Posted by SamuraiX

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Partner implies that one would be not whole without another.

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It's still probably the term I'd use, cause "boyfriend" sounds quite high-schooly and "lover" doesn't sound right either.

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Posted by SamuraiX

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It's also commonly used in the context of a business relation.

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Sure, and in dancing. It's also a nautical term.

Having looked up the word "partner" in the dictionary, the definition doesn't seem to imply that one isn't "whole" or such without the other though.

The word partner does imply that there is a unity or association, and generally that they have equal status in the [personal or business] relationship.

Consort however... well, it says that is the husband or wife of a reigning monarch.

Spouse doesn't work because the word is associated with marriage.

Partner... seems pretty appropriate really.

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Exactly. Nobody's gonna want to date you while you think like that

If you are worried about your weight, go do something about it. If you're worried about your smell, go do something about it. For fuck's sake...

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Meh, I've been known to angst it up as an adult, about boys. Course, that's cause boys are stinky.

I liked Mr Red Wine better than Ms. Vodka

And booze is fun with two, too

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I don't mind my name, but I hated it as a kid -- nobody would ever get it right.

Nobody gets it right still, but that's okay, I just ignore everyone that calls me Karen, Sharon, Pam, Fern, Helen or... Shaun

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Posted by BMF54123

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full-size picture

I really, really like this avatar for some reason.

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I THOUGHT IT WAS MAC HALL!! I THOUGHT IT NOW I KNOW FOR SURE!!

On topic: I made mine myself.

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Oh, I'm just so glad that this is how Adelaide makes its mark upon the board Really.

Oh well, it was Parafield Gardens...

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Posted by Xenesis

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On the other hand, there's not much that's genuinely interesting about our fair city.

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Sure there is!

*crickets chirp*

Okay, maybe not so much now the Fringe festival is over...

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Whee... I'm so glad I missed some of this insanity.

Also, I had an awesome weekend.

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I didn't know that Nick was a tentacle monster....

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Posted by BounderTower

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2000 pencil dicks are likely used for drawing sinister and sexy pictures. Really fast-like.


Hey, this thread has "penis" in it. Move it to the Corner ;P

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Ohhhh no you don't. I'm not taking responsibility for this silliness

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Listening to a live webcast now, Steve Jobs announcing there being DRM-free tracks from EMI on iTunes.

30c extra, but.... still... DRM free. I am sure there will be an article in full later.

ooooOOOOooo discussing Beatles tracks now....

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Posted by Kernal

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Finally they're doing something sensible...I lost a large portion of my MP3 collection to moronic DRM policies last summer. The outdated capitalist model just doesn't work for things that can be easily and infinitely copied.

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Well, Steve Jobs wrote an Open Letter in which he pretty much said he wasn't a huge fan of DRM, so I've been wondering if something was up.

EMI have apparently been looking at scrapping DRM for a while too, but when I read about it earlier I thought it was all of that April Fool's BS. No other record label has indicated they are doing the same yet though.

Course, given that I just heard a live webcast with the announcement I don't think it's BS anymore, and hopefully other record labels will come out with DRM-free things too.

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Hmm... awesometastic....

Nah, I got nothing.

Also -- ha ha, you're old!

I tell you what, I'll take the next four days off work in your honor, okay?

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I never know what you people are talking about

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Ah. You people and your wacky game spritey graphicy thingies.

What was that old IP ban image from, Xkeeper? I need to show somebody it, it is scaaaarrryyyy.

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I apparently was once much more naive and cheerful... and giggly.

Now I don't know how I'd describe myself. Possibly "grumpy", but hopefully in an endearing way

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I hate Times New Roman. It is a horrible, horrible ugly font.

If you have it, Garamond, or Palatino Linotype prints well. They are both serif fonts, and should be more readable than Times New Roman. Palatino has larger proportions than Times New Roman. Book Antiqua tries to replicate Palatino with some success, but if you have Palatino Linotype it should be used instead of Book Antiqua.

And my work don't seem to like me using alternate fonts either. They're so used to Arial (sans-serif) and Times New Roman (serif) -- but Verdana (sans-serif) and Georgia (serif) are much better, more readable screen alternatives for the two Bigger proportions -- easier to read.

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I don't like the way Times New Roman looks in print or on screen.

Of the serif fonts you can get reasonably easily in Windows / Office, my money is on Palatino Linotype for print, and Georgia for screen

Provided you have the fonts installed you should be able to compare, below:

Times New Roman
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. 1234567890
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. 1234567890

Palatino Linotype
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. 1234567890
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. 1234567890

Georgia
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. 1234567890
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. 1234567890


Notice that Times New Roman is the narrowest and "squishiest" of all of them. The italics are boring too and have little character.

Both the other two are wider, and have a higher x-height than Times New Roman. They are also better spaced out. This tends to help readability a lot. And the italics are nicer too. And Georgia has nifty numbers

God I'm such a nerd.

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