May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Mal ,'Bushwhacked'


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tommyrot - Feb 23, 2010 9:00:50 am PST #13017 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Ahh. You can get an addon for Firefox that will spoof the user agent. I haven't tried it, but here's one: [link]

I just installed this. It works great for Google Reader.

eta: This actually works better than using the mobile url for Reader that I mentioned earlier. With this add-on, Reader functions exactly like it does on my iPod Touch.


Vortex - Feb 23, 2010 9:10:27 am PST #13018 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

We have a 32" and would go bigger. To me it's not big enough for HDTV and Blu-Ray. You're paying for it but not seeing the details anyway.

I'm thinking 42 (or 40 if I go with the samsung, which is where I'm leaning, because I tend to run electronics into the ground)


Tom Scola - Feb 23, 2010 9:11:42 am PST #13019 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

I got the cheapest 37" LCD I could find four years ago, and already the picture is starting to look splotchy.


Gris - Feb 23, 2010 10:42:41 am PST #13020 of 25501
Hey. New board.

We have a 32" and would go bigger. To me it's not big enough for HDTV and Blu-Ray.

Really? That's my size, and I can definitely tell a big difference between Blu-Rays and DVDs, and even more difference between SDTV and HDTV.

Of course, in my living room I'm never more than 6 feet from the TV, so much bigger would require me to be constantly moving my head from side to side. Yay NYC.


javachik - Feb 23, 2010 10:46:46 am PST #13021 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.

Really? That's my size, and I can definitely tell a big difference between Blu-Rays and DVDs, and even more difference between SDTV and HDTV.

My experience as well.


NoiseDesign - Feb 23, 2010 11:37:09 am PST #13022 of 25501
Our wings are not tired

Thanks! The Samsung isn't that much more expensive, but the choices are 40" and 52", a big difference.

Samsung makes 46" panels as well. The difference in viewable area between 40" and 42" isn't really all that much. I have a couple of 40" sets in the studio and they are quite nice.


Jessica - Feb 23, 2010 11:55:00 am PST #13023 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Called Tivo and the tech support guy was very helpful. He said he's pretty sure it's a hardware issue and my DVR will need to be replaced, but their policy is to make sure it's not a CableCard issue first, so I have to pop the card out and wait 24 hours to see if the problem resolves before they'll issue an exchange.

Out of respect for DH's viewing habits, I have decided not to remove the card until after Lost tonight.


Theodosia - Feb 23, 2010 12:25:17 pm PST #13024 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

javachik - Feb 23, 2010 12:28:14 pm PST #13025 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.

Jess, you're a good wife.


Theodosia - Feb 23, 2010 12:33:46 pm PST #13026 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Sorry, the formatting for that is getting too damn weird because, not surprisingly, the text processing here really doesn't like to process PHP. I'll post on LJ and link in a few.