OK, yeah, it's pretty crisp. But how come it's letterboxed? I don't know how to use nice things.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Sep 13, 2007 2:14:52 pm PDT #393 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Dana - Sep 13, 2007 2:15:52 pm PDT #394 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Theo, the computer we got from Falcon has some inside padding and is substantially quieter than the Alienware we also have. Of course, we don't have the liquid-cooled system; ours just uses lots of copper heat sinks.
As far as noise goes, from what I understand the liquid has to be cooled with fans, so it's not going to be completely silent unless you pay a fortune.
Anyway, I'm not trying to stomp all over your enthusiasm or whatever. We just went through an extensive process buying both computers. My husband is very thorough. So if you have questions about our experience, I'm happy to answer them.
Steph L. - Sep 13, 2007 2:16:13 pm PDT #395 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Jeopardy is in HD right now, on 707.
No one needs to see Alex Trebek in such crystal-clear detail.
NO ONE.
Dana - Sep 13, 2007 2:16:18 pm PDT #396 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Crazy storm is trying to go in a circle.
What??
Daisy Jane - Sep 13, 2007 2:17:14 pm PDT #397 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Damn, Daisy. What an obnoxious little prick.
I think he's pissed because he's trying to get us to leave for Houston at 10 am on Wednesday when we'd all agreed to 1pm. He pretty much told the rest of us that was how it's going to be. We're not doing it because it fucks with the hours scheduled, I don't have a ride at 9 am (Jon works Tuesday night), A has a son that she's got plans with, and E has 2 kids that she'd have to pay extra to a sitter for. Plus, he doesn't decide shit for the rest of us. When either boss lady tells us he's in charge, fine. Until then, suck it asshole.
brenda m - Sep 13, 2007 2:17:39 pm PDT #398 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
The one job I interviewed for and then said in my thank you note "Um, don't bother considering me", one of the (many) issues was when I saw the office, they had those cubes that only have token walls, and are like, waist high. I was all "Hell no". Cubes are bad enough. Faux cubes are tools of the devil.
You all should have seen the other day when I was in a meeting and the Global CFO of our Fortune 400 company was offering to show some visiting clients her cube. Nobody gets offices here.
Susan W. - Sep 13, 2007 2:17:49 pm PDT #399 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
What??
It looks like it's going to go into AL or maybe as far as GA, hang a right, and head south back into the Gulf. Circle was an exaggeration--it's not like they're predicting it's coming back to TX at this point or anything. But it's a weird path.
Jesse - Sep 13, 2007 2:24:44 pm PDT #400 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, crap -- I think it might because I need that stupid $100 cable the TV guy was trying to sell me. The cable company cables hook into "YUV" on the TV and I'd need some other kind of cable for "HDMI input." Possibly I have yet to actually watch HDTV.
meara - Sep 13, 2007 2:26:28 pm PDT #401 of 10001
Global CFO of our Fortune 400 company was offering to show some visiting clients her cube. Nobody gets offices here.
Whaaaaaa?? Dude, that is so wrong. SO wrong.
Tom Scola - Sep 13, 2007 2:26:51 pm PDT #402 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Jesse, you want for me to come over this weekend and set things up nice for you? You don't need no stinking $100 cable either.