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  1. 14 hours ago, elfenix said:

    when things are called barriers that aren't barriers.  a $700 price level isn't a "barrier." 

    the sound barrier is a barrier because it looks like this:

    400px-Transonic_Range.png

    why wouldnt the purchasing likelihood, or a projected sales number, etc, look exactly like that when graphed against price with 700$ as the inflection point?

  2. 8 hours ago, Message Board User said:

    Russell Crowe (Gladiator) over Tom Hanks (Castaway).  Crowe's expression never changes during the whole movie while Hanks is the only one on screen and he keeps our attention for the duration.

    were you not entertained?

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  3. I started noticing recently, that the nearby theaters advertise all sorts of brand mumblejumble- HFR, Immersive Sound, Atmos, D-Box, 4K, Laser Projection, JBL Blu Link Sound, Real D Ultimate Screen, SDDS, Dolby EX, etc

     

    They don't uniform deals with the suppliers for the entire theater either, so every room and every movie (in multi-room screening) has a different set of AV tech

     

    Does anyone or have anyone actually ever given a shit?  For me I avoid 3D when available, and once in a blue moon I'll chase after IMAX (of which there are like 100 variants).... but other than that it's the Title + Time that drives the decision

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  4. 2 hours ago, Sam Lin said:

     

    Yeahhhhh Kenny Chesney fans (and for this thread, taking a video in goddamn portrait orientation):

     

    dumb fuck in the blue shirt with plaid shorts thought he was being helpful, trying to move the girl out of the way... except he himself was behind her and blocking everyone else's egress.

    i see more and more in every day life people who hesitate getting on escalators... they stand there miffed, and jab one unsure foot at it, not sure when they should commit.  its some weird mental block. 

    my dog does the same thing. but shes a fucking dog.

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  5. 22 hours ago, wild_turkey said:

    Wife and I are trying to plan some vacations for this year. We have trips to Telluride (skiing), St. Barth (beach), Vegas, and SF/Napa already on the schedule.

    We'd like to add a week long trip somewhere in late summer, probably in July-August time frame. We would fly out of DFW and it would need to be under 9-10 days total (Fri-Sun). Our tentative plan was some combination of Lake Como, Amalfi, and Capri. These are places in Italy we haven't been and are high on our bucket list. We're aware it will be hot and crowded in late summer. We'd probably aim for July because it would be slightly better than August. We have done Europe in the summer before and it was fine, but we aren't dead set on this plan.

    I'm open to other ideas and thought surly could help me think outside the box. We like the outdoors and we like good food. Not too big on museums and tourist attractions. 

    Other places we have some level of interest in are Northern France, Costa Rica, Iceland, Thailand, Ireland, Kauai, Banff, Maldives, and French Polynesia.

    Hit me with some ideas.

    Since those places aren't really connected by any uniform thread, ill just rattle off my personal wishlist:

    Hokkaido island Japan

    Galapagos

    Tierra del Fuego / Patagonia

    Jordan, Lebanon.  (shame about Syria)

    Dolomites

     

    for price, accessibility, nature, food... Japan probably hits that combo best. 

     

  6. 8 hours ago, Kwix said:

    We both ordered ribeye tonight, she ordered the 12 oz, I ordered the 16 oz. 

    Wife: I can't believe you ordered the 16 oz. That's so much meat, it's like 2 whole pounds! 

    not her fault imperial is dumb

    why's 16 oz a pound?  and is it troy oz?  the same as fluid oz of water at STP?  tower pound? merchant pound?

  7. Waiting on DHL home delivery of big, important, heavy parcel  (hence not delivering to office).  Tracking system doesnt give high granularity, or estimated delivery time - just date.  So I'm loathe to take a shit, have a shower, walk the dog, etc, cuz I need this motherfucker to arrive

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