Absorbine_Sr

I bloody well almost pissed myself I laughed so hard at that!!! :rofl: :rofl:

Thanks all. It's been a pretty bog-standard day. Went to work, studied for work related test tonight. We went out for dinner last night so that was the celebration. The Eee PC was my present to myself. The wife doesn't really try anymore - she has no idea for me and that's ok. 50 is not much different than I've felt since I was in my 20's, but some things with people at work recently have made me realize that time can be short and you need to not piss about but act on things when they happen. Bloody life goes by too fast. You youngsters listen to your old uncle Absorbine. Stop fucking about or it'll be gone before you know it. Don't ya just hate how old people go on and on and on.....

Another great meal at Cafe Borgia tonight. Fried calamari for starters, followed by grilled eggplant wrapped around creamy goat cheese and garnished with a lime/tomato salsa from the Cold Plate menu. For mains my wife had salmon linguini with a lemon/dill cream sauce. I had a grilled 8 oz. beef tenderloin with portobello mushroom, red wine demi-glace, smashed potatoes and mixed veg. Ended with an espresso and bread pudding with caramel sauce.

Supposedly there are going to be 6 cell batteries coming for the Eee, but in everything I've read so far Asus is not saying when. The current batteries are 4 cell I believe.

Yes to upgrading the Surf: http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=6036 Edit - apparently this is only the 4G Surf. The 2G models have soldered ram? I've not looked into the internal thumb drive hack. I saw it mentioned, but have not followed up on it.

I've dabbled in Linux but just have never been fully taken with it. And I'm an old dog, so new tricks don't come easily. I work with Windows every day and can be most efficient with it. One thing about the lower end models - some don't contain a hatch on the underside to upgrade RAM. If you're ok with the 512 MB they come with that's ok, but if you need to upgrade those models you have to disassemble the chassis to do so. That was the reason I went to the $399 701 model and not the 4G Surf at $349.

Don't hold your breath on that one. So far, about three hours has been the max. I'll have to see what it ends up being with XP.

Pics of my recently purchased buttonless:

Card reader, USB ports, D-sub for VGA out. Network connection, modem connection (not available), USB port, Mic in, Phones out. The main page of the Linux OS. Asus has done a good job of simplifying the interface for non tech users, but things like setting up wireless/network etc. might be challenging for the uninitiated. Wireless is built in - 802.11 b/g.

Actually, XP will fit on the 4 GB Solid State drive in my Eee PC. But I will offload portions of it (My Documents, Browser Temp Files, etc.) to the 8GB SDHC card I bought with it. You can also run without a page file in most cases as paging to the SS drive is not a big benefit or actually desired because of limited write life. I bought a 2 GB stick of RAM to upgrade the default 512 MB. That should keep things moving in XP without the page file. The 4G Eee, RAM and SDHC all came in under $500. A bit expensive as a toy but so far I'm enjoying using it.

My Asus Eee PC arrived yesterday. This is my first post from it. Impressions so far are ok. It's tiny. The keyboard is tiny. Probably easier to use for a "hunt & peck" typist like me. I'm still using the Linux based OS it comes with, but on Monday when I have access to a USB DVD drive will probably load XP. I'll do some pics later to give an idea of this little thing. For now it's a cool toy, I'll just have t see how much I use it.

If I were you I'd keep it so you can scare people!

Salad - iceberg lettuce, romaine hearts, black olives, feta and italian dressing. Trying to become less of a fat fuck.

K

Just ordered an Asus Eee PC 4G with 2GB of RAM and a 8GB SDHC card. Do I need one? Probably not. Do I want? Yes, absolutely.

Mine look ok. Lighter yes, but none of the rough edged wood I'd heard about. Eyes of the beholder and that crap.

I have a buttonless pair that I got right after Christmas. Trouble is, I have only heard vintage RS1's at meets, so nothing useful I can give you. Although I'm just like you - would have preferred vintage but with the recent prices I ruled it out. And as for the new ones, well, I'll just say my 650's, K701's and even the MS2i's are getting dusty. The RS1's with flats in my rig seem to be exactly what I've been working towards.

OK, another short one: Artist: Elvis Costello Album: My Aim Is True Song: "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" Lyric: "I said I'm so happy I could die, She said drop dead and left with another guy"

Amazon order came in: Barclay James Harvest - First Album Polysics - Polysics Or Die!!! Vista Oscar Peterson Trio at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Peterson/Pass/Pederson - The Trio Richard Thompson - Action Packed - The Best of the Capitol Years David Bowie - Lodger David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars (Motion Picture Soundtrack)

As I was casually listening to some music tonight, my choice of CD brought a rush of memory back to me that inspired me to ask this question. What is the most memorable, striking moment you've had while at a concert, seeing a live performance? For me it was at an outdoor theater that no longer exists - Poplar Creek in the NW Chicago burbs. We had gone to see King Crimson there on the tour they did supporting the Beat album. But there were mega intense thunderstorms that day and the show was rained out. I had been a Crimso fan since the early '70's but had never seen them. I was heartbroken. Flash ahead a couple of years. Three of a Perfect Pair is out. Crimso is touring again. Same outdoor venue. No rain today. Just heat. It's very hot. We have seats in the pavilion, stage right (Almost in spitting distance of Tony Levin). The one moment in time I will never forget is when Bill Bruford stepped out from behind his kit to play the opening to "The Sheltering Sky" on the little square slit drum he used. The sun was setting, it was hot, and if you are familiar with "The Sheltering Sky" you know how the music just washes over you. The song completely took me to a place I've never been before. It was a moment that I will never forget. So what is your striking moment?

Another vote for a shelter cat. We have three and the two greyhounds are rescues as well. But I'll also agree with Duggeh on the Maine Coon. The cat that owned us the longest was a Maine Coon. 20 lbs at his heaviest, he wasn't fat, just huge. And a great personality. He lived to be 18 and was one hell of a kitteh.

Eddie Current fanboy here.

An excellent review. I'm curious to see part two to see your thoughts on the 840c vs. the Opus.

Here's a guy hand building a triode vacuum tube: [ame=http://dailymotion.alice.it/video/x3wrzo_fabrication-dune-lampe-triode_tech]Video Fabrication d'une lampe triode - triode, tube, radio, radioamateur, fabrication - Alice Video Condividi i tuoi video[/ame]

20 pound bag of Burns cat food, dog treats, a dog toy for Gypsy, pork chops to stuff for dinner, pre-made sausage and peppers in red sauce, pre-made chop suey, a quart of Navy Bean soup, ground chuck, chicken breasts (I love our local meat market).