The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 282

benham · 06-20-2009, 02:35 PM

That's all I care about. You can get pretty good idea where it would be in the pbook.

BookishDreamer · 06-20-2009, 09:24 PM

Recovering from a day that didn't go as planned.

I had to evict a bird who'd taken up residence in my dryer vent hose. He wasn't particular happy about the situation. He perched in a nearby tree and protested loudly. At least there weren't any eggs or little cheepers in the nest. I'm a softie.

I would have left the nest if that was the case. Instead, I replaced the hose and covered the vent with wire mesh to prevent this from happening again.

After a late lunch, I finally started on my weekend errands. My phone rang as I entered the first store on the list. It was my boss with an emergency. I'm not even on-call this weekend.

None of my errands are done because I came straight home and turned on my computer. Worked on it all afternoon and I'll still need to monitor the situation tomorrow.

The only good thing about today is that I covered an old cork board with fabric and ribbon and hung it in front of my desk. It was pretty...until I covered it with work related papers.

I think it is time to retreat to my bedroom and read.

Dreamer

Sweetpea · 06-22-2009, 03:24 AM

I hardly slept last night... I woke up at 1 and finally fell asleep at 3 again to wake up and get up at 6...

Needless to say, I'm half asleep with a concentration of -100 at work...

I still wonder how I got there without accidents.

GraceKrispy · 06-22-2009, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BookishDreamer

Recovering from a day that didn't go as planned.

I had to evict a bird who'd taken up residence in my dryer vent hose. He wasn't particular happy about the situation. He perched in a nearby tree and protested loudly. At least there weren't any eggs or little cheepers in the nest. I'm a softie.

I would have left the nest if that was the case. Instead, I replaced the hose and covered the vent with wire mesh to prevent this from happening again.

After a late lunch, I finally started on my weekend errands. My phone rang as I entered the first store on the list. It was my boss with an emergency. I'm not even on-call this weekend.

None of my errands are done because I came straight home and turned on my computer. Worked on it all afternoon and I'll still need to monitor the situation tomorrow.

The only good thing about today is that I covered an old cork board with fabric and ribbon and hung it in front of my desk. It was pretty...until I covered it with work related papers.

I think it is time to retreat to my bedroom and read.

Dreamer

I hope you had a lovely, relaxing evening reading in bed. Hope tomorrow is much better!

krisk · 06-22-2009, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NormHart

Arrrrrg!

I really, really miss page numbers!!!!

Really. I hate not knowing what page I'm on! I hate not knowing how many pages there is in the book! ARRRRRRG

It is driving me crazy.

I want page numbers!!!

I completely understand what you mean, and I think I said something like the following in a Kindle thread;

with the advent of the DX and the supposed directed purpose to academics, how are sites to be made when reading on an ereader?

tirsales · 06-22-2009, 03:51 PM

Okay ... in Germany we are paying fees (to copyright holders) for PCs, scanner, printer, CD/DVD blanks and writers, etc
And in the future we will ALSO pay for harddrives, usb-sticks, memory cards, etc (means we pay multiple times...)

But dont get me wrong: Paying this will not make it legal to actually use this stuff (e.g. to make a backup for existing CDs). You are just paying w/o getting anything. In the normal world this is called protection money .. not much difference between some companies and the organized crime, is there?

zelda_pinwheel · 06-22-2009, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BookishDreamer

Recovering from a day that didn't go as planned.

I had to evict a bird who'd taken up residence in my dryer vent hose. He wasn't particular happy about the situation. He perched in a nearby tree and protested loudly. At least there weren't any eggs or little cheepers in the nest. I'm a softie.

I would have left the nest if that was the case. Instead, I replaced the hose and covered the vent with wire mesh to prevent this from happening again.

After a late lunch, I finally started on my weekend errands. My phone rang as I entered the first store on the list. It was my boss with an emergency. I'm not even on-call this weekend.

None of my errands are done because I came straight home and turned on my computer. Worked on it all afternoon and I'll still need to monitor the situation tomorrow.

The only good thing about today is that I covered an old cork board with fabric and ribbon and hung it in front of my desk. It was pretty...until I covered it with work related papers.

I think it is time to retreat to my bedroom and read.

Dreamer

aw ! you are a softy. but that's what we love about you.

on the other hand, that boss of yours needs a good talking to ! i hope he'll give you a day or two off during the week to make up for ruining your weekend ! i don't know what job you have but i hope they appreciate you !

Quote:

Originally Posted by tirsales

Okay ... in Germany we are paying fees (to copyright holders) for PCs, scanner, printer, CD/DVD blanks and writers, etc
And in the future we will ALSO pay for harddrives, usb-sticks, memory cards, etc (means we pay multiple times...)

But dont get me wrong: Paying this will not make it legal to actually use this stuff (e.g. to make a backup for existing CDs). You are just paying w/o getting anything. In the normal world this is called protection money .. not much difference between some companies and the organized crime, is there?

it's the same here.

"don't do it ! it's illegal. but we know you'll do it anyway, so we'll make you pay for it in advance, even the people who won't do it ever. but even though you're paying for it, you don't have the right, so if you get caught, you'll be in trouble !" and all this money that they're collecting because they "know" people are doing it... i really would like to know where it goes, and how much (if any) the artists ever see. it's all a racket.

vivaldirules · 06-22-2009, 04:57 PM

(doggie meekly raises paw to pose innocent query)

Uh, you mean you pay a "copyright" fee when you buy a printer? Or a blank CD?

(doggie quickly puts paw down and prays that a deluge doesn't come his way)

tirsales · 06-22-2009, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Uh, you mean you pay a "copyright" fee when you buy a printer? Or a blank CD?

Yes...

vivaldirules · 06-22-2009, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tirsales

Yes...

You must be bloody well kidding!!!!!

No wonder there's piracy everywhere. Governments are essentially telling you to go right ahead because they're collecting your dough to reimburse the artists, right?

tirsales · 06-22-2009, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

You must be bloody well kidding!!!!!

Believe me: I wish I was ...

Quote:

No wonder there's piracy everywhere. Governments are essentially telling you to go right ahead because they're collecting your dough to reimburse the artists, right?

Yes. But its still illegal to follow through ...

vivaldirules · 06-22-2009, 05:03 PM

(doggie shakes head and walks away in disgust. governments be corrupt everywhere.

ARRGGGGGHHHH!!!!

(doggie, who has been at MR for two bloody years unaware of this travesty, seems to have just now pulled his head out.)

pilotbob · 06-22-2009, 05:03 PM

What is it with people in this country that don't know to

DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE.... PASS IN THE LEFT LANE....

How fracking hard is it? After 45 hours of driving in the last two weeks I can tell you there are a LARGE amount of people that don't know that above rule-of-thumb.

Oh... and when some one pulls out to the left lane to pass you, don't FRACKING SPEED UP! WTF IS THAT?!!!

Finally, DON'T PASS ME, MOVE IN FRONT OF ME THEN SLOW DOWN! WTF IS THAT?!!!

BOb

pilotbob · 06-22-2009, 05:05 PM

What is it with people in this country that don't know to

DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE.... PASS IN THE LEFT LANE....

How fracking hard is it? After 45 hours of driving in the last two weeks I can tell you there are a LARGE amount of people that don't know that above rule-of-thumb.

Oh... and when some one pulls out to the left lane to pass you, don't FRACKING SPEED UP! WTF IS THAT?!!!

Finally, DON'T PASS ME, MOVE IN FRONT OF ME THEN SLOW DOWN! WTF IS THAT?!!!

also... if I am passing someone in the left lane, I will pull over to the right lane as soon as I can. Don't fricking try to cut the guy I passed off and pass me on the right!!!

BOb

pshrynk · 06-22-2009, 05:06 PM

BOb seems to be especially hot about that subject...

06-22-2009, 05:03 PM	#4228
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Learn to drive!!! What is it with people in this country that don't know to DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE.... PASS IN THE LEFT LANE.... How fracking hard is it? After 45 hours of driving in the last two weeks I can tell you there are a LARGE amount of people that don't know that above rule-of-thumb. Oh... and when some one pulls out to the left lane to pass you, don't FRACKING SPEED UP! WTF IS THAT?!!! Finally, DON'T PASS ME, MOVE IN FRONT OF ME THEN SLOW DOWN! WTF IS THAT?!!! BOb

06-22-2009, 05:05 PM	#4229
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Learn to drive!!! What is it with people in this country that don't know to DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE.... PASS IN THE LEFT LANE.... How fracking hard is it? After 45 hours of driving in the last two weeks I can tell you there are a LARGE amount of people that don't know that above rule-of-thumb. Oh... and when some one pulls out to the left lane to pass you, don't FRACKING SPEED UP! WTF IS THAT?!!! Finally, DON'T PASS ME, MOVE IN FRONT OF ME THEN SLOW DOWN! WTF IS THAT?!!! also... if I am passing someone in the left lane, I will pull over to the right lane as soon as I can. Don't fricking try to cut the guy I passed off and pass me on the right!!! BOb

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06-20-2009, 02:35 PM	#4216
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	That's all I care about. You can get pretty good idea where it would be in the pbook.

06-20-2009, 09:24 PM	#4217
BookishDreamer Cultural Artist Posts: 1,128 Karma: 12829 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia Device: Sony 505, Kindle 2	Recovering from a day that didn't go as planned. I had to evict a bird who'd taken up residence in my dryer vent hose. He wasn't particular happy about the situation. He perched in a nearby tree and protested loudly. At least there weren't any eggs or little cheepers in the nest. I'm a softie. I would have left the nest if that was the case. Instead, I replaced the hose and covered the vent with wire mesh to prevent this from happening again. After a late lunch, I finally started on my weekend errands. My phone rang as I entered the first store on the list. It was my boss with an emergency. I'm not even on-call this weekend. None of my errands are done because I came straight home and turned on my computer. Worked on it all afternoon and I'll still need to monitor the situation tomorrow. The only good thing about today is that I covered an old cork board with fabric and ribbon and hung it in front of my desk. It was pretty...until I covered it with work related papers. I think it is time to retreat to my bedroom and read. Dreamer

06-22-2009, 03:24 AM	#4218
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I hardly slept last night... I woke up at 1 and finally fell asleep at 3 again to wake up and get up at 6... Needless to say, I'm half asleep with a concentration of -100 at work... I still wonder how I got there without accidents.

06-22-2009, 03:51 PM	#4221
tirsales MIA ... but returning som Posts: 1,600 Karma: 511342 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Germany Device: PRS-505 and Really not owning a PRS-700	Okay ... in Germany we are paying fees (to copyright holders) for PCs, scanner, printer, CD/DVD blanks and writers, etc And in the future we will ALSO pay for harddrives, usb-sticks, memory cards, etc (means we pay multiple times...) But dont get me wrong: Paying this will not make it legal to actually use this stuff (e.g. to make a backup for existing CDs). You are just paying w/o getting anything. In the normal world this is called protection money .. not much difference between some companies and the organized crime, is there?

06-22-2009, 04:57 PM	#4223
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	(doggie meekly raises paw to pose innocent query) Uh, you mean you pay a "copyright" fee when you buy a printer? Or a blank CD? (doggie quickly puts paw down and prays that a deluge doesn't come his way)

06-22-2009, 05:03 PM	#4227
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	(doggie shakes head and walks away in disgust. governments be corrupt everywhere. ARRGGGGGHHHH!!!! (doggie, who has been at MR for two bloody years unaware of this travesty, seems to have just now pulled his head out.)

06-22-2009, 05:06 PM	#4230
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	BOb seems to be especially hot about that subject...

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