Jump to content

Paper_jam

Legacy Members
  • Posts

    712
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Paper_jam

  1. Are we allowed to bring our own peanuts? Or would that end in a trip to Gitmo?
  2. Well, in a couple of those pics there is still some fuselage left. Let's hope some people got out. Is it too soon to speculate? I have absolutely no supporting information but I'm going with runway overshoot on landing or engine problems on takeoff.
  3. She's on consignment? Cue Blues Brother's "how much for the little girl?" clip
  4. Son of a bitch it's midnight and it's still 90 degrees+
  5. Everything (transportation, goods and services, government, housing, quality of life) is gradually going to become more crowded, more expensive, yet shabbier, crappier and dumber. Prepare for a "Soylent Green" kind of world by 2100 or 2150. (Unless you are in the executive, high political, or financial class, who will wall themselves off in private luxury communities.)
  6. It's pretty clear he's acting out because he feels like the neighborhood is intolerant of his creatively provocative character quirks. Y'all need to open your minds and throw a big surprise party for him, with pinatas and live music and some good bbq, maybe a bouncy house or a dunking booth.
  7. In the early '90s a guy at my dorm would always tell this story about how his Ranger unit with the 82nd Airborne was geared up for some special mission to capture Saddam. Supposedly they were all packed into a C130 or whatever with the engines running when the Iraqis surrendered so their mission was scrubbed at the last second. Guy was a complete chode who I wouldn't trust with a BB gun, but maybe there's a half a percent chance it was true.
  8. Hard to say without knowing more about what you really want (picture size, budget, lighting, do you want HDR, do you need a wide viewing angle?). But as a generic recommendation, for the 55-65 inch size range, here are my suggestions: Under $500 - don't bother (except maybe for one of those budget TCLs that are currently getting good reviews, and mainly if you really need a TV and just don't have the budget for more) $500 -$700: Samsung NU7100. Some other sets at this price level (TCL, Vizio) will have more/better features, but are also more likely (IMHO) to have uniformity problems. This Samsung is a basic set but it reviews well with no major problems. It won't do HDR well, but it is good at "regular" 1080p and 4k HDTV. $700 -$900: Samsung NU8000. For about $1200-$1400, you are in Sony X900F territory. This is a very popular set for being a really good performer at a still-reasonable price. If you have the budget, OLED TVs by Sony or LG generally get the best reviews, but they tend to start at $1600 and up, and they can have issues with burn-in and some other quality issues.
  9. Also didn't help that 3dfx was doing shit like renting out the Playboy mansion for parties. I'm still stumped that 3dfx's Glide compatibility and features like hardware FSAA lost out to the Nvidia feature set of stuff like 32-bit color and T&L, which weren't really useful anyway in their early generation hardware. It seemed like OEMs wanted marketing-based features that looked cool on the box, more than stuff you needed for actual gaming. Then again, fast forward to now when all the TVs are 4K HDR yet the shit my cable box pumps out is overcompressed 1080i/720p which actually looks worse on a 4K display. Marketing always wins, especially when backed up with predictable execution. But any day now, Rampage will be out, and things will be OK.
  10. Is this thing U.S. highway-legal? Article says top speed is 45 mph. Edit: no, off road only
  11. Bumping this thread; any recommendations for retirement/assisted living in the greater Austin area that is professional, with nice facilities, while still keeping a budget in mind? (I know, you can't have it all...) My father and his wife (both late 80s) were working professionals who retired fairly young. They've been accustomed to a high standard of living because they lived in an inexpensive area, which helped their salaries and pensions go farther, and their house was paid for long ago. But in today's terms, their income is not high, and their only major asset is the house which is probably worth about 300k. TLDR: where do you put parents who lived a country club Cadillac lifestyle, but have just about outlived their money/income.
  12. Maybe you can purge it with a maximum flow of wastewater...turn on all your faucets & tub spouts, station a friend or family member at each commode, and do a synchronized flush. Maybe that will build enough pressure behind the clog to break it loose. This may cause some flooding at the first floor commode you mentioned so be ready for that. Disclaimer: I'm not a plumber and I'm not responsible for any damage, costs, or injuries directly or indirectly resulting from anything I've said in this post. But if you try it, please post a video.
  13. What other pizza joints near campus are left, that have a brick-and-mortar, dine-in type model? When I lived at Dobie my friends and I tended to hit up the Gattis or Pizza Hut on MLK, or Nikki's inside Dobie Mall. Or we'd order really cheap delivery from Pizza Classics. There was another place on the Drag with pizza and italian...Tony's?
  14. I'm not surly 1% so I can't hang with the six-figure imports in this thread. But I did scrape together enough to buy this future ticket magnet. It's almost cruel having to drive this in logjam Austin traffic. Now is where you point and laugh because it has the base 235-width, all-season tires and base suspension. (Rides good though.)
  15. With a giant blower sticking out of the hood, doesn't the decal saying "blown injected" seem a little redundant?
  16. "I don't feel at home in this world anymore" (Netflix). A dark comedy about a depressed not-so-young lady who goes vigilante after her house is robbed. Funny characters (Elijah Wood costars) and surprisingly action-packed in the 2nd half. It's not filmed in Austin but it still kinda feels like an Austin movie. (Actually the producer/director does live here.) Also, The Disaster Artist. You probably need to see The Room first to fully appreciate it.
  17. What kind of hazard rules apply to snek on golf course? Is it legal to move snek away from my ball, or vice versa? If snek eats ball do I get a free drop?
  18. An electric model train set, or a slot car racing track One of those crystal radio sets you build yourself A chemistry set A pair of walkie talkies
  19. Maybe there's a serial scarf strangler preying on fashion industry tycoons.
  20. no NO NO don't jinx it never gonna rain again
  21. Does anyone recall the specific year that this Wendy's opened? I think it was sometime during my haunting of the forty acres, so sometime between '89 - '93. As I recall there was some controversy over having a corporate fast food chain come into the Union.
  22. As a tangent to the increasing interior size of American homes, what has happened to lot sizes? Smaller lots are good for density and anti-sprawl and ecological reasons, but they look and function like crap. I grew up in a neighborhood where the standard suburban lot size was about a half acre, which gives a reasonable buffer to let you actually do stuff in your yard, like fly a kite or play ball, and still enjoy a little privacy. I get why urban lots of that size are impossible, but I hate seeing new tract neighborhoods pop up on open farmland or country that have tiny 5000 sq ft lots., with McMansions that are are practically touching eave-to-eave. If it was up to me, I'd mandate a minimum lot size of at least 1/4 acre.
×
×
  • Create New...