Dusty Chalk

Yeah, but don't you like detail?

Wait, you think they're worse than the Triports?

I've had a burger with fried onions -- you know, the crispy breaded kind? -- instead of ...you know, fried onions. On the burger. That was bizarre.

Look, an Angler fish.

I don't know man, he didn't pick up feigning death until level 30?

So hot, worth posting her picture thrice. It was a feeble attempt at humor. Here, I'll try again: I thought the pair next to each other was a stereogram.

I just thought you thought she was really really really hot.

The more I think about that one, the more I want it on a T-shirt.

I think the wait between the first and the twelfth will be much more significant than the wait from the 12th to the 14th.

Play a game...on your work computer? I don't think so. Raise? You're lucky you have a job, get back to work. I'd start by reloading the operating system. If'n you must upgrade hardware, I'd start with a new disk drive -- something more than 100G, presumably, and 7200Rpm, if you have any room to play.

It's not guaranteed. One should call ahead.

Doesn't everyone on this board have a decibel meter? Re: ER-20s -- you should be able to get another pair at the last minute at a guitar center -- is there one near you, or in Chicago?

FYI -- that wasn't meant as a criticism. It was actually admiration.

You know, I thought I was particular, but I must also be a lazy fuck, because when I travel, I make do with what's available -- I don't bring my rituals with me. Thought about it; didn't.

You may want to check with the hotel, a lot of them have those, these days. (Pretty much one-for-one in the last 3 places I stayed.)

Ah, the good ol' days -- I remember when I wasn't too old for that.

Okay, I wasn't expecting this (I do know that DAC's can play a great part in the overall synergy of a system, but think they're more for fine-tuning a system, than making a big difference), so discount anything I said.

I like the books, does that count?

You're always at the mercy of the programmer when zooming in on text. There's actually quite a bit of technology to fonts, but if zooming isn't incorporating any of them, then you're screwed. The good news is, it may get fixed with one of the updates. Which is not just a possibility, but a likelihood with a 'new' technology like the iPad. I would still complain about it (squeaky wheel gets the grease, etc.).

Raspberries? I'll pass. (Although I have to admit to being curious, so please do post impressions.) Me: beer. Way. Too. Much. Beer. I'm probably set for the next 5 years. (Found a stash of the Left Hand Oak-Aged Imperial Stout. So I bought it. I'm going to have to return that watch.)

[enabler]Glad I could help![/enabler] You could do worse than The Diamond Age and Snowcrash. I have -- but have not read -- Anathem yet, so take that with a grain of salt. Easily one of my favorite authors. PS The fourth storyline was supposed to be the earliest, but is not the Baroque Cycle nor any part of it. But I get the feeling the one involved into the other.

Win. Pic is ++good.

Ditto.

I'm wondering why you're getting "dark" out of your O2/KGSS. Is there a lot of variance between O2's?

Dude, everyone should see Gwar at least once in their life. Wear clothes that you don't care about, and that's all I'll say.