• airdrik (unregistered)

    Sounds like we have a case of ambiguous or unclear messages: The pgAdmin one should mention that the records being deleted are due to cascading deletes (and should also show which tables will be affected, with how many rows in each table). The can't control your computer could be more explicit that the remote desktop client can't be used to connect to the local machine (which is absolutely unnecessary since you are already accessing and controlling it)

    I can kind of see how the usb drives came to have about the same price: the 512 one is on clearance because they've had it in stock for a while. It was marked at a higher price because it included premium features (perhaps hardware encryption, or other security, or maybe a portable program installer/launcher, or the steel case, or added reliability, or whatever) that nobody really cares about so nobody ever bought it, so now it is on clearance at the same time that a new 4 GB drive is available for about the same price.

    TRWTF is not chucking the drive when prices came down on the bigger drives with similar features, or still selling 512 MB drives at all when you can get 4 and 8 GB drives for $15-25 (or rather: drives of size X when drives of size X8 or X16 are selling for $15-25) even with all of the fancy-schmancy extra features and trying to sell the drive for $8.

  • (cs)

    Although, so far there's no known treatment for Death's crippling effects, still everyone can acquaint himself with the three early warning signs of Death:

    1. rigor mortis
    2. a rotting smell
    3. occasional drowsiness

    It is also important to know what to do you when you die:

    1. Don't try to drive a car.
    2. Do not operate heavy machinery.
    3. Do not talk.
  • Hermin (unregistered)

    Something about quantum computers!!!!

  • (cs) in reply to da Doctah
    da Doctah:
    ...so far there's no known treatment for Death's crippling effects...
    That's why it's so important for people to realize that Death isn't some silly little illness that just ruins your weekend. Death is permanent; once you catch it, you have it for life.
  • (cs)

    Oh, and I own both Lexar Firefly drives and Sandisk Cruzer drives, and if anything it's the Cruzer that has additional features, namely the bundleware that comes pre-loaded on it that allows you to mount "virtual disk images" on various drives. Of course, once you already have that, there's not much value in getting another copy of it on every subsequent USB drive you buy, and it's particularly wasteful when you bought a 3-pack of them.

    On the other hand, the Firefly is physically compact and convenient in precisely the way you want a pocket storage drive to be; the cap that protects the business end when the drive's not in use fits snugly over the back end when it's plugged in so you don't have to worry about losing it, and they come in different colors so you don't have to mark each drive to remember what you put on it.

  • (cs) in reply to justin case
    justin case:
    oh please, the form lets you put in anything as to what you are medically concerned with. "Flu" "STD" "Death" "Penguins"

    Not a WTF in any sense.

    So you're saying you can be disqualified from jury duty because of penguins?

    Oh, wrong form.

  • neminem (unregistered)
    1. Symptoms came suddenly in 1753, when I was about 18.
    2. Quite immediately.
    3. None has been found yet. Well, one was found a few years ago, but then I had to go turn back time and uncure myself, because I'm such a frelling hero.
    4. Extreme (pyrotechnic) allergic reaction to sunlight, addiction to drinking blood, superstrength, turning evil...

    (Also, the (other) real wtf is that the question, "What was the effect of [affliction] on your life" apparently has a numerical answer. I'd say my cancer had an effect of... 4?)

  • Mike (unregistered)

    Well that dead option would have come in handy for this person: http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/finance/891558/

    Really interesting story too.

  • Some Wonk (unregistered) in reply to da Doctah
    da Doctah:
    Although, so far there's no known treatment for Death's crippling effects, still everyone can acquaint himself with the three early warning signs of Death:
    1. rigor mortis
    2. a rotting smell
    3. occasional drowsiness

    It is also important to know what to do you when you die:

    1. Don't try to drive a car.
    2. Do not operate heavy machinery.
    3. Do not talk.

    Aw, man. I have two of those symptoms, now.

  • Pingmaster (unregistered) in reply to Steve The Cynic
    Steve The Cynic:
    db2:
    "The $0.21 seemed worth the 400% size increase."

    That's a 700% increase.

    Which makes it even better value!

    You're only paying for 400%. the extra 300% is free if you buy now!

  • caper (unregistered)

    I'm getting better.

  • (cs)

    It's right next to the "any" key.

  • (cs) in reply to amischiefr
    amischiefr:
    bsaksida:
    The deceased part is not WTF.

    Here in our cuntry it happened. Someone was away, possibly on vacation. After a four Years my Country declared that person as a deceased. And shortly while that person did come home. He was on the news as a live person with a document in hadns that said otherwise. That is WTF.

    Yes, yes, in Communist Russia... something something you.

    What would you suggest then, a "Partially Dead" option instead of a permanent one? You know, just in case he comes back.

    Not as silly as all that.

    In this country, if you go missing without a trace, and you are still missing 7 years later, you are legally declared dead and your relatives can cash in on the insurance. Makes perfect sense.

  • Cpt. Obvious (unregistered)

    Obviously it's a MacOs X dialog. You just can't expect to control anything from Apple, can you?

  • Yet Another Steve (unregistered) in reply to Ken B.
    Ken B.:
    Doesn't MOTP include a scene showing a cute baby penguin, frozen to death? What could be more violent than cute baby penguins dying?

    Beating somebody to death with a dead, frozen, baby penguin?

  • (cs) in reply to anon
    anon:
    Other than the obvious, not living, what some of the other symptoms of DEATH? I haven't been feeling well lately, and I wonder if I should see my doctor for a cure for DEATH.

    "Now, children, when you die you go stiff."

    "Please Miss, I think I'm dead!"

  • evertras (unregistered) in reply to Yet Another Steve
    Yet Another Steve:
    Ken B.:
    Doesn't MOTP include a scene showing a cute baby penguin, frozen to death? What could be more violent than cute baby penguins dying?

    Beating baby seals to death with a dead, frozen, baby penguin?

    FTFY

  • Jay (unregistered) in reply to Ken B.
    Ken B.:
    Doesn't MOTP include a scene showing a cute baby penguin, frozen to death? What could be more violent than cute baby penguins dying?

    Wow, you're making me want to go see that movie after all.

  • Jay (unregistered)

    People questioning the "Death - Permanent" obviously haven't read question 11 on the very next screen shot. The medical people are looking for an effective treatment for an effective treatment for death. Obviously the courthouse is planning to re-open its files on all the people who got out of jury duty for being dead once a cure is found.

  • Jay (unregistered)

    So all I have to do to get out of jury duty is to commit a felony? Why didn't you just tell me that in the first place?!

  • Abso (unregistered) in reply to Jay
    Jay:
    So all I have to do to get out of jury duty is to commit a felony? Why didn't you just tell me that in the first place?!

    No, you also have to get caught.

  • Brandon (unregistered) in reply to anon
    anon:
    Other than the obvious, not living, what some of the other symptoms of DEATH? I haven't been feeling well lately, and I wonder if I should see my doctor for a cure for DEATH.

    I was actually in a Dr. office once where there was a poster for a new treatment that actually listed as one of it's benefits "Reduced chance of death.".

    Anything that reduces my chance of death from 100% to something less sounds like something I'd like to try!

  • (cs) in reply to Some Wonk
    Some Wonk:
    da Doctah:
    Although, so far there's no known treatment for Death's crippling effects, still everyone can acquaint himself with the three early warning signs of Death:
    1. rigor mortis
    2. a rotting smell
    3. occasional drowsiness

    It is also important to know what to do you when you die:

    1. Don't try to drive a car.
    2. Do not operate heavy machinery.
    3. Do not talk.

    Aw, man. I have two of those symptoms, now.

    If rigor mortis lasts more than 4 hours, seek medical attention.

  • Mark (unregistered) in reply to BlueCollarAstronaut
    BlueCollarAstronaut:
    That may explain anti-theft mechanism on it as well (well, that, and the fact that obviously, more people will want to steal a 512MB flash drive).

    Makes sense. 512 is larger number than 4, isn't it?

  • Andrew (unregistered)

    Insert parrot sketch reference here.

  • frits (unregistered) in reply to Yet Another Steve
    Yet Another Steve:
    Ken B.:
    Doesn't MOTP include a scene showing a cute baby penguin, frozen to death? What could be more violent than cute baby penguins dying?

    Beating somebody to death with a dead, frozen, baby penguin?

    I'm pretty sure you'd find yourself on the losing end of a CSI episode if you did that.

    Your not too smart, are you?

  • boog (unregistered)
    The Article:
    "I don't remember March of the Penguins being violent," wrote Sam C, "..."
    I'm pretty sure I would have strangled the penguin before you viewed any more selections.
  • (cs) in reply to Brandon
    Brandon:
    Anything that reduces my chance of death from 100% to something less sounds like something I'd like to try!
    Anything? You must really be afraid of dying.

    As for me, I can think of a number of things I'd rather die to avoid.

  • (cs) in reply to boog
    boog (lesser):
    The Article:
    "I don't remember March of the Penguins being violent," wrote Sam C, "..."
    I'm pretty sure I would have strangled the penguin before you viewed any more selections.
    We don't need/want to hear about how you spend your private time.
  • Grammar Nazi (unregistered) in reply to boog
    boog:
    boog (lesser):
    The Article:
    "I don't remember March of the Penguins being violent," wrote Sam C, "..."
    I'm pretty sure I would have strangled the penguin before you viewed any more selections.
    We don't need nor want to hear about how you spend you're private time.
    FTFY - Geez, its like I'm back in 3rd grade.
  • Daniel (unregistered) in reply to adam

    "2. the 512MB thumb drive has an alarm but the 4GB one doesn't."

    Actually the 4GB instead has a lock. The lock is unlocked using the same magnetic tool one needs to deactivate the alarm. When I was working at wal-mart over high school I've seen this thing several times, most often with mp3 players. They would throw the obsolete tech by the unused tills. I've never seen them discount the item to its true value, likely gets written off and destroyed eventually.

  • frits (unregistered)

    Who hasn't bought something like this? [image]

  • Andraax (unregistered) in reply to db2

    That's an 800% increase, actually.

  • Andrew (unregistered)

    The Netflix one is not surprising. Whenever NF has a movie they want to push, it appears in every category. I remember a few years ago browsing family, comedy, adventure, drama, and at least three other categories only to find "The Water Horse" at the top of each and every list.

    It must be an amazing movie. I wouldn't know.

  • (cs)

    I used to think penguins were cute.

    Then I remembered that penguins are birds. And birds are fundamentally evil.

    glares at penguins

  • (cs) in reply to alegr
    alegr:
    If rigor mortis lasts more than 4 hours, seek medical attention.

    Also, stop popping the little blue pills.

  • Anon (unregistered) in reply to boog
    boog:
    Brandon:
    Anything that reduces my chance of death from 100% to something less sounds like something I'd like to try!
    Anything? You must really be afraid of dying.

    As for me, I can think of a number of things I'd rather die to avoid.

    But that's only because you're going to die anyway. It would be different if you didn't have to die in the end. Also, Brandon only said he'd try it which is different that committing to it fully.

  • Anon (unregistered) in reply to Maurits
    Maurits:
    I used to think penguins were cute.

    Then I remembered that penguins are birds. And birds are fundamentally evil.

    glares at penguins

    You must be a cat.

  • bluesman (unregistered) in reply to monkeyPushButton

    I think I know them. Didn't they tour with Bipolar Bears last summer?

  • (cs) in reply to bw13
    bw13:
    Sun:
    Damn, he came first.
    That's what she said.

    Please feature this.

  • bluesman (unregistered) in reply to monkeyPushButton
    monkeyPushButton:
    Violent Penguins? I just got their new album.

    I think I know them. Didn't they tour with Bipolar Bears last summer?

  • foo (unregistered) in reply to Anon
    Anon:
    If that's a WTF, then so is the error message when I try to file-share into my own machine: "Connection failed. The server '127.0.0.1' is available on your computer. Access the volumes and files locally."
    It is. 127.x.x.x (AKA loopback networking) was invented for a reason, e.g. so you can test your installation locally. Denying it without a good reason is a WTF.
  • undecided (unregistered) in reply to Andraax
    Andraax:
    That's an 800% increase, actually.
    I should either reply with:

    .5 to start.

    3.5 added to get 4.

    increas is: 3.5 / .5 {* 100 (for percent)}

    or

    Troll!

    Couldn't decide so I did both.

  • Unnecessary Censorship (unregistered) in reply to Power Troll
    Power Troll:
    bw13:
    Sun:
    Damn, he came first.
    That's what she said.

    Please f--- this.

    That's what she said.

  • Herby (unregistered)

    I am surprised that in regards to "partial death" no one has mentioned "Schroedinger's Cat"

    For the curious: http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=Schroedinger%27s+Cat

    This really isn't spam, but before I added this line, Askimet thought it was.

  • ÃƆ(unregistered)

    Only zombies have a family history of death, and the jury duty website knows this.

  • Fer (unregistered)

    Maybe PostgreSQL was written by the Walpiri: one row, two rows, many rows...

  • (cs) in reply to Anon
    Anon:
    boog:
    I can think of a number of things I'd rather die to avoid.
    But that's only because you're going to die anyway.
    No, it's not. Have you seen "Twilight"? If it was death or having to sit through that again, I'd choose death. Always death.
    Anon:
    It would be different if you didn't have to die in the end.
    At some point I will lose my hearing, teeth, hair, vision, driver's license, sex drive, ability to move on my own, ability to control my bowels, and ability to keep children off my lawn; why on earth would I want to live forever at that point? Or are you suggesting that this "miracle cure for death" doubles as a "miracle cure for old age" as well?

    Even so, I still wouldn't be willing to try just anything.

  • Rhywden (unregistered)

    FAMILY HISTORY OF DEATH? AND I THOUGHT SUSAN KNEW BETTER THAN TO TALK ABOUT HER GRANDFATHER, IT ONLY CONFUSES THE HUMANS.

  • (cs) in reply to boog
    boog:
    Have you seen "Twilight"?
    No. I'm male...and straight.
    boog:
    At some point I will lose my...sex drive...
    Not me. See above.

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