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  1. sabrinathecat

    Anyone feeling old?

    My last boss has never seen an episode of Star Trek--she was born in '93, and by the time she was old enough to watch it, it was all over except for maybe enterprise. How about that format war between VHS and Betamax? Or when CDs were introduced to the market, and forced Vinyl records out?
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    UPGRADING to a dumb-phone

    I did mention I was having a really bad day and was extremely short on patience, right? If it had just put forward the suggestion, that would have been one thing, but it inserted the whole number in the middle of my typing, including area code. Had I finished typing the number, it would have...
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    UPGRADING to a dumb-phone

    I always express sympathy when someone drives by in a jacked up, over-sized truck or any vehicle with over-loud speakers. Obviously they feel under-endowed and self-conscious about it.
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    Should I go PC only or get a PS4

    Not so bad? The only ways to get out of the default email program is alt+f4 to shut it down, or alt-tab to switch to the next program. There is no minimize. What's the thinking behind that? Can you give me a logical explanation? It's about as counter-intuitive as having to throw the disk in the...
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    UPGRADING to a dumb-phone

    To me, the smartphone is like Clippy: it's so busy being helpful that it gets in the way. (this is exactly what led to the high-impact stress test) Also, with all the do-dads and apps and what-not, the single hardest thing to get the darn thing to do was function like a phone! I just want to...
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    Next project

    So, I just finished working on pt 2 of my "Excelsior Story" in maya. (Quick youtube search should find both parts, esp if you look for magellanthecat). Going to do another short r2-kt project. Then what... Not in the mood for "Excelsior pt 3" yet. So... Legioss & Tread from Genesis Climber...
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    Should I go PC only or get a PS4

    I've done more with my PS3 for netflix than I have gaming. Netflix was actually my primary reason for keeping the PS3 about 5 years ago. If the PS4 can't do that for you (or you just plain don't use Netflix), just upgrade your computer. But do NOT get windows 8!!! stick with Win7 or better...
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    UPGRADING to a dumb-phone

    It was a really bad day. The phone was needed for what I was doing. There was a lot of money on the line. (replacing the phone was annoying, but comparative pocket change). Um smartphones for 15 years? The iPhone (which I believe was one of the first, if not THE first) was released in 2007. What...
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    UPGRADING to a dumb-phone

    and of course, the "dumb" phone is more expensive than the "smart" phone.
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    So, do you like Lodoss War?

    I always thought Ashram was more central character, and Paan was the outside figure--like Star Wars became more and more about Vader, and Luke became a side character.
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    [June] What are you reading?

    Didn't want to go into spoilers territory. And it is more of a blanket comment.
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    SyFy: Dominion

    Isn't that a mixed metaphore? Hyde was Robert Louis Stevenson's fictional creation, Dr Jeckle & Mr Hyde. Burke and Hare were murderers from Edinburgh who supplied cadavers to the university--some still warm in spite of their... attentions. My comments on "This Present Darkness" would violate...
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    UPGRADING to a dumb-phone

    While they theoretically support about 7 different models of "dumb" phone, Verizon only stocks 2-3 models. And I got the last of one of them.
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    [June] What are you reading?

    already done. ;) But thank you for the invitation.
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    Anyone feeling old?

    Lego people either didn't have arms or faces, or were really tall with ropey limbs. And Fabuland. (shudder) Critics claimed that there would never be computer effects more stunning and realistic than TRON. I miss my VIC 20's tape drive. UHF Baskin Robbins actually having 31 flavors in the...
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    [June] What are you reading?

    For a better take on the 6th doctor, if you haven't already, check out the audio adventures put out by Big Finish Productions.
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    SyFy: Dominion

    Don't forget the other trope of doom: Yet another attempt to make christian mythology cool by retooling it to modern youth as a comic book style TV show.
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    UPGRADING to a dumb-phone

    It's been an "interesting" day. One day this week when I tell people that I'm busy, and under no circumstances should they call me, (and why), never the less, 5 people did precisely that. So I'm playing catch up. And of course, something goes wrong, because I'm rushing, playing catch up. And I...
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    Anyone feeling old?

    see the little green 6-pointed star under the user name? :)
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    A rant of fiscal insanity

    Yes, Janx, your reply made sense. Many of the others did not, or were clearly distorting the events I described. Thank you. The actual amount was only $500. the $5000 was just a number I brought up--not uncommon with some businesses, and chicken-feed in terms of money laundering. Chase is proud...
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