Xmas toys 4 computing? ?

Blackeagle · 12-26-2002, 11:50 AM

Well what sort of toys did Santa stuff in your stocking? ?

I got a wireless Black & Decker Wizard along with a few bits, operates at 13-18K.

Joe · 12-26-2002, 12:37 PM

I got Nuff'n Computer related

But today I am going out to buy a home theater, and TV

airspirit · 12-26-2002, 12:43 PM

I got to spend eight consecutive hours at my computer with hard eggnog, rum and coke, and screwdriver after screwdriver. AC2 is so much more entertaining when you're thrashed, though it does hurt your in-game life expectancy. I did notice after a while that it didn't even bother me when I died ... it was another excuse to have another shot of Russia's finest and try again, *hic*.

Then it was back to the hide-a-bed (pulled out) with the missus watching LOTR and The Matrix while drinking more of the aforementioned intoxicants. By 10PM I was so sloppy I could barely crawl (we went through 1 bottle of Pennsylvania Dutch [yum], 1 fifth of Smirnoff's finest, and most of a bottle of Barcardi Gold [should have stayed with the aged shite ... yech!]).

Jeebers do I have a hangover!

bigben2k · 12-26-2002, 12:55 PM

I must have been naughty this year: got PJ's, a couple of shirts, a bottle of cologne, and a matching set of watch and sunglasses (which I can't wear). On the other hand, Daddyo came through with a nice check, which will turn into PC goodness.

The biggest gift we got though, was having the kids come home early from their dad's, on Christmas day. It made everything OK again...

Puzzdre · 12-26-2002, 01:11 PM

Just like Joe and BB2K, I got nuffin comp related...it must be a conspiracy of all of them, cos' I got shirt, trousers, socks and boxers...bloooodyyy hellllll....

I just hate to get clothing...and everybody knows it...any tool or piece of hardware is welcome, but nooooo....and I just couple of days ago saw a nice alu tools case, and it was cheap too....damn, it could be full of socks for all I care, but...

Got some money that will in no time turn into one pump for the next dual pump setup...

Yeah, two after shave sets too...are they any good as bacteria or algae killer?

bigben2k · 12-26-2002, 02:20 PM

All we can do is Grin and Bear it

Puzzdre · 12-26-2002, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bigben2k
All we can do is Grin and Bear it

Yup, or Mumble and Wear it...

Aardil · 12-26-2002, 02:29 PM

I got a bag of Gummy Bears

WHATS UP WITH THAT????

Aardil

Puzzdre · 12-26-2002, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aardil
I got a bag of Gummy Bears WHATS UP WITH THAT????

Aardil

Errrr....pump suspension????

gogo · 12-26-2002, 03:10 PM

I got a 10 inch drill press, a mortice jig, a set if Titanium drill bits (the real ones not the coated ones.) A pocket blow torch. Food, beer, gas, the runs, a busted RAID, a paniced customer, more snow, a half mile slide down a mountain sideways in the truck, an answered prayered, a test of a Mauser (still works) a Tow job

a lecture, a shredded arm from an unhappy cat, a goodnight kiss from my wife that said mü.

I enjoyed every Minute too.

Puzzdre · 12-26-2002, 03:16 PM

Wow, how'd you convince people to buy you stuff in first two sentences?
What kind of holliday is it when nobody gives you an aftershave????

jtroutma · 12-26-2002, 03:44 PM

Personally, I dont want anyone to buy me computer stuff for Christmas.

Reason?

I will get CRAP!!!!! Last time I got something computer related for Christmas, I got a 24x CDROM drive (when it was "in") and that thing was the cheapest POS that Staples has on sale.

I would much rather get MONEY and got get the stuff myself

At least the OfficeDepot gift that I got is useful

BUT my Epox 8DRA+ and the LSI RAID adapter that I am bidding on will hold me over.

gogo · 12-26-2002, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Puzzdre
Wow, how'd you convince people to buy you stuff in first two sentences?

A very tight housing market and a wife that has put in a shitload of overtime, family members that are pretty high up in Teamsters, UAW, IREM, etc. I think that because I usually refuse financial help from any of them. My family is also rather large. I'm one of 8 as are both my parents. Big family easy to get together and buy larger gifts.

Though it was kind of odd. This was the first year that my preasants were not wrapped in newspaper.

I no longer get colonge for xmas. I was 8 when I discovered it was flamable.

bigben2k · 12-26-2002, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gogo
I no longer get cologne for xmas. I was 8 when I discovered it was flamable.

LOL! So that's how we get rid of those presents!

Puzzdre · 12-26-2002, 04:36 PM

LOL, but no...you're supposed to mark the bottle somewhere on the bottom, and pass it as a gift...sometimes they return to you in couple of years...

bikr · 12-26-2002, 04:55 PM

The greatest time I ever had playing Ultima , was when i was trashed.. It was some party I was having at my crib , and my friends wanted to check it out and all people that can't play say is go kill someone , So we went to Fel <--for those who are familiar.. and we killed every female we saw runnin around hahaha we were so trashed and my char went perma red that night but it was soo fun --bikr

airspirit · 12-26-2002, 07:11 PM

I loved playing a PK guy. Killing n00bs was one of the only things I missed about that game, since that was the only attraction that game held. After that got old, I cancelled my account, though I gave away my castle and phat l3wt first, as well as my PK'rs pet dragon.

bikr · 12-26-2002, 08:03 PM

airspirit , EA is killing the game.. You can't loot your PK Kills in Fel dungeons anymore , if anyone dies in a fel dungeon they keep all of their stuff hahaha it sux,,... Also your castle could have gotten you like 1500 bux on ebay a few months ago , and now maybe 800 , prices are going down and down , since EA's take over.. ahhhhhhhh i hate progression , cuz it ussually means less killing of newbs.. --bikr

MadDogMe · 12-27-2002, 06:17 AM

Fireing an old Mauser??, WoW!, how many rounds?, bursts?, single shots?, a Mauser!, what a +mas prezzie!!

...

PS, I got BF 1942...

airspirit · 12-27-2002, 09:47 AM

Wasn't fel the place where if you were stupid enough to go there unprepared you got what was coming to you? What is the virtual world coming to!?!?!?!?!?

I had a guild/cult following, and decided to give it to my loyal subjects out of sheer benevolence (and being to lazy to do otherwise). I figure if they put up with me this long, they deserve something out of it.

bikr · 12-27-2002, 10:11 AM

yah it was just one place in the beginning , then they released newbie land to help deal with all the killings going on , and the new lands were safe, and called Trammel , Fel was desserted by most , even the hardcore pks left because there was noone to kill. Then OSI decided to bring people back to FEL by making champion spawns in the dungeons of FEL.. people started going back but reds would PK you there and have people waiting to loot your body. and recall out.. OSI got smart and said ok no recalling or gating in or out of FEL dungeons anymore.. Then they said no more looting bodies of blue players in dungeons , if you die and your red/grey you keep half of your stuff.. blue you keep all of it.. --bikr

Joe · 12-27-2002, 12:27 PM

so heres a pic of the elcheaop TV/Home Theater setup I picked up yesterday. I think the total for both was like 500$. Just wanted something, since I havent owned a TV in like 4 years, just have been using a computer with a 19" flat tube monitor as my TV with a Matrox Marvel card in it. The TV is a pretty nice 27" JVC ( best quality for the money that I could find), and the home theater is A Magnovox. Think it cost under 250. It had Component video out and thats mainly what I wanted since the TV has Component video in. Also.. since I am in an apartment I didnt need anything too loud ( I dont like pissing off my neighbors). The quality of the sound is suprising for the cost of the system.

I am cleaning my apt today so most of the stuff around the TV is going away

Also I think my out of pocket on this was under 300$ .. got some nice Gift Certs and such

gogo · 12-27-2002, 12:42 PM

I'm sure you know, and it looks like you are at a temp setup, but just in case...

You'll get much better sound out of that HTIB with propper placement.

i.e. get the sub off the rack shelf, mount you satilites at a better listening level (same with the center chanel).

I use the same type of system, (bottom end Sony though, Costco demo clearance) in the bedroom. I was able to tweek some decent sound out of it once I laid out the speakers properly. It's not as loud as the living room, nor does the sub shake the room in the slightest, but the imagry is there.

Joe · 12-27-2002, 01:01 PM

putting the sub on the floor adds issues... I am in an apartment.. people live below me.

And this is just a temp setup... for the next year. Then I am going to go to a nice 16:9 HD Projection TV, and something along the lines as a high end Sony HT setup.

I am getting 4 stands for the sat's today. so I can have them positioned better around the room.

gogo · 12-27-2002, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Joe
putting the sub on the floor adds issues... I am in an apartment.. people live below me.

When I was in an apt with the same problem I built a sub table for the corner. It muddy'd the bass a bit, but the sound didn't travel downstairs.

sub
Berber carpet square
glue to (brushed evenly)
1/2 in mdf glue and screwed to
a post of some sort. (I used an 4in log I cleaned off and stained. It went with my decor. )
Glue & screwed to a base the same size as the top plate.
5 metal cones (points toward the floor carpet)
You could probably use screws instead of cones.

The cool thing is now that I have a house, it makes a cool plant stand.

12-26-2002, 11:50 AM	#1
Blackeagle Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: U.S.A = Michigan Posts: 1,243	Xmas toys 4 computing? ? Well what sort of toys did Santa stuff in your stocking? ? I got a wireless Black & Decker Wizard along with a few bits, operates at 13-18K.

12-26-2002, 12:37 PM	#2
Joe The Pro/Life Support System Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,041	I got Nuff'n Computer related But today I am going out to buy a home theater, and TV __________________ Joe - I only take this hat off for one thing... ProCooling archive curator and dusty skeleton.

12-26-2002, 12:43 PM	#3
airspirit Been /.'d... have you? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 1,986	I got to spend eight consecutive hours at my computer with hard eggnog, rum and coke, and screwdriver after screwdriver. AC2 is so much more entertaining when you're thrashed, though it does hurt your in-game life expectancy. I did notice after a while that it didn't even bother me when I died ... it was another excuse to have another shot of Russia's finest and try again, hic. Then it was back to the hide-a-bed (pulled out) with the missus watching LOTR and The Matrix while drinking more of the aforementioned intoxicants. By 10PM I was so sloppy I could barely crawl (we went through 1 bottle of Pennsylvania Dutch [yum], 1 fifth of Smirnoff's finest, and most of a bottle of Barcardi Gold [should have stayed with the aged shite ... yech!]). Jeebers do I have a hangover! __________________ #!/bin/sh {who;} {last;} {pause;} {grep;} {touch;} {unzip;} mount /dev/girl -t {wet;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} echo yes yes yes {yes;} umount {/dev/girl;zip;} rm -rf {wet.spot;} {sleep;} finger: permission denied

12-26-2002, 12:55 PM	#4
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	I must have been naughty this year: got PJ's, a couple of shirts, a bottle of cologne, and a matching set of watch and sunglasses (which I can't wear). On the other hand, Daddyo came through with a nice check, which will turn into PC goodness. The biggest gift we got though, was having the kids come home early from their dad's, on Christmas day. It made everything OK again... __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

12-26-2002, 01:11 PM	#5
Puzzdre Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 969	Just like Joe and BB2K, I got nuffin comp related...it must be a conspiracy of all of them, cos' I got shirt, trousers, socks and boxers...bloooodyyy hellllll.... I just hate to get clothing...and everybody knows it...any tool or piece of hardware is welcome, but nooooo....and I just couple of days ago saw a nice alu tools case, and it was cheap too....damn, it could be full of socks for all I care, but... Got some money that will in no time turn into one pump for the next dual pump setup... Yeah, two after shave sets too...are they any good as bacteria or algae killer? __________________ 'Out of cheese error... ...please reboot the universe (press the GBL to continue)'

12-26-2002, 02:20 PM	#6
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	All we can do is Grin and Bear it __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

12-26-2002, 02:29 PM	#8
Aardil Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 174	I got a bag of Gummy Bears WHATS UP WITH THAT???? Aardil

12-26-2002, 03:10 PM	#10
gogo Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: AK Posts: 246	I got a 10 inch drill press, a mortice jig, a set if Titanium drill bits (the real ones not the coated ones.) A pocket blow torch. Food, beer, gas, the runs, a busted RAID, a paniced customer, more snow, a half mile slide down a mountain sideways in the truck, an answered prayered, a test of a Mauser (still works) a Tow job a lecture, a shredded arm from an unhappy cat, a goodnight kiss from my wife that said mü. I enjoyed every Minute too. __________________ Now, with Retsyn®

12-26-2002, 03:16 PM	#11
Puzzdre Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 969	Wow, how'd you convince people to buy you stuff in first two sentences? What kind of holliday is it when nobody gives you an aftershave???? __________________ 'Out of cheese error... ...please reboot the universe (press the GBL to continue)'

12-26-2002, 03:44 PM	#12
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	Personally, I dont want anyone to buy me computer stuff for Christmas. Reason? I will get CRAP!!!!! Last time I got something computer related for Christmas, I got a 24x CDROM drive (when it was "in") and that thing was the cheapest POS that Staples has on sale. I would much rather get MONEY and got get the stuff myself At least the OfficeDepot gift that I got is useful BUT my Epox 8DRA+ and the LSI RAID adapter that I am bidding on will hold me over. __________________ Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5Ghz (250FSB x 10) OCZ VX 1GB 4000 @ 250FSB (6-2-2-2 timmings) DFI LANParty nForce4 Ultra-D SCSI Raid 5 x (3) Cheetah 15K HDDs LSI Express 500 (128MB cache) OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU ATI X850XT PE (Stock) DTEK WhiteWater + DTEK Custom Radiator Eheim 1250

12-26-2002, 04:36 PM	#15
Puzzdre Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 969	LOL, but no...you're supposed to mark the bottle somewhere on the bottom, and pass it as a gift...sometimes they return to you in couple of years... __________________ 'Out of cheese error... ...please reboot the universe (press the GBL to continue)'

12-26-2002, 04:55 PM	#16
bikr Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Palm Beach Posts: 230	The greatest time I ever had playing Ultima , was when i was trashed.. It was some party I was having at my crib , and my friends wanted to check it out and all people that can't play say is go kill someone , So we went to Fel <--for those who are familiar.. and we killed every female we saw runnin around hahaha we were so trashed and my char went perma red that night but it was soo fun --bikr __________________ http://www.modasylum.com

12-26-2002, 07:11 PM	#17
airspirit Been /.'d... have you? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 1,986	I loved playing a PK guy. Killing n00bs was one of the only things I missed about that game, since that was the only attraction that game held. After that got old, I cancelled my account, though I gave away my castle and phat l3wt first, as well as my PK'rs pet dragon. __________________ #!/bin/sh {who;} {last;} {pause;} {grep;} {touch;} {unzip;} mount /dev/girl -t {wet;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} echo yes yes yes {yes;} umount {/dev/girl;zip;} rm -rf {wet.spot;} {sleep;} finger: permission denied

12-26-2002, 08:03 PM	#18
bikr Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Palm Beach Posts: 230	airspirit , EA is killing the game.. You can't loot your PK Kills in Fel dungeons anymore , if anyone dies in a fel dungeon they keep all of their stuff hahaha it sux,,... Also your castle could have gotten you like 1500 bux on ebay a few months ago , and now maybe 800 , prices are going down and down , since EA's take over.. ahhhhhhhh i hate progression , cuz it ussually means less killing of newbs.. --bikr __________________ http://www.modasylum.com

12-27-2002, 06:17 AM	#19
MadDogMe Thermophile Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Just shut up ;) ... Posts: 1,068	Fireing an old Mauser??, WoW!, how many rounds?, bursts?, single shots?, a Mauser!, what a +mas prezzie!! ... PS, I got BF 1942...

12-27-2002, 09:47 AM	#20
airspirit Been /.'d... have you? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 1,986	Wasn't fel the place where if you were stupid enough to go there unprepared you got what was coming to you? What is the virtual world coming to!?!?!?!?!? I had a guild/cult following, and decided to give it to my loyal subjects out of sheer benevolence (and being to lazy to do otherwise). I figure if they put up with me this long, they deserve something out of it. __________________ #!/bin/sh {who;} {last;} {pause;} {grep;} {touch;} {unzip;} mount /dev/girl -t {wet;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} echo yes yes yes {yes;} umount {/dev/girl;zip;} rm -rf {wet.spot;} {sleep;} finger: permission denied

12-27-2002, 10:11 AM	#21
bikr Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Palm Beach Posts: 230	yah it was just one place in the beginning , then they released newbie land to help deal with all the killings going on , and the new lands were safe, and called Trammel , Fel was desserted by most , even the hardcore pks left because there was noone to kill. Then OSI decided to bring people back to FEL by making champion spawns in the dungeons of FEL.. people started going back but reds would PK you there and have people waiting to loot your body. and recall out.. OSI got smart and said ok no recalling or gating in or out of FEL dungeons anymore.. Then they said no more looting bodies of blue players in dungeons , if you die and your red/grey you keep half of your stuff.. blue you keep all of it.. --bikr __________________ http://www.modasylum.com

12-27-2002, 12:42 PM	#23
gogo Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: AK Posts: 246	I'm sure you know, and it looks like you are at a temp setup, but just in case... You'll get much better sound out of that HTIB with propper placement. i.e. get the sub off the rack shelf, mount you satilites at a better listening level (same with the center chanel). I use the same type of system, (bottom end Sony though, Costco demo clearance) in the bedroom. I was able to tweek some decent sound out of it once I laid out the speakers properly. It's not as loud as the living room, nor does the sub shake the room in the slightest, but the imagry is there. __________________ Now, with Retsyn®

12-27-2002, 01:01 PM	#24
Joe The Pro/Life Support System Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,041	putting the sub on the floor adds issues... I am in an apartment.. people live below me. And this is just a temp setup... for the next year. Then I am going to go to a nice 16:9 HD Projection TV, and something along the lines as a high end Sony HT setup. I am getting 4 stands for the sat's today. so I can have them positioned better around the room. __________________ Joe - I only take this hat off for one thing... ProCooling archive curator and dusty skeleton.

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