Archive for May, 2007

Flash Mac Projector title bar bug

Using fscommand(”fullscreen”, “true”) to make Flash Projectors go fullscreen on a Mac sometimes (read 90% of the time) erroneously displays the application titlebar. “But it’s fullscreen” I hear you cry, “There shouldn’t *be* a titlebar!!”. Yes. I know. This is a known bug from Adobe, but is still present in CS3 (yay progress!).
The workaround* is […]

Posted by rdas7 on May 24th, 2007

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even Lucas thinks Spiderman 3 sucked

From the man who’s threshold for acceptable dialog includes:
ANAKIN: I want to go.
QUI-GON: Then, pack your things. We haven’t much time.
ANAKIN: Yipee!!
and
Howard the Duck
George Lucas sums up the travesty of Spiderman 3:
“It’s silly. It’s a silly movie. There just isn’t much there. Once you take it all apart, there’s not much story, is there?”
No, George. […]

Posted by rdas7 on May 12th, 2007

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don’t use VistaPrint (or how to waste time with bad customer service)

Plot synopsis:

man gets flyer in amazon delivery for “FREE business card printing.”
man visits advertised website and fills out details to create new business card, notes offer is for a single run of 250 cards.
man accepts that there is a standard order fee of £3 (wait, wasn’t this a FREE offer?)
man is offered shipping options, forgives […]

Posted by rdas7 on May 11th, 2007

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Spiderman 3 sucked

This is the appropriate facial response to having seen Spiderman 3 (including camp mask).
A movie who’s trailer is better than the actual film.
No, wait. The POSTER is better than the film.
Avoid.

Posted by rdas7 on May 8th, 2007

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acid

[10:01] EMMA/JOE: ……. just trying to sort out a blocked bath.
[10:01] EMMA/JOE: which is now full of acid, so hopefully that will clear it.
[10:02] EMMA/JOE: otherwise our bath is blocked,… and full of acid

Posted by r0b1 on May 4th, 2007

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