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My friends and I made mead back when we were... 885 Views / 8 Replies  
My friends and I made mead back when we were undergrads. We had a 5-gallon glass carboy which we had ordered through a chemcial supply company and fermentation locks and champagne yeast which we had...
Posted by Kaglan, on Oct 11, 2003 at 02:56 PM, in MacNN Lounge
WANTED: Indesign 2 or older Adobe Layout Tool 459 Views / 0 Replies  
Wanted:

Adobe Indesign 2 for less than prevailing academic price ($179). Would also be interested in non-Mac OS X native Adobe layout tools (pagemaker, indesign 1.x) if offered price is low enough...
Posted by Kaglan, on Jun 28, 2002 at 09:40 AM, in Marketplace
Oh... and regarding the placement of punctuation... 1,385 Views / 84 Replies  
Oh... and regarding the placement of punctuation inside or outside of the quotation marks. The rule dictated here varies from country to country and from style manual to style manual, so it isn't...
Posted by Kaglan, on May 9, 2002 at 10:28 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I also am a fan of prescriptive grammar. This is... 1,385 Views / 84 Replies  
I also am a fan of prescriptive grammar. This is partly because of how I was taught in school; unlike many teachers these days my instructors not only expected grammatical writing but forced us to...
Posted by Kaglan, on May 9, 2002 at 10:22 AM, in MacNN Lounge
If I had to guess, and it would be an... 812 Views / 21 Replies  
If I had to guess, and it would be an undereducated guess, I would say C is real, and maybe B as well. They are slightly apologetic, but not overtly emotional, and almost mundane in the way they they...
Posted by Kaglan, on Apr 29, 2002 at 04:13 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Though this is mildly amusing, I don't find it a... 598 Views / 8 Replies  
Though this is mildly amusing, I don't find it a threat, or anger provoking (as most of these sorts of threads are intended.) Surprise! The NRA is political organization which favors and promotes...
Posted by Kaglan, on Apr 28, 2002 at 08:33 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The placement of the punctuation relative to the... 647 Views / 9 Replies  
The placement of the punctuation relative to the quotes depends partly on what country you are from. So far as I know, in America you are always trained to put the punctuation inside the quotes,...
Posted by Kaglan, on Apr 14, 2002 at 09:35 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Right, ARPAnet. And http, I believe (or was... 1,412 Views / 20 Replies  
Right, ARPAnet.

And http, I believe (or was it the markup rather than the protocol?) was developed at CERN (A European High-Energy Physics Research Facility). Its original purpose was to...
Posted by Kaglan, on Apr 8, 2002 at 05:16 PM, in MacNN Lounge
This probably isn't worth my time... but no.... 658 Views / 9 Replies  
This probably isn't worth my time...

but no. Either X works or Apple ceases to exist. There is no way at this point that they could go back to developing 9. And if you mean consumers -- well,...
Posted by Kaglan, on Apr 7, 2002 at 02:19 PM, in MacNN Lounge
An ASCII character walks into a bar and sits on... 752 Views / 20 Replies  
An ASCII character walks into a bar and sits on one of the stools near the end. The bartender asks, "What will it be?"
"I'll have a double," replies the ASCII character.
"Having a rough day?"...
Posted by Kaglan, on Apr 1, 2002 at 06:35 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Why is funny? I clearly don't get the joke. But... 695 Views / 25 Replies  
Why is funny? I clearly don't get the joke. But then, I don't know anything about the game they are discussing.
Posted by Kaglan, on Apr 1, 2002 at 06:26 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Who knows how, but it managed to become a part of... 1,517 Views / 77 Replies  
Who knows how, but it managed to become a part of our culture. I don't think they're particularly great movies, but they're better than a lot of special effects / space intense movies (stargate,...
Posted by Kaglan, on Mar 30, 2002 at 11:31 AM, in MacNN Lounge
On my father's Mac SE the internal 20 MB... 601 Views / 14 Replies  
On my father's Mac SE the internal 20 MB harddrive was named "The Big One." My iMac main partition was named this in remembrance. Then after a series of hard drive crashes that resulted in Apple...
Posted by Kaglan, on Mar 28, 2002 at 11:27 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Oh... on responsibility. I didn't address that. ... 1,636 Views / 54 Replies  
Oh... on responsibility. I didn't address that.

I am a big advocate of personal responsibility. Having something called a disease, especially something like alcoholism, doesn't lesson your...
Posted by Kaglan, on Mar 27, 2002 at 01:58 PM, in MacNN Lounge
What is and is not a disease has always been... 1,636 Views / 54 Replies  
What is and is not a disease has always been debated, particularly when the behavior in question overlaps with psychology. I don't know about any physiological addictive effects of alcohol...
Posted by Kaglan, on Mar 27, 2002 at 01:49 PM, in MacNN Lounge
This is reminds me of some of the on-campus jobs... 650 Views / 4 Replies  
This is reminds me of some of the on-campus jobs my friends work. Ex: The residential computer network help desk. Staffed some 6-8 hours per day, and usually only fielding a call every couple of...
Posted by Kaglan, on Mar 27, 2002 at 01:25 PM, in MacNN Lounge
As a college student, I don't have much to give... 519 Views / 6 Replies  
As a college student, I don't have much to give -- and though I try to remember C.S. Lewis' philosophy, that if you're not having to give up some want of yours to support your giving, your not giving...
Posted by Kaglan, on Mar 27, 2002 at 01:22 PM, in MacNN Lounge
It does sound like BS... but to counter an... 1,013 Views / 82 Replies  
It does sound like BS... but to counter an earlier poster, why would it be wrong if they did use a large purchase of ipods for political reasons? What is wrong with that?
Posted by Kaglan, on Mar 22, 2002 at 04:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Right, but the poster was asking about a wind... 989 Views / 12 Replies  
Right, but the poster was asking about a wind ensemble, not a woodwind ensemble. It is better to think of what an orchestra would be without strings -- wind ensembles usually have flutes, clarinets,...
Posted by Kaglan, on Mar 2, 2002 at 11:55 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I just think it is weird. I don't feel the need... 801 Views / 12 Replies  
I just think it is weird. I don't feel the need to be more eloquent than that. Though I'd say if it is true it only supports UC Berkeley's reputation as being a haven, for shall we say, "unique"...
Posted by Kaglan, on Feb 19, 2002 at 03:06 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Cheerios, I don't have any objection to the... 1,669 Views / 120 Replies  
Cheerios,

I don't have any objection to the way sex ed was done in my school -- I was indicating that perhaps starting in fourth grade is a little early, and also then to have it every year for 4...
Posted by Kaglan, on Feb 19, 2002 at 12:50 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Despite some angry weirdness, I get the... 1,669 Views / 120 Replies  
Despite some angry weirdness, I get the impression that most of us don't believe that either abstinence or condom usage should be pushed exclusively.

My own impression is that parents should make...
Posted by Kaglan, on Feb 18, 2002 at 04:29 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Republican/Democrat distinction -- an effort to... 1,274 Views / 62 Replies  
Republican/Democrat distinction -- an effort to find something we can agree on.

American Republicans generally believe that if a given problem can be solved without government involvement, the...
Posted by Kaglan, on Feb 12, 2002 at 03:48 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Come on, people! Until after I was in highschool... 817 Views / 15 Replies  
Come on, people! Until after I was in highschool I used the family's Mac SE: 512x480, black and white. Then a performa with a screen similar to what you describe... it could hit 1024x768, but only if...
Posted by Kaglan, on Feb 10, 2002 at 11:26 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Which is an excellent demonstration that I am... 1,823 Views / 112 Replies  
Which is an excellent demonstration that I am infected by pride as much as anyone. :-)
Posted by Kaglan, on Feb 7, 2002 at 09:20 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Well, if this is true, it isn't that crazy at... 1,823 Views / 112 Replies  
Well, if this is true, it isn't that crazy at all, and you'd find many American Christians feel the same way -- there are a lot of things about contemporary American culture (particularly...
Posted by Kaglan, on Feb 7, 2002 at 09:12 AM, in MacNN Lounge
LOL! I had read the title of this thread as... 881 Views / 41 Replies  
LOL!

I had read the title of this thread as "when I am reincarcerated"
Posted by Kaglan, on Jan 30, 2002 at 03:31 PM, in MacNN Lounge
internet filter (parental control) 651 Views / 1 Replies  
Hello,

Although this is likely far beyond my programming skills, I would be interested in making a system level internet filter (like parental control software) for Mac OS X. Do you know how this...
Posted by Kaglan, on Jan 30, 2002 at 03:20 PM, in Developer Center
Accents are always fun -- I've had physics... 1,112 Views / 33 Replies  
Accents are always fun -- I've had physics professors who would pronounce delta as "dirta," alpha as "arpha" and measurement as "merriment." The best was when one of the profs was playing around with...
Posted by Kaglan, on Jan 28, 2002 at 10:25 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Those are some pretty bad comics -- but as... 873 Views / 33 Replies  
Those are some pretty bad comics -- but as SirCastor said, I agree with their purpose, both their basic educational purpose, but their stated purpose (see the link) of distributing bibles in public...
Posted by Kaglan, on Jan 24, 2002 at 07:14 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Incidently, I feel more confident knowing several... 1,869 Views / 89 Replies  
Incidently, I feel more confident knowing several of my friends and neighbors own guns. I know the wackos will have them, and even the wackos who don't (probably the majority) are easily deterred or...
Posted by Kaglan, on Jan 24, 2002 at 01:39 AM, in MacNN Lounge
How about a Beretta 96 FS, hollow-tip rounds, and... 1,869 Views / 89 Replies  
How about a Beretta 96 FS, hollow-tip rounds, and a permit to carry? (Just joking... but I've always been curious, as a non-martial arts person, how effective is such training in a world where people...
Posted by Kaglan, on Jan 24, 2002 at 01:33 AM, in MacNN Lounge
As has been pointed out, "recycle bin" is... 1,043 Views / 33 Replies  
As has been pointed out, "recycle bin" is probably a more accurate metaphor for what actually happens when you delete a file (i.e., the same memory is reused for something else). Maybe we need a...
Posted by Kaglan, on Jan 21, 2002 at 09:34 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I'm not a fan of big churches myself -- and... 812 Views / 26 Replies  
I'm not a fan of big churches myself -- and indeed, if all their money is going toward building and maintaining the building, there is a big problem. (That is a Christian perspective -- one is...
Posted by Kaglan, on Jan 21, 2002 at 01:16 PM, in MacNN Lounge
After three pages, the arguments are going no... 2,386 Views / 151 Replies  
After three pages, the arguments are going no where, and only leading to anger -- so I won't elaborate on my own views, and only state them.

I personaly am opposed to abortion, in any situation...
Posted by Kaglan, on Jan 21, 2002 at 01:00 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I personally have had no problems with the newest... 1,006 Views / 65 Replies  
I personally have had no problems with the newest OS X version -- I haven't yet had a system-level crash in any version of OS X, despite having several peripherals attatched, and development versions...
Posted by Kaglan, on Jan 21, 2002 at 12:20 PM, in macOS
Truth be told, Apple's apps (iMovie for example)... 667 Views / 7 Replies  
Truth be told, Apple's apps (iMovie for example) seriously aid the sales of its operating systems and computers. I am not convinced that microsoft has done so much wrong as all that. Obviously, where...
Posted by Kaglan, on Jan 19, 2002 at 12:31 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Indeed politics is dirty business. I hope that... 849 Views / 47 Replies  
Indeed politics is dirty business. I hope that things are not so dark as they initially sounded (I'd rather no president be involved in this sort of controversy), but I would not be suprised if these...
Posted by Kaglan, on Jan 19, 2002 at 12:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Enlighten me: I am not sure what scientology is. 896 Views / 31 Replies  
Enlighten me: I am not sure what scientology is.
Posted by Kaglan, on Jan 14, 2002 at 07:22 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Discussing ease of concealment: As I... 1,670 Views / 62 Replies  
Discussing ease of concealment:

As I mentioned earlier, not only are pistols easier to conceal, but if you are going to carry in NY, you are required by law to carry concealed. I know this wasn't...
Posted by Kaglan, on Dec 20, 2001 at 12:09 AM, in MacNN Lounge
CERN, Switzerland 541 Views / 2 Replies  
I am a physics undergraduate in the states and I am applying to do a summer internship at CERN. (A high energy particle physics laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland).Having worked at Fermilab, I think...
Posted by Kaglan, on Dec 18, 2001 at 06:37 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I'd rather they not buy any of the larger,... 1,202 Views / 52 Replies  
I'd rather they not buy any of the larger, established companies you are mentioning. They would probably screw the product up, or lack the focus and/or funds to give it the quality it deserves. Also,...
Posted by Kaglan, on Dec 18, 2001 at 02:57 PM, in MacNN Lounge
As has been described here, the 72 dpi for the... 694 Views / 13 Replies  
As has been described here, the 72 dpi for the mac and 96 dpi for the pc settings are legacy and software based, and bear little or no relation to the actual resolution of the monitor, which on...
Posted by Kaglan, on Dec 18, 2001 at 02:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Aye, If this is a thing that really matters to... 650 Views / 14 Replies  
Aye, If this is a thing that really matters to her, perhaps she is not the right girl for you. That hurts obviously, but c'est la vive. (Or however you spell that.) Some things are not easily...
Posted by Kaglan, on Dec 18, 2001 at 02:46 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yet another point you might find interesting: ... 1,670 Views / 62 Replies  
Yet another point you might find interesting:

The same grandparents, when they were raising my mother and her siblings, prohibited them from pointing even squirt guns and toy guns at one another....
Posted by Kaglan, on Dec 18, 2001 at 02:34 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I see nothing wrong with a required safety... 1,670 Views / 62 Replies  
I see nothing wrong with a required safety course. The only concern I have with this is that to maintain an effective licsensing system you must keep records. When my friend applied for his pistol...
Posted by Kaglan, on Dec 18, 2001 at 02:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Gun control, bans, and the like 1,670 Views / 62 Replies  
How much do you feel America should regulate the ownership and use of personal firearms? How are they regulated in your state or country?

This sort of topic comes up frequently in these forums,...
Posted by Kaglan, on Dec 18, 2001 at 11:17 AM, in MacNN Lounge
You probably should have reported them. Even if... 938 Views / 34 Replies  
You probably should have reported them. Even if your report was never confirmed it would make it very difficult for them to (legally) carry a gun in the future. I suppose this probably wasn't a legal...
Posted by Kaglan, on Dec 18, 2001 at 11:00 AM, in MacNN Lounge
We use a star usually. It is hand-made from Balsa. 641 Views / 19 Replies  
We use a star usually. It is hand-made from Balsa.
Posted by Kaglan, on Dec 17, 2001 at 12:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Wood is far better than plastic. Plastic, though... 866 Views / 37 Replies  
Wood is far better than plastic. Plastic, though cheap, and easy to produce, has minimal aesthetic value, and is not all that friendly to the environment besides. Even unhewn wood is beautiful in a...
Posted by Kaglan, on Dec 17, 2001 at 12:47 PM, in MacNN Lounge
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