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October 13, 2013

Overnight Open Thread (10-13-2013)
— Maetenloch

Sorry tonight's ONT is gonna be on the minimalist side. I had a gum graft on Friday and while the procedure was painless, the after-effects really knocked me for a loop. The last two days have mostly involved sleeping, vicodin, ramen, and the occasional operation of heavy machinery. So you'll have to mostly entertain yourselves.

Heh

(Thanks to Andy)

The Beginnings of OCP

Abandoned by the city Oakland residents are organizing their own private police forces.

Oakland has an understaffed police department and is the city with the highest robbery rate* in America. In the last few weeks three separate campaigns have been started on Crowdtilt in order to fund four months of private security patrols in three different section of Rockridge. Near $35,000 have been raised so far, and two of the three projects have raised enough funds to ensure they will move forward.

"We shouldn't have to do this," says Steven Kirsh, who is running the last of the three Rockridge campaigns, "but we need to do this." He doesn't see the Oakland Police Department suddenly getting more resources, so in order to protect his belongings, family and property value, the $82 per household doesn't seem like much to ask, for 12 hours of patrolling five days a week. For a four month trial it will work out to less than a dollar a day.

The Birth of Microsoft

Paul Allen, a college dropout from Seattle, wandered into the cluttered kiosk one snowy day in December 1974 and saw that the new issue of Popular Electronics featured a home computer for hobbyists, called the Altair, that was just coming on the market. He was both exhilarated and dismayed. Although thrilled that the era of the "personal" computer seemed to have arrived, he was afraid that he was going to miss the party. Slapping down 75 cents, he grabbed the issue and trotted through the slush to the Currier House room of Bill Gates, a Harvard sophomore and fellow computer fanatic from Lakeside High School in Seattle, who had convinced Allen to drop out of college and move to Cambridge. "Hey, this thing is happening without us," Allen declared. Gates began to rock back and forth, as he often did during moments of intensity. When he finished the article, he realized that Allen was right. For the next eight weeks, the two of them embarked on a frenzy of code writing that would change the nature of the computer business.

Azerbaijan Has The Most Efficient Elections in the World

They already have the results tabulated even before the voting begins.

"Florida's hanging chads ain't going nothing on Azerbaijan. Fully a day before the polls were to open, election results were accidentally released via an official smartphone app, confirming what everybody already knew - the election was rigged from the beginning. The official story is that the app's developer had mistakenly sent out the 2008 election results as part of a test. But that's a bit flimsy, given that the released totals show the candidates from this week, not from 2008."

The First Actual Space Laser Gun

Madonna Turning Muslim?

Well about as much as she was Catholic and then Jewish.

"I am building schools for girls in Islamic countries and studying the Qur'an. I think it is important to study all the holy books. As my friend Yaman always tells me, a good Muslim is a good Jew, and a good Jew is a good Christian, and so forth. I couldn't agree more. To some people this is a very daring thought."

Just wait until she starts stripping out of a burka on stage and making out with Mohammed.

"Killed 99 Bears"

Sexy in the 70s

10 Musicians Who Killed Someone

Weekly AoSHQ Commenter Standings

Top 10 commenters:
1 [493 comments] 'Anna Puma (+SmuD)' [69.21 posts/day]
2 [446 comments] 'AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est'
3 [417 comments] 'Jane D'oh'
4 [366 comments] 'MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea </i></s></u></b>'
5 [361 comments] 'Niedermeyer's Dead Horse'
6 [356 comments] 'Nevergiveup'
7 [342 comments] 'Flatbush Joe'
8 [325 comments] 'Vic'
9 [307 comments] 'artisanal 'ette'
10 [297 comments] 'Brandon In Baton Rouge'

Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [116 names] 'phreshone' [16.28 unique names/day]
2 [56 names] 'The Political Hat'
3 [49 names] 'kbdabear'
4 [39 names] 'Cicero (@cicero)'
5 [37 names] 'Beagle'
6 [37 names] 'Doctor Fish'
7 [33 names] 'adams petro porn'
8 [31 names] 'Brandon In Baton Rouge'
9 [31 names] 'Schr?dinger's cat </i>'
10 [30 names] 'Low Information Voter'

The group. Yeah.

Where it's at - the Twitter

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1 Hi

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 13, 2013 06:34 PM (HVff2)

2 G'night all

Posted by: Joethefatman™ (@joethefatman1) at October 13, 2013 06:34 PM (MnSla)

3 Oh good. The Civil War is about to break out again in the other thread.

Posted by: rickl at October 13, 2013 06:34 PM (sdi6R)

4 Is this a Pumpkin Spice ONT? If it is, screw that noise!

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 13, 2013 06:34 PM (HkHpf)

5 Finally

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 13, 2013 06:34 PM (HVff2)

6 That Hewitt tweet is awesome.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 13, 2013 06:35 PM (DmNpO)

7 Hey Maet feel better soon, that sounded nasty

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 13, 2013 06:35 PM (HVff2)

8 Lagarde said the world is in danger if we default. My Give A Fuck Meter reads (tap, tap) ZERO.

Posted by: tangonine at October 13, 2013 06:35 PM (x3YFz)

9 If the US had Spotted Dick on its menu, there would be Pumpkin Spice Spotted Dick in every supermarket from San Dickego, CA to Cold Cock, ME.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 13, 2013 06:36 PM (HkHpf)

10 Oh foo, #1 again.

Back to Siberia for me.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 06:36 PM (xqlZc)

11 Maeth. Don't fuck around. Take those antibiotics and if you have any swelling that does not go away call your dr immediately. Seriously.

Posted by: Nip Sip at October 13, 2013 06:36 PM (0FSuD)

12 I read an article about Paul Allen in Forbes magazine in a doctor's office recently. He has a stunning collection of WWII aircraft.

Posted by: rickl at October 13, 2013 06:37 PM (sdi6R)

13 Evening morons, hoping for a less busy and painful night than last night. So far, no such luck.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at October 13, 2013 06:37 PM (sQ0LB)

14 My first encounter with a babe in a thong on the beach was in Israel.

Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 06:37 PM (fOFYL)

15 But, history began only when I was born!

Posted by: Ezra K at October 13, 2013 06:37 PM (ZyqBH)

16 Here is the "News of the Week" compilation of the news More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=3679

Posted by: The Political Hat at October 13, 2013 06:38 PM (Vk2pI)

17 Hey Maet I'm scheduled for one of those next month. Any advice...? Give me the quick and dirty if you can.

Is the aftermath painful? Bear in mind, I live with a debilitating painful disease so I have a reasonable threshold.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at October 13, 2013 06:38 PM (4/o9U)

18 So what's going on in that beach pic?

Posted by: Waterhouse at October 13, 2013 06:38 PM (aGgz7)

19 The Secular Miracle of the English-speaking Peoples There is something unique, something wonderful, about our civic heritage which defines us not by geography, or by race or ethnicity. Yet again, MEP Daniel Hannon eloquently points out one of the major roots of this shared value, chief among which is the rule of law and the law of the land Â— the idea that everyone, is bound by the law and must be subject to it. This unique aspect is embodies in the unique genius of the Magna Carta. More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=3356

Posted by: The Political Hat at October 13, 2013 06:38 PM (Vk2pI)

20 Yeah, The Butler finally comes through for me!!!

Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 06:38 PM (fOFYL)

21 Evening all!

The Mini NC MoMee went splendidly! It was only Tobacco Road and myself, but two people meeting qualifies as a "meet up".

Many paper and steel targets were brutally massacred. In fact, it was a paper target silhouette genocide! A bowling pin steel target ethnic cleansing! Afterwards, we celebrated our glorious kills over non-gluten free beer and pork products like true warriors.

Posted by: EC at October 13, 2013 06:39 PM (doBIb)

22 >>>So what's going on in that beach pic? Not sure. But I know what's going on in my pants right now. Yes, I'm wearing pants, its fucking cold.

Posted by: DC in Towson at October 13, 2013 06:40 PM (eQJwb)

23 I just watched the opening episode of TWD. No spoilers. When will Daryl and Carol ever get together. So tedious. Just do it already..

Posted by: Jmel at October 13, 2013 06:40 PM (cfFqn)

24 14 My first encounter with a babe in a thong on the beach was in Israel. Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 10:37 PM (fOFYL) Somehow that doesn't sound kosher.

Posted by: Nip Sip at October 13, 2013 06:40 PM (0FSuD)

25 Thanks MÃ¦t. I want one of those Azerbaijani time travel machines.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 13, 2013 06:40 PM (N/Sup)

26 Islamist dolphins?

Posted by: eman at October 13, 2013 06:40 PM (AO9UG)

27 Good one by Hewitt. The world needs more pwnage by the old fart contingent.

Posted by: Splunge at October 13, 2013 06:41 PM (bKA83)

28 >>>The Mini NC MoMee went splendidly! It was only Tobacco Road and myself, but two people meeting qualifies as a "meet up". Cougar and I will be in Raleigh for a wedding next weekend. You up for a repeat performance?

Posted by: DC in Towson at October 13, 2013 06:41 PM (eQJwb)

29 Cougar and I will be in Raleigh for a wedding next weekend. You up for a repeat performance?

Maybe, depending on how busy I am!

Posted by: EC at October 13, 2013 06:42 PM (doBIb)

Hey, The Redskins scored a TD. Will wonders never cease. Oh and Bob Costas is a snivelling little fuckwad.

Posted by: puddleglum at October 13, 2013 06:43 PM (8SsiG)

31 Re: the Whitehead marker, the "We hope he has gone to rest" at the bottom---clearly, the marker was put up by the bears.

Posted by: Beau Jest at October 13, 2013 06:43 PM (HO63e)

32 Tigers 5 Dead Sox 1 top of the 7th

Posted by: Basement Cat at October 13, 2013 06:43 PM (e+P4T)

33 Oakland has an understaffed police department and is the city with the highest robbery rate* in America. In the last few weeks three separate campaigns have been started on Crowdtilt in order to fund four months of private security patrols in three different section of Rockridge. Curses and drat, that would upset my plan to run the people out of Rockridge so that I can build a railroad.

Posted by: Hedley LaMarr at October 13, 2013 06:43 PM (Vk2pI)

34 "The Beginnings of OCP" I prefer to think of it as the beginnings of Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong.

Posted by: Anachronda at October 13, 2013 06:45 PM (U82Km)

35 Proudly absent from the Top-10 list.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 13, 2013 06:45 PM (aDwsi)

36 Does anyone here have experience with 3D printing? I have a need to mount small objects for Ion milling*. My question is if I place an object in the space that is being printed what will happen. Can I encase somthing in the plastic as a fixture for subsequent milling/polishing.

* http://tinyurl.com/m7va8ca

Posted by: The Hickster at October 13, 2013 06:45 PM (okL9f)

37 Good one by Hewitt. The world needs more pwnage by the old fart contingent. Posted by: Splunge He's straightened up since his Syria Flu. I'm impressed that he's stood up to the other Salem Radio gents in defense of the AWOL GOP's Gunga Din strategem. Then again, he's still on board with the amnesty/kill wages program of the 1st quarter. But any punch that lands squarely on the jaw of a leftie is welcome indeed. #GoTeam

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 13, 2013 06:45 PM (HkHpf)

38 Sexy in the 70s

Rachel Welch, Cybil Shepard, Rene Russo, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jane Seymour, Kim Basinger, Faye Dunaway, YES!

Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon, Cher ... ARE YOU FUCKIN' KIDDING ME?

Posted by: kbdabear at October 13, 2013 06:45 PM (aTXUx)

39 >>>Maybe, depending on how busy I am! We will get in Thursadqy night, and probably have a few hours free on Friday. Shoot me an email, my nic, no spaces, at yahoo dot com. I frigging love Big Boss Brewery, so we'll be chucking spears there at some point.

Posted by: DC in Towson at October 13, 2013 06:45 PM (eQJwb)

40 Hedley LaMarr at October 13, 2013 10:43 PM (Vk2pI) Well, politicians have to protect their phoney baloney jobs somehow ...

Posted by: Adriane... at October 13, 2013 06:46 PM (KoFMU)

41 18 So what's going on in that beach pic? Posted by: Waterhouse at October 13, 2013 10:38 PM (aGgz7) Squatch invasion.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at October 13, 2013 06:46 PM (BXLPR)

42 Curses and drat, that would upset my plan to run the people out of Rockridge so that I can build a railroad. Posted by: Hedley LaMarr at October 13, 2013 10:43 PM (Vk2pI) ***** If we are going to hire a private police force we're going to need a s**tload of dimes.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 13, 2013 06:46 PM (N/Sup)

43 38 Sexy in the 70s Rachel Welch, Cybil Shepard, Rene Russo, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jane Seymour, Kim Basinger, Faye Dunaway, YES! Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon, Cher ... ARE YOU FUCKIN' KIDDING ME? Posted by: kbdabear at October 13, 2013 10:45 PM (aTXUx) --Did anyone hear of Renee Russo in the '70s???

Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 06:46 PM (fOFYL)

44 WARNING

Avast blocked a Trojan from the laser gun site. All I did was open the website.

Posted by: GnuBreed at October 13, 2013 06:47 PM (wNF3N)

45 I posted this on dead thread. You know the Red Skin's logo is the front of the Indian head nickel, right? It's the Governments fault! http://tinyurl.com/mdxumhs

Posted by: Nip Sip at October 13, 2013 06:47 PM (0FSuD)

46 Whatever a gum graft is, I hope I never have one. Hope you feel better, Maet. I just got caught up on the blog this weekend. The last 20ish minutes of podcast, the stamps part, is really funny.

Posted by: L, elle at October 13, 2013 06:47 PM (0PiQ4)

47 Oakland needs to raise taxes and pay its city officials more. It will improve the local economy and attract finer talent to the local government. (Man, it really hurt to type that.)

Posted by: eman at October 13, 2013 06:47 PM (AO9UG)

48 g'evenin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 13, 2013 06:47 PM (JMmQ9)

49 I win, I win...

congrats commiserations as needed to the top tens...

keep on keeping on

Posted by: sven10077 at October 13, 2013 06:47 PM (9jfyN)

50 17 Hey Maet I'm scheduled for one of those next month. Any advice...? Give me the quick and dirty if you can.
Is the aftermath painful? Bear in mind, I live with a debilitating painful disease so I have a reasonable threshold.
Posted by: The Mega Independent at October 13, 2013 10:38 PM (4/o9U)

Actually the procedure itself took less than an hour and was more or less painless. But I had a lot of swelling the next day (for that sexy chipmunk look) and a dull aching kind of pain. Mostly I felt like I got punched in the face but as long as I kept up the vicodin it wasn't bad. Mostly it just sapped my energy for the next 36 hours.

Unfortunately for me receding gums runs in the family so this is necessary to head off future problems. The next procedure is in November. So I have that to look forward to.

Posted by: Mætenloch at October 13, 2013 06:47 PM (XkotV)

51 I accomplished one thing last week- dropping out of the top ten commenters list

it's a small victory but I'll take it

Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 06:47 PM (8sCoq)

52 sex in the 70's boy-o-boy I missed out on the fun

Posted by: sandra fluke at October 13, 2013 06:48 PM (sb9Hq)

53 "A good Muslim is a good Jew??" Madonna is nuts. A good Muslim who was also a good Jew would be obliged to suicide.

Posted by: Splunge at October 13, 2013 06:48 PM (bKA83)

54 I think 99 Bears may have been the name of an Indian chief.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 13, 2013 06:48 PM (N/Sup)

55 Azerbaijan, easier to spell chicago

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 13, 2013 06:48 PM (HVff2)

56 $1000 off the price of an Altair in 1975 dollars?

Shit, times have changed

A 1982 Commodore 64 cost $600, $1440 in today's dollars

Posted by: kbdabear at October 13, 2013 06:48 PM (aTXUx)

57 keep on keeping on Posted by: sven10077 It's an empty site without you, m'lord.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 13, 2013 06:49 PM (HkHpf)

58 --Did anyone hear of Renee Russo in the '70s??? *** She was a very successful model but, back then, models weren't generally the celebrities they are now. That trend kicked off in the 80s.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 13, 2013 06:49 PM (DmNpO)

59 What does Jones in CO win?

Why his own BDU-33 25lb practice bomb Bob!

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 06:49 PM (xqlZc)

60 19 The Political Hat,

We defer to law b/c we feared the same or similar God(s)....

that ship has sailed...I fear nothing the granola/watermelon cult fears and they fear nothing I fear...

tribalism it's what's for America's third act.

Posted by: sven10077 at October 13, 2013 06:49 PM (9jfyN)

61 it's a small victory but I'll take it Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 10:47 PM (8sCoq) *** Baby steps, Bob. Baby steps.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 13, 2013 06:50 PM (N/Sup)

62 oh and my beaver pelt would rock it in the 70's,

Posted by: sandra fluke at October 13, 2013 06:50 PM (sb9Hq)

63 Helen Mirren in the 1970s

http://tinyurl.com/m376r6t

Posted by: kbdabear at October 13, 2013 06:50 PM (aTXUx)

64 18 So what's going on in that beach pic?

Posted by: Waterhouse at October 13, 2013 10:38 PM (aGgz7)

Peruvian beach party.

Posted by: yoyo at October 13, 2013 06:50 PM (Y1q56)

and dallas is being dallas I see

when does romo toss his mandatory pick6?

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 06:50 PM (nooa6)

66 57 weft cut-loop at October 13, 2013 10:49 PM (HkHpf)

Pshaw...I provide cryptic barely intelligible banter and the occasional lucid gun/militaria thought....

Gerg is the glue I am just the cow on the Elmer's bottle

Posted by: sven10077 at October 13, 2013 06:51 PM (9jfyN)

67 Splunge, consider the source. The Material Girl who blew $ on a New Age version of the Jewish Kabala.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 06:51 PM (xqlZc)

68 @50 Take those antibiotics. I am sure he gave you some. Grafts can get infected pretty easily, your mouth is full of bacteria. Also, Vicodin and wine for that extra kick!

Posted by: Nip Sip at October 13, 2013 06:51 PM (0FSuD)

69 Scherzer has pitched a one hitter through 7, Tigers lead 5-1. Bullpen will probably be in for the 8th and 9th. Be vewy afwaid.....if you're a Tiger fan. Our bullpen always gives people a heart attack.

Posted by: Bill R. at October 13, 2013 06:51 PM (QnRSM)

70 56 $1000 off the price of an Altair in 1975 dollars? Shit, times have changed A 1982 Commodore 64 cost $600, $1440 in today's dollars Posted by: kbdabear at October 13, 2013 10:48 PM (aTXUx) WTF did the Altair do, just sit there and blink its little lights?

Posted by: eman at October 13, 2013 06:51 PM (AO9UG)

71 The character Rene Russo plays in the Thor movies is called "Frigga"

make of that what you will

Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 06:51 PM (8sCoq)

72 Sex in the 70's. Is that when the hairier the womans hoohaa the sexier n hawter it was thought to be?

Posted by: fastfreefall at October 13, 2013 06:52 PM (Tz35j)

73 The character Rene Russo plays in the Thor movies is called "Frigga"

That's a nice Scandi girl's name.

Posted by: EC at October 13, 2013 06:52 PM (doBIb)

74 Isn't Rene Russo the one with the spooky grey eyes?

Posted by: yoyo at October 13, 2013 06:52 PM (Y1q56)

75 And the Redskins miss the kick. Glad I'm not a Redskins fan. I would need to keep sharp objects away from me.

Posted by: puddleglum at October 13, 2013 06:53 PM (8SsiG)

76 Mrs Lurker and I are watching the son and daughter-in-law's dog. He follows me around the house staring at me. Whenever I look back at him he wags furiously. It's somewhere between heartwarming and vaguely creepy. Say 95% heartwarming and 5% creepy. By the way a good doggie's tail wag is a wonderful thing. It's hard to be grumpy when his whole body is wagging.

Posted by: Northernlurker at October 13, 2013 06:53 PM (BLAfs)

77 When the jihadists slaughter every girl attending one of Madge's muzzie schools, will she even bother making a statement of condemnation?

Another lefty celebrity "look at me I'm special" useless symbolic gesture

Posted by: kbdabear at October 13, 2013 06:53 PM (aTXUx)

78 In just an hour on TCM they will show Harry Reid's break out role. As Nosferatu. Or was that Waxman's break out role?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 06:53 PM (xqlZc)

79 We will get in Thursadqy night, and probably have a few hours free on Friday.

Shoot me an email, my nic, no spaces, at yahoo dot com.

I frigging love Big Boss Brewery, so we'll be chucking spears there at some point.

Posted by: DC in Towson at October 13, 2013 10:45 PM (eQJwb)

Ok, I will try and clear up some time this weekend!

Posted by: EC at October 13, 2013 06:53 PM (doBIb)

80 Sex in the 70's. Is that when the hairier the womans hoohaa the sexier n hawter it was thought to be?>>

More when the only Hooha yo saw was in print or in person so yes way sexier.

Posted by: The Hickster at October 13, 2013 06:54 PM (okL9f)

81
WTF did the Altair do, just sit there and blink its little lights? Posted by: eman at October 13, 2013 10:51 PM

Them blinkin' lights ran a starship, laddie

Posted by: Scotty at October 13, 2013 06:54 PM (aTXUx)

82 By the way a good doggie's tail wag is a wonderful thing. It's hard to be grumpy when his whole body is wagging. Posted by: Northernlurker at October 13, 2013 10:53 PM (BLAfs) You would love England. You can not dock a dogs tail over there unless they are working dogs. PC gone nuts.

Posted by: Nip Sip at October 13, 2013 06:54 PM (0FSuD)

83 56 $1000 off the price of an Altair in 1975 dollars? Shit, times have changed A 1982 Commodore 64 cost $600, $1440 in today's dollars We're lucky these days. I remember a computer magazine column in the 80's putting forward the maxim "the computer you want is always $4000." What would that get you these days? 16 CPU cores, serious video, SSD, 32GB memory, liquid cooling?

Posted by: Splunge at October 13, 2013 06:54 PM (bKA83)

84 > Helen Mirren in the 1970s

http://tinyurl.com/m376r6t

I rate that a 'would hit'

Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 06:55 PM (8sCoq)

85 43 38 Sexy in the 70s Rachel Welch, Cybil Shepard, Rene Russo, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jane Seymour, Kim Basinger, Faye Dunaway, YES! Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon, Cher ... ARE YOU FUCKIN' KIDDING ME? Posted by: kbdabear at October 13, 2013 10:45 PM (aTXUx) --Did anyone hear of Renee Russo in the '70s??? Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 10:46 PM (fOFYL) Looks like they took hot chicks from the 80's and 90's and showed what they looked like in the 70's. I thought the sex symbols of the 70's were Farrah, Barbara Bach, and others.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at October 13, 2013 06:55 PM (BXLPR)

86 30 Hey, The Redskins scored a TD. Will wonders never cease. Oh and Bob Costas is a snivelling little fuckwad. When they teased his segment " Next, Bob Costas on the Redskins name controversy", I couldn't hit mute fast enough.

Posted by: Weirddave at October 13, 2013 06:55 PM (jt8G9)

87 Thanks to Obummer, I'm a Redskins fan now.

Posted by: manometer at October 13, 2013 06:55 PM (vjrgd)

88 77 kbdabear at October 13, 2013 10:53 PM (aTXUx)

Yeah she'll condemn the west for making Jihadi Jim antysy...

the Chinese are openly calling for the destruction of Pax Americana and the ecotards will succeed as the US Vidkun Quisling brigades in denying us the usage of our natural resources....

we're gonna party like it's 1899 within ~30 years I'd wager oir at best be Buenos Aires del Norte

Posted by: sven10077 at October 13, 2013 06:55 PM (9jfyN)

89 I rate that a 'would hit' Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 10:55 PM (8sCoq) Need more information. Big tits sometimes come with BIG asses.

Posted by: Nip Sip at October 13, 2013 06:55 PM (0FSuD)

"We hope he has gone to rest"

Don't sound too sure, do they? Maybe even a bit worried!

Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at October 13, 2013 06:55 PM (FkH4y)

91 78: "listen to the music of the children of the night. How sweet they sound." Yep that's Harry and he's talking about the Democratic caucus.

Posted by: Northernlurker at October 13, 2013 06:56 PM (BLAfs)

Ann Althouse was trolling her blog patrons today.

"Those who visit veterans monuments Â— even if they too are vets Â— ought to show respect for the monument, not perform political theater, especially when it's about another topic entirely (like the budget or healthcare policy). An antiwar protest at a veterans monument would make more sense, but even then, it should honor those who have served.

Quite aside from respect for war monuments, I don't accept protesters screwing with government property. These barricades are not theirs to move around for the purpose of making statements. Use your own signs, your own words and gestures if you've got something to say."

About 200 commenters have told "her" where to head out.

Posted by: rd at October 13, 2013 06:56 PM (D+lxs)

93 Raquel Welch STILL looks good.

Although botox and plastic surgery sure does help

Posted by: kbdabear at October 13, 2013 06:56 PM (aTXUx)

94 Islam is replacement theology of Christianity and Judaism. So to a Muslim they are better Jews than Jews. In the Islamic worldview expressed in the Quran Jews are ripped every which way. Spencer or Andrew Bostom have made comprehensive study of the anti-Semitism in the Quran. Or MEMRI for Friday sermon primary sources is useful.

Posted by: Beagle at October 13, 2013 06:56 PM (sOtz/)

95 hey the R E D S K I N S scored a TD

Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 06:56 PM (8sCoq)

96 WTF did the Altair do, just sit there and blink its little lights? Posted by: eman at October 13, 2013 10:51 PM (AO9UG) Sort of an electronic ObmaCare.

Posted by: Beau Jest at October 13, 2013 06:57 PM (HO63e)

97 About 200 commenters have told "her" where to head out.

Up Meade's ass?

Posted by: EC at October 13, 2013 06:57 PM (doBIb)

98 Helen Mirren in the 1970s http://tinyurl.com/m376r6t I rate that a 'would hit' *** Uh, yeah. Search for :"Hellen Mirren caligula"

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 13, 2013 06:57 PM (DmNpO)

99 OK it's going to rain, shoulder hurts like shit, torn rotator cuff. Drugs kicking in, night all. Take a nip.

Posted by: Nip Sip at October 13, 2013 06:57 PM (0FSuD)

100 70 WTF did the Altair do, just sit there and blink its little lights? Well, it also had switches...

Posted by: Anachronda has an Imsai at October 13, 2013 06:57 PM (U82Km)

101 Helen...

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 13, 2013 06:57 PM (DmNpO)

102

When they teased his segment " Next, Bob Costas on the Redskins name controversy", I couldn't hit mute fast enough.

I stepped out of the office so I missed his verbal bed wetting.

Posted by: puddleglum at October 13, 2013 06:57 PM (8SsiG)

103 70s-version of Susan Sarandon just looks weird, like her eyes have somehow taken over her entire head. Blergh. She actually looks better (still an idiot) with some age.

Posted by: Jenny Hates Her Phone at October 13, 2013 06:58 PM (GmTxn)

104 Quite aside from respect for war monuments, I don't accept protesters screwing with government property. These barricades are not theirs to move around for the purpose of making statements. Use your own signs, your own words and gestures if you've got something to say."

About 200 commenters have told "her" where to head out.

Posted by: rd at October 13, 2013 10:56 PM

Hey Annie, if you're reading comments here ..

Those barricades aren't Obama's "property" either. They're paid for by the people

Oh, and FUCK YOU TOO!!!

Posted by: Lt Col Frank Slade at October 13, 2013 06:58 PM (aTXUx)

105 Johnny Cash Personal File has a song about Tiger Whitehead.

Posted by: bentouttaround at October 13, 2013 06:58 PM (5iFPU)

106 These barricades are not theirs to move around for the purpose of making statements.>>

I think they are mine I paid for them.

Posted by: The Hickster at October 13, 2013 06:58 PM (okL9f)

107 94 Beagle at October 13, 2013 10:56 PM (sOtz/)

Islam is a buffer for the Arabian peninsula to keep those dirty Judeo-Xian cooties out...it's all it was ever meant to be and it works too well....

the tragedy is the enlightenment which would have never occurred sans Christianity is about to be thrown out with the bath water....

the good news is the goats are gonna wind up with a lot of extra loving I guess.

Posted by: sven10077 at October 13, 2013 06:58 PM (9jfyN)

108 This is the future of California. Californians' taxes will be paying pensions of long retired workers and residents will be policing their streets and repairing their roads.

Posted by: Eddie Baby at October 13, 2013 06:59 PM (AHjmx)

109 103 70s-version of Susan Sarandon just looks weird, like her eyes have somehow taken over her entire head. Blergh. She actually looks better (still an idiot) with some age. Posted by: Jenny Hates Her Phone at October 13, 2013 10:58 PM

Janet!

Posted by: Brad Majors at October 13, 2013 07:00 PM (aTXUx)

110 Or MEMRI for Friday sermon primary sources is useful. Posted by: Beagle at October 13, 2013 10:56 PM (sOtz/) The modern left has picked a religion and it is not Judaism or Christ's teachings. It is islam, the left and islam have an unsigned alliance Both islam and leftists detest practicing Jews and Christians

Posted by: zip zip at October 13, 2013 07:00 PM (sb9Hq)

111 " A good Muslim is a good Jew, and a good Jew is a good Christian, and so forth" Wow. Let me guess...she's not religious, she's spiritual, right? All religions are not equal, all cultures are not equal.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 13, 2013 07:00 PM (JRmiD)

112 @92 Remember Althouse is a fucking state employee. She teaches law at UW. She voted for Obama TWICE. So, FUCK HER. Why does Insty link to her, is Glen fucking her, god help him if he is.

Posted by: Nip Sip at October 13, 2013 07:00 PM (0FSuD)

113 Ann Althouse was trolling her blog patrons today. ... About 200 commenters have told "her" where to head out. Posted by: rd Surprised I'm not. Anticipate such RINO drivel I do. Her vote for Obama, a vote for her own ego, it was. Her words mean nothing. Her opinion, less.

Posted by: Yoda cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 13, 2013 07:00 PM (HkHpf)

114 92 About 200 commenters have told "her" where to head out. She has commenters again? Last time I looked over there, she was having some sort of tantrum and had shut down comments entirely.

Posted by: Splunge at October 13, 2013 07:00 PM (bKA83)

115 "We hope he has gone to rest"
Don't sound too sure, do they? Maybe even a bit worried!
Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at October 13, 2013 10:55 PM (FkH4y)
You would be worried too.

Posted by: The Hundredth Bear at October 13, 2013 07:00 PM (v1Ckr)

116 108 This is the future of California. Californians' taxes will be paying pensions of long retired workers and residents will be policing their streets and repairing their roads. Posted by: Eddie Baby at October 13, 2013 10:59 PM (AHjmx) Ahh, the Ancien Regime.

Posted by: Louis XIV at October 13, 2013 07:01 PM (HO63e)

117 She has commenters again? Last time I looked over there, she was having some sort of tantrum and had shut down comments entirely.

Her husband, Meade, moderates all comments. It's a total Potemkin Village over there.

Posted by: EC at October 13, 2013 07:01 PM (doBIb)

118 Those barracades are being used to close places that never close. A law professor should be able to make critical factual distinctions. You can't close the ocean and nature. Not for hundreds of years anyway. We don't have royal forests or royal parks.

Posted by: Beagle at October 13, 2013 07:01 PM (sOtz/)

119 Search for :"Hellen Mirren caligula"

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 13, 2013 10:57 PM (DmNpO)

also: Age Of Consent; Savage Messiah

Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 07:01 PM (8sCoq)

120 108 Eddie Baby at October 13, 2013 10:59 PM (AHjmx)

One day you'll dial up NOAA and get an automated voice telling you "good luck".....

the pension bomb is the ultimate scam/crisis I'd be remiss if I did notr confess wife is hanging on for her "ill gotten pension" of course I take some pleasure albeit self-masochistic that on the Federal level the military pensions will be the first to be destroyed and likely the only ones....

silly military is the only set of Federales who lack a union.

Posted by: sven10077 at October 13, 2013 07:01 PM (9jfyN)

121 TSR AD + D Deities and Demigods.

Frigga. Greater goddess. Wife of Odin. Lawful neutral. Symbol: large cat. Able to control all forms of weather. If there is a breeze blowing she can spy in that area. Has a necklace you must save against, if you fail to save you end up a drooling Moron flattering her. In battle she can shape change, starting with dragon forms and then going to avian forms. Handmaidens are Valkyries - Fulla, Vara, Lofn, Vor, Gna, Eira, Hlin, Syn, Vjofn, and Snotra. She also spins flax into gold for Odin's clothes. She is worshiped by housewives and those seeking marriage.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 07:01 PM (xqlZc)

122 Althouse leaks a yeasty puddle of nonsense once again.

Posted by: eman at October 13, 2013 07:01 PM (AO9UG)

123 Pro Tip: the person wearing a head to toe burka on an Israeli beach probably isn't there to work on her tan.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 13, 2013 07:02 PM (HtbJN)

124 65 and dallas is being dallas I see when does romo toss his mandatory pick6? Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 10:50 PM (nooa6) --I love it. I would like The Butler to score another TD.

Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 07:02 PM (fOFYL)

125 He let the 100th bear go.

Posted by: bentouttaround at October 13, 2013 07:03 PM (KTTDt)

126 76 Mrs Lurker and I are watching the son and daughter-in-law's dog. He follows me around the house staring at me. Whenever I look back at him he wags furiously. It's somewhere between heartwarming and vaguely creepy. Say 95% heartwarming and 5% creepy. By the way a good doggie's tail wag is a wonderful thing. It's hard to be grumpy when his whole body is wagging. Posted by: Northernlurker at October 13, 2013 10:53 PM (BLAfs) My niece and her husband are transferring to Ft. Leonard Wood. They can only have one pet. We inherited their Yorkie. I have never had a dog this small....all 5 lbs. of it. Our dog is 70 lbs. and our previous dog was 100 lbs. of choc. lab. The Yorkie's name is Bruiser.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami - GO CARDS!!! at October 13, 2013 07:03 PM (bCEmE)

127 72 Sex in the 70's. Is that when the hairier the womans hoohaa the sexier n hawter it was thought to be? Posted by: fastfreefall at October 13, 2013 10:52 PM (Tz35j) Considering that razors back then were either straight razors or double edged single blades, shaving "down there" was much different than it is now. Plus, the underdrawers back then covered both the front and back.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at October 13, 2013 07:03 PM (BXLPR)

128 >and dallas is being dallas I see
when does romo toss his mandatory pick6?

late 4th Q

Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 07:03 PM (8sCoq)

129 106 These barricades are not theirs to move around for the purpose of making statements.>> I think they are mine I paid for them. Posted by: The Hickster at October 13, 2013 10:58 PM (okL9f) No, to be accurate, you took out a loan for them. From the Chinese.

Posted by: Beau Jest at October 13, 2013 07:03 PM (HO63e)

130 Was it something I said?

Posted by: Caliban at October 13, 2013 07:04 PM (DrC22)

131 112 I didn't know she voted for TFG twice. Knew I paid her state wages, fucking hag. Oh btw good nite horde. Be well & save the pieces

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 13, 2013 07:04 PM (HVff2)

132 Please, don't start that subject again. You know the one. Just. Don't.

Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 07:04 PM (8sCoq)

133 These barricades are not theirs to move around... --- Yeah, no. They're not claiming the barricades are theirs; they're claiming the monument is theirs. If the barricades are Obama's, he can have 'em. Likewise, when my neighbors leave garbage or dog crap on my lawn, I move it to *their* front stoop.

Posted by: Jenny Hates Her Phone at October 13, 2013 07:05 PM (GmTxn)

134 112 @92 Remember Althouse is a fucking state employee. She teaches law at UW. She voted for Obama TWICE. So, FUCK HER. Why does Insty link to her, is Glen fucking her, god help him if he is. Posted by: Nip Sip at October 13, 2013 11:00 PM (0FSuD) I think Glen way back. On the linking, that is.

Posted by: eman at October 13, 2013 07:05 PM (AO9UG)

135 Jones in CO. Longbows?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 07:05 PM (xqlZc)

136 Oakland has a lot of pit bulls, an chihuahua's. Leave it at that.

Posted by: nip at October 13, 2013 07:06 PM (jI23+)

137 Anna, medieval weaponry is fine

Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 07:06 PM (8sCoq)

138 RG3 gotta be the Skins' leading rusher tonight

Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 07:07 PM (8sCoq)

139 Ack. Glen cut way back. Aw, fuck it.

Posted by: eman at October 13, 2013 07:07 PM (AO9UG)

140 Whoaaaa, Wilbur.

Sack. Fumble. That might just wrap things up.

Posted by: Mr. Ed at October 13, 2013 07:07 PM (7EoL1)

141 Those barracades are being used to close places that never close.

Drove by some "restored prairie" that was blocked off today. God forbid anyone walk through some dead weeds without SCOAMF's blessing.

Had a nice walk through an NHS site I happened to be driving past.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10297889@N08/sets/72157636522543296/

Posted by: HeatherRadish™, drinking beers at October 13, 2013 07:08 PM (hO8IJ)

142 Janet! Posted by: Brad Majors at October 13, 2013 11:00 PM (aTXUx) Brad!

Posted by: Janet Weiss at October 13, 2013 07:09 PM (Vk2pI)

143 Aloha!

Posted by: cthulhu at October 13, 2013 07:09 PM (P5aCe)

144

92
Ann Althouse was trolling her blog patrons today.

Some commenters here actually defend this stupid illogical twit. I doubt any will show up to defend her latests spew of retardation.

Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 07:09 PM (LI48c)

145 Space Battleship Yamato 2199 clips. If you want laughs, turn on the captions since they bear no relation to what is being said in Japanese.

http://youtu.be/or09dSlxltM

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 07:09 PM (xqlZc)

146 For what it's worth, I used to to have receding gum problems, had surgery a couple of times too. Then I started using Listerine, not just any mouth wash, Listerine, a couple of times a day, and after a few months, my gum problems started to go away. They remain away to this day. You might give it a shot...twice a day.

Posted by: Last One at October 13, 2013 07:09 PM (8HiDF)

147 This was supposed to be Fantasy Nirvana. Instead, it's fantasy Washington, DC.

Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 07:10 PM (fOFYL)

148 119 Search for :"Hellen Mirren caligula"

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 13, 2013 10:57 PM (DmNpO)

also: Age Of Consent; Savage Messiah

Posted by: Jones in CO

See also The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover .

Posted by: puddleglum at October 13, 2013 07:10 PM (8SsiG)

149 WTF did the Altair do, just sit there and blink its little lights? Posted by: eman --------------------------- Ahh. Spoken by someone who has never spent extended periods of time toggling in hand-assembled machine code one byte at a time. The truth is, it was a bit of a miracle. Prior to that no one could imagine having their own computer. In many ways, it was far more satisfying as an involvement than now. They were heady days. The same is true of ham radio. There was a time when just using things required a great deal more knowledge and engagement. Now..., meh. Every yut and yahoo on the block with a credit card can busy up the internet downloading movies.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 13, 2013 07:10 PM (aDwsi)

150 Listerine, a couple of times a day, ... Posted by: Last One at October 13, 2013 11:09 PM I use it for aftershave...no more ingrown hairs seriously

Posted by: Dept. Of Acuracy at October 13, 2013 07:11 PM (MhA4j)

151 I use it for aftershave...no more ingrown hairs seriously Posted by: Dept. Of Acuracy at October 13, 2013 11:11 PM (MhA4j) Doesn't that burn?!

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami - GO CARDS!!! at October 13, 2013 07:11 PM (bCEmE)

152 For what it's worth, I used to to have receding gum problems, had surgery a couple of times too. Then I started using Listerine, not just any mouth wash, Listerine, a couple of times a day, and after a few months, my gum problems started to go away. They remain away to this day. You might give it a shot...twice a day. Posted by: Last One ------------------------------ I use a 50/50 mix of Listerine and hydrogen peroxide.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 13, 2013 07:12 PM (aDwsi)

153

She voted for Obama TWICE.

So, FUCK HER. Why does Insty link to her, is Glen fucking her, god help him if he is.

Only once. But she sure did agonize over who to vote for last time and made a big deal about her informed decision only a few weeks from the election.

Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 07:12 PM (LI48c)

154 146 For what it's worth, I used to to have receding gum problems, had surgery a couple of times too. Then I started using Listerine, not just any mouth wash, Listerine, a couple of times a day, and after a few months, my gum problems started to go away. They remain away to this day. You might give it a shot...twice a day. Isn't Listerine basically alcohol and water and whatever they use to make it smell like a just-cleaned restroom? Maybe Val-U-Rite would work just as well, and you wouldn't have to spit it out, after rinsing.

Posted by: Splunge at October 13, 2013 07:13 PM (bKA83)

155 I use Listerine Toothpaste and mouthwash...

started that in the Infantry when brushing was "sporadic"...got my first cavity 4 years ago b/c "old age is a gift all might achieve"...

I have flip-flops older than Ezra "JuiceBox" Klein

Posted by: sven10077 at October 13, 2013 07:13 PM (9jfyN)

156 Good Dog, please don't let this deteriorate into a gingivitis thread.

Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 07:14 PM (fOFYL)

157 I just use peroxide. Haven't had a single dental issue since I started. Cleanings are are a breeze.

Posted by: lindafell at October 13, 2013 07:14 PM (PGO8C)

158 151 I use it for aftershave...no more ingrown hairs
seriously

Posted by: Dept. Of Acuracy at October 13, 2013 11:11 PM (MhA4j)

Doesn't that burn?!

Posted by: Tami - GO CARDS!!! at October 13, 2013 11:11 PM (bCEmE)

Yes aftershave does have a little bit of a burn.

Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 07:14 PM (LI48c)

159 Space Battleship Yamato 2199 clips. If you want laughs, turn on the captions since they bear no relation to what is being said in Japanese. ----------------- 'What's Up Tiger Lily"?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 13, 2013 07:14 PM (aDwsi)

160 133 If the barricades are Obama's, he can have 'em. I see over at WeaselZippers that a bunch of those naughty vets droppec off a pile of barrycades in front of the Spite House.

Posted by: Anachronda at October 13, 2013 07:14 PM (U82Km)

161 But if I gargled with Valu-rite, I would get a receding liver...and I think I'm already missing big chunks of that.

Posted by: Last One at October 13, 2013 07:14 PM (8HiDF)

162 Dallas scores again. The Redskins suck. On the bright side the Redskins make Bob Costas weep.

Posted by: puddleglum at October 13, 2013 07:14 PM (8SsiG)

163 Yes aftershave does have a little bit of a burn. Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 11:14 PM (LI48c) I would imagine Listerine has more than a little bit of a burn.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami - GO CARDS!!! at October 13, 2013 07:15 PM (bCEmE)

164 Maybe Val-U-Rite would work just as well, and you wouldn't have to spit it out, after rinsing. Posted by: Splunge --------------- Hobos do NOT spit out Listerine.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 13, 2013 07:15 PM (aDwsi)

165 154 Listerine http://tinyurl.com/phsrtlh

Posted by: Dept. Of Acuracy at October 13, 2013 07:15 PM (MhA4j)

166 119 Search for :"Hellen Mirren caligula" Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 13, 2013 10:57 PM (DmNpO) also: Age Of Consent; Savage Messiah Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 11:01 PM (8sCoq) And "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover" from the 80s. She was about 40 then, and awesome.

Posted by: rickl at October 13, 2013 07:16 PM (sdi6R)

167 Breaking news on Twitter: explosion at Terminal 2 at LAX.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 13, 2013 07:16 PM (T/XcG)

168 Explosion at LAX terminal. May be something. May be nothing. That is all I know.

Posted by: dogfish at October 13, 2013 07:16 PM (nsOJa)

169 In a dog that didn't bark story of human progress ... the massive cyclone that hit India has only resulted in about 20 deaths or so. This is actually a sign of India's progress. A decade or more ago similar storms routinely killed thousands, even tens of thousands. India's govt appears to have done a fairly competent job of evacuating its citizens and putting them in shelters that could withstand the storm. Thousands of homes were destroyed but the people and the govt were able to act competently and get out of the way. Good for India. 10 or 20 years ago this would have been an epic humanitarian disaster.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 13, 2013 07:16 PM (ZPrif)

170 Wasn't Helen in Excalibur also?

Posted by: lindafell at October 13, 2013 07:17 PM (PGO8C)

171 163 Actually, the menthol is refreshing and the Methyl salicylate reduces inflammation

Posted by: Dept. Of Acuracy at October 13, 2013 07:17 PM (MhA4j)

172 Yes aftershave does have a little bit of a burn. Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 11:14 PM (LI48c) Tell me about it.

Posted by: Kevin McCallister at October 13, 2013 07:17 PM (ZyqBH)

173 Kaboom at LAX terminal. May be something. May be nothing. That is all I know.

Posted by: dogfish at October 13, 2013 07:18 PM (nsOJa)

174 170 Wasn't Helen in Excalibur also? Posted by: lindafell at October 13, 2013 11:17 PM (PGO8C) --Yes, she was King Arthur's mother.

Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 07:18 PM (fOFYL)

175 I think Insty links Althouse cause a) he kinda likes her and b) he wants to reward any non-rigidly leftist academic. Remember, for an academic, Althouse basically counts as right-wing.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 13, 2013 07:19 PM (ZPrif)

176 Hellen Mirren's bared her breasts as many times as the SCOMF has said "me"

Posted by: Dept. Of Acuracy at October 13, 2013 07:19 PM (MhA4j)

177 Ah, the MILF

Posted by: lindafell at October 13, 2013 07:19 PM (PGO8C)

178 I've met Gates a few times, he does that rocking thing a lot. Probably has a touch of aspy like my bro and I do.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 07:20 PM (l5zzX)

179 Mike Hammer, basically.

A short clip from Leiji Matsumoto's The Cockpit. What if Shindens had reached combat status while B-29s were bombing in daylight from high altitude and without P-51 escort from Iwo Jima. Please pay no attention to the odd quad .50 gun turrets on the B-29s... not sure where the animators got that from.
http://youtu.be/MTQvgzgfXPA

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 07:20 PM (xqlZc)

180 Fuck, RG3 lets me down.

Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 07:21 PM (fOFYL)

181 In Vespuccia (State of Peruvia) Football teams try to score the LEAST amount of points.

They never make it to the playoffs tho.

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 07:21 PM (E7Iyp)

182 175 I think Insty links Althouse cause a) he kinda likes her and b) he wants to reward any non-rigidly leftist academic. Remember, for an academic, Althouse basically counts as right-wing.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 13, 2013 11:19 PM (ZPrif)

Perhaps he should try looking for an intelligent one to replace her with.

Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 07:21 PM (LI48c)

183 Anyone know if this INT is contestable?

Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 07:22 PM (fOFYL)

184 Breaking news on Twitter: explosion at Terminal 2 at LAX. *** It was another case of dry ice in a bottle. That's what has been reported.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 13, 2013 07:22 PM (DmNpO)

185

Somebody had to have run a wrong route.

Posted by: puddleglum at October 13, 2013 07:22 PM (8SsiG)

186 So, is there anything other than The Queen in which Mirren didn't disrobe?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 13, 2013 07:23 PM (DmNpO)

187 Big Papi. Boom Shaka Laka.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 13, 2013 07:23 PM (ZPrif)

188 I think Insty links Althouse cause a) he kinda likes her and b) he wants to reward any non-rigidly leftist academic. Remember, for an academic, Althouse basically counts as right-wing. Posted by: Flatbush Joe Were AmishDude here, he might have a different interpretation.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 13, 2013 07:23 PM (HkHpf)

189 Is a 'gum graft' when they take skin from your bag and use it to repair gum-disease damage or is it the other way around?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at October 13, 2013 07:23 PM (i4xvM)

190 Papiiiiiiii!

Grand Slam. Tie ball game!

Posted by: Mr. Ed at October 13, 2013 07:24 PM (7EoL1)

191 186 My bedroom

Posted by: Dept. Of Acuracy at October 13, 2013 07:24 PM (MhA4j)

192 Big Papi just posterized the right-fielder. Basically knocked him over the wall with a grand slam. That was pretty epic.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 13, 2013 07:25 PM (ZPrif)

193 186 So, is there anything other than The Queen in which Mirren didn't disrobe?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse

Cal ? I''ve only seen it once and I don't remember her nekid. Good movie if you like dreary Irish movies about The Troubles.

Posted by: puddleglum at October 13, 2013 07:25 PM (8SsiG)

194 184 It was another case of dry ice in a bottle. That's what has been reported. That was real smart, to bring that to the airport. At least now we know where Biden is.

Posted by: Splunge at October 13, 2013 07:25 PM (bKA83)

195 Purp - A bit of trvia (or urban myth), the last production code written by Gates himself was a co-operative effort by Gates and a fellow at Kyocera. The OS for the Tandy M100.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 13, 2013 07:25 PM (aDwsi)

196 wow Papi... what a hit! And the cop in the bull pen throws his arms up in celebration... heh

Posted by: Yip at October 13, 2013 07:25 PM (/jHWN)

197 Linda @ 170 - Yes, yes she was. I'll be in my bunk.

Posted by: Butch at October 13, 2013 07:25 PM (EV3Uf)

198 158 151 I use it for aftershave...no more ingrown hairs seriously Posted by: Dept. Of Acuracy at October 13, 2013 11:11 PM (MhA4j) Doesn't that burn?! Posted by: Tami - GO CARDS!!! at October 13, 2013 11:11 PM (bCEmE) Yes aftershave does have a little bit of a burn. Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 11:14 PM (LI48c) Aftershave is for helping with ingrown hairs, inflammation, and for antiseptic for nicks and cuts to make sure infections don't happen. Scent is just a byproduct.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at October 13, 2013 07:25 PM (BXLPR)

199 That was like something out of a movie with the outfielder flipping over the wall like that.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 13, 2013 07:26 PM (ZPrif)

200 Good evening, Horde. Tomorrow is Canadian Thanksgiving, and we celebrated today at a friends' home with about 50 other people - including Vendette. Traditionally we do about six turkeys, and five pounds of potatoes, oodles of sides and desserts. I cleaned for two hours and I only made a dent. Damn there's a lot of food left over. I was told by three people that my turkey was the best, so that's cool. And I didn't say anything mean to my fellow ex-pat wearing an Obama 2012 (ptui) shirt.

Posted by: Gingy at October 13, 2013 07:26 PM (jt8G9)

201 dammit, it's Sunday night. The Stoopid BusinessÂ™ reconvenes at 0700, and I have an hour drive. Do the math, people. I should be sleepin'

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 13, 2013 07:26 PM (JMmQ9)

202 Helen Mirren always stayed in her work uniform in 2010: The Year We Make Contact. Heck no one in that movie disrobed, the funk must have been horrendous.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 07:27 PM (xqlZc)

203 C'mon 'Skins, give me some garbage time points!!!

Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 07:28 PM (fOFYL)

204 Showing the rerun, the cop raises his arms in the air, then realizes the outfielder may be hurt, so he quits celebrating.

Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 07:28 PM (PTQex)

205 Had the TV on mute during Bob Costa's halftime gig. Somethin with Indian head dresses. What was that about? Then again, disregard.

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 07:29 PM (aUQgu)

206 2010 was as bad/talky as 2001 is good/visuals-driven, rather than dialogue-driven. If I were Kubrick, I would have been angry about what a shitty sequel it was.

As I understand it, 2010 basically ruined Peter Hyams' career. Has he ever done anything since then that anyone's ever heard of?

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 13, 2013 07:29 PM (T/XcG)

207 The Mini NC MoMee went splendidly! It was only Tobacco Road and myself, but two people meeting qualifies as a "meet up".

Many paper and steel targets were brutally massacred. In fact, it was a paper target silhouette genocide! A bowling pin steel target ethnic cleansing! Afterwards, we celebrated our glorious kills over non-gluten free beer and pork products like true warriors.

Posted by: EC at October 13, 2013 10:39 PM (doBIb)

*sobs* damn this working for a living!!! DAMN IT ALL TO HELL!!!!! Not only did I miss beer and pig, but I also missed shooty goodness???

it is too much to bear...

and I'm still at work...

fml

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at October 13, 2013 07:30 PM (xa1/W)

208 2010 was as bad/talky as 2001 is good/visuals-driven, rather than dialogue-driven. If I were Kubrick, I would have been angry about what a shitty sequel it was. Posted by: qdpsteve at October 13, 2013 11:29 PM (T/XcG) They did blow up Jupiter, which was cool.

Posted by: The Jovan Hat at October 13, 2013 07:31 PM (Vk2pI)

209

My silly beagle, just because I can.

http://i39.tinypic.com/2renul2.jpg

Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 07:31 PM (LI48c)

210 Looking forward to Madonna either starting to wear a burka or doing an "Express yoursef" tour in the middle east.

Posted by: Darth Randall at October 13, 2013 07:32 PM (Zswg6)

211 Every Helen Mirren nude photo and movie still in existence NSFW http://tinyurl.com/2anqxb

Posted by: Dept. Of Acuracy at October 13, 2013 07:32 PM (MhA4j)

212 Awww buzzion! He's cute!

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami - GO CARDS!!! at October 13, 2013 07:32 PM (bCEmE)

213 2010 was as bad/talky as 2001 is good/visuals-driven, rather than dialogue-driven. Posted by: qdpsteve at October 13, 2013 11:29 PM (T/XcG)
The cold war back and forth was almost unbearable to me.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 13, 2013 07:32 PM (v1Ckr)

214 RG3 ain't RG3 no mo. Might never be again. Too bad. Hopefully he can reinvent himself. Or maybe another year of healing. Or magic stem cells. Or something. But that magic speed he had last year is gone, baby, gone. Seems like a decent guy.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 13, 2013 07:32 PM (ZPrif)

215 And I didn't say anything mean to my fellow ex-pat wearing an Obama 2012 (ptui) shirt.
You should have asked him(?) if he sucks Justin "Shiny Pony" Trudeau's dick too?
And I just got back from my family's Thanksgiving dinner at my eldest brother's that also includes lasagna because his wife is originally Italian. No desert for me as I loaded up too much on the appetizers pre-dinner despite purposefully not having had lunch.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at October 13, 2013 07:32 PM (i4xvM)

216 The Redskins fans I work with will be in mourning. The one Cowboys fan in the office will be joyful, but its ok, she has an amazing rack. They're Christina Hendricks-like if CH was a black chick.

Posted by: puddleglum at October 13, 2013 07:33 PM (8SsiG)

217 ...or doing an "Express yoursef" tour in the middle east.

Darth Randall: soundsa gooda to me. Can't wait for the news reports that Madonna's head is missing somewhere in Tora Bora.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 13, 2013 07:33 PM (T/XcG)

218
Retirement means Monday is just another day.

Posted by: irongrampa at October 13, 2013 07:34 PM (SAMxH)

219 >Had the TV on mute during Bob Costa's halftime gig. Somethin with Indian head dresses. What was that about? Then again, disregard.

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 11:29 PM (aUQgu)

after nearly 40 years in broadcasting, Bob Costas has now determined that 'the Redskins' is a bad team name

Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 07:34 PM (8sCoq)

220 http://i39.tinypic.com/2renul2.jpg the ones with the glowin' eyes scare me!

Posted by: Adriane... at October 13, 2013 07:34 PM (KoFMU)

221 Posted by: andycanuck at October 13, 2013 11:32 PM (i4xvM) The t-shirt-wearer was a her. Meanwhile, Gingy: A force to be reckoned with.

Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 07:34 PM (PTQex)

222
How 'bout them Cowboys.

Posted by: irongrampa at October 13, 2013 07:34 PM (SAMxH)

223 168 Explosion at LAX terminal. May be something. May be nothing. That is all I know. Posted by: dogfish at October 13, 2013 11:16 PM

How did this happen? All the Tea Partiers are in DC today!

Posted by: Brian Ross at October 13, 2013 07:35 PM (aTXUx)

224 Running Scared, the Presidio, Timecop, he wasn't a great breakout star, before, Outland had it's moments.

Posted by: Lando Boehner at October 13, 2013 07:35 PM (Jsiw/)

225 Good win Puffy Judd...

If we meet in the postseason maybe I'll have my team's heads outta thier asses !!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 07:35 PM (E7Iyp)

226 Retirement means Monday is just another day.
Posted by: irongrampa at October 13, 2013 11:34 PM (SAMxH)
Every day is Saturday....except for Sunday.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 13, 2013 07:35 PM (v1Ckr)

227 Way to piss away the game, Dreadskins!

Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 07:36 PM (fOFYL)

228 I wonder how many people, especially on the east coast, turned off the ball game at 5-1?

Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 07:36 PM (PTQex)

229 The Dallas Cowboys name must be changed also. Cowboys slaughtered, raped, and pillaged Native Americans!!

Posted by: Bob Costas hurt dick at October 13, 2013 07:36 PM (8SsiG)

230 212 Awww buzzion! He's cute!

Posted by: Tami - GO CARDS!!! at October 13, 2013 11:32 PM (bCEmE)

My response to him being called cute is always "He has to be."

Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 07:36 PM (LI48c)

231 So, is there anything other than The Queen in which Mirren didn't disrobe?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 13, 2013 11:23 PM

"2010"

Posted by: otho at October 13, 2013 07:37 PM (9gNQd)

232

needless to say, the redskins come to Chicago next week

5-2.....here we come

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 07:37 PM (nooa6)

233 231 An episode of Top Gear BBC.. Tho I hear there's extended footage on the DVD.

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 07:38 PM (E7Iyp)

234 208 the Jovian Hat,

Jupiter was in better shape than Detroit...so there's that....

smart towns will allow a form of San Francisco's "patrol specials"

Posted by: sven10077 at October 13, 2013 07:38 PM (9jfyN)

235 221 Posted by: andycanuck at October 13, 2013 11:32 PM (i4xvM) The t-shirt-wearer was a her. Meanwhile, Gingy: A force to be reckoned with. Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 11:34 PM (PTQex) --- Nah, just used to cooking for a lotta people.

Posted by: Gingy at October 13, 2013 07:38 PM (jt8G9)

236 So, is there anything other than The Queen in which Mirren didn't disrobe?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 13, 2013 11:23 PM

"2010"
Posted by: otho
Not on camera at least, Dave.

Posted by: HAL 9000 at October 13, 2013 07:39 PM (i4xvM)

237 >>> Grand Slam. Tie ball game! Manny Ortez is a great ballplayer.

Posted by: John f'in Kerry at October 13, 2013 07:39 PM (z9HTb)

238 229 The Dallas Cowboys name must be changed also. Cowboys slaughtered.... Native Americans!! Posted by: Bob Costas hurt dick at October 13, 2013 11:36 PM (8SsiG) Obviously not enough to prevent complaints in the here and now.

Posted by: Grizzly Adams at October 13, 2013 07:39 PM (HO63e)

239 236 Hal 9000,

Daisy....Daisy....

Dukes or Marie...

Posted by: sven10077 at October 13, 2013 07:40 PM (9jfyN)

240 So I guess by EC's standards, my house is always a meetup.

Posted by: Gingy at October 13, 2013 07:41 PM (jt8G9)

241 239 236 Hal 9000,

Daisy....Daisy....

Dukes or Marie...

Posted by: sven10077 at October 13, 2013 11:40 PM (9jfyN)

Bell

Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 07:41 PM (LI48c)

242 Why didn't anyone tell me it was Hispanic Heritage Month? I didn't even order a piÃ±ata.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 13, 2013 07:41 PM (HtbJN)

243 Arthur C. Clarke thought it was a wonderful idea of Peter Hyam's - to introduce into Clarke's relatively politically benign story all that Cold War tension. All it did was horribly date the film so its almost impossible to watch now as opposed to 2001 which is easy to watch again. Mainly because Kubrick and Clarke decided to leave a lot of the mental gymnastics to the audience.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 07:42 PM (xqlZc)

244 "Also, Vicodin and wine for that extra kick!"

Vicodin contains acetaminophen, and if you're a smart drinker, you will keep your drinking separate from acetaminophen or anything that contains it. Very bad juju.

Posted by: torquewrench at October 13, 2013 07:42 PM (gqT4g)

245 Doesn't Madonna know that Muslim girls aren't allowed to go to school under the Brotherhood?

Posted by: katya, the designated driver at October 13, 2013 07:42 PM (DoZD+)

246 238 Grizzly Adams,

Hey Pale Face we do the work so Running-Bear doesn't have to....

//Ward "Chutch" Churchill and Lez "Lieawatha" Warren

Posted by: sven10077 at October 13, 2013 07:42 PM (9jfyN)

247 242 Why didn't anyone tell me it was Hispanic Heritage Month? I didn't even order a piÃ±ata.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 13, 2013 11:41 PM (HtbJN)

Well its almost over. It stupidly begins halfway through September.

Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 07:43 PM (LI48c)

248 Big Papi is an impressive dude. But his pharmacist is more impressive.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 13, 2013 07:44 PM (ZPrif)

249 What does Bob Costas actually 'do' for NBC?

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 07:44 PM (aUQgu)

250 Sox win.

Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 07:44 PM (PTQex)

251 Nice... tied up.. Way to go Sox

Posted by: Yip at October 13, 2013 07:44 PM (/jHWN)

252 Sox Win!

Posted by: Mr. Ed at October 13, 2013 07:44 PM (7EoL1)

253 >What does Bob Costas actually 'do' for NBC?

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 11:44 PM (aUQgu)

deep thoughts and stuff

Posted by: Jones in CO at October 13, 2013 07:45 PM (8sCoq)

254 249 What does Bob Costas actually 'do' for NBC?

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 11:44 PM (aUQgu)

Satisfy one of their Affirmative Action requirements by hiring a midget.

Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 07:45 PM (LI48c)

255 Hey y'all. Eid al-Adha starts today at sunset, maybe.

Posted by: Bomber at October 13, 2013 07:45 PM (4Mwv/)

256 The cop in the Detroit bullpen will probably wait for the relief pitchers to leave then go nuts.

Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 07:45 PM (PTQex)

257 Deep Thought was a computer masquerading as a planet.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 07:45 PM (xqlZc)

258 What does Bob Costas actually 'do' for NBC? maybe the question should be 'who?'

Posted by: Adriane... at October 13, 2013 07:45 PM (KoFMU)

259 Have the Red Sox gone Amish?

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami - GO CARDS!!! at October 13, 2013 07:45 PM (bCEmE)

260 No, Deep Thought BUILT the computer masquerading as a planet (the Earth)

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 07:46 PM (E7Iyp)

261 Arthur C. Clarke thought it was a wonderful idea of Peter Hyam's - to introduce into Clarke's relatively politically benign story all that Cold War tension. All it did was horribly date the film so its almost impossible to watch now as opposed to 2001 which is easy to watch again. Mainly because Kubrick and Clarke decided to leave a lot of the mental gymnastics to the audience.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 11:42 PM

Yeah, 2010 is a pretty sucky film. Great looking flick with some decents moments though. One thing that always bugged me about it was the casting... maybe it was the acting... dunno... but it just seemed "off". Dunno why Clarke felt the need to go the way he did in 2010. The expansion on 2001 was already done rather well in "Lost World of 2001". He should have stuck with that stuff.

Posted by: otho at October 13, 2013 07:47 PM (9gNQd)

262 No, Slartibartfast's corporation built the planet. He himself did the fjords. He loved the fiddly bits.

Posted by: Gingy at October 13, 2013 07:47 PM (jt8G9)

263 Chocolate is proof that God loves us and wants us to get through bad hair days with a smile is just about as Deep a Thought as I can manage ...

Posted by: Adriane... at October 13, 2013 07:48 PM (KoFMU)

264 I went back and watched 2001 a while ago. It didn't age well at all.

When people try to do "modernistic" and have furniture that in retrospect looks like it was designed by Torquemada, it always winds up looking kinda lame.

Its like those "modern" F.L. Wright houses that wound up being maintenance nightmares, look goofy rather than modern today, and never really worked right for the buyers.

When people force modern, they almost always overreach.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 07:48 PM (l5zzX)

265 Perhaps he should try looking for an intelligent one to replace her with.

Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 11:21 PM (LI48c)

Mike Adams and William Jacobson immediately come to mind...but then they're both plumbed the same way as Glen is...which may make the difference.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at October 13, 2013 07:48 PM (xa1/W)

266 (The Magratheans)

Posted by: Gingy at October 13, 2013 07:48 PM (jt8G9)

267 Red Soxs have gone Taliban.

Posted by: Mullah Omar at October 13, 2013 07:48 PM (vjrgd)

268 But Deep Thought made the design that had it happen. He wasn't a planet

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 07:48 PM (E7Iyp)

269 OK, I'm out tomorrow night, mi imagoes

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 13, 2013 07:49 PM (JMmQ9)

270 Chocolate is proof that God loves us and wants us to get through bad hair days with a smile is just about as Deep a Thought as I can manage ... Posted by: Adriane... at October 13, 2013 11:48 PM (KoFMU) Chocolate is proof that God loves me and wants me to get through life in general.

Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 07:49 PM (PTQex)

271 Eid al-Adha starts today at sunset, maybe.

fire up the car-b-q's

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 07:49 PM (l5zzX)

272 Go Tigers. Fuck beards.

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 07:50 PM (aUQgu)

273 Vendette at October 13, 2013 11:49 PM (PTQex) Aaaaaaaaaaaaa men!

Posted by: Adriane... at October 13, 2013 07:50 PM (KoFMU)

274 otho, you mean the black pyramids parading through New York City to a ticker-tape parade while being escorted by Irish cops? Oh wait that abandoned idea is from The Lost Worlds of 2001 by Arthur C. Clarke, Signet, 1972.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 07:51 PM (xqlZc)

275

I hope all the people at the DC Veteran's Protest were able to leave peaceably. I am concerned that some of our public spirited, nonpolitical, public safety officers might show their frustration by harassing or arresting the last few protesters.

After all, our petulant commander in chief has set a terrible example with his unprecedented, unpresidential and idiotic decision to barrycade the parks and the monuments across the nation to start with.

also, Gateway Pundit has a post on LAX.

Posted by: rd at October 13, 2013 07:52 PM (D+lxs)

276 >>>271 Eid al-Adha starts today at sunset, maybe. The sound of the muezzin's head hitting the pavement below the minaret at sunset is the most beautiful sound in the world.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 13, 2013 07:53 PM (HtbJN)

277 267 Red Soxs have gone Taliban.

Posted by: Mullah Omar at October 13, 2013 11:48 PM (vjrgd)

That bombing thing messed up their hormones, or somthin

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 07:53 PM (aUQgu)

278 Game 3 is at 3:30 Eastern on Tuesday!?!?!?!?!?

Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 07:54 PM (PTQex)

279 @255 Don't they have to go outside and check the moon to kick things off? In case Allah changes the moon phases.

Posted by: Beagle at October 13, 2013 07:55 PM (sOtz/)

280 Best thing about MLB on Fox - no Olberdouche

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 13, 2013 07:55 PM (ZPrif)

281 Well if we are going to quibble about Earth and Deep Thought, could always ask the nice folk on Krikket their opinion. Or maybe the Silastic Armourfiends?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 07:55 PM (xqlZc)

282 I'm not quite sure how long I've been watching Pawn Stars. Four hours? A day and a half? Not that I mind.

Posted by: Gem at October 13, 2013 07:56 PM (zw+pb)

283 by harassing or arresting the last few protesters.

The tactical withdrawal plan for this kinda stuff in the future should probably make sure the last to leave are in wheelchairs or otherwise visibly disabled to maximize propaganda value should something like that happen.

This setting people up shit is a double edged sword.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 07:56 PM (l5zzX)

284 otho, you mean the black pyramids parading through New York City to a ticker-tape parade while being escorted by Irish cops? Oh wait that abandoned idea is from The Lost Worlds of 2001 by Arthur C. Clarke, Signet, 1972.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 11:51 PM

Lol. No, not that particular one. Some of the other stuff though. Was thinking along the lines of the moonwatcher stuff and assorted concepts that were left out of the original. No need for the sort of answers he later came up with that seem to contradict what was the background for the original. "Lost Worlds" is a mish mash of stuff, but what's in there is better than what came later with 2010 etc.

Posted by: otho at October 13, 2013 07:57 PM (9gNQd)

285 Eh, the story ends for me after the Restaurant

He never quite got the groove again.. Tho Dirk Gently's first couple storys were good.

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 07:58 PM (E7Iyp)

286 I'm not quite sure how long I've been watching Pawn Stars. Four hours? A day and a half? Not that I mind. Posted by: Gem at October 13, 2013 11:56 PM (zw+pb) Having looked at the listings, you can keep going until 3:30 a.m. Eastern, if you're so inclined.

Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 07:58 PM (PTQex)

287

>>> The sound of the muezzin's head hitting the pavement below the minaret at sunset is the most beautiful sound in the world.

Not a lot of pavement around here.

Posted by: Bomber at October 13, 2013 07:59 PM (4Mwv/)

288 Bomber! How are you?

Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 07:59 PM (PTQex)

289 Perfectly Normal Beast always got me.

Posted by: Gingy at October 13, 2013 07:59 PM (jt8G9)

290 Listening to Disaster Area at full volume.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 13, 2013 08:00 PM (v1Ckr)

291 I'm not quite sure how long I've been watching Pawn Stars. Four hours? A day and a half? Not that I mind. Posted by: Gem at October 13, 2013 11:56 PM (zw+pb) Having looked at the listings, you can keep going until 3:30 a.m. Eastern, if you're so inclined. Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 11:58 PM would you even know if you were watching a loop of a single episode?

Posted by: yankeefifth at October 13, 2013 08:00 PM (Z9EHQ)

292 Vendette! 47 to go, so better than yesterday. How are you?

Posted by: Bomber at October 13, 2013 08:01 PM (4Mwv/)

293 Bomber, when the Chinese get some of those oil wells pumping maybe you can get your dirt upgraded to oiled dirt to keep the dust down.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 08:02 PM (l5zzX)

294 Bowman's paralysis lasted little more than a second: it was broken whrn Athena's calm, impersonal voice announced:
"All systems of Poole now No-Go. It will be necessary to replace him with a spare unit."
"Shut up, damn you!" yelled Bowman as he clamped the mask over Poole's face and switched on the oxygen.

pg. 150-151. The Lost Worlds of 2001.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 08:02 PM (xqlZc)

295 >>> Dirk Gently's first couple storys were good. I did enjoy The Long, Dark Tea Time of thre Soul.

Posted by: fluffy got glued to the floor at October 13, 2013 08:02 PM (z9HTb)

296 Y'all. I worked my ass off today.

Posted by: Gingy at October 13, 2013 08:03 PM (jt8G9)

297 Hmm, I just thought..

The Washington VOGONS!!

They are already putrid beasts, with a love for big gov, bureaucracy, and spending on bad poetry..

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:03 PM (E7Iyp)

298 Bertram Cabot is obviously in a reinforced bunk some thirty seven miles from Disaster Area's stage.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 08:04 PM (xqlZc)

299 Vendette! 47 to go, so better than yesterday. How are you? Posted by: Bomber at October 14, 2013 12:01 AM (4Mwv/) Glad to hear the days are drawing to a close. Met Gingy and Weirddave this evening at a Canadian Thanksgiving potluck. Gingy is a ginger and Weirddave is Weirddave (but he can sure talk insurance; seriously, people, if you need insurance advice, he's your man).

Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 08:04 PM (PTQex)

300 Fluffy, Have you seen the BBC series? I had no idea they even got made, but I saw the pilot, and while updated, it was pretty true to the book.

I need to see the rest now...

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:04 PM (E7Iyp)

301 Y'all. I worked my ass off today. Posted by: Gingy at October 14, 2013 12:03 AM (jt8G9) She did. I can testify.

Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 08:05 PM (PTQex)

302 Bowman's paralysis lasted little more than a second: it was broken whrn Athena's calm, impersonal voice announced:
"All systems of Poole now No-Go. It will be necessary to replace him with a spare unit."
"Shut up, damn you!" yelled Bowman as he clamped the mask over Poole's face and switched on the oxygen.

pg. 150-151. The Lost Worlds of 2001.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2013 12:02 AM

Heh. You got a copy. Good stuff. You're not a fan of it?

Posted by: otho at October 13, 2013 08:05 PM (9gNQd)

303 Time for the old folk. Need to get the Toy ready for storage.

Goodnite, good people. Stay safe.

Posted by: irongrampa at October 13, 2013 08:06 PM (SAMxH)

304 Good night, IG!

Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 08:07 PM (PTQex)

305 127 72 Sex in the 70's. Is that when the hairier the womans hoohaa the sexier n hawter it was thought to be?
Posted by: fastfreefall at October 13, 2013 10:52 PM (Tz35j)

Ummm, the movie 'Hair'

Posted by: bT at October 13, 2013 08:07 PM (80R0X)

306 >>>>>301 Y'all. I worked my ass off today. Posted by: Gingy at October 14, 2013 12:03 AM (jt8G9) -------------------- Pics or it didn't happen. Before and after, preferably.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 13, 2013 08:07 PM (HtbJN)

307 I thought the mice designed Earth or was that from Red Dwarf?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at October 13, 2013 08:07 PM (i4xvM)

308 Cicero, I worked my ass off, literally, long ago.

Posted by: Gingy at October 13, 2013 08:08 PM (jt8G9)

309 >>> Fluffy, Have you seen the BBC series? No, but I might add it to the queue.

Posted by: fluffy at October 13, 2013 08:08 PM (z9HTb)

310 Andycanuck, the mice were from HHGTTG.

Posted by: Gingy at October 13, 2013 08:08 PM (jt8G9)

311

The most entertaining part of tonight's game was listening to the announcers' voices take on an upbeat and hopeful tone whenever the Raceskins would string together a few good plays, only to go glum when things deteriorated.

Posted by: Meremortal at October 13, 2013 08:08 PM (1Y+hH)

312 It's actually been ages since I have read through it. Just the black pyramids and Irish cops idea has always stuck with me. The juxtaposition of it. Rest has fallen into the deep crevices you could say.

Douglas Adams was still pretty good with Hitchhiker until Young Zaphod Plays It Safe which I took to mean 'hey you silly sods I am being paid money to write this twat and you chavs will buy it since its from Douglas Adams and says Hitchhiker.'

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 08:09 PM (xqlZc)

313 >>> I thought the mice designed Earth I thought they were in charge, but not the designers.

Posted by: fluffy at October 13, 2013 08:10 PM (z9HTb)

314 307 I thought the mice designed Earth or was that from Red Dwarf?Posted by: andycanuck at October 14, 2013 12:07 AM (i4xvM)
I think the mice were some pan-dimensional beings or something like that.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 13, 2013 08:10 PM (v1Ckr)

315 Networks aren't going to show female sidereporters getting facialized anymore during celebrations. Only downside of the night.

Posted by: Brady Ortiz at October 13, 2013 08:10 PM (/NKNu)

316 >>>>>308 Cicero, I worked my ass off, literally, long ago. -------------------- You can take a good thing too far, you know.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 13, 2013 08:11 PM (HtbJN)

317 Pay no attention to those pan dimensional mice in their cute little clear plastic balls. They just want to dissect your brain to find the question to the answer of Life, the Universe, and Everything.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 08:11 PM (xqlZc)

318 Yep, the mice were the ones that Designed and built Deep Thought.

DT gave them the #42, but to get the QUESTION, they had to build the Earth.

And that's why there is something fundamentally wrong with the universe (kinda)

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:11 PM (E7Iyp)

319 So apparently Secretary of State was over here this weekend talking BSA. Old rumor was if it's not signed by the end of the month, we can't plan for post-2014. Can't find much news about it - Xinhua and a couple of local sites.

Posted by: Bomber at October 13, 2013 08:11 PM (4Mwv/)

320 Just re watched RED. Helen Mirin did not disrobe. But she did handle a gun quite nicely.

Posted by: Gidget at October 13, 2013 08:12 PM (tfg7i)

321 In other news, the Arctic continues to freeze over, despite AlGore's orders. http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/en/home/seaice_extent.htm

Posted by: fluffy at October 13, 2013 08:12 PM (z9HTb)

322 yes they were 4th dimensional creatures, that happened to choose the mouse form to oversee the earth's maintenance.

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:12 PM (E7Iyp)

323 would you even know if you were watching a loop of a single episode? Posted by: yankeefifth at October 14, 2013 12:00 AM (Z9EHQ) Sure. Sometimes it's the expert in the Amish hat, and sometimes it's the expert in the bandana.

Posted by: Gem at October 13, 2013 08:13 PM (zw+pb)

324 316 You can take a good thing too far, you know. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 14, 2013 12:11 AM (HtbJN) --- Oh, the curves are still there. Just on a smaller scale.

Posted by: Gingy at October 13, 2013 08:13 PM (jt8G9)

325 I think the mice were some pan-dimensional beings or something like that.
Yes, that's right. Not now but "tomorrow" I'll have to check out the IMDB page for it.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at October 13, 2013 08:15 PM (i4xvM)

326 Maet- Do you have a bruised face? I had one last year to save a front tooth that I used to brush too hard, and my dentist had filled in near the gums several times. It didnÂ’t hurt until I got home. The dentist, mine sent me to a specialist, told me I would have a bruised face because IÂ’m thin. I have never heard that one. I take a lot of meds and one that is a very strong anti-inflammatory & I stopped taking that for 8 or 9 days before that. IÂ’m a bleeder, it had nothing to do with my weight. I went to get my hair cut and my stylist who I have known forever offered to cover it up with make up because I was making her hurt. Be careful or you might need a touch up, in other words a second time. Carol

Posted by: CarolT at October 13, 2013 08:15 PM (z4WKX)

327 Posted by: MÃ¦tenloch at October 13, 2013 10:47 PM (XkotV) Thanks Maet, and feel better!!!!

Posted by: The Mega Independent at October 13, 2013 08:16 PM (4/o9U)

328 The never ending party that quartered an entire globe and brought the planet to its knees, now that sounds like something the Moron Horde would do.

The Quest for Val-u-Rite and Hobo-jerky.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 08:16 PM (xqlZc)

329 It's actually been ages since I have read through it. Just the black pyramids and Irish cops idea has always stuck with me. The juxtaposition of it. Rest has fallen into the deep crevices you could say.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2013 12:09 AM

Same here. Haven't broken it out in ages. But, I recall it had, apart from the technical and film related stuff, some goofy, some weird and some clunky stuff, mixed in with really, really good stuff. The "Dawn of Man" chapters were great and I can't understand why they didn't go with it, apart from the not wanting to show the aliens factor. Also, there are great parts that elaborate on the source material for 2001- Sentinel, c-chute and childhood's end? The chapter that has, IIRC, Poole getting seperated from Discovery in the pod, is fantastic and better than the Hal murder. It's a mixed bag, but I remember enjoying it more than the official stuff.

Posted by: otho at October 13, 2013 08:17 PM (9gNQd)

330 The Quest for Val-u-Rite and Hobo-jerky. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2013 12:16 AM (xqlZc) Hobo-jerky attended the NoVaMoMee. He was the youngest in attendance.

Posted by: Vendette at October 13, 2013 08:19 PM (PTQex)

331 otho, I will give you a two word answer on why that stuff probably got discarded - Stanley Kubrick.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 08:20 PM (xqlZc)

332 I had a proposal flight in Urbana, Ohio last night. He brought a diamond ring, got down on a knee and spoke from the heart. She said yes. Landed the balloon in a hay field and had a champagne toast afterward.

Posted by: Ohio Dan at October 13, 2013 08:24 PM (gYg+E)

333 otho, I will give you a two word answer on why that stuff probably got discarded - Stanley Kubrick.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2013 12:20 AM

Lol. You're probably right.

Kubrick: "That's too 'passionate', Arty. Dial it back a bit. I don't want anything upstaging HAL"

Posted by: otho at October 13, 2013 08:25 PM (9gNQd)

334 "McDonald's he thought. There was no longer any such thing as a McDonalds Hamburger.

He passed out.."

one of the BEST lines of all time!! lmao

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:25 PM (E7Iyp)

335 Nice, Dan!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:28 PM (E7Iyp)

336 Ohio - Was there a contingency plan for a 'No'?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 13, 2013 08:28 PM (aDwsi)

337 I signed up for Obamacare. It was easy.

Posted by: A Yeti at October 13, 2013 08:29 PM (jucos)

338 lol push her out, and say she was tangled in the ballast!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:30 PM (E7Iyp)

339 Like the Lobster Wife last night

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:30 PM (E7Iyp)

340 LOL I could imagine Kubrick doing that.

Anyway I am out for the night. Have a good evening everyone and don't burn the place down.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 08:31 PM (xqlZc)

341 332 I had a proposal flight in Urbana, Ohiolast night. He brought a diamond ring, got down on a knee and spoke from the heart. She said yes. Landed the balloon in a hay field and had a champagne toast afterward. Posted by: Ohio Dan at October 14, 2013 12:24 AM (gYg+E) --Sweet. As it should be.

Posted by: logprof at October 13, 2013 08:32 PM (fOFYL)

342 Anna B-29's had a 4 gun upper forward turret.

Posted by: helofixer at October 13, 2013 08:32 PM (jwpbA)

343 I see that John McCain is calling for Joe Biden to come "help" in the shutdown negotiations....

Posted by: Sam Adams at October 13, 2013 08:32 PM (4TQaw)

344 Not watching Pawn Stars--right now it's Attorneys On Call
for North Carolina only. They are advocates only for the injured client and a family firm. cause they care

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 08:33 PM (aUQgu)

345

I forgot to bring her chute. Good thing she said yes.

I know of one flight where a lady said she would have to think about it. They eventually got married. Surprisingly it didn't work out.

Posted by: Ohio Dan at October 13, 2013 08:36 PM (gYg+E)

346 Not happy with Pawn Stars after they started all the fake drama crap.

Then fired Olivia for being a Suicide Girl.. (I know it was History, not Rick, but still. a crap move)

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:36 PM (E7Iyp)

347 Meanwhile, Gingy: A force to be reckoned with. Huh. Ask her who cooks at home. Heck, ask her who taught her to cook so well. I usually avoid talking insurance at parties, boring people to death isn't polite, but you DID ask and the P P Ca Ca(PPACA) is big news these days... But yes, when it comes to health insurance I am the pro from Dover. I suspect in 6 months that'll be like being the town rotary dial telephone expert.

Posted by: Weirddave at October 13, 2013 08:38 PM (QRkPe)

348 Maybe you can train for Buggy Whip maintenance?

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:39 PM (E7Iyp)

349 Only, they were taken out by ECONOMIC progress..

Not by CONGRESSional action...

Eh...

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:40 PM (E7Iyp)

350 Quite aside from respect for war monuments, I don't accept protesters screwing with government property. These barricades are not theirs to move around for the purpose of making statements. Use your own signs, your own words and gestures if you've got something to say."

About 200 commenters have told "her" where to head out.

Posted by: rd at October 13, 2013 10:56 PM

Whose Barricades? OUR Barricades!!!

Posted by: kbdabear at October 13, 2013 08:41 PM (aTXUx)

351 336 Ohio - Was there a contingency plan for a 'No'?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 14, 2013 12:28 AM (aDwsi)

Grab the lines to the balloon, cut the lines to the basket?

Posted by: cthulhu at October 13, 2013 08:43 PM (P5aCe)

352 343 I see that John McCain is calling for Joe Biden to come "help" in the shutdown negotiations.... Posted by: Sam Adams at October 14, 2013 12:32 AM

I can do things, I'm SMART, not DUMB like everybody says! I want RESPECT!!

Posted by: Fredo Biden at October 13, 2013 08:43 PM (aTXUx)

353 I see that John McCain is calling for Joe Biden to come "help" in the shutdown negotiations....

Only if he drives in inside one of those real itty bitty cars, and brings seltzer.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo, or texan hobo - same thing at October 13, 2013 08:43 PM (d7tB2)

354 JarvisW at October 14, 2013 12:25 AM (E7Iyp) Yes, everything looks good from here ... -Hoban Washburne

Posted by: Adriane... at October 13, 2013 08:44 PM (KoFMU)

355 has anyone here don't the clean install of win8 from win7?

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 08:48 PM (nooa6)

356 Wash? Firefly?

I was quoting Arthur Dent lol.. But Wash RULED lol.. (then... eh...)

BTW, my sister went to drama class with Wash in high School!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:49 PM (E7Iyp)

357 Good god man!! WTF would you want to do 7->8???

GO BACK NOW!!!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:49 PM (E7Iyp)

358 has anyone here don't the clean install of win8 from win7?

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 14, 2013 12:48 AM (nooa6)

I've done it once, what problem are you having?

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 08:50 PM (vJdyz)

359 Good god man!! WTF would you want to do 7->8???

GO BACK NOW!!!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 14, 2013 12:49 AM (E7Iyp)

meh, I dig W8 myself. Just need some sales with 8.1 coming out to change over the rest of my gear

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 08:53 PM (vJdyz)

360 355 has anyone here don't the clean install of win8 from win7? Posted by: navycopjoe at October 14, 2013 12:48 AM

Not willingly

Posted by: Fredo Biden at October 13, 2013 08:54 PM (aTXUx)

361 Thing is, they're going "we'll trade funding Obamacare and ending the shutdown for lifting the debt ceiling and ending the sequester" -- and I'm going, "that sounds a lot like I'm supposed to trade having my balls removed and ramming a toilet plunger up my ass for giving you a sloppy BJ and bending over a desk." Where the hell is the "none of the above" option?

Let's just get this on the record --
I NEVER want the government to ever again spend as much as it has pre-sequester.
I NEVER want to fund Obamacare one bit, one dime, nor any enablers or administrators.
I NEVER want to reopen half the positions currently shut down -- and want the NPS dissolved into the acid of giving their parks to states in the process.
And I NEVER want this nation to owe as much money as it does today.

If you want to call this a compromise or a trade-off, you'll have to show that there's something I want involved....and I ain't heard it yet.

Posted by: cthulhu at October 13, 2013 08:54 PM (P5aCe)

362

it seems like i'm losing a win file after updates

I checked notebook review for the steps and it says I have to load intel rapid something off the installation driver section

I think my raid is killing it

anywho, think its worth wasting the time? I think it'll help performance a little

oh, traded the girl my sager for the alienware.....she has the extreme cpu and an extra gpu now but goddamn I have a shiny green keyboard!!!

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 08:55 PM (nooa6)

363 Game of thrones women done in Alphonse Mucha style: http://tinyurl.com/m3485yd

Posted by: The Hat of Thrones at October 13, 2013 08:55 PM (Vk2pI)

364 Sorriest thing you'll ever do is replace Win 7 with 8

You'll have to relearn the whole thing, even simple tasks are all done differently

Oh, and you'll really miss that Start Button

Posted by: kbdabear at October 13, 2013 08:56 PM (aTXUx)

365 IMHO, Win 8 is mainly for tablet PCs. If you dont have that, then I wouldn't do it.

The Dude, may have good reasons, but I tried it for a year, and had nothing but problems. and NOT with the drivers, but with the Interface. Its not intuitive at all, and gets in the way of all the old things you may know from as far back as w95.. Now, that NOT to say I'm a "GET OFF MY LAWN" but it really was just a pain, and I'd rather wait for the next OS they make, and stick with w7 service pack 1 or2, or whatever it is now..

Good luck tho!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 08:58 PM (E7Iyp)

366

364 my Samsung is a win8 and I do miss the start button, took me forever to figure out the put the mouse to the side to get the menu

any little bump and a stupid app will open

I think with a clean install i'll have no apps bloating it

also, win8 has a built in trim support for dual ssd's in raid!!!

I know realistically it means nada except for benchmarks but thats why god gave us overclocking

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 08:59 PM (nooa6)

367 Also, you need to do a clean install of anything post XP really.

They dont like living in the old house AT ALL...

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:00 PM (E7Iyp)

368 Yeah, I'm not lucky enough to play with SSDs yet.. let alone try to RAID them lol.

Someday, soon hopefully tho!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:02 PM (E7Iyp)

369 I did see that vid a year or two ago, where someone RAIDed about a doz SSDs and had Win7 start with Adobe CS and several other Apps in about 10 secs!! its on youtube somewhere

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:03 PM (E7Iyp)

370 353 I see that John McCain is calling for Joe Biden to come "help" in the shutdown negotiations....

Only if he drives in inside one of those real itty bitty cars, and brings seltzer.
======================================================

and brings dry ice (FIFY)

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 09:03 PM (aUQgu)

371

best way to run it is use an SSD for your OS and get a huge reg or hybrid for storage

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 09:03 PM (nooa6)

372 Windows started almost INSTANTLY too!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:04 PM (E7Iyp)

373

369 I saw that

I drooled

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 09:04 PM (nooa6)

374

355
has anyone here don't the clean install of win8 from win7?

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 14, 2013 12:48 AM

Choose wisely. For while the true system will bring you life, the false one will take it from you.

Posted by: grail guardian knight at October 13, 2013 09:04 PM (9gNQd)

375 359 Good god man!! WTF would you want to do 7->8??? GO BACK NOW!!! Posted by: JarvisW at October 14, 2013 12:49 AM (E7Iyp) meh, I dig W8 myself. Just need some sales with 8.1 coming out to change over the rest of my gear Posted by: The Dude at October 14, 2013 12:53 AM (vJdyz) Microsoft is realizing how crappy windows 8 is. They're not advertising windows 8. They're advertising "the new windows." They started doing similar stuff with windows vista.

Posted by: Buzzion at October 13, 2013 09:04 PM (LI48c)

376 Night all. Here is "Center of the Sun" from Samsara Blues Experiment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nL8A35PbsA

Posted by: The Political Hat at October 13, 2013 09:06 PM (Vk2pI)

377 Yeah, I have about 5TBs for storage already.. Still need to shrink it. Too much redundant, and don't need to get confused by the old projects..

I gotta take a 1.5TB, load it with everything, and take to a safety deposit box.

Then nuke the rest, and start over with the SSDs and like you said, old drives as mass storage.

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:06 PM (E7Iyp)

378

okay, where the hell is a blank thumb dri.............................

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!

which cat dropped a bomb and didn't cover it?!!!!

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 09:06 PM (nooa6)

379 364 Sorriest thing you'll ever do is replace Win 7 with 8

You'll have to relearn the whole thing, even simple tasks are all done differently

Oh, and you'll really miss that Start Button

Posted by: kbdabear at October 14, 2013 12:56 AM (aTXUx)

....and remember, Microsoft has had two OS development groups for a long time, releasing products in alternation. Team A is responsible for Win 98, Win XP, Win7....Team B is responsible for WinME, Vista, and Win8. Do you really want to tie yourself to a Team B product?

Posted by: cthulhu at October 13, 2013 09:07 PM (P5aCe)

380 Yeah Buzzion.. and thats AFTER killing ALL legal sales of Win 7!!

I could not believe I had to buy (a computer with it installed on) it on Craigslist!!

heh

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:08 PM (E7Iyp)

381

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 14, 2013 12:55 AM (nooa6)

hmm on my HTPC I didn't get that problem. Actually went butter smooth for me for the most part outside of one file that kept getting placed in the wrong spot.

When it comes to raid and new a OS, I always disable that stuff as I've always had weird problems pop up (never forget the headache of going from XP to W7)

I got a nice backend performance boost out of the deal. Haven't broken out the clock but it at least feels like a nice speed boost for general fuckery.

Sounds like a daddy's little girl type deal

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 09:10 PM (vJdyz)

382 second time today where I've had a formatting fail

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 09:11 PM (vJdyz)

383 Well, 98 wasn't that much better than 95 untill 98se! lol..

But yeah, its been that way since w3.5

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:11 PM (E7Iyp)

384

being a man's man, i'm doing the install the MAN'S way

I getting the girl to do it

wish me luck, i'm going to watch bar rescue while she does it

and be nice, she's got this lappy to download drivers SO THERE IS AN 11YO GIRL READING THIS CRAP

(and she's a bears fan too)

see ya in a while

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 09:12 PM (nooa6)

385 does the girly want some candy?

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 09:12 PM (vJdyz)

386 Well, in another year or so some Win7 boxes will start appearing on the curb and in dumpsters. Then you can snatch one up and get the Win7 serial number sticker off the case and have something that will validate legally if loaded with a "virgin" DVD downloaded of the tubes.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 09:13 PM (l5zzX)

387 I remember working on computers in the office with Windows 3.1

The first I got for myself had Win 95

Somehow, it was more fun back then

Posted by: kbdabear at October 13, 2013 09:14 PM (aTXUx)

388

Posted by: kbdabear at October 14, 2013 01:14 AM (aTXUx)

personally would like to see a world where DOS only works to see people's reactions

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 09:15 PM (vJdyz)

389 Kdabear, yep, it was all new. Now were all jaded lmao

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:16 PM (E7Iyp)

390 /brun UltimaII

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:16 PM (E7Iyp)

391 Cant get CP/M to boot. any help with that?

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 09:16 PM (aUQgu)

392 Speaking of Windows versions, let us remember the OS-tans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS-tan http://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php Fun little semi-interactive flash animation here: http://www.omosiro-flash.com/flash/troubled_windows.html Non-interactive Youtube version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYlBuAvSzXk

Posted by: The Political Hat at October 13, 2013 09:21 PM (Vk2pI)

393 Made a bet with the dipshits for a case of floppy's. I need your underwear.

Posted by: RWC at October 13, 2013 09:21 PM (LinDW)

394 And I know that's not the actual quote. But some will get it.

Posted by: RWC at October 13, 2013 09:22 PM (LinDW)

395 Weird Science?

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:23 PM (E7Iyp)

396 Trying not to cheat lol

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:24 PM (E7Iyp)

397 #206

It was pretty faithful to the book, which was the objective. Keep in mind that the source material for 2001 wasn't even a novel, it was a short story called 'The Sentinel.' And it was pretty short as that sort of thing went, having little more than the premise that if aliens were keeping an automated eye on us the event that would draw their attention was getting to the Moon. That this would signal that we were perhaps capable of becoming something worth engaging in conversation. Or destroying. The motivation of the Brain Farmers changed over the course of the novels.

Posted by: Epobirs at October 13, 2013 09:24 PM (kcfmt)

398 Real Genius, no?

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 09:24 PM (vJdyz)

399 okay, I looked it up and that movie wasn't even remotely in my mind for that quote

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 09:25 PM (vJdyz)

400 398, yeah, thats actually what I was thinking, but couldnt get the name to appear lol.. but I'm still not sure

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:26 PM (E7Iyp)

401 lol, then I have no clue at all (obviously)

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:26 PM (E7Iyp)

402 Panty Raid in Revenge of the Nerds?

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:27 PM (E7Iyp)

403 Everyone knows pre-warp civilizations aren't worth bothering with.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 09:28 PM (l5zzX)

404 Yo, navycopjoekid -- your dad loves you more than words can say and is very proud of you.

And, believe me, EVERYBODY here knows it. Just like we know what team he follows. All the time. Even when we're talking about something else.

But in your case, it's charming. Hope you get his stuff fixed soon.

Posted by: cthulhu at October 13, 2013 09:28 PM (P5aCe)

405 Ezra Klein's naivete reminds me of a disgusting thing I saw today at Costco. Apparently Chris Matthews has a book out called 'When Politics Worked.' It tries to claim that President Reagan and Tip O'Neill were the best of buds.

Nevermind that O'Neill repeatedly betrayed Reagan's trust and never hesitated to change the terms of an agreement after the fact. If, as O'Neill asserted, all politics is local, I have to wonder what kind of pesthole produced O'Neill.

Posted by: Epobirs at October 13, 2013 09:34 PM (kcfmt)

406 sixteen candles.

Posted by: RWC at October 13, 2013 09:36 PM (LpbKr)

407 sixteen candles.

Posted by: RWC at October 14, 2013 01:36 AM (LpbKr)

yeah, would have never expected that quote coming out of that film (always thought it was overhyped compared to Hughes's other films)

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 09:38 PM (vJdyz)

408

404 TY

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 09:38 PM (nooa6)

409 My Super Hero nick is Super Beta Prostate. The commercial is everywhere.

Posted by: RWC at October 13, 2013 09:38 PM (LpbKr)

410 406 damnit! I knew I heard it, but that film didn't have much sink in for me, except for The Donger's lol..

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:40 PM (E7Iyp)

411 OK. Where can I locate a 386

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 09:40 PM (aUQgu)

412 410, er QUOTEABLE LINES that is..

Not Long Duck Dongs!!

eep

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:41 PM (E7Iyp)

413 yeah, would have never expected that quote coming out of that film (always thought it was overhyped compared to Hughes's other films) Posted by: The Dude at October 14, 2013 01:38 AM (vJdyz) 16 Candles has a ton of quotes.

Posted by: RWC at October 13, 2013 09:42 PM (LpbKr)

414 411 First Saturdays, under the bridges downtown Dallas.

Next to Hooters and Gillies!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:42 PM (E7Iyp)

415 410 406 damnit! I knew I heard it, but that film didn't have much sink in for me, except for The Donger's lol.. Posted by: JarvisW at October 14, 2013 01:40 AM (E7Iyp) You're a young buck then. 'Cause Donger Nee Foo!!!

Posted by: RWC at October 13, 2013 09:43 PM (LpbKr)

416 414 series?

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 09:44 PM (aUQgu)

417 408
404 TY

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 14, 2013 01:38 AM (nooa6)

ncj or ncjk?

Posted by: cthulhu at October 13, 2013 09:44 PM (P5aCe)

418 16 Candles has a ton of quotes.

Posted by: RWC at October 14, 2013 01:42 AM (LpbKr)

which was what Hughes was good at but as a movie, there are plenty others that I would rather watch again

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 09:44 PM (vJdyz)

419 which was what Hughes was good at but as a movie, there are plenty others that I would rather watch again Posted by: The Dude at October 14, 2013 01:44 AM (vJdyz Like?

Posted by: RWC at October 13, 2013 09:46 PM (LpbKr)

420 Lol, no, I was in their target audience.. I was more of a Fast Times, or the classic SNL cast's stuff at the time I guess.

Still a great movie, and I wont mind seeing it again, unlike others from that era that got played so much they burned me out. (like an Eagles song lol)

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:46 PM (E7Iyp)

421 Helen Mirren was Morgan Le Fey in Excalibur. Igrayne, Arthur's mother, was portrayed by the director's daughter, Katrine Boorman. Apparently Boorman was good with his kid getting nekkid for the camera as long as it was his movie.

On a similar note, Sally Simpson, the girl who gets a severe facial scar in 'Tommy,' was Ken Russell's daughter, Victoria.

Posted by: Epobirs at October 13, 2013 09:46 PM (kcfmt)

422 What's "OCP"?

Posted by: rrpjr at October 13, 2013 09:47 PM (bNWoy)

423 416 huh? I was saying where someone could get a 386.

Its the oldest hardware swap in Texas..

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:48 PM (E7Iyp)

424 Like?

Posted by: RWC at October 14, 2013 01:46 AM (LpbKr)

Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Ferris, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Great Outdoors and Christmas Vacation

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 09:49 PM (vJdyz)

425 Walking Dead was great tonight Rons.

Posted by: Secret squirrel at October 13, 2013 09:49 PM (0SmH0)

426 Omni Corporation something? From the Robocop movies.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at October 13, 2013 09:50 PM (sQ0LB)

427

414 Next to Hooters and Gillies!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 14, 2013 01:42 AM (E7Iyp)

Yall bein jes ignant up in heuh. It be Gilly's

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 09:50 PM (aUQgu)

428 ocp is from robocop

Posted by: a at October 13, 2013 09:50 PM (gQKHE)

429 423 416 huh? I was saying where someone could get a 386.

Its the oldest hardware swap in Texas..

Posted by: JarvisW at October 14, 2013 01:48 AM (E7Iyp)

If you're really desperate, I may have just dropped one off with Merovign.

Posted by: cthulhu at October 13, 2013 09:51 PM (P5aCe)

430 Yeah damnit, I should be shamed ah myself!

Its Gilleys..

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:52 PM (E7Iyp)

431 Omni Comsumer Products, that was it. Also can mean birth control pill, but in the context of the ONT probably the former.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at October 13, 2013 09:52 PM (sQ0LB)

432 The motivation of the Brain Farmers changed over the course of the novels.

Posted by: Epobirs at October 14, 2013 01:24 AM

Just me, but I preferred the original concepts (as I recall them). Didn't care for the direction he took it. Prefer the original short story motivation ambiguity and the early drafts alien motivation of "well... whatever".

Posted by: otho at October 13, 2013 09:53 PM (9gNQd)

433 I'm not desperate!! I LIKE hanging out under bridges!!

Um...

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 09:54 PM (E7Iyp)

434 Posted by: RWC at October 14, 2013 01:46 AM (LpbKr) Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Ferris, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Great Outdoors and Christmas Vacation Posted by: The Dude at October 14, 2013 01:49 AM (vJdyz) Seriously. Those were all his?

Posted by: RWC at October 13, 2013 09:55 PM (LpbKr)

435 Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Ferris, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Great Outdoors and Christmas Vacation
Posted by: The Dude at October 14, 2013 01:49 AM (vJdyz)

Seriously. Those were all his?

Posted by: RWC at October 14, 2013 01:55 AM

And the original Harold Ramis "Vacation".

Posted by: otho at October 13, 2013 09:56 PM (9gNQd)

436 Seriously. Those were all his?

Posted by: RWC at October 14, 2013 01:55 AM (LpbKr)

He didn't direct Christmas Vacation but he was the main writer and producer but every thing else is his. Dude made a fuckton of memorable films in the 80's

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 09:58 PM (vJdyz)

437 No those were not all Hughes films, he's just listing the type he likes.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at October 13, 2013 09:58 PM (sQ0LB)

438 And the original Harold Ramis "Vacation".

Posted by: otho at October 14, 2013 01:56 AM (9gNQd)

I always forget about European Vacation

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 09:58 PM (vJdyz)

439 No those were not all Hughes films, he's just listing the type he likes.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at October 14, 2013 01:58 AM (sQ0LB)

huh?

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 09:59 PM (vJdyz)

440 #403

Sure but if you're limited to speed of light, by the time you get the signal to come check these guys out, they should be getting to that by the time you respond. If such a thing as warp is even possible you'd probably not rely on probes monitoring life bearing planets for millions of years. You'd just make a circuit of the galaxy and see for yourself.

A distant link but I'm reminded of the story Stross did poking at Star Trek. An alien wipes out the away team and is shocked to learn that what was being sent down to the planet was the originals rather than duplicates generated by the Transporter (which is also the basis for the Replicator) who'd be reintegrated into the originals if they returned but otherwise considered expendable.

The Transporter was a quick excuse to speed up the storytelling and keep the budget under control. But it soon became a huge question as to why it used in such limited fashion. ST:TNG tried to acknowledge this by adding the Replicator application of the technology but the show bible had the excuse built in that there was something that couldn't be duplicated in a sentient being and thus Replicator clones would be DOA. So, souls officially exist in the Star Trek universe. They somehow are attached to your body but cannot be duplicated by a technology that can duplicate virtually anything else.

Posted by: Epobirs at October 13, 2013 10:00 PM (kcfmt)

441 I like The Spruce Goose ...

Posted by: Adriane... at October 13, 2013 10:00 PM (KoFMU)

442 They were... Check his IMDB page..

But WOW the parts 3-5s of films he did near the end.. Damn ...

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 10:01 PM (E7Iyp)

443 He didn't direct Christmas Vacation but he was the main writer and producer but every thing else is his. Dude made a fuckton of memorable films in the 80's Posted by: The Dude at October 14, 2013 01:58 AM (vJdyz) 80's movies are classics.

Posted by: RWC at October 13, 2013 10:01 PM (LpbKr)

444
430 Its Gilleys..

You be right. I be jerk.

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 10:02 PM (aUQgu)

445 I always forget about European Vacation

Posted by: The Dude at October 14, 2013 01:58 AM

Lucky you. It's best forgotten. IIRC, Hughes has claimed he had sfa to do with it, just copping a credit. Mind you, I'd disown it too. Only good part of EV was the end credits... which were awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTUq8r-RGdM

Posted by: otho at October 13, 2013 10:02 PM (9gNQd)

446 Sorry, I meant they weren't all directed by him, which are the ones (plus Pretty in Pink) I usually consider the John Hughes films.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at October 13, 2013 10:02 PM (sQ0LB)

447 OK. Where can I locate a 386

Thrift stores, garage sales. There's a number of 386 motherboards on eBay pretty cheap.

Avoid ones with soldered down batteries and associated corrosion.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 10:03 PM (l5zzX)

448 444 eh lol. I got it wrong too

Still. it does sound odd.. Meet me at midnight under the highways next to Hooters!! But thats what happens!!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 10:03 PM (E7Iyp)

449 Didn't realize he used Edmond Dantes as a nom de plume, that's funny on one level and an odd choice on another.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at October 13, 2013 10:04 PM (sQ0LB)

450 Message Boards Recent Posts

"very white movies " renee-brown

WOW! they can't leave anything alone!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 10:07 PM (E7Iyp)

451 447 Purp: TY

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 10:09 PM (aUQgu)

452 The Transporter was a quick excuse to speed up the storytelling and keep the budget under control. But it soon became a huge question as to why it used in such limited fashion. ST:TNG tried to acknowledge this by adding the Replicator application of the technology but the show bible had the excuse built in that there was something that couldn't be duplicated in a sentient being and thus Replicator clones would be DOA. So, souls officially exist in the Star Trek universe. They somehow are attached to your body but cannot be duplicated by a technology that can duplicate virtually anything else.

Posted by: Epobirs at October 14, 2013 02:00 AM (kcfmt)

Lieutenant Commander Thomas Riker might disagree with you on that.

Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2013 10:11 PM (LI48c)

453 451 oh, and check craigslist too. that way you can get a look at it first..

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 10:11 PM (E7Iyp)

454 Also avoid oddball form factor ones requiring riser cards and such.

Just a plain baby AT form factor will be the easiest to work with.

Try to find one with memory on it. finding old memory formats can be a challenge

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 10:11 PM (l5zzX)

455 448 10-4 Waive off. No problem.

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 10:12 PM (aUQgu)

456 Lieutenant Commander Thomas Riker might disagree with you on that. piker. Spock Must DIE!

Posted by: Adriane... at October 13, 2013 10:13 PM (KoFMU)

457 If you've never read the original Hughes' 'Vacation '58' story from Natinal Lampoon, it's an interesting contrast with the resulting movie. I like it much better.

http://tinyurl.com/5hpbhd

Another interesting Hughes link:
http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=389

Posted by: Epobirs at October 13, 2013 10:13 PM (kcfmt)

458 And watchout for ones that had a RTC on a Dallas chip. The ones of that era are all dead now and replacements are made of unobtanium.

There are hardware hack directions online for fitting a CR2032 carrier to a Dallas chip, but they require some grinding and precision soldering work.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 10:15 PM (l5zzX)

459 A short clip from Leiji Matsumoto's The Cockpit. What if Shindens had reached combat status while B-29s were bombing in daylight from high altitude and without P-51 escort from Iwo Jima. Please pay no attention to the odd quad .50 gun turrets on the B-29s... not sure where the animators got that from. http://youtu.be/MTQvgzgfXPA

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 13, 2013 11:20 PM (xqlZc)

I find it interesting to run across Japanese fiction that's basically, "what if we would have won WWII?" Like the one where Yamato survives assassination, steals US nuclear secrets and timetravels back in time to modernize Japan and win WWII...

Is there anything equivalent in US fiction? Like what if we had successfully invaded Canadia in 1812? Won Vietnam? Nuked China to win the Korean War?

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at October 13, 2013 10:15 PM (ioT3q)

460

>>> Is there anything equivalent in US fiction? Like what if we had successfully invaded Canadia in 1812? Won Vietnam? Nuked China to win the Korean War?

There's some alternate outcome Civil War stuff. I like Hank Jr's version.

Posted by: Bomber at October 13, 2013 10:17 PM (4Mwv/)

461 good Lord is Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai! ; font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px 0.1em;"> a fucking hoot and a half

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 10:19 PM (vJdyz)

462 Is there anything equivalent in US fiction? Like what if we had ... Won Vietnam?

"Watchmen".

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo, or texan hobo - same thing at October 13, 2013 10:20 PM (d7tB2)

463 458 HUH? Slow down there partner. I'm pretty stoopid in HW dept. Cant even load ma own ammo.

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 10:21 PM (aUQgu)

464 #452

Yeah but if you remember the episode they did some gyrations to explain why this was possible and really avoided the whole issue of souls being irreproducible. Once they understood how Riker was instacloned it opened the door for legions of highly trained and experienced officers to man starships. Since presumably the data could be stored and replicated on demand, these officers would have a kind of immortality. Young people entering Star Fleet would face an utter lack of opportunity for advancement. Why bother when you have an endless supply of your best guys?

Then, of course, there is the question of why they didn't have an immense Replicator that could crank out all or most of a starship instantly. The Dominion War should have been either won almost immediately due to sheer weight of power on one side or involved a nearly infinite number of ships and crew.

Stephen Goldin took on some of these issues in 'The Eternity Brigade.' Spoiler: Near the end of the story,the protagonist discovers he is fighting on both sides of a battle.

Posted by: Epobirs at October 13, 2013 10:21 PM (kcfmt)

465 Yeah, I think Newt did one on if the South won Gettysburg. They didnt do Pickets charge I think, but didnt read it..

Still, its kinda a thing..

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 10:21 PM (E7Iyp)

466 The Civil War alternate histories sort of counts for what I'm thinking of, but not Watchmen - the premise of Watchmen isn't built around "what if we won that war we lost". Winning Vietnam does happen, but it's more to show the result of having "real" superheroes in a society.

Basically I'm looking at fiction that tries to imagine away the shame of defeat.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at October 13, 2013 10:28 PM (ioT3q)

467 BTW, Bomber - book/series name?

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at October 13, 2013 10:29 PM (ioT3q)

468 Basically I'm looking at fiction that tries to imagine away the shame of defeat. Post election 2008, that would be pretty much everything ...

Posted by: Adriane... at October 13, 2013 10:30 PM (KoFMU)

469 Slow down there partner. I'm pretty stoopid in HW dept.

OK, try to find a fully functioning machine then. Building up an old 386 from scratch ain't nothing like modern stuff with PCI and Plug/Play...

There's jumpers to be set, most had NO onboard hdd/fdd ports or video, so you'd need to obtain all that stuff too.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 10:30 PM (l5zzX)

470 Was a song. Hank Williams Jr.

Posted by: Bomber at October 13, 2013 10:31 PM (4Mwv/)

471 #459

There has been tons of that sort of thing. Harry Turtledove practically became a brand name in alternate history stories. And there have been several anthologies edited by Martin Greenberg.

One story that stuck with me is a world where the Nazis conquer the UK and have now arrived in India. Gandhi and Nehru discover that the tactics that worked on the Brits in our history don't mean much to the Nazis, as they were planning to kill most of the population anyway.

One of Turtledove big epic multi-volume tales kind of relates to what we talking about earlier. In the early days of WWII an alien fleet shows up to take over the planet. Their physiology makes suspended animation easy for them and they've built their Empire using sub-light travel and technology not much more advanced than the US used in the Gulf War. They've never needed anything better because they've never encountered another race remotely close to their tech level.

When the Lizards sent a scout craft to check out Earth a few centuries earlier they expected to find pretty much the same tech level when their occupation fleet arrived. Instead, they find a species that is only a little behind them in tech and capable of implementing new ideas far faster than them.

Wacky antics ensue.

Posted by: Epobirs at October 13, 2013 10:33 PM (kcfmt)

472 Then, of course, there is the question of why they didn't have an immense Replicator that could crank out all or most of a starship instantly. The Dominion War should have been either won almost immediately due to sheer weight of power on one side or involved a nearly infinite number of ships and crew.

Didn't they touch on that in the hand waving over the self-replicating minefield placed around the wormhole in the middle of the war? I think there was some issue of available mass and complication, but it seemed more to me the writers wanted to assert that their fantasy tech could do X but no more (see also raging inconsistencies of Voyager),

Posted by: Methos at October 13, 2013 10:33 PM (hO9ad)

473 Yeah but if you remember the episode they did some gyrations to explain why this was possible and really avoided the whole issue of souls being irreproducible.

Yeah, that's bothered me tech-wise - if you can move the person from point A to point B instantly as energy without simply plopping out a warm corpse onto the planet, then you know enough to replicate the person. Heck, it was a plotpoint somewhere that they hid refuges in the transporter storage banks.

If you can store it, you can copy it. If you're dematerializing and re-materializing a person 100% faithfully, that implies complete information on what you're sending. And if information is incomplete such that you can't use it as a replicator... what parts are you losing after each transport?

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at October 13, 2013 10:34 PM (ioT3q)

474 The original Thinkpad, model 700 that came out around 1991 or so had a 386 and a 1.44M floppy and IIRC a 70M or so drive.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 10:35 PM (l5zzX)

475 eerrr, Confederate revanchism is too often conflated with ethnic identification hence why I stay out of these arguments. I just wish there was some clarity on it.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 13, 2013 10:35 PM (9YDUz)

476 always disapointed this song never got any play pretty much anywhere

Factor with Nomand - Home Again

http://youtu.be/zG4_ZqIPbK8

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 10:36 PM (vJdyz)

477 Posted by: Epobirs at October 14, 2013 02:33 AM (kcfmt)

It's not just the genre of alternate history, but stuff that's so contrived that it's practically wish-casting - just like bodice-rippers for romance novels, equivalent in alternate worlds/realities, specifically targeting defeats to transform them into fantasy victories.

Strangely - I'm instantly reminded of leftist fiction with "right wing fascist Sarah Palin regimes" - they *won* the elections, but they're imagining defeats. Interesting.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at October 13, 2013 10:39 PM (ioT3q)

478 474 Purp: Thx Will try to digest and derive solution. Appreciate the expertise! Think I'm in over my head

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 10:41 PM (aUQgu)

479 And if information is incomplete such that you can't use it as a replicator... what parts are you losing after each transport?

Exactly.

Little known fact: Vulcans have never had a transporter accident. I'm sure you know why.

Posted by: Dr. McCoy at October 13, 2013 10:42 PM (hO9ad)

480 #473

They kept adding layer of bullshittium plating to maintain plot integrity. Later episodes implied that the irreproducible element of a sentient being somehow remains attached to the energy bundle that is converted back to the original object at the destination.

You might recall the episode where Barkley was seeing scary monsters while transporting. These turned out to be personnel whose disappearance the Enterprise was investigating. This had several disturbing items. First, Barkley seems to retain consciousness throughout the transport process. Second, while dematerialized, he perceives other humans in the same state as frightening floating worm monsters.

The transport is an infinitely expanding can of worms. It's best never opened because there will always be more worms to deal with.

Posted by: Epobirs at October 13, 2013 10:43 PM (kcfmt)

481 If you can store it, you can copy it.

Just stipulate quantum type storage where reads are destructive ;->

I've been reading some stuff on quantum logic circuits and they're pretty bizarre...

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 10:43 PM (l5zzX)

482 CNET knows what's up with having Tanto Cuore as their app of the week

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 10:46 PM (vJdyz)

483 Just stipulate quantum type storage where reads are destructive ;->

Ha, I like it. But then wouldn't the re-materialization count as a "read"?

If they had just used "worm hole opens and moves you as you are, original molecules", that might've been fine - but it's the explanation of buffers and transfer as energy that creates the can of worms (with more cans inside).

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at October 13, 2013 10:49 PM (ioT3q)

484

woohoo!!!! it works!!!!!

just like Da BEARS!!!! o-line

do I need to scroll up to see if you pervs talked smack to the beast?

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 10:51 PM (nooa6)

485 483 I don't think I would trust a Read/write/destroy processes with my body! lol

I have had too many copy/pastes fail !!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 10:52 PM (E7Iyp)

486 Think I'm in over my head

Cruise some vintage computing sites. There was also a book written called "Build your own 386/386SX"

http://www.amazon.com/Build-Your-386Sx-Compatible-Bundle/dp/0830637508

That goes into most of the hardware issues involved. You can probably find a used copy for a song at a used book store.

386/386DX = 32 bit memory bus
386SX = 16 bit memory bus

The 386SX is slower at equivalent clock speeds due to less memory bandwidth, but has an execution unit in the CPU identical to the faster 386DX, so it can run all the same code. The SX has a physical limit of 16M memory though. The DX (in theory) could handle 4G, although in practice, many motherboard and DMA implementations started to choke at 16/24/32M.

Remember - at the time, 16M was considered a very lavish amount of memory. OS/2 Warp originally targeted 6M as a usable minimum on a 386

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 10:52 PM (l5zzX)

487

whoa, cthulhu got a thanks from the kid

little known fact, EC and peaches have recently gotten responses from T herself

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 10:54 PM (nooa6)

488 whoa, cthulhu got a thanks from the kid

little known fact, EC and peaches have recently gotten responses from T herself

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 14, 2013 02:54 AM (nooa6)

she didn't take my candy advance

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 10:55 PM (vJdyz)

489 #477

Almost as if deep down they know they got away with something.

A guilty conscience can cause all sorts of odd behavior. Like writing absurd stories to justify ones hidden crimes.

Good alternate history requires believability. The writer has to do good research and come up with a good reason why events were altered. Or find some strange historical facts and come up with the real story nobody knows. Tim Powers did that in several good novels.

Howard Waldrop is another good writer for alternate history tales. One story, 'Ike At The Mike,' is based on a comment Eisenhower once made about being at a crossroads in his life where he was torn between pursuing music or a military career. Also appearing in the story are US Senators William Henry Pratt and E. Aaron Presley.

Posted by: Epobirs at October 13, 2013 10:55 PM (kcfmt)

490

488 she didn't see it but she wants to know what you got

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 10:57 PM (nooa6)

491 Talk Show host Charley Jones (overnight) is saying to call the Vegas Casinos and tell them to tell Harry Reid to back off and make a deal, or you wont be back anytime soon!

LMAO, BRILLIANT!!

The lefts playbook turned on them!!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 10:57 PM (E7Iyp)

492 488 she didn't see it but she wants to know what you got

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 14, 2013 02:57 AM (nooa6)

well, it's crooked enough to be a twizzler

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 10:58 PM (vJdyz)

493

492 excuse me while I go load my shotgun and go to the airport

actually I have to get the kid in the shower and bed before I go to the airport to get the wife

see all you manana

Posted by: navycopjoe at October 13, 2013 11:00 PM (nooa6)

494 lol

Posted by: The Dude at October 13, 2013 11:01 PM (vJdyz)

495 Take care NCJ!

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 11:02 PM (E7Iyp)

496 @477

This is cribbing from something Ace wrote (and maybe zombie), but I think it's more that their winning the election was a "loss" for them of sorts - Leftism hasn't brought Utopia, and they haven't fixed the world as they thought they would.   So they come up with a fantasy universe where they're still fighting the Man (lefties always love being the underdog), who is as evil as they always claim us to be. (even though it's a pathetic caricature)

And of course their Fighting for the People eventually results in the Victory that they're craving in real life.

But yeah, I don't expect good (believable) fiction in that corner of the alternate history genre; just looking at it from a safe distance for academic purposes.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at October 13, 2013 11:04 PM (ioT3q)

497 So a string of licorice walks into a bar and the bartender says ... "Whoa! Twisted!"

Posted by: Adriane... at October 13, 2013 11:04 PM (KoFMU)

498 Sorry, #489, not 477. It's late and bedtime. Thanks for the discussion and g'night!

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at October 13, 2013 11:05 PM (ioT3q)

499 Also...if its a modern shit's too fast and emulators ain't good enough thing, a 486/Pentium can often be slowed down dramatically by disabling L1/L2 caches.

A Pentium 90 with its caches turned off is very slow. Add an old ISA video card in rather than a PCI and caches turned off and its down into the 286/386 speed range.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 11:08 PM (l5zzX)

500 what he said... lol..

I think I have a high end video ISA card somewhere.. I think its an old Quatro from the early 90s..

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 11:10 PM (E7Iyp)

501 where they're still fighting the Man

Hard to rage against the machine when you ARE the machine. The cognitive dissonance they experience must be epic.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 13, 2013 11:11 PM (l5zzX)

502 I know a few, and kinda asked them indirectly about that..

Complete blinders on.. No matter what I said, it was bad for whatever, but good for now.. or vice versa.. No reason. no thinking.. just rote responses..

Wow...

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 11:13 PM (E7Iyp)

503 486 Purp: Thx you da man, but all the tech makes my head hurt. See, in another life I used to write/edit this shit, I mean user manuals. Now just looking for shake and bake, and because of your info realize it's prolly too much for me. U spent lot of time/effort helping out--appreciated and will be remembered.

Posted by: NCwoof at October 13, 2013 11:15 PM (aUQgu)

504 Purp, here's an hour long talk about quantum computers. I'm about half way through watching it. It's pretty interesting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-IqQnGYB2M#t=2258

Posted by: GnuBreed at October 13, 2013 11:32 PM (wNF3N)

505 Everyone left for the hour long talk I see

Posted by: JarvisW at October 13, 2013 11:59 PM (E7Iyp)

506 Wanna know why there's such a dearth -- as in, hardly any plus any there are tend to be just teddible -- right wing comedy shows or conservative comedians? This article explains yer frickin' problem, morons: http://inkfish.fieldofscience.com/2013/10/unempathetic-kids-dont-get-sarcasm.html It's lack of empathy. Same reason you hate women, poor people, colored people, crippled people, sick people, foreign people, people who don't think like you, etc., all of whom add up to a number that makes the number of you haters tiny. But, in fairness, you guys do hate, hard and long.

Posted by: Rex the Wonder God at October 14, 2013 12:04 AM (w45V0)

507 Nuke them. All of them. Especially the communists and the ... communists. The world hates us. Nuke them. Anything else is fluff and delusion and a stalling of the inevitable. We are all going to be dead pretty soon anyhow. Let's burn this motherf***er to the ground and see how they do without America. In the good 'ol days, if the communist party organ had said the kind of sh*t they are spewing today, we would have nuked them. Wouldn't we? ... No, I guess not. Welcome to Obama's world. ... where is the zombie apocalypse when we really need it?!

Posted by: and irresolute at October 14, 2013 12:16 AM (RqHWH)

508 506 Nuke them. All of them. Especially the communists and the ... communists. The world hates us. Nuke them. Anything else is fluff and delusion and a stalling of the inevitable. We are all going to be dead pretty soon anyhow. Let's burn this motherf***er to the ground and see how they do without America. In the good 'ol days, if the communist party organ had said the kind of sh*t they are spewing today, we would have nuked them. Wouldn't we? ... No, I guess not. Welcome to Obama's world. ... where is the zombie apocalypse when we really need it?!

Posted by: and irresolute at October 14, 2013 04:16 AM (RqHWH)

And so we've progressed from "let it burn" to "hand me some gasoline and a match"?

Posted by: Conservative Crank at October 14, 2013 12:20 AM (sQ0LB)

509 40 Hedley LaMarr at October 13, 2013 10:43 PM (Vk2pI)

Well, politicians have to protect their phoney baloney jobs somehow ...

Posted by: Adriane... at October 13, 2013 10:46 PM (KoFMU)

===

did we get a harrumph?

Posted by: jc at October 14, 2013 12:22 AM (PlzOe)

510 If its ethanol laced gas, then it will burn 10-15% slower...

Posted by: JarvisW at October 14, 2013 12:23 AM (E7Iyp)

511 HARRUMPH!!

Werk werk werk... How ya doin boys?? I missed ya last night!!

Posted by: Governor William J. Lepetomane at October 14, 2013 12:25 AM (E7Iyp)

512 Purp, here's an hour long talk about quantum computers. I'm about half way through watching it. It's pretty interesting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-IqQnGYB2M#t=2258 Posted by: GnuBreed at October 14, 2013 03:32 AM (wNF3N) --- You mean there's a chance Windows can freeze up 1000 times faster!

Posted by: UWP at October 14, 2013 12:47 AM (vj51i)

513 Hey, Jarvis W at 491: I call COMPLETE BULLSHIT on you. But you, of course, already knew that.

Posted by: Rex the Wonder God at October 14, 2013 01:01 AM (w45V0)

514 25 years and counting: Twin Peaks The Black Lodge Wow, bob wow.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 14, 2013 01:54 AM (nFMxQ)

515 The Proglydytes have not wrapped their heads around the fact that they are now The Man and thus are fighting themselves. Universal Utopia blew up in their faces. Hope and Change bit them in the ass. And the greatest intellect and constitutional scholar of history is Baby Doc II on steroids. I'm enjoying their screaming because they really, really don't like to be laughed at. If you really want to piss off a Obama-crat ask to see his Obamacare card. Nobody told them you have to pay to be The Man.

Posted by: Bob at October 14, 2013 02:31 AM (qTsuK)

516 The Solon of Scranton, is certainly a descendant of the planet with the telephone sanitizers.

Posted by: Lando Boehner at October 14, 2013 02:47 AM (Jsiw/)

517 When I lived in CA, I tried to be a police officer in different cities. And yes, I even applied to Oakland. Got as far as the oral boards before being dismissed. Those of us who had been rejected met up as a group at the BART station as we headed home.

Strangely, we were all white males. Funny coincidence.

Posted by: NRPax at October 14, 2013 02:52 AM (ODsL5)

518 It's morning in America.
Duh!

Posted by: Cretin, etc. at October 14, 2013 03:21 AM (kymV0)

519 Is this thing on?

Posted by: BurtTC at October 14, 2013 03:23 AM (BeSEI)

520 Whew....thought my box was on the fritz.

Posted by: BignJames at October 14, 2013 03:24 AM (ZNQKl)

521 Re: the Chinese connection, how often in American history has this happened?
McConnell is married to a Chinese woman. Reid is married to a Chinese boy.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/l39hpn2
Btw, dog is a very warming food for the winter months.

Posted by: Cretin, etc. at October 14, 2013 03:25 AM (kymV0)

522 519 -

It is. Apparently all the little people inside it are taking a siesta.

I blame you.

Posted by: BurtTC at October 14, 2013 03:25 AM (BeSEI)

523 Posted by: BurtTC at October 14, 2013 07:25 AM (BeSEI) Yeah... i get a lot of that....I'm pretty used to it.

Posted by: BignJames at October 14, 2013 03:34 AM (ZNQKl)

524 No morning thread. Gabe got arrested in DC yesterday?

Posted by: Juan de Hattatime at October 14, 2013 03:35 AM (h2mLg)

525 Posted by: Sandra Fluke at October 14, 2013 07:37 AM (+KtKI) Most likely some kind of sexist/raysis/ethno slur...amirite?

Posted by: BignJames at October 14, 2013 03:39 AM (ZNQKl)

526 Ezra Klein, age 28, still qualifies as a dependent of his parents. punk

Posted by: Dept. Of Acuracy at October 14, 2013 03:42 AM (MhA4j)

527 AoSHQ another victim of the shutdown?

Posted by: dogfish at October 14, 2013 03:46 AM (nsOJa)

528 Posted by: Dept. Of Acuracy at October 14, 2013 07:42 AM (MhA4j) He can't remember a time of such pessimism about politics.....but I bet he remembers the first time he got to sit w/the grownups for a meal.

Posted by: BignJames at October 14, 2013 03:47 AM (ZNQKl)

529 I guess Andy will have to pick up the slack.

Posted by: Vic at October 14, 2013 03:47 AM (zZbNF)

530 Back when I lived in Castro Valley, CA I used to to go out drinking with members of the OPD. They had a good police force then. I guess Jerry Brown killed it.

Posted by: Vic at October 14, 2013 03:51 AM (zZbNF)

Posted by: Secretary John Forbes Kerry at October 14, 2013 03:52 AM (4wLfM)

532 No comprende Frenchpanol.

Posted by: Vic at October 14, 2013 03:53 AM (zZbNF)

533 In Ezra's frame of reference, the discord in Washington goes all the way back one whole presidency before his idol. He's got his finger on the pulse of history, that man.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 14, 2013 03:54 AM (XB5Ak)

534 Andy to the rescue

Posted by: Vic at October 14, 2013 03:55 AM (zZbNF)

535 Racist dog shit dumped on American taxpayer lawns by Holder's Just Ice Dept. A recent investigation by Holder's US Department of Justice found that police dogs are not intimidated by politically correct policy. So the police dogs must be retrained, or what, retired, put down? Zero tolerance for effective job performance. Way to go, bozos. NOT "My dog ate the evidence" ... Police canines are trained to sniff out illegal substances and to respond threateningly [yet under command] to those who threaten their police handlers and themselves. As if yutes don't throw rocks at dogs, carry knifes or point loaded guns and shoot at law enforcement. Friday left-over headline: UK Independent [Brits don't say "Hispanics" -- how many Mexicans immigrate to Britain. eh? Cubans, Venezuelans, Brazilians? OK, Spaniards?] 'Racist' LA police dogs only bite African-Americans and Latinos Justice also found that in areas policed by the LASD, Â“African Americans, and to a lesser extent Latinos, are more likely to be stopped and/or searched than whites, even when controlling for factors other than race, such as crime rates.Â” The authors of the Parc report recommended that the LASD work on improving its canine-deployment policies, and keep track of the enforcement activities of individual dogs and their handlers.

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 14, 2013 04:01 AM (MhA4j)

536 But any punch that lands squarely on the jaw of a leftie is welcome indeed. #GoTeam

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 13, 2013 10:45 PM (HkHpf)

Agreed.

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Buy one Infuriation and get two Junior Snits for Free! at October 14, 2013 04:28 AM (hLRSq)

537 Dear Ezra, I am old enough to remember Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan. By that calculus, you can probably figure out that I also remember Clinton, Bush Sr., and W.. In all those years, I never once considered that a trip to the DMV was anything more than a nightmare, and I don't see why you would be surprised that the Obamacare website would be any more efficient. That being said, I can not remember a government shutdown (I've lived through a few) where a president closed the Lincoln Memorial or put barricades up around the mall. I can't recall a president refusing to work out a deal with congressional leaders, and I can't not recall a president calling his political opponents terrorists or hostage-takers. I am a lot older than you, but since you are so smart and come from such a prestigious lineage, you should be able to look this crap up without being smacked on the back of the head by one of your elders (that would be me). So consider yourself smacked upside the head, kid, with a fine verbal backhand. Now go blow your nose, and go back to the kid table. Regards, Ms. Overdone

Posted by: Mistress Overdone at October 14, 2013 03:47 PM (2/oBD)

538 ...what a snot!

Posted by: Mistress Overdone at October 14, 2013 03:49 PM (2/oBD)

539 ...the sky is falling...the sky is falling! - Little Chicken Klein

Posted by: Mistress Overdone at October 14, 2013 03:50 PM (2/oBD)

540 Ezra Klein, still suffers from acne and has just found out that magical thinking is typically not a developmental stage that extends into young adulthood.

Posted by: Mistress Overdone at October 14, 2013 03:54 PM (2/oBD)

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