The serialized shows are a double edged sword. They might encourage me to stick with a series, but they also discourage me from starting one, especially if I don't start until Episode #5.
Yesterday, I got such a message. However, on another occasion, I didn't and it rebooted while I was using the damn thing. It probably showed the message when I was away from the machine and it disappeared before I got back, and it WAS outside the "active hours" of 8-5, but it's my home box! I'm on that outside of 8-5!
Yup! It depends on the machine. Have you ever tried using the ATM at a casino? I think I lost almost as much to double-dipped bank fees as I did at the casino!
A few years ago, we had a microburst that messed up our power for a few days. I stopped at a store on the way to staying at my GF's (who still had power) to grab some extra snacks. The store was open, but they had a big sign on the front, "CASH ONLY". IIRC, the bank was one of the many places that was closed, so I would have been SOL if I hadn't had cash in my wallet.
A fight between them isn't as one-sided as it sounds. The Bat is big on planning and preparation. He probably knows where every chunk of kryptonite on the planet is. He probably owns half of it.
Most people are posting the same 2 view points (with the 3rd probably being simply the experience sucks because reasons):
1.) Home theater systems are so much better now, mine is amazing and/or there are amazing ones available.
2.) People, especially in the 18-24 yo age group, are fucking poor and can't afford to go to the movies (most of these are ignoring the obvious, that they can't afford the home theater system either).
I'm not in either of those 2 categories (more like the 3rd, without the money or inclination for a huge home theater, apartment dweller and not rich with a deep loathing of crowds), but this seems like a poll worthy topic (no I didn't check to see if it already exists) with "Cowboy Neal is my projectionist" as a 4th?
I'm #3. I don't have a "home theater", nor do I really want one. I was "fucking poor" when I was 18-24, at least in the low part of that range, but I went to the movie a lot more than I do now when I'm not "fucking poor".
How many do you need? I currently have Netflix and Hulu, which are just over $20. They could replace much of what I watch, and in a financial crunch, I might just do without the rest.
I don't know about the AC, but my streaming is Netflix and Hulu (ad-free). I still watch regular TV, but much less than I used to, and streaming isn't that far from being GoodEnough (tm). And even with regular TV, I FF past most of the ads.
Currently, Time-Spectrum-Warner has my internet, TV, and landline. Even if I cut the TV, they'd still get plenty of money from me, and the potential replacements for TV are all dependent on internet, and TSW isn't any worse on that than the competition.
One time, the office Christmas party was in an area I didn't know that well. I looked at my phone's directions, didn't think they looked right, and tried on my own. It turned out, the phone would have gotten me there, but my way was shorter.
I've always had trouble with maps. Reading them is the easy part. Getting the damn things folded or unfolded is the tough part.:-p
I haven't done much with GPSs. I did more travelling before they existed. I recently went on a trip with a friend who used one, and I got to see a number of its limitations. Based on that, and on what I've heard about them, I'd say they're probably a good thing, but you have to take them with a grain of salt.
I've been there just last weekend. A friend wanted to find someplace he hadn't been in years. The GPS said to turn on some rinky-dink street just by the highway. I hadn't been to that place at all, but that didn't sound right. My friend took that road anyway, and sure enough it led nowhere and he ended up with both me and the GPS telling him to just get on the !@#$ highway.
Vista hit what I call the sour spot in memory. If you had less than 2 GB, it was slow. If you had more than 2 GB, it only saw the first 2 GB and was still slow.
1. I don't like people YELLING AT ME! 2. Those jokes weren't even remotely funny! 3. I've already seen the damn thing 1,000 times. Now it's 1,001! 4. All the above!!
On the radio stations I listen to, I've learned about how long the breaks are, and I turn the damn thing off for the commercials and turn it back on about the time the break ends.
Yup! Even the few seconds between the start of the commercial break and the time I hit the FF button hard enough to hurt my finger is annoying. Plus it takes me out of the "moment" of the show I'm watching.
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After all, they are the hottest phones on the market.
Nope, can't say it with a straight face.
The serialized shows are a double edged sword. They might encourage me to stick with a series, but they also discourage me from starting one, especially if I don't start until Episode #5.
One problem there is that some people in low-end jobs are worse off than people on welfare.
Yesterday, I got such a message. However, on another occasion, I didn't and it rebooted while I was using the damn thing. It probably showed the message when I was away from the machine and it disappeared before I got back, and it WAS outside the "active hours" of 8-5, but it's my home box! I'm on that outside of 8-5!
Yup! It depends on the machine. Have you ever tried using the ATM at a casino? I think I lost almost as much to double-dipped bank fees as I did at the casino!
A few years ago, we had a microburst that messed up our power for a few days. I stopped at a store on the way to staying at my GF's (who still had power) to grab some extra snacks. The store was open, but they had a big sign on the front, "CASH ONLY". IIRC, the bank was one of the many places that was closed, so I would have been SOL if I hadn't had cash in my wallet.
A fight between them isn't as one-sided as it sounds. The Bat is big on planning and preparation. He probably knows where every chunk of kryptonite on the planet is. He probably owns half of it.
That said, I didn't watch the movie either.
Most people are posting the same 2 view points (with the 3rd probably being simply the experience sucks because reasons):
1.) Home theater systems are so much better now, mine is amazing and/or there are amazing ones available.
2.) People, especially in the 18-24 yo age group, are fucking poor and can't afford to go to the movies (most of these are ignoring the obvious, that they can't afford the home theater system either).
I'm not in either of those 2 categories (more like the 3rd, without the money or inclination for a huge home theater, apartment dweller and not rich with a deep loathing of crowds), but this seems like a poll worthy topic (no I didn't check to see if it already exists) with "Cowboy Neal is my projectionist" as a 4th?
I'm #3. I don't have a "home theater", nor do I really want one. I was "fucking poor" when I was 18-24, at least in the low part of that range, but I went to the movie a lot more than I do now when I'm not "fucking poor".
How many do you need? I currently have Netflix and Hulu, which are just over $20. They could replace much of what I watch, and in a financial crunch, I might just do without the rest.
I don't know about the AC, but my streaming is Netflix and Hulu (ad-free). I still watch regular TV, but much less than I used to, and streaming isn't that far from being GoodEnough (tm). And even with regular TV, I FF past most of the ads.
Currently, Time-Spectrum-Warner has my internet, TV, and landline. Even if I cut the TV, they'd still get plenty of money from me, and the potential replacements for TV are all dependent on internet, and TSW isn't any worse on that than the competition.
One time, the office Christmas party was in an area I didn't know that well. I looked at my phone's directions, didn't think they looked right, and tried on my own. It turned out, the phone would have gotten me there, but my way was shorter.
I've always had trouble with maps. Reading them is the easy part. Getting the damn things folded or unfolded is the tough part. :-p
I haven't done much with GPSs. I did more travelling before they existed. I recently went on a trip with a friend who used one, and I got to see a number of its limitations. Based on that, and on what I've heard about them, I'd say they're probably a good thing, but you have to take them with a grain of salt.
I've been there just last weekend. A friend wanted to find someplace he hadn't been in years. The GPS said to turn on some rinky-dink street just by the highway. I hadn't been to that place at all, but that didn't sound right. My friend took that road anyway, and sure enough it led nowhere and he ended up with both me and the GPS telling him to just get on the !@#$ highway.
So, my ability to not be compromised depends on someone else installing better security on their end?
Dogs? Heck, we have donkeys and elephants shitting! Way worse than mere dogs.
Vista hit what I call the sour spot in memory. If you had less than 2 GB, it was slow. If you had more than 2 GB, it only saw the first 2 GB and was still slow.
"automation will, in the long-term, improve society and help humans live better lives"
"When one door closes, another one opens". If you die in the long hallway between the doors, that's YOUR problem.
Enjoy the decline!
Yes, and do you realize how much those bodies in the hallway will stink up the place?
I've always thought that the people who want less population should lead by example.
I'd like a way to give feedback on ads.
Dear Adweasel:
Your ad sucks because:
1. I don't like people YELLING AT ME!
2. Those jokes weren't even remotely funny!
3. I've already seen the damn thing 1,000 times. Now it's 1,001!
4. All the above!!
Yeah, that's another bad thing. Even if the commercial doesn't totally suck the first time, it does suck by the 10,001st time.
Not many households are PBS only. The kids can see the ads blaring on the shows their parents watch. Yet another reason they don't want to grow up.
On the radio stations I listen to, I've learned about how long the breaks are, and I turn the damn thing off for the commercials and turn it back on about the time the break ends.
Yup! Even the few seconds between the start of the commercial break and the time I hit the FF button hard enough to hurt my finger is annoying. Plus it takes me out of the "moment" of the show I'm watching.