So I finally installed OS X Lion on my MacBook Pro.
For those who are using Lion and have not changed the up/down trackpad scrolling direction back to the way it was in pre-Lion days, how long did it take you to get used to the change?
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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tommyrot - Jun 22, 2012 10:39:47 am PDT #20333 of 25513
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Tom Scola - Jun 22, 2012 10:41:04 am PDT #20334 of 25513
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
For me, only a couple of days, but then I was already used to scrolling that way on my iPhone.
tommyrot - Jun 22, 2012 10:43:29 am PDT #20335 of 25513
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I was already used to scrolling that way on my iPhone.
Me too.
This will be a test of brain plasticity. I hope my old noggin can adapt in a few days too.
Cass - Jun 22, 2012 10:47:12 am PDT #20336 of 25513
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Yeah, just a few days. Now I am confused momentarily when I use other people's machines.
tommyrot - Jun 22, 2012 11:07:24 am PDT #20337 of 25513
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I upgraded to Lion just so I could use this:
Satellite Eyes is a simple Mac app that automatically changes your desktop wallpaper to the satellite view of where you are, right now.
le nubian - Jun 22, 2012 11:57:05 am PDT #20338 of 25513
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yeah, I had to change the scrolling. I couldn't take Lion's default.
le nubian - Jun 22, 2012 11:57:36 am PDT #20339 of 25513
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I think this had mostly to do with the fact that I am still using Snow Leopard computers and having to go back and forth was too much.
NoiseDesign - Jun 22, 2012 12:25:15 pm PDT #20340 of 25513
Our wings are not tired
It only took me a couple of days to adjust. The thing that throws me now is that a handful of my rental machines are still on Snow Leopard so I end up switching back and forth a lot. I do like the new scrolling in combination with the magic mouse.
§ ita § - Jun 25, 2012 12:53:17 pm PDT #20341 of 25513
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is anyone here familiar with Photoshop Elements (eta: V10)?
Am I correct in assuming that the Process Multiple Files option will *not* downsize my images to a given maximum width, but rather resize everything to 800 fucking pixels wide?
I know I had a tool before that observed maximum dimensions, and I got rather carried away thinking that's what I was doing here. And then major oops.
Typo Boy - Jun 25, 2012 10:10:45 pm PDT #20342 of 25513
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Google has been running experiment to simulate a human brain. They gave the simulation access to the Internet random internet images, and it responded by looking on-line for cats. [link]
Umm, that is a scarily human-like action. On the other hand it is evidence that if we ever create a true artificial intelligence, we don't have to worry about it becoming Skynet because it will be too busy playing "Farmville" and "Words with Friend".