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Today, May 22nd, marks the beginning of the Advisory Board Election process. Polls will be open through the 29th. Out of the following list, find the candidate you think is best-suited to provide the kind of input we at LiveJournal can use to better the site: vichan twirlandswirl tango squeaky19 sollitaire rm randomposting qfemale primitivepeople mrflagg lostcosmonaut lordandrei lizyd legomymalfoy jmaynard jj_maccrimmon jette jameth imc fuzzface00 deathboy daniidebrabant cambler This is for you guys, so cast your vote! The polls are waiting at New V-Gifts Summer's finally here! The season brings warm weather, the spirit of apprecciation, and, naturally, a slew of new v-gifts. If you're looking to celebrate a special friendship, the spirit of theatre or a loved one's graduation, we've got perfect ornaments for the occasion. Take a gander at these fine options and get your celebration on. L to R: daisy, theatre masks, tiara, diploma, graduation cap TxtLJ You can use LiveJournal's TxtLJ service to receive text notifications and make posts to your journal with your mobile phone. Give us some feedback on the experience at LJ Dashboard We've cooked up a new utility at LJ Labs, where we're developing a whole host of LJ side projects. Introducing LJ Dashboard, a portal to the most popular communities, journals and entries on LiveJournal. Now there's a mechanism to help you discover new content and keep track of what's happening out there. Login to the Dashboard using your Open ID, which is exampleusername.livejournal.com. After you're asked to grant identity validation to dashboard.livejournal.com, you'll be all set to poke around and play with some of the things we've come up with. Since we're launching LJ Dashboard for the first time, we encourage you to post some feedback at We're currently running some house ads on the Dashboard. Soon ads for external businesses will replace them. But right now all users see them because, for the time being, we don't have a way of distinguishing between paid and unpaid users on the Dashboard. Have no fear: soon as we've got that worked out, paid users will be spared. Thanks for your patience! We're having a lot of fun with some great ideas right now so keep an eye out for new LJ Labs releases! Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 03:10 pm
I don't know if anyone remembers, but someone posted a few months back about fasting fish. Everyone who replied pretty much said they fast their fish but I was apprehensive about it because I primarily keep African cichlids. Well, when I got home today, I found them snacking on one of the rainbowfish. NOMNOMNOM. So yeah, that's why I don't fast the cichlids :P Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 02:39 pm
I would like to recommend Thunderf00t just for his narrative abilities alone, but his science is pretty wicked to boot. Of late he has had a back and forth with the biggest creation Jabronie on the Tubes, VenomfangX. I get giddy when I hear him eviscerate VFX in his latest videos concerning a proposed "debate". Go check out Thunderf00t, and give him some Youtube love. ~Stay Rational Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 02:24 pm
As you can see the list of changes is rather long. It's mostly because this release contains many changes that were done but not put in the previous one.
Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 04:25 am
Los Angeles Magazine has a tell-all memoir penned by one of the "Jack Sparrows" that play Disneyland -- a steamy tale of resistance and women throwing themselves at you.
I'll be honest: I didn’t follow all the Disney rules. I played Jack like he was real, and if a woman flirted, I would flirt back. Women loved it. But there were also women who would have too many beers at California Adventure or smuggle in alcohol you could smell on their breath, women who were clearly sloshed.Link (Thanks, Tim!) Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 04:21 pm
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It of course came back clean, because I wasn't having any palpatations while I was wearing it. Of course. So I saw the doctor today, and he, surprisingly, had some pretty specific things to say to me about it. He said that first of all, I wasn't crazy, and that there was something that I was experiencing. He said that I'm experiencing a condition known as either PAC (Premature Atrial Contraction) or PVC (Premature Ventrical Contraction). What that means is that rather than skipping a beat, my heart is actually experiencing an extra beat, which then cause my heart to lag for a second as it "resets" to its normal rhythm. This happens primarily as a result of adrenaline being pumped into your body while your heart rate is low, and the adrenaline stimulates the electrical portion of your heart into producing an extra charge, thus, an extra beat. It only happens when your heart rate is low enough to allow an extra beat, thus when adrenaline is pumping during exercise, it wouldn't show up. The primary causes for such a thing are caffeine, alcohol and stress (ie, anxiety). Most importantly, he said that large-scale studies have been done on PVC and PAC, and the prognosis for someone with PVC or PAC is exactly the same as it is for an equal person without PVC or PAC. Meaning that there is absolutely no link between PVC and PAC and actually dangerous heart problems. Now, if I were experiencing other symptoms that could be indicative of another condition, then this could be symptomatic of something worse. But because my stress echo and my Holter monitor were both as clean as the proverbial whistle, he said that I fall into the portion of people whose condition is entirely non-threatening. This is good news for two reasons. First, obviously, my heart isn't in danger. Second, less obviously, I'M NOT FREAKING CRAZY. Finally I found someone to tell me what the hell is wrong with me! It took freaking long enough, right? Geez. He said that he could prescribe me medication to make it stop (Beta blockers, for those of you in the know, as they prevent the effects of adrenaline on the heart), but that since I was in no actual danger, he said that I should only take the medication if the symptoms became unbearable, or whatnot. He also said that he thought I was doing the right thing, to take anti-anxiety medication. He said that it was likely that once I got my anxiety under control, that the PAC or PVC would just go away on its own, since I don't drink caffeine and I don't drink alcohol. I also don't take any amphetemines, which are primarily responsible for most cases of PVC. So my primarily diagnosis was, indeed, correct... By worrying about my health so much, I'm making it worse. Go me. Anyway, I'm hoping that by taking these drugs, it'll kill two birds with one stone. My emotional health will improve, which will cause my physical health to improve. Let's hear it for that! On that note, I'm going to test my mental state, tonight. I won tickets through DragonCon to see Death Note in the movie theater tonight. Those of you who know Death Note will know why this is going to be a test for me, and I'll let everyone know how I do when I get back, kay? Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 03:21 pm
Are Needlenose ‘Gars’ --also known as Silver Needlenose Fish or Freshwater Gars (species name: Xenentodon cancila) -- happier in freshwater or in brackish water? I currently house my needlenose in a completely freshwater aquarium with a Fire Eel and an Angelfish. He seems very happy, eats a rosy red twice a day, and appears to be growing well. All the fish stores around me sell them and advertise them as freshwater gars. I know the gar part is not true, but only recently did I stumble upon the information that the ‘freshwater’ part might also be false! I have been looking online in hopes of purchasing some more needle nose fish and I was surprised to find them listed often under the “Brackish Water” parts of websites. Research on my part tells me that they are often found in freshwater but have been found in saltier environments. That is all well and good, but which one is actually more appropriate? For this reason I am putting my question up here in hopes that someone with more experience with these fish and better expertise can help me out. (Oh, and I also want to add that I do actually have a brackish tank with a pair of breeder mollies and a couple of violent gobies in it that I could move him into if it turns out he would be happier there. I just really adore my needlefish and I would hate to loose him by putting him somewhere that may shock or stress him. I just want to keep him happy.). Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 02:08 pm
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ximinez: Mmmmm.... tea with honey. Soothes the savage sore throat. Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 03:04 pm
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On an unrelated note, with all the hardware failures I've had, the replacement parts have taken this computer from being a six-year-old giant brick to actually being better than my current main home computer, and I've started wondering if I should just take it back home (it's on loan to the art center I work at) and let the art center have one of the other old boxes I have sitting around. The main tipping point would be whether I could use it for gaming. I know it's possible to run WoW on Ubuntu, but how well does it run? The main reason I'd want to use this computer is that it now has a better graphics card than my old Mac, but if Wine problems are just going to eat up the difference I don't want to bother. Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 12:32 pm
Plus over 50 other writers, artists and performers, SoonerCon will be three days of fun, featuring workshops, panel discussions, an Art Show, a huge Exhibitors Hall, gaming, costuming, the "Best of BareBones" indie film festival, anime, a live shadowcast of Rocky Horror Picture Show, and the saturday evening adults only dance/party, SinnerCon, there'll be something for everyone. Tickets are still only $30.00 in advance, at www.soonercon.com, or purchase them at Atomic Comics at SW 59th & Western. $40.00 at the door. Check out the website, or call (405)632-2848 for more information. Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 12:08 pm
When I come to the bit where we review their backups I start trying to look up how these are being done. I check the usual suspects... no veritas installed, not using our "backup server" solution, no scheduled NT backups. I dig deeper, trying to figure out how they are doing backups. I find an external hard drive and look around at the files... Are you ready for this? I sure as hell wasn't. Windows briefcases. I kid you not, they're using windows briefcases on a USB drive for backups. Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 12:32 pm
Both of the tanks are lightly planted but I intend on adding some more plans as soon as my fish store gets some that I like enough to buy. The 15gal has lots of hiding places but the 5gal dosen't. Both are heated also heated nicely and the fish are all doing great! I also don't want to overstock them... so yeah... no one like that, so please tell me if you think it is already too much or just right. Also, do guppies require aquarium salt? I have researced, and people have said. "Yes, no and maybe" so I don't know. Also, do Bettas need aquarium salt? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance! Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 12:43 pm
Ok! So I have a NIS environment running with autofs. In one of my auto.foo files I have a share: blah server:/foo Now I am migrating the data from server:/foo to serverB:/foo I will change that in my auto.foo file and push the changes out with a make. Now for automount, a lot of server will have the old mount already mounted, will it automatically switch to the new mount without me manually umounting things? Or will it just try and remount the new share onto where the old share used to be (giving me an error of mount point in use) when someone uses a file in /foo (I hope that made sense) Also: If it will cause an error, is there an easier way to manually unmount all the old shares? Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 12:28 pm
the red ludwigia is rotting away at the base. i just replant it with the tons of roots that grow just above the rot. I use no co2(that is soon to change with this tank) 48 inch ho T5 lighting. weekly water changes. carbon, iron, fertilizer. is this normal. Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 12:16 pm
Interesting how Howell refers to JMS as "former L.A. newspaper reporter J. Michael Straczynski". I strongly suspect he's done a bit since then. I wonder, was this just sloppy research on Howell's part, selective information from the studios, or just being written to make him more a hardbitten reporter and less TV Sci Fi Guru? Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 12:08 pm
I have six days' worth of work to do between today and Saturday morning, so I will be scarce from LiveJournal for a bit. Of course, with all this work, I'm coming down with something that may turn into full-blown ill soon, and I cannot afford to be laid out right now. Timing is everything. Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 12:12 pm
Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 10:01 am
edit: All the highly obvious dishes are taken - hot dogs, burgers, fried chicken and chili. Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 10:26 am
Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 10:16 am
My mom saw the newly reformulated box last night at Walmart last night and bought it for me and I just finished my first bowl. It was so good and . . .normal . . .I'm tempted to have another one. It's the first bowl of cereal I've had since I was diagnosed on February 1st. *smiles in afterglow* Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 09:49 am
Does anyone know if this site is legit? Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 08:49 am
Not sure what today's update did, if anything, but I doubt it's a coincidence. Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 12:37 pm
will have to ring United back tonight as I can't face another half hour with them. Thu, May. 22nd, 2008, 05:13 am
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"my laptop will not play a song" "my wireless, it will connect but i can't browse the internet" "my laptop, it just will not run" technicians don't have any fun they cannot play their dvds in "computer", there's no drive E and once inside the registry what i describe, they do not see "the software folder? there is none?" technicians don't have any fun "i hate Vista, it's not worthwhile" "why is Office just a trial?" "you mean, i'm out of warranty? why can't you troubleshoot for free" i wish my fucking shift was done technicians don't have any fun Wed, May. 21st, 2008, 10:33 pm
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any body tried connecting gprs through nokia bluetooth in ubuntu . can i have the recepie plz thanx in advance. Wed, May. 21st, 2008, 10:00 pm
I've got an 18 gallon tank that I just rescued from my sister, after she had killed a ton of angelfish (she is pet retarded...). When I found out about this, I forbade her anymore fish. And took the tank. So! Now, I've got an empty 18 gallon tank, and I don't know what to do with it. I'm a goldfish girl, but obviously 18 is too small for goldfish... Any suggestions? I've done tropical fish in the past, which consisted of two types of barbs and neons...I learned that I don't really like barbs too much (there was a ton of trouble with the barbs beating the shit out of each other), but I did like the pretty, peaceful little neons. I hope that helps in ideas with what I might get. So I'd love some suggestions. I'll obviously do my research and see what's out there, but I figured here would be a good starting point. Thanks! Wed, May. 21st, 2008, 08:43 pm
Found a USBModem app for the Treo (http://www.mobile-stream.com/usbmodem.h Really stuck on how to setup the ppp stuff. I tried following the directions, but it just told me the script I was calling (ppp-scripts-treo) did not exist. Any thoughts? Has anyone else done tethering to their cell phone and can provide guidance? Wed, May. 21st, 2008, 09:51 pm
MgrX: OMGZ!!11! Did you get my message or the message from $CoWorker?? I can't print anything on the printer. It comes out all black! Me: Yes, yes I did get the message. You need a new printer. I'll be down tomorrow afternoon some time with the replacement. $Boss is going to get it in the morning because I do not have company credit card. MgrX: But I can't print out my closing paperwork!! Me: I know, but I'm pretty sure it can all be reprinted tomorrow for you. I don't have a printer for you and have no way to get one tonight. I have to be at $Location1 at 8am tomorrow and $Location2 when I am done there. After that I will drive back up, get the printer that $Boss will purchase in the morning and then come back down see you. MgrX: But how am I going to print out my paperwork??!?11? Me: Appropriate people know that you do not have a printer and that you will not be able to print. Proceed with closing as normal minus printing. We will work on printing everything tomorrow. MgrX: But... but... what about my reports? Should I write everything down? Me: If you wish, go right ahead. MgrX: It'd really be a lot easier if I could just print everything. Me: *sigh* Yes, I know. See you tomorrow. So I am apparently not only supposed to be able to pull company credit cards out of my ass but printers as well because people just don't understand "I do not have a printer for you". Oh and for reference, Loc1 is 1/2 hour - 45 mins south from where MgrX is, Loc2 is 15-20 min further south from Loc1. The place where the printer will be is 20 minutes NORTH of MgrX. It's going to be fun driving day in FL summer rain. Wed, May. 21st, 2008, 09:31 pm
http://www.gainesville.com/article/2008 Wed, May. 21st, 2008, 09:07 pm
For those who missed House last week: Cox Cable is going to rebroadcast it on Monday, May 26 at 7pm. Wed, May. 21st, 2008, 08:41 pm
Does anyone have any suggestions for a simple wiki to run locally that I can customize to hell and back easily? Wed, May. 21st, 2008, 08:41 pm
Does anyone have any suggestions for a simple wiki to run locally that I can customize to hell and back easily? Wed, May. 21st, 2008, 05:38 pm
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Can someone tell me in very basic terms? I'm trying to go through Gnome-pilot settings, but when I was prompted to sync, I got the following error: Failed to connect using device Chip on port /dev/pilot/'. Check your configuration, as you requested old-style USB serial "ttyUSB" syncing, but do not have the USBserial 'visor kernel enabled. You may need to select a USB device." What does this mean and what do I do? Wed, May. 21st, 2008, 07:53 pm
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Megan's going to be busy helping her friend Anyone interested enough to come keep me company? I've been less anxious lately, I promise! =D Wed, May. 21st, 2008, 01:03 pm
I bought the chocolate brownie cookies, but there were gingerbread, lemon ones, and chocolate chip as well. AND there was another gluten-free cookie brand called something Aztec and they had chocolate chip and coconut. There's the brand that they've always had, but I wanted to try these "Enjoy Life" ones. They're little, but they're so dense you don't need but one or 2. I just had 1 and it was Soooo good I had to run upstairs and share the love! Wed, May. 21st, 2008, 06:44 pm
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