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Title: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on February 02, 2007, 08:50:40 AM
Seeing as there has been a recent spate of similar "advice out of the blue" threads, I figured this might be good to keep around and bump any time someone needs to find out something unrelated to the Jock pose or Pie's status.

I am looking to find out how the back side of a standard dart board is to be used.  The board in question has alternating black and white rings with a tiny red bullseye in the middle.  The score on the rings is 1 on the outside and increasing to 9 on the closest to the bull.  No wire rings or anything and the rings are all the way around. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Huey on February 02, 2007, 09:03:39 AM
You're really pushing this "only site" thing now, Mr. Kangaroo Man.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Huey on February 02, 2007, 09:11:58 AM
And can I complain that none of your jerkoffs were able to help me find a fantasy football stats compiler that counted individual defensive players' tackles-for-losses?

Only site we'll need my ass.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CPT on February 02, 2007, 09:12:40 AM
Quote from: Huey on February 02, 2007, 09:11:58 AM
And can I complain that none of your jerkoffs were able to help me find a fantasy football stats compiler that counted individual defensive players' tackles-for-losses?

Only site we'll need my ass.

Oh, bitch, bitch, bitch.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on February 02, 2007, 09:16:54 AM
Okay, fine.  I'll go with the random advice theme.

I'm looking for a job in the Kansas City area.  Is anyone from around there?  Or does anyone have connections in the area?  I'm looking for something in the journalism or marketing sector or, God help me, public relations.  I've got some leads already, but it never hurts to throw this out there, since people have had success doing similar things before.  Fringe board, my ass.

Drop me a PM if you have anything.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky! on February 02, 2007, 09:17:47 AM
(http://www.marriedtothesea.com/020207/ULTIMATE-JUSTICE.gif)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BananaHands on February 02, 2007, 09:28:39 AM
Does this look infected?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: forkserker on February 02, 2007, 09:34:23 AM
Quote from: BananaHands on February 02, 2007, 09:28:39 AM
Does this look infected?

Yeah. Cut it off.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: James Westfall on February 02, 2007, 10:44:13 AM
Can anyone get me a non-sales marketing job?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on February 02, 2007, 10:46:51 AM
I'm thinking of buying a new home computer because my existing one is full of music and porn.  Any suggestions?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: James Westfall on February 02, 2007, 10:56:28 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 02, 2007, 10:46:51 AM
I'm thinking of buying a new home computer because my existing one is full of music and porn.  Any suggestions?

Check www.slickdeals.net.  You can find some very good deals on computers there.  Or if you want to build your own rig for gaming, here's a pretty good DIY build for <$600.

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=109181&t=429854


Or just go buy another/bigger HDD.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on February 02, 2007, 11:16:45 AM
I'm having trouble getting a hard-on. Any ideas?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD, Too on February 02, 2007, 11:17:58 AM
Start watching wrestling more.  I think the oiled up muscular dudes will do wonders for your quest.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: forkserker on February 02, 2007, 11:18:32 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 02, 2007, 11:16:45 AM
I'm having trouble getting a hard-on. Any ideas?

Read Jay Mari(h)otti. He's as big a hard-on as I've ever seen.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: James Westfall on February 02, 2007, 11:21:53 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 02, 2007, 11:16:45 AM
I'm having trouble getting a hard-on. Any ideas?

Borrow Indolent Reader's computer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: forkserker on February 02, 2007, 11:33:00 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 02, 2007, 11:16:45 AM
I'm having trouble getting a hard-on. Any ideas?

try this:

http://redeye.mycapture.com/PHOTOS/RDEY/1UserPhotos/37366.swf
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on February 02, 2007, 11:52:25 AM
Oh God.  At first, I thought that was Fred Willard.  Then it spoke.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 02, 2007, 12:02:32 PM
What is the best way to store vegetables, both cut and uncut? I have limited refrigerator space.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: James Westfall on February 02, 2007, 12:08:54 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 02, 2007, 12:02:32 PM
What is the best way to store vegetables, both cut and uncut? I have limited refrigerator space.

What's a vegetable? 

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gardening/article/0,,HGTV_3546_1376391,00.html
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BananaHands on February 02, 2007, 12:12:10 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 02, 2007, 12:02:32 PM
What is the best way to store vegetables, both cut and uncut? I have limited refrigerator space.

Over here in teh USA we don't have circumsized and/or uncircumsized vegetables..
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 02, 2007, 12:16:22 PM
Quote from: James Westfall on February 02, 2007, 12:08:54 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 02, 2007, 12:02:32 PM
What is the best way to store vegetables, both cut and uncut? I have limited refrigerator space.

What's a vegetable? 

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gardening/article/0,,HGTV_3546_1376391,00.html

I can't believe you actually hunted that down.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 02, 2007, 12:17:19 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on February 02, 2007, 12:12:10 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 02, 2007, 12:02:32 PM
What is the best way to store vegetables, both cut and uncut? I have limited refrigerator space.

Over here in teh USA we don't have circumsized and/or uncircumsized vegetables..

No kosher veg?  Oy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on February 02, 2007, 12:43:53 PM
I can't keep my pants up because I have a huge belly, but no ass. My ass crack gets more exposure than Peyton Manning during Super Bowl week. Any suggestions? Suspenders maybe?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BananaHands on February 02, 2007, 12:45:33 PM
Quote from: butthead on February 02, 2007, 12:43:53 PM
I can't keep my pants up because I have a huge belly, but no ass. My ass crack gets more exposure than Peyton Manning during Super Bowl week. Any suggestions? Suspenders maybe?

http://www.suspenderstore.com/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Czervik on February 02, 2007, 12:57:38 PM
Buyer Beware!

As a result of my request for vacation help, I received a suggestion from Brian to go to "Couples Swept Away" in Jamaica.

The wife and I had been discussing an inexpensive get away.  We decided it didn't really matter where we went as long as we could sit poolside or oceanside and have someone bring us drinks and food.  We had been to Puerto Vallarta a couple times and I had sort of decided we should just go again and enjoy ourselves on the cheap.  Relax for a few days away from the cold and from our little 13 month old energizer bunny.

At Brian's suggestion I checked out Swept Away while the wife hovered over my shoulder.  "Oh that looks really nice!".  It was all I needed to hear.  I knew my budget was shot.  It's a great looking place and I am looking forward to it, but my Puerto Vallarta all inclusive for 4 nights was like 850 each.  Fancy Brian's Jamaica place was more than twice that.

Thanks Dude

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: James Westfall on February 02, 2007, 12:58:27 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 02, 2007, 12:16:22 PM
Quote from: James Westfall on February 02, 2007, 12:08:54 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 02, 2007, 12:02:32 PM
What is the best way to store vegetables, both cut and uncut? I have limited refrigerator space.

What's a vegetable? 

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gardening/article/0,,HGTV_3546_1376391,00.html

I can't believe you actually hunted that down.

I have it bookmarked. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on February 02, 2007, 01:15:09 PM
Quote from: butthead on February 02, 2007, 12:43:53 PM
I can't keep my pants up because I have a huge belly, but no ass. My ass crack gets more exposure than Peyton Manning during Super Bowl week. Any suggestions? Suspenders maybe?

One word: Zubaz
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on February 02, 2007, 01:59:56 PM
Oh, man!  This is going to be the best thread evar!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Huey on February 02, 2007, 02:12:33 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 02, 2007, 12:57:38 PM
Buyer Beware!

As a result of my request for vacation help, I received a suggestion from Brian to go to "Couples Swept Away" in Jamaica.

The wife and I had been discussing an inexpensive get away.  We decided it didn't really matter where we went as long as we could sit poolside or oceanside and have someone bring us drinks and food.  We had been to Puerto Vallarta a couple times and I had sort of decided we should just go again and enjoy ourselves on the cheap.  Relax for a few days away from the cold and from our little 13 month old energizer bunny.

At Brian's suggestion I checked out Swept Away while the wife hovered over my shoulder.  "Oh that looks really nice!".  It was all I needed to hear.  I knew my budget was shot.  It's a great looking place and I am looking forward to it, but my Puerto Vallarta all inclusive for 4 nights was like 850 each.  Fancy Brian's Jamaica place was more than twice that.

Thanks Dude

Well now you can talk to Chuck about refinancing your home.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: bozos72 on February 02, 2007, 02:41:21 PM
Quote from: Huey on February 02, 2007, 02:12:33 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 02, 2007, 12:57:38 PM
Buyer Beware!

As a result of my request for vacation help, I received a suggestion from Brian to go to "Couples Swept Away" in Jamaica.

The wife and I had been discussing an inexpensive get away.  We decided it didn't really matter where we went as long as we could sit poolside or oceanside and have someone bring us drinks and food.  We had been to Puerto Vallarta a couple times and I had sort of decided we should just go again and enjoy ourselves on the cheap.  Relax for a few days away from the cold and from our little 13 month old energizer bunny.

At Brian's suggestion I checked out Swept Away while the wife hovered over my shoulder.  "Oh that looks really nice!".  It was all I needed to hear.  I knew my budget was shot.  It's a great looking place and I am looking forward to it, but my Puerto Vallarta all inclusive for 4 nights was like 850 each.  Fancy Brian's Jamaica place was more than twice that.

Thanks Dude

Well now you can talk to Chuck about refinancing your home.

I thought Chuck did commercial stuff.  Do I need to be talking to Chuck?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: bozos72 on February 02, 2007, 02:42:42 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 02, 2007, 12:57:38 PM
Buyer Beware!

As a result of my request for vacation help, I received a suggestion from Brian to go to "Couples Swept Away" in Jamaica.

The wife and I had been discussing an inexpensive get away.  We decided it didn't really matter where we went as long as we could sit poolside or oceanside and have someone bring us drinks and food.  We had been to Puerto Vallarta a couple times and I had sort of decided we should just go again and enjoy ourselves on the cheap.  Relax for a few days away from the cold and from our little 13 month old energizer bunny.

At Brian's suggestion I checked out Swept Away while the wife hovered over my shoulder.  "Oh that looks really nice!".  It was all I needed to hear.  I knew my budget was shot.  It's a great looking place and I am looking forward to it, but my Puerto Vallarta all inclusive for 4 nights was like 850 each.  Fancy Brian's Jamaica place was more than twice that.

Thanks Dude


Does that include the swinging parties?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: forkserker on February 02, 2007, 02:46:56 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 02, 2007, 01:15:09 PM
Quote from: butthead on February 02, 2007, 12:43:53 PM
I can't keep my pants up because I have a huge belly, but no ass. My ass crack gets more exposure than Peyton Manning during Super Bowl week. Any suggestions? Suspenders maybe?

One word: Zubaz

http://www.vermontcountrystore.com

They sell not only suspenders, but also extra-long T-shirts to prevent plumber's butt.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Czervik on February 02, 2007, 03:58:42 PM
Quote from: bozos72 on February 02, 2007, 02:42:42 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 02, 2007, 12:57:38 PM
Buyer Beware!

As a result of my request for vacation help, I received a suggestion from Brian to go to "Couples Swept Away" in Jamaica.

The wife and I had been discussing an inexpensive get away.  We decided it didn't really matter where we went as long as we could sit poolside or oceanside and have someone bring us drinks and food.  We had been to Puerto Vallarta a couple times and I had sort of decided we should just go again and enjoy ourselves on the cheap.  Relax for a few days away from the cold and from our little 13 month old energizer bunny.

At Brian's suggestion I checked out Swept Away while the wife hovered over my shoulder.  "Oh that looks really nice!".  It was all I needed to hear.  I knew my budget was shot.  It's a great looking place and I am looking forward to it, but my Puerto Vallarta all inclusive for 4 nights was like 850 each.  Fancy Brian's Jamaica place was more than twice that.

Thanks Dude


Does that include the swinging parties?

I think you're thinking of Hedonism.  That place is supposed to be and advertises itself as freaky.

$3300 for a 4 day trip.  It's amazing how much a married guy has to pay to get action more than once in a week.

Slak(et al) enjoy the single life while you can.  And this is free advice from a happily married guy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky! on February 02, 2007, 04:37:51 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 02, 2007, 03:58:42 PM
Quote from: bozos72 on February 02, 2007, 02:42:42 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 02, 2007, 12:57:38 PM
Buyer Beware!

As a result of my request for vacation help, I received a suggestion from Brian to go to "Couples Swept Away" in Jamaica.

The wife and I had been discussing an inexpensive get away.  We decided it didn't really matter where we went as long as we could sit poolside or oceanside and have someone bring us drinks and food.  We had been to Puerto Vallarta a couple times and I had sort of decided we should just go again and enjoy ourselves on the cheap.  Relax for a few days away from the cold and from our little 13 month old energizer bunny.

At Brian's suggestion I checked out Swept Away while the wife hovered over my shoulder.  "Oh that looks really nice!".  It was all I needed to hear.  I knew my budget was shot.  It's a great looking place and I am looking forward to it, but my Puerto Vallarta all inclusive for 4 nights was like 850 each.  Fancy Brian's Jamaica place was more than twice that.

Thanks Dude


Does that include the swinging parties?

I think you're thinking of Hedonism.  That place is supposed to be and advertises itself as freaky.

$3300 for a 4 day trip.  It's amazing how much a married guy has to pay to get action more than once in a week.

Slak(et al) enjoy the single life while you can.  And this is free advice from a happily married guy.

It's being enjoyed. However, pretty sure Hedonism is disgusting old married people, not hot chicks. I would steer clear.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on February 02, 2007, 07:03:23 PM
Quote from: forkserker on February 02, 2007, 02:46:56 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 02, 2007, 01:15:09 PM
Quote from: butthead on February 02, 2007, 12:43:53 PM
I can't keep my pants up because I have a huge belly, but no ass. My ass crack gets more exposure than Peyton Manning during Super Bowl week. Any suggestions? Suspenders maybe?

One word: Zubaz

http://www.vermontcountrystore.com

They sell not only suspenders, but also extra-long T-shirts to prevent plumber's butt.

Extra-long T-shirts is a great idea. Much easier then losing the gut so my pants fit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on February 02, 2007, 07:44:50 PM
Quote from: bozos72 on February 02, 2007, 02:41:21 PM
Quote from: Huey on February 02, 2007, 02:12:33 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 02, 2007, 12:57:38 PM
Buyer Beware!

As a result of my request for vacation help, I received a suggestion from Brian to go to "Couples Swept Away" in Jamaica.

The wife and I had been discussing an inexpensive get away.  We decided it didn't really matter where we went as long as we could sit poolside or oceanside and have someone bring us drinks and food.  We had been to Puerto Vallarta a couple times and I had sort of decided we should just go again and enjoy ourselves on the cheap.  Relax for a few days away from the cold and from our little 13 month old energizer bunny.

At Brian's suggestion I checked out Swept Away while the wife hovered over my shoulder.  "Oh that looks really nice!".  It was all I needed to hear.  I knew my budget was shot.  It's a great looking place and I am looking forward to it, but my Puerto Vallarta all inclusive for 4 nights was like 850 each.  Fancy Brian's Jamaica place was more than twice that.

Thanks Dude

Well now you can talk to Chuck about refinancing your home.

I thought Chuck did commercial stuff.  Do I need to be talking to Chuck?
We do mortgages, too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: bozos72 on February 03, 2007, 03:28:23 PM
OK...here's one.  Anyone know where I can download a pdf of a blank super bowl squares sheet and/or strip tab forms?  There's going to be a bunch of people at a party and I'd love to get some uniformity to a few of these going at once.

Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on February 03, 2007, 04:10:24 PM
http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/downloads/nfl_squares_info/

You're welcome.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: bozos72 on February 03, 2007, 04:37:43 PM
Quote from: TJ on February 03, 2007, 04:10:24 PM
http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/downloads/nfl_squares_info/

You're welcome.

Thank you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on February 03, 2007, 11:22:00 PM
Quote from: bozos72 on February 03, 2007, 04:37:43 PM

Thank you.
Quote from: TJ on February 03, 2007, 04:10:24 PM
http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/downloads/nfl_squares_info/

You're welcome.


Chronoligiz'ed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on March 07, 2007, 10:48:45 AM
All right, I'm dragging this thread back out -- it seems like a slow enough morning here.

I'm looking to move to Kansas City in the next few months (if you care -- long-term girlfriend is there) and that would first require a job.  I'm willing to look across some sort of marketing/journalistic/editorial/PR capacity.  I could also do something within higher education.  I could also pitch for the Royals, I think.

My first question is if anyone is in the KC area, or knows someone there who might have jobs leads.

Also, any ideas on job websites worth looking at?  I've done the typical stuff like Monster.com and CareerBuilder, but a lot of the marketing jobs listed there are just sales, which isn't something I'm interested in.  Where do you guys look for employment?  Besides the back alleys and street corners, of course.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: James Westfall on March 07, 2007, 11:00:03 AM
Quote from: EG on March 07, 2007, 10:48:45 AM
All right, I'm dragging this thread back out -- it seems like a slow enough morning here.

I'm looking to move to Kansas City in the next few months (if you care -- long-term girlfriend is there) and that would first require a job.  I'm willing to look across some sort of marketing/journalistic/editorial/PR capacity.  I could also do something within higher education.  I could also pitch for the Royals, I think.

My first question is if anyone is in the KC area, or knows someone there who might have jobs leads.

Also, any ideas on job websites worth looking at?  I've done the typical stuff like Monster.com and CareerBuilder, but a lot of the marketing jobs listed there are just sales, which isn't something I'm interested in.  Where do you guys look for employment?  Besides the back alleys and street corners, of course.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Welcome to my world.  Non-Sales marketing jobs are hard to find on the career sites.  Most of them seem to be in major cities.  You could try a recruiting agency to see if they can match you with something.  Most of what I've gotten from Monster is SPAM.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on March 07, 2007, 11:03:45 AM
Quote from: EG on March 07, 2007, 10:48:45 AM
All right, I'm dragging this thread back out -- it seems like a slow enough morning here.

I'm looking to move to Kansas City in the next few months (if you care -- long-term girlfriend is there) and that would first require a job.  I'm willing to look across some sort of marketing/journalistic/editorial/PR capacity.  I could also do something within higher education.  I could also pitch for the Royals, I think.

My first question is if anyone is in the KC area, or knows someone there who might have jobs leads.

Also, any ideas on job websites worth looking at?  I've done the typical stuff like Monster.com and CareerBuilder, but a lot of the marketing jobs listed there are just sales, which isn't something I'm interested in.  Where do you guys look for employment?  Besides the back alleys and street corners, of course.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Paging Jake Potter... Jake Potter? Jake?

Doesn't he live in KC? Is he gainfully employed? He has mouths to feed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on March 07, 2007, 11:15:57 AM
Quote from: James Westfall on March 07, 2007, 11:00:03 AM

Welcome to my world.  Non-Sales marketing jobs are hard to find on the career sites.  Most of them seem to be in major cities.  You could try a recruiting agency to see if they can match you with something.  Most of what I've gotten from Monster is SPAM.

I hear ya.  It's a little tricky for me -- I have two years of experience, so I'm slightly underqualified for those jobs that want 5+ years of experience.  But at the same time, I'm past most "entry level" stuff.  Maybe I shouldn't be so hung up on those "desired qualifications."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andy on March 07, 2007, 11:35:53 AM
Jake would be of help.  Try him at his jake@desipio.com e-mail and see if he ever checks it.

The only other guy I know who lives in KC is Joe Carter and you DO NOT want him getting a hold of your e-mail address.  He keeps pestering me about why Pete Rozelle never returns his IMs.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on March 07, 2007, 11:41:55 AM
Quote from: Andy on March 07, 2007, 11:35:53 AM
Jake would be of help.  Try him at his jake@desipio.com e-mail and see if he ever checks it.

The only other guy I know who lives in KC is Joe Carter and you DO NOT want him getting a hold of your e-mail address.  He keeps pestering me about why Pete Rozelle never returns his IMs.

Thanks, Andy.  On both tips.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on March 07, 2007, 11:47:18 AM
I know I've done this before, but this time I'm for real. My girlfriend is going to grad school in Chicago in the Fall. I'm moving up there and I'm also looking for the same kind of work that E.G. is. And a place to live. And some decent people to take in some ballgames and brews with.

I'm doing all the responsible searching and resume shooting but any leads would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. ~ APP  
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BananaHands on March 07, 2007, 11:49:52 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 11:47:18 AM
I know I've done this before, but this time I'm for real. My girlfriend is going to grad school in Chicago in the Fall. I'm moving up there and I'm also looking for the same kind of work that E.G. is. And a place to live. And some decent people to take in some ballgames and brews with.

I'm doing all the responsible searching and resume shooting but any leads would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. ~ APP  

What kind of job again?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on March 07, 2007, 11:52:00 AM
Quote from: BananaHands on March 07, 2007, 11:49:52 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 11:47:18 AM
I know I've done this before, but this time I'm for real. My girlfriend is going to grad school in Chicago in the Fall. I'm moving up there and I'm also looking for the same kind of work that E.G. is. And a place to live. And some decent people to take in some ballgames and brews with.

I'm doing all the responsible searching and resume shooting but any leads would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. ~ APP  

What kind of job again?

Writing/editing/journlism/P.R./etc... 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: James Westfall on March 07, 2007, 12:22:23 PM
For EG: 

I know it's sales but....http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/help/jobs.jsp?job=sales_mgr.  Or http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/help/jobs.jsp?job=ad_coordinator.  Or http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/help/jobs.jsp?job=data_campaign_mgr.  Or http://tinyurl.com/33xgs6.


For any MLB jobs go here: http://tinyurl.com/2brm3n
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on March 07, 2007, 12:32:01 PM
Quote from: James Westfall on March 07, 2007, 12:22:23 PM
For EG: 

I know it's sales but....http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/help/jobs.jsp?job=sales_mgr.  Or http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/help/jobs.jsp?job=ad_coordinator.  Or http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/help/jobs.jsp?job=data_campaign_mgr.  Or http://tinyurl.com/33xgs6.


For any MLB jobs go here: http://tinyurl.com/2brm3n

The marketing positions are interesting, but ... T-shirt launcher!  I'm so in on that one.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on March 07, 2007, 12:39:15 PM
Quote from: James Westfall on March 07, 2007, 12:22:23 PM
For EG: 

I know it's sales but....http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/help/jobs.jsp?job=sales_mgr.  Or http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/help/jobs.jsp?job=ad_coordinator.  Or http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/help/jobs.jsp?job=data_campaign_mgr.  Or http://tinyurl.com/33xgs6.


For any MLB jobs go here: http://tinyurl.com/2brm3n

I was disappointed to find out that Tampa's opening for "Role Players" is not an open tryout for bench players.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: theoneandonlyjim on March 07, 2007, 12:48:02 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 

If you don't mind the occasional gunshot, I could give you a reference for the crack dealers down the street from me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on March 07, 2007, 12:52:48 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 07, 2007, 12:48:02 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 

If you don't mind the occasional gunshot, I could give you a reference for the crack dealers down the street from me.

According to Freakonomics, crack dealers don't make shit.

See, I can read too, Slaky.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: James Westfall on March 07, 2007, 12:56:53 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 12:52:48 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 07, 2007, 12:48:02 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 

If you don't mind the occasional gunshot, I could give you a reference for the crack dealers down the street from me.

According to Freakonomics, crack dealers don't make shit.

See, I can read too, Slaky.

Actually, the comparison made was that a drug ring was set up in similar structure to a corporation and that the average crack dealer would be better off working at McDonalds.  Once you get to be the Grand Poo-Bah of crack dealers, you too can make it rain.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on March 07, 2007, 01:11:31 PM
Quote from: James Westfall on March 07, 2007, 12:56:53 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 12:52:48 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 07, 2007, 12:48:02 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 

If you don't mind the occasional gunshot, I could give you a reference for the crack dealers down the street from me.

According to Freakonomics, crack dealers don't make shit.

See, I can read too, Slaky.

Actually, the comparison made was that a drug ring was set up in similar structure to a corporation and that the average crack dealer would be better off working at McDonalds.  Once you get to be the Grand Poo-Bah of crack dealers, you too can make it rain.

And that requires work, which JD specifically cited as something he did not want to do.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky! on March 07, 2007, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 12:52:48 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 07, 2007, 12:48:02 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 

If you don't mind the occasional gunshot, I could give you a reference for the crack dealers down the street from me.

According to Freakonomics, crack dealers don't make shit.

See, I can read too, Slaky.

Freakonomics? Do you read US Weekly too?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on March 07, 2007, 01:56:58 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 12:52:48 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 07, 2007, 12:48:02 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 

If you don't mind the occasional gunshot, I could give you a reference for the crack dealers down the street from me.

According to Freakonomics, crack dealers don't make shit.

See, I can read too, Slaky.

Freakonomics? Do you read US Weekly too?

No, I read Chuck Klosterman's psuedo-intellectual bullshit about pop culture and pretend its brilliant.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BananaHands on March 07, 2007, 02:16:59 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 11:52:00 AM
Quote from: BananaHands on March 07, 2007, 11:49:52 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 11:47:18 AM
I know I've done this before, but this time I'm for real. My girlfriend is going to grad school in Chicago in the Fall. I'm moving up there and I'm also looking for the same kind of work that E.G. is. And a place to live. And some decent people to take in some ballgames and brews with.

I'm doing all the responsible searching and resume shooting but any leads would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. ~ APP  

What kind of job again?

Writing/editing/journlism/P.R./etc... 

I can't help you with these types of jobs. You're welcome.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky! on March 07, 2007, 02:17:34 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 01:56:58 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 12:52:48 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 07, 2007, 12:48:02 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 

If you don't mind the occasional gunshot, I could give you a reference for the crack dealers down the street from me.

According to Freakonomics, crack dealers don't make shit.

See, I can read too, Slaky.

Freakonomics? Do you read US Weekly too?

No, I read Chuck Klosterman's psuedo-intellectual bullshit about pop culture and pretend its brilliant.

That's cool. I make fun of what everyone else likes because I'm insecure about my small penis, mouth herpes and Asian Bird Flu.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on March 07, 2007, 02:26:30 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 02:17:34 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 01:56:58 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 12:52:48 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 07, 2007, 12:48:02 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 

If you don't mind the occasional gunshot, I could give you a reference for the crack dealers down the street from me.

According to Freakonomics, crack dealers don't make shit.

See, I can read too, Slaky.

Freakonomics? Do you read US Weekly too?

No, I read Chuck Klosterman's psuedo-intellectual bullshit about pop culture and pretend its brilliant.

That's cool. I make fun of what everyone else likes because I'm insecure about my small penis, mouth herpes and Asian Bird Flu.

Actually, I should retract that statement, because I've never read anything by Klosterman other than that crap with Simmons on ESPN.com.  So I didn't mean it.  And I didn't even think Freakonomics was that good.  But your US Weekly comment pushed me too far.  I overrreacted, and I apologize. 

And mouth herpes?  I wish.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky! on March 07, 2007, 02:27:30 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 02:26:30 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 02:17:34 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 01:56:58 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 12:52:48 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 07, 2007, 12:48:02 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 

If you don't mind the occasional gunshot, I could give you a reference for the crack dealers down the street from me.

According to Freakonomics, crack dealers don't make shit.

See, I can read too, Slaky.

Freakonomics? Do you read US Weekly too?

No, I read Chuck Klosterman's psuedo-intellectual bullshit about pop culture and pretend its brilliant.

That's cool. I make fun of what everyone else likes because I'm insecure about my small penis, mouth herpes and Asian Bird Flu.

Actually, I should retract that statement, because I've never read anything by Klosterman other than that crap with Simmons on ESPN.com.  So I didn't mean it.  And I didn't even think Freakonomics was that good.  But your US Weekly comment pushed me too far.  I overrreacted, and I apologize. 

And mouth herpes?  I wish.

Oh shit, there you go again thinking I was being sarcastic. What's with that? I was really talking about myself.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 02:28:16 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 02:17:34 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 01:56:58 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 12:52:48 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 07, 2007, 12:48:02 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 

If you don't mind the occasional gunshot, I could give you a reference for the crack dealers down the street from me.

According to Freakonomics, crack dealers don't make shit.

See, I can read too, Slaky.

Freakonomics? Do you read US Weekly too?

No, I read Chuck Klosterman's psuedo-intellectual bullshit about pop culture and pretend its brilliant.

That's cool. I make fun of what everyone else likes because I'm insecure about my small penis, mouth herpes and Asian Bird Flu.

My ears are burning. 


I think it's the ear herpes flaring up...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on March 07, 2007, 02:30:54 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 02:27:30 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 02:26:30 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 02:17:34 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 01:56:58 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 12:52:48 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 07, 2007, 12:48:02 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 

If you don't mind the occasional gunshot, I could give you a reference for the crack dealers down the street from me.

According to Freakonomics, crack dealers don't make shit.

See, I can read too, Slaky.

Freakonomics? Do you read US Weekly too?

No, I read Chuck Klosterman's psuedo-intellectual bullshit about pop culture and pretend its brilliant.

That's cool. I make fun of what everyone else likes because I'm insecure about my small penis, mouth herpes and Asian Bird Flu.

Actually, I should retract that statement, because I've never read anything by Klosterman other than that crap with Simmons on ESPN.com.  So I didn't mean it.  And I didn't even think Freakonomics was that good.  But your US Weekly comment pushed me too far.  I overrreacted, and I apologize. 

And mouth herpes?  I wish.

Oh shit, there you go again thinking I was being sarcastic. What's with that? I was really talking about myself.

I know.  But I still felt bad.  I take pride in using insults like sniper, rather than blindly firing them like a machine gun, hoping I hit something.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: James Westfall on March 07, 2007, 02:33:35 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 02:30:54 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 02:27:30 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 02:26:30 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 02:17:34 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 01:56:58 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 12:52:48 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 07, 2007, 12:48:02 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 

If you don't mind the occasional gunshot, I could give you a reference for the crack dealers down the street from me.

According to Freakonomics, crack dealers don't make shit.

See, I can read too, Slaky.

Freakonomics? Do you read US Weekly too?

No, I read Chuck Klosterman's psuedo-intellectual bullshit about pop culture and pretend its brilliant.

That's cool. I make fun of what everyone else likes because I'm insecure about my small penis, mouth herpes and Asian Bird Flu.

Actually, I should retract that statement, because I've never read anything by Klosterman other than that crap with Simmons on ESPN.com.  So I didn't mean it.  And I didn't even think Freakonomics was that good.  But your US Weekly comment pushed me too far.  I overrreacted, and I apologize. 

And mouth herpes?  I wish.

Oh shit, there you go again thinking I was being sarcastic. What's with that? I was really talking about myself.

I know.  But I still felt bad.  I take pride in using insults like sniper, rather than blindly firing them like a machine gun, hoping I hit something.

What? That's the American way!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky! on March 07, 2007, 02:35:56 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 02:30:54 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 02:27:30 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 02:26:30 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 02:17:34 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 01:56:58 PM
Quote from: AC on March 07, 2007, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 07, 2007, 12:52:48 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 07, 2007, 12:48:02 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 12:01:04 PM
If anyone has any leads on high-paying jobs that don't require training, actual work, or even showing up, then hit me up. 

If you don't mind the occasional gunshot, I could give you a reference for the crack dealers down the street from me.

According to Freakonomics, crack dealers don't make shit.

See, I can read too, Slaky.

Freakonomics? Do you read US Weekly too?

No, I read Chuck Klosterman's psuedo-intellectual bullshit about pop culture and pretend its brilliant.

That's cool. I make fun of what everyone else likes because I'm insecure about my small penis, mouth herpes and Asian Bird Flu.

Actually, I should retract that statement, because I've never read anything by Klosterman other than that crap with Simmons on ESPN.com.  So I didn't mean it.  And I didn't even think Freakonomics was that good.  But your US Weekly comment pushed me too far.  I overrreacted, and I apologize. 

And mouth herpes?  I wish.

Oh shit, there you go again thinking I was being sarcastic. What's with that? I was really talking about myself.

I know.  But I still felt bad.  I take pride in using insults like sniper, rather than blindly firing them like a machine gun, hoping I hit something.

If you don't continue to insult AC Slaky, I'll be personally insulted. So it's a win-win for you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on March 07, 2007, 03:53:58 PM
Another hijack...

I had a cortisone injection in my shoulder today. I've had tendinitis in the long head biceps where it ties into the shoulder since late last softball season. It's hurt like a cunt with teeth ever since. Well, the numbing has worn off and I do feel a bit better right now, just moving my arm around into positions that used to hurt. There's some discomfort but not what there was. I'm obviously not going to test it out by trying to fire a football 50 yards or bench press my weight. But I'm wondering what I might expect.

If you've ever had such an injection, tell me: will the pain/inflammation continue to reduce over the next day or week? Or is this it? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: James Westfall on March 07, 2007, 03:59:13 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 03:53:58 PM
Another hijack...

I had a cortisone injection in my shoulder today. I've had tendinitis in the long head biceps where it ties into the shoulder since late last softball season. It's hurt like a cunt with teeth ever since. Well, the numbing has worn off and I do feel a bit better right now, just moving my arm around into positions that used to hurt. There's some discomfort but not what there was. I'm obviously not going to test it out by trying to fire a football 50 yards or bench press my weight. But I'm wondering what I might expect.

If you've ever had such an injection, tell me: will the pain/inflammation continue to reduce over the next day or week? Or is this it? 

Pussy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on March 07, 2007, 04:09:40 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 03:53:58 PM
Another hijack...

I had a cortisone injection in my shoulder today. I've had tendinitis in the long head biceps where it ties into the shoulder since late last softball season. It's hurt like a cunt with teeth ever since. Well, the numbing has worn off and I do feel a bit better right now, just moving my arm around into positions that used to hurt. There's some discomfort but not what there was. I'm obviously not going to test it out by trying to fire a football 50 yards or bench press my weight. But I'm wondering what I might expect.

If you've ever had such an injection, tell me: will the pain/inflammation continue to reduce over the next day or week? Or is this it? 

Didn't do shit for me.  I take that back, it felt wierd for a week and then didn't do shit and my shoulder went back to feeling like I was being stabbed and then set on fire when I rotated it over my head.

I had some pretty major structural problems going on, though, so it's probably not comparable.

My pops has had a couple and they've worked well so hopefully it's more like that for you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on March 07, 2007, 04:17:38 PM
Quote from: Pre on March 07, 2007, 04:09:40 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 03:53:58 PM
Another hijack...

I had a cortisone injection in my shoulder today. I've had tendinitis in the long head biceps where it ties into the shoulder since late last softball season. It's hurt like a cunt with teeth ever since. Well, the numbing has worn off and I do feel a bit better right now, just moving my arm around into positions that used to hurt. There's some discomfort but not what there was. I'm obviously not going to test it out by trying to fire a football 50 yards or bench press my weight. But I'm wondering what I might expect.

If you've ever had such an injection, tell me: will the pain/inflammation continue to reduce over the next day or week? Or is this it? 

Didn't do shit for me.  I take that back, it felt wierd for a week and then didn't do shit and my shoulder went back to feeling like I was being stabbed and then set on fire when I rotated it over my head.

I had some pretty major structural problems going on, though, so it's probably not comparable.

My pops has had a couple and they've worked well so hopefully it's more like that for you.

I'm trying to figure out if I have major structural damage or tendinitis like the Dr. said. Physical therapy didn't do shit, so now it's the needle. Next it's an MRI and the reality that the one athletic talent I ever had is gone forever.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 04:27:29 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 04:17:38 PM
Quote from: Pre on March 07, 2007, 04:09:40 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 03:53:58 PM
Another hijack...

I had a cortisone injection in my shoulder today. I've had tendinitis in the long head biceps where it ties into the shoulder since late last softball season. It's hurt like a cunt with teeth ever since. Well, the numbing has worn off and I do feel a bit better right now, just moving my arm around into positions that used to hurt. There's some discomfort but not what there was. I'm obviously not going to test it out by trying to fire a football 50 yards or bench press my weight. But I'm wondering what I might expect.

If you've ever had such an injection, tell me: will the pain/inflammation continue to reduce over the next day or week? Or is this it? 

Didn't do shit for me.  I take that back, it felt wierd for a week and then didn't do shit and my shoulder went back to feeling like I was being stabbed and then set on fire when I rotated it over my head.

I had some pretty major structural problems going on, though, so it's probably not comparable.

My pops has had a couple and they've worked well so hopefully it's more like that for you.

I'm trying to figure out if I have major structural damage or tendinitis like the Dr. said. Physical therapy didn't do shit, so now it's the needle. Next it's an MRI and the reality that the one athletic talent I ever had is gone forever.

Jerking off is not an athletic talent, dude. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on March 07, 2007, 04:29:21 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 04:27:29 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 04:17:38 PM
Quote from: Pre on March 07, 2007, 04:09:40 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 03:53:58 PM
Another hijack...

I had a cortisone injection in my shoulder today. I've had tendinitis in the long head biceps where it ties into the shoulder since late last softball season. It's hurt like a cunt with teeth ever since. Well, the numbing has worn off and I do feel a bit better right now, just moving my arm around into positions that used to hurt. There's some discomfort but not what there was. I'm obviously not going to test it out by trying to fire a football 50 yards or bench press my weight. But I'm wondering what I might expect.

If you've ever had such an injection, tell me: will the pain/inflammation continue to reduce over the next day or week? Or is this it? 

Didn't do shit for me.  I take that back, it felt wierd for a week and then didn't do shit and my shoulder went back to feeling like I was being stabbed and then set on fire when I rotated it over my head.

I had some pretty major structural problems going on, though, so it's probably not comparable.

My pops has had a couple and they've worked well so hopefully it's more like that for you.

I'm trying to figure out if I have major structural damage or tendinitis like the Dr. said. Physical therapy didn't do shit, so now it's the needle. Next it's an MRI and the reality that the one athletic talent I ever had is gone forever.

Jerking off is not an athletic talent, dude. 

It isn't?  Fuck.  I was hoping to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Chicago.  I guess I'll scale back my training.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on March 07, 2007, 04:30:06 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 07, 2007, 04:27:29 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 04:17:38 PM
Quote from: Pre on March 07, 2007, 04:09:40 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 03:53:58 PM
Another hijack...

I had a cortisone injection in my shoulder today. I've had tendinitis in the long head biceps where it ties into the shoulder since late last softball season. It's hurt like a cunt with teeth ever since. Well, the numbing has worn off and I do feel a bit better right now, just moving my arm around into positions that used to hurt. There's some discomfort but not what there was. I'm obviously not going to test it out by trying to fire a football 50 yards or bench press my weight. But I'm wondering what I might expect.

If you've ever had such an injection, tell me: will the pain/inflammation continue to reduce over the next day or week? Or is this it? 

Didn't do shit for me.  I take that back, it felt wierd for a week and then didn't do shit and my shoulder went back to feeling like I was being stabbed and then set on fire when I rotated it over my head.

I had some pretty major structural problems going on, though, so it's probably not comparable.

My pops has had a couple and they've worked well so hopefully it's more like that for you.

I'm trying to figure out if I have major structural damage or tendinitis like the Dr. said. Physical therapy didn't do shit, so now it's the needle. Next it's an MRI and the reality that the one athletic talent I ever had is gone forever.

Jerking off is not an athletic talent, dude. 

I don't need my shoulder to jerk off, dude. I use my hips.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on March 07, 2007, 04:46:45 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 04:17:38 PM
Quote from: Pre on March 07, 2007, 04:09:40 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 07, 2007, 03:53:58 PM
Another hijack...

I had a cortisone injection in my shoulder today. I've had tendinitis in the long head biceps where it ties into the shoulder since late last softball season. It's hurt like a cunt with teeth ever since. Well, the numbing has worn off and I do feel a bit better right now, just moving my arm around into positions that used to hurt. There's some discomfort but not what there was. I'm obviously not going to test it out by trying to fire a football 50 yards or bench press my weight. But I'm wondering what I might expect.

If you've ever had such an injection, tell me: will the pain/inflammation continue to reduce over the next day or week? Or is this it? 

Didn't do shit for me.  I take that back, it felt wierd for a week and then didn't do shit and my shoulder went back to feeling like I was being stabbed and then set on fire when I rotated it over my head.

I had some pretty major structural problems going on, though, so it's probably not comparable.

My pops has had a couple and they've worked well so hopefully it's more like that for you.

I'm trying to figure out if I have major structural damage or tendinitis like the Dr. said. Physical therapy didn't do shit, so now it's the needle. Next it's an MRI and the reality that the one athletic talent I ever had is gone forever.

I hear snapping a towel has worked definitely a few times.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: numbersman2 on March 07, 2007, 10:31:06 PM
Bad shoulder movement will allways hurt good jerking off.  But as a recipient of two shoulder surgeries to reduce bone spurs, I can tell you if you have any relief, you probably don't need surgery, but therapy.  If you feel better, its not structural.  More shots up to a point will help.  If you had something like spurs, cortisone would do no good.

Good Luck
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on March 08, 2007, 12:02:26 AM
Quote from: numbersman2 on March 07, 2007, 10:31:06 PM
Bad shoulder movement will allways hurt good jerking off.  But as a recipient of two shoulder surgeries to reduce bone spurs, I can tell you if you have any relief, you probably don't need surgery, but therapy.  If you feel better, its not structural.  More shots up to a point will help.  If you had something like spurs, cortisone would do no good.

Good Luck

It depends.  My shoulder problems were based on compression (and bone spurs) and only happened when I rotated my arm up above shoulder height.  I can't say it ever impacted my jerking off.  I guess after a softball game it would hurt so bad I'd give the right arm a few days off...

Anyways, I did the anti-inflammatory -> physical therapy -> cortisone -> MRI -> surgery -> physical therapy route.  It was nice because I got all the pain of physical therapy twice.  If you do need further medical treatment, make sure you get a good specialist (if your insurance situation can handle it).  Try and get some benefit from all the research going into healing athletes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on March 08, 2007, 08:28:59 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 08, 2007, 12:02:26 AM
Quote from: numbersman2 on March 07, 2007, 10:31:06 PM
Bad shoulder movement will allways hurt good jerking off.  But as a recipient of two shoulder surgeries to reduce bone spurs, I can tell you if you have any relief, you probably don't need surgery, but therapy.  If you feel better, its not structural.  More shots up to a point will help.  If you had something like spurs, cortisone would do no good.

Good Luck

It depends.  My shoulder problems were based on compression (and bone spurs) and only happened when I rotated my arm up above shoulder height.  I can't say it ever impacted my jerking off.  I guess after a softball game it would hurt so bad I'd give the right arm a few days off...

Anyways, I did the anti-inflammatory -> physical therapy -> cortisone -> MRI -> surgery -> physical therapy route.  It was nice because I got all the pain of physical therapy twice.  If you do need further medical treatment, make sure you get a good specialist (if your insurance situation can handle it).  Try and get some benefit from all the research going into healing athletes.


It does feel better today. It's still sore from the shot though. It's a different soreness and I can rotate the arm in a swimming motion without pain. Yay?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Uncouth Sloth on March 08, 2007, 09:38:08 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 08, 2007, 08:28:59 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 08, 2007, 12:02:26 AM
Quote from: numbersman2 on March 07, 2007, 10:31:06 PM
Bad shoulder movement will allways hurt good jerking off.  But as a recipient of two shoulder surgeries to reduce bone spurs, I can tell you if you have any relief, you probably don't need surgery, but therapy.  If you feel better, its not structural.  More shots up to a point will help.  If you had something like spurs, cortisone would do no good.

Good Luck

It depends.  My shoulder problems were based on compression (and bone spurs) and only happened when I rotated my arm up above shoulder height.  I can't say it ever impacted my jerking off.  I guess after a softball game it would hurt so bad I'd give the right arm a few days off...

Anyways, I did the anti-inflammatory -> physical therapy -> cortisone -> MRI -> surgery -> physical therapy route.  It was nice because I got all the pain of physical therapy twice.  If you do need further medical treatment, make sure you get a good specialist (if your insurance situation can handle it).  Try and get some benefit from all the research going into healing athletes.


It does feel better today. It's still sore from the shot though. It's a different soreness and I can rotate the arm in a swimming motion without pain. Yay?

Don't know what good that is for you unless you have a 47 inch pecker.  Have fun backstroking.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: DwightKurtz on March 08, 2007, 09:42:07 AM
Well, Slothy, this is a pleasant surprise.  What brings you to the fringe?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on March 08, 2007, 10:20:16 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 08, 2007, 08:28:59 AM
It does feel better today. It's still sore from the shot though. It's a different soreness and I can rotate the arm in a swimming motion without pain. Yay?

Yay.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on March 08, 2007, 10:40:27 AM
I just fired a small plastic football across my office, overhand, with authority. Nailed a trash can spot on. Good times.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: dying_diehard on March 08, 2007, 10:57:13 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 08, 2007, 10:40:27 AM
I just fired a small plastic football across my office, overhand, with authority. Nailed a trash can spot on. Good times.

Any interest in playing on the Bears?  That authority descripition you mention is unknown to the current QB.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Down In Front on March 08, 2007, 10:58:56 AM
Quote from: dying_diehard on March 08, 2007, 10:57:13 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 08, 2007, 10:40:27 AM
I just fired a small plastic football across my office, overhand, with authority. Nailed a trash can spot on. Good times.

Any interest in playing on the Bears?  That authority descripition you mention is unknown to the current third-string QB.

Orton'ed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on March 08, 2007, 11:00:17 AM
Quote from: dying_diehard on March 08, 2007, 10:57:13 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 08, 2007, 10:40:27 AM
I just fired a small plastic football across my office, overhand, with authority. Nailed a trash can spot on. Good times.

Any interest in playing on the Bears?  That authority descripition you mention is unknown to the current QB.

Rex is our quarterback. But I think maybe I could top out at 55 on the radar gun today and throw my towel into the ring (not a mixed metaphor) for the fifth starter's spot in Mesa. Velocity's not the key. I can move it in and out, up and down and have good stamina. At least that's what she said.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on March 08, 2007, 12:18:27 PM
Quote from: dying_diehard on March 08, 2007, 10:57:13 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 08, 2007, 10:40:27 AM
I just fired a small plastic football across my office, overhand, with authority. Nailed a trash can spot on. Good times.

Any interest in playing on the Bears?  That authority descripition you mention is unknown to the current QB.

C'mon, Rex can do that. It's just that one of his rival co-workers would have caught the football before it hit the trash can and Apex would claim he never saw him and had no idea what was going on out there but he knows he's supposed to hit the trash can and he'll do it next time.  Then he'd throw it to the co-worker again 15 minutes later.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on March 08, 2007, 12:32:37 PM
Quote from: EG on March 08, 2007, 12:18:27 PM
Quote from: dying_diehard on March 08, 2007, 10:57:13 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 08, 2007, 10:40:27 AM
I just fired a small plastic football across my office, overhand, with authority. Nailed a trash can spot on. Good times.

Any interest in playing on the Bears?  That authority descripition you mention is unknown to the current QB.

C'mon, Rex can do that. It's just that one of his rival co-workers would have caught the football before it hit the trash can and Apex would claim he never saw him and had no idea what was going on out there but he knows he's supposed to hit the trash can and he'll do it next time.  Then he'd throw it to the co-worker again 15 minutes later.

I'd like to see a little more positive from you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on March 08, 2007, 01:19:05 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 08, 2007, 12:32:37 PM
Quote from: EG on March 08, 2007, 12:18:27 PM
Quote from: dying_diehard on March 08, 2007, 10:57:13 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on March 08, 2007, 10:40:27 AM
I just fired a small plastic football across my office, overhand, with authority. Nailed a trash can spot on. Good times.

Any interest in playing on the Bears?  That authority descripition you mention is unknown to the current QB.

C'mon, Rex can do that. It's just that one of his rival co-workers would have caught the football before it hit the trash can and Apex would claim he never saw him and had no idea what was going on out there but he knows he's supposed to hit the trash can and he'll do it next time.  Then he'd throw it to the co-worker again 15 minutes later.

I'd like to see a little more positive from you.

How about this: I decide my douchebag co-worker isn't going to let me hit the trashcan so I tuck the ball in and run like hell in an attempt to dunk it in there. I succeed, but not before fucking my knee up completely and rendering me useless for the rest of the season. Then my backup, a Griese douchebag with a hall of fame pedigree comes in to qb the office to heights not seen since the great Sid Luckman was calling the shots around this dump.

Good times? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: dying_diehard on March 08, 2007, 03:40:31 PM

Quote

How about this: I decide my douchebag co-worker isn't going to let me hit the trashcan so I tuck the ball in and run like hell in an attempt to dunk it in there. I succeed, but not before f@#$ing my knee up completely and rendering me useless for the rest of the season. Then my backup, a Griese douchebag with a hall of fame pedigree comes in to qb the office to heights not seen since the great Sid Luckman was calling the shots around this dump.

Good times? 
Quote

Two issues with that.  First, you would never even think to duck and run if you have had any question of an injury in the past.  Secondly, you wouldn't have succeeded, you would have tripped and f#$ed up your knee long before you made it to the trash can.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: numbersman2 on March 08, 2007, 05:25:46 PM
Good news with the cortisone, that means it will wear off in a few days, and you'll be in pain again. While I play a doctor for money on TV, get a sports doctor to do the work,  they see a lot of these ( masturbation injuries ).
Feel better soon
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD, Too on March 08, 2007, 05:48:53 PM
Quote from: numbersman2 on March 08, 2007, 05:25:46 PM
Good news with the cortisone, that means it will wear off in a few days, and you'll be in pain again. While I play a doctor for money on TV, get a sports doctor to do the work,  they see a lot of these ( masturbation injuries ).
Feel better soon

Word on the street is that he just felt better and then felt better again 30 minutes later.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:02:02 PM

Are you having a wank?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Down In Front on March 08, 2007, 11:03:57 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:02:02 PM

Are you having a wank?

it's this upside down pen...

Good to have you back,  jack. 

Now go fuck yourself.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:05:19 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on March 08, 2007, 11:03:57 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:02:02 PM

Are you having a wank?

it's this upside down pen...

Good to have you back,  jack. 

Now go f@#$ yourself.


I can, you know.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Down In Front on March 08, 2007, 11:08:13 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:05:19 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on March 08, 2007, 11:03:57 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:02:02 PM

Are you having a wank?

it's this upside down pen...

Good to have you back,  jack. 

Now go f@#$ yourself.


I can, you know.

Is that where you were?  To get a special, ahem--"operation"?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:13:10 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on March 08, 2007, 11:08:13 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:05:19 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on March 08, 2007, 11:03:57 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:02:02 PM

Are you having a wank?

it's this upside down pen...

Good to have you back,  jack. 

Now go f@#$ yourself.


I can, you know.

Is that where you were?  To get a special, ahem--"operation"?

Nah, too busy in action to get to the keyboard. You should see me at Halloween. I just throw it over my shoulder and go as a gas pump.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Down In Front on March 08, 2007, 11:15:13 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:13:10 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on March 08, 2007, 11:08:13 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:05:19 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on March 08, 2007, 11:03:57 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:02:02 PM

Are you having a wank?

it's this upside down pen...

Good to have you back,  jack. 

Now go f@#$ yourself.


I can, you know.

Is that where you were?  To get a special, ahem--"operation"?

Nah, too busy in action to get to the keyboard. You should see me at Halloween. I just throw it over my shoulder and go as a gas pump Milton Berle.

Catskill'ed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:23:42 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on March 08, 2007, 11:15:13 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:13:10 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on March 08, 2007, 11:08:13 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:05:19 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on March 08, 2007, 11:03:57 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on March 08, 2007, 11:02:02 PM

Are you having a wank?

it's this upside down pen...

Good to have you back,  jack. 

Now go f@#$ yourself.


I can, you know.

Is that where you were?  To get a special, ahem--"operation"?

Nah, too busy in action to get to the keyboard. You should see me at Halloween. I just throw it over my shoulder and go as a gas pump Milton Berle.

Catskill'ed.

Everyone knows Uncle Miltie just wrapped it around his waist.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on March 18, 2007, 07:38:52 PM
Bump-redirect.  Can anyone tell me the difference between the HP desktop computers a1750e and a1730n?  The only difference that I can tell is that the 1730n is available at retail and the 1750e is purchased direct from HP and is more expensive.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Augie-O on March 18, 2007, 08:00:11 PM
Don't de-rail this thread.

By the way, "the only site you'll ever need" is such bullshit advertising.  I don't see any porn here.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Down In Front on March 18, 2007, 09:58:36 PM
Quote from: Augie-O on March 18, 2007, 08:00:11 PM
Don't de-rail this thread.

By the way, "the only site you'll ever need" is such bullshit advertising.  I don't see any porn here.

And I still haven't been referred to a website that ctabulates individual defensive players' tackles-for-losses for fantasy football. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD, Too on March 18, 2007, 09:59:47 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on March 18, 2007, 09:58:36 PM
Quote from: Augie-O on March 18, 2007, 08:00:11 PM
Don't de-rail this thread.

By the way, "the only site you'll ever need" is such bullshit advertising.  I don't see any porn here.

And I still haven't been referred to a website that ctabulates individual defensive players' tackles-for-losses for fantasy football. 

That's because no one even knows what sort of gypsy math you're looking for.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on March 18, 2007, 10:37:08 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on March 18, 2007, 09:59:47 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on March 18, 2007, 09:58:36 PM
Quote from: Augie-O on March 18, 2007, 08:00:11 PM
Don't de-rail this thread.

By the way, "the only site you'll ever need" is such bullshit advertising.  I don't see any porn here.

And I still haven't been referred to a website that ctabulates individual defensive players' tackles-for-losses for fantasy football. 

That's because no one even knows what sort of gypsy math you're looking for.

You would hate the gypsys, you Nazi.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Neifilicious on March 18, 2007, 11:40:59 PM
Quote from: Augie-O on March 18, 2007, 08:00:11 PM
Don't de-rail this thread.

By the way, "the only site you'll ever need" is such bullshit advertising.  I don't see any porn here.

(http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/1998/davidhasselhoffimg2thumyn5.jpg)

Giggity Giggity!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on March 19, 2007, 07:43:46 AM

Don't hassle the Hoff!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on March 19, 2007, 09:30:29 AM
Quote from: Chuckosan on March 18, 2007, 07:38:52 PM
Bump-redirect.  Can anyone tell me the difference between the HP desktop computers a1750e and a1730n?  The only difference that I can tell is that the 1730n is available at retail and the 1750e is purchased direct from HP and is more expensive.


They have the same motherboards and the cases look identical at least based on the online pictures.  So they are basically the same thing.

The benefit of the online one is that you can customize some of the options and you generally don't have to pay sales tax.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 05, 2007, 08:30:26 AM
... el bumperino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

I'm crib hunting in the Chi and my girlfriend found this ad on Craigs List. You boys from the North side might be able to tell me something about it. If anything good, bad, evil, awesome or untoward jumps out at you from this ad, please let me know... could save me a trip or encourage one to check it out...


QuoteHUGE 2-room studio! Blocks from Wrigley, Clark, and Southport! â€" AUG 1
Reply to: hous-344582761@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-06-04, 11:09AM

Large studio with eat-in kitchen, huge closet, hardwood floors, and new windows â€" available August 1st. This unit gets a lot of light from East and West windows, with great airflow. Kitchen is huge with built-in hutch, large windows, retro black and white floor, plenty of cabinet space, and a small patio space outside of the back door. Bathroom has a lot of character with perfect water pressure/heat and access to the walk-through closet. Main living space has enough room for a queen-size bed, desk, small couch/chair, and TV/media space. Heat (not that you have to worry about it now!) is free! Laundry facility is in the basement, along with a small yard area behind the building â€" additional storage is also available.

You can’t beat this location! A short walk will get you to some awesome bars and restaurants on Clark, Halsted, and Southport, not to mention being just a few blocks from Wrigley Field and CTA stations (Belmont, Addison, and Southport â€" when it opens up next year). Rent is $775/month (security deposit is also $775) and utilities are very reasonable (electric averages $15/month and gas just depends on how much you like to cook â€" usually no more than $20/month).

Please respond by e-mail or call (...) for more information and/or to set up a viewing! (***Photos will be added by June 11, so check back!***)

Thanks, y'all are teh ebst. ~ APP
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky! on June 05, 2007, 08:35:40 AM
I missed the part where it gives you the address.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 08:37:37 AM

I missed the part where it mentions the freezer full of severed heads.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 05, 2007, 08:39:31 AM
Quote from: Slaky! on June 05, 2007, 08:35:40 AM
I missed the part where it gives you the address.

Racine at Newport
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky! on June 05, 2007, 08:42:31 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 08:39:31 AM
Quote from: Slaky! on June 05, 2007, 08:35:40 AM
I missed the part where it gives you the address.

Racine at Newport

Ooh, nice. Used to walk by it every day. 775 isn't too bad for a one. You should check it out.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 05, 2007, 08:43:48 AM
Quote from: Slaky! on June 05, 2007, 08:42:31 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 08:39:31 AM
Quote from: Slaky! on June 05, 2007, 08:35:40 AM
I missed the part where it gives you the address.

Racine at Newport

Ooh, nice. Used to walk by it every day. 775 isn't too bad for a one. You should check it out.

Thanks. Will do. ~ APP
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Augie-O on June 05, 2007, 08:51:03 AM
How the heck does a studio apartment have windows on the east and west sides?

Oh, and enjoy that bathroom with "a lot of character."  That's what i say about my bathroom after i take a 10lb dump and the smell is wafting into the hallway.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 05, 2007, 08:53:19 AM
Quote from: Augie-O on June 05, 2007, 08:51:03 AM
How the heck does a studio apartment have windows on the east and west sides?

Oh, and enjoy that bathroom with "a lot of character."  That's what i say about my bathroom after i take a 10lb dump and the smell is wafting into the hallway.

I don't get how a studio apartment has two bedrooms. Oh, whatever. The girlfriend is pretty fired up about this. All I saw was "Wrigley Field." and "$775." Pets are allowed. Shit. I gotta do that. I can poop in a bucket for that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BananaHands on June 05, 2007, 08:54:48 AM
My guess is that it's an old rehab, not that it matters much.. I once checked out a "quiet, tree-lined" apartment that failed to mention the blue line ran literally 5 feet behind it, shaking the walls.  My only advice would be to bring your checkbook (to sign if you really like a place) and that the difference in price vs. quality is really up to the landlords. If you look at 25 places at the same price, 2-3 will stick out and the others won't be very nice in my experience.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 09:12:06 AM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 05, 2007, 08:54:48 AM
My guess is that it's an old rehab, not that it matters much.. I once checked out a "quiet, tree-lined" apartment that failed to mention the blue line ran literally 5 feet behind it, shaking the walls.  My only advice would be to bring your checkbook (to sign if you really like a place) and that the difference in price vs. quality is really up to the landlords. If you look at 25 places at the same price, 2-3 will stick out and the others won't be very nice in my experience.

Yeah, what he said. Even photos don't do a place justice. Someone good with a camera can turn chicken shit into chicken salad.

Whatever you do, eyeball a place before you take it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on June 05, 2007, 09:33:22 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 08:53:19 AM
Quote from: Augie-O on June 05, 2007, 08:51:03 AM
How the heck does a studio apartment have windows on the east and west sides?

Oh, and enjoy that bathroom with "a lot of character."  That's what i say about my bathroom after i take a 10lb dump and the smell is wafting into the hallway.

I don't get how a studio apartment has two bedrooms. Oh, whatever. The girlfriend is pretty fired up about this. All I saw was "Wrigley Field." and "$775." Pets are allowed. Shit. I gotta do that. I can poop in a bucket for that.
It says two-room studio, not two bedroom.

I've lived in several places in that general area over the years, and $775 is likely to land you somewhere just above the realm of "dump."

If no one has mentioned it, The Chicago Reader (chireader.com) is another good source of apartment listings. You can customize your search by neighborhood, size, price, etc.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 10:07:25 AM
Quote from: Shooter on June 05, 2007, 09:33:22 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 08:53:19 AM
Quote from: Augie-O on June 05, 2007, 08:51:03 AM
How the heck does a studio apartment have windows on the east and west sides?

Oh, and enjoy that bathroom with "a lot of character."  That's what i say about my bathroom after i take a 10lb dump and the smell is wafting into the hallway.

I don't get how a studio apartment has two bedrooms. Oh, whatever. The girlfriend is pretty fired up about this. All I saw was "Wrigley Field." and "$775." Pets are allowed. Shit. I gotta do that. I can poop in a bucket for that.
It says two-room studio, not two bedroom.

I've lived in several places in that general area over the years, and $775 is likely to land you somewhere just above the realm of "dump."

If no one has mentioned it, The Chicago Reader (chireader.com) is another good source of apartment listings. You can customize your search by neighborhood, size, price, etc.

I did pretty well last year with apartmentpeople.com
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Taylor on June 05, 2007, 10:16:34 AM
If you haven't tried or it's been suggested yet apartments.com is a good site and usually has photos of the apartments.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: bozos72 on June 05, 2007, 11:18:21 AM
Quote from: Shooter on June 05, 2007, 09:33:22 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 08:53:19 AM
Quote from: Augie-O on June 05, 2007, 08:51:03 AM
How the heck does a studio apartment have windows on the east and west sides?

Oh, and enjoy that bathroom with "a lot of character."  That's what i say about my bathroom after i take a 10lb dump and the smell is wafting into the hallway.

I don't get how a studio apartment has two bedrooms. Oh, whatever. The girlfriend is pretty fired up about this. All I saw was "Wrigley Field." and "$775." Pets are allowed. Shit. I gotta do that. I can poop in a bucket for that.
It says two-room studio, not two bedroom.

I've lived in several places in that general area over the years, and $775 is likely to land you somewhere just above the realm of "dump."

If no one has mentioned it, The Chicago Reader (chireader.com) is another good source of apartment listings. You can customize your search by neighborhood, size, price, etc.

I've lived in the city for ten years and have had 3 apartments.  I've used the Reader twice and it has yet to disappoint.

The ad is a two room studio, which is just another way of saying tiny place divided by half a wall.  If you're moving in there with your gf, just be prepared to spend A LOT of time together in the same space.  Just as a reference point, my place is 775 per month, it's two miles from Wrigley -- you can easilly bike there, and it has a bedroom, a dining room, a living room (and a kitchen and bathroom, obviously).  That area is in high demand, so you get a lot less for the price.

Check out the Reader (www.chireader.com (http://www.chireader.com)).  When you can, make a bunch of appointments for a Saturday and drive in and check them out.

Being from out-of-town may make it easier for you to use apartmentpeople.com or some place like that.  It's free to you, the landlord pays, but I think that the rent may generally be higher.

Good luck.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BananaHands on June 05, 2007, 11:21:13 AM
Also make sure to take some TP with you and dump in each and every apartment. This does two things-  A) it allows you time to think and reflect on your life and the potential apartment and B) it shows the landlord that you are the boss and that he should give the apartment to you at a reduced rate.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: bozos72 on June 05, 2007, 11:22:46 AM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 05, 2007, 11:21:13 AM
Also make sure to take some TP with you and dump in each and every apartment. This does two things-  A) it allows you time to think and reflect on your life and the potential apartment and B) it shows the landlord that you are the boss and that he should give the apartment to you at a reduced rate.

Flushing is for pussies.  I think it's in the Carnegie book.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on June 05, 2007, 11:25:08 AM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 05, 2007, 11:21:13 AM
Also make sure to take some TP with you and dump in each and every apartment. This does two things-  A) it allows you time to think and reflect on your life and the potential apartment and B) it shows the landlord that you are the boss and that he should give the apartment to you at a reduced rate.

If you're going to press upon the landlord that it is you who are the boss, I suggest forgoing the TP, shit with the door open, don't flush, don't wash your hands, and then make sure you shake hands at the conclusion of the tour.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD, Too on June 05, 2007, 03:02:02 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Josh Hancock on June 05, 2007, 11:25:08 AM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 05, 2007, 11:21:13 AM
Also make sure to take some TP with you and dump in each and every apartment. This does two things-  A) it allows you time to think and reflect on your life and the potential apartment and B) it shows the landlord that you are the boss and that he should give the apartment to you at a reduced rate.

If you're going to press upon the landlord that it is you who are the boss, I suggest forgoing the TP, shit with the door open, don't flush, don't wash your hands, and then make sure you shake hands at the conclusion of the tour.

You guys gave me the hiccups.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!

1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

2)  You don't have to be gay to live on Halsted;  you just can't be a homophobe.  I used to work with a guy who was your typical Lincoln Park-like Trixiemale.  And, naturally his name was Chad.  He grew up downstate, and was one of the biggest flippin' whores I ever had the distinction of partying with.  Dumb as a box of rocks, but I'll be damned if he didn't get laid nearly every goddamn weekend, and usually by girls who were out of most guys' leagues.  Anyway, this guy  lived right at Halsted and Roscoe, which is like Ground Zero of Boys Town.  Didn't bother him in the least.  Why would it?  He was too busy banging chicks to give a fuck what people thought.  Besides, as he used to say, plenty of straight chicks in the neighborhood--hetero girls naturally feeling safer in a clean area not infested by potential rapists.  To him, it was a numbers game.  What a slut.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 03:17:23 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!

1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

2)  You don't have to be gay to live on Halsted;  you just can't be a homophobe.  I used to work with a guy who was your typical Lincoln Park-like Trixiemale.  And, naturally his name was Chad.  He grew up downstate, and was one of the biggest flippin' whores I ever had the distinction of partying with.  Dumb as a box of rocks, but I'll be damned if he didn't get laid nearly every goddamn weekend, and usually by girls who were out of most guys' leagues.  Anyway, this guy  lived right at Halsted and Roscoe, which is like Ground Zero of Boys Town.  Didn't bother him in the least.  Why would it?  He was too busy banging chicks to give a f@#$ what people thought.  Besides, as he used to say, plenty of straight chicks in the neighborhood--hetero girls naturally feeling safer in a clean area not infested by potential rapists.  To him, it was a numbers game.  What a slut.

somehow, you manage to sound only slightly jealous.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 05, 2007, 03:20:36 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 03:17:23 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!

1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

2)  You don't have to be gay to live on Halsted;  you just can't be a homophobe.  I used to work with a guy who was your typical Lincoln Park-like Trixiemale.  And, naturally his name was Chad.  He grew up downstate, and was one of the biggest flippin' whores I ever had the distinction of partying with.  Dumb as a box of rocks, but I'll be damned if he didn't get laid nearly every goddamn weekend, and usually by girls who were out of most guys' leagues.  Anyway, this guy  lived right at Halsted and Roscoe, which is like Ground Zero of Boys Town.  Didn't bother him in the least.  Why would it?  He was too busy banging chicks to give a f@#$ what people thought.  Besides, as he used to say, plenty of straight chicks in the neighborhood--hetero girls naturally feeling safer in a clean area not infested by potential rapists.  To him, it was a numbers game.  What a slut.

somehow, you manage to sound only slightly jealous.

You think Mike secretly wishes "Chad" was a ghey and would whisk him away to his little nest of sin on Halsted for some ... yilch.

I kinda got that too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SD on June 05, 2007, 03:26:17 PM
I'm definitely not homophobic (stop me if you've heard this before -- my uncle is gay), so that does sound decent.  Sounds like a monopoly on the females, since there's no competition.  If the Halsted area ladies needs a cleanup hitter, I'm the guy for the gals!

Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

Cliffhanger, eh?  This makes me want to put a soap opera spin on this.

I slept in my car on the mean streets of Chicago, while cops were constantly driving by from every which direction.

To be continued...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on June 05, 2007, 03:29:37 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!

1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

2)  You don't have to be gay to live on Halsted;  you just can't be a homophobe.  I used to work with a guy who was your typical Lincoln Park-like Trixiemale.  And, naturally his name was Chad.  He grew up downstate, and was one of the biggest flippin' whores I ever had the distinction of partying with.  Dumb as a box of rocks, but I'll be damned if he didn't get laid nearly every goddamn weekend, and usually by girls who were out of most guys' leagues.  Anyway, this guy  lived right at Halsted and Roscoe, which is like Ground Zero of Boys Town.  Didn't bother him in the least.  Why would it?  He was too busy banging chicks to give a f@#$ what people thought.  Besides, as he used to say, plenty of straight chicks in the neighborhood--hetero girls naturally feeling safer in a clean area not infested by potential rapists.  To him, it was a numbers game.  What a slut.

I remember that guy.  Gave good head.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:33:05 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 03:17:23 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!

1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

2)  You don't have to be gay to live on Halsted;  you just can't be a homophobe.  I used to work with a guy who was your typical Lincoln Park-like Trixiemale.  And, naturally his name was Chad.  He grew up downstate, and was one of the biggest flippin' whores I ever had the distinction of partying with.  Dumb as a box of rocks, but I'll be damned if he didn't get laid nearly every goddamn weekend, and usually by girls who were out of most guys' leagues.  Anyway, this guy  lived right at Halsted and Roscoe, which is like Ground Zero of Boys Town.  Didn't bother him in the least.  Why would it?  He was too busy banging chicks to give a f@#$ what people thought.  Besides, as he used to say, plenty of straight chicks in the neighborhood--hetero girls naturally feeling safer in a clean area not infested by potential rapists.  To him, it was a numbers game.  What a slut.

somehow, you manage to sound only slightly jealous.

Well, YEAH. 

Actually, I wouldn't want to trade places with him.  Barring Alzheimer’s, intelligence doesn’t go away.  This guy’s game though, will eventually turn pathetic, unless he becomes a millionaire, which he won’t.  I'll take the brains.  At least that’s what I tell myself.

Seriously, though, the guy got laid more than Paul.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:34:00 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:20:36 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 03:17:23 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!

1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

2)  You don't have to be gay to live on Halsted;  you just can't be a homophobe.  I used to work with a guy who was your typical Lincoln Park-like Trixiemale.  And, naturally his name was Chad.  He grew up downstate, and was one of the biggest flippin' whores I ever had the distinction of partying with.  Dumb as a box of rocks, but I'll be damned if he didn't get laid nearly every goddamn weekend, and usually by girls who were out of most guys' leagues.  Anyway, this guy  lived right at Halsted and Roscoe, which is like Ground Zero of Boys Town.  Didn't bother him in the least.  Why would it?  He was too busy banging chicks to give a f@#$ what people thought.  Besides, as he used to say, plenty of straight chicks in the neighborhood--hetero girls naturally feeling safer in a clean area not infested by potential rapists.  To him, it was a numbers game.  What a slut.

somehow, you manage to sound only slightly jealous.

You think Mike secretly wishes "Chad" was a ghey and would whisk him away to his little nest of sin on Halsted for some ... yilch.

I kinda got that too.

You guys are just mad cuz I called yer little Joy Luck Club of Weight Loss gay.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD, Too on June 05, 2007, 03:36:02 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:34:00 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:20:36 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 03:17:23 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!

1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

2)  You don't have to be gay to live on Halsted;  you just can't be a homophobe.  I used to work with a guy who was your typical Lincoln Park-like Trixiemale.  And, naturally his name was Chad.  He grew up downstate, and was one of the biggest flippin' whores I ever had the distinction of partying with.  Dumb as a box of rocks, but I'll be damned if he didn't get laid nearly every goddamn weekend, and usually by girls who were out of most guys' leagues.  Anyway, this guy  lived right at Halsted and Roscoe, which is like Ground Zero of Boys Town.  Didn't bother him in the least.  Why would it?  He was too busy banging chicks to give a f@#$ what people thought.  Besides, as he used to say, plenty of straight chicks in the neighborhood--hetero girls naturally feeling safer in a clean area not infested by potential rapists.  To him, it was a numbers game.  What a slut.

somehow, you manage to sound only slightly jealous.

You think Mike secretly wishes "Chad" was a ghey and would whisk him away to his little nest of sin on Halsted for some ... yilch.

I kinda got that too.

You guys are just mad cuz I called yer little Joy Luck Club of Weight Loss gay.

I eat chicken almost every single day.  That's how I get my abs to pop. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 05, 2007, 03:37:45 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:34:00 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:20:36 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 03:17:23 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!

1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

2)  You don't have to be gay to live on Halsted;  you just can't be a homophobe.  I used to work with a guy who was your typical Lincoln Park-like Trixiemale.  And, naturally his name was Chad.  He grew up downstate, and was one of the biggest flippin' whores I ever had the distinction of partying with.  Dumb as a box of rocks, but I'll be damned if he didn't get laid nearly every goddamn weekend, and usually by girls who were out of most guys' leagues.  Anyway, this guy  lived right at Halsted and Roscoe, which is like Ground Zero of Boys Town.  Didn't bother him in the least.  Why would it?  He was too busy banging chicks to give a f@#$ what people thought.  Besides, as he used to say, plenty of straight chicks in the neighborhood--hetero girls naturally feeling safer in a clean area not infested by potential rapists.  To him, it was a numbers game.  What a slut.

somehow, you manage to sound only slightly jealous.

You think Mike secretly wishes "Chad" was a ghey and would whisk him away to his little nest of sin on Halsted for some ... yilch.

I kinda got that too.

You guys are just mad cuz I called yer little Joy Luck Club of Weight Loss gay.

You mean the one where I was thoroughly mocking fat people and talking about dropping a half-meter deuce and eating peanut butter? No, that was no phase. I was just thoroughly mocking your hero worship of some switch-hitting Halsted bar hopper. It was quite fun too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:40:50 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:37:45 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:34:00 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:20:36 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 03:17:23 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!

1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

2)  You don't have to be gay to live on Halsted;  you just can't be a homophobe.  I used to work with a guy who was your typical Lincoln Park-like Trixiemale.  And, naturally his name was Chad.  He grew up downstate, and was one of the biggest flippin' whores I ever had the distinction of partying with.  Dumb as a box of rocks, but I'll be damned if he didn't get laid nearly every goddamn weekend, and usually by girls who were out of most guys' leagues.  Anyway, this guy  lived right at Halsted and Roscoe, which is like Ground Zero of Boys Town.  Didn't bother him in the least.  Why would it?  He was too busy banging chicks to give a f@#$ what people thought.  Besides, as he used to say, plenty of straight chicks in the neighborhood--hetero girls naturally feeling safer in a clean area not infested by potential rapists.  To him, it was a numbers game.  What a slut.

somehow, you manage to sound only slightly jealous.

You think Mike secretly wishes "Chad" was a ghey and would whisk him away to his little nest of sin on Halsted for some ... yilch.

I kinda got that too.

You guys are just mad cuz I called yer little Joy Luck Club of Weight Loss gay.

You mean the one where I was thoroughly mocking fat people and talking about dropping a half-meter deuce and eating peanut butter? No, that was no phase. I was just thoroughly mocking your hero worship of some switch-hitting Halsted bar hopper. It was quite fun too.

Next you're gonna tell me Paul wasn't getting laid every night.

Why must you be so cruel?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 05, 2007, 03:43:41 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:40:50 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:37:45 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:34:00 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:20:36 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 03:17:23 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!

1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

2)  You don't have to be gay to live on Halsted;  you just can't be a homophobe.  I used to work with a guy who was your typical Lincoln Park-like Trixiemale.  And, naturally his name was Chad.  He grew up downstate, and was one of the biggest flippin' whores I ever had the distinction of partying with.  Dumb as a box of rocks, but I'll be damned if he didn't get laid nearly every goddamn weekend, and usually by girls who were out of most guys' leagues.  Anyway, this guy  lived right at Halsted and Roscoe, which is like Ground Zero of Boys Town.  Didn't bother him in the least.  Why would it?  He was too busy banging chicks to give a f@#$ what people thought.  Besides, as he used to say, plenty of straight chicks in the neighborhood--hetero girls naturally feeling safer in a clean area not infested by potential rapists.  To him, it was a numbers game.  What a slut.

somehow, you manage to sound only slightly jealous.

You think Mike secretly wishes "Chad" was a ghey and would whisk him away to his little nest of sin on Halsted for some ... yilch.

I kinda got that too.

You guys are just mad cuz I called yer little Joy Luck Club of Weight Loss gay.

You mean the one where I was thoroughly mocking fat people and talking about dropping a half-meter deuce and eating peanut butter? No, that was no phase. I was just thoroughly mocking your hero worship of some switch-hitting Halsted bar hopper. It was quite fun too.

Next you're gonna tell me Paul wasn't getting laid every night.

Why must you be so cruel?

No fear of that, ol boy. Paul is what we thought he was.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky! on June 05, 2007, 03:51:09 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:43:41 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:40:50 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:37:45 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:34:00 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:20:36 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 03:17:23 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!

1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

2)  You don't have to be gay to live on Halsted;  you just can't be a homophobe.  I used to work with a guy who was your typical Lincoln Park-like Trixiemale.  And, naturally his name was Chad.  He grew up downstate, and was one of the biggest flippin' whores I ever had the distinction of partying with.  Dumb as a box of rocks, but I'll be damned if he didn't get laid nearly every goddamn weekend, and usually by girls who were out of most guys' leagues.  Anyway, this guy  lived right at Halsted and Roscoe, which is like Ground Zero of Boys Town.  Didn't bother him in the least.  Why would it?  He was too busy banging chicks to give a f@#$ what people thought.  Besides, as he used to say, plenty of straight chicks in the neighborhood--hetero girls naturally feeling safer in a clean area not infested by potential rapists.  To him, it was a numbers game.  What a slut.

somehow, you manage to sound only slightly jealous.

You think Mike secretly wishes "Chad" was a ghey and would whisk him away to his little nest of sin on Halsted for some ... yilch.

I kinda got that too.

You guys are just mad cuz I called yer little Joy Luck Club of Weight Loss gay.

You mean the one where I was thoroughly mocking fat people and talking about dropping a half-meter deuce and eating peanut butter? No, that was no phase. I was just thoroughly mocking your hero worship of some switch-hitting Halsted bar hopper. It was quite fun too.

Next you're gonna tell me Paul wasn't getting laid every night.

Why must you be so cruel?

No fear of that, ol boy. Paul is what we thought he was.
Crown his ass. Preferably whilist on a bike.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SD on June 05, 2007, 03:54:38 PM
Quote from: Slaky! on June 05, 2007, 03:51:09 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:43:41 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:40:50 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:37:45 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:34:00 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:20:36 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 03:17:23 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!

1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

2)  You don't have to be gay to live on Halsted;  you just can't be a homophobe.  I used to work with a guy who was your typical Lincoln Park-like Trixiemale.  And, naturally his name was Chad.  He grew up downstate, and was one of the biggest flippin' whores I ever had the distinction of partying with.  Dumb as a box of rocks, but I'll be damned if he didn't get laid nearly every goddamn weekend, and usually by girls who were out of most guys' leagues.  Anyway, this guy  lived right at Halsted and Roscoe, which is like Ground Zero of Boys Town.  Didn't bother him in the least.  Why would it?  He was too busy banging chicks to give a f@#$ what people thought.  Besides, as he used to say, plenty of straight chicks in the neighborhood--hetero girls naturally feeling safer in a clean area not infested by potential rapists.  To him, it was a numbers game.  What a slut.

somehow, you manage to sound only slightly jealous.

You think Mike secretly wishes "Chad" was a ghey and would whisk him away to his little nest of sin on Halsted for some ... yilch.

I kinda got that too.

You guys are just mad cuz I called yer little Joy Luck Club of Weight Loss gay.

You mean the one where I was thoroughly mocking fat people and talking about dropping a half-meter deuce and eating peanut butter? No, that was no phase. I was just thoroughly mocking your hero worship of some switch-hitting Halsted bar hopper. It was quite fun too.

Next you're gonna tell me Paul wasn't getting laid every night.

Why must you be so cruel?

No fear of that, ol boy. Paul is what we thought he was.
Crown his ass. Preferably whilist on a bike.

I call BULLSHIT!  Except for the bike part. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on June 06, 2007, 08:12:41 AM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 03:54:38 PM
Quote from: Slaky! on June 05, 2007, 03:51:09 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:43:41 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:40:50 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:37:45 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:34:00 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 05, 2007, 03:20:36 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 05, 2007, 03:17:23 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 05, 2007, 03:02:59 PM
Quote from: SD on June 05, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
I lived in Chicago for exactly 1 day in 2003.  The apartment we looked at was very nice, and very affordable.  Was about $1000 split between two people.  Just blocks from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan.  I still wonder what could have been.

Then again, I think the apartment might have been around Halsted, which I didn't know anything about at the time.  Thanks to this (the only) site (you'll ever need), I've learned that Halsted might not be the right place for an upstanding heterosexual such as myself.  Good luck and good hunting, Pexarino!

1)  One day?  And you just leave us hanging like that?  What the hell's the story behind THAT one?

2)  You don't have to be gay to live on Halsted;  you just can't be a homophobe.  I used to work with a guy who was your typical Lincoln Park-like Trixiemale.  And, naturally his name was Chad.  He grew up downstate, and was one of the biggest flippin' whores I ever had the distinction of partying with.  Dumb as a box of rocks, but I'll be damned if he didn't get laid nearly every goddamn weekend, and usually by girls who were out of most guys' leagues.  Anyway, this guy  lived right at Halsted and Roscoe, which is like Ground Zero of Boys Town.  Didn't bother him in the least.  Why would it?  He was too busy banging chicks to give a f@#$ what people thought.  Besides, as he used to say, plenty of straight chicks in the neighborhood--hetero girls naturally feeling safer in a clean area not infested by potential rapists.  To him, it was a numbers game.  What a slut.

somehow, you manage to sound only slightly jealous.

You think Mike secretly wishes "Chad" was a ghey and would whisk him away to his little nest of sin on Halsted for some ... yilch.

I kinda got that too.

You guys are just mad cuz I called yer little Joy Luck Club of Weight Loss gay.

You mean the one where I was thoroughly mocking fat people and talking about dropping a half-meter deuce and eating peanut butter? No, that was no phase. I was just thoroughly mocking your hero worship of some switch-hitting Halsted bar hopper. It was quite fun too.

Next you're gonna tell me Paul wasn't getting laid every night.

Why must you be so cruel?

No fear of that, ol boy. Paul is what we thought he was.
Crown his ass. Preferably whilist on a bike.

I call BULLSHIT!  Except for the bike part. 

your skepticism about teh Paul's cocksmanship isn't welcome here.

If Paul ever engages in dude on dude, it's not because he's ghey, it's because he's run out of women.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: numbersman2 on June 06, 2007, 12:45:07 PM
I don't think I can help you out about your apartment question, until you post your girlfiends' address here too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 06, 2007, 12:47:06 PM
Quote from: numbersman2 on June 06, 2007, 12:45:07 PM
I don't think I can help you out about your apartment question, until you post your girlfiends' address here too.

How many girlfriends do you think I have? And why do you assume you'd even want any of their addresses?

Paul? "Chad"?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 01:44:36 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 12:47:06 PM
Quote from: numbersman2 on June 06, 2007, 12:45:07 PM
I don't think I can help you out about your apartment question, until you post your girlfiends' address here too.

How many girlfriends do you think I have? And why do you assume you'd even want any of their addresses?

Paul? "Chad"?

The way you "flow", I don't know. 70?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SD on June 06, 2007, 02:31:18 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 12:47:06 PM
And why do you assume you'd even want any of their addresses?

He's looking for a fourth for his golf game. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 06, 2007, 04:15:43 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 01:44:36 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 12:47:06 PM
Quote from: numbersman2 on June 06, 2007, 12:45:07 PM
I don't think I can help you out about your apartment question, until you post your girlfiends' address here too.

How many girlfriends do you think I have? And why do you assume you'd even want any of their addresses?

Paul? "Chad"?

The way you "flow", I don't know. 70?

http://www.myspace.com/andrewunderscorepeck   

Click play on the song, "It's called life" featuring Apex.

It doesn't play automatically when you visit my page. My verse is second. ~ APP

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SD on June 06, 2007, 04:35:17 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 04:15:43 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 01:44:36 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 12:47:06 PM
Quote from: numbersman2 on June 06, 2007, 12:45:07 PM
I don't think I can help you out about your apartment question, until you post your girlfiends' address here too.

How many girlfriends do you think I have? And why do you assume you'd even want any of their addresses?

Paul? "Chad"?

The way you "flow", I don't know. 70?

http://www.myspace.com/andrewunderscorepeck   

Click play on the song, "It's called life" featuring Apex.

It doesn't play automatically when you visit my page. My verse is second. ~ APP



Woah.  Say, man!  That was, oh, I don't know, what do you call it -- phat?  Is that it?  If so, that's what that was.  Real good stuff there, Pex.  Respect/props/e-high five (I can upgrade that to a chest bump if need be).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 06, 2007, 04:37:46 PM
Quote from: SD on June 06, 2007, 04:35:17 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 04:15:43 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 01:44:36 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 12:47:06 PM
Quote from: numbersman2 on June 06, 2007, 12:45:07 PM
I don't think I can help you out about your apartment question, until you post your girlfiends' address here too.

How many girlfriends do you think I have? And why do you assume you'd even want any of their addresses?

Paul? "Chad"?

The way you "flow", I don't know. 70?

http://www.myspace.com/andrewunderscorepeck   

Click play on the song, "It's called life" featuring Apex.

It doesn't play automatically when you visit my page. My verse is second. ~ APP



Woah.  Say, man!  That was, oh, I don't know, what do you call it -- phat?  Is that it?  If so, that's what that was.  Real good stuff there, Pex.  Respect/props/e-high five (I can upgrade that to a chest bump if need be).

Phat? I'll take that. That will do nicely. Thanks for listening.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Down In Front on June 06, 2007, 04:52:12 PM
Wait...you're WHITE?!?!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 04:59:44 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 06, 2007, 04:52:12 PM
Wait...you're WHITE?!?!

Only from the waste down I hear.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Yellon on June 06, 2007, 05:14:01 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 04:15:43 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 01:44:36 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 12:47:06 PM
Quote from: numbersman2 on June 06, 2007, 12:45:07 PM
I don't think I can help you out about your apartment question, until you post your girlfiends' address here too.

How many girlfriends do you think I have? And why do you assume you'd even want any of their addresses?

Paul? "Chad"?

The way you "flow", I don't know. 70?

http://www.myspace.com/andrewunderscorepeck   

Click play on the song, "It's called life" featuring Apex.

It doesn't play automatically when you visit my page. My verse is second. ~ APP



That's sweet, Apex. I dig that the background doesn't distract from the words as is so common nowadays. And the song was tight, too.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 06, 2007, 05:27:27 PM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on June 06, 2007, 05:14:01 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 04:15:43 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 01:44:36 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 12:47:06 PM
Quote from: numbersman2 on June 06, 2007, 12:45:07 PM
I don't think I can help you out about your apartment question, until you post your girlfiends' address here too.

How many girlfriends do you think I have? And why do you assume you'd even want any of their addresses?

Paul? "Chad"?

The way you "flow", I don't know. 70?

http://www.myspace.com/andrewunderscorepeck   

Click play on the song, "It's called life" featuring Apex.

It doesn't play automatically when you visit my page. My verse is second. ~ APP



That's sweet, Apex. I dig that the background doesn't distract from the words as is so common nowadays. And the song was tight, too.



Good lookin'. The producer, DJ Elastic is a professional. He's the Felix Pie of Indianapolis Hip Hop. Which means he's been a prospect forever and is soon to be a major player on a shitty team.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky! on June 06, 2007, 05:45:17 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 05:27:27 PM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on June 06, 2007, 05:14:01 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 04:15:43 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 01:44:36 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 12:47:06 PM
Quote from: numbersman2 on June 06, 2007, 12:45:07 PM
I don't think I can help you out about your apartment question, until you post your girlfiends' address here too.

How many girlfriends do you think I have? And why do you assume you'd even want any of their addresses?

Paul? "Chad"?

The way you "flow", I don't know. 70?

http://www.myspace.com/andrewunderscorepeck   

Click play on the song, "It's called life" featuring Apex.

It doesn't play automatically when you visit my page. My verse is second. ~ APP



That's sweet, Apex. I dig that the background doesn't distract from the words as is so common nowadays. And the song was tight, too.



Good lookin'. The producer, DJ Elastic is a professional. He's the Felix Pie of Indianapolis Hip Hop. Which means he's been a prospect forever and is soon to be a major player on a shitty team.

Hey hey! Good shit man. I approve. Because you KNOW that matters.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 06, 2007, 05:53:30 PM
Quote from: Slaky! on June 06, 2007, 05:45:17 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 05:27:27 PM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on June 06, 2007, 05:14:01 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 04:15:43 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 01:44:36 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 12:47:06 PM
Quote from: numbersman2 on June 06, 2007, 12:45:07 PM
I don't think I can help you out about your apartment question, until you post your girlfiends' address here too.

How many girlfriends do you think I have? And why do you assume you'd even want any of their addresses?

Paul? "Chad"?

The way you "flow", I don't know. 70?

http://www.myspace.com/andrewunderscorepeck   

Click play on the song, "It's called life" featuring Apex.

It doesn't play automatically when you visit my page. My verse is second. ~ APP



That's sweet, Apex. I dig that the background doesn't distract from the words as is so common nowadays. And the song was tight, too.



Good lookin'. The producer, DJ Elastic is a professional. He's the Felix Pie of Indianapolis Hip Hop. Which means he's been a prospect forever and is soon to be a major player on a shitty team.

Hey hey! Good shit man. I approve. Because you KNOW that matters.

Yeah. Thanks for the street cred, homes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 08:01:42 PM
Had to wait until I got home. I don't much like that type of music, but I like that.. nicely done.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 06, 2007, 08:16:45 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 08:01:42 PM
Had to wait until I got home. I don't much like that type of music, but I like that.. nicely done.
[/quote

Thanks. When I was younger I was a lot more prolific. I was in a crew that rhymed and battled and freestyled every day. I felt like I could beat anybody head to head. Use it or lose it. But my friend Rashaad, he never quit and now he's trying to put an album together and can use some help. I'll be featured on a track or two. It's fun as hell. Oh, what might have been.... if I weren't white and from teh ubrbs in Indiana.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD, Too on June 06, 2007, 09:12:37 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 08:16:45 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 08:01:42 PM
Had to wait until I got home. I don't much like that type of music, but I like that.. nicely done.
[/quote

Thanks. When I was younger I was a lot more prolific. I was in a crew that rhymed and battled and freestyled every day. I felt like I could beat anybody head to head. Use it or lose it. But my friend Rashaad, he never quit and now he's trying to put an album together and can use some help. I'll be featured on a track or two. It's fun as hell. Oh, what might have been.... if I weren't white and from teh ubrbs in Indiana.

Did your "crew" have a name?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 07, 2007, 09:08:09 AM
Quote from: JD, Too on June 06, 2007, 09:12:37 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 08:16:45 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 08:01:42 PM
Had to wait until I got home. I don't much like that type of music, but I like that.. nicely done.
[/quote

Thanks. When I was younger I was a lot more prolific. I was in a crew that rhymed and battled and freestyled every day. I felt like I could beat anybody head to head. Use it or lose it. But my friend Rashaad, he never quit and now he's trying to put an album together and can use some help. I'll be featured on a track or two. It's fun as hell. Oh, what might have been.... if I weren't white and from teh ubrbs in Indiana.

Did your "crew" have a name?

"Elite Lyricists" - not my idea. In my verse on this song, my first time in the studio in nearly 8 years, I start out by saying that "I studied lyrical techniques with Elite MC's." It was three man crew, one black, one white, one bi-racial. We had friends with rock bands and would make songs with them and we had a like a three-song demo produced in Columbus, Ohio in '99. But the other two guys couldn't keep themselves out of jail. So that was that. I went to college and forgot about it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: bozos72 on June 07, 2007, 09:13:00 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 07, 2007, 09:08:09 AM
Quote from: JD, Too on June 06, 2007, 09:12:37 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 08:16:45 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 08:01:42 PM
Had to wait until I got home. I don't much like that type of music, but I like that.. nicely done.
[/quote

Thanks. When I was younger I was a lot more prolific. I was in a crew that rhymed and battled and freestyled every day. I felt like I could beat anybody head to head. Use it or lose it. But my friend Rashaad, he never quit and now he's trying to put an album together and can use some help. I'll be featured on a track or two. It's fun as hell. Oh, what might have been.... if I weren't white and from teh ubrbs in Indiana.

Did your "crew" have a name?

"Elite Lyricists" - not my idea. In my verse on this song, my first time in the studio in nearly 10 years, I start out by saying that "I studied lyrical techniques with Elite MC's." It was three man crew, one black, one white, one bi-racial. We had friends with rock bands and would make songs with them and we had a like a three-song demo produced in Columbus, Ohio in '99. But the other two guys couldn't keep themselves out of jail. So that was that. I went to college and forgot about it.

Now that's street cred.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on June 07, 2007, 09:20:43 AM
Quote from: bozos72 on June 07, 2007, 09:13:00 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 07, 2007, 09:08:09 AM
Quote from: JD, Too on June 06, 2007, 09:12:37 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 08:16:45 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 08:01:42 PM
Had to wait until I got home. I don't much like that type of music, but I like that.. nicely done.
[/quote

Thanks. When I was younger I was a lot more prolific. I was in a crew that rhymed and battled and freestyled every day. I felt like I could beat anybody head to head. Use it or lose it. But my friend Rashaad, he never quit and now he's trying to put an album together and can use some help. I'll be featured on a track or two. It's fun as hell. Oh, what might have been.... if I weren't white and from teh ubrbs in Indiana.

Did your "crew" have a name?

"Elite Lyricists" - not my idea. In my verse on this song, my first time in the studio in nearly 10 years, I start out by saying that "I studied lyrical techniques with Elite MC's." It was three man crew, one black, one white, one bi-racial. We had friends with rock bands and would make songs with them and we had a like a three-song demo produced in Columbus, Ohio in '99. But the other two guys couldn't keep themselves out of jail. So that was that. I went to college and forgot about it.

Now that's street cred.

They stole money from Initech.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Apexx on June 07, 2007, 09:21:50 AM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 07, 2007, 09:20:43 AM
Quote from: bozos72 on June 07, 2007, 09:13:00 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 07, 2007, 09:08:09 AM
Quote from: JD, Too on June 06, 2007, 09:12:37 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 08:16:45 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 08:01:42 PM
Had to wait until I got home. I don't much like that type of music, but I like that.. nicely done.
[/quote

Thanks. When I was younger I was a lot more prolific. I was in a crew that rhymed and battled and freestyled every day. I felt like I could beat anybody head to head. Use it or lose it. But my friend Rashaad, he never quit and now he's trying to put an album together and can use some help. I'll be featured on a track or two. It's fun as hell. Oh, what might have been.... if I weren't white and from teh ubrbs in Indiana.

Did your "crew" have a name?

"Elite Lyricists" - not my idea. In my verse on this song, my first time in the studio in nearly 10 years, I start out by saying that "I studied lyrical techniques with Elite MC's." It was three man crew, one black, one white, one bi-racial. We had friends with rock bands and would make songs with them and we had a like a three-song demo produced in Columbus, Ohio in '99. But the other two guys couldn't keep themselves out of jail. So that was that. I went to college and forgot about it.

Now that's street cred.

They stole money from Initech.
HA! That's awesome.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on June 07, 2007, 09:26:18 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 07, 2007, 09:21:50 AM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 07, 2007, 09:20:43 AM
Quote from: bozos72 on June 07, 2007, 09:13:00 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 07, 2007, 09:08:09 AM
Quote from: JD, Too on June 06, 2007, 09:12:37 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 08:16:45 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 08:01:42 PM
Had to wait until I got home. I don't much like that type of music, but I like that.. nicely done.
[/quote

Thanks. When I was younger I was a lot more prolific. I was in a crew that rhymed and battled and freestyled every day. I felt like I could beat anybody head to head. Use it or lose it. But my friend Rashaad, he never quit and now he's trying to put an album together and can use some help. I'll be featured on a track or two. It's fun as hell. Oh, what might have been.... if I weren't white and from teh ubrbs in Indiana.

Did your "crew" have a name?

"Elite Lyricists" - not my idea. In my verse on this song, my first time in the studio in nearly 10 years, I start out by saying that "I studied lyrical techniques with Elite MC's." It was three man crew, one black, one white, one bi-racial. We had friends with rock bands and would make songs with them and we had a like a three-song demo produced in Columbus, Ohio in '99. But the other two guys couldn't keep themselves out of jail. So that was that. I went to college and forgot about it.

Now that's street cred.

They stole money from Initech.
HA! That's awesome.


My daily "to do" list:

1) Wake up.

2) Be aewsome.

3) Repeat #1 and #2 tomorrow.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD, Too on June 07, 2007, 09:28:45 AM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 07, 2007, 09:26:18 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 07, 2007, 09:21:50 AM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 07, 2007, 09:20:43 AM
Quote from: bozos72 on June 07, 2007, 09:13:00 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 07, 2007, 09:08:09 AM
Quote from: JD, Too on June 06, 2007, 09:12:37 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 08:16:45 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 08:01:42 PM
Had to wait until I got home. I don't much like that type of music, but I like that.. nicely done.
[/quote

Thanks. When I was younger I was a lot more prolific. I was in a crew that rhymed and battled and freestyled every day. I felt like I could beat anybody head to head. Use it or lose it. But my friend Rashaad, he never quit and now he's trying to put an album together and can use some help. I'll be featured on a track or two. It's fun as hell. Oh, what might have been.... if I weren't white and from teh ubrbs in Indiana.

Did your "crew" have a name?

"Elite Lyricists" - not my idea. In my verse on this song, my first time in the studio in nearly 10 years, I start out by saying that "I studied lyrical techniques with Elite MC's." It was three man crew, one black, one white, one bi-racial. We had friends with rock bands and would make songs with them and we had a like a three-song demo produced in Columbus, Ohio in '99. But the other two guys couldn't keep themselves out of jail. So that was that. I went to college and forgot about it.

Now that's street cred.

They stole money from Initech.
HA! That's awesome.


My daily "to do" list:

1) Wake up.

2) Be aewsome.

3) Repeat #1 and #2 tomorrow.

I think that messing up that quote took your previous 'awesome' away. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Down In Front on June 07, 2007, 10:29:41 AM
Quote from: JD, Too on June 07, 2007, 09:28:45 AM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 07, 2007, 09:26:18 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 07, 2007, 09:21:50 AM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 07, 2007, 09:20:43 AM
Quote from: bozos72 on June 07, 2007, 09:13:00 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 07, 2007, 09:08:09 AM
Quote from: JD, Too on June 06, 2007, 09:12:37 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 08:16:45 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 08:01:42 PM
Had to wait until I got home. I don't much like that type of music, but I like that.. nicely done.
[/quote

Thanks. When I was younger I was a lot more prolific. I was in a crew that rhymed and battled and freestyled every day. I felt like I could beat anybody head to head. Use it or lose it. But my friend Rashaad, he never quit and now he's trying to put an album together and can use some help. I'll be featured on a track or two. It's fun as hell. Oh, what might have been.... if I weren't white and from teh ubrbs in Indiana.

Did your "crew" have a name?

"Elite Lyricists" - not my idea. In my verse on this song, my first time in the studio in nearly 10 years, I start out by saying that "I studied lyrical techniques with Elite MC's." It was three man crew, one black, one white, one bi-racial. We had friends with rock bands and would make songs with them and we had a like a three-song demo produced in Columbus, Ohio in '99. But the other two guys couldn't keep themselves out of jail. So that was that. I went to college and forgot about it.

Now that's street cred.

They stole money from Initech.
HA! That's awesome.


My daily "to do" list:

1) Wake up.

2) Be aewsome.

3) Repeat #1 and #2 tomorrow.

I think that messing up that quote took your previous 'awesome' away. 

I agree.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on June 07, 2007, 10:34:09 AM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 07, 2007, 10:29:41 AM
Quote from: JD, Too on June 07, 2007, 09:28:45 AM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 07, 2007, 09:26:18 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 07, 2007, 09:21:50 AM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 07, 2007, 09:20:43 AM
Quote from: bozos72 on June 07, 2007, 09:13:00 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 07, 2007, 09:08:09 AM
Quote from: JD, Too on June 06, 2007, 09:12:37 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 08:16:45 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 08:01:42 PM
Had to wait until I got home. I don't much like that type of music, but I like that.. nicely done.
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Thanks. When I was younger I was a lot more prolific. I was in a crew that rhymed and battled and freestyled every day. I felt like I could beat anybody head to head. Use it or lose it. But my friend Rashaad, he never quit and now he's trying to put an album together and can use some help. I'll be featured on a track or two. It's fun as hell. Oh, what might have been.... if I weren't white and from teh ubrbs in Indiana.

Did your "crew" have a name?

"Elite Lyricists" - not my idea. In my verse on this song, my first time in the studio in nearly 10 years, I start out by saying that "I studied lyrical techniques with Elite MC's." It was three man crew, one black, one white, one bi-racial. We had friends with rock bands and would make songs with them and we had a like a three-song demo produced in Columbus, Ohio in '99. But the other two guys couldn't keep themselves out of jail. So that was that. I went to college and forgot about it.

Now that's street cred.

They stole money from Initech.
HA! That's awesome.


My daily "to do" list:

1) Wake up.

2) Be aewsome.

3) Repeat #1 and #2 tomorrow.

I think that messing up that quote took your previous 'awesome' away. 

I agree.
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You guys suck at this quote stuff.
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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on June 07, 2007, 10:59:52 AM
Quote from: EG on June 07, 2007, 10:34:09 AM
Quote from: Down In Front on June 07, 2007, 10:29:41 AM
Quote from: JD, Too on June 07, 2007, 09:28:45 AM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 07, 2007, 09:26:18 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 07, 2007, 09:21:50 AM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 07, 2007, 09:20:43 AM
Quote from: bozos72 on June 07, 2007, 09:13:00 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 07, 2007, 09:08:09 AM
Quote from: JD, Too on June 06, 2007, 09:12:37 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 06, 2007, 08:16:45 PM
Quote from: BananaHands on June 06, 2007, 08:01:42 PM
Had to wait until I got home. I don't much like that type of music, but I like that.. nicely done.
[/quote

Thanks. When I was younger I was a lot more prolific. I was in a crew that rhymed and battled and freestyled every day. I felt like I could beat anybody head to head. Use it or lose it. But my friend Rashaad, he never quit and now he's trying to put an album together and can use some help. I'll be featured on a track or two. It's fun as hell. Oh, what might have been.... if I weren't white and from teh ubrbs in Indiana.

Did your "crew" have a name?

"Elite Lyricists" - not my idea. In my verse on this song, my first time in the studio in nearly 10 years, I start out by saying that "I studied lyrical techniques with Elite MC's." It was three man crew, one black, one white, one bi-racial. We had friends with rock bands and would make songs with them and we had a like a three-song demo produced in Columbus, Ohio in '99. But the other two guys couldn't keep themselves out of jail. So that was that. I went to college and forgot about it.

Now that's street cred.

They stole money from Initech.
HA! That's awesome.


My daily "to do" list:

1) Wake up.

2) Be aewsome.

3) Repeat #1 and #2 tomorrow.

I think that messing up that quote took your previous 'awesome' away. 

I agree.
Quote
You guys suck at this quote stuff.
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Quote
Quote
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Quote

It's stylistic. therefore, it's awesome.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on June 12, 2007, 05:05:00 PM
I bought a Dell computer about a year ago and it's worked relatively fine.  A few days ago I got a notice -- out of nowhere -- telling me that my Windows software was no longer valid, and now I can't access iTunes, any files I bought from iTunes, Gmail notifier and any instant messenger program.  I also can't download and install any new software.

Of course my product is valid, since I bought it right from Dell and it's worked for the past year.  I went through Microsoft's website and "validated" the software, but the same problems remain.  Has anyone had this happen before?  Any idea how to fix it?  Besides buying a Mac.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on June 12, 2007, 05:09:55 PM
Quote from: EG on June 12, 2007, 05:05:00 PM
I bought a Dell computer about a year ago and it's worked relatively fine.  A few days ago I got a notice -- out of nowhere -- telling me that my Windows software was no longer valid, and now I can't access iTunes, any files I bought from iTunes, Gmail notifier and any instant messenger program.  I also can't download and install any new software.

Of course my product is valid, since I bought it right from Dell and it's worked for the past year.  I went through Microsoft's website and "validated" the software, but the same problems remain.  Has anyone had this happen before?  Any idea how to fix it?  Besides buying a Mac.

Same shit happened to me with all of my Office programs.  So I downloaded OpenOffice and told MS to go f@#$ themselves.  Then, I bought an Xbox 360 game and cried in shame.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on June 25, 2007, 11:25:27 AM
Bump.

Overnight parking in Wrigleyville. I'm looking for a garage or private lot. Is there a place I can look online and find them?

I've got a hotel room to stay in. I just don't have a parking space there. Would it even be easier, cheaper to park someplace else and take the Red Line?

Help?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Lance Dicksons Arm on June 25, 2007, 11:42:20 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 25, 2007, 11:25:27 AM
Bump.

Overnight parking in Wrigleyville. I'm looking for a garage or private lot. Is there a place I can look online and find them?

I've got a hotel room to stay in. I just don't have a parking space there. Would it even be easier, cheaper to park someplace else and take the Red Line?

Help?

This is a confusing set of facts.

Where are you staying?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on June 25, 2007, 11:54:10 AM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on June 25, 2007, 11:42:20 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 25, 2007, 11:25:27 AM
Bump.

Overnight parking in Wrigleyville. I'm looking for a garage or private lot. Is there a place I can look online and find them?

I've got a hotel room to stay in. I just don't have a parking space there. Would it even be easier, cheaper to park someplace else and take the Red Line?

Help?

This is a confusing set of facts.

Where are you staying?


At the Comfort Inn. W. Diversey Pkwy. Right of Clark. My friends are taking two cars and going up Friday. Some of us who can't make it up Friday are going Saturday morning and won't have a parking spot at the hotel. So we need to park for one night, get to the hotel and then hit the ballpark for Saturday's game. Driving back Sunday morning.



I've parked downtown around Haray Caray's and taken the train up before but that was all I knew to do and it was about four years ago. I'm older and wiser and know how to use desipio now. EDIT: Sort of.


Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky! on June 25, 2007, 11:55:43 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 25, 2007, 11:54:10 AM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on June 25, 2007, 11:42:20 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 25, 2007, 11:25:27 AM
Bump.

Overnight parking in Wrigleyville. I'm looking for a garage or private lot. Is there a place I can look online and find them?

I've got a hotel room to stay in. I just don't have a parking space there. Would it even be easier, cheaper to park someplace else and take the Red Line?

Help?

This is a confusing set of facts.

Where are you staying?


At the Comfort Inn. W. Diversey Pkwy. Right of Clark. My friends are taking two cars and going up Friday. Some of us who can't make it up Friday are going Saturday morning and won't have a parking spot at the hotel. So we need to park for one night, get to the hotel and then hit the ballpark for Saturday's game. Driving back Sunday morning.



I'll be on a rooftop again Saturday, walk down Sheffield and yell Slaky and I'll throw a cookie at you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: helloWorld on June 25, 2007, 12:41:12 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on June 25, 2007, 11:25:27 AM
Bump.

Overnight parking in Wrigleyville. I'm looking for a garage or private lot. Is there a place I can look online and find them?

I've got a hotel room to stay in. I just don't have a parking space there. Would it even be easier, cheaper to park someplace else and take the Red Line?

Help?

Yes, free is normally cheaper than paying, although you will need to pony for the El or bus (so it depends on how many people you have with you).  There is quite a bit of free parking about, although not much around Wrigleyville. 

The North and Sheffield area has quite a bit of non-zoned parking.  Try Concord (one block north of North Ave) between Sheffield and Clybourn, Clybourn has a ton of parking (watch for the meters and the times, some of it's non-metered though),  Marcey and Kingsbury Sts (diagonal, running just west of Clybourn) have a ton of parking too.  It does get a little crowded with shopping over there on Sat, but a spot will normally open up (it's all shoppers, not residents).  Jump on the El at North/Clybourn.  I have also found non-zoned spots west of the Kennedy near Addison (or just east and I mean just east, the wall-o-zone starts out pretty far from Wrigley).  Take the Addison bus.

Finally a zone ticket is only $50 and there is only a chance you will get a ticket, so all things being equal just park and take the chance.  It seems they cover an area once or twice a month, so the risk is not that high.  Caveat, this is my non-Wrigley experience, they might enforce at a higher rate there, as it was Wrigleyville that lead the charge for zoned parking in the first place.  Any Wrigley residents have a feel for zone enforcement around Wrigley?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on June 25, 2007, 12:57:49 PM
Parking enforcement has been pretty strict lately where I live (a few blocks West and South of the park), my feeling is that Da Mayor is looking to fill Da budget lately.  There is a lot across from the Days in on Diversey, so you may want to call to see how much it is to leave a car there.  Also there is a city lot at 1515 West Belmont (just behind Lincoln thats 50 cents per hour and tends to have spots.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Augie-O on June 25, 2007, 01:21:08 PM
Park 10 blocks or so west of the field.  I live on Damen, and we are far enough away to avoid the cubs parking zone.  Its a 1.25 mile walk or a quick ride on the addison bus away from the stadium.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on June 25, 2007, 04:37:34 PM
Thanks, guys. I'm sure this will work out.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on July 06, 2007, 10:27:33 AM
Ba-dump-a-dump.

Cable (Comcast) or Direct TV?  Right now I have cable in my doublewide with an HD DVR on one set, and basic on the other sets, but I'm thinking of taking the plunge for the dish.  Wary of the $200 for the HD/DVR, though.  I'm an avid Big Ten fan, though I'm confident Comcast will work out some sort of a deal. 

Gracias.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on July 06, 2007, 10:51:51 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 06, 2007, 10:27:33 AM
Ba-dump-a-dump.

Cable (Comcast) or Direct TV?  Right now I have cable in my doublewide with an HD DVR on one set, and basic on the other sets, but I'm thinking of taking the plunge for the dish.  Wary of the $200 for the HD/DVR, though.  I'm an avid Big Ten fan, though I'm confident Comcast will work out some sort of a deal. 

Gracias.


DirecTV. Easily.

The customer service alone makes it better. And I wouldn't hold out hope on Comcast and the BTN; a lot of cable companies didn't budge for the NFL, and I think the Big Ten is a tougher sell. DirecTV is adding a bunch of HD this summer, and they also have two baseball games in HD almost every night as part of the Extra Innings package. I know there were some complaints about the DirecTV HD DVR when it came out, but I haven't had any problems.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 10:58:12 AM
Me, I like Comcast.  The bundled interwebs service saves a bit of cash.  The DVR is sucky garbage, but Comcast has a deal with Tivo and Tivo w/ On-Demand (no CableCARD limited functionality) will be available in the fall (at least that's what they are saying).  On-Demand is very nice.  Does DirecTV have that yet?  I had DirecTV a couple of years ago and they did not.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on July 06, 2007, 11:06:58 AM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 10:58:12 AM
Me, I like Comcast.  The bundled interwebs service saves a bit of cash.  The DVR is sucky garbage, but Comcast has a deal with Tivo and Tivo w/ On-Demand (no CableCARD limited functionality) will be available in the fall (at least that's what they are saying).  On-Demand is very nice.  Does DirecTV have that yet?  I had DirecTV a couple of years ago and they did not.

2nd for Comcast.

If nothing else their HD is a far higher quality that D*.  D* compresses the shit out of their HD signals and it's only going to get worse when they add more channels.  And they've been saying they're gonna have over 100 channels added for over a year now.  The HD DVR is fine.  Not TIVO good, but it does a good job.  On-Demand is also worthy of a splooge thread.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 11:10:50 AM

I've got Comcast running through a Series 3 TiVo. I've also got the TV/phone/interweb bundle. Put me in the positive category.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on July 06, 2007, 11:14:54 AM
I haven't had any problems with Comcast (customer service or otherwise), but I'll reiterate what everyone has said about the absolutely horrendous DVR.  It drives me f@#$ing nuts when it's unresponsive (which is at least once a day).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 11:18:35 AM
For now, Comcast is the best interwebs you can get at home (see: reasonable price).  I do wish ATT would get off their crappy DSL ass and start building something like Verizon's FiOS.  FTTP is teh steak sauce and I drool over what you can get out on the east coast.

Fork, can you get On-Demand through you CableCARDs?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: DPappy on July 06, 2007, 11:34:20 AM
AT&T is running fiber for their new U-Verse network, but they're only running it to the node instead of the premises, unlike Verizon's FIOS.  My mother-in-law is subscribing to a U-Verse package deal for home phone, DSL, and IPTV.  The bundle package is pretty cheap (like $85/mo.), but the Internet speeds are typical DSL speeds and don't come anywhere close to what FIOS offers.

From what I know about CableCARDs, they're not currently capable of doing on-demand.  There's supposed to be another version of them that will support on-demand, but the cable industry is certainly in no hurry to get them out there.  They're too busy plotting their rate hike to cover the cost of developing set-top boxes that support CableCARDs.  The last thing they want is for 3rd-parties to have the ability to eliminate their lucrative equipment rental fees.  I hate the cable industry.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on July 06, 2007, 11:40:16 AM
Quote from: The Ghost of Chris Benoit on July 06, 2007, 11:06:58 AM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 10:58:12 AM
Me, I like Comcast.  The bundled interwebs service saves a bit of cash.  The DVR is sucky garbage, but Comcast has a deal with Tivo and Tivo w/ On-Demand (no CableCARD limited functionality) will be available in the fall (at least that's what they are saying).  On-Demand is very nice.  Does DirecTV have that yet?  I had DirecTV a couple of years ago and they did not.

2nd for Comcast.

If nothing else their HD is a far higher quality that D*.  D* compresses the shit out of their HD signals and it's only going to get worse when they add more channels.  And they've been saying they're gonna have over 100 channels added for over a year now.  The HD DVR is fine.  Not TIVO good, but it does a good job.  On-Demand is also worthy of a splooge thread.
What Ghost said. The compression is so bad over a dish you can't even get close to 720 much less ever getting 1080. I haven't had too many problems with the Comcast HD DVR. When it has given me trouble unplugging it and letting it reset has fixed the problem. Both cable and internet customer service SUCKS though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 11:54:42 AM
Quote from: flannj on July 06, 2007, 11:40:16 AM
I haven't had too many problems with the Comcast HD DVR. When it has given me trouble unplugging it and letting it reset has fixed the problem. Both cable and internet customer service SUCKS though.

The damn thing is as stable as Windows for Workgroups running NetBUI as a file server.  Rebooting blows away it's understanding of channels and shows.  Also, it seems to respond the worst when you are recording something and watching something else, so rebooting causes you to lose what you are recording.  I negative the DVR and am eagerly awaiting the switch to Tivo.  The equipment will not be swapped, so I am a bit nervous there.  Instead, the Tivo software will download to the existing Motorola DVR.  I pray the problem is in the software and not the hardware.  The current cost of the DVR is 10 bucks, the rental on the current DVR will drop to 5, with Tivo cost will be 15.  Last I heard, mid-Sept.

Quote from: DPappy on July 06, 2007, 11:34:20 AM
AT&T is running fiber for their new U-Verse network, but they're only running it to the node instead of the premises, unlike Verizon's FIOS.  My mother-in-law is subscribing to a U-Verse package deal for home phone, DSL, and IPTV.  The bundle package is pretty cheap (like $85/mo.), but the Internet speeds are typical DSL speeds and don't come anywhere close to what FIOS offers.

From what I know about CableCARDs, they're not currently capable of doing on-demand.  There's supposed to be another version of them that will support on-demand, but the cable industry is certainly in no hurry to get them out there.  They're too busy plotting their rate hike to cover the cost of developing set-top boxes that support CableCARDs.  The last thing they want is for 3rd-parties to have the ability to eliminate their lucrative equipment rental fees.  I hate the cable industry.

U-Verse is a stupid joke that ATT is playing trying to keep the states happy.  It's basically DSL shit repackaged as DSL excrement.  It's not like much of ATT's backbone was not fiber already.

I positive hate the cable industry too, but can we also give a share to the Telecoms, at least ATT/SBC (Verizon does seem to have it's act together)?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on July 06, 2007, 12:39:46 PM
FYI all you Comcast internet nerds.

http://tinyurl.com/2fqus5

Check to see if the service is in your area.


http://www.comcast.com/16/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on July 06, 2007, 12:43:02 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Chris Benoit on July 06, 2007, 12:39:46 PM
FYI all you Comcast internet nerds.

http://tinyurl.com/2fqus5

Check to see if the service is in your area.


http://www.comcast.com/16/

That first link is not Comcastic.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 12:57:03 PM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 11:18:35 AM
For now, Comcast is the best interwebs you can get at home (see: reasonable price).  I do wish ATT would get off their crappy DSL ass and start building something like Verizon's FiOS.  FTTP is teh steak sauce and I drool over what you can get out on the east coast.

Fork, can you get On-Demand through you CableCARDs?

I do indeed get On-Demand through me CableCARDs.

And, I had Verizon as my high-speed provider when I was in NY. Steak sauce.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 01:07:20 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 12:57:03 PM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 11:18:35 AM
For now, Comcast is the best interwebs you can get at home (see: reasonable price).  I do wish ATT would get off their crappy DSL ass and start building something like Verizon's FiOS.  FTTP is teh steak sauce and I drool over what you can get out on the east coast.

Fork, can you get On-Demand through you CableCARDs?

I do indeed get On-Demand through me CableCARDs.

And, I had Verizon as my high-speed provider when I was in NY. Steak sauce.

Really?!?  On-Demand was the one reason I did get Tivo (loved it when I had  DirecTV).  My wife was pissed when I decided to switch to Comcast, so going back to Tivo would make her happy and thus increase my happiness levels as well.

How does it work?  Do you bounce over from the Tivo interface into a Comcastic On-Demand interface (on channel 1)?  Please elaborate, as I might very well make the switch.  Also, what do the CableCARDs run (the 3 series has 2, correct?)  Is it a pain to get them from Comcast or can I pick them up as easily as a DVR?

Wow, this is indeed the only site I'll ever need.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 01:15:33 PM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 01:07:20 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 12:57:03 PM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 11:18:35 AM
For now, Comcast is the best interwebs you can get at home (see: reasonable price).  I do wish ATT would get off their crappy DSL ass and start building something like Verizon's FiOS.  FTTP is teh steak sauce and I drool over what you can get out on the east coast.

Fork, can you get On-Demand through you CableCARDs?

I do indeed get On-Demand through me CableCARDs.

And, I had Verizon as my high-speed provider when I was in NY. Steak sauce.

Really?!?  On-Demand was the one reason I did get Tivo (loved it when I had  DirecTV).  My wife was pissed when I decided to switch to Comcast, so going back to Tivo would make her happy and thus increase my happiness levels as well.

How does it work?  Do you bounce over from the Tivo interface into a Comcastic On-Demand interface (on channel 1)?  Please elaborate, as I might very well make the switch.  Also, what do the CableCARDs run (the 3 series has 2, correct?)  Is it a pain to get them from Comcast or can I pick them up as easily as a DVR?

Wow, this is indeed the only site I'll ever need.

I haven't really played with the OnDemand stuff, I'll have to get back to you on that.

As for the cards, Comcast will send someone out to your house to pop 'em in & configure them at no additional cost. You get 2 cards, they plug into the back of the TiVo. The Series 3 even comes with an HDMI cable, saving you a few bucks. I've got HDMI going into the TV(http://www.abtelectronics.com/product/25039.html), and optical going into my receiver. Bon temps.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on July 06, 2007, 01:22:54 PM
Quote from: Kermit on July 06, 2007, 12:43:02 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Chris Benoit on July 06, 2007, 12:39:46 PM
FYI all you Comcast internet nerds.

http://tinyurl.com/2fqus5

Check to see if the service is in your area.


http://www.comcast.com/16/

That first link is not Comcastic.

Damn.  Gues you can't just link the attachment.

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=109181&t=552670&highlight=comcast

The attach is in the first post.  Free upgrade to 16Mbps...maybe.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: DPappy on July 06, 2007, 02:03:16 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 12:57:03 PM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 11:18:35 AM
For now, Comcast is the best interwebs you can get at home (see: reasonable price).  I do wish ATT would get off their crappy DSL ass and start building something like Verizon's FiOS.  FTTP is teh steak sauce and I drool over what you can get out on the east coast.

Fork, can you get On-Demand through you CableCARDs?

I do indeed get On-Demand through me CableCARDs.

And, I had Verizon as my high-speed provider when I was in NY. Steak sauce.

I had thought that the Series3 TiVo didn't support CableCARD 2.0.  Obviously, I was dead wrong there.  If the cable company provides version 2.0 CableCARDs, then I guess VOD and PPV options should be available through your TiVo.  Neat-o.  I'm curious to know how it works, too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on July 06, 2007, 02:19:59 PM
Interesting article on HTPC cablecards.   not sure if it's the same thing as the TIVO ones.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ocur?page=0%2C0
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 03:05:24 PM
Quote from: DPappy on July 06, 2007, 02:03:16 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 12:57:03 PM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 11:18:35 AM
For now, Comcast is the best interwebs you can get at home (see: reasonable price).  I do wish ATT would get off their crappy DSL ass and start building something like Verizon's FiOS.  FTTP is teh steak sauce and I drool over what you can get out on the east coast.

Fork, can you get On-Demand through you CableCARDs?

I do indeed get On-Demand through me CableCARDs.

And, I had Verizon as my high-speed provider when I was in NY. Steak sauce.

I had thought that the Series3 TiVo didn't support CableCARD 2.0.  Obviously, I was dead wrong there.  If the cable company provides version 2.0 CableCARDs, then I guess VOD and PPV options should be available through your TiVo.  Neat-o.  I'm curious to know how it works, too.

My only negative about Series 3 is that it doesn't allow network interface between DVRs like Series 2 does...I've got a 2 and 3 hooked up to my living room TV, and a 2 hooked up to my guest room TV, so I can at least move programs from room to room, even if I need to have 2 DVRs running into one TV.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on July 06, 2007, 03:30:57 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 03:05:24 PM
Quote from: DPappy on July 06, 2007, 02:03:16 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 12:57:03 PM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 11:18:35 AM
For now, Comcast is the best interwebs you can get at home (see: reasonable price).  I do wish ATT would get off their crappy DSL ass and start building something like Verizon's FiOS.  FTTP is teh steak sauce and I drool over what you can get out on the east coast.

Fork, can you get On-Demand through you CableCARDs?

I do indeed get On-Demand through me CableCARDs.

And, I had Verizon as my high-speed provider when I was in NY. Steak sauce.

I had thought that the Series3 TiVo didn't support CableCARD 2.0.  Obviously, I was dead wrong there.  If the cable company provides version 2.0 CableCARDs, then I guess VOD and PPV options should be available through your TiVo.  Neat-o.  I'm curious to know how it works, too.

My only negative about Series 3 is that it doesn't allow network interface between DVRs like Series 2 does...I've got a 2 and 3 hooked up to my living room TV, and a 2 hooked up to my guest room TV, so I can at least move programs from room to room, even if I need to have 2 DVRs running into one TV.

As much as I would love to make out with a Series 3...The HD DVR "rental" from Comcast is $10/month (approx) and the Series 3 TIVO is around $800 (approx).  That's 80 months before the price breaks even.  By then there's more than likely going to be a new version or format out.  If the rumors are true, the DVR "rental" goes to $5/mo (160 months before b/e) and the TIVO model is $15/mo (53 months before b/e). 

That's one of the reasons I ditched D*.  I didn't want to shell out $1000 for their HD receiver (this was before they rented them as well) when I could rent a Comcast one for much cheaper.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: DPappy on July 06, 2007, 03:45:35 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Chris Benoit on July 06, 2007, 03:30:57 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 03:05:24 PM
Quote from: DPappy on July 06, 2007, 02:03:16 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 12:57:03 PM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 11:18:35 AM
For now, Comcast is the best interwebs you can get at home (see: reasonable price).  I do wish ATT would get off their crappy DSL ass and start building something like Verizon's FiOS.  FTTP is teh steak sauce and I drool over what you can get out on the east coast.

Fork, can you get On-Demand through you CableCARDs?

I do indeed get On-Demand through me CableCARDs.

And, I had Verizon as my high-speed provider when I was in NY. Steak sauce.

I had thought that the Series3 TiVo didn't support CableCARD 2.0.  Obviously, I was dead wrong there.  If the cable company provides version 2.0 CableCARDs, then I guess VOD and PPV options should be available through your TiVo.  Neat-o.  I'm curious to know how it works, too.

My only negative about Series 3 is that it doesn't allow network interface between DVRs like Series 2 does...I've got a 2 and 3 hooked up to my living room TV, and a 2 hooked up to my guest room TV, so I can at least move programs from room to room, even if I need to have 2 DVRs running into one TV.

As much as I would love to make out with a Series 3...The HD DVR "rental" from Comcast is $10/month (approx) and the Series 3 TIVO is around $800 (approx).  That's 80 months before the price breaks even.  By then there's more than likely going to be a new version or format out.  If the rumors are true, the DVR "rental" goes to $5/mo (160 months before b/e) and the TIVO model is $15/mo (53 months before b/e). 

That's one of the reasons I ditched D*.  I didn't want to shell out $1000 for their HD receiver (this was before they rented them as well) when I could rent a Comcast one for much cheaper.

You can get a Series3 TiVo from Amazon for under $600.  You're always going to pay more for the TiVo because it's a higher quality product and it's 3rd party.  But I agree that it's still a lot of money to pay up front.

My Series2 will stay in my house until the day it dies.  I just hope that when I'm ready to take the plunge on an upgrade, that TiVo is still offering the ability to transfer my lifetime service to the new one.  Rumor has it that a cheaper version of the Series3 is in the works.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on July 06, 2007, 03:54:24 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 06, 2007, 10:27:33 AM
Ba-dump-a-dump.

Cable (Comcast) or Direct TV?  Right now I have cable in my doublewide with an HD DVR on one set, and basic on the other sets, but I'm thinking of taking the plunge for the dish.  Wary of the $200 for the HD/DVR, though.  I'm an avid Big Ten fan, though I'm confident Comcast will work out some sort of a deal. 

Gracias.



I'm another satisfied DirectTV customer who switched from Comcast. No experience with HD though because we're in the Stone Age here.

From everything I've read, I have serious doubts that Comcast will pay what the BigTen Network wants.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 04:01:23 PM
Quote from: DPappy on July 06, 2007, 03:45:35 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Chris Benoit on July 06, 2007, 03:30:57 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 03:05:24 PM
Quote from: DPappy on July 06, 2007, 02:03:16 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on July 06, 2007, 12:57:03 PM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 06, 2007, 11:18:35 AM
For now, Comcast is the best interwebs you can get at home (see: reasonable price).  I do wish ATT would get off their crappy DSL ass and start building something like Verizon's FiOS.  FTTP is teh steak sauce and I drool over what you can get out on the east coast.

Fork, can you get On-Demand through you CableCARDs?

I do indeed get On-Demand through me CableCARDs.

And, I had Verizon as my high-speed provider when I was in NY. Steak sauce.

I had thought that the Series3 TiVo didn't support CableCARD 2.0.  Obviously, I was dead wrong there.  If the cable company provides version 2.0 CableCARDs, then I guess VOD and PPV options should be available through your TiVo.  Neat-o.  I'm curious to know how it works, too.

My only negative about Series 3 is that it doesn't allow network interface between DVRs like Series 2 does...I've got a 2 and 3 hooked up to my living room TV, and a 2 hooked up to my guest room TV, so I can at least move programs from room to room, even if I need to have 2 DVRs running into one TV.

As much as I would love to make out with a Series 3...The HD DVR "rental" from Comcast is $10/month (approx) and the Series 3 TIVO is around $800 (approx).  That's 80 months before the price breaks even.  By then there's more than likely going to be a new version or format out.  If the rumors are true, the DVR "rental" goes to $5/mo (160 months before b/e) and the TIVO model is $15/mo (53 months before b/e). 

That's one of the reasons I ditched D*.  I didn't want to shell out $1000 for their HD receiver (this was before they rented them as well) when I could rent a Comcast one for much cheaper.

You can get a Series3 TiVo from Amazon for under $600.  You're always going to pay more for the TiVo because it's a higher quality product and it's 3rd party.  But I agree that it's still a lot of money to pay up front.

My Series2 will stay in my house until the day it dies.  I just hope that when I'm ready to take the plunge on an upgrade, that TiVo is still offering the ability to transfer my lifetime service to the new one.  Rumor has it that a cheaper version of the Series3 is in the works.

I transferred my lifetime service from my Series 2 that doesn't have a DVD burner to my Series 3. It still costs a couple hundred bucks, but it's a damn sight better than having 3 lifetimes, when I only have cable running into 2 DVRs anyway.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RW on August 05, 2007, 06:42:54 PM
Bump...


I am currently trying to set up a fantasy football league with two divisions (either ten or twelve teams each) with an offline draft for each division with either four or eight (if possible) teams to meet in the playoffs.  In a perfect world it would be a free league, seeing as how I am setting this up for a bunch of drunken deadbeats, but if anyone has any help on this issue,it would almost be a kick-ass as
Woody taking the mound tonight.  Sorry about the BC sentences.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: bozos72 on August 06, 2007, 01:56:58 PM
Quote from: RW on August 05, 2007, 06:42:54 PM
Bump...


I am currently trying to set up a fantasy football league with two divisions (either ten or twelve teams each) with an offline draft for each division with either four or eight (if possible) teams to meet in the playoffs.  In a perfect world it would be a free league, seeing as how I am setting this up for a bunch of drunken deadbeats, but if anyone has any help on this issue,it would almost be a kick-ass as
Woody taking the mound tonight.  Sorry about the BC sentences.

Feel free to send me a message with any questions.  I can geek on fantasy football with teh best of them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on August 13, 2007, 05:45:02 PM
I'm sure I'm in the minority since I don't know the answer to this question, but what time do the gates open at Wrigley before a night game?  Is it 2 hours before?  If someone could help me out, I'd appreciate it.  Not enough to do anything for you, of course.  But I'd be appreciative.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Rob_Goldman on August 13, 2007, 06:29:09 PM
Quote from: Kermit on August 13, 2007, 05:45:02 PM
I'm sure I'm in the minority since I don't know the answer to this question, but what time do the gates open at Wrigley before a night game?  Is it 2 hours before?  If someone could help me out, I'd appreciate it.  Not enough to do anything for you, of course.  But I'd be appreciative.

Can we get this questioned stickied please? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Paul Popovich Experience on August 13, 2007, 07:50:02 PM
Quote from: Kermit on August 13, 2007, 05:45:02 PM
I'm sure I'm in the minority since I don't know the answer to this question, but what time do the gates open at Wrigley before a night game?  Is it 2 hours before?  If someone could help me out, I'd appreciate it.  Not enough to do anything for you, of course.  But I'd be appreciative.

I'm sure Big Gay Al can help you out. {But I believe for a 7PM start, they do open at 5}
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on August 14, 2007, 09:17:46 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 13, 2007, 05:45:02 PM
I'm sure I'm in the minority since I don't know the answer to this question, but what time do the gates open at Wrigley before a night game?  Is it 2 hours before?  If someone could help me out, I'd appreciate it.  Not enough to do anything for you, of course.  But I'd be appreciative.
From the Cubs web site
Game Times: Unless otherwise announced, home night games begin at 7:05 p.m. Various day game times are as follows: 12:20pm, 1:20pm and 3:05pm. Game times are subject to change. Complete Cubs schedule »

Gate Opening Times: The gates of Wrigley Field will open two hours prior to each game time unless otherwise announced.

You going tonight Kerm?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Down In Front on August 14, 2007, 10:18:14 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 13, 2007, 05:45:02 PM
I'm sure I'm in the minority since I don't know the answer to this question, but what time do the gates open at Wrigley before a night game?  Is it 2 hours before?  If someone could help me out, I'd appreciate it.  Not enough to do anything for you, of course.  But I'd be appreciative.

What are you looking to heckle SuperVORP during BP?  Be careful.  You might get hit with a grilled cheese sandwich.

Also, I'll be there tonight with Mrs. Huey and some friends.  Stop by and say hey.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 10:29:07 AM
Thanks for the help, guys.  I couldn't find that on the Cubs.com website (which is eyeahhrea).  I will be there tomorrow night, actually.  Some buddies and I managed to get 5 single tickets in the same nosebleed sections (above your seats, Huey).  Yay?

Anyone going tomorrow?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on August 14, 2007, 10:34:56 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 10:29:07 AM
Thanks for the help, guys.  I couldn't find that on the Cubs.com website (which is eyeahhrea).  I will be there tomorrow night, actually.  Some buddies and I managed to get 5 single tickets in the same nosebleed sections (above your seats, Huey).  Yay?

Anyone going tomorrow?
Tonight and tomorrow
I have issues.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 10:38:27 AM
Quote from: flannj on August 14, 2007, 10:34:56 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 10:29:07 AM
Thanks for the help, guys.  I couldn't find that on the Cubs.com website (which is eyeahhrea).  I will be there tomorrow night, actually.  Some buddies and I managed to get 5 single tickets in the same nosebleed sections (above your seats, Huey).  Yay?

Anyone going tomorrow?
Tonight and tomorrow
I have issues.

Make sure you get there early tomorrow so you can get an Aramis Ramirez bobble knee wrist head doll.  Where are you sitting?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on August 14, 2007, 11:05:51 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 10:38:27 AM
Quote from: flannj on August 14, 2007, 10:34:56 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 10:29:07 AM
Thanks for the help, guys.  I couldn't find that on the Cubs.com website (which is eyeahhrea).  I will be there tomorrow night, actually.  Some buddies and I managed to get 5 single tickets in the same nosebleed sections (above your seats, Huey).  Yay?

Anyone going tomorrow?
Tonight and tomorrow
I have issues.

Make sure you get there early tomorrow so you can get an Aramis Ramirez bobble knee wrist head doll.  Where are you sitting?
Aisle 38, Row 10
Chad Kreuter's hat territory

Tonight with a buddy.
Tommorow with my 16 yr. old son.
(DCFS is going to show up at my house one of these days)

You gonna be sauce-faced again?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 11:14:59 AM
Quote from: flannj on August 14, 2007, 11:05:51 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 10:38:27 AM
Quote from: flannj on August 14, 2007, 10:34:56 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 10:29:07 AM
Thanks for the help, guys.  I couldn't find that on the Cubs.com website (which is eyeahhrea).  I will be there tomorrow night, actually.  Some buddies and I managed to get 5 single tickets in the same nosebleed sections (above your seats, Huey).  Yay?

Anyone going tomorrow?
Tonight and tomorrow
I have issues.

Make sure you get there early tomorrow so you can get an Aramis Ramirez bobble knee wrist head doll.  Where are you sitting?
Aisle 38, Row 10
Chad Kreuter's hat territory

Tonight with a buddy.
Tommorow with my 16 yr. old son.
(DCFS is going to show up at my house one of these days)

You gonna be sauce-faced again?

Nah, but I will have a couple of beers, I'm sure.  Living out in the Nape generally means less drunken shouting at Wrigley.  Slightly less.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on August 14, 2007, 11:17:12 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 11:14:59 AM
Quote from: flannj on August 14, 2007, 11:05:51 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 10:38:27 AM
Quote from: flannj on August 14, 2007, 10:34:56 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 10:29:07 AM
Thanks for the help, guys.  I couldn't find that on the Cubs.com website (which is eyeahhrea).  I will be there tomorrow night, actually.  Some buddies and I managed to get 5 single tickets in the same nosebleed sections (above your seats, Huey).  Yay?

Anyone going tomorrow?
Tonight and tomorrow
I have issues.

Make sure you get there early tomorrow so you can get an Aramis Ramirez bobble knee wrist head doll.  Where are you sitting?
Aisle 38, Row 10
Chad Kreuter's hat territory

Tonight with a buddy.
Tommorow with my 16 yr. old son.
(DCFS is going to show up at my house one of these days)

You gonna be sauce-faced again?

Nah, but I will have a couple of beers, I'm sure.  Living out in the Nape generally means less drunken shouting at Wrigley.  Slightly less.

More dissertations on the Goat on the bus ride home.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 11:27:58 AM
Quote from: Kwyjibo on August 14, 2007, 11:17:12 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 11:14:59 AM
Quote from: flannj on August 14, 2007, 11:05:51 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 10:38:27 AM
Quote from: flannj on August 14, 2007, 10:34:56 AM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 10:29:07 AM
Thanks for the help, guys.  I couldn't find that on the Cubs.com website (which is eyeahhrea).  I will be there tomorrow night, actually.  Some buddies and I managed to get 5 single tickets in the same nosebleed sections (above your seats, Huey).  Yay?

Anyone going tomorrow?
Tonight and tomorrow
I have issues.

Make sure you get there early tomorrow so you can get an Aramis Ramirez bobble knee wrist head doll.  Where are you sitting?
Aisle 38, Row 10
Chad Kreuter's hat territory

Tonight with a buddy.
Tommorow with my 16 yr. old son.
(DCFS is going to show up at my house one of these days)

You gonna be sauce-faced again?

Nah, but I will have a couple of beers, I'm sure.  Living out in the Nape generally means less drunken shouting at Wrigley.  Slightly less.

More dissertations on the Goat on the bus ride home.

I think I'm going to have to drive to Oak Park and do the El this time.  Stupid bus with their stupid "schedule."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: cubbiebluestew on August 14, 2007, 12:09:55 PM
Back to the cable versus satelite discussion.  I got a letter last night from my satellite company telling me that they are adding 75 new HD channels in September and will have 100 in 2008.  Interesting side note.  I spelled "satellite" two different ways, but spell check likes them both.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on August 14, 2007, 12:33:29 PM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on August 14, 2007, 12:09:55 PM
Back to the cable versus satelite discussion.  I got a letter last night from my satellite company telling me that they are adding 75 new HD channels in September and will have 100 in 2008.  Interesting side note.  I spelled "satellite" two different ways, but spell check likes them both.

I'll be taking the plunge into DirecTV shortly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andy on August 14, 2007, 01:20:34 PM
I'll be at the game on Thursday.  It's random school supply giveaway day.  I hope I get paste.  It'll save me money on a hot dog.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Corn-fed on August 14, 2007, 01:22:17 PM
Quote from: Andy on August 14, 2007, 01:20:34 PM
I'll be at the game on Thursday.  It's random school supply giveaway day.  I hope I get paste.  It'll save me money on a hot dog.

Come on, protractor...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 02:04:42 PM
Quote from: Corn-fed on August 14, 2007, 01:22:17 PM
Quote from: Andy on August 14, 2007, 01:20:34 PM
I'll be at the game on Thursday.  It's random school supply giveaway day.  I hope I get paste.  It'll save me money on a hot dog.

Come on, protractor...

Too bad we don't live on a farm.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on August 14, 2007, 02:35:05 PM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 02:04:42 PM
Quote from: Corn-fed on August 14, 2007, 01:22:17 PM
Quote from: Andy on August 14, 2007, 01:20:34 PM
I'll be at the game on Thursday.  It's random school supply giveaway day.  I hope I get paste.  It'll save me money on a hot dog.

Come on, protractor...

Too bad we don't live on a farm.
I prefer my farm implements to retain their amateur status.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on August 14, 2007, 02:58:00 PM
Quote from: Chuckosan on August 14, 2007, 02:35:05 PM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 02:04:42 PM
Quote from: Corn-fed on August 14, 2007, 01:22:17 PM
Quote from: Andy on August 14, 2007, 01:20:34 PM
I'll be at the game on Thursday.  It's random school supply giveaway day.  I hope I get paste.  It'll save me money on a hot dog.

Come on, protractor...

Too bad we don't live on a farm.
I prefer my farm implements to retain their amateur status.

Why? You don't need to be a amateur tractor to get into the Olympics any more.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on August 14, 2007, 03:30:42 PM
Quote from: Kwyjibo on August 14, 2007, 02:58:00 PM
Quote from: Chuckosan on August 14, 2007, 02:35:05 PM
Quote from: Kermit on August 14, 2007, 02:04:42 PM
Quote from: Corn-fed on August 14, 2007, 01:22:17 PM
Quote from: Andy on August 14, 2007, 01:20:34 PM
I'll be at the game on Thursday.  It's random school supply giveaway day.  I hope I get paste.  It'll save me money on a hot dog.

Come on, protractor...

Too bad we don't live on a farm.
I prefer my farm implements to retain their amateur status.

Why? You don't need to be a amateur tractor to get into the Olympics any more.
What, you have a car?!?!?!  Braggart.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: cubbiebluestew on August 14, 2007, 04:44:09 PM
When I went to Volta Elementary School my mother would take me to Woolworth's on Lawrence to buy "school supplies" in the last week of August. Pencils, fountain pen, eraser, ink, paste, chalk, crayons, tempra paint, compass, protracter, ruler, a notebook and some kind of kit to stick all that stuff into. I would usually misplace all of that stuff by the second week of school.  Did anyone else get to paint on that paper that had huge lumps of wood in it?  Drawing a straight line was very difficult because you had to go around those lumps.  It tasted salty when you ate it.  What was the question?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on August 14, 2007, 04:47:30 PM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on August 14, 2007, 04:44:09 PM
I would usually misplace all of that stuff by the second week of school.  Did anyone else get to paint on that paper that had huge lumps of wood in it?
Yes.  Great kind of paper.

My mother got mad when I used it.  Maybe because she called it the "family room panelling."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: bozos72 on August 14, 2007, 04:57:07 PM
Who you kiddin', Stew.  When you were in elementary school, they still used paper made from hemp.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on August 14, 2007, 05:05:28 PM
Quote from: bozos72 on August 14, 2007, 04:57:07 PM
Who you kiddin', Stew.  When you were in elementary school, they still used paper made from hemp plants that grew in the Nile Delta.
Backdated.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Corn-fed on August 14, 2007, 05:10:30 PM
Quote from: Chuckosan on August 14, 2007, 05:05:28 PM
Quote from: bozos72 on August 14, 2007, 04:57:07 PM
Who you kiddin', Stew.  When you were in elementary school, they still used paper made from hemp plants that grew in the Nile Delta cuneiform tablets.
Backdated.

Cradle of civilization'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on August 15, 2007, 05:34:23 AM
Quote from: Corn-fed on August 14, 2007, 05:10:30 PM
Quote from: Chuckosan on August 14, 2007, 05:05:28 PM
Quote from: bozos72 on August 14, 2007, 04:57:07 PM
Who you kiddin', Stew.  When you were in elementary school, they still used paper made from hemp plants that grew in the Nile Delta cuneiform tablets a patch of mud and a stick.
Backdated.

Cradle of civilization'd

Pre-civilisation'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on August 15, 2007, 05:43:46 AM

I thought he was home cave schooled.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Grandmaster Wang on August 15, 2007, 06:37:07 AM
Let 'em all go to hell, except for cave 76.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on August 15, 2007, 08:31:30 AM
Quote from: 27B Stroke 6 on August 15, 2007, 06:37:07 AM
Let 'em all go to hell, except for cave 76.

Stew wrote than anthem. He also prayed to Phil.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Corn-fed on August 15, 2007, 09:21:43 AM
Quote from: 27B Stroke 6 on August 15, 2007, 06:37:07 AM
Let 'em all go to hell, except for cave 76.

Wiggum: Well hey, hey! You're Mel Brooks. Sure, I'll give you a ride.
Brooks: Thank you.
Wiggum: Er, on the way, we can do that, uh, 2000-dollar man thing.
Brooks: Mmm...
Wiggum: You be Carl Reiner, and I'll be police chief Wiggum.
Brooks: Listen, why don't you play Carl Reiner, and let me play police chief Wiggum? I hate Carl Reiner!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: cubbiebluestew on August 15, 2007, 09:28:37 AM
 I will have the last laugh when they publish that book of my cave drawings.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Corn-fed on August 15, 2007, 09:48:45 AM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on August 15, 2007, 09:28:37 AM
I will have the last laugh when they publish that book of my cave drawings.

A quick preview, courtesy of Stew's publisher...

(http://i15.tinypic.com/4zbhkko.gif)   (http://i18.tinypic.com/664m5op.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on August 15, 2007, 09:51:13 AM
Quote from: Corn-fed on August 15, 2007, 09:48:45 AM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on August 15, 2007, 09:28:37 AM
I will have the last laugh when they publish that book of my cave drawings.

A quick preview, courtesy of Stew's publisher...

(http://i15.tinypic.com/4zbhkko.gif)   

Frankie, if you're gonna fuck a donkey, make sure he's in a ditch so he can't kick you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on August 27, 2007, 04:01:27 PM

bump.

I'm trying to find the audio clip of Cedric Maxwell telling Violet Palmer to make him bacon and eggs - anyone got a link?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andy on August 29, 2007, 07:55:31 PM
DirecTV is now testing the 80 HD channels they're going to give to greedy bastards like me (for the $9.99 I currently pay for HD):

9823 A&E
9872 ABC Family
9866 Altitude
9805 Animal Planet
9848 Big Ten
9858 Bravo
9855 Cartoon Network
9871 Chiller/ SAC MNT
9814 Cinemax HD
9867 Cinemax West
9877 CNBC
9849 CNN
9850 Comcast SportsNet Chicago
9860 Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
9859 Comedy Central
9863 CSN West
9800 CSTV
9838 Discovery
9804 Disney Channel
9810 ESPN News
9870 FSN Arizona
9802 FSN Bay Area
9856 FSN Cincinnati
9875 FSN Detroit
9861 FSN Florida
9803 FSN Houston
9801 FSN Midwest
9807 FSN New England
9812 FSN New York
9806 FSN North
9811 FSN Northwest
9851 FSN Ohio
9816 FSN Pittsburgh
9841 FSN Prime Ticket
9821 FSN Rocky Mountain
9826 FSN South
9831 FSN Southwest
9836 FSN West
9843 Fuel
9808 FX
9819 HBO West
9844 HGTV
9833 History Channel
9865 MASN/ SportsTime Ohio
9869 MHD
9839 Movie Channel
9817 MSG
9818 MTV
9815 National Georaphic
9820 NBA TV
9876 NESN
9825 NFL Network
9830 NHL
9874 Nickelodeon East
9835 Outdoor
9832 Science Channel
9863 Sci-Fi
9852 Sho Too
9834 Showtime West
9842 Speed
9845 Spike
9822 SportsNet New York
9827 SportsSouth
9847 Starz Comedy
9829 Starz East
9824 Starz Edge
9857 Starz Kids & Family
9828 Starz West
9846 Sun Sports
9854 TBS
9840 Tennis Channel
9813 The 101
9878 The Food Network
9853 The Weather Channel
9862 TLC
9809 Toon Disney
9873 USA Network
9864 Versus
9879 VH1
9827 YES

I'll get them all.

Giggity.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on September 06, 2007, 10:40:21 AM
I've got a question for the gearheads on this fringe board:

About 4 weeks ago the check engine light in my '01 Monte SS (3800)
came on and Autozone told me it was an EGR valve error.  I purchased a
new one from them and installed it.  The light turned off, hasn't come
on since then, but I've noticed anywhere from a 3-5 mpg drop off in my
average fuel consumption since I installed the new EGR valve.  Any
thoughts?  Is it possible that I bought a poor quality replacement
part from Autozone (I've heard poor reviews of their parts before)?
Would it be reasonable to believe that part is the reason why my mpg
has dropped 17% (I was averaging anywhere from 27-29 mpg)?

The car has about 98,500 miles on it and I have yet to replace the
spark plugs (suggested at 100,000).  I'm going to throw some Gumout
fuel system cleaner in it on the next fill up, and replace the air
filter this evening (hasn't been done for awhile).  I replaced the
fuel filter around 65,000 miles.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on September 13, 2007, 10:41:18 AM
So this Big Ten Network thing has me really pissed at Comcast and I'm thinking of making the switch to either of the satellites (I'm leaning toward Dish because of the free HD DVR/6 months), but I swear by my Tivo Series Two/Tivo to go.  Does anyone here have a satellite with Tivo series two?  If so, does it work it well?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: bozos72 on September 13, 2007, 11:00:16 AM
These last two posts make me feel like Fletch at the air hangar.

Ball bearings.  It's all ball bearings these days.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on September 13, 2007, 11:19:58 AM
Quote from: J Rod on September 06, 2007, 10:40:21 AM
I've got a question for the gearheads on this fringe board:

About 4 weeks ago the check engine light in my '01 Monte SS (3800)
came on and Autozone told me it was an EGR valve error.  I purchased a
new one from them and installed it.  The light turned off, hasn't come
on since then, but I've noticed anywhere from a 3-5 mpg drop off in my
average fuel consumption since I installed the new EGR valve.  Any
thoughts?  Is it possible that I bought a poor quality replacement
part from Autozone (I've heard poor reviews of their parts before)?
Would it be reasonable to believe that part is the reason why my mpg
has dropped 17% (I was averaging anywhere from 27-29 mpg)?

The car has about 98,500 miles on it and I have yet to replace the
spark plugs (suggested at 100,000).  I'm going to throw some Gumout
fuel system cleaner in it on the next fill up, and replace the air
filter this evening (hasn't been done for awhile).  I replaced the
fuel filter around 65,000 miles.

Have you felt any change in horsepower?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: williams on September 13, 2007, 01:42:23 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 13, 2007, 10:41:18 AM
So this Big Ten Network thing has me really pissed at Comcast and I'm thinking of making the switch to either of the satellites (I'm leaning toward Dish because of the free HD DVR/6 months), but I swear by my Tivo Series Two/Tivo to go.  Does anyone here have a satellite with Tivo series two?  If so, does it work it well?

I do (or did).  It works great, but you won't have any of the sharing between tivos/remote scheduling/etc. that stand alone tivos have.

I've recently upgraded to the new DirectTV HD unit.  Not near as nice as Tivo but serviceable.  It doesn't have the dual live buffers, which sucks for watching sports.  If I were a new subscriber that's what I'd go for since its the only PVR that will handle all of the new channels Andy mentioned earlier.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on September 13, 2007, 01:58:59 PM
Get the DirectTV Choice Package, wait a week after they install it (you might have it installed within the next 48 hrs. if you're lucky), and DirecTV will try to follow up with you. They'll offer you the Premier Package + NFL Sunday ticket for $54.99. The only catch is you'll have to downgrade back to DirecTV Choice (which offers you most channels) once NFL season's over, or they'll increase your price to $99.99 or something like that.

I positive DirecTV.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Yellon on February 02, 2008, 08:09:00 PM
I can't remember who it was who was looking for hotel recommendations a while back, but I'm assuming it was swallowed up by the wrath of Ratto. In any case, I'm coming to Chicago on Monday, March 3rd to take my girlfriend to see one of her favorite artists (Griffin House) at Schubas for her birthday. I need some recommendations for a place to stay. I'd like for it to be some place relatively nearby. She also likes watching monkeys eat their poop at the Lincoln Park Zoo, so any recommendations for lodging that's clean, cheap, and relatively near both locations would be good.

Edit: I just remembered, we also need to head back to Iowa City bright and early on the following morning (likely sometime around 6:30-7). Will traffic be a problem? Would it be wiser to stay somewhere out in the 'burbs to beat a possible Tuesday morning inner-city exodus?

Edit #2: There's also a show on Saturday, March 1 which is her actual birthday. Ticketmaster is sold out on that date, but since we both have class on Monday/Tuesday, that date would be ideal as it would reduce a lot of travel problems. Schubas appears to be a smaller venue; am I shit out of luck, or is it possible to purchase a ticket at the door the day of?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on February 02, 2008, 10:12:35 PM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on February 02, 2008, 08:09:00 PM
I can't remember who it was who was looking for hotel recommendations a while back, but I'm assuming it was swallowed up by the wrath of Ratto. In any case, I'm coming to Chicago on Monday, March 3rd to take my girlfriend to see one of her favorite artists (Griffin House) at Schubas for her birthday. I need some recommendations for a place to stay. I'd like for it to be some place relatively nearby. She also likes watching monkeys eat their poop at the Lincoln Park Zoo, so any recommendations for lodging that's clean, cheap, and relatively near both locations would be good.
The Says Inn on Diversey and Clark is a sure thing.  Ask Tonks.

Quote
Edit: I just remembered, we also need to head back to Iowa City bright and early on the following morning (likely sometime around 6:30-7). Will traffic be a problem? Would it be wiser to stay somewhere out in the 'burbs to beat a possible Tuesday morning inner-city exodus?
Traffic will suck, but not enough to deal with the drunk driving back the the burbs after Schubas.

Quote
Edit #2: There's also a show on Saturday, March 1 which is her actual birthday. Ticketmaster is sold out on that date, but since we both have class on Monday/Tuesday, that date would be ideal as it would reduce a lot of travel problems. Schubas appears to be a smaller venue; am I shit out of luck, or is it possible to purchase a ticket at the door the day of?
That I can't help with.  Schubas is tiny.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Timmy B on February 02, 2008, 11:27:53 PM
Chuck, you're in Iowa City? Let me know the next time you travel through Dubuque, I'll buy you a beer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 03, 2008, 04:41:32 AM
Quote from: Chuckosan on February 02, 2008, 10:12:35 PM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on February 02, 2008, 08:09:00 PM
I can't remember who it was who was looking for hotel recommendations a while back, but I'm assuming it was swallowed up by the wrath of Ratto. In any case, I'm coming to Chicago on Monday, March 3rd to take my girlfriend to see one of her favorite artists (Griffin House) at Schubas for her birthday. I need some recommendations for a place to stay. I'd like for it to be some place relatively nearby. She also likes watching monkeys eat their poop at the Lincoln Park Zoo, so any recommendations for lodging that's clean, cheap, and relatively near both locations would be good.
The Says Inn on Diversey and Clark is a sure thing.  Ask Tonks.

Quote
Edit: I just remembered, we also need to head back to Iowa City bright and early on the following morning (likely sometime around 6:30-7). Will traffic be a problem? Would it be wiser to stay somewhere out in the 'burbs to beat a possible Tuesday morning inner-city exodus?
Traffic will suck, but not enough to deal with the drunk driving back the the burbs after Schubas.

Quote
Edit #2: There's also a show on Saturday, March 1 which is her actual birthday. Ticketmaster is sold out on that date, but since we both have class on Monday/Tuesday, that date would be ideal as it would reduce a lot of travel problems. Schubas appears to be a smaller venue; am I shit out of luck, or is it possible to purchase a ticket at the door the day of?
That I can't help with.  Schubas is tiny.

I couldn't get a reservation at the Says Inn, so I had to stay at the Days Inn instead.  It was indeed clean and cheap, the staff were fantastic, and it's pretty much exactly where you want to be.  Highly recommended.  By Chuck, and me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on February 03, 2008, 09:09:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 03, 2008, 04:41:32 AM
Quote from: Chuckosan on February 02, 2008, 10:12:35 PM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on February 02, 2008, 08:09:00 PM
I can't remember who it was who was looking for hotel recommendations a while back, but I'm assuming it was swallowed up by the wrath of Ratto. In any case, I'm coming to Chicago on Monday, March 3rd to take my girlfriend to see one of her favorite artists (Griffin House) at Schubas for her birthday. I need some recommendations for a place to stay. I'd like for it to be some place relatively nearby. She also likes watching monkeys eat their poop at the Lincoln Park Zoo, so any recommendations for lodging that's clean, cheap, and relatively near both locations would be good.
The Says Inn on Diversey and Clark is a sure thing.  Ask Tonks.

Quote
Edit: I just remembered, we also need to head back to Iowa City bright and early on the following morning (likely sometime around 6:30-7). Will traffic be a problem? Would it be wiser to stay somewhere out in the 'burbs to beat a possible Tuesday morning inner-city exodus?
Traffic will suck, but not enough to deal with the drunk driving back the the burbs after Schubas.

Quote
Edit #2: There's also a show on Saturday, March 1 which is her actual birthday. Ticketmaster is sold out on that date, but since we both have class on Monday/Tuesday, that date would be ideal as it would reduce a lot of travel problems. Schubas appears to be a smaller venue; am I shit out of luck, or is it possible to purchase a ticket at the door the day of?
That I can't help with.  Schubas is tiny.

I couldn't get a reservation at the Says Inn, so I had to stay at the Days Inn instead. 

I stayed at Cey's Inn.
(http://www.autographedtoyou.com/celebpics/ron_cey1.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Old Style Man on February 03, 2008, 09:45:31 AM
I agree with the recommendation to stay at the Days Inn on Diversey. Book it as soon as you can. Parking isn't the best. You probably have to park at the mall's garage around the corner, but it isn't that big of a deal. The hotel is pretty decent, and the rooms are quite a bit bigger than at a lot of places in the city. The location is great. After you're done at Shuba's you can cab it to Weiner Circle, about a half block south of the hotel. Good times. And getting out of the city that early shouldn't be that big of a deal. Just take Diversey all the way back to the Kennedy (90 West).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on February 03, 2008, 10:23:37 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on February 03, 2008, 09:45:31 AM
I agree with the recommendation to stay at the Days Inn on Diversey. Book it as soon as you can. Parking isn't the best. You probably have to park at the mall's garage around the corning, but it isn't hat big of a deal. The hotel is pretty decent, and the rooms are quite a bit bigger than at a lot of places in the city. The location is great. After you're done at Shuba's you can cab it to Weiner Circle, about a half block south of the hotel. Good times. And getting out of the city that early shouldn't be that big of a deal. Just take Diversey all the way back to the Kennedy (90 West).

Or zip down Lake Shore Drive to the Stevenson.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on February 03, 2008, 12:34:48 PM
If you stay at Ron Cey's Inn at Clark, Diversey and Broadway, you needn't worry about parking, because you're only going to park the car when you arrive.  Schubas is at Belmont and Southport, which is only about 7 blocks as the crow flies.  Depending on how long you're staying, ChuckD, you may want to get an all-day CTA card.  If not, then throw about 10-12 bucks into a card and the #22 Clark Bus will be your lifeline.  Take it north to Belmont, where you can catch the #77 Belmont west 4 blocks to Schubas (or, if no bus is coming up Belmont, jst walk it, as it's only 4 1/2 blocks from where the Clark Bus will be dropping you off).  You can also take the #22 Clark south to Lincoln Park Zoo.  You would get off at some point after Fullerton, and again you'll be about 3-4 blocks from the zoo's main entrance.

Check out the CTA's website for more info. (http://www.transitchicago.com/)

Since all of your activities are in the city, it makes no sense to lodge in the 'burbs just to save yourself a 1/2 hour and a little bit of traffic.  Keep in mind that outbound morning traffic is never as bad as inbound, as that's more of a reverse commute.  It may not be a picnic, but it should only be rough until you get out to O'Hare.  As someone pointed out, the entrance ramp for I-90 is only about 3 miles west of where you're staying (near Diversey and California--you'll see signs).  If you're taking I-88 back to IA, it could be a little bit rougher, as you'll be part of the morning commute heading downtown so as to get on I-290, which takes you to I-88.  You can always skip out of town on I-90 and drop down to I-88 on I-294, which you will pick up around O'Hare.  These are all toll routes (except for I-290) so bring plenty of change.  Hell, with all of the tolls you'll be hitting back and forth, look into getting yourself  an I-Pass. (http://www.illinoistollway.com/portal/page?_pageid=133,1392734&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL)  You only pay 1/2 of what the cash-paying suckers pay at the toll, and it should put a sgnificant dent in your travel time.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on February 04, 2008, 07:38:11 AM

Time for me to put in another plug for our upcoming charity event...

http://dancingwithchicagocelebrities.org/ (http://dancingwithchicagocelebrities.org/)

The tickets ain't cheap, but there's a good time to be had...a fine way to do some good with any newfound Super Bowl Box Pool money.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RedBeard on February 04, 2008, 11:46:38 AM
Calling everyone with cable

The Drake Bulldogs (my alma mater (and the Carp's), and my employer) are expected to play Butler in the ESPN Bracket Busters at the end of the month - however, I don't know WHEN they are making the announcements. It is today at some time - but the espn and espn bracket buster sites are less than helpful (as usual). I was hoping if any of you have seen ads for the announcement time, you could help a brother out.

Thanks!
Teh RedBeard
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Corn-fed on February 04, 2008, 11:58:41 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 04, 2008, 11:46:38 AM
Calling everyone with cable

The Drake Bulldogs (my alma mater (and the Carp's), and my employer) are expected to play Butler in the ESPN Bracket Busters at the end of the month - however, I don't know WHEN they are making the announcements. It is today at some time - but the espn and espn bracket buster sites are less than helpful (as usual). I was hoping if any of you have seen ads for the announcement time, you could help a brother out.

Thanks!
Teh RedBeard

It doesn't look like they've announced an actual time for the announcement.

Every source simply says match-ups will be determined Feb. 4, times and networks announced Feb. 11.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on February 11, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

Just make sure the accountant is Jewish.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on February 11, 2008, 05:01:47 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

Yeah, I had the same problem with Illinois and Pennsylvania a year ago, but I just filed in both Illinois and Penn.  I ended up getting a refund from both the feds and the two states.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on February 11, 2008, 05:09:54 PM
We've done H&R block before.  I didn't want the hassle of dealing with stock sale, a home purchase, a new kid....  Fairly painless.  Got a refund and it was pretty cheap (if you consider the value of your own time).  I don't think they're anything special and if you've got a simple return you should do it yourself (for the others reading this).  For you, pick out someone close and throw your tax docs at them.  I don't think it matters which branch you use (unless someone here has a specific person they recommend).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on February 11, 2008, 05:14:43 PM
I haven't used any of the big name firms, but we went with a local solo CPA (instead of Turbo Tax) last year and he saved us a lot of money. Cost us $250, but he saved us more than $1k. Closer to $2k if I remember correctly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on February 11, 2008, 05:20:06 PM
Quote from: HST Redux on February 11, 2008, 05:14:43 PM
I haven't used any of the big name firms, but we went with a local solo CPA (instead of Turbo Tax) last year and he saved us a lot of money. Cost us $250, but he saved us more than $1k. Closer to $2k if I remember correctly.

Did you itemize?

I tried TT one year before we went to H&R and there was a $300-$500 difference between the TT return and the H&R return.

One caveat on CPA's though...tax codes change every year and tax consultants from the box shops may be more up to date on new tax codes than CPAs.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Czervik on February 11, 2008, 05:21:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 11, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

Just make sure the accountant is Jewish.

Is there an option?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on February 11, 2008, 05:26:42 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 11, 2008, 05:21:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 11, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

Just make sure the accountant is Jewish.

Is there an option?

My dad. Roman Catholic. Best accountant there is.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Corn-fed on February 11, 2008, 05:29:38 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 11, 2008, 05:26:42 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 11, 2008, 05:21:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 11, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

Just make sure the accountant is Jewish.

Is there an option?

My dad. Roman Catholic. Best accountant there is.

Maybe he caught a bit of the Jewish from your mom.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on February 11, 2008, 05:42:55 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Desipio Past on February 11, 2008, 05:20:06 PM
Quote from: HST Redux on February 11, 2008, 05:14:43 PM
I haven't used any of the big name firms, but we went with a local solo CPA (instead of Turbo Tax) last year and he saved us a lot of money. Cost us $250, but he saved us more than $1k. Closer to $2k if I remember correctly.

Did you itemize?

I tried TT one year before we went to H&R and there was a $300-$500 difference between the TT return and the H&R return.

One caveat on CPA's though...tax codes change every year and tax consultants from the box shops may be more up to date on new tax codes than CPAs.

I'd have to check with the CFO when she gets home, but I want to say we didn't.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Czervik on February 11, 2008, 05:45:57 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 11, 2008, 05:26:42 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 11, 2008, 05:21:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 11, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

Just make sure the accountant is Jewish.

Is there an option?

My dad. Roman Catholic. Best accountant there is.

How do you get Slaky out of the last name Catholic?

Adam Sandler: "My accountant isn't Jewish....but I bet his wife is."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on February 11, 2008, 07:30:20 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 11, 2008, 05:45:57 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 11, 2008, 05:26:42 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 11, 2008, 05:21:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 11, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

Just make sure the accountant is Jewish.

Is there an option?

My dad. Roman Catholic. Best accountant there is.

How do you get Slaky out of the last name Catholic?

Adam Sandler: "My accountant isn't Jewish....but I bet his wife is."

Uh, Slakenstein Catholic. Duh.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on February 11, 2008, 09:46:13 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Desipio Past on February 11, 2008, 05:09:54 PM
We've done H&R block before.  I didn't want the hassle of dealing with stock sale, a home purchase, a new kid.... 
...but it's sure nice talking to you, Dad.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Taylor on February 11, 2008, 10:35:01 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

If it's going to be that much trouble, just don't file taxes this year. What's the worst that could happen?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on February 11, 2008, 10:44:08 PM
Quote from: Taylor on February 11, 2008, 10:35:01 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

If it's going to be that much trouble, just don't file taxes this year. What's the worst that could happen?

That's not that bad of an idea. (http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080201/snipes_tax_trial.html)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on February 11, 2008, 10:47:40 PM
Quote from: Taylor on February 11, 2008, 10:35:01 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

If it's going to be that much trouble, just don't file taxes this year. What's the worst that could happen?

Once Ron Paul takes office, it won't matter anyway.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on February 11, 2008, 11:38:49 PM
Quote from: Taylor on February 11, 2008, 10:35:01 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

If it's going to be that much trouble, just don't file taxes this year. What's the worst that could happen?

I'm wondering if you could just compound all your out of state income into your primary state's income tax.  I'm at law school for different reasons, not tax law, so I have no fucking clue.  That's why I befriended accountants at the ole' U of I.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on February 12, 2008, 01:51:42 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on February 03, 2008, 09:45:31 AM
And getting out of the city that early shouldn't be that big of a deal. Just take Diversey all the way back to the Kennedy (90 West).

90 West isn't what you want to get to Iowa City.  Take Ashland or Western down (instead of 90 east) to 290 and take that out to 88.  Or, to 55 to 80 if you don't have a ziplock full of 20's for the toll.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 12, 2008, 06:11:30 AM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 11, 2008, 05:26:42 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 11, 2008, 05:21:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 11, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

Just make sure the accountant is Jewish.

Is there an option?

My dad. Roman Catholic. Best accountant there is.

Me.  Also Roman Catholic.  Also the best accountant there is.

Wait, did I say accountant?  I meant "lion tamer".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on February 12, 2008, 06:34:08 AM
Quote from: Pre on February 12, 2008, 01:51:42 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on February 03, 2008, 09:45:31 AM
And getting out of the city that early shouldn't be that big of a deal. Just take Diversey all the way back to the Kennedy (90 West).

90 West isn't what you want to get to Iowa City.  Take Ashland or Western down (instead of 90 east) to 290 and take that out to 88.  Or, to 55 to 80 if you don't have a ziplock full of 20's for the toll.

I'll second this.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on February 12, 2008, 08:13:50 AM
Quote from: butthead on February 11, 2008, 10:44:08 PM
Quote from: Taylor on February 11, 2008, 10:35:01 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

If it's going to be that much trouble, just don't file taxes this year. What's the worst that could happen?

That's not that bad of an idea. (http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080201/snipes_tax_trial.html)

Especially considering the 16th Amendment was never properly ratified.] (http://www.thelawthatneverwas.com/new/home.asp)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Yellon on February 12, 2008, 08:27:58 AM
Quote from: The Ghost of Desipio Past on February 12, 2008, 08:13:50 AM
Quote from: butthead on February 11, 2008, 10:44:08 PM
Quote from: Taylor on February 11, 2008, 10:35:01 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

If it's going to be that much trouble, just don't file taxes this year. What's the worst that could happen?

That's not that bad of an idea. (http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080201/snipes_tax_trial.html)

Especially considering the 16th Amendment was never properly ratified.]
(http://www.thelawthatneverwas.com/new/home.asp)

Yeah, about that. Don't do it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Corn-fed on February 12, 2008, 09:20:32 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 12, 2008, 06:11:30 AM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 11, 2008, 05:26:42 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 11, 2008, 05:21:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 11, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

Just make sure the accountant is Jewish.

Is there an option?

My dad. Roman Catholic. Best accountant there is.

Me.  Also Roman Catholic.  Also the best accountant there is.

Wait, did I say accountant?  I meant "lion tamer".

I'll bet he has a really nice hat that lights up at night so that you can tame them after dark when they're less stroppy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on February 12, 2008, 09:38:03 AM
My dad.  Also a Catholic accountant.  In fact, he was so old school he didn't even go to college. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on February 12, 2008, 09:46:15 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 12, 2008, 06:11:30 AM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 11, 2008, 05:26:42 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 11, 2008, 05:21:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 11, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

Just make sure the accountant is Jewish.

Is there an option?

My dad. Roman Catholic. Best accountant there is.

Me.  Also Roman Catholic.  Also the best accountant there is.

Wait, did I say accountant?  I meant "lion tamer".

I didn't think they allowed Catholics in Scotland.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on February 12, 2008, 09:46:43 AM

My accountant is Lubavich.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 12, 2008, 01:30:10 PM
Quote from: TJ on February 12, 2008, 09:46:15 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 12, 2008, 06:11:30 AM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 11, 2008, 05:26:42 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 11, 2008, 05:21:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 11, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

Just make sure the accountant is Jewish.

Is there an option?

My dad. Roman Catholic. Best accountant there is.

Me.  Also Roman Catholic.  Also the best accountant there is.

Wait, did I say accountant?  I meant "lion tamer".

I didn't think they allowed Catholics in Scotland.

No, no - we're allowed.  Just as long as we only speak when we're spoken to, and don't - you know - take any jobs or anything.  We also have to give up our seat on the bus if a Protestant wants it.  True story.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on February 12, 2008, 01:43:43 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 12, 2008, 01:30:10 PM
Quote from: TJ on February 12, 2008, 09:46:15 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 12, 2008, 06:11:30 AM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 11, 2008, 05:26:42 PM
Quote from: Al Czervik on February 11, 2008, 05:21:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 11, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
Quote from: EG on February 11, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
So, it's tax season, and I was wondering if people had any experience with the big tax prep companies like H&R Block and Jackson-Hewitt.

I've done my taxes on my own in the past because they've been as simple as possible, but this year I worked six months in Illinois, moved to Kansas, but worked across the state line in Missouri.  With three states involved, I'm afraid I'll screw everything up and I was thinking of taking it to a prep service.  Anyone have any recommendations, etc.?

Just make sure the accountant is Jewish.

Is there an option?

My dad. Roman Catholic. Best accountant there is.

Me.  Also Roman Catholic.  Also the best accountant there is.

Wait, did I say accountant?  I meant "lion tamer".

I didn't think they allowed Catholics in Scotland.

No, no - we're allowed.  Just as long as we only speak when we're spoken to, and don't - you know - take any jobs or anything.  We also have to give up our seat on the bus if a Protestant wants it.  True story.

I was raised a Roman Catholic myself. Mom used to be a nun. True story. I used to think it was cool that somebody might discriminate against me for my religion (infatuated as I was with Public Enemy and the whole militant pro-black rap universe). My mom grew up in an ethnic Eastern European neighborhood in Indy and said people used to blow her parents shit (more for being F'erners than Catholics I'd imagine). I used to ask her what people would call them. The best one I heard was "Papie" as in "Papist" of course.

Titballs.   
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on February 12, 2008, 01:50:52 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 12, 2008, 01:43:43 PM

I was raised a Roman Catholic myself. Mom used to be a nun. True story. I used to think it was cool that somebody might discriminate against me for my religion (infatuated as I was with Public Enemy and the whole militant pro-black rap universe). My mom grew up in an ethnic Eastern European neighborhood in Indy and said people used to blow her parents shit (more for being F'erners than Catholics I'd imagine). I used to ask her what people would call them. The best one I heard was "Papie" as in "Papist" of course.

Titballs.   

Eastern Europeans don't like Catholics?  This is news to me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on February 12, 2008, 01:53:12 PM
Quote from: CT II on February 12, 2008, 01:50:52 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 12, 2008, 01:43:43 PM

I was raised a Roman Catholic myself. Mom used to be a nun. True story. I used to think it was cool that somebody might discriminate against me for my religion (infatuated as I was with Public Enemy and the whole militant pro-black rap universe). My mom grew up in an ethnic Eastern European neighborhood in Indy and said people used to blow her parents shit (more for being F'erners than Catholics I'd imagine). I used to ask her what people would call them. The best one I heard was "Papie" as in "Papist" of course.

Titballs.   

Eastern Europeans don't like Catholics?  This is news to me.

We're a self-loathing bunch.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on February 12, 2008, 01:54:38 PM
Quote from: CT II on February 12, 2008, 01:50:52 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 12, 2008, 01:43:43 PM

I was raised a Roman Catholic myself. Mom used to be a nun. True story. I used to think it was cool that somebody might discriminate against me for my religion (infatuated as I was with Public Enemy and the whole militant pro-black rap universe). My mom grew up in an ethnic Eastern European neighborhood in Indy and said people used to blow her parents shit (more for being F'erners than Catholics I'd imagine). I used to ask her what people would call them. The best one I heard was "Papie" as in "Papist" of course.

Titballs.   

Eastern Europeans don't like Catholics?  This is news to me.

I guess I should've clarified. My grandparents were Slovenian. It wasn't the F'erners that were blowing them shit, but the rednecks. No matter where you go in Indiana, you can't avoid their kind. They could be cruel sometimes. Sometimes they called you "Papie!" Ha!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on February 12, 2008, 01:56:38 PM
My mother's father was an Italian from near Rome, and my mother's mother was born and raised in rural Kentucky. Whenever my mother and her siblings would visit Kentucky, all the kids on the block would come by to gawk, or more specifically to inspect my mother's head for devils horns. We're Papists, after all.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on February 12, 2008, 01:58:13 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 12, 2008, 01:54:38 PM
Quote from: CT II on February 12, 2008, 01:50:52 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 12, 2008, 01:43:43 PM

I was raised a Roman Catholic myself. Mom used to be a nun. True story. I used to think it was cool that somebody might discriminate against me for my religion (infatuated as I was with Public Enemy and the whole militant pro-black rap universe). My mom grew up in an ethnic Eastern European neighborhood in Indy and said people used to blow her parents shit (more for being F'erners than Catholics I'd imagine). I used to ask her what people would call them. The best one I heard was "Papie" as in "Papist" of course.

Titballs.   

Eastern Europeans don't like Catholics?  This is news to me.

I guess I should've clarified. My grandparents were Slovenian. It wasn't the F'erners that were blowing them shit, but the rednecks. No matter where you go in Indiana, you can't avoid their kind. They could be cruel sometimes. Sometimes they called you "Papie!" Ha!

Got it.  That makes a lot more sense.  They should've moved to Joliet.  No oppression of Slavic peoples goes on there.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on February 12, 2008, 01:58:32 PM
Quote from: TJ on February 12, 2008, 01:56:38 PM
My mother's father was an Italian from near Rome, and my mother's mother was born and raised in rural Kentucky. Whenever my mother and her siblings would visit Kentucky, all the kids on the block would come by to gawk, or more specifically to inspect my mother's head for devils horns. We're Papists, after all.

Papie!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on February 12, 2008, 02:24:23 PM
Where I grew up in the NW burbs, our next door neighbor was an evil widow whose punishments of her two boys were legendary (and greatly exaggerated, no doubt).  If a ball landed in her yard, it was a frightening prospect for my friends and me to jump her fence and fetch it since her reputation so preceded her.  Oddly enough, both her and my mom were immigrants--probably the only two on the block.  And even though they were from the same part of the globe, they may as well have been from different universes as my neighbor was born in Scotland and my mom was born in Ireland. Naturally, they had little use for each other.  Of course, we being Irish Catholic and therefore a large family (5 kids) was something that our next door neighbor took note of as, my mom would tell me years later, the only communication that this woman ever really had with my mom would be when she would mutter at my mom about keeping her "papist kids" off of her lawn.  I always thought that "papist" was an odd pejorative but I can see now that it was rather common.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on February 12, 2008, 02:38:17 PM
Quote from: Mike D on February 12, 2008, 02:24:23 PM
Where I grew up in the NW burbs, our next door neighbor was an evil widow whose punishments of her two boys were legendary (and greatly exaggerated, no doubt).  If a ball landed in her yard, it was a frightening prospect for my friends and me to jump her fence and fetch it since her reputation so preceded her.  Oddly enough, both her and my mom were immigrants--probably the only two on the block.  And even though they were from the same part of the globe, they may as well have been from different universes as my neighbor was born in Scotland and my mom was born in Ireland. Naturally, they had little use for each other.  Of course, we being Irish Catholic and therefore a large family (5 kids) was something that our next door neighbor took note of as, my mom would tell me years later, the only communication that this woman ever really had with my mom would be when she would mutter at my mom about keeping her "papist kids" off of her lawn.  I always thought that "papist" was an odd pejorative but I can see now that it was rather common.

That story rules.

Intrepid Reader: Homer Stokes

(http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma05/cline/obrother/photo53.jpg)

Papie!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Corn-fed on February 12, 2008, 02:50:16 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 12, 2008, 02:38:17 PM
Quote from: Mike D on February 12, 2008, 02:24:23 PM
Where I grew up in the NW burbs, our next door neighbor was an evil widow whose punishments of her two boys were legendary (and greatly exaggerated, no doubt).  If a ball landed in her yard, it was a frightening prospect for my friends and me to jump her fence and fetch it since her reputation so preceded her.  Oddly enough, both her and my mom were immigrants--probably the only two on the block.  And even though they were from the same part of the globe, they may as well have been from different universes as my neighbor was born in Scotland and my mom was born in Ireland. Naturally, they had little use for each other.  Of course, we being Irish Catholic and therefore a large family (5 kids) was something that our next door neighbor took note of as, my mom would tell me years later, the only communication that this woman ever really had with my mom would be when she would mutter at my mom about keeping her "papist kids" off of her lawn.  I always thought that "papist" was an odd pejorative but I can see now that it was rather common.

That story rules.

Intrepid Reader: Homer Stokes

(http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma05/cline/obrother/photo53.jpg)

Papie!

It's gonna be, "back to the flour mill, Pappy!" Th' int'rests can take care o' themselves!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on February 12, 2008, 02:57:43 PM
Quote from: Corn-fed on February 12, 2008, 02:50:16 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 12, 2008, 02:38:17 PM
Quote from: Mike D on February 12, 2008, 02:24:23 PM
Where I grew up in the NW burbs, our next door neighbor was an evil widow whose punishments of her two boys were legendary (and greatly exaggerated, no doubt).  If a ball landed in her yard, it was a frightening prospect for my friends and me to jump her fence and fetch it since her reputation so preceded her.  Oddly enough, both her and my mom were immigrants--probably the only two on the block.  And even though they were from the same part of the globe, they may as well have been from different universes as my neighbor was born in Scotland and my mom was born in Ireland. Naturally, they had little use for each other.  Of course, we being Irish Catholic and therefore a large family (5 kids) was something that our next door neighbor took note of as, my mom would tell me years later, the only communication that this woman ever really had with my mom would be when she would mutter at my mom about keeping her "papist kids" off of her lawn.  I always thought that "papist" was an odd pejorative but I can see now that it was rather common.

That story rules.

Intrepid Reader: Homer Stokes

(http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma05/cline/obrother/photo53.jpg)

Papie!

It's gonna be, "back to the flour mill, Pappy!" Th' int'rests can take care o' themselves!

I fuckin' hate that I no longer own that movie or Lebowski. I bought both for my dad as gifts when I lived down there and didn't douche out and snatch them on my way out.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Taylor on February 12, 2008, 04:17:01 PM
Wait a minute. There are Papists on this site?

MODS!!!!!!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on February 12, 2008, 05:15:59 PM
Papist, schmapist.  Try being left-handed.  You haven't truly felt the slap of The Man (and a right-handed slap at that) until you try signing those keypads at Target with the pen connected to the right side.  Brutal.



Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on February 12, 2008, 05:56:30 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 12, 2008, 05:15:59 PM
Papist, schmapist.  Try being left-handed.  You haven't truly felt the slap of The Man (and a right-handed slap at that) until you try signing those keypads at Target with the pen connected to the right side.  Brutal.

So you're a southpaw? (http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/community/southpaw.jsp)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on February 13, 2008, 06:00:59 AM
Quote from: butthead on February 12, 2008, 05:56:30 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 12, 2008, 05:15:59 PM
Papist, schmapist.  Try being left-handed.  You haven't truly felt the slap of The Man (and a right-handed slap at that) until you try signing those keypads at Target with the pen connected to the right side.  Brutal.

So you're a southpaw? (http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/community/southpaw.jsp)

Which brings us back around to baseball, where the term "southpaw" was born.

McStiff is a southpaw.

And he eats ass.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on February 13, 2008, 09:44:53 AM
Quote from: Kwyjibo on February 13, 2008, 06:00:59 AM
Quote from: butthead on February 12, 2008, 05:56:30 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 12, 2008, 05:15:59 PM
Papist, schmapist.  Try being left-handed.  You haven't truly felt the slap of The Man (and a right-handed slap at that) until you try signing those keypads at Target with the pen connected to the right side.  Brutal.

So you're a southpaw? (http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/community/southpaw.jsp)

Which brings us back around to baseball, where the term "southpaw" was born.

McStiff is a southpaw.

And he eats ass.

Ergo....
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on February 13, 2008, 10:57:33 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 12, 2008, 05:15:59 PM
Papist, schmapist.  Try being left-handed.  You haven't truly felt the slap of The Man (and a right-handed slap at that) until you try signing those keypads at Target with the pen connected to the right side.  Brutal.





I hear you, man.  Not to mention the ever-present ink smears on my left pinky finger.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on February 13, 2008, 10:58:22 AM
Quote from: Kermit on February 13, 2008, 10:57:33 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 12, 2008, 05:15:59 PM
Papist, schmapist.  Try being left-handed.  You haven't truly felt the slap of The Man (and a right-handed slap at that) until you try signing those keypads at Target with the pen connected to the right side.  Brutal.





I hear you, man.  Not to mention the ever-present ink BBQ sauce smears on my left pinky finger face.

Preemptive strike'ed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Corn-fed on February 13, 2008, 11:06:10 AM
Quote from: Kwyjibo on February 13, 2008, 06:00:59 AM
Quote from: butthead on February 12, 2008, 05:56:30 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 12, 2008, 05:15:59 PM
Papist, schmapist.  Try being left-handed.  You haven't truly felt the slap of The Man (and a right-handed slap at that) until you try signing those keypads at Target with the pen connected to the right side.  Brutal.

So you're a southpaw? (http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/community/southpaw.jsp)

Which brings us back around to baseball, where the term "southpaw" was born.

Sadly, no.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=southpaw

Quotesouthpaw

"lefthander," 1885, originally baseball slang, of pitchers, often said to have been coined by Finley Peter Dunne ("Mr. Dooley"), Chicago sports journalist and humorist, in the days when baseball diamonds were regularly oriented with home plate to the west. But south paw "a person's left hand" is attested from 1848 in the slang of pugilism.

http://www.word-detective.com/093098.html#southpaw

QuoteLet us turn, therefore, to the appropriately-titled "Southpaws and Sunday Punches," a dictionary of sporting terms penned by Christine Ammer (Penguin, 1992), "southpaw" may date back to a particular baseball field in Chicago in the late 1800s. According to legend, "southpaw" was coined because at that time the Cubs' home plate faced east, meaning that if the pitcher were left-handed, his throwing arm would be to the south. Voila, "southpaw." According to another book, "How to Talk Baseball" by Mike Whiteford (Galahad, 1996), the term was coined by Finley Peter Dunne, a sportswriter for the Chicago News, who, along with another writer, was using it "as early as 1887."

Personally, I have doubts about this story. It's a bit too perfect, and the Oxford English Dictionary lists a non-baseball citation for "south paw," meaning a punch with the left hand, from 1848. That's a bit early for the phrase to have come from baseball, although it's not absolutely impossible.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Corn-fed on February 13, 2008, 11:11:26 AM
(Then again, maybe baseball is old enough to predate this (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE3DA103CF931A25756C0A9629C8B63).)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on February 13, 2008, 12:30:12 PM
Quote from: Corn-fed on February 13, 2008, 11:11:26 AM
(Then again, maybe baseball is old enough to predate this (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE3DA103CF931A25756C0A9629C8B63).)

Stew, can you verify any of this?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on February 13, 2008, 12:34:00 PM
Quote from: butthead on February 13, 2008, 12:30:12 PM
Quote from: Corn-fed on February 13, 2008, 11:11:26 AM
(Then again, maybe baseball is old enough to predate this (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE3DA103CF931A25756C0A9629C8B63).)

Stew, can you verify any of this?

He was the last guy picked for the first-ever game.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 13, 2008, 12:52:16 PM
Quote from: Mike D on February 12, 2008, 02:24:23 PM
Where I grew up in the NW burbs, our next door neighbor was an evil widow whose punishments of her two boys were legendary (and greatly exaggerated, no doubt).  If a ball landed in her yard, it was a frightening prospect for my friends and me to jump her fence and fetch it since her reputation so preceded her.  Oddly enough, both her and my mom were immigrants--probably the only two on the block.  And even though they were from the same part of the globe, they may as well have been from different universes as my neighbor was born in Scotland and my mom was born in Ireland. Naturally, they had little use for each other.  Of course, we being Irish Catholic and therefore a large family (5 kids) was something that our next door neighbor took note of as, my mom would tell me years later, the only communication that this woman ever really had with my mom would be when she would mutter at my mom about keeping her "papist kids" off of her lawn.  I always thought that "papist" was an odd pejorative but I can see now that it was rather common.

In Scotland, as in Ulster, Catholics are in a minority and are pretty routinely discriminated against.  I may have been exaggerating when I talked about having to give your seat up on the bus, but not by a hell of a lot.  There are many, many jobs for which those with Fenian names need not apply.  There are many, many pubs into which Papists dare not tread, and sectarian violence is still commonplace.  One of Glasgow Rangers' songs finishes : "...we're up to our knees in Fenian blood, surrender or you'll die".

In fact, anti-Catholicism seems to be the only state-sanctioned bloodsport, and that goes for the whole of the UK.  The Freemasons are notoriously, and openly anti-Catholic - indeed, you may not join if you kick with the wrong foot.  The Prime Minister may not be a Catholic - Tony Blair had to wait until he had resigned to convert.  And if you are a member of the Royal Family and convert to Catholicism - or even just marry a Catholic, you have to give up your claim to the throne.

And you know what?  I really don't care.

Although I do feel a bit guilty about that, of course.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on February 13, 2008, 01:03:00 PM

I just have issues with the whole "no meat on Friday" bullshit.

Although, the Pope has a cool hat.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on February 13, 2008, 01:28:11 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 13, 2008, 12:52:16 PM
Quote from: Mike D on February 12, 2008, 02:24:23 PM
Where I grew up in the NW burbs, our next door neighbor was an evil widow whose punishments of her two boys were legendary (and greatly exaggerated, no doubt).  If a ball landed in her yard, it was a frightening prospect for my friends and me to jump her fence and fetch it since her reputation so preceded her.  Oddly enough, both her and my mom were immigrants--probably the only two on the block.  And even though they were from the same part of the globe, they may as well have been from different universes as my neighbor was born in Scotland and my mom was born in Ireland. Naturally, they had little use for each other.  Of course, we being Irish Catholic and therefore a large family (5 kids) was something that our next door neighbor took note of as, my mom would tell me years later, the only communication that this woman ever really had with my mom would be when she would mutter at my mom about keeping her "papist kids" off of her lawn.  I always thought that "papist" was an odd pejorative but I can see now that it was rather common.

In Scotland, as in Ulster, Catholics are in a minority and are pretty routinely discriminated against.  I may have been exaggerating when I talked about having to give your seat up on the bus, but not by a hell of a lot.  There are many, many jobs for which those with Fenian names need not apply.  There are many, many pubs into which Papists dare not tread, and sectarian violence is still commonplace.  One of Glasgow Rangers' songs finishes : "...we're up to our knees in Fenian blood, surrender or you'll die".

In fact, anti-Catholicism seems to be the only state-sanctioned bloodsport, and that goes for the whole of the UK.  The Freemasons are notoriously, and openly anti-Catholic - indeed, you may not join if you kick with the wrong foot.  The Prime Minister may not be a Catholic - Tony Blair had to wait until he had resigned to convert.  And if you are a member of the Royal Family and convert to Catholicism - or even just marry a Catholic, you have to give up your claim to the throne.

And you know what?  I really don't care.

Although I do feel a bit guilty about that, of course.

I'll probably be going to Scotland soon. I've already mentioned the religion that my parents were given, though neither of them practice. I embrace no religion. So I guess that's probably just as bad as being a Catholic over there? Should I not go to certain pubs? So many questions...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Corn-fed on February 13, 2008, 01:34:04 PM
Quote from: Kwyjibo on February 13, 2008, 01:03:00 PM

I just have issues with the whole "no meat on Friday" bullshit.

Although, the Pope has a cool hat.

And fabulous shoes (http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1765622,00.html)...

(http://i29.tinypic.com/waowi8.jpg)

(http://i25.tinypic.com/x1iq2v.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on February 13, 2008, 01:38:06 PM
Quote from: Kwyjibo on February 13, 2008, 01:03:00 PM

I just have issues with the whole "no meat on Friday" bullshit.

Although, the Pope has a cool hat.

Don't worry...double Filet O' Fish! Ugh.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 13, 2008, 01:49:54 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 13, 2008, 01:28:11 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 13, 2008, 12:52:16 PM
Quote from: Mike D on February 12, 2008, 02:24:23 PM
Where I grew up in the NW burbs, our next door neighbor was an evil widow whose punishments of her two boys were legendary (and greatly exaggerated, no doubt).  If a ball landed in her yard, it was a frightening prospect for my friends and me to jump her fence and fetch it since her reputation so preceded her.  Oddly enough, both her and my mom were immigrants--probably the only two on the block.  And even though they were from the same part of the globe, they may as well have been from different universes as my neighbor was born in Scotland and my mom was born in Ireland. Naturally, they had little use for each other.  Of course, we being Irish Catholic and therefore a large family (5 kids) was something that our next door neighbor took note of as, my mom would tell me years later, the only communication that this woman ever really had with my mom would be when she would mutter at my mom about keeping her "papist kids" off of her lawn.  I always thought that "papist" was an odd pejorative but I can see now that it was rather common.

In Scotland, as in Ulster, Catholics are in a minority and are pretty routinely discriminated against.  I may have been exaggerating when I talked about having to give your seat up on the bus, but not by a hell of a lot.  There are many, many jobs for which those with Fenian names need not apply.  There are many, many pubs into which Papists dare not tread, and sectarian violence is still commonplace.  One of Glasgow Rangers' songs finishes : "...we're up to our knees in Fenian blood, surrender or you'll die".

In fact, anti-Catholicism seems to be the only state-sanctioned bloodsport, and that goes for the whole of the UK.  The Freemasons are notoriously, and openly anti-Catholic - indeed, you may not join if you kick with the wrong foot.  The Prime Minister may not be a Catholic - Tony Blair had to wait until he had resigned to convert.  And if you are a member of the Royal Family and convert to Catholicism - or even just marry a Catholic, you have to give up your claim to the throne.

And you know what?  I really don't care.

Although I do feel a bit guilty about that, of course.

I'll probably be going to Scotland soon. I've already mentioned the religion that my parents were given, though neither of them practice. I embrace no religion. So I guess that's probably just as bad as being a Catholic over there? Should I not go to certain pubs? So many questions...

Pretty much anything in any city centre will be fine.  If you're in the suburbs, stay away from anything that has metal bars over the windows and you should be all right, too.  If you find yourself in trouble, a hearty "Fuck Mo Johnston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Johnston)" will elicit approval from pretty much everybody.

Seriously, the best advice I can offer you is simply not to talk about it, or offer any opinion about it if someone talks to you - and watch out, as you're a Yank, many people will assume that you have RA sympathies.  If you show yourself to be completely uninterested in religion, though, you should avoid any grief.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on February 13, 2008, 01:55:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 13, 2008, 01:49:54 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 13, 2008, 01:28:11 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 13, 2008, 12:52:16 PM
Quote from: Mike D on February 12, 2008, 02:24:23 PM
Where I grew up in the NW burbs, our next door neighbor was an evil widow whose punishments of her two boys were legendary (and greatly exaggerated, no doubt).  If a ball landed in her yard, it was a frightening prospect for my friends and me to jump her fence and fetch it since her reputation so preceded her.  Oddly enough, both her and my mom were immigrants--probably the only two on the block.  And even though they were from the same part of the globe, they may as well have been from different universes as my neighbor was born in Scotland and my mom was born in Ireland. Naturally, they had little use for each other.  Of course, we being Irish Catholic and therefore a large family (5 kids) was something that our next door neighbor took note of as, my mom would tell me years later, the only communication that this woman ever really had with my mom would be when she would mutter at my mom about keeping her "papist kids" off of her lawn.  I always thought that "papist" was an odd pejorative but I can see now that it was rather common.

In Scotland, as in Ulster, Catholics are in a minority and are pretty routinely discriminated against.  I may have been exaggerating when I talked about having to give your seat up on the bus, but not by a hell of a lot.  There are many, many jobs for which those with Fenian names need not apply.  There are many, many pubs into which Papists dare not tread, and sectarian violence is still commonplace.  One of Glasgow Rangers' songs finishes : "...we're up to our knees in Fenian blood, surrender or you'll die".

In fact, anti-Catholicism seems to be the only state-sanctioned bloodsport, and that goes for the whole of the UK.  The Freemasons are notoriously, and openly anti-Catholic - indeed, you may not join if you kick with the wrong foot.  The Prime Minister may not be a Catholic - Tony Blair had to wait until he had resigned to convert.  And if you are a member of the Royal Family and convert to Catholicism - or even just marry a Catholic, you have to give up your claim to the throne.

And you know what?  I really don't care.

Although I do feel a bit guilty about that, of course.

I'll probably be going to Scotland soon. I've already mentioned the religion that my parents were given, though neither of them practice. I embrace no religion. So I guess that's probably just as bad as being a Catholic over there? Should I not go to certain pubs? So many questions...

Pretty much anything in any city centre will be fine.  If you're in the suburbs, stay away from anything that has metal bars over the windows and you should be all right, too.  If you find yourself in trouble, a hearty "Fuck Mo Johnston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Johnston)" will elicit approval from pretty much everybody.

Seriously, the best advice I can offer you is simply not to talk about it, or offer any opinion about it if someone talks to you - and watch out, as you're a Yank, many people will assume that you have RA sympathies.  If you show yourself to be completely uninterested in religion, though, you should avoid any grief.

Very good. I'd be in the city center for sure. The smell of vinegar and chips awaits!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kwyjibo on February 13, 2008, 03:18:21 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 13, 2008, 01:38:06 PM
Quote from: Kwyjibo on February 13, 2008, 01:03:00 PM

I just have issues with the whole "no meat on Friday" bullshit.

Although, the Pope has a cool hat.

Don't worry...double Filet O' Fish! Ugh.

Yeah, fuck that. I've got some meat those bastards can have any day of the week.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on February 13, 2008, 03:40:18 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 13, 2008, 01:49:54 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 13, 2008, 01:28:11 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 13, 2008, 12:52:16 PM
Quote from: Mike D on February 12, 2008, 02:24:23 PM
Where I grew up in the NW burbs, our next door neighbor was an evil widow whose punishments of her two boys were legendary (and greatly exaggerated, no doubt).  If a ball landed in her yard, it was a frightening prospect for my friends and me to jump her fence and fetch it since her reputation so preceded her.  Oddly enough, both her and my mom were immigrants--probably the only two on the block.  And even though they were from the same part of the globe, they may as well have been from different universes as my neighbor was born in Scotland and my mom was born in Ireland. Naturally, they had little use for each other.  Of course, we being Irish Catholic and therefore a large family (5 kids) was something that our next door neighbor took note of as, my mom would tell me years later, the only communication that this woman ever really had with my mom would be when she would mutter at my mom about keeping her "papist kids" off of her lawn.  I always thought that "papist" was an odd pejorative but I can see now that it was rather common.

In Scotland, as in Ulster, Catholics are in a minority and are pretty routinely discriminated against.  I may have been exaggerating when I talked about having to give your seat up on the bus, but not by a hell of a lot.  There are many, many jobs for which those with Fenian names need not apply.  There are many, many pubs into which Papists dare not tread, and sectarian violence is still commonplace.  One of Glasgow Rangers' songs finishes : "...we're up to our knees in Fenian blood, surrender or you'll die".

In fact, anti-Catholicism seems to be the only state-sanctioned bloodsport, and that goes for the whole of the UK.  The Freemasons are notoriously, and openly anti-Catholic - indeed, you may not join if you kick with the wrong foot.  The Prime Minister may not be a Catholic - Tony Blair had to wait until he had resigned to convert.  And if you are a member of the Royal Family and convert to Catholicism - or even just marry a Catholic, you have to give up your claim to the throne.

And you know what?  I really don't care.

Although I do feel a bit guilty about that, of course.

I'll probably be going to Scotland soon. I've already mentioned the religion that my parents were given, though neither of them practice. I embrace no religion. So I guess that's probably just as bad as being a Catholic over there? Should I not go to certain pubs? So many questions...

Pretty much anything in any city centre will be fine.  If you're in the suburbs, stay away from anything that has metal bars over the windows and you should be all right, too.  If you find yourself in trouble, a hearty "Fuck Mo Johnston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Johnston)" will elicit approval from pretty much everybody.

Seriously, the best advice I can offer you is simply not to talk about it, or offer any opinion about it if someone talks to you - and watch out, as you're a Yank, many people will assume that you have RA sympathies.  If you show yourself to be completely uninterested in religion, though, you should avoid any grief.

And if anyone asks, Sean Connery is the greatest living actor, Mike Myers deserves to be hung from his  scrotum and the greatest movie ever made is Braveheart (with Highlander coming in a close second ahead of Trainspotting). 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Corn-fed on February 13, 2008, 03:55:03 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Desipio Past on February 13, 2008, 03:40:18 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 13, 2008, 01:49:54 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 13, 2008, 01:28:11 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 13, 2008, 12:52:16 PM
Quote from: Mike D on February 12, 2008, 02:24:23 PM
Where I grew up in the NW burbs, our next door neighbor was an evil widow whose punishments of her two boys were legendary (and greatly exaggerated, no doubt).  If a ball landed in her yard, it was a frightening prospect for my friends and me to jump her fence and fetch it since her reputation so preceded her.  Oddly enough, both her and my mom were immigrants--probably the only two on the block.  And even though they were from the same part of the globe, they may as well have been from different universes as my neighbor was born in Scotland and my mom was born in Ireland. Naturally, they had little use for each other.  Of course, we being Irish Catholic and therefore a large family (5 kids) was something that our next door neighbor took note of as, my mom would tell me years later, the only communication that this woman ever really had with my mom would be when she would mutter at my mom about keeping her "papist kids" off of her lawn.  I always thought that "papist" was an odd pejorative but I can see now that it was rather common.

In Scotland, as in Ulster, Catholics are in a minority and are pretty routinely discriminated against.  I may have been exaggerating when I talked about having to give your seat up on the bus, but not by a hell of a lot.  There are many, many jobs for which those with Fenian names need not apply.  There are many, many pubs into which Papists dare not tread, and sectarian violence is still commonplace.  One of Glasgow Rangers' songs finishes : "...we're up to our knees in Fenian blood, surrender or you'll die".

In fact, anti-Catholicism seems to be the only state-sanctioned bloodsport, and that goes for the whole of the UK.  The Freemasons are notoriously, and openly anti-Catholic - indeed, you may not join if you kick with the wrong foot.  The Prime Minister may not be a Catholic - Tony Blair had to wait until he had resigned to convert.  And if you are a member of the Royal Family and convert to Catholicism - or even just marry a Catholic, you have to give up your claim to the throne.

And you know what?  I really don't care.

Although I do feel a bit guilty about that, of course.

I'll probably be going to Scotland soon. I've already mentioned the religion that my parents were given, though neither of them practice. I embrace no religion. So I guess that's probably just as bad as being a Catholic over there? Should I not go to certain pubs? So many questions...

Pretty much anything in any city centre will be fine.  If you're in the suburbs, stay away from anything that has metal bars over the windows and you should be all right, too.  If you find yourself in trouble, a hearty "Fuck Mo Johnston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Johnston)" will elicit approval from pretty much everybody.

Seriously, the best advice I can offer you is simply not to talk about it, or offer any opinion about it if someone talks to you - and watch out, as you're a Yank, many people will assume that you have RA sympathies.  If you show yourself to be completely uninterested in religion, though, you should avoid any grief.

And if anyone asks, Sean Connery is the greatest living actor, Mike Myers deserves to be hung from his  scrotum and the greatest movie ever made is Braveheart (with Highlander coming in a close second ahead of Trainspotting). 

I've got some Wallace blood in me.

So, if I go to Scotland, drop trou and yell "FREEDOM!" before ordering up a pint of Belhaven I should be just fine, right?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on February 13, 2008, 04:08:40 PM
Quote from: Corn-fed on February 13, 2008, 03:55:03 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Desipio Past on February 13, 2008, 03:40:18 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 13, 2008, 01:49:54 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 13, 2008, 01:28:11 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 13, 2008, 12:52:16 PM
Quote from: Mike D on February 12, 2008, 02:24:23 PM
Where I grew up in the NW burbs, our next door neighbor was an evil widow whose punishments of her two boys were legendary (and greatly exaggerated, no doubt).  If a ball landed in her yard, it was a frightening prospect for my friends and me to jump her fence and fetch it since her reputation so preceded her.  Oddly enough, both her and my mom were immigrants--probably the only two on the block.  And even though they were from the same part of the globe, they may as well have been from different universes as my neighbor was born in Scotland and my mom was born in Ireland. Naturally, they had little use for each other.  Of course, we being Irish Catholic and therefore a large family (5 kids) was something that our next door neighbor took note of as, my mom would tell me years later, the only communication that this woman ever really had with my mom would be when she would mutter at my mom about keeping her "papist kids" off of her lawn.  I always thought that "papist" was an odd pejorative but I can see now that it was rather common.

In Scotland, as in Ulster, Catholics are in a minority and are pretty routinely discriminated against.  I may have been exaggerating when I talked about having to give your seat up on the bus, but not by a hell of a lot.  There are many, many jobs for which those with Fenian names need not apply.  There are many, many pubs into which Papists dare not tread, and sectarian violence is still commonplace.  One of Glasgow Rangers' songs finishes : "...we're up to our knees in Fenian blood, surrender or you'll die".

In fact, anti-Catholicism seems to be the only state-sanctioned bloodsport, and that goes for the whole of the UK.  The Freemasons are notoriously, and openly anti-Catholic - indeed, you may not join if you kick with the wrong foot.  The Prime Minister may not be a Catholic - Tony Blair had to wait until he had resigned to convert.  And if you are a member of the Royal Family and convert to Catholicism - or even just marry a Catholic, you have to give up your claim to the throne.

And you know what?  I really don't care.

Although I do feel a bit guilty about that, of course.

I'll probably be going to Scotland soon. I've already mentioned the religion that my parents were given, though neither of them practice. I embrace no religion. So I guess that's probably just as bad as being a Catholic over there? Should I not go to certain pubs? So many questions...

Pretty much anything in any city centre will be fine.  If you're in the suburbs, stay away from anything that has metal bars over the windows and you should be all right, too.  If you find yourself in trouble, a hearty "Fuck Mo Johnston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Johnston)" will elicit approval from pretty much everybody.

Seriously, the best advice I can offer you is simply not to talk about it, or offer any opinion about it if someone talks to you - and watch out, as you're a Yank, many people will assume that you have RA sympathies.  If you show yourself to be completely uninterested in religion, though, you should avoid any grief.

And if anyone asks, Sean Connery is the greatest living actor, Mike Myers deserves to be hung from his  scrotum and the greatest movie ever made is Braveheart (with Highlander coming in a close second ahead of Trainspotting). 

I've got some Wallace blood in me.

So, if I go to Scotland, drop trou and yell "FREEDOM!" before ordering up a pint of Belhaven I should be just fine, right?

Provided you're not Mike Myers...yes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on February 21, 2008, 12:12:32 PM
Netflix vs. Blockbuster Online?  Anyone have a preference?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on February 21, 2008, 12:18:58 PM
Quote from: EG on February 21, 2008, 12:12:32 PM
Netflix vs. Blockbuster Online?  Anyone have a preference?

Netflix has more stuff. The wait for certain titles on Blockbuster was longer than hell. Both send you DVDs that are pretty scratched up though. I was hoping the switch from Blockbuster to Netflix would improve that situation but thus far it hasn't. They send them in paper envelopes through the mail to other people's houses and gord knows what those people do with these things before they send them back. I'm ready for the next big thing. DVDs blow.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RV on February 21, 2008, 12:43:59 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 21, 2008, 12:18:58 PM
Quote from: EG on February 21, 2008, 12:12:32 PM
Netflix vs. Blockbuster Online?  Anyone have a preference?

Netflix has more stuff. The wait for certain titles on Blockbuster was longer than hell. Both send you DVDs that are pretty scratched up though. I was hoping the switch from Blockbuster to Netflix would improve that situation but thus far it hasn't. They send them in paper envelopes through the mail to other people's houses and gord knows what those people do with these things before they send them back. I'm ready for the next big thing. DVDs blow.

I've been using Netflix for a long time and am a big fan. Haven't had the scratched DVD problems that Apex has. Maybe his mailman needs to cut his fingernails. They've got a huge selection (including just about any TV show you can think of), the only downside I've noticed lately is that new releases aren't as readily available as they used to be. Also, call me old fashioned but I prefer to give my money to the company that came up with the idea instead of the Blockbusters and Wal Marts.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on February 21, 2008, 12:52:25 PM
Quote from: RV on February 21, 2008, 12:43:59 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 21, 2008, 12:18:58 PM
Quote from: EG on February 21, 2008, 12:12:32 PM
Netflix vs. Blockbuster Online?  Anyone have a preference?

Netflix has more stuff. The wait for certain titles on Blockbuster was longer than hell. Both send you DVDs that are pretty scratched up though. I was hoping the switch from Blockbuster to Netflix would improve that situation but thus far it hasn't. They send them in paper envelopes through the mail to other people's houses and gord knows what those people do with these things before they send them back. I'm ready for the next big thing. DVDs blow.

I've been using Netflix for a long time and am a big fan. Haven't had the scratched DVD problems that Apex has. Maybe his mailman needs to cut his fingernails. They've got a huge selection (including just about any TV show you can think of), the only downside I've noticed lately is that new releases aren't as readily available as they used to be. Also, call me old fashioned but I prefer to give my money to the company that came up with the idea instead of the Blockbusters and Wal Marts.

I'm with RV on this one. I stay with Netflix. Blockbuster can suck it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on February 21, 2008, 01:20:28 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 21, 2008, 12:52:25 PM
Quote from: RV on February 21, 2008, 12:43:59 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 21, 2008, 12:18:58 PM
Quote from: EG on February 21, 2008, 12:12:32 PM
Netflix vs. Blockbuster Online?  Anyone have a preference?

Netflix has more stuff. The wait for certain titles on Blockbuster was longer than hell. Both send you DVDs that are pretty scratched up though. I was hoping the switch from Blockbuster to Netflix would improve that situation but thus far it hasn't. They send them in paper envelopes through the mail to other people's houses and gord knows what those people do with these things before they send them back. I'm ready for the next big thing. DVDs blow.

I've been using Netflix for a long time and am a big fan. Haven't had the scratched DVD problems that Apex has. Maybe his mailman needs to cut his fingernails. They've got a huge selection (including just about any TV show you can think of), the only downside I've noticed lately is that new releases aren't as readily available as they used to be. Also, call me old fashioned but I prefer to give my money to the company that came up with the idea instead of the Blockbusters and Wal Marts.

I'm with RV on this one. I stay with Netflix. Blockbuster can suck it.

Thirded.  I'll add that I really like Netflix's website.  Very user-friendly and easy to navigate.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on February 21, 2008, 03:25:45 PM
Quote from: Kermit on February 21, 2008, 01:20:28 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on February 21, 2008, 12:52:25 PM
Quote from: RV on February 21, 2008, 12:43:59 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 21, 2008, 12:18:58 PM
Quote from: EG on February 21, 2008, 12:12:32 PM
Netflix vs. Blockbuster Online?  Anyone have a preference?

Netflix has more stuff. The wait for certain titles on Blockbuster was longer than hell. Both send you DVDs that are pretty scratched up though. I was hoping the switch from Blockbuster to Netflix would improve that situation but thus far it hasn't. They send them in paper envelopes through the mail to other people's houses and gord knows what those people do with these things before they send them back. I'm ready for the next big thing. DVDs blow.

I've been using Netflix for a long time and am a big fan. Haven't had the scratched DVD problems that Apex has. Maybe his mailman needs to cut his fingernails. They've got a huge selection (including just about any TV show you can think of), the only downside I've noticed lately is that new releases aren't as readily available as they used to be. Also, call me old fashioned but I prefer to give my money to the company that came up with the idea instead of the Blockbusters and Wal Marts.

I'm with RV on this one. I stay with Netflix. Blockbuster can suck it.

Thirded.  I'll add that I really like Netflix's website.  Very user-friendly and easy to navigate.

I think Netflix rocks.  I love the 'watch now' option.  There aren't a ton of movies on it yet, but it's nice when you just want to kill an hour and a half on a documentry or something.

The one thing that all users of Blockbuster say is that the option to return the movies to a store and get another one is key.  I don't know that I ever need a movie that quickly, unless it's Beer League.

I had one issue with a Netflix movie coming in scratched.  It wasn't a big deal and once I reported it, they offered to sendoff another copy immediately.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on February 21, 2008, 03:39:17 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 21, 2008, 03:25:45 PM
I think Netflix rocks.  I love the 'watch now' option.  There aren't a ton of movies on it yet, but it's nice when you just want to kill an hour and a half on a documentry or something.
'Cept the Watch Now doesn't work in Firefox, only IE.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on February 21, 2008, 04:01:53 PM
Quote from: Chuckosan on February 21, 2008, 03:39:17 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 21, 2008, 03:25:45 PM
I think Netflix rocks.  I love the 'watch now' option.  There aren't a ton of movies on it yet, but it's nice when you just want to kill an hour and a half on a documentry or something.
'Cept the Watch Now doesn't work in Firefox, only IE.

Yeah, I'm stunned they haven't set it up for Firefox yet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RedBeard on February 21, 2008, 04:15:31 PM
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44437000/jpg/_44437628_ruderbill_two203.jpg)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/7253002.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/7253002.stm)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on February 21, 2008, 04:23:41 PM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 21, 2008, 04:15:31 PM
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44437000/jpg/_44437628_ruderbill_two203.jpg)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/7253002.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/7253002.stm)

Is that a Netflix bill?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 10:45:56 AM
Getting ready to go to the Drake-Butler game today. Radar for IL doesn't look too good. Anyone live downstate in the I-74 corridor that can give me an idea what to expect?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on February 22, 2008, 10:49:08 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 10:45:56 AM
Getting ready to go to the Drake-Butler game today. Radar for IL doesn't look too good. Anyone live downstate in the I-74 corridor that can give me an idea what to expect?

I'm no longer in that area but I used to live down the street from Butler. You can expect to see you fucktard Drake pansies get their asses handed to them in a historic basketball arena.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on February 22, 2008, 10:50:23 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 10:45:56 AM
Getting ready to go to the Drake-Butler game today. Radar for IL doesn't look too good. Anyone live downstate in the I-74 corridor that can give me an idea what to expect?

Are you asking for a weather report for the entire width of the State of Illinois, specific to the times you will be passing through the various areas?

Expect it to be cold.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on February 22, 2008, 10:51:21 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 10:45:56 AM
Getting ready to go to the Drake-Butler game today. Radar for IL doesn't look too good. Anyone live downstate in the I-74 corridor that can give me an idea what to expect?

Galesburg, Peoria, Bloomington, Champaign, Danville.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 10:52:03 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 22, 2008, 10:49:08 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 10:45:56 AM
Getting ready to go to the Drake-Butler game today. Radar for IL doesn't look too good. Anyone live downstate in the I-74 corridor that can give me an idea what to expect?

I'm no longer in that area but I used to live down the street from Butler. You can expect to see you fucktard Drake pansies get their asses handed to them in a historic basketball arena.

Perhaps... But be a Drake grad, I know that we would actually get our asses handed to us in an historic basketball arena.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 10:55:24 AM
Alright, fine, I plan on hitting Peoria around 4, Bloomington around 5 and Urbana-West Urbana around 6. Stopping there for the night.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on February 22, 2008, 10:58:01 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 10:55:24 AM
Alright, fine, I plan on hitting Peoria around 4, Bloomington around 5 and Urbana-West Urbana around 6. Stopping there for the night.

Weather.com

Amazing resource for things having to do with weather.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 11:00:38 AM
Dipshit, I know how the fuck to look up weather on the web. What I fucking want is someone on the fucking ground to say, "Hey, IDOT sucks right now, can't keep up, expect it to take 2 hours to get from Galesburg to Peoria." Or, "No problems, radar lies, clear sailing."

How hard is that?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on February 22, 2008, 11:09:16 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 11:00:38 AM
Dipshit, I know how the fuck to look up weather on the web. What I fucking want is someone on the fucking ground to say, "Hey, IDOT sucks right now, can't keep up, expect it to take 2 hours to get from Galesburg to Peoria." Or, "No problems, radar lies, clear sailing."

How hard is that?

Or you could just realize that it's fucking winter out and if it's snowing it's going to take you a lot longer than you had planned.  Leave early.  The worst that could happen is you could be early for the game.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on February 22, 2008, 11:10:05 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 11:00:38 AM
Dipshit, I know how the fuck to look up weather on the web. What I fucking want is someone on the fucking ground to say, "Hey, IDOT sucks right now, can't keep up, expect it to take 2 hours to get from Galesburg to Peoria." Or, "No problems, radar lies, clear sailing."

How hard is that?

TDubbs has a helicopter. With this and a satellite telephone, I think this would get you to where you need to go.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on February 22, 2008, 11:11:59 AM
Quote from: KikiCassablanca on February 22, 2008, 11:10:05 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 11:00:38 AM
Dipshit, I know how the fuck to look up weather on the web. What I fucking want is someone on the fucking ground to say, "Hey, IDOT sucks right now, can't keep up, expect it to take 2 hours to get from Galesburg to Peoria." Or, "No problems, radar lies, clear sailing."

How hard is that?

TDubbs has a helicopter. With this and a satellite telephone, I think this would get you to where you need to go.


That didn't work out so well on Lost.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on February 22, 2008, 11:13:37 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 11:00:38 AM
Dipshit, I know how the fuck to look up weather on the web. What I fucking want is someone on the fucking ground to say, "Hey, IDOT sucks right now, can't keep up, expect it to take 2 hours to get from Galesburg to Peoria." Or, "No problems, radar lies, clear sailing."

How hard is that?

It looks like I-74 in Indiana has a few Sox fans running amok.

http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7909936 (http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7909936)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Yellon on February 22, 2008, 11:18:02 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 10:52:03 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 22, 2008, 10:49:08 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 10:45:56 AM
Getting ready to go to the Drake-Butler game today. Radar for IL doesn't look too good. Anyone live downstate in the I-74 corridor that can give me an idea what to expect?

I'm no longer in that area but I used to live down the street from Butler. You can expect to see you fucktard Drake pansies get their asses handed to them in a historic basketball arena.

Perhaps... But be a Drake grad, I know that we would actually get our asses handed to us in an historic basketball arena.

Get out of my brain. I was just discussing this with someone last night after hearing "an historic ..." on TV.

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/anhistoric.html (http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/anhistoric.html)

I pronounce the "h" in "hiss-toric," so take your pompous and unnecessary "n" and get the hell out of Iowa already.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on February 22, 2008, 11:25:08 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 10:52:03 AM
Perhaps... But be a Drake grad, I know that we would actually get our asses handed to us in an historic basketball arena.

Yeah, that's wrong.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RV on February 22, 2008, 11:36:12 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 11:00:38 AM
Dipshit, I know how the fuck to look up weather on the web. What I fucking want is someone on the fucking ground to say, "Hey, IDOT sucks right now, can't keep up, expect it to take 2 hours to get from Galesburg to Peoria." Or, "No problems, radar lies, clear sailing."

How hard is that?

Not very hard knucklehead.

http://wrc.gettingaroundillinois.com/winterroadconditions/ (http://wrc.gettingaroundillinois.com/winterroadconditions/)

Now go away.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on February 22, 2008, 11:36:31 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 11:00:38 AM
Dipshit, I know how the fuck to look up weather on the web. What I fucking want is someone on the fucking ground to say, "Hey, IDOT sucks right now, can't keep up, expect it to take 2 hours to get from Galesburg to Peoria." Or, "No problems, radar lies, clear sailing."

How hard is that?

You're a moron.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit on February 22, 2008, 12:18:40 PM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 11:00:38 AM
Dipshit, I know how the fuck to look up weather on the web. What I fucking want is someone on the fucking ground to say, "Hey, IDOT sucks right now, can't keep up, expect it to take 2 hours to get from Galesburg to Peoria." Or, "No problems, radar lies, clear sailing."

How hard is that?

Why don't you just wait and see how it plays out?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on February 22, 2008, 12:27:11 PM
Quote from: Kermit on February 22, 2008, 12:18:40 PM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 11:00:38 AM
Dipshit, I know how the fuck to look up weather on the web. What I fucking want is someone on the fucking ground to say, "Hey, IDOT sucks right now, can't keep up, expect it to take 2 hours to get from Galesburg to Peoria." Or, "No problems, radar lies, clear sailing."

How hard is that?

Why don't you just wait and see how it plays out?

Drive fast! Take chances!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Yellon on March 04, 2008, 01:34:52 PM
Quote from: Old Style Man on February 03, 2008, 09:45:31 AM
I agree with the recommendation to stay at the Days Inn on Diversey. Book it as soon as you can. Parking isn't the best. You probably have to park at the mall's garage around the corner, but it isn't that big of a deal. The hotel is pretty decent, and the rooms are quite a bit bigger than at a lot of places in the city. The location is great. After you're done at Shuba's you can cab it to Weiner Circle, about a half block south of the hotel. Good times. And getting out of the city that early shouldn't be that big of a deal. Just take Diversey all the way back to the Kennedy (90 West).

My memory got a little jogged following Schuba's, but I remembered one of youse guys saying something about a "something or other circle" a few blocks south of Schubas. Me and my KurtEvans ladyfriend walked about 5 blocks south, but we couldn't find anything that was open for a quick bite and there sure as hell weren't any circles. So, we figured we'd hail a cab and see if he knew of any places around the Days Inn where we could grab some food--I couldn't really understand what he said, but I heard "Weiner" and gave him the go-ahead to drop us off there for a dog.

We walked in to see an argument between a little Asian dude and the girl behind the counter. The girl told him he was a "brokeass, baby-lookin' motherfucker." He then grabbed an ATM receipt and made me, "a white boy", confirm that he had a balance of about $10,000 "in the motherfucking checking account--not even the savings" no less. This was after he'd placed his order, but before he continued to lecture her about the benefits of "having mad equity", "good health insurance--this card ain't for no HMO", and threw in a few "I own. You rent. Get some equity. Eq-ui-ty! Eq-ui-ty! Eq-ui-ty! Google that shit!"

Long story short, what I experienced at The Weiners Circle was, hands down, the most entertaining thing I saw all night. I've never been so thrilled to be called a "white boy" by a total stranger.  I didn't even put two and two together, and realize that I was at the "something or other circle" that Old Style Man had recommended until today.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on March 04, 2008, 02:32:48 PM
Quote from: BH on February 22, 2008, 11:10:05 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on February 22, 2008, 11:00:38 AM
Dipshit, I know how the fuck to look up weather on the web. What I fucking want is someone on the fucking ground to say, "Hey, IDOT sucks right now, can't keep up, expect it to take 2 hours to get from Galesburg to Peoria." Or, "No problems, radar lies, clear sailing."

How hard is that?

TDubbs has a helicopter. With this and a satellite telephone, I think this would get you to where you need to go.

BH, I told you to keep my chopper quiet.  It's only for us fat guys to use to get around the country when we tour on our rock 'n' roll shows.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on March 05, 2008, 09:20:44 AM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on March 04, 2008, 01:34:52 PM
Quote from: Old Style Man on February 03, 2008, 09:45:31 AM
I agree with the recommendation to stay at the Days Inn on Diversey. Book it as soon as you can. Parking isn't the best. You probably have to park at the mall's garage around the corner, but it isn't that big of a deal. The hotel is pretty decent, and the rooms are quite a bit bigger than at a lot of places in the city. The location is great. After you're done at Shuba's you can cab it to Weiner Circle, about a half block south of the hotel. Good times. And getting out of the city that early shouldn't be that big of a deal. Just take Diversey all the way back to the Kennedy (90 West).

My memory got a little jogged following Schuba's, but I remembered one of youse guys saying something about a "something or other circle" a few blocks south of Schubas. Me and my KurtEvans ladyfriend walked about 5 blocks south, but we couldn't find anything that was open for a quick bite and there sure as hell weren't any circles. So, we figured we'd hail a cab and see if he knew of any places around the Days Inn where we could grab some food--I couldn't really understand what he said, but I heard "Weiner" and gave him the go-ahead to drop us off there for a dog.

We walked in to see an argument between a little Asian dude and the girl behind the counter. The girl told him he was a "brokeass, baby-lookin' motherfucker." He then grabbed an ATM receipt and made me, "a white boy", confirm that he had a balance of about $10,000 "in the motherfucking checking account--not even the savings" no less. This was after he'd placed his order, but before he continued to lecture her about the benefits of "having mad equity", "good health insurance--this card ain't for no HMO", and threw in a few "I own. You rent. Get some equity. Eq-ui-ty! Eq-ui-ty! Eq-ui-ty! Google that shit!"

Long story short, what I experienced at The Weiners Circle was, hands down, the most entertaining thing I saw all night. I've never been so thrilled to be called a "white boy" by a total stranger.  I didn't even put two and two together, and realize that I was at the "something or other circle" that Old Style Man had recommended until today.

That's excellent...what did you think of Schuba's? Not sure if you got to see the show you wanted. I was there on Friday and I'll actually be there again tomorrow night.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Yellon on March 05, 2008, 01:29:48 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on March 05, 2008, 09:20:44 AM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on March 04, 2008, 01:34:52 PM
Quote from: Old Style Man on February 03, 2008, 09:45:31 AM
I agree with the recommendation to stay at the Days Inn on Diversey. Book it as soon as you can. Parking isn't the best. You probably have to park at the mall's garage around the corner, but it isn't that big of a deal. The hotel is pretty decent, and the rooms are quite a bit bigger than at a lot of places in the city. The location is great. After you're done at Shuba's you can cab it to Weiner Circle, about a half block south of the hotel. Good times. And getting out of the city that early shouldn't be that big of a deal. Just take Diversey all the way back to the Kennedy (90 West).

My memory got a little jogged following Schuba's, but I remembered one of youse guys saying something about a "something or other circle" a few blocks south of Schubas. Me and my KurtEvans ladyfriend walked about 5 blocks south, but we couldn't find anything that was open for a quick bite and there sure as hell weren't any circles. So, we figured we'd hail a cab and see if he knew of any places around the Days Inn where we could grab some food--I couldn't really understand what he said, but I heard "Weiner" and gave him the go-ahead to drop us off there for a dog.

We walked in to see an argument between a little Asian dude and the girl behind the counter. The girl told him he was a "brokeass, baby-lookin' motherfucker." He then grabbed an ATM receipt and made me, "a white boy", confirm that he had a balance of about $10,000 "in the motherfucking checking account--not even the savings" no less. This was after he'd placed his order, but before he continued to lecture her about the benefits of "having mad equity", "good health insurance--this card ain't for no HMO", and threw in a few "I own. You rent. Get some equity. Eq-ui-ty! Eq-ui-ty! Eq-ui-ty! Google that shit!"

Long story short, what I experienced at The Weiners Circle was, hands down, the most entertaining thing I saw all night. I've never been so thrilled to be called a "white boy" by a total stranger.  I didn't even put two and two together, and realize that I was at the "something or other circle" that Old Style Man had recommended until today.

That's excellent...what did you think of Schuba's? Not sure if you got to see the show you wanted. I was there on Friday and I'll actually be there again tomorrow night.

It was about what I expected. Schuba's was nice and all, but Weiner Circle was pretty hard to top. A little seating would've been nice, although I can sort of understand why they don't have any. The coat hooks on the wall were a nice touch though. I couldn't find tickets to the Saturday show, so we went to the one on Monday night and left at about 4:30 the next morning. Aside from my present state of sleep deprivation, it was an excellent trip.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on March 05, 2008, 01:55:48 PM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on March 05, 2008, 01:29:48 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on March 05, 2008, 09:20:44 AM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on March 04, 2008, 01:34:52 PM
Quote from: Old Style Man on February 03, 2008, 09:45:31 AM
I agree with the recommendation to stay at the Days Inn on Diversey. Book it as soon as you can. Parking isn't the best. You probably have to park at the mall's garage around the corner, but it isn't that big of a deal. The hotel is pretty decent, and the rooms are quite a bit bigger than at a lot of places in the city. The location is great. After you're done at Shuba's you can cab it to Weiner Circle, about a half block south of the hotel. Good times. And getting out of the city that early shouldn't be that big of a deal. Just take Diversey all the way back to the Kennedy (90 West).

My memory got a little jogged following Schuba's, but I remembered one of youse guys saying something about a "something or other circle" a few blocks south of Schubas. Me and my KurtEvans ladyfriend walked about 5 blocks south, but we couldn't find anything that was open for a quick bite and there sure as hell weren't any circles. So, we figured we'd hail a cab and see if he knew of any places around the Days Inn where we could grab some food--I couldn't really understand what he said, but I heard "Weiner" and gave him the go-ahead to drop us off there for a dog.

We walked in to see an argument between a little Asian dude and the girl behind the counter. The girl told him he was a "brokeass, baby-lookin' motherfucker." He then grabbed an ATM receipt and made me, "a white boy", confirm that he had a balance of about $10,000 "in the motherfucking checking account--not even the savings" no less. This was after he'd placed his order, but before he continued to lecture her about the benefits of "having mad equity", "good health insurance--this card ain't for no HMO", and threw in a few "I own. You rent. Get some equity. Eq-ui-ty! Eq-ui-ty! Eq-ui-ty! Google that shit!"

Long story short, what I experienced at The Weiners Circle was, hands down, the most entertaining thing I saw all night. I've never been so thrilled to be called a "white boy" by a total stranger.  I didn't even put two and two together, and realize that I was at the "something or other circle" that Old Style Man had recommended until today.

That's excellent...what did you think of Schuba's? Not sure if you got to see the show you wanted. I was there on Friday and I'll actually be there again tomorrow night.

It was about what I expected. Schuba's was nice and all, but Weiner Circle was pretty hard to top. A little seating would've been nice, although I can sort of understand why they don't have any. The coat hooks on the wall were a nice touch though. I couldn't find tickets to the Saturday show, so we went to the one on Monday night and left at about 4:30 the next morning. Aside from my present state of sleep deprivation, it was an excellent trip.

Well you can't really compare Schubas and Wiener's Circle since they don't serve the same purpose...but yeah. Wiener's Circle is a place you won't ever forget. Suddenly, I'm in the mood for cheese fries.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on March 05, 2008, 02:38:13 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on March 05, 2008, 01:55:48 PM

Suddenly, I'm in the mood for cheese fries.

Is that a Microsoft product?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Uncouth Sloth on March 05, 2008, 02:39:47 PM
Quote from: Oleg on March 05, 2008, 02:38:13 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on March 05, 2008, 01:55:48 PM

Suddenly, I'm in the mood for cheese fries.

Is that a Microsoft product?

Lord, I do need me some redesipification
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on March 05, 2008, 02:46:32 PM
Quote from: The Uncouth Sloth on March 05, 2008, 02:39:47 PM
Quote from: Oleg on March 05, 2008, 02:38:13 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on March 05, 2008, 01:55:48 PM

Suddenly, I'm in the mood for cheese fries.

Is that a Microsoft product?

Lord, I do need me some redesipification

Where's Professor Corn-Fed, Department Director of Desipistory, when you need him?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on March 05, 2008, 02:51:44 PM
Quote from: The Uncouth Sloth on March 05, 2008, 02:39:47 PM
Quote from: Oleg on March 05, 2008, 02:38:13 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on March 05, 2008, 01:55:48 PM

Suddenly, I'm in the mood for cheese fries.

Is that a Microsoft product?

Lord, I do need me some redesipification

Neh...it ain't that complicated.  Slaky and I happen to work for the same blood-sucking, corporate entity now.  He's a Microsoft licensing guru.  That's all.

Now that I've explained it, I wish I could that stupid joke back.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Uncouth Sloth on March 05, 2008, 02:59:39 PM
Threadjack...El Toro, Hofpauir go deep in Arizona.  http://www.goatriders.org/node/1854 (http://www.goatriders.org/node/1854)

Sometimes I enjoy being right.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on March 05, 2008, 04:13:37 PM
Quote from: Oleg on March 05, 2008, 02:38:13 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on March 05, 2008, 01:55:48 PM

Suddenly, I'm in the mood for cheese fries.

Is that a Microsoft product?

Yeah...Gates found some cheese fries that were really good. Then, he put together a team to implement cheese onto fries. Then, he required that every restaurant had to serve his cheese fries, even though they weren't as good, because without his cheese fries, nobody could get the rest of their meal.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on March 05, 2008, 04:17:46 PM
Quote from: The Uncouth Sloth on March 05, 2008, 02:59:39 PM
Threadjack...El Toro, Hofpauir go deep in Arizona.  http://www.goatriders.org/node/1854 (http://www.goatriders.org/node/1854)

Sometimes I enjoy being right.



Luis Figueroa also went yard.  Yes, THE Luis Figueroa.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on March 05, 2008, 07:57:35 PM
Quote from: PTanner on March 05, 2008, 04:13:37 PM
Quote from: Oleg on March 05, 2008, 02:38:13 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on March 05, 2008, 01:55:48 PM

Suddenly, I'm in the mood for cheese fries.

Is that a Microsoft product?

Yeah...Gates found some cheese fries that were really good. Then, he put together a team to implement cheese onto fries. Then, he required that every restaurant had to serve his cheese fries, even though they weren't as good, because without his cheese fries, nobody could get the rest of their meal.

You're overthinking it.

Gates found a company that invented cheese fries.  He then bought the company.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on March 05, 2008, 08:41:24 PM
Quote from: The Uncouth Sloth on March 05, 2008, 02:59:39 PM
Threadjack...El Toro, Hofpauir go deep in Arizona. 


Somewhere -- hopefully far from here -- RedBeard weeps tears of joy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on March 06, 2008, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Shooter on March 05, 2008, 08:41:24 PM
Quote from: The Uncouth Sloth on March 05, 2008, 02:59:39 PM
Threadjack...El Toro, Hofpauir go deep in Arizona. 


Somewhere -- hopefully far from here -- RedBeard weeps tears of joy.

Redbeard watches you masturbate.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on March 06, 2008, 02:33:12 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on March 06, 2008, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Shooter on March 05, 2008, 08:41:24 PM
Quote from: The Uncouth Sloth on March 05, 2008, 02:59:39 PM
Threadjack...El Toro, Hofpauir go deep in Arizona. 


Somewhere -- hopefully far from here -- RedBeard weeps tears of joy.

Redbeard watches you masturbate.

How does he have time to hold down a full-time job?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: theoneandonlyjim on March 12, 2008, 03:03:04 PM
Not really the greatest follower to the last couple of posts but here goes:

I just got a really great job offer, and I'm feeling like it's the right move for me to take it.  However, it means that I'll be moving from Cleveland to Raleigh without my fiancee, at least until our wedding in August and possibly later depending on a couple of things.  I'm nervous about the whole idea, so my question is two-fold.

First, any suggestions for doing the long-distance relationship thing for the next five months? Second, are there Desipiots living in Raleigh or who have passed through there with recommendations about living, eating, etc?  I don't know a whole lot about the area, and I'll take any help I can get.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on March 12, 2008, 03:12:01 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 12, 2008, 03:03:04 PM
First, any suggestions for doing the long-distance relationship thing for the next five months?
Buy an electric car or oil futures.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on March 12, 2008, 03:19:29 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 12, 2008, 03:03:04 PM
Not really the greatest follower to the last couple of posts but here goes:

I just got a really great job offer, and I'm feeling like it's the right move for me to take it.  However, it means that I'll be moving from Cleveland to Raleigh without my fiancee, at least until our wedding in August and possibly later depending on a couple of things.  I'm nervous about the whole idea, so my question is two-fold.

First, any suggestions for doing the long-distance relationship thing for the next five months? Second, are there Desipiots living in Raleigh or who have passed through there with recommendations about living, eating, etc?  I don't know a whole lot about the area, and I'll take any help I can get.

If you guys are solid, you should be able to make it. Obviously you will have to sacrifice weekends traveling back and forth to hang out, if you can spare the time. Not every weekend, you know...but having something to look forward to (dice the time apart into segments) should help make it go quicker. Also, if you want to save on phone bills AIM chat or MSN Messenger has video and audio for free...and you can also try Skype, which is free for Skype to Skype calls.

Not that I...know anything about this.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on March 12, 2008, 03:21:10 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 12, 2008, 03:03:04 PM
First, any suggestions for doing the long-distance relationship thing for the next five months?

Planning a wedding from long-distance will be awful.  No way around that.

But it's just five months, and as long as you know it's only for a certain length of time, you should be all right.  It probably would help to know that it'll be kinda crappy, that way you aren't surprised if there are some rough patches.  Really though, five months isn't that bad.  You'll be OK.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on March 12, 2008, 03:27:06 PM
Quote from: EG on March 12, 2008, 03:21:10 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 12, 2008, 03:03:04 PM
First, any suggestions for doing the long-distance relationship thing for the next five months?

Planning a wedding from long-distance will be awful awesome, because you won't have to do anything except nod and smile.  No way around that.

But it's just five months, and as long as you know it's only for a certain length of time, you should be all right.  It probably would help to know that it'll be kinda crappy, that way you aren't surprised if there are some rough patches.  Really though, five months isn't that bad.  You'll be OK.

Kerm'ed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on March 12, 2008, 03:34:23 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 12, 2008, 03:03:04 PM
Not really the greatest follower to the last couple of posts but here goes:

I just got a really great job offer, and I'm feeling like it's the right move for me to take it.  However, it means that I'll be moving from Cleveland to Raleigh without my fiancee, at least until our wedding in August and possibly later depending on a couple of things.  I'm nervous about the whole idea, so my question is two-fold.

First, any suggestions for doing the long-distance relationship thing for the next five months? Second, are there Desipiots living in Raleigh or who have passed through there with recommendations about living, eating, etc?  I don't know a whole lot about the area, and I'll take any help I can get.

Long distance relationships suck. Absolutely suck. (Not that I'm bitter or anything.) Even if it's a sweet job that will consume most of your waking hours, you better think long and hard about dealing with months of suck in the little bit of free time you have. Especially if you go to a city where you don't really know anyone - which sounds like the case.

As for wedding plans, everything she wants is perfectly fine. Oh, and while you're at it, get used to this idea. It will make married life a lot easier.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andy on March 12, 2008, 03:41:49 PM
I was just in Raleigh at a conference about a month ago.  I was really impressed with the company hosting the conference and talked to them about working there.  If it ever happened, I'd move in with you.  You can even borrow my fleece.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Taylor2 on March 12, 2008, 03:42:52 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 12, 2008, 03:03:04 PM
Not really the greatest follower to the last couple of posts but here goes:

I just got a really great job offer, and I'm feeling like it's the right move for me to take it.  However, it means that I'll be moving from Cleveland to Raleigh without my fiancee, at least until our wedding in August and possibly later depending on a couple of things.  I'm nervous about the whole idea, so my question is two-fold.

First, any suggestions for doing the long-distance relationship thing for the next five months? Second, are there Desipiots living in Raleigh or who have passed through there with recommendations about living, eating, etc?  I don't know a whole lot about the area, and I'll take any help I can get.

Emperor's Club VIP.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on March 12, 2008, 03:48:52 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 12, 2008, 03:03:04 PM
Not really the greatest follower to the last couple of posts but here goes:

I just got a really great job offer, and I'm feeling like it's the right move for me to take it.  However, it means that I'll be moving from Cleveland to Raleigh without my fiancee, at least until our wedding in August and possibly later depending on a couple of things.  I'm nervous about the whole idea, so my question is two-fold.

First, any suggestions for doing the long-distance relationship thing for the next five months? Second, are there Desipiots living in Raleigh or who have passed through there with recommendations about living, eating, etc?  I don't know a whole lot about the area, and I'll take any help I can get.

Mrs. Tonk and I spent best part of three years apart before we got married.  I was in Munich, and she spent a year in Tokyo, then one in Helsinki, and then one in Mexico City, Chicago and the Hague.  I'm not going to lie to you, it was really, really fucking diificult - especially at first, and especially with a six- or seven-hour time difference.  If we wanted to talk, we had to stay up late or get up early to do it, and that was a killer in the long run.

For five months, though, within similar time zones, and when you're already engaged?  It really shouldn't be a problem.  Without wishing to put too fine a point on it - if the two of you can't cope with this together, you probably shouldn't be getting married.  Yes, it will be crappy at times, and you'll miss the hell out of her but it's not like you're on the other side of the World and you should be able to talk and see each other more than enough to get through what is actually quite a short time when you think about it.  If it's not forever (the separation, I mean, not the relationship), I say go for it.  You'll end up bitter about it if you don't, I suspect.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: The Ghost of Desipio Past on March 12, 2008, 04:01:39 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 12, 2008, 03:48:52 PM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on March 12, 2008, 03:03:04 PM
Not really the greatest follower to the last couple of posts but here goes:

I just got a really great job offer, and I'm feeling like it's the right move for me to take it.  However, it means that I'll be moving from Cleveland to Raleigh without my fiancee, at least until our wedding in August and possibly later depending on a couple of things.  I'm nervous about the whole idea, so my question is two-fold.

First, any suggestions for doing the long-distance relationship thing for the next five months? Second, are there Desipiots living in Raleigh or who have passed through there with recommendations about living, eating, etc?  I don't know a whole lot about the area, and I'll take any help I can get.

Mrs. Tonk and I spent best part of three years apart before we got married.  I was in Munich, and she spent a year in Tokyo, then one in Helsinki, and then one in Mexico City, Chicago and the Hague.  I'm not going to lie to you, it was really, really fucking diificult - especially at first, and especially with a six- or seven-hour time difference.  If we wanted to talk, we had to stay up late or get up early to do it, and that was a killer in the long run.

For five months, though, within similar time zones, and when you're already engaged?  It really shouldn't be a problem.  Without wishing to put too fine a point on it - if the two of you can't cope with this together, you probably shouldn't be getting married.  Yes, it will be crappy at times, and you'll miss the hell out of her but it's not like you're on the other side of the World and you should be able to talk and see each other more than enough to get through what is actually quite a short time when you think about it.  If it's not forever (the separation, I mean, not the relationship), I say go for it.  You'll end up bitter about it if you don't, I suspect.

Truer words'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on March 12, 2008, 04:08:03 PM

Over the course of my current marriage, there have been weeks on end where our paths rarely, if ever, crossed.

Just watch for cheap flights, rack up some miles, try to nab a day off when you can on a Friday and/or Monday, and make the most of whatever time you can cobble together.

At some point, you will both be in the same location, working the same hours. When it happens, never take it for granted.

And I second the wedding plans. Men don't remember much at all about the wedding. The women remember every little detail. It's her day, let her have whatever she wants that you can afford.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on March 12, 2008, 06:01:52 PM
It'll be rough so when you make the move bring lots of porn.
Your gonna need it.


Just doing my part to make sure porn becomes the subject that links all the wonderful threads on Desipio.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on March 12, 2008, 07:56:26 PM
Don't do it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: hammerman on April 04, 2008, 10:09:13 PM
Okay guys, maybe one of you can help me out here: I'm looking for the Sammy Sosa / Jason Giambi Pepsi commercial from about 5-6 years back where they try to hit the farthest home run while on a mountain.  Sammy thinks he won, until a Sherpa guide finds a ball hit by Babe Ruth.

Some dialog from the commercial:

Giambi: "Best two out of three." 
Sosa: "I don thin so." 
Sherpa: "Who Babe Ruth?"

If anybody can find it, i'll give you ten million theoretical dollars.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BC on April 04, 2008, 10:43:09 PM
Quote from: hammerman on April 04, 2008, 10:09:13 PM
Okay guys, maybe one of you can help me out here: I'm looking for the Sammy Sosa / Jason Giambi Pepsi commercial from about 5-6 years back where they try to hit the farthest home run while on a mountain.  Sammy thinks he won, until a Sherpa guide finds a ball hit by Babe Ruth.

Some dialog from the commercial:

Giambi: "Best two out of three." 
Sosa: "I don thin so." 
Sherpa: "Who Babe Ruth?"

If anybody can find it, i'll give you ten million theoretical dollars.

I know this doesn't help, but I actually had that commercial on my old computer. Too bad I got rid of that computer just a few months ago. I could have actually been of use on this website, for once.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on April 04, 2008, 11:32:55 PM
Quote from: BC on April 04, 2008, 10:43:09 PM
Quote from: hammerman on April 04, 2008, 10:09:13 PM
Okay guys, maybe one of you can help me out here: I'm looking for the Sammy Sosa / Jason Giambi Pepsi commercial from about 5-6 years back where they try to hit the farthest home run while on a mountain.  Sammy thinks he won, until a Sherpa guide finds a ball hit by Babe Ruth.

Some dialog from the commercial:

Giambi: "Best two out of three." 
Sosa: "I don thin so." 
Sherpa: "Who Babe Ruth?"

If anybody can find it, i'll give you ten million theoretical dollars.

I know this doesn't help, but I actually had that commercial on my old computer. Too bad I got rid of that computer just a few months ago. I could have actually been of use on this website, for once.

Holy God this post sucks.  I tried to find that commercial and failed, hammerman.  God speed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on April 05, 2008, 12:16:21 AM
Quote from: Kerm on April 04, 2008, 11:32:55 PM
Quote from: BC on April 04, 2008, 10:43:09 PM
Quote from: hammerman on April 04, 2008, 10:09:13 PM
Okay guys, maybe one of you can help me out here: I'm looking for the Sammy Sosa / Jason Giambi Pepsi commercial from about 5-6 years back where they try to hit the farthest home run while on a mountain.  Sammy thinks he won, until a Sherpa guide finds a ball hit by Babe Ruth.

Some dialog from the commercial:

Giambi: "Best two out of three." 
Sosa: "I don thin so." 
Sherpa: "Who Babe Ruth?"

If anybody can find it, i'll give you ten million theoretical dollars.

I know this doesn't help, but I actually had that commercial on my old computer. Too bad I got rid of that computer just a few months ago. I could have actually been of use on this website, for once.

Holy God this post sucks.  I tried to find that commercial and failed, hammerman.  God speed.

I'm guessing that Pepsi nuked all the ads on the internet with Giambi in them considering that he lost his sponsorship deal with them after admitting to steroid use.

Has the awesome power of Desipio been usurped?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: hammerman on April 05, 2008, 01:02:23 AM
Quote from: Kerm on April 04, 2008, 11:32:55 PM
Quote from: BC on April 04, 2008, 10:43:09 PM
Quote from: hammerman on April 04, 2008, 10:09:13 PM
Okay guys, maybe one of you can help me out here: I'm looking for the Sammy Sosa / Jason Giambi Pepsi commercial from about 5-6 years back where they try to hit the farthest home run while on a mountain.  Sammy thinks he won, until a Sherpa guide finds a ball hit by Babe Ruth.

Some dialog from the commercial:

Giambi: "Best two out of three." 
Sosa: "I don thin so." 
Sherpa: "Who Babe Ruth?"

If anybody can find it, i'll give you ten million theoretical dollars.

I know this doesn't help, but I actually had that commercial on my old computer. Too bad I got rid of that computer just a few months ago. I could have actually been of use on this website, for once.

Holy God this post sucks.  I tried to find that commercial and failed, hammerman.  God speed.

I hear you, Kerm.  I tried my hardest, delving deep into the internets, but I couldn't come up with it either.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on April 05, 2008, 04:40:35 PM
Quote from: hammerman on April 05, 2008, 01:02:23 AM
Quote from: Kerm on April 04, 2008, 11:32:55 PM
Quote from: BC on April 04, 2008, 10:43:09 PM
Quote from: hammerman on April 04, 2008, 10:09:13 PM
Okay guys, maybe one of you can help me out here: I'm looking for the Sammy Sosa / Jason Giambi Pepsi commercial from about 5-6 years back where they try to hit the farthest home run while on a mountain.  Sammy thinks he won, until a Sherpa guide finds a ball hit by Babe Ruth.

Some dialog from the commercial:

Giambi: "Best two out of three." 
Sosa: "I don thin so." 
Sherpa: "Who Babe Ruth?"

If anybody can find it, i'll give you ten million theoretical dollars.

I know this doesn't help, but I actually had that commercial on my old computer. Too bad I got rid of that computer just a few months ago. I could have actually been of use on this website, for once.

Holy God this post sucks.  I tried to find that commercial and failed, hammerman.  God speed.

I hear you, Kerm.  I tried my hardest, delving deep into the internets, but I couldn't come up with it either.

I know if Thrillho can't find it, it can't be found.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on April 13, 2008, 01:49:56 PM

Any big bike enthusiasts?

I've got a new job working down in the loop and as the weather gets nicer I'm going to bike the commute.  But, I'm also going on Ragbrai (it's a week long bike across Iowa, 60-90 miles a day.  No I don't want to meet up RedBeard).  So I want a commuter type bike that's decent on the road/hills (but I don't give a shit about optimal speed stuff).  Everywhere I look around the internet the conversation looks like this:
New person: I want a bike in the $500 range
Douche #1: I've owned the following five bikes that cost over $2500 including my current pride and joy which cost $500 just for the custom paint job (pic included, custom paint job looks like a normal bike from sportmart).  But you should buy this other bike that's $1500.
Douch #2: Don't listen to Douche #1, you need this $2000 bike, $1500 bikes are just wasting your money.
etc etc etc

Any recommendations in the $500ish price range? (less would be awesome, but it sounds unlikely.)

Randomly internet browsing found me this as a possibility maybe?  Jamis Coda (http://jamisbikes.com/usa/bikes/08_bikes/08coda.html)


Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on April 13, 2008, 01:57:23 PM
Quote from: Pre on April 13, 2008, 01:49:56 PM

Any big bike enthusiasts?

I've got a new job working down in the loop and as the weather gets nicer I'm going to bike the commute.  But, I'm also going on Ragbrai (it's a week long bike across Iowa, 60-90 miles a day.  No I don't want to meet up RedBeard).  So I want a commuter type bike that's decent on the road/hills (but I don't give a shit about optimal speed stuff).  Everywhere I look around the internet the conversation looks like this:
New person: I want a bike in the $500 range
Douche #1: I've owned the following five bikes that cost over $2500 including my current pride and joy which cost $500 just for the custom paint job (pic included, custom paint job looks like a normal bike from sportmart).  But you should buy this other bike that's $1500.
Douch #2: Don't listen to Douche #1, you need this $2000 bike, $1500 bikes are just wasting your money.
etc etc etc

Any recommendations in the $500ish price range? (less would be awesome, but it sounds unlikely.)

Randomly internet browsing found me this as a possibility maybe?  Jamis Coda (http://jamisbikes.com/usa/bikes/08_bikes/08coda.html)




Go to the Village Cycle shop in Old Town. They have a good selection, and they work with your needs & budget. I'm very happy with them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on April 13, 2008, 11:08:43 PM
I paid about $400 for a Trek 930 from Village Cycle in 1999.  By the time it got stolen in 2005, I had probably logged over 7,000 miles on it.  I commuted downtown, year round, from July 2002 until December 2005.  I find people who live in the city and bike regularly and insist on paying 2 grand for a bicycle are foolhardy.  Mine did just fine for 6 years.

That said, I invested quite a bit of money into the upkeep.  Annual tuneups, nice kevlar-based road tires, fenders, lights etc.

Also, even though I bought my bike at Village Cycle and got a good deal, they will never get another dime from me.  I took it in for repairs once and took it back to see that my lights and pedometer had been swiped.  They took no repsonsiblity for it.   I had always gotten a snobby vibe from those doucehbags anyway; my impression is that the people that work there only want to get baked and focus on their own shit, and subsequently suffer neophytes poorly.  Fuck that.

So for a while aftwards I had my tuneups and accessories shopping done at On The Route, on Lincoln, just south of the Lincoln/Ashland/Belmont intersection.  I was happy with them until one time I had my rear tire swiped and took it in and and felt the guy's casual attitude to be an affront to my urgency.  So I swore I wouldn't give my business to them  anymore.

The last place I did business with was Get a Grip, in the newly gentrified Iriving Park neighborhood (On Irving, near Kostner).  This kid who owned that store was initially very cool but then had the nerve to charge me one day for a $3 pump valve, after I had been patronizing him with my business (he was actually the guy I got my sweet kevlar-based tires from).  So I wrote him off.   (I'm apparently  a very fickle customer; you may not want to take my advice.)

Then my bike got stolen and I had gone without for 2 years.  However, I got myself a new bike last fall--another Trek--and haven't ridden it yet.  Once I get myself some nice panniers to hold my work clothes, I'll be rolling downtown again.  I can't fucking wait.

Bike store people can be total douchebags.  That's why when I strike it rich, I'm going to open my own damn bike store and I'll be cool as shit to everyone, I promise.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on April 14, 2008, 09:20:10 AM
I'd imagine you'll be rich pretty soon Mike, based on the fact that you're never going to buy anything from anyone again.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on April 14, 2008, 09:23:32 AM
Quote from: CT II on April 14, 2008, 09:20:10 AM
I'd imagine you'll be rich pretty soon Mike, based on the fact that you're never going to buy anything from anyone again.

I'd buy stock in Heilmann's Brewery if I were you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on April 14, 2008, 09:33:32 AM
Quote from: PTanner on April 14, 2008, 09:23:32 AM
Quote from: CT II on April 14, 2008, 09:20:10 AM
I'd imagine you'll be rich pretty soon Mike, based on the fact that you're never going to buy anything from anyone again.

I'd buy stock in Heilmann's Brewery if I were you.

Just make sure to sell sometime in July.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on April 14, 2008, 09:47:12 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 14, 2008, 09:33:32 AM
Quote from: PTanner on April 14, 2008, 09:23:32 AM
Quote from: CT II on April 14, 2008, 09:20:10 AM
I'd imagine you'll be rich pretty soon Mike, based on the fact that you're never going to buy anything from anyone again.

I'd buy stock in Heilmann's Brewery if I were you.

Just make sure to sell sometime in July.

...of 1996 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._Heileman_Brewing_Company).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on April 14, 2008, 02:38:50 PM
Here's one: Next month I'm flying into Chicago to see my brother play at the state tennis tournament, which is in and around Arlington Heights. 

If I fly into Midway, what's the best way to get up in that area?  I'll have someone who can pick me up once I get closer to the area, but it'd be nice if they didn't have to come down to Midway.  Any suggestions?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on April 14, 2008, 02:45:19 PM
Quote from: EG on April 14, 2008, 02:38:50 PM
Here's one: Next month I'm flying into Chicago to see my brother play at the state tennis tournament, which is in and around Arlington Heights. 

If I fly into Midway, what's the best way to get up in that area?  I'll have someone who can pick me up once I get closer to the area, but it'd be nice if they didn't have to come down to Midway.  Any suggestions?

I think the only public transit that goes to Midway is the Orange Line.  You'd have to ride it from Midway back downtown, and then catch a Metra Train out to Arlington Heights.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on April 14, 2008, 02:49:12 PM
Quote from: EG on April 14, 2008, 02:38:50 PM
Here's one: Next month I'm flying into Chicago to see my brother play at the state tennis tournament, which is in and around Arlington Heights. 

If I fly into Midway, what's the best way to get up in that area?  I'll have someone who can pick me up once I get closer to the area, but it'd be nice if they didn't have to come down to Midway.  Any suggestions?

http://res.worldairportguides.com/nexres/cars/search.cgi?src=10010673

The only other options are training into the city to catch a train back out or cabbing it from Midway.

From AH it isn't a terrible drive.  53 to 290 and a few non tollway roads and you're there.  Maybe 40-50 minutes (pending day and time)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on April 14, 2008, 02:55:54 PM
Quote from: CT II on April 14, 2008, 02:45:19 PM
Quote from: EG on April 14, 2008, 02:38:50 PM
Here's one: Next month I'm flying into Chicago to see my brother play at the state tennis tournament, which is in and around Arlington Heights. 

If I fly into Midway, what's the best way to get up in that area?  I'll have someone who can pick me up once I get closer to the area, but it'd be nice if they didn't have to come down to Midway.  Any suggestions?

I think the only public transit that goes to Midway is the Orange Line.  You'd have to ride it from Midway back downtown, and then catch a Metra Train out to Arlington Heights.

That's a winner. 

It'll save you the aggravation of having someone drive from freaking Arlington Heights all the way to Cicero and 57th.  Fuck that.  Take the Orange Line to Washington/Wells and walk Madison Street west down to Clinton (it'll be about 3 blocks only) and pick up a Metra at the Olgilvie Station (http://metrarail.com/Sched/cnw_nw/cnw_nw.shtml).  You'll geta  nice easy ride right to downtown Arlington Heights (or, depending on where your friend lives, possibly the racetrack)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andy on April 14, 2008, 02:59:33 PM
Whenever I need travel advice I go to Lonely Planet.  Those guys know their shit.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/04/13/lonely.planet/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Although, sometimes they just tell me to go to the Columbian consulate and then I end up having sex in a bathroom with an intern.  Who may or may not be Columbian, or female.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on April 14, 2008, 03:02:37 PM
Quote from: Mike D on April 14, 2008, 02:55:54 PM
Quote from: CT II on April 14, 2008, 02:45:19 PM
Quote from: EG on April 14, 2008, 02:38:50 PM
Here's one: Next month I'm flying into Chicago to see my brother play at the state tennis tournament, which is in and around Arlington Heights. 

If I fly into Midway, what's the best way to get up in that area?  I'll have someone who can pick me up once I get closer to the area, but it'd be nice if they didn't have to come down to Midway.  Any suggestions?

I think the only public transit that goes to Midway is the Orange Line.  You'd have to ride it from Midway back downtown, and then catch a Metra Train out to Arlington Heights.

That's a winner. 

It'll save you the aggravation of having someone drive from freaking Arlington Heights all the way to Cicero and 57th.  Fuck that.  Take the Orange Line to Washington/Wells and walk Madison Street west down to Clinton (it'll be about 3 blocks only) and pick up a Metra at the Olgilvie Station (http://metrarail.com/Sched/cnw_nw/cnw_nw.shtml).  You'll geta  nice easy ride right to downtown Arlington Heights (or, depending on where your friend lives, possibly the racetrack)

That should work.  I certainly didn't want to make anyone drive that far when I could just hop on a train and get most of the way there.  But given that I don't know much about the different lines, I had to make sure.

Thanks, guys.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Three times a JD on April 14, 2008, 04:55:19 PM
Quote from: EG on April 14, 2008, 03:02:37 PM
Quote from: Mike D on April 14, 2008, 02:55:54 PM
Quote from: CT II on April 14, 2008, 02:45:19 PM
Quote from: EG on April 14, 2008, 02:38:50 PM
Here's one: Next month I'm flying into Chicago to see my brother play at the state tennis tournament, which is in and around Arlington Heights. 

If I fly into Midway, what's the best way to get up in that area?  I'll have someone who can pick me up once I get closer to the area, but it'd be nice if they didn't have to come down to Midway.  Any suggestions?

I think the only public transit that goes to Midway is the Orange Line.  You'd have to ride it from Midway back downtown, and then catch a Metra Train out to Arlington Heights.

That's a winner. 

It'll save you the aggravation of having someone drive from freaking Arlington Heights all the way to Cicero and 57th.  Fuck that.  Take the Orange Line to Washington/Wells and walk Madison Street west down to Clinton (it'll be about 3 blocks only) and pick up a Metra at the Olgilvie Station (http://metrarail.com/Sched/cnw_nw/cnw_nw.shtml).  You'll geta  nice easy ride right to downtown Arlington Heights (or, depending on where your friend lives, possibly the racetrack)

That should work.  I certainly didn't want to make anyone drive that far when I could just hop on a train and get most of the way there.  But given that I don't know much about the different lines, I had to make sure.

Thanks, guys.

Forget that.  I say make 'em drive.  Because, you know what?  Hey, look at me.  Right here.  Hey, HEY...know why?





Because you're worth it.  Yeah, I said it.  I put it out there.  Now what are you gonna do with it?


Go get 'em.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on April 14, 2008, 04:56:37 PM

Hey, there's a Superdawg in Midway too, so you can score a solid meal before making the trek to the Heights.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on April 14, 2008, 05:36:59 PM
Quote from: EG on April 14, 2008, 02:38:50 PM
Here's one: Next month I'm flying into Chicago to see my brother play at the state tennis tournament, which is in and around Arlington Heights. 

If I fly into Midway, what's the best way to get up in that area?  I'll have someone who can pick me up once I get closer to the area, but it'd be nice if they didn't have to come down to Midway.  Any suggestions?

Pay the extra $15 and fly into O'Hare?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 14, 2008, 06:39:14 PM
Quote from: PTanner on April 14, 2008, 04:56:37 PM

Hey, there's a Superdawg Potbelly in Midway too, so you can score a solid meal before making the trek to the Heights.

Wreck'd

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on April 14, 2008, 08:14:47 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on April 14, 2008, 05:36:59 PM
Quote from: EG on April 14, 2008, 02:38:50 PM
Here's one: Next month I'm flying into Chicago to see my brother play at the state tennis tournament, which is in and around Arlington Heights. 

If I fly into Midway, what's the best way to get up in that area?  I'll have someone who can pick me up once I get closer to the area, but it'd be nice if they didn't have to come down to Midway.  Any suggestions?

Pay the extra $15 and fly into O'Hare?

Fuck that.  Even with riding the El dowtown and transfering to Metra is better than using O'Hare.  It may not be hell on earth, but it's at least purgatory.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 02:27:34 AM
Quote from: CT II on April 14, 2008, 08:14:47 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on April 14, 2008, 05:36:59 PM
Quote from: EG on April 14, 2008, 02:38:50 PM
Here's one: Next month I'm flying into Chicago to see my brother play at the state tennis tournament, which is in and around Arlington Heights. 

If I fly into Midway, what's the best way to get up in that area?  I'll have someone who can pick me up once I get closer to the area, but it'd be nice if they didn't have to come down to Midway.  Any suggestions?

Pay the extra $15 and fly into O'Hare?

Fuck that.  Even with riding the El dowtown and transfering to Metra is better than using O'Hare.  It may not be hell on earth, but it's at least purgatory.

You're not kidding, CT.  I was shocked at the lack of basic facilities, and at how little there was to do in order to while away the time until your flight.  For an international airport in a major city, it's a disgrace, to be honest.  The only one that's worse (for a major city) is JFK.  Charles de Gaulle in Paris, and Frankfurt also suck.  You should see Heathrow, or Gatwick (any of the London airports, actually), or Amsterdam Schiphol, or Munich though.  Magnificent.  Regular playgrounds, whether you're a cocksucker or not.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on April 15, 2008, 03:24:38 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 02:27:34 AM
Quote from: CT II on April 14, 2008, 08:14:47 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on April 14, 2008, 05:36:59 PM
Quote from: EG on April 14, 2008, 02:38:50 PM
Here's one: Next month I'm flying into Chicago to see my brother play at the state tennis tournament, which is in and around Arlington Heights. 

If I fly into Midway, what's the best way to get up in that area?  I'll have someone who can pick me up once I get closer to the area, but it'd be nice if they didn't have to come down to Midway.  Any suggestions?

Pay the extra $15 and fly into O'Hare?

Fuck that.  Even with riding the El dowtown and transfering to Metra is better than using O'Hare.  It may not be hell on earth, but it's at least purgatory.

You're not kidding, CT.  I was shocked at the lack of basic facilities, and at how little there was to do in order to while away the time until your flight.  For an international airport in a major city, it's a disgrace, to be honest.  The only one that's worse (for a major city) is JFK.  Charles de Gaulle in Paris, and Frankfurt also suck.  You should see Heathrow, or Gatwick (any of the London airports, actually), or Amsterdam Schiphol, or Munich though.  Magnificent.  Regular playgrounds, whether you're a cocksucker or not.
The airport in Seoul is really nice too.  It has spoiled me for most of the airports stateside.

The only Airport I've been to that's worse than O'Hare is Baghdad International.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on April 15, 2008, 07:39:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 02:27:34 AM
You should see Heathrow, or Gatwick (any of the London airports, actually), or Amsterdam Schiphol, or Munich though.  Magnificent.  Regular playgrounds, whether you're a cocksucker or not.

I haven't been there, but I've heard from some people that Heathrow is an airport to avoid at all costs.  I think the main complaint was about the lines and congestion?  Just what I've heard though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Three times a JD on April 15, 2008, 07:48:59 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 02:27:34 AM

You're not kidding, CT.  I was shocked at the lack of basic facilities, and at how little there was to do in order to while away the time until your flight.  For an international airport in a major city, it's a disgrace, to be honest.  The only one that's worse (for a major city) is JFK.  Charles de Gaulle in Paris, and Frankfurt also suck.  You should see Heathrow, or Gatwick (any of the London airports, actually), or Amsterdam Schiphol, or Munich though.  Magnificent.  Regular playgrounds, whether you're a cocksucker or not.

My experiences with this airport weren't good.  It was pretty dank.  There were lots of different languages being thrown at me.  NO ONE answered to "Frenchy!".   And the food was not good.  Not even close.  Just a bad, bad place.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on April 15, 2008, 08:22:52 AM
Quote from: EG on April 15, 2008, 07:39:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 02:27:34 AM
You should see Heathrow, or Gatwick (any of the London airports, actually), or Amsterdam Schiphol, or Munich though.  Magnificent.  Regular playgrounds, whether you're a cocksucker or not.

I haven't been there, but I've heard from some people that Heathrow is an airport to avoid at all costs.  I think the main complaint was about the lines and congestion?  Just what I've heard though.

Connected through Heathrow a few times recently and it's not horrible. But it wasn't on a Friday or Sunday or any kind of holiday. Maybe that helped. They just finished Terminal 5. Looking good!

And as Tonk said, if you want to spend a shitload of money then Heathrow is the place to be. It's like a mall, only way bigger.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Taylor2 on April 15, 2008, 09:19:59 AM
Quote from: EG on April 15, 2008, 07:39:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 02:27:34 AM
You should see Heathrow, or Gatwick (any of the London airports, actually), or Amsterdam Schiphol, or Munich though.  Magnificent.  Regular playgrounds, whether you're a cocksucker or not.

I haven't been there, but I've heard from some people that Heathrow is an airport to avoid at all costs.  I think the main complaint was about the lines and congestion?  Just what I've heard though.

You really should avoid going to Heathrow especially if you're trying to get to Arlington Heights.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 09:21:09 AM
Quote from: EG on April 15, 2008, 07:39:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 02:27:34 AM
You should see Heathrow, or Gatwick (any of the London airports, actually), or Amsterdam Schiphol, or Munich though.  Magnificent.  Regular playgrounds, whether you're a cocksucker or not.

I haven't been there, but I've heard from some people that Heathrow is an airport to avoid at all costs.  I think the main complaint was about the lines and congestion?  Just what I've heard though.

If you're there on a Monday morning or a Friday afternoon, sure, it's pretty horrible.  But I've been flying in and out of Heathrow for years - for a long time I did it every week - without any problems, really.  They're pretty slick, the teething problems at T5 notwithstanding.

At Schiphol there's a champagne and oyster bar, and a casino.  In Bangkok you can get a massage while you wait for your flight.  Kuala Lumpur's pretty sweet, too.  I just don't understand why America's so far behind - in most things like this, you're World leaders.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: EG on April 15, 2008, 09:27:03 AM
Quote from: Taylor2 on April 15, 2008, 09:19:59 AM
Quote from: EG on April 15, 2008, 07:39:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 02:27:34 AM
You should see Heathrow, or Gatwick (any of the London airports, actually), or Amsterdam Schiphol, or Munich though.  Magnificent.  Regular playgrounds, whether you're a cocksucker or not.

I haven't been there, but I've heard from some people that Heathrow is an airport to avoid at all costs.  I think the main complaint was about the lines and congestion?  Just what I've heard though.

You really should avoid going to Heathrow especially if you're trying to get to Arlington Heights.

So that Kansas City-Boston-Munich-Heathrow-Midway flight I bought on United was a bad deal?  For just $894?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on April 15, 2008, 09:53:13 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 09:21:09 AM
Quote from: EG on April 15, 2008, 07:39:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 02:27:34 AM
You should see Heathrow, or Gatwick (any of the London airports, actually), or Amsterdam Schiphol, or Munich though.  Magnificent.  Regular playgrounds, whether you're a cocksucker or not.

I haven't been there, but I've heard from some people that Heathrow is an airport to avoid at all costs.  I think the main complaint was about the lines and congestion?  Just what I've heard though.

If you're there on a Monday morning or a Friday afternoon, sure, it's pretty horrible.  But I've been flying in and out of Heathrow for years - for a long time I did it every week - without any problems, really.  They're pretty slick, the teething problems at T5 notwithstanding.

At Schiphol there's a champagne and oyster bar, and a casino.  In Bangkok you can get a massage while you wait for your flight.  Kuala Lumpur's pretty sweet, too.  I just don't understand why America's so far behind - in most things like this, you're World leaders.

At O'Hare there are McDonaldseseseses every three feet. So that's something.

Awful.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Taylor2 on April 15, 2008, 09:55:29 AM
Quote from: EG on April 15, 2008, 09:27:03 AM
Quote from: Taylor2 on April 15, 2008, 09:19:59 AM
Quote from: EG on April 15, 2008, 07:39:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 02:27:34 AM
You should see Heathrow, or Gatwick (any of the London airports, actually), or Amsterdam Schiphol, or Munich though.  Magnificent.  Regular playgrounds, whether you're a cocksucker or not.

I haven't been there, but I've heard from some people that Heathrow is an airport to avoid at all costs.  I think the main complaint was about the lines and congestion?  Just what I've heard though.

You really should avoid going to Heathrow especially if you're trying to get to Arlington Heights.

So that Kansas City-Boston-Munich-Heathrow-Midway flight I bought on United was a bad deal?  For just $894?

For that price? No, that's a great deal. Go with it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on April 15, 2008, 10:17:54 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 02:27:34 AM
Quote from: CT II on April 14, 2008, 08:14:47 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on April 14, 2008, 05:36:59 PM
Quote from: EG on April 14, 2008, 02:38:50 PM
Here's one: Next month I'm flying into Chicago to see my brother play at the state tennis tournament, which is in and around Arlington Heights. 

If I fly into Midway, what's the best way to get up in that area?  I'll have someone who can pick me up once I get closer to the area, but it'd be nice if they didn't have to come down to Midway.  Any suggestions?

Pay the extra $15 and fly into O'Hare?

Fuck that.  Even with riding the El dowtown and transfering to Metra is better than using O'Hare.  It may not be hell on earth, but it's at least purgatory.

You're not kidding, CT.  I was shocked at the lack of basic facilities, and at how little there was to do in order to while away the time until your flight.  For an international airport in a major city, it's a disgrace, to be honest.  The only one that's worse (for a major city) is JFK.  Charles de Gaulle in Paris, and Frankfurt also suck.  You should see Heathrow, or Gatwick (any of the London airports, actually), or Amsterdam Schiphol, or Munich though.  Magnificent.  Regular playgrounds, whether you're a cocksucker or not.

You've been hanging out in the mens' room at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport again, haven't you, Tonk?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on April 15, 2008, 10:20:27 AM
Heathrow's a nightmare. 

The only two times I've ever lost my luggage happened at Heathrow both times, 5 years apart.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on April 15, 2008, 10:55:43 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 09:21:09 AM
Quote from: EG on April 15, 2008, 07:39:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 02:27:34 AM
You should see Heathrow, or Gatwick (any of the London airports, actually), or Amsterdam Schiphol, or Munich though.  Magnificent.  Regular playgrounds, whether you're a cocksucker or not.

I haven't been there, but I've heard from some people that Heathrow is an airport to avoid at all costs.  I think the main complaint was about the lines and congestion?  Just what I've heard though.

If you're there on a Monday morning or a Friday afternoon, sure, it's pretty horrible.  But I've been flying in and out of Heathrow for years - for a long time I did it every week - without any problems, really.  They're pretty slick, the teething problems at T5 notwithstanding.

At Schiphol there's a champagne and oyster bar, and a casino.  In Bangkok you can get a massage while you wait for your flight.  Kuala Lumpur's pretty sweet, too.  I just don't understand why America's so far behind - in most things like this, you're World leaders.

You know what Schiphol really needs, don't you?  I mean, when in Amsterdam...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on April 15, 2008, 11:05:01 AM

I'd rather get my prostate checked by Captain Hook than have to fly in/out of Laguardia.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on April 15, 2008, 11:11:05 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 15, 2008, 10:55:43 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 09:21:09 AM
Quote from: EG on April 15, 2008, 07:39:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 02:27:34 AM
You should see Heathrow, or Gatwick (any of the London airports, actually), or Amsterdam Schiphol, or Munich though.  Magnificent.  Regular playgrounds, whether you're a cocksucker or not.

I haven't been there, but I've heard from some people that Heathrow is an airport to avoid at all costs.  I think the main complaint was about the lines and congestion?  Just what I've heard though.

If you're there on a Monday morning or a Friday afternoon, sure, it's pretty horrible.  But I've been flying in and out of Heathrow for years - for a long time I did it every week - without any problems, really.  They're pretty slick, the teething problems at T5 notwithstanding.

At Schiphol there's a champagne and oyster bar, and a casino.  In Bangkok you can get a massage while you wait for your flight.  Kuala Lumpur's pretty sweet, too.  I just don't understand why America's so far behind - in most things like this, you're World leaders.

You know what Schiphol really needs, don't you?  I mean, when in Amsterdam...

Shiphol was supposed to be a 'full service' airport but it didn't quite work out.

http://europeforvisitors.com/europe/articles/holland_hookers_and_hookahs.htm (http://europeforvisitors.com/europe/articles/holland_hookers_and_hookahs.htm)

And Heathrow is fine if you don't have to change terminals (for example landing on an international flight, and then taking a flight elsewhere in Britian or Ireland).  The walk from terminal to bus and through the next terminal made O'hare look like Midway.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on April 15, 2008, 11:25:43 AM
Quote from: PTanner on April 15, 2008, 11:05:01 AM

I'd rather get my prostate checked by Captain Hook than have to fly in/out of Laguardia.
Agree with that.
Years ago I got stuck at Laguardia because a tornado hit Queens. I spent 14 hours with my boss stuck in that hole trying to get home. The place was filthy, rundown, cramped, and did I mention filthy. Nothing was open, we couldn't leave, and nobody could tell us anything about when we would get out. When we finally boarded they asked for volunteers to get off the plane because we were taking off on the short runway (over water) and the plane was overloaded. Nobody volunteers, we don't leave. Eventually enough people agreed after the travel vouchers they were offering as an incentive got up to $1000 each.

The pilot used every inch of runway to get airborne, that was not a takeoff I want to relive.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 11:38:35 AM
Quote from: flannj on April 15, 2008, 11:25:43 AM
Quote from: PTanner on April 15, 2008, 11:05:01 AM

I'd rather get my prostate checked by Captain Hook than have to fly in/out of Laguardia.
Agree with that.
Years ago I got stuck at Laguardia because a tornado hit Queens. I spent 14 hours with my boss stuck in that hole trying to get home. The place was filthy, rundown, cramped, and did I mention filthy. Nothing was open, we couldn't leave, and nobody could tell us anything about when we would get out. When we finally boarded they asked for volunteers to get off the plane because we were taking off on the short runway (over water) and the plane was overloaded. Nobody volunteers, we don't leave. Eventually enough people agreed after the travel vouchers they were offering as an incentive got up to $1000 each.

The pilot used every inch of runway to get airborne, that was not a takeoff I want to relive.



If you take off from Alderney (one of the Channel Islands between England and Fr*nce) in a small aircraft, there's such a crosswind at the end of the runway that more often than not, the plane gets flipped nearly ninety degrees over on its side as it ascends.  Apparently, it's not dangerous, and within seconds the pilot should have it righted, but that didn't stop me losing my lunch.  Into my underpants.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on April 15, 2008, 11:51:11 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 11:38:35 AM
Quote from: flannj on April 15, 2008, 11:25:43 AM
Quote from: PTanner on April 15, 2008, 11:05:01 AM

I'd rather get my prostate checked by Captain Hook than have to fly in/out of Laguardia.
Agree with that.
Years ago I got stuck at Laguardia because a tornado hit Queens. I spent 14 hours with my boss stuck in that hole trying to get home. The place was filthy, rundown, cramped, and did I mention filthy. Nothing was open, we couldn't leave, and nobody could tell us anything about when we would get out. When we finally boarded they asked for volunteers to get off the plane because we were taking off on the short runway (over water) and the plane was overloaded. Nobody volunteers, we don't leave. Eventually enough people agreed after the travel vouchers they were offering as an incentive got up to $1000 each.

The pilot used every inch of runway to get airborne, that was not a takeoff I want to relive.



If you take off from Alderney (one of the Channel Islands between England and Fr*nce) in a small aircraft, there's such a crosswind at the end of the runway that more often than not, the plane gets flipped nearly ninety degrees over on its side as it ascends.  Apparently, it's not dangerous, and within seconds the pilot should have it righted, but that didn't stop me losing my lunch.  Into my underpants.

Like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxDVq2gGgaA)?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on April 15, 2008, 12:45:47 PM
I once missed my flight from Stansted (London) to Shannon (Ireland) in 2000.  It was the last flight of the day and it was aSunday.  I called home and heard the Bears beat the Colts in an upset, and then bellied up to the bar.  Sadly, the bar wasn't open all night and by the time I realized I better decamp, all of the seats were taking by sleepers.  I had to sleep on the ground.  I managed to fall asleep, though.  Nothing stranger for a 28 year old American travelling by himself to fall asleep while everyhting in the airport was down to mostly murmers and silence and then to open them and hear about 9 different anmated discussions taking place in about 4 different languages and it being morning.  Bad as it was, I wouldn't trade the experience for anything, as it was surely a rather colorful experience.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on April 15, 2008, 12:49:24 PM
Quote from: Mike D on April 15, 2008, 12:45:47 PM
I once missed my flight from Stansted (London) to Shannon (Ireland) in 2000.  It was the last flight of the day and it was aSunday.  I called home and heard the Bears beat the Colts in an upset, and then bellied up to the bar.  Sadly, the bar wasn't open all night and by the time I realized I better decamp, all of the seats were taking by sleepers.  I had to sleep on the ground.  I managed to fall asleep, though.  Nothing stranger for a 28 year old American travelling by himself to fall asleep while everyhting in the airport was down to mostly murmers and silence and then to open them and hear about 9 different anmated discussions taking place in about 4 different languages and it being morning.  Bad as it was, I wouldn't trade the experience for anything, as it was surely a rather colorful experience.

fucking bum.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on April 15, 2008, 01:38:52 PM
Quote from: PTanner on April 15, 2008, 12:49:24 PM
Quote from: Mike D on April 15, 2008, 12:45:47 PM
I once missed my flight from Stansted (London) to Shannon (Ireland) in 2000.  It was the last flight of the day and it was aSunday.  I called home and heard the Bears beat the Colts in an upset, and then bellied up to the bar.  Sadly, the bar wasn't open all night and by the time I realized I better decamp, all of the seats were taking by sleepers.  I had to sleep on the ground.  I managed to fall asleep, though.  Nothing stranger for a 28 year old American travelling by himself to fall asleep while everyhting in the airport was down to mostly murmers and silence and then to open them and hear about 9 different anmated discussions taking place in about 4 different languages and it being morning.  Bad as it was, I wouldn't trade the experience for anything, as it was surely a rather colorful experience.

fucking bum.

STREETWISE!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 01:42:20 PM
Quote from: Mike D on April 15, 2008, 12:45:47 PM
I once missed my flight from Stansted (London) to Shannon (Ireland) in 2000.  It was the last flight of the day and it was aSunday.  I called home and heard the Bears beat the Colts in an upset, and then bellied up to the bar.  Sadly, the bar wasn't open all night and by the time I realized I better decamp, all of the seats were taking by sleepers.  I had to sleep on the ground.  I managed to fall asleep, though.  Nothing stranger for a 28 year old American travelling by himself to fall asleep while everyhting in the airport was down to mostly murmers and silence and then to open them and hear about 9 different anmated discussions taking place in about 4 different languages and it being morning.  Bad as it was, I wouldn't trade the experience for anything, as it was surely a rather colorful experience.

Funny, I've also spent the night on the floor at Stansted.  My late flight in from Riga was delayed, and as I was flying out to Schiphol the following morning at oh-christ-hundred, I decided not to head over to a mate's house to kip as I'd planned, but to stay where I was instead.  I wouldn't be in a hurry to do it again, but I've had worse nights.

I've also spent the night on the floor at Athens Airport - I got there and they decided to strike, lazy Greek bastards.  Still, that was when I met the aforementioned Reggie Lemelin's niece, so it wasn't all bad either.  I realised at about 0400 that they'd actually upgraded me when they checked me in, and very belatedly headed through to the business lounge to kip there instead - but in the meantime, I'd at least had some fun...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 01:46:27 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on April 15, 2008, 11:51:11 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 11:38:35 AM
Quote from: flannj on April 15, 2008, 11:25:43 AM
Quote from: PTanner on April 15, 2008, 11:05:01 AM

I'd rather get my prostate checked by Captain Hook than have to fly in/out of Laguardia.
Agree with that.
Years ago I got stuck at Laguardia because a tornado hit Queens. I spent 14 hours with my boss stuck in that hole trying to get home. The place was filthy, rundown, cramped, and did I mention filthy. Nothing was open, we couldn't leave, and nobody could tell us anything about when we would get out. When we finally boarded they asked for volunteers to get off the plane because we were taking off on the short runway (over water) and the plane was overloaded. Nobody volunteers, we don't leave. Eventually enough people agreed after the travel vouchers they were offering as an incentive got up to $1000 each.

The pilot used every inch of runway to get airborne, that was not a takeoff I want to relive.



If you take off from Alderney (one of the Channel Islands between England and Fr*nce) in a small aircraft, there's such a crosswind at the end of the runway that more often than not, the plane gets flipped nearly ninety degrees over on its side as it ascends.  Apparently, it's not dangerous, and within seconds the pilot should have it righted, but that didn't stop me losing my lunch.  Into my underpants.

Like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxDVq2gGgaA)?

Holy fucking shit, that was close.  How the hell the pilot managed not to stick the end of his wing into the ground, I have no idea.  Coincidentally, though, you can hear one of the guys filming say something about "in die Hose", which means "in my trousers".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on April 15, 2008, 02:49:27 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 15, 2008, 01:42:20 PM
Quote from: Mike D on April 15, 2008, 12:45:47 PM
I once missed my flight from Stansted (London) to Shannon (Ireland) in 2000.  It was the last flight of the day and it was aSunday.  I called home and heard the Bears beat the Colts in an upset, and then bellied up to the bar.  Sadly, the bar wasn't open all night and by the time I realized I better decamp, all of the seats were taking by sleepers.  I had to sleep on the ground.  I managed to fall asleep, though.  Nothing stranger for a 28 year old American travelling by himself to fall asleep while everyhting in the airport was down to mostly murmers and silence and then to open them and hear about 9 different anmated discussions taking place in about 4 different languages and it being morning.  Bad as it was, I wouldn't trade the experience for anything, as it was surely a rather colorful experience.

Funny, I've also spent the night on the floor at Stansted.  My late flight in from Riga was delayed, and as I was flying out to Schiphol the following morning at oh-christ-hundred, I decided not to head over to a mate's house to kip as I'd planned, but to stay where I was instead.  I wouldn't be in a hurry to do it again, but I've had worse nights.

I've also spent the night on the floor at Athens Airport - I got there and they decided to strike, lazy Greek bastards.  Still, that was when I met the aforementioned Reggie Lemelin's niece, so it wasn't all bad either.  I realised at about 0400 that they'd actually upgraded me when they checked me in, and very belatedly headed through to the business lounge to kip there instead - but in the meantime, I'd at least had some fun...

I fell asleep during a 2-hour wait for a train connection in Pisa once (having pounded a few pints a short while earlier immediately before leaving some friends in Florence) and woke up two minutes after my train to Nice (the last of the night) had departed.

I had to spend my night in the train station with the types of people who spend a night in a train station—a lowlier class of individual than you'll probably generally find bedding down in these fancy-pants airports of yours. (Think: wee hours at the Greyhound terminal.)

I was pretty sure at the time that I was watching at least two people die.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on May 11, 2008, 09:47:35 AM
So, if a guy has tickets to today's game, and wants to find out if the game will be delayed/ppd - what is the best source for that information?

I don't want to drive in from Glendale Heights if I don't have to.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on May 11, 2008, 10:53:17 AM
Quote from: J Rod on May 11, 2008, 09:47:35 AM
So, if a guy has tickets to today's game, and wants to find out if the game will be delayed/ppd - what is the best source for that information?

I don't want to drive in from Glendale Heights if I don't have to.
773-404-CUBS
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on May 11, 2008, 05:15:59 PM
Quote from: J Rod on May 11, 2008, 09:47:35 AM
So, if a guy has tickets to today's game, and wants to find out if the game will be delayed/ppd - what is the best source for that information?

I don't want to drive in from Glendale Heights if I don't have to.

Hope you went. Hell of a game.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on May 12, 2008, 07:47:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky+ on May 11, 2008, 05:15:59 PM
Quote from: J Rod on May 11, 2008, 09:47:35 AM
So, if a guy has tickets to today's game, and wants to find out if the game will be delayed/ppd - what is the best source for that information?

I don't want to drive in from Glendale Heights if I don't have to.

Hope you went. Hell of a game.

Besides nearly freezing to death, it was probably the most enjoyable Cubs game I've seen.

EDIT: "seen live".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on May 12, 2008, 08:38:34 AM
Pollyellon was NOT happy at the game being played in those conditions. From yesterday's blog:

"Ugh. That's enough. I think whoever the new ownership of the Cubs winds up being, ought to petition the commissioner's office to never, ever, ever, EVER again schedule the Cubs at home on Mother's Day, especially because the weather's going to be crappy again today. In fact, I'd say there's a pretty good chance that today's game will be postponed. The Cubs and Diamondbacks have common off days on July 7 and July 17 -- look for a possible rescheduling on one of those dates, if there's a rainout today.
In fact, let me get on my BCB soapbox for a moment. At this writing -- 10:15 am CDT -- it is absolutely pouring rain in Chicago, 46 degrees and very windy. Yes, I realize there is a lot of money at stake for a postponed game, and yes, I also realize that the new field at Wrigley has a great drainage system. But it is supposed to rain steadily till at least 4:00 this afternoon, and after that it'll be cold and raw. Why not call the game NOW and play it on one of the open dates in July? Then there's no money lost and they can play in better conditions."

Then later:

"First, mea culpa to everyone I was talking to in the game thread saying "CALL THIS GAME NOW!" I figured there was no way they'd play this afternoon, given the horrendous weather all morning -- pouring rain, strong winds, feeling like it was 2003 again; so I stayed home during the morning hours (had lunch, did the Sunday Tribune crossword, kept track of weather radars) instead of going to claim my bleacher seat. Watching the webcams (thanks, ballhawk!) we saw that the seats were claimed by about 12:30, so when I arrived Mike, Phil & I sat with, appropriately, I thought, on Mother's Day, some longtime bleacher season ticket holders who are moms, Judy & Colleen, in their seats in right-center field next to the concession stand. Judy's daughter is in her 20's and married, but Colleen had her three young kids in tow. They spent most of their time slopping hot dogs, cokes and cotton candy all over the place, calling each other "idiot", and racing in and out so many times it made my head spin. (The oldest, to her credit, at least attempted to keep score.) Mike said it was "almost as good entertaiment as what was on the field, and free!"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on May 12, 2008, 09:04:00 AM
Quote from: Dave B on May 12, 2008, 08:38:34 AM
Pollyellon was NOT happy at the game being played in those conditions. From yesterday's blog:

"Ugh. That's enough. I think whoever the new ownership of the Cubs winds up being, ought to petition the commissioner's office to never, ever, ever, EVER again schedule the Cubs at home on Mother's Day, especially because the weather's going to be crappy again today. In fact, I'd say there's a pretty good chance that today's game will be postponed. The Cubs and Diamondbacks have common off days on July 7 and July 17 -- look for a possible rescheduling on one of those dates, if there's a rainout today.
In fact, let me get on my BCB soapbox for a moment. At this writing -- 10:15 am CDT -- it is absolutely pouring rain in Chicago, 46 degrees and very windy. Yes, I realize there is a lot of money at stake for a postponed game, and yes, I also realize that the new field at Wrigley has a great drainage system. But it is supposed to rain steadily till at least 4:00 this afternoon, and after that it'll be cold and raw. Why not call the game NOW and play it on one of the open dates in July? Then there's no money lost and they can play in better conditions."

Then later:

"First, mea culpa to everyone I was talking to in the game thread saying "CALL THIS GAME NOW!" I figured there was no way they'd play this afternoon, given the horrendous weather all morning -- pouring rain, strong winds, feeling like it was 2003 again; so I stayed home during the morning hours (had lunch, did the Sunday Tribune crossword, kept track of weather radars) instead of going to claim my bleacher seat. Watching the webcams (thanks, ballhawk!) we saw that the seats were claimed by about 12:30, so when I arrived Mike, Phil & I sat with, appropriately, I thought, on Mother's Day, some longtime bleacher season ticket holders who are moms, Judy & Colleen, in their seats in right-center field next to the concession stand. Judy's daughter is in her 20's and married, but Colleen had her three young kids in tow. They spent most of their time slopping hot dogs, cokes and cotton candy all over the place, calling each other "idiot", and racing in and out so many times it made my head spin. (The oldest, to her credit, at least attempted to keep score.) Mike said it was "almost as good entertaiment as what was on the field, and free!"


What an idiot.

It was pretty cold though.  I was in section 218, in the last row, and it was like a wind tunnel up there.

Other than the great game, an added plus was to see some moran who fell on the field from the center field wall get absolutely leveled by one of the security guards.  It was a brutal hit, and by brutal hit I mean freaking awesome to watch from my vantage point. 

What is the going rate for the fine/incarceration for doing that these days?

An added plus for my girlfriend and sister was for them to be able to watch Tony Romo walk to and from the TV/radio booths, and then walk behind us as he went down to his car (leaving EARLY).  To quote Andy: "Guh." 

My comment?  "Ladies, there's a ball game going on - focus."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on May 12, 2008, 09:09:48 AM
Quote from: Dave B on May 12, 2008, 08:38:34 AM
But it is supposed to rain steadily till at least 4:00 this afternoon, and after that it'll be cold and raw. Why not call the game NOW and play it on one of the open dates in July? Then there's no money lost and they can play in better conditions."

And then Al would have been the first to bitch when the Cubs had to play 26 straight days in July.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Lance Dicksons Arm on May 12, 2008, 09:29:55 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 12, 2008, 09:09:48 AM
Quote from: Dave B on May 12, 2008, 08:38:34 AM
But it is supposed to rain steadily till at least 4:00 this afternoon, and after that it'll be cold and raw. Why not call the game NOW and play it on one of the open dates in July? Then there's no money lost and they can play in better conditions."

And then Al would have been the first to bitch when the Cubs had to play 26 straight days in July.

Not to mention, bologna doesn't keep as well in the heat.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on May 12, 2008, 09:58:34 AM
I especially liked the part where he was looking at the webcam and saw "his" seats were claimed. I'll bet that threw him into a tizzy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on May 12, 2008, 10:04:57 AM
Quote from: J Rod on May 12, 2008, 09:04:00 AM
Why not call the game NOW and play it on one of the open dates in July? Then there's no money lost and they can play in better conditions."
Other than on the expense of paying for an extra day of air travel and an extra day of meal money and an extra day fo security, yeah, there's no money lost by moving the date.

If you don't understand business, don't talk about it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on May 12, 2008, 10:20:35 AM
Quote from: Chuckosan on May 12, 2008, 10:04:57 AM
If you don't understand business, don't talk about it.

Why not?  You don't understand baseball, but you're still allowed to talk about it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on May 12, 2008, 10:20:52 AM
Quote from: Pollyellon on May 12, 2008, 08:38:34 AMIn fact, let me get on my BCB soapbox for a moment.

Oh, that's priceless.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on May 12, 2008, 12:54:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on May 12, 2008, 10:20:35 AM
Quote from: Chuckosan on May 12, 2008, 10:04:57 AM
If you don't understand business, don't talk about it.

Why not?  You don't understand baseball, but you're still allowed to talk about it.

I like you  a lot Chuck, but that shit right there is funny.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on May 12, 2008, 01:14:57 PM
Quote from: PTanner on May 12, 2008, 12:54:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on May 12, 2008, 10:20:35 AM
Quote from: Chuckosan on May 12, 2008, 10:04:57 AM
If you don't understand business, don't talk about it.

Why not?  You don't understand baseball, but you're still allowed to talk about it.

I like you  a lot Chuck, but that shit right there is funny.
That is good.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on May 12, 2008, 02:03:30 PM
Quote from: Chuckosan on May 12, 2008, 01:14:57 PM
Quote from: PTanner on May 12, 2008, 12:54:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on May 12, 2008, 10:20:35 AM
Quote from: Chuckosan on May 12, 2008, 10:04:57 AM
If you don't understand business, don't talk about it.

Why not?  You don't understand baseball, but you're still allowed to talk about it.

I like you  a lot Chuck, but that shit right there is funny.
That is good.

And I am, of course, kidding.  Mostly.

<NSBB smiley>
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andy on May 12, 2008, 02:09:03 PM
Quote from: Kerm on May 12, 2008, 10:20:52 AM
Quote from: Pollyellon on May 12, 2008, 08:38:34 AMIn fact, let me get on my BCB soapbox for a moment.

Oh, that's priceless.

The worst part, I'll bet that douche actually has a BCB soapbox.

(http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/3353267.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=0629904139C22E580CEE05A32EE03E79A55A1E4F32AD3138)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on May 12, 2008, 02:17:23 PM

You sure it's not a crate from a meat packing company?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on May 12, 2008, 02:25:33 PM
Quote from: Andy on May 12, 2008, 02:09:03 PM
Quote from: Kerm on May 12, 2008, 10:20:52 AM
Quote from: Pollyellon on May 12, 2008, 08:38:34 AMIn fact, let me get on my BCB soapbox for a moment.

Oh, that's priceless.

The worst part, I'll bet that douche actually has a BCB soapbox.

(http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/3353267.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=0629904139C22E580CEE05A32EE03E79A55A1E4F32AD3138)

Shame on you, Andy.  You could have had one, too, if your money order had been sent to the correct P.O. Box.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on May 12, 2008, 02:26:22 PM
Quote from: Eli on May 12, 2008, 02:03:30 PM
And I am, of course, kidding.  Mostly.

<NSBB smiley>
Having avoided NSBB since the Nomar trade, I'll assume that said smiley is insanely annoying.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on May 12, 2008, 02:35:09 PM
Quote from: Chuckosan on May 12, 2008, 02:26:22 PM
Quote from: Eli on May 12, 2008, 02:03:30 PM
And I am, of course, kidding.  Mostly.

<NSBB smiley>
Having avoided NSBB since the Nomar trade, I'll assume that said smiley is insanely annoying.

Yeah.  (http://www.northsidebaseball.com/Forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on May 14, 2008, 10:33:26 AM
DPD.

I'm thinking about making a trip to Chicago in July with my girlfriend!!! to visit some friends and see a Cubs game.  The weekend that seems to work is July 11-13, when the Cubs are playing the Giants.

Since it's a weekend, all tickets appear to be snapped up.  So what's the best way to go about finding tickets?  Stubhub?  Or do any morans here have tickets they don't want for that weekend? 

Suggestions are appreciated.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on May 14, 2008, 10:45:03 AM
Craigslist is an option. And I hate to say this, but BCB runs a board where readers can sell tickets (but ONLY at face value).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on May 14, 2008, 10:47:21 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 14, 2008, 10:33:26 AM
DPD.

I'm thinking about making a trip to Chicago in July with my girlfriend!!! to visit some friends and see a Cubs game.  The weekend that seems to work is July 11-13, when the Cubs are playing the Giants.

Since it's a weekend, all tickets appear to be snapped up.  So what's the best way to go about finding tickets?  Stubhub?  Or do any morans here have tickets they don't want for that weekend? 

Suggestions are appreciated.

Go the day of the game, and buy tickets at the Wrigley Field box office. They always have definitely a few they hold back unless every sponsor and visiting players' wives want to go.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Lance Dicksons Arm on May 14, 2008, 10:47:59 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 14, 2008, 10:33:26 AM
DPD.

I'm thinking about making a trip to Chicago in July with my girlfriend!!! to visit some friends and see a Cubs game.  The weekend that seems to work is July 11-13, when the Cubs are playing the Giants.

Since it's a weekend, all tickets appear to be snapped up.  So what's the best way to go about finding tickets?  Stubhub?  Or do any morans here have tickets they don't want for that weekend? 

Suggestions are appreciated.

For affordability,  EBay still trumps Stubhub I've found.  

If you go the StubHub route, wait until the game gets closer.  
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on May 14, 2008, 10:49:19 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 14, 2008, 10:33:26 AM
DPD.

I'm thinking about making a trip to Chicago in July with my girlfriend!!! to visit some friends and see a Cubs game.  The weekend that seems to work is July 11-13, when the Cubs are playing the Giants.

Since it's a weekend, all tickets appear to be snapped up.  So what's the best way to go about finding tickets?  Stubhub?  Or do any morans here have tickets they don't want for that weekend? 

Suggestions are appreciated.

There's a guy where I work with season tickets he looks to unload. I won't be in the office until tomorrow. I'll check with him then. Pretty good seats, I've sat there with a few of these morans.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on May 14, 2008, 10:55:04 AM
Every July 4 I go to Las Vegas with a group of friends, and spend 4 days there, which is too long. Because of that, we schedule a day trip to a ballgame. It started innocently enough, with us renting a car and driving down to Phoenix to watch Mark Mulder come five outs from throwing a perfecto vs. Bob Brenly's and Mark Grace's D-backs. It continued with two more trips to Arizona, once in 2002 to watch the Dodgers knock off the D-backs, and then again in 2004 as the D-backs celebrated Brenly's axing by losing to Minnesota (and I celebrated by watching the fifth game of my $50 5-team parlay come in on the out of town scoreboard). Then we mixed in a trip to LA (to watch the D-backs and Dodgers yet again), and then PETCO in 2006 to see Chris R. Young's fist and Matt Morris' beard duel.

This year, we're going to San Francisco to catch the Cubs and the Giants play in a 4:05 game at Pac Bell SBC AT&T Park. Here's the catch: Game starts at 4:05 PT (weird), and we have a 9:00 flight out of SFO to McCarran. Berkeley, Stew, how much should I allow for traffic/BART/packed mule to get back to the airport?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2008, 11:36:42 AM
Looking for a cheap laptop for the trailer.  I use a thinkpad at the meth lab where i work, which i love, but i know next-to-nothing about computers.  newegg has a daily special on this bad boy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146441

(the lenovo IdeaPad Y510(59013769) NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T2370(1.73GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 3GB Memory 250GB HDD 5400rpm Dual layer DVD Burner Intel GMA). 

Can someone tell me (a) if this is good deal (appears to be), and (b) if this is a good computer (i don't "game"; I only use my computer for working from home via citrix and itunes).

Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 12:21:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2008, 11:36:42 AM
Looking for a cheap laptop for the trailer.  I use a thinkpad at the meth lab where i work, which i love, but i know next-to-nothing about computers.  newegg has a daily special on this bad boy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146441

(the lenovo IdeaPad Y510(59013769) NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T2370(1.73GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 3GB Memory 250GB HDD 5400rpm Dual layer DVD Burner Intel GMA). 

Can someone tell me (a) if this is good deal (appears to be), and (b) if this is a good computer (i don't "game"; I only use my computer for working from home via citrix and itunes).

Thanks.

When shopping for a laptop, figure out how portable you're going to need it to be.  You can get a 17" screen, which is awesome but very heavy and not very portable.

You can get a 12" screen, which is good and portable.  However, obviously, the screen is small.

The one that's there is perfectly fine if you don't game.  It's portable enough, 3 GBs of RAM, 250 GB of HD.

The battery is kind of small (that 4 hours will likely be closer to 2.5 or 3), but you can upgrade that.  The price is all right.  It is a consumer-grade notebook, which means [I've heard] that it goes through less testing/qc than a business notebook, but is also much less expensive.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on May 14, 2008, 12:34:11 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 12:21:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2008, 11:36:42 AM
Looking for a cheap laptop for the trailer.  I use a thinkpad at the meth lab where i work, which i love, but i know next-to-nothing about computers.  newegg has a daily special on this bad boy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146441

(the lenovo IdeaPad Y510(59013769) NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T2370(1.73GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 3GB Memory 250GB HDD 5400rpm Dual layer DVD Burner Intel GMA). 

Can someone tell me (a) if this is good deal (appears to be), and (b) if this is a good computer (i don't "game"; I only use my computer for working from home via citrix and itunes).

Thanks.

When shopping for a laptop, figure out how portable you're going to need it to be.  You can get a 17" screen, which is awesome but very heavy and not very portable.

You can get a 12" screen, which is good and portable.  However, obviously, the screen is small.

The one that's there is perfectly fine if you don't game.  It's portable enough, 3 GBs of RAM, 250 GB of HD.

The battery is kind of small (that 4 hours will likely be closer to 2.5 or 3), but you can upgrade that.  The price is all right.  It is a consumer-grade notebook, which means [I've heard] that it goes through less testing/qc than a business notebook, but is also much less expensive.

Speaking of batteries, do you have any tips on where to get them on the cheap?  Stock laptop batteries suck balls.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2008, 12:37:05 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 12:21:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2008, 11:36:42 AM
Looking for a cheap laptop for the trailer.  I use a thinkpad at the meth lab where i work, which i love, but i know next-to-nothing about computers.  newegg has a daily special on this bad boy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146441

(the lenovo IdeaPad Y510(59013769) NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T2370(1.73GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 3GB Memory 250GB HDD 5400rpm Dual layer DVD Burner Intel GMA). 

Can someone tell me (a) if this is good deal (appears to be), and (b) if this is a good computer (i don't "game"; I only use my computer for working from home via citrix and itunes).

Thanks.

When shopping for a laptop, figure out how portable you're going to need it to be.  You can get a 17" screen, which is awesome but very heavy and not very portable.

You can get a 12" screen, which is good and portable.  However, obviously, the screen is small.

The one that's there is perfectly fine if you don't game.  It's portable enough, 3 GBs of RAM, 250 GB of HD.

The battery is kind of small (that 4 hours will likely be closer to 2.5 or 3), but you can upgrade that.  The price is all right.  It is a consumer-grade notebook, which means [I've heard] that it goes through less testing/qc than a business notebook, but is also much less expensive.

Thanks - I don't plan on taking it anywhere other than throughout the trailer, where the noise from the little sox fans ain't.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 12:39:48 PM
Quote from: Kerm on May 14, 2008, 12:34:11 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 12:21:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2008, 11:36:42 AM
Looking for a cheap laptop for the trailer.  I use a thinkpad at the meth lab where i work, which i love, but i know next-to-nothing about computers.  newegg has a daily special on this bad boy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146441

(the lenovo IdeaPad Y510(59013769) NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T2370(1.73GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 3GB Memory 250GB HDD 5400rpm Dual layer DVD Burner Intel GMA). 

Can someone tell me (a) if this is good deal (appears to be), and (b) if this is a good computer (i don't "game"; I only use my computer for working from home via citrix and itunes).

Thanks.

When shopping for a laptop, figure out how portable you're going to need it to be.  You can get a 17" screen, which is awesome but very heavy and not very portable.

You can get a 12" screen, which is good and portable.  However, obviously, the screen is small.

The one that's there is perfectly fine if you don't game.  It's portable enough, 3 GBs of RAM, 250 GB of HD.

The battery is kind of small (that 4 hours will likely be closer to 2.5 or 3), but you can upgrade that.  The price is all right.  It is a consumer-grade notebook, which means [I've heard] that it goes through less testing/qc than a business notebook, but is also much less expensive.

Speaking of batteries, do you have any tips on where to get them on the cheap?  Stock laptop batteries suck balls.

Yes, I do (http://www.cdw.com/shop/search/results.aspx?class=BT).  I don't know about price, but here you go.

I'm sure there are other places, but here's a start.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky+ on May 14, 2008, 01:19:15 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 12:39:48 PM
Quote from: Kerm on May 14, 2008, 12:34:11 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 12:21:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2008, 11:36:42 AM
Looking for a cheap laptop for the trailer.  I use a thinkpad at the meth lab where i work, which i love, but i know next-to-nothing about computers.  newegg has a daily special on this bad boy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146441

(the lenovo IdeaPad Y510(59013769) NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T2370(1.73GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 3GB Memory 250GB HDD 5400rpm Dual layer DVD Burner Intel GMA). 

Can someone tell me (a) if this is good deal (appears to be), and (b) if this is a good computer (i don't "game"; I only use my computer for working from home via citrix and itunes).

Thanks.

When shopping for a laptop, figure out how portable you're going to need it to be.  You can get a 17" screen, which is awesome but very heavy and not very portable.

You can get a 12" screen, which is good and portable.  However, obviously, the screen is small.

The one that's there is perfectly fine if you don't game.  It's portable enough, 3 GBs of RAM, 250 GB of HD.

The battery is kind of small (that 4 hours will likely be closer to 2.5 or 3), but you can upgrade that.  The price is all right.  It is a consumer-grade notebook, which means [I've heard] that it goes through less testing/qc than a business notebook, but is also much less expensive.

Speaking of batteries, do you have any tips on where to get them on the cheap?  Stock laptop batteries suck balls.

Yes, I do (http://www.cdw.com/shop/search/results.aspx?class=BT).  I don't know about price, but here you go.

I'm sure there are other places, but here's a start.

Oleg sells the damn things!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 01:25:59 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on May 14, 2008, 01:19:15 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 12:39:48 PM
Quote from: Kerm on May 14, 2008, 12:34:11 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 12:21:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2008, 11:36:42 AM
Looking for a cheap laptop for the trailer.  I use a thinkpad at the meth lab where i work, which i love, but i know next-to-nothing about computers.  newegg has a daily special on this bad boy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146441

(the lenovo IdeaPad Y510(59013769) NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T2370(1.73GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 3GB Memory 250GB HDD 5400rpm Dual layer DVD Burner Intel GMA). 

Can someone tell me (a) if this is good deal (appears to be), and (b) if this is a good computer (i don't "game"; I only use my computer for working from home via citrix and itunes).

Thanks.

When shopping for a laptop, figure out how portable you're going to need it to be.  You can get a 17" screen, which is awesome but very heavy and not very portable.

You can get a 12" screen, which is good and portable.  However, obviously, the screen is small.

The one that's there is perfectly fine if you don't game.  It's portable enough, 3 GBs of RAM, 250 GB of HD.

The battery is kind of small (that 4 hours will likely be closer to 2.5 or 3), but you can upgrade that.  The price is all right.  It is a consumer-grade notebook, which means [I've heard] that it goes through less testing/qc than a business notebook, but is also much less expensive.

Speaking of batteries, do you have any tips on where to get them on the cheap?  Stock laptop batteries suck balls.

Yes, I do (http://www.cdw.com/shop/search/results.aspx?class=BT).  I don't know about price, but here you go.

I'm sure there are other places, but here's a start.

Oleg sells the damn things!

Nice, liberal use of the word "sell".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on May 14, 2008, 01:49:53 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 01:25:59 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on May 14, 2008, 01:19:15 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 12:39:48 PM
Quote from: Kerm on May 14, 2008, 12:34:11 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 12:21:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2008, 11:36:42 AM
Looking for a cheap laptop for the trailer.  I use a thinkpad at the meth lab where i work, which i love, but i know next-to-nothing about computers.  newegg has a daily special on this bad boy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146441

(the lenovo IdeaPad Y510(59013769) NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T2370(1.73GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 3GB Memory 250GB HDD 5400rpm Dual layer DVD Burner Intel GMA). 

Can someone tell me (a) if this is good deal (appears to be), and (b) if this is a good computer (i don't "game"; I only use my computer for working from home via citrix and itunes).

Thanks.

When shopping for a laptop, figure out how portable you're going to need it to be.  You can get a 17" screen, which is awesome but very heavy and not very portable.

You can get a 12" screen, which is good and portable.  However, obviously, the screen is small.

The one that's there is perfectly fine if you don't game.  It's portable enough, 3 GBs of RAM, 250 GB of HD.

The battery is kind of small (that 4 hours will likely be closer to 2.5 or 3), but you can upgrade that.  The price is all right.  It is a consumer-grade notebook, which means [I've heard] that it goes through less testing/qc than a business notebook, but is also much less expensive.

Speaking of batteries, do you have any tips on where to get them on the cheap?  Stock laptop batteries suck balls.

Yes, I do (http://www.cdw.com/shop/search/results.aspx?class=BT).  I don't know about price, but here you go.

I'm sure there are other places, but here's a start.

Oleg sells the damn things!

Nice, liberal use of the word "sell".

With you it's always liberal, isn't it Oleg?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on May 14, 2008, 02:04:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 12:39:48 PM
Quote from: Kerm on May 14, 2008, 12:34:11 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 14, 2008, 12:21:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2008, 11:36:42 AM
Looking for a cheap laptop for the trailer.  I use a thinkpad at the meth lab where i work, which i love, but i know next-to-nothing about computers.  newegg has a daily special on this bad boy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146441

(the lenovo IdeaPad Y510(59013769) NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T2370(1.73GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 3GB Memory 250GB HDD 5400rpm Dual layer DVD Burner Intel GMA). 

Can someone tell me (a) if this is good deal (appears to be), and (b) if this is a good computer (i don't "game"; I only use my computer for working from home via citrix and itunes).

Thanks.

When shopping for a laptop, figure out how portable you're going to need it to be.  You can get a 17" screen, which is awesome but very heavy and not very portable.

You can get a 12" screen, which is good and portable.  However, obviously, the screen is small.

The one that's there is perfectly fine if you don't game.  It's portable enough, 3 GBs of RAM, 250 GB of HD.

The battery is kind of small (that 4 hours will likely be closer to 2.5 or 3), but you can upgrade that.  The price is all right.  It is a consumer-grade notebook, which means [I've heard] that it goes through less testing/qc than a business notebook, but is also much less expensive.

Speaking of batteries, do you have any tips on where to get them on the cheap?  Stock laptop batteries suck balls.

Yes, I do (http://www.cdw.com/shop/search/results.aspx?class=BT).  I don't know about price, but here you go.

I'm sure there are other places, but here's a start.

Yeah, see, the key word from my post was "cheap."  If I want to get raped, I'll just wait until Edmonds gets to town.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: berkeleycubfan on May 14, 2008, 02:41:28 PM
Quote from: TJ on May 14, 2008, 10:55:04 AM
Every July 4 I go to Las Vegas with a group of friends, and spend 4 days there, which is too long. Because of that, we schedule a day trip to a ballgame. It started innocently enough, with us renting a car and driving down to Phoenix to watch Mark Mulder come five outs from throwing a perfecto vs. Bob Brenly's and Mark Grace's D-backs. It continued with two more trips to Arizona, once in 2002 to watch the Dodgers knock off the D-backs, and then again in 2004 as the D-backs celebrated Brenly's axing by losing to Minnesota (and I celebrated by watching the fifth game of my $50 5-team parlay come in on the out of town scoreboard). Then we mixed in a trip to LA (to watch the D-backs and Dodgers yet again), and then PETCO in 2006 to see Chris R. Young's fist and Matt Morris' beard duel.

This year, we're going to San Francisco to catch the Cubs and the Giants play in a 4:05 game at Pac Bell SBC AT&T Park. Here's the catch: Game starts at 4:05 PT (weird), and we have a 9:00 flight out of SFO to McCarran. Berkeley, Stew, how much should I allow for traffic/BART/packed mule to get back to the airport?

I'm a big fan of public transportation...as long as I don't have to take it everyday!  (Which I did for over 5 years.)  BART is usually very reliable except for delays after earthquakes and "police actions" and people getting smashed on the tracks - but seriously, most of the time it's very punctual.  However, it's not a very direct route to SFO, so it can take longer to get there than driving.  I'm not sure how crowded it would be after the game, but based on my experience after a Cubs game last year, I'm guessing attendance will be much higher than usual; as you might imagine, the Cubs will be a big attraction.

If you took BART, you'd probably BART from the Powell or Montgomery station in the City - that's about a 35 minute trip on the train all by itself.  And once at the SFO BART station, you have to board the "Airtrain" which takes you from the station to the actual terminals - that process is only about 5 or 10 minutes and it's actually pretty convenient, but it does add a little more time .  Additionally, getting to the BART station from the ballpark is about a 15 minute walk or a short bus or cab ride.  Add it all up, it's gonna take an hour to get from the ballpark to SFO that way.
http://www.bart.gov/guide/airport/outbound_sfo.asp (http://www.bart.gov/guide/airport/outbound_sfo.asp)

Driving or taking a shuttle or a cab will probably be much quicker at that time of day - though much more expensive.  The traffic around the immediate ballpark area will probably be unpleasant especially if it's just after the end of the game.  But it's entirely possible to get to SFO from that area in 15 - 20 minutes by car, but don't expect that to happen - I'd give it a half hour just to be safe.

See what Stew says, though.  He's definitely the man.

And thanks for bringing this up.  I haven't gotten tickets yet - I need to do that!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 14, 2008, 04:47:16 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on May 14, 2008, 10:47:59 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 14, 2008, 10:33:26 AM
DPD.

I'm thinking about making a trip to Chicago in July with my girlfriend!!! to visit some friends and see a Cubs game.  The weekend that seems to work is July 11-13, when the Cubs are playing the Giants.

Since it's a weekend, all tickets appear to be snapped up.  So what's the best way to go about finding tickets?  Stubhub?  Or do any morans here have tickets they don't want for that weekend? 

Suggestions are appreciated.

For affordability,  EBay still trumps Stubhub I've found. 

If you go the StubHub route, wait until the game gets closer.   


Hello my friend.  I have tikets to the matchup of the Cubs you can bye from me from Ebay.  sadly, I'm in Nigeria on business.  But if you kindly would wire transfer the monies i would be requesting.  I dont have a doubt I could provide you with the tickets you require.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2008, 04:52:52 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 14, 2008, 04:47:16 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on May 14, 2008, 10:47:59 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 14, 2008, 10:33:26 AM
DPD.

I'm thinking about making a trip to Chicago in July with my girlfriend!!! to visit some friends and see a Cubs game.  The weekend that seems to work is July 11-13, when the Cubs are playing the Giants.

Since it's a weekend, all tickets appear to be snapped up.  So what's the best way to go about finding tickets?  Stubhub?  Or do any morans here have tickets they don't want for that weekend? 

Suggestions are appreciated.

For affordability,  EBay still trumps Stubhub I've found. 

If you go the StubHub route, wait until the game gets closer.   


Hello my friend.  I have tikets to the matchup of the Cubs you can bye from me from Ebay.  sadly, I'm in Nigeria on business.  But if you kindly would wire transfer the monies i would be requesting.  I dont have a doubt I could provide you with the tickets you require.



Golf.  Clap.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on May 15, 2008, 12:03:49 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 14, 2008, 04:47:16 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on May 14, 2008, 10:47:59 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 14, 2008, 10:33:26 AM
DPD.

I'm thinking about making a trip to Chicago in July with my girlfriend!!! to visit some friends and see a Cubs game.  The weekend that seems to work is July 11-13, when the Cubs are playing the Giants.

Since it's a weekend, all tickets appear to be snapped up.  So what's the best way to go about finding tickets?  Stubhub?  Or do any morans here have tickets they don't want for that weekend? 

Suggestions are appreciated.

For affordability,  EBay still trumps Stubhub I've found. 

If you go the StubHub route, wait until the game gets closer.   


Hello my friend.  I have tikets to the matchup of the Cubs you can bye from me from Ebay.  sadly, I'm in Nigeria on business.  But if you kindly would wire transfer the monies i would be requesting.  I dont have a doubt I could provide you with the tickets you require.



It's true, he's in Nigeria.  He and I are dating while he's out of town.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on May 17, 2008, 06:44:23 PM
I'm going to be traveling in Europe for a couple of weeks this summer. Any tips on renting a cell phone to use while over there (companies to use, etc.)? It will be used mostly to communicate with others I am traveling with, call ahead for hotel reservations, etc. I'd be unlikely to use a lot of minutes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 19, 2008, 07:55:39 AM
Quote from: Shooter on May 17, 2008, 06:44:23 PM
I'm going to be traveling in Europe for a couple of weeks this summer. Any tips on renting a cell phone to use while over there (companies to use, etc.)? It will be used mostly to communicate with others I am traveling with, call ahead for hotel reservations, etc. I'd be unlikely to use a lot of minutes.

1) Do they have prepaid phones over there,like they do here?

2)  Call your provider and tell them you need your phone unlocked because you're going overseas.  If you can get it unlocked, it should work across the pond without any problems (depending on the phone).

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on May 19, 2008, 08:35:15 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 19, 2008, 07:55:39 AM
Quote from: Shooter on May 17, 2008, 06:44:23 PM
I'm going to be traveling in Europe for a couple of weeks this summer. Any tips on renting a cell phone to use while over there (companies to use, etc.)? It will be used mostly to communicate with others I am traveling with, call ahead for hotel reservations, etc. I'd be unlikely to use a lot of minutes.

1) Do they have prepaid phones over there,like they do here?

2)  Call your provider and tell them you need your phone unlocked because you're going overseas.  If you can get it unlocked, it should work across the pond without any problems (depending on the phone).



Whenever my parents have traveled overseas, my dad always just gets a sim chip for his Razr and calls it a day.  If you have any trouble finding one that will work overseas, let me know, I can find out where to get one.  I have no idea if this means that your phone has to be *unlocked* or if this is what ADC is talking about and I'm just being redundant.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on May 23, 2008, 09:05:36 PM

I want to get a site up and running. Text and messageboard.

Who is happy/unhappy with their hosting companies?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on May 23, 2008, 09:42:13 PM
Quote from: PTanner on May 23, 2008, 09:05:36 PM

I want to get a site up and running. Text and messageboard.

Who is happy/unhappy with their hosting companies?

Kind of ironic that you'd post this query in a thread devoted to Desipio being the only site you'll ever need, but I'll offer my two cents.

I've had a relatively low-traffic art fag blog hosted on ICDSoft since 2004.

I'm not running anything in the realm of a MySQL-powered messageboard or anything, so can't totally vouch for reliability on that count, just a Movable Type installation with static pages and a MySQL back end, and a probably average-sized comment spam load that put it through enough paces.

I've only ever had 2 or 3 rather minor problems crop up over that time. Each time support responded to my initial ticket in under an hour and the issues were completely resolved within the same day.

I've been happy enough that I set my brother up with hosting there as well.

http://www.icdsoft.com/

When should we expect the official launch of www.man-dance.com, Fork?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on May 23, 2008, 09:49:54 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on May 23, 2008, 09:42:13 PM
Quote from: PTanner on May 23, 2008, 09:05:36 PM

I want to get a site up and running. Text and messageboard.

Who is happy/unhappy with their hosting companies?

Kind of ironic that you'd post this query in a thread devoted to Desipio being the only site you'll ever need, but I'll offer my two cents.

I've had a relatively low-traffic art fag blog hosted on ICDSoft since 2004.

I'm not running anything in the realm of a MySQL-powered messageboard or anything, so can't totally vouch for reliability on that count, just a Movable Type installation with static pages and a MySQL back end, and a probably average-sized comment spam load that put it through enough paces.

I've only ever had 2 or 3 rather minor problems crop up over that time. Each time support responded to my initial ticket in under an hour and the issues were completely resolved within the same day.

I've been happy enough that I set my brother up with hosting there as well.

http://www.icdsoft.com/

When should we expect the official launch of www.man-dance.com, Fork?

I don't know what half this shit means, but you better watch it with that back sass, mister.

Fuck, this helloworld makes this drunken posting seem so easy...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on June 03, 2008, 09:07:19 PM
This thing is kind of like a Magic 8 Ball, ask a question and get an answer...

So I've come into possession of a 61" Toshiba HDTV that I am looking to sell.  It's about 6-7 years old, so calling it an HDTV is probably a joke, but I was told by the purchaser that it is an HDTV.  Either way, I'm looking to unload it and was curious if anyone here would know what a fair price would be to request for it.  Unfortunately I won't have access to a model # until this weekend (it's in Rockford), but if anyone has a ball park figure I'd appreciate it.

It's one of those 'old school' rear projection type big screens.  The thing is a beast, standing over 5' tall.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on June 03, 2008, 09:11:20 PM
Quote from: J Rod on June 03, 2008, 09:07:19 PM
This thing is kind of like a Magic 8 Ball, ask a question and get an answer...

So I've come into possession of a 61" Toshiba HDTV that I am looking to sell.  It's about 6-7 years old, so calling it an HDTV is probably a joke, but I was told by the purchaser that it is an HDTV.  Either way, I'm looking to unload it and was curious if anyone here would know what a fair price would be to request for it.  Unfortunately I won't have access to a model # until this weekend (it's in Rockford), but if anyone has a ball park figure I'd appreciate it.

It's one of those 'old school' rear projection type big screens.  The thing is a beast, standing over 5' tall.

It is worth at least one dollar.  At the VERY least.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: numbersman2 on June 03, 2008, 09:24:20 PM
So where you gonna find used parts for it? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Yellon on June 03, 2008, 10:08:01 PM
Quote from: J Rod on June 03, 2008, 09:07:19 PM
This thing is kind of like a Magic 8 Ball, ask a question and get an answer...

So I've come into possession of a 61" Toshiba HDTV that I am looking to sell.  It's about 6-7 years old, so calling it an HDTV is probably a joke, but I was told by the purchaser that it is an HDTV.  Either way, I'm looking to unload it and was curious if anyone here would know what a fair price would be to request for it.  Unfortunately I won't have access to a model # until this weekend (it's in Rockford), but if anyone has a ball park figure I'd appreciate it.

It's one of those 'old school' rear projection type big screens.  The thing is a beast, standing over 5' tall.

I don't know how accurate this method of price estimation is, but what the hell. I searched completed ebay auctions for 61" rear projection sets. They don't have a very wide marketplace because shipping makes them cost prohibitive, so I set it to sellers who lived within 200 miles of New York (as large of a local market as possible).

One model is a Samsung HL-P6163W (http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-HL-P6163W-61-DLP-Projection-TV-USED-GOOD-COND_W0QQitemZ160243023032QQihZ006QQcategoryZ61407QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). It sold for $395 this year after 33 bids. It's MSRP was about $3500 when released in 2004. Price is declining by 32% per year.

Another model is a Sony KP-61XBR200 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-61-inch-Big-Screen-XBR_W0QQitemZ260243918053QQihZ016QQcategoryZ15079QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). It sold for $180 this year after 30 bids. Its MSRP was about $5900 when released in 1998. Price is declining by 42% per year.

So, let's say rear projection sets decline in value by 35% per year. Take some 61" Toshiba models from the time period:

61A62 - MSRP $1500, 6 years old = Estimated Present Value of about $110
61H70 - MSRP $3500, 7 years old = Estimated Present Value of about $170

I could be way off though.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on June 04, 2008, 07:39:05 AM
You're probably better off finding someplace to donate the TV to and taking the tax write off.  I bet you could pass it off for 500-1000 as a write off.  Just make sure it works and the picture isn't shitty.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on June 04, 2008, 08:14:32 AM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on June 03, 2008, 10:08:01 PM
Quote from: J Rod on June 03, 2008, 09:07:19 PM
This thing is kind of like a Magic 8 Ball, ask a question and get an answer...

So I've come into possession of a 61" Toshiba HDTV that I am looking to sell.  It's about 6-7 years old, so calling it an HDTV is probably a joke, but I was told by the purchaser that it is an HDTV.  Either way, I'm looking to unload it and was curious if anyone here would know what a fair price would be to request for it.  Unfortunately I won't have access to a model # until this weekend (it's in Rockford), but if anyone has a ball park figure I'd appreciate it.

It's one of those 'old school' rear projection type big screens.  The thing is a beast, standing over 5' tall.

I don't know how accurate this method of price estimation is, but what the hell. I searched completed ebay auctions for 61" rear projection sets. They don't have a very wide marketplace because shipping makes them cost prohibitive, so I set it to sellers who lived within 200 miles of New York (as large of a local market as possible).

One model is a Samsung HL-P6163W (http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-HL-P6163W-61-DLP-Projection-TV-USED-GOOD-COND_W0QQitemZ160243023032QQihZ006QQcategoryZ61407QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). It sold for $395 this year after 33 bids. It's MSRP was about $3500 when released in 2004. Price is declining by 32% per year.

Another model is a Sony KP-61XBR200 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-61-inch-Big-Screen-XBR_W0QQitemZ260243918053QQihZ016QQcategoryZ15079QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). It sold for $180 this year after 30 bids. Its MSRP was about $5900 when released in 1998. Price is declining by 42% per year.

So, let's say rear projection sets decline in value by 35% per year. Take some 61" Toshiba models from the time period:

61A62 - MSRP $1500, 6 years old = Estimated Present Value of about $110
61H70 - MSRP $3500, 7 years old = Estimated Present Value of about $170

I could be way off though.



Holy crap!  I hope you didn't spend too much time on that.  Thanks for the information. 

I looked up the model numbers you have listed and it is definitely the Toshiba 61H70.

ADC - To what organization would someone donate a big screen to?  The TV works fine.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on June 04, 2008, 08:17:58 AM
Quote from: J Rod on June 04, 2008, 08:14:32 AM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on June 03, 2008, 10:08:01 PM
Quote from: J Rod on June 03, 2008, 09:07:19 PM
This thing is kind of like a Magic 8 Ball, ask a question and get an answer...

So I've come into possession of a 61" Toshiba HDTV that I am looking to sell.  It's about 6-7 years old, so calling it an HDTV is probably a joke, but I was told by the purchaser that it is an HDTV.  Either way, I'm looking to unload it and was curious if anyone here would know what a fair price would be to request for it.  Unfortunately I won't have access to a model # until this weekend (it's in Rockford), but if anyone has a ball park figure I'd appreciate it.

It's one of those 'old school' rear projection type big screens.  The thing is a beast, standing over 5' tall.

I don't know how accurate this method of price estimation is, but what the hell. I searched completed ebay auctions for 61" rear projection sets. They don't have a very wide marketplace because shipping makes them cost prohibitive, so I set it to sellers who lived within 200 miles of New York (as large of a local market as possible).

One model is a Samsung HL-P6163W (http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-HL-P6163W-61-DLP-Projection-TV-USED-GOOD-COND_W0QQitemZ160243023032QQihZ006QQcategoryZ61407QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). It sold for $395 this year after 33 bids. It's MSRP was about $3500 when released in 2004. Price is declining by 32% per year.

Another model is a Sony KP-61XBR200 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-61-inch-Big-Screen-XBR_W0QQitemZ260243918053QQihZ016QQcategoryZ15079QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). It sold for $180 this year after 30 bids. Its MSRP was about $5900 when released in 1998. Price is declining by 42% per year.

So, let's say rear projection sets decline in value by 35% per year. Take some 61" Toshiba models from the time period:

61A62 - MSRP $1500, 6 years old = Estimated Present Value of about $110
61H70 - MSRP $3500, 7 years old = Estimated Present Value of about $170

I could be way off though.



Holy crap!  I hope you didn't spend too much time on that.  Thanks for the information. 

I looked up the model numbers you have listed and it is definitely the Toshiba 61H70.

ADC - To what organization would someone donate a big screen to?  The TV works fine.

Salvation Army or Goodwill are typical.  Also there is likely some local charity in Rockford that runs a resale shop that may pick it up as well.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on June 04, 2008, 08:26:44 AM
Quote from: thehawk on June 04, 2008, 08:17:58 AM
Quote from: J Rod on June 04, 2008, 08:14:32 AM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on June 03, 2008, 10:08:01 PM
Quote from: J Rod on June 03, 2008, 09:07:19 PM
This thing is kind of like a Magic 8 Ball, ask a question and get an answer...

So I've come into possession of a 61" Toshiba HDTV that I am looking to sell.  It's about 6-7 years old, so calling it an HDTV is probably a joke, but I was told by the purchaser that it is an HDTV.  Either way, I'm looking to unload it and was curious if anyone here would know what a fair price would be to request for it.  Unfortunately I won't have access to a model # until this weekend (it's in Rockford), but if anyone has a ball park figure I'd appreciate it.

It's one of those 'old school' rear projection type big screens.  The thing is a beast, standing over 5' tall.

I don't know how accurate this method of price estimation is, but what the hell. I searched completed ebay auctions for 61" rear projection sets. They don't have a very wide marketplace because shipping makes them cost prohibitive, so I set it to sellers who lived within 200 miles of New York (as large of a local market as possible).

One model is a Samsung HL-P6163W (http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-HL-P6163W-61-DLP-Projection-TV-USED-GOOD-COND_W0QQitemZ160243023032QQihZ006QQcategoryZ61407QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). It sold for $395 this year after 33 bids. It's MSRP was about $3500 when released in 2004. Price is declining by 32% per year.

Another model is a Sony KP-61XBR200 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-61-inch-Big-Screen-XBR_W0QQitemZ260243918053QQihZ016QQcategoryZ15079QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). It sold for $180 this year after 30 bids. Its MSRP was about $5900 when released in 1998. Price is declining by 42% per year.

So, let's say rear projection sets decline in value by 35% per year. Take some 61" Toshiba models from the time period:

61A62 - MSRP $1500, 6 years old = Estimated Present Value of about $110
61H70 - MSRP $3500, 7 years old = Estimated Present Value of about $170

I could be way off though.



Holy crap!  I hope you didn't spend too much time on that.  Thanks for the information. 

I looked up the model numbers you have listed and it is definitely the Toshiba 61H70.

ADC - To what organization would someone donate a big screen to?  The TV works fine.

Salvation Army or Goodwill are typical.  Also there is likely some local charity in Rockford that runs a resale shop that may pick it up as well.

You can also check with your township to see if there is a teen center or something.  Think local, drink local and if doing something for charity, make it as close to home as possible.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: fiveouts on June 11, 2008, 03:47:28 PM
You never know how great a site or message board is until you look at three separate threads and each is currently discussing various ways to drop a deuce on someone. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on June 12, 2008, 12:03:41 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on June 04, 2008, 08:26:44 AM
Quote from: thehawk on June 04, 2008, 08:17:58 AM
Quote from: J Rod on June 04, 2008, 08:14:32 AM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on June 03, 2008, 10:08:01 PM
Quote from: J Rod on June 03, 2008, 09:07:19 PM
This thing is kind of like a Magic 8 Ball, ask a question and get an answer...

So I've come into possession of a 61" Toshiba HDTV that I am looking to sell.  It's about 6-7 years old, so calling it an HDTV is probably a joke, but I was told by the purchaser that it is an HDTV.  Either way, I'm looking to unload it and was curious if anyone here would know what a fair price would be to request for it.  Unfortunately I won't have access to a model # until this weekend (it's in Rockford), but if anyone has a ball park figure I'd appreciate it.

It's one of those 'old school' rear projection type big screens.  The thing is a beast, standing over 5' tall.

I don't know how accurate this method of price estimation is, but what the hell. I searched completed ebay auctions for 61" rear projection sets. They don't have a very wide marketplace because shipping makes them cost prohibitive, so I set it to sellers who lived within 200 miles of New York (as large of a local market as possible).

One model is a Samsung HL-P6163W (http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-HL-P6163W-61-DLP-Projection-TV-USED-GOOD-COND_W0QQitemZ160243023032QQihZ006QQcategoryZ61407QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). It sold for $395 this year after 33 bids. It's MSRP was about $3500 when released in 2004. Price is declining by 32% per year.

Another model is a Sony KP-61XBR200 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-61-inch-Big-Screen-XBR_W0QQitemZ260243918053QQihZ016QQcategoryZ15079QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). It sold for $180 this year after 30 bids. Its MSRP was about $5900 when released in 1998. Price is declining by 42% per year.

So, let's say rear projection sets decline in value by 35% per year. Take some 61" Toshiba models from the time period:

61A62 - MSRP $1500, 6 years old = Estimated Present Value of about $110
61H70 - MSRP $3500, 7 years old = Estimated Present Value of about $170

I could be way off though.



Holy crap!  I hope you didn't spend too much time on that.  Thanks for the information. 

I looked up the model numbers you have listed and it is definitely the Toshiba 61H70.

ADC - To what organization would someone donate a big screen to?  The TV works fine.

Salvation Army or Goodwill are typical.  Also there is likely some local charity in Rockford that runs a resale shop that may pick it up as well.

You can also check with your township to see if there is a teen center or something.  Think local, drink local and if doing something for charity, make it as close to home as possible.

Little FYI for people out there.  This applies to Rockford, so I don't know if it is so elsewhere, but Goodwill is no longer making any pickups due to gas prices.

Ri. Dic. U. Lous.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on June 12, 2008, 12:33:58 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on June 11, 2008, 03:47:28 PM
You never know how great a site or message board is until you look at three separate threads and each is currently discussing various ways to drop a deuce on someone. 

Does "fiveouts" refer to how many deuces you dropped?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on June 13, 2008, 02:42:29 PM
I have a question for the illustrious band of intelligent deviants that circumnavigate this board.  I was at a Best Buy two days ago in Los Angeles and I noticed, in the audio section, no fewer than five different LP turntables for sale.  Now, there were about 20 different CD players, but are turntables back in demand?  Have I missed the boat?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on June 13, 2008, 02:50:16 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on June 13, 2008, 02:42:29 PM
I have a question for the illustrious band of intelligent deviants that circumnavigate this board.  I was at a Best Buy two days ago in Los Angeles and I noticed, in the audio section, no fewer than five different LP turntables for sale.  Now, there were about 20 different CD players, but are turntables back in demand?  Have I missed the boat?

Get one from a thrift store.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on June 13, 2008, 02:50:52 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on June 13, 2008, 02:42:29 PM
I have a question for the illustrious band of intelligent deviants that circumnavigate this board.  I was at a Best Buy two days ago in Los Angeles and I noticed, in the audio section, no fewer than five different LP turntables for sale.  Now, there were about 20 different CD players, but are turntables back in demand?  Have I missed the boat?

They're not back in demand, but some audiophiles have an extensive collection of LPs (and some swear they sound better).  They're just newer versions that have connectability to the newer receivers (and in some cases a USB cable to connect to a computer).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on June 13, 2008, 02:51:09 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 13, 2008, 02:50:16 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on June 13, 2008, 02:42:29 PM
I have a question for the illustrious band of intelligent deviants that circumnavigate this board.  I was at a Best Buy two days ago in Los Angeles and I noticed, in the audio section, no fewer than five different LP turntables for sale.  Now, there were about 20 different CD players, but are turntables back in demand?  Have I missed the boat?

Get one from a thrift store.

These were USB turntables, too.  Nice stuff.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on June 13, 2008, 02:56:56 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on June 13, 2008, 02:50:52 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on June 13, 2008, 02:42:29 PM
I have a question for the illustrious band of intelligent deviants that circumnavigate this board.  I was at a Best Buy two days ago in Los Angeles and I noticed, in the audio section, no fewer than five different LP turntables for sale.  Now, there were about 20 different CD players, but are turntables back in demand?  Have I missed the boat?

They're not back in demand, but some audiophiles have an extensive collection of LPs (and some swear they sound better).  

My dad, to this day, still prefers LPs.  He talks about how they sound warmer.  I don't really know what that means.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on June 13, 2008, 03:01:50 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on June 13, 2008, 02:51:09 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 13, 2008, 02:50:16 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on June 13, 2008, 02:42:29 PM
I have a question for the illustrious band of intelligent deviants that circumnavigate this board.  I was at a Best Buy two days ago in Los Angeles and I noticed, in the audio section, no fewer than five different LP turntables for sale.  Now, there were about 20 different CD players, but are turntables back in demand?  Have I missed the boat?

Get one from a thrift store.

These were USB turntables, too.  Nice stuff.

USB turntables for the audiophiles who want to rip their vinyl to their iPods.

My cousin has one of these.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on July 09, 2008, 05:28:24 AM
I'm thinking of getting my wife an acoustic guitar for her birthday.  Problem is, I know fuck all about guitars.  Are there any musically gifted Desipiots out there that can steer me in the right direction? 

Also, this is one of those things that she is likely to play for like 6 weeks tops and then it will sit around taking up space, so nothing top of the line here.  However, if I pony up for a flashy birthday gift, that PS3 is mine once the price drops a bit below $750...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on July 09, 2008, 06:37:40 AM
Quote from: RD on July 09, 2008, 05:28:24 AM
I'm thinking of getting my wife an acoustic guitar for her birthday.  Problem is, I know fuck all about guitars.  Are there any musically gifted Desipiots out there that can steer me in the right direction? 

Also, this is one of those things that she is likely to play for like 6 weeks tops and then it will sit around taking up space, so nothing top of the line here.  However, if I pony up for a flashy birthday gift, that PS3 is mine once the price drops a bit below $750...

Get a nice Yamaha dreadnought. Can't be more than a couple hundred bucks.

Or, check craigslist, maybe there's someone who's wife already used up her six weeks of playing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 09, 2008, 08:06:47 AM
Quote from: PTanner on July 09, 2008, 06:37:40 AM
Quote from: RD on July 09, 2008, 05:28:24 AM
I'm thinking of getting my wife an acoustic guitar for her birthday.  Problem is, I know fuck all about guitars.  Are there any musically gifted Desipiots out there that can steer me in the right direction? 

Also, this is one of those things that she is likely to play for like 6 weeks tops and then it will sit around taking up space, so nothing top of the line here.  However, if I pony up for a flashy birthday gift, that PS3 is mine once the price drops a bit below $750...

Get a nice Yamaha dreadnought. Can't be more than a couple hundred bucks.

Or, check craigslist, maybe there's someone who's wife already used up her six weeks of playing.

Fender sells these "Acoustic Packs" for like US$150.  Guitar, gig bag, strap, picks, strings... pick that up along with a $20 capo and you've got everything you need outside of this site.  The guitar actually plays nicely - I picked one up for my wife who has played it like 5 times total in a year.

Alternatively... these guys:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/6-string-acoustic-guitars?N=100001+304293&Ns=P_Price%7c0

have some good deals.  I like the cutaways myself, and they have a Jasmine (Takamine's "budget-conscious" line) cutaway for $100. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on July 09, 2008, 08:15:06 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 09, 2008, 08:06:47 AM
Quote from: PTanner on July 09, 2008, 06:37:40 AM
Quote from: RD on July 09, 2008, 05:28:24 AM
I'm thinking of getting my wife an acoustic guitar for her birthday.  Problem is, I know fuck all about guitars.  Are there any musically gifted Desipiots out there that can steer me in the right direction? 

Also, this is one of those things that she is likely to play for like 6 weeks tops and then it will sit around taking up space, so nothing top of the line here.  However, if I pony up for a flashy birthday gift, that PS3 is mine once the price drops a bit below $750...

Get a nice Yamaha dreadnought. Can't be more than a couple hundred bucks.

Or, check craigslist, maybe there's someone who's wife already used up her six weeks of playing.

Fender sells these "Acoustic Packs" for like US$150.  Guitar, gig bag, strap, picks, strings... pick that up along with a $20 capo and you've got everything you need outside of this site.  The guitar actually plays nicely - I picked one up for my wife who has played it like 5 times total in a year.

Alternatively... these guys:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/6-string-acoustic-guitars?N=100001+304293&Ns=P_Price%7c0

have some good deals.  I like the cutaways myself, and they have a Jasmine (Takamine's "budget-conscious" line) cutaway for $100. 

Have you considered an electric?  They require less hand strength to play (generally speaking) and sound just fine even without an amp. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on July 09, 2008, 10:33:28 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on July 09, 2008, 08:15:06 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 09, 2008, 08:06:47 AM
Quote from: PTanner on July 09, 2008, 06:37:40 AM
Quote from: RD on July 09, 2008, 05:28:24 AM
I'm thinking of getting my wife an acoustic guitar for her birthday.  Problem is, I know fuck all about guitars.  Are there any musically gifted Desipiots out there that can steer me in the right direction? 

Also, this is one of those things that she is likely to play for like 6 weeks tops and then it will sit around taking up space, so nothing top of the line here.  However, if I pony up for a flashy birthday gift, that PS3 is mine once the price drops a bit below $750...

Get a nice Yamaha dreadnought. Can't be more than a couple hundred bucks.

Or, check craigslist, maybe there's someone who's wife already used up her six weeks of playing.

Fender sells these "Acoustic Packs" for like US$150.  Guitar, gig bag, strap, picks, strings... pick that up along with a $20 capo and you've got everything you need outside of this site.  The guitar actually plays nicely - I picked one up for my wife who has played it like 5 times total in a year.

Alternatively... these guys:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/6-string-acoustic-guitars?N=100001+304293&Ns=P_Price%7c0

have some good deals.  I like the cutaways myself, and they have a Jasmine (Takamine's "budget-conscious" line) cutaway for $100. 

Have you considered an electric?  They require less hand strength to play (generally speaking) and sound just fine even without an amp. 
You can get an electric starter kit with a shitty amp for around 200 dollars at any Guitar Center. She'll enjoy it more than acoustic I bet because it can at least get loud.

Though you're still in Australia, right? Probably not many Guitar Centers down there...

Anyway, check out a Squier starter electric pack. Maybe she will take to it better with electric.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on July 09, 2008, 10:40:54 AM
Quote from: 5laky on July 09, 2008, 10:33:28 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on July 09, 2008, 08:15:06 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 09, 2008, 08:06:47 AM
Quote from: PTanner on July 09, 2008, 06:37:40 AM
Quote from: RD on July 09, 2008, 05:28:24 AM
I'm thinking of getting my wife an acoustic guitar for her birthday.  Problem is, I know fuck all about guitars.  Are there any musically gifted Desipiots out there that can steer me in the right direction? 

Also, this is one of those things that she is likely to play for like 6 weeks tops and then it will sit around taking up space, so nothing top of the line here.  However, if I pony up for a flashy birthday gift, that PS3 is mine once the price drops a bit below $750...

Get a nice Yamaha dreadnought. Can't be more than a couple hundred bucks.

Or, check craigslist, maybe there's someone who's wife already used up her six weeks of playing.

Fender sells these "Acoustic Packs" for like US$150.  Guitar, gig bag, strap, picks, strings... pick that up along with a $20 capo and you've got everything you need outside of this site.  The guitar actually plays nicely - I picked one up for my wife who has played it like 5 times total in a year.

Alternatively... these guys:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/6-string-acoustic-guitars?N=100001+304293&Ns=P_Price%7c0

have some good deals.  I like the cutaways myself, and they have a Jasmine (Takamine's "budget-conscious" line) cutaway for $100. 

Have you considered an electric?  They require less hand strength to play (generally speaking) and sound just fine even without an amp. 
You can get an electric starter kit with a shitty amp for around 200 dollars at any Guitar Center. She'll enjoy it more than acoustic I bet because it can at least get loud.

Though you're still in Australia, right? Probably not many Guitar Centers down there...

Anyway, check out a Squier starter electric pack (http://www.guitarcenter.com/Squier-by-Fender-Stop-Dreaming-Start-Playing-SE-Special-Strat-Pack-With-Squier-SP-10-Amp-104486238-i1177837.gc). Maybe she will take to it better with electric.

Thrillho'ed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on July 09, 2008, 10:42:21 AM
Quote from: Kerm on July 09, 2008, 10:40:54 AM
Quote from: 5laky on July 09, 2008, 10:33:28 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on July 09, 2008, 08:15:06 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 09, 2008, 08:06:47 AM
Quote from: PTanner on July 09, 2008, 06:37:40 AM
Quote from: RD on July 09, 2008, 05:28:24 AM
I'm thinking of getting my wife an acoustic guitar for her birthday.  Problem is, I know fuck all about guitars.  Are there any musically gifted Desipiots out there that can steer me in the right direction? 

Also, this is one of those things that she is likely to play for like 6 weeks tops and then it will sit around taking up space, so nothing top of the line here.  However, if I pony up for a flashy birthday gift, that PS3 is mine once the price drops a bit below $750...

Get a nice Yamaha dreadnought. Can't be more than a couple hundred bucks.

Or, check craigslist, maybe there's someone who's wife already used up her six weeks of playing.

Fender sells these "Acoustic Packs" for like US$150.  Guitar, gig bag, strap, picks, strings... pick that up along with a $20 capo and you've got everything you need outside of this site.  The guitar actually plays nicely - I picked one up for my wife who has played it like 5 times total in a year.

Alternatively... these guys:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/6-string-acoustic-guitars?N=100001+304293&Ns=P_Price%7c0

have some good deals.  I like the cutaways myself, and they have a Jasmine (Takamine's "budget-conscious" line) cutaway for $100. 

Have you considered an electric?  They require less hand strength to play (generally speaking) and sound just fine even without an amp. 
You can get an electric starter kit with a shitty amp for around 200 dollars at any Guitar Center. She'll enjoy it more than acoustic I bet because it can at least get loud.

Though you're still in Australia, right? Probably not many Guitar Centers down there...

Anyway, check out a Squier starter electric pack (http://www.guitarcenter.com/Squier-by-Fender-Stop-Dreaming-Start-Playing-SE-Special-Strat-Pack-With-Squier-SP-10-Amp-104486238-i1177837.gc). Maybe she will take to it better with electric.

Thrillho'ed.

Also Slaky'd. Since that's what I currently have. Still dreaming of the day I get that Godin I've had my eyes on.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 09, 2008, 02:43:59 PM
I've got a boring-ass tax question for those people who know about that sort of thing.

I got greedy and left the non-profit world for a better-paying jorb, and I need to fill out my W-4.  For my allowances, I've always just taken 1 (I'm unmarried).  While I like getting a refund each year, I was reading that it's better to take more allowances so I can get that money spread out over the rest of the year, even if it means I have to pay in a little extra come tax time. Their point was that the government doesn't pay interest on that money withheld, so why should they get to hang onto it for a year?

Does that even make sense?  Can I even take more allowances?  Any advice is appreciated.

I hate financial stuff.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on July 09, 2008, 02:49:17 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 09, 2008, 02:43:59 PM
I've got a boring-ass tax question for those people who know about that sort of thing.

I got greedy and left the non-profit world for a better-paying jorb, and I need to fill out my W-4.  For my allowances, I've always just taken 1 (I'm unmarried).  While I like getting a refund each year, I was reading that it's better to take more allowances so I can get that money spread out over the rest of the year, even if it means I have to pay in a little extra come tax time. Their point was that the government doesn't pay interest on that money withheld, so why should they get to hang onto it for a year?

Does that even make sense?  Can I even take more allowances?  Any advice is appreciated.

I hate financial stuff.

You can take additional allowances regardless of marital status. 

The thought behind it is the money you get back could be earning 5% interest over the year versus none.  It usually works out to your favor even if you don't invest it in anything other than a savings account and you have the discipline to not spend it over the course of the year.  I think the IRS has a calculator to calculate what allowance brings you closest to zero.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RV on July 09, 2008, 02:52:10 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 09, 2008, 02:43:59 PM
I've got a boring-ass tax question for those people who know about that sort of thing.

I got greedy and left the non-profit world for a better-paying jorb, and I need to fill out my W-4.  For my allowances, I've always just taken 1 (I'm unmarried).  While I like getting a refund each year, I was reading that it's better to take more allowances so I can get that money spread out over the rest of the year, even if it means I have to pay in a little extra come tax time. Their point was that the government doesn't pay interest on that money withheld, so why should they get to hang onto it for a year?

Does that even make sense?  Can I even take more allowances?  Any advice is appreciated.

I hate financial stuff.

What you read is correct. Getting a refund is nice, but you're basically giving the gubment an interest free loan until you get your refund. Why do that when you can deposit your cash at the Bank of FARC and earn some blood-stained interest?

Fewer allowances = more taxes withheld = larger refund when you file your return
More allowances = less taxes withheld = smaller refund when you file your return

Here's an allowance calculator to help you figure this out: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/page/0,,id=14806,00.html (http://www.irs.gov/individuals/page/0,,id=14806,00.html)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on July 09, 2008, 04:06:03 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 09, 2008, 02:43:59 PM
I've got a boring-ass tax question for those people who know about that sort of thing.

I got greedy and left the non-profit world for a better-paying jorb, and I need to fill out my W-4.  For my allowances, I've always just taken 1 (I'm unmarried).  While I like getting a refund each year, I was reading that it's better to take more allowances so I can get that money spread out over the rest of the year, even if it means I have to pay in a little extra come tax time. Their point was that the government doesn't pay interest on that money withheld, so why should they get to hang onto it for a year?

Does that even make sense?  Can I even take more allowances?  Any advice is appreciated.

I hate financial stuff.
A tax refund means the government had more of your money than it was supposed to have.  They accumulated the money all year and give it back to you when you file.  They pay no extra money to you for leaving it on deposit with them (i.e. no interest).

Should you increase allowances to get a larger paycheck but a smaller refund, or, perhaps even have to pay in April?  The question is this:

Do you have the budgeting skill to have a reserve so you can pay in April if you need to?  If the answer is yea, increase allowances.  If nay, take teh refund.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Rooster on July 09, 2008, 05:49:29 PM
Quote from: 5laky on July 09, 2008, 10:33:28 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on July 09, 2008, 08:15:06 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 09, 2008, 08:06:47 AM
Quote from: PTanner on July 09, 2008, 06:37:40 AM
Quote from: RD on July 09, 2008, 05:28:24 AM
I'm thinking of getting my wife an acoustic guitar for her birthday.  Problem is, I know fuck all about guitars.  Are there any musically gifted Desipiots out there that can steer me in the right direction? 

Also, this is one of those things that she is likely to play for like 6 weeks tops and then it will sit around taking up space, so nothing top of the line here.  However, if I pony up for a flashy birthday gift, that PS3 is mine once the price drops a bit below $750...

Get a nice Yamaha dreadnought. Can't be more than a couple hundred bucks.

Or, check craigslist, maybe there's someone who's wife already used up her six weeks of playing.

Fender sells these "Acoustic Packs" for like US$150.  Guitar, gig bag, strap, picks, strings... pick that up along with a $20 capo and you've got everything you need outside of this site.  The guitar actually plays nicely - I picked one up for my wife who has played it like 5 times total in a year.

Alternatively... these guys:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/6-string-acoustic-guitars?N=100001+304293&Ns=P_Price%7c0

have some good deals.  I like the cutaways myself, and they have a Jasmine (Takamine's "budget-conscious" line) cutaway for $100. 

Have you considered an electric?  They require less hand strength to play (generally speaking) and sound just fine even without an amp. 
You can get an electric starter kit with a shitty amp for around 200 dollars at any Guitar Center. She'll enjoy it more than acoustic I bet because it can at least get loud.

Though you're still in Australia, right? Probably not many Guitar Centers down there...

Anyway, check out a Squier starter electric pack. Maybe she will take to it better with electric.

Don't be afraid to check out a pawn shop.  If you see a few models you like and can afford you can always ask about them here before you buy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 10, 2008, 07:23:04 AM
Quote from: Rooster on July 09, 2008, 05:49:29 PM
Quote from: 5laky on July 09, 2008, 10:33:28 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on July 09, 2008, 08:15:06 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 09, 2008, 08:06:47 AM
Quote from: PTanner on July 09, 2008, 06:37:40 AM
Quote from: RD on July 09, 2008, 05:28:24 AM
I'm thinking of getting my wife an acoustic guitar for her birthday.  Problem is, I know fuck all about guitars.  Are there any musically gifted Desipiots out there that can steer me in the right direction? 

Also, this is one of those things that she is likely to play for like 6 weeks tops and then it will sit around taking up space, so nothing top of the line here.  However, if I pony up for a flashy birthday gift, that PS3 is mine once the price drops a bit below $750...

Get a nice Yamaha dreadnought. Can't be more than a couple hundred bucks.

Or, check craigslist, maybe there's someone who's wife already used up her six weeks of playing.

Fender sells these "Acoustic Packs" for like US$150.  Guitar, gig bag, strap, picks, strings... pick that up along with a $20 capo and you've got everything you need outside of this site.  The guitar actually plays nicely - I picked one up for my wife who has played it like 5 times total in a year.

Alternatively... these guys:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/6-string-acoustic-guitars?N=100001+304293&Ns=P_Price%7c0

have some good deals.  I like the cutaways myself, and they have a Jasmine (Takamine's "budget-conscious" line) cutaway for $100. 

Have you considered an electric?  They require less hand strength to play (generally speaking) and sound just fine even without an amp. 
You can get an electric starter kit with a shitty amp for around 200 dollars at any Guitar Center. She'll enjoy it more than acoustic I bet because it can at least get loud.

Though you're still in Australia, right? Probably not many Guitar Centers down there...

Anyway, check out a Squier starter electric pack. Maybe she will take to it better with electric.

Don't be afraid to check out a pawn shop.  If you see a few models you like and can afford you can always ask about them here before you buy.

Intrepid Reader : Louis Winthorpe III

How much for the gun?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on July 10, 2008, 08:06:20 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 10, 2008, 07:23:04 AM
Quote from: Rooster on July 09, 2008, 05:49:29 PM
Quote from: 5laky on July 09, 2008, 10:33:28 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on July 09, 2008, 08:15:06 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 09, 2008, 08:06:47 AM
Quote from: PTanner on July 09, 2008, 06:37:40 AM
Quote from: RD on July 09, 2008, 05:28:24 AM
I'm thinking of getting my wife an acoustic guitar for her birthday.  Problem is, I know fuck all about guitars.  Are there any musically gifted Desipiots out there that can steer me in the right direction? 

Also, this is one of those things that she is likely to play for like 6 weeks tops and then it will sit around taking up space, so nothing top of the line here.  However, if I pony up for a flashy birthday gift, that PS3 is mine once the price drops a bit below $750...

Get a nice Yamaha dreadnought. Can't be more than a couple hundred bucks.

Or, check craigslist, maybe there's someone who's wife already used up her six weeks of playing.

Fender sells these "Acoustic Packs" for like US$150.  Guitar, gig bag, strap, picks, strings... pick that up along with a $20 capo and you've got everything you need outside of this site.  The guitar actually plays nicely - I picked one up for my wife who has played it like 5 times total in a year.

Alternatively... these guys:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/6-string-acoustic-guitars?N=100001+304293&Ns=P_Price%7c0

have some good deals.  I like the cutaways myself, and they have a Jasmine (Takamine's "budget-conscious" line) cutaway for $100. 

Have you considered an electric?  They require less hand strength to play (generally speaking) and sound just fine even without an amp. 
You can get an electric starter kit with a shitty amp for around 200 dollars at any Guitar Center. She'll enjoy it more than acoustic I bet because it can at least get loud.

Though you're still in Australia, right? Probably not many Guitar Centers down there...

Anyway, check out a Squier starter electric pack. Maybe she will take to it better with electric.

Don't be afraid to check out a pawn shop.  If you see a few models you like and can afford you can always ask about them here before you buy.

Intrepid Reader : Louis Winthorpe III

How much for the gun?

that pawn shop is under new management - look for the cigar box guitar for sale in the window.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on July 10, 2008, 08:07:24 AM
Quote from: Chuckosan on July 09, 2008, 04:06:03 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 09, 2008, 02:43:59 PM
I've got a boring-ass tax question for those people who know about that sort of thing.

I got greedy and left the non-profit world for a better-paying jorb, and I need to fill out my W-4.  For my allowances, I've always just taken 1 (I'm unmarried).  While I like getting a refund each year, I was reading that it's better to take more allowances so I can get that money spread out over the rest of the year, even if it means I have to pay in a little extra come tax time. Their point was that the government doesn't pay interest on that money withheld, so why should they get to hang onto it for a year?

Does that even make sense?  Can I even take more allowances?  Any advice is appreciated.

I hate financial stuff.
A tax refund means the government had more of your money than it was supposed to have.  They accumulated the money all year and give it back to you when you file.  They pay no extra money to you for leaving it on deposit with them (i.e. no interest).

Should you increase allowances to get a larger paycheck but a smaller refund, or, perhaps even have to pay in April?  The question is this:

Do you have the budgeting skill to have a reserve so you can pay in April if you need to?  If the answer is yea, increase allowances.  If nay, take teh refund.

And one other caveat: If you push it too much and withhold too much little, you will pay a penalty for underpayment. We ended up paying a $50 'fine' for underpayment because my wife made too much money at her side job (which doesn't withhold a dime from her checks as an independent contractor) and we ignored our accountant's advice to make additional payments to the good ol' IRS last year.

And, as others have said, ideally your withholding should come as close to your actual taxes as possible. Otherwise, all you are doing is lending the government your money for free.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: *In a Nutsack on July 10, 2008, 09:02:06 AM
Quote from: HST Redux on July 10, 2008, 08:07:24 AM
Quote from: Chuckosan on July 09, 2008, 04:06:03 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 09, 2008, 02:43:59 PM
I've got a boring-ass tax question for those people who know about that sort of thing.

I got greedy and left the non-profit world for a better-paying jorb, and I need to fill out my W-4.  For my allowances, I've always just taken 1 (I'm unmarried).  While I like getting a refund each year, I was reading that it's better to take more allowances so I can get that money spread out over the rest of the year, even if it means I have to pay in a little extra come tax time. Their point was that the government doesn't pay interest on that money withheld, so why should they get to hang onto it for a year?

Does that even make sense?  Can I even take more allowances?  Any advice is appreciated.

I hate financial stuff.
A tax refund means the government had more of your money than it was supposed to have.  They accumulated the money all year and give it back to you when you file.  They pay no extra money to you for leaving it on deposit with them (i.e. no interest).

Should you increase allowances to get a larger paycheck but a smaller refund, or, perhaps even have to pay in April?  The question is this:

Do you have the budgeting skill to have a reserve so you can pay in April if you need to?  If the answer is yea, increase allowances.  If nay, take teh refund.

And one other caveat: If you push it too much and withhold too much, you will pay a penalty for underpayment. We ended up paying a $50 'fine' for underpayment because my wife made too much money at her side job (which doesn't withhold a dime from her checks as an independent contractor) and we ignored our accountant's advice to make additional payments to the good ol' IRS last year.

And, as others have said, ideally your withholding should come as close to your actual taxes as possible. Otherwise, all you are doing is lending the government your money for free.

IRS and tax advice?  This really is the only site I'll ever skim over for bold print and find the actual meaning of posts.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuckosan on July 10, 2008, 10:52:58 AM
Quote from: HST Redux on July 10, 2008, 08:07:24 AM
And one other caveat: If you push it too much and withhold too much, you will pay a penalty for underpayment. We ended up paying a $50 'fine' for underpayment because my wife made too much money at her side job (which doesn't withhold a dime from her checks as an independent contractor) and we ignored our accountant's advice to make additional payments to the good ol' IRS last year.
Right. That's bad. Okay. All right.  Important safety tip.  Thanks, Egon.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on July 14, 2008, 09:27:35 PM
Bump.

If anyone's interested in either of the two Bears preseason games, I have three tickets for each game (8/7 and 8/21).  I know, I know.  Who wants to pay full price to go see preseason football, where the starters barely play a whole half.  Still, I've found people in the past that were glad to take them and spend a summer day in Chicago.  Of course, that was back in the day when the preseason games were on Saturdays.  Thanks alot, NFL, for continuing to charge full price while moving them to Thursday. 

Still, if anyone's interested, lemme know.  I won't hold my breath.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wampa on July 15, 2008, 02:47:48 AM
Quote from: Mike D on July 14, 2008, 09:27:35 PM
Bump.

If anyone's interested in either of the two Bears preseason games, I have three tickets for each game (8/7 and 8/21).  I know, I know.  Who wants to pay full price to go see preseason football, where the starters barely play a whole half.  Still, I've found people in the past that were glad to take them and spend a summer day in Chicago.  Of course, that was back in the day when the preseason games were on Saturdays.  Thanks alot, NFL, for continuing to charge full price while moving them to Thursday. 

Still, if anyone's interested, lemme know.  I won't hold my breath.

How much are they?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on July 15, 2008, 02:53:33 AM
Thank you all for the guitar advice.  I think I might stick with acoustic, though I plan on buying it from a store so I can return it if necessary.  A local shop has the following:
http://tinyurl.com/5npevg (http://tinyurl.com/5npevg)

I feel like I've seen that name tossed around as a pretty decent one, though this is of course it's bottom of the range.  Still, might it be worth it?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 15, 2008, 03:09:44 AM
Quote from: RD on July 15, 2008, 02:53:33 AM
I feel like I've seen that name tossed around as a pretty decent one, though this is of course it's bottom of the range.  Still, might it be worth it?

Speaking as someone who bought my (ex-) wife a guitar as a birthday present, I'd suggest not fretting too much about the model.  If it takes, it takes.  (Do pick up an inexpensive tuner, though.)

The whole operation works much better as a partnership, of course.  Get yourself a mandolin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqVZ4K1bAx4) or kazoo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFOWCH86u8M), or electric jug (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Av_pGYI2k), etc. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Unj_uU9tbs)

[Edit.--Autoharp, perhaps.]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on July 15, 2008, 05:29:56 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 15, 2008, 03:09:44 AM
Quote from: RD on July 15, 2008, 02:53:33 AM
I feel like I've seen that name tossed around as a pretty decent one, though this is of course it's bottom of the range.  Still, might it be worth it?

Speaking as someone who bought my (ex-) wife a guitar as a birthday present, I'd suggest not fretting too much about the model.  If it takes, it takes.  (Do pick up an inexpensive tuner, though.)

The whole operation works much better as a partnership, of course.  Get yourself a mandolin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqVZ4K1bAx4) or kazoo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFOWCH86u8M), or electric jug (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Av_pGYI2k), etc. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Unj_uU9tbs)

[Edit.--Autoharp, perhaps.]


You can do Lovin' Spoonful covers, or songs about catheters.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 15, 2008, 05:45:03 AM
Quote from: PTanner on July 15, 2008, 05:29:56 AM
You can do Lovin' Spoonful covers, or songs about catheters.

Worst-case scenario is memorization of "Blackbird."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on July 15, 2008, 06:09:33 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 15, 2008, 03:09:44 AM
Quote from: RD on July 15, 2008, 02:53:33 AM
I feel like I've seen that name tossed around as a pretty decent one, though this is of course it's bottom of the range.  Still, might it be worth it?

Speaking as someone who bought my (ex-) wife a guitar as a birthday present, I'd suggest not fretting too much about the model.  If it takes, it takes.  (Do pick up an inexpensive tuner, though.)

The whole operation works much better as a partnership, of course.  Get yourself a mandolin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqVZ4K1bAx4) or kazoo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFOWCH86u8M), or electric jug (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Av_pGYI2k), etc. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Unj_uU9tbs)

[Edit.--Autoharp, perhaps.]


I am quite partial to the electric jug...  How have I made it this far in life without knowing that fact?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on July 15, 2008, 07:40:18 AM
Quote from: RD on July 15, 2008, 06:09:33 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 15, 2008, 03:09:44 AM
Quote from: RD on July 15, 2008, 02:53:33 AM
I feel like I've seen that name tossed around as a pretty decent one, though this is of course it's bottom of the range.  Still, might it be worth it?

Speaking as someone who bought my (ex-) wife a guitar as a birthday present, I'd suggest not fretting too much about the model.  If it takes, it takes.  (Do pick up an inexpensive tuner, though.)

The whole operation works much better as a partnership, of course.  Get yourself a mandolin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqVZ4K1bAx4) or kazoo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFOWCH86u8M), or electric jug (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Av_pGYI2k), etc. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Unj_uU9tbs)

[Edit.--Autoharp, perhaps.]


I am quite partial to the electric jug...  How have I made it this far in life without knowing that fact?

You could do, well, Famous Jug Band (http://therealnittygritty.blogspot.com/2006/10/famous-jug-band.html) songs.  Natch.

Actually, I don't suppose there are any fans of modern British folk amongst the Desipiots (Bert Jansch?  Ralph McTell?  John Renbourn?  Anybody?) but if there are, and you haven't come across the Famous Jug Band yet, I implore you to dig them up from wherever you can, and give them a listen.  It's gorgeous, gorgeous music, and you can hear Jill Johnson's voice and die happy.

That is all.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on July 15, 2008, 08:26:44 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 15, 2008, 07:40:18 AM
Quote from: RD on July 15, 2008, 06:09:33 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 15, 2008, 03:09:44 AM
Quote from: RD on July 15, 2008, 02:53:33 AM
I feel like I've seen that name tossed around as a pretty decent one, though this is of course it's bottom of the range.  Still, might it be worth it?

Speaking as someone who bought my (ex-) wife a guitar as a birthday present, I'd suggest not fretting too much about the model.  If it takes, it takes.  (Do pick up an inexpensive tuner, though.)

The whole operation works much better as a partnership, of course.  Get yourself a mandolin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqVZ4K1bAx4) or kazoo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFOWCH86u8M), or electric jug (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Av_pGYI2k), etc. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Unj_uU9tbs)

[Edit.--Autoharp, perhaps.]


I am quite partial to the electric jug...  How have I made it this far in life without knowing that fact?

You could do, well, Famous Jug Band (http://therealnittygritty.blogspot.com/2006/10/famous-jug-band.html) songs.  Natch.

Actually, I don't suppose there are any fans of modern British folk amongst the Desipiots (Bert Jansch?  Ralph McTell?  John Renbourn?  Anybody?) but if there are, and you haven't come across the Famous Jug Band yet, I implore you to dig them up from wherever you can, and give them a listen.  It's gorgeous, gorgeous music, and you can hear Jill Johnson's voice and die happy.

That is all.

Jug Band Music...aaaaaand we're back to the Lovin' Spoonful.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Rooster on July 15, 2008, 04:15:21 PM
So, who's Cindy in NC?

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/obama-the-empat.html

Posted by: cindy in nc | Jul 14, 2008 12:37:24 PM

 
I think that the new york magazine of Obama and his wife is just one more thing the republicans are doing to try to keep people from voting for him but it will only work for the americans that are already morans.




Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on July 15, 2008, 04:18:37 PM
The Republicans have taken over the graphic design department of the New Yorker?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Rooster on July 15, 2008, 04:24:04 PM
Quote from: TJ on July 15, 2008, 04:18:37 PM
The Republicans have taken over the graphic design department of the New Yorker?

Only the morans.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on July 15, 2008, 09:49:17 PM
Quote from: Wampa on July 15, 2008, 02:47:48 AM
Quote from: Mike D on July 14, 2008, 09:27:35 PM
Bump.

If anyone's interested in either of the two Bears preseason games, I have three tickets for each game (8/7 and 8/21).  I know, I know.  Who wants to pay full price to go see preseason football, where the starters barely play a whole half.  Still, I've found people in the past that were glad to take them and spend a summer day in Chicago.  Of course, that was back in the day when the preseason games were on Saturdays.  Thanks alot, NFL, for continuing to charge full price while moving them to Thursday. 

Still, if anyone's interested, lemme know.  I won't hold my breath.

How much are they?

$85 each.  3 for each game.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 15, 2008, 11:44:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on July 15, 2008, 07:40:18 AM
Actually, I don't suppose there are any fans of modern British folk amongst the Desipiots

The Incredible String Band (as it were (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emv3r0NxgQg)) appeared at Woodstock?  Maybe I'm not dead yet.  Or the other way around.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on July 16, 2008, 06:19:15 AM
Quote from: Rooster on July 15, 2008, 04:24:04 PM
Quote from: TJ on July 15, 2008, 04:18:37 PM
The Republicans have taken over the graphic design department of the New Yorker?

Only the morans.

The Only Band We'll Ever Need? (http://www.themoransband.com/)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on July 16, 2008, 07:31:46 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 15, 2008, 11:44:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on July 15, 2008, 07:40:18 AM
Actually, I don't suppose there are any fans of modern British folk amongst the Desipiots

The Incredible String Band (as it were (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emv3r0NxgQg)) appeared at Woodstock?  Maybe I'm not dead yet.  Or the other way around.


I didn't know that.  Clive Palmer, of course, was a member of both the Famous Jug Band and the Incredible String Band.  Quite a Bandy sort of a bloke, really.  By Christ, he could play the banjo.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Rooster on July 16, 2008, 04:47:38 PM
What a dick!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080716/ap_en_ce/people_dick;_ylt=AqhdGgUNMNooHM5DehKtagas0NUE
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on July 16, 2008, 05:11:03 PM
Quote from: Rooster on July 16, 2008, 04:47:38 PM
What a dick!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080716/ap_en_ce/people_dick;_ylt=AqhdGgUNMNooHM5DehKtagas0NUE

Terrifying.  He looks like DeNiro.

(http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080716/capt.d5da60e0eb9440ad956c2ef761b2980b.people_andy_dick_la101.jpg?x=275&y=345&sig=3r0SB.ZYNbyZgMR3j9LDxA--)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on July 22, 2008, 03:41:05 PM
On behalf of a friend who can't use 'em...

4 tickets for Friday.  Section 122 (behind home), Row 6.  $60 each with a parking pass.

Chuck?  Feel like taking a writeoff to entertain some clients?  Anyone?

If they're gone, I'll update.  But I I wish I could use them myself.  It'd be a hell of a way to spend a Friday afternoon.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on July 22, 2008, 04:37:09 PM
Sent you an IM through the site and to your email. I'll take them if you still have 'em.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on July 23, 2008, 06:17:03 AM
Quote from: Mike D on July 22, 2008, 03:41:05 PM
On behalf of a friend who can't use 'em...

4 tickets for Friday.  Section 122 (behind home), Row 6.  $60 each with a parking pass.

Chuck?  Feel like taking a writeoff to entertain some clients?  Anyone?

If they're gone, I'll update.  But I I wish I could use them myself.  It'd be a hell of a way to spend a Friday afternoon.

*sob*  *sniff*
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on July 23, 2008, 06:37:08 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 23, 2008, 06:17:03 AM
Quote from: Mike D on July 22, 2008, 03:41:05 PM
On behalf of a friend who can't use 'em...

4 tickets for Friday.  Section 122 (behind home), Row 6.  $60 each with a parking pass.

Chuck?  Feel like taking a writeoff to entertain some clients?  Anyone?

If they're gone, I'll update.  But I I wish I could use them myself.  It'd be a hell of a way to spend a Friday afternoon.

*sob*  *sniff*

Drown your sorrows at the coffee shop.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on July 23, 2008, 07:02:44 AM
Quote from: PTanner on July 23, 2008, 06:37:08 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 23, 2008, 06:17:03 AM
Quote from: Mike D on July 22, 2008, 03:41:05 PM
On behalf of a friend who can't use 'em...

4 tickets for Friday.  Section 122 (behind home), Row 6.  $60 each with a parking pass.

Chuck?  Feel like taking a writeoff to entertain some clients?  Anyone?

If they're gone, I'll update.  But I I wish I could use them myself.  It'd be a hell of a way to spend a Friday afternoon.

*sob*  *sniff*

Drown your sorrows at the coffee shop.

Aren't they "shoppe"s over there?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 23, 2008, 07:32:48 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on July 23, 2008, 07:02:44 AM
Aren't they "shoppe"s over there?

Yeah, they put an 'e' at the end of everything (sorry, CT).

(http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/3037/fgyd2.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 24, 2008, 06:26:44 PM
Do any of you gentlemen want a small, non-speaking role in a short, student thesis film? Probably shooting somewhere downtown on Monday, Aug. 4. Not sure what time that day but it won't take long. You get to dress up in a painter's outfit, jump out of a van, kidnap someone and throw them into the van.

This gig doesn't pay but you get to be on set and get filmed doing something cool and funny.

And I'd owe you one.


Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on July 24, 2008, 08:58:24 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on July 24, 2008, 06:26:44 PM
Do any of you gentlemen want a small, non-speaking role in a short, student thesis film? Probably shooting somewhere downtown on Monday, Aug. 4. Not sure what time that day but it won't take long. You get to dress up in a painter's outfit, jump out of a van, kidnap someone and throw them into the van.

This gig doesn't pay but you get to be on set and get filmed doing something cool and funny.

And I'd owe you one.




I was born for this role.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2700323264_c174da6bf8.jpg?v=0)

Too bad I don't live in Chicago right now, otherwise, I would be all over it. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on July 24, 2008, 10:15:35 PM
Quote from: powen01 on July 24, 2008, 08:58:24 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on July 24, 2008, 06:26:44 PM
Do any of you gentlemen want a small, non-speaking role in a short, student thesis film? Probably shooting somewhere downtown on Monday, Aug. 4. Not sure what time that day but it won't take long. You get to dress up in a painter's outfit, jump out of a van, kidnap someone and throw them into the van.

This gig doesn't pay but you get to be on set and get filmed doing something cool and funny.

And I'd owe you one.

I was born for this role.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2700323264_c174da6bf8.jpg?v=0)

Too bad I don't live in Chicago right now, otherwise, I would be all over it. 

Shit... The man has a fancy knit balaclava to go with his Nomar bat? Awesome.

Do you know any cracking chav slang, powen?

http://www.newcastlestuff.com/charver/radgie.html
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on July 24, 2008, 10:40:42 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on July 24, 2008, 10:15:35 PM
Quote from: powen01 on July 24, 2008, 08:58:24 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on July 24, 2008, 06:26:44 PM
Do any of you gentlemen want a small, non-speaking role in a short, student thesis film? Probably shooting somewhere downtown on Monday, Aug. 4. Not sure what time that day but it won't take long. You get to dress up in a painter's outfit, jump out of a van, kidnap someone and throw them into the van.

This gig doesn't pay but you get to be on set and get filmed doing something cool and funny.

And I'd owe you one.

I was born for this role.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2700323264_c174da6bf8.jpg?v=0)

Too bad I don't live in Chicago right now, otherwise, I would be all over it. 

Shit... The man has a fancy knit balaclava to go with his Nomar bat? Awesome.

Do you know any cracking chav slang, powen?

http://www.newcastlestuff.com/charver/radgie.html

I have three balaclavas actually.  The one in the picture was pulled off the head of a dead socialist in the Andean highlands.

Kidding.

Seriously, it's a cute hat.  Nice pink tones too.

And I love chavs.  Makes me want to go eat some chicken nuggets at KFC.  Wicked.  Shout out going to the Eatonwick crew. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on July 25, 2008, 04:09:02 AM
Quote from: powen01 on July 24, 2008, 10:40:42 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on July 24, 2008, 10:15:35 PM
Quote from: powen01 on July 24, 2008, 08:58:24 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on July 24, 2008, 06:26:44 PM
Do any of you gentlemen want a small, non-speaking role in a short, student thesis film? Probably shooting somewhere downtown on Monday, Aug. 4. Not sure what time that day but it won't take long. You get to dress up in a painter's outfit, jump out of a van, kidnap someone and throw them into the van.

This gig doesn't pay but you get to be on set and get filmed doing something cool and funny.

And I'd owe you one.

I was born for this role.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2700323264_c174da6bf8.jpg?v=0)

Too bad I don't live in Chicago right now, otherwise, I would be all over it. 

Shit... The man has a fancy knit balaclava to go with his Nomar bat? Awesome.

Do you know any cracking chav slang, powen?

http://www.newcastlestuff.com/charver/radgie.html

I have three balaclavas actually.  The one in the picture was pulled off the head of a dead socialist in the Andean highlands.

Kidding.

Seriously, it's a cute hat.  Nice pink tones too.

And I love chavs.  Makes me want to go eat some chicken nuggets at KFC.  Wicked.  Shout out going to the Eatonwick crew. 

You guys are fucked up
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Rooster on July 25, 2008, 07:00:05 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on July 24, 2008, 06:26:44 PM
Do any of you gentlemen want a small, non-speaking role in a short, student thesis film? Probably shooting somewhere downtown on Monday, Aug. 4. Not sure what time that day but it won't take long. You get to dress up in a painter's outfit, jump out of a van, kidnap someone and throw them into the van.

This gig doesn't pay but you get to be on set and get filmed doing something cool and funny.

And I'd owe you one.




No homo stuff.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on July 25, 2008, 08:54:29 AM
Do you carry that bat with you EVERYWHERE you go, powen?

I hope the answer is yes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on July 25, 2008, 12:01:52 PM
Quote from: Jon on July 25, 2008, 08:54:29 AM
Do you carry that bat with you EVERYWHERE you go, powen?

I hope the answer is yes.

Yes, I hide it in my pants.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on August 06, 2008, 12:43:00 PM
Quote from: Mike D on July 14, 2008, 09:27:35 PM
Bump.

If anyone's interested in either of the two Bears preseason games, I have three tickets for each game (8/7 and 8/21).  I know, I know.  Who wants to pay full price to go see preseason football, where the starters barely play a whole half.  Still, I've found people in the past that were glad to take them and spend a summer day in Chicago.  Of course, that was back in the day when the preseason games were on Saturdays.  Thanks alot, NFL, for continuing to charge full price while moving them to Thursday. 

Still, if anyone's interested, lemme know.  I won't hold my breath.

I'm stuck with 3 tickets for Thursday's game.  None of my "real" friends are willing to go.  So if anyone wants to go for free and watch the Forte Era begin, send me a PM.  Problem is, you'd have to sit with me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on August 06, 2008, 03:09:53 PM
Quote from: Mike D on August 06, 2008, 12:43:00 PM
Quote from: Mike D on July 14, 2008, 09:27:35 PM
Bump.

If anyone's interested in either of the two Bears preseason games, I have three tickets for each game (8/7 and 8/21).  I know, I know.  Who wants to pay full price to go see preseason football, where the starters barely play a whole half.  Still, I've found people in the past that were glad to take them and spend a summer day in Chicago.  Of course, that was back in the day when the preseason games were on Saturdays.  Thanks alot, NFL, for continuing to charge full price while moving them to Thursday. 

Still, if anyone's interested, lemme know.  I won't hold my breath.

I'm stuck with 3 tickets for Thursday's game.  None of my "real" friends are willing to go.  So if anyone wants to go for free and watch the Forte Era begin, send me a PM.  Problem is, you'd have to sit with me.

I might be getting two free tickets from my brother.  If I don't, I'd probably go with.  I'd even be willing to give you $20 for the ticket!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on August 06, 2008, 03:17:55 PM
Quote from: Mike D on August 06, 2008, 12:43:00 PM
Quote from: Mike D on July 14, 2008, 09:27:35 PM
Bump.

If anyone's interested in either of the two Bears preseason games, I have three tickets for each game (8/7 and 8/21).  I know, I know.  Who wants to pay full price to go see preseason football, where the starters barely play a whole half.  Still, I've found people in the past that were glad to take them and spend a summer day in Chicago.  Of course, that was back in the day when the preseason games were on Saturdays.  Thanks alot, NFL, for continuing to charge full price while moving them to Thursday. 

Still, if anyone's interested, lemme know.  I won't hold my breath.

I'm stuck with 3 tickets for Thursday's game.  None of my "real" friends are willing to go.  So if anyone wants to go for free and watch the Forte Era begin, send me a PM.  Problem is, you'd have to sit with me.

We should convince Apex to try to get rid of his two tickets and then we can sit together.  Poss HJE.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on August 06, 2008, 03:28:44 PM
Quote from: Weebs on August 06, 2008, 03:09:53 PM
Quote from: Mike D on August 06, 2008, 12:43:00 PM
Quote from: Mike D on July 14, 2008, 09:27:35 PM
Bump.

If anyone's interested in either of the two Bears preseason games, I have three tickets for each game (8/7 and 8/21).  I know, I know.  Who wants to pay full price to go see preseason football, where the starters barely play a whole half.  Still, I've found people in the past that were glad to take them and spend a summer day in Chicago.  Of course, that was back in the day when the preseason games were on Saturdays.  Thanks alot, NFL, for continuing to charge full price while moving them to Thursday. 

Still, if anyone's interested, lemme know.  I won't hold my breath.

I'm stuck with 3 tickets for Thursday's game.  None of my "real" friends are willing to go.  So if anyone wants to go for free and watch the Forte Era begin, send me a PM.  Problem is, you'd have to sit with me.

I might be getting two free tickets from my brother.  If I don't, I'd probably go with.  I'd even be willing to give you $20 for the ticket!

You still accept IOUs, right, Huey?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on August 07, 2008, 04:10:37 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on August 06, 2008, 03:28:44 PM
Quote from: Weebs on August 06, 2008, 03:09:53 PM
Quote from: Mike D on August 06, 2008, 12:43:00 PM
Quote from: Mike D on July 14, 2008, 09:27:35 PM
Bump.

If anyone's interested in either of the two Bears preseason games, I have three tickets for each game (8/7 and 8/21).  I know, I know.  Who wants to pay full price to go see preseason football, where the starters barely play a whole half.  Still, I've found people in the past that were glad to take them and spend a summer day in Chicago.  Of course, that was back in the day when the preseason games were on Saturdays.  Thanks alot, NFL, for continuing to charge full price while moving them to Thursday. 

Still, if anyone's interested, lemme know.  I won't hold my breath.

I'm stuck with 3 tickets for Thursday's game.  None of my "real" friends are willing to go.  So if anyone wants to go for free and watch the Forte Era begin, send me a PM.  Problem is, you'd have to sit with me.

I might be getting two free tickets from my brother.  If I don't, I'd probably go with.  I'd even be willing to give you $20 for the ticket!

You still accept IJOUs, right, Huey?

Too easy'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on August 07, 2008, 09:24:45 AM
Just to clear it up, since I'm pretty sure Thrill is the only one who saw it in the ShoutBox: Huey, when I said "I'd probably go with," I meant it as I'd like to go with.  Not "I'll do you a favor and go" as you seemed to think I meant.  Obviously, I was not trying to force myself in (that's what she said) but just saying I would like to go if no one else does.  But hey, I'm "just a kid."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on August 07, 2008, 09:31:05 AM

How are the curbs outside Soldier Field?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on August 07, 2008, 10:13:12 AM
Quote from: Weebs on August 07, 2008, 09:24:45 AM
Just to clear it up, since I'm pretty sure Thrill is the only one who saw it in the ShoutBox: Huey, when I said "I'd probably go with," I meant it as I'd like to go with.  Not "I'll do you a favor and go" as you seemed to think I meant.  Obviously, I was not trying to force myself in (that's what she said) but just saying I would like to go if no one else does.  But hey, I'm "just a kid."

A kid who hates the troops?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on August 07, 2008, 10:16:47 AM
Quote from: Weebs on August 07, 2008, 09:24:45 AM
Just to clear it up, since I'm pretty sure Thrill is the only one who saw it in the ShoutBox: Huey, when I said "I'd probably go with," I meant it as I'd like to go with.  Not "I'll do you a favor and go" as you seemed to think I meant.  Obviously, I was not trying to force myself in (that's what she said) but just saying I would like to go if no one else does.  But hey, I'm "just a kid."

It was more your on-the-fence stance that annoyed me.  I wasn't about to hold the tickets while awaiting your resolution.  But yes, your tone also seemed to imply that you were doing me a favor by going.  If that's not what you meant to imply, then you need to work on your compositional skills.  They teach English at Columbia, no?

In any event, it's a moot point.  The tickets are spoken for.  
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on August 07, 2008, 10:19:16 AM
While the tickets issue may now be moot, there's one thing that certainly isn't.  I'll leave it up to you to infer what that is.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on August 07, 2008, 10:20:01 AM
Quote from: Mike D on August 07, 2008, 10:16:47 AM
Quote from: Weebs on August 07, 2008, 09:24:45 AM
Just to clear it up, since I'm pretty sure Thrill is the only one who saw it in the ShoutBox: Huey, when I said "I'd probably go with," I meant it as I'd like to go with.  Not "I'll do you a favor and go" as you seemed to think I meant.  Obviously, I was not trying to force myself in (that's what she said) but just saying I would like to go if no one else does.  But hey, I'm "just a kid."

It was more your on-the-fence stance that annoyed me.  I wasn't about to hold the tickets while awaiting your resolution.  But yes, your tone also seemed to imply that you were doing me a favor by going.  If that's not what you meant to imply, then you need to work on your compositional skills.  They teach English at Columbia, no?

In any event, it's a moot point.  The tickets are spoken for. 

By a real man.

A real man with a crewcut.

A real man with a crewcut who doesn't hate his country.

Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on August 07, 2008, 10:19:16 AM
While the tickets issue may now be moot, there's one thing that certainly isn't.  I'll leave it up to you to infer what that is.

Why do I get the sense someone will resent this?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on August 07, 2008, 10:24:25 AM
Quote from: Mike D on August 07, 2008, 10:16:47 AM
Quote from: Weebs on August 07, 2008, 09:24:45 AM
Just to clear it up, since I'm pretty sure Thrill is the only one who saw it in the ShoutBox: Huey, when I said "I'd probably go with," I meant it as I'd like to go with.  Not "I'll do you a favor and go" as you seemed to think I meant.  Obviously, I was not trying to force myself in (that's what she said) but just saying I would like to go if no one else does.  But hey, I'm "just a kid."

It was more your on-the-fence stance that annoyed me.  I wasn't about to hold the tickets while awaiting your resolution.  But yes, your tone also seemed to imply that you were doing me a favor by going.  If that's not what you meant to imply, then you need to work on your compositional skills.  They teach English at Columbia, no?

In any event, it's a moot point.  The tickets are spoken for.  

[Bow]The on-the-fence stance was me saying I was waiting for my brother to let me know if he was giving away his tickets.  I wasn't expecting you to wait for me to provide a follow-up.  I simply was trying to avoid explicitly stating I was going to go with, as if it was my choice and not yours.  From now on, I'll make sure to start and end what I say by bowing to you so you know I'm not trying to act like you're beneath me.[/bow]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RV on August 07, 2008, 11:20:43 AM
Quote from: Weebs on August 07, 2008, 10:24:25 AM
Quote from: Mike D on August 07, 2008, 10:16:47 AM
Quote from: Weebs on August 07, 2008, 09:24:45 AM
Just to clear it up, since I'm pretty sure Thrill is the only one who saw it in the ShoutBox: Huey, when I said "I'd probably go with," I meant it as I'd like to go with.  Not "I'll do you a favor and go" as you seemed to think I meant.  Obviously, I was not trying to force myself in (that's what she said) but just saying I would like to go if no one else does.  But hey, I'm "just a kid."

It was more your on-the-fence stance that annoyed me.  I wasn't about to hold the tickets while awaiting your resolution.  But yes, your tone also seemed to imply that you were doing me a favor by going.  If that's not what you meant to imply, then you need to work on your compositional skills.  They teach English at Columbia, no?

In any event, it's a moot point.  The tickets are spoken for.  

[Bow]The on-the-fence stance was me saying I was waiting for my brother to let me know if he was giving away his tickets.  I wasn't expecting you to wait for me to provide a follow-up.  I simply was trying to avoid explicitly stating I was going to go with, as if it was my choice and not yours.  From now on, I'll make sure to start and end what I say by bowing to you so you know I'm not trying to act like you're beneath me.[/bow]

This argument is boring. I'm bored. Let's hear some more about JD's group mustache.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on August 07, 2008, 03:14:18 PM
Somewhere in Desipioland there is a picture of what would appear to be an early 70's hotel room containing a dude smoking, an old lady and an old lady vomiting.  Any of you Romeo's have that one saved?  I'll hang up and listen for my answer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Yellon on August 07, 2008, 03:17:51 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on August 07, 2008, 03:14:18 PM
Somewhere in Desipioland there is a picture of what would appear to be an early 70's hotel room containing a dude smoking, an old lady and an old lady vomiting.  Any of you Romeo's have that one saved?  I'll hang up and listen for my answer.

This one?
(http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/8070/dempsteroldladiesyy0.png)

I believe I have the original at home.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on August 07, 2008, 03:26:15 PM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on August 07, 2008, 03:17:51 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on August 07, 2008, 03:14:18 PM
Somewhere in Desipioland there is a picture of what would appear to be an early 70's hotel room containing a dude smoking, an old lady and an old lady vomiting.  Any of you Romeo's have that one saved?  I'll hang up and listen for my answer.

This one?
(http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/8070/dempsteroldladiesyy0.png)

I believe I have the original at home.

Hellz yeah.  You're the man.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Rooster on August 07, 2008, 04:35:16 PM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on August 07, 2008, 03:17:51 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on August 07, 2008, 03:14:18 PM
Somewhere in Desipioland there is a picture of what would appear to be an early 70's hotel room containing a dude smoking, an old lady and an old lady vomiting.  Any of you Romeo's have that one saved?  I'll hang up and listen for my answer.

This one?
(http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/8070/dempsteroldladiesyy0.png)

I believe I have the original at home.

Dempster and his groupies?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on August 07, 2008, 09:13:03 PM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on August 07, 2008, 03:17:51 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on August 07, 2008, 03:14:18 PM
Somewhere in Desipioland there is a picture of what would appear to be an early 70's hotel room containing a dude smoking, an old lady and an old lady vomiting.  Any of you Romeo's have that one saved?  I'll hang up and listen for my answer.

This one?


I believe I have the original at home.

Were you expecting him to come back and say "No, that's not the one.  I'm looking for the OTHER picture of a dude, an old lady and a vomiting old lady in a 70's hotel room,"?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Yellon on August 07, 2008, 10:00:11 PM
Quote from: RD on August 07, 2008, 09:13:03 PM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on August 07, 2008, 03:17:51 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on August 07, 2008, 03:14:18 PM
Somewhere in Desipioland there is a picture of what would appear to be an early 70's hotel room containing a dude smoking, an old lady and an old lady vomiting.  Any of you Romeo's have that one saved?  I'll hang up and listen for my answer.

This one?


I believe I have the original at home.

Were you expecting him to come back and say "No, that's not the one.  I'm looking for the OTHER picture of a dude, an old lady and a vomiting old lady in a 70's hotel room,"?

No, Mr. D, I ex-pect-ed him to die.

Original: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=5924.msg130356#msg130356
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on August 15, 2008, 04:15:18 AM
Chaps (and you know who you are), I need a Photoshop-type favour.  Can one of you photoshop this head (or better still, face) :

(http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5395/amcnwespekua8.jpg)

onto this body :

(http://z.about.com/d/motorcycles/1/0/P/C/-/-/Evel_KnievelScan.jpeg)

The person in question had a bit of a prang on his scooter last night, and deserves to hear about it...

I know the source material's not the greatest, but whatever you can manage will be gratefully received.

Tonk
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 15, 2008, 04:20:35 AM
Evel Knievel is always and everywhere an excellent choice.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on August 15, 2008, 05:32:22 AM

The only bad thing about Evel Knievel is that he died before we got CRACK BACK into production.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Taylor2 on August 15, 2008, 08:06:56 AM
Quote from: PTanner on August 15, 2008, 05:32:22 AM

The only bad thing about Evel Knievel is that he died before we got CRACK BACK into production.

Death won't stop Evel.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PTanner on August 15, 2008, 08:29:00 AM
Quote from: Taylor2 on August 15, 2008, 08:06:56 AM
Quote from: PTanner on August 15, 2008, 05:32:22 AM

The only bad thing about Evel Knievel is that he died before we got CRACK BACK into production.

Death won't stop Evel.

Evel's in the part of Hell where the rock bands go.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: DwightKurtz on August 15, 2008, 08:54:45 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 15, 2008, 04:15:18 AM
Chaps (and you know who you are), I need a Photoshop-type favour.  Can one of you photoshop this head (or better still, face) :

(http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5395/amcnwespekua8.jpg)

onto this body :

(http://z.about.com/d/motorcycles/1/0/P/C/-/-/Evel_KnievelScan.jpeg)

The person in question had a bit of a prang on his scooter last night, and deserves to hear about it...

I know the source material's not the greatest, but whatever you can manage will be gratefully received.

Tonk

If somebody can beat me to this, feel free, but when I get home from work this afternoon I'll crank something out for you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on August 15, 2008, 08:58:43 AM
Quote from: Oleg on August 06, 2008, 03:17:55 PM
Quote from: Mike D on August 06, 2008, 12:43:00 PM
Quote from: Mike D on July 14, 2008, 09:27:35 PM
Bump.

If anyone's interested in either of the two Bears preseason games, I have three tickets for each game (8/7 and 8/21).  I know, I know.  Who wants to pay full price to go see preseason football, where the starters barely play a whole half.  Still, I've found people in the past that were glad to take them and spend a summer day in Chicago.  Of course, that was back in the day when the preseason games were on Saturdays.  Thanks alot, NFL, for continuing to charge full price while moving them to Thursday. 

Still, if anyone's interested, lemme know.  I won't hold my breath.

I'm stuck with 3 tickets for Thursday's game.  None of my "real" friends are willing to go.  So if anyone wants to go for free and watch the Forte Era begin, send me a PM.  Problem is, you'd have to sit with me.

We should convince Apex to try to get rid of his two tickets and then we can sit together.  Poss HJE.

Already gave mine to my cousin. My tickets that is.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on August 15, 2008, 12:16:35 PM
Quote from: KurtEvans on August 15, 2008, 08:54:45 AM
If somebody can beat me to this, feel free, but when I get home from work this afternoon I'll crank something out for you.

Go for it.

I expect this to be tremendous.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on August 15, 2008, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: KurtEvans on August 15, 2008, 08:54:45 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 15, 2008, 04:15:18 AM
Chaps (and you know who you are), I need a Photoshop-type favour.  Can one of you photoshop this head (or better still, face) :

(http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5395/amcnwespekua8.jpg)

onto this body :

(http://z.about.com/d/motorcycles/1/0/P/C/-/-/Evel_KnievelScan.jpeg)

The person in question had a bit of a prang on his scooter last night, and deserves to hear about it...

I know the source material's not the greatest, but whatever you can manage will be gratefully received.

Tonk

If somebody can beat me to this, feel free, but when I get home from work this afternoon I'll crank something out for you.

Will you do a photoshop, though, after you get done jizzing on your stomach?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: DwightKurtz on August 15, 2008, 01:24:25 PM
Even though I'm breaking Rule 3...

(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/KurtEvans/eveltonker2.jpg)

And in case the flippin' bird wouldn't go over well...

(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/KurtEvans/eveltonker1.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Three times a JD on August 15, 2008, 01:31:03 PM
Quote from: KurtEvans on August 15, 2008, 01:24:25 PM

And in case the flippin' bird wouldn't go over well...


Yeah, thanks for the change.  The bird-flippin' was throwin' me off, that's for sure.  Now it's Pepsi to me. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: DwightKurtz on August 15, 2008, 01:42:25 PM
Quote from: Three times a JD on August 15, 2008, 01:31:03 PM
Quote from: KurtEvans on August 15, 2008, 01:24:25 PM

And in case the flippin' bird wouldn't go over well...


Yeah, thanks for the change.  The bird-flippin' was throwin' me off, that's for sure.  Now it's Pepsi to me. 

I just don't know if it's work-related or what.  They may be European, but a photoshop including a double tall man just might not go over well.

And here's one with the cheesy Evel hair.

(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/KurtEvans/eveltonker3.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on August 15, 2008, 01:48:44 PM
I totally get this KurtEvans photoshop.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on August 15, 2008, 02:00:21 PM
I think we've just had a breakthrough. I'm going to have a beer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: DwightKurtz on August 15, 2008, 02:09:49 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on August 15, 2008, 02:00:21 PM
I think we've just had a breakthrough. I'm going to have a beer.

Like Costanza, I should leave while on top.  But, erm, I'll be back.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on August 15, 2008, 02:28:09 PM
Beautiful, Kurt, just beautiful.  Did you scale that down to post it?  If you've got the original sized file, can you email it to me, mate?

And could I have the moon?  On a stick?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: DwightKurtz on August 15, 2008, 02:36:02 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 15, 2008, 02:28:09 PM
Beautiful, Kurt, just beautiful.  Did you scale that down to post it?  If you've got the original sized file, can you email it to me, mate?

And could I have the moon?  On a stick?

I made the image smaller so as not to distort his face when I put it on Evel's body.  I could try it on a larger scale, but it might not look as good.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on August 15, 2008, 02:37:39 PM
Quote from: KurtEvans on August 15, 2008, 02:36:02 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 15, 2008, 02:28:09 PM
Beautiful, Kurt, just beautiful.  Did you scale that down to post it?  If you've got the original sized file, can you email it to me, mate?

And could I have the moon?  On a stick?

I made the image smaller so as not to distort his face when I put it on Evel's body.  I could try it on a larger scale, but it might not look as good.

Then don't worry about it, it's great the way it is.  Cheers, Ace.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: DwightKurtz on August 15, 2008, 02:40:02 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 15, 2008, 02:28:09 PM
And could I have the moon?  On a stick?

If I wasn't before, now I'm just being silly.

(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/KurtEvans/moononastick.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: DwightKurtz on August 15, 2008, 02:41:53 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 15, 2008, 02:37:39 PM

Then don't worry about it, it's great the way it is.  Cheers, Ace.

It takes about 30 seconds to try, you decide if it works;

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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 15, 2008, 09:12:40 PM
Quote from: PTanner on August 15, 2008, 05:32:22 AM
The only bad thing about Evel Knievel is that he died before we got CRACK BACK into production.

That's what George Hamilton and Sue Lyon are for.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on August 19, 2008, 04:29:12 PM
Bump.

Got a line on some tickets for Friday's game against the Nationals.  My dad can't use 'em and is looking to move 'em.

3 tickets. 
Section 204
Row 11
Seats 1,2 and 3

Asking for face value, which is $32 per.

Send me a message if interested.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on September 02, 2008, 10:14:38 AM
I have extra bleacher ticket's for tonight's game. I'm organizing a bus trip from Aurora and may have up to 8 or 11 available once we arrive at Wrigley at about 6 p.m. or so. You're certainly welcome to join us on the bus too, which leaves Aurora at 4 p.m. I won't know exactly how many tickets I have until then.

I know I have at least 2 because of a last-minute cancellation.

Face is $36, but the tickets cost me $42 after fees and taxes. PM me here before 2 for more details on the bus trip or to meet me outside Wrigley. Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 02, 2008, 01:25:31 PM
Quote from: HST Redux on September 02, 2008, 10:14:38 AM
I have extra bleacher ticket's for tonight's game. I'm organizing a bus trip from Aurora and may have up to 8 or 11 available once we arrive at Wrigley at about 6 p.m. or so. You're certainly welcome to join us on the bus too, which leaves Aurora at 4 p.m. I won't know exactly how many tickets I have until then.

I know I have at least 2 because of a last-minute cancellation.

Face is $36, but the tickets cost me $42 after fees and taxes. PM me here before 2 for more details on the bus trip or to meet me outside Wrigley. Thanks.

Say hello to Yellon for us.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on September 02, 2008, 01:43:20 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 02, 2008, 01:25:31 PM
Quote from: HST Redux on September 02, 2008, 10:14:38 AM
I have extra bleacher ticket's for tonight's game. I'm organizing a bus trip from Aurora and may have up to 8 or 11 available once we arrive at Wrigley at about 6 p.m. or so. You're certainly welcome to join us on the bus too, which leaves Aurora at 4 p.m. I won't know exactly how many tickets I have until then.

I know I have at least 2 because of a last-minute cancellation.

Face is $36, but the tickets cost me $42 after fees and taxes. PM me here before 2 for more details on the bus trip or to meet me outside Wrigley. Thanks.
You have been BANNED FROM the BUD LIGHT BLEACHERS.

You are free to watch, but not to participate.

Say hello to Yellon for us.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on September 02, 2008, 02:26:00 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 02, 2008, 01:25:31 PM
Quote from: HST Redux on September 02, 2008, 10:14:38 AM
I have extra bleacher ticket's for tonight's game. I'm organizing a bus trip from Aurora and may have up to 8 or 11 available once we arrive at Wrigley at about 6 p.m. or so. You're certainly welcome to join us on the bus too, which leaves Aurora at 4 p.m. I won't know exactly how many tickets I have until then.

I know I have at least 2 because of a last-minute cancellation.

Face is $36, but the tickets cost me $42 after fees and taxes. PM me here before 2 for more details on the bus trip or to meet me outside Wrigley. Thanks.

Say hello to Yellon for us.

Will do. And to his bologna sandwiches.

Seriously, if anyone's interested from now on, call me. Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on September 03, 2008, 09:59:54 AM
I'm guessing this is the right thread to do this in...

I have 4 tix for tonight 9/3   7:05 game
sec 139
row 6
face is $50
you would need be in the Loop by 4:00 to pick them up

decent seats - not my tickets - trying to help out a buddy

PM me if interested
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on September 03, 2008, 10:38:21 AM
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2008, 09:59:54 AM
I'm guessing this is the right thread to do this in...

I have 4 tix for tonight 9/3   7:05 game
sec 139
row 6
face is $50
you would need be in the Loop by 4:00 to pick them up

decent seats - not my tickets - trying to help out a buddy

PM me if interested
DPD

Tickets are gone.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on September 09, 2008, 02:41:25 PM
Here's one I thought I'd throw out to you guys because I know I'll get some interesting thoughts/analysis, some good and some attempts at humor. I am stumped and have a hard time coming up with an opinion (a rarity). I hate to turn this into an "advice column ("Dear Desipio") but it is the only site I'll ever need.

Anyway, a buddy/co-worker (a male) has been e-mailing a female co-worker for a couple of weeks. At first, it was work-related, but it fairly quickly turned into socializing. I've seen 75% of the e-mails (he gets/exchanges 2-4 per day from her), and she seemed to indicate that she was "so not a player" and joked about how one of her female co-workers always teased her about "another boyfriend" calling when the office phone would ring. Her response to all of that led my buddy (and me) to figure she was single (she also never wears a weeding ring). Then in a recent e-mail, she talked about her five-year old son and referred to her "spouse". We figured it was her way of getting her "story" out there, but other indications were that she may not be with him anymore. The e-mail exchanges continued, and she talked about a mutual friend of her and her "spouse". She has never used the term "husband" or "ex", only "spouse". She's only 26-27 and your garden-variety juco graduate with a nursing background, so the sole use of the term "spouse" has us confused since it doesn't appear she is trying to be "proper". I'm sure he'll find out one of these days what the deal is, but it's hard to do without looking shady or nosy. In the meantime, I'm at a loss on how to read this, and he's equally confused.

Any thoughts?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on September 09, 2008, 02:57:17 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 09, 2008, 02:41:25 PM
Here's one I thought I'd throw out to you guys because I know I'll get some interesting thoughts/analysis, some good and some attempts at humor. I am stumped and have a hard time coming up with an opinion (a rarity). I hate to turn this into an "advice column ("Dear Desipio") but it is the only site I'll ever need.

Anyway, a buddy/co-worker (a male) has been e-mailing a female co-worker for a couple of weeks. At first, it was work-related, but it fairly quickly turned into socializing. I've seen 75% of the e-mails (he gets/exchanges 2-4 per day from her), and she seemed to indicate that she was "so not a player" and joked about how one of her female co-workers always teased her about "another boyfriend" calling when the office phone would ring. Her response to all of that led my buddy (and me) to figure she was single (she also never wears a weeding ring). Then in a recent e-mail, she talked about her five-year old son and referred to her "spouse". We figured it was her way of getting her "story" out there, but other indications were that she may not be with him anymore. The e-mail exchanges continued, and she talked about a mutual friend of her and her "spouse". She has never used the term "husband" or "ex", only "spouse". She's only 26-27 and your garden-variety juco graduate with a nursing background, so the sole use of the term "spouse" has us confused since it doesn't appear she is trying to be "proper". I'm sure he'll find out one of these days what the deal is, but it's hard to do without looking shady or nosy. In the meantime, I'm at a loss on how to read this, and he's equally confused.

Any thoughts?

They should meet in the conjugal visit trailer and see if sparks fly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 09, 2008, 03:07:00 PM
Does she wear Birkenstocks?  Is she into flannel?  Would she accept wrenches as a valid birthday present?  Does she drive a pickup?  Does she have short hair?  Does she own a cat?



Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on September 09, 2008, 03:09:53 PM
Dave,

This "friend" wouldn't happen to be you, would it?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on September 09, 2008, 03:11:32 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 09, 2008, 03:07:00 PM
Does she wear Birkenstocks?  Is she into flannel?  Would she accept wrenches as a valid birthday present?  Does she drive a pickup?  Does she have short hair?  Does she own a cat?

Is she hot?




What we're all really wondering'ed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 09, 2008, 03:13:50 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 09, 2008, 03:11:32 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 09, 2008, 03:07:00 PM
Does she wear Birkenstocks?  Is she into flannel?  Would she accept wrenches as a valid birthday present?  Does she drive a pickup?  Does she have short hair?  Does she own a cat?

Is she hot?


Does she have a brother?


What we're all really wondering'ed.

What Fork will say I was wondering, so I might as well beat him to the punch'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on September 09, 2008, 03:14:55 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 09, 2008, 03:11:32 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 09, 2008, 03:07:00 PM
Does she wear Birkenstocks?  Is she into flannel?  Would she accept wrenches as a valid birthday present?  Does she drive a pickup?  Does she have short hair?  Does she own a cat?

Is she hot?




What we're all really wondering'ed.

She works at a prison and has already had a kid. You know she's hot.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on September 09, 2008, 03:23:15 PM
No, it is not me.

No, she doesn't have any of the things Andre is asking about (as far as we know; only the cat is a mystery).

Not sure about a brother.

There is no conjugal visit trailer.

Yeah, I'd say she's pretty hot.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on September 09, 2008, 03:25:38 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 09, 2008, 03:23:15 PM
No, it is not me.

No, she doesn't have any of the things Andre is asking about (as far as we know; only the cat is a mystery).

Not sure about a brother.

There is no conjugal visit trailer.

Yeah, I'd say she's pretty hot.

I say you cockblock your buddy and take her for yourself.

I mean, after you find out about whether or not she's single.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on September 09, 2008, 03:25:55 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 09, 2008, 03:23:15 PM
No, it is not me.

No, she doesn't have any of the things Andre is asking about (as far as we know; only the cat is a mystery).

Not sure about a brother.

There is no conjugal visit trailer.

Yeah, I'd say she's pretty hot.

Did any of this make you laugh, though?

The sad thing is when I think of people using the word spouse or any other vague sense of the term, I think of KurtEvans.

Maybe she's just weird. Like KurtEvans.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on September 09, 2008, 03:32:03 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 09, 2008, 03:23:15 PM
There is no conjugal visit trailer.

You run that place like a fucking prison.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on September 09, 2008, 03:32:44 PM
Oh yeah, I'm laughing. I guess we're trying to figure out the significance of only referring to him as "spouse". Sounds kind of formal to me. Almost like she's de-personalizing him. I don't think she's weird, just seems a little beat-down, which is understandable for a 26-year old trying to go to school raise a kid ("spouse" or not) and working as a nurse with convicts. Nice girl, just kinda gotta crack the shell a little.  
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on September 09, 2008, 03:33:20 PM
Quote from: Mike D on September 09, 2008, 03:25:38 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 09, 2008, 03:23:15 PM
No, it is not me.

No, she doesn't have any of the things Andre is asking about (as far as we know; only the cat is a mystery).

Not sure about a brother.

There is no conjugal visit trailer.

Yeah, I'd say she's pretty hot.

I say you cockblock your buddy and take her for yourself.

I mean, after you find out about whether or not she's single.

TDubbs'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 09, 2008, 03:41:22 PM
Quote from: 5laky on September 09, 2008, 03:25:55 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 09, 2008, 03:23:15 PM
No, it is not me.

No, she doesn't have any of the things Andre is asking about (as far as we know; only the cat is a mystery).

Not sure about a brother.

There is no conjugal visit trailer.

Yeah, I'd say she's pretty hot.

Did any of this make you laugh, though?

The sad thing is when I think of people using the word spouse or any other vague sense of the term, I think of KurtEvans.

Maybe she's just weird. Like KurtEvans.




She's Canadian and wears a leather rope belt on jorts?

I have all the answers I need.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on September 09, 2008, 04:01:11 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 09, 2008, 03:41:22 PM
Quote from: 5laky on September 09, 2008, 03:25:55 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 09, 2008, 03:23:15 PM
No, it is not me.

No, she doesn't have any of the things Andre is asking about (as far as we know; only the cat is a mystery).

Not sure about a brother.

There is no conjugal visit trailer.

Yeah, I'd say she's pretty hot.

Did any of this make you laugh, though?

The sad thing is when I think of people using the word spouse or any other vague sense of the term, I think of KurtEvans.

Maybe she's just weird. Like KurtEvans.




She's Canadian and wears a leather rope belt on jorts?

I have all the answers I need.

Get her a nice beltwatch for her birthday and let nature take its course.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 09, 2008, 04:15:22 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 09, 2008, 02:41:25 PM
Here's one I thought I'd throw out to you guys because I know I'll get some interesting thoughts/analysis, some good and some attempts at humor. I am stumped and have a hard time coming up with an opinion (a rarity). I hate to turn this into an "advice column ("Dear Desipio") but it is the only site I'll ever need.

Anyway, a buddy/co-worker (a male) has been e-mailing a female co-worker for a couple of weeks. At first, it was work-related, but it fairly quickly turned into socializing. I've seen 75% of the e-mails (he gets/exchanges 2-4 per day from her), and she seemed to indicate that she was "so not a player" and joked about how one of her female co-workers always teased her about "another boyfriend" calling when the office phone would ring. Her response to all of that led my buddy (and me) to figure she was single (she also never wears a weeding ring). Then in a recent e-mail, she talked about her five-year old son and referred to her "spouse". We figured it was her way of getting her "story" out there, but other indications were that she may not be with him anymore. The e-mail exchanges continued, and she talked about a mutual friend of her and her "spouse". She has never used the term "husband" or "ex", only "spouse". She's only 26-27 and your garden-variety juco graduate with a nursing background, so the sole use of the term "spouse" has us confused since it doesn't appear she is trying to be "proper". I'm sure he'll find out one of these days what the deal is, but it's hard to do without looking shady or nosy. In the meantime, I'm at a loss on how to read this, and he's equally confused.

Any thoughts?

Have your buddy do a little detective work.  Maybe probe a bit more by saying things like, "Are you married?" and "When you say 'spouse,' are you referring to your husband?"  That could offer some clues about the confusion.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Czervik on September 09, 2008, 04:21:37 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 09, 2008, 03:32:44 PM
Oh yeah, I'm laughing. I guess we're trying to figure out the significance of only referring to him as "spouse". Sounds kind of formal to me. Almost like she's de-personalizing him. I don't think she's weird, just seems a little beat-down, which is understandable for a 26-year old trying to go to school raise a kid ("spouse" or not) and working as a nurse with convicts. Nice girl, just kinda gotta crack the shell a little.  

Possibly married or vaguely committed to "someone".  Has a kid.  CoWorker.

Strike 3 Dave.  He should steer clear and not email anything inappropriate to this disaster waiting to happen.  Tell your boy to move on.  And stop with the emailing.  He's wasting his time and energy and there is a hard copy of his efforts if he is trying.

Don't even worry if she is legally married or not.  Forget about it.

This is my advice and it is good advice.  It will also be ignored.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Yellon on September 09, 2008, 05:54:15 PM
Wait. I got confused. Are you trying to decide if she's married, or if she's married to a dude?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 09, 2008, 10:46:27 PM
(http://www.beastiemania.com/whois/markie_biz/markie_biz02.jpg)

Intrepid Reader:  Biz Markie

Did you not listen to the words of my song, Dave?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on September 10, 2008, 09:11:29 AM
Quote from: Al Czervik on September 09, 2008, 04:21:37 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 09, 2008, 03:32:44 PM
Oh yeah, I'm laughing. I guess we're trying to figure out the significance of only referring to him as "spouse". Sounds kind of formal to me. Almost like she's de-personalizing him. I don't think she's weird, just seems a little beat-down, which is understandable for a 26-year old trying to go to school raise a kid ("spouse" or not) and working as a nurse with convicts. Nice girl, just kinda gotta crack the shell a little.  

Possibly married or vaguely committed to "someone".  Has a kid.  CoWorker.

Strike 3 Dave.  He should steer clear and not email anything inappropriate to this disaster waiting to happen.  Tell your boy to move on.  And stop with the emailing.  He's wasting his time and energy and there is a hard copy of his efforts if he is trying.

Don't even worry if she is legally married or not.  Forget about it.

This is my advice and it is good advice.  It will also be ignored.



I agree. We talked about a lot of those scenarios. He won't do anything inappropriate (at least I don't think so). It's just a case of curiosity about the "spouse" reference as much as anything. She called him by name in a conversation with another person about the kid being dropped off at a house by the bus after school. But in dealings with my friend, she has only used the term "spouse" and has only mentioned it twice.

Eli's advice about doing "detective work" makes sense on the surface, but the guy is a little concerned about coming right out with it. I think he'd rather find out gradually, but I warned him that it will only cause him more time and "worry" (for lack of a better term).

No news today, by the way. I'm too goddam grouchy about the Cubs situation to worry about him.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on September 10, 2008, 10:09:04 AM
Quote from: Dave B on September 10, 2008, 09:11:29 AM
No news today, by the way. I'm too goddam grouchy about the Cubs situation to worry about him.

Keep us posted.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 10, 2008, 10:27:01 AM
Quote from: powen01 on September 09, 2008, 10:46:27 PM
(http://www.beastiemania.com/whois/markie_biz/markie_biz02.jpg)

Intrepid Reader:  Biz Markie

Did you not listen to the words of my song, Dave?

Hey Mom, what's for dinner?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on September 10, 2008, 10:36:19 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 10, 2008, 10:09:04 AM
Quote from: Dave B on September 10, 2008, 09:11:29 AM
No news today, by the way. I'm too goddam grouchy about the Cubs situation to worry about him.

Keep us posted.

I'm not even sure if he's here today. And to top it off, after lunch I have to go interview a Vietnamese kid who stabbed another Asian kid outside of bar for simply driving the wrong way down a street and pulling into a driveway (a cop witnessed the whole thing). This should be good.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on September 10, 2008, 10:48:55 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 10, 2008, 10:27:01 AM
Quote from: powen01 on September 09, 2008, 10:46:27 PM
(http://www.beastiemania.com/whois/markie_biz/markie_biz02.jpg)

Intrepid Reader:  Biz Markie

Did you not listen to the words of my song, Dave?

Hey Mom, what's for dinner?

Go up your nose and pick yourself a winner.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 11, 2008, 07:29:07 AM
Quote from: Kerm on September 10, 2008, 10:48:55 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 10, 2008, 10:27:01 AM
Quote from: powen01 on September 09, 2008, 10:46:27 PM
(http://www.beastiemania.com/whois/markie_biz/markie_biz02.jpg)

Intrepid Reader:  Biz Markie

Did you not listen to the words of my song, Dave?

Hey Mom, what's for dinner?

Go up your nose and pick yourself a winner.

You complete me.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 13, 2008, 01:38:14 AM
In the Hints from Heloise department, does anyone have any experience giving cats transdermal medications?  I have the cat and the "stuff," but I really suspect there's an aspect of technique here that I don't understand, in particular what part of the ear the "inner pinna" really is.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 13, 2008, 10:25:39 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 13, 2008, 01:38:14 AM
In the Hints from Heloise department, does anyone have any experience giving cats transdermal medications?  I have the cat and the "stuff," but I really suspect there's an aspect of technique here that I don't understand, in particular what part of the ear the "inner pinna" really is.


Well, I'm no Abelard, but I will assume that the "Inner" pinna is the central part of the inner ear flap, where the cartilage forms a sort of pouch.

(http://fortheloveofcats.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/cat-ear-mites-thumb.jpg)

I would assume the recessed triangular area just outside the ear canal would be the inner pinna.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on September 13, 2008, 04:33:54 PM
I think it's pretty cool--and not at all surprising--that Wheezer's chummy feline can do transcendental meditation.


Ohhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 13, 2008, 06:07:00 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 13, 2008, 10:25:39 AM
I would assume the recessed triangular area just outside the ear canal would be the inner pinna.

Ah, that helps.  My friend here has rather delicate ears, and that structure is pretty inconspicuous.  Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on September 13, 2008, 09:55:45 PM
Quote from: Mike D on September 13, 2008, 04:33:54 PM
I think it's pretty cool--and not at all surprising--that Wheezer's chummy feline can do transcendental meditation.


Ohhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm

Just wanted to let you know that the shrinking font, while cool, was a total waste of time.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 13, 2008, 10:21:41 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 13, 2008, 09:55:45 PM
Quote from: Mike D on September 13, 2008, 04:33:54 PM
I think it's pretty cool--and not at all surprising--that Wheezer's chummy feline can do transcendental meditation.
Ohhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm
Just wanted to let you know that the shrinking font, while cool, was a total waste of time.

I don't think Om is one of the TM mantras, either.  The cat's philosophical position is unclear to me, but I suspect it's influenced by David Carradine.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on September 14, 2008, 02:28:40 AM
Quote from: Kerm on September 13, 2008, 09:55:45 PM
Quote from: Mike D on September 13, 2008, 04:33:54 PM
I think it's pretty cool--and not at all surprising--that Wheezer's chummy feline can do transcendental meditation.


Ohhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm

Just wanted to let you know that the shrinking font, while cool, was a total waste of time.

Yes, but I was drunk.  So, HA!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on September 14, 2008, 02:30:38 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 13, 2008, 10:21:41 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 13, 2008, 09:55:45 PM
Quote from: Mike D on September 13, 2008, 04:33:54 PM
I think it's pretty cool--and not at all surprising--that Wheezer's chummy feline can do transcendental meditation.
Ohhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm
Just wanted to let you know that the shrinking font, while cool, was a total waste of time.

I don't think Om is one of the TM mantras, either.  The cat's philosophical position is unclear to me, but I suspect it's influenced by David Carradine.


We had a dog that was clearly influenced by Sebastian Cabot.

Weird, huh?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on September 14, 2008, 03:30:01 PM
Is anybody else having trouble accessing mlb.com?  I haven't been able to see it since about Thursday last week.  If there's no problem at their end, can it be that I'm having trouble accessing one, and only one website?  For what it's worth, my wife can't access it either - she, of course, is going through the same router and modem as me.  Every other site on the intermernets works just fine.

I replaced my router last Thursday, coincidentally, but I fail to see how that could possibly have an effect.

Anybody got any ideas?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 14, 2008, 09:18:48 PM
Quote from: Tonker on September 14, 2008, 03:30:01 PM
Is anybody else having trouble accessing mlb.com?  I haven't been able to see it since about Thursday last week.  If there's no problem at their end, can it be that I'm having trouble accessing one, and only one website?  For what it's worth, my wife can't access it either - she, of course, is going through the same router and modem as me.  Every other site on the intermernets works just fine.

I replaced my router last Thursday, coincidentally, but I fail to see how that could possibly have an effect.

Anybody got any ideas?

It's fine for me. 

I'm guessing it's not software related as you and your wife are both having issues (different pc's, I assume), so it's more than likely a hardware or routing issue.  Hard to troubleshoot from here, but here are some things that might work: 

Reset your modem and try to acquire another IP. 

Make sure the router's firewall has not excluded the site.  If it's a simple NAT firewall, it's probably okay.  Just check the internal pages to be sure it didn't somehow get filtered. 

Try surfing through a proxy server.  If you can get to it through a proxy (you know, how some people get around getting banned by certain Cubbie fan websites), then it's more than likely a routing issue.  Not a long term solution, but it can tell us if it's a routing problem. 

You can do some stuff from a command line too.  Pings, nslookups, etc.  We can cross that bridge when we get there. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 14, 2008, 09:39:27 PM
Indeed, a clearer description of the failure mode would help.  When you say you can't "see it," does this mean the name doesn't resolve, or is some HTTP error being returned, the browser just hangs, etc.?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
Okay... some good stuff there, thanks chaps.

I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

So, what does this all mean?  Apart from, you know, Z is a stud.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 02:59:47 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)


Essentially, it does nothing.  I'm using IE (sadly, I don't have a choice), and the little flag waves and nothing happens.  Sometimes it says that it's opening the IP address of mlb.com, and then doesn't, and sometimes it says "done", when it hasn't - the flag is still waving.  I don't think this helps much, does it?

Not suprisingly, I can log on to mlb.com through my work server - but then I can't watch mlb.tv.  I have a detailed plan for this evening :

a) Get kids off to bed
b) Kiss Mrs. Tonk goodnight
c) Watch Carlos' no-hitter
d) Watch Carlos' no-hitter again
e) Etc.
f) Wake up at 0400, wipe dribble from chin and go to bed

... that is in serious jeopardy.  Won't somebody think of the no-hitter?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on September 15, 2008, 07:37:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 02:59:47 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)


Essentially, it does nothing.  I'm using IE (sadly, I don't have a choice), and the little flag waves and nothing happens.  Sometimes it says that it's opening the IP address of mlb.com, and then doesn't, and sometimes it says "done", when it hasn't - the flag is still waving.  I don't think this helps much, does it?

Not suprisingly, I can log on to mlb.com through my work server - but then I can't watch mlb.tv.  I have a detailed plan for this evening :

a) Get kids off to bed
b) Kiss Mrs. Tonk goodnight
c) Watch Carlos' no-hitter
d) Watch Carlos' no-hitter again
e) Etc.
f) Wake up at 0400, wipe dribble from chin and go to bed

... that is in serious jeopardy.  Won't somebody think of the no-hitter?

Call your local Internet Provider. I'm sure they'll understand the gravity of the situation.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM
Quote from: TJ on September 15, 2008, 07:37:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 02:59:47 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)


Essentially, it does nothing.  I'm using IE (sadly, I don't have a choice), and the little flag waves and nothing happens.  Sometimes it says that it's opening the IP address of mlb.com, and then doesn't, and sometimes it says "done", when it hasn't - the flag is still waving.  I don't think this helps much, does it?

Not suprisingly, I can log on to mlb.com through my work server - but then I can't watch mlb.tv.  I have a detailed plan for this evening :

a) Get kids off to bed
b) Kiss Mrs. Tonk goodnight
c) Watch Carlos' no-hitter
d) Watch Carlos' no-hitter again
e) Etc.
f) Wake up at 0400, wipe dribble from chin and go to bed

... that is in serious jeopardy.  Won't somebody think of the no-hitter?

Call your local Internet Provider. I'm sure they'll understand the gravity of the situation.

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on September 15, 2008, 09:40:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM
Quote from: TJ on September 15, 2008, 07:37:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 02:59:47 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)


Essentially, it does nothing.  I'm using IE (sadly, I don't have a choice), and the little flag waves and nothing happens.  Sometimes it says that it's opening the IP address of mlb.com, and then doesn't, and sometimes it says "done", when it hasn't - the flag is still waving.  I don't think this helps much, does it?

Not suprisingly, I can log on to mlb.com through my work server - but then I can't watch mlb.tv.  I have a detailed plan for this evening :

a) Get kids off to bed
b) Kiss Mrs. Tonk goodnight
c) Watch Carlos' no-hitter
d) Watch Carlos' no-hitter again
e) Etc.
f) Wake up at 0400, wipe dribble from chin and go to bed

... that is in serious jeopardy.  Won't somebody think of the no-hitter?

Call your local Internet Provider. I'm sure they'll understand the gravity of the situation.

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Move to AMERICA, Eurotrash.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on September 15, 2008, 10:01:49 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 15, 2008, 09:40:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM
Quote from: TJ on September 15, 2008, 07:37:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 02:59:47 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)


Essentially, it does nothing.  I'm using IE (sadly, I don't have a choice), and the little flag waves and nothing happens.  Sometimes it says that it's opening the IP address of mlb.com, and then doesn't, and sometimes it says "done", when it hasn't - the flag is still waving.  I don't think this helps much, does it?

Not suprisingly, I can log on to mlb.com through my work server - but then I can't watch mlb.tv.  I have a detailed plan for this evening :

a) Get kids off to bed
b) Kiss Mrs. Tonk goodnight
c) Watch Carlos' no-hitter
d) Watch Carlos' no-hitter again
e) Etc.
f) Wake up at 0400, wipe dribble from chin and go to bed

... that is in serious jeopardy.  Won't somebody think of the no-hitter?

Call your local Internet Provider. I'm sure they'll understand the gravity of the situation.

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Move to AMERICA, Eurotrash.

Call Carlos Zambrano and tell him how he was robbed of his European audience. I'm sure he can explain the gravity of the situation to the wooden-shoed Internet providers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 10:06:52 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 15, 2008, 09:40:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM
Quote from: TJ on September 15, 2008, 07:37:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 02:59:47 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)


Essentially, it does nothing.  I'm using IE (sadly, I don't have a choice), and the little flag waves and nothing happens.  Sometimes it says that it's opening the IP address of mlb.com, and then doesn't, and sometimes it says "done", when it hasn't - the flag is still waving.  I don't think this helps much, does it?

Not suprisingly, I can log on to mlb.com through my work server - but then I can't watch mlb.tv.  I have a detailed plan for this evening :

a) Get kids off to bed
b) Kiss Mrs. Tonk goodnight
c) Watch Carlos' no-hitter
d) Watch Carlos' no-hitter again
e) Etc.
f) Wake up at 0400, wipe dribble from chin and go to bed

... that is in serious jeopardy.  Won't somebody think of the no-hitter?

Call your local Internet Provider. I'm sure they'll understand the gravity of the situation.

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Move to AMERICA, Eurotrash.

GOD, no.  Bloody place is full of Americans.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 15, 2008, 10:14:21 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 10:06:52 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 15, 2008, 09:40:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM
Quote from: TJ on September 15, 2008, 07:37:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 02:59:47 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)


Essentially, it does nothing.  I'm using IE (sadly, I don't have a choice), and the little flag waves and nothing happens.  Sometimes it says that it's opening the IP address of mlb.com, and then doesn't, and sometimes it says "done", when it hasn't - the flag is still waving.  I don't think this helps much, does it?

Not suprisingly, I can log on to mlb.com through my work server - but then I can't watch mlb.tv.  I have a detailed plan for this evening :

a) Get kids off to bed
b) Kiss Mrs. Tonk goodnight
c) Watch Carlos' no-hitter
d) Watch Carlos' no-hitter again
e) Etc.
f) Wake up at 0400, wipe dribble from chin and go to bed

... that is in serious jeopardy.  Won't somebody think of the no-hitter?

Call your local Internet Provider. I'm sure they'll understand the gravity of the situation.

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Move to AMERICA, Eurotrash.

GOD, no.  Bloody place is full of Americans.

Now, you know good and well that deep down inside the English are just like Americans only more likely to get a sunburn.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Taylor2 on September 15, 2008, 10:25:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 10:06:52 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 15, 2008, 09:40:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM
Quote from: TJ on September 15, 2008, 07:37:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 02:59:47 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)


Essentially, it does nothing.  I'm using IE (sadly, I don't have a choice), and the little flag waves and nothing happens.  Sometimes it says that it's opening the IP address of mlb.com, and then doesn't, and sometimes it says "done", when it hasn't - the flag is still waving.  I don't think this helps much, does it?

Not suprisingly, I can log on to mlb.com through my work server - but then I can't watch mlb.tv.  I have a detailed plan for this evening :

a) Get kids off to bed
b) Kiss Mrs. Tonk goodnight
c) Watch Carlos' no-hitter
d) Watch Carlos' no-hitter again
e) Etc.
f) Wake up at 0400, wipe dribble from chin and go to bed

... that is in serious jeopardy.  Won't somebody think of the no-hitter?

Call your local Internet Provider. I'm sure they'll understand the gravity of the situation.

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Move to AMERICA, Eurotrash.

GOD, no.  Bloody place is full of Americans.

If you were living here you could have seen Big Zed throw a no hitter against Hooston.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 11:23:26 AM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 15, 2008, 10:25:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 10:06:52 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 15, 2008, 09:40:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM
Quote from: TJ on September 15, 2008, 07:37:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 02:59:47 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)


Essentially, it does nothing.  I'm using IE (sadly, I don't have a choice), and the little flag waves and nothing happens.  Sometimes it says that it's opening the IP address of mlb.com, and then doesn't, and sometimes it says "done", when it hasn't - the flag is still waving.  I don't think this helps much, does it?

Not suprisingly, I can log on to mlb.com through my work server - but then I can't watch mlb.tv.  I have a detailed plan for this evening :

a) Get kids off to bed
b) Kiss Mrs. Tonk goodnight
c) Watch Carlos' no-hitter
d) Watch Carlos' no-hitter again
e) Etc.
f) Wake up at 0400, wipe dribble from chin and go to bed

... that is in serious jeopardy.  Won't somebody think of the no-hitter?

Call your local Internet Provider. I'm sure they'll understand the gravity of the situation.

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Move to AMERICA, Eurotrash.

GOD, no.  Bloody place is full of Americans.

If you were living here you could have seen Big Zed throw a no hitter bowl a maiden against Hooston.

Tsk.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 15, 2008, 11:26:31 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 11:23:26 AM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 15, 2008, 10:25:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 10:06:52 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 15, 2008, 09:40:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM
Quote from: TJ on September 15, 2008, 07:37:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 02:59:47 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)


Essentially, it does nothing.  I'm using IE (sadly, I don't have a choice), and the little flag waves and nothing happens.  Sometimes it says that it's opening the IP address of mlb.com, and then doesn't, and sometimes it says "done", when it hasn't - the flag is still waving.  I don't think this helps much, does it?

Not suprisingly, I can log on to mlb.com through my work server - but then I can't watch mlb.tv.  I have a detailed plan for this evening :

a) Get kids off to bed
b) Kiss Mrs. Tonk goodnight
c) Watch Carlos' no-hitter
d) Watch Carlos' no-hitter again
e) Etc.
f) Wake up at 0400, wipe dribble from chin and go to bed

... that is in serious jeopardy.  Won't somebody think of the no-hitter?

Call your local Internet Provider. I'm sure they'll understand the gravity of the situation.

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Move to AMERICA, Eurotrash.

GOD, no.  Bloody place is full of Americans.

If you were living here you could have seen Big Zed throw a no hitter bowl a maiden against Hooston.

Tsk.

Is that one of those terms Cricket Fans use, like "Test Match" or "The Ashes" or "I am a native of Sri Lanka?"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Uncouth Sloth on September 15, 2008, 12:46:53 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 15, 2008, 11:26:31 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 11:23:26 AM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 15, 2008, 10:25:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 10:06:52 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 15, 2008, 09:40:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM
Quote from: TJ on September 15, 2008, 07:37:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 02:59:47 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)


Essentially, it does nothing.  I'm using IE (sadly, I don't have a choice), and the little flag waves and nothing happens.  Sometimes it says that it's opening the IP address of mlb.com, and then doesn't, and sometimes it says "done", when it hasn't - the flag is still waving.  I don't think this helps much, does it?

Not suprisingly, I can log on to mlb.com through my work server - but then I can't watch mlb.tv.  I have a detailed plan for this evening :

a) Get kids off to bed
b) Kiss Mrs. Tonk goodnight
c) Watch Carlos' no-hitter
d) Watch Carlos' no-hitter again
e) Etc.
f) Wake up at 0400, wipe dribble from chin and go to bed

... that is in serious jeopardy.  Won't somebody think of the no-hitter?

Call your local Internet Provider. I'm sure they'll understand the gravity of the situation.

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Move to AMERICA, Eurotrash.

GOD, no.  Bloody place is full of Americans.

If you were living here you could have seen Big Zed throw a no hitter bowl a maiden against Hooston.

Tsk.

Is that one of those terms Cricket Fans use, like "Test Match" or "The Ashes" or "I am a native of Sri Lanka?"

This.

(Did I use that right?)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 11:59:10 PM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM
My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Do you still have the old router?  If this is the choke point, then you're going to have to talk to the new one.  (Don't try to "teach it phenomenology.")
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 16, 2008, 05:59:10 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Tell them to put down the fucking spliff for two seconds, fix your shit, and are they done yet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MidgetSellingWater on September 16, 2008, 09:22:12 AM
From the "Because We Can't Get Enough of Megan Fox" Department:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/16/people.megan.fox.ap/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/16/people.megan.fox.ap/index.html)

Quote"Well, that year my boyfriend broke up with me, and I decided -- oh man, sorry, mommy! -- that I was in love with this girl that worked at the Body Shop," said Fox. "I decided that I was going to get her to love me back, and I went out of my way to create a relationship with this girl, a stripper named Nikita."

Fox said Nikita would do "these beautiful slow dances to Aerosmith ballads." The actress also said she would bring the Russian stripper gifts and try to inspire her to quit her line of work.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on September 16, 2008, 10:14:42 AM
Dudes, I have two upper deck seats to Friday's Cubs-Cardinals battle for face plus enough to cover overnight shipping (unless you want to pick them up in the burbs, or something) for anyone who wants them.  I don't have them in front of me, so I can't remember what the exact cost was, but I wanted to get a post out there ASAP so I can get the tickets out in time.  PM me if you're interested.

And like that...they're gone.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 10:31:43 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 05:59:10 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Tell them to put down the fucking spliff for two seconds, fix your shit, and are they done yet.

This sounds like either a routing issue, or more than likely, a DNS reverse lookup issue where the PTR records on your DNS server are not correct either for your particular IP or block, or MLB's reverse DNS is not correct/updated.

I could possibly troubleshoot a little bit via IM if you want (AIM, Yahoo and MSN).  More than likely, you'll need someone at your ISP to get off their collective arses to update either your PTR record on your DNS server or to give you the reverse DNS of www.mlb.com for you to try to type in your browser.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 10:57:10 AM
How about this dumb ass?

Illinois man clipped by train while lighting a cigarette
By The Associated Press | Tuesday, September 16, 2008

BENTON, Ill.  — A southern Illinois man will probably pay more attention the next time he lights a cigarette near railroad tracks.

Authorities in Benton say 25-year-old Brandon Robles escaped serious injury early Sunday when he was clipped by a passing Union Pacific train when he stopped near the tracks for a smoke.

Workers on the train told authorities they thought they'd hit a man, launching a search that included dogs. But nobody was found.

Robles had managed to walk home, only to call emergency dispatchers hours later to report that he couldn't get out of bed. He was treated at a hospital.

Robles told investigators he'd been drinking heavily and saw the train approaching when he stopped at the tracks for a cigarette.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on September 16, 2008, 01:50:39 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 10:31:43 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 05:59:10 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Tell them to put down the fucking spliff for two seconds, fix your shit, and are they done yet.

This sounds like either a routing issue, or more than likely, a DNS reverse lookup issue where the PTR records on your DNS server are not correct either for your particular IP or block, or MLB's reverse DNS is not correct/updated.

I could possibly troubleshoot a little bit via IM if you want (AIM, Yahoo and MSN).  More than likely, you'll need someone at your ISP to get off their collective arses to update either your PTR record on your DNS server or to give you the reverse DNS of www.mlb.com for you to try to type in your browser.

Thanks, chaps.  When all else failed yesterday I did eventually call my ISP and they've acknowledged that it's their problem.  They didn't say exactly what that problem was, and they didn't know that it included me or mlb.com, but some of their customers (including me, it turns out) can't access http://www.hema.nl (http://www.hema.nl), and this is all part of the same thing.  They say they're working on it.  I won't hold my breath.

Thanks for taking the time to think - and write - about this, boys.  Truly, the only site I will ever need.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Taylor2 on September 16, 2008, 02:22:09 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 

Prove it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:33:48 PM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 16, 2008, 02:22:09 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 

Prove it.

Talk to my receptionist and get an appointment first. 

(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 16, 2008, 02:44:41 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:33:48 PM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 16, 2008, 02:22:09 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 

Prove it.

Talk to my receptionist and get an appointment first. 

(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)



I thought you stabbed her?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 02:44:47 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 

He's pretty sure it's not (c) yet, even more sure that it's not (a), and is closer to finding out the full status of (c). I told him that I think she likes the postive attention he shows and who knows what her status is in the marriage. Could be abusive, could be dull, could be on the outs, or she could be looking for a fling. She hasn't exhibited one sign of cuckoo behavior, but that still could pop up at any time.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on September 16, 2008, 03:10:30 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 02:44:47 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 

He's pretty sure it's not (c) yet, even more sure that it's not (a), and is closer to finding out the full status of (c). I told him that I think she likes the postive attention he shows and who knows what her status is in the marriage. Could be abusive, could be dull, could be on the outs, or she could be looking for a fling. She hasn't exhibited one sign of cuckoo behavior, but that still could pop up at any time.

Try offering her some Cocoa Puffs and see what happens.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 03:22:48 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 02:44:41 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:33:48 PM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 16, 2008, 02:22:09 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 

Prove it.

Talk to my receptionist and get an appointment first. 

(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)



I thought you stabbed her?

Repeatedly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 16, 2008, 03:25:42 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 03:22:48 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 02:44:41 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:33:48 PM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 16, 2008, 02:22:09 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 

Prove it.

Talk to my receptionist and get an appointment first. 

(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)



I thought you stabbed her?

Repeatedly.

Pics?

And could you photoshop yourself out of them?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 03:49:00 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 03:25:42 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 03:22:48 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 02:44:41 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:33:48 PM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 16, 2008, 02:22:09 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 

Prove it.

Talk to my receptionist and get an appointment first. 

(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)



I thought you stabbed her?

Repeatedly.

Pics?

And could you photoshop yourself out of them?

I'll be curious to see how he utilized his Louisville Slugger.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 04:00:47 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 03:49:00 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 03:25:42 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 03:22:48 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 02:44:41 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:33:48 PM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 16, 2008, 02:22:09 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 

Prove it.

Talk to my receptionist and get an appointment first. 

(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)



I thought you stabbed her?

Repeatedly.

Pics?

And could you photoshop yourself out of them?

I'll be curious to see how he utilized his Louisville Slugger.

One of our earlier trysts (before she lost the baby fat and had lighter hair).  You can barely see me, but I'm in there.  Oh dear Lord, I'm in there. 

(http://www.halfbraincartoons.com/images%20folder/sitepics9/fat-chick.jpg)

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 04:16:16 PM
Next page?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 04:16:38 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 04:16:16 PM
Next page?

Nope... Next page'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Taylor2 on September 16, 2008, 04:18:54 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 16, 2008, 03:10:30 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 02:44:47 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 

He's pretty sure it's not (c) yet, even more sure that it's not (a), and is closer to finding out the full status of (c). I told him that I think she likes the postive attention he shows and who knows what her status is in the marriage. Could be abusive, could be dull, could be on the outs, or she could be looking for a fling. She hasn't exhibited one sign of cuckoo behavior, but that still could pop up at any time.

Try offering her some Cocoa Puffs and see what happens.

Yeah, maybe she's cuckoo for cuckholding her spouse.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 16, 2008, 04:21:05 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 04:16:38 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 04:16:16 PM
Next page?

Nope... Next page'd

I'm not one for hyperbole, but you are truly the greatest human being in history.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 04:21:51 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 04:21:05 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 04:16:38 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 04:16:16 PM
Next page?

Nope... Next page'd

I'm not one for hyperbole, but you are truly the greatest human being in history.

Was it something I said?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 04:22:41 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 04:21:51 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 04:21:05 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 04:16:38 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 04:16:16 PM
Next page?

Nope... Next page'd

I'm not one for hyperbole, but you are truly the greatest human being in history.

Was it something I said?

DPD

I realize I stabbed everyone in the eyes with a fat girl.  I couldn't help myself. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 16, 2008, 04:52:29 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

My bad, I thought you said penile.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on September 16, 2008, 05:30:42 PM
Could the only site you'll ever need answer this (http://www.blurtit.com/q297179.html) one?


Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 05:35:36 PM
Quote from: 5laky on September 16, 2008, 05:30:42 PM
Could the only site you'll ever need answer this (http://www.blurtit.com/q297179.html) one?




Yes, but I think she got her answer in the end. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on September 16, 2008, 05:43:02 PM
Quote from: 5laky on September 16, 2008, 05:30:42 PM
Could the only site you'll ever need answer this (http://www.blurtit.com/q297179.html) one?

Okay, I'll bite...what were you looking for when you "stumbled" across that?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Poon on September 16, 2008, 05:49:49 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2008, 05:43:02 PM
Quote from: 5laky on September 16, 2008, 05:30:42 PM
Could the only site you'll ever need answer this (http://www.blurtit.com/q297179.html) one?

Okay, I'll bite...what were you looking for when you "stumbled" across that?

I'm really hoping it was info about having rubber bands around your nuts for 5 hours.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on September 16, 2008, 05:54:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2008, 05:43:02 PM
Quote from: 5laky on September 16, 2008, 05:30:42 PM
Could the only site you'll ever need answer this (http://www.blurtit.com/q297179.html) one?

Okay, I'll bite...what were you looking for when you "stumbled" across that?

Reddit.com friend. Links-a-plenty.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Poon on September 16, 2008, 05:55:37 PM
Quote from: 5laky on September 16, 2008, 05:54:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2008, 05:43:02 PM
Quote from: 5laky on September 16, 2008, 05:30:42 PM
Could the only site you'll ever need answer this (http://www.blurtit.com/q297179.html) one?

Okay, I'll bite...what were you looking for when you "stumbled" across that?

Reddit.com friend. Links-a-plenty.

http://www.blurtit.com/q835092.html
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on September 16, 2008, 06:05:43 PM
Quote from: 5laky on September 16, 2008, 05:30:42 PM
Could the only site you'll ever need answer this (http://www.blurtit.com/q297179.html) one?




That guy must have had something REALLY important he needed to remember.  Maybe he should have put one more around them to remind him to take the rubber bands off his balls.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on September 16, 2008, 06:12:03 PM
Quote from: Poon on September 16, 2008, 05:55:37 PM
Quote from: 5laky on September 16, 2008, 05:54:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2008, 05:43:02 PM
Quote from: 5laky on September 16, 2008, 05:30:42 PM
Could the only site you'll ever need answer this (http://www.blurtit.com/q297179.html) one?

Okay, I'll bite...what were you looking for when you "stumbled" across that?

Reddit.com friend. Links-a-plenty.

http://www.blurtit.com/q835092.html

Powen, you magnificent bastard.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 06:13:55 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on September 16, 2008, 06:12:03 PM
Quote from: Poon on September 16, 2008, 05:55:37 PM
Quote from: 5laky on September 16, 2008, 05:54:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2008, 05:43:02 PM
Quote from: 5laky on September 16, 2008, 05:30:42 PM
Could the only site you'll ever need answer this (http://www.blurtit.com/q297179.html) one?

Okay, I'll bite...what were you looking for when you "stumbled" across that?

Reddit.com friend. Links-a-plenty.

http://www.blurtit.com/q835092.html

Powen, you magnificent bastard.

That was actually not me. 

And no, I can't fucking prove it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Buck Naked on September 16, 2008, 06:30:54 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 04:00:47 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 03:49:00 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 03:25:42 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 03:22:48 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 02:44:41 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:33:48 PM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 16, 2008, 02:22:09 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 

Prove it.

Talk to my receptionist and get an appointment first. 

(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)



I thought you stabbed her?

Repeatedly.

Pics?

And could you photoshop yourself out of them?

I'll be curious to see how he utilized his Louisville Slugger.

One of our earlier trysts (before she lost the baby fat and had lighter hair).  You can barely see me, but I'm in there.  Oh dear Lord, I'm in there. 

(http://www.halfbraincartoons.com/images%20folder/sitepics9/fat-chick.jpg)



I was eating my dinner when I got to this point in the page.

You owe me a new keyboard......
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 16, 2008, 06:32:21 PM
Great. Now we have to keep posting until this one is next paged, you horrible, horrible person.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on September 16, 2008, 06:34:32 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 06:32:21 PM
Great. Now we have to keep posting until this one is next paged, you horrible, horrible person.

And he next page'd with that post, so we need 13 more replies to bump it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 06:39:08 PM
Quote from: Buck Naked on September 16, 2008, 06:30:54 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 04:00:47 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 03:49:00 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 03:25:42 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 03:22:48 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 02:44:41 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:33:48 PM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 16, 2008, 02:22:09 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 

Prove it.

Talk to my receptionist and get an appointment first. 

(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)



I thought you stabbed her?

Repeatedly.

Pics?

And could you photoshop yourself out of them?

I'll be curious to see how he utilized his Louisville Slugger.

One of our earlier trysts (before she lost the baby fat and had lighter hair).  You can barely see me, but I'm in there.  Oh dear Lord, I'm in there. 

(http://www.halfbraincartoons.com/images%20folder/sitepics9/fat-chick.jpg)



I was eating my dinner when I got to this point in the page.

You owe me a new keyboard......

Don't blame me.  Jack off in another direction next time. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on September 16, 2008, 06:42:21 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 06:39:08 PM
Quote from: Buck Naked on September 16, 2008, 06:30:54 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 04:00:47 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 16, 2008, 03:49:00 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 03:25:42 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 03:22:48 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 02:44:41 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:33:48 PM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 16, 2008, 02:22:09 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2008, 01:03:04 PM
Quote from: Dave B on September 16, 2008, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 16, 2008, 11:31:57 AM
Back on topic Dave....  Is she gay or married?

Shit, forgot to update.

She continues to e-mail him (initiates it) about 4-6 times per day. Same stuff as before. She did escalate it to ask him to tell her the next time he went out for lunch (left the grounds) because she'd like some real food brought in and they'd eat together. Only mentioned her son's dad being at the kid's soccer game, but then today's mail might have sealed the deal: they were talking about the Cubs and she said she and "Clint" (99% sure that is the "spouse's" name) had been trying to get tickets to Cubs games all year but they are sold out. That kinda kicked him the groin, but he's still not giving up hope until he knows for sure that it's still on.

I say he walks up to her and just smacks his mainmast on her desk. At that point, he'll know if it's on or not.

Even though it's a penal institution, I'm not sure that would go over too well.

It would probably be a good thing to remind him that there are other women in the world who a) aren't walking sexual harassment suits  b) aren't married and c) like to fuck. 

Prove it.

Talk to my receptionist and get an appointment first. 

(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)



I thought you stabbed her?

Repeatedly.

Pics?

And could you photoshop yourself out of them?

I'll be curious to see how he utilized his Louisville Slugger.

One of our earlier trysts (before she lost the baby fat and had lighter hair).  You can barely see me, but I'm in there.  Oh dear Lord, I'm in there. 

(http://www.halfbraincartoons.com/images%20folder/sitepics9/fat-chick.jpg)



I was eating my dinner when I got to this point in the page.

You owe me a new keyboard......

Don't blame me.  Jack off in another direction next time. 

I have never been less excited to see Megan Fox.

What a goddamn shame.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 06:43:49 PM
(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)

Better?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on September 16, 2008, 08:45:44 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 06:43:49 PM
(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)

Better?

Excuse me, I have to go call the Russians and tell them to call off the attack on Louisville.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 09:23:35 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2008, 08:45:44 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 06:43:49 PM
(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)

Better?

Excuse me, I have to go call the Russians and tell them to call off the attack on Louisville.



Sheee-it.  I'm a-fixing to open a matroyshka doll of whoop-ass on their pale asses.  Tell them funny talkin' Euros to git while the gittin' is good.  And leave the vodka on the porch next to Skeeter. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 16, 2008, 09:37:27 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 09:23:35 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2008, 08:45:44 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 06:43:49 PM
(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)

Better?

Excuse me, I have to go call the Russians and tell them to call off the attack on Louisville.



Sheee-it.  I'm a-fixing to open a matroyshka doll of whoop-ass on their pale asses.  Tell them funny talkin' Euros to git while the gittin' is good.  And leave the vodka on the porch next to Skeeter. 
Doing my part towards positive next-paging.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 16, 2008, 09:41:14 PM
Next
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 16, 2008, 09:41:29 PM
page
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 16, 2008, 09:41:37 PM
please
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 16, 2008, 09:41:56 PM
?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 16, 2008, 09:42:44 PM
Seriously.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 16, 2008, 09:43:02 PM
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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 16, 2008, 09:43:14 PM
There
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 16, 2008, 09:44:37 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 16, 2008, 09:43:14 PM
There

You're welcome Eli
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 16, 2008, 09:49:14 PM
Thanks, guys.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on September 17, 2008, 01:41:04 AM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 09:37:27 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 09:23:35 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2008, 08:45:44 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 06:43:49 PM
(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)

Better?

Excuse me, I have to go call the Russians and tell them to call off the attack on Louisville.





Sheee-it.  I'm a-fixing to open a matroyshka doll of whoop-ass on their pale asses.  Tell them funny talkin' Euros to git while the gittin' is good.  And leave the vodka on the porch next to Skeeter. 
Doing my part towards positive next-paging.

I thought the whole point was to keep her with us.

Isn't that Megan's Law?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Cade on September 17, 2008, 03:17:09 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 17, 2008, 01:41:04 AM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2008, 09:37:27 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 09:23:35 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2008, 08:45:44 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 06:43:49 PM
(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)

Better?

Excuse me, I have to go call the Russians and tell them to call off the attack on Louisville.





Sheee-it.  I'm a-fixing to open a matroyshka doll of whoop-ass on their pale asses.  Tell them funny talkin' Euros to git while the gittin' is good.  And leave the vodka on the porch next to Skeeter. 
Doing my part towards positive next-paging.

I thought the whole point was to keep her with us.

Isn't that Megan's Law?


Yep.  I'd probably have sex with that law.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 17, 2008, 04:30:05 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 16, 2008, 01:50:39 PM
When all else failed yesterday I did eventually call my ISP and they've acknowledged that it's their problem.  They didn't say exactly what that problem was, and they didn't know that it included me or mlb.com, but some of their customers (including me, it turns out) can't access http://www.hema.nl (http://www.hema.nl), and this is all part of the same thing.  They say they're working on it.  I won't hold my breath.

This is even curiouser.  I could imagine a localized DNS issue with Akamai:

;; ANSWER SECTION:
mlb.mlb.com.            216     IN      CNAME   mlb.mlb.com.edgesuite.net.
mlb.mlb.com.edgesuite.net. 19493 IN     CNAME   a1321.g.akamai.net.
a1321.g.akamai.net.     20      IN      A       89.149.169.89
a1321.g.akamai.net.     20      IN      A       89.149.169.97

...but what could that have to do with hema.nl?  If you call them again, see if mentioning "Prolexic" elicits a response.

[Edit.--Ah, yes, kept the speculative bit but left out the useful part.  Have you tried telling the router to use, say, OpenDNS's name servers (208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220) instead?]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on September 17, 2008, 09:20:33 AM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 09:23:35 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2008, 08:45:44 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 16, 2008, 06:43:49 PM
(http://www.maxitmag.com/images/stories/eric/CelebrityWatch/megan_fox_gq_02.jpg)

Better?

Excuse me, I have to go call the Russians and tell them to call off the attack on Louisville.



Sheee-it.  I'm a-fixing to open a matroyshka doll DWP of whoop-ass on their pale asses.  Tell them funny talkin' Euros to git while the gittin' is good.  And leave the vodka on the porch next to Skeeter. 

Local vernacular'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on September 17, 2008, 12:03:47 PM
I have friends coming into town the weekend of the Bears-Vikings game who would like to join us at the game. Problem is, my four seats are spoken for. I know it's a mid-October day, should be about as ideal a day for football (and pre-Cubs game drinking), but does anyone have between 2 and 4 that they need to sell? Let me know what you'd want for them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MidgetSellingWater on September 17, 2008, 03:43:18 PM
I need some advice from you gentlemen on this, "the only site..."

First, two facts:

1.  Like most people on this site, I hate Jim Edmonds.  I like when he hits well-timed homers, but I hate his half-shirt-wearin', collie-humpin' unnecessary-divin' ass.
2.  I have bleacher seats for tonight's game.

Yesterday, I was cleaning out some shit from my storage area and uncovered two, mint condition Cubs little league jerseys (1984-style) I have kept for some reason.  Both have my name on the back.  One is a youth medium and the other is an adult large (I think I was given the only one they had left, despite my small frame, in Pony league).  I thought, "wow, these are pretty cool.  I can still fit into this Large one.  I should wear it tomorrow night, in an ironic/retro manner." 

In preparation for game, I thought that I better know whose number it is on the current Cubs.  How great if it was somebody obscure like Lester Strode or Ivan DeJesus!  Well, as you can probably guess, the number on the back of my little league jersey is 15 - a number, I just discovered, shared by JI.

The questions:  do I still wear it?  Since it has my name on it, is that a no-no (as Bill Simmons would assert) or, since it is obviously a little league shirt, am I in the clear?  Am I a flaming homosexual for even putting this much thought into my outfit for tonight?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 17, 2008, 03:45:03 PM
Quote from: MidgetSellingWater on September 17, 2008, 03:43:18 PM
I need some advice from you gentlemen on this, "the only site..."

First, two facts:

1.  Like most people on this site, I hate Jim Edmonds.  I like when he hits well-timed homers, but I hate his half-shirt-wearin', collie-humpin' unnecessary-divin' ass.
2.  I have bleacher seats for tonight's game.

Yesterday, I was cleaning out some shit from my storage area and uncovered two, mint condition Cubs little league jerseys (1984-style) I have kept for some reason.  Both have my name on the back.  One is a youth medium and the other is an adult large (I think I was given the only one they had left, despite my small frame, in Pony league).  I thought, "wow, these are pretty cool.  I can still fit into this Large one.  I should wear it tomorrow night, in an ironic/retro manner." 

In preparation for game, I thought that I better know whose number it is on the current Cubs.  How great if it was somebody obscure like Lester Strode or Ivan DeJesus!  Well, as you can probably guess, the number on the back of my little league jersey is 15 - a number, I just discovered, shared by JI.

The questions:  do I still wear it?  Since it has my name on it, is that a no-no (as Bill Simmons would assert) or, since it is obviously a little league shirt, am I in the clear?  Am I a flaming homosexual for even putting this much thought into my outfit for tonight?

Both of these are yes.

And I should know...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 17, 2008, 03:46:29 PM
Quote from: MidgetSellingWater on September 17, 2008, 03:43:18 PM
I need some advice from you gentlemen on this, "the only site..."

First, two facts:

1.  Like most people on this site, I hate Jim Edmonds.  I like when he hits well-timed homers, but I hate his half-shirt-wearin', collie-humpin' unnecessary-divin' ass.
2.  I have bleacher seats for tonight's game.

Yesterday, I was cleaning out some shit from my storage area and uncovered two, mint condition Cubs little league jerseys (1984-style) I have kept for some reason.  Both have my name on the back.  One is a youth medium and the other is an adult large (I think I was given the only one they had left, despite my small frame, in Pony league).  I thought, "wow, these are pretty cool.  I can still fit into this Large one.  I should wear it tomorrow night, in an ironic/retro manner." 

In preparation for game, I thought that I better know whose number it is on the current Cubs.  How great if it was somebody obscure like Lester Strode or Ivan DeJesus!  Well, as you can probably guess, the number on the back of my little league jersey is 15 - a number, I just discovered, shared by JI.

The questions:  do I still wear it?  Since it has my name on it, is that a no-no (as Bill Simmons would assert) or, since it is obviously a little league shirt, am I in the clear?  Am I a flaming homosexual for even putting this much thought into my outfit for tonight?


I think you should go wearing the youth medium.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on September 17, 2008, 04:01:08 PM
I think the gayest thing is that you didn't already know Edmonds' number.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on September 17, 2008, 04:04:22 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on September 17, 2008, 03:46:29 PM
Quote from: MidgetSellingWater on September 17, 2008, 03:43:18 PM
I need some advice from you gentlemen on this, "the only site..."

First, two facts:

1.  Like most people on this site, I hate Jim Edmonds.  I like when he hits well-timed homers, but I hate his half-shirt-wearin', collie-humpin' unnecessary-divin' ass.
2.  I have bleacher seats for tonight's game.

Yesterday, I was cleaning out some shit from my storage area and uncovered two, mint condition Cubs little league jerseys (1984-style) I have kept for some reason.  Both have my name on the back.  One is a youth medium and the other is an adult large (I think I was given the only one they had left, despite my small frame, in Pony league).  I thought, "wow, these are pretty cool.  I can still fit into this Large one.  I should wear it tomorrow night, in an ironic/retro manner." 

In preparation for game, I thought that I better know whose number it is on the current Cubs.  How great if it was somebody obscure like Lester Strode or Ivan DeJesus!  Well, as you can probably guess, the number on the back of my little league jersey is 15 - a number, I just discovered, shared by JI.

The questions:  do I still wear it?  Since it has my name on it, is that a no-no (as Bill Simmons would assert) or, since it is obviously a little league shirt, am I in the clear?  Am I a flaming homosexual for even putting this much thought into my outfit for tonight?


I think you should go wearing the youth medium.

Then what will Oleg wear?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Uncouth Sloth on September 17, 2008, 04:12:23 PM
Quote from: MidgetSellingWater on September 17, 2008, 03:43:18 PM

Yesterday, I was cleaning out some shit from my storage area and uncovered two, mint condition Cubs little league jerseys

I too was on the "Cubs" in my hometown for Little League.  However, for whatever reason, our color was green.

According to the braintrust in Black Lung, IL:

Cubs = Green
Sox = Powder blue
Yankees = Dark blue
Giants = Yellow
Tigers = Orange
Dodgers = Red

No wonder we all sucked.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Czervik on September 17, 2008, 04:20:27 PM
Quote from: The Uncouth Sloth on September 17, 2008, 04:12:23 PM
Quote from: MidgetSellingWater on September 17, 2008, 03:43:18 PM

Yesterday, I was cleaning out some shit from my storage area and uncovered two, mint condition Cubs little league jerseys

I too was on the "Cubs" in my hometown for Little League.  However, for whatever reason, our color was green.

According to the braintrust in Black Lung, IL:

Cubs = Green
Sox = Powder blue
Yankees = Dark blue
Giants = Yellow
Tigers = Orange
Dodgers = Red

No wonder we all sucked.

Right....It was the shirt color.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on September 17, 2008, 04:32:05 PM
Quote from: The Uncouth Sloth on September 17, 2008, 04:12:23 PM
Quote from: MidgetSellingWater on September 17, 2008, 03:43:18 PM

Yesterday, I was cleaning out some shit from my storage area and uncovered two, mint condition Cubs little league jerseys

I too was on the "Cubs" in my hometown for Little League.  However, for whatever reason, our color was green.

According to the braintrust in Black Lung, IL:

Cubs = Green
Sox = Powder blue
Yankees = Dark blue
Giants = Yellow
Tigers = Orange
Dodgers = Red

No wonder we all sucked.

You guys had a hurricane blow through your town and were worried about your families all the time?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 18, 2008, 02:24:18 PM
I have no idea if anyone here can help with this sort of thing, but I'm going to ask anyway.

I'm working to get Google Analytics installed on my work's website, via the content-management system.  The CMS is really basic, meaning it sucks.  Basically, it's a WYSIWYG, and I have no access to the back-end code (our site is part of a much larger network and they don't want people to screw anything up).  I was able to get the Analytics code put our home page because it has a few more advanced features.

However, on any other page, there is only a section to edit the text in the body of the page.  While I can access the HTML of that lone section, when I paste in the Analytics code at the bottom and save, the CMS strips out the javascript code.  So that means I'm not tracking a single second-tier page on website, which makes Analytics pretty useless.

In a simple WYSIWYG editor like this, does anyone know of a way to force/trick the editor to take the javascript code?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on September 18, 2008, 03:43:05 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 18, 2008, 02:24:18 PM
I have no idea if anyone here can help with this sort of thing, but I'm going to ask anyway.

I'm working to get Google Analytics installed on my work's website, via the content-management system.  The CMS is really basic, meaning it sucks.  Basically, it's a WYSIWYG, and I have no access to the back-end code (our site is part of a much larger network and they don't want people to screw anything up).  I was able to get the Analytics code put our home page because it has a few more advanced features.

However, on any other page, there is only a section to edit the text in the body of the page.  While I can access the HTML of that lone section, when I paste in the Analytics code at the bottom and save, the CMS strips out the javascript code.  So that means I'm not tracking a single second-tier page on website, which makes Analytics pretty useless.

In a simple WYSIWYG editor like this, does anyone know of a way to force/trick the editor to take the javascript code?

The only site you'll ever need, Eli (http://groups.google.com/group/analytics-help-tracking/browse_thread/thread/bff974d30dddc3f7?_done=%2Fgroup%2Fanalytics-help-tracking%2Fbrowse_thread%2Fthread%2Fbff974d30dddc3f7)?

I guess we'll see.

As to your actual question... Try looking into XSS exploits. Maybe.

It could be as simple as hiding the script in an image tag (http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/1658).

More (http://ha.ckers.org/xss.html) here (http://www.xssed.com/article/8/Paper_HTML_Code_Injection_and_Cross-Site_Scripting/#Understanding_Code_Insertion).

This is all just the result of googling. Not sure if any of it will help.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 18, 2008, 03:45:59 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 18, 2008, 03:43:05 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 18, 2008, 02:24:18 PM
I have no idea if anyone here can help with this sort of thing, but I'm going to ask anyway.

I'm working to get Google Analytics installed on my work's website, via the content-management system.  The CMS is really basic, meaning it sucks.  Basically, it's a WYSIWYG, and I have no access to the back-end code (our site is part of a much larger network and they don't want people to screw anything up).  I was able to get the Analytics code put our home page because it has a few more advanced features.

However, on any other page, there is only a section to edit the text in the body of the page.  While I can access the HTML of that lone section, when I paste in the Analytics code at the bottom and save, the CMS strips out the javascript code.  So that means I'm not tracking a single second-tier page on website, which makes Analytics pretty useless.

In a simple WYSIWYG editor like this, does anyone know of a way to force/trick the editor to take the javascript code?

The only site you'll ever need, Eli (http://groups.google.com/group/analytics-help-tracking/browse_thread/thread/bff974d30dddc3f7?_done=%2Fgroup%2Fanalytics-help-tracking%2Fbrowse_thread%2Fthread%2Fbff974d30dddc3f7)?

I guess we'll see.

As to your actual question... Try looking into XSS exploits. Maybe.

It could be as simple as hiding the script in an image tag (http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/1658).

More (http://ha.ckers.org/xss.html) here (http://www.xssed.com/article/8/Paper_HTML_Code_Injection_and_Cross-Site_Scripting/#Understanding_Code_Insertion).

This is all just the result of googling. Not sure if any of it will help.

Oh, how ...

Thanks -- I'll try the image tag and see if that hides the code effectively.  Seems like it should work, but then again, it seems like a Web system should allow someone to use javascript.

Thanks for the tip.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on September 19, 2008, 09:00:11 AM
How does one go about making a copy of a key for your apartment building that is labeled "Do Not Duplicate".

You can't just go to Home Depot and "get'er done", can you?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: DPappy on September 19, 2008, 09:05:28 AM
Quote from: J Rod on September 19, 2008, 09:00:11 AM
How does one go about making a copy of a key for your apartment building that is labeled "Do Not Duplicate".

You can't just go to Home Depot and "get'er done", can you?

I've done just that at Wal-Mart several times and had success.  They never even blinked.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 19, 2008, 09:22:26 AM
Quote from: DPappy on September 19, 2008, 09:05:28 AM
Quote from: J Rod on September 19, 2008, 09:00:11 AM
How does one go about making a copy of a key for your apartment building that is labeled "Do Not Duplicate".

You can't just go to Home Depot and "get'er done", can you?

I've done just that at Wal-Mart several times and had success.  They never even blinked.

Yeah. Go anywhere where the "locksmith" is just a guy running a key machine. Wal-Mart, Home Depot, etc. Unless the key blank is one of the particularly difficult ones, it should work fine.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on September 19, 2008, 10:16:36 AM
Quote from: DPappy on September 19, 2008, 09:05:28 AM
Quote from: J Rod on September 19, 2008, 09:00:11 AM
How does one go about making a copy of a key for your apartment building that is labeled "Do Not Duplicate".

You can't just go to Home Depot and "get'er done", can you?

I've done just that at Wal-Mart several times and had success.  They never even blinked.

I always thought "Do Not Duplicate" was enforceable under penalty of law.</Costanza>
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 19, 2008, 10:21:36 AM

Yeah, when I worked at HD, I'd cut any key people gave me, if only to get the fuck away from the key machine quickly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Whistler on September 22, 2008, 08:11:15 AM
Desipiots,

Can someone tell me why my posts have an icon on the lower right (looks like a pencil and a sheet of paper)?  I don't see it anywhere else, so I assume there is a setting in my profile that gets rid of it?

Thanks!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 22, 2008, 08:21:55 AM
Quote from: Whistler on September 22, 2008, 08:11:15 AM
Desipiots,

Can someone tell me why my posts have an icon on the lower right (looks like a pencil and a sheet of paper)?  I don't see it anywhere else, so I assume there is a setting in my profile that gets rid of it?

Thanks!

It's an icon for editing your post, which is why you only see it on your posts. I have no idea if profile settings can get rid of it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Whistler on September 22, 2008, 08:28:49 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 22, 2008, 08:21:55 AM
Quote from: Whistler on September 22, 2008, 08:11:15 AM
Desipiots,

Can someone tell me why my posts have an icon on the lower right (looks like a pencil and a sheet of paper)?  I don't see it anywhere else, so I assume there is a setting in my profile that gets rid of it?

Thanks!

It's an icon for editing your post, which is why you only see it on your posts. I have no idea if profile settings can get rid of it.
That's cool.  I just felt embarrassed with my pencil hanging out where I thought you guys could see it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on September 23, 2008, 11:06:54 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.

Isn't that what all relationships are?  You are with somebody until something better comes along.  Then you get lucky like these fat schlubs on here and get a chick that they know they can't do better with, then you hold onto her like grim death.  Which isn't too far away either fellas.  Eat a salad.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on September 23, 2008, 11:09:11 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.

Don't you have pills for that?

Seriousy, I don't know what you're asking us, but I'll take a retarded, irresponsible stab at it.  At your age, and considering your restlessness, I'm thnking your current one isn't the one.  Since you're young, I say you might as well dump her and take a spin with the older gal.  But if it backfires, you ddn't hear this advice from me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on September 23, 2008, 11:10:23 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on September 23, 2008, 11:06:54 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.

Isn't that what all relationships are?  You are with somebody until something better comes along.  Then you get lucky like these fat schlubs on here and get a chick that they know they can't do better with, then you hold onto her like grim death.  Which isn't too far away either fellas.  Eat a salad.

DPD.

TDUBBS IS RIGHT!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 23, 2008, 11:20:17 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.

So you've spent a year with her and you still don't know if you want to be with her AND you're pretty open to trying out something new?  

Surprise:

You're gay AND you're welcome.  
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 23, 2008, 11:22:38 PM
Quote from: Mike D on September 23, 2008, 11:09:11 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.

Don't you have pills for that?

Seriousy, I don't know what you're asking us, but I'll take a retarded, irresponsible stab at it.  At your age, and considering your restlessness, I'm thnking your current one isn't the one.  Since you're young, I say you might as well dump her and take a spin with the older gal.  But if it backfires, you ddn't hear this advice from me.

I popped that pill already... But after the post.. Yea, i've been leaning towards that direction because it just seems more fair to not keep her tied down to me (which I'm sure is a pain). I guess I might mix your thoughts with TDubbs. Kind of see what the hell could happen with the older one and if it seems like it may work, let the other one go.

Quote from: powen01 on September 23, 2008, 11:20:17 PM

You're gay AND you're welcome.  

FUCK. Maybe the gay hating is coming back to bite me in the ass.. no pun intended.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on September 24, 2008, 05:18:30 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:22:38 PM
Quote from: Mike D on September 23, 2008, 11:09:11 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.

Don't you have pills for that?

Seriousy, I don't know what you're asking us, but I'll take a retarded, irresponsible stab at it.  At your age, and considering your restlessness, I'm thnking your current one isn't the one.  Since you're young, I say you might as well dump her and take a spin with the older gal.  But if it backfires, you ddn't hear this advice from me.

I popped that pill already... But after the post.. Yea, i've been leaning towards that direction because it just seems more fair to not keep her tied down to me (which I'm sure is a pain). I guess I might mix your thoughts with TDubbs. Kind of see what the hell could happen with the older one and if it seems like it may work, let the other one go.

Quote from: powen01 on September 23, 2008, 11:20:17 PM

You're gay AND you're welcome.  

FUCK. Maybe the gay hating is coming back to bite me in the ass.. no pun intended.


If you had only been dating her for about a month, and she'd been out of town for that entire time, then I'd say stick with it b/c it's probably worth it.  But you've seen her in the flesh, so she's out.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 24, 2008, 05:56:15 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:22:38 PM
In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23).

Even the most cursory consultation with the oracle on 22->23->29 suggests that the younger one is going to dump you in any event and the older one is interested in only a dalliance.  What you need to do is to move into a treehouse--a garret likely would only prolong the "situation."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 24, 2008, 06:06:01 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.

since it's been a year, I'm gonna throw something crazy out there...

Have you two actually talked about the relationship and what you want out of it? I'm guessing she probably feels the same way you do, and you can save yourself a log of angst with a simple conversation.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 24, 2008, 06:14:29 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 24, 2008, 06:06:01 AM
Have you two actually talked about the relationship and what you want out of it?

That's an awful sort of thing to say.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 24, 2008, 06:47:31 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 24, 2008, 06:14:29 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 24, 2008, 06:06:01 AM
Have you two actually talked about the relationship and what you want out of it?

That's an awful sort of thing to say.


I've got better hair than Dr. Phil.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 24, 2008, 06:56:33 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 24, 2008, 06:47:31 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 24, 2008, 06:14:29 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 24, 2008, 06:06:01 AM
Have you two actually talked about the relationship and what you want out of it?
That's an awful sort of thing to say.
I've got better hair than Dr. Phil.

Dragging Gordon Liddy back into this will solve nothing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 07:02:29 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 24, 2008, 06:06:01 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.

since it's been a year, I'm gonna throw something crazy out there...

Have you two actually talked about the relationship and what you want out of it? I'm guessing she probably feels the same way you do, and you can save yourself a log of angst with a simple conversation.

Good advice.  You need to tell her that you're gay. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on September 24, 2008, 07:05:45 AM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 07:02:29 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 24, 2008, 06:06:01 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.

since it's been a year, I'm gonna throw something crazy out there...

Have you two actually talked about the relationship and what you want out of it? I'm guessing she probably feels the same way you do, and you can save yourself a log of angst with a simple conversation.

Good advice.  You need to tell her that you're gay. 

Or at least tell her that you're not straight
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 07:07:11 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on September 24, 2008, 07:05:45 AM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 07:02:29 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 24, 2008, 06:06:01 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.

since it's been a year, I'm gonna throw something crazy out there...

Have you two actually talked about the relationship and what you want out of it? I'm guessing she probably feels the same way you do, and you can save yourself a log of angst with a simple conversation.

Good advice.  You need to tell her that you're gay. 

Or at least tell her that you're not straight

Or that you don't not love cock.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 24, 2008, 08:05:53 AM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 07:07:11 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on September 24, 2008, 07:05:45 AM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 07:02:29 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 24, 2008, 06:06:01 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.

since it's been a year, I'm gonna throw something crazy out there...

Have you two actually talked about the relationship and what you want out of it? I'm guessing she probably feels the same way you do, and you can save yourself a log of angst with a simple conversation.

Good advice.  You need to tell her that you're gay. 

Or at least tell her that you're not straight

Or that you don't not love cock.

or that you don't have a buttplug in RIGHT NOW.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on September 24, 2008, 08:15:17 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 24, 2008, 08:05:53 AM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 07:07:11 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on September 24, 2008, 07:05:45 AM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 07:02:29 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 24, 2008, 06:06:01 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.

since it's been a year, I'm gonna throw something crazy out there...

Have you two actually talked about the relationship and what you want out of it? I'm guessing she probably feels the same way you do, and you can save yourself a log of angst with a simple conversation.

Good advice.  You need to tell her that you're gay. 

Or at least tell her that you're not straight

Or that you don't not love cock.

or that you don't have a buttplug in RIGHT NOW.

Or that you prefer to take gigantic horse cocks up your pooper while being ball-gagged and spanked by a man named, oh, we'll call him "Oleg", while a black guy tells you that you're his slave and he's going to make you change your name to something really, really Caucasian. 

That was weird.  I'm sorry.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 24, 2008, 08:20:35 AM
Quote from: TDubbs

Or that you prefer to take gigantic horse cocks up your pooper while being ball-gagged and spanked by a man named, oh, we'll call him "Oleg", while a black guy tells you that you're his slave and he's going to make you change your name to something really, really Caucasian. 

That was weird.  I'm sorry.

Every leather guy named "Oleg" I've ever heard of was more of a taker, generally by means of hurled citrus fruit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on September 24, 2008, 08:29:42 AM
Jeebus Christ, I've been married nearly 8 years now, and the solution is so obvious I can't believe no one else has come up with it.

Talk to your girlfriend and tell her that the relationship may be stagnating, and that the only way to really get things to the next level is to have a threesome with this 29 year old from one of your classes.

Her reaction will tell you everything you need to know.

You're welcome.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on September 24, 2008, 08:32:19 AM
Quote from: CT II on September 24, 2008, 08:29:42 AM
Jeebus Christ, I've been married nearly 8 years now, and the solution is so obvious I can't believe no one else has come up with it.

Talk to your girlfriend and tell her that the relationship may be stagnating, and that the only way to really get things to the next level is to have a threesome with this 29 year old from one of your classes.

Her reaction will tell you everything you need to know.

You're welcome.

Also: be drunk.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on September 24, 2008, 08:39:07 AM
Quote from: 5laky on September 24, 2008, 08:32:19 AM
Quote from: CT II on September 24, 2008, 08:29:42 AM
Jeebus Christ, I've been married nearly 8 years now, and the solution is so obvious I can't believe no one else has come up with it.

Talk to your girlfriend and tell her that the relationship may be stagnating, and that the only way to really get things to the next level is to have a threesome with this 29 year old from one of your classes.

Her reaction will tell you everything you need to know.

You're welcome.

Also: be drunk.

Also also:  have lube.  Thank me later.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 09:40:47 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on September 24, 2008, 08:39:07 AM
Quote from: 5laky on September 24, 2008, 08:32:19 AM
Quote from: CT II on September 24, 2008, 08:29:42 AM
Jeebus Christ, I've been married nearly 8 years now, and the solution is so obvious I can't believe no one else has come up with it.

Talk to your girlfriend and tell her that the relationship may be stagnating, and that the only way to really get things to the next level is to have a threesome with this 29 year old from one of your classes.

Her reaction will tell you everything you need to know.

You're welcome.

Also: be drunk.

Also also:  have lube.  Thank me later.

What did the guys over at NSBB tell you to do?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on September 24, 2008, 09:54:36 AM
I have a question.  Why does the current girlfriend have to know anything?  Go out with the 29 year old.  See what heppens.  Why make decisions or draw conclusions before you know anything?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 09:58:50 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:22:38 PM
... it just seems more fair to not keep her tied down to me (which I'm sure is a pain).

Don't be so sure.

Some women enjoy playing the beard.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on September 24, 2008, 10:50:27 AM
Quote from: Oleg on September 24, 2008, 09:54:36 AM
I have a question.  Why does the current girlfriend have to know anything?  Go out with the 29 year old.  See what heppens.  Why make decisions or draw conclusions before you know anything?

If they're exclusive, she has every damn right to know.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on September 24, 2008, 11:18:38 AM
Quote from: Oleg on September 24, 2008, 09:54:36 AM
I have a question.  Why does the current girlfriend have to know anything?  Go out with the 29 year old.  See what heppens.  Why make decisions or draw conclusions before you know anything?

That is seriosuly and extremely uncool and dickish move.  If you're tempted, just be a man and dump her.  Hedging your bets like that is for weasels.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 24, 2008, 12:11:26 PM
Quote from: Mike D on September 24, 2008, 11:18:38 AM
Quote from: Oleg on September 24, 2008, 09:54:36 AM
I have a question.  Why does the current girlfriend have to know anything?  Go out with the 29 year old.  See what heppens.  Why make decisions or draw conclusions before you know anything?

That is seriosuly and extremely uncool and dickish move.  If you're tempted, just be a man and dump her.  Hedging your bets like that is for weasels.

I agree. Oleg should feel small for thinking that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CP on September 24, 2008, 12:21:05 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 23, 2008, 11:00:59 PM
Since this is the only site I'll ever need, I need some input from you married/experienced gentlemen. I've been dating a girl now for over a year. I like her but the verdict's out on what I expect from this relationship. I know that if something I felt was better came along I'd probably be there. In all actuality, I've been talking with a 29 year old in a class of mine (I don't know if that's the best route to take since I'm only 22 about to be 23). Don't know if anything can/will happen but oh well. So I'm not sure what to do with my current girlfriend. I wonder if it's almost a complete asshole move to stay with her while wondering if I can do better. I know if something did come along I would make sure her and I were no longer together before I did anything. So I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if I'm stringing her along?

Yes. This was kind of a queer post but oh well. I just think of the name of this thread.

No matter how it turns out for you, just remember that even if both of the relationships fail, the cubs will be there to mend your broken heart
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
Quote from: Mike D on September 24, 2008, 11:18:38 AM
Quote from: Oleg on September 24, 2008, 09:54:36 AM
I have a question.  Why does the current girlfriend have to know anything?  Go out with the 29 year old.  See what heppens.  Why make decisions or draw conclusions before you know anything?

That is seriously and extremely uncool and dickish move.  If you're tempted, just be a man and dump her.  Hedging your bets like that is for weasels.

My thoughts exactly. While I do consider that one, I would not go out with her unless I ended the other one.
To powen and TDubbs, I think I am probably not swinging the other way, but you never know. It would be great irony that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay... but it probably won't happen.
To Fork, I kind of had some of those conversations. They didn't necessarily say "this relationship is in trouble" but they were just things that I had concerns here or there about. The seemed to have gone well and some things resolved but there's still that underlying fact that I have major doubts that she's that one.
So I've basically gotten to I think I should just break ties with the current but me being the person I am, am debating when. She's currently in her master's program with some major shit due next week. I don't want to make things even more difficult for her so I think I might just need to wait a week or so.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on September 24, 2008, 12:26:18 PM
Quote from: Mike D on September 24, 2008, 11:18:38 AM
Quote from: Oleg on September 24, 2008, 09:54:36 AM
I have a question.  Why does the current girlfriend have to know anything?  Go out with the 29 year old.  See what heppens.  Why make decisions or draw conclusions before you know anything?

That is seriosuly and extremely uncool and dickish move.  If you're tempted, just be a man and dump her.  Hedging your bets like that is for weasels.

It's for smart people, not weasels.  Smart people that want to drill two broads at once.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on September 24, 2008, 12:30:36 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on September 24, 2008, 12:26:18 PM
Quote from: Mike D on September 24, 2008, 11:18:38 AM
Quote from: Oleg on September 24, 2008, 09:54:36 AM
I have a question.  Why does the current girlfriend have to know anything?  Go out with the 29 year old.  See what heppens.  Why make decisions or draw conclusions before you know anything?

That is seriosuly and extremely uncool and dickish move.  If you're tempted, just be a man and dump her.  Hedging your bets like that is for weasels.

It's for smart people, not weasels.  Smart people that want to drill two broads at once.

Wouldn't they have to know about each other in that case?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
It would be great irony totally fitting that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay...

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et_al.pdf

QuoteThe results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Furthermore, their ratings of erection and arousal to homosexual stimuli were low and not significantly different from nonhomophobic men who demonstrated no significant increase in penile response to homosexual stimuli. These data are consistent with response discordance where verbal judgments are not consistent with physiological reactivity, as in the case of homophobic individuals viewing homosexual stimuli. Lang (1994) has noted that the most dramatic response discordance occurs with reports of feeling and physiologic responses. Another possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation (or all three; West, 1977). Generally, these varied explanations conceive of homophobia as one type of latent homosexuality where persons either are unaware of or deny their homosexual urges. These data are consistent with these notions.

Another explanation of these data is found in Barlow, Sakheim, and Beck's (1983) theory of the role of anxiety and attention in sexual responding. It is possible that viewing homosexual stimuli causes negative emotions such as anxiety in homophobic men but not in nonhomophobic men. Because anxiety has been shown to enhance arousal and erection, this theory would predict increases in erection in homophobic men. Furthermore, it would indicate that a response to homosexual stimuli is a function of the threat condition rather than sexual arousal per se. Whereas difficulties of objectively evaluating psychoanalytic hypotheses are well-documented, these approaches would predict that sexual arousal is an intrinsic response to homosexual stimuli, whereas Barlow's (1986) theory would predict that sexual arousal to homosexual stimuli by homophobic individuals is a function of anxiety. These competing notions can and should be evaluated by future research.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 24, 2008, 12:49:38 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
It would be great irony totally fitting that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay...

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et_al.pdf

QuoteThe results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Furthermore, their ratings of erection and arousal to homosexual stimuli were low and not significantly different from nonhomophobic men who demonstrated no significant increase in penile response to homosexual stimuli. These data are consistent with response discordance where verbal judgments are not consistent with physiological reactivity, as in the case of homophobic individuals viewing homosexual stimuli. Lang (1994) has noted that the most dramatic response discordance occurs with reports of feeling and physiologic responses. Another possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation (or all three; West, 1977). Generally, these varied explanations conceive of homophobia as one type of latent homosexuality where persons either are unaware of or deny their homosexual urges. These data are consistent with these notions.

Another explanation of these data is found in Barlow, Sakheim, and Beck's (1983) theory of the role of anxiety and attention in sexual responding. It is possible that viewing homosexual stimuli causes negative emotions such as anxiety in homophobic men but not in nonhomophobic men. Because anxiety has been shown to enhance arousal and erection, this theory would predict increases in erection in homophobic men. Furthermore, it would indicate that a response to homosexual stimuli is a function of the threat condition rather than sexual arousal per se. Whereas difficulties of objectively evaluating psychoanalytic hypotheses are well-documented, these approaches would predict that sexual arousal is an intrinsic response to homosexual stimuli, whereas Barlow's (1986) theory would predict that sexual arousal to homosexual stimuli by homophobic individuals is a function of anxiety. These competing notions can and should be evaluated by future research.

I almsot expected to see you post something like this after I wrote it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:51:02 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:49:38 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
It would be great irony totally fitting that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay...

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et_al.pdf

QuoteThe results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Furthermore, their ratings of erection and arousal to homosexual stimuli were low and not significantly different from nonhomophobic men who demonstrated no significant increase in penile response to homosexual stimuli. These data are consistent with response discordance where verbal judgments are not consistent with physiological reactivity, as in the case of homophobic individuals viewing homosexual stimuli. Lang (1994) has noted that the most dramatic response discordance occurs with reports of feeling and physiologic responses. Another possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation (or all three; West, 1977). Generally, these varied explanations conceive of homophobia as one type of latent homosexuality where persons either are unaware of or deny their homosexual urges. These data are consistent with these notions.

Another explanation of these data is found in Barlow, Sakheim, and Beck's (1983) theory of the role of anxiety and attention in sexual responding. It is possible that viewing homosexual stimuli causes negative emotions such as anxiety in homophobic men but not in nonhomophobic men. Because anxiety has been shown to enhance arousal and erection, this theory would predict increases in erection in homophobic men. Furthermore, it would indicate that a response to homosexual stimuli is a function of the threat condition rather than sexual arousal per se. Whereas difficulties of objectively evaluating psychoanalytic hypotheses are well-documented, these approaches would predict that sexual arousal is an intrinsic response to homosexual stimuli, whereas Barlow's (1986) theory would predict that sexual arousal to homosexual stimuli by homophobic individuals is a function of anxiety. These competing notions can and should be evaluated by future research.

I almsot expected to see you post something like this after I wrote it.

Something like this = Some bullshit "study"?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 24, 2008, 12:51:31 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:49:38 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
It would be great irony totally fitting that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay...

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et_al.pdf

QuoteThe results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Furthermore, their ratings of erection and arousal to homosexual stimuli were low and not significantly different from nonhomophobic men who demonstrated no significant increase in penile response to homosexual stimuli. These data are consistent with response discordance where verbal judgments are not consistent with physiological reactivity, as in the case of homophobic individuals viewing homosexual stimuli. Lang (1994) has noted that the most dramatic response discordance occurs with reports of feeling and physiologic responses. Another possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation (or all three; West, 1977). Generally, these varied explanations conceive of homophobia as one type of latent homosexuality where persons either are unaware of or deny their homosexual urges. These data are consistent with these notions.

Another explanation of these data is found in Barlow, Sakheim, and Beck's (1983) theory of the role of anxiety and attention in sexual responding. It is possible that viewing homosexual stimuli causes negative emotions such as anxiety in homophobic men but not in nonhomophobic men. Because anxiety has been shown to enhance arousal and erection, this theory would predict increases in erection in homophobic men. Furthermore, it would indicate that a response to homosexual stimuli is a function of the threat condition rather than sexual arousal per se. Whereas difficulties of objectively evaluating psychoanalytic hypotheses are well-documented, these approaches would predict that sexual arousal is an intrinsic response to homosexual stimuli, whereas Barlow's (1986) theory would predict that sexual arousal to homosexual stimuli by homophobic individuals is a function of anxiety. These competing notions can and should be evaluated by future research.

I almsot expected to see you post something like this after I wrote it.

Are you relieved that the information is out there?


EDIT: A shout out to BH for letting me know I made a typo. Keep reaching for that rainbow.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 24, 2008, 01:02:55 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
It would be great irony totally fitting that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay...

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et_al.pdf

QuoteThe results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Furthermore, their ratings of erection and arousal to homosexual stimuli were low and not significantly different from nonhomophobic men who demonstrated no significant increase in penile response to homosexual stimuli. These data are consistent with response discordance where verbal judgments are not consistent with physiological reactivity, as in the case of homophobic individuals viewing homosexual stimuli. Lang (1994) has noted that the most dramatic response discordance occurs with reports of feeling and physiologic responses. Another possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation (or all three; West, 1977). Generally, these varied explanations conceive of homophobia as one type of latent homosexuality where persons either are unaware of or deny their homosexual urges. These data are consistent with these notions.

Another explanation of these data is found in Barlow, Sakheim, and Beck's (1983) theory of the role of anxiety and attention in sexual responding. It is possible that viewing homosexual stimuli causes negative emotions such as anxiety in homophobic men but not in nonhomophobic men. Because anxiety has been shown to enhance arousal and erection, this theory would predict increases in erection in homophobic men. Furthermore, it would indicate that a response to homosexual stimuli is a function of the threat condition rather than sexual arousal per se. Whereas difficulties of objectively evaluating psychoanalytic hypotheses are well-documented, these approaches would predict that sexual arousal is an intrinsic response to homosexual stimuli, whereas Barlow's (1986) theory would predict that sexual arousal to homosexual stimuli by homophobic individuals is a function of anxiety. These competing notions can and should be evaluated by future research.

Does that make Hanrahan a faggot?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on September 24, 2008, 01:04:39 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 24, 2008, 01:02:55 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
It would be great irony totally fitting that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay...

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et_al.pdf

QuoteThe results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Furthermore, their ratings of erection and arousal to homosexual stimuli were low and not significantly different from nonhomophobic men who demonstrated no significant increase in penile response to homosexual stimuli. These data are consistent with response discordance where verbal judgments are not consistent with physiological reactivity, as in the case of homophobic individuals viewing homosexual stimuli. Lang (1994) has noted that the most dramatic response discordance occurs with reports of feeling and physiologic responses. Another possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation (or all three; West, 1977). Generally, these varied explanations conceive of homophobia as one type of latent homosexuality where persons either are unaware of or deny their homosexual urges. These data are consistent with these notions.

Another explanation of these data is found in Barlow, Sakheim, and Beck's (1983) theory of the role of anxiety and attention in sexual responding. It is possible that viewing homosexual stimuli causes negative emotions such as anxiety in homophobic men but not in nonhomophobic men. Because anxiety has been shown to enhance arousal and erection, this theory would predict increases in erection in homophobic men. Furthermore, it would indicate that a response to homosexual stimuli is a function of the threat condition rather than sexual arousal per se. Whereas difficulties of objectively evaluating psychoanalytic hypotheses are well-documented, these approaches would predict that sexual arousal is an intrinsic response to homosexual stimuli, whereas Barlow's (1986) theory would predict that sexual arousal to homosexual stimuli by homophobic individuals is a function of anxiety. These competing notions can and should be evaluated by future research.

Does that make Hanrahan a faggot?

Only if his wife is a dyke.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 02:04:05 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:49:38 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
It would be great irony totally fitting that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay...

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et_al.pdf

QuoteThe results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Furthermore, their ratings of erection and arousal to homosexual stimuli were low and not significantly different from nonhomophobic men who demonstrated no significant increase in penile response to homosexual stimuli. These data are consistent with response discordance where verbal judgments are not consistent with physiological reactivity, as in the case of homophobic individuals viewing homosexual stimuli. Lang (1994) has noted that the most dramatic response discordance occurs with reports of feeling and physiologic responses. Another possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation (or all three; West, 1977). Generally, these varied explanations conceive of homophobia as one type of latent homosexuality where persons either are unaware of or deny their homosexual urges. These data are consistent with these notions.

Another explanation of these data is found in Barlow, Sakheim, and Beck's (1983) theory of the role of anxiety and attention in sexual responding. It is possible that viewing homosexual stimuli causes negative emotions such as anxiety in homophobic men but not in nonhomophobic men. Because anxiety has been shown to enhance arousal and erection, this theory would predict increases in erection in homophobic men. Furthermore, it would indicate that a response to homosexual stimuli is a function of the threat condition rather than sexual arousal per se. Whereas difficulties of objectively evaluating psychoanalytic hypotheses are well-documented, these approaches would predict that sexual arousal is an intrinsic response to homosexual stimuli, whereas Barlow's (1986) theory would predict that sexual arousal to homosexual stimuli by homophobic individuals is a function of anxiety. These competing notions can and should be evaluated by future research.

I almsot expected to see you post something like this after I wrote it.

Admit it.  That post made you hard.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 24, 2008, 02:15:46 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 02:04:05 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:49:38 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
It would be great irony totally fitting that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay...

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et_al.pdf

QuoteThe results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Furthermore, their ratings of erection and arousal to homosexual stimuli were low and not significantly different from nonhomophobic men who demonstrated no significant increase in penile response to homosexual stimuli. These data are consistent with response discordance where verbal judgments are not consistent with physiological reactivity, as in the case of homophobic individuals viewing homosexual stimuli. Lang (1994) has noted that the most dramatic response discordance occurs with reports of feeling and physiologic responses. Another possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation (or all three; West, 1977). Generally, these varied explanations conceive of homophobia as one type of latent homosexuality where persons either are unaware of or deny their homosexual urges. These data are consistent with these notions.

Another explanation of these data is found in Barlow, Sakheim, and Beck's (1983) theory of the role of anxiety and attention in sexual responding. It is possible that viewing homosexual stimuli causes negative emotions such as anxiety in homophobic men but not in nonhomophobic men. Because anxiety has been shown to enhance arousal and erection, this theory would predict increases in erection in homophobic men. Furthermore, it would indicate that a response to homosexual stimuli is a function of the threat condition rather than sexual arousal per se. Whereas difficulties of objectively evaluating psychoanalytic hypotheses are well-documented, these approaches would predict that sexual arousal is an intrinsic response to homosexual stimuli, whereas Barlow's (1986) theory would predict that sexual arousal to homosexual stimuli by homophobic individuals is a function of anxiety. These competing notions can and should be evaluated by future research.

I almsot expected to see you post something like this after I wrote it.

Admit it.  That post made you hard.

Prove it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 02:25:29 PM
Quote from: CT II on September 24, 2008, 01:04:39 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 24, 2008, 01:02:55 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
It would be great irony totally fitting that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay...

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et_al.pdf

QuoteThe results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Furthermore, their ratings of erection and arousal to homosexual stimuli were low and not significantly different from nonhomophobic men who demonstrated no significant increase in penile response to homosexual stimuli. These data are consistent with response discordance where verbal judgments are not consistent with physiological reactivity, as in the case of homophobic individuals viewing homosexual stimuli. Lang (1994) has noted that the most dramatic response discordance occurs with reports of feeling and physiologic responses. Another possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation (or all three; West, 1977). Generally, these varied explanations conceive of homophobia as one type of latent homosexuality where persons either are unaware of or deny their homosexual urges. These data are consistent with these notions.

Another explanation of these data is found in Barlow, Sakheim, and Beck's (1983) theory of the role of anxiety and attention in sexual responding. It is possible that viewing homosexual stimuli causes negative emotions such as anxiety in homophobic men but not in nonhomophobic men. Because anxiety has been shown to enhance arousal and erection, this theory would predict increases in erection in homophobic men. Furthermore, it would indicate that a response to homosexual stimuli is a function of the threat condition rather than sexual arousal per se. Whereas difficulties of objectively evaluating psychoanalytic hypotheses are well-documented, these approaches would predict that sexual arousal is an intrinsic response to homosexual stimuli, whereas Barlow's (1986) theory would predict that sexual arousal to homosexual stimuli by homophobic individuals is a function of anxiety. These competing notions can and should be evaluated by future research.

Does that make Hanrahan a faggot?

Only if his wife is a dyke.

His wife is a dyke.

She's a fantastic gal. I mean, fantastic!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 02:25:54 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 24, 2008, 02:15:46 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 02:04:05 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:49:38 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
It would be great irony totally fitting that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay...

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et_al.pdf

QuoteThe results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Furthermore, their ratings of erection and arousal to homosexual stimuli were low and not significantly different from nonhomophobic men who demonstrated no significant increase in penile response to homosexual stimuli. These data are consistent with response discordance where verbal judgments are not consistent with physiological reactivity, as in the case of homophobic individuals viewing homosexual stimuli. Lang (1994) has noted that the most dramatic response discordance occurs with reports of feeling and physiologic responses. Another possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation (or all three; West, 1977). Generally, these varied explanations conceive of homophobia as one type of latent homosexuality where persons either are unaware of or deny their homosexual urges. These data are consistent with these notions.

Another explanation of these data is found in Barlow, Sakheim, and Beck's (1983) theory of the role of anxiety and attention in sexual responding. It is possible that viewing homosexual stimuli causes negative emotions such as anxiety in homophobic men but not in nonhomophobic men. Because anxiety has been shown to enhance arousal and erection, this theory would predict increases in erection in homophobic men. Furthermore, it would indicate that a response to homosexual stimuli is a function of the threat condition rather than sexual arousal per se. Whereas difficulties of objectively evaluating psychoanalytic hypotheses are well-documented, these approaches would predict that sexual arousal is an intrinsic response to homosexual stimuli, whereas Barlow's (1986) theory would predict that sexual arousal to homosexual stimuli by homophobic individuals is a function of anxiety. These competing notions can and should be evaluated by future research.

I almsot expected to see you post something like this after I wrote it.

Admit it.  That post made you hard.

Prove it.

Yeah.  Show us all your big hard cock, homo!

Wait.  What?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on September 24, 2008, 02:27:07 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 24, 2008, 12:30:36 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on September 24, 2008, 12:26:18 PM
Quote from: Mike D on September 24, 2008, 11:18:38 AM
Quote from: Oleg on September 24, 2008, 09:54:36 AM
I have a question.  Why does the current girlfriend have to know anything?  Go out with the 29 year old.  See what heppens.  Why make decisions or draw conclusions before you know anything?

That is seriosuly and extremely uncool and dickish move.  If you're tempted, just be a man and dump her.  Hedging your bets like that is for weasels.

It's for smart people, not weasels.  Smart people that want to drill two broads at once.

Wouldn't they have to know about each other in that case?

That's what the blindfolds are for dummy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 24, 2008, 03:04:38 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 02:25:54 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 24, 2008, 02:15:46 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 02:04:05 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:49:38 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
It would be great irony totally fitting that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay...

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et_al.pdf

QuoteThe results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Furthermore, their ratings of erection and arousal to homosexual stimuli were low and not significantly different from nonhomophobic men who demonstrated no significant increase in penile response to homosexual stimuli. These data are consistent with response discordance where verbal judgments are not consistent with physiological reactivity, as in the case of homophobic individuals viewing homosexual stimuli. Lang (1994) has noted that the most dramatic response discordance occurs with reports of feeling and physiologic responses. Another possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation (or all three; West, 1977). Generally, these varied explanations conceive of homophobia as one type of latent homosexuality where persons either are unaware of or deny their homosexual urges. These data are consistent with these notions.

Another explanation of these data is found in Barlow, Sakheim, and Beck's (1983) theory of the role of anxiety and attention in sexual responding. It is possible that viewing homosexual stimuli causes negative emotions such as anxiety in homophobic men but not in nonhomophobic men. Because anxiety has been shown to enhance arousal and erection, this theory would predict increases in erection in homophobic men. Furthermore, it would indicate that a response to homosexual stimuli is a function of the threat condition rather than sexual arousal per se. Whereas difficulties of objectively evaluating psychoanalytic hypotheses are well-documented, these approaches would predict that sexual arousal is an intrinsic response to homosexual stimuli, whereas Barlow's (1986) theory would predict that sexual arousal to homosexual stimuli by homophobic individuals is a function of anxiety. These competing notions can and should be evaluated by future research.

I almsot expected to see you post something like this after I wrote it.

Admit it.  That post made you hard.

Prove it.

Yeah.  Show us all your big hard cock, homo!

Wait.  What?

Prove it? I got the pi...... Come on you sick pervs. Got to give a little to get a little. Don't you know proper etiquette?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 03:07:13 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 03:04:38 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 02:25:54 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 24, 2008, 02:15:46 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 02:04:05 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:49:38 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
It would be great irony totally fitting that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay...

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et_al.pdf

QuoteThe results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Furthermore, their ratings of erection and arousal to homosexual stimuli were low and not significantly different from nonhomophobic men who demonstrated no significant increase in penile response to homosexual stimuli. These data are consistent with response discordance where verbal judgments are not consistent with physiological reactivity, as in the case of homophobic individuals viewing homosexual stimuli. Lang (1994) has noted that the most dramatic response discordance occurs with reports of feeling and physiologic responses. Another possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation (or all three; West, 1977). Generally, these varied explanations conceive of homophobia as one type of latent homosexuality where persons either are unaware of or deny their homosexual urges. These data are consistent with these notions.

Another explanation of these data is found in Barlow, Sakheim, and Beck's (1983) theory of the role of anxiety and attention in sexual responding. It is possible that viewing homosexual stimuli causes negative emotions such as anxiety in homophobic men but not in nonhomophobic men. Because anxiety has been shown to enhance arousal and erection, this theory would predict increases in erection in homophobic men. Furthermore, it would indicate that a response to homosexual stimuli is a function of the threat condition rather than sexual arousal per se. Whereas difficulties of objectively evaluating psychoanalytic hypotheses are well-documented, these approaches would predict that sexual arousal is an intrinsic response to homosexual stimuli, whereas Barlow's (1986) theory would predict that sexual arousal to homosexual stimuli by homophobic individuals is a function of anxiety. These competing notions can and should be evaluated by future research.

I almsot expected to see you post something like this after I wrote it.

Admit it.  That post made you hard.

Prove it.

Yeah.  Show us all your big hard cock, homo!

Wait.  What?

Prove it? I got the pi...... Come on you sick pervs. Got to give a little to get a little. Don't you know proper etiquette?

(http://www.blogfabulous.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/rooster.jpg)

Your turn, Romeo.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 24, 2008, 03:13:22 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 03:07:13 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 03:04:38 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 02:25:54 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 24, 2008, 02:15:46 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 02:04:05 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:49:38 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 24, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 12:25:42 PM
It would be great irony totally fitting that the biggest fag hater would actually be gay...

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et_al.pdf

QuoteThe results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Furthermore, their ratings of erection and arousal to homosexual stimuli were low and not significantly different from nonhomophobic men who demonstrated no significant increase in penile response to homosexual stimuli. These data are consistent with response discordance where verbal judgments are not consistent with physiological reactivity, as in the case of homophobic individuals viewing homosexual stimuli. Lang (1994) has noted that the most dramatic response discordance occurs with reports of feeling and physiologic responses. Another possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation (or all three; West, 1977). Generally, these varied explanations conceive of homophobia as one type of latent homosexuality where persons either are unaware of or deny their homosexual urges. These data are consistent with these notions.

Another explanation of these data is found in Barlow, Sakheim, and Beck's (1983) theory of the role of anxiety and attention in sexual responding. It is possible that viewing homosexual stimuli causes negative emotions such as anxiety in homophobic men but not in nonhomophobic men. Because anxiety has been shown to enhance arousal and erection, this theory would predict increases in erection in homophobic men. Furthermore, it would indicate that a response to homosexual stimuli is a function of the threat condition rather than sexual arousal per se. Whereas difficulties of objectively evaluating psychoanalytic hypotheses are well-documented, these approaches would predict that sexual arousal is an intrinsic response to homosexual stimuli, whereas Barlow's (1986) theory would predict that sexual arousal to homosexual stimuli by homophobic individuals is a function of anxiety. These competing notions can and should be evaluated by future research.

I almsot expected to see you post something like this after I wrote it.

Admit it.  That post made you hard.

Prove it.

Yeah.  Show us all your big hard cock, homo!

Wait.  What?

Prove it? I got the pi...... Come on you sick pervs. Got to give a little to get a little. Don't you know proper etiquette?

(http://www.blogfabulous.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/rooster.jpg)

Your turn, Romeo.



(http://collateraldamage.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/sausage.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 24, 2008, 03:14:56 PM
DPD, powen, your cock made me laugh..... HARD!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 24, 2008, 03:18:44 PM
This thread has lost its way, I think.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 24, 2008, 03:47:03 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 24, 2008, 03:18:44 PM
This thread has lost its way, I think.
So much confusion.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 04:26:22 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 24, 2008, 03:47:03 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 24, 2008, 03:18:44 PM
This thread has lost its way, I think.
So much confusion.

It's like a land of confusion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MzShg7yXik).

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on September 24, 2008, 05:18:02 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 04:26:22 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 24, 2008, 03:47:03 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 24, 2008, 03:18:44 PM
This thread has lost its way, I think.
So much confusion.

It's like a land of confusion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MzShg7yXik).



I would have followed up with

I can't get no relief.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 05:34:17 PM
Quote from: Mike D on September 24, 2008, 05:18:02 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 04:26:22 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 24, 2008, 03:47:03 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 24, 2008, 03:18:44 PM
This thread has lost its way, I think.
So much confusion.

It's like a land of confusion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MzShg7yXik).



I would have followed up with

I can't get no relief.

Said the joker to the stabber.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 24, 2008, 09:18:55 PM
Well this was definitely a very interesting exchange today.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 09:56:19 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 09:18:55 PM
Well this was definitely a very interesting exchange today.

Let us know how it turns out.

I'm sure your parents will still love you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 24, 2008, 10:18:13 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 24, 2008, 09:56:19 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 24, 2008, 09:18:55 PM
Well this was definitely a very interesting exchange today.

Let us know how it turns out.

I'm sure your parents will still love you.

I sure hope so. So I went from trying to figure out my relationship to discovering i'm a cock-taster.. Definitely the only site I'll ever need.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on September 25, 2008, 12:27:50 PM
Got a guy in my fantasy football league who's team name is "Rock The Red" and this is his team logo.

(http://i36.tinypic.com/2lsuuq0.jpg)

Well, it's now Week 4 and I'm way too cool to just ask since obviously I get the reference.

Except I don't.

Anyone know?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 25, 2008, 12:52:55 PM
Has anyone ever done the Wrigley Field tour? Do they let you on the field at all?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 12:59:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 25, 2008, 12:52:55 PM
Has anyone ever done the Wrigley Field tour? Do they let you on the field at all?

Yes, no baserunning, no touching the ivy.  You can sit in dugouts and play catch in the outfield. 

NO JO.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on September 25, 2008, 02:27:28 PM
Recently when coming to the message board, I get this message:

Database Error: Lost connection to MySQL server during query
File: /home/content/d/e/s/desipi/html/messageboard/Sources/Security.php
Line: 272

Is that something with my computer or connection or is it Desipio's server?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on September 25, 2008, 03:09:07 PM
You guys are far better at finding things than I am, so I will make a request.  This morning, Johnny B. played a parody of "Someday We'll Go All the Way" by inserting the Lee Elia speech as lyrics.  It was hilarious, and I want it.  Can anyone help out?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on September 25, 2008, 03:30:53 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 25, 2008, 03:09:07 PM
You guys are far better at finding things than I am, so I will make a request.  This morning, Johnny B. played a parody of "Someday We'll Go All the Way" by inserting the Lee Elia speech as lyrics.  It was hilarious, and I want it.  Can anyone help out?

I couldn't find it, but check out the first entry when you google "Lee Elia Someday We'll Go All The Way" (http://www.google.com/search?q=Lee+Elia+Someday+We%27ll+Go+All+The+Way&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)

So there's that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on September 25, 2008, 03:34:01 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 25, 2008, 03:30:53 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 25, 2008, 03:09:07 PM
You guys are far better at finding things than I am, so I will make a request.  This morning, Johnny B. played a parody of "Someday We'll Go All the Way" by inserting the Lee Elia speech as lyrics.  It was hilarious, and I want it.  Can anyone help out?

I couldn't find it, but check out the first entry when you google "Lee Elia Someday We'll Go All The Way" (http://www.google.com/search?q=Lee+Elia+Someday+We%27ll+Go+All+The+Way&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)

So there's that.

That stupid site didn't have it at all.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on September 25, 2008, 03:35:43 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 25, 2008, 03:34:01 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 25, 2008, 03:30:53 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 25, 2008, 03:09:07 PM
You guys are far better at finding things than I am, so I will make a request.  This morning, Johnny B. played a parody of "Someday We'll Go All the Way" by inserting the Lee Elia speech as lyrics.  It was hilarious, and I want it.  Can anyone help out?

I couldn't find it, but check out the first entry when you google "Lee Elia Someday We'll Go All The Way" (http://www.google.com/search?q=Lee+Elia+Someday+We%27ll+Go+All+The+Way&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)

So there's that.

That stupid site didn't have it at all.

But did it have any articles?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on September 25, 2008, 03:39:17 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 25, 2008, 03:35:43 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 25, 2008, 03:34:01 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 25, 2008, 03:30:53 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 25, 2008, 03:09:07 PM
You guys are far better at finding things than I am, so I will make a request.  This morning, Johnny B. played a parody of "Someday We'll Go All the Way" by inserting the Lee Elia speech as lyrics.  It was hilarious, and I want it.  Can anyone help out?

I couldn't find it, but check out the first entry when you google "Lee Elia Someday We'll Go All The Way" (http://www.google.com/search?q=Lee+Elia+Someday+We%27ll+Go+All+The+Way&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)

So there's that.

That stupid site didn't have it at all.

But did it have any articles?

If you click on a small arrow on the bottom right, then burn the bush with the blue flame, then walk down a flight of stairs and hit up-up-down-down-left-right-A-B-select-start, you can find a cultish group of dorks who never talk about their girlfriends.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on September 25, 2008, 03:46:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 25, 2008, 03:39:17 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 25, 2008, 03:35:43 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 25, 2008, 03:34:01 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 25, 2008, 03:30:53 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 25, 2008, 03:09:07 PM
You guys are far better at finding things than I am, so I will make a request.  This morning, Johnny B. played a parody of "Someday We'll Go All the Way" by inserting the Lee Elia speech as lyrics.  It was hilarious, and I want it.  Can anyone help out?

I couldn't find it, but check out the first entry when you google "Lee Elia Someday We'll Go All The Way" (http://www.google.com/search?q=Lee+Elia+Someday+We%27ll+Go+All+The+Way&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)

So there's that.

That stupid site didn't have it at all.

But did it have any articles?

If you click on a small arrow on the bottom right, then burn the bush with the blue flame, then walk down a flight of stairs and hit up-up-down-down-left-right-A-B-select-start, you can find a cultish group of dorks who never talk about their girlfriends.

IF they even have any.  :-(
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 03:48:16 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, DO NOT have your surgery performed in Frankfort, Kentucky:

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080925/NEWS01/80925028
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 25, 2008, 03:51:15 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 03:48:16 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, DO NOT have your surgery performed ingo to Frankfort, Kentucky:


"Brevity...is wit"-'d.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 04:02:10 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 03:51:15 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 03:48:16 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, DO NOT have your surgery performed ingo to Frankfort, Kentucky:


"Brevity...is wit"-'d.

I drive through about once a week.  I am never stopping there.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on September 25, 2008, 04:20:31 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 03:51:15 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 03:48:16 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, DO NOT have your surgery performed ingo to Frankfort, Kentucky:


"Brevity is... is wit"-'d.

Polonius'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 25, 2008, 04:24:46 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 25, 2008, 04:20:31 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 03:51:15 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 03:48:16 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, DO NOT have your surgery performed ingo to Frankfort, Kentucky:


"Brevity is... is wit"-'d.

Polonius'd

For a Theatre Fhag, you suck at Shakespeare.

Just a little hint - Hamlet says "To be, or not to be". He does not break into the chorus of the Clash's "Should I Stay Or Should I Go".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 25, 2008, 04:39:45 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 25, 2008, 04:20:31 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 03:51:15 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 03:48:16 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, DO NOT have your surgery performed ingo to Frankfort, Kentucky:


"Brevity is... is wit"-'d.

Polonius'd

Oops. I was too busy visiting the Winifred Beecher Howe memorial to notice I misquoted...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 25, 2008, 04:41:01 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 25, 2008, 04:24:46 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 25, 2008, 04:20:31 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 03:51:15 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 03:48:16 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, DO NOT have your surgery performed ingo to Frankfort, Kentucky:


"Brevity is... is wit"-'d.

Polonius'd

For a Theatre Fhag, you suck at Shakespeare.

Just a little hint - Hamlet says "To be, or not to be". He does not break into the chorus of the Clash's "Should I Stay Or Should I Go".

The main logical flaw in that song is that it's not a hard decision. I would pick "trouble" over "double" any day of the week.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 25, 2008, 04:53:47 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 04:41:01 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 25, 2008, 04:24:46 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 25, 2008, 04:20:31 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 03:51:15 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 03:48:16 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, DO NOT have your surgery performed ingo to Frankfort, Kentucky:


"Brevity is... is wit"-'d.

Polonius'd

For a Theatre Fhag, you suck at Shakespeare.

Just a little hint - Hamlet says "To be, or not to be". He does not break into the chorus of the Clash's "Should I Stay Or Should I Go".

The main logical flaw in that song is that it's not a hard decision. I would pick "trouble" over "double" any day of the week.

You're in the desert, you've got nothing else to do...NAME THE FUCKING HORSE!!!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 25, 2008, 05:12:36 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 25, 2008, 04:53:47 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 04:41:01 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 25, 2008, 04:24:46 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 25, 2008, 04:20:31 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 03:51:15 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 03:48:16 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, DO NOT have your surgery performed ingo to Frankfort, Kentucky:


"Brevity is... is wit"-'d.

Polonius'd

For a Theatre Fhag, you suck at Shakespeare.

Just a little hint - Hamlet says "To be, or not to be". He does not break into the chorus of the Clash's "Should I Stay Or Should I Go".

The main logical flaw in that song is that it's not a hard decision. I would pick "trouble" over "double" any day of the week.

You're in the desert, you've got nothing else to do...NAME THE FUCKING HORSE!!!

They should have made the whole plane out of the black box!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 25, 2008, 07:28:09 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 25, 2008, 03:39:17 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 25, 2008, 03:35:43 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 25, 2008, 03:34:01 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 25, 2008, 03:30:53 PM
Quote from: Kerm on September 25, 2008, 03:09:07 PM
You guys are far better at finding things than I am, so I will make a request.  This morning, Johnny B. played a parody of "Someday We'll Go All the Way" by inserting the Lee Elia speech as lyrics.  It was hilarious, and I want it.  Can anyone help out?

I couldn't find it, but check out the first entry when you google "Lee Elia Someday We'll Go All The Way" (http://www.google.com/search?q=Lee+Elia+Someday+We%27ll+Go+All+The+Way&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)

So there's that.

That stupid site didn't have it at all.

But did it have any articles?

If you click on a small arrow on the bottom right, then burn the bush with the blue flame, then walk down a flight of stairs and hit up-up-down-down-left-right-A-B-select-start, you can find a cultish group of dorks who never talk about their girlfriends.

(http://www.snorgtees.com/images/EvenGod_Fullpic_3.gif)
Proof of Intelligent Design!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Waco Kid on September 26, 2008, 07:45:37 AM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 05:12:36 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 25, 2008, 04:53:47 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 04:41:01 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 25, 2008, 04:24:46 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 25, 2008, 04:20:31 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 03:51:15 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 03:48:16 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, DO NOT have your surgery performed ingo to Frankfort, Kentucky:


"Brevity is... is wit"-'d.

Polonius'd

For a Theatre Fhag, you suck at Shakespeare.

Just a little hint - Hamlet says "To be, or not to be". He does not break into the chorus of the Clash's "Should I Stay Or Should I Go".

The main logical flaw in that song is that it's not a hard decision. I would pick "trouble" over "double" any day of the week.

You're in the desert, you've got nothing else to do...NAME THE FUCKING HORSE!!!

They should have made the whole plane out of the black box!

How come The Professor couldn't build a boat to get them off the island?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on September 26, 2008, 07:51:47 AM
Quote from: Waco Kid on September 26, 2008, 07:45:37 AM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 05:12:36 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 25, 2008, 04:53:47 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 04:41:01 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 25, 2008, 04:24:46 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 25, 2008, 04:20:31 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 03:51:15 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 03:48:16 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, DO NOT have your surgery performed ingo to Frankfort, Kentucky:


"Brevity is... is wit"-'d.

Polonius'd

For a Theatre Fhag, you suck at Shakespeare.

Just a little hint - Hamlet says "To be, or not to be". He does not break into the chorus of the Clash's "Should I Stay Or Should I Go".

The main logical flaw in that song is that it's not a hard decision. I would pick "trouble" over "double" any day of the week.

You're in the desert, you've got nothing else to do...NAME THE FUCKING HORSE!!!

They should have made the whole plane out of the black box!

How come The Professor couldn't build a boat to get them off the island?

In Soviet Union, HORSE NAME FUCKING YOU!!!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 26, 2008, 07:56:58 AM
Quote from: Waco Kid on September 26, 2008, 07:45:37 AM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 05:12:36 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 25, 2008, 04:53:47 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 04:41:01 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 25, 2008, 04:24:46 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 25, 2008, 04:20:31 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 25, 2008, 03:51:15 PM
Quote from: powen01 on September 25, 2008, 03:48:16 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, DO NOT have your surgery performed ingo to Frankfort, Kentucky:


"Brevity is... is wit"-'d.

Polonius'd

For a Theatre Fhag, you suck at Shakespeare.

Just a little hint - Hamlet says "To be, or not to be". He does not break into the chorus of the Clash's "Should I Stay Or Should I Go".

The main logical flaw in that song is that it's not a hard decision. I would pick "trouble" over "double" any day of the week.

You're in the desert, you've got nothing else to do...NAME THE FUCKING HORSE!!!

They should have made the whole plane out of the black box!

How come The Professor couldn't build a boat to get them off the island?

Because he was fucking Ginger and Mary Ann.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 29, 2008, 10:03:35 AM

DPD.

Want to spend a few days in Puerto Vallarta in February.

Anyone know a nice place?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: theoneandonlyjim on September 29, 2008, 11:45:53 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 29, 2008, 10:03:35 AM

DPD.

Want to spend a few days in Puerto Vallarta in February.

Anyone know a nice place?

I was there at the beginning of this month.  My wife and I stayed at the Riu Vallarta in the Nuevo Vallarta part of the bay.  If you're looking for an all-inclusive, it wasn't too bad, both price-wise and accommodations.  Through Funjet, 6 nights/7 days ran me about $2500 for two people including airfare.  There were events throughout the day and entertainment every night.  Five restaurants (three specialty requiring once-per-stay reservations), five or six bars, and a decent amount of beachfront. The staff was really attentive with the little things, but sometimes overzealous.  It was a little bit far from downtown (15-20 mins.) and the airport (30 mins.), but cabs were really cheap (less than 15 bucks).

As for day trips, do the Los Veranos canopy tour.  There are 14 zip lines going back and forth across a river and a couple of them are near 500 feet up.

Grab a guidebook of phrases, too.  The English was pretty good for most of the people we met, but it can was hit or miss downtown.

Also, the time shares are desperate for people to sign up down there.  They'll give you all sorts of deals just to get you to come and listen.  The cost for two day trips for two people was less than the regular price for one trip for one person.  We could have had bottles of A-list tequila, cash, and free stays to name some of the other offers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on September 30, 2008, 09:53:51 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 29, 2008, 10:03:35 AM

DPD.

Want to spend a few days in Puerto Vallarta in February.

Anyone know a nice place?

FYI, my sister and brother-in-law went there twice, so I asked my sister.

Intrepid Reader: Kerm's Sister
QuoteWe stayed at the Mayan Palace in Nueva Vallarta, which is just north of the city, about 30 minutes.  That was the best place we stayed at.  We also did the Mayan Sea Garden, but that was more hotelish.  The first was better.  But I liked Nueva Vallarta b/c is was removed from the touristy downtown area.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on September 30, 2008, 12:42:19 PM
I will be unavoidably detained between 6 and 9 Wednesday and thus cannot be in front of a TV. However, I will have Internet access. Is mlb.tv streaming this to overseas lands? If so, is setting up a proxy DNS effective?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 30, 2008, 12:49:52 PM
Quote from: TJ on September 30, 2008, 12:42:19 PM
I will be unavoidably detained between 6 and 9 Wednesday and thus cannot be in front of a TV. However, I will have Internet access. Is mlb.tv streaming this to overseas lands? If so, is setting up a proxy DNS effective?

At first glance, it appears that you should be in luck. You may need to purchase a second package: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index_ps.jsp?c_id=mlb&affiliateId=MLBMENUBUYPS
And if you are overseas, then here's the other page for international viewers: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index_ps.jsp?c_id=mlb&affiliateId=MLBMENUBUYPS

But after reading the fine print:
QuotePostseason Live Blackout: Due to Major League Baseball exclusivities, during the MLB Postseason, all live games will be blacked out in the United States (including the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and Canada. Live Audio of MLB Postseason games is available as part of any MLB.TV subscription or as part of the MLB.com Gameday Audio Package. Each game will be available 45 minutes after the conclusion of the game as an archived game (archived games are blackout free).

As far as proxy DNS, I've heard of it. Don't know a thing about it so I couldn't help you at all there.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 01, 2008, 12:57:12 AM
Quote from: TJ on September 30, 2008, 12:42:19 PM
Is mlb.tv streaming this to overseas lands? If so, is setting up a proxy DNS effective?

Are you sure you're not thinking of proxy HTTP?  It's unclear to me what role your source of name lookups would play.

Anyway, proceeding on the assumption that you're trying to evade the domestic blackout, as I recall, MLBAM uses Quova for geolocation, and they (somewhat breezily) claim to be able to see right through this ruse.  Would you be setting up this service privately?  It seems unlikely that decent throughput would be available from an open HTTP proxy.

[Edit.--Alternatively, there does appear to be an X11-based viewer for mlb.tv (http://www.monopedilos.com/article.php/20080407134922418) in alpha distribution.  This would simplify things tremendously if you can access a foreign *nix box.]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Al Czervik on October 01, 2008, 10:49:17 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 29, 2008, 10:03:35 AM

DPD.

Want to spend a few days in Puerto Vallarta in February.

Anyone know a nice place?

I've been three times and have always stayed close to town.

The Nuevo Vallarta section is much newer and presumably nicer (I've never been but have friends that have).  There you'll find the large all-inclusive multiple pool, and 6 restaurant resorts where you don't need to leave the resort.  You could venture into town for a day trip or even for dinner, but it's like staying in Naperville and dining downtown--not worth repeat trips.  If you plan to relax poolside for a few days and eat good food on-site, without much interest in the town itself, this may be the way to go.

If you prefer a bit more authentic Mexican experience there are nice hotels in and near the "hotel zone" which is a 2 minute cab ride from town or a long stroll.  I've stayed at the Sheraton Buganvilias and the Fiesta Americana and had decent experiences at both.  The Sheraton is nicer and I believe closer to town and thus more walkable.  I also remember the Holiday Inn looked nice and was pretty ideally located (best recollection)

The beaches in general are only OK and the sand can be a bit rocky. Peddlers are like gnats so we have always stayed poolside where you have the added bonus of a margarita.  The Nuevo Vallarta beaches are cleaner and much nicer from what I've heard.

The main strip in town is called the Malecon and there are plenty of restaurants and bars right off the strip.  I remember a very good little Mexican spot just in off the strip a block or two deep.  The outdoor dining area was sunken down a few steps and a flamenco guitarist played throughout dinner.  Very nice but I can't remember the name.

My strongest recommendation is to take a cab to Senor Chicos.  I believe the name has changed (still includes "Chicos") so I don't know what to expect there now. But the view should still be worth the trip.  It's a restaurant up in the mountains (10 minutes by cab).  Reserve a time before sunset so you will be seated in time.  Perched above the bay you can enjoy fantastic margaritas or a few bottles of wine at a vacationers pace and watch the sunset.  I remember the Carne Asada was delicious and I remember the wife and I ordering the third bottle of wine as the waiter chuckled.  After that I remember little.

Enjoy!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on October 03, 2008, 10:16:58 PM
Well the menage a trois angle didn't work. Foil'd in my master plan.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on October 04, 2008, 12:07:59 PM
Probably been asked before, but I'm no Thrillho as far as searching the archives:

I have some friends coming in to town sometime next month, and they're asking about good places to stay. They're looking for the best combo of affordability and location (probably near some form of public transportation, and close to the actual city). I've never booked a hotel in or near the city, so I'm kinda at a loss here.

Any suggestions?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on October 04, 2008, 12:13:20 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 04, 2008, 12:07:59 PM
Probably been asked before, but I'm no Thrillho as far as searching the archives:

I have some friends coming in to town sometime next month, and they're asking about good places to stay. They're looking for the best combo of affordability and location (probably near some form of public transportation, and close to the actual city). I've never booked a hotel in or near the city, so I'm kinda at a loss here.

Any suggestions?

(Re)Introducing Tonker's legendary American trip from 2005. (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=1375.0)

It may be updated, so feel free to note any corrections.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on October 04, 2008, 12:30:23 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 04, 2008, 12:07:59 PM
Probably been asked before, but I'm no Thrillho as far as searching the archives:

I have some friends coming in to town sometime next month, and they're asking about good places to stay. They're looking for the best combo of affordability and location (probably near some form of public transportation, and close to the actual city). I've never booked a hotel in or near the city, so I'm kinda at a loss here.

Any suggestions?

I stayed at the Club Quarters when I was up there earlier.  Relatively inexpensive, and it's right in the middle of the loop.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on October 04, 2008, 12:41:24 PM
Thanks guys.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on October 04, 2008, 12:46:49 PM
Quote from: Mike D on October 04, 2008, 12:13:20 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 04, 2008, 12:07:59 PM
Probably been asked before, but I'm no Thrillho as far as searching the archives:

I have some friends coming in to town sometime next month, and they're asking about good places to stay. They're looking for the best combo of affordability and location (probably near some form of public transportation, and close to the actual city). I've never booked a hotel in or near the city, so I'm kinda at a loss here.

Any suggestions?

(Re)Introducing Tonker's legendary American trip from 2005. (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=1375.0)

It may be updated, so feel free to note any corrections.

Ah, memories.  Reckon I'll be back next year...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on October 04, 2008, 12:47:25 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 04, 2008, 12:41:24 PM
Thanks guys.

And, assuming your friends are like you (Yeti, pay attention), the hotel Tonker stayed at is like 4 blocks or so south of boystown.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on October 04, 2008, 01:22:07 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 04, 2008, 12:47:25 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 04, 2008, 12:41:24 PM
Thanks guys.

And, assuming your friends are like you (Yeti, pay attention), the hotel Tonker stayed at is like 4 blocks or so south of boystown.

No, they're not theatre fhags at all. Well, one of them has acted once.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 01:23:49 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on October 04, 2008, 12:30:23 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 04, 2008, 12:07:59 PM
Probably been asked before, but I'm no Thrillho as far as searching the archives:

I have some friends coming in to town sometime next month, and they're asking about good places to stay. They're looking for the best combo of affordability and location (probably near some form of public transportation, and close to the actual city). I've never booked a hotel in or near the city, so I'm kinda at a loss here.

Any suggestions?

I stayed at the Club Quarters when I was up there earlier.  Relatively inexpensive, and it's right in the middle of the loop.

As a bonus, all of their internet friends will think they're staying at a gay bathhouse.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on October 04, 2008, 02:01:23 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 01:23:49 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on October 04, 2008, 12:30:23 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 04, 2008, 12:07:59 PM
Probably been asked before, but I'm no Thrillho as far as searching the archives:

I have some friends coming in to town sometime next month, and they're asking about good places to stay. They're looking for the best combo of affordability and location (probably near some form of public transportation, and close to the actual city). I've never booked a hotel in or near the city, so I'm kinda at a loss here.

Any suggestions?

I stayed at the Club Quarters when I was up there earlier.  Relatively inexpensive, and it's right in the middle of the loop.

As a bonus, all of their internet friends will think they're staying at a gay bathhouse.

I assumed that's the experience they were looking for.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on October 04, 2008, 03:50:46 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 04, 2008, 12:47:25 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 04, 2008, 12:41:24 PM
Thanks guys.

And, assuming your friends are like you (Yeti, pay attention), the hotel Tonker stayed at is like 4 blocks or so south of boystown.

Duly noted Gnoleg
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Here's a question for the only site I'll ever need:

Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on October 04, 2008, 07:54:55 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Here's a question for the only site I'll ever need:

Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Celebrating Ryan Braun's heritage.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 04, 2008, 07:55:19 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

I don't think it's just them (http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=451303).

[Edit.--A weak constraint can be placed on the phenomenon (http://www.chipublib.org/search/details/cn/1405576), though.]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 07:57:30 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Here's a question for the only site I'll ever need:

Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Desipio researchers espouse two different, yet compatible, theories:

1) What Slaky said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Braun)

2) Massive guilt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Days_of_Repentance)

Adding... What Wheezer said, too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 04, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 07:57:30 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Desipio researchers espouse two different, yet compatible, theories:

1) What Slaky said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Braun)

Perhaps a coincidence.  Perhaps a sign.

"DID YOU KNOW (http://urbanshocker.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/john-lowenstein-apathy-club/):  When Lowenstein came up with the Indians, the organist at Muncipal Stadium used to play 'Hava Nagila' when he came to bat, assuming that he was Jewish.  Informed that he wasn't, the organist began playing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' before Lowenstein's at bats instead."

[Further edit.--"[June 4] 1968 -- Just recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, Mike Epstein hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Washington Senators a 4-2 victory over the Oakland A's.  The D.C. Stadium organist plays 'Hava Nagila' as Epstein rounds the bases." (Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler, p. 156.)  This is seeming a touch more like a "locus classicus," as it were.]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 07:57:30 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Desipio researchers espouse two different, yet compatible, theories:

1) What Slaky said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Braun)

Perhaps a coincidence.  Perhaps a sign.

"DID YOU KNOW (http://urbanshocker.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/john-lowenstein-apathy-club/):  When Lowenstein came up with the Indians, the organist at Muncipal Stadium used to play 'Hava Nagila' when he came to bat, assuming that he was Jewish.  Informed that he wasn't, the organist began playing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' before Lowenstein's at bats instead."

[Further edit.--"[June 4] 1968 -- Just recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, Mike Epstein hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Washington Senators a 4-2 victory over the Oakland A's.  The D.C. Stadium organist plays 'Hava Nagila' as Epstein rounds the bases." (Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler, p. 156.)  This is seeming a touch more like a "locus classicus," as it were.]

How the hell is a guy names Lowenstein not Jewish?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on October 06, 2008, 09:43:04 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 07:57:30 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Desipio researchers espouse two different, yet compatible, theories:

1) What Slaky said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Braun)

Perhaps a coincidence.  Perhaps a sign.

"DID YOU KNOW (http://urbanshocker.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/john-lowenstein-apathy-club/):  When Lowenstein came up with the Indians, the organist at Muncipal Stadium used to play 'Hava Nagila' when he came to bat, assuming that he was Jewish.  Informed that he wasn't, the organist began playing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' before Lowenstein's at bats instead."

[Further edit.--"[June 4] 1968 -- Just recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, Mike Epstein hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Washington Senators a 4-2 victory over the Oakland A's.  The D.C. Stadium organist plays 'Hava Nagila' as Epstein rounds the bases." (Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler, p. 156.)  This is seeming a touch more like a "locus classicus," as it were.]

How the hell is a guy names Lowenstein not Jewish?

His old man probably married a goyim.

I used to play pee-wee football with a kid who's last name was "Ottenstein".  On Sundays, I would see him at mass.  Traditonally, people follow the mother's religion, no?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:45:00 AM
Quote from: Mike D on October 06, 2008, 09:43:04 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 07:57:30 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Desipio researchers espouse two different, yet compatible, theories:

1) What Slaky said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Braun)

Perhaps a coincidence.  Perhaps a sign.

"DID YOU KNOW (http://urbanshocker.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/john-lowenstein-apathy-club/):  When Lowenstein came up with the Indians, the organist at Muncipal Stadium used to play 'Hava Nagila' when he came to bat, assuming that he was Jewish.  Informed that he wasn't, the organist began playing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' before Lowenstein's at bats instead."

[Further edit.--"[June 4] 1968 -- Just recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, Mike Epstein hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Washington Senators a 4-2 victory over the Oakland A's.  The D.C. Stadium organist plays 'Hava Nagila' as Epstein rounds the bases." (Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler, p. 156.)  This is seeming a touch more like a "locus classicus," as it were.]

How the hell is a guy names Lowenstein not Jewish?

His old man probably married a goyim.

I used to play pee-wee football with a kid who's last name was "Ottenstein".  On Sundays, I would see him at mass.  Traditonally, people follow the mother's religion, no?

I would think anyone named Lowenstein (or Ottenstein) wouldn't have a choice, no matter how much of a religion-traitor the father decided to be.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on October 06, 2008, 09:49:03 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:45:00 AM
Quote from: Mike D on October 06, 2008, 09:43:04 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 07:57:30 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Desipio researchers espouse two different, yet compatible, theories:

1) What Slaky said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Braun)

Perhaps a coincidence.  Perhaps a sign.

"DID YOU KNOW (http://urbanshocker.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/john-lowenstein-apathy-club/):  When Lowenstein came up with the Indians, the organist at Muncipal Stadium used to play 'Hava Nagila' when he came to bat, assuming that he was Jewish.  Informed that he wasn't, the organist began playing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' before Lowenstein's at bats instead."

[Further edit.--"[June 4] 1968 -- Just recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, Mike Epstein hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Washington Senators a 4-2 victory over the Oakland A's.  The D.C. Stadium organist plays 'Hava Nagila' as Epstein rounds the bases." (Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler, p. 156.)  This is seeming a touch more like a "locus classicus," as it were.]

How the hell is a guy names Lowenstein not Jewish?

His old man probably married a goyim.

I used to play pee-wee football with a kid who's last name was "Ottenstein".  On Sundays, I would see him at mass.  Traditonally, people follow the mother's religion, no?

I would think anyone named Lowenstein (or Ottenstein) wouldn't have a choice, no matter how much of a religion-traitor the father decided to be.

I was lucky to be given the freedom to choose my religion (none), but my mother and father are of different upbringings. I don't know if they were just lazy but thank Xerxes I never had to go to Zoroastrian Temple nor to the Latvian Orthodox church. I mean, I like the hats and all - but that's just too much studying.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: cubbiebluestew on October 06, 2008, 09:51:23 AM
Quote from: Mike D on October 06, 2008, 09:43:04 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 07:57:30 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Desipio researchers espouse two different, yet compatible, theories:

1) What Slaky said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Braun)

Perhaps a coincidence.  Perhaps a sign.

"DID YOU KNOW (http://urbanshocker.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/john-lowenstein-apathy-club/):  When Lowenstein came up with the Indians, the organist at Muncipal Stadium used to play 'Hava Nagila' when he came to bat, assuming that he was Jewish.  Informed that he wasn't, the organist began playing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' before Lowenstein's at bats instead."

[Further edit.--"[June 4] 1968 -- Just recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, Mike Epstein hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Washington Senators a 4-2 victory over the Oakland A's.  The D.C. Stadium organist plays 'Hava Nagila' as Epstein rounds the bases." (Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler, p. 156.)  This is seeming a touch more like a "locus classicus," as it were.]

How the hell is a guy names Lowenstein not Jewish?

His old man probably married a goyim.

I used to play pee-wee football with a kid who's last name was "Ottenstein".  On Sundays, I would see him at mass.  Traditonally, people follow the mother's religion, no?

That's "shiksa".  But who cares?  Its' going to be a long winter.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on October 06, 2008, 10:04:41 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:45:00 AM
Quote from: Mike D on October 06, 2008, 09:43:04 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 07:57:30 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Desipio researchers espouse two different, yet compatible, theories:

1) What Slaky said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Braun)

Perhaps a coincidence.  Perhaps a sign.

"DID YOU KNOW (http://urbanshocker.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/john-lowenstein-apathy-club/):  When Lowenstein came up with the Indians, the organist at Muncipal Stadium used to play 'Hava Nagila' when he came to bat, assuming that he was Jewish.  Informed that he wasn't, the organist began playing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' before Lowenstein's at bats instead."

[Further edit.--"[June 4] 1968 -- Just recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, Mike Epstein hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Washington Senators a 4-2 victory over the Oakland A's.  The D.C. Stadium organist plays 'Hava Nagila' as Epstein rounds the bases." (Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler, p. 156.)  This is seeming a touch more like a "locus classicus," as it were.]

How the hell is a guy names Lowenstein not Jewish?

His old man probably married a goyim.

I used to play pee-wee football with a kid who's last name was "Ottenstein".  On Sundays, I would see him at mass.  Traditonally, people follow the mother's religion, no?

I would think anyone named Lowenstein (or Ottenstein) wouldn't have a choice, no matter how much of a religion-traitor the father decided to be.

Anyone? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%B6wenstein-Wertheim#Rulers_of_L.C3.B6wenstein)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on October 06, 2008, 10:20:42 AM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on October 06, 2008, 09:51:23 AM
Quote from: Mike D on October 06, 2008, 09:43:04 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 07:57:30 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Desipio researchers espouse two different, yet compatible, theories:

1) What Slaky said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Braun)

Perhaps a coincidence.  Perhaps a sign.

"DID YOU KNOW (http://urbanshocker.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/john-lowenstein-apathy-club/):  When Lowenstein came up with the Indians, the organist at Muncipal Stadium used to play 'Hava Nagila' when he came to bat, assuming that he was Jewish.  Informed that he wasn't, the organist began playing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' before Lowenstein's at bats instead."

[Further edit.--"[June 4] 1968 -- Just recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, Mike Epstein hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Washington Senators a 4-2 victory over the Oakland A's.  The D.C. Stadium organist plays 'Hava Nagila' as Epstein rounds the bases." (Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler, p. 156.)  This is seeming a touch more like a "locus classicus," as it were.]

How the hell is a guy names Lowenstein not Jewish?

His old man probably married a goyim.

I used to play pee-wee football with a kid who's last name was "Ottenstein".  On Sundays, I would see him at mass.  Traditonally, people follow the mother's religion, no?

That's "shiksa".  But who cares?  Its' going to be a long winter.

Also, goyim is plural. But don't take it from me...I'm a total kraut.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: cubbiebluestew on October 06, 2008, 12:39:28 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 06, 2008, 10:20:42 AM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on October 06, 2008, 09:51:23 AM
Quote from: Mike D on October 06, 2008, 09:43:04 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 07:57:30 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Desipio researchers espouse two different, yet compatible, theories:

1) What Slaky said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Braun)

Perhaps a coincidence.  Perhaps a sign.

"DID YOU KNOW (http://urbanshocker.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/john-lowenstein-apathy-club/):  When Lowenstein came up with the Indians, the organist at Muncipal Stadium used to play 'Hava Nagila' when he came to bat, assuming that he was Jewish.  Informed that he wasn't, the organist began playing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' before Lowenstein's at bats instead."

[Further edit.--"[June 4] 1968 -- Just recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, Mike Epstein hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Washington Senators a 4-2 victory over the Oakland A's.  The D.C. Stadium organist plays 'Hava Nagila' as Epstein rounds the bases." (Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler, p. 156.)  This is seeming a touch more like a "locus classicus," as it were.]

How the hell is a guy names Lowenstein not Jewish?

His old man probably married a goyim.

I used to play pee-wee football with a kid who's last name was "Ottenstein".  On Sundays, I would see him at mass.  Traditonally, people follow the mother's religion, no?

That's "shiksa".  But who cares?  Its' going to be a long winter.

Also, goyim is plural. But don't take it from me...I'm a total kraut.

"Goyim" is the Yiddish word for "nations", suggesting everyone except Jews, who of course, were stateless when the word evolved from Hebrew and German.   It was their way of saying "the others", or "everyone else".  It is plural.  The singular form is "Goy", which logically suggests one nation, but actually means one non-Jewish person.  It is literally not an insult, except that by usage it is somewhat derogatory because the context is generally xenophobic.  More insulting is "shaygetz", a male non-Jew, and "shiksa", a female.  But "shiksa" also has an ingratiating context, as in any good looking blonde.  (With the exception of Scarlett Johanssen, who happens to be Jewish because her mother is.  And now we have come full circle.  Who can doubt that this is the only site we will ever need?)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on October 06, 2008, 12:49:47 PM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on October 06, 2008, 12:39:28 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 06, 2008, 10:20:42 AM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on October 06, 2008, 09:51:23 AM
Quote from: Mike D on October 06, 2008, 09:43:04 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 07:57:30 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Desipio researchers espouse two different, yet compatible, theories:

1) What Slaky said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Braun)

Perhaps a coincidence.  Perhaps a sign.

"DID YOU KNOW (http://urbanshocker.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/john-lowenstein-apathy-club/):  When Lowenstein came up with the Indians, the organist at Muncipal Stadium used to play 'Hava Nagila' when he came to bat, assuming that he was Jewish.  Informed that he wasn't, the organist began playing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' before Lowenstein's at bats instead."

[Further edit.--"[June 4] 1968 -- Just recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, Mike Epstein hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Washington Senators a 4-2 victory over the Oakland A's.  The D.C. Stadium organist plays 'Hava Nagila' as Epstein rounds the bases." (Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler, p. 156.)  This is seeming a touch more like a "locus classicus," as it were.]

How the hell is a guy names Lowenstein not Jewish?

His old man probably married a goyim.

I used to play pee-wee football with a kid who's last name was "Ottenstein".  On Sundays, I would see him at mass.  Traditonally, people follow the mother's religion, no?

That's "shiksa".  But who cares?  Its' going to be a long winter.

Also, goyim is plural. But don't take it from me...I'm a total kraut.

"Goyim" is the Yiddish word for "nations", suggesting everyone except Jews, who of course, were stateless when the word evolved from Hebrew and German.   It was their way of saying "the others", or "everyone else".  It is plural.  The singular form is "Goy", which logically suggests one nation, but actually means one non-Jewish person.  It is literally not an insult, except that by usage it is somewhat derogatory because the context is generally xenophobic.  More insulting is "shaygetz", a male non-Jew, and "shiksa", a female.  But "shiksa" also has an ingratiating context, as in any good looking blonde.  (With the exception of Scarlett Johanssen, who happens to be Jewish because her mother is.  And now we have come full circle.  Who can doubt that this is the only site we will ever need?)

Friday night we'll be drinkin' Manischewitz
Goin' out to terrorize goyim
Stompin' shaygetz, screwin' shicksas
As long as we're home by Saturday mornin'


All I ever needed to know about Judaica I learned from NOFX.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on October 06, 2008, 03:04:37 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 06, 2008, 12:49:47 PM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on October 06, 2008, 12:39:28 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 06, 2008, 10:20:42 AM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on October 06, 2008, 09:51:23 AM
Quote from: Mike D on October 06, 2008, 09:43:04 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 07:57:30 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Desipio researchers espouse two different, yet compatible, theories:

1) What Slaky said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Braun)

Perhaps a coincidence.  Perhaps a sign.

"DID YOU KNOW (http://urbanshocker.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/john-lowenstein-apathy-club/):  When Lowenstein came up with the Indians, the organist at Muncipal Stadium used to play 'Hava Nagila' when he came to bat, assuming that he was Jewish.  Informed that he wasn't, the organist began playing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' before Lowenstein's at bats instead."

[Further edit.--"[June 4] 1968 -- Just recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, Mike Epstein hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Washington Senators a 4-2 victory over the Oakland A's.  The D.C. Stadium organist plays 'Hava Nagila' as Epstein rounds the bases." (Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler, p. 156.)  This is seeming a touch more like a "locus classicus," as it were.]

How the hell is a guy names Lowenstein not Jewish?

His old man probably married a goyim.

I used to play pee-wee football with a kid who's last name was "Ottenstein".  On Sundays, I would see him at mass.  Traditonally, people follow the mother's religion, no?

That's "shiksa".  But who cares?  Its' going to be a long winter.

Also, goyim is plural. But don't take it from me...I'm a total kraut.

"Goyim" is the Yiddish word for "nations", suggesting everyone except Jews, who of course, were stateless when the word evolved from Hebrew and German.   It was their way of saying "the others", or "everyone else".  It is plural.  The singular form is "Goy", which logically suggests one nation, but actually means one non-Jewish person.  It is literally not an insult, except that by usage it is somewhat derogatory because the context is generally xenophobic.  More insulting is "shaygetz", a male non-Jew, and "shiksa", a female.  But "shiksa" also has an ingratiating context, as in any good looking blonde.  (With the exception of Scarlett Johanssen, who happens to be Jewish because her mother is.  And now we have come full circle.  Who can doubt that this is the only site we will ever need?)

Friday night we'll be drinkin' Manischewitz
Goin' out to terrorize goyim
Stompin' shaygetz, screwin' shicksas
As long as we're home by Saturday mornin'


All I ever needed to know about Judaica I learned from NOFX.

So, you're not a big Jewdriver fan?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on October 06, 2008, 03:24:25 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 06, 2008, 03:04:37 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 06, 2008, 12:49:47 PM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on October 06, 2008, 12:39:28 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 06, 2008, 10:20:42 AM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on October 06, 2008, 09:51:23 AM
Quote from: Mike D on October 06, 2008, 09:43:04 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 06, 2008, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 04, 2008, 07:57:30 PM
Quote from: smg on October 04, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
Why the hell do they play Hava Nagila at Miller Park? 

Desipio researchers espouse two different, yet compatible, theories:

1) What Slaky said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Braun)

Perhaps a coincidence.  Perhaps a sign.

"DID YOU KNOW (http://urbanshocker.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/john-lowenstein-apathy-club/):  When Lowenstein came up with the Indians, the organist at Muncipal Stadium used to play 'Hava Nagila' when he came to bat, assuming that he was Jewish.  Informed that he wasn't, the organist began playing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' before Lowenstein's at bats instead."

[Further edit.--"[June 4] 1968 -- Just recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, Mike Epstein hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Washington Senators a 4-2 victory over the Oakland A's.  The D.C. Stadium organist plays 'Hava Nagila' as Epstein rounds the bases." (Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler, p. 156.)  This is seeming a touch more like a "locus classicus," as it were.]

How the hell is a guy names Lowenstein not Jewish?

His old man probably married a goyim.

I used to play pee-wee football with a kid who's last name was "Ottenstein".  On Sundays, I would see him at mass.  Traditonally, people follow the mother's religion, no?

That's "shiksa".  But who cares?  Its' going to be a long winter.

Also, goyim is plural. But don't take it from me...I'm a total kraut.

"Goyim" is the Yiddish word for "nations", suggesting everyone except Jews, who of course, were stateless when the word evolved from Hebrew and German.   It was their way of saying "the others", or "everyone else".  It is plural.  The singular form is "Goy", which logically suggests one nation, but actually means one non-Jewish person.  It is literally not an insult, except that by usage it is somewhat derogatory because the context is generally xenophobic.  More insulting is "shaygetz", a male non-Jew, and "shiksa", a female.  But "shiksa" also has an ingratiating context, as in any good looking blonde.  (With the exception of Scarlett Johanssen, who happens to be Jewish because her mother is.  And now we have come full circle.  Who can doubt that this is the only site we will ever need?)

Friday night we'll be drinkin' Manischewitz
Goin' out to terrorize goyim
Stompin' shaygetz, screwin' shicksas
As long as we're home by Saturday mornin'


All I ever needed to know about Judaica I learned from NOFX.

So, you're not a big Jewdriver fan?

Wikipedia informs me that Jewdriver is not notable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Jewdriver).

So, though their name gives me a chuckle (oy oy oy!), I don't think I'm allowed to give them the time of day.

Yidcore, on the other hand, appears to be acceptable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yidcore).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 06, 2008, 11:17:36 PM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on October 06, 2008, 12:39:28 PM
The singular form is "Goy", which logically suggests one nation, but actually means one non-Jewish person.  It is literally not an insult, except that by usage it is somewhat derogatory because the context is generally xenophobic.

Just like 'shvartzer'!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on October 07, 2008, 12:36:08 AM
I just want to say, I used "goy" in conversation tonight with a Jewish female.  She totally understood.  I feel as if I have unlocked a door.  Thank you only site I'll ever need. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on October 07, 2008, 01:18:06 AM
Quote from: powen01 on October 07, 2008, 12:36:08 AM
I just want to say, I used "goy" in conversation tonight with a Jewish female.  She totally understood.  I feel as if I have unlocked a door.  Thank you only site I'll ever need. 

Jewish girls love taking it in the ass, from what I've heard as well.

So you may well have opened two doors tonight.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on October 07, 2008, 07:25:00 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on October 07, 2008, 01:18:06 AM
Quote from: powen01 on October 07, 2008, 12:36:08 AM
I just want to say, I used "goy" in conversation tonight with a Jewish female.  She totally understood.  I feel as if I have unlocked a door.  Thank you only site I'll ever need. 

Jewish girls love taking it in the ass, from what I've heard as well.

So you may well have opened two doors tonight.

Who takes it more up the hershey highway?  Jew-bitches or Mormons?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 07, 2008, 07:31:22 AM

I'm still waiting for this exchange to rise to the level of lima beans.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on October 07, 2008, 08:14:20 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 07, 2008, 07:31:22 AM

I'm still waiting for this exchange to rise to the level of lima beans.


Will this (http://www.popgive.com/2008/10/shower-power-gives-you-extra-traction.html) help?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on October 07, 2008, 09:16:25 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on October 07, 2008, 08:14:20 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 07, 2008, 07:31:22 AM

I'm still waiting for this exchange to rise to the level of lima beans.


Will this (http://www.popgive.com/2008/10/shower-power-gives-you-extra-traction.html) help?

Probably not here, but around the office, yes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on October 07, 2008, 09:23:44 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 06, 2008, 11:17:36 PM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on October 06, 2008, 12:39:28 PM
The singular form is "Goy", which logically suggests one nation, but actually means one non-Jewish person.  It is literally not an insult, except that by usage it is somewhat derogatory because the context is generally xenophobic.

Just like 'shvartzer'!


That one really pisses my girlfriend off. A lot.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on October 07, 2008, 09:36:36 AM
Quote from: Jon on October 07, 2008, 09:23:44 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 06, 2008, 11:17:36 PM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on October 06, 2008, 12:39:28 PM
The singular form is "Goy", which logically suggests one nation, but actually means one non-Jewish person.  It is literally not an insult, except that by usage it is somewhat derogatory because the context is generally xenophobic.

Just like 'shvartzer'!


That one really pisses my girlfriend off. A lot.

Tell her to read this article:  http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE6D8123EF93BA25752C1A96F948260

In Peru, white people are referred to as "gringos", aboriginals are referred to as "cholos" and blacks are called -gasp- "sambos".  In Lima, fans of Alianza Lima (a soccer team) go watch the game in a predominantly black neighborhood called "La Victoria".  The team used to be solely comprised of black players.  Anyway, you walk into the stands and friends of different colors will say "Hey gringo" and "Hey sambo" to their friends as greetings.  For someone who had the book "Little Black Sambo" in his house growing up, it was a tad disconcerting, but eventually seemed normal...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 07, 2008, 08:07:25 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on October 07, 2008, 08:14:20 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 07, 2008, 07:31:22 AM

I'm still waiting for this exchange to rise to the level of lima beans.


Will this (http://www.popgive.com/2008/10/shower-power-gives-you-extra-traction.html) help?

What I meant was "address the issue of the digestibility of lima beans."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on October 09, 2008, 11:05:54 PM
As this is the only site I need,   I have 2 additional tickets for the NU MSU game this Saturday at 2:30 (you're supposed to wear purple).  Tickets are at the 15 yard line 20 rows up.  E-mail me if you have any interest (I can drop them off if you are in the loop).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on October 22, 2008, 07:17:33 PM
I figure this may have been covered somewhere at some point in time but a friend of mine at work showed me a way to get around the filters that can prevent effectively being able to youtube it... or even redtube it. http://www.headproxy.com/ I'm not sure of the security of this site but it seems to work fine. Just type the address you want and it navigates through via Head proxy. Hope this helps to encourage the JOing at work.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on October 23, 2008, 07:03:40 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 22, 2008, 07:17:33 PM
I figure this may have been covered somewhere at some point in time but a friend of mine at work showed me a way to get around the filters that can prevent effectively being able to youtube it... or even redtube it. http://www.headproxy.com/ I'm not sure of the security of this site but it seems to work fine. Just type the address you want and it navigates through via Head proxy. Hope this helps to encourage the JOing at work.

The corporate fascists at my firm are at least one step ahead... if they can filter the JO sites they can filter the proxy sites too, and that's exactly what they've done.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on October 23, 2008, 08:00:11 AM
Quote from: Bogs on October 23, 2008, 07:03:40 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 22, 2008, 07:17:33 PM
I figure this may have been covered somewhere at some point in time but a friend of mine at work showed me a way to get around the filters that can prevent effectively being able to youtube it... or even redtube it. http://www.headproxy.com/ I'm not sure of the security of this site but it seems to work fine. Just type the address you want and it navigates through via Head proxy. Hope this helps to encourage the JOing at work.

The corporate fascists at my firm are at least one step ahead... if they can filter the JO sites they can filter the proxy sites too, and that's exactly what they've done.

Proxy sites are poison to a corporate environment. No security out, but also no security in.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on October 23, 2008, 08:17:34 AM
Quote from: Fork on October 23, 2008, 08:00:11 AM
Quote from: Bogs on October 23, 2008, 07:03:40 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 22, 2008, 07:17:33 PM
I figure this may have been covered somewhere at some point in time but a friend of mine at work showed me a way to get around the filters that can prevent effectively being able to youtube it... or even redtube it. http://www.headproxy.com/ I'm not sure of the security of this site but it seems to work fine. Just type the address you want and it navigates through via Head proxy. Hope this helps to encourage the JOing at work.

The corporate fascists at my firm are at least one step ahead... if they can filter the JO sites they can filter the proxy sites too, and that's exactly what they've done.

Proxy sites are poison to a corporate environment. No security out, but also no security in.

Yep, these are also blocked at work along with the sites I'd love to access to cull my boredom.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on October 23, 2008, 08:45:11 AM
For every Proxy site they block, there are two new ones popping up somewhere - keep trying, you'll find one you can use eventually.  The only problem I find with them is that I can't stream video or use flash, or anything like that.  If you want to read text, or (ahem) look at pictures, that's fine - anything more than that, though, is a waste of time.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on October 23, 2008, 12:34:47 PM
Quote from: Tonker on October 23, 2008, 08:45:11 AM
For every Proxy site they block, there are two new ones popping up somewhere - keep trying, you'll find one you can use eventually.  The only problem I find with them is that I can't stream video or use flash, or anything like that.  If you want to read text, or (ahem) look at pictures, that's fine - anything more than that, though, is a waste of time.

Ah yes....  Proxys at the office...  It's like jerking off to alt.binaries.pictures all over again...


Want to loose your job in a hurry?  Keep trying to circumvent the company firewall.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on October 23, 2008, 12:36:57 PM
Once, long ago, when I worked, my company did the usual filtering of questionable sites, email, etc.  They also blocked IM, both local versions and web versions... i.e. if they knew about the Shoutbox, the entire site would be gone.

So I set up a VNC server at home on my pc...  Used to VNC into my box at home, IM, surf, etc.  Didn't even need to install VNC on my work computer, just had to have a Java enabled browser as the server can push you an applet to do everything.  Only two potential issues:  1) connection specific monitoring and 2) screen capture logging.  

Oh yeah, and co-workers wondering what you're doing...  I hate rats.  

Anyway, nothing is left on the work pc in terms of temp files, etc; change the connection ports and your home IP from time to time, and it makes it hard to trace even with logs.  An admin could block a whole set of local IP's if they caught on, but you would have to cause problems (traffic spike, etc.) for them to notice in the first place.  
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on October 23, 2008, 12:40:06 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on October 23, 2008, 12:34:47 PM
Quote from: Tonker on October 23, 2008, 08:45:11 AM
For every Proxy site they block, there are two new ones popping up somewhere - keep trying, you'll find one you can use eventually.  The only problem I find with them is that I can't stream video or use flash, or anything like that.  If you want to read text, or (ahem) look at pictures, that's fine - anything more than that, though, is a waste of time.

Ah yes....  Proxys at the office...  It's like jerking off to alt.binaries.pictures all over again...


Want to loose your job in a hurry?  Keep trying to circumvent the company firewall.

This.  Seriously, you're at work like what, 4-5 hours a day?  Wait, that's just me.  Anyway, do your pr0n surfing at home.  Desipio doesn't kill enough time fer ya?

We don't need to increase the 15%.  I may need a loan.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on October 23, 2008, 12:49:36 PM
I start telecommuting 2 days/week in November.

Work on 1 PC, Desipio/SBox/pR0n on the other.

You all wish you were me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 23, 2008, 08:29:47 PM
Quote from: Fork on October 23, 2008, 12:49:36 PM
I start telecommuting 2 days/week in November.

Work on 1 PC, Desipio/SBox/pR0n on the other.

You all wish you were me.

Hell, I haven't been in the office for more than 4 hours a day in a few years.  The telecommuting half of the operation isn't all it's cracked up to be, though, as getting the same amount of things done simply takes longer, and doesn't always proceed linearly, allowing work to insinuate itself into all sorts of nooks and crannies spread throughout the day.

Then again, the geniuses who ran the place briefly a spell back managed to aggressively queer a long-standing contract in the name of "expanding the [nonprofit] business," so as of yesterday, I'll basically be going in with nothing to do until the end of November, at which point the "we're really sorry we hired that nitwit" severance kicks in for an entire department.

It's unfortunate, in that I'm probably otherwise unemployable after years of "flex time," but then again, once the last bit of original work was completed my luck seemed to take a dramatic turn for the better, which I'll happily accept in the best synchronistic spirit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Simmer on October 23, 2008, 10:05:51 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 23, 2008, 08:29:47 PM
I'm probably otherwise unemployable

If this means more posts from Wheezer then bully for me!

Quote from: Wheezer on October 23, 2008, 08:29:47 PM
my luck seemed to take a dramatic turn for the better

If this means less posts from Wheezer then phooey on you!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 26, 2008, 02:16:02 AM
OK, this is a real one:  Has anyone used Chicago Emergency Veterinary Services at 3123 North Clybourn?  My eldest cat is looking hypokalemic (potassium), and depending on how things go tonight, I may have to soon make a decision between these guys and the clinic in Homer Glen, which has regular hours on Sunday.

I'd have to take a cab from Hyde Park in any event, so I thought I'd see if anyone could confirm or deny the worth of the operation on Clybourn.  (In particular, whether they are barbiturate-happy.  I'm too old and fractious to argue the issue of casual euthanasia with a vet again.  The cat also seems to have appreciated the extra five years since the last time, for that matter.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on October 26, 2008, 07:11:37 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 23, 2008, 08:29:47 PM
Quote from: Fork on October 23, 2008, 12:49:36 PM
I start telecommuting 2 days/week in November.

Work on 1 PC, Desipio/SBox/pR0n on the other.

You all wish you were me.

Hell, I haven't been in the office for more than 4 hours a day in a few years.  The telecommuting half of the operation isn't all it's cracked up to be, though, as getting the same amount of things done simply takes longer, and doesn't always proceed linearly, allowing work to insinuate itself into all sorts of nooks and crannies spread throughout the day.

Then again, the geniuses who ran the place briefly a spell back managed to aggressively queer a long-standing contract in the name of "expanding the [nonprofit] business," so as of yesterday, I'll basically be going in with nothing to do until the end of November, at which point the "we're really sorry we hired that nitwit" severance kicks in for an entire department.

It's unfortunate, in that I'm probably otherwise unemployable after years of "flex time," but then again, once the last bit of original work was completed my luck seemed to take a dramatic turn for the better, which I'll happily accept in the best synchronistic spirit.


We've got a pretty nice integrated phone/mail/ticketing system, which works pretty well from home. When I rehabbed my shoulder back in June, I worked from home for few weeks, and got quite a bit done, especially in the area of scripting.

Besides, those days I'll get up at 4:40 instead of 3:40 = WINNAR.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on October 28, 2008, 05:12:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 26, 2008, 02:16:02 AM
OK, this is a real one:  Has anyone used Chicago Emergency Veterinary Services at 3123 North Clybourn? 

I haven't, no.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 28, 2008, 11:51:03 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 28, 2008, 05:12:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 26, 2008, 02:16:02 AM
OK, this is a real one:  Has anyone used Chicago Emergency Veterinary Services at 3123 North Clybourn?

I haven't, no.

Fortunately, I can still say that neither have I.  And that the serology is quicker than the eye.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on October 29, 2008, 03:41:01 PM
Anyone have a favorite free FTP client for Windows?

SmartFTP (http://www.smartftp.com/)?

FileZilla (http://filezilla-project.org/)?

Something else?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on October 29, 2008, 03:44:31 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 29, 2008, 03:41:01 PM
Anyone have a favorite free FTP client for Windows?

SmartFTP (http://www.smartftp.com/)?

FileZilla (http://filezilla-project.org/)?

Something else?

Here (http://lifehacker.com/5039956/five-best-ftp-clients) are more options.

But...Filezilla.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on October 29, 2008, 04:01:56 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 29, 2008, 03:41:01 PM
Anyone have a favorite free FTP client for Windows?

SmartFTP (http://www.smartftp.com/)?

FileZilla (http://filezilla-project.org/)?

Something else?

If you have FireFox, FireFTP kicks ass.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on October 29, 2008, 04:21:36 PM
Thanks, guys.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on October 29, 2008, 06:10:34 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 29, 2008, 03:41:01 PM
Anyone have a favorite free FTP client for Windows?

SmartFTP (http://www.smartftp.com/)?

FileZilla (http://filezilla-project.org/)?

Something else?

If i knew what an FTP client actually did, then I'd be fully willing to help, but yet i'm just a moran when it comes to above basic computer knowledge
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on October 29, 2008, 06:31:56 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 29, 2008, 06:10:34 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 29, 2008, 03:41:01 PM
Anyone have a favorite free FTP client for Windows?

SmartFTP (http://www.smartftp.com/)?

FileZilla (http://filezilla-project.org/)?

Something else?

If i knew what an FTP client actually did, then I'd be fully willing to help, but yet i'm just a moran when it comes to above basic computer knowledge

Just ignore it, it's a thing for straight dudes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 30, 2008, 01:08:57 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on October 29, 2008, 03:41:01 PM
Anyone have a favorite free FTP client for Windows?

Your browser can't parse "ftp://"?  For that matter, hasn't there been a perfectly serviceable command-line implementation since NT 4 at least?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 04, 2008, 03:07:20 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.

Stop being a sopping pussy.  Your eye doc will suggest a brand (probably AccuVue).  I have 14 day contacts.  I think I'm going on my 3rd month of wearing them.  Take them out every night and soak them and they'll last a long time.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on November 04, 2008, 03:13:48 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.

I got Lasik done at TLC in Westchester.  Changed my life.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:13:56 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 04, 2008, 03:07:20 PM
Stop being a sopping pussy. 

That's really all I needed.  Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 04, 2008, 03:14:12 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 04, 2008, 03:07:20 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.

Stop being a sopping pussy.  Your eye doc will suggest a brand (probably AccuVue).  I have 14 day contacts.  I think I'm going on my 3rd month of wearing them.  Take them out every night and soak them and they'll last a long time.

I can sympathize with Eli because I just got glasses in April, but I already wouldn't mind shedding them for contacts. Just the thought of placing something on my eye just messes with my head so I hesitate mainly for that reason.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on November 04, 2008, 03:22:48 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.
The weekly are a little more sturdy and sometimes recommended for a beginner because they can handle rougher handling. But they require more work as far as keeping clean and solutions.
Once you get use to working with them daily disposable is the only way to go. Wear them, throw them away, put in a new pair. No solutions, a clean fresh pair every day. If you lose or tear one no big deal. A little more expensive to start but you make part of that up in solutions.
As far as sticking fingers and such in your eyes believe me you'll get used to it. (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=5980.msg133190#msg133190)

And just wait till you pass out some night with them in and with a hangover have to first find, and then peel the half dried ones off your eyeballs when you wake up.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on November 04, 2008, 03:32:56 PM
I had PRK four years ago - worst pain of my life.  Just excruciatingly painful for two days.  But no more contacts.

How does this help you?  It doesn't.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on November 06, 2008, 03:41:02 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on November 04, 2008, 03:32:56 PM
I had PRK haemorrhoids four years ago - worst pain of my life.  Just excruciatingly painful for two days.  But no more contacts vindaloos.

How does this help you?  It doesn't.

Real pain'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 06, 2008, 04:29:40 AM
Quote from: Zed on November 04, 2008, 03:13:48 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.

I got Lasik done at TLC in Westchester.  Changed my life.

Are you awake/cognizant while this is going on? The thought of seeing a laser shooting into my eye kinda freaks me out. But I miss waking up and seeing where I'm going until I put on my specs.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on November 06, 2008, 07:32:25 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 06, 2008, 04:29:40 AM
Quote from: Zed on November 04, 2008, 03:13:48 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.

I got Lasik done at TLC in Westchester.  Changed my life.

Are you awake/cognizant while this is going on? The thought of seeing a laser shooting into my eye kinda freaks me out. But I miss waking up and seeing where I'm going until I put on my specs.

You are in fact awake.  You have to be, otherwise your eyes won't stay in position.  It's actually pretty freaky - they dope you up with Valium before it, which is assume is so you'll remain calm during the operation.  They numb your eyes with drops when you go in.  They cover one of your eyes.  Then they put this glass tube - looks almost like a beer glass with no bottom - in your eye socket to keep the lids open.  Then they go to work - they use a smaller instrument to cut the flap in your cornea and then they pull the flap aside and BOOM! you can't see anything except this milky light, which is the laser.  They tell you to focus on the laser as best you can, and then the laser starts firing.  You can actually smell your eyeball getting cut/seared as the laser cuts away tiny pieces of your retina to re-shape it - that I remember vividly for some reason.  But it doesn't hurt at all when they're doing it.  Then they put the flap back, and all of a sudden you can see again.  They use a brush (think like a watercolor brush) to smooth it over, put some drops in there, and that eyeball is done.  On to the other eyeball, where the process is repeated.  Then on to the recovery room, where you chill for about a half hour or so, put on your dark glasses (since your pupils are fully dilated as part of the fun) and then have someone drive you home - there's no way in hell you could drive yourself home.  That day will be the only day it hurts.  I went home and went to sleep for like 6 hours, and when I woke up it hurt a lot.  Took some painkillers, put in some drops and went back to bed.  They usually do it on a Friday so you'll have the weekend to recover - nut cutters do the same thing.

Saturday morning I woke up and it didn't hurt at all.  I went outside and could read street signs from a long way away... right after the operation I had like 20/10 vision, but as your eyes heal that reduces a little.  Now I'm 20/20 in both eyes.  I even had to fly to Philly that weekend for work and it wasn't a problem.  The only thing that gets tiresome is the eye drops - you get very good at putting those in, because for the first few days after the operation you have to put them in like every half hour.  As I recall it, there were four different sets of drops - a moistener, an anti-inflammatory, an antibiotic, and a tear producer (Restasis).  The two antis go away after a week, but the Restasis you do for like 3 months, and the moistener for like 6.  The frequency of drops declines to like 2 or 3 times a day after the first few weeks, so it's not that bad.

The other effect I remember clearly is that for the first few months as my eyes healed, at night lights would "starburst" a little, which made driving at night kind of tough with oncoming headlights and all that.  It wasn't that bad but it was noticeable.  That goes away though; they say that it's perfectly normal.

There, that's probably all you ever wanted to know about LASIK.  You'll go in for checkups at one week, one month, three months, six months.  After you get done doing the drops and cleared, which is at the six-month mark, you go in once a year for an eye exam and that's it. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 06, 2008, 07:39:37 AM

Did you ask why they gave you a rectal beforehand?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on November 06, 2008, 08:25:46 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 06, 2008, 07:39:37 AM

Did you ask why they gave you a rectal beforehand?

Who cares?  A rectal is a rectal!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on November 06, 2008, 08:27:08 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.

I started wearing Focus Night and Days a couple of years ago and I love them. They are geared for 30-day wear and you can sleep in them, but I seldom do. If you take 'em out every night, they last about 50-60 days. You'll know when you need to change them. They are about $70 for a box of six. Might be a little cheaper on 1-800-CONTACTS. I like them because they are a little "sturdier" than Acuvue or some of the other disposables, which makes them easier to take in and out and less susceptible to tearing (which can irritate the shit out of your eye).

I am basically blind (a -9 prescription) with uncorrected vision and I see 20-15 with contacts. My eye doctor said Lasik would take me to 20-20 and I might be disappointed because I wouldn't see as well as I do now with my contacts. And my prescription only changed twice in 20-plus years of contacts.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 06, 2008, 08:41:06 AM
I've never really had an issue with contacts tearing.  Most of the time, if it tears, it's when you're taking them out or cleaning them.  If that happens, you just toss it and open a new one.  I have never (in 5 years) had a contact tear while it was in my eye.  And I wear my 14 day contacts for months (I think I've made a 6 month supply last 18 months so far).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on November 06, 2008, 08:48:51 AM
Quote from: Dave B on November 06, 2008, 08:27:08 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.

I started wearing Focus Night and Days a couple of years ago and I love them. They are geared for 30-day wear and you can sleep in them, but I seldom do. If you take 'em out every night, they last about 50-60 days. You'll know when you need to change them. They are about $70 for a box of six. Might be a little cheaper on 1-800-CONTACTS. I like them because they are a little "sturdier" than Acuvue or some of the other disposables, which makes them easier to take in and out and less susceptible to tearing (which can irritate the shit out of your eye).

I am basically blind (a -9 prescription) with uncorrected vision and I see 20-15 with contacts. My eye doctor said Lasik would take me to 20-20 and I might be disappointed because I wouldn't see as well as I do now with my contacts. And my prescription only changed twice in 20-plus years of contacts.

There has to be an umpiring gag in here somewhere...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on November 06, 2008, 09:28:38 AM
Good one. If I hear that occasional taunt, I just mumble to myself "what you don't know".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on November 06, 2008, 10:00:50 AM
Quote from: Zed on November 06, 2008, 07:32:25 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 06, 2008, 04:29:40 AM
Quote from: Zed on November 04, 2008, 03:13:48 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.

I got Lasik done at TLC in Westchester.  Changed my life.

Are you awake/cognizant while this is going on? The thought of seeing a laser shooting into my eye kinda freaks me out. But I miss waking up and seeing where I'm going until I put on my specs.

A BUNCH OF STUFF ABOUT LASIK.

Thanks for that.  Seriously.  I've always wondered how it works, and someday I'd like to get it done.  Contacts are a nuisance.  Now, if Indolent Reader can give us the rundown on the other procedure....
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on November 06, 2008, 10:05:48 AM
Quote from: Kerm on November 06, 2008, 10:00:50 AM
Quote from: Zed on November 06, 2008, 07:32:25 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 06, 2008, 04:29:40 AM
Quote from: Zed on November 04, 2008, 03:13:48 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.

I got Lasik done at TLC in Westchester.  Changed my life.

Are you awake/cognizant while this is going on? The thought of seeing a laser shooting into my eye kinda freaks me out. But I miss waking up and seeing where I'm going until I put on my specs.

A BUNCH OF STUFF ABOUT LASIK.

Thanks for that.  Seriously.  I've always wondered how it works, and someday I'd like to get it done.  Contacts are a nuisance.  Now, if Indolent Reader can give us the rundown on the other procedure....

This may help...

http://www.prk.com/LASIKvsPRK.html

At http://www.lasik1.com they have photos of the process and other fun stuff.  http://www.lasik1.com/LASIK_Detailed.html has the pics.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on November 06, 2008, 10:24:08 AM
Quote from: Zed on November 06, 2008, 10:05:48 AM
Quote from: Kerm on November 06, 2008, 10:00:50 AM
Quote from: Zed on November 06, 2008, 07:32:25 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 06, 2008, 04:29:40 AM
Quote from: Zed on November 04, 2008, 03:13:48 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.

I got Lasik done at TLC in Westchester.  Changed my life.

Are you awake/cognizant while this is going on? The thought of seeing a laser shooting into my eye kinda freaks me out. But I miss waking up and seeing where I'm going until I put on my specs.

A BUNCH OF STUFF ABOUT LASIK.

Thanks for that.  Seriously.  I've always wondered how it works, and someday I'd like to get it done.  Contacts are a nuisance.  Now, if Indolent Reader can give us the rundown on the other procedure....

This may help...

http://www.prk.com/LASIKvsPRK.html

At http://www.lasik1.com they have photos of the process and other fun stuff.  http://www.lasik1.com/LASIK_Detailed.html has the pics.


Awesome.  Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on November 06, 2008, 10:24:51 AM
Quote from: Kerm on November 06, 2008, 10:00:50 AM
Quote from: Zed on November 06, 2008, 07:32:25 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 06, 2008, 04:29:40 AM
Quote from: Zed on November 04, 2008, 03:13:48 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.

I got Lasik done at TLC in Westchester.  Changed my life.

Are you awake/cognizant while this is going on? The thought of seeing a laser shooting into my eye kinda freaks me out. But I miss waking up and seeing where I'm going until I put on my specs.

A BUNCH OF STUFF ABOUT LASIK.

Thanks for that.  Seriously.  I've always wondered how it works, and someday I'd like to get it done.  Contacts are a nuisance.  Now, if Indolent Reader can give us the rundown on the other procedure....

JPen had Lasik done in May - pretty uncomfortable for about 18 hours or so (most of which you have to sleep), and then 20/15 within 24 hours. Truly amazing.  Lots of drops to be taken over the course of the next 4-6 weeks (like 10+ a day/eye), but to be able to actually see, well the payoff seems worth it.

For me, on the other hand, I have yet to recover from watching it all on TV as it was happening.  
I still have the night terrors...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 06, 2008, 10:26:59 AM
I've always wondered why they tell you to talk to your eye care professional.  I would think they'd want you coming back year after year for glasses/contacts.  You get Lasik and they lose a customer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on November 06, 2008, 11:16:52 AM
Fuck this contact/Lasik/glasses debate.

Does anybody want to join me in starting up our own MMA League?

http://mmapayout.com/2008/11/notice-of-sale-of-proelites-assets/ (http://mmapayout.com/2008/11/notice-of-sale-of-proelites-assets/)

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 06, 2008, 11:23:03 AM
Quote from: CT II on November 06, 2008, 11:16:52 AM
Fuck this contact/Lasik/glasses debate.

Does anybody want to join me in starting up our own MMA League?

http://mmapayout.com/2008/11/notice-of-sale-of-proelites-assets/ (http://mmapayout.com/2008/11/notice-of-sale-of-proelites-assets/)



I'd like to buy out Gina Carano's contract and have her perform for me in my bedroom.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on November 06, 2008, 11:24:25 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 06, 2008, 11:23:03 AM
Quote from: CT II on November 06, 2008, 11:16:52 AM
Fuck this contact/Lasik/glasses debate.

Does anybody want to join me in starting up our own MMA League?

http://mmapayout.com/2008/11/notice-of-sale-of-proelites-assets/ (http://mmapayout.com/2008/11/notice-of-sale-of-proelites-assets/)



I'd like to buy out Gina Carano's contract and have her perform for me in my bedroom. Whatever TDubbs said.

3rd Person Shoutbox'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on November 06, 2008, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on November 06, 2008, 11:24:25 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 06, 2008, 11:23:03 AM
Quote from: CT II on November 06, 2008, 11:16:52 AM
Fuck this contact/Lasik/glasses debate.

Does anybody want to join me in starting up our own MMA League?

http://mmapayout.com/2008/11/notice-of-sale-of-proelites-assets/ (http://mmapayout.com/2008/11/notice-of-sale-of-proelites-assets/)



I'd like to buy out Gina Carano's contract and have her perform for me in my bedroom. Whatever TDubbs said.

3rd Person Shoutbox'd

I positive Gina Carano.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/9275090@N03/sets/72157603432427206/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on November 06, 2008, 02:17:04 PM
Quote from: Kerm on November 06, 2008, 10:00:50 AM
Quote from: Zed on November 06, 2008, 07:32:25 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 06, 2008, 04:29:40 AM
Quote from: Zed on November 04, 2008, 03:13:48 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 04, 2008, 03:01:48 PM
I wear glasses a lot of the time, and I'm looking to get contacts so I don't have to deal with the frames anymore.  Anyone here have any recommendations about daily disposables, weekly disposables, etc.?  I'm a big girl and I'm scared to touch my eye, so I want this to be easy.

I got Lasik done at TLC in Westchester.  Changed my life.

Are you awake/cognizant while this is going on? The thought of seeing a laser shooting into my eye kinda freaks me out. But I miss waking up and seeing where I'm going until I put on my specs.

A BUNCH OF STUFF ABOUT LASIK.

Thanks for that.  Seriously.  I've always wondered how it works, and someday I'd like to get it done.  Contacts are a nuisance.  Now, if Indolent Reader can give us the rundown on the other procedure....

Sorry - just woke up from my post-election stupor.  I had to have PRK because my corneas are very thin.  The procedure (though the surgery is very different) is very similar to LASIK in that it is very quick, you are conscious and it is a pretty wild ride (my wife watched on a TV in the waiting room).  It's the recovery that is so very, very different.  The next day, at our follow-up, the individuals who had had LASIK were on top of the world (a couple were going to work).  I couldn't even open my eyes because they were tearing so badly.  I am by no means tough or even semi-tough, but this pain was insane.  I had the procedure on a Thursday (my doctor only performs PRK on Thursdays because you need the weekend to recover), and my wife finally called on Sunday wondering if something was wrong.  They told us that they often get calls on Sunday from PRK patients and that it was normal to feel like holy hell.  By Monday I was feeling much, much better.

Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out.  But I felt a little misled when I was told to expect "a little discomfort" after the procedure.  It was pretty awful.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 06, 2008, 02:19:41 PM
Seriously, if you guys stop JOing so much, maybe the eyesight won't go so quickly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 06, 2008, 02:20:53 PM
Contacts are painless.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on November 06, 2008, 02:27:41 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 06, 2008, 02:20:53 PM
Contacts are painless.

Yep.  And they're contacts, which means you have to worry about taking them out, putting them in, having more on hand, and, of course, what if your prescription changes?  With LASIK or PRK, not so much.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 06, 2008, 02:33:33 PM
Quote from: Zed on November 06, 2008, 02:27:41 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 06, 2008, 02:20:53 PM
Contacts are painless.

Yep.  And they're contacts, which means you have to worry about taking them out, putting them in, having more on hand, and, of course, what if your prescription changes?  With LASIK or PRK, not so much.

I don't worry about any of that stuff. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 06, 2008, 05:02:35 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 06, 2008, 02:20:53 PM
Contacts are painless.

I haven't really looked into the pricing.. What is it? I spent around 150-200 for my glasses and I assume they last for a little while, like a couple years. Is it cheaper to go contacts?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 06, 2008, 06:08:57 PM
Quote from: Oleg on November 06, 2008, 02:19:41 PM
Seriously, if you guys stop JOing so much, maybe the eyesight won't go so quickly.

Listen Mr. "I'll never get glaucoma if I live to be a million"...not all of us use herbal eye medicine.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 07, 2008, 12:01:04 AM
Are there no myopes here who register pure terror at the notion of inescapable visual focus?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 07, 2008, 06:13:05 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 07, 2008, 12:01:04 AM
Are there no myopes here who register pure terror at the notion of inescapable visual focus?


Come to think of it, Oleg certainly looks better in a blur.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 07, 2008, 09:36:02 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 06, 2008, 05:02:35 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 06, 2008, 02:20:53 PM
Contacts are painless.

I haven't really looked into the pricing.. What is it? I spent around 150-200 for my glasses and I assume they last for a little while, like a couple years. Is it cheaper to go contacts?

It's about $100-$120 for an "official" 1 year supply.  I buy them in 6 month packs and go see the eye doc every 12 months or so. 

1800contacts.com has decent pricing and more info on the different types of contacts (nigt and day or daily wear, 2 week or 30 day disposables..).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on November 12, 2008, 11:30:04 AM
Nerd question: I have a CD provided to me that appears to have been burned on a Mac, with two files I need to open that each contain a " in their filenames. This is apparently too much for Windows to handle.

I can't change the filenames in place as they're currently on read-only media, and I can't copy them to my hard drive (either in Windows or at the command line) because "the filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."

What's a poor boy to do?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on November 12, 2008, 11:31:33 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on November 12, 2008, 11:30:04 AM
Nerd question: I have a CD provided to me that appears to have been burned on a Mac, with two files I need to open that each contain a " in their filenames. This is apparently too much for Windows to handle.

I can't change the filenames in place as they're currently on read-only media, and I can't copy them to my hard drive (either in Windows or at the command line) because "the filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."

What's a poor boy to do?

Get a Mac.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 13, 2008, 01:31:57 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on November 12, 2008, 11:30:04 AM
Nerd question: I have a CD provided to me that appears to have been burned on a Mac, with two files I need to open that each contain a " in their filenames.

Only one each?  Sounds an awful lot like Windows escaping a slash into a double quote.  In the trailing position, though, this would suggest copying directories rather than files.

Have you tried a wildcarded copy to clean Windows names?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on November 13, 2008, 02:35:05 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 13, 2008, 01:31:57 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on November 12, 2008, 11:30:04 AM
Nerd question: I have a CD provided to me that appears to have been burned on a Mac, with two files I need to open that each contain a " in their filenames.

Only one each?  Sounds an awful lot like Windows escaping a slash into a double quote.  In the trailing position, though, this would suggest copying directories rather than files.

Have you tried a wildcarded copy to clean Windows names?

I didn't attempt to rename them at the same time, but I did in fact try a wildcard copy from the command line, whereupon I was told that the system could not find the files.

The problem was solved by getting a new copy of the disc with appropriately-named files, but the episode still had me shaking my mighty fist at Microsoft.

(http://i35.tinypic.com/2ugc6zk.jpg)

(The only comparable experience I've had with a Mac is receiving a file whose filename begins with a period, which causes OS X to treat it as a hidden file.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on November 13, 2008, 11:11:34 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on November 13, 2008, 02:35:05 AM
I didn't attempt to rename them at the same time, but I did in fact try a wildcard copy from the command line, whereupon I was told that the system could not find the files.

The problem was solved by getting a new copy of the disc with appropriately-named files, but the episode still had me shaking my mighty fist at Microsoft.

(http://i35.tinypic.com/2ugc6zk.jpg)

(The only comparable experience I've had with a Mac is receiving a file whose filename begins with a period, which causes OS X to treat it as a hidden file.)

(http://z.about.com/d/tvcomedies/1/0/W/7/-/-/charlie_bar.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on November 13, 2008, 11:29:20 AM
Quote from: Kerm on November 13, 2008, 11:11:34 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on November 13, 2008, 02:35:05 AM
I didn't attempt to rename them at the same time, but I did in fact try a wildcard copy from the command line, whereupon I was told that the system could not find the files.

The problem was solved by getting a new copy of the disc with appropriately-named files, but the episode still had me shaking my mighty fist at Microsoft.

(http://i35.tinypic.com/2ugc6zk.jpg)

(The only comparable experience I've had with a Mac is receiving a file whose filename begins with a period, which causes OS X to treat it as a hidden file.)

(http://z.about.com/d/tvcomedies/1/0/W/7/-/-/charlie_bar.jpg)

(http://i38.tinypic.com/25g6umr.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
Music people, I need some recs. 

I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video. 

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

Any ideas?  I'm completely out of touch with the current pop scene, so I have no idea what would work. 

I probably should have just PM'd Slaky.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 14, 2008, 11:47:02 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
Music people, I need some recs. 

I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video. 

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

Any ideas?  I'm completely out of touch with the current pop scene, so I have no idea what would work. 

I probably should have just PM'd Slaky.

Pop songs from the last two years? I am not your man.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:49:36 AM
Quote from: 5laky on November 14, 2008, 11:47:02 AM
I am not your man.

The five most disappointing words I've ever heard.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 14, 2008, 11:51:37 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:49:36 AM
Quote from: 5laky on November 14, 2008, 11:47:02 AM
I am not your man.

The five most disappointing words I've ever heard.

Mine were "Why is it so small?"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 14, 2008, 11:58:00 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
Music people, I need some recs. 

I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video. 

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

Any ideas?  I'm completely out of touch with the current pop scene, so I have no idea what would work. 

I probably should have just PM'd Slaky.

Good arena rock within the last 2 years?  Unpossible.

Crappy bubblegum arena music?  Options aplenty.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on November 14, 2008, 11:59:56 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
Music people, I need some recs. 

I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video. 

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

Any ideas?  I'm completely out of touch with the current pop scene, so I have no idea what would work. 

I probably should have just PM'd Slaky.

I'd recommend AxCx (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_Cunt), but their only recent release was a bonus track–filled re-release of a 2001 EP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenders_of_the_Hate).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 14, 2008, 12:04:50 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
Music people, I need some recs. 

I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video. 

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

Any ideas?  I'm completely out of touch with the current pop scene, so I have no idea what would work. 

I probably should have just PM'd Slaky.

Within the last couple years, I might not be able to do that well.. My senior year of high school, this guy put together a highlight film of our football season with some pretty good songs. I'll have to scan through it tonight. This was from 2003 and there were a couple songs that were newer but there was some older stuff thrown in there, like the traditional AC/DC. I can remember off the top of my head that Linkin Park was on there, as well as Nickelback.

I can think of a couple that *may* work:
Finger Eleven "Paralyzer"
Nickelback "Rockstar"

I'm not 100% if these will work, but they're a couple ideas I guess.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 14, 2008, 12:05:21 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on November 14, 2008, 11:59:56 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
Music people, I need some recs. 

I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video. 

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

Any ideas?  I'm completely out of touch with the current pop scene, so I have no idea what would work. 

I probably should have just PM'd Slaky.

I'd recommend AxCx (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_Cunt), but their only recent release was a bonus track–filled re-release of a 2001 EP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenders_of_the_Hate).

My favorite tune of their's is "You went to see Dishwalla and Everclear. You're Gay."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 14, 2008, 12:06:09 PM
Eli, why don't you just use Viva la Vida by Coldplay? I think it's harmless enough and should get the job done.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 14, 2008, 12:07:27 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on November 14, 2008, 11:59:56 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
Music people, I need some recs. 

I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video. 

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

Any ideas?  I'm completely out of touch with the current pop scene, so I have no idea what would work. 

I probably should have just PM'd Slaky.

I'd recommend AxCx (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_Cunt), but their only recent release was a bonus track–filled re-release of a 2001 EP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenders_of_the_Hate).

Even though the music is something I'm sure I wouldn't enjoy, I am very intrigued on hearing some stuff of these guys. It might be a good laugh
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on November 14, 2008, 12:13:13 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 14, 2008, 12:04:50 PM
Finger Eleven "Paralyzer"

If we're just gonna suggest totally made-up up song and band names (http://www.1728.com/bandname.htm), I'll go ahead and suggest "Toothbrush Connection" by Tuna Regime.

Quote from: IrishYeti on November 14, 2008, 12:04:50 PM
Nickelback "Rockstar"

I'm gonna go ahead and pretend you never wrote this.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 14, 2008, 12:18:32 PM
Quote from: Thrillho on November 14, 2008, 12:13:13 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 14, 2008, 12:04:50 PM
Finger Eleven "Paralyzer"

If we're just gonna suggest totally made-up up song and band names (http://www.1728.com/bandname.htm), I'll go ahead and suggest "Toothbrush Connection" by Tuna Regime.

Quote from: IrishYeti on November 14, 2008, 12:04:50 PM
Nickelback "Rockstar"

I'm gonna go ahead and pretend you never wrote this.

I love "Sound Contest" by Meaningful Coke Patrol.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 14, 2008, 12:25:05 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 14, 2008, 12:06:09 PM
Eli, why don't you just use Viva la Vida by Coldplay? I think it's harmless enough and should get the job done.

Yeah, I might as well just get it over with.  That's the cheesy arena song of 2008, right?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 14, 2008, 12:36:16 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 12:25:05 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 14, 2008, 12:06:09 PM
Eli, why don't you just use Viva la Vida by Coldplay? I think it's harmless enough and should get the job done.

Yeah, I might as well just get it over with.  That's the cheesy arena song of 2008, right?

Pretty much, yeah.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 14, 2008, 12:49:33 PM
By the way, saw this band on the double door marquee a couple months ago:

Coldcock Jones and the Shithawks.

You should check them out.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on November 14, 2008, 01:21:30 PM
How about "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on November 14, 2008, 01:21:48 PM
And I'm joking.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 15, 2008, 01:53:44 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video.

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

The latter is simple psychological projection.  Stay on target, Gold Leader.

Either that, or just use a Counting Crows cover of "Meet on the Ledge," which at least has a pedigree.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:02:42 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 15, 2008, 01:53:44 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video.

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

The latter is simple psychological projection.  Stay on target, Gold Leader.

Either that, or just use a Counting Crows cover of "Meet on the Ledge," which at least has a pedigree.


Use a clean version of Lil Wayne's stuff if you want to be progressive (I know you said arena rock, but arena's don't just play ROCK anymore, ya know?).  Or just go and be the wedding reception DJ and pick something from 3 Doors Down...  Guh.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Thrillho on November 15, 2008, 10:11:16 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:02:42 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 15, 2008, 01:53:44 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video.

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

The latter is simple psychological projection.  Stay on target, Gold Leader.

Either that, or just use a Counting Crows cover of "Meet on the Ledge," which at least has a pedigree.


Use a clean version of Lil Wayne's stuff if you want to be progressive (I know you said arena rock, but arena's don't just play ROCK anymore, ya know?).  Or just go and be the wedding reception DJ and pick something from 3 Doors Down...  Guh.

This is apparently going to be a tennis video for Whitey. Eli already nixed Kanye for this very reason.

Puddle of Mudd it is, then.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:15:50 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on November 15, 2008, 10:11:16 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:02:42 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 15, 2008, 01:53:44 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video.

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

The latter is simple psychological projection.  Stay on target, Gold Leader.

Either that, or just use a Counting Crows cover of "Meet on the Ledge," which at least has a pedigree.


Use a clean version of Lil Wayne's stuff if you want to be progressive (I know you said arena rock, but arena's don't just play ROCK anymore, ya know?).  Or just go and be the wedding reception DJ and pick something from 3 Doors Down...  Guh.

This is apparently going to be a tennis video for Whitey. Eli already nixed Kanye for this very reason.

Puddle of Mudd it is, then.

Whoa.  Let's get edgy then.  Howsabout Paramore... or Fall Out Boy?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 15, 2008, 10:16:32 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:15:50 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on November 15, 2008, 10:11:16 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:02:42 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 15, 2008, 01:53:44 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video.

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

The latter is simple psychological projection.  Stay on target, Gold Leader.

Either that, or just use a Counting Crows cover of "Meet on the Ledge," which at least has a pedigree.


Use a clean version of Lil Wayne's stuff if you want to be progressive (I know you said arena rock, but arena's don't just play ROCK anymore, ya know?).  Or just go and be the wedding reception DJ and pick something from 3 Doors Down...  Guh.

This is apparently going to be a tennis video for Whitey. Eli already nixed Kanye for this very reason.

Puddle of Mudd it is, then.

Whoa.  Let's get edgy then.  Howsabout Paramore... or Fall Out Boy?

I hear the kids like the Good Charlotte.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:20:10 AM
Quote from: 5laky on November 15, 2008, 10:16:32 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:15:50 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on November 15, 2008, 10:11:16 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:02:42 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 15, 2008, 01:53:44 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video.

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

The latter is simple psychological projection.  Stay on target, Gold Leader.

Either that, or just use a Counting Crows cover of "Meet on the Ledge," which at least has a pedigree.


Use a clean version of Lil Wayne's stuff if you want to be progressive (I know you said arena rock, but arena's don't just play ROCK anymore, ya know?).  Or just go and be the wedding reception DJ and pick something from 3 Doors Down...  Guh.

This is apparently going to be a tennis video for Whitey. Eli already nixed Kanye for this very reason.

Puddle of Mudd it is, then.

Whoa.  Let's get edgy then.  Howsabout Paramore... or Fall Out Boy?

I hear the kids like the Good Charlotte.

Not as much as they like Avril:

(http://stylefrizz.com/img/avril-lavigne-mini-skirt-high-heels.jpg)

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 15, 2008, 10:22:58 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:20:10 AM
Quote from: 5laky on November 15, 2008, 10:16:32 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:15:50 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on November 15, 2008, 10:11:16 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:02:42 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 15, 2008, 01:53:44 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video.

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

The latter is simple psychological projection.  Stay on target, Gold Leader.

Either that, or just use a Counting Crows cover of "Meet on the Ledge," which at least has a pedigree.


Use a clean version of Lil Wayne's stuff if you want to be progressive (I know you said arena rock, but arena's don't just play ROCK anymore, ya know?).  Or just go and be the wedding reception DJ and pick something from 3 Doors Down...  Guh.

This is apparently going to be a tennis video for Whitey. Eli already nixed Kanye for this very reason.

Puddle of Mudd it is, then.

Whoa.  Let's get edgy then.  Howsabout Paramore... or Fall Out Boy?

I hear the kids like the Good Charlotte.

Not as much as they like the Avril:

(http://stylefrizz.com/img/avril-lavigne-mini-skirt-high-heels.jpg)



Why won't you play along'd?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:37:37 AM
Quote from: 5laky on November 15, 2008, 10:22:58 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:20:10 AM
Quote from: 5laky on November 15, 2008, 10:16:32 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:15:50 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on November 15, 2008, 10:11:16 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 15, 2008, 10:02:42 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 15, 2008, 01:53:44 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 14, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
I'm compiling a year-end highlight video for work, which is going to have photos and video footage our athletes, as well as organizational highlights.  You know, one of those fun, montage-type things.  What I need is a song that would go along with the video.

Criteria:

1. Needs to have that nice poppy, arena-rock feel to it.  Something good, but also accessible to the general population -- like a Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Matchbox 20 sound (not that all of those bands are good).  Upbeat, but not too heavy.  You get the idea.  I'm not aiming for music appreciation here.
2. I'd like the song to be relatively recent, within the last year or two, if possible.
3. No swearing, since this has to appeal to all ages
4. About 4-5 minutes long

The latter is simple psychological projection.  Stay on target, Gold Leader.

Either that, or just use a Counting Crows cover of "Meet on the Ledge," which at least has a pedigree.


Use a clean version of Lil Wayne's stuff if you want to be progressive (I know you said arena rock, but arena's don't just play ROCK anymore, ya know?).  Or just go and be the wedding reception DJ and pick something from 3 Doors Down...  Guh.

This is apparently going to be a tennis video for Whitey. Eli already nixed Kanye for this very reason.

Puddle of Mudd it is, then.

Whoa.  Let's get edgy then.  Howsabout Paramore... or Fall Out Boy?

I hear the kids like the Good Charlotte.

Not as much as they like the Avril:

(http://stylefrizz.com/img/avril-lavigne-mini-skirt-high-heels.jpg)



Why won't you play along'd?

I was being the serious.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on November 15, 2008, 11:26:41 AM
Like I said, just slap "We Will Rock You" in there, and take the rest of the afternoon off.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Simmer on November 15, 2008, 05:51:19 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

Its just a "warm" way of welcoming you to the board.  I didn't want to post it in the other thread cause it seemed mean considering the post I had just made in that thread.  Here's hoping you have a pleasant stay Jared my friend!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 15, 2008, 07:20:31 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvsHZgLanhg
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on November 15, 2008, 08:39:17 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

Sap, ya'll...DANG!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on November 15, 2008, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

Keep an eye on this dude, he's asking the right questions.  "Shut up Paul you're a douche" hasn't been funny in years.  It's one of those things that we keep doing now because it's been done for some time.  Sort of a tradition.  But not a good one.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Simmer on November 15, 2008, 09:31:39 PM
Quote from: CT II on November 15, 2008, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

Keep an eye on this dude, he's asking the right questions.  "Shut up Paul you're a douche" hasn't been funny in years.  It's one of those things that we keep doing now because it's been done for some time.  Sort of a tradition.  But not a good one.

^THIS^

I BLAME CT!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 15, 2008, 10:07:03 PM
Quote from: CT II on November 15, 2008, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

Keep an eye on this dude, he's asking the right questions.  "Shut up Paul you're a douche" hasn't been funny in years.  It's one of those things that we keep doing now because it's been done for some time.  Sort of a tradition.  But not a good one.

The newer guys like to hand out the Sap y'alls though. Who are we to stop 'em?

How do we just ban this age old method of "hello, stranger"?

Even if right here in this very thread we request a moratorium on douching - chances are that someone won't read it and someone will ask a new poster to kindly shut his word hole for a douche is he.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on November 15, 2008, 10:09:38 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 15, 2008, 10:07:03 PM
Quote from: CT II on November 15, 2008, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

Keep an eye on this dude, he's asking the right questions.  "Shut up Paul you're a douche" hasn't been funny in years.  It's one of those things that we keep doing now because it's been done for some time.  Sort of a tradition.  But not a good one.

The newer guys like to hand out the Sap y'alls though. Who are we to stop 'em?

How do we just ban this age old method of "hello, stranger"?

Even if right here in this very thread we request a moratorium on douching - chances are that someone won't read it and someone will ask a new poster to kindly shut his word hole for a douche is he.

Hey man, I don't think it'll ever stop.  I'm just throwin' it out there.  Like that one internet guy says: "That's my opinion and if you don't like it, I've got others".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 15, 2008, 10:13:53 PM
Quote from: CT II on November 15, 2008, 10:09:38 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 15, 2008, 10:07:03 PM
Quote from: CT II on November 15, 2008, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

Keep an eye on this dude, he's asking the right questions.  "Shut up Paul you're a douche" hasn't been funny in years.  It's one of those things that we keep doing now because it's been done for some time.  Sort of a tradition.  But not a good one.

The newer guys like to hand out the Sap y'alls though. Who are we to stop 'em?

How do we just ban this age old method of "hello, stranger"?

Even if right here in this very thread we request a moratorium on douching - chances are that someone won't read it and someone will ask a new poster to kindly shut his word hole for a douche is he.

Hey man, I don't think it'll ever stop.  I'm just throwin' it out there.  Like that one internet guy says: "That's my opinion and if you don't like it, I've got others".

I just think it would be cool if we made it stop. Most of the other traditions seem to fade away. This one won't. I guess I don't care either way. Glad I posted this.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 15, 2008, 10:22:58 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 15, 2008, 10:13:53 PM
I just think it would be cool if we made it stop. Most of the other traditions seem to fade away. This one won't. I guess I don't care either way. Glad I posted this.

Think about it in terms of population biology.

(http://i.somethingawful.com/news/2005/08/26-leave.jpg)

S-A-A-A-LUTE!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on November 16, 2008, 08:55:30 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 15, 2008, 07:20:31 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvsHZgLanhg


... and I've found my new theme song. Every good hero should have some.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on November 16, 2008, 09:00:53 AM
Quote from: CT II on November 15, 2008, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

Keep an eye on this dude, he's asking the right questions.  "Shut up Paul you're a douche" hasn't been funny in years.  It's one of those things that we keep doing now because it's been done for some time.  Sort of a tradition.  But not a good one.

I don't know what it is about the SUPYAD that never gets old for me, but I think it's the odd chance that somebody will get offended and snap back. Instead of piling on, perhaps someone will post a Paul Anthology again and someone will read it for the first time. And I'll read it for the elevnty bajillionth time and laugh as hard as I did the first. A magnificent bastard that Paul. When he's off his meds, beyond his depths and balls deep in every hatchet wound in Lake County Indiana.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 17, 2008, 05:58:57 AM
Quote from: CT II on November 15, 2008, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

Keep an eye on this dude, he's asking the right questions.  "Shut up Paul you're a douche" hasn't been funny in years.  It's one of those things that we keep doing now because it's been done for some time.  Sort of a tradition.  But not a good one.

CT has been our arbiter of traditions ever since he threw an octopus on the ice at a hockee game.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on November 17, 2008, 09:18:41 AM
Quote from: CT II on November 15, 2008, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

Keep an eye on this dude, he's asking the right questions.  "Shut up Paul you're a douche" hasn't been funny in years.  It's one of those things that we keep doing now because it's been done for some time.  Sort of a tradition.  But not a good one.
(http://www.twods.org/html/members/fiddler_on_the_roof_fiddler.gif)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on November 17, 2008, 11:24:55 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on November 16, 2008, 09:00:53 AM
Quote from: CT II on November 15, 2008, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

Keep an eye on this dude, he's asking the right questions.  "Shut up Paul you're a douche" hasn't been funny in years.  It's one of those things that we keep doing now because it's been done for some time.  Sort of a tradition.  But not a good one.

I don't know what it is about the SUPYAD that never gets old for me, but I think it's the odd chance that somebody will get offended and snap back. Instead of piling on, perhaps someone will post a Paul Anthology again and someone will read it for the first time. And I'll read it for the elevnty bajillionth time and laugh as hard as I did the first. A magnificent bastard that Paul. When he's off his meds, beyond his depths and balls deep in every hatchet wound in Lake County Indiana.

Intrepid Reader: TDubbs
Why would he put his wienis in her armpit?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Simmer on November 17, 2008, 02:17:19 PM
The wireless signal I'm inadvertently pirating is quickly deteriorating.  I was told it could be because of NFL football sunday, with people and their damned satellites.  I was also told it could be the cold weather.

Q:  How do I keep my wireless signal consistent and non-shitty?  How do I keep from disconnecting?  Also, does the cold actually play a role in any of this?

(The easy answer would be to "get your own gotdamned wired connection" but I'm looking for a quick stopgap fix)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 17, 2008, 02:42:14 PM
Quote from: Simmer on November 17, 2008, 02:17:19 PM
The wireless signal I'm inadvertently pirating is quickly deteriorating.  I was told it could be because of NFL football sunday, with people and their damned satellites.  I was also told it could be the cold weather.

Q:  How do I keep my wireless signal consistent and non-shitty?  How do I keep from disconnecting?  Also, does the cold actually play a role in any of this?

(The easy answer would be to "get your own gotdamned wired connection" but I'm looking for a quick stopgap fix)

Sat signal shouldn't interfere with your wireless signal.  And no, the cold doesn't factor in.  It's about signal strength.  Close is better, obviously.  If you're stealing, you're probably not close and would be prone to signal loss if they moved the router (or the antenna) or put something electrical near the router (that is interfering w/ the signal).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on November 17, 2008, 02:49:07 PM
Quote from: Kerm on November 17, 2008, 11:24:55 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on November 16, 2008, 09:00:53 AM
Quote from: CT II on November 15, 2008, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

Keep an eye on this dude, he's asking the right questions.  "Shut up Paul you're a douche" hasn't been funny in years.  It's one of those things that we keep doing now because it's been done for some time.  Sort of a tradition.  But not a good one.

I don't know what it is about the SUPYAD that never gets old for me, but I think it's the odd chance that somebody will get offended and snap back. Instead of piling on, perhaps someone will post a Paul Anthology again and someone will read it for the first time. And I'll read it for the elevnty bajillionth time and laugh as hard as I did the first. A magnificent bastard that Paul. When he's off his meds, beyond his depths and balls deep in every hatchet wound in Lake County Indiana.

Intrepid Reader: TDubbs
Why would he put his wienis in her armpit?

I kind of see what you did there, but i'm still confused on the placement of his finger.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 17, 2008, 03:02:56 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on November 17, 2008, 02:49:07 PM
Quote from: Kerm on November 17, 2008, 11:24:55 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on November 16, 2008, 09:00:53 AM
Quote from: CT II on November 15, 2008, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: Jared on November 15, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
shut up paul you're a douche

I don't get it. Why is that funny?

Keep an eye on this dude, he's asking the right questions.  "Shut up Paul you're a douche" hasn't been funny in years.  It's one of those things that we keep doing now because it's been done for some time.  Sort of a tradition.  But not a good one.

I don't know what it is about the SUPYAD that never gets old for me, but I think it's the odd chance that somebody will get offended and snap back. Instead of piling on, perhaps someone will post a Paul Anthology again and someone will read it for the first time. And I'll read it for the elevnty bajillionth time and laugh as hard as I did the first. A magnificent bastard that Paul. When he's off his meds, beyond his depths and balls deep in every hatchet wound in Lake County Indiana.

Intrepid Reader: TDubbs
Why would he put his wienis in her armpit?

I kind of see what you did there, but i'm still confused on the placement of his finger.

I was kind of thinking that TDubbs would be thinking, "Why wouldn't he put his wienis in her armpit?"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on November 17, 2008, 09:12:51 PM
Quote from: Simmer on November 17, 2008, 02:17:19 PM
The wireless signal I'm inadvertently pirating is quickly deteriorating.  I was told it could be because of NFL football sunday, with people and their damned satellites.  I was also told it could be the cold weather.

Q:  How do I keep my wireless signal consistent and non-shitty?  How do I keep from disconnecting?  Also, does the cold actually play a role in any of this?

(The easy answer would be to "get your own gotdamned wired connection" but I'm looking for a quick stopgap fix)

This is a longshot, but if you have any idea of what brand the router is, you can enter the router setup page and jack up the signal strength.  For example, if it's a Linksys, go to http://192.168.1.1 and that should be the setup page.  With my router, you can do things like change the strength without entering a password, I think. 

Also, if you get in and get asked for a password, check http://www.routerpasswords.com/index.asp for the default password for the router, which you should be able to identify once you're in the setup page.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 17, 2008, 09:55:06 PM
Quote from: RD on November 17, 2008, 09:12:51 PM
This is a longshot, but if you have any idea of what brand the router is, you can enter the router setup page and jack up the signal strength.  For example, if it's a Linksys, go to http://192.168.1.1 and that should be the setup page.  With my router, you can do things like change the strength without entering a password, I think. 

Also, if you get in and get asked for a password, check http://www.routerpasswords.com/index.asp for the default password for the router, which you should be able to identify once you're in the setup page.

You're recommending that one reconfigure someone else's unsecured WAP?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on November 17, 2008, 10:56:39 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 17, 2008, 09:55:06 PM
Quote from: RD on November 17, 2008, 09:12:51 PM
This is a longshot, but if you have any idea of what brand the router is, you can enter the router setup page and jack up the signal strength.  For example, if it's a Linksys, go to http://192.168.1.1 and that should be the setup page.  With my router, you can do things like change the strength without entering a password, I think. 

Also, if you get in and get asked for a password, check http://www.routerpasswords.com/index.asp for the default password for the router, which you should be able to identify once you're in the setup page.

You're recommending that one reconfigure someone else's unsecured WAP?


I would recommend not getting caught.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on November 18, 2008, 02:46:10 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 17, 2008, 09:55:06 PM
Quote from: RD on November 17, 2008, 09:12:51 PM
This is a longshot, but if you have any idea of what brand the router is, you can enter the router setup page and jack up the signal strength.  For example, if it's a Linksys, go to http://192.168.1.1 and that should be the setup page.  With my router, you can do things like change the strength without entering a password, I think. 

Also, if you get in and get asked for a password, check http://www.routerpasswords.com/index.asp for the default password for the router, which you should be able to identify once you're in the setup page.

You're recommending that one reconfigure someone else's unsecured WAP?


Perhaps they should have secured it. 

Also, a note to everyone, WAP security has been cracked, and while the average person probably isn't going to hack into your router, WPA2 is a better choice. 

Also, SD - Use my previous advice at your own risk.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 18, 2008, 05:58:33 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 17, 2008, 10:56:39 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 17, 2008, 09:55:06 PM
Quote from: RD on November 17, 2008, 09:12:51 PM
This is a longshot, but if you have any idea of what brand the router is, you can enter the router setup page and jack up the signal strength.  For example, if it's a Linksys, go to http://192.168.1.1 and that should be the setup page.  With my router, you can do things like change the strength without entering a password, I think. 

Also, if you get in and get asked for a password, check http://www.routerpasswords.com/index.asp for the default password for the router, which you should be able to identify once you're in the setup page.

You're recommending that one reconfigure someone else's unsecured WAP?


I would recommend not getting caught.

I recommend moving into a townhouse community where at any time you can hit a good 20 different routers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 18, 2008, 08:15:04 AM
Quote from: RD on November 18, 2008, 02:46:10 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 17, 2008, 09:55:06 PM
Quote from: RD on November 17, 2008, 09:12:51 PM
This is a longshot, but if you have any idea of what brand the router is, you can enter the router setup page and jack up the signal strength.  For example, if it's a Linksys, go to http://192.168.1.1 and that should be the setup page.  With my router, you can do things like change the strength without entering a password, I think. 

Also, if you get in and get asked for a password, check http://www.routerpasswords.com/index.asp for the default password for the router, which you should be able to identify once you're in the setup page.

You're recommending that one reconfigure someone else's unsecured WAP?


Perhaps they should have secured it. 

Also, a note to everyone, WAP security has been cracked, and while the average person probably isn't going to hack into your router, WPA2 is a better choice. 

Also, SD - Use my previous advice at your own risk.

Both WEP and WPA have been cracked.  It's just easier to crack WEP (I think you can even find a how to on youtube).  First thing I'd do is get NetStumbler (http://www.netstumbler.com/) to see how many networks are open and what kinds of security the others are running.

But most likely the login id and password haven't been changed.  If you can't boost the signal power (not all routers do this without installing DD-WRT) you can change the broadcast channel (hopefully to a channel with less electrical clutter).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 18, 2008, 10:17:13 PM
Alright, on Monday I am heading out to Arizona and I hope to buy a camera before the trip. I'm looking for something that's less than $100 because I don't try to take pictures too often. Any suggestions on a brand that is best? I prefer it to be compatible with SD Cards because I have a 4gb microSD card for my phone along with the appropriate adapter. That compatibility is not necessarily required because I'm sure a 1gb card is cheap these days.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on November 19, 2008, 12:04:54 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 18, 2008, 10:17:13 PM
Alright, on Monday I am heading out to Arizona and I hope to buy a camera before the trip. I'm looking for something that's less than $100 because I don't try to take pictures too often. Any suggestions on a brand that is best? I prefer it to be compatible with SD Cards because I have a 4gb microSD card for my phone along with the appropriate adapter. That compatibility is not necessarily required because I'm sure a 1gb card is cheap these days.

You can't go wrong with Canon. The compact PowerShot Digital Elphs you see hawked by Sharapova are sweet. Price-wise, older models seem to bottom out in the low $100 range.

Generally speaking, as a rule of thumb, restrict yourself to cameras made by camera or photo equipment makers (Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Kodak, Olympus) and avoid those from computer companies (avoid HP like the plague). One exception to this is Sony, who do make some well-regarded cameras.

Check out older models and don't get too terribly hung up on resolution. Try to find something offering at least 3 or 4 megapixels. Anything above and beyond 6 is more or less a waste, though. The optics in these tiny devices are such that, not only are compact cameras not able to take advantage of much more real detail than this, they actually see image quality decline inverse to the pixel count due to the an increase in noise. (More on this phenomenon here (http://6mpixel.org/en/?page_id=32).)

As far as card formats go, SD is probably what you will end up with if you don't go with Sony (Memory Stick—proprietary), or Olympus or Fuji (xD). The latter two are less common and tend to be more expensive.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 19, 2008, 12:06:50 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 18, 2008, 10:17:13 PM
Alright, on Monday I am heading out to Arizona and I hope to buy a camera before the trip. I'm looking for something that's less than $100 because I don't try to take pictures too often. Any suggestions on a brand that is best? I prefer it to be compatible with SD Cards because I have a 4gb microSD card for my phone along with the appropriate adapter. That compatibility is not necessarily required because I'm sure a 1gb card is cheap these days.

I've been rather pleased with the Canon PowerShot A590 IS that I picked up by virtue of the new kitten.  They seem to be similar up and down the line (the slimmer ones are less expensive), with the caveat that the Canon's menu structure can be somewhat perplexing.

Being able to run on regular AA's seems a plus in general.  The CHDK folks add some charm.

[Edit.--I don't mean to push any particular camera or vendor at all, but for the Canon models at least, Dell offers discounts sans the "gray market" complication.]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on November 19, 2008, 02:53:34 AM
Whilst we're on the subject, although we already have three (count 'em) digital cameras I just bought Mrs. Tonk a Nikon D60 digital SLR with the new (packaged) VR 18-55mm lens.  And it is really, really fucking sweet.  It set me back a little over five hundred of your American dollars, but it was worth every penny.  Makes our other cameras (all three of which are Canon, but not SLR) look like disposables.

If you're even moderately serious about photography, it's the way forward.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on November 19, 2008, 03:10:24 AM
I would recommend Canon as well.  In fact, for a cheap, relatively high powered camera (if you are willing to do a firmware upgrade), check this out:
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Supercharge_Your_Camera_with_Open-Source_CHDK_Firmware (http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Supercharge_Your_Camera_with_Open-Source_CHDK_Firmware)

Quote from: Wheezer on November 19, 2008, 12:06:50 AM
The CHDK folks add some charm.


Edit: What Wheezer said.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 19, 2008, 04:41:37 AM

I just picked up a Casio Exilim for $149 at Costco. 9.1 Mpx, and it had a 1GB card included.

Since I picked  it up for LFork, I was able to get a pink one.

The video on it is decent, although I need to convert the .mov files to .avi before I can edit them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on November 19, 2008, 05:19:11 AM
Quote from: Furious George on November 19, 2008, 12:04:54 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 18, 2008, 10:17:13 PM
Alright, on Monday I am heading out to Arizona and I hope to buy a camera before the trip. I'm looking for something that's less than $100 because I don't try to take pictures too often. Any suggestions on a brand that is best? I prefer it to be compatible with SD Cards because I have a 4gb microSD card for my phone along with the appropriate adapter. That compatibility is not necessarily required because I'm sure a 1gb card is cheap these days.

You can't go wrong with Canon. The compact PowerShot Digital Elphs you see hawked by Sharapova are sweet. Price-wise, older models seem to bottom out in the low $100 range.

Generally speaking, as a rule of thumb, restrict yourself to cameras made by camera or photo equipment makers (Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Kodak, Olympus) and avoid those from computer companies (avoid HP like the plague). One exception to this is Sony, who do make some well-regarded cameras.

Check out older models and don't get too terribly hung up on resolution. Try to find something offering at least 3 or 4 megapixels. Anything above and beyond 6 is more or less a waste, though. The optics in these tiny devices are such that, not only are compact cameras not able to take advantage of much more real detail than this, they actually see image quality decline inverse to the pixel count due to the an increase in noise. (More on this phenomenon here (http://6mpixel.org/en/?page_id=32).)

As far as card formats go, SD is probably what you will end up with if you don't go with Sony (Memory Stick—proprietary), or Olympus or Fuji (xD). The latter two are less common and tend to be more expensive.

Disposable ones are available at Walgreen's for like 2 bucks.  You take all your pictures, THEN YOU JUST THROW THE CAMERA AWAY!
What an age we live in.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 19, 2008, 06:00:35 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on November 19, 2008, 05:19:11 AM
Quote from: Furious George on November 19, 2008, 12:04:54 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 18, 2008, 10:17:13 PM
Alright, on Monday I am heading out to Arizona and I hope to buy a camera before the trip. I'm looking for something that's less than $100 because I don't try to take pictures too often. Any suggestions on a brand that is best? I prefer it to be compatible with SD Cards because I have a 4gb microSD card for my phone along with the appropriate adapter. That compatibility is not necessarily required because I'm sure a 1gb card is cheap these days.

You can't go wrong with Canon. The compact PowerShot Digital Elphs you see hawked by Sharapova are sweet. Price-wise, older models seem to bottom out in the low $100 range.

Generally speaking, as a rule of thumb, restrict yourself to cameras made by camera or photo equipment makers (Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Kodak, Olympus) and avoid those from computer companies (avoid HP like the plague). One exception to this is Sony, who do make some well-regarded cameras.

Check out older models and don't get too terribly hung up on resolution. Try to find something offering at least 3 or 4 megapixels. Anything above and beyond 6 is more or less a waste, though. The optics in these tiny devices are such that, not only are compact cameras not able to take advantage of much more real detail than this, they actually see image quality decline inverse to the pixel count due to the an increase in noise. (More on this phenomenon here (http://6mpixel.org/en/?page_id=32).)

As far as card formats go, SD is probably what you will end up with if you don't go with Sony (Memory Stick—proprietary), or Olympus or Fuji (xD). The latter two are less common and tend to be more expensive.

Disposable ones are available at Walgreen's for like 2 bucks.  You take all your pictures, THEN YOU JUST THROW THE CAMERA AWAY!
What an age we live in.

Yeah, Walgreens dominates.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on November 19, 2008, 09:46:41 AM
I agree with what Furious George, Wheezer, and RD have said. Even though I am a Nikon guy if you are looking at a digital point and shoot, Canon is the way to go. Nikon doesn't meet their features quite as well at your price point. CHDK adds a lot (the ability to shoot in RAW is great if you wish to do anything beyond basic editing) but if you seldom use the camera it is not a big deal. I'm not quite as happy with the AA battery feature, my experience is that it eats them pretty fast.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on November 19, 2008, 09:57:22 AM
DPD.
Since I'm an audio dork...
This is a great deal, Klipsch headphones half price. (http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/111685.aspx)
I don't have anything to do with the company, I just really like their products.
In case Santa needs some help these are very nice phones.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 19, 2008, 10:21:41 AM
Alright. Thank you for the help. Thrill, the only tough thing about keeping with a lower megapixel is that they don't seam to sell them as much. Best Buy and Circuit City's websites both have 7 and up, for the most part. This finding is mainly online. I am going to the store today on my lunch to check them out some more. See if the store has anything different. Would (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9046659&type=product&id=1218012523541) any (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8960261&type=product&id=1216424728791) of these look like they'd be good? (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Canon-PowerShot-A470-7-1-Megapixel-Digital-Camera-Red-POWERSHOT470R/sem/rpsm/oid/204910/catOid/-16941/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do) (I'm not really a fan of the red on the last one but it is a Canon, within the price range, and lower on the megapixel end)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 19, 2008, 10:26:12 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2008, 10:21:41 AM
See if the store has anything different. Would (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9046659&type=product&id=1218012523541) any (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8960261&type=product&id=1216424728791) of these look like they'd be good? (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Canon-PowerShot-A470-7-1-Megapixel-Digital-Camera-Red-POWERSHOT470R/sem/rpsm/oid/204910/catOid/-16941/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do) (I'm not really a fan of the red on the last one but it is a Canon, within the price range, and lower on the megapixel end)

I've had bad luck with Olympus cameras, so I'd recommend staying away from them. 

Like people above said, it's hard to go wrong with a Nikon or Canon.  Find your price range and buy something from either of those two brands.  You'll probably be happy with it, if you're just looking for a point-and-shoot.

Also, that third camera you linked to is pushing past red into pink. 

(http://www.circuitcity.com/IMAGE/product/enlarged600/can/EC.CAN.POWERSHOT470R.CN.JPG)

More latent tendencies, Yeti?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on November 19, 2008, 10:32:12 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2008, 10:21:41 AM
Alright. Thank you for the help. Thrill, the only tough thing about keeping with a lower megapixel is that they don't seam to sell them as much. Best Buy and Circuit City's websites both have 7 and up, for the most part. This finding is mainly online. I am going to the store today on my lunch to check them out some more. See if the store has anything different. Would (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9046659&type=product&id=1218012523541) any (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8960261&type=product&id=1216424728791) of these look like they'd be good? (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Canon-PowerShot-A470-7-1-Megapixel-Digital-Camera-Red-POWERSHOT470R/sem/rpsm/oid/204910/catOid/-16941/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do) (I'm not really a fan of the red on the last one but it is a Canon, within the price range, and lower on the megapixel end)

I have a Canon PowerShot A590IS.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120256 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120256)

Perfect for what I wanted. Then again, I was happy with my old Sony Cybershot too.

I recommend looking at www.newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com). They have that Canon A470 for $10 cheaper (in gray too) and throw in a 2G SD card. Decent user/reader reviews there too. Never had a bad experience with newegg in several orders.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 19, 2008, 10:47:13 AM
Quote from: HST Redux on November 19, 2008, 10:32:12 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2008, 10:21:41 AM
Alright. Thank you for the help. Thrill, the only tough thing about keeping with a lower megapixel is that they don't seam to sell them as much. Best Buy and Circuit City's websites both have 7 and up, for the most part. This finding is mainly online. I am going to the store today on my lunch to check them out some more. See if the store has anything different. Would (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9046659&type=product&id=1218012523541) any (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8960261&type=product&id=1216424728791) of these look like they'd be good? (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Canon-PowerShot-A470-7-1-Megapixel-Digital-Camera-Red-POWERSHOT470R/sem/rpsm/oid/204910/catOid/-16941/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do) (I'm not really a fan of the red on the last one but it is a Canon, within the price range, and lower on the megapixel end)

I have a Canon PowerShot A590IS.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120256 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120256)

Perfect for what I wanted. Then again, I was happy with my old Sony Cybershot too.

I recommend looking at www.newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com). They have that Canon A470 for $10 cheaper (in gray too) and throw in a 2G SD card. Decent user/reader reviews there too. Never had a bad experience with newegg in several orders.

I really like that A470. Plus the card would alleviate any potential compatibility issues with my microSD card adapter. I'm really thinking I'll buy it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on November 19, 2008, 10:50:55 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2008, 10:47:13 AM
Quote from: HST Redux on November 19, 2008, 10:32:12 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2008, 10:21:41 AM
Alright. Thank you for the help. Thrill, the only tough thing about keeping with a lower megapixel is that they don't seam to sell them as much. Best Buy and Circuit City's websites both have 7 and up, for the most part. This finding is mainly online. I am going to the store today on my lunch to check them out some more. See if the store has anything different. Would (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9046659&type=product&id=1218012523541) any (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8960261&type=product&id=1216424728791) of these look like they'd be good? (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Canon-PowerShot-A470-7-1-Megapixel-Digital-Camera-Red-POWERSHOT470R/sem/rpsm/oid/204910/catOid/-16941/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do) (I'm not really a fan of the red on the last one but it is a Canon, within the price range, and lower on the megapixel end)

I have a Canon PowerShot A590IS.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120256 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120256)

Perfect for what I wanted. Then again, I was happy with my old Sony Cybershot too.

I recommend looking at www.newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com). They have that Canon A470 for $10 cheaper (in gray too) and throw in a 2G SD card. Decent user/reader reviews there too. Never had a bad experience with newegg in several orders.

I really like that A470. Plus the card would alleviate any potential compatibility issues with my microSD card adapter. I'm really thinking I'll buy it.
A little cheaper but without the SD card but free shipping. (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/542274-REG/Canon_2503B001_Powershot_A470_Digital_Camera.html)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 19, 2008, 11:02:00 AM
Quote from: flannj on November 19, 2008, 10:50:55 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2008, 10:47:13 AM
Quote from: HST Redux on November 19, 2008, 10:32:12 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2008, 10:21:41 AM
Alright. Thank you for the help. Thrill, the only tough thing about keeping with a lower megapixel is that they don't seam to sell them as much. Best Buy and Circuit City's websites both have 7 and up, for the most part. This finding is mainly online. I am going to the store today on my lunch to check them out some more. See if the store has anything different. Would (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9046659&type=product&id=1218012523541) any (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8960261&type=product&id=1216424728791) of these look like they'd be good? (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Canon-PowerShot-A470-7-1-Megapixel-Digital-Camera-Red-POWERSHOT470R/sem/rpsm/oid/204910/catOid/-16941/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do) (I'm not really a fan of the red on the last one but it is a Canon, within the price range, and lower on the megapixel end)

I have a Canon PowerShot A590IS.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120256 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120256)

Perfect for what I wanted. Then again, I was happy with my old Sony Cybershot too.

I recommend looking at www.newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com). They have that Canon A470 for $10 cheaper (in gray too) and throw in a 2G SD card. Decent user/reader reviews there too. Never had a bad experience with newegg in several orders.

I really like that A470. Plus the card would alleviate any potential compatibility issues with my microSD card adapter. I'm really thinking I'll buy it.
A little cheaper but without the SD card but free shipping. (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/542274-REG/Canon_2503B001_Powershot_A470_Digital_Camera.html)


Thanks for the help. I went with the one at Newegg because I needed UPS 2day shipping so it wasn't free for me and B&H. Plus the memory card and case (which I guess I didn't really need but was nice to have) kind of sealed the deal. Thanks for proving once again that this is The Only Site I'll Ever Need.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on November 19, 2008, 01:56:02 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2008, 10:21:41 AM
Alright. Thank you for the help. Thrill, the only tough thing about keeping with a lower megapixel is that they don't seam to sell them as much. Best Buy and Circuit City's websites both have 7 and up, for the most part.

I wouldn't sweat a difference of 1 or 2 megapixels.

The difference between 6.0 MP and 7.1 MP is the difference between around 2121x2828- and 2308x3077-pixel sensors. That's a difference of around 8% in each direction.

This is another reason megapixel counts can be misleading. To double the linear, pixels-per-inch resolution, you need to quadruple the megapixels: say, from 6 to 24.

A bigger concern than resolution is color. And this is why I said to avoid HP: as far as I've seen it, their color blows.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 19, 2008, 06:19:46 PM
Quote from: flannj on November 19, 2008, 09:46:41 AM
I'm not quite as happy with the AA battery feature, my experience is that it eats them pretty fast.

True enough, but my reasoning was that, in a pinch, being able to toss in easily available batteries could come in handy.  Once the Energizer lithiums I now have in the camera give up the ghost, I'm going to see how the Sanyo Eneloops play out--at $10 for four, an alleged 1000 charges available, and only 15% self-discharge over a year, on paper they seem like a pretty inexpensive option.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on November 19, 2008, 06:57:18 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 19, 2008, 06:19:46 PM
Quote from: flannj on November 19, 2008, 09:46:41 AM
I'm not quite as happy with the AA battery feature, my experience is that it eats them pretty fast.

True enough, but my reasoning was that, in a pinch, being able to toss in easily available batteries could come in handy.  Once the Energizer lithiums I now have in the camera give up the ghost, I'm going to see how the Sanyo Eneloops play out--at $10 for four, an alleged 1000 charges available, and only 15% self-discharge over a year, on paper they seem like a pretty inexpensive option.

With AAs, you're going to want to go with rechargeables, and to have a second set charging while you use the first. Camera LCDs drain these things like nobody's business, so you'll find yourself swapping often if you use the camera a lot on a trip.

If your camera comes with a proprietary battery, hopefully it also comes with an external charger for it. If so, buy yourself a spare to have charging as a backup. Finding these can sometimes be hit or miss, with the wide variety of batteries used even by cameras from the same manufacturer. Order one online, or check out Best Buy (when I was hunting around for a spare Nikon D80 battery this summer, I found they had the best selection by far).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 19, 2008, 08:48:35 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2008, 11:02:00 AM
Quote from: flannj on November 19, 2008, 10:50:55 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2008, 10:47:13 AM
Quote from: HST Redux on November 19, 2008, 10:32:12 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2008, 10:21:41 AM
Alright. Thank you for the help. Thrill, the only tough thing about keeping with a lower megapixel is that they don't seam to sell them as much. Best Buy and Circuit City's websites both have 7 and up, for the most part. This finding is mainly online. I am going to the store today on my lunch to check them out some more. See if the store has anything different. Would (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9046659&type=product&id=1218012523541) any (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8960261&type=product&id=1216424728791) of these look like they'd be good? (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Canon-PowerShot-A470-7-1-Megapixel-Digital-Camera-Red-POWERSHOT470R/sem/rpsm/oid/204910/catOid/-16941/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do) (I'm not really a fan of the red on the last one but it is a Canon, within the price range, and lower on the megapixel end)

I have a Canon PowerShot A590IS.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120256 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120256)

Perfect for what I wanted. Then again, I was happy with my old Sony Cybershot too.

I recommend looking at www.newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com). They have that Canon A470 for $10 cheaper (in gray too) and throw in a 2G SD card. Decent user/reader reviews there too. Never had a bad experience with newegg in several orders.

I really like that A470. Plus the card would alleviate any potential compatibility issues with my microSD card adapter. I'm really thinking I'll buy it.
A little cheaper but without the SD card but free shipping. (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/542274-REG/Canon_2503B001_Powershot_A470_Digital_Camera.html)


Thanks for the help. I went with the one at Newegg because I needed UPS 2day shipping so it wasn't free for me and B&H. Plus the memory card and case (which I guess I didn't really need but was nice to have) kind of sealed the deal. Thanks for proving once again that this is The Only Site I'll Ever Need.

You got a pink one, right?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on November 21, 2008, 01:58:21 PM
Is this tv any good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on November 21, 2008, 02:22:17 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 01:58:21 PM
Is this tv any good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)

I can't vouch for that particular TV, but I can vouch for Samsung.  I have a Samsung DLP that I love, and their customer service (which I've only had to use once in three and a half years) is very good.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on November 21, 2008, 02:27:07 PM
Quote from: Kerm on November 21, 2008, 02:22:17 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 01:58:21 PM
Is this tv any good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)

I can't vouch for that particular TV, but I can vouch for Samsung.  I have a Samsung DLP that I love, and their customer service (which I've only had to use once in three and a half years) is very good.

Are people still buying plasma screens?  Is that still in?  I really have no idea about technology, but the wife said she'd be down with getting a bigger TV.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on November 21, 2008, 02:32:22 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 02:27:07 PM
Quote from: Kerm on November 21, 2008, 02:22:17 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 01:58:21 PM
Is this tv any good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)

I can't vouch for that particular TV, but I can vouch for Samsung.  I have a Samsung DLP that I love, and their customer service (which I've only had to use once in three and a half years) is very good.

Are people still buying plasma screens?  Is that still in?  I really have no idea about technology, but the wife said she'd be down with getting a bigger TV.

I'm sort of TV-dumb, as well, so I'm sure ADC or someone else will jump in and help you more.  People are definitely still buying plasmas.  I think once they burn out, they're done for good, though.  With a DLP, if the lamp burns out, you can replace it for a couple hundred bucks.  Plasmas have much better contrast than DLPs, though, and they're a lot thinner.

That's all I know.  The end.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 21, 2008, 02:53:08 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 01:58:21 PM
Is this tv any good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)

I have a Samsung too, very good for sports watchin'.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on November 21, 2008, 03:04:49 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 21, 2008, 02:53:08 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 01:58:21 PM
Is this tv any good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)

I have a Samsung too, very good for sports watchin'.

Excellent.  Between you and Kerm, I've gotten twice the help!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on November 21, 2008, 03:09:06 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 03:04:49 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 21, 2008, 02:53:08 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 01:58:21 PM
Is this tv any good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)

I have a Samsung too, very good for sports watchin'.

Excellent.  Between you and Kerm, I've gotten twice the help!

Samsung is awesome.  Plasma, is not.  If you're getting a big HDTV, get LCD.  I'm actually being serious.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 21, 2008, 03:29:00 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on November 21, 2008, 03:09:06 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 03:04:49 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 21, 2008, 02:53:08 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 01:58:21 PM
Is this tv any good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)

I have a Samsung too, very good for sports watchin'.

Excellent.  Between you and Kerm, I've gotten twice the help!

Samsung is awesome.  Plasma, is not.  If you're getting a big HDTV, get LCD.  I'm actually being serious.

The difference between the two is pretty much insignificant now.  There used to be places where there were vast differences in the specs, but not anymore.  Typically, plasmas run hotter.  They both consume about the same amount of power (if you're all Kyle Orton about that sort of thing).  Generally though, plasmas display blacks better and look better in lower light levels (and LCDs better in brighter rooms).  Plasmas are slightly ahead in off angle viewing, but it's only a concern if you plan on hosting.  Plasmas can get burn-in (although you have to be Paris Hilton stupid to achieve it) and LCDs can get dead pixels.  View life is about the same for both.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 21, 2008, 03:30:27 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 21, 2008, 03:29:00 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on November 21, 2008, 03:09:06 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 03:04:49 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 21, 2008, 02:53:08 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 01:58:21 PM
Is this tv any good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)

I have a Samsung too, very good for sports watchin'.

Excellent.  Between you and Kerm, I've gotten twice the help!

Samsung is awesome.  Plasma, is not.  If you're getting a big HDTV, get LCD.  I'm actually being serious.

The difference between the two is pretty much insignificant now.  There used to be places where there were vast differences in the specs, but not anymore.  Typically, plasmas run hotter.  They both consume about the same amount of power (if you're all Kyle Orton about that sort of thing).  Generally though, plasmas display blacks better and look better in lower light levels (and LCDs better in brighter rooms).  Plasmas are slightly ahead in off angle viewing, but it's only a concern if you plan on hosting.  Plasmas can get burn-in (although you have to be Paris Hilton stupid to achieve it) and LCDs can get dead pixels.  View life is about the same for both.

In other words JD, get that TV. It's a sweet deal and you'll love it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on November 21, 2008, 03:36:09 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 21, 2008, 02:53:08 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 01:58:21 PM
Is this tv any good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)

I have a Samsung too, very good for sports watchin'.

Just bought a 50-inch plasma Samsung for a grand and it's the tits. I hear it's gonna be a $798 door-buster at Wal-mart on Black Friday.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 21, 2008, 03:47:25 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 21, 2008, 03:29:00 PM
Generally though, plasmas display blacks better

And with our new President, that'll definitely help.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on November 21, 2008, 03:53:18 PM
Quote from: Dave B on November 21, 2008, 03:36:09 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 21, 2008, 02:53:08 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 01:58:21 PM
Is this tv any good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)

I have a Samsung too, very good for sports watchin'.

Just bought a 50-inch plasma Samsung for a grand and it's the tits. I hear it's gonna be a $798 door-buster at Wal-mart on Black Friday.

Got a 46" Samsung LCD in July.
Everything about it rocks.
I don't know if that's relevant, but I just wanted to be involved.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on November 21, 2008, 03:54:12 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 21, 2008, 03:30:27 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 21, 2008, 03:29:00 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on November 21, 2008, 03:09:06 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 03:04:49 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 21, 2008, 02:53:08 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 01:58:21 PM
Is this tv any good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)

I have a Samsung too, very good for sports watchin'.

Excellent.  Between you and Kerm, I've gotten twice the help!

Samsung is awesome.  Plasma, is not.  If you're getting a big HDTV, get LCD.  I'm actually being serious.

The difference between the two is pretty much insignificant now.  There used to be places where there were vast differences in the specs, but not anymore.  Typically, plasmas run hotter.  They both consume about the same amount of power (if you're all Kyle Orton about that sort of thing).  Generally though, plasmas display blacks better and look better in lower light levels (and LCDs better in brighter rooms).  Plasmas are slightly ahead in off angle viewing, but it's only a concern if you plan on hosting.  Plasmas can get burn-in (although you have to be Paris Hilton stupid to achieve it) and LCDs can get dead pixels.  View life is about the same for both.

In other words JD, get that TV. It's a sweet deal and you'll love it.

You definitely will love it, JD.  If you haven't already, though, I recommend a quick stop at Dealcatcher.com to see if there are any SUPER-sweet deals.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on November 21, 2008, 03:54:58 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 21, 2008, 03:47:25 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 21, 2008, 03:29:00 PM
Generally though, plasmas display blacks better

And with our new President, that'll definitely help.

Thread: won.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on November 21, 2008, 06:48:04 PM
Quote from: Kerm on November 21, 2008, 03:54:12 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 21, 2008, 03:30:27 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 21, 2008, 03:29:00 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on November 21, 2008, 03:09:06 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 03:04:49 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 21, 2008, 02:53:08 PM
Quote from: JD on November 21, 2008, 01:58:21 PM
Is this tv any good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-Series-5-Plasma-HDTV-PN50A550/sem/rpsm/oid/208372/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)

I have a Samsung too, very good for sports watchin'.

Excellent.  Between you and Kerm, I've gotten twice the help!

Samsung is awesome.  Plasma, is not.  If you're getting a big HDTV, get LCD.  I'm actually being serious.

The difference between the two is pretty much insignificant now.  There used to be places where there were vast differences in the specs, but not anymore.  Typically, plasmas run hotter.  They both consume about the same amount of power (if you're all Kyle Orton about that sort of thing).  Generally though, plasmas display blacks better and look better in lower light levels (and LCDs better in brighter rooms).  Plasmas are slightly ahead in off angle viewing, but it's only a concern if you plan on hosting.  Plasmas can get burn-in (although you have to be Paris Hilton stupid to achieve it) and LCDs can get dead pixels.  View life is about the same for both.

In other words JD, get that TV. It's a sweet deal and you'll love it.

You definitely will love it, JD.  If you haven't already, though, I recommend a quick stop at Dealcatcher.com to see if there are any SUPER-sweet deals.

Gracias to all of you!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on November 21, 2008, 08:40:26 PM
Quote from: flannj on November 19, 2008, 09:57:22 AM
DPD.
Since I'm an audio dork...
This is a great deal, Klipsch headphones half price. (http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/111685.aspx)
I don't have anything to do with the company, I just really like their products.
In case Santa needs some help these are very nice phones.


How good can they be? For $150 after that discount they better hook up to my balls and prostate and make one hell of a hum.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 21, 2008, 10:08:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 21, 2008, 03:53:18 PM
Got a 46" Samsung LCD in July.
Everything about it rocks.
I don't know if that's relevant, but I just wanted to be involved.

Can't go wrong with an RCA XL-100 ColorTrak.  Seems as though they'll last forever if you don't mind rebuilding the horizontal-oscillator module once in a while.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 22, 2008, 07:30:31 AM
My 2 cents are (and I worked at Best Buy so I must know...... well I was a stocker so really I knew little) that Samsung is the way to go when it comes to TVs and it doesn't even seem like it's close. If I were to venture away, I'd chose Sony (I have a 37" Rear projectiol LCD I bought for $450 a year ago).
When it comes to a big purchase like a TV, I've always felt it's not the best idea to fuck around with those cheap brands because even though I'm sure many of them are good, I don't trust them and I want a TV that I can depend on
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on November 22, 2008, 08:51:40 AM
Every Samsung phone I've ever seen, had or heard about was a complete and total piece of shit. I had such a bad experience with one that I've decided to boycott ALL of their products for the rest of my life. Sony is dependable, reliable. If it doesn't work you can always hit him with it.

(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/5/5e/220px-Rade_s.JPG)

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on November 22, 2008, 09:43:53 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on November 22, 2008, 08:51:40 AM
Every Samsung phone I've ever seen, had or heard about was a complete and total piece of shit. I had such a bad experience with one that I've decided to boycott ALL of their products for the rest of my life. Sony is dependable, reliable. If it doesn't work you can always hit him with it.

(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/5/5e/220px-Rade_s.JPG)



That's stupid. Except for the picture. I love that guy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on November 22, 2008, 06:16:25 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 22, 2008, 07:30:31 AM
My 2 cents are (and I worked at Best Buy so I must know...... well I was a stocker so really I knew little) that Samsung is the way to go when it comes to TVs and it doesn't even seem like it's close. If I were to venture away, I'd chose Sony (I have a 37" Rear projectiol LCD I bought for $450 a year ago).
When it comes to a big purchase like a TV, I've always felt it's not the best idea to fuck around with those cheap brands because even though I'm sure many of them are good, I don't trust them and I want a TV that I can depend on

I also worked at a Best Buy, only instead of stocking, I sold TVs.  So I think I know a thing or two.  Pioneer are the best, but pricey as all hell.  Then Hitachi and Sony are the next level, then Toshibas.  I always considered Samsung like a premium cheap brand, good but not great.  However, this mostly applies to CRTs.  When I went digital TV shopping, I ended up picking a Panasonic.  In the end, picture is really a personal choice.  Some people find that a perfectly tuned set looks awful to them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on November 22, 2008, 07:30:18 PM
Quote from: 5laky on November 22, 2008, 09:43:53 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on November 22, 2008, 08:51:40 AM
Every Samsung phone I've ever seen, had or heard about was a complete and total piece of shit. I had such a bad experience with one that I've decided to boycott ALL of their products for the rest of my life. Sony is dependable, reliable. If it doesn't work you can always hit him with it.

(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/5/5e/220px-Rade_s.JPG)



That's stupid. Except for the picture. I love that guy.

You mean Boris the sneaky fucking Russian?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on November 23, 2008, 08:10:35 AM
Quote from: RD on November 22, 2008, 06:16:25 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 22, 2008, 07:30:31 AM
My 2 cents are (and I worked at Best Buy so I must know...... well I was a stocker so really I knew little) that Samsung is the way to go when it comes to TVs and it doesn't even seem like it's close. If I were to venture away, I'd chose Sony (I have a 37" Rear projectiol LCD I bought for $450 a year ago).
When it comes to a big purchase like a TV, I've always felt it's not the best idea to fuck around with those cheap brands because even though I'm sure many of them are good, I don't trust them and I want a TV that I can depend on

I also worked at a Best Buy, only instead of stocking, I sold TVs.  So I think I know a thing or two.  Pioneer are the best, but pricey as all hell.  Then Hitachi and Sony are the next level, then Toshibas.  I always considered Samsung like a premium cheap brand, good but not great.  However, this mostly applies to CRTs.  When I went digital TV shopping, I ended up picking a Panasonic.  In the end, picture is really a personal choice.  Some people find that a perfectly tuned set looks awful to them.

I have a Panasonic Viera plasma too and am very happy so far. My only complaint would be it does suffer from glare, although it's in one of the brightest rooms in my house. How I have it set up for now is a factor too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on November 23, 2008, 11:44:19 AM
Quote from: RD on November 22, 2008, 06:16:25 PM
However, this mostly applies to CRTs.

No one cares about any of your stupid dinosaur TVs, old bones.

(http://i33.tinypic.com/axj60.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 23, 2008, 07:58:50 PM
The Pioneer Elite series or the Kuro are the Yvonne Strahovski of TVs.  If you're gonna get a plasma, Panasonic makes the best ones.  Otherwise, Sony, Samsung, or LG make good LCDs. 


If you're looking for a bedroom set the cheapy brands for dirt cheap cold do.  Just google the brand/model to see problems/reviews.  Nothing wrong with a 42" for a $499.99 1080i GFM Plasma at  Meijer on Black Friday.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 24, 2008, 05:46:49 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on November 22, 2008, 08:51:40 AM
Every Samsung phone I've ever seen, had or heard about was a complete and total piece of shit. I had such a bad experience with one that I've decided to boycott ALL of their products for the rest of my life. Sony is dependable, reliable. If it doesn't work you can always hit him with it.

(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/5/5e/220px-Rade_s.JPG)



Why are we posting pictures of Thrill's dad?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Simmer on November 24, 2008, 12:23:59 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 24, 2008, 05:46:49 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on November 22, 2008, 08:51:40 AM
Every Samsung phone I've ever seen, had or heard about was a complete and total piece of shit. I had such a bad experience with one that I've decided to boycott ALL of their products for the rest of my life. Sony is dependable, reliable. If it doesn't work you can always hit him with it.

(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/5/5e/220px-Rade_s.JPG)



Why are we posting pictures of Thrill's dad?
(http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/lemmy508.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on November 25, 2008, 05:18:17 AM
I have a house buying question for anyone who is a real estate agent or plays one on TV.  Or has bought a house.  That's cool too.

I found a place in a neighbourhood that I like on a very large block, which is rare here.  The real estate agent told us the price is $365,000.  I was doing some hunting around and found a site that is like our equivalent to Craigslist and found the place listed "for sale by owner" on 19 October for $359,000, the difference presumably the agent's commission.   

What's the best way to approach this?  Call in regards to the FSBO ad?  Go through the real estate agent and at the time to negotiate an offer, spring the online ad on her?  And I was planning on offering a grand or two below the asking price, but should I still try and lowball the online price, particularly since it has been sitting there for over a month and how low is low enough?  I know things like this are market dependant, but sub-400,000 homes in Brisbane don't last long, particularly when they are on large lots.  The house is a bit further out in towards to rural part of the area, but still only 30 mins from the city centre.

If you can't tell, this is my first attempt at home ownership.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 25, 2008, 06:12:27 AM
Quote from: RD on November 25, 2008, 05:18:17 AM
I have a house buying question for anyone who is a real estate agent or plays one on TV.  Or has bought a house.  That's cool too.

I found a place in a neighbourhood that I like on a very large block, which is rare here.  The real estate agent told us the price is $365,000.  I was doing some hunting around and found a site that is like our equivalent to Craigslist and found the place listed "for sale by owner" on 19 October for $359,000, the difference presumably the agent's commission.   

What's the best way to approach this?  Call in regards to the FSBO ad?  Go through the real estate agent and at the time to negotiate an offer, spring the online ad on her?  And I was planning on offering a grand or two below the asking price, but should I still try and lowball the online price, particularly since it has been sitting there for over a month and how low is low enough?  I know things like this are market dependant, but sub-400,000 homes in Brisbane don't last long, particularly when they are on large lots.  The house is a bit further out in towards to rural part of the area, but still only 30 mins from the city centre.

If you can't tell, this is my first attempt at home ownership.

I'd say check out the FSBO house, you might like it better anyway. As a purchaser you're within your rights to get the best house for the best price by any legal means.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on November 25, 2008, 06:23:22 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 25, 2008, 06:12:27 AM
Quote from: RD on November 25, 2008, 05:18:17 AM
I have a house buying question for anyone who is a real estate agent or plays one on TV.  Or has bought a house.  That's cool too.

I found a place in a neighbourhood that I like on a very large block, which is rare here.  The real estate agent told us the price is $365,000.  I was doing some hunting around and found a site that is like our equivalent to Craigslist and found the place listed "for sale by owner" on 19 October for $359,000, the difference presumably the agent's commission.   

What's the best way to approach this?  Call in regards to the FSBO ad?  Go through the real estate agent and at the time to negotiate an offer, spring the online ad on her?  And I was planning on offering a grand or two below the asking price, but should I still try and lowball the online price, particularly since it has been sitting there for over a month and how low is low enough?  I know things like this are market dependant, but sub-400,000 homes in Brisbane don't last long, particularly when they are on large lots.  The house is a bit further out in towards to rural part of the area, but still only 30 mins from the city centre.

If you can't tell, this is my first attempt at home ownership.

I'd say check out the FSBO house, you might like it better anyway. As a purchaser you're within your rights to get the best house for the best price by any legal means.

Sorry, quick clarification... It's the same house.  One price through an agent and the other via an online listing. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 25, 2008, 06:27:44 AM
Quote from: RD on November 25, 2008, 06:23:22 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 25, 2008, 06:12:27 AM
Quote from: RD on November 25, 2008, 05:18:17 AM
I have a house buying question for anyone who is a real estate agent or plays one on TV.  Or has bought a house.  That's cool too.

I found a place in a neighbourhood that I like on a very large block, which is rare here.  The real estate agent told us the price is $365,000.  I was doing some hunting around and found a site that is like our equivalent to Craigslist and found the place listed "for sale by owner" on 19 October for $359,000, the difference presumably the agent's commission.   

What's the best way to approach this?  Call in regards to the FSBO ad?  Go through the real estate agent and at the time to negotiate an offer, spring the online ad on her?  And I was planning on offering a grand or two below the asking price, but should I still try and lowball the online price, particularly since it has been sitting there for over a month and how low is low enough?  I know things like this are market dependant, but sub-400,000 homes in Brisbane don't last long, particularly when they are on large lots.  The house is a bit further out in towards to rural part of the area, but still only 30 mins from the city centre.

If you can't tell, this is my first attempt at home ownership.

I'd say check out the FSBO house, you might like it better anyway. As a purchaser you're within your rights to get the best house for the best price by any legal means.

Sorry, quick clarification... It's the same house.  One price through an agent and the other via an online listing. 

I'm guessing then that you can't go around the realtor, since they showed you the property. This is where realtors/lawyers will help.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 25, 2008, 07:15:33 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 25, 2008, 06:27:44 AM
Quote from: RD on November 25, 2008, 06:23:22 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 25, 2008, 06:12:27 AM
Quote from: RD on November 25, 2008, 05:18:17 AM
I have a house buying question for anyone who is a real estate agent or plays one on TV.  Or has bought a house.  That's cool too.

I found a place in a neighbourhood that I like on a very large block, which is rare here.  The real estate agent told us the price is $365,000.  I was doing some hunting around and found a site that is like our equivalent to Craigslist and found the place listed "for sale by owner" on 19 October for $359,000, the difference presumably the agent's commission.   

What's the best way to approach this?  Call in regards to the FSBO ad?  Go through the real estate agent and at the time to negotiate an offer, spring the online ad on her?  And I was planning on offering a grand or two below the asking price, but should I still try and lowball the online price, particularly since it has been sitting there for over a month and how low is low enough?  I know things like this are market dependant, but sub-400,000 homes in Brisbane don't last long, particularly when they are on large lots.  The house is a bit further out in towards to rural part of the area, but still only 30 mins from the city centre.

If you can't tell, this is my first attempt at home ownership.

I'd say check out the FSBO house, you might like it better anyway. As a purchaser you're within your rights to get the best house for the best price by any legal means.

Sorry, quick clarification... It's the same house.  One price through an agent and the other via an online listing. 

I'm guessing then that you can't go around the realtor, since they showed you the property. This is where realtors/lawyers will help.

That's probably true, you may not be able to go around the agent, however, I think that's the sellers' problem.  After all, they're the ones who went around the agent by placing the ad themselves.  I say, play dumb.  Call the sellers directly and use they're advertised price as the starting point in negotiations.  If the agent finds out, play dumb.  Once you negotiate your price, it's up to the sellers to work their payment/fee to the realtor.

But, talk to your own realtor/lawyer, as Fork suggested.

Good luck.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on November 25, 2008, 08:09:30 AM
Quote from: Oleg on November 25, 2008, 07:15:33 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 25, 2008, 06:27:44 AM
Quote from: RD on November 25, 2008, 06:23:22 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 25, 2008, 06:12:27 AM
Quote from: RD on November 25, 2008, 05:18:17 AM
I have a house buying question for anyone who is a real estate agent or plays one on TV.  Or has bought a house.  That's cool too.

I found a place in a neighbourhood that I like on a very large block, which is rare here.  The real estate agent told us the price is $365,000.  I was doing some hunting around and found a site that is like our equivalent to Craigslist and found the place listed "for sale by owner" on 19 October for $359,000, the difference presumably the agent's commission.   

What's the best way to approach this?  Call in regards to the FSBO ad?  Go through the real estate agent and at the time to negotiate an offer, spring the online ad on her?  And I was planning on offering a grand or two below the asking price, but should I still try and lowball the online price, particularly since it has been sitting there for over a month and how low is low enough?  I know things like this are market dependant, but sub-400,000 homes in Brisbane don't last long, particularly when they are on large lots.  The house is a bit further out in towards to rural part of the area, but still only 30 mins from the city centre.

If you can't tell, this is my first attempt at home ownership.

I'd say check out the FSBO house, you might like it better anyway. As a purchaser you're within your rights to get the best house for the best price by any legal means.

Sorry, quick clarification... It's the same house.  One price through an agent and the other via an online listing. 

I'm guessing then that you can't go around the realtor, since they showed you the property. This is where realtors/lawyers will help.

That's probably true, you may not be able to go around the agent, however, I think that's the sellers' problem.  After all, they're the ones who went around the agent by placing the ad themselves.  I say, play dumb.  Call the sellers directly and use they're advertised price as the starting point in negotiations.  If the agent finds out, play dumb.  Once you negotiate your price, it's up to the sellers to work their payment/fee to the realtor.

But, talk to your own realtor/lawyer, as Fork suggested.

Good luck.

If you just pay cash, they won't care
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 25, 2008, 08:17:48 AM
Quote from: RD on November 25, 2008, 06:23:22 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 25, 2008, 06:12:27 AM
Quote from: RD on November 25, 2008, 05:18:17 AM
I have a house buying question for anyone who is a real estate agent or plays one on TV.  Or has bought a house.  That's cool too.

I found a place in a neighbourhood that I like on a very large block, which is rare here.  The real estate agent told us the price is $365,000.  I was doing some hunting around and found a site that is like our equivalent to Craigslist and found the place listed "for sale by owner" on 19 October for $359,000, the difference presumably the agent's commission.   

What's the best way to approach this?  Call in regards to the FSBO ad?  Go through the real estate agent and at the time to negotiate an offer, spring the online ad on her?  And I was planning on offering a grand or two below the asking price, but should I still try and lowball the online price, particularly since it has been sitting there for over a month and how low is low enough?  I know things like this are market dependant, but sub-400,000 homes in Brisbane don't last long, particularly when they are on large lots.  The house is a bit further out in towards to rural part of the area, but still only 30 mins from the city centre.

If you can't tell, this is my first attempt at home ownership.

I'd say check out the FSBO house, you might like it better anyway. As a purchaser you're within your rights to get the best house for the best price by any legal means.

Sorry, quick clarification... It's the same house.  One price through an agent and the other via an online listing. 

I think it's standard to open at least 10 k less than the selling price unless you have any special consideration that the sellers have to make (contingency sale, special close dates....). 

Find out what houses in the area recently sold for.  Then find a comparable house to compare prices. 

Usually the realtor fee is 6% (split among the two).  If you're not using one, then the seller is on the hook for 3% for theirs.  You can ask for the 3% back or you can take that off the price when negotiating.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 10:33:15 AM
I'm in a different market than you, but you should offer quite a bit less than the asking price on the house. I just bought a house this summer and actually negotiated the price while I was at the Cubs home opener. We got the house for a few grand less than asking price even though the house hadn't been on the market for more than a month and even though there were two competing offers. My place is quite a bit less than what you're looking at because of the different market, but the same principle applies. I've heard that the general rule of thumb is to offer close to 10% less than the asking price. The worst that can happen is you don't get a counter offer, in which case you can raise your offer if you decide to do so.

I'd also recommend checking with the county recorder of deeds office to see when the owners bought the house and for how much. Many counties have that information online. If your county doesn't just go down there or call. The information is a public record, so it's easy to obtain. Do your research before you offer. The more you know, yada yada. Also check out Trulia.com (http://trulia.com) for comparisons in the same area for houses already sold and for houses currently on the market.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 25, 2008, 10:37:27 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 10:33:15 AM
I've heard that the general rule of thumb is to offer close to 10% less than the asking price. The worst that can happen is you don't get a counter offer, in which case you can raise your offer if you decide to do so.

This.  It never (or rarely) hurts to make a lower offer.  A friend of mine just bought a house that was listed for $335,000.  He offered $300,000 just to start negotiations, and the people ended up taking it.  He was just hoping to get it down by a few thousand.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TJ on November 25, 2008, 10:52:57 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 10:37:27 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 10:33:15 AM
I've heard that the general rule of thumb is to offer close to 10% less than the asking price. The worst that can happen is you don't get a counter offer, in which case you can raise your offer if you decide to do so.

This.  It never (or rarely) hurts to make a lower offer.  A friend of mine just bought a house that was listed for $335,000.  He offered $300,000 just to start negotiations, and the people ended up taking it.  He was just hoping to get it down by a few thousand.

And you just know that while your friend probably has no complaints, he probably wistfully thinks about how low he could have gone....

In some markets, go 20 percent under. The seller's situation will dictate the price he's ultimately willing to take.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 10:56:10 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 10:37:27 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 10:33:15 AM
I've heard that the general rule of thumb is to offer close to 10% less than the asking price. The worst that can happen is you don't get a counter offer, in which case you can raise your offer if you decide to do so.

This.  It never (or rarely) hurts to make a lower offer.  A friend of mine just bought a house that was listed for $335,000.  He offered $300,000 just to start negotiations, and the people ended up taking it.  He was just hoping to get it down by a few thousand.

Yep.  We got $30,000 knocked off the purchase price of our house, too.  We started at $50,000 under.  If they're insulted, they're insulted.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 11:08:23 AM
Quote from: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 10:56:10 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 10:37:27 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 10:33:15 AM
I've heard that the general rule of thumb is to offer close to 10% less than the asking price. The worst that can happen is you don't get a counter offer, in which case you can raise your offer if you decide to do so.

This.  It never (or rarely) hurts to make a lower offer.  A friend of mine just bought a house that was listed for $335,000.  He offered $300,000 just to start negotiations, and the people ended up taking it.  He was just hoping to get it down by a few thousand.

Yep.  We got $30,000 knocked off the purchase price of our house, too.  We started at $50,000 under.  If they're insulted, they're insulted.

The only caveat is to be prepared to walk away if the sellers aren't reasonable. Don't fall so in love with a place that you absolutely must have it. You'll eventually find another place that you might even like better than the first if you're rejected.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 11:11:14 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 11:08:23 AM
Quote from: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 10:56:10 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 10:37:27 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 10:33:15 AM
I've heard that the general rule of thumb is to offer close to 10% less than the asking price. The worst that can happen is you don't get a counter offer, in which case you can raise your offer if you decide to do so.

This.  It never (or rarely) hurts to make a lower offer.  A friend of mine just bought a house that was listed for $335,000.  He offered $300,000 just to start negotiations, and the people ended up taking it.  He was just hoping to get it down by a few thousand.

Yep.  We got $30,000 knocked off the purchase price of our house, too.  We started at $50,000 under.  If they're insulted, they're insulted.

The only caveat is to be prepared to walk away if the sellers aren't reasonable. Don't fall so in love with a place that you absolutely must have it. You'll eventually find another place that you might even like better than the first if you're rejected.

Exactly.  Be prepared for them to tell you to go fornicate yourself.  And then do so on their front door handle.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 25, 2008, 11:14:25 AM
Quote from: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 10:56:10 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 10:37:27 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 10:33:15 AM
I've heard that the general rule of thumb is to offer close to 10% less than the asking price. The worst that can happen is you don't get a counter offer, in which case you can raise your offer if you decide to do so.

This.  It never (or rarely) hurts to make a lower offer.  A friend of mine just bought a house that was listed for $335,000.  He offered $300,000 just to start negotiations, and the people ended up taking it.  He was just hoping to get it down by a few thousand.

Yep.  We got $30,000 knocked off the purchase price of our house, too.  We started at $50,000 under.  If they're insulted, they're insulted.

We sold our house in the Boom and were once offered 30k lower than our asking price and about 10k more than we paid for the house.  Their Realtor said it was because we were only in the house less than 2 years (even though we were asking for the going rate in our neighborhood).  We told her to tell her clients to go fuck themselves and wished them luck finding a house in the area for  30k under asking.  We weren't going to deal with them again.

Of course, we weren't in a hurry to sell at the time and new we'd get more serious/better offers.  We sold it 2 weeks later for our asking price (it was the buyer's first offer because we were willing to sell it on a contingency).

Then again, it's not the boom anymore so I doubt people are as comfortable with holding on to their house as we were.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 11:22:19 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 25, 2008, 11:14:25 AM
Quote from: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 10:56:10 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 10:37:27 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 10:33:15 AM
I've heard that the general rule of thumb is to offer close to 10% less than the asking price. The worst that can happen is you don't get a counter offer, in which case you can raise your offer if you decide to do so.

This.  It never (or rarely) hurts to make a lower offer.  A friend of mine just bought a house that was listed for $335,000.  He offered $300,000 just to start negotiations, and the people ended up taking it.  He was just hoping to get it down by a few thousand.

Yep.  We got $30,000 knocked off the purchase price of our house, too.  We started at $50,000 under.  If they're insulted, they're insulted.

We sold our house in the Boom and were once offered 30k lower than our asking price and about 10k more than we paid for the house.  Their Realtor said it was because we were only in the house less than 2 years (even though we were asking for the going rate in our neighborhood).  We told her to tell her clients to go fuck themselves and wished them luck finding a house in the area for  30k under asking.  We weren't going to deal with them again.

Of course, we weren't in a hurry to sell at the time and new we'd get more serious/better offers.  We sold it 2 weeks later for our asking price (it was the buyer's first offer because we were willing to sell it on a contingency).

Then again, it's not the boom anymore so I doubt people are as comfortable with holding on to their house as we were.

It also depends on what the asking price is, of course.  When we low-balled the seller, they were at least $15,000 over where they should have been.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RV on November 25, 2008, 11:52:29 AM
Quote from: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 11:11:14 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 11:08:23 AM
Quote from: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 10:56:10 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 10:37:27 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 10:33:15 AM
I've heard that the general rule of thumb is to offer close to 10% less than the asking price. The worst that can happen is you don't get a counter offer, in which case you can raise your offer if you decide to do so.

This.  It never (or rarely) hurts to make a lower offer.  A friend of mine just bought a house that was listed for $335,000.  He offered $300,000 just to start negotiations, and the people ended up taking it.  He was just hoping to get it down by a few thousand.

Yep.  We got $30,000 knocked off the purchase price of our house, too.  We started at $50,000 under.  If they're insulted, they're insulted.

The only caveat is to be prepared to walk away if the sellers aren't reasonable. Don't fall so in love with a place that you absolutely must have it. You'll eventually find another place that you might even like better than the first if you're rejected.

Exactly.  Be prepared for them to tell you to go fornicate yourself.  And then do so on their front door handle.

Intrepid Reader: Tdubbs

There's a handle down there? So THAT'S how you get her miniblinds open!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on November 25, 2008, 12:21:01 PM
Quote from: RV on November 25, 2008, 11:52:29 AM
Quote from: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 11:11:14 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 11:08:23 AM
Quote from: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 10:56:10 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 10:37:27 AM
Quote from: Old Style Man on November 25, 2008, 10:33:15 AM
I've heard that the general rule of thumb is to offer close to 10% less than the asking price. The worst that can happen is you don't get a counter offer, in which case you can raise your offer if you decide to do so.

This.  It never (or rarely) hurts to make a lower offer.  A friend of mine just bought a house that was listed for $335,000.  He offered $300,000 just to start negotiations, and the people ended up taking it.  He was just hoping to get it down by a few thousand.

Yep.  We got $30,000 knocked off the purchase price of our house, too.  We started at $50,000 under.  If they're insulted, they're insulted.

The only caveat is to be prepared to walk away if the sellers aren't reasonable. Don't fall so in love with a place that you absolutely must have it. You'll eventually find another place that you might even like better than the first if you're rejected.

Exactly.  Be prepared for them to tell you to go fornicate yourself.  And then do so on their front door handle.

Intrepid Reader: Tdubbs

There's a handle down there? So THAT'S how you get her miniblinds open!

I kind of get this RV post.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Simmer on November 25, 2008, 12:37:53 PM
Congrats to RD for being a first-time entry into the market game, and good luck on your purchase.  Thanks to all the replies too, this has been some very helpful and worthwhile information.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 01:56:21 PM
Quote from: Simmer on November 25, 2008, 12:37:53 PM
Congrats to RD for being a first-time entry into the market game, and good luck on your purchase.  Thanks to all the replies too, this has been some very helpful and worthwhile information.

I know this isn't a spam comment, but it sure reads like one.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on November 25, 2008, 02:15:21 PM
Quote from: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 01:56:21 PM
Quote from: Simmer on November 25, 2008, 12:37:53 PM
Congrats to RD for being a first-time entry into the market game, and good luck on your purchase.  Thanks to all the replies too, this has been some very helpful and worthwhile information.

I know this isn't a spam comment, but it sure reads like one.

Just shut the hell up and send the damn money to Nigeria, please.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Simmer on November 25, 2008, 05:11:25 PM
Quote from: Kerm on November 25, 2008, 01:56:21 PM
Quote from: Simmer on November 25, 2008, 12:37:53 PM
Congrats to RD for being a first-time entry into the market game, and good luck on your purchase.  Thanks to all the replies too, this has been some very helpful and worthwhile information.

I know this isn't a spam comment, but it sure reads like one.

Intrepid Reader:  Obi-Wan Spamnobi

Which is more spamish, the spam, or the spam reply that follows it?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 25, 2008, 11:18:47 PM
Anyone know where to find a video of Keith Traylor's hilarious interception return from 2001?  I've got someone here who has never seen it before.  Youtube is failing me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on November 25, 2008, 11:33:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 11:18:47 PM
Anyone know where to find a video of Keith Traylor's hilarious interception return from 2001?  I've got someone here who has never seen it before.  Youtube is failing me.

I actually might have a picture cut out of the Tribune of that play in a box somewhere. Is that something you'd be interested in? I kept it on my fridge for years, in hopes of dissuading myself from eating late at night. Didn't work.

http://cltv.trb.com/cs-020106bearsjaguarsgamer,1,3183616.story

QuotePlayers understood the significance of a bye week followed by a home game.

"Regardless of the conditions [in Chicago], we've got the bye week," said linebacker Rosevelt Colvin (FROM?), who contributed one of four sacks by the defense and finished the season with a team-high 10.5. "Whoever we're going to play is going to have to come into Soldier Field."

NFC home playoff teams are a combined 10-0 the last two seasons. As important for this team, the Jauron Bears are 4-0 after weeks off, including two wins this season.

"I just look at the records. Most teams that come out with a bye usually win their first playoff game, so I'll take my chances," said defensive end Phillip Daniels.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 25, 2008, 11:56:41 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on November 25, 2008, 11:33:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 11:18:47 PM
Anyone know where to find a video of Keith Traylor's hilarious interception return from 2001?  I've got someone here who has never seen it before.  Youtube is failing me.

I actually might have a picture cut out of the Tribune of that play in a box somewhere. Is that something you'd be interested in? I kept it on my fridge for years, in hopes of dissuading myself from eating late at night. Didn't work.

Is that the picture where he looks terrified to have the ball and his eyes are wide open?  I still remember that one.  Great photo.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on November 26, 2008, 06:54:31 AM
Just wanted to give a thanks to all the housing advice from everyone.  I will let you know how we go.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on November 26, 2008, 07:17:10 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 11:56:41 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on November 25, 2008, 11:33:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 11:18:47 PM
Anyone know where to find a video of Keith Traylor's hilarious interception return from 2001?  I've got someone here who has never seen it before.  Youtube is failing me.

I actually might have a picture cut out of the Tribune of that play in a box somewhere. Is that something you'd be interested in? I kept it on my fridge for years, in hopes of dissuading myself from eating late at night. Didn't work.

Is that the picture where he looks terrified to have the ball and his eyes are wide open?  I still remember that one.  Great photo.

That's the one. Though I thought he looked that way because he was about to pass out. Mike Brown was behind him, pushing and was totally eclipsed by Planet Keith. He and Big Ted were an immovable force up front.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on November 26, 2008, 10:43:41 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on November 26, 2008, 07:17:10 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 11:56:41 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on November 25, 2008, 11:33:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 25, 2008, 11:18:47 PM
Anyone know where to find a video of Keith Traylor's hilarious interception return from 2001?  I've got someone here who has never seen it before.  Youtube is failing me.

I actually might have a picture cut out of the Tribune of that play in a box somewhere. Is that something you'd be interested in? I kept it on my fridge for years, in hopes of dissuading myself from eating late at night. Didn't work.

Is that the picture where he looks terrified to have the ball and his eyes are wide open?  I still remember that one.  Great photo.

That's the one. Though I thought he looked that way because he was about to pass out. Mike Brown was behind him, pushing and was totally eclipsed by Planet Keith. He and Big Ted were an immovable force up front.

Urlacher misses that immovable force.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on November 29, 2008, 12:11:48 PM
Do any of you guys speak Italian? Or know someone that does? I have some relatives in town from Sicily, which is cool except we won't be able to talk to each other. It could make things awkward when I start yelling and talking slowly in a desperate attempt to make them understand me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on November 29, 2008, 01:06:07 PM
Quote from: butthead on November 29, 2008, 12:11:48 PM
Do any of you guys speak Italian? Or know someone that does? I have some relatives in town from Sicily, which is cool except we won't be able to talk to each other. It could make things awkward when I start yelling and talking slowly in a desperate attempt to make them understand me.

I studied abroad in Itally, but only came out of the experience knowing: a) that everything in the country is called questo, questo, questi or queste; b) how to order an establishment's vino rosso meno caro; and c) that authentic pronunciation of the article gli isn't even worth attempting.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on December 01, 2008, 05:39:11 AM
Quote from: butthead on November 29, 2008, 12:11:48 PM
Do any of you guys speak Italian? Or know someone that does? I have some relatives in town from Sicily, which is cool except we won't be able to talk to each other. It could make things awkward when I start yelling and talking slowly in a desperate attempt to make them understand me.

Have you tried hand gestures? I hear the Italians are good at that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 01, 2008, 06:34:54 AM
Quote from: butthead on November 29, 2008, 12:11:48 PM
Do any of you guys speak Italian? Or know someone that does? I have some relatives in town from Sicily, which is cool except we won't be able to talk to each other. It could make things awkward when I start yelling and talking slowly in a desperate attempt to make them understand me.

Surely, editions of the Divine Comedy with Italian verso and English recto are available.  Think of it as a phrase book.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on December 01, 2008, 10:25:18 AM
Quote from: butthead on November 29, 2008, 12:11:48 PM
Do any of you guys speak Italian? Or know someone that does? I have some relatives in town from Sicily, which is cool except we won't be able to talk to each other. It could make things awkward when I start yelling and talking slowly in a desperate attempt to make them understand me.

Are you asking for a translator, or for someone to teach you Italian?

Because I can't help you with either.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on December 01, 2008, 01:45:19 PM
Well my cousin's English improved enough from my visit to Sicily six years ago that we were able to get through the day without too much confusion, and I found a Northwestern student from Sicily that agreed to have dinner with us and translate, so it all worked out fine. In case you all were worried.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on December 07, 2008, 05:22:36 PM
My DVD has stopped working, so I need a new one and was thinking about upgrading to Blu-Ray since there are a few good holiday deals right now.  Two questions, since I'm a moran about electronics:

1. I have a 32-inch LCD, and I've been reading that Blu-Ray might not make a difference on a smallish TV like that.  Should I bother investing in the more expensive technology if I'm not planning on buying a new TV anytime soon?  Would a 37 or 42 inch screen be that much better/noticeable?

2. Is Blu-Ray the kind of thing that is going to be considered outdated in five years, or is it going to be around for a while?  I'd hate to start building a movie collection of Blu-Rays and have it go obsolete in a few years.

I feel like Blu-Ray has been discussed at length around here before, but I can't find the thread.  Any advice is appreciated.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on December 07, 2008, 06:22:16 PM
Quote from: Eli on December 07, 2008, 05:22:36 PM
My DVD has stopped working, so I need a new one and was thinking about upgrading to Blu-Ray since there are a few good holiday deals right now.  Two questions, since I'm a moran about electronics:

1. I have a 32-inch LCD, and I've been reading that Blu-Ray might not make a difference on a smallish TV like that.  Should I bother investing in the more expensive technology if I'm not planning on buying a new TV anytime soon?  Would a 37 or 42 inch screen be that much better/noticeable?

2. Is Blu-Ray the kind of thing that is going to be considered outdated in five years, or is it going to be around for a while?  I'd hate to start building a movie collection of Blu-Rays and have it go obsolete in a few years.

I feel like Blu-Ray has been discussed at length around here before, but I can't find the thread.  Any advice is appreciated.

My limited knowledge says this: If you're TV isn't 1080p, don't waste your time or money. If you do, then I think it would be good. My sister and brother-in-law have a Blu-Ray player with 1080p Samsung TV and we watched Bee Movie with my niece a few weeks ago. The detail was just absolutely astonishing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 07, 2008, 07:06:53 PM
Ignore Yeti.  He's mostly wrong.

1) Your eyes cannot discern 1080p from 1080i or 720p unless you have a TV larger than 42 inches.  And the difference becomes really noticeable at sizes of 50 inches and up.

2) Just because you don't have a large TV and cannot benefit from 1080p doesn't mean you won't notice a high definition DVD picture over a standard def picture.  Just because you only had 50 watt speakers for your stereo, would you only limit yourself to listening to AM radio?

The issue with Blu-Ray is two fold.  First, the cheapest players are generally not BD Live capable.  Not sure if this is a big deal to you, but the sub-$200 players are already obsolete and cannot play the newest discs full features.  They CAN play the movie just fine.

The second is, is Blu-Ray just a place holder for HD on demand.

The second isn't that big a deal to me as the cost isn't that high to get one.  And even if BluRay goes away, it won't go away for a 2160p player anytime soon.  The DVDs you buy will play just fine and at the highest quality for years to come.

FYI, according to independent reviews, the best Blu-Ray player on the street today is the PS3.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on December 07, 2008, 08:13:00 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 07, 2008, 07:06:53 PM
Ignore Yeti.  He's mostly wrong.

1) Your eyes cannot discern 1080p from 1080i or 720p unless you have a TV larger than 42 inches.  And the difference becomes really noticeable at sizes of 50 inches and up.

2) Just because you don't have a large TV and cannot benefit from 1080p doesn't mean you won't notice a high definition DVD picture over a standard def picture.  Just because you only had 50 watt speakers for your stereo, would you only limit yourself to listening to AM radio?

The issue with Blu-Ray is two fold.  First, the cheapest players are generally not BD Live capable.  Not sure if this is a big deal to you, but the sub-$200 players are already obsolete and cannot play the newest discs full features.  They CAN play the movie just fine.

The second is, is Blu-Ray just a place holder for HD on demand.

The second isn't that big a deal to me as the cost isn't that high to get one.  And even if BluRay goes away, it won't go away for a 2160p player anytime soon.  The DVDs you buy will play just fine and at the highest quality for years to come.

FYI, according to independent reviews, the best Blu-Ray player on the street today is the PS3.

Ok. Ignore my awful, awful post. I guess it would be slightly important to point out the TV, I saw it on was a 50" with the 120Hz technology, which kind of supports your first point.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 08, 2008, 12:04:48 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 07, 2008, 07:06:53 PM
Just because you only had 50 watt speakers for your stereo, would you only limit yourself to listening to AM radio?

Do you perhaps have a newsletter in which one might find this analogy probed more deeply?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on December 08, 2008, 08:09:43 AM
Recap for anyone who gives a shit about my real estate adventures:

We contacted the home owner about her ad on the online site.  She said she had an agreement with the real estate company that she could independently sell the place if the situation came up.  We told her we were informed of the place by the real estate agent, but they weren't able to show it to us as it was undergoing some repairs due to some storm damage.  She was happy selling without the real estate agent based upon this.  We felt a bit dodgy for going around the real estate agent, but, they didn't really do anything that my internet research accomplished. 

So when it came to negotiating the price, we super lowballed her with $335,000 (she was asking $359,000, agent was asking $365,000).  Her jaw dropped to the floor and she said she really wanted at least $350,000.  We said we couldn't safely do more than $340,000, but for $345,000 we could contact our mortgage broker and see if it was doable.  She said make the call.  We went outside and mimed on the phone for a bit, went in and made the deal.

So we are now purchasing a brick house on 1/4 of an acre for AU$345,000 in Brisbane.  In a suburb where the average price is $445,000 and house prices increased 13% last year.  We are quite happy.  Thanks for the advice, desipiots.  Truly the only site I ever need.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on December 08, 2008, 09:38:19 AM
Congratulations, RD!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on December 08, 2008, 01:40:30 PM
Anyone have suggestions for a pair of headphones that will actually stay in my ears when I run, yet aren't these?

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/1521312358_09267a63bf.jpg?v=0)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on December 08, 2008, 01:43:27 PM
Quote from: Kerm on December 08, 2008, 01:40:30 PM
Anyone have suggestions for a pair of headphones that will actually stay in my ears when I run, yet aren't these?

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/1521312358_09267a63bf.jpg?v=0)

I use headphones like these when I work out.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51X1FYZY9FL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on December 08, 2008, 01:45:01 PM
Quote from: Kerm on December 08, 2008, 01:40:30 PM
Anyone have suggestions for a pair of headphones that will actually stay in my ears when I run, yet aren't these?

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/1521312358_09267a63bf.jpg?v=0)

I've got some Sony ones that hook over the back of my ears that are comfortable, and would stay on if I were to do anything rash like running.

They look a bit like this :

(http://tech2.in.com/media/images/2007/Sep/img_25951_headphones_3.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on December 08, 2008, 02:05:02 PM
Yeah, I was thinking of ones that clipped over the backs of the ears.  The royal "they" keep scaring me away from ear buds, claiming they can damage hearing in the long-term.  Plus, my ear canals sweat like whores in church, so the buds keep slipping out.  Thanks, guys.  Are they pretty comfortable?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on December 08, 2008, 03:47:49 PM
Quote from: Kerm on December 08, 2008, 02:05:02 PM
Yeah, I was thinking of ones that clipped over the backs of the ears.  The royal "they" keep scaring me away from ear buds, claiming they can damage hearing in the long-term.  Plus, my ear canals sweat like whores in church, so the buds keep slipping out.  Thanks, guys.  Are they pretty comfortable?

Just carry one of these with you.

(http://blogs.nypost.com/fashion/photos/boombox_pc_3-thumb.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on December 08, 2008, 04:13:03 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 07, 2008, 07:06:53 PM
Ignore Yeti.  He's mostly wrong.

1) Your eyes cannot discern 1080p from 1080i or 720p unless you have a TV larger than 42 inches.  And the difference becomes really noticeable at sizes of 50 inches and up.

2) Just because you don't have a large TV and cannot benefit from 1080p doesn't mean you won't notice a high definition DVD picture over a standard def picture.  Just because you only had 50 watt speakers for your stereo, would you only limit yourself to listening to AM radio?

The issue with Blu-Ray is two fold.  First, the cheapest players are generally not BD Live capable.  Not sure if this is a big deal to you, but the sub-$200 players are already obsolete and cannot play the newest discs full features.  They CAN play the movie just fine.

The second is, is Blu-Ray just a place holder for HD on demand.

The second isn't that big a deal to me as the cost isn't that high to get one.  And even if BluRay goes away, it won't go away for a 2160p player anytime soon.  The DVDs you buy will play just fine and at the highest quality for years to come.

FYI, according to independent reviews, the best Blu-Ray player on the street today is the PS3.

That's only mostly true.  It depends on the distance you're sitting from the TV.  On a 32 you'd have to be really close.  The farther away you sit the less capable (or bigger) your TV has to be.  For example...  On a 32 you could get away with 480p if you were to sit 10 feet away.  You'd be too far away and the screen would be to small to be able to discern a noticeable difference in 1080p.  But if you were 10 feet away and the screen was 65 inches, then it would be big enough and (more) worth it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2008, 04:17:17 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on December 08, 2008, 04:13:03 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 07, 2008, 07:06:53 PM
Ignore Yeti.  He's mostly wrong.

1) Your eyes cannot discern 1080p from 1080i or 720p unless you have a TV larger than 42 inches.  And the difference becomes really noticeable at sizes of 50 inches and up.

2) Just because you don't have a large TV and cannot benefit from 1080p doesn't mean you won't notice a high definition DVD picture over a standard def picture.  Just because you only had 50 watt speakers for your stereo, would you only limit yourself to listening to AM radio?

The issue with Blu-Ray is two fold.  First, the cheapest players are generally not BD Live capable.  Not sure if this is a big deal to you, but the sub-$200 players are already obsolete and cannot play the newest discs full features.  They CAN play the movie just fine.

The second is, is Blu-Ray just a place holder for HD on demand.

The second isn't that big a deal to me as the cost isn't that high to get one.  And even if BluRay goes away, it won't go away for a 2160p player anytime soon.  The DVDs you buy will play just fine and at the highest quality for years to come.

FYI, according to independent reviews, the best Blu-Ray player on the street today is the PS3.

That's only mostly true.  It depends on the distance you're sitting from the TV.  On a 32 you'd have to be really close.  The farther away you sit the less capable (or bigger) your TV has to be.  For example...  On a 32 you could get away with 480p if you were to sit 10 feet away.  You'd be too far away and the screen would be to small to be able to discern a noticeable difference in 1080p.  But if you were 10 feet away and the screen was 65 inches, then it would be big enough and (more) worth it.

Fine.

1) Your eyes cannot discern 1080p from 1080i or 720p unless you have a TV larger than 42 inches or if you are sitting closer than 3 feet from the screen.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on December 10, 2008, 07:17:44 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 07, 2008, 07:06:53 PM


1) Your eyes cannot discern 1080p from 1080i or 720p unless you have a TV larger than 42 inches.  And the difference becomes really noticeable at sizes of 50 inches and up.



Oleg and up?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Mike Douche on December 11, 2008, 10:02:15 AM
6 tickets for Section 436 Row 26 for tonight.  Face is $85.  25-yard line in the top section, west side (Bears sideline). (http://www.soldierfield.net/images/maps/stadiumSeatingLarge.gif)

It's also not going to bet titsballs freezing, so there's that.

I'm going so I can meet anybody that's spontaneous enough to come down and grab any combination of 2,3,4, or all six. 




Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on December 11, 2008, 10:29:24 AM
Quote from: Kerm on December 08, 2008, 01:40:30 PM
Anyone have suggestions for a pair of headphones that will actually stay in my ears when I run, yet aren't these?

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/1521312358_09267a63bf.jpg?v=0)

Just turn the volume on the TV up louder so when you run from the living room the fridge you can still hear everything.  You won't need headphones that way.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kerm on December 11, 2008, 10:45:15 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on December 11, 2008, 10:29:24 AM
Quote from: Kerm on December 08, 2008, 01:40:30 PM
Anyone have suggestions for a pair of headphones that will actually stay in my ears when I run, yet aren't these?

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/1521312358_09267a63bf.jpg?v=0)

Just turn the volume on the TV up louder so when you run from the living room the fridge you can still hear everything.  You won't need headphones that way.

Maybe I should get a cordless pair so I can randomly take my shirt off in front of a bunch of dudes.  What kind do you wear when you do that?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on December 11, 2008, 10:49:24 AM
Quote from: Kerm on December 11, 2008, 10:45:15 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on December 11, 2008, 10:29:24 AM
Quote from: Kerm on December 08, 2008, 01:40:30 PM
Anyone have suggestions for a pair of headphones that will actually stay in my ears when I run, yet aren't these?

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/1521312358_09267a63bf.jpg?v=0)

Just turn the volume on the TV up louder so when you run from the living room the fridge you can still hear everything.  You won't need headphones that way.

Maybe I should get a cordless pair so I can randomly take my shirt off in front of a bunch of dudes.  What kind do you wear when you do that?

A condom.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on December 19, 2008, 12:36:30 PM
I'm in uncharted territory here, only site: what do I buy a 4-month-old kid for Christmas?

I will hang up now and listen for your answer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on December 19, 2008, 12:50:13 PM
Quote from: Furious George on December 19, 2008, 12:36:30 PM
I'm in uncharted territory here, only site: what do I buy a 4-month-old kid for Christmas?

I will hang up now and listen for your answer.
Dry cleaning bags?


Actually since everyone else is buying clothes and baby stuff how about buying something for when they are older.
Harry Potter or Narnia or something that they can enjoy and will be of much more significance instead of toys that will end up discarded.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 19, 2008, 12:50:16 PM
Quote from: Furious George on December 19, 2008, 12:36:30 PM
I'm in uncharted territory here, only site: what do I buy a 4-month-old kid for Christmas?

I will hang up now and listen for your answer.

Why, a 3-month old girl, obviously.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on December 19, 2008, 01:01:00 PM
Quote from: Furious George on December 19, 2008, 12:36:30 PM
I'm in uncharted territory here, only site: what do I buy a 4-month-old kid for Christmas?

I will hang up now and listen for your answer.

A good bottle of 18-year-old Scotch. (http://www.bernsfinewines.com/r/products/benromach-scotch-whisky-18-year-old/?utm_source=google;utm_medium=base)

Or, get a stuffed animal.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on December 19, 2008, 01:31:59 PM
Quote from: Furious George on December 19, 2008, 12:36:30 PM
I'm in uncharted territory here, only site: what do I buy a 4-month-old kid for Christmas?

I will hang up now and listen for your answer.

For my niece/nephew I always get them a little stuffed animal or some little thing and then put the money I would have spent on a target gift cards.  At that age, parents get way more clothes/toys/etc than the kid will ever use.  The parents can always use the target gift cards on diaper or formulas, or a winter coat or whatever the kid needs and will thank you for it.  Unless they are rich parents.  I don't know what to do then.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RV on December 19, 2008, 01:38:28 PM
Quote from: Pre on December 19, 2008, 01:31:59 PM
Quote from: Furious George on December 19, 2008, 12:36:30 PM
I'm in uncharted territory here, only site: what do I buy a 4-month-old kid for Christmas?

I will hang up now and listen for your answer.

For my niece/nephew I always get them a little stuffed animal or some little thing and then put the money I would have spent on a target gift cards.  At that age, parents get way more clothes/toys/etc than the kid will ever use.  The parents can always use the target gift cards on diaper or formulas, or a winter coat or whatever the kid needs and will thank you for it.  Unless they are rich parents.  I don't know what to do then.

Do they sell dirigible fuel at Target? Then you'd have the rich parents covered too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on December 19, 2008, 04:51:05 PM

Best thing to get any kid for Christmas is respect and fear from others (http://www.cafepress.com/hockeenight.273477733)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on December 21, 2008, 12:59:10 PM
Seems I should have checked the Amazon reviews before deciding to help start my nephew's personal library off with this apparent piece of trash (http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0060254920/ref=cm_cr_dp_hist_1?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar)...

QuoteWith all the reviews - I bought this book for my son. While the book had some good graphics, I believe the message is all wrong. He talks back to his mother and I think the message to kids is all wrong.

Save your money - there are so many other books that send a positive message.

QuoteBad role model and scary pictures. I should have read the negative reviews before buying this. I'm going to throw it out after one read.

Quotewe are huge book readers in our family and we find this book to be painfully poorly written- the illustrations are beautiful, but, in our opinion mr.sendak should have handed over the story writing to someone else- the story is so bland and has no direction it seems- it was almost as if he drew the pictures first and then tried to make a story of them afterwards- in fact, i am certain this is what he did- there is no story really, it makes little sense-
i think he drew each picture separately and then tried to come up with a few sentences that made sense for that particular drawing and because of this, the story doesn't flow-

and he keeps repeating (quite annoyingly) that "the monsters rolled their terrrible eyes and showed their terrible teeth" because i think he couldn't think of anything else to say!- look, we love a variety of book styles and subjects but this one rarely gets picked off the shelf as our kids (and we) are not at all interested in it- it's one thing to have great pictures but if the story isn't there, the kids won't want to read it- this could have been a fabulous book because the illustrations are great, but unfortunately, he chose to write the story too- liken it to great actors being in a lousy movie-

QuoteI cannot believe this book is a best seller. Max, the protagonist, is a wild, rude, annoying, little snot-nosed monster. The last thing I want is for my child to model her behavior after him! My daughter received this as a gift and it is now in the trash because I could not bring myself to give it away to another child.

QuoteI don't understand how this book is on the best seller's list. The illustrations are scary for young children. The educational value of this book is very negative. Instead of teaching of self discipline and respect for authority, this book promotes disobedience and violence. I know, for years, it has received glowing reviews. I disagree with all of them. This book entered the trash can the day it entered our home.

These people must be awesome parents.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 21, 2008, 01:20:54 PM
Well, thank God you didn't decide on this abomination. (http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Hat-Dr-Seuss/dp/039480001X/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top)

Quote
The Cat in the Hat is quite a disturbing book considering how young its audience is. This giant mutant cat shows up at the house while mom is out and proceeds to touch and play with everything while the kids look on in terror. They try to get this strange intruder to leave without success, and the cat proceeds to release two "things" which tear around the house, destroying everything. Sure, the cat cleans up everything in the end, but if you or I did this, we'd be lucky to be arrested and not shot on sight. I would expect children to have nightmares from this story.

Quote
I confess I was deeply disturbed by Seuss's parable, which pits the soul-crushing wickedness of a Satanic character ("Cat") against the unspoiled innocence and naivety of two suburban children.

Things come to a head when "Cat" seems on the point of morally subverting the universe itself, in a series of feats so nihilistic that the children are reducing to little more than blubbering idiots.

True, "Cat," in a whimsy, stays his paw at the end. But I can't help wondering if the children were so harrowed by the experience that they were ever after unable to return to the bright world above.

Either that, or those are excellently executed satirical posts on par with some of the best of this time. (http://hirejimessian.com/2008/12/18/yellon-pissed-at-hje-for-using-his-image-without-permission/#comment-41325)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 21, 2008, 01:57:14 PM
DPD.

As a soon-to-be-father, figure it's time to get a camcorder.
Looks like the best ones are HD with a 30-60GB hard drive, pricing ranging from $650-$1200 or so.

That's a little steep, so the questions:

1. Is it definitely worth it to get HD?
2. Do I need one that has such a large hard drive, or are the mini-DVDs still viable options?
3. Is this fairly new technology and I can expect to see prices decrease in the immediate future (2-3 months?)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on December 21, 2008, 04:20:11 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 21, 2008, 01:57:14 PM
DPD.

As a soon-to-be-father, figure it's time to get a camcorder.
Looks like the best ones are HD with a 30-60GB hard drive, pricing ranging from $650-$1200 or so.

That's a little steep, so the questions:

1. Is it definitely worth it to get HD?
2. Do I need one that has such a large hard drive, or are the mini-DVDs still viable options?
3. Is this fairly new technology and I can expect to see prices decrease in the immediate future (2-3 months?)

My knowledge of camcorders is pretty scant, so take my advice with a grain of salt, but: in my limited experience with them, mini-DVDs suck.

I'd never want to trust precious family memories to such a fragile medium as DVD-RW. Mishandle one of those tiny things enough (and that's easy to do with the double-sided discs) and you may find yourself with video of your new child that's stuck in a proprietary format on a disc that your camera no longer wants to read.

And you get, what, 1.4 GB of storage per side?

If your memory needs are such that mini-DVDs will suffice (ie, that you don't need the sort of storage offered by a camera with a built-in hard drive), go for something that uses flash memory instead. SD cards are pretty durable and, as a bonus, should be directly readable by your computer without the disc finalization usually required for mini-DVDs.

I'm given to understand that my brother will be receiving a Kodak Zi6 for Christmas this year. But all I'll know about it until we open presents Christmas day is what I've read online (Decent, but mixed, reviews.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Timmy B on December 21, 2008, 05:01:16 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 21, 2008, 01:57:14 PM
DPD.

As a soon-to-be-father, figure it's time to get a camcorder.
Looks like the best ones are HD with a 30-60GB hard drive, pricing ranging from $650-$1200 or so.

That's a little steep, so the questions:

1. Is it definitely worth it to get HD?
2. Do I need one that has such a large hard drive, or are the mini-DVDs still viable options?
3. Is this fairly new technology and I can expect to see prices decrease in the immediate future (2-3 months?)

First off, assuming that you're looking for a small model with a flip-out screen, I'd avoid the hard drive-based camcorders. There are many, many camcorders on the market that record straight to an SD or SDHC flash memory card. Really, the fewer moving parts you can get in a camcorder, the better -- with a hard drive, you always have the risk of a platter or spindle going bad, or data getting corrupted. Depending on the camera, you can get two hours of recording onto a single card -- or even more. And flash memory is ridiculously cheap nowadays, too.

As for high-def versus standard-def, a lot of that depends on your computer specs. Modern computers can handle native HD video editing a lot better than they could even two years ago, but it can still be a dog. My 1-year-old MacBook Pro, with a Core 2 Duo and 2GB of RAM, can still dog sometimes when working with HD video. Just about any jalopy on the market can handle SD video editing, and you still have to consider the delivery method: Sure, you can capture and edit HD video, but do you have an HDTV? Are you going to be putting HD-resolution videos on the Web? Are you writing to Blu-ray Disc?

As for price reductions, I don't think so. Memory prices and CCD / CMOS prices are largely stabilized, for the time being. Prices should be stable for the next 8 - 12 months or so, I would think.

For an SD camcorder, I'd recommend the Canon FS100, FS10 (same as the 100, but with onboard memory in addition to memory cards) or the JVC GZ-MS100 (which has better video quality than those Canons, but a bit of a clunkier interface). All of those are in the $300-$550 range.

For HD, you cannot go wrong with Canon's Vixia HF100. We have two of them in our office for when interns are sent out to grab footage of this, that or the other, and at about $600 each from B&H Photo-Video, they've been ridiculously good investments.

Also, as another note, keep in mind that digital video can get very big very quickly. With a standard tape-based camcorder recording to MiniDV tapes, an hour of raw video is 13.8 GB. Newer compression types with the drive- and memory card-based camcorders reduce that size significantly for the actual capturing / recording, but once they're transferred to a computer and an editing program, the filesizes balloon again. It's a good idea to have an external hard drive or two that are dedicated exclusively to video work. (Ideally, you want one drive for your raw video, and another drive for your scratch / rendering files, to increase efficiency.)

Don't buy a camera from a brick-and-mortar store. Buy from B&H (www.bhphotovideo.com) or Full Compass (www.fullcompass.com). Adorama is good, too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 21, 2008, 06:33:01 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 21, 2008, 05:01:16 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 21, 2008, 01:57:14 PM
DPD.

As a soon-to-be-father, figure it's time to get a camcorder.
Looks like the best ones are HD with a 30-60GB hard drive, pricing ranging from $650-$1200 or so.

That's a little steep, so the questions:

1. Is it definitely worth it to get HD?
2. Do I need one that has such a large hard drive, or are the mini-DVDs still viable options?
3. Is this fairly new technology and I can expect to see prices decrease in the immediate future (2-3 months?)

First off, assuming that you're looking for a small model with a flip-out screen, I'd avoid the hard drive-based camcorders. There are many, many camcorders on the market that record straight to an SD or SDHC flash memory card. Really, the fewer moving parts you can get in a camcorder, the better -- with a hard drive, you always have the risk of a platter or spindle going bad, or data getting corrupted. Depending on the camera, you can get two hours of recording onto a single card -- or even more. And flash memory is ridiculously cheap nowadays, too.

As for high-def versus standard-def, a lot of that depends on your computer specs. Modern computers can handle native HD video editing a lot better than they could even two years ago, but it can still be a dog. My 1-year-old MacBook Pro, with a Core 2 Duo and 2GB of RAM, can still dog sometimes when working with HD video. Just about any jalopy on the market can handle SD video editing, and you still have to consider the delivery method: Sure, you can capture and edit HD video, but do you have an HDTV? Are you going to be putting HD-resolution videos on the Web? Are you writing to Blu-ray Disc?

As for price reductions, I don't think so. Memory prices and CCD / CMOS prices are largely stabilized, for the time being. Prices should be stable for the next 8 - 12 months or so, I would think.

For an SD camcorder, I'd recommend the Canon FS100, FS10 (same as the 100, but with onboard memory in addition to memory cards) or the JVC GZ-MS100 (which has better video quality than those Canons, but a bit of a clunkier interface). All of those are in the $300-$550 range.

For HD, you cannot go wrong with Canon's Vixia HF100. We have two of them in our office for when interns are sent out to grab footage of this, that or the other, and at about $600 each from B&H Photo-Video, they've been ridiculously good investments.

Also, as another note, keep in mind that digital video can get very big very quickly. With a standard tape-based camcorder recording to MiniDV tapes, an hour of raw video is 13.8 GB. Newer compression types with the drive- and memory card-based camcorders reduce that size significantly for the actual capturing / recording, but once they're transferred to a computer and an editing program, the filesizes balloon again. It's a good idea to have an external hard drive or two that are dedicated exclusively to video work. (Ideally, you want one drive for your raw video, and another drive for your scratch / rendering files, to increase efficiency.)

Don't buy a camera from a brick-and-mortar store. Buy from B&H (www.bhphotovideo.com) or Full Compass (www.fullcompass.com). Adorama is good, too.

I would echo all of that, with this addition.  If all you're going to be doing is shooting home videos of precious moments, and anything more would be overkill, I'd give the Flip Mino (http://www.theflip.com/products_flip_mino.shtml#scene=sceneMain) a try.  It has competitors that are also worth a look, but I own a Flip Mino and like it.  (They came out with the HD model like a month after I bought mine.)  Plus, it seems to win every review I've read - especially in the audio department.  I was a broadcast journalism major so I'm used to working with ridiculously nice cameras, but for family and personal matters, the Flip is fine.

They also make accessories for it that could be cool for family matters...namely, an underwater case.  It's designed for the larger Flip Ultra so I had to modify it, but I'd expect them to make a Mino version of it fairly soon.

(http://www.zatznotfunny.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/flip-ultra-mino-video-cameras-420x370.jpg)

And you didn't mention this, but I'd recommend a Mac with Final Cut Express or Pro for editing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on December 21, 2008, 07:05:42 PM
I've heard all sorts of great things about the Flip cameras.

The biggest downside, though, seems to be the lack of ability to expand beyond the 60 minute limit of the built-in memory.

This probably isn't a big deal for day-to-day use, but if you're taking it on a trip, that means either worrying about shooting too much and running out of space or packing along a laptop to offload your video on the go.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on December 21, 2008, 07:49:51 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 21, 2008, 01:20:54 PM
Well, thank God you didn't decide on this abomination. (http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Hat-Dr-Seuss/dp/039480001X/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top)

Quote
The Cat in the Hat is quite a disturbing book considering how young its audience is. This giant mutant cat shows up at the house while mom is out and proceeds to touch and play with everything while the kids look on in terror. They try to get this strange intruder to leave without success, and the cat proceeds to release two "things" which tear around the house, destroying everything. Sure, the cat cleans up everything in the end, but if you or I did this, we'd be lucky to be arrested and not shot on sight. I would expect children to have nightmares from this story.

Quote
I confess I was deeply disturbed by Seuss's parable, which pits the soul-crushing wickedness of a Satanic character ("Cat") against the unspoiled innocence and naivety of two suburban children.

Things come to a head when "Cat" seems on the point of morally subverting the universe itself, in a series of feats so nihilistic that the children are reducing to little more than blubbering idiots.

True, "Cat," in a whimsy, stays his paw at the end. But I can't help wondering if the children were so harrowed by the experience that they were ever after unable to return to the bright world above.

Either that, or those are excellently executed satirical posts on par with some of the best of this time. (http://hirejimessian.com/2008/12/18/yellon-pissed-at-hje-for-using-his-image-without-permission/#comment-41325)


Holy shit, that's crazy.  Unless these people are talking about the live-action Cat In The Hat movie, which was an absolute abortion.  For some reason they're running it as a "Christmas movie" this month on various channels, so I decided to see if it really was as bad as everyone says.  And it is.  Words can't convey how bad it is.  If Suess were alive today, he'd have blasted Mike Meyers in the kneecaps with a shotgun, and no jury would of convicted him.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on December 21, 2008, 07:57:27 PM
Quote from: CT II on December 21, 2008, 07:49:51 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 21, 2008, 01:20:54 PM
Well, thank God you didn't decide on this abomination. (http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Hat-Dr-Seuss/dp/039480001X/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top)

Quote
The Cat in the Hat is quite a disturbing book considering how young its audience is. This giant mutant cat shows up at the house while mom is out and proceeds to touch and play with everything while the kids look on in terror. They try to get this strange intruder to leave without success, and the cat proceeds to release two "things" which tear around the house, destroying everything. Sure, the cat cleans up everything in the end, but if you or I did this, we'd be lucky to be arrested and not shot on sight. I would expect children to have nightmares from this story.

Quote
I confess I was deeply disturbed by Seuss's parable, which pits the soul-crushing wickedness of a Satanic character ("Cat") against the unspoiled innocence and naivety of two suburban children.

Things come to a head when "Cat" seems on the point of morally subverting the universe itself, in a series of feats so nihilistic that the children are reducing to little more than blubbering idiots.

True, "Cat," in a whimsy, stays his paw at the end. But I can't help wondering if the children were so harrowed by the experience that they were ever after unable to return to the bright world above.

Either that, or those are excellently executed satirical posts on par with some of the best of this time. (http://hirejimessian.com/2008/12/18/yellon-pissed-at-hje-for-using-his-image-without-permission/#comment-41325)


Holy shit, that's crazy.  Unless these people are talking about the live-action Cat In The Hat movie, which was an absolute abortion.  For some reason they're running it as a "Christmas movie" this month on various channels, so I decided to see if it really was as bad as everyone says.  And it is.  Words can't convey how bad it is.  If Suess were alive today, he'd have blasted Mike Meyers in the kneecaps with a shotgun, and no jury would of convicted him.



Thank god he redeemed himself with The Love Guru.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on December 21, 2008, 08:45:11 PM
Quote from: CT II on December 21, 2008, 07:49:51 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 21, 2008, 01:20:54 PM
Well, thank God you didn't decide on this abomination. (http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Hat-Dr-Seuss/dp/039480001X/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top)

Quote
The Cat in the Hat is quite a disturbing book considering how young its audience is. This giant mutant cat shows up at the house while mom is out and proceeds to touch and play with everything while the kids look on in terror. They try to get this strange intruder to leave without success, and the cat proceeds to release two "things" which tear around the house, destroying everything. Sure, the cat cleans up everything in the end, but if you or I did this, we'd be lucky to be arrested and not shot on sight. I would expect children to have nightmares from this story.

Quote
I confess I was deeply disturbed by Seuss's parable, which pits the soul-crushing wickedness of a Satanic character ("Cat") against the unspoiled innocence and naivety of two suburban children.

Things come to a head when "Cat" seems on the point of morally subverting the universe itself, in a series of feats so nihilistic that the children are reducing to little more than blubbering idiots.

True, "Cat," in a whimsy, stays his paw at the end. But I can't help wondering if the children were so harrowed by the experience that they were ever after unable to return to the bright world above.

Either that, or those are excellently executed satirical posts on par with some of the best of this time. (http://hirejimessian.com/2008/12/18/yellon-pissed-at-hje-for-using-his-image-without-permission/#comment-41325)


Holy shit, that's crazy.  Unless these people are talking about the live-action Cat In The Hat movie, which was an absolute abortion.  For some reason they're running it as a "Christmas movie" this month on various channels, so I decided to see if it really was as bad as everyone says.  And it is.  Words can't convey how bad it is.  If Suess were alive today, he'd have blasted Mike Meyers in the kneecaps with a shotgun, and no jury would of convicted him.

Heh.

This, on the other hand, is outstanding (http://www.amazon.com/review/R19R4LDI6Z4YK4/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm):

Quote1.0 out of 5 stars  Asinine, Boring Book, April 9, 1999

By A Customer

This book is SOOOOOOOO annoying! What's the deal with all the rhyming? That got on my last nerve. I can't believe this book is a children's "classic". This book does for childrens' books what Jim Jones did for children's drinks (kool-aid, that is). If you want a GREAT children's book, try "Atlas Shrugged" the pop-up book by Ayn Rand.

(http://i40.tinypic.com/1to3eh.jpg)

Marge: Maggie likes a bottle of warm milk before nap time.
Ms. Sinclair: A bottle? Mrs. Simpson, do you know what a baby is saying when she reaches for her bottle?
Marge: "Ba-ba"?
Ms. Sinclair: She's saying: "I am a leech."

(http://i44.tinypic.com/15yirgn.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 21, 2008, 11:56:38 PM
Quote from: Furious George on December 21, 2008, 07:05:42 PM
I've heard all sorts of great things about the Flip cameras.

The biggest downside, though, seems to be the lack of ability to expand beyond the 60 minute limit of the built-in memory.

This probably isn't a big deal for day-to-day use, but if you're taking it on a trip, that means either worrying about shooting too much and running out of space or packing along a laptop to offload your video on the go.

And battery life is a factor, too (it can only be charged via the USB port).  So it has its limitations, thus it won't be great for everything, but one hour of video can last for most events.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 22, 2008, 01:10:06 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on December 21, 2008, 11:56:38 PM
Quote from: Furious George on December 21, 2008, 07:05:42 PM
I've heard all sorts of great things about the Flip cameras.

The biggest downside, though, seems to be the lack of ability to expand beyond the 60 minute limit of the built-in memory.

This probably isn't a big deal for day-to-day use, but if you're taking it on a trip, that means either worrying about shooting too much and running out of space or packing along a laptop to offload your video on the go.

And battery life is a factor, too (it can only be charged via the USB port).  So it has its limitations, thus it won't be great for everything, but one hour of video can last for most events.


So is 60 minutes all I'm getting from a FLIP CAMERA?
Can I add in a card to extend/increase the memory?

How long is the battery life - I assume at least the 60 minutes?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on December 22, 2008, 02:00:43 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2008, 01:10:06 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on December 21, 2008, 11:56:38 PM
Quote from: Furious George on December 21, 2008, 07:05:42 PM
I've heard all sorts of great things about the Flip cameras.

The biggest downside, though, seems to be the lack of ability to expand beyond the 60 minute limit of the built-in memory.

This probably isn't a big deal for day-to-day use, but if you're taking it on a trip, that means either worrying about shooting too much and running out of space or packing along a laptop to offload your video on the go.

And battery life is a factor, too (it can only be charged via the USB port).  So it has its limitations, thus it won't be great for everything, but one hour of video can last for most events.


So is 60 minutes all I'm getting from a FLIP CAMERA?
Can I add in a card to extend/increase the memory?

How long is the battery life - I assume at least the 60 minutes?

For the sake of humor, I kind of wish the battery life was like 54 minutes exactly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on December 22, 2008, 02:48:50 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2008, 01:10:06 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on December 21, 2008, 11:56:38 PM
Quote from: Furious George on December 21, 2008, 07:05:42 PM
I've heard all sorts of great things about the Flip cameras.

The biggest downside, though, seems to be the lack of ability to expand beyond the 60 minute limit of the built-in memory.

This probably isn't a big deal for day-to-day use, but if you're taking it on a trip, that means either worrying about shooting too much and running out of space or packing along a laptop to offload your video on the go.

And battery life is a factor, too (it can only be charged via the USB port).  So it has its limitations, thus it won't be great for everything, but one hour of video can last for most events.


So is 60 minutes all I'm getting from a FLIP CAMERA?
Can I add in a card to extend/increase the memory?

What part of "lack of ability to expand beyond the 60 minute limit of the built-in memory" do you not understand, dammit?

In other words: yes to the 60 minute limit, no to the ability to add memory via a flash card.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 22, 2008, 04:33:19 PM
Quote from: Furious George on December 22, 2008, 02:48:50 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2008, 01:10:06 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on December 21, 2008, 11:56:38 PM
Quote from: Furious George on December 21, 2008, 07:05:42 PM
I've heard all sorts of great things about the Flip cameras.

The biggest downside, though, seems to be the lack of ability to expand beyond the 60 minute limit of the built-in memory.

This probably isn't a big deal for day-to-day use, but if you're taking it on a trip, that means either worrying about shooting too much and running out of space or packing along a laptop to offload your video on the go.

And battery life is a factor, too (it can only be charged via the USB port).  So it has its limitations, thus it won't be great for everything, but one hour of video can last for most events.


So is 60 minutes all I'm getting from a FLIP CAMERA?
Can I add in a card to extend/increase the memory?

What part of "lack of ability to expand beyond the 60 minute limit of the built-in memory" do you not understand, dammit?

In other words: yes to the 60 minute limit, no to the ability to add memory via a flash card.

Memory expansion is limited only by your ability to purchase more Flip cameras.  I've never shot 60 minutes continuously, but I have gone weeks between charging, shooting 5-min clips here and there.  The company claims "up to" 2 hours for the Mino HD, "up to" 4 hours for the Mino. 

CNet MinoHD (http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-camcorders/flip-video-minohd-black/4505-6500_7-33392113.html?tag=mncol;lst)
CNet Mino (http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-camcorders/flip-video-mino-black/4505-6500_7-33059747.html?tag=txt%3bpage)

This might end up being overkill, but just in case it's helpful.
Flip Mino vs Flip Ultra comparison (http://beaucolburn.com/post/63706618/flip)
Flip Ultra vs Kodak Zi6 (http://danbenjamin.com/articles/2008/10/kodak-zi6-flip-killer)
Flip Mino vs Kodak Zi6 (recommends the Flip) (http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/11/24/flip-mino-hd-vs-kodak-zi6-vs-flip-ultra-video-cameras/)

Saved the most useful for last:
Direct comparison of video quality between Flip MinoHD and Kodak Zi6.  Flip wins in a blowout. (http://ihnatko.com/index.php/2008/11/16/showcase-showdown-flip-mino-hd-versus-kodak-zi6/)

In the last one, he mentions that if you want to shoot events (weddings, etc) you will want the Kodak.  The video quality will be worse, but if it has more storage and more battery, at least the footage of Minute 61+ will actually, you know, exist.

EDIT: Actually, now that I think about it, I used my Flip to shoot a baseball game from my spot in the press box.  It wasn't running the whole time, but I did have it prepared for any highlights.  It still had enough juice at the end of the three-hour ballgame, but only if I made sure to charge it up completely before the game.  I had clips as long as 20 minutes on there, then I would stop between innings, delete the last clip if nothing good happened in that half-inning, and restart it at the beginning of the next half-inning.  And like all Lithium-Ion batteries, eventually, the battery capacity will decrease below a full hour.  That depends on how frequently it's used, how many times it's been charged, blah blah blah.  Since I used mine every single day for like three months, by the end, it couldn't get through the whole time, it would need about a 5 or 10 minute boost to finish the ballgame.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:41:35 PM
Don't those Mino cameras also lack any ability to zoom?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on December 22, 2008, 05:44:32 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:41:35 PM
Don't those Mino cameras also lack any ability to zoom?

What camera is best for man-on-scorpion pictures?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:58:13 PM
Quote from: JD on December 22, 2008, 05:44:32 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:41:35 PM
Don't those Mino cameras also lack any ability to zoom?

What camera is best for man-on-scorpion pictures?

The RED Digital Cinema line, shooting at 28000x9334 resolution, naturally.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 22, 2008, 06:13:14 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:41:35 PM
Don't those Mino cameras also lack any ability to zoom?

Yes, zooming is accomplished by walking forward.  (It has digital zoom, but it looks like garbage.  Blurry garbage.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on December 22, 2008, 06:42:45 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on December 22, 2008, 06:13:14 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:41:35 PM
Don't those Mino cameras also lack any ability to zoom?

Yes, zooming is accomplished by walking forward.  (It has digital zoom, but it looks like garbage.  Blurry garbage.)

The Flip cameras are designed for maximum simplicity.

Just aim and hit "record."

Lack of features is the whole point.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 22, 2008, 06:48:07 PM
Quote from: Furious George on December 22, 2008, 06:42:45 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on December 22, 2008, 06:13:14 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:41:35 PM
Don't those Mino cameras also lack any ability to zoom?

Yes, zooming is accomplished by walking forward.  (It has digital zoom, but it looks like garbage.  Blurry garbage.)

The Flip cameras are designed for maximum simplicity.

Just aim and hit "record."

Lack of features is the whole point.

Indeed.  Given its simplicity, I'd rather they just not include digital zoom at all.  It's useless.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on December 22, 2008, 07:00:12 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:58:13 PM
Quote from: JD on December 22, 2008, 05:44:32 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:41:35 PM
Don't those Mino cameras also lack any ability to zoom?

What camera is best for man-on-scorpion pictures?

The RED Digital Cinema line, shooting at 28000x9334 resolution, naturally.

Thanks.  Me and the wife are having some friends over tomorrow night for a Christmas party.  We got eggnog, mistletoe, and a giant scorpion.  When things turn to the inevitable, I wanna be ready.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: 5laky on December 22, 2008, 07:04:11 PM
Quote from: JD on December 22, 2008, 07:00:12 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:58:13 PM
Quote from: JD on December 22, 2008, 05:44:32 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:41:35 PM
Don't those Mino cameras also lack any ability to zoom?

What camera is best for man-on-scorpion pictures?

The RED Digital Cinema line, shooting at 28000x9334 resolution, naturally.

Thanks.  Me and the wife are having some friends over tomorrow night for a Christmas party.  We got eggnog, mistletoe, and a giant scorpion.  When things turn to the inevitable, I wanna be ready.

You mean pleasant conversation and general good times had by all?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on December 22, 2008, 08:36:09 PM
Quote from: 5laky on December 22, 2008, 07:04:11 PM
Quote from: JD on December 22, 2008, 07:00:12 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:58:13 PM
Quote from: JD on December 22, 2008, 05:44:32 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:41:35 PM
Don't those Mino cameras also lack any ability to zoom?

What camera is best for man-on-scorpion pictures?

The RED Digital Cinema line, shooting at 28000x9334 resolution, naturally.

Thanks.  Me and the wife are having some friends over tomorrow night for a Christmas party.  We got eggnog, mistletoe, and a giant scorpion.  When things turn to the inevitable, I wanna be ready.

You mean pleasant conversation and general good times had by all?

Great times with great friends make memories that keep a person sane in this crazy mixed up world we live in.  I wish you ALL good times and great oldies.


And scorpion sex.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on December 23, 2008, 07:08:17 AM
Quote from: JD on December 22, 2008, 08:36:09 PM
Quote from: 5laky on December 22, 2008, 07:04:11 PM
Quote from: JD on December 22, 2008, 07:00:12 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:58:13 PM
Quote from: JD on December 22, 2008, 05:44:32 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:41:35 PM
Don't those Mino cameras also lack any ability to zoom?

What camera is best for man-on-scorpion pictures?

The RED Digital Cinema line, shooting at 28000x9334 resolution, naturally.

Thanks.  Me and the wife are having some friends over tomorrow night for a Christmas party.  We got eggnog, mistletoe, and a giant scorpion.  When things turn to the inevitable, I wanna be ready.

You mean pleasant conversation and general good times had by all?

Great times with great friends make memories that keep a person sane in this crazy mixed up world we live in.  I wish you ALL good times and great oldies.


And scorpion sex.

Did someone say scorpion secks?

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2808158365_0feb9b8daa_o.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 23, 2008, 10:42:02 AM
Quote from: JD on December 22, 2008, 07:00:12 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:58:13 PM
Quote from: JD on December 22, 2008, 05:44:32 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:41:35 PM
Don't those Mino cameras also lack any ability to zoom?

What camera is best for man-on-scorpion pictures?

The RED Digital Cinema line, shooting at 28000x9334 resolution, naturally.

Thanks.  Me and the wife are having some friends over tomorrow night for a Christmas party.  We got eggnog, mistletoe, and a giant scorpion.  When things turn to the inevitable, I wanna be ready.

We just shot our commercials the past two days with the RED.

I think it's probably a little out of the "home use" price range, JD.

Even for Scorpion Sex.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on December 23, 2008, 12:54:18 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 23, 2008, 10:42:02 AM
Quote from: JD on December 22, 2008, 07:00:12 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:58:13 PM
Quote from: JD on December 22, 2008, 05:44:32 PM
Quote from: Timmy B on December 22, 2008, 05:41:35 PM
Don't those Mino cameras also lack any ability to zoom?

What camera is best for man-on-scorpion pictures?

The RED Digital Cinema line, shooting at 28000x9334 resolution, naturally.

Thanks.  Me and the wife are having some friends over tomorrow night for a Christmas party.  We got eggnog, mistletoe, and a giant scorpion.  When things turn to the inevitable, I wanna be ready.

We just shot our commercials the past two days with the RED.

I think it's probably a little out of the "home use" price range, JD.

Even for Scorpion Sex.

I'll use whatever camera can best capture my even tan, thankyouverymuch.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on January 06, 2009, 03:06:59 PM
So, I recently acquired an XM Radio for Xmas and I am attempting to figure out which of the subscription packages to get.  Anyone have any suggestions?  Specifically, does anyone know how much the multi-year or year-long plans cost?

First time caller, so I'll hang up and wait for my response.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on January 06, 2009, 03:22:35 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on January 06, 2009, 03:06:59 PM
So, I recently acquired an XM Radio for Xmas and I am attempting to figure out which of the subscription packages to get.  Anyone have any suggestions?  Specifically, does anyone know how much the multi-year or year-long plans cost?

First time caller, so I'll hang up and wait for my response.

Intrepid Reader: Angry Huey

Maybe you should get your car fixed before you upgrade the radio.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on January 06, 2009, 03:24:15 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on January 06, 2009, 03:06:59 PM
So, I recently acquired an XM Radio for Xmas and I am attempting to figure out which of the subscription packages to get.  Anyone have any suggestions?  Specifically, does anyone know how much the multi-year or year-long plans cost?

First time caller, so I'll hang up and wait for my response.

BABA BOOEY!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT II on January 06, 2009, 03:28:40 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on January 06, 2009, 03:06:59 PM
So, I recently acquired an XM Radio for Xmas and I am attempting to figure out which of the subscription packages to get.  Anyone have any suggestions?  Specifically, does anyone know how much the multi-year or year-long plans cost?

First time caller, so I'll hang up and wait for my response.

Based on their financial situation, I wouldn't go with a multi-year plan.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on January 07, 2009, 06:39:47 AM

I've had Sirius Lifetime for a couple years. So I should get another year or so out of it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: DwightKurtz on January 11, 2009, 10:46:41 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on January 06, 2009, 03:06:59 PM
So, I recently acquired an XM Radio for Xmas and I am attempting to figure out which of the subscription packages to get.  Anyone have any suggestions?  Specifically, does anyone know how much the multi-year or year-long plans cost?

First time caller, so I'll hang up and wait for my response.

Get the Sirius package so you can listen to the Howard stations.  The afternoon drive show on 101 is the funniest shit on radio.

/obvious response
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on January 24, 2009, 01:40:59 PM
Laptops? Specifically Apple. I am probably going to buy a new laptop by the end of the year. Hopefully it's within a couple of months from now if I have it my way. I currently have a Gateway with Vista on it and I don't have any issues with Vista but I really like Apple computers and I'm thinking I would prefer to go that route. The fact that you can either partition the HD and run Mac OS and Windows is awesome, along with other programs allowing them to simultaneously run them. Any of you computer nherds have any suggestions on what to look for specifically and if this is the best option to go, bearing in mind the release of Windows 7 (later this year, maybe?)?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on January 24, 2009, 02:18:25 PM
It depends on what you're looking to do with it.  Also, if price is a factor, I recommend refurbs from the Apple Store.  Same warranty you get with a new one.

MacBook Air (http://www.apple.com/macbookair/) - Starts at $1799.  (Refurb for only $999.)  If ultimate portability is your number one concern.  Also for show-offs and early adopters.

MacBook (http://www.apple.com/macbook/) - Starts at $999 and $1299.  Better performance over MacBook Air, delivers a 13" screen.  Comes in white and, if you spend more for a faster processor, black.  (I forgot they switched to the silver and black on the MacBooks.  You can still get a white or black one if you go refurb.)  This is the "entry level" Apple portable, designed for light to heavy web browsing, email, normal day-to-day family photo editing and home video making.  Sure, it can run programs like Logic (which is Pro Tools by Apple) and Final Cut, but it's not really ideal.  It's not like it can't run them or that it will crash every time, but you just won't have the performance you get with the MBP.  As long as you're not a 'pro' user, this is a great choice for your typical daily use.  Also very popular among students and is very portable.

15" MacBook Pro (http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/features-15inch.html) - Starts at $1999.  The next step up is 15".  Better performance over MacBook, much better graphics and video.  This will handle programs like Photoshop, Final Cut, and Logic with ease.  MacBook Pro 15" is for when you need more power than the MacBook and a bigger screen, but still some degree of portability.  I would probably pay $50 to have a matte screen, because I hate glossy, but that's just me.

17" MacBook Pro (http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/features-17inch.html) - Starts at $2799.  The top of the line of Apple's offerings.  (And what I'm typing on right now).  If you need to do intensive HD video editing, audio editing, or photo editing with large RAW images, or the equivalent, this is your machine.  You pay a bit of a premium for it, but this has been by far the best computer I've ever owned.  Going on three years now, I haven't regretted my purchase a single time.  Worth every penny, still runs as fast as it did when i bought it.  I've reinstalled the OS once just because of all the stuff that builds up over time, but not because it was unusable.  While it is lighter than just about any other 17" laptop you can buy, it is the heaviest of these options, and large enough to fit a 17" screen.  So if you carry it around a lot, be prepared for the weight.  I invested in a specially designed backpack for that purpose.

If you have any questions about Apple or Mac OS X, I can help you out.  As for Windows 7, there are some parts of it that are pretty cool, but from what I'm reading it's basically a much-improved Vista SP2.  That you shouldn't have to pay again for.  IMO.

By the way, while you're looking at Apple, if you buy one, I'd also recommend either an AirPort Extreme Base Station (http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/) or Time Capsule (http://www.apple.com/timecapsule/) (if you don't have a USB hard drive you can plug into APEBS).  This will let you do backups wirelessly, as well as host your iTunes library wirelessly so you can save space on your own machine and not have to lug an external hard drive all over the house when you want to play your songs.  All of my friends, even the most diehard Windows fans, love Apple's wireless peripherals.  They're also fast - 802.11n.

Here's a page that compares all of Apple's portables. (http://www.apple.com/getamac/whichmac/whichmacbook.html)

And finally, here's where you can score some discounts. (http://www.appleinsider.com/mac_price_guide/)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on January 24, 2009, 08:38:27 PM
I've got a 15.4" MacBook Pro for my job (it's the last revision, not the new ones). 

Pros: light weight for a full featured 15.4, extremely well manufactured, good battery life, free for me

Cons: Low resolution for a 15.4 (1400x900), expensive compared to other options

I also consider OS X a con because there's simply not a lot of software for it, it crashed just as much
as vista, and it's equally accessible in my eyes.

If you have the money, it's a really nice piece of hardware.  But I have a hard time recommending
it on the basis of value.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: smg on January 24, 2009, 08:38:39 PM
Matte is not an option on the new 15" Macbook Pros -- it is on the brand new 17"ers, which aren't shipping yet.  I got the nicer version of the 15" (there are two models), and upgraded the hard drive.  It comes with memory maxed out.  I did not upgrade to the fastest processor (another custom option) -- this is a very speedy computer as it is, and I don't do a lot of gaming, video editing, etc., such that I would need it.  I run Windows Vista via VMWare Fusion, solely because I have 4 years worth of financial data on Quicken (I used to have both a PC and a Mac), and, unlike most other programs I've ever used, there is no decent Mac-compatible equivalent, although Intuit should be coming out with one this summer.  

I love Love LOVE this machine.

(I got the Mac version of the Logitech DiNovo Edge keyboard (it's bluetooth) to use when I'm at my desk.  Highly recommended.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on January 24, 2009, 09:08:47 PM
Quote from: smg on January 24, 2009, 08:38:39 PM
Matte is not an option on the new 15" Macbook Pros -- it is on the brand new 17"ers, which aren't shipping yet.  I got the nicer version of the 15" (there are two models), and upgraded the hard drive.  It comes with memory maxed out.  I did not upgrade to the fastest processor (another custom option) -- this is a very speedy computer as it is, and I don't do a lot of gaming, video editing, etc., such that I would need it.  I run Windows Vista via VMWare Fusion, solely because I have 4 years worth of financial data on Quicken (I used to have both a PC and a Mac), and, unlike most other programs I've ever used, there is no decent Mac-compatible equivalent, although Intuit should be coming out with one this summer.  

I love Love LOVE this machine.

(I got the Mac version of the Logitech DiNovo Edge keyboard (it's bluetooth) to use when I'm at my desk.  Highly recommended.)

Thanks'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on January 25, 2009, 09:09:21 AM
Just picked up a used Macbook off craiglist as my first laptop and really like it. Not as big of a learning curve as I expected. Networking is ideal and so much easier than Windows.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: quixotic1x on January 28, 2009, 10:57:26 PM
Oleg gets himself in trouble when he goes off site...

http://ajroxmywhitesox.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/01/an_open_letter_to_bozos72.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on January 28, 2009, 11:03:07 PM
Quote from: quixotic1x on January 28, 2009, 10:57:26 PM
Oleg gets himself in trouble when he goes off site...

http://ajroxmywhitesox.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/01/an_open_letter_to_bozos72.

Dude, you gotta check this one other site...

http://hirejimessian.com/2009/01/26/the-internet-is-over-folks-presenting-the-worst-site-on-the-internet/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on January 29, 2009, 09:04:17 AM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28896044/

"Some of Spirit's ads invite customers to enjoy its DD's (deep discounts) and "MILF" (many islands, low fare) specials — double entendres that also refer to large breasts and a crude acronym popularized in the 1999 movie "American Pie" that describes an attractive mother.

Spirit spokeswoman Misty Pinson said the union was consulted last year when the carrier began the discussion on selling apron ad space, and it raised no concerns. Pinson said some of the ads in question have been used for more than a year.

"Actually we've had great response from passengers that love the fares we offer through those promotions," Pinson said. "
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on January 29, 2009, 09:18:19 AM
Quote from: BH on January 29, 2009, 09:04:17 AM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28896044/

"Some of Spirit's ads invite customers to enjoy its DD's (deep discounts) and "MILF" (many islands, low fare) specials — double entendres that also refer to large breasts and a crude acronym popularized in the 1999 movie "American Pie" that describes an attractive mother.

Spirit spokeswoman Misty Pinson said the union was consulted last year when the carrier began the discussion on selling apron ad space, and it raised no concerns. Pinson said some of the ads in question have been used for more than a year.

"Actually we've had great response from passengers that love the fares we offer through those promotions," Pinson said. "

Do you need help with something?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on January 29, 2009, 09:36:27 AM
Quote from: Eli on January 29, 2009, 09:18:19 AM
Quote from: BH on January 29, 2009, 09:04:17 AM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28896044/

"Some of Spirit's ads invite customers to enjoy its DD's (deep discounts) and "MILF" (many islands, low fare) specials — double entendres that also refer to large breasts and a crude acronym popularized in the 1999 movie "American Pie" that describes an attractive mother.

Spirit spokeswoman Misty Pinson said the union was consulted last year when the carrier began the discussion on selling apron ad space, and it raised no concerns. Pinson said some of the ads in question have been used for more than a year.

"Actually we've had great response from passengers that love the fares we offer through those promotions," Pinson said. "

Do you need help with something?

Sure. Anyone know a Spirit insider to get further discounts on DD's or MILFs?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on January 29, 2009, 10:00:36 AM
I'm looking for a free FLV to MPEG converter for burning an internet video to DVD.

Any laptopsciencefags have any recommendations?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on January 29, 2009, 10:26:33 AM
Quote from: Tank on January 29, 2009, 10:00:36 AM
I'm looking for a free FLV to MPEG converter for burning an internet video to DVD.

Any laptopsciencefags have any recommendations?

It should be pretty easy to do with SUPER (http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html) which is a free badass media player/encoder/transcoder.

I've never used it specifically for that purpose, but it is probably your best shot.  If it doesn't work, let me know, and I can dig
up something else.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on January 29, 2009, 02:34:12 PM
Quote from: Pre on January 29, 2009, 10:26:33 AM
Quote from: Tank on January 29, 2009, 10:00:36 AM
I'm looking for a free FLV to MPEG converter for burning an internet video to DVD.

Any laptopsciencefags have any recommendations?

It should be pretty easy to do with SUPER (http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html) which is a free badass media player/encoder/transcoder.

I've never used it specifically for that purpose, but it is probably your best shot.  If it doesn't work, let me know, and I can dig
up something else.

Does it work in reverse?  I have the full MPEG of Vin Scully from 1989 and would like to get in in FLV, but YouTube keeps deleting it for somethign silly like copywrite violations.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on January 29, 2009, 02:36:51 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 29, 2009, 02:34:12 PM
Quote from: Pre on January 29, 2009, 10:26:33 AM
Quote from: Tank on January 29, 2009, 10:00:36 AM
I'm looking for a free FLV to MPEG converter for burning an internet video to DVD.

Any laptopsciencefags have any recommendations?

It should be pretty easy to do with SUPER (http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html) which is a free badass media player/encoder/transcoder.

I've never used it specifically for that purpose, but it is probably your best shot.  If it doesn't work, let me know, and I can dig
up something else.

Does it work in reverse?  I have the full MPEG of Vin Scully from 1989 and would like to get in in FLV, but YouTube keeps deleting it for somethign silly like copywrite violations.

Yeah. That definitely sounds like an issue with the format.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on January 29, 2009, 02:56:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 29, 2009, 02:34:12 PM
Quote from: Pre on January 29, 2009, 10:26:33 AM
Quote from: Tank on January 29, 2009, 10:00:36 AM
I'm looking for a free FLV to MPEG converter for burning an internet video to DVD.

Any laptopsciencefags have any recommendations?

It should be pretty easy to do with SUPER (http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html) which is a free badass media player/encoder/transcoder.

I've never used it specifically for that purpose, but it is probably your best shot.  If it doesn't work, let me know, and I can dig
up something else.

Does it work in reverse?  I have the full MPEG of Vin Scully from 1989 and would like to get in in FLV, but YouTube keeps deleting it for somethign silly like copywrite violations.

It should work fine.  Also, you should give me that MPEG.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on January 29, 2009, 04:00:19 PM
Quote from: Pre on January 29, 2009, 02:56:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 29, 2009, 02:34:12 PM
Quote from: Pre on January 29, 2009, 10:26:33 AM
Quote from: Tank on January 29, 2009, 10:00:36 AM
I'm looking for a free FLV to MPEG converter for burning an internet video to DVD.

Any laptopsciencefags have any recommendations?

It should be pretty easy to do with SUPER (http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html) which is a free badass media player/encoder/transcoder.

I've never used it specifically for that purpose, but it is probably your best shot.  If it doesn't work, let me know, and I can dig
up something else.

Does it work in reverse?  I have the full MPEG of Vin Scully from 1989 and would like to get in in FLV, but YouTube keeps deleting it for somethign silly like copywrite violations.

It should work fine.  Also, you should give me that MPEG.

I'd second the request.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on January 29, 2009, 04:11:35 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on January 29, 2009, 04:00:19 PM
Quote from: Pre on January 29, 2009, 02:56:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 29, 2009, 02:34:12 PM
Quote from: Pre on January 29, 2009, 10:26:33 AM
Quote from: Tank on January 29, 2009, 10:00:36 AM
I'm looking for a free FLV to MPEG converter for burning an internet video to DVD.

Any laptopsciencefags have any recommendations?

It should be pretty easy to do with SUPER (http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html) which is a free badass media player/encoder/transcoder.

I've never used it specifically for that purpose, but it is probably your best shot.  If it doesn't work, let me know, and I can dig
up something else.

Does it work in reverse?  I have the full MPEG of Vin Scully from 1989 and would like to get in in FLV, but YouTube keeps deleting it for somethign silly like copywrite violations.

It should work fine.  Also, you should give me that MPEG.

I'd second the request.

You would?
Are you?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on January 29, 2009, 06:46:27 PM
Quote from: Tank on January 29, 2009, 10:00:36 AM
I'm looking for a free FLV to MPEG converter for burning an internet video to DVD.

Any laptopsciencefags have any recommendations?

MPEG StreamClip (http://www.squared5.com/) has worked very well for me, although I haven't personally tested FLV with the Windows version.  It works on OS X.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on January 29, 2009, 11:09:44 PM
For anyone interested in those Flip Digital Cameras from a while back, the Flip Ultra Series F260 is only $79 on Woot today (http://www.woot.com/).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on February 06, 2009, 08:20:25 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?



Set your house on fire.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on February 06, 2009, 08:25:24 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?
The 9 Volt Solution is a good idea.  Take a 9 volt battery and rub it on the motherboard.

Just be sure there are no security tags that get torn if you open the bottom of the laptop.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on February 06, 2009, 08:26:34 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?



I've always been partial to the "fall down a flight of stairs" technique, as many around here can attest to.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on February 06, 2009, 08:51:02 AM
Quote from: Zed on February 06, 2009, 08:26:34 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?



I've always been partial to the "fall down a flight of stairstobogganning on the back of peasants" technique, as many around here can attest to.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on February 06, 2009, 08:52:48 AM
Quote from: Fork on February 06, 2009, 08:51:02 AM
Quote from: Zed on February 06, 2009, 08:26:34 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?



I've always been partial to the "fall down a flight of stairstobogganning on the back of peasants Paying a fat man to let me ride him like a mule" technique, as many around here can attest to.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 08:53:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 06, 2009, 08:25:24 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?
The 9 Volt Solution is a good idea.  Take a 9 volt battery and rub it on the motherboard.

Just be sure there are no security tags that get torn if you open the bottom of the laptop.

That would certainly be a nice clean way to do it, but the cheap bastards will just replace the motherboard and then I'm no nearer having a new machine.  I think I might end up having to drop it down the stairs, actually.  Or spill a couple of pints of coffee into it.

By far the easiest thing would be to get it "stolen", but the problem is that my last one actually was stolen when our house was burgled, so somebody's bound to smell a rat.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on February 06, 2009, 09:51:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 08:53:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 06, 2009, 08:25:24 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?
The 9 Volt Solution is a good idea.  Take a 9 volt battery and rub it on the motherboard.

Just be sure there are no security tags that get torn if you open the bottom of the laptop.

That would certainly be a nice clean way to do it, but the cheap bastards will just replace the motherboard and then I'm no nearer having a new machine.  I think I might end up having to drop it down the stairs, actually.  Or spill a couple of pints of coffee into it.

By far the easiest thing would be to get it "stolen", but the problem is that my last one actually was stolen when our house was burgled, so somebody's bound to smell a rat.

I would propose searching for some of the seediest porn on the web and then begin downloading in earnest from those sites.  Surely, the attendant virus will destroy what's left of that beast.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 09:55:36 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on February 06, 2009, 09:51:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 08:53:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 06, 2009, 08:25:24 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?
The 9 Volt Solution is a good idea.  Take a 9 volt battery and rub it on the motherboard.

Just be sure there are no security tags that get torn if you open the bottom of the laptop.

That would certainly be a nice clean way to do it, but the cheap bastards will just replace the motherboard and then I'm no nearer having a new machine.  I think I might end up having to drop it down the stairs, actually.  Or spill a couple of pints of coffee into it.

By far the easiest thing would be to get it "stolen", but the problem is that my last one actually was stolen when our house was burgled, so somebody's bound to smell a rat.

I would propose searching for some of the seediest porn on the web and then begin downloading in earnest from those sites.  Surely, the attendant virus will destroy what's left of that beast.

Hasn't worked so far.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on February 06, 2009, 09:57:37 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 09:55:36 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on February 06, 2009, 09:51:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 08:53:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 06, 2009, 08:25:24 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?
The 9 Volt Solution is a good idea.  Take a 9 volt battery and rub it on the motherboard.

Just be sure there are no security tags that get torn if you open the bottom of the laptop.

That would certainly be a nice clean way to do it, but the cheap bastards will just replace the motherboard and then I'm no nearer having a new machine.  I think I might end up having to drop it down the stairs, actually.  Or spill a couple of pints of coffee into it.

By far the easiest thing would be to get it "stolen", but the problem is that my last one actually was stolen when our house was burgled, so somebody's bound to smell a rat.

I would propose searching for some of the seediest porn on the web and then begin downloading in earnest from those sites.  Surely, the attendant virus will destroy what's left of that beast.

Hasn't worked so far.

Have you tried having the laptop spend a weekend with Amy Winehouse?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on February 06, 2009, 09:59:32 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 09:55:36 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on February 06, 2009, 09:51:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 08:53:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 06, 2009, 08:25:24 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?
The 9 Volt Solution is a good idea.  Take a 9 volt battery and rub it on the motherboard.

Just be sure there are no security tags that get torn if you open the bottom of the laptop.

That would certainly be a nice clean way to do it, but the cheap bastards will just replace the motherboard and then I'm no nearer having a new machine.  I think I might end up having to drop it down the stairs, actually.  Or spill a couple of pints of coffee into it.

By far the easiest thing would be to get it "stolen", but the problem is that my last one actually was stolen when our house was burgled, so somebody's bound to smell a rat.

I would propose searching for some of the seediest porn on the web and then begin downloading in earnest from those sites.  Surely, the attendant virus will destroy what's left of that beast.

Hasn't worked so far.

Alternatively, I'm sure you could find a downloadable virus online if you try hard enough.  Most computer nerds have some that they keep for posterity.  However, no porn using that route.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on February 06, 2009, 10:08:49 AM
Quote from: Oleg on February 06, 2009, 09:57:37 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 09:55:36 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on February 06, 2009, 09:51:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 08:53:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 06, 2009, 08:25:24 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?
The 9 Volt Solution is a good idea.  Take a 9 volt battery and rub it on the motherboard.

Just be sure there are no security tags that get torn if you open the bottom of the laptop.

That would certainly be a nice clean way to do it, but the cheap bastards will just replace the motherboard and then I'm no nearer having a new machine.  I think I might end up having to drop it down the stairs, actually.  Or spill a couple of pints of coffee into it.

By far the easiest thing would be to get it "stolen", but the problem is that my last one actually was stolen when our house was burgled, so somebody's bound to smell a rat.

I would propose searching for some of the seediest porn on the web and then begin downloading in earnest from those sites.  Surely, the attendant virus will destroy what's left of that beast.

Hasn't worked so far.

Have you tried having the laptop spend a weekend with Amy Winehouse?

Better yet, marry it to Drew Peterson.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on February 06, 2009, 10:10:08 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on February 06, 2009, 10:08:49 AM
Quote from: Oleg on February 06, 2009, 09:57:37 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 09:55:36 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on February 06, 2009, 09:51:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 08:53:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 06, 2009, 08:25:24 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?
The 9 Volt Solution is a good idea.  Take a 9 volt battery and rub it on the motherboard.

Just be sure there are no security tags that get torn if you open the bottom of the laptop.

That would certainly be a nice clean way to do it, but the cheap bastards will just replace the motherboard and then I'm no nearer having a new machine.  I think I might end up having to drop it down the stairs, actually.  Or spill a couple of pints of coffee into it.

By far the easiest thing would be to get it "stolen", but the problem is that my last one actually was stolen when our house was burgled, so somebody's bound to smell a rat.

I would propose searching for some of the seediest porn on the web and then begin downloading in earnest from those sites.  Surely, the attendant virus will destroy what's left of that beast.

Hasn't worked so far.

Have you tried having the laptop spend a weekend with Amy Winehouse?

Better yet, marry it to Drew Peterson.

Yeah...and then the laptop will have to deal with immigration issues.  D'Ur.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on February 06, 2009, 11:27:12 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 08:53:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 06, 2009, 08:25:24 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?
The 9 Volt Solution is a good idea.  Take a 9 volt battery and rub it on the motherboard.

Just be sure there are no security tags that get torn if you open the bottom of the laptop.

That would certainly be a nice clean way to do it, but the cheap bastards will just replace the motherboard and then I'm no nearer having a new machine.  I think I might end up having to drop it down the stairs, actually.  Or spill a couple of pints of coffee into it.

By far the easiest thing would be to get it "stolen", but the problem is that my last one actually was stolen when our house was burgled, so somebody's bound to smell a rat.

It would be highly odd if they replaced a mobo on a notebook.  It's more cost effective to buy a new one/get reissued a new one.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on February 06, 2009, 11:39:16 AM
Whatever you do, Tonk, I hope the machine isn't in good enough shape that they can still find traces of this thread in your web cache.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 12:35:25 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 06, 2009, 11:39:16 AM
Whatever you do, Tonk, I hope the machine isn't in good enough shape that they can still find traces of this thread in your web cache.

Who is this?  PRANK CALLER!  PRANK CALLER!  I'M HANGING UP!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on February 06, 2009, 06:48:21 PM
I have two suggestions.  1) Do you travel for work?  My wife said that at her old job, when people wanted a new laptop, they would drop it while handing it to the xray folks at the airport and then blame the xray dude to the company.

2) Block up the vents on the computer and set it to work on a cpu intensive task.  Maybe SuperPi to a ridiculous number of digits.  The cpu should be toast.  If you're not against cracking it open, pull off the cpu and scrape away the thermal paste, and stick the cpu back on.  That will really speed things up.

Also, I agree with ADC.  Replacing a motherboard on a laptop is normally something that is just not done.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on February 06, 2009, 07:40:36 PM
Alright. I want audio of my PS3 to go through my Panasonic HomeTheater system. I didn't plan everything as I should have so I had to improvise on my set up. The Panasonic doesn't have the video inputs that I should have got and I have to run all of my video to my TV. I have a Joytech Control Center that all of my audio runs through (DirecTV, Xbox, etc) and it outputs to the Panasonic. Well I have the HDMI cable for the PS3 and I ran that to the TV. I tried using the audio out on the TV to the Control Center and I think the Audio out on the TV only works from the main tuner, not the miscellaneous inputs. I bought an optical cable to run to the Panasonic. Of course, it doesn't have an optical input. So, I went to the control center. It has an optical input which I plugged the optical cable into.. However, the sound didn't come out. Is it possible that the Control Center cannot convert the optical audio input down to the composite audio output?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on February 06, 2009, 08:16:32 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 08:53:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 06, 2009, 08:25:24 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 06, 2009, 07:34:05 AM
My current laptop is four years old and is dying on its arse.  The company won't buy me a new one while it's still running.  So. I need to kill it - I mean, it needs to be absolutely stone fucking dead with absolutely no chance of revival.

BUT ideally, I need to do it in such a way that it will look like it simply passed away peacefully in its sleep - dropping the thing out of a window is going to look too suspicious.

Any ideas?
The 9 Volt Solution is a good idea.  Take a 9 volt battery and rub it on the motherboard.

Just be sure there are no security tags that get torn if you open the bottom of the laptop.

That would certainly be a nice clean way to do it, but the cheap bastards will just replace the motherboard and then I'm no nearer having a new machine.  I think I might end up having to drop it down the stairs, actually.  Or spill a couple of pints of coffee into it.

By far the easiest thing would be to get it "stolen", but the problem is that my last one actually was stolen when our house was burgled, so somebody's bound to smell a rat.


You've got two young kids in your house and you can't arrange a little "accident"?

"Sorry boss, I have no idea how the kid got ahold of the acetone and matches, but now I need a new laptop!"

Or if that's not realistic, just submerge the goddamn thing in water and tell them your kid wanted to give it a bath.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on February 06, 2009, 10:19:53 PM
Tonks,

Even see that science fair exhibit about what a coca-cola will do to a nail that's submerged?  It will eat through a printed circuit board much much faster.  Will generally eat through and short out anything that it touches.  So remember, keep your kids away from the cola and the computers, or else you'll likely to end up with a pretty useless piece of plastic.

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f82/Omegasquash/more_you_know.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on February 07, 2009, 11:46:35 AM
Quote from: RD on February 06, 2009, 06:48:21 PM
I have two suggestions.  1) Do you travel for work?  My wife said that at her old job, when people wanted a new laptop, they would drop it while handing it to the xray folks at the airport and then blame the xray dude to the company.

2) Block up the vents on the computer and set it to work on a cpu intensive task.  Maybe SuperPi to a ridiculous number of digits.  The cpu should be toast.  If you're not against cracking it open, pull off the cpu and scrape away the thermal paste, and stick the cpu back on.  That will really speed things up.

Also, I agree with ADC.  Replacing a motherboard on a laptop is normally something that is just not done.

I agree with 2, just wrap it in a blanket and run something crazy on intensive on it, then play dumb.  No way to identify the results from a fan failure or something
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on February 09, 2009, 09:50:05 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on February 06, 2009, 07:40:36 PM
Alright. I want audio of my PS3 to go through my Panasonic HomeTheater system. I didn't plan everything as I should have so I had to improvise on my set up. The Panasonic doesn't have the video inputs that I should have got and I have to run all of my video to my TV. I have a Joytech Control Center that all of my audio runs through (DirecTV, Xbox, etc) and it outputs to the Panasonic. Well I have the HDMI cable for the PS3 and I ran that to the TV. I tried using the audio out on the TV to the Control Center and I think the Audio out on the TV only works from the main tuner, not the miscellaneous inputs. I bought an optical cable to run to the Panasonic. Of course, it doesn't have an optical input. So, I went to the control center. It has an optical input which I plugged the optical cable into.. However, the sound didn't come out. Is it possible that the Control Center cannot convert the optical audio input down to the composite audio output?

Try hooking it up to one of these (http://www.theonion.com/content/video/sony_releases_new_stupid_piece_of).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on February 09, 2009, 10:27:10 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 09, 2009, 09:50:05 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on February 06, 2009, 07:40:36 PM
Alright. I want audio of my PS3 to go through my Panasonic HomeTheater system. I didn't plan everything as I should have so I had to improvise on my set up. The Panasonic doesn't have the video inputs that I should have got and I have to run all of my video to my TV. I have a Joytech Control Center that all of my audio runs through (DirecTV, Xbox, etc) and it outputs to the Panasonic. Well I have the HDMI cable for the PS3 and I ran that to the TV. I tried using the audio out on the TV to the Control Center and I think the Audio out on the TV only works from the main tuner, not the miscellaneous inputs. I bought an optical cable to run to the Panasonic. Of course, it doesn't have an optical input. So, I went to the control center. It has an optical input which I plugged the optical cable into.. However, the sound didn't come out. Is it possible that the Control Center cannot convert the optical audio input down to the composite audio output?

Try hooking it up to one of these (http://www.theonion.com/content/video/sony_releases_new_stupid_piece_of).

You know, that might actually work better than what I have right now.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on February 09, 2009, 10:39:14 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on February 09, 2009, 10:27:10 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 09, 2009, 09:50:05 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on February 06, 2009, 07:40:36 PM
Alright. I want audio of my PS3 to go through my Panasonic HomeTheater system. I didn't plan everything as I should have so I had to improvise on my set up. The Panasonic doesn't have the video inputs that I should have got and I have to run all of my video to my TV. I have a Joytech Control Center that all of my audio runs through (DirecTV, Xbox, etc) and it outputs to the Panasonic. Well I have the HDMI cable for the PS3 and I ran that to the TV. I tried using the audio out on the TV to the Control Center and I think the Audio out on the TV only works from the main tuner, not the miscellaneous inputs. I bought an optical cable to run to the Panasonic. Of course, it doesn't have an optical input. So, I went to the control center. It has an optical input which I plugged the optical cable into.. However, the sound didn't come out. Is it possible that the Control Center cannot convert the optical audio input down to the composite audio output?

Try hooking it up to one of these (http://www.theonion.com/content/video/sony_releases_new_stupid_piece_of).

You know, that might actually work better than what I have right now.

Be sure to read the news crawl at the bottom, by the way.

Bush wants his Roadhouse back, dammit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 05, 2009, 11:12:26 AM
I have a friend who wants to advertise some available office space in her doctor's practice.  She's taking out some paid ads, but also is looking for good free sites on the Internet that offer lots of exposure and are fairly reputable. Craigslist obviously comes to mind, but has anyone else had experience with or know of other good free classified sites? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Simmer on March 05, 2009, 11:47:30 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 05, 2009, 11:12:26 AM
I have a friend who wants to advertise some available office space in her doctor's practice.  She's taking out some paid ads, but also is looking for good free sites on the Internet that offer lots of exposure and are fairly reputable. Craigslist obviously comes to mind, but has anyone else had experience with or know of other good free classified sites? 

I'm not sure about other sites, but I tried Craigslist for the first time here recently.  I was beyond skeptical, but I have to say that I am pleased with the results.  I'm not entirely sure it is a reputable site, but there is lots of exposure.  I'm sure you know this, just throwing out my own experience! 

If you find the right place, it sounds like a good idea for your friend.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 05, 2009, 04:39:32 PM
Quote from: Simmer on March 05, 2009, 11:47:30 AM

I'm not sure about other sites, but I tried Craigslist for the first time here recently.  I was beyond skeptical, but I have to say that I am pleased with the results.  I'm not entirely sure it is a reputable site, but there is lots of exposure.  I'm sure you know this, just throwing out my own experience! 

If you find the right place, it sounds like a good idea for your friend.

Just stay away from those other sections (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CRAIGSLIST_PROSTITUTION?SITE=COCAN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT) or the gubment will come get you...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on March 06, 2009, 03:05:12 AM
Quote from: Simmer on March 05, 2009, 11:47:30 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 05, 2009, 11:12:26 AM
I have a friend who wants to advertise some available office space in her doctor's practice.  She's taking out some paid ads, but also is looking for good free sites on the Internet that offer lots of exposure and are fairly reputable. Craigslist obviously comes to mind, but has anyone else had experience with or know of other good free classified sites? 

I'm not sure about other sites, but I tried Craigslist for the first time here recently.  I was beyond skeptical, but I have to say that I am pleased with the results.  I'm not entirely sure it is a reputable site, but there is lots of exposure.  I'm sure you know this, just throwing out my own experience! 

If you find the right place, it sounds like a good idea for your friend.

I do hope you weren't advertising for ghey stuff, SD.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

The finalists all have videos explaining what they do and why they deserve the advertising posted on WNUA's* website. People vote on which video they like best and the winner gets the airtime. If you guys could take a minute to vote for Spilled Ink Press, it would me much appreciated.

Here is the link...

http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/ (http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/)

Voting ends on Sunday. Thanks.


* Even though I am very appreciative to the fine people at WNUA for this opportunity, I do not listen to the station. I do not endorse jazz in the "smooth" variety, nor do I consider it real jazz at all.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on March 13, 2009, 11:50:13 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

The finalists all have videos explaining what they do and why they deserve the advertising posted on WNUA's* website. People vote on which video they like best and the winner gets the airtime. If you guys could take a minute to vote for Spilled Ink Press, it would me much appreciated.

Here is the link...

http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/ (http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/)

Voting ends on Sunday. Thanks.


I can get behind this.  Do we get to vote Chicago style? 

Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
* Even though I am very appreciative to the fine people at WNUA for this opportunity, I do not listen to the station. I do not endorse jazz in the "smooth" variety, nor do I consider it real jazz at all.

You could always troll Pollyellon's site.  He's actually got a regular tardtributor that calls himself "San Diego Smooth Jazz Fan."

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on March 13, 2009, 11:52:45 AM
Good luck, Butthead.

(http://blogs.gelman.gwu.edu/blogs/eckles/files/2008/11/i-voted.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 13, 2009, 11:53:22 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

The finalists all have videos explaining what they do and why they deserve the advertising posted on WNUA's* website. People vote on which video they like best and the winner gets the airtime. If you guys could take a minute to vote for Spilled Ink Press, it would me much appreciated.

Here is the link...

http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/ (http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/)

Voting ends on Sunday. Thanks.


* Even though I am very appreciative to the fine people at WNUA for this opportunity, I do not listen to the station. I do not endorse jazz in the "smooth" variety, nor do I consider it real jazz at all.

Done and done.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:54:07 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 13, 2009, 11:50:13 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

The finalists all have videos explaining what they do and why they deserve the advertising posted on WNUA's* website. People vote on which video they like best and the winner gets the airtime. If you guys could take a minute to vote for Spilled Ink Press, it would me much appreciated.

Here is the link...

http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/ (http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/)

Voting ends on Sunday. Thanks.


I can get behind this.  Do we get to vote Chicago style? 

Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
* Even though I am very appreciative to the fine people at WNUA for this opportunity, I do not listen to the station. I do not endorse jazz in the "smooth" variety, nor do I consider it real jazz at all.

You could always troll Pollyellon's site.  He's actually got a regular tardtributor that calls himself "San Diego Smooth Jazz Fan."



I think you can only vote once, and you have to register an email to do it. Be sure to click that don't want them to send you stuff of you'll be getting emails about Kenny G all the time.

San Diego Smooth Jazz Fan? If anyone deserves to be banned, it has to be that guy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on March 13, 2009, 11:55:23 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:54:07 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 13, 2009, 11:50:13 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

The finalists all have videos explaining what they do and why they deserve the advertising posted on WNUA's* website. People vote on which video they like best and the winner gets the airtime. If you guys could take a minute to vote for Spilled Ink Press, it would me much appreciated.

Here is the link...

http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/ (http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/)

Voting ends on Sunday. Thanks.


I can get behind this.  Do we get to vote Chicago style? 

Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
* Even though I am very appreciative to the fine people at WNUA for this opportunity, I do not listen to the station. I do not endorse jazz in the "smooth" variety, nor do I consider it real jazz at all.

You could always troll Pollyellon's site.  He's actually got a regular tardtributor that calls himself "San Diego Smooth Jazz Fan."



I think you can only vote once, and you have to register an email to do it. Be sure to click that don't want them to send you stuff of you'll be getting emails about Kenny G all the time.

San Diego Smooth Jazz Fan? If anyone deserves to be banned, it has to be that guy.

I voted with an old e-mail address I don't use anymore.  I'll go home and vote with a different one tonight.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on March 13, 2009, 11:56:31 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:54:07 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 13, 2009, 11:50:13 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

The finalists all have videos explaining what they do and why they deserve the advertising posted on WNUA's* website. People vote on which video they like best and the winner gets the airtime. If you guys could take a minute to vote for Spilled Ink Press, it would me much appreciated.

Here is the link...

http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/ (http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/)

Voting ends on Sunday. Thanks.


I can get behind this.  Do we get to vote Chicago style? 

Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
* Even though I am very appreciative to the fine people at WNUA for this opportunity, I do not listen to the station. I do not endorse jazz in the "smooth" variety, nor do I consider it real jazz at all.

You could always troll Pollyellon's site.  He's actually got a regular tardtributor that calls himself "San Diego Smooth Jazz Fan."



I think you can only vote once, and you have to register an email to do it. Be sure to click that don't want them to send you stuff of you'll be getting emails about Kenny G all the time.

San Diego Smooth Jazz Fan? If anyone deserves to be banned, it has to be that guy.

Done.

Looking good, Tony!  How anyone could not vote for you based on your rocking beard alone is beyond me.  I will try to vote more if possible.

Come on assholes.  Storm the voting booths!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on March 13, 2009, 12:01:54 PM
Quote from: MAD on March 13, 2009, 11:56:31 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:54:07 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 13, 2009, 11:50:13 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

The finalists all have videos explaining what they do and why they deserve the advertising posted on WNUA's* website. People vote on which video they like best and the winner gets the airtime. If you guys could take a minute to vote for Spilled Ink Press, it would me much appreciated.

Here is the link...

http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/ (http://www.wnua.com/cc-common/ondemand/)

Voting ends on Sunday. Thanks.


I can get behind this.  Do we get to vote Chicago style? 

Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
* Even though I am very appreciative to the fine people at WNUA for this opportunity, I do not listen to the station. I do not endorse jazz in the "smooth" variety, nor do I consider it real jazz at all.

You could always troll Pollyellon's site.  He's actually got a regular tardtributor that calls himself "San Diego Smooth Jazz Fan."



I think you can only vote once, and you have to register an email to do it. Be sure to click that don't want them to send you stuff of you'll be getting emails about Kenny G all the time.

San Diego Smooth Jazz Fan? If anyone deserves to be banned, it has to be that guy.

Done.

Looking good, Tony!  How anyone could not vote for you based on your rocking beard alone is beyond me.  I will try to vote more if possible.

Come on assholes.  Storm the voting booths!
Moran helped.
Will do a couple more later today.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on March 13, 2009, 12:10:58 PM
In.  No reason to abstain after Desipiots got The Eldest Murton the Devistator title.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 13, 2009, 12:11:26 PM
Voted early/often.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on March 13, 2009, 12:14:41 PM
The wife and I are going to take time out of our busy couple of weeks to vote early for Chuck Gitles -- and not for dogcatcher either. We have to go to Village Hall to do so. Voting for butthead is easier, and more fun.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on March 13, 2009, 12:18:39 PM
You'll be singing the stretch in not time.

Wait, that is what we're voting for, right?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on March 13, 2009, 12:31:45 PM
Thanks guys.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on March 13, 2009, 12:36:25 PM
VOTED
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on March 13, 2009, 12:36:54 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 12:31:45 PM
Thanks guys.

No problem. I'm just jealous my beard doesn't come in like yours
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on March 13, 2009, 12:43:01 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on March 13, 2009, 12:36:54 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 12:31:45 PM
Thanks guys.

No problem. I'm just jealous my beard doesn't come in like yours

Your beard last summer looked pretty cool.
(http://www.wlwt.com/2008/0213/15294667_240X180.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on March 13, 2009, 01:33:04 PM
Voted twice.
I'm going to start collecting my dead relatives and have them vote too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Simmer on March 13, 2009, 02:26:38 PM
I voted for Butthead because he deserves to win.  Good luck to you'n'yours, my man!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on March 13, 2009, 03:45:16 PM
Voted.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 13, 2009, 03:57:13 PM
I can't wait to hear how the spots for your Dirty Talk line of cards and this one (http://spilledinkcards.com/DG/hate-what-you-do.jpg) sound like.  I would listen to jazz just to hear them.  "If your to-do list goes like Dinner, Movie, and You, there's only one greeting card (http://spilledinkcards.com/val%204.html) to tell that person how you feel!"

Voted.  I didn't watch the other videos because I already know who should win.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RV on March 13, 2009, 03:59:45 PM
I voted two more times than zero times. Good luck, ButtHands.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on March 13, 2009, 04:03:46 PM
Quote from: RV on March 13, 2009, 03:59:45 PM
I voted two more times than zero times. Good luck, ButtHands.

It's BananaHead, dumbass.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on March 13, 2009, 05:08:53 PM
Tom Wenhoff* has voted.









*Name has been made up to protect the innocent.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on March 13, 2009, 05:34:42 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on March 13, 2009, 03:57:13 PM
I can't wait to hear how the spots for your Dirty Talk line of cards and this one (http://spilledinkcards.com/DG/hate-what-you-do.jpg) sound like.

Yeah that's one of my favorite cards. And by the way....they're real, and they're spectacular.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 13, 2009, 05:35:23 PM
One vote in from Christopher Bollyn's imaginary nemesis.

[Edit.--And another from fresh IP space.]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on March 13, 2009, 06:25:57 PM
And now my dog voted from home.
I don't have a dog.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on March 13, 2009, 08:08:01 PM
Us bearded folks got to stick together, one more vote.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 13, 2009, 08:30:16 PM
Voted from work, voted from home.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MidgetSellingWater on March 13, 2009, 09:41:46 PM
Voted.  And I think I've purchased your cards before.  Are they carried at Paper Boy on Belmont by any chance?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on March 13, 2009, 09:48:59 PM
I voted for the lady standing around with the young Grizzly Adams.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 13, 2009, 10:48:20 PM
Voted for the GREAT, BUSHY BEARD.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: air2300 on March 14, 2009, 03:26:11 PM
Voted twice and getting the whole family to do it as well.  Us indians, you get one of us, you get all of us to vote for you. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on March 14, 2009, 05:28:20 PM
Thanks everyone. This really is a big opportunity for us and all your votes are a huge help.

Quote from: MidgetSellingWater on March 13, 2009, 09:41:46 PM
Voted.  And I think I've purchased your cards before.  Are they carried at Paper Boy on Belmont by any chance?

Nope, not at Paper Boy yet. As of right now the only place you can find our greeting cards in Chicago is at Enjoy in Lincoln Square. Hopefully there aren't counterfeits out there.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on March 14, 2009, 10:08:35 PM
I voted Beard Party.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 15, 2009, 03:49:02 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 14, 2009, 10:08:35 PM
I voted Beard Party.

I would've, but I just can't get past their appointed front-person, Katie Holmes. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on March 15, 2009, 04:55:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 15, 2009, 03:49:02 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 14, 2009, 10:08:35 PM
I voted Beard Party.

I would've, but I just can't get past their appointed front-person, Katie Holmes. 

Like you get a vote anyway. You live under the cruel yoke of Canada's emperor.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on March 15, 2009, 06:05:35 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 15, 2009, 04:55:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 15, 2009, 03:49:02 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 14, 2009, 10:08:35 PM
I voted Beard Party.

I would've, but I just can't get past their appointed front-person, Katie Holmes. 

Like you get a vote anyway. You live under the cruel yoke of Canada's emperor.

Queen Elizabeth?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on March 15, 2009, 07:35:05 PM
I didn't want to brag about voting, but I voted.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on March 15, 2009, 08:07:54 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on March 15, 2009, 06:05:35 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 15, 2009, 04:55:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 15, 2009, 03:49:02 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 14, 2009, 10:08:35 PM
I voted Beard Party.

I would've, but I just can't get past their appointed front-person, Katie Holmes. 

Like you get a vote anyway. You live under the cruel yoke of Canada's emperor.

Queen Elizabeth?

Neil Peart.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on March 16, 2009, 10:40:50 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 13, 2009, 10:48:20 PM
Voted for the GREAT, BIG BUSHY BEARD.

Accurately Hot Fuzz'ed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on March 16, 2009, 11:14:51 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 16, 2009, 10:40:50 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 13, 2009, 10:48:20 PM
Voted for the GREAT, BIG BUSHY BEARD.

Accurately Hot Fuzz'ed.
Maybe TEC was making an obscure reference to a Paul F. Tomkins routine about daylight savings time from the final season of Dr. Katz. You ever think of that?

I bet you didn't.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 17, 2009, 05:55:58 PM
So, you've got a bizarre fetish about scooping boobs out of a glass box?  This Japanese company has turned your perverse vision into a reality...

Read the article ... (http://i.gizmodo.com/5171112/japanese-boob-claw-machine-is-another-bad-way-to-claw-at-boobs)

(http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/03/boobmachine.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on March 18, 2009, 12:27:16 PM
Radio contest update....we won! Thanks for all your votes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on March 18, 2009, 12:38:01 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 18, 2009, 12:27:16 PM
Radio contest update....we won! Thanks for all your votes.

The system works!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on March 18, 2009, 12:40:30 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 18, 2009, 12:27:16 PM
Radio contest update....we won! Thanks for all your votes.

Glad we could help
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on March 18, 2009, 12:44:58 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 18, 2009, 12:27:16 PM
Radio contest update....we won! Thanks for all your votes.

Congratulations, Butthead!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on March 18, 2009, 12:46:52 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 18, 2009, 12:27:16 PM
Radio contest update....we won! Thanks for all your votes.

Great.

Now where's our kickback?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on March 18, 2009, 12:56:57 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on March 18, 2009, 12:46:52 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 18, 2009, 12:27:16 PM
Radio contest update....we won! Thanks for all your votes.

Great.

Now where's our kickback?

Cushy, patronage, no-show jobs here we come!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 18, 2009, 01:03:25 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 18, 2009, 12:44:58 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 18, 2009, 12:27:16 PM
Radio contest update....we won! Thanks for all your votes.

Congratulations, Butthead!

Hell yeah! I contributed to something meaningful!

Plus, your wife can never give you shit (not sure that she does anyway) for posting on Desipio.

Congrats man!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on March 18, 2009, 01:04:36 PM
Quote from: Slakee on March 18, 2009, 01:03:25 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 18, 2009, 12:44:58 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 18, 2009, 12:27:16 PM
Radio contest update....we won! Thanks for all your votes.

Congratulations, Butthead!

Hell yeah! I contributed to something meaningful!

Plus, your wife can never give you shit (not sure that she does anyway) for posting on Desipio.

Congrats man!

She's let him drag her along to multiple Desipio gatherings.

Frankly, I'm not sure what's wrong with her.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on March 18, 2009, 01:10:03 PM
Awesome.

Prepare to get a lot of business from smooth jazz fans!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on March 18, 2009, 01:45:10 PM
Congratulations.
What was the margin of victory?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on March 18, 2009, 01:49:05 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 18, 2009, 01:45:10 PM
Congratulations.
What was the margin of victory?

080844
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on March 18, 2009, 01:52:57 PM
Quote from: MAD on March 18, 2009, 01:10:03 PM
Awesome.

Prepare to get a lot of business from smooth jazz fans!

"Have a smooth birthday"?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on March 18, 2009, 01:58:38 PM
When you get all that business, do you need a bank to keep the cash in?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on March 18, 2009, 01:59:31 PM
Quote from: BH on March 18, 2009, 01:49:05 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 18, 2009, 01:45:10 PM
Congratulations.
What was the margin of victory?

080844

Is that a significant number?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on March 18, 2009, 02:24:05 PM
One of BCB's noted contributors:

"I am no longer assiciated with the radio station that contributed to my monicker....haven't been for a while now."

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Mar 16, 2009 7:39 PM CDT  reply  actions   0 recs
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Simmer on March 18, 2009, 02:24:17 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 18, 2009, 12:27:16 PM
Radio contest update....we won! Thanks for all your votes.

Way to be Butthead!  The W flag rippleflaps tonight.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 18, 2009, 02:31:10 PM

Don't give up the smooth!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on March 18, 2009, 03:06:31 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 18, 2009, 01:58:38 PM
When you get all that business, do you need a bank to keep the cash in?

Or an accountant?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on March 18, 2009, 03:35:16 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on March 18, 2009, 03:06:31 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 18, 2009, 01:58:38 PM
When you get all that business, do you need a bank to keep the cash in?

Or an accountant?

Tsk tsk, such blatent marketing, shameful (but when you want to buy Hallmark, give me a call)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on March 19, 2009, 12:16:56 AM
Quote from: thehawk on March 18, 2009, 03:35:16 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on March 18, 2009, 03:06:31 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 18, 2009, 01:58:38 PM
When you get all that business, do you need a bank to keep the cash in?

Or an accountant?

Tsk tsk, such blatent marketing, shameful (but when you want to buy Hallmark, give me a call)

Does anyone here need wedding invites?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 19, 2009, 12:20:46 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 18, 2009, 01:04:36 PM
Quote from: Slakee on March 18, 2009, 01:03:25 PM
Plus, your wife can never give you shit (not sure that she does anyway) for posting on Desipio.

Congrats man!

She's let him drag her along to multiple Desipio gatherings.

Frankly, I'm not sure what's wrong with her.

I didn't have the heart to mention this in the Dead Pool (L.Z. niftar over the weekend, A"H), but perhaps the synchronicity is auspicious.

"Around this time Ziprin and Joanna started a greeting card company, Ink Weed Arts, employing Smith, as well as future experimental filmmakers Bruce Connor and Jordan Belson. Lionel and [sic?] Smith designed unique 3-D cards, based on hand-drawn images of the Tree of Life. In a 1973 interview with Paul Cummings for the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art, Connor is candid about the quixotic nature of the Ziprin's commercial enterprise:

" 'When I came here to New York I think in '51 or '52 I met Lionel and Joan Ziprin. I designed some greeting cards for them. At that time they were making what we call 'studio' cards. Harry Smith was designing three-dimensional Christmas cards. They were satirical, with a little bit of black humour, and totally unpopular. They were called Ink Weed Studios. They were totally disorganized as business people. They were not a business. They were very much involved in Kabbala and magic theory, and Tibetan mysticism as well. Harry Smith was very much involved in that. They would tell me stories, fantasies. Lionel gave me a book of Kabbala that was all in Hebrew. I could not read it, but he said it was good for me and it was good luck to have. And it has a mandala image in it.' " (http://www.jewishquarterly.org/article.asp?articleid=256)


OK, that drifts a bit yang, but anyway, the three-dimensional cards reportedly didn't work.  But they did cost $20,000.  One might say, "yah, give these smooth-jazz types what they want" and just feed them a steady diet of fickle lamaist hoodoo imagery.  Still (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho4rf1zTCq0), I wonder what they'd make of it if the radio spots were all laid down against a background of selections from "Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy," Moondog, recitations of the founding documents of the Karen Horney Psychoanalytic Center, etc.

Good luck.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on March 19, 2009, 12:22:33 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 18, 2009, 01:04:36 PM
Quote from: Slakee on March 18, 2009, 01:03:25 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 18, 2009, 12:44:58 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 18, 2009, 12:27:16 PM
Radio contest update....we won! Thanks for all your votes.

Congratulations, Butthead!

Hell yeah! I contributed to something meaningful!

Plus, your wife can never give you shit (not sure that she does anyway) for posting on Desipio.

Congrats man!

She's let him drag her along to multiple Desipio gatherings.

Frankly, I'm not sure what's wrong with her.

Well, she had never been on a rooftop, so she was in for that. And she is used to me dragging her to see bands she's never heard of, so the Regrets show was pretty usual stuff.

She usually doesn't give me shit for posting on Desipio, but if I am spending too much time on here she tells me to "tell my boyfriends goodbye and get back to work."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on March 19, 2009, 12:25:07 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 19, 2009, 12:20:46 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 18, 2009, 01:04:36 PM
Quote from: Slakee on March 18, 2009, 01:03:25 PM
Plus, your wife can never give you shit (not sure that she does anyway) for posting on Desipio.

Congrats man!

She's let him drag her along to multiple Desipio gatherings.

Frankly, I'm not sure what's wrong with her.

I didn't have the heart to mention this in the Dead Pool (L.Z. niftar over the weekend, A"H), but perhaps the synchronicity is auspicious.

"Around this time Ziprin and Joanna started a greeting card company, Ink Weed Arts, employing Smith, as well as future experimental filmmakers Bruce Connor and Jordan Belson. Lionel and [sic?] Smith designed unique 3-D cards, based on hand-drawn images of the Tree of Life. In a 1973 interview with Paul Cummings for the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art, Connor is candid about the quixotic nature of the Ziprin's commercial enterprise:

" 'When I came here to New York I think in '51 or '52 I met Lionel and Joan Ziprin. I designed some greeting cards for them. At that time they were making what we call 'studio' cards. Harry Smith was designing three-dimensional Christmas cards. They were satirical, with a little bit of black humour, and totally unpopular. They were called Ink Weed Studios. They were totally disorganized as business people. They were not a business. They were very much involved in Kabbala and magic theory, and Tibetan mysticism as well. Harry Smith was very much involved in that. They would tell me stories, fantasies. Lionel gave me a book of Kabbala that was all in Hebrew. I could not read it, but he said it was good for me and it was good luck to have. And it has a mandala image in it.' " (http://www.jewishquarterly.org/article.asp?articleid=256)


OK, that drifts a bit yang, but anyway, the three-dimensional cards reportedly didn't work.  But they did cost $20,000.  One might say, "yah, give these smooth-jazz types what they want" and just feed them a steady diet of fickle lamaist hoodoo imagery.  Still (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho4rf1zTCq0), I wonder what they'd make of it if the radio spots were all laid down against a background of selections from "Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy," Moondog, recitations of the founding documents of the Karen Horney Psychoanalytic Center, etc.

OK.

Quote from: Wheezer on March 19, 2009, 12:20:46 AM
Good luck.

Thanks!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 19, 2009, 08:16:48 AM

Use a singing bass in your ad. Everyone loves a singing bass.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on March 19, 2009, 10:03:55 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 12:16:56 AM
Quote from: thehawk on March 18, 2009, 03:35:16 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on March 18, 2009, 03:06:31 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 18, 2009, 01:58:38 PM
When you get all that business, do you need a bank to keep the cash in?

Or an accountant?

Tsk tsk, such blatent marketing, shameful (but when you want to buy Hallmark, give me a call)

Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Haven't needed those for a dozen years now, but I like those Chicago Christmas cards you make (got them in a Hanakkuah)?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on March 19, 2009, 10:11:01 AM
Quote from: Fork on March 19, 2009, 08:16:48 AM

Use a singing bass in your ad. Everyone loves a singing bass.

Or singing ballroom dancing workout jeans. If you're targeting hypermasculine men, that is.

(http://www.goldendrum.com/Static/entries/2008/A/A13014.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 19, 2009, 10:26:47 AM
Quote from: BH on March 19, 2009, 10:11:01 AM
Quote from: Fork on March 19, 2009, 08:16:48 AM

Use a singing bass in your ad. Everyone loves a singing bass.

Or singing ballroom dancing workout jeans. If you're targeting hypermasculine men, that is.

(http://www.goldendrum.com/Static/entries/2008/A/A13014.jpg)

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on March 19, 2009, 10:36:45 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 12:16:56 AM
Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Yes, I think.  Last time I allowed my brain to process the wedding conversations we were still deciding.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on March 19, 2009, 11:11:54 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 19, 2009, 10:36:45 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 12:16:56 AM
Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Yes, I think.  Last time I allowed my brain to process the wedding conversations we were still deciding.

PM me if your brain ever allows you to process it and decide. The grooms usually don't do much of the deciding though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on March 19, 2009, 11:21:20 AM
Quote from: thehawk on March 19, 2009, 10:03:55 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 12:16:56 AM
Quote from: thehawk on March 18, 2009, 03:35:16 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on March 18, 2009, 03:06:31 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 18, 2009, 01:58:38 PM
When you get all that business, do you need a bank to keep the cash in?

Or an accountant?

Tsk tsk, such blatent marketing, shameful (but when you want to buy Hallmark, give me a call)

Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Haven't needed those for a dozen years now, but I like those Chicago Christmas cards you make (got them in a Hanakkuah)?

We could do a Hanukkah version. This one has been confused for a Hanukkah card before. The stars on the flag are pretty similar to the Star of David I guess.

(http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.47598256.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 19, 2009, 11:22:16 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 12:16:56 AM
Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Soon-ish, if that counts.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on March 19, 2009, 11:28:30 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 19, 2009, 11:22:16 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 12:16:56 AM
Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Soon-ish, if that counts.

Cool.

Wedding planning talk on Desipio.....I'm sorry everyone.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 19, 2009, 11:37:58 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 11:28:30 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 19, 2009, 11:22:16 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 12:16:56 AM
Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Soon-ish, if that counts.

Cool.

Wedding planning talk on Desipio.....I'm sorry everyone.

Yeah, I felt uncomfortable typing my previous post, so let's go ahead and end this.

But again, congrats on winning the contest.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on March 19, 2009, 11:41:26 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Oleg knows a guy at Crobar.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on March 19, 2009, 11:43:41 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 12:16:56 AM
Quote from: thehawk on March 18, 2009, 03:35:16 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on March 18, 2009, 03:06:31 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 18, 2009, 01:58:38 PM
When you get all that business, do you need a bank to keep the cash in?

Or an accountant?

Tsk tsk, such blatent marketing, shameful (but when you want to buy Hallmark, give me a call)

Does anyone here need wedding invites?

:-(
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on March 19, 2009, 11:50:34 AM
Great apartment advertising here.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/apa/1082035492.html
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:57:20 AM
Quote from: BH on March 19, 2009, 11:50:34 AM
Great apartment advertising here.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/apa/1082035492.html

Dubbs lives in the West Loop, no?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 19, 2009, 12:02:17 PM

Cheap Cubs jerseys (http://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&inc_subcat=1&search_in_description=0&zenid=itkbn2uup439m3elphuungb971&light_select=229&keyword=cubs). Guy I work with got a Blackhawks sweater from them, it's really nice.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on March 19, 2009, 12:11:05 PM
Quote from: BH on March 19, 2009, 11:50:34 AM
Great apartment advertising here.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/apa/1082035492.html
I'm sold.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on March 19, 2009, 12:24:41 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 19, 2009, 12:11:05 PM
Quote from: BH on March 19, 2009, 11:50:34 AM
Great apartment advertising here.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/apa/1082035492.html
I'm sold.

Super ninjas sold me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on March 19, 2009, 12:27:22 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on March 19, 2009, 12:24:41 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 19, 2009, 12:11:05 PM
Quote from: BH on March 19, 2009, 11:50:34 AM
Great apartment advertising here.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/apa/1082035492.html
I'm sold.

Super ninjas sold me.

You wouldn't think we'd be the same target demographic, but that was what sold me as well.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on March 19, 2009, 12:32:11 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 19, 2009, 12:27:22 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on March 19, 2009, 12:24:41 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 19, 2009, 12:11:05 PM
Quote from: BH on March 19, 2009, 11:50:34 AM
Great apartment advertising here.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/apa/1082035492.html
I'm sold.

Super ninjas sold me.

You wouldn't think we'd be the same target demographic, but that was what sold me as well.

If they were really super ninjas, they wouldn't need laser guns.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on March 19, 2009, 12:32:21 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 19, 2009, 12:27:22 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on March 19, 2009, 12:24:41 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 19, 2009, 12:11:05 PM
Quote from: BH on March 19, 2009, 11:50:34 AM
Great apartment advertising here.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/apa/1082035492.html
I'm sold.

Super ninjas sold me.

You wouldn't think we'd be the same target demographic, but that was what sold me as well.

Jon, you aren't fooling anyone. This is what sold you.
"Pet Friendly! Why stop a 1 cat when you can have 20!"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on March 19, 2009, 12:35:29 PM
Quote from: BH on March 19, 2009, 12:32:21 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 19, 2009, 12:27:22 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on March 19, 2009, 12:24:41 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 19, 2009, 12:11:05 PM
Quote from: BH on March 19, 2009, 11:50:34 AM
Great apartment advertising here.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/apa/1082035492.html
I'm sold.

Super ninjas sold me.

You wouldn't think we'd be the same target demographic, but that was what sold me as well.

Jon, you aren't fooling anyone. This is what sold you.
"Pet Friendly! Why stop a 1 cat when you can have 20!"
Not true. That many cats would  interfere with my home mink farming scheme, which I learned from a Golden Girls episode I saw on Lifetime...

You know, because I like sodomy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on March 19, 2009, 12:47:23 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 19, 2009, 12:35:29 PM
Not true. That many cats would  interfere with my home mink farming scheme, which I learned from a Golden Girls episode I saw on Lifetime...

I know someone who'd like to watch that action.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on March 19, 2009, 03:53:33 PM
Quote from: BH on March 19, 2009, 12:47:23 PM
Quote from: Jon on March 19, 2009, 12:35:29 PM
Not true. That many cats would  interfere with my home mink farming scheme, which I learned from a Golden Girls episode I saw on Lifetime...

I know someone who'd like to watch that action.

Assuming you're talking about the minks, hell yes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MidgetSellingWater on March 19, 2009, 05:17:15 PM
Quote from: Fork on March 19, 2009, 12:02:17 PM

Cheap Cubs jerseys (http://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&inc_subcat=1&search_in_description=0&zenid=itkbn2uup439m3elphuungb971&light_select=229&keyword=cubs). Guy I work with got a Blackhawks sweater from them, it's really nice.

Does the Hawks one really look legit?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 20, 2009, 07:39:25 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Nah, there's warrents out for Oleg's arrest in 75% of the countries there.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on March 20, 2009, 08:57:44 AM
Quote from: Fork on March 20, 2009, 07:39:25 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Nah, there's warrents out for Oleg's arrest in 75% of the countries there.

So that leaves, what, almost half of Eastern Europe up for grabs!?!?!?  I think my math is off...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 20, 2009, 09:11:30 AM
Quote from: Oleg on March 20, 2009, 08:57:44 AM
Quote from: Fork on March 20, 2009, 07:39:25 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Nah, there's warrents out for Oleg's arrest in 75% of the countries there.

So that leaves, what, almost half of Eastern Europe up for grabs!?!?!?  I think my math is off...

I think you getting arrested would be the highlight of the party, and I expect it to happen, regardless of locale.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on March 20, 2009, 10:22:30 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Krakow is fun, I've been there a few times.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on March 20, 2009, 10:25:06 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 20, 2009, 10:22:30 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Krakow is fun, I've been there a few times.

Prague is ideal for this sort of activity.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on March 20, 2009, 10:27:14 AM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 10:25:06 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 20, 2009, 10:22:30 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Krakow is fun, I've been there a few times.

Prague is ideal for this sort of activity.

I have heard that it's nearly impossible to beat Prague when it comes to cash-to-beer value.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on March 20, 2009, 11:51:28 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 20, 2009, 10:27:14 AM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 10:25:06 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 20, 2009, 10:22:30 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Krakow is fun, I've been there a few times.

Prague is ideal for this sort of activity.

I have heard that it's nearly impossible to beat Prague when it comes to cash-to-beer value.

I thought Budapest was the new Prague.

And Bucharest the new Budapest.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 20, 2009, 11:58:44 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 20, 2009, 11:51:28 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 20, 2009, 10:27:14 AM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 10:25:06 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 20, 2009, 10:22:30 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Krakow is fun, I've been there a few times.

Prague is ideal for this sort of activity.

I have heard that it's nearly impossible to beat Prague when it comes to cash-to-beer value.

I thought Budapest was the new Prague.

And Bucharest the new Budapest.

Romanians are the new Hungarians?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on March 20, 2009, 12:21:51 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 20, 2009, 11:58:44 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 20, 2009, 11:51:28 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 20, 2009, 10:27:14 AM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 10:25:06 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 20, 2009, 10:22:30 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Krakow is fun, I've been there a few times.

Prague is ideal for this sort of activity.

I have heard that it's nearly impossible to beat Prague when it comes to cash-to-beer value.

I thought Budapest was the new Prague.

And Bucharest the new Budapest.

Romanians are the new Hungarians?

They're all bohunks to me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on March 20, 2009, 12:24:49 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 20, 2009, 12:21:51 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 20, 2009, 11:58:44 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 20, 2009, 11:51:28 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 20, 2009, 10:27:14 AM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 10:25:06 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 20, 2009, 10:22:30 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Krakow is fun, I've been there a few times.

Prague is ideal for this sort of activity.

I have heard that it's nearly impossible to beat Prague when it comes to cash-to-beer value.

I thought Budapest was the new Prague.

And Bucharest the new Budapest.

Romanians are the new Hungarians?

They're all bohunks to me.

We all look alike to you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 20, 2009, 12:26:55 PM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 12:24:49 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 20, 2009, 12:21:51 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 20, 2009, 11:58:44 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 20, 2009, 11:51:28 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 20, 2009, 10:27:14 AM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 10:25:06 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 20, 2009, 10:22:30 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Krakow is fun, I've been there a few times.

Prague is ideal for this sort of activity.

I have heard that it's nearly impossible to beat Prague when it comes to cash-to-beer value.

I thought Budapest was the new Prague.

And Bucharest the new Budapest.

Romanians are the new Hungarians?

They're all bohunks to me.

We all look alike to you.

Meh.  I'm from the part that gets passed back and forth between the two every fifty years or so.  So I guess it really shouldn't matter to me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on March 20, 2009, 12:30:37 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 20, 2009, 12:26:55 PM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 12:24:49 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 20, 2009, 12:21:51 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 20, 2009, 11:58:44 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 20, 2009, 11:51:28 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 20, 2009, 10:27:14 AM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 10:25:06 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 20, 2009, 10:22:30 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Krakow is fun, I've been there a few times.

Prague is ideal for this sort of activity.

I have heard that it's nearly impossible to beat Prague when it comes to cash-to-beer value.

I thought Budapest was the new Prague.

And Bucharest the new Budapest.

Romanians are the new Hungarians?

They're all bohunks to me.

We all look alike to you.

Meh.  I'm from the part that gets passed back and forth between the two every fifty years or so.  So I guess it really shouldn't matter to me.

I don't know you at all.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 20, 2009, 12:33:08 PM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 12:30:37 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 20, 2009, 12:26:55 PM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 12:24:49 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 20, 2009, 12:21:51 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 20, 2009, 11:58:44 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 20, 2009, 11:51:28 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 20, 2009, 10:27:14 AM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 10:25:06 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 20, 2009, 10:22:30 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Krakow is fun, I've been there a few times.

Prague is ideal for this sort of activity.

I have heard that it's nearly impossible to beat Prague when it comes to cash-to-beer value.

I thought Budapest was the new Prague.

And Bucharest the new Budapest.

Romanians are the new Hungarians?

They're all bohunks to me.

We all look alike to you.

Meh.  I'm from the part that gets passed back and forth between the two every fifty years or so.  So I guess it really shouldn't matter to me.

I don't know you at all.

As a Republican, it is my sacred duty to support all raclial and ethnic stereotypes.  Even when they are directed at me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on March 20, 2009, 04:09:11 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 20, 2009, 12:33:08 PM
As a Republican, it is my sacred duty to support all raclial and ethnic stereotypes.  Even when they are directed at me.

Is that romanian?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on March 20, 2009, 04:23:08 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 20, 2009, 11:51:28 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 20, 2009, 10:27:14 AM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 10:25:06 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 20, 2009, 10:22:30 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Krakow is fun, I've been there a few times.

Prague is ideal for this sort of activity.

I have heard that it's nearly impossible to beat Prague when it comes to cash-to-beer value.

I thought Budapest was the new Prague.

And Bucharest the new Budapest.

Is Istanbul the new Constantinople?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on March 20, 2009, 04:24:11 PM
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on March 20, 2009, 04:45:26 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on March 20, 2009, 04:24:11 PM
That's nobody's business but the Turks.

(http://offsideswithfletcher.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/turk.jpg)

I'm wacky!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 20, 2009, 05:10:43 PM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 04:09:11 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 20, 2009, 12:33:08 PM
As a Republican, it is my sacred duty to support all raclial and ethnic stereotypes.  Even when they are directed at me.

Is that romanian?

You know what they say about Transylvanians.

They can't type worth a damn.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: RD on March 21, 2009, 01:59:19 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 20, 2009, 10:27:14 AM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 10:25:06 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 20, 2009, 10:22:30 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Krakow is fun, I've been there a few times.

Prague is ideal for this sort of activity.

I have heard that it's nearly impossible to beat Prague when it comes to cash-to-beer value.

Bratislava beats Prague in this department.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on March 21, 2009, 05:09:39 AM
Quote from: RD on March 21, 2009, 01:59:19 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 20, 2009, 10:27:14 AM
Quote from: BH on March 20, 2009, 10:25:06 AM
Quote from: Pre on March 20, 2009, 10:22:30 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 20, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 19, 2009, 11:39:47 AM
Screw the wedding talk.  Let's talk about Pre's bachelor party instead.

Two words :

Eastern.  Europe.

Krakow is fun, I've been there a few times.

Prague is ideal for this sort of activity.

I have heard that it's nearly impossible to beat Prague when it comes to cash-to-beer value.

Bratislava beats Prague in this department.

I thought it was Myanmar?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 10:50:39 AM
Pen, did you ever decide on a camera?  At some point, I think we're going to get one, and I love solicited advice.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 07, 2009, 11:03:47 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 10:50:39 AM
Pen, did you ever decide on a camera?  At some point, I think we're going to get one, and I love solicited advice.

I did indeed.

We ended up getting the Canon HF10. (http://www.amazon.com/Canon-HF10-Definition-Camcorder-Stabilized/dp/B001144JQU)

I don't know why Amazon is listing it for $999, you can get it elsewhere for like half the price.  (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008141&prodlist=froogle)

The good: It's very, very easy to use, compact (about the size of a can of soda/pop/Coke).

The one "bad" thing so far is that the files are really big. I took a 2 minute video of my daughter that I wanted to send to the grandparents. When I went to view the file on my computer (transferring from the camera is really easy on a PC running Vista or XP) the file was 150 MBs, shot in SP (which is the 2nd lowest of 4 quality options, though still HD).

The software that came with the camera let me convert it down to an MPEG but it was still about 16 MBs, too big to email.

So basically, if you want to share any videos more than about 30 seconds, you're going to need to upload them to youtube, which is fine, just not what I originally anticipated...though at least it spares me the hassle of having to explain to the over 60 crowd how to open Quicktime files.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on April 07, 2009, 11:51:06 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 07, 2009, 11:03:47 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 10:50:39 AM
Pen, did you ever decide on a camera?  At some point, I think we're going to get one, and I love solicited advice.

I did indeed.

We ended up getting the Canon HF10. (http://www.amazon.com/Canon-HF10-Definition-Camcorder-Stabilized/dp/B001144JQU)

I don't know why Amazon is listing it for $999, you can get it elsewhere for like half the price.  (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008141&prodlist=froogle)

The good: It's very, very easy to use, compact (about the size of a can of soda/pop/Coke).

The one "bad" thing so far is that the files are really big. I took a 2 minute video of my daughter that I wanted to send to the grandparents. When I went to view the file on my computer (transferring from the camera is really easy on a PC running Vista or XP) the file was 150 MBs, shot in SP (which is the 2nd lowest of 4 quality options, though still HD).

The software that came with the camera let me convert it down to an MPEG but it was still about 16 MBs, too big to email.

So basically, if you want to share any videos more than about 30 seconds, you're going to need to upload them to youtube, which is fine, just not what I originally anticipated...though at least it spares me the hassle of having to explain to the over 60 crowd how to open Quicktime files.

Get Dropbox (http://www.getdropbox.com/pricing).  2GB of storage to share.  Essentially you just drop the file in and anyone you want can log in and watch it or download it.  It's pretty easy to use, and if they can operate extracting the file from an email, they should be able to figure this out.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on April 07, 2009, 12:52:24 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 07, 2009, 11:03:47 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 10:50:39 AM
Pen, did you ever decide on a camera?  At some point, I think we're going to get one, and I love solicited advice.

I did indeed.

We ended up getting the Canon HF10. (http://www.amazon.com/Canon-HF10-Definition-Camcorder-Stabilized/dp/B001144JQU)

I don't know why Amazon is listing it for $999, you can get it elsewhere for like half the price.  (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008141&prodlist=froogle)

The good: It's very, very easy to use, compact (about the size of a can of soda/pop/Coke).

The one "bad" thing so far is that the files are really big. I took a 2 minute video of my daughter that I wanted to send to the grandparents. When I went to view the file on my computer (transferring from the camera is really easy on a PC running Vista or XP) the file was 150 MBs, shot in SP (which is the 2nd lowest of 4 quality options, though still HD).

The software that came with the camera let me convert it down to an MPEG but it was still about 16 MBs, too big to email.

So basically, if you want to share any videos more than about 30 seconds, you're going to need to upload them to youtube, which is fine, just not what I originally anticipated...though at least it spares me the hassle of having to explain to the over 60 crowd how to open Quicktime files.
Blu-Ray burner is the way to go with the HF-10.  Also takes great stills.  Love the video but the shake stabilization software is pretty poor.  I'm always looking for a place to brace my elbow so as to not give everyone motion sickness when we watch it.

And no, I don't have early onset Parkinsons.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 07, 2009, 12:58:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 07, 2009, 12:52:24 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 07, 2009, 11:03:47 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 10:50:39 AM
Pen, did you ever decide on a camera?  At some point, I think we're going to get one, and I love solicited advice.

I did indeed.

We ended up getting the Canon HF10. (http://www.amazon.com/Canon-HF10-Definition-Camcorder-Stabilized/dp/B001144JQU)

I don't know why Amazon is listing it for $999, you can get it elsewhere for like half the price.  (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008141&prodlist=froogle)

The good: It's very, very easy to use, compact (about the size of a can of soda/pop/Coke).

The one "bad" thing so far is that the files are really big. I took a 2 minute video of my daughter that I wanted to send to the grandparents. When I went to view the file on my computer (transferring from the camera is really easy on a PC running Vista or XP) the file was 150 MBs, shot in SP (which is the 2nd lowest of 4 quality options, though still HD).

The software that came with the camera let me convert it down to an MPEG but it was still about 16 MBs, too big to email.

So basically, if you want to share any videos more than about 30 seconds, you're going to need to upload them to youtube, which is fine, just not what I originally anticipated...though at least it spares me the hassle of having to explain to the over 60 crowd how to open Quicktime files.
Blu-Ray burner is the way to go with the HF-10.  Also takes great stills.  Love the video but the shake stabilization software is pretty poor.  I'm always looking for a place to brace my elbow so as to not give everyone motion sickness when we watch it.

And no, I don't have early onset Parkinsons.

Blue-ray burner?
I'll just send out my butler to pick one up.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 01:03:37 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 07, 2009, 12:52:24 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 07, 2009, 11:03:47 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 10:50:39 AM
Pen, did you ever decide on a camera?  At some point, I think we're going to get one, and I love solicited advice.

I did indeed.

We ended up getting the Canon HF10. (http://www.amazon.com/Canon-HF10-Definition-Camcorder-Stabilized/dp/B001144JQU)

I don't know why Amazon is listing it for $999, you can get it elsewhere for like half the price.  (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008141&prodlist=froogle)

The good: It's very, very easy to use, compact (about the size of a can of soda/pop/Coke).

The one "bad" thing so far is that the files are really big. I took a 2 minute video of my daughter that I wanted to send to the grandparents. When I went to view the file on my computer (transferring from the camera is really easy on a PC running Vista or XP) the file was 150 MBs, shot in SP (which is the 2nd lowest of 4 quality options, though still HD).

The software that came with the camera let me convert it down to an MPEG but it was still about 16 MBs, too big to email.

So basically, if you want to share any videos more than about 30 seconds, you're going to need to upload them to youtube, which is fine, just not what I originally anticipated...though at least it spares me the hassle of having to explain to the over 60 crowd how to open Quicktime files.
Blu-Ray burner is the way to go with the HF-10.  Also takes great stills.  Love the video but the shake stabilization software is pretty poor.  I'm always looking for a place to brace my elbow so as to not give everyone motion sickness when we watch it.

And no, I don't have early onset Parkinsons.

Is it the DTs?

Thanks for the feedback, Pen.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on April 07, 2009, 02:32:34 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 07, 2009, 12:52:24 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 07, 2009, 11:03:47 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 10:50:39 AM
Pen, did you ever decide on a camera?  At some point, I think we're going to get one, and I love solicited advice.

I did indeed.

We ended up getting the Canon HF10. (http://www.amazon.com/Canon-HF10-Definition-Camcorder-Stabilized/dp/B001144JQU)

I don't know why Amazon is listing it for $999, you can get it elsewhere for like half the price.  (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008141&prodlist=froogle)

The good: It's very, very easy to use, compact (about the size of a can of soda/pop/Coke).

The one "bad" thing so far is that the files are really big. I took a 2 minute video of my daughter that I wanted to send to the grandparents. When I went to view the file on my computer (transferring from the camera is really easy on a PC running Vista or XP) the file was 150 MBs, shot in SP (which is the 2nd lowest of 4 quality options, though still HD).

The software that came with the camera let me convert it down to an MPEG but it was still about 16 MBs, too big to email.

So basically, if you want to share any videos more than about 30 seconds, you're going to need to upload them to youtube, which is fine, just not what I originally anticipated...though at least it spares me the hassle of having to explain to the over 60 crowd how to open Quicktime files.
Blu-Ray burner is the way to go with the HF-10.  Also takes great stills.  Love the video but the shake stabilization software is pretty poor.  I'm always looking for a place to brace my elbow so as to not give everyone motion sickness when we watch it.

And no, I don't have early onset Parkinsons.

That's what your gut is for.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 07, 2009, 02:43:42 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on April 07, 2009, 02:32:34 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 07, 2009, 12:52:24 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 07, 2009, 11:03:47 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 10:50:39 AM
Pen, did you ever decide on a camera?  At some point, I think we're going to get one, and I love solicited advice.

I did indeed.

We ended up getting the Canon HF10. (http://www.amazon.com/Canon-HF10-Definition-Camcorder-Stabilized/dp/B001144JQU)

I don't know why Amazon is listing it for $999, you can get it elsewhere for like half the price.  (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008141&prodlist=froogle)

The good: It's very, very easy to use, compact (about the size of a can of soda/pop/Coke).

The one "bad" thing so far is that the files are really big. I took a 2 minute video of my daughter that I wanted to send to the grandparents. When I went to view the file on my computer (transferring from the camera is really easy on a PC running Vista or XP) the file was 150 MBs, shot in SP (which is the 2nd lowest of 4 quality options, though still HD).

The software that came with the camera let me convert it down to an MPEG but it was still about 16 MBs, too big to email.

So basically, if you want to share any videos more than about 30 seconds, you're going to need to upload them to youtube, which is fine, just not what I originally anticipated...though at least it spares me the hassle of having to explain to the over 60 crowd how to open Quicktime files.
Blu-Ray burner is the way to go with the HF-10.  Also takes great stills.  Love the video but the shake stabilization software is pretty poor.  I'm always looking for a place to brace my elbow so as to not give everyone motion sickness when we watch it.

And no, I don't have early onset Parkinsons.

That's what your gut is for.

Chuck's gut is busy making well thought out decisions about baseball.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on April 07, 2009, 03:11:22 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 01:03:37 PM
Is it the DTs?

Don't mistake "rum fits" for delirium tremens.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on April 07, 2009, 03:20:34 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 07, 2009, 03:11:22 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 01:03:37 PM
Is it the DTs?

Don't mistake "rum fits" for delirium tremens.


I'm familiar with the Rum Fits (http://www.therumfits.com/music.html), but I haven't heard any delerium tremens.  Their stuff any good?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on April 07, 2009, 03:36:05 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 07, 2009, 03:11:22 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 01:03:37 PM
Is it the DTs?

Don't mistake "rum fits" for delirium tremens.


That's a good beer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on April 07, 2009, 03:55:45 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 07, 2009, 03:36:05 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 07, 2009, 03:11:22 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 01:03:37 PM
Is it the DTs?

Don't mistake "rum fits" for delirium tremens.


That's a good beer.

It'll fuck you up.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BigDrinky on April 07, 2009, 09:48:16 PM
Quote from: Slakee on April 07, 2009, 03:55:45 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 07, 2009, 03:36:05 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 07, 2009, 03:11:22 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 01:03:37 PM
Is it the DTs?

Don't mistake "rum fits" for delirium tremens.


That's a good beer.

The good ones always do.

It'll fuck you up.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 08, 2009, 08:43:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 07, 2009, 11:03:47 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 07, 2009, 10:50:39 AM
Pen, did you ever decide on a camera?  At some point, I think we're going to get one, and I love solicited advice.

I did indeed.

We ended up getting the Canon HF10. (http://www.amazon.com/Canon-HF10-Definition-Camcorder-Stabilized/dp/B001144JQU)

I don't know why Amazon is listing it for $999, you can get it elsewhere for like half the price.  (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008141&prodlist=froogle)

The good: It's very, very easy to use, compact (about the size of a can of soda/pop/Coke).

The one "bad" thing so far is that the files are really big. I took a 2 minute video of my daughter that I wanted to send to the grandparents. When I went to view the file on my computer (transferring from the camera is really easy on a PC running Vista or XP) the file was 150 MBs, shot in SP (which is the 2nd lowest of 4 quality options, though still HD).

The software that came with the camera let me convert it down to an MPEG but it was still about 16 MBs, too big to email.

So basically, if you want to share any videos more than about 30 seconds, you're going to need to upload them to youtube, which is fine, just not what I originally anticipated...though at least it spares me the hassle of having to explain to the over 60 crowd how to open Quicktime files.

I have a very similar camera, the Canon Vixia HG21.  It's the one with the 120GB HDD.  For the video size issue, in addition to dropbox, I recommend the free MPEG Streamclip (http://www.squared5.com/).  Export your video as MP4 H.264, lower the resolution if necessary, and use the data rate limiter.  Type in a number and it'll show you the size of the resulting file, which will let you fine-tune it.  It also has a preview function you can use to make sure your data rate isn't so low that the video quality becomes total crap.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on April 14, 2009, 10:55:54 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

Anyone up for some more Desipio vote-rigging?

http://www.webelievethemovie.com/index.php?app=MediaRate

Two good friends of mine from college entered songs in a contest to be in that "We Believe" movie, and they made the final 30 contestants.  They're brothers, and they each performed a song written by their dad, who's a big Cubs fan.  Kind of a cool thing to do, I thought.

The two songs are "October" by M. Rosenwinkel and "The Old Cubs Fan" by B. Rosenwinkel.  If you like the songs, or just want to help out some good guys, they'd appreciate it.  The top 15 get on a compilation CD, and the winner will appear in the movie.  Thanks, everyone.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on April 14, 2009, 11:12:23 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 14, 2009, 10:55:54 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

Anyone up for some more Desipio vote-rigging?

http://www.webelievethemovie.com/index.php?app=MediaRate

Two good friends of mine from college entered songs in a contest to be in that "We Believe" movie, and they made the final 30 contestants.  They're brothers, and they each performed a song written by their dad, who's a big Cubs fan.  Kind of a cool thing to do, I thought.

The two songs are "October" by M. Rosenwinkel and "The Old Cubs Fan" by B. Rosenwinkel.  If you like the songs, or just want to help out some good guys, they'd appreciate it.  The top 15 get on a compilation CD, and the winner will appear in the movie.  Thanks, everyone.

If anyone is confused by the voting system, you have to click the song in the list, then go all the way up to the top to vote.  You can't just click the stars next to the song names.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 14, 2009, 11:30:16 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 14, 2009, 11:12:23 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 14, 2009, 10:55:54 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

Anyone up for some more Desipio vote-rigging?

http://www.webelievethemovie.com/index.php?app=MediaRate

Two good friends of mine from college entered songs in a contest to be in that "We Believe" movie, and they made the final 30 contestants.  They're brothers, and they each performed a song written by their dad, who's a big Cubs fan.  Kind of a cool thing to do, I thought.

The two songs are "October" by M. Rosenwinkel and "The Old Cubs Fan" by B. Rosenwinkel.  If you like the songs, or just want to help out some good guys, they'd appreciate it.  The top 15 get on a compilation CD, and the winner will appear in the movie.  Thanks, everyone.

If anyone is confused by the voting system, you have to click the song in the list, then go all the way up to the top to vote.  You can't just click the stars next to the song names.

I'm not gonna lie - those songs are not very good.
But I'm voting for anyone named Rosenwinkle...twice.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on April 14, 2009, 11:38:17 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 14, 2009, 10:55:54 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.
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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 14, 2009, 11:45:30 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 14, 2009, 11:30:16 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 14, 2009, 11:12:23 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 14, 2009, 10:55:54 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

Anyone up for some more Desipio vote-rigging?

http://www.webelievethemovie.com/index.php?app=MediaRate

Two good friends of mine from college entered songs in a contest to be in that "We Believe" movie, and they made the final 30 contestants.  They're brothers, and they each performed a song written by their dad, who's a big Cubs fan.  Kind of a cool thing to do, I thought.

The two songs are "October" by M. Rosenwinkel and "The Old Cubs Fan" by B. Rosenwinkel.  If you like the songs, or just want to help out some good guys, they'd appreciate it.  The top 15 get on a compilation CD, and the winner will appear in the movie.  Thanks, everyone.

If anyone is confused by the voting system, you have to click the song in the list, then go all the way up to the top to vote.  You can't just click the stars next to the song names.

I'm not gonna lie - those songs are not very good.
But I'm voting for anyone named Rosenwinkle...twice.

Okay, I just listened to the other songs...I feel much better about my vote now.
Rosenwinkle in '09!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on April 14, 2009, 02:05:12 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 14, 2009, 11:12:23 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 14, 2009, 10:55:54 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

Anyone up for some more Desipio vote-rigging?

http://www.webelievethemovie.com/index.php?app=MediaRate

Two good friends of mine from college entered songs in a contest to be in that "We Believe" movie, and they made the final 30 contestants.  They're brothers, and they each performed a song written by their dad, who's a big Cubs fan.  Kind of a cool thing to do, I thought.

The two songs are "October" by M. Rosenwinkel and "The Old Cubs Fan" by B. Rosenwinkel.  If you like the songs, or just want to help out some good guys, they'd appreciate it.  The top 15 get on a compilation CD, and the winner will appear in the movie.  Thanks, everyone.

If anyone is confused by the voting system, you have to click the song in the list, then go all the way up to the top to vote.  You can't just click the stars next to the song names.

I voted...if I did it right that is.

Here's an update on my contest if anyone cares. The commercial ran yesterday for the first time, but on WLIT instead of WNUA, so that's better for us. But it was supposed to be on at 11:45pm, which kind of sucks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on April 14, 2009, 02:19:25 PM
Quote from: butthead on April 14, 2009, 02:05:12 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 14, 2009, 11:12:23 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 14, 2009, 10:55:54 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

Anyone up for some more Desipio vote-rigging?

http://www.webelievethemovie.com/index.php?app=MediaRate

Two good friends of mine from college entered songs in a contest to be in that "We Believe" movie, and they made the final 30 contestants.  They're brothers, and they each performed a song written by their dad, who's a big Cubs fan.  Kind of a cool thing to do, I thought.

The two songs are "October" by M. Rosenwinkel and "The Old Cubs Fan" by B. Rosenwinkel.  If you like the songs, or just want to help out some good guys, they'd appreciate it.  The top 15 get on a compilation CD, and the winner will appear in the movie.  Thanks, everyone.

If anyone is confused by the voting system, you have to click the song in the list, then go all the way up to the top to vote.  You can't just click the stars next to the song names.

I voted...if I did it right that is.

Here's an update on my contest if anyone cares. The commercial ran yesterday for the first time, but on WLIT instead of WNUA, so that's better for us. But it was supposed to be on at 11:45pm, which kind of sucks.

So what if your customer base will be comprised of the same pathetic sad sacks that listen to Delilah?  Cha-ching.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on April 14, 2009, 02:27:27 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 14, 2009, 02:19:25 PM
Quote from: butthead on April 14, 2009, 02:05:12 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 14, 2009, 11:12:23 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 14, 2009, 10:55:54 AM
Quote from: butthead on March 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
I need all you morans to get out the vote. Mrs. butthead and I run a little home-based graphic design company (Spilled Ink Press), and we are finalists in a radio contest where the winner gets almost $20,000 worth of advertising on the station. We can barely afford any advertising at all, so winning this would be huge for our little company.

Anyone up for some more Desipio vote-rigging?

http://www.webelievethemovie.com/index.php?app=MediaRate

Two good friends of mine from college entered songs in a contest to be in that "We Believe" movie, and they made the final 30 contestants.  They're brothers, and they each performed a song written by their dad, who's a big Cubs fan.  Kind of a cool thing to do, I thought.

The two songs are "October" by M. Rosenwinkel and "The Old Cubs Fan" by B. Rosenwinkel.  If you like the songs, or just want to help out some good guys, they'd appreciate it.  The top 15 get on a compilation CD, and the winner will appear in the movie.  Thanks, everyone.

If anyone is confused by the voting system, you have to click the song in the list, then go all the way up to the top to vote.  You can't just click the stars next to the song names.

I voted...if I did it right that is.

Here's an update on my contest if anyone cares. The commercial ran yesterday for the first time, but on WLIT instead of WNUA, so that's better for us. But it was supposed to be on at 11:45pm, which kind of sucks.

So what if your customer base will be comprised of the same pathetic sad sacks that listen to Delilah?  Cha-ching.

We'll see. I'm sure there are some late night Delilah listeners that could use our services, but it would be nice to be on during the day. Of course, you get what you pay for.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on April 27, 2009, 06:37:50 PM
Go to www.espn.com.
click on any article.  type in the Contra code.  (up up down down left right left right b a b a).
start clicking on anything or type anything
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on April 27, 2009, 06:49:30 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on April 27, 2009, 06:37:50 PM
Go to www.espn.com.
click on any article.  type in the Contra code.  (up up down down left right left right b a b a).
start clicking on anything or type anything

It gave me infinite Scoop Jackson. :(
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 27, 2009, 07:11:12 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on April 27, 2009, 06:37:50 PM
Go to www.espn.com.
click on any article.  type in the Contra code.  (up up down down left right left right b a b a).
start clicking on anything or type anything

Nothing happened - does it only work in Internet Explorer?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on April 27, 2009, 07:19:41 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 27, 2009, 07:11:12 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on April 27, 2009, 06:37:50 PM
Go to www.espn.com.
click on any article.  type in the Contra code.  (up up down down left right left right b a b a).
start clicking on anything or type anything

Nothing happened - does it only work in Internet Explorer?

Whatever it was, it's been removed.
http://kotaku.com/5230185/the-konami-code-makes-espncom-magical#viewcomments

Edit: Try it here. (http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:ssdn4F46EEYJ:espn.go.com/+espn.com&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on April 28, 2009, 07:09:38 AM
I couldn't find an appropriate thread for this.  http://ciscofatty.com/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on April 30, 2009, 09:55:40 AM
FYI. Really good seats behind home plate available for Saturday and Sunday's games vs. the Marlins at cubs.com. Field Box Infield for Saturday and Club Box Infield for Sunday's game. I picked up 2 for Sunday's game about 13 rows behind home plate. Can't go Saturday.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 30, 2009, 01:40:26 PM
Dear only site,

If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, and you have a stand, which model did you get and is it any good?  I really like the Podium, but $68 might be too much for a plastic stand.  (Yeah and $350 is probably too much for a music player, whatever.)

If this matters, I have the 32GB iPod touch.  (Refurb.)

(http://www.dabbledoo.com/ee/images/uploads/appletell/stands_podium.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on May 07, 2009, 10:46:10 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 27, 2009, 07:19:41 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 27, 2009, 07:11:12 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on April 27, 2009, 06:37:50 PM
Go to www.espn.com.
click on any article.  type in the Contra code.  (up up down down left right left right b a b a).
start clicking on anything or type anything

Nothing happened - does it only work in Internet Explorer?

Whatever it was, it's been removed.
http://kotaku.com/5230185/the-konami-code-makes-espncom-magical#viewcomments

Edit: Try it here. (http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:ssdn4F46EEYJ:espn.go.com/+espn.com&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us)

http://konamicodesites.com/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on May 07, 2009, 06:13:43 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on April 30, 2009, 01:40:26 PM
Dear only site,

If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, and you have a stand, which model did you get and is it any good?  I really like the Podium, but $68 might be too much for a plastic stand.  (Yeah and $350 is probably too much for a music player, whatever.)

If this matters, I have the 32GB iPod touch.  (Refurb.)

(http://www.dabbledoo.com/ee/images/uploads/appletell/stands_podium.jpg)

What is the point of the stand?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on May 07, 2009, 06:59:58 PM
Quote from: BH on May 07, 2009, 06:13:43 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on April 30, 2009, 01:40:26 PM
Dear only site,

If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, and you have a stand, which model did you get and is it any good?  I really like the Podium, but $68 might be too much for a plastic stand.  (Yeah and $350 is probably too much for a music player, whatever.)

If this matters, I have the 32GB iPod touch.  (Refurb.)

(http://www.dabbledoo.com/ee/images/uploads/appletell/stands_podium.jpg)

What is the point of the stand?

It's for when you get a seemingly good Youporn video that was just shot at a bad angle. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on May 08, 2009, 10:28:54 PM
Quote from: powen01 on May 07, 2009, 06:59:58 PM
Quote from: BH on May 07, 2009, 06:13:43 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on April 30, 2009, 01:40:26 PM
Dear only site,

If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, and you have a stand, which model did you get and is it any good?  I really like the Podium, but $68 might be too much for a plastic stand.  (Yeah and $350 is probably too much for a music player, whatever.)

If this matters, I have the 32GB iPod touch.  (Refurb.)

(http://www.dabbledoo.com/ee/images/uploads/appletell/stands_podium.jpg)

What is the point of the stand?

It's for when you get a seemingly good Youporn video that was just shot at a bad angle. 

Exactly.  It also makes a handy secondary monitor for keeping track of the Cubs on the MLB At Bat app.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on May 08, 2009, 11:57:03 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on May 08, 2009, 10:28:54 PM
Quote from: powen01 on May 07, 2009, 06:59:58 PM
Quote from: BH on May 07, 2009, 06:13:43 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on April 30, 2009, 01:40:26 PM
Dear only site,

If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, and you have a stand, which model did you get and is it any good?  I really like the Podium, but $68 might be too much for a plastic stand.  (Yeah and $350 is probably too much for a music player, whatever.)

If this matters, I have the 32GB iPod touch.  (Refurb.)

(http://www.dabbledoo.com/ee/images/uploads/appletell/stands_podium.jpg)

What is the point of the stand?

It's for when you get a seemingly good Youporn video that was just shot at a bad angle. 

Exactly.  It also makes a handy secondary monitor for keeping track of the Cubs on the MLB At Bat app.

Learning that YouPorn finally works on the iPhone/iPod Touch just made my night.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on May 09, 2009, 12:06:38 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 08, 2009, 11:57:03 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on May 08, 2009, 10:28:54 PM
Quote from: powen01 on May 07, 2009, 06:59:58 PM
Quote from: BH on May 07, 2009, 06:13:43 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on April 30, 2009, 01:40:26 PM
Dear only site,

If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, and you have a stand, which model did you get and is it any good?  I really like the Podium, but $68 might be too much for a plastic stand.  (Yeah and $350 is probably too much for a music player, whatever.)

If this matters, I have the 32GB iPod touch.  (Refurb.)

(http://www.dabbledoo.com/ee/images/uploads/appletell/stands_podium.jpg)

What is the point of the stand?

It's for when you get a seemingly good Youporn video that was just shot at a bad angle. 

Exactly.  It also makes a handy secondary monitor for keeping track of the Cubs on the MLB At Bat app.

Learning that YouPorn finally works on the iPhone/iPod Touch just made my night.

It worked when I "borrowed" my friend's iPhone back in February.  That's what he gets for falling asleep on a non-stop drive to New Hampshire...  Lots of she-male banging.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: tlr_esq_.093 on May 12, 2009, 06:03:49 PM
Anyone know of a good wine bar (with vegetarian fare) in Pittsburgh?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on May 12, 2009, 06:06:24 PM
Quote from: tlr_esq_.093 on May 12, 2009, 06:03:49 PM
Anyone know of a good wine bar (with vegetarian fare) in Pittsburgh?

Well, there is Mr. Douche's on Paul Street.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on May 12, 2009, 06:43:53 PM
Quote from: tlr_esq_.093 on May 12, 2009, 06:03:49 PM
Anyone know of a good wine bar (with vegetarian fare) in Pittsburgh?

You realize you just asked about Pittsburgh, right? 

But, no, none that I recall.  I'd look in the Fox Chapel area.  One of the richest spots around, if I recall correctly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on May 12, 2009, 06:55:19 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on May 12, 2009, 06:43:53 PM
Quote from: tlr_esq_.093 on May 12, 2009, 06:03:49 PM
Anyone know of a good wine bar (with vegetarian fare) in Pittsburgh?

You realize you just asked about Pittsburgh, right? 

But, no, none that I recall.  I'd look in the Fox Chapel area.  One of the richest spots around, if I recall correctly.

Vegetarian in Pittsburgh means the fries come on the side.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on May 12, 2009, 10:05:46 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on May 12, 2009, 06:43:53 PM
Quote from: tlr_esq_.093 on May 12, 2009, 06:03:49 PM
Anyone know of a good wine bar (with vegetarian fare) in Pittsburgh?

You realize you just asked about Pittsburgh, right? 

But, no, none that I recall.  I'd look in the Fox Chapel area.  One of the richest spots around, if I recall correctly.

You need to think this one over for a minute or two.

That's what it took for me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on May 13, 2009, 11:49:16 AM
Anyone know how to re-size an animated gif?

Like...for example, this one? (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6772.msg177761#msg177761)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on May 13, 2009, 12:03:41 PM
Quote from: Tank on May 12, 2009, 10:05:46 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on May 12, 2009, 06:43:53 PM
Quote from: tlr_esq_.093 on May 12, 2009, 06:03:49 PM
Anyone know of a good wine bar (with vegetarian fare) in Pittsburgh?

You realize you just asked about Pittsburgh, right? 

But, no, none that I recall.  I'd look in the Fox Chapel area.  One of the richest spots around, if I recall correctly.

You need to think this one over for a minute or two.

That's what it took for me.

Got it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on May 13, 2009, 12:15:23 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on May 13, 2009, 11:49:16 AM
Anyone know how to re-size an animated gif?

Like...for example, this one? (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6772.msg177761#msg177761)

Looking to make it bigger?

No point.

Looking to crop it to avatar size?

(http://i39.tinypic.com/15n3mlu.gif)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on May 13, 2009, 12:26:28 PM
Quote from: Tank on May 13, 2009, 12:15:23 PM
Looking to crop it to avatar size?

Hmm...what do you think, Chipper?

Looks like that's a "no."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on May 13, 2009, 01:02:48 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on May 13, 2009, 12:26:28 PM
Quote from: Tank on May 13, 2009, 12:15:23 PM
Looking to crop it to avatar size?

Hmm...what do you think, Chipper?

Looks like that's a "no."

(http://i44.tinypic.com/2iav37l.gif)

It's like he's pissed I had the gall to even ask.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2009, 11:49:27 AM
Re the Chipper avatar - does anyone know the background behind his headshake?  It's hilarious.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on May 14, 2009, 12:07:42 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2009, 11:49:27 AM
Re the Chipper avatar - does anyone know the background behind his headshake?  It's hilarious.

[Fork]Yeah, it's the dugout.[/Fork]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on May 14, 2009, 12:13:28 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on May 14, 2009, 12:07:42 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2009, 11:49:27 AM
Re the Chipper avatar - does anyone know the background behind his headshake?  It's hilarious.

[Fork]Yeah, it's the dugout.[/Fork]

I've learned to make outsourcing work for me. Thanks Samir Kerm.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on May 14, 2009, 12:16:53 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on May 14, 2009, 12:07:42 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2009, 11:49:27 AM
Re the Chipper avatar - does anyone know the background behind his headshake?  It's hilarious.

[Fork]Yeah, it's the dugout.[/Fork]

Oh boy oh boy was I LingOL at this one.  Classic zinger, Kerm.  Well done.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on May 14, 2009, 04:49:04 PM
I walked right into that. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on May 15, 2009, 10:09:43 AM
Anyone got a free mpg to FLV converter program?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on May 15, 2009, 10:16:46 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 15, 2009, 10:09:43 AM
Anyone got a free mpg to FLV converter program?

http://www.youtube.com/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on May 15, 2009, 10:18:14 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 15, 2009, 10:16:46 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 15, 2009, 10:09:43 AM
Anyone got a free mpg to FLV converter program?

http://www.youtube.com/
But I don't think I can upload and download from them.  And they will delete most broadcast stuff if you don't own the copyright.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on May 15, 2009, 10:19:15 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 15, 2009, 10:18:14 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 15, 2009, 10:16:46 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 15, 2009, 10:09:43 AM
Anyone got a free mpg to FLV converter program?

http://www.youtube.com/
But I don't think I can upload and download from them.  And they will delete most broadcast stuff if you don't own the copyright.

http://deturl.com/

Edit: To honestly answer your question: I use ffmpegx (http://ffmpegx.com/), but it's not available for Windows.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on May 15, 2009, 10:33:21 AM
I dont have the link because I'm driving, stuck in traffic, but it's called 'any video converter' and its free and works well.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on May 20, 2009, 08:10:44 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 11:28:30 AM
Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Butthead and his delightful wife (who I refuse to call Mrs Butthead) did our wedding invites and we just got them and sent them out.  They were wonderful, on time, and very reasonably priced (similar invitations we shopped around for were easily 2x expensive).  I'd strongly recommend them for you invitation needs.  Plus, if it's your wedding, you get bonus points for actually contributing something to the process by finding a vendor.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on May 20, 2009, 11:39:05 PM
Quote from: Pre on May 20, 2009, 08:10:44 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 11:28:30 AM
Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Butthead and his delightful wife (who I refuse to call Mrs Butthead) did our wedding invites and we just got them and sent them out.  They were wonderful, on time, and very reasonably priced (similar invitations we shopped around for were easily 2x expensive).  I'd strongly recommend them for you invitation needs.  Plus, if it's your wedding, you get bonus points for actually contributing something to the process by finding a vendor.


Did you hear their ad on the radio?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on May 21, 2009, 01:49:33 AM
Quote from: Pre on May 20, 2009, 08:10:44 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 11:28:30 AM
Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Butthead and his delightful wife (who I refuse to call Mrs Butthead) did our wedding invites and we just got them and sent them out.  They were wonderful, on time, and very reasonably priced (similar invitations we shopped around for were easily 2x expensive).  I'd strongly recommend them for you invitation needs.  Plus, if it's your wedding, you get bonus points for actually contributing something to the process by finding a vendor.


Licking these envelopes won't kill you, I presume?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on May 21, 2009, 09:52:20 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on May 21, 2009, 01:49:33 AM
Quote from: Pre on May 20, 2009, 08:10:44 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 11:28:30 AM
Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Butthead and his delightful wife (who I refuse to call Mrs Butthead) did our wedding invites and we just got them and sent them out.  They were wonderful, on time, and very reasonably priced (similar invitations we shopped around for were easily 2x expensive).  I'd strongly recommend them for you invitation needs.  Plus, if it's your wedding, you get bonus points for actually contributing something to the process by finding a vendor.


Licking these envelopes won't kill you, I presume?

I used a glue stick, I don't trust internet people enough to be licking things.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 21, 2009, 02:27:44 PM
Quote from: Pre on May 21, 2009, 09:52:20 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on May 21, 2009, 01:49:33 AM
Quote from: Pre on May 20, 2009, 08:10:44 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 11:28:30 AM
Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Butthead and his delightful wife (who I refuse to call Mrs Butthead) did our wedding invites and we just got them and sent them out.  They were wonderful, on time, and very reasonably priced (similar invitations we shopped around for were easily 2x expensive).  I'd strongly recommend them for you invitation needs.  Plus, if it's your wedding, you get bonus points for actually contributing something to the process by finding a vendor.


Licking these envelopes won't kill you, I presume?

I used a glue stick, I don't trust internet people enough to be licking things.

I'll keep you in mind for my next wedding...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on May 21, 2009, 03:51:54 PM
Quote from: Pre on May 20, 2009, 08:10:44 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 11:28:30 AM
Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Butthead and his delightful wife (who I refuse to call Mrs Butthead) did our wedding invites and we just got them and sent them out.  They were wonderful, on time, and very reasonably priced (similar invitations we shopped around for were easily 2x expensive).  I'd strongly recommend them for you invitation needs.  Plus, if it's your wedding, you get bonus points for actually contributing something to the process by finding a vendor.


This is all just to make us feel like shitheads when we don't get invitations in the mail next week, right?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on May 21, 2009, 03:59:36 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on May 21, 2009, 03:51:54 PM
Quote from: Pre on May 20, 2009, 08:10:44 PM
Quote from: butthead on March 19, 2009, 11:28:30 AM
Does anyone here need wedding invites?

Butthead and his delightful wife (who I refuse to call Mrs Butthead) did our wedding invites and we just got them and sent them out.  They were wonderful, on time, and very reasonably priced (similar invitations we shopped around for were easily 2x expensive).  I'd strongly recommend them for you invitation needs.  Plus, if it's your wedding, you get bonus points for actually contributing something to the process by finding a vendor.


This is all just to make us feel like shitheads when we don't get invitations in the mail next week, right?

We should go to a strip club to celebrate.  Most have decent grub, I hear...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andy on May 21, 2009, 04:39:47 PM
I had my wedding reception at a strip club.  Wife couldn't get the night off of work.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on May 21, 2009, 06:59:58 PM
Quote from: Andy on May 21, 2009, 04:39:47 PM
I had my wedding reception at a strip club.  Wife couldn't get the night off of work.
Was she able to take a break from collecting cover charges and throwing out drunks to enjoy dinner?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 21, 2009, 07:46:57 PM
Don't tell me I'm the only one who had his reception at The Cheesecake Factory....
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on May 21, 2009, 08:08:12 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 21, 2009, 07:46:57 PM
Don't tell me I'm the only one who had his reception at The Cheesecake Factory....

PF Chang's for me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: butthead on May 21, 2009, 10:02:34 PM
Quote from: Pre on May 20, 2009, 08:10:44 PM
Butthead and his delightful wife (who I refuse to call Mrs Butthead)
She likes it.

Quote from: Pre on May 20, 2009, 08:10:44 PM
similar invitations we shopped around for were easily 2x expensive
So you're saying we should raise our prices?

Quote from: Pre on May 20, 2009, 08:10:44 PM
I'd strongly recommend them for you invitation needs.
Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 29, 2009, 04:13:45 AM
Is anyone familiar with rude Peruvian hand gestures?  I'm specifically wondering about holding up the right hand palm-forward with fingers curled at the second knuckle and thumb extended to the gesturer's left.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on May 29, 2009, 07:36:49 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 29, 2009, 04:13:45 AM
Is anyone familiar with rude Peruvian hand gestures?  I'm specifically wondering about holding up the right hand palm-forward with fingers curled at the second knuckle and thumb extended to the gesturer's left.


I'm going to risk responding to a Wheezer post now. 

http://www.aquiziam.com/rudegestures.html

Did I do that right?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 29, 2009, 08:02:22 AM
Quote from: morpheus on May 29, 2009, 07:36:49 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 29, 2009, 04:13:45 AM
Is anyone familiar with rude Peruvian hand gestures?  I'm specifically wondering about holding up the right hand palm-forward with fingers curled at the second knuckle and thumb extended to the gesturer's left.

I'm going to risk responding to a Wheezer post now. 

http://www.aquiziam.com/rudegestures.html

Did I do that right?

I don't exclude the possibility that I may have been had years ago, but the one I'm thinking of isn't there.  It's physically simple, although probably not automatic:  splay your right hand on a table; curl in your fingers but leave the thumb where it was; hold the whole thing up.

There may be nuances in terms of axially waggling the hand and/or drawing in the thumb.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on May 29, 2009, 08:07:51 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 29, 2009, 08:02:22 AM
Quote from: morpheus on May 29, 2009, 07:36:49 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 29, 2009, 04:13:45 AM
Is anyone familiar with rude Peruvian hand gestures?  I'm specifically wondering about holding up the right hand palm-forward with fingers curled at the second knuckle and thumb extended to the gesturer's left.

I'm going to risk responding to a Wheezer post now. 

http://www.aquiziam.com/rudegestures.html

Did I do that right?

I don't exclude the possibility that I may have been had years ago, but the one I'm thinking of isn't there.  It's physically simple, although probably not automatic:  splay your right hand on a table; curl in your fingers but leave the thumb where it was; hold the whole thing up.

There may be nuances in terms of axially waggling the hand and/or drawing in the thumb.

Perhaps it was Pakistani?

(http://www.twojetsetdivas.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/gestures1.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on May 29, 2009, 08:21:11 AM
You just got dissed, Broseph. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_gesture#Moutza_.28palm_of_hand.29)

QuoteMoutza (palm of hand)
Main article: Moutza

In most places, a palm raised towards somebody means "stop".

In Greece, the palm of the hand thrust towards somebody with the fingers splayed is an offensive gesture similar, but bearing less offense, to giving the finger. The gesture is known in Greek as "moutza". It originates from the Byzantine punishment of parading a chained criminal around town with his face smeared with cinder, or moutzos in Greek. An even more offensive version is achieved by using both hands to double the gesture, and smacking the palm of one hand against the back of the other, in the direction of the intended recipient. Both the one-handed and the two-handed versions of this gesture can be (and often are) combined with the term "na!", meaning "here you go!" or "there!",or "parta!", meaning "take those/this" or "na, malaka!", meaning "there, you wanker!" In Latin America, something similar is used. Except when the fingers touch the top of the palm as if one holds a baseball to throw a knuckleball. Usually when thrusted (bottom of the palm pointed to the person) to the person it means "fuck you." If the thrust is started from the rib cage then its generally meant to "fuck your mother." This gesture is highly offensive.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on May 29, 2009, 08:22:00 AM

You forgot this one...

(http://static1.videosift.com/thumbs/h/an/Hand_Vagina_1.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on May 29, 2009, 08:52:53 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 29, 2009, 08:02:22 AM
Quote from: morpheus on May 29, 2009, 07:36:49 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 29, 2009, 04:13:45 AM
Is anyone familiar with rude Peruvian hand gestures?  I'm specifically wondering about holding up the right hand palm-forward with fingers curled at the second knuckle and thumb extended to the gesturer's left.

I'm going to risk responding to a Wheezer post now. 

http://www.aquiziam.com/rudegestures.html

Did I do that right?

I don't exclude the possibility that I may have been had years ago, but the one I'm thinking of isn't there.  It's physically simple, although probably not automatic:  splay your right hand on a table; curl in your fingers but leave the thumb where it was; hold the whole thing up.

There may be nuances in terms of axially waggling the hand and/or drawing in the thumb.

Family is from Peru...  never heard of it; but it could be something from the Andes or some small town in the middle of nowhere.  In Lima, there is a lot of hand gesturing and fingerpointing in heated moments, but no consistency.  They understand the middle finger, but I've not seen it used by many at all. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 29, 2009, 08:56:38 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 29, 2009, 08:21:11 AM
In Greece, the palm of the hand thrust towards somebody with the fingers splayed is an offensive gesture similar, but bearing less offense, to giving the finger. The gesture is known in Greek as "moutza". It originates from the Byzantine punishment of parading a chained criminal around town with his face smeared with cinder, or moutzos in Greek. An even more offensive version is achieved by using both hands to double the gesture, and smacking the palm of one hand against the back of the other, in the direction of the intended recipient. Both the one-handed and the two-handed versions of this gesture can be (and often are) combined with the term "na!", meaning "here you go!" or "there!",or "parta!", meaning "take those/this" or "na, malaka!", meaning "there, you wanker!" In Latin America, something similar is used. Except when the fingers touch the top of the palm as if one holds a baseball to throw a knuckleball. Usually when thrusted (bottom of the palm pointed to the person) to the person it means "fuck you." If the thrust is started from the rib cage then its generally meant to "fuck your mother." This gesture is highly offensive.

Verily, the only site I will ever need.  "Moutza"-->"chucha"?  This may take a while.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 29, 2009, 09:12:55 AM
Quote from: powen01 on May 29, 2009, 08:52:53 AM
Family is from Peru...  never heard of it; but it could be something from the Andes or some small town in the middle of nowhere.  In Lima, there is a lot of hand gesturing and fingerpointing in heated moments, but no consistency.  They understand the middle finger, but I've not seen it used by many at all. 

The messenger was a temporary Rotarian hostage from Lima, but it was more than 20 years ago.  He may have pulled an Ole Rolvaag.  Maybe.

P.S. (http://quarterlyconversation.com/from-the-museum-of-eternas-novel)  Empanadas and De La Soul.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 29, 2009, 10:36:16 AM
Any hand gesture should be greeted with an immediate punch to the nose.  Exceptions being high fives and blind people (although that's a tricky one).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on May 29, 2009, 11:09:20 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 29, 2009, 10:36:16 AM
Exceptions being high fives and blind people (although that's a tricky one).

Tricky indeed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4AHHVT58NE
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on May 29, 2009, 11:11:09 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 29, 2009, 10:36:16 AM
Any hand gesture should be greeted with an immediate punch to the nose.  Exceptions being high fives and blind people (although that's a tricky one).

Blind people use sign language now?

What a time to be alive.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on May 29, 2009, 12:08:56 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 29, 2009, 08:21:11 AM
You just got dissed, Broseph. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_gesture#Moutza_.28palm_of_hand.29)

QuoteMoutza (palm of hand)
Main article: Moutza

b]In Latin America, something similar is used. Except when the fingers touch the top of the palm as if one holds a baseball to throw a knuckleball. Usually when thrusted (bottom of the palm pointed to the person) to the person it means "fuck you." If the thrust is started from the rib cage then its generally meant to "fuck your mother." This gesture is highly offensive

If I remember correctly, that was my fraternity's secret handshake.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on June 01, 2009, 02:24:17 PM
Desipio Stadium (http://peoria.chiefs.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090504&content_id=576169&vkey=news_t443&fext=.jsp&sid=t443), anyone?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on June 01, 2009, 02:28:45 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 01, 2009, 02:24:17 PM
Desipio Stadium (http://peoria.chiefs.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090504&content_id=576169&vkey=news_t443&fext=.jsp&sid=t443), anyone?

Why stop there? (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/mercury/articles/2009/05/31/20090531biz-mercury0601-CP.html)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on June 05, 2009, 02:47:14 PM
I would have posed this question in the SBox, but Obama's OPM and NLRB minions have decided to restrict said website from our office computers.  Similarly, I would have posed this question in Mom's Basement, but that area frightens and confuses me.

So, a friend of mine has downloaded Mortal Kombat II from the Playstation Store and uses it on his PS3.  I would like to get his copy of the game, so I don't have to, you know, pay for it.  Is such an arrangement possible?  Could I log into the store with his name and redownload it, or could he redownload it, save it to a USB, and then email it me?

I'll hang up and wait for my response.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on June 05, 2009, 02:52:45 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on June 05, 2009, 02:47:14 PM
Could I log into the store with his name and redownload it

Does this help (http://playstation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/playstation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=338&p_sid=qyFYTCzj)?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on June 05, 2009, 11:37:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 05, 2009, 02:52:45 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on June 05, 2009, 02:47:14 PM
Could I log into the store with his name and redownload it

Does this help (http://playstation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/playstation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=338&p_sid=qyFYTCzj)?

It did indeed work.  Thank you, fitness friend.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on June 08, 2009, 11:01:32 PM
I'm pricing replacement windows for my house.  First guys I had out were Champion Windows (HQ, Cincituckey, OH).  Sales guy was fine, persistent but not high pressure, had some nice sciencey stuff to show off their windows, price was actually lower than I expected (around $6500 for 10 windows, includes all labor, lifetime warranty etc.).

They seem like a pretty good outfit from what I can tell, but I just wanted to check and see if anybody here had any experience with them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on June 09, 2009, 12:04:36 AM
Quote from: CT III on June 08, 2009, 11:01:32 PM
I'm pricing replacement windows for my house.  First guys I had out were Champion Windows (HQ, Cincituckey, OH).  Sales guy was fine, persistent but not high pressure, had some nice sciencey stuff to show off their windows, price was actually lower than I expected (around $6500 for 10 windows, includes all labor, lifetime warranty etc.).

They seem like a pretty good outfit from what I can tell, but I just wanted to check and see if anybody here had any experience with them.

Get some Pella's on your own from Home Depot, hire about five Mexicans on the corner to do the installation, PROFIT.

But your plan sounds good too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on June 09, 2009, 07:56:20 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on June 09, 2009, 12:04:36 AM
Quote from: CT III on June 08, 2009, 11:01:32 PM
I'm pricing replacement windows for my house.  First guys I had out were Champion Windows (HQ, Cincituckey, OH).  Sales guy was fine, persistent but not high pressure, had some nice sciencey stuff to show off their windows, price was actually lower than I expected (around $6500 for 10 windows, includes all labor, lifetime warranty etc.).

They seem like a pretty good outfit from what I can tell, but I just wanted to check and see if anybody here had any experience with them.

Get some Pella's on your own from Home Depot, hire about five Mexicans on the corner to do the installation, PROFIT.

But your plan sounds good too.

Home Depot sells Andersen and Jeld-Wen. Their install guys use a different product.

If you got a written estimate, take it to HD, and they'll meet & beat.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on June 10, 2009, 11:28:20 AM
Quote from: Fork on June 09, 2009, 07:56:20 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on June 09, 2009, 12:04:36 AM
Quote from: CT III on June 08, 2009, 11:01:32 PM
I'm pricing replacement windows for my house.  First guys I had out were Champion Windows (HQ, Cincituckey, OH).  Sales guy was fine, persistent but not high pressure, had some nice sciencey stuff to show off their windows, price was actually lower than I expected (around $6500 for 10 windows, includes all labor, lifetime warranty etc.).

They seem like a pretty good outfit from what I can tell, but I just wanted to check and see if anybody here had any experience with them.

Get some Pella's on your own from Home Depot, hire about five Mexicans on the corner to do the installation, PROFIT.

But your plan sounds good too.

Home Depot sells Andersen and Jeld-Wen. Their install guys use a different product.

If you got a written estimate, take it to HD, and they'll meet & beat.

Or take it to Lowe's.  They'll help you build something together.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on June 10, 2009, 11:32:03 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on June 10, 2009, 11:28:20 AM
Quote from: Fork on June 09, 2009, 07:56:20 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on June 09, 2009, 12:04:36 AM
Quote from: CT III on June 08, 2009, 11:01:32 PM
I'm pricing replacement windows for my house.  First guys I had out were Champion Windows (HQ, Cincituckey, OH).  Sales guy was fine, persistent but not high pressure, had some nice sciencey stuff to show off their windows, price was actually lower than I expected (around $6500 for 10 windows, includes all labor, lifetime warranty etc.).

They seem like a pretty good outfit from what I can tell, but I just wanted to check and see if anybody here had any experience with them.

Get some Pella's on your own from Home Depot, hire about five Mexicans on the corner to do the installation, PROFIT.

But your plan sounds good too.

Home Depot sells Andersen and Jeld-Wen. Their install guys use a different product.

If you got a written estimate, take it to HD, and they'll meet & beat.

Or take it to Lowe's.  They'll help you build something together.

Just don't ask in Spanish...they hate that shit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on June 10, 2009, 12:00:39 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on June 10, 2009, 11:28:20 AM
Quote from: Fork on June 09, 2009, 07:56:20 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on June 09, 2009, 12:04:36 AM
Quote from: CT III on June 08, 2009, 11:01:32 PM
I'm pricing replacement windows for my house.  First guys I had out were Champion Windows (HQ, Cincituckey, OH).  Sales guy was fine, persistent but not high pressure, had some nice sciencey stuff to show off their windows, price was actually lower than I expected (around $6500 for 10 windows, includes all labor, lifetime warranty etc.).

They seem like a pretty good outfit from what I can tell, but I just wanted to check and see if anybody here had any experience with them.

Get some Pella's on your own from Home Depot, hire about five Mexicans on the corner to do the installation, PROFIT.

But your plan sounds good too.

Home Depot sells Andersen and Jeld-Wen. Their install guys use a different product.

If you got a written estimate, take it to HD, and they'll meet & beat.

Or take it to Lowe's.  They'll help you build something together.

I've always like saving big money
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on June 10, 2009, 12:13:57 PM

They all do meet & beat, find out who uses the best product and subcontractors.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on June 10, 2009, 12:35:51 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 10, 2009, 12:13:57 PM

They all do meet & beat, find out who uses the best product and subcontractors.

But enough about you and your dancing buddies. . .
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on June 10, 2009, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on June 10, 2009, 12:35:51 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 10, 2009, 12:13:57 PM

They all do meet & beat, find out who uses the best product and subcontractors.

But enough about you and your dancing buddies. . .

I've given them all my phone number, so one of them will call any day now.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on June 10, 2009, 01:37:17 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 10, 2009, 12:13:57 PM

They all do meet & beat, find out who uses the best product and subcontractors.

Yeah, although the one thing I like about Champion is that they don't use subs, so there's no pass through warranties.  One lifetime warranty for parts, glass and labor.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on June 10, 2009, 01:39:56 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 10, 2009, 01:37:17 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 10, 2009, 12:13:57 PM

They all do meet & beat, find out who uses the best product and subcontractors.

Yeah, although the one thing I like about Champion is that they don't use subs, so there's no pass through warranties.  One lifetime warranty for parts, glass and labor.

Sweet. see if they'll throw in Argon, if they haven't already. I'm assuiming they extended the Energy Star tax credit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on June 10, 2009, 01:55:09 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 10, 2009, 01:39:56 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 10, 2009, 01:37:17 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 10, 2009, 12:13:57 PM

They all do meet & beat, find out who uses the best product and subcontractors.

Yeah, although the one thing I like about Champion is that they don't use subs, so there's no pass through warranties.  One lifetime warranty for parts, glass and labor.

Sweet. see if they'll throw in Argon, if they haven't already. I'm assuiming they extended the Energy Star tax credit.

Yeah, the Argon is standard, and the windows qualify for the 30% up to $1500 tax credit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on June 10, 2009, 02:53:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 01, 2009, 02:28:45 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 01, 2009, 02:24:17 PM
Desipio Stadium (http://peoria.chiefs.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090504&content_id=576169&vkey=news_t443&fext=.jsp&sid=t443), anyone?

Why stop there? (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/mercury/articles/2009/05/31/20090531biz-mercury0601-CP.html)

Hell, why even stop there when you can do this? (http://adage.com/article?article_id=137205)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on June 10, 2009, 03:23:45 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 10, 2009, 02:53:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 01, 2009, 02:28:45 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 01, 2009, 02:24:17 PM
Desipio Stadium (http://peoria.chiefs.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090504&content_id=576169&vkey=news_t443&fext=.jsp&sid=t443), anyone?

Why stop there? (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/mercury/articles/2009/05/31/20090531biz-mercury0601-CP.html)

Hell, why even stop there when you can do this? (http://adage.com/article?article_id=137205)


Oh no! What's next? Gatorade logos on the refreshment jugs?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on June 10, 2009, 06:18:05 PM
Quote from: Slak on June 10, 2009, 03:23:45 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 10, 2009, 02:53:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 01, 2009, 02:28:45 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 01, 2009, 02:24:17 PM
Desipio Stadium (http://peoria.chiefs.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090504&content_id=576169&vkey=news_t443&fext=.jsp&sid=t443), anyone?

Why stop there? (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/mercury/articles/2009/05/31/20090531biz-mercury0601-CP.html)

Hell, why even stop there when you can do this? (http://adage.com/article?article_id=137205)


Oh no! What's next? Gatorade logos on the refreshment jugs?

I don't get this Slaky post at all.
Is the implication that putting Gatorade logos on jugs of Gatorade is somehow the same as putting logos for the Illinois lottery on Bears practice jerseys?

Admittedly, I don't know who would want to sponsor a practice jersey, but I don't see the correlation here.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on June 10, 2009, 06:36:44 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 10, 2009, 06:18:05 PM
Quote from: Slak on June 10, 2009, 03:23:45 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 10, 2009, 02:53:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 01, 2009, 02:28:45 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 01, 2009, 02:24:17 PM
Desipio Stadium (http://peoria.chiefs.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090504&content_id=576169&vkey=news_t443&fext=.jsp&sid=t443), anyone?

Why stop there? (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/mercury/articles/2009/05/31/20090531biz-mercury0601-CP.html)

Hell, why even stop there when you can do this? (http://adage.com/article?article_id=137205)


Oh no! What's next? Gatorade logos on the refreshment jugs?

I don't get this Slaky post at all.
Is the implication that putting Gatorade logos on jugs of Gatorade is somehow the same as putting logos for the Illinois lottery on Bears practice jerseys?

Admittedly, I don't know who would want to sponsor a practice jersey, but I don't see the correlation here.

That sponsorship is going to be totally worth it when Lovie closes practice.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on June 10, 2009, 07:28:00 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 10, 2009, 06:18:05 PM
Quote from: Slak on June 10, 2009, 03:23:45 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 10, 2009, 02:53:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 01, 2009, 02:28:45 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 01, 2009, 02:24:17 PM
Desipio Stadium (http://peoria.chiefs.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090504&content_id=576169&vkey=news_t443&fext=.jsp&sid=t443), anyone?

Why stop there? (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/mercury/articles/2009/05/31/20090531biz-mercury0601-CP.html)

Hell, why even stop there when you can do this? (http://adage.com/article?article_id=137205)


Oh no! What's next? Gatorade logos on the refreshment jugs?

I don't get this Slaky post at all.
Is the implication that putting Gatorade logos on jugs of Gatorade is somehow the same as putting logos for the Illinois lottery on Bears practice jerseys?

Admittedly, I don't know who would want to sponsor a practice jersey, but I don't see the correlation here.

The correlation is neither of them matter at all.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Waco Kid on June 10, 2009, 08:03:20 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 10, 2009, 06:18:05 PM
Quote from: Slak on June 10, 2009, 03:23:45 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 10, 2009, 02:53:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 01, 2009, 02:28:45 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 01, 2009, 02:24:17 PM
Desipio Stadium (http://peoria.chiefs.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090504&content_id=576169&vkey=news_t443&fext=.jsp&sid=t443), anyone?

Why stop there? (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/mercury/articles/2009/05/31/20090531biz-mercury0601-CP.html)

Hell, why even stop there when you can do this? (http://adage.com/article?article_id=137205)


Oh no! What's next? Gatorade logos on the refreshment jugs?

I don't get this Slaky post at all.
Is the implication that putting Gatorade logos on jugs of Gatorade is somehow the same as putting logos for the Illinois lottery on Bears practice jerseys?

Admittedly, I don't know who would want to sponsor a practice jersey, but I don't see the correlation here.

If you scratch off three WRs on your Bears practice jersey you get to be a wide receiver for them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on June 11, 2009, 09:33:28 AM
I could've sworn that Baptist Hospital had patches on the Titans' practice jersey.  Could've sworn.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on June 11, 2009, 11:34:26 AM
OK.  I've got some video that I'd like to post to the web from some old Cub game broadcasts.  If I upload them to Google Video/YouTube they'll be taken down pretty quickly.  If I post the video files to my own storage space, either as .mov, .mpg or .flv, does anyone know how to embed the videos in Blogger?  None of the FAQs or helps I've been able to find have gotten it to work.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on June 11, 2009, 11:42:07 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 11, 2009, 11:34:26 AM
OK.  I've got some video that I'd like to post to the web from some old Cub game broadcasts.  If I upload them to Google Video/YouTube they'll be taken down pretty quickly.  If I post the video files to my own storage space, either as .mov, .mpg or .flv, does anyone know how to embed the videos in Blogger?  None of the FAQs or helps I've been able to find have gotten it to work.

I had the Izturis asshole rubbing video hosted on Uncut Video and they never took it down.  Now it's Motionbox (http://www.motionbox.com/), so they might be more strict, but it also might be worth a shot.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on June 11, 2009, 11:43:12 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 11, 2009, 11:34:26 AM
OK.  I've got some video that I'd like to post to the web from some old Cub game broadcasts.  If I upload them to Google Video/YouTube they'll be taken down pretty quickly.  If I post the video files to my own storage space, either as .mov, .mpg or .flv, does anyone know how to embed the videos in Blogger?  None of the FAQs or helps I've been able to find have gotten it to work.

Steal some embed code from a youtube video, and replace the URL for the youtube video with your own URL.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on June 11, 2009, 11:45:46 AM
Quote from: Fork on June 11, 2009, 11:43:12 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 11, 2009, 11:34:26 AM
OK.  I've got some video that I'd like to post to the web from some old Cub game broadcasts.  If I upload them to Google Video/YouTube they'll be taken down pretty quickly.  If I post the video files to my own storage space, either as .mov, .mpg or .flv, does anyone know how to embed the videos in Blogger?  None of the FAQs or helps I've been able to find have gotten it to work.

Steal some embed code from a youtube video, and replace the URL for the youtube video with your own URL.

Nope.

Unless you're serving an .flv file, I guess.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Ivy6 on June 11, 2009, 07:04:25 PM
I don't know if this aligns with the intent of the thread, but here goes...

I need someone with good size, and preferably some football background, to play offensive/defensive line in a mens' football league on Sunday Mornings this fall.  No pads, two hand touch, but it's a contact league for the most part.  It's in Hoffman Estates, game times between 9, 10, 11a.

If you're interested, big/strong, athletic, and not-sucky, pm me.

Seriously, don't apply if you're shitty or under 200 pounds.

/not a gay thing at all.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on June 11, 2009, 07:08:41 PM
Quote from: Ivy6 on June 11, 2009, 07:04:25 PM
/not a gay thing at all.

But you'll need some face + dick pics all the same?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on June 11, 2009, 08:15:17 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 11, 2009, 11:45:46 AM
Quote from: Fork on June 11, 2009, 11:43:12 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 11, 2009, 11:34:26 AM
OK.  I've got some video that I'd like to post to the web from some old Cub game broadcasts.  If I upload them to Google Video/YouTube they'll be taken down pretty quickly.  If I post the video files to my own storage space, either as .mov, .mpg or .flv, does anyone know how to embed the videos in Blogger?  None of the FAQs or helps I've been able to find have gotten it to work.

Steal some embed code from a youtube video, and replace the URL for the youtube video with your own URL.

Nope.

Unless you're serving an .flv file, I guess.

This should work for .mov, but I don't have a small enough QuickTime file to test it at the moment:

<embed src="YOURFILE-URL.mov" width="320" height="256" autoplay="true" controller="true" type="video/quicktime" scale="tofit" pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/"></embed>

This will download the file rather than streaming it.  For .flv you can use

<embed src="http://freevideocoding.com/flvplayer.swf?file=YOURFILE-URL.flv&autoStart=true" width="320" height="240" quality="high" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>

(note that you're embedding the Flash player from freevideocoding.com, which is probably the JW player).

[Edit.--They both seem to work (http://home.uchicago.edu/~ghajek/test.html).]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on July 10, 2009, 01:23:28 PM
Are any of you other scum-sucking lawyers familiar with the IL Medical Practice Act?  Specifically, the statutes on fee sharing?  Even more specifically, whether there is a statutory or common law limit on fee sharing?  I know there's a prohibition of certain kinds of fee sharing arrangements, but does anyone know if there's a cap when the arrangement is allowed?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on July 10, 2009, 01:42:53 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 10, 2009, 01:23:28 PM
Are any of you other scum-sucking lawyers familiar with the IL Medical Practice Act?  Specifically, the statutes on fee sharing?  Even more specifically, whether there is a statutory or common law limit on fee sharing?  I know there's a prohibition of certain kinds of fee sharing arrangements, but does anyone know if there's a cap when the arrangement is allowed?

If only the Bar Association knew the company that most of us bottom-feeders keep...but no, I have no idea.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on July 10, 2009, 01:47:31 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 10, 2009, 01:42:53 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 10, 2009, 01:23:28 PM
Are any of you other scum-sucking lawyers familiar with the IL Medical Practice Act?  Specifically, the statutes on fee sharing?  Even more specifically, whether there is a statutory or common law limit on fee sharing?  I know there's a prohibition of certain kinds of fee sharing arrangements, but does anyone know if there's a cap when the arrangement is allowed?

If only the Bar Association knew the company that most of us bottom-feeders keep...but no, I have no idea.

There's a Medical Pratice Act in Illinois?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on July 10, 2009, 01:52:41 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 10, 2009, 01:47:31 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 10, 2009, 01:42:53 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 10, 2009, 01:23:28 PM
Are any of you other scum-sucking lawyers familiar with the IL Medical Practice Act?  Specifically, the statutes on fee sharing?  Even more specifically, whether there is a statutory or common law limit on fee sharing?  I know there's a prohibition of certain kinds of fee sharing arrangements, but does anyone know if there's a cap when the arrangement is allowed?

If only the Bar Association knew the company that most of us bottom-feeders keep...but no, I have no idea.

There's a Medical Pratice Act in Illinois?

I sure hope so.  Or else I'm the subject of a VERY elaborate ruse.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 13, 2009, 07:07:07 PM
If you're looking to purchase a URL that is currently taken, it is worth paying GoDaddy or someone to broker it?

The WHOIS registry says it expires in August - should I just wait and go on the next day and try to reserve it?
Just wondering if anyone knows how this works.


Oh and...let's just get this out of the way.

Intrepid Reader: Artie Lange

Is it www.suckingcock.com?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on July 13, 2009, 07:49:10 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 13, 2009, 07:07:07 PM
The WHOIS registry says it expires in August - should I just wait and go on the next day and try to reserve it?

When a domain expires, the registrar usually renews it themselves.

This just means that if the original owner forgot to renew and still wants to re-up, they'll have to do so through the same registrar. And, in the meantime, the registrar gets to leverage the latent traffic to the domain into ad dollars with their domain parking page, usually pairing ads with an Attractive Student (http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-746781-attractive-student.php)...

(http://i30.tinypic.com/oqaveu.jpg)

The upshot is: I think you'll be buying the domain from someone any way you cut it, whether that's the current owner or the registrar that takes it over.

Bear in mind, too, that while the whois record says it will expire on a certain day, the owner could have it on autorenew. So it may not become available after all.

(As far as actually buying a domain name from someone goes, I can't help you there. I've never done that.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 03:43:52 PM
Does anyone know of a good bar (or restaurant) in the loop that has a good collection of single malt?  Preference is for something west loop, by Ogilvie.  Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 25, 2009, 06:53:03 PM
Anyone have experience using Ubuntu?  I'm looking at getting a netbook for travel purposes, and Dell is having a sale on their netbooks and it's cheaper to get that instead of XP.  I've heard good things about it, but I'm still unsure if it works as well as XP (though it's not as if that's a tough task).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on July 25, 2009, 07:44:36 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 25, 2009, 06:53:03 PM
Anyone have experience using Ubuntu?  I'm looking at getting a netbook for travel purposes, and Dell is having a sale on their netbooks and it's cheaper to get that instead of XP.  I've heard good things about it, but I'm still unsure if it works as well as XP (though it's not as if that's a tough task).

Just buy it, and if you don't like it, install XP, Vista or Windows 7.  I'm pretty sure I can get you an extra copy if it comes down to that.  Or do netbooks not have a DVD drive?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 25, 2009, 08:03:02 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 03:43:52 PM
Does anyone know of a good bar (or restaurant) in the loop that has a good collection of single malt?  Preference is for something west loop, by Ogilvie.  Thanks.

I'm in Glasgow right now and just had a couple wonderful drinks. A Glenmorangie Cellar 13 and then the complete opposite, an Islay whisky, Laphroaig. Delicious.

I'm hammered.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on July 25, 2009, 08:39:48 PM
We get it, you're in Scotland
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on July 25, 2009, 11:22:32 PM
Quote from: Slak on July 25, 2009, 08:03:02 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 03:43:52 PM
Does anyone know of a good bar (or restaurant) in the loop that has a good collection of single malt?  Preference is for something west loop, by Ogilvie.  Thanks.

I'm in Glasgow right now and just had a couple wonderful drinks. A Glenmorangie Cellar 13 and then the complete opposite, an Islay whisky, Laphroaig. Delicious.

I'm hammered.

HAGGIS!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on July 26, 2009, 01:23:12 AM
Quote from: Slak on July 25, 2009, 08:03:02 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 03:43:52 PM
Does anyone know of a good bar (or restaurant) in the loop that has a good collection of single malt?  Preference is for something west loop, by Ogilvie.  Thanks.

I'm in Glasgow right now and just had a couple wonderful drinks. A Glenmorangie Cellar 13 and then the complete opposite, an Islay whisky, Laphroaig. Delicious.

I'm hammered.

Where in Chicago is that?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CubFaninHydePark on July 26, 2009, 01:43:47 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 03:43:52 PM
Does anyone know of a good bar (or restaurant) in the loop that has a good collection of single malt?  Preference is for something west loop, by Ogilvie.  Thanks.

You gotta go a little further north, but Clark Street Ale House (just south of Chicago on Clark) has a solid scotch collection and a fair amount of good micros from across the country on tap.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on July 26, 2009, 02:28:26 AM
Quote from: Oleg on July 26, 2009, 01:23:12 AM
Quote from: Slak on July 25, 2009, 08:03:02 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 03:43:52 PM
Does anyone know of a good bar (or restaurant) in the loop that has a good collection of single malt?  Preference is for something west loop, by Ogilvie.  Thanks.

I'm in Glasgow right now and just had a couple wonderful drinks. A Glenmorangie Cellar 13 and then the complete opposite, an Islay whisky, Laphroaig. Delicious.

I'm hammered.

Where in Chicago is that?
Brooklyn.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on July 26, 2009, 07:24:46 AM
Quote from: CubFaninHydePark on July 26, 2009, 01:43:47 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 03:43:52 PM
Does anyone know of a good bar (or restaurant) in the loop that has a good collection of single malt?  Preference is for something west loop, by Ogilvie.  Thanks.

You gotta go a little further north, but Clark Street Ale House (just south of Chicago on Clark) has a solid scotch collection and a fair amount of good micros from across the country on tap.

I don't trust you know anything about Chicago north of 51st street.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on July 26, 2009, 08:27:44 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 25, 2009, 06:53:03 PM
Anyone have experience using Ubuntu?  I'm looking at getting a netbook for travel purposes, and Dell is having a sale on their netbooks and it's cheaper to get that instead of XP.  I've heard good things about it, but I'm still unsure if it works as well as XP (though it's not as if that's a tough task).

I installed it on an old machine that I'm using to download/play media through my TV. I've liked what I've seen so far. Boot times are very snappy and I haven't had any issues due to the OS. If you're curious, get yourself a Live CD (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD) and try it out on your current machine.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Poon on July 26, 2009, 10:13:49 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 26, 2009, 08:27:44 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 25, 2009, 06:53:03 PM
Anyone have experience using Ubuntu?  I'm looking at getting a netbook for travel purposes, and Dell is having a sale on their netbooks and it's cheaper to get that instead of XP.  I've heard good things about it, but I'm still unsure if it works as well as XP (though it's not as if that's a tough task).

I installed it on an old machine that I'm using to download/play media through my TV. I've liked what I've seen so far. Boot times are very snappy and I haven't had any issues due to the OS. If you're curious, get yourself a Live CD (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD) and try it out on your current machine.

I think you need to install off of a thumb drive with net books.  I saw this the other day and  it looks like it might be a good, light OS for a net book...well they say it is anyway. 

http://www.geteasypeasy.com/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on July 26, 2009, 10:24:24 AM
Quote from: Poon on July 26, 2009, 10:13:49 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 26, 2009, 08:27:44 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 25, 2009, 06:53:03 PM
Anyone have experience using Ubuntu?  I'm looking at getting a netbook for travel purposes, and Dell is having a sale on their netbooks and it's cheaper to get that instead of XP.  I've heard good things about it, but I'm still unsure if it works as well as XP (though it's not as if that's a tough task).

I installed it on an old machine that I'm using to download/play media through my TV. I've liked what I've seen so far. Boot times are very snappy and I haven't had any issues due to the OS. If you're curious, get yourself a Live CD (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD) and try it out on your current machine.

I think you need to install off of a thumb drive with net books.  I saw this the other day and  it looks like it might be a good, light OS for a net book...well they say it is anyway. 

http://www.geteasypeasy.com/

You are correct, but Eli's considering purchasing a netbook that comes pre-installed with Ubuntu--not installing it himself. So, if he wants to try it out, he can use a LiveCD on his current computer to get a better feel for it before plunking down the cash.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CubFaninHydePark on July 27, 2009, 02:39:04 AM
Quote from: Weebs on July 26, 2009, 07:24:46 AM
Quote from: CubFaninHydePark on July 26, 2009, 01:43:47 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 03:43:52 PM
Does anyone know of a good bar (or restaurant) in the loop that has a good collection of single malt?  Preference is for something west loop, by Ogilvie.  Thanks.

You gotta go a little further north, but Clark Street Ale House (just south of Chicago on Clark) has a solid scotch collection and a fair amount of good micros from across the country on tap.

I don't trust you know anything about Chicago north of 51st street.

Three words: The Long Room
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on July 27, 2009, 08:01:56 AM
Quote from: CubFaninHydePark on July 27, 2009, 02:39:04 AM
Quote from: Weebs on July 26, 2009, 07:24:46 AM
Quote from: CubFaninHydePark on July 26, 2009, 01:43:47 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 03:43:52 PM
Does anyone know of a good bar (or restaurant) in the loop that has a good collection of single malt?  Preference is for something west loop, by Ogilvie.  Thanks.

You gotta go a little further north, but Clark Street Ale House (just south of Chicago on Clark) has a solid scotch collection and a fair amount of good micros from across the country on tap.

I don't trust you know anything about Chicago north of 51st street.

Three words: The Long Room

$1 beers are never a bad thing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 27, 2009, 10:52:08 AM
Don't know if this (http://www.groupon.com/deals/tamarack-golf-club?utm_campaign=tamarack-golf-club&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter) is a good deal, but for those who like teh golf in Napertucky, there ya go.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on July 29, 2009, 11:13:05 AM
Ok, I was at another Simpsons trivia night at a bar here in LA.  Me, soon-to-be Mrs. G, and two other friends were on our team.  We managed to come in third overall, which privileged us to receive 5 free beers and 5 free shots.  We won the third-place game on the question: "How did Homer's physics professor introduce himself to the class in episode ...?"  I answered, "Out with the old, in with the nucleus."

However, some of the questions that we slipped up on were (and which I post to see if the esteemed Simpsons savants can answer):

How old is Hans Moleman?

What beverage did Jebediah Springfield invent?

What state was Homer born in?

In what years did Mr. Burns steal Christmas?

In what year did Mr. Burns discover "atom smashing?"

What board games are found in the Simpson home?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 29, 2009, 11:30:26 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 29, 2009, 11:13:05 AM
What beverage did Jebediah Springfield invent?

A flavorless mush called Root Marm.

QuoteWhat state was Homer born in?

Wasn't it one of the Carolinas?

Edit: Yes, North Carolina (I cheated and looked it up).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 29, 2009, 11:40:26 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 29, 2009, 11:13:05 AM


How old is Hans Moleman?


Isn't it 34 years old?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on July 29, 2009, 11:45:53 AM
Quote from: Slak on July 29, 2009, 11:40:26 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 29, 2009, 11:13:05 AM


How old is Hans Moleman?


Isn't it 34 years old?

31, according to the judges at the bar.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 29, 2009, 11:52:01 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 29, 2009, 11:45:53 AM
Quote from: Slak on July 29, 2009, 11:40:26 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 29, 2009, 11:13:05 AM


How old is Hans Moleman?


Isn't it 34 years old?

31, according to the judges at the bar.

Ok, I was trying to answer the question without cheating. I would have gotten murdered at this trivia.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tank on July 29, 2009, 12:14:42 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 29, 2009, 11:45:53 AM
Quote from: Slak on July 29, 2009, 11:40:26 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 29, 2009, 11:13:05 AM


How old is Hans Moleman?


Isn't it 34 years old?

31, according to the judges at the bar.

From Homer's AA meeting in Duffless: "My name is Hans. Drinking has ruined my life. I'm 31 years old."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:09:52 PM
I have a vague question about which I can't really provide any details, and about which I'm technically a dolt.  However, you guys are good, so here goes.

We have a Canon HD video camera.  Shooting and stuff looks great, and playing it back on the camera or hooked up to the TV looks terrific.  However, when I upload video from the camera to the computer, the best way to describe it is that it adds these vertical-looking lines to the video, and it just looks terrible.  If I were home, I'd upload an example (and I will, later, if no one can answer the question), but does anyone know offhand what I might be doing wrong?  The settings I'm using to shoot?  Something I need to do to process the video on my computer?

I'm such a tech moron, that I can't even describe the issue well enough to Google it and find an answer, but maybe you guys know what I'm trying to describe.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 29, 2009, 01:17:16 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:09:52 PM
I have a vague question about which I can't really provide any details, and about which I'm technically a dolt.  However, you guys are good, so here goes.

We have a Canon HD video camera.  Shooting and stuff looks great, and playing it back on the camera or hooked up to the TV looks terrific.  However, when I upload video from the camera to the computer, the best way to describe it is that it adds these vertical-looking lines to the video, and it just looks terrible.  If I were home, I'd upload an example (and I will, later, if no one can answer the question), but does anyone know offhand what I might be doing wrong?  The settings I'm using to shoot?  Something I need to do to process the video on my computer?

I'm such a tech moron, that I can't even describe the issue well enough to Google it and find an answer, but maybe you guys know what I'm trying to describe.

Have you ever changed the settings or just using the original ones?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:24:47 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 29, 2009, 01:17:16 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:09:52 PM
I have a vague question about which I can't really provide any details, and about which I'm technically a dolt.  However, you guys are good, so here goes.

We have a Canon HD video camera.  Shooting and stuff looks great, and playing it back on the camera or hooked up to the TV looks terrific.  However, when I upload video from the camera to the computer, the best way to describe it is that it adds these vertical-looking lines to the video, and it just looks terrible.  If I were home, I'd upload an example (and I will, later, if no one can answer the question), but does anyone know offhand what I might be doing wrong?  The settings I'm using to shoot?  Something I need to do to process the video on my computer?

I'm such a tech moron, that I can't even describe the issue well enough to Google it and find an answer, but maybe you guys know what I'm trying to describe.

Have you ever changed the settings or just using the original ones?

I'm just using the original ones.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on July 29, 2009, 01:29:46 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:24:47 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 29, 2009, 01:17:16 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:09:52 PM
I have a vague question about which I can't really provide any details, and about which I'm technically a dolt.  However, you guys are good, so here goes.

We have a Canon HD video camera.  Shooting and stuff looks great, and playing it back on the camera or hooked up to the TV looks terrific.  However, when I upload video from the camera to the computer, the best way to describe it is that it adds these vertical-looking lines to the video, and it just looks terrible.  If I were home, I'd upload an example (and I will, later, if no one can answer the question), but does anyone know offhand what I might be doing wrong?  The settings I'm using to shoot?  Something I need to do to process the video on my computer?

I'm such a tech moron, that I can't even describe the issue well enough to Google it and find an answer, but maybe you guys know what I'm trying to describe.

Have you ever changed the settings or just using the original ones?

I'm just using the original ones.

Depending on what software you're using to upload it, there may be a setting that lets you determine video quality of the transfer.  I'm sure it defaults to a lower setting so you're not getting really large files that take up a lot of space on your HDD.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 29, 2009, 01:31:44 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:24:47 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 29, 2009, 01:17:16 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:09:52 PM
I have a vague question about which I can't really provide any details, and about which I'm technically a dolt.  However, you guys are good, so here goes.

We have a Canon HD video camera.  Shooting and stuff looks great, and playing it back on the camera or hooked up to the TV looks terrific.  However, when I upload video from the camera to the computer, the best way to describe it is that it adds these vertical-looking lines to the video, and it just looks terrible.  If I were home, I'd upload an example (and I will, later, if no one can answer the question), but does anyone know offhand what I might be doing wrong?  The settings I'm using to shoot?  Something I need to do to process the video on my computer?

I'm such a tech moron, that I can't even describe the issue well enough to Google it and find an answer, but maybe you guys know what I'm trying to describe.

Have you ever changed the settings or just using the original ones?

I'm just using the original ones.

Are you using an HDMI cable or Firewire?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:38:43 PM
Quote from: Weebs on July 29, 2009, 01:29:46 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:24:47 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 29, 2009, 01:17:16 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:09:52 PM
I have a vague question about which I can't really provide any details, and about which I'm technically a dolt.  However, you guys are good, so here goes.

We have a Canon HD video camera.  Shooting and stuff looks great, and playing it back on the camera or hooked up to the TV looks terrific.  However, when I upload video from the camera to the computer, the best way to describe it is that it adds these vertical-looking lines to the video, and it just looks terrible.  If I were home, I'd upload an example (and I will, later, if no one can answer the question), but does anyone know offhand what I might be doing wrong?  The settings I'm using to shoot?  Something I need to do to process the video on my computer?

I'm such a tech moron, that I can't even describe the issue well enough to Google it and find an answer, but maybe you guys know what I'm trying to describe.

Have you ever changed the settings or just using the original ones?

I'm just using the original ones.

Depending on what software you're using to upload it, there may be a setting that lets you determine video quality of the transfer.  I'm sure it defaults to a lower setting so you're not getting really large files that take up a lot of space on your HDD.

Hmm.  That very well may be.  I'll have to check that out.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:40:17 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2009, 01:31:44 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:24:47 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 29, 2009, 01:17:16 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:09:52 PM
I have a vague question about which I can't really provide any details, and about which I'm technically a dolt.  However, you guys are good, so here goes.

We have a Canon HD video camera.  Shooting and stuff looks great, and playing it back on the camera or hooked up to the TV looks terrific.  However, when I upload video from the camera to the computer, the best way to describe it is that it adds these vertical-looking lines to the video, and it just looks terrible.  If I were home, I'd upload an example (and I will, later, if no one can answer the question), but does anyone know offhand what I might be doing wrong?  The settings I'm using to shoot?  Something I need to do to process the video on my computer?

I'm such a tech moron, that I can't even describe the issue well enough to Google it and find an answer, but maybe you guys know what I'm trying to describe.

Have you ever changed the settings or just using the original ones?

I'm just using the original ones.

Are you using an HDMI cable or Firewire?

It's definitely not HDMI.  I think it's just a standard USB connection.  But wouldn't that just affect the time it takes to upload and not the quality of the upload, anyhow?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on July 29, 2009, 01:48:34 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:40:17 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2009, 01:31:44 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:24:47 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 29, 2009, 01:17:16 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:09:52 PM
I have a vague question about which I can't really provide any details, and about which I'm technically a dolt.  However, you guys are good, so here goes.

We have a Canon HD video camera.  Shooting and stuff looks great, and playing it back on the camera or hooked up to the TV looks terrific.  However, when I upload video from the camera to the computer, the best way to describe it is that it adds these vertical-looking lines to the video, and it just looks terrible.  If I were home, I'd upload an example (and I will, later, if no one can answer the question), but does anyone know offhand what I might be doing wrong?  The settings I'm using to shoot?  Something I need to do to process the video on my computer?

I'm such a tech moron, that I can't even describe the issue well enough to Google it and find an answer, but maybe you guys know what I'm trying to describe.

Have you ever changed the settings or just using the original ones?

I'm just using the original ones.

Are you using an HDMI cable or Firewire?

It's definitely not HDMI.  I think it's just a standard USB connection.  But wouldn't that just affect the time it takes to upload and not the quality of the upload, anyhow?

Can you even use an HDMI cable for data transfer?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 29, 2009, 02:01:53 PM
Quote from: Weebs on July 29, 2009, 01:48:34 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:40:17 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2009, 01:31:44 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:24:47 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 29, 2009, 01:17:16 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:09:52 PM
I have a vague question about which I can't really provide any details, and about which I'm technically a dolt.  However, you guys are good, so here goes.

We have a Canon HD video camera.  Shooting and stuff looks great, and playing it back on the camera or hooked up to the TV looks terrific.  However, when I upload video from the camera to the computer, the best way to describe it is that it adds these vertical-looking lines to the video, and it just looks terrible.  If I were home, I'd upload an example (and I will, later, if no one can answer the question), but does anyone know offhand what I might be doing wrong?  The settings I'm using to shoot?  Something I need to do to process the video on my computer?

I'm such a tech moron, that I can't even describe the issue well enough to Google it and find an answer, but maybe you guys know what I'm trying to describe.

Have you ever changed the settings or just using the original ones?

I'm just using the original ones.

Are you using an HDMI cable or Firewire?

It's definitely not HDMI.  I think it's just a standard USB connection.  But wouldn't that just affect the time it takes to upload and not the quality of the upload, anyhow?

Can you even use an HDMI cable for data transfer?

Isn't HD just code being moved from source to destination?

And the type of cable can have an effect on signal, as the data throughput can (but not necessarily will) degrade.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 29, 2009, 03:14:27 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2009, 02:01:53 PM
Quote from: Weebs on July 29, 2009, 01:48:34 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:40:17 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2009, 01:31:44 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:24:47 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 29, 2009, 01:17:16 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:09:52 PM
I have a vague question about which I can't really provide any details, and about which I'm technically a dolt.  However, you guys are good, so here goes.

We have a Canon HD video camera.  Shooting and stuff looks great, and playing it back on the camera or hooked up to the TV looks terrific.  However, when I upload video from the camera to the computer, the best way to describe it is that it adds these vertical-looking lines to the video, and it just looks terrible.  If I were home, I'd upload an example (and I will, later, if no one can answer the question), but does anyone know offhand what I might be doing wrong?  The settings I'm using to shoot?  Something I need to do to process the video on my computer?

I'm such a tech moron, that I can't even describe the issue well enough to Google it and find an answer, but maybe you guys know what I'm trying to describe.

Have you ever changed the settings or just using the original ones?

I'm just using the original ones.

Are you using an HDMI cable or Firewire?

It's definitely not HDMI.  I think it's just a standard USB connection.  But wouldn't that just affect the time it takes to upload and not the quality of the upload, anyhow?

Can you even use an HDMI cable for data transfer?

Isn't HD just code being moved from source to destination?

And the type of cable can have an effect on signal, as the data throughput can (but not necessarily will) degrade.
Sounds like a codec issue.  What format is your HD Video file?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 03:16:21 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 29, 2009, 03:14:27 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2009, 02:01:53 PM
Quote from: Weebs on July 29, 2009, 01:48:34 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:40:17 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2009, 01:31:44 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:24:47 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 29, 2009, 01:17:16 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 01:09:52 PM
I have a vague question about which I can't really provide any details, and about which I'm technically a dolt.  However, you guys are good, so here goes.

We have a Canon HD video camera.  Shooting and stuff looks great, and playing it back on the camera or hooked up to the TV looks terrific.  However, when I upload video from the camera to the computer, the best way to describe it is that it adds these vertical-looking lines to the video, and it just looks terrible.  If I were home, I'd upload an example (and I will, later, if no one can answer the question), but does anyone know offhand what I might be doing wrong?  The settings I'm using to shoot?  Something I need to do to process the video on my computer?

I'm such a tech moron, that I can't even describe the issue well enough to Google it and find an answer, but maybe you guys know what I'm trying to describe.

Have you ever changed the settings or just using the original ones?

I'm just using the original ones.

Are you using an HDMI cable or Firewire?

It's definitely not HDMI.  I think it's just a standard USB connection.  But wouldn't that just affect the time it takes to upload and not the quality of the upload, anyhow?

Can you even use an HDMI cable for data transfer?

Isn't HD just code being moved from source to destination?

And the type of cable can have an effect on signal, as the data throughput can (but not necessarily will) degrade.
Sounds like a codec issue.  What format is your HD Video file?

I thought it just transferred over as an MPEG, but I'll have to double-check.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 29, 2009, 03:31:53 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 03:16:21 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 29, 2009, 03:14:27 PM
Sounds like a codec issue.  What format is your HD Video file?

I thought it just transferred over as an MPEG, but I'll have to double-check.
My Canon HF10 makes .MTS files.  I had to install a new codec into Media Player and they now play back great.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 03:34:43 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 29, 2009, 03:31:53 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 03:16:21 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 29, 2009, 03:14:27 PM
Sounds like a codec issue.  What format is your HD Video file?

I thought it just transferred over as an MPEG, but I'll have to double-check.
My Canon HF10 makes .MTS files.  I had to install a new codec into Media Player and they now play back great.

Well, that just might be it.  I'll take back exactly one thing I've said about you.  Your choice.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 04, 2009, 06:19:19 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

It seems awfully expensive for what is probably not a ground-breaking pedagogical experience.  I'd venture that $6 for a copy of An Invitation to Spanish ("A Gay and Simple Guide," for which I hold some fondness) by Margarita & Ezequías Madrigal, if it's still in print, would be better spent.

The methodological statement alluding to "learning the way children learn" language is also puzzling.  They probably don't really mean it (unless they posit some extant Chomskian grammatical language-muscle), but first language acquisition obviously does not proceed in a particularly rapid fashion.  Throw in the $999 top tier, and I'm skeptical.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on August 04, 2009, 07:38:10 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

We live in America.  Who fucking cares?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on August 04, 2009, 08:18:30 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on August 04, 2009, 07:38:10 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

We live in America.  Who fucking cares?

Ah, yes, there it is.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on August 04, 2009, 08:21:52 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 04, 2009, 06:19:19 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

It seems awfully expensive for what is probably not a ground-breaking pedagogical experience.  I'd venture that $6 for a copy of An Invitation to Spanish ("A Gay and Simple Guide," for which I hold some fondness) by Margarita & Ezequías Madrigal, if it's still in print, would be better spent.

The methodological statement alluding to "learning the way children learn" language is also puzzling.  They probably don't really mean it (unless they posit some extant Chomskian grammatical language-muscle), but first language acquisition obviously does not proceed in a particularly rapid fashion.  Throw in the $999 top tier, and I'm skeptical.

DPD.  Thank you, Wheezer.  Thank you, Only Site.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 04, 2009, 08:22:17 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on August 04, 2009, 07:38:10 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

We live in America.  Who fucking cares?

It's as though John Huston's remains were somehow stashed away in a giant sugar egg.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on August 04, 2009, 08:38:14 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 04, 2009, 06:19:19 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

It seems awfully expensive for what is probably not a ground-breaking pedagogical experience.  I'd venture that $6 for a copy of An Invitation to Spanish ("A Gay and Simple Guide," for which I hold some fondness) by Margarita & Ezequías Madrigal, if it's still in print, would be better spent.

The methodological statement alluding to "learning the way children learn" language is also puzzling.  They probably don't really mean it (unless they posit some extant Chomskian grammatical language-muscle), but first language acquisition obviously does not proceed in a particularly rapid fashion.  Throw in the $999 top tier, and I'm skeptical.

Dirty commie.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andy on August 04, 2009, 10:22:16 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on August 04, 2009, 07:38:10 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

We live in America.  Who fucking cares?

Because he'd like to be able to talk to the guy who mows his lawn, the lady who cleans his house and the dude who just fixed his muffler.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on August 04, 2009, 10:29:17 AM
Quote from: Andy on August 04, 2009, 10:22:16 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on August 04, 2009, 07:38:10 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

We live in America.  Who fucking cares?

Because he'd like to be able to talk to the guy who mows his lawn, the lady who cleans his house and the dude who just fixed his muffler.

And press 2 at the ATM?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on August 04, 2009, 12:41:34 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

You bet!  She taught me to say "Dios mio" when I was iin middle school.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on August 04, 2009, 01:22:02 PM
Quote from: CBStew on August 04, 2009, 12:41:34 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

You bet!  She taught me to say "Dios mio" when I was iin middle school.

http://www.instantrimshot.com
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on August 04, 2009, 04:38:11 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

We have German 1. It's fairly slick (esp. if you use the microphone option) but still basically rote learning and geared to get a fairly low level of conversational German. My kids got bored with it very quickly - even when bribed with treats, etc. (And don't blame me for buying it, it's my better half's doing. She, of course, is always right. Even when she's wrong.)

I'm pretty sure I saw it at my public library. That would be a good way to give it a test run.

I took Spanish in high school and college but really learned it by practicing with people at work back when I worked in restaurants. If you're older, a good way might be to volunteer to teach ESL and strike up a friendship where you both learn each other's language.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on August 04, 2009, 05:18:01 PM
Quote from: HST Redux on August 04, 2009, 04:38:11 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

We have German 1. It's fairly slick (esp. if you use the microphone option) but still basically rote learning and geared to get a fairly low level of conversational German. My kids got bored with it very quickly - even when bribed with treats, etc. (And don't blame me for buying it, it's my better half's doing. She, of course, is always right. Even when she's wrong.)

I'm pretty sure I saw it at my public library. That would be a good way to give it a test run.

I took Spanish in high school and college but really learned it by practicing with people at work back when I worked in restaurants. If you're older, a good way might be to volunteer to teach ESL and strike up a friendship where you both learn each other's language.


You guys could meet up at the Cheesecake Factory and kill two birds with one stone.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on August 04, 2009, 06:09:20 PM
Quote from: HST Redux on August 04, 2009, 04:38:11 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

We have German 1. It's fairly slick (esp. if you use the microphone option) but still basically rote learning and geared to get a fairly low level of conversational German. My kids got bored with it very quickly - even when bribed with treats, etc. (And don't blame me for buying it, it's my better half's doing. She, of course, is always right. Even when she's wrong.)

I'm pretty sure I saw it at my public library. That would be a good way to give it a test run.

I took Spanish in high school and college but really learned it by practicing with people at work back when I worked in restaurants. If you're older, a good way might be to volunteer to teach ESL and strike up a friendship where you both learn each other's language.



Dios mio!  I recommend striking up a friendship with Rosetta.  She is older now and probably has so much more to teach.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BC on August 04, 2009, 06:26:00 PM
I had to take three Spanish classes while at the U of I, and I just flat out hated all three. Thank goodness that about 70 percent of the grade for the third class was based on homework or else I wouldn't have passed that class. [BC thanking God]I "earned" a 64 percent on the final exam and still managed a B in that class since the final was only 10 percent of the total grade.[/BC thanking God]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on August 04, 2009, 06:33:06 PM
Quote from: BC on August 04, 2009, 06:26:00 PM
I had to take three Spanish classes while at the U of I, and I just flat out hated all three. Thank goodness that about 70 percent of the grade for the third class was based on homework or else I wouldn't have passed that class. [BC thanking God]I "earned" a 64 percent on the final exam and still managed a B in that class since the final was only 10 percent of the total grade.[/BC thanking God]

I'm shocked that you struggled to communicate in a second language.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on August 04, 2009, 06:33:33 PM
Quote from: BC on August 04, 2009, 06:26:00 PM
I had to take three Spanish classes while at the U of I, and I just flat out hated all three. Thank goodness that about 70 percent of the grade for the third class was based on homework or else I wouldn't have passed that class. [BC thanking God]I "earned" a 64 percent on the final exam and still managed a B in that class since the final was only 10 percent of the total grade.[/BC thanking God]

Maybe you should have tried Rosetta Stone...anyone know anything about that?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on August 04, 2009, 07:12:24 PM
Quote from: BC on August 04, 2009, 06:26:00 PM
I had to take three Spanish classes while at the U of I, and I just flat out hated all three. Thank goodness that about 70 percent of the grade for the third class was based on homework or else I wouldn't have passed that class. [BC thanking God]I "earned" a 64 percent on the final exam and still managed a B in that class since the final was only 10 percent of the total grade.[/BC thanking God]

I'm cautious of engaging in hyperbole, but of your 2,100+ posts, this might be the least interesting one.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on August 04, 2009, 08:36:30 PM
Quote from: BC on August 04, 2009, 06:26:00 PM
I had to take three Spanish classes while at the U of I, and I just flat out hated all three. Thank goodness that about 70 percent of the grade for the third class was based on homework or else I wouldn't have passed that class. [BC thanking God]I "earned" a 64 percent on the final exam and still managed a B in that class since the final was only 10 percent of the total grade.[/BC thanking God]

Would you have still thanked God if you had failed?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on August 04, 2009, 09:26:43 PM
I'm just going to bitch about my Spanish class. I took 3 years of it, and I am unable to recall about 90% of it. The thing that I think my teacher failed was the fact that in our class, we/she spoke english 75% of the time and Spanish 25% of the time. From what I hear about people who learn English, they speak English in 75% of the class and their native language 25% of the time. Is this correct? And did anyone else have that problem?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on August 04, 2009, 09:42:45 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 04, 2009, 09:26:43 PM
I'm just going to bitch about my Spanish class. I took 3 years of it, and I am unable to recall about 90% of it. The thing that I think my teacher failed was the fact that in our class, we/she spoke english 75% of the time and Spanish 25% of the time. From what I hear about people who learn English, they speak English in 75% of the class and their native language 25% of the time. Is this correct? And did anyone else have that problem?

From my experience, what you speak in class is not as relevant as what you speak outside of the class. It doesn't really matter if you're speaking Spanish for 15 minutes of an hour versus 45 minutes. If you're speaking English for the other 23 hours in the day, you're not going to retain very much. Spanish-speakers who learn English here are able to learn it because they're immersed in it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BC on August 05, 2009, 12:10:52 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 04, 2009, 08:36:30 PM
Quote from: BC on August 04, 2009, 06:26:00 PM
I had to take three Spanish classes while at the U of I, and I just flat out hated all three. Thank goodness that about 70 percent of the grade for the third class was based on homework or else I wouldn't have passed that class. [BC thanking God]I "earned" a 64 percent on the final exam and still managed a B in that class since the final was only 10 percent of the total grade.[/BC thanking God]

Would you have still thanked God if you had failed?

Yes, just a little less aggressively.

Eli, you forget that I didn't talk about my ass graze on Desipio, but rather on HJE. Oh, wait, you were talking about my LEAST interesting shit.

.....

Well, you're probably right then.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on August 05, 2009, 12:11:52 AM
Quote from: BC on August 04, 2009, 06:26:00 PM
I had to take three Spanish classes while at the U of I, and I just flat out hated all three. Thank goodness that about 70 percent of the grade for the third class was based on homework or else I wouldn't have passed that class. [BC thanking God]I "earned" a 64 percent on the final exam and still managed a B in that class since the final was only 10 percent of the total grade.[/BC thanking God]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BC on August 05, 2009, 12:13:13 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 05, 2009, 12:11:52 AM
Quote from: BC on August 04, 2009, 06:26:00 PM
I had to take three Spanish classes while at the U of I, and I just flat out hated all three. Thank goodness that about 70 percent of the grade for the third class was based on homework or else I wouldn't have passed that class. [BC thanking God]I "earned" a 64 percent on the final exam and still managed a B in that class since the final was only 10 percent of the total grade.[/BC thanking God]

Way to waste some Interwebs ink there!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on August 05, 2009, 12:19:37 AM
Quote from: BC on August 05, 2009, 12:13:13 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 05, 2009, 12:11:52 AM
Quote from: BC on August 04, 2009, 06:26:00 PM
I had to take three Spanish classes while at the U of I, and I just flat out hated all three. Thank goodness that about 70 percent of the grade for the third class was based on homework or else I wouldn't have passed that class. [BC thanking God]I "earned" a 64 percent on the final exam and still managed a B in that class since the final was only 10 percent of the total grade.[/BC thanking God]

Way to waste some Interwebs ink there!

I'm just throwing good ink after bad.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on August 05, 2009, 01:24:19 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 04, 2009, 09:26:43 PM
I'm just going to bitch about my Spanish class. I took 3 years of it, and I am unable to recall about 90% of it. The thing that I think my teacher failed was the fact that in our class, we/she spoke english 75% of the time and Spanish 25% of the time. From what I hear about people who learn English, they speak English in 75% of the class and their native language 25% of the time. Is this correct? And did anyone else have that problem?

How noble of you to at least try to take some heat off of BC, Yeti.  You are a true sport.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on August 05, 2009, 04:08:21 AM
Quote from: MAD on August 05, 2009, 01:24:19 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 04, 2009, 09:26:43 PM
I'm just going to bitch about my Spanish class. I took 3 years of it, and I am unable to recall about 90% of it. The thing that I think my teacher failed was the fact that in our class, we/she spoke english 75% of the time and Spanish 25% of the time. From what I hear about people who learn English, they speak English in 75% of the class and their native language 25% of the time. Is this correct? And did anyone else have that problem?

How noble of you to at least try to take some heat off of BC, Yeti.  You are a true sport.

BC has been nearly heat free for almost a year now. I'd say it's deservedly so.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on August 06, 2009, 01:34:34 AM
Quote from: Andy on August 04, 2009, 10:22:16 AM
Quote from: TDubbs on August 04, 2009, 07:38:10 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 03, 2009, 11:04:46 PM
Anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone?  Does the program work?  Anything work better?  I'm looking to learn me some Spanish.

We live in America.  Who fucking cares?

Because he'd like to be able to talk to the guy who mows his lawn, the lady who cleans his house, powen01, and the dude who just fixed his muffler.

Acuchillado'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on August 06, 2009, 08:15:54 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on August 04, 2009, 09:42:45 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 04, 2009, 09:26:43 PM
I'm just going to bitch about my Spanish class. I took 3 years of it, and I am unable to recall about 90% of it. The thing that I think my teacher failed was the fact that in our class, we/she spoke english 75% of the time and Spanish 25% of the time. From what I hear about people who learn English, they speak English in 75% of the class and their native language 25% of the time. Is this correct? And did anyone else have that problem?

From my experience, what you speak in class is not as relevant as what you speak outside of the class. It doesn't really matter if you're speaking Spanish for 15 minutes of an hour versus 45 minutes. If you're speaking English for the other 23 hours in the day, you're not going to retain very much. Spanish-speakers who learn English here are able to learn it because they're immersed in it.

Probably learn more watching Telemundo everyday than most Spanish classes. Adios Mio.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on August 06, 2009, 08:46:40 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on August 04, 2009, 09:42:45 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 04, 2009, 09:26:43 PM
I'm just going to bitch about my Spanish class. I took 3 years of it, and I am unable to recall about 90% of it. The thing that I think my teacher failed was the fact that in our class, we/she spoke english 75% of the time and Spanish 25% of the time. From what I hear about people who learn English, they speak English in 75% of the class and their native language 25% of the time. Is this correct? And did anyone else have that problem?

From my experience, what you speak in class is not as relevant as what you speak outside of the class. It doesn't really matter if you're speaking Spanish for 15 minutes of an hour versus 45 minutes. If you're speaking English for the other 23 hours in the day, you're not going to retain very much. Spanish-speakers who learn English here are able to learn it because they're immersed in it.

I think this absolutely true.  When we came to this country, I had to communicate with the kids around me; so, it was learn English or live a sad, lonely life.  Granted, I was 8, but I learned English in about 4 months.

And, no, trying to order 4 margaritas at 3AM does not count as immersing one in the culture and its language.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on August 06, 2009, 09:39:01 AM
Quote from: Oleg on August 06, 2009, 08:46:40 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on August 04, 2009, 09:42:45 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 04, 2009, 09:26:43 PM
I'm just going to bitch about my Spanish class. I took 3 years of it, and I am unable to recall about 90% of it. The thing that I think my teacher failed was the fact that in our class, we/she spoke english 75% of the time and Spanish 25% of the time. From what I hear about people who learn English, they speak English in 75% of the class and their native language 25% of the time. Is this correct? And did anyone else have that problem?

From my experience, what you speak in class is not as relevant as what you speak outside of the class. It doesn't really matter if you're speaking Spanish for 15 minutes of an hour versus 45 minutes. If you're speaking English for the other 23 hours in the day, you're not going to retain very much. Spanish-speakers who learn English here are able to learn it because they're immersed in it.

I think this absolutely true.  When we came to this country, I had to communicate with the kids around me; so, it was learn English or live a sad, lonely life.  Granted, I was 8, but I learned English in about 4 months.


Yet still live a sad, lonely life.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on August 06, 2009, 09:46:48 AM
Quote from: Shooter on August 06, 2009, 09:39:01 AM
Quote from: Oleg on August 06, 2009, 08:46:40 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on August 04, 2009, 09:42:45 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 04, 2009, 09:26:43 PM
I'm just going to bitch about my Spanish class. I took 3 years of it, and I am unable to recall about 90% of it. The thing that I think my teacher failed was the fact that in our class, we/she spoke english 75% of the time and Spanish 25% of the time. From what I hear about people who learn English, they speak English in 75% of the class and their native language 25% of the time. Is this correct? And did anyone else have that problem?

From my experience, what you speak in class is not as relevant as what you speak outside of the class. It doesn't really matter if you're speaking Spanish for 15 minutes of an hour versus 45 minutes. If you're speaking English for the other 23 hours in the day, you're not going to retain very much. Spanish-speakers who learn English here are able to learn it because they're immersed in it.

I think this absolutely true.  When we came to this country, I had to communicate with the kids around me; so, it was learn English or live a sad, lonely life.  Granted, I was 8, but I learned English in about 4 months.


Yet still live a sad, lonely life.

But at least he cries himself to sleep in English.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on August 06, 2009, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: MAD on August 06, 2009, 09:46:48 AM
Quote from: Shooter on August 06, 2009, 09:39:01 AM
Quote from: Oleg on August 06, 2009, 08:46:40 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on August 04, 2009, 09:42:45 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 04, 2009, 09:26:43 PM
I'm just going to bitch about my Spanish class. I took 3 years of it, and I am unable to recall about 90% of it. The thing that I think my teacher failed was the fact that in our class, we/she spoke english 75% of the time and Spanish 25% of the time. From what I hear about people who learn English, they speak English in 75% of the class and their native language 25% of the time. Is this correct? And did anyone else have that problem?

From my experience, what you speak in class is not as relevant as what you speak outside of the class. It doesn't really matter if you're speaking Spanish for 15 minutes of an hour versus 45 minutes. If you're speaking English for the other 23 hours in the day, you're not going to retain very much. Spanish-speakers who learn English here are able to learn it because they're immersed in it.

I think this absolutely true.  When we came to this country, I had to communicate with the kids around me; so, it was learn English or live a sad, lonely life.  Granted, I was 8, but I learned English in about 4 months.


Yet still live a sad, lonely life.

But at least he cries himself to sleep in English.

Touche (did I do that right?)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on August 06, 2009, 04:18:12 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 06, 2009, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: MAD on August 06, 2009, 09:46:48 AM
Quote from: Shooter on August 06, 2009, 09:39:01 AM
Quote from: Oleg on August 06, 2009, 08:46:40 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on August 04, 2009, 09:42:45 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 04, 2009, 09:26:43 PM
I'm just going to bitch about my Spanish class. I took 3 years of it, and I am unable to recall about 90% of it. The thing that I think my teacher failed was the fact that in our class, we/she spoke english 75% of the time and Spanish 25% of the time. From what I hear about people who learn English, they speak English in 75% of the class and their native language 25% of the time. Is this correct? And did anyone else have that problem?

From my experience, what you speak in class is not as relevant as what you speak outside of the class. It doesn't really matter if you're speaking Spanish for 15 minutes of an hour versus 45 minutes. If you're speaking English for the other 23 hours in the day, you're not going to retain very much. Spanish-speakers who learn English here are able to learn it because they're immersed in it.

I think this absolutely true.  When we came to this country, I had to communicate with the kids around me; so, it was learn English or live a sad, lonely life.  Granted, I was 8, but I learned English in about 4 months.


Yet still live a sad, lonely life.

But at least he cries himself to sleep in English.

Touche (did I do that right?)

No.  There is some sort of umlaut that goes somewhere in there.  Or is that German?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on August 06, 2009, 06:48:37 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 06, 2009, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: MAD on August 06, 2009, 09:46:48 AM
Quote from: Shooter on August 06, 2009, 09:39:01 AM
Quote from: Oleg on August 06, 2009, 08:46:40 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on August 04, 2009, 09:42:45 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 04, 2009, 09:26:43 PM
I'm just going to bitch about my Spanish class. I took 3 years of it, and I am unable to recall about 90% of it. The thing that I think my teacher failed was the fact that in our class, we/she spoke english 75% of the time and Spanish 25% of the time. From what I hear about people who learn English, they speak English in 75% of the class and their native language 25% of the time. Is this correct? And did anyone else have that problem?

From my experience, what you speak in class is not as relevant as what you speak outside of the class. It doesn't really matter if you're speaking Spanish for 15 minutes of an hour versus 45 minutes. If you're speaking English for the other 23 hours in the day, you're not going to retain very much. Spanish-speakers who learn English here are able to learn it because they're immersed in it.

I think this absolutely true.  When we came to this country, I had to communicate with the kids around me; so, it was learn English or live a sad, lonely life.  Granted, I was 8, but I learned English in about 4 months.


Yet still live a sad, lonely life.

But at least he cries himself to sleep in English.

Touche (did I do that right?)

It's spelled with a "D".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on August 07, 2009, 03:47:40 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 06, 2009, 08:46:40 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on August 04, 2009, 09:42:45 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 04, 2009, 09:26:43 PM
I'm just going to bitch about my Spanish class. I took 3 years of it, and I am unable to recall about 90% of it. The thing that I think my teacher failed was the fact that in our class, we/she spoke english 75% of the time and Spanish 25% of the time. From what I hear about people who learn English, they speak English in 75% of the class and their native language 25% of the time. Is this correct? And did anyone else have that problem?

From my experience, what you speak in class is not as relevant as what you speak outside of the class. It doesn't really matter if you're speaking Spanish for 15 minutes of an hour versus 45 minutes. If you're speaking English for the other 23 hours in the day, you're not going to retain very much. Spanish-speakers who learn English here are able to learn it because they're immersed in it.

I think this absolutely true.  When we came to this country, I had to communicate with the kids around me; so, it was learn English or live a sad, lonely life.  Granted, I was 8, but I learned English in about 4 months.

And, no, trying to order 4 2 margaritas at 3AM does not count as immersing one in the culture and its language.

Maybe you should have learned some Spanish'ed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 08, 2009, 10:48:54 PM
If I may, a Copyright 101 question:  To the extent that Nielsen Media Research releases ratings data for all to see through house organ MediaWeek.com, do they have a leg to stand on when insisting that these data be neither collected nor presented in tabular format?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on August 08, 2009, 11:08:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 08, 2009, 10:48:54 PM
If I may, a Copyright 101 question:  To the extent that Nielsen Media Research releases ratings data for all to see through house organ MediaWeek.com, do they have a leg to stand on when insisting that these data be neither collected nor presented in tabular format?


Dos margaritas.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 08, 2009, 11:21:03 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 08, 2009, 11:08:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 08, 2009, 10:48:54 PM
If I may, a Copyright 101 question:  To the extent that Nielsen Media Research releases ratings data for all to see through house organ MediaWeek.com, do they have a leg to stand on when insisting that these data be neither collected nor presented in tabular format?


Dos margaritas.

Very well, "diseased house organ."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on August 08, 2009, 11:23:34 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 08, 2009, 11:21:03 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 08, 2009, 11:08:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 08, 2009, 10:48:54 PM
If I may, a Copyright 101 question:  To the extent that Nielsen Media Research releases ratings data for all to see through house organ MediaWeek.com, do they have a leg to stand on when insisting that these data be neither collected nor presented in tabular format?


Dos margaritas.

Very well, "diseased house organ."


Fuckin' aye.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on August 14, 2009, 11:04:20 AM
Anyone want 2 tickets for today? Need to pick them up in Northbrook.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on August 27, 2009, 04:09:29 PM
I'm trying to renegotiate my company's cell phone contract with Verizon. We've got 7 phones and 1 wireless broadband modem and are trying to upgrade to 6 blackberries. Has anyone had any success knocking down the cost of the blackberry service, etc.?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on August 27, 2009, 04:17:35 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 27, 2009, 04:09:29 PM
I'm trying to renegotiate my company's cell phone contract with Verizon. We've got 7 phones and 1 wireless broadband modem and are trying to upgrade to 6 blackberries. Has anyone had any success knocking down the cost of the blackberry service, etc.?

They don't budge on these I don't think.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on August 27, 2009, 05:18:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 27, 2009, 04:09:29 PM
I'm trying to renegotiate my company's cell phone contract with Verizon. We've got 7 phones and 1 wireless broadband modem and are trying to upgrade to 6 blackberries. Has anyone had any success knocking down the cost of the blackberry service, etc.?

You want to get one of our wireless specialists to give you a call?  I know we partner with Verizon.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on September 02, 2009, 09:18:20 AM
Anyone have a good recommendation/experience with shipping companies?  Specifically, I'm looking to ship a 60-inch Flat Screen from Durham, N.C. to my meth lab in Chicago and have no idea where to start.  Should I just use FedEx?  Thanks.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 02, 2009, 09:20:04 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 02, 2009, 09:18:20 AM
Anyone have a good recommendation/experience with shipping companies?  Specifically, I'm looking to ship a 60-inch Flat Screen from Durham, N.C. to my meth lab in Chicago and have no idea where to start.  Should I just use FedEx?  Thanks.



You might have to use a heavy freight company like Eagle to ship that. And they break shit. All the time.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on September 02, 2009, 09:33:00 AM
That sounds promising.  Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on September 02, 2009, 09:40:41 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 02, 2009, 09:18:20 AM
Anyone have a good recommendation/experience with shipping companies?  Specifically, I'm looking to ship a 60-inch Flat Screen from Durham, N.C. to my meth lab in Chicago and have no idea where to start.  Should I just use FedEx?  Thanks.



You should use a better company than Eagle.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on September 02, 2009, 09:42:34 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 02, 2009, 09:33:00 AM
That sounds promising.  Thanks.

http://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Shipping-Problems/forum/Fx2QY70ZTVCVQR6/Tx1W1WQ7O2F5KIT/1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B000N50RLO

Sounds like you'd be better suited just grabbing a van, some Tab, a couple grams of crank, and making a road trip of it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 02, 2009, 09:43:26 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 02, 2009, 09:18:20 AM
Anyone have a good recommendation/experience with shipping companies?  Specifically, I'm looking to ship a 60-inch Flat Screen from Durham, N.C. to my meth lab in Chicago and have no idea where to start.  Should I just use FedEx?  Thanks.



Rent a u-haul.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 02, 2009, 10:02:13 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 02, 2009, 09:42:34 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 02, 2009, 09:33:00 AM
That sounds promising.  Thanks.

http://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Shipping-Problems/forum/Fx2QY70ZTVCVQR6/Tx1W1WQ7O2F5KIT/1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B000N50RLO

Sounds like you'd be better suited just grabbing a van, some Tab, a couple grams of crank, and making a road trip of it.

This actually might be the best plan, no joke. Hey, you've already got homemade crank!

EDIT: here's another option for shipping. I don't think they're as bad as Eagle.

http://www.aitworldwide.com/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on September 02, 2009, 10:08:44 AM


I had thought about ripping out the equipment in my mobile home/lab and hitting the road.  This might have clinched it.  Besides, I could hit Billy's Bar-B-Q in Lexington on the way.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 02, 2009, 10:16:19 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 02, 2009, 10:08:44 AM


I had thought about ripping out the equipment in my mobile home/lab and hitting the road.  This might have clinched it.  Besides, I could hit Billy's Bar-B-Q in Lexington on the way.

I really like that drive until you hit Indiana.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on September 09, 2009, 09:21:45 AM
If Oleg ever needs a new job, there will always be good, honest work for him in France. (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hFnyfm7xtAwRiEPo7cCX3YdBEYfwD9AJBUGO0)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on September 09, 2009, 12:16:34 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on September 09, 2009, 09:21:45 AM
If Oleg ever needs a new job, there will always be good, honest work for him in France. (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hFnyfm7xtAwRiEPo7cCX3YdBEYfwD9AJBUGO0)

Sarkozy is 5'7"?  He's a giant.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 16, 2009, 12:30:53 PM
120Hz on TVs?

Is it worth a shit to have? Or would I be wasting my money to get a TV with that
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on September 16, 2009, 01:07:54 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 12:30:53 PM
120Hz on TVs?

Is it worth a shit to have? Or would I be wasting my money to get a TV with that

I have 60Hz, but the 120Hz I saw in the store was pretty badass.
They had them side-by-side and if the price difference wasn't $600, I would have definitely gone 120Hz.

But I'm sure Chuck will just come in and tell you that all you need is 720p.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 16, 2009, 01:25:26 PM

Is there anyone here who gets their mail with "Esq." after their name who works with workplace discrimination?

No, it's not for me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on September 16, 2009, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2009, 01:07:54 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 12:30:53 PM
120Hz on TVs?

Is it worth a shit to have? Or would I be wasting my money to get a TV with that

I have 60Hz, but the 120Hz I saw in the store was pretty badass.
They had them side-by-side and if the price difference wasn't $600, I would have definitely gone 120Hz.

But I'm sure Chuck will just come in and tell you that all you need is 720p.

If you watch sports, get 120Hz.  Again, the smaller the TV the less noticeable the difference.  Generally the threshold is 42".  Under 42" you can go cheaper on the Hz and 1080 vs 720.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 16, 2009, 02:03:21 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 16, 2009, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2009, 01:07:54 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 12:30:53 PM
120Hz on TVs?

Is it worth a shit to have? Or would I be wasting my money to get a TV with that

I have 60Hz, but the 120Hz I saw in the store was pretty badass.
They had them side-by-side and if the price difference wasn't $600, I would have definitely gone 120Hz.

But I'm sure Chuck will just come in and tell you that all you need is 720p.

If you watch sports, get 120Hz.  Again, the smaller the TV the less noticeable the difference.  Generally the threshold is 42".  Under 42" you can go cheaper on the Hz and 1080 vs 720.

Well, I currently have a 37" Rear-projection LCD tv that I got 2 years ago. I had an issue on Sunday (just a couple hours before the bears game) with the sound on it. It went out for a short amount of time. I tried multiple things, and couldn't get it working. About an hour later, after I had changed cords, screamed at the gods, etc., it started working again. I fully expect to have the issue again in the future, so I'm thinking I'll try to splurge on one during the Thanksgiving day sales. In short, if I spend a bunch of money on a new TV and I don't add more than 5-10 inches of viewing pleasure, I'll be quite disappointed in myself.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: *In a Nutsack on September 16, 2009, 02:11:33 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 02:03:21 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 16, 2009, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2009, 01:07:54 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 12:30:53 PM
120Hz on TVs?

Is it worth a shit to have? Or would I be wasting my money to get a TV with that

I have 60Hz, but the 120Hz I saw in the store was pretty badass.
They had them side-by-side and if the price difference wasn't $600, I would have definitely gone 120Hz.

But I'm sure Chuck will just come in and tell you that all you need is 720p.

If you watch sports, get 120Hz.  Again, the smaller the TV the less noticeable the difference.  Generally the threshold is 42".  Under 42" you can go cheaper on the Hz and 1080 vs 720.

Well, I currently have a 37" Rear-projection LCD tv that I got 2 years ago. I had an issue on Sunday (just a couple hours before the bears game) with the sound on it. It went out for a short amount of time. I tried multiple things, and couldn't get it working. About an hour later, after I had changed cords, screamed at the gods, etc., it started working again. I fully expect to have the issue again in the future, so I'm thinking I'll try to splurge on one during the Thanksgiving day sales. In short, if I spend a bunch of money on a new TV and I don't add more than 5-10 inches of viewing pleasure, I'll be quite disappointed in myself.

Two words:  Samsung.

Some more words:  My 47" (TAILWIND) 1080p, 120 Hz flat panel LCD is the ball steaks.  The colors are great.  It gets the very best picture on NFL Network, MLB Network and the Golf Channel.  FX and FOX come in very clear as well.  WGN's HD is also very good, for whenever our favorite baseball team is playing.  Sorry, I don't get FSN St. Louis.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on September 16, 2009, 02:20:30 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 02:03:21 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 16, 2009, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2009, 01:07:54 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 12:30:53 PM
120Hz on TVs?

Is it worth a shit to have? Or would I be wasting my money to get a TV with that

I have 60Hz, but the 120Hz I saw in the store was pretty badass.
They had them side-by-side and if the price difference wasn't $600, I would have definitely gone 120Hz.

But I'm sure Chuck will just come in and tell you that all you need is 720p.

If you watch sports, get 120Hz.  Again, the smaller the TV the less noticeable the difference.  Generally the threshold is 42".  Under 42" you can go cheaper on the Hz and 1080 vs 720.

Well, I currently have a 37" Rear-projection LCD tv that I got 2 years ago. I had an issue on Sunday (just a couple hours before the bears game) with the sound on it. It went out for a short amount of time. I tried multiple things, and couldn't get it working. About an hour later, after I had changed cords, screamed at the gods, etc., it started working again. I fully expect to have the issue again in the future, so I'm thinking I'll try to splurge on one during the Thanksgiving day sales. In short, if I spend a bunch of money on a new TV and I don't add more than 5-10 inches of viewing pleasure, I'll be quite disappointed in myself.

If you can hold out a little bit longer than that, there are always great deals just before the Super Bowl, too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 16, 2009, 02:48:21 PM
Yeti's way too obsessed with adding inches of pleasure. But we all knew that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 16, 2009, 02:52:52 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 16, 2009, 02:20:30 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 02:03:21 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 16, 2009, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2009, 01:07:54 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 12:30:53 PM
120Hz on TVs?

Is it worth a shit to have? Or would I be wasting my money to get a TV with that

I have 60Hz, but the 120Hz I saw in the store was pretty badass.
They had them side-by-side and if the price difference wasn't $600, I would have definitely gone 120Hz.

But I'm sure Chuck will just come in and tell you that all you need is 720p.

If you watch sports, get 120Hz.  Again, the smaller the TV the less noticeable the difference.  Generally the threshold is 42".  Under 42" you can go cheaper on the Hz and 1080 vs 720.

Well, I currently have a 37" Rear-projection LCD tv that I got 2 years ago. I had an issue on Sunday (just a couple hours before the bears game) with the sound on it. It went out for a short amount of time. I tried multiple things, and couldn't get it working. About an hour later, after I had changed cords, screamed at the gods, etc., it started working again. I fully expect to have the issue again in the future, so I'm thinking I'll try to splurge on one during the Thanksgiving day sales. In short, if I spend a bunch of money on a new TV and I don't add more than 5-10 inches of viewing pleasure, I'll be quite disappointed in myself.

If you can hold out a little bit longer than that, there are always great deals just before the Super Bowl, too.

And, if you're a fucking tightwad, you can return it after the Super Bowl and the 10% restock charge is cheaper than renting.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on September 16, 2009, 03:36:36 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2009, 02:52:52 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 16, 2009, 02:20:30 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 02:03:21 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 16, 2009, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2009, 01:07:54 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 12:30:53 PM
120Hz on TVs?

Is it worth a shit to have? Or would I be wasting my money to get a TV with that

I have 60Hz, but the 120Hz I saw in the store was pretty badass.
They had them side-by-side and if the price difference wasn't $600, I would have definitely gone 120Hz.

But I'm sure Chuck will just come in and tell you that all you need is 720p.

If you watch sports, get 120Hz.  Again, the smaller the TV the less noticeable the difference.  Generally the threshold is 42".  Under 42" you can go cheaper on the Hz and 1080 vs 720.

Well, I currently have a 37" Rear-projection LCD tv that I got 2 years ago. I had an issue on Sunday (just a couple hours before the bears game) with the sound on it. It went out for a short amount of time. I tried multiple things, and couldn't get it working. About an hour later, after I had changed cords, screamed at the gods, etc., it started working again. I fully expect to have the issue again in the future, so I'm thinking I'll try to splurge on one during the Thanksgiving day sales. In short, if I spend a bunch of money on a new TV and I don't add more than 5-10 inches of viewing pleasure, I'll be quite disappointed in myself.

If you can hold out a little bit longer than that, there are always great deals just before the Super Bowl, too.

And, if you're a fucking tightwad, you can return it after the Super Bowl and the 10% restock charge is cheaper than renting.

I think the whole point is that Yeti wants to keep the TV.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on September 16, 2009, 03:40:00 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2009, 03:36:36 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2009, 02:52:52 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 16, 2009, 02:20:30 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 02:03:21 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 16, 2009, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2009, 01:07:54 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 12:30:53 PM
120Hz on TVs?

Is it worth a shit to have? Or would I be wasting my money to get a TV with that

I have 60Hz, but the 120Hz I saw in the store was pretty badass.
They had them side-by-side and if the price difference wasn't $600, I would have definitely gone 120Hz.

But I'm sure Chuck will just come in and tell you that all you need is 720p.

If you watch sports, get 120Hz.  Again, the smaller the TV the less noticeable the difference.  Generally the threshold is 42".  Under 42" you can go cheaper on the Hz and 1080 vs 720.

Well, I currently have a 37" Rear-projection LCD tv that I got 2 years ago. I had an issue on Sunday (just a couple hours before the bears game) with the sound on it. It went out for a short amount of time. I tried multiple things, and couldn't get it working. About an hour later, after I had changed cords, screamed at the gods, etc., it started working again. I fully expect to have the issue again in the future, so I'm thinking I'll try to splurge on one during the Thanksgiving day sales. In short, if I spend a bunch of money on a new TV and I don't add more than 5-10 inches of viewing pleasure, I'll be quite disappointed in myself.

If you can hold out a little bit longer than that, there are always great deals just before the Super Bowl, too.

And, if you're a fucking tightwad, you can return it after the Super Bowl and the 10% restock charge is cheaper than renting.

I think the whole point is that Yeti wants to keep the TV.

But who can afford a TV with the rising cost of drywall these days?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on September 16, 2009, 04:00:07 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2009, 03:40:00 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2009, 03:36:36 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 16, 2009, 02:52:52 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 16, 2009, 02:20:30 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 02:03:21 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 16, 2009, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 16, 2009, 01:07:54 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 16, 2009, 12:30:53 PM
120Hz on TVs?

Is it worth a shit to have? Or would I be wasting my money to get a TV with that

I have 60Hz, but the 120Hz I saw in the store was pretty badass.
They had them side-by-side and if the price difference wasn't $600, I would have definitely gone 120Hz.

But I'm sure Chuck will just come in and tell you that all you need is 720p.

If you watch sports, get 120Hz.  Again, the smaller the TV the less noticeable the difference.  Generally the threshold is 42".  Under 42" you can go cheaper on the Hz and 1080 vs 720.

Well, I currently have a 37" Rear-projection LCD tv that I got 2 years ago. I had an issue on Sunday (just a couple hours before the bears game) with the sound on it. It went out for a short amount of time. I tried multiple things, and couldn't get it working. About an hour later, after I had changed cords, screamed at the gods, etc., it started working again. I fully expect to have the issue again in the future, so I'm thinking I'll try to splurge on one during the Thanksgiving day sales. In short, if I spend a bunch of money on a new TV and I don't add more than 5-10 inches of viewing pleasure, I'll be quite disappointed in myself.

If you can hold out a little bit longer than that, there are always great deals just before the Super Bowl, too.

And, if you're a fucking tightwad, you can return it after the Super Bowl and the 10% restock charge is cheaper than renting.

I think the whole point is that Yeti wants to keep the TV.

But who can afford a TV with the rising cost of drywall these days?

With the price of drywall going through the roof, it might be cheaper to forego the drywall for a wall of televisions.
(http://static.flickr.com/25/45561362_a521e8b279.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dave B on September 16, 2009, 04:16:56 PM
From this blog:

http://reviews.cnet.com/720p-vs-1080p-hdtv/



10. OK, so what's the bottom line: Should I save some dough and opt for a 720p TV?

If you're just making the leap to HDTV and find the higher end sets out of your price range, you shouldn't feel bad about going with an entry-level 720p model (just getting HD programming is going to make a huge difference). Also, in a lot of cases, folks are looking at 720p TVs as second sets for bedrooms or playrooms, and in a tough economy, a few hundred bucks makes a big difference. Personally, if I were choosing between the 720p 50-inch Panasonic TC-P50X1 and the 1080p Panasonic TC-P50S1 for a bedroom, I'd strongly consider going with the cheaper model if it meant saving $600-$700. That savings is enough to buy another 32-inch LCD for another room.

If you're thinking of going big, really big (a 55-inch or larger screen), or you like to sit really close (closer than 1.5 times the diagonal measurement), the extra resolution may make it worth the difference--as long as you have a pristine, 1080i or 1080p HD source to feed into the set. (To be clear, there are few 720p sets available in large sizes anymore, though a few older models may be kicking around at good discounts).

Finally, it's a good idea to go with 1080p instead of 720p if you plan to use your TV a lot as a big computer monitor. That said, if you set your computer to output at 1,920x1,080, you may find that the icons and text on the screen are too small to view from far away (as a result, you may end up zooming the desktop or even changing to a lower resolution). But a 1080p set does give you some added flexibility (and sharpness) when it comes to computer connectivity.

If none of those factors jump out at you as true priorities--and you're working on a tight budget and want to save some dough--a 720p set is going to do you just fine. HD will still look great on your set, I swear.

11. Wait! What about 120Hz LCDs and how they compare to 720p/1080p plasmas?

This column's just about 720p vs.1080p. If you're interested in 120Hz, try reading "Six things you need to know about 120Hz LCD TVs."

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6449_7-6792632-1.html?tag=mncol;txt


Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: cubbiebluestew on September 16, 2009, 08:40:13 PM
I have been very productive at work lately.  If I try to log onto Desipio at the office I get a message that "Internet Explorer cannot connect to this website".  I am logged on at home as I speak.  No offense intended Andy, but I think that I won't complain to our IT persons.  My billable hours have sky rocketed.  I am returning phone calls promptly.  I have caught up on my correspondence.  I met my deadline for an article.  I have researched my way through some knotty legal issues.   I have finally figured out how to get the most out of Lexis.  I even drafted an outline for questions for four depositions that I have to take in Los Angeles next week.  I have discovered a whole new me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on September 17, 2009, 01:01:24 AM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on September 16, 2009, 08:40:13 PM
I have been very productive at work lately.  If I try to log onto Desipio at the office I get a message that "Internet Explorer cannot connect to this website".  I am logged on at home as I speak.  No offense intended Andy, but I think that I won't complain to our IT persons.  My billable hours have sky rocketed.  I am returning phone calls promptly.  I have caught up on my correspondence.  I met my deadline for an article.  I have researched my way through some knotty legal issues.   I have finally figured out how to get the most out of Lexis.  I even drafted an outline for questions for four depositions that I have to take in Los Angeles next week.  I have discovered a whole new me.

We get it, you had a shitty day.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: *In a Nutsack on September 17, 2009, 07:35:34 AM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on September 16, 2009, 08:40:13 PM
I have been very productive at work lately.  If I try to log onto Desipio at the office I get a message that "Internet Explorer cannot connect to this website".  I am logged on at home as I speak.  No offense intended Andy, but I think that I won't complain to our IT persons.  My billable hours have sky rocketed.  I am returning phone calls promptly.  I have caught up on my correspondence.  I met my deadline for an article.  I have researched my way through some knotty legal issues.   I have finally figured out how to get the most out of Lexis.  I even drafted an outline for questions for four depositions that I have to take in Los Angeles next week.  I have discovered a whole new me.

I hate the new Stew.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andy on September 17, 2009, 08:53:17 AM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on September 16, 2009, 08:40:13 PM
I have been very productive at work lately.  If I try to log onto Desipio at the office I get a message that "Internet Explorer cannot connect to this website".  I am logged on at home as I speak.  No offense intended Andy, but I think that I won't complain to our IT persons.  My billable hours have sky rocketed.  I am returning phone calls promptly.  I have caught up on my correspondence.  I met my deadline for an article.  I have researched my way through some knotty legal issues.   I have finally figured out how to get the most out of Lexis.  I even drafted an outline for questions for four depositions that I have to take in Los Angeles next week.  I have discovered a whole new me.

You don't need to complain to IT.  Just download Firefox.  http://www.mozilla.com  See if that fixes it.

Probably not, it's probably a firewall thing.  Apparently there's too much ghey stuff going on here, even for the Bay Area.  That's alarming.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: cubbiebluestew on September 17, 2009, 10:52:04 AM
Quote from: Andy on September 17, 2009, 08:53:17 AM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on September 16, 2009, 08:40:13 PM
I have been very productive at work lately.  If I try to log onto Desipio at the office I get a message that "Internet Explorer cannot connect to this website".  I am logged on at home as I speak.  No offense intended Andy, but I think that I won't complain to our IT persons.  My billable hours have sky rocketed.  I am returning phone calls promptly.  I have caught up on my correspondence.  I met my deadline for an article.  I have researched my way through some knotty legal issues.   I have finally figured out how to get the most out of Lexis.  I even drafted an outline for questions for four depositions that I have to take in Los Angeles next week.  I have discovered a whole new me.

You don't need to complain to IT.  Just download Firefox.  http://www.mozilla.com  See if that fixes it.

Probably not, it's probably a firewall thing.  Apparently there's too much ghey stuff going on here, even for the Bay Area.  That's alarming.



Must...submit...do..what..Andy ..says
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: *In a Nutsack on September 17, 2009, 04:07:31 PM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on September 17, 2009, 10:52:04 AM
Quote from: Andy on September 17, 2009, 08:53:17 AM
Quote from: cubbiebluestew on September 16, 2009, 08:40:13 PM
I have been very productive at work lately.  If I try to log onto Desipio at the office I get a message that "Internet Explorer cannot connect to this website".  I am logged on at home as I speak.  No offense intended Andy, but I think that I won't complain to our IT persons.  My billable hours have sky rocketed.  I am returning phone calls promptly.  I have caught up on my correspondence.  I met my deadline for an article.  I have researched my way through some knotty legal issues.   I have finally figured out how to get the most out of Lexis.  I even drafted an outline for questions for four depositions that I have to take in Los Angeles next week.  I have discovered a whole new me.

You don't need to complain to IT.  Just download Firefox.  http://www.mozilla.com  See if that fixes it.

Probably not, it's probably a firewall thing.  Apparently there's too much ghey stuff going on here, even for the Bay Area.  That's alarming.



Must...submit...do..what..Andy ..says

I love this new, retro Stew.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on September 23, 2009, 12:18:06 PM
Hi, thanks for taking my call.  First time caller.

Can anyone help me decide between getting a new, larger HDTV (either 720 or 1080), probably in the 40 inch range, or opting for an HD projector?

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on September 23, 2009, 12:23:08 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on September 23, 2009, 12:18:06 PM
Hi, thanks for taking my call.  First time caller.

Can anyone help me decide between getting a new, larger HDTV (either 720 or 1080), probably in the 40 inch range, or opting for an HD projector?

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/21/ask-engadget-hd-hd-projector-or-hdtv

The general opinion seems to be that if you have the space and can keep the room very dark, the projector is the better option. But in an apartment, the TV would be best. This caught my attention though:

QuoteGo with the projector. Turn down the lights and pop in a Blu-Ray Porno. It is a religious experience.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 24, 2009, 03:47:31 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 23, 2009, 12:23:08 PM
The general opinion seems to be that if you have the space and can keep the room very dark, the projector is the better option.

Que Ice Station Zebra.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 24, 2009, 07:14:44 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 24, 2009, 03:47:31 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 23, 2009, 12:23:08 PM
The general opinion seems to be that if you have the space and can keep the room very dark, the projector is the better option.

Que Ice Station Zebra.

just put me in your will.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: HST Redux on September 24, 2009, 02:00:50 PM
I have a home theatre setup with an SD projector in the basement. Combine it with a nice stereo system, and it's just fantastic. You need the right room and lighting for it to work. I wouldn't really recommend it as your everyday TV though. The bulbs have a short life (1k-2k hours or so) and are very expensive ($200 for my SD projector).

I'll add that a true 1080 HDTV projector is quite a bit more expensive than a decent 40-inch HDTV. You also need to factor in that good projector screens (with decent reflectivity) aren't cheap either. About $100 for the cheapest.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on September 24, 2009, 04:56:13 PM
Quote from: HST Redux on September 24, 2009, 02:00:50 PM
I have a home theatre setup with an SD projector in the basement. Combine it with a nice stereo system, and it's just fantastic. You need the right room and lighting for it to work. I wouldn't really recommend it as your everyday TV though. The bulbs have a short life (1k-2k hours or so) and are very expensive ($200 for my SD projector).

I'll add that a true 1080 HDTV projector is quite a bit more expensive than a decent 40-inch HDTV. You also need to factor in that good projector screens (with decent reflectivity) aren't cheap either. About $100 for the cheapest.

I spoke with several people on this issue yesterday and almost uniformly the position was akin to yours.  So, I am just going to go with the TV itself.  Once I get out of an apartment and into a house with a basement, then we'll set up a projector.

Thank you, gentlehommes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on September 24, 2009, 05:07:30 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on September 24, 2009, 04:56:13 PM
I spoke with several people on this issue yesterday and almost uniformly the position was akin to yours.  So, I am just going to go with the TV itself.  Once I get out of an apartment and into a house with a basement, then we'll set up a projector.

Thank you, gentlehommes.

Visit avsforum.com to check your model before AND after you buy (for proper settings).  Many professionals use that site, including CBS NFL producers to check the quality of their transmissions during broadcasts.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on September 24, 2009, 05:12:02 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on September 24, 2009, 04:56:13 PM
Quote from: HST Redux on September 24, 2009, 02:00:50 PM
I have a home theatre setup with an SD projector in the basement. Combine it with a nice stereo system, and it's just fantastic. You need the right room and lighting for it to work. I wouldn't really recommend it as your everyday TV though. The bulbs have a short life (1k-2k hours or so) and are very expensive ($200 for my SD projector).

I'll add that a true 1080 HDTV projector is quite a bit more expensive than a decent 40-inch HDTV. You also need to factor in that good projector screens (with decent reflectivity) aren't cheap either. About $100 for the cheapest.

I spoke with several people on this issue yesterday and almost uniformly the position was akin to yours.  So, I am just going to go with the TV itself.  Once I get out of an apartment and into a house with a basement, then we'll set up a projector.

Thank you, gentlehommes.

Sounds like LA Gil's gonna be living pretty large off that labor law money.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on September 24, 2009, 05:15:03 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on September 24, 2009, 05:12:02 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on September 24, 2009, 04:56:13 PM
Quote from: HST Redux on September 24, 2009, 02:00:50 PM
I have a home theatre setup with an SD projector in the basement. Combine it with a nice stereo system, and it's just fantastic. You need the right room and lighting for it to work. I wouldn't really recommend it as your everyday TV though. The bulbs have a short life (1k-2k hours or so) and are very expensive ($200 for my SD projector).

I'll add that a true 1080 HDTV projector is quite a bit more expensive than a decent 40-inch HDTV. You also need to factor in that good projector screens (with decent reflectivity) aren't cheap either. About $100 for the cheapest.

I spoke with several people on this issue yesterday and almost uniformly the position was akin to yours.  So, I am just going to go with the TV itself.  Once I get out of an apartment and into a house with a basement, then we'll set up a projector.

Thank you, gentlehommes.

Sounds like LA Gil's gonna be living pretty large off that labor law money.

Performance bonus, mouthbreathers!  But in all honesty, I live pretty modestly.  Except those Egyptian cotton dress shirts. 

Some things you can't skimp on quality.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on September 25, 2009, 09:06:51 AM
I'm sorry to bring THE BASEMENT out of its cave of sadness, but I have a 360 question.  I must have screwed up a setting somewhere along the way, but all of a sudden, my 360 won't play audio when streaming video or playing downloaded video.  The audio plays fine everywhere else: in the dashboard, in downloaded games, and in disc games.  Now that I think of it, I haven't tried a DVD, but I assume that's okay, too.

One Google search netted me an answer that I should switch the console setting from displaying 720p to 1080p (or vice-versa), but I've already tried that to no avail.  I even tried switching to 480p.  I'm running HDMI cables through a receiver, and I have made sure that nothing is loose (which would make no sense, anyhow, since the audio everywhere else is fine).  I'm assuming it has to be a setting I'm missing, but I can't out-Google this issue.  Any help would be much appreciated.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Poon on September 25, 2009, 09:12:05 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 25, 2009, 09:06:51 AM
I'm sorry to bring THE BASEMENT out of its cave of sadness, but I have a 360 question.  I must have screwed up a setting somewhere along the way, but all of a sudden, my 360 won't play audio when streaming video or playing downloaded video.  The audio plays fine everywhere else: in the dashboard, in downloaded games, and in disc games.  Now that I think of it, I haven't tried a DVD, but I assume that's okay, too.

One Google search netted me an answer that I should switch the console setting from displaying 720p to 1080p (or vice-versa), but I've already tried that to no avail.  I even tried switching to 480p.  I'm running HDMI cables through a receiver, and I have made sure that nothing is loose (which would make no sense, anyhow, since the audio everywhere else is fine).  I'm assuming it has to be a setting I'm missing, but I can't out-Google this issue.  Any help would be much appreciated.

Do you stream them from a PC using Vista or do you have TVersity or something like that working as the go between?  I guess that wouldn't matter that much if downloaded video's aren't playing.

Could something be screwed up with the media center updates?  I know another update came out the other day but don't know if any media center thingies were included.  Couldn't hurt to delete any media center updates and let the nerdbox redownload them.  I guess you could delete all xbox updates and let the nerdbox redownload them. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on September 25, 2009, 09:12:50 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 25, 2009, 09:06:51 AM
I'm sorry to bring THE BASEMENT out of its cave of sadness, but I have a 360 question.  I must have screwed up a setting somewhere along the way, but all of a sudden, my 360 won't play audio when streaming video or playing downloaded video.  The audio plays fine everywhere else: in the dashboard, in downloaded games, and in disc games.  Now that I think of it, I haven't tried a DVD, but I assume that's okay, too.

One Google search netted me an answer that I should switch the console setting from displaying 720p to 1080p (or vice-versa), but I've already tried that to no avail.  I even tried switching to 480p.  I'm running HDMI cables through a receiver, and I have made sure that nothing is loose (which would make no sense, anyhow, since the audio everywhere else is fine).  I'm assuming it has to be a setting I'm missing, but I can't out-Google this issue.  Any help would be much appreciated.

If it's just on downloaded/streaming video, it might be a codec issue. What kind of file are you trying to play? Are you able to play it successfully on your computer?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on September 25, 2009, 09:24:05 AM
It's only Marketplace stuff, so I sure hope it's not a codec issue.  If, for example, I want to stare at Jessica Chobot, I can't even stream the IGN tips show, or whatever the hell it's called.  I guess I don't need audio, but still.

(http://www.beertripper.com/OffTopic/g4/Jessica_Chobot_Bikini.jpg)

Similarly, the only stuff I've downloaded has been Marketplace stuff (trailers, for example).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on September 25, 2009, 09:35:41 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 25, 2009, 09:24:05 AM
It's only Marketplace stuff, so I sure hope it's not a codec issue.  If, for example, I want to stare at Jessica Chobot, I can't even stream the IGN tips show, or whatever the hell it's called.  I guess I don't need audio, but still.

(http://www.beertripper.com/OffTopic/g4/Jessica_Chobot_Bikini.jpg)

Similarly, the only stuff I've downloaded has been Marketplace stuff (trailers, for example).

You might try hooking it up with component/RCA cables and see if there's still no audio. If not, considering the files you're playing, the issue would have to be something wrong with 1) the latest Dashboard update; 2) an incorrect audio setting; or 3) your HDMI cable.

If there is audio via RCA, then the issue is your receiver or the HDMI cable (although that feels pretty improbable).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on September 25, 2009, 09:49:57 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 25, 2009, 09:35:41 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 25, 2009, 09:24:05 AM
It's only Marketplace stuff, so I sure hope it's not a codec issue.  If, for example, I want to stare at Jessica Chobot, I can't even stream the IGN tips show, or whatever the hell it's called.  I guess I don't need audio, but still.

(http://www.beertripper.com/OffTopic/g4/Jessica_Chobot_Bikini.jpg)

Similarly, the only stuff I've downloaded has been Marketplace stuff (trailers, for example).

You might try hooking it up with component/RCA cables and see if there's still no audio. If not, considering the files you're playing, the issue would have to be something wrong with 1) the latest Dashboard update; 2) an incorrect audio setting; or 3) your HDMI cable.

If there is audio via RCA, then the issue is your receiver or the HDMI cable (although that feels pretty improbable).

Thanks for the tips.  I'll have to give that a shot.  For what it's worth, this happened prior to the latest update.  I think I was monkeying around with some settings, but I'm pretty sure I returned them all to what they were.  I wonder if I should return the console to the factory settings and start over.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on September 25, 2009, 09:51:37 AM
AT&T question for you cellphone dudes:

-Back in February, my wife renewed her contract with AT&T for two years.  In exchange she got a complete piece of crap phone.  She has since decided that she hates this phone so much that she wants an Iphone.  AT&T, however, will not give her the "new subscriber" price (ie, the $200 subsidy), because she is in the middle of a contract.  This does not make sense to my caveman mind - why would she be treated as a 3G subscriber when she has never had the benefit of the lowest pricing? (other than corporate greed, of course).  

Any advice on what to do next?  I've tried the AT&T store and 800 number to no avail.

Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: TDubbs on September 25, 2009, 09:52:56 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 25, 2009, 09:51:37 AM
AT&T question for you cellphone dudes:

-Back in February, my wife renewed her contract with AT&T for two years.  In exchange she got a complete piece of crap phone.  She has since decided that she hates this phone so much that she wants an Iphone.  AT&T, however, will not give her the "new subscriber" price (ie, the $200 subsidy), because she is in the middle of a contract.  This does not make sense to my caveman mind - why would she be treated as a 3G subscriber when she has never had the benefit of the lowest pricing? (other than corporate greed, of course).  

Any advice on what to do next?  I've tried the AT&T store and 800 number to no avail.

Thanks.

Scream and holler until they give you what you want.  That usually works for me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on September 25, 2009, 10:01:52 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 25, 2009, 09:51:37 AM
AT&T question for you cellphone dudes:

-Back in February, my wife renewed her contract with AT&T for two years.  In exchange she got a complete piece of crap phone.  She has since decided that she hates this phone so much that she wants an Iphone.  AT&T, however, will not give her the "new subscriber" price (ie, the $200 subsidy), because she is in the middle of a contract.  This does not make sense to my caveman mind - why would she be treated as a 3G subscriber when she has never had the benefit of the lowest pricing? (other than corporate greed, of course).  

Any advice on what to do next?  I've tried the AT&T store and 800 number to no avail.

Thanks.

I would imagine the subsidy for the piece of crap phone that she hates is priced into this current 2-year contract, and that they're unlikely to be willing to subsidize another phone (to the tune of $500) until she's 'paid that one off.'
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 25, 2009, 10:14:12 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 25, 2009, 09:51:37 AM
AT&T question for you cellphone dudes:

-Back in February, my wife renewed her contract with AT&T for two years.  In exchange she got a complete piece of crap phone.  She has since decided that she hates this phone so much that she wants an Iphone.  AT&T, however, will not give her the "new subscriber" price (ie, the $200 subsidy), because she is in the middle of a contract.  This does not make sense to my caveman mind - why would she be treated as a 3G subscriber when she has never had the benefit of the lowest pricing? (other than corporate greed, of course).  

Any advice on what to do next?  I've tried the AT&T store and 800 number to no avail.

Thanks.

Pretty sure you have to wait 18-20 months to get a cheaper upgrade, and based off of what you're describing, that's basically what you are wanting to do: upgrade her phone.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: air2300 on September 25, 2009, 10:24:44 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 25, 2009, 10:14:12 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 25, 2009, 09:51:37 AM
AT&T question for you cellphone dudes:

-Back in February, my wife renewed her contract with AT&T for two years.  In exchange she got a complete piece of crap phone.  She has since decided that she hates this phone so much that she wants an Iphone.  AT&T, however, will not give her the "new subscriber" price (ie, the $200 subsidy), because she is in the middle of a contract.  This does not make sense to my caveman mind - why would she be treated as a 3G subscriber when she has never had the benefit of the lowest pricing? (other than corporate greed, of course).  

Any advice on what to do next?  I've tried the AT&T store and 800 number to no avail.

Thanks.

Pretty sure you have to wait 18-20 months to get a cheaper upgrade, and based off of what you're describing, that's basically what you are wanting to do: upgrade her phone.
Yea, it's 20 months with At&T.  And they will make you wait 20 months even if your phone is not working before you can upgrade.  Not much you can do here besides pay the full price or keep the phone. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on September 25, 2009, 11:08:09 AM
Yeah, that's what I was afraid of. 

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on September 25, 2009, 12:10:54 PM
Quote from: air2300 on September 25, 2009, 10:24:44 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 25, 2009, 10:14:12 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 25, 2009, 09:51:37 AM
AT&T question for you cellphone dudes:

-Back in February, my wife renewed her contract with AT&T for two years.  In exchange she got a complete piece of crap phone.  She has since decided that she hates this phone so much that she wants an Iphone.  AT&T, however, will not give her the "new subscriber" price (ie, the $200 subsidy), because she is in the middle of a contract.  This does not make sense to my caveman mind - why would she be treated as a 3G subscriber when she has never had the benefit of the lowest pricing? (other than corporate greed, of course).  

Any advice on what to do next?  I've tried the AT&T store and 800 number to no avail.

Thanks.

Pretty sure you have to wait 18-20 months to get a cheaper upgrade, and based off of what you're describing, that's basically what you are wanting to do: upgrade her phone.
Yea, it's 20 months with At&T.  And they will make you wait 20 months even if your phone is not working before you can upgrade.  Not much you can do here besides pay the full price or keep the phone. 

or buy insurance and then a week later turn the phone in because it's not working to get a replacement.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: *In a Nutsack on September 25, 2009, 12:22:09 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 25, 2009, 12:10:54 PM
Quote from: air2300 on September 25, 2009, 10:24:44 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 25, 2009, 10:14:12 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 25, 2009, 09:51:37 AM
AT&T question for you cellphone dudes:

-Back in February, my wife renewed her contract with AT&T for two years.  In exchange she got a complete piece of crap phone.  She has since decided that she hates this phone so much that she wants an Iphone.  AT&T, however, will not give her the "new subscriber" price (ie, the $200 subsidy), because she is in the middle of a contract.  This does not make sense to my caveman mind - why would she be treated as a 3G subscriber when she has never had the benefit of the lowest pricing? (other than corporate greed, of course).  

Any advice on what to do next?  I've tried the AT&T store and 800 number to no avail.

Thanks.

Pretty sure you have to wait 18-20 months to get a cheaper upgrade, and based off of what you're describing, that's basically what you are wanting to do: upgrade her phone.
Yea, it's 20 months with At&T.  And they will make you wait 20 months even if your phone is not working before you can upgrade.  Not much you can do here besides pay the full price or keep the phone. 

or buy insurance and then a week later turn the phone in because it's not working to get a replacement.

The problem lies with you not getting an iPhone in the first place.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: air2300 on September 25, 2009, 05:15:48 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 25, 2009, 12:10:54 PM
Quote from: air2300 on September 25, 2009, 10:24:44 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on September 25, 2009, 10:14:12 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 25, 2009, 09:51:37 AM
AT&T question for you cellphone dudes:

-Back in February, my wife renewed her contract with AT&T for two years.  In exchange she got a complete piece of crap phone.  She has since decided that she hates this phone so much that she wants an Iphone.  AT&T, however, will not give her the "new subscriber" price (ie, the $200 subsidy), because she is in the middle of a contract.  This does not make sense to my caveman mind - why would she be treated as a 3G subscriber when she has never had the benefit of the lowest pricing? (other than corporate greed, of course).  

Any advice on what to do next?  I've tried the AT&T store and 800 number to no avail.

Thanks.

Pretty sure you have to wait 18-20 months to get a cheaper upgrade, and based off of what you're describing, that's basically what you are wanting to do: upgrade her phone.
Yea, it's 20 months with At&T.  And they will make you wait 20 months even if your phone is not working before you can upgrade.  Not much you can do here besides pay the full price or keep the phone. 

or buy insurance and then a week later turn the phone in because it's not working to get a replacement.
You have to buy the insurance the first two months of the contract or this plan doesn't work. Trust me.  I tried that with my last phone. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on October 08, 2009, 12:07:14 PM
Alright, IAN and I have had some secksbox connection issues. We are unable to join each others' game. We are also unable to join into a party together. He has had no issues with connecting to other Xboxers, nor have I. It's just between him and I. I wonder if the problem lies within the router settings. I'm no router whiz, but I would assume it might be within the NAT settings or Port Forwarding. Beyond that, I dunno. Any google searches have yielded poor results as I might be searching the wrong things. Any suggestions? (Besides breaking the Xbox)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on October 08, 2009, 12:23:24 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 08, 2009, 12:07:14 PM
Alright, IAN and I have had some secksbox connection issues. We are unable to join each others' game. We are also unable to join into a party together. He has had no issues with connecting to other Xboxers, nor have I. It's just between him and I. I wonder if the problem lies within the router settings. I'm no router whiz, but I would assume it might be within the NAT settings or Port Forwarding. Beyond that, I dunno. Any google searches have yielded poor results as I might be searching the wrong things. Any suggestions? (Besides breaking the Xbox)

Get a life?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on October 08, 2009, 12:24:52 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 08, 2009, 12:23:24 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 08, 2009, 12:07:14 PM
Alright, IAN and I have had some secksbox connection issues. We are unable to join each others' game. We are also unable to join into a party together. He has had no issues with connecting to other Xboxers, nor have I. It's just between him and I. I wonder if the problem lies within the router settings. I'm no router whiz, but I would assume it might be within the NAT settings or Port Forwarding. Beyond that, I dunno. Any google searches have yielded poor results as I might be searching the wrong things. Any suggestions? (Besides breaking the Xbox)

Get a life?

Thi.

It's either fate keeping you two apart or your NAT setting are different.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on October 08, 2009, 12:28:01 PM
Quote from: BH on October 08, 2009, 12:24:52 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 08, 2009, 12:23:24 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 08, 2009, 12:07:14 PM
Alright, IAN and I have had some secksbox connection issues. We are unable to join each others' game. We are also unable to join into a party together. He has had no issues with connecting to other Xboxers, nor have I. It's just between him and I. I wonder if the problem lies within the router settings. I'm no router whiz, but I would assume it might be within the NAT settings or Port Forwarding. Beyond that, I dunno. Any google searches have yielded poor results as I might be searching the wrong things. Any suggestions? (Besides breaking the Xbox)

Get a life?

Thi.

It's either fate keeping you two apart or your NAT setting are different.

Whichever one it is, please keep us up to date.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on October 08, 2009, 12:29:10 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 08, 2009, 12:23:24 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 08, 2009, 12:07:14 PM
Alright, IAN and I have had some secksbox connection issues. We are unable to join each others' game. We are also unable to join into a party together. He has had no issues with connecting to other Xboxers, nor have I. It's just between him and I. I wonder if the problem lies within the router settings. I'm no router whiz, but I would assume it might be within the NAT settings or Port Forwarding. Beyond that, I dunno. Any google searches have yielded poor results as I might be searching the wrong things. Any suggestions? (Besides breaking the Xbox)

Get a life?

I expected this
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on October 08, 2009, 12:30:28 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 08, 2009, 12:29:10 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 08, 2009, 12:23:24 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 08, 2009, 12:07:14 PM
Alright, IAN and I have had some secksbox connection issues. We are unable to join each others' game. We are also unable to join into a party together. He has had no issues with connecting to other Xboxers, nor have I. It's just between him and I. I wonder if the problem lies within the router settings. I'm no router whiz, but I would assume it might be within the NAT settings or Port Forwarding. Beyond that, I dunno. Any google searches have yielded poor results as I might be searching the wrong things. Any suggestions? (Besides breaking the Xbox)

Get a life?

I expected this

Weren't your kind given a basement for these sort of questions?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on October 08, 2009, 12:33:17 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 08, 2009, 12:30:28 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 08, 2009, 12:29:10 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 08, 2009, 12:23:24 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 08, 2009, 12:07:14 PM
Alright, IAN and I have had some secksbox connection issues. We are unable to join each others' game. We are also unable to join into a party together. He has had no issues with connecting to other Xboxers, nor have I. It's just between him and I. I wonder if the problem lies within the router settings. I'm no router whiz, but I would assume it might be within the NAT settings or Port Forwarding. Beyond that, I dunno. Any google searches have yielded poor results as I might be searching the wrong things. Any suggestions? (Besides breaking the Xbox)

Get a life?

I expected this

Weren't your kind given a basement for these sort of questions?

Yes, but I figured I'd force this upon some of the non-basement readers who might know what the issue is.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 12, 2009, 03:24:00 PM
Any of you soulless Windows users have any recommendations of free software for running CRC checks on burned CDs/DVDs?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2009, 08:05:58 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?
Do you own the condo or are you renting?  If renting, call the PM immediately.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 08:37:22 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?

Close your legs
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on October 14, 2009, 08:56:31 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2009, 08:05:58 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?
Do you own the condo or are you renting?  If renting, call the PM immediately.

I own it. I just talked to one of the engineers from the mgmt group. He said since the heat's been off all summer there's a bunch of dust in there and if I run the heat for a couple days it should pass.

I'll give it a shot but it sounds like a pretty lazy solution.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on October 14, 2009, 09:21:53 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2009, 08:05:58 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?
Do you own the condo or are you renting?  If renting, call the PM immediately.

That really shouldn't matter if it's something with the HVAC.  It's generally the condo association's responsibility to fix stuff that serves the entire building, even if Slak owns the unit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on October 14, 2009, 09:33:12 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 08:37:22 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?

Close your legs

Stand on a chair and spray the vents with Axe body spray bro.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on October 14, 2009, 09:46:51 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 08:56:31 AM
I own it. I just talked to one of the engineers from the mgmt group. He said since the heat's been off all summer there's a bunch of dust in there and if I run the heat for a couple days it should pass.

I'll give it a shot but it sounds like a pretty lazy solution.

There is a distinct smell when the heat comes on for the first time,
but I feel like it's more like something burning than fish.  Have you
seen Norm MacDonald or Artie Lange skulking around lately?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on October 14, 2009, 10:05:32 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 08:56:31 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2009, 08:05:58 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?
Do you own the condo or are you renting?  If renting, call the PM immediately.

I own it. I just talked to one of the engineers from the mgmt group. He said since the heat's been off all summer there's a bunch of dust in there and if I run the heat for a couple days it should pass.

I'll give it a shot but it sounds like a pretty lazy solution.

Water seepage + fiberglass insulation can produce a fishy smell. You might want to ask about this.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 10:06:59 AM
Quote from: Fork on October 14, 2009, 10:05:32 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 08:56:31 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2009, 08:05:58 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?
Do you own the condo or are you renting?  If renting, call the PM immediately.

I own it. I just talked to one of the engineers from the mgmt group. He said since the heat's been off all summer there's a bunch of dust in there and if I run the heat for a couple days it should pass.

I'll give it a shot but it sounds like a pretty lazy solution.

Water seepage + fiberglass insulation can produce a fishy smell. You might want to ask about this.

How long did it take your seepage+fiberglass to heal up?  You know, just so Slak has a professional reference.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on October 14, 2009, 11:17:03 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 10:06:59 AM
Quote from: Fork on October 14, 2009, 10:05:32 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 08:56:31 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2009, 08:05:58 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?
Do you own the condo or are you renting?  If renting, call the PM immediately.

I own it. I just talked to one of the engineers from the mgmt group. He said since the heat's been off all summer there's a bunch of dust in there and if I run the heat for a couple days it should pass.

I'll give it a shot but it sounds like a pretty lazy solution.

Water seepage + fiberglass insulation can produce a fishy smell. You might want to ask about this.

How long did it take your seepage+fiberglass to heal up?  You know, just so Slak has a professional reference.

What I would do is call TDubbs' parents and tell them I'm not going to stand for this shit anymore, and oh by the way, Mom...my laundry is starting to pile up and can you make me a sandwich?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 11:26:56 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 14, 2009, 11:17:03 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 10:06:59 AM
Quote from: Fork on October 14, 2009, 10:05:32 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 08:56:31 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2009, 08:05:58 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?
Do you own the condo or are you renting?  If renting, call the PM immediately.

I own it. I just talked to one of the engineers from the mgmt group. He said since the heat's been off all summer there's a bunch of dust in there and if I run the heat for a couple days it should pass.

I'll give it a shot but it sounds like a pretty lazy solution.

Water seepage + fiberglass insulation can produce a fishy smell. You might want to ask about this.

How long did it take your seepage+fiberglass to heal up?  You know, just so Slak has a professional reference.

What I would do is call TDubbs' parents and tell them I'm not going to stand for this shit anymore, and oh by the way, Mom...my laundry is starting to pile up and can you make me a sandwich?

I was going to ask your mom what I should do, but she looked like she needed more sleep after a night of love making, so I didn't wake her up when I left for work this morning.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on October 14, 2009, 11:52:33 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 11:26:56 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 14, 2009, 11:17:03 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 10:06:59 AM
Quote from: Fork on October 14, 2009, 10:05:32 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 08:56:31 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2009, 08:05:58 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?
Do you own the condo or are you renting?  If renting, call the PM immediately.

I own it. I just talked to one of the engineers from the mgmt group. He said since the heat's been off all summer there's a bunch of dust in there and if I run the heat for a couple days it should pass.

I'll give it a shot but it sounds like a pretty lazy solution.

Water seepage + fiberglass insulation can produce a fishy smell. You might want to ask about this.

How long did it take your seepage+fiberglass to heal up?  You know, just so Slak has a professional reference.

What I would do is call TDubbs' parents and tell them I'm not going to stand for this shit anymore, and oh by the way, Mom...my laundry is starting to pile up and can you make me a sandwich?

I was going to ask your mom what I should do, but she looked like she needed more sleep after a night of love making, so I didn't wake her up when I left for work this morning.

I'm disappointed your post didn't include more stuff like skull-fucking, meatus slit sucking, or two pendulous balls heavy with hot bloatum
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on October 14, 2009, 11:55:51 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 14, 2009, 11:52:33 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 11:26:56 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 14, 2009, 11:17:03 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 10:06:59 AM
Quote from: Fork on October 14, 2009, 10:05:32 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 08:56:31 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2009, 08:05:58 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?
Do you own the condo or are you renting?  If renting, call the PM immediately.

I own it. I just talked to one of the engineers from the mgmt group. He said since the heat's been off all summer there's a bunch of dust in there and if I run the heat for a couple days it should pass.

I'll give it a shot but it sounds like a pretty lazy solution.

Water seepage + fiberglass insulation can produce a fishy smell. You might want to ask about this.

How long did it take your seepage+fiberglass to heal up?  You know, just so Slak has a professional reference.

What I would do is call TDubbs' parents and tell them I'm not going to stand for this shit anymore, and oh by the way, Mom...my laundry is starting to pile up and can you make me a sandwich?

I was going to ask your mom what I should do, but she looked like she needed more sleep after a night of love making, so I didn't wake her up when I left for work this morning.

I'm disappointed your post didn't include more stuff like skull-fucking, meatus slit sucking, or two pendulous balls heavy with hot bloatum

How does Yeti "make love"?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on October 14, 2009, 12:14:29 PM
Quote from: BH on October 14, 2009, 11:55:51 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 14, 2009, 11:52:33 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 11:26:56 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 14, 2009, 11:17:03 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 10:06:59 AM
Quote from: Fork on October 14, 2009, 10:05:32 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 08:56:31 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2009, 08:05:58 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?
Do you own the condo or are you renting?  If renting, call the PM immediately.

I own it. I just talked to one of the engineers from the mgmt group. He said since the heat's been off all summer there's a bunch of dust in there and if I run the heat for a couple days it should pass.

I'll give it a shot but it sounds like a pretty lazy solution.

Water seepage + fiberglass insulation can produce a fishy smell. You might want to ask about this.

How long did it take your seepage+fiberglass to heal up?  You know, just so Slak has a professional reference.

What I would do is call TDubbs' parents and tell them I'm not going to stand for this shit anymore, and oh by the way, Mom...my laundry is starting to pile up and can you make me a sandwich?

I was going to ask your mom what I should do, but she looked like she needed more sleep after a night of love making, so I didn't wake her up when I left for work this morning.

I'm disappointed your post didn't include more stuff like skull-fucking, meatus slit sucking, or two pendulous balls heavy with hot bloatum

How does Yeti "make love"?

Like this.

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e96/meg27mancini/fat_lady_eating_cake.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on October 14, 2009, 12:17:20 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 14, 2009, 12:14:29 PM
Quote from: BH on October 14, 2009, 11:55:51 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 14, 2009, 11:52:33 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 11:26:56 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 14, 2009, 11:17:03 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2009, 10:06:59 AM
Quote from: Fork on October 14, 2009, 10:05:32 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 08:56:31 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2009, 08:05:58 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 14, 2009, 07:11:25 AM
So I live in a large condo building and we have an issue. There is a fishy smell coming from the vents in two of the rooms when the heat is on. Ever since I turned the heat on the smell has been there. It's never come up throughout the summer when the AC was going.

It's gotta be bacteria or a dead animal right?

And would I have better luck calling the property management folks or should I get an independent person to take a look? I would fucking hope, since they manage the whole building and I don't have a furnace in my place, that they would check it out and not charge us to do so. I fear the worst though.

Anyone gone through something similar?
Do you own the condo or are you renting?  If renting, call the PM immediately.

I own it. I just talked to one of the engineers from the mgmt group. He said since the heat's been off all summer there's a bunch of dust in there and if I run the heat for a couple days it should pass.

I'll give it a shot but it sounds like a pretty lazy solution.

Water seepage + fiberglass insulation can produce a fishy smell. You might want to ask about this.

How long did it take your seepage+fiberglass to heal up?  You know, just so Slak has a professional reference.

What I would do is call TDubbs' parents and tell them I'm not going to stand for this shit anymore, and oh by the way, Mom...my laundry is starting to pile up and can you make me a sandwich?

I was going to ask your mom what I should do, but she looked like she needed more sleep after a night of love making, so I didn't wake her up when I left for work this morning.

I'm disappointed your post didn't include more stuff like skull-fucking, meatus slit sucking, or two pendulous balls heavy with hot bloatum

How does Yeti "make love"?

Like this.

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e96/meg27mancini/fat_lady_eating_cake.jpg)

Pen wins
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on October 19, 2009, 03:14:25 PM
Ok, I have a question for the illustrious commentariat on these boards.  I have a POS LG Voyager cell phone with Verizon that recently broke.  My sister had a Palm Treo 755p from Verizon that she used to have, but now, no longer uses.  She has given it to me and told me to go to Verizon and just ask to transfer the information from the old Voyager to her phone and just use the Palm as my phone.

Is this correct?  I've always waited until my 2 years are up before I got a new phone, so I'm not aware of Verizon's policy, but can I simply just use an old one like this?

Thanks mouthbreathers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on October 19, 2009, 03:20:13 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on October 19, 2009, 03:14:25 PM
Ok, I have a question for the illustrious commentariat on these boards.  I have a POS LG Voyager cell phone with Verizon that recently broke.  My sister had a Palm Treo 755p from Verizon that she used to have, but now, no longer uses.  She has given it to me and told me to go to Verizon and just ask to transfer the information from the old Voyager to her phone and just use the Palm as my phone.

Is this correct?  I've always waited until my 2 years are up before I got a new phone, so I'm not aware of Verizon's policy, but can I simply just use an old one like this?

Thanks mouthbreathers.

Could you use that in a sentence, please?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on October 19, 2009, 03:24:38 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on October 19, 2009, 03:14:25 PM
Ok, I have a question for the illustrious commentariat on these boards.  I have a POS LG Voyager cell phone with Verizon that recently broke.  My sister had a Palm Treo 755p from Verizon that she used to have, but now, no longer uses.  She has given it to me and told me to go to Verizon and just ask to transfer the information from the old Voyager to her phone and just use the Palm as my phone.

Is this correct?  I've always waited until my 2 years are up before I got a new phone, so I'm not aware of Verizon's policy, but can I simply just use an old one like this?

Thanks mouthbreathers.

I'm pretty sure you can, but I'd try going into a store instead of screwing around with their phone support.  And if it doesn't work, just wait 11 days and get the Droid (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/18/verizon-droid-is-the-real-deal/).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on October 21, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

I'd have a hard time believing there is a network less stable than AT&Ts. It's horrible. Especially if you use the phone to make/receive calls.
If the iphone was offered on another network, no one would use ATT. That being said, because the phone's web browser, applications are so good, i'm sure any network would get taxed given the number of people sending/receiving data.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: BH on October 21, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

I'd have a hard time believing there is a network less stable than AT&Ts. It's horrible. Especially if you use the phone to make/receive calls.
If the iphone was offered on another network, no one would use ATT. That being said, because the phone's web browser, applications are so good, i'm sure any network would get taxed given the number of people sending/receiving data.

Just wanted to support this...AT&T couldn't suck any worse.
And I don't even have the joy of an iPhone to offset the suck.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:33:48 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: BH on October 21, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

I'd have a hard time believing there is a network less stable than AT&Ts. It's horrible. Especially if you use the phone to make/receive calls.
If the iphone was offered on another network, no one would use ATT. That being said, because the phone's web browser, applications are so good, i'm sure any network would get taxed given the number of people sending/receiving data.

Just wanted to support this...AT&T couldn't suck any worse.
And I don't even have the joy of an iPhone to offset the suck.

If it makes you feel any better, I suffered through many years of Nextel, whose service got worse when it merged with Sprint.  What a shit company.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:33:48 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: BH on October 21, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

I'd have a hard time believing there is a network less stable than AT&Ts. It's horrible. Especially if you use the phone to make/receive calls.
If the iphone was offered on another network, no one would use ATT. That being said, because the phone's web browser, applications are so good, i'm sure any network would get taxed given the number of people sending/receiving data.

Just wanted to support this...AT&T couldn't suck any worse.
And I don't even have the joy of an iPhone to offset the suck.

If it makes you feel any better, I suffered through many years of Nextel, whose service got worse when it merged with Sprint.  What a shit company.

Does anyone like their cell phone provider?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on October 21, 2009, 11:59:43 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:33:48 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: BH on October 21, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

I'd have a hard time believing there is a network less stable than AT&Ts. It's horrible. Especially if you use the phone to make/receive calls.
If the iphone was offered on another network, no one would use ATT. That being said, because the phone's web browser, applications are so good, i'm sure any network would get taxed given the number of people sending/receiving data.

Just wanted to support this...AT&T couldn't suck any worse.
And I don't even have the joy of an iPhone to offset the suck.

If it makes you feel any better, I suffered through many years of Nextel, whose service got worse when it merged with Sprint.  What a shit company.

Does anyone like their cell phone provider?
They're all shite.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 12:01:19 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:33:48 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: BH on October 21, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

I'd have a hard time believing there is a network less stable than AT&Ts. It's horrible. Especially if you use the phone to make/receive calls.
If the iphone was offered on another network, no one would use ATT. That being said, because the phone's web browser, applications are so good, i'm sure any network would get taxed given the number of people sending/receiving data.

Just wanted to support this...AT&T couldn't suck any worse.
And I don't even have the joy of an iPhone to offset the suck.

If it makes you feel any better, I suffered through many years of Nextel, whose service got worse when it merged with Sprint.  What a shit company.

Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

When I was with Verizon I thought their network was fantastic.
And their customer service gargled gigantic brontosaurus balls.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on October 21, 2009, 12:01:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:33:48 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: BH on October 21, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

I'd have a hard time believing there is a network less stable than AT&Ts. It's horrible. Especially if you use the phone to make/receive calls.
If the iphone was offered on another network, no one would use ATT. That being said, because the phone's web browser, applications are so good, i'm sure any network would get taxed given the number of people sending/receiving data.

Just wanted to support this...AT&T couldn't suck any worse.
And I don't even have the joy of an iPhone to offset the suck.

If it makes you feel any better, I suffered through many years of Nextel, whose service got worse when it merged with Sprint.  What a shit company.

Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

I have AT&T and it's been fine. I don't make too many calls, so I guess that's why. Yeah some calls have been dropped but the same shit happened when I was on Verizon. It's infrequent and I expect shit like that to happen once in awhile. They've always been able to help when I have questions so I'm good with them.

Same thing with Comcast. Everyone hates their guts but they've always helped me out just fine.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 12:09:04 PM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 21, 2009, 12:01:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:33:48 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: BH on October 21, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

I'd have a hard time believing there is a network less stable than AT&Ts. It's horrible. Especially if you use the phone to make/receive calls.
If the iphone was offered on another network, no one would use ATT. That being said, because the phone's web browser, applications are so good, i'm sure any network would get taxed given the number of people sending/receiving data.

Just wanted to support this...AT&T couldn't suck any worse.
And I don't even have the joy of an iPhone to offset the suck.

If it makes you feel any better, I suffered through many years of Nextel, whose service got worse when it merged with Sprint.  What a shit company.

Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

I have AT&T and it's been fine. I don't make too many calls, so I guess that's why. Yeah some calls have been dropped but the same shit happened when I was on Verizon. It's infrequent and I expect shit like that to happen once in awhile. They've always been able to help when I have questions so I'm good with them.

Same thing with Comcast. Everyone hates their guts but they've always helped me out just fine.

To be fair, most home telcos do poorly on customer service scores. (http://www.theacsi.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=149&Itemid=157&c=Comcast&i=Cable+%26+Satellite+TV)

Though Comcast has certainly has a lot of room for improvement.

Quote
n 2004 and 2007, the American Customer Satisfaction Index survey found that Comcast had the worst customer satisfaction rating of any company or government agency in the country, including the Internal Revenue Service. Comcast's Customer Service Rating by the ACSI surveys indicate that the company's customer service has not improved since the surveys began in 2001. Analysis of the surveys states that "Comcast is one of the lowest scoring companies in ACSI. As its customer satisfaction eroded by 7% over the past year, revenue increased by 12%." The ACSI analysis also addresses this contradiction, stating that "Such pricing power usually comes with some level of monopoly protection and most cable companies have little competition at the local level. This also means that a cable company can do well financially even though its customers are not particularly satisfied."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on October 21, 2009, 12:24:35 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 12:01:19 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:33:48 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: BH on October 21, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

I'd have a hard time believing there is a network less stable than AT&Ts. It's horrible. Especially if you use the phone to make/receive calls.
If the iphone was offered on another network, no one would use ATT. That being said, because the phone's web browser, applications are so good, i'm sure any network would get taxed given the number of people sending/receiving data.

Just wanted to support this...AT&T couldn't suck any worse.
And I don't even have the joy of an iPhone to offset the suck.

If it makes you feel any better, I suffered through many years of Nextel, whose service got worse when it merged with Sprint.  What a shit company.

Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

When I was with Verizon I thought their network was fantastic.
And their customer service gargled gigantic brontosaurus balls.

I have Sprint and think it's great.  I don't know if it's ever dropped a call unless I was in a basement or an elevator. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on October 21, 2009, 12:29:15 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:33:48 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: BH on October 21, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

I'd have a hard time believing there is a network less stable than AT&Ts. It's horrible. Especially if you use the phone to make/receive calls.
If the iphone was offered on another network, no one would use ATT. That being said, because the phone's web browser, applications are so good, i'm sure any network would get taxed given the number of people sending/receiving data.

Just wanted to support this...AT&T couldn't suck any worse.
And I don't even have the joy of an iPhone to offset the suck.

If it makes you feel any better, I suffered through many years of Nextel, whose service got worse when it merged with Sprint.  What a shit company.

Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

Even though it was made clear to me that AT&T's 3G pales in comparison to Verizon's, I like AT&T. I know you guys seem to have an issue with the network, but around here, I have no 3G issues. I've found the customer service to be decent. (I had to get a replacement for my phone that broke on Friday. I got the replacement on Monday. It didn't work, so I called them and 15 minutes later, they said another was in the mail. Just got it today. Very efficient.)

I'm eligible for an upgrade on the 13th and have strongly considered the iPhone. However, I might take a look at the google phone before I make that leap.

As far as dropped calls, I have had very little of that. Connection is good. They work in Central IL.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 12:55:38 PM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 21, 2009, 12:01:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:33:48 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: BH on October 21, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

I'd have a hard time believing there is a network less stable than AT&Ts. It's horrible. Especially if you use the phone to make/receive calls.
If the iphone was offered on another network, no one would use ATT. That being said, because the phone's web browser, applications are so good, i'm sure any network would get taxed given the number of people sending/receiving data.

Just wanted to support this...AT&T couldn't suck any worse.
And I don't even have the joy of an iPhone to offset the suck.

If it makes you feel any better, I suffered through many years of Nextel, whose service got worse when it merged with Sprint.  What a shit company.

Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

I have AT&T and it's been fine. I don't make too many calls, so I guess that's why. Yeah some calls have been dropped but the same shit happened when I was on Verizon. It's infrequent and I expect shit like that to happen once in awhile. They've always been able to help when I have questions so I'm good with them.

Same thing with Comcast. Everyone hates their guts but they've always helped me out just fine.



I had pretty bad experiences with Comcast's customer service in South Bend, but around here, they've been nothing but terrific.

I think Verizon is decent for the most part.  Nextel was terrible, and they somehow got much, much worse when they added all of the Sprint towers.  J-Kerm had to go in for help a couple of times with her phone, and they laughed and basically told her that the phone they had just sold her was basically unable to consistently sync up with the network.  Why exactly would they sell it, then?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on October 21, 2009, 01:01:33 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 12:55:38 PM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 21, 2009, 12:01:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:33:48 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: BH on October 21, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

I'd have a hard time believing there is a network less stable than AT&Ts. It's horrible. Especially if you use the phone to make/receive calls.
If the iphone was offered on another network, no one would use ATT. That being said, because the phone's web browser, applications are so good, i'm sure any network would get taxed given the number of people sending/receiving data.

Just wanted to support this...AT&T couldn't suck any worse.
And I don't even have the joy of an iPhone to offset the suck.

If it makes you feel any better, I suffered through many years of Nextel, whose service got worse when it merged with Sprint.  What a shit company.

Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

I have AT&T and it's been fine. I don't make too many calls, so I guess that's why. Yeah some calls have been dropped but the same shit happened when I was on Verizon. It's infrequent and I expect shit like that to happen once in awhile. They've always been able to help when I have questions so I'm good with them.

Same thing with Comcast. Everyone hates their guts but they've always helped me out just fine.



I had pretty bad experiences with Comcast's customer service in South Bend, but around here, they've been nothing but terrific.

I think Verizon is decent for the most part.  Nextel was terrible, and they somehow got much, much worse when they added all of the Sprint towers.  J-Kerm had to go in for help a couple of times with her phone, and they laughed and basically told her that the phone they had just sold her was basically unable to consistently sync up with the network.  Why exactly would they sell it, then?

It really doesn't surprise me that service from a lot of those companies would be terrible in a college town. Imagine dealing with a bunch of kids using and having to pay for these services for the first time in their lives? Good lord.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 01:15:33 PM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 21, 2009, 01:01:33 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 12:55:38 PM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 21, 2009, 12:01:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:33:48 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 21, 2009, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: BH on October 21, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

I'd have a hard time believing there is a network less stable than AT&Ts. It's horrible. Especially if you use the phone to make/receive calls.
If the iphone was offered on another network, no one would use ATT. That being said, because the phone's web browser, applications are so good, i'm sure any network would get taxed given the number of people sending/receiving data.

Just wanted to support this...AT&T couldn't suck any worse.
And I don't even have the joy of an iPhone to offset the suck.

If it makes you feel any better, I suffered through many years of Nextel, whose service got worse when it merged with Sprint.  What a shit company.

Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

I have AT&T and it's been fine. I don't make too many calls, so I guess that's why. Yeah some calls have been dropped but the same shit happened when I was on Verizon. It's infrequent and I expect shit like that to happen once in awhile. They've always been able to help when I have questions so I'm good with them.

Same thing with Comcast. Everyone hates their guts but they've always helped me out just fine.



I had pretty bad experiences with Comcast's customer service in South Bend, but around here, they've been nothing but terrific.

I think Verizon is decent for the most part.  Nextel was terrible, and they somehow got much, much worse when they added all of the Sprint towers.  J-Kerm had to go in for help a couple of times with her phone, and they laughed and basically told her that the phone they had just sold her was basically unable to consistently sync up with the network.  Why exactly would they sell it, then?

It really doesn't surprise me that service from a lot of those companies would be terrible in a college town. Imagine dealing with a bunch of kids using and having to pay for these services for the first time in their lives? Good lord.

It didn't help that we lived in what Apex might call the "hood."  When you live in the shitty part of South Bend, I think you're down on the priority list of most service providers.  For example, our electricity once got knocked out for four days. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on October 21, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

No.  Everyone just likes to complain.  I hear a lot of complaints about Sprint, but I have it and it works fine.  I probably drop one call a month.  And you know what I do?  Call the person back and resume my conversation. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on October 21, 2009, 01:54:49 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 21, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

No.  Everyone just likes to complain.  I hear a lot of complaints about Sprint, but I have it and it works fine.  I probably drop one call a month.  And you know what I do?  Call the person back and resume my conversation.

Exactly. Maybe it's because I don't do any fancypants 3Ging or Showtime viewing, but I have the dueling Satans of an AT&T cell phone and Comcast cable and I really don't have a beef with either one.

These lousy complainers should take a moment and be thankful they're not a braless dildo that just got queefed on.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on October 21, 2009, 02:03:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 01:54:49 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 21, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

No.  Everyone just likes to complain.  I hear a lot of complaints about Sprint, but I have it and it works fine.  I probably drop one call a month.  And you know what I do?  Call the person back and resume my conversation.

Exactly. Maybe it's because I don't do any fancypants 3Ging or Showtime viewing, but I have the dueling Satans of an AT&T cell phone and Comcast cable and I really don't have a beef with either one.

These lousy complainers should take a moment and be thankful they're not a braless dildo that just got queefed on.

I call comcast every 3 months to bitch because they'll keep my rate the same instead of jacking up the price... it's well worth the discount. Even better that now i can do it via an online chat.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 21, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

No.  Everyone just likes to complain.  I hear a lot of complaints about Sprint, but I have it and it works fine.  I probably drop one call a month.  And you know what I do?  Call the person back and resume my conversation. 

Since you're a statfag, you'll be happy to know that when I had Nextel/Sprint they were dropping nearly 23% of my calls (they looked it up and admitted that it was absurdly high).  I think I had good standing to complain.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on October 21, 2009, 02:42:42 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 21, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

No.  Everyone just likes to complain.  I hear a lot of complaints about Sprint, but I have it and it works fine.  I probably drop one call a month.  And you know what I do?  Call the person back and resume my conversation. 

Since you're a statfag, you'll be happy to know that when I had Nextel/Sprint they were dropping nearly 23% of my calls (they looked it up and admitted that it was absurdly high).  I think I had good standing to complain.

But that's a .670 full call percentage. That's good for at least top 5 in the league.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on October 21, 2009, 02:43:57 PM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 21, 2009, 02:42:42 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 21, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

No.  Everyone just likes to complain.  I hear a lot of complaints about Sprint, but I have it and it works fine.  I probably drop one call a month.  And you know what I do?  Call the person back and resume my conversation. 

Since you're a statfag, you'll be happy to know that when I had Nextel/Sprint they were dropping nearly 23% of my calls (they looked it up and admitted that it was absurdly high).  I think I had good standing to complain.

But that's a .670 full call percentage. That's good for at least top 5 in the league.

The math shows you are clearly not a stat fehg.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on October 21, 2009, 04:08:12 PM
Quote from: BH on October 21, 2009, 02:03:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 01:54:49 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 21, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

No.  Everyone just likes to complain.  I hear a lot of complaints about Sprint, but I have it and it works fine.  I probably drop one call a month.  And you know what I do?  Call the person back and resume my conversation.

Exactly. Maybe it's because I don't do any fancypants 3Ging or Showtime viewing, but I have the dueling Satans of an AT&T cell phone and Comcast cable and I really don't have a beef with either one.

These lousy complainers should take a moment and be thankful they're not a braless dildo that just got queefed on.

I call comcast every 3 months to bitch because they'll keep my rate the same instead of jacking up the price... it's well worth the discount. Even better that now i can do it via an online chat.

Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on October 21, 2009, 05:06:00 PM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 21, 2009, 02:42:42 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 21, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
Does anyone like their cell phone provider?

No.  Everyone just likes to complain.  I hear a lot of complaints about Sprint, but I have it and it works fine.  I probably drop one call a month.  And you know what I do?  Call the person back and resume my conversation. 

Since you're a statfag, you'll be happy to know that when I had Nextel/Sprint they were dropping nearly 23% of my calls (they looked it up and admitted that it was absurdly high).  I think I had good standing to complain.

But that's a .670 full call percentage. That's good for at least top 5 in the league.

I agree.  It's absurdly high.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 21, 2009, 07:05:22 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

Feature lists and gadget blog hands-ons are great and all, but I'd suggest waiting to get excited about the Droid until it's actually been put through the real world paces.

We've seen this before. The LG Voyager (IIRC, the Original iPhone Killer) was never more than a superficial attempt to clone the iPhone's interface, without its usability.

The Blackberry Storm intrigued me, but turned out to be a total flop (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/27/technology/personaltech/27pogue.html).

For a while, it was looking like the Palm Pre was finally a legitimately worthy consumer-grade adversary to the Jesus Phone. But apparently depending on it in real life showed even the Pre to be disappointing (http://jwz.livejournal.com/1108212.html).

I still think my next phone will be an iPhone. I've been holding off jumping to it, though, in the hopes that Apple would decide not re-up the exclusive contract with AT&T at year's end and make a deal to jump to Verizon's better network. Seems pretty clear now that that's not gonna happen.

Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

They're either doing this because they're super POed about that or because they run a rival business, primarily thanks to a rival mobile platform they've been developing for two years (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)).

BTW... Regardless of what you decide in re: the Droid, do take a look whose pockets its sales will apparently be lining....

http://www.droiddoes.com/

QuoteDROID is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. and its related companies. Used under license.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on October 21, 2009, 08:18:05 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 21, 2009, 07:05:22 PM
showed even the Pre to be disappointing (http://jwz.livejournal.com/1108212.html)

I thought that link was going to be something about my softball stats this year.

I loved T-Mobile while I had them.  I've got a Verizon plan for some reason because all me
and my wife's family are on it and she seems to actually want to talk to them.  Verizon seems
meh, but no major complaints.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 21, 2009, 10:48:15 PM
Quote from: Pre on October 21, 2009, 08:18:05 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 21, 2009, 07:05:22 PM
showed even the Pre to be disappointing (http://jwz.livejournal.com/1108212.html)

I thought that link was going to be something about my softball stats this year.

I loved T-Mobile while I had them.  I've got a Verizon plan for some reason because all me
and my wife's family are on it and she seems to actually want to talk to them.  Verizon seems
meh, but no major complaints.

I've had T-Mobile phone service for years and haven't really had any issues in Chicago. But I've never had a data plan with them. They only started to roll out their 3G network a year and a half ago, so their 3G coverage nationwide must be pathetic. But I wouldn't be surprised at all if data service is actually really good around here.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on October 22, 2009, 08:54:01 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 21, 2009, 07:05:22 PM
I still think my next phone will be an iPhone. I've been holding off jumping to it, though, in the hopes that Apple would decide not re-up the exclusive contract with AT&T at year's end and make a deal to jump to Verizon's better network. Seems pretty clear now that that's not gonna happen.

4G is coming out soon enough (ATT is testing it now), which should help. Interesting that Apple's first choice of providers was Verizon, but they said no.
So Apple then went with ATT. I'd have to think you could buy a used iphone somewhere and unlock it, so you can use it on other 3G networks (tmobile here (http://www.breakitdownblog.com/how-to-install-iphone-20-firmware-on-t-mobile-jailbroken-iphone/).

With all my complaining about ATT, I will be admit that the iphone is the coolest gadget I've ever bought. The reliability (of the phone itself), the usability, new features, genius list, pandora app, mlb app, etc all make it incredible. And the web browser on it is the closest to using a laptop that I've ever seen on a phone. Also cool is that I have the first 3G version, but I get enough new features through software rollouts that I don't feel the need to constantly upgrade the phone, it was that good to begin with. At the end of my 2 year contract, I'll buy another one.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on October 22, 2009, 09:50:54 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 21, 2009, 07:05:22 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this has become our default technology thread.  Is anyone thinking of getting the newest Google phone?  It's getting pretty positive early impressions (http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/verizon-and-google-finally-declaring-war-on-apples-iphone/) so far, and it is available on Verizon, which supposedly has a much more reliable 3G network than AT&T.  Plus, they're supposedly starting their own iTunes rival (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139685/Reports_Google_to_launch_music_service_phone?taxonomyId=1).

Feature lists and gadget blog hands-ons are great and all, but I'd suggest waiting to get excited about the Droid until it's actually been put through the real world paces.

We've seen this before. The LG Voyager (IIRC, the Original iPhone Killer) was never more than a superficial attempt to clone the iPhone's interface, without its usability.

The Blackberry Storm intrigued me, but turned out to be a total flop (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/27/technology/personaltech/27pogue.html).

For a while, it was looking like the Palm Pre was finally a legitimately worthy consumer-grade adversary to the Jesus Phone. But apparently depending on it in real life showed even the Pre to be disappointing (http://jwz.livejournal.com/1108212.html).

I still think my next phone will be an iPhone. I've been holding off jumping to it, though, in the hopes that Apple would decide not re-up the exclusive contract with AT&T at year's end and make a deal to jump to Verizon's better network. Seems pretty clear now that that's not gonna happen.

Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 21, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
I guess Google is a wee bit pissed about Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app.

They're either doing this because they're super POed about that or because they run a rival business, primarily thanks to a rival mobile platform they've been developing for two years (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)).

BTW... Regardless of what you decide in re: the Droid, do take a look whose pockets its sales will apparently be lining....

http://www.droiddoes.com/

QuoteDROID is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. and its related companies. Used under license.

That's okay.  To even out the cosmos, I'll just take a dump in a box and mail it to the Skywalker Ranch.

I totally understand not to get caught up in the "iPhone killer" hype, but one of my buddies has a last-gen Google phone, and it's pretty awesome.  They're saying this one is a major improvement over that one, so I'm pretty well sold.  Plus, I'm eligible for the phone discount at Verizon, so it's good timing for me.  Plus, I just flat-out love Google.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on October 22, 2009, 10:50:48 AM
Quote from: BH on October 22, 2009, 08:54:01 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 21, 2009, 07:05:22 PM
I still think my next phone will be an iPhone. I've been holding off jumping to it, though, in the hopes that Apple would decide not re-up the exclusive contract with AT&T at year's end and make a deal to jump to Verizon's better network. Seems pretty clear now that that's not gonna happen.

4G is coming out soon enough (ATT is testing it now), which should help. Interesting that Apple's first choice of providers was Verizon, but they said no.
So Apple then went with ATT. I'd have to think you could buy a used iphone somewhere and unlock it, so you can use it on other 3G networks (tmobile here (http://www.breakitdownblog.com/how-to-install-iphone-20-firmware-on-t-mobile-jailbroken-iphone/).

With all my complaining about ATT, I will be admit that the iphone is the coolest gadget I've ever bought. The reliability (of the phone itself), the usability, new features, genius list, pandora app, mlb app, etc all make it incredible. And the web browser on it is the closest to using a laptop that I've ever seen on a phone. Also cool is that I have the first 3G version, but I get enough new features through software rollouts that I don't feel the need to constantly upgrade the phone, it was that good to begin with. At the end of my 2 year contract, I'll buy another one.

The irony is that the iPhones goodness is leading to AT+Ts badness.  The apps are so good and easy to use that iPhone users use about (iirc) 4 times more data than other smartphone users.  Then take into account that 75% of all of AT+Ts smartphone sales are iPhones and what happens is that when a cluster of iPhone users get together (for example, Chicago, or even worse ,Wrigley) they effectively take down the entire system.  I had that experience at the air and water show with my wife's iPhone, network made it unusable.  So the likely problem is that if Verizon gets the iPhone (or for that matter if the Pre or Droid or whatever becomes good enough to get a lot of people to use it like an iPhone) their system will likely suffer as well
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 22, 2009, 11:32:44 AM
Quote from: thehawk on October 22, 2009, 10:50:48 AM
Quote from: BH on October 22, 2009, 08:54:01 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 21, 2009, 07:05:22 PM
I still think my next phone will be an iPhone. I've been holding off jumping to it, though, in the hopes that Apple would decide not re-up the exclusive contract with AT&T at year's end and make a deal to jump to Verizon's better network. Seems pretty clear now that that's not gonna happen.

4G is coming out soon enough (ATT is testing it now), which should help. Interesting that Apple's first choice of providers was Verizon, but they said no.
So Apple then went with ATT. I'd have to think you could buy a used iphone somewhere and unlock it, so you can use it on other 3G networks (tmobile here (http://www.breakitdownblog.com/how-to-install-iphone-20-firmware-on-t-mobile-jailbroken-iphone/).

With all my complaining about ATT, I will be admit that the iphone is the coolest gadget I've ever bought. The reliability (of the phone itself), the usability, new features, genius list, pandora app, mlb app, etc all make it incredible. And the web browser on it is the closest to using a laptop that I've ever seen on a phone. Also cool is that I have the first 3G version, but I get enough new features through software rollouts that I don't feel the need to constantly upgrade the phone, it was that good to begin with. At the end of my 2 year contract, I'll buy another one.

The irony is that the iPhones goodness is leading to AT+Ts badness.  The apps are so good and easy to use that iPhone users use about (iirc) 4 times more data than other smartphone users.  Then take into account that 75% of all of AT+Ts smartphone sales are iPhones and what happens is that when a cluster of iPhone users get together (for example, Chicago, or even worse ,Wrigley) they effectively take down the entire system.  I had that experience at the air and water show with my wife's iPhone, network made it unusable.  So the likely problem is that if Verizon gets the iPhone (or for that matter if the Pre or Droid or whatever becomes good enough to get a lot of people to use it like an iPhone) their system will likely suffer as well

This is probably a big part of why they still haven't enabled iPhone tethering in the States.

Because they know people will use it.

And, yeah, the iPhone would probably tax pretty much any network it's on. I'd be curious, though, what effect opening it up to several carriers would have. (Not that that's necessarily in the cards.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on October 22, 2009, 11:35:07 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 22, 2009, 11:32:44 AM
Quote from: thehawk on October 22, 2009, 10:50:48 AM
Quote from: BH on October 22, 2009, 08:54:01 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 21, 2009, 07:05:22 PM
I still think my next phone will be an iPhone. I've been holding off jumping to it, though, in the hopes that Apple would decide not re-up the exclusive contract with AT&T at year's end and make a deal to jump to Verizon's better network. Seems pretty clear now that that's not gonna happen.

4G is coming out soon enough (ATT is testing it now), which should help. Interesting that Apple's first choice of providers was Verizon, but they said no.
So Apple then went with ATT. I'd have to think you could buy a used iphone somewhere and unlock it, so you can use it on other 3G networks (tmobile here (http://www.breakitdownblog.com/how-to-install-iphone-20-firmware-on-t-mobile-jailbroken-iphone/).

With all my complaining about ATT, I will be admit that the iphone is the coolest gadget I've ever bought. The reliability (of the phone itself), the usability, new features, genius list, pandora app, mlb app, etc all make it incredible. And the web browser on it is the closest to using a laptop that I've ever seen on a phone. Also cool is that I have the first 3G version, but I get enough new features through software rollouts that I don't feel the need to constantly upgrade the phone, it was that good to begin with. At the end of my 2 year contract, I'll buy another one.

The irony is that the iPhones goodness is leading to AT+Ts badness.  The apps are so good and easy to use that iPhone users use about (iirc) 4 times more data than other smartphone users.  Then take into account that 75% of all of AT+Ts smartphone sales are iPhones and what happens is that when a cluster of iPhone users get together (for example, Chicago, or even worse ,Wrigley) they effectively take down the entire system.  I had that experience at the air and water show with my wife's iPhone, network made it unusable.  So the likely problem is that if Verizon gets the iPhone (or for that matter if the Pre or Droid or whatever becomes good enough to get a lot of people to use it like an iPhone) their system will likely suffer as well

This is probably a big part of why they still haven't enabled iPhone tethering in the States.

Because they know people will use it.

And, yeah, the iPhone would probably tax pretty much any network it's on. I'd be curious, though, what effect opening it up to several carriers would have. (Not that that's necessarily in the cards.)

I think the infrastructure is catching up, particularly because of the wifi technology and the advent of wi-max. I wonder if Apple nixed the google phone application because it might be looking for its own paid app that supplements cellular service. In other words, if wimax is widely available and has the capacity, why not ignore the cellular networks and just use your cellphone for VOIP?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 22, 2009, 11:47:41 AM
Quote from: Brownie on October 22, 2009, 11:35:07 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 22, 2009, 11:32:44 AM
Quote from: thehawk on October 22, 2009, 10:50:48 AM
Quote from: BH on October 22, 2009, 08:54:01 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 21, 2009, 07:05:22 PM
I still think my next phone will be an iPhone. I've been holding off jumping to it, though, in the hopes that Apple would decide not re-up the exclusive contract with AT&T at year's end and make a deal to jump to Verizon's better network. Seems pretty clear now that that's not gonna happen.

4G is coming out soon enough (ATT is testing it now), which should help. Interesting that Apple's first choice of providers was Verizon, but they said no.
So Apple then went with ATT. I'd have to think you could buy a used iphone somewhere and unlock it, so you can use it on other 3G networks (tmobile here (http://www.breakitdownblog.com/how-to-install-iphone-20-firmware-on-t-mobile-jailbroken-iphone/).

With all my complaining about ATT, I will be admit that the iphone is the coolest gadget I've ever bought. The reliability (of the phone itself), the usability, new features, genius list, pandora app, mlb app, etc all make it incredible. And the web browser on it is the closest to using a laptop that I've ever seen on a phone. Also cool is that I have the first 3G version, but I get enough new features through software rollouts that I don't feel the need to constantly upgrade the phone, it was that good to begin with. At the end of my 2 year contract, I'll buy another one.

The irony is that the iPhones goodness is leading to AT+Ts badness.  The apps are so good and easy to use that iPhone users use about (iirc) 4 times more data than other smartphone users.  Then take into account that 75% of all of AT+Ts smartphone sales are iPhones and what happens is that when a cluster of iPhone users get together (for example, Chicago, or even worse ,Wrigley) they effectively take down the entire system.  I had that experience at the air and water show with my wife's iPhone, network made it unusable.  So the likely problem is that if Verizon gets the iPhone (or for that matter if the Pre or Droid or whatever becomes good enough to get a lot of people to use it like an iPhone) their system will likely suffer as well

This is probably a big part of why they still haven't enabled iPhone tethering in the States.

Because they know people will use it.

And, yeah, the iPhone would probably tax pretty much any network it's on. I'd be curious, though, what effect opening it up to several carriers would have. (Not that that's necessarily in the cards.)

I think the infrastructure is catching up, particularly because of the wifi technology and the advent of wi-max. I wonder if Apple nixed the google phone application because it might be looking for its own paid app that supplements cellular service. In other words, if wimax is widely available and has the capacity, why not ignore the cellular networks and just use your cellphone for VOIP?

There are already third-party VOIP apps on the iPhone that Apple hasn't rejected (or simply "not approved," as in the case of Google Voice).

And AT&T recently even reversed course (http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/10/att-has-change-of-heart-about-voip-over-3g-for-the-iphone.ars) to allow their use over its network (instead of just wifi).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on October 22, 2009, 02:06:56 PM
VOIP? What kind of StatPhonePhaggotry is this?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 28, 2009, 07:30:17 PM
Video of the Droid in action...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on October 29, 2009, 12:06:05 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 28, 2009, 07:30:17 PM
Video of the Droid in action...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/

Que the droid.

(http://www.freewebs.com/cmarquezs_site2/R2_flying_Ep2_model.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on October 29, 2009, 12:33:42 AM
Quote from: powen01 on October 29, 2009, 12:06:05 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 28, 2009, 07:30:17 PM
Video of the Droid in action...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/

Que the droid.

(http://www.freewebs.com/cmarquezs_site2/R2_flying_Ep2_model.jpg)


As long as it isn't a gay-ass protocol droid.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on October 29, 2009, 06:29:24 AM
Quote from: powen01 on October 29, 2009, 12:06:05 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 28, 2009, 07:30:17 PM
Video of the Droid in action...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/

Que the droid.

(http://www.freewebs.com/cmarquezs_site2/R2_flying_Ep2_model.jpg)


Fine, I'll say it.

This is not the droid we're looking for.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on October 29, 2009, 07:15:15 AM
Quote from: CT III on October 29, 2009, 06:29:24 AM
Quote from: powen01 on October 29, 2009, 12:06:05 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 28, 2009, 07:30:17 PM
Video of the Droid in action...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/

Que the droid.

(http://www.freewebs.com/cmarquezs_site2/R2_flying_Ep2_model.jpg)


Fine, I'll say it.

This is not the droid we're looking for.



After seeing the rocket boosters/flamethrowers/taser/cappucino maker/vibrating cock ring additions that they made to R2-D2 for the prequels, my only question was, with all of that in there, how hard could it really have been to just put something in there to let him actually Talk?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Waco Kid on October 29, 2009, 08:43:39 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 29, 2009, 07:15:15 AM
Quote from: CT III on October 29, 2009, 06:29:24 AM
Quote from: powen01 on October 29, 2009, 12:06:05 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 28, 2009, 07:30:17 PM
Video of the Droid in action...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/

Que the droid.

(http://www.freewebs.com/cmarquezs_site2/R2_flying_Ep2_model.jpg)


Fine, I'll say it.

This is not the droid we're looking for.



After seeing the rocket boosters/flamethrowers/taser/cappucino maker/vibrating cock ring additions that they made to R2-D2 for the prequels, my only question was, with all of that in there, how hard could it really have been to just put something in there to let him actually Talk?

Because as he is now, R2-D2 could tell C-3PO to shut the fuck up as often as he wants with nobody else able to understand him.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on October 29, 2009, 08:49:36 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 28, 2009, 07:30:17 PM
Video of the Droid in action...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/

Makes me excited to see what the next generation iphone will be like. Google will make a phone that gets closer to the latest iphone than any other competitor, then apple will release a new iphone that's widens the gap again.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on October 29, 2009, 09:17:49 AM
Quote from: BH on October 29, 2009, 08:49:36 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 28, 2009, 07:30:17 PM
Video of the Droid in action...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/

Makes me excited to see what the next generation iphone will be like. Google will make a phone that gets closer to the latest iphone than any other competitor, then apple will release a new iphone that's widens the gap again.

Dumb question. In Tank's video, the internet seemed to load faster on the iphone than the droid. I thought all you phonequeens said Verizon's network was totally radical compared to Awful Terrible&Terrible?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on October 29, 2009, 09:27:39 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 29, 2009, 09:17:49 AM
Quote from: BH on October 29, 2009, 08:49:36 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 28, 2009, 07:30:17 PM
Video of the Droid in action...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/

Makes me excited to see what the next generation iphone will be like. Google will make a phone that gets closer to the latest iphone than any other competitor, then apple will release a new iphone that's widens the gap again.

Dumb question. In Tank's video, the internet seemed to load faster on the iphone than the droid. I thought all you phonequeens said Verizon's network was totally radical compared to Awful Terrible&Terrible?

It's rumored to be more stable, but as mentioned before that could just be because they have less data usage. Internet speed, 3G on ATT has always been pretty fast for me, when my phone has reception.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on October 29, 2009, 10:23:35 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 28, 2009, 07:30:17 PM
Video of the Droid in action...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/

Ok. So, the Droid does look pretty cool. That slide-out keyboard is tough to get over, though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 29, 2009, 10:27:35 AM
Quote from: BH on October 29, 2009, 08:49:36 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 28, 2009, 07:30:17 PM
Video of the Droid in action...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/

Makes me excited to see what the next generation iphone will be like. Google will make a phone that gets closer to the latest iphone than any other competitor, then apple will release a new iphone that's widens the gap again.

This.

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/10/28/dalrymple

QuoteYou know who thinks the iPhone 3GS stinks? Steve Jobs. No one is working harder on an "iPhone 3GS killer" than Apple.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: air2300 on October 29, 2009, 04:50:02 PM
iPhone question for you guys. Know why I can go on the Internet but my phone can't send or receive any calls or text messages?  Thanks for your help.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on October 29, 2009, 04:51:56 PM
Quote from: air2300 on October 29, 2009, 04:50:02 PM
iPhone question for you guys. Know why I can go on the Internet but my phone can't send or receive any calls or text messages?  Thanks for your help.

You try resetting your network settings.. think it's general, reset, network settings..
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: air2300 on October 29, 2009, 05:04:56 PM
Quote from: BH on October 29, 2009, 04:51:56 PM
Quote from: air2300 on October 29, 2009, 04:50:02 PM
iPhone question for you guys. Know why I can go on the Internet but my phone can't send or receive any calls or text messages?  Thanks for your help.

You try resetting your network settings.. think it's general, reset, network settings..
Yea, did that.  Still doesn't work.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on October 29, 2009, 05:27:06 PM
Quote from: air2300 on October 29, 2009, 05:04:56 PM
Quote from: BH on October 29, 2009, 04:51:56 PM
Quote from: air2300 on October 29, 2009, 04:50:02 PM
iPhone question for you guys. Know why I can go on the Internet but my phone can't send or receive any calls or text messages?  Thanks for your help.

You try resetting your network settings.. think it's general, reset, network settings..
Yea, did that.  Still doesn't work.

you sure anyone wants to contact you? If yes, call Att
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 29, 2009, 05:32:02 PM
Quote from: air2300 on October 29, 2009, 05:04:56 PM
Quote from: BH on October 29, 2009, 04:51:56 PM
Quote from: air2300 on October 29, 2009, 04:50:02 PM
iPhone question for you guys. Know why I can go on the Internet but my phone can't send or receive any calls or text messages?  Thanks for your help.

You try resetting your network settings.. think it's general, reset, network settings..
Yea, did that.  Still doesn't work.

I blame Biden.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: air2300 on October 29, 2009, 06:31:33 PM
Quote from: BH on October 29, 2009, 05:27:06 PM
Quote from: air2300 on October 29, 2009, 05:04:56 PM
Quote from: BH on October 29, 2009, 04:51:56 PM
Quote from: air2300 on October 29, 2009, 04:50:02 PM
iPhone question for you guys. Know why I can go on the Internet but my phone can't send or receive any calls or text messages?  Thanks for your help.

You try resetting your network settings.. think it's general, reset, network settings..
Yea, did that.  Still doesn't work.

you sure anyone wants to contact you? If yes, call Att
Turns out, you have to reset the time from auto to manual and it starts working again. 

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 29, 2009, 05:32:02 PM
Quote from: air2300 on October 29, 2009, 05:04:56 PM
Quote from: BH on October 29, 2009, 04:51:56 PM
Quote from: air2300 on October 29, 2009, 04:50:02 PM
iPhone question for you guys. Know why I can go on the Internet but my phone can't send or receive any calls or text messages?  Thanks for your help.

You try resetting your network settings.. think it's general, reset, network settings..
Yea, did that.  Still doesn't work.

I blame Biden.

Yea, fuck that guy. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on October 30, 2009, 01:09:23 PM

For you musical types out there...

Any recommendations on PC software for musical composition that is relatively easy to use, with MIDI instrumentation that doesn't sound like an old Casio?

Mahalo.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on October 30, 2009, 01:16:16 PM
Quote from: Fork on October 30, 2009, 01:09:23 PM

For you musical types out there...

Any recommendations on PC software for musical composition that is relatively easy to use, with MIDI instrumentation that doesn't sound like an old Casio?

Mahalo.

Garage band is easy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on October 31, 2009, 07:13:38 AM
Quote from: BH on October 30, 2009, 01:16:16 PM
Quote from: Fork on October 30, 2009, 01:09:23 PM

For you musical types out there...

Any recommendations on PC software for musical composition that is relatively easy to use, with MIDI instrumentation that doesn't sound like an old Casio?

Mahalo.

Garage band is easy.

DJ Hero.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on October 31, 2009, 11:02:07 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 31, 2009, 07:13:38 AM
Quote from: BH on October 30, 2009, 01:16:16 PM
Quote from: Fork on October 30, 2009, 01:09:23 PM

For you musical types out there...

Any recommendations on PC software for musical composition that is relatively easy to use, with MIDI instrumentation that doesn't sound like an old Casio?

Mahalo.

Garage band is easy.

DJ Hero.

So if Rock Band and Guitar Hero saved rock n' roll, is DJ Hero going to kill it again?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on November 01, 2009, 02:07:37 PM
Anyone know furnaces well?  I have a gas furnace which claims that it has no pilot light (I'm assuming there's an electric lighter).  When I try to cycle it up, I can hear and smell gas getting released three times, but the burners apparently don't light, and then the whole system shuts itself down.  I don't want to explode myself trying to light the burners manually.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on November 01, 2009, 06:02:52 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 01, 2009, 02:07:37 PM
Anyone know furnaces well?  I have a gas furnace which claims that it has no pilot light (I'm assuming there's an electric lighter).  When I try to cycle it up, I can hear and smell gas getting released three times, but the burners apparently don't light, and then the whole system shuts itself down.  I don't want to explode myself trying to light the burners manually.

I'm sure everything will be fine.  Do what you gotta do.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on November 01, 2009, 09:21:58 PM
Quote from: JD on November 01, 2009, 06:02:52 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 01, 2009, 02:07:37 PM
Anyone know furnaces well?  I have a gas furnace which claims that it has no pilot light (I'm assuming there's an electric lighter).  When I try to cycle it up, I can hear and smell gas getting released three times, but the burners apparently don't light, and then the whole system shuts itself down.  I don't want to explode myself trying to light the burners manually.

I'm sure everything will be fine.  Do what you gotta do.

I called Four Seasons.  For all the right reasons.  The ignitor was PLAYED OUT.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on November 06, 2009, 11:50:47 AM
No clue where to put this.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gtTtiYjujA8Cfkxjp8xiNgGEQBDgD9BP0M9G0

"The Senate voted Wednesday to extend and expand a popular tax credit for homebuyers that was scheduled to expire Nov. 30. The House is expected to schedule a quick vote on the bill, part of a package that also extends unemployment benefits for people out of work more than a year. Details of how the homebuyer tax credit would work:

Tax credit: Ten percent of the purchase price of a primary residence, up to a maximum of $8,000 for first-time homebuyers and $6,500 for repeat buyers. First-time homebuyers are defined as people who have not owned a home in the previous three years. Repeat buyers must have owned their current home at least five years. The credit cannot be used for houses costing more than $800,000.

Deadline for qualifying: Purchase agreements must be signed by April 30, 2010, and closings must be final by June 30."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 06, 2009, 11:52:25 AM
Quote from: BH on November 06, 2009, 11:50:47 AM
No clue where to put this.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gtTtiYjujA8Cfkxjp8xiNgGEQBDgD9BP0M9G0

"The Senate voted Wednesday to extend and expand a popular tax credit for homebuyers that was scheduled to expire Nov. 30. The House is expected to schedule a quick vote on the bill, part of a package that also extends unemployment benefits for people out of work more than a year. Details of how the homebuyer tax credit would work:

Tax credit: Ten percent of the purchase price of a primary residence, up to a maximum of $8,000 for first-time homebuyers and $6,500 for repeat buyers. First-time homebuyers are defined as people who have not owned a home in the previous three years. Repeat buyers must have owned their current home at least five years. The credit cannot be used for houses costing more than $800,000.

Deadline for qualifying: Purchase agreements must be signed by April 30, 2010, and closings must be final by June 30."


Well, they didn't up the amount, so I'm fine with that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on November 06, 2009, 11:55:33 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 06, 2009, 11:52:25 AM
Quote from: BH on November 06, 2009, 11:50:47 AM
No clue where to put this.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gtTtiYjujA8Cfkxjp8xiNgGEQBDgD9BP0M9G0

"The Senate voted Wednesday to extend and expand a popular tax credit for homebuyers that was scheduled to expire Nov. 30. The House is expected to schedule a quick vote on the bill, part of a package that also extends unemployment benefits for people out of work more than a year. Details of how the homebuyer tax credit would work:

Tax credit: Ten percent of the purchase price of a primary residence, up to a maximum of $8,000 for first-time homebuyers and $6,500 for repeat buyers. First-time homebuyers are defined as people who have not owned a home in the previous three years. Repeat buyers must have owned their current home at least five years. The credit cannot be used for houses costing more than $800,000.

Deadline for qualifying: Purchase agreements must be signed by April 30, 2010, and closings must be final by June 30."


Well, they didn't up the amount, so I'm fine with that.

Biggest change is that they expanded it to repeat buyers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 08, 2009, 07:55:01 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 01, 2009, 02:07:37 PM
Anyone know furnaces well?  I have a gas furnace which claims that it has no pilot light (I'm assuming there's an electric lighter).  When I try to cycle it up, I can hear and smell gas getting released three times, but the burners apparently don't light, and then the whole system shuts itself down.  I don't want to explode myself trying to light the burners manually.

If you smell gas then it's not getting the spark to ignite.  Take Mrs. Kerm's nail file (or Joe Niekro's emery board) and file the node.  Sometimes they get corroded and don't spark.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on November 08, 2009, 08:05:31 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 08, 2009, 07:55:01 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 01, 2009, 02:07:37 PM
Anyone know furnaces well?  I have a gas furnace which claims that it has no pilot light (I'm assuming there's an electric lighter).  When I try to cycle it up, I can hear and smell gas getting released three times, but the burners apparently don't light, and then the whole system shuts itself down.  I don't want to explode myself trying to light the burners manually.

If you smell gas then it's not getting the spark to ignite.  First turn off the gas to it, then Take Mrs. Kerm's nail file (or Joe Niekro's emery board) and file the node.  Sometimes they get corroded and don't spark.

Keeping BK alive for one more muskbag'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on November 09, 2009, 10:14:48 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 08, 2009, 07:55:01 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 01, 2009, 02:07:37 PM
Anyone know furnaces well?  I have a gas furnace which claims that it has no pilot light (I'm assuming there's an electric lighter).  When I try to cycle it up, I can hear and smell gas getting released three times, but the burners apparently don't light, and then the whole system shuts itself down.  I don't want to explode myself trying to light the burners manually.

If you smell gas then it's not getting the spark to ignite.  Take Mrs. Kerm's nail file (or Joe Niekro's emery board) and file the node.  Sometimes they get corroded and don't spark.



BOOM.

I called Four Seasons (FYI, they charge the same for Sunday visits as they do for weekday visits).  The ignitor was cracked so, yes, it was not getting a spark.  Pricey little sumabitch, but at least the heat works now.  Thanks for the advice, though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 09, 2009, 11:32:11 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 09, 2009, 10:14:48 AM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on November 08, 2009, 07:55:01 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 01, 2009, 02:07:37 PM
Anyone know furnaces well?  I have a gas furnace which claims that it has no pilot light (I'm assuming there's an electric lighter).  When I try to cycle it up, I can hear and smell gas getting released three times, but the burners apparently don't light, and then the whole system shuts itself down.  I don't want to explode myself trying to light the burners manually.

If you smell gas then it's not getting the spark to ignite.  Take Mrs. Kerm's nail file (or Joe Niekro's emery board) and file the node.  Sometimes they get corroded and don't spark.



BOOM.

I called Four Seasons (FYI, they charge the same for Sunday visits as they do for weekday visits).  The ignitor was cracked so, yes, it was not getting a spark.  Pricey little sumabitch, but at least the heat works now.  Thanks for the advice, though.

Were they able to help with your tile work?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on November 12, 2009, 06:04:25 PM
AT&T goes after Verizon for the coverage maps in their ads (http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20091112/frostys-winter-litigation-wonderland-att-demands-verizon-pull-holiday-iphone-ads-with-full-complaint/)...

QuoteAs clever as it is, Verizon's reimagining of a Rankin/Bass animated Christmas television special as a criticism of AT&T's wireless network coverage did not go over well with Ma Bell. On Wednesday, the carrier amended its complaint against Verizon (VZ), asking a federal court in Atlanta to force it to pull the ad and the two other holiday-themed spots that debuted along with it, immediately. Once again, AT&T (T) argues that coverage maps featured in Verizon's ad are misleading and falsely suggest that AT&T offers no coverage in areas that it actually does service. "Contrary to the image presented in the Verizon ads, our wireless network is pervasive," said an AT&T spokesman. "It covers over 300 million people, or 97 percent of the U.S. population. Our fastest, or 3G, network covers approximately 233 million people, or 75 percent of the U.S. population. ... [Verizon's] use of white space is misleading.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on November 17, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Question for IT pros out there: I'm working on getting some certs with a friend of mine. We figure we sit around and piss away our evenings so why not try and make something useful out of them?

I've been doing Microsoft licensing for over three years but it's not really IT. Anyone able to point me in the right direction as far as what certs I should start working on? Right now I'm just doing Network +. But after that I'm not too sure what I should focus on.

So what do I need on my resume (besides the licensing experience) to be seriously considered for a well paying job?

If this is too vague, I can expand on anything.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on November 17, 2009, 08:20:13 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 17, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Question for IT pros out there: I'm working on getting some certs with a friend of mine. We figure we sit around and piss away our evenings so why not try and make something useful out of them?

I've been doing Microsoft licensing for over three years but it's not really IT. Anyone able to point me in the right direction as far as what certs I should start working on? Right now I'm just doing Network +. But after that I'm not too sure what I should focus on.

So what do I need on my resume (besides the licensing experience) to be seriously considered for a well paying job?

If this is too vague, I can expand on anything.

I can't help you with your question, but this website is hilarious:

http://www.dontevenreply.com/ (http://www.dontevenreply.com/)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 17, 2009, 09:20:17 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 17, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Question for IT pros out there: I'm working on getting some certs with a friend of mine. We figure we sit around and piss away our evenings so why not try and make something useful out of them?

I've been doing Microsoft licensing for over three years but it's not really IT. Anyone able to point me in the right direction as far as what certs I should start working on? Right now I'm just doing Network +. But after that I'm not too sure what I should focus on.

So what do I need on my resume (besides the licensing experience) to be seriously considered for a well paying job?

If this is too vague, I can expand on anything.

Feel like getting your Server+ cert?  Any HP Server or Storage certs appeal to you?  What?  No?  Well screw you pal.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 17, 2009, 09:52:20 PM
Quote from: R-V on November 17, 2009, 08:20:13 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 17, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Question for IT pros out there: I'm working on getting some certs with a friend of mine. We figure we sit around and piss away our evenings so why not try and make something useful out of them?

I've been doing Microsoft licensing for over three years but it's not really IT. Anyone able to point me in the right direction as far as what certs I should start working on? Right now I'm just doing Network +. But after that I'm not too sure what I should focus on.

So what do I need on my resume (besides the licensing experience) to be seriously considered for a well paying job?

If this is too vague, I can expand on anything.

I can't help you with your question, but this website is hilarious:

http://www.dontevenreply.com/ (http://www.dontevenreply.com/)

I see RV's catching up on roundups from the summer... Also, why do you do the url= thing when you don't have actual descriptive text?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on November 17, 2009, 10:04:34 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 17, 2009, 09:52:20 PM
Quote from: R-V on November 17, 2009, 08:20:13 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 17, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Question for IT pros out there: I'm working on getting some certs with a friend of mine. We figure we sit around and piss away our evenings so why not try and make something useful out of them?

I've been doing Microsoft licensing for over three years but it's not really IT. Anyone able to point me in the right direction as far as what certs I should start working on? Right now I'm just doing Network +. But after that I'm not too sure what I should focus on.

So what do I need on my resume (besides the licensing experience) to be seriously considered for a well paying job?

If this is too vague, I can expand on anything.

I can't help you with your question, but this website is hilarious:

http://www.dontevenreply.com/ (http://www.dontevenreply.com/)

I see RV's catching up on roundups from the summer... Also, why do you do the url= thing when you don't have actual descriptive text?

What are these "roundups" that you speak of? And the url= thing is so that you have a handy-dandy link to click on, instead of copypasta. It's all for you, man.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 17, 2009, 10:22:51 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 17, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Question for IT pros out there: I'm working on getting some certs with a friend of mine. We figure we sit around and piss away our evenings so why not try and make something useful out of them?

I've been doing Microsoft licensing for over three years but it's not really IT. Anyone able to point me in the right direction as far as what certs I should start working on? Right now I'm just doing Network +. But after that I'm not too sure what I should focus on.

So what do I need on my resume (besides the licensing experience) to be seriously considered for a well paying job?

If this is too vague, I can expand on anything.

MCSE is still a pretty handy one to have.

I've been racking up ITIL certs myself lately.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on November 17, 2009, 11:13:57 PM
Quote from: Oleg on November 17, 2009, 09:20:17 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 17, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Question for IT pros out there: I'm working on getting some certs with a friend of mine. We figure we sit around and piss away our evenings so why not try and make something useful out of them?

I've been doing Microsoft licensing for over three years but it's not really IT. Anyone able to point me in the right direction as far as what certs I should start working on? Right now I'm just doing Network +. But after that I'm not too sure what I should focus on.

So what do I need on my resume (besides the licensing experience) to be seriously considered for a well paying job?

If this is too vague, I can expand on anything.

Feel like getting your Server+ cert?  Any HP Server or Storage certs appeal to you?  What?  No?  Well screw you pal.

Why? Do you have those? Yeah, that appeals to me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 18, 2009, 12:33:45 AM
Quote from: R-V on November 17, 2009, 10:04:34 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 17, 2009, 09:52:20 PM
Quote from: R-V on November 17, 2009, 08:20:13 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 17, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Question for IT pros out there: I'm working on getting some certs with a friend of mine. We figure we sit around and piss away our evenings so why not try and make something useful out of them?

I've been doing Microsoft licensing for over three years but it's not really IT. Anyone able to point me in the right direction as far as what certs I should start working on? Right now I'm just doing Network +. But after that I'm not too sure what I should focus on.

So what do I need on my resume (besides the licensing experience) to be seriously considered for a well paying job?

If this is too vague, I can expand on anything.

I can't help you with your question, but this website is hilarious:

http://www.dontevenreply.com/ (http://www.dontevenreply.com/)

I see RV's catching up on roundups from the summer... Also, why do you do the url= thing when you don't have actual descriptive text?

What are these "roundups" that you speak of? And the url= thing is so that you have a handy-dandy link to click on, instead of copypasta. It's all for you, man.

But if you just do http://www.dontevenreply.com (see without the url= tag) it does the same thing. Just trying to save *you* keystrokes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 18, 2009, 08:11:08 AM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 17, 2009, 11:13:57 PM
Quote from: Oleg on November 17, 2009, 09:20:17 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 17, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Question for IT pros out there: I'm working on getting some certs with a friend of mine. We figure we sit around and piss away our evenings so why not try and make something useful out of them?

I've been doing Microsoft licensing for over three years but it's not really IT. Anyone able to point me in the right direction as far as what certs I should start working on? Right now I'm just doing Network +. But after that I'm not too sure what I should focus on.

So what do I need on my resume (besides the licensing experience) to be seriously considered for a well paying job?

If this is too vague, I can expand on anything.

Feel like getting your Server+ cert?  Any HP Server or Storage certs appeal to you?  What?  No?  Well screw you pal.

Why? Do you have those? Yeah, that appeals to me.

I do not yet have any of those, but i need to start knocking them out, seeing as I'm now some sort of HP server expert or something.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on November 18, 2009, 08:50:47 AM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 17, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Question for IT pros out there: I'm working on getting some certs with a friend of mine. We figure we sit around and piss away our evenings so why not try and make something useful out of them?

I could ask our IT guys at work, but one guy's qualification is being so bad at development
that we revolted and our boss wouldn't just fire him, and the other guys qualification is
being the first guy's brother.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on November 18, 2009, 08:51:13 AM
Quote from: Pre on November 18, 2009, 08:50:47 AM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 17, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Question for IT pros out there: I'm working on getting some certs with a friend of mine. We figure we sit around and piss away our evenings so why not try and make something useful out of them?

I could ask our IT guys at work, but one guy's qualification is being so bad at development
that we revolted and our boss wouldn't just fire him, and the other guys qualification is
being the first guy's brother.

Ask Yeti's IT guy.  He has the best job in the world.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on November 18, 2009, 08:53:15 AM
I unplugged my router and plugged it back in and now my computer doesn't recognize it even when I hit "Refresh Network List".  My warranty at Linksys is up so they can't help me, and I thought I'd throw this out there before I re-up as it seems like a terribly simple problem requiring a terribly simple solution.

Please advise.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 18, 2009, 08:55:49 AM
Quote from: MAD on November 18, 2009, 08:53:15 AM
I unplugged my router and plugged it back in and now my computer doesn't recognize it even when I hit "Refresh Network List".  My warranty at Linksys is up so they can't help me, and I thought I'd throw this out there before I re-up as it seems like a terribly simple problem requiring a terribly simple solution.

Please advise.

Buy a Dynex router
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on November 18, 2009, 09:08:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on November 18, 2009, 08:53:15 AM
I unplugged my router and plugged it back in and now my computer doesn't recognize it even when I hit "Refresh Network List".  My warranty at Linksys is up so they can't help me, and I thought I'd throw this out there before I re-up as it seems like a terribly simple problem requiring a terribly simple solution.

Please advise.

Have you plugged directly into the router to see if you have a connection? If so, and it still doesn't work, it's a router problem and not a computer problem.

You try this? (http://www.wikihow.com/Reset-a-Linksys-Router)

  1. Unplug or turn off your DSL/cable modem.
  2. Locate, on the back of your Linksys router, the small button that reads Reset
  3. Press, and hold, the Reset button down for 30 seconds.
  4. Wait for your Power, WLAN and Internet light to turn on. (On the router)
  5. Plug in or turn on your modem.(if it is separate from the router)
  6. Open your web browser to see if you have an internet connection. If you still don't have an internet connection you may need to restart your computer.
  7. You may need to open up the web GUI setup from your PC (192.168.1.1 is default router address). Go to status, and release or renew the DHCP until you get an IP address.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on November 18, 2009, 09:11:27 AM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 17, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Question for IT pros out there: I'm working on getting some certs with a friend of mine. We figure we sit around and piss away our evenings so why not try and make something useful out of them?

I've been doing Microsoft licensing for over three years but it's not really IT. Anyone able to point me in the right direction as far as what certs I should start working on? Right now I'm just doing Network +. But after that I'm not too sure what I should focus on.

So what do I need on my resume (besides the licensing experience) to be seriously considered for a well paying job?

If this is too vague, I can expand on anything.

I work in IT (right next to Huey's brother), depends on what you want to do within IT.

This list seems pretty good.
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=464&tag=content;leftCol
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 18, 2009, 09:20:31 AM
Quote from: BH on November 18, 2009, 09:08:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on November 18, 2009, 08:53:15 AM
I unplugged my router and plugged it back in and now my computer doesn't recognize it even when I hit "Refresh Network List".  My warranty at Linksys is up so they can't help me, and I thought I'd throw this out there before I re-up as it seems like a terribly simple problem requiring a terribly simple solution.

Please advise.

Have you plugged directly into the router to see if you have a connection? If so, and it still doesn't work, it's a router problem and not a computer problem.

You try this? (http://www.wikihow.com/Reset-a-Linksys-Router)

  1. Unplug or turn off your DSL/cable modem.
  2. Locate, on the back of your Linksys router, the small button that reads Reset
  3. Press, and hold, the Reset button down for 30 seconds.
  4. Wait for your Power, WLAN and Internet light to turn on. (On the router)
  5. Plug in or turn on your modem.(if it is separate from the router)
  6. Open your web browser to see if you have an internet connection. If you still don't have an internet connection you may need to restart your computer.
  7. You may need to open up the web GUI setup from your PC (192.168.1.1 is default router address). Go to status, and release or renew the DHCP until you get an IP address.


Typically, when you reset your router, you also need to reset your cable modem.

In IT, we can get away with using words like "typically" as disclaimers, so if it doesn't work, we can say we used the word "typically".  It's even better when you're in tech sales and you don't know what the fuck you're talking about anyway.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 18, 2009, 11:38:32 AM
For the students out there (http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=4003&tag=nl.e539)

Quote"For a limited time, eligible college students can get the sweetest deal on Windows 7 - for only $29.99 USD. That's less than most of your textbooks! Hurry — offer ends January 3, 2010 at 12:00 am CST"

Say what you want about the OS but $30.00 is a nice deal if someone was so inclined to get it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 18, 2009, 11:39:15 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 18, 2009, 11:38:32 AM
For the students out there (http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=4003&tag=nl.e539)

Quote"For a limited time, eligible college students can get the sweetest deal on Windows 7 - for only $29.99 USD. That's less than most of your textbooks! Hurry — offer ends January 3, 2010 at 12:00 am CST"

Say what you want about the OS but $30.00 is a nice deal if someone was so inclined to get it.

That's not really better than "free".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 19, 2009, 10:16:58 PM
What are the policies/laws if any for reporting an police officer for traffic violations for unnecessarily breaking traffic laws? Or am I just being a bitter sumbitch?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on November 19, 2009, 11:30:59 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2009, 10:16:58 PM
What are the policies/laws if any for reporting an police officer for traffic violations for unnecessarily breaking traffic laws? Or am I just being a bitter sumbitch?

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

But, seriously, you're bitter.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on November 20, 2009, 12:42:31 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2009, 10:16:58 PM
What are the policies/laws if any for reporting an police officer for traffic violations for unnecessarily breaking traffic laws? Or am I just being a bitter sumbitch?

Did the pig cut in front of you at the Dairy Queen line?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on November 20, 2009, 01:14:29 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on November 19, 2009, 11:30:59 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2009, 10:16:58 PM
What are the policies/laws if any for reporting an police officer for traffic violations for unnecessarily breaking traffic laws? Or am I just being a bitter sumbitch?

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

But, seriously, you're bitter.

Gil stands with the Brother Cops.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 20, 2009, 06:52:50 AM
Quote from: powen01 on November 20, 2009, 12:42:31 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2009, 10:16:58 PM
What are the policies/laws if any for reporting an police officer for traffic violations for unnecessarily breaking traffic laws? Or am I just being a bitter sumbitch?

Did the pig cut in front of you at the Dairy Queen line?

I take my DQ very seriously.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 20, 2009, 08:07:15 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2009, 10:16:58 PM
What are the policies/laws if any for reporting an police officer for traffic violations for unnecessarily breaking traffic laws? Or am I just being a bitter sumbitch?

I'd call the superintendant of whichever dept. he's in - if he's just lighting up to beat traffic lights then shutting them off again once he's through, chances are he's done it before, and there will be paperwork on him.

These types of privileges, sadly, always have abusers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 20, 2009, 08:18:04 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 20, 2009, 08:07:15 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2009, 10:16:58 PM
What are the policies/laws if any for reporting an police officer for traffic violations for unnecessarily breaking traffic laws? Or am I just being a bitter sumbitch?

I'd call the superintendant of whichever dept. he's in - if he's just lighting up to beat traffic lights then shutting them off again once he's through, chances are he's done it before, and there will be paperwork on him.

These types of privileges, sadly, always have abusers.


It was more of me seeing him roll on through a stop sign at around 15-20 mph. I was also pissed b/c he pulled me over about 5 minutes before it. I didn't get a ticket, but getting pulled over 10 ft away from your exit is frustrating.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 20, 2009, 08:25:19 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 20, 2009, 08:18:04 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 20, 2009, 08:07:15 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 19, 2009, 10:16:58 PM
What are the policies/laws if any for reporting an police officer for traffic violations for unnecessarily breaking traffic laws? Or am I just being a bitter sumbitch?

I'd call the superintendant of whichever dept. he's in - if he's just lighting up to beat traffic lights then shutting them off again once he's through, chances are he's done it before, and there will be paperwork on him.

These types of privileges, sadly, always have abusers.


It was more of me seeing him roll on through a stop sign at around 15-20 mph. I was also pissed b/c he pulled me over about 5 minutes before it. I didn't get a ticket, but getting pulled over 10 ft away from your exit is frustrating.

You can call and report it, but I guarantee it won't go anywhere. Although, if he ever hurts anyone during a rolling stop, there's a lawsuit bigger than Kelly Kapoor's ass being filed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 20, 2009, 08:48:09 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 20, 2009, 08:18:04 AM
It was more of me seeing him roll on through a stop sign at around 15-20 mph. I was also pissed b/c he pulled me over about 5 minutes before it. I didn't get a ticket, but getting pulled over 10 ft away from your exit is frustrating.

You could try stopping at stop signs when you're driving.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 20, 2009, 10:15:56 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 20, 2009, 08:48:09 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 20, 2009, 08:18:04 AM
It was more of me seeing him roll on through a stop sign at around 15-20 mph. I was also pissed b/c he pulled me over about 5 minutes before it. I didn't get a ticket, but getting pulled over 10 ft away from your exit is frustrating.

You could try stopping at stop signs when you're driving.

Actually, I could try not going 74 in a 65, changing my headlight, changing my license plate light, signaling when I change lanes, and changing my address on my license to my current one. But that's it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on November 20, 2009, 11:52:45 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 20, 2009, 10:15:56 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 20, 2009, 08:48:09 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 20, 2009, 08:18:04 AM
It was more of me seeing him roll on through a stop sign at around 15-20 mph. I was also pissed b/c he pulled me over about 5 minutes before it. I didn't get a ticket, but getting pulled over 10 ft away from your exit is frustrating.

You could try stopping at stop signs when you're driving.

Actually, I could try not going 74 in a 65, changing my headlight, changing my license plate light, signaling when I change lanes, and changing my address on my license to my current one. But that's it.

Ha!  Fork's got a good point, but most likely your complaint would go into the big file, aka the trashbin. 

As for this, I still use my IL license.  I'm leaving CA soon anyway, but it's been a while with it out here.  I wouldn't sweat that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on November 20, 2009, 12:52:14 PM
The last couple of times I lugged my laptop outside the comforts of home, it wouldn't connect to the internet. It connects to the network available, but not the internet. Sometimes it works, like in my last hotel, but most of the time at hotels or airports it won't work. It used to work at my in-laws house, but now it won't anymore.

Any ideas on why it connects to the network but not the internet?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on November 20, 2009, 01:22:52 PM
Quote from: Tony on November 20, 2009, 12:52:14 PM
The last couple of times I lugged my laptop outside the comforts of home, it wouldn't connect to the internet. It connects to the network available, but not the internet. Sometimes it works, like in my last hotel, but most of the time at hotels or airports it won't work. It used to work at my in-laws house, but now it won't anymore.

Any ideas on why it connects to the network but not the internet?

Because you touch yourself at night?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on November 20, 2009, 01:27:29 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on November 20, 2009, 01:22:52 PM
Quote from: Tony on November 20, 2009, 12:52:14 PM
The last couple of times I lugged my laptop outside the comforts of home, it wouldn't connect to the internet. It connects to the network available, but not the internet. Sometimes it works, like in my last hotel, but most of the time at hotels or airports it won't work. It used to work at my in-laws house, but now it won't anymore.

Any ideas on why it connects to the network but not the internet?

Because you touch yourself at night?

That's why I need the internet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on November 20, 2009, 01:49:51 PM
Quote from: Tony on November 20, 2009, 12:52:14 PM
The last couple of times I lugged my laptop outside the comforts of home, it wouldn't connect to the internet. It connects to the network available, but not the internet. Sometimes it works, like in my last hotel, but most of the time at hotels or airports it won't work. It used to work at my in-laws house, but now it won't anymore.

Any ideas on why it connects to the network but not the internet?

Google is amazing, you should give it a whirl sometime.

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=241768&messageID=2343347&tag=content;leftCol

"First, go into your Control Panel / Network Connections / either the Local Area Connection Properties or the Wireless Connection Properties, whichever is giving you the trouble / TCP/IP Properties, and make sure that IP address and DNS are set to "automatically obtain." Also click the Advanced button and make sure that nothing is explicitly entered for Default Gateway, nor anything on the DNS tab.

Secondly, run the Winsock fix per this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811259"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on November 20, 2009, 03:56:16 PM
Quote from: BH on November 20, 2009, 01:49:51 PM
Quote from: Tony on November 20, 2009, 12:52:14 PM
The last couple of times I lugged my laptop outside the comforts of home, it wouldn't connect to the internet. It connects to the network available, but not the internet. Sometimes it works, like in my last hotel, but most of the time at hotels or airports it won't work. It used to work at my in-laws house, but now it won't anymore.

Any ideas on why it connects to the network but not the internet?

Google is amazing, you should give it a whirl sometime.

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=241768&messageID=2343347&tag=content;leftCol

"First, go into your Control Panel / Network Connections / either the Local Area Connection Properties or the Wireless Connection Properties, whichever is giving you the trouble / TCP/IP Properties, and make sure that IP address and DNS are set to "automatically obtain." Also click the Advanced button and make sure that nothing is explicitly entered for Default Gateway, nor anything on the DNS tab.

Secondly, run the Winsock fix per this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811259"

I googled the shit out of it. Kept getting porn though. Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 23, 2009, 01:17:06 PM

Anyone know a decent jeweler?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 23, 2009, 01:29:37 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 23, 2009, 01:17:06 PM

Anyone know a decent jeweler?

Yes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 23, 2009, 01:34:26 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 23, 2009, 01:29:37 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 23, 2009, 01:17:06 PM

Anyone know a decent jeweler?

Yes.

Good. Since they cater to the douche trade, my money will be good there...name/location, please?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 23, 2009, 01:52:09 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 23, 2009, 01:34:26 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 23, 2009, 01:29:37 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 23, 2009, 01:17:06 PM

Anyone know a decent jeweler?

Yes.

Good. Since they cater to the douche trade, my money will be good there...name/location, please?

Randy Matz
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on November 23, 2009, 01:58:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 23, 2009, 01:34:26 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 23, 2009, 01:29:37 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 23, 2009, 01:17:06 PM

Anyone know a decent jeweler?

Yes.

Good. Since they cater to the douche trade, my money will be good there...name/location, please?

Jared.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on November 23, 2009, 02:07:32 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 23, 2009, 01:17:06 PM

Anyone know a decent jeweler?

I highly recommend Dimend Scaasi (http://www.dimendscaasi.com/) on jeweler's row. They are great to work with and their customer service is unreal.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 23, 2009, 02:23:15 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on November 23, 2009, 01:58:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 23, 2009, 01:34:26 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 23, 2009, 01:29:37 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 23, 2009, 01:17:06 PM

Anyone know a decent jeweler?

Yes.

Good. Since they cater to the douche trade, my money will be good there...name/location, please?

Jared.

(http://i50.tinypic.com/okwtfo.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 23, 2009, 02:26:53 PM
Quote from: BH on November 23, 2009, 02:07:32 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 23, 2009, 01:17:06 PM

Anyone know a decent jeweler?

I highly recommend Dimend Scaasi (http://www.dimendscaasi.com/) on jeweler's row. They are great to work with and their customer service is unreal.

Thanks. This looks like my speed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on November 25, 2009, 09:54:08 AM
Wife needs new digital camera.  Anyone got some good recommendations for black friday web sites?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on November 25, 2009, 10:32:28 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 25, 2009, 09:54:08 AM
Wife needs new digital camera.  Anyone got some good recommendations for black friday web sites?

I don't have a camera specific one, but techbargains.com in general is solid.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 25, 2009, 10:33:41 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 25, 2009, 09:54:08 AM
Wife needs new digital camera.  Anyone got some good recommendations for black friday web sites?

http://tinyurl.com/ygxw7me
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on November 25, 2009, 10:35:23 AM
Gee, thanks Oleg.  I was hoping someone would know which ones were legit and which ones are spam merchants.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 25, 2009, 10:38:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 25, 2009, 10:35:23 AM
Gee, thanks Oleg.  I was hoping someone would know which ones were legit and which ones are spam merchants.

Yeah, I was just making sure a little smart-ass made its way into these threads.  Cause, you know, that's what's misisng.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on November 25, 2009, 10:40:48 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 25, 2009, 10:35:23 AM
Gee, thanks Oleg.  I was hoping someone would know which ones were legit and which ones are spam merchants.

Someone sent me a link to this Excel spreadsheet that has a list of items, organized by store, item type, price, etc.:

http://www.mediafire.com/?zyjaujww52j
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on November 25, 2009, 11:27:00 AM
My computer at work wouldn't let me get into Desipio on Internet Explorer, so I had to use Firefox.   However, since the recent format change I can get into Desipio with Internet Explorer again.  Isn't technology wonderful?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andy on November 25, 2009, 11:51:35 AM
I did it just for you, Stew.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Wait until you see what you get for Christmas!  Oh, never mind.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on November 25, 2009, 12:18:47 PM
Quote from: Oleg on November 25, 2009, 10:38:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 25, 2009, 10:35:23 AM
Gee, thanks Oleg.  I was hoping someone would know which ones were legit and which ones are spam merchants.

Yeah, I was just making sure a little smart-ass made its way into these threads.  Cause, you know, that's what's misisng.

I see a pretty consistent method has evolved in this thread.

1)  Person requests help
2) Next 1-4 people provide a smart-ass response
3)  Someone comes through with something that MIGHT be helpful.
4)  The only site you'll ever need
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on November 25, 2009, 12:24:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on November 25, 2009, 12:18:47 PM
Quote from: Oleg on November 25, 2009, 10:38:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 25, 2009, 10:35:23 AM
Gee, thanks Oleg.  I was hoping someone would know which ones were legit and which ones are spam merchants.

Yeah, I was just making sure a little smart-ass made its way into these threads.  Cause, you know, that's what's misisng.

I see a pretty consistent method has evolved in this thread.

1)  Person requests help
2) Next 1-4 people provide a smart-ass response
3)  Someone comes through with something that MIGHT be helpful.
4)  The only site you'll ever need

So what was your question?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on November 25, 2009, 12:26:15 PM
Quote from: CT III on November 25, 2009, 12:24:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on November 25, 2009, 12:18:47 PM
Quote from: Oleg on November 25, 2009, 10:38:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 25, 2009, 10:35:23 AM
Gee, thanks Oleg.  I was hoping someone would know which ones were legit and which ones are spam merchants.

Yeah, I was just making sure a little smart-ass made its way into these threads.  Cause, you know, that's what's misisng.

I see a pretty consistent method has evolved in this thread.

1)  Person requests help
2) Next 1-4 people provide a smart-ass response
3)  Someone comes through with something that MIGHT be helpful.
4)  The only site you'll ever need

So what was your question?

I had a question?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on November 25, 2009, 02:58:16 PM
Quote from: Andy on November 25, 2009, 11:51:35 AM
I did it just for you, Stew.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Wait until you see what you get for Christmas!  Oh, never mind.

You can give it to me at sundown on December 11. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 25, 2009, 03:23:39 PM
Quote from: Oleg on November 25, 2009, 10:38:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 25, 2009, 10:35:23 AM
Gee, thanks Oleg.  I was hoping someone would know which ones were legit and which ones are spam merchants.

Yeah, I was just making sure a little smart-ass made its way into these threads.  Cause, you know, that's what's misisng.

Well, you're about as little as smart-asses come.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on November 25, 2009, 04:22:29 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 25, 2009, 03:23:39 PM
Quote from: Oleg on November 25, 2009, 10:38:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 25, 2009, 10:35:23 AM
Gee, thanks Oleg.  I was hoping someone would know which ones were legit and which ones are spam merchants.

Yeah, I was just making sure a little smart-ass made its way into these threads.  Cause, you know, that's what's misisng.

Well, you're about as little as smart-asses come.

Mrs. Cubbieblue thinks Oleg is quite tall.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 25, 2009, 04:35:51 PM
Quote from: CBStew on November 25, 2009, 04:22:29 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 25, 2009, 03:23:39 PM
Quote from: Oleg on November 25, 2009, 10:38:05 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 25, 2009, 10:35:23 AM
Gee, thanks Oleg.  I was hoping someone would know which ones were legit and which ones are spam merchants.

Yeah, I was just making sure a little smart-ass made its way into these threads.  Cause, you know, that's what's misisng.

Well, you're about as little as smart-asses come.

Mrs. Cubbieblue thinks Oleg is quite tall.

If I called her a smart-ass, she'd kick my ass.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on November 25, 2009, 11:12:11 PM
Quote from: BH on November 20, 2009, 01:49:51 PM
Quote from: Tony on November 20, 2009, 12:52:14 PM
The last couple of times I lugged my laptop outside the comforts of home, it wouldn't connect to the internet. It connects to the network available, but not the internet. Sometimes it works, like in my last hotel, but most of the time at hotels or airports it won't work. It used to work at my in-laws house, but now it won't anymore.

Any ideas on why it connects to the network but not the internet?

Google is amazing, you should give it a whirl sometime.

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=241768&messageID=2343347&tag=content;leftCol

"First, go into your Control Panel / Network Connections / either the Local Area Connection Properties or the Wireless Connection Properties, whichever is giving you the trouble / TCP/IP Properties, and make sure that IP address and DNS are set to "automatically obtain." Also click the Advanced button and make sure that nothing is explicitly entered for Default Gateway, nor anything on the DNS tab.

Secondly, run the Winsock fix per this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811259"

For the record, this worked. Now I can not post anything in Ohio.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 26, 2009, 07:30:55 AM
Yes, no, maybe?? (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mitsubishi+-+60%22+Class+1080p+120Hz+DLP+HDTV/9487192.p?id=1218112691007&skuId=9487192&st=9487192&cp=1&lp=1)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on November 26, 2009, 08:43:39 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 26, 2009, 07:30:55 AM
Yes, no, maybe?? (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mitsubishi+-+60%22+Class+1080p+120Hz+DLP+HDTV/9487192.p?id=1218112691007&skuId=9487192&st=9487192&cp=1&lp=1)

I haven't heard much lately about DLP TVs, but as long as you don't mind the fact that they're a bit bulkier than an LCD, I'm pretty sure the quality is fantastic.  The only thing I think I remember hearing about them is that the bulb inside has a tendency to burn out faster than other types of TVs, but again, I'm not positive about that.  Both Amazon and Newegg have perfect 5s for customer reviews, albeit a very small number of them, but I'd say that's still a pretty good sign.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on November 26, 2009, 09:59:16 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 26, 2009, 07:30:55 AM
Yes, no, maybe?? (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mitsubishi+-+60%22+Class+1080p+120Hz+DLP+HDTV/9487192.p?id=1218112691007&skuId=9487192&st=9487192&cp=1&lp=1)

Great picture, cannot wall mount.  Bulb burns out, but fairly cheap to replace.  Also takes a few minutes for the picture to full project as the bulb has to warm up.  Only reason to pass on DLP is the size.

That model has 3 HDMIs, 3 Component, and a PC hook up.  Seems pretty good.

Price is terrific.

DO NOT BUY HDMI CABLES AT BEST BUY.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on November 26, 2009, 10:04:25 AM
Quote from: Weebs on November 26, 2009, 08:43:39 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 26, 2009, 07:30:55 AM
Yes, no, maybe?? (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mitsubishi+-+60%22+Class+1080p+120Hz+DLP+HDTV/9487192.p?id=1218112691007&skuId=9487192&st=9487192&cp=1&lp=1)

I haven't heard much lately about DLP TVs, but as long as you don't mind the fact that they're a bit bulkier than an LCD, I'm pretty sure the quality is fantastic.  The only thing I think I remember hearing about them is that the bulb inside has a tendency to burn out faster than other types of TVs, but again, I'm not positive about that.  Both Amazon and Newegg have perfect 5s for customer reviews, albeit a very small number of them, but I'd say that's still a pretty good sign.

I have this TV right now (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Bravia-KDF-37H1000-37-Inch-Projection/dp/B000P9ZNX0) so I don't mind the bulkiness. At 15", it's only about an inch and a half thicker than my current one.

Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 26, 2009, 09:59:16 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 26, 2009, 07:30:55 AM
Yes, no, maybe?? (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mitsubishi+-+60%22+Class+1080p+120Hz+DLP+HDTV/9487192.p?id=1218112691007&skuId=9487192&st=9487192&cp=1&lp=1)

Great picture, cannot wall mount.  Bulb burns out, but fairly cheap to replace.  Also takes a few minutes for the picture to full project as the bulb has to warm up.  Only reason to pass on DLP is the size.

That model has 3 HDMIs, 3 Component, and a PC hook up.  Seems pretty good.

Price is terrific.

DO NOT BUY HDMI CABLES AT BEST BUY.

Size as in the fact that it's not only a couple inches thick?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on November 26, 2009, 10:31:52 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 26, 2009, 10:04:25 AM
Quote from: Weebs on November 26, 2009, 08:43:39 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 26, 2009, 07:30:55 AM
Yes, no, maybe?? (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mitsubishi+-+60%22+Class+1080p+120Hz+DLP+HDTV/9487192.p?id=1218112691007&skuId=9487192&st=9487192&cp=1&lp=1)

I haven't heard much lately about DLP TVs, but as long as you don't mind the fact that they're a bit bulkier than an LCD, I'm pretty sure the quality is fantastic.  The only thing I think I remember hearing about them is that the bulb inside has a tendency to burn out faster than other types of TVs, but again, I'm not positive about that.  Both Amazon and Newegg have perfect 5s for customer reviews, albeit a very small number of them, but I'd say that's still a pretty good sign.

I have this TV right now (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Bravia-KDF-37H1000-37-Inch-Projection/dp/B000P9ZNX0) so I don't mind the bulkiness. At 15", it's only about an inch and a half thicker than my current one.

Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 26, 2009, 09:59:16 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 26, 2009, 07:30:55 AM
Yes, no, maybe?? (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mitsubishi+-+60%22+Class+1080p+120Hz+DLP+HDTV/9487192.p?id=1218112691007&skuId=9487192&st=9487192&cp=1&lp=1)

Great picture, cannot wall mount.  Bulb burns out, but fairly cheap to replace.  Also takes a few minutes for the picture to full project as the bulb has to warm up.  Only reason to pass on DLP is the size.

That model has 3 HDMIs, 3 Component, and a PC hook up.  Seems pretty good.

Price is terrific.

DO NOT BUY HDMI CABLES AT BEST BUY.

Size as in the fact that it's not only a couple inches thick?

Yeah, they're pretty thick TVs.  Not as big as those old gigantic projection sets, but probably a good 3-4x thicker than an LCD.  And as Chuck said, do not buy HDMI cables from Best Buy or any electronics store.  Go to MonoPrice.com, particularly looking at these cables:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024004&p_id=4965&seq=1&format=2
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on November 26, 2009, 11:47:18 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 26, 2009, 10:04:25 AM
Size as in the fact that it's not only a couple inches thick?

Yes.  15 inches deep vs. 5" for an LCD.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on November 26, 2009, 09:20:26 PM
How bout this TV at that price?

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LN52B530-52-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/tech-data/B001U3Y8P4/ref=de_a_smtd (http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LN52B530-52-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/tech-data/B001U3Y8P4/ref=de_a_smtd)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on November 27, 2009, 07:58:42 AM
Quote from: JD on November 26, 2009, 09:20:26 PM
How bout this TV at that price?

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LN52B530-52-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/tech-data/B001U3Y8P4/ref=de_a_smtd (http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LN52B530-52-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/tech-data/B001U3Y8P4/ref=de_a_smtd)

Check here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16559186#post16559186).

PIP is nice to have.  My TVs do not.  Not a big deal, but nice.

3 HDMI and PC inputs are keys for me.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on November 27, 2009, 08:40:52 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 27, 2009, 07:58:42 AM
Quote from: JD on November 26, 2009, 09:20:26 PM
How bout this TV at that price?

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LN52B530-52-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/tech-data/B001U3Y8P4/ref=de_a_smtd (http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LN52B530-52-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/tech-data/B001U3Y8P4/ref=de_a_smtd)

Check here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16559186#post16559186).

PIP is nice to have.  My TVs do not.  Not a big deal, but nice.

3 HDMI and PC inputs are keys for me.



Also, you should make sure you buy through one of the Bing websites:

http://discoverbing.com/giftguides/merchants.html?fbid=7V3QwkwCs1K

They're doing cashback with a lot of different stores.  I'd suggest checking out Dell.com.  They usually have really good prices on electronics, and you can get 20% cashback through that link.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World B Free on November 27, 2009, 08:49:02 AM
Quote from: JD on November 26, 2009, 09:20:26 PM
How bout this TV at that price?

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LN52B530-52-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/tech-data/B001U3Y8P4/ref=de_a_smtd (http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LN52B530-52-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/tech-data/B001U3Y8P4/ref=de_a_smtd)

That's a good price.  I bought the 46" Samsung version of this tv from Amazon last year and have had no complaints.  I actually paid more than the price shown, but that was also a year ago.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 27, 2009, 11:52:52 AM

If you want instant gratification, Abt does meet & beat on online prices.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on November 27, 2009, 02:42:48 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 27, 2009, 11:52:52 AM

If you want instant gratification, Abt does meet & beat on online prices.

So much porn in that sentence.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on November 27, 2009, 07:53:51 PM
Quote from: Weebs on November 27, 2009, 08:40:52 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 27, 2009, 07:58:42 AM
Quote from: JD on November 26, 2009, 09:20:26 PM
How bout this TV at that price?

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LN52B530-52-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/tech-data/B001U3Y8P4/ref=de_a_smtd (http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LN52B530-52-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/tech-data/B001U3Y8P4/ref=de_a_smtd)

Check here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16559186#post16559186).

PIP is nice to have.  My TVs do not.  Not a big deal, but nice.

3 HDMI and PC inputs are keys for me.



Also, you should make sure you buy through one of the Bing websites:

http://discoverbing.com/giftguides/merchants.html?fbid=7V3QwkwCs1K

They're doing cashback with a lot of different stores.  I'd suggest checking out Dell.com.  They usually have really good prices on electronics, and you can get 20% cashback through that link.

Gracias, fellas...DANG!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 30, 2009, 07:04:32 AM
Does anyone know if there's any reason a 500 GB Seagate Expansion external drive that claims to require OS X 10.4.8 or higher wouldn't actually work on 10.3.9?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on November 30, 2009, 07:25:06 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 30, 2009, 07:04:32 AM
Does anyone know if there's any reason a 500 GB Seagate Expansion external drive that claims to require OS X 10.4.8 or higher wouldn't actually work on 10.3.9?


No.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 30, 2009, 07:34:22 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on November 30, 2009, 07:25:06 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 30, 2009, 07:04:32 AM
Does anyone know if there's any reason a 500 GB Seagate Expansion external drive that claims to require OS X 10.4.8 or higher wouldn't actually work on 10.3.9?

No.

Good enough for me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on November 30, 2009, 09:11:19 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 30, 2009, 07:04:32 AM
Does anyone know if there's any reason a 500 GB Seagate Expansion external drive that claims to require OS X 10.4.8 or higher wouldn't actually work on 10.3.9?


It should work, although it comes formatted as NTFS out of the box, so you will need to reformat to gain write access. I don't see any specific fixes on the 10.4.8 update page (http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24306?viewlocale=en_US) that really stick out, although I guess it might have something to do with this:

QuoteAddresses an issue in which some USB devices connected to a PCI card may not be recognized after starting up or waking the computer.

This is totally speculative, but Seagate has some power management functionality on the Expansion drives to turn them off when not in use. Maybe the drive turns itself off and pre-10.4.8 versions have trouble waking it up. Then again, reformatting might remove the power manager altogether. Again, total speculation.

I'd just order from a place with a good return policy. I know NewEgg (http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.aspx?Category=15&name=Hard-Drives) will give you a full refund within 30 days of purchase; I've had nothing but good experiences with them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 30, 2009, 10:19:52 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on November 30, 2009, 09:11:19 AM
This is totally speculative, but Seagate has some power management functionality on the Expansion drives to turn them off when not in use. Maybe the drive turns itself off and pre-10.4.8 versions have trouble waking it up. Then again, reformatting might remove the power manager altogether. Again, total speculation.

I'd just order from a place with a good return policy. I know NewEgg (http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.aspx?Category=15&name=Hard-Drives) will give you a full refund within 30 days of purchase; I've had nothing but good experiences with them.

Now that makes sense. In any event, I couldn't resist at $50 from NewEgg even before I had an inkling of what the issue might be. Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Philberto on December 04, 2009, 08:36:34 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 26, 2009, 09:59:16 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 26, 2009, 07:30:55 AM
Yes, no, maybe?? (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mitsubishi+-+60%22+Class+1080p+120Hz+DLP+HDTV/9487192.p?id=1218112691007&skuId=9487192&st=9487192&cp=1&lp=1)

Great picture, cannot wall mount.  Bulb burns out, but fairly cheap to replace.  Also takes a few minutes for the picture to full project as the bulb has to warm up.  Only reason to pass on DLP is the size.

That model has 3 HDMIs, 3 Component, and a PC hook up.  Seems pretty good.

Price is terrific.

DO NOT BUY HDMI CABLES AT BEST BUY.

I never did get this TV. Was talked out of it. However, I got a warning on my TV today that my bulb was going low so I had to drop $140 for a new one.. Nice choice, Yeti.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 10:37:43 AM
Hey, dudes.  I need Bears-related assistance.  I'm going to a game for the first time since the McNabb playoff disaster in '01, and I need relevant tailgating advice.  How much is parking?  Are charcoal grills allowed?  How early can you get there?  Is it okay to throw full beers at Packer fans?  What about bricks?

Any advice would be much appreciated.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on December 07, 2009, 10:55:31 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 10:37:43 AM
Hey, dudes.  I need Bears-related assistance.  I'm going to a game for the first time since the McNabb playoff disaster in '01, and I need relevant tailgating advice.  How much is parking?  Are charcoal grills allowed?  How early can you get there?  Is it okay to throw full beers at Packer fans?  What about bricks?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

GO BACK TO THE SUBURBS!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on December 07, 2009, 10:57:42 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 10:37:43 AM
Hey, dudes.  I need Bears-related assistance.  I'm going to a game for the first time since the McNabb playoff disaster in '01, and I need relevant tailgating advice.  How much is parking?  Are charcoal grills allowed?  How early can you get there?  Is it okay to throw full beers at Packer fans?  What about bricks?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

I've actually never tailgated at Soldier Field. If you don't have a parking pass for the South Lot, which I'm assuming you do based on your question, you can always park in one of the lots along State or Wabash, pay about 30 bucks for the day, arrive as early as you want, grill, drink, smoke, throw whatever you want. Hope this helps.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 11:08:00 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 07, 2009, 10:57:42 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 10:37:43 AM
Hey, dudes.  I need Bears-related assistance.  I'm going to a game for the first time since the McNabb playoff disaster in '01, and I need relevant tailgating advice.  How much is parking?  Are charcoal grills allowed?  How early can you get there?  Is it okay to throw full beers at Packer fans?  What about bricks?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

I've actually never tailgated at Soldier Field. If you don't have a parking pass for the South Lot, which I'm assuming you do based on your question, you can always park in one of the lots along State or Wabash, pay about 30 bucks for the day, arrive as early as you want, grill, drink, smoke, throw whatever you want. Hope this helps.

I'm actually not sure if we do or not, making this incredibly useful information.  Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on December 07, 2009, 12:16:17 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 11:08:00 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 07, 2009, 10:57:42 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 10:37:43 AM
Hey, dudes.  I need Bears-related assistance.  I'm going to a game for the first time since the McNabb playoff disaster in '01, and I need relevant tailgating advice.  How much is parking?  Are charcoal grills allowed?  How early can you get there?  Is it okay to throw full beers at Packer fans?  What about bricks?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

I've actually never tailgated at Soldier Field. If you don't have a parking pass for the South Lot, which I'm assuming you do based on your question, you can always park in one of the lots along State or Wabash, pay about 30 bucks for the day, arrive as early as you want, grill, drink, smoke, throw whatever you want. Hope this helps.

I'm actually not sure if we do or not, making this incredibly useful information.  Thanks.

To be honest, I'm not sure that you'd need a pass to get into the South Lot as I've never even attempted to get in there. But those lots I suggested will be easily accessible, full of Bears fans and infinitely less-supervised than the one adjacent to the south gates. You'll have a nice leisurely walk through Grant Park between you and your seat too, which, unless it's 0 degrees or covered with a foot and a half of snow, is never a bad thing.

o
{W] <--- You.
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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on December 07, 2009, 12:37:24 PM
You need a pass to get into the South Lot (the lot that sits directly to the north of McCormick Place's Lakeside Building), the Waldron Deck (the lot that sits directly south of Soldier Field, the North Garage (boo), the Field Museum lawn (I think you have to be a McCasket to park there) and Adler Planetarium. You can park at the South McCormick Place lot (exit LSD at 31st St., turn right, and then drive north into the lot entrance) for some sum of cash, but you are almost as close to Comiskular as you are to Soldier Field.

UPDATE: You can buy parking coupons such asthis (http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=bears+packers+adler&_sacat=See-All-Categories) on Ebay.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on December 07, 2009, 12:47:10 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 07, 2009, 12:16:17 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 11:08:00 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 07, 2009, 10:57:42 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 10:37:43 AM
Hey, dudes.  I need Bears-related assistance.  I'm going to a game for the first time since the McNabb playoff disaster in '01, and I need relevant tailgating advice.  How much is parking?  Are charcoal grills allowed?  How early can you get there?  Is it okay to throw full beers at Packer fans?  What about bricks?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

I've actually never tailgated at Soldier Field. If you don't have a parking pass for the South Lot, which I'm assuming you do based on your question, you can always park in one of the lots along State or Wabash, pay about 30 bucks for the day, arrive as early as you want, grill, drink, smoke, throw whatever you want. Hope this helps.

I'm actually not sure if we do or not, making this incredibly useful information.  Thanks.

To be honest, I'm not sure that you'd need a pass to get into the South Lot as I've never even attempted to get in there. But those lots I suggested will be easily accessible, full of Bears fans and infinitely less-supervised than the one adjacent to the south gates. You'll have a nice leisurely walk through Grant Park between you and your seat too, which, unless it's 0 degrees or covered with a foot and a half of snow, is never a bad thing.

o
{W] <--- You.
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Or, you can belly up to a bar that has a $5 shuttle that'll take you to the game and back.  Unfortunately, they all seem to be douche-bars like McGee's and Redmond's.  Just another suggestion.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on December 07, 2009, 01:06:09 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 07, 2009, 12:37:24 PM
You need a pass to get into the South Lot (the lot that sits directly to the north of McCormick Place's Lakeside Building), the Waldron Deck (the lot that sits directly south of Soldier Field, the North Garage (boo), the Field Museum lawn (I think you have to be a McCasket to park there) and Adler Planetarium. You can park at the South McCormick Place lot (exit LSD at 31st St., turn right, and then drive north into the lot entrance) for some sum of cash, but you are almost as close to Comiskular as you are to Soldier Field.

UPDATE: You can buy parking coupons such asthis (http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=bears+packers+adler&_sacat=See-All-Categories) on Ebay.

The 31st Street lot is fun (I think it opens earlier than the other lots) and probably your cheapest option (it was less than $20 a couple years ago). There's a shuttle from the lot to the stadium, but it's always jammed with meatballs, so you might want to walk. It's about a 2 mile hike though, so your dainty suburb feet may get blisters.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 07, 2009, 01:18:54 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 07, 2009, 12:47:10 PM
Or, you can belly up to a bar that has a $5 shuttle that'll take you to the game and back.  Unfortunately, they all seem to be douche-bars like McGee's and Redmond's.  Just another suggestion.

Screw that, you can have the run of my place and I'll put you on the Metra personally. Bring the lesser sacrament.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 01:23:04 PM
Thanks for the tips, guys.  The 31st Street lot sounds like a winner, although the prospect of meeting Wheezer is certainly tempting.  Is anyone else actually going to the game?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 07, 2009, 01:28:39 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 01:23:04 PM
Thanks for the tips, guys.  The 31st Street lot sounds like a winner, although the prospect of meeting Wheezer is certainly tempting.  Is anyone else actually going to the game?

I can tell you who isn't going to show up....the O-line!
amirite?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 07, 2009, 01:28:39 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 01:23:04 PM
Thanks for the tips, guys.  The 31st Street lot sounds like a winner, although the prospect of meeting Wheezer is certainly tempting.  Is anyone else actually going to the game?

I can tell you who isn't going to show up....the O-line!
amirite?


*high five
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on December 07, 2009, 01:34:46 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 01:23:04 PM
Thanks for the tips, guys.  The 31st Street lot sounds like a winner, although the prospect of meeting Wheezer is certainly tempting.  Is anyone else actually going to the game?

There's a 60% chance I'm going. I'll be in the Adler Lot if I do.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 07, 2009, 07:55:16 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 10:37:43 AM
Hey, dudes.  I need Bears-related assistance.  I'm going to a game for the first time since the McNabb playoff disaster in '01, and I need relevant tailgating advice.  How much is parking?  Are charcoal grills allowed?  How early can you get there?  Is it okay to throw full beers at Packer fans?  What about bricks?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

I was there too, and all I remember, aside from the great Jim Miller getting hurt and some obnoxious Eagles fan in our section who left before the 4th quarter to avoid getting murdered by angry drunk Bears fans, was bulldozers driving past us as we left to tear the stadium apart.  How perfect.  How poignant.  Damn that game sucked.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on December 07, 2009, 11:29:48 PM
Worth it? (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001SN7QUU/ref=nosim/deals2buy-20)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on December 07, 2009, 11:50:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on December 07, 2009, 11:29:48 PM
Worth it? (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001SN7QUU/ref=nosim/deals2buy-20)

Only if it comes with the video of that family dry humping each other.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on December 08, 2009, 05:18:06 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 07, 2009, 11:29:48 PM
Worth it? (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001SN7QUU/ref=nosim/deals2buy-20)

No.  720 and plasma.  Although Slak is right, the Aristocrats looks like a good tv show.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 08:11:08 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 07, 2009, 11:29:48 PM
Worth it? (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001SN7QUU/ref=nosim/deals2buy-20)

For $660, not a bad deal at all.  But, as noted, not 1080p (helps for blu-ray only at this point). Check to see if it has at least 3 HDMI inputs (required) and for extras like PIP.

Really, at this point, that's an ideal second big screen.  Mazel tov if you can afford / have space for 2.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on December 08, 2009, 10:27:37 AM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 07, 2009, 07:55:16 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 10:37:43 AM
Hey, dudes.  I need Bears-related assistance.  I'm going to a game for the first time since the McNabb playoff disaster in '01, and I need relevant tailgating advice.  How much is parking?  Are charcoal grills allowed?  How early can you get there?  Is it okay to throw full beers at Packer fans?  What about bricks?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

I was there too, and all I remember, aside from the great Jim Miller getting hurt and some obnoxious Eagles fan in our section who left before the 4th quarter to avoid getting murdered by angry drunk Bears fans, was bulldozers driving past us as we left to tear the stadium apart.  How perfect.  How poignant.  Damn that game sucked.

Let's never speak of this again.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on December 08, 2009, 10:36:05 AM
Someobody on this board was pining for this a few years back. Here you go. Keith Traylor rumbles, bumbles, stumbles...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73dW4740ILE&feature=related
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on December 08, 2009, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 08, 2009, 10:36:05 AM
Someobody on this board was pining for this a few years back. Here you go. Keith Traylor rumbles, bumbles, stumbles...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73dW4740ILE&feature=related


That was me.  Thank you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 10:49:34 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 07, 2009, 11:29:48 PM
Worth it? (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001SN7QUU/ref=nosim/deals2buy-20)

If that's the general price range you're looking at, I'd get this one over it. (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Bravia-KDL-40S5100-40-Inch-1080p/dp/B001T9N0DA/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&s=tv&qid=1260290759&sr=1-24)
A little smaller, but better.

Unless you can find one in your price range that has 120Hz, which is sploogetastically sploogearific.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on December 08, 2009, 10:55:03 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 10:49:34 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 07, 2009, 11:29:48 PM
Worth it? (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001SN7QUU/ref=nosim/deals2buy-20)

If that's the general price range you're looking at, I'd get this one over it. (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Bravia-KDL-40S5100-40-Inch-1080p/dp/B001T9N0DA/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&s=tv&qid=1260290759&sr=1-24)
A little smaller, but better.

Unless you can find one in your price range that has 120Hz, which is sploogetastically sploogearific.

Thanks.  That's the general prices range, so that's helpful.  I know nothing about all of this -- what's so spectacular about the 120Hz?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on December 08, 2009, 10:58:00 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 08, 2009, 10:27:37 AM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 07, 2009, 07:55:16 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 07, 2009, 10:37:43 AM
Hey, dudes.  I need Bears-related assistance.  I'm going to a game for the first time since the McNabb playoff disaster in '01, and I need relevant tailgating advice.  How much is parking?  Are charcoal grills allowed?  How early can you get there?  Is it okay to throw full beers at Packer fans?  What about bricks?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

I was there too, and all I remember, aside from the great Jim Miller getting hurt and some obnoxious Eagles fan in our section who left before the 4th quarter to avoid getting murdered by angry drunk Bears fans, was bulldozers driving past us as we left to tear the stadium apart.  How perfect.  How poignant.  Damn that game sucked.

Let's never speak of this again.

I decided to skip Paris and go straight to London just to watch that shitfest.  I found a sports bar in London called The Sports Bar.  We got there really early -- I had just come in from Barcelona and we went straight to the bar from the airport -- so we were able to snag an awesome booth.  there were only two of us, so we ended sharing the booth with a couple from Glenview.  It turned out the guy was married, but was not with his wife (or something like that, the exact details escape me, but they were somewhat scandalous).  They were so grateful for having a seat, that the guy picked up our tab (we'd been drinking for about 5 or 6 hours, at least, by the end of the game).

The bar was filled with Bears fans downstairs and Eagles fans upstairs.

It was a good time, other than the stinking game.

If you read that story the till the end, please provide the point yourself.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 11:09:07 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 08, 2009, 10:55:03 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 10:49:34 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 07, 2009, 11:29:48 PM
Worth it? (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001SN7QUU/ref=nosim/deals2buy-20)

If that's the general price range you're looking at, I'd get this one over it. (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Bravia-KDL-40S5100-40-Inch-1080p/dp/B001T9N0DA/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&s=tv&qid=1260290759&sr=1-24)
A little smaller, but better.

Unless you can find one in your price range that has 120Hz, which is sploogetastically sploogearific.

Thanks.  That's the general prices range, so that's helpful.  I know nothing about all of this -- what's so spectacular about the 120Hz?

It's basically the frames per second, 60 vs. 120.

The 60s are fine, it's what I have now, but some of the newer more expensive TVs are 120 HZ and the color seems a lot richer. 
I'm sure there's a more technical reason, but just from looking @ TVs in the store,  the 120Hz always seem to be the best pictures around.

Granted, it may just be because they have other features that are better as well, since they're pricier.

For 60Hz (which is still totally fine), this is a good value also (http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-40RV525U-40-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/B001EK3KI4/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&s=tv&qid=1260291925&sr=1-27)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 08, 2009, 11:18:51 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 11:09:07 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 08, 2009, 10:55:03 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 10:49:34 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 07, 2009, 11:29:48 PM
Worth it? (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001SN7QUU/ref=nosim/deals2buy-20)

If that's the general price range you're looking at, I'd get this one over it. (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Bravia-KDL-40S5100-40-Inch-1080p/dp/B001T9N0DA/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&s=tv&qid=1260290759&sr=1-24)
A little smaller, but better.

Unless you can find one in your price range that has 120Hz, which is sploogetastically sploogearific.

Thanks.  That's the general prices range, so that's helpful.  I know nothing about all of this -- what's so spectacular about the 120Hz?

It's basically the frames per second, 60 vs. 120.

The 60s are fine, it's what I have now, but some of the newer more expensive TVs are 120 HZ and the color seems a lot richer. 
I'm sure there's a more technical reason, but just from looking @ TVs in the store,  the 120Hz always seem to be the best pictures around.

Granted, it may just be because they have other features that are better as well, since they're pricier.

For 60Hz (which is still totally fine), this is a good value also (http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-40RV525U-40-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/B001EK3KI4/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&s=tv&qid=1260291925&sr=1-27)

From what I've seen, the speed of everything on the screen is much faster. It probably appears that way because no movement is blurred, fast or slow. The 120Hz technology has been a must-have on a TV for me, but I'll probably stick with mine for at least a couple more years, so I'll be looking into 240Hz or 480Hz if they have that by then.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:24:54 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 11:09:07 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 08, 2009, 10:55:03 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 10:49:34 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 07, 2009, 11:29:48 PM
Worth it? (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001SN7QUU/ref=nosim/deals2buy-20)

If that's the general price range you're looking at, I'd get this one over it. (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Bravia-KDL-40S5100-40-Inch-1080p/dp/B001T9N0DA/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&s=tv&qid=1260290759&sr=1-24)
A little smaller, but better.

Unless you can find one in your price range that has 120Hz, which is sploogetastically sploogearific.

Thanks.  That's the general prices range, so that's helpful.  I know nothing about all of this -- what's so spectacular about the 120Hz?

It's basically the frames per second, 60 vs. 120.

The 60s are fine, it's what I have now, but some of the newer more expensive TVs are 120 HZ and the color seems a lot richer. 
I'm sure there's a more technical reason, but just from looking @ TVs in the store,  the 120Hz always seem to be the best pictures around.

Granted, it may just be because they have other features that are better as well, since they're pricier.

For 60Hz (which is still totally fine), this is a good value also (http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-40RV525U-40-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/B001EK3KI4/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&s=tv&qid=1260291925&sr=1-27)

I just threw down 480 for a 37-inch JVC 1080p LCD.  It's beautiful and, in my opinion, appropriately sized for the apartment.

Any HDTV you get should be 1080p, as most HD programming will be native 1080p in the future.  Gotta think prospectively, as well.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 11:35:43 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:24:54 AM
I just threw down 480 for a 37-inch JVC 1080p LCD.  It's beautiful and, in my opinion, appropriately sized for the apartment.

Any HDTV you get should be 1080p, as most HD programming will be native 1080p in the future.  Gotta think prospectively, as well.

Kinda true, kinda not.

First, broadcast TV will not be in 1080p for quite a while.  While the cameras can handle it, the data compression for the allowable bandwidth will not.  It's 720p or 1080i on broadcasts for the foreseeable future.

Additionally, the human eye is not good enough to discern between 1080i and 1080p at screen sizes under 42".  Having 1080p on a 37" screen is nice, but it does as much for you as a stereo speaker that goes up to 40,000 Hz.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:41:22 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 11:35:43 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:24:54 AM
I just threw down 480 for a 37-inch JVC 1080p LCD.  It's beautiful and, in my opinion, appropriately sized for the apartment.

Any HDTV you get should be 1080p, as most HD programming will be native 1080p in the future.  Gotta think prospectively, as well.

Kinda true, kinda not.

First, broadcast TV will not be in 1080p for quite a while.  While the cameras can handle it, the data compression for the allowable bandwidth will not.  It's 720p or 1080i on broadcasts for the foreseeable future.

Additionally, the human eye is not good enough to discern between 1080i and 1080p at screen sizes under 42".  Having 1080p on a 37" screen is nice, but it does as much for you as a stereo speaker that goes up to 40,000 Hz.

Ehh, it works for me.  But you are probably right.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 12:12:08 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:41:22 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 11:35:43 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:24:54 AM
I just threw down 480 for a 37-inch JVC 1080p LCD.  It's beautiful and, in my opinion, appropriately sized for the apartment.

Any HDTV you get should be 1080p, as most HD programming will be native 1080p in the future.  Gotta think prospectively, as well.

Kinda true, kinda not.

First, broadcast TV will not be in 1080p for quite a while.  While the cameras can handle it, the data compression for the allowable bandwidth will not.  It's 720p or 1080i on broadcasts for the foreseeable future.

Additionally, the human eye is not good enough to discern between 1080i and 1080p at screen sizes under 42".  Having 1080p on a 37" screen is nice, but it does as much for you as a stereo speaker that goes up to 40,000 Hz.

Ehh, it works for me.  But you are probably right.

You know you're talking to Chuck, right?

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:25:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 12:12:08 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:41:22 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 11:35:43 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:24:54 AM
I just threw down 480 for a 37-inch JVC 1080p LCD.  It's beautiful and, in my opinion, appropriately sized for the apartment.

Any HDTV you get should be 1080p, as most HD programming will be native 1080p in the future.  Gotta think prospectively, as well.

Kinda true, kinda not.

First, broadcast TV will not be in 1080p for quite a while.  While the cameras can handle it, the data compression for the allowable bandwidth will not.  It's 720p or 1080i on broadcasts for the foreseeable future.

Additionally, the human eye is not good enough to discern between 1080i and 1080p at screen sizes under 42".  Having 1080p on a 37" screen is nice, but it does as much for you as a stereo speaker that goes up to 40,000 Hz.

Ehh, it works for me.  But you are probably right.

You know you're talking to Chuck, right?



True.  My bad.  I like my new tv and will entertain no comments to the contrary.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on December 08, 2009, 01:40:08 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:25:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 12:12:08 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:41:22 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 11:35:43 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:24:54 AM
I just threw down 480 for a 37-inch JVC 1080p LCD.  It's beautiful and, in my opinion, appropriately sized for the apartment.

Any HDTV you get should be 1080p, as most HD programming will be native 1080p in the future.  Gotta think prospectively, as well.

Kinda true, kinda not.

First, broadcast TV will not be in 1080p for quite a while.  While the cameras can handle it, the data compression for the allowable bandwidth will not.  It's 720p or 1080i on broadcasts for the foreseeable future.

Additionally, the human eye is not good enough to discern between 1080i and 1080p at screen sizes under 42".  Having 1080p on a 37" screen is nice, but it does as much for you as a stereo speaker that goes up to 40,000 Hz.

Ehh, it works for me.  But you are probably right.

You know you're talking to Chuck, right?



True.  My bad.  I like my new tv and will entertain no comments to the contrary.

Where did you find said bargain?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 08, 2009, 01:40:08 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:25:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 12:12:08 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:41:22 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 11:35:43 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:24:54 AM
I just threw down 480 for a 37-inch JVC 1080p LCD.  It's beautiful and, in my opinion, appropriately sized for the apartment.

Any HDTV you get should be 1080p, as most HD programming will be native 1080p in the future.  Gotta think prospectively, as well.

Kinda true, kinda not.

First, broadcast TV will not be in 1080p for quite a while.  While the cameras can handle it, the data compression for the allowable bandwidth will not.  It's 720p or 1080i on broadcasts for the foreseeable future.

Additionally, the human eye is not good enough to discern between 1080i and 1080p at screen sizes under 42".  Having 1080p on a 37" screen is nice, but it does as much for you as a stereo speaker that goes up to 40,000 Hz.

Ehh, it works for me.  But you are probably right.

You know you're talking to Chuck, right?



True.  My bad.  I like my new tv and will entertain no comments to the contrary.

Where did you find said bargain?

Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on December 08, 2009, 02:03:17 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 08, 2009, 01:40:08 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:25:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 12:12:08 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:41:22 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 11:35:43 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:24:54 AM
I just threw down 480 for a 37-inch JVC 1080p LCD.  It's beautiful and, in my opinion, appropriately sized for the apartment.

Any HDTV you get should be 1080p, as most HD programming will be native 1080p in the future.  Gotta think prospectively, as well.

Kinda true, kinda not.

First, broadcast TV will not be in 1080p for quite a while.  While the cameras can handle it, the data compression for the allowable bandwidth will not.  It's 720p or 1080i on broadcasts for the foreseeable future.

Additionally, the human eye is not good enough to discern between 1080i and 1080p at screen sizes under 42".  Having 1080p on a 37" screen is nice, but it does as much for you as a stereo speaker that goes up to 40,000 Hz.

Ehh, it works for me.  But you are probably right.

You know you're talking to Chuck, right?



True.  My bad.  I like my new tv and will entertain no comments to the contrary.

Where did you find said bargain?

Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

!#%^#!&^ I belong to Costco.,
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 08, 2009, 02:16:00 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 08, 2009, 02:03:17 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 08, 2009, 01:40:08 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:25:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 08, 2009, 12:12:08 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:41:22 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 11:35:43 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 11:24:54 AM
I just threw down 480 for a 37-inch JVC 1080p LCD.  It's beautiful and, in my opinion, appropriately sized for the apartment.

Any HDTV you get should be 1080p, as most HD programming will be native 1080p in the future.  Gotta think prospectively, as well.

Kinda true, kinda not.

First, broadcast TV will not be in 1080p for quite a while.  While the cameras can handle it, the data compression for the allowable bandwidth will not.  It's 720p or 1080i on broadcasts for the foreseeable future.

Additionally, the human eye is not good enough to discern between 1080i and 1080p at screen sizes under 42".  Having 1080p on a 37" screen is nice, but it does as much for you as a stereo speaker that goes up to 40,000 Hz.

Ehh, it works for me.  But you are probably right.

You know you're talking to Chuck, right?



True.  My bad.  I like my new tv and will entertain no comments to the contrary.

Where did you find said bargain?

Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

!#%^#!&^ I belong to Costco.,

Why does TJ hate America?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on December 08, 2009, 02:47:35 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people in Chuck's neighborhood use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.

Hey big spender'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:56:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 08, 2009, 02:47:35 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people in Chuck's neighborhood use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.

Hey big spender'd

Can't hear you.  Stop talking at 40,000 Hz.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 03:38:10 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.

Oh, la de da, there, Mr.

I connect my PS3 and my Directv HDMI cable to the tv, and I'm as happy as a clam. 

The sound is surprisingly great, as well.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on December 08, 2009, 03:42:56 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 03:38:10 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.

Oh, la de da, there, Mr.

I connect my PS3 and my Directv HDMI cable to the tv, and I'm as happy as a clam. 

The sound is surprisingly great, as well.

Chuck is clearly a tail-winder.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Ivy6 on December 08, 2009, 04:06:16 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.

Maybe a question for my fellow nerds, but will any HDMI cable work with a 360?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 04:06:43 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 08, 2009, 02:47:35 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people in Chuck's neighborhood use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.

Hey big spender'd

We're all watching football with Oleg in London.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 08, 2009, 04:12:09 PM
Quote from: Ivy6 on December 08, 2009, 04:06:16 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.

Maybe a question for my fellow nerds, but will any HDMI cable work with a 360?

Yes. The HDMI input on the back (at least mine) is the standard input. So, get whatever one you want. The $0.27 version at Amazon is appealing
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on December 08, 2009, 05:02:43 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 04:06:43 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 08, 2009, 02:47:35 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people in Chuck's neighborhood use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.

Hey big spender'd

We're all watching football with Oleg in London.

Your wives aren't, however.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on December 08, 2009, 06:11:39 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 04:06:43 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 08, 2009, 02:47:35 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people in Chuck's neighborhood use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.

Hey big spender'd

We're all watching football with Oleg in London.

I did watch the conference championship round in Amsterdam.  Hell if I remember who was playing though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on December 08, 2009, 07:03:22 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.
Why would you do this Chuck?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 08:34:37 PM
Quote from: flannj on December 08, 2009, 07:03:22 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.
Why would you do this Chuck?

I haven't, but I've seen the newer amplifiers have HDMI inputs and outputs so that you can have digital connections for sound from your TV and your blu-ray / DVD player.  I believe that the guy I talked to at Abt said that you want to hook HDMI from the amp to the TV in 2 directions.

Regardles, I have 3 HDMI on mine.  I use them for: 1) Cable box; 2) blu-ray; and 3) HD Camcorder.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 08, 2009, 09:00:52 PM
Anybody recognize the red, white, and green canisters here?

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ImHsGa18NYM/RxUk7VmPZ0I/AAAAAAAAAUw/1DQljDZTxIE/s400/killing2%20copy.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 09:22:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2009, 09:00:52 PM
Anybody recognize the red, white, and green canisters here?

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ImHsGa18NYM/RxUk7VmPZ0I/AAAAAAAAAUw/1DQljDZTxIE/s400/killing2%20copy.jpg)


Gotta be something from Italy, circa 1980.  That's my best guess.  Otherwise, I have no idea.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on December 08, 2009, 09:36:36 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 09:22:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2009, 09:00:52 PM
Anybody recognize the red, white, and green canisters here?

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ImHsGa18NYM/RxUk7VmPZ0I/AAAAAAAAAUw/1DQljDZTxIE/s400/killing2%20copy.jpg)


Gotta be something from Italy, circa 1980.  That's my best guess.  Otherwise, I have no idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owLPZVV_FUw
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 08, 2009, 09:37:35 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2009, 09:00:52 PM
Anybody recognize the red, white, and green canisters here?

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ImHsGa18NYM/RxUk7VmPZ0I/AAAAAAAAAUw/1DQljDZTxIE/s400/killing2%20copy.jpg)

I'm sure this won't help at all, but...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzAoktGxDNo
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on December 08, 2009, 09:43:23 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 08, 2009, 09:37:35 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2009, 09:00:52 PM
Anybody recognize the red, white, and green canisters here?

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ImHsGa18NYM/RxUk7VmPZ0I/AAAAAAAAAUw/1DQljDZTxIE/s400/killing2%20copy.jpg)

I'm sure this won't help at all, but...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzAoktGxDNo

NICE POST BLANCO NINO. TOO BAD YOUR ASS GOT FAAAAAAAAAAST! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPLhDJ0PQBU)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on December 08, 2009, 09:45:27 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 08:34:37 PM
Quote from: flannj on December 08, 2009, 07:03:22 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.
Why would you do this Chuck?

I haven't, but I've seen the newer amplifiers have HDMI inputs and outputs so that you can have digital connections for sound from your TV and your blu-ray / DVD player.  I believe that the guy I talked to at Abt said that you want to hook HDMI from the amp to the TV in 2 directions.

Regardles, I have 3 HDMI on mine.  I use them for: 1) Cable box; 2) blu-ray; and 3) HD Camcorder.
The reason you wouldn't do this is because it's pointless.
Run ALL of your audio directly from your sources to your receiver or pre-pro.
Unless you intend to use the crappy speakers in your TV, there is no reason to run any audio to the TV (even though the HDMI carries it to the TV you shouldn't use that run for your audio).

And I don't think you mean amp.







Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 10:02:55 PM
Quote from: flannj on December 08, 2009, 09:45:27 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 08:34:37 PM
Quote from: flannj on December 08, 2009, 07:03:22 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.
Why would you do this Chuck?

I haven't, but I've seen the newer amplifiers have HDMI inputs and outputs so that you can have digital connections for sound from your TV and your blu-ray / DVD player.  I believe that the guy I talked to at Abt said that you want to hook HDMI from the amp to the TV in 2 directions.

Regardles, I have 3 HDMI on mine.  I use them for: 1) Cable box; 2) blu-ray; and 3) HD Camcorder.
The reason you wouldn't do this is because it's pointless.
Run ALL of your audio directly from your sources to your receiver or pre-pro.
Unless you intend to use the crappy speakers in your TV, there is no reason to run any audio to the TV (even though the HDMI carries it to the TV you shouldn't use that run for your audio).

And I don't think you mean amp.

I dunno.  I haven't bought anything audio since about 1997.  Loans tied to HD video pay my mortgage.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 09, 2009, 12:09:23 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 09:22:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2009, 09:00:52 PM
Anybody recognize the red, white, and green canisters here?

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ImHsGa18NYM/RxUk7VmPZ0I/AAAAAAAAAUw/1DQljDZTxIE/s400/killing2%20copy.jpg)


Gotta be something from Italy, circa 1980.  That's my best guess.  Otherwise, I have no idea.

Well, it took me a while to figure out the Royal gelatin, so maybe it will come into focus. Does that look like a chicken on the can?

(As an aside, their band wasn't all bad (http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/02/he_was_able_mp3.html).)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on December 09, 2009, 12:17:19 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 10:02:55 PM
Quote from: flannj on December 08, 2009, 09:45:27 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 08:34:37 PM
Quote from: flannj on December 08, 2009, 07:03:22 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 08, 2009, 02:32:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
Sam's Club.  Fucking State of California made me pay an extra $25 for an e-waste recycling fee, but otherwise, I couldn't pass it up.  The reviews are pretty good.  I think Consumer Reports gave it 8/10, deducting for there being only 2 HDMI inputs.

2 HDMI on a 37" is no big deal.  Very few people use that size as a primary set and, therefore, aren't hooking in a cable/sat box, a blu-ray, and a digital stereo setup.
Why would you do this Chuck?

I haven't, but I've seen the newer amplifiers have HDMI inputs and outputs so that you can have digital connections for sound from your TV and your blu-ray / DVD player.  I believe that the guy I talked to at Abt said that you want to hook HDMI from the amp to the TV in 2 directions.

Regardles, I have 3 HDMI on mine.  I use them for: 1) Cable box; 2) blu-ray; and 3) HD Camcorder.
The reason you wouldn't do this is because it's pointless.
Run ALL of your audio directly from your sources to your receiver or pre-pro.
Unless you intend to use the crappy speakers in your TV, there is no reason to run any audio to the TV (even though the HDMI carries it to the TV you shouldn't use that run for your audio).

And I don't think you mean amp.

I dunno.  I haven't bought anything audio since about 1997.  Loans tied to HD video pay my mortgage.
So?
Loans or not, for someone that has spent as much time researching and learning about video as you have, I'm kind of surprised.
I assume you have done all this work in order to create a nice home theater?

You have two eyes.
You have two ears.
Treat them equally, that is what makes for a true home theater experience.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 09, 2009, 05:45:14 AM
Quote from: flannj on December 09, 2009, 12:17:19 AM
So?
Loans or not, for someone that has spent as much time researching and learning about video as you have, I'm kind of surprised.
I assume you have done all this work in order to create a nice home theater?

You have two eyes.
You have two ears.
Treat them equally, that is what makes for a true home theater experience.

The audio I have is clearly substandard relative to everything else I have and is slated next to upgrade.  And I've not had the profit motive to learn about the audio side.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on December 09, 2009, 08:28:24 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 09, 2009, 05:45:14 AM
Quote from: flannj on December 09, 2009, 12:17:19 AM
So?
Loans or not, for someone that has spent as much time researching and learning about video as you have, I'm kind of surprised.
I assume you have done all this work in order to create a nice home theater?

You have two eyes.
You have two ears.
Treat them equally, that is what makes for a true home theater experience.

The audio I have is clearly substandard relative to everything else I have and is slated next to upgrade.  And I've not had the profit motive to learn about the audio side.

Intrepid Reader:  (http://blog.angrypets.com/WindowsLiveWriter/ThenewphonebookishereThenewphonebookishe_AF74/NavinRJohnson6.jpg)


Ahhh....it's a PROFIT deal!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on December 09, 2009, 08:29:15 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 09, 2009, 05:45:14 AM
Quote from: flannj on December 09, 2009, 12:17:19 AM
So?
Loans or not, for someone that has spent as much time researching and learning about video as you have, I'm kind of surprised.
I assume you have done all this work in order to create a nice home theater?

You have two eyes.
You have two ears.
Treat them equally, that is what makes for a true home theater experience.

The audio I have is clearly substandard relative to everything else I have and is slated next to upgrade.  And I've not had the profit motive to learn about the audio side.

When you're ready to upgrade. (http://www.kipnis-studios.com/The_Kipnis_Studio_Standard/Cinema_Beta.html)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on December 09, 2009, 08:48:17 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 09, 2009, 12:09:23 AM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 08, 2009, 09:22:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2009, 09:00:52 PM
Anybody recognize the red, white, and green canisters here?

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ImHsGa18NYM/RxUk7VmPZ0I/AAAAAAAAAUw/1DQljDZTxIE/s400/killing2%20copy.jpg)


Gotta be something from Italy, circa 1980.  That's my best guess.  Otherwise, I have no idea.

Well, it took me a while to figure out the Royal gelatin, so maybe it will come into focus. Does that look like a chicken on the can?

(As an aside, their band wasn't all bad (http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/02/he_was_able_mp3.html).)

It looks like a pig with a cowboy hat to me.  Kind of like this image of Porky:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_B5-1oeewfB8/SbK_A6L6DwI/AAAAAAAAFXA/OVpTTI94zSA/s400/fc0156_porky_pig_00_fc.jpg
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on December 09, 2009, 09:46:37 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 09, 2009, 05:45:14 AM
Quote from: flannj on December 09, 2009, 12:17:19 AM
So?
Loans or not, for someone that has spent as much time researching and learning about video as you have, I'm kind of surprised.
I assume you have done all this work in order to create a nice home theater?

You have two eyes.
You have two ears.
Treat them equally, that is what makes for a true home theater experience.

The audio I have is clearly substandard relative to everything else I have and is slated next to upgrade.  And I've not had the profit motive to learn about the audio side.

I'm really enjoying flannj's repeated taunting of Internet Chuck. The contempt is just bleeding out of the subtext here. I've decided to get drunk and read as many of flannj's posts as I can some night. He's a regular Gore Vidal.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 09, 2009, 10:25:02 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 09, 2009, 08:48:17 AM
It looks like a pig with a cowboy hat to me.  Kind of like this image of Porky:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_B5-1oeewfB8/SbK_A6L6DwI/AAAAAAAAFXA/OVpTTI94zSA/s400/fc0156_porky_pig_00_fc.jpg

You're looking at the Kool-Aid guy, aren't you?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on December 09, 2009, 12:16:28 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 09, 2009, 09:46:37 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 09, 2009, 05:45:14 AM
Quote from: flannj on December 09, 2009, 12:17:19 AM
So?
Loans or not, for someone that has spent as much time researching and learning about video as you have, I'm kind of surprised.
I assume you have done all this work in order to create a nice home theater?

You have two eyes.
You have two ears.
Treat them equally, that is what makes for a true home theater experience.

The audio I have is clearly substandard relative to everything else I have and is slated next to upgrade.  And I've not had the profit motive to learn about the audio side.

I'm really enjoying flannj's repeated taunting of Internet Chuck. The contempt is just bleeding out of the subtext here. I've decided to get drunk and read as many of flannj's posts as I can some night. He's a regular Gore Vidal.
I suspect you'll be sorely disappointed Apex. I'm just another asshole sitting in front of a computer that fancies himself to be an audiophile.
A very low rung on the internet.
Although being compared to someone that could get under William F. Buckley's skin to such a significant degree is quite a compliment.



That being said, like everyone else here I take a perverse pleasure in any opportunity to needle Chuck.
Because he's so... needleable.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 09, 2009, 01:28:05 PM
Quote from: flannj on December 09, 2009, 12:16:28 PM
That being said, like everyone else here I take a perverse pleasure in any opportunity to needle Chuck.
Because he's so... needleable.

(http://www.american-pictures.com/gallery/usa/book175-a.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 10:45:09 AM
Since I'm no longer in school and do not get any kind of health insurance from either of my jobs, I'm in search of some kind of plan so I can maybe figure out how many of the ligaments in my knee are still there.  Does anybody know of any relatively affordable plans, or at least a good place to start looking for them?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andy on December 10, 2009, 11:10:13 AM
Move to Canada.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:15:10 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 10, 2009, 11:10:13 AM
Move to Canada.

I expected nothing helpful to come from this.  I hope I'm not disappointed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on December 10, 2009, 11:20:16 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:15:10 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 10, 2009, 11:10:13 AM
Move to Canada.

I expected nothing helpful to come from this.  I hope I'm not disappointed.

You heard the man. Pack a bag.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on December 10, 2009, 11:21:44 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 10:45:09 AM
Since I'm no longer in school and do not get any kind of health insurance from either of my jobs, I'm in search of some kind of plan so I can maybe figure out how many of the ligaments in my knee are still there.  Does anybody know of any relatively affordable plans, or at least a good place to start looking for them?

(http://www.bubblesource.com/Quickstart/ImageLib/Bubble_Wrap%5B1%5D.jpg)

Make sure to cut a breathing hole.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on December 10, 2009, 11:31:58 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 10:45:09 AM
Since I'm no longer in school and do not get any kind of health insurance from either of my jobs, I'm in search of some kind of plan so I can maybe figure out how many of the ligaments in my knee are still there.  Does anybody know of any relatively affordable plans, or at least a good place to start looking for them?

You might want to check in with the good ole State of Illinois.  I believe SCHIP applies to "children" under the age of 25 18.  You might be able to go that route.

Other than that, I know that Assurant (or however you spell that name) offers decently affordable plans, usually starting around ~100 bucks a month.

Edited to fix my mistake.  Check out Assurant though.  BCBS is decent too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on December 10, 2009, 11:38:31 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:15:10 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 10, 2009, 11:10:13 AM
Move to Canada.

I expected nothing helpful to come from this.  I hope I'm not disappointed.

I've had to get short-term insurance when changing jobs, and I've used Assurant.  They're affordable and will cover you in case there's some sort of disaster.  I'm not sure how much luck you'll have though if you're wanting to get MRIs or whatever for your knee.  Usually those types of plans have really high deductibles.  I had the misfortune of an emergency room visit while on short-term insurance, and I ended having to pay for almost the entire thing before insurance kicked in.

At the very least, you can check out Esurance (https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ehi/Alliance?allid=Esu23410&sid=Health+Only+Page) to get an idea of what some of these plans cost and will cover.  It's not a bad starting point.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gil Gunderson on December 10, 2009, 11:41:27 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 10, 2009, 11:38:31 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:15:10 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 10, 2009, 11:10:13 AM
Move to Canada.

I expected nothing helpful to come from this.  I hope I'm not disappointed.

I've had to get short-term insurance when changing jobs, and I've used Assurant.  They're affordable and will cover you in case there's some sort of disaster.  I'm not sure how much luck you'll have though if you're wanting to get MRIs or whatever for your knee.  Usually those types of plans have really high deductibles.  I had the misfortune of an emergency room visit while on short-term insurance, and I ended having to pay for almost the entire thing before insurance kicked in.

At the very least, you can check out Esurance (https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ehi/Alliance?allid=Esu23410&sid=Health+Only+Page) to get an idea of what some of these plans cost and will cover.  It's not a bad starting point.

Or you could wait until the Kenyan signs Obamanation-care into law and get in line for your death panel visit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on December 10, 2009, 11:47:39 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 10:45:09 AM
Since I'm no longer in school and do not get any kind of health insurance from either of my jobs, I'm in search of some kind of plan so I can maybe figure out how many of the ligaments in my knee are still there.  Does anybody know of any relatively affordable plans, or at least a good place to start looking for them?

Get a real job.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:51:40 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 10, 2009, 11:38:31 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:15:10 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 10, 2009, 11:10:13 AM
Move to Canada.

I expected nothing helpful to come from this.  I hope I'm not disappointed.

I've had to get short-term insurance when changing jobs, and I've used Assurant.  They're affordable and will cover you in case there's some sort of disaster.  I'm not sure how much luck you'll have though if you're wanting to get MRIs or whatever for your knee.  Usually those types of plans have really high deductibles.  I had the misfortune of an emergency room visit while on short-term insurance, and I ended having to pay for almost the entire thing before insurance kicked in.

At the very least, you can check out Esurance (https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ehi/Alliance?allid=Esu23410&sid=Health+Only+Page) to get an idea of what some of these plans cost and will cover.  It's not a bad starting point.

I got nailed in the eye with a softball back in August and ended up going to the emergency room.  If it weren't for the fact that my eye had nearly swollen shut, I wouldn't have cared, but I got to spend 45 minutes in the ER to the tune of $500 just to find out it couldn't be determined if anything was broken unless I spent hundreds more on a CAT scan.  I still have discoloration under my eye nearly 4 months later...and the hospital hasn't seen any of their money.  I'm guessing most short-term insurance policies won't help out until I pay some kind of ridiculous deductible.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Ivy6 on December 10, 2009, 12:08:31 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:51:40 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 10, 2009, 11:38:31 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:15:10 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 10, 2009, 11:10:13 AM
Move to Canada.

I expected nothing helpful to come from this.  I hope I'm not disappointed.

I've had to get short-term insurance when changing jobs, and I've used Assurant.  They're affordable and will cover you in case there's some sort of disaster.  I'm not sure how much luck you'll have though if you're wanting to get MRIs or whatever for your knee.  Usually those types of plans have really high deductibles.  I had the misfortune of an emergency room visit while on short-term insurance, and I ended having to pay for almost the entire thing before insurance kicked in.

At the very least, you can check out Esurance (https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ehi/Alliance?allid=Esu23410&sid=Health+Only+Page) to get an idea of what some of these plans cost and will cover.  It's not a bad starting point.

I got nailed in the eye with a softball back in August and ended up going to the emergency room.  If it weren't for the fact that my eye had nearly swollen shut, I wouldn't have cared, but I got to spend 45 minutes in the ER to the tune of $500 just to find out it couldn't be determined if anything was broken unless I spent hundreds more on a CAT scan.  I still have discoloration under my eye nearly 4 months later...and the hospital hasn't seen any of their money.  I'm guessing most short-term insurance policies won't help out until I pay some kind of ridiculous deductible.

I deal with Assurant at work and they do nice, affordable short-term stuff, but ST Major-Medical is in place more for catastrophes than they are for bumps/bruises/sniffles etc...  They're really there in case you come down with a severe illness or get hit by a car.  You won't get any preventative stuff or doctor visits on a major-medical like that. You can get it, but I'm thinking it would be in the $400/month range.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 12:24:23 PM
Quote from: Ivy6 on December 10, 2009, 12:08:31 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:51:40 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 10, 2009, 11:38:31 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:15:10 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 10, 2009, 11:10:13 AM
Move to Canada.

I expected nothing helpful to come from this.  I hope I'm not disappointed.

I've had to get short-term insurance when changing jobs, and I've used Assurant.  They're affordable and will cover you in case there's some sort of disaster.  I'm not sure how much luck you'll have though if you're wanting to get MRIs or whatever for your knee.  Usually those types of plans have really high deductibles.  I had the misfortune of an emergency room visit while on short-term insurance, and I ended having to pay for almost the entire thing before insurance kicked in.

At the very least, you can check out Esurance (https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ehi/Alliance?allid=Esu23410&sid=Health+Only+Page) to get an idea of what some of these plans cost and will cover.  It's not a bad starting point.

I got nailed in the eye with a softball back in August and ended up going to the emergency room.  If it weren't for the fact that my eye had nearly swollen shut, I wouldn't have cared, but I got to spend 45 minutes in the ER to the tune of $500 just to find out it couldn't be determined if anything was broken unless I spent hundreds more on a CAT scan.  I still have discoloration under my eye nearly 4 months later...and the hospital hasn't seen any of their money.  I'm guessing most short-term insurance policies won't help out until I pay some kind of ridiculous deductible.

I deal with Assurant at work and they do nice, affordable short-term stuff, but ST Major-Medical is in place more for catastrophes than they are for bumps/bruises/sniffles etc...  They're really there in case you come down with a severe illness or get hit by a car.  You won't get any preventative stuff or doctor visits on a major-medical like that. You can get it, but I'm thinking it would be in the $400/month range.

So if I want to look into my knee and other problems like that, I'm probably better off just going to my regular physician (or a different specialist) and paying for it out of pocket?  It seems like paying for some short-term plan would be better if I think I'll need an MRI and a number of other expensive procedures, right?  I'm sure nothing is too serious, it's just a number of aches and pains in my knees, shoulder, etc. that creep up sometimes.  I'm sure it came from playing softball about 8 times a week (would have been a lot worse if I didn't lose a bunch of weight), but I want to just be sure I'm not doing any serious damage since I'm starting to workout a lot again.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 10, 2009, 12:31:09 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:51:40 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 10, 2009, 11:38:31 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:15:10 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 10, 2009, 11:10:13 AM
Move to Canada.

I expected nothing helpful to come from this.  I hope I'm not disappointed.

I've had to get short-term insurance when changing jobs, and I've used Assurant.  They're affordable and will cover you in case there's some sort of disaster.  I'm not sure how much luck you'll have though if you're wanting to get MRIs or whatever for your knee.  Usually those types of plans have really high deductibles.  I had the misfortune of an emergency room visit while on short-term insurance, and I ended having to pay for almost the entire thing before insurance kicked in.

At the very least, you can check out Esurance (https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ehi/Alliance?allid=Esu23410&sid=Health+Only+Page) to get an idea of what some of these plans cost and will cover.  It's not a bad starting point.

I got nailed in the eye with a softball back in August and ended up going to the emergency room.  If it weren't for the fact that my eye had nearly swollen shut, I wouldn't have cared, but I got to spend 45 minutes in the ER to the tune of $500 just to find out it couldn't be determined if anything was broken unless I spent hundreds more on a CAT scan.  I still have discoloration under my eye nearly 4 months later...and the hospital hasn't seen any of their money.  I'm guessing most short-term insurance policies won't help out until I pay some kind of ridiculous deductible.

Isn't that shit free these days?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 10, 2009, 12:37:05 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 12:24:23 PM
Quote from: Ivy6 on December 10, 2009, 12:08:31 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:51:40 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 10, 2009, 11:38:31 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:15:10 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 10, 2009, 11:10:13 AM
Move to Canada.

I expected nothing helpful to come from this.  I hope I'm not disappointed.

I've had to get short-term insurance when changing jobs, and I've used Assurant.  They're affordable and will cover you in case there's some sort of disaster.  I'm not sure how much luck you'll have though if you're wanting to get MRIs or whatever for your knee.  Usually those types of plans have really high deductibles.  I had the misfortune of an emergency room visit while on short-term insurance, and I ended having to pay for almost the entire thing before insurance kicked in.

At the very least, you can check out Esurance (https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ehi/Alliance?allid=Esu23410&sid=Health+Only+Page) to get an idea of what some of these plans cost and will cover.  It's not a bad starting point.

I got nailed in the eye with a softball back in August and ended up going to the emergency room.  If it weren't for the fact that my eye had nearly swollen shut, I wouldn't have cared, but I got to spend 45 minutes in the ER to the tune of $500 just to find out it couldn't be determined if anything was broken unless I spent hundreds more on a CAT scan.  I still have discoloration under my eye nearly 4 months later...and the hospital hasn't seen any of their money.  I'm guessing most short-term insurance policies won't help out until I pay some kind of ridiculous deductible.

I deal with Assurant at work and they do nice, affordable short-term stuff, but ST Major-Medical is in place more for catastrophes than they are for bumps/bruises/sniffles etc...  They're really there in case you come down with a severe illness or get hit by a car.  You won't get any preventative stuff or doctor visits on a major-medical like that. You can get it, but I'm thinking it would be in the $400/month range.

So if I want to look into my knee and other problems like that, I'm probably better off just going to my regular physician (or a different specialist) and paying for it out of pocket?  It seems like paying for some short-term plan would be better if I think I'll need an MRI and a number of other expensive procedures, right?  I'm sure nothing is too serious, it's just a number of aches and pains in my knees, shoulder, etc. that creep up sometimes.  I'm sure it came from playing softball about 8 times a week (would have been a lot worse if I didn't lose a bunch of weight), but I want to just be sure I'm not doing any serious damage since I'm starting to workout a lot again.

So, you're mostly thinking about shopping around for an insurance provider to pay for diagnosis and treatment of your pre-existing conditions?

Good luck with that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Ivy6 on December 10, 2009, 12:40:44 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 12:24:23 PM
Quote from: Ivy6 on December 10, 2009, 12:08:31 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:51:40 AM
Quote from: Eli on December 10, 2009, 11:38:31 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 11:15:10 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 10, 2009, 11:10:13 AM
Move to Canada.

I expected nothing helpful to come from this.  I hope I'm not disappointed.

I've had to get short-term insurance when changing jobs, and I've used Assurant.  They're affordable and will cover you in case there's some sort of disaster.  I'm not sure how much luck you'll have though if you're wanting to get MRIs or whatever for your knee.  Usually those types of plans have really high deductibles.  I had the misfortune of an emergency room visit while on short-term insurance, and I ended having to pay for almost the entire thing before insurance kicked in.

At the very least, you can check out Esurance (https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ehi/Alliance?allid=Esu23410&sid=Health+Only+Page) to get an idea of what some of these plans cost and will cover.  It's not a bad starting point.

I got nailed in the eye with a softball back in August and ended up going to the emergency room.  If it weren't for the fact that my eye had nearly swollen shut, I wouldn't have cared, but I got to spend 45 minutes in the ER to the tune of $500 just to find out it couldn't be determined if anything was broken unless I spent hundreds more on a CAT scan.  I still have discoloration under my eye nearly 4 months later...and the hospital hasn't seen any of their money.  I'm guessing most short-term insurance policies won't help out until I pay some kind of ridiculous deductible.

I deal with Assurant at work and they do nice, affordable short-term stuff, but ST Major-Medical is in place more for catastrophes than they are for bumps/bruises/sniffles etc...  They're really there in case you come down with a severe illness or get hit by a car.  You won't get any preventative stuff or doctor visits on a major-medical like that. You can get it, but I'm thinking it would be in the $400/month range.

So if I want to look into my knee and other problems like that, I'm probably better off just going to my regular physician (or a different specialist) and paying for it out of pocket?  It seems like paying for some short-term plan would be better if I think I'll need an MRI and a number of other expensive procedures, right?  I'm sure nothing is too serious, it's just a number of aches and pains in my knees, shoulder, etc. that creep up sometimes.  I'm sure it came from playing softball about 8 times a week (would have been a lot worse if I didn't lose a bunch of weight), but I want to just be sure I'm not doing any serious damage since I'm starting to workout a lot again.

I wouldn't advise it...they may hit you with it being a "pre-existing condition" and then you flushed your premium down the drain.  Someone may know more about this than me (i really only dabble in health) but that's my feeling.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 10, 2009, 10:15:36 PM
Intrepid Reader: Michael Moore

Quote from: Andy on December 10, 2009, 11:10:13 AM
Move to Canada Cuba.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 11, 2009, 07:57:32 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 09, 2009, 10:25:02 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 09, 2009, 08:48:17 AM
It looks like a pig with a cowboy hat to me.  Kind of like this image of Porky:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_B5-1oeewfB8/SbK_A6L6DwI/AAAAAAAAFXA/OVpTTI94zSA/s400/fc0156_porky_pig_00_fc.jpg

You're looking at the Kool-Aid guy, aren't you?

I'm starting to think granulated garlic, but the letters on the can keep whispering "Nestle," which has to be wrong.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 12, 2009, 06:38:36 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 11, 2009, 07:57:32 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 09, 2009, 10:25:02 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 09, 2009, 08:48:17 AM
It looks like a pig with a cowboy hat to me.  Kind of like this image of Porky:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_B5-1oeewfB8/SbK_A6L6DwI/AAAAAAAAFXA/OVpTTI94zSA/s400/fc0156_porky_pig_00_fc.jpg

You're looking at the Kool-Aid guy, aren't you?

I'm starting to think granulated garlic, but the letters on the can keep whispering "Nestle," which has to be wrong.

I'd trust you instincts on that count. Looks like heavy, all-caps sans serif to me...

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ImHsGa18NYM/RxUk7VmPZ0I/AAAAAAAAAUw/1DQljDZTxIE/s400/killing2%20copy.jpg)

And, though Nestle didn't change their wordmark to the current upper/lower Helvetica we now know until some point in the '70s or '80s, prior to that they displayed some pretty strong serifage...

(http://i48.tinypic.com/oa9q91.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on December 12, 2009, 07:34:29 PM
I found the same thing re: Nestle's logo. I'm guessing it's some sort of powdered drink or food product, given the rest of the contents of the foot locker.

Possible answers
Chocolate. Maybe not hot chocolate, but something like Ovaltine, perhaps.
Coffee. Instant or otherwise
Custard powder. Since it appears to be a hen on the tin.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on December 12, 2009, 08:00:50 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 10, 2009, 10:45:09 AM
Since I'm no longer in school and do not get any kind of health insurance from either of my jobs, I'm in search of some kind of plan so I can maybe figure out how many of the ligaments in my knee are still there.  Does anybody know of any relatively affordable plans, or at least a good place to start looking for them?

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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 12, 2009, 10:05:40 PM
Back to cellphones...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703757404574592530591075444.html

QuoteGoogle to Start Selling Own Phone Next Year

BY JESSICA E. VASCELLARO

Google Inc. has designed a cellphone it plans to sell directly to consumers as soon as next year, according to people familiar with the matter.

The phone is called the Nexus One and is being manufactured for Google by HTC Corp., these people said. It runs Android, the operating system for mobile phones that Google developed, they added.

But unlike the more than half-dozen Android phones made by phone manufacturers today, Google designed virtually the entire software experience behind the phone, from the applications that run on it to the look and feel of each screen.

The Internet giant is taking a new, and potentially risky, approach to selling the device. Rather than selling the phone through a wireless carrier--the way the bulk of phones are sold in the U.S. today--Google plans to sell the Nexus One itself online. Users will have to buy cellular service for the device separately.

Google began sharing a version of the Nexus One with employees in recent days, according to several people familiar with the matter. In a blog post Saturday, Google wrote that it was sharing a new device running its Android operating system with employees to "experiment with new mobile features and capabilities."

The phone is a significant escalation of Google's assault on the mobile industry, challenging both wireless carriers that sell devices as well as companies that design them.

Google became a high-profile player in mobile two years ago, when it launched Android. Google designed the software to seed its mobile applications, such as Gmail and Google Maps, and increase usage of the Internet from phones to grow its online advertising business. A number of leading handset manufacturers, including Motorola Inc., built phones running the software, some of which contain branding "powered by Google."

But the phones--many of which just hit the market in recent months--haven't sold nearly as well as Apple Inc.'s iPhone, which is capturing more interest from software developers.

Now, Google appears to want to throw its brand behind a device more directly, designing a phone without working with the wireless carriers that often dictate what features they allow on their networks.

The move could alienate wireless carriers and handset makers that offer Android phones and do not want to compete with Google. Google has repeatedly said that its goal is to have hundreds of Android phones rather than one.

The move also marks a rare foray into direct sales for Google. With the exception of an appliance it markets as a search tool to businesses, the company hasn't sold hardware in the past.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on December 14, 2009, 12:01:46 PM
Via Crain's (http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?page_id=2308&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a1daca073-2eab-468e-9f19-ec177090a35cPost%3a7aee9716-e111-43dc-b9e9-62a4e311e5b9&sid=sitelife.chicagobusiness.com&seenIt=1), if you live in Cook County, you may be eligible for a small rebate on your property tax hike. (http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/PropertyTaxReliefWeb/org/cityofchicago/taxgrant/web/Calculator.jsp;jsessionid=bppLLm8LJmGNQz21xrJK1pPH6X7y9fGC5m2BM4hvzw8pn1gppHN5!560346721)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on December 14, 2009, 02:20:33 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 14, 2009, 12:01:46 PM
Via Crain's (http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?page_id=2308&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a1daca073-2eab-468e-9f19-ec177090a35cPost%3a7aee9716-e111-43dc-b9e9-62a4e311e5b9&sid=sitelife.chicagobusiness.com&seenIt=1), if you live in Cook County, you may be eligible for a small rebate on your property tax hike. (http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/PropertyTaxReliefWeb/org/cityofchicago/taxgrant/web/Calculator.jsp;jsessionid=bppLLm8LJmGNQz21xrJK1pPH6X7y9fGC5m2BM4hvzw8pn1gppHN5!560346721)

Looks like it's just for city of Chicago dwellers, unfortunately.  I also liked this quote from the Crain's story:

QuoteTo make it even easier, the city's not even asking you to prove your household income. You merely have to say what it is on the city's application.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on December 14, 2009, 02:43:22 PM
Quote from: morpheus on December 14, 2009, 02:20:33 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 14, 2009, 12:01:46 PM
Via Crain's (http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?page_id=2308&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a1daca073-2eab-468e-9f19-ec177090a35cPost%3a7aee9716-e111-43dc-b9e9-62a4e311e5b9&sid=sitelife.chicagobusiness.com&seenIt=1), if you live in Cook County, you may be eligible for a small rebate on your property tax hike. (http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/PropertyTaxReliefWeb/org/cityofchicago/taxgrant/web/Calculator.jsp;jsessionid=bppLLm8LJmGNQz21xrJK1pPH6X7y9fGC5m2BM4hvzw8pn1gppHN5!560346721)

Looks like it's just for city of Chicago dwellers, unfortunately.  I also liked this quote from the Crain's story:

QuoteTo make it even easier, the city's not even asking you to prove your household income. You merely have to say what it is on the city's application.

Goddamit morph.  Stop making shit up.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on December 18, 2009, 11:11:25 AM
I'm sure I'll get shit for this, but so be it...

For everyone here that got private loans in college, has anybody gone through any loan consolidation?  I took out a majority of my loans through Sallie Mae, and because there weren't enough Federal loans to cover tuition, or because my school may have had some deal with private lenders to withold the total amount offered federally (which I've read some schools do), most of the loans were private loans.  With the private loans, there really aren't any other options for repayment to get monthly payments lowered or anything like that, so right now my monthly payments would be somewhere around $650/month for the private loans, plus an extra $150 or so through Federal and from loans I got through Chase, both of which can likely be lowered pretty significantly due to my current income.  However, the only option I've seen so far for getting those private loan payments reduced is through loan consolidation, where I could maybe even get my interest rate down (it's currently as high as 9.75% for a couple of them).  I'm just not sure the best organization to go through or exactly what I should expect for loan consolidation and was wondering if anybody had any advice on the matter.  I know Chase does loan consolidation, but I'm not sure if they'd be the best place to go through.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on December 18, 2009, 11:57:18 AM
Quote from: Weebs on December 18, 2009, 11:11:25 AM
I'm sure I'll get shit for this, but so be it...

For everyone here that got private loans in college, has anybody gone through any loan consolidation?  I took out a majority of my loans through Sallie Mae, and because there weren't enough Federal loans to cover tuition, or because my school may have had some deal with private lenders to withold the total amount offered federally (which I've read some schools do), most of the loans were private loans.  With the private loans, there really aren't any other options for repayment to get monthly payments lowered or anything like that, so right now my monthly payments would be somewhere around $650/month for the private loans, plus an extra $150 or so through Federal and from loans I got through Chase, both of which can likely be lowered pretty significantly due to my current income.  However, the only option I've seen so far for getting those private loan payments reduced is through loan consolidation, where I could maybe even get my interest rate down (it's currently as high as 9.75% for a couple of them).  I'm just not sure the best organization to go through or exactly what I should expect for loan consolidation and was wondering if anybody had any advice on the matter.  I know Chase does loan consolidation, but I'm not sure if they'd be the best place to go through.

Talk to your brother.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on December 18, 2009, 12:03:30 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 18, 2009, 11:11:25 AM
I'm sure I'll get shit for this, but so be it...

For everyone here that got private loans in college, has anybody gone through any loan consolidation?  I took out a majority of my loans through Sallie Mae, and because there weren't enough Federal loans to cover tuition, or because my school may have had some deal with private lenders to withold the total amount offered federally (which I've read some schools do), most of the loans were private loans.  With the private loans, there really aren't any other options for repayment to get monthly payments lowered or anything like that, so right now my monthly payments would be somewhere around $650/month for the private loans, plus an extra $150 or so through Federal and from loans I got through Chase, both of which can likely be lowered pretty significantly due to my current income.  However, the only option I've seen so far for getting those private loan payments reduced is through loan consolidation, where I could maybe even get my interest rate down (it's currently as high as 9.75% for a couple of them).  I'm just not sure the best organization to go through or exactly what I should expect for loan consolidation and was wondering if anybody had any advice on the matter.  I know Chase does loan consolidation, but I'm not sure if they'd be the best place to go through.

I'd get different quotes on debt consolidation from different places, but am guessing you're not going to get a better rate at a bigger place, unless you have outstanding credit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on December 18, 2009, 12:09:21 PM
Quote from: BH on December 18, 2009, 12:03:30 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 18, 2009, 11:11:25 AM
I'm sure I'll get shit for this, but so be it...

For everyone here that got private loans in college, has anybody gone through any loan consolidation?  I took out a majority of my loans through Sallie Mae, and because there weren't enough Federal loans to cover tuition, or because my school may have had some deal with private lenders to withold the total amount offered federally (which I've read some schools do), most of the loans were private loans.  With the private loans, there really aren't any other options for repayment to get monthly payments lowered or anything like that, so right now my monthly payments would be somewhere around $650/month for the private loans, plus an extra $150 or so through Federal and from loans I got through Chase, both of which can likely be lowered pretty significantly due to my current income.  However, the only option I've seen so far for getting those private loan payments reduced is through loan consolidation, where I could maybe even get my interest rate down (it's currently as high as 9.75% for a couple of them).  I'm just not sure the best organization to go through or exactly what I should expect for loan consolidation and was wondering if anybody had any advice on the matter.  I know Chase does loan consolidation, but I'm not sure if they'd be the best place to go through.

I'd get different quotes on debt consolidation from different places, but am guessing you're not going to get a better rate at a bigger place, unless you have outstanding credit.

I called up Chase and they said the best case scenario for the amount of loans I have would be somewhere around $630/month if I got a 5.5% interest rate.  I definitely wouldn't get that, but if it's not significantly higher, it would still be slightly more manageable than the $650 and ~$150 I'd owe every month to Chase anyways.  I haven't checked my credit score lately, but I know it's not terrible.  If I found a good cosigner (unlikely), I could get a decent interest rate.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on December 18, 2009, 12:22:59 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 18, 2009, 11:11:25 AM
I'm sure I'll get shit for this, but so be it...

For everyone here that got private loans in college, has anybody gone through any loan consolidation?  I took out a majority of my loans through Sallie Mae, and because there weren't enough Federal loans to cover tuition, or because my school may have had some deal with private lenders to withold the total amount offered federally (which I've read some schools do), most of the loans were private loans.  With the private loans, there really aren't any other options for repayment to get monthly payments lowered or anything like that, so right now my monthly payments would be somewhere around $650/month for the private loans, plus an extra $150 or so through Federal and from loans I got through Chase, both of which can likely be lowered pretty significantly due to my current income.  However, the only option I've seen so far for getting those private loan payments reduced is through loan consolidation, where I could maybe even get my interest rate down (it's currently as high as 9.75% for a couple of them).  I'm just not sure the best organization to go through or exactly what I should expect for loan consolidation and was wondering if anybody had any advice on the matter.  I know Chase does loan consolidation, but I'm not sure if they'd be the best place to go through.

Sell your PS3 and XBox and get a job.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 18, 2009, 05:54:12 PM
I understand that housecats are chattel, but I seem to recall that an owner's allowing them free roam is viewed differently under law than would be the roaming of a dog. Does anyone have an idea whether there's any sort of clock the lapsing of which would render the original property interest forfeit?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on December 18, 2009, 07:09:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 18, 2009, 05:54:12 PM
I understand that housecats are chattel, but I seem to recall that an owner's allowing them free roam is viewed differently under law than would be the roaming of a dog. Does anyone have an idea whether there's any sort of clock the lapsing of which would render the original property interest forfeit?


It is like free verse
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 18, 2009, 08:05:38 PM
Quote from: CBStew on December 18, 2009, 07:09:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 18, 2009, 05:54:12 PM
I understand that housecats are chattel, but I seem to recall that an owner's allowing them free roam is viewed differently under law than would be the roaming of a dog. Does anyone have an idea whether there's any sort of clock the lapsing of which would render the original property interest forfeit?

It is like free verse

If I hadn't found a copy of Millbrook Thanksgiving (http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&tn=millbrook+thanksgiving&x=82&y=6) for $2 just a block away, I'd make a stink about this characterization.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 20, 2009, 06:25:07 PM
In a related note, if any of you Ogdens secretly harbor a heart of gold, I'm urgently seeking to home this young fellow who showed up on my porch with a three-point stance due to an abscessed leg bite:

(http://home.uchicago.edu/~ghajek/IMG_0444.jpg)

I can include the giblets.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 20, 2009, 07:03:02 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 20, 2009, 06:25:07 PM
a three-point stance due to an abscessed leg bite:

lazy the-Bears-line-sucks joke:

The Bears should sign him!!!!!!111
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on December 20, 2009, 08:21:48 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 20, 2009, 06:25:07 PM
In a related note, if any of you Ogdens secretly harbor a heart of gold, I'm urgently seeking to home this young fellow who showed up on my porch with a three-point stance due to an abscessed leg bite:

(http://home.uchicago.edu/~ghajek/IMG_0444.jpg)

I can include the giblets.


Feed it a poisonous snake. Win/Win.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 20, 2009, 09:23:28 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 20, 2009, 08:21:48 PM
Feed it a poisonous snake. Win/Win.

I'll do you the courtesy of using high-quality LSD for the bombing should we ever run into each other.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on December 20, 2009, 10:58:27 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 20, 2009, 08:21:48 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 20, 2009, 06:25:07 PM
In a related note, if any of you Ogdens secretly harbor a heart of gold, I'm urgently seeking to home this young fellow who showed up on my porch with a three-point stance due to an abscessed leg bite:

(http://home.uchicago.edu/~ghajek/IMG_0444.jpg)

I can include the giblets.


Feed it a poisonous snake. Win/Win.

How does that solve anything? Wheezer's out a snake and he still has a homeless cat on his porch.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on December 21, 2009, 07:30:41 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 20, 2009, 06:25:07 PM
In a related note, if any of you Ogdens secretly harbor a heart of gold, I'm urgently seeking to home this young fellow who showed up on my porch with a three-point stance due to an abscessed leg bite:

(http://home.uchicago.edu/~ghajek/IMG_0444.jpg)

I can include the giblets.


Shoot it with a gun, or just stop putting cat food on your porch. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: fiveouts on December 21, 2009, 10:55:29 AM
So, here's a situation that makes me look like a dumbass, but I might as well ask the question anyway.

I'm saving up for a new laptop, so for Christmas, I made the mistake of asking for "gift cards so I can buy a macbook pro."  In what should have come as a shock to no one, I got gift cards for the Apple Store, Best Buy, and Amazon.com.  So now I'm stuck with all these different gift cards and nowhere to go. 

Does anyone know of any sites or places beyond those scams like plasticjungle/cardavenue/etc. that will allow for 1-1 trades between people with various gift cards? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on December 21, 2009, 11:23:35 AM
Quote from: fiveouts on December 21, 2009, 10:55:29 AM
So, here's a situation that makes me look like a dumbass, but I might as well ask the question anyway.

I'm saving up for a new laptop, so for Christmas, I made the mistake of asking for "gift cards so I can buy a macbook pro."  In what should have come as a shock to no one, I got gift cards for the Apple Store, Best Buy, and Amazon.com.  So now I'm stuck with all these different gift cards and nowhere to go. 

Does anyone know of any sites or places beyond those scams like plasticjungle/cardavenue/etc. that will allow for 1-1 trades between people with various gift cards? 

No, but Wheezer has a dead cat you can have.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on December 21, 2009, 11:42:06 AM
Quote from: fiveouts on December 21, 2009, 10:55:29 AM
So, here's a situation that makes me look like a dumbass, but I might as well ask the question anyway.

I'm saving up for a new laptop, so for Christmas, I made the mistake of asking for "gift cards so I can buy a macbook pro."  In what should have come as a shock to no one, I got gift cards for the Apple Store, Best Buy, and Amazon.com.  So now I'm stuck with all these different gift cards and nowhere to go. 

Does anyone know of any sites or places beyond those scams like plasticjungle/cardavenue/etc. that will allow for 1-1 trades between people with various gift cards? 

http://www.giftcardrescue.com/

This may help you out - not sure. Looks like they might take some of the value.

Anyway, that was the first thing that came up when I googled gift card exchange. You should try that, too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: fiveouts on December 21, 2009, 12:01:44 PM
I went the "google card exchange" route and set up an account on cardrescue, but like plasticjungle et. al., they take a percentage (around 30%) if you want to get rid of one and no longer facilitate 1-1 exchanges. 

Hell, maybe craigslist will work.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 21, 2009, 04:57:33 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on December 21, 2009, 11:23:35 AM
Quote from: fiveouts on December 21, 2009, 10:55:29 AM
Does anyone know of any sites or places beyond those scams like plasticjungle/cardavenue/etc. that will allow for 1-1 trades between people with various gift cards? 

No, but Wheezer has a dead cat you can have.

The cat's been placed, but I can still get you a deal on a long-suffering dog (http://hydeparkcats.blogspot.com/2009/12/bully-news.html).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit, B. on December 22, 2009, 10:26:14 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 21, 2009, 04:57:33 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on December 21, 2009, 11:23:35 AM
Quote from: fiveouts on December 21, 2009, 10:55:29 AM
Does anyone know of any sites or places beyond those scams like plasticjungle/cardavenue/etc. that will allow for 1-1 trades between people with various gift cards? 

No, but Wheezer has a dead cat you can have.

The cat's been placed, but I can still get you a deal on a long-suffering dog (http://hydeparkcats.blogspot.com/2009/12/bully-news.html).


I'd take him in a heartbeat if I didn't have my hands full with the beagles.  That's an awesome dog.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on December 23, 2009, 09:21:58 AM
I think that I may be the first this year to wish everyone a Happy Festivus.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on December 23, 2009, 09:43:38 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 23, 2009, 09:21:58 AM
I think that I may be the first this year to wish everyone a Happy Festivus.

We'll start with the airing of grievances. I've got a lot of problems with you people!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on December 23, 2009, 09:49:37 AM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 23, 2009, 09:43:38 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 23, 2009, 09:21:58 AM
I think that I may be the first this year to wish everyone a Happy Festivus.

We'll start with the airing of grievances. I've got a lot of problems with you people!

I think I can pin you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on December 23, 2009, 09:52:55 AM
Quote from: CT III on December 23, 2009, 09:49:37 AM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 23, 2009, 09:43:38 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 23, 2009, 09:21:58 AM
I think that I may be the first this year to wish everyone a Happy Festivus.

We'll start with the airing of grievances. I've got a lot of problems with you people!

I think I can pin you.

You've clearly had too much corn nog.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on December 23, 2009, 01:37:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on December 23, 2009, 09:52:55 AM
Quote from: CT III on December 23, 2009, 09:49:37 AM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 23, 2009, 09:43:38 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 23, 2009, 09:21:58 AM
I think that I may be the first this year to wish everyone a Happy Festivus.

We'll start with the airing of grievances. I've got a lot of problems with you people!

I think I can pin you.

You've clearly had too much corn nog.

That reminds me.  Last night, I started calling my little cousin Corn Dawg for no reason.  It's his family nickname now.  He didn't like it, but I told him it was awesome and he's got it as a second grader.  He'll thank me someday.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 23, 2009, 04:41:11 PM
Quote from: JD on December 23, 2009, 01:37:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on December 23, 2009, 09:52:55 AM
Quote from: CT III on December 23, 2009, 09:49:37 AM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 23, 2009, 09:43:38 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 23, 2009, 09:21:58 AM
I think that I may be the first this year to wish everyone a Happy Festivus.

We'll start with the airing of grievances. I've got a lot of problems with you people!

I think I can pin you.

You've clearly had too much corn nog.

That reminds me.  Last night, I started calling my little cousin Corn Dawg for no reason.  It's his family nickname now.  He didn't like it, but I told him it was awesome and he's got it as a second grader.  He'll thank me someday.

Wouldn't it have been simpler to just write it on his tokhes with a Sharpie?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on December 23, 2009, 08:26:17 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 23, 2009, 04:41:11 PM
Quote from: JD on December 23, 2009, 01:37:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on December 23, 2009, 09:52:55 AM
Quote from: CT III on December 23, 2009, 09:49:37 AM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 23, 2009, 09:43:38 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 23, 2009, 09:21:58 AM
I think that I may be the first this year to wish everyone a Happy Festivus.

We'll start with the airing of grievances. I've got a lot of problems with you people!

I think I can pin you.

You've clearly had too much corn nog.

That reminds me.  Last night, I started calling my little cousin Corn Dawg for no reason.  It's his family nickname now.  He didn't like it, but I told him it was awesome and he's got it as a second grader.  He'll thank me someday.

Wouldn't it have been simpler to just write it on his tokhes with a Sharpie?


So that's how you spell it...I never thought to check.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on December 24, 2009, 03:30:47 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 23, 2009, 08:26:17 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 23, 2009, 04:41:11 PM
Quote from: JD on December 23, 2009, 01:37:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on December 23, 2009, 09:52:55 AM
Quote from: CT III on December 23, 2009, 09:49:37 AM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 23, 2009, 09:43:38 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 23, 2009, 09:21:58 AM
I think that I may be the first this year to wish everyone a Happy Festivus.

We'll start with the airing of grievances. I've got a lot of problems with you people!

I think I can pin you.

You've clearly had too much corn nog.

That reminds me.  Last night, I started calling my little cousin Corn Dawg for no reason.  It's his family nickname now.  He didn't like it, but I told him it was awesome and he's got it as a second grader.  He'll thank me someday.

Wouldn't it have been simpler to just write it on his tokhes with a Sharpie?


So that's how you spell it...I never thought to check.

I don't even know what that is.  Can anyone learn me how to use the google apps on this comput-or?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on December 29, 2009, 10:19:57 PM
What's up geniuses?

The wife and I are being gifted a new sectional couch of our choosing. Anyone have any tips on where to look for the best quality couches in Chicago? Price isn't a huge factor but if you know some place that has really good service and quality, long lasting couches that'd be swell.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on December 29, 2009, 10:31:47 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 29, 2009, 10:19:57 PM
What's up geniuses?

The wife and I are being gifted a new sectional couch of our choosing. Anyone have any tips on where to look for the best quality couches in Chicago? Price isn't a huge factor but if you know some place that has really good service and quality, long lasting couches that'd be swell.

Aren't you moving?  Moving furniture sucks.  You should just gift me your gift of a couch.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on December 29, 2009, 10:33:53 PM
Quote from: Pre on December 29, 2009, 10:31:47 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 29, 2009, 10:19:57 PM
What's up geniuses?

The wife and I are being gifted a new sectional couch of our choosing. Anyone have any tips on where to look for the best quality couches in Chicago? Price isn't a huge factor but if you know some place that has really good service and quality, long lasting couches that'd be swell.

Aren't you moving?  Moving furniture sucks.  You should just gift me your gift of a couch.

I'm not moving for at least a couple years.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 29, 2009, 10:59:01 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 29, 2009, 10:19:57 PM
The wife and I are being gifted a new sectional couch of our choosing.

What happens if you don't choose a sectional?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on December 29, 2009, 11:52:30 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2009, 10:59:01 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 29, 2009, 10:19:57 PM
The wife and I are being gifted a new sectional couch of our choosing.

What happens if you don't choose a sectional?


The 5th circle of hell awaits.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 30, 2009, 12:02:11 AM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 29, 2009, 11:52:30 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2009, 10:59:01 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 29, 2009, 10:19:57 PM
The wife and I are being gifted a new sectional couch of our choosing.

What happens if you don't choose a sectional?

The 5th circle of hell awaits.

Perfect!

(http://www.amcsofa.com/members/896176/uploaded/Bergamo_blue-yellow_4.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on December 30, 2009, 06:44:57 AM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 29, 2009, 11:52:30 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2009, 10:59:01 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 29, 2009, 10:19:57 PM
The wife and I are being gifted a new sectional couch of our choosing.

What happens if you don't choose a sectional?


The 5th circle of hell awaits.

We've bought a bunch of stuff from Roy's on Sheffield. Reasonably priced, good quality stuff that absorbs farts pretty well.

http://www.roysfurniturecompany.com/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on December 30, 2009, 08:02:17 AM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 29, 2009, 10:19:57 PM
What's up geniuses?

The wife and I are being gifted a new sectional couch of our choosing. Anyone have any tips on where to look for the best quality couches in Chicago? Price isn't a huge factor but if you know some place that has really good service and quality, long lasting couches that'd be swell.

I've been farting into my Ethan Allen sofa for 10 years now, and it pretty much still looks like new.

Room & Board has decent stuff as well.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on December 30, 2009, 02:02:23 PM
We bought a leather sectional at Toms-Price five or six years ago for the mobile home.  We also just bought a kitchen table there as well.  Pretty good prices and customer service.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 30, 2009, 07:04:34 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 22, 2009, 10:26:14 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 21, 2009, 04:57:33 PM
The cat's been placed, but I can still get you a deal on a long-suffering dog (http://hydeparkcats.blogspot.com/2009/12/bully-news.html).

I'd take him in a heartbeat if I didn't have my hands full with the beagles.  That's an awesome dog.

Time makes even bronze grow old.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on January 08, 2010, 03:32:46 PM
I hope this isn't DRLP in this novel of a thread, but does anyone know a good disk eraser for Windows?  I used one several years back that had a couple different settings, for FBI, DoD, CIA levels of security, and Googling "disk eraser" and "disk wipe" and the like haven't turned it up.  Any suggestions?  We're reinstalling Windows from scratch on my brother's computer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on January 08, 2010, 03:42:58 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on January 08, 2010, 03:32:46 PM
I hope this isn't DRLP in this novel of a thread, but does anyone know a good disk eraser for Windows?  I used one several years back that had a couple different settings, for FBI, DoD, CIA levels of security, and Googling "disk eraser" and "disk wipe" and the like haven't turned it up.  Any suggestions?  We're reinstalling Windows from scratch on my brother's computer.

I can't give you a specific recommendation, but anything that does multi-pass is overkill (or a gimmick for people who are paid by the hour). One pass of zeroing is sufficient to prevent anyone from recovering your data. Especially considering you'll be overwriting the drive afterward with the new install of the OS and data.

Edit: This should do it: http://www.dban.org/

Edit2: Wait, do you want to wipe the data, or do you just want to reformat?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on January 08, 2010, 03:57:56 PM
Free video editing software?

I want to make a video out of a series of photos and set music to it. I'd like it to go through the photos fast.

For actual videos, I wouldn't mind merging a couple. Just putting one at the end of another.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on January 08, 2010, 04:01:01 PM
Quote from: Yeti on January 08, 2010, 03:57:56 PM
Free video editing software?

I want to make a video out of a series of photos and set music to it. I'd like it to go through the photos fast.

For actual videos, I wouldn't mind merging a couple. Just putting one at the end of another.

Can you post your montage on desipio when finished?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on January 08, 2010, 04:03:07 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on January 08, 2010, 03:42:58 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on January 08, 2010, 03:32:46 PM
I hope this isn't DRLP in this novel of a thread, but does anyone know a good disk eraser for Windows?  I used one several years back that had a couple different settings, for FBI, DoD, CIA levels of security, and Googling "disk eraser" and "disk wipe" and the like haven't turned it up.  Any suggestions?  We're reinstalling Windows from scratch on my brother's computer.

I can't give you a specific recommendation, but anything that does multi-pass is overkill (or a gimmick for people who are paid by the hour). One pass of zeroing is sufficient to prevent anyone from recovering your data. Especially considering you'll be overwriting the drive afterward with the new install of the OS and data.

Edit: This should do it: http://www.dban.org/

Edit2: Wait, do you want to wipe the data, or do you just want to reformat?

Both, I suppose.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on January 08, 2010, 04:09:41 PM
Quote from: BH on January 08, 2010, 04:01:01 PM
Quote from: Yeti on January 08, 2010, 03:57:56 PM
Free video editing software?

I want to make a video out of a series of photos and set music to it. I'd like it to go through the photos fast.

For actual videos, I wouldn't mind merging a couple. Just putting one at the end of another.

Can you post your montage on desipio when finished?

If you give me the link to some free shit, I might. Just for you
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on January 08, 2010, 04:09:47 PM
Quote from: Yeti on January 08, 2010, 03:57:56 PM
Free video editing software?

I want to make a video out of a series of photos and set music to it. I'd like it to go through the photos fast.

For actual videos, I wouldn't mind merging a couple. Just putting one at the end of another.

You should use this song. (http://new.music.yahoo.com/stan-ridgway-drywall/tracks/untitled-track--184598514)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on January 08, 2010, 05:07:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on January 08, 2010, 03:57:56 PM
Free video editing software?

I want to make a video out of a series of photos and set music to it. I'd like it to go through the photos fast.

For actual videos, I wouldn't mind merging a couple. Just putting one at the end of another.

This maybe? (http://download.live.com/moviemaker)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on January 08, 2010, 06:09:59 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on January 08, 2010, 03:32:46 PM
I hope this isn't DRLP in this novel of a thread, but does anyone know a good disk eraser for Windows?  I used one several years back that had a couple different settings, for FBI, DoD, CIA levels of security, and Googling "disk eraser" and "disk wipe" and the like haven't turned it up.  Any suggestions?  We're reinstalling Windows from scratch on my brother's computer.

Quote from: Yeti on January 08, 2010, 03:57:56 PM
Free video editing software?

I want to make a video out of a series of photos and set music to it. I'd like it to go through the photos fast.

For actual videos, I wouldn't mind merging a couple. Just putting one at the end of another.

Is this the part of the thread where some asshole says, "get a Mac"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_Utility
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/iMovie
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on January 08, 2010, 11:20:25 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on January 08, 2010, 06:09:59 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on January 08, 2010, 03:32:46 PM
I hope this isn't DRLP in this novel of a thread, but does anyone know a good disk eraser for Windows?  I used one several years back that had a couple different settings, for FBI, DoD, CIA levels of security, and Googling "disk eraser" and "disk wipe" and the like haven't turned it up.  Any suggestions?  We're reinstalling Windows from scratch on my brother's computer.

Quote from: Yeti on January 08, 2010, 03:57:56 PM
Free video editing software?

I want to make a video out of a series of photos and set music to it. I'd like it to go through the photos fast.

For actual videos, I wouldn't mind merging a couple. Just putting one at the end of another.

Is this the part of the thread where some asshole says, "get a Mac"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_Utility
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/iMovie

I would have gotten a Mac and I was planning on it early this year (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg165576#msg165576) but my old computer crapped out as I was saving. Had $800 when I was wanting $2000
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on January 09, 2010, 12:13:19 AM
Quote from: Yeti on January 08, 2010, 11:20:25 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on January 08, 2010, 06:09:59 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on January 08, 2010, 03:32:46 PM
I hope this isn't DRLP in this novel of a thread, but does anyone know a good disk eraser for Windows?  I used one several years back that had a couple different settings, for FBI, DoD, CIA levels of security, and Googling "disk eraser" and "disk wipe" and the like haven't turned it up.  Any suggestions?  We're reinstalling Windows from scratch on my brother's computer.

Quote from: Yeti on January 08, 2010, 03:57:56 PM
Free video editing software?

I want to make a video out of a series of photos and set music to it. I'd like it to go through the photos fast.

For actual videos, I wouldn't mind merging a couple. Just putting one at the end of another.

Is this the part of the thread where some asshole says, "get a Mac"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_Utility
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/iMovie

I would have gotten a Mac and I was planning on it early this year (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg165576#msg165576) but my old computer crapped out as I was saving. Had $800 when I was wanting $2000

This isn't what you're looking for, but I picked up a Dell Mini 10v netbook earlier this year off Craigslist for about $250. I followed this guide (http://gizmodo.com/5389166/how-to-hackintosh-a-dell-mini-10v-into-the-ultimate-snow-leopard-netbook) with great results. I doubt it would work very well for video editing--I don't even have iMovie on it because I had to slim down to fit everything on to the 8GB SSD--but it is really small, portable and OS X runs with few issues. The keyboard is really pretty nice as far as netbooks go. I think it's about 90% the size of a standard keyboard. You can also get 120 GB HDD if I recall, but I opted for the solid state because I figured I'd be carrying it around a lot.

Anyway, it's a $250 netbook (plus $30 for Snow Leopard). I'd do it again.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on January 11, 2010, 09:49:04 AM
I'm looking to re-design my portfolio website, and need to find a new webhost since I'm currently on Columbia's network.  The site I have right now was something I designed for a class, but I really hate web design, so I'm trying to steer clear of anything where I have to really get into the HTML, CSS, etc.  I figure WordPress would be the best option because I can change the layout, theme, etc. and upload various files all through that interface, but I'm not sure if anyone else has experience with any different web solutions that would be better for this sort of thing.  The best webhost I've found so far is Blue Host (http://bluehost.com/), which is $6.95/month for the space, domain name, free WordPress installation and a bunch of other features.  Are there any better options out there?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on January 11, 2010, 10:03:09 AM
Quote from: Weebs on January 11, 2010, 09:49:04 AM
I'm looking to re-design my portfolio website, and need to find a new webhost since I'm currently on Columbia's network.  The site I have right now was something I designed for a class, but I really hate web design, so I'm trying to steer clear of anything where I have to really get into the HTML, CSS, etc.  I figure WordPress would be the best option because I can change the layout, theme, etc. and upload various files all through that interface, but I'm not sure if anyone else has experience with any different web solutions that would be better for this sort of thing.  The best webhost I've found so far is Blue Host (http://bluehost.com/), which is $6.95/month for the space, domain name, free WordPress installation and a bunch of other features.  Are there any better options out there?

I've used BlueHost in the past and never had any problems with them.  They're easy to use and have good customer support.

If you hate Web design and want to just customize a pre-existing template for Wordpress, take a look at www.themeforest.net.  They've got a lot of good portfolio themes that won't cost you much ($15-30).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Weebs on January 11, 2010, 10:14:37 AM
Quote from: Eli on January 11, 2010, 10:03:09 AM
Quote from: Weebs on January 11, 2010, 09:49:04 AM
I'm looking to re-design my portfolio website, and need to find a new webhost since I'm currently on Columbia's network.  The site I have right now was something I designed for a class, but I really hate web design, so I'm trying to steer clear of anything where I have to really get into the HTML, CSS, etc.  I figure WordPress would be the best option because I can change the layout, theme, etc. and upload various files all through that interface, but I'm not sure if anyone else has experience with any different web solutions that would be better for this sort of thing.  The best webhost I've found so far is Blue Host (http://bluehost.com/), which is $6.95/month for the space, domain name, free WordPress installation and a bunch of other features.  Are there any better options out there?

I've used BlueHost in the past and never had any problems with them.  They're easy to use and have good customer support.

If you hate Web design and want to just customize a pre-existing template for Wordpress, take a look at www.themeforest.net.  They've got a lot of good portfolio themes that won't cost you much ($15-30).

Sorry, Desipio, but ThemeForest is now the only site I'll ever need.  Thanks, Eli, this is going to make things a thousand times easier.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on January 11, 2010, 10:44:51 AM
Quote from: Weebs on January 11, 2010, 10:14:37 AM
Quote from: Eli on January 11, 2010, 10:03:09 AM
Quote from: Weebs on January 11, 2010, 09:49:04 AM
I'm looking to re-design my portfolio website, and need to find a new webhost since I'm currently on Columbia's network.  The site I have right now was something I designed for a class, but I really hate web design, so I'm trying to steer clear of anything where I have to really get into the HTML, CSS, etc.  I figure WordPress would be the best option because I can change the layout, theme, etc. and upload various files all through that interface, but I'm not sure if anyone else has experience with any different web solutions that would be better for this sort of thing.  The best webhost I've found so far is Blue Host (http://bluehost.com/), which is $6.95/month for the space, domain name, free WordPress installation and a bunch of other features.  Are there any better options out there?

I've used BlueHost in the past and never had any problems with them.  They're easy to use and have good customer support.

If you hate Web design and want to just customize a pre-existing template for Wordpress, take a look at www.themeforest.net.  They've got a lot of good portfolio themes that won't cost you much ($15-30).

Sorry, Desipio, but ThemeForest is now the only site I'll ever need.  Thanks, Eli, this is going to make things a thousand times easier.

Does that mean you're leaving?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on January 11, 2010, 12:34:12 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 11, 2010, 10:44:51 AM
Quote from: Weebs on January 11, 2010, 10:14:37 AM
Quote from: Eli on January 11, 2010, 10:03:09 AM
If you hate Web design and want to just customize a pre-existing template for Wordpress, take a look at www.themeforest.net.  They've got a lot of good portfolio themes that won't cost you much ($15-30).

Sorry, Desipio, but ThemeForest is now the only site I'll ever need.  Thanks, Eli, this is going to make things a thousand times easier.

Does that mean you're leaving?

I can't imagine what ThemeForest did to Eli, but holy shit did he get them back.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on January 15, 2010, 02:38:00 PM
Anyone know of a good place to sell a used, but still decent cell phone? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on January 15, 2010, 02:41:34 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 15, 2010, 02:38:00 PM
Anyone know of a good place to sell a used, but still decent cell phone? 

1997?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on January 15, 2010, 02:53:17 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 15, 2010, 02:41:34 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 15, 2010, 02:38:00 PM
Anyone know of a good place to sell a used, but still decent cell phone? 

1997?

Hey, Pen.  Thanks for responding.  That wasn't entirely helpful, but I appreciate you taking the time to type that out. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on January 15, 2010, 03:01:11 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 15, 2010, 02:38:00 PM
Anyone know of a good place to sell a used, but still decent cell phone? 

My friend at work has actually bought his last two cell phones on ebay. I'd suggest that as I know actual people that have purchased used phones through there.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on January 15, 2010, 03:18:02 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on January 15, 2010, 03:01:11 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 15, 2010, 02:38:00 PM
Anyone know of a good place to sell a used, but still decent cell phone? 

My friend at work has actually bought his last two cell phones on ebay. I'd suggest that as I know actual people that have purchased used phones through there.

That or Craig's List. Of course, if you don't get what you want for it, consider donating to a women's shelter or another charity like that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on January 15, 2010, 03:35:30 PM
Quote from: Brownie on January 15, 2010, 03:18:02 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on January 15, 2010, 03:01:11 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 15, 2010, 02:38:00 PM
Anyone know of a good place to sell a used, but still decent cell phone? 

My friend at work has actually bought his last two cell phones on ebay. I'd suggest that as I know actual people that have purchased used phones through there.

That or Craig's List. Of course, if you don't get what you want for it, consider donating to a women's shelter or another charity like that.

School districts recycle them for free.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on February 03, 2010, 07:37:25 PM
Does anyone know of any damn store that sells replacement speakers for a surround sound package?  I have a Yamaha surround system, and the right rear speaker is blown.  It's annoying the crap out of me.  I got it from Best Buy originally, and, of course, they not only don't sell individual speakers, but they also don't even sell that system anymore.

It's a Yamaha Model NS-AP2600S(BL).  The "S" is presumable for "side," and the "BL" is for "morgan."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on February 03, 2010, 08:08:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 03, 2010, 07:37:25 PM
Does anyone know of any damn store that sells replacement speakers for a surround sound package?  I have a Yamaha surround system, and the right rear speaker is blown.  It's annoying the crap out of me.  I got it from Best Buy originally, and, of course, they not only don't sell individual speakers, but they also don't even sell that system anymore.

It's a Yamaha Model NS-AP2600S(BL).  The "S" is presumable for "side," and the "BL" is for "morgan."

Crutchfield would be my first guess.  eBay, perhaps.  Have you contacted Yamaha?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 09:43:53 AM
Quote from: Day Man on February 03, 2010, 08:08:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 03, 2010, 07:37:25 PM
Does anyone know of any damn store that sells replacement speakers for a surround sound package?  I have a Yamaha surround system, and the right rear speaker is blown.  It's annoying the crap out of me.  I got it from Best Buy originally, and, of course, they not only don't sell individual speakers, but they also don't even sell that system anymore.

It's a Yamaha Model NS-AP2600S(BL).  The "S" is presumable for "side," and the "BL" is for "morgan."

Crutchfield would be my first guess.  eBay, perhaps.  Have you contacted Yamaha?

Try these guys: http://www.encompassparts.com/products/?NSAP2600SBL
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 10:20:45 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 09:43:53 AM
Quote from: Day Man on February 03, 2010, 08:08:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 03, 2010, 07:37:25 PM
Does anyone know of any damn store that sells replacement speakers for a surround sound package?  I have a Yamaha surround system, and the right rear speaker is blown.  It's annoying the crap out of me.  I got it from Best Buy originally, and, of course, they not only don't sell individual speakers, but they also don't even sell that system anymore.

It's a Yamaha Model NS-AP2600S(BL).  The "S" is presumable for "side," and the "BL" is for "morgan."

Crutchfield would be my first guess.  eBay, perhaps.  Have you contacted Yamaha?

Try these guys: http://www.encompassparts.com/products/?NSAP2600SBL

Thanks, Wheezer!  Have you ever ordered anything from that site?  Day Man, I did send Yamaha an e-mail the other day, so I'll also see what they say.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 10:57:03 AM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 10:20:45 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 09:43:53 AM
Quote from: Day Man on February 03, 2010, 08:08:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 03, 2010, 07:37:25 PM
Does anyone know of any damn store that sells replacement speakers for a surround sound package?  I have a Yamaha surround system, and the right rear speaker is blown.  It's annoying the crap out of me.  I got it from Best Buy originally, and, of course, they not only don't sell individual speakers, but they also don't even sell that system anymore.

It's a Yamaha Model NS-AP2600S(BL).  The "S" is presumable for "side," and the "BL" is for "morgan."

Crutchfield would be my first guess.  eBay, perhaps.  Have you contacted Yamaha?

Try these guys: http://www.encompassparts.com/products/?NSAP2600SBL

Thanks, Wheezer!  Have you ever ordered anything from that site?

No, but they are a large distributor. Definitely verify shipping costs before signing off on anything.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 11:37:37 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 10:57:03 AM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 10:20:45 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 09:43:53 AM
Quote from: Day Man on February 03, 2010, 08:08:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 03, 2010, 07:37:25 PM
Does anyone know of any damn store that sells replacement speakers for a surround sound package?  I have a Yamaha surround system, and the right rear speaker is blown.  It's annoying the crap out of me.  I got it from Best Buy originally, and, of course, they not only don't sell individual speakers, but they also don't even sell that system anymore.

It's a Yamaha Model NS-AP2600S(BL).  The "S" is presumable for "side," and the "BL" is for "morgan."

Crutchfield would be my first guess.  eBay, perhaps.  Have you contacted Yamaha?

Try these guys: http://www.encompassparts.com/products/?NSAP2600SBL

Thanks, Wheezer!  Have you ever ordered anything from that site?

No, but they are a large distributor. Definitely verify shipping costs before signing off on anything.

I will.  Thanks, man.  It was driving me nuts trying to find a replacement.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 12:27:31 PM
TV Reception question -

I recently moved my satellite receiver to a different television in my house, connecting the coaxial cable directly into what used to be set that had the receiver.  The result was a picture with very slight horizontal lines down the screen, moving upward.  I bought a surge protector with coax protection, but these lines persist.  Any idea on what might be causing it?  My fear is that the cable is crappy (picture on DVD and wii don't have the lines).  Do I demand that dish network come out and fix the coax connection?

Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on February 04, 2010, 12:39:23 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 12:27:31 PM
TV Reception question -

I recently moved my satellite receiver to a different television in my house, connecting the coaxial cable directly into what used to be set that had the receiver.  The result was a picture with very slight horizontal lines down the screen, moving upward.  I bought a surge protector with coax protection, but these lines persist.  Any idea on what might be causing it?  My fear is that the cable is crappy (picture on DVD and wii don't have the lines).  Do I demand that dish network come out and fix the coax connection?

Thanks.

Try wiping down the connectors with some alcohol, see if that helps.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on February 04, 2010, 12:42:21 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 04, 2010, 12:39:23 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 12:27:31 PM
TV Reception question -

I recently moved my satellite receiver to a different television in my house, connecting the coaxial cable directly into what used to be set that had the receiver.  The result was a picture with very slight horizontal lines down the screen, moving upward.  I bought a surge protector with coax protection, but these lines persist.  Any idea on what might be causing it?  My fear is that the cable is crappy (picture on DVD and wii don't have the lines).  Do I demand that dish network come out and fix the coax connection?

Thanks.

Try wiping down the connectors with some alcohol, see if that helps.

You could try not having a piece of shit provider like DISH Network.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 12:50:44 PM
I had the same problem with Comcast. 

I'll try cleaning the connectors - thanks.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 01:23:46 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 12:27:31 PM
I recently moved my satellite receiver to a different television in my house, connecting the coaxial cable directly into what used to be set that had the receiver.  The result was a picture with very slight horizontal lines down the screen, moving upward.  I bought a surge protector with coax protection, but these lines persist.  Any idea on what might be causing it?  My fear is that the cable is crappy (picture on DVD and wii don't have the lines).  Do I demand that dish network come out and fix the coax connection?

So let me get this straight: You have a DISH Network receiver with multiple tuners, and the more distant wired set is now exhibiting the interference, although it didn't when it was the less distant set?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 02:06:41 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 01:23:46 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 12:27:31 PM
I recently moved my satellite receiver to a different television in my house, connecting the coaxial cable directly into what used to be set that had the receiver.  The result was a picture with very slight horizontal lines down the screen, moving upward.  I bought a surge protector with coax protection, but these lines persist.  Any idea on what might be causing it?  My fear is that the cable is crappy (picture on DVD and wii don't have the lines).  Do I demand that dish network come out and fix the coax connection?

So let me get this straight: You have a DISH Network receiver with multiple tuners, and the more distant wired set is now exhibiting the interference, although it didn't when it was the less distant set?


Pretty much.  The picture was great when the coaxial cable ran through the receiver.  Now that it goes straight into the television, I get the horizontal lines. 



Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Pre on February 04, 2010, 02:17:49 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 02:06:41 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 01:23:46 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 12:27:31 PM
I recently moved my satellite receiver to a different television in my house, connecting the coaxial cable directly into what used to be set that had the receiver.  The result was a picture with very slight horizontal lines down the screen, moving upward.  I bought a surge protector with coax protection, but these lines persist.  Any idea on what might be causing it?  My fear is that the cable is crappy (picture on DVD and wii don't have the lines).  Do I demand that dish network come out and fix the coax connection?

So let me get this straight: You have a DISH Network receiver with multiple tuners, and the more distant wired set is now exhibiting the interference, although it didn't when it was the less distant set?

Make sure it's not running across/wrapped around any power cables or power supplies, that can add interference in some cases. 


Pretty much.  The picture was great when the coaxial cable ran through the receiver.  Now that it goes straight into the television, I get the horizontal lines. 




Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 02:54:26 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 02:06:41 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 01:23:46 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 12:27:31 PM
I recently moved my satellite receiver to a different television in my house, connecting the coaxial cable directly into what used to be set that had the receiver.  The result was a picture with very slight horizontal lines down the screen, moving upward.  I bought a surge protector with coax protection, but these lines persist.  Any idea on what might be causing it?  My fear is that the cable is crappy (picture on DVD and wii don't have the lines).  Do I demand that dish network come out and fix the coax connection?

So let me get this straight: You have a DISH Network receiver with multiple tuners, and the more distant wired set is now exhibiting the interference, although it didn't when it was the less distant set?

Pretty much.  The picture was great when the coaxial cable ran through the receiver.  Now that it goes straight into the television, I get the horizontal lines.

OK. I'm still unclear on the setup, but how many horizontal lines? Do they have any perceptible thickness (height)?

In short, I'm guessing hum bars.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 03:20:49 PM
Setup is this: it's the "2" on the dual receiver (so no physical receiver).  The coax is plugged directly into the tv.  Lines are about a half-inch thick (with another 1/2 inch between them) (30" tv) that slowly move downward.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on February 04, 2010, 03:46:49 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 03:20:49 PM
Setup is this: it's the "2" on the dual receiver (so no physical receiver).  The coax is plugged directly into the tv.  Lines are about a half-inch thick (with another 1/2 inch between them) (30" tv) that slowly move downward.



Get your parents to get you a better dish. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 03:53:04 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 03:20:49 PM
Setup is this: it's the "2" on the dual receiver (so no physical receiver).  The coax is plugged directly into the tv.  Lines are about a half-inch thick (with another 1/2 inch between them) (30" tv) that slowly move downward.

You said "upward" before. It probably doesn't matter. First, disconnect everything else that might be connected to the TV and see if the bars disappear. When that doesn't work, install a common-mode choke as close as possible to where the coax connects to the TV. You can make one by getting an FT-240-43 toroid and looping the coax through it five to ten times. Another option is to get a couple of 75-to-300 ohm impedance transformers, connect the spade-lug ends, and put the assembly into the feed line (this won't work unless they're internally isolated, but Radio Shack is easy with the returns if you don't massacre the packaging; you'll need an extra piece of coax).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 03:58:58 PM
Thanks.  Disconnecting does nothing (picture stays the same). 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 04, 2010, 05:32:45 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 03:53:04 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 03:20:49 PM
Setup is this: it's the "2" on the dual receiver (so no physical receiver).  The coax is plugged directly into the tv.  Lines are about a half-inch thick (with another 1/2 inch between them) (30" tv) that slowly move downward.

You said "upward" before. It probably doesn't matter. First, disconnect everything else that might be connected to the TV and see if the bars disappear. When that doesn't work, install a common-mode choke as close as possible to where the coax connects to the TV. You can make one by getting an FT-240-43 toroid and looping the coax through it five to ten times. Another option is to get a couple of 75-to-300 ohm impedance transformers, connect the spade-lug ends, and put the assembly into the feed line (this won't work unless they're internally isolated, but Radio Shack is easy with the returns if you don't massacre the packaging; you'll need an extra piece of coax).

I'm pretty sure Wheezer just taught a Sox fan how to build a dirty bomb.

If the BLOGWARS don't take this place out, surely the Feds will.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on February 04, 2010, 11:16:20 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 04, 2010, 05:32:45 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 04, 2010, 03:53:04 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 04, 2010, 03:20:49 PM
Setup is this: it's the "2" on the dual receiver (so no physical receiver).  The coax is plugged directly into the tv.  Lines are about a half-inch thick (with another 1/2 inch between them) (30" tv) that slowly move downward.

You said "upward" before. It probably doesn't matter. First, disconnect everything else that might be connected to the TV and see if the bars disappear. When that doesn't work, install a common-mode choke as close as possible to where the coax connects to the TV. You can make one by getting an FT-240-43 toroid and looping the coax through it five to ten times. Another option is to get a couple of 75-to-300 ohm impedance transformers, connect the spade-lug ends, and put the assembly into the feed line (this won't work unless they're internally isolated, but Radio Shack is easy with the returns if you don't massacre the packaging; you'll need an extra piece of coax).

I'm pretty sure Wheezer just taught a Sox fan how to build a dirty bomb.

Probably wouldn't be a first. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Kaczynski)


Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on February 05, 2010, 09:04:57 AM
I'm definitely not smart enough to figure out that suggestion (though I appreciate it). 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on February 17, 2010, 01:14:31 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

Couldn't you just password protect the source file and hide columns/rows so that they can't see the data?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on February 17, 2010, 01:42:10 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 17, 2010, 01:14:31 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

Couldn't you just password protect the source file and hide columns/rows so that they can't see the data?

To protect sensitive data, just hide those columns? That's Pen's suggestion?
Just use the white-font, white-background option dude.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on February 17, 2010, 01:43:08 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

Sexist.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on February 17, 2010, 01:44:54 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on February 17, 2010, 01:43:08 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

Sexist.

Am I the only who thinks it's a bit weird to be worried about salemen seeing other salemen's numbers?  Every sales job I've ver had we've seen what everyone else is doing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on February 17, 2010, 01:45:59 PM
Quote from: BH on February 17, 2010, 01:42:10 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 17, 2010, 01:14:31 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

Couldn't you just password protect the source file and hide columns/rows so that they can't see the data?

To protect sensitive data, just hide those columns? That's Pen's suggestion?
Just use the white-font, white-background option dude.

No, my suggestion was to password protect the document so that they couldn't be unhid.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on February 17, 2010, 01:46:23 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 17, 2010, 01:44:54 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on February 17, 2010, 01:43:08 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

Sexist.

Am I the only who thinks it's a bit weird to be worried about salemen seeing other salemen's numbers?  Every sales job I've ver had we've seen what everyone else is doing.

Especially here where they post your numbers anywhere your eyes might wander off to so as to ridicule the low end people and tell the high end people to do better next month.

Ah, sales.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on February 17, 2010, 01:48:26 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on February 17, 2010, 01:46:23 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 17, 2010, 01:44:54 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on February 17, 2010, 01:43:08 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

Sexist.

Am I the only who thinks it's a bit weird to be worried about salemen seeing other salemen's numbers?  Every sales job I've ver had we've seen what everyone else is doing.

Especially here where they post your numbers anywhere your eyes might wander off to so as to ridicule the low end people and tell the high end people to do better next month.

Ah, sales.

Can you post Oleg's sales numbers?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on February 17, 2010, 01:50:26 PM
Quote from: BH on February 17, 2010, 01:48:26 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on February 17, 2010, 01:46:23 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 17, 2010, 01:44:54 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on February 17, 2010, 01:43:08 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

Sexist.

Am I the only who thinks it's a bit weird to be worried about salemen seeing other salemen's numbers?  Every sales job I've ver had we've seen what everyone else is doing.

Especially here where they post your numbers anywhere your eyes might wander off to so as to ridicule the low end people and tell the high end people to do better next month.

Ah, sales.

Can you post Oleg's sales numbers?

420
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on February 17, 2010, 02:18:18 PM
Quote from: BH on February 17, 2010, 01:48:26 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on February 17, 2010, 01:46:23 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 17, 2010, 01:44:54 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on February 17, 2010, 01:43:08 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

Sexist.

Am I the only who thinks it's a bit weird to be worried about salemen seeing other salemen's numbers?  Every sales job I've ver had we've seen what everyone else is doing.

Especially here where they post your numbers anywhere your eyes might wander off to so as to ridicule the low end people and tell the high end people to do better next month.

Ah, sales.

Can you post Oleg's sales numbers?

Joke's on you!  I'm not really in sales anymore!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Jon on February 17, 2010, 02:30:06 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 17, 2010, 02:18:18 PM
Quote from: BH on February 17, 2010, 01:48:26 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on February 17, 2010, 01:46:23 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 17, 2010, 01:44:54 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on February 17, 2010, 01:43:08 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

Sexist.

Am I the only who thinks it's a bit weird to be worried about salemen seeing other salemen's numbers?  Every sales job I've ver had we've seen what everyone else is doing.

Especially here where they post your numbers anywhere your eyes might wander off to so as to ridicule the low end people and tell the high end people to do better next month.

Ah, sales.

Can you post Oleg's sales numbers?

Joke's on you!  I'm not really in sales anymore!

Also, you wouldn't remember them anyway.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on February 17, 2010, 03:28:48 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 17, 2010, 01:44:54 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on February 17, 2010, 01:43:08 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

Sexist.

Am I the only who thinks it's a bit weird to be worried about salemen seeing other salemen's numbers?  Every sales job I've ver had we've seen what everyone else is doing.

It's not the other salesmen's numbers I'm worried about.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 17, 2010, 03:35:41 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 17, 2010, 03:28:48 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 17, 2010, 01:44:54 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on February 17, 2010, 01:43:08 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

Sexist.

Am I the only who thinks it's a bit weird to be worried about salemen seeing other salemen's numbers?  Every sales job I've ver had we've seen what everyone else is doing.

It's not the other salesmen's numbers I'm worried about.

Which is why TJ wasn't mentioning them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 24, 2010, 12:14:17 PM
I have to go renew my driver's license tomorrow.

Figure if I go to the Elston DMV mid-day it shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

The notice I got from Jesse White, though, urges me to give the Express facility in the Loop a try. Has anyone ever renewed a license there? How "express" is it?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on February 24, 2010, 12:17:04 PM
I renewed mine at the Loop express facility about three 1/2 years ago, so it might have changed since then, but I was in and out in around 20 minutes.  Granted, this was at about 10:30 in the morning, but it was definitely quicker.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:25:40 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 24, 2010, 12:14:17 PM
I have to go renew my driver's license tomorrow.

Figure if I go to the Elston DMV mid-day it shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

The notice I got from Jesse White, though, urges me to give the Express facility in the Loop a try. Has anyone ever renewed a license there? How "express" is it?

No, but now that I've read this, I'm going to give it a shot!  My license has been expired for almost 2 months now.

Thanks, Desipio!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on February 24, 2010, 12:27:28 PM
Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:25:40 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 24, 2010, 12:14:17 PM
I have to go renew my driver's license tomorrow.

Figure if I go to the Elston DMV mid-day it shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

The notice I got from Jesse White, though, urges me to give the Express facility in the Loop a try. Has anyone ever renewed a license there? How "express" is it?

No but now that I've read this, I'm going to give it a shot!  My license has been expired for almost 2 months now.

Thanks, Desipio!

Now both of you have a chance to get the new gheyass Illinois driver's license.  Congrats.  I still have one more year on mine before it expires, so that state might change the design again, like it has like 3 times in the past decade or so.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on February 24, 2010, 12:32:41 PM
It is faster but go before the lunch hour.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on February 24, 2010, 02:02:15 PM
In California we get to renew on line two times in a row.  The third time you can make an appointment at the DMV.  At my age, however, one must come into the DMV so they can scrutinize the applicant in person.  I think that is a good idea.  (I have an appointment on March 10.  The ambulance will bring me directly to the disabled person's entrance)   
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on February 24, 2010, 04:05:18 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 24, 2010, 12:14:17 PM
I have to go renew my driver's license tomorrow.

Figure if I go to the Elston DMV mid-day it shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

The notice I got from Jesse White, though, urges me to give the Express facility in the Loop a try. Has anyone ever renewed a license there? How "express" is it?

So, I haven't lived in Chicago in 7 years, but I have been to both of these facilities and the Elston one took about 2 hours and the Express Loop facility took about 20 minutes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2010, 04:24:41 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 24, 2010, 04:05:18 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 24, 2010, 12:14:17 PM
I have to go renew my driver's license tomorrow.

Figure if I go to the Elston DMV mid-day it shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

The notice I got from Jesse White, though, urges me to give the Express facility in the Loop a try. Has anyone ever renewed a license there? How "express" is it?

So, I haven't lived in Chicago in 7 years, but I have been to both of these facilities and the Elston one took about 2 hours and the Express Loop facility took about 20 minutes.

Noon is a bad time to go.  Everyone else thinks to go at lunch time.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on February 24, 2010, 04:27:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2010, 04:24:41 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 24, 2010, 04:05:18 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 24, 2010, 12:14:17 PM
I have to go renew my driver's license tomorrow.

Figure if I go to the Elston DMV mid-day it shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

The notice I got from Jesse White, though, urges me to give the Express facility in the Loop a try. Has anyone ever renewed a license there? How "express" is it?

So, I haven't lived in Chicago in 7 years, but I have been to both of these facilities and the Elston one took about 2 hours and the Express Loop facility took about 20 minutes.

Noon is a bad time to go.  Everyone else thinks to go at lunch time.

No shit? Thanks Chuck!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on February 24, 2010, 04:43:24 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 24, 2010, 12:17:04 PM
I renewed mine at the Loop express facility about three 1/2 years ago, so it might have changed since then, but I was in and out in around 20 minutes.  Granted, this was at about 10:30 in the morning, but it was definitely quicker.

I was there a year ago about half an hour before closing, and it took maybe 10 minutes. If you have to take a road test, though, I recommend the location in Cicero--they gave me hints on the eye exam, and the road test itself involved a lot of make-believe.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2010, 05:02:57 PM
Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 04:27:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2010, 04:24:41 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 24, 2010, 04:05:18 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 24, 2010, 12:14:17 PM
I have to go renew my driver's license tomorrow.

Figure if I go to the Elston DMV mid-day it shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

The notice I got from Jesse White, though, urges me to give the Express facility in the Loop a try. Has anyone ever renewed a license there? How "express" is it?

So, I haven't lived in Chicago in 7 years, but I have been to both of these facilities and the Elston one took about 2 hours and the Express Loop facility took about 20 minutes.

Noon is a bad time to go.  Everyone else thinks to go at lunch time.

No shit? Thanks Chuck!

Glad I could ejookate you.  Seems Doc needed it, too, as he was thinking of going to "go to the Elston DMV mid-day."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 24, 2010, 05:19:31 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2010, 05:02:57 PM
Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 04:27:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2010, 04:24:41 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 24, 2010, 04:05:18 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 24, 2010, 12:14:17 PM
I have to go renew my driver's license tomorrow.

Figure if I go to the Elston DMV mid-day it shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

The notice I got from Jesse White, though, urges me to give the Express facility in the Loop a try. Has anyone ever renewed a license there? How "express" is it?

So, I haven't lived in Chicago in 7 years, but I have been to both of these facilities and the Elston one took about 2 hours and the Express Loop facility took about 20 minutes.

Noon is a bad time to go.  Everyone else thinks to go at lunch time.

No shit? Thanks Chuck!

Glad I could ejookate you.  Seems Doc needed it, too, as he was thinking of going to "go to the Elston DMV mid-day."

"Mid-day" for me on my days off is probably closer to 2.

And don't call me "Doc," pal. Not sure I have it in me to have a mysterious vendetta against Slak. (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?action=profile;u=152)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on February 24, 2010, 08:21:09 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

I've never dealt with WinCron, but yeah, hypothetically you should be able to use a macro to generate each personalized spreadsheet. Morph is correct in that these would need to be static (no links to the file) to ensure security. Perhaps WinCron could be configured to open the master workbook and run the macro nightly. Or maybe you manually run the macro at whatever refresh interval you need. It would be clunky, but aside from something more straightforward like a web front end on top of an actual database, it's probably your best bet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on February 25, 2010, 08:52:25 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 24, 2010, 08:21:09 PM
Quote from: morpheus on February 16, 2010, 04:07:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 16, 2010, 03:53:22 PM
I know I should probably buy some real software, build a XML database, etc., but I'm a caveman and I need your help:

I have set up a spreadsheet (a simple Excel file; as I said, I'm a caveman) tracking the various sales goals for our sales reps and want them to see their own progress. The thing is, the source spreadsheet has a bunch of proprietary information (not to mention the performances of their peers) that we'd rather not share with them. Thus, the source sheet is on a file server in a folder restricted only to management.

I set up a simple spreadsheet for each salesperson (yes, the formulas are hidden and the cells are protected) that would track his or her progress. Each file is in the respective salesperson's server folder, to which they have access.

Now here's the problem: because they are restricted from the source file, these worksheets will not update for them. Is there a macro/VB code or any other type of workaround that would let the spreadsheet update automatically for them but not give them read access to the source file?

I hate to disappoint you... Excel doesn't allow you to just link to the source file since they can't access it.  You're probably best off having some sort of nightly job run (use WinCron, maybe?) in which the file for each individual salesman is updated from the source.  Or, you could use a database solution - you can control a lot more around access to data that way.

I've never dealt with WinCron, but yeah, hypothetically you should be able to use a macro to generate each personalized spreadsheet. Morph is correct in that these would need to be static (no links to the file) to ensure security. Perhaps WinCron could be configured to open the master workbook and run the macro nightly. Or maybe you manually run the macro at whatever refresh interval you need. It would be clunky, but aside from something more straightforward like a web front end on top of an actual database, it's probably your best bet.

WinCron is almost exactly like crontab in a UNIX environment.  As long as the computer is on, it will execute a command every day (or every week or every hour or whatever periodicity you decide to set up).  One would likely have to create an Excel workbook with an AutoRun macro, so upon opening it would run automatically.  This workbook would then open the master workbook and then create new workbooks or flat files with the necessary individual salesman data, then close everything upon completion.  But again, an actual database with a web-based frontend, as ChuckD suggested, is far superior to this.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 25, 2010, 06:09:50 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 24, 2010, 05:19:31 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2010, 05:02:57 PM
Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 04:27:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2010, 04:24:41 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 24, 2010, 04:05:18 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 24, 2010, 12:14:17 PM
I have to go renew my driver's license tomorrow.

Figure if I go to the Elston DMV mid-day it shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

The notice I got from Jesse White, though, urges me to give the Express facility in the Loop a try. Has anyone ever renewed a license there? How "express" is it?

So, I haven't lived in Chicago in 7 years, but I have been to both of these facilities and the Elston one took about 2 hours and the Express Loop facility took about 20 minutes.

Noon is a bad time to go.  Everyone else thinks to go at lunch time.

No shit? Thanks Chuck!

Glad I could ejookate you.  Seems Doc needed it, too, as he was thinking of going to "go to the Elston DMV mid-day."

"Mid-day" for me on my days off is probably closer to 2.

And don't call me "Doc," pal. Not sure I have it in me to have a mysterious vendetta against Slak. (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?action=profile;u=152)

Decided to try out the Loop Express.

Walked in at 2:30. Walked out with my new license at 2:40.

Express.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on February 28, 2010, 11:19:13 AM
Where's that link to the rap lyrics that are turned into graphs and stuff?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 28, 2010, 11:56:39 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on February 28, 2010, 11:19:13 AM
Where's that link to the rap lyrics that are turned into graphs and stuff?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rap+lyrics+graphs

http://www.jamphat.com/rap/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: D. Doluntap on February 28, 2010, 12:01:58 PM
http://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_sonnet_make.html
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on February 28, 2010, 05:35:37 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on February 28, 2010, 11:19:13 AM
Where's that link to the rap lyrics that are turned into graphs and stuff?

On the internet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on February 28, 2010, 05:53:31 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 28, 2010, 11:56:39 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on February 28, 2010, 11:19:13 AM
Where's that link to the rap lyrics that are turned into graphs and stuff?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rap+lyrics+graphs

http://www.jamphat.com/rap/

Sweet. Thanks!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 02, 2010, 08:05:51 PM
Got a client's wife who runs a separate business of which we prepare the tax return for. This year she sent me her Accountant's Copy of Quickbooks which was created on a 2005 version. I tried converting it to a regular QB file in my 2008 version and it wouldn't work, giving me a message of "This Accountant's copy was created in an earlier version, etc." Then, I tried it on my 2007 version and it didn't give me that error message and instead told me I needed to name the file if I was going to convert the file to a QB file. I did that and when I clicked "Save" it acted like nothing happened. I checked the folder that I "saved" it to and it didn't show up in there. I don't understand that.

So, I have 2 questions to this. One, any idea on what happened when I tried to save the file on 2007? Or, anyone know of a place to get a really cheap (or free) version of QB 2005? My company doesn't have it anymore, and I wasn't able to find anything in my searching, but I kinda suck at it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 02, 2010, 08:55:48 PM
Nevermind. Crisis averted. After emailing 30-40 people around the building, I finally find someone with both 2005 and 2006 QB. I was able to convert 05 -> 06 -> 07 on their computer. I'll go back to being wrong about those shitty trofs
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on March 02, 2010, 09:32:51 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 02, 2010, 08:55:48 PM
Nevermind. Crisis averted. After emailing 30-40 people around the building, I finally find someone with both 2005 and 2006 QB. I was able to convert 05 -> 06 -> 07 on their computer. I'll go back to being wrong about those shitty trofs

Why would you need a copy of the 2005 version to convert a 2005 file to a 2006 file? Wouldn't the 2005 version only be able to output a 2005 file?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 02, 2010, 10:01:47 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on March 02, 2010, 09:32:51 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 02, 2010, 08:55:48 PM
Nevermind. Crisis averted. After emailing 30-40 people around the building, I finally find someone with both 2005 and 2006 QB. I was able to convert 05 -> 06 -> 07 on their computer. I'll go back to being wrong about those shitty trofs

Why would you need a copy of the 2005 version to convert a 2005 file to a 2006 file? Wouldn't the 2005 version only be able to output a 2005 file?

I typed it a bit wrong.. I needed 2005 so I could convert it from the Accountants copy to the regular QB file. Then, I did the process of 05 to 06 to 07
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 09, 2010, 12:28:21 PM
Holy Fuck. Has anyone ever heard about this? (http://www.motherboard.tv/2010/3/5/this-guy-jumped-out-of-a-balloon-at-102-800-feet-q-a-with-joe-kittinger)

EDIT: I just noticed it got a LIFE magazine cover. It's probably common knowledge but it's new to me dammit
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 09, 2010, 12:44:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 09, 2010, 12:28:21 PM
Holy Fuck. Has anyone ever heard about this? (http://www.motherboard.tv/2010/3/5/this-guy-jumped-out-of-a-balloon-at-102-800-feet-q-a-with-joe-kittinger)

EDIT: I just noticed it got a LIFE magazine cover. It's probably common knowledge but it's new to me dammit

What do you need help with?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on March 09, 2010, 12:52:48 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 09, 2010, 12:44:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 09, 2010, 12:28:21 PM
Holy Fuck. Has anyone ever heard about this? (http://www.motherboard.tv/2010/3/5/this-guy-jumped-out-of-a-balloon-at-102-800-feet-q-a-with-joe-kittinger)

EDIT: I just noticed it got a LIFE magazine cover. It's probably common knowledge but it's new to me dammit

What do you need help with?

How much time do you have?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 09, 2010, 12:53:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 09, 2010, 12:44:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 09, 2010, 12:28:21 PM
Holy Fuck. Has anyone ever heard about this? (http://www.motherboard.tv/2010/3/5/this-guy-jumped-out-of-a-balloon-at-102-800-feet-q-a-with-joe-kittinger)

EDIT: I just noticed it got a LIFE magazine cover. It's probably common knowledge but it's new to me dammit

What do you need help with?

Just checking to see who I can get to go do this, sans parachute of course. So far, I've got you and Pen as possible volunteers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 09, 2010, 01:18:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 09, 2010, 12:53:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 09, 2010, 12:44:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 09, 2010, 12:28:21 PM
Holy Fuck. Has anyone ever heard about this? (http://www.motherboard.tv/2010/3/5/this-guy-jumped-out-of-a-balloon-at-102-800-feet-q-a-with-joe-kittinger)

EDIT: I just noticed it got a LIFE magazine cover. It's probably common knowledge but it's new to me dammit

What do you need help with?

Just checking to see who I can get to go do this, sans parachute of course. So far, I've got you and Pen as possible volunteers.

zing
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 09, 2010, 01:40:51 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 09, 2010, 01:18:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 09, 2010, 12:53:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 09, 2010, 12:44:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 09, 2010, 12:28:21 PM
Holy Fuck. Has anyone ever heard about this? (http://www.motherboard.tv/2010/3/5/this-guy-jumped-out-of-a-balloon-at-102-800-feet-q-a-with-joe-kittinger)

EDIT: I just noticed it got a LIFE magazine cover. It's probably common knowledge but it's new to me dammit

What do you need help with?

Just checking to see who I can get to go do this, sans parachute of course. So far, I've got you and Pen as possible volunteers.

zing

case in point
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on March 09, 2010, 01:45:53 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 09, 2010, 12:53:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 09, 2010, 12:44:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 09, 2010, 12:28:21 PM
Holy Fuck. Has anyone ever heard about this? (http://www.motherboard.tv/2010/3/5/this-guy-jumped-out-of-a-balloon-at-102-800-feet-q-a-with-joe-kittinger)

EDIT: I just noticed it got a LIFE magazine cover. It's probably common knowledge but it's new to me dammit

What do you need help with?

Just checking to see who I can get to go do this, sans parachute of course. So far, I've got you and Pen as possible volunteers.

This guy is planning on doing it, with a parachute.  He is planning to break Mach 1 however.

http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Video/Red-Bull-Stratos-021242810640734?p=1242810637490
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on March 09, 2010, 03:39:35 PM
I hope he used green font when he typed "COME UP AND GET ME."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 16, 2010, 08:19:38 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 22, 2009, 10:26:14 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 21, 2009, 04:57:33 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on December 21, 2009, 11:23:35 AM
Quote from: fiveouts on December 21, 2009, 10:55:29 AM
Does anyone know of any sites or places beyond those scams like plasticjungle/cardavenue/etc. that will allow for 1-1 trades between people with various gift cards? 

No, but Wheezer has a dead cat you can have.

The cat's been placed, but I can still get you a deal on a long-suffering dog (http://hydeparkcats.blogspot.com/2009/12/bully-news.html).

I'd take him in a heartbeat if I didn't have my hands full with the beagles.  That's an awesome dog.

Adopted (http://hydeparkcats.blogspot.com/2010/03/update-apollo.html). Anybody up for park dumps (http://hydeparkcats.blogspot.com/2010/03/washington-park-dogs-need-your-help.html)?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on March 17, 2010, 11:50:20 AM
Anyone have advice on going down to the Indy 500?  Is it worth making it into a full weekend trip?  If so, what is there to do?  Any good suggestions for places to go and things to see?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on March 17, 2010, 11:56:26 AM
Quote from: Kermit IV on March 17, 2010, 11:50:20 AM
Anyone have advice on going down to the Indy 500?  Is it worth making it into a full weekend trip?  If so, what is there to do?  Any good suggestions for places to go and things to see?

You should see the cars go around in a circle and go vroom.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on March 17, 2010, 11:57:56 AM
Quote from: Kermit IV on March 17, 2010, 11:50:20 AM
Anyone have advice on going down to the Indy 500?  Is it worth making it into a full weekend trip?  If so, what is there to do?  Any good suggestions for places to go and things to see?

My advice: don't ever go to Indiana for any reason.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on March 17, 2010, 12:05:37 PM
At least we got the requisite 2 sarcastic answers out of the way right off the bat.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 17, 2010, 12:31:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on March 17, 2010, 11:50:20 AM
Anyone have advice on going down to the Indy 500?  Is it worth making it into a full weekend trip?  If so, what is there to do?  Any good suggestions for places to go and things to see?

The area directly surrounding the BRICKYARD is a dump.  Downtown/commercial Indy is pretty nice.  Basically your standard mid-sized city, the typical restaurants, the typical shops.  The network of skywalks connecting hotels and a mall or two is pretty nice if it rains.  I've heard St Elmo Steakhouse is supposed to be the best place to eat, but I've never been there.  It has a good airport that's very accessible, but I'm assuming you'll probably drive (prepare to doze off from boredom).  It's a solid city that will probably meet expectations without pissing you off too much.  Maybe even pleasantly surprise you.  Maybe.  YMMV
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 17, 2010, 12:33:21 PM
Quote from: Day Man on March 17, 2010, 12:31:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on March 17, 2010, 11:50:20 AM
Anyone have advice on going down to the Indy 500?  Is it worth making it into a full weekend trip?  If so, what is there to do?  Any good suggestions for places to go and things to see?

The area directly surrounding the BRICKYARD is a dump.  Downtown/commercial Indy is pretty nice.  Basically your standard mid-sized city, the typical restaurants, the typical shops.  The network of skywalks connecting hotels and a mall or two is pretty nice if it rains.  I've heard St Elmo Steakhouse is supposed to be the best place to eat, but I've never been there.  It's a solid city that will probably meet expectations without pissing you off too much.  YMMV

St. Elmo is great. I had the chopped steak which sounds dumb because it's really just a giant burger on a plate but it's quite awesome. Especially if you use the cocktail sauce they serve at that place. Whatever the hell is in it, it's mighty good.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 17, 2010, 12:36:38 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on March 17, 2010, 12:05:37 PM
At least we got the requisite 2 sarcastic answers out of the way right off the bat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZL_tZxyBDo
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on March 17, 2010, 01:00:10 PM
Quote from: Day Man on March 17, 2010, 12:31:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on March 17, 2010, 11:50:20 AM
Anyone have advice on going down to the Indy 500?  Is it worth making it into a full weekend trip?  If so, what is there to do?  Any good suggestions for places to go and things to see?

The area directly surrounding the BRICKYARD is a dump.  Downtown/commercial Indy is pretty nice.  Basically your standard mid-sized city, the typical restaurants, the typical shops.  The network of skywalks connecting hotels and a mall or two is pretty nice if it rains.  I've heard St Elmo Steakhouse is supposed to be the best place to eat, but I've never been there.  It has a good airport that's very accessible, but I'm assuming you'll probably drive (prepare to doze off from boredom).  It's a solid city that will probably meet expectations without pissing you off too much.  Maybe even pleasantly surprise you.  Maybe.  YMMV

I agree with all of this.

But not on the weekend of the 500

I've been to the race about a dozen times and I'm always ready to get out when it is over.
The entire town is a fucking zoo. Gridlock everywhere and any of the decent restaurants or hotels, Christ even the shitholes, have been booked for a year.
If by some chance you do have somewhere decent to stay be prepared to have to deal with nightmare traffic (unless you have a Morph style VIP police escort, which you will see plenty of).
The town of Speedway is indeed a dump, the only thing it's good for is to park on somebodies lawn the day of the race.
Because Indianapolis is so fucking backwards only parts of the state observe daylight savings time, I think Indy itself is the same time as Chicago.
It used to be that you couldn't buy packaged beer before noon on Sunday so stock up on Saturday if that is still the case.
If you have tickets other than the infield and are bringing a cooler there is a restriction on the size. Which they do enforce.

If you have tickets for the infield than you're going to get a lesson on the genetic mix that creates White Sox fans.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on March 17, 2010, 01:15:05 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 17, 2010, 01:00:10 PM
Quote from: Day Man on March 17, 2010, 12:31:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on March 17, 2010, 11:50:20 AM
Anyone have advice on going down to the Indy 500?  Is it worth making it into a full weekend trip?  If so, what is there to do?  Any good suggestions for places to go and things to see?

The area directly surrounding the BRICKYARD is a dump.  Downtown/commercial Indy is pretty nice.  Basically your standard mid-sized city, the typical restaurants, the typical shops.  The network of skywalks connecting hotels and a mall or two is pretty nice if it rains.  I've heard St Elmo Steakhouse is supposed to be the best place to eat, but I've never been there.  It has a good airport that's very accessible, but I'm assuming you'll probably drive (prepare to doze off from boredom).  It's a solid city that will probably meet expectations without pissing you off too much.  Maybe even pleasantly surprise you.  Maybe.  YMMV

I agree with all of this.

But not on the weekend of the 500

I've been to the race about a dozen times and I'm always ready to get out when it is over.
The entire town is a fucking zoo. Gridlock everywhere and any of the decent restaurants or hotels, Christ even the shitholes, have been booked for a year.
If by some chance you do have somewhere decent to stay be prepared to have to deal with nightmare traffic (unless you have a Morph style VIP police escort, which you will see plenty of).
The town of Speedway is indeed a dump, the only thing it's good for is to park on somebodies lawn the day of the race.
Because Indianapolis is so fucking backwards only parts of the state observe daylight savings time, I think Indy itself is the same time as Chicago.
It used to be that you couldn't buy packaged beer before noon on Sunday so stock up on Saturday if that is still the case.
If you have tickets other than the infield and are bringing a cooler there is a restriction on the size. Which they do enforce.

If you have tickets for the infield than you're going to get a lesson on the genetic mix that creates White Sox fans.

That's tough but fair.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on March 17, 2010, 01:26:08 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 17, 2010, 01:00:10 PM
Quote from: Day Man on March 17, 2010, 12:31:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on March 17, 2010, 11:50:20 AM
Anyone have advice on going down to the Indy 500?  Is it worth making it into a full weekend trip?  If so, what is there to do?  Any good suggestions for places to go and things to see?

The area directly surrounding the BRICKYARD is a dump.  Downtown/commercial Indy is pretty nice.  Basically your standard mid-sized city, the typical restaurants, the typical shops.  The network of skywalks connecting hotels and a mall or two is pretty nice if it rains.  I've heard St Elmo Steakhouse is supposed to be the best place to eat, but I've never been there.  It has a good airport that's very accessible, but I'm assuming you'll probably drive (prepare to doze off from boredom).  It's a solid city that will probably meet expectations without pissing you off too much.  Maybe even pleasantly surprise you.  Maybe.  YMMV

I agree with all of this.

But not on the weekend of the 500

I've been to the race about a dozen times and I'm always ready to get out when it is over.
The entire town is a fucking zoo. Gridlock everywhere and any of the decent restaurants or hotels, Christ even the shitholes, have been booked for a year.
If by some chance you do have somewhere decent to stay be prepared to have to deal with nightmare traffic (unless you have a Morph style VIP police escort, which you will see plenty of).
The town of Speedway is indeed a dump, the only thing it's good for is to park on somebodies lawn the day of the race.
Because Indianapolis is so fucking backwards only parts of the state observe daylight savings time, I think Indy itself is the same time as Chicago.
It used to be that you couldn't buy packaged beer before noon on Sunday so stock up on Saturday if that is still the case.
If you have tickets other than the infield and are bringing a cooler there is a restriction on the size. Which they do enforce.

If you have tickets for the infield than you're going to get a lesson on the genetic mix that creates White Sox fans.

[link=http://www.indy500.com/schedule/]Go to Pole Day or Carboreution Day.[/link] You can see the track, see the cars roar, maybe see a crash, get drunk in the infield, and then you can go into downtown Indy or Broadripple and have a rip-roaring good time.

You still can't buy beer on Sunday. You should know that if you really went to Notre Dame, unless you were a NERD who didn't drink.

Indy is on Eastern Time throughout the year. Mitch Daniels had enough of this time zone nonsense and put the state on DST. Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton and Jasper Counties as well as the counties near Evansville are on Central year-round.

Go to an Indianapolis Indians game in downtown Indy. Nice ballpark. Pissburgh's AAA team, I believe.

Watch the race on TV from up here in your back yard with your beagles.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on March 17, 2010, 01:39:43 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on March 17, 2010, 12:05:37 PM
At least we got the requisite 2 sarcastic answers out of the way right off the bat.

Mine wasn't sarcasm.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on March 17, 2010, 02:14:24 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 17, 2010, 01:26:08 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 17, 2010, 01:00:10 PM
Quote from: Day Man on March 17, 2010, 12:31:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on March 17, 2010, 11:50:20 AM
Anyone have advice on going down to the Indy 500?  Is it worth making it into a full weekend trip?  If so, what is there to do?  Any good suggestions for places to go and things to see?

The area directly surrounding the BRICKYARD is a dump.  Downtown/commercial Indy is pretty nice.  Basically your standard mid-sized city, the typical restaurants, the typical shops.  The network of skywalks connecting hotels and a mall or two is pretty nice if it rains.  I've heard St Elmo Steakhouse is supposed to be the best place to eat, but I've never been there.  It has a good airport that's very accessible, but I'm assuming you'll probably drive (prepare to doze off from boredom).  It's a solid city that will probably meet expectations without pissing you off too much.  Maybe even pleasantly surprise you.  Maybe.  YMMV

I agree with all of this.

But not on the weekend of the 500

I've been to the race about a dozen times and I'm always ready to get out when it is over.
The entire town is a fucking zoo. Gridlock everywhere and any of the decent restaurants or hotels, Christ even the shitholes, have been booked for a year.
If by some chance you do have somewhere decent to stay be prepared to have to deal with nightmare traffic (unless you have a Morph style VIP police escort, which you will see plenty of).
The town of Speedway is indeed a dump, the only thing it's good for is to park on somebodies lawn the day of the race.
Because Indianapolis is so fucking backwards only parts of the state observe daylight savings time, I think Indy itself is the same time as Chicago.
It used to be that you couldn't buy packaged beer before noon on Sunday so stock up on Saturday if that is still the case.
If you have tickets other than the infield and are bringing a cooler there is a restriction on the size. Which they do enforce.

If you have tickets for the infield than you're going to get a lesson on the genetic mix that creates White Sox fans.

[link=http://www.indy500.com/schedule/]Go to Pole Day or Carboreution Day.[/link] You can see the track, see the cars roar, maybe see a crash, get drunk in the infield, and then you can go into downtown Indy or Broadripple and have a rip-roaring good time.

You still can't buy beer on Sunday. You should know that if you really went to Notre Dame, unless you were a NERD who didn't drink.

Indy is on Eastern Time throughout the year. Mitch Daniels had enough of this time zone nonsense and put the state on DST. Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton and Jasper Counties as well as the counties near Evansville are on Central year-round.

Go to an Indianapolis Indians game in downtown Indy. Nice ballpark. Pissburgh's AAA team, I believe.

Watch the race on TV from up here in your back yard with your beagles.

I thought Pissburgh was Pissburgh's AAA team?

Been to Indy only once on a day trip, and it rained (rain+Indy= nothing to do), so keep the weather report in mind.  I would probably go Carb day over a qualifying day, as there are multiple cars on track at the same time.  Will say this, the track is seriously large.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 17, 2010, 03:53:32 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 17, 2010, 01:00:10 PM
Quote from: Day Man on March 17, 2010, 12:31:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on March 17, 2010, 11:50:20 AM
Anyone have advice on going down to the Indy 500?  Is it worth making it into a full weekend trip?  If so, what is there to do?  Any good suggestions for places to go and things to see?

The area directly surrounding the BRICKYARD is a dump.  Downtown/commercial Indy is pretty nice.  Basically your standard mid-sized city, the typical restaurants, the typical shops.  The network of skywalks connecting hotels and a mall or two is pretty nice if it rains.  I've heard St Elmo Steakhouse is supposed to be the best place to eat, but I've never been there.  It has a good airport that's very accessible, but I'm assuming you'll probably drive (prepare to doze off from boredom).  It's a solid city that will probably meet expectations without pissing you off too much.  Maybe even pleasantly surprise you.  Maybe.  YMMV

I agree with all of this.

But not on the weekend of the 500

I've been to the race about a dozen times and I'm always ready to get out when it is over.
The entire town is a fucking zoo. Gridlock everywhere and any of the decent restaurants or hotels, Christ even the shitholes, have been booked for a year.
If by some chance you do have somewhere decent to stay be prepared to have to deal with nightmare traffic (unless you have a Morph style VIP police escort, which you will see plenty of).
The town of Speedway is indeed a dump, the only thing it's good for is to park on somebodies lawn the day of the race.
Because Indianapolis is so fucking backwards only parts of the state observe daylight savings time, I think Indy itself is the same time as Chicago.
It used to be that you couldn't buy packaged beer before noon on Sunday so stock up on Saturday if that is still the case.
If you have tickets other than the infield and are bringing a cooler there is a restriction on the size. Which they do enforce.

If you have tickets for the infield than you're going to get a lesson on the genetic mix that creates White Sox fans.

This.  I was last there for the winter meetings.  If you can't recognize baseball people without hats on and you ignored a couple small welcome signs at random businesses, you would've had no idea it was there.  I definitely haven't experienced the insanity of the fahv hunnerd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on March 18, 2010, 09:52:00 AM
Thanks, fellas.  It looks like we're going to die.  I appreciate the tips.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 18, 2010, 10:03:36 AM

I slept in a tent on someone's lawn for a couple days, sat in the stands, and watched the cars whiz by as blurs 250 times.

It's far better on TV.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 18, 2010, 11:30:55 AM
This could prove useful for finding that direct line to "Joshua" in Bangalore...

http://gethuman.com/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 18, 2010, 12:13:21 PM
Zombie Postage Stamp Hitler not getting punched. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cornflakes)

Didn't know where else to put this. It's cool.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on March 18, 2010, 12:15:18 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 18, 2010, 12:13:21 PM
Zombie Postage Stamp Hitler not getting punched. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cornflakes)

Didn't know where else to put this. It's cool.

Bump. (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg208062#msg208062)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 18, 2010, 12:16:39 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on March 18, 2010, 12:15:18 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 18, 2010, 12:13:21 PM
Zombie Postage Stamp Hitler not getting punched. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cornflakes)

Didn't know where else to put this. It's cool.

Bump. (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg208062#msg208062)

That's cool, too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on March 18, 2010, 01:47:05 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 18, 2010, 12:13:21 PM
Zombie Postage Stamp Hitler not getting punched. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cornflakes)

Didn't know where else to put this. It's cool.

Close enough. I'm running low on genuine fist impacts.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on March 22, 2010, 02:06:40 PM
I know this is a shot in the dark, but, if any of you legal types have any knowledge of the following:

1) Canadian criminal law, especially crime committed across provinces using the Canadian Post.
2) U.S. Federal Law regarding the use of U.S.-based servers to stalk and threaten someone even if said vic and perp are located across the border, as the vic works for a U.S.-based company...

... please let me know.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 22, 2010, 02:26:41 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 22, 2010, 02:06:40 PM
I know this is a shot in the dark, but, if any of you legal types have any knowledge of the following:

1) Canadian criminal law, especially crime committed across provinces using the Canadian Post.
2) U.S. Federal Law regarding the use of U.S.-based servers to stalk and threaten someone even if said vic and perp are located across the border, as the vic works for a U.S.-based company...

... please let me know.

This doesn't sound like a funny story at all.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on March 22, 2010, 02:28:39 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 22, 2010, 02:26:41 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 22, 2010, 02:06:40 PM
I know this is a shot in the dark, but, if any of you legal types have any knowledge of the following:

1) Canadian criminal law, especially crime committed across provinces using the Canadian Post.
2) U.S. Federal Law regarding the use of U.S.-based servers to stalk and threaten someone even if said vic and perp are located across the border, as the vic works for a U.S.-based company...

... please let me know.

This doesn't sound like a funny story at all.

This sounds like it should be in the Krut Evan thread?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 22, 2010, 02:37:20 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 22, 2010, 02:06:40 PM
I know this is a shot in the dark, but, if any of you legal types have any knowledge of the following:

1) Canadian criminal law, especially crime committed across provinces using the Canadian Post.
2) U.S. Federal Law regarding the use of U.S.-based servers to stalk and threaten someone even if said vic and perp are located across the border, as the vic works for a U.S.-based company...

... please let me know.

The most immediate action short of law enforcement would be to contact the NOC (http://puck.nether.net/netops/nocs.cgi) of the vector.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 22, 2010, 02:44:31 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 22, 2010, 02:37:20 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 22, 2010, 02:06:40 PM
I know this is a shot in the dark, but, if any of you legal types have any knowledge of the following:

1) Canadian criminal law, especially crime committed across provinces using the Canadian Post.
2) U.S. Federal Law regarding the use of U.S.-based servers to stalk and threaten someone even if said vic and perp are located across the border, as the vic works for a U.S.-based company...

... please let me know.

The most immediate action short of law enforcement would be to contact the NOC (http://puck.nether.net/netops/nocs.cgi) of the vector.

The NOC list?

(http://i43.tinypic.com/5znvrt.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 22, 2010, 02:47:43 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 22, 2010, 02:44:31 PM
The NOC list?

(http://i43.tinypic.com/5znvrt.jpg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4mxx87FNXs
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on March 22, 2010, 03:01:03 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 22, 2010, 02:26:41 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 22, 2010, 02:06:40 PM
I know this is a shot in the dark, but, if any of you legal types have any knowledge of the following:

1) Canadian criminal law, especially crime committed across provinces using the Canadian Post.
2) U.S. Federal Law regarding the use of U.S.-based servers to stalk and threaten someone even if said vic and perp are located across the border, as the vic works for a U.S.-based company...

... please let me know.

This doesn't sound like a funny story at all.

It is not.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on March 29, 2010, 03:17:12 PM
DPD.

There is no reason to get MLB Extra Innings (https://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/sports/mlb?footernavtype=-1) if I can just sign up for the MLB.TV Premium season package (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp?product=mlbtv&affiliateId=MLBTVREDIRECT), right?*
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 29, 2010, 03:25:19 PM
Quote from: morpheus on March 22, 2010, 02:28:39 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 22, 2010, 02:26:41 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 22, 2010, 02:06:40 PM
I know this is a shot in the dark, but, if any of you legal types have any knowledge of the following:

1) Canadian criminal law, especially crime committed across provinces using the Canadian Post.
2) U.S. Federal Law regarding the use of U.S.-based servers to stalk and threaten someone even if said vic and perp are located across the border, as the vic works for a U.S.-based company...

... please let me know.

This doesn't sound like a funny story at all.

This sounds like it should be in the Krut Evan thread?

Shit if I know anything about it.  I know about immigration law and housing laws but that's about the extent of it. 

Good luck Brownie.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andy on March 29, 2010, 04:34:28 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 29, 2010, 03:17:12 PM
DPD.

There is no reason to get MLB Extra Innings (https://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/sports/mlb?footernavtype=-1) if I can just sign up for the MLB.TV Premium season package (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp?product=mlbtv&affiliateId=MLBTVREDIRECT), right?*

It depends if you want to watch the games on your TV or your computer.  I still like to watch in the glory of my big TV...of course, being in the boonies with DirecTV it means unless they add WGN's HD feed like they're promising next month it'll be another season of pixellated Len and Bob for the 60 'GN dates.  But Wrigley sure does purty in HD on Comcast Sports Net.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 30, 2010, 10:23:43 AM
I'm planning to get that MLB TV subscription again. Loved it last year and the quality was really good. Plus, I can watch games on my laptop while the wife watches Travel Channel or What Not to Wear. Win win.

A baseball question for everyone here: does anyone have a good place to find the stats on what's a good % of success for driving in a runner from third with less than 2 outs? There are a lot of arguments to be made about how valid this statistic is but it's something my friend and I were discussing and we're having minimal success finding out the answer.

Thanks for your help, only site.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on March 30, 2010, 10:28:04 AM
Thanks Slak, Andy. I think I'm getting MLB.tv because:

a) I'm a moran whose main TV is a standard def shitbox.
b) When I get an HDTV, I don't live in the boonies so I can watch all the Cubs I want to in HDTV.

As for the Cannuck question, don't feel bad, Kurt. No one seemed to know to whom they should go. However, going to the most local authorities seems to be yielding the best results.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 30, 2010, 10:39:09 AM
Quote from: Brownie on March 30, 2010, 10:28:04 AM
Thanks Slak, Andy. I think I'm getting MLB.tv because:

a) I'm a moran whose main TV is a standard def shitbox.
b) When I get an HDTV, I don't live in the boonies so I can watch all the Cubs I want to in HDTV.

As for the Cannuck question, don't feel bad, Kurt. No one seemed to know to whom they should go. However, going to the most local authorities seems to be yielding the best results.

The big debate now is do I go for the premium MLB TV? They have the ability to watch 4 games at once which is pretty neat but somewhat useless. The other nice thing about premium is you get to choose the broadcast, home or away.

One thing I'd noticed is that you can watch in HD or standard def on your laptop - issue being when you watch in HD you get some serious lag.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on March 30, 2010, 10:41:40 AM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2010, 10:39:09 AM
Quote from: Brownie on March 30, 2010, 10:28:04 AM
Thanks Slak, Andy. I think I'm getting MLB.tv because:

a) I'm a moran whose main TV is a standard def shitbox.
b) When I get an HDTV, I don't live in the boonies so I can watch all the Cubs I want to in HDTV.

As for the Cannuck question, don't feel bad, Kurt. No one seemed to know to whom they should go. However, going to the most local authorities seems to be yielding the best results.

The big debate now is do I go for the premium MLB TV? They have the ability to watch 4 games at once which is pretty neat but somewhat useless. The other nice thing about premium is you get to choose the broadcast, home or away.

One thing I'd noticed is that you can watch in HD or standard def on your laptop - issue being when you watch in HD you get some serious lag.

Doens't premium also offer you the "DVR" function? With a screaming baby who doesn't yet understand what I mean by "I'll take care of your diaper at the next half inning," this could be useful.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 30, 2010, 10:44:01 AM
Anyone have a chance to try the MLB.TV app for the iPhone?  Seems pretty cool, but not sure I want to shell out for it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 30, 2010, 10:49:20 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 30, 2010, 10:44:01 AM
Anyone have a chance to try the MLB.TV app for the iPhone?  Seems pretty cool, but not sure I want to shell out for it.

I had it last year. It's pretty cool - but you have to have the MLB TV subscription to watch games on your phone. It looks better than you'd expect and if you've got wifi access it is a nice way to kill a few minutes assuming you've got the battery life. If you just pay the 15 bucks for MLB at-bat you won't get the ability to watch games on your phone, but you will get the ability to have live game updates and to listen to either team's radio broadcast, which is fantastic.

If you like baseball just get one or both of these things. Well worth it, in my mind.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on March 30, 2010, 10:51:45 AM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2010, 10:49:20 AM
If you like baseball just get one or both of these things. Well worth it, in my mind.

What if you love baseball but hate the Cubs?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 30, 2010, 11:02:27 AM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2010, 10:49:20 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 30, 2010, 10:44:01 AM
Anyone have a chance to try the MLB.TV app for the iPhone?  Seems pretty cool, but not sure I want to shell out for it.

I had it last year. It's pretty cool - but you have to have the MLB TV subscription to watch games on your phone. It looks better than you'd expect and if you've got wifi access it is a nice way to kill a few minutes assuming you've got the battery life. If you just pay the 15 bucks for MLB at-bat you won't get the ability to watch games on your phone, but you will get the ability to have live game updates and to listen to either team's radio broadcast, which is fantastic.

If you like baseball just get one or both of these things. Well worth it, in my mind.

I'm debating the purchase of this.  The pro is the easy access to all the games, the con is that when the Cubs start eating ass I'll be stuck with easy access to all the games.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 30, 2010, 11:07:14 AM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2010, 10:23:43 AM
A baseball question for everyone here: does anyone have a good place to find the stats on what's a good % of success for driving in a runner from third with less than 2 outs? There are a lot of arguments to be made about how valid this statistic is but it's something my friend and I were discussing and we're having minimal success finding out the answer.

Thanks for your help, only site.

http://keith.baseballevolution.com/walk4me.html

Quote3. Runner on 3rd, one man out

In this situation, a team is likely to score 69% of the time for an average of .98 runs scored in the
remainder of the inning.
   

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/the-monster-in-the-mirror/

Quote
The problem is that we don't know how valuable each event is. One way we can help quantify the impact of each event is through a run expectancy chart. Here's one for 2009, courtesy of Baseball Prospectus:

Men on    0 outs   1 out  2 outs
0-0-0      0.517   0.279   0.106
1-0-0      0.883   0.533   0.223
0-2-0      1.142   0.688   0.322
0-0-3      1.315   0.965   0.370
1-2-0      1.484   0.922   0.456
1-0-3      1.769   1.202   0.522
0-2-3      2.014   1.414   0.562
1-2-3      2.279   1.558   0.750

As the name implies, it tells us how many runs we expect to score in any one of the 24 base/out states until the end of the inning. We know that a runner on third with no outs has a high probability of scoring; RE tells us that, on average, a team with a runner on third and with no outs scores 1.3 runs from that state to the end of the inning.

This crap help?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 30, 2010, 11:46:19 AM
Quote from: Yeti on March 30, 2010, 11:07:14 AM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2010, 10:23:43 AM
A baseball question for everyone here: does anyone have a good place to find the stats on what's a good % of success for driving in a runner from third with less than 2 outs? There are a lot of arguments to be made about how valid this statistic is but it's something my friend and I were discussing and we're having minimal success finding out the answer.

Thanks for your help, only site.

http://keith.baseballevolution.com/walk4me.html

Quote3. Runner on 3rd, one man out

In this situation, a team is likely to score 69% of the time for an average of .98 runs scored in the
remainder of the inning.
   

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/the-monster-in-the-mirror/

Quote
The problem is that we don't know how valuable each event is. One way we can help quantify the impact of each event is through a run expectancy chart. Here's one for 2009, courtesy of Baseball Prospectus:

Men on    0 outs   1 out  2 outs
0-0-0      0.517   0.279   0.106
1-0-0      0.883   0.533   0.223
0-2-0      1.142   0.688   0.322
0-0-3      1.315   0.965   0.370
1-2-0      1.484   0.922   0.456
1-0-3      1.769   1.202   0.522
0-2-3      2.014   1.414   0.562
1-2-3      2.279   1.558   0.750

As the name implies, it tells us how many runs we expect to score in any one of the 24 base/out states until the end of the inning. We know that a runner on third with no outs has a high probability of scoring; RE tells us that, on average, a team with a runner on third and with no outs scores 1.3 runs from that state to the end of the inning.

This crap help?

Yup. Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 01, 2010, 09:21:46 AM
I've got a pair for B.B. King at the House of Blues on 4/25 I need to unload.

$179 (face value) for the pair. Anyone want them?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on April 01, 2010, 09:54:19 AM
Quote from: Fork on April 01, 2010, 09:21:46 AM
I've got a pair for B.B. King at the House of Blues on 4/25 I need to unload.

$179 (face value) for the pair. Anyone want them?

Thrill is goin?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 01, 2010, 10:27:32 AM
Quote from: flannj on April 01, 2010, 09:54:19 AM
Quote from: Fork on April 01, 2010, 09:21:46 AM
I've got a pair for B.B. King at the House of Blues on 4/25 I need to unload.

$179 (face value) for the pair. Anyone want them?

Thrill is goin?

BB King sucks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 12, 2010, 04:46:40 PM
MLB At-Bat for the phones: Did anyone else get this? I have had it since opening day. So far, it works out great, but I'm having one problem with it. Maybe one of you has found a fix for this. When I open the app, it goes to the listing of the day's games. It will show the games in progress first followed by the next soonest game, etc. That works fine. Well, let's say it's 2pm and the Cubs play at 2:20. I open the app and it shows it as an upcoming game and when you click on it, it shows "Gameday Preview". Ok, that's fine. If I stay on that page, it will not automatically update the game if it starts. For example, if I stayed on the page until 2:30, it would just stay with "Gameday Preview" and not show the pitch-by-pitch. I don't see any "Refresh" button. My assumption was to go back to that main listing of the games and it would update. Well, when you go out there, it still shows it as an "Upcoming Game". When you click on the game again, it shows it as "Gameday Preview" again. I thought it would work right if I went to another day and it would refresh the current day's games.. No such luck.. So my question is, does anyone know where a "Refresh" is or do you know how to get around this? It's quite annoying. My only solution has been to close the app and reopen it, which is annoying as well.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 12, 2010, 04:51:06 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 12, 2010, 04:46:40 PM
MLB At-Bat for the phones: Did anyone else get this? I have had it since opening day. So far, it works out great, but I'm having one problem with it. Maybe one of you has found a fix for this. When I open the app, it goes to the listing of the day's games. It will show the games in progress first followed by the next soonest game, etc. That works fine. Well, let's say it's 2pm and the Cubs play at 2:20. I open the app and it shows it as an upcoming game and when you click on it, it shows "Gameday Preview". Ok, that's fine. If I stay on that page, it will not automatically update the game if it starts. For example, if I stayed on the page until 2:30, it would just stay with "Gameday Preview" and not show the pitch-by-pitch. I don't see any "Refresh" button. My assumption was to go back to that main listing of the games and it would update. Well, when you go out there, it still shows it as an "Upcoming Game". When you click on the game again, it shows it as "Gameday Preview" again. I thought it would work right if I went to another day and it would refresh the current day's games.. No such luck.. So my question is, does anyone know where a "Refresh" is or do you know how to get around this? It's quite annoying. My only solution has been to close the app and reopen it, which is annoying as well.

Email the At Bat team from the app, there should be an email address under Support.  That sounds like a bug or missing feature, not user error, to me.

Is it worth it, by the way?  I had it last year, but then they raised the price and yanked the 99-cent pay-per-view games out.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 12, 2010, 06:25:56 PM
I'm trying to burn some videos shot on a Motorola Droid to DVD for someone using Pinnacle Studio (Windows XP).

When I view the 3GP files I pulled off of the phone directly in Studio, the audio tracks seem fine, but the video appears with what looks like two different shots interlaced together, like a double exposure.

I then tried transcoding the files using SUPER (http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html), changing as few settings as possible from the default.

Outputting to MP4 yields the same effect as above.

Outputting to both AVI and MPG results in videos with (again) perfectly fine audio tracks, but with video that's thrown into hyperdrive, zipping by as if it's playing at like 4-8x fast forward. (No interlacing with these, though.)

Little help, only site?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 12, 2010, 06:25:56 PM
I'm trying to burn some videos shot on a Motorola Droid to DVD for someone using Pinnacle Studio (Windows XP).

When I view the 3GP files I pulled off of the phone directly in Studio, the audio tracks seem fine, but the video appears with what looks like two different shots interlaced together, like a double exposure.

I then tried transcoding the files using SUPER (http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html), changing as few settings as possible from the default.

Outputting to MP4 yields the same effect as above.

Outputting to both AVI and MPG results in videos with (again) perfectly fine audio tracks, but with video that's thrown into hyperdrive, zipping by as if it's playing at like 4-8x fast forward. (No interlacing with these, though.)

Little help, only site?

I'm guessing the videos don't play back that way on the Droid.  Can you play them back in other programs, and do you experience the same effect?  If you're on OS X, does it play that way within the Finder?  If on Windows, does WMP play them that way?  If so, the video file itself is messed up and there's probably not a lot you can do.    Have you tried transcoding with MPEG StreamClip?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 12, 2010, 08:05:03 PM
Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
If on Windows, does WMP play them that way?

WMP on this machine won't play the 3GP files directly. Windows doesn't recognize the format at all.

It does play the transcoded MP4, MPG and AVI files in the manner described above (just as Studio plays them).

Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
If so, the video file itself is messed up and there's probably not a lot you can do.

That would suck. (I think these videos may be needed for legal proceedings.)

Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
Have you tried transcoding with MPEG StreamClip?

Nope.

Looking at the MPEG StreamClip site, I don't see 3GP listed as a supported input format, but I'll give this a shot tomorrow. (Any idea what codec the Droid uses inside the 3GP container?)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on April 12, 2010, 08:41:00 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 12, 2010, 08:05:03 PM
Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
If on Windows, does WMP play them that way?

WMP on this machine won't play the 3GP files directly. Windows doesn't recognize the format at all.

It does play the transcoded MP4, MPG and AVI files in the manner described above (just as Studio plays them).

Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
If so, the video file itself is messed up and there's probably not a lot you can do.

That would suck. (I think these videos may be needed for legal proceedings.)

Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
Have you tried transcoding with MPEG StreamClip?

Nope.

Looking at the MPEG StreamClip site, I don't see 3GP listed as a supported input format, but I'll give this a shot tomorrow. (Any idea what codec the Droid uses inside the 3GP container?)

What happens when you play them in VLC?

Assuming you can access these on OS X...

For the codec issue, you might try Perian. It's a bit of a shotgun approach, but may solve the playback issue.

As for transcoding, I've had good success using Handbrake over the years.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 12, 2010, 09:03:10 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 12, 2010, 08:41:00 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 12, 2010, 08:05:03 PM
Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
If on Windows, does WMP play them that way?

WMP on this machine won't play the 3GP files directly. Windows doesn't recognize the format at all.

It does play the transcoded MP4, MPG and AVI files in the manner described above (just as Studio plays them).

Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
If so, the video file itself is messed up and there's probably not a lot you can do.

That would suck. (I think these videos may be needed for legal proceedings.)

Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
Have you tried transcoding with MPEG StreamClip?

Nope.

Looking at the MPEG StreamClip site, I don't see 3GP listed as a supported input format, but I'll give this a shot tomorrow. (Any idea what codec the Droid uses inside the 3GP container?)

What happens when you play them in VLC?

Assuming you can access these on OS X...

For the codec issue, you might try Perian. It's a bit of a shotgun approach, but may solve the playback issue.

As for transcoding, I've had good success using Handbrake over the years.

I second trying VLC, Perian, and HandBrake.  I forget I have Perian installed sometimes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 12, 2010, 09:32:14 PM
Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 09:03:10 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 12, 2010, 08:41:00 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 12, 2010, 08:05:03 PM
Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
If on Windows, does WMP play them that way?

WMP on this machine won't play the 3GP files directly. Windows doesn't recognize the format at all.

It does play the transcoded MP4, MPG and AVI files in the manner described above (just as Studio plays them).

Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
If so, the video file itself is messed up and there's probably not a lot you can do.

That would suck. (I think these videos may be needed for legal proceedings.)

Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
Have you tried transcoding with MPEG StreamClip?

Nope.

Looking at the MPEG StreamClip site, I don't see 3GP listed as a supported input format, but I'll give this a shot tomorrow. (Any idea what codec the Droid uses inside the 3GP container?)

What happens when you play them in VLC?

Assuming you can access these on OS X...

For the codec issue, you might try Perian. It's a bit of a shotgun approach, but may solve the playback issue.

As for transcoding, I've had good success using Handbrake over the years.

I second trying VLC, Perian, and HandBrake.  I forget I have Perian installed sometimes.

VLC and Perian would just help with computer playback, right? I need to get these videos burned to DVD—I'm just interested in playback of the files on the computer for sake of seeing what will play on the disc.

As for Handbrake, can it be used to transcode to MPEG-2?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 12, 2010, 09:51:53 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 12, 2010, 09:32:14 PM
Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 09:03:10 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 12, 2010, 08:41:00 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 12, 2010, 08:05:03 PM
Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
If on Windows, does WMP play them that way?

WMP on this machine won't play the 3GP files directly. Windows doesn't recognize the format at all.

It does play the transcoded MP4, MPG and AVI files in the manner described above (just as Studio plays them).

Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
If so, the video file itself is messed up and there's probably not a lot you can do.

That would suck. (I think these videos may be needed for legal proceedings.)

Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
Have you tried transcoding with MPEG StreamClip?

Nope.

Looking at the MPEG StreamClip site, I don't see 3GP listed as a supported input format, but I'll give this a shot tomorrow. (Any idea what codec the Droid uses inside the 3GP container?)

What happens when you play them in VLC?

Assuming you can access these on OS X...

For the codec issue, you might try Perian. It's a bit of a shotgun approach, but may solve the playback issue.

As for transcoding, I've had good success using Handbrake over the years.

I second trying VLC, Perian, and HandBrake.  I forget I have Perian installed sometimes.

VLC and Perian would just help with computer playback, right? I need to get these videos burned to DVD—I'm just interested in playback of the files on the computer for sake of seeing what will play on the disc.

As for Handbrake, can it be used to transcode to MPEG-2?

Yeah, they're for playback, and the playback is to find out if the video file itself is messed up or not.  Perian is worth having anyway.  I believe they also help with conversions in certain programs. 

HandBrake transcodes to mp4 and that's it.  MPEG StreamClip won't handle MPEG-2 as downloaded, but if you buy the MPEG-2 component (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/) from Apple (or have Final Cut Pro), you can.  I'm sure you're aware of the massive file sizes MPEG-2 generates.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on April 12, 2010, 10:28:28 PM
Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 09:51:53 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 12, 2010, 09:32:14 PM
Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 09:03:10 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 12, 2010, 08:41:00 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 12, 2010, 08:05:03 PM
Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
If on Windows, does WMP play them that way?

WMP on this machine won't play the 3GP files directly. Windows doesn't recognize the format at all.

It does play the transcoded MP4, MPG and AVI files in the manner described above (just as Studio plays them).

Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
If so, the video file itself is messed up and there's probably not a lot you can do.

That would suck. (I think these videos may be needed for legal proceedings.)

Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
Have you tried transcoding with MPEG StreamClip?

Nope.

Looking at the MPEG StreamClip site, I don't see 3GP listed as a supported input format, but I'll give this a shot tomorrow. (Any idea what codec the Droid uses inside the 3GP container?)

What happens when you play them in VLC?

Assuming you can access these on OS X...

For the codec issue, you might try Perian. It's a bit of a shotgun approach, but may solve the playback issue.

As for transcoding, I've had good success using Handbrake over the years.

I second trying VLC, Perian, and HandBrake.  I forget I have Perian installed sometimes.

VLC and Perian would just help with computer playback, right? I need to get these videos burned to DVD—I'm just interested in playback of the files on the computer for sake of seeing what will play on the disc.

As for Handbrake, can it be used to transcode to MPEG-2?

Yeah, they're for playback, and the playback is to find out if the video file itself is messed up or not.  Perian is worth having anyway.  I believe they also help with conversions in certain programs. 

HandBrake transcodes to mp4 and that's it.  MPEG StreamClip won't handle MPEG-2 as downloaded, but if you buy the MPEG-2 component (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/) from Apple (or have Final Cut Pro), you can.  I'm sure you're aware of the massive file sizes MPEG-2 generates.

I just realized I was thinking of ffmpegx (http://www.ffmpegx.com/download.html), not Handbrake. It's pretty straightforward. Drag/drop and transcode from just about anything to anything. Handbrake does work alright for what it's worth, although you will run in to cross-platform compatibility issues if the other person can't play MP4 or MKV (probably not as big of an issue any more as it was 2-3 years ago).

Edit: Has it really been a year since we first learned of the sordid activities at PF Chang's? http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg178037#msg178037
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on April 12, 2010, 11:08:44 PM
Have you tried simply changing the file extension to .mp4?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 12, 2010, 11:48:33 PM
Quote from: Day Man on April 12, 2010, 09:51:53 PM
I'm sure you're aware of the massive file sizes MPEG-2 generates.

It's my understanding (which may well be mistaken) that MPEG-2 is what the video will be encoded to in the process of creating DVD VOB files anyways. And the fewer lossy conversions the better, right?

Quote from: ChuckD on April 12, 2010, 10:28:28 PM
Edit: Has it really been a year since we first learned of the sordid activities at PF Chang's? http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg178037#msg178037

And a year since PenFoe was kind of a dick that one time (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg174435#msg174435).

Quote from: Wheezer on April 12, 2010, 11:08:44 PM
Have you tried simply changing the file extension to .mp4?

You know... I meant to, but got sidetracked on another transcoding attempt and forgot to even try. It couldn't be that simple, could it?

Guess we'll see how it plays out.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 13, 2010, 11:16:48 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 12, 2010, 11:48:33 PM
And a year since PenFoe was kind of a dick that one time (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg174435#msg174435).

That one time?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 13, 2010, 04:00:22 PM
To end the mounting suspense, it appears that simply switching the encoder used within SUPER from MEncoder to FFmpeg has done the trick.

(Also, FWIW, the 3GP videos played without issues right out of the box through VLC... which, notably, appears to use FFmpeg's libavcodec library. ¡Muera la MEncoder! iViva la FFmpeg!)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 13, 2010, 04:04:10 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 13, 2010, 04:00:22 PM
To end the mounting suspense, it appears that simply switching the encoder used within SUPER from MEncoder to FFmpeg has done the trick.

(Also, FWIW, the 3GP videos played without issues right out of the box through VLC... which, notably, appears to use FFmpeg's libavcodec library. ¡Muera la MEncoder! iViva la FFmpeg!)

Well, just make sure you switch it back to SUPER MENcoder once you're done.

It's the best setting for dude-banging.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 13, 2010, 04:12:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 13, 2010, 04:04:10 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 13, 2010, 04:00:22 PM
To end the mounting suspense, it appears that simply switching the encoder used within SUPER from MEncoder to FFmpeg has done the trick.

(Also, FWIW, the 3GP videos played without issues right out of the box through VLC... which, notably, appears to use FFmpeg's libavcodec library. ¡Muera la MEncoder! iViva la FFmpeg!)

Well, just make sure you switch it back to SUPER MENcoder once you're done.

It's the best setting for dude-banging.

*gives Pen high five*
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: lomez on April 14, 2010, 04:08:17 PM
Anyone know where the Cubs stay when they are in Colorado?  I can't seem to find the old thread that contained the treasure trove of this type of information.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on April 14, 2010, 04:14:10 PM
Quote from: lomez on April 14, 2010, 04:08:17 PM
Anyone know where the Cubs stay when they are in Colorado?  I can't seem to find the old thread that contained the treasure trove of this type of information.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.

I believe it's the Overlook.

Don't piss off the caretaker.

(http://www.cinematical.com/images/2005/10/the%20shining.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 14, 2010, 04:16:21 PM
Quote from: lomez on April 14, 2010, 04:08:17 PM
Anyone know where the Cubs stay when they are in Colorado?  I can't seem to find the old thread that contained the treasure trove of this type of information.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Wrong site, dude (http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/9/5/1017602/cubs-hotel-in-st-louis)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on April 15, 2010, 01:53:41 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 14, 2010, 04:16:21 PM
Quote from: lomez on April 14, 2010, 04:08:17 PM
Anyone know where the Cubs stay when they are in Colorado?  I can't seem to find the old thread that contained the treasure trove of this type of information.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Wrong site, dude (http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/9/5/1017602/cubs-hotel-in-st-louis)

Should I insert an ACB link instead, or have the wheels fallen off yet?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on April 16, 2010, 09:09:43 AM
We're considering getting a Mac here at work to do some video editing.  I've worked with iMovie before and it seems fine, but I'm wondering if it's worth it to pay for Final Cut Express.  Any morans have a recommendation?  I'd mostly be using it to edit together footage from tournaments and player interviews, highlight/recap videos, etc.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on April 16, 2010, 09:19:39 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 16, 2010, 09:09:43 AM
We're considering getting a Mac here at work to do some video editing.  I've worked with iMovie before and it seems fine, but I'm wondering if it's worth it to pay for Final Cut Express.  Any morans have a recommendation?  I'd mostly be using it to edit together footage from tournaments and player interviews, highlight/recap videos, etc.

Don't even think about relying on iMovie unless you want to pre-edit your audio.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 16, 2010, 05:02:23 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 16, 2010, 09:09:43 AM
We're considering getting a Mac here at work to do some video editing.  I've worked with iMovie before and it seems fine, but I'm wondering if it's worth it to pay for Final Cut Express.  Any morans have a recommendation?  I'd mostly be using it to edit together footage from tournaments and player interviews, highlight/recap videos, etc.

Absolutely a million times yes.  Get FCE.  It's much better at importing and post-processing, let alone the actual editing itself.

Edit: It also might be worth looking into getting it secondhand or elsewhere (http://www.google.com/products?client=safari&rls=en&q=final+cut+express&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=id_IS62kH4rKMr7UoeoI&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CD4QrQQwAg) for less (http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MB278Z-A-Final-Express/dp/B000Z3DXT2).

This will help get you started using FC. (http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/tutorials/)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Ivy6 on April 23, 2010, 06:57:31 PM
To any of my Lake County homies-  anyone have a good landscaper?  I'm in Buffalo Grove. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 23, 2010, 07:28:11 PM
Zambrano mow my lawn
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: therick711 on April 23, 2010, 09:31:06 PM
I'm heading to Chicago for the first time during the Pittsburgh series (around May 13).  I'm looking for advice about tickets, namely, where I should try and sit and where and how to go about getting tickets.  I know it is probably a dumb question, but I would really appreciate anyone helping me with my ignorance.  Also any general ideas on what to do would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 23, 2010, 10:48:06 PM
Quote from: therick711 on April 23, 2010, 09:31:06 PM
I'm heading to Chicago for the first time during the Pittsburgh series (around May 13).  I'm looking for advice about tickets, namely, where I should try and sit and where and how to go about getting tickets.  I know it is probably a dumb question, but I would really appreciate anyone helping me with my ignorance.  Also any general ideas on what to do would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

For starters, I think these are the canonical Desipio threads on this and related topics (and there may be others)...

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=1375.0
http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=1394.0

Also helpful if you have questions about Riga, Latvia.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: therick711 on April 24, 2010, 01:01:22 PM
Thanks!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on April 24, 2010, 01:22:29 PM
Quote from: therick711 on April 24, 2010, 01:01:22 PM
Thanks!

Anything in the upper deck is always suprisingly good. Avoid anything underneath the upper deck as you will lose the ball when it goes up in the air. The very top row of the upper deck will offer a view of the entire field, the lake and the skyline FYI. Most people think that's a bad ticket. Those people are Chads. Enjoy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on April 25, 2010, 12:33:57 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 24, 2010, 01:22:29 PM
Quote from: therick711 on April 24, 2010, 01:01:22 PM
Thanks!

Anything in the upper deck is always surprisingly good. Avoid anything underneath the upper deck as you will lose the ball when it goes up in the air. The very top row of the upper deck will offer a view of the entire field, the lake and the skyline FYI. Most people think that's a bad ticket. Those people are Chads. Enjoy.

THI.  If I'm going to Wrigley Field for any reason other than to crush brews with some bros, I usually get upper deck box seats.  Best value in my opinion.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on April 25, 2010, 12:57:43 PM
Quote from: morpheus on April 25, 2010, 12:33:57 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 24, 2010, 01:22:29 PM
Quote from: therick711 on April 24, 2010, 01:01:22 PM
Thanks!

Anything in the upper deck is always surprisingly good. Avoid anything underneath the upper deck as you will lose the ball when it goes up in the air. The very top row of the upper deck will offer a view of the entire field, the lake and the skyline FYI. Most people think that's a bad ticket. Those people are Chads. Enjoy.

THI.  If I'm going to Wrigley Field for any reason other than to crush brews with some bros, I usually get upper deck box seats.  Best value in my opinion.

Upper deck, below the aisle, anywhere between 3rd and first.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 25, 2010, 01:47:46 PM
It's a good thing I didn't go with those tickets right behind the Cubs dugout I was looking at. Like 4 rows up. I was looking on the day they did the LRZP, and I decided I didn't feel like spending that much money on these fuckers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on April 25, 2010, 04:14:26 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 25, 2010, 12:57:43 PM
Quote from: morpheus on April 25, 2010, 12:33:57 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 24, 2010, 01:22:29 PM
Quote from: therick711 on April 24, 2010, 01:01:22 PM
Thanks!

Anything in the upper deck is always surprisingly good. Avoid anything underneath the upper deck as you will lose the ball when it goes up in the air. The very top row of the upper deck will offer a view of the entire field, the lake and the skyline FYI. Most people think that's a bad ticket. Those people are Chads. Enjoy.

THI.  If I'm going to Wrigley Field for any reason other than to crush brews with some bros, I usually get upper deck box seats.  Best value in my opinion.

Upper deck, below the aisle, anywhere between 3rd and first.

Yeah that's the best view. The upper deck at Wrigley somehow seems closer to the field than the lower deck in most stadiums.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on April 27, 2010, 01:02:51 AM
Is it true that most men dress left and that the matter has nothing to do with handedness?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on April 27, 2010, 08:39:33 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 27, 2010, 01:02:51 AM
Is it true that most men dress left and that the matter has nothing to do with handedness?

I do, and I'm left-handed.  I also wipe sitting down, but with my right hand.  I'm an enigma.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on April 27, 2010, 08:45:11 AM
I do too, and I am right-handed.  And I have converted to the sit-down wipe utilizing my right hand.  Odd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 27, 2010, 08:49:32 AM
Dress left, write right, wipe right/sitting.

Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 27, 2010, 08:45:11 AM
I do too, and I am right-handed.  And I have converted to the sit-down wipe utilizing my right hand.  Odd.

Given up on the LA showboating now that you're back in the Heartland, huh?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on April 27, 2010, 08:49:47 AM
Hopefully some of you gheys can help me.  I need a lawyer with the quickness.  I have a completely unfounded premonition of forthcoming litigation falling upon me like a great northern hammer of bacony justice.  I don't have a lot of money, but I have a lot of imitation crab meat.  I am also an unfunny twat; but I don't need some stat-fag lawyer to tell me that.

Can anyone help?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 27, 2010, 08:52:31 AM
I dress left, wipe right STANDING UP. I'm a lefty, but I JO with 2 hands.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on April 27, 2010, 08:53:55 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 27, 2010, 08:45:11 AM
I do too, and I am right-handed.  And I have converted to the sit-down wipe utilizing my right hand.  Odd.

BFFs!!!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on April 27, 2010, 09:12:41 AM
I don't wear dresses so I can't contribute to this little circlejerk.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 27, 2010, 09:38:09 AM
Quote from: Slaky on April 27, 2010, 09:12:41 AM
I don't wear dresses so I can't contribute to this little circlejerk.

How do you hook your bustier?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on April 27, 2010, 09:53:46 AM
So, here's one.  I found a couple of cassette tapes of some stuff I'd like to get transferred to a digital format.  Anyone have any idea who may be able to do this?  I do NOT own a cassette tape player any more.

No, they're not Grateful Dead shows.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on April 27, 2010, 09:55:45 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 27, 2010, 09:53:46 AM
So, here's one.  I found a couple of cassette tapes of some stuff I'd like to get transferred to a digital format.  Anyone have any idea who may be able to do this?  I do NOT own a cassette tape player any more.

No, they're not Grateful Dead shows.

Find a friend with a cassette player.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on April 27, 2010, 09:57:35 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 27, 2010, 09:53:46 AM
So, here's one.  I found a couple of cassette tapes of some stuff I'd like to get transferred to a digital format.  Anyone have any idea who may be able to do this?  I do NOT own a cassette tape player any more.

No, they're not Grateful Dead shows.

By the time you pay someone else to do it, you'll come close to covering the cost:  

http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/digital-conversion/9778/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on April 27, 2010, 10:31:26 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 27, 2010, 08:49:32 AM
Dress left, write right, wipe right/sitting.

Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 27, 2010, 08:45:11 AM
I do too, and I am right-handed.  And I have converted to the sit-down wipe utilizing my right hand.  Odd.

Given up on the LA showboating now that you're back in the Heartland, huh?

I had begun my convert whilst still on the coast; being back here has completed the transformation.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 27, 2010, 10:32:30 AM
Quote from: powen01 on April 27, 2010, 09:57:35 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 27, 2010, 09:53:46 AM
So, here's one.  I found a couple of cassette tapes of some stuff I'd like to get transferred to a digital format.  Anyone have any idea who may be able to do this?  I do NOT own a cassette tape player any more.

No, they're not Grateful Dead shows.

By the time you pay someone else to do it, you'll come close to covering the cost:  

http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/digital-conversion/9778/

Or...

Buy a cassette deck at a Salvation Army store.

Buy whatever audio cable it takes to connect said cassette deck to your computer audio input (RCA-to-mini-jack or whatever).

Record, edit and save digital audio with free software such as Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on April 27, 2010, 10:38:41 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 27, 2010, 09:53:46 AM
So, here's one.  I found a couple of cassette tapes of some stuff I'd like to get transferred to a digital format.  Anyone have any idea who may be able to do this?  I do NOT own a cassette tape player any more.
No, they're not Grateful Dead shows.

Chuckling softly as stroke my Walkman Ernst Blofeld-style.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on April 27, 2010, 10:43:18 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 27, 2010, 10:32:30 AM
Quote from: powen01 on April 27, 2010, 09:57:35 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 27, 2010, 09:53:46 AM
So, here's one.  I found a couple of cassette tapes of some stuff I'd like to get transferred to a digital format.  Anyone have any idea who may be able to do this?  I do NOT own a cassette tape player any more.

No, they're not Grateful Dead shows.

By the time you pay someone else to do it, you'll come close to covering the cost:  

http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/digital-conversion/9778/

Or...

Buy a cassette deck at a Salvation Army store.

Buy whatever audio cable it takes to connect said cassette deck to your computer audio input (RCA-to-mini-jack or whatever).

Record, edit and save digital audio with free software such as Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/).

That's kind of how I did the first time.  Unfortunately, I have since lost the digital copies.

Thank you.

By the way, the tapes have the audio of the '63 NFL championship game and the Vikings game from '77 when Payton rushed for 275.

Quote from: thehawk on April 27, 2010, 10:38:41 AM
Chuckling softly as stroke my Walkman Ernst Blofeld-style.

Nice.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 27, 2010, 04:10:03 PM
Quote from: Oleg on April 27, 2010, 10:43:18 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 27, 2010, 10:32:30 AM
Quote from: powen01 on April 27, 2010, 09:57:35 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 27, 2010, 09:53:46 AM
So, here's one.  I found a couple of cassette tapes of some stuff I'd like to get transferred to a digital format.  Anyone have any idea who may be able to do this?  I do NOT own a cassette tape player any more.

No, they're not Grateful Dead shows.

By the time you pay someone else to do it, you'll come close to covering the cost:  

http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/digital-conversion/9778/

Or...

Buy a cassette deck at a Salvation Army store.

Buy whatever audio cable it takes to connect said cassette deck to your computer audio input (RCA-to-mini-jack or whatever).

Record, edit and save digital audio with free software such as Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/).

That's kind of how I did the first time.  Unfortunately, I have since lost the digital copies.

Thank you.

By the way, the tapes have the audio of the '63 NFL championship game and the Vikings game from '77 when Payton rushed for 275.

Quote from: thehawk on April 27, 2010, 10:38:41 AM
Chuckling softly as stroke my Walkman Ernst Blofeld-style.

Nice.

Do they have Pigpen singing Lovelight also?

You fucking liar.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on April 27, 2010, 04:12:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 27, 2010, 04:10:03 PM
Quote from: Oleg on April 27, 2010, 10:43:18 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 27, 2010, 10:32:30 AM
Quote from: powen01 on April 27, 2010, 09:57:35 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 27, 2010, 09:53:46 AM
So, here's one.  I found a couple of cassette tapes of some stuff I'd like to get transferred to a digital format.  Anyone have any idea who may be able to do this?  I do NOT own a cassette tape player any more.

No, they're not Grateful Dead shows.

By the time you pay someone else to do it, you'll come close to covering the cost:  

http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/digital-conversion/9778/

Or...

Buy a cassette deck at a Salvation Army store.

Buy whatever audio cable it takes to connect said cassette deck to your computer audio input (RCA-to-mini-jack or whatever).

Record, edit and save digital audio with free software such as Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/).

That's kind of how I did the first time.  Unfortunately, I have since lost the digital copies.

Thank you.

By the way, the tapes have the audio of the '63 NFL championship game and the Vikings game from '77 when Payton rushed for 275.

Quote from: thehawk on April 27, 2010, 10:38:41 AM
Chuckling softly as stroke my Walkman Ernst Blofeld-style.

Nice.

Do they have Pigpen singing Lovelight also?

You fucking liar.

Come on, Pen!  In '63, Pigpen was like 10 16.  By '77 he was dead.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on April 27, 2010, 04:15:03 PM
Just torrent it.

I dress right, am right handed, wipe right (while standing and saluting).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 27, 2010, 04:31:10 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 27, 2010, 04:15:03 PM
Just torrent it.

I dress right, am right handed, wipe right (while standing and saluting).

What hand do you salute with, you right-dressing rebel?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on April 27, 2010, 04:32:48 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 27, 2010, 04:31:10 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 27, 2010, 04:15:03 PM
Just torrent it.

I dress right, am right handed, wipe right (while standing and saluting).

What hand do you salute with, you right-dressing rebel?

Depends on the salute.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:24:59 PM
They don't hospitalize you for broken ribs, right?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on May 06, 2010, 08:28:14 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:24:59 PM
They don't hospitalize you for broken ribs, right?

Depends. Is it you or a small child?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:29:49 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 06, 2010, 08:28:14 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:24:59 PM
They don't hospitalize you for broken ribs, right?

Depends. Is it you or a small child?

The former.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:38:30 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:29:49 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 06, 2010, 08:28:14 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:24:59 PM
They don't hospitalize you for broken ribs, right?

Depends. Is it you or a small child?

The former.

Is it a compound fracture?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:42:06 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:38:30 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:29:49 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 06, 2010, 08:28:14 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:24:59 PM
They don't hospitalize you for broken ribs, right?

Depends. Is it you or a small child?

The former.

Is it a compound fracture?

The skin's closed, but there's certainly bad bruising.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:43:12 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:42:06 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:38:30 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:29:49 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 06, 2010, 08:28:14 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:24:59 PM
They don't hospitalize you for broken ribs, right?

Depends. Is it you or a small child?

The former.

Is it a compound fracture?

The skin's closed, but there's certainly bad bruising.

Do they have a moustache?

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:46:20 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:43:12 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:42:06 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:38:30 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:29:49 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 06, 2010, 08:28:14 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:24:59 PM
They don't hospitalize you for broken ribs, right?

Depends. Is it you or a small child?

The former.

Is it a compound fracture?

The skin's closed, but there's certainly bad bruising.

Do they have a moustache?

Actually, the bruise kind of resembles a moustache under the cyclopean eye of my left nipple. Perhaps I'll decorate it before going in tomorrow. There must be some felt and glitter around here somewhere.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on May 06, 2010, 08:46:40 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:43:12 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:42:06 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:38:30 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:29:49 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 06, 2010, 08:28:14 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:24:59 PM
They don't hospitalize you for broken ribs, right?

Depends. Is it you or a small child?

The former.

Is it a compound fracture?

The skin's closed, but there's certainly bad bruising.

Do they have a moustache?

Stop being a pussy and get ready to be in pain for awhile.  Ask Fork how long it takes to recover.  

Although chances are you just bruised it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:50:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:46:20 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:43:12 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:42:06 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:38:30 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:29:49 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 06, 2010, 08:28:14 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:24:59 PM
They don't hospitalize you for broken ribs, right?

Depends. Is it you or a small child?

The former.

Is it a compound fracture?

The skin's closed, but there's certainly bad bruising.

Do they have a moustache?

Actually, the bruise kind of resembles a moustache under the cyclopean eye of my left nipple. Perhaps I'll decorate it before going in tomorrow. There must be some felt and glitter around here somewhere.

Seriously because I realize it probably hurts...

I'm pretty sure I sustained a cracked rib once after a ill-advised drunken boxing match with someone much soberer (and muscle-ier). It bruised up pretty good for a day or two but went away. Hurt like something that hurts an awful lot for those couple of days. Didn't go to the doctor because I hate doctors, but medicated with lots of marijuana and Tylenol. I'd check these symptoms. If any are yes, I'd recommend a visit to the doctor. Unless you hate doctors. If you hate doctors you should call Oleg and stop at Walgreens on the way.

Quote*  Severe shortness of breath
    * Coughing blood
    * Confusion or dizziness
    * General weakness
    * Blood in the urine

Also, don't let anyone tickle you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:56:01 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:50:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:46:20 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:43:12 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:42:06 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:38:30 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:29:49 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 06, 2010, 08:28:14 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:24:59 PM
They don't hospitalize you for broken ribs, right?

Depends. Is it you or a small child?

The former.

Is it a compound fracture?

The skin's closed, but there's certainly bad bruising.

Do they have a moustache?

Actually, the bruise kind of resembles a moustache under the cyclopean eye of my left nipple. Perhaps I'll decorate it before going in tomorrow. There must be some felt and glitter around here somewhere.

Seriously because I realize it probably hurts...

I'm pretty sure I sustained a cracked rib once after a ill-advised drunken boxing match with someone much soberer (and muscle-ier). It bruised up pretty good for a day or two but went away. Hurt like something that hurts an awful lot for those couple of days. Didn't go to the doctor because I hate doctors, but medicated with lots of marijuana and Tylenol. I'd check these symptoms. If any are yes, I'd recommend a visit to the doctor. Unless you hate doctors. If you hate doctors you should call Oleg and stop at Walgreens on the way.

I've already done this part--it happened Tuesday morning. Now that the inflammation's down, though, I can feel at least one of the bastards moving around.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on May 06, 2010, 10:34:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:56:01 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:50:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:46:20 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:43:12 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:42:06 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:38:30 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:29:49 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 06, 2010, 08:28:14 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:24:59 PM
They don't hospitalize you for broken ribs, right?

Depends. Is it you or a small child?

The former.

Is it a compound fracture?

The skin's closed, but there's certainly bad bruising.

Do they have a moustache?

Actually, the bruise kind of resembles a moustache under the cyclopean eye of my left nipple. Perhaps I'll decorate it before going in tomorrow. There must be some felt and glitter around here somewhere.

Seriously because I realize it probably hurts...

I'm pretty sure I sustained a cracked rib once after a ill-advised drunken boxing match with someone much soberer (and muscle-ier). It bruised up pretty good for a day or two but went away. Hurt like something that hurts an awful lot for those couple of days. Didn't go to the doctor because I hate doctors, but medicated with lots of marijuana and Tylenol. I'd check these symptoms. If any are yes, I'd recommend a visit to the doctor. Unless you hate doctors. If you hate doctors you should call Oleg and stop at Walgreens on the way.

I've already done this part--it happened Tuesday morning. Now that the inflammation's down, though, I can feel at least one of the bastards moving around.

Oleg or the clerk at Walgreens?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on May 10, 2010, 11:54:25 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:56:01 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:50:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:46:20 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:43:12 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:42:06 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 06, 2010, 08:38:30 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:29:49 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 06, 2010, 08:28:14 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 06, 2010, 08:24:59 PM
They don't hospitalize you for broken ribs, right?

Depends. Is it you or a small child?

The former.

Is it a compound fracture?

The skin's closed, but there's certainly bad bruising.

Do they have a moustache?

Actually, the bruise kind of resembles a moustache under the cyclopean eye of my left nipple. Perhaps I'll decorate it before going in tomorrow. There must be some felt and glitter around here somewhere.

Seriously because I realize it probably hurts...

I'm pretty sure I sustained a cracked rib once after a ill-advised drunken boxing match with someone much soberer (and muscle-ier). It bruised up pretty good for a day or two but went away. Hurt like something that hurts an awful lot for those couple of days. Didn't go to the doctor because I hate doctors, but medicated with lots of marijuana and Tylenol. I'd check these symptoms. If any are yes, I'd recommend a visit to the doctor. Unless you hate doctors. If you hate doctors you should call Oleg and stop at Walgreens on the way.

I've already done this part--it happened Tuesday morning. Now that the inflammation's down, though, I can feel at least one of the bastards moving around.

If something's moving around in there (unless it's just your floating ribs), you're going to want to get to a doctor.  Sharp-ended bones shouldn't be in close proximity to your lungs.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on May 12, 2010, 09:30:25 AM
How do I get an iPhone to play music on multiple computers?  It's synced with my home computer, so when I plug it into my work computer I get a message that kindly offers to erase all of my current iPhone content and sync with the current iTunes library.  That's not what I want.  Surely there's a program that will let me stream music off my iPhone on multiple computers.  Right?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on May 12, 2010, 09:52:22 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 12, 2010, 09:30:25 AM
How do I get an iPhone to play music on multiple computers?  It's synced with my home computer, so when I plug it into my work computer I get a message that kindly offers to erase all of my current iPhone content and sync with the current iTunes library.  That's not what I want.  Surely there's a program that will let me stream music off my iPhone on multiple computers.  Right?

Try it with your phone in airplane mode.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on May 12, 2010, 11:58:48 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 12, 2010, 09:30:25 AM
How do I get an iPhone to play music on multiple computers?  It's synced with my home computer, so when I plug it into my work computer I get a message that kindly offers to erase all of my current iPhone content and sync with the current iTunes library.  That's not what I want.  Surely there's a program that will let me stream music off my iPhone on multiple computers.  Right?

If you have a Mac, try Senuti (http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/).  SharePod (http://www.getsharepod.com/) if you're on Windows.

Senuti (note the Play button at the bottom):
(http://i40.tinypic.com/23hrg39.png)

SharePod:
(http://i44.tinypic.com/uld9w.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on May 12, 2010, 01:11:35 PM
Quote from: Day Man on May 12, 2010, 11:58:48 AM
If you have a Mac, try Senuti (http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/).  SharePod (http://www.getsharepod.com/) if you're on Windows.

Senuti for the win!  Thanks for the help.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on May 21, 2010, 08:09:48 PM
Don't know where else to post this, but maybe someone else has similar issues with Flash video in Firefox (e.g. mlb.tv).

If you're running in to problems with the video stuttering every 10 seconds or so...

http://www.ditii.com/2009/08/23/fix-for-flash-video-stuttering-in-firefox/

QuoteHave you notice, that sometimes Flash-based videos stutter when you view them in Firefox, but work fine in other browsers like Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Safari? This turns out to be a problem of appears to be a problem of Firefox's session restore feature, that affects both Windows and Mac versions. So what's the solution? Well, you can either turn off the session restore feature altogether. Or simply lengthen the period of time between snapshots. To do this, type about:config into Firefox's address bar, then in filter box enter browser.sessionstore.interval. The default value's 10000, which's the number of milliseconds between snapshots. Setting the number to 120000 lengthens the period to two minutes, a more reasonable but still useful period. Of course, you can set it to whatever you want, as long as you keep in mind that you're dealing with milliseconds.

Seriously, this one little tweak just salvaged my mlb.tv experience.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on May 31, 2010, 11:19:38 AM
For you firefox users...for some reason my firefox has just started acting up lately. For one, if I close Firefox and try to reopen it again it won't open and I have to CTRL ALT DEL and end firefox under processes to get the window to reopen. Second, it won't allow me to click on certain links. For instance, whenever I try to write something on my blog I can't get the window for uploading pictures and whatnot to pop up, and when I click on the comments on a post nothing happens and the bottom bar just says "javascript void" or something. Any ideas how to fix this? I've tried upgrading to the latest firefox and that didn't seem to work.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on May 31, 2010, 11:49:37 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 31, 2010, 11:19:38 AM
For you firefox users...for some reason my firefox has just started acting up lately. For one, if I close Firefox and try to reopen it again it won't open and I have to CTRL ALT DEL and end firefox under processes to get the window to reopen. Second, it won't allow me to click on certain links. For instance, whenever I try to write something on my blog I can't get the window for uploading pictures and whatnot to pop up, and when I click on the comments on a post nothing happens and the bottom bar just says "javascript void" or something. Any ideas how to fix this? I've tried upgrading to the latest firefox and that didn't seem to work.

Firefox is a monster memory eater and seems to be getting more and more finicky with each update.  Have you considered trying Chrome?  (Sorry if this isn't the solution you were looking for...)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on May 31, 2010, 12:55:07 PM
Quote from: SKO on May 31, 2010, 11:19:38 AM
For you firefox users...for some reason my firefox has just started acting up lately. For one, if I close Firefox and try to reopen it again it won't open and I have to CTRL ALT DEL and end firefox under processes to get the window to reopen. Second, it won't allow me to click on certain links. For instance, whenever I try to write something on my blog I can't get the window for uploading pictures and whatnot to pop up, and when I click on the comments on a post nothing happens and the bottom bar just says "javascript void" or something. Any ideas how to fix this? I've tried upgrading to the latest firefox and that didn't seem to work.

I don't know about the first issue. Kurt may be on to something with the memory leak issue, but Firefox 3.6 was supposed to have fixed that problem. The second issue sounds like some sort of popup blocker issue. What extensions are you using?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on June 25, 2010, 11:37:24 AM
When I got home last night Mrs. Cubbieblue told me that she went searching for a recipe on the net and somehow managed to make something called "CRAWLER" our new homepage.  I went to My Yahoo and went to our homepage  but when I tried to reset it as our homepage I got a pop up saying that CRAWLER was blocking my ability to change homepage back to Yahoo.  So I went to System Restore and reset the computer to 2 hours before that hijacker insinuated itself onto my computer.  All is well.  I had never used System Restore before, but it worked perfectly.  Monday will be our 51st anniversary.  For a while it looked touch and go.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 25, 2010, 12:06:02 PM
Quote from: CBStew on June 25, 2010, 11:37:24 AM
When I got home last night Mrs. Cubbieblue told me that she went searching for a recipe on the net and somehow managed to make something called "CRAWLER" our new homepage.  I went to My Yahoo and went to our homepage  but when I tried to reset it as our homepage I got a pop up saying that CRAWLER was blocking my ability to change homepage back to Yahoo.  So I went to System Restore and reset the computer to 2 hours before that hijacker insinuated itself onto my computer.  All is well.  I had never used System Restore before, but it worked perfectly.  Monday will be our 51st anniversary.  For a while it looked touch and go.

What was your question?

Happy anniversary, you two.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on June 25, 2010, 12:13:59 PM
Quote from: Night Man on June 25, 2010, 12:06:02 PM
Quote from: CBStew on June 25, 2010, 11:37:24 AM
When I got home last night Mrs. Cubbieblue told me that she went searching for a recipe on the net and somehow managed to make something called "CRAWLER" our new homepage.  I went to My Yahoo and went to our homepage  but when I tried to reset it as our homepage I got a pop up saying that CRAWLER was blocking my ability to change homepage back to Yahoo.  So I went to System Restore and reset the computer to 2 hours before that hijacker insinuated itself onto my computer.  All is well.  I had never used System Restore before, but it worked perfectly.  Monday will be our 51st anniversary.  For a while it looked touch and go.

What was your question?

Happy anniversary, you two.

I think that my question is did I use a sledgehammer to kill a fly?  Was  there a simpler, less drastic cure?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 25, 2010, 12:15:51 PM
Quote from: CBStew on June 25, 2010, 12:13:59 PM
Quote from: Night Man on June 25, 2010, 12:06:02 PM
Quote from: CBStew on June 25, 2010, 11:37:24 AM
When I got home last night Mrs. Cubbieblue told me that she went searching for a recipe on the net and somehow managed to make something called "CRAWLER" our new homepage.  I went to My Yahoo and went to our homepage  but when I tried to reset it as our homepage I got a pop up saying that CRAWLER was blocking my ability to change homepage back to Yahoo.  So I went to System Restore and reset the computer to 2 hours before that hijacker insinuated itself onto my computer.  All is well.  I had never used System Restore before, but it worked perfectly.  Monday will be our 51st anniversary.  For a while it looked touch and go.

What was your question?

Happy anniversary, you two.

I think that my question is did I use a sledgehammer to kill a fly?  Was  there a simpler, less drastic cure?

In this case, that was probably the easiest and quickest way to fix it.  It'd be different if you'd been working on a huge project for two hours you couldn't afford to lose, but that kind of issue is exactly what System Restore is there for.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 13, 2010, 10:59:17 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

My blu ray does Netflix on Demand.  It's awesome, even doing a fair number of films in HD via Wi Fi.  Comcast on demand is still good for current stuff like TV series episodes missed.  Hulu would do that as well, I guess.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 11:26:11 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

How are you planning to watch local sports? I'd love to get rid of my cable but the sports packages keep me around. I think the streaming sites like justin.tv and adthe.net are ok at times. Other times they're entirely frustrating. Then you've got leagues that have packages for high quality streaming but the local blackout rules negate the benefits if you don't have cable.

Obviously for tv shows and movies you've got hulu and netflix - but sports sports sports.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 13, 2010, 11:49:09 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

ChuckD champions the nerd method of having his computer automatically download (http://sabnzbd.org/) HD shows from Usenet (http://www.astraweb.com/) and share them over his network for viewing on his WDTV Live (http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Network-ready-Player-WDBAAN0000NBK-NESN/dp/B002KKFP9Y) or some shit.

http://handjobexchange.com/sbox/dlog.php?highlight=p109382902&date=2010-5-12#p109382902

Quote from: ChuckDickensSeriously. It wipes its ass with sliced bread.

YMMV.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 13, 2010, 11:50:20 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 13, 2010, 11:49:09 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

ChuckD champions the nerd method of having his computer automatically download (http://sabnzbd.org/) HD shows from Usenet (http://www.astraweb.com/) and share them over his network for viewing on his WDTV Live (http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Network-ready-Player-WDBAAN0000NBK-NESN/dp/B002KKFP9Y) or some shit.

http://handjobexchange.com/sbox/dlog.php?highlight=p109382902&date=2010-5-12#p109382902

Quote from: ChuckDickensSeriously. It wipes its ass with sliced bread.

YMMV.

I understand everything up to "ChuckD"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Poon on July 13, 2010, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 13, 2010, 10:59:17 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

My blu ray does Netflix on Demand.  It's awesome, even doing a fair number of films in HD via Wi Fi.  Comcast on demand is still good for current stuff like TV series episodes missed.  Hulu would do that as well, I guess.

Semi-related, we just moved to South Jersey and yesterday I had Verizon Fios internet and tv hooked up.  The net speed and performance so far has been outstanding.  The HD package is a little lacking in actual HD content I give a shit about.  Basically I'm whining that they don't carry G4 and Cartoon Network in HD (and a couple other channels).

So a friend and I were discussing the idea of getting a couple HD sling boxes so he could get channels I have and vice versa.  Not all that sure on how exactly we'd get it all working or if the channel changing would be possible or what.  Anyone have experience with the sling boxes?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 02:53:16 PM
Quote from: Poon on July 13, 2010, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 13, 2010, 10:59:17 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

My blu ray does Netflix on Demand.  It's awesome, even doing a fair number of films in HD via Wi Fi.  Comcast on demand is still good for current stuff like TV series episodes missed.  Hulu would do that as well, I guess.

Semi-related, we just moved to South Jersey and yesterday I had Verizon Fios internet and tv hooked up.  The net speed and performance so far has been outstanding.  The HD package is a little lacking in actual HD content I give a shit about.  Basically I'm whining that they don't carry G4 and Cartoon Network in HD (and a couple other channels).

So a friend and I were discussing the idea of getting a couple HD sling boxes so he could get channels I have and vice versa.  Not all that sure on how exactly we'd get it all working or if the channel changing would be possible or what.  Anyone have experience with the sling boxes?

Detroit to South Jersey. What's next on your list? Buffalo? Oakland?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 13, 2010, 03:09:49 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 02:53:16 PM
Quote from: Poon on July 13, 2010, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 13, 2010, 10:59:17 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

My blu ray does Netflix on Demand.  It's awesome, even doing a fair number of films in HD via Wi Fi.  Comcast on demand is still good for current stuff like TV series episodes missed.  Hulu would do that as well, I guess.

Semi-related, we just moved to South Jersey and yesterday I had Verizon Fios internet and tv hooked up.  The net speed and performance so far has been outstanding.  The HD package is a little lacking in actual HD content I give a shit about.  Basically I'm whining that they don't carry G4 and Cartoon Network in HD (and a couple other channels).

So a friend and I were discussing the idea of getting a couple HD sling boxes so he could get channels I have and vice versa.  Not all that sure on how exactly we'd get it all working or if the channel changing would be possible or what.  Anyone have experience with the sling boxes?

Detroit to South Jersey. What's next on your list? Buffalo? Oakland?

Gary? The Plateau of Leng?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on July 13, 2010, 04:31:07 PM
Quote from: Poon on July 13, 2010, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 13, 2010, 10:59:17 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

My blu ray does Netflix on Demand.  It's awesome, even doing a fair number of films in HD via Wi Fi.  Comcast on demand is still good for current stuff like TV series episodes missed.  Hulu would do that as well, I guess.

Semi-related, we just moved to South Jersey and yesterday I had Verizon Fios internet and tv hooked up.  The net speed and performance so far has been outstanding.  The HD package is a little lacking in actual HD content I give a shit about.  Basically I'm whining that they don't carry G4 and Cartoon Network in HD (and a couple other channels).

So a friend and I were discussing the idea of getting a couple HD sling boxes so he could get channels I have and vice versa.  Not all that sure on how exactly we'd get it all working or if the channel changing would be possible or what.  Anyone have experience with the sling boxes?

I've got a slingbox, but not the HD version. It's a very nice item. You essentially have full control over the device you are watching (i.e., I can watch my DVR or live TV when I am away from home), as long as someone is not watching the TV/DVR it is hooked up to.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on July 13, 2010, 05:03:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 02:53:16 PM
Quote from: Poon on July 13, 2010, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 13, 2010, 10:59:17 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

My blu ray does Netflix on Demand.  It's awesome, even doing a fair number of films in HD via Wi Fi.  Comcast on demand is still good for current stuff like TV series episodes missed.  Hulu would do that as well, I guess.

Semi-related, we just moved to South Jersey and yesterday I had Verizon Fios internet and tv hooked up.  The net speed and performance so far has been outstanding.  The HD package is a little lacking in actual HD content I give a shit about.  Basically I'm whining that they don't carry G4 and Cartoon Network in HD (and a couple other channels).

So a friend and I were discussing the idea of getting a couple HD sling boxes so he could get channels I have and vice versa.  Not all that sure on how exactly we'd get it all working or if the channel changing would be possible or what.  Anyone have experience with the sling boxes?

Detroit to South Jersey. What's next on your list? Buffalo? Oakland?

You prefer maybe Fresno?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 05:11:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 13, 2010, 05:03:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 02:53:16 PM
Quote from: Poon on July 13, 2010, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 13, 2010, 10:59:17 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

My blu ray does Netflix on Demand.  It's awesome, even doing a fair number of films in HD via Wi Fi.  Comcast on demand is still good for current stuff like TV series episodes missed.  Hulu would do that as well, I guess.

Semi-related, we just moved to South Jersey and yesterday I had Verizon Fios internet and tv hooked up.  The net speed and performance so far has been outstanding.  The HD package is a little lacking in actual HD content I give a shit about.  Basically I'm whining that they don't carry G4 and Cartoon Network in HD (and a couple other channels).

So a friend and I were discussing the idea of getting a couple HD sling boxes so he could get channels I have and vice versa.  Not all that sure on how exactly we'd get it all working or if the channel changing would be possible or what.  Anyone have experience with the sling boxes?

Detroit to South Jersey. What's next on your list? Buffalo? Oakland?

You prefer maybe Fresno?

Albuquerque.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 13, 2010, 05:43:31 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 05:11:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 13, 2010, 05:03:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 02:53:16 PM
Quote from: Poon on July 13, 2010, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 13, 2010, 10:59:17 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

My blu ray does Netflix on Demand.  It's awesome, even doing a fair number of films in HD via Wi Fi.  Comcast on demand is still good for current stuff like TV series episodes missed.  Hulu would do that as well, I guess.

Semi-related, we just moved to South Jersey and yesterday I had Verizon Fios internet and tv hooked up.  The net speed and performance so far has been outstanding.  The HD package is a little lacking in actual HD content I give a shit about.  Basically I'm whining that they don't carry G4 and Cartoon Network in HD (and a couple other channels).

So a friend and I were discussing the idea of getting a couple HD sling boxes so he could get channels I have and vice versa.  Not all that sure on how exactly we'd get it all working or if the channel changing would be possible or what.  Anyone have experience with the sling boxes?

Detroit to South Jersey. What's next on your list? Buffalo? Oakland?

You prefer maybe Fresno?

Albuquerque.

I knew Slaky hated the troops. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Poon on July 14, 2010, 06:39:49 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 05:11:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 13, 2010, 05:03:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 02:53:16 PM
Quote from: Poon on July 13, 2010, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 13, 2010, 10:59:17 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

My blu ray does Netflix on Demand.  It's awesome, even doing a fair number of films in HD via Wi Fi.  Comcast on demand is still good for current stuff like TV series episodes missed.  Hulu would do that as well, I guess.

Semi-related, we just moved to South Jersey and yesterday I had Verizon Fios internet and tv hooked up.  The net speed and performance so far has been outstanding.  The HD package is a little lacking in actual HD content I give a shit about.  Basically I'm whining that they don't carry G4 and Cartoon Network in HD (and a couple other channels).

So a friend and I were discussing the idea of getting a couple HD sling boxes so he could get channels I have and vice versa.  Not all that sure on how exactly we'd get it all working or if the channel changing would be possible or what.  Anyone have experience with the sling boxes?

Detroit to South Jersey. What's next on your list? Buffalo? Oakland?

You prefer maybe Fresno?

Albuquerque.

Ogden, Utah.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 14, 2010, 08:17:14 AM
Quote from: Poon on July 14, 2010, 06:39:49 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 05:11:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 13, 2010, 05:03:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 02:53:16 PM
Quote from: Poon on July 13, 2010, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 13, 2010, 10:59:17 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

My blu ray does Netflix on Demand.  It's awesome, even doing a fair number of films in HD via Wi Fi.  Comcast on demand is still good for current stuff like TV series episodes missed.  Hulu would do that as well, I guess.

Semi-related, we just moved to South Jersey and yesterday I had Verizon Fios internet and tv hooked up.  The net speed and performance so far has been outstanding.  The HD package is a little lacking in actual HD content I give a shit about.  Basically I'm whining that they don't carry G4 and Cartoon Network in HD (and a couple other channels).

So a friend and I were discussing the idea of getting a couple HD sling boxes so he could get channels I have and vice versa.  Not all that sure on how exactly we'd get it all working or if the channel changing would be possible or what.  Anyone have experience with the sling boxes?

Detroit to South Jersey. What's next on your list? Buffalo? Oakland?

You prefer maybe Fresno?

Albuquerque.

Ogden, Utah Kansas.

Troops'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Poon on July 14, 2010, 10:02:25 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 14, 2010, 08:17:14 AM
Quote from: Poon on July 14, 2010, 06:39:49 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 05:11:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 13, 2010, 05:03:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 02:53:16 PM
Quote from: Poon on July 13, 2010, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 13, 2010, 10:59:17 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

My blu ray does Netflix on Demand.  It's awesome, even doing a fair number of films in HD via Wi Fi.  Comcast on demand is still good for current stuff like TV series episodes missed.  Hulu would do that as well, I guess.

Semi-related, we just moved to South Jersey and yesterday I had Verizon Fios internet and tv hooked up.  The net speed and performance so far has been outstanding.  The HD package is a little lacking in actual HD content I give a shit about.  Basically I'm whining that they don't carry G4 and Cartoon Network in HD (and a couple other channels).

So a friend and I were discussing the idea of getting a couple HD sling boxes so he could get channels I have and vice versa.  Not all that sure on how exactly we'd get it all working or if the channel changing would be possible or what.  Anyone have experience with the sling boxes?

Detroit to South Jersey. What's next on your list? Buffalo? Oakland?

You prefer maybe Fresno?

Albuquerque.

Ogden, Utah KansasUtah.

Troops'd

Re-Mormon'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 14, 2010, 10:11:13 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 14, 2010, 08:17:14 AM
Quote from: Poon on July 14, 2010, 06:39:49 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 05:11:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 13, 2010, 05:03:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 02:53:16 PM
Quote from: Poon on July 13, 2010, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 13, 2010, 10:59:17 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

My blu ray does Netflix on Demand.  It's awesome, even doing a fair number of films in HD via Wi Fi.  Comcast on demand is still good for current stuff like TV series episodes missed.  Hulu would do that as well, I guess.

Semi-related, we just moved to South Jersey and yesterday I had Verizon Fios internet and tv hooked up.  The net speed and performance so far has been outstanding.  The HD package is a little lacking in actual HD content I give a shit about.  Basically I'm whining that they don't carry G4 and Cartoon Network in HD (and a couple other channels).

So a friend and I were discussing the idea of getting a couple HD sling boxes so he could get channels I have and vice versa.  Not all that sure on how exactly we'd get it all working or if the channel changing would be possible or what.  Anyone have experience with the sling boxes?

Detroit to South Jersey. What's next on your list? Buffalo? Oakland?

You prefer maybe Fresno?

Albuquerque.

Ogden, Utah Kansas.

Troops'd

Just to save time...

Las Cruces, NM
Lawton, Oklahoma
Camp Casey, South Korea
Killeen, Texas
Baqubah, Iraq
Taji, Iraq
Copperas Cove, Texas
Camp Humphreys, South Korea
Junction City, Kansas
Al Kasik, Iraq

That completes the "TEC's shithole world tour" list you guys have been writing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 14, 2010, 10:17:47 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 14, 2010, 10:11:13 AM
Junction City, Kansas

It's a beautiful place.

(http://www.whitworthfamily.org/images/Kansas-Junction-City-01.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 14, 2010, 10:23:15 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 14, 2010, 10:17:47 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 14, 2010, 10:11:13 AM
Junction City, Kansas

It's a beautiful place.

(http://www.whitworthfamily.org/images/Kansas-Junction-City-01.jpg)

The Woolworths was long gone  before I got there.  It's a shame I missed the town's glory days.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 14, 2010, 11:06:26 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 14, 2010, 10:23:15 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 14, 2010, 10:17:47 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 14, 2010, 10:11:13 AM
Junction City, Kansas

It's a beautiful place.

(http://www.whitworthfamily.org/images/Kansas-Junction-City-01.jpg)

The Woolworths was long gone  before I got there.  It's a shame I missed the town's glory days.

Let's be honest'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on July 14, 2010, 11:54:58 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 14, 2010, 10:11:13 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 14, 2010, 08:17:14 AM
Quote from: Poon on July 14, 2010, 06:39:49 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 05:11:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 13, 2010, 05:03:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 13, 2010, 02:53:16 PM
Quote from: Poon on July 13, 2010, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 13, 2010, 10:59:17 AM
Quote from: BH on July 13, 2010, 10:48:46 AM
Anyone here use roku or another internet media device? Now that hulu plus is out, seems like the need for comcast may diminish in a few years, outside of internet access.

My blu ray does Netflix on Demand.  It's awesome, even doing a fair number of films in HD via Wi Fi.  Comcast on demand is still good for current stuff like TV series episodes missed.  Hulu would do that as well, I guess.

Semi-related, we just moved to South Jersey and yesterday I had Verizon Fios internet and tv hooked up.  The net speed and performance so far has been outstanding.  The HD package is a little lacking in actual HD content I give a shit about.  Basically I'm whining that they don't carry G4 and Cartoon Network in HD (and a couple other channels).

So a friend and I were discussing the idea of getting a couple HD sling boxes so he could get channels I have and vice versa.  Not all that sure on how exactly we'd get it all working or if the channel changing would be possible or what.  Anyone have experience with the sling boxes?

Detroit to South Jersey. What's next on your list? Buffalo? Oakland?

You prefer maybe Fresno?

Albuquerque.

Ogden, Utah Kansas.

Troops'd

Just to save time...

Las Cruces, NM
Lawton, Oklahoma
Camp Casey, South Korea
Killeen, Texas
Baqubah, Iraq
Taji, Iraq
Copperas Cove, Texas
Camp Humphreys, South Korea
Junction City, Kansas
Al Kasik, Iraq

That completes the "TEC's shithole world tour" list you guys have been writing.

Looking at that list, I think its a safe bet that TEC will not be appearing in any Army recruiting videos anytime soon.  You're owed a Berlin posting.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on July 14, 2010, 06:35:48 PM
I have some experience with slingboxes...  not the HD ones though.  Pretty sweet.  Cool concept.  We ran one from our house in Kentucky and connected in Colombia and Peru. 

Biggest problem was my ISP freaked out when they saw my upload totals from the slingbox to my parents watching in Colombia.  Check to be sure your ISP doesn't just kill your connection because of "viruses".  I am lucky as a friend works in their NOC and told me what triggers a flag on the account.  Got it squared away but it depends on your respective ISP's.  I can't imagine that much traffic going back and forth would not cause some level of suspicion.  Most ISP's are nervous about large spikes of traffic on outgoing ports, and they won't give you a definitive answer on what is or is not acceptable.  Awesome. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 14, 2010, 06:57:55 PM
Quote from: powen01 on July 14, 2010, 06:35:48 PMI am lucky as a friend works in their NOC and told me what triggers a flag on the account. Got it squared away but it depends on your respective ISP's.

Banana knife?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on July 14, 2010, 07:00:41 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 14, 2010, 06:57:55 PM
Quote from: powen01 on July 14, 2010, 06:35:48 PMI am lucky as a friend works in their NOC and told me what triggers a flag on the account. Got it squared away but it depends on your respective ISP's.

Banana knife?

Yes.

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_geaYLaNDaUw/SpvYhxIFQCI/AAAAAAAABIc/AFqFl9xw1jU/s400/Banana+Knife.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 14, 2010, 07:01:19 PM
Quote from: powen01 on July 14, 2010, 07:00:41 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 14, 2010, 06:57:55 PM
Quote from: powen01 on July 14, 2010, 06:35:48 PMI am lucky as a friend works in their NOC and told me what triggers a flag on the account. Got it squared away but it depends on your respective ISP's.

Banana knife?

Yes.

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_geaYLaNDaUw/SpvYhxIFQCI/AAAAAAAABIc/AFqFl9xw1jU/s400/Banana+Knife.jpg)

Well, shit...he finally proved it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 14, 2010, 08:03:08 PM
Quote from: powen01 on July 14, 2010, 07:00:41 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 14, 2010, 06:57:55 PM
Quote from: powen01 on July 14, 2010, 06:35:48 PMI am lucky as a friend works in their NOC and told me what triggers a flag on the account. Got it squared away but it depends on your respective ISP's.

Banana knife?

Yes.

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_geaYLaNDaUw/SpvYhxIFQCI/AAAAAAAABIc/AFqFl9xw1jU/s400/Banana+Knife.jpg)

What's that they say about bringing a banana knife to a banana gun fight?

(http://i.imgur.com/gyRuM.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AM
So, in another stupid act by myself, I managed to download and actually pay for some spyware program. I can't remember the name for sure. I think it was AV Suite, close to the name of the legit company of AVG. Ever since, my computer hasn't been working completely right. The main thing that I find to be a problem is that it won't let me open things I should be able to open. For example, on my taskbar, I have those quicklinks to my IE, Firefox, etc. When I click those, it won't open the program. I can get into my Firefox by going to the start menu, but that's it. Well, I tried to download StopZilla (Which I think costs, so if there's a good spyware removal that I should get, let me know), and when I tried to click the .exe file in the "Downloads" window, it wouldn't open it. Then I went to the Downloads folder and I had the same issue. I tried downloading another program last night and had the same results. So, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:33:20 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AM
So, in another stupid act by myself, I managed to download and actually pay for some spyware program. I can't remember the name for sure. I think it was AV Suite, close to the name of the legit company of AVG. Ever since, my computer hasn't been working completely right. The main thing that I find to be a problem is that it won't let me open things I should be able to open. For example, on my taskbar, I have those quicklinks to my IE, Firefox, etc. When I click those, it won't open the program. I can get into my Firefox by going to the start menu, but that's it. Well, I tried to download StopZilla (Which I think costs, so if there's a good spyware removal that I should get, let me know), and when I tried to click the .exe file in the "Downloads" window, it wouldn't open it. Then I went to the Downloads folder and I had the same issue. I tried downloading another program last night and had the same results. So, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

Time to reformat?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:38:17 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:33:20 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AM
So, in another stupid act by myself, I managed to download and actually pay for some spyware program. I can't remember the name for sure. I think it was AV Suite, close to the name of the legit company of AVG. Ever since, my computer hasn't been working completely right. The main thing that I find to be a problem is that it won't let me open things I should be able to open. For example, on my taskbar, I have those quicklinks to my IE, Firefox, etc. When I click those, it won't open the program. I can get into my Firefox by going to the start menu, but that's it. Well, I tried to download StopZilla (Which I think costs, so if there's a good spyware removal that I should get, let me know), and when I tried to click the .exe file in the "Downloads" window, it wouldn't open it. Then I went to the Downloads folder and I had the same issue. I tried downloading another program last night and had the same results. So, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

Time to reformat?

Really? There's nothing else? Fuck. Fucking pr0n
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:42:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:38:17 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:33:20 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AM
So, in another stupid act by myself, I managed to download and actually pay for some spyware program. I can't remember the name for sure. I think it was AV Suite, close to the name of the legit company of AVG. Ever since, my computer hasn't been working completely right. The main thing that I find to be a problem is that it won't let me open things I should be able to open. For example, on my taskbar, I have those quicklinks to my IE, Firefox, etc. When I click those, it won't open the program. I can get into my Firefox by going to the start menu, but that's it. Well, I tried to download StopZilla (Which I think costs, so if there's a good spyware removal that I should get, let me know), and when I tried to click the .exe file in the "Downloads" window, it wouldn't open it. Then I went to the Downloads folder and I had the same issue. I tried downloading another program last night and had the same results. So, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

Time to reformat?

Really? There's nothing else? Fuck. Fucking pr0n

My understanding is that spyware tends to be nigh invincible once it's wormed its way in.  But depending on how recent your version of Windows is, reformatting shouldn't be a very big deal -- just get an 8MG flash stick to copy over your essential porn files and go from there.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 16, 2010, 11:02:13 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:42:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:38:17 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:33:20 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AM
So, in another stupid act by myself, I managed to download and actually pay for some spyware program. I can't remember the name for sure. I think it was AV Suite, close to the name of the legit company of AVG. Ever since, my computer hasn't been working completely right. The main thing that I find to be a problem is that it won't let me open things I should be able to open. For example, on my taskbar, I have those quicklinks to my IE, Firefox, etc. When I click those, it won't open the program. I can get into my Firefox by going to the start menu, but that's it. Well, I tried to download StopZilla (Which I think costs, so if there's a good spyware removal that I should get, let me know), and when I tried to click the .exe file in the "Downloads" window, it wouldn't open it. Then I went to the Downloads folder and I had the same issue. I tried downloading another program last night and had the same results. So, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

Time to reformat?

Really? There's nothing else? Fuck. Fucking pr0n

My understanding is that spyware tends to be nigh invincible once it's wormed its way in.  But depending on how recent your version of Windows is, reformatting shouldn't be a very big deal -- just get an 8MG flash stick to copy over your essential porn files and go from there.

This is bullshit, Kurt.

Reformatting should be a last resort.

For starters: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg217944#msg217944

Then try the free version of this: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Other free software to try if that doesn't do it:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php

For a really tough infection, you may need to go to a forum like these and request some help:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22
http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showforum=7
http://forums.whatthetech.com/index.php?showforum=27
http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showforum=17

Generally this involves scanning with this software: http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ and posting the log for someone who knows what they're doing to take a look at, but read the instructions at whichever forum you post to.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 16, 2010, 11:04:53 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 16, 2010, 11:02:13 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:42:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:38:17 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:33:20 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AM
So, in another stupid act by myself, I managed to download and actually pay for some spyware program. I can't remember the name for sure. I think it was AV Suite, close to the name of the legit company of AVG. Ever since, my computer hasn't been working completely right. The main thing that I find to be a problem is that it won't let me open things I should be able to open. For example, on my taskbar, I have those quicklinks to my IE, Firefox, etc. When I click those, it won't open the program. I can get into my Firefox by going to the start menu, but that's it. Well, I tried to download StopZilla (Which I think costs, so if there's a good spyware removal that I should get, let me know), and when I tried to click the .exe file in the "Downloads" window, it wouldn't open it. Then I went to the Downloads folder and I had the same issue. I tried downloading another program last night and had the same results. So, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

Time to reformat?

Really? There's nothing else? Fuck. Fucking pr0n

My understanding is that spyware tends to be nigh invincible once it's wormed its way in.  But depending on how recent your version of Windows is, reformatting shouldn't be a very big deal -- just get an 8MG flash stick to copy over your essential porn files and go from there.

This is bullshit, Kurt.

Reformatting should be a last resort.

For starters: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg217944#msg217944

Then try the free version of this: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Other free software to try if that doesn't do it:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php

For a really tough infection, you may need to go to a forum like these and request some help:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22
http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showforum=7
http://forums.whatthetech.com/index.php?showforum=27
http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showforum=17

Generally this involves scanning with this software: http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ and posting the log for someone who knows what they're doing to take a look at, but read the instructions at whichever forum you post to.

Ha Ha.  Kurt is wrong and a child molester!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 11:12:12 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 16, 2010, 11:02:13 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:42:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:38:17 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:33:20 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AM
So, in another stupid act by myself, I managed to download and actually pay for some spyware program. I can't remember the name for sure. I think it was AV Suite, close to the name of the legit company of AVG. Ever since, my computer hasn't been working completely right. The main thing that I find to be a problem is that it won't let me open things I should be able to open. For example, on my taskbar, I have those quicklinks to my IE, Firefox, etc. When I click those, it won't open the program. I can get into my Firefox by going to the start menu, but that's it. Well, I tried to download StopZilla (Which I think costs, so if there's a good spyware removal that I should get, let me know), and when I tried to click the .exe file in the "Downloads" window, it wouldn't open it. Then I went to the Downloads folder and I had the same issue. I tried downloading another program last night and had the same results. So, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

Time to reformat?

Really? There's nothing else? Fuck. Fucking pr0n

My understanding is that spyware tends to be nigh invincible once it's wormed its way in.  But depending on how recent your version of Windows is, reformatting shouldn't be a very big deal -- just get an 8MG flash stick to copy over your essential porn files and go from there.

This is bullshit, Kurt.

Reformatting should be a last resort.

For starters: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg217944#msg217944

Then try the free version of this: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Other free software to try if that doesn't do it:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php

For a really tough infection, you may need to go to a forum like these and request some help:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22
http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showforum=7
http://forums.whatthetech.com/index.php?showforum=27
http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showforum=17

Generally this involves scanning with this software: http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ and posting the log for someone who knows what they're doing to take a look at, but read the instructions at whichever forum you post to.

Cool.  Good luck, Yeti.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 16, 2010, 01:37:36 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AMSo, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

You're working in "safe mode" "with network support," right?

[Edit.--You should be able to scour it by hand in "regular" safe mode, if necessary. These are the places it lives:

Quote
Processes :

    * [random]sysguard.exe
    * [random]sftav.exe
    * [random]tssd.exe

Files :

    * %AppData%\[random]\[random]sftav.exe
    * %AppData%\[random]\[random]sysguard.exe
    * %AppData%\[random]\[random]tssd.exe
    * %AppData%\[random]

Registry

Registry keys created

    * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations
    * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments
    * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script
    * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script\Settings
    * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\avsoft
    * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\avsuite
    * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\avsoft
    * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\avsuite

Registry values created

    * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
          * [random] = "%AppData%\agolui\[random]sftav.exe"
    * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download
          * RunInvalidSignatures = 0x00000001
    * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations
          * LowRiskFileTypes = ".exe"
    * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments
          * SaveZoneInformation = 0x00000001
    * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
          * [random = "%AppData%\[random]\[random]sftav.exe"
    * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script\Settings
          * JITDebug = 0x00000001
    * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\avsoft
          * knkd = 0x00000001

Registry value deleted

    * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
          * AppInit_DLLs = ""

Registry value modified

    * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download
          * CheckExeSignatures = ""/ Original value =" yes"


Got it?

Quote
For manual removal :

    * Restart your computer in safe mode using your usual account
    * Open Explorer
    * Type %AppData% on the address bar
    * Remove all RANDOM CHARACTERS folder
    * Click on the Start menu
    * Click on Run
    * Type msconfig and enter
    * Go to StartUp tab
    * Uncheck all RANDOM CHARACTERS values which point to a process under %AppData%\[random characters]\
    * Restart your computer in normal mode

http://www.net-studio.org/eng/patch/patch/249-free-malware-removal-tool-to-remove-av-security-suite.html ]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 01:45:22 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 16, 2010, 01:37:36 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AMSo, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

You're working in "safe mode" "with network support," right?

I.. I don't know? My computer has had some issues and it's slowly been hitting the shitter. Apparently the battery doesn't hold a charge, the thing overheats sometimes and shuts off (at least I assume that's why it shuts off on me). When it reboots after that it usually hits a black screen prompting me to either start it normally or in Safe Mode or sometimes there are other options. Until this spyware, I was able to use it normally for the most part.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 01:45:56 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 01:45:22 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 16, 2010, 01:37:36 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AMSo, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

You're working in "safe mode" "with network support," right?

I.. I don't know? My computer has had some issues and it's slowly been hitting the shitter. Apparently the battery doesn't hold a charge, the thing overheats sometimes and shuts off (at least I assume that's why it shuts off on me). When it reboots after that it usually hits a black screen prompting me to either start it normally or in Safe Mode or sometimes there are other options. Until this spyware, I was able to use it normally for the most part.

Time to buy a new computer?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 16, 2010, 01:46:24 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 01:45:22 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 16, 2010, 01:37:36 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AMSo, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

You're working in "safe mode" "with network support," right?

I.. I don't know? My computer has had some issues and it's slowly been hitting the shitter. Apparently the battery doesn't hold a charge, the thing overheats sometimes and shuts off (at least I assume that's why it shuts off on me). When it reboots after that it usually hits a black screen prompting me to either start it normally or in Safe Mode or sometimes there are other options. Until this spyware, I was able to use it normally for the most part.

I had one that did the same thing. I trashed it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on July 16, 2010, 03:29:04 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 16, 2010, 01:46:24 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 01:45:22 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 16, 2010, 01:37:36 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AMSo, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

You're working in "safe mode" "with network support," right?

I.. I don't know? My computer has had some issues and it's slowly been hitting the shitter. Apparently the battery doesn't hold a charge, the thing overheats sometimes and shuts off (at least I assume that's why it shuts off on me). When it reboots after that it usually hits a black screen prompting me to either start it normally or in Safe Mode or sometimes there are other options. Until this spyware, I was able to use it normally for the most part.

I had one that did the same thing. I trashed it.

Not everybody has fat stacks of cheddar like you do. Who are you, Lenny Dykstra?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 16, 2010, 03:48:12 PM
I haven't been to "new" Soldier Field as a fan, but I worked as an ESPN subcontractor six years ago.  My job was to make sure the camera cord didn't trip Brad Maynard or Paul Edinger on the sideline, which meant I was kneeling right next to the practice tee for three hours routing the cord around the bench.  This was the Halloween game started by the Great Craig Krenzel against the 49ers in 2004.  Anyway, before the game I had been sent back into the tunnel to get something for the camera man and returned to the field.  As I was walking through the tunnel the Bears came out, so to avoid being trampled I started running with them.  Not a bad way to make $50.

After all that, you'd think I'd remember something like this, but I don't.  Which tunnel do the Bears come out for pregame, and which tunnel do the visitors use?  Someone wants tickets with that information taken into account.

(http://i26.tinypic.com/34dnc0j.jpg)
Seat diagram (http://www.chicagobears.com/tickets/SeatingChart.asp)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 16, 2010, 04:03:14 PM
Bears out of NW Tunnel, felons out of NE tunnel.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Andy on July 16, 2010, 05:54:12 PM
Who wants to know?  And does he know he has to college games to throw bags of urine at Dave Wannstedt these days?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 16, 2010, 10:38:50 PM
Quote from: Andy on July 16, 2010, 05:54:12 PM
Who wants to know?  And does he know he has to college games to throw bags of urinescalding hot cat piss at Dave Wannstedt these days?

Better.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 16, 2010, 10:45:56 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 16, 2010, 10:38:50 PM
Quote from: Andy on July 16, 2010, 05:54:12 PM
Who wants to know?  And does he know he has to college games to throw bags of urinescalding hot cat piss at Dave Wannstedt these days?

Better.

Not really. I think I figured it out though and I smiled.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 17, 2010, 02:28:47 AM
Quote from: Andy on July 16, 2010, 05:54:12 PM
Who wants to know?  And does he know he has to college games to throw bags of urine at Dave Wannstedt these days?

My rotten moron Eagle fan brother.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 17, 2010, 10:32:08 AM
Quote from: Night Man on July 17, 2010, 02:28:47 AM
Quote from: Andy on July 16, 2010, 05:54:12 PM
Who wants to know?  And does he know he has to college games to throw bags of urine at Dave Wannstedt these days?

My rotten moron Eagle fan brother.

DPD.  Well that was disappointing.

(http://i25.tinypic.com/2urm4o9.png)

I refreshed about 10 times per second to make sure I got into the queue as soon as possible, but still got shut out.  Still trying, but just in case, I need three for the Eagles game on 11/28, anything $125 or less.  It's a birthday thing.  Not mine.  Thanks, Only Site!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 17, 2010, 10:03:18 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 17, 2010, 10:32:08 AM
Quote from: Night Man on July 17, 2010, 02:28:47 AM
Quote from: Andy on July 16, 2010, 05:54:12 PM
Who wants to know?  And does he know he has to college games to throw bags of urine at Dave Wannstedt these days?

My rotten moron Eagle fan brother.

DPD.  Well that was disappointing.

(http://i25.tinypic.com/2urm4o9.png)

I refreshed about 10 times per second to make sure I got into the queue as soon as possible, but still got shut out.  Still trying, but just in case, I need three for the Eagles game on 11/28, anything $125 or less.  It's a birthday thing.  Not mine.  Thanks, Only Site!

I have two to that game. I might sell them. But not to you our your moron brother.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 17, 2010, 10:06:59 PM
That wasn't very nice. I'm sorry. But I'm not selling those. I have a big weekend planned with Purdue playing in the Chicago Invitational at Sears Center in whereverthefuck. W00t.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 18, 2010, 07:02:10 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2010, 10:03:18 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 17, 2010, 10:32:08 AM
Quote from: Night Man on July 17, 2010, 02:28:47 AM
Quote from: Andy on July 16, 2010, 05:54:12 PM
Who wants to know?  And does he know he has to college games to throw bags of urine at Dave Wannstedt these days?

My rotten moron Eagle fan brother.

DPD.  Well that was disappointing.

(http://i25.tinypic.com/2urm4o9.png)

I refreshed about 10 times per second to make sure I got into the queue as soon as possible, but still got shut out.  Still trying, but just in case, I need three for the Eagles game on 11/28, anything $125 or less.  It's a birthday thing.  Not mine.  Thanks, Only Site!

I have two to that game. I might sell them. But not to you our your moron brother.

Thanks for letting me know, that's really helpful. Oh well, enjoy losing to Northwestern again.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 21, 2010, 12:38:31 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

1. Congrats!
2. I don't consider Casey a girl's name (unless she's in porn). Just make sure to give him a really masculine middle name in case he decided he hates Casey.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 21, 2010, 12:39:34 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

Casey Stengel. Casey Blake. Casey McGehee (Fuck that guy)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on July 21, 2010, 12:40:06 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 21, 2010, 12:38:31 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

1. Congrats!
2. I don't consider Casey a girl's name (unless she's in porn). Just make sure to give him a really masculine middle name in case he decided he hates Casey.

How about "Casey Brutus"?

Also, congrats, SMG.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on July 21, 2010, 12:40:53 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

Spell it Cassy and he'll be fine.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 21, 2010, 12:41:37 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

Hey, congrats!  

Casey's a good name.  Think of all the great Caseys out there ... Casey at the Bat, Casey Jones, Casey Stengel, Casey Kasem, and so-on (http://www.babynamefacts.com/babynames/namesakes.php?name=CASEY). Besides, who the hell knows if people his age will think of "Casey" as a girls name by the time he's old enough to get bullied for it?  If Casey Affleck continues his meteoric rise to stardom, it shouldn't be a problem...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 21, 2010, 12:41:47 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

At this particular point in time, Casey is a douchebag's name. Who knows if that will be the case in 16 years?

And congrats. That's great news. Best of luck with everything!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 21, 2010, 12:47:56 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

Mazel tov!

Just don't name him Mordeccai.

Or her, for that matter.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 21, 2010, 12:49:20 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am.

Intrepid Reader: TDubbs

Hi.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on July 21, 2010, 12:50:57 PM
Two words:

Casey Moran's



EDIT: Also congratulations. Enjoy it because pretty soon they get big, hairy, and expensive.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 21, 2010, 12:53:52 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 21, 2010, 12:50:57 PM
Two words:

Casey Moran's

Intrepid Reader: TDubbs

Hi.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:58:21 PM
Thanks everyone!  That was fast. I can't quite explain why, but Casey is by far my favorite of the names I've considered to this point, but I have this notably un-feminist nagging feeling that I shouldn't use even a slightly unisex name. So I thought I'd throw the question out to this crowd for a reliably male perspective. I have plenty of time to think about it, but I've known his sex for about six weeks and haven't made much progress in choosing his name.

Thanks again for all of the kind wishes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:02:43 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

Thought I pulled out.  Dammit. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 21, 2010, 02:12:07 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:02:43 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

Thought I pulled out.  Dammit. 

Everything I could have expected from you and more. Outstanding.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 21, 2010, 02:18:55 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:02:43 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

Thought I pulled out.  Dammit. 

I laughed out loud.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:24:55 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 21, 2010, 02:18:55 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:02:43 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

Thought I pulled out.  Dammit. 

I laughed out loud.

You sick fuck
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 21, 2010, 02:26:42 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:24:55 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 21, 2010, 02:18:55 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:02:43 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

Thought I pulled out.  Dammit. 

I laughed out loud.

You sick fuck

You're on fire today!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:36:25 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 21, 2010, 02:26:42 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:24:55 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 21, 2010, 02:18:55 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:02:43 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

Thought I pulled out.  Dammit. 

I laughed out loud.

You sick fuck

You're on fire today!

OMG.  I didn't even see you posted in this thread.  I was just referring to you trying to stick your tiny, girlish wiener inside of small boys' peeholes while bonging Woodchuck cider and trying not to get all sickly on the carbonation and bubblies that make your tummy ache.  Bitch. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 21, 2010, 02:38:20 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:36:25 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 21, 2010, 02:26:42 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:24:55 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 21, 2010, 02:18:55 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:02:43 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

Thought I pulled out.  Dammit. 

I laughed out loud.

You sick fuck

You're on fire today!

OMG.  I didn't even see you posted in this thread.  I was just referring to you trying to stick your tiny, girlish wiener inside of small boys' peeholes while bonging Woodchuck cider and trying not to get all sickly on the carbonation and bubblies that make your tummy ache.  Bitch. 

Grr!  Now I'm angry at yoU!  One day we will fight! 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 21, 2010, 07:06:18 PM
Congratulations, and Casey is boy's name.


Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 21, 2010, 08:15:45 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 21, 2010, 07:06:18 PM
Congratulations, and Casey is boy's name.




Boy George maybe.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on July 21, 2010, 10:07:00 PM
Casey = Male
Kasey = Female
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 21, 2010, 10:14:46 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 21, 2010, 10:07:00 PM
Casey = Male
Kasey = Female

Google images isn't exactly 100% supportive. (http://www.google.com/images?q=casey)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 21, 2010, 10:19:31 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 21, 2010, 10:14:46 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 21, 2010, 10:07:00 PM
Casey = Male
Kasey = Female

Google images isn't exactly 100% supportive. (http://www.google.com/images?q=casey)

Casey Carlson is attractive.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on July 21, 2010, 10:27:59 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 21, 2010, 10:14:46 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 21, 2010, 10:07:00 PM
Casey = Male
Kasey = Female

Google images isn't exactly 100% supportive. (http://www.google.com/images?q=casey)

THE REPUTABLE NAMESTATISTICS.COM REFUDIATES YOUR PICTURES

QuoteCASEY is the #268 most common male first name
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QuoteKASEY is the #1177 most common male first name
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KASEY is the #847 most common female first name
0.011% of females in the US are named KASEY.
Around 13475 US females are named KASEY!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 21, 2010, 10:44:04 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 21, 2010, 08:15:45 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 21, 2010, 07:06:18 PM
Congratulations, and Casey is boy's name.




Boy George maybe.

Just avoid the name Andrew.  It produces nothing but fuckups.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 21, 2010, 11:02:40 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 21, 2010, 10:19:31 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 21, 2010, 10:14:46 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 21, 2010, 10:07:00 PM
Casey = Male
Kasey = Female

Google images isn't exactly 100% supportive. (http://www.google.com/images?q=casey)

Casey Carlson is attractive.

I wonder if Casey Anthony dating anyone.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on July 22, 2010, 07:48:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 21, 2010, 10:07:00 PM
Casey = Male
Kasey = Female

That guy from whom Yellon lifted the "Cubs by Numbers" idea will probably be surprised to hear this.

Also, I work with a Casey who's a girl.  Full name is Cassandra.  My wife's boss--allso female--is Casey as well.  It still strikes me, initially, as a boy's name.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 22, 2010, 08:04:45 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 



Sean is quite the name, I hear.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2010, 08:15:10 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 22, 2010, 08:04:45 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 



Sean is quite the name, I hear.

(http://i.imgur.com/b9LWt.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 22, 2010, 08:36:32 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 



Todd's a very masculine name.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:38:52 AM
Quote from: BH on July 22, 2010, 08:36:32 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 



Todd's a very masculine name.

Absolutely. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo8CrY_ZfFk)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 22, 2010, 08:39:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I like the "C" part of that.  Let's see here:

FYKC!

Yeah, that works...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 08:41:11 AM
Maybe Albert or Alvin? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 08:51:40 AM
Solid choice, smg. You're a smart cookie.

Everett Ewing for the [W] <----flap flap flap.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2010, 08:57:55 AM
How about Bjaardker? It's Icelandic. (http://snltranscripts.jt.org/92/92ababynames.phtml)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 22, 2010, 09:00:13 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 21, 2010, 10:14:46 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 21, 2010, 10:07:00 PM
Casey = Male
Kasey = Female

Google images isn't exactly 100% supportive. (http://www.google.com/images?q=casey)

I'm surprised none of you checked out the catch of all the Caseys, Casey Donovan.  And she's a pop star!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on July 22, 2010, 09:04:15 AM
Pro: I have a co-worker who has a son named Casey.
Con: His son is six, and has been told he has a girl's name by ruthless North Shore ruffians.

Either way, congrats!

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 22, 2010, 09:10:32 AM


Name the kid Aqualung. Works for boys and girls.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 22, 2010, 09:11:49 AM
I hear guys with unisex names are really into sincerity, if that sways your decision at all.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 09:13:17 AM
How about Kal-El?  Your son will be incredibly popular right up until puberty.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2010, 09:13:50 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 22, 2010, 09:00:13 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 21, 2010, 10:14:46 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 21, 2010, 10:07:00 PM
Casey = Male
Kasey = Female

Google images isn't exactly 100% supportive. (http://www.google.com/images?q=casey)

I'm surprised none of you checked out the catch of all the Caseys, Casey Donovan.  And she's a pop star!

Casey Donovan?

(http://i.imgur.com/0lB13.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 22, 2010, 09:21:19 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2010, 09:13:50 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 22, 2010, 09:00:13 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 21, 2010, 10:14:46 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 21, 2010, 10:07:00 PM
Casey = Male
Kasey = Female

Google images isn't exactly 100% supportive. (http://www.google.com/images?q=casey)

I'm surprised none of you checked out the catch of all the Caseys, Casey Donovan.  And she's a pop star!

Casey Donovan?

(http://i.imgur.com/0lB13.jpg)

Dude... where do you get this stuff?

I was referring to (http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/12/03/casey_narrowweb__300x425,0.jpg).  Not sure if that's better or worse.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2010, 09:43:04 AM
Just name the kid Casey, buy him a hockey mask and let him learn how to defend himself with a refrigerator...

(http://i.imgur.com/aeU4E.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 22, 2010, 09:55:53 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2010, 09:43:04 AM
Just name the kid Casey, buy him a hockey mask and let him learn how to defend himself with a refrigerator...

(http://i.imgur.com/aeU4E.jpg)

Casey T.?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so. 

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 22, 2010, 10:26:47 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so. 

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

Translation: hi.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on July 22, 2010, 10:32:20 AM
I think this is where I parked my car.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 22, 2010, 10:37:42 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 22, 2010, 10:32:20 AM
I think this is where I parked my car.

Hey, Candy, before I go, you might want to clean that off
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 10:39:27 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so. 

Those who go by their first two initials grow up to be champions.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51OEb3q6kmL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 10:42:04 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 10:39:27 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so. 

Those who go by their first two initials grow up to be champions.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51OEb3q6kmL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)

(http://winnandtonic.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/oj-simpson-picture2.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 22, 2010, 10:43:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 10:42:04 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 10:39:27 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so. 

Those who go by their first two initials grow up to be champions.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51OEb3q6kmL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)

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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 10:44:34 AM
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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 22, 2010, 10:46:05 AM
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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 10:49:56 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 10:44:34 AM
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That guy could create his own shot.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 22, 2010, 10:52:36 AM
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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 10:57:51 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 22, 2010, 10:52:36 AM
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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?  That was the plan, by the way.  I'm very happy about it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on July 22, 2010, 11:20:28 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still. 

Thanks for all of the input. 



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so. 

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?

Outstanding.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2010, 11:44:18 AM
Is this the part of Desipio where Bad Kermit apologizes again for dropping the breadcrumbs that led TDubbs here in the first place?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 22, 2010, 11:45:42 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2010, 11:44:18 AM
Is this the part of Desipio where Bad Kermit apologizes again for dropping the breadcrumbs Bud Lights that led TDubbs here in the first place?

Bro'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2010, 12:14:23 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMPuC8r9-5g

QuoteBOOKIE: You make a lot of man friends. You know who's a man? Charlie here, he's a man. You know who else? Me. I'm a man.

CHARLIE: I'm a man.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 22, 2010, 12:46:33 PM
If you like Casey, name him Casey.  It would suck to have him visit you when he's 20 and all you can think about is how you should've named him Casey.  Plus, the way he's raised will have a lot more to do with how he turns out than what his name is.  A good parent will more than make up for any supposed gender confusion from being named Casey.  In fact, he'll own Casey.  He'll be the manliest Casey that's ever Caseyed.  And maybe whenever someone makes fun of him for "having a girl's name", he can kick that person's ass.  Problem solved.

Casey is a fine name.  If you still like it, go with it.

And congratulations!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on July 22, 2010, 12:54:01 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 22, 2010, 12:46:33 PM
If you like Casey, name him Casey.  It would suck to have him visit you when he's 20 and all you can think about is how you should've named him Casey.  Plus, the way he's raised will have a lot more to do with how he turns out than what his name is.  A good parent will more than make up for any supposed gender confusion from being named Casey.  In fact, he'll own Casey.  He'll be the manliest Casey that's ever Caseyed.  And maybe whenever someone makes fun of him for "having a girl's name", he can kick that person's ass.  Problem solved.

Casey is a fine name.  If you still like it, go with it.

And congratulations!

What the hell people?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 22, 2010, 12:59:03 PM
Quote from: SKO on July 22, 2010, 12:54:01 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 22, 2010, 12:46:33 PM
If you like Casey, name him Casey.  It would suck to have him visit you when he's 20 and all you can think about is how you should've named him Casey.  Plus, the way he's raised will have a lot more to do with how he turns out than what his name is.  A good parent will more than make up for any supposed gender confusion from being named Casey.  In fact, he'll own Casey.  He'll be the manliest Casey that's ever Caseyed.  And maybe whenever someone makes fun of him for "having a girl's name", he can kick that person's ass.  Problem solved.

Casey is a fine name.  If you still like it, go with it.

And congratulations!

What the hell people?

Kyle Orton is a Bronco, I don't trust your opinion on all things name.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 22, 2010, 01:05:33 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 22, 2010, 12:46:33 PM
If you like Casey, name him Casey.  It would suck to have him visit you when he's 20 and all you can think about is how you should've named him Casey.  Plus, the way he's raised will have a lot more to do with how he turns out than what his name is.  A good parent will more than make up for any supposed gender confusion from being named Casey.  In fact, he'll own Casey.  He'll be the manliest Casey that's ever Caseyed.  And maybe whenever someone makes fun of him for "having a girl's name", he can kick that person's ass.  Problem solved.

Casey is a fine name.  If you still like it, go with it.

And congratulations!

I agree. Any dude can be raised to be a woman-banging, dude-bashing, brew-crushing machine. Just do him right. His name could be Sue, and he'd be a badass if you do it right.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on July 22, 2010, 01:06:09 PM
(http://www.listzblog.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Casey.jpg)

(http://27.media.tumblr.com/Phg7xaRjGixaucabKznGO9Bno1_400.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2010, 01:07:45 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 22, 2010, 12:46:33 PM
If you like Casey, name him Casey.  It would suck to have him visit you when he's 20 and all you can think about is how you should've named him Casey.  Plus, the way he's raised will have a lot more to do with how he turns out than what his name is.  A good parent will more than make up for any supposed gender confusion from being named Casey.  In fact, he'll own Casey.  He'll be the manliest Casey that's ever Caseyed.  And maybe whenever someone makes fun of him for "having a girl's name", he can kick that person's ass.  Problem solved.

Casey is a fine name.  If you still like it, go with it.

And congratulations!

And, to be honest, if kids want to make fun of him, they'll find a way to make fun of him whatever you name him. And it'll probably prove to be something worse than "Casey is a girl's name" in any event (which is pretty weak sauce when you get down to it).

This is what kids do. It's what they excel at. Don't sweat it too much; middle school is like Lord of the Flies no matter what your name is.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 22, 2010, 01:08:34 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 22, 2010, 01:05:33 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 22, 2010, 12:46:33 PM
If you like Casey, name him Casey.  It would suck to have him visit you when he's 20 and all you can think about is how you should've named him Casey.  Plus, the way he's raised will have a lot more to do with how he turns out than what his name is.  A good parent will more than make up for any supposed gender confusion from being named Casey.  In fact, he'll own Casey.  He'll be the manliest Casey that's ever Caseyed.  And maybe whenever someone makes fun of him for "having a girl's name", he can kick that person's ass.  Problem solved.

Casey is a fine name.  If you still like it, go with it.

And congratulations!

I agree. Any dude can be raised to be a woman-banging, dude-bashing, brew-crushing machine. Just do him right. His name could be Sue, and he'd be a badass if you do it right.

Whoa there, chief.  I was just saying not to worry about him being effeminate.  I would've suggested Tucker Max for all those broqualities.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 22, 2010, 01:14:22 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2010, 01:07:45 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 22, 2010, 12:46:33 PM
If you like Casey, name him Casey.  It would suck to have him visit you when he's 20 and all you can think about is how you should've named him Casey.  Plus, the way he's raised will have a lot more to do with how he turns out than what his name is.  A good parent will more than make up for any supposed gender confusion from being named Casey.  In fact, he'll own Casey.  He'll be the manliest Casey that's ever Caseyed.  And maybe whenever someone makes fun of him for "having a girl's name", he can kick that person's ass.  Problem solved.

Casey is a fine name.  If you still like it, go with it.

And congratulations!

And, to be honest, if kids want to make fun of him, they'll find a way to make fun of him whatever you name him. And it'll probably prove to be something worse than "Casey is a girl's name" in any event (which is pretty weak sauce when you get down to it).

This is what kids do. It's what they excel at. Don't sweat it too much; middle school is like Lord of the Flies no matter what your name is.

Tank is right. But of course, years of crying his artphag eyes as pink as his politics probably helped him for that opinion. That homo.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

When's the last time you got into a fist fight?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

When's the last time you got into a fist fight?

Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away. 
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 02:00:00 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

When's the last time you got into a fist fight?

Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away. 
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

I'm sure that in person you're a swell guy, and you'll make a great husband and father someday. 

No, really.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

When's the last time you got into a fist fight?

Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away.  
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

That's exactly what my ex-boyfriend asked me last time I talked to him.  Or, pretty much every time I've ever talked to him.  Ah, nostalgia.  

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 22, 2010, 10:22:57 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

No risk on the guy's part.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 23, 2010, 12:22:47 AM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

Quote from: Day ManCasey is a fine name.  If you still like it, go with it.

Does this qualify for a FACE?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 23, 2010, 07:52:10 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

When's the last time you got into a fist fight?

Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away.  
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

That's exactly what my ex-boyfriend asked me last time I talked to him.  Or, pretty much every time I've ever talked to him.  Ah, nostalgia.  

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

I'm imagining Dubbs as a role model for an infant...can you pop the collar on a onesie?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 08:35:04 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

When's the last time you got into a fist fight?

Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away.  
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

That's exactly what my ex-boyfriend asked me last time I talked to him.  Or, pretty much every time I've ever talked to him.  Ah, nostalgia.  

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

Is that a yes?  I can babysit.  I have experience.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 23, 2010, 08:40:45 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 08:35:04 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

When's the last time you got into a fist fight?

Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away.  
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

That's exactly what my ex-boyfriend asked me last time I talked to him.  Or, pretty much every time I've ever talked to him.  Ah, nostalgia.  

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

Is that a yes?  I can babysit.  I have experience.

I'll help IAN. We can teach Casey about the finer points about noobtubing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 23, 2010, 08:42:20 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 23, 2010, 08:40:45 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 08:35:04 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

When's the last time you got into a fist fight?

Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away.  
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

That's exactly what my ex-boyfriend asked me last time I talked to him.  Or, pretty much every time I've ever talked to him.  Ah, nostalgia.  

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

Is that a yes?  I can babysit.  I have experience.

I'll help IAN. We can teach Casey about the finer points about noobtubing.

I can help out...we need to find out if bringing a baby gets us a free table dance.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 09:15:27 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 08:35:04 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away.  
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

That's exactly what my ex-boyfriend asked me last time I talked to him.  Or, pretty much every time I've ever talked to him.  Ah, nostalgia.  

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

Is that a yes?  I can babysit.  I have experience.

IAN just wants you to leave him alone in your house so he can try on all of your shoes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 09:33:35 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 09:15:27 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 08:35:04 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away.  
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

That's exactly what my ex-boyfriend asked me last time I talked to him.  Or, pretty much every time I've ever talked to him.  Ah, nostalgia.  

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

Is that a yes?  I can babysit.  I have experience.

IAN just wants you to leave him alone in your house so he can try on all of your shoes.

Don't project your homoerotic dreams on me, queen.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on July 23, 2010, 09:43:51 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 23, 2010, 08:40:45 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 08:35:04 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

When's the last time you got into a fist fight?

Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away.  
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

That's exactly what my ex-boyfriend asked me last time I talked to him.  Or, pretty much every time I've ever talked to him.  Ah, nostalgia.  

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

Is that a yes?  I can babysit.  I have experience.

I'll help IAN. We can teach Casey about the finer points about noobtubing.

Hands up, anybody who thinks it's a good idea to leave Yeti in charge of kids.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 23, 2010, 09:46:08 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 23, 2010, 09:43:51 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 23, 2010, 08:40:45 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 08:35:04 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

When's the last time you got into a fist fight?

Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away.  
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

That's exactly what my ex-boyfriend asked me last time I talked to him.  Or, pretty much every time I've ever talked to him.  Ah, nostalgia.  

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

Is that a yes?  I can babysit.  I have experience.

I'll help IAN. We can teach Casey about the finer points about noobtubing.

Hands up, anybody who thinks it's a good idea to leave Yeti in charge of kids.

Honestly?  I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving Yeti and IAN in charge of Yeti and IAN.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 10:10:55 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 23, 2010, 09:46:08 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 23, 2010, 09:43:51 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 23, 2010, 08:40:45 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 08:35:04 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

When's the last time you got into a fist fight?

Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away.  
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

That's exactly what my ex-boyfriend asked me last time I talked to him.  Or, pretty much every time I've ever talked to him.  Ah, nostalgia.  

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

Is that a yes?  I can babysit.  I have experience.

I'll help IAN. We can teach Casey about the finer points about noobtubing.

Hands up, anybody who thinks it's a good idea to leave Yeti in charge of kids.

Honestly?  I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving Yeti and IAN in charge of Yeti and IAN.

You'll all see in 2012.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 23, 2010, 10:18:21 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 10:10:55 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 23, 2010, 09:46:08 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 23, 2010, 09:43:51 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 23, 2010, 08:40:45 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 08:35:04 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

When's the last time you got into a fist fight?

Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away.  
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

That's exactly what my ex-boyfriend asked me last time I talked to him.  Or, pretty much every time I've ever talked to him.  Ah, nostalgia.  

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

Is that a yes?  I can babysit.  I have experience.

I'll help IAN. We can teach Casey about the finer points about noobtubing.

Hands up, anybody who thinks it's a good idea to leave Yeti in charge of kids.

Honestly?  I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving Yeti and IAN in charge of Yeti and IAN.

You'll all see in 2012.

*HIGH FIVES*
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 10:52:41 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 09:33:35 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 09:15:27 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 23, 2010, 08:35:04 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away.  
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

That's exactly what my ex-boyfriend asked me last time I talked to him.  Or, pretty much every time I've ever talked to him.  Ah, nostalgia.  

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

Is that a yes?  I can babysit.  I have experience.

IAN just wants you to leave him alone in your house so he can try on all of your shoes.

Don't project your homoerotic dreams on me, queen.

"I know you are but what am I"?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch. 

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 23, 2010, 12:56:24 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch. 

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.

I just assumed it was "G".

Casey G.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 23, 2010, 01:02:24 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 23, 2010, 12:56:24 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch. 

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.

I just assumed it was "G".

Casey G.

Her actual last name is Andthesunshineband.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 23, 2010, 01:07:50 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 23, 2010, 01:02:24 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 23, 2010, 12:56:24 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch. 

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.

I just assumed it was "G".

Casey G.

Her actual last name is Andthesunshineband.

That's our Fork!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 23, 2010, 01:12:12 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 23, 2010, 01:07:50 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 23, 2010, 01:02:24 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 23, 2010, 12:56:24 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch. 

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.

I just assumed it was "G".

Casey G.

Her actual last name is Andthesunshineband.

That's our Fork!

(applause, end credits)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 01:40:51 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch. 

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.

Honestly, where smg really erred was in not requesting our name ideas before getting her heart set on Casey.

We have a bottomless well of suggestions to share. Just ask PenFoe.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on July 23, 2010, 01:42:59 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 01:40:51 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch. 

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.

Honestly, where smg really erred was in not requesting our name ideas before getting her heart set on Casey.

We have a bottomless well of suggestions to share. Just ask PenFoe.

I just named a baby a few months ago.  I got what the kids call "a 6 month old". 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on July 23, 2010, 01:44:09 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 01:42:59 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 01:40:51 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch. 

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.

Honestly, where smg really erred was in not requesting our name ideas before getting her heart set on Casey.

We have a bottomless well of suggestions to share. Just ask PenFoe.

I just named a baby a few months ago.  I got what the kids call "a 6 month old". 

JD II?

Congrats, Dills.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on July 23, 2010, 02:06:01 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 23, 2010, 01:44:09 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 01:42:59 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 01:40:51 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch. 

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.

Honestly, where smg really erred was in not requesting our name ideas before getting her heart set on Casey.

We have a bottomless well of suggestions to share. Just ask PenFoe.

I just named a baby a few months ago.  I got what the kids call "a 6 month old". 

JD II?

Congrats, Dills.

Gracias!  It's a girl.  Her name is Glennita Bequita.  Yeah, it's a pretty awesome name.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 02:08:20 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 02:06:01 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 23, 2010, 01:44:09 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 01:42:59 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 01:40:51 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch.  

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.

Honestly, where smg really erred was in not requesting our name ideas before getting her heart set on Casey.

We have a bottomless well of suggestions to share. Just ask PenFoe.

I just named a baby a few months ago.  I got what the kids call "a 6 month old".  

JD II?

Congrats, Dills.

Gracias!  It's a girl.  Her name is Glennita Bequita.  Yeah, it's a pretty awesome name.

Way to go.

But would it have killed you to run it by us first?

We've got systems in place for this type of thing, dammit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 23, 2010, 02:14:10 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 02:08:20 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 02:06:01 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 23, 2010, 01:44:09 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 01:42:59 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 01:40:51 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch.  

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.

Honestly, where smg really erred was in not requesting our name ideas before getting her heart set on Casey.

We have a bottomless well of suggestions to share. Just ask PenFoe.

I just named a baby a few months ago.  I got what the kids call "a 6 month old".  

JD II?

Congrats, Dills.

Gracias!  It's a girl.  Her name is Glennita Bequita.  Yeah, it's a pretty awesome name.

Way to go.

But would it have killed you to run it by us first?

We've got systems in place for this type of thing, dammit.

Thrill is right, the order of announcement goes:
SBox
Desipio
Parents
Co-Workers
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 02:25:34 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 23, 2010, 02:14:10 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 02:08:20 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 02:06:01 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 23, 2010, 01:44:09 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 01:42:59 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 01:40:51 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch.  

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.

Honestly, where smg really erred was in not requesting our name ideas before getting her heart set on Casey.

We have a bottomless well of suggestions to share. Just ask PenFoe.

I just named a baby a few months ago.  I got what the kids call "a 6 month old".  

JD II?

Congrats, Dills.

Gracias!  It's a girl.  Her name is Glennita Bequita.  Yeah, it's a pretty awesome name.

Way to go.

But would it have killed you to run it by us first?

We've got systems in place for this type of thing, dammit.

Thrill is right, the order of announcement goes:
SBox
Desipio
Parents
Co-Workers

PenFoe "gets it."

And that's why young Chastity Lapdance will stand out against the sea of Emmas, Emilys, Madisons and Addisons around her. It's a power name.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 23, 2010, 03:33:26 PM
How many of us have multiplied in the past year?

Slaky
JD
IAN
Me
smg

Am I missing anyone?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on July 23, 2010, 03:37:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 23, 2010, 03:33:26 PM
How many of us will have multiplied in the past by year's end?

Slaky
JD
IAN
Me
smg
Huey

Am I missing anyone?

I have a designated driver for about 3 more months'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 23, 2010, 03:38:07 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 23, 2010, 03:33:26 PM
How many of us have multiplied in the past year?

Slaky
JD
IAN
Me
smg

Am I missing anyone?

I bought a puppy and took a few ginormous dumps that would have soiled the hand of a common Yeti using a European shelf-toilet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on July 23, 2010, 03:49:51 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 23, 2010, 03:33:26 PM
How many of us have multiplied in the past year?

Slaky
JD
IAN
Me
smg

Am I missing anyone?

We are expecting grandchild number 4 in November.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 23, 2010, 03:51:35 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 23, 2010, 03:38:07 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 23, 2010, 03:33:26 PM
How many of us have multiplied in the past year?

Slaky
JD
IAN
Me
smg

Am I missing anyone?

I bought a puppy and took a few ginormous dumps that would have soiled the hand of a common Yeti using a European shelf-toilet.

Yeti does them in 15 inch loaves.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 23, 2010, 03:57:27 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 23, 2010, 03:51:35 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 23, 2010, 03:38:07 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 23, 2010, 03:33:26 PM
How many of us have multiplied in the past year?

Slaky
JD
IAN
Me
smg

Am I missing anyone?

I bought a puppy and took a few ginormous dumps that would have soiled the hand of a common Yeti using a European shelf-toilet.

Yeti does them in 15 inch loaves.

Yeti wins.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on July 23, 2010, 04:06:07 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 23, 2010, 03:37:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 23, 2010, 03:33:26 PM
How many of us will have multiplied in the past by year's end?

Slaky
JD
IAN
Me
smg
Huey

Am I missing anyone?

I have a designated driver for about 3 more months'd.

Congrats, Huey.  And everyone else.  I guess.  That's just more people on this overpopulated, stinkin' planet. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 23, 2010, 04:43:11 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 23, 2010, 03:37:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 23, 2010, 03:33:26 PM
How many of us will have multiplied in the past by year's end?

Slaky
JD
IAN
Me
smg
Huey

Am I missing anyone?

I have a designated driver for about 3 more months'd.

Congratulations!

Thank God we're more prolific than the BCB minions.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: smg on July 23, 2010, 07:40:44 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 01:42:59 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 01:40:51 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch. 

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.

Honestly, where smg really erred was in not requesting our name ideas before getting her heart set on Casey.

We have a bottomless well of suggestions to share. Just ask PenFoe.

I just named a baby a few months ago.  I got what the kids call "a 6 month old". 

Congrats!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 24, 2010, 09:52:48 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 23, 2010, 04:43:11 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 23, 2010, 03:37:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 23, 2010, 03:33:26 PM
How many of us will have multiplied in the past by year's end?

Slaky
JD
IAN
Me
smg
Huey

Am I missing anyone?

I have a designated driver for about 3 more months'd.

Congratulations!

Thank God we're more prolific than the BCB minions.

It's no concidence that the Desipio population boom happened while the Cubs sucked. Everyone had to look elsewhere for their boners.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 24, 2010, 09:58:24 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 23, 2010, 04:43:11 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 23, 2010, 03:37:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 23, 2010, 03:33:26 PM
How many of us will have multiplied in the past by year's end?

Slaky
JD
IAN
Me
smg
Huey

Am I missing anyone?

I have a designated driver for about 3 more months'd.

Congratulations!

Thank God we're more prolific than the BCB minions.

Have you been running a BCB census?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 25, 2010, 09:48:17 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 22, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 12:08:24 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2010, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 22, 2010, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 09:34:25 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 22, 2010, 08:33:21 AM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 08:02:25 AM
I think I need to pick something else.  It's just nagging at me.  I think Casey sounds really cool and friendly, but I won't enjoy it since in my head, I've made it into this huge issue.  Like I am going to give him a reason to hate me before he's even born.  Plus, I read a study that said that boys with "girly" (ugh) names suddenly develop behavior problems in middle school.  And if there happens to be a girl in class with the same name, they turn into murderers or something.  I think the study was focused on names that I wouldn't even consider unisex names, like Ashley and Shannon.  But, still.  

Thanks for all of the input.  



Kevin Charles... K.C.

Congratulations to you and yours, by the way!

I did think of something along those lines ... but I don't think so.  

Is the dad around?  Does he have a say in it?  Do you have any pics so we know you're telling the truth and not just looking for attention?

I would be the only person on the planet with legal or financial responsibility for the baby.  How's that for an answer?

Do you want to go out for a meal of food?*


*Depending on what the pics you post look like.

Take a hint dude. She as much as told you that she's not into men.

Or maybe she is, just not boys,

Bingo.  Not that I would cast aspersions on any of the members of this fine organization.

I don't know if I want any of these aspersions, mainly b/c I don't like vegetables all that much in general, but I'm most certainly a man.

When's the last time you got into a fist fight?

Shut up you faggot.  This isn't one of your kiddie parties where they're already roofied out cold and you can put your hands down their Superman underroos any time you want.  I'm trying to court a lovely young lady that happens to be knocked up and is looking for a man to take her and her unborn, fatherless child to dinner.  Go away.  
smg, i'm so sorry.  That child molester, Kurt Evans, had no right to butt in on our conversation.  Anywho . . .. what are you wearing?

That's exactly what my ex-boyfriend asked me last time I talked to him.  Or, pretty much every time I've ever talked to him.  Ah, nostalgia.  

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

yep
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: smg on July 26, 2010, 08:43:21 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 25, 2010, 09:48:17 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

yep

Let's say, for the sake of argument, I were tempted to say yes.  There are these nagging details.  You might consider this kind of stodgy and uptight of me, but I generally won't arrange to meet people in person about whom I don't have some minor details, like, you know, their name, general age range, criminal history.  That kind of thing.  It just seems prudent.  Also, when asking someone out, if the intent is to actually go out, and not to entertain a messageboard, you might want to send a private message.  Just a little insight into (not to stereotype) the female mind.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 26, 2010, 08:55:45 AM
Quote from: smg on July 26, 2010, 08:43:21 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 25, 2010, 09:48:17 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

yep

Let's say, for the sake of argument, I were tempted to say yes.  There are these nagging details.  You might consider this kind of stodgy and uptight of me, but I generally won't arrange to meet people in person about whom I don't have some minor details, like, you know, their name, general age range, criminal history.  That kind of thing.  It just seems prudent.  Also, when asking someone out, if the intent is to actually go out, and not to entertain a messageboard, you might want to send a private message.  Just a little insight into (not to stereotype) the female mind.


Please no.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 26, 2010, 09:00:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 26, 2010, 08:43:21 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 25, 2010, 09:48:17 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

yep

Let's say, for the sake of argument, I were tempted to say yes.  There are these nagging details.  You might consider this kind of stodgy and uptight of me, but I generally won't arrange to meet people in person about whom I don't have some minor details, like, you know, their name, general age range, criminal history.  That kind of thing.  It just seems prudent.  Also, when asking someone out, if the intent is to actually go out, and not to entertain a messageboard, you might want to send a private message.  Just a little insight into (not to stereotype) the female mind.


With TDubbs, it might be more prudent to ask about his collective of narcotic inhibitors and history of sexually transmitted diseases.

Though that other stuff you made mention of is good too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on July 26, 2010, 09:03:17 AM
Quote from: smg on July 26, 2010, 08:43:21 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 25, 2010, 09:48:17 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

yep

Let's say, for the sake of argument, I were tempted to say yes.  There are these nagging details.  You might consider this kind of stodgy and uptight of me, but I generally won't arrange to meet people in person about whom I don't have some minor details, like, you know, their name, general age range, criminal history.  That kind of thing.  It just seems prudent.  Also, when asking someone out, if the intent is to actually go out, and not to entertain a messageboard, you might want to send a private message.  Just a little insight into (not to stereotype) the female mind.


I thought we had some deets ironed out already.  Yeti and I are more than qualified to sit for BabyDubbs.  You've seen pics of Dubbs on here, right?  He's handsome.  And he's only murdered those that need murderin'.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 26, 2010, 09:29:50 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 02:25:34 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 23, 2010, 02:14:10 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 02:08:20 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 02:06:01 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 23, 2010, 01:44:09 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 01:42:59 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2010, 01:40:51 PM
Quote from: JD on July 23, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2010, 10:58:20 PM
What a day to have been stuck in meetings...

Casey is a fine name.
You like it, you stick with it.

You shouldn't say that until you know what the last name is.  If the two names don't sound good together, then ya gotta switch.  

HOWEVAH, if Casey sounds alright with the last name, then I'd just stick with it.  If he gets picked on, he gets picked on.  Besides, movies have shown over and over that pedophile father-figure can whip that little fartknocker into shape in a minimum of 2 training montages.

Honestly, where smg really erred was in not requesting our name ideas before getting her heart set on Casey.

We have a bottomless well of suggestions to share. Just ask PenFoe.

I just named a baby a few months ago.  I got what the kids call "a 6 month old".  

JD II?

Congrats, Dills.

Gracias!  It's a girl.  Her name is Glennita Bequita.  Yeah, it's a pretty awesome name.

Way to go.

But would it have killed you to run it by us first?

We've got systems in place for this type of thing, dammit.

Thrill is right, the order of announcement goes:
SBox
Desipio
Parents
Co-Workers

PenFoe "gets it."

And that's why young Chastity Lapdance will stand out against the sea of Emmas, Emilys, Madisons and Addisons around her. It's a power name.

Pen also knows it's proper form to inform the shoutbox within 18 minutes of conception.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 26, 2010, 09:52:15 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 26, 2010, 09:00:26 AM
Quote from: smg on July 26, 2010, 08:43:21 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 25, 2010, 09:48:17 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

yep

Let's say, for the sake of argument, I were tempted to say yes.  There are these nagging details.  You might consider this kind of stodgy and uptight of me, but I generally won't arrange to meet people in person about whom I don't have some minor details, like, you know, their name, general age range, criminal history.  That kind of thing.  It just seems prudent.  Also, when asking someone out, if the intent is to actually go out, and not to entertain a messageboard, you might want to send a private message.  Just a little insight into (not to stereotype) the female mind.


With TDubbs, it might be more prudent to ask about his collective of narcotic inhibitors and history of sexually transmitted diseases.

Though that other stuff you made mention of is good too.

Excellent points.

Because being a raging Chad isn't actually technically a crime.

Yet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on July 26, 2010, 10:55:12 AM
Quote from: smg on July 26, 2010, 08:43:21 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 25, 2010, 09:48:17 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

yep

Let's say, for the sake of argument, I were tempted to say yes.  There are these nagging details.  You might consider this kind of stodgy and uptight of me, but I generally won't arrange to meet people in person about whom I don't have some minor details, like, you know, their name, general age range, criminal history.  That kind of thing.  It just seems prudent.  Also, when asking someone out, if the intent is to actually go out, and not to entertain a messageboard, you might want to send a private message.  Just a little insight into (not to stereotype) the female mind.


Was TDubbs not at the Shitty's get-together when you were there?  I think it was the one with the weird Matt Murton fan-chick getting all dreamy eyed over Apex.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MAD on July 26, 2010, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: Oleg on July 26, 2010, 10:55:12 AM
Quote from: smg on July 26, 2010, 08:43:21 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 25, 2010, 09:48:17 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

yep

Let's say, for the sake of argument, I were tempted to say yes.  There are these nagging details.  You might consider this kind of stodgy and uptight of me, but I generally won't arrange to meet people in person about whom I don't have some minor details, like, you know, their name, general age range, criminal history.  That kind of thing.  It just seems prudent.  Also, when asking someone out, if the intent is to actually go out, and not to entertain a messageboard, you might want to send a private message.  Just a little insight into (not to stereotype) the female mind.


Was TDubbs not at the Shitty's get-together when you were there?  I think it was the one with the weird Matt Murton fan-chick getting all dreamy eyed over Apex.

Dubbs was not there.  Ned Ryerson was.  When I met him, I asked if he was "TDubbs" (same initials, before he said who he was).  Much cooler than TDubbs, that Tommy is.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 26, 2010, 02:38:45 PM
Quote from: smg on July 26, 2010, 08:43:21 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 25, 2010, 09:48:17 PM
Quote from: smg on July 22, 2010, 06:21:40 PM

Are you seriously asking me out?  And here I thought being pregnant would make dating more difficult.

yep

Let's say, for the sake of argument, I were tempted to say yes.  There are these nagging details.  You might consider this kind of stodgy and uptight of me, but I generally won't arrange to meet people in person about whom I don't have some minor details, like, you know, their name, general age range, criminal history.  That kind of thing.  It just seems prudent.  Also, when asking someone out, if the intent is to actually go out, and not to entertain a messageboard, you might want to send a private message.  Just a little insight into (not to stereotype) the female mind.


bump
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 26, 2010, 05:41:04 PM
Question, especially for the legal minds - I received a speeding ticket today.  The ticket specifies the vehicle as a 2006 Chevrolet.  The car was actually a 1995 Buick coupe.  The license plate number listed on the ticket is off by one digit.  Any chance of winning on that?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 26, 2010, 05:44:31 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 26, 2010, 05:41:04 PM
Question, especially for the legal minds - I received a speeding ticket today.  The ticket specifies the vehicle as a 2006 Chevrolet.  The car was actually a 1995 Buick coupe.  The license plate number listed on the ticket is off by one digit.  Any chance of winning on that?

Okay, Fork....you can come out now.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 26, 2010, 06:25:31 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 26, 2010, 05:44:31 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 26, 2010, 05:41:04 PM
Question, especially for the legal minds - I received a speeding ticket today.  The ticket specifies the vehicle as a 2006 Chevrolet.  The car was actually a 1995 Buick coupe.  The license plate number listed on the ticket is off by one digit.  Any chance of winning on that?

Okay, Fork....you can come out now.

It's not mine.  It's .... Fork's?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 26, 2010, 06:55:24 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 26, 2010, 05:44:31 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 26, 2010, 05:41:04 PM
Question, especially for the legal minds - I received a speeding ticket today.  The ticket specifies the vehicle as a 2006 Chevrolet.  The car was actually a 1995 Buick coupe.  The license plate number listed on the ticket is off by one digit.  Any chance of winning on that?

Okay, Fork....you can come out now.

I only drive sedans.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:00:05 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 26, 2010, 06:55:24 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 26, 2010, 05:44:31 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 26, 2010, 05:41:04 PM
Question, especially for the legal minds - I received a speeding ticket today.  The ticket specifies the vehicle as a 2006 Chevrolet.  The car was actually a 1995 Buick coupe.  The license plate number listed on the ticket is off by one digit.  Any chance of winning on that?

Okay, Fork....you can come out now.

I only drive sedans.

Speaking of cars, what say the car homos here about this (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/business/28volt.html?_r=1&ref=business)? If most of your driving falls into that 40 mile range, will the energy cost savings and tax credit make this a good buy?

QuoteGeneral Motors on Tuesday put the base price of its Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in car capable of driving about 40 miles on battery power without using gasoline, at $41,000 before a $7,500 federal tax credit.

QuoteThe carmaker said it would also lease the Volt for $350 a month, hoping to attract consumers who want lower monthly payments or would hesitate to buy the vehicle until they were more comfortable with its technology.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:01:47 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:00:05 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 26, 2010, 06:55:24 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 26, 2010, 05:44:31 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 26, 2010, 05:41:04 PM
Question, especially for the legal minds - I received a speeding ticket today.  The ticket specifies the vehicle as a 2006 Chevrolet.  The car was actually a 1995 Buick coupe.  The license plate number listed on the ticket is off by one digit.  Any chance of winning on that?

Okay, Fork....you can come out now.

I only drive sedans.

Speaking of cars, what say the car homos here about this (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/business/28volt.html?_r=1&ref=business)? If most of your driving falls into that 40 mile range, will the energy cost savings and tax credit make this a good buy?

QuoteGeneral Motors on Tuesday put the base price of its Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in car capable of driving about 40 miles on battery power without using gasoline, at $41,000 before a $7,500 federal tax credit.

QuoteThe carmaker said it would also lease the Volt for $350 a month, hoping to attract consumers who want lower monthly payments or would hesitate to buy the vehicle until they were more comfortable with its technology.

Buy a truck, dickless.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 28, 2010, 10:02:48 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:01:47 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:00:05 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 26, 2010, 06:55:24 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 26, 2010, 05:44:31 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 26, 2010, 05:41:04 PM
Question, especially for the legal minds - I received a speeding ticket today.  The ticket specifies the vehicle as a 2006 Chevrolet.  The car was actually a 1995 Buick coupe.  The license plate number listed on the ticket is off by one digit.  Any chance of winning on that?

Okay, Fork....you can come out now.

I only drive sedans.

Speaking of cars, what say the car homos here about this (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/business/28volt.html?_r=1&ref=business)? If most of your driving falls into that 40 mile range, will the energy cost savings and tax credit make this a good buy?

QuoteGeneral Motors on Tuesday put the base price of its Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in car capable of driving about 40 miles on battery power without using gasoline, at $41,000 before a $7,500 federal tax credit.

QuoteThe carmaker said it would also lease the Volt for $350 a month, hoping to attract consumers who want lower monthly payments or would hesitate to buy the vehicle until they were more comfortable with its technology.

Buy a truck, dickless.

Try parking a truck in the city, Jethro.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:06:23 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 28, 2010, 10:02:48 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:01:47 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:00:05 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 26, 2010, 06:55:24 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 26, 2010, 05:44:31 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 26, 2010, 05:41:04 PM
Question, especially for the legal minds - I received a speeding ticket today.  The ticket specifies the vehicle as a 2006 Chevrolet.  The car was actually a 1995 Buick coupe.  The license plate number listed on the ticket is off by one digit.  Any chance of winning on that?

Okay, Fork....you can come out now.

I only drive sedans.

Speaking of cars, what say the car homos here about this (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/business/28volt.html?_r=1&ref=business)? If most of your driving falls into that 40 mile range, will the energy cost savings and tax credit make this a good buy?

QuoteGeneral Motors on Tuesday put the base price of its Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in car capable of driving about 40 miles on battery power without using gasoline, at $41,000 before a $7,500 federal tax credit.

QuoteThe carmaker said it would also lease the Volt for $350 a month, hoping to attract consumers who want lower monthly payments or would hesitate to buy the vehicle until they were more comfortable with its technology.

Buy a truck, dickless.

Try parking a truck in the city, Jethro.

I rest my case
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:09:01 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:01:47 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:00:05 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 26, 2010, 06:55:24 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 26, 2010, 05:44:31 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 26, 2010, 05:41:04 PM
Question, especially for the legal minds - I received a speeding ticket today.  The ticket specifies the vehicle as a 2006 Chevrolet.  The car was actually a 1995 Buick coupe.  The license plate number listed on the ticket is off by one digit.  Any chance of winning on that?

Okay, Fork....you can come out now.

I only drive sedans.

Speaking of cars, what say the car homos here about this (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/business/28volt.html?_r=1&ref=business)? If most of your driving falls into that 40 mile range, will the energy cost savings and tax credit make this a good buy?

QuoteGeneral Motors on Tuesday put the base price of its Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in car capable of driving about 40 miles on battery power without using gasoline, at $41,000 before a $7,500 federal tax credit.

QuoteThe carmaker said it would also lease the Volt for $350 a month, hoping to attract consumers who want lower monthly payments or would hesitate to buy the vehicle until they were more comfortable with its technology.

Buy a truck, dickless. I have a small penis.

Truck owner'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 28, 2010, 10:12:08 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:06:23 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 28, 2010, 10:02:48 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:01:47 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:00:05 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 26, 2010, 06:55:24 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 26, 2010, 05:44:31 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 26, 2010, 05:41:04 PM
Question, especially for the legal minds - I received a speeding ticket today.  The ticket specifies the vehicle as a 2006 Chevrolet.  The car was actually a 1995 Buick coupe.  The license plate number listed on the ticket is off by one digit.  Any chance of winning on that?

Okay, Fork....you can come out now.

I only drive sedans.

Speaking of cars, what say the car homos here about this (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/business/28volt.html?_r=1&ref=business)? If most of your driving falls into that 40 mile range, will the energy cost savings and tax credit make this a good buy?

QuoteGeneral Motors on Tuesday put the base price of its Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in car capable of driving about 40 miles on battery power without using gasoline, at $41,000 before a $7,500 federal tax credit.

QuoteThe carmaker said it would also lease the Volt for $350 a month, hoping to attract consumers who want lower monthly payments or would hesitate to buy the vehicle until they were more comfortable with its technology.

Buy a truck, dickless.

Try parking a truck in the city, Jethro.

I rest my case

Is your case "I'm a hick, and can abandon anything in my yard for parts if I want?"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:18:59 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 28, 2010, 10:12:08 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:06:23 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 28, 2010, 10:02:48 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:01:47 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:00:05 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 26, 2010, 06:55:24 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 26, 2010, 05:44:31 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 26, 2010, 05:41:04 PM
Question, especially for the legal minds - I received a speeding ticket today.  The ticket specifies the vehicle as a 2006 Chevrolet.  The car was actually a 1995 Buick coupe.  The license plate number listed on the ticket is off by one digit.  Any chance of winning on that?

Okay, Fork....you can come out now.

I only drive sedans.

Speaking of cars, what say the car homos here about this (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/business/28volt.html?_r=1&ref=business)? If most of your driving falls into that 40 mile range, will the energy cost savings and tax credit make this a good buy?

QuoteGeneral Motors on Tuesday put the base price of its Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in car capable of driving about 40 miles on battery power without using gasoline, at $41,000 before a $7,500 federal tax credit.

QuoteThe carmaker said it would also lease the Volt for $350 a month, hoping to attract consumers who want lower monthly payments or would hesitate to buy the vehicle until they were more comfortable with its technology.

Buy a truck, dickless.

Try parking a truck in the city, Jethro.

I rest my case

Is your case "I'm a hick, and can abandon anything in my yard for parts if I want?"

My yard is very clean, thankyouverymuch. I'd just put them in my burn barrel and keep dousing it with gasoline to get that shit burnt
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 28, 2010, 10:23:04 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:18:59 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 28, 2010, 10:12:08 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:06:23 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 28, 2010, 10:02:48 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:01:47 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:00:05 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 26, 2010, 06:55:24 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 26, 2010, 05:44:31 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 26, 2010, 05:41:04 PM
Question, especially for the legal minds - I received a speeding ticket today.  The ticket specifies the vehicle as a 2006 Chevrolet.  The car was actually a 1995 Buick coupe.  The license plate number listed on the ticket is off by one digit.  Any chance of winning on that?

Okay, Fork....you can come out now.

I only drive sedans.

Speaking of cars, what say the car homos here about this (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/business/28volt.html?_r=1&ref=business)? If most of your driving falls into that 40 mile range, will the energy cost savings and tax credit make this a good buy?

QuoteGeneral Motors on Tuesday put the base price of its Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in car capable of driving about 40 miles on battery power without using gasoline, at $41,000 before a $7,500 federal tax credit.

QuoteThe carmaker said it would also lease the Volt for $350 a month, hoping to attract consumers who want lower monthly payments or would hesitate to buy the vehicle until they were more comfortable with its technology.

Buy a truck, dickless.

Try parking a truck in the city, Jethro.

I rest my case

Is your case "I'm a hick, and can abandon anything in my yard for parts if I want?"

My yard is very clean, thankyouverymuch. I'd just put them in my burn barrel and keep dousing it with gasoline to get that shit burnt

I laughed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 10:46:46 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

A bunch of people from Louisiana want to kill me? Was I too hard on Theriot?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:49:31 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

I'm averse to this change too, buddy. It's meathead of us, but fuck it. I like my trucks, SUVs, and cars that get less than 25 MPG. Although, sometimes Gil's buttcruiser's MPG makes me jealous... And then I remember that I'm not gay
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 28, 2010, 10:54:35 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

NO! Offering a choice is un-American, you librul homotard.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:56:47 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

Shouldn't you be in the market for this?

(http://funniest-place.com/Pics/CoffinMobile/CoffinMobile001.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 28, 2010, 10:58:46 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:56:47 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

Shouldn't you be in the market for this?

(http://funniest-place.com/Pics/CoffinMobile/CoffinMobile001.jpg)

Shouldn't you be in the market for this?

(http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Funny/free_candy_van.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 11:03:10 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 28, 2010, 10:58:46 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:56:47 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

Shouldn't you be in the market for this?

(http://funniest-place.com/Pics/CoffinMobile/CoffinMobile001.jpg)

Shouldn't you be in the market for this?

(http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Funny/free_candy_van.jpg)

I BURNT SON!

But, did I see your car this morning?
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4209831456_9d0e611079.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 28, 2010, 11:05:53 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:49:31 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

I'm averse to this change too, buddy. It's meathead of us, but fuck it. I like my trucks, SUVs, and cars that get less than 25 MPG. Although, sometimes Gil's buttcruiser's MPG makes me jealous... And then I remember that I'm not gay

I'm gonna rise up
I'm gonna drive a big truck (http://www.hulu.com/watch/26296/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-freedom-has-its-price)
ROCK, FLAG AND EAGLE!!!!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 28, 2010, 11:12:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 11:03:10 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 28, 2010, 10:58:46 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 10:56:47 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

Shouldn't you be in the market for this?

(http://funniest-place.com/Pics/CoffinMobile/CoffinMobile001.jpg)

Shouldn't you be in the market for this?

(http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Funny/free_candy_van.jpg)

I BURNT SON!

But, did I see your car this morning?
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4209831456_9d0e611079.jpg)

[pretentious]Whatever, Cletus. I don't "drive" a "car." My carbon footprint is smaller than a list of things Internet Chuck has been right about.[/pretentious]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 11:22:13 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 28, 2010, 10:54:35 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

NO! Offering a choice is un-American, you librul homotard.

That's not really what I was getting at.  But, whatever.  We can turn it into hippie Earth-homos vs. 'MERICUNZ AND THEIR RIGHT TO BURN THIS PLANET ALIVE IF WE WANT TO argument.  I'm just saying...I don't see any added value in buying a $41,000 vehicle when the normal alternative is probably $10,000 cheaper, hippiecrat rebate not withstanding.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 28, 2010, 11:25:09 AM
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/import.html

Canada notwithstanding, there are a bunch of countries on that list that I'm sure are funneling money to people who don't like us.  However, that argument aside, it's unrealistic to anticipate gas prices remaining at the levels that they are at currently.  This factor, and this factor alone, pushed me into considering the buttcruiser.  To date since I bought the car in April, I've put 4000 miles on the car and have fueled up 8 times.  The current average is sitting at 56.8 mpg, which is down from a high of 59.4 mpg.  Drive whatever you want, but saving the gas was well worth it for me.

And besides, just because you need a truck for heavy-duty or for other such needs, or even if you just want a big truck, doesn't mean we can't stand to do things a bit cleaner.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 28, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.

Thanks, Teej. I should clarify - the only reason we'd even consider this car is because

a) both of us use public transportation to get to work, so for us, the majority of our car usage consists of trips less than 40 miles (which means the fuel savings could be significant) and

b) the lease terms look like they could be attractive. Purchase price still too high.

For anyone who has a round-trip commute or daily usage over 40 miles, I agree that an electric doesn't make sense yet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 28, 2010, 11:28:19 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 28, 2010, 11:25:09 AM
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/import.html

Canada notwithstanding, there are a bunch of countries on that list that I'm sure are funneling money to people who don't like us.  However, that argument aside, it's unrealistic to anticipate gas prices remaining at the levels that they are at currently.  This factor, and this factor alone, pushed me into considering the buttcruiser.  To date since I bought the car in April, I've put 4000 miles on the car and have fueled up 8 times.  The current average is sitting at 56.8 mpg, which is down from a high of 59.4 mpg.  Drive whatever you want, but saving the gas was well worth it for me.

And besides, just because you need a truck for heavy-duty or for other such needs, or even if you just want a big truck, doesn't mean we can't stand to do things a bit cleaner.

This thread sucks
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 11:37:45 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 28, 2010, 11:25:09 AM
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/import.html

Canada notwithstanding, there are a bunch of countries on that list that I'm sure are funneling money to people who don't like us.  However, that argument aside, it's unrealistic to anticipate gas prices remaining at the levels that they are at currently.  This factor, and this factor alone, pushed me into considering the buttcruiser.  To date since I bought the car in April, I've put 4000 miles on the car and have fueled up 8 times.  The current average is sitting at 56.8 mpg, which is down from a high of 59.4 mpg.  Drive whatever you want, but saving the gas was well worth it for me.

And besides, just because you need a truck for heavy-duty or for other such needs, or even if you just want a big truck, doesn't mean we can't stand to do things a bit cleaner.

I absolutely agree with this.  There are times when I'm jealous of your buttcruiser, but I'm still happy with my current vehicle.  And it's not really a 10 MPG earthkilling machine.  I sit somewhere close to 29 MPG on teh interstate.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.

Thanks, Teej. I should clarify - the only reason we'd even consider this car is because

a) both of us use public transportation to get to work, so for us, the majority of our car usage consists of trips less than 40 miles (which means the fuel savings could be significant) and

b) the lease terms look like they could be attractive. Purchase price still too high.

For anyone who has a round-trip commute or daily usage over 40 miles, I agree that an electric doesn't make sense yet.

How many miles would you do a year? 3000? 5000? At 5400 miles in an 18 MPG car, that's 300 gallons. If gas averages $5.00/gallon, you have $1500 in fuel costs. I am too lazy to look up what it costs to recharge the Volt, but if the savings is only $1500/year, the car needs to come down in cost. The lease is $350/mth, no? So you're looking at $4200/year and I don't know if there's a government rebate or tax credit for leasing the car.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 11:49:16 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.

Thanks, Teej. I should clarify - the only reason we'd even consider this car is because

a) both of us use public transportation to get to work, so for us, the majority of our car usage consists of trips less than 40 miles (which means the fuel savings could be significant) and

b) the lease terms look like they could be attractive. Purchase price still too high.

For anyone who has a round-trip commute or daily usage over 40 miles, I agree that an electric doesn't make sense yet.

How many miles would you do a year? 3000? 5000? At 5400 miles in an 18 MPG car, that's 300 gallons. If gas averages $5.00/gallon, you have $1500 in fuel costs. I am too lazy to look up what it costs to recharge the Volt, but if the savings is only $1500/year, the car needs to come down in cost. The lease is $350/mth, no? So you're looking at $4200/year and I don't know if there's a government rebate or tax credit for leasing the car.

3000-5400 miles? Shit, I do that in a 2-3 month span, easily.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 28, 2010, 11:53:51 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 11:49:16 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.

Thanks, Teej. I should clarify - the only reason we'd even consider this car is because

a) both of us use public transportation to get to work, so for us, the majority of our car usage consists of trips less than 40 miles (which means the fuel savings could be significant) and

b) the lease terms look like they could be attractive. Purchase price still too high.

For anyone who has a round-trip commute or daily usage over 40 miles, I agree that an electric doesn't make sense yet.

How many miles would you do a year? 3000? 5000? At 5400 miles in an 18 MPG car, that's 300 gallons. If gas averages $5.00/gallon, you have $1500 in fuel costs. I am too lazy to look up what it costs to recharge the Volt, but if the savings is only $1500/year, the car needs to come down in cost. The lease is $350/mth, no? So you're looking at $4200/year and I don't know if there's a government rebate or tax credit for leasing the car.

3000-5400 miles? Shit, I do that in a 2-3 month span, easily.

We don't all live in a place where the "corner store" is 8 miles away.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 12:01:15 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 11:49:16 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.

Thanks, Teej. I should clarify - the only reason we'd even consider this car is because

a) both of us use public transportation to get to work, so for us, the majority of our car usage consists of trips less than 40 miles (which means the fuel savings could be significant) and

b) the lease terms look like they could be attractive. Purchase price still too high.

For anyone who has a round-trip commute or daily usage over 40 miles, I agree that an electric doesn't make sense yet.

How many miles would you do a year? 3000? 5000? At 5400 miles in an 18 MPG car, that's 300 gallons. If gas averages $5.00/gallon, you have $1500 in fuel costs. I am too lazy to look up what it costs to recharge the Volt, but if the savings is only $1500/year, the car needs to come down in cost. The lease is $350/mth, no? So you're looking at $4200/year and I don't know if there's a government rebate or tax credit for leasing the car.

3000-5400 miles? Shit, I do that in a 2-3 month span, easily.

Sounds like a Volt would make sense to you. Or at least a Prius. Or a new 4-cylinder Explorer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 12:17:15 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 12:01:15 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 11:49:16 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.

Thanks, Teej. I should clarify - the only reason we'd even consider this car is because

a) both of us use public transportation to get to work, so for us, the majority of our car usage consists of trips less than 40 miles (which means the fuel savings could be significant) and

b) the lease terms look like they could be attractive. Purchase price still too high.

For anyone who has a round-trip commute or daily usage over 40 miles, I agree that an electric doesn't make sense yet.

How many miles would you do a year? 3000? 5000? At 5400 miles in an 18 MPG car, that's 300 gallons. If gas averages $5.00/gallon, you have $1500 in fuel costs. I am too lazy to look up what it costs to recharge the Volt, but if the savings is only $1500/year, the car needs to come down in cost. The lease is $350/mth, no? So you're looking at $4200/year and I don't know if there's a government rebate or tax credit for leasing the car.

3000-5400 miles? Shit, I do that in a 2-3 month span, easily.

Sounds like a Volt would make sense to you. Or at least a Prius. Or a new 4-cylinder Explorer.

So, the hilljacks should love these cars? The irony of this world.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on July 28, 2010, 12:25:11 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 28, 2010, 11:53:51 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 11:49:16 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.

Thanks, Teej. I should clarify - the only reason we'd even consider this car is because

a) both of us use public transportation to get to work, so for us, the majority of our car usage consists of trips less than 40 miles (which means the fuel savings could be significant) and

b) the lease terms look like they could be attractive. Purchase price still too high.

For anyone who has a round-trip commute or daily usage over 40 miles, I agree that an electric doesn't make sense yet.

How many miles would you do a year? 3000? 5000? At 5400 miles in an 18 MPG car, that's 300 gallons. If gas averages $5.00/gallon, you have $1500 in fuel costs. I am too lazy to look up what it costs to recharge the Volt, but if the savings is only $1500/year, the car needs to come down in cost. The lease is $350/mth, no? So you're looking at $4200/year and I don't know if there's a government rebate or tax credit for leasing the car.

3000-5400 miles? Shit, I do that in a 2-3 month span, easily.

We don't all live in a place where the "corner store" is 8 miles away.

It sucks ass. I've already put 10,000 miles on the car I bought at the end of last December.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 28, 2010, 12:34:23 PM
Quote from: SKO on July 28, 2010, 12:25:11 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 28, 2010, 11:53:51 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 11:49:16 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.

Thanks, Teej. I should clarify - the only reason we'd even consider this car is because

a) both of us use public transportation to get to work, so for us, the majority of our car usage consists of trips less than 40 miles (which means the fuel savings could be significant) and

b) the lease terms look like they could be attractive. Purchase price still too high.

For anyone who has a round-trip commute or daily usage over 40 miles, I agree that an electric doesn't make sense yet.

How many miles would you do a year? 3000? 5000? At 5400 miles in an 18 MPG car, that's 300 gallons. If gas averages $5.00/gallon, you have $1500 in fuel costs. I am too lazy to look up what it costs to recharge the Volt, but if the savings is only $1500/year, the car needs to come down in cost. The lease is $350/mth, no? So you're looking at $4200/year and I don't know if there's a government rebate or tax credit for leasing the car.

3000-5400 miles? Shit, I do that in a 2-3 month span, easily.

We don't all live in a place where the "corner store" is 8 miles away.

It sucks ass. I've already put 10,000 miles on the car I bought at the end of last December.

How many of those were just from doing doughnuts in Farmer Joe's Iowa corn field?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 28, 2010, 12:42:01 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.

Thanks, Teej. I should clarify - the only reason we'd even consider this car is because

a) both of us use public transportation to get to work, so for us, the majority of our car usage consists of trips less than 40 miles (which means the fuel savings could be significant) and

b) the lease terms look like they could be attractive. Purchase price still too high.

For anyone who has a round-trip commute or daily usage over 40 miles, I agree that an electric doesn't make sense yet.

How many miles would you do a year? 3000? 5000? At 5400 miles in an 18 MPG car, that's 300 gallons. If gas averages $5.00/gallon, you have $1500 in fuel costs. I am too lazy to look up what it costs to recharge the Volt, but if the savings is only $1500/year, the car needs to come down in cost. The lease is $350/mth, no? So you're looking at $4200/year and I don't know if there's a government rebate or tax credit for leasing the car.

As I understand it, the tax credit is already embedded in the lease price. So instead of you getting a check from the gubmint, your monthly lease payment is based on the after-credit price (that's why the lease payment is reasonable even though it's a $40k car).

I've been running some numbers and it looks like the total cost of a $40k Volt is about equal to the total cost of a $25k 25 MPG car. Assuming you drive about 8,000 electric (local) miles and 2,000 gas (road trip) miles a year.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 12:56:26 PM
Quote from: SKO on July 28, 2010, 12:25:11 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 28, 2010, 11:53:51 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 28, 2010, 11:49:16 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.

Thanks, Teej. I should clarify - the only reason we'd even consider this car is because

a) both of us use public transportation to get to work, so for us, the majority of our car usage consists of trips less than 40 miles (which means the fuel savings could be significant) and

b) the lease terms look like they could be attractive. Purchase price still too high.

For anyone who has a round-trip commute or daily usage over 40 miles, I agree that an electric doesn't make sense yet.

How many miles would you do a year? 3000? 5000? At 5400 miles in an 18 MPG car, that's 300 gallons. If gas averages $5.00/gallon, you have $1500 in fuel costs. I am too lazy to look up what it costs to recharge the Volt, but if the savings is only $1500/year, the car needs to come down in cost. The lease is $350/mth, no? So you're looking at $4200/year and I don't know if there's a government rebate or tax credit for leasing the car.

3000-5400 miles? Shit, I do that in a 2-3 month span, easily.

We don't all live in a place where the "corner store" is 8 miles away.

It sucks ass. I've already put 10,000 miles on the car I bought at the end of last December.

I bought my Grand Prix in late December of 2006 (so 3.5 years) and it had 55,000 miles. It now has 135,000 miles. 22,000 miles per year does suck ass. Thrill is a little off. Corner store is 5.5 miles from me. There is a Wal-Mart that's only 10 miles, though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 28, 2010, 01:02:39 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 12:42:01 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.

Thanks, Teej. I should clarify - the only reason we'd even consider this car is because

a) both of us use public transportation to get to work, so for us, the majority of our car usage consists of trips less than 40 miles (which means the fuel savings could be significant) and

b) the lease terms look like they could be attractive. Purchase price still too high.

For anyone who has a round-trip commute or daily usage over 40 miles, I agree that an electric doesn't make sense yet.

How many miles would you do a year? 3000? 5000? At 5400 miles in an 18 MPG car, that's 300 gallons. If gas averages $5.00/gallon, you have $1500 in fuel costs. I am too lazy to look up what it costs to recharge the Volt, but if the savings is only $1500/year, the car needs to come down in cost. The lease is $350/mth, no? So you're looking at $4200/year and I don't know if there's a government rebate or tax credit for leasing the car.

As I understand it, the tax credit is already embedded in the lease price. So instead of you getting a check from the gubmint, your monthly lease payment is based on the after-credit price (that's why the lease payment is reasonable even though it's a $40k car).

I've been running some numbers and it looks like the total cost of a $40k Volt is about equal to the total cost of a $25k 25 MPG car. Assuming you drive about 8,000 13,000 electric (local) miles and 2,000 gas (road trip) miles a year.

Math fixed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 01:08:53 PM
What's the MPG of a Volt Hwy?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 28, 2010, 01:17:28 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 01:08:53 PM
What's the MPG of a Volt Hwy?

Can't find it now, but I saw 38 highway MPG earlier.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 28, 2010, 01:19:19 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 01:17:28 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 01:08:53 PM
What's the MPG of a Volt Hwy?

Can't find it now, but I saw 38 highway MPG earlier.

Quote
The Volt's MPG is as of yet unknown, though expected to be somewhat less than the 230 MPG G.M. originally announced.

Vague enough for you?

Link. (http://www.blogher.com/would-you-pay-41000-green-car-goes-40-electric-miles-charge?wrap=blogher-topics/politics-news&crumb=24)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 01:33:47 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 12:42:01 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.

Thanks, Teej. I should clarify - the only reason we'd even consider this car is because

a) both of us use public transportation to get to work, so for us, the majority of our car usage consists of trips less than 40 miles (which means the fuel savings could be significant) and

b) the lease terms look like they could be attractive. Purchase price still too high.

For anyone who has a round-trip commute or daily usage over 40 miles, I agree that an electric doesn't make sense yet.

How many miles would you do a year? 3000? 5000? At 5400 miles in an 18 MPG car, that's 300 gallons. If gas averages $5.00/gallon, you have $1500 in fuel costs. I am too lazy to look up what it costs to recharge the Volt, but if the savings is only $1500/year, the car needs to come down in cost. The lease is $350/mth, no? So you're looking at $4200/year and I don't know if there's a government rebate or tax credit for leasing the car.

As I understand it, the tax credit is already embedded in the lease price. So instead of you getting a check from the gubmint, your monthly lease payment is based on the after-credit price (that's why the lease payment is reasonable even though it's a $40k car).

I've been running some numbers and it looks like the total cost of a $40k Volt is about equal to the total cost of a $25k 25 MPG car. Assuming you drive about 8,000 electric (local) miles and 2,000 gas (road trip) miles a year.

Wait, it's a lease?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 28, 2010, 01:37:18 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 01:33:47 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 12:42:01 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 28, 2010, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 28, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:46:57 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 28, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 28, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
What's so wrong about buying a regular car that runs off dinosaur fossils?

Nothing so long as you realize that the people you are paying for the dinosaur fuels give the money to other people who want to kill you.

Until somebody figures out how to turn fairy dust into automobile fuel and the vehicle it runs on doesn't cost me all three of my nuts, I'll stick with the dinosaurs.

The initial question was whether or not the car would be a BETTER VALUE than a normal car. No one is going to take away your right to own a Canyonero, you reactionary hilljack.

You're looking at a car that's going to cost you about $33,000 out the door. I have no idea what recharging this thing would cost -- either in gasoline or in electricity.

But, figure you can go out and buy a car that get 18-22 MPG in city. Let's say 18. And suppose gas hovers around $3.00.

Construct a math problem.

Let a=cost of 18 MPG car you'd buy instead (or, 0, if you already own such a beast)
Let b=number of miles per year you're planning on driving where your car would be electric only
Let c=cost of recharging the Volt per mile (Chevrolet/Edmond's/Consumer Reports should have this data)

((b/18)*3-(c*b))=d

Let d=annual savings of Volt

Then figure out the number of years you plan on keeping the Volt, factor in if you're financing it, the return you'd get putting what your car payment or the cash you're using to buy the car if you had instead given the money to Lenny Dykstra or some other reputable investor, and try to figure out where gas is going. We all can guess. I'd suggest that we'll see $4.00/gallon gas regularly here in 3 years. In 5 years, $5.00/gallon.

My guess is right now it doesn't justify the cost, unless plan B is a German car or you spend all of your workday driving city streets. However, give it a few years. A hybrid is more financially justifiable now than it was just 5 years ago.

Thanks, Teej. I should clarify - the only reason we'd even consider this car is because

a) both of us use public transportation to get to work, so for us, the majority of our car usage consists of trips less than 40 miles (which means the fuel savings could be significant) and

b) the lease terms look like they could be attractive. Purchase price still too high.

For anyone who has a round-trip commute or daily usage over 40 miles, I agree that an electric doesn't make sense yet.

How many miles would you do a year? 3000? 5000? At 5400 miles in an 18 MPG car, that's 300 gallons. If gas averages $5.00/gallon, you have $1500 in fuel costs. I am too lazy to look up what it costs to recharge the Volt, but if the savings is only $1500/year, the car needs to come down in cost. The lease is $350/mth, no? So you're looking at $4200/year and I don't know if there's a government rebate or tax credit for leasing the car.

As I understand it, the tax credit is already embedded in the lease price. So instead of you getting a check from the gubmint, your monthly lease payment is based on the after-credit price (that's why the lease payment is reasonable even though it's a $40k car).

I've been running some numbers and it looks like the total cost of a $40k Volt is about equal to the total cost of a $25k 25 MPG car. Assuming you drive about 8,000 electric (local) miles and 2,000 gas (road trip) miles a year.

Wait, it's a lease?

You can buy it for $40k, or lease it for 3 years for $2500 down and $350/month.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 28, 2010, 01:40:55 PM
It might be worth looking into the Nissan Leaf, if you are looking at just intracity/intraregional commuting.  100 miles per charge, no gas engine.  It'll run about 33k before rebates.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 28, 2010, 01:44:24 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 28, 2010, 01:40:55 PM
It might be worth looking into the Nissan Leaf, if you are looking at just intracity/intraregional commuting.  100 miles per charge, no gas engine.  It'll run about 33k before rebates.

The Nissan is a fantastic choice if you don't give a shit about customer service.

/Bitter Nissan driver
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on July 29, 2010, 07:48:05 AM
Look, I gave y'all shit about the hippie cars before and I apologize.  It's not a bad thing to try to do things a little cleaner and save some cash money in the process.  My one MAJOR complaint about these vehicles is why do the manufacturers feel the need to make then look like buttcruising fagmobile queercycles?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 29, 2010, 07:58:23 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 29, 2010, 07:48:05 AM
Look, I gave y'all shit about the hippie cars before and I apologize.  It's not a bad thing to try to do things a little cleaner and save some cash money in the process.  My one MAJOR complaint about these vehicles is why do the manufacturers feel the need to make then look like buttcruising fagmobile queercycles?

My Prius looks pretty cool. I think the redesigned 2010 version was a significant improvement over previous models. They lowered the drag coefficient to .25 so it helps with the overall profile of the car. The Fusion hybrid, Escape hybrid, Malibu hybrid and now the Volt all look pretty standard. The Smart cars are the ones that look godawful.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 29, 2010, 08:18:44 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 29, 2010, 07:58:23 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 29, 2010, 07:48:05 AM
Look, I gave y'all shit about the hippie cars before and I apologize.  It's not a bad thing to try to do things a little cleaner and save some cash money in the process.  My one MAJOR complaint about these vehicles is why do the manufacturers feel the need to make then look like buttcruising fagmobile queercycles?

My Prius looks pretty cool. I think the redesigned 2010 version was a significant improvement over previous models. They lowered the drag coefficient to .25 so it helps with the overall profile of the car. The Fusion hybrid, Escape hybrid, Malibu hybrid and now the Volt all look pretty standard. The Smart cars are the ones that look godawful.

The Camry Hybrid looks the same as the standard one. Same thing with the Lexus ones.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on July 29, 2010, 08:35:40 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 29, 2010, 07:58:23 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 29, 2010, 07:48:05 AM
Look, I gave y'all shit about the hippie cars before and I apologize.  It's not a bad thing to try to do things a little cleaner and save some cash money in the process.  My one MAJOR complaint about these vehicles is why do the manufacturers feel the need to make then look like buttcruising fagmobile queercycles?

My Prius looks pretty cool. I think the redesigned 2010 version was a significant improvement over previous models. They lowered the drag coefficient to .25 so it helps with the overall profile of the car. The Fusion hybrid, Escape hybrid, Malibu hybrid and now the Volt all look pretty standard. The Smart cars are the ones that look godawful.

I GISed the Leaf from Nissan and that thing looks terrible.  After looking at the Volt, I'd say it ain't half bad.  You're right about the Smart cars.  How are those things safe?  It's like riding in a birdcage or something.

Fork's right about the hybrids.  Most of those models and "flex fuel" model vehicles are starting to finally look like their more standard counterparts.  Thank God.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 29, 2010, 09:08:56 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

There's a whole lot of stick poking in this post.  Well done.

Though I'd agree with a shift away from coal plants towards more nuke plants.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 29, 2010, 09:17:26 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 29, 2010, 09:08:56 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

There's a whole lot of stick poking in this post.  Well done.

Though I'd agree with a shift away from coal plants towards more nuke plants.

Oddly, so would I. And I'm apparently some sort of bomb-throwing radical.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 29, 2010, 09:22:27 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 29, 2010, 09:17:26 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 29, 2010, 09:08:56 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

There's a whole lot of stick poking in this post.  Well done.

Though I'd agree with a shift away from coal plants towards more nuke plants.

Oddly, so would I. And I'm apparently some sort of bomb-throwing radical.

Yeah, but with those sideburns, it's clear you throw bombs like a girl.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 29, 2010, 09:35:09 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 29, 2010, 09:22:27 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 29, 2010, 09:17:26 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 29, 2010, 09:08:56 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

There's a whole lot of stick poking in this post.  Well done.

Though I'd agree with a shift away from coal plants towards more nuke plants.

Oddly, so would I. And I'm apparently some sort of bomb-throwing radical.

Yeah, but with those sideburns, it's clear you throw bombs like a girl.

They don't call me Broadway Bort because of the feather boa and the showtunes. Though that admittedly helps.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 29, 2010, 10:59:03 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

Duh, they own a car company.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 01:00:39 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2010, 10:59:03 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

Duh, theyWE own a car company.

Damnit'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 29, 2010, 06:18:14 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 01:00:39 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2010, 10:59:03 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

Duh, theyWE own a car company.

Damnit'd.

Everyone is simply a transfer agent. Aside from the solar input, this is essentially a closed system.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 30, 2010, 07:28:46 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 29, 2010, 06:18:14 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 01:00:39 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2010, 10:59:03 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

Duh, theyWE own a car company.

Damnit'd.

Everyone is simply a transfer agent. Aside from the solar input, this is essentially a closed system.

That's just like, your opinion, man.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 30, 2010, 08:25:30 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 30, 2010, 07:28:46 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 29, 2010, 06:18:14 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 01:00:39 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2010, 10:59:03 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

Duh, theyWE own a car company.

Damnit'd.

Everyone is simply a transfer agent. Aside from the solar input, this is essentially a closed system.

That's just like, your opinion, man.

You can't own land, man.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 30, 2010, 08:42:28 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 30, 2010, 08:25:30 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 30, 2010, 07:28:46 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 29, 2010, 06:18:14 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 01:00:39 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2010, 10:59:03 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

Duh, theyWE own a car company.

Damnit'd.

Everyone is simply a transfer agent. Aside from the solar input, this is essentially a closed system.

That's just like, your opinion, man.

You can't own land, man.

Sure I can, because I'm not a penniless hippie!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 30, 2010, 08:45:08 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 30, 2010, 08:42:28 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 30, 2010, 08:25:30 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 30, 2010, 07:28:46 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 29, 2010, 06:18:14 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 01:00:39 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2010, 10:59:03 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

Duh, theyWE own a car company.

Damnit'd.

Everyone is simply a transfer agent. Aside from the solar input, this is essentially a closed system.

That's just like, your opinion, man.

You can't own land, man.

Sure I can, because I'm not a penniless hippie!

[snort.]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 30, 2010, 11:16:28 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 29, 2010, 06:18:14 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 01:00:39 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2010, 10:59:03 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

Duh, theyWE own a car company.

Damnit'd.

Everyone is simply a transfer agent. Aside from the solar input, this is essentially a closed system.

And labor.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 30, 2010, 11:33:02 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 30, 2010, 11:16:28 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 29, 2010, 06:18:14 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 01:00:39 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2010, 10:59:03 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

Duh, theyWE own a car company.

Damnit'd.

Everyone is simply a transfer agent. Aside from the solar input, this is essentially a closed system.

And labor.

Only locally.

System-wide, there's no getting around the fundamental laws of thermodynamics, TJ.

I'll allow you geothermal energy as an exception, but aside from that and Mighty Sol, it's all headed towards max entropy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 30, 2010, 12:48:40 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 30, 2010, 11:33:02 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 30, 2010, 11:16:28 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 29, 2010, 06:18:14 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 01:00:39 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2010, 10:59:03 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 29, 2010, 09:02:43 AM
Sorry I missed all the Volt discussion.  My opinion is that if you're going to keep the driving short-range, it's not a bad deal for you.  I wonder about the environmental impact, since much of the electric power in this country is still produced by burning coal, but I don't know enough about the relative emissions per unit of energy produced.  It's still a shitty deal in an economic sense, since the actual cost Government Motors incurred for making the car didn't change, all that changed was that effectively the government decided to bestow some money upon you for buying the car, thus lowering the price you paid for it.  They got that money from the taxpayer, or they borrowed it from taxpayers' future tax payments, since governments don't have their own wealth or resources but are simply transfer agents.

Duh, theyWE own a car company.

Damnit'd.

Everyone is simply a transfer agent. Aside from the solar input, this is essentially a closed system.

And labor.

Only locally.

System-wide, there's no getting around the fundamental laws of thermodynamics, TJ.

I'll allow you geothermal energy as an exception, but aside from that and Mighty Sol, it's all headed towards max entropy.

"Young lady, in this house we OBEY the laws of thermodynamics!"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on August 08, 2010, 11:01:33 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 21, 2010, 02:02:43 PM
Quote from: smg on July 21, 2010, 12:36:49 PM
Let's say I were having a baby boy at the end of the year.  Because I am. If I name him Casey, am I dooming him to a life of being teased for having a girl's name?  According to the social security web site, it get used more for boys than for girls ...

Thought I pulled out.  Dammit. 

Don't worry.  She didn't know it was still in, either.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on August 09, 2010, 10:01:15 AM
Bump:

Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2010, 11:44:18 AM
Is this the part of Desipio where Bad Kermit apologizes again for dropping the breadcrumbs that led TDubbs here in the first place?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on August 09, 2010, 10:48:26 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 09, 2010, 10:01:15 AM
Bump:

Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2010, 11:44:18 AM
Is this the part of Desipio where Bad Kermit apologizes again for dropping the breadcrumbs that led TDubbs here in the first place?

Sorry, dudes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on August 09, 2010, 03:19:48 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 16, 2010, 11:02:13 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:42:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:38:17 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:33:20 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AM
So, in another stupid act by myself, I managed to download and actually pay for some spyware program. I can't remember the name for sure. I think it was AV Suite, close to the name of the legit company of AVG. Ever since, my computer hasn't been working completely right. The main thing that I find to be a problem is that it won't let me open things I should be able to open. For example, on my taskbar, I have those quicklinks to my IE, Firefox, etc. When I click those, it won't open the program. I can get into my Firefox by going to the start menu, but that's it. Well, I tried to download StopZilla (Which I think costs, so if there's a good spyware removal that I should get, let me know), and when I tried to click the .exe file in the "Downloads" window, it wouldn't open it. Then I went to the Downloads folder and I had the same issue. I tried downloading another program last night and had the same results. So, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

Time to reformat?

Really? There's nothing else? Fuck. Fucking pr0n

My understanding is that spyware tends to be nigh invincible once it's wormed its way in.  But depending on how recent your version of Windows is, reformatting shouldn't be a very big deal -- just get an 8MG flash stick to copy over your essential porn files and go from there.

This is bullshit, Kurt.

Reformatting should be a last resort.

For starters: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg217944#msg217944

Then try the free version of this: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Other free software to try if that doesn't do it:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php

For a really tough infection, you may need to go to a forum like these and request some help:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22
http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showforum=7
http://forums.whatthetech.com/index.php?showforum=27
http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showforum=17

Generally this involves scanning with this software: http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ and posting the log for someone who knows what they're doing to take a look at, but read the instructions at whichever forum you post to.

I've had no luck. Would you think the files that I have on my computer (pictures/.pdfs/.docs/etc.) are infected? I ask because I plan on downloading them to a DVD and then reformatting the computer and then moving them back.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on August 09, 2010, 03:31:46 PM
Quote from: Yeti on August 09, 2010, 03:19:48 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 16, 2010, 11:02:13 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:42:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:38:17 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:33:20 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AM
So, in another stupid act by myself, I managed to download and actually pay for some spyware program. I can't remember the name for sure. I think it was AV Suite, close to the name of the legit company of AVG. Ever since, my computer hasn't been working completely right. The main thing that I find to be a problem is that it won't let me open things I should be able to open. For example, on my taskbar, I have those quicklinks to my IE, Firefox, etc. When I click those, it won't open the program. I can get into my Firefox by going to the start menu, but that's it. Well, I tried to download StopZilla (Which I think costs, so if there's a good spyware removal that I should get, let me know), and when I tried to click the .exe file in the "Downloads" window, it wouldn't open it. Then I went to the Downloads folder and I had the same issue. I tried downloading another program last night and had the same results. So, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

Time to reformat?

Really? There's nothing else? Fuck. Fucking pr0n

My understanding is that spyware tends to be nigh invincible once it's wormed its way in.  But depending on how recent your version of Windows is, reformatting shouldn't be a very big deal -- just get an 8MG flash stick to copy over your essential porn files and go from there.

This is bullshit, Kurt.

Reformatting should be a last resort.

For starters: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg217944#msg217944

Then try the free version of this: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Other free software to try if that doesn't do it:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php

For a really tough infection, you may need to go to a forum like these and request some help:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22
http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showforum=7
http://forums.whatthetech.com/index.php?showforum=27
http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showforum=17

Generally this involves scanning with this software: http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ and posting the log for someone who knows what they're doing to take a look at, but read the instructions at whichever forum you post to.

I've had no luck. Would you think the files that I have on my computer (pictures/.pdfs/.docs/etc.) are infected? I ask because I plan on downloading them to a DVD and then reformatting the computer and then moving them back.

I'm sure Kurt can re-supply you with whatever photos you may need.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on August 09, 2010, 04:11:13 PM
Quote from: Yeti on August 09, 2010, 03:19:48 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 16, 2010, 11:02:13 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:42:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:38:17 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 16, 2010, 10:33:20 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 16, 2010, 10:04:17 AM
So, in another stupid act by myself, I managed to download and actually pay for some spyware program. I can't remember the name for sure. I think it was AV Suite, close to the name of the legit company of AVG. Ever since, my computer hasn't been working completely right. The main thing that I find to be a problem is that it won't let me open things I should be able to open. For example, on my taskbar, I have those quicklinks to my IE, Firefox, etc. When I click those, it won't open the program. I can get into my Firefox by going to the start menu, but that's it. Well, I tried to download StopZilla (Which I think costs, so if there's a good spyware removal that I should get, let me know), and when I tried to click the .exe file in the "Downloads" window, it wouldn't open it. Then I went to the Downloads folder and I had the same issue. I tried downloading another program last night and had the same results. So, is it the Spyware program that's doing this? And if so, how do I remove it if I can't install anything I download to delete it?

Time to reformat?

Really? There's nothing else? Fuck. Fucking pr0n

My understanding is that spyware tends to be nigh invincible once it's wormed its way in.  But depending on how recent your version of Windows is, reformatting shouldn't be a very big deal -- just get an 8MG flash stick to copy over your essential porn files and go from there.

This is bullshit, Kurt.

Reformatting should be a last resort.

For starters: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg217944#msg217944

Then try the free version of this: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Other free software to try if that doesn't do it:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php

For a really tough infection, you may need to go to a forum like these and request some help:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22
http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showforum=7
http://forums.whatthetech.com/index.php?showforum=27
http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showforum=17

Generally this involves scanning with this software: http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ and posting the log for someone who knows what they're doing to take a look at, but read the instructions at whichever forum you post to.

I've had no luck. Would you think the files that I have on my computer (pictures/.pdfs/.docs/etc.) are infected? I ask because I plan on downloading them to a DVD and then reformatting the computer and then moving them back.

Possibly but unlikely.  Move everything you want to keep into one folder and scan that folder with AVG.  Or burn it and scan the disc from another computer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on August 15, 2010, 10:37:19 PM
So can one of you golfers tell me why there is a 2 stroke penalty for grounding a club in a sand trap. Is there some advantage in doing so?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: air2300 on August 15, 2010, 10:51:49 PM
Quote from: thehawk on August 15, 2010, 10:37:19 PM
So can one of you golfers tell me why there is a 2 stroke penalty for grounding a club in a sand trap. Is there some advantage in doing so?

Yea, if someone alters the surface behind the ball for a better lie. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on August 16, 2010, 07:55:12 AM
Quote from: thehawk on August 15, 2010, 10:37:19 PM
So can one of you golfers tell me why there is a 2 stroke penalty for grounding a club in a sand trap. Is there some advantage in doing so?

I don't play often and even I know not to come close to touching the sand on address.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on August 16, 2010, 08:13:30 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on August 16, 2010, 07:55:12 AM
Quote from: thehawk on August 15, 2010, 10:37:19 PM
So can one of you golfers tell me why there is a 2 stroke penalty for grounding a club in a sand trap. Is there some advantage in doing so?

I don't play often and even I know not to come close to touching the sand on address.

Well at Whistling Straits, where anything off the fairway more than 25 yds, and it's either tall ass grass or sandy areas, I can understand his confusion
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on August 16, 2010, 08:57:26 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 16, 2010, 08:13:30 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on August 16, 2010, 07:55:12 AM
Quote from: thehawk on August 15, 2010, 10:37:19 PM
So can one of you golfers tell me why there is a 2 stroke penalty for grounding a club in a sand trap. Is there some advantage in doing so?

I don't play often and even I know not to come close to touching the sand on address.

Well at Whistling Straits, where anything off the fairway more than 25 yds, and it's either tall ass grass or sandy areas, I can understand his confusion

Can you understand my confusion at what you just typed?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on August 16, 2010, 09:07:40 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 16, 2010, 08:57:26 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 16, 2010, 08:13:30 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on August 16, 2010, 07:55:12 AM
Quote from: thehawk on August 15, 2010, 10:37:19 PM
So can one of you golfers tell me why there is a 2 stroke penalty for grounding a club in a sand trap. Is there some advantage in doing so?

I don't play often and even I know not to come close to touching the sand on address.

Well at Whistling Straits, where anything off the fairway more than 25 yds, and it's either tall ass grass or sandy areas, I can understand his confusion

Can you understand my confusion at what you just typed?

Yes, let's just move on from it. Hilljackian came out there.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on August 16, 2010, 09:42:34 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 16, 2010, 09:07:40 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 16, 2010, 08:57:26 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 16, 2010, 08:13:30 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on August 16, 2010, 07:55:12 AM
Quote from: thehawk on August 15, 2010, 10:37:19 PM
So can one of you golfers tell me why there is a 2 stroke penalty for grounding a club in a sand trap. Is there some advantage in doing so?

I don't play often and even I know not to come close to touching the sand on address.

Well at Whistling Straits, where anything off the fairway more than 25 yds, and it's either tall ass grass or sandy areas, I can understand his confusion

Can you understand my confusion at what you just typed?

Yes, let's just move on from it. Hilljackian came out there.

Hmmm. I understood it perfectly. Shit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on August 16, 2010, 09:15:49 PM
Droid geeks.  If you have the Froyo update, are you having a hard time connecting to a wi-fi signal?  I didn't root, or anything, so I have the official update.  But I can no longer connect to my wireless router.  BOO.  Adobe also claims the Flash player for Android isn't available yet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on August 17, 2010, 08:52:52 AM
Okay geeks, listen up.  STonk's brother and sister-in-law live in deepest, darkest rural Germany and believe it or not, they are connected to the intertubes via an ISDN connection.  If I want to buy them a wireless router, can I just buy one off the shelf, or do I need a special piece of kit?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on August 17, 2010, 08:59:37 AM
Anyone want three tickets to each of the next two Bears preseason games?  They're only like 70 bucks, obo.  Lakefront, football, and the seats are good enough--Section 440, not too far up.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on August 17, 2010, 11:18:32 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 17, 2010, 08:52:52 AM
Okay geeks, listen up.  STonk's brother and sister-in-law live in deepest, darkest rural Germany and believe it or not, they are connected to the intertubes via an ISDN connection.  If I want to buy them a wireless router, can I just buy one off the shelf, or do I need a special piece of kit?

Do you know the brand/model of ISDN modem/device they use?  I'm guessing if it connects to their PC via a network cable, you probably won't need anything too special.  Not sure though... 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on August 17, 2010, 11:27:25 AM
Quote from: powen01 on August 17, 2010, 11:18:32 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 17, 2010, 08:52:52 AM
Okay geeks, listen up.  STonk's brother and sister-in-law live in deepest, darkest rural Germany and believe it or not, they are connected to the intertubes via an ISDN connection.  If I want to buy them a wireless router, can I just buy one off the shelf, or do I need a special piece of kit?

Do you know the brand/model of ISDN modem/device they use?  I'm guessing if it connects to their PC via a network cable, you probably won't need anything too special.  Not sure though... 

No, I don't, and there's no point in asking because they're complete fucking Luddites.  The fact that they have internet at all is astonishing - they never use it.  However, I also think that anything that connects with a standard network cable should be able to give a connection to a router as well as it can to a PC.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on August 17, 2010, 11:48:54 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 17, 2010, 11:27:25 AM
Quote from: powen01 on August 17, 2010, 11:18:32 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 17, 2010, 08:52:52 AM
Okay geeks, listen up.  STonk's brother and sister-in-law live in deepest, darkest rural Germany and believe it or not, they are connected to the intertubes via an ISDN connection.  If I want to buy them a wireless router, can I just buy one off the shelf, or do I need a special piece of kit?

Do you know the brand/model of ISDN modem/device they use?  I'm guessing if it connects to their PC via a network cable, you probably won't need anything too special.  Not sure though... 

No, I don't, and there's no point in asking because they're complete fucking Luddites.  The fact that they have internet at all is astonishing - they never use it.  However, I also think that anything that connects with a standard network cable should be able to give a connection to a router as well as it can to a PC.

Exactly what I was thinking; the big challenge is really only going to be replicating the settings on the router (gateway, DNS, ip, login id/pass).  Most luddites don't have a clue in that regard; hopefully, their ISP has that written down or has some help pages online.  Hopefully, they do have a separate device and not just a PCIA card or some-such installed in their pc.  That would be interesting.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on August 19, 2010, 03:16:27 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on August 16, 2010, 09:15:49 PM
Droid geeks.  If you have the Froyo update, are you having a hard time connecting to a wi-fi signal?  I didn't root, or anything, so I have the official update.  But I can no longer connect to my wireless router.  BOO.  Adobe also claims the Flash player for Android isn't available yet.

It's available (for some), but apparently it sucks...

http://blog.laptopmag.com/mobile-flash-fail-weak-android-player-proves-jobs-right
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on August 30, 2010, 09:55:20 AM
Since my asshole of a coworker broke my old personal laptop, I am now in the market for a new laptop.

I found this one on Newegg.  Any thoughts from the tech geeks here?  Good deal?  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146777

I'll hang up and wait for my response.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on August 30, 2010, 01:28:29 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 30, 2010, 09:55:20 AM
Since my asshole of a coworker broke my old personal laptop, I am now in the market for a new laptop.

I found this one on Newegg.  Any thoughts from the tech geeks here?  Good deal?  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146777

I'll hang up and wait for my response.

Here's what you look for...

i7 proc
Windows 7

After that, it's all about mobility and price.  Everything is all about how you will be using the laptop.  If you're going to be doing nothign but looking at The Only Site and doing some pr0n crusing, you're good with whatever.  The only other option is how often you'll be taking the laptop with you to Big Al's, assuming it has wifi, in which case you'll want a smaller ecreen size to be more mobile.

If you plan on using this for other, higher-performing tasks (gaming, for example), you'll want to look for a better video card.  There are even some laptops out there that will run RAID 0 on the hard drives for increased performance on the read/writes to disk.

Hard drives are cheap.  You can get an external drive for about 50-75 cents per gig, if not cheaper.  So, don't bother yourself with hard drive space too much.

Make sense?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on August 31, 2010, 09:29:52 AM
Hey only site - the wife is taking and editing photos as a small business. Something to do for friends and what not. I think she's pretty good but what do I know?

Anyway, if you're on the bookface check out her page, recommend it to people if you like what you see. She'd be happy to take new photos or edit existing ones for you or anyone you know.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/Marie-Cieslak-Photography/122405504478966

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on August 31, 2010, 09:31:34 AM
Quote from: Slaky on August 31, 2010, 09:29:52 AM
Hey only site - the wife is taking and editing photos as a small business. Something to do for friends and what not. I think she's pretty good but what do I know?

Anyway, if you're on the bookface check out her page, recommend it to people if you like what you see. She'd be happy to take new photos or edit existing ones for you or anyone you know.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/Marie-Cieslak-Photography/122405504478966



I've seen the stuff she's thrown on your bookface. It's pretty amazing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on August 31, 2010, 09:54:17 AM
Quote from: Slaky on August 31, 2010, 09:29:52 AM
Hey only site - the wife is taking and editing photos as a small business. Something to do for friends and what not. I think she's pretty good but what do I know?

TDubbs doesn't get the whole photography thing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on August 31, 2010, 09:58:12 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 31, 2010, 09:54:17 AM
Quote from: Slaky on August 31, 2010, 09:29:52 AM
Hey only site - the wife is taking and editing photos as a small business. Something to do for friends and what not. I think she's pretty good but what do I know?

TDubbs doesn't get the whole photography thing.

Don't even get him started on dagerrotypes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on August 31, 2010, 10:01:20 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 31, 2010, 09:31:34 AM
Quote from: Slaky on August 31, 2010, 09:29:52 AM
Hey only site - the wife is taking and editing photos as a small business. Something to do for friends and what not. I think she's pretty good but what do I know?

Anyway, if you're on the bookface check out her page, recommend it to people if you like what you see. She'd be happy to take new photos or edit existing ones for you or anyone you know.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/Marie-Cieslak-Photography/122405504478966



I've seen the stuff she's thrown on your bookface. It's pretty amazing.

Appreciate it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on August 31, 2010, 10:10:48 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 31, 2010, 09:58:12 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 31, 2010, 09:54:17 AM
Quote from: Slaky on August 31, 2010, 09:29:52 AM
Hey only site - the wife is taking and editing photos as a small business. Something to do for friends and what not. I think she's pretty good but what do I know?

TDubbs doesn't get the whole photography thing.

Don't even get him started on dagerrotypes.

Or when people enjoy things he doesn't.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 31, 2010, 08:43:39 PM
I need a word. It's somewhere in the depredation-vicissitude-dereliction neighborhood, but I'm weary and it's not coming. How does one characterize an existential approach on the part of another that, regardless of intentions (and even presumably contrary to them) is bound to worsen a situation? Sort of like how the Rug Doctor is going to do $10,000 worth of damage to your carpeting no matter what.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on August 31, 2010, 09:35:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 31, 2010, 08:43:39 PM
I need a word. It's somewhere in the depredation-vicissitude-dereliction neighborhood, but I'm weary and it's not coming. How does one characterize an existential approach on the part of another that, regardless of intentions (and even presumably contrary to them) is bound to worsen a situation? Sort of like how the Rug Doctor is going to do $10,000 worth of damage to your carpeting no matter what.

Malicious negligence?

Insouciant incompetence?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on August 31, 2010, 09:45:31 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 31, 2010, 09:35:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 31, 2010, 08:43:39 PM
I need a word. It's somewhere in the depredation-vicissitude-dereliction neighborhood, but I'm weary and it's not coming. How does one characterize an existential approach on the part of another that, regardless of intentions (and even presumably contrary to them) is bound to worsen a situation? Sort of like how the Rug Doctor is going to do $10,000 worth of damage to your carpeting no matter what.

Malicious negligence?

Insouciant incompetence?

Jim Hendrian?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 31, 2010, 09:49:31 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 31, 2010, 09:35:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 31, 2010, 08:43:39 PM
I need a word. It's somewhere in the depredation-vicissitude-dereliction neighborhood, but I'm weary and it's not coming. How does one characterize an existential approach on the part of another that, regardless of intentions (and even presumably contrary to them) is bound to worsen a situation? Sort of like how the Rug Doctor is going to do $10,000 worth of damage to your carpeting no matter what.

Malicious negligence?

Insouciant incompetence?

It's going to be a devil of a time getting "jocund phthisicalism" into this letter, but that helped.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on August 31, 2010, 10:37:50 PM
What's the best book a person can read about The Beatles?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on August 31, 2010, 11:03:46 PM
Is the iPad better than a netbook for email, web browsing, and simple word processing needs?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on September 01, 2010, 04:33:04 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 31, 2010, 10:37:50 PM
What's the best book a person can read about The Beatles?

Here you go : http://amzn.com/0130480304 (http://amzn.com/0130480304)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on September 01, 2010, 07:29:45 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 01, 2010, 04:33:04 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 31, 2010, 10:37:50 PM
What's the best book a person can read about The Beatles?

Here you go : http://amzn.com/0130480304 (http://amzn.com/0130480304)

What's the second best?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 01, 2010, 09:46:35 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 31, 2010, 11:03:46 PM
Is the iPad better than a netbook for email, web browsing, and simple word processing needs?

No.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on September 01, 2010, 09:49:52 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 01, 2010, 09:46:35 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 31, 2010, 11:03:46 PM
Is the iPad better than a netbook for email, web browsing, and simple word processing needs?

No.

You sound hesitant.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 01, 2010, 09:54:59 AM
Quote from: Bort on September 01, 2010, 09:49:52 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 01, 2010, 09:46:35 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 31, 2010, 11:03:46 PM
Is the iPad better than a netbook for email, web browsing, and simple word processing needs?

No.

You sound hesitant.

In addition, I feel unsure and tentative.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 01, 2010, 10:02:26 AM
Quote from: Bort on September 01, 2010, 09:49:52 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 01, 2010, 09:46:35 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 31, 2010, 11:03:46 PM
Is the iPad better than a netbook for email, web browsing, and simple word processing needs?

No.

You sound hesitant.

The only thing that would get me would be "simple word processing needs". After getting my iPhone and my computer going to hell, my iPhone has basically been my PC lately. However, until my dialing wand comes in, I wouldn't want to use anything touch-related to type a lot of things out.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on September 01, 2010, 10:41:51 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 01, 2010, 10:02:26 AM
Quote from: Bort on September 01, 2010, 09:49:52 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 01, 2010, 09:46:35 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 31, 2010, 11:03:46 PM
Is the iPad better than a netbook for email, web browsing, and simple word processing needs?

No.

You sound hesitant.

The only thing that would get me would be "simple word processing needs". After getting my iPhone and my computer going to hell, my iPhone has basically been my PC lately. However, until my dialing wand comes in, I wouldn't want to use anything touch-related to type a lot of things out.

If you plan to do a lot of typing on the thing, you'd probably want a computer with a keyboard or a keyboard for your iPad (Apple sells a dock with a wired keyboard (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?cid=12140735684760990019) for desktop use, but you can also opt for a wireless Bluetooth keyboard like this (http://www.apple.com/keyboard/)).

That said, every netbook I've ever used (that's only a few) has sucked pretty bad in its own way. And I think the iPad would be much better for web browsing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on September 01, 2010, 11:08:40 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 01, 2010, 10:41:51 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 01, 2010, 10:02:26 AM
Quote from: Bort on September 01, 2010, 09:49:52 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 01, 2010, 09:46:35 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 31, 2010, 11:03:46 PM
Is the iPad better than a netbook for email, web browsing, and simple word processing needs?

No.

You sound hesitant.

The only thing that would get me would be "simple word processing needs". After getting my iPhone and my computer going to hell, my iPhone has basically been my PC lately. However, until my dialing wand comes in, I wouldn't want to use anything touch-related to type a lot of things out.

If you plan to do a lot of typing on the thing, you'd probably want a computer with a keyboard or a keyboard for your iPad (Apple sells a dock with a wired keyboard (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?cid=12140735684760990019) for desktop use, but you can also opt for a wireless Bluetooth keyboard like this (http://www.apple.com/keyboard/)).

That said, every netbook I've ever used (that's only a few) has sucked pretty bad in its own way. And I think the iPad would be much better for web browsing.

You guys can stop answering him, Gil got his laptop repaired for free.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on September 01, 2010, 11:24:34 AM
Yeah, the thing is though, I'd like something that would be more portable than the laptop, but doesn't need to be as burdensome as the laptop.  Mine has a 17 inch screen and is a beast to transport.

If I could use the iPad on the road for general browsing, email, and some light word processing, it'd work for me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on September 01, 2010, 11:39:15 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 01, 2010, 11:24:34 AM
Yeah, the thing is though, I'd like something that would be more portable than the laptop, but doesn't need to be as burdensome as the laptop.  Mine has a 17 inch screen and is a beast to transport.

If I could use the iPad on the road for general browsing, email, and some light word processing, it'd work for me.

Sounds like the iPad then.  I think you'd be better off getting the Apple Wireless Keyboard and a good configurable case (so you can set it up widescreen or portrait whenever) instead of the keyboard dock.  If you'd like internet on the road, go for the 3G version.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on September 01, 2010, 11:41:23 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 01, 2010, 10:02:26 AM
Quote from: Bort on September 01, 2010, 09:49:52 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 01, 2010, 09:46:35 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 31, 2010, 11:03:46 PM
Is the iPad better than a netbook for email, web browsing, and simple word processing needs?

No.

You sound hesitant.

The only thing that would get me would be "simple word processing needs". After getting my iPhone and my computer going to hell, my iPhone has basically been my PC lately. However, until my dialing wand comes in, I wouldn't want to use anything touch-related to type a lot of things out.

Also, while you are at it, try out this  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8.  I find it works surprisingly well for just about everything other than arcane legal jargon.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on September 01, 2010, 01:31:39 PM
Quote from: Night Man on September 01, 2010, 11:39:15 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 01, 2010, 11:24:34 AM
Yeah, the thing is though, I'd like something that would be more portable than the laptop, but doesn't need to be as burdensome as the laptop.  Mine has a 17 inch screen and is a beast to transport.

If I could use the iPad on the road for general browsing, email, and some light word processing, it'd work for me.

Sounds like the iPad then.  I think you'd be better off getting the Apple Wireless Keyboard and a good configurable case (so you can set it up widescreen or portrait whenever) instead of the keyboard dock.  If you'd like internet on the road, go for the 3G version.

I will check it out tonight at Best Buy.

Thank you, all.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on September 01, 2010, 02:28:14 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 01, 2010, 01:31:39 PM
Quote from: Night Man on September 01, 2010, 11:39:15 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 01, 2010, 11:24:34 AM
Yeah, the thing is though, I'd like something that would be more portable than the laptop, but doesn't need to be as burdensome as the laptop.  Mine has a 17 inch screen and is a beast to transport.

If I could use the iPad on the road for general browsing, email, and some light word processing, it'd work for me.

Sounds like the iPad then.  I think you'd be better off getting the Apple Wireless Keyboard and a good configurable case (so you can set it up widescreen or portrait whenever) instead of the keyboard dock.  If you'd like internet on the road, go for the 3G version.

I will check it out tonight at Best Buy.

Thank you, all.

You know they make laptops in form factors between a 17" and a netbook, right?

You can get an excellent 14" laptop that would be super mobile and would have a keyboard.

Just sayin'.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on September 01, 2010, 02:33:33 PM
I have made an important discovery.  If you are persistent and press the back arrow enough times you can get stuff that Andy wrote as far back as 2004.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on September 01, 2010, 04:39:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on September 01, 2010, 02:28:14 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 01, 2010, 01:31:39 PM
Quote from: Night Man on September 01, 2010, 11:39:15 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 01, 2010, 11:24:34 AM
Yeah, the thing is though, I'd like something that would be more portable than the laptop, but doesn't need to be as burdensome as the laptop.  Mine has a 17 inch screen and is a beast to transport.

If I could use the iPad on the road for general browsing, email, and some light word processing, it'd work for me.

Sounds like the iPad then.  I think you'd be better off getting the Apple Wireless Keyboard and a good configurable case (so you can set it up widescreen or portrait whenever) instead of the keyboard dock.  If you'd like internet on the road, go for the 3G version.

I will check it out tonight at Best Buy.

Thank you, all.

You know they make laptops in form factors between a 17" and a netbook, right?

You can get an excellent 14" laptop that would be super mobile and would have a keyboard.

Just sayin'.

Define (http://sayitbackwards.blogspot.com/2007/06/supermobile.html) "super mobile".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on September 01, 2010, 04:54:29 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 01, 2010, 02:33:33 PM
I have made an important discovery.  If you are persistent and press the back arrow enough times you can get stuff that Andy wrote as far back as 2004.

Ummm...have you tried the 'Archive' link?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on September 01, 2010, 05:54:39 PM
Quote from: Oleg on September 01, 2010, 04:54:29 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 01, 2010, 02:33:33 PM
I have made an important discovery.  If you are persistent and press the back arrow enough times you can get stuff that Andy wrote as far back as 2004.

Ummm...have you tried the 'Archive' link?

Why would I want to do that?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on September 01, 2010, 05:56:14 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 01, 2010, 05:54:39 PM
Quote from: Oleg on September 01, 2010, 04:54:29 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 01, 2010, 02:33:33 PM
I have made an important discovery.  If you are persistent and press the back arrow enough times you can get stuff that Andy wrote as far back as 2004.

Ummm...have you tried the 'Archive' link?

Why would I want to do that?

Because Carlos Zambrano is awesome?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on September 01, 2010, 08:06:06 PM
Just got back from Best Buy.  Tried out the iPad.  I really like the functionality of it, as well as the quality of the build.  It seemed very sturdy.  The typing, I believe, is a bit hyped up.  After an initial learning curve I was able to type at a reasonable pace, with relatively few errors.  A veritable HUEYBOARD it is not.  The lack of a USB port is a concern, but I'm not looking at this thing for high-level word processing.

The only decision now is to either go with the 16 GB version with or without the 3G.  I think I'd be okay without the 3G, but who knows.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on September 01, 2010, 08:26:26 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 01, 2010, 08:06:06 PM
Just got back from Best Buy.  Tried out the iPad.  I really like the functionality of it, as well as the quality of the build.  It seemed very sturdy.  The typing, I believe, is a bit hyped up.  After an initial learning curve I was able to type at a reasonable pace, with relatively few errors.  A veritable HUEYBOARD it is not.  The lack of a USB port is a concern, but I'm not looking at this thing for high-level word processing.

The only decision now is to either go with the 16 GB version with or without the 3G.  I think I'd be okay without the 3G, but who knows.

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/04/ipad-camera-connection-kit-has-hidden-usb-capabilities.ars

A USB Port is available, although a bluetooth keyboard is probably the cheaper option.  As for the 3G its kind of a question of how far you want to stray from McDonalds and Starbucks
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on September 04, 2010, 10:54:42 AM
I have a wild animal problem.  They shot and killed a mountain lion in downtown Berkeley three days ago.  That is not my problem.  I just told you that to get your attention.  My problem is a raccoon.  Last week when I was getting my bike out of the basement I almost stepped in a present he had left for me right out side the basement door.  Mrs. Cubbieblue told me to sprinkle chili powder around there.  Perhaps it worked, because day before yesterday he left a similar present one flight up on the welcome mat on our deck.  So I sprinkled chilli powder at the base of the stairs leading to the deck.   This morning we found another present on the not so welcome anymore mat.   So, Desipiots, I need help.  Please don't tell me that killing the mountain lion is my problem after all.  I am not sure that having a neighborhoood mountain lion is the best solution, but I gave it some thought.  
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on September 04, 2010, 01:44:23 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 04, 2010, 10:54:42 AM
I have a wild animal problem.  They shot and killed a mountain lion in downtown Berkeley three days ago.  That is not my problem.  I just told you that to get your attention.  My problem is a raccoon.  Last week when I was getting my bike out of the basement I almost stepped in a present he had left for me right out side the basement door.  Mrs. Cubbieblue told me to sprinkle chili powder around there.  Perhaps it worked, because day before yesterday he left a similar present one flight up on the welcome mat on our deck.  So I sprinkled chilli powder at the base of the stairs leading to the deck.   This morning we found another present on the not so welcome anymore mat.   So, Desipiots, I need help.  Please don't tell me that killing the mountain lion is my problem after all.  I am not sure that having a neighborhoood mountain lion is the best solution, but I gave it some thought.  

Looking back, the lion was a bad idea. That's why Dr. Shakalu is gonna hook us up with a monkey. I'm gonna teach it taekwondo.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 04, 2010, 01:47:24 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 04, 2010, 01:44:23 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 04, 2010, 10:54:42 AM
I have a wild animal problem.  They shot and killed a mountain lion in downtown Berkeley three days ago.  That is not my problem.  I just told you that to get your attention.  My problem is a raccoon.  Last week when I was getting my bike out of the basement I almost stepped in a present he had left for me right out side the basement door.  Mrs. Cubbieblue told me to sprinkle chili powder around there.  Perhaps it worked, because day before yesterday he left a similar present one flight up on the welcome mat on our deck.  So I sprinkled chilli powder at the base of the stairs leading to the deck.   This morning we found another present on the not so welcome anymore mat.   So, Desipiots, I need help.  Please don't tell me that killing the mountain lion is my problem after all.  I am not sure that having a neighborhoood mountain lion is the best solution, but I gave it some thought.  

Looking back, the lion was a bad idea. That's why Dr. Shakalu is gonna hook us up with a monkey. I'm gonna teach it taekwondo.

We'll go to the loony bin together, I don't give a fuck.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on September 04, 2010, 03:11:15 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 04, 2010, 01:47:24 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 04, 2010, 01:44:23 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 04, 2010, 10:54:42 AM
I have a wild animal problem.  They shot and killed a mountain lion in downtown Berkeley three days ago.  That is not my problem.  I just told you that to get your attention.  My problem is a raccoon.  Last week when I was getting my bike out of the basement I almost stepped in a present he had left for me right out side the basement door.  Mrs. Cubbieblue told me to sprinkle chili powder around there.  Perhaps it worked, because day before yesterday he left a similar present one flight up on the welcome mat on our deck.  So I sprinkled chilli powder at the base of the stairs leading to the deck.   This morning we found another present on the not so welcome anymore mat.   So, Desipiots, I need help.  Please don't tell me that killing the mountain lion is my problem after all.  I am not sure that having a neighborhoood mountain lion is the best solution, but I gave it some thought.  

Looking back, the lion was a bad idea. That's why Dr. Shakalu is gonna hook us up with a monkey. I'm gonna teach it taekwondo.

We'll go to the loony bin together, I don't give a fuck.

Alex: Where is your monkey?
Dante: He's upstairs putting his nun-chucks away.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on September 04, 2010, 06:27:24 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 04, 2010, 10:54:42 AM
I have a wild animal problem.  They shot and killed a mountain lion in downtown Berkeley three days ago.  That is not my problem.  I just told you that to get your attention.  My problem is a raccoon.  Last week when I was getting my bike out of the basement I almost stepped in a present he had left for me right out side the basement door.  Mrs. Cubbieblue told me to sprinkle chili powder around there.  Perhaps it worked, because day before yesterday he left a similar present one flight up on the welcome mat on our deck.  So I sprinkled chilli powder at the base of the stairs leading to the deck.   This morning we found another present on the not so welcome anymore mat.   So, Desipiots, I need help.  Please don't tell me that killing the mountain lion is my problem after all.  I am not sure that having a neighborhoood mountain lion is the best solution, but I gave it some thought.  

Here's what you have to do. You take a hollowed-out log and you drill a 3" diameter hole in it. You take a bunch of nails and you pound them in around the hole so that they're angled inward. Put a bunch of them in there. Take some tin foil and stick it inside the log. Racoons love shiny stuff. They'll stick their little paws in the hole to grab the tin foil, but when they try to pull it out....BAM! Nails all up in their ass (paw). You'll find a tuckered out raccoon in the morning. Sprinkle some chili powder on it and kill it with a shovel. That's what I call "Good Eats®."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on September 04, 2010, 07:10:42 PM
I heard raccoon was greasy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on September 04, 2010, 09:02:09 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 04, 2010, 07:10:42 PM
I heard raccoon was greasy.

It's not that greasy. It's like dark chicken meat. Although, the longer it struggles in the log o' death, the gamier it will be when you cook it. You may want to rig up some sort of rudimentary alarm system. Perhaps a string attached to the foil which is hooked to a bell via a system of pulleys?

(This may or may not be true. I've never technically "eaten" raccoon meat.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on September 05, 2010, 09:02:14 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 04, 2010, 09:02:09 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 04, 2010, 07:10:42 PM
I heard raccoon was greasy.

It's not that greasy. It's like dark chicken meat. Although, the longer it struggles in the log o' death, the gamier it will be when you cook it. You may want to rig up some sort of rudimentary alarm system. Perhaps a string attached to the foil which is hooked to a bell via a system of pulleys?

(This may or may not be true. I've never technically "eaten" raccoon meat.)

Chuck D wasn't eating. He was making love.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on September 05, 2010, 09:26:04 AM
Quote from: Bort on September 05, 2010, 09:02:14 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 04, 2010, 09:02:09 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 04, 2010, 07:10:42 PM
I heard raccoon was greasy.

It's not that greasy. It's like dark chicken meat. Although, the longer it struggles in the log o' death, the gamier it will be when you cook it. You may want to rig up some sort of rudimentary alarm system. Perhaps a string attached to the foil which is hooked to a bell via a system of pulleys?

(This may or may not be true. I've never technically "eaten" raccoon meat.)

Chuck D wasn't eating. He was making love.

You weren't there, man! YOU WEREN'T THERE!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on September 05, 2010, 09:54:34 AM
We had a discussion on red-light cameras before, but do any legal types think I have a chance in Hell in fighting a right-turn-on-red ticket?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on September 05, 2010, 10:16:10 AM
Quote from: Brownie on September 05, 2010, 09:54:34 AM
We had a discussion on red-light cameras before, but do any legal types think I have a chance in Hell in fighting a right-turn-on-red ticket?

What's this? Another dickweed who thinks that the laws don't apply to him? I bet Gil can help you out.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 05, 2010, 03:19:52 PM
Another legal question: let's say there's a large news aggregator that I might frequent. And let's say I wanted to set up a novelty account that only a few people would even get. Let's say the name of that novelty account is the real life name of a person I once worked for that I despise. Let's say I'm not saying things like "I murdered people" or "I have dead children in my basement" but instead saying idiotic things, things that don't make sense at all and generally playing the fool. While there is nothing to gain from this venture other than a smirk of satisfaction after each post and the small chance that this person happens upon her or his name making these less than intelligent comments, what trouble could I get in by doing this, if any?


TL;DR - I want to make a novelty account making fun of my old boss but I'm wondering if I could get in some kind of trouble by using the real name of the person.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on September 05, 2010, 10:25:20 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 05, 2010, 09:54:34 AM
We had a discussion on red-light cameras before, but do any legal types think I have a chance in Hell in fighting a right-turn-on-red ticket?

What's a right-turn-on-red ticket?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on September 05, 2010, 10:28:03 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 05, 2010, 10:25:20 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 05, 2010, 09:54:34 AM
We had a discussion on red-light cameras before, but do any legal types think I have a chance in Hell in fighting a right-turn-on-red ticket?

What's a right-turn-on-red ticket?

A ticket for turning right on red where prohibited?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on September 06, 2010, 12:04:04 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 05, 2010, 10:28:03 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 05, 2010, 10:25:20 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 05, 2010, 09:54:34 AM
We had a discussion on red-light cameras before, but do any legal types think I have a chance in Hell in fighting a right-turn-on-red ticket?

What's a right-turn-on-red ticket?

A ticket for turning right on red where prohibited?

Or not coming to a full stop before making said turn.  Not sure the camera can accurately catch that one though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on September 06, 2010, 10:27:15 AM
Quote from: CT III on September 06, 2010, 12:04:04 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 05, 2010, 10:28:03 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 05, 2010, 10:25:20 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 05, 2010, 09:54:34 AM
We had a discussion on red-light cameras before, but do any legal types think I have a chance in Hell in fighting a right-turn-on-red ticket?

What's a right-turn-on-red ticket?

A ticket for turning right on red where prohibited?

It's the former. Apparently, "due process" is an administrative hearing.

Or not coming to a full stop before making said turn.  Not sure the camera can accurately catch that one though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on September 06, 2010, 10:40:48 AM
Quote from: Brownie on September 06, 2010, 10:27:15 AM
Quote from: CT III on September 06, 2010, 12:04:04 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 05, 2010, 10:28:03 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 05, 2010, 10:25:20 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 05, 2010, 09:54:34 AM
We had a discussion on red-light cameras before, but do any legal types think I have a chance in Hell in fighting a right-turn-on-red ticket?

What's a right-turn-on-red ticket?

A ticket for turning right on red where prohibited?

Or not coming to a full stop before making said turn.  Not sure the camera can accurately catch that one though.

It's the former. Apparently, "due process" is an administrative hearing.

Where you're considered guilty until proven innocent beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on September 06, 2010, 11:06:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 05, 2010, 03:19:52 PM
Another legal question: let's say there's a large news aggregator that I might frequent. And let's say I wanted to set up a novelty account that only a few people would even get. Let's say the name of that novelty account is the real life name of a person I once worked for that I despise. Let's say I'm not saying things like "I murdered people" or "I have dead children in my basement" but instead saying idiotic things, things that don't make sense at all and generally playing the fool. While there is nothing to gain from this venture other than a smirk of satisfaction after each post and the small chance that this person happens upon her or his name making these less than intelligent comments, what trouble could I get in by doing this, if any?


TL;DR - I want to make a novelty account making fun of my old boss but I'm wondering if I could get in some kind of trouble by using the real name of the person.

Do not take this as authoritative, since I have never gotten into any changes in the law that have come about as a result of the internet.  However, under plain old "by the book" defamation law, you  can defame a person by saying things about that person which are not true and which attack that person's reputation.  You can do this by saying "Sarah Jablonski murdered her grandmother" or by saying "I, Sarah Jablonski, murdered my grandmother."  I don't have the time or the inclination to go into a treatise on the law of Libel, which would pertain to a written publication such as this,  but the simple answer is, yes, conceivably you could get into trouble.  (Disclaimer.  This statement was for purposes of explanation only .  It is not intended to be a reflection upon Ms. Jablonski's character.  She is a perfectly wonderful, caring, and delightful person who loves her grandmother.  Who by the way, is alive and well and living in West Palm Beach.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on September 06, 2010, 02:03:33 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 06, 2010, 11:06:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 05, 2010, 03:19:52 PM
Another legal question: let's say there's a large news aggregator that I might frequent. And let's say I wanted to set up a novelty account that only a few people would even get. Let's say the name of that novelty account is the real life name of a person I once worked for that I despise. Let's say I'm not saying things like "I murdered people" or "I have dead children in my basement" but instead saying idiotic things, things that don't make sense at all and generally playing the fool. While there is nothing to gain from this venture other than a smirk of satisfaction after each post and the small chance that this person happens upon her or his name making these less than intelligent comments, what trouble could I get in by doing this, if any?


TL;DR - I want to make a novelty account making fun of my old boss but I'm wondering if I could get in some kind of trouble by using the real name of the person.

Do not take this as authoritative, since I have never gotten into any changes in the law that have come about as a result of the internet.  However, under plain old "by the book" defamation law, you  can defame a person by saying things about that person which are not true and which attack that person's reputation.  You can do this by saying "Sarah Jablonski murdered her grandmother" or by saying "I, Sarah Jablonski, murdered my grandmother."  I don't have the time or the inclination to go into a treatise on the law of Libel, which would pertain to a written publication such as this,  but the simple answer is, yes, conceivably you could get into trouble.  (Disclaimer.  This statement was for purposes of explanation only .  It is not intended to be a reflection upon Ms. Jablonski's character.  She is a perfectly wonderful, caring, and delightful person who loves her grandmother.  Who by the way, is alive and well and living in West Palm Beach.)

However, if Slak was apparent in that he really wasn't that person and that he was only lampooning him, isn't that conceivably protected (Falwell v. Hustler?

This case, incidentally, protects many of us from Kurtevans-style lawsuits. At least in the U.S. of A.

(http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/05/falwell-campari-small.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on September 06, 2010, 03:23:47 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 06, 2010, 02:03:33 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 06, 2010, 11:06:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 05, 2010, 03:19:52 PM
Another legal question: let's say there's a large news aggregator that I might frequent. And let's say I wanted to set up a novelty account that only a few people would even get. Let's say the name of that novelty account is the real life name of a person I once worked for that I despise. Let's say I'm not saying things like "I murdered people" or "I have dead children in my basement" but instead saying idiotic things, things that don't make sense at all and generally playing the fool. While there is nothing to gain from this venture other than a smirk of satisfaction after each post and the small chance that this person happens upon her or his name making these less than intelligent comments, what trouble could I get in by doing this, if any?


TL;DR - I want to make a novelty account making fun of my old boss but I'm wondering if I could get in some kind of trouble by using the real name of the person.

Do not take this as authoritative, since I have never gotten into any changes in the law that have come about as a result of the internet.  However, under plain old "by the book" defamation law, you  can defame a person by saying things about that person which are not true and which attack that person's reputation.  You can do this by saying "Sarah Jablonski murdered her grandmother" or by saying "I, Sarah Jablonski, murdered my grandmother."  I don't have the time or the inclination to go into a treatise on the law of Libel, which would pertain to a written publication such as this,  but the simple answer is, yes, conceivably you could get into trouble.  (Disclaimer.  This statement was for purposes of explanation only .  It is not intended to be a reflection upon Ms. Jablonski's character.  She is a perfectly wonderful, caring, and delightful person who loves her grandmother.  Who by the way, is alive and well and living in West Palm Beach.)

However, if Slak was apparent in that he really wasn't that person and that he was only lampooning him, isn't that conceivably protected (Falwell v. Hustler?

This case, incidentally, protects many of us from Kurtevans-style lawsuits. At least in the U.S. of A.

(http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/05/falwell-campari-small.jpg)

You are going to lure me into a full blown diatribe.   To start with, there may be a difference between Jerry Falwell and Sarah Jablonski with regard to being in the "public eye" and therefore more susceptible to comment.  A different standard applies.  Although I said "to start with", I think I will end with that as well. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 06, 2010, 08:37:12 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 06, 2010, 03:23:47 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 06, 2010, 02:03:33 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 06, 2010, 11:06:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 05, 2010, 03:19:52 PM
Another legal question: let's say there's a large news aggregator that I might frequent. And let's say I wanted to set up a novelty account that only a few people would even get. Let's say the name of that novelty account is the real life name of a person I once worked for that I despise. Let's say I'm not saying things like "I murdered people" or "I have dead children in my basement" but instead saying idiotic things, things that don't make sense at all and generally playing the fool. While there is nothing to gain from this venture other than a smirk of satisfaction after each post and the small chance that this person happens upon her or his name making these less than intelligent comments, what trouble could I get in by doing this, if any?


TL;DR - I want to make a novelty account making fun of my old boss but I'm wondering if I could get in some kind of trouble by using the real name of the person.

Do not take this as authoritative, since I have never gotten into any changes in the law that have come about as a result of the internet.  However, under plain old "by the book" defamation law, you  can defame a person by saying things about that person which are not true and which attack that person's reputation.  You can do this by saying "Sarah Jablonski murdered her grandmother" or by saying "I, Sarah Jablonski, murdered my grandmother."  I don't have the time or the inclination to go into a treatise on the law of Libel, which would pertain to a written publication such as this,  but the simple answer is, yes, conceivably you could get into trouble.  (Disclaimer.  This statement was for purposes of explanation only .  It is not intended to be a reflection upon Ms. Jablonski's character.  She is a perfectly wonderful, caring, and delightful person who loves her grandmother.  Who by the way, is alive and well and living in West Palm Beach.)

However, if Slak was apparent in that he really wasn't that person and that he was only lampooning him, isn't that conceivably protected (Falwell v. Hustler?

This case, incidentally, protects many of us from Kurtevans-style lawsuits. At least in the U.S. of A.

(http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/05/falwell-campari-small.jpg)

You are going to lure me into a full blown diatribe.   To start with, there may be a difference between Jerry Falwell and Sarah Jablonski with regard to being in the "public eye" and therefore more susceptible to comment.  A different standard applies.  Although I said "to start with", I think I will end with that as well. 

All right, you've talked me out of it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on September 07, 2010, 09:02:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on September 06, 2010, 02:03:33 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 06, 2010, 11:06:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 05, 2010, 03:19:52 PM
Another legal question: let's say there's a large news aggregator that I might frequent. And let's say I wanted to set up a novelty account that only a few people would even get. Let's say the name of that novelty account is the real life name of a person I once worked for that I despise. Let's say I'm not saying things like "I murdered people" or "I have dead children in my basement" but instead saying idiotic things, things that don't make sense at all and generally playing the fool. While there is nothing to gain from this venture other than a smirk of satisfaction after each post and the small chance that this person happens upon her or his name making these less than intelligent comments, what trouble could I get in by doing this, if any?


TL;DR - I want to make a novelty account making fun of my old boss but I'm wondering if I could get in some kind of trouble by using the real name of the person.

Do not take this as authoritative, since I have never gotten into any changes in the law that have come about as a result of the internet.  However, under plain old "by the book" defamation law, you  can defame a person by saying things about that person which are not true and which attack that person's reputation.  You can do this by saying "Sarah Jablonski murdered her grandmother" or by saying "I, Sarah Jablonski, murdered my grandmother."  I don't have the time or the inclination to go into a treatise on the law of Libel, which would pertain to a written publication such as this,  but the simple answer is, yes, conceivably you could get into trouble.  (Disclaimer.  This statement was for purposes of explanation only .  It is not intended to be a reflection upon Ms. Jablonski's character.  She is a perfectly wonderful, caring, and delightful person who loves her grandmother.  Who by the way, is alive and well and living in West Palm Beach.)

However, if Slak was apparent in that he really wasn't that person and that he was only lampooning him, isn't that conceivably protected (Falwell v. Hustler?

This case, incidentally, protects many of us from Kurtevans-style lawsuits. At least in the U.S. of A.

(http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/05/falwell-campari-small.jpg)

How does this solve Stew's racoon problem?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on September 07, 2010, 09:08:19 AM
Quote from: Oleg on September 07, 2010, 09:02:29 AM
Quote from: Brownie on September 06, 2010, 02:03:33 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 06, 2010, 11:06:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 05, 2010, 03:19:52 PM
Another legal question: let's say there's a large news aggregator that I might frequent. And let's say I wanted to set up a novelty account that only a few people would even get. Let's say the name of that novelty account is the real life name of a person I once worked for that I despise. Let's say I'm not saying things like "I murdered people" or "I have dead children in my basement" but instead saying idiotic things, things that don't make sense at all and generally playing the fool. While there is nothing to gain from this venture other than a smirk of satisfaction after each post and the small chance that this person happens upon her or his name making these less than intelligent comments, what trouble could I get in by doing this, if any?


TL;DR - I want to make a novelty account making fun of my old boss but I'm wondering if I could get in some kind of trouble by using the real name of the person.

Do not take this as authoritative, since I have never gotten into any changes in the law that have come about as a result of the internet.  However, under plain old "by the book" defamation law, you  can defame a person by saying things about that person which are not true and which attack that person's reputation.  You can do this by saying "Sarah Jablonski murdered her grandmother" or by saying "I, Sarah Jablonski, murdered my grandmother."  I don't have the time or the inclination to go into a treatise on the law of Libel, which would pertain to a written publication such as this,  but the simple answer is, yes, conceivably you could get into trouble.  (Disclaimer.  This statement was for purposes of explanation only .  It is not intended to be a reflection upon Ms. Jablonski's character.  She is a perfectly wonderful, caring, and delightful person who loves her grandmother.  Who by the way, is alive and well and living in West Palm Beach.)

However, if Slak was apparent in that he really wasn't that person and that he was only lampooning him, isn't that conceivably protected (Falwell v. Hustler?

This case, incidentally, protects many of us from Kurtevans-style lawsuits. At least in the U.S. of A.

(http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/05/falwell-campari-small.jpg)

How does this solve Stew's racoon problem?

Because Carlos Zambrano is awesome?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on September 07, 2010, 10:37:06 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 05, 2010, 03:19:52 PM
Another legal question: let's say there's a large news aggregator that I might frequent. And let's say I wanted to set up a novelty account that only a few people would even get. Let's say the name of that novelty account is the real life name of a person I once worked for that I despise. Let's say I'm not saying things like "I murdered people" or "I have dead children in my basement" but instead saying idiotic things, things that don't make sense at all and generally playing the fool. While there is nothing to gain from this venture other than a smirk of satisfaction after each post and the small chance that this person happens upon her or his name making these less than intelligent comments, what trouble could I get in by doing this, if any?


TL;DR - I want to make a novelty account making fun of my old boss but I'm wondering if I could get in some kind of trouble by using the real name of the person.

I bet if you just asked Oleg, he'd be ok with this.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on September 07, 2010, 10:54:13 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 06, 2010, 08:37:12 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 06, 2010, 03:23:47 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 06, 2010, 02:03:33 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 06, 2010, 11:06:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 05, 2010, 03:19:52 PM
Another legal question: let's say there's a large news aggregator that I might frequent. And let's say I wanted to set up a novelty account that only a few people would even get. Let's say the name of that novelty account is the real life name of a person I once worked for that I despise. Let's say I'm not saying things like "I murdered people" or "I have dead children in my basement" but instead saying idiotic things, things that don't make sense at all and generally playing the fool. While there is nothing to gain from this venture other than a smirk of satisfaction after each post and the small chance that this person happens upon her or his name making these less than intelligent comments, what trouble could I get in by doing this, if any?


TL;DR - I want to make a novelty account making fun of my old boss but I'm wondering if I could get in some kind of trouble by using the real name of the person.

Do not take this as authoritative, since I have never gotten into any changes in the law that have come about as a result of the internet.  However, under plain old "by the book" defamation law, you  can defame a person by saying things about that person which are not true and which attack that person's reputation.  You can do this by saying "Sarah Jablonski murdered her grandmother" or by saying "I, Sarah Jablonski, murdered my grandmother."  I don't have the time or the inclination to go into a treatise on the law of Libel, which would pertain to a written publication such as this,  but the simple answer is, yes, conceivably you could get into trouble.  (Disclaimer.  This statement was for purposes of explanation only .  It is not intended to be a reflection upon Ms. Jablonski's character.  She is a perfectly wonderful, caring, and delightful person who loves her grandmother.  Who by the way, is alive and well and living in West Palm Beach.)

However, if Slak was apparent in that he really wasn't that person and that he was only lampooning him, isn't that conceivably protected (Falwell v. Hustler?

This case, incidentally, protects many of us from Kurtevans-style lawsuits. At least in the U.S. of A.

(http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/05/falwell-campari-small.jpg)

You are going to lure me into a full blown diatribe.   To start with, there may be a difference between Jerry Falwell and Sarah Jablonski with regard to being in the "public eye" and therefore more susceptible to comment.  A different standard applies.  Although I said "to start with", I think I will end with that as well. 

All right, you've talked me out of it.

Boo.  Just do it.  If you get sued, I'll defend you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on September 07, 2010, 11:13:33 AM
Quote from: Kermit IV on September 07, 2010, 10:54:13 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 06, 2010, 08:37:12 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 06, 2010, 03:23:47 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 06, 2010, 02:03:33 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 06, 2010, 11:06:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 05, 2010, 03:19:52 PM
Another legal question: let's say there's a large news aggregator that I might frequent. And let's say I wanted to set up a novelty account that only a few people would even get. Let's say the name of that novelty account is the real life name of a person I once worked for that I despise. Let's say I'm not saying things like "I murdered people" or "I have dead children in my basement" but instead saying idiotic things, things that don't make sense at all and generally playing the fool. While there is nothing to gain from this venture other than a smirk of satisfaction after each post and the small chance that this person happens upon her or his name making these less than intelligent comments, what trouble could I get in by doing this, if any?


TL;DR - I want to make a novelty account making fun of my old boss but I'm wondering if I could get in some kind of trouble by using the real name of the person.

Do not take this as authoritative, since I have never gotten into any changes in the law that have come about as a result of the internet.  However, under plain old "by the book" defamation law, you  can defame a person by saying things about that person which are not true and which attack that person's reputation.  You can do this by saying "Sarah Jablonski murdered her grandmother" or by saying "I, Sarah Jablonski, murdered my grandmother."  I don't have the time or the inclination to go into a treatise on the law of Libel, which would pertain to a written publication such as this,  but the simple answer is, yes, conceivably you could get into trouble.  (Disclaimer.  This statement was for purposes of explanation only .  It is not intended to be a reflection upon Ms. Jablonski's character.  She is a perfectly wonderful, caring, and delightful person who loves her grandmother.  Who by the way, is alive and well and living in West Palm Beach.)

However, if Slak was apparent in that he really wasn't that person and that he was only lampooning him, isn't that conceivably protected (Falwell v. Hustler?

This case, incidentally, protects many of us from Kurtevans-style lawsuits. At least in the U.S. of A.

(http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/05/falwell-campari-small.jpg)

You are going to lure me into a full blown diatribe.   To start with, there may be a difference between Jerry Falwell and Sarah Jablonski with regard to being in the "public eye" and therefore more susceptible to comment.  A different standard applies.  Although I said "to start with", I think I will end with that as well. 

All right, you've talked me out of it.

Boo.  Just do it.  If you get sued, I'll defend you.

Kerm's really hurting for billable hours, huh?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on September 07, 2010, 11:33:05 AM
Quote from: BH on September 07, 2010, 10:37:06 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 05, 2010, 03:19:52 PM
Another legal question: let's say there's a large news aggregator that I might frequent. And let's say I wanted to set up a novelty account that only a few people would even get. Let's say the name of that novelty account is the real life name of a person I once worked for that I despise. Let's say I'm not saying things like "I murdered people" or "I have dead children in my basement" but instead saying idiotic things, things that don't make sense at all and generally playing the fool. While there is nothing to gain from this venture other than a smirk of satisfaction after each post and the small chance that this person happens upon her or his name making these less than intelligent comments, what trouble could I get in by doing this, if any?


TL;DR - I want to make a novelty account making fun of my old boss but I'm wondering if I could get in some kind of trouble by using the real name of the person.

I bet if you just asked Oleg, he'd be ok with this.

I'm not nearly improtant enough to have someone of Slaky's stature get that pissed off at me.  Not only that, but if I were ever Slaky's boss, he'd have quit long ago.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on September 08, 2010, 03:43:20 PM
Quote from: Night Man on May 12, 2010, 11:58:48 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 12, 2010, 09:30:25 AM
How do I get an iPhone to play music on multiple computers?  It's synced with my home computer, so when I plug it into my work computer I get a message that kindly offers to erase all of my current iPhone content and sync with the current iTunes library.  That's not what I want.  Surely there's a program that will let me stream music off my iPhone on multiple computers.  Right?

If you have a Mac, try Senuti (http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/).  SharePod (http://www.getsharepod.com/) if you're on Windows.

Senuti (note the Play button at the bottom):
(http://i40.tinypic.com/23hrg39.png)

SharePod:
(http://i44.tinypic.com/uld9w.jpg)

Bump for new iTunes functionality. (http://www.9to5mac.com/24861/little-known-itunes-10-benefit)

QuoteYou can now plug in someone else’s iOS device and listen to their music on iTunes 10 without the Enable “manual sync mode” option.

Oh, and now you can take your music via your iOS device to your locked down work computer running iTunes 10 as well.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on September 09, 2010, 10:23:44 AM
Raccoon update.  I went to Orchard Supply and bought their "Animal Repellant"  and splashed it around.  Five days now and no raccoon shit.  Who can say whether it was the repellant or a BMW that took care of my raccoon nemesis as it was crossing College Avenue on its way to its favorite toilet?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on September 09, 2010, 10:34:40 AM
Quote from: CBStew on September 09, 2010, 10:23:44 AM
Raccoon update.  I went to Orchard Supply and bought their "Animal Repellant"  and splashed it around.  Five days now and no raccoon shit.  Who can say whether it was the repellant or a BMW that took care of my raccoon nemesis as it was crossing College Avenue on its way to its favorite toilet?

Just as long as it isn't the human toilet...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on September 10, 2010, 01:49:42 PM
I have no idea where this belongs, but it's an awesome concept for drunken discussion. (http://www.avclub.com/articles/a-timetravel-theoretical,44982/1/) What say you, morans? I wish I could send Chuck to the last 5 years of Soriano's contract.

QuoteEveryone says things like "Oh man, how cool would it be to be in Dealey Plaza during the JFK assassination, or see The Beatles during one of their Cavern Club concerts, or witness ancient Rome?" Well, what if you were given the chance?

Here are the conditions. You've been granted a hypothetical ticket to live, in comfort and coherence, during one five-year time period. Maybe you want to be in New York in Chicago during Prohibition, or Victorian London, or France right before the Revolution. (Or during—no judgments.) You'll be able to understand and speak the language (if needed), have enough disposable cash to live at leisure, and experience whatever you want, with no need for a job. You'll have a comfy apartment or house to return to, full period wardrobe, and as much time as you need before making this trip to study up on the period you'll live in.

But you must stay within a five-mile radius of where/whenever you choose to live. Thus you can't go see the Kennedy assassination, then go zipping around the world to London to watch the birth of the British Invasion, or New York for the early years of Greenwich Village. Want to see the Kennedy assassination? Fine. But then you're stuck in Dallas for the next five years.

What historical period (and place), in your opinion, offers the most enticing experiences in one five-year period?

Warning: about half of the submissions are extremely pretentious/artdouchey.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Quote from: R-V on September 10, 2010, 01:49:42 PM
I have no idea where this belongs, but it's an awesome concept for drunken discussion. (http://www.avclub.com/articles/a-timetravel-theoretical,44982/1/) What say you, morans? I wish I could send Chuck to the last 5 years of Soriano's contract.

QuoteEveryone says things like "Oh man, how cool would it be to be in Dealey Plaza during the JFK assassination, or see The Beatles during one of their Cavern Club concerts, or witness ancient Rome?" Well, what if you were given the chance?

Here are the conditions. You've been granted a hypothetical ticket to live, in comfort and coherence, during one five-year time period. Maybe you want to be in New York in Chicago during Prohibition, or Victorian London, or France right before the Revolution. (Or during—no judgments.) You'll be able to understand and speak the language (if needed), have enough disposable cash to live at leisure, and experience whatever you want, with no need for a job. You'll have a comfy apartment or house to return to, full period wardrobe, and as much time as you need before making this trip to study up on the period you'll live in.

But you must stay within a five-mile radius of where/whenever you choose to live. Thus you can't go see the Kennedy assassination, then go zipping around the world to London to watch the birth of the British Invasion, or New York for the early years of Greenwich Village. Want to see the Kennedy assassination? Fine. But then you're stuck in Dallas for the next five years.

What historical period (and place), in your opinion, offers the most enticing experiences in one five-year period?

Warning: about half of the submissions are extremely pretentious/artdouchey.

Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on September 10, 2010, 02:24:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Like I said, douchey answers. Patton Oswalt's answer and the future ones were solid.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:30:07 PM
Quote from: R-V on September 10, 2010, 02:24:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Like I said, douchey answers. Patton Oswalt's answer and the future ones were solid.

For the record, I'll take Hawaii from tomorrow until 2015.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on September 10, 2010, 02:37:44 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Sadly, I was considering London from 1976-1981 for the punk concerts. Don't judge me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on September 10, 2010, 02:39:23 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:30:07 PM
Quote from: R-V on September 10, 2010, 02:24:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago.  

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Like I said, douchey answers. Patton Oswalt's answer and the future ones were solid.

For the record, I'll take Hawaii from tomorrow until 2015.

Paris.  1940-1944.

Or as they call it in Germany, "the good years."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:40:32 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 10, 2010, 02:37:44 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Sadly, I was considering London from 1976-1981 for the punk concerts. Don't judge me.

It's not what he said.  It's HOW he said it. 

Everything you say sounds beautiful.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 02:51:16 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:40:32 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 10, 2010, 02:37:44 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Sadly, I was considering London from 1976-1981 for the punk concerts. Don't judge me.

It's not what he said.  It's HOW he said it. 

Everything you say sounds beautiful.

I declare that since anyone choosing these things is using a big city, I am going to expand my radius out a bit, because I'd like to stay where I am, but since there isn't another town within 5 miles of mine, I'm expanding the radius to 25 miles, and the years will be 2099-2104. In 2100, my high school will be opening a time capsule that I contributed a couple items to in 2000. I'd like to see that (I've always wanted to see that thing again, but I'll be 115 when it's opened). I'd also like to see what the world is like then. I'd like to see my house. I'd like to drive down 6th Streen in Springfield in a hovercraft. Life would be good.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:52:38 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:40:32 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 10, 2010, 02:37:44 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Sadly, I was considering London from 1976-1981 for the punk concerts. Don't judge me.

It's not what he said.  It's HOW he said it. 

Everything you say sounds beautiful.

Correct. I can't even come up with enough fake, snooty references to accurately lampoon this garbage.


Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on September 10, 2010, 03:10:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 02:51:16 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:40:32 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 10, 2010, 02:37:44 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Sadly, I was considering London from 1976-1981 for the punk concerts. Don't judge me.

It's not what he said.  It's HOW he said it. 

Everything you say sounds beautiful.

I declare that since anyone choosing these things is using a big city, I am going to expand my radius out a bit, because I'd like to stay where I am, but since there isn't another town within 5 miles of mine, I'm expanding the radius to 25 miles, and the years will be 2099-2104. In 2100, my high school will be opening a time capsule that I contributed a couple items to in 2000. I'd like to see that (I've always wanted to see that thing again, but I'll be 115 when it's opened). I'd also like to see what the world is like then. I'd like to see my house. I'd like to drive down 6th Streen in Springfield in a hovercraft. Life would be good.

Fuck it, I'm going year 3000. We'll all just be brains in jars controlling hydrocycles with our jarbrains.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 03:24:24 PM
Quote from: R-V on September 10, 2010, 03:10:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 02:51:16 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:40:32 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 10, 2010, 02:37:44 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Sadly, I was considering London from 1976-1981 for the punk concerts. Don't judge me.

It's not what he said.  It's HOW he said it. 

Everything you say sounds beautiful.

I declare that since anyone choosing these things is using a big city, I am going to expand my radius out a bit, because I'd like to stay where I am, but since there isn't another town within 5 miles of mine, I'm expanding the radius to 25 miles, and the years will be 2099-2104. In 2100, my high school will be opening a time capsule that I contributed a couple items to in 2000. I'd like to see that (I've always wanted to see that thing again, but I'll be 115 when it's opened). I'd also like to see what the world is like then. I'd like to see my house. I'd like to drive down 6th Street in Springfield in a hovercraft. Life would be good.

Fuck it, I'm going year 3000. We'll all just be brains in jars controlling hydrocycles with our jarbrains.

Yea, I thought about branching out that far ahead. Really, the main thing that keeps me to 2100 is the time capsule, which is probably shit anyway. I did think about technology, but with FLIP PHONES being popular a mere 4-5 years ago and a very very shitty mobile internet being on them, I have no concerns that I'll be underwhelmed by the technological advances
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on September 10, 2010, 03:30:53 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 03:24:24 PM
Quote from: R-V on September 10, 2010, 03:10:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 02:51:16 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:40:32 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 10, 2010, 02:37:44 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Sadly, I was considering London from 1976-1981 for the punk concerts. Don't judge me.

It's not what he said.  It's HOW he said it. 

Everything you say sounds beautiful.

I declare that since anyone choosing these things is using a big city, I am going to expand my radius out a bit, because I'd like to stay where I am, but since there isn't another town within 5 miles of mine, I'm expanding the radius to 25 miles, and the years will be 2099-2104. In 2100, my high school will be opening a time capsule that I contributed a couple items to in 2000. I'd like to see that (I've always wanted to see that thing again, but I'll be 115 when it's opened). I'd also like to see what the world is like then. I'd like to see my house. I'd like to drive down 6th Street in Springfield in a hovercraft. Life would be good.

Fuck it, I'm going year 3000. We'll all just be brains in jars controlling hydrocycles with our jarbrains.

Yea, I thought about branching out that far ahead. Really, the main thing that keeps me to 2100 is the time capsule, which is probably shit anyway. I did think about technology, but with FLIP PHONES being popular a mere 4-5 years ago and a very very shitty mobile internet being on them, I have no concerns that I'll be underwhelmed by the technological advances

You want to see Slaky's time capsule? Or you've got your own with kiddie smut and Twinkies in it?

Also, you think you will be underwhelmed by 90 years of technological advances although you are very impressed with a mere 5 years of technological advances?

Your post frightens and confuses me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 03:34:26 PM
Quote from: R-V on September 10, 2010, 03:30:53 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 03:24:24 PM
Quote from: R-V on September 10, 2010, 03:10:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 02:51:16 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:40:32 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 10, 2010, 02:37:44 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Sadly, I was considering London from 1976-1981 for the punk concerts. Don't judge me.

It's not what he said.  It's HOW he said it. 

Everything you say sounds beautiful.

I declare that since anyone choosing these things is using a big city, I am going to expand my radius out a bit, because I'd like to stay where I am, but since there isn't another town within 5 miles of mine, I'm expanding the radius to 25 miles, and the years will be 2099-2104. In 2100, my high school will be opening a time capsule that I contributed a couple items to in 2000. I'd like to see that (I've always wanted to see that thing again, but I'll be 115 when it's opened). I'd also like to see what the world is like then. I'd like to see my house. I'd like to drive down 6th Street in Springfield in a hovercraft. Life would be good.

Fuck it, I'm going year 3000. We'll all just be brains in jars controlling hydrocycles with our jarbrains.

Yea, I thought about branching out that far ahead. Really, the main thing that keeps me to 2100 is the time capsule, which is probably shit anyway. I did think about technology, but with FLIP PHONES being popular a mere 4-5 years ago and a very very shitty mobile internet being on them, I have no concerns that I'll be underwhelmed by the technological advances

You want to see Slaky's time capsule? Or you've got your own with kiddie smut and Twinkies in it?

Also, you think you will be underwhelmed by 90 years of technological advances although you are very impressed with a mere 5 years of technological advances?

Your post frightens and confuses me.

Apparently you can't read.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on September 10, 2010, 03:35:35 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 03:34:26 PM
Quote from: R-V on September 10, 2010, 03:30:53 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 03:24:24 PM
Quote from: R-V on September 10, 2010, 03:10:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 02:51:16 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:40:32 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 10, 2010, 02:37:44 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Sadly, I was considering London from 1976-1981 for the punk concerts. Don't judge me.

It's not what he said.  It's HOW he said it. 

Everything you say sounds beautiful.

I declare that since anyone choosing these things is using a big city, I am going to expand my radius out a bit, because I'd like to stay where I am, but since there isn't another town within 5 miles of mine, I'm expanding the radius to 25 miles, and the years will be 2099-2104. In 2100, my high school will be opening a time capsule that I contributed a couple items to in 2000. I'd like to see that (I've always wanted to see that thing again, but I'll be 115 when it's opened). I'd also like to see what the world is like then. I'd like to see my house. I'd like to drive down 6th Street in Springfield in a hovercraft. Life would be good.

Fuck it, I'm going year 3000. We'll all just be brains in jars controlling hydrocycles with our jarbrains.

Yea, I thought about branching out that far ahead. Really, the main thing that keeps me to 2100 is the time capsule, which is probably shit anyway. I did think about technology, but with FLIP PHONES being popular a mere 4-5 years ago and a very very shitty mobile internet being on them, I have no concerns that I'll be underwhelmed by the technological advances

You want to see Slaky's time capsule? Or you've got your own with kiddie smut and Twinkies in it?

Also, you think you will be underwhelmed by 90 years of technological advances although you are very impressed with a mere 5 years of technological advances?

Your post frightens and confuses me.

Apparently you can't read.

I'm overwhelmed by my lack of reading comprehension. I still want to know what's in your pervy time capsule though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 03:38:50 PM
Quote from: R-V on September 10, 2010, 03:35:35 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 03:34:26 PM
Quote from: R-V on September 10, 2010, 03:30:53 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 03:24:24 PM
Quote from: R-V on September 10, 2010, 03:10:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 02:51:16 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:40:32 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 10, 2010, 02:37:44 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Sadly, I was considering London from 1976-1981 for the punk concerts. Don't judge me.

It's not what he said.  It's HOW he said it. 

Everything you say sounds beautiful.

I declare that since anyone choosing these things is using a big city, I am going to expand my radius out a bit, because I'd like to stay where I am, but since there isn't another town within 5 miles of mine, I'm expanding the radius to 25 miles, and the years will be 2099-2104. In 2100, my high school will be opening a time capsule that I contributed a couple items to in 2000. I'd like to see that (I've always wanted to see that thing again, but I'll be 115 when it's opened). I'd also like to see what the world is like then. I'd like to see my house. I'd like to drive down 6th Street in Springfield in a hovercraft. Life would be good.

Fuck it, I'm going year 3000. We'll all just be brains in jars controlling hydrocycles with our jarbrains.

Yea, I thought about branching out that far ahead. Really, the main thing that keeps me to 2100 is the time capsule, which is probably shit anyway. I did think about technology, but with FLIP PHONES being popular a mere 4-5 years ago and a very very shitty mobile internet being on them, I have no concerns that I'll be underwhelmed by the technological advances

You want to see Slaky's time capsule? Or you've got your own with kiddie smut and Twinkies in it?

Also, you think you will be underwhelmed by 90 years of technological advances although you are very impressed with a mere 5 years of technological advances?

Your post frightens and confuses me.

Apparently you can't read.

I'm overwhelmed by my lack of reading comprehension. I still want to know what's in your pervy time capsule though.

The plans of 9/11 along with a subsequent mosque to be built right next door to the WTC
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on September 10, 2010, 03:42:24 PM
I would use it to take another spin through college (leggings and loose sweaters be damned).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on September 10, 2010, 03:43:22 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 03:38:50 PM
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Quote from: R-V on September 10, 2010, 03:10:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 10, 2010, 02:51:16 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2010, 02:40:32 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 10, 2010, 02:37:44 PM
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Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 02:13:10 PM
Thanks, now that I've read the shit these people came up with I'm markedly angrier than I was ten minutes ago. 

I join you in anger.  I blame Josh Modell, among others:

QuoteManchester, England from 1979-1984, but goddamn this question, because it means I have to choose between seeing the Sex Pistols play legendary small gigs in 1976, and seeing Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order. But I'm going with the latter, because it's actually nearer and dearer to my heart. I'd of course need to live near the Hacienda club, which opened in 1982 and featured amazing performances pretty much every night—The Smiths three times in 1983! Madonna in 1984! The Buzzcocks, New Order, etc. etc. I'd be able to watch Joy Division triumph (at the "Factory I" events in '79, and I'd even be close enough to go to the Bowdon Vale Youth Club gig), then see the Factory Records New Year's Eve party at Woolworth's on Oldham Street. Sadly, I guess I wouldn't be able to warn Ian Curtis' bandmates about his imminent suicide, but maybe he'd let me watch Werner Herzog's Stroszek with him before he did it. (How goth would that be?)

Ugh.

Sadly, I was considering London from 1976-1981 for the punk concerts. Don't judge me.

It's not what he said.  It's HOW he said it. 

Everything you say sounds beautiful.

I declare that since anyone choosing these things is using a big city, I am going to expand my radius out a bit, because I'd like to stay where I am, but since there isn't another town within 5 miles of mine, I'm expanding the radius to 25 miles, and the years will be 2099-2104. In 2100, my high school will be opening a time capsule that I contributed a couple items to in 2000. I'd like to see that (I've always wanted to see that thing again, but I'll be 115 when it's opened). I'd also like to see what the world is like then. I'd like to see my house. I'd like to drive down 6th Street in Springfield in a hovercraft. Life would be good.

Fuck it, I'm going year 3000. We'll all just be brains in jars controlling hydrocycles with our jarbrains.

Yea, I thought about branching out that far ahead. Really, the main thing that keeps me to 2100 is the time capsule, which is probably shit anyway. I did think about technology, but with FLIP PHONES being popular a mere 4-5 years ago and a very very shitty mobile internet being on them, I have no concerns that I'll be underwhelmed by the technological advances

You want to see Slaky's time capsule? Or you've got your own with kiddie smut and Twinkies in it?

Also, you think you will be underwhelmed by 90 years of technological advances although you are very impressed with a mere 5 years of technological advances?

Your post frightens and confuses me.

Apparently you can't read.

I'm overwhelmed by my lack of reading comprehension. I still want to know what's in your pervy time capsule though.

The plans of 9/11 along with a subsequent mosque to be built right next door to the WTC

I don't understand why you're going 90 years in the future to see what shit looked like in 2000.  If you wanted that, you could just go back to 2000.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 03:44:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 10, 2010, 03:42:24 PM
I would use it to take another spin through college (leggings and loose sweaters be damned).

That's the interesting thing - aren't you your current age on this jaunt? You're not actually going through college again. You're just a dude who has a decent house and enough disposable income to live well that would happen to live near the college where the actual college-aged you matriculated.

If I understand the rules correctly. That would be kind of pointless, wouldn't it?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on September 10, 2010, 03:56:10 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 03:44:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 10, 2010, 03:42:24 PM
I would use it to take another spin through college (leggings and loose sweaters be damned).

That's the interesting thing - aren't you your current age on this jaunt? You're not actually going through college again. You're just a dude who has a decent house and enough disposable income to live well that would happen to live near the college where the actual college-aged you matriculated.

If I understand the rules correctly. That would be kind of pointless, wouldn't it?

Not necessarily. Because if you had a shitload of $$, a place of your own, and you were able to somehow overcome the creepy factor of a middle-aged man hanging out with undergrad coeds, then I'd imagine you could have definitely a few nights of fun.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 04:01:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 10, 2010, 03:56:10 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 03:44:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 10, 2010, 03:42:24 PM
I would use it to take another spin through college (leggings and loose sweaters be damned).

That's the interesting thing - aren't you your current age on this jaunt? You're not actually going through college again. You're just a dude who has a decent house and enough disposable income to live well that would happen to live near the college where the actual college-aged you matriculated.

If I understand the rules correctly. That would be kind of pointless, wouldn't it?

Not necessarily. Because if you had a shitload of $$, a place of your own, and you were able to somehow overcome the creepy factor of a middle-aged man hanging out with undergrad coeds, then I'd imagine you could have definitely a few nights of fun.

Yeah but we all look like ourselves. We're all pretty creepy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on September 10, 2010, 04:04:46 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 04:01:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 10, 2010, 03:56:10 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 03:44:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 10, 2010, 03:42:24 PM
I would use it to take another spin through college (leggings and loose sweaters be damned).

That's the interesting thing - aren't you your current age on this jaunt? You're not actually going through college again. You're just a dude who has a decent house and enough disposable income to live well that would happen to live near the college where the actual college-aged you matriculated.

If I understand the rules correctly. That would be kind of pointless, wouldn't it?

Not necessarily. Because if you had a shitload of $$, a place of your own, and you were able to somehow overcome the creepy factor of a middle-aged man hanging out with undergrad coeds, then I'd imagine you could have definitely a few nights of fun.

Yeah but we all look like ourselves. We're all pretty creepy.

I went on a tour of Berkely with our man CBStew last weekend and saw about 100 chicks that I thought were too young for me to even look at. For real, I'd feel like a total Yeti hanging with them. But the 3rd-year medical student who interviewed me at my Dr's office today about drove me wild with her... her... God, everything. I wanted to tell her whatever I lie I could think up to get her to touch me without my clothes on. But my Dr. (male) came in and killed all that fun.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on September 10, 2010, 04:13:50 PM
Wait, what were we doing?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on September 10, 2010, 07:51:21 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 04:01:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 10, 2010, 03:56:10 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 03:44:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 10, 2010, 03:42:24 PM
I would use it to take another spin through college (leggings and loose sweaters be damned).

That's the interesting thing - aren't you your current age on this jaunt? You're not actually going through college again. You're just a dude who has a decent house and enough disposable income to live well that would happen to live near the college where the actual college-aged you matriculated.

If I understand the rules correctly. That would be kind of pointless, wouldn't it?

Not necessarily. Because if you had a shitload of $$, a place of your own, and you were able to somehow overcome the creepy factor of a middle-aged man hanging out with undergrad coeds, then I'd imagine you could have definitely a few nights of fun.

Yeah but we all look like ourselves. We're all pretty creepy.

Speak for yourself
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 08:45:59 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on September 10, 2010, 07:51:21 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 04:01:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 10, 2010, 03:56:10 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 03:44:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 10, 2010, 03:42:24 PM
I would use it to take another spin through college (leggings and loose sweaters be damned).

That's the interesting thing - aren't you your current age on this jaunt? You're not actually going through college again. You're just a dude who has a decent house and enough disposable income to live well that would happen to live near the college where the actual college-aged you matriculated.

If I understand the rules correctly. That would be kind of pointless, wouldn't it?

Not necessarily. Because if you had a shitload of $$, a place of your own, and you were able to somehow overcome the creepy factor of a middle-aged man hanging out with undergrad coeds, then I'd imagine you could have definitely a few nights of fun.

Yeah but we all look like ourselves. We're all pretty creepy.

Speak for yourself

Right, I meant all of us except you. Easily the most handsome man alive.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on September 10, 2010, 09:04:33 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 08:45:59 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on September 10, 2010, 07:51:21 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 04:01:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 10, 2010, 03:56:10 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 10, 2010, 03:44:58 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 10, 2010, 03:42:24 PM
I would use it to take another spin through college (leggings and loose sweaters be damned).

That's the interesting thing - aren't you your current age on this jaunt? You're not actually going through college again. You're just a dude who has a decent house and enough disposable income to live well that would happen to live near the college where the actual college-aged you matriculated.

If I understand the rules correctly. That would be kind of pointless, wouldn't it?

Not necessarily. Because if you had a shitload of $$, a place of your own, and you were able to somehow overcome the creepy factor of a middle-aged man hanging out with undergrad coeds, then I'd imagine you could have definitely a few nights of fun.

Yeah but we all look like ourselves. We're all pretty creepy.

Speak for yourself

Right, I meant all of us except you. Easily the most handsome man alive.

Actually, it's very hard.  But he makes it look easy, which is why he's the best.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on September 13, 2010, 04:47:31 PM
I'd go back to 1955 and accidentally run into my parents.  And then I'd jeopardize my own existence by accidentally making my mom fall in love with me, leading to a hilarious series of events in one wild week in the past, and creating a better present for myself.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 13, 2010, 04:54:15 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on September 13, 2010, 04:47:31 PM
I'd go back to 1955 and accidentally run into my parents.  And then I'd jeopardize my own existence by accidentally making my mom fall in love with me, leading to a hilarious series of events in one wild week in the past, and creating a better present for myself.

That sounds like it would be a great movie
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on September 13, 2010, 05:02:45 PM
Not one of you is going to 1908??

At the very least, I'd like to hang out with 30 year old Stew.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on September 13, 2010, 05:31:34 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 13, 2010, 05:02:45 PM
Not one of you is going to 1908??

At the very least, I'd like to hang out with 30 year old Stew.


I knew him when he was thirty.  I wouldn't want to hang out with that guy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 14, 2010, 12:48:25 PM
Hey Only Site - what would you guys recommend as the best video editing software currently on the market? A couple of good options would be swell. Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 14, 2010, 01:08:16 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 14, 2010, 12:48:25 PM
Hey Only Site - what would you guys recommend as the best video editing software currently on the market? A couple of good options would be swell. Thanks.

I've been happy with Pinacle Studio.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on September 14, 2010, 01:18:08 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 14, 2010, 12:48:25 PM
Hey Only Site - what would you guys recommend as the best video editing software currently on the market? A couple of good options would be swell. Thanks.

Final Cut is the only one I've liked.  Like almost any video editing software there's a bit of a learning curve but it wasn't too bad.  It has a lot of handy export options too (but I just use MPEG StreamClip for conversions).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 21, 2010, 10:36:07 AM
So, this isn't someone in my family, but someone at work made an entry in the Quizno's 5-4-3 video contest (http://www.quiznos.com/about_in_the_news_press_2010_70.html). He is in the top 10. Winner gets $5000 + their ad on either TV or radio. If you're so inclined to help him out, go here. (http://www.quiznos.com/543video.html) You have to create an account with Quizno's to vote. Look for the Launchtime video by Derek. I believe it's the 4th or 5th entry down
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on September 23, 2010, 07:36:19 AM
I keep trying to download the latest version of Adobe flash player to my computer at work, every time it says it installs, then when I reopen the browser or restart the computer it says I still need flash player. Any ideas?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on September 23, 2010, 08:10:27 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 23, 2010, 07:36:19 AM
I keep trying to download the latest version of Adobe flash player to my computer at work, every time it says it installs, then when I reopen the browser or restart the computer it says I still need flash player. Any ideas?

Install the newer one
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on September 23, 2010, 08:12:21 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on September 23, 2010, 08:10:27 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 23, 2010, 07:36:19 AM
I keep trying to download the latest version of Adobe flash player to my computer at work, every time it says it installs, then when I reopen the browser or restart the computer it says I still need flash player. Any ideas?

Install the newer one

It is the newest version. I downloaded it, it's listed when I go to the control panel and view add/remove programs, and yet everytime I go to watch a video or something it tells me I need to install it. The strangest thing is that it also tells me that I've uninstalled it when I go to do that and try to start over and yet the damn thing is Still in the programs list. This will become my white whale. I DEMAND THE RIGHT TO WATCH YOUTUBE ON TAXPAYER TIME.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 04:47:33 PM
How does one download a .gif from the internets to their iPhone?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on September 27, 2010, 05:00:09 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 04:47:33 PM
How does one download a .gif from the internets to their iPhone?

If only we knew the .gif in question.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 05:53:27 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 27, 2010, 05:00:09 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 04:47:33 PM
How does one download a .gif from the internets to their iPhone?

If only we knew the .gif in question.

I definitely won't be coy about that one. What I'm really angling for is setting it as my background. I tried to do it with the Sofia Vegara one but it only saved as a still shot. So, yea if any of you know how to make myself stare at my phone for hours on end, is appreciate it
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on September 27, 2010, 06:30:44 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 05:53:27 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 27, 2010, 05:00:09 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 04:47:33 PM
How does one download a .gif from the internets to their iPhone?

If only we knew the .gif in question.

I definitely won't be coy about that one. What I'm really angling for is setting it as my background. I tried to do it with the Sofia Vegara one but it only saved as a still shot. So, yea if any of you know how to make myself stare at my phone for hours on end, is appreciate it

I don't have an iPhone, but I bet you simply can't make your background an animated gif without jailbreaking. And, if so, this is likely because Steve Jobs thinks making your background an animated gif is retarded. Because it is.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on September 27, 2010, 06:33:22 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 27, 2010, 06:30:44 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 05:53:27 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 27, 2010, 05:00:09 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 04:47:33 PM
How does one download a .gif from the internets to their iPhone?

If only we knew the .gif in question.

I definitely won't be coy about that one. What I'm really angling for is setting it as my background. I tried to do it with the Sofia Vegara one but it only saved as a still shot. So, yea if any of you know how to make myself stare at my phone for hours on end, is appreciate it

I don't have an iPhone, but I bet you simply can't make your background an animated gif without jailbreaking. And, if so, this is likely because Steve Jobs thinks making your background an animated gif is retarded. Because it is.

Intrepid Reader: Yeti


Thrill thinking it's retarded to make a girl with big, bouncing boobs my background is the least surprising something something.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 06:38:34 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 27, 2010, 06:30:44 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 05:53:27 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 27, 2010, 05:00:09 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 04:47:33 PM
How does one download a .gif from the internets to their iPhone?

If only we knew the .gif in question.

I definitely won't be coy about that one. What I'm really angling for is setting it as my background. I tried to do it with the Sofia Vegara one but it only saved as a still shot. So, yea if any of you know how to make myself stare at my phone for hours on end, is appreciate it

I don't have an iPhone, but I bet you simply can't make your background an animated gif without jailbreaking. And, if so, this is likely because Steve Jobs thinks making your background an animated gif is retarded. Because it is.

Oh, I know it is.. (and yes to what Penis said) but I just wanted to know if it was even possible to save it as a .gif. It would be nice to have for those lonely nights in Hilljackville
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on September 27, 2010, 06:52:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 06:38:34 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 27, 2010, 06:30:44 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 05:53:27 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 27, 2010, 05:00:09 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 04:47:33 PM
How does one download a .gif from the internets to their iPhone?

If only we knew the .gif in question.

I definitely won't be coy aboTut that one. What I'm really angling for is setting it as my background. I tried to do it with the Sofia Vegara one but it only saved as a still shot. So, yea if any of you know how to make myself stare at my phone for hours on end, is appreciate it

I don't have an iPhone, but I bet you simply can't make your background an animated gif without jailbreaking. And, if so, this is likely because Steve Jobs thinks making your background an animated gif is retarded. Because it is.

Oh, I know it is.. (and yes to what Penis said) but I just wanted to know if it was even possible to save it as a .gif. It would be nice to have for those lonely nights in Hilljackville

You know there is this: www.pornhub.com

I mean, Katy Perry is hot and all, but she ain't gonna be naked (like real naked, not fake on your stomach naked for an album cover) for a long time.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on September 27, 2010, 06:56:13 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 27, 2010, 06:52:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 06:38:34 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 27, 2010, 06:30:44 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 05:53:27 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 27, 2010, 05:00:09 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 04:47:33 PM
How does one download a .gif from the internets to their iPhone?

If only we knew the .gif in question.

I definitely won't be coy aboTut that one. What I'm really angling for is setting it as my background. I tried to do it with the Sofia Vegara one but it only saved as a still shot. So, yea if any of you know how to make myself stare at my phone for hours on end, is appreciate it

I don't have an iPhone, but I bet you simply can't make your background an animated gif without jailbreaking. And, if so, this is likely because Steve Jobs thinks making your background an animated gif is retarded. Because it is.

Oh, I know it is.. (and yes to what Penis said) but I just wanted to know if it was even possible to save it as a .gif. It would be nice to have for those lonely nights in Hilljackville

You know there is this: www.pornhub.com

I mean, Katy Perry is hot and all, but she ain't gonna be naked (like real naked, not fake on your stomach naked for an album cover) for a long time.

Yeah, but does PornHub have a photo of a girl in an Elmo t-shirt for Yeti?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 27, 2010, 07:01:28 PM
Pen, I assume that would be Nubilehub.com
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on October 06, 2010, 06:01:22 PM
While waiting in line to get my flu shot at Kaiser, I grabbed a handout on "Prostate Problems" from a rack containing Health Education information.  The leaflet discussed prevention of an enlarged prostate as follows, "You can't prevent prostate enlargement.  Some people believe that regular ejaculations help prevent prostate enlagement.  There is no scientific proof of this, but it is risk-free."   
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on October 06, 2010, 06:09:11 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 06, 2010, 06:01:22 PM
While waiting in line to get my flu shot at Kaiser, I grabbed a handout on "Prostate Problems" from a rack containing Health Education information.  The leaflet discussed prevention of an enlarged prostate as follows, "You can't prevent prostate enlargement.  Some people believe that regular ejaculations help prevent prostate enlagement.  There is no scientific proof of this, but it is risk-free."   

While I hate Kaiser with the fire of a thousand red hot suns, this sounds like good advice to me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on October 06, 2010, 06:27:50 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 06, 2010, 06:09:11 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 06, 2010, 06:01:22 PM
While waiting in line to get my flu shot at Kaiser, I grabbed a handout on "Prostate Problems" from a rack containing Health Education information.  The leaflet discussed prevention of an enlarged prostate as follows, "You can't prevent prostate enlargement.  Some people believe that regular ejaculations help prevent prostate enlagement.  There is no scientific proof of this, but it is risk-free."   

While I hate Kaiser with the fire of a thousand red hot suns, this sounds like good advice to me.

Finally there is a creative response to "Not tonight.  I have a headache."   "I understand dear.  But it's doctor's orders."  (On the other hand, she may just advise self-help.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on October 06, 2010, 06:45:42 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 06, 2010, 06:01:22 PM
While waiting in line to get my flu shot at Kaiser, I grabbed a handout on "Prostate Problems" from a rack containing Health Education information.  The leaflet discussed prevention of an enlarged prostate as follows, "You can't prevent prostate enlargement.  Some people believe that regular ejaculations help prevent prostate enlagement.  There is no scientific proof of this, but it is risk-free."   

Define "regular".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on October 06, 2010, 07:38:06 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 06, 2010, 06:45:42 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 06, 2010, 06:01:22 PM
While waiting in line to get my flu shot at Kaiser, I grabbed a handout on "Prostate Problems" from a rack containing Health Education information.  The leaflet discussed prevention of an enlarged prostate as follows, "You can't prevent prostate enlargement.  Some people believe that regular ejaculations help prevent prostate enlagement.  There is no scientific proof of this, but it is risk-free."   

Define "regular".
Sitting in front of a computer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on October 06, 2010, 08:12:22 PM
Quote from: Shooter on October 06, 2010, 07:38:06 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 06, 2010, 06:45:42 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 06, 2010, 06:01:22 PM
While waiting in line to get my flu shot at Kaiser, I grabbed a handout on "Prostate Problems" from a rack containing Health Education information.  The leaflet discussed prevention of an enlarged prostate as follows, "You can't prevent prostate enlargement.  Some people believe that regular ejaculations help prevent prostate enlagement.  There is no scientific proof of this, but it is risk-free."  

Define "regular".
Sitting in front of a computer.

I just laughed a whole bunch.

For a healthy-sized chestnut, spend more time Jew-baiting. Just make sure you lock your office door.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on October 06, 2010, 09:52:52 PM
Quote from: Shooter on October 06, 2010, 07:38:06 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 06, 2010, 06:45:42 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 06, 2010, 06:01:22 PM
While waiting in line to get my flu shot at Kaiser, I grabbed a handout on "Prostate Problems" from a rack containing Health Education information.  The leaflet discussed prevention of an enlarged prostate as follows, "You can't prevent prostate enlargement.  Some people believe that regular ejaculations help prevent prostate enlagement.  There is no scientific proof of this, but it is risk-free."   

Define "regular".
Sitting in front of a computer.

Well, I'm sitting in front of a computer..... aaaaaannnndddddd... THERE'S REGULAR
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on October 07, 2010, 09:46:02 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 06, 2010, 08:12:22 PM
Quote from: Shooter on October 06, 2010, 07:38:06 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 06, 2010, 06:45:42 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 06, 2010, 06:01:22 PM
While waiting in line to get my flu shot at Kaiser, I grabbed a handout on "Prostate Problems" from a rack containing Health Education information.  The leaflet discussed prevention of an enlarged prostate as follows, "You can't prevent prostate enlargement.  Some people believe that regular ejaculations help prevent prostate enlagement.  There is no scientific proof of this, but it is risk-free."  

Define "regular".
Sitting in front of a computer.

I just laughed a whole bunch.


Same here.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on October 07, 2010, 09:52:55 AM
Quote from: CBStew on October 06, 2010, 06:01:22 PM
While waiting in line to get my flu shot at Kaiser, I grabbed a handout on "Prostate Problems" from a rack containing Health Education information.  The leaflet discussed prevention of an enlarged prostate as follows, "You can't prevent prostate enlargement.  Some people believe that regular ejaculations help prevent prostate enlagement.  There is no scientific proof of this, but it is risk-free."   

By "risk free" they mean "other than the $500,000 cost to raise the potential result."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on October 07, 2010, 10:48:07 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 07, 2010, 09:52:55 AM
Quote from: CBStew on October 06, 2010, 06:01:22 PM
While waiting in line to get my flu shot at Kaiser, I grabbed a handout on "Prostate Problems" from a rack containing Health Education information.  The leaflet discussed prevention of an enlarged prostate as follows, "You can't prevent prostate enlargement.  Some people believe that regular ejaculations help prevent prostate enlagement.  There is no scientific proof of this, but it is risk-free."   

By "risk free" they mean "other than the $500,000 cost to raise the potential result."

If they're paying cash for guys to wax the one-eyed wonder worm, then we've got to get in on that cheddarfest.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on October 11, 2010, 01:41:48 PM
Bumped for new discoveries about the Volt (http://jalopnik.com/5661051/how-gm-lied-about-the-electric-car).

Shocking!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on October 11, 2010, 01:42:55 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 11, 2010, 01:41:48 PM
Bumped for new discoveries about the Volt (http://jalopnik.com/5661051/how-gm-lied-about-the-electric-car).

Shocking!

I heard GM is also responsible for making Steve Guttenberg a star.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on October 18, 2010, 06:08:42 PM
An AV question: Sound bar surround sound systems, yay or nay?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on October 18, 2010, 11:00:59 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 18, 2010, 06:08:42 PM
An AV question: Sound bar surround sound systems, yay or nay?

What is your budget Gil?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on October 19, 2010, 12:38:31 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 18, 2010, 11:00:59 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 18, 2010, 06:08:42 PM
An AV question: Sound bar surround sound systems, yay or nay?

What is your budget Gil?

I could max out around 500.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on October 19, 2010, 08:39:35 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 19, 2010, 12:38:31 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 18, 2010, 11:00:59 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 18, 2010, 06:08:42 PM
An AV question: Sound bar surround sound systems, yay or nay?

What is your budget Gil?

I could max out around 500.

With that budget, I would say yay. Because like I said in the shoutbox, those HTiBs blow ass and that's about the only other thing that would comfortably be under that price point.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on October 19, 2010, 08:54:29 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 19, 2010, 12:38:31 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 18, 2010, 11:00:59 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 18, 2010, 06:08:42 PM
An AV question: Sound bar surround sound systems, yay or nay?

What is your budget Gil?

I could max out around 500.

Does it have to be a soundbar Gil?
You can do so much better with a true 5.1 system.
For the price you can't beat the quality of something like this:

http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/hd-theater-300-overview/ (http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/hd-theater-300-overview/)

Then find yourself an inexpensive 5.1 AV receiver (http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-SR308-5-1-Channel-Theater-Receiver/dp/B003BEDQQM/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1287495231&sr=1-3) and you'll have much better sound quality for just a little more money.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on October 19, 2010, 09:08:18 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 08:54:29 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 19, 2010, 12:38:31 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 18, 2010, 11:00:59 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 18, 2010, 06:08:42 PM
An AV question: Sound bar surround sound systems, yay or nay?

What is your budget Gil?

I could max out around 500.

Does it have to be a soundbar Gil?
You can do so much better with a true 5.1 system.
For the price you can't beat the quality of something like this:

http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/hd-theater-300-overview/ (http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/hd-theater-300-overview/)

Then find yourself an inexpensive 5.1 AV receiver (http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-SR308-5-1-Channel-Theater-Receiver/dp/B003BEDQQM/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1287495231&sr=1-3) and you'll have much better sound quality for just a little more money.

Holy shit. The prices have changed a bit from when I was looking once before.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:16:01 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 19, 2010, 09:08:18 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 08:54:29 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 19, 2010, 12:38:31 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 18, 2010, 11:00:59 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 18, 2010, 06:08:42 PM
An AV question: Sound bar surround sound systems, yay or nay?

What is your budget Gil?

I could max out around 500.

Does it have to be a soundbar Gil?
You can do so much better with a true 5.1 system.
For the price you can't beat the quality of something like this:

http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/hd-theater-300-overview/ (http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/hd-theater-300-overview/)

Then find yourself an inexpensive 5.1 AV receiver (http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-SR308-5-1-Channel-Theater-Receiver/dp/B003BEDQQM/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1287495231&sr=1-3) and you'll have much better sound quality for just a little more money.

Holy shit. The prices have changed a bit from when I was looking once before.

You could save a few bucks and go used on the receiver if you can find a newer model in great condition.

But don't skimp on the speakers, spend a greater portion of your budget on them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on October 19, 2010, 09:22:45 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:16:01 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 19, 2010, 09:08:18 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 08:54:29 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 19, 2010, 12:38:31 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 18, 2010, 11:00:59 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 18, 2010, 06:08:42 PM
An AV question: Sound bar surround sound systems, yay or nay?

What is your budget Gil?

I could max out around 500.

Does it have to be a soundbar Gil?
You can do so much better with a true 5.1 system.
For the price you can't beat the quality of something like this:

http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/hd-theater-300-overview/ (http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/hd-theater-300-overview/)

Then find yourself an inexpensive 5.1 AV receiver (http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-SR308-5-1-Channel-Theater-Receiver/dp/B003BEDQQM/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1287495231&sr=1-3) and you'll have much better sound quality for just a little more money.

Holy shit. The prices have changed a bit from when I was looking once before.

You could save few bucks and go used on the receiver if you can find a newer model in great condition.

But don't skimp on the speakers, spend a greater portion of your budget on them.

He'll also have to worry about the cableage, but I recall being able to find HDMI cables on Amazon.com for about $3 a pop. The rest I'm sure will be able to be found on the cheap as well
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on October 19, 2010, 09:24:11 AM
Ok, while that does look like a nice set up, I was looking into sound bars for the convenience of it.  Having just the one speaker would be efficient for me.

So, in that realm, what would you recommend?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:24:56 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 19, 2010, 09:22:45 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:16:01 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 19, 2010, 09:08:18 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 08:54:29 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 19, 2010, 12:38:31 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 18, 2010, 11:00:59 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 18, 2010, 06:08:42 PM
An AV question: Sound bar surround sound systems, yay or nay?

What is your budget Gil?

I could max out around 500.

Does it have to be a soundbar Gil?
You can do so much better with a true 5.1 system.
For the price you can't beat the quality of something like this:

http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/hd-theater-300-overview/ (http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/hd-theater-300-overview/)

Then find yourself an inexpensive 5.1 AV receiver (http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-SR308-5-1-Channel-Theater-Receiver/dp/B003BEDQQM/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1287495231&sr=1-3) and you'll have much better sound quality for just a little more money.

Holy shit. The prices have changed a bit from when I was looking once before.

You could save few bucks and go used on the receiver if you can find a newer model in great condition.

But don't skimp on the speakers, spend a greater portion of your budget on them.

He'll also have to worry about the cableage, but I recall being able to find HDMI cables on Amazon.com for about $3 a pop. The rest I'm sure will be able to be found on the cheap as well

http://www.monoprice.com/home/index.asp
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:42:08 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 19, 2010, 09:24:11 AM
Ok, while that does look like a nice set up, I was looking into sound bars for the convenience of it.  Having just the one speaker would be efficient for me.

So, in that realm, what would you recommend?

Get a system with a subwoofer.
Make sure it has the connectivity that you need, HDMI, optical etc.
I'm not a big fan of wireless.
If you can stay with the same brand as your TV there might be some pluses, ease of remote etc.
The shape of your room has a lot to do with the quality of the "surround" effect.
This thread has some discussion and info on the technology:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127 (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Ivy6 on October 19, 2010, 11:09:00 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:42:08 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 19, 2010, 09:24:11 AM
Ok, while that does look like a nice set up, I was looking into sound bars for the convenience of it.  Having just the one speaker would be efficient for me.

So, in that realm, what would you recommend?

Get a system with a subwoofer.
Make sure it has the connectivity that you need, HDMI, optical etc.
I'm not a big fan of wireless.
If you can stay with the same brand as your TV there might be some pluses, ease of remote etc.
The shape of your room has a lot to do with the quality of the "surround" effect.
This thread has some discussion and info on the technology:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127 (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127)

Out of curiosity, why no wireless?  Is it an inferior sound or does it not work as well?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on October 19, 2010, 11:44:03 AM
Quote from: Ivy6 on October 19, 2010, 11:09:00 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:42:08 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 19, 2010, 09:24:11 AM
Ok, while that does look like a nice set up, I was looking into sound bars for the convenience of it.  Having just the one speaker would be efficient for me.

So, in that realm, what would you recommend?

Get a system with a subwoofer.
Make sure it has the connectivity that you need, HDMI, optical etc.
I'm not a big fan of wireless.
If you can stay with the same brand as your TV there might be some pluses, ease of remote etc.
The shape of your room has a lot to do with the quality of the "surround" effect.
This thread has some discussion and info on the technology:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127 (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127)

Out of curiosity, why no wireless?  Is it an inferior sound or does it not work as well?

Why add extra electronics between the source and the speakers?
Interference is always a potential issue but less so with a 5.8GHz system.
And the systems are not truly wireless just less wired, as they still need at least a power cable for the sub or satellites.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on October 19, 2010, 11:55:38 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 11:44:03 AM
Quote from: Ivy6 on October 19, 2010, 11:09:00 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:42:08 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 19, 2010, 09:24:11 AM
Ok, while that does look like a nice set up, I was looking into sound bars for the convenience of it.  Having just the one speaker would be efficient for me.

So, in that realm, what would you recommend?

Get a system with a subwoofer.
Make sure it has the connectivity that you need, HDMI, optical etc.
I'm not a big fan of wireless.
If you can stay with the same brand as your TV there might be some pluses, ease of remote etc.
The shape of your room has a lot to do with the quality of the "surround" effect.
This thread has some discussion and info on the technology:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127 (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127)

Out of curiosity, why no wireless?  Is it an inferior sound or does it not work as well?

Why add extra electronics between the source and the speakers?
Interference is always a potential issue but less so with a 5.8GHz system.
And the systems are not truly wireless just less wired, as they still need at least a power cable for the sub or satellites.


Yea. I retardedly bought a Panasonic HTiB about 2.5 years ago that has "Wireless rear speakers". What that mean was that there's a separate receiver that connects wirelessly to an adapter on the back of the receiver/DVD player. The secondary receiver needs to be plugged in and the speakers with it need actual speaker wire to the receiver. It is better than the alternative (wiring back to there or doing the work to run wiring through the attic) but it's not exceptional by any stretch. It's an underwhelming system. One of these days I'll get myself a nice Denon receiver with some purty speakers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on October 19, 2010, 01:04:02 PM
I bought myself a little wireless bluetooth speaker for my laptop a few weeks ago.  You charge it up, stick the dongle in a USB port on your computer, fire up Spotify - and then you can carry bangin' choons and phat beats around the house with you while you do your chores.  The quality's not great but certainly as good as the radio, and this way I get to pick exactly what I listen to, and where.  Sweet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 08:51:29 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:42:08 AM
Get a system with a subwoofer.
Make sure it has the connectivity that you need, HDMI, optical etc.
I'm not a big fan of wireless.
If you can stay with the same brand as your TV there might be some pluses, ease of remote etc.
The shape of your room has a lot to do with the quality of the "surround" effect.
This thread has some discussion and info on the technology:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127 (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127)

I must admit to skepticism regarding the utility of subwoofers in this regard. I have a pair of nOrh Prism 6.9's, which really do reach to 30 Hz, and to call this overkill in my (small, resonant) space would be putting it mildly. It seems like five quality "full-range" speakers should be able to do the job.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on October 19, 2010, 10:01:46 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 08:51:29 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:42:08 AM
Get a system with a subwoofer.
Make sure it has the connectivity that you need, HDMI, optical etc.
I'm not a big fan of wireless.
If you can stay with the same brand as your TV there might be some pluses, ease of remote etc.
The shape of your room has a lot to do with the quality of the "surround" effect.
This thread has some discussion and info on the technology:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127 (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127)

I must admit to skepticism regarding the utility of subwoofers in this regard. I have a pair of nOrh Prism 6.9's, which really do reach to 30 Hz, and to call this overkill in my (small, resonant) space would be putting it mildly. It seems like five quality "full-range" speakers should be able to do the job.

Wheez, my response above was if he was to get a soundbar.
Not if he got a 5.1.

With a soundbar he would need a sub.

If Gil was to get something else then we could argue the merits of what should cover the low end.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 10:44:32 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 10:01:46 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 08:51:29 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:42:08 AM
Get a system with a subwoofer.
Make sure it has the connectivity that you need, HDMI, optical etc.
I'm not a big fan of wireless.
If you can stay with the same brand as your TV there might be some pluses, ease of remote etc.
The shape of your room has a lot to do with the quality of the "surround" effect.
This thread has some discussion and info on the technology:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127 (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127)

I must admit to skepticism regarding the utility of subwoofers in this regard. I have a pair of nOrh Prism 6.9's, which really do reach to 30 Hz, and to call this overkill in my (small, resonant) space would be putting it mildly. It seems like five quality "full-range" speakers should be able to do the job.

Wheez, my response above was if he was to get a soundbar.
Not if he got a 5.1.

With a soundbar he would need a sub.

If Gil was to get something else then we could argue the merits of what should cover the low end.

Admittedly, I had been grazing the B&W Panorama before whomping up that one.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on October 20, 2010, 08:28:04 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 10:44:32 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 10:01:46 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 08:51:29 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:42:08 AM
Get a system with a subwoofer.
Make sure it has the connectivity that you need, HDMI, optical etc.
I'm not a big fan of wireless.
If you can stay with the same brand as your TV there might be some pluses, ease of remote etc.
The shape of your room has a lot to do with the quality of the "surround" effect.
This thread has some discussion and info on the technology:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127 (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127)

I must admit to skepticism regarding the utility of subwoofers in this regard. I have a pair of nOrh Prism 6.9's, which really do reach to 30 Hz, and to call this overkill in my (small, resonant) space would be putting it mildly. It seems like five quality "full-range" speakers should be able to do the job.

Wheez, my response above was if he was to get a soundbar.
Not if he got a 5.1.

With a soundbar he would need a sub.

If Gil was to get something else then we could argue the merits of what should cover the low end.

Admittedly, I had been grazing the B&W Panorama before whomping up that one.

BTW, your nOrhs are excellent speakers.
Have you tried their tube amps?  They are very highly regarded, especially for the price.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on October 20, 2010, 08:35:32 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 20, 2010, 08:28:04 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 10:44:32 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 10:01:46 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 08:51:29 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:42:08 AM
Get a system with a subwoofer.
Make sure it has the connectivity that you need, HDMI, optical etc.
I'm not a big fan of wireless.
If you can stay with the same brand as your TV there might be some pluses, ease of remote etc.
The shape of your room has a lot to do with the quality of the "surround" effect.
This thread has some discussion and info on the technology:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127 (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127)

I must admit to skepticism regarding the utility of subwoofers in this regard. I have a pair of nOrh Prism 6.9's, which really do reach to 30 Hz, and to call this overkill in my (small, resonant) space would be putting it mildly. It seems like five quality "full-range" speakers should be able to do the job.

Wheez, my response above was if he was to get a soundbar.
Not if he got a 5.1.

With a soundbar he would need a sub.

If Gil was to get something else then we could argue the merits of what should cover the low end.

Admittedly, I had been grazing the B&W Panorama before whomping up that one.

BTW, your nOrhs are excellent speakers.
Have you tried their tube amps?  They are very highly regarded, especially for the price.

He hasn't found any sitting in the alley, if that's what you're getting at.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on October 20, 2010, 08:42:45 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 20, 2010, 08:35:32 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 20, 2010, 08:28:04 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 10:44:32 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 10:01:46 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 08:51:29 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:42:08 AM
Get a system with a subwoofer.
Make sure it has the connectivity that you need, HDMI, optical etc.
I'm not a big fan of wireless.
If you can stay with the same brand as your TV there might be some pluses, ease of remote etc.
The shape of your room has a lot to do with the quality of the "surround" effect.
This thread has some discussion and info on the technology:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127 (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127)

I must admit to skepticism regarding the utility of subwoofers in this regard. I have a pair of nOrh Prism 6.9's, which really do reach to 30 Hz, and to call this overkill in my (small, resonant) space would be putting it mildly. It seems like five quality "full-range" speakers should be able to do the job.

Wheez, my response above was if he was to get a soundbar.
Not if he got a 5.1.

With a soundbar he would need a sub.

If Gil was to get something else then we could argue the merits of what should cover the low end.

Admittedly, I had been grazing the B&W Panorama before whomping up that one.

BTW, your nOrhs are excellent speakers.
Have you tried their tube amps?  They are very highly regarded, especially for the price.

He hasn't found any sitting in the alley, if that's what you're getting at.

Did Oleg explore the "magic" alley during his visit?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on October 20, 2010, 08:47:29 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 20, 2010, 08:42:45 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 20, 2010, 08:35:32 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 20, 2010, 08:28:04 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 10:44:32 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 10:01:46 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 08:51:29 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:42:08 AM
Get a system with a subwoofer.
Make sure it has the connectivity that you need, HDMI, optical etc.
I'm not a big fan of wireless.
If you can stay with the same brand as your TV there might be some pluses, ease of remote etc.
The shape of your room has a lot to do with the quality of the "surround" effect.
This thread has some discussion and info on the technology:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127 (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127)

I must admit to skepticism regarding the utility of subwoofers in this regard. I have a pair of nOrh Prism 6.9's, which really do reach to 30 Hz, and to call this overkill in my (small, resonant) space would be putting it mildly. It seems like five quality "full-range" speakers should be able to do the job.

Wheez, my response above was if he was to get a soundbar.
Not if he got a 5.1.

With a soundbar he would need a sub.

If Gil was to get something else then we could argue the merits of what should cover the low end.

Admittedly, I had been grazing the B&W Panorama before whomping up that one.

BTW, your nOrhs are excellent speakers.
Have you tried their tube amps?  They are very highly regarded, especially for the price.

He hasn't found any sitting in the alley, if that's what you're getting at.

Did Oleg explore the "magic" alley during his visit?

Oleg and Wheezer fucked?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on October 20, 2010, 08:48:40 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 20, 2010, 08:47:29 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 20, 2010, 08:42:45 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 20, 2010, 08:35:32 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 20, 2010, 08:28:04 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 10:44:32 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 10:01:46 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 19, 2010, 08:51:29 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 19, 2010, 09:42:08 AM
Get a system with a subwoofer.
Make sure it has the connectivity that you need, HDMI, optical etc.
I'm not a big fan of wireless.
If you can stay with the same brand as your TV there might be some pluses, ease of remote etc.
The shape of your room has a lot to do with the quality of the "surround" effect.
This thread has some discussion and info on the technology:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127 (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34127)

I must admit to skepticism regarding the utility of subwoofers in this regard. I have a pair of nOrh Prism 6.9's, which really do reach to 30 Hz, and to call this overkill in my (small, resonant) space would be putting it mildly. It seems like five quality "full-range" speakers should be able to do the job.

Wheez, my response above was if he was to get a soundbar.
Not if he got a 5.1.

With a soundbar he would need a sub.

If Gil was to get something else then we could argue the merits of what should cover the low end.

Admittedly, I had been grazing the B&W Panorama before whomping up that one.

BTW, your nOrhs are excellent speakers.
Have you tried their tube amps?  They are very highly regarded, especially for the price.

He hasn't found any sitting in the alley, if that's what you're getting at.

Did Oleg explore the "magic" alley during his visit?

Oleg and Wheezer fucked?

Yes, I imagine they probably were.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 20, 2010, 09:42:23 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 20, 2010, 08:28:04 AM
BTW, your nOrhs are excellent speakers.
Have you tried their tube amps?  They are very highly regarded, especially for the price.

Nah, and now the whole operation is buried in debris anyway. I was actually looking at an Odyssey to drive the nOrhs, but also craved a Van Alstine setup, and didn't have the money in any event.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).
QuoteTerrible band needed for sham of a wedding. 11/6. No pay As the musician in our family, my Shylock of a half-brother and his parsimonious fiance have passed off to me the job of finding a band for their wedding. I love the kid, but his unique brand of expectant coercion and astonishingly consistent lack of judgment have left me with no recourse but to literally give him what he wants, a band that can "tear up Skynyrd, and won't cost nothin'". Since they think music is spontaneously generated via voodoo magic by assemblies of self-promoting philanthropists, I am now on a quest to find the best working band in Chicago interested in "doing it for the exposure".

If you are a serious musician that values your craft and earns a living from performance, you're probably thinking "Fuck you. Do you ask your accountant to do your taxes for the exposure?". You are not who I am looking for. Thanks for looking.

If however, you and your unemployable band of pothead hobbyists are enticed by the prospect of a free open bar stocked with the finest of suburban banquet hall well-liquor and an opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon, please contact me. There's probably dinner in it for you too, if the starched vagina of a "wedding planner" (bride's bff) can get her 3rd rung caterer to leave a few sandwiches in a storage closet for you at some point in the evening.

What I need from the band:

I don't care if you are an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry, but I need you to be able to train wreck your way through a few requests.

Don't Stop Believing. You provide the high notes, we'll provide the smell of wine and cheap perfume.

Free Bird. Go nuts with the solo. Really. If this evening was a never-ending cascade of sonic punishment hailing down on Tom at blaringly inconsiderate volumes, it would only serve as apropos karmic revenge for the afternoons I've spent listening to Jillian chatter about OHMYGODIDON'TCAREWHAT.

Macarena/Electric Slide/Chicken Dance. It doesn't matter which one you play, but there has never been a classy party where one these songs has made an appearance. This will not be a classy party.

Do Not Play:

Jessie's Girl. I used to play weddings, and if I have to hear this song one more time, I'm going to fucking cut someone.

They said they don't have any preference's for attire, so I'll take that to mean you're ok in a threadbare Megadeth shirt and black jeans.

I will provide the PA (the band and sound system are my wedding present to them).

This is not a joke. Please shoot me an email if this sounds like something you might be interested in.

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).
QuoteTerrible band needed for sham of a wedding. 11/6. No pay As the musician in our family, my Shylock of a half-brother and his parsimonious fiance have passed off to me the job of finding a band for their wedding. I love the kid, but his unique brand of expectant coercion and astonishingly consistent lack of judgment have left me with no recourse but to literally give him what he wants, a band that can "tear up Skynyrd, and won't cost nothin'". Since they think music is spontaneously generated via voodoo magic by assemblies of self-promoting philanthropists, I am now on a quest to find the best working band in Chicago interested in "doing it for the exposure".

If you are a serious musician that values your craft and earns a living from performance, you're probably thinking "Fuck you. Do you ask your accountant to do your taxes for the exposure?". You are not who I am looking for. Thanks for looking.

If however, you and your unemployable band of pothead hobbyists are enticed by the prospect of a free open bar stocked with the finest of suburban banquet hall well-liquor and an opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon, please contact me. There's probably dinner in it for you too, if the starched vagina of a "wedding planner" (bride's bff) can get her 3rd rung caterer to leave a few sandwiches in a storage closet for you at some point in the evening.

What I need from the band:

I don't care if you are an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry, but I need you to be able to train wreck your way through a few requests.

Don't Stop Believing. You provide the high notes, we'll provide the smell of wine and cheap perfume.

Free Bird. Go nuts with the solo. Really. If this evening was a never-ending cascade of sonic punishment hailing down on Tom at blaringly inconsiderate volumes, it would only serve as apropos karmic revenge for the afternoons I've spent listening to Jillian chatter about OHMYGODIDON'TCAREWHAT.

Macarena/Electric Slide/Chicken Dance. It doesn't matter which one you play, but there has never been a classy party where one these songs has made an appearance. This will not be a classy party.

Do Not Play:

Jessie's Girl. I used to play weddings, and if I have to hear this song one more time, I'm going to fucking cut someone.

They said they don't have any preference's for attire, so I'll take that to mean you're ok in a threadbare Megadeth shirt and black jeans.

I will provide the PA (the band and sound system are my wedding present to them).

This is not a joke. Please shoot me an email if this sounds like something you might be interested in.

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."

To be fair, they had TDubbs at that point, too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on October 21, 2010, 01:35:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).
QuoteTerrible band needed for sham of a wedding. 11/6. No pay As the musician in our family, my Shylock of a half-brother and his parsimonious fiance have passed off to me the job of finding a band for their wedding. I love the kid, but his unique brand of expectant coercion and astonishingly consistent lack of judgment have left me with no recourse but to literally give him what he wants, a band that can "tear up Skynyrd, and won't cost nothin'". Since they think music is spontaneously generated via voodoo magic by assemblies of self-promoting philanthropists, I am now on a quest to find the best working band in Chicago interested in "doing it for the exposure".

If you are a serious musician that values your craft and earns a living from performance, you're probably thinking "Fuck you. Do you ask your accountant to do your taxes for the exposure?". You are not who I am looking for. Thanks for looking.

If however, you and your unemployable band of pothead hobbyists are enticed by the prospect of a free open bar stocked with the finest of suburban banquet hall well-liquor and an opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon, please contact me. There's probably dinner in it for you too, if the starched vagina of a "wedding planner" (bride's bff) can get her 3rd rung caterer to leave a few sandwiches in a storage closet for you at some point in the evening.

What I need from the band:

I don't care if you are an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry, but I need you to be able to train wreck your way through a few requests.

Don't Stop Believing. You provide the high notes, we'll provide the smell of wine and cheap perfume.

Free Bird. Go nuts with the solo. Really. If this evening was a never-ending cascade of sonic punishment hailing down on Tom at blaringly inconsiderate volumes, it would only serve as apropos karmic revenge for the afternoons I've spent listening to Jillian chatter about OHMYGODIDON'TCAREWHAT.

Macarena/Electric Slide/Chicken Dance. It doesn't matter which one you play, but there has never been a classy party where one these songs has made an appearance. This will not be a classy party.

Do Not Play:

Jessie's Girl. I used to play weddings, and if I have to hear this song one more time, I'm going to fucking cut someone.

They said they don't have any preference's for attire, so I'll take that to mean you're ok in a threadbare Megadeth shirt and black jeans.

I will provide the PA (the band and sound system are my wedding present to them).

This is not a joke. Please shoot me an email if this sounds like something you might be interested in.

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."

To be fair, they had TDubbs at that point, too.

And to be fair, they probably had Slak and Simmer on the other one, too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on October 21, 2010, 02:55:35 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 01:35:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).
QuoteTerrible band needed for sham of a wedding. 11/6. No pay As the musician in our family, my Shylock of a half-brother and his parsimonious fiance have passed off to me the job of finding a band for their wedding. I love the kid, but his unique brand of expectant coercion and astonishingly consistent lack of judgment have left me with no recourse but to literally give him what he wants, a band that can "tear up Skynyrd, and won't cost nothin'". Since they think music is spontaneously generated via voodoo magic by assemblies of self-promoting philanthropists, I am now on a quest to find the best working band in Chicago interested in "doing it for the exposure".

If you are a serious musician that values your craft and earns a living from performance, you're probably thinking "Fuck you. Do you ask your accountant to do your taxes for the exposure?". You are not who I am looking for. Thanks for looking.

If however, you and your unemployable band of pothead hobbyists are enticed by the prospect of a free open bar stocked with the finest of suburban banquet hall well-liquor and an opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon, please contact me. There's probably dinner in it for you too, if the starched vagina of a "wedding planner" (bride's bff) can get her 3rd rung caterer to leave a few sandwiches in a storage closet for you at some point in the evening.

What I need from the band:

I don't care if you are an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry, but I need you to be able to train wreck your way through a few requests.

Don't Stop Believing. You provide the high notes, we'll provide the smell of wine and cheap perfume.

Free Bird. Go nuts with the solo. Really. If this evening was a never-ending cascade of sonic punishment hailing down on Tom at blaringly inconsiderate volumes, it would only serve as apropos karmic revenge for the afternoons I've spent listening to Jillian chatter about OHMYGODIDON'TCAREWHAT.

Macarena/Electric Slide/Chicken Dance. It doesn't matter which one you play, but there has never been a classy party where one these songs has made an appearance. This will not be a classy party.

Do Not Play:

Jessie's Girl. I used to play weddings, and if I have to hear this song one more time, I'm going to fucking cut someone.

They said they don't have any preference's for attire, so I'll take that to mean you're ok in a threadbare Megadeth shirt and black jeans.

I will provide the PA (the band and sound system are my wedding present to them).

This is not a joke. Please shoot me an email if this sounds like something you might be interested in.

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."

To be fair, they had TDubbs at that point, too.

And to be fair, they probably had Slak and Simmer on the other one, too.

To be fair, I think you have yourselves a band.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 02:57:51 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 21, 2010, 02:55:35 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 01:35:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).

...

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."

To be fair, they had TDubbs at that point, too.

And to be fair, they probably had Slak and Simmer on the other one, too.

To be fair, I think you have yourselves a band.

Yeti, TDubbs, Bort, Slak, and Simmer?  Wow...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:03:45 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 02:57:51 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 21, 2010, 02:55:35 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 01:35:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).

...

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."

To be fair, they had TDubbs at that point, too.

And to be fair, they probably had Slak and Simmer on the other one, too.

To be fair, I think you have yourselves a band.

Yeti, TDubbs, Bort, Slak, and Simmer?  Wow...

How long until we break up?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on October 21, 2010, 03:04:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:03:45 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 02:57:51 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 21, 2010, 02:55:35 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 01:35:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).

...

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."

To be fair, they had TDubbs at that point, too.

And to be fair, they probably had Slak and Simmer on the other one, too.

To be fair, I think you have yourselves a band.

Yeti, TDubbs, Bort, Slak, and Simmer?  Wow...

How long until we break up?

If we make it through one rehearsal...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:48:38 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 03:04:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:03:45 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 02:57:51 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 21, 2010, 02:55:35 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 01:35:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).

...

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."

To be fair, they had TDubbs at that point, too.

And to be fair, they probably had Slak and Simmer on the other one, too.

To be fair, I think you have yourselves a band.

Yeti, TDubbs, Bort, Slak, and Simmer?  Wow...

How long until we break up?

If we make it through one rehearsal...

Well, who does what? I mean, I know for damn sure that I won't be the lead singer as I'm nowhere near eye candy.. Slak for that?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 21, 2010, 04:04:59 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:48:38 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 03:04:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:03:45 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 02:57:51 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 21, 2010, 02:55:35 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 01:35:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).

...

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."

To be fair, they had TDubbs at that point, too.

And to be fair, they probably had Slak and Simmer on the other one, too.

To be fair, I think you have yourselves a band.

Yeti, TDubbs, Bort, Slak, and Simmer?  Wow...

How long until we break up?

If we make it through one rehearsal...

Well, who does what? I mean, I know for damn sure that I won't be the lead singer as I'm nowhere near eye candy.. Slak for that?

I can lend you my banjo.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 04:19:59 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 21, 2010, 04:04:59 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:48:38 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 03:04:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:03:45 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 02:57:51 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 21, 2010, 02:55:35 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 01:35:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).

...

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."

To be fair, they had TDubbs at that point, too.

And to be fair, they probably had Slak and Simmer on the other one, too.

To be fair, I think you have yourselves a band.

Yeti, TDubbs, Bort, Slak, and Simmer?  Wow...

How long until we break up?

If we make it through one rehearsal...

Well, who does what? I mean, I know for damn sure that I won't be the lead singer as I'm nowhere near eye candy.. Slak for that?

I can lend you my banjo.

A banjo in this band was a foregone conclusion. Thanks. Now we won't have to find one.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Indolent Reader on October 21, 2010, 05:08:39 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 04:19:59 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 21, 2010, 04:04:59 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:48:38 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 03:04:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:03:45 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 02:57:51 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 21, 2010, 02:55:35 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 01:35:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).

My neighbor in the trailer next door has a washboard y'all can borrow.



...

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."

To be fair, they had TDubbs at that point, too.

And to be fair, they probably had Slak and Simmer on the other one, too.

To be fair, I think you have yourselves a band.

Yeti, TDubbs, Bort, Slak, and Simmer?  Wow...

How long until we break up?

If we make it through one rehearsal...

Well, who does what? I mean, I know for damn sure that I won't be the lead singer as I'm nowhere near eye candy.. Slak for that?

I can lend you my banjo.

A banjo in this band was a foregone conclusion. Thanks. Now we won't have to find one.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on October 21, 2010, 05:45:13 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:48:38 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 03:04:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:03:45 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 02:57:51 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 21, 2010, 02:55:35 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 01:35:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).

...

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."

To be fair, they had TDubbs at that point, too.

And to be fair, they probably had Slak and Simmer on the other one, too.

To be fair, I think you have yourselves a band.

Yeti, TDubbs, Bort, Slak, and Simmer?  Wow...

How long until we break up?

If we make it through one rehearsal...

Well, who does what? I mean, I know for damn sure that I won't be the lead singer as I'm nowhere near eye candy.. Slak for that?

Definitely.  He's dreamy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on October 21, 2010, 09:07:31 PM
Quote from: Tonker on October 21, 2010, 05:45:13 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:48:38 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 03:04:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:03:45 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 02:57:51 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 21, 2010, 02:55:35 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 01:35:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).

...

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."

To be fair, they had TDubbs at that point, too.

And to be fair, they probably had Slak and Simmer on the other one, too.

To be fair, I think you have yourselves a band.

Yeti, TDubbs, Bort, Slak, and Simmer?  Wow...

How long until we break up?

If we make it through one rehearsal...

Well, who does what? I mean, I know for damn sure that I won't be the lead singer as I'm nowhere near eye candy.. Slak for that?

Definitely.  He's dreamy fat.

Doc'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 22, 2010, 02:08:43 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 04:19:59 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 21, 2010, 04:04:59 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:48:38 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 03:04:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 03:03:45 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 02:57:51 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 21, 2010, 02:55:35 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 21, 2010, 01:35:42 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 21, 2010, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 21, 2010, 01:04:16 PM
This seemed like the right thread for this (http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ds1go/great_craigslist_ad_from_chicago_that_was_flagged/).

...

They had Yeti at "opportunity to run a train on the most whorish collection of self-entitled bridesmaids this side of a Sex In The City marathon" and Bort at "an original Icelandic thrash-raga act featuring steam calliope and backwards Armageddon poetry."

To be fair, they had TDubbs at that point, too.

And to be fair, they probably had Slak and Simmer on the other one, too.

To be fair, I think you have yourselves a band.

Yeti, TDubbs, Bort, Slak, and Simmer?  Wow...

How long until we break up?

If we make it through one rehearsal...

Well, who does what? I mean, I know for damn sure that I won't be the lead singer as I'm nowhere near eye candy.. Slak for that?

I can lend you my banjo.

A banjo in this band was a foregone conclusion. Thanks. Now we won't have to find one.

There's a maraca as well, but the siren whistles are gone, as is the Jew's harp.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on November 05, 2010, 08:04:50 AM
The only site is dead. Long live the only site!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on November 05, 2010, 01:26:34 PM
Quote from: Night Man on November 05, 2010, 08:04:50 AM
The only site is dead. Long live the only site!

I was hoping that Andy took it down so that he could change that crying baby image.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 22, 2010, 03:53:50 PM
Do you think my having Luce Irigaray in the Dead Pool merits a footnote in this Critical Inquiry cover letter?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on November 22, 2010, 04:35:45 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 22, 2010, 03:53:50 PM
Do you think my having Luce Irigaray in the Dead Pool merits a footnote in this Critical Inquiry cover letter?

That probably depends on how phallic you want it to come off as.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 01:34:48 PM
Netbooks.. Mostly gay? Completely gay? Or great device? I will watch porn, not update my blog, fuck around on the Internet, download podcasts, and play spider solitaire.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on December 09, 2010, 01:54:37 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 01:34:48 PM
Netbooks.. Mostly gay? Completely gay? Or great device? I will watch porn, not update my blog, fuck around on the Internet, download podcasts, and play spider solitaire.

Netbooks aren't bad.

You, however, are completely gay.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on December 09, 2010, 03:17:38 PM
Quote from: Fork on December 09, 2010, 01:54:37 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 01:34:48 PM
Netbooks.. Mostly gay? Completely gay? Or great device? I will watch porn, not update my blog, fuck around on the Internet, download podcasts, and play spider solitaire.

Netbooks aren't bad.

You, however, are completely gay.

Why wouldn't you just get an iPad instead?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 09:34:26 PM
Quote from: PenPho on December 09, 2010, 03:17:38 PM
Quote from: Fork on December 09, 2010, 01:54:37 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 01:34:48 PM
Netbooks.. Mostly gay? Completely gay? Or great device? I will watch porn, not update my blog, fuck around on the Internet, download podcasts, and play spider solitaire.

Netbooks aren't bad.

You, however, are completely gay.

Why wouldn't you just get an iPad instead?

Because I see how well I type with my iPhone. I think I'd blow ass with a touch keyboard. I decided not to buy one.. Not just yet. I  perused around Best Buy and considered one of them or maybe a really cheap laptop, like these:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Laptop+/+AMD+Athlon%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/1179872.p?id=1218231017163&skuId=1179872
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Celeron%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+2GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/9988402.p?id=1218205766215&skuId=9988402
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Laptop+/+AMD+Turion%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Silver/1572092.p?id=1218270208589&skuId=1572092

So, what has spurned this, however, is my new E1000 Linksys Wireless-N Router is not able to communicate to my laptop's wireless G adapter (actually vice versa is more accurate). I have an Atheros AR5700 built in and I can't find any support from Atheros on the issue. Any thoughts, Desipio?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on December 09, 2010, 10:19:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 09:34:26 PM
Quote from: PenPho on December 09, 2010, 03:17:38 PM
Quote from: Fork on December 09, 2010, 01:54:37 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 01:34:48 PM
Netbooks.. Mostly gay? Completely gay? Or great device? I will watch porn, not update my blog, fuck around on the Internet, download podcasts, and play spider solitaire.

Netbooks aren't bad.

You, however, are completely gay.

Why wouldn't you just get an iPad instead?

Because I see how well I type with my iPhone. I think I'd blow ass with a touch keyboard. I decided not to buy one.. Not just yet. I  perused around Best Buy and considered one of them or maybe a really cheap laptop, like these:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Laptop+/+AMD+Athlon%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/1179872.p?id=1218231017163&skuId=1179872
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Celeron%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+2GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/9988402.p?id=1218205766215&skuId=9988402
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Laptop+/+AMD+Turion%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Silver/1572092.p?id=1218270208589&skuId=1572092

So, what has spurned this, however, is my new E1000 Linksys Wireless-N Router is not able to communicate to my laptop's wireless G adapter (actually vice versa is more accurate). I have an Atheros AR5700 built in and I can't find any support from Atheros on the issue. Any thoughts, Desipio?


As is my way, this is probably useless, outdated advice.  But historically, Toshiba laptops have a tendency of the monitor screens eventually breaking - or at least they did a few years back when my brother bought one. 

Unless you are planning on playing video games on your laptop, you probably won't need 4 gigs.  (Besides, laptops that use 4 gigs can get pretty hot.)  The 3 gig Dell will probably fill all of your pron needs.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on December 10, 2010, 09:36:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 09:34:26 PM
Quote from: PenPho on December 09, 2010, 03:17:38 PM
Quote from: Fork on December 09, 2010, 01:54:37 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 01:34:48 PM
Netbooks.. Mostly gay? Completely gay? Or great device? I will watch porn, not update my blog, fuck around on the Internet, download podcasts, and play spider solitaire.

Netbooks aren't bad.

You, however, are completely gay.

Why wouldn't you just get an iPad instead?

Because I see how well I type with my iPhone. I think I'd blow ass with a touch keyboard. I decided not to buy one.. Not just yet. I  perused around Best Buy and considered one of them or maybe a really cheap laptop, like these:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Laptop+/+AMD+Athlon%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/1179872.p?id=1218231017163&skuId=1179872
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Celeron%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+2GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/9988402.p?id=1218205766215&skuId=9988402
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Laptop+/+AMD+Turion%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Silver/1572092.p?id=1218270208589&skuId=1572092

So, what has spurned this, however, is my new E1000 Linksys Wireless-N Router is not able to communicate to my laptop's wireless G adapter (actually vice versa is more accurate). I have an Atheros AR5700 built in and I can't find any support from Atheros on the issue. Any thoughts, Desipio?


Does the router do G and N simultaneously?  Might have to be set up for that...  Of course, that usually means that your speeds drop down to G only. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 10, 2010, 10:36:29 AM
Quote from: powen01 on December 10, 2010, 09:36:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 09:34:26 PM
Quote from: PenPho on December 09, 2010, 03:17:38 PM
Quote from: Fork on December 09, 2010, 01:54:37 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 01:34:48 PM
Netbooks.. Mostly gay? Completely gay? Or great device? I will watch porn, not update my blog, fuck around on the Internet, download podcasts, and play spider solitaire.

Netbooks aren't bad.

You, however, are completely gay.

Why wouldn't you just get an iPad instead?

Because I see how well I type with my iPhone. I think I'd blow ass with a touch keyboard. I decided not to buy one.. Not just yet. I  perused around Best Buy and considered one of them or maybe a really cheap laptop, like these:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Laptop+/+AMD+Athlon%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/1179872.p?id=1218231017163&skuId=1179872
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Celeron%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+2GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/9988402.p?id=1218205766215&skuId=9988402
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Laptop+/+AMD+Turion%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Silver/1572092.p?id=1218270208589&skuId=1572092

So, what has spurned this, however, is my new E1000 Linksys Wireless-N Router is not able to communicate to my laptop's wireless G adapter (actually vice versa is more accurate). I have an Atheros AR5700 built in and I can't find any support from Atheros on the issue. Any thoughts, Desipio?


Does the router do G and N simultaneously?  Might have to be set up for that...  Of course, that usually means that your speeds drop down to G only. 

That's an intelligent idea that I didn't think of that I can try.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on December 10, 2010, 10:40:55 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 09:34:26 PM
Quote from: PenPho on December 09, 2010, 03:17:38 PM
Quote from: Fork on December 09, 2010, 01:54:37 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 01:34:48 PM
Netbooks.. Mostly gay? Completely gay? Or great device? I will watch porn, not update my blog, fuck around on the Internet, download podcasts, and play spider solitaire.

Netbooks aren't bad.

You, however, are completely gay.

Why wouldn't you just get an iPad instead?

Because I see how well I type with my iPhone. I think I'd blow ass with a touch keyboard. I decided not to buy one.. Not just yet. I  perused around Best Buy and considered one of them or maybe a really cheap laptop, like these:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Laptop+/+AMD+Athlon%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/1179872.p?id=1218231017163&skuId=1179872
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Celeron%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+2GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/9988402.p?id=1218205766215&skuId=9988402
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Laptop+/+AMD+Turion%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Silver/1572092.p?id=1218270208589&skuId=1572092

So, what has spurned this, however, is my new E1000 Linksys Wireless-N Router is not able to communicate to my laptop's wireless G adapter (actually vice versa is more accurate). I have an Atheros AR5700 built in and I can't find any support from Atheros on the issue. Any thoughts, Desipio?


QuoteHomer Simpson: Welcome to the Internet, my friend, how can I help you?

Comic Book Guy: I'm interested in upgrading my 28.8 kilobaud Internet connection to a 1.5 megabit fiber optic T1 line. Will you be able to provide an IP router that's compatible with my token ring ethernet LAN configuration?

Homer Simpson: [stares blankly for a few seconds] Can I have some money now?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on December 10, 2010, 11:03:56 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 09:34:26 PM
Quote from: PenPho on December 09, 2010, 03:17:38 PM
Quote from: Fork on December 09, 2010, 01:54:37 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 01:34:48 PM
Netbooks.. Mostly gay? Completely gay? Or great device? I will watch porn, not update my blog, fuck around on the Internet, download podcasts, and play spider solitaire.

Netbooks aren't bad.

You, however, are completely gay.

Why wouldn't you just get an iPad instead?

Because I see how well I type with my iPhone. I think I'd blow ass with a touch keyboard. I decided not to buy one.. Not just yet. I  perused around Best Buy and considered one of them or maybe a really cheap laptop, like these:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Laptop+/+AMD+Athlon%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/1179872.p?id=1218231017163&skuId=1179872
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Celeron%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+2GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/9988402.p?id=1218205766215&skuId=9988402
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Laptop+/+AMD+Turion%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Silver/1572092.p?id=1218270208589&skuId=1572092

So, what has spurned this, however, is my new E1000 Linksys Wireless-N Router is not able to communicate to my laptop's wireless G adapter (actually vice versa is more accurate). I have an Atheros AR5700 built in and I can't find any support from Atheros on the issue. Any thoughts, Desipio?


Well... (http://igotnothin.net/)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on December 10, 2010, 12:26:32 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 10, 2010, 11:03:56 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 09:34:26 PM
Quote from: PenPho on December 09, 2010, 03:17:38 PM
Quote from: Fork on December 09, 2010, 01:54:37 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 01:34:48 PM
Netbooks.. Mostly gay? Completely gay? Or great device? I will watch porn, not update my blog, fuck around on the Internet, download podcasts, and play spider solitaire.

Netbooks aren't bad.

You, however, are completely gay.

Why wouldn't you just get an iPad instead?

Because I see how well I type with my iPhone. I think I'd blow ass with a touch keyboard. I decided not to buy one.. Not just yet. I  perused around Best Buy and considered one of them or maybe a really cheap laptop, like these:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Laptop+/+AMD+Athlon%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/1179872.p?id=1218231017163&skuId=1179872
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Celeron%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+2GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/9988402.p?id=1218205766215&skuId=9988402
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Laptop+/+AMD+Turion%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Silver/1572092.p?id=1218270208589&skuId=1572092

So, what has spurned this, however, is my new E1000 Linksys Wireless-N Router is not able to communicate to my laptop's wireless G adapter (actually vice versa is more accurate). I have an Atheros AR5700 built in and I can't find any support from Atheros on the issue. Any thoughts, Desipio?


Well... (http://igotnothin.net/)

You molest children and are a teacher.  Which means you more than likely molest the kids you teach.  Pervert.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on December 10, 2010, 01:41:10 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on December 10, 2010, 12:26:32 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 10, 2010, 11:03:56 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 09:34:26 PM
Quote from: PenPho on December 09, 2010, 03:17:38 PM
Quote from: Fork on December 09, 2010, 01:54:37 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 09, 2010, 01:34:48 PM
Netbooks.. Mostly gay? Completely gay? Or great device? I will watch porn, not update my blog, fuck around on the Internet, download podcasts, and play spider solitaire.

Netbooks aren't bad.

You, however, are completely gay.

Why wouldn't you just get an iPad instead?

Because I see how well I type with my iPhone. I think I'd blow ass with a touch keyboard. I decided not to buy one.. Not just yet. I  perused around Best Buy and considered one of them or maybe a really cheap laptop, like these:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Laptop+/+AMD+Athlon%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/1179872.p?id=1218231017163&skuId=1179872
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Celeron%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+2GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/9988402.p?id=1218205766215&skuId=9988402
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Laptop+/+AMD+Turion%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Silver/1572092.p?id=1218270208589&skuId=1572092

So, what has spurned this, however, is my new E1000 Linksys Wireless-N Router is not able to communicate to my laptop's wireless G adapter (actually vice versa is more accurate). I have an Atheros AR5700 built in and I can't find any support from Atheros on the issue. Any thoughts, Desipio?


Well... (http://igotnothin.net/)

You molest children and are a teacher.  Which means you more than likely molest the kids you teach.  Pervert.

I'm also really shitty at photoshop and blogging.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 16, 2010, 08:30:05 AM
Working on Access 2003. I have an error report that I do where I list information about the error and then indicate the date I listed it in one column. Now, as a part of my job, I have to readdress these errors within a certain timeframe, like 1 week. If it hasn't been fixed by the region, I need to either contact them or send it back. That's neither here nor there though. What I want to do is have Access do a couple things for me. First, I'd like it to look at the date in the field and either automatically put an event in my calendar for one week in the future or send me an email telling me to address that error (the email would be sent from my own outlook to myself). On that same accord, if I were to fix the error and indicate it on Access (either by a check box or indicating the date fixed) I would want Access to realize this and cancel the event or just not send me the email. 

Any thoughts?

By the way, I have messed with DateAdd() but I can't seem to find a way that it is automatically calculated from a date in an associated field. I can get it to automatically add 7 days from today's date. The reason this won't perfectly work is because I may not enter the information into Access until the next day.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 20, 2010, 01:32:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2010, 08:30:05 AM
Working on Access 2003. I have an error report that I do where I list information about the error and then indicate the date I listed it in one column. Now, as a part of my job, I have to readdress these errors within a certain timeframe, like 1 week. If it hasn't been fixed by the region, I need to either contact them or send it back. That's neither here nor there though. What I want to do is have Access do a couple things for me. First, I'd like it to look at the date in the field and either automatically put an event in my calendar for one week in the future or send me an email telling me to address that error (the email would be sent from my own outlook to myself). On that same accord, if I were to fix the error and indicate it on Access (either by a check box or indicating the date fixed) I would want Access to realize this and cancel the event or just not send me the email. 

Any thoughts?

By the way, I have messed with DateAdd() but I can't seem to find a way that it is automatically calculated from a date in an associated field. I can get it to automatically add 7 days from today's date. The reason this won't perfectly work is because I may not enter the information into Access until the next day.

Anything on this? No? Bueller? Bueller?
 
Moving on. Another issue: I bought a Sony iPod clock radio (ICF-CS10iP) for my office. It came with an AM antenna that, in a perfect world, would allow me to listen to the Score at work without having to stream it on my phone and use up my AT&T 2GB limit. However, for some reason, in my office, the channel won't come in. I can get local stations fine. During the day is when the signal is better I've noticed, the Score one that is. At night, it gets interfered with some Spanish station.
 
In summary, anyone know of an AM antenna I can buy that will allow me to pick up more of a signal? There is a 2 prong connector on the back that the antenna connects to. I would be open to something wireless that I could place at another spot of the building if need be.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on December 20, 2010, 02:10:50 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 20, 2010, 01:32:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2010, 08:30:05 AM
Working on Access 2003. I have an error report that I do where I list information about the error and then indicate the date I listed it in one column. Now, as a part of my job, I have to readdress these errors within a certain timeframe, like 1 week. If it hasn't been fixed by the region, I need to either contact them or send it back. That's neither here nor there though. What I want to do is have Access do a couple things for me. First, I'd like it to look at the date in the field and either automatically put an event in my calendar for one week in the future or send me an email telling me to address that error (the email would be sent from my own outlook to myself). On that same accord, if I were to fix the error and indicate it on Access (either by a check box or indicating the date fixed) I would want Access to realize this and cancel the event or just not send me the email. 

Any thoughts?

By the way, I have messed with DateAdd() but I can't seem to find a way that it is automatically calculated from a date in an associated field. I can get it to automatically add 7 days from today's date. The reason this won't perfectly work is because I may not enter the information into Access until the next day.

Anything on this? No? Bueller? Bueller?
 
Moving on. Another issue: I bought a Sony iPod clock radio (ICF-CS10iP) for my office. It came with an AM antenna that, in a perfect world, would allow me to listen to the Score at work without having to stream it on my phone and use up my AT&T 2GB limit. However, for some reason, in my office, the channel won't come in. I can get local stations fine. During the day is when the signal is better I've noticed, the Score one that is. At night, it gets interfered with some Spanish station.
 
In summary, anyone know of an AM antenna I can buy that will allow me to pick up more of a signal? There is a 2 prong connector on the back that the antenna connects to. I would be open to something wireless that I could place at another spot of the building if need be.

A couple options:

(http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/skrip/skrip0904/skrip090400012/4701538.jpg)

(http://www.corbisimages.com/images/67/95284372-90F7-47BE-B428-A20E6045FFD3/42-15272369.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on December 20, 2010, 03:16:47 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 20, 2010, 01:32:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2010, 08:30:05 AM
Working on Access 2003. I have an error report that I do where I list information about the error and then indicate the date I listed it in one column. Now, as a part of my job, I have to readdress these errors within a certain timeframe, like 1 week. If it hasn't been fixed by the region, I need to either contact them or send it back. That's neither here nor there though. What I want to do is have Access do a couple things for me. First, I'd like it to look at the date in the field and either automatically put an event in my calendar for one week in the future or send me an email telling me to address that error (the email would be sent from my own outlook to myself). On that same accord, if I were to fix the error and indicate it on Access (either by a check box or indicating the date fixed) I would want Access to realize this and cancel the event or just not send me the email.

Any thoughts?

By the way, I have messed with DateAdd() but I can't seem to find a way that it is automatically calculated from a date in an associated field. I can get it to automatically add 7 days from today's date. The reason this won't perfectly work is because I may not enter the information into Access until the next day.

Anything on this? No? Bueller? Bueller?

Moving on. Another issue: I bought a Sony iPod clock radio (ICF-CS10iP) for my office. It came with an AM antenna that, in a perfect world, would allow me to listen to the Score at work without having to stream it on my phone and use up my AT&T 2GB limit. However, for some reason, in my office, the channel won't come in. I can get local stations fine. During the day is when the signal is better I've noticed, the Score one that is. At night, it gets interfered with some Spanish station.

In summary, anyone know of an AM antenna I can buy that will allow me to pick up more of a signal? There is a 2 prong connector on the back that the antenna connects to. I would be open to something wireless that I could place at another spot of the building if need be.

Listening to The Score at work is about as far from a perfect world as I can imagine.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on December 20, 2010, 08:06:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 20, 2010, 01:32:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2010, 08:30:05 AM
Working on Access 2003. I have an error report that I do where I list information about the error and then indicate the date I listed it in one column. Now, as a part of my job, I have to readdress these errors within a certain timeframe, like 1 week. If it hasn't been fixed by the region, I need to either contact them or send it back. That's neither here nor there though. What I want to do is have Access do a couple things for me. First, I'd like it to look at the date in the field and either automatically put an event in my calendar for one week in the future or send me an email telling me to address that error (the email would be sent from my own outlook to myself). On that same accord, if I were to fix the error and indicate it on Access (either by a check box or indicating the date fixed) I would want Access to realize this and cancel the event or just not send me the email. 

Any thoughts?

By the way, I have messed with DateAdd() but I can't seem to find a way that it is automatically calculated from a date in an associated field. I can get it to automatically add 7 days from today's date. The reason this won't perfectly work is because I may not enter the information into Access until the next day.

Anything on this? No? Bueller? Bueller?
 
Moving on. Another issue: I bought a Sony iPod clock radio (ICF-CS10iP) for my office. It came with an AM antenna that, in a perfect world, would allow me to listen to the Score at work without having to stream it on my phone and use up my AT&T 2GB limit. However, for some reason, in my office, the channel won't come in. I can get local stations fine. During the day is when the signal is better I've noticed, the Score one that is. At night, it gets interfered with some Spanish station.
 
In summary, anyone know of an AM antenna I can buy that will allow me to pick up more of a signal? There is a 2 prong connector on the back that the antenna connects to. I would be open to something wireless that I could place at another spot of the building if need be.

Move away from Bumblefuck, IL
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on December 20, 2010, 09:08:57 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on December 20, 2010, 08:06:52 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 20, 2010, 01:32:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2010, 08:30:05 AM
Working on Access 2003. I have an error report that I do where I list information about the error and then indicate the date I listed it in one column. Now, as a part of my job, I have to readdress these errors within a certain timeframe, like 1 week. If it hasn't been fixed by the region, I need to either contact them or send it back. That's neither here nor there though. What I want to do is have Access do a couple things for me. First, I'd like it to look at the date in the field and either automatically put an event in my calendar for one week in the future or send me an email telling me to address that error (the email would be sent from my own outlook to myself). On that same accord, if I were to fix the error and indicate it on Access (either by a check box or indicating the date fixed) I would want Access to realize this and cancel the event or just not send me the email. 

Any thoughts?

By the way, I have messed with DateAdd() but I can't seem to find a way that it is automatically calculated from a date in an associated field. I can get it to automatically add 7 days from today's date. The reason this won't perfectly work is because I may not enter the information into Access until the next day.

Anything on this? No? Bueller? Bueller?
 
Moving on. Another issue: I bought a Sony iPod clock radio (ICF-CS10iP) for my office. It came with an AM antenna that, in a perfect world, would allow me to listen to the Score at work without having to stream it on my phone and use up my AT&T 2GB limit. However, for some reason, in my office, the channel won't come in. I can get local stations fine. During the day is when the signal is better I've noticed, the Score one that is. At night, it gets interfered with some Spanish station.
 
In summary, anyone know of an AM antenna I can buy that will allow me to pick up more of a signal? There is a 2 prong connector on the back that the antenna connects to. I would be open to something wireless that I could place at another spot of the building if need be.

Move away from Bumblefuck, IL

I hate to say it, but when he's right, he's right.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 20, 2010, 09:09:26 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 20, 2010, 01:32:07 PM
Moving on. Another issue: I bought a Sony iPod clock radio (ICF-CS10iP) for my office. It came with an AM antenna that, in a perfect world, would allow me to listen to the Score at work without having to stream it on my phone and use up my AT&T 2GB limit. However, for some reason, in my office, the channel won't come in. I can get local stations fine. During the day is when the signal is better I've noticed, the Score one that is. At night, it gets interfered with some Spanish station.
 
In summary, anyone know of an AM antenna I can buy that will allow me to pick up more of a signal? There is a 2 prong connector on the back that the antenna connects to. I would be open to something wireless that I could place at another spot of the building if need be.

I'm having a hard time allowing this into my head. If you want more signal, a longwire will work. If you want more directional gain, you're going to need a directional antenna. I don't have the heart to check WSCR's nighttime power output, but realize that it's probably lower than they're putting out during the day.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 20, 2010, 09:14:04 PM
DPD. Disconnect the loop, and physically rotate the radio. It has a (directional) ferrite rod in the first place. If you can't null the competing station, there's no magic solution.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 20, 2010, 10:04:47 PM
TPD. Fine, they're nominally clear-channel. Fine. Just dandy. Having established the azimuth, one could reattach the loop and determine the incoming angle. If it were skywave, which is refracted from the sky. The sky, I say. Lo! Look down, but neither here nor there, as a signal that is stronger during the day may travel across the ground. Obtain an earphone and bury the radio in a pit loosely filled with loam. Monitor it closely. If there is no change at dusk, I think one may presume that the ionosphere, or something like it, is up to no good.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on December 21, 2010, 08:25:03 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 20, 2010, 10:04:47 PM
TPD. Fine, they're nominally clear-channel. Fine. Just dandy. Having established the azimuth, one could reattach the loop and determine the incoming angle. If it were skywave, which is refracted from the sky. The sky, I say. Lo! Look down, but neither here nor there, as a signal that is stronger during the day may travel across the ground. Obtain an earphone and bury the radio in a pit loosely filled with loam. Monitor it closely. If there is no change at dusk, I think one may presume that the ionosphere, or something like it, is up to no good.

That Lo!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on December 21, 2010, 11:35:32 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 21, 2010, 08:25:03 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 20, 2010, 10:04:47 PM
TPD. Fine, they're nominally clear-channel. Fine. Just dandy. Having established the azimuth, one could reattach the loop and determine the incoming angle. If it were skywave, which is refracted from the sky. The sky, I say. Lo! Look down, but neither here nor there, as a signal that is stronger during the day may travel across the ground. Obtain an earphone and bury the radio in a pit loosely filled with loam. Monitor it closely. If there is no change at dusk, I think one may presume that the ionosphere, or something like it, is up to no good.

That Lo!

You two always blame the ionosphere.  Or something like it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 21, 2010, 03:23:57 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 20, 2010, 03:16:47 PM
Listening to The Score at work is about as far from a perfect world as I can imagine.

Listening to Dan Bernstein be condescending to callers and his cohorts is good for me
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on December 21, 2010, 03:39:22 PM
How this turd of a ballgame ever came up in conversation, I don't know. But, the Retrosheet box score (http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1988/B09040CHN1988.htm) shows an interesting wrinkle the Baseball Reference box score (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN198809040.shtml) does not.

Brace yourself for some killer pitching lines:


Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Schiraldi L(8-10)             4.1   7   8   7   2   5   0  22
DiPino                        3.2   8   5   5   2   4   1  21
Capel                         1     3   4   4   2   0   0   8
Totals                        9    18  17  12*  6   9   1  51

* - Team earned runs does not equal the composite totals for all pitchers due to instances in which provisions of Section 10.18 (i) of the Scoring rules were applied.


I go further down in the box score and I see this:

QuoteREDS 5TH: Jackson doubled; Quinones out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Jackson to third]; Winningham singled to
right [Jackson scored]; Winningham stole second; Sabo walked;
Davis reached on an error by Salazar [Winningham to third, Sabo
to second]; DIPINO REPLACED SCHIRALDI (PITCHING); O'Neill
tripled to right [Winningham scored, Sabo scored, Davis scored
(unearned)]; Esasky singled to first [O'Neill scored]; Reed
singled to left [Esasky to third, Reed to second (on throw to
3b)]; Oester was called out on strikes; Jackson singled to right
[Esasky scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Reed to
third]; Quinones homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)
[Reed scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Jackson
scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Winningham
singled to center; Sabo struck out; 9 R (8 ER), 8 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 13, Cubs 0.

So... Frank DiPino's ERA got screwed while the Cubs' team ERA did not? Can someone explain why? And is there not a better Cub to have had this happen to?

EDIT: To answer the second question, one need look no further than to the opposing pitcher that day.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on December 21, 2010, 05:47:21 PM
How could I have forgotten the Rolando Roomes era? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on December 21, 2010, 09:43:01 PM
Quote from: CBStew on December 21, 2010, 05:47:21 PM
How could I have forgotten the Rolando Roomes era? 

When you figure it out, share the secret with the rest of us.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on December 31, 2010, 04:39:57 PM
This may be a horrible, horrible idea but the fiancee and I have set a date/venue for the wedding and if a few of you would like to attend on June 2nd, 2012, I believe I can swing a table for the Desipiot/HJE community of idiots. TDubbs is of course not allowed, but the rest of you can PM me if anyone's even remotely interested/able to come. Obviously don't feel obligated, but I waste 5-6 hours of taxpayer-funded working hours talking to you morons every day I suppose I can give you all a slice of wedding cake. We're not mailin' out invites yet but I'm just sounding this out to see if I can give her a rough estimate of how many of you may consider this a possibility.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on December 31, 2010, 04:51:30 PM
June 2, 2012?  What's your hurry?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on December 31, 2010, 05:16:18 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 21, 2010, 03:39:22 PM
How this turd of a ballgame ever came up in conversation, I don't know. But, the Retrosheet box score (http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1988/B09040CHN1988.htm) shows an interesting wrinkle the Baseball Reference box score (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN198809040.shtml) does not.

Brace yourself for some killer pitching lines:


Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Schiraldi L(8-10)             4.1   7   8   7   2   5   0  22
DiPino                        3.2   8   5   5   2   4   1  21
Capel                         1     3   4   4   2   0   0   8
Totals                        9    18  17  12*  6   9   1  51

* - Team earned runs does not equal the composite totals for all pitchers due to instances in which provisions of Section 10.18 (i) of the Scoring rules were applied.


I go further down in the box score and I see this:

QuoteREDS 5TH: Jackson doubled; Quinones out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Jackson to third]; Winningham singled to
right [Jackson scored]; Winningham stole second; Sabo walked;
Davis reached on an error by Salazar [Winningham to third, Sabo
to second]; DIPINO REPLACED SCHIRALDI (PITCHING); O'Neill
tripled to right [Winningham scored, Sabo scored, Davis scored
(unearned)]; Esasky singled to first [O'Neill scored]; Reed
singled to left [Esasky to third, Reed to second (on throw to
3b)]; Oester was called out on strikes; Jackson singled to right
[Esasky scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Reed to
third]; Quinones homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)
[Reed scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Jackson
scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Winningham
singled to center; Sabo struck out; 9 R (8 ER), 8 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 13, Cubs 0.

So... Frank DiPino's ERA got screwed while the Cubs' team ERA did not? Can someone explain why? And is there not a better Cub to have had this happen to?

EDIT: To answer the second question, one need look no further than to the opposing pitcher that day.

Ha! I was at this game. Sitting in seats that Greg Maddux gave to his childhood friend, the golf pro at Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus, Ind. My dad and the pro were close so I got to sit in those seats like once a year as a Ute. In addition to Danny Jackson's dominance, I vividely recall that a foul ball came screaming back over the screen and off the top of my friend's glove. We were kids so gloves at the game was non-[||]-worthy. After it hit his glove it struck an old lady on the wrist and broke her arm. Bummer. But if he hadn't tipped it and slowed it down things could have been a shite sight worse for granny.

One of the worst Cub games I've ever attended. At least in the top 5.  
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 31, 2010, 05:59:46 PM
Quote from: SKO on December 31, 2010, 04:39:57 PM
This may be a horrible, horrible idea but the fiancee and I have set a date/venue for the wedding and if a few of you would like to attend on June 2nd, 2012, I believe I can swing a table for the Desipiot/HJE community of idiots. TDubbs is of course not allowed, but the rest of you can PM me if anyone's even remotely interested/able to come. Obviously don't feel obligated, but I waste 5-6 hours of taxpayer-funded working hours talking to you morons every day I suppose I can give you all a slice of wedding cake. We're not mailin' out invites yet but I'm just sounding this out to see if I can give her a rough estimate of how many of you may consider this a possibility.

How are you planning to explain the moran table to your other guests?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on December 31, 2010, 06:12:46 PM
Quote from: Night Man on December 31, 2010, 05:59:46 PM
Quote from: SKO on December 31, 2010, 04:39:57 PM
This may be a horrible, horrible idea but the fiancee and I have set a date/venue for the wedding and if a few of you would like to attend on June 2nd, 2012, I believe I can swing a table for the Desipiot/HJE community of idiots. TDubbs is of course not allowed, but the rest of you can PM me if anyone's even remotely interested/able to come. Obviously don't feel obligated, but I waste 5-6 hours of taxpayer-funded working hours talking to you morons every day I suppose I can give you all a slice of wedding cake. We're not mailin' out invites yet but I'm just sounding this out to see if I can give her a rough estimate of how many of you may consider this a possibility.

How are you planning to explain the moran table to your other guests?

Table? Oh, there's no way we'll make it to the reception.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on January 01, 2011, 12:56:10 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 31, 2010, 06:12:46 PM
Quote from: Night Man on December 31, 2010, 05:59:46 PM
Quote from: SKO on December 31, 2010, 04:39:57 PM
This may be a horrible, horrible idea but the fiancee and I have set a date/venue for the wedding and if a few of you would like to attend on June 2nd, 2012, I believe I can swing a table for the Desipiot/HJE community of idiots. TDubbs is of course not allowed, but the rest of you can PM me if anyone's even remotely interested/able to come. Obviously don't feel obligated, but I waste 5-6 hours of taxpayer-funded working hours talking to you morons every day I suppose I can give you all a slice of wedding cake. We're not mailin' out invites yet but I'm just sounding this out to see if I can give her a rough estimate of how many of you may consider this a possibility.

How are you planning to explain the moran table to your other guests?

Table? Oh, there's no way we'll make to to the reception.
NCJW and I are on the maybe list. Probably not, but it's not out of the question.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on January 01, 2011, 11:06:13 AM
Quote from: SKO on December 31, 2010, 04:39:57 PM
This may be a horrible, horrible idea but the fiancee and I have set a date/venue for the wedding and if a few of you would like to attend on June 2nd, 2012, I believe I can swing a table for the Desipiot/HJE community of idiots. TDubbs is of course not allowed, but the rest of you can PM me if anyone's even remotely interested/able to come. Obviously don't feel obligated, but I waste 5-6 hours of taxpayer-funded working hours talking to you morons every day I suppose I can give you all a slice of wedding cake. We're not mailin' out invites yet but I'm just sounding this out to see if I can give her a rough estimate of how many of you may consider this a possibility.

Not only is it a great idea to get engaged while in college, but it's an even better idea to be engaged for 4 years before you get married.  Iowa is an awful place.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on January 01, 2011, 12:28:28 PM

Question.  Who is this NSFW person?   He sure has some interesting friends.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on January 01, 2011, 02:20:36 PM
Quote from: CBStew on January 01, 2011, 12:28:28 PM

Question.  Who is this NSFW person?   He sure has some interesting friends.

Hint: He showed up at your office one day sporting a Rocky tee-shirt and a shit-eating grin; probably had a tatted-up lesbian Army captain as a cohort.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on January 01, 2011, 03:37:51 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on January 01, 2011, 02:20:36 PM
Quote from: CBStew on January 01, 2011, 12:28:28 PM

Question.  Who is this NSFW person?   He sure has some interesting friends.

Hint: He showed up at your office one day sporting a Rocky tee-shirt and a shit-eating grin; probably had a tatted-up lesbian Army captain as a cohort.

Stranger things than that have happened in my office.  One December 31 I came back from lunch to find that 90% of the staff was stoned because someone brought in "brownies" as a joke and didn't tell anyone what was in them.  Two lawyers and a 62 year old secretary went to the emergency room.  The rest just sat back and enjoyed it.  Unfortunately, by the time I arrived the brownies were all gone.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Kermit IV on January 03, 2011, 08:37:48 AM
Quote from: SKO on December 31, 2010, 04:39:57 PM
This may be a horrible, horrible idea but the fiancee and I have set a date/venue for the wedding and if a few of you would like to attend on June 2nd, 2012, I believe I can swing a table for the Desipiot/HJE community of idiots. TDubbs is of course not allowed, but the rest of you can PM me if anyone's even remotely interested/able to come. Obviously don't feel obligated, but I waste 5-6 hours of taxpayer-funded working hours talking to you morons every day I suppose I can give you all a slice of wedding cake. We're not mailin' out invites yet but I'm just sounding this out to see if I can give her a rough estimate of how many of you may consider this a possibility.

THIS.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on January 03, 2011, 09:05:22 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on January 01, 2011, 11:06:13 AM
Quote from: SKO on December 31, 2010, 04:39:57 PM
This may be a horrible, horrible idea but the fiancee and I have set a date/venue for the wedding and if a few of you would like to attend on June 2nd, 2012, I believe I can swing a table for the Desipiot/HJE community of idiots. TDubbs is of course not allowed, but the rest of you can PM me if anyone's even remotely interested/able to come. Obviously don't feel obligated, but I waste 5-6 hours of taxpayer-funded working hours talking to you morons every day I suppose I can give you all a slice of wedding cake. We're not mailin' out invites yet but I'm just sounding this out to see if I can give her a rough estimate of how many of you may consider this a possibility.

Not only is it a great idea to get engaged while in college, but it's an even better idea to be engaged for 4 years before you get married.  Iowa is an awful place.

Cut the kid some slack. Cows can't cook.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 11:35:12 AM
Quote from: SKO on December 31, 2010, 04:39:57 PM
This may be a horrible, horrible idea but the fiancee and I have set a date/venue for the wedding and if a few of you would like to attend on June 2nd, 2012, I believe I can swing a table for the Desipiot/HJE community of idiots. TDubbs is of course not allowed, but the rest of you can PM me if anyone's even remotely interested/able to come. Obviously don't feel obligated, but I waste 5-6 hours of taxpayer-funded working hours talking to you morons every day I suppose I can give you all a slice of wedding cake. We're not mailin' out invites yet but I'm just sounding this out to see if I can give her a rough estimate of how many of you may consider this a possibility.

If you had posted this one day later, it would already be the strong favorite for 2011 Post of the Year.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 11:36:37 AM
DPD.

Anyone have any recommendations for a blu-ray player?

Needs to be able to stream Netflix and load up DVDs without extreme delay like many of the cheaper machines.

But other than that, nothing fancy.

Hoping to be under $150, ideally.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on January 03, 2011, 11:38:27 AM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 11:36:37 AM
DPD.

Anyone have any recommendations for a blu-ray player?

Needs to be able to stream Netflix and load up DVDs without extreme delay like many of the cheaper machines.

But other than that, nothing fancy.

Hoping to be under $150, ideally.

Any of the Sonys.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on January 03, 2011, 12:12:25 PM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 11:36:37 AM
DPD.

Anyone have any recommendations for a blu-ray player?

Needs to be able to stream Netflix and load up DVDs without extreme delay like many of the cheaper machines.

But other than that, nothing fancy.

Hoping to be under $150, ideally.
Spend a little extra and you get a game system with all that stuff
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 12:14:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on January 03, 2011, 12:12:25 PM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 11:36:37 AM
DPD.

Anyone have any recommendations for a blu-ray player?

Needs to be able to stream Netflix and load up DVDs without extreme delay like many of the cheaper machines.

But other than that, nothing fancy.

Hoping to be under $150, ideally.
Spend a little extra and you get a game system with all that stuff

I have a Wii, but it doesn't play Blu-Ray, does it?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on January 03, 2011, 12:31:10 PM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 12:14:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on January 03, 2011, 12:12:25 PM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 11:36:37 AM
DPD.

Anyone have any recommendations for a blu-ray player?

Needs to be able to stream Netflix and load up DVDs without extreme delay like many of the cheaper machines.

But other than that, nothing fancy.

Hoping to be under $150, ideally.
Spend a little extra and you get a game system with all that stuff

I have a Wii, but it doesn't play Blu-Ray, does it?

Que an extremely angry Bad Kermit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on January 03, 2011, 12:55:39 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 03, 2011, 12:31:10 PM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 12:14:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on January 03, 2011, 12:12:25 PM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 11:36:37 AM
DPD.

Anyone have any recommendations for a blu-ray player?

Needs to be able to stream Netflix and load up DVDs without extreme delay like many of the cheaper machines.

But other than that, nothing fancy.

Hoping to be under $150, ideally.
Spend a little extra and you get a game system with all that stuff

I have a Wii, but it doesn't play Blu-Ray, does it?

Que an extremely angry Bad Kermit.

Whatever has become of Weebs?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on January 03, 2011, 02:11:07 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 03, 2011, 12:55:39 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 03, 2011, 12:31:10 PM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 12:14:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on January 03, 2011, 12:12:25 PM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 11:36:37 AM
DPD.

Anyone have any recommendations for a blu-ray player?

Needs to be able to stream Netflix and load up DVDs without extreme delay like many of the cheaper machines.

But other than that, nothing fancy.

Hoping to be under $150, ideally.
Spend a little extra and you get a game system with all that stuff

I have a Wii, but it doesn't play Blu-Ray, does it?

Que an extremely angry Bad Kermit.

Whatever has become of Weebs?

I saw him using Netflix on the PS3 at like 8 in the morningon Sunday.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on January 03, 2011, 02:16:30 PM
Quote from: Yeti on January 03, 2011, 02:11:07 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 03, 2011, 12:55:39 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 03, 2011, 12:31:10 PM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 12:14:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on January 03, 2011, 12:12:25 PM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 11:36:37 AM
DPD.

Anyone have any recommendations for a blu-ray player?

Needs to be able to stream Netflix and load up DVDs without extreme delay like many of the cheaper machines.

But other than that, nothing fancy.

Hoping to be under $150, ideally.
Spend a little extra and you get a game system with all that stuff

I have a Wii, but it doesn't play Blu-Ray, does it?

Que an extremely angry Bad Kermit.

Whatever has become of Weebs?

I saw him using Netflix on the PS3 at like 8 in the morningon Sunday.

Where were you?

A curb outside his curb?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on January 03, 2011, 03:29:56 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 03, 2011, 02:16:30 PM
Quote from: Yeti on January 03, 2011, 02:11:07 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 03, 2011, 12:55:39 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 03, 2011, 12:31:10 PM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 12:14:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on January 03, 2011, 12:12:25 PM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 11:36:37 AM
DPD.

Anyone have any recommendations for a blu-ray player?

Needs to be able to stream Netflix and load up DVDs without extreme delay like many of the cheaper machines.

But other than that, nothing fancy.

Hoping to be under $150, ideally.
Spend a little extra and you get a game system with all that stuff

I have a Wii, but it doesn't play Blu-Ray, does it?

Que an extremely angry Bad Kermit.

Whatever has become of Weebs?

I saw him using Netflix on the PS3 at like 8 in the morningon Sunday.

Where were you?

A curb outside his curb?

I laughed so hard a potato chip shot out of my nose...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 05:22:51 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on January 03, 2011, 11:38:27 AM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 11:36:37 AM
DPD.

Anyone have any recommendations for a blu-ray player?

Needs to be able to stream Netflix and load up DVDs without extreme delay like many of the cheaper machines.

But other than that, nothing fancy.

Hoping to be under $150, ideally.

Any of the Sonys.

TDubbs FTW. (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDP-S570-Blu-ray-Disc-Player/dp/B0036WS4D4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1294097165&sr=8-1)

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on January 04, 2011, 09:38:10 AM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 05:22:51 PM

TDubbs FTW. (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDP-S570-Blu-ray-Disc-Player/dp/B0036WS4D4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1294097165&sr=8-1)

Your next stop: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1230246
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on January 04, 2011, 10:28:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 04, 2011, 09:38:10 AM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 05:22:51 PM

TDubbs FTW. (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDP-S570-Blu-ray-Disc-Player/dp/B0036WS4D4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1294097165&sr=8-1)

Your next stop: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1230246

I think my next step will probably just be to plug it in and watch whatever Disney Blu-Ray my daughter insists upon.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on January 04, 2011, 11:32:17 AM
Quote from: PenPho on January 04, 2011, 10:28:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 04, 2011, 09:38:10 AM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 05:22:51 PM

TDubbs FTW. (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDP-S570-Blu-ray-Disc-Player/dp/B0036WS4D4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1294097165&sr=8-1)

Your next stop: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1230246

I think my next step will probably just be to plug it in and watch whatever Disney Blu-Ray my daughter insists upon.

Intrepid Reader: Yeti

Hi.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on January 04, 2011, 11:57:34 AM
Quote from: Fork on January 04, 2011, 11:32:17 AM
Quote from: PenPho on January 04, 2011, 10:28:56 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 04, 2011, 09:38:10 AM
Quote from: PenPho on January 03, 2011, 05:22:51 PM

TDubbs FTW. (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDP-S570-Blu-ray-Disc-Player/dp/B0036WS4D4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1294097165&sr=8-1)

Your next stop: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1230246

I think my next step will probably just be to plug it in and watch whatever Disney Blu-Ray my daughter insists upon.

Intrepid Reader: Yeti

Hi.

Yeah, I laughed.  Really loudly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on January 06, 2011, 05:17:06 PM
There is so much awesomeness here, that I figured I'd just link to the whole thing (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on January 21, 2011, 01:08:05 PM
Hey Only Site - I'm looking for a Photoshop book for my wife. She's looking for something geared toward beginners. Anyone have any recommendations? I know there are some whizzes on this site.

(leaves door wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide open)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on January 21, 2011, 01:29:29 PM
Quote from: Slaky on January 21, 2011, 01:08:05 PM
Hey Only Site - I'm looking for a Photoshop book for my wife. She's looking for something geared toward beginners. Anyone have any recommendations? I know there are some whizzes on this site.

(leaves door wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide open)

My first thoguht is the 'For Dummies' series.  But, I've never read through one of those (am reading one now and it seems all right).  Does anyone have any experience with those?  Are those books worthwhile?

That may answer Slaky's question, too!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on January 21, 2011, 02:28:11 PM
Quote from: Oleg on January 21, 2011, 01:29:29 PM
Quote from: Slaky on January 21, 2011, 01:08:05 PM
Hey Only Site - I'm looking for a Photoshop book for my wife. She's looking for something geared toward beginners. Anyone have any recommendations? I know there are some whizzes on this site.

(leaves door wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide open)

My first thoguht is the 'For Dummies' series.  But, I've never read through one of those (am reading one now and it seems all right).  Does anyone have any experience with those?  Are those books worthwhile?

That may answer Slaky's question, too!

A friend of mine edited a bunch of "Complete Idiot's Guide(s) To..." He said their legit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on January 21, 2011, 03:15:07 PM
Quote from: Slaky on January 21, 2011, 01:08:05 PM
Hey Only Site - I'm looking for a Photoshop book for my wife. She's looking for something geared toward beginners. Anyone have any recommendations? I know there are some whizzes on this site.

(leaves door wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide open)

I've never been one for your fancy book-learning (so I can't speak from first-hand experience) but I've heard good things about the "Missing Manual" series from O'Reilly and Adobe's own "Classroom in a Book" um... books.

http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920001140/
http://www.adobepress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321701763

(Naturally, check which version of Photoshop she has first. The differences between versions of Photoshop these days are fairly minor in the grand scheme of things, but they do like to move some shit around between iterations and it could get irritating trying to learn on a different version than is shown in the illustrations.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on January 21, 2011, 03:19:50 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 21, 2011, 03:15:07 PM
Quote from: Slaky on January 21, 2011, 01:08:05 PM
Hey Only Site - I'm looking for a Photoshop book for my wife. She's looking for something geared toward beginners. Anyone have any recommendations? I know there are some whizzes on this site.

(leaves door wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide open)

I've never been one for your fancy book-learning (so I can't speak from first-hand experience) but I've heard good things about the "Missing Manual" series from O'Reilly and Adobe's own "Classroom in a Book" um... books.

http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920001140/
http://www.adobepress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321701763

(Naturally, check which version of Photoshop she has first. The differences between versions of Photoshop these days are fairly minor in the grand scheme of things, but they do like to move some shit around between iterations and it could get irritating trying to learn on a different version than is shown in the illustrations.)

Is the Missing Manual a No-Spin Zone?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on January 21, 2011, 03:29:22 PM
Quote from: Brownie on January 21, 2011, 03:19:50 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 21, 2011, 03:15:07 PM
Quote from: Slaky on January 21, 2011, 01:08:05 PM
Hey Only Site - I'm looking for a Photoshop book for my wife. She's looking for something geared toward beginners. Anyone have any recommendations? I know there are some whizzes on this site.

(leaves door wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide open)

I've never been one for your fancy book-learning (so I can't speak from first-hand experience) but I've heard good things about the "Missing Manual" series from O'Reilly and Adobe's own "Classroom in a Book" um... books.

http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920001140/
http://www.adobepress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321701763

(Naturally, check which version of Photoshop she has first. The differences between versions of Photoshop these days are fairly minor in the grand scheme of things, but they do like to move some shit around between iterations and it could get irritating trying to learn on a different version than is shown in the illustrations.)

Is the Missing Manual a No-Spin Zone?

They instruct, you decide.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on January 21, 2011, 03:42:27 PM
I'm a huge fan of the O'Reilly books.  When I had to quickly learn programming languages and such (like Perl and Korn-shell) I relied very heavily on them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on January 21, 2011, 07:11:05 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 21, 2011, 03:15:07 PM
Quote from: Slaky on January 21, 2011, 01:08:05 PM
Hey Only Site - I'm looking for a Photoshop book for my wife. She's looking for something geared toward beginners. Anyone have any recommendations? I know there are some whizzes on this site.

(leaves door wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide open)

I've never been one for your fancy book-learning (so I can't speak from first-hand experience) but I've heard good things about the "Missing Manual" series from O'Reilly and Adobe's own "Classroom in a Book" um... books.

http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920001140/
http://www.adobepress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321701763

(Naturally, check which version of Photoshop she has first. The differences between versions of Photoshop these days are fairly minor in the grand scheme of things, but they do like to move some shit around between iterations and it could get irritating trying to learn on a different version than is shown in the illustrations.)

She has CS5. Awesome - this is great. Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BC on January 21, 2011, 09:10:20 PM
This is the Scully "dowager queen" audio that was mentioned a long time ago on this thread...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dLNBe2-7L4
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on January 21, 2011, 10:33:41 PM
Quote from: morpheus on January 21, 2011, 03:42:27 PM
I'm a huge fan of the O'Reilly books.  When I had to quickly learn programming languages and such (like Perl and Korn-shell) I relied very heavily on them.

They have proper books now? They used to just reset and bind man pages.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on January 22, 2011, 04:45:07 PM
Real talk:  I planned a coffee date for 5 PM tomorrow night EST.  I am stupid.  What should I do?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on January 22, 2011, 04:50:40 PM
Quote from: powen01 on January 22, 2011, 04:45:07 PM
Real talk:  I planned a coffee date for 5 PM tomorrow night EST.  I am stupid.  What should I do?

You muppet.  Feign death.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on January 22, 2011, 05:42:25 PM
Quote from: powen01 on January 22, 2011, 04:45:07 PM
Real talk:  I planned a coffee date for 5 PM tomorrow night EST.  I am stupid.  What should I do?

You Fag.

Tell Paul that you'll make it a quiche date @ noon.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on January 22, 2011, 06:04:03 PM
Quote from: powen01 on January 22, 2011, 04:45:07 PM
Real talk:  I planned a coffee date for 5 PM tomorrow night EST.  I am stupid.  What should I do?

Try the house coffee at some sports bar.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on January 22, 2011, 07:01:05 PM
Quote from: powen01 on January 22, 2011, 04:45:07 PM
Real talk:  I planned a coffee date for 5 PM tomorrow night EST.  I am stupid.  What should I do?

Man...I...I don't even know what to say.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on January 22, 2011, 07:30:11 PM
Quote from: powen01 on January 22, 2011, 04:45:07 PM
  I am stupid.  What should I do?

Go with that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on January 22, 2011, 11:22:27 PM
Quote from: powen01 on January 22, 2011, 04:45:07 PM
Real talk:  I planned a coffee date for 5 PM tomorrow night EST.  I am stupid.  What should I do?

Don't date
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on January 23, 2011, 07:49:42 AM
Quote from: Fork on January 22, 2011, 07:30:11 PM
Quote from: powen01 on January 22, 2011, 04:45:07 PM
  I am stupid.  What should I do?

Go with that.

I'm going to have to side with Fork on this one.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on January 23, 2011, 08:58:38 AM
So, I told Powen's story to my wife, thinking it was hilarious. She said, "Well, can't he reschedule it a few hours later?"

I will never understand the female mind.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on January 23, 2011, 09:12:42 AM
Yeah but, why can't he reschedule it?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on January 23, 2011, 09:53:05 AM
Cancel the date.  If she doesn't have plans for today to watch the game (or at least to be with people watching the game), where will this relationship be when you are married with a bun in the oven and the Cubs are playing the London Kings for the True World Series Title in 2018?

If she doesn't understand what the value of today is, she's not worth even a cup of mocha.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on January 23, 2011, 02:41:13 PM
I am at a bar across the street from the coffee shop to minimize travel time and maximize Bears time.

My first question is going to be " So, do you happen to be a Bears fan?".

She is a 1st generation immigrant Russian Jew. I am not sure I am working with the correct demographic here; but hope springs eternal.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on January 23, 2011, 05:15:11 PM
Quote from: powen01 on January 23, 2011, 02:41:13 PM
I am at a bar across the street from the coffee shop to minimize travel time and maximize Bears time.

My first question is going to be " So, do you happen to be a Bears fan?".

She is a 1st generation immigrant Russian Jew. I am not sure I am working with the correct demographic here; but hope springs eternal.

If you're going that route, you should have just gone mail-order.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on January 23, 2011, 05:33:48 PM
Quote from: powen01 on January 23, 2011, 02:41:13 PM
My first question is going to be " So, do you happen to be a Bears fan?".

You would have been better off asking whether she thought Nabokov was an "inconvenient postmodernist." These types are very susceptible to football.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on January 23, 2011, 06:22:54 PM
In hindsight, the coffee date was probably a better idea anyway.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: powen01 on January 23, 2011, 09:12:21 PM
Quote from: Bort on January 23, 2011, 06:22:54 PM
In hindsight, the coffee date was probably a better idea anyway.

In hindsight, I should have just kept trail running this morning and skipped out on the rest of the day.

The "date" lasted an hour and fiffteen minutes, just long enough for me to get back to the bar and watch the last two minutes of the game.

She probably has teeth in her vag anyway.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on January 23, 2011, 09:22:25 PM
Quote from: powen01 on January 23, 2011, 09:12:21 PM
Quote from: Bort on January 23, 2011, 06:22:54 PM
In hindsight, the coffee date was probably a better idea anyway.

In hindsight, I should have just kept trail running this morning and skipped out on the rest of the day.

The "date" lasted an hour and fiffteen minutes, just long enough for me to get back to the bar and watch the last two minutes of the game.

She probably has teeth in her vag anyway.

The important thing to remember: this is the worst day ever.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on January 26, 2011, 11:56:33 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 16, 2010, 08:19:38 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 22, 2009, 10:26:14 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 21, 2009, 04:57:33 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on December 21, 2009, 11:23:35 AM
Quote from: fiveouts on December 21, 2009, 10:55:29 AM
Does anyone know of any sites or places beyond those scams like plasticjungle/cardavenue/etc. that will allow for 1-1 trades between people with various gift cards?  

No, but Wheezer has a dead cat you can have.

The cat's been placed, but I can still get you a deal on a long-suffering dog (http://hydeparkcats.blogspot.com/2009/12/bully-news.html).

I'd take him in a heartbeat if I didn't have my hands full with the beagles.  That's an awesome dog.

Adopted (http://hydeparkcats.blogspot.com/2010/03/update-apollo.html). Anybody up for park dumps (http://hydeparkcats.blogspot.com/2010/03/washington-park-dogs-need-your-help.html)?

In case anyone feels like renting some puppies:

QuoteHi, cat people. I realize that Hyde Park Cats is, well, for cats, but I thought I'd reach out to see if any of you have an interest in fostering some teeny puppies. The dog rescue group I work with, Chicagoland Bullybreed Rescue, is utterly swamped with pitbull puppies that we need to find foster homes for. Most recently we were contacted about a litter or 9 2-3 week old babies confiscated by police. They are in immediate need of foster parents who can bottle feed them and give them special care in place of their mom. We can break the pups into pairs, so no one person needs to commit to raising all 9. Wee puppies must be fed several times a day from a baby bottle, and they must be kept warm and clean. They begin to eat puppy food mush at about 4 weeks.

We are also swamped with requests for foster families for older litters--between 6 and 10 weeks old. Similarly, we like to foster pups in pairs when they are weaned so they can continue their normal socialization process.

CBBR provides vet care, food, and supplies to our foster families. You provide the love and care. We have an excellent track record of placing puppies and adult dogs with great families, and we host adoption events almost weekly. If you are interested in fostering for us we'd love to hear from you. Contact me directly at this e-mail addy, or fill out an application at www.chicagolandbullybreedrescue.org and specify that you'd like to foster puppies. And, yes, pitties raised with cats grow up loving and respecting cats. :)

[The address is Echo Echo Victor India Echo Sierra Mike India Tango Hotel at gmail.]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on February 10, 2011, 12:24:02 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 15, 2008, 11:26:31 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 11:23:26 AM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 15, 2008, 10:25:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 10:06:52 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 15, 2008, 09:40:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM
Quote from: TJ on September 15, 2008, 07:37:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 02:59:47 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)


Essentially, it does nothing.  I'm using IE (sadly, I don't have a choice), and the little flag waves and nothing happens.  Sometimes it says that it's opening the IP address of mlb.com, and then doesn't, and sometimes it says "done", when it hasn't - the flag is still waving.  I don't think this helps much, does it?

Not suprisingly, I can log on to mlb.com through my work server - but then I can't watch mlb.tv.  I have a detailed plan for this evening :

a) Get kids off to bed
b) Kiss Mrs. Tonk goodnight
c) Watch Carlos' no-hitter
d) Watch Carlos' no-hitter again
e) Etc.
f) Wake up at 0400, wipe dribble from chin and go to bed

... that is in serious jeopardy.  Won't somebody think of the no-hitter?

Call your local Internet Provider. I'm sure they'll understand the gravity of the situation.

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Move to AMERICA, Eurotrash.

GOD, no.  Bloody place is full of Americans.

If you were living here you could have seen Big Zed throw a no hitter bowl a maiden against Hooston.

Tsk.

Is that one of those terms Cricket Fans use, like "Test Match" or "The Ashes" or "I am a native of Sri Lanka?"

Or "I don't think there are any cricket-playing gangsters"...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12382224

Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj7J7vXCf5w
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on February 10, 2011, 12:35:17 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 10, 2011, 12:24:02 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 15, 2008, 11:26:31 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 11:23:26 AM
Quote from: Taylor2 on September 15, 2008, 10:25:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 10:06:52 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on September 15, 2008, 09:40:47 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 07:40:19 AM
Quote from: TJ on September 15, 2008, 07:37:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 02:59:47 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2008, 02:02:41 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 15, 2008, 01:30:50 AM
I can connect through a proxy.  Resetting my modem hasn't achieved anything.  When I ping mlb.com it times out.  The firewall on my router isn't switched on at all.

Mlb.com is akin to the Polisario.  I can't ping it either, but that's because an orgy of Flashturbation requires layers of regimentation.

Again, what does your browser do when you attempt to summon mlb.com?  (BT as ISP?)


Essentially, it does nothing.  I'm using IE (sadly, I don't have a choice), and the little flag waves and nothing happens.  Sometimes it says that it's opening the IP address of mlb.com, and then doesn't, and sometimes it says "done", when it hasn't - the flag is still waving.  I don't think this helps much, does it?

Not suprisingly, I can log on to mlb.com through my work server - but then I can't watch mlb.tv.  I have a detailed plan for this evening :

a) Get kids off to bed
b) Kiss Mrs. Tonk goodnight
c) Watch Carlos' no-hitter
d) Watch Carlos' no-hitter again
e) Etc.
f) Wake up at 0400, wipe dribble from chin and go to bed

... that is in serious jeopardy.  Won't somebody think of the no-hitter?

Call your local Internet Provider. I'm sure they'll understand the gravity of the situation.

My Internet Provider is a bunch of utter cunts who would see me in hell before they lifted a finger to help me.  Anybody got a different solution?

Move to AMERICA, Eurotrash.

GOD, no.  Bloody place is full of Americans.

If you were living here you could have seen Big Zed throw a no hitter bowl a maiden against Hooston.

Tsk.

Is that one of those terms Cricket Fans use, like "Test Match" or "The Ashes" or "I am a native of Sri Lanka?"

Or "I don't think there are any cricket-playing gangsters"...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12382224

Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj7J7vXCf5w

I don't even remember saying that...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: smg on February 25, 2011, 10:13:25 AM
Is even TurboTax Premier robust enough to report tenders and sales of RSUs, where the original RSU was converted into cash plus shares of an acquiring company, and then sold, and the 1099s show only the cash and the stock sales on separate forms?  I have instructions on how to do lengthy but not complicated calculations to figure out basis and net gain/loss, but then the numbers on Schedule D don't match the 1099s, which seems bad, in terms of potentially tripping an audit flag.  Annoyingly, this is all really just a reporting issue and not a cash issue -- all of the grants and withholdings are already in my W2, and there is only trivial gain/loss.  But I seriously cannot figure out how to report it.  I should hire someone, right?  But I've never hired anyone.  Grrr.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on February 25, 2011, 10:25:56 AM
Quote from: smg on February 25, 2011, 10:13:25 AM
Is even TurboTax Premier robust enough to report tenders and sales of RSUs, where the original RSU was converted into cash plus shares of an acquiring company, and then sold, and the 1099s show only the cash and the stock sales on separate forms?  I have instructions on how to do lengthy but not complicated calculations to figure out basis and net gain/loss, but then the numbers on Schedule D don't match the 1099s, which seems bad, in terms of potentially tripping an audit flag.  Annoyingly, this is all really just a reporting issue and not a cash issue -- all of the grants and withholdings are already in my W2, and there is only trivial gain/loss.  But I seriously cannot figure out how to report it.  I should hire someone, right?  But I've never hired anyone.  Grrr.

Intrepid Reader: TDubbs

Hi.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on February 25, 2011, 10:44:15 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 25, 2011, 10:25:56 AM
Quote from: smg on February 25, 2011, 10:13:25 AM
Is even TurboTax Premier robust enough to report tenders and sales of RSUs, where the original RSU was converted into cash plus shares of an acquiring company, and then sold, and the 1099s show only the cash and the stock sales on separate forms?  I have instructions on how to do lengthy but not complicated calculations to figure out basis and net gain/loss, but then the numbers on Schedule D don't match the 1099s, which seems bad, in terms of potentially tripping an audit flag.  Annoyingly, this is all really just a reporting issue and not a cash issue -- all of the grants and withholdings are already in my W2, and there is only trivial gain/loss.  But I seriously cannot figure out how to report it.  I should hire someone, right?  But I've never hired anyone.  Grrr.

Intrepid Reader: TDubbs

Hi.

She needs them notarized?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on February 25, 2011, 10:48:39 AM
Quote from: smg on February 25, 2011, 10:13:25 AM
Is even TurboTax Premier robust enough to report tenders and sales of RSUs, where the original RSU was converted into cash plus shares of an acquiring company, and then sold, and the 1099s show only the cash and the stock sales on separate forms?  I have instructions on how to do lengthy but not complicated calculations to figure out basis and net gain/loss, but then the numbers on Schedule D don't match the 1099s, which seems bad, in terms of potentially tripping an audit flag.  Annoyingly, this is all really just a reporting issue and not a cash issue -- all of the grants and withholdings are already in my W2, and there is only trivial gain/loss.  But I seriously cannot figure out how to report it.  I should hire someone, right?  But I've never hired anyone.  Grrr.

I know someone who ripped the IRS off for like 2-3 grand a couple years back and he hasn't gone to jail yet. At least not that I know of.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on February 25, 2011, 10:48:54 AM
Quote from: Bort on February 25, 2011, 10:44:15 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 25, 2011, 10:25:56 AM
Quote from: smg on February 25, 2011, 10:13:25 AM
Is even TurboTax Premier robust enough to report tenders and sales of RSUs, where the original RSU was converted into cash plus shares of an acquiring company, and then sold, and the 1099s show only the cash and the stock sales on separate forms?  I have instructions on how to do lengthy but not complicated calculations to figure out basis and net gain/loss, but then the numbers on Schedule D don't match the 1099s, which seems bad, in terms of potentially tripping an audit flag.  Annoyingly, this is all really just a reporting issue and not a cash issue -- all of the grants and withholdings are already in my W2, and there is only trivial gain/loss.  But I seriously cannot figure out how to report it.  I should hire someone, right?  But I've never hired anyone.  Grrr.

Intrepid Reader: TDubbs

Hi.

She needs them notarized?

He'll notarize them on camera for $500.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on February 25, 2011, 11:18:28 AM
Quote from: PenPho on February 25, 2011, 10:48:54 AM
Quote from: Bort on February 25, 2011, 10:44:15 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 25, 2011, 10:25:56 AM
Quote from: smg on February 25, 2011, 10:13:25 AM
Is even TurboTax Premier robust enough to report tenders and sales of RSUs, where the original RSU was converted into cash plus shares of an acquiring company, and then sold, and the 1099s show only the cash and the stock sales on separate forms?  I have instructions on how to do lengthy but not complicated calculations to figure out basis and net gain/loss, but then the numbers on Schedule D don't match the 1099s, which seems bad, in terms of potentially tripping an audit flag.  Annoyingly, this is all really just a reporting issue and not a cash issue -- all of the grants and withholdings are already in my W2, and there is only trivial gain/loss.  But I seriously cannot figure out how to report it.  I should hire someone, right?  But I've never hired anyone.  Grrr.

Intrepid Reader: TDubbs

Hi.

She needs them notarized?

He'll notarize them on camera for $500.

No ghey stuff, though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on March 02, 2011, 11:32:34 AM
Slaky... The internet needs your help:

http://www.mdaniels.com/profanity/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 02, 2011, 11:34:11 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 02, 2011, 11:32:34 AM
Slaky... The internet needs your help:

http://www.mdaniels.com/profanity/

I'm on it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on March 02, 2011, 11:35:58 AM
Quote from: Slaky on March 02, 2011, 11:34:11 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 02, 2011, 11:32:34 AM
Slaky... The internet needs your help:

http://www.mdaniels.com/profanity/

I'm on it.

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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on March 22, 2011, 10:01:07 AM
OK, we want to start scanning all of our packing slips into a feed scanner and then have Acrobat or other text recognition software recognize the packing slip number and separate each page as its own file with the packing slip number as its file name. Can this be done?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on March 22, 2011, 07:46:31 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 22, 2011, 10:01:07 AM
OK, we want to start scanning all of our packing slips into a feed scanner and then have Acrobat or other text recognition software recognize the packing slip number and separate each page as its own file with the packing slip number as its file name. Can this be done?

Of course it's possible, but you'd probably be better suited buying something off the shelf instead of hacking it together.

Just Google for some combination of OCR invoice 'order number' scan script and you should be able to find some vendors. Here's a couple that I found in a few minutes:

http://www.simpleindex.com/Features/index_and_rename_office_documents.asp

QuoteThe template and dictionary matching capabilities of SimpleIndex's OCR function can be used to extract index information from the text of existing MS Office and PDF files, or any file with an accompanying TXT file.  SimpleIndex® will search the document for matches on unique patterns and value lists, then index the document with the matching data.  Zone coordinates can be set to limit the search area to pre-defined regions on standard forms.  The result is a fully automated indexing and renaming process for all your electronic documents!

http://www.savance.com/Products/eDocSavant.aspx

QuoteSince Savance's eDocSavant just monitors new files in specified directories to begin the indexing process, you can leverage your existing multi-function printer or copier. The software is intuitive enough to read fields using bar code or OCR, separate documents when a new order number is read, and lookup information against the synchronized OrderSavant database to create a PDF with the critical information embedded in the file name and PDF attributes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on March 23, 2011, 09:20:24 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on March 22, 2011, 07:46:31 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 22, 2011, 10:01:07 AM
OK, we want to start scanning all of our packing slips into a feed scanner and then have Acrobat or other text recognition software recognize the packing slip number and separate each page as its own file with the packing slip number as its file name. Can this be done?

Of course it's possible, but you'd probably be better suited buying something off the shelf instead of hacking it together.

Just Google for some combination of OCR invoice 'order number' scan script and you should be able to find some vendors. Here's a couple that I found in a few minutes:

http://www.simpleindex.com/Features/index_and_rename_office_documents.asp

QuoteThe template and dictionary matching capabilities of SimpleIndex's OCR function can be used to extract index information from the text of existing MS Office and PDF files, or any file with an accompanying TXT file.  SimpleIndex® will search the document for matches on unique patterns and value lists, then index the document with the matching data.  Zone coordinates can be set to limit the search area to pre-defined regions on standard forms.  The result is a fully automated indexing and renaming process for all your electronic documents!

http://www.savance.com/Products/eDocSavant.aspx

QuoteSince Savance's eDocSavant just monitors new files in specified directories to begin the indexing process, you can leverage your existing multi-function printer or copier. The software is intuitive enough to read fields using bar code or OCR, separate documents when a new order number is read, and lookup information against the synchronized OrderSavant database to create a PDF with the critical information embedded in the file name and PDF attributes.

Thank you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 02:59:28 PM
Preface: I don't have Netflix (or any other streaming video service) and I rarely watch TV, so I don't know about a lot of this, cable-company whoring aside.

Am I wasting my time buying Disney movies for the kids in blu-ray, in terms of a long-term "investment"?

Will there come a time (in the near future) when they'll all be readily available for streaming at a reasonable monthly cost where it makes more sense to do that than to collect the blu-rays so that I always have them at hand when needed? 

I don't really care about the value of the disks and I wouldn't re-sell them or anything, but with their movies only being released from the vault every so often, is it worth constantly jumping on them, or will the same quality (1080p) be available for streaming soon enough that this is waste of time?

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on March 25, 2011, 03:02:40 PM
Quote from: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 02:59:28 PM
I don't really care about the value of the disks and I wouldn't re-sell them or anything...

At least not until they break.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on March 25, 2011, 03:04:01 PM
Quote from: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 02:59:28 PMI rarely watch TV

We get it, you're better than us.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 25, 2011, 03:08:53 PM
We're still years away from that kind of widespread bandwidth availability. Hell, millions are still stuck with DSL. You should be fine for the next...five years, at least. Netflixers, does your content stream in actual HD? I'd be surprised but that's more likely than Hulu right now.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 03:10:07 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 03:08:53 PM
We're still years away from that kind of widespread bandwidth availability. Hell, millions are still stuck with DSL. You should be fine for the next...five years, at least. Netflixers, does your content stream in actual HD? I'd be surprised but that's more likely than Hulu right now.

Mine does.  My speed is 16 mps download and 5 mps upload.  Netflix calls it "Xtra-Fine HD" or something like that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 03:10:29 PM
Quote from: R-V on March 25, 2011, 03:04:01 PM
Quote from: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 02:59:28 PMI rarely watch TV

We get it, you're better than us.

I make my career out of people watching TV, it's certainly not in my benefit to hold myself higher than them.  
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 25, 2011, 03:12:21 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 03:10:07 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 03:08:53 PM
We're still years away from that kind of widespread bandwidth availability. Hell, millions are still stuck with DSL. You should be fine for the next...five years, at least. Netflixers, does your content stream in actual HD? I'd be surprised but that's more likely than Hulu right now.

Mine does.  My speed is 16 mps download and 5 mps upload.  Netflix calls it "Xtra-Fine HD" or something like that.

I see. Closer than I thought then. Heed his words, Pen.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 03:12:47 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 03:10:07 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 03:08:53 PM
We're still years away from that kind of widespread bandwidth availability. Hell, millions are still stuck with DSL. You should be fine for the next...five years, at least. Netflixers, does your content stream in actual HD? I'd be surprised but that's more likely than Hulu right now.

Mine does.  My speed is 16 mps download and 5 mps upload.  Netflix calls it "Xtra-Fine HD" or something like that.

Any ideas of the Disney stuff is available?

Didn't know if they restricted availability like they do on DVD.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 25, 2011, 03:14:34 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 03:10:07 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 03:08:53 PM
We're still years away from that kind of widespread bandwidth availability. Hell, millions are still stuck with DSL. You should be fine for the next...five years, at least. Netflixers, does your content stream in actual HD? I'd be surprised but that's more likely than Hulu right now.

Mine does.  My speed is 16 mps download and 5 mps upload.  Netflix calls it "Xtra-Fine HD" or something like that.

sounds like a game changer to me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 03:14:52 PM
Quote from: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 03:12:47 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 03:10:07 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 03:08:53 PM
We're still years away from that kind of widespread bandwidth availability. Hell, millions are still stuck with DSL. You should be fine for the next...five years, at least. Netflixers, does your content stream in actual HD? I'd be surprised but that's more likely than Hulu right now.

Mine does.  My speed is 16 mps download and 5 mps upload.  Netflix calls it "Xtra-Fine HD" or something like that.

Any ideas of the Disney stuff is available?

Didn't know if they restricted availability like they do on DVD.

That, conversely, I could not tell you.  I could search for some when I get back.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 25, 2011, 03:43:50 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 03:14:52 PM
Quote from: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 03:12:47 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 03:10:07 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 03:08:53 PM
We're still years away from that kind of widespread bandwidth availability. Hell, millions are still stuck with DSL. You should be fine for the next...five years, at least. Netflixers, does your content stream in actual HD? I'd be surprised but that's more likely than Hulu right now.

Mine does.  My speed is 16 mps download and 5 mps upload.  Netflix calls it "Xtra-Fine HD" or something like that.

Any ideas of the Disney stuff is available?

Didn't know if they restricted availability like they do on DVD.

That, conversely, I could not tell you.  I could search for some when I get back.

Step back and let the expert answer......
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on March 25, 2011, 06:41:46 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 03:10:07 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 03:08:53 PM
We're still years away from that kind of widespread bandwidth availability. Hell, millions are still stuck with DSL. You should be fine for the next...five years, at least. Netflixers, does your content stream in actual HD? I'd be surprised but that's more likely than Hulu right now.

Mine does.  My speed is 16 mps download and 5 mps upload.  Netflix calls it "Xtra-Fine HD" or something like that.

We get it, you're better than us.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 25, 2011, 09:05:38 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 03:08:53 PM
Hell, millions are still stuck with DSL.

What does a static /29 cost from a cable provider?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 09:49:52 PM
Quote from: Shooter on March 25, 2011, 06:41:46 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 03:10:07 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 03:08:53 PM
We're still years away from that kind of widespread bandwidth availability. Hell, millions are still stuck with DSL. You should be fine for the next...five years, at least. Netflixers, does your content stream in actual HD? I'd be surprised but that's more likely than Hulu right now.

Mine does.  My speed is 16 mps download and 5 mps upload.  Netflix calls it "Xtra-Fine HD" or something like that.

We get it, you're better than us.

I didn't mean that at all. But I'll run with it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 26, 2011, 09:56:37 AM
Quote from: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 03:12:47 PM
Any ideas of the Disney stuff is available?

From searching a few random titles, it looks like most weren't available for streaming.  The only one I found that was stream-able was Up.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on March 26, 2011, 02:05:29 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 26, 2011, 09:56:37 AM
Quote from: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 03:12:47 PM
Any ideas of the Disney stuff is available?

From searching a few random titles, it looks like most weren't available for streaming.  The only one I found that was stream-able was Up.

Makes sense, they don't put the Pixar stuff in the vault.
Guess I'll keep buying the blu-rays.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 26, 2011, 11:57:07 PM
Quote from: PenPho on March 26, 2011, 02:05:29 PM


Makes sense, they don't put the Pixar stuff in the vault.
Guess I'll keep buying the blu-rays.

It's been a pretty slow go with Pixar Blu-rays. "The Incredibles" is finally coming out next month.

Still waiting on "Finding Nemo".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
Just quit my job. Got a new one earlier this week.

The minute I left, my fuckbag boss was badmouthing me to someone on the phone failing to realize his desk is surrounded by my friends who've worked with me there for years. This dude has been my boss for 6 months.

I realize there's not much I can do within the confines of a company I no longer work for but I'd still like to say that I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on March 30, 2011, 01:22:43 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
Just quit my job. Got a new one earlier this week.

The minute I left, my fuckbag boss was badmouthing me to someone on the phone failing to realize his desk is surrounded by my friends who've worked with me there for years. This dude has been my boss for 6 months.

I realize there's not much I can do within the confines of a company I no longer work for but I'd still like to say that I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.

Been there.  Fun when my ex-boss did it to the CFO of a client who changed banks the week after I left.  He changed to come with us (but not to me as a partner of mine had been calling on him for years).  I was accused of sabotage.  The prick who was my boss ended up somehow surviving his bank's failure.  Heh.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:30:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 30, 2011, 01:22:43 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
Just quit my job. Got a new one earlier this week.

The minute I left, my fuckbag boss was badmouthing me to someone on the phone failing to realize his desk is surrounded by my friends who've worked with me there for years. This dude has been my boss for 6 months.

I realize there's not much I can do within the confines of a company I no longer work for but I'd still like to say that I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.

Been there.  Fun when my ex-boss did it to the CFO of a client who changed banks the week after I left.  He changed to come with us (but not to me as a partner of mine had been calling on him for years).  I was accused of sabotage.  The prick who was my boss ended up somehow surviving his bank's failure.  Heh.

Apparently a bunch of them are going to HR about it...I don't know what that's going to accomplish. Seems to me he could have used IM or waited until after work to gloat but he's not that bright.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 30, 2011, 01:32:49 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.



When you're angry, the rest of us win.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on March 30, 2011, 01:39:29 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:30:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 30, 2011, 01:22:43 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
Just quit my job. Got a new one earlier this week.

The minute I left, my fuckbag boss was badmouthing me to someone on the phone failing to realize his desk is surrounded by my friends who've worked with me there for years. This dude has been my boss for 6 months.

I realize there's not much I can do within the confines of a company I no longer work for but I'd still like to say that I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.

Been there.  Fun when my ex-boss did it to the CFO of a client who changed banks the week after I left.  He changed to come with us (but not to me as a partner of mine had been calling on him for years).  I was accused of sabotage.  The prick who was my boss ended up somehow surviving his bank's failure.  Heh.

Apparently a bunch of them are going to HR about it...I don't know what that's going to accomplish. Seems to me he could have used IM or waited until after work to gloat but he's not that bright.



It's probably not too late to sue saying you had to leave because of your boss's constant harassment. You can make millions. We can read all about it on my favorite sports site.

Wait - is oleg your old boss?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:40:23 PM
Quote from: BH on March 30, 2011, 01:39:29 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:30:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 30, 2011, 01:22:43 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
Just quit my job. Got a new one earlier this week.

The minute I left, my fuckbag boss was badmouthing me to someone on the phone failing to realize his desk is surrounded by my friends who've worked with me there for years. This dude has been my boss for 6 months.

I realize there's not much I can do within the confines of a company I no longer work for but I'd still like to say that I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.

Been there.  Fun when my ex-boss did it to the CFO of a client who changed banks the week after I left.  He changed to come with us (but not to me as a partner of mine had been calling on him for years).  I was accused of sabotage.  The prick who was my boss ended up somehow surviving his bank's failure.  Heh.

Apparently a bunch of them are going to HR about it...I don't know what that's going to accomplish. Seems to me he could have used IM or waited until after work to gloat but he's not that bright.



It's probably not too late to sue saying you had to leave because of your boss's constant harassment. You can make millions. We can read all about it on my favorite sports site.

Forgot to mention that while he was badmouthing me, he asked the person if they had seen the Hawks game last night.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on March 30, 2011, 02:05:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:40:23 PM
Quote from: BH on March 30, 2011, 01:39:29 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:30:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 30, 2011, 01:22:43 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
Just quit my job. Got a new one earlier this week.

The minute I left, my fuckbag boss was badmouthing me to someone on the phone failing to realize his desk is surrounded by my friends who've worked with me there for years. This dude has been my boss for 6 months.

I realize there's not much I can do within the confines of a company I no longer work for but I'd still like to say that I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.

Been there.  Fun when my ex-boss did it to the CFO of a client who changed banks the week after I left.  He changed to come with us (but not to me as a partner of mine had been calling on him for years).  I was accused of sabotage.  The prick who was my boss ended up somehow surviving his bank's failure.  Heh.

Apparently a bunch of them are going to HR about it...I don't know what that's going to accomplish. Seems to me he could have used IM or waited until after work to gloat but he's not that bright.



It's probably not too late to sue saying you had to leave because of your boss's constant harassment. You can make millions. We can read all about it on my favorite sports site.

Forgot to mention that while he was badmouthing me, he asked the person if they had seen the Hawks game last night.

I'll take your case.  This is right in my wheelhouse.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 02:09:25 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 30, 2011, 02:05:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:40:23 PM
Quote from: BH on March 30, 2011, 01:39:29 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:30:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 30, 2011, 01:22:43 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
Just quit my job. Got a new one earlier this week.

The minute I left, my fuckbag boss was badmouthing me to someone on the phone failing to realize his desk is surrounded by my friends who've worked with me there for years. This dude has been my boss for 6 months.

I realize there's not much I can do within the confines of a company I no longer work for but I'd still like to say that I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.

Been there.  Fun when my ex-boss did it to the CFO of a client who changed banks the week after I left.  He changed to come with us (but not to me as a partner of mine had been calling on him for years).  I was accused of sabotage.  The prick who was my boss ended up somehow surviving his bank's failure.  Heh.

Apparently a bunch of them are going to HR about it...I don't know what that's going to accomplish. Seems to me he could have used IM or waited until after work to gloat but he's not that bright.



It's probably not too late to sue saying you had to leave because of your boss's constant harassment. You can make millions. We can read all about it on my favorite sports site.

Forgot to mention that while he was badmouthing me, he asked the person if they had seen the Hawks game last night.

I'll take your case.  This is right in my wheelhouse.

It's not a real case is it?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on March 30, 2011, 02:11:09 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 02:09:25 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 30, 2011, 02:05:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:40:23 PM
Quote from: BH on March 30, 2011, 01:39:29 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:30:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 30, 2011, 01:22:43 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
Just quit my job. Got a new one earlier this week.

The minute I left, my fuckbag boss was badmouthing me to someone on the phone failing to realize his desk is surrounded by my friends who've worked with me there for years. This dude has been my boss for 6 months.

I realize there's not much I can do within the confines of a company I no longer work for but I'd still like to say that I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.

Been there.  Fun when my ex-boss did it to the CFO of a client who changed banks the week after I left.  He changed to come with us (but not to me as a partner of mine had been calling on him for years).  I was accused of sabotage.  The prick who was my boss ended up somehow surviving his bank's failure.  Heh.

Apparently a bunch of them are going to HR about it...I don't know what that's going to accomplish. Seems to me he could have used IM or waited until after work to gloat but he's not that bright.



It's probably not too late to sue saying you had to leave because of your boss's constant harassment. You can make millions. We can read all about it on my favorite sports site.

Forgot to mention that while he was badmouthing me, he asked the person if they had seen the Hawks game last night.

I'll take your case.  This is right in my wheelhouse.

It's not a real case is it?

And Gil's not really a lawyer.

It's kismet!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on March 30, 2011, 02:12:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
Just quit my job. Got a new one earlier this week.

The minute I left, my fuckbag boss was badmouthing me to someone on the phone failing to realize his desk is surrounded by my friends who've worked with me there for years. This dude has been my boss for 6 months.

I realize there's not much I can do within the confines of a company I no longer work for but I'd still like to say that I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.



What's your question? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on March 30, 2011, 02:13:34 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 30, 2011, 02:11:09 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 02:09:25 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 30, 2011, 02:05:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:40:23 PM
Quote from: BH on March 30, 2011, 01:39:29 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:30:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 30, 2011, 01:22:43 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
Just quit my job. Got a new one earlier this week.

The minute I left, my fuckbag boss was badmouthing me to someone on the phone failing to realize his desk is surrounded by my friends who've worked with me there for years. This dude has been my boss for 6 months.

I realize there's not much I can do within the confines of a company I no longer work for but I'd still like to say that I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.

Been there.  Fun when my ex-boss did it to the CFO of a client who changed banks the week after I left.  He changed to come with us (but not to me as a partner of mine had been calling on him for years).  I was accused of sabotage.  The prick who was my boss ended up somehow surviving his bank's failure.  Heh.

Apparently a bunch of them are going to HR about it...I don't know what that's going to accomplish. Seems to me he could have used IM or waited until after work to gloat but he's not that bright.



It's probably not too late to sue saying you had to leave because of your boss's constant harassment. You can make millions. We can read all about it on my favorite sports site.

Forgot to mention that while he was badmouthing me, he asked the person if they had seen the Hawks game last night.

I'll take your case.  This is right in my wheelhouse.

It's not a real case is it?

And Gil's not really a lawyer.

It's kismet!

I prefer asshole.

Asshole being synonymous with attorney.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 30, 2011, 02:13:50 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on March 30, 2011, 02:12:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
Just quit my job. Got a new one earlier this week.

The minute I left, my fuckbag boss was badmouthing me to someone on the phone failing to realize his desk is surrounded by my friends who've worked with me there for years. This dude has been my boss for 6 months.

I realize there's not much I can do within the confines of a company I no longer work for but I'd still like to say that I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.



What's your question? 

Yes, how can we help you?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 02:14:05 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on March 30, 2011, 02:12:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
Just quit my job. Got a new one earlier this week.

The minute I left, my fuckbag boss was badmouthing me to someone on the phone failing to realize his desk is surrounded by my friends who've worked with me there for years. This dude has been my boss for 6 months.

I realize there's not much I can do within the confines of a company I no longer work for but I'd still like to say that I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.



What's your question? 

Did anyone see the Bulls game the other night?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on March 30, 2011, 02:17:20 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 02:14:05 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on March 30, 2011, 02:12:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 30, 2011, 01:16:08 PM
Just quit my job. Got a new one earlier this week.

The minute I left, my fuckbag boss was badmouthing me to someone on the phone failing to realize his desk is surrounded by my friends who've worked with me there for years. This dude has been my boss for 6 months.

I realize there's not much I can do within the confines of a company I no longer work for but I'd still like to say that I hope this crosseyed retard gets kicked in the cockhead by a rodeo bull.



What's your question? 

Did anyone see the Bulls game the other night?

IS that a sport?  Then yes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on April 01, 2011, 09:42:39 AM
I can't keep my Desipiots straight on the social media sites. Who are you people?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on April 01, 2011, 09:57:54 AM
Quote from: Slaky on April 01, 2011, 09:42:39 AM
I can't keep my Desipiots straight on the social media sites. Who are you people?

I have sideburns and punch Hitler.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on April 01, 2011, 09:59:32 AM
Quote from: Bort on April 01, 2011, 09:57:54 AM
Quote from: Slaky on April 01, 2011, 09:42:39 AM
I can't keep my Desipiots straight on the social media sites. Who are you people?

I have sideburns and punch Hitler.

Well duh.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on April 01, 2011, 10:09:48 AM
Quote from: Slaky on April 01, 2011, 09:59:32 AM
Quote from: Bort on April 01, 2011, 09:57:54 AM
Quote from: Slaky on April 01, 2011, 09:42:39 AM
I can't keep my Desipiots straight on the social media sites. Who are you people?

I have sideburns and punch Hitler.

Well duh.

I'm the one playing a guitar. Who sent you a friend request today.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on April 01, 2011, 10:10:55 AM
Quote from: BH on April 01, 2011, 10:09:48 AM
Quote from: Slaky on April 01, 2011, 09:59:32 AM
Quote from: Bort on April 01, 2011, 09:57:54 AM
Quote from: Slaky on April 01, 2011, 09:42:39 AM
I can't keep my Desipiots straight on the social media sites. Who are you people?

I have sideburns and punch Hitler.

Well duh.

I'm the one playing a guitar. Who sent you a friend request today.

I knew that one because I've met you.

I'm pretty sure the only people that won't help me out here are the ones I'm not sure about.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 01, 2011, 10:27:42 AM
Quote from: Slaky on April 01, 2011, 09:42:39 AM
I can't keep my Desipiots straight on the social media sites. Who are you people?

I'm the dashingly handsome, suave, sophisticated one.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 01, 2011, 11:11:11 AM
I'm a pair of purple shoes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on April 01, 2011, 12:55:07 PM
I'm the fat one. No, wait, that won't do. I'm the hairy one. Shit, that's not enough either.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on April 01, 2011, 02:12:59 PM
Looks like freebaseballradio.com is a bust this year - anyone know a way to stream live radio of MLBcasts?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 01, 2011, 03:20:32 PM
Quote from: PenPho on April 01, 2011, 02:12:59 PM
Looks like freebaseballradio.com is a bust this year - anyone know a way to stream live radio of MLBcasts?

Pay for them, tightwad.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 04, 2011, 01:13:43 PM
4 for tomorrow.  Aisle 204, Seats 105-109.  $13 per ticket OBO.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on April 11, 2011, 07:08:03 PM
So...yeah, remember when I was making fun of Sterling and smg for their heteroerotic Apple IT banter?

Well, guess what? I need help with my Mac.
(flounces slips in, hat in hand).

So, my Entourage isn't properly syncing with my Exchange Server, meaning that what I see in Entourage (where I do 99% of my work) isn't matching up with what I see on my iPhone and my webmail.

My IT guy's only solutions is to empty the cache in Entourage, but then I'm going to have my Entourage match the server, which is the exact opposite of what I'd like (meaning that I'm going to lose a whole bunch of emails and subfolders that don't currently show up on my iPhone or webmail).

Essentially, I think I'm having a sync problem and I don't know how to fix it.

Any help from anyone who knows anything about this would be great appreciated.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 11, 2011, 07:55:56 PM
Quote from: PenPho on April 01, 2011, 02:12:59 PM
Looks like freebaseballradio.com is a bust this year - anyone know a way to stream live radio of MLBcasts?

Do we have a Chuck Dickens signal handy? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 12, 2011, 01:52:30 AM
Quote from: PenPho on April 11, 2011, 07:08:03 PM
So...yeah, remember when I was making fun of Sterling and smg for their heteroerotic Apple IT banter?

Well, guess what? I need help with my Mac.
(flounces slips in, hat in hand).

So, my Entourage isn't properly syncing with my Exchange Server, meaning that what I see in Entourage (where I do 99% of my work) isn't matching up with what I see on my iPhone and my webmail.

My IT guy's only solutions is to empty the cache in Entourage, but then I'm going to have my Entourage match the server, which is the exact opposite of what I'd like (meaning that I'm going to lose a whole bunch of emails and subfolders that don't currently show up on my iPhone or webmail).

Essentially, I think I'm having a sync problem and I don't know how to fix it.

Any help from anyone who knows anything about this would be great appreciated.

Anybody want to buy a Mac?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on April 12, 2011, 02:07:06 AM
Quote from: PenPho on April 11, 2011, 07:08:03 PM
So...yeah, remember when I was making fun of Sterling and smg for their heteroerotic Apple IT banter?

Well, guess what? I need help with my Mac.
(flounces slips in, hat in hand).

So, my Entourage isn't properly syncing with my Exchange Server, meaning that what I see in Entourage (where I do 99% of my work) isn't matching up with what I see on my iPhone and my webmail.

My IT guy's only solutions is to empty the cache in Entourage, but then I'm going to have my Entourage match the server, which is the exact opposite of what I'd like (meaning that I'm going to lose a whole bunch of emails and subfolders that don't currently show up on my iPhone or webmail).

Essentially, I think I'm having a sync problem and I don't know how to fix it.

Any help from anyone who knows anything about this would be great appreciated.

"Quit wandering around the lamppost" springs to mind.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 12, 2011, 11:39:26 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 12, 2011, 01:52:30 AM
Quote from: PenPho on April 11, 2011, 07:08:03 PM
So...yeah, remember when I was making fun of Sterling and smg for their heteroerotic Apple IT banter?

Well, guess what? I need help with my Mac.
(flounces slips in, hat in hand).

So, my Entourage isn't properly syncing with my Exchange Server, meaning that what I see in Entourage (where I do 99% of my work) isn't matching up with what I see on my iPhone and my webmail.

My IT guy's only solutions is to empty the cache in Entourage, but then I'm going to have my Entourage match the server, which is the exact opposite of what I'd like (meaning that I'm going to lose a whole bunch of emails and subfolders that don't currently show up on my iPhone or webmail).

Essentially, I think I'm having a sync problem and I don't know how to fix it.

Any help from anyone who knows anything about this would be great appreciated.

Anybody want to buy a Mac?

You talking computer or raincoat?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 03:29:33 PM
So, about this Illinois Use Tax...

The Web File site says this (https://www.revenue.state.il.us/app/ifile/useTaxHelp.html):

QuoteIf you owe $600 or less in use tax for 2010, you may use Form IL-1040 to report and pay your use tax.

Note: If you owe more than $600 in use tax,

   * you must file Form ST-44, Illinois Use Tax Return, and
   * if you do not file Form ST-44, we will determine that you did not file a use tax return.

The Dept. of Revenue says the following (http://tax.illinois.gov/Individuals/Illinois-Use-Tax.htm):

QuoteIn 2010, the General Assembly passed a law making it easier for individuals to pay their Use Tax by putting a line on Form IL-1040. It also created an Illinois Use Tax Amnesty which means individuals can pay Use Tax owed for prior years without penalty and interest on Form ST-44. Click here for more Use Tax information.

  • The Department of Revenue was required by law (Public Act 96-1388) to put a Use Tax line on Form IL-1040.
  • The legislators wanted to make citizens more aware of their Use Tax obligation by putting the Use Tax line on the return.  There is an explanation of Use Tax and individual's responsibility in the IL-1040 instructions.
  • Other states have put a Use Tax line on their income tax returns.
  • Putting a Use Tax line on the return will assist you in complying with the law and reporting your Use Tax obligation.

For starters, all of this verbiage suggests to me that self-reporting this stuff on your income tax return is not obligatory (though I guess the upshot is that, if you don't self-report on either your IL-1040 or Form ST-44, you're a delinquent).

But what exactly is the enforcement mechanism here?

Not that the estimated use tax (per the table at the first link) is particularly burdensome to me but, if I self-report $0 (or, say, $5) use tax liability (legitimately or not), how can the state possibly dispute this?

I do note that they offer this warning:

QuoteNote: If you estimate your taxes and we find that you owe additional tax, we may assess the additional tax plus applicable penalties and interest. We conduct routine audits based on information received from third parties, including the U.S. Customs Service and other states.

But, I mean, short of the state digging up records of the cigarette boat I bought at a Florida drug auction, this is mostly just bullshit trying to scare people into voluntary compliance, right?

Anyways, my question to The Only Site...

What the fuck is up with our state?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on April 12, 2011, 03:36:39 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 03:29:33 PM
So, about this Illinois Use Tax...

The Web File site says this (https://www.revenue.state.il.us/app/ifile/useTaxHelp.html):

QuoteIf you owe $600 or less in use tax for 2010, you may use Form IL-1040 to report and pay your use tax.

Note: If you owe more than $600 in use tax,

   * you must file Form ST-44, Illinois Use Tax Return, and
   * if you do not file Form ST-44, we will determine that you did not file a use tax return.

The Dept. of Revenue says the following (http://tax.illinois.gov/Individuals/Illinois-Use-Tax.htm):

QuoteIn 2010, the General Assembly passed a law making it easier for individuals to pay their Use Tax by putting a line on Form IL-1040. It also created an Illinois Use Tax Amnesty which means individuals can pay Use Tax owed for prior years without penalty and interest on Form ST-44. Click here for more Use Tax information.

  • The Department of Revenue was required by law (Public Act 96-1388) to put a Use Tax line on Form IL-1040.
  • The legislators wanted to make citizens more aware of their Use Tax obligation by putting the Use Tax line on the return.  There is an explanation of Use Tax and individual's responsibility in the IL-1040 instructions.
  • Other states have put a Use Tax line on their income tax returns.
  • Putting a Use Tax line on the return will assist you in complying with the law and reporting your Use Tax obligation.

For starters, all of this verbiage suggests to me that self-reporting this stuff on your income tax return is not obligatory (though I guess the upshot is that, if you don't self-report on either your IL-1040 or Form ST-44, you're a delinquent).

But what exactly is the enforcement mechanism here?

Not that the estimated use tax (per the table at the first link) is particularly burdensome to me but, if I self-report $0 (or, say, $5) use tax liability (legitimately or not), how can the state possibly dispute this?

I do note that they offer this warning:

QuoteNote: If you estimate your taxes and we find that you owe additional tax, we may assess the additional tax plus applicable penalties and interest. We conduct routine audits based on information received from third parties, including the U.S. Customs Service and other states.

But, I mean, short of the state digging up records of the cigarette boat I bought at a Florida drug auction, this is mostly just bullshit trying to scare people into voluntary compliance, right?

Anyways, my question to The Only Site...

What the fuck is up with our state?

Vote Republican. Or Libertarian. Or Whig.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on April 12, 2011, 03:37:18 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 03:29:33 PM
So, about this Illinois Use Tax...

The Web File site says this (https://www.revenue.state.il.us/app/ifile/useTaxHelp.html):

QuoteIf you owe $600 or less in use tax for 2010, you may use Form IL-1040 to report and pay your use tax.

Note: If you owe more than $600 in use tax,

   * you must file Form ST-44, Illinois Use Tax Return, and
   * if you do not file Form ST-44, we will determine that you did not file a use tax return.

The Dept. of Revenue says the following (http://tax.illinois.gov/Individuals/Illinois-Use-Tax.htm):

QuoteIn 2010, the General Assembly passed a law making it easier for individuals to pay their Use Tax by putting a line on Form IL-1040. It also created an Illinois Use Tax Amnesty which means individuals can pay Use Tax owed for prior years without penalty and interest on Form ST-44. Click here for more Use Tax information.

  • The Department of Revenue was required by law (Public Act 96-1388) to put a Use Tax line on Form IL-1040.
  • The legislators wanted to make citizens more aware of their Use Tax obligation by putting the Use Tax line on the return.  There is an explanation of Use Tax and individual's responsibility in the IL-1040 instructions.
  • Other states have put a Use Tax line on their income tax returns.
  • Putting a Use Tax line on the return will assist you in complying with the law and reporting your Use Tax obligation.

For starters, all of this verbiage suggests to me that self-reporting this stuff on your income tax return is not obligatory (though I guess the upshot is that, if you don't self-report on either your IL-1040 or Form ST-44, you're a delinquent).

But what exactly is the enforcement mechanism here?

Not that the estimated use tax (per the table at the first link) is particularly burdensome to me but, if I self-report $0 (or, say, $5) use tax liability (legitimately or not), how can the state possibly dispute this?

I do note that they offer this warning:

QuoteNote: If you estimate your taxes and we find that you owe additional tax, we may assess the additional tax plus applicable penalties and interest. We conduct routine audits based on information received from third parties, including the U.S. Customs Service and other states.

But, I mean, short of the state digging up records of the cigarette boat I bought at a Florida drug auction, this is mostly just bullshit trying to scare people into voluntary compliance, right?

Anyways, my question to The Only Site...

What the fuck is up with our state?

Yes, it's a scare tactic for voluntary compliance.

Just put a nominal amount on there ($5 or $10 of tax) so you start the clock ticking on the statute of limitations. As long as you report something in good faith, once 3 years pass you're in the clear and the state can't touch you for the $9,000 dildo you bought tax-free from Amazon.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on April 12, 2011, 04:09:41 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2011, 03:36:39 PM
Vote Republican. Or Libertarian. Or Whig.

I did.  The guy lost.  The last time I did that and the guy won, it was George Ryan.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on April 12, 2011, 04:29:38 PM
The use tax has been on the books since 1955, but other than certain large purchases (cars mostly) no one ever tried to collect it.  Now that IL (and a bunch of other states CF and NY of note) are broke, and people are buying more and more through the tubes, they are trying to collect it.

You may find the following advice useful (its from my accountant):

QuoteFor Illinois residents who did not make any significant purchases in 2010 and are unable to determine the total amount of purchases on which you did not pay Sales Tax, IL has provided a table that will estimate the Use Tax due based upon the amount of your income – it is calculated by multiplying your Adjusted Gross Income by .06 percent (or approximately $60 in Use Tax for every $100,000 of income).... 

So if you put down $60 for every $100,000 of income, my guess is that the nice state will leave you alone. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on April 12, 2011, 04:36:11 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2011, 03:36:39 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 03:29:33 PM
So, about this Illinois Use Tax...

The Web File site says this (https://www.revenue.state.il.us/app/ifile/useTaxHelp.html):

QuoteIf you owe $600 or less in use tax for 2010, you may use Form IL-1040 to report and pay your use tax.

Note: If you owe more than $600 in use tax,

   * you must file Form ST-44, Illinois Use Tax Return, and
   * if you do not file Form ST-44, we will determine that you did not file a use tax return.

The Dept. of Revenue says the following (http://tax.illinois.gov/Individuals/Illinois-Use-Tax.htm):

QuoteIn 2010, the General Assembly passed a law making it easier for individuals to pay their Use Tax by putting a line on Form IL-1040. It also created an Illinois Use Tax Amnesty which means individuals can pay Use Tax owed for prior years without penalty and interest on Form ST-44. Click here for more Use Tax information.

  • The Department of Revenue was required by law (Public Act 96-1388) to put a Use Tax line on Form IL-1040.
  • The legislators wanted to make citizens more aware of their Use Tax obligation by putting the Use Tax line on the return.  There is an explanation of Use Tax and individual's responsibility in the IL-1040 instructions.
  • Other states have put a Use Tax line on their income tax returns.
  • Putting a Use Tax line on the return will assist you in complying with the law and reporting your Use Tax obligation.

For starters, all of this verbiage suggests to me that self-reporting this stuff on your income tax return is not obligatory (though I guess the upshot is that, if you don't self-report on either your IL-1040 or Form ST-44, you're a delinquent).

But what exactly is the enforcement mechanism here?

Not that the estimated use tax (per the table at the first link) is particularly burdensome to me but, if I self-report $0 (or, say, $5) use tax liability (legitimately or not), how can the state possibly dispute this?

I do note that they offer this warning:

QuoteNote: If you estimate your taxes and we find that you owe additional tax, we may assess the additional tax plus applicable penalties and interest. We conduct routine audits based on information received from third parties, including the U.S. Customs Service and other states.

But, I mean, short of the state digging up records of the cigarette boat I bought at a Florida drug auction, this is mostly just bullshit trying to scare people into voluntary compliance, right?

Anyways, my question to The Only Site...

What the fuck is up with our state?

Vote Republican. Or Libertarian. Or Whig.

The Illinois Whigs are going to repeal the sales tax? Those wily bastards.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 04:49:55 PM
Quote from: thehawk on April 12, 2011, 04:29:38 PM
The use tax has been on the books since 1955, but other than certain large purchases (cars mostly) no one ever tried to collect it.  Now that IL (and a bunch of other states CF and NY of note) are broke, and people are buying more and more through the tubes, they are trying to collect it.

You may find the following advice useful (its from my accountant):

QuoteFor Illinois residents who did not make any significant purchases in 2010 and are unable to determine the total amount of purchases on which you did not pay Sales Tax, IL has provided a table that will estimate the Use Tax due based upon the amount of your income – it is calculated by multiplying your Adjusted Gross Income by .06 percent (or approximately $60 in Use Tax for every $100,000 of income)....  

So if you put down $60 for every $100,000 of income, my guess is that the nice state will leave you alone.  

I mentioned that estimated use tax table in my post above...

https://www.revenue.state.il.us/app/ifile/useTaxHelp.html#UTTable

AGI (from IL-1040, Line 1)      Use Tax
$0 - $10,000                    $3  
$10,001 - $20,000               $9  
$20,001 - $30,000               $15      
$30,001 - $40,000               $21      
$40,001 - $50,000               $27      
$50,001 - $75,000               $38      
$75,001 - $100,000              $52      
Above $100,000                  Multiply AGI by 0.06% (0.0006)


And it appears that this is the same solution other states have pursued. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_tax#Enforcement)

My question was: how they can possibly collect anything beyond voluntarily compliance?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on April 12, 2011, 04:54:45 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 04:49:55 PM
Quote from: thehawk on April 12, 2011, 04:29:38 PM
The use tax has been on the books since 1955, but other than certain large purchases (cars mostly) no one ever tried to collect it.  Now that IL (and a bunch of other states CF and NY of note) are broke, and people are buying more and more through the tubes, they are trying to collect it.

You may find the following advice useful (its from my accountant):

QuoteFor Illinois residents who did not make any significant purchases in 2010 and are unable to determine the total amount of purchases on which you did not pay Sales Tax, IL has provided a table that will estimate the Use Tax due based upon the amount of your income – it is calculated by multiplying your Adjusted Gross Income by .06 percent (or approximately $60 in Use Tax for every $100,000 of income)....  

So if you put down $60 for every $100,000 of income, my guess is that the nice state will leave you alone.  

I mentioned that estimated use tax table in my post above...

https://www.revenue.state.il.us/app/ifile/useTaxHelp.html#UTTable

AGI (from IL-1040, Line 1)      Use Tax
$0 - $10,000                    $3  
$10,001 - $20,000               $9  
$20,001 - $30,000               $15      
$30,001 - $40,000               $21      
$40,001 - $50,000               $27      
$50,001 - $75,000               $38      
$75,001 - $100,000              $52      
Above $100,000                  Multiply AGI by 0.06% (0.0006)


And it appears that this is the same solution other states have pursued. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_tax#Enforcement)

My question was: how they can possibly collect anything beyond voluntarily compliance?

If you ever get audited, they could just look at your Amazon purchase history.

Realistically, it'll never hai, but it could.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on April 12, 2011, 05:11:57 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 12, 2011, 04:54:45 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 04:49:55 PM
Quote from: thehawk on April 12, 2011, 04:29:38 PM
The use tax has been on the books since 1955, but other than certain large purchases (cars mostly) no one ever tried to collect it.  Now that IL (and a bunch of other states CF and NY of note) are broke, and people are buying more and more through the tubes, they are trying to collect it.

You may find the following advice useful (its from my accountant):

QuoteFor Illinois residents who did not make any significant purchases in 2010 and are unable to determine the total amount of purchases on which you did not pay Sales Tax, IL has provided a table that will estimate the Use Tax due based upon the amount of your income – it is calculated by multiplying your Adjusted Gross Income by .06 percent (or approximately $60 in Use Tax for every $100,000 of income).... 

So if you put down $60 for every $100,000 of income, my guess is that the nice state will leave you alone. 

I mentioned that estimated use tax table in my post above...

https://www.revenue.state.il.us/app/ifile/useTaxHelp.html#UTTable

AGI (from IL-1040, Line 1)      Use Tax
$0 - $10,000                    $3   
$10,001 - $20,000               $9   
$20,001 - $30,000               $15     
$30,001 - $40,000               $21     
$40,001 - $50,000               $27     
$50,001 - $75,000               $38     
$75,001 - $100,000              $52     
Above $100,000                  Multiply AGI by 0.06% (0.0006)


And it appears that this is the same solution other states have pursued. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_tax#Enforcement)

My question was: how they can possibly collect anything beyond voluntarily compliance?

If you ever get audited, they could just look at your Amazon purchase history.

Realistically, it'll never hai, but it could.

Befriend someone in Indiana and have all your Amazon purchases sent there. Go visit him or her and pick up your loot.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on April 12, 2011, 05:54:25 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2011, 05:11:57 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 12, 2011, 04:54:45 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 04:49:55 PM
Quote from: thehawk on April 12, 2011, 04:29:38 PM
The use tax has been on the books since 1955, but other than certain large purchases (cars mostly) no one ever tried to collect it.  Now that IL (and a bunch of other states CF and NY of note) are broke, and people are buying more and more through the tubes, they are trying to collect it.

You may find the following advice useful (its from my accountant):

QuoteFor Illinois residents who did not make any significant purchases in 2010 and are unable to determine the total amount of purchases on which you did not pay Sales Tax, IL has provided a table that will estimate the Use Tax due based upon the amount of your income – it is calculated by multiplying your Adjusted Gross Income by .06 percent (or approximately $60 in Use Tax for every $100,000 of income)....  

So if you put down $60 for every $100,000 of income, my guess is that the nice state will leave you alone.  

I mentioned that estimated use tax table in my post above...

https://www.revenue.state.il.us/app/ifile/useTaxHelp.html#UTTable

AGI (from IL-1040, Line 1)      Use Tax
$0 - $10,000                    $3  
$10,001 - $20,000               $9  
$20,001 - $30,000               $15      
$30,001 - $40,000               $21      
$40,001 - $50,000               $27      
$50,001 - $75,000               $38      
$75,001 - $100,000              $52      
Above $100,000                  Multiply AGI by 0.06% (0.0006)


And it appears that this is the same solution other states have pursued. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_tax#Enforcement)

My question was: how they can possibly collect anything beyond voluntarily compliance?

If you ever get audited, they could just look at your Amazon purchase history.

Realistically, it'll never hai, but it could.

Befriend someone in Indiana and have all your Amazon purchases sent there. Go visit him or her and pick up your loot.

I'd rather pay the estimate than suffer the indignity of being friends with someone who lives in Indiana.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 06:31:15 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 12, 2011, 05:54:25 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2011, 05:11:57 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 12, 2011, 04:54:45 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 04:49:55 PM
Quote from: thehawk on April 12, 2011, 04:29:38 PM
The use tax has been on the books since 1955, but other than certain large purchases (cars mostly) no one ever tried to collect it.  Now that IL (and a bunch of other states CF and NY of note) are broke, and people are buying more and more through the tubes, they are trying to collect it.

You may find the following advice useful (its from my accountant):

QuoteFor Illinois residents who did not make any significant purchases in 2010 and are unable to determine the total amount of purchases on which you did not pay Sales Tax, IL has provided a table that will estimate the Use Tax due based upon the amount of your income – it is calculated by multiplying your Adjusted Gross Income by .06 percent (or approximately $60 in Use Tax for every $100,000 of income)....  

So if you put down $60 for every $100,000 of income, my guess is that the nice state will leave you alone.  

I mentioned that estimated use tax table in my post above...

https://www.revenue.state.il.us/app/ifile/useTaxHelp.html#UTTable

AGI (from IL-1040, Line 1)      Use Tax
$0 - $10,000                    $3  
$10,001 - $20,000               $9  
$20,001 - $30,000               $15      
$30,001 - $40,000               $21      
$40,001 - $50,000               $27      
$50,001 - $75,000               $38      
$75,001 - $100,000              $52      
Above $100,000                  Multiply AGI by 0.06% (0.0006)


And it appears that this is the same solution other states have pursued. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_tax#Enforcement)

My question was: how they can possibly collect anything beyond voluntarily compliance?

If you ever get audited, they could just look at your Amazon purchase history.

Realistically, it'll never hai, but it could.

Befriend someone in Indiana and have all your Amazon purchases sent there. Go visit him or her and pick up your loot.

I'd rather pay the estimate than suffer the indignity of being friends with someone who lives in Indiana.

Let alone have to visit them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on April 12, 2011, 08:13:28 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 06:31:15 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 12, 2011, 05:54:25 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2011, 05:11:57 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 12, 2011, 04:54:45 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 04:49:55 PM
Quote from: thehawk on April 12, 2011, 04:29:38 PM
The use tax has been on the books since 1955, but other than certain large purchases (cars mostly) no one ever tried to collect it.  Now that IL (and a bunch of other states CF and NY of note) are broke, and people are buying more and more through the tubes, they are trying to collect it.

You may find the following advice useful (its from my accountant):

QuoteFor Illinois residents who did not make any significant purchases in 2010 and are unable to determine the total amount of purchases on which you did not pay Sales Tax, IL has provided a table that will estimate the Use Tax due based upon the amount of your income – it is calculated by multiplying your Adjusted Gross Income by .06 percent (or approximately $60 in Use Tax for every $100,000 of income)....  

So if you put down $60 for every $100,000 of income, my guess is that the nice state will leave you alone.  

I mentioned that estimated use tax table in my post above...

https://www.revenue.state.il.us/app/ifile/useTaxHelp.html#UTTable

AGI (from IL-1040, Line 1)      Use Tax
$0 - $10,000                    $3  
$10,001 - $20,000               $9  
$20,001 - $30,000               $15      
$30,001 - $40,000               $21      
$40,001 - $50,000               $27      
$50,001 - $75,000               $38      
$75,001 - $100,000              $52      
Above $100,000                  Multiply AGI by 0.06% (0.0006)


And it appears that this is the same solution other states have pursued. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_tax#Enforcement)

My question was: how they can possibly collect anything beyond voluntarily compliance?

If you ever get audited, they could just look at your Amazon purchase history.

Realistically, it'll never hai, but it could.

Befriend someone in Indiana and have all your Amazon purchases sent there. Go visit him or her and pick up your loot.

I'd rather pay the estimate than suffer the indignity of being friends with someone who lives in Indiana.

Let alone have to visit them.

I have to do all of the above. FML
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on April 16, 2011, 02:03:29 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 12, 2011, 08:13:28 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 06:31:15 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 12, 2011, 05:54:25 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2011, 05:11:57 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 12, 2011, 04:54:45 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2011, 04:49:55 PM
Quote from: thehawk on April 12, 2011, 04:29:38 PM
The use tax has been on the books since 1955, but other than certain large purchases (cars mostly) no one ever tried to collect it.  Now that IL (and a bunch of other states CF and NY of note) are broke, and people are buying more and more through the tubes, they are trying to collect it.

You may find the following advice useful (its from my accountant):

QuoteFor Illinois residents who did not make any significant purchases in 2010 and are unable to determine the total amount of purchases on which you did not pay Sales Tax, IL has provided a table that will estimate the Use Tax due based upon the amount of your income – it is calculated by multiplying your Adjusted Gross Income by .06 percent (or approximately $60 in Use Tax for every $100,000 of income)....  

So if you put down $60 for every $100,000 of income, my guess is that the nice state will leave you alone.  

I mentioned that estimated use tax table in my post above...

https://www.revenue.state.il.us/app/ifile/useTaxHelp.html#UTTable

AGI (from IL-1040, Line 1)      Use Tax
$0 - $10,000                    $3  
$10,001 - $20,000               $9  
$20,001 - $30,000               $15      
$30,001 - $40,000               $21      
$40,001 - $50,000               $27      
$50,001 - $75,000               $38      
$75,001 - $100,000              $52      
Above $100,000                  Multiply AGI by 0.06% (0.0006)


And it appears that this is the same solution other states have pursued. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_tax#Enforcement)

My question was: how they can possibly collect anything beyond voluntarily compliance?

If you ever get audited, they could just look at your Amazon purchase history.

Realistically, it'll never hai, but it could.

Befriend someone in Indiana and have all your Amazon purchases sent there. Go visit him or her and pick up your loot.

I'd rather pay the estimate than suffer the indignity of being friends with someone who lives in Indiana.

Let alone have to visit them.

I have to do all of the above. FML

I actually did go so far as to have this now-ancient PowerBook delivered to Oregon and shipped back to both capture the academic discount and avoid sales tax.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on April 17, 2011, 10:02:36 PM
I appear to have gotten some kind of malware or virus called defender.exe. I've managed to stop it by calling up the task manager as soon as the computer starts up and racing to cancel the process before it starts up (otherwise it just runs a "scanning" screen and won't let you do anything else and closes the task manager every time you try to open it). I've tried to find it to delete it, I've run AVG and McAfee, nothing seems to find it or recognize it. I googled how to get rid of it but most of the sites I've found want me to download their spy protector or whatever and I don't trust them. Anybody got any idea how to get rid of the damn thing?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on April 17, 2011, 10:27:20 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 17, 2011, 10:02:36 PM
I appear to have gotten some kind of malware or virus called defender.exe. I've managed to stop it by calling up the task manager as soon as the computer starts up and racing to cancel the process before it starts up (otherwise it just runs a "scanning" screen and won't let you do anything else and closes the task manager every time you try to open it). I've tried to find it to delete it, I've run AVG and McAfee, nothing seems to find it or recognize it. I googled how to get rid of it but most of the sites I've found want me to download their spy protector or whatever and I don't trust them. Anybody got any idea how to get rid of the damn thing?

1. Download MalwareBytes AntiMalware: http://www.malwarebytes.org/
2. Boot to safe mode w/ networking: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm
3. Run/update MBAM
4a. Try to not look at horse porn
4b. Install this and continue to look at horse porn: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on April 17, 2011, 10:37:29 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 17, 2011, 10:02:36 PM
I appear to have gotten some kind of malware or virus called defender.exe. I've managed to stop it by calling up the task manager as soon as the computer starts up and racing to cancel the process before it starts up (otherwise it just runs a "scanning" screen and won't let you do anything else and closes the task manager every time you try to open it). I've tried to find it to delete it, I've run AVG and McAfee, nothing seems to find it or recognize it. I googled how to get rid of it but most of the sites I've found want me to download their spy protector or whatever and I don't trust them. Anybody got any idea how to get rid of the damn thing?

Try the free version of this first: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Also free and worth a shot: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

It's been a few years since I've had to wrangle with a malware infection myself but, in the past when no software was able to nuke the infections out of the box, I've had to dive into the registry with the help of HijackThis (http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/) and volunteer posters at forums such as the following:

http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/index.php?/forum/18-malware-removal/
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22
http://forums.techguy.org/54-virus-other-malware-removal/

These forums will generally have stickied posts with instructions detailing steps to take and software to run before posting, and telling you what logs they'll want you to post. Read that before proceeding. The natives get ornery if you don't.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on April 17, 2011, 10:43:14 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 17, 2011, 10:27:20 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 17, 2011, 10:02:36 PM
I appear to have gotten some kind of malware or virus called defender.exe. I've managed to stop it by calling up the task manager as soon as the computer starts up and racing to cancel the process before it starts up (otherwise it just runs a "scanning" screen and won't let you do anything else and closes the task manager every time you try to open it). I've tried to find it to delete it, I've run AVG and McAfee, nothing seems to find it or recognize it. I googled how to get rid of it but most of the sites I've found want me to download their spy protector or whatever and I don't trust them. Anybody got any idea how to get rid of the damn thing?

1. Download MalwareBytes AntiMalware: http://www.malwarebytes.org/
2. Boot to safe mode w/ networking: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm
3. Run/update MBAM
4a. Try to not look at horse porn
4b. Install this and continue to look at horse porn: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Intrepid Reader ChuckD: Why not just stop that whole breathing thing?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on April 17, 2011, 11:21:08 PM
Malwarebytes has solved the problem. Thank you, Only Site.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on April 18, 2011, 06:57:06 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 17, 2011, 11:21:08 PM
Malwarebytes has solved the problem. Thank you, Only Site.

Good on ya. Now you just need to address the horse porn problem.

Also, run some sort of AV. From what I've been told, Microsoft offers a surprisingly good/lightweight/effective piece of software in Microsoft Security Essentials (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx).

Finally, you may want to consider removing Adobe Reader/Acrobat if you have it installed. SumatraPDF (http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/download-free-pdf-viewer.html) is lighter weight, won't constantly bitch at you to update, and isn't prone to frequent exploits which allow for a complete compromise of your OS (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383670,00.asp).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 18, 2011, 11:13:43 AM
Or buy a Mac from Yeti's Premium Used Electronics Megastore Emporium. Dot com.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on April 18, 2011, 11:18:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 18, 2011, 11:13:43 AM
Or buy a Mac from Yeti's Premium Used Electronics Megastore Emporium. Dot com.

Link's broken.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 18, 2011, 05:52:20 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 18, 2011, 11:18:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 18, 2011, 11:13:43 AM
Or buy a Mac from Yeti's Premium Used Electronics Megastore Emporium. Dot com.

Link's broken.

Try this one. (http://theoatmeal.com/blog/fix_computer)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 19, 2011, 02:42:13 PM
How do you Droid users handle syncing music and transferring songs to the phone efficiently? I've been using the VCast Media Manager to move songs to my phone, and that's not bad, but I didn't know if anyone knew of a better alternative for moving the files to the phone, using less space (I'm grabbing them from the iTunes library and I'm not sure if the format is as compressed as it should be), or just a really good music player app (The Android Music player is nice though).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on April 19, 2011, 09:32:51 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 19, 2011, 02:42:13 PM
How do you Droid users handle syncing music and transferring songs to the phone efficiently? I've been using the VCast Media Manager to move songs to my phone, and that's not bad, but I didn't know if anyone knew of a better alternative for moving the files to the phone, using less space (I'm grabbing them from the iTunes library and I'm not sure if the format is as compressed as it should be), or just a really good music player app (The Android Music player is nice though).

Have you tried Amazon Cloud Drive (https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/learnmore/ref=sa_menu_acd_lrn2)? It stores the music remotely and you access it through the Cloud Player app. I've got music on the Cloud Drive, but I haven't tried the app yet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 20, 2011, 08:14:30 PM
Quote from: Shooter on April 19, 2011, 09:32:51 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 19, 2011, 02:42:13 PM
How do you Droid users handle syncing music and transferring songs to the phone efficiently? I've been using the VCast Media Manager to move songs to my phone, and that's not bad, but I didn't know if anyone knew of a better alternative for moving the files to the phone, using less space (I'm grabbing them from the iTunes library and I'm not sure if the format is as compressed as it should be), or just a really good music player app (The Android Music player is nice though).

Have you tried Amazon Cloud Drive (https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/learnmore/ref=sa_menu_acd_lrn2)? It stores the music remotely and you access it through the Cloud Player app. I've got music on the Cloud Drive, but I haven't tried the app yet.

Thanks. I had heard some of the ads, but hadn't thought of it. I messed with it a little, and it seems to work well. One positive is that I don't actually have to load the songs on my phone if I don't want. You can stream them if you have a connection. If I make the complete switch to it, it would only cost $50/year, which I can handle. This is definitely a good option
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 21, 2011, 08:53:08 AM

Anyone know if there are any programs that assist Seniors in getting (non-reverse) mortgages?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 21, 2011, 11:55:12 AM
Quote from: Fork on April 21, 2011, 08:53:08 AM

Anyone know if there are any programs that assist Seniors in getting (non-reverse) mortgages?

Is your AARP card laminated?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 21, 2011, 02:07:22 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 21, 2011, 11:55:12 AM
Quote from: Fork on April 21, 2011, 08:53:08 AM

Anyone know if there are any programs that assist Seniors in getting (non-reverse) mortgages?

Is your AARP card laminated?

I'm actually TDubbs in reverse, buying a CONDO for my mother-in-law.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on April 22, 2011, 10:06:41 PM
The I Ching: "geomancy" or not?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on April 23, 2011, 08:42:55 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 22, 2011, 10:06:41 PM
The I Ching: "geomancy" or not?

Qualified no. There are similarities, but I think there is a subtle difference in the use and purpose. But I'm speaking from the gut, not any detailed analysis.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on April 23, 2011, 04:12:07 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 23, 2011, 08:42:55 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 22, 2011, 10:06:41 PM
The I Ching: "geomancy" or not?

Qualified no. There are similarities, but I think there is a subtle difference in the use and purpose. But I'm speaking from the gut, not any detailed analysis.

Yah, that's my inclination, but I can't quite pin it down. (I was spurred by this (http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=10254).) It seems clear that if a random-number generator that produces lines (here including letterforms) to be interpreted were enough, the Postmodernism Generator (http://www.elsewhere.org/pomo/) would qualify.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on April 26, 2011, 07:05:07 AM
I had assumed that "with our brothers we will share" from One Tin Soldier represented an offering (followed by I suppose an implicitly senseless attack), but the Cher cartoon is getting to me. Have I misconstrued the Hill People?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on April 29, 2011, 04:03:42 PM
Anyone know a good site that's either free or very inexpensive for posting jobs?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on April 29, 2011, 05:00:11 PM
I feel like this will give any number of denizens of this dark corner all sorts of raging nerd boners...

http://www.overthinkingit.com/2011/04/25/star-wars-death-star-economics/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on June 05, 2011, 12:51:30 PM
Does anybody know anybody in the Palm Bay, Florida, area? This is not a drill.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: air2300 on June 05, 2011, 01:06:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 05, 2011, 12:51:30 PM
Does anybody know anybody in the Palm Bay, Florida, area? This is not a drill.
I am in Merritt Island which is 20 minutes from there. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on June 05, 2011, 01:09:28 PM
Quote from: air2300 on June 05, 2011, 01:06:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 05, 2011, 12:51:30 PM
Does anybody know anybody in the Palm Bay, Florida, area? This is not a drill.
I am in Merritt Island which is 20 minutes from there. 

How much of a humanitarian are you? My brother is in a psych ward and his epileptic girlfriend is penniless and has been kicked out by her family. I need to arrange shelter until we can get her to the Salvation Army 45 minutes away.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on June 05, 2011, 02:18:09 PM
Still, I think it's a validation of the only-site hypothesis.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on June 06, 2011, 05:22:49 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 05, 2011, 01:09:28 PM
Quote from: air2300 on June 05, 2011, 01:06:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 05, 2011, 12:51:30 PM
Does anybody know anybody in the Palm Bay, Florida, area? This is not a drill.
I am in Merritt Island which is 20 minutes from there. 

How much of a humanitarian are you? My brother is in a psych ward and his epileptic girlfriend is penniless and has been kicked out by her family. I need to arrange shelter until we can get her to the Salvation Army 45 minutes away.

CLASSIC WHEEZER!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on June 06, 2011, 08:41:03 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 06, 2011, 05:22:49 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 05, 2011, 01:09:28 PM
Quote from: air2300 on June 05, 2011, 01:06:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 05, 2011, 12:51:30 PM
Does anybody know anybody in the Palm Bay, Florida, area? This is not a drill.
I am in Merritt Island which is 20 minutes from there. 

How much of a humanitarian are you? My brother is in a psych ward and his epileptic girlfriend is penniless and has been kicked out by her family. I need to arrange shelter until we can get her to the Salvation Army 45 minutes away.

CLASSIC WHEEZER!

CLASSIC TDUBBS!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
Alright, I have an outside shot at moving up north. I'm trying to look at the feasibility of the move, as there are a few factors involved (Such as, me not being able to sell my house until May 2012 or I have to pay the gov't 8 grand, which is about the main one). I need to figure out what I'll do about that, either pay for it until May, and then sell, sell right now, and pay back the $8000, or try to find ways for me to earn some money from the house while I wait to sell it (which is kind of against the IRS's rules).

Anyway, the main thing is that I'm looking at some studio apartments in the Lincoln Park/Lakeview range, and some of them seem reasonable for what I want to do since I may be on a budget if I am paying for two separate living locations. One that I found, that was on Sheridan, claims to be around $875/mo with utilities included. So, can I expect that this place has no room at all? I'm thinking that I could be fine on something that has about 600 sq ft of room, but I dunno for sure.

So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place? What is the amount of space that a studio can have to where it doesn't feel like I'm living in a closet?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 04, 2011, 01:59:50 AM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place?

No. How much of a commute are you willing to suffer?

[Edit.--I'm thinking broadly of Pilsen and Bronzeville, but that has to do with where I am. I walked back from the clinic at 43rd and Greenwood last Tuesday, and it was completely cool. Don't expect 600 square feet from a studio unless it's explicitly stated--my overpriced "one bedroom" is only 650 sq. ft.]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 04, 2011, 10:14:29 AM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
Alright, I have an outside shot at moving up north. I'm trying to look at the feasibility of the move, as there are a few factors involved (Such as, me not being able to sell my house until May 2012 or I have to pay the gov't 8 grand, which is about the main one). I need to figure out what I'll do about that, either pay for it until May, and then sell, sell right now, and pay back the $8000, or try to find ways for me to earn some money from the house while I wait to sell it (which is kind of against the IRS's rules). Anyone interested in buying a house somewhere in the $8000 range? I'll even leave the partially paid mortgage in it.

Or maybe I should just try eBay'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 04, 2011, 10:36:32 AM
Also...

Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 04, 2011, 11:35:41 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 04, 2011, 10:36:32 AM
Also...

Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 04, 2011, 02:15:58 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 11:35:41 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 04, 2011, 10:36:32 AM
Also...

Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

Hell, I can get you 560 square feet for $800 (http://marketplace.uchicago.edu/listing.php?id=213613) in the Golden Fucking Trapezoid. Look harder.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 04, 2011, 05:21:50 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 04, 2011, 02:15:58 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 11:35:41 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 04, 2011, 10:36:32 AM
Also...

Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

Hell, I can get you 560 square feet for $800 (http://marketplace.uchicago.edu/listing.php?id=213613) in the Golden Fucking Trapezoid. Look harder.

Bucktown or Wicker Park
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 04, 2011, 06:02:19 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 04, 2011, 05:21:50 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 04, 2011, 02:15:58 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 11:35:41 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 04, 2011, 10:36:32 AM
Also...

Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

Hell, I can get you 560 square feet for $800 (http://marketplace.uchicago.edu/listing.php?id=213613) in the Golden Fucking Trapezoid. Look harder.

Bucktown or Wicker Park

You can get a one-bedroom in Boystown for $870 (http://www.chicagoapartmentfinders.com/rent-apartment/lakeview-studio-M1057.html).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 05, 2011, 09:28:34 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 04, 2011, 05:21:50 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 04, 2011, 02:15:58 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 11:35:41 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 04, 2011, 10:36:32 AM
Also...

Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

Hell, I can get you 560 square feet for $800 (http://marketplace.uchicago.edu/listing.php?id=213613) in the Golden Fucking Trapezoid. Look harder.

Bucktown or Wicker Park

Isn't Chad's place a 2 bedroom? Yeti and Chad tagteaming the waitresses across Chicagoland sounds like a good idea.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 05, 2011, 10:22:27 AM
Quote from: BH on July 05, 2011, 09:28:34 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 04, 2011, 05:21:50 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 04, 2011, 02:15:58 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 11:35:41 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 04, 2011, 10:36:32 AM
Also...

Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

Hell, I can get you 560 square feet for $800 (http://marketplace.uchicago.edu/listing.php?id=213613) in the Golden Fucking Trapezoid. Look harder.

Bucktown or Wicker Park

Isn't Chad's place a 2 bedroom? Yeti and Chad tagteaming the waitresses across Chicagoland sounds like a good idea.

And crabs can jump from clothing to clothing, so there's that too...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 12:19:06 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 11:35:41 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 04, 2011, 10:36:32 AM
Also...

Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

My point was just that Lincoln Park isn't exactly the first place to go looking for a bargain.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 05, 2011, 12:29:12 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 12:19:06 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 11:35:41 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 04, 2011, 10:36:32 AM
Also...

Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

My point was just that Lincoln Park isn't exactly the first place to go looking for a bargain.

Typically the "bargain" places in good neighborhoods aren't really in those good neighborhoods.
Online, craigslists posting in "Wicker park" or "Bucktown" end up near humboldt park.

Oh, and if you have a car, I'd be looking for a place with a parking spot.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 12:40:47 PM
Quote from: BH on July 05, 2011, 12:29:12 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 12:19:06 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 11:35:41 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 04, 2011, 10:36:32 AM
Also...

Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

My point was just that Lincoln Park isn't exactly the first place to go looking for a bargain.

Typically the "bargain" places in good neighborhoods aren't really in those good neighborhoods.
Online, craigslists posting in "Wicker park" or "Bucktown" end up near humboldt park.

Oh, and if you have a car, I'd be looking for a place with a parking spot.

http://www.padmapper.com/search/apartments/Illinois/chicago/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 05, 2011, 12:58:45 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 12:40:47 PM
Quote from: BH on July 05, 2011, 12:29:12 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 12:19:06 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 11:35:41 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 04, 2011, 10:36:32 AM
Also...

Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 04, 2011, 01:27:48 AM
So, for the best bang for my buck, am I looking in the right place? Wrong place?

If bang-for-your-buck is your criterion, you're looking in the wrong place.

I am looking bang for the buck, but I suppose at the same time, I can't get too much cheaper than that without being in a complete shithole (although there is no guarantee the one I mentioned isn't a shithole)

My point was just that Lincoln Park isn't exactly the first place to go looking for a bargain.

Typically the "bargain" places in good neighborhoods aren't really in those good neighborhoods.
Online, craigslists posting in "Wicker park" or "Bucktown" end up near humboldt park.

Oh, and if you have a car, I'd be looking for a place with a parking spot.

http://www.padmapper.com/search/apartments/Illinois/chicago/

Best site I've seen. Does it also pull in chireader?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 05, 2011, 01:16:42 PM
Well, I was looking on where to go (even though the majority of my searching I keep going to north of the loop) but I was hoping to get a suggestion on a site or two. I love that Padmapper site.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 05, 2011, 01:23:49 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 01:16:42 PM
Well, I was looking on where to go (even though the majority of my searching I keep going to north of the loop) but I was hoping to get a suggestion on a site or two. I love that Padmapper site.

Areas worth checking out:
- lincoln park
- wrigleyville
- River North
- River West
- Wicker Park
- Bucktown
- Ukrainian Village/West Town
- Roscoe Village
- Pilsen - probably a bit too fringe for a common yeti
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 01:33:52 PM
Quote from: BH on July 05, 2011, 01:23:49 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 01:16:42 PM
Well, I was looking on where to go (even though the majority of my searching I keep going to north of the loop) but I was hoping to get a suggestion on a site or two. I love that Padmapper site.

Areas worth checking out:
- lincoln park
- wrigleyville
- River North
- River West
- Wicker Park
- Bucktown
- Ukrainian Village/West Town
- Roscoe Village
- Pilsen - probably a bit too fringe for a common yeti

Before we start suggesting places for Yeti to live, maybe he should mention where he'd be working/commuting to?

Would you be in the Thompson Center?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 05, 2011, 01:44:22 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 01:33:52 PM
Quote from: BH on July 05, 2011, 01:23:49 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 01:16:42 PM
Well, I was looking on where to go (even though the majority of my searching I keep going to north of the loop) but I was hoping to get a suggestion on a site or two. I love that Padmapper site.

Areas worth checking out:
- lincoln park
- wrigleyville
- River North
- River West
- Wicker Park
- Bucktown
- Ukrainian Village/West Town
- Roscoe Village
- Pilsen - probably a bit too fringe for a common yeti

Before we start suggesting places for Yeti to live, maybe he should mention where he'd be working/commuting to?

Would you be in the Thompson Center?

(http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/41569_2204433723_292_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 05, 2011, 02:03:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 01:33:52 PM
Quote from: BH on July 05, 2011, 01:23:49 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 01:16:42 PM
Well, I was looking on where to go (even though the majority of my searching I keep going to north of the loop) but I was hoping to get a suggestion on a site or two. I love that Padmapper site.

Areas worth checking out:
- lincoln park
- wrigleyville
- River North
- River West
- Wicker Park
- Bucktown
- Ukrainian Village/West Town
- Roscoe Village
- Pilsen - probably a bit too fringe for a common yeti

Before we start suggesting places for Yeti to live, maybe he should mention where he'd be working/commuting to?

Would you be in the Thompson Center?

Yes, and my plan was public transport. I'm an idiot but I'm not dumb enough to think I'll drive to work every day. And not to sound like a common Huey, but I don't mind if the el isn't right around the corner. If I have to walk a bit, I'll survive
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 05, 2011, 02:09:41 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 05, 2011, 01:44:22 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 01:33:52 PM
Quote from: BH on July 05, 2011, 01:23:49 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 01:16:42 PM
Well, I was looking on where to go (even though the majority of my searching I keep going to north of the loop) but I was hoping to get a suggestion on a site or two. I love that Padmapper site.

Areas worth checking out:
- lincoln park
- wrigleyville
- River North
- River West
- Wicker Park
- Bucktown
- Ukrainian Village/West Town
- Roscoe Village
- Pilsen - probably a bit too fringe for a common yeti

Before we start suggesting places for Yeti to live, maybe he should mention where he'd be working/commuting to?

Would you be in the Thompson Center?

(http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/41569_2204433723_292_n.jpg)

Man, that picture is so old.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 05:16:12 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 02:03:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 01:33:52 PM
Quote from: BH on July 05, 2011, 01:23:49 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 01:16:42 PM
Well, I was looking on where to go (even though the majority of my searching I keep going to north of the loop) but I was hoping to get a suggestion on a site or two. I love that Padmapper site.

Areas worth checking out:
- lincoln park
- wrigleyville
- River North
- River West
- Wicker Park
- Bucktown
- Ukrainian Village/West Town
- Roscoe Village
- Pilsen - probably a bit too fringe for a common yeti

Before we start suggesting places for Yeti to live, maybe he should mention where he'd be working/commuting to?

Would you be in the Thompson Center?

Yes, and my plan was public transport. I'm an idiot but I'm not dumb enough to think I'll drive to work every day. And not to sound like a common Huey, but I don't mind if the el isn't right around the corner. If I have to walk a bit, I'll survive

Fortunately, all L lines lead to the Loop (well, not the Yellow Line, but then you've never been properly bar mitzvahed), so you wouldn't have to live the life of a poor untransitted Huey.

In addition to the neighborhoods Brolumbus mentioned above also check out:

On the Red Line: Uptown and Edgewater. Move to Buena Park (Uptown) to get gay with Jon and Apex on the regular.
On the Brown Line: Lincoln Square/North Center and even Albany Park. In North Center you'd be close enough to RV to still never meet him in person.
On the Blue Line: Logan Square. The new hotness. Where all the hipsters getting priced out of Wicker Park, Bucktown and Ukrainian Village are winding up.

Need still more bang for you buck? Bridgeport it is! And all the better to root for your beloved White Sox.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 05, 2011, 05:19:18 PM
I'm in Ravenswood now, damn it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 05:22:16 PM
Quote from: Bort on July 05, 2011, 05:19:18 PM
I'm in Ravenswood now, damn it.

Buena Park got too mainstream?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 05, 2011, 05:25:25 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 05:22:16 PM
Quote from: Bort on July 05, 2011, 05:19:18 PM
I'm in Ravenswood now, damn it.

Buena Park got too mainstream?

Not too mainstream enough. Selling out is the new artist's loft.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 05, 2011, 06:16:06 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 02:03:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 01:33:52 PM
Quote from: BH on July 05, 2011, 01:23:49 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 01:16:42 PM
Well, I was looking on where to go (even though the majority of my searching I keep going to north of the loop) but I was hoping to get a suggestion on a site or two. I love that Padmapper site.

Areas worth checking out:
- lincoln park
- wrigleyville
- River North
- River West
- Wicker Park
- Bucktown
- Ukrainian Village/West Town
- Roscoe Village
- Pilsen - probably a bit too fringe for a common yeti

Before we start suggesting places for Yeti to live, maybe he should mention where he'd be working/commuting to?

Would you be in the Thompson Center?

Yes, and my plan was public transport. I'm an idiot but I'm not dumb enough to think I'll drive to work every day. And not to sound like a common Huey, but I don't mind if the el isn't right around the corner. If I have to walk a bit, I'll survive

Thompson Center?  You, me and RV will be able to avoid lunching together on a daily basis!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 05, 2011, 07:10:56 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 05, 2011, 06:16:06 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 02:03:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 01:33:52 PM
Quote from: BH on July 05, 2011, 01:23:49 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 01:16:42 PM
Well, I was looking on where to go (even though the majority of my searching I keep going to north of the loop) but I was hoping to get a suggestion on a site or two. I love that Padmapper site.

Areas worth checking out:
- lincoln park
- wrigleyville
- River North
- River West
- Wicker Park
- Bucktown
- Ukrainian Village/West Town
- Roscoe Village
- Pilsen - probably a bit too fringe for a common yeti

Before we start suggesting places for Yeti to live, maybe he should mention where he'd be working/commuting to?

Would you be in the Thompson Center?

Yes, and my plan was public transport. I'm an idiot but I'm not dumb enough to think I'll drive to work every day. And not to sound like a common Huey, but I don't mind if the el isn't right around the corner. If I have to walk a bit, I'll survive

Thompson Center?  You, me and RV will be able to avoid lunching together on a daily basis!

RV's neglect cut you deep.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 05, 2011, 09:14:36 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 05, 2011, 07:10:56 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 05, 2011, 06:16:06 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 02:03:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 01:33:52 PM
Quote from: BH on July 05, 2011, 01:23:49 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 01:16:42 PM
Well, I was looking on where to go (even though the majority of my searching I keep going to north of the loop) but I was hoping to get a suggestion on a site or two. I love that Padmapper site.

Areas worth checking out:
- lincoln park
- wrigleyville
- River North
- River West
- Wicker Park
- Bucktown
- Ukrainian Village/West Town
- Roscoe Village
- Pilsen - probably a bit too fringe for a common yeti

Before we start suggesting places for Yeti to live, maybe he should mention where he'd be working/commuting to?

Would you be in the Thompson Center?

Yes, and my plan was public transport. I'm an idiot but I'm not dumb enough to think I'll drive to work every day. And not to sound like a common Huey, but I don't mind if the el isn't right around the corner. If I have to walk a bit, I'll survive

Thompson Center?  You, me and RV will be able to avoid lunching together on a daily basis!

RV's neglect cut you deep.

CT is high maintenance now. He just hasn't been the same since his beard fell out.

Yeti, here in North Center we have a Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile all at the same six-way* intersection. It's the neighborhood of your dreams!

*Huey can explain.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on July 06, 2011, 06:35:45 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 05, 2011, 09:14:36 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 05, 2011, 07:10:56 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 05, 2011, 06:16:06 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 02:03:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 05, 2011, 01:33:52 PM
Quote from: BH on July 05, 2011, 01:23:49 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 05, 2011, 01:16:42 PM
Well, I was looking on where to go (even though the majority of my searching I keep going to north of the loop) but I was hoping to get a suggestion on a site or two. I love that Padmapper site.

Areas worth checking out:
- lincoln park
- wrigleyville
- River North
- River West
- Wicker Park
- Bucktown
- Ukrainian Village/West Town
- Roscoe Village
- Pilsen - probably a bit too fringe for a common yeti

Before we start suggesting places for Yeti to live, maybe he should mention where he'd be working/commuting to?

Would you be in the Thompson Center?

Yes, and my plan was public transport. I'm an idiot but I'm not dumb enough to think I'll drive to work every day. And not to sound like a common Huey, but I don't mind if the el isn't right around the corner. If I have to walk a bit, I'll survive

Thompson Center?  You, me and RV will be able to avoid lunching together on a daily basis!

RV's neglect cut you deep.

CT is high maintenance now. He just hasn't been the same since his beard fell out.

Yeti, here in North Center we have a Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile all at the same six-way* intersection. It's the neighborhood of your dreams!

*Huey can explain.

Ahh the ole' intersection of Lincoln, Irving Park, and Damen (tightens onion on belt)

I remember the old Douglas TV, situated where the Starbucks now stands.  Damn gentrification.  Anyway, the missus and I were dining at the Lincoln Restauarant for breakfast--of course, she wasn't the missus then--this was back before we had committed ourselves to wedded bliss, just two young single kids galavanting around in the early aughts, some halcyon days to be sure....anyway it was around the time that they were demolishing the ole' Douglas TV store and while we were dining we heard a shriek from a woman sitting nearby.  Apparently, in knocking down the old building across Lincoln Avenue from the restaurant, the vermin scurried.  And even though it was clearly due to the demolition across the street and not indicative of the sanitary conitions of the Lincoln Restauarant, my wife has always been skittish about returning there for breakfast.  Too bad, too, because those are some of the best damn breakfast skillets in all of Chicago.

*takes onion off belt, takes a bite*
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 06, 2011, 11:46:37 PM
Thank you very much gentlemen. This has been a big help. If this doesn't pan out, I'll still try to make my way up north sometime soon (Thank you workillinois.gov) and all this info will be useful
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 08:24:40 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?
With kids, I recommend the suburbs.  More space, better schools.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 07, 2011, 08:50:44 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

Agree, but no need to suburb it up right now. Maybe start worrying about that when he turns 3, which gives us a few more years in the city.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 07, 2011, 08:56:52 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

I call horseplop on this. I can't comment on other hoods (since I don't live in them) but in North Center there are at least 2 public grade schools with great reputations (Coonley and Bell). That gives you at least another 10 years of highfalutin city livin. Then you're only about a mile away from a giant magnet high school with a good reputation (Lane Tech). Sure there are other reasons why you might want to move to the burbs (bigger yard, stay far away from Tdubbs, plentiful strip malls and TGI Friday's) but not all Chicago public schools are dogshit.

And yes BH I enjoy North Center. The Brown Line stops are plentiful, lots of good places to fill your feedhole with drinks and food, and walking distance from the ballpark if they're ever worth watching again.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 07, 2011, 09:11:58 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 08:50:44 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

Agree, but no need to suburb it up right now. Maybe start worrying about that when he turns 3, which gives us a few more years in the city.

Homeschool that poor child and you can live wherever you want
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:18:12 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Do you still live in Rogers park?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:33:57 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 07, 2011, 09:41:25 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:33:57 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 07, 2011, 09:45:57 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 09:41:25 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:33:57 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

BH and the fam could always just crash at TDubbs' place for a while.  I'm sure Yeti won't mind sleeping on the couch.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 07, 2011, 09:47:01 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 09:41:25 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:33:57 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis Wings riffs to the next generation of rockers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:48:35 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 09:41:25 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:33:57 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:56:11 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:48:35 AM
Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Lincoln School on the corner of Kemper and Geneva.  1 block south of Fullerton between Clark and Halsted.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 07, 2011, 09:56:52 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:48:35 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 09:41:25 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:33:57 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

If there are, you'd probaly still best wait until Yeti makes his move before wading in.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 07, 2011, 09:59:47 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 07, 2011, 09:56:52 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:48:35 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 09:41:25 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:33:57 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

If there are, you'd probaly still best wait until Yeti makes his move before wading in.

It is entirely possible that I laughed aloud upon reading this. Entirely possible.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 07, 2011, 10:14:21 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 07, 2011, 09:59:47 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 07, 2011, 09:56:52 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:48:35 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 09:41:25 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:33:57 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

If there are, you'd probaly still best wait until Yeti makes his move before wading in.

It is entirely possible that I laughed aloud upon reading this. Entirely possible.

Well, it is sound advice
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 07, 2011, 10:34:54 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:56:11 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:48:35 AM
Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Lincoln School on the corner of Kemper and Geneva.  1 block south of Fullerton between Clark and Halsted.

Now i just need to find 1-3 million to find a house.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on July 07, 2011, 10:59:40 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 10:34:54 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:56:11 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:48:35 AM
Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Lincoln School on the corner of Kemper and Geneva.  1 block south of Fullerton between Clark and Halsted.

Now i just need to find 1-3 million to find a house.

That's the other thing.  Space.  I say it's good chance that RV'll be singing a slightly different tune if forces his wife to pop out another huskyspawn.  At least those houses on Cullom and Berteau aren't as expensive as they were 5 years ago. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 07, 2011, 11:01:44 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 10:59:40 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 10:34:54 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:56:11 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:48:35 AM
Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Lincoln School on the corner of Kemper and Geneva.  1 block south of Fullerton between Clark and Halsted.

Now i just need to find 1-3 million to find a house.

That's the other thing.  Space.  I say it's good chance that RV'll be singing a slightly different tune if forces his wife to pop out another huskyspawn.  At least those houses on Cullom and Berteau aren't as expensive as they were 5 years ago. 

The whole force?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on July 07, 2011, 11:01:51 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:18:12 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Do you still live in Rogers park?

For 14 more days, which, frankly, can't count down quickly enough.  I can so visualize my rolling around in our backyard with nothing but my PANKhelmet on that I can actually feel it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 11:06:02 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 10:34:54 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:56:11 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:48:35 AM
Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Lincoln School on the corner of Kemper and Geneva.  1 block south of Fullerton between Clark and Halsted.

Now i just need to find 1-3 million to find a house.

There's plenty of condo space around there.  In fact, there's a property at Belden and Geneva I might be able to get you a deal on.  I know the place that foreclosed on it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:48:35 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 09:41:25 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:33:57 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?


Hawk Jr. is having a good experience at Burley Elementary in Lakeview/Wrigleyville West.  Blaine on Southport and Grace also good.  Hawthorne Magnet school isusually ranked as one of the tops in the state (the district is a little east fof Belmont and Racine.  Chicago Magazine puts out an issue on the best schools, may want to look up that.

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: MidgetSellingWater on July 07, 2011, 11:09:34 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:48:35 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 09:41:25 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:33:57 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Besides Lincoln, the better ones are Bell, Hawthorne, Blaine and Coonley.  But it's all still relative.  Those are the decent schools in a shitty public school system.  My two are in private until they get to 1st grade, when I kill them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 07, 2011, 11:13:12 AM
Quote from: MidgetSellingWater on July 07, 2011, 11:09:34 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:48:35 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 09:41:25 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 09:33:57 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Besides Lincoln, the better ones are Bell, Hawthorne, Blaine and Coonley.  But it's all still relative.  Those are the decent schools in a shitty public school system.  My two are in private until they get to 1st grade, when I kill them.

On the other hand, I went to both private and public elementary schools in very friendly and reputable systems and turned out COMPLETELY fucked up. So there's that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on


How the fuck did I sneak into any of those places without my city resident's card?

In no way am I advocating living all the way out in Huntley or Sugar Grove or Wonder Lake or Chesterton, but suburban living Chuck-style isn't shitty. Chicago's a world-class city as far as restaurants, theater, live entertainment, museums, etc., etc., but being 20 minutes away by car and 30-35 minutes by train isn't too shitty. Hell, I bet if Chuck and R-V left their home at the same time to go take their kids to the Field Museum (or a Bears game), Chuck beats R-V no matter what method of transportation he chooses.

To ORD, Chuck beats the hell out of R-V every.single.time.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 07, 2011, 11:28:35 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on


How the fuck did I sneak into any of those places without my city resident's card?

In no way am I advocating living all the way out in Huntley or Sugar Grove or Wonder Lake or Chesterton, but suburban living Chuck-style isn't shitty. Chicago's a world-class city as far as restaurants, theater, live entertainment, museums, etc., etc., but being 20 minutes away by car and 30-35 minutes by train isn't too shitty. Hell, I bet if Chuck and R-V left their home at the same time to go take their kids to the Field Museum (or a Bears game), Chuck beats R-V no matter what method of transportation he chooses.

To ORD, Chuck beats the hell out of R-V every.single.time.

I think you missed the point.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 07, 2011, 11:50:29 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 11:01:51 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:18:12 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 07, 2011, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 07, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 07:33:16 AM
To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Do you still live in Rogers park?

For 14 more days, which, frankly, can't count down quickly enough.  I can so visualize my rolling around in our backyard with nothing but my PANKhelmet on that I can actually feel it.

Where are you moving to next?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 07, 2011, 11:51:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on


How the fuck did I sneak into any of those places without my city resident's card?

In no way am I advocating living all the way out in Huntley or Sugar Grove or Wonder Lake or Chesterton, but suburban living Chuck-style isn't shitty. Chicago's a world-class city as far as restaurants, theater, live entertainment, museums, etc., etc., but being 20 minutes away by car and 30-35 minutes by train isn't too shitty. Hell, I bet if Chuck and R-V left their home at the same time to go take their kids to the Field Museum (or a Bears game), Chuck beats R-V no matter what method of transportation he chooses.

To ORD, Chuck beats the hell out of R-V every.single.time.

Door to door? I'll take that bet.

Being close to O Hare is great if you travel a lot, but if you don't, who cares.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 11:57:09 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 11:51:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on


How the fuck did I sneak into any of those places without my city resident's card?

In no way am I advocating living all the way out in Huntley or Sugar Grove or Wonder Lake or Chesterton, but suburban living Chuck-style isn't shitty. Chicago's a world-class city as far as restaurants, theater, live entertainment, museums, etc., etc., but being 20 minutes away by car and 30-35 minutes by train isn't too shitty. Hell, I bet if Chuck and R-V left their home at the same time to go take their kids to the Field Museum (or a Bears game), Chuck beats R-V no matter what method of transportation he chooses.

To ORD, Chuck beats the hell out of R-V every.single.time.

Door to door? I'll take that bet.

Being close to O Hare is great if you travel a lot, but if you don't, who cares.

20 minutes to O'Hare.
20 minutes to Great America
65 minutes to Lake Geneva
25 minutes to the Loop
Grade Schools ranked 1, 3 and 13th in Cook County (http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/October-2010/Best-Elementary-Schools-Cook-County/)

And, I'm not sure I see what part of "the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior" is so 10.17(c).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 07, 2011, 12:05:58 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 11:57:09 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 11:51:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on


How the fuck did I sneak into any of those places without my city resident's card?

In no way am I advocating living all the way out in Huntley or Sugar Grove or Wonder Lake or Chesterton, but suburban living Chuck-style isn't shitty. Chicago's a world-class city as far as restaurants, theater, live entertainment, museums, etc., etc., but being 20 minutes away by car and 30-35 minutes by train isn't too shitty. Hell, I bet if Chuck and R-V left their home at the same time to go take their kids to the Field Museum (or a Bears game), Chuck beats R-V no matter what method of transportation he chooses.

To ORD, Chuck beats the hell out of R-V every.single.time.

Door to door? I'll take that bet.

Being close to O Hare is great if you travel a lot, but if you don't, who cares.

20 minutes to O'Hare.
20 minutes to Great America
65 minutes to Lake Geneva
25 minutes to the Loop
Grade Schools ranked 1, 3 and 13th in Cook County (http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/October-2010/Best-Elementary-Schools-Cook-County/)

And, I'm not sure I see what part of "the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior" is so 10.17(c).

This list says cook county, but there isn't one city school in the top 300? That doesn't make sense.
Also - what are the criteria?

For the record, Glenview is great, not disputing that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 12:11:47 PM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 12:05:58 PM
This list says cook county, but there isn't one city school in the top 300? That doesn't make sense.
Also - what are the criteria?

For the record, Glenview is great, not disputing that.

I think they take out CPS schools.  Too hard to compare CPS to all the small districts out here.

Glenview is also home to Todd Hundley.

So, that sucks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 07, 2011, 12:14:37 PM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 12:05:58 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 11:57:09 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 11:51:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on


How the fuck did I sneak into any of those places without my city resident's card?

In no way am I advocating living all the way out in Huntley or Sugar Grove or Wonder Lake or Chesterton, but suburban living Chuck-style isn't shitty. Chicago's a world-class city as far as restaurants, theater, live entertainment, museums, etc., etc., but being 20 minutes away by car and 30-35 minutes by train isn't too shitty. Hell, I bet if Chuck and R-V left their home at the same time to go take their kids to the Field Museum (or a Bears game), Chuck beats R-V no matter what method of transportation he chooses.

To ORD, Chuck beats the hell out of R-V every.single.time.

Door to door? I'll take that bet.

Being close to O Hare is great if you travel a lot, but if you don't, who cares.

20 minutes to O'Hare.
20 minutes to Great America
65 minutes to Lake Geneva
25 minutes to the Loop
Grade Schools ranked 1, 3 and 13th in Cook County (http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/October-2010/Best-Elementary-Schools-Cook-County/)

And, I'm not sure I see what part of "the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior" is so 10.17(c).

This list says cook county, but there isn't one city school in the top 300? That doesn't make sense.
Also - what are the criteria?

For the record, Glenview is great, not disputing that.

I think (not sure though) that list is Cook County outside of the city. Here's the city list

http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/October-2010/Best-Elementary-Schools-City-of-Chicago/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 07, 2011, 12:37:38 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 11:51:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on


How the fuck did I sneak into any of those places without my city resident's card?

In no way am I advocating living all the way out in Huntley or Sugar Grove or Wonder Lake or Chesterton, but suburban living Chuck-style isn't shitty. Chicago's a world-class city as far as restaurants, theater, live entertainment, museums, etc., etc., but being 20 minutes away by car and 30-35 minutes by train isn't too shitty. Hell, I bet if Chuck and R-V left their home at the same time to go take their kids to the Field Museum (or a Bears game), Chuck beats R-V no matter what method of transportation he chooses.

To ORD, Chuck beats the hell out of R-V every.single.time.

Door to door? I'll take that bet.

Are you accounting for the time it takes to scrub the city bum city piss out of your city car?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 07, 2011, 12:48:41 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 07, 2011, 12:37:38 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 11:51:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on


How the fuck did I sneak into any of those places without my city resident's card?

In no way am I advocating living all the way out in Huntley or Sugar Grove or Wonder Lake or Chesterton, but suburban living Chuck-style isn't shitty. Chicago's a world-class city as far as restaurants, theater, live entertainment, museums, etc., etc., but being 20 minutes away by car and 30-35 minutes by train isn't too shitty. Hell, I bet if Chuck and R-V left their home at the same time to go take their kids to the Field Museum (or a Bears game), Chuck beats R-V no matter what method of transportation he chooses.

To ORD, Chuck beats the hell out of R-V every.single.time.

Door to door? I'll take that bet.

Are you accounting for the time it takes to scrub the city bum city piss out of your city car?

Plus the extra time to get your car from the impound lot and have the boot removed because of all the unpaid parking tickets.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 12:50:17 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 07, 2011, 12:48:41 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 07, 2011, 12:37:38 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 11:51:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on


How the fuck did I sneak into any of those places without my city resident's card?

In no way am I advocating living all the way out in Huntley or Sugar Grove or Wonder Lake or Chesterton, but suburban living Chuck-style isn't shitty. Chicago's a world-class city as far as restaurants, theater, live entertainment, museums, etc., etc., but being 20 minutes away by car and 30-35 minutes by train isn't too shitty. Hell, I bet if Chuck and R-V left their home at the same time to go take their kids to the Field Museum (or a Bears game), Chuck beats R-V no matter what method of transportation he chooses.

To ORD, Chuck beats the hell out of R-V every.single.time.

Door to door? I'll take that bet.

Are you accounting for the time it takes to scrub the city bum city piss out of your city car?

Plus the extra time to get your car from the impound lot and have the boot removed because of all the unpaid parking tickets.

Not to mention the time to file a police report and insurance claim because someone broke into your car and stole your golf clubs.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 07, 2011, 12:57:56 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 07, 2011, 12:48:41 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 07, 2011, 12:37:38 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 11:51:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on


How the fuck did I sneak into any of those places without my city resident's card?

In no way am I advocating living all the way out in Huntley or Sugar Grove or Wonder Lake or Chesterton, but suburban living Chuck-style isn't shitty. Chicago's a world-class city as far as restaurants, theater, live entertainment, museums, etc., etc., but being 20 minutes away by car and 30-35 minutes by train isn't too shitty. Hell, I bet if Chuck and R-V left their home at the same time to go take their kids to the Field Museum (or a Bears game), Chuck beats R-V no matter what method of transportation he chooses.

To ORD, Chuck beats the hell out of R-V every.single.time.

Door to door? I'll take that bet.

Are you accounting for the time it takes to scrub the city bum city piss out of your city car?

Plus the extra time to get your car from the impound lot and have the boot removed because of all the unpaid parking tickets.

They don't put boots on the cars they impound. You'd get eaten alive in the big city, Scottsdale.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 07, 2011, 01:01:47 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 07, 2011, 12:57:56 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 07, 2011, 12:48:41 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 07, 2011, 12:37:38 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 11:51:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on


How the fuck did I sneak into any of those places without my city resident's card?

In no way am I advocating living all the way out in Huntley or Sugar Grove or Wonder Lake or Chesterton, but suburban living Chuck-style isn't shitty. Chicago's a world-class city as far as restaurants, theater, live entertainment, museums, etc., etc., but being 20 minutes away by car and 30-35 minutes by train isn't too shitty. Hell, I bet if Chuck and R-V left their home at the same time to go take their kids to the Field Museum (or a Bears game), Chuck beats R-V no matter what method of transportation he chooses.

To ORD, Chuck beats the hell out of R-V every.single.time.

Door to door? I'll take that bet.

Are you accounting for the time it takes to scrub the city bum city piss out of your city car?

Plus the extra time to get your car from the impound lot and have the boot removed because of all the unpaid parking tickets.

They don't put boots on the cars they impound. You'd get eaten alive in the big city, Scottsdale.

If only I had acquired the type of street smarts that come from growing up on the mean streets of Winnetka.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 07, 2011, 01:10:59 PM
This suburbs vs. city debate has put some muscle into everyone's frappucino. I like it.

On an unrelated note, why do guys that live in the suburbs lick so many animal buttholes?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 07, 2011, 01:16:38 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 01:10:59 PM
This suburbs vs. city debate has put some muscle into everyone's frappucino. I like it.

On an unrelated note, why do guys that live in the suburbs lick so many animal buttholes?

And why do people in cars assume Oleg is from the suburbs?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 01:19:50 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 01:10:59 PM
On an unrelated note, why do guys that live in the suburbs lick so many animal buttholes?

What else are we going to eat? The baby back ribs from Chili's?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 07, 2011, 01:58:16 PM
Who's setting up the foot race between RV and Chuck to Soldier's field?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 02:06:24 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 07, 2011, 11:57:09 AM
Quote from: R-V on July 07, 2011, 11:51:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2011, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on


How the fuck did I sneak into any of those places without my city resident's card?

In no way am I advocating living all the way out in Huntley or Sugar Grove or Wonder Lake or Chesterton, but suburban living Chuck-style isn't shitty. Chicago's a world-class city as far as restaurants, theater, live entertainment, museums, etc., etc., but being 20 minutes away by car and 30-35 minutes by train isn't too shitty. Hell, I bet if Chuck and R-V left their home at the same time to go take their kids to the Field Museum (or a Bears game), Chuck beats R-V no matter what method of transportation he chooses.

To ORD, Chuck beats the hell out of R-V every.single.time.

Door to door? I'll take that bet.

Being close to O Hare is great if you travel a lot, but if you don't, who cares.

20 minutes to O'Hare.
20 minutes to Great America
65 minutes to Lake Geneva
25 minutes to the LoopGrade Schools ranked 1, 3 and 13th in Cook County (http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/October-2010/Best-Elementary-Schools-Cook-County/)

And, I'm not sure I see what part of "the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior" is so 10.17(c).

Chuck, is that when you go in the TV truck and they close the roads for you Obama style?



I never said that the burbs are bad either (I do miss the yard to be honest).  But the whole "you have a kid, go to the suburbs, do not pass go, do not collect 200$" argument is a bit silly also.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 07, 2011, 02:14:47 PM
BH, I'll let you know when my parents are going to move down into the CONDO, and I have to move out on my own.  You can buy a bigger place and I'll pay you a reduced rent to live in the spare bedroom, cook meals unfrequently, drool over your asian wife, and yell profanities at your child while it cries when I'm trying to crush muff in my spare room that you're renting me for a cheap amount.  Remember, you'll have extra space.  I also have a road bike that is new and you can borrow, but I don't have a helmet b/c I'm not retarded and know how to stay on my bike and also watch for car doors.  We can fist bump every morning when I get out of the master bathroom shower. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 07, 2011, 02:49:10 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 07, 2011, 02:14:47 PM
BH, I'll let you know when my parents are going to move down into the CONDO, and I have to move out on my own.  You can buy a bigger place and I'll pay you a reduced rent to live in the spare bedroom, cook meals unfrequently, drool over your asian wife, and yell profanities at your child while it cries when I'm trying to crush muff in my spare room that you're renting me for a cheap amount.  Remember, you'll have extra space.  I also have a road bike that is new and you can borrow, but I don't have a helmet b/c I'm not retarded and know how to stay on my bike and also watch for car doors.  We can fist bump every morning when I get out of the master bathroom shower. 

To answer my question about raising kids in the city, i can't think of a better plan than the one you mention above.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 07, 2011, 02:56:36 PM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 02:49:10 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 07, 2011, 02:14:47 PM
BH, I'll let you know when my parents are going to move down into the CONDO, and I have to move out on my own.  You can buy a bigger place and I'll pay you a reduced rent to live in the spare bedroom, cook meals unfrequently, drool over your asian wife, and yell profanities at your child while it cries when I'm trying to crush muff in my spare room that you're renting me for a cheap amount.  Remember, you'll have extra space.  I also have a road bike that is new and you can borrow, but I don't have a helmet b/c I'm not retarded and know how to stay on my bike and also watch for car doors.  We can fist bump every morning when I get out of the master bathroom shower. 

To answer my question about raising kids in the city, i can't think of a better plan than the one you mention above.

Bros helping bros, brah.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on July 07, 2011, 07:18:30 PM
Quote from: thehawk on July 07, 2011, 11:08:03 AM
Quote from: BH on July 07, 2011, 09:48:35 AM

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Hawk Jr. is having a good experience at Burley Elementary in Lakeview/Wrigleyville West.  Blaine on Southport and Grace also good.  Hawthorne Magnet school isusually ranked as one of the tops in the state (the district is a little east fof Belmont and Racine.  Chicago Magazine puts out an issue on the best schools, may want to look up that.

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on


Can you get them to post it on Rotoworld?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 18, 2011, 01:09:01 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you take out customer service, the ride quality, all wheel drive, better materials, better made car, better resale value, then the 2 are even.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 01:27:08 PM
Quote from: BH on July 18, 2011, 01:09:01 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you take out customer service, the ride quality, all wheel drive, better materials, better made car, better resale value, then the 2 are even.

The good thing is that with either car, everyone will just assume you're driving your wife's car.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 18, 2011, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you have the means, the Lexus RX 450h gives you the same engine with better gas mileage.

Most luxury brands' CPO warranties are pretty much as good as new car warranties from mid-level dealers, so it all comes down to what you can afford - but going higher-end where possible will work out in the long run.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 18, 2011, 01:34:13 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you have the means, the Lexus RX 450h gives you the same engine with better gas mileage.

Most luxury brands' CPO warranties are pretty much as good as new car warranties from mid-level dealers, so it all comes down to what you can afford - but going higher-end where possible will work out in the long run.

Luxury brands for used cars also often beat new cars on % rates... acura had 2.9% for 60 months on used cars, for example.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 01:37:20 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you have the means, the Lexus RX 450h gives you the same engine with better gas mileage.

Most luxury brands' CPO warranties are pretty much as good as new car warranties from mid-level dealers, so it all comes down to what you can afford - but going higher-end where possible will work out in the long run.

I hope I'm not overstepping here, but I'm pretty sure if he's looking at a 2008 350, then the 450h is not on the table, considering it didn't come out until the following year + additional hybrid fees.

That aside, have you considered maybe a Porsche? I hear those are nice.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 18, 2011, 01:59:25 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 01:37:20 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you have the means, the Lexus RX 450h gives you the same engine with better gas mileage.

Most luxury brands' CPO warranties are pretty much as good as new car warranties from mid-level dealers, so it all comes down to what you can afford - but going higher-end where possible will work out in the long run.

I hope I'm not overstepping here, but I'm pretty sure if he's looking at a 2008 350, then the 450h is not on the table, considering it didn't come out until the following year + additional hybrid fees.

That aside, have you considered maybe a Porsche? I hear those are nice.

I assumed he meant the 400h, which came out in 2006. Is about $3k more than the 350 though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 18, 2011, 02:50:30 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 01:37:20 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you have the means, the Lexus RX 450h gives you the same engine with better gas mileage.

Most luxury brands' CPO warranties are pretty much as good as new car warranties from mid-level dealers, so it all comes down to what you can afford - but going higher-end where possible will work out in the long run.

I hope I'm not overstepping here, but I'm pretty sure if he's looking at a 2008 350, then the 450h is not on the table, considering it didn't come out until the following year + additional hybrid fees.

That aside, have you considered maybe a Porsche? I hear those are nice.

And, if you're gonna step up to the Porsche, you'd be crazy not to upgrade to the turbo.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 03:55:40 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 01:37:20 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you have the means, the Lexus RX 450h gives you the same engine with better gas mileage.

Most luxury brands' CPO warranties are pretty much as good as new car warranties from mid-level dealers, so it all comes down to what you can afford - but going higher-end where possible will work out in the long run.

I hope I'm not overstepping here, but I'm pretty sure if he's looking at a 2008 350, then the 450h is not on the table, considering it didn't come out until the following year + additional hybrid fees.

That aside, have you considered maybe a Porsche? I hear those are nice.

Yep.  I want to keep the APR down to a low 89.9% when the debt ceiling doesn't get raised. 

It seems like the 2008 is the better deal, even though its got 35,000 miles on it--it comes with a 3-year, 100,000 mile warranty, which I can't even find on the new RAV4. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 03:57:38 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 03:55:40 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 01:37:20 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you have the means, the Lexus RX 450h gives you the same engine with better gas mileage.

Most luxury brands' CPO warranties are pretty much as good as new car warranties from mid-level dealers, so it all comes down to what you can afford - but going higher-end where possible will work out in the long run.

I hope I'm not overstepping here, but I'm pretty sure if he's looking at a 2008 350, then the 450h is not on the table, considering it didn't come out until the following year + additional hybrid fees.

That aside, have you considered maybe a Porsche? I hear those are nice.

Yep.  I want to keep the APR down to a low 89.9% when the debt ceiling doesn't get raised.  

It seems like the 2008 is the better deal, even though its got 35,000 miles on it--it comes with a 3-year, 100,000 mile warranty, which I can't even find on the new RAV4.  

This will be really useful for your daily commute to Minneapolis.

* I'd take the Lexus.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 18, 2011, 03:59:22 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 03:57:38 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 03:55:40 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 01:37:20 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you have the means, the Lexus RX 450h gives you the same engine with better gas mileage.

Most luxury brands' CPO warranties are pretty much as good as new car warranties from mid-level dealers, so it all comes down to what you can afford - but going higher-end where possible will work out in the long run.

I hope I'm not overstepping here, but I'm pretty sure if he's looking at a 2008 350, then the 450h is not on the table, considering it didn't come out until the following year + additional hybrid fees.

That aside, have you considered maybe a Porsche? I hear those are nice.

Yep.  I want to keep the APR down to a low 89.9% when the debt ceiling doesn't get raised.  

It seems like the 2008 is the better deal, even though its got 35,000 miles on it--it comes with a 3-year, 100,000 mile warranty, which I can't even find on the new RAV4.  

This will be really useful for your daily commute to Minneapolis.

* I'd take the Lexus.

Have you checked out a GRAND cherokee? i've heard good things.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 04:00:10 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 03:57:38 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 03:55:40 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 01:37:20 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you have the means, the Lexus RX 450h gives you the same engine with better gas mileage.

Most luxury brands' CPO warranties are pretty much as good as new car warranties from mid-level dealers, so it all comes down to what you can afford - but going higher-end where possible will work out in the long run.

I hope I'm not overstepping here, but I'm pretty sure if he's looking at a 2008 350, then the 450h is not on the table, considering it didn't come out until the following year + additional hybrid fees.

That aside, have you considered maybe a Porsche? I hear those are nice.

Yep.  I want to keep the APR down to a low 89.9% when the debt ceiling doesn't get raised.  

It seems like the 2008 is the better deal, even though its got 35,000 miles on it--it comes with a 3-year, 100,000 mile warranty, which I can't even find on the new RAV4.  

This will be really useful for your daily commute to Minneapolis.

* I'd take the Lexus.

My current car has 105,000 miles on it.  I've had it for ten years.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 04:06:59 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 04:00:10 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 03:57:38 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 03:55:40 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 01:37:20 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you have the means, the Lexus RX 450h gives you the same engine with better gas mileage.

Most luxury brands' CPO warranties are pretty much as good as new car warranties from mid-level dealers, so it all comes down to what you can afford - but going higher-end where possible will work out in the long run.

I hope I'm not overstepping here, but I'm pretty sure if he's looking at a 2008 350, then the 450h is not on the table, considering it didn't come out until the following year + additional hybrid fees.

That aside, have you considered maybe a Porsche? I hear those are nice.

Yep.  I want to keep the APR down to a low 89.9% when the debt ceiling doesn't get raised.  

It seems like the 2008 is the better deal, even though its got 35,000 miles on it--it comes with a 3-year, 100,000 mile warranty, which I can't even find on the new RAV4.  

This will be really useful for your daily commute to Minneapolis.

* I'd take the Lexus.

My current car has 105,000 miles on it.  I've had it for ten years.

I'm not questioning the 100,000 miles, I'm questioning the "3-years/100,000 miles, whichever comes first."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 04:32:06 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 04:06:59 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 04:00:10 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 03:57:38 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 03:55:40 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 01:37:20 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you have the means, the Lexus RX 450h gives you the same engine with better gas mileage.

Most luxury brands' CPO warranties are pretty much as good as new car warranties from mid-level dealers, so it all comes down to what you can afford - but going higher-end where possible will work out in the long run.

I hope I'm not overstepping here, but I'm pretty sure if he's looking at a 2008 350, then the 450h is not on the table, considering it didn't come out until the following year + additional hybrid fees.

That aside, have you considered maybe a Porsche? I hear those are nice.

Yep.  I want to keep the APR down to a low 89.9% when the debt ceiling doesn't get raised. 

It seems like the 2008 is the better deal, even though its got 35,000 miles on it--it comes with a 3-year, 100,000 mile warranty, which I can't even find on the new RAV4. 

This will be really useful for your daily commute to Minneapolis.

* I'd take the Lexus.

My current car has 105,000 miles on it.  I've had it for ten years.

I'm not questioning the 100,000 miles, I'm questioning the "3-years/100,000 miles, whichever comes first."

Yeah, same here.  Unless I magically tripled my yearly mileage, its not happening.  But hey, three years of warranty isn't terrible. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 04:43:51 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 04:32:06 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 04:06:59 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 04:00:10 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 03:57:38 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 03:55:40 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 01:37:20 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you have the means, the Lexus RX 450h gives you the same engine with better gas mileage.

Most luxury brands' CPO warranties are pretty much as good as new car warranties from mid-level dealers, so it all comes down to what you can afford - but going higher-end where possible will work out in the long run.

I hope I'm not overstepping here, but I'm pretty sure if he's looking at a 2008 350, then the 450h is not on the table, considering it didn't come out until the following year + additional hybrid fees.

That aside, have you considered maybe a Porsche? I hear those are nice.

Yep.  I want to keep the APR down to a low 89.9% when the debt ceiling doesn't get raised. 

It seems like the 2008 is the better deal, even though its got 35,000 miles on it--it comes with a 3-year, 100,000 mile warranty, which I can't even find on the new RAV4. 

This will be really useful for your daily commute to Minneapolis.

* I'd take the Lexus.

My current car has 105,000 miles on it.  I've had it for ten years.

I'm not questioning the 100,000 miles, I'm questioning the "3-years/100,000 miles, whichever comes first."

Yeah, same here.  Unless I magically tripled my yearly mileage, its not happening.  But hey, three years of warranty isn't terrible. 

We've went certified pre-owned on our last car and the warranty they gave was better than buying a new car - probably same as what you're dealing with.

Would highly recommend going CPO.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 18, 2011, 07:30:43 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 18, 2011, 01:37:20 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 18, 2011, 01:00:52 PM
Okay, since I'm one of those people who never got his hands dirty and learned a trade, I don't know dick about cars.  So I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who might have a bit more knowledge on the subject and can give me a little advice on this:

After our RAV4 got totaled in a nice little "incident" with a CTA bus, we're in the market for a new car.  She's of the opinion that she would be happy with another RAV4, but I noticed that a new RAV4 with a 6 cylinder engine (built for the next snowpacolypse) is only about $5,000 less than a 2008 Lexus RS350, which comes standard with a V6.  Given what I know about cars (nothing), I'm wondering if there is any real reason to spend the extra $5,000 on the 350 besides "I can look like a badass soccer mom".  Is there anything practically better about luxury cars?  At all?

If you have the means, the Lexus RX 450h gives you the same engine with better gas mileage.

Most luxury brands' CPO warranties are pretty much as good as new car warranties from mid-level dealers, so it all comes down to what you can afford - but going higher-end where possible will work out in the long run.

I hope I'm not overstepping here, but I'm pretty sure if he's looking at a 2008 350, then the 450h is not on the table, considering it didn't come out until the following year + additional hybrid fees.

That aside, have you considered maybe a Porsche? I hear those are nice.

Qualifier in bold. I meant the 400h - same power plant with better mileage. Considering gas prices, you make up the difference pretty quickly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 19, 2011, 08:55:57 PM
OK, I've decided that if a gig demands random WordPress/CMS skills, I should have something in the bag. Aside from the blogroll, what would y'all say that this (http://hrorthosites.wordpress.com) could use?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2011, 09:04:33 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 19, 2011, 08:55:57 PM
Aside from the blogroll, what would y'all say that this (http://hrorthosites.wordpress.com) could use?

A shoutbox, natch.

And likely a glossary.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 19, 2011, 09:07:12 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2011, 09:04:33 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 19, 2011, 08:55:57 PM
Aside from the blogroll, what would y'all say that this (http://hrorthosites.wordpress.com) could use?

A shoutbox, natch.

And likely a glossary.

They want $30 a year to add "#content h2 {format:block;}" to the CSS.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2011, 09:31:47 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 19, 2011, 09:07:12 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2011, 09:04:33 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 19, 2011, 08:55:57 PM
Aside from the blogroll, what would y'all say that this (http://hrorthosites.wordpress.com) could use?

A shoutbox, natch.

And likely a glossary.

They want $30 a year to add "#content h2 {format:block;}" to the CSS.

Might as well spend that money on a shared hosting plan.

A small price to pay to have Kurt Evans to take your blog seriously.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2011, 09:44:33 PM
DPD to add that, if you're serious about nurturing WordPress/CMS skills, you probably want to ditch wordpress.com for wordpress.org anyways so you can dig into the PHP a bit, no?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 19, 2011, 09:51:56 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2011, 09:44:33 PM
DPD to add that, if you're serious about nurturing WordPress/CMS skills, you probably want to ditch wordpress.com for wordpress.org anyways so you can dig into the PHP a bit, no?

"Serious" might be going a bit far, but, yah, I had forgotten that there were separate platforms.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 24, 2011, 09:15:35 PM
Made me think of you (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/24/internet-anonymity-trolling-tim-adams), Desipio.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 24, 2011, 09:48:38 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 24, 2011, 09:15:35 PM
Made me think of you (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/24/internet-anonymity-trolling-tim-adams), Desipio.

Other than the fact that everyone that posts here has met one another at some point this is probably right on.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 24, 2011, 09:55:42 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2011, 09:48:38 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 24, 2011, 09:15:35 PM
Made me think of you (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/24/internet-anonymity-trolling-tim-adams), Desipio.

Other than the fact that everyone that posts here has met one another at some point this is probably right on.

While you bust each other's balls, I think you're more apt to troll the Cubtards all over the internets.  Most of whom you've probably not met - except Yellon, who you probably wish you've not met. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 24, 2011, 11:42:07 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 24, 2011, 09:15:35 PM
Made me think of you (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/24/internet-anonymity-trolling-tim-adams), Desipio.

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 25, 2011, 11:16:35 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2011, 11:42:07 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 24, 2011, 09:15:35 PM
Made me think of you (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/24/internet-anonymity-trolling-tim-adams), Desipio.

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AupYi_RCjyk/TMrelA7iDbI/AAAAAAAAASY/JXGI0j3OirY/s1600/Halloween+II+pleasence.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 26, 2011, 12:40:28 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 24, 2011, 09:15:35 PM
Made me think of you (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/24/internet-anonymity-trolling-tim-adams), Desipio.

O, Canada...

http://www.canada.com/mobile/iphone/story.html?id=0954f84a-7a7e-4a15-a104-4ef1c18a6d40
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on August 01, 2011, 10:54:05 AM

Does anyone have an auto glass guy they'd recommend in northern Cook County?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on August 01, 2011, 11:14:59 AM
Quote from: Fork on August 01, 2011, 10:54:05 AM

Does anyone have an auto glass guy they'd recommend in northern Cook County?

Evanston Auto Glass on Dodge near Dempster.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on August 03, 2011, 01:28:56 PM
Que Huey's outrage: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/dining/ct-dining-0804-hot-dog-20110803,0,2258051.story
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on August 03, 2011, 01:59:09 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 03, 2011, 01:28:56 PM
Que Huey's outrage: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/dining/ct-dining-0804-hot-dog-20110803,0,2258051.story

Why wouldn't you put this here (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?board=4.0)?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on August 03, 2011, 03:20:31 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 03, 2011, 01:59:09 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 03, 2011, 01:28:56 PM
Que Huey's outrage: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/dining/ct-dining-0804-hot-dog-20110803,0,2258051.story

Why wouldn't you put this here (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?board=4.0)?

Laziness, mostly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on August 04, 2011, 12:58:46 PM
As my fantasy football league blows up for the 5th time in 14 years and hits the reset button due to overly complicated rules...
We had been doing a keeper auction leagues for a few years, but are battling with a huge gulf in interest and commitment levels from people so we need to simplify.

Wondering what formats/rules people are using in their leagues for keepers that are draft-based (or auction-based, though I think this ship has sailed amongst the less interested).

The rule we use in the Desipio Baseball league is the 2-round bump for keepers, no maximum keepers or maximum years of keepiness - just the 2-round bump. This seems to work pretty well.
Are there other plans, particularly ones that don't limit keepers or tenure?


Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on August 11, 2011, 10:55:15 AM
Anyone have experience or know someone that's gotten a degree/certification in teaching English overseas? I've seen a few different TESOL sites and they look legit but they also look like they could just be a way to take a few hundred dollars of mine and leave me out to dry.

I'm seriously starting to look into this and any advice would be much appreciated.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 28, 2011, 02:10:30 AM
Is this the right place to express an abiding hatred for the "cold cap" franchisees that are trying to fill my mom's head with garbage?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on September 07, 2011, 08:50:09 AM
As featured on No Reservations (http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Anthony_Bourdain/Episodes_Travel_Guides/ci.Kurdistan.map), the resort of choice (http://rawandoz.com/) for vacationing Kurds and redassed autistic micks.

(http://rawandoz.com/templates/ja_opal/images/pank.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 14, 2011, 08:30:52 PM
OK, does anybody have competent French language skills? I have a translation question.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on September 14, 2011, 08:41:14 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 14, 2011, 08:30:52 PM
OK, does anybody have competent French language skills? I have a translation question.

Define competent.  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rJAw-fuYHk)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 14, 2011, 09:00:07 PM
Quote from: SKO on September 14, 2011, 08:41:14 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 14, 2011, 08:30:52 PM
OK, does anybody have competent French language skills? I have a translation question.

Define competent.  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rJAw-fuYHk)

Eh, it's no longer of consequence. I've just been berated for even considering the laser-guided résumé tweak I had in mind.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on October 12, 2011, 10:36:44 AM
I, too, have a translation question...

(http://i.imgur.com/8m5Pq.jpg)

http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/10/12/sport/fotball/roa/auksjon/siri_nordby/18553069/

Slak?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on October 12, 2011, 01:43:10 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 12, 2011, 10:36:44 AM
I, too, have a translation question...

(http://i.imgur.com/8m5Pq.jpg)

http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/10/12/sport/fotball/roa/auksjon/siri_nordby/18553069/

Slak?

A bunch of sexy Norwegian soccer players decided to auction themselves off as dates to save the club, I'm guessing. It worked because they're hot and since they have loose sexual values some skeevy Norwegian dudes with stupid, angular hair got their fenalår all up in some lutefisk.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 17, 2011, 12:06:43 AM
Who's the highest-class source of stationery and greeting cards in town?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on October 17, 2011, 11:11:52 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 17, 2011, 12:06:43 AM
Who's the highest-class source of stationery and greeting cards in town?

Is this high class?

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tcqVz0_pNOA/Td3tVAk-nqI/AAAAAAAAAQE/plEhqpglA_A/s400/FD_impregnate.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on October 18, 2011, 01:07:08 PM
What just happened?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on October 18, 2011, 05:52:40 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 18, 2011, 01:07:08 PM
What just happened?

That's exactly what Hallmark is asking.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on October 18, 2011, 07:35:30 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 18, 2011, 01:07:08 PM
What just happened?

Vampires.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on October 20, 2011, 12:48:45 PM
Someone much better than me needs to re-edit this using some of Tony's greatest interview hits:

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/10/20/2502788/are-you-thinking-about-replacing-me-with-a-left-handed-panelist-right

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on October 20, 2011, 02:48:25 PM
Quote from: Brownie on October 20, 2011, 12:48:45 PM
Someone much better than me needs to re-edit this using some of Tony's greatest interview hits:

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/10/20/2502788/are-you-thinking-about-replacing-me-with-a-left-handed-panelist-right



Second comment made by Al Yellon. Instantly ruins any humor that video may have contained.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on October 20, 2011, 03:59:57 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 20, 2011, 02:48:25 PM
Quote from: Brownie on October 20, 2011, 12:48:45 PM
Someone much better than me needs to re-edit this using some of Tony's greatest interview hits:

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/10/20/2502788/are-you-thinking-about-replacing-me-with-a-left-handed-panelist-right



Second comment made by Al Yellon. Instantly ruins any humor that video may have contained.

SPOILER

How the fuck did not one of those people know what Tony LaRussa, a major-league manager, looked like?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on October 20, 2011, 04:40:14 PM
Quote from: Tonker on October 20, 2011, 03:59:57 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 20, 2011, 02:48:25 PM
Quote from: Brownie on October 20, 2011, 12:48:45 PM
Someone much better than me needs to re-edit this using some of Tony's greatest interview hits:

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/10/20/2502788/are-you-thinking-about-replacing-me-with-a-left-handed-panelist-right



Second comment made by Al Yellon. Instantly ruins any humor that video may have contained.

SPOILER

How the fuck did not one of those people know what Tony LaRussa, a major-league manager, looked like?

Rita Moreno: Number 3, what kind of, uh, law do you specialize in?
Fake Geeenius: Uh, corporate and labor law.

I find this INTERESTING.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on October 20, 2011, 11:33:25 PM
Quote from: Tonker on October 20, 2011, 03:59:57 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 20, 2011, 02:48:25 PM
Quote from: Brownie on October 20, 2011, 12:48:45 PM
Someone much better than me needs to re-edit this using some of Tony's greatest interview hits:

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/10/20/2502788/are-you-thinking-about-replacing-me-with-a-left-handed-panelist-right



Second comment made by Al Yellon. Instantly ruins any humor that video may have contained.

SPOILER

How the fuck did not one of those people know what Tony LaRussa, a major-league manager, looked like?

I, initially, thought the same thing, but this was like 1980 or so, and he was a first time manager. Add in that this was before the days of the interwebs, it seems reasonable enough for me
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 21, 2011, 12:37:58 AM
I went with Old Brick Studio, just by the by, on the basis of availability and plausibly defensible design relevance.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on October 26, 2011, 11:19:50 PM
The only thread we'll ever need...

http://gawker.com/5853736/man-caught-having-sex-with-donkey-claimed-it-was-a-shapeshifting-hooker

QuoteA Zimbabwean man was busted on Sunday at 4 a.m. penetrating a donkey tied to a tree in his backyard (with his penis). The man, 28-year-old Sunday Moyo, admitted to the court that it indeed must have looked bad — but hear him out! Because only a few hours earlier, the donkey was a human prostitute.

From New Zimbabwe (http://www.newzimbabwe.com/news-6349-Hooker+turns+into+donkey,+court+hears/news.aspx):

Quote"Your worship, I only came to know that I was being intimate with a donkey when I got arrested," [Sunday Moyo] began.

"I had hired a prostitute and paid US$20 for the service at Down Town night club and I don't know how she then became a donkey."

According to The Herald, he also claimed (http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpps/news/offbeat/man-claims-prostitute-turned-into-donkey-dpgonc-20111026-fc_15652797#ixzz1bvyQlZpe) he was in love:

Quote"I think I am also a donkey. I do not know what happened when I left the bar, but I am seriously in love with [the] donkey," [Moyo said.]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on October 27, 2011, 09:12:40 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 26, 2011, 11:19:50 PM
The only thread we'll ever need...

http://gawker.com/5853736/man-caught-having-sex-with-donkey-claimed-it-was-a-shapeshifting-hooker

QuoteA Zimbabwean man was busted on Sunday at 4 a.m. penetrating a donkey tied to a tree in his backyard (with his penis). The man, 28-year-old Sunday Moyo, admitted to the court that it indeed must have looked bad — but hear him out! Because only a few hours earlier, the donkey was a human prostitute.

From New Zimbabwe (http://www.newzimbabwe.com/news-6349-Hooker+turns+into+donkey,+court+hears/news.aspx):

Quote"Your worship, I only came to know that I was being intimate with a donkey when I got arrested," [Sunday Moyo] began.

"I had hired a prostitute and paid US$20 for the service at Down Town night club and I don't know how she then became a donkey."

According to The Herald, he also claimed (http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpps/news/offbeat/man-claims-prostitute-turned-into-donkey-dpgonc-20111026-fc_15652797#ixzz1bvyQlZpe) he was in love:

Quote"I think I am also a donkey. I do not know what happened when I left the bar, but I am seriously in love with [the] donkey," [Moyo said.]

I think adding (with his penis) to a post could become a thing.

You know, with his penis.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 09, 2011, 10:18:26 PM
Dagnabit, where's Pen? I want to know the CPM for a three-minute advertorial on Delta. And I want to know it now.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on November 10, 2011, 10:11:04 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 09, 2011, 10:18:26 PM
Dagnabit, where's Pen? I want to know the CPM for a three-minute advertorial on Delta. And I want to know it now.

"On Delta"

You mean, on the actual airline?

On their website?
On the TVs on the seat backs?

I need more info.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 11, 2011, 12:04:08 PM
Quote from: PenPho on November 10, 2011, 10:11:04 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 09, 2011, 10:18:26 PM
Dagnabit, where's Pen? I want to know the CPM for a three-minute advertorial on Delta. And I want to know it now.

"On Delta"

You mean, on the actual airline?

On their website?
On the TVs on the seat backs?

I need more info.

IFE.

Quote from: Babs FisherDuring the month of November, the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) will have a 3-minute video on flu prevention included as part of in-flight programming call "Lifestyle365" aboard Delta Air Lines. The video features NVIC co-founder and president Barbara Loe Fisher urging viewers to become informed about influenza and how to stay well during the flu season.

To view the video, which will be seen by travelers on Delta, please go to YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC8jYCk2MvQ&feature=youtu.be).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on November 11, 2011, 12:22:53 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 11, 2011, 12:04:08 PM
Quote from: PenPho on November 10, 2011, 10:11:04 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 09, 2011, 10:18:26 PM
Dagnabit, where's Pen? I want to know the CPM for a three-minute advertorial on Delta. And I want to know it now.

"On Delta"

You mean, on the actual airline?

On their website?
On the TVs on the seat backs?

I need more info.

IFE.

Quote from: Babs FisherDuring the month of November, the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) will have a 3-minute video on flu prevention included as part of in-flight programming call "Lifestyle365" aboard Delta Air Lines. The video features NVIC co-founder and president Barbara Loe Fisher urging viewers to become informed about influenza and how to stay well during the flu season.

To view the video, which will be seen by travelers on Delta, please go to YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC8jYCk2MvQ&feature=youtu.be).

So, you want to know exactly how much money it took to get Delta to agree to show its customers a PSA advocating against flu vaccinations?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on November 11, 2011, 01:05:29 PM
Quote from: PenPho on November 11, 2011, 12:22:53 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 11, 2011, 12:04:08 PM
Quote from: PenPho on November 10, 2011, 10:11:04 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 09, 2011, 10:18:26 PM
Dagnabit, where's Pen? I want to know the CPM for a three-minute advertorial on Delta. And I want to know it now.

"On Delta"

You mean, on the actual airline?

On their website?
On the TVs on the seat backs?

I need more info.

IFE.

Quote from: Babs FisherDuring the month of November, the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) will have a 3-minute video on flu prevention included as part of in-flight programming call "Lifestyle365" aboard Delta Air Lines. The video features NVIC co-founder and president Barbara Loe Fisher urging viewers to become informed about influenza and how to stay well during the flu season.

To view the video, which will be seen by travelers on Delta, please go to YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC8jYCk2MvQ&feature=youtu.be).

So, you want to know exactly how much money it took to get Delta to agree to show its customers a PSA advocating against flu vaccinations?

You know what the dude wants, just answer the fucking question
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 11, 2011, 01:21:24 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on November 11, 2011, 01:05:29 PM
Quote from: PenPho on November 11, 2011, 12:22:53 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 11, 2011, 12:04:08 PM
Quote from: PenPho on November 10, 2011, 10:11:04 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 09, 2011, 10:18:26 PM
Dagnabit, where's Pen? I want to know the CPM for a three-minute advertorial on Delta. And I want to know it now.

"On Delta"

You mean, on the actual airline?

On their website?
On the TVs on the seat backs?

I need more info.

IFE.

Quote from: Babs FisherDuring the month of November, the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) will have a 3-minute video on flu prevention included as part of in-flight programming call "Lifestyle365" aboard Delta Air Lines. The video features NVIC co-founder and president Barbara Loe Fisher urging viewers to become informed about influenza and how to stay well during the flu season.

To view the video, which will be seen by travelers on Delta, please go to YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC8jYCk2MvQ&feature=youtu.be).

So, you want to know exactly how much money it took to get Delta to agree to show its customers a PSA advocating against flu vaccinations?

You know what the dude wants, just answer the fucking question

Roughly how much would do. It runs for the month. I was guessing $45k.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on November 16, 2011, 10:43:32 PM
Hey only site, help me out. My wife claims there is an SUV cage type thing you can buy that's not just something to keep your dogs safe. She's convinced if we crash something is going to fly out of the back and hit my son like a missile. I can't find anything that fits this description. Does anyone know a place to get such a thing?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on November 16, 2011, 10:48:23 PM
(http://monkeydungeon.com/images/The-Mummy-Full-Body-Straight-Jacket.gif)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 16, 2011, 10:55:33 PM
Quote from: Slaky on November 16, 2011, 10:43:32 PM
Hey only site, help me out. My wife claims there is an SUV cage type thing you can buy that's not just something to keep your dogs safe. She's convinced if we crash something is going to fly out of the back and hit my son like a missile. I can't find anything that fits this description. Does anyone know a place to get such a thing?

I think I'm missing the part where the dogs are safe but there's all kinds of other junk flying around.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on November 16, 2011, 11:04:14 PM
Quote from: Slaky on November 16, 2011, 10:43:32 PM
Hey only site, help me out. My wife claims there is an SUV cage type thing you can buy that's not just something to keep your dogs safe. She's convinced if we crash something is going to fly out of the back and hit my son like a missile. I can't find anything that fits this description. Does anyone know a place to get such a thing?

Slak, you gotta think "outside" the "box."

(http://i.imgur.com/ZVsnj.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/CTSA3.jpg)

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on November 16, 2011, 11:09:50 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on November 16, 2011, 11:04:14 PM
Quote from: Slaky on November 16, 2011, 10:43:32 PM
Hey only site, help me out. My wife claims there is an SUV cage type thing you can buy that's not just something to keep your dogs safe. She's convinced if we crash something is going to fly out of the back and hit my son like a missile. I can't find anything that fits this description. Does anyone know a place to get such a thing?

Slak, you gotta think "outside" the "box."

(http://i.imgur.com/ZVsnj.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/CTSA3.jpg)



(http://imgace.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/hello-yes-this-is-dog.png)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on November 17, 2011, 12:36:17 AM
Fantastic.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on November 17, 2011, 10:33:08 AM
Some options:

(http://www.fleetsafety.com/catalog/Rear_Partition_Cage_Van_Truck_SUV_1_photo.jpg)

(http://jorcocoffee.com/resources/_wsb_640x390_CIMG6802.JPG)

(http://www.policemag.com/_Images/products/PP-Progard-2.jpg)

(http://www.pickupspecialties.com/Truck_Vault/T-SM2N.jpg)

(http://www.imcdb.org/i025982.jpg)

(http://img.izismile.com/img/img2/20090901/kids_in_cage_26.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on November 17, 2011, 10:36:12 AM
Quote from: PenPho on November 17, 2011, 10:33:08 AM

(http://img.izismile.com/img/img2/20090901/kids_in_cage_26.jpg)

Wait, how were you able to upload photos from your camera onto Desipo?  Your kid's really cute, BTW.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on November 17, 2011, 02:34:18 PM
Quote from: PenPho on November 17, 2011, 10:33:08 AM
(http://www.imcdb.org/i025982.jpg)

This one doesn't leave much room for the dog so you might be forced to tie him to the back bumper or something.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on November 17, 2011, 02:47:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on November 17, 2011, 02:34:18 PM
Quote from: PenPho on November 17, 2011, 10:33:08 AM
(http://www.imcdb.org/i025982.jpg)

This one doesn't leave much room for the dog so you might be forced to tie him to the back bumper or something.

Do you know what the penalties for animal cruelty are in this state? They're probably very severe.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on November 17, 2011, 03:14:25 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on November 17, 2011, 02:34:18 PM
Quote from: PenPho on November 17, 2011, 10:33:08 AM
(http://www.imcdb.org/i025982.jpg)

This one doesn't leave much room for the dog so you might be forced to tie him to the back bumper or something.

Mitt Romney can offer advice on that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 26, 2011, 08:10:28 PM

If you're dropping Christmas/Chanukka/Kwanzaa/Festivus hints, Mitchell and Ness (http://www.mitchellandness.com/Departments/MLB/Chicago-Cubs/Jerseys.aspx) has their usually ridiculously-priced gear at more reasonable prices.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 30, 2011, 12:37:13 AM
I imagine I'm the only one who has been following the Marc Stephens/Burzynski story, but for those who have a grasp of OTCBB, does this look funny (http://"http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=BZYR.OB+Interactive#chart1:symbol=bzyr.ob;range=1y;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=on;source=undefined")? (The June 11-15 spike has a pretty clear media explanation; the trough setting it up doesn't.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on February 29, 2012, 03:54:40 PM
I never took a class in formal logic and all the potential fallacies but for some reason I want to read up on it. I blame Kermit for pointing out Phildo's laughable misuse of begging the question. Any recommendations that aren't unbearably esoteric to a common moran? Thanks, Internet people.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on February 29, 2012, 05:42:55 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 29, 2012, 03:54:40 PM
I never took a class in formal logic and all the potential fallacies but for some reason I want to read up on it. I blame Kermit for pointing out Phildo's laughable misuse of begging the question. Any recommendations that aren't unbearably esoteric to a common moran? Thanks, Internet people.

This was the one that I had in a philosophy class in undergrad: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Logic-Alfred-Tarski/dp/048628462X/ref=pd_cp_b_1

EDIT...

If you don't want the formal book like that, I also have this on my bookshelf if you want to borrow it: http://www.amazon.com/Nonsense-Herrings-Sacred-Everyday-Language/dp/0975366262/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330559068&sr=1-2

DOUBLE EDIT...

In gil-ing the comments, I noted this:
QuoteBy the way, this book can be downloaded (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format) for free from the Axios Institute's website. But you still might want a paperback copy for your library shelves.

So, there you go.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on February 29, 2012, 06:46:26 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 29, 2012, 05:42:55 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 29, 2012, 03:54:40 PM
I never took a class in formal logic and all the potential fallacies but for some reason I want to read up on it. I blame Kermit for pointing out Phildo's laughable misuse of begging the question. Any recommendations that aren't unbearably esoteric to a common moran? Thanks, Internet people.

This was the one that I had in a philosophy class in undergrad: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Logic-Alfred-Tarski/dp/048628462X/ref=pd_cp_b_1

EDIT...

If you don't want the formal book like that, I also have this on my bookshelf if you want to borrow it: http://www.amazon.com/Nonsense-Herrings-Sacred-Everyday-Language/dp/0975366262/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330559068&sr=1-2

DOUBLE EDIT...

In gil-ing the comments, I noted this:
QuoteBy the way, this book can be downloaded (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format) for free from the Axios Institute's website. But you still might want a paperback copy for your library shelves.

So, there you go.

Thanks Gil - I've been actually interested in the same stuff.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on February 29, 2012, 11:30:18 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 29, 2012, 05:42:55 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 29, 2012, 03:54:40 PM
I never took a class in formal logic and all the potential fallacies but for some reason I want to read up on it. I blame Kermit for pointing out Phildo's laughable misuse of begging the question. Any recommendations that aren't unbearably esoteric to a common moran? Thanks, Internet people.

This was the one that I had in a philosophy class in undergrad: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Logic-Alfred-Tarski/dp/048628462X/ref=pd_cp_b_1

EDIT...

If you don't want the formal book like that, I also have this on my bookshelf if you want to borrow it: http://www.amazon.com/Nonsense-Herrings-Sacred-Everyday-Language/dp/0975366262/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330559068&sr=1-2

DOUBLE EDIT...

In gil-ing the comments, I noted this:
QuoteBy the way, this book can be downloaded (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format) for free from the Axios Institute's website. But you still might want a paperback copy for your library shelves.

So, there you go.

It appears that their free digital edition is offered on a rotating basis, so that it's no longer there, or at least I'm not finding it. Teller's A Modern Formal Logic Primer is available for free (http://tellerprimer.ucdavis.edu/). It looks tedious and obviously is aiming to go straight for symbolic logic. I guess I'm not sure what is really being sought.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on March 01, 2012, 11:08:09 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 29, 2012, 11:30:18 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 29, 2012, 05:42:55 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 29, 2012, 03:54:40 PM
I never took a class in formal logic and all the potential fallacies but for some reason I want to read up on it. I blame Kermit for pointing out Phildo's laughable misuse of begging the question. Any recommendations that aren't unbearably esoteric to a common moran? Thanks, Internet people.

This was the one that I had in a philosophy class in undergrad: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Logic-Alfred-Tarski/dp/048628462X/ref=pd_cp_b_1

EDIT...

If you don't want the formal book like that, I also have this on my bookshelf if you want to borrow it: http://www.amazon.com/Nonsense-Herrings-Sacred-Everyday-Language/dp/0975366262/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330559068&sr=1-2

DOUBLE EDIT...

In gil-ing the comments, I noted this:
QuoteBy the way, this book can be downloaded (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format) for free from the Axios Institute's website. But you still might want a paperback copy for your library shelves.

So, there you go.

It appears that their free digital edition is offered on a rotating basis, so that it's no longer there, or at least I'm not finding it. Teller's A Modern Formal Logic Primer is available for free (http://tellerprimer.ucdavis.edu/). It looks tedious and obviously is aiming to go straight for symbolic logic. I guess I'm not sure what is really being sought.

I think they just wanted an overview book on logical fallacies, in which case "Nonsense" is probably the best option without becoming too esoteric or boring.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on March 06, 2012, 11:22:52 AM
Anyone interested in a non-keeper, points-based (not H2H or Roto-style) fantasy baseball league?

Relatively competitive.

I have 1-3 slots to fill (currently at 9 teams, willing to go to 12.)

Just PM me if you're interested.

Points are accumulated as follows:

(http://oi42.tinypic.com/kd075u.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on April 17, 2012, 05:35:49 PM
Cooking question.

I've recently acquired a Crockpot.  Now, if I were to make a beef dish or some kind of goulash, would I need to cook or brown the beef before I place it in the Crockpot or will the Crockpot cook the beef over the course of 8 hours or so?

This question would also apply to other meats in the Crockpot.

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 17, 2012, 06:22:53 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 17, 2012, 05:35:49 PM
Cooking question.

I've recently acquired a Crockpot.  Now, if I were to make a beef dish or some kind of goulash, would I need to cook or brown the beef before I place it in the Crockpot or will the Crockpot cook the beef over the course of 8 hours or so?

This question would also apply to other meats in the Crockpot.

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.

Some recipes will suggest you brown the meat before you dump it into the pot, but I've never really undertsood the reasoning behind this suggestion.  Clearly it can't be because they're worried that the meat will be underdone, because at 8 hours, even on low heat, that shit'll get cooked just fine.  There might be another justification that pertains to texture or something (or maybe excess grease that you typically take care of by browning (and draining) the meat beforehand?) that one of the amatuer cooks in here might know, but I otherwise don't understand this suggestion.  Throw all the shit in and turn it and go to the titty bar.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on April 17, 2012, 06:34:32 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 17, 2012, 06:22:53 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 17, 2012, 05:35:49 PM
Cooking question.

I've recently acquired a Crockpot.  Now, if I were to make a beef dish or some kind of goulash, would I need to cook or brown the beef before I place it in the Crockpot or will the Crockpot cook the beef over the course of 8 hours or so?

This question would also apply to other meats in the Crockpot.

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.

Some recipes will suggest you brown the meat before you dump it into the pot, but I've never really undertsood the reasoning behind this suggestion.  Clearly it can't be because they're worried that the meat will be underdone, because at 8 hours, even on low heat, that shit'll get cooked just fine.  There might be another justification that pertains to texture or something (or maybe excess grease that you typically take care of by browning (and draining) the meat beforehand?) that one of the amatuer cooks in here might know, but I otherwise don't understand this suggestion.  Throw all the shit in and turn it and go to the titty bar.

Browning is never really about making sure the meat isn't underdone so much as it's about the flavor.

The Maillard reaction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillard_reaction) involved in browning meat is responsible for developing distinctive meaty flavor compounds and it will never happen cooking at the lower temperature a crockpot operates at.

Brown the meat and then deglaze (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deglazing_(cooking)) the browning skillet in order to hang onto all the delicious brown bits that get left behind.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 18, 2012, 03:13:18 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 17, 2012, 06:34:32 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 17, 2012, 06:22:53 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 17, 2012, 05:35:49 PM
Cooking question.

I've recently acquired a Crockpot.  Now, if I were to make a beef dish or some kind of goulash, would I need to cook or brown the beef before I place it in the Crockpot or will the Crockpot cook the beef over the course of 8 hours or so?

This question would also apply to other meats in the Crockpot.

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.

Some recipes will suggest you brown the meat before you dump it into the pot, but I've never really undertsood the reasoning behind this suggestion.  Clearly it can't be because they're worried that the meat will be underdone, because at 8 hours, even on low heat, that shit'll get cooked just fine.  There might be another justification that pertains to texture or something (or maybe excess grease that you typically take care of by browning (and draining) the meat beforehand?) that one of the amatuer cooks in here might know, but I otherwise don't understand this suggestion.  Throw all the shit in and turn it and go to the titty bar.

Browning is never really about making sure the meat isn't underdone so much as it's about the flavor.

The Maillard reaction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillard_reaction) involved in browning meat is responsible for developing distinctive meaty flavor compounds and it will never happen cooking at the lower temperature a crockpot operates at.

Brown the meat and then deglaze (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deglazing_(cooking)) the browning skillet in order to hang onto all the delicious brown bits that get left behind.

This.  It's all about the flavour, baby.  Six or eight hours in a crockpot will cook the living shit out of pretty much any joint of meat you care to mention.

Top tip - if you're cooking a joint, brown it and then chuck half a bottle of beer in the crockpot with it.  Add mustard if it's beef or venison.  Drink rest of beer.  Profit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 18, 2012, 08:14:29 AM

Fuck, where's BBM when we need him?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 18, 2012, 08:48:16 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 18, 2012, 03:13:18 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 17, 2012, 06:34:32 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 17, 2012, 06:22:53 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 17, 2012, 05:35:49 PM
Cooking question.

I've recently acquired a Crockpot.  Now, if I were to make a beef dish or some kind of goulash, would I need to cook or brown the beef before I place it in the Crockpot or will the Crockpot cook the beef over the course of 8 hours or so?

This question would also apply to other meats in the Crockpot.

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.

Some recipes will suggest you brown the meat before you dump it into the pot, but I've never really undertsood the reasoning behind this suggestion.  Clearly it can't be because they're worried that the meat will be underdone, because at 8 hours, even on low heat, that shit'll get cooked just fine.  There might be another justification that pertains to texture or something (or maybe excess grease that you typically take care of by browning (and draining) the meat beforehand?) that one of the amatuer cooks in here might know, but I otherwise don't understand this suggestion.  Throw all the shit in and turn it and go to the titty bar.

Browning is never really about making sure the meat isn't underdone so much as it's about the flavor.

The Maillard reaction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillard_reaction) involved in browning meat is responsible for developing distinctive meaty flavor compounds and it will never happen cooking at the lower temperature a crockpot operates at.

Brown the meat and then deglaze (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deglazing_(cooking)) the browning skillet in order to hang onto all the delicious brown bits that get left behind.

This.  It's all about the flavour, baby.  Six or eight hours in a crockpot will cook the living shit out of pretty much any joint of meat you care to mention.

Top tip - if you're cooking a joint, brown it and then chuck half a bottle of beer in the crockpot with it.  Add mustard if it's beef or venison.  Drink rest of beer.  Profit.

That's not how I cook a joint.  You just need to make sure it's rolled evenly so it burns straight.  You people sure are strange.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on April 18, 2012, 11:40:29 AM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 08:48:16 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 18, 2012, 03:13:18 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 17, 2012, 06:34:32 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 17, 2012, 06:22:53 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 17, 2012, 05:35:49 PM
Cooking question.

I've recently acquired a Crockpot.  Now, if I were to make a beef dish or some kind of goulash, would I need to cook or brown the beef before I place it in the Crockpot or will the Crockpot cook the beef over the course of 8 hours or so?

This question would also apply to other meats in the Crockpot.

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.

Some recipes will suggest you brown the meat before you dump it into the pot, but I've never really undertsood the reasoning behind this suggestion.  Clearly it can't be because they're worried that the meat will be underdone, because at 8 hours, even on low heat, that shit'll get cooked just fine.  There might be another justification that pertains to texture or something (or maybe excess grease that you typically take care of by browning (and draining) the meat beforehand?) that one of the amatuer cooks in here might know, but I otherwise don't understand this suggestion.  Throw all the shit in and turn it and go to the titty bar.

Browning is never really about making sure the meat isn't underdone so much as it's about the flavor.

The Maillard reaction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillard_reaction) involved in browning meat is responsible for developing distinctive meaty flavor compounds and it will never happen cooking at the lower temperature a crockpot operates at.

Brown the meat and then deglaze (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deglazing_(cooking)) the browning skillet in order to hang onto all the delicious brown bits that get left behind.

This.  It's all about the flavour, baby.  Six or eight hours in a crockpot will cook the living shit out of pretty much any joint of meat you care to mention.

Top tip - if you're cooking a joint, brown it and then chuck half a bottle of beer in the crockpot with it.  Add mustard if it's beef or venison.  Drink rest of beer.  Profit.

That's not how I cook a joint.  You just need to make sure it's rolled evenly so it burns straight.  You people sure are strange.

After 8 hours in a crockpot, you could pretty much have your shoe come out tender, but I definitely recommend the browning for taste. 
Same deal with a dutch oven (which are even better than crockpots, but not really something you'd want to leave in the oven for 8 hours unattended.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on April 18, 2012, 11:54:42 AM
Quote from: PenPho on April 18, 2012, 11:40:29 AM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 08:48:16 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 18, 2012, 03:13:18 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 17, 2012, 06:34:32 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 17, 2012, 06:22:53 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 17, 2012, 05:35:49 PM
Cooking question.

I've recently acquired a Crockpot.  Now, if I were to make a beef dish or some kind of goulash, would I need to cook or brown the beef before I place it in the Crockpot or will the Crockpot cook the beef over the course of 8 hours or so?

This question would also apply to other meats in the Crockpot.

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.

Some recipes will suggest you brown the meat before you dump it into the pot, but I've never really undertsood the reasoning behind this suggestion.  Clearly it can't be because they're worried that the meat will be underdone, because at 8 hours, even on low heat, that shit'll get cooked just fine.  There might be another justification that pertains to texture or something (or maybe excess grease that you typically take care of by browning (and draining) the meat beforehand?) that one of the amatuer cooks in here might know, but I otherwise don't understand this suggestion.  Throw all the shit in and turn it and go to the titty bar.

Browning is never really about making sure the meat isn't underdone so much as it's about the flavor.

The Maillard reaction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillard_reaction) involved in browning meat is responsible for developing distinctive meaty flavor compounds and it will never happen cooking at the lower temperature a crockpot operates at.

Brown the meat and then deglaze (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deglazing_(cooking)) the browning skillet in order to hang onto all the delicious brown bits that get left behind.

This.  It's all about the flavour, baby.  Six or eight hours in a crockpot will cook the living shit out of pretty much any joint of meat you care to mention.

Top tip - if you're cooking a joint, brown it and then chuck half a bottle of beer in the crockpot with it.  Add mustard if it's beef or venison.  Drink rest of beer.  Profit.

That's not how I cook a joint.  You just need to make sure it's rolled evenly so it burns straight.  You people sure are strange.

After 8 hours in a crockpot, you could pretty much have your shoe come out tender, but I definitely recommend the browning for taste. 
Same deal with a dutch oven (which are even better than crockpots, but not really something you'd want to leave in the oven for 8 hours unattended.)


Agreed on the dutch oven.  It's way better than the crock pot, but  you have to be home to make whatever in it.  It does get really hot and keeps everything in way better than the regular crock pot.  And if you're going to put meat in there, at least sear it or give it a little char before you put it in the pot. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on April 18, 2012, 12:39:44 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on April 18, 2012, 11:54:42 AM
Quote from: PenPho on April 18, 2012, 11:40:29 AM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 08:48:16 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 18, 2012, 03:13:18 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 17, 2012, 06:34:32 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 17, 2012, 06:22:53 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 17, 2012, 05:35:49 PM
Cooking question.

I've recently acquired a Crockpot.  Now, if I were to make a beef dish or some kind of goulash, would I need to cook or brown the beef before I place it in the Crockpot or will the Crockpot cook the beef over the course of 8 hours or so?

This question would also apply to other meats in the Crockpot.

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.

Some recipes will suggest you brown the meat before you dump it into the pot, but I've never really undertsood the reasoning behind this suggestion.  Clearly it can't be because they're worried that the meat will be underdone, because at 8 hours, even on low heat, that shit'll get cooked just fine.  There might be another justification that pertains to texture or something (or maybe excess grease that you typically take care of by browning (and draining) the meat beforehand?) that one of the amatuer cooks in here might know, but I otherwise don't understand this suggestion.  Throw all the shit in and turn it and go to the titty bar.

Browning is never really about making sure the meat isn't underdone so much as it's about the flavor.

The Maillard reaction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillard_reaction) involved in browning meat is responsible for developing distinctive meaty flavor compounds and it will never happen cooking at the lower temperature a crockpot operates at.

Brown the meat and then deglaze (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deglazing_(cooking)) the browning skillet in order to hang onto all the delicious brown bits that get left behind.

This.  It's all about the flavour, baby.  Six or eight hours in a crockpot will cook the living shit out of pretty much any joint of meat you care to mention.

Top tip - if you're cooking a joint, brown it and then chuck half a bottle of beer in the crockpot with it.  Add mustard if it's beef or venison.  Drink rest of beer.  Profit.

That's not how I cook a joint.  You just need to make sure it's rolled evenly so it burns straight.  You people sure are strange.

After 8 hours in a crockpot, you could pretty much have your shoe come out tender, but I definitely recommend the browning for taste.  
Same deal with a dutch oven (which are even better than crockpots, but not really something you'd want to leave in the oven for 8 hours unattended.)


Agreed on the dutch oven.  It's way better than the crock pot, but  you have to be home to make whatever in it.  It does get really hot and keeps everything in way better than the regular crock pot.  And if you're going to put meat in there, at least sear it or give it a little char before you put it in the pot.  

I did a variation on this recipe (http://www.esquire.com/features/guy-food/pork-shoulder-recipe-ll-0407) on a cold snowy Sunday this past winter.
"Pork Shoulder alla Porchetta" substituting 10 hours in the crockpot instead of 2 1/2 in the oven.
Which made it an absolute must to sear all sides of the meat first in a cast iron pot.
Shredded and served on toasted ciabatta rolls.
Fucking outstanding and made the house smell like slow cooked pork heaven.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on April 18, 2012, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 12:39:44 PM
Which made it an absolute must to sear all sides of the meat first in a cast iron pot.

Pork crust is basically the greatest thing ever. One can make some pretty good pulled pork by searing the outside for a few minutes and then cooking slowly in a crock pot. Easy as can be.

Then again, living in KC, it feels futile to try my hand any sort of pork or barbecue product at home so I rarely bother.

And who knew we had so many epicureans here on Desipio?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 18, 2012, 01:09:10 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 18, 2012, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 12:39:44 PM
Which made it an absolute must to sear all sides of the meat first in a cast iron pot.

Pork crust is basically the greatest thing ever. One can make some pretty good pulled pork by searing the outside for a few minutes and then cooking slowly in a crock pot. Easy as can be.

Then again, living in KC, it feels futile to try my hand any sort of pork or barbecue product at home so I rarely bother.

And who knew we had so many epicureans here on Desipio?

Just a guess here, but the average Desipiot is probably 10-15% overweight.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on April 18, 2012, 01:13:41 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 18, 2012, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 12:39:44 PM
Which made it an absolute must to sear all sides of the meat first in a cast iron pot.

Pork crust is basically the greatest thing ever. One can make some pretty good pulled pork by searing the outside for a few minutes and then cooking slowly in a crock pot. Easy as can be.

Then again, living in KC, it feels futile to try my hand any sort of pork or barbecue product at home so I rarely bother.

And who knew we had so many epicureans here on Desipio?

I've been focused making several French dishes at this point; chicken provencale, beef bourginon, etc.  Very interesting combinations there.  However, I've never used a crockpot before in my cooking, so I thought I'd ask.

I think I've perfected my lobster bisque recipe.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on April 18, 2012, 01:15:48 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 18, 2012, 01:13:41 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 18, 2012, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 12:39:44 PM
Which made it an absolute must to sear all sides of the meat first in a cast iron pot.

Pork crust is basically the greatest thing ever. One can make some pretty good pulled pork by searing the outside for a few minutes and then cooking slowly in a crock pot. Easy as can be.

Then again, living in KC, it feels futile to try my hand any sort of pork or barbecue product at home so I rarely bother.

And who knew we had so many epicureans here on Desipio?

I've been focused making several French dishes at this point; chicken provencale, beef bourginon, etc.  Very interesting combinations there.  However, I've never used a crockpot before in my cooking, so I thought I'd ask.

I think I've perfected my lobster bisque recipe.

Have you tried your hand at crockpot chicken oscar?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on April 18, 2012, 01:21:31 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 01:09:10 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 18, 2012, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 12:39:44 PM
Which made it an absolute must to sear all sides of the meat first in a cast iron pot.

Pork crust is basically the greatest thing ever. One can make some pretty good pulled pork by searing the outside for a few minutes and then cooking slowly in a crock pot. Easy as can be.

Then again, living in KC, it feels futile to try my hand any sort of pork or barbecue product at home so I rarely bother.

And who knew we had so many epicureans here on Desipio?

Just a guess here, but the average Desipiot is probably 10-15% overweight.

Speak for yourself tubby.

And shouldn't the two of us only know how to boil meat?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 18, 2012, 01:25:55 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 01:09:10 PM
Just a guess here, but the average Desipiot is probably 10-15% overweight.

Not since Chuck Dickens stopped coming around to keep the average down.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 18, 2012, 01:26:35 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 01:21:31 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 01:09:10 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 18, 2012, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 12:39:44 PM
Which made it an absolute must to sear all sides of the meat first in a cast iron pot.

Pork crust is basically the greatest thing ever. One can make some pretty good pulled pork by searing the outside for a few minutes and then cooking slowly in a crock pot. Easy as can be.

Then again, living in KC, it feels futile to try my hand any sort of pork or barbecue product at home so I rarely bother.

And who knew we had so many epicureans here on Desipio?

Just a guess here, but the average Desipiot is probably 10-15% overweight.

Speak for yourself tubby.

And shouldn't the two of us only know how to boil meat?

Speaking for myself, I'd peg the number at closer to 20%.

And dinner was never something we looked forward to growing up.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on April 18, 2012, 01:28:56 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 01:26:35 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 01:21:31 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 01:09:10 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 18, 2012, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 12:39:44 PM
Which made it an absolute must to sear all sides of the meat first in a cast iron pot.

Pork crust is basically the greatest thing ever. One can make some pretty good pulled pork by searing the outside for a few minutes and then cooking slowly in a crock pot. Easy as can be.

Then again, living in KC, it feels futile to try my hand any sort of pork or barbecue product at home so I rarely bother.

And who knew we had so many epicureans here on Desipio?

Just a guess here, but the average Desipiot is probably 10-15% overweight.

Speak for yourself tubby.

And shouldn't the two of us only know how to boil meat?

Speaking for myself, I'd peg the number at closer to 20%.

And dinner was never something we looked forward to growing up.

Does half a potato and a tumbler of whiskey count as "dinner" now?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on April 18, 2012, 01:29:52 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 18, 2012, 01:28:56 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 01:26:35 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 01:21:31 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 01:09:10 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 18, 2012, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 12:39:44 PM
Which made it an absolute must to sear all sides of the meat first in a cast iron pot.

Pork crust is basically the greatest thing ever. One can make some pretty good pulled pork by searing the outside for a few minutes and then cooking slowly in a crock pot. Easy as can be.

Then again, living in KC, it feels futile to try my hand any sort of pork or barbecue product at home so I rarely bother.

And who knew we had so many epicureans here on Desipio?

Just a guess here, but the average Desipiot is probably 10-15% overweight.

Speak for yourself tubby.

And shouldn't the two of us only know how to boil meat?

Speaking for myself, I'd peg the number at closer to 20%.

And dinner was never something we looked forward to growing up.

Does half a potato and a tumbler of whiskey count as "dinner" now?

For dessert he got hit with a belt.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on April 18, 2012, 01:30:21 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 01:26:35 PM
And dinner was never something we looked forward to growing up.

"What's for potato tonight, mom?"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on April 18, 2012, 01:31:05 PM
Quote from: PenPho on April 18, 2012, 01:29:52 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 18, 2012, 01:28:56 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 01:26:35 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 01:21:31 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 01:09:10 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 18, 2012, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 12:39:44 PM
Which made it an absolute must to sear all sides of the meat first in a cast iron pot.

Pork crust is basically the greatest thing ever. One can make some pretty good pulled pork by searing the outside for a few minutes and then cooking slowly in a crock pot. Easy as can be.

Then again, living in KC, it feels futile to try my hand any sort of pork or barbecue product at home so I rarely bother.

And who knew we had so many epicureans here on Desipio?

Just a guess here, but the average Desipiot is probably 10-15% overweight.

Speak for yourself tubby.

And shouldn't the two of us only know how to boil meat?

Speaking for myself, I'd peg the number at closer to 20%.

And dinner was never something we looked forward to growing up.

Does half a potato and a tumbler of whiskey count as "dinner" now?

For dessert he got hit with a belt.

And fishsticks during lent.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 18, 2012, 01:32:43 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 18, 2012, 01:28:56 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 01:26:35 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 01:21:31 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 18, 2012, 01:09:10 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 18, 2012, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 18, 2012, 12:39:44 PM
Which made it an absolute must to sear all sides of the meat first in a cast iron pot.

Pork crust is basically the greatest thing ever. One can make some pretty good pulled pork by searing the outside for a few minutes and then cooking slowly in a crock pot. Easy as can be.

Then again, living in KC, it feels futile to try my hand any sort of pork or barbecue product at home so I rarely bother.

And who knew we had so many epicureans here on Desipio?

Just a guess here, but the average Desipiot is probably 10-15% overweight.

Speak for yourself tubby.

And shouldn't the two of us only know how to boil meat?

Speaking for myself, I'd peg the number at closer to 20%.

And dinner was never something we looked forward to growing up.

Does half a potato and a tumbler of whiskey count as "dinner" now?

Half a potato?  Jesus we weren't destitute!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on April 23, 2012, 04:51:10 PM
Anyone have experience with RSV in babies?
Positive feedback only, please.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 23, 2012, 04:59:41 PM
Quote from: PenPho on April 23, 2012, 04:51:10 PM
Anyone have experience with RSV in babies?

As a father whose 18 month old has barked like a baby seal at times and otherwise dealt with similar respiratory woes, I truly empathize with you.  However,

Quote from: PenPho on April 23, 2012, 04:51:10 PM
Positive feedback only, please.


Are you new here?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on April 23, 2012, 05:10:01 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 23, 2012, 04:59:41 PM
Quote from: PenPho on April 23, 2012, 04:51:10 PM
Anyone have experience with RSV in babies?

As a father whose 18 month old has barked like a baby seal at times and otherwise dealt with similar respiratory woes, I truly empathize with you.  However,

Quote from: PenPho on April 23, 2012, 04:51:10 PM
Positive feedback only, please.


Are you new here?

Sitting in hospital holding my 10 month old son who's hooked up to an oxygen machine. Was just looking for something like, "oh, we went through that. Shitty week, but then everything was fine. Just needs to run its course."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on April 23, 2012, 05:15:21 PM
Quote from: PenPho on April 23, 2012, 05:10:01 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 23, 2012, 04:59:41 PM
Quote from: PenPho on April 23, 2012, 04:51:10 PM
Anyone have experience with RSV in babies?

As a father whose 18 month old has barked like a baby seal at times and otherwise dealt with similar respiratory woes, I truly empathize with you.  However,

Quote from: PenPho on April 23, 2012, 04:51:10 PM
Positive feedback only, please.


Are you new here?

Sitting in hospital holding my 10 month old son who's hooked up to an oxygen machine. Was just looking for something like, "oh, we went through that. Shitty week, but then everything was fine. Just needs to run its course."

DPD.

Realize this is the 2nd time I've had depressing hospital posts. Apologies for the sadsackery, was just looking for any RSV feedback, I know it's relatively common, though severity varies.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 23, 2012, 05:21:40 PM
Oh, we went through that. Shitty week, but then everything was fine. Just needs to run its course.

I mean it wasn't RSV but it was infectious and clearly painful.  Also my wife takes the boy to the hospital.  I'd probably lose my shit if I saw my kid hooked up to one of those.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on May 01, 2012, 06:17:53 PM
Where the fuck did I put my keys?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on May 01, 2012, 06:20:36 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on May 01, 2012, 06:17:53 PM
Where the fuck did I put my keys?

The pants you were wearing yesterday. Or they fell behind your nightstand.

Edit: (||)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on May 01, 2012, 06:42:25 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 01, 2012, 06:20:36 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on May 01, 2012, 06:17:53 PM
Where the fuck did I put my keys?

The pants you were wearing yesterday. Or they fell behind your nightstand.

Edit: (||)

Both solid guesses, but no dice.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on May 01, 2012, 08:04:44 PM
Random shelf? That's where I often leave mine.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on May 01, 2012, 08:25:33 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on May 01, 2012, 06:17:53 PM
Where the fuck did I put my keys?

The correct answer is: elephants don't HAVE keys, Mr. Tank.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on May 01, 2012, 08:33:43 PM
Quote from: CT III on May 01, 2012, 08:25:33 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on May 01, 2012, 06:17:53 PM
Where the fuck did I put my keys?

The correct answer is: elephants don't HAVE keys, Mr. Tank.

Intrepid Reader Huey: Now whar's me toothpick?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on May 01, 2012, 09:49:04 PM
Obviously, the keys were sitting out in the open in the general vicinity of a spot I checked at least three times. In the middle of a table.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on May 01, 2012, 09:49:44 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on May 01, 2012, 09:49:04 PM
Obviously, the keys were sitting out in the open in the general vicinity of a spot I checked at least three times. In the middle of a table.

Sooo...do you have any suspects?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on May 01, 2012, 10:05:28 PM
Quote from: CT III on May 01, 2012, 09:49:44 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on May 01, 2012, 09:49:04 PM
Obviously, the keys were sitting out in the open in the general vicinity of a spot I checked at least three times. In the middle of a table.

Sooo...do you have any suspects?

*golf clap*
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on May 02, 2012, 07:47:31 AM
Quote from: Bort on May 01, 2012, 10:05:28 PM
Quote from: CT III on May 01, 2012, 09:49:44 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on May 01, 2012, 09:49:04 PM
Obviously, the keys were sitting out in the open in the general vicinity of a spot I checked at least three times. In the middle of a table.

Sooo...do you have any suspects?

*golf clap*

Very nice.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 12:33:59 PM
 I have a conference at the Fairmont Milenium starting Monday the 21st.  Mrs. CBStew and I are flying in on Sunday.  I seem to attract the Occupy movement, or maybe it is just bad timing.  My office is near where all of the fun happened in Oakland, and I had to go to Seattle when that City had its excitement.  Should I bring a hardhat?  My ACLU membership card?  My 1968 Peace and Freedom Party registration? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on May 13, 2012, 01:13:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 12:33:59 PM
I have a conference at the Fairmont Milenium starting Monday the 21st.  Mrs. CBStew and I are flying in on Sunday.  I seem to attract the Occupy movement, or maybe it is just bad timing.  My office is near where all of the fun happened in Oakland, and I had to go to Seattle when that City had its excitement.  Should I bring a hardhat?  My ACLU membership card?  My 1968 Peace and Freedom Party registration? 

Never mind that, Stew, when are you going to book your flight for Tonkfest2012TM?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 08:00:31 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 13, 2012, 01:13:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 12:33:59 PM
I have a conference at the Fairmont Milenium starting Monday the 21st.  Mrs. CBStew and I are flying in on Sunday.  I seem to attract the Occupy movement, or maybe it is just bad timing.  My office is near where all of the fun happened in Oakland, and I had to go to Seattle when that City had its excitement.  Should I bring a hardhat?  My ACLU membership card?  My 1968 Peace and Freedom Party registration? 

Never mind that, Stew, when are you going to book your flight for Tonkfest2012TM?

This belongs in the "I admit it" thread, but I am a lightweight when it comes to partying.  It's genetic.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on May 14, 2012, 05:23:37 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 08:00:31 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 13, 2012, 01:13:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 12:33:59 PM
I have a conference at the Fairmont Milenium starting Monday the 21st.  Mrs. CBStew and I are flying in on Sunday.  I seem to attract the Occupy movement, or maybe it is just bad timing.  My office is near where all of the fun happened in Oakland, and I had to go to Seattle when that City had its excitement.  Should I bring a hardhat?  My ACLU membership card?  My 1968 Peace and Freedom Party registration? 

Never mind that, Stew, when are you going to book your flight for Tonkfest2012TM?

This belongs in the "I admit it" thread, but I am a lightweight when it comes to partying.  It's genetic.

I wouldn't let that stop you - Shooter slept through pretty much the entire thing last year and nonetheless had a great time.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on May 14, 2012, 08:46:45 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 08:00:31 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 13, 2012, 01:13:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 12:33:59 PM
I have a conference at the Fairmont Milenium starting Monday the 21st.  Mrs. CBStew and I are flying in on Sunday.  I seem to attract the Occupy movement, or maybe it is just bad timing.  My office is near where all of the fun happened in Oakland, and I had to go to Seattle when that City had its excitement.  Should I bring a hardhat?  My ACLU membership card?  My 1968 Peace and Freedom Party registration? 

Never mind that, Stew, when are you going to book your flight for Tonkfest2012TM?

This belongs in the "I admit it" thread, but I am a lightweight when it comes to partying.  It's genetic.

We can share a club soda.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on May 16, 2012, 07:41:36 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 14, 2012, 05:23:37 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 08:00:31 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 13, 2012, 01:13:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 12:33:59 PM
I have a conference at the Fairmont Milenium starting Monday the 21st.  Mrs. CBStew and I are flying in on Sunday.  I seem to attract the Occupy movement, or maybe it is just bad timing.  My office is near where all of the fun happened in Oakland, and I had to go to Seattle when that City had its excitement.  Should I bring a hardhat?  My ACLU membership card?  My 1968 Peace and Freedom Party registration? 

Never mind that, Stew, when are you going to book your flight for Tonkfest2012TM?

This belongs in the "I admit it" thread, but I am a lightweight when it comes to partying.  It's genetic.

I wouldn't let that stop you - Shooter slept through pretty much the entire thing last year and nonetheless had a great time.

Only the bowling.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on May 17, 2012, 08:27:11 AM
Quote from: Shooter on May 16, 2012, 07:41:36 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 14, 2012, 05:23:37 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 08:00:31 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 13, 2012, 01:13:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 12:33:59 PM
I have a conference at the Fairmont Milenium starting Monday the 21st.  Mrs. CBStew and I are flying in on Sunday.  I seem to attract the Occupy movement, or maybe it is just bad timing.  My office is near where all of the fun happened in Oakland, and I had to go to Seattle when that City had its excitement.  Should I bring a hardhat?  My ACLU membership card?  My 1968 Peace and Freedom Party registration? 

Never mind that, Stew, when are you going to book your flight for Tonkfest2012TM?

This belongs in the "I admit it" thread, but I am a lightweight when it comes to partying.  It's genetic.

I wouldn't let that stop you - Shooter slept through pretty much the entire thing last year and nonetheless had a great time.

Only the bowling.

That's what we told you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on May 17, 2012, 08:42:09 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2012, 08:27:11 AM
Quote from: Shooter on May 16, 2012, 07:41:36 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 14, 2012, 05:23:37 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 08:00:31 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 13, 2012, 01:13:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 12:33:59 PM
I have a conference at the Fairmont Milenium starting Monday the 21st.  Mrs. CBStew and I are flying in on Sunday.  I seem to attract the Occupy movement, or maybe it is just bad timing.  My office is near where all of the fun happened in Oakland, and I had to go to Seattle when that City had its excitement.  Should I bring a hardhat?  My ACLU membership card?  My 1968 Peace and Freedom Party registration? 

Never mind that, Stew, when are you going to book your flight for Tonkfest2012TM?

This belongs in the "I admit it" thread, but I am a lightweight when it comes to partying.  It's genetic.

I wouldn't let that stop you - Shooter slept through pretty much the entire thing last year and nonetheless had a great time.

Only the bowling.

That's what we told you.

(||)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on May 18, 2012, 10:14:54 AM
Quote from: Shooter on May 17, 2012, 08:42:09 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2012, 08:27:11 AM
Quote from: Shooter on May 16, 2012, 07:41:36 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 14, 2012, 05:23:37 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 08:00:31 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 13, 2012, 01:13:48 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 13, 2012, 12:33:59 PM
I have a conference at the Fairmont Milenium starting Monday the 21st.  Mrs. CBStew and I are flying in on Sunday.  I seem to attract the Occupy movement, or maybe it is just bad timing.  My office is near where all of the fun happened in Oakland, and I had to go to Seattle when that City had its excitement.  Should I bring a hardhat?  My ACLU membership card?  My 1968 Peace and Freedom Party registration? 

Never mind that, Stew, when are you going to book your flight for Tonkfest2012TM?

This belongs in the "I admit it" thread, but I am a lightweight when it comes to partying.  It's genetic.

I wouldn't let that stop you - Shooter slept through pretty much the entire thing last year and nonetheless had a great time.

Only the bowling.

That's what we told you.

(||)

It's not ghey if you're passed out. At least that's what they told me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on June 06, 2012, 06:49:17 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

I'd recommend a healthy raise.



But seriously, San Diego is a really fun town, congrats.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 08:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

How long of a commute are you shooting for?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 06, 2012, 08:53:54 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 08:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

How long of a commute are you shooting for?

Ideally ten minutes, but if it meets everything on the list and is really close to a beach I'd go up to 20, 25.  My commute is 50 now and I'm kinda worn out.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on June 06, 2012, 10:03:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:53:54 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 08:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

How long of a commute are you shooting for?

Ideally ten minutes, but if it meets everything on the list and is really close to a beach I'd go up to 20, 25.  My commute is 50 now and I'm kinda worn out.

Intrepid Reader: Huey

How do you feel about biking to the train?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on June 06, 2012, 10:09:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 06, 2012, 10:03:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:53:54 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 08:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

How long of a commute are you shooting for?

Ideally ten minutes, but if it meets everything on the list and is really close to a beach I'd go up to 20, 25.  My commute is 50 now and I'm kinda worn out.

Intrepid Reader: Huey

How do you feel about biking to the train?

As if they've got trains in San Diego.  Pshaw.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 11:02:16 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 06, 2012, 10:09:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 06, 2012, 10:03:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:53:54 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 08:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

How long of a commute are you shooting for?

Ideally ten minutes, but if it meets everything on the list and is really close to a beach I'd go up to 20, 25.  My commute is 50 now and I'm kinda worn out.

Intrepid Reader: Huey

How do you feel about biking to the train?

As if they've got trains in San Diego.  Pshaw.

Metrolink, ogdens!

But seriously, I'd stay away from towns and areas right on the border with TJ; that's just asking for trouble right there.

Pacific Beach, La Jolla, and Chula Vista are good.

I'm also partial to Encinitas and Del Mar, if being on the ocean tickles your fancy (caveat: those are pretty far north of the city).

I had a one hour commute going from West Los Angeles to Downtown each day, so if you're willing to stomach it, you could go to the OC (Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano [home of the swallows]) and drive down the 5 each day, but this would be an hour and a half each way every day (but you'd be in a pretty plush location).

www.padmapper.com should provide a solid overview of places.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on June 06, 2012, 11:16:47 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:53:54 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 08:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

How long of a commute are you shooting for?

Ideally ten minutes, but if it meets everything on the list and is really close to a beach I'd go up to 20, 25.  My commute is 50 now and I'm kinda worn out.

Pussy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on June 06, 2012, 11:51:56 PM
Do y'all think "even whores can reject perverts" might be an effective negotiating strategy with people who think everything can be compensated at a fixed rate?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 07, 2012, 07:06:21 AM
Quote from: flannj on June 06, 2012, 11:16:47 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:53:54 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 08:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

How long of a commute are you shooting for?

Ideally ten minutes, but if it meets everything on the list and is really close to a beach I'd go up to 20, 25.  My commute is 50 now and I'm kinda worn out.

Pussy.

:(
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on June 07, 2012, 08:40:40 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 07, 2012, 07:06:21 AM
Quote from: flannj on June 06, 2012, 11:16:47 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:53:54 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 08:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

How long of a commute are you shooting for?

Ideally ten minutes, but if it meets everything on the list and is really close to a beach I'd go up to 20, 25.  My commute is 50 now and I'm kinda worn out.

Pussy.

:(

You can live in Tijuana and take the trolley.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on June 07, 2012, 09:09:01 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 11:02:16 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 06, 2012, 10:09:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 06, 2012, 10:03:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:53:54 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 08:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

How long of a commute are you shooting for?

Ideally ten minutes, but if it meets everything on the list and is really close to a beach I'd go up to 20, 25.  My commute is 50 now and I'm kinda worn out.

Intrepid Reader: Huey

How do you feel about biking to the train?

As if they've got trains in San Diego.  Pshaw.

Metrolink, ogdens!

But seriously, I'd stay away from towns and areas right on the border with TJ; that's just asking for trouble right there.

Pacific Beach, La Jolla, and Chula Vista are good.

I'm also partial to Encinitas and Del Mar, if being on the ocean tickles your fancy (caveat: those are pretty far north of the city).

I had a one hour commute going from West Los Angeles to Downtown each day, so if you're willing to stomach it, you could go to the OC (Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano [home of the swallows]) and drive down the 5 each day, but this would be an hour and a half each way every day (but you'd be in a pretty plush location).

www.padmapper.com should provide a solid overview of places.

Sterling: I'd like a place with a 25 minute commute, max.

Gil: Here are some great places with an hour and a half commute!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on June 07, 2012, 09:35:58 AM
Stay out of my beach community. Fuckin' goldbricker.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 07, 2012, 10:23:57 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 11:02:16 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 06, 2012, 10:09:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 06, 2012, 10:03:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:53:54 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 08:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

How long of a commute are you shooting for?

Ideally ten minutes, but if it meets everything on the list and is really close to a beach I'd go up to 20, 25.  My commute is 50 now and I'm kinda worn out.

Intrepid Reader: Huey

How do you feel about biking to the train?

As if they've got trains in San Diego.  Pshaw.

Metrolink, ogdens!

But seriously, I'd stay away from towns and areas right on the border with TJ; that's just asking for trouble right there.

Pacific Beach, La Jolla, and Chula Vista are good.

I'm also partial to Encinitas and Del Mar, if being on the ocean tickles your fancy (caveat: those are pretty far north of the city).

I had a one hour commute going from West Los Angeles to Downtown each day, so if you're willing to stomach it, you could go to the OC (Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano [home of the swallows]) and drive down the 5 each day, but this would be an hour and a half each way every day (but you'd be in a pretty plush location).

www.padmapper.com should provide a solid overview of places.

Thank you Gil. Do you have any recommendations on PM companies, whether good ones or ones to avoid?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on June 07, 2012, 10:38:26 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

See, that's a decent post. Actually made me lol. It's a shame now that you're finding your legs that you'll be rooting for the Padres and Chargers and leaving this place for good. I'll remember you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on June 07, 2012, 12:38:12 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 07, 2012, 10:23:57 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 11:02:16 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 06, 2012, 10:09:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 06, 2012, 10:03:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:53:54 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 08:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

How long of a commute are you shooting for?

Ideally ten minutes, but if it meets everything on the list and is really close to a beach I'd go up to 20, 25.  My commute is 50 now and I'm kinda worn out.

Intrepid Reader: Huey

How do you feel about biking to the train?

As if they've got trains in San Diego.  Pshaw.

Metrolink, ogdens!

But seriously, I'd stay away from towns and areas right on the border with TJ; that's just asking for trouble right there.

Pacific Beach, La Jolla, and Chula Vista are good.

I'm also partial to Encinitas and Del Mar, if being on the ocean tickles your fancy (caveat: those are pretty far north of the city).

I had a one hour commute going from West Los Angeles to Downtown each day, so if you're willing to stomach it, you could go to the OC (Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano [home of the swallows]) and drive down the 5 each day, but this would be an hour and a half each way every day (but you'd be in a pretty plush location).

www.padmapper.com should provide a solid overview of places.

Thank you Gil. Do you have any recommendations on PM companies, whether good ones or ones to avoid?

Plenty of options in your price range on Coronado Island. (http://www.apartmenthunterz.com/california/central-coast-sd/coronado/apartments)

I don't know what it would be like to actually live there in terms of social life, but the commute wouldn't be too bad over the bridge each day, assuming you're working downtown S.D.  and it's obviously very close the beach
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 07, 2012, 03:19:49 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 07, 2012, 12:38:12 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 07, 2012, 10:23:57 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 11:02:16 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 06, 2012, 10:09:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 06, 2012, 10:03:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:53:54 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 08:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

How long of a commute are you shooting for?

Ideally ten minutes, but if it meets everything on the list and is really close to a beach I'd go up to 20, 25.  My commute is 50 now and I'm kinda worn out.

Intrepid Reader: Huey

How do you feel about biking to the train?

As if they've got trains in San Diego.  Pshaw.

Metrolink, ogdens!

But seriously, I'd stay away from towns and areas right on the border with TJ; that's just asking for trouble right there.

Pacific Beach, La Jolla, and Chula Vista are good.

I'm also partial to Encinitas and Del Mar, if being on the ocean tickles your fancy (caveat: those are pretty far north of the city).

I had a one hour commute going from West Los Angeles to Downtown each day, so if you're willing to stomach it, you could go to the OC (Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano [home of the swallows]) and drive down the 5 each day, but this would be an hour and a half each way every day (but you'd be in a pretty plush location).

www.padmapper.com should provide a solid overview of places.

Thank you Gil. Do you have any recommendations on PM companies, whether good ones or ones to avoid?

Plenty of options in your price range on Coronado Island. (http://www.apartmenthunterz.com/california/central-coast-sd/coronado/apartments)

I don't know what it would be like to actually live there in terms of social life, but the commute wouldn't be too bad over the bridge each day, assuming you're working downtown S.D.  and it's obviously very close the beach

Hadn't thought of Coronado, thanks Pen.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on June 07, 2012, 03:25:55 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 07, 2012, 03:19:49 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 07, 2012, 12:38:12 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 07, 2012, 10:23:57 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 11:02:16 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 06, 2012, 10:09:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 06, 2012, 10:03:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:53:54 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 08:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 08:23:55 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 06, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 06, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
Might be moving to San Diego. Anyone familiar enough for housing recommendations?

What you looking for?

I'd like to be close to a beach, but not more than $1200 per month close. Easy and relatively quick access to downtown. Fairly quiet and not too close to college student party craziness/general buffoonery. (Such as Pacific Beach but with a safe buffer from Garnet.) A Trader Joe's and the like nearby would be really nice. Somewhere to park. Good building management, too. I found one on Haines that meets all this except the management has pretty bad reviews. It'd be a plus if cats are allowed but I'll compromise on that for the other stuff.

I also want M&M's in a dish on the table. Red ones. The M&M's should be managed by a rotating cast of beautiful swimsuit models in bikinis. And Kate Upton is my roommate.

How long of a commute are you shooting for?

Ideally ten minutes, but if it meets everything on the list and is really close to a beach I'd go up to 20, 25.  My commute is 50 now and I'm kinda worn out.

Intrepid Reader: Huey

How do you feel about biking to the train?

As if they've got trains in San Diego.  Pshaw.

Metrolink, ogdens!

But seriously, I'd stay away from towns and areas right on the border with TJ; that's just asking for trouble right there.

Pacific Beach, La Jolla, and Chula Vista are good.

I'm also partial to Encinitas and Del Mar, if being on the ocean tickles your fancy (caveat: those are pretty far north of the city).

I had a one hour commute going from West Los Angeles to Downtown each day, so if you're willing to stomach it, you could go to the OC (Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano [home of the swallows]) and drive down the 5 each day, but this would be an hour and a half each way every day (but you'd be in a pretty plush location).

www.padmapper.com should provide a solid overview of places.

Thank you Gil. Do you have any recommendations on PM companies, whether good ones or ones to avoid?

Plenty of options in your price range on Coronado Island. (http://www.apartmenthunterz.com/california/central-coast-sd/coronado/apartments)

I don't know what it would be like to actually live there in terms of social life, but the commute wouldn't be too bad over the bridge each day, assuming you're working downtown S.D.  and it's obviously very close the beach

Hadn't thought of Coronado, thanks Pen.

My wife said "We should definitely move here" about 15 seconds after crossing the bridge. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 16, 2012, 08:20:08 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 07, 2012, 03:25:55 PM
My wife said "We should definitely move here" about 15 seconds after crossing the bridge. 

Didn't see this until now, but she's probably right.

Anyway, assuming the landlord doesn't find this site, my application should soon be approved for my new place.  Thanks for the insight, only site, as always.

Now the critically-important question of which TV and internet service to choose has presented itself: AT&T U-verse, or Cox.  I already have an HD HomeRun tuner, and I'm generally against needing a separate box for every single TV.  (Even if I only have two, but, whatever.)  So what do you guys recommend?  Is U-verse worth giving all that up?  If not, how many channels will I be able to pick up with Clear QAM?  (A.k.a. the channels your TV can tune in by itself without a set-top decoder box.)  Will I be still be able to record Archer in HD on my computer and quickly convert for iPad and Apple TV?  Please say yes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 16, 2012, 09:12:21 PM
Yes
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 19, 2012, 11:45:28 PM
Quote from: forkserker on February 02, 2007, 11:33:00 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 02, 2007, 11:16:45 AM
I'm having trouble getting a hard-on. Any ideas?

try this:

http://redeye.mycapture.com/PHOTOS/RDEY/1UserPhotos/37366.swf (http://redeye.mycapture.com/PHOTOS/RDEY/1UserPhotos/37366.swf)

Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 02, 2007, 11:52:25 AM
Oh God.  At first, I thought that was Fred Willard.  Then it spoke.

"I found when I was at Second City doing it every night, it came so easily. (http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_21061789/fred-willard-keeps-delivering-movies-and-television")"

So it goes. (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/fred-willard-loses-pbs-job-after-arrest/")
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2012, 11:54:37 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 19, 2012, 11:45:28 PM
Quote from: forkserker on February 02, 2007, 11:33:00 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on February 02, 2007, 11:16:45 AM
I'm having trouble getting a hard-on. Any ideas?

try this:

http://redeye.mycapture.com/PHOTOS/RDEY/1UserPhotos/37366.swf (http://redeye.mycapture.com/PHOTOS/RDEY/1UserPhotos/37366.swf)

Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 02, 2007, 11:52:25 AM
Oh God.  At first, I thought that was Fred Willard.  Then it spoke.

"I found when I was at Second City doing it every night, it came so easily. (http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_21061789/fred-willard-keeps-delivering-movies-and-television")"

So it goes. (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/fred-willard-loses-pbs-job-after-arrest/")

Willard finally revealed his hidden assets.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2012, 11:57:36 PM
Apparently Fred Willard has no children (or grandchildren).

So I guess it stands to reason that no one's ever taught him how to use the internet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 23, 2012, 05:08:11 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 16, 2012, 08:20:08 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 07, 2012, 03:25:55 PM
My wife said "We should definitely move here" about 15 seconds after crossing the bridge.  

Didn't see this until now, but she's probably right.

Anyway, assuming the landlord doesn't find this site, my application should soon be approved for my new place.  Thanks for the insight, only site, as always.

Now the critically-important question of which TV and internet service to choose has presented itself: AT&T U-verse, or Cox.  I already have an HD HomeRun tuner, and I'm generally against needing a separate box for every single TV.  (Even if I only have two, but, whatever.)  So what do you guys recommend?  Is U-verse worth giving all that up?  If not, how many channels will I be able to pick up with Clear QAM?  (A.k.a. the channels your TV can tune in by itself without a set-top decoder box.)  Will I be still be able to record Archer in HD on my computer and quickly convert for iPad and Apple TV?  Please say yes.

Well, on the one hand, Cox is probably the best cable company in the U.S.  They do a pretty solid job of adapting to new technology (see Cox Online (http://ww2.cox.com/myconnection/sandiego/watch/video-landing.cox?campcode=ub_1_tv_tvonline_1105)), they have the fastest internet in the country (http://www.telecompetitor.com/pc-magazine-cable-companies-have-highest-internet-speeds/), they rarely, if ever have any Retransmission issues (See DirecTV/Viacom) and they have introductory packages starting as low as $25/$25/$25 for Cable/Internet/Phone.  Plus, they're now offering home security as well that I've heard really good things about (though I doubt you'll need this on Coronado in a rental unit.)  They offer NFL RedZone for a rather reasonable rate ($30/year IIRC), and carry NFL/MLB/other sports networks everywhere.  Also, while I only have their internet at the moment, I've always had excellent customer service from them.    

On the other side, U-Verse TV is a really good product that's getting better all the time as they (very slowly and methodically) increase their geographic footprint. Their DVR will kick the crap out of anything that Cox currently has (record up to 4 shows at a time, whole-home DVR) and you can bundle your Cable and Internet with your wireless phone, which Cox won't let you do. The internet speeds won't compare with Cox's best, but everyone is getting better in a hurry. (http://www.usatoday.com/MONEY/usaedition/2012-07-19-Broadband-FCC_ST_U.htm) The demographic for U-Verse (and Verizon's FIOS) is essentially you, it's younger, higher-educated, more tech-savvy folks who are less likely to have a landline phone and multiple family members streaming concurrently (even though they certainly advertise family-heavy scenarios.)  I'd post the Multichannel News report with demos, but it's behind their paywall and I don't think it's really worth the extra effort to log-in and create a work-around for a non-essential support point.

So, depends on your needs, but both have benefits.

/probably more than you wanted to know.  
//spends far too much time in the telco space.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 23, 2012, 05:52:20 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 23, 2012, 05:08:11 AM
U-Verse TV is a really good product that's getting better all the time

My 82-year-old neighbor detests U-Verse, so you're wrong.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on July 23, 2012, 06:07:41 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 23, 2012, 05:52:20 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 23, 2012, 05:08:11 AM
U-Verse TV is a really good product that's getting better all the time

My 82-year-old neighbor detests U-Verse, so you're wrong.

Quote
The demographic for U-Verse (and Verizon's FIOS) is essentially you, it's younger, higher-educated, more tech-savvy folks who are less likely to have a landline phone and multiple family members streaming concurrently.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 23, 2012, 06:16:06 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 23, 2012, 06:07:41 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 23, 2012, 05:52:20 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 23, 2012, 05:08:11 AM
U-Verse TV is a really good product that's getting better all the time

My 82-year-old neighbor detests U-Verse, so you're wrong.

Quote
The demographic for U-Verse (and Verizon's FIOS) is essentially you, it's younger, higher-educated, more tech-savvy folks who are less likely to have a landline phone and multiple family members streaming concurrently.

Don't try to change the subject.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on August 04, 2012, 03:48:21 PM
I'm doing this (http://www.chicagointerhandball.com/) Tuesday night.

Anyone with me?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 14, 2012, 08:42:22 PM
Is it a totally pussy move to anonymously submit a complaint to the California Division of Consumer Affairs regarding a cancer quack? The general allegations are operating an unregistered Telephone Medical Advice Service, practicing medicine without a license, and consumer fraud.

To wit:




(http://i.imgur.com/w3393.png)




(http://i.imgur.com/rKyL5.png)




(http://i.imgur.com/R2ZoH.png)




(http://i.imgur.com/LgD5H.png)




Plus, she's really obnoxious.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on August 14, 2012, 09:07:06 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 14, 2012, 08:42:22 PM
Is it a totally pussy move to anonymously submit a complaint to the California Division of Consumer Affairs regarding a cancer quack?

...

Plus, she's really obnoxious.

Intrepid Reader: Sterling Archer

Sure... But I bet she's hot.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 14, 2012, 09:20:57 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 14, 2012, 09:07:06 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 14, 2012, 08:42:22 PM
Is it a totally pussy move to anonymously submit a complaint to the California Division of Consumer Affairs regarding a cancer quack?

...

Plus, she's really obnoxious.

Intrepid Reader: Sterling Archer

Sure... But I bet she's hot.

http://www.okcupid.com/profile/Tamzz69?cf=regular

(http://holisticdiva.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/st-john.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on August 14, 2012, 09:21:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 14, 2012, 09:07:06 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 14, 2012, 08:42:22 PM
Is it a totally pussy move to anonymously submit a complaint to the California Division of Consumer Affairs regarding a cancer quack?

...

Plus, she's really obnoxious.

Intrepid Reader: Sterling Archer

Sure... But I bet she's hot.

No doubt.  Dead sexy and wards off cancer?  Win-win.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on August 14, 2012, 10:48:14 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 14, 2012, 09:21:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 14, 2012, 09:07:06 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 14, 2012, 08:42:22 PM
Is it a totally pussy move to anonymously submit a complaint to the California Division of Consumer Affairs regarding a cancer quack?

...

Plus, she's really obnoxious.

Intrepid Reader: Sterling Archer

Sure... But I bet she's hot.

No doubt.  Dead sexy and wards off cancer?  Win-win.

And she is on LinkedIn, so she must be legitimate.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on August 15, 2012, 12:16:16 PM
Quote from: CBStew on August 14, 2012, 10:48:14 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 14, 2012, 09:21:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 14, 2012, 09:07:06 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 14, 2012, 08:42:22 PM
Is it a totally pussy move to anonymously submit a complaint to the California Division of Consumer Affairs regarding a cancer quack?

...

Plus, she's really obnoxious.

Intrepid Reader: Sterling Archer

Sure... But I bet she's hot.

No doubt.  Dead sexy and wards off cancer?  Win-win.

And she is on LinkedIn], so she must be legitimate a Berkeley grad, so as a Business major she's probably more qualified to practice medicine than a Stanford or USC Medical school graduate.

What Stew really thinks
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on August 15, 2012, 06:22:02 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 15, 2012, 12:16:16 PM
Quote from: CBStew on August 14, 2012, 10:48:14 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 14, 2012, 09:21:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 14, 2012, 09:07:06 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 14, 2012, 08:42:22 PM
Is it a totally pussy move to anonymously submit a complaint to the California Division of Consumer Affairs regarding a cancer quack?

...

Plus, she's really obnoxious.

Intrepid Reader: Sterling Archer

Sure... But I bet she's hot.

No doubt.  Dead sexy and wards off cancer?  Win-win.

And she is on LinkedIn], so she must be legitimate a Berkeley grad, so as a Business major she's probably more qualified to practice medicine than a Stanford or USC Medical school graduate.

What Stew really thinks

I think the same about Brett Jackson, Jeff Kent, Deshaun Jackson (no relation), Kyle Boller, Marshawn Lynch, and Mrs. Cubbieblue.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on August 22, 2012, 08:08:57 AM
Does anyone know of a good way to stream bears games outside of the local coverage stations?
I found the following, but have never used this.

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9122/how_to_watch_nfl_games_for_free/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on August 22, 2012, 08:52:08 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 08:08:57 AM
Does anyone know of a good way to stream bears games outside of the local coverage stations?
I found the following, but have never used this.

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9122/how_to_watch_nfl_games_for_free/

Don't move to Brolumbus.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on August 22, 2012, 09:09:36 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 22, 2012, 08:52:08 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 08:08:57 AM
Does anyone know of a good way to stream bears games outside of the local coverage stations?
I found the following, but have never used this.

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9122/how_to_watch_nfl_games_for_free/

Don't move to Brolumbus.

Did you hear Pen is moving to colorado? Sure sounds like he's going to miss arizona.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on August 22, 2012, 09:16:03 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 09:09:36 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 22, 2012, 08:52:08 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 08:08:57 AM
Does anyone know of a good way to stream bears games outside of the local coverage stations?
I found the following, but have never used this.

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9122/how_to_watch_nfl_games_for_free/

Don't move to Brolumbus.

Did you hear Pen is moving to colorado? Sure sounds like he's going to miss arizona.

It really does.  There are so, so many things that he's going to miss about Arizona.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on August 22, 2012, 10:51:22 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 22, 2012, 09:16:03 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 09:09:36 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 22, 2012, 08:52:08 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 08:08:57 AM
Does anyone know of a good way to stream bears games outside of the local coverage stations?
I found the following, but have never used this.

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9122/how_to_watch_nfl_games_for_free/

Don't move to Brolumbus.

Did you hear Pen is moving to colorado? Sure sounds like he's going to miss arizona.

It really does.  There are so, so many things that he's going to miss about Arizona.

If only he could provide daily updates, somewhere, as to such.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on August 22, 2012, 10:59:24 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 22, 2012, 10:51:22 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 22, 2012, 09:16:03 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 09:09:36 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 22, 2012, 08:52:08 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 08:08:57 AM
Does anyone know of a good way to stream bears games outside of the local coverage stations?
I found the following, but have never used this.

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9122/how_to_watch_nfl_games_for_free/

Don't move to Brolumbus.

Did you hear Pen is moving to colorado? Sure sounds like he's going to miss arizona.

It really does.  There are so, so many things that he's going to miss about Arizona.

If only he could provide daily updates, somewhere, as to such.

Are you sure that a daily update would be enough?  I feel like I need them to be more often than that.  Sometimes within hours of each other, even.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on August 22, 2012, 11:17:02 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 22, 2012, 10:59:24 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 22, 2012, 10:51:22 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 22, 2012, 09:16:03 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 09:09:36 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 22, 2012, 08:52:08 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 08:08:57 AM
Does anyone know of a good way to stream bears games outside of the local coverage stations?
I found the following, but have never used this.

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9122/how_to_watch_nfl_games_for_free/

Don't move to Brolumbus.

Did you hear Pen is moving to colorado? Sure sounds like he's going to miss arizona.

It really does.  There are so, so many things that he's going to miss about Arizona.

If only he could provide daily updates, somewhere, as to such.

Are you sure that a daily update would be enough?  I feel like I need them to be more often than that.  Sometimes within hours of each other, even.

Does anyone know how to stream Bears game in Colorado?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on August 22, 2012, 11:32:14 AM
I'm still mad at the fascists that took down ADTHD.net. DAMN YOU. Just google "Bears-Opponent live stream" on gameday and click till something works. That's what I generally do. I only needed it a few times last year when they didn't cut away from the noon game fast enough. I DON'T FUCKING CARE TO SEE THE RIVETING FINISH OF VIKINGS-BUCCANEERS, YOU WHORES. GIVE ME MY BEARS.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on August 22, 2012, 12:02:56 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 22, 2012, 10:59:24 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 22, 2012, 10:51:22 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 22, 2012, 09:16:03 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 09:09:36 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 22, 2012, 08:52:08 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 08:08:57 AM
Does anyone know of a good way to stream bears games outside of the local coverage stations?
I found the following, but have never used this.

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9122/how_to_watch_nfl_games_for_free/

Don't move to Brolumbus.

Did you hear Pen is moving to colorado? Sure sounds like he's going to miss arizona.

It really does.  There are so, so many things that he's going to miss about Arizona.

If only he could provide daily updates, somewhere, as to such.

Are you sure that a daily update would be enough?  I feel like I need them to be more often than that.  Sometimes within hours of each other, even.

For me, it wouldn't be enough. I'd prefer more focus on the things him and the love of his life shared together, in Arizona. I don't think he's explored this enough.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:04:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 22, 2012, 11:32:14 AM
I'm still mad at the fascists that took down ADTHD.net. DAMN YOU. Just google "Bears-Opponent live stream" on gameday and click till something works. That's what I generally do. I only needed it a few times last year when they didn't cut away from the noon game fast enough. I DON'T FUCKING CARE TO SEE THE RIVETING FINISH OF VIKINGS-BUCCANEERS, YOU WHORES. GIVE ME MY BEARS.

Have you tried simply googling "atdhe" (or even "adthd")?

Homeland Security merely seized their domain name. The site itself is still online and reachable via its bare IP address (which Google helpfully directs you to):

http://88.80.11.29/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on August 22, 2012, 12:09:21 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:04:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 22, 2012, 11:32:14 AM
I'm still mad at the fascists that took down ADTHD.net. DAMN YOU. Just google "Bears-Opponent live stream" on gameday and click till something works. That's what I generally do. I only needed it a few times last year when they didn't cut away from the noon game fast enough. I DON'T FUCKING CARE TO SEE THE RIVETING FINISH OF VIKINGS-BUCCANEERS, YOU WHORES. GIVE ME MY BEARS.

Have you tried simply googling "atdhe" (or even "adthd")?

Homeland Security merely seized their domain name. The site itself is still online and reachable via its bare IP address (which Google helpfully directs you to):

http://88.80.11.29/

There's also http://sportlemon.tv (http://sportlemon.tv), although I don't know how good it is for American SPORTZ.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on August 22, 2012, 12:10:48 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:04:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 22, 2012, 11:32:14 AM
I'm still mad at the fascists that took down ADTHD.net. DAMN YOU. Just google "Bears-Opponent live stream" on gameday and click till something works. That's what I generally do. I only needed it a few times last year when they didn't cut away from the noon game fast enough. I DON'T FUCKING CARE TO SEE THE RIVETING FINISH OF VIKINGS-BUCCANEERS, YOU WHORES. GIVE ME MY BEARS.

Have you tried simply googling "atdhe" (or even "adthd")?

Homeland Security merely seized their domain name. The site itself is still online and reachable via its bare IP address (which Google helpfully directs you to):

http://88.80.11.29/

Can you get these to play on iphone?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on August 22, 2012, 12:16:59 PM
firstrowsports.eu

Only Site I'll Ever Need
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:19:04 PM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 12:10:48 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:04:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 22, 2012, 11:32:14 AM
I'm still mad at the fascists that took down ADTHD.net. DAMN YOU. Just google "Bears-Opponent live stream" on gameday and click till something works. That's what I generally do. I only needed it a few times last year when they didn't cut away from the noon game fast enough. I DON'T FUCKING CARE TO SEE THE RIVETING FINISH OF VIKINGS-BUCCANEERS, YOU WHORES. GIVE ME MY BEARS.

Have you tried simply googling "atdhe" (or even "adthd")?

Homeland Security merely seized their domain name. The site itself is still online and reachable via its bare IP address (which Google helpfully directs you to):

http://88.80.11.29/

Can you get these to play on iphone?

Doubt it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on August 22, 2012, 12:20:59 PM
Quote from: PenPho on August 22, 2012, 11:17:02 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 22, 2012, 10:59:24 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 22, 2012, 10:51:22 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 22, 2012, 09:16:03 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 09:09:36 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 22, 2012, 08:52:08 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 08:08:57 AM
Does anyone know of a good way to stream bears games outside of the local coverage stations?
I found the following, but have never used this.

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9122/how_to_watch_nfl_games_for_free/

Don't move to Brolumbus.

Did you hear Pen is moving to colorado? Sure sounds like he's going to miss arizona.

It really does.  There are so, so many things that he's going to miss about Arizona.

If only he could provide daily updates, somewhere, as to such.

Are you sure that a daily update would be enough?  I feel like I need them to be more often than that.  Sometimes within hours of each other, even.

Does anyone know how to stream Bears game in Colorado?

I laughed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:26:07 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 22, 2012, 12:20:59 PM
Quote from: PenPho on August 22, 2012, 11:17:02 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 22, 2012, 10:59:24 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 22, 2012, 10:51:22 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 22, 2012, 09:16:03 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 09:09:36 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 22, 2012, 08:52:08 AM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 08:08:57 AM
Does anyone know of a good way to stream bears games outside of the local coverage stations?
I found the following, but have never used this.

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9122/how_to_watch_nfl_games_for_free/

Don't move to Brolumbus.

Did you hear Pen is moving to colorado? Sure sounds like he's going to miss arizona.

It really does.  There are so, so many things that he's going to miss about Arizona.

If only he could provide daily updates, somewhere, as to such.

Are you sure that a daily update would be enough?  I feel like I need them to be more often than that.  Sometimes within hours of each other, even.

Does anyone know how to stream Bears game in Colorado?

I laughed.

SKO is strangely immune to the sarcasm of others when it comes to Bears footbaw.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on August 22, 2012, 01:36:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:19:04 PM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 12:10:48 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:04:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 22, 2012, 11:32:14 AM
I'm still mad at the fascists that took down ADTHD.net. DAMN YOU. Just google "Bears-Opponent live stream" on gameday and click till something works. That's what I generally do. I only needed it a few times last year when they didn't cut away from the noon game fast enough. I DON'T FUCKING CARE TO SEE THE RIVETING FINISH OF VIKINGS-BUCCANEERS, YOU WHORES. GIVE ME MY BEARS.

Have you tried simply googling "atdhe" (or even "adthd")?

Homeland Security merely seized their domain name. The site itself is still online and reachable via its bare IP address (which Google helpfully directs you to):

http://88.80.11.29/

Can you get these to play on iphone?

Doubt it.

So rather than go to a bar with the NFL Package and watch the Bears on a nice HD TV, you'd rather try to stream it and watch it on your phone?  WTFuck?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on August 22, 2012, 02:07:16 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:19:04 PM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 12:10:48 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:04:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 22, 2012, 11:32:14 AM
I'm still mad at the fascists that took down ADTHD.net. DAMN YOU. Just google "Bears-Opponent live stream" on gameday and click till something works. That's what I generally do. I only needed it a few times last year when they didn't cut away from the noon game fast enough. I DON'T FUCKING CARE TO SEE THE RIVETING FINISH OF VIKINGS-BUCCANEERS, YOU WHORES. GIVE ME MY BEARS.

Have you tried simply googling "atdhe" (or even "adthd")?

Homeland Security merely seized their domain name. The site itself is still online and reachable via its bare IP address (which Google helpfully directs you to):

http://88.80.11.29/

Can you get these to play on iphone?

Doubt it.

You have an iPhone. Test it (that was directed at, BH... How do quotes work?)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on August 22, 2012, 03:22:26 PM
Quote from: Tollbooth Yeti on August 22, 2012, 02:07:16 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:19:04 PM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 12:10:48 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:04:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 22, 2012, 11:32:14 AM
I'm still mad at the fascists that took down ADTHD.net. DAMN YOU. Just google "Bears-Opponent live stream" on gameday and click till something works. That's what I generally do. I only needed it a few times last year when they didn't cut away from the noon game fast enough. I DON'T FUCKING CARE TO SEE THE RIVETING FINISH OF VIKINGS-BUCCANEERS, YOU WHORES. GIVE ME MY BEARS.

Have you tried simply googling "atdhe" (or even "adthd")?

Homeland Security merely seized their domain name. The site itself is still online and reachable via its bare IP address (which Google helpfully directs you to):

http://88.80.11.29/

Can you get these to play on iphone?

Doubt it.

You have an iPhone. Test it (that was directed at, BH... How do quotes work?)

"Can you get these to play on iphone? " - me after trying to play one of the files
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on August 22, 2012, 03:59:47 PM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 03:22:26 PM
Quote from: Tollbooth Yeti on August 22, 2012, 02:07:16 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:19:04 PM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 12:10:48 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:04:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 22, 2012, 11:32:14 AM
I'm still mad at the fascists that took down ADTHD.net. DAMN YOU. Just google "Bears-Opponent live stream" on gameday and click till something works. That's what I generally do. I only needed it a few times last year when they didn't cut away from the noon game fast enough. I DON'T FUCKING CARE TO SEE THE RIVETING FINISH OF VIKINGS-BUCCANEERS, YOU WHORES. GIVE ME MY BEARS.

Have you tried simply googling "atdhe" (or even "adthd")?

Homeland Security merely seized their domain name. The site itself is still online and reachable via its bare IP address (which Google helpfully directs you to):

http://88.80.11.29/

Can you get these to play on iphone?

Doubt it.

You have an iPhone. Test it (that was directed at, BH... How do quotes work?)

"Can you get these to play on iphone? " - me after trying to play one of the files

Not that I give a shit, but why didn't you first say that you'd tried it and it didn't work? You want people to help you with your first world problems but you have to be a dick about it for some reason.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on August 22, 2012, 04:04:16 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 22, 2012, 01:36:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:19:04 PM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 12:10:48 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:04:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 22, 2012, 11:32:14 AM
I'm still mad at the fascists that took down ADTHD.net. DAMN YOU. Just google "Bears-Opponent live stream" on gameday and click till something works. That's what I generally do. I only needed it a few times last year when they didn't cut away from the noon game fast enough. I DON'T FUCKING CARE TO SEE THE RIVETING FINISH OF VIKINGS-BUCCANEERS, YOU WHORES. GIVE ME MY BEARS.

Have you tried simply googling "atdhe" (or even "adthd")?

Homeland Security merely seized their domain name. The site itself is still online and reachable via its bare IP address (which Google helpfully directs you to):

http://88.80.11.29/

Can you get these to play on iphone?

Doubt it.

So rather than go to a bar with the NFL Package and watch the Bears on a nice HD TV, you'd rather try to stream it and watch it on your phone?  WTFuck?

I can barely read text messages on my iPhone.  Why would I want to watch a football game on that dinky screen?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on August 22, 2012, 04:05:03 PM
Quote from: CBStew on August 22, 2012, 04:04:16 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 22, 2012, 01:36:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:19:04 PM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 12:10:48 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:04:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 22, 2012, 11:32:14 AM
I'm still mad at the fascists that took down ADTHD.net. DAMN YOU. Just google "Bears-Opponent live stream" on gameday and click till something works. That's what I generally do. I only needed it a few times last year when they didn't cut away from the noon game fast enough. I DON'T FUCKING CARE TO SEE THE RIVETING FINISH OF VIKINGS-BUCCANEERS, YOU WHORES. GIVE ME MY BEARS.

Have you tried simply googling "atdhe" (or even "adthd")?

Homeland Security merely seized their domain name. The site itself is still online and reachable via its bare IP address (which Google helpfully directs you to):

http://88.80.11.29/

Can you get these to play on iphone?

Doubt it.

So rather than go to a bar with the NFL Package and watch the Bears on a nice HD TV, you'd rather try to stream it and watch it on your phone?  WTFuck?

I can barely read text messages on my iPhone.  Why would I want to watch a football game on that dinky screen?

Using apple tv i can stream anything from my phone or computer to my television.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on August 22, 2012, 04:18:36 PM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 04:05:03 PM
Quote from: CBStew on August 22, 2012, 04:04:16 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 22, 2012, 01:36:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:19:04 PM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 12:10:48 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:04:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 22, 2012, 11:32:14 AM
I'm still mad at the fascists that took down ADTHD.net. DAMN YOU. Just google "Bears-Opponent live stream" on gameday and click till something works. That's what I generally do. I only needed it a few times last year when they didn't cut away from the noon game fast enough. I DON'T FUCKING CARE TO SEE THE RIVETING FINISH OF VIKINGS-BUCCANEERS, YOU WHORES. GIVE ME MY BEARS.

Have you tried simply googling "atdhe" (or even "adthd")?

Homeland Security merely seized their domain name. The site itself is still online and reachable via its bare IP address (which Google helpfully directs you to):

http://88.80.11.29/

Can you get these to play on iphone?

Doubt it.

So rather than go to a bar with the NFL Package and watch the Bears on a nice HD TV, you'd rather try to stream it and watch it on your phone?  WTFuck?

I can barely read text messages on my iPhone.  Why would I want to watch a football game on that dinky screen?

Using apple tv i can stream anything from my phone or computer to my television.

Liar.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on August 22, 2012, 04:23:29 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 22, 2012, 03:59:47 PM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 03:22:26 PM
Quote from: Tollbooth Yeti on August 22, 2012, 02:07:16 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:19:04 PM
Quote from: BH on August 22, 2012, 12:10:48 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2012, 12:04:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 22, 2012, 11:32:14 AM
I'm still mad at the fascists that took down ADTHD.net. DAMN YOU. Just google "Bears-Opponent live stream" on gameday and click till something works. That's what I generally do. I only needed it a few times last year when they didn't cut away from the noon game fast enough. I DON'T FUCKING CARE TO SEE THE RIVETING FINISH OF VIKINGS-BUCCANEERS, YOU WHORES. GIVE ME MY BEARS.

Have you tried simply googling "atdhe" (or even "adthd")?

Homeland Security merely seized their domain name. The site itself is still online and reachable via its bare IP address (which Google helpfully directs you to):

http://88.80.11.29/

Can you get these to play on iphone?

Doubt it.

You have an iPhone. Test it (that was directed at, BH... How do quotes work?)

"Can you get these to play on iphone? " - me after trying to play one of the files

Not that I give a shit, but why didn't you first say that you'd tried it and it didn't work? You want people to help you with your first world problems but you have to be a dick about it for some reason.

You new here?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 26, 2012, 07:46:54 PM
Do y'all think "hypocritical" can actually modify "dildo" in careful speech?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 03, 2012, 09:12:11 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 26, 2012, 07:46:54 PM
Do y'all think "hypocritical" can actually modify "dildo" in careful speech?

I don't imagine that I'm going to find out the optimal initial temperature for steeping lemon verbena in milk as preparation for an ice cream base, either.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on September 03, 2012, 09:39:59 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 03, 2012, 09:12:11 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 26, 2012, 07:46:54 PM
Do y'all think "hypocritical" can actually modify "dildo" in careful speech?

I don't imagine that I'm going to find out the optimal initial temperature for steeping lemon verbena in milk as preparation for an ice cream base, either.

Simmer (approx 190F) then steep for 30 min http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Lemon-Verbena-Ice-Cream-238935

And no, unless the dildo referred to is sentient
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 03, 2012, 11:14:00 PM
Quote from: thehawk on September 03, 2012, 09:39:59 PM
Simmer (approx 190F) then steep for 30 min http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Lemon-Verbena-Ice-Cream-238935

Here's the thing: the recipe called for the milk-cream mixture to be "warm." When I think of warm milk, I think of putting liquids on my wrist. So I heated it to 110°F and set it to steep. This felt wrong, and a few minutes later I brought it to 135°. At this point, I was a runaway neurosis machine, so I heated it for a third time, to 150°. I figured I wanted to be just able to smell it rather than making a show of cooking off the volatiles. It was only at about 140° that I started to get color out of it, which is an oddly appropriate yellow rather than chlorophyll green. The base is still chilling, but I suspect it's going to come in under the "subtle" category. If anyone tells you again that 1 cup of verbena is adequate to 1.5 quarts of ice cream, punch them in the face and walk away.

QuoteAnd no, unless the dildo referred to is sentient

That doesn't help at all.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on September 09, 2012, 09:01:51 PM
Getting a birthday gift for a friend.  She loves sipping champagne, "the more expensive the better."  Right.  So, Only Site, readily acknowledging this is probably not your normal elixir, but can you recommend a good champagne for a good, not-so-expensive price?  The more not-so-expensive (without being crystal piss), the better.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on September 09, 2012, 10:09:58 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 09, 2012, 09:01:51 PM
Getting a birthday gift for a friend.  She loves sipping champagne, "the more expensive the better."  Right.  So, Only Site, readily acknowledging this is probably not your normal elixir, but can you recommend a good champagne for a good, not-so-expensive price?  The more not-so-expensive (without being crystal piss), the better.

Go to the Bevmo in Mission Valley and buy this: http://www.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx?N=39+4294967204&area=Wine&No=0&ProductID=36076&Ns=HighestRating|1

They have 5 more.

Protip: Bevmo is amazing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on September 09, 2012, 10:29:18 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 09, 2012, 10:09:58 PM
Protip: Bevmo is amazing.

Sounds pretty gay, to be honest.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on September 09, 2012, 10:45:10 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 09, 2012, 10:29:18 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 09, 2012, 10:09:58 PM
Protip: Bevmo is amazing.

Sounds pretty gay, to be honest.

As gay as a Bevmo convo?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on September 09, 2012, 11:12:58 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 09, 2012, 10:09:58 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 09, 2012, 09:01:51 PM
Getting a birthday gift for a friend.  She loves sipping champagne, "the more expensive the better."  Right.  So, Only Site, readily acknowledging this is probably not your normal elixir, but can you recommend a good champagne for a good, not-so-expensive price?  The more not-so-expensive (without being crystal piss), the better.

Go to the Bevmo in Mission Valley and buy this: http://www.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx?N=39+4294967204&area=Wine&No=0&ProductID=36076&Ns=HighestRating|1

They have 5 more.

Protip: Bevmo is amazing.

Thank you.  How should I store it?  No wine cellar, no a/c.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 09, 2012, 11:13:30 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 09, 2012, 09:01:51 PM
Getting a birthday gift for a friend.  She loves sipping champagne, "the more expensive the better."  Right.  So, Only Site, readily acknowledging this is probably not your normal elixir, but can you recommend a good champagne for a good, not-so-expensive price?  The more not-so-expensive (without being crystal piss), the better.

A bottle of Billecart-Salmon rosé should run you about $60. If you don't want to go that high, get the NV Roederer Estate for $25 or so.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on September 09, 2012, 11:44:03 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 09, 2012, 11:12:58 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 09, 2012, 10:09:58 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 09, 2012, 09:01:51 PM
Getting a birthday gift for a friend.  She loves sipping champagne, "the more expensive the better."  Right.  So, Only Site, readily acknowledging this is probably not your normal elixir, but can you recommend a good champagne for a good, not-so-expensive price?  The more not-so-expensive (without being crystal piss), the better.

Go to the Bevmo in Mission Valley and buy this: http://www.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx?N=39+4294967204&area=Wine&No=0&ProductID=36076&Ns=HighestRating|1

They have 5 more.

Protip: Bevmo is amazing.

Thank you.  How should I store it?  No wine cellar, no a/c.

Put it in the crisper of your fridge covered by a dark towel.  Should be fine.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 10, 2012, 01:06:12 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 09, 2012, 11:44:03 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 09, 2012, 11:12:58 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 09, 2012, 10:09:58 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 09, 2012, 09:01:51 PM
Getting a birthday gift for a friend.  She loves sipping champagne, "the more expensive the better."  Right.  So, Only Site, readily acknowledging this is probably not your normal elixir, but can you recommend a good champagne for a good, not-so-expensive price?  The more not-so-expensive (without being crystal piss), the better.

Go to the Bevmo in Mission Valley and buy this: http://www.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx?N=39+4294967204&area=Wine&No=0&ProductID=36076&Ns=HighestRating|1

They have 5 more.

Protip: Bevmo is amazing.

Thank you.  How should I store it?  No wine cellar, no a/c.

Put it in the crisper of your fridge covered by a dark towel.  Should be fine.

Why does the towel need to be dark?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on September 10, 2012, 08:20:57 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 10, 2012, 01:06:12 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 09, 2012, 11:44:03 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 09, 2012, 11:12:58 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 09, 2012, 10:09:58 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 09, 2012, 09:01:51 PM
Getting a birthday gift for a friend.  She loves sipping champagne, "the more expensive the better."  Right.  So, Only Site, readily acknowledging this is probably not your normal elixir, but can you recommend a good champagne for a good, not-so-expensive price?  The more not-so-expensive (without being crystal piss), the better.

Go to the Bevmo in Mission Valley and buy this: http://www.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx?N=39+4294967204&area=Wine&No=0&ProductID=36076&Ns=HighestRating|1

They have 5 more.

Protip: Bevmo is amazing.

Thank you.  How should I store it?  No wine cellar, no a/c.

Put it in the crisper of your fridge covered by a dark towel.  Should be fine.

Why does the towel need to be dark?


Just in case that little light does stay on when you close the door.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on September 10, 2012, 05:13:29 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 10, 2012, 01:06:12 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 09, 2012, 11:44:03 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 09, 2012, 11:12:58 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on September 09, 2012, 10:09:58 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 09, 2012, 09:01:51 PM
Getting a birthday gift for a friend.  She loves sipping champagne, "the more expensive the better."  Right.  So, Only Site, readily acknowledging this is probably not your normal elixir, but can you recommend a good champagne for a good, not-so-expensive price?  The more not-so-expensive (without being crystal piss), the better.

Go to the Bevmo in Mission Valley and buy this: http://www.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx?N=39+4294967204&area=Wine&No=0&ProductID=36076&Ns=HighestRating|1

They have 5 more.

Protip: Bevmo is amazing.

Thank you.  How should I store it?  No wine cellar, no a/c.

Put it in the crisper of your fridge covered by a dark towel.  Should be fine.

Why does the towel need to be dark?


Because SHUT YOUR UGLY FACE, FLANDERS!!!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 22, 2012, 12:18:49 AM
OK, I have somehow been delivered a manuscript with figures that were prepared at poster size (10 feet wide, 72 dpi). The problem is that these are actually going to be delivered at about 21 pica width. Is there a heuristic for an optimal dpi when rescaling? It's a combination of line art and color scale; I'm not really happy with the line art at 600 dpi, and I really don't know why the fuck I'm bothering instead of just spiking the things and telling them to put the thing together themselves instead of taking a coconut break.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on September 22, 2012, 05:55:37 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 22, 2012, 12:18:49 AM
OK, I have somehow been delivered a manuscript with figures that were prepared at poster size (10 feet wide, 72 dpi). The problem is that these are actually going to be delivered at about 21 pica width. Is there a heuristic for an optimal dpi when rescaling? It's a combination of line art and color scale; I'm not really happy with the line art at 600 dpi, and I really don't know why the fuck I'm bothering instead of just spiking the things and telling them to put the thing together themselves instead of taking a coconut break.


Yup, these are my readers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on September 22, 2012, 12:06:28 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 22, 2012, 12:18:49 AM
OK, I have somehow been delivered a manuscript with figures that were prepared at poster size (10 feet wide, 72 dpi). The problem is that these are actually going to be delivered at about 21 pica width. Is there a heuristic for an optimal dpi when rescaling? It's a combination of line art and color scale; I'm not really happy with the line art at 600 dpi, and I really don't know why the fuck I'm bothering instead of just spiking the things and telling them to put the thing together themselves instead of taking a coconut break.


I had a case representing a university professor who was denied tenure.  I had to learn what "heuristic" meant.  That was about 8 years ago.  I have since forgotten.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on September 22, 2012, 05:57:57 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 22, 2012, 12:06:28 PM
I had a case representing a university professor who was denied tenure.  I had to learn what "heuristic" meant.  That was about 8 years ago.  I have since forgotten.

Heuristic Algorithm.
(http://ifaq.wap.org/posters/hal1.gif)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on September 22, 2012, 08:10:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 22, 2012, 12:06:28 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 22, 2012, 12:18:49 AM
OK, I have somehow been delivered a manuscript with figures that were prepared at poster size (10 feet wide, 72 dpi). The problem is that these are actually going to be delivered at about 21 pica width. Is there a heuristic for an optimal dpi when rescaling? It's a combination of line art and color scale; I'm not really happy with the line art at 600 dpi, and I really don't know why the fuck I'm bothering instead of just spiking the things and telling them to put the thing together themselves instead of taking a coconut break.


I had a case representing a university professor who was denied tenure.  I had to learn what "heuristic" meant.  That was about 8 years ago.  I have since forgotten.

Now try and tell everyone that you don't know what hermeneutic means.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on September 22, 2012, 08:39:47 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 22, 2012, 08:10:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 22, 2012, 12:06:28 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 22, 2012, 12:18:49 AM
OK, I have somehow been delivered a manuscript with figures that were prepared at poster size (10 feet wide, 72 dpi). The problem is that these are actually going to be delivered at about 21 pica width. Is there a heuristic for an optimal dpi when rescaling? It's a combination of line art and color scale; I'm not really happy with the line art at 600 dpi, and I really don't know why the fuck I'm bothering instead of just spiking the things and telling them to put the thing together themselves instead of taking a coconut break.


I had a case representing a university professor who was denied tenure.  I had to learn what "heuristic" meant.  That was about 8 years ago.  I have since forgotten.

Now try and tell everyone that you don't know what hermeneutic means.

I assume reification is not far behind.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on September 22, 2012, 10:56:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 22, 2012, 08:10:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 22, 2012, 12:06:28 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 22, 2012, 12:18:49 AM
OK, I have somehow been delivered a manuscript with figures that were prepared at poster size (10 feet wide, 72 dpi). The problem is that these are actually going to be delivered at about 21 pica width. Is there a heuristic for an optimal dpi when rescaling? It's a combination of line art and color scale; I'm not really happy with the line art at 600 dpi, and I really don't know why the fuck I'm bothering instead of just spiking the things and telling them to put the thing together themselves instead of taking a coconut break.


I had a case representing a university professor who was denied tenure.  I had to learn what "heuristic" meant.  That was about 8 years ago.  I have since forgotten.

Now try and tell everyone that you don't know what hermeneutic means.

Yeah.  I had to learn that one also.  But trust me.  I have forgotten it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on October 01, 2012, 01:39:03 PM
Does anyone out there have a cassette player and can transfer something from some tapes into a digital format?

I just moved and found a couple of sportz related gems.  Well, one absolute gem and another cool something.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 01, 2012, 08:37:14 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 01, 2012, 01:39:03 PM
Does anyone out there have a cassette player and can transfer something from some tapes into a digital format?

Sheesh, now you ask. I might be able to hook something up. Or you could shell out 25 bucks (http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Cassette-Adapter-Software-Features/dp/B005DF2QMC). (In the latter case, I have a fantastic Jonathan Richman 1986 Holstein's show that needs preservation.)

[Edit.--Or six bucks (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=cassette+player&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=965&bih=616&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=15954156858570418382&sa=X&ei=7UdqULzfMIGiywGZ-IHoDw&ved=0CJwBEPMCMAU).]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on October 02, 2012, 09:39:44 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 01, 2012, 08:37:14 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 01, 2012, 01:39:03 PM
Does anyone out there have a cassette player and can transfer something from some tapes into a digital format?

Sheesh, now you ask. I might be able to hook something up. Or you could shell out 25 bucks (http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Cassette-Adapter-Software-Features/dp/B005DF2QMC). (In the latter case, I have a fantastic Jonathan Richman 1986 Holstein's show that needs preservation.)

[Edit.--Or six bucks (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=cassette+player&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=965&bih=616&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=15954156858570418382&sa=X&ei=7UdqULzfMIGiywGZ-IHoDw&ved=0CJwBEPMCMAU).]

25 bucks may be worth it.  Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 02, 2012, 08:27:07 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 02, 2012, 09:39:44 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 01, 2012, 08:37:14 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 01, 2012, 01:39:03 PM
Does anyone out there have a cassette player and can transfer something from some tapes into a digital format?

Sheesh, now you ask. I might be able to hook something up. Or you could shell out 25 bucks (http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Cassette-Adapter-Software-Features/dp/B005DF2QMC). (In the latter case, I have a fantastic Jonathan Richman 1986 Holstein's show that needs preservation.)

[Edit.--Or six bucks (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=cassette+player&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=965&bih=616&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=15954156858570418382&sa=X&ei=7UdqULzfMIGiywGZ-IHoDw&ved=0CJwBEPMCMAU).]

25 bucks may be worth it.  Thanks.

You really might be better off with the cheaper option. I imagine the transport is dreadful (then again, it could be the very same one in both), but it is an all-analog channel. You can always turn out an MP3 after the fact.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on October 05, 2012, 10:01:39 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 02, 2012, 08:27:07 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 02, 2012, 09:39:44 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 01, 2012, 08:37:14 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 01, 2012, 01:39:03 PM
Does anyone out there have a cassette player and can transfer something from some tapes into a digital format?

Sheesh, now you ask. I might be able to hook something up. Or you could shell out 25 bucks (http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Cassette-Adapter-Software-Features/dp/B005DF2QMC). (In the latter case, I have a fantastic Jonathan Richman 1986 Holstein's show that needs preservation.)

[Edit.--Or six bucks (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=cassette+player&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=965&bih=616&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=15954156858570418382&sa=X&ei=7UdqULzfMIGiywGZ-IHoDw&ved=0CJwBEPMCMAU).]

25 bucks may be worth it.  Thanks.

You really might be better off with the cheaper option. I imagine the transport is dreadful (then again, it could be the very same one in both), but it is an all-analog channel. You can always turn out an MP3 after the fact.

But then I imagine I'd need some sort of a weird audio out to USB cable, no?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on October 05, 2012, 10:21:29 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 05, 2012, 10:01:39 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 02, 2012, 08:27:07 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 02, 2012, 09:39:44 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 01, 2012, 08:37:14 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 01, 2012, 01:39:03 PM
Does anyone out there have a cassette player and can transfer something from some tapes into a digital format?

Sheesh, now you ask. I might be able to hook something up. Or you could shell out 25 bucks (http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Cassette-Adapter-Software-Features/dp/B005DF2QMC). (In the latter case, I have a fantastic Jonathan Richman 1986 Holstein's show that needs preservation.)

[Edit.--Or six bucks (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=cassette+player&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=965&bih=616&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=15954156858570418382&sa=X&ei=7UdqULzfMIGiywGZ-IHoDw&ved=0CJwBEPMCMAU).]

25 bucks may be worth it.  Thanks.

You really might be better off with the cheaper option. I imagine the transport is dreadful (then again, it could be the very same one in both), but it is an all-analog channel. You can always turn out an MP3 after the fact.

But then I imagine I'd need some sort of a weird audio out to USB cable, no?

Is there a mic jack on your computer?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on October 05, 2012, 10:47:46 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 05, 2012, 10:21:29 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 05, 2012, 10:01:39 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 02, 2012, 08:27:07 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 02, 2012, 09:39:44 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 01, 2012, 08:37:14 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 01, 2012, 01:39:03 PM
Does anyone out there have a cassette player and can transfer something from some tapes into a digital format?

Sheesh, now you ask. I might be able to hook something up. Or you could shell out 25 bucks (http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Cassette-Adapter-Software-Features/dp/B005DF2QMC). (In the latter case, I have a fantastic Jonathan Richman 1986 Holstein's show that needs preservation.)

[Edit.--Or six bucks (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=cassette+player&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=965&bih=616&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=15954156858570418382&sa=X&ei=7UdqULzfMIGiywGZ-IHoDw&ved=0CJwBEPMCMAU).]

25 bucks may be worth it.  Thanks.

You really might be better off with the cheaper option. I imagine the transport is dreadful (then again, it could be the very same one in both), but it is an all-analog channel. You can always turn out an MP3 after the fact.

But then I imagine I'd need some sort of a weird audio out to USB cable, no?

Is there a mic jack on your computer?

Not on the good one.  However, I'm inferring that it's possible to do the transfer via the mic jack...cool.  Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on October 05, 2012, 11:38:26 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 05, 2012, 10:47:46 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 05, 2012, 10:21:29 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 05, 2012, 10:01:39 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 02, 2012, 08:27:07 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 02, 2012, 09:39:44 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 01, 2012, 08:37:14 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 01, 2012, 01:39:03 PM
Does anyone out there have a cassette player and can transfer something from some tapes into a digital format?

Sheesh, now you ask. I might be able to hook something up. Or you could shell out 25 bucks (http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Cassette-Adapter-Software-Features/dp/B005DF2QMC). (In the latter case, I have a fantastic Jonathan Richman 1986 Holstein's show that needs preservation.)

[Edit.--Or six bucks (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=cassette+player&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=965&bih=616&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=15954156858570418382&sa=X&ei=7UdqULzfMIGiywGZ-IHoDw&ved=0CJwBEPMCMAU).]

25 bucks may be worth it.  Thanks.

You really might be better off with the cheaper option. I imagine the transport is dreadful (then again, it could be the very same one in both), but it is an all-analog channel. You can always turn out an MP3 after the fact.

But then I imagine I'd need some sort of a weird audio out to USB cable, no?

Is there a mic jack on your computer?

Not on the good one.  However, I'm inferring that it's possible to do the transfer via the mic jack...cool.  Thanks.

Maybe. Some sound cards will let you use a mic jack as a line in.

Better still if you have a dedicated line in.

If you have either of the above: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 04:42:24 PM
I need to take my car in for a tune-up etc. Anybody know a good shop in and around Lakeview? The place I usually go is booked til next Friday.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on October 11, 2012, 05:08:44 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 04:42:24 PM
I need to take my car in for a tune-up etc. Anybody know a good shop in and around Lakeview? The place I usually go is booked til next Friday.

I don't have anyone at the moment, but had luck using the car talk forums. Lets you search by zip code and make of car.

http://www.cartalk.com/mechanics-search
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on October 11, 2012, 05:14:25 PM
Quote from: thehawk on October 11, 2012, 05:08:44 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 04:42:24 PM
I need to take my car in for a tune-up etc. Anybody know a good shop in and around Lakeview? The place I usually go is booked til next Friday.

I don't have anyone at the moment, but had luck using the car talk forums. Lets you search by zip code and make of car.

http://www.cartalk.com/mechanics-search

I was literally going to link the same exact thing.  Don't they also have golden wrenches for quality shops?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 05:28:03 PM
Thank you, sirs.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on October 22, 2012, 09:31:19 AM
Is anyone here handy with interior painting? We just bought a house and the previous owner painted the ceilings with some sort of cheap glossy paint that's bubbling and peeling. If we were going to paint over that with a normal flat paint, what's the process? Do we need to sand off all of the previous, peeling paint? Just prime and paint over it? Write a check to someone who knows what they're doing?

#desipiohgtv
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on October 22, 2012, 09:43:54 AM
Quote from: Eli on October 22, 2012, 09:31:19 AM
Is anyone here handy with interior painting? We just bought a house and the previous owner painted the ceilings with some sort of cheap glossy paint that's bubbling and peeling. If we were going to paint over that with a normal flat paint, what's the process? Do we need to sand off all of the previous, peeling paint? Just prime and paint over it? Write a check to someone who knows what they're doing?

#desipiohgtv

What's the cost of drywall where you live?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on October 22, 2012, 09:49:05 AM
Quote from: Eli on October 22, 2012, 09:31:19 AM
Is anyone here handy with interior painting? We just bought a house and the previous owner painted the ceilings with some sort of cheap glossy paint that's bubbling and peeling. If we were going to paint over that with a normal flat paint, what's the process? Do we need to sand off all of the previous, peeling paint? Just prime and paint over it? Write a check to someone who knows what they're doing?

#desipiohgtv

How high are the ceilings? 

Assuming it's just white paint, you can probably just prime and then repaint, however you'll at least need to scrape the bubbling and peeling parts and then sand them which is always the absolute bitch of painting.  Basically, if this going to require a ton of ladder work (as opposed to just a roller on an extension rod) I'd just pay somebody to do it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on October 22, 2012, 10:05:17 AM
Quote from: BH on October 22, 2012, 09:43:54 AM
What's the cost of drywall where you live?

TOO DAMN HIGH.

Quote from: CT III on October 22, 2012, 09:49:05 AM
How high are the ceilings? 

Assuming it's just white paint, you can probably just prime and then repaint, however you'll at least need to scrape the bubbling and peeling parts and then sand them which is always the absolute bitch of painting.  Basically, if this going to require a ton of ladder work (as opposed to just a roller on an extension rod) I'd just pay somebody to do it.

Ceilings are 8 feet, I believe, except for a few vaulted spaces that go a bit higher. So if we had an extension rod (||), I think it'd be pretty accessible. I figured there would be sanding involved if we didn't want the first layer to pull off the new layer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on October 22, 2012, 03:19:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 22, 2012, 09:31:19 AM
Is anyone here handy with interior painting? We just bought a house and the previous owner painted the ceilings with some sort of cheap glossy paint that's bubbling and peeling. If we were going to paint over that with a normal flat paint, what's the process? Do we need to sand off all of the previous, peeling paint? Just prime and paint over it? Write a check to someone who knows what they're doing?

#desipiohgtv

Maybe that's the look that the previous owner was going for.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on October 23, 2012, 08:24:59 AM
Quote from: Eli on October 22, 2012, 09:31:19 AM
Is anyone here handy with interior painting? We just bought a house and the previous owner painted the ceilings with some sort of cheap glossy paint that's bubbling and peeling. If we were going to paint over that with a normal flat paint, what's the process? Do we need to sand off all of the previous, peeling paint? Just prime and paint over it? Write a check to someone who knows what they're doing?

#desipiohgtv

Check for any water leakage while you're at it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on October 23, 2012, 09:05:15 AM
Congrats on the home purchase, Eli.

I've nothing to add other than after having painted 7 different rooms in the last 6 years that it's probably my least favorite thing to do ever.  Have fun
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on October 23, 2012, 03:03:39 PM
Is there an easy way to access this place on those fancy interweb phones? Like a message board reader app? I hate using the browser on my phone so I end up wasting my time with stupid games/reddit/twitter instead of wasting my time here.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on October 23, 2012, 03:23:37 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 23, 2012, 03:03:39 PM
Is there an easy way to access this place on those fancy interweb phones? Like a message board reader app? I hate using the browser on my phone so I end up wasting my time with stupid games/reddit/twitter instead of wasting my time here.

I've never found one, but it looks like this one might work.   (http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=2504)
Though Andy may need to install some sort of MOD. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on October 23, 2012, 06:39:19 PM
Quote from: PenPho on October 23, 2012, 03:23:37 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 23, 2012, 03:03:39 PM
Is there an easy way to access this place on those fancy interweb phones? Like a message board reader app? I hate using the browser on my phone so I end up wasting my time with stupid games/reddit/twitter instead of wasting my time here.

I've never found one, but it looks like this one might work.   (http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=2504)
Though Andy may need to install some sort of MOD. 


I think I tried that one. It didn't work, but it looks like Andy could fix that. Problem is he never comes here so he'll never know about it. He does tweet a lot though. If only it was easier to access Desipio on a smart phone, then he might see this.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 28, 2012, 01:50:43 AM
Anybody have a Cinemageddon account? It's apparently now invitation-only, and I'm curious about the "Russian Fantastika" stuff. (Not that I'm having much luck finding the 2.35 Ikarie XB1.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on October 28, 2012, 02:33:52 AM
Quote from: Tony on October 23, 2012, 03:03:39 PM
Is there an easy way to access this place on those fancy interweb phones? Like a message board reader app? I hate using the browser on my phone so I end up wasting my time with stupid games/reddit/twitter instead of wasting my time here.

There's always this: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?;wap2
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on October 29, 2012, 10:13:58 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on October 28, 2012, 02:33:52 AM
Quote from: Tony on October 23, 2012, 03:03:39 PM
Is there an easy way to access this place on those fancy interweb phones? Like a message board reader app? I hate using the browser on my phone so I end up wasting my time with stupid games/reddit/twitter instead of wasting my time here.

There's always this: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?;wap2

Huge improvement in readability, thanks.

Wish it could still have the "Show unread posts since last visit" option.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on October 29, 2012, 10:33:45 AM
Quote from: PenPho on October 29, 2012, 10:13:58 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on October 28, 2012, 02:33:52 AM
Quote from: Tony on October 23, 2012, 03:03:39 PM
Is there an easy way to access this place on those fancy interweb phones? Like a message board reader app? I hate using the browser on my phone so I end up wasting my time with stupid games/reddit/twitter instead of wasting my time here.

There's always this: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?;wap2

Huge improvement in readability, thanks.

Wish it could still have the "Show unread posts since last visit" option.

It still highlights the categories that have new posts in red to give you that information.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on October 29, 2012, 10:38:09 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 29, 2012, 10:33:45 AM
Quote from: PenPho on October 29, 2012, 10:13:58 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on October 28, 2012, 02:33:52 AM
Quote from: Tony on October 23, 2012, 03:03:39 PM
Is there an easy way to access this place on those fancy interweb phones? Like a message board reader app? I hate using the browser on my phone so I end up wasting my time with stupid games/reddit/twitter instead of wasting my time here.

There's always this: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?;wap2

Huge improvement in readability, thanks.

Wish it could still have the "Show unread posts since last visit" option.

It still highlights the categories that have new posts in red to give you that information.

Ahh...I see that. Didn't know what the red meant.

Only site indeed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on October 31, 2012, 12:37:57 PM
Quote from: PenPho on October 29, 2012, 10:38:09 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 29, 2012, 10:33:45 AM
Quote from: PenPho on October 29, 2012, 10:13:58 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on October 28, 2012, 02:33:52 AM
Quote from: Tony on October 23, 2012, 03:03:39 PM
Is there an easy way to access this place on those fancy interweb phones? Like a message board reader app? I hate using the browser on my phone so I end up wasting my time with stupid games/reddit/twitter instead of wasting my time here.

There's always this: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?;wap2

Huge improvement in readability, thanks.

Wish it could still have the "Show unread posts since last visit" option.

It still highlights the categories that have new posts in red to give you that information.

Ahh...I see that. Didn't know what the red meant.

Only site indeed.

Yeah this is great. So much easier to read. Thanks. This is probably a stupid question, but you can't post right?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on October 31, 2012, 12:57:37 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 31, 2012, 12:37:57 PM
Quote from: PenPho on October 29, 2012, 10:38:09 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 29, 2012, 10:33:45 AM
Quote from: PenPho on October 29, 2012, 10:13:58 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on October 28, 2012, 02:33:52 AM
Quote from: Tony on October 23, 2012, 03:03:39 PM
Is there an easy way to access this place on those fancy interweb phones? Like a message board reader app? I hate using the browser on my phone so I end up wasting my time with stupid games/reddit/twitter instead of wasting my time here.

There's always this: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?;wap2

Huge improvement in readability, thanks.

Wish it could still have the "Show unread posts since last visit" option.

It still highlights the categories that have new posts in red to give you that information.

Ahh...I see that. Didn't know what the red meant.

Only site indeed.

Yeah this is great. So much easier to read. Thanks. This is probably a stupid question, but you can't post right?

Pretty sure you can, from what I remember. It's been a while since I've used that version. I think you can't quote people, so consider yourself a Dolan.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on November 09, 2012, 10:19:59 AM
I've moved my 15k song iTunes library on to iMatch.  
itunes blows, has put the wrong artists on songs, wrong cover art, wrong song names, I now have a ton of dupes, etc..  anyone use a program like tuneup or tune cleaner to cleanup and properly organize their library?
do they work well?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenPho on December 12, 2012, 01:26:57 PM
Has anyone ever purchased or attempted to purchase a foreclosed home? 

As we have 6 months left on our rent, I was thinking that this might be an opportunity for us since I understand the process takes a while.

I'll hang up and wait for any and all smartass responses, particularly those about leaving Arizona to purchase a foreclosure.

Looking at you, CT.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on December 12, 2012, 02:39:12 PM
Quote from: PenPho on December 12, 2012, 01:26:57 PM
I'll hang up and wait for any and all smartass responses, particularly those about leaving Arizona to purchase a foreclosure.

Looking at you, CT.

Self-actualizing butthurt: achieved.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 23, 2012, 06:28:51 PM
Alright, I've been working to help a friend get her passwords reset and I have them done right. However, I'm having an issue with her iPhone. The AppleID she uses is "lastnameyearborn"@gmail.com. The iPhone (iphone 4, BTW) had "lastnameyearborn"@me.com as her apple ID. I couldn't get that me.com password reset, so I "deleted that Apple ID" from the phone as her iCloud account and logged her into the gmail.com one. Everything on the phone's settings shows her apple ID as gmail.com, including the iTunes & App Stores section. There are apps that need updated, so when I go to update them, it prompts entry of a password but the Apple ID it is listing is the me.com one instead of the gmail.com one. Any indication on what I need to do? (aside from selling it to the Philippines)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 23, 2012, 07:49:35 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 23, 2012, 06:28:51 PM
There are apps that need the fuck updated,

Fixed.

Quote from: Yeti on December 23, 2012, 06:28:51 PMso when I go to update them, it prompts entry of a password but the Apple ID it is listing is the me.com one instead of the gmail.com one. Any indication on what I need to do? (aside from selling it to the Philippines)

I don't normally recommend these "repair permissions" clowns, but see here (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2788478?start=0&tstart=0). The two basic suggestions are updating the apps individually and this:

QuoteUnder "Settings" go to "Store" and tap the current "Apple ID" then just log in with the new one.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 24, 2012, 09:48:10 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 23, 2012, 07:49:35 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 23, 2012, 06:28:51 PM
There are apps that need the fuck updated,

Fixed.

Quote from: Yeti on December 23, 2012, 06:28:51 PMso when I go to update them, it prompts entry of a password but the Apple ID it is listing is the me.com one instead of the gmail.com one. Any indication on what I need to do? (aside from selling it to the Philippines)

I don't normally recommend these "repair permissions" clowns, but see here (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2788478?start=0&tstart=0). The two basic suggestions are updating the apps individually and this:

QuoteUnder "Settings" go to "Store" and tap the current "Apple ID" then just log in with the new one.


I had gone to settings, store, etc, and logged in with the new one. It appears that I can't update the apps that were downloaded under the @me.com address. The solution is going to be (as tedious as it will be) to delete the apps and download it again as it will download under the @gmail.com account.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on December 26, 2012, 09:53:50 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 24, 2012, 09:48:10 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 23, 2012, 07:49:35 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 23, 2012, 06:28:51 PM
There are apps that need the fuck updated,

Fixed.

Quote from: Yeti on December 23, 2012, 06:28:51 PMso when I go to update them, it prompts entry of a password but the Apple ID it is listing is the me.com one instead of the gmail.com one. Any indication on what I need to do? (aside from selling it to the Philippines)

I don't normally recommend these "repair permissions" clowns, but see here (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2788478?start=0&tstart=0). The two basic suggestions are updating the apps individually and this:

QuoteUnder "Settings" go to "Store" and tap the current "Apple ID" then just log in with the new one.


I had gone to settings, store, etc, and logged in with the new one. It appears that I can't update the apps that were downloaded under the @me.com address. The solution is going to be (as tedious as it will be) to delete the apps and download it again as it will download under the @gmail.com account.

From what I understand, that is what you have to do.  You cannot 'transfer' purchases from one account to another in Itunes (I asked apple this once, as I have purchased apps and music on a couple of apple ids), so if the password for the me.com account is 'lost' you have to repurchase them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BC on December 26, 2012, 07:07:09 PM
Twitter. @BriCrozier.

Let's see how this plays out.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on December 27, 2012, 08:44:16 PM
Got an Apple TV for Christmas. In trying out the iPhone mirroring feature I noticed there was a bit of lag. My guess is this is at least partially due to our oldass Linksys router which I've had since wifi was invented. My question is - would the Apple Airport router give me better performance than a non-Apple router when it comes to stuff like Airplay and mirroring? Or would something like this  (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0044YU60M/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&smid=A1DCPNQKKEISZB)(most popular router on Amazon) give me the same performance for $50 less?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on December 27, 2012, 09:12:11 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 27, 2012, 08:44:16 PM
Got an Apple TV for Christmas. In trying out the iPhone mirroring feature I noticed there was a bit of lag. My guess is this is at least partially due to our oldass Linksys router which I've had since wifi was invented. My question is - would the Apple Airport router give me better performance than a non-Apple router when it comes to stuff like Airplay and mirroring? Or would something like this  (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0044YU60M/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&smid=A1DCPNQKKEISZB)(most popular router on Amazon) give me the same performance for $50 less?

Yes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 27, 2012, 10:16:49 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 27, 2012, 08:44:16 PM
Got an Apple TV for Christmas. In trying out the iPhone mirroring feature I noticed there was a bit of lag. My guess is this is at least partially due to our oldass Linksys router which I've had since wifi was invented. My question is - would the Apple Airport router give me better performance than a non-Apple router when it comes to stuff like Airplay and mirroring? Or would something like this  (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0044YU60M/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&smid=A1DCPNQKKEISZB)(most popular router on Amazon) give me the same performance for $50 less?

Presuming that you're trying to get 5 GHz connectivity, the Linksys only supports 2.4 GHz. You're going to need an iPhone 5 in the first place, though. Otherwise, 802.11n is just 802.11n.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on January 03, 2013, 11:20:39 AM
Hey, wasn't this something you guys worked on in the Shoutbox?

http://archives.progressiveboink.com/index.php?/archive/failed-brian-bosworth-film-projects-1991-1997/


Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on January 03, 2013, 11:33:57 AM
Quote from: Slaky on January 03, 2013, 11:20:39 AM
Hey, wasn't this something you guys worked on in the Shoutbox?

http://archives.progressiveboink.com/index.php?/archive/failed-brian-bosworth-film-projects-1991-1997/




Well, this says failed, so no.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on January 09, 2013, 08:46:08 AM

Anyone here have a Kamado-style grill/smoker?

I want to pick one up this summer, and was wondering if Big Green Egg is really better than any of the others, or is it strictly reputation.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on January 09, 2013, 08:57:04 AM
Quote from: Fork on January 09, 2013, 08:46:08 AM

Anyone here have a Kamado-style grill/smoker?

I want to pick one up this summer, and was wondering if Big Green Egg is really better than any of the others, or is it strictly reputation.

The cheaper ones work well, just don't last long. Cooking wise, I'm sure the egg holds the temperature better, since it uses better materials.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on January 09, 2013, 10:07:21 AM
Quote from: Fork on January 09, 2013, 08:46:08 AM

Anyone here have a Kamado-style grill/smoker?

I want to pick one up this summer, and was wondering if Big Green Egg is really better than any of the others, or is it strictly reputation.

I'm told that the Primo Oval is the best one on the market (comes in 2 sizes, Jr. and XL).  It's a bit smaller than the Egg, but its oval shape allows you to create direct and indirect heating zones simultaneously.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on January 09, 2013, 10:10:30 AM
Quote from: morpheus on January 09, 2013, 10:07:21 AM
Quote from: Fork on January 09, 2013, 08:46:08 AM

Anyone here have a Kamado-style grill/smoker?

I want to pick one up this summer, and was wondering if Big Green Egg is really better than any of the others, or is it strictly reputation.

I'm told that the Primo Oval is the best one on the market (comes in 2 sizes, Jr. and XL).  It's a bit smaller than the Egg, but its oval shape allows you to create direct and indirect heating zones simultaneously.

TDubbs and Huey?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on January 09, 2013, 10:23:38 AM
Quote from: Fork on January 09, 2013, 08:46:08 AM

Anyone here have a Kamado-style grill/smoker?

I want to pick one up this summer, and was wondering if Big Green Egg is really better than any of the others, or is it strictly reputation.

Pot smoker. (http://lifehacker.com/5350455/build-a-bbq-smoker-for-under-50)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on January 09, 2013, 10:25:37 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 09, 2013, 10:23:38 AM
Quote from: Fork on January 09, 2013, 08:46:08 AM

Anyone here have a Kamado-style grill/smoker?

I want to pick one up this summer, and was wondering if Big Green Egg is really better than any of the others, or is it strictly reputation.

Pot smoker. (http://lifehacker.com/5350455/build-a-bbq-smoker-for-under-50)

I know you are, you said you are, but what am I?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on January 09, 2013, 10:37:00 AM
Quote from: Tonker on January 09, 2013, 10:25:37 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 09, 2013, 10:23:38 AM
Quote from: Fork on January 09, 2013, 08:46:08 AM

Anyone here have a Kamado-style grill/smoker?

I want to pick one up this summer, and was wondering if Big Green Egg is really better than any of the others, or is it strictly reputation.

Pot smoker. (http://lifehacker.com/5350455/build-a-bbq-smoker-for-under-50)

I know you are, you said you are, but what am I?

Australian.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on January 25, 2013, 08:01:05 PM
OK, do I watch Phase IV or Contact to try to cool out?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on January 25, 2013, 10:19:34 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 25, 2013, 08:01:05 PM
OK, do I watch Phase IV or Contact to try to cool out?


Contact.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on January 25, 2013, 10:24:36 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on January 25, 2013, 10:19:34 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 25, 2013, 08:01:05 PM
OK, do I watch Phase IV or Contact to try to cool out?

Contact.

So let it be written, so shall it be done.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on January 25, 2013, 11:47:29 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 25, 2013, 10:24:36 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on January 25, 2013, 10:19:34 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 25, 2013, 08:01:05 PM
OK, do I watch Phase IV or Contact to try to cool out?

Contact.

So let it be written, so shall it be done.

Nice to smell you again.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on January 26, 2013, 12:46:51 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 25, 2013, 11:47:29 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 25, 2013, 10:24:36 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on January 25, 2013, 10:19:34 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 25, 2013, 08:01:05 PM
OK, do I watch Phase IV or Contact to try to cool out?

Contact.

So let it be written, so shall it be done.

Nice to smell you again.

This isn't cooling me out, it's sending me into a raging froth over Ellie's philosophical primitivism before the weird international "selection committee."

[Edit.--They put out a soundtrack album?]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on January 28, 2013, 11:22:10 AM
Samsung Galaxy S3 or HTC Droid DNA?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on January 28, 2013, 11:59:46 PM
As some of you are no doubt aware, I have a certain aversive issue with the mail. But I screwed up my courage tonight, because the tension had reached the tipping point.

It appears that when going through this, I opened something not actually addressed to me. To wit, a DMCA nastygram. In pertinent detail,

QuoteCopyright Owner: Digital Sin Inc
Unauthorized File Name: Big Dick In A Little Chick 2.mp4
Unauthorized Hash: [I'm not going to bother typing this]

Etc., etc. Now, this is of no particular concern to me, but the question is whether I have an ethical obligation to hand this off to some relevant party, being the building's net connection and all.

[Edit.--I should perhaps make perfectly clear that, no, this was not mine.]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on January 29, 2013, 07:07:10 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 28, 2013, 11:59:46 PM
As some of you are no doubt aware, I have a certain aversive issue with the mail. But I screwed up my courage tonight, because the tension had reached the tipping point.

It appears that when going through this, I opened something not actually addressed to me. To wit, a DMCA nastygram. In pertinent detail,

QuoteCopyright Owner: Digital Sin Inc
Unauthorized File Name: Big Dick In A Little Chick 2.mp4
Unauthorized Hash: [I'm not going to bother typing this]

Etc., etc. Now, this is of no particular concern to me, but the question is whether I have an ethical obligation to hand this off to some relevant party, being the building's net connection and all.

[Edit.--I should perhaps make perfectly clear that, no, this was not mine.]


It's just regular ol' porn (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2520408/), nothing illegal.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on January 29, 2013, 07:41:15 PM
Quote from: Shooter on January 29, 2013, 07:07:10 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 28, 2013, 11:59:46 PM
As some of you are no doubt aware, I have a certain aversive issue with the mail. But I screwed up my courage tonight, because the tension had reached the tipping point.

It appears that when going through this, I opened something not actually addressed to me. To wit, a DMCA nastygram. In pertinent detail,

QuoteCopyright Owner: Digital Sin Inc
Unauthorized File Name: Big Dick In A Little Chick 2.mp4
Unauthorized Hash: [I'm not going to bother typing this]

Etc., etc. Now, this is of no particular concern to me, but the question is whether I have an ethical obligation to hand this off to some relevant party, being the building's net connection and all.

[Edit.--I should perhaps make perfectly clear that, no, this was not mine.]


It's just regular ol' porn (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2520408/), nothing illegal.

(http://i.imgur.com/2tzKoV1.png)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on January 29, 2013, 07:47:05 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 29, 2013, 07:41:15 PM
Quote from: Shooter on January 29, 2013, 07:07:10 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 28, 2013, 11:59:46 PM
As some of you are no doubt aware, I have a certain aversive issue with the mail. But I screwed up my courage tonight, because the tension had reached the tipping point.

It appears that when going through this, I opened something not actually addressed to me. To wit, a DMCA nastygram. In pertinent detail,

QuoteCopyright Owner: Digital Sin Inc
Unauthorized File Name: Big Dick In A Little Chick 2.mp4
Unauthorized Hash: [I'm not going to bother typing this]

Etc., etc. Now, this is of no particular concern to me, but the question is whether I have an ethical obligation to hand this off to some relevant party, being the building's net connection and all.

[Edit.--I should perhaps make perfectly clear that, no, this was not mine.]


It's just regular ol' porn (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2520408/), nothing illegal.

(http://i.imgur.com/2tzKoV1.png)

Thanks, jailbird.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on January 30, 2013, 12:34:24 PM
Who has advice on installing a solid state harddrive?  I currently have a Sony Vaio F Series (about 11 months old) and am looking to remove the 850 gb conventional hard drive with a 500 gb SSD that I just acquired.

Should I do a disk clone or just install the SSD and do a complete re-installation of Windows 7 (and transferring the data after Windows is installed?)

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on January 30, 2013, 02:50:04 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on January 30, 2013, 12:34:24 PM
Who has advice on installing a solid state harddrive?  I currently have a Sony Vaio F Series (about 11 months old) and am looking to remove the 850 gb conventional hard drive with a 500 gb SSD that I just acquired.

Should I do a disk clone or just install the SSD and do a complete re-installation of Windows 7 (and transferring the data after Windows is installed?)

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.

Since you have to do a transfer anyway, why not just clone it and save the time/headache of reinstalling the OS?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on January 30, 2013, 06:06:54 PM
Quote from: Fork on January 30, 2013, 02:50:04 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on January 30, 2013, 12:34:24 PM
Who has advice on installing a solid state harddrive?  I currently have a Sony Vaio F Series (about 11 months old) and am looking to remove the 850 gb conventional hard drive with a 500 gb SSD that I just acquired.

Should I do a disk clone or just install the SSD and do a complete re-installation of Windows 7 (and transferring the data after Windows is installed?)

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.

Since you have to do a transfer anyway, why not just clone it and save the time/headache of reinstalling the OS?

The question is whether the machine will boot from the intermediate, external, apparently USB disk.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on January 30, 2013, 07:47:17 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on January 30, 2013, 12:34:24 PM
Who has advice on installing a solid state harddrive?  I currently have a Sony Vaio F Series (about 11 months old) and am looking to remove the 850 gb conventional hard drive with a 500 gb SSD that I just acquired.

Should I do a disk clone or just install the SSD and do a complete re-installation of Windows 7 (and transferring the data after Windows is installed?)

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.

I would do a fresh install and then transfer the data, but that's just me and is based upon what appears to be an unfounded concern about Windows. Apparently cloning Windows 7 and 8 does not present all the problems and hassles that it did with Vista and XP. Here's a guide on cloning from Lifehacker: http://lifehacker.com/5837543/how-to-migrate-to-a-solid+state-drive-without-reinstalling-windows
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on January 30, 2013, 10:02:16 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on January 30, 2013, 07:47:17 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on January 30, 2013, 12:34:24 PM
Who has advice on installing a solid state harddrive?  I currently have a Sony Vaio F Series (about 11 months old) and am looking to remove the 850 gb conventional hard drive with a 500 gb SSD that I just acquired.

Should I do a disk clone or just install the SSD and do a complete re-installation of Windows 7 (and transferring the data after Windows is installed?)

I'll hang up and listen to my answer.

I would do a fresh install and then transfer the data, but that's just me and is based upon what appears to be an unfounded concern about Windows. Apparently cloning Windows 7 and 8 does not present all the problems and hassles that it did with Vista and XP. Here's a guide on cloning from Lifehacker: http://lifehacker.com/5837543/how-to-migrate-to-a-solid+state-drive-without-reinstalling-windows

If I never hear "defrag" again, it will be too soon.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent to ascertain whether a Form 990 looks fishy?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on January 31, 2013, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent...

No.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 01, 2013, 01:47:47 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 31, 2013, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent...

No.

Hey!  I can knock up a smashing spreadsheet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 03:39:39 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 31, 2013, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent...

No.

OK, forget the Form 990s. Is it normal for the issuance of stock warrants to be booked as an expense?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on February 02, 2013, 06:26:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 03:39:39 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 31, 2013, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent...

No.

OK, forget the Form 990s. Is it normal for the issuance of stock warrants to be booked as an expense?


I don't know about that, but check your alley: I left the box of clothes for you next to what I assume is the green dumpster for your building.  Looking south from your alley, its next to the dumpster closest to the playground.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 07:03:19 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 02, 2013, 06:26:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 03:39:39 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 31, 2013, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent...

No.

OK, forget the Form 990s. Is it normal for the issuance of stock warrants to be booked as an expense?


I don't know about that, but check your alley: I left the box of clothes for you next to what I assume is the green dumpster for your building.  Looking south from your alley, its next to the dumpster closest to the playground.

Oh, this is great. When did you go from 36/32 to 34/34? And, if I may, what is that fragrance?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on February 02, 2013, 07:03:37 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 03:39:39 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 31, 2013, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent...

No.

OK, forget the Form 990s. Is it normal for the issuance of stock warrants to be booked as an expense?


Yes it is, to the extent the fair market value of the underlying stock exceeds the strike price (same treatment for options as well)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on February 02, 2013, 07:13:36 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 07:03:19 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 02, 2013, 06:26:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 03:39:39 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 31, 2013, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent...

No.

OK, forget the Form 990s. Is it normal for the issuance of stock warrants to be booked as an expense?


I don't know about that, but check your alley: I left the box of clothes for you next to what I assume is the green dumpster for your building.  Looking south from your alley, its next to the dumpster closest to the playground.

Oh, this is great. When did you go from 36/32 to 34/34? And, if I may, what is that fragrance?


A while ago.  Several family members also gave gifts of clothing without knowing my exact size, so they just guessed.

The fragrance might be Acqua di Gio.  If it smells recent, then it might be Nautica.  Anything else, and it might be the closet at the condo where it was stored.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 07:16:55 PM
Quote from: thehawk on February 02, 2013, 07:03:37 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 03:39:39 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 31, 2013, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent...

No.

OK, forget the Form 990s. Is it normal for the issuance of stock warrants to be booked as an expense?

Yes it is, to the extent the fair market value of the underlying stock exceeds the strike price (same treatment for options as well)

Thanks, Hawk. In this case, it's a penny stock, and the warrants that I can see have been issued in exchange for marketing services at right around where it trades normally (issued at a dime, trades around 2 to 15 cents). I'm kind of wondering whether the expense reported was actually tied to exercise of outstanding warrants. It seems to get pumped.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on February 03, 2013, 01:08:21 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 07:16:55 PM
Quote from: thehawk on February 02, 2013, 07:03:37 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 03:39:39 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 31, 2013, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent...

No.

OK, forget the Form 990s. Is it normal for the issuance of stock warrants to be booked as an expense?

Yes it is, to the extent the fair market value of the underlying stock exceeds the strike price (same treatment for options as well)

Thanks, Hawk. In this case, it's a penny stock, and the warrants that I can see have been issued in exchange for marketing services at right around where it trades normally (issued at a dime, trades around 2 to 15 cents). I'm kind of wondering whether the expense reported was actually tied to exercise of outstanding warrants. It seems to get pumped.

Sounds suspicious.  My guess is that they are treating them as fair market value and thus showing no earnings hit or tax expense to the recipient.  There should be a description in the notes to financials if available and if you can trust their auditor.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on February 03, 2013, 01:56:31 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 07:03:19 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 02, 2013, 06:26:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 03:39:39 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 31, 2013, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent...

No.

OK, forget the Form 990s. Is it normal for the issuance of stock warrants to be booked as an expense?


I don't know about that, but check your alley: I left the box of clothes for you next to what I assume is the green dumpster for your building.  Looking south from your alley, its next to the dumpster closest to the playground.

Oh, this is great. When did you go from 36/32 to 34/34? And, if I may, what is that fragrance?

Yeah... I think the real question is: "What the hell were you doing in Chicago tonight and not hitting up Galway Bay?"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on February 03, 2013, 03:00:00 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 03, 2013, 01:56:31 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 07:03:19 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 02, 2013, 06:26:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 03:39:39 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 31, 2013, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent...

No.

OK, forget the Form 990s. Is it normal for the issuance of stock warrants to be booked as an expense?


I don't know about that, but check your alley: I left the box of clothes for you next to what I assume is the green dumpster for your building.  Looking south from your alley, its next to the dumpster closest to the playground.

Oh, this is great. When did you go from 36/32 to 34/34? And, if I may, what is that fragrance?

Yeah... I think the real question is: "What the hell were you doing in Chicago tonight and not hitting up Galway Bay?"

I think I've already explained this in adequate detail. Did Gil show?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on February 03, 2013, 03:05:31 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 03, 2013, 01:56:31 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 07:03:19 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 02, 2013, 06:26:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 03:39:39 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 31, 2013, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent...

No.

OK, forget the Form 990s. Is it normal for the issuance of stock warrants to be booked as an expense?


I don't know about that, but check your alley: I left the box of clothes for you next to what I assume is the green dumpster for your building.  Looking south from your alley, its next to the dumpster closest to the playground.

Oh, this is great. When did you go from 36/32 to 34/34? And, if I may, what is that fragrance?

Yeah... I think the real question is: "What the hell were you doing in Chicago tonight and not hitting up Galway Bay?"

I had to do taxes for my family and do some real estate work for my sister. All free for them. Lousy bums.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on February 03, 2013, 03:40:23 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 03, 2013, 03:00:00 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 03, 2013, 01:56:31 AM
Yeah... I think the real question is: "What the hell were you doing in Chicago tonight and not hitting up Galway Bay?"

I think I've already explained this in adequate detail. Did Gil show?

I guess I could have been more clear. I was talking to Gil, you stupid Wheezer.

Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 03, 2013, 03:05:31 AM
I had to do taxes for my family and do some real estate work for my sister. All free for them. Lousy bums.

Taxes on a Saturday night. That's the Gillest Gilplaint to ever something something Gil.

I'm really beginning to question your dedication to this random bunch of weirdos you know from the internet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on February 04, 2013, 04:17:34 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 03, 2013, 01:56:31 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 07:03:19 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 02, 2013, 06:26:54 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 02, 2013, 03:39:39 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on January 31, 2013, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2013, 08:18:27 PM
Are any of the resident accountants competent...

No.

OK, forget the Form 990s. Is it normal for the issuance of stock warrants to be booked as an expense?


I don't know about that, but check your alley: I left the box of clothes for you next to what I assume is the green dumpster for your building.  Looking south from your alley, its next to the dumpster closest to the playground.

Oh, this is great. When did you go from 36/32 to 34/34? And, if I may, what is that fragrance?

Yeah... I think the real question is: "What the hell were you doing in Chicago tonight and not hitting up Galway Bay?"

THAT'S the question that you think needs to be asked here?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 15, 2013, 11:11:00 PM
The Frontier guys set up my router username and/or password different from the factory settings and different from the wireless network login.. Got any suggestions on how I can get around this and into the router? Comtrend Nexuslink 5631 is the product.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 15, 2013, 11:46:12 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 15, 2013, 11:11:00 PM
The Frontier guys set up my router username and/or password different from the factory settings and different from the wireless network login.. Got any suggestions on how I can get around this and into the router? Comtrend Nexuslink 5631 is the product.

Yeti, first of all state what you want to do in the router and what the problem is. You can reset it trivially, but you may reset everything.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on March 16, 2013, 07:58:13 AM
Just to be clear, you are using "root" for the name and "12345" for the password? There's no reason for the technicians to change the password. You could do a hard reset (http://compnetworking.about.com/b/2009/03/11/the-30-30-30-hard-reset-rule-for-routers.htm) of it which will change the un/pw to back to the factory settings. Hard reset will also reset everything else back to the factory settings which may be why Wheezer is asking what you're trying to accomplish. Since you don't know the login, I'm assuming you haven't made any changes that you're worried about reverting.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 16, 2013, 01:35:04 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on March 16, 2013, 07:58:13 AM
Just to be clear, you are using "root" for the name and "12345" for the password? There's no reason for the technicians to change the password. You could do a hard reset (http://compnetworking.about.com/b/2009/03/11/the-30-30-30-hard-reset-rule-for-routers.htm) of it which will change the un/pw to back to the factory settings. Hard reset will also reset everything else back to the factory settings which may be why Wheezer is asking what you're trying to accomplish. Since you don't know the login, I'm assuming you haven't made any changes that you're worried about reverting.

If they want to service it remotely and they don't want it exposed with the default, there's reason to change them. However, one might note that different models had different default credentials.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on March 16, 2013, 01:42:50 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 16, 2013, 01:35:04 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on March 16, 2013, 07:58:13 AM
Just to be clear, you are using "root" for the name and "12345" for the password? There's no reason for the technicians to change the password. You could do a hard reset (http://compnetworking.about.com/b/2009/03/11/the-30-30-30-hard-reset-rule-for-routers.htm) of it which will change the un/pw to back to the factory settings. Hard reset will also reset everything else back to the factory settings which may be why Wheezer is asking what you're trying to accomplish. Since you don't know the login, I'm assuming you haven't made any changes that you're worried about reverting.

If they want to service it remotely and they don't want it exposed with the default, there's reason to change them. However, one might note that different models had different default credentials.

That sounds (is?) incredibly intrusive. What type of service would an ISP need to be conducting at the router?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 16, 2013, 02:31:07 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on March 16, 2013, 01:42:50 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 16, 2013, 01:35:04 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on March 16, 2013, 07:58:13 AM
Just to be clear, you are using "root" for the name and "12345" for the password? There's no reason for the technicians to change the password. You could do a hard reset (http://compnetworking.about.com/b/2009/03/11/the-30-30-30-hard-reset-rule-for-routers.htm) of it which will change the un/pw to back to the factory settings. Hard reset will also reset everything else back to the factory settings which may be why Wheezer is asking what you're trying to accomplish. Since you don't know the login, I'm assuming you haven't made any changes that you're worried about reverting.

If they want to service it remotely and they don't want it exposed with the default, there's reason to change them. However, one might note that different models had different default credentials.

That sounds (is?) incredibly intrusive. What type of service would an ISP need to be conducting at the router?

My old ISP, Cyberonic, who quite literally didn't give a damn what I did with my static /29, had it set up that way. I don't think they ever so much as updated the firmware, but I can see a situation in which it's necessary to see if a user having trouble has managed to accomplish this on his or her own. I could also see going in and disabling a port if spammy SMTP traffic or worse is detected, for example. It also depends on what the arrangement is with the ISP; if you're not allowed to host certain services, disabling them is better than shutting down the service entirely. It might also be possible to run hardware diagnostics remotely; I'm not that familiar with the universe of DSL modems.

In my case, the old Speedstream simply had a recessed sort-of reset button that, if depressed for 15 seconds, would change the admin password back to the serial number for 15 minutes or so. Of course, you also had to telnet into the box, so this required having a plan in advance for what you were going to do.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 17, 2013, 05:57:57 PM
I'm starting to grow irritated that Yeti has not yet followed up on what he started.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on March 17, 2013, 06:21:27 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 17, 2013, 05:57:57 PM
I'm starting to grow irritated that Yeti has not yet followed up on what he started.

He's too busy buying a new remote.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 17, 2013, 08:17:21 PM
My apologies. I got fed up with the situation and got drunk yesterday. I just got on with Frontier last week and I hadn't switched all the devices right away. Basically, I was initially wanting to get in the router to make sure there wasn't a cap on the amount of items allowed on the network. On Thursday, I had used my Xbox and PS3 in my room, with no issues. On Friday, I was in the living room, using my roommate's PS3 for Hulu (which I just got on the network), and I went to the bedroom and tried getting on Hulu with both devices, which weren't getting online. My initial assumption was the cap on things connected to the network, but I tried connecting my xbox/ps3 to the comcast network that I haven't cancelled quite yet and that wasn't working. So, honestly, I'm unsure of what actually went wrong. The PS3 was indicating a DNS Server issue, which I may have found a fix for, but the xbox hasn't been clear.

But yea, I'm worried about reverting the router since it might be set up a certain way to allow the internet. I haven't wanted to mess with it since, but I'll probably try some fixes tomorrow night (including whatever I might be able to do in the router).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 17, 2013, 08:46:21 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 17, 2013, 08:17:21 PM
My apologies. I got fed up with the situation and got drunk yesterday. I just got on with Frontier last week and I hadn't switched all the devices right away. Basically, I was initially wanting to get in the router to make sure there wasn't a cap on the amount of items allowed on the network. On Thursday, I had used my Xbox and PS3 in my room, with no issues. On Friday, I was in the living room, using my roommate's PS3 for Hulu (which I just got on the network), and I went to the bedroom and tried getting on Hulu with both devices, which weren't getting online. My initial assumption was the cap on things connected to the network, but I tried connecting my xbox/ps3 to the comcast network that I haven't cancelled quite yet and that wasn't working. So, honestly, I'm unsure of what actually went wrong. The PS3 was indicating a DNS Server issue, which I may have found a fix for, but the xbox hasn't been clear.

But yea, I'm worried about reverting the router since it might be set up a certain way to allow the internet. I haven't wanted to mess with it since, but I'll probably try some fixes tomorrow night (including whatever I might be able to do in the router).

Keep us posted, Gomer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 17, 2013, 10:48:16 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 17, 2013, 08:17:21 PM
Basically, I was initially wanting to get in the router to make sure there wasn't a cap on the amount of items allowed on the network.

Sweet Jesus, I could use some grass. Yeti, you're worried about the subnet mask? The box does NAT and DHCP; there's no discernible reason why it would care how many addresses it hands out. Have you rented a static CIDR block?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on March 18, 2013, 04:41:41 AM
Quote from: Yeti on March 17, 2013, 08:17:21 PM
My apologies. I got fed up with the situation and got drunk yesterday. I just got on with Frontier last week and I hadn't switched all the devices right away. Basically, I was initially wanting to get in the router to make sure there wasn't a cap on the amount of items allowed on the network. On Thursday, I had used my Xbox and PS3 in my room, with no issues. On Friday, I was in the living room, using my roommate's PS3 for Hulu (which I just got on the network), and I went to the bedroom and tried getting on Hulu with both devices, which weren't getting online. My initial assumption was the cap on things connected to the network, but I tried connecting my xbox/ps3 to the comcast network that I haven't cancelled quite yet and that wasn't working. So, honestly, I'm unsure of what actually went wrong. The PS3 was indicating a DNS Server issue, which I may have found a fix for, but the xbox hasn't been clear.

But yea, I'm worried about reverting the router since it might be set up a certain way to allow the internet. I haven't wanted to mess with it since, but I'll probably try some fixes tomorrow night (including whatever I might be able to do in the router).

You could try growing up and not having 2 video game systems in your room
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 18, 2013, 05:53:39 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on March 18, 2013, 04:41:41 AM
Quote from: Yeti on March 17, 2013, 08:17:21 PM
My apologies. I got fed up with the situation and got drunk yesterday. I just got on with Frontier last week and I hadn't switched all the devices right away. Basically, I was initially wanting to get in the router to make sure there wasn't a cap on the amount of items allowed on the network. On Thursday, I had used my Xbox and PS3 in my room, with no issues. On Friday, I was in the living room, using my roommate's PS3 for Hulu (which I just got on the network), and I went to the bedroom and tried getting on Hulu with both devices, which weren't getting online. My initial assumption was the cap on things connected to the network, but I tried connecting my xbox/ps3 to the comcast network that I haven't cancelled quite yet and that wasn't working. So, honestly, I'm unsure of what actually went wrong. The PS3 was indicating a DNS Server issue, which I may have found a fix for, but the xbox hasn't been clear.

But yea, I'm worried about reverting the router since it might be set up a certain way to allow the internet. I haven't wanted to mess with it since, but I'll probably try some fixes tomorrow night (including whatever I might be able to do in the router).

You could try growing up and not having 2 video game systems in your room

The irony, it burns (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nb41ONJeMc).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 18, 2013, 09:04:07 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on March 18, 2013, 04:41:41 AM
Quote from: Yeti on March 17, 2013, 08:17:21 PM
My apologies. I got fed up with the situation and got drunk yesterday. I just got on with Frontier last week and I hadn't switched all the devices right away. Basically, I was initially wanting to get in the router to make sure there wasn't a cap on the amount of items allowed on the network. On Thursday, I had used my Xbox and PS3 in my room, with no issues. On Friday, I was in the living room, using my roommate's PS3 for Hulu (which I just got on the network), and I went to the bedroom and tried getting on Hulu with both devices, which weren't getting online. My initial assumption was the cap on things connected to the network, but I tried connecting my xbox/ps3 to the comcast network that I haven't cancelled quite yet and that wasn't working. So, honestly, I'm unsure of what actually went wrong. The PS3 was indicating a DNS Server issue, which I may have found a fix for, but the xbox hasn't been clear.

But yea, I'm worried about reverting the router since it might be set up a certain way to allow the internet. I haven't wanted to mess with it since, but I'll probably try some fixes tomorrow night (including whatever I might be able to do in the router).

You could try growing up and not having 2 video game systems in your room

Want me to move the Xbox to the living room so I don't have 2 in my room?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 21, 2013, 07:06:12 PM
Paging Gilstew: Can anybody decipher what the calendar entry here (http://www.search.txcourts.gov/Case.aspx?cn=03-12-00576-CV) means?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on March 22, 2013, 05:08:01 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 21, 2013, 07:06:12 PM
Paging Gilstew: Can anybody decipher what the calendar entry here (http://www.search.txcourts.gov/Case.aspx?cn=03-12-00576-CV) means?


Looks like the quack in Britian is trying to sue the journalists who exposed him for lible in Texas after losing in the UK (he got it backwards apparently).  The Texas courts ruled for the journalists, on the basis of lack of jurisdiction, and it appears the good doctor is appealing on the basis that the journalists did certain actions that would allow them to be served in Texas.  Each side has put in their briefs, and they await oral argument, I think.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 22, 2013, 06:03:12 PM
Quote from: thehawk on March 22, 2013, 05:08:01 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 21, 2013, 07:06:12 PM
Paging Gilstew: Can anybody decipher what the calendar entry here (http://www.search.txcourts.gov/Case.aspx?cn=03-12-00576-CV) means?

Looks like the quack in Britian is trying to sue the journalists who exposed him for lible in Texas after losing in the UK (he got it backwards apparently).  The Texas courts ruled for the journalists, on the basis of lack of jurisdiction, and it appears the good doctor is appealing on the basis that the journalists did certain actions that would allow them to be served in Texas.  Each side has put in their briefs, and they await oral argument, I think.

Yah, it's been quite goofy. I assume that since both parties requested oral argument, it's going to happen (although Wakefield apparently did not request findings of fact and conclusions of law from the trial court, so this should thus turn purely on law, which is to say, Wakefield appears to have conceded that BMJ et al. didn't even know he was in Texas). What I was specifically wondering about is what one should expect to happen on April 3. Just setting a date for the oral argument? Or could the whole thing be tossed?

(It is widely speculated that Wakefield filed in Texas because he knew he didn't have a shot but could rally his dwindling troops (http://www.drwakefieldjusticefund.org/) [no, Paypal will not process a $50,000 "donation"]. He's walked away from a libel suit before. Of course, in the UK the loser pays. Everyone on the sidelines here would love to see the anti-SLAPP reached if the appeal succeeds, although that's a bit much to expect from the defendants.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on March 22, 2013, 06:43:33 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 22, 2013, 06:03:12 PM
Quote from: thehawk on March 22, 2013, 05:08:01 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 21, 2013, 07:06:12 PM
Paging Gilstew: Can anybody decipher what the calendar entry here (http://www.search.txcourts.gov/Case.aspx?cn=03-12-00576-CV) means?

Looks like the quack in Britian is trying to sue the journalists who exposed him for lible in Texas after losing in the UK (he got it backwards apparently).  The Texas courts ruled for the journalists, on the basis of lack of jurisdiction, and it appears the good doctor is appealing on the basis that the journalists did certain actions that would allow them to be served in Texas.  Each side has put in their briefs, and they await oral argument, I think.

Yah, it's been quite goofy. I assume that since both parties requested oral argument, it's going to happen (although Wakefield apparently did not request findings of fact and conclusions of law from the trial court, so this should thus turn purely on law, which is to say, Wakefield appears to have conceded that BMJ et al. didn't even know he was in Texas). What I was specifically wondering about is what one should expect to happen on April 3. Just setting a date for the oral argument? Or could the whole thing be tossed?

(It is widely speculated that Wakefield filed in Texas because he knew he didn't have a shot but could rally his dwindling troops (http://www.drwakefieldjusticefund.org/) [no, Paypal will not process a $50,000 "donation"]. He's walked away from a libel suit before. Of course, in the UK the loser pays. Everyone on the sidelines here would love to see the anti-SLAPP reached if the appeal succeeds, although that's a bit much to expect from the defendants.)

Both sides have submitted briefs.  this is apparently a jurisdiction where you must affirmatively request to orally argue your case before the court.  Both sides have done that.  (In California the appellant gets to submit a reply brief after the respondent files its response.  If that is also the case in Texas I don't see that has happened yet.  so there may still be a written brief coming in before the case is heard by the court.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on March 22, 2013, 06:51:42 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 22, 2013, 06:43:33 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 22, 2013, 06:03:12 PM
Quote from: thehawk on March 22, 2013, 05:08:01 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 21, 2013, 07:06:12 PM
Paging Gilstew: Can anybody decipher what the calendar entry here (http://www.search.txcourts.gov/Case.aspx?cn=03-12-00576-CV) means?

Looks like the quack in Britian is trying to sue the journalists who exposed him for lible in Texas after losing in the UK (he got it backwards apparently).  The Texas courts ruled for the journalists, on the basis of lack of jurisdiction, and it appears the good doctor is appealing on the basis that the journalists did certain actions that would allow them to be served in Texas.  Each side has put in their briefs, and they await oral argument, I think.

Yah, it's been quite goofy. I assume that since both parties requested oral argument, it's going to happen (although Wakefield apparently did not request findings of fact and conclusions of law from the trial court, so this should thus turn purely on law, which is to say, Wakefield appears to have conceded that BMJ et al. didn't even know he was in Texas). What I was specifically wondering about is what one should expect to happen on April 3. Just setting a date for the oral argument? Or could the whole thing be tossed?

(It is widely speculated that Wakefield filed in Texas because he knew he didn't have a shot but could rally his dwindling troops (http://www.drwakefieldjusticefund.org/) [no, Paypal will not process a $50,000 "donation"]. He's walked away from a libel suit before. Of course, in the UK the loser pays. Everyone on the sidelines here would love to see the anti-SLAPP reached if the appeal succeeds, although that's a bit much to expect from the defendants.)

Both sides have submitted briefs.  this is apparently a jurisdiction where you must affirmatively request to orally argue your case before the court.  Both sides have done that.  (In California the appellant gets to submit a reply brief after the respondent files its response.  If that is also the case in Texas I don't see that has happened yet.  so there may still be a written brief coming in before the case is heard by the court.)

Oh yeah.  The April 3 "at issue".  Those words pertain to the finality of the preliminaries and whether the case is ready for decision (or possibly ready for oral argument).  In California that simply means that all parties have been served with the complaint in the trial court and answers have been filed or defaults taken as to those parties who have been served but haven't answered in a timely fashion.  I can only guess that in this case that is the deadline set by the court for everything to be filed and ready for the court to proceed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on March 22, 2013, 10:25:45 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 22, 2013, 06:51:42 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 22, 2013, 06:43:33 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 22, 2013, 06:03:12 PM
Quote from: thehawk on March 22, 2013, 05:08:01 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 21, 2013, 07:06:12 PM
Paging Gilstew: Can anybody decipher what the calendar entry here (http://www.search.txcourts.gov/Case.aspx?cn=03-12-00576-CV) means?

Looks like the quack in Britian is trying to sue the journalists who exposed him for lible in Texas after losing in the UK (he got it backwards apparently).  The Texas courts ruled for the journalists, on the basis of lack of jurisdiction, and it appears the good doctor is appealing on the basis that the journalists did certain actions that would allow them to be served in Texas.  Each side has put in their briefs, and they await oral argument, I think.

Yah, it's been quite goofy. I assume that since both parties requested oral argument, it's going to happen (although Wakefield apparently did not request findings of fact and conclusions of law from the trial court, so this should thus turn purely on law, which is to say, Wakefield appears to have conceded that BMJ et al. didn't even know he was in Texas). What I was specifically wondering about is what one should expect to happen on April 3. Just setting a date for the oral argument? Or could the whole thing be tossed?

(It is widely speculated that Wakefield filed in Texas because he knew he didn't have a shot but could rally his dwindling troops (http://www.drwakefieldjusticefund.org/) [no, Paypal will not process a $50,000 "donation"]. He's walked away from a libel suit before. Of course, in the UK the loser pays. Everyone on the sidelines here would love to see the anti-SLAPP reached if the appeal succeeds, although that's a bit much to expect from the defendants.)

Both sides have submitted briefs.  this is apparently a jurisdiction where you must affirmatively request to orally argue your case before the court.  Both sides have done that.  (In California the appellant gets to submit a reply brief after the respondent files its response.  If that is also the case in Texas I don't see that has happened yet.  so there may still be a written brief coming in before the case is heard by the court.)

Oh yeah.  The April 3 "at issue".  Those words pertain to the finality of the preliminaries and whether the case is ready for decision (or possibly ready for oral argument).  In California that simply means that all parties have been served with the complaint in the trial court and answers have been filed or defaults taken as to those parties who have been served but haven't answered in a timely fashion.  I can only guess that in this case that is the deadline set by the court for everything to be filed and ready for the court to proceed.

Fun fact: In Texas, the court reporter owns his or her portion of the transcript. This appears to have led to some delay in this one. I guess Texas appellate rule 38.6(c) gives appellant Wakefield until the 24th to file a reply brief.

(There's also an amusing backstory on Wakefield's "foreign counsel," who they flew in for the hearing last year but wisely did not allow to speak, but that's getting far afield.)

But so, basically, nothing dramatic is likely to happen.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 03, 2013, 01:27:49 PM
Anybody know anything about speakers?

Due to configuration of the new living space, the tower speakers we currently have aren't going to work.

We have built-in shelves that are 18" high, so I'd like to get two speakers that will fit in there.

Will be used for music and TV.  Need to be decent, but I certainly don't have a discerning enough ear that I'll know the difference between good and great.

Can I just get something like this?  (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SS-B1000-4-Inch-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B000OG88KY/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1365013543&sr=8-8&keywords=speakers)

These (http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-TSi100-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B00192KF12/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=20VKNUTRXWTKE&coliid=ILQH0GLH656LE) are about 3 times the price, are they much better?

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on April 03, 2013, 01:45:53 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 03, 2013, 01:27:49 PM
Anybody know anything about speakers?

Due to configuration of the new living space, the tower speakers we currently have aren't going to work.

We have built-in shelves that are 18" high, so I'd like to get two speakers that will fit in there.

Will be used for music and TV.  Need to be decent, but I certainly don't have a discerning enough ear that I'll know the difference between good and great.

Can I just get something like this?  (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SS-B1000-4-Inch-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B000OG88KY/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1365013543&sr=8-8&keywords=speakers)

These (http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-TSi100-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B00192KF12/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=20VKNUTRXWTKE&coliid=ILQH0GLH656LE) are about 3 times the price, are they much better?

Thanks in advance.

You do get what you pay for Pen and there will be a noticable difference.
What is your budget?
If you could swing it I would take a look at these (http://www.klipsch.com/kb-15-bookshelf-speakers-pair).
Klipsch lowest price bookshelf but they make a quality product.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 03, 2013, 01:48:18 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 03, 2013, 01:45:53 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 03, 2013, 01:27:49 PM
Anybody know anything about speakers?

Due to configuration of the new living space, the tower speakers we currently have aren't going to work.

We have built-in shelves that are 18" high, so I'd like to get two speakers that will fit in there.

Will be used for music and TV.  Need to be decent, but I certainly don't have a discerning enough ear that I'll know the difference between good and great.

Can I just get something like this?  (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SS-B1000-4-Inch-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B000OG88KY/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1365013543&sr=8-8&keywords=speakers)

These (http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-TSi100-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B00192KF12/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=20VKNUTRXWTKE&coliid=ILQH0GLH656LE) are about 3 times the price, are they much better?

Thanks in advance.

You do get what you pay for Pen and there will be a noticable difference.
What is your budget?
If you could swing it I would take a look at these (http://www.klipsch.com/kb-15-bookshelf-speakers-pair).
Klipsch lowest price bookshelf but they make a quality product.

I was hoping to spend about $200/pair.

Thanks - I 'll take a look at these.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on April 03, 2013, 03:49:25 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 03, 2013, 01:48:18 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 03, 2013, 01:45:53 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 03, 2013, 01:27:49 PM
Anybody know anything about speakers?

Due to configuration of the new living space, the tower speakers we currently have aren't going to work.

We have built-in shelves that are 18" high, so I'd like to get two speakers that will fit in there.

Will be used for music and TV.  Need to be decent, but I certainly don't have a discerning enough ear that I'll know the difference between good and great.

Can I just get something like this?  (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SS-B1000-4-Inch-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B000OG88KY/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1365013543&sr=8-8&keywords=speakers)

These (http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-TSi100-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B00192KF12/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=20VKNUTRXWTKE&coliid=ILQH0GLH656LE) are about 3 times the price, are they much better?

Thanks in advance.

You do get what you pay for Pen and there will be a noticable difference.
What is your budget?
If you could swing it I would take a look at these (http://www.klipsch.com/kb-15-bookshelf-speakers-pair).
Klipsch lowest price bookshelf but they make a quality product.

I was hoping to spend about $200/pair.

Thanks - I 'll take a look at these.

You may also want to look at  these]=http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10837] these  (http://=http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10837).  I am using 3 of them with my TV, and have worked great.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on April 03, 2013, 04:56:56 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 03, 2013, 01:45:53 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 03, 2013, 01:27:49 PM
Anybody know anything about speakers?

Due to configuration of the new living space, the tower speakers we currently have aren't going to work.

We have built-in shelves that are 18" high, so I'd like to get two speakers that will fit in there.

Will be used for music and TV.  Need to be decent, but I certainly don't have a discerning enough ear that I'll know the difference between good and great.

Can I just get something like this?  (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SS-B1000-4-Inch-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B000OG88KY/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1365013543&sr=8-8&keywords=speakers)

These (http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-TSi100-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B00192KF12/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=20VKNUTRXWTKE&coliid=ILQH0GLH656LE) are about 3 times the price, are they much better?

Thanks in advance.

You do get what you pay for Pen and there will be a noticable difference.
What is your budget?
If you could swing it I would take a look at these (http://www.klipsch.com/kb-15-bookshelf-speakers-pair).
Klipsch lowest price bookshelf but they make a quality product.

Bose is a notable counterexample to this proposition.

[Edit.--But so, Pen, you're looking for bookshelf speakers that you're going to put in a bookshelf?]

[Edit 2.--I should have mentioned that you should take a look at Audiogon if you're willing to buy used (it's where I got my nOrh Prisms). There's a pair of JBL Studio L810's up for $225 at the moment.]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 03, 2013, 05:30:06 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 03, 2013, 04:56:56 PM
[Edit.--But so, Pen, you're looking for bookshelf speakers that you're going to put in a bookshelf?]

Plan was to mount the TV over the fireplace, and put all audio equipment and TV components on the top shelves.

Bad idea?

Photo of prior owner's set-up:

(http://photos2.zillow.com/p_f/IS-nw9qr0sn2kwt.jpg)

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on April 03, 2013, 05:46:12 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 03, 2013, 05:30:06 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 03, 2013, 04:56:56 PM
[Edit.--But so, Pen, you're looking for bookshelf speakers that you're going to put in a bookshelf?]

Plan was to mount the TV over the fireplace, and put all audio equipment and TV components on the top shelves.

Bad idea?

No, you can do it; the question is one of rear-ported speakers. If they're pushed right up against the back of the shelf, you can get some odd results. You could also consider wall-mounts.

Is the reason you can't use the floorstanders the symmetry of the seating, or are they really acoustically "too big" for the space?

[Edit.--If you can get a 19.8 inch speaker on those shelves, there's a slightly dinged pair of Axiom M22 v2's on Ebay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Axiom-Book-Shelf-Speakers-M-22-v2-/160997136852?pt=Car_Subwoofers_Enclosures&hash=item257c2d59d4) for $200. The M2 v2's are also reputed to be quite good, but we're talking $338 at this point for the M2 v3, although you do get to audition them. The old saying is that the bulk of your audio budget should go into the loudspeakers.]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 03, 2013, 09:20:48 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 03, 2013, 05:46:12 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 03, 2013, 05:30:06 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 03, 2013, 04:56:56 PM
[Edit.--But so, Pen, you're looking for bookshelf speakers that you're going to put in a bookshelf?]

Plan was to mount the TV over the fireplace, and put all audio equipment and TV components on the top shelves.

Bad idea?

No, you can do it; the question is one of rear-ported speakers. If they're pushed right up against the back of the shelf, you can get some odd results. You could also consider wall-mounts.

Is the reason you can't use the floorstanders the symmetry of the seating, or are they really acoustically "too big" for the space?

[Edit.--If you can get a 19.8 inch speaker on those shelves, there's a slightly dinged pair of Axiom M22 v2's on Ebay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Axiom-Book-Shelf-Speakers-M-22-v2-/160997136852?pt=Car_Subwoofers_Enclosures&hash=item257c2d59d4) for $200. The M2 v2's are also reputed to be quite good, but we're talking $338 at this point for the M2 v3, although you do get to audition them. The old saying is that the bulk of your audio budget should go into the loudspeakers.]

Audiophiles, is the top shelf too high?  It was always my understanding that speakers are supposed to be placed at ear level.  Might be wrong.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on April 04, 2013, 02:23:30 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 03, 2013, 09:20:48 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 03, 2013, 05:46:12 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 03, 2013, 05:30:06 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 03, 2013, 04:56:56 PM
[Edit.--But so, Pen, you're looking for bookshelf speakers that you're going to put in a bookshelf?]

Plan was to mount the TV over the fireplace, and put all audio equipment and TV components on the top shelves.

Bad idea?

No, you can do it; the question is one of rear-ported speakers. If they're pushed right up against the back of the shelf, you can get some odd results. You could also consider wall-mounts.

Is the reason you can't use the floorstanders the symmetry of the seating, or are they really acoustically "too big" for the space?

[Edit.--If you can get a 19.8 inch speaker on those shelves, there's a slightly dinged pair of Axiom M22 v2's on Ebay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Axiom-Book-Shelf-Speakers-M-22-v2-/160997136852?pt=Car_Subwoofers_Enclosures&hash=item257c2d59d4) for $200. The M2 v2's are also reputed to be quite good, but we're talking $338 at this point for the M2 v3, although you do get to audition them. The old saying is that the bulk of your audio budget should go into the loudspeakers.]

Audiophiles, is the top shelf too high?  It was always my understanding that speakers are supposed to be placed at ear level.  Might be wrong.

Look at the ceiling; that's not an "audiophile" space to start with. The question isn't exquisite soundstage or separation, it's value for money. Four or five feet up isn't going to make a difference when we're talking monitors in the first place. What you want is efficiency and respectable frequency response. (I almost suggested an omnidirectional, but they're too expensive.)

Of course, what we don't know is what Pen's going to be driving them with. But this is not in the cards:

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gOhNplSTI5A/UDlfq2ofTlI/AAAAAAAAAKY/eRsWCicrqpo/s1600/maxell+blown+away.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on April 04, 2013, 07:45:11 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 03, 2013, 05:30:06 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 03, 2013, 04:56:56 PM
[Edit.--But so, Pen, you're looking for bookshelf speakers that you're going to put in a bookshelf?]

Plan was to mount the TV over the fireplace, and put all audio equipment and TV components on the top shelves.

Bad idea?

Photo of prior owner's set-up:

(http://photos2.zillow.com/p_f/IS-nw9qr0sn2kwt.jpg)



I hope you negotiated the purchase of their furniture when you bought your house.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on April 04, 2013, 08:24:14 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 03, 2013, 04:56:56 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 03, 2013, 01:45:53 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 03, 2013, 01:27:49 PM
Anybody know anything about speakers?

Due to configuration of the new living space, the tower speakers we currently have aren't going to work.

We have built-in shelves that are 18" high, so I'd like to get two speakers that will fit in there.

Will be used for music and TV.  Need to be decent, but I certainly don't have a discerning enough ear that I'll know the difference between good and great.

Can I just get something like this?  (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SS-B1000-4-Inch-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B000OG88KY/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1365013543&sr=8-8&keywords=speakers)

These (http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-TSi100-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B00192KF12/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=20VKNUTRXWTKE&coliid=ILQH0GLH656LE) are about 3 times the price, are they much better?

Thanks in advance.

You do get what you pay for Pen and there will be a noticable difference.
What is your budget?
If you could swing it I would take a look at these (http://www.klipsch.com/kb-15-bookshelf-speakers-pair).
Klipsch lowest price bookshelf but they make a quality product.

Bose is a notable counterexample to this proposition.


Buy Other Sound Equipment?
Another triumph of marketing over substance.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 12, 2013, 03:35:31 PM

I'm looking to buy a tablet. I like the Surface for its keyboard and dedicated USB and charger ports. IPad has the most apps.

Tablet users - any thoughts?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on April 12, 2013, 03:50:56 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 12, 2013, 03:35:31 PM

I'm looking to buy a tablet. I like the Surface for its keyboard and dedicated USB and charger ports. IPad has the most apps.

Tablet users - any thoughts?
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N-ltERCAD2c/TfYrQ5XJQ8I/AAAAAAAAAk8/sa7lHB0HQSM/s1600/Reports.jpg)

(Fork, you can write your own joke about Stew and/or Heston's dead, cold hands here)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on April 12, 2013, 04:20:44 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 12, 2013, 03:35:31 PM

I'm looking to buy a tablet. I like the Surface for its keyboard and dedicated USB and charger ports. IPad has the most apps.

Tablet users - any thoughts?

I've used iPads and Surfaces and the Surface is just bereft of any good applications. If that's what's most important to you, get the iPad.

I don't have any experience with Samsung tablets.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 12, 2013, 04:31:33 PM
Quote from: Slaky on April 12, 2013, 04:20:44 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 12, 2013, 03:35:31 PM

I'm looking to buy a tablet. I like the Surface for its keyboard and dedicated USB and charger ports. IPad has the most apps.

Tablet users - any thoughts?

I've used iPads and Surfaces and the Surface is just bereft of any good applications. If that's what's most important to you, get the iPad.

I don't have any experience with Samsung tablets.

My brother has a Samsung tablet, says it's awesome.

It's really small, like an iPad Mini.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on April 12, 2013, 04:55:20 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 12, 2013, 04:31:33 PM
Quote from: Slaky on April 12, 2013, 04:20:44 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 12, 2013, 03:35:31 PM

I'm looking to buy a tablet. I like the Surface for its keyboard and dedicated USB and charger ports. IPad has the most apps.

Tablet users - any thoughts?

I've used iPads and Surfaces and the Surface is just bereft of any good applications. If that's what's most important to you, get the iPad.

I don't have any experience with Samsung tablets.

My brother has a Samsung tablet, says it's awesome.

It's really small, like an iPad Mini.

I've used a friend's Samsung and personally own the iPad 4th gen.  I do like the USB connections on the Samsung, but nothing can really beat the iPad at this point, especially in terms of applications (as you said), functionality, build quality, and portability.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 12, 2013, 07:16:59 PM
I'm liking the Nexus 7. Unlike a Samsung or Sony, its an android without the manufacturer's OS on top of the Android OS.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on April 13, 2013, 11:34:14 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2013, 03:50:56 PM
(Fork, you can write your own joke about Stew and/or Heston's dead, cold hands here)

They break easily.

(http://www.hostgrok.com/media/15commandments.gif)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on April 13, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 13, 2013, 11:34:14 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2013, 03:50:56 PM
(Fork, you can write your own joke about Stew and/or Heston's dead, cold hands here)

They break easily.

(http://www.hostgrok.com/media/15commandments.gif)

Really too bad.  There were some zingers in the lost five:
11.  Thou shalt not eat pork, except for bacon, because it is yummy.
12.  Thou shalt not honor a team on the north side of the city of Chicago, they are an abomination.
13.  Thou shalt not designate a hitter.
14.  Thou shalt not swing at a 3 and 0 pitch with two outs, a tie score and the  bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth.
15.  Thou shalt not adopt a constitutional amendment guarantying the right to bear arms.  That is just stupid.

 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 13, 2013, 02:33:37 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 13, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 13, 2013, 11:34:14 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2013, 03:50:56 PM
(Fork, you can write your own joke about Stew and/or Heston's dead, cold hands here)

They break easily.

(http://www.hostgrok.com/media/15commandments.gif)

Really too bad.  There were some zingers in the lost five:
11.  Thou shalt not eat pork, except for bacon, because it is yummy.
12.  Thou shalt not honor a team on the north side of the city of Chicago, they are an abomination.
13.  Thou shalt not designate a hitter.
14.  Thou shalt not swing at a 3 and 0 pitch with two outs, a tie score and the  bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth.
15.  Thou shalt not adopt a constitutional amendment guarantying the right to bear arms.  That is just stupid.

 

Funny you should say that, Stew.  Because just this afternoon, on Bruce Miles' Facebook status, Al Yellon had the following to say about the DH rule in the NL:

"It's inevitable. We don't have two leagues any more; we have year-round interleague play. Time for everyone to play by the same rules."

In not entirely unrelated news, Al Yellon can suck my fucking cock.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on April 13, 2013, 02:48:31 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 13, 2013, 02:33:37 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 13, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 13, 2013, 11:34:14 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2013, 03:50:56 PM
(Fork, you can write your own joke about Stew and/or Heston's dead, cold hands here)

They break easily.

(http://www.hostgrok.com/media/15commandments.gif)

Really too bad.  There were some zingers in the lost five:
11.  Thou shalt not eat pork, except for bacon, because it is yummy.
12.  Thou shalt not honor a team on the north side of the city of Chicago, they are an abomination.
13.  Thou shalt not designate a hitter.
14.  Thou shalt not swing at a 3 and 0 pitch with two outs, a tie score and the  bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth.
15.  Thou shalt not adopt a constitutional amendment guarantying the right to bear arms.  That is just stupid.

 

Funny you should say that, Stew.  Because just this afternoon, on Bruce Miles' Facebook status, Al Yellon had the following to say about the DH rule in the NL:

"It's inevitable. We don't have two leagues any more; we have year-round interleague play. Time for everyone to play by the same rules."

In not entirely unrelated news, Al Yellon can suck my fucking cock.

13.  Thou shalt not designate a hitter.  WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING!?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on April 14, 2013, 02:43:45 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 13, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 13, 2013, 11:34:14 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2013, 03:50:56 PM
(Fork, you can write your own joke about Stew and/or Heston's dead, cold hands here)

They break easily.

(http://www.hostgrok.com/media/15commandments.gif)

Really too bad.  There were some zingers in the lost five:
11.  Thou shalt not eat pork, except for bacon, because it is yummy.
12.  Thou shalt not honor a team on the north side of the city of Chicago, they are an abomination.
13.  Thou shalt not designate a hitter.
14.  Thou shalt not swing at a 3 and 0 pitch with two outs, a tie score and the  bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth.
15.  Thou shalt not adopt a constitutional amendment guarantying the right to bear arms.  That is just stupid.

 

The 15th. is my favorite.
Thou shalt not have the means to protect thyself, thy family, thy property.

What could possibly go wrong with such a "common sense" commandment.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on April 14, 2013, 08:08:40 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 14, 2013, 02:43:45 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 13, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 13, 2013, 11:34:14 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2013, 03:50:56 PM
(Fork, you can write your own joke about Stew and/or Heston's dead, cold hands here)

They break easily.

(http://www.hostgrok.com/media/15commandments.gif)

Really too bad.  There were some zingers in the lost five:
11.  Thou shalt not eat pork, except for bacon, because it is yummy.
12.  Thou shalt not honor a team on the north side of the city of Chicago, they are an abomination.
13.  Thou shalt not designate a hitter.
14.  Thou shalt not swing at a 3 and 0 pitch with two outs, a tie score and the  bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth.
15.  Thou shalt not adopt a constitutional amendment guarantying the right to bear arms.  That is just stupid.

 

The 15th. is my favorite.
Thou shalt not have the means to protect thyself, thy family, thy property.

What could possibly go wrong with such a "common sense" commandment.



"I, The Lord, thy God, shall employ irony whenever possible." (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/04/14/fan-death-investigation-texas-motor-speedway/2081395/)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on April 14, 2013, 09:24:28 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 14, 2013, 02:43:45 PM
The 15th. is my favorite.
Thou shalt not have the means to protect thyself, thy family, thy property.

Uh huh.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on April 14, 2013, 11:24:13 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 14, 2013, 08:08:40 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 14, 2013, 02:43:45 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 13, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 13, 2013, 11:34:14 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2013, 03:50:56 PM
(Fork, you can write your own joke about Stew and/or Heston's dead, cold hands here)

They break easily.

(http://www.hostgrok.com/media/15commandments.gif)

Really too bad.  There were some zingers in the lost five:
11.  Thou shalt not eat pork, except for bacon, because it is yummy.
12.  Thou shalt not honor a team on the north side of the city of Chicago, they are an abomination.
13.  Thou shalt not designate a hitter.
14.  Thou shalt not swing at a 3 and 0 pitch with two outs, a tie score and the  bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth.
15.  Thou shalt not adopt a constitutional amendment guarantying the right to bear arms.  That is just stupid.

 

The 15th. is my favorite.
Thou shalt not have the means to protect thyself, thy family, thy property.

What could possibly go wrong with such a "common sense" commandment.



"I, The Lord, thy God, shall employ irony whenever possible." (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/04/14/fan-death-investigation-texas-motor-speedway/2081395/)

Doesn't this require some sort of ruling?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on April 15, 2013, 08:43:18 AM
Quote from: flannj on April 14, 2013, 11:24:13 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 14, 2013, 08:08:40 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 14, 2013, 02:43:45 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 13, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 13, 2013, 11:34:14 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2013, 03:50:56 PM
(Fork, you can write your own joke about Stew and/or Heston's dead, cold hands here)

They break easily.

(http://www.hostgrok.com/media/15commandments.gif)

Really too bad.  There were some zingers in the lost five:
11.  Thou shalt not eat pork, except for bacon, because it is yummy.
12.  Thou shalt not honor a team on the north side of the city of Chicago, they are an abomination.
13.  Thou shalt not designate a hitter.
14.  Thou shalt not swing at a 3 and 0 pitch with two outs, a tie score and the  bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth.
15.  Thou shalt not adopt a constitutional amendment guarantying the right to bear arms.  That is just stupid.

 

The 15th. is my favorite.
Thou shalt not have the means to protect thyself, thy family, thy property.

What could possibly go wrong with such a "common sense" commandment.



"I, The Lord, thy God, shall employ irony whenever possible." (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/04/14/fan-death-investigation-texas-motor-speedway/2081395/)

Doesn't this require some sort of ruling?

Yes.  I'll put up the CT Signal.
(http://i.imgur.com/RnHun.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 15, 2013, 09:30:07 AM
Quote from: morpheus on April 15, 2013, 08:43:18 AM
Quote from: flannj on April 14, 2013, 11:24:13 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 14, 2013, 08:08:40 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 14, 2013, 02:43:45 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 13, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 13, 2013, 11:34:14 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2013, 03:50:56 PM
(Fork, you can write your own joke about Stew and/or Heston's dead, cold hands here)

They break easily.

(http://www.hostgrok.com/media/15commandments.gif)

Really too bad.  There were some zingers in the lost five:
11.  Thou shalt not eat pork, except for bacon, because it is yummy.
12.  Thou shalt not honor a team on the north side of the city of Chicago, they are an abomination.
13.  Thou shalt not designate a hitter.
14.  Thou shalt not swing at a 3 and 0 pitch with two outs, a tie score and the  bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth.
15.  Thou shalt not adopt a constitutional amendment guarantying the right to bear arms.  That is just stupid.

 

The 15th. is my favorite.
Thou shalt not have the means to protect thyself, thy family, thy property.

What could possibly go wrong with such a "common sense" commandment.



"I, The Lord, thy God, shall employ irony whenever possible." (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/04/14/fan-death-investigation-texas-motor-speedway/2081395/)

Doesn't this require some sort of ruling?

Yes.  I'll put up the CT Signal.
(http://i.imgur.com/RnHun.jpg)

Ha!  I haven't seen that before.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on April 15, 2013, 10:51:08 AM
Quote from: flannj on April 14, 2013, 11:24:13 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 14, 2013, 08:08:40 PM
Quote from: flannj on April 14, 2013, 02:43:45 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 13, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 13, 2013, 11:34:14 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2013, 03:50:56 PM
(Fork, you can write your own joke about Stew and/or Heston's dead, cold hands here)

They break easily.

(http://www.hostgrok.com/media/15commandments.gif)

Really too bad.  There were some zingers in the lost five:
11.  Thou shalt not eat pork, except for bacon, because it is yummy.
12.  Thou shalt not honor a team on the north side of the city of Chicago, they are an abomination.
13.  Thou shalt not designate a hitter.
14.  Thou shalt not swing at a 3 and 0 pitch with two outs, a tie score and the  bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth.
15.  Thou shalt not adopt a constitutional amendment guarantying the right to bear arms.  That is just stupid.

 

The 15th. is my favorite.
Thou shalt not have the means to protect thyself, thy family, thy property.

What could possibly go wrong with such a "common sense" commandment.



"I, The Lord, thy God, shall employ irony whenever possible." (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/04/14/fan-death-investigation-texas-motor-speedway/2081395/)

Doesn't this require some sort of ruling?

Irony: DENIED
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 21, 2013, 03:03:18 AM
I need this picture:

(http://i.imgur.com/Rj7Wukr.jpg)

... turned into a picture of a Leprechaun, please.  I feel sure that one of you PShop types can do a job.

First entry to make me LOL gets a hand shandy next time I'm in Chicago.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 01:58:42 PM
Double posting from Facebook...

Anyone ever booked a Disneyland vacation? Looking for any pointers on who/where to book through.

Both real and snarky comments expected and appreciated.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on July 01, 2013, 02:20:02 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 01:58:42 PM
Double posting from Facebook...

Anyone ever booked a Disneyland vacation? Looking for any pointers on who/where to book through.

Both real and snarky comments expected and appreciated.

According to my FB feed, everybody with kids younger than 8 has gone to Disneyworld/Land except me--even those who barely graduated high school and would seemingly be hard-pressed to afford it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 01, 2013, 02:41:18 PM
Quote from: PANK! on July 01, 2013, 02:20:02 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 01:58:42 PM
Double posting from Facebook...

Anyone ever booked a Disneyland vacation? Looking for any pointers on who/where to book through.

Both real and snarky comments expected and appreciated.

According to my FB feed, everybody with kids younger than 8 has gone to Disneyworld/Land except me--even those who barely graduated high school and would seemingly be hard-pressed to afford it.

I also never went to Disneyanywhere.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on July 01, 2013, 03:06:09 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 01:58:42 PM
Double posting from Facebook...

Anyone ever booked a Disneyland vacation? Looking for any pointers on who/where to book through.

Both real and snarky comments expected and appreciated.

I've spent a bit of time with the Mouse in Disneyworld (neven been to the left coast one).  Who/where you book through depends on what type of experience you want.  If you get a package through Disney, and stay 'on property' you'll pay somewhat bigger $$$, but you can find deals (particularly free food) if you time your booking, you may not need a car, and you get some breaks (like early opening or late closing on certain parks) that can really make the trip.

On the other hand, the most fun I had there in a while (and cheaper too) was renting a house in Celebration (which is just outside the park gates, and made trips to the park somewhat faster than relying on Disney buses) with a pool where we and my and Ms Hawk's extended families stayed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 03:34:26 PM
Quote from: thehawk on July 01, 2013, 03:06:09 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 01:58:42 PM
Double posting from Facebook...

Anyone ever booked a Disneyland vacation? Looking for any pointers on who/where to book through.

Both real and snarky comments expected and appreciated.

I've spent a bit of time with the Mouse in Disneyworld (neven been to the left coast one).  Who/where you book through depends on what type of experience you want.  If you get a package through Disney, and stay 'on property' you'll pay somewhat bigger $$$, but you can find deals (particularly free food) if you time your booking, you may not need a car, and you get some breaks (like early opening or late closing on certain parks) that can really make the trip.

On the other hand, the most fun I had there in a while (and cheaper too) was renting a house in Celebration (which is just outside the park gates, and made trips to the park somewhat faster than relying on Disney buses) with a pool where we and my and Ms Hawk's extended families stayed.

JPen is pushing to stay in the park, thinking that it will make the overall experience better (and easier) with two young kids in tow (4 and 2.) 

The price diffrence is very, very significant. 

Trying to determine if it's worth essentially double the price for the benefit of being in the park, so we can come and go (for naps and general down time) and the lack of needing a car and overall ease of coming and going. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2013, 03:37:23 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 03:34:26 PM
Quote from: thehawk on July 01, 2013, 03:06:09 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 01:58:42 PM
Double posting from Facebook...

Anyone ever booked a Disneyland vacation? Looking for any pointers on who/where to book through.

Both real and snarky comments expected and appreciated.

I've spent a bit of time with the Mouse in Disneyworld (neven been to the left coast one).  Who/where you book through depends on what type of experience you want.  If you get a package through Disney, and stay 'on property' you'll pay somewhat bigger $$$, but you can find deals (particularly free food) if you time your booking, you may not need a car, and you get some breaks (like early opening or late closing on certain parks) that can really make the trip.

On the other hand, the most fun I had there in a while (and cheaper too) was renting a house in Celebration (which is just outside the park gates, and made trips to the park somewhat faster than relying on Disney buses) with a pool where we and my and Ms Hawk's extended families stayed.

JPen is pushing to stay in the park, thinking that it will make the overall experience better (and easier) with two young kids in tow (4 and 2.) 

The price diffrence is very, very significant. 

Trying to determine if it's worth essentially double the price for the benefit of being in the park, so we can come and go (for naps and general down time) and the lack of needing a car and overall ease of coming and going. 

I don't have kids (you're welcome) nor have I been to Disneyland, so feel free to ignore my link: Drew Magary, who is big and a daddy, wants to weigh in. (http://deadspin.com/should-you-ever-take-a-child-to-disneyland-511787433)

Edited to highlight this part:

QuoteThe only way to make Disney World WORK is to stay at the park, have a crippled person with you to help you cut in line, and go off-season, on a Tuesday in Jancember (seriously, there IS no offseason).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 01, 2013, 03:46:08 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 03:34:26 PM
Trying to determine if it's worth essentially double the price for the benefit of being in the park, so we can come and go (for naps and general down time) and the lack of needing a car and overall ease of coming and going. 

Haven't been to Disneyland, but I've been to the World (both as a kid and an adult [yeah, yeah, yeah]) and I think staying on-property is worth the price difference. It was worth it for us even without having kids in tow and I'd guess those benefits are even greater when you have kids with you. Plus, as Hawk mentioned, you can get some extra benefits and hours by staying on-property.

And your kids will probably also view the on-site hotel as an extension of the parks since they all tend to be properly Disney-fied, which would be fun for them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 01, 2013, 05:32:55 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 01, 2013, 03:46:08 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 03:34:26 PM
Trying to determine if it's worth essentially double the price for the benefit of being in the park, so we can come and go (for naps and general down time) and the lack of needing a car and overall ease of coming and going. 

Haven't been to Disneyland, but I've been to the World (both as a kid and an adult [yeah, yeah, yeah]) and I think staying on-property is worth the price difference. It was worth it for us even without having kids in tow and I'd guess those benefits are even greater when you have kids with you. Plus, as Hawk mentioned, you can get some extra benefits and hours by staying on-property.

And your kids will probably also view the on-site hotel as an extension of the parks since they all tend to be properly Disney-fied, which would be fun for them.
I'll second, or third, or fourth this.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 06:05:00 PM
Quote from: Bort on July 01, 2013, 05:32:55 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 01, 2013, 03:46:08 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 03:34:26 PM
Trying to determine if it's worth essentially double the price for the benefit of being in the park, so we can come and go (for naps and general down time) and the lack of needing a car and overall ease of coming and going. 

Haven't been to Disneyland, but I've been to the World (both as a kid and an adult [yeah, yeah, yeah]) and I think staying on-property is worth the price difference. It was worth it for us even without having kids in tow and I'd guess those benefits are even greater when you have kids with you. Plus, as Hawk mentioned, you can get some extra benefits and hours by staying on-property.

And your kids will probably also view the on-site hotel as an extension of the parks since they all tend to be properly Disney-fied, which would be fun for them.
I'll second, or third, or fourth this.

Awesome, I'm going to spend $3K to go to Disneyland for 3 days.

Nice choice, Walt.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on July 02, 2013, 12:19:39 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 06:05:00 PM
Quote from: Bort on July 01, 2013, 05:32:55 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 01, 2013, 03:46:08 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 03:34:26 PM
Trying to determine if it's worth essentially double the price for the benefit of being in the park, so we can come and go (for naps and general down time) and the lack of needing a car and overall ease of coming and going. 

Haven't been to Disneyland, but I've been to the World (both as a kid and an adult [yeah, yeah, yeah]) and I think staying on-property is worth the price difference. It was worth it for us even without having kids in tow and I'd guess those benefits are even greater when you have kids with you. Plus, as Hawk mentioned, you can get some extra benefits and hours by staying on-property.

And your kids will probably also view the on-site hotel as an extension of the parks since they all tend to be properly Disney-fied, which would be fun for them.
I'll second, or third, or fourth this.

Awesome, I'm going to spend $3K to go to Disneyland for 3 days.

Nice choice, Walt.

Where are you looking to stay on property?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on July 02, 2013, 01:05:15 PM
Since I am a Californian (I have lived here since 1949 and I still feel awkward calling myself a Californian) I have been to Disneyland numerous times, with and without children.  The only times that I have stayed at the Disneyland Hotel have been when the State Bar Association booked its convention there.  Usually we stay at any one of the very nice and less expensive hotels around the corner.  The Disneyland is more convenient because of the shuttle service but unless you have a problem walking ( if you do you have no business going to Disneyland) I see no advantage to staying onsite.  Disneyland is so kid friendly it is impossible to get into trouble there.  Our second trip there with the entire family of four boys was when my youngest was around 7 (he is now 43).  Because we were with a convention they had name tags that permitted them to go wherever they wanted to go.  I was in meetings all day at the hotel and joined him in the late afternoon when I learned that all of the ride attendants knew him by sight, called him by his first name, and that he had been alone and completely independent of his teen aged brothers and safe all day.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 02, 2013, 04:17:12 PM
Quote from: thehawk on July 02, 2013, 12:19:39 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 06:05:00 PM
Quote from: Bort on July 01, 2013, 05:32:55 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 01, 2013, 03:46:08 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 03:34:26 PM
Trying to determine if it's worth essentially double the price for the benefit of being in the park, so we can come and go (for naps and general down time) and the lack of needing a car and overall ease of coming and going. 

Haven't been to Disneyland, but I've been to the World (both as a kid and an adult [yeah, yeah, yeah]) and I think staying on-property is worth the price difference. It was worth it for us even without having kids in tow and I'd guess those benefits are even greater when you have kids with you. Plus, as Hawk mentioned, you can get some extra benefits and hours by staying on-property.

And your kids will probably also view the on-site hotel as an extension of the parks since they all tend to be properly Disney-fied, which would be fun for them.
I'll second, or third, or fourth this.

Awesome, I'm going to spend $3K to go to Disneyland for 3 days.

Nice choice, Walt.

Where are you looking to stay on property?

Probably somewhere with vegan linens.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 02, 2013, 04:28:29 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 02, 2013, 04:17:12 PM
Quote from: thehawk on July 02, 2013, 12:19:39 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 06:05:00 PM
Quote from: Bort on July 01, 2013, 05:32:55 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 01, 2013, 03:46:08 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 01, 2013, 03:34:26 PM
Trying to determine if it's worth essentially double the price for the benefit of being in the park, so we can come and go (for naps and general down time) and the lack of needing a car and overall ease of coming and going. 

Haven't been to Disneyland, but I've been to the World (both as a kid and an adult [yeah, yeah, yeah]) and I think staying on-property is worth the price difference. It was worth it for us even without having kids in tow and I'd guess those benefits are even greater when you have kids with you. Plus, as Hawk mentioned, you can get some extra benefits and hours by staying on-property.

And your kids will probably also view the on-site hotel as an extension of the parks since they all tend to be properly Disney-fied, which would be fun for them.
I'll second, or third, or fourth this.

Awesome, I'm going to spend $3K to go to Disneyland for 3 days.

Nice choice, Walt.

Where are you looking to stay on property?

Probably somewhere with vegan linens.

Probably the Disneyland Hotel, though any of the 3 are possibilities, since I don't really have much information.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 08, 2013, 08:00:11 PM
Anyone have success with a temporary work agency in extreme southern California?  Need about a month of work.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 09, 2013, 01:22:52 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 08, 2013, 08:00:11 PM
Anyone have success with a temporary work agency in extreme southern California?  Need about a month of work.

Here's the best I remember from when I lived there.

(http://www.goodexposure.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Home-Depot.jpeg)

In all seriousness, we used these guys in our office when we needed temporary assistance during my time out there. http://teamone.la/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on July 09, 2013, 08:44:12 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 09, 2013, 01:22:52 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 08, 2013, 08:00:11 PM
Anyone have success with a temporary work agency in extreme southern California?  Need about a month of work.

Here's the best I remember from when I lived there.

(http://www.goodexposure.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Home-Depot.jpeg)

In all seriousness, we used these guys in our office when we needed temporary assistance during my time out there. http://teamone.la/


As Field Agents?  No pun intended.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 09, 2013, 12:18:22 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 09, 2013, 08:44:12 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 09, 2013, 01:22:52 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 08, 2013, 08:00:11 PM
Anyone have success with a temporary work agency in extreme southern California?  Need about a month of work.

Here's the best I remember from when I lived there.

(http://www.goodexposure.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Home-Depot.jpeg)

In all seriousness, we used these guys in our office when we needed temporary assistance during my time out there. http://teamone.la/


As Field Agents?  No pun intended.

Ha. No, as general assistance in the office, clericals, etc.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Here's where YOU come in.

I have a 2002 Blazer. It's got some damage on the body, nothing you wouldn't see on a car that's been street parked for almost 10 years. That said it's also only got about 63k miles on it. Runs perfectly.

Bluebook says it's worth almost six grand.

Can anyone tell me the best way to sell this thing for the best money? Or the best way to sell it for a decent amount of money and least amount of hassle? I don't want to have to pony up for a new city sticker so I'll need to act quickly.

Figure I'll have to get it detailed.

Thanks!

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 10, 2013, 09:53:11 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Here's where YOU come in.

I have a 2002 Blazer. It's got some damage on the body, nothing you wouldn't see on a car that's been street parked for almost 10 years. That said it's also only got about 63k miles on it. Runs perfectly.

Bluebook says it's worth almost six grand.

Can anyone tell me the best way to sell this thing for the best money? Or the best way to sell it for a decent amount of money and least amount of hassle? I don't want to have to pony up for a new city sticker so I'll need to act quickly.

Figure I'll have to get it detailed.

Thanks!



Either CarMax or Craigslist. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 10:01:06 AM
Carmax is awesome. I got Blue Book for a rundown minivan with a bad transmission.  Done and done in 45 minutes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:21:17 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 10:01:06 AM
Carmax is awesome. I got Blue Book for a rundown minivan with a bad transmission.  Done and done in 45 minutes.

I figured they'd low ball. That's great to hear. Should I get it detailed before they inspect it or just clean it myself and let them handle the rest?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 10:42:57 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:21:17 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 10:01:06 AM
Carmax is awesome. I got Blue Book for a rundown minivan with a bad transmission.  Done and done in 45 minutes.

I figured they'd low ball. That's great to hear. Should I get it detailed before they inspect it or just clean it myself and let them handle the rest?

Had a friend in Phoenix who moved to Chicago a few years back. She went to Carmax like the day before she moved and was in and out with a legit offer in a flash. 

So basically...Chuck is right!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:44:41 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 10:42:57 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:21:17 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 10:01:06 AM
Carmax is awesome. I got Blue Book for a rundown minivan with a bad transmission.  Done and done in 45 minutes.

I figured they'd low ball. That's great to hear. Should I get it detailed before they inspect it or just clean it myself and let them handle the rest?

Had a friend in Phoenix who moved to Chicago a few years back. She went to Carmax like the day before she moved and was in and out with a legit offer in a flash. 

So basically...Chuck is right!

Excellent. Thanks fellas.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 10, 2013, 11:13:27 AM
your Thread Minyan achievement level is at 30%.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 10, 2013, 11:19:00 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:44:41 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 10:42:57 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:21:17 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 10:01:06 AM
Carmax is awesome. I got Blue Book for a rundown minivan with a bad transmission.  Done and done in 45 minutes.

I figured they'd low ball. That's great to hear. Should I get it detailed before they inspect it or just clean it myself and let them handle the rest?

Had a friend in Phoenix who moved to Chicago a few years back. She went to Carmax like the day before she moved and was in and out with a legit offer in a flash. 

So basically...Chuck is right!

Excellent. Thanks fellas.

Was my answer chopped liver?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 10, 2013, 11:55:48 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 10, 2013, 11:19:00 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:44:41 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 10:42:57 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:21:17 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 10:01:06 AM
Carmax is awesome. I got Blue Book for a rundown minivan with a bad transmission.  Done and done in 45 minutes.

I figured they'd low ball. That's great to hear. Should I get it detailed before they inspect it or just clean it myself and let them handle the rest?

Had a friend in Phoenix who moved to Chicago a few years back. She went to Carmax like the day before she moved and was in and out with a legit offer in a flash. 

So basically...Chuck is right!

Excellent. Thanks fellas.

Was my answer chopped liver?

Are you not a "fella", bro?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 12:22:49 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:21:17 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 10:01:06 AM
Carmax is awesome. I got Blue Book for a rundown minivan with a bad transmission.  Done and done in 45 minutes.

I figured they'd low ball. That's great to hear. Should I get it detailed before they inspect it or just clean it myself and let them handle the rest?

Wash the outside, vacuum the inside and be done with it.  Don't bother with a full detailing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 12:33:39 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 10, 2013, 11:19:00 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:44:41 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 10:42:57 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:21:17 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 10:01:06 AM
Carmax is awesome. I got Blue Book for a rundown minivan with a bad transmission.  Done and done in 45 minutes.

I figured they'd low ball. That's great to hear. Should I get it detailed before they inspect it or just clean it myself and let them handle the rest?

Had a friend in Phoenix who moved to Chicago a few years back. She went to Carmax like the day before she moved and was in and out with a legit offer in a flash. 

So basically...Chuck is right!

Excellent. Thanks fellas.

Was my answer chopped liver?

No your answer was: "Either CarMax or Craigslist."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 10, 2013, 12:35:20 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 12:33:39 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 10, 2013, 11:19:00 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:44:41 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 10:42:57 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:21:17 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 10:01:06 AM
Carmax is awesome. I got Blue Book for a rundown minivan with a bad transmission.  Done and done in 45 minutes.

I figured they'd low ball. That's great to hear. Should I get it detailed before they inspect it or just clean it myself and let them handle the rest?

Had a friend in Phoenix who moved to Chicago a few years back. She went to Carmax like the day before she moved and was in and out with a legit offer in a flash. 

So basically...Chuck is right!

Excellent. Thanks fellas.

Was my answer chopped liver?

No your answer was: "Either CarMax or Craigslist."

That's better than "google," which is what I was expecting.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on July 10, 2013, 01:01:12 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 10, 2013, 12:35:20 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 12:33:39 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 10, 2013, 11:19:00 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:44:41 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 10:42:57 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:21:17 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 10:01:06 AM
Carmax is awesome. I got Blue Book for a rundown minivan with a bad transmission.  Done and done in 45 minutes.

I figured they'd low ball. That's great to hear. Should I get it detailed before they inspect it or just clean it myself and let them handle the rest?

Had a friend in Phoenix who moved to Chicago a few years back. She went to Carmax like the day before she moved and was in and out with a legit offer in a flash.  

So basically...Chuck is right!

Excellent. Thanks fellas.

Was my answer chopped liver?

No your answer was: "Either CarMax or Craigslist."

That's better than "google," which is what I was expecting.

I think you should put it on craigslist, not because it's a good idea, but because i want to hear your stories about you taking random people on test drives, trying to sell a 2002 Blazer.

You should also use this picture.

(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYBrZAodQprdvFvVzzaBeAtFswgD9Bwxsgau6uSBbaj7O_HYhZ)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 10, 2013, 01:06:52 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 10, 2013, 11:55:48 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 10, 2013, 11:19:00 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:44:41 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 10:42:57 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 10:21:17 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 10:01:06 AM
Carmax is awesome. I got Blue Book for a rundown minivan with a bad transmission.  Done and done in 45 minutes.

I figured they'd low ball. That's great to hear. Should I get it detailed before they inspect it or just clean it myself and let them handle the rest?

Had a friend in Phoenix who moved to Chicago a few years back. She went to Carmax like the day before she moved and was in and out with a legit offer in a flash. 

So basically...Chuck is right!

Excellent. Thanks fellas.

Was my answer chopped liver?

Are you not a "fella", bro?

He's not your fella, chief.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 10, 2013, 01:17:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



My girl's family and friends live in Indiana. If she wanted to move to be closer them I'd tell her to go ahead. I'm never having kids.

Very best of luck with your journey. You'll be missed. See you at Slakfest 2014?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 10, 2013, 01:18:11 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



4. Lutefisk
5. PROFIT
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:21:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Pretty sure the decision for Slak to move was made at the same time the rest of the family decided to move.

Oh, yeah, forgot this.  Asshole.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:23:01 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 10, 2013, 01:18:11 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



4. Lutefisk
5. PROFIT

It's also the #1 place in the world for for Motherhood (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/global-motherhood-the-bes_n_1475607.html#s934376&title=1_Norway) (United States, #23.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 10, 2013, 01:25:08 PM
Also, I could use 3 free college educations - I don't suppose they're offering some sort of citizenship deal for hockey bloggers?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 10, 2013, 01:27:22 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 10, 2013, 01:18:11 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



4. Lutefisk
5. PROFIT

6. SOCIALISM
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:30:26 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:21:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Pretty sure the decision for Slak to move was made at the same time the rest of the family decided to move.

Oh, yeah, forgot this.  Asshole.

(http://oi44.tinypic.com/5mn1uh.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on July 10, 2013, 01:49:59 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 10, 2013, 01:27:22 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 10, 2013, 01:18:11 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



4. Lutefisk
5. PROFIT

6. SOCIALISM

7. People who look like Garrison Keilor
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 10, 2013, 01:56:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 10, 2013, 01:49:59 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 10, 2013, 01:27:22 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 10, 2013, 01:18:11 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



4. Lutefisk
5. PROFIT

6. SOCIALISM

7. People who look like Garrison Keilor

8. TRVE KVLT BLACK METAL
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:56:56 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 10, 2013, 01:25:08 PM
Also, I could use 3 free college educations - I don't suppose they're offering some sort of citizenship deal for hockey bloggers?

It's a shame your other 14 daughters aren't going to get educations.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 10, 2013, 01:57:41 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:56:56 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 10, 2013, 01:25:08 PM
Also, I could use 3 free college educations - I don't suppose they're offering some sort of citizenship deal for hockey bloggers?

It's a shame your other 14 daughters aren't going to get educations.

Yeah, but they each get to inherit a fridge.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 10, 2013, 01:57:51 PM
Quote from: Bort on July 10, 2013, 01:56:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 10, 2013, 01:49:59 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 10, 2013, 01:27:22 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 10, 2013, 01:18:11 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



4. Lutefisk
5. PROFIT

6. SOCIALISM

7. People who look like Garrison Keilor

8. TRVE KVLT BLACK METAL

CathyMay15?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 10, 2013, 02:01:41 PM
Quote from: Bort on July 10, 2013, 01:57:41 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:56:56 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 10, 2013, 01:25:08 PM
Also, I could use 3 free college educations - I don't suppose they're offering some sort of citizenship deal for hockey bloggers?

It's a shame your other 14 daughters aren't going to get educations.

Yeah, but they each get to inherit a fridge.

Mini-fridge, or full-sized?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 02:07:06 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 10, 2013, 02:01:41 PM
Quote from: Bort on July 10, 2013, 01:57:41 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:56:56 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 10, 2013, 01:25:08 PM
Also, I could use 3 free college educations - I don't suppose they're offering some sort of citizenship deal for hockey bloggers?

It's a shame your other 14 daughters aren't going to get educations.

Yeah, but they each get to inherit a fridge.

Mini-fridge, or full-sized?

It's a solid dowry either way.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on July 10, 2013, 03:39:45 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 10, 2013, 01:17:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



My girl's family and friends live in Indiana. If she wanted to move to be closer them I'd tell her to go ahead. I'm never having kids.

Very best of luck with your journey. You'll be missed. See you at Slakfest 2014?

Who are you going to pass your collection of every year of Heat jerseys down to?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 03:43:55 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 10, 2013, 01:17:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



My girl's family and friends live in Indiana. If she wanted to move to be closer them I'd tell her to go ahead. I'm never having kids.

Very best of luck with your journey. You'll be missed. See you at Slakfest 2014?

There should be extended SlakFests every year until I return for good hopefully by 2018 or so.



Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 03:53:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here
Hope there's some sort of income. I'm not in favor of a US bailout of the krone.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 10, 2013, 03:56:08 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 10, 2013, 03:39:45 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 10, 2013, 01:17:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



My girl's family and friends live in Indiana. If she wanted to move to be closer them I'd tell her to go ahead. I'm never having kids.

Very best of luck with your journey. You'll be missed. See you at Slakfest 2014?

Who are you going to pass your collection of every year of Heat jerseys down to?

Bury me in them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 10, 2013, 04:27:51 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 10, 2013, 03:39:45 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 10, 2013, 01:17:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



My girl's family and friends live in Indiana. If she wanted to move to be closer them I'd tell her to go ahead. I'm never having kids.

Very best of luck with your journey. You'll be missed. See you at Slakfest 2014?

Who are you going to pass your collection of every year of Heat jerseys down to?

Rah Rah
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 10, 2013, 04:30:01 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 10, 2013, 04:27:51 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 10, 2013, 03:39:45 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 10, 2013, 01:17:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



My girl's family and friends live in Indiana. If she wanted to move to be closer them I'd tell her to go ahead. I'm never having kids.

Very best of luck with your journey. You'll be missed. See you at Slakfest 2014?

Who are you going to pass your collection of every year of Heat jerseys down to?

Rah Rah

I really hope I outlive that poor soul. If not, yeah, he can totally have the jerseys.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on July 10, 2013, 04:39:22 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 03:43:55 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 10, 2013, 01:17:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



My girl's family and friends live in Indiana. If she wanted to move to be closer them I'd tell her to go ahead. I'm never having kids.

Very best of luck with your journey. You'll be missed. See you at Slakfest 2014?

There should be extended SlakFests every year until I return for good hopefully by 2018 or so.





Sounds like a good excuse for Eurofest.  Perhaps we'll even persuade some of you homeboys to leave the nest for a week or so.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on July 10, 2013, 04:44:36 PM
Quote from: Tonker on July 10, 2013, 04:39:22 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 03:43:55 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 10, 2013, 01:17:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



My girl's family and friends live in Indiana. If she wanted to move to be closer them I'd tell her to go ahead. I'm never having kids.

Very best of luck with your journey. You'll be missed. See you at Slakfest 2014?

There should be extended SlakFests every year until I return for good hopefully by 2018 or so.





Sounds like a good excuse for Eurofest.  Perhaps we'll even persuade some of you homeboys to leave the nest for a week or so.

Won't we need inoculations and have to be quarantined for like two weeks?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 10, 2013, 04:58:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 03:43:55 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 10, 2013, 01:17:19 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 10, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 08:58:46 AM
I'm moving to Norway in mid-August.

Which brings up this: WTF is in Norway (besides your family as of 2 days ago)?

I don't know everything about everything, but I do know that generally, when you're a husband and a father, the part above doesn't belong in parentheses and pretty much answers the question.

Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here



My girl's family and friends live in Indiana. If she wanted to move to be closer them I'd tell her to go ahead. I'm never having kids.

Very best of luck with your journey. You'll be missed. See you at Slakfest 2014?

There should be extended SlakFests every year until I return for good hopefully by 2018 or so.





Tonk will be happy to introduce you to our welcoming committee.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 09:37:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 03:53:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here
Hope there's some sort of income. I'm not in favor of a US bailout of the krone.

They give everyone high paying jobs and half a year's vacation.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:44:42 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 09:37:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 03:53:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here
Hope there's some sort of income. I'm not in favor of a US bailout of the krone.

They give everyone high paying jobs and half a year's vacation.

Governments can afford things like that when they don't have to pick up the tab for the big ticket items...like national defense.

JUST LET TEAM AMERICA WORLD POLICE PAY FOR THAT SHIT!!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 12:15:25 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 09:37:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 03:53:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here
Hope there's some sort of income. I'm not in favor of a US bailout of the krone.

They give everyone high paying jobs and half a year's vacation.

It's not free.  Just sayin'.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 12:20:11 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 12:15:25 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 09:37:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 03:53:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here
Hope there's some sort of income. I'm not in favor of a US bailout of the krone.

They give everyone high paying jobs and half a year's vacation.

It's not free.  Just sayin'.

JOKES AREN'T FREE, MAN.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 12:33:52 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 12:20:11 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 12:15:25 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 09:37:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 03:53:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here
Hope there's some sort of income. I'm not in favor of a US bailout of the krone.

They give everyone high paying jobs and half a year's vacation.

It's not free.  Just sayin'.

JOKES AREN'T FREE, MAN.

YOU CAN'T OWN JOKES, MAN.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 11, 2013, 12:58:38 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 12:15:25 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 09:37:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 03:53:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here
Hope there's some sort of income. I'm not in favor of a US bailout of the krone.

They give everyone high paying jobs and half a year's vacation.

It's not free.  Just sayin'.

I think Slaky is saying that he has responded to incentives.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:10:00 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 11, 2013, 12:58:38 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 12:15:25 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 09:37:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 03:53:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here
Hope there's some sort of income. I'm not in favor of a US bailout of the krone.

They give everyone high paying jobs and half a year's vacation.

It's not free.  Just sayin'.

I think Slaky is saying that he has responded to incentives.

Maybe.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 11, 2013, 01:12:12 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:10:00 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 11, 2013, 12:58:38 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 12:15:25 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 09:37:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 03:53:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here
Hope there's some sort of income. I'm not in favor of a US bailout of the krone.

They give everyone high paying jobs and half a year's vacation.

It's not free.  Just sayin'.

I think Slaky is saying that he has responded to incentives.

Maybe.

I think he's laboring under the delusion that living an ocean away means he won't be part of a playoff countdown photoshop next Spring.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:14:39 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 11, 2013, 01:12:12 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:10:00 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 11, 2013, 12:58:38 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 12:15:25 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 09:37:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 10, 2013, 03:53:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 10, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Things in Norway:

My wife's family
her friends
A free college education vs. whatever astronomical cost it is here
Hope there's some sort of income. I'm not in favor of a US bailout of the krone.

They give everyone high paying jobs and half a year's vacation.

It's not free.  Just sayin'.

I think Slaky is saying that he has responded to incentives.

Maybe.

I think he's laboring under the delusion that living an ocean away means he won't be part of a playoff countdown photoshop next Spring.

Next year it will be #SLAKSLUTEFISK.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 01:19:05 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

SORRY MARIE TRIP'S OFF.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 11, 2013, 01:25:54 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

Thanks. That sounds really great to me. I'm not kidding.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on July 11, 2013, 01:32:56 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 01:19:05 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

SORRY MARIE TRIP'S OFF.

I don't understand where people get the idea that conservatives don't know how to party. Like morph and TJ, Duffman's first instinct before visiting a new country was to critique their approach to taxation and national defense.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:59:05 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 11, 2013, 01:32:56 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 01:19:05 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

SORRY MARIE TRIP'S OFF.

I don't understand where people get the idea that conservatives don't know how to party. Like morph and TJ, Duffman's first instinct before visiting a new country was to critique their approach to taxation and national defense.

I didn't critique their approach. All I said was that "free" is a misnomer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 11, 2013, 02:12:10 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:59:05 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 11, 2013, 01:32:56 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 01:19:05 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

SORRY MARIE TRIP'S OFF.

I don't understand where people get the idea that conservatives don't know how to party. Like morph and TJ, Duffman's first instinct before visiting a new country was to critique their approach to taxation and national defense.

I didn't critique their approach. All I said was that "free" is a misnomer.

Yes, I realize there are taxes. #ThanksObama
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 11, 2013, 02:18:29 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 11, 2013, 01:25:54 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

Thanks. That sounds really great to me. I'm not kidding.

It is great. Everyone loves it. I guess they could use more help over there because America's system is clearly the best one and everyone on this forum adores it.

Otherwise I am really looking forward to it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 02:24:16 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 11, 2013, 02:18:29 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 11, 2013, 01:25:54 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

Thanks. That sounds really great to me. I'm not kidding.

It is great. Everyone loves it. I guess they could use more help over there because America's system is clearly the best one and everyone on this forum adores it.

Otherwise I am really looking forward to it.

More power to you, Slak. I, for one, genuinely hope you have a wonderful time there and that you bring us back some lutefisk for #GONNADRINKEN6.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 02:27:59 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 02:24:16 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 11, 2013, 02:18:29 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 11, 2013, 01:25:54 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

Thanks. That sounds really great to me. I'm not kidding.

It is great. Everyone loves it. I guess they could use more help over there because America's system is clearly the best one and everyone on this forum adores it.

Otherwise I am really looking forward to it.

More power to you, Slak. I, for one, genuinely hope you have a wonderful time there and that you bring us back some lutefisk for #GONNADRINKEN6.

I too would like to extend my support for your move and hope you have a wonderful time there.

Just don't be pledging your eternal fealty to that wicked King Harald V.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 02:35:28 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 11, 2013, 01:32:56 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 01:19:05 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

SORRY MARIE TRIP'S OFF.

I don't understand where people get the idea that conservatives don't know how to party. Like morph and TJ, Duffman's first instinct before visiting a new country was to critique their approach to taxation and national defense.

I'd also critique the general no tall poppy syndrome prevalent in Norwegian countries as well, but I still wish Slaky well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jante_Law
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on July 11, 2013, 02:37:20 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 02:35:28 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 11, 2013, 01:32:56 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 01:19:05 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

SORRY MARIE TRIP'S OFF.

I don't understand where people get the idea that conservatives don't know how to party. Like morph and TJ, Duffman's first instinct before visiting a new country was to critique their approach to taxation and national defense.

I'd also critique the general no tall poppy syndrome prevalent in Norwegian countries as well, but I still wish Slaky well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jante_Law

All of the Norwegian countries, or just some of them?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 02:40:01 PM
Quote from: Tonker on July 11, 2013, 02:37:20 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 02:35:28 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 11, 2013, 01:32:56 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 01:19:05 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

SORRY MARIE TRIP'S OFF.

I don't understand where people get the idea that conservatives don't know how to party. Like morph and TJ, Duffman's first instinct before visiting a new country was to critique their approach to taxation and national defense.

I'd also critique the general no tall poppy syndrome prevalent in Norwegian countries as well, but I still wish Slaky well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jante_Law

All of the Norwegian countries, or just some of them?

I guess I could have said culture instead or should have said.

But Scandinavia writ large would have been better.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 11, 2013, 02:41:13 PM
Quote from: Tonker on July 11, 2013, 02:37:20 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 02:35:28 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 11, 2013, 01:32:56 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 01:19:05 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

SORRY MARIE TRIP'S OFF.

I don't understand where people get the idea that conservatives don't know how to party. Like morph and TJ, Duffman's first instinct before visiting a new country was to critique their approach to taxation and national defense.

I'd also critique the general no tall poppy syndrome prevalent in Norwegian countries as well, but I still wish Slaky well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jante_Law

All of the Norwegian countries, or just some of them?

Don't you dare stand out Tonker - Europe is d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-dangerous!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 11, 2013, 02:49:24 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 02:35:28 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 11, 2013, 01:32:56 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 01:19:05 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

SORRY MARIE TRIP'S OFF.

I don't understand where people get the idea that conservatives don't know how to party. Like morph and TJ, Duffman's first instinct before visiting a new country was to critique their approach to taxation and national defense.

I'd also critique the general no tall poppy syndrome prevalent in Norwegian countries as well, but I still wish Slaky well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jante_Law

Seriously though I'll remember this should I ever for the first time in my life attempt to overachieve at something.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 02:55:57 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 11, 2013, 02:49:24 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 02:35:28 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 11, 2013, 01:32:56 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 01:19:05 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

SORRY MARIE TRIP'S OFF.

I don't understand where people get the idea that conservatives don't know how to party. Like morph and TJ, Duffman's first instinct before visiting a new country was to critique their approach to taxation and national defense.

I'd also critique the general no tall poppy syndrome prevalent in Norwegian countries as well, but I still wish Slaky well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jante_Law

Seriously though I'll remember this should I ever for the first time in my life attempt to overachieve at something.

I have serious problems with the social safety net and social programs in this country as well.  But I also have serious problems with the European model (which I won't get into).

I was just noting one issue in particular, the no tall poppy thing, which I learned when I read about the founder of the Vice television program on HBO.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2012/01/03/vices-shane-smith-on-whats-wrong-with-canada-facebook-and-occupy-wall-street/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 11, 2013, 07:21:42 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.

If Gil really wanted Slak to listen, he should have quoted Rush's "The Trees."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.

Clearly that's what I was doing. I remember just not to opine on anything anymore.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 11, 2013, 10:11:22 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.

Clearly that's what I was doing. I remember just not to opine on anything anymore.

Jante Law?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 11, 2013, 10:28:34 PM
Slaky, can't you see you're tearing Desipio apart with this move?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 10:49:06 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.

Clearly that's what I was doing. I remember just not to opine on anything anymore.

Sorry. Didn't realize you were merely offering Slak advice on selling his car.

Rather than, you know, offering unsolicited criticism of his wife's home country and the place he's gonna call home a month from now.

Quote from: Eli on July 11, 2013, 10:28:34 PM
Slaky, can't you see you're tearing Desipio apart with this move?

Obviously what we need to do is get back to mocking Chuck (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg267628#msg267628).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:53:18 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 10:49:06 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.

Clearly that's what I was doing. I remember just not to opine on anything anymore.

Sorry. Didn't realize you were merely offering Slak advice on selling his car.

Rather than, you know, offering unsolicited criticism of his wife's home country and the place he's gonna call home a month from now.

Quote from: Eli on July 11, 2013, 10:28:34 PM
Slaky, can't you see you're tearing Desipio apart with this move?

Obviously what we need to do is get back to mocking Chuck (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4307.msg267628#msg267628).

Oh I completely missed the part where I wished him nothing but the best. Wait, I didn't, because I did that first and then responded to RV's comments where he responded to Morts.

But I'm the fucking asshole, so I'll just shut up.

Fuck this.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 11, 2013, 11:31:47 PM
WELP
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 11, 2013, 11:52:33 PM
What just happened.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on July 12, 2013, 01:58:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 11, 2013, 10:11:22 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.

Clearly that's what I was doing. I remember just not to opine on anything anymore.

Jante Law?

Yes, Jante Law.  He'll be the Bulls' first round draft pick next year.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 12, 2013, 06:39:28 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 12, 2013, 01:58:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 11, 2013, 10:11:22 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.

Clearly that's what I was doing. I remember just not to opine on anything anymore.

Jante Law?

Yes, Jante Law.  He'll be the Bulls' first round draft pick next year.

And he'll never play cause ThomASS
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 12, 2013, 06:43:01 AM
Also
(http://i46.tinypic.com/9amf6c.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on July 12, 2013, 06:47:20 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 12, 2013, 06:43:01 AM
Also
(http://i46.tinypic.com/9amf6c.jpg)

It's very rare to see such unabashed and unbridled butthurt.  Wild butthurt in its natural state, you could say.  Delicious.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on July 12, 2013, 07:57:36 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 12, 2013, 06:47:20 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 12, 2013, 06:43:01 AM
Also
(http://i46.tinypic.com/9amf6c.jpg)

It's very rare to see such unabashed and unbridled butthurt.  Wild butthurt in its natural state, you could say.  Delicious.

I just wish I had brought my camera, to catch it before it slipped away into the wilderness.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 12, 2013, 09:54:00 AM
Now we just need Paul to show up and offer his opinions on foreign countries.

North Korea isn't that bad, man. At least they get to work outside.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 12, 2013, 10:01:05 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 12, 2013, 09:54:00 AM
Now we just need Paul to show up and offer his opinions on foreign countries.

North Korea isn't that bad, man. At least they get to work outside.

Exactly.  They're probably healthier than we are!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 14, 2013, 08:14:36 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 12, 2013, 10:01:05 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 12, 2013, 09:54:00 AM
Now we just need Paul to show up and offer his opinions on foreign countries.

North Korea isn't that bad, man. At least they get to work outside.

Exactly.  They're probably healthier than we are!

And all of their bosses went to Duke.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: JD on July 15, 2013, 06:47:31 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 02:55:57 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 11, 2013, 02:49:24 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 02:35:28 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 11, 2013, 01:32:56 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 01:19:05 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 11, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
DPD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway)

SORRY MARIE TRIP'S OFF.

I don't understand where people get the idea that conservatives don't know how to party. Like morph and TJ, Duffman's first instinct before visiting a new country was to critique their approach to taxation and national defense.

I'd also critique the general no tall poppy syndrome prevalent in Norwegian countries as well, but I still wish Slaky well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jante_Law

Seriously though I'll remember this should I ever for the first time in my life attempt to overachieve at something.

I have serious problems with the social safety net and social programs in this country as well. 


Anyone that knows anything about those programs at all should have problems with them. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 15, 2013, 09:52:29 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 12, 2013, 01:58:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 11, 2013, 10:11:22 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.

Clearly that's what I was doing. I remember just not to opine on anything anymore.

Jante Law?

Yes, Jante Law.  He'll be the Bulls' first round draft pick next year.

Oh Tonk. You can't hide behind jokes. You use those social safety net programs to your advantage, you lazy Euro.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on July 15, 2013, 03:37:22 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 15, 2013, 09:52:29 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 12, 2013, 01:58:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 11, 2013, 10:11:22 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.

Clearly that's what I was doing. I remember just not to opine on anything anymore.

Jante Law?

Yes, Jante Law.  He'll be the Bulls' first round draft pick next year.

Oh Tonk. You can't hide behind jokes. You use those social safety net programs to your advantage, you lazy Euro.

I can hide behind jokes.  They just need to be big ones.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on July 15, 2013, 04:31:46 PM
Quote from: Tonker on July 15, 2013, 03:37:22 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 15, 2013, 09:52:29 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 12, 2013, 01:58:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 11, 2013, 10:11:22 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.

Clearly that's what I was doing. I remember just not to opine on anything anymore.

Jante Law?

Yes, Jante Law.  He'll be the Bulls' first round draft pick next year.

Oh Tonk. You can't hide behind jokes. You use those social safety net programs to your advantage, you lazy Euro.

I can hide behind jokes.  They just need to be big ones.

BIG ones.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 15, 2013, 04:34:12 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 15, 2013, 04:31:46 PM
Quote from: Tonker on July 15, 2013, 03:37:22 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 15, 2013, 09:52:29 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 12, 2013, 01:58:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 11, 2013, 10:11:22 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.

Clearly that's what I was doing. I remember just not to opine on anything anymore.

Jante Law?

Yes, Jante Law.  He'll be the Bulls' first round draft pick next year.

Oh Tonk. You can't hide behind jokes. You use those social safety net programs to your advantage, you lazy Euro.

I can hide behind jokes.  They just need to be big ones.

BIG ones.

(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4027/4541579420_c3ba7d2f86_o.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 15, 2013, 06:19:11 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 15, 2013, 04:34:12 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 15, 2013, 04:31:46 PM
Quote from: Tonker on July 15, 2013, 03:37:22 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 15, 2013, 09:52:29 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 12, 2013, 01:58:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 11, 2013, 10:11:22 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.

Clearly that's what I was doing. I remember just not to opine on anything anymore.

Jante Law?

Yes, Jante Law.  He'll be the Bulls' first round draft pick next year.

Oh Tonk. You can't hide behind jokes. You use those social safety net programs to your advantage, you lazy Euro.

I can hide behind jokes.  They just need to be big ones.

BIG ones.

(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4027/4541579420_c3ba7d2f86_o.jpg)

Speaking of Europeans, I thought this was a particularly interesting, if not totally nerdy, look at the EU.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O37yJBFRrfg
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on July 16, 2013, 01:24:52 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 15, 2013, 06:19:11 PM
Quote from: morpheus on July 15, 2013, 04:34:12 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 15, 2013, 04:31:46 PM
Quote from: Tonker on July 15, 2013, 03:37:22 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 15, 2013, 09:52:29 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 12, 2013, 01:58:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 11, 2013, 10:11:22 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 11, 2013, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
Well, Slak, I certainly hope you'll stop and consider the unsolicited feelings of Gil and his dump truck of money a little more the next time you make the selfish decision to move your family somewhere.

Clearly that's what I was doing. I remember just not to opine on anything anymore.

Jante Law?

Yes, Jante Law.  He'll be the Bulls' first round draft pick next year.

Oh Tonk. You can't hide behind jokes. You use those social safety net programs to your advantage, you lazy Euro.

I can hide behind jokes.  They just need to be big ones.

BIG ones.

(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4027/4541579420_c3ba7d2f86_o.jpg)

Speaking of Europeans, I thought this was a particularly interesting, if not totally nerdy, look at the EU.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O37yJBFRrfg

That guy's very good - there was some stuff in there that I didn't know.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 22, 2013, 11:30:24 AM
Another quick question about selling a car:

I have the title and registration but the title is in my dad's name.

If I were to sell this privately would the exchange of title and car for cash be enough? Is there anything else I would have to do?

Again the question pertains to a private sale - not trade-in with a dealership. Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 22, 2013, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 22, 2013, 11:30:24 AM
Another quick question about selling a car:

I have the title and registration but the title is in my dad's name.

If I were to sell this privately would the exchange of title and car for cash be enough? Is there anything else I would have to do?

Again the question pertains to a private sale - not trade-in with a dealership. Thanks.

Can't he just sign over the title? I think there's a spot on the back to that, pretty sure it's easy and will help down the road. 

Granted, you probably don't NEED to do it if you're selling private, but might make things a little easier for the buyer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 22, 2013, 11:39:44 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 22, 2013, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 22, 2013, 11:30:24 AM
Another quick question about selling a car:

I have the title and registration but the title is in my dad's name.

If I were to sell this privately would the exchange of title and car for cash be enough? Is there anything else I would have to do?

Again the question pertains to a private sale - not trade-in with a dealership. Thanks.

Can't he just sign over the title? I think there's a spot on the back to that, pretty sure it's easy and will help down the road. 

Granted, you probably don't NEED to do it if you're selling private, but might make things a little easier for the buyer.

I believe you've got to run the the title transfer through the sec of states office.

http://www.dmv.org/il-illinois/title-transfers.php
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 22, 2013, 11:42:00 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 22, 2013, 11:39:44 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 22, 2013, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 22, 2013, 11:30:24 AM
Another quick question about selling a car:

I have the title and registration but the title is in my dad's name.

If I were to sell this privately would the exchange of title and car for cash be enough? Is there anything else I would have to do?

Again the question pertains to a private sale - not trade-in with a dealership. Thanks.

Can't he just sign over the title? I think there's a spot on the back to that, pretty sure it's easy and will help down the road. 

Granted, you probably don't NEED to do it if you're selling private, but might make things a little easier for the buyer.

I believe you've got to run the the title transfer through the sec of states office.

http://www.dmv.org/il-illinois/title-transfers.php

Looks like I just need to have it signed and the buyer would then complete the SOS.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on July 22, 2013, 11:46:52 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 22, 2013, 11:42:00 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 22, 2013, 11:39:44 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 22, 2013, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 22, 2013, 11:30:24 AM
Another quick question about selling a car:

I have the title and registration but the title is in my dad's name.

If I were to sell this privately would the exchange of title and car for cash be enough? Is there anything else I would have to do?

Again the question pertains to a private sale - not trade-in with a dealership. Thanks.

Can't he just sign over the title? I think there's a spot on the back to that, pretty sure it's easy and will help down the road. 

Granted, you probably don't NEED to do it if you're selling private, but might make things a little easier for the buyer.

I believe you've got to run the the title transfer through the sec of states office.

http://www.dmv.org/il-illinois/title-transfers.php

Looks like I just need to have it signed and the buyer would then complete the SOS.

This is correct. I did a private sale earlier this year.  It's up to the buyer to get the new title done - all you do is sign yours over.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on July 22, 2013, 11:49:22 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 22, 2013, 11:46:52 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 22, 2013, 11:42:00 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 22, 2013, 11:39:44 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 22, 2013, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 22, 2013, 11:30:24 AM
Another quick question about selling a car:

I have the title and registration but the title is in my dad's name.

If I were to sell this privately would the exchange of title and car for cash be enough? Is there anything else I would have to do?

Again the question pertains to a private sale - not trade-in with a dealership. Thanks.

Can't he just sign over the title? I think there's a spot on the back to that, pretty sure it's easy and will help down the road. 

Granted, you probably don't NEED to do it if you're selling private, but might make things a little easier for the buyer.

I believe you've got to run the the title transfer through the sec of states office.

http://www.dmv.org/il-illinois/title-transfers.php

Looks like I just need to have it signed and the buyer would then complete the SOS.

This is correct. I did a private sale earlier this year.  It's up to the buyer to get the new title done - all you do is sign yours over.

Fucking awesome. Thank you, Only Site.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 22, 2013, 11:50:39 AM
Quote from: morpheus on July 22, 2013, 11:46:52 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 22, 2013, 11:42:00 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 22, 2013, 11:39:44 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 22, 2013, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 22, 2013, 11:30:24 AM
Another quick question about selling a car:

I have the title and registration but the title is in my dad's name.

If I were to sell this privately would the exchange of title and car for cash be enough? Is there anything else I would have to do?

Again the question pertains to a private sale - not trade-in with a dealership. Thanks.

Can't he just sign over the title? I think there's a spot on the back to that, pretty sure it's easy and will help down the road. 

Granted, you probably don't NEED to do it if you're selling private, but might make things a little easier for the buyer.

I believe you've got to run the the title transfer through the sec of states office.

http://www.dmv.org/il-illinois/title-transfers.php

Looks like I just need to have it signed and the buyer would then complete the SOS.

This is correct. I did a private sale earlier this year.  It's up to the buyer to get the new title done - all you do is sign yours over.

Post preserved for when there's an APB out on the Rustang.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood? 

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility? 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 02:00:10 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park. 

What about during the day, across the beach, in a $4000 Brooks Brothers suit and $500 Cole Haan shoes?   (http://hje.me/sbox/dlog.php?highlight=p152423717&date=2013-7-17#p152423717)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park.  

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings.  

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood?  

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility?  

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.  That's what I considered a short walk.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 02:21:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park. 

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings. 

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood? 

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility? 

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

Here's what I've got...

Quote from: Pen's Friend
He should definitely look for a place in Nob Hill (where I live!). He's totally be able to find a place for $1k in the Tenderloin, but it's just really sketchy down there.
So I'd recommend Nob Hill or Soma (south of market); both of those places would be walking distance from UC Hastings!
Or, the Mission, too!

Happy to go back to her with more questions if you've got, just let me know.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 24, 2013, 02:27:28 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 02:21:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park. 

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings. 

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood? 

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility? 

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

Here's what I've got...

Quote from: Pen's Friend
He should definitely look for a place in Nob Hill (where I live!). He's totally be able to find a place for $1k in the Tenderloin, but it's just really sketchy down there.
So I'd recommend Nob Hill or Soma (south of market); both of those places would be walking distance from UC Hastings!
Or, the Mission, too!

Happy to go back to her with more questions if you've got, just let me know.

Thanks, Pen.  How much more for parking, if she knows?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 03:10:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:27:28 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 02:21:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park.  

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings.  

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood?  

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility?  

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

Here's what I've got...

Quote from: Pen's Friend
He should definitely look for a place in Nob Hill (where I live!). He's totally be able to find a place for $1k in the Tenderloin, but it's just really sketchy down there.
So I'd recommend Nob Hill or Soma (south of market); both of those places would be walking distance from UC Hastings!
Or, the Mission, too!

Happy to go back to her with more questions if you've got, just let me know.

Thanks, Pen.  How much more for parking, if she knows?

Quote from: Pen's Friend
Oh - good question! So some places come with parking (but most don't). We park our car on the street... but you can get a spot in garages which is typically very expensive (welcome to SF...). Like $300/month.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on July 24, 2013, 03:16:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park.  

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings.  

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood?  

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility?  

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.  That's what I considered a short walk.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

So you'd walk an hour to work, work 8 hours (or whatever gomos work in San Fran), walk an hour home, then if a family member was spending the night, sleep in the same room as them?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 03:17:49 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 24, 2013, 03:16:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park.  

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings.  

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood?  

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility?  

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.  That's what I considered a short walk.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

So you'd walk an hour to work, work 8 hours (or whatever gomos work in San Fran), walk an hour home, then if a family member was spending the night, sleep in the same room as them?

I think he means that they'd be forced to stay in a hotel, smart guy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 24, 2013, 03:19:55 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 24, 2013, 03:16:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park.  

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings.  

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood?  

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility?  

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.  That's what I considered a short walk.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

So you'd walk an hour to work, work 8 hours (or whatever gomos work in San Fran), walk an hour home, then if a family member was spending the night, sleep in the same room as them?

I'm guessing one bedroom = guests sleep in the living room.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 03:57:09 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 03:10:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:27:28 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 02:21:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park.  

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings.  

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood?  

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility?  

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

Here's what I've got...

Quote from: Pen's Friend
He should definitely look for a place in Nob Hill (where I live!). He's totally be able to find a place for $1k in the Tenderloin, but it's just really sketchy down there.
So I'd recommend Nob Hill or Soma (south of market); both of those places would be walking distance from UC Hastings!
Or, the Mission, too!

Happy to go back to her with more questions if you've got, just let me know.

Thanks, Pen.  How much more for parking, if she knows?

Quote from: Pen's Friend
Oh - good question! So some places come with parking (but most don't). We park our car on the street... but you can get a spot in garages which is typically very expensive (welcome to SF...). Like $300/month.

He can park for free on some streets in Oakland and take BART over to SF putting him two blocks from Hastings.  On some days his car may even be there when he returns, but no guarantees.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 24, 2013, 08:44:02 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 03:17:49 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 24, 2013, 03:16:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park.  

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings.  

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood?  

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility?  

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.  That's what I considered a short walk.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

So you'd walk an hour to work, work 8 hours (or whatever gomos work in San Fran), walk an hour home, then if a family member was spending the night, sleep in the same room as them?

I think he means that they'd be forced to stay in a hotel, smart guy.

If only HIS parents had had the foresight to purchase a condo I the area...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 24, 2013, 11:44:06 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 24, 2013, 03:16:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park.  

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings.  

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood?  

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility?  

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.  That's what I considered a short walk.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

So you'd walk an hour to work, work 8 hours (or whatever gomos work in San Fran), walk an hour home, then if a family member was spending the night, sleep in the same room as them?

Not if I have a one-bedroom, IDITO
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 24, 2013, 11:46:22 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 03:10:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:27:28 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 02:21:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park.  

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings.  

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood?  

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility?  

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

Here's what I've got...

Quote from: Pen's Friend
He should definitely look for a place in Nob Hill (where I live!). He's totally be able to find a place for $1k in the Tenderloin, but it's just really sketchy down there.
So I'd recommend Nob Hill or Soma (south of market); both of those places would be walking distance from UC Hastings!
Or, the Mission, too!

Happy to go back to her with more questions if you've got, just let me know.

Thanks, Pen.  How much more for parking, if she knows?

Quote from: Pen's Friend
Oh - good question! So some places come with parking (but most don't). We park our car on the street... but you can get a spot in garages which is typically very expensive (welcome to SF...). Like $300/month.

Thank you, Pen, and thank you, Pen's Friend.  So is Padmapper the best way to search, or is there a Local Thing?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on July 25, 2013, 02:07:53 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 11:46:22 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 03:10:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:27:28 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 02:21:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park.  

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings.  

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood?  

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility?  

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

Here's what I've got...

Quote from: Pen's Friend
He should definitely look for a place in Nob Hill (where I live!). He's totally be able to find a place for $1k in the Tenderloin, but it's just really sketchy down there.
So I'd recommend Nob Hill or Soma (south of market); both of those places would be walking distance from UC Hastings!
Or, the Mission, too!

Happy to go back to her with more questions if you've got, just let me know.

Thanks, Pen.  How much more for parking, if she knows?

Quote from: Pen's Friend
Oh - good question! So some places come with parking (but most don't). We park our car on the street... but you can get a spot in garages which is typically very expensive (welcome to SF...). Like $300/month.

Thank you, Pen, and thank you, Pen's Friend.  So is Padmapper the best way to search, or is there a Local Thing?

Try Zillow for rentals too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on July 25, 2013, 12:57:39 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings.  

The whole city is within walking distance. Even my fat ass walked to work when I lived there.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on July 25, 2013, 05:05:00 PM
I can't tell you how pleased I am that Andy has changed the home page of Desipio.  I hope this means that we won't have to see Steve's naked body for a while.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 25, 2013, 05:39:43 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 25, 2013, 02:07:53 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 11:46:22 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 03:10:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:27:28 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 02:21:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park. 

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings. 

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood? 

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility? 

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

Here's what I've got...

Quote from: Pen's Friend
He should definitely look for a place in Nob Hill (where I live!). He's totally be able to find a place for $1k in the Tenderloin, but it's just really sketchy down there.
So I'd recommend Nob Hill or Soma (south of market); both of those places would be walking distance from UC Hastings!
Or, the Mission, too!

Happy to go back to her with more questions if you've got, just let me know.

Thanks, Pen.  How much more for parking, if she knows?

Quote from: Pen's Friend
Oh - good question! So some places come with parking (but most don't). We park our car on the street... but you can get a spot in garages which is typically very expensive (welcome to SF...). Like $300/month.

Thank you, Pen, and thank you, Pen's Friend.  So is Padmapper the best way to search, or is there a Local Thing?

Try Zillow for rentals too.

Thanks.  I had a friend who just got a job in SF suggest living somewhere like Berkeley and take BART across every day.  Yea or nay?

Edit: There are some decent places, apparently, in Daly City.  I know very little about Daly City.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on July 25, 2013, 11:39:03 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 25, 2013, 05:39:43 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 25, 2013, 02:07:53 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 11:46:22 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 03:10:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:27:28 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 02:21:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park. 

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings. 

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood? 

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility? 

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

Here's what I've got...

Quote from: Pen's Friend
He should definitely look for a place in Nob Hill (where I live!). He's totally be able to find a place for $1k in the Tenderloin, but it's just really sketchy down there.
So I'd recommend Nob Hill or Soma (south of market); both of those places would be walking distance from UC Hastings!
Or, the Mission, too!

Happy to go back to her with more questions if you've got, just let me know.

Thanks, Pen.  How much more for parking, if she knows?

Quote from: Pen's Friend
Oh - good question! So some places come with parking (but most don't). We park our car on the street... but you can get a spot in garages which is typically very expensive (welcome to SF...). Like $300/month.

Thank you, Pen, and thank you, Pen's Friend.  So is Padmapper the best way to search, or is there a Local Thing?

Try Zillow for rentals too.

Thanks.  I had a friend who just got a job in SF suggest living somewhere like Berkeley and take BART across every day.  Yea or nay?

Edit: There are some decent places, apparently, in Daly City.  I know very little about Daly City.

Try the Rodkridge neighborhood in Oakland, right on the Oakland/Berkeley border.  There is a BART station, good restaurants, beer Pubs, book stores, etc.  BART stops two blocks from your destination in SF.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 25, 2013, 11:53:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 25, 2013, 11:39:03 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 25, 2013, 05:39:43 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 25, 2013, 02:07:53 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 11:46:22 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 03:10:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:27:28 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 02:21:21 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 02:14:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 24, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
The 200 block on Golden Gate is in the Tenderloin District.  Not the neighborhood that you want to be walking around at night.  Or during the daytime either.  If you can afford a loft you should be looking more in the South of Market area.  Nearer to ATT Park. 

I'm trying to stay within walking distance of UC Hastings. 

Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2013, 01:50:27 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 24, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Alright, so here we go again.  Looks like I'm moving to downtown San Francisco.  This place (http://theloftsatsevensf.com) was recommended to me, and it looks perfect for what I'm looking for, but it's probably just a little too steep at $1500/mo.  I'd like $1000/mo, but in that area.  I'll go back to Padmapper for a search, but if anyone has specific suggestions I'd appreciate it.  It's no Norway, but it'll do.

I've got a bunch of people who live in SF - what specifically are you looking for? Meaning, how much flexibility is there in terms of neighborhood? 

Just give me some specifics and I'll see what I can find out.

Are you set at $1000/mo in that area or is there flexibility? 

Flexible, I'd just like to be able to walk to UC Hastings in a reasonable amount of time.  What's reasonable to me is probably unreasonable to most -- when I lived in Santa Barbara I routinely walked an hour each way because I didn't have a car.  (For those who know Santa Barbara, I would walk from the 90º curve at the top of Milpas all the way down to State Street.)  If that's not possible, I have a bike to extend the range.  I have a fairly nice car that should probably be parked in a safe place.  I'd prefer a one-bedroom because family members and friends like to visit me in Brokeland and I hate hearing their snores.  I'd really like to stay close to $1000, but I can probably peak at $1500 for the right place.

Here's what I've got...

Quote from: Pen's Friend
He should definitely look for a place in Nob Hill (where I live!). He's totally be able to find a place for $1k in the Tenderloin, but it's just really sketchy down there.
So I'd recommend Nob Hill or Soma (south of market); both of those places would be walking distance from UC Hastings!
Or, the Mission, too!

Happy to go back to her with more questions if you've got, just let me know.

Thanks, Pen.  How much more for parking, if she knows?

Quote from: Pen's Friend
Oh - good question! So some places come with parking (but most don't). We park our car on the street... but you can get a spot in garages which is typically very expensive (welcome to SF...). Like $300/month.

Thank you, Pen, and thank you, Pen's Friend.  So is Padmapper the best way to search, or is there a Local Thing?

Try Zillow for rentals too.

Thanks.  I had a friend who just got a job in SF suggest living somewhere like Berkeley and take BART across every day.  Yea or nay?

Edit: There are some decent places, apparently, in Daly City.  I know very little about Daly City.

Try the Rodkridge neighborhood in Oakland, right on the Oakland/Berkeley border.  There is a BART station, good restaurants, beer Pubs, book stores, etc.  BART stops two blocks from your destination in SF.

Thanks, Stew, I just inquired on a few places I saw there.  Thanks for the tip.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on July 26, 2013, 08:52:07 AM
The only problem with living on Oakland or Berkeley is getting stuck in San Francisco if you're out late. If I remember right, BART doesn't run all night.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 26, 2013, 09:33:41 AM
Quote from: Tony on July 26, 2013, 08:52:07 AM
The only problem with living on Oakland or Berkeley is getting stuck in San Francisco if you're out late. If I remember right, BART doesn't run all night.

Except on New Year's. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2334649/)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on July 27, 2013, 08:51:55 AM
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?content_id=54869890

QuoteBay Bridge issue sends Hamilton to the BART

OAKLAND -- Discovery of a suspicious device forced authorities to temporarily shut down the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Friday afternoon, which meant Angels players who didn't take the early bus to O.co Coliseum needed to use public transportation.

That included Josh Hamilton, who went unrecognized for the entire half-hour ride.

"People kind of shied away from me," Hamilton said. "I don't know what the deal is."

Hamilton walked downstairs from the Angels' hotel in downtown San Francisco at about 3:30 p.m. PT to catch the team shuttle and found out that was no longer an option. So he and his accountability partner, Shayne Kelley, bought a ticket for the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and hopped on board a crowded train.

Most of his teammates, including starting pitcher Jerome Williams, had caught the early bus.

"It's awesome, man," Hamilton said. "Nobody notices you. It's cool."

Just ridin' the BART with my accountability partner.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on July 27, 2013, 09:06:42 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 27, 2013, 08:51:55 AM
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?content_id=54869890

QuoteBay Bridge issue sends Hamilton to the BART

OAKLAND -- Discovery of a suspicious device forced authorities to temporarily shut down the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Friday afternoon, which meant Angels players who didn't take the early bus to O.co Coliseum needed to use public transportation.

That included Josh Hamilton, who went unrecognized for the entire half-hour ride.

"People kind of shied away from me," Hamilton said. "I don't know what the deal is."

Hamilton walked downstairs from the Angels' hotel in downtown San Francisco at about 3:30 p.m. PT to catch the team shuttle and found out that was no longer an option. So he and his accountability partner, Shayne Kelley, bought a ticket for the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and hopped on board a crowded train.

Most of his teammates, including starting pitcher Jerome Williams, had caught the early bus.

"It's awesome, man," Hamilton said. "Nobody notices you. It's cool."

Just ridin' the BART with my accountability partner.

QuoteThat included Josh Hamilton, who went unrecognized for the entire half-hour ride.

"People kind of shied away from me," Hamilton said. "I don't know what the deal is."

I think I'd be hard-pressed to recognize Josh Hamilton among 50-100 other people in a train car, but these two lines make it sound like it should be obvious. Was Hamilton riding the BART in full uniform handing out his baseball cards?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on July 27, 2013, 10:19:55 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 27, 2013, 09:06:42 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 27, 2013, 08:51:55 AM
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?content_id=54869890

QuoteBay Bridge issue sends Hamilton to the BART

OAKLAND -- Discovery of a suspicious device forced authorities to temporarily shut down the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Friday afternoon, which meant Angels players who didn't take the early bus to O.co Coliseum needed to use public transportation.

That included Josh Hamilton, who went unrecognized for the entire half-hour ride.

"People kind of shied away from me," Hamilton said. "I don't know what the deal is."

Hamilton walked downstairs from the Angels' hotel in downtown San Francisco at about 3:30 p.m. PT to catch the team shuttle and found out that was no longer an option. So he and his accountability partner, Shayne Kelley, bought a ticket for the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and hopped on board a crowded train.

Most of his teammates, including starting pitcher Jerome Williams, had caught the early bus.

"It's awesome, man," Hamilton said. "Nobody notices you. It's cool."

Just ridin' the BART with my accountability partner.

QuoteThat included Josh Hamilton, who went unrecognized for the entire half-hour ride.

"People kind of shied away from me," Hamilton said. "I don't know what the deal is."

I think I'd be hard-pressed to recognize Josh Hamilton among 50-100 other people in a train car, but these two lines make it sound like it should be obvious. Was Hamilton riding the BART in full uniform handing out his baseball cards?

Wait.  Was he the one playing the saxophone?
http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/S-F-BART-saxophonist-is-fugitive-killer-cops-say-3254890.php
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 27, 2013, 02:32:31 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 27, 2013, 09:06:42 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 27, 2013, 08:51:55 AM
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?content_id=54869890

QuoteBay Bridge issue sends Hamilton to the BART

OAKLAND -- Discovery of a suspicious device forced authorities to temporarily shut down the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Friday afternoon, which meant Angels players who didn't take the early bus to O.co Coliseum needed to use public transportation.

That included Josh Hamilton, who went unrecognized for the entire half-hour ride.

"People kind of shied away from me," Hamilton said. "I don't know what the deal is."

Hamilton walked downstairs from the Angels' hotel in downtown San Francisco at about 3:30 p.m. PT to catch the team shuttle and found out that was no longer an option. So he and his accountability partner, Shayne Kelley, bought a ticket for the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and hopped on board a crowded train.

Most of his teammates, including starting pitcher Jerome Williams, had caught the early bus.

"It's awesome, man," Hamilton said. "Nobody notices you. It's cool."

Just ridin' the BART with my accountability partner.

QuoteThat included Josh Hamilton, who went unrecognized for the entire half-hour ride.

"People kind of shied away from me," Hamilton said. "I don't know what the deal is."

I think I'd be hard-pressed to recognize Josh Hamilton among 50-100 other people in a train car, but these two lines make it sound like it should be obvious. Was Hamilton riding the BART in full uniform handing out his baseball cards?

How did BART commuters not recognize the professional .220 hitter in their midst?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on July 31, 2013, 09:13:06 AM
Anyone know of a good airport limousine service that can furnish a car seat for a 3.5-year-old?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on July 31, 2013, 09:36:11 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 31, 2013, 09:13:06 AM
Anyone know of a good airport limousine service that can furnish a car seat for a 3.5-year-old?

What kind of seat does he need (booster? Full five point harness?)?  We recently used American Coach Limousine (as heard on the Score!) and I was satisfied with pricing and service, but we just brought our 2 year old's car seat with us, then gate checked it for the flight and used it with the rental car when we arrived.  You might want to check with them, but I'm not sure a car service will bother to provide as I believe they're exempt from the child car seat laws.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on July 31, 2013, 11:37:03 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 31, 2013, 09:36:11 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 31, 2013, 09:13:06 AM
Anyone know of a good airport limousine service that can furnish a car seat for a 3.5-year-old?

What kind of seat does he need (booster? Full five point harness?)?  We recently used American Coach Limousine (as heard on the Score!) and I was satisfied with pricing and service, but we just brought our 2 year old's car seat with us, then gate checked it for the flight and used it with the rental car when we arrived.  You might want to check with them, but I'm not sure a car service will bother to provide as I believe they're exempt from the child car seat laws.

What the fuck is a "car seat"?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on August 01, 2013, 08:33:57 AM
Quote from: flannj on July 31, 2013, 11:37:03 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 31, 2013, 09:36:11 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 31, 2013, 09:13:06 AM
Anyone know of a good airport limousine service that can furnish a car seat for a 3.5-year-old?

What kind of seat does he need (booster? Full five point harness?)?  We recently used American Coach Limousine (as heard on the Score!) and I was satisfied with pricing and service, but we just brought our 2 year old's car seat with us, then gate checked it for the flight and used it with the rental car when we arrived.  You might want to check with them, but I'm not sure a car service will bother to provide as I believe they're exempt from the child car seat laws.

What the fuck is a "car seat"?

Maybe we should explain how public sewer systems work before we get into the advanced stuff with you, flannj.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on August 01, 2013, 09:08:44 AM
Quote from: CT III on August 01, 2013, 08:33:57 AM
Quote from: flannj on July 31, 2013, 11:37:03 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 31, 2013, 09:36:11 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 31, 2013, 09:13:06 AM
Anyone know of a good airport limousine service that can furnish a car seat for a 3.5-year-old?

What kind of seat does he need (booster? Full five point harness?)?  We recently used American Coach Limousine (as heard on the Score!) and I was satisfied with pricing and service, but we just brought our 2 year old's car seat with us, then gate checked it for the flight and used it with the rental car when we arrived.  You might want to check with them, but I'm not sure a car service will bother to provide as I believe they're exempt from the child car seat laws.

What the fuck is a "car seat"?

Maybe we should explain how public sewer systems work before we get into the advanced stuff with you, flannj.

The lack of typos and angry rants at clouds makes me forget flannj is a common oPtoat-eater like Huey.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on September 02, 2013, 05:16:42 AM
So I need new tires for my car. Any recommendations? I saw the Bridgestone Turanza Serenity Plus tires on Tire Rack and thought those sounded good, but I've never bought replacement tires until now. Any experiences with that particular set, or any better alternatives?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on September 02, 2013, 07:48:39 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 02, 2013, 05:16:42 AM
So I need new tires for my car. Any recommendations? I saw the Bridgestone Turanza Serenity Plus tires on Tire Rack and thought those sounded good, but I've never bought replacement tires until now. Any experiences with that particular set, or any better alternatives?

Well, Tire Rack is great. I've never used them, but have heard nothing but good reviews from friends, coworkers, and customers. Generally just do the same buying process for anything else online --- look for something that fits your car and has good reviews (and a good number of reviews).

Do you have a Costco membership? You can get pretty good deals (comparable to Tire Rack after accounting for S&H) on quality tires there. As a nice perk, they'll perform balancing, rotations, flat repairs, and nitrogen fill-ups for free (http://tires2.costco.com/CostcoAdvantage.aspx) whenever you're in the store.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on September 02, 2013, 09:30:51 PM
Why not avail myself of the Only Site's wisdom once more.  Do any of you have a pilot's license?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on September 03, 2013, 07:31:05 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 02, 2013, 09:30:51 PM
Why not avail myself of the Only Site's wisdom once more.  Do any of you have a pilot's license?

Thrill's a pilot of the chocolate runway, if that helps?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on September 03, 2013, 10:07:19 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 02, 2013, 09:30:51 PM
Why not avail myself of the Only Site's wisdom once more.  Do any of you have a pilot's license?

I'm fully instrument-rated on Microsoft Flight Simulator.

No, no I'm not.

FUCK LANDINGS!!!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 03, 2013, 10:10:12 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 02, 2013, 09:30:51 PM
Why not avail myself of the Only Site's wisdom once more.  Do any of you have a pilot's license?

No.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on September 03, 2013, 10:15:13 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 02, 2013, 09:30:51 PM
Why not avail myself of the Only Site's wisdom once more.  Do any of you have a pilot's license?
I have 1.5 hours accrued towards a license. Only 38.5 to go. What do you need?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 03, 2013, 11:09:34 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 03, 2013, 10:15:13 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 02, 2013, 09:30:51 PM
Why not avail myself of the Only Site's wisdom once more.  Do any of you have a pilot's license?
I have 1.5 hours accrued towards a license. Only 38.5 to go. What do you need?

Following in the steps of this man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Corrigan), Chuck?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on September 03, 2013, 12:19:14 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 03, 2013, 11:09:34 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 03, 2013, 10:15:13 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 02, 2013, 09:30:51 PM
Why not avail myself of the Only Site's wisdom once more.  Do any of you have a pilot's license?
I have 1.5 hours accrued towards a license. Only 38.5 to go. What do you need?

Following in the steps of this man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Corrigan), Chuck?

Elaine : We have a visitor. . .
Oever : Hello.
Murdock : Hi!
Elaine : This is Captain Oever, Mr Murdock and Mr Basta. This is Allen Soriano. . .
Oever : Well hi Allen.
Murdock : Come on up here, you can see better.
Oever : We have something here for our special visitors ( takes out a model airplane for Allen ), would you like to have it?
Allen : Thank youuuuuuu! Thanks alot!
Oever : Sure. You ever been in a cockpit before?
Allen : No sir, I've never been up in a plane before.
Oever : You ever . . . seen a grown man naked ?
Murdock : Do you want me to check the weather Clarence?
Oever : No, why don't you take care of it. Allen, did ya ever hang around a gymnasium?
Elaine : We'd better get back now Allen!
Oever : Noooooooo, Allen can stay here for a while if he'd like.
Allen : Could I?
Elaine : Okay, if you don't get in the way.
Murdock : Flight 2-0-9er to Denver radio, climbing to cruise at 42,000. Will report again over Lincoln. Over and out.
Allen : Wait a minute! I know you. You're Chuck Gitles. You write for a blog called Ivy Chat.
Murdock : I'm sorry son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot.
Allen : You are Chuck! I've read your blog. My dad reads it everyday.
Murdock : I think you should go back to your seat now Allen. Right Clarence?
Oever : Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, he's not bothering anyone, let him stay here.
Murdock : But just remember, my name is ROGER MURDOCK. I'm an airline pilot.
Allen : I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't know about baseball, and that you are unreasonably hard on him. And he says lots of times, you don't post anything.  And that you ripped off that dead parrot thing from Yellon. And that you don't really try ... except during the playoffs.
Murdock : The hell I don't!! ( grabs joey by collar ) LISTEN KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at Maple Junior High. I'm out there busting my buns every night thinkinbg of Cubs things to be wrong about. Tell your old man to write some intelligent wrong analysis about the Cubs everyday these days.
Oever : Allen, do you like movies about gladiators?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on September 03, 2013, 02:17:25 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 03, 2013, 12:19:14 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 03, 2013, 11:09:34 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 03, 2013, 10:15:13 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 02, 2013, 09:30:51 PM
Why not avail myself of the Only Site's wisdom once more.  Do any of you have a pilot's license?
I have 1.5 hours accrued towards a license. Only 38.5 to go. What do you need?

Following in the steps of this man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Corrigan), Chuck?

Elaine : We have a visitor. . .
Oever : Hello.
Murdock : Hi!
Elaine : This is Captain Oever, Mr Murdock and Mr Basta. This is Allen Soriano. . .
Oever : Well hi Allen.
Murdock : Come on up here, you can see better.
Oever : We have something here for our special visitors ( takes out a model airplane for Allen ), would you like to have it?
Allen : Thank youuuuuuu! Thanks alot!
Oever : Sure. You ever been in a cockpit before?
Allen : No sir, I've never been up in a plane before.
Oever : You ever . . . seen a grown man naked ?
Murdock : Do you want me to check the weather Clarence?
Oever : No, why don't you take care of it. Allen, did ya ever hang around a gymnasium?
Elaine : We'd better get back now Allen!
Oever : Noooooooo, Allen can stay here for a while if he'd like.
Allen : Could I?
Elaine : Okay, if you don't get in the way.
Murdock : Flight 2-0-9er to Denver radio, climbing to cruise at 42,000. Will report again over Lincoln. Over and out.
Allen : Wait a minute! I know you. You're Chuck Gitles. You write for a blog called Ivy Chat.
Murdock : I'm sorry son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot.
Allen : You are Chuck! I've read your blog. My dad reads it everyday.
Murdock : I think you should go back to your seat now Allen. Right Clarence?
Oever : Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, he's not bothering anyone, let him stay here.
Murdock : But just remember, my name is ROGER MURDOCK. I'm an airline pilot.
Allen : I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't know about baseball, and that you are unreasonably hard on him. And he says lots of times, you don't post anything.  And that you ripped off that dead parrot thing from Yellon. And that you don't really try ... except during the playoffs.
Murdock : The hell I don't!! ( grabs joey by collar ) LISTEN KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at Maple Junior High. I'm out there busting my buns every night thinkinbg of Cubs things to be wrong about. Tell your old man to write some intelligent wrong analysis about the Cubs everyday these days.
Oever : Allen, do you like movies about gladiators?

[slow clap]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on September 03, 2013, 03:32:42 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 03, 2013, 02:17:25 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 03, 2013, 12:19:14 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 03, 2013, 11:09:34 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 03, 2013, 10:15:13 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 02, 2013, 09:30:51 PM
Why not avail myself of the Only Site's wisdom once more.  Do any of you have a pilot's license?
I have 1.5 hours accrued towards a license. Only 38.5 to go. What do you need?

Following in the steps of this man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Corrigan), Chuck?

Elaine : We have a visitor. . .
Oever : Hello.
Murdock : Hi!
Elaine : This is Captain Oever, Mr Murdock and Mr Basta. This is Allen Soriano. . .
Oever : Well hi Allen.
Murdock : Come on up here, you can see better.
Oever : We have something here for our special visitors ( takes out a model airplane for Allen ), would you like to have it?
Allen : Thank youuuuuuu! Thanks alot!
Oever : Sure. You ever been in a cockpit before?
Allen : No sir, I've never been up in a plane before.
Oever : You ever . . . seen a grown man naked ?
Murdock : Do you want me to check the weather Clarence?
Oever : No, why don't you take care of it. Allen, did ya ever hang around a gymnasium?
Elaine : We'd better get back now Allen!
Oever : Noooooooo, Allen can stay here for a while if he'd like.
Allen : Could I?
Elaine : Okay, if you don't get in the way.
Murdock : Flight 2-0-9er to Denver radio, climbing to cruise at 42,000. Will report again over Lincoln. Over and out.
Allen : Wait a minute! I know you. You're Chuck Gitles. You write for a blog called Ivy Chat.
Murdock : I'm sorry son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot.
Allen : You are Chuck! I've read your blog. My dad reads it everyday.
Murdock : I think you should go back to your seat now Allen. Right Clarence?
Oever : Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, he's not bothering anyone, let him stay here.
Murdock : But just remember, my name is ROGER MURDOCK. I'm an airline pilot.
Allen : I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't know about baseball, and that you are unreasonably hard on him. And he says lots of times, you don't post anything.  And that you ripped off that dead parrot thing from Yellon. And that you don't really try ... except during the playoffs.
Murdock : The hell I don't!! ( grabs joey by collar ) LISTEN KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at Maple Junior High. I'm out there busting my buns every night thinkinbg of Cubs things to be wrong about. Tell your old man to write some intelligent wrong analysis about the Cubs everyday these days.
Oever : Allen, do you like movies about gladiators?

[slow clap]

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/3f71128ae8cf3849b6837f6173121f3b/tumblr_mlq9q1vIMR1snjj1io1_500.gif)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on September 03, 2013, 03:46:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 03, 2013, 12:19:14 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 03, 2013, 11:09:34 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 03, 2013, 10:15:13 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 02, 2013, 09:30:51 PM
Why not avail myself of the Only Site's wisdom once more.  Do any of you have a pilot's license?
I have 1.5 hours accrued towards a license. Only 38.5 to go. What do you need?

Following in the steps of this man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Corrigan), Chuck?

Elaine : We have a visitor. . .
Oever : Hello.
Murdock : Hi!
Elaine : This is Captain Oever, Mr Murdock and Mr Basta. This is Allen Soriano. . .
Oever : Well hi Allen.
Murdock : Come on up here, you can see better.
Oever : We have something here for our special visitors ( takes out a model airplane for Allen ), would you like to have it?
Allen : Thank youuuuuuu! Thanks alot!
Oever : Sure. You ever been in a cockpit before?
Allen : No sir, I've never been up in a plane before.
Oever : You ever . . . seen a grown man naked ?
Murdock : Do you want me to check the weather Clarence?
Oever : No, why don't you take care of it. Allen, did ya ever hang around a gymnasium?
Elaine : We'd better get back now Allen!
Oever : Noooooooo, Allen can stay here for a while if he'd like.
Allen : Could I?
Elaine : Okay, if you don't get in the way.
Murdock : Flight 2-0-9er to Denver radio, climbing to cruise at 42,000. Will report again over Lincoln. Over and out.
Allen : Wait a minute! I know you. You're Chuck Gitles. You write for a blog called Ivy Chat.
Murdock : I'm sorry son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot.
Allen : You are Chuck! I've read your blog. My dad reads it everyday.
Murdock : I think you should go back to your seat now Allen. Right Clarence?
Oever : Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, he's not bothering anyone, let him stay here.
Murdock : But just remember, my name is ROGER MURDOCK. I'm an airline pilot.
Allen : I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't know about baseball, and that you are unreasonably hard on him. And he says lots of times, you don't post anything.  And that you ripped off that dead parrot thing from Yellon. And that you don't really try ... except during the playoffs.
Murdock : The hell I don't!! ( grabs joey by collar ) LISTEN KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at Maple Junior High. I'm out there busting my buns every night thinkinbg of Cubs things to be wrong about. Tell your old man to write some intelligent wrong analysis about the Cubs everyday these days.
Oever : Allen, do you like movies about gladiators?
(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/3231180/applause-o.gif)
(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view4/1891045/a-very-brady-applause-o.gif)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on September 03, 2013, 04:26:25 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 03, 2013, 03:46:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 03, 2013, 12:19:14 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 03, 2013, 11:09:34 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 03, 2013, 10:15:13 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 02, 2013, 09:30:51 PM
Why not avail myself of the Only Site's wisdom once more.  Do any of you have a pilot's license?
I have 1.5 hours accrued towards a license. Only 38.5 to go. What do you need?

Following in the steps of this man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Corrigan), Chuck?

Elaine : We have a visitor. . .
Oever : Hello.
Murdock : Hi!
Elaine : This is Captain Oever, Mr Murdock and Mr Basta. This is Allen Soriano. . .
Oever : Well hi Allen.
Murdock : Come on up here, you can see better.
Oever : We have something here for our special visitors ( takes out a model airplane for Allen ), would you like to have it?
Allen : Thank youuuuuuu! Thanks alot!
Oever : Sure. You ever been in a cockpit before?
Allen : No sir, I've never been up in a plane before.
Oever : You ever . . . seen a grown man naked ?
Murdock : Do you want me to check the weather Clarence?
Oever : No, why don't you take care of it. Allen, did ya ever hang around a gymnasium?
Elaine : We'd better get back now Allen!
Oever : Noooooooo, Allen can stay here for a while if he'd like.
Allen : Could I?
Elaine : Okay, if you don't get in the way.
Murdock : Flight 2-0-9er to Denver radio, climbing to cruise at 42,000. Will report again over Lincoln. Over and out.
Allen : Wait a minute! I know you. You're Chuck Gitles. You write for a blog called Ivy Chat.
Murdock : I'm sorry son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot.
Allen : You are Chuck! I've read your blog. My dad reads it everyday.
Murdock : I think you should go back to your seat now Allen. Right Clarence?
Oever : Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, he's not bothering anyone, let him stay here.
Murdock : But just remember, my name is ROGER MURDOCK. I'm an airline pilot.
Allen : I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't know about baseball, and that you are unreasonably hard on him. And he says lots of times, you don't post anything.  And that you ripped off that dead parrot thing from Yellon. And that you don't really try ... except during the playoffs.
Murdock : The hell I don't!! ( grabs joey by collar ) LISTEN KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at Maple Junior High. I'm out there busting my buns every night thinkinbg of Cubs things to be wrong about. Tell your old man to write some intelligent wrong analysis about the Cubs everyday these days.
Oever : Allen, do you like movies about gladiators?
(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/3231180/applause-o.gif)
(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view4/1891045/a-very-brady-applause-o.gif)

I timed it.  These folks are clapping once every 16 seconds.  That is slow.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on September 03, 2013, 05:49:27 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 03, 2013, 12:19:14 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 03, 2013, 11:09:34 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 03, 2013, 10:15:13 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 02, 2013, 09:30:51 PM
Why not avail myself of the Only Site's wisdom once more.  Do any of you have a pilot's license?
I have 1.5 hours accrued towards a license. Only 38.5 to go. What do you need?

Following in the steps of this man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Corrigan), Chuck?

Elaine : We have a visitor. . .
Oever : Hello.
Murdock : Hi!
Elaine : This is Captain Oever, Mr Murdock and Mr Basta. This is Allen Soriano. . .
Oever : Well hi Allen.
Murdock : Come on up here, you can see better.
Oever : We have something here for our special visitors ( takes out a model airplane for Allen ), would you like to have it?
Allen : Thank youuuuuuu! Thanks alot!
Oever : Sure. You ever been in a cockpit before?
Allen : No sir, I've never been up in a plane before.
Oever : You ever . . . seen a grown man naked ?
Murdock : Do you want me to check the weather Clarence?
Oever : No, why don't you take care of it. Allen, did ya ever hang around a gymnasium?
Elaine : We'd better get back now Allen!
Oever : Noooooooo, Allen can stay here for a while if he'd like.
Allen : Could I?
Elaine : Okay, if you don't get in the way.
Murdock : Flight 2-0-9er to Denver radio, climbing to cruise at 42,000. Will report again over Lincoln. Over and out.
Allen : Wait a minute! I know you. You're Chuck Gitles. You write for a blog called Ivy Chat.
Murdock : I'm sorry son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot.
Allen : You are Chuck! I've read your blog. My dad reads it everyday.
Murdock : I think you should go back to your seat now Allen. Right Clarence?
Oever : Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, he's not bothering anyone, let him stay here.
Murdock : But just remember, my name is ROGER MURDOCK. I'm an airline pilot.
Allen : I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't know about baseball, and that you are unreasonably hard on him. And he says lots of times, you don't post anything.  And that you ripped off that dead parrot thing from Yellon. And that you don't really try ... except during the playoffs.
Murdock : The hell I don't!! ( grabs joey by collar ) LISTEN KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at Maple Junior High. I'm out there busting my buns every night thinkinbg of Cubs things to be wrong about. Tell your old man to write some intelligent wrong analysis about the Cubs everyday these days.
Oever : Allen, do you like movies about gladiators?

Didn't I read this in Bleed Cubbie Blue three weeks from now?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on September 04, 2013, 02:11:49 PM
So if anyone is looking for sunday ticket at a huge discount, you can order madden limited edition from amazon and you get a free email/password for the app. I just installed it, new to 2013, you can stream sunday ticket from your ipad to apple tv this year (you couldn't before).  Friend was buying the game already, so i gave him $40 to get the limited edition, I didn't want the game. For those of you that live outside chicago and want bears games (think sunday ticket might blackout the games in chicago), this is a pretty good option.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on September 04, 2013, 02:23:55 PM
Quote from: BH on September 04, 2013, 02:11:49 PM
So if anyone is looking for sunday ticket at a huge discount, you can order madden limited edition from amazon and you get a free email/password for the app. I just installed it, new to 2013, you can stream sunday ticket from your ipad to apple tv this year (you couldn't before).  Friend was buying the game already, so i gave him $40 to get the limited edition, I didn't want the game. For those of you that live outside chicago and want bears games (think sunday ticket might blackout the games in chicago), this is a pretty good option.

Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 04, 2013, 03:20:37 PM
Quote from: BH on September 04, 2013, 02:11:49 PM
So if anyone is looking for sunday ticket at a huge discount, you can order madden limited edition from amazon and you get a free email/password for the app. I just installed it, new to 2013, you can stream sunday ticket from your ipad to apple tv this year (you couldn't before).  Friend was buying the game already, so i gave him $40 to get the limited edition, I didn't want the game. For those of you that live outside chicago and want bears games (think sunday ticket might blackout the games in chicago), this is a pretty good option.

I've set up a proxy and still have my account with DirecTV because of the renters. So I'm thinking if I buy this version of Madden I can stream the NFL on all my stuff that has the proxy set up instead of looking for crappy streams.

Yes?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on September 04, 2013, 03:25:25 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 04, 2013, 03:20:37 PM
Quote from: BH on September 04, 2013, 02:11:49 PM
So if anyone is looking for sunday ticket at a huge discount, you can order madden limited edition from amazon and you get a free email/password for the app. I just installed it, new to 2013, you can stream sunday ticket from your ipad to apple tv this year (you couldn't before).  Friend was buying the game already, so i gave him $40 to get the limited edition, I didn't want the game. For those of you that live outside chicago and want bears games (think sunday ticket might blackout the games in chicago), this is a pretty good option.

I've set up a proxy and still have my account with DirecTV because of the renters. So I'm thinking if I buy this version of Madden I can stream the NFL on all my stuff that has the proxy set up instead of looking for crappy streams.

Yes?

I get an irrational amount of pleasure out of locating crappy streams of games the man doesn't want me to watch. I have actual cable for the first time in years at my new place. I thought it was going to be nice having all this new shit in HD but I don't have any more than I had before, I just don't have to work as hard to get it. I feel lazier and fatter than I did before.

If you're going to play that Madden game, then booyahkasha, otherwise... dude...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on September 04, 2013, 03:41:47 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 04, 2013, 03:20:37 PM
Quote from: BH on September 04, 2013, 02:11:49 PM
So if anyone is looking for sunday ticket at a huge discount, you can order madden limited edition from amazon and you get a free email/password for the app. I just installed it, new to 2013, you can stream sunday ticket from your ipad to apple tv this year (you couldn't before).  Friend was buying the game already, so i gave him $40 to get the limited edition, I didn't want the game. For those of you that live outside chicago and want bears games (think sunday ticket might blackout the games in chicago), this is a pretty good option.

I've set up a proxy and still have my account with DirecTV because of the renters. So I'm thinking if I buy this version of Madden I can stream the NFL on all my stuff that has the proxy set up instead of looking for crappy streams.

Yes?

Think so yes. I'm surprised sunday ticket is only US, they must use the ip address to determine where the requests are coming from?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on September 04, 2013, 05:05:45 PM
Quote from: BH on September 04, 2013, 03:41:47 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 04, 2013, 03:20:37 PM
Quote from: BH on September 04, 2013, 02:11:49 PM
So if anyone is looking for sunday ticket at a huge discount, you can order madden limited edition from amazon and you get a free email/password for the app. I just installed it, new to 2013, you can stream sunday ticket from your ipad to apple tv this year (you couldn't before).  Friend was buying the game already, so i gave him $40 to get the limited edition, I didn't want the game. For those of you that live outside chicago and want bears games (think sunday ticket might blackout the games in chicago), this is a pretty good option.

I've set up a proxy and still have my account with DirecTV because of the renters. So I'm thinking if I buy this version of Madden I can stream the NFL on all my stuff that has the proxy set up instead of looking for crappy streams.

Yes?

Think so yes. I'm surprised sunday ticket is only US, they must use the ip address to determine where the requests are coming from?

Since DirecTV is only US I'm not sure why that wouldn't apply to Sunday Ticket.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on September 04, 2013, 09:32:27 PM
Quote from: BH on September 04, 2013, 02:11:49 PM
So if anyone is looking for sunday ticket at a huge discount, you can order madden limited edition from amazon and you get a free email/password for the app. I just installed it, new to 2013, you can stream sunday ticket from your ipad to apple tv this year (you couldn't before).  Friend was buying the game already, so i gave him $40 to get the limited edition, I didn't want the game. For those of you that live outside chicago and want bears games (think sunday ticket might blackout the games in chicago), this is a pretty good option.

I assumed that you need DirecTV in order for the subscription to work. Is that not the case?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on September 05, 2013, 08:06:08 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 04, 2013, 05:05:45 PM
Quote from: BH on September 04, 2013, 03:41:47 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 04, 2013, 03:20:37 PM
Quote from: BH on September 04, 2013, 02:11:49 PM
So if anyone is looking for sunday ticket at a huge discount, you can order madden limited edition from amazon and you get a free email/password for the app. I just installed it, new to 2013, you can stream sunday ticket from your ipad to apple tv this year (you couldn't before).  Friend was buying the game already, so i gave him $40 to get the limited edition, I didn't want the game. For those of you that live outside chicago and want bears games (think sunday ticket might blackout the games in chicago), this is a pretty good option.

I've set up a proxy and still have my account with DirecTV because of the renters. So I'm thinking if I buy this version of Madden I can stream the NFL on all my stuff that has the proxy set up instead of looking for crappy streams.

Yes?

Think so yes. I'm surprised sunday ticket is only US, they must use the ip address to determine where the requests are coming from?

Since DirecTV is only US I'm not sure why that wouldn't apply to Sunday Ticket.

The best part of what i'm doing is that i don't have direct tv... I can log into direct tv with the email/code they gave me (via the madden purchase) from anywhere without being a direct tv subscriber. I'd think it would work anywhere you have internet access.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on September 11, 2013, 04:44:28 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 04, 2013, 09:32:27 PM
Quote from: BH on September 04, 2013, 02:11:49 PM
So if anyone is looking for sunday ticket at a huge discount, you can order madden limited edition from amazon and you get a free email/password for the app. I just installed it, new to 2013, you can stream sunday ticket from your ipad to apple tv this year (you couldn't before).  Friend was buying the game already, so i gave him $40 to get the limited edition, I didn't want the game. For those of you that live outside chicago and want bears games (think sunday ticket might blackout the games in chicago), this is a pretty good option.

I assumed that you need DirecTV in order for the subscription to work. Is that not the case?

Actually, from what I've read, you're only supposed to get the online version of Sunday Ticket if you cannot get DirectTV (and you have to check off some electronic box to that effect when you subscribe).  Thing is, the powers that be cannot tell if you can obtain DirectTV or not (you could live in an apartment where you cant put a dish on the roof for example), so its kind of the honor system on that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on September 12, 2013, 07:52:46 AM
Quote from: thehawk on September 11, 2013, 04:44:28 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 04, 2013, 09:32:27 PM
Quote from: BH on September 04, 2013, 02:11:49 PM
So if anyone is looking for sunday ticket at a huge discount, you can order madden limited edition from amazon and you get a free email/password for the app. I just installed it, new to 2013, you can stream sunday ticket from your ipad to apple tv this year (you couldn't before).  Friend was buying the game already, so i gave him $40 to get the limited edition, I didn't want the game. For those of you that live outside chicago and want bears games (think sunday ticket might blackout the games in chicago), this is a pretty good option.

I assumed that you need DirecTV in order for the subscription to work. Is that not the case?

Actually, from what I've read, you're only supposed to get the online version of Sunday Ticket if you cannot get DirectTV (and you have to check off some electronic box to that effect when you subscribe).  Thing is, the powers that be cannot tell if you can obtain DirectTV or not (you could live in an apartment where you cant put a dish on the roof for example), so its kind of the honor system on that.

For the madden deal, you aren't asked about any of that... you just get an email/password.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on September 12, 2013, 10:59:32 AM
Quote from: BH on September 12, 2013, 07:52:46 AM
Quote from: thehawk on September 11, 2013, 04:44:28 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 04, 2013, 09:32:27 PM
Quote from: BH on September 04, 2013, 02:11:49 PM
So if anyone is looking for sunday ticket at a huge discount, you can order madden limited edition from amazon and you get a free email/password for the app. I just installed it, new to 2013, you can stream sunday ticket from your ipad to apple tv this year (you couldn't before).  Friend was buying the game already, so i gave him $40 to get the limited edition, I didn't want the game. For those of you that live outside chicago and want bears games (think sunday ticket might blackout the games in chicago), this is a pretty good option.

I assumed that you need DirecTV in order for the subscription to work. Is that not the case?

Actually, from what I've read, you're only supposed to get the online version of Sunday Ticket if you cannot get DirectTV (and you have to check off some electronic box to that effect when you subscribe).  Thing is, the powers that be cannot tell if you can obtain DirectTV or not (you could live in an apartment where you cant put a dish on the roof for example), so its kind of the honor system on that.

For the madden deal, you aren't asked about any of that... you just get an email/password.

Yeah, I wasnt clear.  TL;DR answer is you dont need DTV:

http://kotaku.com/the-cheapest-way-to-watch-the-nfl-this-year-1041559197

QuoteEA Sports went in on this with DirecTV and Amazon back in May, and so Amazon is the only place where the anniversary edition is available. Supposedly the offer is limited to 100,000 copies, but it hasn't sold out yet and 100K should be more than enough to keep selling through to the game's launch on Aug. 27. P

Yes, the offer that says the code is intended for folks who don't have access to DirecTV in their area. This is throwaway language mandated by lawyers who read contracts for the league and its network partners. There is no way for DirecTV to tell if you legitimately can access your service if you tell it you can't (which you will be asked to do when you redeem this code.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 28, 2013, 08:46:43 PM
So, trying to troubleshoot a wireless network issue and I'm at a loss on what's going on. I'm working with a Netgear DGND3700 (which has gotten decent reviews about its range), but the problem is that there the signal is very weak not very far from the router that's placed in a central location. In the same room with the router I'm getting 25Mbps, usually (using speedtest.net app on my phone). On the other side of the wall from this room, I got 23Mbps. I stepped about 4 feet down the hall from that spot and it dropped to 12.5Mbps. 10 feet from the wall, it was at 3Mbps. 20 feet was giving me 1Mbps and lower. The opposite direction (in a secondary kitchen that doesn't have a microwave(read that they could cause interference)), I get even worse numbers.

The layout is a typical (or at least I assume) 2 floor Wrigleyville condo. By that I mean, long and narrow. The router is in the bottom of the 2 floors in the center of the floor. The connection upstairs is nonexistent unless you're in the room directly above. So, any ideas? Do Chicago homes have some special lead-laced drywall or something?

I've tried using the 2.4Ghz and the 5.0Ghz bands (the 5.0 performs much worse). I've changed the channels from auto to fixed. I've used all the modes("up to 54Mbps", "up to 140Mbps"(default), and "up to 300Mbps"). Also, using WPA2-PSK (AES) encryption.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on September 28, 2013, 10:59:16 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 28, 2013, 08:46:43 PM
So, trying to troubleshoot a wireless network issue and I'm at a loss on what's going on. I'm working with a Netgear DGND3700 (which has gotten decent reviews about its range), but the problem is that there the signal is very weak not very far from the router that's placed in a central location. In the same room with the router I'm getting 25Mbps, usually (using speedtest.net app on my phone). On the other side of the wall from this room, I got 23Mbps. I stepped about 4 feet down the hall from that spot and it dropped to 12.5Mbps. 10 feet from the wall, it was at 3Mbps. 20 feet was giving me 1Mbps and lower. The opposite direction (in a secondary kitchen that doesn't have a microwave(read that they could cause interference)), I get even worse numbers.

The layout is a typical (or at least I assume) 2 floor Wrigleyville condo. By that I mean, long and narrow. The router is in the bottom of the 2 floors in the center of the floor. The connection upstairs is nonexistent unless you're in the room directly above. So, any ideas? Do Chicago homes have some special lead-laced drywall or something?

I've tried using the 2.4Ghz and the 5.0Ghz bands (the 5.0 performs much worse). I've changed the channels from auto to fixed. I've used all the modes("up to 54Mbps", "up to 140Mbps"(default), and "up to 300Mbps"). Also, using WPA2-PSK (AES) encryption.

Is it an older building? Do you actually have drywall, or is it plaster? If the latter, there's a decent chance that the builders used chicken wire instead of wood lath in the walls. The stuff reeks havoc on wifi networks. On a positive note, it might help protect your Xbox in the event of an EMP.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on September 29, 2013, 07:51:12 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 28, 2013, 10:59:16 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 28, 2013, 08:46:43 PM
So, trying to troubleshoot a wireless network issue and I'm at a loss on what's going on. I'm working with a Netgear DGND3700 (which has gotten decent reviews about its range), but the problem is that there the signal is very weak not very far from the router that's placed in a central location. In the same room with the router I'm getting 25Mbps, usually (using speedtest.net app on my phone). On the other side of the wall from this room, I got 23Mbps. I stepped about 4 feet down the hall from that spot and it dropped to 12.5Mbps. 10 feet from the wall, it was at 3Mbps. 20 feet was giving me 1Mbps and lower. The opposite direction (in a secondary kitchen that doesn't have a microwave(read that they could cause interference)), I get even worse numbers.

The layout is a typical (or at least I assume) 2 floor Wrigleyville condo. By that I mean, long and narrow. The router is in the bottom of the 2 floors in the center of the floor. The connection upstairs is nonexistent unless you're in the room directly above. So, any ideas? Do Chicago homes have some special lead-laced drywall or something?

I've tried using the 2.4Ghz and the 5.0Ghz bands (the 5.0 performs much worse). I've changed the channels from auto to fixed. I've used all the modes("up to 54Mbps", "up to 140Mbps"(default), and "up to 300Mbps"). Also, using WPA2-PSK (AES) encryption.

Is it an older building? Do you actually have drywall, or is it plaster? If the latter, there's a decent chance that the builders used chicken wire instead of wood lath in the walls. The stuff reeks havoc on wifi networks. On a positive note, it might help protect your Xbox in the event of an EMP.

[Blue Lou]Chicken wire?[/Blue Lou]
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on September 29, 2013, 09:18:26 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 28, 2013, 10:59:16 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 28, 2013, 08:46:43 PM
So, trying to troubleshoot a wireless network issue and I'm at a loss on what's going on. I'm working with a Netgear DGND3700 (which has gotten decent reviews about its range), but the problem is that there the signal is very weak not very far from the router that's placed in a central location. In the same room with the router I'm getting 25Mbps, usually (using speedtest.net app on my phone). On the other side of the wall from this room, I got 23Mbps. I stepped about 4 feet down the hall from that spot and it dropped to 12.5Mbps. 10 feet from the wall, it was at 3Mbps. 20 feet was giving me 1Mbps and lower. The opposite direction (in a secondary kitchen that doesn't have a microwave(read that they could cause interference)), I get even worse numbers.

The layout is a typical (or at least I assume) 2 floor Wrigleyville condo. By that I mean, long and narrow. The router is in the bottom of the 2 floors in the center of the floor. The connection upstairs is nonexistent unless you're in the room directly above. So, any ideas? Do Chicago homes have some special lead-laced drywall or something?

I've tried using the 2.4Ghz and the 5.0Ghz bands (the 5.0 performs much worse). I've changed the channels from auto to fixed. I've used all the modes("up to 54Mbps", "up to 140Mbps"(default), and "up to 300Mbps"). Also, using WPA2-PSK (AES) encryption.

Is it an older building? Do you actually have drywall, or is it plaster? If the latter, there's a decent chance that the builders used chicken wire instead of wood lath in the walls. The stuff reeks havoc on wifi networks. On a positive note, it might help protect your Xbox in the event of an EMP.

And possibly shield your phone calls from MLB's spy satellite.

http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/building-a-faraday-cage/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 30, 2013, 10:21:29 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 28, 2013, 10:59:16 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 28, 2013, 08:46:43 PM
A bunch of stuff

Is it an older building? Do you actually have drywall, or is it plaster? If the latter, there's a decent chance that the builders used chicken wire instead of wood lath in the walls. The stuff reeks havoc on wifi networks. On a positive note, it might help protect your Xbox in the event of an EMP.

Thanks for the suggestion. It's a new building (built in the late 90s). I suspect it's possible that the pipes behind the kitchen wall could be an issue. I seem to remember some thicker metal piping. Regardless, my next attempt is going to be to try to turn another router into a bridge, then wire it to yet another router that will broadcast the signal (I think it becomes an access point, then) and, hopefully, have strong wifi throughout the house. I haven't done the research in how possible that is, yet. I won't be able to try it until I go back up in a couple weeks though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on September 30, 2013, 11:06:25 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 30, 2013, 10:21:29 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on September 28, 2013, 10:59:16 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 28, 2013, 08:46:43 PM
A bunch of stuff

Is it an older building? Do you actually have drywall, or is it plaster? If the latter, there's a decent chance that the builders used chicken wire instead of wood lath in the walls. The stuff reeks havoc on wifi networks. On a positive note, it might help protect your Xbox in the event of an EMP.

Thanks for the suggestion. It's a new building (built in the late 90s). I suspect it's possible that the pipes behind the kitchen wall could be an issue. I seem to remember some thicker metal piping. Regardless, my next attempt is going to be to try to turn another router into a bridge, then wire it to yet another router that will broadcast the signal (I think it becomes an access point, then) and, hopefully, have strong wifi throughout the house. I haven't done the research in how possible that is, yet. I won't be able to try it until I go back up in a couple weeks though.

From what I recall, the wireless router should go on the top floor.  Also may want to think about these, http://www.netgear.com/home/products/wireless-range-extenders/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on October 21, 2013, 10:09:01 AM
Anyone who bikes to work or used to have tips on sweat management, clean clothes (think Don Draper's drawer of white dress shirts), and generally not smelling like a Busch Stadium bleacher seat?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on October 21, 2013, 10:56:29 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 21, 2013, 10:09:01 AM
Anyone who bikes to work or used to have tips on sweat management, clean clothes (think Don Draper's drawer of white dress shirts), and generally not smelling like a Busch Stadium bleacher seat?

In the summer, I pack a change of clothes in my backpack. But, then, I don't exactly have to wear a suit to work or anything and am not too concerned about wrinkling my fresh gear.

Beyond that, I think Pen could probably tell you how to rig up a makeshift clothesline in your cubicle for airing out your sweaty unmentionables.

And Huey would probably recommend not packing your fresh clothes in your panniers if you don't want to smell like potato soup all day.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on October 21, 2013, 11:07:58 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 21, 2013, 10:09:01 AM
Anyone who bikes to work or used to have tips on sweat management, clean clothes (think Don Draper's drawer of white dress shirts), and generally not smelling like a Busch Stadium bleacher seat?

I was forunate, in that my place of employment has 2 private washrooms which had to be accessed via punch code.  I was able to give myself a nice whore bath in the sink.  And yes, I used panniers, in which I packed clean underwear, undershirt, socks, pants and a towel.  In my office I kept a toiletry kit with deodorant, a bar of soap, toothpaste, toothbrush and cologne as well as my dress shoes and belt.

For dress shirts, I would use the dry cleaner at the East Bank Club across the street and keep several cleaned and pressed shirts hung up in my office.  Every two weeks I'd bring in a bunch of shirts while keeping a clean set at the ready.

In general, if you don't have the unique access to getting gussied up at work like I do, and you belong to a health club near where you work, I'd imagine you can do all of this by stopping at the health club to clean up.

Seems like a lot of work but the benefit of cylcing 21 + miles a day made the time, preparaion and effort worth it--no to mention the smug satisfaction that comes from saving $4.50 of CTA fare a day and being able to boast that my whole person was outside in 20 degree temps for a 60 minute commute while nearly everyone else travelled to work encapsulated in tubed metal like a bunch of pansies.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on October 21, 2013, 11:13:03 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 21, 2013, 11:07:58 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 21, 2013, 10:09:01 AM
Anyone who bikes to work or used to have tips on sweat management, clean clothes (think Don Draper's drawer of white dress shirts), and generally not smelling like a Busch Stadium bleacher seat?

I was forunate, in that my place of employment has 2 private washrooms which had to be accessed via punch code.  I was able to give myself a nice whore bath in the sink.  

This will never not make me lol. The first time I heard you use this expression it was about our softball teammate who saw a group of chicks walk into Cody's and quickly retreated to the washroom. He came out still stinking in his filthy uniform, only with freshly slicked-back hair. Hardy-har-har!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on October 21, 2013, 11:20:14 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 21, 2013, 11:07:58 AM
And yes, I used panniers, in which I packed clean underwear, undershirt, socks, pants and a towel.

And potato soup. Mustn't forget the potato soup.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on October 21, 2013, 11:34:59 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 21, 2013, 11:07:58 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 21, 2013, 10:09:01 AM
Anyone who bikes to work or used to have tips on sweat management, clean clothes (think Don Draper's drawer of white dress shirts), and generally not smelling like a Busch Stadium bleacher seat?

I was forunate, in that my place of employment had 2 private washrooms which had to be accessed via punch code.  I was able to give myself a nice whore bath in the sink.  And yes, I used panniers, in which I packed clean underwear, undershirt, socks, pants and a towel.  In my office I kept a toiletry kit with deodorant, a bar of soap, toothpaste, toothbrush and cologne as well as my dress shoes and belt.

For dress shirts, I would use the dry cleaner at the East Bank Club across the street and keep several cleaned and pressed shirts hung up in my office.  Every two weeks I'd bring in a bunch of shirts while keeping a clean set at the ready.

In general, if you don't have the unique access to getting gussied up at work like I do, and you belong to a health club near where you work, I'd imagine you can do all of this by stopping at the health club to clean up.

Seems like a lot of work but the benefit of cylcing 21 + miles a day made the time, preparaion and effort worth it--no to mention the smug satisfaction that comes from saving $4.50 of CTA fare a day and being able to boast that my whole person was outside in 20 degree temps for a 60 minute commute while nearly everyone else travelled to work encapsulated in tubed metal like a bunch of pansies.

Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

I don't really have the same hoity-toity bathroom access, but if I get here early enough I can probably find a bathroom no one's using for the aforementioned whore bath.  Gold Bond is helping already.  I live up in the hills on some pretty steep roads, so luckily the toughest, most sweat-generating part of the commute is the final leg home when being far from a shower isn't really a concern.

QuoteSeems like a lot of work but the benefit of cylcing 21 + miles a day made the time, preparaion and effort worth it

This, I didn't realize until I started how much extra time and preparation this takes.  I'll get used to it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on October 21, 2013, 11:40:26 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 21, 2013, 11:07:58 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 21, 2013, 10:09:01 AM
Anyone who bikes to work or used to have tips on sweat management, clean clothes (think Don Draper's drawer of white dress shirts), and generally not smelling like a Busch Stadium bleacher seat?

I was forunate, in that my place of employment has 2 private washrooms which had to be accessed via punch code.  I was able to give myself a nice whore bath in the sink.  And yes, I used panniers, in which I packed clean underwear, undershirt, socks, pants and a towel.  In my office I kept a toiletry kit with deodorant, a bar of soap, toothpaste, toothbrush and cologne as well as my dress shoes and belt.

For dress shirts, I would use the dry cleaner at the East Bank Club across the street and keep several cleaned and pressed shirts hung up in my office.  Every two weeks I'd bring in a bunch of shirts while keeping a clean set at the ready.

In general, if you don't have the unique access to getting gussied up at work like I do, and you belong to a health club near where you work, I'd imagine you can do all of this by stopping at the health club to clean up.

Seems like a lot of work but the benefit of cylcing 21 + miles a day made the time, preparaion and effort worth it--no to mention the smug satisfaction that comes from saving $4.50 of CTA fare a day and being able to boast that my whole person was outside in 20 degree temps for a 60 minute commute while nearly everyone else travelled to work encapsulated in tubed metal like a bunch of pansies.

That's over 1,000 crispy potato soft tacos per year!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on October 21, 2013, 11:41:31 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 21, 2013, 11:40:26 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 21, 2013, 11:07:58 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 21, 2013, 10:09:01 AM
Anyone who bikes to work or used to have tips on sweat management, clean clothes (think Don Draper's drawer of white dress shirts), and generally not smelling like a Busch Stadium bleacher seat?

I was forunate, in that my place of employment has 2 private washrooms which had to be accessed via punch code.  I was able to give myself a nice whore bath in the sink.  And yes, I used panniers, in which I packed clean underwear, undershirt, socks, pants and a towel.  In my office I kept a toiletry kit with deodorant, a bar of soap, toothpaste, toothbrush and cologne as well as my dress shoes and belt.

For dress shirts, I would use the dry cleaner at the East Bank Club across the street and keep several cleaned and pressed shirts hung up in my office.  Every two weeks I'd bring in a bunch of shirts while keeping a clean set at the ready.

In general, if you don't have the unique access to getting gussied up at work like I do, and you belong to a health club near where you work, I'd imagine you can do all of this by stopping at the health club to clean up.

Seems like a lot of work but the benefit of cylcing 21 + miles a day made the time, preparaion and effort worth it--no to mention the smug satisfaction that comes from saving $4.50 of CTA fare a day and being able to boast that my whole person was outside in 20 degree temps for a 60 minute commute while nearly everyone else travelled to work encapsulated in tubed metal like a bunch of pansies.

That's over 1,000 crispy potato soft tacos per year!

*nods head*
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on November 12, 2013, 10:25:11 AM
Slak putting the (s) on Kerry's last name reminded me of that tendency of people to pluralize last names, and I'm still baffled as to why that is. I had a principal in HS named Mr. Rigg and people called him Riggs all the time. Alshon has became Alshons (ok, it's been Jefferys). Is there an actual reason to this shit, or is it just "dumb people being dumb"?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on November 12, 2013, 10:45:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on November 12, 2013, 10:25:11 AM
Slak putting the (s) on Kerry's last name reminded me of that tendency of people to pluralize last names, and I'm still baffled as to why that is. I had a principal in HS named Mr. Rigg and people called him Riggs all the time. Alshon has became Alshons (ok, it's been Jefferys). Is there an actual reason to this shit, or is it just "dumb people being dumb"?

Soldiers Field?

Yeah it's people being dumb.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on November 12, 2013, 11:00:50 AM
Quote from: Slaky on November 12, 2013, 10:45:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on November 12, 2013, 10:25:11 AM
Slak putting the (s) on Kerry's last name reminded me of that tendency of people to pluralize last names, and I'm still baffled as to why that is. I had a principal in HS named Mr. Rigg and people called him Riggs all the time. Alshon has became Alshons (ok, it's been Jefferys). Is there an actual reason to this shit, or is it just "dumb people being dumb"?

Soldiers Field?

Yeah it's people being dumb.

My last name does not end with S.  Throughout my dad's life and now mine, people add the S anyway.  Firebarns them all.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on November 12, 2013, 11:06:13 AM
I have no idea what the fuck you guys are talking about. Is this a Polish thing?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 12, 2013, 11:07:10 AM
I hear a lot of people around my parents' age do it with business names. "Going to Paneras and then Barnes and Nobles."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on November 12, 2013, 11:11:58 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 12, 2013, 11:07:10 AM
I hear a lot of people around my parents' age do it with business names. "Going to Paneras and then Barnes and Nobles."

Intrepid Readers: Downstate

"Going to Walmarts to get some new jorts, wanna come with?"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 12, 2013, 12:03:11 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 12, 2013, 11:11:58 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 12, 2013, 11:07:10 AM
I hear a lot of people around my parents' age do it with business names. "Going to Paneras and then Barnes and Nobles."

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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on November 12, 2013, 01:19:46 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 12, 2013, 11:00:50 AM
Quote from: Slaky on November 12, 2013, 10:45:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on November 12, 2013, 10:25:11 AM
Slak putting the (s) on Kerry's last name reminded me of that tendency of people to pluralize last names, and I'm still baffled as to why that is. I had a principal in HS named Mr. Rigg and people called him Riggs all the time. Alshon has became Alshons (ok, it's been Jefferys). Is there an actual reason to this shit, or is it just "dumb people being dumb"?

Soldiers Field?

Yeah it's people being dumb.

My last name does not end with S.  Throughout my dad's life and now mine, people add the S anyway.  Firebarns them all.

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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on November 12, 2013, 09:00:02 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 12, 2013, 11:00:50 AM
Quote from: Slaky on November 12, 2013, 10:45:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on November 12, 2013, 10:25:11 AM
Slak putting the (s) on Kerry's last name reminded me of that tendency of people to pluralize last names, and I'm still baffled as to why that is. I had a principal in HS named Mr. Rigg and people called him Riggs all the time. Alshon has became Alshons (ok, it's been Jefferys). Is there an actual reason to this shit, or is it just "dumb people being dumb"?

Soldiers Field?

Yeah it's people being dumb.

My last name does not end with S.  Throughout my dad's life and now mine, people add the S anyway.  Firebarns them all.

I get that shit all the time.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on November 12, 2013, 10:11:12 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 12, 2013, 11:07:10 AM
I hear a lot of people around my parents' age do it with business names. "Going to Paneras and then Barnes and Nobles."

That's awesome.  My dad always says "Paneras" ("Hey if you're hungry why don't we go to Paneras?") and it never not makes me chuckle.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on November 12, 2013, 10:44:09 PM
Quote from: PANK! on November 12, 2013, 10:11:12 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 12, 2013, 11:07:10 AM
I hear a lot of people around my parents' age do it with business names. "Going to Paneras and then Barnes and Nobles."

That's awesome.  My dad always says "Paneras" ("Hey if you're hungry why don't we go to Paneras?") and it never not makes me chuckle.

My mother in law refers to Whole Foods as "Whole Food."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on November 13, 2013, 08:07:14 AM
Quote from: Bort on November 12, 2013, 10:44:09 PM
Quote from: PANK! on November 12, 2013, 10:11:12 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 12, 2013, 11:07:10 AM
I hear a lot of people around my parents' age do it with business names. "Going to Paneras and then Barnes and Nobles."

That's awesome.  My dad always says "Paneras" ("Hey if you're hungry why don't we go to Paneras?") and it never not makes me chuckle.

My mother in law refers to Whole Foods as "Whole Food."

That just wrinkled my brain.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on November 13, 2013, 08:21:03 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 13, 2013, 08:07:14 AM
Quote from: Bort on November 12, 2013, 10:44:09 PM
Quote from: PANK! on November 12, 2013, 10:11:12 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 12, 2013, 11:07:10 AM
I hear a lot of people around my parents' age do it with business names. "Going to Paneras and then Barnes and Nobles."

That's awesome.  My dad always says "Paneras" ("Hey if you're hungry why don't we go to Paneras?") and it never not makes me chuckle.

My mother in law refers to Whole Foods as "Whole Food."

That just wrinkled my brain.

Wholes Food
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on November 13, 2013, 08:31:13 AM
Quote from: Slaky on November 13, 2013, 08:21:03 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 13, 2013, 08:07:14 AM
Quote from: Bort on November 12, 2013, 10:44:09 PM
Quote from: PANK! on November 12, 2013, 10:11:12 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 12, 2013, 11:07:10 AM
I hear a lot of people around my parents' age do it with business names. "Going to Paneras and then Barnes and Nobles."

That's awesome.  My dad always says "Paneras" ("Hey if you're hungry why don't we go to Paneras?") and it never not makes me chuckle.

My mother in law refers to Whole Foods as "Whole Food."

That just wrinkled my brain.

Wholes Food

Whole's Food
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on November 13, 2013, 08:40:16 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on November 13, 2013, 08:31:13 AM
Quote from: Slaky on November 13, 2013, 08:21:03 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 13, 2013, 08:07:14 AM
Quote from: Bort on November 12, 2013, 10:44:09 PM
Quote from: PANK! on November 12, 2013, 10:11:12 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 12, 2013, 11:07:10 AM
I hear a lot of people around my parents' age do it with business names. "Going to Paneras and then Barnes and Nobles."

That's awesome.  My dad always says "Paneras" ("Hey if you're hungry why don't we go to Paneras?") and it never not makes me chuckle.

My mother in law refers to Whole Foods as "Whole Food."

That just wrinkled my brain.

Wholes Food

Whole's Food

The Whole Food?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 13, 2013, 08:49:33 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on November 13, 2013, 08:31:13 AM
Quote from: Slaky on November 13, 2013, 08:21:03 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 13, 2013, 08:07:14 AM
Quote from: Bort on November 12, 2013, 10:44:09 PM
Quote from: PANK! on November 12, 2013, 10:11:12 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 12, 2013, 11:07:10 AM
I hear a lot of people around my parents' age do it with business names. "Going to Paneras and then Barnes and Nobles."

That's awesome.  My dad always says "Paneras" ("Hey if you're hungry why don't we go to Paneras?") and it never not makes me chuckle.

My mother in law refers to Whole Foods as "Whole Food."

That just wrinkled my brain.

Wholes Food

Whole's Food

Hole's Food.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Internet Apex on November 13, 2013, 09:59:58 AM
Quote from: Fork on November 13, 2013, 08:49:33 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on November 13, 2013, 08:31:13 AM
Quote from: Slaky on November 13, 2013, 08:21:03 AM
Quote from: Eli on November 13, 2013, 08:07:14 AM
Quote from: Bort on November 12, 2013, 10:44:09 PM
Quote from: PANK! on November 12, 2013, 10:11:12 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 12, 2013, 11:07:10 AM
I hear a lot of people around my parents' age do it with business names. "Going to Paneras and then Barnes and Nobles."

That's awesome.  My dad always says "Paneras" ("Hey if you're hungry why don't we go to Paneras?") and it never not makes me chuckle.

My mother in law refers to Whole Foods as "Whole Food."

That just wrinkled my brain.

Wholes Food

Whole's Food

Hole's Food.

I always thought it was a Buttpuddle(s) thing but they do it up here just as much if not more. Down there I think it is more about making it possessive than plural, like you're going to Panera's establishment to get some of their sandwiches and shit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on November 13, 2013, 10:03:58 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on November 13, 2013, 09:59:58 AM
I always thought it was a Buttpuddle(s) thing but they do it up here just as much if not more. Down there I think it is more about making it possessive than plural, like you're going to Panera's establishment to get some of their sandwiches and shit.

That's the way I've always interpreted it up here, too. "Jewel's".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on November 13, 2013, 12:05:47 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on November 13, 2013, 10:03:58 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on November 13, 2013, 09:59:58 AM
I always thought it was a Buttpuddle(s) thing but they do it up here just as much if not more. Down there I think it is more about making it possessive than plural, like you're going to Panera's establishment to get some of their sandwiches and shit.

That's the way I've always interpreted it up here, too. "Jewel's".

Thirded. And I used to assume it was a southern thing until I got here and heard it too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Gilgamesh on November 13, 2013, 12:11:16 PM
Quote from: Bort on November 13, 2013, 12:05:47 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on November 13, 2013, 10:03:58 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on November 13, 2013, 09:59:58 AM
I always thought it was a Buttpuddle(s) thing but they do it up here just as much if not more. Down there I think it is more about making it possessive than plural, like you're going to Panera's establishment to get some of their sandwiches and shit.

That's the way I've always interpreted it up here, too. "Jewel's".

Thirded. And I used to assume it was a southern thing until I got here and heard it too.

I think what's even weirder is how some words are never singularized or pluralized, despite the fact that other similar company names do get altered.  For example, I don't think I've ever heard someone say "Dominick" or "Walgreen."

I'm trying to think of a few more...probably McDonald's and maybe Starbucks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on November 13, 2013, 01:54:17 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on November 13, 2013, 10:03:58 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on November 13, 2013, 09:59:58 AM
I always thought it was a Buttpuddle(s) thing but they do it up here just as much if not more. Down there I think it is more about making it possessive than plural, like you're going to Panera's establishment to get some of their sandwiches and shit.

That's the way I've always interpreted it up here, too. "Jewel's".

Whatever.  Just make sure that you take the 10 to the 405 to get there.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on November 13, 2013, 03:33:36 PM
Quote from: CBStew on November 13, 2013, 01:54:17 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on November 13, 2013, 10:03:58 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on November 13, 2013, 09:59:58 AM
I always thought it was a Buttpuddle(s) thing but they do it up here just as much if not more. Down there I think it is more about making it possessive than plural, like you're going to Panera's establishment to get some of their sandwiches and shit.

That's the way I've always interpreted it up here, too. "Jewel's".

Whatever.  Just make sure that you take the 10 to the 405 to get there.

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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 03:41:20 PM
Does anybody know whether it's considered poor form to file a purely advocacy-based amicus brief in a case and then turn right around and join the case as an attorney for the party one was just advocating for under the guise of being a mere friend of the court?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 08, 2013, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 03:41:20 PM
Does anybody know whether it's considered poor form to file a purely advocacy-based amicus brief in a case and then turn right around and join the case as an attorney for the party one was just advocating for under the guise of being a mere friend of the court?

How would you join an existing case? You don't get to just because you want to. Joining the party, or as a new party?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 07:19:23 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 03:41:20 PM
Does anybody know whether it's considered poor form to file a purely advocacy-based amicus brief in a case and then turn right around and join the case as an attorney for the party one was just advocating for under the guise of being a mere friend of the court?

How would you join an existing case? You don't get to just because you want to. Joining the party, or as a new party?

As attorney for one of the existing parties. It's a bit complicated, because they've fled the country, although their original counsel remains. Here (http://www.co.medina.oh.us/medct_epublicnodr/pages/DetailForm.aspx?case=13CA0089-M) and here (http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Clerk/ecms/resultsbycasenumber.asp?type=3&year=2013&number=1778&myPage=).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 08, 2013, 07:36:19 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 07:19:23 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 03:41:20 PM
Does anybody know whether it's considered poor form to file a purely advocacy-based amicus brief in a case and then turn right around and join the case as an attorney for the party one was just advocating for under the guise of being a mere friend of the court?

How would you join an existing case? You don't get to just because you want to. Joining the party, or as a new party?

As attorney for one of the existing parties. It's a bit complicated, because they've fled the country, although their original counsel remains. Here (http://www.co.medina.oh.us/medct_epublicnodr/pages/DetailForm.aspx?case=13CA0089-M) and here (http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Clerk/ecms/resultsbycasenumber.asp?type=3&year=2013&number=1778&myPage=).


Interesting.  This isn't covered in law school so I'll have to defer to the REAL lawyers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on December 08, 2013, 07:45:09 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 07:36:19 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 07:19:23 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 03:41:20 PM
Does anybody know whether it's considered poor form to file a purely advocacy-based amicus brief in a case and then turn right around and join the case as an attorney for the party one was just advocating for under the guise of being a mere friend of the court?

How would you join an existing case? You don't get to just because you want to. Joining the party, or as a new party?

As attorney for one of the existing parties. It's a bit complicated, because they've fled the country, although their original counsel remains. Here (http://www.co.medina.oh.us/medct_epublicnodr/pages/DetailForm.aspx?case=13CA0089-M) and here (http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Clerk/ecms/resultsbycasenumber.asp?type=3&year=2013&number=1778&myPage=).


Interesting.  This isn't covered in law school so I'll have to defer to the REAL lawyers.

Better luck next time, Gil.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 09:00:08 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 07:36:19 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 07:19:23 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 03:41:20 PM
Does anybody know whether it's considered poor form to file a purely advocacy-based amicus brief in a case and then turn right around and join the case as an attorney for the party one was just advocating for under the guise of being a mere friend of the court?

How would you join an existing case? You don't get to just because you want to. Joining the party, or as a new party?

As attorney for one of the existing parties. It's a bit complicated, because they've fled the country, although their original counsel remains. Here (http://www.co.medina.oh.us/medct_epublicnodr/pages/DetailForm.aspx?case=13CA0089-M) and here (http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Clerk/ecms/resultsbycasenumber.asp?type=3&year=2013&number=1778&myPage=).


Interesting.  This isn't covered in law school so I'll have to defer to the REAL lawyers.

It gets "better," in that the guardian has announced an intention to [attempt to] resign in light of being unable to discharge her duties. Something is going to happen in Suffolk County probate court tomorrow (and I'm pretty confident of what the important part is going to be), but I'm curious about the position that Grandstanding* Teabag Lawyer might ultimately find himself in.

*There's no question that that amicus really, seriously blows. It's sloppily prepared and practically an insult to the court to the extent that it pretends to offer novel legal assistance. In short, nothing but an excuse to inject his ass into the media on this one.

Edit.--Massachusetts is a different case that I had in my head.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on December 09, 2013, 07:49:22 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 09:00:08 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 07:36:19 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 07:19:23 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 03:41:20 PM
Does anybody know whether it's considered poor form to file a purely advocacy-based amicus brief in a case and then turn right around and join the case as an attorney for the party one was just advocating for under the guise of being a mere friend of the court?

How would you join an existing case? You don't get to just because you want to. Joining the party, or as a new party?

As attorney for one of the existing parties. It's a bit complicated, because they've fled the country, although their original counsel remains. Here (http://www.co.medina.oh.us/medct_epublicnodr/pages/DetailForm.aspx?case=13CA0089-M) and here (http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Clerk/ecms/resultsbycasenumber.asp?type=3&year=2013&number=1778&myPage=).


Interesting.  This isn't covered in law school so I'll have to defer to the REAL lawyers.

It gets "better," in that the guardian has announced an intention to [attempt to] resign in light of being unable to discharge her duties. Something is going to happen in Suffolk County probate court tomorrow (and I'm pretty confident of what the important part is going to be), but I'm curious about the position that Grandstanding* Teabag Lawyer might ultimately find himself in.

*There's no question that that amicus really, seriously blows. It's sloppily prepared and practically an insult to the court to the extent that it pretends to offer novel legal assistance. In short, nothing but an excuse to inject his ass into the media on this one.

Without reading anything other than your weird words, I'm going to say you should just kill the cat.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 09, 2013, 09:54:13 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on December 09, 2013, 07:49:22 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 09:00:08 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 07:36:19 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 07:19:23 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 03:41:20 PM
Does anybody know whether it's considered poor form to file a purely advocacy-based amicus brief in a case and then turn right around and join the case as an attorney for the party one was just advocating for under the guise of being a mere friend of the court?

How would you join an existing case? You don't get to just because you want to. Joining the party, or as a new party?

As attorney for one of the existing parties. It's a bit complicated, because they've fled the country, although their original counsel remains. Here (http://www.co.medina.oh.us/medct_epublicnodr/pages/DetailForm.aspx?case=13CA0089-M) and here (http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Clerk/ecms/resultsbycasenumber.asp?type=3&year=2013&number=1778&myPage=).


Interesting.  This isn't covered in law school so I'll have to defer to the REAL lawyers.

It gets "better," in that the guardian has announced an intention to [attempt to] resign in light of being unable to discharge her duties. Something is going to happen in Suffolk County probate court tomorrow (and I'm pretty confident of what the important part is going to be), but I'm curious about the position that Grandstanding* Teabag Lawyer might ultimately find himself in.

*There's no question that that amicus really, seriously blows. It's sloppily prepared and practically an insult to the court to the extent that it pretends to offer novel legal assistance. In short, nothing but an excuse to inject his ass into the media on this one.

Without reading anything other than your weird words, I'm going to say you should just kill the cat.

It's not like you to so precisely invoke case 64 of Hsüeh-t'ou's Verses on One Hundred Old Cases, Dubbs.

Although the case was clearly decided, [Nan-ch'üan] asked Chao-chou, and let him wander at his leisure within the walls of Chang-an. If no one understands the sandals on his head, he'll return to his home in the mountains and take a rest.

This is the earliest known use of kung-an (kōan) outside of its earlier legalistic context.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on December 10, 2013, 02:09:33 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 09, 2013, 09:54:13 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on December 09, 2013, 07:49:22 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 09:00:08 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 07:36:19 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 07:19:23 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 03:41:20 PM
Does anybody know whether it's considered poor form to file a purely advocacy-based amicus brief in a case and then turn right around and join the case as an attorney for the party one was just advocating for under the guise of being a mere friend of the court?

How would you join an existing case? You don't get to just because you want to. Joining the party, or as a new party?

As attorney for one of the existing parties. It's a bit complicated, because they've fled the country, although their original counsel remains. Here (http://www.co.medina.oh.us/medct_epublicnodr/pages/DetailForm.aspx?case=13CA0089-M) and here (http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Clerk/ecms/resultsbycasenumber.asp?type=3&year=2013&number=1778&myPage=).


Interesting.  This isn't covered in law school so I'll have to defer to the REAL lawyers.

It gets "better," in that the guardian has announced an intention to [attempt to] resign in light of being unable to discharge her duties. Something is going to happen in Suffolk County probate court tomorrow (and I'm pretty confident of what the important part is going to be), but I'm curious about the position that Grandstanding* Teabag Lawyer might ultimately find himself in.

*There's no question that that amicus really, seriously blows. It's sloppily prepared and practically an insult to the court to the extent that it pretends to offer novel legal assistance. In short, nothing but an excuse to inject his ass into the media on this one.

Without reading anything other than your weird words, I'm going to say you should just kill the cat.

It's not like you to so precisely invoke case 64 of Hsüeh-t'ou's Verses on One Hundred Old Cases, Dubbs.

Although the case was clearly decided, [Nan-ch'üan] asked Chao-chou, and let him wander at his leisure within the walls of Chang-an. If no one understands the sandals on his head, he'll return to his home in the mountains and take a rest.

This is the earliest known use of kung-an (kōan) outside of its earlier legalistic context.

And another terrifying instance where I know exactly what Wheezer is talking about.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 10, 2013, 02:51:34 PM
Quote from: Bort on December 10, 2013, 02:09:33 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 09, 2013, 09:54:13 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on December 09, 2013, 07:49:22 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 09:00:08 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 07:36:19 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 07:19:23 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 08, 2013, 06:08:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 08, 2013, 03:41:20 PM
Does anybody know whether it's considered poor form to file a purely advocacy-based amicus brief in a case and then turn right around and join the case as an attorney for the party one was just advocating for under the guise of being a mere friend of the court?

How would you join an existing case? You don't get to just because you want to. Joining the party, or as a new party?

As attorney for one of the existing parties. It's a bit complicated, because they've fled the country, although their original counsel remains. Here (http://www.co.medina.oh.us/medct_epublicnodr/pages/DetailForm.aspx?case=13CA0089-M) and here (http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Clerk/ecms/resultsbycasenumber.asp?type=3&year=2013&number=1778&myPage=).


Interesting.  This isn't covered in law school so I'll have to defer to the REAL lawyers.

It gets "better," in that the guardian has announced an intention to [attempt to] resign in light of being unable to discharge her duties. Something is going to happen in Suffolk County probate court tomorrow (and I'm pretty confident of what the important part is going to be), but I'm curious about the position that Grandstanding* Teabag Lawyer might ultimately find himself in.

*There's no question that that amicus really, seriously blows. It's sloppily prepared and practically an insult to the court to the extent that it pretends to offer novel legal assistance. In short, nothing but an excuse to inject his ass into the media on this one.

Without reading anything other than your weird words, I'm going to say you should just kill the cat.

It's not like you to so precisely invoke case 64 of Hsüeh-t'ou's Verses on One Hundred Old Cases, Dubbs.

Although the case was clearly decided, [Nan-ch'üan] asked Chao-chou, and let him wander at his leisure within the walls of Chang-an. If no one understands the sandals on his head, he'll return to his home in the mountains and take a rest.

This is the earliest known use of kung-an (kōan) outside of its earlier legalistic context.

And another terrifying instance where I know exactly what Wheezer is talking about.

This should really be in the "I admit it..." thread.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on December 15, 2013, 04:22:26 PM
Mike Tyson for the Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303932504579256390785052798):

QuoteI'm currently reading "The Quotable Kierkegaard," edited by Gordon Marino, a collection of awesome quotes from that great Danish philosopher. (He wanted his epitaph to read: "In yet a little while / I shall have won; / Then the whole fight / Will all at once be done.") I love reading philosophy. Most philosophers are so politically incorrect—challenging the status quo, even challenging God. Nietzsche's my favorite. He's just insane. You have to have an IQ of at least 300 to truly understand him. Apart from philosophy, I'm always reading about history. Someone very wise once said the past is just the present in funny clothes. I read everything about Alexander, so I downloaded "Alexander the Great: The Macedonian Who Conquered the World" by Sean Patrick. Everyone thinks Alexander was this giant, but he was really a runt. "I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity," he said. I so related to that, coming from Brownsville, Brooklyn.

What did I have to look forward to—going in and out of prison, maybe getting shot and killed, or just a life of scuffling around like a common thief? Alexander, Napoleon, Genghis Khan, even a cold pimp like Iceberg Slim—they were all mama's boys. That's why Alexander kept pushing forward. He didn't want to have to go home and be dominated by his mother. In general, I'm a sucker for collections of letters. You think you've got deep feelings? Read Napoleon's love letters to Josephine. It'll make you think that love is a form of insanity. Or read Virginia Woolf's last letter to her husband before she loaded her coat up with stones and drowned herself in a river. I don't really do any light reading, just deep, deep stuff. I'm not a light kind of guy.

— Mr. Tyson is the author of "The Undisputed Truth."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on February 03, 2014, 10:20:39 AM
Fellas, if anyone knows of any work for someone without a college degree in the city please let me know. My wife is looking for part time work.

She's smart and cool.

I realize this probably won't get much traction but it's worth a shot. Thanks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on February 05, 2014, 12:27:53 PM
Noodling on cutting the cable cord and the biggest problem is Cubs games on Comcast. I've got an Apple TV. If I have a friend who lives outside the Cubs blackout area buy an MLB TV subscription for me, will that work - is it determined by the zip code on his credit card? Or would MLB "know" I'm in Chicago because of the IP address connected to my Apple TV?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on February 05, 2014, 12:29:40 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 05, 2014, 12:27:53 PM
Noodling on cutting the cable cord and the biggest problem is Cubs games on Comcast. I've got an Apple TV. If I have a friend who lives outside the Cubs blackout area buy an MLB TV subscription for me, will that work - is it determined by the zip code on his credit card? Or would MLB "know" I'm in Chicago because of the IP address connected to my Apple TV?

You're worried about missing Cubs games?  Hell I thought that'd be an incentive to cut the cord.

Also, I applaud your decision to get rid of cable.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on February 05, 2014, 12:31:09 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 05, 2014, 12:27:53 PM
Noodling on cutting the cable cord and the biggest problem is Cubs games on Comcast. I've got an Apple TV. If I have a friend who lives outside the Cubs blackout area buy an MLB TV subscription for me, will that work - is it determined by the zip code on his credit card? Or would MLB "know" I'm in Chicago because of the IP address connected to my Apple TV?

They use the IP address. I'm outside the Cubs' blackout area (unless it's National, natch), but I'm told this works well: http://www.unblock-us.com/
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on February 05, 2014, 12:34:54 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 05, 2014, 12:31:09 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 05, 2014, 12:27:53 PM
Noodling on cutting the cable cord and the biggest problem is Cubs games on Comcast. I've got an Apple TV. If I have a friend who lives outside the Cubs blackout area buy an MLB TV subscription for me, will that work - is it determined by the zip code on his credit card? Or would MLB "know" I'm in Chicago because of the IP address connected to my Apple TV?

They use the IP address. I'm outside the Cubs' blackout area (unless it's National, natch), but I'm told this works well: http://www.unblock-us.com/

You might also try this free option: https://hola.org

No idea if it works well with mlb.tv, but might be worth a shot before dropping money on unblock-us. It does work well for viewing Netflix UK exclusive stuff.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: BH on February 05, 2014, 12:55:23 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 05, 2014, 12:27:53 PM
Noodling on cutting the cable cord and the biggest problem is Cubs games on Comcast. I've got an Apple TV. If I have a friend who lives outside the Cubs blackout area buy an MLB TV subscription for me, will that work - is it determined by the zip code on his credit card? Or would MLB "know" I'm in Chicago because of the IP address connected to my Apple TV?

Does an HD indoor antenna pick up that channel in chicago (can check on tvfool.com/‎)? We bought one for $30 and it works amazingly well.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on February 05, 2014, 01:02:29 PM
Quote from: BH on February 05, 2014, 12:55:23 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 05, 2014, 12:27:53 PM
Noodling on cutting the cable cord and the biggest problem is Cubs games on Comcast. I've got an Apple TV. If I have a friend who lives outside the Cubs blackout area buy an MLB TV subscription for me, will that work - is it determined by the zip code on his credit card? Or would MLB "know" I'm in Chicago because of the IP address connected to my Apple TV?

Does an HD indoor antenna pick up that channel in chicago (can check on tvfool.com/‎)? We bought one for $30 and it works amazingly well.

Here's a picture of the BH household.

(http://www.looseleafnotes.com/notes/old_tv_set_rc.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on February 05, 2014, 01:06:27 PM
Does anyone have T-Mobile for cell service?

Their monthly costs are pretty significantly less than what I'm paying AT&T, but it looks like new phones are always going to be full price, unlike AT&T where every 2 years I can get a "cheap" upgrade. 

Just trying to gauge how this works.

I'll hang up and wait for people to send me links to Yetisellsphones.com
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on February 05, 2014, 01:12:58 PM
Quote from: BH on February 05, 2014, 12:55:23 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 05, 2014, 12:27:53 PM
Noodling on cutting the cable cord and the biggest problem is Cubs games on Comcast. I've got an Apple TV. If I have a friend who lives outside the Cubs blackout area buy an MLB TV subscription for me, will that work - is it determined by the zip code on his credit card? Or would MLB "know" I'm in Chicago because of the IP address connected to my Apple TV?

Does an HD indoor antenna pick up that channel in chicago (can check on tvfool.com/‎)? We bought one for $30 and it works amazingly well.

This is probably a dumb question but can't you only pick up broadcast channels (WGN, Fox, NBC, etc) over an antenna? Comcast Sports Net is a cable channel.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on February 05, 2014, 01:19:57 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 05, 2014, 01:06:27 PM
Their monthly costs are pretty significantly less than what I'm paying AT&T, but it looks like new phones are always going to be full price, unlike AT&T where every 2 years I can get a "cheap" upgrade.  

Just trying to gauge how this works.

With AT&T and Verizon, you pay back your phone "subsidy" over the length of your 2-year contract, the cost being rolled into the contract. The phone is not really free or cheap. The cost is just hidden.

With T-Mobile going contract-free, that's not really an option for them. But you can still finance a phone through T-Mobile, paying for it in 24 monthly installments alongside your phone service (or just the installment payments on their own if you cancel your T-Mobile service). This seems like effectively the same thing as the other providers offer, just without the cost-hiding.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on February 05, 2014, 01:21:39 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 05, 2014, 01:06:27 PM
Does anyone have T-Mobile for cell service?

Their monthly costs are pretty significantly less than what I'm paying AT&T, but it looks like new phones are always going to be full price, unlike AT&T where every 2 years I can get a "cheap" upgrade. 

Just trying to gauge how this works.

I'll hang up and wait for people to send me links to Yetisellsphones.com

I made that exact switch. Now my phone bill on the lowest minutes plan and unlimited data plus a hotspot is about 85 bucks a month. The data coverage probably isn't what AT&Ts was under LTE but it's still very good if you live in a metro area. I don't have any complaints and I would never go back. My wife's seeing out her AT&T contract and her bill is almost 30 bucks more a month.

Yeah, new phones are full price but you don't have to wait two years or sign a contract. You also can spread the cost out over 24 months and they'll add it into your bill interest free (I believe). So if a new phone is 800 bucks, an extra 33 a month would be your charge.

Worth it? For me, yeah.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on February 05, 2014, 01:36:00 PM
Quote from: Slaky on February 05, 2014, 01:21:39 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 05, 2014, 01:06:27 PM
Does anyone have T-Mobile for cell service?

Their monthly costs are pretty significantly less than what I'm paying AT&T, but it looks like new phones are always going to be full price, unlike AT&T where every 2 years I can get a "cheap" upgrade. 

Just trying to gauge how this works.

I'll hang up and wait for people to send me links to Yetisellsphones.com

I made that exact switch. Now my phone bill on the lowest minutes plan and unlimited data plus a hotspot is about 85 bucks a month. The data coverage probably isn't what AT&Ts was under LTE but it's still very good if you live in a metro area. I don't have any complaints and I would never go back. My wife's seeing out her AT&T contract and her bill is almost 30 bucks more a month.

Yeah, new phones are full price but you don't have to wait two years or sign a contract. You also can spread the cost out over 24 months and they'll add it into your bill interest free (I believe). So if a new phone is 800 bucks, an extra 33 a month would be your charge.

Worth it? For me, yeah.

So, quick math - I'm paying $162/month for AT&T (2 iPhones)

For T-Mobile, the closest plan is $100/month (plus whatever in taxes), but then I'd be paying about $50 more a month for 2 new iPhones.  If keep the new phone longer than 2 years, then it's a pretty big savings, since the $50 drops off.

Seems like a relative wash, unless I'm missing something.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on February 05, 2014, 01:55:57 PM
I'm guessing you don't spend much time in the Bay Area, so I'm sorry if this is useless, but, my friend who has T-Mobile had absolutely horrible service when she was here. She kept borrowing my AT&T iPhone to look things up. That's all I've got. Hope your area is better.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on February 05, 2014, 02:02:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 05, 2014, 01:36:00 PM
Seems like a relative wash, unless I'm missing something.

I think it being a wash is kind of the entire point.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on February 05, 2014, 02:04:51 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 05, 2014, 01:55:57 PM
I'm guessing you don't spend much time in the Bay Area, so I'm sorry if this is useless, but, my friend who has T-Mobile had absolutely horrible service when she was here. She kept borrowing my AT&T iPhone to look things up. That's all I've got. Hope your area is better.

Chicago's fine. If you're rural or suburban that might not be the case. Like I said - AT&T's actual phone service was never the issue for me. It was always good.

Oh, and TMobile offers free international data as well which is cool since I have to go to other countries at least once a year.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on February 05, 2014, 02:07:13 PM
Quote from: Slaky on February 05, 2014, 02:04:51 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 05, 2014, 01:55:57 PM
I'm guessing you don't spend much time in the Bay Area, so I'm sorry if this is useless, but, my friend who has T-Mobile had absolutely horrible service when she was here. She kept borrowing my AT&T iPhone to look things up. That's all I've got. Hope your area is better.

Chicago's fine. If you're rural or suburban that might not be the case. Like I said - AT&T's actual phone service was never the issue for me. It was always good.

Oh, and TMobile offers free international data as well which is cool since I have to go to other countries get deported from other countries at least once a year.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on February 05, 2014, 05:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on February 05, 2014, 02:04:51 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 05, 2014, 01:55:57 PM
I'm guessing you don't spend much time in the Bay Area, so I'm sorry if this is useless, but, my friend who has T-Mobile had absolutely horrible service when she was here. She kept borrowing my AT&T iPhone to look things up. That's all I've got. Hope your area is better.

Chicago's fine. If you're rural or suburban that might not be the case. Like I said - AT&T's actual phone service was never the issue for me. It was always good.

Oh, and TMobile offers free international data as well which is cool since I have to go to other countries at least once a year.

For what it's worth, T-Mobile also doesn't work at Lake Point Tower, so no visiting Oprah B.J. Armstrong for you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on February 05, 2014, 05:31:26 PM
Quote from: Bort on February 05, 2014, 05:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on February 05, 2014, 02:04:51 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 05, 2014, 01:55:57 PM
I'm guessing you don't spend much time in the Bay Area, so I'm sorry if this is useless, but, my friend who has T-Mobile had absolutely horrible service when she was here. She kept borrowing my AT&T iPhone to look things up. That's all I've got. Hope your area is better.

Chicago's fine. If you're rural or suburban that might not be the case. Like I said - AT&T's actual phone service was never the issue for me. It was always good.

Oh, and TMobile offers free international data as well which is cool since I have to go to other countries at least once a year.

For what it's worth, T-Mobile also doesn't work at Lake Point Tower, so no visiting laying a brown memorial wreath at Oprah B.J. Armstrong Jimmy Damon's eternal flame for you.

Good night, sweet prince'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on February 05, 2014, 06:20:25 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 05, 2014, 05:31:26 PM
Quote from: Bort on February 05, 2014, 05:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on February 05, 2014, 02:04:51 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 05, 2014, 01:55:57 PM
I'm guessing you don't spend much time in the Bay Area, so I'm sorry if this is useless, but, my friend who has T-Mobile had absolutely horrible service when she was here. She kept borrowing my AT&T iPhone to look things up. That's all I've got. Hope your area is better.

Chicago's fine. If you're rural or suburban that might not be the case. Like I said - AT&T's actual phone service was never the issue for me. It was always good.

Oh, and TMobile offers free international data as well which is cool since I have to go to other countries at least once a year.

For what it's worth, T-Mobile also doesn't work at Lake Point Tower, so no visiting laying a brown memorial wreath at Oprah B.J. Armstrong Jimmy Damon's eternal flame for you.

Good night, sweet prince'd

You get a kudos.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 14, 2014, 06:23:56 AM
EDIT: Figured it out.  I use a semi-colon as a separator (in much of continental Europe, the comma is used as a decimal point).  When you look at the formula I'm editing, it contains semi-colons both pre- and post-replace.  If you do the replace manually, you specify semi-colons.

But for a VBA replace, you have to use a comma.  Weird.


Calling all Excel/VBA ninjas,

I have a problem with using replace functionality within an Excel macro. I have recorded myself making a replacement within a range, and the code looks like this:


' DisposalProfit Macro
'
' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+D
'
   Application.Run "PERSONAL.XLSB!Unprotect"
   Sheets("Asset FC").Select
   Rows("31:31").Select
   Selection.Replace What:="30);0)", Replacement:="$30);0)", LookAt:=xlPart _
       , SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False, _
       ReplaceFormat:=False
   Range("F31:ZZ31").Select
   Selection.Copy
   Range("G32").Select
   Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteFormulas, Operation:=xlNone, _
       SkipBlanks:=False, Transpose:=False
   Range("G33").Select
   Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteFormulas, Operation:=xlNone, _
       SkipBlanks:=False, Transpose:=False
   Application.CutCopyMode = False
   Application.Run "PERSONAL.XLSB!Protect"
End Sub



It should select the formulae in one row, make the references in those formulae (partially) absolute, and then copy all the formulas from column F onwards in that row down into the two rows below it.  The nested macros at either end of this one simply unprotect and protect the sheets.  When I run it, it does absolutely everything in the macro except the replace.  If I step through the macro using F8, it does every step absolutely fine, except the replace. It runs through that line... it just doesn't do anything.

In short, the formula in row 31 should refer to the value in row 30, and so should the formulae in row 32 and 33.  To do that, I'm making the row number ("30") in the formula in row 31 absolute, and copying it down.  Except that it doesn't put the $ before the "30" in the formula in row 31 (i.e. it doesn't do the replace).

To avoid confusion, this is an example of the complete formula in row 31 on which I am endeavouring to perform the replace:

=ROUND(IF(F25=0;0;+F30);0)

... and this is what I want to see after the replace:

=ROUND(IF(F25=0;0;+F$30);0)

I don't think there's anything wrong with the logic, here.  I think the problem is with my syntax, or (God forbid) my local settings.  Any ideas?  Because this is doing my head in.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on February 14, 2014, 08:40:24 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 14, 2014, 06:23:56 AM
EDIT: Figured it out.  I use a semi-colon as a separator (in much of continental Europe, the comma is used as a decimal point).  When you look at the formula I'm editing, it contains semi-colons both pre- and post-replace.  If you do the replace manually, you specify semi-colons.

But for a VBA replace, you have to use a comma.  Weird.

Serves you right for insisting on being Eurotrash.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on February 18, 2014, 09:34:50 AM
How do I filter words or phrases out of my Twitter timeline? I use twitter.com on my computer and the Twitter app on my iphone. Guessing I may need to change that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on February 18, 2014, 09:43:10 AM
Quote from: R-V on February 18, 2014, 09:34:50 AM
How do I filter words or phrases out of my Twitter timeline? I use twitter.com on my computer and the Twitter app on my iphone. Guessing I may need to change that.

Tweetbot has a good mute filter if you're an iPhone/Mac person.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on February 19, 2014, 01:41:13 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 18, 2014, 09:34:50 AM
How do I filter words or phrases out of my Twitter timeline? I use twitter.com on my computer and the Twitter app on my iphone. Guessing I may need to change that.

Serious question - what are you trying to filter?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on February 19, 2014, 01:54:19 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 19, 2014, 01:41:13 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 18, 2014, 09:34:50 AM
How do I filter words or phrases out of my Twitter timeline? I use twitter.com on my computer and the Twitter app on my iphone. Guessing I may need to change that.

Serious question - what are you trying to filter?

Holidays Road.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on February 19, 2014, 02:10:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 19, 2014, 01:41:13 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 18, 2014, 09:34:50 AM
How do I filter words or phrases out of my Twitter timeline? I use twitter.com on my computer and the Twitter app on my iphone. Guessing I may need to change that.

Serious question - what are you trying to filter?

True Detective talk. Looking forward to watching it but probably won't for a while.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on February 19, 2014, 03:26:40 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 19, 2014, 02:10:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 19, 2014, 01:41:13 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 18, 2014, 09:34:50 AM
How do I filter words or phrases out of my Twitter timeline? I use twitter.com on my computer and the Twitter app on my iphone. Guessing I may need to change that.

Serious question - what are you trying to filter?

True Detective talk. Looking forward to watching it but probably won't for a while.

Waiting for someone to renew their HBO so you can steal their HBO Go login credentials?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on February 19, 2014, 03:42:40 PM
Quote from: Bort on February 19, 2014, 01:54:19 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 19, 2014, 01:41:13 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 18, 2014, 09:34:50 AM
How do I filter words or phrases out of my Twitter timeline? I use twitter.com on my computer and the Twitter app on my iphone. Guessing I may need to change that.

Serious question - what are you trying to filter?

Holidays Road.

Here you go...

var tweets = document.getElementsByClassName('tweet');
for (var i = 0; i < tweets.length; ++i) {
    var tweet = tweets[i],
        content = tweet.getElementsByClassName('tweet-text')[0].innerHTML;
    if(/holiday[ _\-\+]?ro([\-o]|oa)*ad/i.test(content)) {
        tweet.style.display = 'none';
    }
}


Won't work in IE8 or earlier.

In handy bookmarklet form:

javascript:(function(){var%20tweets=document.getElementsByClassName('tweet');for(var%20i=0;i<tweets.length;++i){var%20tweet=tweets[i],content=tweet.getElementsByClassName('tweet-text')[0].innerHTML;if(/holiday[%20_\-\+]?ro([\-o]|oa)*ad/i.test(content)){tweet.style.display='none';}}})();

Just create a new bookmark in your bookmarks bar and paste the above into the location/URL field.

As a bookmarklet, it's not going to prevent Holiday Road tweets from showing up in the first place, but it should allow you hide them all with a single click when they do appear.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on February 19, 2014, 03:56:43 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 19, 2014, 03:42:40 PM
Quote from: Bort on February 19, 2014, 01:54:19 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 19, 2014, 01:41:13 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 18, 2014, 09:34:50 AM
How do I filter words or phrases out of my Twitter timeline? I use twitter.com on my computer and the Twitter app on my iphone. Guessing I may need to change that.

Serious question - what are you trying to filter?

Holidays Road.

Here you go...

var tweets = document.getElementsByClassName('tweet');
for (var i = 0; i < tweets.length; ++i) {
    var tweet = tweets[i],
        content = tweet.getElementsByClassName('tweet-text')[0].innerHTML;
    if(/holiday[ _\-\+]?ro([\-o]|oa)*ad/i.test(content)) {
        tweet.style.display = 'none';
    }
}


Won't work in IE8 or earlier.

In handy bookmarklet form:

javascript:(function(){var%20tweets=document.getElementsByClassName('tweet');for(var%20i=0;i<tweets.length;++i){var%20tweet=tweets[i],content=tweet.getElementsByClassName('tweet-text')[0].innerHTML;if(/holiday[%20_\-\+]?ro([\-o]|oa)*ad/i.test(content)){tweet.style.display='none';}}})();


Then it's useless to me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 19, 2014, 02:55:44 PM
No posts in here for 2 days? GHEY.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 19, 2014, 05:55:50 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 19, 2014, 02:55:44 PM
No posts in here for 2 days? GHEY.

I'm already sick of watching Javier Baez chase sliders in the dirt (especially with runners on), how's that?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on March 19, 2014, 08:57:31 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 19, 2014, 02:55:44 PM
No posts in here for 2 days? GHEY.

Fuck, it's silent in here.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on March 19, 2014, 11:10:10 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 19, 2014, 05:55:50 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 19, 2014, 02:55:44 PM
No posts in here for 2 days? GHEY.

I'm already sick of watching Javier Baez chase sliders in the dirt (especially with runners on), how's that?

Let's not.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 19, 2014, 11:32:17 PM
He K'd with the bases loaded. He stink.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 20, 2014, 08:21:37 AM
Yeti, what have you done to this thread?  Can't you just let this shit-for-brains messageboard die in peace?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on March 20, 2014, 08:30:13 AM
Five dingers. Five ribbies. Nice choice, Jimpstink.

(http://i.imgur.com/fM56DoE.png)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 20, 2014, 08:36:09 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on March 20, 2014, 08:30:13 AM
Five dingers. Five ribbies. Nice choice, Jimpstink.

(http://i.imgur.com/fM56DoE.png)

MY COLT at #8.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on March 20, 2014, 08:49:07 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 20, 2014, 08:36:09 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on March 20, 2014, 08:30:13 AM
Five dingers. Five ribbies. Nice choice, Jimpstink.

(http://i.imgur.com/fM56DoE.png)

MY COLT at #8.

Against higher quality opposition, no less. Hopefully the reason we've only seen him DH/1B is because Jepstink is supremely confident in his defense at 3B.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on March 20, 2014, 08:59:18 AM
Wow Javier Baez has the same number of homers in Spring at Jordan Danks. NOT IMPRESSED
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 20, 2014, 09:16:22 AM
Quote from: Slaky on March 20, 2014, 08:59:18 AM
Wow Javier Baez has the same number of homers in Spring at Jordan Danks. NOT IMPRESSED

How DARE you, sir!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on March 20, 2014, 09:37:28 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on March 20, 2014, 08:30:13 AM
Five dingers. Five ribbies. Nice choice, Jimpstink.

(http://i.imgur.com/fM56DoE.png)

Intrepid Reader: Chuck

Great, another selfish home run hitter. Just what we need.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on March 20, 2014, 10:48:16 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on March 20, 2014, 08:49:07 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 20, 2014, 08:36:09 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on March 20, 2014, 08:30:13 AM
Five dingers. Five ribbies. Nice choice, Jimpstink.

(http://i.imgur.com/fM56DoE.png)

MY COLT at #8.

Against higher quality opposition, no less. Hopefully the reason we've only seen him DH/1B is because Jepstink is supremely confident in his defense at 3B.

Unfortunately, it's because he's got dead arm.  Tommy John disease, no doubt.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 20, 2014, 11:17:12 AM
Quote from: Slaky on March 20, 2014, 08:59:18 AM
Wow Javier Baez has the same number of homers in Spring at Jordan Danks. NOT IMPRESSED

Not leading this group in strikeouts though, thanks to that weirdo Hunter Pence!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 02, 2014, 06:42:44 PM
Anybody have a feel for what reasonable prices for one of these (https://forums.freedompop.com/discussion/145/supported-phones-what-phones-can-i-activate-with-freedompop-on-byod) would be on the Divernippine market? My Imaginary Ex has been without a cell phone for some time.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on May 14, 2014, 11:10:01 PM
WHAT THE FUCK ARE ORGANIC BABY CLOTHES?

And how much am I going to hate the answer to this question?

(Tip: If it can be avoided, don't have a younger brother that is getting married for the second time)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on May 14, 2014, 11:33:45 PM
Quote from: flannj on May 14, 2014, 11:10:01 PM
WHAT THE FUCK ARE ORGANIC BABY CLOTHES?

And how much am I going to hate the answer to this question?

(Tip: If it can be avoided, don't have a younger brother that is getting married for the second time)

Clothes for babies who have organs.  Next question?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on May 15, 2014, 01:17:40 AM
Quote from: flannj on May 14, 2014, 11:10:01 PM
WHAT THE FUCK ARE ORGANIC BABY CLOTHES?

And how much am I going to hate the answer to this question?

(Tip: If it can be avoided, don't have a younger brother that is getting married for the second time)

Clothes made from organically grown natural fibres, man.  You put plastic and pesticide against your child's skin?  What are you, some kind of fucking MONSTER?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on May 15, 2014, 07:13:01 AM
Quote from: flannj on May 14, 2014, 11:10:01 PM
WHAT THE FUCK ARE ORGANIC BABY CLOTHES?

And how much am I going to hate the answer to this question?

(Tip: If it can be avoided, don't have a younger brother that is getting married for the second time)

Wait until your gramps days come, gramps.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on May 15, 2014, 08:21:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on May 15, 2014, 01:17:40 AM
Quote from: flannj on May 14, 2014, 11:10:01 PM
WHAT THE FUCK ARE ORGANIC BABY CLOTHES?

And how much am I going to hate the answer to this question?

(Tip: If it can be avoided, don't have a younger brother that is getting married for the second time)

Clothes made from organically grown natural fibres, man.  You put plastic and pesticide against your child's skin?  What are you, some kind of fucking MONSTER?

"A little toga made of stitched together Guinness bar towels was good enough for my children, for me, my da, his da, his da's da..."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on May 15, 2014, 08:27:24 AM
Quote from: Tonker on May 15, 2014, 01:17:40 AM
Quote from: flannj on May 14, 2014, 11:10:01 PM
WHAT THE FUCK ARE ORGANIC BABY CLOTHES?

And how much am I going to hate the answer to this question?

(Tip: If it can be avoided, don't have a younger brother that is getting married for the second time)

Clothes made from organically grown natural fibres, man.  You put plastic and pesticide against your child's skin?  What are you, some kind of fucking MONSTER?

Fibres? Is that what they grow in the Outback?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on May 15, 2014, 08:36:12 AM
Quote from: flannj on May 14, 2014, 11:10:01 PM
WHAT THE FUCK ARE ORGANIC BABY CLOTHES?

I don't think it's that hard to understand.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on May 15, 2014, 10:19:56 AM
Quote from: Bort on May 15, 2014, 08:21:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on May 15, 2014, 01:17:40 AM
Quote from: flannj on May 14, 2014, 11:10:01 PM
WHAT THE FUCK ARE ORGANIC BABY CLOTHES?

And how much am I going to hate the answer to this question?

(Tip: If it can be avoided, don't have a younger brother that is getting married for the second time)

Clothes made from organically grown natural fibres, man.  You put plastic and pesticide against your child's skin?  What are you, some kind of fucking MONSTER?

"A little toga made've stitched together Guinness bar towels was good 'nuff for me children, for me, me da, his da, his da's da..."

Tweaked for phonetic accuracy'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on May 15, 2014, 03:33:27 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 15, 2014, 10:19:56 AM
Quote from: Bort on May 15, 2014, 08:21:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on May 15, 2014, 01:17:40 AM
Quote from: flannj on May 14, 2014, 11:10:01 PM
WHAT THE FUCK ARE ORGANIC BABY CLOTHES?

And how much am I going to hate the answer to this question?

(Tip: If it can be avoided, don't have a younger brother that is getting married for the second time)

Clothes made from organically grown natural fibres, man.  You put plastic and pesticide against your child's skin?  What are you, some kind of fucking MONSTER?

"A little toga made've stitched together Guinness bar towels was good 'nuff for me children, for me, me da, his da, his da's da..."

Tweaked for phonetic accuracy'd.

Edit accepted. I totally forgot to run it through the Hibernian to English translator.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 11, 2014, 12:27:18 PM
I'm going to sell my full-size retina iPad and switch to a mini.  I've always had Wi-Fi only models but this time I'm getting LTE.  Looking hard at T-Mobile but was wondering if any of you have experiences with any of the four carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile) that offer iPad service.  Which would you go with?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on July 11, 2014, 12:31:28 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 11, 2014, 12:27:18 PM
I'm going to sell my full-size retina iPad and switch to a mini.  I've always had Wi-Fi only models but this time I'm getting LTE.  Looking hard at T-Mobile but was wondering if any of you have experiences with any of the four carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile) that offer iPad service.  Which would you go with?

I don't really imagine that the "iPad service" would be that much different from their mobile network service you get through your phone. It runs on the same shit (for data). Pick the best provider by you. I have Verizon and it works well for me, but around me, AT&T is the best network. It just depends where you are.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 11, 2014, 12:33:11 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 11, 2014, 12:31:28 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 11, 2014, 12:27:18 PM
I'm going to sell my full-size retina iPad and switch to a mini.  I've always had Wi-Fi only models but this time I'm getting LTE.  Looking hard at T-Mobile but was wondering if any of you have experiences with any of the four carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile) that offer iPad service.  Which would you go with?

I don't really imagine that the "iPad service" would be that much different from their mobile network service you get through your phone. It runs on the same shit (for data). Pick the best provider by you. I have Verizon and it works well for me, but around me, AT&T is the best network. It just depends where you are.

I actually think the receiver in my Mini is more robust than my phone's. I have AT&T, and I'm happy with it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 11, 2014, 12:54:11 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 11, 2014, 12:31:28 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 11, 2014, 12:27:18 PM
I'm going to sell my full-size retina iPad and switch to a mini.  I've always had Wi-Fi only models but this time I'm getting LTE.  Looking hard at T-Mobile but was wondering if any of you have experiences with any of the four carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile) that offer iPad service.  Which would you go with?

I don't really imagine that the "iPad service" would be that much different from their mobile network service you get through your phone. It runs on the same shit (for data). Pick the best provider by you. I have Verizon and it works well for me, but around me, AT&T is the best network. It just depends where you are.

I have AT&T on my phone, but I want a different provider on my tablet so I can try out another network and see if I might want to switch (or not).  T-Mobile gives you 200 MB for free every month just for getting a T-Mobile iPad and their plans are cheaper.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on July 11, 2014, 06:09:08 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 11, 2014, 12:54:11 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 11, 2014, 12:31:28 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 11, 2014, 12:27:18 PM
I'm going to sell my full-size retina iPad and switch to a mini.  I've always had Wi-Fi only models but this time I'm getting LTE.  Looking hard at T-Mobile but was wondering if any of you have experiences with any of the four carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile) that offer iPad service.  Which would you go with?

I don't really imagine that the "iPad service" would be that much different from their mobile network service you get through your phone. It runs on the same shit (for data). Pick the best provider by you. I have Verizon and it works well for me, but around me, AT&T is the best network. It just depends where you are.

I have AT&T on my phone, but I want a different provider on my tablet so I can try out another network and see if I might want to switch (or not).  T-Mobile gives you 200 MB for free every month just for getting a T-Mobile iPad and their plans are cheaper.

I think there is usually a short tryout period on new plans.  As coverage can vary greatly between carriers in very limited areas, I would just ask T-mobile if they offer a tryout period and make sure there is coverage in teh places you are likely to use it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on July 21, 2014, 09:15:47 AM
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/v/t1.0-9/s526x395/10247506_10152438365105917_3668178563899132402_n.jpg?oh=7268bd24e2aef48ddbb7edbe187c25be&oe=54438755&__gda__=1414424785_f830185eb10642d9461747252983c4f5


Get a brain, Morans
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on August 01, 2014, 04:40:19 PM
which of you lawyer types (or Gil) have any experience with copyrights?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on August 01, 2014, 04:44:00 PM
Quote from: Fork on August 01, 2014, 04:40:19 PM
which of you lawyer types (or Gil) have any experience with copyrights?

You trying to register the hockeenight logo?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on August 01, 2014, 05:00:10 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 01, 2014, 04:44:00 PM
Quote from: Fork on August 01, 2014, 04:40:19 PM
which of you lawyer types (or Gil) have any experience with copyrights?

You trying to register the hockeenight logo?

That would be a trademark.

Copyrights don't have to be registered, or even claimed in any way before the fact, to be enforced (though registration and copyright notices apparently can be beneficial when it comes to litigation and awarding statutory damages).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on August 01, 2014, 06:34:50 PM
Quote from: Fork on August 01, 2014, 04:40:19 PM
which of you lawyer types (or Gil) have any experience with copyrights?

Not a lawyer, but I have free law student access to research datases ... for educational purposes only, of course.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on December 10, 2014, 01:28:43 PM
How about a hypothetical for all you out there:

You're Theo Epstein and you're ready to email over to Jon Lester the full package of documents needed to ink him to his 6 year/155MM contract. You have to ask the gentleman who has them all on his computer (it's not on a network server) to send them to you. But he (let's call him MDAWSON, password "Todd") calls you back and says "Jed, I don't have them. They're gone." You're irritated he's confusing you and Hoyer, but that's beside the point. You go over to his computer as Lester's agent is calling Sabean, Friedman and Cherington back if he senses anything is amiss. "MDAWSON" confesses that he had decided yesterday afternoon to "clean up" his hard drive and evidently deleted the folder. The Recycle bin has been emptied. A run of the "Recuva" file recovery program has been attempted with no luck.

Unfortunately, your bosses "Tom" and "Laura" will not allow you to kill "Todd" or even simply throw him under the bus. What do you do?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on December 10, 2014, 01:41:17 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 10, 2014, 01:28:43 PM
How about a hypothetical for all you out there:

You're Theo Epstein and you're ready to email over to Jon Lester the full package of documents needed to ink him to his 6 year/155MM contract. You have to ask the gentleman who has them all on his computer (it's not on a network server) to send them to you. But he (let's call him MDAWSON, password "Todd") calls you back and says "Jed, I don't have them. They're gone." You're irritated he's confusing you and Hoyer, but that's beside the point. You go over to his computer as Lester's agent is calling Sabean, Friedman and Cherington back if he senses anything is amiss. "MDAWSON" confesses that he had decided yesterday afternoon to "clean up" his hard drive and evidently deleted the folder. The Recycle bin has been emptied. A run of the "Recuva" file recovery program has been attempted with no luck.

Unfortunately, your bosses "Tom" and "Laura" will not allow you to kill "Todd" or even simply throw him under the bus. What do you do?

If you're "CT" you simply switch allegiance to the "White Sox."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 10, 2014, 03:05:54 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 10, 2014, 01:28:43 PM
How about a hypothetical for all you out there:

You're Theo Epstein and you're ready to email over to Jon Lester the full package of documents needed to ink him to his 6 year/155MM contract. You have to ask the gentleman who has them all on his computer (it's not on a network server) to send them to you. But he (let's call him MDAWSON, password "Todd") calls you back and says "Jed, I don't have them. They're gone." You're irritated he's confusing you and Hoyer, but that's beside the point. You go over to his computer as Lester's agent is calling Sabean, Friedman and Cherington back if he senses anything is amiss. "MDAWSON" confesses that he had decided yesterday afternoon to "clean up" his hard drive and evidently deleted the folder. The Recycle bin has been emptied. A run of the "Recuva" file recovery program has been attempted with no luck.

Unfortunately, your bosses "Tom" and "Laura" will not allow you to kill "Todd" or even simply throw him under the bus. What do you do?

I call Winston & Strawn and ask them to send over a new copy of the file.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on December 10, 2014, 03:06:51 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 10, 2014, 01:28:43 PM
How about a hypothetical for all you out there:

You're Theo Epstein and you're ready to email over to Jon Lester the full package of documents needed to ink him to his 6 year/155MM contract. You have to ask the gentleman who has them all on his computer (it's not on a network server) to send them to you. But he (let's call him MDAWSON, password "Todd") calls you back and says "Jed, I don't have them. They're gone." You're irritated he's confusing you and Hoyer, but that's beside the point. You go over to his computer as Lester's agent is calling Sabean, Friedman and Cherington back if he senses anything is amiss. "MDAWSON" confesses that he had decided yesterday afternoon to "clean up" his hard drive and evidently deleted the folder. The Recycle bin has been emptied. A run of the "Recuva" file recovery program has been attempted with no luck.

Unfortunately, your bosses "Tom" and "Laura" will not allow you to kill "Todd" or even simply throw him under the bus. What do you do?

1.Can I run over him with a bicycle.

2. The major league players contract is pretty standard so I would just redo it

3.  There are forensic and disaster recovery firms that can typically get data off, but I eould unplug the computer and not let it be used
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on December 10, 2014, 03:21:22 PM
Quote from: thehawk on December 10, 2014, 03:06:51 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 10, 2014, 01:28:43 PM
How about a hypothetical for all you out there:

You're Theo Epstein and you're ready to email over to Jon Lester the full package of documents needed to ink him to his 6 year/155MM contract. You have to ask the gentleman who has them all on his computer (it's not on a network server) to send them to you. But he (let's call him MDAWSON, password "Todd") calls you back and says "Jed, I don't have them. They're gone." You're irritated he's confusing you and Hoyer, but that's beside the point. You go over to his computer as Lester's agent is calling Sabean, Friedman and Cherington back if he senses anything is amiss. "MDAWSON" confesses that he had decided yesterday afternoon to "clean up" his hard drive and evidently deleted the folder. The Recycle bin has been emptied. A run of the "Recuva" file recovery program has been attempted with no luck.

Unfortunately, your bosses "Tom" and "Laura" will not allow you to kill "Todd" or even simply throw him under the bus. What do you do?

1.Can I run over him with a bicycle.

2. The major league players contract is pretty standard so I would just redo it

3.  There are forensic and disaster recovery firms that can typically get data off, but I eould unplug the computer and not let it be used

1. If it looks accidental.
2. True. Unfortunately, it also has other proprietary data in it.
3. I was afraid that this will be the last resort.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on December 30, 2014, 10:36:32 AM
Has anyone in the Chicago area used this Unlocator (https://unlocator.com/) service to avoid the dumbass blackout restrictions for MLB TV?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on January 08, 2015, 12:45:54 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 30, 2014, 10:36:32 AM
Has anyone in the Chicago area used this Unlocator (https://unlocator.com/) service to avoid the dumbass blackout restrictions for MLB TV?

It works. At least, it does for NBA League Pass. Thanks Desipio!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on March 25, 2015, 05:04:03 PM
TPD. Anybody ever been to South Bend, on purpose? Thinking of catching a game at the new affiliate this summer and wondering if there are any burgers worth eating, golf courses worth defiling, or other doings worth doing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on March 25, 2015, 05:39:26 PM
Quote from: R-V on March 25, 2015, 05:04:03 PM
TPD. Anybody ever been to South Bend, on purpose? Thinking of catching a game at the new affiliate this summer and wondering if there are any burgers worth eating, golf courses worth defiling, or other doings worth doing.

Better think twice on that. There's nothing worthwhile to see or do outside of Chicago or Denver.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 25, 2015, 07:33:31 PM
Quote from: R-V on March 25, 2015, 05:04:03 PM
TPD. Anybody ever been to South Bend, on purpose? Thinking of catching a game at the new affiliate this summer and wondering if there are any burgers worth eating, golf courses worth defiling, or other doings worth doing.

I spent a year after college living in Elkhart, about 15 minutes away, which is a nice place to ...

*blacks out while trying to access repressed memories*

... anyway, I recall the Notre Dame campus as being fairly picturesque and fun to wander around, if you've never been before. Fiddler's Hearth is also supposed to be a decent, extremely Irish place with good beer if you want to know what it's like to be Huey for a day.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 26, 2015, 06:08:25 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 25, 2015, 07:33:31 PM
Quote from: R-V on March 25, 2015, 05:04:03 PM
TPD. Anybody ever been to South Bend, on purpose? Thinking of catching a game at the new affiliate this summer and wondering if there are any burgers worth eating, golf courses worth defiling, or other doings worth doing.

I spent a year after college living in Elkhart, about 15 minutes away, which is a nice place to ...

*blacks out while trying to access repressed memories*

... anyway, I recall the Notre Dame campus as being fairly picturesque and fun to wander around, if you've never been before. Fiddler's Hearth is also supposed to be a decent, extremely Irish place with good beer if you want to know what it's like to be Huey for a day.

I don't drink good beer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on March 26, 2015, 07:47:54 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 26, 2015, 06:08:25 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 25, 2015, 07:33:31 PM
Quote from: R-V on March 25, 2015, 05:04:03 PM
TPD. Anybody ever been to South Bend, on purpose? Thinking of catching a game at the new affiliate this summer and wondering if there are any burgers worth eating, golf courses worth defiling, or other doings worth doing.

I spent a year after college living in Elkhart, about 15 minutes away, which is a nice place to ...

*blacks out while trying to access repressed memories*

... anyway, I recall the Notre Dame campus as being fairly picturesque and fun to wander around, if you've never been before. Fiddler's Hearth is also supposed to be a decent, extremely Irish place with good beer if you want to know what it's like to be Huey for a day.

I don't drink good beer.

Huey drinks Harp.

*blacks out while trying to access repressed memories*
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 26, 2015, 09:29:40 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 26, 2015, 07:47:54 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 26, 2015, 06:08:25 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 25, 2015, 07:33:31 PM
Quote from: R-V on March 25, 2015, 05:04:03 PM
TPD. Anybody ever been to South Bend, on purpose? Thinking of catching a game at the new affiliate this summer and wondering if there are any burgers worth eating, golf courses worth defiling, or other doings worth doing.

I spent a year after college living in Elkhart, about 15 minutes away, which is a nice place to ...

*blacks out while trying to access repressed memories*

... anyway, I recall the Notre Dame campus as being fairly picturesque and fun to wander around, if you've never been before. Fiddler's Hearth is also supposed to be a decent, extremely Irish place with good beer if you want to know what it's like to be Huey for a day.

I don't drink good beer.

Huey drinks Harp.

*blacks out while trying to access repressed memories*

I do enjoy Harp.

And I apologize for nothing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 16, 2015, 11:05:13 AM
Anyone know of a guy/company that does good work with home networking? The house my SIL/BIL have in Chicago has some serious signal loss issues and needs a router-to-bridge-to-secondary access point setup, and I'm kind of tired of being the "Oh, Sean's coming over so he can fix our internet" guy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on April 16, 2015, 11:47:26 AM
Quote from: Yeti on April 16, 2015, 11:05:13 AM
Anyone know of a guy/company that does good work with home networking? The house my SIL/BIL have in Chicago has some serious signal loss issues and needs a router-to-bridge-to-secondary access point setup, and I'm kind of tired of being the "Oh, Sean's coming over so he can fix our internet" guy.

Yeti, I sent you some info.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  

Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  

Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  

Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:21:23 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  

Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Yeesh.  I can't for the life of me imagine voluntarily leaving my kids.

(Although I do occasionally, if I'm honest, imagine leaving them at a motorway service station.)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 16, 2015, 12:35:59 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I know I'm me, but I've done well being the techie guy of the family. I just don't enjoy the idea of going up to Chicago for the weekend and spending half of it researching wireless network fixes
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  

Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Holy fucking shit...that breaks my heart...with a 3 year old girl myself, I can't imagine this...I love the twinkle mine gets in her eye when she's proud to show me something.  I truly hope she's doing well despite the POS.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 17, 2015, 11:03:26 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  

Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Holy fucking shit...that breaks my heart...with a 3 year old girl myself, I can't imagine this...I love the twinkle mine gets in her eye when she's proud to show me something.  I truly hope she's doing well despite the POS.

Paul?  Is that you?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 17, 2015, 11:17:10 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 17, 2015, 11:03:26 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  

Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Holy fucking shit...that breaks my heart...with a 3 year old girl myself, I can't imagine this...I love the twinkle mine gets in her eye when she's proud to show me something.  I truly hope she's doing well despite the POS.

Paul?  Is that you?

You don't think Paul has, like, 30 kids by now?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 17, 2015, 11:03:26 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  


Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Holy fucking shit...that breaks my heart...with a 3 year old girl myself, I can't imagine this...I love the twinkle mine gets in her eye when she's proud to show me something.  I truly hope she's doing well despite the POS.

Paul?  Is that you?

Who the hell is Paul?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 17, 2015, 11:35:50 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 17, 2015, 11:03:26 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  


Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Holy fucking shit...that breaks my heart...with a 3 year old girl myself, I can't imagine this...I love the twinkle mine gets in her eye when she's proud to show me something.  I truly hope she's doing well despite the POS.

Paul?  Is that you?

Who the hell is Paul?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on April 17, 2015, 11:55:03 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 17, 2015, 11:35:50 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 17, 2015, 11:03:26 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  


Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Holy fucking shit...that breaks my heart...with a 3 year old girl myself, I can't imagine this...I love the twinkle mine gets in her eye when she's proud to show me something.  I truly hope she's doing well despite the POS.

Paul?  Is that you?

Who the hell is Paul?

The walrus. Also, you (probamaybely).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 17, 2015, 11:56:15 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 17, 2015, 11:55:03 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 17, 2015, 11:35:50 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 17, 2015, 11:03:26 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  


Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Holy fucking shit...that breaks my heart...with a 3 year old girl myself, I can't imagine this...I love the twinkle mine gets in her eye when she's proud to show me something.  I truly hope she's doing well despite the POS.

Paul?  Is that you?

Who the hell is Paul?

The walrus. Also, you (probamaybely).

Let's see how he compares to Kirkegaard first.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 12:42:40 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on April 17, 2015, 11:56:15 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 17, 2015, 11:55:03 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 17, 2015, 11:35:50 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 17, 2015, 11:03:26 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  


Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Holy fucking shit...that breaks my heart...with a 3 year old girl myself, I can't imagine this...I love the twinkle mine gets in her eye when she's proud to show me something.  I truly hope she's doing well despite the POS.

Paul?  Is that you?

Who the hell is Paul?

The walrus. Also, you (probamaybely).

Let's see how he compares to Kirkegaard first.

(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRDs9zB4Dm9SaCvnMpiQ5gulPGx6SSezNrclQrZVgNUk7NPNDFyYA)



Kirkegaard sounds like one of those funny names I heard in my philosophy course I had to take for my undergrad...

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 17, 2015, 12:59:23 PM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 12:42:40 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on April 17, 2015, 11:56:15 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 17, 2015, 11:55:03 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 17, 2015, 11:35:50 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 17, 2015, 11:03:26 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  


Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Holy fucking shit...that breaks my heart...with a 3 year old girl myself, I can't imagine this...I love the twinkle mine gets in her eye when she's proud to show me something.  I truly hope she's doing well despite the POS.

Paul?  Is that you?

Who the hell is Paul?

The walrus. Also, you (probamaybely).

Let's see how he compares to Kirkegaard first.

(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRDs9zB4Dm9SaCvnMpiQ5gulPGx6SSezNrclQrZVgNUk7NPNDFyYA)



Kirkegaard sounds like one of those funny names I heard in my philosophy course I had to take for my undergrad...



You make a terrible Paul.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 01:33:21 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 17, 2015, 12:59:23 PM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 12:42:40 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on April 17, 2015, 11:56:15 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 17, 2015, 11:55:03 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 17, 2015, 11:35:50 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 17, 2015, 11:03:26 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  


Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Holy fucking shit...that breaks my heart...with a 3 year old girl myself, I can't imagine this...I love the twinkle mine gets in her eye when she's proud to show me something.  I truly hope she's doing well despite the POS.

Paul?  Is that you?

Who the hell is Paul?

The walrus. Also, you (probamaybely).

Let's see how he compares to Kirkegaard first.

(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRDs9zB4Dm9SaCvnMpiQ5gulPGx6SSezNrclQrZVgNUk7NPNDFyYA)



Kirkegaard sounds like one of those funny names I heard in my philosophy course I had to take for my undergrad...



You make a terrible Paul.

Not the first time I've been told I'm terrible at something, guaranteed not to be the last.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on April 17, 2015, 01:56:09 PM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 17, 2015, 11:03:26 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  


Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Holy fucking shit...that breaks my heart...with a 3 year old girl myself, I can't imagine this...I love the twinkle mine gets in her eye when she's proud to show me something.  I truly hope she's doing well despite the POS.

Paul?  Is that you?

Who the hell is Paul?

I call shenanigans. You've been active here since 2006. You know who Paul is.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 01:58:26 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 17, 2015, 01:56:09 PM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 17, 2015, 11:03:26 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  


Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Holy fucking shit...that breaks my heart...with a 3 year old girl myself, I can't imagine this...I love the twinkle mine gets in her eye when she's proud to show me something.  I truly hope she's doing well despite the POS.

Paul?  Is that you?

Who the hell is Paul?

I call shenanigans. You've been active here since 2006. You know who Paul is.

Depends how you define "active"...don't think I've regularly perused the message board for 5ish years (maybe longer), but it's starting to come back to me...

I'll shut up, I'm a douche?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on April 17, 2015, 01:58:33 PM
The way things are going it might be time for andy to revive the gameday chat thing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 17, 2015, 02:00:03 PM
Quote from: Slaky on April 17, 2015, 01:58:33 PM
The way things are going it might be time for andy to revive the gameday chat thing.

Or maybe the website you write for should have a Shoutbox.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on April 17, 2015, 02:00:40 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on April 17, 2015, 02:00:03 PM
Quote from: Slaky on April 17, 2015, 01:58:33 PM
The way things are going it might be time for andy to revive the gameday chat thing.

Or maybe the website you write for should have a Shoutbox.

That's not the same and you know it. People making comments under psuedonyms - man, those were the damn days. Crying laughing at a lot of games, I was.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 17, 2015, 02:01:26 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on April 17, 2015, 02:00:03 PM
Quote from: Slaky on April 17, 2015, 01:58:33 PM
The way things are going it might be time for andy to revive the gameday chat thing.

Or maybe the website you write for should have a Shoutbox.

Desipio's better.

"Intrepid Reader:____" is Andy's greatest gift to the Internet, and has made me laugh at least 1,000 times since 2003.  
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on April 17, 2015, 02:02:25 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 17, 2015, 02:01:26 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on April 17, 2015, 02:00:03 PM
Quote from: Slaky on April 17, 2015, 01:58:33 PM
The way things are going it might be time for andy to revive the gameday chat thing.

Or maybe the website you write for should have a Shoutbox.

Desipio's better.

"Intrepid Reader:____" is Andy's greatest gift to the Internet, and has made me laugh at least 1,000 times since 2003.  

Probably better put than I did - but yeah, easily the best thing ever created.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 17, 2015, 02:02:30 PM
FACED by Slak.  But yeah, the characterization that went on in the halycon days...go back and look at a Gamecast from then and you'll still laugh today.  
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 17, 2015, 02:03:41 PM
I tweeted to the Head Moran about throwing one for a Spring Training game but he didn't bite.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on April 17, 2015, 07:15:14 PM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 17, 2015, 11:03:26 AM
Quote from: J Rod on April 17, 2015, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 16, 2015, 12:12:58 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2015, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 16, 2015, 11:52:38 AM
I'm just terrified that Yeti is the smart one in some family.

I mean...we've all heard about your family too, SKO.  


Hey I'm not the smart one in my family. I'm just the one that's smart and relatively sane. The one currently living in Thailand with his wife (who goes by the facebook name of Foxy L. Stargirrl) is basically a fucking rocket scientist. He's just completely off his rocker.

The middle brother's dumber than a stump, so that's fair.

That's "Foxie L. Stargirl", actually.

Wouldn't know. Cut him out of my life completely. He flew to Thailand on fucking Christmas Eve, after having a "heart to heart" with his six year old daughter about why it's "too hard to be away from someone you love so much." Then Christmas Day she said to me "I can't wait to show my dad my princess dress" that she got for Christmas, not understanding that he won't be back for god knows how long, and at that moment I wrote him off. Mother fucker.

Holy fucking shit...that breaks my heart...with a 3 year old girl myself, I can't imagine this...I love the twinkle mine gets in her eye when she's proud to show me something.  I truly hope she's doing well despite the POS.

Paul?  Is that you?

Who the hell is Paul?
Disputatious.  That is a great word, that even as a lawyer, I have never spoken out loud.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on April 21, 2015, 01:08:57 PM
I guess this goes here?

MLB Network to debut http://m.mlb.com/news/article/119234412/statcast-technology-debut-2015-cardinals-nationals-mlb-network (http://m.mlb.com/news/article/119234412/statcast-technology-debut-2015-cardinals-nationals-mlb-network) Statcast (sorry, forgot how to do url's here).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 21, 2015, 01:44:37 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 21, 2015, 01:08:57 PM
I guess this goes here?

MLB Network to debut http://m.mlb.com/news/article/119234412/statcast-technology-debut-2015-cardinals-nationals-mlb-network (http://m.mlb.com/news/article/119234412/statcast-technology-debut-2015-cardinals-nationals-mlb-network) Statcast (sorry, forgot how to do url's here).

"Enjoy our new Statcast, a graphics package designed to distract you from the stream of stupid coming out of Harold Reynolds' mouth."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 21, 2015, 08:02:40 PM
DPD.  If Statcast means I can look forward to more "news" alerts to my iPhone like "WATCH: Statcast shows Cardinals OF Jon Jay hitting a max speed of 17 mph en route to a running grab," I'd rather do without.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 21, 2015, 08:42:26 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 21, 2015, 08:02:40 PM
DPD.  If Statcast means I can look forward to more "news" alerts to my iPhone like "WATCH: Statcast shows Cardinals OF Jon Jay hitting a max speed of 17 mph en route to a running grab," I'd rather do without.

This one?

(http://i.imgur.com/zaOuaID.gif)

Kapler-esque.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on April 22, 2015, 01:41:11 PM
This is funny...don't care who you are (even the lady who got smoked--she was released from the hospital yesterday I think).

(http://i.imgur.com/QYzs2Do.gif)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on April 22, 2015, 01:42:38 PM
Wow. Never seen that. Her head must have been right against the net? Scary.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 22, 2015, 01:45:28 PM
Not sure where else to put this, but we've ripped folks like this before: Food Blogger Famous for Curing Her Own Cancer Admits She Was Never Sick (http://antiviral.gawker.com/food-blogger-famous-for-curing-her-own-cancer-admits-sh-1699486469/+jayhathaway)

QuoteIn the interview, Gibson—who's been known to advocate against conventional medicine and vaccines, and once claimed her health issues were caused by Gardasil—admits "she is passionate about avoiding gluten, dairy and coffee, but doesn't really understand how cancer works," Women's Weekly said in a preview of the piece.

Consumer Affairs Victoria is now investigating the fake cancer survivor for failing to make a promised $227,000 donation to charity from sales of her app. Victoria Police said last week that they wouldn't charge her with a crime.

In her interview, Gibson gave no explanation for why she perpetrated the hoax, although the Weekly reportedly speculates she suffers from Munchausen syndrome, a condition marked by faking severe illnesses for attention.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 22, 2015, 01:49:57 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 22, 2015, 01:45:28 PM
Not sure where else to put this, but we've ripped folks like this before: Food Blogger Famous for Curing Her Own Cancer Admits She Was Never Sick (http://antiviral.gawker.com/food-blogger-famous-for-curing-her-own-cancer-admits-sh-1699486469/+jayhathaway)

QuoteIn the interview, Gibson—who's been known to advocate against conventional medicine and vaccines, and once claimed her health issues were caused by Gardasil—admits "she is passionate about avoiding gluten, dairy and coffee, but doesn't really understand how cancer works," Women's Weekly said in a preview of the piece.

Consumer Affairs Victoria is now investigating the fake cancer survivor for failing to make a promised $227,000 donation to charity from sales of her app. Victoria Police said last week that they wouldn't charge her with a crime.

In her interview, Gibson gave no explanation for why she perpetrated the hoax, although the Weekly reportedly speculates she suffers from Munchausen syndrome, a condition marked by faking severe illnesses for attention.

Fucking Aussies. Tonk, what the fuck are you guys doing down there?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 22, 2015, 01:51:11 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 22, 2015, 01:45:28 PM
Not sure where else to put this, but we've ripped folks like this before: Food Blogger Famous for Curing Her Own Cancer Admits She Was Never Sick (http://antiviral.gawker.com/food-blogger-famous-for-curing-her-own-cancer-admits-sh-1699486469/+jayhathaway)

QuoteIn the interview, Gibson—who's been known to advocate against conventional medicine and vaccines, and once claimed her health issues were caused by Gardasil—admits "she is passionate about avoiding gluten, dairy and coffee, but doesn't really understand how cancer works," Women's Weekly said in a preview of the piece.

Consumer Affairs Victoria is now investigating the fake cancer survivor for failing to make a promised $227,000 donation to charity from sales of her app. Victoria Police said last week that they wouldn't charge her with a crime.

In her interview, Gibson gave no explanation for why she perpetrated the hoax, although the Weekly reportedly speculates she suffers from Munchausen syndrome, a condition marked by faking severe illnesses for attention.

This reads like a Wheezer Dead Pool candidate

EDIT: IS a Wheezer Dead Pool candidate
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 22, 2015, 02:07:36 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on April 22, 2015, 01:49:57 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 22, 2015, 01:45:28 PM
Not sure where else to put this, but we've ripped folks like this before: Food Blogger Famous for Curing Her Own Cancer Admits She Was Never Sick (http://antiviral.gawker.com/food-blogger-famous-for-curing-her-own-cancer-admits-sh-1699486469/+jayhathaway)

QuoteIn the interview, Gibson—who's been known to advocate against conventional medicine and vaccines, and once claimed her health issues were caused by Gardasil—admits "she is passionate about avoiding gluten, dairy and coffee, but doesn't really understand how cancer works," Women's Weekly said in a preview of the piece.

Consumer Affairs Victoria is now investigating the fake cancer survivor for failing to make a promised $227,000 donation to charity from sales of her app. Victoria Police said last week that they wouldn't charge her with a crime.

In her interview, Gibson gave no explanation for why she perpetrated the hoax, although the Weekly reportedly speculates she suffers from Munchausen syndrome, a condition marked by faking severe illnesses for attention.

Fucking Aussies. Tonk, what the fuck are you guys doing down there?

Mostly, not fucking our quotes up, you dickhead.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 22, 2015, 02:15:00 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 22, 2015, 02:07:36 PM
Mostly, not fucking our quotes up, you dickhead.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 22, 2015, 06:03:03 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 22, 2015, 01:51:11 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 22, 2015, 01:45:28 PM
Not sure where else to put this, but we've ripped folks like this before: Food Blogger Famous for Curing Her Own Cancer Admits She Was Never Sick (http://antiviral.gawker.com/food-blogger-famous-for-curing-her-own-cancer-admits-sh-1699486469/+jayhathaway)

QuoteIn the interview, Gibson—who's been known to advocate against conventional medicine and vaccines, and once claimed her health issues were caused by Gardasil—admits "she is passionate about avoiding gluten, dairy and coffee, but doesn't really understand how cancer works," Women's Weekly said in a preview of the piece.

Consumer Affairs Victoria is now inves tigating the fake cancer survivor for failing to make a promised $227,000 donation to charity from sales of her app. Victoria Police said last week that they wouldn't charge her with a crime.

In her interview, Gibson gave no explanation for why she perpetrated the hoax, although the Weekly reportedly speculates she suffers from Munchausen syndrome, a condition marked by faking severe illnesses for attention.

This reads like a Wheezer Dead Pool candidate

EDIT: IS a Wheezer Dead Pool candidate

Pretty sure this is DRLP in the Wheezer category.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Powdered Toast Man on April 23, 2015, 09:14:51 AM
Have we seen Chris Rock regale us on how baseball is dying? Give it a watch if you dare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFFQkQ6Va3A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFFQkQ6Va3A)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 23, 2015, 10:40:38 AM
Does anybody else have problems with Flash player?  I use Firefox on Win 7 and am up-to-date with Flash but I'd say that, on average, it crashes half a dozen times a day, and when it crashes, it takes a minute or two to sort itself out.  It's a pain in the council gritter, is what it is.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on April 23, 2015, 11:20:45 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 23, 2015, 10:40:38 AM
Does anybody else have problems with Flash player?  I use Firefox on Win 7 and am up-to-date with Flash but I'd say that, on average, it crashes half a dozen times a day, and when it crashes, it takes a minute or two to sort itself out.  It's a pain in the council gritter, is what it is.

In general, Firefox has always been very crash-heavy for me. Have you tried using Chrome?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 23, 2015, 11:27:03 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 23, 2015, 11:20:45 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 23, 2015, 10:40:38 AM
Does anybody else have problems with Flash player?  I use Firefox on Win 7 and am up-to-date with Flash but I'd say that, on average, it crashes half a dozen times a day, and when it crashes, it takes a minute or two to sort itself out.  It's a pain in the council gritter, is what it is.

In general, Firefox has always been very crash-heavy for me. Have you tried using Chrome?

No, I probably should.  I even have it installed.  You know how it is, though - all my favourites and history are in FF, I know how to use it, and it's a nause to have to switch over and start again in a new application.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on April 23, 2015, 12:08:06 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 23, 2015, 11:27:03 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 23, 2015, 11:20:45 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 23, 2015, 10:40:38 AM
Does anybody else have problems with Flash player?  I use Firefox on Win 7 and am up-to-date with Flash but I'd say that, on average, it crashes half a dozen times a day, and when it crashes, it takes a minute or two to sort itself out.  It's a pain in the council gritter, is what it is.

In general, Firefox has always been very crash-heavy for me. Have you tried using Chrome?

No, I probably should.  I even have it installed.  You know how it is, though - all my favourites and history are in FF, I know how to use it, and it's a nause to have to switch over and start again in a new application.

You can import all that stuff in to Chrome.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on April 27, 2015, 11:54:26 AM
Don't know if any of you morans are interested, but I have a custom tailor who makes good clothes at fair prices.  He comes into Chicago about once a year, and will be around on May 7th.  If you are interested in an appointment let me know.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 27, 2015, 01:52:37 PM
Quote from: thehawk on April 27, 2015, 11:54:26 AM
Don't know if any of you morans are interested, but I have a custom tailor who makes good clothes at fair prices.  He comes into Chicago about once a year, and will be around on May 7th.  If you are interested in an appointment let me know.

(https://thoughtcatalog.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tumblrm2wl2zqbps1r6fip9.gif?w=1140&h=543)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 27, 2015, 02:36:35 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 27, 2015, 01:52:37 PM
Quote from: thehawk on April 27, 2015, 11:54:26 AM
Don't know if any of you morans are interested, but I have a custom tailor who makes good clothes at fair prices.  He comes into Chicago about once a year, and will be around on May 7th.  If you are interested in an appointment let me know.

(https://thoughtcatalog.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tumblrm2wl2zqbps1r6fip9.gif?w=1140&h=543)

Chuck probably needs fitting for a couple of new pairs of carpenter jorts.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: thehawk on April 28, 2015, 10:15:16 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 27, 2015, 01:52:37 PM
Quote from: thehawk on April 27, 2015, 11:54:26 AM
Don't know if any of you morans are interested, but I have a custom tailor who makes good clothes at fair prices.  He comes into Chicago about once a year, and will be around on May 7th.  If you are interested in an appointment let me know.

(https://thoughtcatalog.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tumblrm2wl2zqbps1r6fip9.gif?w=1140&h=543)

I LOLed.  I'm LOLling.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 28, 2015, 11:07:33 AM
Quote from: thehawk on April 28, 2015, 10:15:16 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 27, 2015, 01:52:37 PM
Quote from: thehawk on April 27, 2015, 11:54:26 AM
Don't know if any of you morans are interested, but I have a custom tailor who makes good clothes at fair prices.  He comes into Chicago about once a year, and will be around on May 7th.  If you are interested in an appointment let me know.

(https://thoughtcatalog.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tumblrm2wl2zqbps1r6fip9.gif?w=1140&h=543)

I LOLed.  I'm LOLling.

"You have a tailor?"  "...do you not?"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 03, 2015, 09:52:52 PM
Does anyone have either of the Shitty's arm-wrestling photos? I may have to... create a LinkedIn profile.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on May 05, 2015, 12:02:36 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 03, 2015, 09:52:52 PM
Does anyone have either of the Shitty's arm-wrestling photos? I may have to... create a LinkedIn profile.

I thought I might have, but I can't find anything
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on May 05, 2015, 12:05:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 03, 2015, 09:52:52 PM
Does anyone have either of the Shitty's arm-wrestling photos? I may have to... create a LinkedIn profile.

(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq237/morph_album/Photoshops/2012-01-13_22-54-49_7.jpg)

(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq237/morph_album/Photoshops/2012-01-13_22-54-09_576.jpg)

(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq237/morph_album/Photoshops/2012-01-13_22-54-13_669.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on May 05, 2015, 12:22:35 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Sterling has endorsed you for the skill: Arm-Wrestling.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:09:17 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 05, 2015, 12:22:35 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Sterling has endorsed you for the skill: Arm-Wrestling.

Who is the guy in the background? An arm wrestling referee?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on May 05, 2015, 02:17:41 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:09:17 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 05, 2015, 12:22:35 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Sterling has endorsed you for the skill: Arm-Wrestling.

Who is the guy in the background? An arm wrestling referee?

You mean foreground?

That'd be Thrillho.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on May 05, 2015, 02:18:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:17:41 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:09:17 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 05, 2015, 12:22:35 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Sterling has endorsed you for the skill: Arm-Wrestling.

Who is the guy in the background? An arm wrestling referee?

You mean foreground?

That'd be Thrillho.

No, I think he means background.

That'd be Bert Kwouk.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:22:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 05, 2015, 02:18:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:17:41 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:09:17 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 05, 2015, 12:22:35 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Sterling has endorsed you for the skill: Arm-Wrestling.

Who is the guy in the background? An arm wrestling referee?

You mean foreground?

That'd be Thrillho.

No, I think he means background.

That'd be Bert Kwouk.

The dude with the pen and the notebook. I assume he was keeping score.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on May 05, 2015, 02:38:26 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:22:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 05, 2015, 02:18:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:17:41 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:09:17 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 05, 2015, 12:22:35 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Sterling has endorsed you for the skill: Arm-Wrestling.

Who is the guy in the background? An arm wrestling referee?

You mean foreground?

That'd be Thrillho.

No, I think he means background.

That'd be Bert Kwouk.

The dude with the pen and the notebook. I assume he was keeping score.

Sorry.  I hadn't realized there was room for me to pan right in Pen's massively-oversized picture.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on May 05, 2015, 02:54:32 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:38:26 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:22:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 05, 2015, 02:18:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:17:41 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:09:17 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 05, 2015, 12:22:35 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Sterling has endorsed you for the skill: Arm-Wrestling.

Who is the guy in the background? An arm wrestling referee?

You mean foreground?

That'd be Thrillho.

No, I think he means background.

That'd be Bert Kwouk.

The dude with the pen and the notebook. I assume he was keeping score.

Sorry.  I hadn't realized there was room for me to pan right in Pen's massively-oversized picture.

Ironically (CT?) his name is Pan and he drew a dinosaur for a girl and she was super creeped out.  and it's Wheezer's friend, obvi.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on May 05, 2015, 03:12:29 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:38:26 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:22:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 05, 2015, 02:18:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:17:41 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:09:17 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 05, 2015, 12:22:35 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Sterling has endorsed you for the skill: Arm-Wrestling.

Who is the guy in the background? An arm wrestling referee?

You mean foreground?

That'd be Thrillho.

No, I think he means background.

That'd be Bert Kwouk.

The dude with the pen and the notebook. I assume he was keeping score.

Sorry.  I hadn't realized there was room for me to pan right in Pen's Morph's massively-oversized picture.

Doesn't meet internet people in person'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on May 05, 2015, 03:14:35 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 05, 2015, 02:54:32 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:38:26 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:22:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 05, 2015, 02:18:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:17:41 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:09:17 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 05, 2015, 12:22:35 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Sterling has endorsed you for the skill: Arm-Wrestling.

Who is the guy in the background? An arm wrestling referee?

You mean foreground?

That'd be Thrillho.

No, I think he means background.

That'd be Bert Kwouk.

The dude with the pen and the notebook. I assume he was keeping score.

Sorry.  I hadn't realized there was room for me to pan right in Pen's massively-oversized picture.

Ironically (CT?) his name is Pan and he drew a dinosaur for a girl and she was super creeped out.  and it's Wheezer's friend, obvi.

That's about what I expected.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on May 05, 2015, 03:24:16 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 05, 2015, 02:54:32 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:38:26 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:22:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 05, 2015, 02:18:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:17:41 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:09:17 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 05, 2015, 12:22:35 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Sterling has endorsed you for the skill: Arm-Wrestling.

Who is the guy in the background? An arm wrestling referee?

You mean foreground?

That'd be Thrillho.

No, I think he means background.

That'd be Bert Kwouk.

The dude with the pen and the notebook. I assume he was keeping score.

Sorry.  I hadn't realized there was room for me to pan right in Pen's massively-oversized picture.

Ironically (CT?) his name is PVan and he drew a dinosaur for a girl and she was super creeped out.  and it's Wheezer's friend, obvi.

In actuality'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on May 05, 2015, 03:26:48 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 05, 2015, 03:24:16 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 05, 2015, 02:54:32 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:38:26 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:22:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 05, 2015, 02:18:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:17:41 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:09:17 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 05, 2015, 12:22:35 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Sterling has endorsed you for the skill: Arm-Wrestling.

Who is the guy in the background? An arm wrestling referee?

You mean foreground?

That'd be Thrillho.

No, I think he means background.

That'd be Bert Kwouk.

The dude with the pen and the notebook. I assume he was keeping score.

Sorry.  I hadn't realized there was room for me to pan right in Pen's massively-oversized picture.

Ironically (CT?) his name is PVan and he drew a dinosaur for a girl and she was super creeped out.  and it's Wheezer's friend, obvi.

In actuality'd

I REALLY wanted his name to be Pan.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on May 05, 2015, 03:29:40 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on May 05, 2015, 03:26:48 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 05, 2015, 03:24:16 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 05, 2015, 02:54:32 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:38:26 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:22:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on May 05, 2015, 02:18:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:17:41 PM
Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:09:17 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 05, 2015, 12:22:35 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Sterling has endorsed you for the skill: Arm-Wrestling.

Who is the guy in the background? An arm wrestling referee?

You mean foreground?

That'd be Thrillho.

No, I think he means background.

That'd be Bert Kwouk.

The dude with the pen and the notebook. I assume he was keeping score.

Sorry.  I hadn't realized there was room for me to pan right in Pen's massively-oversized picture.

Ironically (CT?) his name is PVan and he drew a dinosaur for a girl and she was super creeped out.  and it's Wheezer's friend, obvi.

In actuality'd

I REALLY wanted his name to be Pan.

I mean, it can be
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on May 05, 2015, 03:54:30 PM
IT just installed Office 2013 on my machine and removed 2007.

I used to open images in some program that is no longer on my computer. Image something or other - but it was obviously part of 2007 and now removed.

So - question is, what program do people default to for opening images on a PC?

Paint?
Photo Viewer?

I have Picasa, but find it fairly annoying to use. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 06, 2015, 08:28:22 PM
Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Superb. Thanks, Pen.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on May 14, 2015, 04:18:55 PM
In case any LOCAL GUYS would be interested, my 4 seats are available for tomorrow's game.  Row 1 in Aisle 204, 4 seats, would let go of 2 at a time.  Hit me up if you're interested, we can work out delivery, okay later.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on May 26, 2015, 04:35:26 PM
An actual.  Fucking.  Hoverboard.  Female Doges. (http://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2015/may/26/hoverboard-inventor-breaks-world-record-flight-distance-video)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on June 08, 2015, 12:05:27 PM
Anyone ever been to a Protein Bar?  (http://www.theproteinbar.com/)

13 locations in and around Chicago.

If so, what are you impressions? 

Asking for work purposes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on June 08, 2015, 12:08:11 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 08, 2015, 12:05:27 PM
Anyone ever been to a Protein Bar?  (http://www.theproteinbar.com/)

13 locations in and around Chicago.

If so, what are you impressions? 

Asking for work purposes.


I found that they were serving healthy, flavorful food in a hip, trendy environment quickly and efficiently so I could get back to my day.

Seriously, though: there aren't enough wild horses in the World to drag me into one of those places.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on June 08, 2015, 12:23:18 PM
Quote from: Tonker on June 08, 2015, 12:08:11 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 08, 2015, 12:05:27 PM
Anyone ever been to a Protein Bar?  (http://www.theproteinbar.com/)

13 locations in and around Chicago.

If so, what are you impressions? 

Asking for work purposes.


I found that they were serving healthy, flavorful food in a hip, trendy environment quickly and efficiently so I could get back to my day.

Seriously, though: there aren't enough wild horses in the World to drag me into one of those places.

We went a lot about a year and a half ago.  It tastes pretty good, but it was slightly too far from work with other options on the way, so we kind of stopped going.  Their breakfast was the best part of the food
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on June 08, 2015, 12:28:46 PM
Quote from: Tonker on June 08, 2015, 12:08:11 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 08, 2015, 12:05:27 PM
Anyone ever been to a Protein Bar?  (http://www.theproteinbar.com/)

13 locations in and around Chicago.

If so, what are you impressions? 

Asking for work purposes.


I found that they were serving healthy, flavorful food in a hip, trendy environment quickly and efficiently so I could get back to my day.

Seriously, though: there aren't enough wild horses in the World to drag me into one of those places.

Must've walked by the one in the Merchandise Mart 100 times since it opened over 2 years ago, and the one on the SUBURBS is viewable from my office window, but pretty much what Tonk said applies to me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on June 08, 2015, 12:51:23 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on June 08, 2015, 12:05:27 PM
Anyone ever been to a Protein Bar?  (http://www.theproteinbar.com/)

13 locations in and around Chicago.

If so, what are you impressions? 

Asking for work purposes.


You'll like the first time.  And, slightly less each subsequent time.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 24, 2015, 11:06:55 AM

does anyone still have a copy of the CRACK BACK movie poster?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on July 24, 2015, 11:17:36 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on July 24, 2015, 11:06:55 AM

does anyone still have a copy of the CRACK BACK movie poster?

(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/300x433q90/265/crackbackfj6.png)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on August 17, 2015, 09:44:54 AM
We had a 4.0 earthquake about an hour ago. That is fairly modest, but the epicenter was probably within a mile of our house and it was likely pretty shallow, so we felt it like an explosion. According to the news there have been 4 aftershocks of 2.0, but we haven't felt any of them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on August 17, 2015, 10:30:37 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 24, 2015, 11:17:36 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on July 24, 2015, 11:06:55 AM

does anyone still have a copy of the CRACK BACK movie poster?

(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/300x433q90/265/crackbackfj6.png)

It's every bit as glorious as I remember.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 21, 2015, 01:38:13 PM
DPD

We're at that point where we're looking into our annual trip to sunnier climes.

We're thinking Cuba.

Who's been, and does anybody have any recommendations?

The one thing I'm seeing is that it is exponentially less expensive to either fly to Toronto or Cancun and use a Canadian travel agent.

But I want to go see Cuba before it gets overrun by vile Americans like me.

Not to mention, hitting a Mambo club in Havana would be a bucket list item.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on September 21, 2015, 01:41:43 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on September 21, 2015, 01:38:13 PM
DPD

We're at that point where we're looking into our annual trip to sunnier climes.

We're thinking Cuba.

Who's been, and does anybody have any recommendations?

The one thing I'm seeing is that it is exponentially less expensive to either fly to Toronto or Cancun and use a Canadian travel agent.

But I want to go see Cuba before it gets overrun by vile Americans like me.

Not to mention, hitting a Mambo club in Havana would be a bucket list item.

I have a lot of friends/students who vacation there. There are some amazing resorts where there's a vibrant nightlife and a ton of entertainment (and I can get the name of one that a student enjoyed). The one knock against Cuba is that the food is fairly mediocre, but if that's not a dealbreaker for you then you should find plenty of stuff to enjoy.

And if you fly to Toronto on your way through and have some time to kill, let me know.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on September 21, 2015, 02:44:52 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on September 21, 2015, 01:38:13 PM
DPD

We're at that point where we're looking into our annual trip to sunnier climes.

We're thinking Cuba.

Who's been, and does anybody have any recommendations?

The one thing I'm seeing is that it is exponentially less expensive to either fly to Toronto or Cancun and use a Canadian travel agent.

But I want to go see Cuba before it gets overrun by vile Americans like me.

Not to mention, hitting a Mambo club in Havana would be a bucket list item.

One of my friends at work just got back from 2 weeks in Cuba. Her Dad is Cuban, so they didn't have problems getting there and got around pretty easily.  

Overall, sounds like fairly disappointing visit.  She said it's much closer to a 3rd world country than she anticipated, and while American tourism is new, tourism is general isn't and so they're already pretty accustomed (i.e. jaded) to travelers.  

Didn't sound like, family-ties aside, she had a ton of interest in going back or recommending to others.  

My best translation is "It was cool to go to Cuba because it's a new/fairly unique experience, but all things equal, I'd rather just go to (insert any other Caribbean locale) next time."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on September 21, 2015, 05:17:20 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 21, 2015, 02:44:52 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on September 21, 2015, 01:38:13 PM
DPD

We're at that point where we're looking into our annual trip to sunnier climes.

We're thinking Cuba.

Who's been, and does anybody have any recommendations?

The one thing I'm seeing is that it is exponentially less expensive to either fly to Toronto or Cancun and use a Canadian travel agent.

But I want to go see Cuba before it gets overrun by vile Americans like me.

Not to mention, hitting a Mambo club in Havana would be a bucket list item.

One of my friends at work just got back from 2 weeks in Cuba. Her Dad is Cuban, so they didn't have problems getting there and got around pretty easily.  

Overall, sounds like fairly disappointing visit.  She said it's much closer to a 3rd world country than she anticipated, and while American tourism is new, tourism is general isn't and so they're already pretty accustomed (i.e. jaded) to travelers.  

Didn't sound like, family-ties aside, she had a ton of interest in going back or recommending to others.  

My best translation is "It was cool to go to Cuba because it's a new/fairly unique experience, but all things equal, I'd rather just go to (insert any other Caribbean locale) next time."
DJ and I went to Cuba by way of Mexico City around 15 years ago.  The food was mediocre.  Families turn their homes into restaurants for tourists in order to pick up American dollars.  The best meal that we had in Havana was prepared by a pediatrician in his home.  Havana was fascinating. Think Miami Beach in the 1940's.  That architecture predominated in Havana at the same time, and not very much building has occurred since the Revolution in 1959.  A lot of the buildings are crumbling and dilapidated.  There is live music on every street corner downtown.  Most of their cars are European, except for 1940's and 50's American cars that are restored and better looking than when they were new.  In college in the 1950s I drove a 3 holed, straight eight, 8 cylinder, 1947 Buick.  I swear I saw that car in Havana, I recognized the dent in the trunk.  I don't smoke so I wasn't tempted to sneak some Cohibas back into the US.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 21, 2015, 05:37:01 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 21, 2015, 05:17:20 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 21, 2015, 02:44:52 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on September 21, 2015, 01:38:13 PM
DPD

We're at that point where we're looking into our annual trip to sunnier climes.

We're thinking Cuba.

Who's been, and does anybody have any recommendations?

The one thing I'm seeing is that it is exponentially less expensive to either fly to Toronto or Cancun and use a Canadian travel agent.

But I want to go see Cuba before it gets overrun by vile Americans like me.

Not to mention, hitting a Mambo club in Havana would be a bucket list item.

One of my friends at work just got back from 2 weeks in Cuba. Her Dad is Cuban, so they didn't have problems getting there and got around pretty easily.  

Overall, sounds like fairly disappointing visit.  She said it's much closer to a 3rd world country than she anticipated, and while American tourism is new, tourism is general isn't and so they're already pretty accustomed (i.e. jaded) to travelers.  

Didn't sound like, family-ties aside, she had a ton of interest in going back or recommending to others.  

My best translation is "It was cool to go to Cuba because it's a new/fairly unique experience, but all things equal, I'd rather just go to (insert any other Caribbean locale) next time."
DJ and I went to Cuba by way of Mexico City around 15 years ago.  The food was mediocre.  Families turn their homes into restaurants for tourists in order to pick up American dollars.  The best meal that we had in Havana was prepared by a pediatrician in his home.  Havana was fascinating. Think Miami Beach in the 1940's.  That architecture predominated in Havana at the same time, and not very much building has occurred since the Revolution in 1959.  A lot of the buildings are crumbling and dilapidated.  There is live music on every street corner downtown.  Most of their cars are European, except for 1940's and 50's American cars that are restored and better looking than when they were new.  In college in the 1950s I drove a 3 holed, straight eight, 8 cylinder, 1947 Buick.  I swear I saw that car in Havana, I recognized the dent in the trunk.  I don't smoke so I wasn't tempted to sneak some Cohibas back into the US.

Good input, guys. Think I might just wait until it's on a cruise itinerary, do what I want to do in a day.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on November 26, 2015, 11:42:28 PM
In May I had my left hip replaced.  Tuesday I got a new right hip.   Oleg, I am now a half inch taller than I was before the operations
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on November 27, 2015, 02:40:07 AM
Quote from: CBStew on November 26, 2015, 11:42:28 PM
In May I had my left hip replaced.  Tuesday I got a new right hip.   Oleg, I am now a half inch taller than I was before the operations

Sweet.  Now all Oleg needs is to get his ankles, knees, hips, spine and neck replaced, and stand on a box, and he'll be approaching five foot tall.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 27, 2015, 09:37:50 AM
Quote from: Tonker on November 27, 2015, 02:40:07 AM
Quote from: CBStew on November 26, 2015, 11:42:28 PM
In May I had my left hip replaced.  Tuesday I got a new right hip.   Oleg, I am now a half inch taller than I was before the operations

Sweet.  Now all Oleg needs is to get his ankles, knees, hips, spine and neck replaced, and stand on a box, and he'll be approaching five foot 1.52 metres tall.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on December 01, 2015, 12:34:25 PM
I can't find the origins of the "Huey thinks Donald Trump is a sensible moderate" meme. Was that a Shoutbox thing that has been lost to the sands of time?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on December 01, 2015, 12:37:22 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 01, 2015, 12:34:25 PM
I can't find the origins of the "Huey thinks Donald Trump is a sensible moderate" meme. Was that a Shoutbox thing that has been lost to the sands of time?

I feel like it originated here but got Ratto'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on December 01, 2015, 12:57:17 PM
Quote from: CT III on December 01, 2015, 12:37:22 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 01, 2015, 12:34:25 PM
I can't find the origins of the "Huey thinks Donald Trump is a sensible moderate" meme. Was that a Shoutbox thing that has been lost to the sands of time?

I feel like it originated here but got Ratto'd.

I'm actually stunned that you hadn't brought it up once in the last 6 months.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on December 01, 2015, 01:08:45 PM
Quote from: PANK! on December 01, 2015, 12:57:17 PM
Quote from: CT III on December 01, 2015, 12:37:22 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 01, 2015, 12:34:25 PM
I can't find the origins of the "Huey thinks Donald Trump is a sensible moderate" meme. Was that a Shoutbox thing that has been lost to the sands of time?

I feel like it originated here but got Ratto'd.

I'm actually stunned that you hadn't brought it up once in the last 6 months.

I like to bide my time, Huey, waiting for just the right moment.  As opposed to rushing over here to give a blogger a witty backhanded compliment on a post it turns out they didn't even write.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on December 01, 2015, 01:10:40 PM
Quote from: CT III on December 01, 2015, 01:08:45 PM
Quote from: PANK! on December 01, 2015, 12:57:17 PM
Quote from: CT III on December 01, 2015, 12:37:22 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 01, 2015, 12:34:25 PM
I can't find the origins of the "Huey thinks Donald Trump is a sensible moderate" meme. Was that a Shoutbox thing that has been lost to the sands of time?

I feel like it originated here but got Ratto'd.

I'm actually stunned that you hadn't brought it up once in the last 6 months.

I like to bide my time, Huey, waiting for just the right moment.  As opposed to rushing over here to give a blogger a witty backhanded compliment on a post it turns out they didn't even write.

I was talking about RV.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on December 01, 2015, 01:29:43 PM
Quote from: PANK! on December 01, 2015, 01:10:40 PM
Quote from: CT III on December 01, 2015, 01:08:45 PM
Quote from: PANK! on December 01, 2015, 12:57:17 PM
Quote from: CT III on December 01, 2015, 12:37:22 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 01, 2015, 12:34:25 PM
I can't find the origins of the "Huey thinks Donald Trump is a sensible moderate" meme. Was that a Shoutbox thing that has been lost to the sands of time?

I feel like it originated here but got Ratto'd.

I'm actually stunned that you hadn't brought it up once in the last 6 months.

I like to bide my time, Huey, waiting for just the right moment.  As opposed to rushing over here to give a blogger a witty backhanded compliment on a post it turns out they didn't even write.

I was talking about RV.

I'm frankly surprised I haven't brought it up more often.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on December 01, 2015, 01:39:25 PM
Quote from: Bort on December 01, 2015, 01:29:43 PM
Quote from: PANK! on December 01, 2015, 01:10:40 PM
Quote from: CT III on December 01, 2015, 01:08:45 PM
Quote from: PANK! on December 01, 2015, 12:57:17 PM
Quote from: CT III on December 01, 2015, 12:37:22 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 01, 2015, 12:34:25 PM
I can't find the origins of the "Huey thinks Donald Trump is a sensible moderate" meme. Was that a Shoutbox thing that has been lost to the sands of time?

I feel like it originated here but got Ratto'd.

I'm actually stunned that you hadn't brought it up once in the last 6 months.

I like to bide my time, Huey, waiting for just the right moment.  As opposed to rushing over here to give a blogger a witty backhanded compliment on a post it turns out they didn't even write.

I was talking about RV.

I'm frankly surprised I haven't brought it up more often.

I'm surprised Trump hasn't brought it up more often. I'd expect him to say something that he's the unanimous choice among angry mick waterheads.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on December 01, 2015, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: PANK! on December 01, 2015, 01:10:40 PM
Quote from: CT III on December 01, 2015, 01:08:45 PM
Quote from: PANK! on December 01, 2015, 12:57:17 PM
Quote from: CT III on December 01, 2015, 12:37:22 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 01, 2015, 12:34:25 PM
I can't find the origins of the "Huey thinks Donald Trump is a sensible moderate" meme. Was that a Shoutbox thing that has been lost to the sands of time?

I feel like it originated here but got Ratto'd.

I'm actually stunned that you hadn't brought it up once in the last 6 months.

I like to bide my time, Huey, waiting for just the right moment.  As opposed to rushing over here to give a blogger a witty backhanded compliment on a post it turns out they didn't even write.

I was talking about RV.

http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Posting#Quoting_a_Post
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: InternetApex on December 01, 2015, 03:15:34 PM
Quote from: SKO on December 01, 2015, 01:39:25 PM
Quote from: Bort on December 01, 2015, 01:29:43 PM
Quote from: PANK! on December 01, 2015, 01:10:40 PM
Quote from: CT III on December 01, 2015, 01:08:45 PM
Quote from: PANK! on December 01, 2015, 12:57:17 PM
Quote from: CT III on December 01, 2015, 12:37:22 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 01, 2015, 12:34:25 PM
I can't find the origins of the "Huey thinks Donald Trump is a sensible moderate" meme. Was that a Shoutbox thing that has been lost to the sands of time?

I feel like it originated here but got Ratto'd.

I'm actually stunned that you hadn't brought it up once in the last 6 months.

I like to bide my time, Huey, waiting for just the right moment.  As opposed to rushing over here to give a blogger a witty backhanded compliment on a post it turns out they didn't even write.

I was talking about RV.

I'm frankly surprised I haven't brought it up more often.

I'm surprised Trump hasn't brought it up more often. I'd expect him to say something that he's the unanimous choice among angry mick waterheads.

I think calling Huey a waterhead is a bit strong. He's a mick alright. Angry? Great Caesar's ghost, yes! But I think it's those gigantic Mickey Mouse mitts that get him in trouble on the internet. But then you know what they say about guys with big hands. They have gigantic heads.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 02, 2015, 10:07:39 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 01, 2015, 12:34:25 PM
I can't find the origins of the "Huey thinks Donald Trump is a sensible moderate" meme. Was that a Shoutbox thing that has been lost to the sands of time?

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7174.msg238282#msg238282

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on December 02, 2015, 01:19:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 02, 2015, 10:07:39 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 01, 2015, 12:34:25 PM
I can't find the origins of the "Huey thinks Donald Trump is a sensible moderate" meme. Was that a Shoutbox thing that has been lost to the sands of time?

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7174.msg238282#msg238282

Hell yes. That's the stuff.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on December 16, 2015, 12:39:46 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

From what I've heard, it's good to do both (like the folks in Pen's office do). Standing for 9 hours a day just swaps a different set of problems.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 02:33:58 PM
Quote from: Eli on December 16, 2015, 12:39:46 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

From what I've heard, it's good to do both (like the folks in Pen's office do). Standing for 9 hours a day just swaps a different set of problems.

I think it's still fairly easy to convert even in a cube. I've seen people rig these things in a lot of different ways. 

You just have to have some ingenuity.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on December 16, 2015, 02:35:02 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 02:33:58 PM
Quote from: Eli on December 16, 2015, 12:39:46 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

From what I've heard, it's good to do both (like the folks in Pen's office do). Standing for 9 hours a day just swaps a different set of problems.

I think it's still fairly easy to convert even in a cube. I've seen people rig these things in a lot of different ways. 

You just have to have some ingenuity.

INTREPID READER YETI, TWO WEEKS FROM NOW:
Anyone want to buy a used, slightly dented standing desk?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on December 16, 2015, 08:56:33 PM
True story: I once had the opportunity to buy a standing desk from Mark McKinney (I believe it was an ikea kitchen table that he'd converted some years ago).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on December 16, 2015, 09:09:31 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 16, 2015, 08:56:33 PM
True story: I once had the opportunity to buy a standing desk from Mark McKinney (I believe it was an ikea kitchen table that he'd converted some years ago).

Everyone in Canada knows each other.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:55:31 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

The pad is for him, obvs
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

Seriously - this is PRE-standing desk, correct?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on December 22, 2015, 12:08:50 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

Seriously - this is PRE-standing desk, correct?

If Yeti "building a standing desk" literally consisted of him removing a chair and calling it a day I will laugh forever.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 22, 2015, 12:14:10 PM
Quote from: SKO on December 22, 2015, 12:08:50 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

Seriously - this is PRE-standing desk, correct?

If Yeti "building a standing desk" literally consisted of him removing a chair and calling it a day I will laugh forever.

"I was sitting before, but now I'm standing! Ta-da, standing desk!"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on December 22, 2015, 12:47:23 PM
Quote from: SKO on December 22, 2015, 12:08:50 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

Seriously - this is PRE-standing desk, correct?

If Yeti "building a standing desk" literally consisted of him removing a chair and calling it a day I will laugh forever.

What would you expect from a guy who has a calculator sitting next to a computer?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 01:04:21 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on December 22, 2015, 12:47:23 PM
Quote from: SKO on December 22, 2015, 12:08:50 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

Seriously - this is PRE-standing desk, correct?

If Yeti "building a standing desk" literally consisted of him removing a chair and calling it a day I will laugh forever.

What would you expect from a guy who has a calculator sitting next to a computer?

Accountants don't do that?

The desk was raised about 18 inches.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 22, 2015, 01:06:44 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 01:04:21 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on December 22, 2015, 12:47:23 PM
Quote from: SKO on December 22, 2015, 12:08:50 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

Seriously - this is PRE-standing desk, correct?

If Yeti "building a standing desk" literally consisted of him removing a chair and calling it a day I will laugh forever.

What would you expect from a guy who has a calculator sitting next to a computer?

Accountants don't do that?

The desk was raised about 18 inches.

Yeti used to sit on the mat. No chair.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Richard Chuggar on December 22, 2015, 01:11:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 01:04:21 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on December 22, 2015, 12:47:23 PM
Quote from: SKO on December 22, 2015, 12:08:50 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

Seriously - this is PRE-standing desk, correct?

If Yeti "building a standing desk" literally consisted of him removing a chair and calling it a day I will laugh forever.

What would you expect from a guy who has a calculator sitting next to a computer?

Accountants don't do that?

The desk was raised about 18 inches.

This is an absolute joke, correct?  Were you sitting on a lounge chair?  Did you shrink to 4'10" and that's how you can stand at that?  I honestly do not understand any of this.

And I also have an adding machine next to my computer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 01:16:00 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on December 22, 2015, 01:11:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 01:04:21 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on December 22, 2015, 12:47:23 PM
Quote from: SKO on December 22, 2015, 12:08:50 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

Seriously - this is PRE-standing desk, correct?

If Yeti "building a standing desk" literally consisted of him removing a chair and calling it a day I will laugh forever.

What would you expect from a guy who has a calculator sitting next to a computer?

Accountants don't do that?

The desk was raised about 18 inches.

This is an absolute joke, correct?  Were you sitting on a lounge chair?  Did you shrink to 4'10" and that's how you can stand at that?  I honestly do not understand any of this.

And I also have an adding machine next to my computer.

I miss you
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on December 22, 2015, 01:27:59 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 01:16:00 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on December 22, 2015, 01:11:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 01:04:21 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on December 22, 2015, 12:47:23 PM
Quote from: SKO on December 22, 2015, 12:08:50 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

Seriously - this is PRE-standing desk, correct?

If Yeti "building a standing desk" literally consisted of him removing a chair and calling it a day I will laugh forever.

What would you expect from a guy who has a calculator sitting next to a computer?

Accountants don't do that?

The desk was raised about 18 inches.

This is an absolute joke, correct?  Were you sitting on a lounge chair?  Did you shrink to 4'10" and that's how you can stand at that?  I honestly do not understand any of this.

And I also have an adding machine next to my computer.

I miss you

Why have a calculator to compute numbers when you have a device with "compute" right in the name? I could see having one if you're somewhere where a computer isn't accessible, but anything a calculator can do a computer can do better.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 01:31:02 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

Seriously - this is PRE-standing desk, correct?

Must be the angle of the shot, because it's 4' from the ground
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 01:47:43 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 01:31:02 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

Seriously - this is PRE-standing desk, correct?

Must be the angle of the shot, because it's 4' from the ground

Selfie or it didn't happen
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on December 22, 2015, 02:52:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 01:47:43 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 01:31:02 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

Seriously - this is PRE-standing desk, correct?

Must be the angle of the shot, because it's 4' from the ground

Selfie or it didn't happen

Can someone Photoshop SweaterYeti and Gnoleg under that desk?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 02:55:47 PM
Quote from: Bort on December 22, 2015, 02:52:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 01:47:43 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 01:31:02 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 22, 2015, 11:54:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:53:04 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 22, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2015, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 16, 2015, 02:36:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2015, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 16, 2015, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2015, 09:06:21 AM
Any of you cool people get with the times and try a standing desk? Opinions, if so? I'll welcome opinions of those who haven't tried them as well

Half my office uses one. 

I don't, because I'm lazy.

What I gather from people who use them - they seem to use them a lot in the morning and then as the day passes, they convert them back to sitting desks. 
But, as long as you have that option, they seem pretty positive about them for 4 hours/day or so.

I'm in a cube, which means I couldn't easily convert from one to the other. It could maybe be done, but it would be tough. That's my worry: I wouldn't want to just go from sitting my fat ass in a chair then to 9 hours a day standing

Yeah, you'll definitely want one that can convert between the two modes. If you go directly from sitting 9 hours a day right to standing 9 hours a day, you're going to have a really bad time.

I built a standing desk in to my home office, but have a drafting stool I sit on when I need to give my legs a rest.

I converted the full cubicle to a standing desk, and I'm looking at the route of a drafting stool. Best part of this project is that it didn't cost $600 for the desk like the 6 that our director's office purchased in the last year. Most of those are people new to the state and will be gone within 4 year because that's the nature of their jobs. So, fuck the notion that state workers are wasteful.

PICS

But, of course

(http://i.imgur.com/sJyt01Y.jpg)

Nice that you could time-share your cubicle with Oleg, Shorty.

Seriously - this is PRE-standing desk, correct?

Must be the angle of the shot, because it's 4' from the ground

Selfie or it didn't happen

Can someone Photoshop SweaterYeti and Gnoleg under that desk?

Morph doesn't work here anymore.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on January 26, 2016, 09:00:30 PM
I was given a choice a work on a new laptop, and as this is not my area of expertise, wondering if anyone had thoughts or pointers.  

Choice 1: Dell E7270 (http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-e7270-ultrabook/pd)
Choice 2: Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/devices/surface-pro-4)

From what I can tell, the benefits to the Dell are that it's a little more powerful, has more USB ports and has a keyboard that I know I'll like.
The Surface has better screen resolution, is lighter and has touchscreen (if that's a real benefit, not sure.)

I've never owned a iPad, so the touchscreen/tablet factor is kind of cool for me, but not sure it's worth any potential downgrade in performance.

For reference, I dock when I'm in the office, so things like screen resolution (and keyboard and USB ports) aren't really a factor most of the time.

I don't travel much for work (5-10 days/year) so portability isn't a huge issue, though I do work from home quite a bit and will be using whichever machine undocked, so there's that.

If anyone has thoughts for which machine would be better for using Yeti's MLB access on, I'd be interested in hearing.  

I'd rather have the Surface Pro 4, since it's like 5% cooler and something different, but just want to make sure I won't regret it greatly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on January 26, 2016, 09:04:13 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 26, 2016, 09:00:30 PM
I was given a choice a work on a new laptop, and as this is not my area of expertise, wondering if anyone had thoughts or pointers.  

Choice 1: Dell E7270 (http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-e7270-ultrabook/pd)
Choice 2: Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/devices/surface-pro-4)

From what I can tell, the benefits to the Dell are that it's a little more powerful, has more USB ports and has a keyboard that I know I'll like.
The Surface has better screen resolution, is lighter and has touchscreen (if that's a real benefit, not sure.)

I've never owned a iPad, so the touchscreen/tablet factor is kind of cool for me, but not sure it's worth any potential downgrade in performance.

For reference, I dock when I'm in the office, so things like screen resolution (and keyboard and USB ports) aren't really a factor most of the time.

I don't travel much for work (5-10 days/year) so portability isn't a huge issue, though I do work from home quite a bit and will be using whichever machine undocked, so there's that.

If anyone has thoughts for which machine would be better for using Yeti's MLB access on, I'd be interested in hearing.  

I'd rather have the Surface Pro 4, since it's like 5% cooler and something different, but just want to make sure I won't regret it greatly.

I think you should follow your heart.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on January 26, 2016, 09:59:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 26, 2016, 09:00:30 PM
I was given a choice a work on a new laptop, and as this is not my area of expertise, wondering if anyone had thoughts or pointers.  

Choice 1: Dell E7270 (http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-e7270-ultrabook/pd)
Choice 2: Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/devices/surface-pro-4)

From what I can tell, the benefits to the Dell are that it's a little more powerful, has more USB ports and has a keyboard that I know I'll like.
The Surface has better screen resolution, is lighter and has touchscreen (if that's a real benefit, not sure.)

I've never owned a iPad, so the touchscreen/tablet factor is kind of cool for me, but not sure it's worth any potential downgrade in performance.

For reference, I dock when I'm in the office, so things like screen resolution (and keyboard and USB ports) aren't really a factor most of the time.

I don't travel much for work (5-10 days/year) so portability isn't a huge issue, though I do work from home quite a bit and will be using whichever machine undocked, so there's that.

If anyone has thoughts for which machine would be better for using Yeti's MLB access on, I'd be interested in hearing.  

I'd rather have the Surface Pro 4, since it's like 5% cooler and something different, but just want to make sure I won't regret it greatly.

I didn't realize there were agencies that used PCs.

Regarding your question, go with the Surface Pro. Partially because it's cooler. But mostly because people seem to really like it and unless you're doing something like intensive video editing while streaming MLB.TV from Yeti's account, the performance should be plenty good enough.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on January 26, 2016, 10:58:50 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 26, 2016, 09:59:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 26, 2016, 09:00:30 PM
I was given a choice a work on a new laptop, and as this is not my area of expertise, wondering if anyone had thoughts or pointers.  

Choice 1: Dell E7270 (http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-e7270-ultrabook/pd)
Choice 2: Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/devices/surface-pro-4)

From what I can tell, the benefits to the Dell are that it's a little more powerful, has more USB ports and has a keyboard that I know I'll like.
The Surface has better screen resolution, is lighter and has touchscreen (if that's a real benefit, not sure.)

I've never owned a iPad, so the touchscreen/tablet factor is kind of cool for me, but not sure it's worth any potential downgrade in performance.

For reference, I dock when I'm in the office, so things like screen resolution (and keyboard and USB ports) aren't really a factor most of the time.

I don't travel much for work (5-10 days/year) so portability isn't a huge issue, though I do work from home quite a bit and will be using whichever machine undocked, so there's that.

If anyone has thoughts for which machine would be better for using Yeti's MLB access on, I'd be interested in hearing.  

I'd rather have the Surface Pro 4, since it's like 5% cooler and something different, but just want to make sure I won't regret it greatly.

I didn't realize there were agencies that used PCs.

Regarding your question, go with the Surface Pro. Partially because it's cooler. But mostly because people seem to really like it and unless you're doing something like intensive video editing while streaming MLB.TV from Yeti's account, the performance should be plenty good enough.

Creative, production and innovation are all Mac. Research, Strategy and Account are all PCs. This is not uncommon based on my experience (though I have been on Mac before.). Since most of our clients are on PC, they generally have client-facing people use the same so translation is easier.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on February 04, 2016, 01:45:22 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?

Kerm put together my will.  I think I paid him in Faygo pop.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on February 04, 2016, 01:45:26 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?

At a Cubs game, I asked this of Section (sic) 242 of HJE ShoutBox fame (but an odd Desipio-avoider) and he told me he gets this asked so much that he was thinking of holding a seminar.

And that was where the conversation ended.

I still need to do this.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on February 04, 2016, 01:48:11 PM
Quote from: PANK! on February 04, 2016, 01:45:26 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?

At a Cubs game, I asked this of Section (sic) 242 of HJE ShoutBox fame (but an odd Desipio-avoider) and he told me he gets this asked so much that he was thinking of holding a seminar.

And that was where the conversation ended.

I still need to do this.

Seriously, contact Kerm.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:51:33 PM
Quote from: PANK! on February 04, 2016, 01:45:26 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?

At a Cubs game, I asked this of Section (sic) 242 of HJE ShoutBox fame (but an odd Desipio-avoider) and he told me he gets this asked so much that he was thinking of holding a seminar.

And that was where the conversation ended.

I still need to do this.

I'm also amused that whenever I mention this to people and say, "We're terrible; we have an 18 month old and still don't have a will" and every other parent says "I don't either" (including a good friend who's a lawyer and has two elementary-aged kids).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on February 04, 2016, 02:13:34 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:51:33 PM
Quote from: PANK! on February 04, 2016, 01:45:26 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?

At a Cubs game, I asked this of Section (sic) 242 of HJE ShoutBox fame (but an odd Desipio-avoider) and he told me he gets this asked so much that he was thinking of holding a seminar.

And that was where the conversation ended.

I still need to do this.

I'm also amused that whenever I mention this to people and say, "We're terrible; we have an 18 month old and still don't have a will" and every other parent says "I don't either" (including a good friend who's a lawyer and has two elementary-aged kids).

We basically have a notarized document signed in the presence of a lawyer that says who we want Augie to go to if we both somehow died. We don't have an actual will because I can't imagine how depressing that would be.

"I leave my 2004 DVD set of the Original Star Wars Trilogy to my Son. I never got the blu rays because Lucas added the stupid "noooooooo' from Revenge of the Sith to the end of return of the jedi and I'm still mad about it.

PS We have no money or anything to speak of and we live in a college dorm. lol. good luck son"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on February 04, 2016, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?
It depends on what you have and how you want to distribute it.  Are you married?  If so, do you live in a community property state?  I don't do probate, but my experience is that if you die intestate (without a will) the state will generally do what you would have done had you had a will.  The main reason for going to a lawyer is to do what you can to avoid estate taxes that allow the state to get a share of your estate that would have otherwise gone to your heirs.  But I say "tough on those ungrateful brats!"  You made it the hard way.  Why should their lazy asses be rewarded?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on February 04, 2016, 02:38:43 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:51:33 PM
Quote from: PANK! on February 04, 2016, 01:45:26 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?

At a Cubs game, I asked this of Section (sic) 242 of HJE ShoutBox fame (but an odd Desipio-avoider) and he told me he gets this asked so much that he was thinking of holding a seminar.

And that was where the conversation ended.

I still need to do this.

I'm also amused that whenever I mention this to people and say, "We're terrible; we have an 18 month old and still don't have a will" and every other parent says "I don't either" (including a good friend who's a lawyer and has two elementary-aged kids).

Jesus, I never even thought of that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on February 04, 2016, 02:58:11 PM
Quote from: CBStew on February 04, 2016, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?
It depends on what you have and how you want to distribute it.  Are you married?  If so, do you live in a community property state?  I don't do probate, but my experience is that if you die intestate (without a will) the state will generally do what you would have done had you had a will.  The main reason for going to a lawyer is to do what you can to avoid estate taxes that allow the state to get a share of your estate that would have otherwise gone to your heirs.  But I say "tough on those ungrateful brats!"  You made it the hard way.  Why should their lazy asses be rewarded?

You generally want as little passing through probate as possible. It takes forever, is expensive, and is public. If you die without a will your property gets divided up amongst your family regardless of whether you even liked that brother who's always posting pro Donald Trump memes on your wall. Wanted to leave something to friends or charity? Too bad, should've written a will. And the scheme for doing that is determined state by state, so you're basically letting the legislators of your fine state write your will for you if you die without one.

Trusts can get around both the not having a will problem as well as the long probate (think "the judge-controlled legal process of interpreting and following a will") problem, and there are provisions that can make it harder for creditors to access your assets or, for example, to protect your son or daughter from him or herself by limiting access to gifts until certain ages or conditions are met. This whole structure can vary wildly state by state so you'll need a lawyer in your jurisdiction. My firm handles high net worth estate planning (not my department, but people I can ask under the guise of being new) but if you're not in California I can't tell you much in specifics that's going to be helpful to you. Unlike Stew, who has mercifully forgotten law school and the bar exam by now (I hope), I just got out of law school and took trusts and estates very recently, so it's somewhat fresh. Damn it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on February 04, 2016, 03:08:50 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 04, 2016, 02:58:11 PM
Quote from: CBStew on February 04, 2016, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?
It depends on what you have and how you want to distribute it.  Are you married?  If so, do you live in a community property state?  I don't do probate, but my experience is that if you die intestate (without a will) the state will generally do what you would have done had you had a will.  The main reason for going to a lawyer is to do what you can to avoid estate taxes that allow the state to get a share of your estate that would have otherwise gone to your heirs.  But I say "tough on those ungrateful brats!"  You made it the hard way.  Why should their lazy asses be rewarded?

You generally want as little passing through probate as possible. It takes forever, is expensive, and is public. If you die without a will your property gets divided up amongst your family regardless of whether you even liked that brother who's always posting pro Donald Trump memes on your wall. Wanted to leave something to friends or charity? Too bad, should've written a will. And the scheme for doing that is determined state by state, so you're basically letting the legislators of your fine state write your will for you if you die without one.

Trusts can get around both the not having a will problem as well as the long probate (think "the judge-controlled legal process of interpreting and following a will") problem, and there are provisions that can make it harder for creditors to access your assets or, for example, to protect your son or daughter from him or herself by limiting access to gifts until certain ages or conditions are met. This whole structure can vary wildly state by state so you'll need a lawyer in your jurisdiction. My firm handles high net worth estate planning (not my department, but people I can ask under the guise of being new) but if you're not in California I can't tell you much in specifics that's going to be helpful to you. Unlike Stew, who has mercifully forgotten law school and the bar exam by now (I hope), I just got out of law school and took trusts and estates very recently, so it's somewhat fresh. Damn it.

That's all really helpful -- I appreciate it. I wasn't sure if we needed to spring for a trust, but it sounds like that would be the best option. We have a family friend who does estate planning and is in the middle of the price ranges we've been quoted (including a trust). Aside from the general awkwardness of sharing all of our assets (or lack of assets) with him, it seems like a pretty safe bet. Thanks again.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on February 04, 2016, 03:22:13 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 03:08:50 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 04, 2016, 02:58:11 PM
Quote from: CBStew on February 04, 2016, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?
It depends on what you have and how you want to distribute it.  Are you married?  If so, do you live in a community property state?  I don't do probate, but my experience is that if you die intestate (without a will) the state will generally do what you would have done had you had a will.  The main reason for going to a lawyer is to do what you can to avoid estate taxes that allow the state to get a share of your estate that would have otherwise gone to your heirs.  But I say "tough on those ungrateful brats!"  You made it the hard way.  Why should their lazy asses be rewarded?

You generally want as little passing through probate as possible. It takes forever, is expensive, and is public. If you die without a will your property gets divided up amongst your family regardless of whether you even liked that brother who's always posting pro Donald Trump memes on your wall. Wanted to leave something to friends or charity? Too bad, should've written a will. And the scheme for doing that is determined state by state, so you're basically letting the legislators of your fine state write your will for you if you die without one.

Trusts can get around both the not having a will problem as well as the long probate (think "the judge-controlled legal process of interpreting and following a will") problem, and there are provisions that can make it harder for creditors to access your assets or, for example, to protect your son or daughter from him or herself by limiting access to gifts until certain ages or conditions are met. This whole structure can vary wildly state by state so you'll need a lawyer in your jurisdiction. My firm handles high net worth estate planning (not my department, but people I can ask under the guise of being new) but if you're not in California I can't tell you much in specifics that's going to be helpful to you. Unlike Stew, who has mercifully forgotten law school and the bar exam by now (I hope), I just got out of law school and took trusts and estates very recently, so it's somewhat fresh. Damn it.

That's all really helpful -- I appreciate it. I wasn't sure if we needed to spring for a trust, but it sounds like that would be the best option. We have a family friend who does estate planning and is in the middle of the price ranges we've been quoted (including a trust). Aside from the general awkwardness of sharing all of our assets (or lack of assets) with him, it seems like a pretty safe bet. Thanks again.

It's unlikely you're in a community property state, that's the minority approach, but every state will still have a set of statutes and case law that determines how spouses are accounted for in estate planning. (Some even kick in if you try to disown or avoid them and therefore by operation of law will trump your own estate planning.) What Stew mentioned as intestate -- dying without a will (dying with one is "dying testate") -- gets you the Default Estate Plan: whatever your state's legislature and appellate courts have come up with. It works, it's fair for the most part, but for most people it goes against their wishes and can almost be an invasion of privacy. People are unique and most have strong feelings about what happens to their property when they pass away. The law recognizes that and provides for it, but there's a cost of entry: you need a lawyer to take you out of the Default Estate Plan. To get a customized plan to meet your needs, you have to upgrade, and that costs money. For most it's worth it. Any good estate planning lawyer will talk you through your options and help you make the best decision for you, your family, and your budget. Sometimes lawyers can forget that each case is unique: you do a hundred estate plans, they're all the same, but for the people involved it's intensely personal. Feel free to check back (or DM) if you think I can help with any questions. Good luck.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on February 08, 2016, 09:29:34 PM
Windows 7's steadfast refusal to remember where I move PDFs EVERY TIME I OPEN THEM has me ready to launch my computer through a window in a style Jeff Samardzija himself would no doubt admire.

The motherfucking PDF opens in a tiny little column that's so narrow it can't even show any of the document, and it opens on my main display, not the vertical one I set up SPECIFICALLY FOR OPENING DOCUMENTS. It does not care that I move it over to the document display and enter full screen. It does not care that I set it to remember this setting and close Adobe repeatedly in the same spot in the foolish hope it'll remember it next time. It does not care that I don't want to waste half my screen on their idiotic useless sidebar that I have to close every time the program opens. ADOBE I DO NOT NEED TO FILL AND SIGN RIGHT NOW, LEAVE ME ALONE.

Windows and "Adobe Acrobat Reader DC", whatever that means, laugh at my futile plea for logic. The PDF opens in this tiny useless column with its row of control buttons hidden beyond the top of the screen so I can't do anything with it except close it and ponder the meaning of life and the existential reasons why I'm not allowed to use my damn Mac while Bill Gates fans himself with a thicket of hundos. Anyone got some suggestions how to force Adobe and Windows to quit being a bunch of fuggin' Troobluds? PC LOAD LETTER, what the fuck does that mean?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on February 09, 2016, 08:32:12 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 04, 2016, 02:58:11 PM
Quote from: CBStew on February 04, 2016, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?
It depends on what you have and how you want to distribute it.  Are you married?  If so, do you live in a community property state?  I don't do probate, but my experience is that if you die intestate (without a will) the state will generally do what you would have done had you had a will.  The main reason for going to a lawyer is to do what you can to avoid estate taxes that allow the state to get a share of your estate that would have otherwise gone to your heirs.  But I say "tough on those ungrateful brats!"  You made it the hard way.  Why should their lazy asses be rewarded?

You generally want as little passing through probate as possible. It takes forever, is expensive, and is public. If you die without a will your property gets divided up amongst your family regardless of whether you even liked that brother who's always posting pro Donald Trump memes on your wall. Wanted to leave something to friends or charity? Too bad, should've written a will. And the scheme for doing that is determined state by state, so you're basically letting the legislators of your fine state write your will for you if you die without one.

Trusts can get around both the not having a will problem as well as the long probate (think "the judge-controlled legal process of interpreting and following a will") problem, and there are provisions that can make it harder for creditors to access your assets or, for example, to protect your son or daughter from him or herself by limiting access to gifts until certain ages or conditions are met. This whole structure can vary wildly state by state so you'll need a lawyer in your jurisdiction. My firm handles high net worth estate planning (not my department, but people I can ask under the guise of being new) but if you're not in California I can't tell you much in specifics that's going to be helpful to you. Unlike Stew, who has mercifully forgotten law school and the bar exam by now (I hope), I just got out of law school and took trusts and estates very recently, so it's somewhat fresh. Damn it.

We've got a fair amount of assets (but no kids/heirs), but we were able to do it all with Microsoft Willmaker.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on February 09, 2016, 08:38:57 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on February 09, 2016, 08:32:12 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 04, 2016, 02:58:11 PM
Quote from: CBStew on February 04, 2016, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?
It depends on what you have and how you want to distribute it.  Are you married?  If so, do you live in a community property state?  I don't do probate, but my experience is that if you die intestate (without a will) the state will generally do what you would have done had you had a will.  The main reason for going to a lawyer is to do what you can to avoid estate taxes that allow the state to get a share of your estate that would have otherwise gone to your heirs.  But I say "tough on those ungrateful brats!"  You made it the hard way.  Why should their lazy asses be rewarded?

You generally want as little passing through probate as possible. It takes forever, is expensive, and is public. If you die without a will your property gets divided up amongst your family regardless of whether you even liked that brother who's always posting pro Donald Trump memes on your wall. Wanted to leave something to friends or charity? Too bad, should've written a will. And the scheme for doing that is determined state by state, so you're basically letting the legislators of your fine state write your will for you if you die without one.

Trusts can get around both the not having a will problem as well as the long probate (think "the judge-controlled legal process of interpreting and following a will") problem, and there are provisions that can make it harder for creditors to access your assets or, for example, to protect your son or daughter from him or herself by limiting access to gifts until certain ages or conditions are met. This whole structure can vary wildly state by state so you'll need a lawyer in your jurisdiction. My firm handles high net worth estate planning (not my department, but people I can ask under the guise of being new) but if you're not in California I can't tell you much in specifics that's going to be helpful to you. Unlike Stew, who has mercifully forgotten law school and the bar exam by now (I hope), I just got out of law school and took trusts and estates very recently, so it's somewhat fresh. Damn it.

We've got a fair amount of assets (but no kids/heirs), but we were able to do it all with Microsoft Willmaker.

...dad?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on February 09, 2016, 08:51:20 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on February 09, 2016, 08:32:12 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 04, 2016, 02:58:11 PM
Quote from: CBStew on February 04, 2016, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?
It depends on what you have and how you want to distribute it.  Are you married?  If so, do you live in a community property state?  I don't do probate, but my experience is that if you die intestate (without a will) the state will generally do what you would have done had you had a will.  The main reason for going to a lawyer is to do what you can to avoid estate taxes that allow the state to get a share of your estate that would have otherwise gone to your heirs.  But I say "tough on those ungrateful brats!"  You made it the hard way.  Why should their lazy asses be rewarded?

You generally want as little passing through probate as possible. It takes forever, is expensive, and is public. If you die without a will your property gets divided up amongst your family regardless of whether you even liked that brother who's always posting pro Donald Trump memes on your wall. Wanted to leave something to friends or charity? Too bad, should've written a will. And the scheme for doing that is determined state by state, so you're basically letting the legislators of your fine state write your will for you if you die without one.

Trusts can get around both the not having a will problem as well as the long probate (think "the judge-controlled legal process of interpreting and following a will") problem, and there are provisions that can make it harder for creditors to access your assets or, for example, to protect your son or daughter from him or herself by limiting access to gifts until certain ages or conditions are met. This whole structure can vary wildly state by state so you'll need a lawyer in your jurisdiction. My firm handles high net worth estate planning (not my department, but people I can ask under the guise of being new) but if you're not in California I can't tell you much in specifics that's going to be helpful to you. Unlike Stew, who has mercifully forgotten law school and the bar exam by now (I hope), I just got out of law school and took trusts and estates very recently, so it's somewhat fresh. Damn it.

We've got a fair amount of assets (but no kids/heirs), but we were able to do it all with Microsoft Willmaker.

Going to have some very wealthy cats.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on February 09, 2016, 08:54:22 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on February 09, 2016, 08:32:12 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 04, 2016, 02:58:11 PM
Quote from: CBStew on February 04, 2016, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?
It depends on what you have and how you want to distribute it.  Are you married?  If so, do you live in a community property state?  I don't do probate, but my experience is that if you die intestate (without a will) the state will generally do what you would have done had you had a will.  The main reason for going to a lawyer is to do what you can to avoid estate taxes that allow the state to get a share of your estate that would have otherwise gone to your heirs.  But I say "tough on those ungrateful brats!"  You made it the hard way.  Why should their lazy asses be rewarded?

You generally want as little passing through probate as possible. It takes forever, is expensive, and is public. If you die without a will your property gets divided up amongst your family regardless of whether you even liked that brother who's always posting pro Donald Trump memes on your wall. Wanted to leave something to friends or charity? Too bad, should've written a will. And the scheme for doing that is determined state by state, so you're basically letting the legislators of your fine state write your will for you if you die without one.

Trusts can get around both the not having a will problem as well as the long probate (think "the judge-controlled legal process of interpreting and following a will") problem, and there are provisions that can make it harder for creditors to access your assets or, for example, to protect your son or daughter from him or herself by limiting access to gifts until certain ages or conditions are met. This whole structure can vary wildly state by state so you'll need a lawyer in your jurisdiction. My firm handles high net worth estate planning (not my department, but people I can ask under the guise of being new) but if you're not in California I can't tell you much in specifics that's going to be helpful to you. Unlike Stew, who has mercifully forgotten law school and the bar exam by now (I hope), I just got out of law school and took trusts and estates very recently, so it's somewhat fresh. Damn it.

We've got a fair amount of assets (but no kids/heirs), but we were able to do it all with Microsoft Willmaker.

Look it's too late for us at this point but I hope you at least left something for your grandson
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on February 09, 2016, 08:57:03 AM
Quote from: SKO on February 09, 2016, 08:54:22 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on February 09, 2016, 08:32:12 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 04, 2016, 02:58:11 PM
Quote from: CBStew on February 04, 2016, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?
It depends on what you have and how you want to distribute it.  Are you married?  If so, do you live in a community property state?  I don't do probate, but my experience is that if you die intestate (without a will) the state will generally do what you would have done had you had a will.  The main reason for going to a lawyer is to do what you can to avoid estate taxes that allow the state to get a share of your estate that would have otherwise gone to your heirs.  But I say "tough on those ungrateful brats!"  You made it the hard way.  Why should their lazy asses be rewarded?

You generally want as little passing through probate as possible. It takes forever, is expensive, and is public. If you die without a will your property gets divided up amongst your family regardless of whether you even liked that brother who's always posting pro Donald Trump memes on your wall. Wanted to leave something to friends or charity? Too bad, should've written a will. And the scheme for doing that is determined state by state, so you're basically letting the legislators of your fine state write your will for you if you die without one.

Trusts can get around both the not having a will problem as well as the long probate (think "the judge-controlled legal process of interpreting and following a will") problem, and there are provisions that can make it harder for creditors to access your assets or, for example, to protect your son or daughter from him or herself by limiting access to gifts until certain ages or conditions are met. This whole structure can vary wildly state by state so you'll need a lawyer in your jurisdiction. My firm handles high net worth estate planning (not my department, but people I can ask under the guise of being new) but if you're not in California I can't tell you much in specifics that's going to be helpful to you. Unlike Stew, who has mercifully forgotten law school and the bar exam by now (I hope), I just got out of law school and took trusts and estates very recently, so it's somewhat fresh. Damn it.

We've got a fair amount of assets (but no kids/heirs), but we were able to do it all with Microsoft Willmaker.

Look it's too late for us at this point but I hope you at least left something for your grandson

Especially since he was the heir to the vast Lemmy fortune.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on February 09, 2016, 10:17:04 AM
Quote from: Bort on February 09, 2016, 08:57:03 AM
Quote from: SKO on February 09, 2016, 08:54:22 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on February 09, 2016, 08:32:12 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 04, 2016, 02:58:11 PM
Quote from: CBStew on February 04, 2016, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?
It depends on what you have and how you want to distribute it.  Are you married?  If so, do you live in a community property state?  I don't do probate, but my experience is that if you die intestate (without a will) the state will generally do what you would have done had you had a will.  The main reason for going to a lawyer is to do what you can to avoid estate taxes that allow the state to get a share of your estate that would have otherwise gone to your heirs.  But I say "tough on those ungrateful brats!"  You made it the hard way.  Why should their lazy asses be rewarded?

You generally want as little passing through probate as possible. It takes forever, is expensive, and is public. If you die without a will your property gets divided up amongst your family regardless of whether you even liked that brother who's always posting pro Donald Trump memes on your wall. Wanted to leave something to friends or charity? Too bad, should've written a will. And the scheme for doing that is determined state by state, so you're basically letting the legislators of your fine state write your will for you if you die without one.

Trusts can get around both the not having a will problem as well as the long probate (think "the judge-controlled legal process of interpreting and following a will") problem, and there are provisions that can make it harder for creditors to access your assets or, for example, to protect your son or daughter from him or herself by limiting access to gifts until certain ages or conditions are met. This whole structure can vary wildly state by state so you'll need a lawyer in your jurisdiction. My firm handles high net worth estate planning (not my department, but people I can ask under the guise of being new) but if you're not in California I can't tell you much in specifics that's going to be helpful to you. Unlike Stew, who has mercifully forgotten law school and the bar exam by now (I hope), I just got out of law school and took trusts and estates very recently, so it's somewhat fresh. Damn it.

We've got a fair amount of assets (but no kids/heirs), but we were able to do it all with Microsoft Willmaker.

Look it's too late for us at this point but I hope you at least left something for your grandson

Especially since he was the heir to the vast Lemmy fortune.

It got divided among all his kids. I used mine on a cup of coffee this morning.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on February 09, 2016, 11:20:51 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on February 09, 2016, 08:32:12 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 04, 2016, 02:58:11 PM
Quote from: CBStew on February 04, 2016, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 04, 2016, 01:22:07 PM
I know we have several alleged lawyers here -- any non-advice on what to look for when creating a will? We've gotten quotes that range from like $400 to $3,000 (which seems insane, though maybe this is a reasonable get-what-you-pay-for thing) and there are terms thrown around that I have little understanding of like various types of trusts and directives, etc. We just want our bases covered, but since I don't even know what those are, I can't really ask for them. Any tips?
It depends on what you have and how you want to distribute it.  Are you married?  If so, do you live in a community property state?  I don't do probate, but my experience is that if you die intestate (without a will) the state will generally do what you would have done had you had a will.  The main reason for going to a lawyer is to do what you can to avoid estate taxes that allow the state to get a share of your estate that would have otherwise gone to your heirs.  But I say "tough on those ungrateful brats!"  You made it the hard way.  Why should their lazy asses be rewarded?

You generally want as little passing through probate as possible. It takes forever, is expensive, and is public. If you die without a will your property gets divided up amongst your family regardless of whether you even liked that brother who's always posting pro Donald Trump memes on your wall. Wanted to leave something to friends or charity? Too bad, should've written a will. And the scheme for doing that is determined state by state, so you're basically letting the legislators of your fine state write your will for you if you die without one.

Trusts can get around both the not having a will problem as well as the long probate (think "the judge-controlled legal process of interpreting and following a will") problem, and there are provisions that can make it harder for creditors to access your assets or, for example, to protect your son or daughter from him or herself by limiting access to gifts until certain ages or conditions are met. This whole structure can vary wildly state by state so you'll need a lawyer in your jurisdiction. My firm handles high net worth estate planning (not my department, but people I can ask under the guise of being new) but if you're not in California I can't tell you much in specifics that's going to be helpful to you. Unlike Stew, who has mercifully forgotten law school and the bar exam by now (I hope), I just got out of law school and took trusts and estates very recently, so it's somewhat fresh. Damn it.

We've got a fair amount of assets (but no kids/heirs), but we were able to do it all with Microsoft Willmaker.

I assume this will all be going into the Hockeenight.com Trust which will be capably administered by myself.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on February 09, 2016, 11:22:56 AM
I'm now picturing Charles Foster Fork lying on his deathbed uttering the name of his beloved childhood sled.

"Fanzone"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on February 09, 2016, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on February 09, 2016, 11:22:56 AM
I'm now picturing Charles Foster Fork lying on his deathbed uttering the name of his beloved childhood sled.

"Fanzone"

"British...muscle...b..."

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on February 09, 2016, 12:02:56 PM
Quote from: Bort on February 09, 2016, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on February 09, 2016, 11:22:56 AM
I'm now picturing Charles Foster Fork lying on his deathbed uttering the name of his beloved childhood sled.

"Fanzone"

"British...muscle...b..."



"Booze, cruise...t..."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on February 09, 2016, 12:05:32 PM
Huh, is Desipio still here?  Go figure.  It's all happening over at Slack now.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on February 09, 2016, 12:51:21 PM
Quote from: PANK! on February 09, 2016, 11:22:56 AM
I'm now picturing Charles Foster Fork lying on his deathbed uttering the name of his beloved childhood sled.

"Fanzone"
I picture him uttering "Calzone".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on February 09, 2016, 01:52:13 PM
Thanks for your help, only site.

/butthurt
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on February 09, 2016, 01:58:23 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 09, 2016, 01:52:13 PM
Thanks for your help, only site.

/butthurt

To be fair, I didn't actively mock your first world problem. That's as close to helpful as I usually manage.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on February 09, 2016, 02:02:17 PM
Quote from: Bort on February 09, 2016, 01:58:23 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 09, 2016, 01:52:13 PM
Thanks for your help, only site.

/butthurt

To be fair, I didn't actively mock your first world problem. That's as close to helpful as I usually manage.

I'll take it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on February 16, 2016, 04:26:50 PM
My best friend from college is getting married in the city she moved to for work:

St. Louis.

So my question is, how hard is it to access the top of the Arch, or is there a more accessible building I can jump off?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on February 16, 2016, 04:39:52 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 16, 2016, 04:26:50 PM
My best friend from college is getting married in the city she moved to for work:

St. Louis.

So my question is, how hard is it to access the top of the Arch, or is there a more accessible building I can jump off?

Try killing yourself by jumping off the Purina factory or maybe into one of their food processors. Best of luck.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on February 16, 2016, 05:02:03 PM
Quote from: Slaky on February 16, 2016, 04:39:52 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 16, 2016, 04:26:50 PM
My best friend from college is getting married in the city she moved to for work:

St. Louis.

So my question is, how hard is it to access the top of the Arch, or is there a more accessible building I can jump off?

Try killing yourself by jumping off the Purina factory or maybe into one of their food processors. Best of luck.

Wear a "Stan Musial Was A Draft Dodger" shirt. If you're going out, go out in a blaze of glory.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on February 16, 2016, 05:22:27 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on February 16, 2016, 05:02:03 PM
Quote from: Slaky on February 16, 2016, 04:39:52 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 16, 2016, 04:26:50 PM
My best friend from college is getting married in the city she moved to for work:

St. Louis.

So my question is, how hard is it to access the top of the Arch, or is there a more accessible building I can jump off?

Try killing yourself by jumping off the Purina factory or maybe into one of their food processors. Best of luck.

Wear a "Stan Musial Was A Draft Dodger" shirt. If you're going out, go out in a blaze of glory.

Would "Oscar Taveras Maybe Kind of Asked For It And Also Was a Murderer" fit on a shirt?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on February 16, 2016, 05:55:02 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 16, 2016, 04:26:50 PM
My best friend from college is getting married in the city she moved to for work:

St. Louis.

So my question is, how hard is it to access the top of the Arch, or is there a more accessible building I can jump off?

I was at a wedding at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel and it was fantastic... it also was a 100k+ wedding so I don't think even St Louis can fuck that up.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 01, 2016, 04:43:18 AM
I wasn't really looking to be in the car market but a friend wants to buy mine for cash and I'd basically be doing her a favor. Always wanted a convertible, I live in Southern California so why not, and I have a good credit score that should, I would hope, qualify for special offers.

Leaning strongly toward leasing since I owned my last car and will probably want something else in 36 months. BMW 2-series or 4-series, Audi A3 or A5 or TT, or Mercedes SLK? American cars are out. I would consider older but nicer cars on a certified preowned type of deal only if it's really worth the step up in class, size, capability, performance, or whatever. I have an '09 Volvo S40 now if that matters for comparisons' sake.

Or should I just get a sensible 2005 Corolla and quit yappin' about it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on March 01, 2016, 05:32:14 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 01, 2016, 04:43:18 AM
I wasn't really looking to be in the car market but a friend wants to buy mine for cash and I'd basically be doing her a favor. Always wanted a convertible, I live in Southern California so why not, and I have a good credit score that should, I would hope, qualify for special offers.

Leaning strongly toward leasing since I owned my last car and will probably want something else in 36 months. BMW 2-series or 4-series, Audi A3 or A5 or TT, or Mercedes SLK? American cars are out. I would consider older but nicer cars on a certified preowned type of deal only if it's really worth the step up in class, size, capability, performance, or whatever. I have an '09 Volvo S40 now if that matters for comparisons' sake.

Or should I just get a sensible 2005 Corolla and quit yappin' about it.

(http://automodels.net/media/jaguar/pics/jaguar-e-type-convertible-%5B4114%5D.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on March 01, 2016, 07:19:06 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 01, 2016, 04:43:18 AM
I wasn't really looking to be in the car market but a friend wants to buy mine for cash and I'd basically be doing her a favor. Always wanted a convertible, I live in Southern California so why not, and I have a good credit score that should, I would hope, qualify for special offers.

Leaning strongly toward leasing since I owned my last car and will probably want something else in 36 months. BMW 2-series or 4-series, Audi A3 or A5 or TT, or Mercedes SLK? American cars are out. I would consider older but nicer cars on a certified preowned type of deal only if it's really worth the step up in class, size, capability, performance, or whatever. I have an '09 Volvo S40 now if that matters for comparisons' sake.

Or should I just get a sensible 2005 Corolla and quit yappin' about it.

I'm terrified of living in Southern California with a leased car.  I can imagine going about 10K over the allotted mileage over three years of my lease.  Everything seems so far away from anything else.  Not to mention if you're shopping in that class of car, I'd imagine a pre-owned certified would be the way to go.  How could keep yourself from driving up and down the coast in one of those as often as possible.

On the other hand, about a year into a lease of any car like that, you'll start getting all sorts of offers to trade in earlier.  I'm not sure how the mileage would work out but if you continue to lease, you can drive a new car every 18-24 months if you were so inclined.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 01, 2016, 07:48:29 AM
Tesla Model 3 goes on pre-order at the end of the month.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 01, 2016, 09:13:15 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 01, 2016, 07:48:29 AM
Tesla Model 3 goes on pre-order at the end of the month.

Unless it's an absolute lemon, this will replace my current ride. But with a 200 mile range, it's better than the Volt or Leaf, but it could get frustrating if you do drive a significant number of miles a week. For me, I could plug it into the supercharger at Old Orchard once a week or so and have a full charge in the time it takes to hit Shake Shack.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 01, 2016, 09:25:31 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on March 01, 2016, 09:13:15 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 01, 2016, 07:48:29 AM
Tesla Model 3 goes on pre-order at the end of the month.

Unless it's an absolute lemon, this will replace my current ride. But with a 200 mile range, it's better than the Volt or Leaf, but it could get frustrating if you do drive a significant number of miles a week. For me, I could plug it into the supercharger at Old Orchard once a week or so and have a full charge in the time it takes to hit Shake Shack.

I'll be buying this as well. Trying to talk my wife into it, as we also want to rebuild our house sometime in the next few years, and it might be tough to afford both.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on March 01, 2016, 09:45:49 AM

Go full metal Kardashian and get a G Wagon.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 03, 2016, 03:02:37 AM
Quote from: Oleg on March 01, 2016, 07:19:06 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 01, 2016, 04:43:18 AM
I wasn't really looking to be in the car market but a friend wants to buy mine for cash and I'd basically be doing her a favor. Always wanted a convertible, I live in Southern California so why not, and I have a good credit score that should, I would hope, qualify for special offers.

Leaning strongly toward leasing since I owned my last car and will probably want something else in 36 months. BMW 2-series or 4-series, Audi A3 or A5 or TT, or Mercedes SLK? American cars are out. I would consider older but nicer cars on a certified preowned type of deal only if it's really worth the step up in class, size, capability, performance, or whatever. I have an '09 Volvo S40 now if that matters for comparisons' sake.

Or should I just get a sensible 2005 Corolla and quit yappin' about it.

I'm terrified of living in Southern California with a leased car.  I can imagine going about 10K over the allotted mileage over three years of my lease.  Everything seems so far away from anything else.  Not to mention if you're shopping in that class of car, I'd imagine a pre-owned certified would be the way to go.  How could keep yourself from driving up and down the coast in one of those as often as possible.

On the other hand, about a year into a lease of any car like that, you'll start getting all sorts of offers to trade in earlier.  I'm not sure how the mileage would work out but if you continue to lease, you can drive a new car every 18-24 months if you were so inclined.

You make good points. Would 10k or 12k be enough? Those are the max options. I don't think I want to buy unless and until I'm getting something really nice and durable I'd want to keep. Like I can see buying another Volvo, SUV this time, for moving around stuff that doesn't fit in a softtop and/or schlepping visitors and friends up to Santa Barbara, but rotating through sportier cars more frequently until I find one I really like.

I'd be interested in those early trade offers. I think my current preference list is:
1. BMW M235i (quick 0-60, great reviews, seems the most fun to drive of anything in this segment that's not from Porsche, I don't really need much of a backseat)
2. BMW 428i/435i (more of a tourer than a sports car, has a hardtop, more livable back seats)
3. Audi TT (the new one is interesting and sounds fun to drive)
4. Mercedes SLK (really expensive compared to its competitors, has a cool glass roof, also more of a tourer but I like its looks and secretly pine for an SL - they look very similar)
5. Audi A5 (good, but at the same prices as the BMW it doesn't make much sense to pay the same for less car unless you really like Audi -- plus I've been told it's a stereotypical "lawyer car," not that BMWs aren't, but I have been seeing a ton of A5s around here lately)
6. Audi A3 (makes even less sense than the A5, given the BMW 2 series exists, and doesn't really compete on price very well)
7. Drumpf Shitbird: Gold Edition (GPS directs you off the nearest cliff, where you will land on top of unsuspecting minorities -- a sensor automatically detonates the fuel tank if no explosion detected)

The base model Porsche Boxster is also at the top of my price range but from the reviews I've read, it's pretty bare-bones and you have to add a lot of options to even come close to the others' features. The BMWs are very fairly priced (on par or even cheaper than some comparable Audis), well equipped, and have very good reviews. Seems like more bang for the buck. And it's expensive as shit to insure a Boxster and an obese teacher lady at my high school ruined them for me by having one and treating it like a big lumbering Bentley. A Boxster in central Illinois, where it's decent convertible weather maybe two months out of the year and you have no open air to enjoy except miles and miles of manure. What a ridiculous choice.

I still can't shake the feeling this is the most #firstworldproblems thing I've ever posted, but if you know cars and have thoughts I'd appreciate it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 03, 2016, 03:08:08 AM
Quote from: flannj on March 01, 2016, 09:45:49 AM

Go full metal Kardashian and get a G Wagon.

I could also go full Jenner and kill somebody on the PCH and be celebrated ever since, because who cares, it was just some gross poor anyway.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on March 03, 2016, 07:45:40 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 03, 2016, 03:02:37 AM
Quote from: Oleg on March 01, 2016, 07:19:06 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 01, 2016, 04:43:18 AM
I wasn't really looking to be in the car market but a friend wants to buy mine for cash and I'd basically be doing her a favor. Always wanted a convertible, I live in Southern California so why not, and I have a good credit score that should, I would hope, qualify for special offers.

Leaning strongly toward leasing since I owned my last car and will probably want something else in 36 months. BMW 2-series or 4-series, Audi A3 or A5 or TT, or Mercedes SLK? American cars are out. I would consider older but nicer cars on a certified preowned type of deal only if it's really worth the step up in class, size, capability, performance, or whatever. I have an '09 Volvo S40 now if that matters for comparisons' sake.

Or should I just get a sensible 2005 Corolla and quit yappin' about it.

I'm terrified of living in Southern California with a leased car.  I can imagine going about 10K over the allotted mileage over three years of my lease.  Everything seems so far away from anything else.  Not to mention if you're shopping in that class of car, I'd imagine a pre-owned certified would be the way to go.  How could keep yourself from driving up and down the coast in one of those as often as possible.

On the other hand, about a year into a lease of any car like that, you'll start getting all sorts of offers to trade in earlier.  I'm not sure how the mileage would work out but if you continue to lease, you can drive a new car every 18-24 months if you were so inclined.

You make good points. Would 10k or 12k be enough? Those are the max options. I don't think I want to buy unless and until I'm getting something really nice and durable I'd want to keep. Like I can see buying another Volvo, SUV this time, for moving around stuff that doesn't fit in a softtop and/or schlepping visitors and friends up to Santa Barbara, but rotating through sportier cars more frequently until I find one I really like.

I'd be interested in those early trade offers. I think my current preference list is:
1. BMW M235i (quick 0-60, great reviews, seems the most fun to drive of anything in this segment that's not from Porsche, I don't really need much of a backseat)
2. BMW 428i/435i (more of a tourer than a sports car, has a hardtop, more livable back seats)
3. Audi TT (the new one is interesting and sounds fun to drive)
4. Mercedes SLK (really expensive compared to its competitors, has a cool glass roof, also more of a tourer but I like its looks and secretly pine for an SL - they look very similar)
5. Audi A5 (good, but at the same prices as the BMW it doesn't make much sense to pay the same for less car unless you really like Audi -- plus I've been told it's a stereotypical "lawyer car," not that BMWs aren't, but I have been seeing a ton of A5s around here lately)
6. Audi A3 (makes even less sense than the A5, given the BMW 2 series exists, and doesn't really compete on price very well)
7. Drumpf Shitbird: Gold Edition (GPS directs you off the nearest cliff, where you will land on top of unsuspecting minorities -- a sensor automatically detonates the fuel tank if no explosion detected)

The base model Porsche Boxster is also at the top of my price range but from the reviews I've read, it's pretty bare-bones and you have to add a lot of options to even come close to the others' features. The BMWs are very fairly priced (on par or even cheaper than some comparable Audis), well equipped, and have very good reviews. Seems like more bang for the buck. And it's expensive as shit to insure a Boxster and an obese teacher lady at my high school ruined them for me by having one and treating it like a big lumbering Bentley. A Boxster in central Illinois, where it's decent convertible weather maybe two months out of the year and you have no open air to enjoy except miles and miles of manure. What a ridiculous choice.

I still can't shake the feeling this is the most #firstworldproblems thing I've ever posted, but if you know cars and have thoughts I'd appreciate it.

As far as the actual car goes, I have almost no opinion other than...don't buy a base model of anything.  That just seems like no fun.  I guess having a Porche would be fun all that shit but if you can't get the bells and whistles, even that'll get boring.

Only you can guess how much you would drive.  Like I said, having a fun car in Southern California would probably make me drive it even more.

And, yes.  This is about the greatest #firstworldproblems post ever.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:08:09 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 01, 2016, 04:43:18 AM
Or should I just get a sensible 2005 Corolla and quit yappin' about it.

I drive a 2005 Corolla and it's extremely sensible. I am being 100% earnest here.

I've worked at non-profits for my entire professional career, so you probably don't need to do what I do.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on March 03, 2016, 02:23:40 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:08:09 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 01, 2016, 04:43:18 AM
Or should I just get a sensible 2005 Corolla and quit yappin' about it.

I drive a 2005 Corolla and it's extremely sensible. I am being 100% earnest here.

I've worked at non-profits for my entire professional career, so you probably don't need to do what I do.

My family (well, my dad and brother) has been a Toyota family since 1982, and they never seem to complain.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:58:43 PM
Quote from: Bort on March 03, 2016, 02:23:40 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:08:09 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 01, 2016, 04:43:18 AM
Or should I just get a sensible 2005 Corolla and quit yappin' about it.

I drive a 2005 Corolla and it's extremely sensible. I am being 100% earnest here.

I've worked at non-profits for my entire professional career, so you probably don't need to do what I do.

My family (well, my dad and brother) has been a Toyota family since 1982, and they never seem to complain.

Toyotas and Hondas, drive 'em into the ground (and then keep driving). It's the no-frills German Lutheran way.

It probably helps that I've never been all that into cars, but I will admit to being awfully tempted by all the Tesla Model 3 talk.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on March 03, 2016, 03:26:25 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:58:43 PM
Quote from: Bort on March 03, 2016, 02:23:40 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:08:09 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 01, 2016, 04:43:18 AM
Or should I just get a sensible 2005 Corolla and quit yappin' about it.

I drive a 2005 Corolla and it's extremely sensible. I am being 100% earnest here.

I've worked at non-profits for my entire professional career, so you probably don't need to do what I do.

My family (well, my dad and brother) has been a Toyota family since 1982, and they never seem to complain.

Toyotas and Hondas, drive 'em into the ground (and then keep driving). It's the no-frills German Lutheran way.

It probably helps that I've never been all that into cars, but I will admit to being awfully tempted by all the Tesla Model 3 talk.

Literally the only car I've ever had (I didn't really ever have to drive until a few years ago) is a hand-me down from my wife.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on March 03, 2016, 03:46:13 PM
Don't ask me, I'm one of those sick bastards who actually wanted a minivan and it's the probably one of the top 5 purchases I've made in my adult life.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on March 03, 2016, 03:49:28 PM
This is a terrible conversation.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on March 03, 2016, 03:51:35 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on March 03, 2016, 03:49:28 PM
This is a terrible conversation.

Well it's a good thing you and I are here to turn it around.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 03, 2016, 04:11:03 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:58:43 PM
Quote from: Bort on March 03, 2016, 02:23:40 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:08:09 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 01, 2016, 04:43:18 AM
Or should I just get a sensible 2005 Corolla and quit yappin' about it.

I drive a 2005 Corolla and it's extremely sensible. I am being 100% earnest here.

I've worked at non-profits for my entire professional career, so you probably don't need to do what I do.

My family (well, my dad and brother) has been a Toyota family since 1982, and they never seem to complain.

Toyotas and Hondas, drive 'em into the ground (and then keep driving). It's the no-frills German Lutheran way.

It probably helps that I've never been all that into cars, but I will admit to being awfully tempted by all the Tesla Model 3 talk.

I've gotten to test drive the Model S a couple of times. It's like driving in a gat-damn spaceship. If you have a Tesla store in your area, I'd highly recommend you give it a go.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 03, 2016, 07:35:24 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 03, 2016, 04:11:03 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:58:43 PM
Quote from: Bort on March 03, 2016, 02:23:40 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:08:09 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 01, 2016, 04:43:18 AM
Or should I just get a sensible 2005 Corolla and quit yappin' about it.

I drive a 2005 Corolla and it's extremely sensible. I am being 100% earnest here.

I've worked at non-profits for my entire professional career, so you probably don't need to do what I do.

My family (well, my dad and brother) has been a Toyota family since 1982, and they never seem to complain.

Toyotas and Hondas, drive 'em into the ground (and then keep driving). It's the no-frills German Lutheran way.

It probably helps that I've never been all that into cars, but I will admit to being awfully tempted by all the Tesla Model 3 talk.

I've gotten to test drive the Model S a couple of times. It's like driving in a gat-damn spaceship. If you have a Tesla store in your area, I'd highly recommend you give it a go.

There is one here and I'd love to drive one, but I guess I'd feel bad for wasting their time. Then again, maybe I could say was trying to get an idea of what a Model 3 is like before I put a deposit down later this month? That wouldn't be a total lie.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 03, 2016, 08:15:11 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 07:35:24 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 03, 2016, 04:11:03 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:58:43 PM
Quote from: Bort on March 03, 2016, 02:23:40 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:08:09 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 01, 2016, 04:43:18 AM
Or should I just get a sensible 2005 Corolla and quit yappin' about it.

I drive a 2005 Corolla and it's extremely sensible. I am being 100% earnest here.

I've worked at non-profits for my entire professional career, so you probably don't need to do what I do.

My family (well, my dad and brother) has been a Toyota family since 1982, and they never seem to complain.

Toyotas and Hondas, drive 'em into the ground (and then keep driving). It's the no-frills German Lutheran way.

It probably helps that I've never been all that into cars, but I will admit to being awfully tempted by all the Tesla Model 3 talk.

I've gotten to test drive the Model S a couple of times. It's like driving in a gat-damn spaceship. If you have a Tesla store in your area, I'd highly recommend you give it a go.

There is one here and I'd love to drive one, but I guess I'd feel bad for wasting their time. Then again, maybe I could say was trying to get an idea of what a Model 3 is like before I put a deposit down later this month? That wouldn't be a total lie.

If they are anything like the store here, they'll be cool with your casual interest. I told them that my wife and I are both teachers, so they knew the S was a pretty unrealistic purchase, but they still treated us like any curious potential customer.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 04, 2016, 01:50:24 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 03, 2016, 08:15:11 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 07:35:24 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 03, 2016, 04:11:03 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:58:43 PM
Quote from: Bort on March 03, 2016, 02:23:40 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 03, 2016, 02:08:09 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 01, 2016, 04:43:18 AM
Or should I just get a sensible 2005 Corolla and quit yappin' about it.

I drive a 2005 Corolla and it's extremely sensible. I am being 100% earnest here.

I've worked at non-profits for my entire professional career, so you probably don't need to do what I do.

My family (well, my dad and brother) has been a Toyota family since 1982, and they never seem to complain.

Toyotas and Hondas, drive 'em into the ground (and then keep driving). It's the no-frills German Lutheran way.

It probably helps that I've never been all that into cars, but I will admit to being awfully tempted by all the Tesla Model 3 talk.

I've gotten to test drive the Model S a couple of times. It's like driving in a gat-damn spaceship. If you have a Tesla store in your area, I'd highly recommend you give it a go.

There is one here and I'd love to drive one, but I guess I'd feel bad for wasting their time. Then again, maybe I could say was trying to get an idea of what a Model 3 is like before I put a deposit down later this month? That wouldn't be a total lie.

If they are anything like the store here, they'll be cool with your casual interest. I told them that my wife and I are both teachers, so they knew the S was a pretty unrealistic purchase, but they still treated us like any curious potential customer.

Well obviously they were laying the groundwork to get you into the 35k car. Clever bastards.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 02:35:55 AM
I can't understand why anybody would buy a new car.  You're only going to use it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on March 04, 2016, 10:08:04 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 02:35:55 AM
I can't understand why anybody would buy a new car.  You're only going to use it.

Says the guy who doesn't even believe in cleaning his car.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 04, 2016, 10:32:52 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on March 04, 2016, 10:08:04 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 02:35:55 AM
I can't understand why anybody would buy a new car.  You're only going to use it.

Says the guy who doesn't even believe in cleaning his car.

Why clean anything? It's just gonna get dirty
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on March 04, 2016, 11:52:00 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 02:35:55 AM
I can't understand why anybody would buy a new car.  You're only going to use it.
Does anyone have any experience with a 2011 BMW 328i?  We have a neighbor who is selling hers.  28,000 miles.  She is asking $19,800. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 04, 2016, 12:59:14 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 02:35:55 AM
I can't understand why anybody would buy a new car.  You're only going to use it.

Do people buy other goods that don't get used?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 04, 2016, 01:00:10 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 04, 2016, 12:59:14 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 02:35:55 AM
I can't understand why anybody would buy a new car.  You're only going to use it.

Do people buy other goods that don't get used?

Vegemite.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on March 04, 2016, 01:04:05 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 04, 2016, 12:59:14 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 02:35:55 AM
I can't understand why anybody would buy a new car.  You're only going to use it.

Do people buy other goods that don't get used?
Treadmills, stationary bikes,  exercise equipment of any type.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 01:33:14 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 04, 2016, 12:59:14 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 02:35:55 AM
I can't understand why anybody would buy a new car.  You're only going to use it.

Do people buy other goods that don't get used?

I was trying to expand my don't-clean-your-car-it-will-only-get-dirty-again meme.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 04, 2016, 01:42:24 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 01:33:14 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 04, 2016, 12:59:14 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 02:35:55 AM
I can't understand why anybody would buy a new car.  You're only going to use it.

Do people buy other goods that don't get used?

I was trying to expand my don't-clean-your-car-it-will-only-get-dirty-again meme.

I think I missed that one in the memesheet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on March 04, 2016, 01:54:02 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 04, 2016, 01:42:24 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 01:33:14 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 04, 2016, 12:59:14 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 02:35:55 AM
I can't understand why anybody would buy a new car.  You're only going to use it.

Do people buy other goods that don't get used?

I was trying to expand my don't-clean-your-car-it-will-only-get-dirty-again meme.

I think I missed that one in the memesheet.

Cell Q17: "Never cleans his car, doesn't get why anyone would since they'll just sell it someday anyway"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 04, 2016, 02:31:54 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on March 04, 2016, 01:54:02 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 04, 2016, 01:42:24 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 01:33:14 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 04, 2016, 12:59:14 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 04, 2016, 02:35:55 AM
I can't understand why anybody would buy a new car.  You're only going to use it.

Do people buy other goods that don't get used?

I was trying to expand my don't-clean-your-car-it-will-only-get-dirty-again meme.

I think I missed that one in the memesheet.

Cell Q17: "Never cleans his car, doesn't get why anyone would since they'll just sell it someday anyway"

Technically true of any house you live in as well.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 11, 2016, 12:18:45 AM
So which game is actually Opening Day? At Bat is listing Jake as the probable starter for Sunday, which I thought was supposed to be an exhibition game. Is it still the 5th? Can't find anything saying it's been moved up. Get your shit together, MLB.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on March 11, 2016, 07:19:27 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 11, 2016, 12:18:45 AM
So which game is actually Opening Day? At Bat is listing Jake as the probable starter for Sunday, which I thought was supposed to be an exhibition game. Is it still the 5th? Can't find anything saying it's been moved up. Get your shit together, MLB.

Opening Day is the game on Monday, I have no idea why they can't get that right on their own website, but every other schedule I've looked up says the first game is that Monday.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on March 11, 2016, 11:32:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 11, 2016, 07:19:27 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 11, 2016, 12:18:45 AM
So which game is actually Opening Day? At Bat is listing Jake as the probable starter for Sunday, which I thought was supposed to be an exhibition game. Is it still the 5th? Can't find anything saying it's been moved up. Get your shit together, MLB.

Opening Day is the game on Monday, I have no idea why they can't get that right on their own website, but every other schedule I've looked up says the first game is that Monday.
Opening day has been on a Monday for a long time
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 11, 2016, 12:14:01 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 11, 2016, 11:32:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 11, 2016, 07:19:27 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 11, 2016, 12:18:45 AM
So which game is actually Opening Day? At Bat is listing Jake as the probable starter for Sunday, which I thought was supposed to be an exhibition game. Is it still the 5th? Can't find anything saying it's been moved up. Get your shit together, MLB.

Opening Day is the game on Monday, I have no idea why they can't get that right on their own website, but every other schedule I've looked up says the first game is that Monday.
Opening day has been on a Monday for a long time

Last year it was Sunday night, no?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on March 11, 2016, 12:17:58 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on March 11, 2016, 12:14:01 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 11, 2016, 11:32:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 11, 2016, 07:19:27 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 11, 2016, 12:18:45 AM
So which game is actually Opening Day? At Bat is listing Jake as the probable starter for Sunday, which I thought was supposed to be an exhibition game. Is it still the 5th? Can't find anything saying it's been moved up. Get your shit together, MLB.

Opening Day is the game on Monday, I have no idea why they can't get that right on their own website, but every other schedule I've looked up says the first game is that Monday.
Opening day has been on a Monday for a long time


Last year it was Sunday night, no?

It was. There are some Sunday night games this year, too, the Cubs just didn't get one of them. Their first regular season game is Monday at the Angels, but the website shows that they are playing a spring training game the day before that, also at the Angels, which has to be wrong or something. I can't remember a team ever playing a ST game the day before Opening Day.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on March 11, 2016, 12:53:10 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 11, 2016, 12:17:58 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on March 11, 2016, 12:14:01 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 11, 2016, 11:32:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 11, 2016, 07:19:27 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 11, 2016, 12:18:45 AM
So which game is actually Opening Day? At Bat is listing Jake as the probable starter for Sunday, which I thought was supposed to be an exhibition game. Is it still the 5th? Can't find anything saying it's been moved up. Get your shit together, MLB.

Opening Day is the game on Monday, I have no idea why they can't get that right on their own website, but every other schedule I've looked up says the first game is that Monday.
Opening day has been on a Monday for a long time


Last year it was Sunday night, no?

It was. There are some Sunday night games this year, too, the Cubs just didn't get one of them. Their first regular season game is Monday at the Angels, but the website shows that they are playing a spring training game the day before that, also at the Angels, which has to be wrong or something. I can't remember a team ever playing a ST game the day before Opening Day.
There is something wrong about Opening Day being played at night.  On a Sunday?  I will have to hurry home from Church!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 11, 2016, 01:07:06 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 11, 2016, 12:53:10 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 11, 2016, 12:17:58 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on March 11, 2016, 12:14:01 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 11, 2016, 11:32:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 11, 2016, 07:19:27 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 11, 2016, 12:18:45 AM
So which game is actually Opening Day? At Bat is listing Jake as the probable starter for Sunday, which I thought was supposed to be an exhibition game. Is it still the 5th? Can't find anything saying it's been moved up. Get your shit together, MLB.

Opening Day is the game on Monday, I have no idea why they can't get that right on their own website, but every other schedule I've looked up says the first game is that Monday.
Opening day has been on a Monday for a long time


Last year it was Sunday night, no?

It was. There are some Sunday night games this year, too, the Cubs just didn't get one of them. Their first regular season game is Monday at the Angels, but the website shows that they are playing a spring training game the day before that, also at the Angels, which has to be wrong or something. I can't remember a team ever playing a ST game the day before Opening Day.
There is something wrong about Opening Day being played at night.  On a Sunday?  I will have to hurry home from Church!

Offn the top of my head the first pitch of the Cubs season was hurled at night in the following years:

1986, 1988, 1999, 2000 (or more like 3 AM is it was in Japan), 2009....maybe 1 or two more.

That is to say it's occurred sporadically over the last 30 years, or for over 20% of the franchise's existence. That is also to say you should've gotten used to by it now, Stew!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 11, 2016, 01:20:28 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 01:07:06 PM
Offn the top of my head the first pitch of the Cubs season was hurled at night in the following years:

1986, 1988, 1999, 2000 (or more like 3 AM is it was in Japan), 2009....maybe 1 or two more.

That is to say it's occurred sporadically over the last 30 years, or for over 20% of the franchise's existence. That is also to say you should've gotten used to by it now, Stew!

Who remembers something like th— oh, right.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on March 11, 2016, 01:49:16 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 11, 2016, 01:20:28 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 01:07:06 PM
Offn the top of my head the first pitch of the Cubs season was hurled at night in the following years:

1986, 1988, 1999, 2000 (or more like 3 AM is it was in Japan), 2009....maybe 1 or two more.

That is to say it's occurred sporadically over the last 30 years, or for over 20% of the franchise's existence. That is also to say you should've gotten used to by it now, Stew!

Who remembers something like th— oh, right.

Heh.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 11, 2016, 02:08:13 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 11, 2016, 01:20:28 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 01:07:06 PM
Offn the top of my head the first pitch of the Cubs season was hurled at night in the following years:

1986, 1988, 1999, 2000 (or more like 3 AM is it was in Japan), 2009....maybe 1 or two more.

That is to say it's occurred sporadically over the last 30 years, or for over 20% of the franchise's existence. That is also to say you should've gotten used to by it now, Stew!

Who remembers something like th— oh, right.

I remember being excited in '86 because I didn't have to stay home from school to catch the Opener like I had in '84 and '85.  Ditto for '88, which was in Atlanta and was Don Zimmer's first game as manager and the game went extra innings before the Cubs closed it out against a hapless Braves team with I wanna say a Vance Law game-winning RBI....In between those 2 night games was the home opener in '87 at Wrigley that Harry was too sick to do and was replaced on the broadcast by Brent Musberger.  Yes, I stayed home from school again to watch it. It was Andre Dawson's 1st game as a Cub and he got off to a slow start; at one point he came up with the bases loaded but hit a dribbler back to the mound, but we all know he got hotter than shit in no time after that.  Also, Maine West alum Jim Lindeman started in RF for the Cardinals.  #randomfacts.

Good times.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 11, 2016, 02:16:15 PM
I stand corrected.  Dawson came up--for his first at-bat as a Cub--with runners on second and third (not the bases loaded)  and nobody out and reached base on an error by second baseman Tommy Herr (not a dribbler back to the pitcher).  You'll have to take my word for it that it was a disappointing first at-bat and that the ball was hit weakly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on March 11, 2016, 02:22:07 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:16:15 PM
I stand corrected.  Dawson came up--for his first at-bat as a Cub--with runners on second and third (not the bases loaded)  and nobody out and reached base on an error by second baseman Tommy Herr (not a dribbler back to the pitcher).  You'll have to take my word for it that it was a disappointing first at-bat and that the ball was hit weakly.

I am disappointed beyond words.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 11, 2016, 02:27:46 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 11, 2016, 02:22:07 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:16:15 PM
I stand corrected.  Dawson came up--for his first at-bat as a Cub--with runners on second and third (not the bases loaded)  and nobody out and reached base on an error by second baseman Tommy Herr (not a dribbler back to the pitcher).  You'll have to take my word for it that it was a disappointing first at-bat and that the ball was hit weakly.

I am disappointed beyond words.

Well then brace yourself for some more bad news.

BB-Ref tells me Vance Law did not drive in the game-winning in the 1988 Opener.  Though I did remember correctly that the Cubs beat Atlanta in extras, the winning run actually scored when Law began the inning with double.  After a SAC bunt by Shawon Dunston, Law apparently scored the winning run--as opposed to driving it in--on a Manny Trillo SAC fly.  Though I suppose I could console myself for knowing that Law was mixed in there somewhere, I know in my heart that that's a cop-out and the shame is forever mine that I was not more exact in my recall.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on March 11, 2016, 02:28:51 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:27:46 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 11, 2016, 02:22:07 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:16:15 PM
I stand corrected.  Dawson came up--for his first at-bat as a Cub--with runners on second and third (not the bases loaded)  and nobody out and reached base on an error by second baseman Tommy Herr (not a dribbler back to the pitcher).  You'll have to take my word for it that it was a disappointing first at-bat and that the ball was hit weakly.

I am disappointed beyond words.

Well then brace yourself for some more bad news.

BB-Ref tells me Vance Law did not drive in the game-winning in the 1988 Opener.  Though I did remember correctly that the Cubs beat Atlanta in extras, the winning run actually scored when Law began the inning with double.  After a SAC bunt by Shawon Dunston, Law apparently scored the winning run--as opposed to driving it in--on a Manny Trillo SAC fly.  Though I suppose I could console myself for knowing that Law was mixed in there somewhere, I know in my heart that that's a cop-out and the shame is forever mine that I was not more exact in my recall.

Who even are you, man
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 11, 2016, 02:30:09 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 11, 2016, 02:28:51 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:27:46 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 11, 2016, 02:22:07 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:16:15 PM
I stand corrected.  Dawson came up--for his first at-bat as a Cub--with runners on second and third (not the bases loaded)  and nobody out and reached base on an error by second baseman Tommy Herr (not a dribbler back to the pitcher).  You'll have to take my word for it that it was a disappointing first at-bat and that the ball was hit weakly.

I am disappointed beyond words.

Well then brace yourself for some more bad news.

BB-Ref tells me Vance Law did not drive in the game-winning in the 1988 Opener.  Though I did remember correctly that the Cubs beat Atlanta in extras, the winning run actually scored when Law began the inning with double.  After a SAC bunt by Shawon Dunston, Law apparently scored the winning run--as opposed to driving it in--on a Manny Trillo SAC fly.  Though I suppose I could console myself for knowing that Law was mixed in there somewhere, I know in my heart that that's a cop-out and the shame is forever mine that I was not more exact in my recall.

Who even are you, man

I don't even know anymore.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on March 11, 2016, 03:05:16 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:27:46 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 11, 2016, 02:22:07 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:16:15 PM
I stand corrected.  Dawson came up--for his first at-bat as a Cub--with runners on second and third (not the bases loaded)  and nobody out and reached base on an error by second baseman Tommy Herr (not a dribbler back to the pitcher).  You'll have to take my word for it that it was a disappointing first at-bat and that the ball was hit weakly.

I am disappointed beyond words.

Well then brace yourself for some more bad news.

BB-Ref tells me Vance Law did not drive in the game-winning in the 1988 Opener.  Though I did remember correctly that the Cubs beat Atlanta in extras, the winning run actually scored when Law began the inning with double.  After a SAC bunt by Shawon Dunston, Law apparently scored the winning run--as opposed to driving it in--on a Manny Trillo SAC fly.  Though I suppose I could console myself for knowing that Law was mixed in there somewhere, I know in my heart that that's a cop-out and the shame is forever mine that I was not more exact in my recall.

I think you might be getting early onset Alzheimer's. Your memory sucks ass.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on March 11, 2016, 05:29:10 PM
Quote from: R-V on March 11, 2016, 03:05:16 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:27:46 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 11, 2016, 02:22:07 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:16:15 PM
I stand corrected.  Dawson came up--for his first at-bat as a Cub--with runners on second and third (not the bases loaded)  and nobody out and reached base on an error by second baseman Tommy Herr (not a dribbler back to the pitcher).  You'll have to take my word for it that it was a disappointing first at-bat and that the ball was hit weakly.

I am disappointed beyond words.

Well then brace yourself for some more bad news.

BB-Ref tells me Vance Law did not drive in the game-winning in the 1988 Opener.  Though I did remember correctly that the Cubs beat Atlanta in extras, the winning run actually scored when Law began the inning with double.  After a SAC bunt by Shawon Dunston, Law apparently scored the winning run--as opposed to driving it in--on a Manny Trillo SAC fly.  Though I suppose I could console myself for knowing that Law was mixed in there somewhere, I know in my heart that that's a cop-out and the shame is forever mine that I was not more exact in my recall.

I think you might be getting early onset Alzheimer's. Your memory sucks ass.
How old can you be and still get to call it "early onset"?  I'm not asking for myself.  I am just curious.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on March 11, 2016, 05:59:25 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 11, 2016, 05:29:10 PM
Quote from: R-V on March 11, 2016, 03:05:16 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:27:46 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 11, 2016, 02:22:07 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:16:15 PM
I stand corrected.  Dawson came up--for his first at-bat as a Cub--with runners on second and third (not the bases loaded)  and nobody out and reached base on an error by second baseman Tommy Herr (not a dribbler back to the pitcher).  You'll have to take my word for it that it was a disappointing first at-bat and that the ball was hit weakly.

I am disappointed beyond words.

Well then brace yourself for some more bad news.

BB-Ref tells me Vance Law did not drive in the game-winning in the 1988 Opener.  Though I did remember correctly that the Cubs beat Atlanta in extras, the winning run actually scored when Law began the inning with double.  After a SAC bunt by Shawon Dunston, Law apparently scored the winning run--as opposed to driving it in--on a Manny Trillo SAC fly.  Though I suppose I could console myself for knowing that Law was mixed in there somewhere, I know in my heart that that's a cop-out and the shame is forever mine that I was not more exact in my recall.

I think you might be getting early onset Alzheimer's. Your memory sucks ass.
How old can you be and still get to call it "early onset"?  I'm not asking for myself.  I am just curious.

64.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 11, 2016, 06:34:26 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:27:46 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 11, 2016, 02:22:07 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:16:15 PM
I stand corrected.  Dawson came up--for his first at-bat as a Cub--with runners on second and third (not the bases loaded)  and nobody out and reached base on an error by second baseman Tommy Herr (not a dribbler back to the pitcher).  You'll have to take my word for it that it was a disappointing first at-bat and that the ball was hit weakly.

I am disappointed beyond words.

Well then brace yourself for some more bad news.

BB-Ref tells me Vance Law did not drive in the game-winning in the 1988 Opener.  Though I did remember correctly that the Cubs beat Atlanta in extras, the winning run actually scored when Law began the inning with double.  After a SAC bunt by Shawon Dunston, Law apparently scored the winning run--as opposed to driving it in--on a Manny Trillo SAC fly.  Though I suppose I could console myself for knowing that Law was mixed in there somewhere, I know in my heart that that's a cop-out and the shame is forever mine that I was not more exact in my recall.

So I don't feel so bad for reading it, scoffing and immediately thinking that Vance Law never drove in shit.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on March 12, 2016, 04:59:03 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 11, 2016, 06:34:26 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:27:46 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 11, 2016, 02:22:07 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:16:15 PM
I stand corrected.  Dawson came up--for his first at-bat as a Cub--with runners on second and third (not the bases loaded)  and nobody out and reached base on an error by second baseman Tommy Herr (not a dribbler back to the pitcher).  You'll have to take my word for it that it was a disappointing first at-bat and that the ball was hit weakly.

I am disappointed beyond words.

Well then brace yourself for some more bad news.

BB-Ref tells me Vance Law did not drive in the game-winning in the 1988 Opener.  Though I did remember correctly that the Cubs beat Atlanta in extras, the winning run actually scored when Law began the inning with double.  After a SAC bunt by Shawon Dunston, Law apparently scored the winning run--as opposed to driving it in--on a Manny Trillo SAC fly.  Though I suppose I could console myself for knowing that Law was mixed in there somewhere, I know in my heart that that's a cop-out and the shame is forever mine that I was not more exact in my recall.

So I don't feel so bad for reading it, scoffing and immediately thinking that Vance Law never drove in shit.

That's 1988 National League All-Star Vance Law.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 14, 2016, 08:55:08 AM
Quote from: Brownie on March 12, 2016, 04:59:03 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 11, 2016, 06:34:26 PM
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I stand corrected.  Dawson came up--for his first at-bat as a Cub--with runners on second and third (not the bases loaded)  and nobody out and reached base on an error by second baseman Tommy Herr (not a dribbler back to the pitcher).  You'll have to take my word for it that it was a disappointing first at-bat and that the ball was hit weakly.

I am disappointed beyond words.

Well then brace yourself for some more bad news.

BB-Ref tells me Vance Law did not drive in the game-winning in the 1988 Opener.  Though I did remember correctly that the Cubs beat Atlanta in extras, the winning run actually scored when Law began the inning with double.  After a SAC bunt by Shawon Dunston, Law apparently scored the winning run--as opposed to driving it in--on a Manny Trillo SAC fly.  Though I suppose I could console myself for knowing that Law was mixed in there somewhere, I know in my heart that that's a cop-out and the shame is forever mine that I was not more exact in my recall.

So I don't feel so bad for reading it, scoffing and immediately thinking that Vance Law never drove in shit.

That's 1988 National League All-Star Vance Law.

Yeah, he had a nice "bounceback" year in '88--that rally-starting double portended good things for 1988 Vance Law.  Thinking it may have saved his career, he went into '89 solidly as the third baseman, but then did jack shit to help the Cubs ascend to the heights of the old NL East and was basically forced aside by mid-season acquisition Luis Salazar by the time September had come around.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on March 14, 2016, 08:58:17 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 14, 2016, 08:55:08 AM
Quote from: Brownie on March 12, 2016, 04:59:03 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 11, 2016, 06:34:26 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:27:46 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 11, 2016, 02:22:07 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 11, 2016, 02:16:15 PM
I stand corrected.  Dawson came up--for his first at-bat as a Cub--with runners on second and third (not the bases loaded)  and nobody out and reached base on an error by second baseman Tommy Herr (not a dribbler back to the pitcher).  You'll have to take my word for it that it was a disappointing first at-bat and that the ball was hit weakly.

I am disappointed beyond words.

Well then brace yourself for some more bad news.

BB-Ref tells me Vance Law did not drive in the game-winning in the 1988 Opener.  Though I did remember correctly that the Cubs beat Atlanta in extras, the winning run actually scored when Law began the inning with double.  After a SAC bunt by Shawon Dunston, Law apparently scored the winning run--as opposed to driving it in--on a Manny Trillo SAC fly.  Though I suppose I could console myself for knowing that Law was mixed in there somewhere, I know in my heart that that's a cop-out and the shame is forever mine that I was not more exact in my recall.

So I don't feel so bad for reading it, scoffing and immediately thinking that Vance Law never drove in shit.

That's 1988 National League All-Star Vance Law.

Yeah, he had a nice "bounceback" year in '88--that rally-starting double portended good things for 1988 Vance Law.  Thinking it may have saved his career, he went into '89 solidly as the third baseman, but then did jack shit to help the Cubs ascend to the heights of the old NL East and was basically forced aside by mid-season acquisition Luis Salazar by the time September had come around.

The first Cubs baseball card I ever had was Luis Salazar, because when I was starting my collection and had no idea who most of those guys were my brother graciously said I could have Salazar, because there was no fucking way he was going to give me any of his four Sandbergs or five Dawsons.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 17, 2016, 09:07:11 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

MODS!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on March 17, 2016, 09:27:06 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

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Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on March 17, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...

I'm just really confused as to how this happened. Also does use it wisely mean ban TDubbs? Can I do that? Is there any good reason why I shouldn't?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on March 17, 2016, 12:01:01 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...

I'm just really confused as to how this happened. Also does it use it wisely mean ban TDubbs? Can I do that? Is there any good reason why I shouldn't?

You should ban Andy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 17, 2016, 12:11:25 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...

I'm just really confused as to how this happened. Also does use it wisely mean ban TDubbs? Can I do that? Is there any good reason why I shouldn't?

My last two tasks as an admin were to add you and remove me. Next month you can pass the hot potato to someone.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on March 17, 2016, 12:15:04 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 17, 2016, 12:01:01 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...



I'm just really confused as to how this happened. Also does it use it wisely mean ban TDubbs? Can I do that? Is there any good reason why I shouldn't?

You should ban Andy.

Or Mindy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 17, 2016, 12:30:02 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 17, 2016, 12:01:01 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...

I'm just really confused as to how this happened. Also does it use it wisely mean ban TDubbs? Can I do that? Is there any good reason why I shouldn't?

You should ban Andy.

Not sure of what the effect of banning someone who only drops in maybe twice a year is, but it may still be worth a laff.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on March 17, 2016, 03:03:50 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 12:30:02 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 17, 2016, 12:01:01 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...

I'm just really confused as to how this happened. Also does it use it wisely mean ban TDubbs? Can I do that? Is there any good reason why I shouldn't?

You should ban Andy.

Not sure of what the effect of banning someone who only drops in maybe twice a year is, but it may still be worth a laff.
Has anyone ever seen Andy and Paul in the same room at the same time?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on March 17, 2016, 08:57:12 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 17, 2016, 03:03:50 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 12:30:02 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 17, 2016, 12:01:01 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...

I'm just really confused as to how this happened. Also does it use it wisely mean ban TDubbs? Can I do that? Is there any good reason why I shouldn't?

You should ban Andy.

Not sure of what the effect of banning someone who only drops in maybe twice a year is, but it may still be worth a laff.
Has anyone ever seen Andy and Paul in the same room at the same time?

Better bet: Register al@bleedcubbieblue.com and send him a daily digest of posts.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 17, 2016, 09:10:43 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 17, 2016, 08:57:12 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 17, 2016, 03:03:50 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 12:30:02 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 17, 2016, 12:01:01 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...

I'm just really confused as to how this happened. Also does it use it wisely mean ban TDubbs? Can I do that? Is there any good reason why I shouldn't?

You should ban Andy.

Not sure of what the effect of banning someone who only drops in maybe twice a year is, but it may still be worth a laff.
Has anyone ever seen Andy and Paul in the same room at the same time?

Better bet: Register al@bleedcubbieblue.com and send him a daily digest of posts.

Like he's not monitoring all criticism of him on all corners of the Internet already.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on March 18, 2016, 12:35:15 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 17, 2016, 09:10:43 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 17, 2016, 08:57:12 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 17, 2016, 03:03:50 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 12:30:02 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 17, 2016, 12:01:01 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...

I'm just really confused as to how this happened. Also does it use it wisely mean ban TDubbs? Can I do that? Is there any good reason why I shouldn't?

You should ban Andy.

Not sure of what the effect of banning someone who only drops in maybe twice a year is, but it may still be worth a laff.
Has anyone ever seen Andy and Paul in the same room at the same time?

Better bet: Register al@bleedcubbieblue.com and send him a daily digest of posts.

Like he's not monitoring all criticism of him on all corners of the Internet already.

I have no doubt Al monitors desipio and that's exactly why I was banned from posting before ever actually attempting to post there.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 18, 2016, 12:38:31 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 18, 2016, 12:35:15 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 17, 2016, 09:10:43 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 17, 2016, 08:57:12 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 17, 2016, 03:03:50 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 12:30:02 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 17, 2016, 12:01:01 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...

I'm just really confused as to how this happened. Also does it use it wisely mean ban TDubbs? Can I do that? Is there any good reason why I shouldn't?

You should ban Andy.

Not sure of what the effect of banning someone who only drops in maybe twice a year is, but it may still be worth a laff.
Has anyone ever seen Andy and Paul in the same room at the same time?

Better bet: Register al@bleedcubbieblue.com and send him a daily digest of posts.

Like he's not monitoring all criticism of him on all corners of the Internet already.

I have no doubt Al monitors desipio and that's exactly why I was banned from posting before ever actually attempting to post there.

I still think making him a member could be great. He'd probably lose his shit at the mere sight of an email notifying him that he's a member.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: InternetApex on March 18, 2016, 09:04:36 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on March 17, 2016, 12:11:25 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...

I'm just really confused as to how this happened. Also does use it wisely mean ban TDubbs? Can I do that? Is there any good reason why I shouldn't?

My last two tasks as an admin were to add you and remove me. Next month you can pass the hot potato to someone.

So this is hereditary. Passed down one generation to another.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on March 19, 2016, 07:58:26 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on March 18, 2016, 09:04:36 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on March 17, 2016, 12:11:25 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...

I'm just really confused as to how this happened. Also does use it wisely mean ban TDubbs? Can I do that? Is there any good reason why I shouldn't?

My last two tasks as an admin were to add you and remove me. Next month you can pass the hot potato to someone.

So this is hereditary. Passed down one generation to another.

More like, "Kid, get off your ass and mow the fuckin' lawn."
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 19, 2016, 05:07:35 PM
So who signed up for The Athletic?  Enjoying your premium-grade Sponsored Posts (https://theathletic.com/2016/03/19/go-inside-the-cubs-pursuit-of-jon-lester-in-new-book-the-arm/)?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 19, 2016, 08:11:47 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 18, 2016, 12:35:15 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 17, 2016, 09:10:43 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 17, 2016, 08:57:12 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 17, 2016, 03:03:50 PM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 12:30:02 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 17, 2016, 12:01:01 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 17, 2016, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on March 17, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
Wait when did I become an admin and why

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Just...wield it wisely...

I'm just really confused as to how this happened. Also does it use it wisely mean ban TDubbs? Can I do that? Is there any good reason why I shouldn't?

You should ban Andy.

Not sure of what the effect of banning someone who only drops in maybe twice a year is, but it may still be worth a laff.
Has anyone ever seen Andy and Paul in the same room at the same time?

Better bet: Register al@bleedcubbieblue.com and send him a daily digest of posts.

Like he's not monitoring all criticism of him on all corners of the Internet already.

I have no doubt Al monitors desipio and that's exactly why I was banned from posting before ever actually attempting to post there.

I suspect he either used to, or someone used to report to him on what happened here, but I think he probably doesn't pay attention to Desipio much anymore. Unless someone actually signed him up for the site, I'm sure that would evoke some kind of attention.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 19, 2016, 10:08:20 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 19, 2016, 05:07:35 PM
So who signed up for The Athletic?  Enjoying your premium-grade Sponsored Posts (https://theathletic.com/2016/03/19/go-inside-the-cubs-pursuit-of-jon-lester-in-new-book-the-arm/)?

Maybe not sponsored, but that is their affiliate link, so they earn commissions on the purchase of the book. Almost as gross.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on March 20, 2016, 08:22:50 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 19, 2016, 10:08:20 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 19, 2016, 05:07:35 PM
So who signed up for The Athletic?  Enjoying your premium-grade Sponsored Posts (https://theathletic.com/2016/03/19/go-inside-the-cubs-pursuit-of-jon-lester-in-new-book-the-arm/)?

Maybe not sponsored, but that is their affiliate link, so they earn commissions on the purchase of the book. Almost as gross.

I actually found that story to be very interesting. As long as it's relevant to a Chicago team, who cares? God forbid these guys try to make a living.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on March 20, 2016, 10:54:14 AM
Quote from: R-V on March 20, 2016, 08:22:50 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 19, 2016, 10:08:20 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 19, 2016, 05:07:35 PM
So who signed up for The Athletic?  Enjoying your premium-grade Sponsored Posts (https://theathletic.com/2016/03/19/go-inside-the-cubs-pursuit-of-jon-lester-in-new-book-the-arm/)?

Maybe not sponsored, but that is their affiliate link, so they earn commissions on the purchase of the book. Almost as gross.

I actually found that story to be very interesting. As long as it's relevant to a Chicago team, who cares? God forbid these guys try to make a living.

This.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 20, 2016, 02:24:47 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 20, 2016, 10:54:14 AM
Quote from: R-V on March 20, 2016, 08:22:50 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 19, 2016, 10:08:20 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 19, 2016, 05:07:35 PM
So who signed up for The Athletic?  Enjoying your premium-grade Sponsored Posts (https://theathletic.com/2016/03/19/go-inside-the-cubs-pursuit-of-jon-lester-in-new-book-the-arm/)?

Maybe not sponsored, but that is their affiliate link, so they earn commissions on the purchase of the book. Almost as gross.

I actually found that story to be very interesting. As long as it's relevant to a Chicago team, who cares? God forbid these guys try to make a living.

This.

So that's two who signed up. Anyone else?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on March 20, 2016, 02:37:58 PM
Quote from: R-V on March 20, 2016, 08:22:50 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 19, 2016, 10:08:20 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 19, 2016, 05:07:35 PM
So who signed up for The Athletic?  Enjoying your premium-grade Sponsored Posts (https://theathletic.com/2016/03/19/go-inside-the-cubs-pursuit-of-jon-lester-in-new-book-the-arm/)?

Maybe not sponsored, but that is their affiliate link, so they earn commissions on the purchase of the book. Almost as gross.

I actually found that story to be very interesting. As long as it's relevant to a Chicago team, who cares? God forbid these guys try to make a living.

I suppose. But the way it was written makes it seem as if they only reviewed it in order to get their affiliate link out there. Usually posts like that have a disclaimer saying something about receiving a small commission if you purchase through their link, which at least makes things transparent.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 20, 2016, 02:46:57 PM
Quote from: Eli on March 20, 2016, 02:37:58 PM
Quote from: R-V on March 20, 2016, 08:22:50 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 19, 2016, 10:08:20 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 19, 2016, 05:07:35 PM
So who signed up for The Athletic?  Enjoying your premium-grade Sponsored Posts (https://theathletic.com/2016/03/19/go-inside-the-cubs-pursuit-of-jon-lester-in-new-book-the-arm/)?

Maybe not sponsored, but that is their affiliate link, so they earn commissions on the purchase of the book. Almost as gross.

I actually found that story to be very interesting. As long as it's relevant to a Chicago team, who cares? God forbid these guys try to make a living.

I suppose. But the way it was written makes it seem as if they only reviewed it in order to get their affiliate link out there. Usually posts like that have a disclaimer saying something about receiving a small commission if you purchase through their link, which at least makes things transparent.

And the answers to most of the questions the story raised were "go buy the book," sandwiched in between explicit recommendations to also buy the book. It's odd stuff for a subscription-supported site.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on March 20, 2016, 04:43:24 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 20, 2016, 02:24:47 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 20, 2016, 10:54:14 AM
Quote from: R-V on March 20, 2016, 08:22:50 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 19, 2016, 10:08:20 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 19, 2016, 05:07:35 PM
So who signed up for The Athletic?  Enjoying your premium-grade Sponsored Posts (https://theathletic.com/2016/03/19/go-inside-the-cubs-pursuit-of-jon-lester-in-new-book-the-arm/)?

Maybe not sponsored, but that is their affiliate link, so they earn commissions on the purchase of the book. Almost as gross.

I actually found that story to be very interesting. As long as it's relevant to a Chicago team, who cares? God forbid these guys try to make a living.

This.

So that's two who signed up. Anyone else?

I didn't actually sign up. I just read the free stuff. But good for them if people click through an article and they make money off it!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 20, 2016, 06:30:59 PM
Quote from: R-V on March 20, 2016, 04:43:24 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 20, 2016, 02:24:47 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 20, 2016, 10:54:14 AM
Quote from: R-V on March 20, 2016, 08:22:50 AM
Quote from: Eli on March 19, 2016, 10:08:20 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 19, 2016, 05:07:35 PM
So who signed up for The Athletic?  Enjoying your premium-grade Sponsored Posts (https://theathletic.com/2016/03/19/go-inside-the-cubs-pursuit-of-jon-lester-in-new-book-the-arm/)?

Maybe not sponsored, but that is their affiliate link, so they earn commissions on the purchase of the book. Almost as gross.

I actually found that story to be very interesting. As long as it's relevant to a Chicago team, who cares? God forbid these guys try to make a living.

This.

So that's two who signed up. Anyone else?

I didn't actually sign up. I just read the free stuff. But good for them if people click through an article and they make money off it!

I'm still trying to figure out how to illegally torrent the site.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on March 20, 2016, 07:46:34 PM
Interesting.  I have been hacked.  Someone, probably in Eastern Europe, has done me the favor of filing a tax return for me.  And someone, possibly the same, changed my password for my homepage.  It is enough to make me a Luddite.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 21, 2016, 09:21:56 AM
Quote from: CBStew on March 20, 2016, 07:46:34 PM
Interesting.  I have been hacked.  Someone, probably in Eastern Europe, has done me the favor of filing a tax return for me.  And someone, possibly the same, changed my password for my homepage.  It is enough to make me a Luddite.

Were they hoping to collect some kind of return?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on March 21, 2016, 02:12:16 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 21, 2016, 09:21:56 AM
Quote from: CBStew on March 20, 2016, 07:46:34 PM
Interesting.  I have been hacked.  Someone, probably in Eastern Europe, has done me the favor of filing a tax return for me.  And someone, possibly the same, changed my password for my homepage.  It is enough to make me a Luddite.

Were they hoping to collect some kind of return?

I did not see the phony tax return.  I received a notification purporting to be from the IRS.  I guess that whatever was submitted to the IRS was so strange that they sent me a form letter asking if I really submitted it to them.  I gave the IRS letter to my tax preparer to deal with.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on April 11, 2016, 04:10:04 PM
Mostly asking because I'm curious about this, but:

A friend of mine was summoned for jury duty and her employer is forcing her to take vacation time in order to serve. She only gets 10 days a year, so she's pissed. Can her employer legally do this? I'm pretty sure it's just shitty and not illegal (they're not threatening to fire her or anything), but wanted to see if any of the many lawyers here knew more specifics. I think this might be determined by the State of Kansas, which probably doesn't protect anyone from anything.

She's in real estate and mostly works on commission, so I don't believe she's salaried or hourly, which might make things weird.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on April 11, 2016, 05:18:35 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 11, 2016, 04:10:04 PM
Mostly asking because I'm curious about this, but:

A friend of mine was summoned for jury duty and her employer is forcing her to take vacation time in order to serve. She only gets 10 days a year, so she's pissed. Can her employer legally do this? I'm pretty sure it's just shitty and not illegal (they're not threatening to fire her or anything), but wanted to see if any of the many lawyers here knew more specifics. I think this might be determined by the State of Kansas, which probably doesn't protect anyone from anything.

She's in real estate and mostly works on commission, so I don't believe she's salaried or hourly, which might make things weird.
Each state has its own laws about jury duty.  Most  courts post information for jurors.  Otherwise it should be easy enough to Google.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 11, 2016, 06:01:23 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 11, 2016, 05:18:35 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 11, 2016, 04:10:04 PM
Mostly asking because I'm curious about this, but:

A friend of mine was summoned for jury duty and her employer is forcing her to take vacation time in order to serve. She only gets 10 days a year, so she's pissed. Can her employer legally do this? I'm pretty sure it's just shitty and not illegal (they're not threatening to fire her or anything), but wanted to see if any of the many lawyers here knew more specifics. I think this might be determined by the State of Kansas, which probably doesn't protect anyone from anything.

She's in real estate and mostly works on commission, so I don't believe she's salaried or hourly, which might make things weird.
Each state has its own laws about jury duty.  Most  courts post information for jurors.  Otherwise it should be easy enough to Google.

Shitty employer
http://www.shawneecourt.org/FAQ/Topic?topic=16

QuoteThere is no Kansas law requiring employers to pay their employees while they are serving on a jury. However, you cannot be fired from any permanent job for responding to a jury summons under Kansas law (see KSA-43-173). Some employers have policies under which employees are paid their normal salary while serving on a jury. You'll need to check with your employer about their policy
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: InternetApex on April 21, 2016, 06:42:19 PM
My sister is considering a Chicago sabbatical from teaching law at West Virginia University in January-August next year. Where can person look for temporary housing possibly with other student/professor/graduate types? Are bulletin boards of this kind associated with the local universities? Air bnb seems too pricey and Craigs List will get you murdered?

What should she do?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on April 21, 2016, 06:47:43 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 21, 2016, 06:42:19 PM
My sister is considering a Chicago sabbatical from teaching law at West Virginia University in January-August next year. Where can person look for temporary housing possibly with other student/professor/graduate types? Are bulletin boards of this kind associated with the local universities? Air bnb seems too pricey and Craigs List will get you murdered?

What should she do?

Is asking the department and/or whoever is hiring her not an option? I'd start there. Probably has to be some kind of internal, faculty-only forum or chat, too, I would think. This can't be the first time someone has had a question like this. And I would hope it's not publically accessible lest some scorned 1L set out on a vigilante mission to avenge his dreams-crushing B- final grade in Torts.

More importantly, where can she buy her WEST FUCKIN' VIRGINIA hoodie?


Ah, I misunderstood and thought she was going there to teach on sabbatical from work because I'm only half PAYING THE FUCK ATTENTION. I accept your scorn.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on April 21, 2016, 07:03:20 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 21, 2016, 06:42:19 PM
My sister is considering a Chicago sabbatical from teaching law at West Virginia University in January-August next year. Where can person look for temporary housing possibly with other student/professor/graduate types? Are bulletin boards of this kind associated with the local universities? Air bnb seems too pricey and Craigs List will get you murdered?

What should she do?

What about your place, chief?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 21, 2016, 09:26:08 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 21, 2016, 07:03:20 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 21, 2016, 06:42:19 PM
My sister is considering a Chicago sabbatical from teaching law at West Virginia University in January-August next year. Where can person look for temporary housing possibly with other student/professor/graduate types? Are bulletin boards of this kind associated with the local universities? Air bnb seems too pricey and Craigs List will get you murdered?

What should she do?

What about your place, chief?

What about Oleg's place?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 22, 2016, 09:09:25 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 21, 2016, 06:42:19 PM
My sister is considering a Chicago sabbatical from teaching law at West Virginia University in January-August next year. Where can person look for temporary housing possibly with other student/professor/graduate types? Are bulletin boards of this kind associated with the local universities? Air bnb seems too pricey and Craigs List will get you murdered?

What should she do?

Where did Tonk find his places last summer?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on April 26, 2016, 03:00:04 PM
Twice in the last 24 hours, I've searched for something on this very site and when I find the results and click on them, I get redirected to a porn site. 

I'm not complaining (except for the pop-up from work asking me if I REALLY want to go ahead to a pornography site) but wondering if this is happening to anyone else. 

Before I x out of it, the site appears to be something called Bonga Cams. 

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on April 26, 2016, 03:07:14 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 26, 2016, 03:00:04 PM
Twice in the last 24 hours, I've searched for something on this very site and when I find the results and click on them, I get redirected to a porn site. 

I'm not complaining (except for the pop-up from work asking me if I REALLY want to go ahead to a pornography site) but wondering if this is happening to anyone else. 

Before I x out of it, the site appears to be something called Bonga Cams. 



I just searched for "bonga" and got redirected to some other cam site. So, yeah. Good job, SKO.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on April 26, 2016, 03:10:19 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 26, 2016, 03:07:14 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 26, 2016, 03:00:04 PM
Twice in the last 24 hours, I've searched for something on this very site and when I find the results and click on them, I get redirected to a porn site.  

I'm not complaining (except for the pop-up from work asking me if I REALLY want to go ahead to a pornography site) but wondering if this is happening to anyone else.  

Before I x out of it, the site appears to be something called Bonga Cams.  





I just searched for "bonga" and got redirected to some other cam site. So, yeah. Good job, SKO.

I've only ever approved Mighty Mike D for membership, so direct your bonga cams at him.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on April 26, 2016, 03:12:57 PM
yikes I have no idea how to fix this either, when I click on any of the search options under the admin page it also tries to redirect me.

God damn you, Fork. I NEVER WANTED THIS
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on April 26, 2016, 03:15:19 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 03:10:19 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 26, 2016, 03:07:14 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 26, 2016, 03:00:04 PM
Twice in the last 24 hours, I've searched for something on this very site and when I find the results and click on them, I get redirected to a porn site.  

I'm not complaining (except for the pop-up from work asking me if I REALLY want to go ahead to a pornography site) but wondering if this is happening to anyone else.  

Before I x out of it, the site appears to be something called Bonga Cams.  





I just searched for "bonga" and got redirected to some other cam site. So, yeah. Good job, SKO.

I've only ever approved Mighty Mike D for membership, so direct your bonga cams at him.

Bonga cams sounds pretty hot.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on April 26, 2016, 07:26:31 PM
Quote from: Slaky on April 26, 2016, 03:15:19 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 03:10:19 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 26, 2016, 03:07:14 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 26, 2016, 03:00:04 PM
Twice in the last 24 hours, I've searched for something on this very site and when I find the results and click on them, I get redirected to a porn site.  

I'm not complaining (except for the pop-up from work asking me if I REALLY want to go ahead to a pornography site) but wondering if this is happening to anyone else.  

Before I x out of it, the site appears to be something called Bonga Cams.  





I just searched for "bonga" and got redirected to some other cam site. So, yeah. Good job, SKO.

I've only ever approved Mighty Mike D for membership, so direct your bonga cams at him.

Bonga cams sounds pretty hot.

Death by Bonga Bonga Cam!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on April 26, 2016, 07:48:07 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 03:12:57 PM
yikes I have no idea how to fix this either, when I click on any of the search options under the admin page it also tries to redirect me.

God damn you, Fork. I NEVER WANTED THIS

Can you contact whoever hosts the site?  Or Simple Machines?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on April 27, 2016, 12:40:23 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 26, 2016, 03:00:04 PM
Twice in the last 24 hours, I've searched for something on this very site and when I find the results and click on them, I get redirected to a porn site.  

I'm not complaining (except for the pop-up from work asking me if I REALLY want to go ahead to a pornography site) but wondering if this is happening to anyone else.  

Before I x out of it, the site appears to be something called Bonga Cams.  



The "JAY CARRIETA" (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?action=search2) Thread seems to have that. Ironically, not this thread (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=8505.0).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on April 27, 2016, 07:23:41 AM
Quote from: Shooter on April 26, 2016, 07:48:07 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 03:12:57 PM
yikes I have no idea how to fix this either, when I click on any of the search options under the admin page it also tries to redirect me.

God damn you, Fork. I NEVER WANTED THIS

Can you contact whoever hosts the site?  Or Simple Machines?

Yeah I've emailed simple machines for help, no response yet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on April 27, 2016, 09:19:13 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 22, 2016, 09:09:25 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 21, 2016, 06:42:19 PM
My sister is considering a Chicago sabbatical from teaching law at West Virginia University in January-August next year. Where can person look for temporary housing possibly with other student/professor/graduate types? Are bulletin boards of this kind associated with the local universities? Air bnb seems too pricey and Craigs List will get you murdered?

What should she do?

Where did Tonk find his places last summer?

Airbnb.  Cost us a cunting fortune, especially with the exchange rate at close to parity.  I hope you enjoyed it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Slaky on April 27, 2016, 09:22:24 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 27, 2016, 09:19:13 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 22, 2016, 09:09:25 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 21, 2016, 06:42:19 PM
My sister is considering a Chicago sabbatical from teaching law at West Virginia University in January-August next year. Where can person look for temporary housing possibly with other student/professor/graduate types? Are bulletin boards of this kind associated with the local universities? Air bnb seems too pricey and Craigs List will get you murdered?

What should she do?

Where did Tonk find his places last summer?

Airbnb.  Cost us a cunting fortune, especially with the exchange rate at close to parity.  I hope you enjoyed it.

Fuck Airbnb.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tony on April 27, 2016, 12:52:05 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 26, 2016, 03:00:04 PM
Twice in the last 24 hours, I've searched for something on this very site and when I find the results and click on them, I get redirected to a porn site. 

I'm not complaining (except for the pop-up from work asking me if I REALLY want to go ahead to a pornography site) but wondering if this is happening to anyone else. 

Before I x out of it, the site appears to be something called Bonga Cams. 



This happens when I sign in for my daily 15 minutes of lurking while I eat lunch. If I search for desipio in an incognito window that porn site comes up. Instead I sign into twitter, search for Andy's account, click the link in his bio, and that works fine. Then I can read all the stupid stuff you say while I eat my sandwich, while contributing nothing.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: InternetApex on April 27, 2016, 06:13:00 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 21, 2016, 07:03:20 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 21, 2016, 06:42:19 PM
My sister is considering a Chicago sabbatical from teaching law at West Virginia University in January-August next year. Where can person look for temporary housing possibly with other student/professor/graduate types? Are bulletin boards of this kind associated with the local universities? Air bnb seems too pricey and Craigs List will get you murdered?

What should she do?

What about your place, chief?

One bedroom, one bath. No.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on April 28, 2016, 12:45:42 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 27, 2016, 09:19:13 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 22, 2016, 09:09:25 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 21, 2016, 06:42:19 PM
My sister is considering a Chicago sabbatical from teaching law at West Virginia University in January-August next year. Where can person look for temporary housing possibly with other student/professor/graduate types? Are bulletin boards of this kind associated with the local universities? Air bnb seems too pricey and Craigs List will get you murdered?

What should she do?

Where did Tonk find his places last summer?

Airbnb.  Cost us a cunting fortune, especially with the exchange rate at close to parity.  I hope you enjoyed it.

Hasn't been near parity since mid-2014?

(http://i.imgur.com/jlSjq9v.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 28, 2016, 01:05:27 PM
Quote from: morpheus on April 28, 2016, 12:45:42 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 27, 2016, 09:19:13 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 22, 2016, 09:09:25 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 21, 2016, 06:42:19 PM
My sister is considering a Chicago sabbatical from teaching law at West Virginia University in January-August next year. Where can person look for temporary housing possibly with other student/professor/graduate types? Are bulletin boards of this kind associated with the local universities? Air bnb seems too pricey and Craigs List will get you murdered?

What should she do?

Where did Tonk find his places last summer?

Airbnb.  Cost us a cunting fortune, especially with the exchange rate at close to parity.  I hope you enjoyed it.

Hasn't been near parity since mid-2014?

(http://i.imgur.com/jlSjq9v.jpg)

+1
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J. Walter Weatherman on May 11, 2016, 09:37:16 PM
Hey there, Only Site... I'm looking for a pair of tickets for either Saturday 6/4 or Sunday 6/5 versus Arizona. Don't fail me now.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on May 12, 2016, 12:05:30 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on May 11, 2016, 09:37:16 PM
Hey there, Only Site... I'm looking for a pair of tickets for either Saturday 6/4 or Sunday 6/5 versus Arizona. Don't fail me now.

SUPYAD.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on May 12, 2016, 11:16:07 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 02, 2015, 01:19:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 02, 2015, 10:07:39 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 01, 2015, 12:34:25 PM
I can't find the origins of the "Huey thinks Donald Trump is a sensible moderate" meme. Was that a Shoutbox thing that has been lost to the sands of time?

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7174.msg238282#msg238282

Hell yes. That's the stuff.

I'm bumping this for no particular reason other than it's still my favorite moment in Desipio's completely bizarre political history.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on May 12, 2016, 11:58:31 AM
Quote from: R-V on May 12, 2016, 11:16:07 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 02, 2015, 01:19:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 02, 2015, 10:07:39 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 01, 2015, 12:34:25 PM
I can't find the origins of the "Huey thinks Donald Trump is a sensible moderate" meme. Was that a Shoutbox thing that has been lost to the sands of time?

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7174.msg238282#msg238282

Hell yes. That's the stuff.

I'm bumping this for no particular reason other than it's still my favorite moment in Desipio's completely bizarre political history.

To be fair to Huey, he's not the only person I've heard speculate on something like this.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on May 19, 2016, 08:38:37 AM
CHUCKD signal (or anyone else) -- do you guys have splits by weather or temperature? Wondering if Heyward's annual slow start is just weather-related.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on May 19, 2016, 08:47:07 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 19, 2016, 08:38:37 AM
CHUCKD signal (or anyone else) -- do you guys have splits by weather or temperature? Wondering if Heyward's annual slow start is just weather-related.

Wouldn't think weather would be that big of a problem with him playing most of his early season games in either Atlanta or St. Louis.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on May 25, 2016, 10:38:29 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 05, 2014, 01:12:58 PM
Quote from: BH on February 05, 2014, 12:55:23 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 05, 2014, 12:27:53 PM
Noodling on cutting the cable cord and the biggest problem is Cubs games on Comcast. I've got an Apple TV. If I have a friend who lives outside the Cubs blackout area buy an MLB TV subscription for me, will that work - is it determined by the zip code on his credit card? Or would MLB "know" I'm in Chicago because of the IP address connected to my Apple TV?

Does an HD indoor antenna pick up that channel in chicago (can check on tvfool.com/‎)? We bought one for $30 and it works amazingly well.

This is probably a dumb question but can't you only pick up broadcast channels (WGN, Fox, NBC, etc) over an antenna? Comcast Sports Net is a cable channel.

So, quite old, but I have been resistant to cord cutting because of SPORTZ. However, a new player has entered the market and possibly rendered that concern moot: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue/#3

Comcast Chicago is available. In Chicago, you can get locals. I only see CBS2 specifically listed but others could be there. You can access the app on an Amazon Fire Stick. Though the price is still decent for the service, I think the biggest advantage to it is that you're not paying a monthly fee for each receiver or the DVR service. For example, I am paying $37/month through Dish for 3 receivers, DVR service, and the protection plan (have to whenever you have a service call). That would be eliminated with Vue.

So, before I start my trial after the ADULT REVOLT, anyone have any experience with this?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 11:12:40 AM
Anybody ever sell a car online?

What's a good website, method for going about it?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 11:25:05 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 11:12:40 AM
Anybody ever sell a car online?

What's a good website, method for going about it?

Is the difference between what CarMax will give you versus what you can get for it through a private sale worth bothering?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 11:32:57 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 11:25:05 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 11:12:40 AM
Anybody ever sell a car online?

What's a good website, method for going about it?

Is the difference between what CarMax will give you versus what you can get for it through a private sale worth bothering?

I guess it depends and you've just given me some good starting points. All other input and shared experiences are welcome.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on June 01, 2016, 12:10:40 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 11:32:57 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 11:25:05 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 11:12:40 AM
Anybody ever sell a car online?

What's a good website, method for going about it?

Is the difference between what CarMax will give you versus what you can get for it through a private sale worth bothering?

I guess it depends and you've just given me some good starting points. All other input and shared experiences are welcome.

I went the Facebook route and it worked out ok. I think I got lucky, though
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on June 01, 2016, 12:13:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 01, 2016, 12:10:40 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 11:32:57 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 11:25:05 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 11:12:40 AM
Anybody ever sell a car online?

What's a good website, method for going about it?

Is the difference between what CarMax will give you versus what you can get for it through a private sale worth bothering?

I guess it depends and you've just given me some good starting points. All other input and shared experiences are welcome.

I went the Facebook route and it worked out ok. I think I got lucky, though

Got lucky as in, you're fortunate to not currently be residing in a meat locker somewhere?

When it comes time to actually pay for the Tesla Model 3, I'll fund most of it on the strength of the sale of my '14 Civic. Let me know how all this private sale stuff works out for you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on June 01, 2016, 01:33:34 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 11:12:40 AM
Anybody ever sell a car online?

What's a good website, method for going about it?

Try Craigslist, mention artificial crab meat.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on June 01, 2016, 01:49:36 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on June 01, 2016, 12:13:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 01, 2016, 12:10:40 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 11:32:57 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 11:25:05 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 11:12:40 AM
Anybody ever sell a car online?

What's a good website, method for going about it?

Is the difference between what CarMax will give you versus what you can get for it through a private sale worth bothering?

I guess it depends and you've just given me some good starting points. All other input and shared experiences are welcome.

I went the Facebook route and it worked out ok. I think I got lucky, though

Got lucky as in, you're fortunate to not currently be residing in a meat locker somewhere?

When it comes time to actually pay for the Tesla Model 3, I'll fund most of it on the strength of the sale of my '14 Civic. Let me know how all this private sale stuff works out for you.

Pretty much... and that the person had funds secured already
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 03:08:54 PM
Jalopnik has some good advice posts on this.

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/how-to-limit-your-risk-when-selling-a-used-car-1675983610

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/ten-common-sense-tips-for-successfully-selling-your-car-1604175716

http://jalopnik.com/5945857/ten-things-to-do-when-youre-selling-your-car

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/this-online-service-made-selling-my-car-easier-than-ord-1768677335

There's more, with an appropriately tailored Google search as your guide.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 03:13:00 PM
DPD. I recently sold my car to CarMax. It was fast, easy, and fair. I got less than I would have gotten from a private sale, but I did not have to spend time advertising, arranging a sale, dealing with annoying looky-loos, vetting buyers, completing all the required DMV paperwork and get the car smogged, and all that. YMMV.

EDIT: Oh, and I got more for it than the trade-in value would have been at the dealership. Overall not a bad deal. If I wasn't working all the time maybe I would have sold it myself, but if you don't want to deal with that shit CarMax is the way to go. (Even if you don't sell to CarMax, their appraisal is free and takes about an hour total. It's a useful data point to have and if your private-party offers are disappointing, the CarMax offer is good for seven days unless you bring the car back on fire. There's really no reason not to at least get a quote.)

EDIT 2: An important factor to CarMax is whether your car is "retailable." They don't really care whether it's clean or detailed -- they can do that. Typically that means under 100,000 miles, at least, and the lower the better. My 2009 Volvo S40 was in excellent condition, all considered, but with 150,000 miles they can't put it on the lot so I was offered wholesale so they can auction it. If your car can go on their lot, the offer will likely be more competitive with private party offers without the hassle. Otherwise, you're looking at wholesale.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on June 01, 2016, 04:12:42 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 03:13:00 PM
DPD. I recently sold my car to CarMax. It was fast, easy, and fair. I got less than I would have gotten from a private sale, but I did not have to spend time advertising, arranging a sale, dealing with annoying looky-loos, vetting buyers, completing all the required DMV paperwork and get the car smogged, and all that. YMMV.

EDIT: Oh, and I got more for it than the trade-in value would have been at the dealership. Overall not a bad deal. If I wasn't working all the time maybe I would have sold it myself, but if you don't want to deal with that shit CarMax is the way to go. (Even if you don't sell to CarMax, their appraisal is free and takes about an hour total. It's a useful data point to have and if your private-party offers are disappointing, the CarMax offer is good for seven days unless you bring the car back on fire. There's really no reason not to at least get a quote.)

EDIT 2: An important factor to CarMax is whether your car is "retailable." They don't really care whether it's clean or detailed -- they can do that. Typically that means under 100,000 miles, at least, and the lower the better. My 2009 Volvo S40 was in excellent condition, all considered, but with 150,000 miles they can't put it on the lot so I was offered wholesale so they can auction it. If your car can go on their lot, the offer will likely be more competitive with private party offers without the hassle. Otherwise, you're looking at wholesale.

What kind of car did you end up getting? I remember you were asking a few months back for advice. Obviously late to the party, but you weren't looking into a Tesla, right? I had thought in your price range with the extra CA tax breaks and no-gas thing, the cost of ownership wouldn't have been that different from some other higher-end cars. But I only thought about it for like two seconds and then probably got distracted by Twitter or something.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 04:40:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on June 01, 2016, 04:12:42 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 03:13:00 PM
DPD. I recently sold my car to CarMax. It was fast, easy, and fair. I got less than I would have gotten from a private sale, but I did not have to spend time advertising, arranging a sale, dealing with annoying looky-loos, vetting buyers, completing all the required DMV paperwork and get the car smogged, and all that. YMMV.

EDIT: Oh, and I got more for it than the trade-in value would have been at the dealership. Overall not a bad deal. If I wasn't working all the time maybe I would have sold it myself, but if you don't want to deal with that shit CarMax is the way to go. (Even if you don't sell to CarMax, their appraisal is free and takes about an hour total. It's a useful data point to have and if your private-party offers are disappointing, the CarMax offer is good for seven days unless you bring the car back on fire. There's really no reason not to at least get a quote.)

EDIT 2: An important factor to CarMax is whether your car is "retailable." They don't really care whether it's clean or detailed -- they can do that. Typically that means under 100,000 miles, at least, and the lower the better. My 2009 Volvo S40 was in excellent condition, all considered, but with 150,000 miles they can't put it on the lot so I was offered wholesale so they can auction it. If your car can go on their lot, the offer will likely be more competitive with private party offers without the hassle. Otherwise, you're looking at wholesale.

What kind of car did you end up getting? I remember you were asking a few months back for advice. Obviously late to the party, but you weren't looking into a Tesla, right? I had thought in your price range with the extra CA tax breaks and no-gas thing, the cost of ownership wouldn't have been that different from some other higher-end cars. But I only thought about it for like two seconds and then probably got distracted by Twitter or something.

Ended up getting an M235i convertible (an unsold 2015 model with a nice discount they wanted to get off the lot) on a lease. I like it. The gas tank is pretty small though and it triggers the fuel pump shutoff every couple gallons every time I fuel it, which means I have to babysit it instead of setting and forgetting. That's the only negative thing so far. It's fast and handles like a go-kart.

Adding: Realized I didn't address the Tesla part. I was looking for a sportier car (which I've never owned) and a convertible (also a first). Tesla's sedan is fast but I wouldn't call it sporty. If their Roadster was still around I would have strongly considered it. Runners-up were Audi A3, A5, and TT, BMW 4-Series and Z4, Mercedes SLK and E-class, and to a lesser extent the Mazda Miata, in case anyone else finds himself in the same market segment.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 04:51:55 PM
DPD. Actual numbers on CarMax, just to help you out: best-case scenario private party was about $4,500 in good condition per Kelley Blue Book. A friend who liked my car was going to pay that but her financing fell through. I probably would not have been able to get that much on the open market. Dealer offered about $1500-2000. CarMax gave me $3,000 and handled all of the paperwork, transport, California-specific DMV and environmental things, etc.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 05:10:02 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 03:08:54 PM
Jalopnik has some good advice posts on this.

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/how-to-limit-your-risk-when-selling-a-used-car-1675983610

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/ten-common-sense-tips-for-successfully-selling-your-car-1604175716

http://jalopnik.com/5945857/ten-things-to-do-when-youre-selling-your-car

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/this-online-service-made-selling-my-car-easier-than-ord-1768677335

There's more, with an appropriately tailored Google search as your guide.

Thank you!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 07:19:32 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 05:10:02 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 03:08:54 PM
Jalopnik has some good advice posts on this.

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/how-to-limit-your-risk-when-selling-a-used-car-1675983610

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/ten-common-sense-tips-for-successfully-selling-your-car-1604175716

http://jalopnik.com/5945857/ten-things-to-do-when-youre-selling-your-car

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/this-online-service-made-selling-my-car-easier-than-ord-1768677335

There's more, with an appropriately tailored Google search as your guide.

Thank you!

Glad to be 97% useless for a change!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on June 02, 2016, 07:12:40 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 07:19:32 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on June 01, 2016, 05:10:02 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 01, 2016, 03:08:54 PM
Jalopnik has some good advice posts on this.

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/how-to-limit-your-risk-when-selling-a-used-car-1675983610

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/ten-common-sense-tips-for-successfully-selling-your-car-1604175716

http://jalopnik.com/5945857/ten-things-to-do-when-youre-selling-your-car

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/this-online-service-made-selling-my-car-easier-than-ord-1768677335

There's more, with an appropriately tailored Google search as your guide.

Thank you!

Glad to be 97% useless for a change!

Give yourself some credit...you were 100% useless to me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on June 29, 2016, 12:23:49 AM
Hey, Pex, I haven't seen Ryan around the 'hood in a while. Any word?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on July 01, 2016, 02:32:54 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

Not really, I've never met the bloke.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 03:17:32 PM
Quote from: Tonker on July 01, 2016, 02:32:54 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

Not really, I've never met the bloke.

What's his favorite beer, at least?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on July 01, 2016, 03:58:56 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I might be misremembering, but I think Austin is the one with a ridiculous number of awesome food trucks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on July 01, 2016, 07:54:14 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

You got mail
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 06, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.

Speaking as someone who has ready access to lots of amazing barbecue, no barbecue is worth a three-hour wait.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on July 06, 2016, 09:08:28 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.

Speaking as someone who has ready access to lots of amazing barbecue, no barbecue is worth a three-hour wait.

This is probably true.  Get yourself down to Salt Lick off-peak, too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on July 06, 2016, 09:13:55 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.

Speaking as someone who has ready access to lots of amazing barbecue, no barbecue restaurant is worth a three-hour wait.

low and slow'd
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on July 06, 2016, 10:05:10 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 06, 2016, 09:13:55 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.

Speaking as someone who has ready access to lots of amazing barbecue, no barbecue restaurant is worth a three-hour wait.

low and slow'd

THIS WAS IMPLIED
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Grandmaster Wang on July 06, 2016, 10:18:31 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 10:05:10 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 06, 2016, 09:13:55 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.

Speaking as someone who has ready access to lots of amazing barbecue, no barbecue restaurant is worth a three-hour wait.

low and slow'd

THIS WAS IMPLIED

Implied? Or implode?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 15, 2016, 12:50:52 AM
Has anyone else who takes a regular prescription medicine, say, for hypertension, started receiving generics that are about a quarter the size of a pencil eraser? I'm getting the sense that binders are being eliminated from anything that's difficult to overdose on,* but I'm getting really fucking tired of trying to echolocate where they've hit the floor.

* Oh, hai, "Yahoo! Answers (https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090318192703AAkxbYz)." Somebody bought this enterprise?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on August 15, 2016, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 10:05:10 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 06, 2016, 09:13:55 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.

Speaking as someone who has ready access to lots of amazing barbecue, no barbecue restaurant is worth a three-hour wait.

low and slow'd

THIS WAS IMPLIED

KC style is a boring old biddy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on August 15, 2016, 02:49:08 PM
Quote from: Bort on August 15, 2016, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 10:05:10 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 06, 2016, 09:13:55 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.

Speaking as someone who has ready access to lots of amazing barbecue, no barbecue restaurant is worth a three-hour wait.

low and slow'd

THIS WAS IMPLIED

KC style is a boring old biddy.

I will not further engage with this obvious troll attempt.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on August 15, 2016, 10:40:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on August 15, 2016, 02:49:08 PM
Quote from: Bort on August 15, 2016, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 10:05:10 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 06, 2016, 09:13:55 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.

Speaking as someone who has ready access to lots of amazing barbecue, no barbecue restaurant is worth a three-hour wait.

low and slow'd

THIS WAS IMPLIED

KC style is a boring old biddy.

I will not further engage with this obvious troll attempt.

You forget I'm from the Carolinas, where your use of beef and tomato-based sauces confuses and enrages me (though not as much as people in other parts of the country using the term "barbecueing" when they clearly mean "grilling.")
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on August 16, 2016, 07:29:37 AM
Quote from: Bort on August 15, 2016, 10:40:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on August 15, 2016, 02:49:08 PM
Quote from: Bort on August 15, 2016, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 10:05:10 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 06, 2016, 09:13:55 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.

Speaking as someone who has ready access to lots of amazing barbecue, no barbecue restaurant is worth a three-hour wait.

low and slow'd

THIS WAS IMPLIED

KC style is a boring old biddy.

I will not further engage with this obvious troll attempt.

You forget I'm from the Carolinas, where your use of beef and tomato-based sauces confuses and enrages me (though not as much as people in other parts of the country using the term "barbecueing" when they clearly mean "grilling.")

Yeah in Carolina the barbeque sauce is a mixture of bourbon, laudanum, Grandpa's bitter tears when he remembers the Union Army burning his shanty to the ground, and the torn up pages of Mary Boykin Chestnut's diary.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on August 16, 2016, 08:28:38 AM
Quote from: Bort on August 15, 2016, 10:40:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on August 15, 2016, 02:49:08 PM
Quote from: Bort on August 15, 2016, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 10:05:10 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 06, 2016, 09:13:55 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.

Speaking as someone who has ready access to lots of amazing barbecue, no barbecue restaurant is worth a three-hour wait.

low and slow'd

THIS WAS IMPLIED

KC style is a boring old biddy.

I will not further engage with this obvious troll attempt.

You forget I'm from the Carolinas, where your use of beef and tomato-based sauces confuses and enrages me (though not as much as people in other parts of the country using the term "barbecueing" when they clearly mean "grilling.")

Mostly-earnest question: Any idea why the style limits itself to just pork? Then you miss out on brisket and burnt ends (KC's best contribution to the food world).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Grandmaster Wang on August 16, 2016, 09:38:52 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 16, 2016, 08:28:38 AM
Quote from: Bort on August 15, 2016, 10:40:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on August 15, 2016, 02:49:08 PM
Quote from: Bort on August 15, 2016, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 10:05:10 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 06, 2016, 09:13:55 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.

Speaking as someone who has ready access to lots of amazing barbecue, no barbecue restaurant is worth a three-hour wait.

low and slow'd

THIS WAS IMPLIED

KC style is a boring old biddy.

I will not further engage with this obvious troll attempt.

You forget I'm from the Carolinas, where your use of beef and tomato-based sauces confuses and enrages me (though not as much as people in other parts of the country using the term "barbecueing" when they clearly mean "grilling.")

Mostly-earnest question: Any idea why the style limits itself to just pork? Then you miss out on brisket and burnt ends (KC's best contribution to the food world).

I get burnt ends shipped from Jack Stack on a regular basis and they are in my opinion hands down the highest form of barbecue. Must be what God's balls taste like.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on August 16, 2016, 10:19:29 AM
Quote from: Bort on August 15, 2016, 10:40:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on August 15, 2016, 02:49:08 PM
Quote from: Bort on August 15, 2016, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 10:05:10 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 06, 2016, 09:13:55 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.

Speaking as someone who has ready access to lots of amazing barbecue, no barbecue restaurant is worth a three-hour wait.

low and slow'd

THIS WAS IMPLIED

KC style is a boring old biddy.

I will not further engage with this obvious troll attempt.

You forget I'm from the Carolinas, where your use of beef and tomato-based sauces confuses and enrages me (though not as much as people in other parts of the country using the term "barbecueing" when they clearly mean "grilling.")

Ever eat at Allan and Sons?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Eli on August 16, 2016, 10:53:24 AM
Quote from: LaStella's Beef on August 16, 2016, 09:38:52 AM
I get burnt ends shipped from Jack Stack on a regular basis and they are in my opinion hands down the highest form of barbecue. Must be what God's balls taste like.

They are amazing. If you ever want a comparison taste test, Joe's Kansas City is my favorite in town and they just started a shipping program (http://www.joeskc.com/collections). You can't really go wrong with any of the best-known places in KC though, so it's splitting hairs.

I need to go eat lunch now.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on August 16, 2016, 11:08:05 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 16, 2016, 10:53:24 AM
Quote from: LaStella's Beef on August 16, 2016, 09:38:52 AM
I get burnt ends shipped from Jack Stack on a regular basis and they are in my opinion hands down the highest form of barbecue. Must be what God's balls taste like.

They are amazing. If you ever want a comparison taste test, Joe's Kansas City is my favorite in town and they just started a shipping program (http://www.joeskc.com/collections). You can't really go wrong with any of the best-known places in KC though, so it's splitting hairs.

I need to go eat lunch now.

The last couple of times ESKO and I went to KC we went straight to Jack Stack before we even checked into the hotel, because pretty much from the time we decide to go to KC until the time I am eating burnt ends at Jack Stack, all I think about is eating burnt ends at Jack Stack.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 16, 2016, 02:34:51 PM
Quote from: LaStella's Beef on August 16, 2016, 09:38:52 AM
I get burnt ends shipped from Jack Stack on a regular basis and they are in my opinion hands down the highest form of barbecue.

"Seal in the natural juices"? "Kobe beef burnt ends"?

I'm reminded of the entertainment I had back when WGN handed out $100 LobsterGram prizes.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on August 16, 2016, 02:38:46 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 16, 2016, 02:34:51 PM
Quote from: LaStella's Beef on August 16, 2016, 09:38:52 AM
I get burnt ends shipped from Jack Stack on a regular basis and they are in my opinion hands down the highest form of barbecue.

"Seal in the natural juices"? "Kobe beef burnt ends"?

I'm reminded of the entertainment I had back when WGN handed out $100 LobsterGram prizes.

My step-brother-in-law (he's married to my step-sister-in-law, so I don't know what that makes him. Basically, he's married to my wife's step-sister) used to work for LobsterGram. I was continually amused by that.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on August 16, 2016, 03:03:37 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 16, 2016, 02:38:46 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 16, 2016, 02:34:51 PM
Quote from: LaStella's Beef on August 16, 2016, 09:38:52 AM
I get burnt ends shipped from Jack Stack on a regular basis and they are in my opinion hands down the highest form of barbecue.

"Seal in the natural juices"? "Kobe beef burnt ends"?

I'm reminded of the entertainment I had back when WGN handed out $100 LobsterGram prizes.

My step-brother-in-law (he's married to my step-sister-in-law, so I don't know what that makes him. Basically, he's married to my wife's step-sister) used to work for LobsterGram. I was continually amused by that.

Your step-brother-in-law is married to your step-sister-in-law?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on August 16, 2016, 04:22:44 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on August 16, 2016, 03:03:37 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 16, 2016, 02:38:46 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 16, 2016, 02:34:51 PM
Quote from: LaStella's Beef on August 16, 2016, 09:38:52 AM
I get burnt ends shipped from Jack Stack on a regular basis and they are in my opinion hands down the highest form of barbecue.

"Seal in the natural juices"? "Kobe beef burnt ends"?

I'm reminded of the entertainment I had back when WGN handed out $100 LobsterGram prizes.

My step-brother-in-law (he's married to my step-sister-in-law, so I don't know what that makes him. Basically, he's married to my wife's step-sister) used to work for LobsterGram. I was continually amused by that.

Your step-brother-in-law is married to your step-sister-in-law?

It's a very liberal place, CD.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on August 16, 2016, 04:40:25 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on August 16, 2016, 03:03:37 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 16, 2016, 02:38:46 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 16, 2016, 02:34:51 PM
Quote from: LaStella's Beef on August 16, 2016, 09:38:52 AM
I get burnt ends shipped from Jack Stack on a regular basis and they are in my opinion hands down the highest form of barbecue.

"Seal in the natural juices"? "Kobe beef burnt ends"?

I'm reminded of the entertainment I had back when WGN handed out $100 LobsterGram prizes.

My step-brother-in-law (he's married to my step-sister-in-law, so I don't know what that makes him. Basically, he's married to my wife's step-sister) used to work for LobsterGram. I was continually amused by that.

Your step-brother-in-law is married to your step-sister-in-law?

Yes?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on August 16, 2016, 11:26:00 PM
Quote from: Eli on August 16, 2016, 08:28:38 AM
Quote from: Bort on August 15, 2016, 10:40:53 PM
Quote from: Eli on August 15, 2016, 02:49:08 PM
Quote from: Bort on August 15, 2016, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 10:05:10 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 06, 2016, 09:13:55 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 06, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 01, 2016, 02:22:05 PM
I'm visiting Austin for the first time this month. Any suggestions?

I've heard tell that Franklin's in the best BBQ - it's certainly the best known.

Only open at lunchtime though.

Speaking as someone who has ready access to lots of amazing barbecue, no barbecue restaurant is worth a three-hour wait.

low and slow'd

THIS WAS IMPLIED

KC style is a boring old biddy.

I will not further engage with this obvious troll attempt.

You forget I'm from the Carolinas, where your use of beef and tomato-based sauces confuses and enrages me (though not as much as people in other parts of the country using the term "barbecueing" when they clearly mean "grilling.")

Mostly-earnest question: Any idea why the style limits itself to just pork? Then you miss out on brisket and burnt ends (KC's best contribution to the food world).
Fairly earnest reply: tradition. Barbecue in SC dates back to roughly the 1500s when Spanish explorers introduced pigs to the local native Americans, who cooked a smoked dish with them on hanging grills. KC and Texas of course adapted the cooking style in later years to the far more abundant in the region beef cattle.

To be honest, I don't care that much for burnt ends. I mean, they're good by any measurable food standard, but I vastly prefer pulled pork and pork spareribs.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on August 17, 2016, 07:16:35 AM
All are welcome in my smoker.

Although, while I'm pretty happy with my sauce recipe, I've been thinking about trying a Carolina-style mustard sauce.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on August 29, 2016, 07:51:01 AM
bump.

I had some cut-up brisket from the point end that had already been smoked and was in my freezer.

This weekend I tossed it with BBQ sauce and threw it in the oven for a couple hours.

Fucking outstanding burnt ends.

I'll never buy just a flat cut brisket for smoking again.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on October 31, 2016, 11:26:22 AM
Heading to the Cleve tomorrow to try to hustle our way into the games. Any recommendations for places to eat/drink near the ballpark before/after the game?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on October 31, 2016, 12:40:48 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 31, 2016, 11:26:22 AM
Heading to the Cleve tomorrow to try to hustle our way into the games. Any recommendations for places to eat/drink near the ballpark before/after the game?

I know some locals who recommended The Butcher and the Brewer and The Greenhouse Tavern to me for before-game eats. You could also reserve at the Terrace Club, the restaurant *inside* the stadium. Great views from there. 

(http://i.imgur.com/NGUg3xg.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/hO75jit.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on October 31, 2016, 09:13:57 PM
So...one thing I've noticed since taking over SKO in one of the smoothest bloodless coups in history is that we're getting about 100-150 new account requests from bots every day.  I'm rejecting them all but it has occurred to me that with the Cubs in the World Series that there may be one or two legitimate requests to join in there.

What I'm saying is if you know somebody who's trying to join the messageboard let me know their username and I'll let them through the gates.

And if you're a real person reading this who knows nobody else here but wants to post for some reason send an e-mail to meatheads@hockeenight.com and let me know.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on November 10, 2016, 12:27:18 AM
What's with the disappearing formatting of this shit for brains site? It's basically all white now, which is a little too on the nose in the wake of president-elect orange.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on November 10, 2016, 09:20:17 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 10, 2016, 12:27:18 AM
What's with the disappearing formatting of this shit for brains site? It's basically all white now, which is a little too on the nose in the wake of president-elect orange.

Finally, someone else is having the same problem. I assume you're on Safari? It'll load properly on Chrome.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on November 10, 2016, 10:52:54 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on November 10, 2016, 09:20:17 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 10, 2016, 12:27:18 AM
What's with the disappearing formatting of this shit for brains site? It's basically all white now, which is a little too on the nose in the wake of president-elect orange.

Finally, someone else is having the same problem. I assume you're on Safari? It'll load properly on Chrome.

I don't think it's browser specific. I was having the same issue on Chrome last week and it ended up resolving itself.

Maybe try clearing browser cache/cookies or opening it in incognito/private browsing mode?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 10, 2016, 01:30:23 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on November 10, 2016, 10:52:54 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on November 10, 2016, 09:20:17 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 10, 2016, 12:27:18 AM
What's with the disappearing formatting of this shit for brains site? It's basically all white now, which is a little too on the nose in the wake of president-elect orange.

Finally, someone else is having the same problem. I assume you're on Safari? It'll load properly on Chrome.

I don't think it's browser specific. I was having the same issue on Chrome last week and it ended up resolving itself.

Maybe try clearing browser cache/cookies or opening it in incognito/private browsing mode?

I've had no such rendering issue over here.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on November 29, 2016, 07:44:52 PM
Moving up the top of the list of bad ideas I've had...

We have a meeting at work this week with Joe Ricketts (the elder.)  He runs the Bison Council and we have a potential opportunity to work with them.

As the resident Cubs guy at the office, I've been asked for help on a quick assignment. 

Our chef is going to make bison meatball sliders with goat cheese and giardiniera to serve at the meeting and I've been asked to come up with creative, relevant names for said sandwich to show him that...you know..."we get it." 

So, if anyone is so inclined, I'd love to crowdsource this beyond the Slackbox to see what amazing names we can bring forth. 

I'll take any and all ideas and will share back what we came up with including my own bad ideas.

Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on November 29, 2016, 08:45:40 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 29, 2016, 07:44:52 PM
Moving up the top of the list of bad ideas I've had...

We have a meeting at work this week with Joe Ricketts (the elder.)  He runs the Bison Council and we have a potential opportunity to work with them.

As the resident Cubs guy at the office, I've been asked for help on a quick assignment. 

Our chef is going to make bison meatball sliders with goat cheese and giardiniera to serve at the meeting and I've been asked to come up with creative, relevant names for said sandwich to show him that...you know..."we get it." 

So, if anyone is so inclined, I'd love to crowdsource this beyond the Slackbox to see what amazing names we can bring forth. 

I'll take any and all ideas and will share back what we came up with including my own bad ideas.



It needs to be called "The Huey" and when he asks why Bort needs to walk into the room and give a 90 minute powerpoint presentation on the Shoutbox/Desipio/Slackbox.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on November 29, 2016, 08:57:03 PM
How about you don't make them with goat cheese and just do something creative.

But the "Huey" while awesome needs optoates
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 29, 2016, 09:12:15 PM
Quote from: CT III on November 29, 2016, 08:45:40 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 29, 2016, 07:44:52 PM
Moving up the top of the list of bad ideas I've had...

We have a meeting at work this week with Joe Ricketts (the elder.)  He runs the Bison Council and we have a potential opportunity to work with them.

As the resident Cubs guy at the office, I've been asked for help on a quick assignment. 

Our chef is going to make bison meatball sliders with goat cheese and giardiniera to serve at the meeting and I've been asked to come up with creative, relevant names for said sandwich to show him that...you know..."we get it." 

So, if anyone is so inclined, I'd love to crowdsource this beyond the Slackbox to see what amazing names we can bring forth. 

I'll take any and all ideas and will share back what we came up with including my own bad ideas.





It needs to be called "The Huey" and when he asks why Bort needs to walk into the room and give a 90 minute powerpoint presentation on the Shoutbox/Desipio/Slackbox.

Aaaaaaaaand I just had to explain to my wife why I snortlaughed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on November 29, 2016, 09:52:11 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 29, 2016, 07:44:52 PM
Moving up the top of the list of bad ideas I've had...

We have a meeting at work this week with Joe Ricketts (the elder.)  He runs the Bison Council and we have a potential opportunity to work with them.

As the resident Cubs guy at the office, I've been asked for help on a quick assignment. 

Our chef is going to make bison meatball sliders with goat cheese and giardiniera to serve at the meeting and I've been asked to come up with creative, relevant names for said sandwich to show him that...you know..."we get it." 

So, if anyone is so inclined, I'd love to crowdsource this beyond the Slackbox to see what amazing names we can bring forth. 

I'll take any and all ideas and will share back what we came up with including my own bad ideas.



So you're looking for Cubs-related names, or just clever bison-related fare?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 29, 2016, 10:05:30 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 29, 2016, 09:52:11 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 29, 2016, 07:44:52 PM
Moving up the top of the list of bad ideas I've had...

We have a meeting at work this week with Joe Ricketts (the elder.)  He runs the Bison Council and we have a potential opportunity to work with them.

As the resident Cubs guy at the office, I've been asked for help on a quick assignment. 

Our chef is going to make bison meatball sliders with goat cheese and giardiniera to serve at the meeting and I've been asked to come up with creative, relevant names for said sandwich to show him that...you know..."we get it." 

So, if anyone is so inclined, I'd love to crowdsource this beyond the Slackbox to see what amazing names we can bring forth. 

I'll take any and all ideas and will share back what we came up with including my own bad ideas.



So you're looking for Cubs-related names, or just clever bison-related fare?

The "Bull Durham" kind of covers both.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 12:09:11 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 29, 2016, 09:52:11 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 29, 2016, 07:44:52 PM
Moving up the top of the list of bad ideas I've had...

We have a meeting at work this week with Joe Ricketts (the elder.)  He runs the Bison Council and we have a potential opportunity to work with them.

As the resident Cubs guy at the office, I've been asked for help on a quick assignment.  

Our chef is going to make bison meatball sliders with goat cheese and giardiniera to serve at the meeting and I've been asked to come up with creative, relevant names for said sandwich to show him that...you know..."we get it."  

So, if anyone is so inclined, I'd love to crowdsource this beyond the Slackbox to see what amazing names we can bring forth.  

I'll take any and all ideas and will share back what we came up with including my own bad ideas.



So you're looking for Cubs-related names, or just clever bison-related fare?

Both.

Like, umm....
The Friendly Slider
The Cursebreaker
Wrigley Roamer
1060 W. Bison
Bison Ivy
Clark & Bovinae
Take Me Out To The Bison  
MeatBall Four
Rizzo's Roamer
Bison Edwards Jr.

I have no idea.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on November 30, 2016, 12:30:37 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 12:09:11 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 29, 2016, 09:52:11 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 29, 2016, 07:44:52 PM
Moving up the top of the list of bad ideas I've had...

We have a meeting at work this week with Joe Ricketts (the elder.)  He runs the Bison Council and we have a potential opportunity to work with them.

As the resident Cubs guy at the office, I've been asked for help on a quick assignment.  

Our chef is going to make bison meatball sliders with goat cheese and giardiniera to serve at the meeting and I've been asked to come up with creative, relevant names for said sandwich to show him that...you know..."we get it."  

So, if anyone is so inclined, I'd love to crowdsource this beyond the Slackbox to see what amazing names we can bring forth.  

I'll take any and all ideas and will share back what we came up with including my own bad ideas.



So you're looking for Cubs-related names, or just clever bison-related fare?

Both.

Like, umm....
The Friendly Slider
The Cursebreaker
Wrigley Roamer
1060 W. Bison
Bison Ivy
Clark & Bovinae
Take Me Out To The Bison  
MeatBall Four
Rizzo's Roamer
Bison Edwards Jr.

I have no idea.
. The Fuck Snork Forever
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on November 30, 2016, 12:33:51 AM
Joe Ricketts doesn't really care about baseball. If you want to picture a wealthier, older, non-mustachioed version of Ron Swanson, thaat's Joe Ricketts.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 12:39:09 AM
Quote from: Brownie on November 30, 2016, 12:33:51 AM
Joe Ricketts doesn't really care about baseball. If you want to picture a wealthier, older, non-mustachioed version of Ron Swanson, thaat's Joe Ricketts.

High Plains Bison (Joe's company) explicitly advertises themselves as "The Official Lean Meat of the Chicago Cubs." 

So, how about "The North Slider?"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on November 30, 2016, 02:17:45 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 12:39:09 AM
Quote from: Brownie on November 30, 2016, 12:33:51 AM
Joe Ricketts doesn't really care about baseball. If you want to picture a wealthier, older, non-mustachioed version of Ron Swanson, thaat's Joe Ricketts.

High Plains Bison (Joe's company) explicitly advertises themselves as "The Official Lean Meat of the Chicago Cubs."  

So, how about "The North Slider?"

Sliders are gross
I know there are all kinds but the first thing I think of is White Castle.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on November 30, 2016, 03:05:55 AM
How about the Thanks A Lot for Donald Trump, You Spineless Fuckface Burger? Too long?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on November 30, 2016, 08:54:45 AM
The "Fuck Buffett" Buffet
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 30, 2016, 09:59:50 AM
Quote from: CT III on November 29, 2016, 08:45:40 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 29, 2016, 07:44:52 PM
Moving up the top of the list of bad ideas I've had...

We have a meeting at work this week with Joe Ricketts (the elder.)  He runs the Bison Council and we have a potential opportunity to work with them.

As the resident Cubs guy at the office, I've been asked for help on a quick assignment. 

Our chef is going to make bison meatball sliders with goat cheese and giardiniera to serve at the meeting and I've been asked to come up with creative, relevant names for said sandwich to show him that...you know..."we get it." 

So, if anyone is so inclined, I'd love to crowdsource this beyond the Slackbox to see what amazing names we can bring forth. 

I'll take any and all ideas and will share back what we came up with including my own bad ideas.



It needs to be called "The Huey" and when he asks why Bort needs to walk into the room and give a 90 minute powerpoint presentation on the Shoutbox/Desipio/Slackbox.

When does this happen?  I want to make sure I'm in the room.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on November 30, 2016, 10:10:51 AM
Quote from: Oleg on November 30, 2016, 09:59:50 AM
Quote from: CT III on November 29, 2016, 08:45:40 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 29, 2016, 07:44:52 PM
Moving up the top of the list of bad ideas I've had...

We have a meeting at work this week with Joe Ricketts (the elder.)  He runs the Bison Council and we have a potential opportunity to work with them.

As the resident Cubs guy at the office, I've been asked for help on a quick assignment. 

Our chef is going to make bison meatball sliders with goat cheese and giardiniera to serve at the meeting and I've been asked to come up with creative, relevant names for said sandwich to show him that...you know..."we get it." 

So, if anyone is so inclined, I'd love to crowdsource this beyond the Slackbox to see what amazing names we can bring forth. 

I'll take any and all ideas and will share back what we came up with including my own bad ideas.



It needs to be called "The Huey" and when he asks why Bort needs to walk into the room and give a 90 minute powerpoint presentation on the Shoutbox/Desipio/Slackbox.

When does this happen?  I want to make sure I'm in the room.

Yesterday my wife mentioned something off-hand to her co-workers about a podcast I do with my "internet friends" and they were like....."internet friends? what does that mean?" and I really need an app where you just push a button and a recording of Bort trying to explain Desipio/Slack/Shoutbox pops up.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 11:05:22 AM
This could not have possibly been less helpful.

Thanks, only site!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on November 30, 2016, 11:11:11 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 11:05:22 AM
This could not have possibly been less helpful.

Thanks, only site!

The only thing less helpful are the deals!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 11:13:44 AM
Quote from: Bort on November 30, 2016, 11:11:11 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 11:05:22 AM
This could not have possibly been less helpful.

Thanks, only site!

The only thing less helpful are the deals!

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3032/2932332281_f5f3f10f01.jpg)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 30, 2016, 11:52:36 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 11:05:22 AM
This could not have possibly been less helpful.

Thanks, only site!

I think you're giving us far too much credit.  This could have been a LOT less helpful.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on November 30, 2016, 12:16:28 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 11:13:44 AM
Quote from: Bort on November 30, 2016, 11:11:11 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 11:05:22 AM
This could not have possibly been less helpful.

Thanks, only site!

The only thing less helpful are the deals!

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3032/2932332281_f5f3f10f01.jpg)

Man, the new Administration works quickly.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on December 01, 2016, 12:24:16 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 11:05:22 AM
This could not have possibly been less helpful.

Thanks, only site!

Bison Dele-cious Slider?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on December 01, 2016, 02:37:25 PM
Quote from: Shooter on December 01, 2016, 12:24:16 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 11:05:22 AM
This could not have possibly been less helpful.

Thanks, only site!

Bison Dele-cious Slider?

This is much better than my idea: Congrats on Your Dipshit Son Getting a Job in Our Dipshit President's Administration, Also Here's a Burger.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on December 01, 2016, 04:14:40 PM
Quote from: Bort on November 30, 2016, 12:30:37 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 30, 2016, 12:09:11 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 29, 2016, 09:52:11 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 29, 2016, 07:44:52 PM
Moving up the top of the list of bad ideas I've had...

We have a meeting at work this week with Joe Ricketts (the elder.)  He runs the Bison Council and we have a potential opportunity to work with them.

As the resident Cubs guy at the office, I've been asked for help on a quick assignment.  

Our chef is going to make bison meatball sliders with goat cheese and giardiniera to serve at the meeting and I've been asked to come up with creative, relevant names for said sandwich to show him that...you know..."we get it."  

So, if anyone is so inclined, I'd love to crowdsource this beyond the Slackbox to see what amazing names we can bring forth.  

I'll take any and all ideas and will share back what we came up with including my own bad ideas.



So you're looking for Cubs-related names, or just clever bison-related fare?

Both.

Like, umm....
The Friendly Slider
The Cursebreaker
Wrigley Roamer
1060 W. Bison
Bison Ivy
Clark & Bovinae
Take Me Out To The Bison  
MeatBall Four
Rizzo's Roamer
Bison Edwards Jr.

I have no idea.
. The Fuck Snork Forever

Throw some sliced jalapeno in there and call it the Firebarn.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on December 21, 2016, 07:44:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

*NSFW*
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 07:47:05 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 21, 2016, 07:44:57 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

*NSFW*

Because you shouldn't be touching yourself at work?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 21, 2016, 08:16:26 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I would.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 21, 2016, 10:44:28 AM
*updates sign*

"It Has Been 0 Days Since Someone Threw Down His Romeo in This Workplace"
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on December 21, 2016, 12:49:29 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 21, 2016, 10:44:28 AM
*updates sign*

"It Has Been 0 Days Since Someone Threw Down His Romeo in This Workplace"

His Romeo is finally light enough to throw.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on December 21, 2016, 12:55:51 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

The way their cookies are set up, you can vote multiple times per device by switching browsers.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 21, 2016, 01:26:04 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

He swallowed a lot of aggression. Along with a lot of pizzas.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on December 21, 2016, 01:27:38 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.
You got my vote, although I think that the beard trim and haircut accounted for at least ten of those pounds.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 21, 2016, 01:55:04 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Yet another election rigged. Sad!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 03:08:54 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!

Ha!  Ten votes!  Fantastic: that's more than I've managed myself.

I still find this hard to believe, but I really, really enjoy running.  I did best part of 9k the other day and it felt fantastic.  I've even more or less worn out a pair of running shoes.  Worn out!  Normally, they just perish.

Did I mention, by the way, that the guys who run the program I did are based in Toronto?  Their offices are in Alexandra Park.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 03:22:26 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 03:08:54 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!

Ha!  Ten votes!  Fantastic: that's more than I've managed myself.

I still find this hard to believe, but I really, really enjoy running.  I did best part of 9k the other day and it felt fantastic.  I've even more or less worn out a pair of running shoes.  Worn out!  Normally, they just perish.

Did I mention, by the way, that the guys who run the program I did are based in Toronto?  Their offices are in Alexandra Park.

I saw that! I didn't know about them. I am seeing a nutritionist here... I wish I could be losing weight for the chance to rake in some cash, but just getting healthy is reward enough. I'll be aiming for 10K in the spring, btw. By then, you'll probably be running half marathons...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on December 21, 2016, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!

1. Saturated fats are fucking delicious.
2. Cut out *all* carbs?  No fruits or vegetables in your diet?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 06:22:38 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 21, 2016, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!

1. Saturated fats are fucking delicious.
2. Cut out *all* carbs?  No fruits or vegetables in your diet?

On a daily basis, I can have a cup of berries, or an orange, and I am primarily supposed to have green, leafy vegetables, although I am permitted 4 cups a day of broccoli or cauliflower (which is what I commonly eat with my chicken burger in a lettuce wrap at dinner time).

But I do have a cheat meal every two weeks, commonly, although I will be eating two in three days at around Christmas time (my wife is cooking some homemade Bailey's Cheesecake for Christmas Eve, and I'll be going out for wings with my best friend on the 26th).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on December 21, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 06:22:38 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 21, 2016, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!

1. Saturated fats are fucking delicious.
2. Cut out *all* carbs?  No fruits or vegetables in your diet?

On a daily basis, I can have a cup of berries, or an orange, and I am primarily supposed to have green, leafy vegetables, although I am permitted 4 cups a day of broccoli or cauliflower (which is what I commonly eat with my chicken burger in a lettuce wrap at dinner time).

But I do have a cheat meal every two weeks, commonly, although I will be eating two in three days at around Christmas time (my wife is cooking some homemade Bailey's Cheesecake for Christmas Eve, and I'll be going out for wings with my best friend on the 26th).
Last week I was diagnosed with gout.  No biggie.  I just have to avoid red meat, shellfish, tuna , trout, alcohol, coffee, organ meats, fried food, fructose, dried fruits, and vegetables like spinach, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms, peas, beans and lentils. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 10:04:43 PM
Quote from: CBStew on December 21, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 06:22:38 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 21, 2016, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!

1. Saturated fats are fucking delicious.
2. Cut out *all* carbs?  No fruits or vegetables in your diet?

On a daily basis, I can have a cup of berries, or an orange, and I am primarily supposed to have green, leafy vegetables, although I am permitted 4 cups a day of broccoli or cauliflower (which is what I commonly eat with my chicken burger in a lettuce wrap at dinner time).

But I do have a cheat meal every two weeks, commonly, although I will be eating two in three days at around Christmas time (my wife is cooking some homemade Bailey's Cheesecake for Christmas Eve, and I'll be going out for wings with my best friend on the 26th).
Last week I was diagnosed with gout.  No biggie.  I just have to avoid red meat, shellfish, tuna , trout, alcohol, coffee, organ meats, fried food, fructose, dried fruits, and vegetables like spinach, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms, peas, beans and lentils. 


So ... stale bread?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on December 21, 2016, 10:57:47 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 10:04:43 PM
Quote from: CBStew on December 21, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 06:22:38 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 21, 2016, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!

1. Saturated fats are fucking delicious.
2. Cut out *all* carbs?  No fruits or vegetables in your diet?

On a daily basis, I can have a cup of berries, or an orange, and I am primarily supposed to have green, leafy vegetables, although I am permitted 4 cups a day of broccoli or cauliflower (which is what I commonly eat with my chicken burger in a lettuce wrap at dinner time).

But I do have a cheat meal every two weeks, commonly, although I will be eating two in three days at around Christmas time (my wife is cooking some homemade Bailey's Cheesecake for Christmas Eve, and I'll be going out for wings with my best friend on the 26th).
Last week I was diagnosed with gout.  No biggie.  I just have to avoid red meat, shellfish, tuna , trout, alcohol, coffee, organ meats, fried food, fructose, dried fruits, and vegetables like spinach, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms, peas, beans and lentils. 


So ... stale bread?
Ummmmm.  Stale bread.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on December 22, 2016, 01:07:32 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 21, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 06:22:38 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 21, 2016, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!

1. Saturated fats are fucking delicious.
2. Cut out *all* carbs?  No fruits or vegetables in your diet?

On a daily basis, I can have a cup of berries, or an orange, and I am primarily supposed to have green, leafy vegetables, although I am permitted 4 cups a day of broccoli or cauliflower (which is what I commonly eat with my chicken burger in a lettuce wrap at dinner time).

But I do have a cheat meal every two weeks, commonly, although I will be eating two in three days at around Christmas time (my wife is cooking some homemade Bailey's Cheesecake for Christmas Eve, and I'll be going out for wings with my best friend on the 26th).
Last week I was diagnosed with gout.  No biggie.  I just have to avoid red meat, shellfish, tuna , trout, alcohol, coffee, organ meats, fried food, fructose, dried fruits, and vegetables like spinach, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms, peas, beans and lentils. 


Or, you could just take a load of gout medicine and eat and drink what the hell you like.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on December 22, 2016, 08:43:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 22, 2016, 01:07:32 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 21, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 06:22:38 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 21, 2016, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!

1. Saturated fats are fucking delicious.
2. Cut out *all* carbs?  No fruits or vegetables in your diet?

On a daily basis, I can have a cup of berries, or an orange, and I am primarily supposed to have green, leafy vegetables, although I am permitted 4 cups a day of broccoli or cauliflower (which is what I commonly eat with my chicken burger in a lettuce wrap at dinner time).

But I do have a cheat meal every two weeks, commonly, although I will be eating two in three days at around Christmas time (my wife is cooking some homemade Bailey's Cheesecake for Christmas Eve, and I'll be going out for wings with my best friend on the 26th).
Last week I was diagnosed with gout.  No biggie.  I just have to avoid red meat, shellfish, tuna , trout, alcohol, coffee, organ meats, fried food, fructose, dried fruits, and vegetables like spinach, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms, peas, beans and lentils. 


Or, you could just take a load of gout medicine and eat and drink what the hell you like.

Gout flare ups and they're the worst.

Gout medicine sucks.  The shit makes you puke.

Stew...try cherries.  Cherries have some chemical in them that breaks up whatever crystals in the blood that cause the uric acid to build up in the joints.

Doesn't even matter which cherries or in what format (although the tarter ones seem to get the better write-ups).  They have cherry concentrates that are supposed to be awesome.  I just buy a giant bag of frozen cherries...lasts me about a week or so.

Cherry juice with no added sugar is also great but it can get expensive.  In the summer (when they're available and cheaper) I eat cherries like they're going out of style.

I stay away from organ meats (I do eat liver once in a while...Russian Jewish dinner and all) and I avoid asparagus.

Exercise seems to help a lot too.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on December 22, 2016, 10:10:24 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 22, 2016, 08:43:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 22, 2016, 01:07:32 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 21, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 06:22:38 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 21, 2016, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!

1. Saturated fats are fucking delicious.
2. Cut out *all* carbs?  No fruits or vegetables in your diet?

On a daily basis, I can have a cup of berries, or an orange, and I am primarily supposed to have green, leafy vegetables, although I am permitted 4 cups a day of broccoli or cauliflower (which is what I commonly eat with my chicken burger in a lettuce wrap at dinner time).

But I do have a cheat meal every two weeks, commonly, although I will be eating two in three days at around Christmas time (my wife is cooking some homemade Bailey's Cheesecake for Christmas Eve, and I'll be going out for wings with my best friend on the 26th).
Last week I was diagnosed with gout.  No biggie.  I just have to avoid red meat, shellfish, tuna , trout, alcohol, coffee, organ meats, fried food, fructose, dried fruits, and vegetables like spinach, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms, peas, beans and lentils. 


Or, you could just take a load of gout medicine and eat and drink what the hell you like.

Gout flare ups and they're the worst.

Gout medicine sucks.  The shit makes you puke.

Stew...try cherries.  Cherries have some chemical in them that breaks up whatever crystals in the blood that cause the uric acid to build up in the joints.

Doesn't even matter which cherries or in what format (although the tarter ones seem to get the better write-ups).  They have cherry concentrates that are supposed to be awesome.  I just buy a giant bag of frozen cherries...lasts me about a week or so.

Cherry juice with no added sugar is also great but it can get expensive.  In the summer (when they're available and cheaper) I eat cherries like they're going out of style.

I stay away from organ meats (I do eat liver once in a while...Russian Jewish dinner and all) and I avoid asparagus.

Exercise seems to help a lot too.
...alcohol?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on December 22, 2016, 10:40:17 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 22, 2016, 10:10:24 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 22, 2016, 08:43:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 22, 2016, 01:07:32 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 21, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 06:22:38 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 21, 2016, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!

1. Saturated fats are fucking delicious.
2. Cut out *all* carbs?  No fruits or vegetables in your diet?

On a daily basis, I can have a cup of berries, or an orange, and I am primarily supposed to have green, leafy vegetables, although I am permitted 4 cups a day of broccoli or cauliflower (which is what I commonly eat with my chicken burger in a lettuce wrap at dinner time).

But I do have a cheat meal every two weeks, commonly, although I will be eating two in three days at around Christmas time (my wife is cooking some homemade Bailey's Cheesecake for Christmas Eve, and I'll be going out for wings with my best friend on the 26th).
Last week I was diagnosed with gout.  No biggie.  I just have to avoid red meat, shellfish, tuna , trout, alcohol, coffee, organ meats, fried food, fructose, dried fruits, and vegetables like spinach, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms, peas, beans and lentils. 


Or, you could just take a load of gout medicine and eat and drink what the hell you like.

Gout flare ups and they're the worst.

Gout medicine sucks.  The shit makes you puke.

Stew...try cherries.  Cherries have some chemical in them that breaks up whatever crystals in the blood that cause the uric acid to build up in the joints.

Doesn't even matter which cherries or in what format (although the tarter ones seem to get the better write-ups).  They have cherry concentrates that are supposed to be awesome.  I just buy a giant bag of frozen cherries...lasts me about a week or so.

Cherry juice with no added sugar is also great but it can get expensive.  In the summer (when they're available and cheaper) I eat cherries like they're going out of style.

I stay away from organ meats (I do eat liver once in a while...Russian Jewish dinner and all) and I avoid asparagus.

Exercise seems to help a lot too.
...alcohol?

Are you insinuating something?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on December 22, 2016, 10:50:35 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 22, 2016, 10:40:17 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 22, 2016, 10:10:24 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 22, 2016, 08:43:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 22, 2016, 01:07:32 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 21, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 06:22:38 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 21, 2016, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!

1. Saturated fats are fucking delicious.
2. Cut out *all* carbs?  No fruits or vegetables in your diet?

On a daily basis, I can have a cup of berries, or an orange, and I am primarily supposed to have green, leafy vegetables, although I am permitted 4 cups a day of broccoli or cauliflower (which is what I commonly eat with my chicken burger in a lettuce wrap at dinner time).

But I do have a cheat meal every two weeks, commonly, although I will be eating two in three days at around Christmas time (my wife is cooking some homemade Bailey's Cheesecake for Christmas Eve, and I'll be going out for wings with my best friend on the 26th).
Last week I was diagnosed with gout.  No biggie.  I just have to avoid red meat, shellfish, tuna , trout, alcohol, coffee, organ meats, fried food, fructose, dried fruits, and vegetables like spinach, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms, peas, beans and lentils. 


Or, you could just take a load of gout medicine and eat and drink what the hell you like.

Gout flare ups and they're the worst.

Gout medicine sucks.  The shit makes you puke.

Stew...try cherries.  Cherries have some chemical in them that breaks up whatever crystals in the blood that cause the uric acid to build up in the joints.

Doesn't even matter which cherries or in what format (although the tarter ones seem to get the better write-ups).  They have cherry concentrates that are supposed to be awesome.  I just buy a giant bag of frozen cherries...lasts me about a week or so.

Cherry juice with no added sugar is also great but it can get expensive.  In the summer (when they're available and cheaper) I eat cherries like they're going out of style.

I stay away from organ meats (I do eat liver once in a while...Russian Jewish dinner and all) and I avoid asparagus.

Exercise seems to help a lot too.
...alcohol?

Are you insinuating something?
You can't live 45 minutes away from the Napa Valley and not get infatuated with Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on December 22, 2016, 10:51:06 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 22, 2016, 10:50:35 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 22, 2016, 10:40:17 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 22, 2016, 10:10:24 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 22, 2016, 08:43:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 22, 2016, 01:07:32 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 21, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 06:22:38 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 21, 2016, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 01:38:18 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on December 21, 2016, 01:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 21, 2016, 05:07:33 AM
At the beginning of the year, I was really, really fucking fat.  Now, I'm less fat.  If you wanted to see how much less fat I am (around 70lbs less fat, since you ask), you could, if you wanted, go here (http://www.precisionnutrition.com/finalists-men-january-2017), and scroll down to finalist #8.

Oh, hey, while you were there, you could even vote for me (once per device, by the look of things).  I hereby faithfully promise that, should I win anything, I'll spend every last cent on booze and encased meat products.

I voted for you.

Care to share the specifics of your diet?

Thank you.  It wasn't a diet, per se.  They actually just teach you some fundamentally pretty simple stuff: eat slowly, stop before you're full, eat a balanced diet with a fair amount of good fat, and plenty of lean protein and vegetables.  There's a lot of exercise, though - running, squats, lunges, bodyweight and dumb-bell stuff.  I didn't manage it every week but most weeks I exercised four or five times.  Indeed, the way they've cropped the photos pisses me off a bit, because my legs have changed even more than my upper body, but you can't see it.

Interesting -- sounds a bit similar to what I've been doing, but perhaps not as extreme, which is probably more sensible. I cut out all carbs, sodium, sugar, saturated fats, and dairy, and focus on label reading. In the next couple of months I'm going to transition to a maintenance phase, where I'll start eating limited carbohydrates again. The big thing for me has also been the fitness side, although I'm just doing running (typically 5K a day).

I have something like 4 electronic devices at my disposal, not to mention various internet browsers. You get 10 votes from me, sir. Good luck!

1. Saturated fats are fucking delicious.
2. Cut out *all* carbs?  No fruits or vegetables in your diet?

On a daily basis, I can have a cup of berries, or an orange, and I am primarily supposed to have green, leafy vegetables, although I am permitted 4 cups a day of broccoli or cauliflower (which is what I commonly eat with my chicken burger in a lettuce wrap at dinner time).

But I do have a cheat meal every two weeks, commonly, although I will be eating two in three days at around Christmas time (my wife is cooking some homemade Bailey's Cheesecake for Christmas Eve, and I'll be going out for wings with my best friend on the 26th).
Last week I was diagnosed with gout.  No biggie.  I just have to avoid red meat, shellfish, tuna , trout, alcohol, coffee, organ meats, fried food, fructose, dried fruits, and vegetables like spinach, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms, peas, beans and lentils. 


Or, you could just take a load of gout medicine and eat and drink what the hell you like.

Gout flare ups and they're the worst.

Gout medicine sucks.  The shit makes you puke.

Stew...try cherries.  Cherries have some chemical in them that breaks up whatever crystals in the blood that cause the uric acid to build up in the joints.

Doesn't even matter which cherries or in what format (although the tarter ones seem to get the better write-ups).  They have cherry concentrates that are supposed to be awesome.  I just buy a giant bag of frozen cherries...lasts me about a week or so.

Cherry juice with no added sugar is also great but it can get expensive.  In the summer (when they're available and cheaper) I eat cherries like they're going out of style.

I stay away from organ meats (I do eat liver once in a while...Russian Jewish dinner and all) and I avoid asparagus.

Exercise seems to help a lot too.
...alcohol?

Are you insinuating something?
You can't live 45 minutes away from the Napa Valley and not get infatuated with Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.

How about cherry wine?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on December 28, 2016, 07:24:18 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

It's "Fly The W" with a Crane-free rally at the end.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 28, 2016, 08:00:24 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

It comes free with every purchase of Al's new book.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.


Do you have a DVD player that will play US DVDs? (region 1)  If so, I think I can burn it for you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 03:29:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.


Do you have a DVD player that will play US DVDs? (region 1)  If so, I think I can burn it for you.

As it happens, I do, but any computer will play any DVD from any region anyway, I think.  There surely has to be some way to get a digital copy of this, though, and upload it to (say) Dropbox?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 06:03:35 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 03:29:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.


Do you have a DVD player that will play US DVDs? (region 1)  If so, I think I can burn it for you.

As it happens, I do, but any computer will play any DVD from any region anyway, I think.  There surely has to be some way to get a digital copy of this, though, and upload it to (say) Dropbox?

I can (likely) handle transcoding if someone can get me the raw recorded file. Unless WGN encrypts their shit, in which case I'll see what I can do.

The best and easiest way to do this is to use a digital tuner that connects to a computer such as this (https://www.silicondust.com/product/hdhomerun-connect/). All you need is an antenna and the ability to receive a clear over-the-air signal of WGN. Set the recording or hit the button yourself, then let it roll. Most software that works with these tuners will even help you cut out commercials and export the result to an MP4 file.

It gets harder if the recorded file lives on a DVR or if you're using cable that needs a descrambler box since the video might end up in a closed format. Burning to a DVD is a way around that. I can rip it and convert to a digital file. 
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 08:44:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 06:03:35 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 03:29:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.


Do you have a DVD player that will play US DVDs? (region 1)  If so, I think I can burn it for you.

As it happens, I do, but any computer will play any DVD from any region anyway, I think.  There surely has to be some way to get a digital copy of this, though, and upload it to (say) Dropbox?

I can (likely) handle transcoding if someone can get me the raw recorded file. Unless WGN encrypts their shit, in which case I'll see what I can do.

The best and easiest way to do this is to use a digital tuner that connects to a computer such as this (https://www.silicondust.com/product/hdhomerun-connect/). All you need is an antenna and the ability to receive a clear over-the-air signal of WGN. Set the recording or hit the button yourself, then let it roll. Most software that works with these tuners will even help you cut out commercials and export the result to an MP4 file.

It gets harder if the recorded file lives on a DVR or if you're using cable that needs a descrambler box since the video might end up in a closed format. Burning to a DVD is a way around that. I can rip it and convert to a digital file. 

I'll still DVR it and convert to MP4 via Handbrake. You'll get to see it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 08:45:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 08:44:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 06:03:35 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 03:29:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.


Do you have a DVD player that will play US DVDs? (region 1)  If so, I think I can burn it for you.

As it happens, I do, but any computer will play any DVD from any region anyway, I think.  There surely has to be some way to get a digital copy of this, though, and upload it to (say) Dropbox?

I can (likely) handle transcoding if someone can get me the raw recorded file. Unless WGN encrypts their shit, in which case I'll see what I can do.

The best and easiest way to do this is to use a digital tuner that connects to a computer such as this (https://www.silicondust.com/product/hdhomerun-connect/). All you need is an antenna and the ability to receive a clear over-the-air signal of WGN. Set the recording or hit the button yourself, then let it roll. Most software that works with these tuners will even help you cut out commercials and export the result to an MP4 file.

It gets harder if the recorded file lives on a DVR or if you're using cable that needs a descrambler box since the video might end up in a closed format. Burning to a DVD is a way around that. I can rip it and convert to a digital file. 

I'll still DVR it and convert to MP4 via Handbrake. You'll get to see it.

Yep. Handbrake is good. I still have MPEG StreamClip too, which seems to no longer be in development. I don't have a DVR, though, so I've never tried HandBrake on whatever format DVRs write to.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on December 29, 2016, 10:30:16 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 08:44:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 06:03:35 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 03:29:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.


Do you have a DVD player that will play US DVDs? (region 1)  If so, I think I can burn it for you.

As it happens, I do, but any computer will play any DVD from any region anyway, I think.  There surely has to be some way to get a digital copy of this, though, and upload it to (say) Dropbox?

I can (likely) handle transcoding if someone can get me the raw recorded file. Unless WGN encrypts their shit, in which case I'll see what I can do.

The best and easiest way to do this is to use a digital tuner that connects to a computer such as this (https://www.silicondust.com/product/hdhomerun-connect/). All you need is an antenna and the ability to receive a clear over-the-air signal of WGN. Set the recording or hit the button yourself, then let it roll. Most software that works with these tuners will even help you cut out commercials and export the result to an MP4 file.

It gets harder if the recorded file lives on a DVR or if you're using cable that needs a descrambler box since the video might end up in a closed format. Burning to a DVD is a way around that. I can rip it and convert to a digital file. 

I'll still DVR it and convert to MP4 via Handbrake. You'll get to see it.

Being outside the WGN area, I would be interested to partake in something like this.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 11:12:22 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 29, 2016, 10:30:16 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 08:44:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 06:03:35 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 03:29:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.


Do you have a DVD player that will play US DVDs? (region 1)  If so, I think I can burn it for you.

As it happens, I do, but any computer will play any DVD from any region anyway, I think.  There surely has to be some way to get a digital copy of this, though, and upload it to (say) Dropbox?

I can (likely) handle transcoding if someone can get me the raw recorded file. Unless WGN encrypts their shit, in which case I'll see what I can do.

The best and easiest way to do this is to use a digital tuner that connects to a computer such as this (https://www.silicondust.com/product/hdhomerun-connect/). All you need is an antenna and the ability to receive a clear over-the-air signal of WGN. Set the recording or hit the button yourself, then let it roll. Most software that works with these tuners will even help you cut out commercials and export the result to an MP4 file.

It gets harder if the recorded file lives on a DVR or if you're using cable that needs a descrambler box since the video might end up in a closed format. Burning to a DVD is a way around that. I can rip it and convert to a digital file. 

I'll still DVR it and convert to MP4 via Handbrake. You'll get to see it.

Being outside the WGN area, I would be interested to partake in something like this.

Yep. This.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 30, 2016, 08:33:52 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 08:45:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 08:44:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 06:03:35 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 03:29:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.


Do you have a DVD player that will play US DVDs? (region 1)  If so, I think I can burn it for you.

As it happens, I do, but any computer will play any DVD from any region anyway, I think.  There surely has to be some way to get a digital copy of this, though, and upload it to (say) Dropbox?

I can (likely) handle transcoding if someone can get me the raw recorded file. Unless WGN encrypts their shit, in which case I'll see what I can do.

The best and easiest way to do this is to use a digital tuner that connects to a computer such as this (https://www.silicondust.com/product/hdhomerun-connect/). All you need is an antenna and the ability to receive a clear over-the-air signal of WGN. Set the recording or hit the button yourself, then let it roll. Most software that works with these tuners will even help you cut out commercials and export the result to an MP4 file.

It gets harder if the recorded file lives on a DVR or if you're using cable that needs a descrambler box since the video might end up in a closed format. Burning to a DVD is a way around that. I can rip it and convert to a digital file. 

I'll still DVR it and convert to MP4 via Handbrake. You'll get to see it.

Yep. Handbrake is good. I still have MPEG StreamClip too, which seems to no longer be in development. I don't have a DVR, though, so I've never tried HandBrake on whatever format DVRs write to.

I'm going to have to multi-step it as my PC isn't plugged into the TV. DVR to stand alone DVD burner to PC DVD drive to Handbrake. Won't be HD, but you'll get to see it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Brownie on December 30, 2016, 09:59:32 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 30, 2016, 08:33:52 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 08:45:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 08:44:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 06:03:35 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 03:29:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.


Do you have a DVD player that will play US DVDs? (region 1)  If so, I think I can burn it for you.

As it happens, I do, but any computer will play any DVD from any region anyway, I think.  There surely has to be some way to get a digital copy of this, though, and upload it to (say) Dropbox?

I can (likely) handle transcoding if someone can get me the raw recorded file. Unless WGN encrypts their shit, in which case I'll see what I can do.

The best and easiest way to do this is to use a digital tuner that connects to a computer such as this (https://www.silicondust.com/product/hdhomerun-connect/). All you need is an antenna and the ability to receive a clear over-the-air signal of WGN. Set the recording or hit the button yourself, then let it roll. Most software that works with these tuners will even help you cut out commercials and export the result to an MP4 file.

It gets harder if the recorded file lives on a DVR or if you're using cable that needs a descrambler box since the video might end up in a closed format. Burning to a DVD is a way around that. I can rip it and convert to a digital file. 

I'll still DVR it and convert to MP4 via Handbrake. You'll get to see it.

Yep. Handbrake is good. I still have MPEG StreamClip too, which seems to no longer be in development. I don't have a DVR, though, so I've never tried HandBrake on whatever format DVRs write to.

I'm going to have to multi-step it as my PC isn't plugged into the TV. DVR to stand alone DVD burner to PC DVD drive to Handbrake. Won't be HD, but you'll get to see it.
Why won't it be HD? C'mon, Chuck!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on December 30, 2016, 10:33:51 AM
Quote from: Brownie on December 30, 2016, 09:59:32 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 30, 2016, 08:33:52 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 08:45:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 08:44:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 06:03:35 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 03:29:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.


Do you have a DVD player that will play US DVDs? (region 1)  If so, I think I can burn it for you.

As it happens, I do, but any computer will play any DVD from any region anyway, I think.  There surely has to be some way to get a digital copy of this, though, and upload it to (say) Dropbox?

I can (likely) handle transcoding if someone can get me the raw recorded file. Unless WGN encrypts their shit, in which case I'll see what I can do.

The best and easiest way to do this is to use a digital tuner that connects to a computer such as this (https://www.silicondust.com/product/hdhomerun-connect/). All you need is an antenna and the ability to receive a clear over-the-air signal of WGN. Set the recording or hit the button yourself, then let it roll. Most software that works with these tuners will even help you cut out commercials and export the result to an MP4 file.

It gets harder if the recorded file lives on a DVR or if you're using cable that needs a descrambler box since the video might end up in a closed format. Burning to a DVD is a way around that. I can rip it and convert to a digital file. 

I'll still DVR it and convert to MP4 via Handbrake. You'll get to see it.

Yep. Handbrake is good. I still have MPEG StreamClip too, which seems to no longer be in development. I don't have a DVR, though, so I've never tried HandBrake on whatever format DVRs write to.

I'm going to have to multi-step it as my PC isn't plugged into the TV. DVR to stand alone DVD burner to PC DVD drive to Handbrake. Won't be HD, but you'll get to see it.
Why won't it be HD? C'mon, Chuck!

No HD? Well why don't we just roll around in our own filth. We're no better than the animals.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 30, 2016, 11:25:34 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 30, 2016, 10:33:51 AM
Quote from: Brownie on December 30, 2016, 09:59:32 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 30, 2016, 08:33:52 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 08:45:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 08:44:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 06:03:35 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 03:29:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.


Do you have a DVD player that will play US DVDs? (region 1)  If so, I think I can burn it for you.

As it happens, I do, but any computer will play any DVD from any region anyway, I think.  There surely has to be some way to get a digital copy of this, though, and upload it to (say) Dropbox?

I can (likely) handle transcoding if someone can get me the raw recorded file. Unless WGN encrypts their shit, in which case I'll see what I can do.

The best and easiest way to do this is to use a digital tuner that connects to a computer such as this (https://www.silicondust.com/product/hdhomerun-connect/). All you need is an antenna and the ability to receive a clear over-the-air signal of WGN. Set the recording or hit the button yourself, then let it roll. Most software that works with these tuners will even help you cut out commercials and export the result to an MP4 file.

It gets harder if the recorded file lives on a DVR or if you're using cable that needs a descrambler box since the video might end up in a closed format. Burning to a DVD is a way around that. I can rip it and convert to a digital file. 

I'll still DVR it and convert to MP4 via Handbrake. You'll get to see it.

Yep. Handbrake is good. I still have MPEG StreamClip too, which seems to no longer be in development. I don't have a DVR, though, so I've never tried HandBrake on whatever format DVRs write to.

I'm going to have to multi-step it as my PC isn't plugged into the TV. DVR to stand alone DVD burner to PC DVD drive to Handbrake. Won't be HD, but you'll get to see it.
Why won't it be HD? C'mon, Chuck!

No HD? Well why don't we just roll around in our own filth. We're no better than the animals.

After doing a bit of research, I may be able to get an HD transfer on my laptop. It has an HDMI input, so...
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: ChuckD on December 30, 2016, 11:50:20 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 30, 2016, 11:25:34 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 30, 2016, 10:33:51 AM
Quote from: Brownie on December 30, 2016, 09:59:32 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 30, 2016, 08:33:52 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 08:45:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 08:44:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 06:03:35 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 03:29:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.


Do you have a DVD player that will play US DVDs? (region 1)  If so, I think I can burn it for you.

As it happens, I do, but any computer will play any DVD from any region anyway, I think.  There surely has to be some way to get a digital copy of this, though, and upload it to (say) Dropbox?

I can (likely) handle transcoding if someone can get me the raw recorded file. Unless WGN encrypts their shit, in which case I'll see what I can do.

The best and easiest way to do this is to use a digital tuner that connects to a computer such as this (https://www.silicondust.com/product/hdhomerun-connect/). All you need is an antenna and the ability to receive a clear over-the-air signal of WGN. Set the recording or hit the button yourself, then let it roll. Most software that works with these tuners will even help you cut out commercials and export the result to an MP4 file.

It gets harder if the recorded file lives on a DVR or if you're using cable that needs a descrambler box since the video might end up in a closed format. Burning to a DVD is a way around that. I can rip it and convert to a digital file. 

I'll still DVR it and convert to MP4 via Handbrake. You'll get to see it.

Yep. Handbrake is good. I still have MPEG StreamClip too, which seems to no longer be in development. I don't have a DVR, though, so I've never tried HandBrake on whatever format DVRs write to.

I'm going to have to multi-step it as my PC isn't plugged into the TV. DVR to stand alone DVD burner to PC DVD drive to Handbrake. Won't be HD, but you'll get to see it.
Why won't it be HD? C'mon, Chuck!

No HD? Well why don't we just roll around in our own filth. We're no better than the animals.

After doing a bit of research, I may be able to get an HD transfer on my laptop. It has an HDMI input, so...

Chuck has never been more right. Behold, the awesome power of 2016 and tremble in its presence.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on December 30, 2016, 04:05:08 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 30, 2016, 11:50:20 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 30, 2016, 11:25:34 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 30, 2016, 10:33:51 AM
Quote from: Brownie on December 30, 2016, 09:59:32 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 30, 2016, 08:33:52 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 08:45:38 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 08:44:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 29, 2016, 06:03:35 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 03:29:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 29, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 29, 2016, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2016, 01:58:20 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 28, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Okay youse merry bastards, how am I going to get hold of a copy of WGN's "Twas the Season" review of the Cubs' year?  Because as far as I can make out, it doesn't exist online at all.

Have somebody DVR the January 1 encore presentation (7p-9p CST) and encode the video?

Yes, this.  I feel sure that one of my Chicago friends with whom I have not yet worn out my welcome* will do this for me.


*This list gets shorter every time I come into town.**

**Insert Oleg joke here.


Do you have a DVD player that will play US DVDs? (region 1)  If so, I think I can burn it for you.

As it happens, I do, but any computer will play any DVD from any region anyway, I think.  There surely has to be some way to get a digital copy of this, though, and upload it to (say) Dropbox?

I can (likely) handle transcoding if someone can get me the raw recorded file. Unless WGN encrypts their shit, in which case I'll see what I can do.

The best and easiest way to do this is to use a digital tuner that connects to a computer such as this (https://www.silicondust.com/product/hdhomerun-connect/). All you need is an antenna and the ability to receive a clear over-the-air signal of WGN. Set the recording or hit the button yourself, then let it roll. Most software that works with these tuners will even help you cut out commercials and export the result to an MP4 file.

It gets harder if the recorded file lives on a DVR or if you're using cable that needs a descrambler box since the video might end up in a closed format. Burning to a DVD is a way around that. I can rip it and convert to a digital file. 

I'll still DVR it and convert to MP4 via Handbrake. You'll get to see it.

Yep. Handbrake is good. I still have MPEG StreamClip too, which seems to no longer be in development. I don't have a DVR, though, so I've never tried HandBrake on whatever format DVRs write to.

I'm going to have to multi-step it as my PC isn't plugged into the TV. DVR to stand alone DVD burner to PC DVD drive to Handbrake. Won't be HD, but you'll get to see it.
Why won't it be HD? C'mon, Chuck!

No HD? Well why don't we just roll around in our own filth. We're no better than the animals.

After doing a bit of research, I may be able to get an HD transfer on my laptop. It has an HDMI input, so...

Chuck has never been more right. Behold, the awesome power of 2016 and tremble in its presence.

*spit-takes coffee for 30 seconds straight*
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on January 07, 2017, 03:52:46 PM
Did this video thing ever happen? If it did, may I please have one and I love you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on January 07, 2017, 10:18:01 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 07, 2017, 03:52:46 PM
Did this video thing ever happen? If it did, may I please have one and I love you.

It's bad. They spend the first hour recapping the season. 45 minutes without commercials. 15 of that on the regular season, the rest on the post. And then another 5-10 minutes are spent with Len, JD and Dan Roan talking/reminiscing in studio.  The second hour is a straight rebroadcast of the rally.

Haven't dumped it from the DVR yet, but haven't bothered to transfer it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on January 07, 2017, 10:52:33 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 07, 2017, 10:18:01 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 07, 2017, 03:52:46 PM
Did this video thing ever happen? If it did, may I please have one and I love you.

It's bad. They spend the first hour recapping the season. 45 minutes without commercials. 15 of that on the regular season, the rest on the post. And then another 5-10 minutes are spent with Len, JD and Dan Roan talking/reminiscing in studio.  The second hour is a straight rebroadcast of the rally.

Haven't dumped it from the DVR yet, but haven't bothered to transfer it.

Agreed.  It was a letdown.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on January 08, 2017, 12:07:33 PM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on January 07, 2017, 10:52:33 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 07, 2017, 10:18:01 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 07, 2017, 03:52:46 PM
Did this video thing ever happen? If it did, may I please have one and I love you.

It's bad. They spend the first hour recapping the season. 45 minutes without commercials. 15 of that on the regular season, the rest on the post. And then another 5-10 minutes are spent with Len, JD and Dan Roan talking/reminiscing in studio.  The second hour is a straight rebroadcast of the rally.

Haven't dumped it from the DVR yet, but haven't bothered to transfer it.

Agreed.  It was a letdown.

Everything is terrible. 2017 sucks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on January 08, 2017, 03:03:36 PM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on January 07, 2017, 10:52:33 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 07, 2017, 10:18:01 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 07, 2017, 03:52:46 PM
Did this video thing ever happen? If it did, may I please have one and I love you.

It's bad. They spend the first hour recapping the season. 45 minutes without commercials. 15 of that on the regular season, the rest on the post. And then another 5-10 minutes are spent with Len, JD and Dan Roan talking/reminiscing in studio.  The second hour is a straight rebroadcast of the rally.

Haven't dumped it from the DVR yet, but haven't bothered to transfer it.

Agreed.  It was a letdown.

Thirded. I've been holding off on watching my World Series DVD until I was truly desperate for baseball...I thought this special might hold me over but it was totally underwhelming.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on January 09, 2017, 09:33:51 AM
Not to mention, watching Dan Roan for that long left me craving Franken Berry.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on January 09, 2017, 09:49:37 AM
Does anybody remember a Cubs documentary narrated by Harry Caray and Jack Brickhouse?

I was thinking that if you mashed that one with the one narrated by Mike Royko, then added the last ~30 years narrated by Pat Hughes and/or Len Kasper, you'd have something.

ETA: Found it (https://www.amazon.com/Chicago-Cubs-Video-History-1876/dp/B000Q7KSF4/ref=sr_1_16?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1483979517&sr=1-16&keywords=harry+caray).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on March 29, 2017, 07:18:14 PM
So, what should I do if the other driver (who was determined to be at fault) doesn't appear to have insurance? The information recorded on the accident report was inaccurate (not their insurance) and I'm getting radio silence from the other driver's guardian about the insurance. The other driver was 16, and said to me that his guardian wanted to sort it out with me.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on March 29, 2017, 08:08:30 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 29, 2017, 07:18:14 PM
So, what should I do if the other driver (who was determined to be at fault) doesn't appear to have insurance? The information recorded on the accident report was inaccurate (not their insurance) and I'm getting radio silence from the other driver's guardian about the insurance. The other driver was 16, and said to me that his guardian wanted to sort it out with me.

Contact your agent or your insurance company.
You have uninsured driver on your policy.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 08:11:41 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 29, 2017, 08:08:30 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 29, 2017, 07:18:14 PM
So, what should I do if the other driver (who was determined to be at fault) doesn't appear to have insurance? The information recorded on the accident report was inaccurate (not their insurance) and I'm getting radio silence from the other driver's guardian about the insurance. The other driver was 16, and said to me that his guardian wanted to sort it out with me.

Contact your agent or your insurance company.
You have uninsured driver on your policy.

Yup. Document everything they tell you, and everything your insurance company tells you.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on March 29, 2017, 08:27:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 08:11:41 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 29, 2017, 08:08:30 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 29, 2017, 07:18:14 PM
So, what should I do if the other driver (who was determined to be at fault) doesn't appear to have insurance? The information recorded on the accident report was inaccurate (not their insurance) and I'm getting radio silence from the other driver's guardian about the insurance. The other driver was 16, and said to me that his guardian wanted to sort it out with me.

Contact your agent or your insurance company.
You have uninsured driver on your policy.

Yup. Document everything they tell you, and everything your insurance company tells you.

You may also want to contact the officer that wrote the report.
Assuming a ticket was issued you may need to show up for a court date.
If your agent or insurance company is responsive they might want you to do that as well.
But I'll let the Juris Doctors here take over at this point.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 10:11:56 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 29, 2017, 08:27:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 08:11:41 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 29, 2017, 08:08:30 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 29, 2017, 07:18:14 PM
So, what should I do if the other driver (who was determined to be at fault) doesn't appear to have insurance? The information recorded on the accident report was inaccurate (not their insurance) and I'm getting radio silence from the other driver's guardian about the insurance. The other driver was 16, and said to me that his guardian wanted to sort it out with me.

Contact your agent or your insurance company.
You have uninsured driver on your policy.

Yup. Document everything they tell you, and everything your insurance company tells you.

You may also want to contact the officer that wrote the report.
Assuming a ticket was issued you may need to show up for a court date.
If your agent or insurance company is responsive they might want you to do that as well.
But I'll let the Juris Doctors here take over at this point.


You've contacted your insurance already, right?  You're required to do so pretty quickly after a potential claim, otherwise they may not have to pay.  If you haven't talked to them yet, find out ASAP how long you have to report a potential claim (should be noted somewhere in your policy or even printed on the back of your card) and tell that guardian to make you a cash offer immediately or you're turning things over to your insurance company.  If their offer is enough to pay for the repairs yourself, great.  I would take it.  If not, report the claim to your insurance and let them handle it.  Get a copy of the police report if you don't already have one.  Whatever you do, don't blow the deadline to report the incident to your insurance without cash in hand.

I can't see why he would "need" to show up for court, unless some kind of criminal charge has been filed against the other driver.  If that's the case, the prosecutor or police would already be calling you, begging you to help their case by testifying.

** Every case is different, consult a lawyer in your jurisdiction, I'm only licensed in California, Stew is the real lawyer, etc. etc. etc.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 11:39:13 PM
While I'm in this thread, any recommendations for dining in Las Colinas, TX/Irving?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on March 30, 2017, 09:17:19 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 11:39:13 PM
While I'm in this thread, any recommendations for dining in Las Colinas, TX/Irving?

No.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 30, 2017, 10:26:09 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 30, 2017, 09:17:19 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 11:39:13 PM
While I'm in this thread, any recommendations for dining in Las Colinas, TX/Irving?

No.

No.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Canadouche on March 30, 2017, 11:02:26 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on March 30, 2017, 10:26:09 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 30, 2017, 09:17:19 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 11:39:13 PM
While I'm in this thread, any recommendations for dining in Las Colinas, TX/Irving?

No.

No.

...tacos?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 30, 2017, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 30, 2017, 11:02:26 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on March 30, 2017, 10:26:09 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 30, 2017, 09:17:19 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 11:39:13 PM
While I'm in this thread, any recommendations for dining in Las Colinas, TX/Irving?

No.

No.

...tacos?
No...I mean yes!

C'mon, Kurt'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: flannj on March 30, 2017, 01:20:42 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 10:11:56 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 29, 2017, 08:27:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 08:11:41 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 29, 2017, 08:08:30 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 29, 2017, 07:18:14 PM
So, what should I do if the other driver (who was determined to be at fault) doesn't appear to have insurance? The information recorded on the accident report was inaccurate (not their insurance) and I'm getting radio silence from the other driver's guardian about the insurance. The other driver was 16, and said to me that his guardian wanted to sort it out with me.

Contact your agent or your insurance company.
You have uninsured driver on your policy.

Yup. Document everything they tell you, and everything your insurance company tells you.

You may also want to contact the officer that wrote the report.
Assuming a ticket was issued you may need to show up for a court date.
If your agent or insurance company is responsive they might want you to do that as well.
But I'll let the Juris Doctors here take over at this point.


You've contacted your insurance already, right?  You're required to do so pretty quickly after a potential claim, otherwise they may not have to pay.  If you haven't talked to them yet, find out ASAP how long you have to report a potential claim (should be noted somewhere in your policy or even printed on the back of your card) and tell that guardian to make you a cash offer immediately or you're turning things over to your insurance company.  If their offer is enough to pay for the repairs yourself, great.  I would take it.  If not, report the claim to your insurance and let them handle it.  Get a copy of the police report if you don't already have one.  Whatever you do, don't blow the deadline to report the incident to your insurance without cash in hand.

I can't see why he would "need" to show up for court, unless some kind of criminal charge has been filed against the other driver.  If that's the case, the prosecutor or police would already be calling you, begging you to help their case by testifying.

** Every case is different, consult a lawyer in your jurisdiction, I'm only licensed in California, Stew is the real lawyer, etc. etc. etc.

"May need"
You don't show up and the cop doesn't show up the ticket can get dropped.
Trying to cover all bases here.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on March 30, 2017, 01:37:59 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 10:11:56 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 29, 2017, 08:27:06 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 08:11:41 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 29, 2017, 08:08:30 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 29, 2017, 07:18:14 PM
So, what should I do if the other driver (who was determined to be at fault) doesn't appear to have insurance? The information recorded on the accident report was inaccurate (not their insurance) and I'm getting radio silence from the other driver's guardian about the insurance. The other driver was 16, and said to me that his guardian wanted to sort it out with me.

Contact your agent or your insurance company.
You have uninsured driver on your policy.

Yup. Document everything they tell you, and everything your insurance company tells you.

You may also want to contact the officer that wrote the report.
Assuming a ticket was issued you may need to show up for a court date.
If your agent or insurance company is responsive they might want you to do that as well.
But I'll let the Juris Doctors here take over at this point.


You've contacted your insurance already, right?  You're required to do so pretty quickly after a potential claim, otherwise they may not have to pay.  If you haven't talked to them yet, find out ASAP how long you have to report a potential claim (should be noted somewhere in your policy or even printed on the back of your card) and tell that guardian to make you a cash offer immediately or you're turning things over to your insurance company.  If their offer is enough to pay for the repairs yourself, great.  I would take it.  If not, report the claim to your insurance and let them handle it.  Get a copy of the police report if you don't already have one.  Whatever you do, don't blow the deadline to report the incident to your insurance without cash in hand.

I can't see why he would "need" to show up for court, unless some kind of criminal charge has been filed against the other driver.  If that's the case, the prosecutor or police would already be calling you, begging you to help their case by testifying.

** Every case is different, consult a lawyer in your jurisdiction, I'm only licensed in California, Stew is the real lawyer, etc. etc. etc.
I checked my malpractice insurance.  I am not covered for advice given on the internet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on March 30, 2017, 06:48:25 PM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on March 30, 2017, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 30, 2017, 11:02:26 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on March 30, 2017, 10:26:09 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 30, 2017, 09:17:19 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 11:39:13 PM
While I'm in this thread, any recommendations for dining in Las Colinas, TX/Irving?

No.

No.

...tacos?
No...I mean yes! Yes...I mean no.

C'mon, Kurt'd.

C'mon, Huey'd.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on March 30, 2017, 09:05:58 PM
Quote from: Bort on March 30, 2017, 06:48:25 PM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on March 30, 2017, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on March 30, 2017, 11:02:26 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on March 30, 2017, 10:26:09 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 30, 2017, 09:17:19 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 29, 2017, 11:39:13 PM
While I'm in this thread, any recommendations for dining in Las Colinas, TX/Irving?

No.

No.

...tacos?
No...I mean yes! Yes...I mean no.

C'mon, Kurt'd.

C'mon, Huey'd.

*hangs head in shame*
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Shooter on April 08, 2017, 01:18:47 AM
For Apex, if he still came around these parts: an awesome souvenir (https://sport.woot.com/offers/steve-garvey-signed-baseball?ref=eml_w_nd_1_tl&utm_source=Daily+Digest&utm_campaign=09a0888b9b-Daily+Digest+-+20170408+-+Woot&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c5ca76da11-09a0888b9b-306925925#tracked)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on April 09, 2017, 02:25:13 PM
Quote from: Shooter on April 08, 2017, 01:18:47 AM
For Apex, if he still came around these parts: an awesome souvenir (https://sport.woot.com/offers/steve-garvey-signed-baseball?ref=eml_w_nd_1_tl&utm_source=Daily+Digest&utm_campaign=09a0888b9b-Daily+Digest+-+20170408+-+Woot&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c5ca76da11-09a0888b9b-306925925#tracked)

Only for Apex if the glass is smashed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on April 09, 2017, 10:09:34 PM
Quote from: Shooter on April 08, 2017, 01:18:47 AM
For Apex, if he still came around these parts: an awesome souvenir (https://sport.woot.com/offers/steve-garvey-signed-baseball?ref=eml_w_nd_1_tl&utm_source=Daily+Digest&utm_campaign=09a0888b9b-Daily+Digest+-+20170408+-+Woot&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c5ca76da11-09a0888b9b-306925925#tracked)

I enjoy that this (http://sport.woot.com/offers/curt-schilling-signed-baseball?ref=sp_cnt_wp_0_40) cost less than this (http://sport.woot.com/offers/corbin-bernsen-signed-baseball-dorn-24?ref=sp_cnt_wp_0_39).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 18, 2017, 09:57:04 AM
DPD.

Which free online translator (English-Spanish, etc) is the most reliable?

I occasionally need to reply to customers in other languages, and I've been using Google translate to do so.

But if there's something where there's less risk of me saying something rude about somebody's mother, I'm on board.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 18, 2017, 05:32:31 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 18, 2017, 09:57:04 AM
DPD.

Which free online translator (English-Spanish, etc) is the most reliable?

I occasionally need to reply to customers in other languages, and I've been using Google translate to do so.

But if there's something where there's less risk of me saying something rude about somebody's mother, I'm on board.

Have you lost your mind? Just say "Estoy muy embarazada, pero no hablo español" and find somebody who does.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on July 18, 2017, 08:43:03 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 18, 2017, 05:32:31 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 18, 2017, 09:57:04 AM
DPD.

Which free online translator (English-Spanish, etc) is the most reliable?

I occasionally need to reply to customers in other languages, and I've been using Google translate to do so.

But if there's something where there's less risk of me saying something rude about somebody's mother, I'm on board.

Have you lost your mind? Just say "Estoy muy embarazada, pero no hablo español" and find somebody who does.

Hold your horses, there.  I use Google translate or http://www.dict.leo.org (http://www.dict.leo.org) when I'm writing to people in German or Dutch and need a particular phrase or word.  I'm fluent in both languages, though, so I know what I'm looking for and I know what to take and what to leave.  I also then search on the phrase or word that I pick out to make sure that people are using it in the way that I think they're using it.  That way, I don't unintentionally insult anybody's mother, and if I do insult anybody's mother, I do it right.

Fork: if you speak decent Spanish anyway then Google translate (or some other site - I don't speak more than a few words of Spanish so I don't know what that might be) is fine if you're careful about it.  if you don't, then I reckon Wheez is probably right: just tell 'em you don't speak Spanish and figure it out some other way.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: PenFoe on July 18, 2017, 09:13:44 PM
Quote from: Tonker on July 18, 2017, 08:43:03 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 18, 2017, 05:32:31 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 18, 2017, 09:57:04 AM
DPD.

Which free online translator (English-Spanish, etc) is the most reliable?

I occasionally need to reply to customers in other languages, and I've been using Google translate to do so.

But if there's something where there's less risk of me saying something rude about somebody's mother, I'm on board.

Have you lost your mind? Just say "Estoy muy embarazada, pero no hablo español" and find somebody who does.

Hold your horses, there.  I use Google translate or http://www.dict.leo.org (http://www.dict.leo.org) when I'm writing to people in German or Dutch and need a particular phrase or word.  I'm fluent in both languages, though, so I know what I'm looking for and I know what to take and what to leave.  I also then search on the phrase or word that I pick out to make sure that people are using it in the way that I think they're using it.  That way, I don't unintentionally insult anybody's mother, and if I do insult anybody's mother, I do it right.

Fork: if you speak decent Spanish anyway then Google translate (or some other site - I don't speak more than a few words of Spanish so I don't know what that might be) is fine if you're careful about it.  if you don't, then I reckon Wheez is probably right: just tell 'em you don't speak Spanish and figure it out some other way.

(https://media.giphy.com/media/ot8ihnAfyZkwo/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on July 19, 2017, 08:10:44 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 18, 2017, 08:43:03 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 18, 2017, 05:32:31 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 18, 2017, 09:57:04 AM
DPD.

Which free online translator (English-Spanish, etc) is the most reliable?

I occasionally need to reply to customers in other languages, and I've been using Google translate to do so.

But if there's something where there's less risk of me saying something rude about somebody's mother, I'm on board.

Have you lost your mind? Just say "Estoy muy embarazada, pero no hablo español" and find somebody who does.

Hold your horses, there.  I use Google translate or http://www.dict.leo.org (http://www.dict.leo.org) when I'm writing to people in German or Dutch and need a particular phrase or word.  I'm fluent in both languages, though, so I know what I'm looking for and I know what to take and what to leave.  I also then search on the phrase or word that I pick out to make sure that people are using it in the way that I think they're using it.  That way, I don't unintentionally insult anybody's mother, and if I do insult anybody's mother, I do it right.

Fork: if you speak decent Spanish anyway then Google translate (or some other site - I don't speak more than a few words of Spanish so I don't know what that might be) is fine if you're careful about it.  if you don't, then I reckon Wheez is probably right: just tell 'em you don't speak Spanish and figure it out some other way.

Thanks to the MTA, I know "Los cucarachas entran, para no puenden celir" and "La Decision con Julio Y Marisol". That's about it.

Oh, and "Lucha Libre".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 20, 2017, 07:56:31 PM
Has anyone ever rented out there place when buying a new place? Instead of selling it? If so, did you find it to be more trouble than it was worth?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on September 20, 2017, 09:37:05 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 20, 2017, 07:56:31 PM
Has anyone ever rented out there place when buying a new place? Instead of selling it? If so, did you find it to be more trouble than it was worth?

Where place?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on September 20, 2017, 10:10:44 PM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on September 20, 2017, 09:37:05 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 20, 2017, 07:56:31 PM
Has anyone ever rented out there place when buying a new place? Instead of selling it? If so, did you find it to be more trouble than it was worth?

Where place?

write they're
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 21, 2017, 08:11:17 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 20, 2017, 10:10:44 PM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on September 20, 2017, 09:37:05 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 20, 2017, 07:56:31 PM
Has anyone ever rented out there place when buying a new place? Instead of selling it? If so, did you find it to be more trouble than it was worth?

Where place?

write they're

if that's how you younger about it
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tinker to Evers to Chance on September 21, 2017, 04:06:22 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 20, 2017, 07:56:31 PM
Has anyone ever rented out there place when buying a new place? Instead of selling it? If so, did you find it to be more trouble than it was worth?

My parents did this like thirty years ago and ended up selling after a few months because the renters trashed it.

I think you'd be better off just driving your old house to the new trailer park.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 07, 2017, 06:35:20 PM
This is going to sound familiar, but as the Slackbot doesn't work on the 20" iMac that I just returned from the grave for a friend, so I can't simply dither around while listening to the game, is anybody within a 1.5-hour drive of Hyde Park interested in adopting some cats? I'm trying to help place sibling kittens (friendly girls, one black, one white and gray), sibling young adults (friendly girls again, about eight months old, both white and gray), a single friendly calico of maybe two years, a friendly but Desipiottish Maine Coon type of perhaps four years, and some really friendly adults with special needs (e.g., a big white, fluffy love monster with FIV).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on October 30, 2017, 04:29:49 PM
Adopt some cats, you Pauls.

I had a three-day-old die against my belly (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCMy6kq5ZA0) a couple of days ago.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on October 30, 2017, 04:35:53 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 30, 2017, 04:29:49 PM
Adopt some cats, you Pauls.

I had a three-day-old die against my belly (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCMy6kq5ZA0) a couple of days ago.

I've got two. A shelter rescue and a stray we brought in at 5 weeks of age.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on October 30, 2017, 08:50:09 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 30, 2017, 04:29:49 PM
Adopt some cats, you Pauls.

I had a three-day-old die against my belly (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCMy6kq5ZA0) a couple of days ago.

I have two in Los Angeles already. If your cats can make it here on nothing but their own animal instincts, I'll take them in.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Next year Bryce Harper becomes a free agent, he's represented by Boras. Bryant is also represented by Boras.

If Bryant is offered an extension by the Cubs now, but it's less money that what Harper is looking for as a free agent, but Bryant wants to sign...that has an effect on Harper's price going into free agency, right?

If so, how is that not a conflict of interest on Boras' part?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on November 09, 2017, 09:53:53 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Next year Bryce Harper becomes a free agent, he's represented by Boras. Bryant is also represented by Boras.

If Bryant is offered an extension by the Cubs now, but it's less money that what Harper is looking for as a free agent, but Bryant wants to sign...that has an effect on Harper's price going into free agency, right?

If so, how is that not a conflict of interest on Boras' part?

There are factors that we don't know, but I would assume that the contract that Boras has with his clients contains a waiver of this conflict.  He only has to make a disclosure of the potential conflict and get an informed, knowing waiver.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 10:14:28 AM
Quote from: CBStew on November 09, 2017, 09:53:53 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Next year Bryce Harper becomes a free agent, he's represented by Boras. Bryant is also represented by Boras.

If Bryant is offered an extension by the Cubs now, but it's less money that what Harper is looking for as a free agent, but Bryant wants to sign...that has an effect on Harper's price going into free agency, right?

If so, how is that not a conflict of interest on Boras' part?

There are factors that we don't know, but I would assume that the contract that Boras has with his clients contains a waiver of this conflict.  He only has to make a disclosure of the potential conflict and get an informed, knowing waiver.

OK, now for a follow up...if Boras refuses to have his clients sign with a team or teams regardless of the offers presented, can that be construed as collusion?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on November 09, 2017, 11:21:20 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 10:14:28 AM
Quote from: CBStew on November 09, 2017, 09:53:53 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Next year Bryce Harper becomes a free agent, he's represented by Boras. Bryant is also represented by Boras.

If Bryant is offered an extension by the Cubs now, but it's less money that what Harper is looking for as a free agent, but Bryant wants to sign...that has an effect on Harper's price going into free agency, right?

If so, how is that not a conflict of interest on Boras' part?

There are factors that we don't know, but I would assume that the contract that Boras has with his clients contains a waiver of this conflict.  He only has to make a disclosure of the potential conflict and get an informed, knowing waiver.

OK, now for a follow up...if Boras refuses to have his clients sign with a team or teams regardless of the offers presented, can that be construed as collusion?

Wait for Stew for the real answer. He's experienced in labor from what I remember. I'm just a litigator.

With that caveat, I don't know how you would ever prove that Boras "refused" to have his clients sign with a certain team. I also have a hard time believing any major league player would tolerate his agent dictating where he can and cannot sign. That's when you get a new agent. Everything I've ever read about Boras is that his loyalty lies with his clients, and their desires have always won out over his own preferences. I don't have firsthand knowledge, but I don't think he's the kind to hurt one contract to get a better one for someone else. Can't stay in business pulling stuff like that.

And collusion by and between whom? MLB? A team? Individual players?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 09, 2017, 11:55:53 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 09, 2017, 11:21:20 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 10:14:28 AM
Quote from: CBStew on November 09, 2017, 09:53:53 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Next year Bryce Harper becomes a free agent, he's represented by Boras. Bryant is also represented by Boras.

If Bryant is offered an extension by the Cubs now, but it's less money that what Harper is looking for as a free agent, but Bryant wants to sign...that has an effect on Harper's price going into free agency, right?

If so, how is that not a conflict of interest on Boras' part?

There are factors that we don't know, but I would assume that the contract that Boras has with his clients contains a waiver of this conflict.  He only has to make a disclosure of the potential conflict and get an informed, knowing waiver.

OK, now for a follow up...if Boras refuses to have his clients sign with a team or teams regardless of the offers presented, can that be construed as collusion?

Wait for Stew for the real answer. He's experienced in labor from what I remember. I'm just a litigator.

With that caveat, I don't know how you would ever prove that Boras "refused" to have his clients sign with a certain team. I also have a hard time believing any major league player would tolerate his agent dictating where he can and cannot sign. That's when you get a new agent. Everything I've ever read about Boras is that his loyalty lies with his clients, and their desires have always won out over his own preferences. I don't have firsthand knowledge, but I don't think he's the kind to hurt one contract to get a better one for someone else. Can't stay in business pulling stuff like that.

And collusion by and between whom? MLB? A team? Individual players?

Furthermore, I'd assume any official contract offers are reviewed by the MLPA.  And, I don't think MLB team management and the player agents have any reason to collude.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on November 09, 2017, 12:14:24 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Whatever happened to Gil, anyway.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 01:11:39 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 09, 2017, 12:14:24 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Whatever happened to Gil, anyway.

He's still out there, changing games and shifting paradigms.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on November 09, 2017, 02:49:30 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 01:11:39 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 09, 2017, 12:14:24 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Whatever happened to Gil, anyway.

He's still out there, changing games and shifting paradigms.

His return to Insipio will be quite the EV3NT
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 17, 2017, 12:52:01 AM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 09, 2017, 02:49:30 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 01:11:39 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 09, 2017, 12:14:24 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Whatever happened to Gil, anyway.

He's still out there, changing games and shifting paradigms.

His return to Insipio will be quite the EV3NT

He was probably overtaken by feoaces-laden cats in the toilet.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on November 17, 2017, 08:49:59 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 17, 2017, 12:52:01 AM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 09, 2017, 02:49:30 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 01:11:39 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 09, 2017, 12:14:24 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Whatever happened to Gil, anyway.

He's still out there, changing games and shifting paradigms.

His return to Insipio will be quite the EV3NT

He was probably overtaken by feoaces-laden cats in the toilet.

I heard he's still playing around "back there".
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on November 17, 2017, 03:17:21 PM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 17, 2017, 08:49:59 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 17, 2017, 12:52:01 AM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 09, 2017, 02:49:30 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 01:11:39 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 09, 2017, 12:14:24 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Whatever happened to Gil, anyway.

He's still out there, changing games and shifting paradigms.

His return to Insipio will be quite the EV3NT

He was probably overtaken by feoaces-laden cats in the toilet.

I heard he's still playing around "back there".

He's about to launch fianceehunter.com
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on November 17, 2017, 04:55:39 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 17, 2017, 03:17:21 PM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 17, 2017, 08:49:59 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 17, 2017, 12:52:01 AM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 09, 2017, 02:49:30 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 01:11:39 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 09, 2017, 12:14:24 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Whatever happened to Gil, anyway.

He's still out there, changing games and shifting paradigms.

His return to Insipio will be quite the EV3NT

He was probably overtaken by feoaces-laden cats in the toilet.

I heard he's still playing around "back there".

He's about to launch fianceehunter.com

Goosio, indeed.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: World's #1 Astros Fan on November 18, 2017, 08:58:08 AM
Quote from: Bort on November 17, 2017, 04:55:39 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 17, 2017, 03:17:21 PM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 17, 2017, 08:49:59 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 17, 2017, 12:52:01 AM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 09, 2017, 02:49:30 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 01:11:39 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 09, 2017, 12:14:24 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Whatever happened to Gil, anyway.

He's still out there, changing games and shifting paradigms.

His return to Insipio will be quite the EV3NT

He was probably overtaken by feoaces-laden cats in the toilet.

I heard he's still playing around "back there".

He's about to launch fianceehunter.com

Goosio, indeed.

What's this about Malta?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 27, 2017, 09:26:42 AM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 18, 2017, 08:58:08 AM
Quote from: Bort on November 17, 2017, 04:55:39 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 17, 2017, 03:17:21 PM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 17, 2017, 08:49:59 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 17, 2017, 12:52:01 AM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 09, 2017, 02:49:30 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 01:11:39 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 09, 2017, 12:14:24 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Whatever happened to Gil, anyway.

He's still out there, changing games and shifting paradigms.

His return to Insipio will be quite the EV3NT

He was probably overtaken by feoaces-laden cats in the toilet.

I heard he's still playing around "back there".

He's about to launch fianceehunter.com

Goosio, indeed.

What's this about Malta?

Strip Club Buffet!  Are we done now?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: morpheus on November 30, 2017, 03:33:06 PM
Quote from: Oleg on November 27, 2017, 09:26:42 AM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 18, 2017, 08:58:08 AM
Quote from: Bort on November 17, 2017, 04:55:39 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 17, 2017, 03:17:21 PM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 17, 2017, 08:49:59 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 17, 2017, 12:52:01 AM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on November 09, 2017, 02:49:30 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 01:11:39 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 09, 2017, 12:14:24 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Whatever happened to Gil, anyway.

He's still out there, changing games and shifting paradigms.

His return to Insipio will be quite the EV3NT

He was probably overtaken by feoaces-laden cats in the toilet.

I heard he's still playing around "back there".

He's about to launch fianceehunter.com

Goosio, indeed.

What's this about Malta?

Strip Club Buffet!  Are we done now?

My chilling computer simulation says no.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on November 30, 2017, 08:28:17 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 09, 2017, 11:21:20 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 10:14:28 AM
Quote from: CBStew on November 09, 2017, 09:53:53 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on November 09, 2017, 09:15:57 AM
Quick question for lawyers, and Gil...

Next year Bryce Harper becomes a free agent, he's represented by Boras. Bryant is also represented by Boras.

If Bryant is offered an extension by the Cubs now, but it's less money that what Harper is looking for as a free agent, but Bryant wants to sign...that has an effect on Harper's price going into free agency, right?

If so, how is that not a conflict of interest on Boras' part?

There are factors that we don't know, but I would assume that the contract that Boras has with his clients contains a waiver of this conflict.  He only has to make a disclosure of the potential conflict and get an informed, knowing waiver.

OK, now for a follow up...if Boras refuses to have his clients sign with a team or teams regardless of the offers presented, can that be construed as collusion?

Wait for Stew for the real answer. He's experienced in labor from what I remember. I'm just a litigator.

With that caveat, I don't know how you would ever prove that Boras "refused" to have his clients sign with a certain team. I also have a hard time believing any major league player would tolerate his agent dictating where he can and cannot sign. That's when you get a new agent. Everything I've ever read about Boras is that his loyalty lies with his clients, and their desires have always won out over his own preferences. I don't have firsthand knowledge, but I don't think he's the kind to hurt one contract to get a better one for someone else. Can't stay in business pulling stuff like that.

And collusion by and between whom? MLB? A team? Individual players?
I don't know why it took me so long to re-open this thread, but here is my two cents.   This is not so much a labor question as it is a restraint of trade question.  Labor unions generally get a pass over this, unless they under the employer's control, and interfere with a competitor's business on behalf of and employer. Then it is a Taft-Hartley violation.  But there are a lot of exemptions applied to the business of baseball because it is the "national game", unlike football.  Speaking of football and restraint of trade,  owners getting together at the draft and deciding a young man's future to the point where the draftee's only options are to sign with the club that drafted him, play in Canada or not at all is about as restraining as Simon LeGree tying Little Nell to the railroad tracks.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on November 30, 2017, 08:35:36 PM
On another issue...are there any bird people out there?  I have pet canary that went through a late molt starting in October.  After about six weeks he is finally over it.  He is only about a year old and is a great singer.  But of course he stopped singing during the molt and shows no sign that he intends to start again.  I know that Fork is going to suggest that his cats, Fred and Ginger could solve my problem, but I don't think that Pablo, my canary would like that solution.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on November 30, 2017, 09:58:57 PM
Quote from: CBStew on November 30, 2017, 08:35:36 PM
On another issue...are there any bird people out there?  I have pet canary that went through a late molt starting in October.  After about six weeks he is finally over it.  He is only about a year old and is a great singer.  But of course he stopped singing during the molt and shows no sign that he intends to start again.  I know that Fork is going to suggest that his cats, Fred and Ginger could solve my problem, but I don't think that Pablo, my canary would like that solution.

What say you and I go toe-to-toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on December 01, 2017, 01:04:13 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 30, 2017, 09:58:57 PM
Quote from: CBStew on November 30, 2017, 08:35:36 PM
On another issue...are there any bird people out there?  I have pet canary that went through a late molt starting in October.  After about six weeks he is finally over it.  He is only about a year old and is a great singer.  But of course he stopped singing during the molt and shows no sign that he intends to start again.  I know that Fork is going to suggest that his cats, Fred and Ginger could solve my problem, but I don't think that Pablo, my canary would like that solution.

What say you and I go toe-to-toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor?
Speaking of bird law, Pablo may be reacting to his imprisonment without due process.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on December 01, 2017, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: CBStew on December 01, 2017, 01:04:13 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 30, 2017, 09:58:57 PM
Quote from: CBStew on November 30, 2017, 08:35:36 PM
On another issue...are there any bird people out there?  I have pet canary that went through a late molt starting in October.  After about six weeks he is finally over it.  He is only about a year old and is a great singer.  But of course he stopped singing during the molt and shows no sign that he intends to start again.  I know that Fork is going to suggest that his cats, Fred and Ginger could solve my problem, but I don't think that Pablo, my canary would like that solution.

What say you and I go toe-to-toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor?
Speaking of bird law, Pablo may be reacting to his imprisonment without due process.
I expect to see a writ of habeas corpus any day now.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on December 04, 2017, 09:03:32 AM
I've got a pair for 12/17 Hawks/Wild that I can't use. $154 takes them home.

Anybody interested?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on December 06, 2017, 10:18:17 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on December 04, 2017, 09:03:32 AM
I've got a pair for 12/17 Hawks/Wild that I can't use. $154 takes them home.

Anybody interested?

If you haven't got rid of them a couple of days before the game, let me know.  I've got some pocket lint, buttons, and slightly-used chewing gum you can have for them.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on December 06, 2017, 10:22:00 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 06, 2017, 10:18:17 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on December 04, 2017, 09:03:32 AM
I've got a pair for 12/17 Hawks/Wild that I can't use. $154 takes them home.

Anybody interested?

If you haven't got rid of them a couple of days before the game, let me know.  I've got some pocket lint, buttons, and slightly-used chewing gum you can have for them.

Pocket lint, buttons, and slightly-used chewing gum is the makeup of the Hawks' third line.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: R-V on April 13, 2018, 11:14:47 AM
Looking into a streaming TV option like Youtube TV or Direct TV Now. Does anybody use these? It looks like CSN and local ABC affiliate are included, so I assume I'd get those Cubs games - is the local WGN feed (not the crappy WGN America) thing included in any of these so I could get those games?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CBStew on April 13, 2018, 12:14:00 PM
Quote from: CBStew on December 01, 2017, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: CBStew on December 01, 2017, 01:04:13 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 30, 2017, 09:58:57 PM
Quote from: CBStew on November 30, 2017, 08:35:36 PM
On another issue...are there any bird people out there?  I have pet canary that went through a late molt starting in October.  After about six weeks he is finally over it.  He is only about a year old and is a great singer.  But of course he stopped singing during the molt and shows no sign that he intends to start again.  I know that Fork is going to suggest that his cats, Fred and Ginger could solve my problem, but I don't think that Pablo, my canary would like that solution.

What say you and I go toe-to-toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor?
Speaking of bird law, Pablo may be reacting to his imprisonment without due process.
I expect to see a writ of habeas corpus any day now.
Update:  Pablo the canary started singing shortly after I posted above.  At this point he is singing non-stop and very loudly about 12 hours a day.  Male canaries sing to attract mates.  Pablo is a horny s.o.b.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on April 13, 2018, 01:03:29 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 13, 2018, 12:14:00 PM
Quote from: CBStew on December 01, 2017, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: CBStew on December 01, 2017, 01:04:13 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 30, 2017, 09:58:57 PM
Quote from: CBStew on November 30, 2017, 08:35:36 PM
On another issue...are there any bird people out there?  I have pet canary that went through a late molt starting in October.  After about six weeks he is finally over it.  He is only about a year old and is a great singer.  But of course he stopped singing during the molt and shows no sign that he intends to start again.  I know that Fork is going to suggest that his cats, Fred and Ginger could solve my problem, but I don't think that Pablo, my canary would like that solution.

What say you and I go toe-to-toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor?
Speaking of bird law, Pablo may be reacting to his imprisonment without due process.
I expect to see a writ of habeas corpus any day now.
Update:  Pablo the canary started singing shortly after I posted above.  At this point he is singing non-stop and very loudly about 12 hours a day.  Male canaries sing to attract mates.  Pablo is a horny s.o.b.

Bet your lawfim mates are thrilled.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on April 14, 2018, 11:16:29 AM
Quote from: R-V on April 13, 2018, 11:14:47 AM
Looking into a streaming TV option like Youtube TV or Direct TV Now. Does anybody use these? It looks like CSN and local ABC affiliate are included, so I assume I'd get those Cubs games - is the local WGN feed (not the crappy WGN America) thing included in any of these so I could get those games?
I used PS Vue for a summer. My main complaint: navigating was sluggish in general. I had 75mb internet so that wasn't the issue. Switching from one channel to the next took longer than necessary... and then I switched to X1 (Xfinity) and I don't care how much that costs. It's infinitely better than the internet TV options. I'd love to do internet TV, in theory, but until they can make it rival the X1 system, I don't think I'll be going back.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 03, 2018, 04:34:47 PM
I need a notary who personally knows me. I have a friend with no ID other than an expired passport, and probably a birth certificate, whose father just died (I'm taking care of her cats), perhaps intestate. Anyway, there are predictable consequences. Probably next week. This place is overflowing with notaries public last I checked.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: CT III on May 04, 2018, 10:04:37 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 03, 2018, 04:34:47 PM
I need a notary who personally knows me. I have a friend with no ID other than an expired passport, and probably a birth certificate, whose father just died (I'm taking care of her cats), perhaps intestate. Anyway, there are predictable consequences. Probably next week. This place is overflowing with notaries public last I checked.

Sorry Wheez, I let mine lapse last year. Anybody else?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on May 04, 2018, 02:16:16 PM
Quote from: CT III on May 04, 2018, 10:04:37 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 03, 2018, 04:34:47 PM
I need a notary who personally knows me. I have a friend with no ID other than an expired passport, and probably a birth certificate, whose father just died (I'm taking care of her cats), perhaps intestate. Anyway, there are predictable consequences. Probably next week. This place is overflowing with notaries public last I checked.

Sorry Wheez, I let mine lapse last year. Anybody else?

She wants me to apply to be a notary at her expense, which I'm finding to be a head-scratcher vis-à-vis just getting an expedited passport. Where the fuck is Dubbs? I'll cop to losing all the arm-wrestling bouts if he'll step up.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on May 04, 2018, 07:28:50 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 04, 2018, 02:16:16 PM
Quote from: CT III on May 04, 2018, 10:04:37 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 03, 2018, 04:34:47 PM
I need a notary who personally knows me. I have a friend with no ID other than an expired passport, and probably a birth certificate, whose father just died (I'm taking care of her cats), perhaps intestate. Anyway, there are predictable consequences. Probably next week. This place is overflowing with notaries public last I checked.

Sorry Wheez, I let mine lapse last year. Anybody else?

She wants me to apply to be a notary at her expense, which I'm finding to be a head-scratcher vis-à-vis just getting an expedited passport. Where the fuck is Dubbs? I'll cop to losing all the arm-wrestling bouts if he'll step up.

Call him on slack on monday. That's your best bet
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Bort on May 04, 2018, 09:44:28 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 04, 2018, 07:28:50 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 04, 2018, 02:16:16 PM
Quote from: CT III on May 04, 2018, 10:04:37 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on May 03, 2018, 04:34:47 PM
I need a notary who personally knows me. I have a friend with no ID other than an expired passport, and probably a birth certificate, whose father just died (I'm taking care of her cats), perhaps intestate. Anyway, there are predictable consequences. Probably next week. This place is overflowing with notaries public last I checked.

Sorry Wheez, I let mine lapse last year. Anybody else?

She wants me to apply to be a notary at her expense, which I'm finding to be a head-scratcher vis-à-vis just getting an expedited passport. Where the fuck is Dubbs? I'll cop to losing all the arm-wrestling bouts if he'll step up.

Call him on slack on monday. That's your best bet

Wheezer, you beat him fair and square. Don't let his wounded ego get in your way.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on June 14, 2018, 11:55:46 AM
Long time listener, rare poster...

Headed to STL with the family (3 that are 6 or younger) to sweat it out this weekend.  Actually attempting to go to the game on Friday night.  Any tips to Busch Stadium with kids?  This will be my first (most likely only) time to a game in STL.

We found out that we can bring in water/snacks for them.  I saw there's a family area where I'm hoping they can burn some energy before we head to our seats. Assume just park in one of the lots/garages near the stadium?

Any recs on family friendly stuff on Saturday?  We're going to do the zoo in the morning before the heat hits its peak.  We're staying out in St. Charles.  Looking at Salt and Smoke for dinner Saturday night, but open to suggestions if you guys have any (doing hot dogs at the stadium with the kids on Friday night).

TIA!
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: SKO on June 14, 2018, 12:47:03 PM
Quote from: J Rod on June 14, 2018, 11:55:46 AM
Long time listener, rare poster...

Headed to STL with the family (3 that are 6 or younger) to sweat it out this weekend.  Actually attempting to go to the game on Friday night.  Any tips to Busch Stadium with kids?  This will be my first (most likely only) time to a game in STL.

We found out that we can bring in water/snacks for them.  I saw there's a family area where I'm hoping they can burn some energy before we head to our seats. Assume just park in one of the lots/garages near the stadium?

Any recs on family friendly stuff on Saturday?  We're going to do the zoo in the morning before the heat hits its peak.  We're staying out in St. Charles.  Looking at Salt and Smoke for dinner Saturday night, but open to suggestions if you guys have any (doing hot dogs at the stadium with the kids on Friday night).

TIA!

There's a children's museum in St. Louis that is fun. In all honesty their ballpark is really nice and accessible and well designed. The ballpark village they built is chaotic as hell, though, I wouldn't want to take kids in there.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 14, 2018, 01:12:30 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2018, 12:47:03 PM
Quote from: J Rod on June 14, 2018, 11:55:46 AM
Long time listener, rare poster...

Headed to STL with the family (3 that are 6 or younger) to sweat it out this weekend.  Actually attempting to go to the game on Friday night.  Any tips to Busch Stadium with kids?  This will be my first (most likely only) time to a game in STL.

We found out that we can bring in water/snacks for them.  I saw there's a family area where I'm hoping they can burn some energy before we head to our seats. Assume just park in one of the lots/garages near the stadium?

Any recs on family friendly stuff on Saturday?  We're going to do the zoo in the morning before the heat hits its peak.  We're staying out in St. Charles.  Looking at Salt and Smoke for dinner Saturday night, but open to suggestions if you guys have any (doing hot dogs at the stadium with the kids on Friday night).

TIA!

There's a children's museum in St. Louis that is fun. In all honesty their ballpark is really nice and accessible and well designed. The ballpark village they built is chaotic as hell, though, I wouldn't want to take kids in there.

Yeah, about that. (http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/dead-injured-in-shooting-at-ballpark-village-event/article_b05c3b56-3615-5ea6-95c6-8cd3f4ea15d4.html)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Yeti on June 14, 2018, 02:00:06 PM
Quote from: J Rod on June 14, 2018, 11:55:46 AM
Long time listener, rare poster...

Headed to STL with the family (3 that are 6 or younger) to sweat it out this weekend.  Actually attempting to go to the game on Friday night.  Any tips to Busch Stadium with kids?  This will be my first (most likely only) time to a game in STL.

We found out that we can bring in water/snacks for them.  I saw there's a family area where I'm hoping they can burn some energy before we head to our seats. Assume just park in one of the lots/garages near the stadium?

Any recs on family friendly stuff on Saturday?  We're going to do the zoo in the morning before the heat hits its peak.  We're staying out in St. Charles.  Looking at Salt and Smoke for dinner Saturday night, but open to suggestions if you guys have any (doing hot dogs at the stadium with the kids on Friday night).

TIA!

I've liked Bemo's in Cottleville for food, but I don't remember it being super kid friendly. There's a donut place in St Peters (Old Town Donuts) that's pretty damn good. If you want a chocolate long john that's like 10 inches long, it's your spot.

Parking-wise, yea, lot/garage near the stadium. It's pretty easy to get out of there actually. I recall using a garage northeast of the stadium (Broadway/Clark).

SKO is right about accessibility. St Louis may be all the shitty things it is, but it's more convenient for kids than others would be. More convenient than I imagine Wrigley would be (we haven't done it with kids, yet)
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Tonker on June 15, 2018, 02:39:26 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 14, 2018, 02:00:06 PM
Quote from: J Rod on June 14, 2018, 11:55:46 AM
Long time listener, rare poster...

Headed to STL with the family (3 that are 6 or younger) to sweat it out this weekend.  Actually attempting to go to the game on Friday night.  Any tips to Busch Stadium with kids?  This will be my first (most likely only) time to a game in STL.

We found out that we can bring in water/snacks for them.  I saw there's a family area where I'm hoping they can burn some energy before we head to our seats. Assume just park in one of the lots/garages near the stadium?

Any recs on family friendly stuff on Saturday?  We're going to do the zoo in the morning before the heat hits its peak.  We're staying out in St. Charles.  Looking at Salt and Smoke for dinner Saturday night, but open to suggestions if you guys have any (doing hot dogs at the stadium with the kids on Friday night).

TIA!

I've liked Bemo's in Cottleville for food, but I don't remember it being super kid friendly. There's a donut place in St Peters (Old Town Donuts) that's pretty damn good. If you want a chocolate long john that's like 10 inches long, it's your spot.

Parking-wise, yea, lot/garage near the stadium. It's pretty easy to get out of there actually. I recall using a garage northeast of the stadium (Broadway/Clark).

SKO is right about accessibility. St Louis may be all the shitty things it is, but it's more convenient for kids than others would be. More convenient than I imagine Wrigley would be (we haven't done it with kids, yet)

Who doesn't enjoy a ten-inch chocolate long john?  I know I do.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Quality Start Machine on June 15, 2018, 08:39:34 AM
Quote from: Tonker on June 15, 2018, 02:39:26 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 14, 2018, 02:00:06 PM
Quote from: J Rod on June 14, 2018, 11:55:46 AM
Long time listener, rare poster...

Headed to STL with the family (3 that are 6 or younger) to sweat it out this weekend.  Actually attempting to go to the game on Friday night.  Any tips to Busch Stadium with kids?  This will be my first (most likely only) time to a game in STL.

We found out that we can bring in water/snacks for them.  I saw there's a family area where I'm hoping they can burn some energy before we head to our seats. Assume just park in one of the lots/garages near the stadium?

Any recs on family friendly stuff on Saturday?  We're going to do the zoo in the morning before the heat hits its peak.  We're staying out in St. Charles.  Looking at Salt and Smoke for dinner Saturday night, but open to suggestions if you guys have any (doing hot dogs at the stadium with the kids on Friday night).

TIA!

I've liked Bemo's in Cottleville for food, but I don't remember it being super kid friendly. There's a donut place in St Peters (Old Town Donuts) that's pretty damn good. If you want a chocolate long john that's like 10 inches long, it's your spot.

Parking-wise, yea, lot/garage near the stadium. It's pretty easy to get out of there actually. I recall using a garage northeast of the stadium (Broadway/Clark).

SKO is right about accessibility. St Louis may be all the shitty things it is, but it's more convenient for kids than others would be. More convenient than I imagine Wrigley would be (we haven't done it with kids, yet)

Who doesn't enjoy a ten-inch chocolate long john?  I know I do.

I haven't had one since the Cubs traded Soler.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: J Rod on June 15, 2018, 09:38:28 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 15, 2018, 08:39:34 AM
Quote from: Tonker on June 15, 2018, 02:39:26 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 14, 2018, 02:00:06 PM
Quote from: J Rod on June 14, 2018, 11:55:46 AM
Long time listener, rare poster...

Headed to STL with the family (3 that are 6 or younger) to sweat it out this weekend.  Actually attempting to go to the game on Friday night.  Any tips to Busch Stadium with kids?  This will be my first (most likely only) time to a game in STL.

We found out that we can bring in water/snacks for them.  I saw there's a family area where I'm hoping they can burn some energy before we head to our seats. Assume just park in one of the lots/garages near the stadium?

Any recs on family friendly stuff on Saturday?  We're going to do the zoo in the morning before the heat hits its peak.  We're staying out in St. Charles.  Looking at Salt and Smoke for dinner Saturday night, but open to suggestions if you guys have any (doing hot dogs at the stadium with the kids on Friday night).

TIA!

I've liked Bemo's in Cottleville for food, but I don't remember it being super kid friendly. There's a donut place in St Peters (Old Town Donuts) that's pretty damn good. If you want a chocolate long john that's like 10 inches long, it's your spot.

Parking-wise, yea, lot/garage near the stadium. It's pretty easy to get out of there actually. I recall using a garage northeast of the stadium (Broadway/Clark).

SKO is right about accessibility. St Louis may be all the shitty things it is, but it's more convenient for kids than others would be. More convenient than I imagine Wrigley would be (we haven't done it with kids, yet)

Who doesn't enjoy a ten-inch chocolate long john?  I know I do.

I haven't had one since the Cubs traded Soler.

Nice.

Thanks all for the advice/info!
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Post by: Quality Start Machine on September 17, 2018, 08:36:40 AM
Has anybody gone to 4K television/Blu-Ray?

If so, is there a "Holy shit, I can't believe how amazing this looks!" movie I should get?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on November 18, 2018, 12:45:47 AM
Is it really so unusual to use cyanoacrylate glue to seal minor but nonhealing wounds? All the hand-washing in my life, between the cat gulag and miscellaneous stacks of dishes, has led to multiple splits in the corners of my fingers, which are painful, occasionally bloody, and just increasing.

I have been criticized for not using lotion. Or petroleum jelly. I have no interest in that greasy nonsense. Moreover, the Duro brand has a crappy applicator,* so I have a simulacrum of increased grip strength.

*I went straight from the tube before I figured out that there was a nozzle.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 19, 2018, 12:36:02 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 18, 2018, 12:45:47 AM
Is it really so unusual to use cyanoacrylate glue to seal minor but nonhealing wounds? All the hand-washing in my life, between the cat gulag and miscellaneous stacks of dishes, has led to multiple splits in the corners of my fingers, which are painful, occasionally bloody, and just increasing.

I have been criticized for not using lotion. Or petroleum jelly. I have no interest in that greasy nonsense. Moreover, the Duro brand has a crappy applicator,* so I have a simulacrum of increased grip strength.

*I went straight from the tube before I figured out that there was a nozzle.

So you prefer to seal up wounds with glue rather than just use a lotion to moisturize and fix the problem at its root?
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Post by: Wheezer on November 20, 2018, 12:12:21 AM
Quote from: Oleg on November 19, 2018, 12:36:02 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 18, 2018, 12:45:47 AM
Is it really so unusual to use cyanoacrylate glue to seal minor but nonhealing wounds? All the hand-washing in my life, between the cat gulag and miscellaneous stacks of dishes, has led to multiple splits in the corners of my fingers, which are painful, occasionally bloody, and just increasing.

I have been criticized for not using lotion. Or petroleum jelly. I have no interest in that greasy nonsense. Moreover, the Duro brand has a crappy applicator,* so I have a simulacrum of increased grip strength.

*I went straight from the tube before I figured out that there was a nozzle.

So you prefer to seal up wounds with glue rather than just use a lotion to moisturize and fix the problem at its root?

Yes. Lotion is (1) for women and (2) greasy, which just makes me want to wash it off immediately, which one might note is the so-called root of the problem. I do not have the time to soak in Palmolive, and I get irritated by, among other things, which may turn into a thread of its own, people who are constantly slathering on "lip balm."

Oh, and let's check with the fucking Mayo Clinic (https://mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/should-super-glue-be-in-your-first-aid-kit).
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Oleg on November 20, 2018, 08:49:44 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 20, 2018, 12:12:21 AM
Quote from: Oleg on November 19, 2018, 12:36:02 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 18, 2018, 12:45:47 AM
Is it really so unusual to use cyanoacrylate glue to seal minor but nonhealing wounds? All the hand-washing in my life, between the cat gulag and miscellaneous stacks of dishes, has led to multiple splits in the corners of my fingers, which are painful, occasionally bloody, and just increasing.

I have been criticized for not using lotion. Or petroleum jelly. I have no interest in that greasy nonsense. Moreover, the Duro brand has a crappy applicator,* so I have a simulacrum of increased grip strength.

*I went straight from the tube before I figured out that there was a nozzle.

So you prefer to seal up wounds with glue rather than just use a lotion to moisturize and fix the problem at its root?

Yes. Lotion is (1) for women and (2) greasy, which just makes me want to wash it off immediately, which one might note is the so-called root of the problem. I do not have the time to soak in Palmolive, and I get irritated by, among other things, which may turn into a thread of its own, people who are constantly slathering on "lip balm."

Oh, and let's check with the fucking Mayo Clinic (https://mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/should-super-glue-be-in-your-first-aid-kit).

Seems like a long way to go to treat a symptom rather than the problem.  But, you be you.
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Post by: Canadouche on November 20, 2018, 09:01:39 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 18, 2018, 12:45:47 AM
Is it really so unusual to use cyanoacrylate glue to seal minor but nonhealing wounds? All the hand-washing in my life, between the cat gulag and miscellaneous stacks of dishes, has led to multiple splits in the corners of my fingers, which are painful, occasionally bloody, and just increasing.

I have been criticized for not using lotion. Or petroleum jelly. I have no interest in that greasy nonsense. Moreover, the Duro brand has a crappy applicator,* so I have a simulacrum of increased grip strength.

*I went straight from the tube before I figured out that there was a nozzle.

My wife gets this in the wintertime, her fingers and hands crack and split painfully. She applies lotions at bedtime, usually.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on December 26, 2018, 01:15:00 PM
Does anyone have experience with lumbar support back braces? I'm going to get one, but I have to be able to both work and sleep in it.
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 20, 2019, 09:41:05 PM
I guess not. My imaginary ex kicked me out after a half-hearted overdose attempt; any Desipiots in Uptown?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on July 30, 2020, 09:45:58 PM
But anyway, am I hopelessly backwater to have just stumbled across The Calamari Wrestler?
Title: Re: The only site I'll ever need...
Post by: Wheezer on August 07, 2020, 08:18:23 PM
Jesus Christ, does anyone have an unused iPhone 5 or 6 lying around? My imaginary ex's Lifeline service (read: poor people) has decided that these layabouts on disability have to buy "new" phones (preferably from them) to use their marginally functional network.