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How to remove/disable advertisement/ads from Windows Live Messenger
2008-02-03 19:19:00 Be sure Windows Live Messenger is not running. If you are signed in, that means you need to sign out, close Messenger, click the Messenger icon in the tray, and select the "Exit" menu item.Download A-Patch from http://apatch.org/.Unzip and run A-Patch.The instructions for using A-Patch to remove ads are copied from My Digital Life site just in case that post disappears in the future.Exit from Windows Live Messenger.If you’re first time running A-Patch, you will be prompted Advance Options screen. Just click OK to select the default.On the Welcome window (page 2), select “Patch Messenger” under “Choose an Option”, and make sure the path to the Windows Live Messenger is correct (default should be C:Program FilesMSN Messenger which is shown automatically, unless you change your installation directory, otherwise leave it as it is.).Click Next.Click Next again.On the Contact List window (page 5), select the “Remove Advertisement ” option (4th or 5th option, depending on ho...
How to download pictures/photos/images from Flickr
2008-02-03 02:17:00 Don't you hate trying to download a nice picture from Flickr and getting an empty gif? What is happening is that Flickr puts an transparent picture, called "spaceball", in front of the picture you are trying to download.Luckily, there are a couple of ways to solve this nuisance.The easy way: use FirefoxPoint with the mouse an area outside, but close, to the picture and press the right button to open a floating menu.Point with the mouse the menu item "View Page Info" and press the left button to open the "Page Info" dialog.Select with the mouse the tab "Media".Use the scrollbar in the upper half right side to find an address starting "http://farmX.static.flickr.com/Y", where "X" is a digit (for example farm3), and "Y" is the rest of the address.Most of the time the first address is the picture you are trying to download. To be sure, in the bottom of the dialog there is a preview panel where you can confirm if the picture is the correct one. If it is not, you only need to look the ne... More About: Pictures , Photos , How To , Download , Images
Jasper, the douche bag ghost
2008-02-02 22:45:00 The packageGuy: How there, Casper.Jasper drop the guy's pants down.Guy: Hey!Jasper: Ha! Ha! Someone call UPS, as a small package that needs to be delivered.Guy: I thought you were supposed to be a friendly ghost!Jasper: Idiot! I'm his brother Jasper the douche bag ghost!Narrator: Jasper the douche bag ghost. The douchest ghost possessed. He'll call you names and act real mean until you feel depressed. He'll always say:Jasper: Fuck you! And lick my sack you fairy.Narrator He's is so often crude and often rude. Jasper the douche bag ghost.The wakePriest: We will always remember Annie, but she truly is in a better place.Jasper possess Annie and wakes up.People: Ahhh.Herman: Grandma! I'm so glad you're alive.Jasper: Herman, you are always my least favorite grandson.Jasper: Ha! Ha! Retards!Narrator: Jasper the douche bag ghost.Jasper: Lick my sack!Reference:Robot Chicken. Season 2, episode 20. "Book of Corrine".http://vids.myspace.com/index.cf m?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=4... More About: Ghost , Douche Bag
Two movies from the 70s
2008-01-30 17:39:00 Killdozer (1974)Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) More About: Movies
How to disable "There are unused icons on your desktop" in Windows XP Home
2008-01-30 17:30:00 Right-click an empty part of the desktop and click "Properties".Click the "Desktop " tab.Click the "Customize Desktop" button.Uncheck the "Desktop cleanup" checkbox. More About: Windows , How To , Icons , Windows X
Santianna
2008-01-27 18:47:00 "Santianna", also known as "Santiana", "Santy Anna", "Santayana", "Santiano", "Santy Anno" and other variations, is a sea shanty relating to the Mexican General Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna. Supposedly, the last whaler to return to New Bedford hauled in to this tune.SantiannaO! Santianna fought for fame!Away Santianna!And Santianna gained a nameAll on the plains of Mexico!Mexico, Mexico,Away Santianno!Mexico is a place I know!All on the plains of Mexico! O! Santianna had a wooden legHeave away, Santianna!He used it for a cribbage pegAll on the plains of Mexico! Chorus: Heave her up, and away we'll goHeave away, Santianna!Heave her up, and away we'll goAll on the plains of Mexico O! Santianna fought for his goldHeave away, Santianna!The deeds he did have oft been toldAll on the plains of Mexico Chorus O! Santianna gain'd the day,Heave away, Santianna!He gain'd the day at Molly-Del-Rey*.All on the plains of Mexico Chorus He won the day at Molly-Del-Rey,Heave away, Santianna!And Gen...
The Little Red Hen
2008-01-23 17:53:00 Once there was a Little Red Hen who lived in a barnyard with her three chicks and a duck, a pig and a cat.One day the Little Red Hen found some grains of wheat. "Look look!" she clucked. "Who will help me plant this wheat?""Not I", quaked the duck, and he waddled away."Not I", oinked the pig, and he trotted away."Not I, meowed the cat, and he padded away."Then I will plant it myself," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.When the wheat was tall and golden, the Little Red Hen knew it was ready to be cut. "Who will help me cut the wheat?" she asked."Not I," said the duck."Not I," said the pig."Not I," said the cat"Then I will cut this wheat myself". And she did."Now", said the Little Red Hen, "it is time to take the wheat to the miller so he can grind it into flour. Who will help me?""Not I," said the duck."Not I," said the pig."Not I," said the cat."Then I will take the wheat to the miller myself," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.The miller ground the wheat into fine white flour...
Dos libros
2008-01-22 06:25:00 Diferente espacio, diferente tiempo(Another Space, Another Time)Herbert James CampbellEl gran fuego(Le grand feu)B.R. Bruss (pseudonym of Ren Bonnefoy) More About: Bros
Life is Precious
2008-01-21 06:38:00 Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.Life is beauty, admire it.Life is a bliss, taste it.Life is a dream, realize it.Life is a challenge, meet it.Life is a duty, complete it.Life is a game, play it.Life is a promise, fulfill it.Life is sorrow, overcome it.Life is a song, sing it.Life is a struggle, accept it.Life is a tragedy, confront it.Life is an adventure, dare it.Life is too precious, do not destroy it.Life is life, fight for it.--- Mother Teresa (b. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) More About: Life , Precious
Like a Rolling Stone
2008-01-17 17:12:00 How does it feelTo be on your ownWith no direction homeLike a complete unknownLike a rolling stone?--- Bob Dylanhttp://www.bobdylan.com/songs/rollin g.html More About: Lyrics , Stone , Rolling Stone , Rolling
Cats In The Cradle
2008-01-13 04:39:00 Harry ChapinMy child arrived just the other dayHe came to the world in the usual wayBut there were planes to catch and bills to payHe learned to walk while I was awayAnd he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grewHe'd say "I'm gonna be like you dadYou know I'm gonna be like you"And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoonLittle boy blue and the man on the moonWhen you comin' home dad?I don't know when, but we'll get together then sonYou know we'll have a good time thenMy son turned ten just the other dayHe said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's playCan you teach me to throw", I said "Not todayI got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"And he walked away but his smile never dimmedAnd said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeahYou know I'm gonna be like him"And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoonLittle boy blue and the man on the moonWhen you comin' home son?I don't know when, but we'll get together then sonYou know we'll have a good time thenWell, he ca... More About: Cats , Cradle
Le Poison
2008-01-07 07:01:00 Charles BaudelaireLe vin sait revtir le plus sordide bouge D?un luxe miraculeux,Et fait surgir plus d?un portique fabuleux Dans l?or de sa vapeur rouge,Comme un soleil couchant dans un ciel nbuleux.L?opium agrandit ce qui n?a pas de bornes, Allonge l?illimit,Approfondit le temps, creuse la volupt, Et de plaisirs noirs et mornesRemplit l?me au del de sa capacit.Tout cela ne vaut pas le poison qui dcoule De tes yeux, de tes yeux verts,Lacs o mon me tremble et se voit l?envers? Mes songes viennent en foulePour se dsaltrer ces gouffres amers.Tout cela ne vaut pas le terrible prodige De ta salive qui mord,Qui plonge dans l?oubli mon me sans remord, Et, charriant le vertige,La roule dfaillante aux rives de la mort !Reference:Immortel (ad vitam)EnglishPoison Wine knows how to adorn the most sordid hovelWith marvelous luxuryAnd make more than one fabulous portal appearIn the gold of its ...
Philadelphia
2008-01-06 04:39:00 Now, the behavior of Andrew Beckett's employers may seem reasonable to you. It does to me. After all, AIDS is a deadly, incurable disease. But no matter how you come to judge Charles Wheeler and his partners, in ethical, moral, and in human terms, the fact of the matter is, when they fired Andrew Beckett because he had AIDS, they broke the law.--- Joe Miller, Philadelphia (1993)
Cosmopolitan
2008-01-06 04:27:00 Nine Black AlpsYou're not pretty enough You're not skinny enough You're not healthy enough You're not shaking at our touch You're not lonely enough You're not holy enough You're not saying too much About what you think we want So shock me So shock me So shock me Well you spend the night I'll take my life We'll close our eyes We'll be dead by sunrise You're not dreaming too much You're not sleeping enough You're not burning enough Of your body to be loved So shock me So shock me So shock me Well you spend the night I'll take my life We'll close our eyes We'll be dead by sunrise You spend the night I'll take my life We'll close our eyes We're so uptight You spend the night I'll take my life We'll kill our time We'll be dead by sunrise More About: Cosmopolitan , Song lyrics
Cosmopolitan
2008-01-06 04:19:00 (Vincent Delerm/Irne Jacob)Des horoscopes et puis des testsSupplment minceur les bons plansC'est peu prs tout ce qu'il resteDe toi dans cet appartementLa question avez-vous djfait souffrir votre partenaireA obtenu la rponse AJe n'arrive pas trop m'y faireEt le soir sous les abats joursEn faisant des miettes de SavaneSur le canap en veloursJe relis Cosmopolitan Et le soir la nuit tombeEn refroidissant mes tisanesEn tailleur sur le canapJe relis CosmopolitanSophia 30 ans publicitaireEstime que les hommes sous estimentL'importance des prliminairesLes femmes ne sont pas des machinesScorpions malgr ses beaux discoursEloignez-vous du prince charmantC'est une priode difficile pourLes natifs du deuxime dcanEt le soir sous les abats jourEn faisant des miettes de SavaneSur le canap en veloursJe relis CosmopolitanEt le soir la nuit tombeEn refroidissant mes tisanesEn tailleur sur le canapJe relis CosmopolitanLe pre de famille idalEst Jean Reno Alain ChabatChrist... More About: Lyrics
Who farted
2008-01-04 03:43:00 Phillip: Excuse me, sir. Do you know Who farted?Terrance: He sure did.Phillip: What's the person's ?Terrance: Who.Phillip: The guy that farted!Terrance: Who!Phillip: The person that passed gas!Terrance: Who passed gas!Phillip: Now, why are you asking me?Terrance: That's the man's name?Phillip: That's Who's name?Terrance: Yes!Phillip: Look, buddy, all I'm trying to find out is What's the guy's name that farted?Terrance: Right, the guy that drank his own urine.Phillip: Who?--- South Park (Episode 501 - Terrance & Phillip: Behind the Blow)
The Blackadder
2008-01-01 20:07:00 The eyes are open, the mouth moves, but Mr. Brain has long since departed, hasn't he, Perce?--- Edmund Blackadder, Blackadder II (Episode 4 - Money)
The Serenity Prayer
2008-01-01 02:42:00 Reinhold NiebuhrGod grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change;courage to change the things I can;and wisdom to know the difference.Living one day at a time;Enjoying one moment at a time;Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;Taking, as He did, this sinful worldas it is, not as I would have it;Trusting that He will make all things rightif I surrender to His Will;That I may be reasonably happy in this lifeand supremely happy with HimForever in the next.Amen. More About: Prayer , Poem , Serenity
The Nine Worthies
2008-01-01 00:06:00 From Pagan times: o Hector (?????) o Alexander the Great (????? A?????????) o Julius Caesar (Gaius Julius Caesar)From the Old Testament period: o Joshua (??????????) o David (??????) o Judas Maccabeus (???? ????)From Christian times: o King Arthur o Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus) o Godfrey of Bouillon More About: Wort
What if you slept?
2007-12-31 22:45:00 Samuel Taylor ColeridgeWhat if you slept?And what if, in your sleep, you dreamed?And what if, in your dream, you went to heavenand there plucked a strange and beautiful flower?And what if, when you awoke, you had the flower in your hand?Ah, what then?
The Hollow Men
2007-12-25 07:09:00 T. S. EliotMistah Kurtz?he dead. A penny for the Old Guy IWe are the hollow menWe are the stuffed menLeaning togetherHeadpiece filled with straw. Alas!Our dried voices, whenWe whisper togetherAre quiet and meaninglessAs wind in dry grassOr rats? feet over broken glassIn our dry cellarShape without form, shade without colour,Paralysed force, gesture without motion;Those who have crossedWith direct eyes, to death?s other KingdomRemember us?if at all?not as lostViolent souls, but onlyAs the hollow menThe stuffed men. IIEyes I dare not meet in dreamsIn death?s dream kingdomThese do not appear:There, the eyes areSunlight on a broken columnThere, is a tree swingingAnd voices areIn the wind?s singingMore distant and more solemnThan a fading star.Let me be no nearerIn death?s dream kingdomLet me also wearSuch deliberate disguisesRat?s coat, crowskin, crossed stavesIn a fieldBehaving as the wind behavesNo nearer?Not that final meetingIn the twilight kingdom IIIThis is the dead land... More About: Hollow
Excalibur
2007-12-25 06:55:00 Caius Julius Caesar Ensis CaliburnusReference:The Last Legion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Leg ion More About: Excalibur
The Minotaur
2007-12-23 07:51:00 What he does not smell, he hears.What he does not hear, he feels.What he does not feel, he sees.What he sees is already dead.Behold, young shepherd,behold your god.His name is Minotaur .--- Deucalion, Minotaur (2006)
The Minotaur
2007-12-23 05:07:00 Ted Hughes The mahogany table-top you smashedHad been the broad plank topOf my mother's heirloom sideboard-Mapped with the scars of my whole life.That came under the hammer.That high stool you swung that dayDemented by my beingTwenty minutes late for baby-minding.'Marvellous!' I shouted, 'Go on,Smash it into kindling.That's the stuff you're keeping out of your poems!'And later, considered and calmer,'Get that shoulder under your stanzasAnd we'll be away.' Deep in the cave of your earThe goblin snapped his fingers.So what had I given him?The bloody end of the skeinThat unravelled your marriage,Left your children echoingLike tunnels in a labyrinth.Left your mother a dead-end,Brought you to the horned, bellowingGrave of your risen fatherAnd your own corpse in it. More About: Minotaur
How To Know Which Linux Distribution/Version You Are Using?
2007-12-17 19:13:00 How To Know Which Linux Distribution /Version You Are Using?Here are a few ways to find out which Linux distribution you are using : * From the Boot Time messages Fire up your favourite terminal program and type in the following dmesg | head -1 The output would be similar to Linux version 2.6.13-15-default (geeko@buildhost) (gcc version 4.0.2 20050901 (prerelease) (SUSE Linux)) #1 Tue Sep 13 14:56:15 UTC 2005 * Using /proc/version In the terminal type cat /proc/version The output would be likeLinux version 2.6.13-15-default (geeko@buildhost) (gcc version 4.0.2 20050901 (prerelease) (SUSE Linux)) #1 Tue Sep 13 14:56:15 UTC 2005 * Using /etc/issueThis method gives the most appropriate answer cat /etc/issue The output should be like Welcome to SUSE LINUX 10.0 (i586) - Kernel (l).
Select a Candidate 2008
2007-12-07 06:37:00 Select a Candidate 2008 Quiz:http://www.wqad.com/Global/link.asp? L=259460 More About: Select
How to disable Autorun on Windows XP Home Edition
2007-12-05 00:19:00 Method 1 (tested)1. Click "Start", the "Run".2. Type "regedit" (of course, without the quotes) and click "OK".3. Search for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> CurrentControlSet -> Services -> Cdrom,4. Double-click on "AutoRun" label.5. Change value data to 0 (zero) and click "OK".6. Restart.Method 21. Right-click on the drive icon for your CD drive, CD recorder, or DVD drive, and select Properties.2. Choose the AutoPlay tab, and choose the desired action for each type of CD. For example, choose Music CD, then click Select an action to perform, then select "Take no action".Method 3 (disable temporaly)Press the "Shift" key while inserting the CD. More About: Windows , Home , Windows Xp , Edition , Home Edition
Omar Khayyam and Samarkand
2007-12-03 23:03:00 The RubaiyatTranslated by E. H. Whinfield.http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ basis/omarkhayyam-rub2.html398.Was e'er man born who never went astray?Did ever mortal pass a sinless day?If I do ill, do not requite with ill!Evil for evil how can'st Thou repay?Reference: Amin Maalouf, "Samarkand"http://guanaco17.blogspot.com/ 2007/11/samarkand.html More About: Omar , Amar
La esperanza
2007-12-02 20:21:00 "Per me si va ne la citt dolente,per me si va ne l'etterno dolore,per me si va tra la perduta gente.Giustizia mosse il mio alto fattore:fecemi la divina podestate,la somma sapienza e 'l primo amore.Dinanzi a me non fuor cose createse non etterne, e io etterno duro.Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate".Dante Alighieri (La Divina Commedia, L'Inferno, Canto III, v. 1-9)Por mi se va a la ciudad doliente,por mi se ingresa en el dolor eterno,por mi se va con la perdida gente.La justicia movi a mi alto hacedor:Hzome la divina potestad,la suma sabidura y el primer amor.Antes de m ninguna cosa fue creadaslo las eternas, y yo eternamente duro:Perded toda esperanza los que entris!Dante Alighieri, (La Divina Comedia, el Infierno, Canto III, v. 1-9) More About: Esperanza
The normal law of error
More articles from this author:2007-12-01 03:56:00 W.J. YourdenThenormallaw of errorstands out in theexperience of mankindas one of the broadestgeneralizations of naturalphilosophy. It serves as theguiding instrument in researchesin the physical and social sciences andin medicine agriculture and engineering.It is an indispensable tool for the analysis and theinterpretation of the basic data obtained by observation and experiment More About: Error , Normal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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