OTPOTW 10/11 Jan, Drunken guitar edition
by coolguyrob on Jan 10, 2009 12:33 PM PST
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PrintBack by popular demand it's the weekend edition of the OTPOTD for the weekend and all. Hopefully all the folks are finding out a bunch of cool shit at the USSM/LL event that us porr unfortunate souls are unable to attend. That's all drunken Rob has got. OK, that wasn;t long enough so let me ask a couple of questions that I think I already asked in my tags - What are you're guilty pleasures as for as music goes? We all have great taste in music but what about those of us that just love to sing along with Beyonce even though we know it's canned for the masses? Yeah, we know it is. But it's still damn fun to sing along at the top of your lungs. Speaking of Beyonce, I can't get enough of Irreplaceable.
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That might be the booze.
Man do I love midgets.
That's why we all love booze.
I’d bowl better without it, but where’s the fun in that?
Man do I love midgets.
Not all booze.
Wine can be an enemy of mine.
Man do I love midgets.
My problem was I had three glasses of wine with lunch yesterday (company party),
but then I went out last night and put beer and shots on top of it, then thought Denny’s was a great plan.
Man do I love midgets.
I actually love Denny's boneless buffalo wings.
Though that’s likely more due to me being in the States not very often.
Could be.
The lumberjack slam seemed tasty last night, but not so much this morning.
Man do I love midgets.
I bowl better with booze apparently.
Last night, First game, I scored a 50. A 50! I don’t know how I could do that. Second game I scored a 102 after drinking a couple beers.
Jeff's guide to not looking stupid:
+/- is an absolutely terrible stat, so don't use it, and don't give up on young players before they turn 24.
54!
If I threw a 50, I'd walk out of the alley right then and there, and leave my bowling gear behind.
Man do I love midgets.
I was throwing too hard and my ball was going in random directions.
The second game I embraced my inner Jaime Moyer, and started throwing more controlled, slower throws, and I actually didn’t suck terribly. Progress!
Jeff's guide to not looking stupid:
+/- is an absolutely terrible stat, so don't use it, and don't give up on young players before they turn 24.
54!
That's why they call it an "average".
Man do I love midgets.
I Want it That Way
or in the case of songs that actually get played every once in a while, Wonderwall
I'm lined up for a St. Patrick/s Day show here in Zagreb
I’d I’m trying to figure out how to, uh, Irishify this song. It’s just me and a 6-string, I think I can fake it.
Superman song by Crash Test Dummies.
Man do I love midgets.
I can't play it, but I can sing it.
Man do I love midgets.
I can get down with some shameful Beyonce enjoyment.
Even that “If I Were a Boy” song. She’s got some pipes.
Totally.
Much different from a lot of canned acted (though I would say she’s still the same) she can actually sing extremely well. I put Christina Aguilara in this category as well. Not so much Brittney
I give Beyonce credit for being at least a little more original and risk-taking than a lot of pop R&B singers.
You gotta give credit to anyone willing to dance like that on camera. She looks like the Tasmanian Devil coming right at you. Or Elaine Benes.
Holy shit did that not make sense
I put Beyonce and Christina in the category of “canned pop stars but actually have the pipes/moves to pull it off.” Not so much Brittney.
I'm not sure I'd say I have great taste in music.
I’ve had a couple people call me musically retarded, or that I should off myself because I didn’t know anything about music.
But some fun drunken Karaoke songs though? Hell yeah. I can do that.
Don’t Stop Believing, Beat It, Never Gonna Give You Up, Total Eclipse of the Heart. All fun songs to kareoke to.
Jeff's guide to not looking stupid:
+/- is an absolutely terrible stat, so don't use it, and don't give up on young players before they turn 24.
54!
It's my believe that every one has great taste in music.
Hell you’re choosing what YOU like right? How can it possibly be bad taste?
by coolguyrob on Jan 10, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
OK so karaoke song.
I’d never been a fan of karaoke at all, but one time a million years ago I got drunk enough for my friends to convince me I was the greatest singer of all time. So I did Under The Bridge in front of a bunch of screaming Spaniards in Mallorca. I smartly retired my karaoke career shortly thereafter.
I'm a karaoke junkie myself.
Man do I love midgets.
Sure! I can sing the hell out of that.
I studied vocal jazz for a while, so I’ve got some pipes left from that.
Man do I love midgets.
There's really only the one hard note. The rest of the song is pretty simple.
Man do I love midgets.
I suppose having some training in my past helps.
I’m not nearly the singer I used to be though. Age, abuse and smoking have taken their toll.
Man do I love midgets.
So are booze and smokes.
Man do I love midgets.
You're right though.
Work hard, play hard puts some miles on ya.
Man do I love midgets.
Every scar, wrinkle and grey hair.
Man do I love midgets.
None of those for me (at least not yet).
I got close one time, but they said it was a four hour wait, and I got bored and left.
Man do I love midgets.
I like a couple songs off both Avril Lavingne and Good Charolette's first albums...
Also Fall Out Boy’s From Under the Cork Tree, but that album is actually just really, really good.
At least t wasn't Celine Dion.
Man do I love midgets.
I would say maybe Dashboard Confessional is probably my guilty pleasure
Even though I feel that people shouldn’t have to resort to calling something a guilty pleasure. If you like something, you should be allowed to like something despite what society says is cool to like or not. I realize this contradicts my comment I made to Seth a minute ago.
Most would say that Paramore is my biggest guilty pleasure. I even download bootleg concert videos.
I always fight the good fight for guilty pleasures. I have a lot of them.
Fear the NPE
Eww.
I mean, it’s not that their popular, I just really don’t like them. I hate that one chick’s whiny sounding voice and generic instrument playing. O well, to each their own.
I have to add Toby Keith as well.
Man do I love midgets.
Why would that be a guilty pleasure?
Toby Keith is the man
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I get the feeling this isn't a big country crowd.
Man do I love midgets.
good point
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Yea, my girlfriend listens to a lot of country.
I try to stay away from it. To me, it just sounds like pop music with southern accents and a twang here or there throughout the song.
New country isn't nearly as good
90% of the country I listen to is pre-1985 because that’s when it was really good
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Keith Whitley?
Not so much a guilty pleasure, he was good but met with an unfortunate end. I’m just asking if you like Keith Whitley. I’m not judging one way or the other.
Formerly dpseadvr.
I'm absolutely shocked to see you take this stance.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 11, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
I actually gained a reasonable amount of respect for Toby Keith
based on his appearance on Steven Colbert’s Christmas special.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Lightning Trivia Round... GO!!!
How many homeruns did Griffey Jr. hit during the 1995 ALDS?
You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.
I've never heard of it before.
Just kidding, I was just being a smart ass.
Man do I love midgets.
But I am the only one allowed to joke around here.
It’s in the LL etiquette guide.
(I’m going to get reamed by JMG for this. I hope the sarcasm is oozing off the screen.)
And we have a winner.
Selfish, indeed. If I remember correctly, they were all in keep situations. My memory tends to break down, though.
You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.
I knew he hit a few, but I honestly don't remember a single one of them.
I remember Jim Leyritz’s devastating homerun, though. And Edgar’s slam.
Yeah, I don't remember shit. I had to look it up.
Though that magazine cover has been clear in my mind since the day it showed up in my mailbox.
Oh, and my guilty pleasure is Jason Mraz.
The kid has funk.
You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.
Guilty Pleasure- Timbaland
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Timbaland is for frat boy douches
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Timbaland was making awesome music before any of the frat-boy douches you reference had reached middle school.
LOVE me some Timbo.
Ah
Didn’t listen before those days
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when one's iPod is full of John Denver, Gordon Lightfoot, Cat Stevens, Willie Nelson, Allan Jackson, David Allen Coe, and Elton John
Timbaland sticks out like a sore thumb
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Not only do I have both Spice Girls albums on my iPod. . .
but I have Sporty Spice’s solo album too. Don’t worry, you are not the only one with ridiculously varied musical tastes.
Fear the NPE
I just finished installing the Windows 7 64-bit beta on my machine
I know there were some people here interested in it, so here’s a few general notes and impressions:
*The Microsoft servers are up and running again, so head here to get a copy of the ISO and install key.
*The beta DOES NOT require you to have Vista SP1 installed on your machine before hand
*You will have to burn the ISO image to a blank DVD.
*Installation takes about 30-40 minutes. I’d guess that is due to the fact that the files seem to be heavily compressed in order to fit on one single-layer DVD.
*You will need an internet connection to validate your install key.
*The beta is good until August of this year.
The good:
-Relatively quick boot time
-Fully addresses the 4GB of regular RAM plus the 1GB of GPU RAM in my computer
-Fully compatible with Nividia’s 64-bit GeForce drivers
-My mobo (P5N32E-SLI) had all necessary drivers pre-loaded on the install disk. Didn’t have to install additional drivers
-The interface is sleek and appears to be more responsive than it’s Vista counterpart. Things open up quickly for me without any stuttering.
-Everything is very, very pretty. I know that sounds rather silly and pointless, but this OS is very easy on the eyes. In my mind it’s a nice blend of the good things from MacOSX and Windows XP.
-Appears to be stable. I’ve put it through a few stress tests and it’s handled admirably.
The bad:
-There is a glitch with MP3s. The first three seconds of any song are cut off. However, Microsoft has issued this fix. I do give them props for addressing this so quickly.
-I’m not all that sold on the network interface. If there’s an option to switch things to a more XP-friendly setup, I’ve yet to find it. I’m still working on being able to allow other people to connect directly to two of my hard drives. I’d say it’s a bit too “user-friendly” for it’s own good.
-As the case with just about every other operating system out there, you need to have either a second hard drive or somehow repartition a single hard drive to have two partitions. If you’re planning to dual-boot, make sure you take care of this before installing.
Overall I’ve got to agree with what Robert has been saying for a while concerning this system. It appears to be stable, it looks good, and it’s fairly quick. Definitely less of a resource hog than Vista was. For those who never used Vista and stuck with XP, it’s a bit of a departure, but so far it appears to be worthwhile.
Anybody want to know anything specific about Windows 7?
Is it on par with Mac OSX?
I use boot camp on my Apple and I wouldn’t mind upgrading the Windows side from XP. I only use XP for my gaming, nothing else.
If you're just using XP for gaming
I’d give Windows 7 a look to get your hands on DirectX 10.
So far I’m pretty happy. It looks pretty like OSX but still has the basic Windows functionality I like.
So my Windows just crashed.
My wireless card gets disabled for some reason when I am playing on Full Tilt. I hate it.
I can't live without it.
But it only ever has problems when I am on Full Tilt. Playing COD4, CSS, etc., no problems. It’s just as fast as being plugged into the wall.
I don't either.
And that is what bothers me. Especially when I am holding aces and my wireless card dies on me and I can’t get back on time.
As I spend more time with this
I’m starting to think I might not head back to XP any time soon.
This is good news.
I am still going to wait and let people find the problems it may end up having. I usually give it 3-6 months after the initial release.
I meant the retail release.
My brother is my beta tester. He does everything to it and let’s me know if it’s good to go. I still give it 3-6 after it’s retail release because sometimes things come up. I don’t mind waiting, especially because Mac OSX is my primary use.
Well if you're going to go with a dual-boot system
testing out this beta doesn’t hurt. It’s kind of fun to play around with.
One more minor gripe
Tracking down a tool to virtually mount ISOs for Windows 7 is a bit of a pain. The only thing I’ve found that works is PowerISO.
You're installing on something of an older machine, correct?
I’m not even going to try it on this old laptop unless I hear it’s at least possible.
What was your system Brian?
Gotta get a new computer this week…..
My system is fairly beefy.
Intel Core2Quad Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz per core
Asus P5N32-E SLI MoBo
4GB system RAM
2 Nvidia 8800GT 512MB cards (SLI’d together)
2 Seagate 1TB HDDs
2 Seagata 500GB HDDs
2 Western Digital 250GB HDDs
That hard drive space will help with your quest to catalog the entire history of the universe
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 11, 2009 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah. I figure if it runs fairly decent on an older machine, it'll be fantastic on mine since it's just a step below BrianL's.
Single core Intel Celeron #2.7 Ghz
Asus P4S800
1 GB Ram
Nvidia 7600GS
80 GB WD HDD
I’m installing it now, I’ll report back on the results later.
That looks to be a few steps below my machine...
Although let me know how well it works on yours, because I’ve got a few machines laying around that have similar specs.
Immediate impressions
28 install time. Not bad.
Drivers for built in ethernet and audio not working.
Found an ethernet driver that works, so I'm coming to you live from Windows 7!
Couldn’t find a audio driver that will work, Oh well. Considering this motherboard is 5 years old that isn’t surprising. I did find a Vista driver for my audio card in my main machine though, so I imagine if I installed 7 on it, the sound would be fine, so no biggy. Like you said, Nvidia drivers loaded up without a problem.
The following programs do not work:
Daemon Tools
Alcohol 120%
The following are confirmed to work:
Firefox 3
Thunderbird
AVG 8.0
Zap Pro(even though it said during the beginning of the install that it wouldn’t be compatible it still installed and is working anyways)
Bitpim
Adobe Flash Player
Java
Utorrent
VLC Player
WinRar
I have the same programs loaded at startup as I do on my main machine. Startup time is 2 minutes, 37 seconds. Shut down time is 24 seconds. By comparision my main machine is 41 seconds and 21 seconds respectively. That shutdown time is fantastic considering how old the machine is. The startup time could be improved however.
In general the OS handles pretty good. Some things are gonna take some getting used to, Not sure I like the new quick launch feature in this new taskbar.
Overall a very good first impression. It handles better than Vista already on this machine, and it’s just a beta. I look forward to further testing.
Hearing that Windows 7 works that well on that old of a machine is excellent news.
So far I’m pretty happy with this OS. I’ve sent an e-mail out to my co-workers in the IT department and have told them to get their hands on a beta key so they can try it on their test computers at the office.
There’s going to come a point in time where my company is going to need to move off of XP. With the time I’ve spent with Windows 7 so far and the announcement that there will be an Enterprise licensing system, this is starting to look like a viable OS for the office.
Anyone else watching the NFL today?
Man do I love midgets.
I finally decided, I'm rooting for the Titans.
Man do I love midgets.
Yeah, I like both of these teams.
I’m pulling for the Ravens, though, because that would mean the AFC Championship Game would be in San Diego if the Chargers win tomorrow. That would be all kinds of fun. And hilarious, considering the Chargers’ record.
We should measure time in the NFL in terms of Brett Favre retirement stories
so one week is ~ 1,000 Brett Favre retirement stories. One month is ~4,000.
by seattlebruin on Jan 10, 2009 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
I had a ham salad sandwich 5.95 Brett Favre retirement stories ago
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Six turnovers now.
Jake Delhomme is a little bitch.
I think at this point, nothing Larry Fitzgerald does can be considered unexpected
I’m shocked by their defense, though…..
They're pretty sweet.
It’s not something you find yourself using everyday, but when you need it, they’re a lifesaver.
They’re especially useful in a foreign country.
Yeah, sure helped me out today.
My only experience driving in Seattle without somebody with me to help navigate is going to Safeco, which is just right off the highway so it’s easy. Driving downtown to get to that library and then getting back on I-5 afterwards would of been a nightmare without the GPS.
Portland is confusing.
Good thing I grew up there. I can drive the city with my eyes closed.
You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.
But all the major intersections here
have signs about a half-block ahead of them that say “Burnside – Next Signal” and the like. It’s so easy not to get lost.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
It's another pos piece of technology that prevents people from exercising their brains by remembering things
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Either way I'm gonna remember the route I took, especially if I go there more than once.
The only difference between using the GPS and using my brain is that the first time I go to a place, I’m likely not going to get horribly lost.
I dunno
Getting horribly lost is part of the fun
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Tried to find a way to get around traffic coming back from an M's game last season
and ended up in Mercer Island. Considering I was trying to get to Tacoma, that wasn’t so fun. And yes I tend to get lost like this quite often, I feel sorry for myself.
Its not like MI is super far from I-5 though.
I wouldn’t be complaining too much because MI is really easy to navigate if you stay on the north end.
Take 1st Ave to southbound SR 99 to southbound SR 599 to I-5
if you’re coming from south of the stadium, and just fight your way to the interstate if you’re north of the stadium
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I gained this information by looking at a paper map prior to the first Mariners game I went to
A lot cheaper then a GPS and a lot smarter then randomly trying to figure out where you’re going
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But a map can tell you lots of other cool stuff that a GPS can't
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I think GPS's and driving direction applications have a good purpose
If you’re totally unfamiliar with the area it’s good to run the thing to see what directions it spits out at you, to get a general idea as to what exit to get off at, etc, and then look at a paper map to correct its errors. For instance, anything that says “do a u-turn” is probably inefficient and needs to be corrected manually
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I have google maps on my cell phone, and I keep a local Thomas Guide on hand at all times
My phone has GPS, but I just use that to save time when pinpointing my location. I have it give me directions, read them once, look at the outline on the map, and then I’m good to go. I love using a real map for all the reasons you’ve mentioned.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 11, 2009 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
And that's how they should be used
As an aide to add extra information. When people blindly depend on them I get worried about the future of society
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Agreed. I can't describe where things are to people anymore, because they don't see the area they drive through, just the colorful line on the map
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 11, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
I'm so pissed that I missed the Q&A yesterday
I went to the Muckleshoot Casino with my brother on Friday and left at like 3:45 in the morning. On the way home, my car started to knock and rattle, and ended up losing power completely right as I reached an off-ramp. I coasted to the bottom, and then a cop car pushed my car into a parking lot. I therefore had no transportation to get there.
Anybody else had car trouble completely ruin awesome plans before?
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
From the Casino?
Fuck no, unfortunately. I was teaching my bro to play roulette and bled myself dry, but he came out ahead so that works at least. Rotten night overall though
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 11, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
What is a good roulette startegy?
Is there one? I have played it once and it was completely random guessing on my part, no strategy at all. However, there was a table down in the Bahamas over Christmas break, and looking at the last numbers played, a number was hit back-to-back on over half the board. Too bad the minimum bet was $50. I would have played the last number over and over.
Example of what I meant:
24
24
7
16
16
21
21
4
8
8
I am not even joking around. I didn’t stay to watch to see if anybody caught on. But if they did, they would have made bank.
Holy crap that goes way against the odds (obviously)
And no, I don’t think there is really any strategy to it, just make sure that you maximize what you put out on the table. Single numbers pay 35 to 1, so make sure that if you are playing for a single number to put a few chips out for some of the other high-paying bets that touch the same number (3 number row, 4 corners, split number). With 35-1 odds on straight up bets, you can theoretically put a dollar bet on every number on the board and lose 2 bucks, so play a few straight ups and some 8, 11, and 17-1 bets (mentioned earlier) and you’ll usually come out ok, especially if you put in some time at it
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 11, 2009 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
I think there must have been something wrong with the table.
The odds of what was happening were too good. I wouldn’t be surprised if they switched out the wheel and ball soon after I left.
Joe Posnanski is awesome
and today he focuses on the late, lamented Willie Bloomquist. Interesting read.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
It took all of three comments.
Andy | January 11th, 2009 at 10:03 am [#3]
The Royals are a better team for signing Willie Bloomquist, while the M’s become even less watchable. For Seattle, it’s tough to think that the battle cry for 2009 is, ‘Wait Until Next Year.’
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
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