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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: August 04, 2005, 02:36:33 PM »
He has 25 cigar butts, so he makes 5 cigars.  Then he smokes them, hacks up a lung, and is left with 5 cigar butts.

Using these, he makes one more cigar.

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: August 04, 2005, 02:35:42 PM »
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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: August 02, 2005, 05:55:22 PM »
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The encyclopedia? That would be an interesting encyclopedia. Just what would an entry for "tomorrow" look like.


Something like this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow

:)

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: August 02, 2005, 01:57:48 PM »
The encyclopedia...

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: August 02, 2005, 11:47:14 AM »
Let's pick something really arbitrary, like 19.38 minutes.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: EUOL Sightings
« on: July 31, 2005, 01:44:25 AM »
Well, I'm not a fangirl (the facial hair makes that obvious), and I'm not cute (probably again due to the facial hair) nor did I throw myself at Brandon, but I did meet him today.  You know, I've been on several discussion boards for over five years now, and never met any of them in real life.  Although I haven't been here long, it's nice to have met two TWGers already (Rob and now Brandon).

Anyway, I forgot to bring my book for Brandon to sign, so I just had him sign my chest.

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 29, 2005, 07:43:02 PM »
I saw that movie too.  Disney put it out.  A heart warming show about illegal immigrants.  :)

A chestnut is a riddle that everybody has heard of before.  It's a 'classic'...

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: DB Carries Elantris
« on: July 29, 2005, 05:19:20 PM »
That's how I read it...

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: DB Carries Elantris
« on: July 29, 2005, 01:12:49 PM »
You may be right.  Maybe people just call it 'word' because they don't want to expend the extra energy to say/type 'processor'.  It is three syllables, after all...

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: DB Carries Elantris
« on: July 29, 2005, 12:20:27 PM »
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btw, you're using the wrong terminology in some of those places. "Open source" means that anyone is allowed to edit the code any way they want. "Freeware" means the software is distributed at no charge. Most open source lisences are also freeware.


Right.  I  used the phrase 'open source version of Word', just because Word has almost become like Jell-O and geletin.  People who may not know what a 'word processer is', know what Word is.  I'm not saying I didn't think Chimera knew that, but when I'm explaining it, it's easier to say Word.  

And I use the term open source instead of freeware because freeware carries a lot of baggage for those that have been around for a while.  Often freeware is used synonomously with shareware, and 5-10 years ago all of that was pretty much 'crap', IMHO.  Many of the open source software programs are very good.  I use Firefox with Grease Monkey and it allows me to do a lot of really fun stuff...

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: DB Carries Elantris
« on: July 29, 2005, 11:39:28 AM »
Chimera

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...once I get Word back on my laptop (I had a temp version with my new computer, and it expired). I'm going to buy it at BYU bookstore and--get a student discount--as soon as I am back in town.


If you want to save a few bucks, there is an open source version of Word.  I don't mean a pirated version, I mean a word processor that was developed by folks who just give it away for free...

Recently we are seeing a lot of this kind of open source software, and the amazing thing is the quality.  I downloaded the open office suite and haven't used word/excel since.  Not because I'm a Microsoft basher, but because it really is a slick program.  It opens Word and Excel documents, it saves them as Word and Excel documents (you simply do a 'save as' and choose your version).

Anyway, I've got open source office, a photoshop program (GIMP), some mind mapping software, audio software (I used that to 'podcasted' the first chapter of my book on my blog, you can hear it here).  Open software is really  becoming a nice alternative.  If nothing else you can use open office until you get word.  But, if you like it and it saves you $100, that is always a good thing.

Anyway, enough of my soap box.  Here is the link.

I wouldn't mess with the 'stable' version, go for the beta version (1.9+).  It is the one I use, and I don't have any problems.

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Matthew Buckley / Re: My First Review
« on: July 29, 2005, 11:28:55 AM »
I just found out about 5 minutes ago that I may be signing at education week...  I'll post here if I am for sure.

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 29, 2005, 03:55:05 AM »
No, I don't care...  It usually just takes a few questions before somebody solves it.  But it is a chestnut, after all...

You're up with the next puzzle.

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 29, 2005, 03:51:09 AM »
No, I don't care...  It usually just takes a few questions before...

You're up with the next puzzle.

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 29, 2005, 02:10:22 AM »
Yep.

The man walked into the bar and asked for a glass of water.  The bartender noticed the man had hiccups, and decided to help him by scaring him with the gun.  The man was indeed frightened, and then realized that his hiccups were gone.  He thanked the bartender and left.

I take it you've heard that one before?  :)

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