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capnamerca

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  1. I mean sure, nominate an album that is widely regarded as probably one of the top-5 finest album pressings of all time :). Do you want to add Thriller or the White Album to your list as well? (I keed, I keed).
  2. Honestly, I have a similar relationship with Licensed to Ill. It's not my favorite genre, but damn if I don't just let that album play when I turn it on.
  3. 5 Man Acoustical Jam is a GREAT add.
  4. mentions are hard, aren't they?
  5. It's not like we're ever gonna get the chance to play ... unless you book that thing we were talking about.
  6. Exactly what I was going for. Your tastes trend more towards prog-rock than mine, but I can certainly see the "fun quality" in these albums. 1984 is just a rocker, front to back.
  7. This really is the bottom line. I hit probably 100 half wedges the other night; by the end of the session I felt pretty good about it. Went out to play the next day, and it was like I was holding a live snake. Made two bogies and a double on par5s, sitting 2 inside of 100 yards. Fucking hate this game some times.
  8. G'n'R - Appetite.
  9. I know this is a massively subjective subject. What are some good albums that are just full of good fucking songs? I don't want to talk about best "concept" albums (Hi Tommy), or best albums where certain songs "prop up" other songs (looking at you, the whole beatles anthology). I'm curious about albums you can throw on, sing most of the words, and just let it fly without having to track down the "next" button. I'll start, with a few obvious ones. Pearl Jam - Ten. Adele - 21. The Black Crowes - Shake your Moneymaker. Metallica - Black (argument to be made that it's not "old" metallica ... that's not for here) What else? What have I missed?
  10. This isn't hard. Don't count on any LEO to do the right thing, ever. The situation itself is dangerous - don't talk to cops, demand your lawyer at all times, etc. Don't ever EXPECT them to do the right thing, because evidence shows that oftentimes they don't, and the outcomes when they don't are NEVER in your favor. The EV is so incredibly negative that you have to start on the far rail. That said, when they DO the right thing, it's incumbent on us to notice it, to celebrate it, to nourish it in hopes that it propagates. One day, we might be able to change our position on point 1, above.
  11. I ended up not needing it, as the charging is fast enough to complete overnight so I can put the cable away if I'm working in the garage during the day. However, I was going to explore something like this - https://www.amazon.com/Key-Bak-Pro-ToolMate-herramientas-certificado/dp/B077GJ1HS9/ref=pd_bxgy_2/144-8386895-3575355?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B077GJ1HS9&pd_rd_r=50495c1a-3208-4b71-8d7b-211b22b9552a&pd_rd_w=C4eFY&pd_rd_wg=WwsQg&pf_rd_p=ce6c479b-ef53-49a6-845b-bbbf35c28dd3&pf_rd_r=Q97D8HJAD86GGC3F6PRS&psc=1&refRID=Q97D8HJAD86GGC3F6PRS.
  12. That middle Panny is stunning. I have a very well documented bias towards simplicity, so my choice there matches the pattern, but man that thing is pretty. Panny's exude quality.
  13. For $400 (monitor still extra) I'll include a Crucial M550 (512GB) SSD (no OS). This is a great little turnkey box, small form factor, runs cool and quiet, and very gaming-capable.
  14. Moving to a macbook pro, selling my old desktop. AMD Ryzen 2300 ASRock mini-itx "ryzen ready" motherboard (Fatal1ty B450) 16GB DDR4 ram (matched timing for Ryzen) 750w Corsair PSU (overpowered so the fans literally never come on) PowerColor R570 Radeon 4GB graphics card (will play most games at decent frame rates, and anything from ~2018 or so on very high resolutions with no issues) No hard drive, no operating system I can also include a 24" Dell Ultrasharp monitor if you need/want one. This machine runs almost 100% silently, and runs cool (I've had it in a desk drawer). Would make a great first gaming machine for your kids, or even a really solid home theater PC (HTPC). $350 for the computer. $75 for the monitor. I can send you links to each of these parts on newegg if you want more specifics.
  15. And Robison and Derrick Johnson. '06 Texas if Vince had stayed would have been the best team in the history of college football, right? I can't even comprehend the destruction we would have wrought.
  16. Nice of Rahm to take off his fitbit for his wedding ... wait.
  17. My buddy using the S20 is always w/in ~2 yards of my rangefinder. I was impressed.
  18. I was gifted the Approach S62 (Garmin). This fucking thing is like a supercomputer ... they're trying to compete in about six different areas with it. Golf, fitness/steps, health/sleep monitoring, general style (app marketplace, custom watch faces, etc). It's incredibly comfortable, and can apparently do it's thing on the golf course w/o your phone nearby which is nice. I used it for three holes this last weekend and it got confused about what hole we were on and I couldn't fix it, so I took it off (and then felt the urge to yell "get off my lawn!" at the cart kid). I can't see how a range finder takes too long - it's in a specific pocket in my bag, I can shoot the flag first thing as I get to my ball (when walking), and then go about my normal routine. Buddy has the approach S20, which just does golf stuff. He loves it.
  19. Depends on the game ... for a heads up match, you use the differential. The 5 would be getting 4 shots from the 9, one each on the 1-2-3-4 handicap holes. For any sort of points game, or a "Net Flight" tournament, everyone gets their full allotment of shots (or whatever percentage was agreed to), and then you tally up the points/scores at the end.
  20. Relatedly, I think Christina Kim is doing a really good job. Really good insight from a players mentality, and has a good feel for the mic. She still talks too much, but I think this is only her second week on the broadcast? She'll continue to improve.
  21. Because craigslist is home to the worst scum and villany in the galaxy.
  22. I can never tell if people on this website are being sarcastic or not ...
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