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128 GB of RAM, maxed storage, and 18 cores?

I'm thinking about getting a replica NASA velcro strap for this. I think it would look good and be practical.

Well, I figured out the problem with the Bulova. I haven't owned many quartz watches, and I initially didn't realize that there was a spacer under the crown to keep the watch from running. The Movado Museum 70th anniversary I bought for my wife didn't have this spacer, so I didn't expect it, and I couldn’t see it until I turned the watch over. Apparently this high-amplitude movement burns through batteries, so it makes sense that Bulova adds the spacer. Anyway, if you activate the chrono while the crown is extended, the chrono seconds hand will move a tick, and if you hit the chromo-reset, the split-seconds counter will as well. So, if you try to use the chrono function with the crown pulled out, you end up with a watch that doesn't reset to noon. I had done that a few times before I turned the watch over and noticed the spacer. Resetting the movement just required pulling the crown out and pushing the chrono start pusher 250 or so times, to reset the main chrono seconds hand, and the chrono-reset pusher a couple dozen, to reset the running split-seconds dial. Not the end of the world, once I realized what had happened, and it's kind of nice that there is a way to adjust the hands, as I can certainly foresee an imbalance happening, over time, with a 262khz movement. I haven't read the manual yet, maybe this is even mentioned as a feature. The hour counter, fortunately, syncs straight to 0 upon chrono reset: that would be a real pain in the ass, if it didn't, as it would take pressing a button that would take approximately 16,000 times, otherwise. The seconds sub-dial ticks (though at about three times the rate of a standard quartz), but the split-seconds and the chrono-seconds sweep more smoothly than any mechanical watch I've owned. When reset, the split-seconds and the chrono-seconds sweep through, instead of just going right back to noon, which is kinda cool. Dial legibility is very good. The lume is excellent, picking up a charge very quickly, and glows quite brightly. The lume is slightly tan, which avoids the overly dark brown "aged" luminova that is popular with reissue watches. I'm sure the lume will retain charge for a reasonable amount of time. The dial is very well printed, and the hands are uniformly painted and reach their respective chapter-rings, as they should. Anyway, on the wrist, I really rather like it. It's very different from my other watches, but in a good way. It feels quite substantial, but comfortable. It's larger than my Speedy, but about the same thickness. The strap is very supple and comfortable, but isn't really a NATO strap. My guess is that I'll stick this on a real NATO, at some point. I have a knock-off Omega-style black with two-gray stripes, and black furniture, which would look quite nice. The case finishing is very uniform, and the curves are nicely radiused, which helps make the watch wear smaller than it is. The lugs being short, the tachymeter ( which is under the sapphire) being about the same diameter as a Speedy's and the fairly tight fit of the strap to the body also helps it wear smaller. I think the finish will look good with some "brassing." All-in-all, now that I have it resetting correctly, I'm quite happy, especially since I was able to get it for essentially free. My only real complaint, other than the NATO not being a real NATO, is the edge on the sapphire.

The Bulova isn't too big, but I don't like the shape of the crystal (it's just slab-sided) and the chronograph seconds hand doesn't reset to 12 o'clock (it's 2 seconds off), so back it goes. It was a nice thought.

From the early reviews I've read, the iMac Pro is way, way faster than the regular 5k iMac.

45mm may well be too large for mine, too, but it apparently wears smaller than its size. Unfortunately, the stainless one wasn't available.

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I found myself with a fairly large, non-transferable, credit, and a coupon, after a price adjustment on an engagement ring, so I bought the current limited edition Bulova Lunar. I've never owned a black watch, and it's a bit large, but I like the look and the features, so I'm hoping this will make a good weekend watch.

I have a balanced SQ that KG fixed. It belonged to Headphone Addict. It really sounds very good, but the split volume pots is a pain.

I’d just buy whatever watch you like best.

My uncle contacted me out of the blue, this week. Apparently, in the mid-60s, my father owned a Universal Geneve, which he traded to his younger brother (my uncle, and the only one of five siblings still living) for something that my uncle can't remember, after my dad bought the GMT Master. My uncle wore the watch for years, but stuck it in a drawer after buying his first Rolex in the early 80s. He apparently recently found the watch in said drawer, going through things after finally retiring, and is sending it to me. I assume it's a Polerouter, of some kind, but I really have no idea. I'll report back when I have it, which should be next week. I'm sure it will need a full service. I'm excited.

Thanks guys! And yes, that other Oxford would be quite a commute.

If they drive to Ohio, sure! That really sucks, CJ. It sounds to me like the cop just wanted to make his/her job as easy as possible. Depending on what the fines/insurance issues are, it might be worthwhile hiring a traffic attorney.

Miami seems to be one of those places where people stay for decades, and I'm sure Oxford itself is a big part of it. I'm excited. I'm less excited about the moving process, but I have a while before I need to worry about that.

Miami in Ohio, in my case. The position is the General Technology Manager for the bookstore system (Miami U is one of the few public schools to still have an independent bookstore, and it pretty much takes care of all non-departmental repairs, along with distance learning, educational tech, new-technology, campus-wide).

Thanks guys!

It's not something that I've quite done yet, as the official offer won't be until next week, but I have accepted a position at Miami University. It's a pretty perfect fit for my background and education, I'll be visible to the whole campus and, unlike so many academic staff positions, it has a built-in growth path. It's nice being the first choice, instead of the second, for once. It will be a bit of a commute to get from Cincinnati to Oxford, but I imagine that we'll move there fairly soon (Oxford is a beautiful semi-rural town, and Miami's campus and the city of Oxford itself are regularly rated as some of the best places to work and best places to live, in the entire USA, with Forbes having rated Oxford as the very best college-town on more than one occasion). I'm pretty excited.

Oh, he seems to like me a lot.

I spent a lot of time with the five year old whom I hope to be worthy of being the step-father to.

Happy birthday, Gene!

I have mostly used Crucial and OWC SSDs. A solid state drive makes a massive difference.

Happy birthday!

Godless, on Netflix. It's pretty good, and has a good cast, but it truly feels a bit like a mid-90s show. It's a combination of the pacing and the musical stingers that coincide with plot and character beats. A weird choice.

Feature, not a bug. It's a visual oil-level indicator: if it's not leaking, it's out of oil. If it's leaking, you need to add some more oil.

I didn't realize that you can do two faces. The Dillons are opaque from the outside, and Dillon themselves figured it wouldn't work, but they certainly didn't have an iPhone X in hand, when I asked