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I just picked up an Asus PA248Q (24", 1920x1200) for $330, and it's usually cheaper. I'm very happy with it (after just a couple hours, though), plus it came with every possible necessary cable. I'll check on how glossy it is when I get home. Haven't set up the other one yet. I have definitely swung over to Dan's advice back when I first shopped the 2560 monitor many years ago (he recommended I get several 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 instead of one 2560x1600). The monitor that just died was one of the precursors to the U2713HM, the 3008WFP?. It had a very nice stand, as opposed to this cheap piece of shit that I'm looking at now (Auria) -- which is...fine for the price I paid. In fact, I may steal the stand off of that one and put it on this one for now. My point is, you may want to get a good look at the stand it comes with -- a lot of those are interchangeable. And I'm sorry, but I have zero experience with the Apple Cinema monitors, so take everything I say with a grain of salt.

Exactly (to the latter). It was funny until the money. To the former -- no, at best, it's a way to pre-order cool music or comics with some nice extras and percs.

(wiggles eyebrows suggestively) Sounds like a party!

Lollers @ "a bit overdone".

I changed the oil in my new-to-me Mazda3. For the first time.

I love High On Fire, haven't heard this yet, thanks for the prompt, enqueuing. EDIT: I forgot how much I love those kinds of vocals. See also: Rorschach Test, especially Unclean.

Kinky, light-hearted electro-dance-pop fun And with a Mexican twist.

Emotiva just sent me an email they are finally shipping the XMC-1 ("celebration event").

I was wondering that exact thing. Is there anything in purple?

Gravity soundtrack just (finally!) shipped I need to put together a turntable rig

Hey, I'm not a big Stones fan, but I once heard a really psychedelic album at a friend's that I liked, which one is that? I want to say Her Satanic Majesty's Request. Nevermind, I'll google it for myself...

Huzzah?

Do you need the wireless card? The mobo probably has a built in hardwire connection. Some cases come with power supplies. Some CPUs come with coolers.

No. Yes. Look at this shit. Just look at this shit. Also, this shit.

He is my hero. Of course, it's hard to tell when sometimes I go apoplectic actually, so maybe I should stop with the funnin' kind.

Maybe you've forgotten my sense of humour. Sometimes "going apoplectic" is my way.

There isn't a damn thing wrong with good potato salad. My issue was investing in vaporware. Did you even look at the kickstarter campaign? It made no sense, there's obviously zero preparation to make the amount of potato salad he will now have to deliver. It's retarded. Might as well buy a fucking ...whatever that thing is, the vapourDAC.

Rescued a kitty. Not the one I went to get, but that one get rescued, too, so double-plus-good. Working name is Skye

Team Doesn't-fuck-around FTW.

This ^

And there's also the Oppo BDP-105/-105D. That's basically a prepro.

One of my favourite drumming albums. Ever.

What my friend does is use a receiver with the pre-outs and just ignore the amp section. That's pretty much the only way to get anything reasonably priced.

I was too busy being happy that it was so good to be sad.

WTF is wrong with you.