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bjones6416 · 02-15-2011, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by desertblues

I am not at this forum....I'm working....

curiouser and curiouser: when you hover over my blue thingsie, left under, it even says: invisible

It doesn't say invisible when I hover over it, but it does say offline. I can never tell if you are online or not, since you have your preferences set that way.

kennyc · 02-15-2011, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by desertblues

I am not at this forum....I'm working....

curiouser and curiouser: when you hover over my blue thingsie, left under, it even says: invisible

No it doesn't, it says Off Line.

FlorenceArt · 02-15-2011, 10:31 AM

How can you post if you're invisible? Oh, wait, I see, we're not seeing you at all are we. In fact we're not having this discussion, since I can't have a discussion with someone who's not here. Right?

Wait... what?

astra · 02-15-2011, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by desertblues

I love those books; these were the last I read for my (then 15 year old) daughter at bedtime. We both cried when a certain person (won't say as to not spoil things)died; bitter tears.

I've reread all three of them. There's a lot in these books, I find. I didn't like the film though.

I think that although the protagonists are kids, not even teenagers, Pullman speaks to a wider audience. Only adults who experienced certain things can understand the depth of some of the feelings "mentioned" in the books.

maianhvk · 02-15-2011, 11:30 AM

I'm listening to 'I need a doctor' by dr Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey. I like it. Skylar Grey's voice reminds me of Dolores O'Riordan's.

DMcCunney · 02-15-2011, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

I think that although the protagonists are kids, not even teenagers, Pullman speaks to a wider audience. Only adults who experienced certain things can understand the depth of some of the feelings "mentioned" in the books.

There are an assortment of books written for kids but enjoyable by adults for that reason. Other examples include C. S. Lewis's "Chronicles of Narnia", and Lloyd Alexander's "Chronicles of Prydain"

If you're a kid, you are likely to love both. If you're a grownup, depths appear you wouldn't be aware of as a kid.
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Dennis

desertblues · 02-15-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

It doesn't say invisible when I hover over it, but it does say offline. I can never tell if you are online or not, since you have your preferences set that way.

Oh, I looked once and I thought I saw 'invisible'. I can change that?......must go and look where.

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Originally Posted by kennyc

No it doesn't, it says Off Line.

I thoght I was cool...being invisible.

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

How can you post if you're invisible? Oh, wait, I see, we're not seeing you at all are we. In fact we're not having this discussion, since I can't have a discussion with someone who's not here. Right?
Wait... what?

I've this awful task of rearranging an excel-file with 12 colums......and every entry X 2700. Have to get it right before the end of the week.

I'm not myself; in that sense I'm not 'here', but where?

edit: no wait...when I hover on the left blue thing; it does say: desertblues is invisible

badgoodDeb · 02-15-2011, 08:00 PM

You must be invisible only to yourself. To the rest of us you are "offline". I'm not entirely sure what conclusions we should draw from those two facts! You aren't "here" .... but your own evidence says that you aren't "there" either. Hmmmmm......

bjones6416 · 02-15-2011, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by desertblues

Oh, I looked once and I thought I saw 'invisible'. I can change that?......must go and look where.

I thoght I was cool...being invisible.

I've this awful task of rearranging an excel-file with 12 colums......and every entry X 2700. Have to get it right before the end of the week.

I'm not myself; in that sense I'm not 'here', but where?

edit: no wait...when I hover on the left blue thing; it does say: desertblues is invisible

If you go to your Control Panel -- Settings and Options -- Edit Options, you can choose to be "invisible" which means we can't tell whether or not you are online. Apparently you have that checked.

MrPLD · 02-15-2011, 08:22 PM

..gloating at the moment!

I had a spare 20" LCD... and I really wanted to work on the new Tree of Life covers in inkscape. Having a second screen to put all your tool dialogs on is great, of course the trouble is that plugging a second screen in usually is a bit of... "fun".

So, machine is already booted and running, I plug in the second monitor, turn it on, 3 seconds later the screen comes to life with a background but the menus/titles are missing from it, clearly the 'cloning' isn't working... only it wasn't a clone, the system had already expanded the desktop area to suit two screens and it was all working perfectly without me having to do a single thing, restart or reboot... it just "worked", MARVELLOUS!

Got to love Ubuntu 10.10 (and the book cover editing went very well

).

phenomshel · 02-15-2011, 09:37 PM

Relearning how to line dance, LOL. Unfortunately, there are no country dance halls in Illinois, to my knowledge.

natasha_fawn · 02-15-2011, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Relearning how to line dance, LOL. Unfortunately, there are no country dance halls in Illinois, to my knowledge.

I think you underestimate the countriness of central and southern Illinois.

phenomshel · 02-15-2011, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by natasha_fawn

I think you underestimate the countriness of central and southern Illinois.

That's what Chris keeps telling me. Isn't Gretchen Wilson from southern Illinois?

natasha_fawn · 02-15-2011, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

That's what Chris keeps telling me. Isn't Gretchen Wilson from southern Illinois?

Wikipedia says yep. I think I'd heard that somewhere before.

I learned how to line dance in elementary school in central Illinois. The country vibe is more pronounced in the smaller towns than where I lived, though, and of course at the county fair.

phenomshel · 02-15-2011, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by natasha_fawn

Wikipedia says yep. I think I'd heard that somewhere before.

I learned how to line dance in elementary school in central Illinois. The country vibe is more pronounced in the smaller towns than where I lived, though, and of course at the county fair.

We did square dancing in elementary in Texas (4th grade, if I recall). Then I learned two-step and waltz from my aunts at the annual street dances. My aunt could Schottische - I think I managed it once, and have forgotten how, now. I loved line dancing, but have now forgotten most of that as well. Two-step and Cotton Eyed Joe I can still do though!

02-15-2011, 11:30 AM	#27740
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	I'm listening to 'I need a doctor' by dr Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey. I like it. Skylar Grey's voice reminds me of Dolores O'Riordan's. Last edited by maianhvk; 02-15-2011 at 11:34 AM.

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FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	How can you post if you're invisible? Oh, wait, I see, we're not seeing you at all are we. In fact we're not having this discussion, since I can't have a discussion with someone who's not here. Right? Wait... what?

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badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	You must be invisible only to yourself. To the rest of us you are "offline". I'm not entirely sure what conclusions we should draw from those two facts! You aren't "here" .... but your own evidence says that you aren't "there" either. Hmmmmm......

02-15-2011, 08:22 PM	#27745
MrPLD Author's pet-geek Posts: 933 Karma: 1040670 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Queensland, Australia Device: Kindle 3 Wifi, Onyx Boox M96	..gloating at the moment! I had a spare 20" LCD... and I really wanted to work on the new Tree of Life covers in inkscape. Having a second screen to put all your tool dialogs on is great, of course the trouble is that plugging a second screen in usually is a bit of... "fun". So, machine is already booted and running, I plug in the second monitor, turn it on, 3 seconds later the screen comes to life with a background but the menus/titles are missing from it, clearly the 'cloning' isn't working... only it wasn't a clone, the system had already expanded the desktop area to suit two screens and it was all working perfectly without me having to do a single thing, restart or reboot... it just "worked", MARVELLOUS! Got to love Ubuntu 10.10 (and the book cover editing went very well ).

02-15-2011, 09:37 PM	#27746
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Relearning how to line dance, LOL. Unfortunately, there are no country dance halls in Illinois, to my knowledge.