edlib Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Like I said: Anything newer that what I am using now is going to be a HUGE improvement. However: All my audio is already digi. Hey... it's me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikhnaton Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 just got a root canal today. Didn't hurt hardly at all and not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. Now I've got some semi-bling in my mouth with my stainless steel crown. stupid cowboys. i can't believe they lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Get Monster Cables. Let nobody tell you different. Most overpriced items on the face of the Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 bought the oxm feb 2008 magazine cause it came with 3 levels of Turok!!! w007! no work tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikhnaton Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 so i thought i lost my Arnette sunglasses at disneyland, so I bought myself a pair of Oakley bottlecaps off ebay. Today my mother in law finds the Arnettes in the stroller, where I had looked before. I'm certainly glad to have them back, although I wish I had found them before plunking down 120 bucks on new shades, especially since I don't plan on returning or reselling them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Ouch. Well, look at it this way: Now you have 2 options to look cool! Never a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zargon Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Most overpriced items on the face of the Earth. x2 and componets are decent for HD and you dont *need* to upconvert it only does so much cracken spends too much time at the buy more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zargon Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 just got a root canal today. Didn't hurt hardly at all and not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. Now I've got some semi-bling in my mouth with my stainless steel crown. stupid cowboys. i can't believe they lost. I concur, they really died a slow death the last few games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Ike: Did you follow along with what was going on with the procedure for future reference? I imagine it would be pretty interesting for you (even though it's actually taking place in your mouth...) Keyan: I tend to agree... As long as the cable is better quality than what comes in the box most of the time, I don't see the huge advantage to ultra expensive cables. And this is coming from a man who has coiled enough copper in my lifetime to reach to the Moon and back... a couple of times. If cost was no object... then I imagine every cable in my possession would be top-shelf Monster or better... but for the short 1' or less box-to-box runs I have to make in my AV racks, I don't think the premium stuff is going to make that all big of a difference. Zarg: That's kinda my feeling too. I've seen standard def DVDs played back on nice high def TVs... and they still look better than what I'm looking at right now. May not be ideal... but I'm sure I'll be able to live with for a while. At least until Blu-Ray DVD players come down into the budgetary reach of us mere mortals. And after all... I have no plans on upgrading all my favorite movies to yet another format again. New stuff will be purchased on whatever hi-def optical format wins this current war... but traditional DVDs will have to suffice for most of the films in my collection for a long time to come. I may be a techno-geek... but I'm not made of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikhnaton Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 I've observed a number of root canals, so I'm reasonably familiar with the procedure. I actually got to look into my own tooth and see all 4 of the canals. That was pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zargon Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 btw, Blu ray wins now 81% of studios are blu-ray exclusive. and let me find where I got my last cables from, some place outta KC and they were CHEAP and nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Work was slow, and pretty dull. Had my annual performance evaluation. Then boss took me out to lunch. Tired tonight. Didn't sleep great last nite. Plan on reading a little, and just letting myself conk out when the drowsiness hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Played some CoD4 with 15, did ok. Very impressed by the single player campaign, when you drop a nuke, you get bonus points. LOTS of bonus points. Will probably finish the game over the next week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Most recent picture of me, taken yesterday in my office with my co-workers. That's me all the way in the back, looking doubtful. This was just before I gave up for the day and headed home. (I believe I was reading up on Ubuntu Linux at the time...) A couple of other recent ones, just for good measure (or just ****s and giggles...) while I have Photobucket open in another window: The fleabag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 The kitty does not look amused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 nice pictures ed! I played a lot of Cod4 last night. I TRIED getting back into GRAW 2......it's not as fun, besides the co-op and single player anyway. it took like 15 minutes to set up a game. love where in cod4 you just join whenever. Went bowling with my mom yesterday, my first game i did ok on, 122 i think was my score, then it just went downhill from there. probably going bowling again today. The warranty on my tracker is almost up. it's still running good, though the rust seems to be more and more noticeable around the wheel-wells.....hope it doesn't fail me for inspection next September. -_- I watched another disk of 24 season one with my dad yesterday. It's my 3rd time watching it, my dad has seen it once, but doesn't remember it. We're probably going to watch the 4th disk later today. It's crazy how much technology has advanced in 20 years. Seeing movies go from VHS to DVD to HD-DVD/Blue Ray, and games go from Cartridges to CDs to DVDs....and cell phones go from gigantic to earpiece. makes me wonder what 20 years from now will be like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 The kitty does not look amused. She never does. She never is. It's one grumpy feline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 so ed, how do you like Oblivion? I'm about to get back into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 What I played of it was pretty cool... though I may create a new character and start again from the beginning now I know the mechanics of it. Getting used to the whole inventory thing and leveling up for these RPG games is taking some adjustment, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 i think i'm gonna play it all week, and start advancing into the main quest. the assassin guild is pretty creepy... Another game I may be getting this year is Gears of War. There's gotta be a damn good reason why it is STILL priced at $60. I've got the problem where i've got too many 360 games now....and i want all their achievments (besides gh3, i suck at medium) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikhnaton Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 Looks like Norm Abrams has a side gig doing concerts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zargon Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 gears is AWESOME. and its co-op via live is GREAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Looks like Norm Abrams has a side gig doing concerts! That's actually a new one for me... but I have to admit right on the money. The New Yankee Venue! This Old Concert Hall! Yeah... you'll never catch me in a lot of flannel. I just wish I had his carpentry skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I tried Gears of War... Didn't like the control scheme at ALL, the camera felt awkward and I felt I spent more time fighting that than using the Hammer of Dawn on poor unsuspecting evil.... things. I like the graphics though. I never got into Oblivion.... may consider that my next gaming purchase. GH3: I still can't finish Raining Blood on Hard. Expert?! LOL I laugh... because it's impossible. One day I'll go back and blow through medium to get Through the Fire and Flames..... too bad the first and second sets suck soooooo much. Still gotta finish CoD4 before I start a massive single player game like Oblivion though. Because it's just THAT BIG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 yeah i'm doing the dark brotherhood missions on oblivion. glad i picked it back up. been using 'fast travel' feature though. I recommend getting the Game of the Year edition, cracken, as that comes with Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles. I have the choice of buying that or getting the expansions via marketplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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