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Mini-meet? I could come up if it's on a weekend. Justin -- we could carpool, if it was convenient for everyone involved.

Was the pickup being held in by plastic ties? Because we probably could have warned you, that wasn't a good idea.

On the bright side, no-one would believe that that little thing was worth (MSRP) US$2K. They'd still want to steal it, they just wouldn't know what it is they'd be stealing.

Seriously considering Sony Signature P (no relation). Any recommendations of getting this vs. getting this and just upgrading it? Or doing similarly with another laptop?

That's awesome, Mike.

I need awesome commercial-looking photos of my kitties. If that were in a magazine, I'd stop turning the pages long enough to find out what they're selling.

We actually have a Squeaky in our neighborhood, and for the exact same reason -- she seems to have lost her voice, and squeaks on those few occasions that she has something to say. But she's a huntress that kills, so has no need to communicate most of the time. (PS I love that cat. I'd take her in, but (a) she already has an owner, and ( I'd be afraid for my other kitties.) Rorschach? Sounds like a male name, so not that serious a suggestion, but her colorings remind me of a Rorschach test (and therefore of Rorschach's mask). Vicki? (Meant with all respect, of course.)

Riverside, ADHD -- I dig this album more and more with every listen. You know how you like some albums because they're making exactly the kind of music you would make if you could get in your head to (waves hands around) out here, and there are others that you like because they surprise you, because you'd never think to do something that they do? This falls into the latter category for me. Respect.

Yes, that just sounds cool beyond words. I hope it works just as you imagine it does.

Pfff. You're on your own, dude. I was just thinking out loud in the hypothetical, as it were. Oh, and that idea about the black-on-black except when the lights go out is pretty slammin'. I'd love to hear how that works out (as I suspect it'll be very hard to photograph).

Mind melt. Or...do you remember that scene in Green Mile, when he didn't wet the sponge?

Duggeh's idea is fab -- but it's his, I can't take it. I don't really have a single image that I associate with me. I think the smiling moose would be too hard.

I hate your face too.

I am already familiar with the Bell & Ross Phantom, and it's completely out of my price league, so no worries. Erm..."cousin"...what? I might need to know about its cousin.

Well, it'll be quiet for everyone who has JH13s in, that's for sure. Maybe you lot should learn sign language. Or are you just going to text each other, so that you don't have to take 'em out?

Well, they had to write proprietary drivers, because USB doesn't handle 192kHz on its own. OTOH, since they have written proprietary drivers, they can do things like make it asynchronous. Unfortunately, like stretch, I saw nothing on the website that says, one way or the other.

So do you think there's a 12-step program for buying watches?

Shouldn't be necessary to go completely ghetto on a new laptop.

It's a button, like disabling wireless? That is nice. That'd definitely be an option.

I hate your face.

I'll probably be getting myself a laptop (my first!) at some point in the next several months. I hate touchpads. What are my options? Disable in software Disable in firmware Disable in hardware (open, disconnect or snip, close) Build my own Lenovo X200 Sony Vaio Lifestyle Any others?

For those of us who are URL-maniacs, what part is the important part, this one: &tag=headcaseorg-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957...? I.E. is this the part we append if we want to, e.g., bookmark this? I.E. I tend to go straight to Gold Box, would the altered version look like this? (I took out location and IE -- I presume those aren't necessary.)

Don't ask, don't tell.

New Playboy CEO "Flanders"...any relation to Ned?