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Re: Retro Geek - 6 days ago
Fired up the Cube today. It's about as souped up as a Cube can get (1.2 GHz G4). Running Panther and age-appropriate apps, it feels pretty snappy. And running OS 9 it's just absurd.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Reciprocating Mass - 6 days ago
QuoteEl Jeffe WANT! http://esperienza.lamborghinievents.com I would no doubt destroy both myself and the car. But wow.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Local Unmentionables: Notes on YOUR corner of the world - 9 days ago
Quoteddt We were talking about rents, rentals, and houses? http://theworstroom.tumblr.com ddt I especially like the closet in Union Square. Yes, $1000/month for the privilege of sleeping on a twin-size bed in a closet. But it's an amazing location!by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Retro Geek - 11 days ago
QuoteJohn Willoughby Keyboards of yore, Macs of tomorrow. Keyboard of York, Medieval Data Entry?by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Eat, Drink and Be Merry - 11 days ago
I'll have to try that place. Draft beer menu looks disappointing, though, at least for someone looking for English beer/ale.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Sound and Vision - 13 days ago
Quotebahamut Oh what about making your own music? I've got some guitars and pedals that I'm having fun with. My wife and daughter have an electric piano that has a MIDI out port. So I could use it as a keyboard for a synthesizer. I love the sound of the old analog synths like DSoTM or old Rush albums. Any cheap gateway playing with sort of sound via software, for example, on the iPad? Good qby Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Just Health - 13 days ago
Worst hay fever spring I've had in 30 years. Ugh.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: King's Landing... - 13 days ago
QuoteTony Leggett QuoteAre these not spoilers? Sorry, I thought the comments were sufficiently vague that they give nothing away. Kinda thought it was current knowledge that Joffrey's engaged to be married. Sure, the engagement is current knowledge (and creepy as hell, if only because Joffrey's involved). When the marriage will take place in the series run, and the order in which the variousby Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: King's Landing... - 14 days ago
QuoteTony Leggett Red wedding is ep 9 I think (ep 9 title is "rains of castamere"). Joffrey's wedding won't be 'til season 4 - halfway through give or take (at a guess). Are these not spoilers?by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Sound and Vision - 18 days ago
My dad had a McIntosh receiver about 30-35 years ago. Some good speakers, too, but I can't remember what those were. All gone now, of course.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: King's Landing... - 18 days ago
Can't speak to the books. But I agree that last night was a step down from, say, the previous two.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Reciprocating Mass - 18 days ago
QuoteEl Jeffe took wife's car in because she heard grinding noise. $400 quote/estimate for brakes. Said no thanks. Got parts $89.... DONE! That's an iPad mini in savings! Plus, got to show my sons, and there were three other sons of other fathers over at the time. Five nuts (part on car... not the boys!); two bolts per wheel is all that needs wrenching. Easy, peasy. Impressive!by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: The meaning of life - 21 days ago
Quotejohnny k QuoteBaseball history researcher So that's why they call it Cooperstown. 8^) While in law school, I worked part-time for Mitchell & Ness Sporting Goods in Philadelphia. M&N had just started making replica flannel baseball jerseys when I started working for them; they weren't even yet licensed by Major League Baseball. They actually paid me money to go trhough old magazinby Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: The meaning of life - 22 days ago
Camp counselor Paralegal Congressional intern Congressional staffer Office temp History TA History research assistant Baseball history researcher Judicial law clerk Lawyer Law school research fellow Law professor One outdoor job, and not a lot of variety. I’ve had a soft life.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Reciprocating Mass - 24 days ago
Maybe, but they definitely become oupies.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Multi Media Discussion - 24 days ago
Never saw Josie and the Pussycats. But I will confess to liking the song that they played in the trailer. Yes, I know.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Reciprocating Mass - 24 days ago
After weeks of waffling, I placed an order this morning for an X1 x28i. Much as I wanted the various safety stuff, after multiple test drives this is the car my gut told me I wanted (my gut being swayed, in part, by the substantial cost differential between this and the 3-series wagon).by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Local Unmentionables: Notes on YOUR corner of the world - 27 days ago
Indy's housing market is among the cheapest--maybe the cheapest--of the urban housing markets in the US. Anyone moving from here to an urban center on either coast (or to Chicago) is in for a terrible shock. When I made the opposite move in the mid-'90s, coming from the Northeast Corridor to Indianapolis, I was stunned by how affordable housing was. And my sense is that the gap has gotten biggby Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Eat, Drink and Be Merry - 27 days ago
QuoteEl Jeffe I have recently taken not only to trying, not only to tolerating, but actually LIKING BROCCOLI! No, I didn't hit my head, either. Today you are a man. 8^)by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Just Health - 27 days ago
A big step today on the running comeback trail, after my winter surgeries and illness: I ran a 5k race on a perfect spring morning. My time, 32:23, wasn't great, but it felt good to be up and moving, and to have other runners around me (I've been training again for about six weeks). Onward!by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: King's Landing... - 4 weeks ago
QuoteTony Leggett Daenearys Targaryen FTW! Most. Epic. Episode. Ending. Ever. That is all. Oh, and I want a dragon. But only if it loves me.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: AAPL.O - 5 weeks ago
QuoteTony Leggett My late 2008 iMac is a "til death do we part" proposition, so is my late 2009 Macbook. 4Gb of RAM sure ain't what it used to be... My 2009 iMac and I are soon to be parted by death. Its death, I'm hoping. Trying to decide what to do about it. I have enough that it technically doesn't need replacing. But it sure is convenient having it where it is; if I don't replace it, I'by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Local Unmentionables: Notes on YOUR corner of the world - 5 weeks ago
No offense, Bill, but (1) I think the wild west puts the lie to the maxim "an armed society is a polite society," and (2) I have no interest in lving a life of politeness based on fear. (Further discussion probably belongs in the Parlor).by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Reciprocating Mass - 5 weeks ago
It's a thought, ddt, and thanks for the suggestion, but I'm looking to move on from an eight-year-old car. This is likely to be my last car; that being the case, I'm inclined to splurge a bit and to be pretty insistent that it have what I'm looking for. My criteria leave me with relatively limited choices: [*] Relatively small, not much bigger than my 2005 TSX, if at all bigger. [*] More powerfuby Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Reciprocating Mass - 6 weeks ago
If Mazda were bringing over the Mazda6 wagon that it sells in Europe and Asia, I'd give it a serious look.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Reciprocating Mass - 6 weeks ago
QuoteEl Jeffe I was there Saturday I think. The 7 series is a monstrosity, imo. I just heard about Honda's Lane Watch for the first time today... check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNtnET9mfk0 http://drivencarreviews.com/2012/12/2013-honda-accord-touring-hd-video-review/ Not sure it's as neat/helpful as you're looking to get, but seems nice. Thanks, Jeffe. That's not quite what I'by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Reciprocating Mass - 6 weeks ago
I drove a $100,000 car this morning (okay, $99,000+, but tax would take it over a hundred grand). I went to the BMW dealer to re-test the X1 and the 328i and to try out the driver assistance/lane departure package. The only cars they had on the lot with the lane departure stuff were a 7-series sedan and a 650i convertible. Nice day--let's try the latter! That twin-turbo V8 moves the car alongby Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Local Unmentionables: Notes on YOUR corner of the world - 6 weeks ago
Good news about your mom, Dave, but very sorry about your dad.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: Local Unmentionables: Notes on YOUR corner of the world - 6 weeks ago
So sorry, baha. Take care of yourself as you go through this awful time.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central
Re: The Happy Thread - 6 weeks ago
Happy birthday! Here's to a great day and a great year ahead.by Jeff Cooper - Spork Central