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Happy Birthday, Cat!

@Cat~

Happy birthday!

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 18, 2014, 4 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Support Broken Wheel on Our Lawnmower

A long time ago, I was running on little sleep, and when I was putting the car into the garage for the night, I ran into the lawnmower, damaging the right-front wheel on it and some paint on the car on the passenger side.

Anyway, I was just mowing right now in the rain, and I was turning the lawnmower around, and the wheel completely broke off. Is this possible to fix? We don't want to have to get a new lawnmower.

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 17, 2014, 10 replies, in forum: Technology
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Male & Female Differences

I've gotten permission from @Plums to create this.

This is a discussion that came up on Square Enix Origin, another forum I visit, and thought I'd start the discussion on here as well.

The OP of the thread on SEO said something about males having less of their type of sexual organ than females. For example, females have thirty while males only five.

Discuss biological differences between males and females, but make sure to keep the discussion PG-13 per forum rules.

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 17, 2014, 11 replies, in forum: Discussion
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Let's Have a Discussion about Calxiyn

@Calxiyn

One of the new staff members, known for changing her avatar frequently.

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 17, 2014, 8 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Ice-Cream

Why does ice-cream exist?

Discuss.

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 17, 2014, 9 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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No Normies On

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Thread by: Amaury, Apr 17, 2014, 7 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Secure Axcess Sues Nintendo for Patent Infringement
Secure Axcess Sues Nintendo for Patent Infringement
- Source: Nintendo World Report
- Published: April 16, 2014
Nintendo World Report said:

Yup, again.

Both Nintendo Co. Ltd. and Nintendo of America, Inc., along with a slew of other companies, are being accused of patent infringement by Secure Axcess, LLC,

The patent in question was issued February 18, 2003, and is for "a computer providing multiple display capability where one display presents the current document and another display may show a true display of a previously opened document."

Compensatory damages, costs, among other reliefs are what Secure Axcess is looking to gain for the companies selling the Wii U without license or authorization.

This isn't the first time Secure Axcess has taken legal action to Nintendo, either. Last January, the company summoned Nintendo for infringement for the very same patent as the new Wii U case, except with the Nintendo DS, DS Lite, DSi, 3DS, and 3DS XL.
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Thread by: Amaury, Apr 17, 2014, 1 replies, in forum: Current Events
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Bow to Your Rulers

@iwantedtoexplode

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Thread by: Amaury, Apr 17, 2014, 2 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Technology Is Weird, Yo

Got a Java update when I turned on my computer about 10 minutes ago, and it automatically disabled AVG for some reason. Restarted it after the update, and everything was back to normal.

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 16, 2014, 0 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Nice Earful

Ran a quick errand just now for my mom, and a Ryder truck at an intersection blatantly ran the red light, so they got a nice earful of horn.

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 16, 2014, 59 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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My PSP Is Awesome

As you guys know, my old PSP broke because it fell one too many times; when fully charged I only had about two hours of battery usage; however, on this new one, I can get around ten hours on a full charge.

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 14, 2014, 9 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Bloody Red Lunar Eclipse Tonight

Keep an eye out.

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 14, 2014, 23 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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All the Super Moderators Are On

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Let's have a party!

@Ienzo, @Wilson, @Stardust, @Llaverion

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 14, 2014, 3 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Facebook, You're Weird

How can my e-mail become invalid?

I reconfirmed it, but yeah.

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 13, 2014, 2 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Happy Birthday, Laplace!

@Laplace

Welcome to young adulthood!

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 12, 2014, 6 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Deadly Vehicle Crash in California
Ten Killed When Truck Crosses Median, Rams into Bus in California
- Source: CNN
- Published: April 11, 2014
Video and images in the linked source.

CNN said:

(CNN) -- A FedEx truck crossed a median and slammed head-on into a bus carrying students in Northern California, killing 10 people, authorities said Friday.

The collision Thursday evening killed both drivers, five students and three chaperones, said Lt. Bruce Carpenter with the California Highway Patrol.

The crash resulted in a fire that engulfed the truck and bus in flames, spewing black smoke into the sky.

"I went outside, and everything was in flames already," a local resident, Luis Lopez, told CNN affiliate KXTV. "There were a couple of explosions after that."

The reason the FedEx truck crossed the median remains under investigation, the Highway Patrol said. The investigation could take months.

At least 34 people were taken to local hospitals, authorities said.

The bus was taking students from various Los Angeles-area schools to visit Humboldt State University in Arcata. The collision occurred in Orland, about 100 miles north of Sacramento.

One of the survivors chronicled his experience through Twitter.

"i was asleep and next thing you know i was jumping out for my life," Jonathan Gutierrez wrote, saying he couldn't believe what just happened.

He wrote that he suffered a bruised leg, cut eyebrow and scratches. Later, he said his left leg was injured to the point that he couldn't walk.

"All my stuff that I packed is burned. I'm beyond thankful that I'm still here," Gutierrez tweeted.

He called the experience traumatizing.

"Seeing everyone hurt was not how (I) expected my day to go," he said.

In a prepared statement, the university said it got word of the crash but was working to find out more details.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the tragic accident on I-5 in California. We are cooperating fully with authorities as they investigate," FedEx spokeswoman Bonnie Kourvelas said.

The truck sideswiped another car before crashing into the bus. The two occupants of that vehicle were not seriously injured but were sent to a hospital for treatment.

Tommy Chang, the instructional superintendent for the Los Angeles Unified School District, confirmed there were local students involved. He declined to provide additional details.

"The first priority is informing parents," he said.
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Thread by: Amaury, Apr 11, 2014, 1 replies, in forum: Current Events
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Possible Day Trip on Friday

Just a heads up that I might be gone most of the day on Friday from about 7:00 AM to about 6:00 PM (PDT).

My mom has this week off from work and there's a horse clinic all week from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (PDT) that she and my aunt are going to, but my aunt is working on Friday, I believe, and can't go, so my mom asked if I wanted to come and keep her company.

I still haven't decided if I'm going or not yet, but if I'm not on during the day on Friday, that's why. I'll try to get on early in the morning -- around 5:00 AM or 6:00 AM -- before we leave, though, if I do decide to go.

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 9, 2014, 3 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Support YouTube

After one of YouTube's updates a while ago, it freezes Mozilla Firefox for about five seconds, which isn't a big deal, but I'm just curious if anyone else has been having this as well?

I should note this is only on videos.

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 8, 2014, 15 replies, in forum: Technology
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Windows XP Passes Away
- Source: PC World
- Published: April 8, 2014
There are images and videos in the linked source above.

PC World said:

Obituary: Windows XP passes away, leaving behind millions of mourning supporters

Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.’s beloved seventh major operating system and arguably the company’s most successful, was left to perish on Tuesday at its creators’ hands. It was 12 years, seven months old.

For now, Windows XP will persist in brain-dead stasis on literally millions of PCs, including those of customers who have either ignored, or were never aware of, Microsoft's decision to pull the plug. Although the software may physically remain on PCs worldwide, Microsoft has stopped supporting it, leaving Windows XP vulnerable to any unpatched security holes that may arise going forward.

Windows XP’s funeral, a private ceremony held deep within Microsoft, was quiet. In lieu of flowers, Microsoft urged customers to donate to Windows 8, one of Windows XP’s grandchildren. Office 2003 also quietly passed away, to less fanfare.

Windows XP gave way to three more generations of Microsoft software—Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8—and Microsoft has urged customers to adopt its more modern operating systems, which it says offer more security and a more modern look and feel. “Honestly,” Microsoft’s WindowsXP.com Web site read Monday, “it’s time for a change.”

Except, for many, it isn’t. In March, for example, 27.7 percent of all desktop PCs tracked by NetApplications ran Windows XP. Put another way, Windows XP’s gaping vulnerability was that it was simply too good.

The operating system Microsoft got right
Windows XP launched on August 24, 2001. “Simply put, Windows XP is the best operating system Microsoft has ever built,” Bill Gates, the chief software architect at Microsoft, said at the time.

Previously, Microsoft had placed its enterprise operating systems and its consumer OSes onto separate tracks. Windows XP fused Windows 2000 with some of the best bits of Windows 98 and the short-lived Windows ME. It was also the end of Microsoft’s line of MS-DOS based operating systems, which Gates proclaimed as the “end of an era” during XP’s launch.

“It was certainly one of the strongest in terms of market appeal,” said Ross Rubin, who tracked Windows for NPD and Jupiter Communications before striking out on his own as an independent analyst. “What made XP really significant is that it brought together the reliability of the Windows NT kernel with the consumer friendliness and driver support of the consumer Windows line.”

For all of the vitriol directed at the Windows 8 Start page, an early build of “Whistler,” as Windows XP was known, reportedly included one, too. But the early build of Windows XP released to developers in 2000 eventually gave way to the two-column Start menu that both consumers and developers fell in love with. In fact, it was this new “experience,” code-named Luna, that gave Windows eXPerience its formal product name.

On August 24, 2001, at the company's Redmond, Wash. campus, Microsoft handed out RTM copies of the new operating system to PC makers, who swooped off in helicopters bearing the Windows XP logo. While the first Windows XP devices were released on Sept. 24, the software was released to retailers on Oct. 25, accompanied by what some estimates put as a billion-dollar marketing campaign between Microsoft and its partners. That included a minute-long commercial set to Madonna’s “Ray of Light” (below)

Available in both Home and Professional versions, Windows XP would later be released in a 64-bit version, as well as a “Starter” edition for emerging markets. Special editions without Windows Media Player were later sold in Europe and Korea, after Microsoft was fined $784 million for exploiting its monopoly in operating systems to break into media players. Versions for so-called ULPCs (ultra low-cost PCs) and blade computers were also launched, as were specialized Media Center, server and embedded editions. That became significant, Rubin said, as many PCs simply lacked the available hardware to run Vista and successive operating systems.

But Windows XP quickly made friends with both consumers and professionals alike. Its signature “Bliss” desktop image of green, rolling hills became one of the most viewed photos in the world, and made photographer Chuck O’Rear the type of money paid for the famous shot of President Bill Clinton hugging Monica Lewinsky. And if users didn’t like it, they could select from a number of other visual styles.

Under the hood, XP grouped multiple windows of the new Internet Explorer 6 and other applications together, and offered a task-based focus that facilitated common functions like CD burning. Prefetching was added to speed up load times. Windows XP added Internet Firewall and Remote Desktop functionality—and Windows Product Activation, as well. Windows XP persisted through three service packs, adding support for USB 2.0 as well as numerous additional improvements.

But technical underpinnings aside, what Windows XP did was introduce a new generation of PC users to the Web. What many forget was that the first Windows XP hardware launched just two weeks after the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001. The staggered launch—hardware first, then retail software sales—made the later release of Windows Vista seem stronger by comparison. And the richer, visual aesthetic came under fire, too, Rubin noted. But over time, users began to love their new OS.

The faithful speak
If Windows XP fans were all asked to speak about their favorite operating system, the line would be miles long. So in their place, I asked my father, Bob Hachman—a retired civil engineer who was dragged kicking and screaming into a world of ATM cards and pagers, and now smartphones—to speak for the majority. (Ian Paul asked other members of the Windows XP faithful for their reflections.)

“For what we wanted, it’s been absolutely perfect,” my father said, “It’s been very easy to use. We’ve had no problems with it. It’s been very user friendly, from what I can see.”

My parents’ use of Windows XP is fairly simple: some Web use, Excel spreadsheets, some basic financial planning. And as for security, well, I apparently failed as a geeky son.

“No, we just use it for very basic Internet use,” my father told me, when I asked him if he had set up his machine for downloading patches and other updates. “I don’t even know what a patch is.” Ulp.

What Windows XP offered was a simple, yet broad package to help users accomplish the basic tasks they wanted when they decided to buy a PC: Surf the Web, use Office and some gaming software, and hook up a broad range of USB peripherals. Software developers also had but two major platforms to choose from—Windows and Mac—and mobile apps were years away. Once Mac users jumped to OS X, both Microsoft and Apple pulled their older browsers.

To date, however, both Google’s Chrome and Mozilla’s Firefox still support XP, allowing XP users to access the Web’s modern sites. And my father still really has no reason to move. “Everything that’s new—when it comes out, there are horror stories,” he said.

Windows XP totaled 45 million lines of code, the work of hundreds of Microsoft programmers. It will be missed.
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Thread by: Amaury, Apr 8, 2014, 10 replies, in forum: Current Events
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Are Social Networks Bad for Humanity?

This is a discussion I came across (and also posted in) here and figured, "What the hell? Let's start a discussion on KH-Vids about it!'

I'm gonna say no. It really varies from individual to individual.

Thread by: Amaury, Apr 8, 2014, 13 replies, in forum: Discussion

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