December 26, 2011
— Ace I got a Kindle. I'm really enjoying it. I'm going to review it at some point, but at the moment, I'm really loving this object.
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Posted by: Joe Mama at December 26, 2011 10:34 AM (dOsjQ)
Posted by: Joffen at December 26, 2011 10:34 AM (zLeKL)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at December 26, 2011 10:34 AM (UUfHw)
Posted by: zeera at December 26, 2011 10:35 AM (8FXJ4)
Unless Kindle's got a clip for reading glasses that can accomodate the tape in the middle holding them together, the device is worthless to me.
I got a bottle of Jameson's 18!
Posted by: spongeworthy at December 26, 2011 10:36 AM (puy4B)
Hated it. I sent it back after 3 weeks.
I think it's still for sale for $79. The Touch is well worth the extra 20 bucks, and it has twice the storage capacity.
Posted by: Joe Mama at December 26, 2011 10:37 AM (dOsjQ)
Posted by: Popcorn at December 26, 2011 10:37 AM (W+vs2)
Posted by: lorien1973 at December 26, 2011 10:38 AM (usXZy)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at December 26, 2011 10:38 AM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: lorien1973 at December 26, 2011 10:38 AM (usXZy)
Posted by: ace at December 26, 2011 10:39 AM (nj1bB)
the Kindle Fire's screensize is disappointing. After having an Ipad for a while; my mom's Fire is so...dinky.
Posted by: lorien1973 at December 26, 2011 10:42 AM (usXZy)
Dad gave me an interesting old book, Rescue Tug. This book was about the effort by the ocean-going tug, Turmoil, to save the wrecked cargo ship, Flying Enterprise. I had been flipping through the old man's copy a few months ago and he tracked-down a copy for me.
So, Christmas at the folks' house wasn't all bad despite the Spawn-of-Satantm testing my self-control.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop at December 26, 2011 10:42 AM (M0NzJ)
If you haven't got them I have the addresses for places for free stuff. If you like SF Baen has a LOT of their stuff for free.
Posted by: Vic at December 26, 2011 10:42 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: ace at December 26, 2011 10:43 AM (nj1bB)
Posted by: Comrade Arthur at December 26, 2011 10:43 AM (CLIf7)
We didn't do Christmas gift exchanges at the Refuge, we're going to Eldest Daughter's in Jacksonville FL the beginning of January and we'll do it then.
I did get the Mustang calendar that I ordered from American Muscle though. That was nice.
Posted by: GGE, Exclusive Member of the ONT at December 26, 2011 10:44 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: kesgardner at December 26, 2011 10:44 AM (GKlPf)
Posted by: Joffen at December 26, 2011 10:44 AM (zLeKL)
Posted by: profligatewaste at December 26, 2011 10:44 AM (kUFvz)
You should listen to that, young lady. Diabeetus is nothing to sneeze about. Now did they say anything about the anal polyps?
Posted by: Wilford Brimley at December 26, 2011 10:46 AM (uaEZS)
Posted by: Portnoy at December 26, 2011 10:46 AM (3wgYt)
You shouldn't read in bed with a book on your chest. You'll get a crook in your neck, destroy your posture and ruin your game with wimmins. Read on the toilet instead.
Also, Citizens, I could have told you how it ends. Gets all choppy in the middle, right?
Posted by: spongeworthy at December 26, 2011 10:47 AM (puy4B)
I'm going to take it as soon as I get back from my Christmas vacation.
Posted by: Barack Obama at December 26, 2011 10:47 AM (uaEZS)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at December 26, 2011 10:47 AM (Ho2rs)
Ain't technology great?
Posted by: GGE, Exclusive Member of the ONT at December 26, 2011 10:48 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Radar at December 26, 2011 10:48 AM (8xYyJ)
Hey, Ace, there's a book thread on a local blog that you might enjoy. Every Sunday morning..let me just find the url..
I didn't end up getting a Kindle for my mom, because I didn't realize the 3G ones were still $139 or more. Maybe they'll drop the prices in the next month or two...
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2011 10:49 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: ace at December 26, 2011 10:51 AM (nj1bB)
Posted by: GGE, Exclusive Member of the ONT at December 26, 2011 10:51 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Joffen at December 26, 2011 10:51 AM (zLeKL)
Posted by: nickless at December 26, 2011 10:53 AM (MMC8r)
I had one lunch box when I was a kid.
Six Million Dollar Man
Also belonged to the Steve Austin fan club.
Posted by: soothsayer at December 26, 2011 10:53 AM (G2mAp)
Posted by: Occupy Wall Street Rabble at December 26, 2011 10:54 AM (uaEZS)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 10:54 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: EnochF at December 26, 2011 10:54 AM (82UhN)
Posted by: EnochF at December 26, 2011 10:55 AM (82UhN)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 10:55 AM (niZvt)
Got my husband a Kindle holder which he seemed to really like (to use at the dining room table while eating). Big enough to hold the Kindle, but will also hold up something smaller like a cell phone.
Oh, since I mentioned it twice last week, I should report that I got the "Hello Schröddy" shirt!
On Amazon's home page today:
In 2012 weÂ’ll do even more with Amazon Prime, making one of the best values anywhere even better.
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2011 10:56 AM (XdlcF)
It sounds icky and it's not pop-culturally relevant to my generation.
Posted by: Meghan McCain at December 26, 2011 10:56 AM (yQwq5)
Texas Instruments had some educational computer toy for kids. Competition for the Merlin. I think Bill Cosby was the pitch man for TI back then.
brb, goin to yootoob
Posted by: soothsayer at December 26, 2011 10:56 AM (G2mAp)
Posted by: ace at December 26, 2011 10:57 AM (nj1bB)
Posted by: Ron Paul at December 26, 2011 10:57 AM (lVGED)
Posted by: Wooga at December 26, 2011 10:58 AM (HWdvs)
Posted by: ace at December 26, 2011 10:58 AM (nj1bB)
Posted by: sven10077 at December 26, 2011 10:58 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 10:59 AM (niZvt)
Later roonz and roonettez!
Posted by: GGE, Exclusive Member of the ONT at December 26, 2011 10:59 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: sven10077 at December 26, 2011 02:59 PM (LRFds)
As well from here...
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 11:00 AM (6DDE+)
Big deal was another 1911: http://tinyurl.com/8xn6qct I have a great wife.
Other highlights are a pair of sheepskin slippers from my mom (yeah, get off my lawn) and a pair of compact binoculars from my son.
Posted by: Scott J at December 26, 2011 11:00 AM (m9e9j)
Easier to carry around - a lot easier. You can't pass around your laptop with a funny video on it like it were a piece of paper. You can with the ipad.
Posted by: lorien1973 at December 26, 2011 11:00 AM (usXZy)
Posted by: Mitt Romney at December 26, 2011 11:01 AM (bAL0J)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 03:00 PM (niZvt)
Pneumonia. He's on the mend, but it's a slow process. He popped in a couple of times last night, so he has interwebz in the hospital.
Posted by: GGE, Exclusive Member of the ONT at December 26, 2011 11:01 AM (yh0zB)
and here's why Tom Friedman gets paid to say stuff
here is Tom Friedman explaining the modern times we live in
Average is over.
1. Yeah, he's right.
2. No shit, really, Thomas?
Posted by: soothsayer at December 26, 2011 11:01 AM (G2mAp)
Ace, my mom lives in far outer Bumblef*ck. No cell phone service at the house, no internet service, can't even use the phone for dial up...when it's working, which today it is not.
They can get cell phone service about 10-20 minutes away, so a Kindle with 3G should work there, and they could even use it for minimal web browsing. Nearest wi-fi they can use is closer to 45 minutes away.
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2011 11:02 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: GGE, Exclusive Member of the ONT at December 26, 2011 11:02 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 03:00 PM (niZvt)
CDR M is doing the "Christmas with nurses" pageant at his local hospital. Pneumonia. He was on last night snarking a bit, so he seems to be in decent spirits, but prayers are never out of order.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 26, 2011 11:02 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: ace at December 26, 2011 02:57 PM (nj1bB)
Actually you don't need either 3G or the wi-fi if you have access through your computer. It is much easier to access Amazon and the other download sites via your computer and download from there.
But having 3G and wi-fi allows you to access while on the go .
Posted by: Vic at December 26, 2011 11:03 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: ace at December 26, 2011 11:03 AM (nj1bB)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 11:04 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: ace at December 26, 2011 11:04 AM (nj1bB)
2. No shit, really, Thomas?
Posted by: soothsayer at December 26, 2011 03:01 PM (G2mAp)
...no wonder the Times is on its' way out...that was :53 of idiocy I'll never get back.
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 11:05 AM (6DDE+)
A F'N KINDLE discussion on AoSHQ.
Next thing you know there'll be ads selling ponytail scrunchies, pictures of bicycles at the beach and what kind of product to use for those gray hairs.
Posted by: LGF has gone viral. AhChoo! at December 26, 2011 11:05 AM (xqpQL)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 11:05 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: CUS at December 26, 2011 11:06 AM (dpoPv)
If she doesn't have access to cell phone coverage 3G is probably not going to work either. IIANM that works via the cell towers as well.
Posted by: Vic at December 26, 2011 11:06 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Dr Spank at December 26, 2011 11:07 AM (lVGED)
Posted by: epobirs at December 26, 2011 11:08 AM (pojZG)
Except, of course, a grown man commenting negatively on the suitability of other grown men discussing their Christmas presents.
Posted by: pep at December 26, 2011 11:09 AM (6TB1Z)
Posted by: San Antonio rose at December 26, 2011 11:09 AM (poZyd)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 11:09 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: nickless at December 26, 2011 11:09 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: San Antonio rose at December 26, 2011 11:09 AM (poZyd)
Posted by: mike at December 26, 2011 11:10 AM (0hdwM)
Posted by: Sgt. York at December 26, 2011 11:10 AM (H3Kr3)
Posted by: Jerry at December 26, 2011 11:11 AM (4SKYj)
Posted by: Obama at December 26, 2011 11:11 AM (V6pJz)
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2011 11:11 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: Comrade Arthur at December 26, 2011 11:11 AM (CLIf7)
Posted by: mike at December 26, 2011 11:11 AM (0hdwM)
OK, even I have to admit that sounded ghey. A tire iron. I got a tire iron. How's that?
Posted by: pep at December 26, 2011 11:11 AM (6TB1Z)
Do they have a Barnes & Noble in the area? B&N provides free wifi to Nooks at their stores. Some of them are even turning sizable areas into Nook lounges where you can spend time perusing a book before deciding to buy it. The reading enabled is more extensive than the samples offered online.
Posted by: epobirs at December 26, 2011 11:12 AM (pojZG)
Posted by: San Antonio rose at December 26, 2011 11:12 AM (poZyd)
I got the 3G because I don't plan very much, and also, it's Santa so he can spring for the extra cost.
He better have used the link on the main page!
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2011 11:12 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: mike at December 26, 2011 11:13 AM (0hdwM)
In 4 years or less there will be a kindle-like device GIVEN away that's tied to one store (such as Amazon). Probably Amazon will be the first to do this.
I thought Amazon was already pretty much selling them at a loss.
Posted by: nickless at December 26, 2011 11:13 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: San Antonio rose at December 26, 2011 03:09 PM (poZyd)
...love those Kitten Aid mixers, SAR!
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 11:13 AM (6DDE+)
Posted by: nickless at December 26, 2011 11:13 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: San Antonio rose at December 26, 2011 11:14 AM (poZyd)
I have an old-timey kindle with keyboard and joystick that I bought back in the days when I still had some of that sweet software money. It fits in my purse and is filled up with free off-copyright works - mostly 19th c novels but also history. Have it with my all the time and it really came in handy recently when I had to spend an unplanned few hours in a depressing flourescent-lit waiting room.
I got to use a kindle fire for the weekend when they first came out and I hated it. Too much glare and I felt like amazon designed it mostly as a way to get money out of my pocket. Plus it sucked for twitter which would have been the internet thing on it I would have used the most. Maybe in a few iterations it'll have a better screen and I'll have more money.
Posted by: Penny at December 26, 2011 11:14 AM (eFMsP)
Posted by: Comrade Arthur at December 26, 2011 11:15 AM (CLIf7)
...love those Kitten Aid mixers, SAR!
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 03:13 PM (6DDE+)
Is that what cat filters are used for?
Posted by: ErikW at December 26, 2011 11:15 AM (TPqC9)
Yeah, I read that too. Supposedly they're losing about $10 a piece on each one.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 26, 2011 11:15 AM (SY2Kh)
Heh. This blast from the past is too good to bogart.
I can't make up my mind if this one's better.
Posted by: RushBabe at December 26, 2011 11:16 AM (qxsyW)
Do they have a Barnes & Noble in the area?
Heh.
Well, there's one of those in the nearest big city.
Which is over 3 hours away.
And by "big city" I mean Midland, TX.
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2011 11:16 AM (XdlcF)
st00pid Cali gun laws.
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 26, 2011 11:17 AM (d1FhN)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 11:17 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: mike at December 26, 2011 03:11 PM (0hdwM)
If BammyCare® were in effect, they'd tell him to take a pain pill.
Posted by: RushBabe at December 26, 2011 11:18 AM (qxsyW)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 11:19 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: nickless at December 26, 2011 11:19 AM (MMC8r)
Nice piece. I bought the original 24/7 and it was appropriated by the wife for personal use.
The new one is better yet.
Posted by: Joe Mama at December 26, 2011 11:20 AM (dOsjQ)
Posted by: Governor Perry at December 26, 2011 11:20 AM (V6pJz)
LA County has a severe prisoner overpopulation problem. So you don't do any cell time on a littering charge.
Posted by: epobirs at December 26, 2011 11:20 AM (pojZG)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 26, 2011 11:21 AM (UlUS4)
I've been reading a lot more since I first got the Kindle app for my phone, and then on the Fire.
So far I've only downloaded free books though; haven't bought any yet. There are a lot of good classics out there in the public domain I've not yet read.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 26, 2011 11:22 AM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: Jeremiad was a Bullfrog at December 26, 2011 11:23 AM (vTROj)
Also got my oldest a Nintendo 3DS--
So did I!
I received the one dessert I still eat: Godiva dark chocolate with sea salt. Got addicted to it and then the one local store that sells it stopped having it!!!1!
Remind me to stock up in late spring, cuz I won't be able to get it shipped in summer...
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2011 11:23 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 11:24 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: Reactionary at December 26, 2011 11:25 AM (xUM1Q)
Posted by: Optimizer at December 26, 2011 11:25 AM (As94z)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone at December 26, 2011 11:26 AM (q+czI)
Sounds a bit too rural for easy e-reader use. Unless they get a satellite dish for internet,which probably doesn't mean enough to them to bother.
When I sent my Marine nephew, then in Afghanistan, a Nook I had it preloaded with about a thousand books from, um, places. Avoided the issue of connectivity entirely.
Posted by: epobirs at December 26, 2011 11:27 AM (pojZG)
I call that the "Newt Factor".
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 11:27 AM (z0HdK)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 03:24 PM (niZvt)
That would be my contribution.
Posted by: ErikW at December 26, 2011 11:28 AM (TPqC9)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at December 26, 2011 11:28 AM (ijjAe)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at December 26, 2011 11:31 AM (1Mn8Z)
Posted by: ErikW at December 26, 2011 03:28 PM (TPqC9)
Well THAT didn't work out the way I wanted it to.
I think you get the spirit of the message, tho.
Posted by: ErikW at December 26, 2011 11:32 AM (TPqC9)
I got a bottle of bourbon and 4 new lowball glasses from Crate & Barrel plus a new set of maglite LED flashlights. I can direct air traffic with them they are so friggin bright.
Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at December 26, 2011 11:32 AM (4136b)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at December 26, 2011 03:28 PM (ijjAe)
On the bright side, a lump of coal can sometimes be useful.
I know. I got one. }:<
Posted by: PugBoo at December 26, 2011 11:32 AM (V6pJz)
Sounds a bit too rural for easy e-reader use.
Yeh, not easy, which is why the 3G version is a must. Getting new reading material with only a 20 minute drive and being able to do at least a little web browsing would be a big improvement over "once a week wi-fi at the laundromat with the laptop" access.
Well, gotta run out and get an ice cream cake for the bday celebration tomorrow...
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2011 11:32 AM (XdlcF)
Sounds like she's more bothered by her Paultard family giving her such a thing.
Posted by: nickless at December 26, 2011 11:33 AM (MMC8r)
My car broke for Christmas. Some electrical switch went bad while I was going 70 on the highway through a rainstorm and the engine quite cold. So, I couldn't get to see my family or celebrate, and I have to get the car towed and fixed. The only good point was that I was only about 23 miles into my 400 mile trip, and there was someone in my church who could come and pick me up and take me back home.
In the words of the immortal Scroog: bah humbug.
Posted by: Grey Fox at December 26, 2011 11:38 AM (sEvRn)
I can direct air traffic with them they are so friggin bright.
Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at December 26, 2011 03:32 PM (4136b)
I have a 4 D cell model and those suckers ARE friggin bright!
Surprised the hell out of me!
Posted by: ErikW at December 26, 2011 11:39 AM (TPqC9)
no, but it *is* a point and click interface....
(although techically it is more of a "point, click, BOOM!" interface. %-)
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 26, 2011 11:40 AM (d1FhN)
Posted by: Ronster at December 26, 2011 11:40 AM (JGYCE)
I was just happy I didn't have to cut my family visit short due to weather and bring home a novel and unpleasant stomach bug that put me out of action (and in the bathroom) for several days straight, like last year. And I like the new slippers I got.
Oh yeah, and the whole Kindle Fire thing rocked too.
Posted by: AoSHQ's DarkLord© sez F--- Nevada (and the silicone plague)! at December 26, 2011 11:41 AM (Fs7RJ)
Posted by: PugBoo In Exile But Still Jihadin' at December 26, 2011 11:42 AM (V6pJz)
Posted by: logprof at December 26, 2011 11:42 AM (xCzBd)
148, take a gallon jug, fill with water, set it out at 21 feet and blast it with a 9 pellet 00 buck sometime.
The results are impressive. Made what my .44 mag does to one look like a .22 long rifle.
Posted by: Scott J at December 26, 2011 11:44 AM (m9e9j)
Jury's still out, though if it's an ill disciplined tom, you may be able to register it for one of its own.
Posted by: AoSHQ's DarkLord© sez F--- Nevada (and the silicone plague)! at December 26, 2011 11:44 AM (Fs7RJ)
I have a 4 D cell model and those suckers ARE friggin bright!
Surprised the hell out of me!
Posted by: ErikW at December 26, 2011 03:39 PM (TPqC9)
Bonus: they make for a devastating billy club with all that heft.
Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at December 26, 2011 11:44 AM (4136b)
A very happy new year to all.
Posted by: real joe at December 26, 2011 11:45 AM (ixAVa)
<blockquote> 145 If Ford had a 6 speed manual in the Focus....
Focus! Daniel san.
Posted by: Mr. Miyagi at December 26, 2011 03:35 PM </blockquote>
Heh.
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at December 26, 2011 11:45 AM (1Mn8Z)
Posted by: PugBoo In Exile But Still Jihadin' at December 26, 2011 03:42 PM (V6pJz)
If you have to ask the question, yes. Real men get cats if they want to without worrying about what other people think. 
Posted by: Grey Fox at December 26, 2011 11:46 AM (sEvRn)
Posted by: bergerbilder at December 26, 2011 11:46 AM (j+Izh)
Posted by: Karenm at December 26, 2011 11:46 AM (Xnxty)
Posted by: Flapjackmaka at December 26, 2011 11:47 AM (FKQng)
Will I lose my man card if I decide to get a cat?
People will wonder how you got one in the first place...
Posted by: garrett at December 26, 2011 11:47 AM (cM6mh)
Posted by: mike at December 26, 2011 03:13 PM (0hdwM)
Sounds messy to me.
Posted by: antisocialist at December 26, 2011 11:47 AM (j/nZn)
Will I lose my man card if I decide to get a cat?
Posted by: PugBoo In Exile But Still Jihadin' at December 26, 2011 03:42 PM (V6pJz)
Not if it's a tiger!
Posted by: ErikW at December 26, 2011 11:47 AM (TPqC9)
Posted by: logprof at December 26, 2011 03:42 PM (xCzBd)
Hubby got me one last year. I love love love it...I've read more this past year than I have since I graduated from high school.
Posted by: antisocialist at December 26, 2011 11:50 AM (j/nZn)
Posted by: Bob Dole at December 26, 2011 03:32 PM (vTROj)
How's that different from any other day?
Posted by: The Suits Selling Viagra at December 26, 2011 11:52 AM (qxsyW)
Oh wait. No I didn't.
Posted by: Rick Newtrich at December 26, 2011 11:52 AM (QJ/Pq)
Unless it's a new flat-panel TV that She Who Must Be Obeyed and I gave each other (we had a small CRT one that was about 8 years old in the living room). Definitely a guy's toy.
As for e-readers, been using a Nook color for about 3 months now. It's great, since our library has a pretty good selection online. And since it boots from the SD card, you can run a full-featured version of Android on it. So I can use it to check email, surf the web, etc...
Since I'm a pointy-headed academic, I can also store a lot of papers I'm currently reading and catch up on things when I get tired of the in-laws (they've been visiting for the last few days).
Posted by: Kim Jon Il's Gristle Encased Head at December 26, 2011 11:52 AM (UOcNk)
Posted by: John Costello at December 26, 2011 11:53 AM (1FOL4)
Posted by: RightWing Prof, Managing Partner, Bacon & Cleavage LLC at December 26, 2011 11:54 AM (UOcNk)
Posted by: PugBoo In Exile But Still Jihadin' at December 26, 2011 03:42 PM (V6pJz)
If you have to ask the question, yes. Real men get cats if they want to without worrying about what other people think.
Posted by: Grey Fox at December 26, 2011 03:46 PM (sEvRn)
Well put.
Posted by: PugBoo In Exile But Still Jihadin' at December 26, 2011 11:54 AM (V6pJz)
Posted by: Count de Monet at December 26, 2011 11:55 AM (4q5tP)
Tell her 'Thanks for the picture frame. Had a helluva time getting the glass off, but it's fine now.'
Posted by: nickless at December 26, 2011 11:57 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Count de Monet at December 26, 2011 03:55 PM (4q5tP)
I'm not sure either. Try banging it against a piece of flint to see if it makes fire.
Posted by: ErikW at December 26, 2011 11:58 AM (TPqC9)
If BammyCare® were in effect, they'd tell him to take a pain red pill.
Posted by: RushBabe at December 26, 2011 03:18 PM (qxsyW)
Posted by: Hrothgar at December 26, 2011 12:03 PM (i3+c5)
Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at December 26, 2011 12:04 PM (fjoLg)
Tell her 'Thanks for the picture frame. Had a helluva time getting the glass off, but it's fine now
Good one. Just opened the box. The only instructions are on a thin piece of cardboard about the size of a playing card. I just love that the way to get information about how to use a Kindle is to use the Kindle to get to the User's Guide on the Home Screen. Tip 1 displaying now seems to be about using the Kindle one handed. Good to know.
Posted by: Count de Monet at December 26, 2011 12:07 PM (4q5tP)
Posted by: ace at December 26, 2011 02:39 PM
I got the Pan Digital Novel MuiltiMedia E-Reader Android 2.2. Yeah not much as far as Android goes but I bought it as a color e-reader and it works great for that. Has B&N, and with the Adobe I can access other ebooks. It supports the read and lend from B&N as well as my local library. It has a browser so I can access email, weather. etc. and generally look around the web. It has a card slot which is nice since even the Kindle Fire doesn't. The best part...it was only $67.00 at Christmas since they've come out with newer models. It doesn't support You Tube and the games aren't much. But that isn't why I bought it, so I'm happy.
Posted by: Deanna at December 26, 2011 12:07 PM (wT5aM)
Posted by: GSain at December 26, 2011 12:07 PM (kJ3Uw)
Finally convinced my wife to abandon her Palm -- (a Centro) for an iPhone. Getting her weaned from her beloved Palm OS to the 21st Century was going to be painful anyway, but the death of her sync cable finally got her to move. But she keeps expecting silly little things like being able to sync her to-do lists to on my old Macbook Pro I'm loaning her since her Dell laptop died and a replacement is on order and she doesn't want anything to do with iCloud and she wants the iPhone to work just exactly like her Palm used to and . . . (you don't want to see a grown man cry . . .)
And, on top of that, out of nowhere, a sister-in-law gave me a Kindle Fire. I already have a Kindle (and, in about an hour's playing with the Fire, might keep it--I dunno--I like the e-ink a lot for reading, and the Fire's quite a bit heavier.)
Tech overload.
Posted by: filbert at December 26, 2011 12:08 PM (smvTK)
My libtard sister & BIL got me one this Christmas.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at December 26, 2011 12:10 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at December 26, 2011 12:11 PM (Ho2rs)
The Kindle is awesome, Ace...you got the right one, too. The Fire would just be a distraction, allowing you to drift away to the internet like any demonic pc. I've been reading like a madman since I got my Kindle 3 last summer.
Here's a nice feature, they don't tell you about in the docs that come with: there are thousands upon thousands of free books on the 'net, and I'm talking everything from classics to today's NYT list. If it's a popular author, it's likely out there, and you can usually find it in mobi format for the Kindle--if it's in another format, there is free software available to convert it to mobi. I assume you're familiar with Pirate Bay and other piratical flag-hoisting sites.
Enjoy!
Posted by: garycooper at December 26, 2011 12:11 PM (beegY)
My libtard sister & BIL got me one this Christmas.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at December 26, 2011 04:10 PM (7+pP9)
Is it the home-brewing part or the cheap part that you dislike?
Posted by: Grey Fox at December 26, 2011 12:12 PM (sEvRn)
You can download the pdf from Amazon and read it on your computer. In fact, that is the best way to do it since you can have the pdf open while actually following the instructions on the Kindle.
Kindle user guides:
http://is.gd/rV6fco
Posted by: Vic at December 26, 2011 12:14 PM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 26, 2011 12:14 PM (kD+Om)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at December 26, 2011 04:11 PM (Ho2rs)
I keep rooting for the moonshiners over the revenuers. Is that wrong?
Posted by: Ronster at December 26, 2011 12:14 PM (JGYCE)
Posted by: awkward davies at December 26, 2011 12:15 PM (ybe4q)
http://is.gd/rV6fco
Posted by: Vic at December 26, 2011 04:14 PM (YdQQY)
Thanks, Vic. I guess the days of a dead tree owner's manual to dog ear and pour over are long gone. Sigh.
Posted by: Count de Monet at December 26, 2011 12:17 PM (4q5tP)
Posted by: awkward davies at December 26, 2011 12:18 PM (ybe4q)
Not a son of skyrim I see. lol
Try the 3rd person view, that may help.
Posted by: Berserker at December 26, 2011 12:18 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: MostlyRight at December 26, 2011 12:22 PM (ZG8Ti)
i so wanted one of those........but now that i love that moonshiner show i want a still
I watched a bit of that show; what I don't understand is- how are the moonshiners not opening themselves up to prosecution by appearing on TV? Aren't they essentially confessing to a federal crime?
The entire premise of the show revolves around the cat and mouse game between the "revenuers" and the moonshiners, but once the show airs the feds know exactly who's doing what and how.
And yeah, I've wanted to try my hand at distilling for a long time but never got around to making / buying a small still.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 26, 2011 12:23 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: Mister Money at December 26, 2011 12:23 PM (wN82N)
Posted by: Count de Monet at December 26, 2011 04:17 PM (4q5tP)
You're not kidding. The Kindle Touch 3G i got came with a piece of cardboard showing the device, with an arrow pointing to the power button and another arrow pointing to the home or menu button.
That's it.
Posted by: real joe at December 26, 2011 12:24 PM (ixAVa)
Posted by: PugBoo In Exile But Still Jihadin' at December 26, 2011 12:26 PM (V6pJz)
Posted by: a_feral_duck at December 26, 2011 12:26 PM (NH85B)
The moonshiners probably moved to a different location before the shows aired, i base this knowledge on my many years of watching Andy Griffith deal with Otis and the moonshiners he bought his hooch from.
Posted by: booger at December 26, 2011 12:26 PM (EjNp5)
i so wanted one of those........but now that i love that moonshiner show i want a still
Posted by: phoenixgirl at December 26, 2011 04:11 PM (Ho2rs)
Making homemade wine is where it's at. It's easy and usually comes out great. The best way to do it, though, is in 55 gallon barrels that cost around $400 and weigh about 450 lbs.Home brewing beer is fraught with difficulties. Everything has to be surgically sterile or you get a batch of moldy goop. And after the initial batch you have to re-steralize everything and heavily research what you want to buy to make a beer to your liking. It's nerdy, cultish thing so I'll prolly make one batch for shits and grins and throw or give the kit away.
I've always been a closet chemist, however, so I may actually make a decent batch and take it up as a hobby.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at December 26, 2011 12:27 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Count de Monet at December 26, 2011 12:29 PM (4q5tP)
Getting her weaned from her beloved Palm OS to the 21st Century was going to be painful anyway, but the death of her sync cable finally got her to move. But she keeps expecting silly little things like being able to sync her to-do lists to on my old Macbook Pro I'm loaning her since her Dell laptop died and a replacement is on order and she doesn't want anything to do with iCloud and she wants the iPhone to work just exactly like her Palm used to and . . . (you don't want to see a grown man cry . . .)
My husband got a new phone earlier this year...and got another Palm. Couldn't convince him that he'd miss anything by not going with Android or the iPhone...
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2011 12:30 PM (XdlcF)
Get http://calibre-ebook.com/
Solves most management & conversion issues.
There's several e-reader forums, and lots of free collections sites http://www.gutenberg.org/.
There's been lotsa discussion here Sunday Mornings, you'll find them with the "while you were passed out after discussing Ron Paul with a hoboes skull" box checked.
Please note before reviewing that >90% of the crap people complained about simply is not true.
Now I've double commented - yippee
Posted by: DaveA at December 26, 2011 12:30 PM (GH3uG)
Posted by: MDH3 at December 26, 2011 12:31 PM (GKyUC)
One wonders if people who write manuals now-a-days ever heard of a thing called "human factors". All that being said the Kindle guides aren't too bad.
Posted by: Vic at December 26, 2011 12:31 PM (YdQQY)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 12:32 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at December 26, 2011 04:27 PM (7+pP9)
Have you ever tries apple cider? It is supposedly a lot easier than beer. I have been thinking about giving it a try when I have the space and time, due to the fact that I really like the stuff but can't afford it.
Posted by: Grey Fox at December 26, 2011 12:33 PM (sEvRn)
Posted by: garycooper at December 26, 2011 12:34 PM (beegY)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 12:34 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone at December 26, 2011 03:26 PM (q+czI)
Heh. He thinks that's paint.
Posted by: The Bird at December 26, 2011 12:37 PM (PiKUm)
This year was an odd Christmas.
Most of our gifts were bought weeks in advance (some stuff from Ikea for her, some telescope stuff for me) and received the same day. Only thing we got for the day was a bottle of Infinium. I will say, pick up one for yourselves for New Years. $20 is a bit pricy for a large bottle of beer but its the best thing from Sam Adams in ages.
Posted by: CAC at December 26, 2011 12:38 PM (nS4S+)
Ah Vic, bringing the curmudgeonry.
Some stuff ships with alpha firmware nowadays and updates itself as soon as you register.
Posted by: DaveA at December 26, 2011 12:38 PM (GH3uG)
Its because you guys are fruit-bats.
You can disagree with Obama but he is not a Kenyan socialist, or a terrorist, or an anti-Colonial radical, etc.
The top capitalists support Obama, college grads also do and scientists are only 6% Republican according to a recent Pew survey.
The Glenn Beck retards are now detached from reality.
Get ahold of yourself - you Joe McCarthy fools.
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 12:39 PM (z0HdK)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 26, 2011 12:40 PM (MyByM)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 12:41 PM (niZvt)
A pre-Christmas present, but irongrampa now owns a gov't issue M-14. Now we get to search for 7.62 at a reasonable price.
The other great thing was a new Gore-tex waterfowler's parka to replace the beat to death one.
Gramps is a happy camper.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 26, 2011 12:41 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: truthfairy at December 26, 2011 12:41 PM (ue2Nm)
No he's a muslim anti american communist scumbag, and nothing he does proves otherwise.
Posted by: Berserker at December 26, 2011 12:42 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Wink Martindale at December 26, 2011 12:43 PM (/ob4y)
i so wanted one of those........but now that i love that moonshiner show i want a still
Posted by: phoenixgirl at December 26, 2011 04:11 PM (Ho2rs)
There's 10 gallons of Apple Wine in my closet right now. Come February I will set it outside or in my chest freezer and skim the ice off the top.Voila! 40 proof!
Posted by: Cicerokid at December 26, 2011 12:43 PM (PiKUm)
Posted by: I am the walrus, goo-goo-ga-joo at December 26, 2011 12:43 PM (6S8sN)
This year was an odd Christmas.
Most of our gifts were bought weeks in advance (some stuff from Ikea for her, some telescope stuff for me) and received the same day. Only thing we got for the day was a bottle of Infinium. I will say, pick up one for yourselves for New Years. $20 is a bit pricy for a large bottle of beer but its the best thing from Sam Adams in ages.
Posted by: CAC at December 26, 2011 04:38 PM (nS4S+)
About ten years ago I had Samuel Adam's Triple Bock. It was in a small blue bottle, was very thick and was a bit like whiskey. Made cleaning my beer bong a real chore.
Posted by: PugBoo In Exile But Still Jihadin' at December 26, 2011 12:43 PM (V6pJz)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 04:41 PM (niZvt)
About as horrible as the Wilfred Brimley Die-a-bee-tus Testin Supplies ads.
Posted by: CAC at December 26, 2011 12:44 PM (nS4S+)
Posted by: DaveA at December 26, 2011 12:44 PM (GH3uG)
Posted by: Wink Martindale at December 26, 2011 12:45 PM (/ob4y)
Posted by: Barney Frank at December 26, 2011 12:46 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Rondinellamamma at December 26, 2011 12:46 PM (XgXT2)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 26, 2011 12:46 PM (kD+Om)
Santa was sick as a dog. Still is pretty sick (bad cold). But in terms of prezzies, he was very sweet. Lots of nice things in my stocking (jewelry and various edibles; we usually go for unusual gourmet items that you can design a recipe around), but two of my favorite gifts from him were a high altitude cookbook and a vintage Woodstock (of Peanuts) ornament. He also got us tickets to see Cirque du Soleil (KA).
How about you, CoolCzech? 'Hope your wife's drs appt goes ok. It's this week, isn't it?
Posted by: Y-not at December 26, 2011 12:47 PM (5H6zj)
Because we're not going to win over the squishy but necessary middle / independent vote by going full no-holds-barred attack mode. That would further the "Republicans are too extreme" meme that the Dems have been pushing.
Even if his job performance approval ratings aren't very good, his personal approval rating is still relatively high. Going with personal attacks would be a bad idea no matter how much the Republican base might eat it up.
The "Obama is a decent human being but doing a poor job" avenue might not be the red meat conservatives want to hear, but it's a better strategy.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 26, 2011 12:47 PM (SY2Kh)
A headset.
Three new shirts
A robe that makes me look like a pimp
and $50.
Posted by: Drew in MO at December 26, 2011 12:47 PM (Ghirf)
Posted by: bergerbilder at December 26, 2011 12:49 PM (j+Izh)
Clarence - "White or wheat bread?"
Super smart peoples what done voted for Obama - "Um, wheat."
Clarence -" Okely dokely "*eats shit sammich*
Super smart peoples what done voted for Obama - "Bwaaaaahahahaa" *tells other super smart peoples what a dumbass Clarence is*
Posted by: booger at December 26, 2011 12:50 PM (EjNp5)
Posted by: nnptcgrad at December 26, 2011 12:51 PM (Opyrm)
Have you ever tries apple cider? It is supposedly a lot easier than beer. I have been thinking about giving it a try when I have the space and time, due to the fact that I really like the stuff but can't afford it.
Posted by: Grey Fox at December 26, 2011 04:33 PM (sEvRn)
217 My homemade hard cider, started in September, is resting comfortably in several sealed gallon jugs in the basement. I stole a taste at bottling time, and it's freakin' delish already. I'm going to open one on New Year's, 'cuz I'm a wildman like that. My first brewing experience of any kind, at age 52. Go, me!Posted by: garycooper at December 26, 2011 04:34 PM (beegY)
Thanks for the ideas. I also have a -50°f chest freezer so there's always the possibility of some really hard cider.Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at December 26, 2011 12:53 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Wodeshed at December 26, 2011 12:53 PM (XjDFf)
Posted by: Wodeshed at December 26, 2011 12:54 PM (XjDFf)
Posted by: Barney Frank at December 26, 2011 12:55 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 26, 2011 12:55 PM (kD+Om)
Is anyone else suffering from a lack of snow this year? Our area (Adirondacks) definitely is, the winter business people are crying.
I'm okay with it, but a large share of our economy is seasonal, so that bothers.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 26, 2011 12:55 PM (SAMxH)
My homemade hard cider, started in September, is resting comfortably in several sealed gallon jugs in the basement. I stole a taste at bottling time, and it's freakin' delish already. I'm going to open one on New Year's, 'cuz I'm a wildman like that. My first brewing experience of any kind, at age 52. Go, me!
Posted by: garycooper at December 26, 2011 04:34 PM (beegY)
Made from store bought cider, or a buddy with an orchard and a press?Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at December 26, 2011 12:56 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at December 26, 2011 04:53 PM (7+pP9)
At minus 30 you can get 33% ABV. Fractional crystalization.
Posted by: Cicerokid at December 26, 2011 12:57 PM (PiKUm)
The top capitalists support Obama, college grads also do and scientists are only 6% Republican according to a recent Pew survey.
Does that include survey included sociologists and other "social scientists" among scientists?
Posted by: Grey Fox at December 26, 2011 12:58 PM (sEvRn)
Well, fwiw, I'll be praying for good results.
We were also supposed to go light on presents this year, but it didn't really happen. The past couple of holidays have been screwed up between moving and him getting tortured at his old job, so I think he was trying to make extra effort. It's a shame about his cold, though, as he also gave me satin sheets for Christmas so clearly he had something special in mind.
The hooks he had installed in the bedroom for the trapeze were a tip off! ;-)
Posted by: Y-not at December 26, 2011 12:58 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 12:59 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: Sarahw at December 26, 2011 12:59 PM (LYwCh)
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 01:01 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 01:01 PM (niZvt)
Meanwhile, Clarence is proving his intellectual chops and saving the world in his barista job at the local Starbucks.
Posted by: Y-not at December 26, 2011 01:01 PM (5H6zj)
There's 10 gallons of Apple Wine in my closet right now. Come February I will set it outside or in my chest freezer and skim the ice off the top.Voila! 40 proof!
Posted by: Cicerokid at December 26, 2011 04:43 PM (PiKUm)
What were the raw ingredients? Apple juice and yeast from a a wine making shop or wine yeast and grocery store store apple juice?Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at December 26, 2011 01:01 PM (7+pP9)
Making beer really isn't very difficult, especially if you use malt syrup.
Everything has to be sterile, but that's just a matter of using a dilute bleach solution and rinsing everything out.
For me, the most time consuming and unpleasant part of the process is bottling, though I do have some of the 5 liter mini-kegs which makes things easier.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 26, 2011 01:02 PM (SY2Kh)
Try again:
Posted by: Cicerokid at December 26, 2011 04:43 PM (PiKUm)
What were the raw ingredients? Apple juice and yeast from a a wine making shop or wine yeast and grocery store store apple juice?Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at December 26, 2011 01:03 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at December 26, 2011 01:04 PM (jucos)
I got surgery for Christmas!!!...inguinal hernia! The good news is that I get to hang around with my friends and you morons...the bad news is...same and I had surgery!
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 04:59 PM (6DDE+)
Enjoy the morphine if you can talk your doctor into it.Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at December 26, 2011 01:06 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 01:07 PM (niZvt)
And if it were written in poison ink then it would be a perfect physical model of the French Revolution, itself. You wouldn't even have to read it. Just experience the pain of having it, thumbing through a couple of pages every so often and getting deathly ill.
Posted by: really ... at December 26, 2011 01:08 PM (X3lox)
Of course he doesn't, he just chooses to hang out with the so-called "Glenn Beck retards" to stir up shit.
Clarence FAIL.
Posted by: chemjeff at December 26, 2011 01:09 PM (Pvej1)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vermont at December 26, 2011 01:09 PM (Te1S8)
Posted by: fixerupper at December 26, 2011 01:09 PM (ffV1/)
I got a logitech mini boom box in my stocking.
I also got some speakers that will work with my iPod. I had wanted something like that for a while.
But...I got my cool new Android phone last month, so I've been putting songs on that and uploading stuff to the Amazon cloud to listen to, so I'm going to have to dust off the ipod and put more on it.
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2011 01:10 PM (XdlcF)
What were the raw ingredients? Apple juice and yeast from a a wine making shop or wine yeast and grocery store store apple juice?
4 apple trees and one cousin to assist in coring. Smashed them in poly buckets with a 2x6. Bloiling water with sugar and Chamapgne yeast from the wine supply shop. Bought my first carboys at a yard sale for one dollar each.Found a 14-gallon Nalgene carboy for 2 dollrs and it's full of pear wine.
Posted by: Cicerokid at December 26, 2011 01:11 PM (PiKUm)
We went to our boys' school for conferences, and while there I picked up some fundraiser merchandise we had bought.
I walked into one kid's classroom and the teacher, a cute little blondie (pregnant as all hell), says 'My, YOU'VE got a BIG PACKAGE!'
It took me a minute before I figured out what she meant, but I'm preferring to think of it the other way for ego purposes. She never realized what she'd said.
Posted by: nickless at December 26, 2011 01:12 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 01:15 PM (niZvt)
Highlights: beautiful screen, great size (get a cover, don't know why they aren't included), intuitive. Battery life seems reasonable, much more so than my stupid android phone that I got rid of.
Low: the touch screen can be kind of squirrelly. sometimes you need to hit something a couple times to get it to work.
Things to consider: If you're an Amazon prime member, you get free, unlimited streaming access to a slew of movies and TV shows. The library isn't humongous, but it'll get bigger.
Also, take advantage of storage on the Amazon cloud. Prime members get 5GB free, and you can upload to unlimited for 20 bucks a year. Granted, I wouldn't put anything confidential up there, but for songs and video, it's over a third less than Carbonite. Once you upload your music, you can access it from the Kindle anywhere you have a WIFI connection. That's how Amazon rationalizes the paltry storage.
Posted by: Ombudsman at December 26, 2011 01:17 PM (AxHOT)
Posted by: Truman North at December 26, 2011 01:18 PM (I2LwF)
Can anyone explaining to me what Republicans find so alluring about praising the America-destroying SCOAMF?
They enjoy being looked upon as idiots?
I got a virus on my computer again. Spent all morning fixing it. Avast is no longer my security source, Windows Essentials Defender is. I've had two virii sneak past it in the past two weeks.
I'm drinking now in celebration of having my computer back to normal. Whee!
Oh, and how do I get all that reindeer crap off the roof?
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at December 26, 2011 01:19 PM (d0Tfm)
Every time I watch Fox Fake News its Fred Thompson hawking that shit....
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 01:20 PM (z0HdK)
Posted by: Max Power at December 26, 2011 01:21 PM (+wxCD)
Meh. Three day rolling average. 12/20-22 44% approval. 12/21-23 47% approval. Dec 23 must have been 50% idiot.
Posted by: toby928© Perrykrishna with tattooed knuckles at December 26, 2011 01:22 PM (GTbGH)
Posted by: Trimegistus at December 26, 2011 01:23 PM (rCEvh)
Posted by: Cheri at December 26, 2011 01:23 PM (BA8k3)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2011 01:23 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: bergerbilder at December 26, 2011 01:24 PM (j+Izh)
Posted by: toby928© Perrykrishna with tattooed knuckles at December 26, 2011 01:25 PM (GTbGH)
Posted by: toby928© Perrykrishna with tattooed knuckles at December 26, 2011 01:26 PM (GTbGH)
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 05:20 PM (z0HdK)
Hey, the guy needs all the money he can get to pay for the lawyers he'll need when he gets indicted for drowning his wife in a drunken rage.
Posted by: Ombudsman at December 26, 2011 01:26 PM (AxHOT)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at December 26, 2011 01:28 PM (d0Tfm)
You have a candidate that can win but you don't know it. Gingrot is poison - please - choose him! If so Obama 380 electoral votes!
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 01:28 PM (z0HdK)
Posted by: toby928© Perrykrishna with tattooed knuckles at December 26, 2011 05:26 PM (GTbGH)
My neighbor had one of those. He eventually converted it to a post hole digger. YMMV.
Posted by: Ronster at December 26, 2011 01:29 PM (JGYCE)
And what defines 'top capitalist?' I wouldn't expect anyone I'd bestow that title pon to have the patience to waste time of those surveys either.
There is only one survey that matters. It's purely voluntary and the opinions will be gathered on 11-01-2012.
Posted by: epobirs at December 26, 2011 01:29 PM (pojZG)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 26, 2011 01:30 PM (loM0R)
This might be something different. It's air powered and weirdly geeky.
http://howtodrillawell.com/
Posted by: toby928© Perrykrishna with tattooed knuckles at December 26, 2011 01:32 PM (GTbGH)
Yeah, who the fuck is a "top capitalist?" Some asshole who cashed in on Solyndra or Lightsquared? Get a clue, bub, that ain't capitalism, it's looting the treasury.
You're not even funny. You're just sad. But we're kind to the brainwashed here, you'll see...
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at December 26, 2011 01:33 PM (d0Tfm)
real question- i scored a kindle too. if i click on ace's tab in the sidebar and make a purchase, he gets a cut, right? i'd as soon do my purchases here than anywhere else...
Posted by: whiskey tango at December 26, 2011 01:34 PM (JvP2I)
CDR-M get outta that place ! NOW !
Dang hospitals killed everyone close to me. The places are filled with incompetent folks that are so jaded that even when they intentionally eff up they just rationalize it away. Then you have well meaning incompentent ones. And finally you have the few competent ones that bll you 500 bucks for 65 seconds of work. It's lose lose all around. GO home, get better and stay outta those death trap places Please I beg you.
Posted by: Dazed_In_Oh at December 26, 2011 01:34 PM (7U2lm)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 26, 2011 01:34 PM (loM0R)
The sleaze, the fighting, duplicity, ethics, lobbying, lying, adultery, Coburn, pandering, war mongering, Bolton, blockage, etc.
The only reason I am truthful is that no one reads blogs anymore.
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 01:34 PM (z0HdK)
1) Is he the 4th best President ever? If not, he is a narcissistic liar.
2) Does he deserve a "solid B+"? If not, he is a narcissistic liar.
3) Am I "the enemy", who needs to be 'punished"?
4) Should my president tell me to "shut up and sit in the back" while he enacts economy-killing laws and regulations?
Posted by: (Famous Original) My Sharia Moor at December 26, 2011 01:35 PM (KZi9D)
is there an output port for projecting the output of a Kindle Fire to a larger screen, like say to a digital TV?
Posted by: chemjeff at December 26, 2011 01:37 PM (Pvej1)
Posted by: toby928© Perrykrishna with tattooed knuckles at December 26, 2011 05:32 PM (GTbGH)
Yours is totally different. What is the diameter of the hole you end up with?
Posted by: Ronster at December 26, 2011 01:37 PM (JGYCE)
The only reason I am truthful is that no one reads blogs anymore.
Oh, no, no one here reads this blog. Nope. Not at all. Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent...
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at December 26, 2011 01:38 PM (d0Tfm)
is there an output port for projecting the output of a Kindle Fire to a larger screen, like say to a digital TV?
Posted by: chemjeff at December 26, 2011 05:37 PM (Pvej1)
Not sure. It has a mini, proprietary USB port tho.
Posted by: Ombudsman at December 26, 2011 01:38 PM (AxHOT)
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 05:34 PM (z0HdK)
Winner: Dumbest sentence ever submitted to a website.
And that includes incoherent YouTube comments. Congrats.
Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at December 26, 2011 01:39 PM (4136b)
Answer-
Buffett, Gates, Brin, Page, Ellison, Jobs (RIP), Zuckerburg, Soros, Fink, Arnold, et al.
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 01:40 PM (z0HdK)
so suppose I want to buy a digital flat screen TV, but I don't want to purchase a cable or satellite TV subscription
what is the cheapest and most reliable (and legal!) way to broadcast movies or TV shows on that TV?
I already have DSL service and a wireless router
Posted by: chemjeff at December 26, 2011 01:40 PM (Pvej1)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 26, 2011 01:41 PM (loM0R)
is there an output port for projecting the output of a Kindle Fire to a larger screen, like say to a digital TV?
Not directly, no. You might be able to do it if your computer is connected to the Internet or a PC.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 26, 2011 01:44 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: bergerbilder at December 26, 2011 01:44 PM (j+Izh)
Can't even buy that stuff anymore. Used to be called Cannel (or Candle) coal, and the greenies have made it unavailable.
It was handy to throw a couple of handfuls in the fireplace at bedtime. In the AM, just throw some wood on it, and you have a fire again.
For Christmas I got knives.
* snile*
Posted by: West at December 26, 2011 01:45 PM (aZLpo)
I may have to rescind the award I previously bestowed and award it for this post. Good grief. What, no Immelt?
Sod off.
Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at December 26, 2011 01:46 PM (4136b)
Well, except for guys like Corzine. He doesn't really count. Under the bus he goes.
Oh and those Goldman Sachs guys. They don't count either. Because Goldman Sachs is eeeeeeeeevil.
That is why I am not voting for Republicans. Because they just do the bidding of the rich.
Yay for Obama for getting support from rich guys! He is not beholden to the rich.
Posted by: Crazy Clarence at December 26, 2011 01:46 PM (Pvej1)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at December 26, 2011 01:46 PM (d0Tfm)
How would that work?
Posted by: chemjeff at December 26, 2011 01:46 PM (Pvej1)
Posted by: toby928© Perrykrishna with tattooed knuckles at December 26, 2011 05:42 PM (GTbGH)
Sounds good. Should be able to use a standard submersible pump. Let me know how it works out.
Posted by: Ronster at December 26, 2011 01:47 PM (JGYCE)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 26, 2011 01:48 PM (loM0R)
so suppose I want to buy a digital flat screen TV, but I don't want to purchase a cable or satellite TV subscription
what is the cheapest and most reliable (and legal!) way to broadcast movies or TV shows on that TV?
Something like a Roku box would probably work best, but you'd still need a Netflix or Hulu subscription to make the most of it. An antenna will work for local channels now that broadcast has gone digital.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 26, 2011 01:48 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: moki at December 26, 2011 01:48 PM (dZmFh)
Posted by: The Official AoSHQ Clairence Caption Contest at December 26, 2011 01:48 PM (4136b)
Posted by: Y-not at December 26, 2011 05:02 PM (5H6zj)
Enjoy the morphine if you can talk your doctor into
it.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at December 26, 2011 05:06 PM
(7+pP9)
Thanks, guys! Had it on the 20th and dropped my pain meds on the 22nd (I like to feel pain...my inner masochist, I guess). Anyhey, feel pretty good...I'll be taking it VERY EASY for the next 4 weeks; needed to be done -- AND, just got some major Xmas score!...Kindle Fire, a brim led light (fer campin and zombie spottin) keyfob breathylizer testing thingy (they know me too well) and some assorted swag...SWEET!
And who left the door open?...I see a troll rolled in.
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 01:49 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: ArcadeHero at December 26, 2011 01:50 PM (mmHDH)
so suppose I want to buy a digital flat screen TV, but I don't want to purchase a cable or satellite TV subscription
what is the cheapest and most reliable (and legal!) way to broadcast movies or TV shows on that TV?
I already have DSL service and a wireless router
Posted by: chemjeff at December 26, 2011 05:40 PM (Pvej1)
You can try a Roku. It delivers content from Netflix and Hulu Plus in HD.
Posted by: MrCaniac at December 26, 2011 01:50 PM (uuOfy)
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 01:51 PM (6DDE+)
Speaking of Netflix subscriptions, how do those things work? Do they bill you a flat monthly fee for all the content or is any segregated to more expensive tiers? I have Bright House, but it's kinda pricy and I don't get movies on the regular channels like HBO because they mostly suck. And I don't watch local TV, at least not the news. I think most of the good channels can be had online anyway.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at December 26, 2011 01:52 PM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: bergerbilder at December 26, 2011 05:24 PM
LOL. Yep, never let a son touch anything. Mine told me the Adobe Digital Edition would allow me to download from Amazon to my Pan Digital. So far I haven't really tried it but I sure as heck am not going to let him "upgrade" it for me. Also I know I can upgrade it to access You Tube but I don't really care that much to do it. I like it the way it is just fine. Try going to some of the forums on this, I usually can find some answers at one of them. Slate Droid is usually pretty good. Good luck.
Posted by: Deanna at December 26, 2011 01:52 PM (wT5aM)
You sound like a right regular pain in the arse, sir.
You should have some pity for Mrs 5th, and relax your standards!Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 01:53 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: Crazy Clarence at December 26, 2011 01:54 PM (Pvej1)
What were the raw ingredients? Apple juice
and yeast from a a wine making shop or wine yeast and grocery store
store apple juice?
4 apple trees and one cousin to assist in coring. Smashed them in poly buckets with a 2x6. Bloiling water with sugar and Chamapgne yeast from the wine supply shop. Bought my first carboys at a yard sale for one dollar each.Found a 14-gallon Nalgene carboy for 2 dollrs and it's full of pear wine.
Posted by: Cicerokid at December 26, 2011 05:11 PM (PiKUm)
Thanks. I've got a large Bartlett pear tree that bears heavy yields every other year. I want to try making some pear wine and your recipe sounds like a start. I imagine you have to somehow filter the juice and I've read all sorts of nutty sounding ways to do it.True Nalgene carboys (can be autoclaved) cot about $150.00 new, so you're probably buying a polypropylene equivalent. They're still excellent for home wine brewing. I've never heard of 14 gallon ones, however. If I can scare some up, I might try making some home made wine from six gallon buckets of juice this summer. My buddy has some that look about five gallons and he's very happy with them.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at December 26, 2011 01:56 PM (7+pP9)
I'm not really sure. I was thinking perhaps connecting the Kindle to a PC and accessing it on the TV via Windows Media Player.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 26, 2011 01:57 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: Dazed_In_Oh at December 26, 2011 05:34 PM (7U2lm)
True dat...had my surgery in a Center (outpatient)...very clean and efficient...a well-oiled machine. Feel good and I get away post haste from potential germs...hospitals IMHO are germ factories.
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 01:57 PM (6DDE+)
Secularists vs. Fundies
Liberals vs. Aborto-Freaks
Science vs. Creationists.
That is why conservatives will lose in the long run. You are a dying anachronism.
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 01:58 PM (z0HdK)
Obviously an antenna is the cheapest rout. I have a TV upstairs with a simple piece of wire run into the attic and I get all three networks and about 8 channels.
For movies I have been investigating that myself. The first think you need to do is go to one of the sites that will check your internet speed because that is critical for sites like Netflix. The newer BluRay players have direct links to all the major movie suppliers now so that you can connect your router to the BluRay and watch movies through that (provided speed is adequate).
Posted by: Vic at December 26, 2011 02:00 PM (YdQQY)
Yeah; there's a shitload of public domain (old) books you can download for free though.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 26, 2011 02:00 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: Bawney Fwank at December 26, 2011 02:00 PM (kD+Om)
Posted by: irongrampa at December 26, 2011 02:01 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Crazy Clarence at December 26, 2011 02:01 PM (Pvej1)
Posted by: Mamma B at December 26, 2011 02:03 PM (V3vec)
How would that work?
Posted by: chemjeff at December 26, 2011 05:46 PM
Hook your computer up to the TV with and HDMI cable or if you don't have an HDMI port on your computer, use VGA or S-video and add connection to the headphone port to get sound. But HDMI would be best. Realize that ties up your computer and it has to be in somewhat close proximity to the tv. I'd go instead with either the Roku 2XS or Net Gear Neo media streaming boxes, since they have ethernet ports in case you have problems connecting to WiFi.
Posted by: Deanna at December 26, 2011 02:03 PM (wT5aM)
Posted by: texette at December 26, 2011 02:03 PM (beZqk)
Posted by: Wodeshed at December 26, 2011 02:03 PM (XjDFf)
You can stream movies with a Blu-Ray player?
Can you do that with a DVD player?
Oh and if I am going to go that route, should I just do it with a game console?
Posted by: chemjeff at December 26, 2011 02:04 PM (Pvej1)
Posted by: booger at December 26, 2011 02:05 PM (EjNp5)
The best thing, though, was watching my serious, somber, cynical husband walking around grinning like a kid playing with all the toys he got. All bought from suggestions given by the awesome guys on the ONT Graveyard shift.
Thanks again, gentlemen!
Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 02:06 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: Wodeshed at December 26, 2011 06:03 PM (XjDFf)
Gads, I do love tech!
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:07 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: Wodeshed at December 26, 2011 02:08 PM (XjDFf)
That is why liberals will lose in the long run. You insist on spending the day after Christmas commenting on a blog full of dying anachronisms... because we are the only ones who will react to you. Posting this on the Daily Kos gets nothing but blank stares, as the group-think horde wonder in unison why someone would post something so obvious.
It's a little sad to realize that you actually hit "enter" thinking you've told us something we don't already know about liberals. A little sad, a whole lotta hilarious.
Posted by: (Famous Original) My Sharia Moor at December 26, 2011 02:08 PM (KZi9D)
Posted by: fozzy at December 26, 2011 02:09 PM (FEzSe)
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at December 26, 2011 05:56 PM (7+pP9)
Look up Jack Keller's winemaking website. He is THE authority with many recipes.
Posted by: Cicerokid at December 26, 2011 02:09 PM (PiKUm)
Posted by: texette at December 26, 2011 06:03 PM (beZqk)
You sound like my kinda girl.
Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 02:10 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 06:06 PM (SsG4J)
Cool, Tammy...I must admit that your latenight/early AM threads with Beserker and others are all fascinating reading for me in the AM...one of these days I'll join in on one of those!
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:10 PM (6DDE+)
But does anyone have some empathy for those of us who were born analog and dragged kicking and screaming into this digital age?
I thought not.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 26, 2011 02:10 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 26, 2011 02:11 PM (loM0R)
Posted by: booger at December 26, 2011 06:05 PM
Roku ticked me off though. I had an older model that got damaged in a move. Now the new Roku 2s don't have an ethernet connection unless you buy the most exoensive one. I like the option of the ethernet because my WiFi is a bear to connect a Roku to without alot of tinkering with security settings. So I ended up with Net Gear, and so far so good.
Posted by: Deanna at December 26, 2011 02:11 PM (wT5aM)
You must live on a ranch.
Posted by: al-Cicero, Tea Party Jihadist at December 26, 2011 02:12 PM (yQwq5)
Posted by: The terrorist Hobbit formerly known as Donna at December 26, 2011 02:13 PM (X4EXc)
I thought Clarence's email looked familiar. He wrote a hilariously awful "review" of The Royal Tenenbaums. Of course that is if he stupidly put in his real email, most of the trolls prefer to at least fake their stuff. We may have a real winner here.
Posted by: CAC at December 26, 2011 02:13 PM (uQOAs)
Posted by: irongrampa at December 26, 2011 06:10 PM (SAMxH)
IronGrampa...there's still some things that are just better analog...that M-14 being one of them! A healthy dose of Analog and Digital is a nice pairing...
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:13 PM (6DDE+)
Oh my....the discussions about Skyrim, right?? Right?!
It's all Berserker's fault. And Robert. And beanervt, too, but mostly Bers. Couldn't possibly be my fault.
Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 02:13 PM (SsG4J)
Plus some pants I think.
Posted by: sifty at December 26, 2011 02:14 PM (WsOiK)
You might also want to try making mead. That's my favorite thing to brew, with berry wines a close second, and it's extremely easy with great results. And there's always mead with various fruit and spice flavorings -- I love my ginger and vanilla meads!
Posted by: Empire1 at December 26, 2011 02:15 PM (txS3h)
Posted by: Wodeshed at December 26, 2011 02:16 PM (XjDFf)
Donna, I thought CA had outlawed burning fires in a fireplace...not so?
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:16 PM (6DDE+)
Plus some pants I think.
Morons don't need no stinkin' pants.
Also, I think I broke Pixy's Italianics button.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at December 26, 2011 02:16 PM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: The terrorist Hobbit formerly known as Donna at December 26, 2011 06:13 PM
I'm with you on the kids and grandkids, priorities. As for burning, all day yeasterday the sweet smell of wood burners and fire places was everywhere, with an occasional scent of antracite coal. Hey, it's the midwest.
Posted by: Deanna at December 26, 2011 02:17 PM (wT5aM)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 26, 2011 02:17 PM (loM0R)
I had problems connecting mine to my network too for a while, reset the router and the Roku over and over without any luck so i just hooked the ethernet up. After a few months i decided to try to connect it to the network again and it worked fine, there wasn't an update that i saw so i don't know what was going on.
Posted by: booger at December 26, 2011 02:17 PM (EjNp5)
Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 06:13 PM (SsG4J)
Cripes...refinishing furniture, guitars, Thor, all kinds of fun stuff!...at's all y'alls fault and it's all good!
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:18 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 26, 2011 06:11 PM (loM0R)
And a very Merry Christmas to you, too!!
My gifts were awesome, even more so since I wasn't supposed to be getting any. I listed a few upthread, but I may have misspelled one as someone now thinks I live on a ranch!
I do not for one minute believe you are curmudgeonly. And I bet your family can see right through you, too.
Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 02:18 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 26, 2011 06:17 PM (loM0R)
THAT'S FUNNY.
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:19 PM (6DDE+)
Yes, I have a cheap Visio I got from WalMart for $80 that will do it. You must connect it with a cat5e though as it has no wi-fi (you should have at least 5 of those on your wi-fi router though.)
You probably don't want to go the wi-fi route anyway though because it is a LOT slower than direct connect.
Can you do that with a DVD player?
Probably not, at least I have never seen one that does it.
As for use a game console I am not that familiar with those, they may, they may not.
Posted by: Vic at December 26, 2011 02:19 PM (YdQQY)
Heh funny, my mom went back to college when i was in elementary school and i still remember going to campus with her at night to run the punch cards through the computer.
Posted by: booger at December 26, 2011 02:19 PM (EjNp5)
As a Nile-residing crocodile of the Wally Gator type I like:
In The Mix
From Justin To Kelly
Christmas with the Kranks
Savvy movie goer all the way
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 02:19 PM (z0HdK)
I look forward to you jumping right on in tonight, or very soon!
Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 02:20 PM (SsG4J)
The ranch was in regards to your girandoles...I get the reference, it made me laugh!
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:20 PM (6DDE+)
We got to spend Christmas with our fist new friends up here in Idaho. Goob had three other kids to run crazy with all day.
The man is British and just completed his US citizenship the right way so we had tons to talk about.
We had traditional English Christmas Dinner with Yorkshire puddings, roast beast, corn casserole, and cranberry jello salad. It was lovely.
Also about a gallon of PG Tips.
Posted by: sifty at December 26, 2011 02:21 PM (WsOiK)
Only on certain days, which are designated as "spare the air" days. Pretty much bones anyone who uses wood for heating fuel.
We have something similar in NY, not as stringent, it's for the children, dontcha know.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 26, 2011 02:21 PM (SAMxH)
i got a crockpot slow cooker, a paint spray gun, a holster for my new storm, and a song played and sung by my beast
i like the song the most
Posted by: navycopjoe pawning your ass on MW3 at December 26, 2011 02:22 PM (MedXx)
Posted by: marinetbryant at December 26, 2011 06:17 PM (eJMmL)
Sweet!...caliber?
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:22 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: chemjeff at December 26, 2011 02:23 PM (Pvej1)
Posted by: Wodeshed at December 26, 2011 02:23 PM (XjDFf)
Using the remote control.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 26, 2011 02:24 PM (SY2Kh)
http://tinyurl.com/7mqdjhx
Posted by: davidinvirginia at December 26, 2011 02:24 PM (hcJkV)
Posted by: booger at December 26, 2011 06:19 PM (EjNp5)
Arrggghhh...bad memories those...punch cards!
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:24 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: The terrorist Hobbit formerly known as Donna at December 26, 2011 02:24 PM (X4EXc)
In The Mix
From Justin To Kelly
Christmas with the Kranks
Savvy movie goer all the way
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 06:19 PM (z0HdK)
Wow. Just wow.
Posted by: CAC at December 26, 2011 02:25 PM (uQOAs)
Posted by: booger at December 26, 2011 06:17 PM
Some of the forums said it was a problem with certain servers and routers. I can't change my router since it's part of my Verizon service. Funny though, the new Roku was the only thing I had problems connecting to my WiFi. I decided it was easier to just get a long ethernet cable. LOL
Posted by: Deanna at December 26, 2011 02:25 PM (wT5aM)
It's just like it is in Google Chrome except you use the remote control instead of the mouse to control it, press one button to activate the slingshot and let it go to make 'em fly etc.
Posted by: booger at December 26, 2011 02:25 PM (EjNp5)
We are standing on the edge of another great period of accelerating technology and rising standard of living for everyone on Earth.
Only the Democrats can stop it.
Posted by: sifty at December 26, 2011 02:26 PM (WsOiK)
You're boy is misinformed. Adobe Digital Editions are EPUB files with Adobe's DRM.
You can download a file from Amazon, strip off the DRM, then convert it to EPUB via Calibre (freeware e-book utility) but nothing on an EPUB device is going to enable direct use of Amazon's DRMed MOBI files.
You'll have a simpler time buying the books already in EPUB format from B&N or whoever and stripping off their DRM. It saves a step. Or download it from a torrent site and just send the author money directly, which is what I do.
Posted by: epobirs at December 26, 2011 02:26 PM (pojZG)
Posted by: chemjeff at December 26, 2011 06:23 PM (Pvej1)
Speaking of that, nobody believes my fiancee when she tells them she won Angry Birds.
I wouldn't have believed it except I saw all of the cursing, followed by jubilation, out of the corner of my eye while sketching.
Posted by: CAC at December 26, 2011 02:27 PM (uQOAs)
Oh, I am about to shame myself in front of you, billyg; I am too much of a dweeb to make pop culture references. I really meant girandoles. They are candelabra, with prisms. Mine are late 18th century.
Please come to the ONT anyway, though, I swear I won't ruin it with antiques talk!
Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 02:28 PM (SsG4J)
Oh, I didn't tell y'all what my Christmas present was. SIL + DIL + GD the Youngest are moving in about a good Frisbee throw away from B'Gal and me in a couple of weeks. I'll get to see her (GD) a lot more often than I do now, and may even get to pick her up from elementary school. (Built-in-babysitter duty, yeah, I know.)
She loves riding in my old pickup truck. She's six now and getting old enough to be able to tell when I'm making a joke with her.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at December 26, 2011 02:28 PM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: irongrampa at December 26, 2011 06:21 PM (SAMxH)
You're in the Adirondacks, IG? We do a lot of riding up there...just lovely...and lotsa good microbreweries, too. And it's always for the children...always.
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:28 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: booger at December 26, 2011 02:29 PM (EjNp5)
We have a fireplace that is used as an adjunct to our baseboard hot water system. Comes in handy during power outages.
I really want to see some idiot tell me I can't use my fireplace in my private residence. That would be interesting.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 26, 2011 02:31 PM (SAMxH)
Yeah, the Roku was the only thing giving me problems too, it worked fine at first, went out, then worked fine again all on the same router so who knows.
Posted by: booger at December 26, 2011 02:31 PM (EjNp5)
No, no...I got it!...don't see the word girandoles used too often! One of these days I'll be up late and will jump in the ONT with you guys...Beserker and you talking about (I think it was), refinishing and all of the associated types of topcoats...fun stuff to read....
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:32 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 26, 2011 02:33 PM (kD+Om)
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 02:34 PM (z0HdK)
Yea, it's gorgeous country here. Deep forest, thinly disguised as suburbia. You can go 100 yards off the road, and it is primeval woods.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 26, 2011 02:34 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: epobirs at December 26, 2011 06:26 PM
Thanks, that's what I thought. But then he didn't really get into any explanation of what he did with theirs so I'm not certain I actually understood what he was trying to tell me. LOL
Posted by: Deanna at December 26, 2011 02:34 PM (wT5aM)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 26, 2011 06:33 PM (kD+Om)
A poor substitute to plaid shorts.
Posted by: CAC at December 26, 2011 02:35 PM (uQOAs)
Okay, good, whew!!
So yes, get all caffeinated up one evening, and join us. We'll get the guys going on guitars. I could go all night on guitars. Heck, I am pretty sure we have....
Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 02:35 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at December 26, 2011 02:36 PM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 06:35 PM (SsG4J)
You have and ?I love those threads!...my bro in law has an Ovation Breadwinner that he salvaged from a backalley dumpster on the Strip in LA (he ran a small shop for Disney)...you'd never know this thing was once destroyed!...always thought it was bad-ass and an interesting design.
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:38 PM (6DDE+)
Big case of buyer's remorse there.
Otherwise, I'm not impressed by the list. Success in business is no indicator of political wisdom. Though it is often an indicator of willingness to suck up to Democrat regimes.
Posted by: epobirs at December 26, 2011 02:39 PM (pojZG)
Posted by: Wodeshed at December 26, 2011 02:39 PM (XjDFf)
No dissent alllowed here then.
Merry Xmas all! I don't care about PC shit!
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 06:34 PM (z0HdK)
...he shouted, as he flipped his coiffure and tossed the pink feather boa over his shoulder.
Posted by: ErikW at December 26, 2011 02:40 PM (TPqC9)
Posted by: irongrampa at December 26, 2011 06:34 PM (SAMxH)
...yeah. Places in Western PA (original oil country) like that as well...just gorgeous.
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:40 PM (6DDE+)
If you need to tell us you're a savvy movie goer, you're not a savvy movie goer.
Fail.
Posted by: OregonMuse at December 26, 2011 02:41 PM (RsgV/)
As the very little success Dickless Cheney and Dumbya exhibited - much to the consternation of the GOP.
2001-2009 was a major Suckage in terms of expansion.
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 02:42 PM (z0HdK)
...he shouted, as he flipped his coiffure and tossed the pink feather boa over his shoulder.
Posted by: ErikW at December 26, 2011 06:40 PM (TPqC9)
That Cwarence fewwow sownds wike my kind of man!
Posted by: Bawney Fwank at December 26, 2011 02:43 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 02:44 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 06:42 PM (z0HdK)
Yeah...we've all longed for years like 2009-2011...takes us back to the 70's...late 70's if you get my drift....
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:44 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 06:44 PM (SsG4J)
Yeah...they didn't do many and it resembles an axe from the days of olde...very styleized...
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:47 PM (6DDE+)
But wait, Clarence, many, if not most, of the "top capitalists" that you cited earlier made their big fortunes during this time period.
Why do you hate capitalism, Clarence?
Posted by: chemjeff at December 26, 2011 02:48 PM (Pvej1)
Just trying to keep the flicker of GOP debate alive!
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 02:48 PM (z0HdK)
Oh and if I am going to go that route, should I just do it with a game console?
We watch some stuff on Netflix via the Wii. Quality is poor. Netflix streaming looks fine on the PCs and via the Blu Ray player in the other room, so it's either the Wii or the cable btn the Wii and the TV. But games look fine...
So...maybe not...or could work better for you...
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2011 02:49 PM (XdlcF)
Johnny Mac and Larry Coryell are both favorites...as are John Abercrombie, Terje Rypdal, Blackbird and Al DiMeola...some say the latter is a little over the top, but I like him just fine.
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:50 PM (6DDE+)
That is how damn good they are!
That fucker from Netflix stepped on his dick though (he is an Obama capitalist)
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 02:50 PM (z0HdK)
The five neck guitar?
Posted by: ErikW at December 26, 2011 06:49 PM (TPqC9)
I swear to God I dreamt about that crazy thing two nights ago...!
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:51 PM (6DDE+)
If we're gonna talk guitars, I got some great stories. I spent the last 10 years as a guitar tech to the 1%.
Posted by: (Famous Original) My Sharia Moor at December 26, 2011 02:53 PM (KZi9D)
Speaking of that, nobody believes my fiancee when she tells them she won Angry Birds.
Is it that rare to get through all the levels?
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2011 02:53 PM (XdlcF)
I swear to God I dreamt about that crazy thing two nights ago...!
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 06:51 PM (6DDE+)
You can have it! I can't even imagine trying to play that thing.
Posted by: ErikW at December 26, 2011 02:56 PM (TPqC9)
My dad will never pay for TV, but his new set will receive the broadcast sub-bands that stations put out and he gets all sorts of additional content for free that way. It moved me closer to cancelling our U-verse.
Posted by: nickless at December 26, 2011 02:56 PM (MMC8r)
He has been warned.
Posted by: Aunt Cranky at December 26, 2011 02:59 PM (JoeF6)
You can have it! I can't even imagine trying to play that thing.
Posted by: ErikW at December 26, 2011 06:56 PM (TPqC9)
Don't want it!...can you imagine the weight????...yearrggggh!
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 02:59 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: epobirs at December 26, 2011 03:01 PM (pojZG)
Posted by: (Famous Original) My Sharia Moor at December 26, 2011 06:53
PM (KZi9D)
Ohhhh, I'm sure it (at some point) becomes work, but that sounds like fun...bet you've great stories!...and what was up with your Nic nick earlier today?...that was weird.
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 03:04 PM (6DDE+)
207 EdAnger (or anyone else contemplating homebrewing):
For sure thing beer recipes, try Jamil Zainasheff / John Pamer's "Brewing Classic Styles"
Most recipe sources are hit and miss at best. This one is by far the best collection I've seen.
This book assumes you know how to brew already. For brewing basics to advanced techniques, try John Palmer's "How to Brew". Its current, has up to date best practices, is easy to digest and on brew day when you're juggling 3 things at once, its easy to find what you are looking for. I have the book, but he also puts all the in formation on his website for free.
Posted by: Prindle at December 26, 2011 03:05 PM (/4E2O)
Posted by: Wodeshed at December 26, 2011 03:05 PM (XjDFf)
HAHAHAHAHAHA
your OWS comrades believe differently
anything to pimp for Obama, eh?
fire up the class warfare when it helps the cause, praise the eeeeevil capitalists when it doesn't
"The 1% steal from the 99%, and the 1% support Obama, so you should too, not those evil Republicans, who do the bidding of the 1%"
Posted by: chemjeff at December 26, 2011 03:07 PM (Pvej1)
I guess somebody else is using My Sharia Moor and does not know I have been since April. I also see them (I think) over at Hot Air. No big deal, just trying to avoid confusion.
Posted by: (Famous Original) My Sharia Moor at December 26, 2011 03:08 PM (KZi9D)
Posted by: Penultimatum at December 26, 2011 03:08 PM (EEUs4)
Like most good little Liberals, our friend Clarence is poorly thought out and conveniently naive.
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 03:09 PM (6DDE+)
Also, while it is correct that you do need to clean and sanitize everything, you do not need to sterilize. Sanitizing is pretty easy with food grade sanitizers like StarSan. Let it soak for 1-2 minutes and you are good to go.
You can also use a bleach solution but StarSan does not require rinsing only drip drying.
Its a great hobby that combines chemistry, biology, gadgeteering, and culinary skills.
Posted by: Prindle at December 26, 2011 03:09 PM (/4E2O)
Posted by: (Famous Original) My Sharia Moor at December 26, 2011 07:08
PM (KZi9D)
Ahhh, got it. Who are your faves and foes in the guitar world?
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 03:10 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: sifty at December 26, 2011 03:13 PM (WsOiK)
You disappointed a lot of morons by adding "kitchen" to that sentence.
Mr Y-not said he saw a Hello Kitty microwave that he wanted to buy, but couldn't bring himself to justify it as a gag gift.
Posted by: Y-not at December 26, 2011 03:13 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 07:05 PM (6DDE+)
I'm still getting one. In addition to the toaster, sammich maker, coffee maker, and anything else I can get my hands on. I can always play the "Grand Princess coming to visit" card.
Posted by: Aunt Cranky at December 26, 2011 03:13 PM (JoeF6)
Posted by: NC Ref at December 26, 2011 03:14 PM (/izg2)
Never worked for any of them, though I did meet Page and got to play/touch his famous Les Pauls and the EDS-1275 doubleneck.
No foes that I gigged with, got lucky on that account. Not a big fan of a few popular guys, but I don't want to add to the negative vibe of the guitar-playing world by saying who I think is over-rated or just plain sucks.
Posted by: (Famous Original) My Sharia Moor at December 26, 2011 03:15 PM (KZi9D)
Posted by: Wodeshed at December 26, 2011 03:15 PM (XjDFf)
Posted by: steevy at December 26, 2011 03:19 PM (7WJOC)
The McLaughlin/Di Meola/ de Lucia trio is one of my favorites. I went through two of the albums, and have had to replace a CD of it.
Larry C strikes me as a pompous ass, but he can play, I'll give him that. We saw him at the Troubador or some place in LA years ago, and all he did was bitch about how Steely Dan was ripping him off. Which is probably true, but he was just soooooo obnoxious.
Posted by: Tammy al' Thor at December 26, 2011 03:19 PM (SsG4J)
True - but Jobs offered to run his 2012 campaign. I wish Jobs could.
Posted by: Clarence at December 26, 2011 03:19 PM (z0HdK)
I would like a blender with lasergrips, if you please.
Posted by: Wodeshed at December 26, 2011 07:15 PM (XjDFf)
As soon as we buy a new ride I'm getting a HK helmet.
Posted by: Aunt Cranky at December 26, 2011 03:20 PM (JoeF6)
I've a friend who's koo-koo for HK...the microwave was pretty funny! Had no idea they made SO many things...and at Target, no less!
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 03:21 PM (6DDE+)
On topic post: I got an iPad 2 and an iPhone.
Love them both, already had a Kindle and love it, too.
Posted by: (Famous Original) My Sharia Moor at December 26, 2011 03:23 PM (KZi9D)
Posted by: (Famous Original) My Sharia Moor at December 26, 2011 07:15
PM (KZi9D)
That's cool...love Johnny Marr, btw...a real original.
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 03:23 PM (6DDE+)
Serious mental illness.
Posted by: sifty at December 26, 2011 07:10 PM (WsOiK)
Moved from the EOT...Clarence we much?
Posted by: billygoat at December 26, 2011 03:26 PM (6DDE+)
Posted by: Tad Blatherton at December 26, 2011 03:36 PM (esn4G)
Posted by: Clarence's Annoyed Neighbor at December 26, 2011 03:59 PM (4fWSu)
I LOVE my Kindle Fire.
Another nice thing about e-readers, for people like me who like books: less clutter in the house. I was totally out of space for more books, but it didn't stop me from buying them. I still have books piled up in places they don't belong, but at least those piles haven't grown (much) in a long time.
Posted by: Beth at December 26, 2011 04:03 PM (kBxk7)
I got a pair of the world's best slippers (IMO), which are made by...oh, wait, I can't tell you, my wife got the wrong size because she didn't want to spoil the surprise and read something from just the wrong shoe in my closet, so if I tell you, my size might be gone when she exchanges it....
I got a check from my wonderful mother-in-law toward a cooking implement I've been wanting for a long time, and now I can get it, it's...damn, it's one of those ebay kind of things, can't have lurkers bidding against me...
Crap. Well, I got James Peterson's Sauces. About time I learned to make demiglace, not just Chinese, Thai, and Cajun food.
Posted by: Splunge at December 26, 2011 04:03 PM (2IW5Q)
Posted by: Vic at December 26, 2011 04:05 PM (DQjJA)
Posted by: Beth at December 26, 2011 04:06 PM (kBxk7)
Posted by: George at December 26, 2011 04:06 PM (DQjJA)
True - but Jobs offered to run his 2012 campaign. I wish Jobs could.
Let me guess. You have a "seeing talent wasted" fetish.
Posted by: Splunge at December 26, 2011 04:07 PM (2IW5Q)
http://tinyurl.com/6wfr9b4
I had a Viewsonic gTablet that I got a while back at woot.com with the intention of rooting it, but thanks to Steve Jobs I have become too lazy to root the thing so it didn't get used much. (The installed OS sucks!) The Kindle Fire has replaced that POS.
Posted by: Beth at December 26, 2011 04:10 PM (kBxk7)
James Honeymann Scott is one of my faves too, him and Elliot Easton never get the credit they deserve. Quick stupid story, the first band i was in i played rhythm and the kid who played lead only knew one solo, Easton's solo in Shake It up, so that's the solo he played for every single song we did. Judas Priest song? Shake It Up solo. 38 Special song? Shake It Up solo and so on.
Posted by: booger at December 26, 2011 04:14 PM (EjNp5)
Posted by: Dave at December 26, 2011 04:28 PM (rHBfv)
Posted by: Shared eBooks for Android Tablet at December 26, 2011 04:55 PM (nVTJ0)
Posted by: ePub iBooks Downloads at December 26, 2011 05:04 PM (7MI6Y)
Posted by: Kasper Hauser at December 26, 2011 05:06 PM (1CXpM)
Posted by: ebook download for tablets at December 26, 2011 05:12 PM (uB665)
It's in .45 LC. Have a Vaquero in .44 mag and a Colt SAA in .357 mag. Don't know why I got this cowboy itch!
Posted by: marinetbryant at December 26, 2011 05:21 PM (eJMmL)
Posted by: RNB at December 26, 2011 05:22 PM (WkjqG)
I like.
Posted by: West at December 26, 2011 05:24 PM (aZLpo)
Posted by: Public Domain Audiobook Resources at December 26, 2011 05:48 PM (foqm9)
Posted by: rdbrewer at December 26, 2011 05:59 PM (5GCfr)
Jobs did no such thing. He offered to make campaign ads. A vastly different thing and not an honest offer since Jobs was well aware it was extremely improbable he'd live to see 2012.
Posted by: epobirs at December 26, 2011 06:13 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: The Royal Stuarts ePub at December 26, 2011 07:03 PM (dNyGf)
There's Kindle apps for phones, Apple devices, and PC's - they're all free and come in handy when your Kindle is somewhere else.
You sort of have to fight your allegiance to pulp - the smell, the feel...but once you get over it, it's a no-brainer.
Posted by: troglaman at December 26, 2011 07:37 PM (dBe7Y)
On my computer, downloaded to date, exactly 22,191 (8.93GB) books. I put 30+ at a time on the Kindle. At the moment there are 17 pages of books on the Kindle 'Home' page.
I even found a jailbreak OS that lets me customize the random pictures it shows.
There are so many places to get free books you never need buy. There are conversion programs for book types, or you can get Kindle to do the conversion.
...and I still buy the books when I don't want to wait for a free copy.
I'm obsessed with my Kindle.
Posted by: Minuteman (aka trainer) until Juggy is Gone at December 26, 2011 07:41 PM (DGxyd)
I've got a Sinclair ZX80 with 2K of RAM. It runs BASIC and is from the pre-Timex buyout. I think it'll do Pong with an upgrade.
Posted by: Roy at December 26, 2011 08:30 PM (tiOTz)
Clothes, including pants and a hawaiin shirt.
Lords Of The Rings Trilogy Extended Edition blu-ray and Star Wars Complete Collection blu-ray.
Posted by: Robert at December 26, 2011 11:16 PM (4ixH5)
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