Off Topic Diary 1/20
by JI on Jan 20, 2009 10:10 AM PST
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Pujols, who turned 29 on Thursday, hit .357 with 37 home runs and 116 RBIs while playing with the sore right elbow. Pujols won his second NL MVP award despite St. Louis' fourth-place finish in the NL Central.
Pujols avoided reconstructive elbow surgery. Instead, Cardinals team physician Dr. George Paletta performed what he described at the time as a "relatively minor surgical procedure" to relocate the ulnar nerve in Pujols' elbow.
Pujols opted for surgery after consulting with Paletta and specialist Dr. James Andrews. In the last month of the season, Pujols experienced numbness and tingling in the ring finger and pinkie of his right hand, weakness of his grip and pain in the inside of his elbow and forearm.
The surgery, which took about 25 minutes, relieved compression and irritation of the nerve. Paletta said Pujols' elbow did not require reconstruction of the medial collateral ligament, which probably would have sidelined Pujols for all of spring training and possibly the first few weeks of the season.
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Brandon Backe will make 1.5 million next year.
Per FG he’s “earned” 1.9 his entire career, which includes like 400 innings starting.
Does Ed Wade ever get stuff right?
Anybody who makes any political reference today gets a 72-hour ban
by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 20, 2009 10:24 AM PST reply actions 13 recs
David Mauro would let us talk politics : (
Just sayin’
Thank goodness
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
We should rec this until it is green so no one misses it.
We shouldn’t have to, but it may help.
Fear the NPE
I was expecting OT 1/20: no politics edition
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 20, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
Also I should warn you that when I've tried to do 24- and 72-hour bans in the past I usually forget about the person for at least a week
by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 20, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
Ooooh
the oubliette makes a return! because solitary is not bad enough, you have to be in solitary AND everyone forgets you’re there.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 20, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Cool
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Found this House comic
I don’t watch House, so I don’t know how funny the comic is.
I’m just going to link it, because it might be somewhat objectionable.
the other angels fan
Three more days until tasty, tasty beer.
What should my first taste of beer be after three dry weeks?
Fear the NPE
Not even if my throat was on fire.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Jan 20, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Watching your figure, huh?
Bud Light then
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
Coors Light actually goes down the throat.
Bud Light tastes like water and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter.
I'm not saying that Bud Light is good.
But I am saying that Coors Light is the worst of any light beer.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 20, 2009 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
This is a subject of great debate.
Everyone seems to have their own hierarchy for the big 3 cheap light beers.
Personally, Coors light > Bud light > Miller lite
Most of my friends either choose BL or CL at the top, but all agree ML is the worst.
Anyone like ML the most?
(Understanding that they all suck, but for things like beerpong or big parties…)
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
I do.
Though MGD Lite is better than all three.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 20, 2009 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
I go in the same order as you
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Although I find the other debate much more fascinating
Among even lower quality beers
Rank :
Milwaukees Best Light
Busch Light
Keystone Light
Natural Light
I go Busch>Keystone>Natty>MB
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I'll drink ML before BL.
BL is the worst tasting beer I have ever had.
It's my go-to sub-beer.
Good cheap stuff to have on hand, and it does taste better than Bud Light
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, that's pretty accurate
I didn’t say it was good beer, per se, just that it is good to drink when cheap, shitty domestics are all that is on hand
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
Corona for me.
It’s a little more expensive than the super cheap stuff and while there’s no taste I do find it refreshing in the summer.
A properly prepared Corona (bottle, lime) is delicious
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I find the lime nullifies the bitterness.
And the bitterness is a big reason I prefer Mexican piss to American piss.
Lime, no lime.
Either way is fine with me. But it has to be in a bottle.
Man do I love midgets.
They make it in a can?
I’ve never had it on tap before.
Also, agreed.
It’s fine with lime too, but I slightly prefer it without.
They do make it in a can.
I’ve never seen it on tap though.
Man do I love midgets.
My summer job is lots of fun
Because I’m servicing people on boats and at a pool and beach, so no glass. They order their Corona and I carry out a can and none of them have ever seen a can before and all get really confused/angry
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"servicing people on boats"
oh diction, you crazy mistress
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
I'm sure you already know
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
I'll be by your office today, then.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
Atta boy
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
My mexican beer preference is decidedly Dos Equis Amber as far as widely available stuff.
I don’t find anything interesting in Corona
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
No worries. I used to think it was "Negro" too
but when I ordered “Negro Modelo” in Cancun the waiter looked at me like I had two-heads, then said, “Negra?”
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 21, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
It's because "Negra" refers to the modification of "cerveza" and not "modelo"
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jan 21, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, thanks for the tip.
I have zero need to know any Spanish at all, but I do like being right.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Coors Light is my "have a pitcher of the cheap stuff after softball" beer. I think it's way better than Bud or Miller.
But I generally try to avoid it otherwise. As someone else said, my go-to cheap beer would probably be Corona.
Man do I love midgets.
I'm a strict Miller fan, but in a pinch I'll grab Coors over Budweiser.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
I used to be,
but then my softball team started getting severely discounted pitchers of Coors Light from our sponsor.
Man do I love midgets.
Coors is most delicious in a can and keg
But Bud is greater out of a bottle
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This is true
And pronouncing it as “Ren-yay” is always fun too
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
it's all about the drinkability.
Get off my lawn
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
This advertising strategy makes me ashamed to live in this society.
by waldo rojas on Jan 20, 2009 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
Advertising to the lowest common denominator is the best strategy
when your beer is itself the lowest common denominator
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
If you can get your hands on Anderson Valley Winter Solstice get some of that
I don’t know what your procurement options are, though.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Not that it's a light beer, but Anderson Valley's
Brother David’s Triple Abbey Style Ale is quite delicious as well. It is lighter than many 10% beers and is pretty easy to drink. I had to mention it because I had it for the first time a week or so ago.
"Beer is ... love ..." Ben Franklin
So if you use 70% of your bandwidth over random 15-minute spans
Comcast is going to throttle your connection.
I’ve heard from a few people that if you stream an HD film over Netflix, you’re going to surpass that 70% threshold. The conspiracy theorist in me says that Comcast is doing this because they’re also a cable television provider and they want you to purchase their cable television and on-demand products.
DING DING DING
People were saying that when they started enforcing the download cap next year.
the other angels fan
On Demand seems the same as NetFlix,
am I missing something? I’m also curious because I can download Netflix on my new Xbox from what I understand.
Man do I love midgets.
On-Demand is a Comcast service that you pay for, so they don't care.
Netflix is a third-party system that Comcast doesn’t see any profits from.
Same movies though, right?
Man do I love midgets.
Not really...
Netflix streaming has 12,000+ movies that you can choose from at any given moment. Comcast has maybe 100. Plus Comcast doesn’t have the DVD collections of the TV series (i.e. the Office, CSI, etc…). Netflix “on demand” movies >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Comcast OnDemand movies and it’s not even particularly close…
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Jan 20, 2009 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe I will do the Xbox movie thing sometimes then.
Man do I love midgets.
Totally worth it
Other than House and 24 I have not watched TV while at home in a month. I can’t wait to downgrade my cable. Comcast will hate me which is awesome
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
Is that going to affect gamers and... MLB.TV users?
I’m a little more ignorant about the specifics, but that would be somewhat lame if so. I don’t see what the threshold is, so it seems a tad arbitrary.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Jan 20, 2009 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
SOMEWHAT lame?
If I relied on MLB.tv for my Mariners fix and they cut me off because I watched too many movies, I’d be royally pissed and start throwing things.
With MLB.TV I'd be less worried about the throttling
and more worried about the monthly 250GB cap.
What’s a rough guess on how much data is downloaded for a single 9-frame game?
What about Xbox online,
does this apply to the cap?
Man do I love midgets.
I sure hope not
Call of Duty has an insidious hold over me that I cannot break.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Jan 20, 2009 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
I know, I just started playing it this weekend.
Man do I love midgets.
SB is not needy
but he does need more teammates, as tootthekazoo will attest to
by seattlebruin on Jan 20, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
I'm the only teammate you need, I'd say
You rock some shit when I’m teamed up with you
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
This is true for whatever reason
my broken controller was the result of a game I played with my other friend when I got a little emotional over a no-scope.
Speaking of no-scopes, I hate how they got rid of aiming in COD5 =(. There was a guy running around no-scoping with Arisaka the other day and just OWNING everyone
by seattlebruin on Jan 20, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds like you guys are ahead of me in COD5.
But you can still lift your weapon and aim down the sights. Just no scope unless you have a sniper rifle.
Man do I love midgets.
No-scope = not using left trigger to aim
Since you just started playing yesterday, level wise, we’re way ahead – I’m already at level 40 on my second time around (6100 kills) and toot is about level 40 his first time around (2000 kills). For some reason we play well as a team, we gotta get some more games going though =)
by seattlebruin on Jan 20, 2009 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
I'm like a 9 or something.
Man do I love midgets.
What's your Xbox name?
Man do I love midgets.
Duly noted.
I’m Fats McD .
Man do I love midgets.
You haven't accepted my request yet.
I sent it last night. For shame…
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry.
I was stuck watching “The Bachelor” with Jeanuts, then I watched the new “Man vs Wild” episode and went to bed. I’ll check it when I get home tonight and add you on.
Just a warning though, I suck!
Man do I love midgets.
Screw that
Do it now. Xbox.com. GO GO GO
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
You can do that?
I’ll check in a second.
Man do I love midgets.
And LEGO Indiana Jones is a blast
I am a huge fan of the movies and playing through them as LEGO characters is super bitchin
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
We've been having a blast playing that.
One of the few games I’ve seen Jeanuts latch onto and actively WANT to play (other than the Sims).
Man do I love midgets.
Same with my fiancee
I tricked her into trying it with my 5 year old, and she wouldn’t give the controller back by time I was ready to take over. And we put in a 4 hour Rock Band 2 session on Sunday night before she drove back down to school. She’s hooked
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
So you're saying I should blame your fiancee for you not playing CoD Sunday night and me getting owned, eh?
by seattlebruin on Jan 20, 2009 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
Essentially, yes
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
It would be cool if they could do a LEGO Terminator
And include the first 2 movies
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
I'm still holding out for LEGO Bill & Ted
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Excellent!
*Air guitar
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
LEGO English Patient
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
I was a bigger fan of LEGO Tampopo, to be honest
but that’s just me.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Welcome to the My Dinner with Andre drinking game.
Every time Wallace asks a leading question you have to drain your glass. By the end of the movie, it actually makes sense.
LEGO I Am Curious: Yellow.
Duplo I Am Curious: Blue
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 20, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
In a box set with LEGO Last Tango In Paris
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
LEGO Schindler's List
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I held off on that one.
Lego The Hellen Keller Story
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
LEGO Saw: The Complete Series
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
LEGO Pulp Fiction is pretty awesome too
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
LEGO Kill Bill
Let’s LEGO all of Tarantino’s movies
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
LEGO Tarantino's Explanation of why Top Gun is increidbly homoerotic.
by Matthew on Jan 20, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Is anybody applying for the IP patents while we're doing this?
Because we’re sitting on a goldmine here
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
OK, time to nitpick. It's LEGO, not Lego
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
Check the fullsize to get the complete story there
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
Meh. If it doesn't stand for anything, I don't capitalize it.
I capitalize Adidas and Matchbox Twenty because they’re proper names. I also don’t draw a star every time I talk about N’Sync, because I don’t feel obliged to replicate a company’s logo to help their branding efforts.
/editor’s rant
It really was
/editor’s rant
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
Just got my 360, and damn, you're right. It's a blast.
Just beat Kung Fu Panda – that’s a fun game! Anyone else enjoy it?
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
Sounds like we all bought the same system.
60 gig with Indy and Kung Fu?
Man do I love midgets.
You on Xbox Live?
You should, if not
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
Naw - I can't afford to pay for it.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
30 bucks on amazon right now for 13 months.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 20, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
I bought one even though I'm paid up until May
And I might get another just because
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
I should really stop giving Microsoft $7.99 a month for Live
by seattlebruin on Jan 20, 2009 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
Yes you should.
Buy it from amazon NOW. There’s no guarantee how long that deal will last (though there is some speculation that Microsoft is going to lower the cost of Live to $30 permanently).
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 20, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
I only paid $50.00 for a year.
That’s about $4.17 per month.
Man do I love midgets.
Do they make a wireless card that will communicate with my router?
I dunno – I just don’t play enough to probably warrant the $30.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
You'll play it plenty
And the $30 covers you for 13 months, which is a crazy deal
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
I still am willing to sell my wireless receiver for 40 bucks...
Barely been used.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 20, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, buy that
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
I moved my router so I could hardwire mine.
Man do I love midgets.
Good choice
But Wireless is not a bad way to go if it’s the only way to go
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
True.
It was a huge pain to move my router to be honest, but it was worth it since I now have a hardwired Xbox, a wireless enabled Wii, and I finally had an excuse to pull the old VCR out of the stack and put it in another room.
Man do I love midgets.
And yes, there are plenty of wireless options for you
Just don’t spend $100 on the Official Adapter
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
I bought the 120-gig, but yeah, pretty much.
All the “holiday bundles” came with those two games. And because Microsoft was giving them away, I figured they probably sucked. But they both have fairly good reviews on Metacritic, so I figured I’d give them a shot, and I’m very pleased with Lego Indy. Just some good old-fashioned jumping, swinging and problem solving.
"Just some good old-fashioned jumping, swinging and problem solving"
I completely agree. No 20 button combos, or anything like that.
Man do I love midgets.
I went with the Elite back in October
And then somebody gave me the double-pack of discs that came with the current bundles. Score!
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
I haven't touched KFP yet
Somebody gave me the disc with Indy and KFP for free, since the Elite that I bought had Forza 2 and Marvel:Ultimate Alliance
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
It is.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance sucks BALLS though.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 20, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
Huh. I really enjoyed it on my old Xbox.
Same with Justice league.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
I'm actually fairly excited for Forza 3
it’s not the worst Gran Turismo substitute ever. Though if there was one PS3 exclusive I wish was on Xbox, it would be GT5.
Midnight Club: LA didn’t turn out to be all that fun though. I enjoyed Forza significantly more.
by seattlebruin on Jan 20, 2009 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
I want GT5 on the Xbox 360 so bad it hurts.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 20, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
If they announced this, I would run to the nearest GameStop as fast as possible to pre-order and then put a countdown calendar on my wall
by seattlebruin on Jan 20, 2009 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
If only PS3's online multiplayer was good like 360's
then I could have gotten a Playstation instead and still had all the good sports games, CoD and GT. Halo 3 blows.
by seattlebruin on Jan 20, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
My kid loves him some M:UA
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 8:10 PM PST up reply actions
I've only played about 5 minutes of it so far. I was going to try it more tonight.
Toot, you’ve been added (you impatient little…)
Man do I love midgets.
You can Coach can play against me and toot
by seattlebruin on Jan 20, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
Evil
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
Though I wouldn't worry too much about that
Video games transmit and receive way way way less data than downloading or streaming movies. At least, that’s the way it used to be for Counter Strike and the like.
the other angels fan
Yeah, the problem seems to apply mostly to those who stream movies.
Seems like somewhat of an anti-competitive practice.
That should be easy to work out.
MLB.TV’s games are what – 700 kb/s? Over 3 hours, that’s 236 MB or so.
So streaming games isn’t a threat to your cap.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I wouldn't put it pas them, honestly.
In an act of desperation, I stepped into the dark side last summer and sold for Comcast and found some truly despicable acts occur from the very bottom to the middle of the corporation. Employees even screw each other over and some of them are some of the sketchiest people I’ve ever met in my life — I had a coworker who was the best salesman I’ll ever see; he’d be unhappy if he made less than $10,000 a month (and yes I’ve seen his paychecks), and then proceeded to blow it all on gambling, drinking and drugs.
That's not entirely true.
My sister works for them, and everyone I’ve met from her team seem to be good, honest hardworking people. I’m sure there is sketchy stuff and people like any company, but I doubt it’s everyone from top to bottom.
Man do I love midgets.
On the commercials they seem like nice people.
They know how to pronounce Puyallup.
Seriously…. I’ve actually always had a good experience with the people either on the phone or in person.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Jan 20, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
As a Puyallup native...
…this is very important.
“Geoduck,” however, can go screw itself…
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Jan 20, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
Your sister may be the exception.
Every Comcast employee I’ve dealt with I’ve wanted to strangle.
I had one employee lie about my credit check in order to get me to drop $100 on an HD box deposit.
I don't know how customer service or technical support does,
but the sales department and salespeople are vicious in my experience. I’ve had people put their name on my work and take credit for the commission out of my paycheck. I constantly had to look over my shoulder.
Maybe sales is worse.
Any kind of sales is pretty cutthroat though.
Man do I love midgets.
That's awful.
I buy software online. Sometimes that means I have to download multiple DVDs worth of install files.
In fact, I just did this yesterday. The download took 10.5 hours. And I used almost all of my bandwidth the entire time.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Ideal size for a Vegas trip?
I say 8. It’s a two-car with no squishing number, can fit in one hotel room if needbe, and is divisible multiple ways (2’s or 4’s, or 3-3-2), and is still relatively intimate. Plus it’s not a bad number for clubbing because 5 girls 3 guys has a decent shot at getting in and 4 girls 4 guys is possible provided you don’t pick Pure or Tao.
I hate those trips with 25 people because they just degenerate into multiple smaller groups anyway, and clubbing and ride sharing becomes a huge problem.
I find four to be pretty fun.
Easy to keep together and agree on what to do, but big enough for the “group” atmosphere.
Man do I love midgets.
Why would you pay to lay on a table with dry eyes?
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
He can break the cuffs!
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
Four is good
Anything more and you have to keep coordinating who’s doing what.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
It is a huge pain in the butt.
Getting two cabs sucks too.
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Just for the record
This picture depicts an illegal throw by most sets of rules, no? Elbow behind the damn table!
and if not illegal, at least dishonorable
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And using water seems to defeat the purpose.
How is drinking water going to throw your opponent’s game off?
Should I care about Animal Collective, and if so, why?
I keep hearing OMG THEY’RE THE SECOND COMING OF AWESOME but everything I hear from them just makes me go meh. I’m open to having my opinion changed, if anybody really loves Animal Collective and can tell me why I should.
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I feel the same way about Of Montreal.
Everybody loves them, but I can’t see what the big fuss is about.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 20, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
I've never even tried them
because I feel like they’re so similar there’d be no point. TV On The Radio, also.
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I hate bands that try to be quirky just to be quirky.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 20, 2009 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
Yep, me too.
Quirk is fine if it’s organic, but if it’s engineered and intentional it’s just annoying. This is also why I hate almost every Wes Anderson film.
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Rushmore
and to a lesser extent Bottle Rocket. Everything else is just annoying.
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Rushmore is a great film.
I also really enjoyed Life Aquatic. I couldn’t get into Royal Tenenbaums, though.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 20, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
I walked out of Life Aquatic
I couldn’t stand the twee preciousness of the whole thing – and I love Bill Murray usually.
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The end of the movie is what makes it for me.
It’s true, though, that you have to wade through that twee preciousness to make it there.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 20, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
I made it about an hour in and then I left to go drink
this is why I love going to $3 movies at the Kennedy School. Don’t like the movie? There’s a bar right outside! Perfect.
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He kinda pisses me off, too.
But Rushmore is a lot of fun. I watched Bottle Rocket a long time ago and don’t remember much from it, but my friend never stops talking about it, so I’m sure I’ll see it again soon.
All I had to do was see Of Montreal perform on TV once to know that
I would never like them for that exact reason
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I like TV On The Radio, but I've never listened to Of Montreal because their singer annoys me by looks alone.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
They have really catchy songs
I’m not going to defend their quirkiness, because I also think it’s stupid that their songs are called dumb shit like “A Sentence of Sorts in Kongsvinger,” and when I saw them live it almost turned me off the band completely, but they do make some good music
What do you think of experimental music?
Animal Collective don’t really make pop music. If you really like big hooks, choruses, etc., then you might think Animal Collective is a bunch of random ideas thrown together in one ‘song.’ If you think it can be cool, check out Meriwether Post Pavilion or whatever the new one’s called. I’ve not been a fan of them, as their older songs seemed more like ‘Hey! We’re wrecking a pop song! We’re subverting the dominant paradigm’ for its own sake. I think MPP is more focused and the songs hold together as coherent and interesting works. I don’t love them, but I thought MPP was a good album.
Generally not a huge fan of experimental music
but I did pick up that latest MPP record after you sent me one of the songs off it, and I liked it pretty well. It seemed less involved with making “unique sounds” than in telling a good story, which is what I always tend to prefer – Animal Collective, Of Montreal, and TVoTR all seem to want to Make Impressive Distinctive Sounds That Make A Statement at the expense of being, y’know, worth hearing.
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*I* sent you songs off it?
I don’t remember doing so, though I suppose its possible.
Of Montreal is just pop music. There’s nothing experimental about it (at least to me). Some people think its overblown, some think its too twee and precious, others just think it reminds them too much of the Outback Steakhouse, but there’s nothing experimental about them. Hooks, choruses…it’s all there.
TVoTR I really don’t know anything about. It’s a bad habit, but I’ve sort of avoided them for the same reason I’ve never bought ‘OK Computer:’ What if it’s a trap? “To Serve Mankind” and all that….
You sent me one, yeah
You emailed me three mp3s of singles you bought, back in mid-December. You may have been drunk at the time, and by “may have been” I mean “were”.
Don’t fear avoiding TVoTR. They’re the musical equivalent of molasses – dense, slow-moving, and somewhat unpleasant on its own.
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Ah.... well... that explains it.
Checking gmail however turns up no e-mails to you with any animal collective. I stayed somewhat ‘safe’ and sent you a bunch of songs that trend more indie-pop/rock.
When I get home, I’ll send you an Animal Collective song. Unless you did in fact get a drunk e-mail from someone similar to me, but not me, who e-mails songs in lieu of making bold claims. In which case, lucky you.
Oh, I misunderstood
you didn’t send me Animal Collective, you sent me RAA.
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I don't know where I got MPP from in the above post
because that acronym makes no sense.
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"Meriwether Post Pavilion"
It’s the new Animal Collective album…. the good one. Anyway, I’ll send something, and we’ll just drop this LLLJ subthread….
Yeah, I'm not making a lot of sense in this whole thing
I meant “makes no sense” in the context of band names I was talking about. I’ll stop now.
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The new Bruce Springsteen album is streaming on NPR Music right now.
IN case you’re interested, here’s the link. I’m three songs in and it’s pretty good.
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So I know I'm way late on this
but I just started playing Bioshock over the weekend, and holy crap is that a cool game. I just love the environment and all the little details that go into crafting the world.
Also, Big Daddies have to be the hardest recurring characters in a video game (at least starting out). Agree/disagree?
the other angels fan
The Snow Monster in Skifree was the hardest character ever
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YES!
I haven’t thought about that game in ages. I used to play it on my mom’s computer when she dragged me to work.
That game was surprisingly entertaining for what it actually was
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I have tried like hell to find it online, but can't
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
I just did
RUN FROM THE EVIL SNOW MONSTER
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YAAAAAY
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
Keep it as spoiler-free as possible.
I know I’m late to the party and all, but somehow I haven’t had the ending spoiled for me. Thanks.
the other angels fan
I've heard that too, though there don't seem to be any official details out yet.
Bioshock 3 is supposed to coincide with the movie.
P.S. Little known fact about Bioshock: Armin Shimerman (Quark from Deep Space Nine, Principal Snyder from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) provides the voice of Andrew Ryan.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 20, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
He does a lot of videogame work. I've come across him many times in BioWare games.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
It is a wonderful game
The atmosphere is incredible. I am fascinated by the concept, and the sub trip into the city at the very beginning is still one of my favorite gaming moments of all time. I love his speech as part of the “video” you watch.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 20, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
Another Xbox post,
but on my hard drive under the drive management page, I see a bunch of room taken up by demos and “games” I can’t seem to locate to play. It’s a new machine, but what are all of these games from? If they came with it as demos, I sure as hell can’t find them.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
I'm curious about that myself.
It’s like anything else from Microsoft, it seems to auotmatically download a bunch of crap for you.
Man do I love midgets.
It's not auto-downloading anything, don't worry.
As Brian said, the files comes pre-loaded. So you can just delete them.
I’m going to step out of my realm (and someone correct me if I’m wrong), but unlike the bloatware that comes on a Windows PC, demos and other downloadable content on your Xbox hard drive can be deleted in full. It won’t bog down your machine by putting stuff in a registry or anything. So it takes a few minutes to delete all the stuff, but there doesn’t appear to be anything malicious or overly annoying.
As for actually finding the demos, you go to “My Xbox” then “Games Library.” They should all be listed under the demos section.
I think you can.
Although I have yet to try.
Man do I love midgets.
The demos are an underrated benefit of this generation of gaming.
Not every game has a demo, but a lot of them do, and you can test out a lot of games. It minimizes the chances of you spending $60 on something you’ll hate.
The Bioshock demo, for example, made me run to the store and preorder it.
Yessir.
Find them in the “Games Library” section, hit A or whatever, and you should see a “Play Demo” option.
You can also download hundreds of demos from the Marketplace if your console is connected to the Internet. They’re free and you don’t have to have Xbox Live Gold to download them*.
*With a few exceptions. Sometimes highly anticipated demos are unavailable to Silver (non-paying) members for a week or two. But eventually everything is free for everyone.
You can remove those from PCs, too.
You just need a Decrapifier.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
David Aardsma is a mariner
says this
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WHY DO WE KEEP GEtTIng RELEIVERS
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Because they're cheap and freely available
and makes it easier for us to dump Washburn’s sorry ass and replace him in the rotation with RR-S.
That's true
But how many does one team need?
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Oh Fabian Williamson, what could have been
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I hope this is all part of a plan to bring in Swiher.
‘cause I want him in Seattle so F’ing bad.
Fear the NPE
Also: USS Mariner
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by PositivePaul on Jan 20, 2009 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
These are really cool, Paul. What are they, exactly?
Big Z is the MAN.
by .Taylor on Jan 20, 2009 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
"Wordles"
Wordle is a toy for generating "word clouds" from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.
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by PositivePaul on Jan 20, 2009 9:28 PM PST up reply actions
LLLikes catchers
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If that happened, your mind would literally be blown. Don't risk that.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
Anyone with the avatar of Calvin peeing on something needs to be removed from the planet.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
Yep. That really gets to me because I'm such a fan of C&H.
I hate seeing unauthorized images of Calvin pissing on something.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 21, 2009 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
Do they have flights to AZ???
If so: SPRING TRAINING WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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by PositivePaul on Jan 21, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
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