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I wonder who will have the nerdiest Christmas haul this year. That's already a strong contender.
Whats making you happy right now
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Posted 25 December 2015 - 02:22 AM
very happy with the gifts this year. Tons of clothes, some nice cologne and BOOKS
-Tractatus Logico Philosophicus by Wittgenstein
-What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets- Michael Sandel
-First as tragedy, then as farce- Zizek
-French Philosophy book from an unknown author, good find.
Time to bury myself in my books.
-Tractatus Logico Philosophicus by Wittgenstein
-What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets- Michael Sandel
-First as tragedy, then as farce- Zizek
-French Philosophy book from an unknown author, good find.
Time to bury myself in my books.
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Posted 25 December 2015 - 08:06 AM
Briar King, on 23 December 2015 - 05:33 AM, said:
You asshole! I'm going to lol when you get no nookie.
So you can take that cookie
Debut novel 'Incarnate' now available on Kindle
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Posted 26 December 2015 - 09:58 AM
Well yesterday's Christmas dinner was my best yet. Really happy with how it turned out. Also found a copy of King's Dragon and the single-book 1400 page version of Way of Kings for a combined total of £8. Wheyyy.
Debut novel 'Incarnate' now available on Kindle
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Posted 26 December 2015 - 11:14 AM
The sweet raclette set we got from my parents! Dinner party at mine, peeps!
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I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
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Posted 26 December 2015 - 05:27 PM
Our new 4k tv makes everything look so incredible I'm going to have to watch all my blu-rays on it again.
Just watched the T-rex scene from JP with the surround cranked up - just awesome.
Just watched the T-rex scene from JP with the surround cranked up - just awesome.
So that's the story. And what was the real lesson? Don't leave things in the fridge.
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Mezla PigDog
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Posted 26 December 2015 - 08:27 PM
Traveller, on 26 December 2015 - 05:27 PM, said:
Our new 4k tv makes everything look so incredible I'm going to have to watch all my blu-rays on it again.
Just watched the T-rex scene from JP with the surround cranked up - just awesome.
Just watched the T-rex scene from JP with the surround cranked up - just awesome.
Someone in my house decided to treat himself to the same. He has just finished setting it up now and trying to decide which Bluray to watch first. I was hardly consulted so get to act like it's a frivolous expense while enjoying a brilliant new tv!
Burn rubber =/= warp speed
#12849
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Posted 26 December 2015 - 09:47 PM
Boxing day. Wandering one of the City's biggest strip malls, no actual desire to buy anything, just seeing I anything catches my eye. Smirking at the incredible line-ups. Scoping out a few trinkets and gadgets that aren't on sale, so i'll grab them after my next paycheck when there's no crazy crowds.
Then randomly strolling into Canadian Tire and finding a nearly-deserted sports section and a size 5 soccer ball lying in the clearance rack. Under 10 bucks, and I now have a cheap practice ball. No more excuse not to practice my finishing.
Walking out with no line-up, catching the last bus back home before my transfer expires.
Small things all, but pleasant nonetheless.
Also, picked up The Aeronaut's Windlass for 30% off
Then randomly strolling into Canadian Tire and finding a nearly-deserted sports section and a size 5 soccer ball lying in the clearance rack. Under 10 bucks, and I now have a cheap practice ball. No more excuse not to practice my finishing.
Walking out with no line-up, catching the last bus back home before my transfer expires.
Small things all, but pleasant nonetheless.
Also, picked up The Aeronaut's Windlass for 30% off
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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:
And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.
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Mark Lawrence
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Posted 26 December 2015 - 10:16 PM
I've just got an iron pyrites (fool's gold) sphere. Just the right size to hold. A simple tactile thing. Oh, and a kitten. Both sources of joy!
https://www.google.c...QYQDHIQ_AUIBigB
https://www.google.c...QYQDHIQ_AUIBigB
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Posted 26 December 2015 - 11:38 PM
Mezla PigDog, on 26 December 2015 - 08:27 PM, said:
Traveller, on 26 December 2015 - 05:27 PM, said:
Our new 4k tv makes everything look so incredible I'm going to have to watch all my blu-rays on it again.
Just watched the T-rex scene from JP with the surround cranked up - just awesome.
Just watched the T-rex scene from JP with the surround cranked up - just awesome.
Someone in my house decided to treat himself to the same. He has just finished setting it up now and trying to decide which Bluray to watch first. I was hardly consulted so get to act like it's a frivolous expense while enjoying a brilliant new tv!
Fortunately someone in my house hinted before Christmas that maybe we could get a bigger tv.. so I took that as an opportunity! I didn't even know about 4k tvs until about two weeks ago - I have kind of avoided the issue of how much I actually spent but at the moment she's so impressed with it that I don't think she cares!
This post has been edited by Traveller: 26 December 2015 - 11:39 PM
So that's the story. And what was the real lesson? Don't leave things in the fridge.
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Posted 26 December 2015 - 11:40 PM
Mark Lawrence, on 26 December 2015 - 10:16 PM, said:
I've just got an iron pyrites (fool's gold) sphere. Just the right size to hold. A simple tactile thing. Oh, and a kitten. Both sources of joy!
https://www.google.c...QYQDHIQ_AUIBigB
https://www.google.c...QYQDHIQ_AUIBigB
What did you name them?
They came with white hands and left with red hands.
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Posted 27 December 2015 - 12:19 AM
Someone did. His name is Brandon Sanderson. 75% of the book was about sucking on these while the other 25% was about people in ball gowns moping. It ruled pretty hard.
They came with white hands and left with red hands.
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Posted 27 December 2015 - 02:15 AM
Traveller, on 26 December 2015 - 11:38 PM, said:
Mezla PigDog, on 26 December 2015 - 08:27 PM, said:
Traveller, on 26 December 2015 - 05:27 PM, said:
Our new 4k tv makes everything look so incredible I'm going to have to watch all my blu-rays on it again.
Just watched the T-rex scene from JP with the surround cranked up - just awesome.
Just watched the T-rex scene from JP with the surround cranked up - just awesome.
Someone in my house decided to treat himself to the same. He has just finished setting it up now and trying to decide which Bluray to watch first. I was hardly consulted so get to act like it's a frivolous expense while enjoying a brilliant new tv!
Fortunately someone in my house hinted before Christmas that maybe we could get a bigger tv.. so I took that as an opportunity! I didn't even know about 4k tvs until about two weeks ago - I have kind of avoided the issue of how much I actually spent but at the moment she's so impressed with it that I don't think she cares!
I got one in early November. It's ethically iffy but I've been known to use Wal-Mart's generous return policies to test drive tech. I didn't think I'd like the curved screen so I bought it first. Love at first view. But I'll warn you up front: they just scream "play games on me" so if you don't have a console already you'll probably be adding one to the purchase price of the tv.
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor Frankl
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Posted 27 December 2015 - 02:26 AM
I was gonna buy one but the store had theirs set on BBC America and the bright whites of their pasty flesh hurt my eyes too much. I barely made it to my car and had to wear two sets of shades to drive home.
They came with white hands and left with red hands.
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Posted 27 December 2015 - 03:51 AM
The recent BBC emphasis of using anchorpeople of diverse backgrounds and appearance coincides nearly perfectly with the rise of higher resolution TV.
Pale British people, y'all gotta go outside more often.
Pale British people, y'all gotta go outside more often.
I survived the Permian and all I got was this t-shirt.
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Posted 27 December 2015 - 09:09 AM
amphibian, on 27 December 2015 - 03:51 AM, said:
The recent BBC emphasis of using anchorpeople of diverse backgrounds and appearance coincides nearly perfectly with the rise of higher resolution TV.
Pale British people, y'all gotta go outside more often.
Pale British people, y'all gotta go outside more often.
I'm almost legally a ghost. I disappear in a flash of smoke if you say "tan" anywhere near me.
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Posted 27 December 2015 - 10:21 AM
TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 27 December 2015 - 09:09 AM, said:
amphibian, on 27 December 2015 - 03:51 AM, said:
The recent BBC emphasis of using anchorpeople of diverse backgrounds and appearance coincides nearly perfectly with the rise of higher resolution TV.
Pale British people, y'all gotta go outside more often.
Pale British people, y'all gotta go outside more often.
I'm almost legally a ghost. I disappear in a flash of smoke if you say "tan" anywhere near me.
We watched a bit of Big Fat Quiz of the Year last night and the high res made Jimmy Carr genuinely look like an android. I'm wondering if tv makeup has had to get more aggressive with the rise of the ultra HD TV.
Burn rubber =/= warp speed
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Posted 27 December 2015 - 11:16 AM
Mezla PigDog, on 27 December 2015 - 10:21 AM, said:
TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 27 December 2015 - 09:09 AM, said:
amphibian, on 27 December 2015 - 03:51 AM, said:
The recent BBC emphasis of using anchorpeople of diverse backgrounds and appearance coincides nearly perfectly with the rise of higher resolution TV.
Pale British people, y'all gotta go outside more often.
Pale British people, y'all gotta go outside more often.
I'm almost legally a ghost. I disappear in a flash of smoke if you say "tan" anywhere near me.
We watched a bit of Big Fat Quiz of the Year last night and the high res made Jimmy Carr genuinely look like an android. I'm wondering if tv makeup has had to get more aggressive with the rise of the ultra HD TV.
Should make watching and picking apart "<insert nation>'s Next Top Model" a lot more interesting (and cathartic) anyway.
Not that I do, mind.
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"Well well well ... if it ain't The Invisible C**t." - Billy Butcher, The Boys
"I have strong views about not tempting providence and, as a wise man once said, the difference between luck and a wheelbarrow is, luck doesn’t work if you push it." - Colonel Orhan, Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City - KJ Parker
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Mark Lawrence
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Posted 27 December 2015 - 12:28 PM
worry, on 26 December 2015 - 11:40 PM, said:
Mark Lawrence, on 26 December 2015 - 10:16 PM, said:
I've just got an iron pyrites (fool's gold) sphere. Just the right size to hold. A simple tactile thing. Oh, and a kitten. Both sources of joy!
https://www.google.c...QYQDHIQ_AUIBigB
https://www.google.c...QYQDHIQ_AUIBigB
What did you name them?
The kitten is a Maine Coon and named Wobble.
The Fool's Gold sphere has no name, though I have taken to whispering 'Precious' whilst fondling it.
