No, they showed it! After a Sat practice, some members of my fencing team went to a BW3 and got them to turn a TV to CNBC.
They had highlights of Keeth Smart and Ivan Lee losing in the round of 16, and then showed the entire gold medal bout between Nemscik and Montano.
More fencing:
Women's Individual Sabre Gold Medal Final -- Tues. Aug. 17 at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.--Bravo--Coverage shared with Tennis (6-7 pm).
Men's Team Sabre Gold Medal Final -- Thurs. Aug. 19 at 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. --MSNBC--Coverage shared with Basketball (Argentina vs. China) 2-3 p.m. and Men's Archery final 3-4 p.m.
No foil or epee though, only sabre. They might show more if the men's team comes through, or one of the Jacobsen sisters medals.
That's not always true. I tend to be a bit of a speed demon, but the single accident I was in did not involve that at all -- I slowed down to watch an ambulance stop at a red light (to make sure he's not going through), and then as I was accelerating into the green, he pulled out. No lights, no sirens, nothing.
I slammed on my brakes and missed him by about 2 feet; looked right into the face of the EMT who was driving, because he realized what he had done and stopped in the middle of the intersection. Unfortunately, as I craned forward to look for his ambulance number, planning on filing a report on the bastard, a minivan rear-ended me, sending my head into the steering wheel.
The ambulance driver, a real charitable fellow, immediately threw his siren on and took off. The FD had to come clean up the chemical spill from the totalled minivan.
Unfortunately, that's only true if the dealer provides an edge over the general mechanic.
I had a bit of a scraping sound in my truck about a year ago, that sounded like a brake caliper had gotten out of alignment and was rubbing. So I took it to a Monro, they said my brakes were fine, but it sounded like it might be in the rear end, something that was more complicated than they were used to doing.
darius
The car was out of warranty, but my first instinct was to go to a GMC dealer to get it looked at -- they took the car for a day and told me that it was definitely the rear end, which would have to be replaced for $1500.
Since that was significant, I sought out a second opinion, a "general" mechanic of which you speak. He took the truck for a day, and found out that the problem was that the wheel bearings were pitted. Then he discovered that there was still some minor scraping, and had to replace a bearing in the rear end. Total cost: $300.
The dealer would have charged $1500, and not actually fixed the problem!! Until there's evidence that dealers use their "insider" knowledge of their brand of automobiles to provide better service, it will be a shame if the independent mechanic disappears.
RIT can be a hole. Having a car really makes life there much more enjoyable -- once I was able to get off campus, it was a lot easier to appreciate Rochester's cultural offerings.
Capstone was the nickname of the project, so those of us attempting to get into the "new" apartments in the housing lottery started calling it that.
That summer, once printed material started coming out, the official name "University Commons" started. But it was too late.
Ah, memories - when I moved into Capstone (Bldg # 2, Apt # 3), there were only 8 buildings, the paint was still wet, there was no shelving and the tile grout had yet to be scraped.
I still have my UC shirt with "?Hablas Espanol?" written in sharpie on it, because of the whole migrant worker flap.
Galay Quest (which I mistakingly called Space Quest) was meant to poke fun at the UltraObsessives mentioned above.
And note that in Galaxy Quest (Space Quest was a series of excellently funny Sierra On-Line adventure games!), the "UltraObsessives" saved the day. Both that and the documentary "Trekkies" which came out at the same time were exceedingly funny in their portrayals of said fanatics, but neither was mean-spirited.
I had a girlfriend who was really into Googling the minutae of my life; she participated in the livejournals of ex-girlfriends whom she had tracked down with only a first name, roommates, etc.
So we placed an adWord based on my name with links to some sports photography done by my roommate at a big fencing tournament, with "Hot Fencer PiXXX! See Darius in steamy qualifier action! http://www.foilporn.com"
It took her all of 3 days to find it, and even better, the entire fencing team was in a van on the way back from a tournament.
You've failed to take geography into account. The Olin campus is about 1.5 miles from Wellesley College. If you can't find any girls there, you're in a world of hurt.
Judging by my experiences with competitive fencers, the actual bruises aren't the issue -- it's what happens when friends/classmates/counselors/romantic interests notice them.
As far as I'm concerned, cooking is mad geeky -- taking various disparate components and combining and processing them to create things that are often nothing like the original components. IMHO, cooking has the same allure as creating music, coding, or sports. (Wait, did I just say that?)
Bonus: It's also socially acceptable to be a pyromaniac if it's in the service of cuisine.
Double Bonus: Chicks dig it -- you've got to give them a reason to look past your double-thick glasses, right?
If you're interested in music with some sort of relevance, you might check out WBER - 90.5FM.
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Are you talking about the M-Audio Delta 66 for Home Theater? Don't they only handle multiple stereo channels?
I have a Delta 44 in my digital studio, and combined with a nice mixer and good preamps, the only noise I get is whatever comes out of my guitar amp.
If you're listening/recording music, these cards are phenomenal! The Delta 44 costs a bit more than the highest-end Audigy and comes with a real metal breakout box and true 24/96, but I don't know about the home theater applications just due to lack of surround.
Overheard at a fencing practice:
"Tom Cruise is short."
"But he gets to sleep with Nicole Kidman!"
"Yes, but there is a possibility, however remote, that I will sleep with Nicole Kidman. However, Tom Cruise will always be short."
It was a pretty good flick; but I think baseball movies with Kevin Costner just happen to work, proof that two wrongs do make a right.
The Costner character is pretty much a washed-up pitcher who somehow, happens to be pitching a no-hit game, and he's reflecting on things in his life. It's a good date movie, and not a bad watch by any means. At the same time, it's not the greatest sports movie ever made. (Unlike "Hoosiers".)
They're not 64-bit only. I just installed an Escalade 7410 into a RedHat system with only 32-bit PCI; I don't get nearly the throughput, but it works splendidly.
Just don't use an Asus P4-T mobo; of all hardware incompatibilities to have, the *floppy controller* should not be the thing which keeps you from building the new whiz-bang production server!
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No, they showed it! After a Sat practice, some members of my fencing team went to a BW3 and got them to turn a TV to CNBC.
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They had highlights of Keeth Smart and Ivan Lee losing in the round of 16, and then showed the entire gold medal bout between Nemscik and Montano.
More fencing
Women's Individual Sabre Gold Medal Final -- Tues. Aug. 17 at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.--Bravo--Coverage shared with Tennis (6-7 pm).
Men's Team Sabre Gold Medal Final -- Thurs. Aug. 19 at 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. --MSNBC--Coverage shared with Basketball (Argentina vs. China) 2-3 p.m. and Men's Archery final 3-4 p.m.
No foil or epee though, only sabre. They might show more if the men's team comes through, or one of the Jacobsen sisters medals.
darius
That's not always true. I tend to be a bit of a speed demon, but the single accident I was in did not involve that at all -- I slowed down to watch an ambulance stop at a red light (to make sure he's not going through), and then as I was accelerating into the green, he pulled out. No lights, no sirens, nothing.
I slammed on my brakes and missed him by about 2 feet; looked right into the face of the EMT who was driving, because he realized what he had done and stopped in the middle of the intersection. Unfortunately, as I craned forward to look for his ambulance number, planning on filing a report on the bastard, a minivan rear-ended me, sending my head into the steering wheel.
The ambulance driver, a real charitable fellow, immediately threw his siren on and took off. The FD had to come clean up the chemical spill from the totalled minivan.
Would have liked a camera there.
I see a lot of geeky rock-climbers and cyclists, but fencing seems to take the cake when you talk about competitive sports.
Not that cycling or rock-climbing can't be competitive; but most of the geek types I know do them recreationally.
Unfortunately, that's only true if the dealer provides an edge over the general mechanic.
I had a bit of a scraping sound in my truck about a year ago, that sounded like a brake caliper had gotten out of alignment and was rubbing. So I took it to a Monro, they said my brakes were fine, but it sounded like it might be in the rear end, something that was more complicated than they were used to doing. darius The car was out of warranty, but my first instinct was to go to a GMC dealer to get it looked at -- they took the car for a day and told me that it was definitely the rear end, which would have to be replaced for $1500.
Since that was significant, I sought out a second opinion, a "general" mechanic of which you speak. He took the truck for a day, and found out that the problem was that the wheel bearings were pitted. Then he discovered that there was still some minor scraping, and had to replace a bearing in the rear end. Total cost: $300.
The dealer would have charged $1500, and not actually fixed the problem!! Until there's evidence that dealers use their "insider" knowledge of their brand of automobiles to provide better service, it will be a shame if the independent mechanic disappears.
RIT can be a hole. Having a car really makes life there much more enjoyable -- once I was able to get off campus, it was a lot easier to appreciate Rochester's cultural offerings.
afidel?!? Was your roommate named Tik?
It might take another five years to get the NHL to the point were we are now but things would eventually get back to normal.
:)
Nah, all the good players come from Europe anyway...
Capstone was the nickname of the project, so those of us attempting to get into the "new" apartments in the housing lottery started calling it that.
That summer, once printed material started coming out, the official name "University Commons" started. But it was too late.
Ah, memories - when I moved into Capstone (Bldg # 2, Apt # 3), there were only 8 buildings, the paint was still wet, there was no shelving and the tile grout had yet to be scraped.
I still have my UC shirt with "?Hablas Espanol?" written in sharpie on it, because of the whole migrant worker flap.
Seriously, guys, those BSOD jokes (constituting something like 95% of the posts) are just so funny!
Does anybody have any more info on this? Are there other standards for digitally showing film?
The supporting cast of GPB is just pure genius, too.
... oh wait.
The scenes with John Cusack's contract killer talking with his shrink (Alan Arkin) are hysterical.
Of course, Aykroyd is funny as hell. And of course, Joan Cusack is great too -- they play off each other like brother and
"sarchasm: The gap of understanding between somebody who's being sarcastic and somebody who doesn't get it."
That is a truly excellent word. Unfortunately deadpan humor still requires humor. And the above article is lacking.
They still have the fried apple pies overseas? Man, I used to think America was a better place to live, but...
But truly the best Madden-ism of the game was: "It looks like too much, too late."
Galay Quest (which I mistakingly called Space Quest) was meant to poke fun at the UltraObsessives mentioned above.
And note that in Galaxy Quest (Space Quest was a series of excellently funny Sierra On-Line adventure games!), the "UltraObsessives" saved the day. Both that and the documentary "Trekkies" which came out at the same time were exceedingly funny in their portrayals of said fanatics, but neither was mean-spirited.
I had a girlfriend who was really into Googling the minutae of my life; she participated in the livejournals of ex-girlfriends whom she had tracked down with only a first name, roommates, etc.
So we placed an adWord based on my name with links to some sports photography done by my roommate at a big fencing tournament, with "Hot Fencer PiXXX! See Darius in steamy qualifier action! http://www.foilporn.com"
It took her all of 3 days to find it, and even better, the entire fencing team was in a van on the way back from a tournament.
"You clicked on a link that said WHAT?!?"
darius
You've failed to take geography into account. The Olin campus is about 1.5 miles from Wellesley College. If you can't find any girls there, you're in a world of hurt.
Judging by my experiences with competitive fencers, the actual bruises aren't the issue -- it's what happens when friends/classmates/counselors/romantic interests notice them.
"Is your home life OK?"
Speak for yourself, man!
As far as I'm concerned, cooking is mad geeky -- taking various disparate components and combining and processing them to create things that are often nothing like the original components. IMHO, cooking has the same allure as creating music, coding, or sports. (Wait, did I just say that?)
Bonus: It's also socially acceptable to be a pyromaniac if it's in the service of cuisine.
Double Bonus: Chicks dig it -- you've got to give them a reason to look past your double-thick glasses, right?
If you're interested in music with some sort of relevance, you might check out WBER - 90.5FM.
Are you talking about the M-Audio Delta 66 for Home Theater? Don't they only handle multiple stereo channels?
I have a Delta 44 in my digital studio, and combined with a nice mixer and good preamps, the only noise I get is whatever comes out of my guitar amp.
If you're listening/recording music, these cards are phenomenal! The Delta 44 costs a bit more than the highest-end Audigy and comes with a real metal breakout box and true 24/96, but I don't know about the home theater applications just due to lack of surround.
Overheard at a fencing practice:
"Tom Cruise is short."
"But he gets to sleep with Nicole Kidman!"
"Yes, but there is a possibility, however remote, that I will sleep with Nicole Kidman. However, Tom Cruise will always be short."
It was a pretty good flick; but I think baseball movies with Kevin Costner just happen to work, proof that two wrongs do make a right.
The Costner character is pretty much a washed-up pitcher who somehow, happens to be pitching a no-hit game, and he's reflecting on things in his life. It's a good date movie, and not a bad watch by any means. At the same time, it's not the greatest sports movie ever made. (Unlike "Hoosiers".)
They're not 64-bit only. I just installed an Escalade 7410 into a RedHat system with only 32-bit PCI; I don't get nearly the throughput, but it works splendidly.
Just don't use an Asus P4-T mobo; of all hardware incompatibilities to have, the *floppy controller* should not be the thing which keeps you from building the new whiz-bang production server!
Have you seen SVG?
It has the potential to have all sorts of Flash-esque functionality, if somebody coded a neato GUI development tool for it.
darius
I thought this might be interesting to some of you, especially in light of current events: Petition for Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies on DVD
Who knows how effective web petitions are? But I know I'd buy 'em...