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Re: 10 Shows That Were Canceled After One Episode

Josh Surber — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 17:06:32 -0000

Fish Police. I actually watched it as a kid. It was a cartoon but the first episode had someone say "damn" which in the 90s was enough for upset parents to shut it down.

Re: My worst tech decision: A G Suite account for personal use - Android Authority

Josh Surber — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 18:31:53 -0000

Comment cross posted from where I linked to this in LinkedIn:

I've been using gSuite since 2011, and regretting it since around 2014. My entire online identity is tied to this account, including thousands (yes, THOUSANDS) of apps, books, and movies/TV purchases. It would take weeks to properly migrate away, and would still require me to either tie my phone to multiple accounts or lose these purchases. I've often found myself close to doing so anyway, but hasn't seemed worth the trouble. When Google started saying they were going to begin CHARGING for this sub-par experience (had it been better, or even equivalent, i would have been happy to pay!) I did some proper research to find out what would be involved. I'm not quite sure what it'll take to push me over the edge, but when something does, I will not be migrating to a gmail.com account within the same ecosystem. They have taken gSuite, which consists of their most loyal users and alienated us to the point of looking elsewhere for similar services. This could be a textbook example of how NOT to maintain customer relations.

Re: Star Trek: The Next Generation Characters, Ranked in Order of Awesomeness

Josh Surber — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:06:43 -0000

That is the main thing i took from this article.

Re: Forget PIN Numbers, Apple Wants to Let You Unlock Your iPhone With Your Face

Josh Surber — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:51:13 -0000

If Apple gets a patent on that, even after their competition had shipped the same thing, it makes me wonder if I can patent my idea of a portable computer, where the keyboard and screen are attached by a hinge? I'd make BILLIONS!

Re: Google +1 Plus Google Apps Equals Nothing

Josh Surber — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:19:49 -0000

As did I. In fact, the only reason it took me so long to completely transition to gApps was waiting until I could port my gVoice vanity number.

Re: Google +1 Plus Google Apps Equals Nothing

Josh Surber — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:57:23 -0000

I am an apps user too, or else I would. I've already got the useless button on my site too, though. You really would think that we'd get all the new features before they are released to the unwashed_masses@gmail.com, wouldn't you?

Re: Hey Google, Let’s Fix Contacts Too

Josh Surber — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:15:22 -0000

I wish there was a way to search for all contacts w/o an email address, or phone number. I imported all my Gist contacts, and now a lot of my gMail contacts are just people I follow on Twitter, and have nothing but a URL for. I want an easy way to prune them out.

Re: How to Make a Disposable Lighter into a Motorcycle

Josh Surber — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:52:58 -0000

That still doesn't really tell HOW to turn a lighter into a motorcycle. It sort of shows how TWO lighters look after being turned into a motorcycle, but not quite the same.

Re: Daniel Pinchbeck’s Business Shamanism

Josh Surber — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:05:46 -0000

tl;dr

Re: Copy / Paste Files From The Command Line [Bash Alias] ~ Web Upd8

Josh Surber — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:33:54 -0000

ccut(){ for i in $*; do mv $i /tmp/ccopy.$i; done }
That will let you cut and paste too. I can't figure out how to make this only cut the file after it is pasted though, like Nautilus does. Any black belts in shell-fu who can help with that?

Re: Motorola announces GRASP WX404, going to MetroPCS in Q3

Josh Surber — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:28:29 -0000

"Price has not been unveiled, though I doubt the GRASP costs more than $100 (possibly even less) on a contract." Since MetroPCS doesn't have contracts, all their phones cost more than most other carriers. Odds are this will be closer to, if not over, $200. But at $50 a month, for unlimited talk, text, and data, that is still a damn good deal.

Re: Best Linux Password Manager ~ Web Upd8

Josh Surber — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:21:45 -0000

If you are using Linux, why in <deity>'s name would you change OS?

Re: Best Linux Password Manager ~ Web Upd8

Josh Surber — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:20:59 -0000

Why not? If you check out the source for LastPass, you can see that the encryption is very strong, and unencrypted info never goes over the wire.

Re: Best Linux Password Manager ~ Web Upd8

Josh Surber — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:19:33 -0000

I also used to use Sxipper, and couldn't stand it. I first heard about LastPass when I switched to Chromium, and now love it. I really appreciate the various methods of two-factor authentication, including the low-tech grid that just requires you print a page and keep it in your wallet.

Re: [Linux] Block Ads in Any Browser

Josh Surber — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:46:48 -0000

I prefer Privoxy as my multi-browser ad-blocker. It blocks based on hostname, but can also do all sorts of other nifty things, such as making all cookies (except from certain domains) delete at the end of the session, or blocking ads from hosts that you like (such as greatnewssite.com/ads/banne... would not be easily block-able with /ets/hosts, but is blocked by the default rules in Privoxy. You can also override blocked pages, and configure Privoxy to your own liking. Privoxy is an open source project (no, I don't work for/on it) located at http://privoxy.org

Re: Ping.fm / Uploaded Image from nixie

Josh Surber — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:55:19 -0000

I miss the KER-CHUNK feel when you insert these, and the whole lever system on the front of the drive. Much more tactile than these DVDs that the kids are using nowadays.

Re: Addon Adhesive

Josh Surber — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:16:08 -0000

Either that or configure which browser it shows for. If I happened to trigger it while using FF for dev work, when I am a Chromium user, it wouldn't be that accurate. And if on the off chance I triggered it accidentally on a friend's computer, so it showed IE, then I'd have to commit seppuko just to clear my name. :-) Actually it's not that big a deal, I was just curious.

Re: Addon Adhesive

Josh Surber — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:45:21 -0000

I have Glue for Chrome and Firefox installed. Why don't I get two stickers? :-)

Re: Beloved and Outcast

Josh Surber — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:13:01 -0000

Seems that http://getglue.com/topics/p... should be an outcast.

Re: Glue Labs: New Glue Bar & Tips

Josh Surber — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:40:41 -0000

I'd love a chance to try the next big thing! Glue user @joshsurber

Re: Category Tags

Josh Surber — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:29:30 -0000

identi.ca has been using categories (called groups there) identified by a bang for a while now. It works well. The differences from a tag are you can subscribe to a category there, and if you use a category (group) that you aren't subscribed to it is not posted to that group. This is somewhat of an advanced feature but is one of my favorites on identi.ca.

Re: Day One: Wow

Josh Surber — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:47:57 -0000

How come RT: is a standard? That is three characters. Over on identi.ca, quite a few people use the single character ♻, giving 2 precious extra characters.