Random Posts 2010

Our lounge for socialising and for all general topics in good taste. Including all SillyDog701 related issues.

Moderators: Edward, profman, Mandrake

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby Antony » Thu 22 Jul, 2010 9:54 pm

It's only one week to go until the important 30th July for us the second tier countries. And we still don't have any pricing information about the iPhone 4. We have been watching Americans (and a handful of first tier) countries flaunting their iPhone 4 for a month, and waiting impatiently.
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.7) Gecko/20100713 Firefox/3.6.7
User avatar
Antony
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 14510
Joined: Tue 18 Jun, 2002 11:36 pm
Location: Sydney, Australia

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby richard mitnick » Fri 23 Jul, 2010 4:47 am

Antony-

Maybe you are better off, maybe the problems with the iphone 4 will get fixed.

>>RSM
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.7) Gecko/20100713 Firefox/3.6.7 ImageShackToolbar/5.2.4 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET4.0C)
User avatar
richard mitnick
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 1477
Joined: Mon 25 Apr, 2005 10:46 am
Location: Highland Park, New Jersey

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby Antony » Fri 23 Jul, 2010 8:20 am

richard mitnick wrote:Maybe you are better off, maybe the problems with the iphone 4 will get fixed.

I can only hope so. However, reports says that despite the well known antennagate problem of iPhone 4, the demand of it is still pretty high.
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.7) Gecko/20100713 Firefox/3.6.7
User avatar
Antony
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 14510
Joined: Tue 18 Jun, 2002 11:36 pm
Location: Sydney, Australia

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby richard mitnick » Fri 23 Jul, 2010 8:38 am

Antony-

Another question: Who is your carrier in Australia?

>>RSM
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.7) Gecko/20100713 Firefox/3.6.7 ImageShackToolbar/5.2.4 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET4.0C)
User avatar
richard mitnick
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 1477
Joined: Mon 25 Apr, 2005 10:46 am
Location: Highland Park, New Jersey

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby Antony » Fri 23 Jul, 2010 9:26 am

richard mitnick wrote:Another question: Who is your carrier in Australia?

Main phone (two years old iPhone 3G) is with Vodafone,
my backup phone (HTC Touch Pro 2) is with Telstra.

and there are 5 mobile carriers authorised to sell iPhone in Australia.
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.7) Gecko/20100713 Firefox/3.6.7
User avatar
Antony
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 14510
Joined: Tue 18 Jun, 2002 11:36 pm
Location: Sydney, Australia

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby iJohnE » Sun 25 Jul, 2010 11:53 am

-Took a little bit of a break from SD and the Internet world. But I'm back!
-I've been able to make Ubuntu my main operating system, and I am loving it.
-I wish that I could get over my insomnia.
-Took some really cool pictures of fireworks.
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.7) Gecko/20100715 Ubuntu/10.04 (lucid) Firefox/3.6.7
Desktop: HP-Compaq DC7600: Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3.40GHz, 4GB DDR2 800 RAM, 500GB HDD, 160GB HDD, . nVidia ION ,Windows 7 Ultimate.
Laptop: Dell Vostro 3750: Intel Core i3 @ 2.30Ghz, 6GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB HDD, Intel Integrated Graphics, Windows 7 Ultimate.
User avatar
iJohnE
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 1472
Joined: Wed 21 Nov, 2007 2:48 pm
Location: Pulaski, NY, USA

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby Antony » Sun 25 Jul, 2010 10:32 pm

iJohnE wrote:-Took a little bit of a break from SD and the Internet world. But I'm back!

Welcome back!
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100722 Firefox/3.6.8
User avatar
Antony
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 14510
Joined: Tue 18 Jun, 2002 11:36 pm
Location: Sydney, Australia

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby Antony » Wed 28 Jul, 2010 3:25 am

Only two more sleeps until the 30th July millions of people here have been impatiently waiting for.
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100722 Firefox/3.6.8
User avatar
Antony
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 14510
Joined: Tue 18 Jun, 2002 11:36 pm
Location: Sydney, Australia

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby iJohnE » Wed 28 Jul, 2010 8:26 am

-Wooh, finally got my insomnia worked out. Turns out my brain doesn't produce enough melatonin. Fun.
-Back to using SeaMonkey. I like it again.
-What to eat for breakfast.
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.11) Gecko/20100701 SeaMonkey/2.0.6
Desktop: HP-Compaq DC7600: Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3.40GHz, 4GB DDR2 800 RAM, 500GB HDD, 160GB HDD, . nVidia ION ,Windows 7 Ultimate.
Laptop: Dell Vostro 3750: Intel Core i3 @ 2.30Ghz, 6GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB HDD, Intel Integrated Graphics, Windows 7 Ultimate.
User avatar
iJohnE
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 1472
Joined: Wed 21 Nov, 2007 2:48 pm
Location: Pulaski, NY, USA

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby richard mitnick » Wed 28 Jul, 2010 8:45 am

John-

On the melatonin-

I suffer S.A.D., Seasonal Affective Disorder. This is a result of not enough melatonin.

The best therapy is sunlight. Psychiatrists prescribe "light boxes" which provide light with the proper UV rays, but are 1/1000 the lumens of sunlight. In both cases, one does not look directly at the light source, but is in a position that the rays will reach the pineal gland via the retina.

These UV rays stimulate the production and regulation of melatonin.

Eyeglasses with UV protection will stop the therapy.

So, what I do is check the location of the sun overhead before I do my exercise walk which is five days a week, 3 miles. walk in a direction so that my loop will give me the most time with the sun ahead of me rather than behind me. I wear no eyeglasses while i walk.

I also hike and cycle without my glasses.

My worst period is in the fall heading up to Thanksgiving. But I try to spend a good amount of time outside.

Give it a shot, it works very well for me.

The original science on this was taking a bunch of light deprived and depressed people from Erie, PA to Florida. Their depression lifted very quickly.

Melatonin is involved with a great deal of our behavior, so sleeplessness is not a surprise.

>>RSM
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100722 Firefox/3.6.8 ImageShackToolbar/5.2.4 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET4.0C)
User avatar
richard mitnick
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 1477
Joined: Mon 25 Apr, 2005 10:46 am
Location: Highland Park, New Jersey

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby iJohnE » Wed 28 Jul, 2010 11:25 am

I just take a 5mg melatonin capsule every day 2 hours before I go to bed. Does wonders!
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.11) Gecko/20100701 SeaMonkey/2.0.6
Desktop: HP-Compaq DC7600: Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3.40GHz, 4GB DDR2 800 RAM, 500GB HDD, 160GB HDD, . nVidia ION ,Windows 7 Ultimate.
Laptop: Dell Vostro 3750: Intel Core i3 @ 2.30Ghz, 6GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB HDD, Intel Integrated Graphics, Windows 7 Ultimate.
User avatar
iJohnE
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 1472
Joined: Wed 21 Nov, 2007 2:48 pm
Location: Pulaski, NY, USA

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby Antony » Thu 29 Jul, 2010 2:09 am

- Antony does not have iPhone 4.
- Antony is not going to camp outside Apple Store in freezing cold (and raining).
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100722 Firefox/3.6.8
User avatar
Antony
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 14510
Joined: Tue 18 Jun, 2002 11:36 pm
Location: Sydney, Australia

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby iJohnE » Thu 29 Jul, 2010 7:08 am

-While Antony may not have an iPhone 4, iJohnE has a new kitten. She's a replacement for Fat Cat, who sadly passed away after fourteen years last Saturday.

Old Kitty:
Image
That was Fat Cat, in his favorite basket.

New Kitty:
Image
And that is the new kitty!

Her name is Boom, because she likes to make a lot of noise. I got her from a local farmer, so I'm not sure of her exact breed, or age. But I speculate that she is around two months. She has an appointment with the vet in the upcoming week, so more will be known!

Oh, and I might add that she went right in the litter box all on her own!
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.11) Gecko/20100701 SeaMonkey/2.0.6
Desktop: HP-Compaq DC7600: Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3.40GHz, 4GB DDR2 800 RAM, 500GB HDD, 160GB HDD, . nVidia ION ,Windows 7 Ultimate.
Laptop: Dell Vostro 3750: Intel Core i3 @ 2.30Ghz, 6GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB HDD, Intel Integrated Graphics, Windows 7 Ultimate.
User avatar
iJohnE
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 1472
Joined: Wed 21 Nov, 2007 2:48 pm
Location: Pulaski, NY, USA

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby Antony » Thu 29 Jul, 2010 7:36 am

nice kitten. only wish I could have a cat.
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B405 Safari/531.21.10
User avatar
Antony
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 14510
Joined: Tue 18 Jun, 2002 11:36 pm
Location: Sydney, Australia

Re: Random Posts 2010

Postby iJohnE » Thu 29 Jul, 2010 11:32 am

Cats in my opinion are the best pets. I am a dog person as well, but I just like cats so much more. Because when you need to do something they go off on their own (usually). Or like when they need to go to the bathroom they just go to their litter box and do their business. Don't get my wrong, I love my dogs. But it just seems like they are so much more high maintenance.

-Boom is doing well, she's having a grand old time exploring the house.
-She really doesn't like the dogs; but the dogs really like her.
-Geometry review classes start soon, hopefully I can ace this regents this time.
-I can't believe how fast summer is going by. Where does time go?
-One more week and I can change my earrings.
-I can't believe I'm going to be a junior.
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.11) Gecko/20100701 SeaMonkey/2.0.6 (like Firefox/3.6.x)
Desktop: HP-Compaq DC7600: Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3.40GHz, 4GB DDR2 800 RAM, 500GB HDD, 160GB HDD, . nVidia ION ,Windows 7 Ultimate.
Laptop: Dell Vostro 3750: Intel Core i3 @ 2.30Ghz, 6GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB HDD, Intel Integrated Graphics, Windows 7 Ultimate.
User avatar
iJohnE
diamond member
diamond member
 
Posts: 1472
Joined: Wed 21 Nov, 2007 2:48 pm
Location: Pulaski, NY, USA

PreviousNext

Return to SillyDog701 Lounge

Who is online

Registered users: Google [Bot]