This is a post about how I fixed a broken 4OD service after upgrading from VMWare Fusion 1 to 2. I’m not sure if it was the VMWare upgrade, or just some other variable in the 4OD service changing at the same time as I chose to upgrade. Regardless, videos would play, but the video would be completely garbled. This was rather distressing as Rose and I often enjoy an episode of Black Books and the like.
People speak of Darwinism as removing the “meaning of life”. I contend this is wrong by presenting an alternate meaning of life which is entirely compatible with Darwinian thinking. I also put forward a somewhat satirical ‘proof’ for my thesis, for those who believe God exists.
The first argument to discuss, however, is why people are of the opinion that Darwinism takes away the possibility of a meaning of life in the first place. This view rests on the fact evolution by natural selection is a thoughtless, algorithmic process with no aims or desires, either for itself or its products such as humans. The reasoning supporting this view is essentially that, as we are produced by a thoughtless process, so our existence is just as meaningless.
A couple of weeks ago Rose and I did some gardening. Well, Rose gardened whilst I sat out in the sunshine and took a photo every now and then. We bought some plants from a garden centre, a couple of which are below.
One of my favourites was a chilli plant; it’s so curious looking and wonderfully colourful. Here it is, attempting to hide behind some lavender:
This makeover focuses on bringing both the look and behaviour of Google Chrome to Mozilla Firefox. Using a few extensions, a couple of about:config hacks and a theme, you can produce a remarkably similar experience to Chrome within Firefox. It’s not identical, but it brings over most of Chrome’s features I value. Here’s the final result:
Options
The only change to Firefox’s default options is to enable the “Always show tab bar” in the Tabs tab of the Options dialog.
Google Chrome’s copyright notice implies the browser has been under development for two years. The long gestation period shows, as Chrome exhibits significant polish.
Chrome has a long list of sound technological choices beneath its polished exterior— I’ve yet to decide how many are truly new ideas —but the exterior is what has really caught my attention. The attention to detail would impress an Apple engineer; subtle animations and great pieces of UI detailing are present throughout the product.