It’s been a great run Ubuntu. You were there when I needed a fast OS for an old laptop. I have to leave you now. I’m sorry, I wish I didn’t have to, but it’s for the best right now. Please forgive me.
Yes, I’m back on Windows on my laptop. Trust me, I didn’t want to go back, but I needed the functionality of my laptop so that I can use it for work when I’m, well, at work. I needed Photoshop (GIMP just doesn’t cut it), Internet Explorer (IE on WINE wasn’t cutting it), and Outlook for exchange email (Evolution didn’t want to update the calendar and folders). Yeah, I’m sure I could have eventually gotten everything to work right, but it was just easier to switch back to windows for the time being. I don’t plan to be on it for long though. As soon as I get a new laptop (hopefully within the next month or so) this one will be going back to the world of Ubuntu. For my next laptop, I really want a Macbook Pro, but may get a PC laptop. Anyone have any laptop suggestions?
Where Babies Come From: The Intelligent Design Explanation
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this comic. Laugh because it’s funny, cry because it’s true.
The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down
The one good thing about Netflix (the only good thing left) is they have a category strictly for independent movies, something Blockbuster Online lacks. I’ve found several great movies using that category. The most recent one was a film entitled The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down. The movie is exactly as it sounds. It flows as a guide, with different chapters, on how to “get down” or party and have sex. The movie shows a variety of situations, replays scenes re-enacting how it should have been handled, and the difference between men and women in going out. It also shows how to act at different venues (house parties as opposed to private club parties). They even have “scientists” testing different situations and theories. If a funny, but true, look at parties, clubs, drugs, and sex isn’t for you, do NOT watch this movie. But if you are one of those people who loves to laugh at yourself (I’m sure we can all relate to at least one of the superbly acted characters in the movie), then watch this movie. I must warn you though, this movie might not be for the 35 and above crowd as they might not understand the movie and the way 20-somethings live their life in the movie.
I Hope Ye Be Talkin’ Like a Pirate Ye Scurvy Dog
It be that time of yearrrr again me hearties. September the 19th be that day where we fill our bellies with grog and celebrate a pirate’s life. So me buccaneers, grab ye wenches, hide the booty, and pillage and plunder til der be no more to plunder. Arrrr.
In case you need some help with your pirate lingo, check out this translator here.
Some pirate jokes to leave you with on International Talk Like a Pirate Day:
Q: How much did the pirate pay for his earrings?
A: They were a buck-an-ear.
Q: What’s a pirate’s favorite movie?
A: One that is rated Arrrrrr
Netflix Sucks
Netflix is really starting to suck. I used to love their service and recommend it to everyone. Lately they have really dropped the ball. I can’t tell you when the last time I actually got a new release was. It’s been months. There have been so many good movies that have come out that I’ve not been able to see. So that leaves old movies and TV shows on my list for them to ship. They can’t even do that right. A movie will go back and it’ll take them two days for them to ship the next one, even though the Availability for the disc is marked as Now. I’m not talking about two days for me to receive the new disc, I mean that It will take them two days to ship the new one. This happens every single time they ship a new movie over the past month or so. I used to be able to average 5 or 6 movies a week. Now I’m lucky if I get three. Maybe they think I’m watching too many movies. Maybe they are experiencing large growing pains so the customer doesn’t get what they should. Or maybe they just don’t care about the customer. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were all three. I think it’s time to go back to Blockbuster Online.
So Long, Farewell, But Not Goodbye
It’s been a great run Ubuntu. You were there when I needed a fast OS for an old laptop. I have to leave you now. I’m sorry, I wish I didn’t have to, but it’s for the best right now. Please forgive me.
Yes, I’m back on Windows on my laptop. Trust me, I didn’t want to go back, but I needed the functionality of my laptop so that I can use it for work when I’m, well, at work. I needed Photoshop (GIMP just doesn’t cut it), Internet Explorer (IE on WINE wasn’t cutting it), and Outlook for exchange email (Evolution didn’t want to update the calendar and folders). Yeah, I’m sure I could have eventually gotten everything to work right, but it was just easier to switch back to windows for the time being. I don’t plan to be on it for long though. As soon as I get a new laptop (hopefully within the next month or so) this one will be going back to the world of Ubuntu. For my next laptop, I really want a Macbook Pro, but may get a PC laptop. Anyone have any laptop suggestions?