General Motors doesn't have a "help line" for people who don't know how to drive, because people don't buy cars like they buy computers -- but imagine if they did....


Call No. 1

HELPLINE: "General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?"

CUSTOMER: "I got in my car and closed the door, and nothing happened!"

HELPLINE: "Did you put the key in the ignition slot and turn it?"

CUSTOMER: "What's an ignition?"

HELPLINE: "It's a starter motor that draws current from your battery and turns over the engine."

CUSTOMER: "Ignition? Motor? Battery? . . .

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[url=http://www.nimbuzz.com]Nimbuzz[/url] is another IM client capable of connecting to many IM services, including Skype, GoogleTalk, AIM, Windows Live! Messenger, YIM and Jabber. It's similar to [url=http://www.fring.com]Fring[/url] and [url=http://www.pidgin.im/]Pidgin[/url], except that, unlike Fring which only works on Symbian phones or Windows Mobile devices and Pidgin that is for PCs, this one has a J2ME version available, as well as a Symbion version, PC client and a widget for use on some Social Networks. Some info from the site:

For Mobile:
It's time to Join Mobile Freedom! Get all the Nimbuzz features in the palm of your hand. Call, chat, text . . .

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This is hilarious: take a look: http://techfaux.com/2008/06/17/peta-targets-computer-programmers-with-string-of-bizarre-protests/

[img]http://www.ihmcimg.com/picts05/2006/01/spain_naked_protest_jj802.jpg[/img]

Lol! Hacking Pythons... brilliant...

Hey everyone. I'm looking for an AGP gfx card which is equivalent or better than a GeForce 6600/Radeon 9800Pro. Anyone have something lying around they want to get rid of? Don't want to pay too much, so make an offer, and I'll respond a.s.a.p. Thanks.

Good grief you guys have been more quite lately than usual. Are you all that busy? Was it exam time or something?

Speaking of which, I'm writing tomorrow. Business Management. Not really rocket science, but I'm stressed as its my first exam in nearly 10 years  :erm:
I'm sure its gonna be ok tho.

So basically, come back and don't be so damn quiet  :p

I'm glad it went well MaX.
My adventures have just begun, just when I think I've reached a place of uber exciting contracts and business, something more interesting comes along.
One of the projects nearly placed me in a position where I could've retired by middle next year, unfortunately they canceled the project leaving me back at square one, square one is open the big black box and pull out another idea.
At least I'm learning a lot along the way, just bought a book on CSS today, can't wait to start reading, hoping to finish it before they deliver my . . .

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Here's a quick tip on automating database backups.
Use the mysqldump command from a script and put it in a cronjob:

[code]
mysqldump -uUSERNAME -pPASSWORD DATABASENAME > dump.sql
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Will post some complete scripts later on.

At a hastily convened press conference Bill Gates announced that he personally thinks that "Linux is the best OS ever."

He added, "Mundie and Ballmer are idiots.  Their talk about how open source software damages intellectual property or how Linux is a cancer, is moronic.  When I heard these attacks I felt sick to my stomach.  How could a company that I poured my blood, sweat and tears into spread these untruths?  My conscience guides me, that's why I'm before you today."

Well, I'm shocked and happy to hear these words, read the rest of the article [url=http://www.bbspot.com/News/2001/06/gates.html]here[/url]!!

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