User Comments - johnb
johnb
Posted on: Eileen's Big News
November 16, 2007 at 11:43 PMI'm seconding Amber's depression. Things won't be the same around the office without Big E. We'll miss you!
Posted on: Yang Jie's Diary: Everyone Is Dating
September 26, 2007 at 8:42 AM@dukey13, I think you parsed the sentence wrong -- the 里 goes with 大学, not with 每. So "in (里) the university, every(每)one is dating). Hope this helps!
Posted on: Death by Ninja
September 12, 2007 at 6:06 AMWhen I came to China, my mom told me two things: 1) make sure I didn't drink the water; 2) watch out for ninjas. Sure glad I listened to mom...
Posted on: In-Laws and Drinking
September 7, 2007 at 7:55 AMAwesome... now I just have to remember to stop calling it "Ask Amber." :)
Posted on: Flattery in the Office
August 30, 2007 at 3:14 AM@shuaibao, here is a very good explanation of how to enable Chinese input on OSX Tiger (a guide for Panther is also available). These ought to help you clear up your problems.
Posted on: Number Two
August 30, 2007 at 1:26 AM@tuoni, for "use the toilet" you use the verb 上 (shang4), which is what Jenny was saying. I learned it after I learned 上车, and so I thought of it as "getting on/riding the toilet," which creates an easy-to-remember mental image :)
Posted on: It's Not Hard to Say Goodbye
August 30, 2007 at 1:10 AM@d4rko, there are a couple things that could be going on. One, are you refreshing your feed in iTunes after you add the items? To do so, right click on the feed title and select "Update Podcast." I think by default iTunes updates the feeds once per day. It's also possible that iTunes is timing out trying to download the feed. Depending on the network speed and connection problems between your computer and our servers, it can sometimes take a long time to download the RSS feed, particularly if it is very large. If it takes too long (more than about a minute, it seems), iTunes gives up waiting for it. There's nothing that we can really do about this problem, as it is dependent on a variety of factors outside of our control.
Posted on: A New Home Page
August 30, 2007 at 1:10 AM@d4rko, there are a couple things that could be going on. One, are you refreshing your feed in iTunes after you add the items? To do so, right click on the feed title and select "Update Podcast." I think by default iTunes updates the feeds once per day. It's also possible that iTunes is timing out trying to download the feed. Depending on the network speed and connection problems between your computer and our servers, it can sometimes take a long time to download the RSS feed, particularly if it is very large. If it takes too long (more than about a minute, it seems), iTunes gives up waiting for it. There's nothing that we can really do about this problem, as it is dependent on a variety of factors outside of our control.
Posted on: I'm hot!
August 28, 2007 at 2:54 AM@davelandis (and others), that problem with Firefox and not being able to hear the audio should be fixed now. If it's not, please message either myself or Eileen and we'll look into it.
Posted on: Nakedness and Thieves
November 16, 2007 at 11:43 PMI'm seconding Amber's depression. Things won't be the same around the office without Big E. We'll miss you!