Dusty Chalk

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Jacob -- remember, this is the guy who has a terrafarm behind the router. Crappy -- I know you're smart enough to know this, but just to be sure -- just because emails were sent from your accounts, doesn't mean that your accounts were actually compromised. In fact, a lot of times, someone who has you in their contacts is the one compromised, not you. What other evidence do you have that your emails -- or even your computers -- were the ones actually compromised? If you're sure, my primary response would be the guessing of passwords as has already been suggested.

At 6 or 7 feet away, you may not see the difference, you'll be alright. For 30 days or so.

Happy Birthday!

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Dew et!

I have to say, I have mixed feelings. If they're allowed to run like a wholly owned subsidiary, and they don't do anything evil, I'll probably continue to buy them. Why? Is it a caps thing? Is it red? Srsly, how is it? (The drunk glass, not the worn glass.)

Continued high hopes for Ollie!

Yes, certainly just moving the whole stereo would suffice. But then don't use the shitty TV speakers.

You read that wrong -- he doesn't have the robots, he's looking for them. If he had to build them, that would be a bit redundant.

Well it would be nice if it supported contemporary audio standards like DTS-HD and whatnot, for eventual surround (yes?). Also, does the TV have analog outs? If not, then you may need a pre/pro -- essentially a DAC at this point.

There are, but I'm not sufficiently familiar with the market to make a recommendation. The last time I looked, several manufacturers had pre/pros in and out. Yamaha, Onkyo, Denon, Marantz, all had one, but I don't know about anything <US$500. The two big contenders for me were Emotiva UMC-1 and the Outlaw. The main problem with the NAD is that you'll want to add a sub eventually, but there are products specifically for that sort of thing (ICBM-1, etc.).

If you're going to use actives, then a pre/pro is the best way. You can always use your receiver as a pre/pro if it has pre outs, but that's just a waste of amperage. Oh, and a BDP-80 was effectively designed as a transport, but it's not that much less.

And duplicators! Er...I mean, replicators!

Holy shit, Todd, nice car! I really like the color.

My ex has me beat -- she was on vacation, and she read all four books in three days. I've started reading The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong. It's her tween-targeted series. So far, so good, but kind of predictable (I'm sure she'll fix that eventually). It answers the question, How do you make a short, stuttering, late-blooming teen charismatic? By getting insider her mind and showing how she thinks.

Congrats, Perfessor! So do we call you Prof. Morphsci from now on?

Excellent.

That's a pretty simple little 'cocktail'.

LOL at picture on the second shelf.

Preferred Automotive guy made good -- he's comping me the whole thing, so my appreciation for them definitely goes back up. I'll be back.

Big ups to Ollie -- hope he's alright. May 14th, which is a Saturday. I arrive Thursday evening @ 9:47pm, and leave on Tuesday @ 2:30. Yes, hooking up would be cool, I was going to say something. Hopefully I will be healthy and less of an ass than last time.

Nice. I am fond of Jolida, but would be hesitant to get the DAC based on that fondness. I say, take one for the team, and DEW ET.

Archer, "Phase Two" -- OMG, best episode yet. They had me at "Zima".

Finally finished this. Kind of silly. Though Chow Yun-Fat in a wheelchair -- wow. The chemistry between the two guys is pretty great, too.