.
Now it's official.
Congratulations!

Libby Cone · 08-13-2010, 10:37 AM

I can't say this any better than the original author:[INDENT] "You'd be amazed how many people...come to Linux, expecting to find essentially a free, open-source version of Windows. Quite often, this is what they've been told to expect by over-zealous Linux users. However, it's a paradoxical hope. It is logically impossible for any thing to be better than any other thing whilst remaining completely identical to it. A perfect copy may be equal, but it can never surpass. So when you gave Linux a try in hopes that it would be better, you were inescapably hoping that it would be different. Too many people ignore this fact, and hold up every difference between the two OSes as a Linux failure."

I've always been a Mac person. Several years ago, my software engineer husband asked me to try Linux. I started out with Linspire, and enjoyed using it, but didn't like the way software would disappear with upgrades. He switched me to SUSE; later I used Debian (now Debian Lenny) on my desktop and Ubuntu on my laptop. I like them both, but truth be told, I have never been able to learn text commands. I can usually figure stuff out with the GUI, but sometimes I need Hubby to bail me out. I'm so spoiled having live-in tech support!

kennyc · 08-13-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Awesome, Kenny!

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Very cool kenny - watching the sequence seems to transform the painting from 2-D to 3-D -- makes the flower pop off the background!

Thanks Guys! I've been wanting to try putting together an animated gif of a wip...was easier than I had anticipated.

DMcCunney · 08-13-2010, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Lucky me, they missed all the power and water lines! So I still have power and water. I'm sitting here wondering if it's worth the energy to finish up adding Cozies to calibre tonight.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm building a trap to catch a redneck on a backhoe! I'm using a fiber optic cable for bait!"
______
Dennis

08-13-2010, 03:35 AM	#20776
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	My brain is in meltdown. It's taken me since July 30, (almost two weeks), but I have my complete Cozy mystery collection entered into calibre. Most with correct metadata and covers; (some I need to go back and add pub. dates). Final tally? 197 authors, 1065 books. Next up: my Urban Fantasy/Paranormal collection. Fortunately, that one's only about half as large.

08-13-2010, 03:56 AM	#20778
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Five to six, bathed pyjama'd (again) time for a drink! goes looking for a bottle of Shiraz

08-13-2010, 06:33 AM	#20779
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	These last few pages are the weirdest and wienerist ever.

08-13-2010, 08:17 AM	#20780
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	stretching, loading up the minivan, getting a cup of coffee in me. yawn

08-13-2010, 08:43 AM	#20781
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Some people were asking about digital painting so I put together an animated gif of the Tiger Lily steps (WIP - Work in Progress). I find animated gifs very annoying so will not post it here but here is a link to it on my website if you are interested: http://www.kacweb.com/images/Tigerlilyanimation.gif It sort of shows the painting process...

08-13-2010, 08:52 AM	#20783
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I'm off to work.....it's Doughnut Day....where's the doggie??

08-13-2010, 09:57 AM	#20786
Catire Lord of the Universe Posts: 670 Karma: 737849 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maturin , Venezuela Device: Sony Reader PRS-505 / PSP	Right now i'm trying to put a laptop back together, but since I took it apart on Friday I don't remember where a couple of the screws go in

08-13-2010, 10:09 AM	#20787
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	I always knew you had a couple of screws loose. Now it's official. Congratulations!

08-13-2010, 10:37 AM	#20788
Libby Cone scribbler Posts: 117 Karma: 246 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle	I can't say this any better than the original author:[INDENT] "You'd be amazed how many people...come to Linux, expecting to find essentially a free, open-source version of Windows. Quite often, this is what they've been told to expect by over-zealous Linux users. However, it's a paradoxical hope. It is logically impossible for any thing to be better than any other thing whilst remaining completely identical to it. A perfect copy may be equal, but it can never surpass. So when you gave Linux a try in hopes that it would be better, you were inescapably hoping that it would be different. Too many people ignore this fact, and hold up every difference between the two OSes as a Linux failure." I've always been a Mac person. Several years ago, my software engineer husband asked me to try Linux. I started out with Linspire, and enjoyed using it, but didn't like the way software would disappear with upgrades. He switched me to SUSE; later I used Debian (now Debian Lenny) on my desktop and Ubuntu on my laptop. I like them both, but truth be told, I have never been able to learn text commands. I can usually figure stuff out with the GUI, but sometimes I need Hubby to bail me out. I'm so spoiled having live-in tech support!