MC Prussian

On a sidenote, how do I get rid of my Norton once the one-year license has run out?

I heard it's a pain in the a** to de-install it completely.

What programs are best to wipe all remaining personal data off a harddrive?

I'd like to sell my old PC and have already de-installed all programs.

I've put all personal files and data on an external HD, so I got that saved as a back-up.

Now, I just want to make sure ID thieves aren't able to get anything out of my old machine, especially passwords and photos.

No, but that's what is put on.

Err... Where's your pride and passion? Are you on the lower end of the ladder or can't you afford switching over to something more bearable?

Pure cushty mate. You'd love it.

Only problem is Radio focking 2, I hate that.

You have only one channel?

Short answer: Long.

Back home now after a multi-hour trip by bus, plane and train.

And I had to realize that we're driving on the wrong side of the road.

I blame Global Warming.

And has anyone seen this bloke around town somewhere?

Just look at the way the seating was arranged... Man, that must've felt like you're actually ON the pitch.

I never was that fortunate to get to see us play at Filbert Street, but one thing I do know is:

The atmosphere at the Walkers will never be able to live up to it.

They haven't found her yet...

... this story starts to annoy me.

Big time.

EDIT: It's working fine again. Deleted the flawed files and imported new ones.

What a difference a day makes.

So all you need is a data burning program or am I missing something?

It's a strange case. With most DVD files, I don't have any issues with.

For instance, after burning another three to four copies today (all of them working fine, btw), it looks like there's an issue with that one particular movie. NTI CD & DVD Maker always ends and completes the burning process without copying the files completely (the now-famous 77 percent).

I have no clue what's actually causing this.

All I know is, I lost like 15 useless burnt DVDs in the process.

Oh well, buy me a new stash next week.

Here's a question regarding software:

I do have NTI CD&DVD-Maker Gold installed on my ACER laptop (it came along as part of the package).

I do safety copies of my DVDs onto an external hard drive (by compressing them using DVD Decrypter followed by DVDShrink).

In order to burn those copies onto blank DVDs, NTI CD & DVD Maker is essential.

Up until a few weeks back, I could burn copies easily just by running the regular process (I do that via "Data DVD").

But now, I hardly ever have a DVD completed at all. Most of the times, the burning process stops either at 42, 77 or 87 percent. As a result, there's parts of the information missing on the disc and the DVD won't start properly.

It seems like the whole shabang starts later than usual and the speed is also slowed down for some reason.

Am I overusing (and thus overheating) my DVD drive or is it just regular "wear and tear"?

Or should I download another, more reliable program?

Only halfway there, eh...

So far, so good. Relaxing atmosphere at the office, nice day out. Sunshine.

Had one of those wonderful "I don't give a shite, it's the weekend" Sundays.

Slept long enough, enjoyed a rich breakfast, read the Sunday's newspaper(s), chilled out the entire day, then went to a concert about which I had to write a review for my local newspaper.

Easy.

Now for some Faith No More.

Aaah.

First time I had a decent sleep in weeks.

Wonderful day out, went outside jogging on my usual route.

Then a little shopping tour, back home, maxin' and relaxin'.

I needed this.

... long.

Two months gone by.

Now the parents are under suspicion.

Funny how the Media work.

I think it's rather appalling.

Different people react in very different ways, Alex.

Point taken.

Still baffles me how much TV coverage THEY get out of a sudden, when there are hundreds, if not thousands of similar cases throughout Europe, remaining unexposed.

Kinda sad day for the Media, in my opinion.

What surprises me most, still after all these weeks is the calm and even cold way the couple withhold their feelings.

They're on TV all week, giving out statements on a daily basis all emotionless.

Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't parents usually a bit more emotional?

To bump this very worthwile thread back up, let me name you some of my favourites. Because it'd turn out way too long, I restrain myself and will only come up with the directors:

Wes Anderson

Hal Ashby

Ingmar Bergman

Charlie Chaplin

Alfred Hitchcock

Spike Jonze

Buster Keaton

Takeshi Kitano

Kryzsztof Kiéslowski

Stanley Kubrick

Akira Kurosawa

Robert Lepage

Terrence Malick

Jean-Pierre Melville

Otto Preminger

Andrei Tarkovsky

Lars Von Trier

Denis Villeneuve

Billy Wilder

And if you haven't done it yet, get Rian Johnson's "Brick" on DVD, a brilliant Neo-Film Noir!

I think you are ALL twats!!!!

Thats why Im here

And that's why I love you all!

My "famous" lookalike:

I do wear glasses, though. And no City shirt.

Joseph Campbell - The Hero With A Thousand Faces

This man is a genius. Storytelling at its best. Everybody who's interested in the creation of myths and the spine structure of human societies throughout the entire world should read this masterpiece.

Seeing that the "What are you listening to?" thread is still very popular, I thought I should start with something similar in the literature division.

I assume you're all still aware of the fact that there are books out there. You know, those weird square things you can get at bookstores or libraries. Pages and stuff... :mrgreen:

Anyhoo, I'm into

Joseph Campbell - The Power Of Myth

Right now. Wonderful read of a recorded conversation with one of the world's most famous generalissimi...

ROFLMAO... Classic!

arent thay BOTH you Alex?

*Laughing his socks off*