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WOW! I'm sitting here at this very moment eating Cinnamon Puffins (the cereal, that is...):
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Small aircraft crashes into NYC high rise
rostasi replied to sal's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
Dan, you know, I'm sorry if you were somehow offended, but in reality, you are reaching for mental connections and assumptions where there are none - not even a mere wisp. My comment had nothing to do directly with the topic title and that's OK - not only on this forum, but in life. It's called lateral thinking. I don't know either of these people either personally, professionally or culturally and no attempt was made to either smear, degrade, or lessen their character in any way. So what's the fuss? Am I being accused of poor product placement in someone's mental bookstore? Apparently my off-the-cuff "Emily Litella"-like McMahon/Carson ka-ching is now seen as a disruption of some kind of "weighty" mental pose that all who post to this topic are suppose to have? (...and, as an aside, it's too bad that anyone who begins to recognize the irony of this baseball player's earlier comments paired with the nature of his death won't be able to bring this up in discussion, because, you know, we must keep a dour face on EVERYTHING remotely "connected" to this topic). Clem may have issues about the guy(s) and I understand (and appreciate!) his defense (BTW, my comment didn't even get close to "levity"- for that would assume that I was commenting on the subject!) Me? I just tried to make a "funny." -
Small aircraft crashes into NYC high rise
rostasi replied to sal's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
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Actually, more like tunes between raps! A definite distinction 'cause there were only 4 musical... uh...interludes...of about a minute or so each that would fade in and out on side two. So out of about 40 minutes of talking about "pussy", "jackin' off", and "getting high", you were treated to a glorious 5 or so minutes of wandering horn blowing. Someone apparently told him his standups were funny, so I guess Eddie believed it.
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Small aircraft crashes into NYC high rise
rostasi replied to sal's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
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Pretty dreadful really... I tried listening to that again last spring. I think it's been re-released on CD with Come On Down! Eddie trying to be Redd Foxx... Oh, and the actual title is (so you can search): "The Reason Why I'm Talking Shit" - it may read as "S--t". Harris
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Can we get a separate "happy Birthday" forum
rostasi replied to Rooster_Ties's topic in Forums Discussion
We may have to fill out a form to get it. -
So I'm Going To Pick My Daughter Up From Her Date...
rostasi replied to JSngry's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
This guy looks like a Hindi Billy Preston -
I think...like many have said here...it's that damn ritual aspect. You may not buy anything (or in my case - mostly magazines), but there's the ritual that's sometimes tied into another activity completely. Making that trip to a restaurant and 'round the corner to Tower and driving back home around midnight on nearly deserted streets with music as your driving companion. Sometimes I just hate being mentally tied to this aspect - "ritual" being OK, but regular or the "expected" ritual is a trait that I try to get rid of, but it stays as if it's some kind of reoccurring fungus. Let's have the surprise ritual! So, I'm just looking at this as another ritual to drop. Same thing when a favorite restaurant haunt changed hands and the food, service, etc all deteriorated. It's going, going, gone and habits are changed.
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Pretty cool eh? I'm thinking of panels around the house for easy access - new meaning to kitchen tiles when it comes to recipes, shopping, etc. It could look nice near your "Entertainment Center" and be useful for ordering things. The business application at the end of the video is pretty cool too. Of course, I'm thinking of creative uses already if it shows up commercially soon.
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4K x 2K Sharp Corp. has displayed a 64-inch LCD panel achieving 4096 x 2160, so-called "4K x 2K" resolution. According to the company, this is the "industry's first" direct viewing display panel that ever realizes the 4K x 2K resolution. Its total pixel count reaches 8.84 megapixels, about four times higher than "full HD" resolution. "We developed this LCD panel focusing on the upcoming 'super HDTV' generation," said a company spokesperson. Its commercialization has not been scheduled yet. The prototype's contrast ratio is 2,000:1 and gradient extends to 10 bits. Sharp, however, has specified little about other details. The panel is Sharp's "ASV" LCD using equivalent technology as used for the existing product. As issues that required efforts, Sharp cited "the panel's productivity (yield) and drive circuit that handles a four-times-higher frequency than the full HD panel's."
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What kind of speed are you getting with cable?
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DataTiles (has a short - ca. 2 minutes - video demo) I can imagine these tiles being created/used in the same way that Widgets are utilized on a Mac. The DataTiles system integrates the benefits of two major interaction paradigms: graphical and physical user interfaces. Tagged transparent tiles are used as modular construction units. These tiles are augmented by dynamic graphical information when they are placed on a sensor-enhanced flat panel display. They can be used independently or can be combined into more complex configurations, similar to the way language can express complex concepts through a sequence of simple words.
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How did you take advantage of the Tower sale?
rostasi replied to rostasi's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
Well, I was kinda wanting to keep this thread on topic. We have at least one other thread talking about the liquidation, so could we keep this about taking advantage of the sale? Thanks a bunch... Earlier, I was just about to go out to Tower, but our very own kh1958 said that the sale is only a 10% sale locally, so I'm gonna wait. Still, we have 6 to 8 weeks to peruse the racks of stuff and maybe come up with some bargains. -
Well, I applaud the fact that he made the grand attempt, but it deviates from the scores too much of the time - segments that aren't articulated correctly. Kinda like the Sorabji Opus Clav that you allude to. It's good to have both the Madge and the Ogden but the ultimate version (I hope) will be the Jonathan Powell.
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The only problem with this idea is that it became old as soon as it was launched.
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Ok, I see what you're talking about now. In order for me to do my "rodcasts", I have to have an IP address that doesn't automagically change, so I have a little piece of software called JIP_DYNDNS (no comments Clem ) that makes adjustments if ever it's changed enroute. So, I suppose this means that I have the same thing happen here, but I'm blissfully unaware of it (because the software takes care of that).
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A few years ago, I bought an 8-Track rewinder. Non-stop excitement!
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Tho it says below that the type of cancer is not known, elsewhere it's reported to be intestinal cancer - doctors having discovered a malignant tumor in her lower intestine. http://tinyurl.com/n3dm2 FORMER "CHARLIE'S ANGELS'' STAR Farrah Fawcett diagnosed a fast-growing tumour 10/07/2006 The actress said she has been overwhelmed by the "outpouring of concern, love, prayers and compassion'' she has received from people around the world. Farrah Fawcett has been diagnosed with cancer, and is maintaining a positive attitude to get through it, she said. "I am determined to bite the bullet and fight the fight while going through the next six weeks of cutting edge, state-of-the-art treatment,'' the 59-year-old former "Charlie's Angels'' star said Friday in a statement released by her publicist, Mike Pingel. "I should be able to return to my life as it was before.'' Pingel did not reveal what kind of cancer Fawcett has but said it was recently diagnosed and involves a fast-growing tumour. The actress, who appeared with her former "Charlie's Angels'' co-stars at an August Emmy tribute to the late TV producer Aaron Spelling, said she has been overwhelmed by the "outpouring of concern, love, prayers and compassion'' she has received from people around the world. "I deeply believe in one's own positive will to overcome even the most daunting challenges,'' she said.
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Yes, I've come to that same conclusion many times. Usually, just a look around here confirms that.
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