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Setting an exampleEdit
(I couldn't resist saying this.) As a community leader, please try to set a good example for people such as BajoranBrouhaha by condensing your work into as few edits as possible. Thanks. :P --Schrei 03:13, 6 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Nebula Class width Edit
While the Nebula class is a more economical alternative to the Galaxy and smaller overall, all establishing data shows it to be the same width as the Galaxy class. In side by side pictures (to be found in the various encylcopedia's), it is clear that although the saucer is shorter (height) than that of the Galaxy, it is the same length. Further, all establishing shots of the Nebula show its saucer to be the same oval shape from above or below as that of the Galaxy. The figure you are using comes from the blurb on the Nebula class in the DS9 technical manual. Unfortunately, none of these entries are reliable. They tell us that the Galaxy is 195m tall (as opposed to the correct 138 found on this site), that the old style Klingon battleship is more than 300 (as opposed to the 214-228 figure found in the encyclopedias and other sources), and that a Constitution variant that is composed of nacelles attached directly to the connecting interhull (without a secondary hull) is 364m long, when the Constitution refit is only 305m. There is so much blatantly wrong about these entries, particularly in regards to scale, that they can not be taken as canon. From a direct observation of the Nebula class herself, we can tell that she is about as wide as she is long. Therefore, if she is 442m long, she has to be about that wide or a little wider. A figure of less than 75% of the length certainly makes no sense. HaganeNoKokoro 01:42, 7 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- Might I suggest movign this to the Nebula class talk page? - AJHalliwell 01:46, 7 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- Already did ;) - Adm. Enzo Aquarius 01:47, 7 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Re: Rank question Edit
At last count, I've confused three individuals (including one vandal). And I'm not done yet. ;-) --From Andoria with Love 02:19, 7 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Vandal Edit
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, for blocking that s.o.b., pink skin. For awhile there, I thought nobody was gonna arrive to take care of him. I think we've all reverted all his edits, but at the risk of stating the obvious, we should still keep an eye out for him as I doubt he's had enough "fun". --From Andoria with Love 01:33, 10 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- I agree with Shran. I reverted most of his edits and re-edits, etc. It was getting quite tiring. He edited the "Awakening" page 8 times. If you look on a lot of the pages, someone else did pretty much the exact same thing a while ago, so I doubt he'll stop now. Thanks. -Platypus Man | Talk 01:39, 10 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- np; I'll be on for a couple hours probably, so I'll keep an eye out. Thanks for reverting all his edits though both of ya; my comp was kinda slow there when I first signed on (I wasn't home, otherwise I'd've blocked him much earlier). The "Leola Root Vandal" (I have a thing for nicknaming things :p) I'll keep an eye out for'm blue skin and platypus man. - AJHalliwell 01:42, 10 Sep 2005 (UTC)
FAC comments Edit
Thanks for the compliments on the Featured Article Nominations page, pink skin. I'm rather proud of it, myself. :-) However, I don't recall you ever telling that an actor/actress page would never be nominated. All the same, consider it "taken back." :-D --From Andoria with Love 18:15, 10 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Can you help?Edit
Thanks for the pics you've uploaded lately, especially for helping us complete the Vaughn Armstrong page. --T smitts 23:49, 5 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Maybe you can help me with this. I'm just looking for an image anywhere on the site of someone looking shocked, horrified, enraged, or disgusted. Any ideas?--T smitts 02:35, 7 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I see you're online at the moment and was wondering if you can help me with some screen caps (I'm still working on those tables!) If you could get one of Oxilon and Nocona from "Homestead" or Kuroda from "Canamar". Any of these would help immensely. Thanks! --T smitts 02:32, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- Thank you. --T smitts 02:50, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- NP, if any more pics are needed, the DVD's I got are on my user page I believe. - AJHalliwell 17:45, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)
BajoranBrotha Edit
Thanks for the pics you've uploaded lately, especially for helping us complete the Vaughn Armstrong page. --T smitts 23:49, 5 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Hopefully you agree with my quick action to block BajoranBrotha based on the liklihood that he is our "returning sock puppet/vandal, previously banned" guy, despite the fact that he was actually making valuable contributions. The coincidence in uncanny to the 5 other names that this block has applied to. --Alan del Beccio 05:53, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- Maybe ban all names starting with BajoranB? :P No, then he'd come back with another name and accuse us all of being Cardassian butchers. --Schrei 15:22, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- (To Gv) Completely agree, was gonna block him immediately, but he hadn't contributed anything bad yet. But if I remember correctly, that's how he starts: borderline useful pages that gradually phase over to downright spam. (ie: N-word, was canon, but still) (To Schrei) Weren't you JUST complaining to me about using the same subject thing? ;-) - AJHalliwell 17:45, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Spaceballs: The MA Page Edit
thanx for correcting those, i thought from the parody page that what i did would be allowed. sorry if i caused any trouble. Ben Sisqo 17:13, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- No problem, just be sure to be aware of our canon policy, we like to enforce it very strictly. - AJHalliwell 17:45, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Bloopers Edit
I just noticed your upload. And I started thinking about a Bloopers page, thought I'd see what you think. Jaf 16:06, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)Jaf
- Hm, not a bad idea. We have a parodies page, so why not. But it'd have to stay away from "inconsistancies" so much as bloopers (ie: Tuvok's age) But some that come to mind are in "Unification II" you can see a production person in a crystal, also, may want to see here. - AJHalliwell 16:12, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)
DVDs Edit
Thanks for your comment regarding my screencaps!
Yep, I've got all episodes and all movies on DVD (except for ENT seasons 3+4 which will be released here in Germany within the next two months). When TNG was released on DVD in 2002 I started to watch every episode and take notes of Screenshot-worthy things. Then, after watching an episode, I took those screenshots. I then put them in special folders, to categorize them. There are folders for Lifeforms, Planets (and other stellar objects), Planet surfaces, Objects, Starships, Persons, Rooms and Symbols, logos and written languages. Except for the movies and ENT Season 3+4 I'have done this with every Star Trek episode and now have a huge visual database (more than 30000 screenshots) of everything ever seen in any Star Trek episode. If I want to know, in which and how many episodes, say, Tygarians or Guinan, or anything else, were seen, I just look in the corresponding folder, and get the answer and all the corresponding screenshots. :-) Now this work finally pays off, as I can upload the images here at Memory Alpha, one by one (well, not all of them!). I intend to finish the letter A tonight! :-) --Jörg 00:11, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I checked for the Benzite stuff and wrote down my observations under the Benzite talk page. If there's anything else I can help with, tell me. I'm going to bed now, it's 4.00 AM here right now... --Jörg 01:40, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- Speaking of DVD's, AJ do you have ENT Season 2 on DVD? If so, is there any chance you could get some better caps of the D5 class from "Judgment"? I am having some difficulties manipulating the current image with the way it is currently cropped, so if you could, by chance, come up with the same or similar image, that would be great! No hurry! Thanks a lot! Alan del Beccio
- How's that? File:D5 class battlecruiser.jpg. Got one without the energy blast, if that's alright. (inadvertently, originally thought it was the glow of the nacelle) - AJHalliwell 05:11, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- That is, perhaps, the most beautiful thing I have ever seen!! Thanks a million! :) Alan del Beccio
- It is? Then maybe you need to get out a little more! LOL! Just kidding. Seriously, the pic does look good though.
- That is, perhaps, the most beautiful thing I have ever seen!! Thanks a million! :) Alan del Beccio
- How's that? File:D5 class battlecruiser.jpg. Got one without the energy blast, if that's alright. (inadvertently, originally thought it was the glow of the nacelle) - AJHalliwell 05:11, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- Well I'm glad I could be accomodating. The list of DVD's I have is on my user page if anyone ever needs anything, but for now I am off. - AJHalliwell 05:46, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Thanks. Edit
Thanks for helping me out (since I'm new) but please don't be so condescending.
I saw the original episodes of TNG as a child and consider myself a respective gatherer of ST knowledge.
I realize you're only trying to help, but I can help but sense a bit of arrogance. Thanks for your help, AJ, as I most likely wouldn't need it in the future.
Images on the left side Edit
OK, I'll refrain from putting imgages on the left side of the screen. But is it OK, if I still put images on the left side, when there's not much text but several pictures, like here Avian. If I put alle of the pics on the right side, the article would have been stretched unproportionally, I think. --Jörg 17:16, 21 Sep 2005 (EDT)
>Again, welcome. And thank you for your contributions to Crewman Taylor's article, you should consider making an account here, and please remember to use the "Show Preview" button before saving, instead of making several edits, as this saves space on our memory. - AJHalliwell 10:22, 22 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I did make an account - I just keep forgetting to log in! Sorry - new to this. Also sorry about the multiple edits. To much vodka tonight.
Fish and dogs and birds, oh my Edit
Thanks for the message! I removed the redundant images and hope this is better now. I shall try to retain my enthusiasm in the future! ;-) --Jörg 19:30, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Hey AJ! Thanks for correcting the little mistakes I still make, this is all still pretty new for me... ;-) --Jörg 14:32, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- No problem at all, team works what a wiki's all about. - AJHalliwell 14:34, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Absolutely no problem, already done! :-) --Jörg 15:04, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)
About the combined pictures: After I saw the golf and tennis pictures on the completed pages, I realized, that it looked kinda cheap. I just thought, that the golf and tennis balls would be to small for a separate picture, because they were not really seen clearly on screen. I've got the original pictures still opened, so I'll just make a large screenshot with the racket/club (and use the names of the old ones to upload them) and a small one with the respective balls and put them on the pages. Ya know, golf balls are blinking in the future!! That truely deserves a screenshot of its own! ;-) --Jörg 23:11, 26 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Leave me alone Edit
I was NOT threatening, spamming, or otherwise disrupting Memory Alpha. I was merely warning trekkies of the consequences of holding a convention anywhere near me or my living space. -AssimilateThis 00:18, 27 Sep 2005 (UTC)
- Hey, if you are still online now, do you have an offsite way to communicate? I was curious if I could talk to you a minute in "private"? --Alan del Beccio 04:59, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Dead crewman image Edit
You requested an image of Mike Sussman as a dead crewman from "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II". Is File:Dead crewman.jpg what you wanted? --Defiant | Talk 00:40, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- I do believe so, thank you very much. - AJHalliwell 00:54, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Stellar Cartography department Edit
Long time, no speak, pink skin. How's it going? Just wanted to know if you think it best to keep Stellar Cartography department where it is or move it back to Stellar cartography department. He may be a vandal, but Vedek Dukat did have a point on the article's talk page: stellar cartography isn't a proper noun. So, should we change it back or just leave it as it is. (Truth-be-told, I'm kinda using this as an excuse to talk with you, as I haven't heard from you in a while. But answer the question anyway. You know, keep things official, lol!) --From Andoria with Love 00:57, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Lol, yeah, I haven't been on at night so much recently, and that seems to be about the time yer on. Guess it should be moved, that's how Wikipedia:Stellar cartography spells it. Also, if ya don't mind, wanna check the pic at Mike Sussman's page to see if that dead crewman (see above) is him? I'm relativly sure, but all those redshirts look so much alike... - AJHalliwell 01:02, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- But at night is when things start getting really interesting, man! Nights are where it's at! :P Actually, I've only been on sporadically at best the past few weeks, day and night, due to my college classes. Anyways, I've moved the SC article back. As for the Mike Sussman photo, the dead red shirt does look a lot like him, so I think it is him, but i'll see if I can find out for sure. I'll see you around, pink skin. ;-) --From Andoria with Love 01:09, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- I think it's him. I can't find any proof, but the guy in the pic looks a lot like him, and reports said he wore a red shirt and played a dead crewman in a corridor, so I'm pretty sure it's him. --From Andoria with Love 01:22, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- But at night is when things start getting really interesting, man! Nights are where it's at! :P Actually, I've only been on sporadically at best the past few weeks, day and night, due to my college classes. Anyways, I've moved the SC article back. As for the Mike Sussman photo, the dead red shirt does look a lot like him, so I think it is him, but i'll see if I can find out for sure. I'll see you around, pink skin. ;-) --From Andoria with Love 01:09, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Picard family Edit
Picard family Edit
I've created a stubby Picard family article, sort of like we discussed. Perhaps some of the specific history from the Picard family album can be moved to this article, and leave the album article itself for the content of the album. --Alan del Beccio 17:23, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
categories Edit
We need to not sit around and wait for thr grass to grow, Wookieepedia is gonna beat you guys in article size soon.
- I fail to see the connection between categories and the number of articles, but even then, wiki-databases are not a competition. - AJHalliwell 19:24, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Since when? Weyoun
photobucket Edit
How, exactly, should I use photobucket to put up pictures offsite from M/A? I'm doing something wrong here and can't figure it out.--Mike Nobody 02:55, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Hm, I thought I knew how to do this. There are a few (CaptainMike) who have an external link; assuming you were able to get pics uploaded, use the "HTML" code in the table.
Although, I don't think you can change the size. - AJHalliwell 03:09, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Nevermind, how are my pics now? Not strictly Paramount, but they are parodies of Star Trek which falls unders fair use law.--Mike Nobody 03:30, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Sorry, pink skin, but I gotta head off for a little while. But I'll help out with the categorizing when I come back. I should be back on by midnight, VA time. Again, sorry about this. Catch ya later! --From Andoria with Love 01:53, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Holy Surak!!! Edit
I just looked at the uncategorized pages, um, page and, holy crap! I was expecting maybe 300 or so... but instead, there's probably more than 3000! I'm not entirely sure I have the energy to tackle any of these, especially since most of them, from what I can tell, don't have categories for them yet. I think I'm gonna hafta get to them at another time, though; I'm trying to find out what's causing my computer to act weird, and I'm also tired as hell and won't be staying up too much longer. But we'll tackle it soon, pink skin. I don't think there's really any hurry. ;) --From Andoria with Love 04:52, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Presidential mix-up Edit
I'm confused. Why is the name of the Efrosian species (stated as noncanonical) allowed if all the name of the guy isn't? Weyoun 04:56, 15 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Our policies say that books are Strictly non-canonical, but deleted scenes and original scripts are considered canon. Also background information is sometimes considered canon, or at least partially canon. Grazerite for example was used in the final script, but not in dialogue. Ra-ghoratreii was the name some writer (I think the person who wrote the first novelization of ST:VI) created, who had nothing to do with the actual production of the episode. - AJHalliwell 05:06, 15 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks for clearing that up. I understand "canon vs non-canon," but sometimes it gets confusing with all these grey areas. Weyoun 05:09, 15 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Do not threaten me with banning. My loyalty is to the Founders, not you. -Weyoun 10 05:44, 15 Oct 2005 (UTC)
SPEAK WHEN YOU ARE SPOKEN TO!!! -Weyoun 10 05:51, 15 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Vulcan-design comforterEdit
You mean this one: [1]? Yeah, I really love it too, I wonder if you can buy it somewhere... :) Zsingaya Talk 19:16, 20 Oct 2005 (UTC)
unused images Edit
I was going through the unused images file and noticed a couple pics in there I believe you requested that were uploaded and never placed. Did you have a article in mind for these? File:Bolian written language, Who mourns for Morn.jpg and File:Farian written language, Honor among thieves 2.jpg. --Alan del Beccio 09:09, 22 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- I do believe their use has since ended, so feel free to delete/nominate them for deletion. - AJHalliwell 16:41, 23 Oct 2005 (UTC)
OMG... Edit
I just read about the fire, A.J. It's awful and I am sorry for the loss of your home, but I'm glad to hear you're okay. I hope anyone else living with you is alright, and I hope you are able to get resettled quickly and without further incident. But how are you holding up?
Hearing about this was a major shock to me, as I'm sure it was much more so with you, but again, I'm just glad you made it. I do hope you can rejoin us soon, but I know given the situation there are much more important things to think about right now, so just focus on those. Hopefully, you'll have everything settled quickly and easily. I and the rest of the community look forward to your return.
Godspeed, and I'll see you out there, pink skin. --From Andoria with Love 21:57, 2 Nov 2005 (UTC)
- I'm very sorry to hear this. I hope you and the people you live with are all right... Ottens 18:36, 7 Nov 2005 (UTC)
- Yes, my family is alright, but I lost my 3 pet cats I'm afraid. I am now living with a friend of the family, and the house is already beginning to be rebuilt. The friend, who had a spare computer laying in her basement, is in the process of setting it up with the internet, so I hope to talk to you guys in the near future. _\\// Dif-tor, heh-smusma (sp*)
I'm sorry to hear about the cats, A.J., but I'm glad you and your family are alright, and I'm glad to hear the house is being rebuilt. Take care, and I hope to talk with you soon, pink skin. --From Andoria with Love 20:04, 21 Nov 2005 (UTC)
- Hi, AJ. I just now read about that terrible accident. I'm glad to hear that you and your family are OK. :/ -- Cid Highwind 20:08, 21 Nov 2005 (UTC)
- Hm, well this is certainly taking much longer than I thought it would. Just wanted to say hey to all, and I still pop in every now and then to look at things (don't log in or edit because it takes to long to get to AOL.com ect.) Computer's fried, working on getting a new one. See all as soon as possible! _\\//
Hey, A.J. Just wanted to wish you a happy belated birthday (meant to do it Monday, but forgot -- sorry!), and hope to see you back up and running soon! See you... out there! :) --From Andoria with Love 22:58, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
AJ!!! Edit
AJ!!! You're back (sort of)!!! Woo-hoo!!! "Celebrate good times, come on!" Oh, sorry. :P
Seriously, though, welcome back, pink skin. ;) It's great to have ya back! Now, let's get to work! :) --From Andoria with Love 02:52, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks! Hm, trying to decide what to do first, while getting reacquainted with the good ol' rules... - AJ
Hmm, decisions, decisions. :D In the meantime, you may also want to catch up on some of the things you've missed while you were away... there's the creation of our own IRC chat room, the implementation of and controversy surrounding our new canon policy, the new search engine and other nifty features as a result of our MediaWiki 1.5 upgrade, and many, many other things that I can't even think about at the moment. Okay, maybe not that many... but quite a few. Good luck! :D --From Andoria with Love 03:42, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
Starfleet Academy Logo Cite Edit
I put 2 references to the logo but I am sure that they are not in the right format, feel free to check it out and edit accordingly.
Thanks for bringing that to my attention Tearstar 20:41, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
New vandal Edit
Can you block out 184.108.40.206 too? He's another communism twit. -- Sulfur 00:02, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
Hello Edit
I am making some fan fiction on my User page and I was hoping you would take a look. Let me know what another trek fan has to say. Thank you in advance. Captain Wall::: 03:36, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
AGGGHHH!! Edit
- Capitan Jamie
Chakotay article Edit
I know that you have the Chakotay article marked to please not edit while you are, but would it be OK if I helped out a bit with typos and grammer? --OuroborosCobra 21:33, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
- I suppose. If ya want to do 'anything to the "USS Voyager" section, be my guest. - AJ Halliwell 21:35, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
- Actually, I am not sure the "USS Voyager" section is necessary. It seems to be covered by the later sections. --OuroborosCobra 21:38, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
CJ Edit
I think "Captian" Jamies thinks you and I are the same person, so if he gets angry at you for something I said, don't get upset about it. ;) --From Andoria with Love 03:20, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
IRC back up Edit
IRC is back up if you want to talk about "Bottle Shows" or anything else. The message on joining needs to be fixed, it is blank. --OuroborosCobra 04:24, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Changes to Kira Nerys Edit
There has been a lot of activity on the Kira Nerys article today, mostly from one anon. He has been doing a lot of re-wording, and I am not sure that his re-words are better. He also has been removing whole paragraphs, such as on Kai Opaka. I think this may warrant an admin looking at, to see if it needs a revert. --OuroborosCobra 06:25, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Vandals Edit
Two more pages to remove btw: Talk:Penalty box and Talk:Paul Howard. Those were the other two pages that I blanked the spam on (that were new pages created by the idiot spammer/vandal). -- Sulfur 01:17, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- K, I didn't think I got'm all :-\ thanks, and got'm. Maybe next time use... ....hm, after looking around, I guess we don't have an immediate deletions template. - AJ Halliwell 01:25, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Yah, closest I've seen is the speedy deletion thing. I could've put those on there. Maybe we need to create a "vandaldelete" template that puts them in a category of "delete this vandal-created pages". :) -- Sulfur 01:36, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Feel free to delete this, but I just had to say... Looks like you're having fun with trollers lately, eh? --Sasoriza 09:51, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Opinion on screenshots and a new template Edit
I am curious about your opinion on a question of mine (which can be found at Forum:Screenshots and "Fair Use").
If it is within fair use, I would like to create a new template (to be called "Template:image activision"). It would look like this:
- The copyright of this image belongs to Activision. Its use is contended to be consistent with fair use rules under United States copyright law. See Copyrights.
What do you think? --OuroborosCobra talk 05:58, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
New Armada screenshots Edit
I've started taking and uploading a new set of screenshots for Star Trek: Armada. Are these better?
Happy 4th again. --OuroborosCobra talk 21:46, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Vandals Edit
You'll also want to hit up 'Bobby Boulders', 'Gentleman Jack', 'Sarah Lyras', and 'Bobby Digital'. I'm sure that there are some more though, not 100% certain though. -- Sulfur 22:42, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
Majel Barrett song Edit
Hello. Our friendly anon who keeps uploading that Majel Barrett song did it again today. He has also put it into his user page, Special:Contributions/220.127.116.11.
Also, a new image was uploaded, and I am not sure what its source is. I can't seem to find the boilerplate message to mark it as needing its source and copyright info added (really tired right now, long last few days). It's at File:Nemesis comparison1.jpg --OuroborosCobra talk 00:57, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
D-4 Edit
What should I put it under? Is there a page for unused concepts or anything similar?
Regret Edit
I apologize, but the non-canon information was entered by a guest in my household. (my account logs in at every visit). I will be sure to deactivate the auto-login and keep the account secure --Sciofficer 21:36, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
I'm on IRC Edit
If you would like to talk to me about the current situation, I am on IRC right now. --OuroborosCobra talk 22:59, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
Copying from Wikipedia Edit
Well then that's the problem. From what I have observed in my brief time here, this site has so many silly policies like this that it seems to actually be contradictory to what a wiki is. Every other wiki I've worked on is more open and wiki-like. This one contains excessived policies that defeat a wiki's purpose. And by the way, I take offense in your comment that my insertion of content could be considered vandalism. I am not a vandal, I simply have more progressive views on how a wiki should work. It really annoys me that I can't make the slightest move here without someone throwing some excessive policy at me. Adamwankenobi 01:37, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
- I didn't call you a vandal, but there are some users here who know that even on wikipedia, reverting a page that admins have reverted could be considered vandalism from even the good contributors (so no offense intended.) And our policies are our policies, you are welcome to lobby to change them. - AJ Halliwell 01:43, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
- And for the record, each Wiki has different policies... a wiki's purpose is what those who run the wiki make it. Those who run this wiki have decided that writing original content is better than lazily copying and pasting info from other sites. With all due respect, of course... :) --From Andoria with Love 01:45, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
- To AJHalliwell - OK, sorry for the confusion. No offense taken then. :) Adamwankenobi 01:46, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Screenshot program? Edit
Hello, could you tell me what progrma you use? I am currently learning image manipulation and such, and want to try at some screenies now and then. Also I am in an rpg that uses pictures alot, and screenshot ability would help with non trek pictures. Thanks--Terran Officer 03:52, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reply! I shall test the program out soon.--Terran Officer 05:35, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
T'Pol Orginal Look PictureEdit
Uploaded another, slightly differnt name, with some modifications you suggested. I had hoped to not have to brighten it, but it seems that it will make the differnces stick out of it's brightend.--Terran Officer 05:35, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Hello, sorry for not saying it soonerEdit
- Thanks for saying hello. - User:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-Z)
In an edit to Anniversary, you admonish users not to link to conventions. What is the objection to convention articles? I raised the issue in Ten Forward recently, but there haven't been any replies.--StAkAr Karnak 11:41, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Manual of Style (tables)Edit
Hey AJ, thanks for catching that error. There was a formatting instruction that allowed to just add the caption to the image, which somehow got lost during my edits of the CSS. I re-added that instruction (because I believe that many pages still use that way of formatting) and reverted the MoS page to the previous version, because I think that this is a cleaner way to add captions. Hope you agree... -- Cid Highwind 12:07, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
- Aw, well in that case sorry if I screwed it up :P was trying to figure out how to make a table (not being a particular expert in it) and saw the caption kind of off to the side abnormally, and tried fixing it. - AJ Halliwell 19:13, 13 August 2006 (UTC)


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Nokia takes a jab at Google in Nokia Maps vs Google Maps video
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1. ajac09 (Posts: 1481; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
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4. the_best (Posts: 139; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
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68. geniusjatt (Posts: 20; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
he doesnot have any reason troll
5. maccess (Posts: 742; Member since: 16 Jan 2013)
why have to thumb down someone's opinion?? nokia fans really so sensitive..
26. joseph98 (Posts: 167; Member since: 03 Feb 2012)
I am an android user but truth said that nokia map is much better than google map in offline mode and this is based on experience as I used to own a nokia device and nokia map deliver excellent job when you don't have internet connection. How can he says apple map is better? Have he ever used a nokia map. Also don't you know that apple ceo apologies for its useless map and asked ios user to use google or nokia map. Do you even read news before you said apple map is better than nokia map. Again I am not a nokia fan but would love to use nokia map when I don't have internet connection. Now you know why we thumb him down.
56. sniper1087 (Posts: 508; Member since: 31 Dec 2011)
while nokia maps are great I still like to have street view from google maps
54. asingha94 (Posts: 295; Member since: 08 Apr 2012)
fanboys dont need any reason...they cant accept good things..nokia ftw!
61. maccess (Posts: 742; Member since: 16 Jan 2013)
yeah just like you boy.. blind fanboy that can't even just appreciate another opinion..
67. papss (unregistered)
You aren't respecting his opinion of the others guys opinion?
66. JulianGT (Posts: 89; Member since: 15 Oct 2012)
and the fandroids?
13. iWorld (Posts: 85; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Apple maps will work only in iCity ha ha haaaa
42. Johnnokia (Posts: 1093; Member since: 27 May 2012)
Nokia produces the real innovation
15. jlp34876 (Posts: 80; Member since: 02 Dec 2012)
you are probably dead in minutes if you use apple maps.
33. corduroy (Posts: 1; Member since: 20 Feb 2013)
You're right, you can download google maps offline. Oh, do you need to search for a POI? Ok, well, google maps doesn't download any of that data. Has google gotten offline navigation to work yet?
It's pretty sad that Google Maps on the Android is still on the old UI and can do less offline than my old Nokia N85. And this is coming from someone who now uses Android exclusively.
45. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
@ajac try Nokia Here on your iToy. Blows apple maps out of the water, on- or off-line. No flyover mode, I'll grant, but better overall.
48. jmonteiro829 (Posts: 186; Member since: 13 Feb 2012)
When I think of Apple maps I always go to that commercial where the old couple almost drive off a cliff because the GPS was messed up!
51. ashisharbola (Posts: 62; Member since: 20 Oct 2012)
Lol :P
65. ZeroCide (Posts: 777; Member since: 09 Jan 2013)
If you use apple maps you wiil be ilost.
2. cezarepc (Posts: 714; Member since: 23 Nov 2012)
My N8 has Nokia Maps and the offline service is very useful specially in places abroad where there are no connection.
50. tusshharish (Posts: 342; Member since: 23 Oct 2012)
agree once you download nokia maps for any area's map ,you dont have to use your connection....and they last in your mobile forever.........lol
60. Gaijin_Xiao_Pao (Posts: 7; Member since: 07 Feb 2013)
proud owner of Legendary N8 :) you are right Nokia's offline mapping is way better or I should say way ahead than Google's :) & thumbs for you as well coz you are a N8 user :) :)
3. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
sadly Nokia maps show only 1 road in some countries
69. Ohrules (Posts: 327; Member since: 11 Jun 2012)
true that. one only needs to look at nakia maps and google maps for lahore, pakistan to know the difference between them
6. alila2 (Posts: 155; Member since: 01 Nov 2011)
Nokia you're becoming more like Apple with your advertisement strategies , bad just bad.
7. tashreef (Posts: 476; Member since: 24 Nov 2012)
this is how it works ..it's not just Nokia... Samsung, HTC,Apple ,Google all are following the same procedures...
10. android_hitman (unregistered)
they learned from the best
24. jsdechavez (Posts: 731; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
8. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3791; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
What's up dude?
Are you not feeling well? Why jab?
I hope Nokia has an answer to this childish behavior!
...and i expect something BIG at the MWC!
9. WinC76 (unregistered)
I'd rather use Google Maps at the moment mainly because they still haven't updated my city for years already (over 5 years). Not saying that Google Maps is any better, but at least the map is far more updated than Nokia's offering where a lot of the new roads and shopping centres are missing.
43. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
You can submit reports about that on their website, maps.nokia.com or here.com (I think)
11. andro. (Posts: 1998; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Must have been a funny meeting in Nokia HQ : "our sales are bad,nobody likes windows phones,what do we do?" When somebody at the back jokingly shouting "lets attack Google they really shouldn't have listened!
21. windroid (unregistered)
Engadget, Smartphone of 2012: lumia 920 with 43,7% of the votes. It really sucks when nobody likes windows phones...
27. andro. (Posts: 1998; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Hmm try making that statement to carriers desperate to try clear 100s of unsold wp stock each month. Let's not forget the Nokia lumia 800 was reduced to Just 140 euro on PAYG and the 610 as low as 79 euro on many carriers in a last desperate attempt to shift the backlogs. The 820 for instance is already proving a slow seller for us.
As for website 'votes' don't pay any notice to that especially ones which could involve Nokia fanboys as 95 % of the general public who come instore on a daily basis to buy a smartphone don't know or use such websites. And the vast majority of those 95% unfortunately for Nokia hate wp live tiles etc.
34. windroid (unregistered)
Just have to wait to the end of this quarter to see the results, until then... everything is speculation.
But one have to admit that WP visibility is now much higher than it was 6 months ago, and I think it's positive if more players enters the Smartphone market "war".
35. Leo_MC (Posts: 1508; Member since: 02 Dec 2011)
Tell me a country that has 920s unsold.
Better yet, tell me a store that has as much 920s as it can sell.
39. andro. (Posts: 1998; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
The 920 wasnt mentioned,its sold reasonable by Nokia's sales standards but in the vast over picture its not recommended to compare it to other top handsets for Nokia's sake. Its also a handset that had many symbian fans waiting for it,not upgrading from their c7 or n8's till it arrived. Its sales are high in Sweden and Finland admittingly but then their its home nations and a screen that works even with gloves has been a highly requested feature on a handset by populations used to minus temperatures for a large part the year.That saying if the 920 is the only handset that can be thought of to mention when talking about windows phones then it really shows you the status of windows phones sales in general that only one handsets can register to mind. I've seen the wp stock backlog on carriers and the drastic price cuts seen at Christmas show that networks simply had to make drastic measures to clear stock from last year and not carrier it into the next financial year
38. windroid (unregistered)
Andro, take for instance the the (big) Russian market whose data just came out:
Android (67.2%)
Samsung's bada (8%)
Nokia's Asha (7.7%)
Apple's IOS (6.9%)
Windows Phone (5.9%)
Symbian (3.6%)
It there were more WP to deliver iOS would be bellow WP by now. 5.9% is not much but at this rhythm they'll soon be number 2.
40. faisal8708 (Posts: 104; Member since: 15 Nov 2011)
I didnt saw any attack they just showed a cool feature which they hav on their devices they were not degradin google maps or anything to tht effect so my question is r u really tht insecure?
12. papss (unregistered)
The two best maps are google and Nokia so who cares if they jab at each other.. This is normal business for all of them..
to the poster that said he would use apple maps before Nokia is absolutely ridiculous
14. jlp34876 (Posts: 80; Member since: 02 Dec 2012)
Dont hate nokia for making a competion on maps, competion is the one that pushes innovation in technology. At the end consumers will be the winner.
16. DerryAhmad (Posts: 278; Member since: 05 May 2012)
Nokia Maps and Drive+ is one of the reasons I bought the Lumia 920 (aside from the Pureview Camera).
The offline mode is very useful! Especially if you're traveling abroad and don't want to use the data roaming.
23. jsdechavez (Posts: 731; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
Well, been using Nokia maps instead of good ol' Garmin for my previous research work. Works very well WITHOUT network coverage... Mountains, Islands..
17. iguano (Posts: 101; Member since: 10 May 2012)
Google don't want to give the people offline services because they sell adds, the want to spy what the people do all the time, sad but true
18. brar.arsh (Posts: 200; Member since: 12 Sep 2012)
Could Anyone please upload a Video comparing other features of Google Maps like Latitude, History, Traffic, Speed Cams etc??
That will blow away Apple/Nokia.. :D
19. jlp34876 (Posts: 80; Member since: 02 Dec 2012)
still the point of the comparison google dont support offline maps, which is useful for people who travels alot around the world.
20. maikyvenger (Posts: 15; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
The truth hurts!!!
22. jsdechavez (Posts: 731; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
Nokia maps is also available initially and actually does very well in Symbian.. Well, it's dead anyway..
25. windroid (unregistered)
Used nokia maps in my symbian moments ago...
52. tashreef (Posts: 476; Member since: 24 Nov 2012)
OMG it's alive again....
53. windroid (unregistered)
That's the absolute true... my fateful 5800 never let me down, used to go to a restaurant near the airport, and without any data connection searched for the restaurant, returned the directions and drove me there... just as simple.
29. DerryAhmad (Posts: 278; Member since: 05 May 2012)
Nokia Maps was one of my favorite apps on on my Nokia N95
55. asingha94 (Posts: 295; Member since: 08 Apr 2012)
but they are still supporting symbiab!nokia ftw!
28. SIGPRO (Posts: 1443; Member since: 03 Oct 2012)
Nokia maps only available on Windows Phone, sorry PhoneArena you made a mistake.
It is available for Symbian, S40, Meego and Windows Phone.
Also you can use the here maps on ios, Android and Blackberry!
30. _Bone_ (Posts: 2154; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
Nokia maps is atrocious in my area. Google KO Nokia.
31. Bumpingmobile (Posts: 10; Member since: 20 Feb 2013)
Ok, now try to activate/desactivate airplane mode in the Lumia as quick as in the SGS3
44. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Takes about 2 seconds on my 900, though I have "Settings" pinned on my Start Page. Takes about 4 if it isn't (swipe to pull up app lost, hit letter to pull up alphabet, hit "S", hit "Settings", "Airplane Mode" is third option from top, tap to open, flick the switch, done). On some Androids you have to pull up settings and find it in the network settings so about 4-10 seconds, though most from 2.3 on you can pull down the notification bar, tap "quick settings", and enable/disable there, also takes about 2-4 seconds.
32. SIGPRO (Posts: 1443; Member since: 03 Oct 2012)
True Nokia Maps is the best, everyone who denies it is a fool!
36. MartyK (Posts: 819; Member since: 11 Apr 2012)
Yeah, unfortunately no one company can take care of all your needs; with that being said,
you have to compare all the services, and no matter how much you dislike Google, you have to give them credit, when it comes to services and free, no company and I mean no company gives there consumers more free stuff then Google. Some may argue they sell your data/information/site you visit, my argument is who don't?.
46. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Agreed, but Microsoft is pretty close. If they added a Sky Map to their lineup and their own social network (more enhanced than Live, that is), they'd offer all the services I use: mail, online document editing, storage, maps, etc.
37. MartyK (Posts: 819; Member since: 11 Apr 2012)
Overall, with everything consider, from maps to voice recognition to email services; Nokia, Apple, Microsoft, even BB can't touch Google..they might have a service here and there better then the Google, but overall when you compare all their services side by side, Google destroy them all.
P.A should do one with every services they all offer and compare so we can put some of you fans to bed. :)

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C.J. Spiller had 107 yards, but his stats should have been even bigger. With 11 minutes left in the second quarter, he had eight carries for 51 yards. He went into the locker room with the same numbers because Chan Gailey didn't give him a touch on three of their four second-quarter possessions. Yes, this will impact the coaching grade. Fred Jackson had six carries for 16 yards.
Passing game: D-
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Run defense: B
Indy has an average rushing attack, but Buffalo did a fine job for the most part. The Colt with the highest average was quarterback Andrew Luck at 3.3 yards. The Bills limited rookie Vick Ballard to 41 yards on 13 carries and Donald Brown to 26 yards on 10 carries. But the Colts seemed to get a nice run in a couple of critical spots, including an 11-yard Brown run from his own 5-yard line with 3:17 to play.
Pass defense: C
The line was great at times. The secondary struggled. Mario Williams notched three sacks. Marcell Dareus threw Luck to the turf like a stuffed animal. Kyle Williams pressured Luck into a bad throw that Justin Rogers intercepted. Rogers also had an interference penalty that helped Indy tack on a field goal before halftime. Stephon Gilmore's late interference on third down let Indy kneel out the clock.
Special teams: D+
For the second straight game, Buffalo gave up a return touchdown. T.Y. Hilton returned Shawn Powell's first punt 75 yards for the only touchdown of the first half. Powell had a terrific afternoon. He averaged 44.9 yards and pinned Indy at the 5-yard line in the dying minutes of the game. Buffalo's kickoff coverage unit started Indy drives at the 16, 20, 8 and 24.
Coaching: D-
Gailey still can't seem to figure out how to maximize two star-quality running backs. He badly mismanaged his time at the end of the first half and cost Buffalo three points. Backed up on the 8-yard line, his play-calling failed to gain a first down or force Indy to burn its timeouts. Gailey also declined to try a 52-yard field goal in a dome about four minutes into the second quarter, choosing instead to punt from Indy's 34-yard line.
Running game: C-
The Colts were OK here. Functional, but certainly nothing spectacular. They rushed for only 87 yards against a run defense that has yielded a bumper crop of big days for running backs across the league. All of the Colts' 10 longest plays were passes. Brown and Ballard each had an 11-yard run. No big whoop.
Passing game: C
Luck didn't look like a future Hall of Famer, but he showed why he deserved to be the first overall pick in this year's draft. The rookie showed the poise of a franchise quarterback in commanding an offense that converted 50 percent of its third downs, including a 25-yard pass to Reggie Wayne on third and 17 to set up the Colts' lone offensive touchdown.
Run defense: C
This was considered a weakness entering the game. The Colts ranked 29th and were allowing 4.7 yards a carry. Spiller had a juicy 7.6-yard average, but that was buoyed by runs of 23 and 41 yards. The Colts otherwise didn't get stung on the ground. The Bills recorded only five rushing first downs. Jackson ran six times for 16 yards.
Pass defense: B+
Indy didn't have top cornerback Vontae Davis, but still handled Buffalo with the exception of a play here or there. Johnson got behind Darius Butler on his career-long 63-yard catch and run, but Buffalo generally sputtered because of Indy's dynamic pass rush. Linebackers Robert Mathis and Jerrell Freeman each had a sack. The Colts recorded five quarterback hits and seven pass breakups.
Special teams: A
In addition to Hilton's touchdown return, the Colts were strong on coverage. Special teams were a concern but the Colts contained Bills return man Leodis McKelvin. The Colts ranked 30th on punt returns, but McKelvin returned two of Pat McAfee's four punts for 24 yards. The Colts ranked 23rd on kick coverage, but got three touchbacks on their four kickoffs.
Coaching: B
The Colts got production in every phase of the game. They weren't lights out offensively, but interim coach Bruce Arians seemed to dial up the right play when the Colts needed one. They managed the clock well at the end of the first half, capitalizing on the Bills' inability to pick up a first down by kicking a field goal. The Colts eliminated the Bills' dangerous screen-passing game.


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quote: Because using the same one for 20 years isn't cutting it.
quote: Microsoft is forcing that UI on the vast majority of the public that uses PCs
quote: Metro does not have to be used at all. I can only think that folks that are saying Metro is an issue really just haven't even installed Win8.
quote: But back to the forward thinking. Mobile device processing power is advancing in leaps and bounds. By the time Windows 9 is in full swing, say ~4 years from now, it's unlikely the vast majority of users will even buy a PC anymore. You'll buy a dock for your phone or tablet that may have additional storage and processing power. Perhaps even an external GPU. You'll connect that to your monitor/TV/Keyboard and Mouse. When you're using that you'll have access to all your mobile apps via the new UI and access to all your legacy stuff with the old desktop.
quote: The really funny thing is so few people who are complaining about Windows 8 even remember how it was during the transition from DOS to Windows 95
quote: It's a good thing to push the UI in new directions.
quote: I agree completely. The really funny thing is so few people who are complaining about Windows 8 even remember how it was during the transition from DOS to Windows 95.
quote: Yes people griped about DOS > Win, but you forget that it was still DOS based. What they SHOULD be doing is taking Win7, and throwing Metro on top, just like the transition from DOS > WIN if they're looking to evaluate a new design. It took 4 versions of Windows to really get people over to a GUI from DOS, I don't expect people's mentality to change.
quote: Remember that fiasco with Office 2007? Look where 2010 went. Right back to 2003, except the file menu is now a shiny button instead. For all intents and purposes, there has been no change.
quote: We have hardware that in 1995 would seem like science fiction but the interface is almost exactly the same.
quote: They're different so idiots who like change tend to like them.
quote: Since when does "innovation" equal stupid unusable UI's? Change for its own sake is idiotic. When you've taken a design, and honed it and finely tuned it for a number of years, and everyone likes it, what's the point in changing it around? What does that achieve to break everyone's workflow, and change something that no one was asking for or complaining about?


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Today was one long slog in the mud waiting for Sunday.
I did see Robert Downy Jr, Denzel Washington, Hayao Miyazaki, Cameron Diaz, John Lasseter and Gary Oldman, so it wasn't a complete loss.
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I should make clear: I'm all for letting the kids play. I'm just saying, if Holland could've avoided bringing all these young guns up to the big club, he almost certainly would've. Smith, maybe Nyquist - they were pretty much guaranteed a spot no matter what. But beyond that? This was supposed to be a decidedly veteran lineup.
Why do you continue to insist on trying to punish a man for a scenario that never even happened?! Injuries happened to roster players and rookies were brought up, which I might add, isn't a situation exclusive to the Detroit Red Wings. And it's because of these rookies, players that HE drafted, that have helped keep this team in a position on relevance in the West. Time to start thinking about putting the pitchfork down.


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The Dark Side of Innocence is not your typical coming of age story. A prequel to her first novel, Manic, Terri Cheney recounts her childhood growing up with an undiagnosed and untreated case of bipolar disorder. Looking back, it is clear that Cheney demonstrated all the symptoms of bipolar disorder, but at the time she was just seen as a "problem child" by her parents. Her life seemed perfect to those around her. Consistently at the top of her class and head of the cheerleading squad, Cheney was a poster child for success. But in reality, she was constantly at the mercy of a powerful inner force which she called "The Black Beast." She went to bed every night not knowing if she would be able to get out of bed in the morning. At any instant "The Black Beast" could take over her thoughts and emotions, making her childhood unpredictable and dangerous.
The story is difficult, but Cheney's masterful style and writing make the read easy. Cheney skillfully takes her reader on a journey into the mind of child with bipolar disorder. She vividly exhibits her innermost thoughts to show how seemingly insignificant situations could push her to the most extreme measures. Not having the right color paper for her homework was the catalyst for her first suicide attempt when she was 7 years old.
The novel is a jarring, brutal look at what it was like growing up in a time when mental illness was eschewed by the medical field and a taboo topic of conversation. Readers can feel Cheney's desperation to avoid "The Black Beast" by any means necessary. In high school she began drinking excessive amounts of alcohol in the morning just to get through the school day. This eventually led to another suicide attempt in the form of a nearly fatal car crash.
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text: 4.3" screen.. The rest of the specs are decent for the price, but it doesn't have ANY of the "features" that you require. On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 1:18 AM, Chad Smith <chad78 at gmail.com> wrote: > BTW - Jelly Bean Tablet for $45. > > > http://dx.com/p/jxd-s18-4-3-resistive-screen-android-4-0-mini-pad-tablet-pc-w-tf-wi-fi-g-sensor-black-161536 > > *- Chad W. Smith* > > > > On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 6:34 PM, C A <basic2point0 at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Do these tablets run JellyBean, or at least ICS? Most of the ones I see >> run Froyo and if you're lucky, they run Gingerbread. Not a lot of software >> supports Froyo anymore. Gingerbread is starting to be phased out. I'd love >> to take a look at some of those ones you mention though. Although I look >> around a lot, I'm limited to what my company gives me, which are cheap >> tablets @ 800 Mhz to 1 Ghz, limited RAM and old technology. These are >> unfortunately the newest offered by the cheap manufacturers. >> I bought the Nexus out of my own pocket. >> >> The specs on a Nexus 7 are Tegra 3 chipset, quad core Cortex A9 @ 1.2 >> Ghz, 1 GB ram, 12-core Nvidia GeForce GPU, 1280x800 screen resolution, >> Android 4.1 >> >> A dual core for half as much is reasonable and makes sense as its a dual >> core vs quad. The original argument, though, was a $60 tablet that offered >> more than a $200 tablet and I haven't been able to find one of those so >> far. I'll admit, that it would be great to find a $60 tablet that offered >> as much as the Nexus in terms of hardware, performance and software, but so >> far, I haven't seen one. >> >> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 7:16 PM, Chad Smith <chad78 at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> There are dual-core tablets with 1.2/1.6 Ghz processors, a separate GPU, >>> 1 GB of DDR3 RAM for under $100. With those features I talked about as >>> well. I haven't really seen a lot of single core ones lately. I'm sure >>> they still exist. Probably still on cheap American sites instead of cheap >>> Asian sites. >>> >>> *- Chad W. Smith* >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 6:01 PM, C A <basic2point0 at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> It may do more for you, but not for someone else. As was mentioned by >>>> someone else, not many people need the features that you use. HDMI, OTG >>>> USB, card slots and such are something that you need, but I don't. I need >>>> speed and I need stability. A single core 1 Ghz cpu won't work for my >>>> needs. I use cloud storage because it allows me to move thing between all >>>> my systems with just a click. Any peripherals that I need are bluetooth or >>>> are connected to the network and don't need to be directly connected to the >>>> tablet. If I need all those peripherals directly connected, I use a laptop >>>> as connecting everything directly makes the tablet no longer portable. I >>>> can even connect to projectors wirelessly. I still use my laptop from 5 >>>> years ago. It's had some software upgrades since then, but its the same >>>> hardware. It's on and doing something useful 24/7. I use the same >>>> smartphone I bought 3 years ago. Same hardware with software upgrades. I >>>> like to think its because I bought good quality. If my Nexus 7 last 3 >>>> years, its still a better deal than buying 3 cheap tablets that won't last >>>> as long. It's good quality and it should be supported on the software side >>>> pretty well for a long time. f you're happy with what you bought, that's >>>> what matters for you. I've seen 2 cheap tablets that offer updates to >>>> JellyBean and both of them are known to have issues. Haven't seen any that >>>> come close in hardware performance though. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 6:46 PM, Chad Smith <chad78 at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> If it saves money and does more - what don't you see? >>>>> >>>>> I didn't say I planned on buying a new tablet every year - I said I >>>>> *COULD* and still spend LESS money than buying a more expensive tablet that >>>>> will last a couple of years - or even three years. >>>>> >>>>> *- Chad W. Smith* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 5:36 PM, C A <basic2point0 at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> We're talking about a $200 tablet here though, not a $600 one. Please >>>>>> show me a $60 quad core tablet. 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WHEATFIELD – North Tonawanda Clerk-Treasurer Scott P. Kiedrowski, who joined the board of the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency only two months ago, was named its chairman today.
The board also granted property and sales tax breaks to two Niagara Falls hotels and two Lockport projects.
Kiedrowski was chosen as the successor of Henry M. Sloma, who resigned as IDA chairman at the January meeting.
Lockport Mayor Michael W. Tucker, who had been vice chairman, was offered the chairmanship but turned it down. "I'm certainly very busy where I am. My priority is the city," Tucker said.
Kiedrowski said he will investigate with the IDA staff how active Sloma was and how much he can contribute in his new role.
"My first priority is my position with the City of North Tonawanda. As time warrants, I will be as active as I need to be to promote economic development in Niagara County," Kiedrowski said.
The other IDA officers, including Tucker as vice chairman, will remain in place, Kiedrowski said.
In project matters, the board altered the terms of a tax break requested by the developer who plans to convert the former Moore Business Forms plant in Niagara Falls into an 84-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel.
B.F. Patel, who also owns the Niagara Falls EconoLodge, had asked for an alteration of the usual 10-year commercial payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, or PILOT, arrangement.
Patel, applying under the name of Indian Ocean LLC, had sought an extra two years of a 100 percent tax exemption at the outset, under the terms of the IDA's Opportunity Zone program for depressed downtown real estate in the county's three cities.
IDA counsel Mark J. Gabriele said the City of Niagara Falls objected to that idea, so Patel will receive only the 10-year sliding scale PILOT, along with sales tax exemptions on building materials and furnishings. However, Gabriele said the city will try to find other funding sources for the $6.65 million Buffalo Avenue project, which is projected to create 33 jobs.
The IDA board also approved a 10-year PILOT and sales tax exemptions for the makeover of the Comfort Inn – The Pointe in downtown Niagara Falls, owned by the Maid of the Mist Corp.
The Maid had asked for a tax break to help it invest $4 million in the 23-year-old, 117-room hotel so it can be updated to satisfy the Choice Hotels chain and keep it from revoking the Comfort Inn franchise.
Also approved were tax incentives for a new winery and a new office for a tourist attraction, a block apart in downtown Lockport.
Scott D. Geise, a former Newfane dentist who served federal prison time in 2010 for tax evasion and insurance fraud, received a five-year, 100 percent Opportunity Zone tax exemption on the value to be added to Old City Hall, 2 Pine St., by the new Flight of Five Winery.
The winery, to be operated by Jacqueline R. Connelly, formerly of Niagara Landing Wine Cellars in Cambria, is scheduled to open in Old City Hall in May. Geise's tax break will save him an estimated $79,000. Twenty jobs are to be created within three years.
Also, Hydraulic Race Co., operator of the Lockport Cave underground boat ride, received a 100 percent, five-year tax exemption for its new ticket office and visitor center, under construction at 5 Gooding St. The company, formerly located in Old City Hall, will save an estimated $25,200 on its $104,000 project, which will create five seasonal jobs.
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Eaves, Miller, Emmerton, Brunnstrom and Mursak. These guys all have great defensive "skills," but are they great defensive players? They're all very fast. They all play hard (on most nights?). They all have good enough defensive awareness. But are they good defensive "players"?
I guess the question I'm really trying to ask here is this - - -> is our bottom six a weakness? Has our once admired depth dissapeared?
The vast majority of our top six is always going to be made of soft(ish) Euros. Especially our homegrown players. That's just the way we scout. That's just the way we draft. That's where our edge is. And I can live with that.
Our top six right now, for all intensive purposes (i.e. our top six offensive players, regardless of how Babcock rolls them) are Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Franzen, Filppula, Hudler and Nyquist (when he's up). Aside from Franzen, who's as soft as butter, these guys are all at least relatively small players. Our top-six-potential prospects (Tatar, Pulkkinen, Jurco, Jarnkrok, etc., ...Sheahan I see as bottom six) aren't any bigger or tougher. That's just the way it is. That's what we're going to have to live with. Signing a guy like Parise would obviously be a huge boost, but he's still only one man.
So, therein lies the situation. Our top six is always going to be small and physical play is always going to be important in this league. Can we afford to keep non-scoring/non-physical guys like Eaves, Miller, Emmerton, Brunnstrom and Mursak in our bottom six!? Throw Bertuzzi in there as well; he's an enormous man, but he's just as soft as Mule.
IMO, you can live with a smaller center in the bottom six. So Helm and maybe even Emmerton are alright. Abdelkader's a great physical winger. Sheahan's probably going to be up in a couple of years and should fit the bill. But really, we don't have any other physical prospects with a likely chance of making it in the pros. Cleary's under contract for a couple of more years, and is at least somewhat suited. But Miller, Eaves, Brunnstrom, Mursak and Bertuzzi...I don't think we can afford to keep these guys on the squad.
IMO, we should be shopping Miller, Eaves, Mursak, Brunnstrom and Bertuzzi (+ picks/lower end prospects) hard for a couple of physical bottom six wingers (Dallas Drake types). And we need to do so without hurting our cap flexibility next off-season...still need to get Parise and Suter. Any ideas?
Filppula-Datsyuk-Holmstrom(/Parise in '12)
Hudler(/Nyquist in '12)-Zetterberg-Franzen
Cleary(/Sheahan in '13)-Helm-Abdelkader
...plug a couple of physical wingers into those 4th line spots, and we're instantly a much better team IMO.
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Now that Anthony Bourdain has ambled across television screens for a decade, lean and hungry in black leather and sunglasses, it's easy to forget that he sneaked in through the kitchen.
"I try to remind people as often as possible that I wasn't a great chef – and when success came along, it was not for my cooking, by a long shot," said Bourdain, whose "Guts and Glory" tour rolls into Shea's Performing Arts Center on Monday. "I was 44 years old, standing there in a kitchen next to the deep fryer, without health insurance. I had never owned a car, never owned property, never paid my rent on time. I was desperately in debt."
Writing saved his bacon, not any culinary genius. Bourdain had already written two novels before "Kitchen Confidential," excerpted in the New Yorker, became an instant New York Times best-seller in 2000.
His keenly observed, self-deprecating exposition on his cooking career, liberally seasoned with tales of debauchery and excess, was a book that launched a thousand chefs. His swagger and razor-tongued dismissals of the cheesiest icons of American food culture made him a hero to a generation that was coming to believe that authentic, wholesome, nourishing food was worth fighting for, and that feeding people well was a worthy pursuit.
For all his book's impact, it's Bourdain's television career that has spanned the globe. Since 2002, he's traveled the world seeking adventure and authentic eats to capture for a television audience. He's currently shooting episodes for "Parts Unknown," a CNN show that promises the classic Bourdain cocktail of cultural exploration and food worth talking about.
He's also scratching itches and cashing checks. He did a loud network television cooking competition show, "The Taste," and a thoroughly intellectual, food nerdish PBS show with David Chang, "The Mind of a Chef." He even got his wish by guest-voicing a sneering chef on FX's "Archer," the animated spy caper series he adores.
His daughter, Ariane, has softened him, though. "All the clichés are true," he said of the kindergartner he has with his second wife Ottavia. "Everything changes when you become a father, especially of a little girl, I think."
Bourdain's knife skills got him into the kitchen, but his pen got him out. "Writing is a privilege and a luxury," he told a Reddit audience in an online chat. "Anybody who whines about writer's block should be forced to clean squid all day."
He took time to talk to us over the phone recently. Here is a transcript of our conversation.
Q. For years you've been given the run of the planet, and now CNN is picking up the tab? You've made the TV world your oyster.
A. I am very well aware of the fact that just being able to make the shows with the amount of creative freedom that we enjoy is already remarkable. Nobody gets to make television like we've been able to, with my creative partners, for the last 10 years. On top of that, to be able to tell the stories the way we want to tell them, and the places that we go – I am very well aware how lucky I am, and how strange and incredible and rare and great it is that I found myself in this position.
Q. How do you stay hungry when you've seen it all?
A. I haven't. I just got back from the Congo. For years I've had a number of historical, cultural obsessions. I've been trying to shoot there for ages and ages and haven't been able to because of security concerns. CNN has made it possible to go places like that. I just had literally the greatest adventure of my life. Far and away the most terrifying, thrilling, inspiring, confusing adventure. I've never had such a melodramatic but thrilling week in my life.
Q. How long were you there?
A. About 10 days. It was an adventure every day. We went up the Congo River to what [Joseph] Conrad referred to as the Inner Station in "Heart of Darkness." All of us from the crew were just blown away by things we never thought we'd be seeing or doing the things we ended up doing.
Q. Example?
A. Just getting from place to place in a country like the Congo, where you've got 49 different guerrilla or rebel groups vying for territory, where the government is not your friend, where colonial infrastructure has completely crumbled back into pre-19th-Century conditions. Floating our vehicles across rivers on pirogues, sleeping on boats, driving through the jungle in a no-law-and-order situation. The last thing you want to see is a police or army guy.
Q. You had your own guys with guns?
A. You can't travel armed in the Congo. In fact we had big signs on our cars saying, "we are unarmed."
Q. So how, then?
A. Very, very, very good local fixers who helped us navigate though an ever-shifting and always perilous landscape. Pretty much every day someone wanted to put us in jail or detain us. You need good fixers, you need good local people.
Q. Is it not so much about the food anymore, more about the adventure?
A. Well, I'm going right from that show to a Spain show that'll be nothing but food. The week before it was one of the greatest orgies of food ever on television in Quebec. One of the things I enjoy about my job is I want people to tune in every week utterly confused by what they're seeing. Any indication that this might be a trend – they're putting more food on the show, or less – the No. 1 issue on this show is to make it look completely different than whatever we did last week.
Whether what we did last week was wildly successful and much loved or not, we will try very hard the next week to undermine that by doing something completely different. The subject matter, the subject matter and also the look, feel, the atmospherics of the show.
We're sticking with the program of undermining expectations at every turn, as we did on "No Reservations."
Q. I read your stories in Lucky Peach, the food magazine. How do you fit in the time to actually write freelance pieces on top of everything else? Do you just get a ghostwriter now? Be honest.
A. I'm too vain to allow that. Look, I like collaborations. I like doing things that interest me. To me, the fun part of whatever level of success I've achieved is that I can do things, write film criticism for Lucky Peach, or write scenes for [HBO's] "Treme." Some of these projects I'm doing because they're fun. They make me happy.
Q. Even your voice is a star. Did you get to write any of the "Archer" lines?
A. Only one line. That is fully realized, fully written, by Adam Roberts. I've been begging them. I did a podcast with Aisha Tyler and I was just gushing about what a huge "Archer" geek I am. Then I was flogging my comic book at Comic-Con and she got me backstage. I've been asking her half seriously, but really quite seriously, "I'd love to join the writer's table for 'Archer.' " She pointed out that one guy writes everything for "Archer": Adam Roberts. He was kind enough to let me ad lib one line.
Q. Which was?
A. "I make two cooks like you in the toilet every morning." Other than that it was all him. That was sheer fun for me. I love that show and I consider it a joy, and an honor, and a privilege.
Q. You're even going on tour. What can the audience expect?
A. I walk out on stage and talk, and give sort of an audio-visual primer as jumping off point on things that piss me off, or make me happy. There will be Q-and-A, and hopefully I'll have a surprise guest to introduce me.
Q. On "The Taste," you were rewarding contestants or sending them to their doom based on a single spoonful of food. Isn't that the nightmare situation for a professional cook?
A. Look, that was the idea. That it could create a level playing field, where amateurs could compete against professionals. Because you're really altering criteria. The advantage of good presentation, candlelight, all of that removed, and you're judging entirely on a very, let's face it, subjective criteria: one mouthful of food.
If nothing else, it seemed an interesting format. But as is clear, the network gods demand a certain stylebook. I well understood that going on a network show, with that comes layers of makeup, ultra-bright lighting, a lot of noise and cheeseball effects and noisy editing and weeping and rending of garments. That's the playbook.
Q. The New York Times wrote: "The jury is still out on what an eight-episode season will do to his credibility." How do you think you did?
A. I well understood that my old-school hardcore audience that grew up with "Kitchen Confidential" were not going to like me on a network show, this network show or any network show. There are always people who loved your first album on an indie label, and when your third or fourth sells well, or is on a major label, there are people who are going to be pissed about that. My feeling, as I've said before, is that this bus makes many stops. I don't expect everyone to like all of them, or get off and spend time at all of them. For me, it's always a quality of life issue. Am I having fun? Am I working with people I like spending time with? It was a very different experience to me to commute to work every day, which was awesome, honestly. It was a great experience to work with Nigella and Ludo.
The production people who made the show were very straight-ahead, great people to work with. I had a lot of fun. It was a strange, trippy and ultimately very satisfying adventure that I fully understand that my audience for "No Reservations" was probably not going to like.
Q. But if you hadn't become that kind of figure, would you also get to do more substantial, thinky-er, meatier things, like your PBS show with David Chang?
A. I'm proud of the fact that in the same year that I did a big, loud TV network show, which I had a hell of a lot of fun doing, I produced what I think is the smartest food show maybe ever. "Mind of a Chef" is the smartest, quirkiest food show I've ever seen on PBS, and I'm pretty … proud of it.
Q. Is there going to be more?
A. We're planning on doing more seasons, highlighting different chefs.
Q. The thirst for food content seems bottomless.
A. I think it's good that people are interested in the creative process. It's pleasing to me that people responded well to "Mind of a Chef." It's a difficult subject, to make television about the creative thought process. We're producing a series on G4 coming up, like "The Layover," but full of interesting people with particular connections to places, who actually know what the (expletive) they're talking about, in Paris or Portland, to take us there. To take the traditional travel informational format in a different direction.
Q. You mention smoking hash and smoking weed here and there. With the legalization of marijuana in some states, do you think chefs will start offering weed tasting menus? Toke, sip, nibble?
A. I know it's happening already – I can think of a restaurant in Brooklyn that was doing marijuana-based dishes. But I think the novelty will pass pretty quickly. Tobacco desserts, tobacco dishes were hot for about eight minutes.
Q. Your work is part of a great wave of culinary enthusiasm. Everywhere you go, you're surrounded by fanboys. There are people with tattoos of you. I've been reading stories about culinary schools pumping these guys for $60,000 and they end up on the line at Denny's. I'm not trying to argue that you're responsible for people's reactions to your work. But do you ever get a twinge?
A. What I've heard from a lot of people is "Thank you, I was thinking of going into the restaurant business and becoming a chef, and I read your book, and decided that was definitely for me." Just as often, I've had people come up to me and say, "Thank you, I thought I wanted to be a chef, until I read your book, and realized how hard, how punishing it was going to be. I realized it was not for me, so thanks for saving me from a really bad mistake." If nothing else, "Kitchen Confidential" pointed out in a way that hadn't been done before that it's not easy.
Mine was not a glorious career. Much of that book is spent in pretty harsh, ugly and unrewarding situations. I try to remind people as often as possible that I wasn't a great chef. And when success came along, it was not for my cooking, by a long shot. I was 44 years old, standing there in a kitchen next to the deep fryer, without health insurance. I had never owned a car, never owned property, never paid my rent on time. I was desperately in debt.
Yeah, people do overromanticize the book. People have come up to me who clearly took away from the book something different than I was saying. People have handed me packets of cocaine at signings. Where in "Kitchen Confidential" does it make it sound like cocaine was a good idea for me?
I don't feel a responsibility, at all. I told the truth about my career. It was not instructional. I like to think that on balance it's had a positive effect.
Q. You're a dad now, with a little girl. How has it changed you? Has it shaved a little of the edge off?
A. Totally. All the clichés are true. Everything changes when you become a father, especially of a little girl, I think. It's not about me anymore, it's always going to be about her. It's the best thing in the world, just like they say. Any notion that you might be in possession of anything even slightly resembling cool evaporates the second you see your baby.
Q. How much time do you get with her?
A. A week to 10 days out of the month, maybe two weeks, and the summer. My wife and daughter come on the occasional shoot. She's a kindergartner now, so I hesitate to take her out of school for any extended period.
It's all about the girl. It's impossible to have any sense of being cool, or relevant. You're not allowed to be vain about anything when you have a little girl that will tell you the truth, unhesitatingly: "Dad, you look ugly today."
She loves to cook with me. It's a big father-daughter thing. She'll get up on her little chair and we'll make pasta, or an omelette, some ragout or something. She really likes helping me in the kitchen.
Q. What if she turns out to be a critic?
A. Oh god, please don't ever let her be a chef. Or more than that, please don't ever let her go out with a chef.
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Holland is lost. He just blew 750k on freaking Huskins instead of playing with 5 or moving a forward back. Panic moves from a GM 3 games into the season. Gee, I wonder why we cant get Parise for 9 mil a year. Oh yah. Cuz Kenny thinks its better to stockpile a bunch of mediocre guys for 15 mil per year.
He's not the one who's paying the 9 mill. The money is Illitch's call.