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Re: Sara Bareilles - Manhattan Lyrics | MetroLyrics

alice — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:17:31 -0000

Man, this is just so sad. "Hang on to the reverie, could you do that for me / Cause I'm just too sad to." D':

Re: Edward Snowden’s E-Mail Provider Defied FBI Demands to Turn Over Crypto Keys, Documents Show

alice — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 22:32:03 -0000

Or just use OCR? That would appeal to lazy...

Re: DIY: Pressing Violets to Make Botanical Art - by Erin Boyle

alice — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:44:07 -0000

I briefly recalled doing this in elementary school, so when I found the most amazing flower last year during a hike, I decided to press it for a picture frame. Unfortunately, the vivid colors did seem to drain over time. I wonder if there's some sort of solution to keep the colors from fading away.

Re: Bruce Schneier’s Telepathic Takeover of the TSA

alice — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:33:55 -0000

I had my water bottle confiscated and emptied down the drain too.... in Germany and India... Airline travel seems to suck everywhere.

Re: Free

alice — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:26:51 -0000

All I'm saying is, I think you're (hypothetical) paying more for less functionality. Having the functionality there is not going to hurt the people who would prefer not to spend their time, as you say, fidgeting. When I resize screens, though, I think I have a pretty valid reason -- I want to get crap that I don't need out of my way.

Re: The Alice factory.

alice — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:01:46 -0000

My perspective is mostly that you can't get the other person to recognize that you are right. And in fact, even if they did, they may not always want to admit it out loud. But that is where they are at, in their level of maturity. The important step on my end is to prioritize their relationship over the need to change their minds.

Re: The Alice factory.

alice — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:53:46 -0000

That is exactly why they mentioned it.

I think my whole draw toward the series is the fact that I am so puzzled by the seemingly huge disconnect between men and women (and husband and wives) from that era, and this is like a window into a world that I don't understand. These days, mixed gender relationships are so casual (platonic and otherwise) that it's just hard for me to fathom a time when men and women had to interact by playing relationship roles. It seems more accepted now that not everyone's perfect, and that men can be sad, and women can be assertive. To have it any other way seems so bizarre.

Re: The Alice factory.

alice — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:47:25 -0000

She's a cutie :)

Re: mylovesong

alice — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:47:05 -0000

I started just opening up to various parts of the bible and just reading. Now I'm reading the bible from one cover to the other. However, I would probably suggest you read the New Testament first, because Jesus is like the rest of the bible in a nutshell. Write down what questions you have, or what thoughts come up, or what lessons you learn. If you think about it, God who knows everything about you, your problems, your weaknesses and your strengths, at this very moment in your life, knew that you were going to read this or that particular chapter. What does He want you to know about Him? What does He want you to know about you, or about others?

Eventually, you'll look back and realize you're learning and growing.

Part of quiet time involves taking a walk and being thankful, so you're not that off track. It mostly involves spending time talking with God, and reflecting on the words and your life.

Re: mylovesong

alice — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:42:02 -0000

I really think you shouldn't skip class. I learned this lesson during my first quarter of college, when I fell so far behind I couldn't keep up. No matter what, just go. If anything, it will help form better habits for later in your life.

Re: The Alice factory.

alice — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:48:54 -0000

For myself personally, I don't think I would be as predisposed to being authoritarian because I have a hard time with rules I don't understand or find superfluous either. One thing that I have changed in my outlook over the years, though, is the acknowledgment that sometimes you won't understand a rule until you're wiser (and possibly older). In such cases, sometimes it helps to know that the person laying down the law might have your best interest in mind. This would particularly apply in parenting.

Re: Aaaaaaaand….We’re Back! Plus, Win Some WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Prizes!

alice — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:09:09 -0000

Ah, so excited! :) I'm a fan!

Re: The case against lactose comes to a bitter end.

alice — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:12:15 -0000

This came to mind yesterday because I've been popping Lactaid tablets every day, and sometimes GasX if the former didn't work. But I realized I couldn't eat the same amount of dairy as I'm used to, because I had a couple slices of hard cheese in my sandwich, and a small cup of yogurt, and even with two tablets, I pretty much wanted to go home and nurse my sick stomach.

Re: 5dots (in brief)

alice — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:07:13 -0000

Yay for new music! Although, I am not a fan of bright eyes.

Re: my fingers smell like cilantro

alice — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:24:20 -0000

Oh lordy. That looks like a whole lot of yum.

Re: I felt the need to blog about this.

alice — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:44:38 -0000

If we do decorate for Christmas, you can be sure it will be tasteful and contemporary also. :)

Re: - G’mornin!

alice — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:04:08 -0000

That is quite the morning hair. :)

Re: timoni.org

alice — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:45:44 -0000

Mine did that too, so I threw it away...

Re: First California-iversary

alice — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:04:01 -0000

First of all, I really love this post; thank you for sharing it. Second of all, even though I am a bit sad that you won't be coming back, inwardly I am actually really proud that you're sticking it out there and sort of giving it another chance. But I've felt the same way you do -- "isolated" is definitely a word I am very familiar with. Two/three years in, I still don't really have a comfortable circle of friends here, either. On the weekends, Brad and I are still hanging out with his friends because I don't have anyone I could really call up for a spur-of-the-moment dinner and game night, and his friends are slowly dwindling as people move on to bigger and better things. I've resorted to taking random classes and joining activist organizations just to have some semblance of a good conversation with someone other than my husband.

On the other hand, I sort of feel like staying here and figuring out how to be happy regardless, would somehow make me a far more resilient person than if I semi-pathetically came home and acquiesced to my inability to live anywhere but within my comfort zone. So in that sense, I am really happy for you and Craig. And I hope to talk to you guys soon! Even if by snail mail.

Re: The Alice factory.

alice — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:34:10 -0000

The men are certainly amazing specimens. :) They look so strong and so sure of themselves. (Well, they have to be; most of their dances are about war, strength, and courage.) We have a dance performance coming up with several different Pacific Islander dance groups -- mostly Hawaiian, but some Tahitian and Tongan. I'm really, really excited to see their performances. When they have good showmanship and an understanding of their dance, there is never a dull moment.

Re: The Alice factory.

alice — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:10:39 -0000

Thanks, Aaron. :)
They all kind of looked the same to me. I guess it's the lack of complicated colors.

Re: The Alice factory.

alice — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:52:32 -0000

Actually, I don't find that particularly weird. I have a tendency to wonder what's up with certain people from the past, and whether or not we could be friends now that we're older and hopefully wiser. I'd like to think that it would be possible, even though I'm pretty sure it's never going to happen.

Re: reblog from tbridge: "JNT-8008, You Are An Asshole"

alice — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:26:48 -0000

The link doesn't work. :(

Re: The Alice factory.

alice — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:41:39 -0000

The answer to this is pretty simple -- basic security software packages are just that: basic. In the event that an attacker is simple (or apathetic about hiding themselves), there are enough bells and whistles on the security system to announce that an intrusion has taken place. (Quite frequently, even these simple attacks are not caught because people still either don't understand how to install their security systems, or are very shortsighted and don't consider security very important.)

On the technical side, most security alarms are based on identifying some trait of an attack. And a lot of attacks are, in themselves, fairly simple but with minor tweeks. So if you think of a security guard who is hired to stop anyone wearing a mask.... he probably isn't going to stop someone wearing a mask of a realistic-looking face, for example. Or if the guard is looking for a specific guy with a certain distinctive face, the said person could still bypass him by wearing a fake mustache. There are far more ways to get around security systems than there are ways to detect it. On the other hand, there are plenty of ways to mitigate attacks to begin with, simply by adopting common secure programming practices from the start.

The attacks that security systems will never, ever be able to protect against, though, are the types in which the attacker is allowed to attack by the ignorant actions of an unwitting user.

Re: The Alice factory.

alice — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:04:05 -0000

... although, having a reason to take a break would be nice. :)