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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:47 am
by Eaquae Legit
good lord, what have we become, sharing every little detail of everything?
Oops?
It's different if you do it to a person (or people, like pweb)!

Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:53 am
by Syphon the Sun

Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:55 am
by Eaquae Legit
Two thumbs up.

Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:30 pm
by waffleman

Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:00 pm
by Mitchi
I just about died laughing from that Disney princess post.
Random: After a month of using the netbook that I talked about buying a while back I've decided that netbooks are very underrated little devices. The ipad may look cool and be fun to play with but I can't for the life of me understand how anyone can argue that it has greater functionality for anything but a narrow range of applications. My computing needs aren't great. I'm not a PC-gamer and I don't care about being able to stream HD video (although my netbook streams 720p a lot better than I was lead to believe it would), but so far I haven't found anything that I do on my desktop PC that my netbook can't handle.
I know, right? I got a HP mini right when they started to enter the market to compete with the EePC, and I loved it to pieces. It did everything I needed and wanted, and really the only problem I had with it was that the cord was almost as big as the comp itself.

Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:18 pm
by Mich
This is an extremely important question that you need to think about, everyone:

Is Three Amigos! a western?

Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:36 pm
by Jayelle
Yeah. It's a western parody, but it's still a western.


Like I would consider Spaceballs to be SciFi.

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:48 am
by Eaquae Legit
Speaking of westerns and sci-fi, who else is dying to see Cowboys vs. Aliens? :D

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:07 am
by Gravity Defier
I'm unsure of how I feel about Cowboys vs Aliens. They got all these big names to be in and direct it, which helps persuade me but still...






My little buttercup, has the sweetest smiiiiile.[/favorite scene from Three Amigos]

That movie is just so darn quotable. Would you say I have a plethora of piñatas?

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:35 am
by Eaquae Legit
The trailer looked fun. And it's such a campy concept, I can't expect much of it, and thus can't be too disappointed.

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:30 pm
by Mitchi
I'll probably watch it, if only because I saw Warrior's Way, which was pretty much ninjas vs cowboys. This will help round all that out, and campy man movies can be fun.

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:39 pm
by neo-dragon
I just about died laughing from that Disney princess post.
Random: After a month of using the netbook that I talked about buying a while back I've decided that netbooks are very underrated little devices. The ipad may look cool and be fun to play with but I can't for the life of me understand how anyone can argue that it has greater functionality for anything but a narrow range of applications. My computing needs aren't great. I'm not a PC-gamer and I don't care about being able to stream HD video (although my netbook streams 720p a lot better than I was lead to believe it would), but so far I haven't found anything that I do on my desktop PC that my netbook can't handle.
I know, right? I got a HP mini right when they started to enter the market to compete with the EePC, and I loved it to pieces. It did everything I needed and wanted, and really the only problem I had with it was that the cord was almost as big as the comp itself.
My only problem with mine is the matte LCD display. Not it's size or quality, but how easily it's blemished and how hard it is to clean said blemishes without making them worse or actually damaging the screen. Why does it have to be so delicate?

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:18 pm
by Mitchi
because the easier it breaks, the sooner you need to buy a new one. I can't even OPEN the case on my old acer without breaking something, making it impossible to fix.

in other news, my husband got me to watch heroes and HNNGGG Milo Ventimiglia (dude playing Peter) is hot.

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:53 pm
by ender1
I just about died laughing from that Disney princess post.
Random: After a month of using the netbook that I talked about buying a while back I've decided that netbooks are very underrated little devices. The ipad may look cool and be fun to play with but I can't for the life of me understand how anyone can argue that it has greater functionality for anything but a narrow range of applications. My computing needs aren't great. I'm not a PC-gamer and I don't care about being able to stream HD video (although my netbook streams 720p a lot better than I was lead to believe it would), but so far I haven't found anything that I do on my desktop PC that my netbook can't handle.
I know, right? I got a HP mini right when they started to enter the market to compete with the EePC, and I loved it to pieces. It did everything I needed and wanted, and really the only problem I had with it was that the cord was almost as big as the comp itself.
My only problem with mine is the matte LCD display. Not it's size or quality, but how easily it's blemished and how hard it is to clean said blemishes without making them worse or actually damaging the screen. Why does it have to be so delicate?
I dunno, the fact that it is too delicate to clean would indicate inferior quality.

I would love it if HP would have the option for a matte screen for all their laptops, but alas, my dm1z only has glossy as an option.

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:12 pm
by neo-dragon
Maybe I'm just being too careful, but I've read about how easily such screens get scratched, and how you need a special mixture of vinegar and distilled water slightly moistening special whipes, which must be applied with minimal pressure, or some such nonsense.

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:18 pm
by ender1
Maybe I'm just being too careful, but I've read about how easily such screens get scratched, and how you need a special mixture of vinegar and distilled water slightly moistening special whipes, which must be applied with minimal pressure, or some such nonsense.
I just use a lightly wet microfiber cloth, no vinegar or anything.

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:43 pm
by zeroguy
You can just get one of those screen-cleaner kits or whatever at most electronics stores. Or, hell, I've had my laptop around four and a half years now and I've just used my friggin shirt if it gets too dusty and I don't have anything better around.

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:27 am
by Jayelle
Okay guys... I have to inform you what your avatars are, according to my 2 year old (these are direct quotes)

Neo-Dragon: Superman! No, that's not superman...

EL: It's an eagle!

Caspian: Tigger!

Fred: KITTY! KITTY! KITTY!

Alea: It's a teddy bear.

Zero: Flag! Canada Flag! With Santa!

Meg: It's a man. A man in a HAT.

Dr. Mobius: It's a... a.... BONE!

Wil: Elmo!!

Me: Ducky!! DUCKYYYYYYYY!

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:59 am
by Eaquae Legit
:D Awesome!

Though she really needs to be introduced to some dragons.

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:07 am
by Mich
And möbius strips, clearly.

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:42 am
by neo-dragon
Toddlers are adorable. It's too bad that they grow into people.

Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:06 am
by Bean_wannabe
Best and cheapest way to remove marks from screen:

1. Lick finger
2. Apply saliva to mark
3. Wipe VERY softly with tissue
4. Tada!

Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:10 pm
by Mich
http://megaswf.com/serve/102223/

It procedurally creates a better car! Just a fun thing to watch change over a few minutes/episodes of a show/hours.

Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:19 pm
by neo-dragon
Best and cheapest way to remove marks from screen:

1. Lick finger
2. Apply saliva to mark
3. Wipe VERY softly with tissue
4. Tada!
Saliva doesn't work well on LCD screens. I know that much from experience.

Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:21 pm
by zeroguy
Caspian: Tigger!
If your children cannot recognize Hobbes by the time they are teenagers, you are failures as parents!

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:52 pm
by Petra456
Fred: KITTY! KITTY! KITTY!
Awesome! I had to yell that at Will, just because it's fun.

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:45 pm
by Gravity Defier
So...my day in Tucson has been pretty fun. I don't really do anything while here but I feel a little more at ease or alive, something. Have some randomness. My brother, by the way, thinks I'm crazy for having these "conversations/interactions" in public.


Me: You look hungry...I have a chorizo con huevos burrito in the car, if you want it.
Skeleton:

Image

Me: Or not.





Dude 1: What the hell? Do you have a problem or something?
Image

Dude 2: Whoa, no, no problem here. Relax.
Image

Dude 1: I'm just saying, if you have a problem, f****** tell me.
Image

Dude 2: Back off, guy. I don't want any problems here.
Image



And so on....

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:19 pm
by Eaquae Legit
I have conversations with things too. I'm ever inspired by my older sister's "This is what you get for being a turkey" speech one Thanksgiving.

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 4:39 am
by Wil
I just spent the last two hours updating all of the code I've written for the new website so that it's all indented properly throughout every single page (mmm, proper indentation!), as well as all the public pages being 100% XHTML compliant. Can't speak for the non-public pages, but that's okay.

I'm a little bit OCD about things looking nice (even code), I think.

Also, fun fact:

I've written a total of 6086 lines of code by hand ([X]HTML, PHP, CSS), with exactly 200 comments throughout, in 31 files. Fun times.

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:04 pm
by Mitchi
Yessss I finally got my new laptop. Now all i need is to get good internet once I move.

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:02 pm
by ender1
Yessss I finally got my new laptop. Now all i need is to get good internet once I move.
I'm still waiting for my new laptop to ship.

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:49 pm
by ender1
Yessss I finally got my new laptop. Now all i need is to get good internet once I move.
I'm still waiting for my new laptop to ship.

...and it's officially delayed...

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:07 pm
by ender1
Sorry for the triple post.

If anyone is looking at getting a computer/laptop from HP I might have a working 15% coupon.

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:44 pm
by Mich
I started a "List of Celebrities We've Never Met (that Need to be Punched in the Face)" today at work! Definitely the most fun I've had all week.

Surprising entries (to me): Jason Mraz ("He's just too happy! I HATE IT"), Cameron Diaz ("She's just a complete [CENSORED]"), Tom Cruise [not a surprise, but the justification is:] ("Have you seen any of his movies? He's always running and it looks so stupid!")

Unsurprising entries: Ben Affleck, Bruce Willis, that Lead Singer Guy from The B-52s.

It all started when we were talking about the least surprising entry of all, Jeff Goldblum, and I brought up how there's something about him that makes me want to punch him in the face, even though I've never met him and don't know at all what he's like in real life.

Does anyone else have anything like that? A list of celebrities that they want to punch in the face? I have a friend who has one, but his list is... unsurprisingly longer than mine. He's a pretty angry person. I generally try to avoid jumping to conclusions that someone I don't even know deserves a punch in the face, but I mean, come on. The lead "singer" of the B-52s is about the most aggravating person in the world.

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:48 pm
by ender1
Best post ever.

Nicole would add Meg Ryan to that list.